3 OMATTA DAILY .BEE : WEDNESDAY. ATJftTJST 24. 1808.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
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I'AHTIKS M3AVIXO FOR THE SUMMER
I'nrtlcn IciivliiK the eltr f r
< ho Htiinnu-r can liuvo The
Ilee noiit to them roRiilnrly
liy notlfyliiK Tht > live IIIIM-
ncHH olllce In IKTMIIII or liy
iiinll. The iiililreftN ivtll lie
UN often IIH ili-slreil.
Nebraska lias nnothur liiinicr ) harvest
under way this year. Xulmiskn Is all
rlRht.
The railroads centering In Oinalm
Blioiilil promptly Inform the obstructive
Alton that It Is not the whole thluj , ' .
The railroads that are holding back
the promised cut rates to the exposition
nro simply Htandlng In their own light
The golden grain Is what the Ne
braska farmer mints into coin and uses
to pay off bis mortgages and Improve
Ills land.
If the prince of Wales docs not come
to the Omaha exposition It will not be
because he lias not been urged through
the proper invitation.
The hot wave seems to have extended
over a great part of the country. Old
Sol docs not want to bo accused of
sectionalism or favoritism.
The pence jubilee project hns struck
the popular chord. Let everybody lend
a helping band to made it an unprece
dented success in this year of successes.
A few weeks In the bracing atmos
phere of Fort Omaha will put the Second
end Nebraska boys Into lighting trim
nnd destroy the usefulness of the bos
pitnl service.
Another slgi oflncrease'1 projpcrlty
may be scon In the renewed activity of
the John Li. Webster literary bureau
viewed through the rollout Ing lenses or
his syndicate country press.
Douglas county republicans have
plenty of material for a strong
local ticket this year. No man who
would not. add strength to the ticket
should have any encouragement In can
didacy for any olllco.
There are men whoso names appear
upon the list of exposition directors who
have not attended live meetings since
they have been elected to the board.
This does not seem to betoken proper
appreciation of the honor enjoyed.
The outlawed bogus reform police
board still goes through the mechanical
motions , but finds It hard to get even
Its own members to attend the weekly
meetings. Tlio handwriting on the
wall Is so plain they cannot escape
reading It
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The declaration of principles pro
mulgated by Nebraska republicans this
year occupies less than half a news
paper column , but it expresses the whole
thing in a nutshell and leaves no room
for confounding the position of repub
lican candidates.
While dilating upon the reforms ac
complished by the demo-pop state ad
ministration a few words might not be
out of order about the numerous re
forms promised by the fusion candi
dates two years ago , but which have
for some reason failed to materialize.
The tlrst result of the appointment o
nn independent auditor for the exposl
tlon Is to stop the practice of accommo
dating favorites with advances on
money coming to them as salaries or
otherwise. The exposition cash drawer
is not exactly the place for memoran
dum slips.
That Is a neat c6mpllmcut to the
Twenty-second Infantry of the regular
army to name the camp at Montauk
Point after their late commander , Col
onel Wlkoff. who was killed In the
flght around Santiago. Camp Wlkoff
Is a living memorial to the bravo sol
dier who gave up bis Hfo to the cause
of humanity. j
T11K KCOXOMIC SIDK.
.Senator Lindsay of Kentucky paid In
n recent Interview thnt In thu markets
of the world wo will "be compelled to
meet prices of computing nations , there
fore wo must cultivate the cheaper
production rather than the supposed
Ijcnofl.ts of protection. The tendency
of the future , ho said , will' tie for freer
trade. With Cuba , I'orto Itlco and the
Philippines American provinces the
question of free raw material will be
solved. The Washington correspondent
of the New York Times quotes one
whom liu designates an "old cam
paigner" ns saying that "protection was
very well whllo It was well. So long ns
wo had to upbuild manufactures help
was excusable. Now It Is different and
the war has made It all at once seem
useless and Intolerable.Vc must
broaden out nnd to do It wo must bo
freer In our trade relations. " A Urltlsh
newspaper recently declared that If the
United States desires the continued
support of Great Hrltaln wo must give
freedom of trade to that country and
of course to all countries.
The economic side of the new condi
tions should command the thoughtful
attention of the American people. If ,
as .Senator Lindsay suggests , we must
cultivate the cheaper production rather
than the supposed bcuellts of protec
tion , what will thnt mean for American
labor ? Can wo liavo cheaper produc
tion without cheapening the labor of the
country ? The policy of protection
which this country has adhered to from
the beginning of the government , the
degree only of protection being changed
from tliuu to time , has found n large
measure of Its Justification In the fact
that under Its operation American labor
has been better paid than the labor of
any other country , with the necessary
effect of elevating It. The higher aver
age standard of living ot the workingmen -
men of the United States as compared
with those 'of England Is due largely
to the policy under which the labor em
ployed lu our Industries has been pro
tected against the cheaper labor of liu-
rope. If now we must abandon this
policy hi order to "broaden out , " will
It not necessarily follow that American
labor must retrograde and eventually
reach the lower standard of other coun
tries ? And If this should happen would
It not bo a. great price to pay for broad
ening out ? If In order to secure addi
tional markets or to Increase our trade
lu those we have it is necessary to
cheapen and degrade American tabor
we had better bo satisfied -.ith what
wo have. The gain would not justify
the sacrlllce.
Hut those who hope for the abandon
ment of protection are very likely to
be disappointed. It Is qulto possible
that at some time In the future , per
haps not remote , the policy will be modi
fied. Doubtless some of our industries
do not need the measure of protection
they now have. Perhaps a few of them
do not require any protection. The
present tariff law could probably bo
modified without doing nny Injury to
the Industries or the labor of the coUn
try. But nt all events the policy of
protection will bo adhered to , regard
less of territorial acquisition or the
question of trade expansion. AVc may
recognize the principle of the "open
door" In the Philippines , but we shall
not apply it to the United States. The
policy that safeguards American labor
will not be abandoned by the Ameri
can people.
OKT DOWN TO BUSINESS.
Ever since the exposition opened , In
fact ever since It was organized , It has
been with the greatest difficulty that the
directors could bo gotten together at
regular or special meetings In sullicient
numbers to constitute a quorum to < Jo
business. Time and time again the
directory has been compelled to adjourn
over and to give up Its sessions alto
gether because Its own members have
not displayed enough Interest to put in
an attendance.
The business of the exposition Is too
Important to permit of this neglect by
the very men who have undertaken to
direct Its affairs. The responsibilities
resting upon the directors are too great
to bo thus sh.ftcd and evaded. The
exposition requires the same kind of
business management that every great
public and private corporation requires
and it is certain that none of the
absentee directors would for a moment
think of neglecting their o.wn business
in such a flagrant manner.
Wlien the original board of directors
was elected for the exposition nearlj
two years ago there was a huge scram
bio to secure the positions. Kvcry
vacancy that has occurred has been
eagerly sought nnd awarded among
competing candidates. The directors
have been most vigilant In guarding
the honors nnd protecting the perquisites
that appertain to their positions. Thej
have been zealous In voting free passes
to themselves nnd their wives and care
ful not only to provide themselves wlti
silver badges as Insignia of their olilcln
power , but also to Insist upon ful
recognition of the silver emblems for
all gala occasions , not to mention the
Midway sideshows and other expositloi
concessions. But when their presence
Is needed to transact the pressing busl
ness of the great enterprise , not hair
of these be-sllvcrod directors are It
evidence.
The question naturally suggests itself
Is It not time for the absentee directors
to show up and get down to business o
turn In their free passes nnd ennmelcc
badges nnd make way for men who
will do so ? A director of a big corpora
tlou who falls to evince any Interest li
Its welfare Is promptly asked to re
sign , and under our city charter a
councilman who persistently absent
himself from the meetings of the
municipal directory renders hlmsel
subject to expulsion.
To say that the executive commlttei
consists of capable and energetic men
who can perform the duties of the nil
board is only beating around the bush
because the ultimate responsibility
resting upon the whole expositloi
directory cannot thus bo unloaded
Every directors' meeting from now'on
nhoultl havi ! not only a quorum , but a
j full attendance , or stops should be
| 1 promptly taken to provide the remedy.
CVIIAX AXXKXATIUXJSTS.
The sentiment In favor of the annexa
tion of Cuba by the United States Is
said to be growing In the Island nnd the
statement Is credible. It Is easy to
understand that the .Spanish residents
leslro this , they having no confidence
n the capacity of a majority of the
ntlve Cubans to establish n stable gov-
nuuGiit , while for the same reason
hose Cubans who were loyal to Spain
vould prefer to live under the govern-
nent of the United States , which would
iisuro them protection. It Is to be ex-
lectutl , therefore , that there will bo a
'cry urgent appeal from those people lu
behalf of annexation and It Is highly
n'obablo that it will find many sympa-
hlzers In this country. There Is
ilrcady a pretty strong annexation
mderctirrcnt hero nnd it may easily
grow. The solemn pledge of the United
States lu regard to Cuba precludes any
ipeu declaration favorable to annexing
he Island , but there Is plenty of lutlma-
Ion that It may become necessary for
his government to absorb Cuba lu
order to give the Island good govern-
nent and promote Its development.
1'ho very general feeling , however , Is
hat wo are bound to give the people
if Cuba a fair chance to show whether
or not they are capable of self-goveru-
nent and manifestly tills must bo done ,
f wo would retainthe , respect of the
vorld for our pledges. In this matter
our integrity and honor are involved.
HAWAII AMKltlGAlf TKHRlTORr.
The Hawaiian Islands arc now Amerl-
an territory and their people that Is ,
he natives are American citizens , with
i claim ns complete as that of all other
citizens to the protection of this gov-
rmuoiit. For the time being , or until
congress shall legislate for the Islands ,
ho administration of affairs will be
carried on by the olllclals of the re-
uibllc. A commission to recommend to
congress legislation for Hawaii is In
Honolulu and will make a thorough in-
cstigatlon as to the legislation re-
luircd. It has been suggested thai ttli
slands might be made a county of Cali
fornia , but there is little probability or
his being done , since It Is not likely the
K'oplo of California would assent to
such an arrangement. Undoubtedly the
slands will bo given a territorial form
of government , perhaps in a general
way similar to the territorial govern
ments here. Congress is not bound in
this matter , however , to follow prece
dents. .It has unrestricted authority In
regard to territories. As was stated a
short time ago oy the United States
court of appeals sitting in San Francisco -
cisco , the territories of the United
States are entirely subject to the legls-
utlvo authority of congress. Under this
authority congress may legislate In ac
cordnnce with the needs of each locality
and vary its regulations to meet the cir
cumstances of the people. It Is there
fore possible that congress will provide
a form of government for Hawaii dif
ferent from that of our territories.
The plan of government for the isl
ands , however , Is not a matter that pre
sents any ditliculties. The question Is
whether this new possession Is to prove
a benefit or a burden. Of course Honolulu
lulu will be fortified and a garrison will
be maintained there. Perhaps the expense -
penso of this will be paid out of the
revenue of the Islands , though this can
not bo regarded as assured. It Is ex
pected that the Islands will become
more productive , but there Is reason to
believe -that expectation In this respect
Is somewhat extravagant , the induce
ment to investment there being no
better now than it has been since the
republic was established. Undoubtedly *
annexation hns been of very great ma
terial benefit to the men who own most
of the cultivable laud In Hawaii , but it
is not apparent that there are opportuni
ties for the profitable Investment of
much additional capital there and the
Islands offer nothing for American
labor.
As the campaign is about to open
the do-nothing state railway commission
which has boon serving no other pur
pose than to transfer § 6,000 a year from
the state treasury to the pockets or '
three popocratic politicians may bo ex
pected to feign life and give signs or
galvanized activity. But the fanners ,
know enough to see through the hole In1
a millstone and they also know that
whatever the state board may now do
Is for political effect only nnd with the
consent of the authorities at railroad
headquarters , from which all its orders
come.
Almost every meeting of national pro
portions nowadays discusses the ques
tion of uniform legislation on the sub
jects that most vitally concern Its mem
bers. Many of them pass resolutions
demanding uniform bankruptcy laws ,
banking laws , contract labor laws , or
similar measures , but so far no uni
form state legislation hns been secured
on any single subject. The pop lnr
drift Is undoubtedly In that direction ,
but the way to accomplish the result
has not yet been devised.
John R. McLean promptly brands ns a
tlctlon the absurd story about his selec
tion by President McKlnley to bo the
successor of Secretary Alger at the head
of the War department. But even the
prompt denial of Mr. McLean was not
able to head off the numerous news
paper faliurles that selEed upon the
yarn and featured It ns a political sen
sation with the- same avidity with which
they blazoned forth all the ridiculous
war fakes while hostilities were pend
ing with Spain.
President MeKIuley has the right Idea
about the Immense Importance of the
work of the pence commission and that
Is why ho Insists upon appointing ns
peace commissioners only men whoso
quallllcntlons arc unquestioned and un
questionable.
"The late Minister Sewall" has noti
fied the government officially that the
American flag has been rnlpcd In Honolulu
lulu , .Tust whore this proceeding leaves
"the late Minister Sewall" Is probably a
question that gives our former diplo
matic roprcFontatlvo in Hawaii consid
erable bother.
Afli-r tin * Itevlcir.
New York Tribune.
Ton for ton , gun for gun , our wnr ships
nro the best In the world. They excel all
others. They fear none.
Glory KimiiKh In ( in Around.
Philadelphia Record.
There was glory enough to go around nt
Manila on August 13 , nnd the commander
of the squadron which shelled the land defenses -
fenses was qulto willing , as shown by his
dispatch to the Navy department , that some
one clso should share in the honors of vic
tory. "The fleet under my command"
didn't do It all , and there was no claim to
that effect.
oM of MiiniiUli Courage.
Uoston Transcript.
The captain general of the Philippines and
his second In command appear to have been
two of a kind. Ono sneaked nway on board
n German cruiser and the other hid In a
church in company with the women and
children during the bombardment. Xor
could Dcwey's aldo get him to leave the
church until ho assured him tuu Btorm was
over nnd ho need not spread his umbrella.
K < | iiul < It Aiiyu lii-re.
New York Telegraph-Age.
The enchanted appearance of the grcnt
Omaha Exposition bailies description.
Prominent visitors who have aeon all previ
ous expositions In this country and In Fu-
rope declare that nothing equal to It lias
ever before been ncconiDllslied , particularly
In the electric lighting ot the buildings and
grounds , which far surpasses even the superb
display at the Chicago World's fair.
\uv.v Wiped Out.
Boston Transcript.
The Spanish estimate ot their naval losses ,
according to a Madrid paper , foots up 12
cruisers , 42,971 tons ; 2 torpedo boat de
stroyers , 7GO tons ; 21 gunboats , 4,308 tons ;
a total of 35 war vessels of18,012 tons. This
estimate , it should bo added , was made up
before Manila surrendered and Is probably
for that reason considerably below the truth.
The losses ot the Spanish merchant marine
liavo been remarkably heavy also. Taken
altogether , Spain ns a naval power Is left
nut much above her neighbor , Portugal ,
as the result of the war. She has moro
vessels , It 'Is ' true , but their effectiveness
is very questionable.
The War Cloud Over China.
Chicago Record.
Whatever may be done In the case of the
Philippines , this country already hns too
good a chance for n wholesome expansion
ot trade In the orient not to sympathize
with England's policy of unrestricted trade
relations. Should Salisbury retire , as It
has been hinted ho may do , or should some
of the younger British diplomats break
loose from the restraint ot Queen Victoria ,
whosa hatred ot bloodshed Is Intense , and
carry the crisis to the point ot war , Ameri
can Interests might bo affected in no small
decree. A strict observance of neutrality
need not hinder us In that event from ex
erting our moral Influence toward securing
equal opportunities for all the world In the
orient.
MOXTAXA AT TUB MEGAPHONE.
Admitted Fact * Itt-ltcrntcil lu a Load
Tone of Voler.
Bozeman Chronicle.
Montana Is A treat state.
Her llvo stock , wading around in grass
reaching to the withers , makes meat for
thousands.
Her agricultural products are so abundant
that extra land must bo secured by tanners
on which to build granaries. The highways
are often made Impassable because farmers
are obliged to shock their grain there.
There Isn't room In the overburdened fields.
And whllo the ground Is covered with fat
stock and grain so thick that a garter-snake
cannot get Into It , It Is only necessary to
scratch underneath and get gold , sllrer ,
copper , coal , iron , sapphires and other
minerals and metals.
Her wealth Is Illimitable as the promises
of the politician , and as boundless as a dead-
ax o ore-wagon. Ono hundred millions of
dollars will bo her yearly production ot
minerals. This Is why we are self-con
tained ; this la why wo are proud of
Montana , and , though pleased to hear It
praised , yet not so overly anxious that wo
solicit testimonials from those who have
been cured of living in the overcrowded
east. This Is why we hold our heads up
over our place lu the union , and , confident
| of our standing , don't care a rap for the
opinion of those who think wo hibernate In
the winter , fight Indians In the summer , and
nro still ignorant of the fact that the Maine
was blown up and that the country Is en
gaged in war with the Spaniards ,
OUR NEW FISCAL POLICY.
What It Will Gout Hereafter to Sap-
liort the Army nnduvj - .
"Worthlngton C. Ford In Harper's.
There is every likelihood that the large
return of $200,000,000 will bo needed to meet
the actual expenses of tbo government
under the new policy that it has adopted.
The actual cost of the war is of secondary
importance , for it can and under any con
dition will bo largely If not entirely met
by loans. The new taxes cannot reach their
maximum of production for some years , and
duo allowance must be made for the possl
bllltles of evasion always large , even under
the most just of systems. While maintain
ing the ordinary rate of expenditure as it
existed before the war , three very costly and
non-productlvo objects of expenditure seem
likely to be added a large and permanent
navy , a permanent standing army for for
eign as well as for homo service , and the
administration of distant colonies. A num-
3bcr of Incidental questions have also arisen
in connection with the future of the new
j.ventures the construction and control of
the Nicaragua canal , the subsidizing of shlp-
ping lines that will "carry the flag" round
the world , and , as Is hoped , extend Ameri-
can commercial interests and our political 11
Influence even to domination among the ! '
neighboring states of Central and South '
America. New possessions Imply new re- ,
sponslbllltles of protecting and developing j
their resources and populations , and those ,
responsibilities Involve great expense. An
"imperial policy" must bo paid for In an
"imperial manner. " So It is safe to predict
that when conditions have simmered down
to peace and normal relations the United
States will require all of the $200,000,000 a
year additional revenue believed to ho pro
vided by the now measure.
The cost of the United States navy in any
year since the war bad not passed 132,000-
000 until 1S07 , when 134,500,000 was reached.
A navy for offense and defense , with objects
so distant as the Philippines to be protected
or kept in subjection , will demand a larger
sum , and $50,000,000 a year will not be too
much , The army has cost In tlmo of peace
ns much as { 55,000,000 in a year ; In war
it costs nearly $1,000,000 a day , and on a return - I
turn of peace can never bo brought down to 1
its former cost or dimensions. From $7C- ]
000,000 to $100,000,000 will be required , for :
no less than three corps of occupation , in <
climate- deadly to our people , must be kept
effective. Even nt the lower figures these
two branches of the service would require
$125,000,000 a year , without nny civil servI I
ants sent to those newly acquired colonies , i
A civil list of unknown size would bo a i
necessity , but it may bo assumed that '
enough local revenue could bo squeezed out 1
of the existing populations to meet that I
expense. 1 <
MMIUMt IIKIIO 01' Till : W.\U.
New York World : Kor full admiral , com-
mamlcr of our mighty nnd magnificent HM
inwcr , George Dowry. He has won the post-
Lion nnd has shown that ho hns the capacity
to flll it.
New York Tribune : There Isn't a man
1 living who can do a big Job with greater
neatness and dispatch than Itcnr Admiral
Dcwcy , and there Isn't olio who can report'
It properly In smaller compass.
Louisville Courier-Journal : The capture
of Manila just as the curtain "fell on the last
act establishes beyond peradvcnturc the po-1
sltlon of Admiral Dcwcy ns the cenral figtl
tire of the wnr. The first man and the last
one to strike n hostile blow , every movement'
wns made with such judgment nnd skill
nnd was met with such success that ho
stands out conspicuous among his associates.
Washington Post : The president and the
people , through congress , can show their
appreciation of the eminent worth of this
man. Ho should bo made an admiral , The
[ iroud title held by Farragut nnd Porter
Is not too great for htm , He is of the
stuff thnt heroes are made and the tlmo
has not yet been reached when the nation
can afford to pass unrecognized such signal
merit as ho has shown. Let the grade of
admiral , now abandoned , bo again created.u
The nation owes It to the man who has
done so much and done it so well.
Philadelphia Ledger : Admiral Dcwcy
comes out of the war with the highest dls-
Unction. Ho not only did his work well ,
but ho was fortunate In opening the con-
test ; with n great victory and ending It with
the most crushing blow that Spain could
have received after the surrender of Cuba
and Porto Hico. The peace commission ,
thanks to Admiral Dewey , will have to de-
tcrmlno what Is to bo the future of Amcr-
lean possessions in the Philippines , not what
Is to be done with the Spanish colonies ,
and it makes a great deal of difference .
which way the problem Is presented. I
i
Now York Sun : The final service rendered
by IJewey at Manila confirms the opinion ,
which is practically unanimous among the
American people , that ho ought to bo mndo
vlco admiral. Indeed , we believe that there
would bo unanimous approval in this coun(1
try , with nn npplnudlng chorus from nd-
mlrers of great seamanship In onlooklng
nations , if ho should bo made admiral. Cor- i
j
talnly in breadth and wisdom of plan aud j
audacity of execution ho Is to bo placed in I
the same class with Farragut , and his dls- '
play of administrative qualities and oC dip- | ,
lomatlc tact In dealing both with foreign
fleets and with the .Philippine Insurgents
shows him to bo a statesman as well as
a sailor.
CHICAGO MAY AT OMAHA.
Why the Lake City Should Celchrate
nt the KxiiONltlon.
Chicago Times-Herald.
The attendance at the Omaha , exposition
on Chicago day should be greatly Increased
by the low rate of faro practically assured
by the railroads. The round-trip rate has
been fixed at $10 , and tickets will be good
for flvo days. The celebration ot Chicago
day at the exposition has been set for
October 1 , so that Chlcagoans will have
emple time to see the exposition nnd re
turn home in tlmo for the local celebration
on October 9.
There Is every reason why this city should
make a creditable representation at Omnha
October 1. The steady development of the
west steadily Increases the commercial
advantages of this city In that section , nnd
business relations are always promoted by
agreeable social intercourse.
The people of Omaha , and of the entire
west as well , took an enthusiastic interest
in j the World's fair , and but for the panic
which prevailed at that tlmo they would
have 1 visited Chicago in much larger num
bers. 1
bers.The
The Omaha exposition is well worth a
visit asldo from thcso considerations. The
exhibits nro all In idaco and make an in
teresting and attractive display.
Omaha expects Chlcaco day to be one
of the most successful In point of attend
ance on the program , and Chlcagoans will
bo well repaid by fulfilling in this particu
lar the most sanguine expectations of the
Omaha people.
EXPANDING AMERICAN THADE.
Industrial and Commercial I'roKr -
of the Country.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A striking view of the growth of this
country in industrial and commercial af
fairs Is that prepared from statistics gath
ered in Sweden aa analyzed by the British
consul at Stockholm. The tables are care
fully made up and the comment upon them ,
as might bo supposed , Is entirely impartial.
Periods of five years each are used In making
the comparisons. In average annual pig
iron production tbo United States Increased
from 2,284,000 tone In the 1871-5 period to
8,203,000 tons in the 1S01-5 period. Since
1S71 the British share In supplying the
world with iron has. shrunk from 46.3 per
cent to 37.5 , whllo that of the United States
has increased from 16,1 per cent to 30.9.
In the output of Iron ore the British annual
figure had declined la 1893 to 12,249,000
tons and that of the United States ad
vanced to 14,288,000 tons. In the twenty-
flvo years covered by the tables ending in
1S95 the United States has increased Its
total in the world's yield ot coal from 17
to nearly 30 per cent , while tbo British
output fell off from 47 to 34 per cent. Great
Britain's consumption of cotton in the same
time has increased by a fourth and that of
the United States has doubled.
The United States produces a fifth of tbo
world's wheat supply. England nnd nil its
colonies one-eighth and Germany one-
twentieth. This country mines 22 per cent
ot the gold of the world and 35 per cent
of the silver. In the twenty-five years the
now railway construction In the United
States was twenty-three times as great as
that of Great Britain and Ireland and nearly
eight times as great as Germany's. Whllo
the total foreign trade of Great Britain , i I
exports and Imports , Increased 2'/i per cent 1 '
that of the United States increased 15. In 1 ! '
the growth of population this country leads ' ,
all others , with an advance of 24 per cent
In ten years. The British colonies and de
pendencies Increased 12 per cent , Germany
the same , Russia 11 per cent , Great Britain
and Ireland 8.77 per cent and Franco less
than 1 cent. It Is of
per moment to remember - I
ber that these figures are collected in Swe-
den and that the comparison Is made by a 1 ;
British official. The figures end with 1895.
To bring them down to date would add to '
their significance as proof ot our unequaled ' i .
national growth.
Last year's figures alone show a total of I
exports never reached before and not alone 1
In agricultural products. The total exports 1
of manufactured articles in the last fiscal
year amounted to nearly $300,000,000 , double 1
the i aggregate of ton years ago , four times 1 j
as i much as in 1870 and seven times as
much : as in I860. Our agricultural and
electrical machinery is In demand through
out ' the world. Tbo same is true of our
railway i and street cars , bicycles , manufactures - ! \
factures I of Iron , steel and copper and many ' tether
other i articles. With a fresh growth of
territory and a firmer hold upon the oceans
the future exports of the United States are
likely to outrun all estimates. It Is es- e
pcclally desirable- that our manufactured j
articles should bo kepi at the highest level t
of workmanship. Our manufactures are c
Increasingly called for because the quality t
Is sound , the styles attractive and the j
prices favorable. Nothing could destroy c
this promising trade moro quickly than i
sham of nny nature in materials or their t
manipulation. The standard In this respect - n
spect must bo most carefully maintained , . c
It Is evident that an era of great prosperity - v
ity Is within tbo of
grasp the business men 8
of the United States. Jc J
A YK.tn or i'iixTY.
I'roitri'imltr ' Mrhlc * nf ( In.Vat lull
.Mi < ii iirt > il liy > * ( nlllk" > .
Chlcngo Trlbuiu' .
It Is n foregone cnnclusloa thnt this Is
to bo a year of agricultural plenty In the
United States. The argument Is simply as
to the extent of this ntmmlnnco. From
i .
present projpcctH the producer will have to
| ' offset a little diminution of cash returns by
reason of natural concessions In prlco by
moro liberal yields. It Is by no menus nS-
surcd , however , thnt the exportable surplus
of agricultural products will be so great as
! to prove n depressing factor In marketing
| this year's crops. The demand for this
' exportable surplus unquestionably hns n
; direct bearing In establishing prices on the
entire production. The whent erop is the
first of the grain crops ready for market ,
' nnd the marketing ot the ISPS crop has
begun 1 > under most favorable auspices. Thu
whiter whent harvest Is over and the spring
wheat harvest well under way , nnd there Is
nn nlmost urgent foreign demand for whent.
Agricultural plenty In this country Is a
somewhat indefinite term. An average nn-
nunl production during the last ten years
perhaps ' ' furnishes a fair basis for compari
son. In some articles the production durIng -
Ing ' ' that period has been so great as to cause
undue depression in prices , but for pur
poses ' ' of comparison thins fact is offset by
the * generally recognized depletion of Blip-
piles of thcso particular articles at the
{ J
present i time. During a period of ten years
there have been no extensive new sections
brought under cultivation and there have
been t no revolutions in methods ot cultivat
ing | ' or harvesting crops , such OB were fac
tors In production prior to the decade end
ing with 1SS7.
According to government figures the aver-
1 ago crop of whent during the years 1SSS
and 1S97 , inclusive , wns 471,000,000 bush
els , an average crop of corn 1,643,000,000
bushels , an average crop of oats 691,000-
000 ( bushels , an nverngo crop of hay 53-
000,000 ( tons , nnd nn average crop of cot
ton 7,000,000 bales. A month ago the gov
ernment ; wheat figures were taken as out
lining a production of 013,000,000 , bushels.
The spring wheat condition has been raised
ouo and a half points. The Indications arc
that ( such an estimate Is too low , and a
number of statisticians are making a stand
as high as 700,000,000 bushels , On the
other hand , the July government report
wns taken ns suggesting a 2,000,000,000
bushel , corn crop. A material deterioration
Is j admitted everywhere and
, oven allowing
for \ the high averages which some of the
non-surplus producing states will show , an
estimate of 1,800,000,000 bushels is looked
upon ns a maximum. The July oats pros
pect of 700,000,000 bushels must be cut down
to SCO.000,000 bushels it thu reports from
threshings are reliable. The hay crop Is
generally believed to be up to the record
breaking level of 1537 60,000,000 tons. The
July cotton average was put several points
above that of the same period last year.
There have been no unfavorable develop
ments since , and , while the acreage Is not
materially greater than In 1S97 , the outlook
seems to be for nearly If not qulto 10,000,000 ,
bales.
For purposes of comparison , with a view
to deciding whether the agricultural pro
duction of the country Is to be beyond the
point at which profitable prices can be main
tained , the following figures may serve :
Averngo Prospective
Crop. Crop.
Wheat , bushels 471,000,000 700,000,000
Corn , bushels 1,815,000,000 , 3,5,00,000,000
Oats , bushels G'J1,000,000 C60,000,000
Hay , tons 5.1,000,000 00,000,1100
Cotton , bales 7,900,000 10,000,000
In whent the exports of the crop year ,
which ended Juno 30 , represented In grain
and flour , 17,000,000 bushels , and the for
eign demand over a month Into the new crop
year is still excellent. It hns been claimed
that only 20 per cent of the corn crop
crosses county lines. During the last crop
year , however , exports of corn were 10 per
cent of the entire production. Exports of
oats were 10 per cent of an average crop.
Two years of short forage crops abroad
have done a great deaMu opening new mar
kets for corn. There nro also the constantly
Increasing uses for it in manufactures.
The prospective cotton production is such as
to threaten a low level of prices. The pro
duction of forage crops will be absorbed In
part by the Increased production of llvo
stock. Bicycles and trolley lines have cut
down the number of horses , but the In
creased prlco of and demand for line breed
ing cattle , sheep and hogs is the best index
of renewed Interest In thcso lines of agricul
tural wealth , There have been no reports
of hog cholera or epidemics ot any kind
among cattle or sheep. It hns been a year
In which the farmer has so far been highly
favored and in which ho has excellent pros
pects ahead.
UEIKYIXO IIUYAN.
A Democrat YlKorouMy Klekn and
Uttern n Few Ili'rrtlrnl WonU.
Memphis Commercial-Appeal ( dcm. ) .
Is Bryan a god ? We have a very high
opinion of the talents and the character of
William J. Bryan. He Is one of the greatest
orators this country has seen for many a
day. He is a clean and pure man , against
whom no breath of unworthy doing has
ever blown. He made In 1890 the most re
markable canvass ever conducted in this
country , and wo recognize In him nn avail
able man for the presidential nomination in
1900.
1900.But
But having said this , we propose to say
something else , There are n good many
democrats , mostly politicians , who earn
nothing , about the financial question and
know less , who ore Inclined to maintain
that Bryan is omniscient and Infallible , that
to deny his lien on the democratic nomina
tion is to prove one's self a traitor to the
party , nnd that the true test of democracy
Is allegiance to the personal fortunes of this
eloquent and estimable young American.
These men Insist on asking candidates for
office not only whether they Indorse the
Chicago platform , but whether they indorse
"tho gallant Bryan , " and pledge themselves
to work for his nomination In 1900. Wo
have j not the slightest objection to Mr.
Bryan's j aspiring to be the democratic noml-
nee , and doing everything ho can to obtain
the ( nomination , and It he Is then nominated
ho j will receive our hearty support. Hut
we beg leave to take exception to several
propositions advanced by the politicians.
In the first place , wo do not consider that
the democratic party exists for any one man , i
or Is any one man. Nor do wo regard -the
democracy as the party of one Issue. At
present Bryan Is not the nominee of the
party. Ho is a private citizen like the rest
of us , and his particular views are no moro
binding on another democrat than that
democrat's [ views are binding on Bryan , We
do not consider thnt nny convention or
primary has any moro right to make a dcm-
ocratlc candidate pledge hlnuelf to Bryan
than to Blnnd , or Stone , or Cleveland , or
Dink Bolts. If It Is undemocratic to dissent
from the Idea that democracy Involves per
sonal allegiance to a distinguished private
citizen , then there Is no escaping the In-
forcnco that Bryan IH n god. If ho Is aged
god , then It is the duty of the democratic
worshipers not only to a rco with him on
the financial question , hut on every other
question ,
A very largo body of democrats recently
have taken an advanced position on the
subject of national expansion , but If Bryan
Is infallible nnd bis utterances tantamount
to the law and the prophets then the demo
crats of Texas , Missouri and other states are
traitors to their party. It la a great In
justice to and a reflection upon the demo
cratic party to encourage the Idea that Bryan
the beginning and the end , the whole
thing , while the rest of us are without form
nnd void. In the tlmo of Magarln the
cardinal was so completely France thnt there
was a current jest to the effect that the
servants were In the habit of going to the
cardinal's kitchen to see If there were an/
I dinner for the Idnff of Franco. That jest
'
llhiBtrntcs nn extreme type of despotism , yet
It j Is not moro extreme thnn that which
j I , ccrtnln uliort-slfihtcd Individuals would Im
pose ' upon the body of American freemen
who compose the democratic party.
Not onlv do wo dissent from the narrow-
minded dictation of these politicians , but wo
contend that the presidential lists nro open
nnd that they nro not the personal property
of Mr. llrynn. Any democrat In the United
States hns Just ns much right to nsplro to
the ' democratic nomliintlon nnd that gentle
man , nnd the citizen who favors another
nominee than Brynti , docs not thereby cetuio
to * ' bo a democrat. There nre , wo know , n
number of pepplo hi this country who nro
inclined ' to 1'iidow Mr. Brynn with the nt-
tributes t of divinity , but wo really do not
believe that ho Is a god ,
( JI.K.V.MMiS 01MIHTII. .
Indianapolis Journal : Minnie U lint n
monotonous tlmo tlmsu poor heathen
women who wear almost no clothes must
' '
Mamie Yen , I wonder what they find , to
worry over.
,
Detroit Free Press : "You can get In
troduced to an English nobleman for about
* '
"Vo'u don't say so and how much will It
cost to get away from him ? "
Chicago Tribune : The train from the
south came to a bait , and the returning
soldiers piled out of It.
"May 1 ask -what Is the matter with
vour foot ? " Inquired one of the sympathiz
j ing > j and curlouH spectators , addressing a
1 gaunt , camp-worn volunteer , who wan limp
ing along the platform.
"aunt , nm'nin , " .answered the soldier ,
lifting his battered hat and passing on.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "The Cuban In
surgents seem to bo growing more ra
tional. " ,
"Yes , With the accent on the ration. "
Washington Star : "Poetry requires a line
artistic sense , " mild the girl who had been
reading numo lines of mibilo soulfulncss.
"Well , " replied Miss Cayenne , "to con
fess tlm Hlmiilc truth , 1 could never b
ciulto sure that most of it wasn't fine
artistic nonsense. "
Detroit Journal : "An eye for an eye , a
tooth for a tooth ! " cried the widow of the
murdered man.
Sim thlr.sted for revenge.
Moreover , since thu deceased nnd been
" , and must of his teeth had been
IllU'd with amalgam , she was pretty toler-
nlily certain to get a bargain It she Insisted
upon these terms.
Cleveland Plain Dealer ! "I s'poso > 'o
noticed that thi ; war hnd quite a religious
flavor ? "
"No. In what way ? "
"All thu yachts were converted and many
of the rumorK were conllrmed. "
Indianapolis Journal : Weary \Vntklns
After a iuy lias once been in jail his name
is mud from that time on.
Hungry lllgglns Yes ; tlmo done can't ba
undone.
Detroit Free Press : "I asked her If she
thought she could learn to love me. "
"Sho said she couldn't because she wan
already studying Spanish and learning to
swim , "
A 1'KAYKH.
S. Weir Mitchell In Harper's Weekly.
And In thy malesty rldo prosperity , because
cause of truth nnd meekness and rlghteoiiH-
iies.s ; and thy rU-ht hand sliull teach thco
terrlblo things , Psalm xlv.
Almighty Godl eternal source
Of every arm wp dare to wield ,
Va thliio the thanks , nH thlno the force- ,
On reeling doclt or stricken field ;
The thunder of the battle hour
Is but thu whisper of thy power.
By thco wna given the thotight'that bowed
All heart * upon the victor deck ,
"When lilKh above the battle's shroud
The whlto Hag lluttorc-d o'er the wreck ,
And thlno the hand that checked tha cheer
In that wild hour of death nndi fear.
O Lord of Love ! bo thine the grace
To touch , amid the wrath of war ,
Sweet pity for a humbled race ,
Homo thought of ttiosu in lands afar ,
Wheresadeyed women vainly yearn
For thosu who nuvcr shall return.
Great master of earth's mighty school
Whose children are of every land ,
Inform with love our alien rule ,
And stay us with thy warning hand
If , tempted by Imperial greed ,
Wo in thy watchful eyes exceed.
That , In the clays to eomo , O Lord !
When we ourselves have passed uway ,
And all are gone who drew the sword ,
The children of our breed may say ,
TliesH were our sires who , doubly great ,
Could strlko yet spare- the fallen State.
OUR DAILY HUI.LKTIJV.
EL RENO , O. T. , Aug. 21 , lS9S.-Cuptnln
Bob Huston of Itoosevelt'H regiment of
Hough Illdcrs will bo nominated for Cong
ress today by tfio Oklahoma Republicans.
This is the first political honor accorded to
any ot the gallant liorBcmcn who braved
the. Spanish fire before Santiago.
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Clothing be sure and come here.
We have several lines of
early fall suits that we are going
to sell at a. price. There are
five or six different patterns to
select from. They are mostly
cheviot mixfure , and are well
worth a great deal more than
we ask.
$5 and $6
will be the price as long as they
last. These are our own make
of clothes and we guarantee
every suit. You actually save
from $3 to $5 on every suit *
You will see them in our
windows. They are on sale
now.