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Not.iry Public.
Ak-Surlton im4 mrnlii done himself
proud. Mill he always does tluil.
Oiiinlin en 11 luivo mi nttdlloi'luin within
tlio yciir If It sots nlioiit in earnest to
secure It. Oinnlm never stnrtcil after
anything In earnest without pttln; It.
fniidrdiitc Hryun llnds so many of Ills
friends who !itv cunilldiitCH for oflleo
fiillliiK on to c.inio-over ninl help
tlioni Unit hf lmrdly knows wlikdi wny
to turn.
For the llrst time in Its history Ak-
Sar-Hcn will balance up his books with
good figures on the credit side o( the
ledger. Another rellectlon of prevail
ing prosperity.
ine liougar woman is to lniiict a
string of Nebraska towns under the pre.
text of advocating Hryanlsm. The pop-
ocratlc managers should have spared the
state from this.
Pnpui'i'aU Insist that all the ex-volllll-
teers of the Spanish war are not for
Mckinley, but the only proof of the
statement they exhibit Is Johnny Maker
and his typewriter.
Itenienibcring the experience of other
years with the man with a camera, the
reporter who was with Hryun at Papll
lion was caret ill not to say there were
,",(H)0 people out to hear the speaker.
One thing to which the present prcsl
dentlal campaign is giving renewed em
phasls Is that the expansion of the conn
try has moved. the seat of political power
westward along with the center of pop
ulation.
Popocrntic managers cannot under
stand why foreign born votersNlo not
stampede at the cry of Imperialism.
The covering of the scarecrow Is not
largo enough to hide the ears of the
ienioeratle mule.
Four years ago the popoerats had two
tails to their tickets and this year two
tickets with only one tall. Neither
ichenie, however, appears to lie sue
ressful in preventing the Hies from
roosting on them.
Hourke Coekran Is coming to Omaha
again, but we may bo sure his speech
this year will not stand muster with the
speech he delivered here four years ago
warnliiR people against the dangers
threatening the country from Hryuuisiu.
uenerai utis nus dcou tendered a
banquet. 'This Is really cruel. The
democratic prccr. ana orators are so
badly wrought up already that It Is
pnlnful anil to have this happen now Is
likely to prove serious to overstrained
nerves.
The Howard family Is getting numer
ous In this vicinity. One is running
for congress on the democratic ticket,
another is campaigning for McKlnley
nnd prosperity and still a third Is cham
pioning the cause at, the mid-road popu
lists. It Is only fair to state that none
of them, however, has any political
partnership with the other. .
Omaha's police are entitled to a coup
pllment on thq effect Iro maimer In
which they have handled the great
crowds In the streets this week with
comparatively few arrests. The entire
nbsence of professional criminals In the
Miapo of pickpockets and petty thieves
Ik the best proof that Omaha Is being
nfforded police protection that protects.
The itinerary made for Adlul Steven
on shows that his campaign malingers
propose to utilize his services exclu
slvely in the east. Although on the
ticket ns a populist nominee, they are
solicitous that he shall not thrust his
personality Into any state In which tin
populist vote might be a necessary factor
to the choice of Hryun electors. In nl
word, Stevenson, as n populist candi
date, Is afraid to face the populists, be
cause his career Is so utterly at cross
with the populist program.
M miAshA i. roxuny.ss
Ni'lirnskii Is now represented 1" ('nn"
Kress by two ruinibllennH, three popu
lists mid one democrat. The two re
publican members of eonpifds have
been renoinlniited In the l'hst and
Seeond districts, respectively, while
only three of the fusion ciiiiilldutcs hnve
been renoinlniited.
In the First district, therefore, the
contest Is between Congressman
Iturkett. the republican nominee, and a
populist.
In the Second district It I between
Con-essman .Mercer rind a democrat.
In the Third district It Is between
John K. Hays, the republican candi
date, and a democrat.
in the Fourth district It Is between
John It. Pope, the republican nominee,
and the present populist concrcssninn.
In the Fifth district l( Is between V.
S. Morlnn. the republican nominee, and
a democrat who has deprived the popu
list Incumbent of a reiioinlnatlon.
In the Sixth district It Is between
.Inline M. I'. Kinkald. the republican
nominee, and the present populist con
gressman. Throughout the six districts Into
which Nebraska is divided repnblleauK
have nominated candidates In every
way more competent and better iputll-
lied for the position thau their oppo
nents. Kepubllcans must not forsor. how
ever, that the itisiou comomaiioii is ex
ert Iiil' its utmost Iniiuence not only to
retain' the congressional districts which
It now holds, but If possible to break
In on tite republican representation.
To tliis end Mr. Mryan's tours In the
state have been laid out with u view to
assisting fusion congressional candi
dates at points where they are weak.
Nebraska republicans should remem
ber that 1 lie control of congress In both
its branches Is necessary to the exe
cution of the policies which President
MoKinley and the national leaders are
pledged to carry out.
There is no good reason why Ne
braska's delegation to the next congress
should not be made tip wholly of re
publicans, who, by working in harmony
with the administration, may accompllsli
more for Nebraska and the people of
the west generally than has been ac
complished by all the democratic and
populist congressmen that have been
sent to Washington from this state
since It was admitted Into the union.
AX HXAMl'I.K or HUVAXISM.
The assault upon Ciovernor Koosevelt
at victor. ( olo., is an example 01 1110
spirit of Hryanlsm which should com
mand the serious attention of every
.Viiierlcan citizen who respects law and
order. There should be no mincing oi
.words in speaking of this outrage. It Is
the natural result of the teachings of the
Hryuulte party, of its appeal to the pas
slons and the prejudices of the people
Four years ago, when this appeal was
more persistently made tlmn It has been
this year, there were numerous evi
dences of its bad effect upon Mm uni.lif
mind. In Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Hit
nols and elsewhere outrages were com
inltted by the supporters of Hryati, who
thereby Jiistltied every charge of rovo
lutlonary and anarchistic Intent that was
made against them.
The attack upon (ioveruor ltoosevelt
at Victor is the first demonstration In
the present campaign of the intolerance
of the Hryauites, but It may not be the
onlv one. U bears evidence to the des
perate character of some of the Hryun
supporters una aiso 01 uiu uiiui-iuur m
lluence of Hrynnlte teaching. Mr. Hryati
says there can be no justification for a
resort to violence in this country, yet he
teaches that which Invites violence. In
arraying class against class. In Inciting
the poor to antagonize the rich, in tell
lug labor that capital Is necessarily its
eneinv. Sir. myau creates a ict-uug mm
inevitably llnds expression in such out
rages as that at Victor. The truth Is
that the whole spirit of Hryanlsm Is
revolutionary and the Hryun supporters
In the Colorado town simply gave ex
pression to this spirit, which imbues the
parry everywhere
As an illustration of the true charac
ter of Hryanlsm the Victor Incident Is
important and it will not fall to impress
the entire country. It will lend law-re
Hpectlutf people to ask themselves what
"ut iBonably expected It t he
Hryuulte party were
in control of tin.
government.
dkty of rnut: dhmuchats.
One of the most distinguished of the
old-line democrats Is Abriiin S. Hewitt
of New York, who for years represented
his party In congress. Mr. Hewitt is
opposed to Hryanlsm this year as ho
was four years ago. L'nlike some otlu
democrats who want to be "regulur" lu
can see no more merit In Hryanlsm now
than In IS'.ltt. He declares that the
party which calls Itself democratic
Is
In reullty popullstlc uud based upon doi
trlnes which, If carried Into effect, would
produce political anarchy.
In a letter to 11 New York paper Mr
Hewitt says: ' It seems that there
is
no longer any room for doubt as to the
course which should be taken by men
who believe In true democracy and do
sire to preserve Its principles for the
beuellt of those who are to come ufti
us. we are compelled ny every con
slderattou of honor, of duty and of lu
forest to repudiate Hryanlsm and all
that It represents. The coinage of silver
at the ratio of 10 to 1 Is the leastof tilt
false doctrines In this (the Kansas City
platform, but It nocoshurlly occupies the
first place, The proposition
of the platform Is to declare that ."id
cents shall by law be made equal to
one dollar. 'This absurd proposition Is
based upon the professed belief that lu
187!!, when sliver was demonetized
crime was committed by which creil
Itors benefited at the expense of debt
ors
The luct Is that silver was then
overvalued and hence its demonetlza
Hon was n relief to debtors and of no
benefit to creditors."
VMilfe, us sir. Hewitt says, the fret
silver demnud of the Kansas City plat
form nci essarlly occupies the Hist place,
because nothing can be paramount to the
proposition to debase the currency of
the country, there are other doctrines
of that platform which no good citizen
tin afford to endorse. Its attack on
the courts. Its assault on protection, Its
war on the merit system In the civil
service, Its threat to pack the supreme
court by the executive, its invitation to
free riot all these things should com
mand the serious attention of the Intel
ligent voter as of little less consequence
than the demand for the free and un
limited coinage of silver at the ratio of
it! to 1 a false ratio, as Mr. Hewitt
savs. since the value of silver measured
by gold is not It! to 1, but to 1.
There Is not a principle in the politi
cal creed of itryaulsin thht Is In accord
with old-time democracy, with the ex-
option of the hostility to protection.
veil .Mr. Olney, In his letter announc
ing that he would support Hryuu, saitl
that lie entirely dissented from parts of
the Kansas City platform. Had he been
less anxious in regard lo 'regularity."
less solicitous to put himself in line for
the gratification of polltlcul ambition,
Mr. Olney, who four years ago opposed
Hryaiiism, which Is the same today as
It was then, would now stuud with Mr.
Hewitt and other distinguished old-Hue
democrats against the party which In
the name of democracy represents prln-
Ililcs essentially undemocratic. It is
Impossible to understand how any demo
crat who takes pride in the past of his
party nml who believes In the principles
of Jefferson ami Jackson can support
the essentially undemocratic policies
which are embodied In the term Hryaii
ism.
Tin: scxdav mir..
The Jtee Sunday will be fully up to the
liiuli standard which has been set for It,
not only In presenting all the news of
the world In an attractive form, but
also in Its special literary and pictorial
features.
The Illustwlod Hee may be best re
ferred to as a golf number. 'The
frontispiece presents a typical golf girl
as she Is found out west, reproducing a
handsome photograph specially taken
by The Hoe's stuff artist. The double
page of description and anecdote
about golf at the Country club will
give many the first adequate idea of
Hie hold the game has taken upon the
people of this section. The Illustra
tions show well known business men
and society people in characteristic
poses 011 the golf links and will serve
us Introductions to a number of en
thusiasts. The caddies and cozy cor
ners inside tlie club house also come lu
for representation.
Tills week's number, too. Is conspicu
ous for the strfKing portraits 11 con
tains of prominent men who have been
brought to Nebraska to participate In
the pending political campaign, among
whom may be mentioned Senator ,I.0.
Harrows of Michigan, Ceneral O. O.
Howard and Senator V. M. Stewart.
carpenter's letter .ieals with otticini
corruption among Chinese officials, re
lating Interesting Information gathered
from trustworthy sources during his
visit to China and Chinese ports.
V host of oilier pictorial features
bearing on timely topics and current
events are presented.
The contents of The Hee Sunday are
so variegated as to furnish instruction
and entertainment for every class.
He bine to read Tlie Hee.
FllAfl) IX ItAXKIllTPICr.
An effort will be made nt the next
session of congress to have tho bank
ruptcy law amended so as to prevent
fraud under it, the law having been
found decidedly defective in this respect.
A striking instance is noted In a New
York paper, which states that a man
who got a discharge In bankruptcy with
no assets whatever was four days after
able to show, as a basis of getting credit.
Hint he hud $ll,.VM). Of course It was a
simple case of fraud and perjury. If he
had that property when he got his dis
charge he was concealing his assets; If
he borrowed It from his relatives imme
diately after his discharge, he was con
cealing his indebtedness ami falsifying
his llnanclal statement as a means of
getting goods on credit.
Fraud can be practiced under any
bankruptcy law, or none; it can be prac
ticed under state Insolvency laws and It
can be practiced under laws for the col
lection of debts. 'The case noted, there
fore, has no bearing on tho question of
the merits of bankruptcy laws in general
or the existing law lu particular. Still
it is manifestly Important that the law
shall be amended with a view lo prevent
ing, aa far as possible, tho perpetration
of fraud of reducing the opportunities
for fraud to the minimum. Tlie existing
niw has been much complained of on this
score and unless an adequate reined)
Is applied there will be an urgent de
mand for Its repeal.
A sign of tlie times which comes
from the Immediate neighborhood of the
calamity candidate for president is the
information that the Young Men's
Christian association of Lincoln Is about
to extinguish a debt that has been out
standing for nearly ten years. Three
veins of McKlnley prosperity have
brought the organization up to a sound
llnanclal basis.
(ioneral Maximo Oomez has given the
Cubans another bit of sound advice
Ho informs the Cubans that the Cubans
theniBolves and not the United States
are to blame for the prolonged oeoiipu
tlon of the Island and the delay In or
ganizing the Cuban republic, tieneral
Come. Is himself considerable of an
agitator, but generully knows what he
Is doing.
The democratic national coinnilttei
has already begun to sound alarms
about the republicans buying New York.
With this slumil. Is It not time for tin
local democrat le fakirs to start theli
annual cry about colonization of voters
lu Nebraska Usually at tula season
we are regaled with fairy tales about
the Mark Hannn slush fund sent by
fast freight to replenish the treasuries
of republican campaign committee or
to be distributed In cartloads to venal
voters. This is a presidential year and
the popocrntic fakirs should feel Justified
in starting In early.
Adlal has broken Into print again with
a letter accepting the populist nomliiu
t Ion for the vice presidency. Adlal
smuggled himself onto the popocrntic
ticket by n fluke, becuuse he would not
have been chosen by the Sioux Falls
convention had Mr. Towne entered his
declination at the time It was In session.
Posing as a populist Adlal Is n howling
farce.
The clerks In the State Hureau of Sta
tistics have prepared the campaign
thunder for the popoerats and the tax
payers pay the freight. If the figures
are no more accurate than those which
were sent out from that olllce to prove
that farming in Nebraska was n losing
business voters will not place much re
liance on them.
Reports from China arc to the effect
that LI Hung Chung has been ordered to
recapture Pckln. LI Is credited with
being one of the wise men and it Is
likely that owing to Increasing years
and Infirmities lie will not be able to
hear the order.
Colonel Hryan's efforts to save his
own state of Nebraska Indicate the des
perate condition of his cause at home.
Four years ago, It will berenieinbered.
all his time was spent In the enemy's
country until the very last week of the
campaign.
A Pertinent tltu-M Ion.
Minneapolis Journal.
The quentlon still Is: Doen Uryan know
as much about Imperialism in 1900 ns lio
knew about tho sold standard lu 1S98?
llre'iUliiK Into Print.
lndlanapolU News.
Topullst Chairman Kdmlstcu's challunsc
to Ilanna for a Joint debato will at leant
servo to bring him into temporary pub
licity. Your i; 11 el 0 Well Heeled.
Portland OreRonlan.
Our fdrohauded national unule has an
available cash balance of $131,835,000. He
doesn't caro whether tho paper comes out
or not.
Sj mpiithy for tlie Pie Hrluiule.
Detroit Free Press,
lly not promlslug any appointments in
ndvance ot his election, Mr. Uryan saves
a multitude of his followers from tho pangs
of disappointment.
The llont Xone Tm (ioiul.
Philadelphia Ledcer.
It Is conservatively estimated that the
American farmer has on hand today, nt
the present market prices, nearly $1,300,
000,000 worth of cereals. Vhy shouldn't
he be for the gold standard?
PitlrlutlNin Vermis A mill I Inn.
Indianapolis Journal.
The domlnaut note In all tho speeches
made by President McKlnley In 189G or
since Is solicitude for the honor and wel
furi ot Ui. uoui'ltry. That In all of Mr.
Hryan's speeches-Is personal ambition to ba
president.
Sent Hcu'vvcil fur A mile.
Chlcauo Post,
in view of the nctlvo work belne done for
Dryan by tho Plllplnos it might bo woll to
find out If he has also promised them that
they shall have the naming of a cabinet
ofllcer lu ease he finds It Inconvenient to
give them Immediate and absolute free
dom.
Why ProlniiK tin- Amiiij f
Baltimore American.
L'cnnsylvnnla and Iowa are tho only slates
left for Chairman Jones to carry for Uryan.
Ho has managed to get all tho others and
in order to expedite things wo suggest that
election day be moved up lo next Tuesday
and the nlTalr disposed of as quickly as
possible. If It Is all settled there la no
need for further delay.
Iniiu-iivliiu; PiiMNi'iiner Cur.
Minneapolis Times.
Tho plan of 0110 of the great railroad com
panies to disinfect Its tlceplng car up
holsteries bx, compressed air disinfectants
will suit everybody. .Not mono sieoping
cars, but all coaches arc to bo treated In
this fashion. It Is fortunate that a dif
ferent disinfectant .Is not needed for every
germ. Sfost germs are democratic about
disinfectants and take kindly to ono or
two genernl methods of shuffling off 'their
mortal colls. If the railroad companies
had to provldo a uew destroyer for each
different microbe In tfio cars they would
give up tho contract.
Food for SerlmiM Tliouulll.
Minneapolis Jo irual.
The Colorado mob fought Roosevelt with
the cry: "Mryan and silver! They re
vealed directly the source of their Inspira
tion for tho brutal assault and attempt to
strauglo free, speech. "Uryan and silver:
and "Kill him! Kill lilm! ' Theso cries,
nccompauled by volleys of stones and sticks,
exposed the bource from which they wcro
Inspired nud aro but tho natural and legiti
mate outcotno of the constnnt appeals to
prejudice, and passion which have consti
tuted Mr. Hryan's chief stock In trade from
(he "cross of gold" to the "paramount
Issue."
The Incident Is one which should give
every responsible citizen a serious ha f
hour, not matter what his politics Is.
IIH VAX'S .MOW TACK.
V nemocriitle Pnpei- Pounce on Ills
Sluddle-lli'uileit Ileum tii y.
PhlladolpnU Hecord (Ind. dein.)
Mr. Bryan fairly distanced himself in his
speech at Monett, Mo., when he said:
'Tho repuul('ftna are now boasting that
wo havo reached u point whero wo can loan
money to people In other countries. I want
to ask you whether you regard that as an
ovldenco of prosperity. Why would any
man send his money to i;uropo for invest
mrnt If he could find a placo In this eouir
try to Invest It? Money sent abroud fur
Investment must bo sent for ona or two
reasons either becnuso tho man who sends
tho money over there thinks more of tho
people, over there than he docs of the
Dcoule lmro and does It for lovo and devo
tion, or becauso It Is a matter of busln's.
that Ib, because he can Invest ft to bettor
adNanlnge m a Kuropean country than ho
ran In this country.
Was there ever a fairer exemplification
of arrant, muddle-hcaucd demagogy? Is
not tho ability to loan money an evidence
of prosperity? good money bs so cheap
In tho United States that It is a drug in
tho market and so much needed by Hiiro
nean goicrnments that they aro willing t
overbid home Investors for our Idlo gold
Is thut a thing to grieve ovrr, especially
,it a tlmo when wc aro soiling our surplus
agricultural and manufactured products In
enormous quaniuies ai lair prices in nr
nlcn markets? Does Mr. Uryan really th'nk
It prelershls to owe aoney than to own ftt
Ol lll'.lt I,M)S Til iv 01 its.
The English naval and military authori
ties havo been conducting a scries ot Inter
esting and Instructive experiments nt some
of the principal llrtttsh seaports to deter
mlno tho degree of elllcacy of the laud
defenses against a foreign Invader. A flo
tilla of torpedo boat destroyers lias rep
resented tho enemy and has endeavored to
make Its way Into the harbors nt Dover,
Plymouth and other important harbors. It
Is claimed that four of tho supposed hostile
craft succeeded In slipping past till the for
tifications nt Plymouth anil getting Into
tho llnmoazo without being detected. They
effected this during a thick fog, which was
Impenetrable to tho strongest searchlight,
creeping In at halt speed. On clear nights
the defenders had all tho best of it. Thode
strcycrs, of course, extinguished nil lights,
but as soon as they began to move at fulK
speed their whereabouts was betrayed by
tho flames Issuing from the tops of thslr
smokestacks. Moreover, the noise made by
tho churning of their propellers could be
heard at a great distance and Invnrlably
gave notice of their approach, it seems,
therefore, that a sudden dash upon n well
guarded port is not at all likely to be suc
cessful, unless the weather bo very thick,
when the danger of running ngrcund or into
a mine Held would bo very great. Kveli
In tho mock warfare several of the Drlilsh
boats met with serious accidents.
Tho German shareholders lu the Trans
vaal railway aro exhibiting a good deal
of concern ns to tho effect which tho llrlt
lsh annexation of the South African colo
nies may havo upon their Interests and Sir
Alfred Mllner's proclamations with regard
to railway and other couccsslons aro the
subjects ot earnest discussion In tho dally
Gcrmun press. It Is urged that tho men re
sponsible toe the management ot a railway
cannot be blamed for placing It lu tlmo of
war at tho absolute disposal of the govern
ment ot the couutry through which It runs
and, as a matter of fact, have no choice lu
tho matter. The cases of tho Roumanian
Hallway company In 1877-78 and of tho
French Chetnln de Fer do l'Est In 1S70 aro
adduced. Although the latter had been of
great service to tho French In the Kranco
Gcrmun war, Germany did not think of con
fiscating that part ot tho line which lay
within Alsace-Lorraine, but nmpiy com
pensated tho French company when tho
provinces wero annexed and tho lino taken
over. The hopo Is expressed that tho Ger
man Foreign ofllco will defend energetically
the claims of German capitalists. It Is
known that tho Transvaal authorities have
been trying to dispose of railroad shares,
representing several millions of guldens,
and that some of the leading llerlln banks
declined to touch them at any price.
Although there can be no doubt ot tho
ultimate annexation of the Transvaal by
Great Britain, It Is pointed out that the
transaction Is not by 'any means completed
by tho mero proclamation of Lord Itoberts.
The question enmo up In connection with
tho ownership of the Trnnsvaal exhibits
nt tho Parl3 exposition, some persons sup
posing that theso goods would fall naturally
Into the hands of Great Hrltnln. As a mat
ter of fact, the British government will
havo to Inform all foreign governments
of tho annexation, 'and secure their recog
nition of It, before It will bo an accom
plished fnct. In some quarters thero Is
likely to be n good deal of diplomatic cor
respondence with France nnd Germany, for
Instance. Doth of theso powers havo In
vestments In the Transvaal nnd both, un
doubtedly, will take good care that their
Interests are not overlooked. Moreover, It
Is not customary for governments to recog
nize annexations so long as there are nny
hostilities In progress, and ns tho Boors
seem likely to continue sporndlc resistance
lor soma coustacrablo time i . .
ls no telling whon nil the preliminaries
to tho iiiinexntlon process will be flulshed.
So far as tho exhibits at Paris, therefore,
are concerned, there is no reason to sup
pose that France will acknowledge tho
annexation, before tho exhibition closes.
Until sho does the goods belong olnelally
to tho Kruger government and doubtless
they will be placed at the disposal of Dr.
I.evds nnd the other commissioners of the
defunct republic, Just as If no war had
over occurred. Kngland might take some
legal action In the matter, but this Is not
regarded us at all probable.
M. LoeKroy, the French cx-mlnlster of
marine, has been Inspecting tho new Ger
man fleet and Is greatly Impressed thereby.
Ho was struck especially by tho fact that
the kaiser's battleships carry torpedo
boats with n spoed of twelvo knots, which
can bo put Into tho water at a moment's
notice to act upon any emergency during
a naval engagement. The manner In whlcn
tho naval reorganization has been effected
excites his lively admiration, nnd ho seems
a little Jealous of the power of tho em
peror to brush aside tho cobwebs of red
taplsm. Admiral von dor Goltz, ho says,
realized at once what Frenchmen had long
been striving to accomplish tho separa
tion of tho lleet already constructed nnd
of tho licet in construction, of tho effective
navy nnd tho naval workshops. No re
form, ho ndds, could bo more character
istic of our tlmo and moro pressing. Ho
remarks, however, that tho reform was
comparatively simple In Germuny, where
the whole industry of nnval construction
Is relatively new; whereas, In Franco old
tradltlous and habits prevent such sum
mary methods. .Moreover, In Franco such
n proceeding ns tho Imperial dscreo of 1899
suppressing tho Ober-Commando nnd with
It Admiral do Knorr, nnd enlarging the
powers of the admiralty and placing the
whole navy under tho direct authority of
the emperor, would be manifestly Impos
sible. Nevertheless, M. Lockroy Is quick
to seo tho great advantage which prompt
action has over Ineffectual talk.
A recent cable dispatch contalued the In
formation that thero was a conspiracy on
foot In Teheran to dothrono tho shah of
Persia during his sojourn In Europe and
plnco his brother on the throne. Recent
mall advices from Teheran. Kazvln and
other places give details of a revolt at
Shlraz lu consequence of robberies com
mitted by oniclals of tho Persian customs,
but they say nothing about the alleged plot
to dethrone tho shah. H Is. however, shown
that affairs In Persia nre in a deplorable
condition nnd that small revolts aro break
lug out in many rltlei that hnve been Im
poverished by robbery, which Is legalized
under the namo of taxation. For soveral
months tho organization of a strong revo
lutionary forco has been going on, although
thero has been tranquillity on the surface.
Tho central committee of the revolutionists
look to Russia for lelief and the RiiKslsn
consul In Ispahnn has been begged to in
tercede for thero with his government.
After suffering many months from want
of rnln India Is now getting too much of
It and Calcutta Is In consequence hnvlns 11
calamity not unllkn that of Galveston. In
three dsvs thlrty-flvo Inches of rain fell.
with the result that tho city Is Inundated 10
a depth of three feet. Houses collapse, peo
ple are drowned and thousands aro made
homelPis. For miles and mile outside the
city the country Is similarly1 flooded, the
area of devastation embracing the habitat
of many millions. With all this the rain
still continues. India has its llh. To drouth,
famine and flood are added cholera and the
bubonic plague. Hut Its soo.000,000 people
are spread over a wide territory, ami while
one pari suffers the larger part prospers
The number of people In receipt of. famine
relief has recently fallen from over 6,000,00i
to undtr 4,0(0,000,
POI.ITICAt, llllin',
T C. I'latt ends Croker a reprobate.
Croker says Piatt Is n feoblo old llnr.
New York's bosses know oach other pretty
well.
A Denver man luvusrs W. J. Uryan of j
having umpired a base ball game In Ills
youthful days. Perhaps this explains why!
the country Is pitching Into him now. I
Manila Freedom gives 11 out cold that'
Uryan Is worth J300.000. "even- dollar nf
which he plucked by gift nnd from laborers !
who heard him on the lecture plaifjrm
nt U to $2 each."
Croker's candidate for governor ot New
York, in April, 1899, delivered a warm
speech In favor of American supremacy In
the Philippines. Now ho Is trying to ex
plain and deny, after waiting u year nnd
a hair.
Governor Thomas of Colorado, in on open
letter to tho public, depicts Senator Wei
cott ns "a gambler, n welcher, a rogue, a
man without political honor or personal
morality," and Incidentally ns "n falsliler,
a mallgncr und a corporation hireling. '
The proposed changes In New York City's
charter abolishing S.coo olllcos, Is vigor
outly opposed by tho machine, ijviry stall
fed patriot alfectcd deuounres the measure
as an assault on freedom nnd the flag. No
one gives up n graft without a patriotic
kick.
W. A. Clark, New Yoik candidate for
senator from Montana, la going to Introduce
n nudevlllo show In connection with his
campaign. Although eggs are va'.ualile In
the copper stnte, It Is safe to preilhl the
vaudcvllllans will receive n yellow rteep
tlon. William I). Hoinblower of New York
takes a little revenge In hls'n. .Some years
ago Dave Hill blocked his appointment tj
the federal supremo bench. Sir. Horn
blower now roasts the BryHliized democ
racy to a turn nnd urges honest men to
support McKlnley.
Among tho current political moves uf In
terest Is tho formation of a club In Chi
cugo, with tho avowed purposo of extract
ing from candidates as many dollars ns
possible In return for tho votes of the
members. There aro 100 votes In tho bunch.
In Philadelphia ono political organization
has Invested J4S.00O in poll ux receipts,
which will bo distributed win re they wl'I
do the most good on election day. No poll
tax receipt, no vote.
Charles Leaso of Wichita, Kan., reputed
husband of Slnry Elizabeth Lease, registers
u public kick against his belnod .Mary
taking the stump for tho republican thket.
"I nm not pleased," he sas, "with the
action of my wife in going over to the
republican party, as Hoppers never make
anything by changing their opinions ho sud
denly. I think she Is at heart against tho
principles she has said she would support.
I lmrdly ever pay any attention to the
political doings of my wife, but in this case
I cannot say that I am pleased. Sho knows
her own business, and It Is not my part
to lntcrfero with her." In this last con
fession Charley dlspluys the wisdom of
experience.
JIll'FllHSOX AMI Till! It AiiO.
(old Stiimliirit llemncrntln Pnper
Promptly AnitverN 1111 Imiulry.
Detroit Free Press.
Mr. William Manning of Romulus, who
seems to be an open-minded seeker utter
Information, desires to know If wo enn
prove that .Mr. Bryan Is advocntlng any
thing "not In consonance with democratic
principles, as enunciated, taught and prac
ticed by Jefferson, Madison, .Monroe and
Jackson." "If the democratic party ever
favored tho slnglo gold standard, when or
whero did they do so?" he asks. "You
should Htiswer these queries or hold your
pence,"
The Free Press is thoroughly in sympathy
with tho scntlmont expressed in the final
sentenco of Sir. .Manning's communication.
If we cannot answer his questions wo ought
to hold our poace and perhaps wo may bo
permitted to begin in the traditional
Yankee fashion that is, answering one
question by asking nnother. First, Sir.
Manning might Inform us when tho demo
cratic party, previous to 189, ever favored
silver monometallism, which would Inevi
tably be tho consequenco of opening the
mints to tho free and unlimited coinage
of sHver at the ratio of 16 to 1.
That single proposition alone Is wholly
at vnrlanco with the teachings of the four
npostles of democrury, for whom Sir. .Man
ning and nil tho rest of us have so miieh
respect. None of them ever pretended to
bo a profound student of scientific finance,
but all of them knew good money from had.
Jefferson, In his "Notes on n .Money fnlt, '
had this to say about tho general question
of ratios: "Tho proportion between the
vnlues of gold nnd silver Is n mercantile
problem altogether. Just principles
will lead us to disregard legal proportions
altogether; to Inquire Into me market prlco
of gold In the several countries with which
we shall principally be connected In com
merco and to take an average from them '
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Writing to Charles Plnrkncy he said
"Admit none but a metallic , imitation tha'
wllj take Its proper level Willi the like
circulation In other countries." In n letter
to Hamilton, written In 1t. Jefferson ssl'l
"1 concur with you In thinking that tho
unit must stnnd on both metals " Why'
Because all the principal nations with
which we had eomiuerclnl dealing Rt that
time were maintaining the double stsndard
A proposition to establish "an Amcrl nu
rmanrlal system" would have filled wUh
amazement the mnn who devised the de 1
mnl feHturo of our coinage. If anybody
had suggested to him that the fnl'ed
States ought to adopt n ratio, sa. of 7 to 1
the average commercial ratio bring at th.v
tlmo about I5tfc to I, Jefferson would have
questioned the man's sanity or nBked bun
where In the name of heaven he learned Ins
political economy
Jefferscn was not a very efficient business
man himself, but h understood economi.
principles nnd he knew there were n
heaven-born ratios. If he were alive tod.w
and were nsked to give his opinion of Mr
Bryan's fice coinage proposition he wouli
say of It ns ho said of the equally un
scientific demand of his time for uallmlt.'i
Issues of paper money: . "Silver Is pm
crty."
I.KillT AMI I.IYCIA.
liiillnnnpollH Journal: "Clarence, how d.
you like my new rail hut''"
''Oh, I suppose it Is stylish, but. honest I.
( larfhel, yon look as If jou were peeping ai
the world out of n coal hole."
Chicago Tribune: "The Ohio man In
office, observed the doctor, "has become
such a chestnut "
"To lie sun- Interrupted the profes
sor, musingly, 'the buckeye In orten called
the horse chestnut. Go on."
Atlanta Cottstltiiilon':"lt I got tho olllce
says a political aspirant. "1 gtmruntee to
perform ts duties faithfully uud 10 stav
tj It until It pleases Providence to cull me
hlsjller!
Chicago Post:
thouglitrul niie,
fortunes "
' Every man," quoted the
"Is the architect of his ono
les returned the observant one. 'and
I he diameter of the struvtures put up
shows (hat few have taken the neecssurv
course lu archlti etiuc."
Pittsburg Chronicle:
hlg man .Snltllus Is!
AleSwIlllseii-Anil In
Squlldlg-Whnt a
seems to grow
miner every ilny
"lie's In the wool business. Isn't he"'
les, be s n wool iium and a yard wii
wide
Detrol .lotitnnl: "t wish I knew." mild
A 1 elite, whether .Miss tjulcksteii meant to
Insult tno or not when she called me ,1
squab the other tfnv."
"A squab." replied Altos ,e Sfulr. "Is i
young pigeon, a young pigeon is n bird
M10 meant to say something nlco to you
on glume."
,'',,:!,w, J!',v''' ,1-Npalmeil Archie, swelling
up, "I believe .uu uro right!"
SPKI.M.KVS SIICOMI KI.KCTIOV
T11 1 lilm who hohiH with rnlilifui hand
ri. helm of ii,.. that well he knows,
W hose Inbred love of native nml
Allows no part with freedom's foes.
To blin whose open record shines
I pon historic pagea bright.
V Ithoiit a blot upon Its ilnes
lo dim Its patriotic light.
To hbn whose peaceful nature holds
A force that enters conflict strong."
And with a noble purpose molds
'lhe rule of tight, tho doom of wrong
Whoso gentle, modest consort wears
A crown 110 empire could bestow.
In weakness still his burden shares.
Ith strength that mortals lmrdly know
To film who reached exalted station
through labors heavy, hnnl-swiing door
Comes now tin. voice of this gte.it nation
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