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Attorney (iencrul Smyth tcl'tiscs to
hum his lingers with tho I.nm; case.
HpsIiIcs lie Is Ion litlsy killins: octopi.
For I In; llrst time In history the
ruslcJsts nl' Douglas county liavt' drawn
the niio nt 1'iir.ln' with anything ninl
"vcrytliln.
Tliursdiiy, Oclolier 18, Is lvglstrntloii
ilny. In order in vote you must regis
ter. No previous .registration holds
;ooil I his year.
Tho Woman's Weekly has endorsed
one of the eandldates on the local
fusion ticket as "a kindred spirit." This
ought to settle it.
t'tovernor lloosevelt does not Use
fchliiK'le nails when ho gets after demo
em tic lies, hut puts a row of twenty
penny spikes Into tlieni which are war
ranted to hold.
To he eligible to vote at the coming
election In Nebraska requires six
months residence In tho stale. People
who have moved Into -Nebraska within
six months will not bo eligible to vote.
Omaha ranks thirty-sixth in the list
of American cities arranged necordlng
to population, but It outranks In busi
ness push and enterprise many cities
above it on the list.
The local Hrynn organ Is printing edl
torluls on tho onion. Hotter save such
topics until after election when politics
will ceaso to interest the popoerats and
a tearful subject is needed.
nemocralle election ollicials In Kansas
City are In Jail on the charge of conniv
ing to secure fraudulent registration,
lias It come to this that democrats
must colonize to carry .IIssourIV
"Claim everything" was the Ilryanlte
motto In lbWl and it Is agalu the Hrynn
Ite motto for WOO. Hut the WOO claims
have iMM-ronpect of materializing, any
better than did those made for llrya'n
four years ago. "
The sultan of Turkey has leased an
Island In the Hed sea to (iertnany to be
used as a coaling station l'or the navy.
As this is right in the path .lohu Hull
uses in going to nail from India a llvelv
diplomatic exchange Is likely to bo the
result.
Worklugmen employed nt the Uulon
Pacltlc shops In this city have been
working overtime right along for
months. Before McKtnley's election
they were glad to get In six hours u day
three or four days a week. Do they
wuut n change?
Democrats entirely mistake the mean
ing of the present republican activity
Instead of being engaged In au effort
to dig themselves out republicans are
preparing to iiury democracy and Its
heresies so deep that they will be be
yond resurrection.
The duko of Marlborough denies that
W. K. Vundorbllt has given his daugh
ter, tho duchess, $100,000 as a thank
offerlug for tho safo return of the duke
from the South African war. As none
of them are on tho stage no necessity
exists for bidding for that class of free
advertising.
Down in tho Indlau territory they
havo n novel way of enforcing tax col
lections. When anyone refuses to pay
up they simply eject htm from tho tor
rltory. If tho habit should become uui
versal professional and habitual tax
shirkers would soon Untl themselves
without an abiding place.
When tho Civil Servlco commission
hns to send 6ut runuers to get people to
take examinations for lucrative places
under the government tho calamity
howler must be gelling short of foddof
Tho only explanation Is that every one
competent to 111) the bill, with tin
quallllcatlons exacted by Uncle Sum, Is
busily nt work at equal or better wages
iu private business establishments.
yin onsohVTt:.
The Chicago Chronicle, a rccognll
democratic organ, has recently printed
it series of articles on the senatorial con
test in Nebricka which are misleading
and designed to create I'uNe Impressions
In the interest of candldalto for the
United Slates senate who do not date
lo submit their claims to the people.
A week ago this democratic organ
made the announcement that Kdwitrd
Ilosewater had been forced lo withdraw
from the race for the t'nlted Slates sen
ate, by Senator llanna and the repub
lican national committee. This fake
was letnllcd through the democratic
newspapers of Nebraska with u sot of
particulars which had no foundation
whatever In fact.
In last Sundny'r. Ismio of the same
Chicago paper appeared a letter dated
from Omahii asserting that the at
tempt of Kdward Uosewater to have
his name placed on the olllclal ballot
for a popular expression of choice for
United States senator was an unheard
of proceeding In whhji he was trying
to lake advantage of an obsolete law.
Since when has the constitution of
Nebraska become obsolete'? Why
Should the provision that gives the elec
tors of Nebraska the right, to say
through the ballot box whom they
would prefer to represent tho state in
the national senate remain a dead let
ter? Why should not the candidates
of all parties be willing to trust the
people with their aspirations V Why of
all things should democratic newspapers
and democratic candidates disparage the
submission of the names of senatorial
candidates to the people when their
party Is pledged in Its national platform
to bring about tho election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people?
The opponents of an expression of
popular preference evidently do not
know that the Nebraska constitutional
provision was adopted because resolu
tions previously passed by several leg
islatures declaring in favor of an
amendment to the federal constitution
had proved liiell'ectual.
They evidently forget that this pro
vision was inserted In the Nebraska
constitution as a remonstrance against
tlie notorious corruption of our legis
latures In the election of a senator who
was not wanted by tho people and whose
course In the senate and In the sale of
patronage had scandalized the state as
well ns his party.
They forget, moreover, that this so-
called obsolele law has on at least two
occasions been appealed to by candi
dates willing to Invite popular endorse
ment.
Wlille It Is true that the Indirect mode
of expression of popular choice does not
give the credentials, yet no honorable
man elected to the legislature would vio
late the Instructions of his constituents
any more than would a presidential elec
tor who, though free legally to vote in
tho electoral college for whom he
pleases, is morally bound to vote for the
nominees indirectly endorsed by the
people.
Kv.iWMi run tii'Ksriuxa.
Mr. Hryan still evades several im
portant questions that have been pro
pounded lo him. In his speech tit Cov
ington Monday Governor Jtoosevclt
called attention to the fact that while lie
had replied to questions submitted by Mr.
Hryan, the democratic candidate has
paid no attention to those put to him.
Possibly during his tour of New York
Mr. Hryan may deign to take notice of
the governor of that commonwealth and
It Is to be expected that the republicans
will urgently demand that he do so.
None of the questions put to Mr.
Hryun are dilllcult to answer. They do
not require of him any elaborate ex
position of principles. He has been
asked whether, if elected, he would pa.
tho coin obligations of the government
iu silver or gold. The country Is very
much Interested In this question. There
Is u well-founded apprehension that he
would direct the payment of such obliga
tions In silver and it Is having a bad
effect upon business. Hut Mr. Hryan
maintains silence. Another question re
lates to the disfranchisement of colored
citizens iu the south, In uulllllcation of
the constitution and violation of the
prlnclplo of consent of the governed.
The democratic leader has nothing to
say on the subject. lie has been asked
If ho condemns Crokor and other New
York democrats who arc iu the lee trust
and lie dodged by saying that these men
are merely stockholders, ns If that re
lieved them of all responsibility.
Is such evasion compatible- with the
claim of honesty and sincerity?
' TIIUX, WHY XOT AO in
Four years ago Mr. Hryan himself ad
mitted that If elected n panic would
probably follow, if bis election then
would havo brought on panic, what
sound reason is there for thinking that
his election now would uot have a like
effect? Of course, thcro was great de
pression four years ago, whereas now
business generally Is good. ' Theru was
liuanclal distrust then, whllo nt present
there is conlldenee. The country Is iu
better condition to meet tho dangers in
volved lu tho success of tho party of
free silver and free trade than It was In
ISOtl. Doubtless It could better with
stand now the attacks which a Hryan
administration would make ou the gold
standard nnd on protection. It has
gained greatly lu liuanclal and Industrial
strength during tho last four years.
Hut this does not give warrant for be
lieving, ns some profess to do, that the
election of Hryan would havo no seri
ous effect upon unnuelnl and commercial
affairs, that conlldonco would not be
shaken nnd that there would bo no dis
turbance amounting to panic. While
It Is true that wo are very much stronger
In resources now than four years ago.
It Is also a fact that our entire liuanclal
fabric Is no less sensitive to attacks
like that which the Hrynnltes are mak
ing upon It. This must he apparent to
every careful observer untl Is certainly
known to all engaged In huge Unauelal
ami buslucss operations, Thero has
been au enormous expansion of credits.
The fact Is noted that In 1S!3 a con
traction of only ir( per cent In the bank
loans of New York City brought on a
panic that spread over the whole conn
try. The loans of the same banks are
now double what they were In lb'Xi and
those of all tho other banks of the coun
try show a similar dearee of expansion.
There Is, therefore, room for a much
greater contraction now than there was
In IN).'!, with a liability to a correspond
ingly greater disaster.
Of course no one can foresee with ab
solute certainty to what extent conll
denco would be Impaired by the success
of the parly of currency dobasement,
but it would seem that no one hnvlmr
some knowledge of practical uITnirs can
doubt that the election of u president
pledged to persistent warfare against
the gold standard would produce more
or less distrust and disturbance, with
the Inevitable effect of contracting cred
its, curtailing Investments and giving
a check to all kinds of enterprise. 12vl
deuce that such would be the case Is
already appearing In the fact that large
liuanclal contracts are made contingent
upon the result of the election and
many orders with manufacturers'
have a like condition. Capital Is
cautious In the presence of the
possibility of democratic success and
merchants are conservative. Can there
be a reasonable doubt that this feeling
would be very greatly lntensllled by the
election of llryiin, and that whether or
not actual panic should follow the suc
cess of the democratic party there would
ensue a slate of affairs that would
bring ruin, disaster and distress to mil
lions of our people?
tiih .LASw.i ltuusDAiiv (ji:i:sto:.
The democratic allegation that the
United Slates has surrendered territory
in Alaska to Great Hiitaln K like most
of the statements from that source di
rected against the present administra
tion, untrue. There has been no surren
der of territory In Alaska and no aban
donment of any American right there.
There Is no power In tho Department
of State to surrender a square Inch of
American territory and nothing of the
kind has been proposed or contem
plated. What has been done in regard to the
Alaska boundary dispute is simply pro
visional. A year ago a modus vlvendl
was drawn by Secretary Hay and Am
bassador Pauncefote. This provided
for a compromise between the claims
of the two powers, pending a linal set
tlement. The State department has
distinctly declared that the line marked
by tho surveyors iu pursuance of this
agreement is not permanent , but
merely a provisional boundary set up to
render friction between miners a..d the
two governments Impossible while the
question Is being settled for all time.
H has also staled that tho Interests and
rights of American citizens in the ter
ritory claimed by the United States have
been fully protected. Moreover it Is
claimed by the State department that
the concessions made by Great Hrltaln
lu the compromise exceed those made
by this government. It is well known
that this Is I lie Canadian view.
The tall; about "hauling down the Hag
in Alaska" Is simply campaign clap
trap. There has been nothing of the
kind nnd for the reason, as wo have
already said, that the executive depart
incut of the government has no author
ity to surrender an Inch of American
territory. This boundary question has
long been a vexatious ono and the dis
covery of gold lntensllled feeling on
both sides. When the two governments
took up the matter a year ago there was
an acuto situation, which seriously
threatened a coulllct in Alaska that
might havo Involved the United States
nnd Canada in war. In this exigency
the American and Hrltish governments
deemed it expedient to enter into a pro
visional agreement and this necessarily
required concessions on both sides.
Hut there was no surrender and no
abandonment of any American right,
anil so far as appears tho American
miners iu Alaska arc not now com
plaining of tho arrangement. Tho ef
fort of tho Hrynnltes to make political
capital out of this matter Is another Il
lustration of the desperate straits of that
party.
The local popocratic organ has ills
covered au Omaha man who Is success
fully bucking a trust. Headers of that
sheet up to this time have been led to
believe that the trusts have swallowed
every competitor and were striking right
and left In n clear Held. If a great
trust can bo bucked right here In
Omaha thero may bo some hope yet for
the popocratic trust-smasher In the at
torney geueral's olllce.
New York City Is selling municipal
bonds bearing 3',j per cent Interest at a
good round premium. In other words.
New York City can borrow money In this
prosperous era almost as cheaply as tho
United States government. It is safe
to say that no per cent money would
have been In sight If President McKln
ley were not administering the affairs
of Mio nation under good republican
policies.
Democratic orators draw pictures of
tho discontent prevailing lu tho island
of Porto Hlco, but now comes General
Davis, tho military commandant on the
Island, and Informs tho department that
all of the ll.oOO men now there are not
needed anil half the uumber will suf-
llce. If there was a condition of unrest
lu Porto Hlco General Davis would not
be likely to mako such a recommenda
tion.
The secretaries of tho State Hoard of
Transportation are onco more suffering
from fright over the possible loss of
their salaries. It certainly would bo a
pity to cut them off in the mlddlo of
the campaign, when they are devoting
all their tlmo to polities, and compel
them to hunt Jobs,
Within the next'thlrty days the United
States supremo court will pass upon
two casts vhtth Involve the legal status
of Porto Hico ami the Philippines and
the people of those Nlands. In con
nection therewith is noted the differ
ence between the republican and demo
cratlc parties. The republican party
leaves legal questions for the courts to
settle, while democracy would make
them the foot ball of partisan polities.
UMWtrMl JUL ItSVA V.
Next Thursday Is registration day and
every voter expecting to cast a ballot at
the election on November t. should see
that his name Is properly enrolled on
the registration books.
The registrars will sit in their re
spective wards and precincts from S
a. in. until !) p. in. on Thursday. In
order to register each voter must appear
personally before the registrars and an
swer the questions relating to his resi
dence and quallllcatlons prescribed by
the law.
No previous registration will hold
good this year. 1'allure to register
means self-ill.sfranchlsemcnt.
One of the questions which will be
asked by the registrars, under tho law.
is: "With what political party do you
wish to allllluteV" To this question
every person who expects to support
President McKtnlcy should answer;
"The republican party." This answer
is necessary to qualify the voter to
participate in the republican primaries.
He sure lo register Thursday.
The Artful Doduers.
Indianapolis Journul,
Mr. Urynn's follower should try to de
termine on the real issue before the close
of tho' campaign.
One que wllitn Answered.
tSIobu-Domoernt.
"Do you know of nny nood monopoly iu
private hands?" iunulrcd Mr. IJryau.
What vi.hout tho monopoly of running Tor
tho presidency on the democratic ticket?
.S iniilonis of Snri eiitler.
chleano Chronicle.
The vehemence with uhlch tho nuthraclto
coal mlno operators are protesting that they
will postlvely mako no further .onccBsioua
to the strikers HUKKc3tH, In the Unlit of ex
perience, that they are geUliin ready to sur
render. Mnrl.eil lllleet f I'rtisiii'rllj .
Indianapolis .liurunl.
No bettor proof of McKltilcy prosperity
could be furnlHhed than tho enormous rc-
luctlon lu the number and amount of real
tMtttto mortg.iKCS lu tho third year of his
administration.
IHscrt-tlltlnu ll Prophet.
San P'runclsco Call,
fho announcement of Lord Kobeiia that
ho Intended to declare a state of peace la
South Africa appears lo havo been a trllle
premature. In capturing thieo cities tho
llocrs demonstrate u dlsngruenblo tendency
not to accept "Hobs" as a prophet.
Tarred ullli (lie Stunt; Stick.
lluffalo Express.
Chairman Jonc3' hysterical reiteration
that tho American Cottou Halo company,
with which he Is connected, Is not n trust
fltn nicely with .Mr. (broker's Inability to
soo anything wrong In tho lee tiust, or
even that It Is a trust. Aro theso ludl
ctitions of tho difficulties tho democrats
will have lu tlndlng trusts It they get into
power?
DcIim Kill fill- Dfbs.
Washington Post.
Kour years ago Debs was on the stump
for Uryuu and presumably was winning
some votes for him. Debs this year is
cnnvnsslng for himself and ho' 13 said to
bo more eloquent and earnest than'ho was
In lMiU. With Dobs ami Wharton Barker
both pulling -votes away from Hryau that
0,500,000 of demo-pops of 1800 will proba
bly shrink somewhat In l'JOO.
'I'll I U I ll k tu the I'olllt.
New York Tribune.
la rainy Nebraska Uovernor lloobevolt
has addressed about 40.00U of Uryan'B
water-soaked constituents, with tho pros
pect that when they tlry out they Mill
mostly bo found In the republican ranks,
marching toward victory, a sound dollar
and a full dinner pail. Tho commonwealth
Is prosperous and knows tho causes nnd
conditions of II prosperity and how to
perpotuato It, ns Its record at tho polls a
mouth from now will sulllctently testify.
KlVeet or Heading mill TIiIiiIiIiik.
Indianapolis Journal.
A poll of tho leading newspapers in the
United Stntes printed In foreign languages
bliows that llfty-elght nie republican, twen
ty-six dcmociatlo und eight ludepondent. Of
(icrmau papers sixteen aro republican,
twelvo democratic uud thrco aro Independ
ent. Of papers printed In tho Scandinavian
languago ninutcen aro republican and two
aro democratic. Tho figures show that among
foreign-born an among native Americans a
majority of reading pcoplo aro republicans.
Mi'Klnle'N timid .liidmiient,
Philadelphia Hecord. (dem.i
President McKinlcy has done credit to
his own Judgment nnd no less credit to
tho country In naming Judgo (leorgo Gray
to represent tho United States with ox
President Harrison as a member of Tho
Uaguo Permanent Arbitration tribunal
Tho nations aro making wars and making
leady for wars with ominous assiduity,
but tho tlmo mny eomo when the arbitra
tion tribunal will bo a welcome resort for
tho most obstreperous nnd aggressive
powers. It will nlways furnish places of
distinction nnd dignity for American rep
resentatlves.
AIH.AI'S SII.I.V AKTIPtCK.
One Alleged Lincoln (liiiiliitlnii ami
Whence It Clime.
Phlladolnhla lteeord (dum.i.
It could hardly havo been expected that
tho venerable democratic candidate for tho
vlco presidency would mako tho most laugh
ablo contribution to tho fun of tho campaign
Ho is no longer a colt, fetching mad bounds
nnd springing new kicks on admiring ob
servers, Dut Atllal has quoted a ptopkecy
of Lincoln's go pertinent to present occasion
thai it lias been put In big typo and kept
standing aB a campaign scarecrow in pome
of tho Hryan newspapers. It was said to
havo been wiltten by Lincoln 'In lfetil, as
follows:
"Hut I sen In the near future a crisis up
iiioachlnir that unncrvOJino and causes nm
to tremble for the t.ufety'ot my country. As
a result of tho war corporations havo been
enthroned and nn era of corruption In
high places will follow anil (ho money
power of tho country will endeavor to
prolong Its reign by working upon the
prejudices of tho people until nil wealth
Is aggregated in a few hands and tho ro
public will bo destroyed."
Tho New York Times has taken the
trouble lo try to verify this Stovensonlan
quotation. It cites Secretary Hay (Mr
Lincoln's biographer) as authority for the
declaration that tho prophecy was
launched In 1SS8, having been communi
cated by Mr. Lincoln's spirit lo a travel
ing spiritualist named Cora Hatch.
It was hardly fair of Adlal when hi
sprum; this dolorous outgiving on th
country to conceal from his fellow citizens
Its posthumous character. He should have
told them how It was "batched."
Test Vote
Chicago
At tho Chicago nutl-trued conference Mr.
Hryan said: "We have not met hero to de-
stroy tho trusts." The members of Mr.
Urynn's party In the house of represent-
atlves have proved by their votes that thoy
wero not thcro to destroy the trusts.
Supreme court decisions havo shown that
the powers of congress, as tho constllu-
tlon now stands, extend only to tho trusts
that arc engaged la Interstate commerce,
such as railway pools. Therefore tho re-
publican parly Introduced and pressed to
n voto In congress on June 1, 1900, a reoolu-
tlon proposing tho following amendment to
tho constitution:
Hectlon 1. All powers conferred by this
article shall extend to the gcvonil states.
the territories, tr.. unmet oi v. on . .. u .j
Ji'i'b'jec! "SX-liSt'orthLUei
HlHlna
Uhillnn 1 Cnni.Mieu ullllll linVH tinWCt ttl
tr.llnn rm-lllnll rflllllivl. 111'llllilllt. Or llM-
solvo trusts, monopolies, or combinations,
"whether existing In form of a combination
or otherwise. The revernl states tuny con- ,
.i...... vnK, .nn i unu'itp in tiTiv m loiii'r
put lii conflict, with tho laws of the United
S?eeTlon 3. Cnngrt"!f sdinll hnve power 'o
enforce the provisions of this tirtielo by ap
propriate legislation.
Tho democratic members caucused ana
Bryan's Pettifogging
Indianapolis
To Mr. nryan'a pettifogging with tho sil
ver question wo havo frequently called at
tention. It Is worth whllo noting again, ns
ho gnvo a fresh example of his method In
his speech nt Ann Arbor. In answer to
somo ono that asked, How about frco sil
ver? ho salt):
"Wo nro In favor of the free coinage of
silver nt tho ratio of lfi to 1 without wnlt-
lng for tho aid or consent of nny other
nation on earth. Your president Is now
coining silver dollnrs nt tho ratio of 10 to
1 without waiting for tho aid or consent
of nny other nation on earth. Your party
has never proposed a change In tho ratio.
It 10 to I Is wrong, let your parly rhango
It; It hns tho president, senate nud house."
The llrst sentence ought to convlnco any
ono ns to what the policy of a Hryan ad
ministration would be. There Is nothing In
Mr. Hrynn's record to glvo any one tho
slightest shadow of hope to suppose that
ho will not do precisely ns ho says, rrom
tho tlmo of his crosst-ot-gold and crown-of-thorns
speech to this utterance ho has
never wavered lu devotion to sliver at 10
to 1 and has never dodged nny opportunity
to alllrm'lt. However much ho may petti
fog, ns he does lu tho latter part of this
quotation, yet on tho stump, In interviews,
In magazine?, he has nlways declared that
the democratic party Is In favor of the
free coinage of silver nt 10 to 1. Whatever
else Mr. Hryan mny or may not be, he hna
been consistent In his devotion to free
silver. However much good cltlzenB may
wish to believe that free silver Is uot tho
paramount Issue now and they may be-
I'KKSONAI, XOTI!".
Kx-Minor Strong of New York has been
suffering from tho gout nnd will probably
go to ono of tho Ciernuui watering places lu
a few months.
Tho Chicago Historical society has a line
new building that cost JlfcO.OoO and a library
of over 20,000 bound volumes and HO, 000
unbi.und volumes, besides many bints, paint
ings, etc.
Tho eigurmakers of Tampa, Ula., havo
shipped this year a total of hS.ulu.OuO cigars,
nn Increase of 20,71(0,000 over Inst year. Just
now they aro sending out sample holiday
packings, from which thoy expect much.
Israel Znugwill, the Jewish novelist, wrote
hlB llrst book when ho was a student nt
London university. Tho ell'ort occupied four
evenings ho always works In spurts ami
ho and a friend paid 10 to havo tho talo
published lu pamphlet form.
Walter C. Jones, mnyor of Onlveston, Tex..
Is a candidate for congress. Having been
chief executive of tho stricken city during
tho recent overwhelming djsnster, he hns
come to be referred to as "tho hurricane
mayor."
Senator Hoar says ho was recently talking
to tho .Vyear-old son of a icp dilican friend
nnd uBked: "Well, Tom, uro you going
lo grow up and bo a good man liko your
father?" "No," was tho reply, "1 think I'll
bo n democrat."
Senator Hurrows hns nt least one admirer
In Michigan. Mlllnrd Hemingway of Lapeer
was In rilnt on tho morning of tho day when
Mr. Dunows was to speak at Lapeer. Find
ing that the regular train servlco would uot
take lilm thcro lu tlmo he hired a special
and arrived Just ns tho senalor began his
lomarkB.
Tho lato (lent go H. JUnnrhard was nn nil
usually versatile man. Hcsldes being tho
lending authority on railroads In Iho United
Stales he wrote credltablo vcisch as a pas
time and had considerable tthllily as a mu
sician, which was shown uot only In his
playing, but In several compositions which
wero of no mean quality.
James K. IUIbIi hns resigned us tlenin
rrallo candidate for presidential elector In
lllluolH hccniiHo ho la piesideut and (lit color
of a national bank nnd thinks his eligibility
may bo called In question lu the possiblu
caso of his election. The law provides that
no cnndldato for tho olllco of presidential
elector shall hold nuy federal olllco of profit.
CALAMITY' VHKSUS I'll ll 1 11',
Itepl.v of (lie SihIiikn Dunlin (n dm
lllNcrctlllc il I'l-opliel.
Chicago Tlmes-llernld.
Whou Cnlnmlty Wllllo whs stumping for
William Jennings Hryan four years ago ho
madu Iho greatest elfort of his llfo at tho
Madison Square (iarden, New York, where
ho hnd gono to bo notified of his nomination
August 12. Among other equally truo things
ho salil:
"Savings bank depositors know that under
a gold standard thoro 1b Increasing danger
that they will lose their deposits becauso of
tho Inability of banks to collect their assets,
nnd they still further know thut If tho gold
stnndnrd Is to contluuo Indefinitely they may
bo compelled In withdraw their deposits In
order to pay living expenses."
Of course Mr. Hrynn had not ono Jot of
Bpeelnl knowledgo on this subject to enable
him to talk so glibly of what savings bank
depositors did not know. Out of tho opon
ncss of his mouth tho Inner Inato lgnoraneo
of tho boy orator spoke.
Hero nro some facts from tho reports of
tho comptroller of tho currency In regard to
savings bank depositors nnd deposits:
Tidal savings bank depositors
1KM5 C,no,l,l3l
Telal savings bank depositors
IWiO 5.370,100
In lease 111 depositors .lol.tilTi
Total savings bank deposits lS!ii.$l.!M7.1S.277
Total savlngl bank deposits 1:"0. 2,131,171,1:)
Increase In deposits 2J7,3I4,(A.I
Averagu deposits IS'M 27U..V)
Aveiugo deposits 1'JiO Ii'j".l7
Moreover those figures tnko no account of
tho savings deposits lu state banks having
savings departments.
Neither do they mako any nccouut of the
$2,l58,03,"o7 indlvldunl deposits In tho na
tional banks of tho United States nor of tho
ihrcc-quarters of a billion Individual de
posits In stnto bunks.
Thero Is ono economic fact Mr. Hryun will
uover loam, and that Is that tho wealth of
tho muny In tho t'nlted States Is to tho
wealth of tho few In tho ratio of 10 lo 1,
ind that tho gold standard U tho salvation
it the uavlugv as well us th uuctit. of tha
many,
on Trusts
Inter Ocean
decided to vote against this amendment
And why Simply because to pass It would
havo taken the trust Issue out of politics nud
they thought they needed tho Issue In their
campaign. When the vote was tnken US
republicans voted "yea uud 130 democrats
vited "nay." As a two-thirds vote was
necessary, and tho lcpiibllcnns did not have
(ho requisite number of members, the
amendment was lost. Tho voto In detail
may bo found lu tho Congressional Hecord
of June 1. Among those voting "nay" ero
nil tho conspicuous Hrynnlto shrlekers
against trusts, ami Messrs. Neville, nouin-
son, Stark and Sutherland, nil tho Ilryanlte
congressmen from Mr. Hrynn's own stuto.
fho Hrynnltes are vociferous upon tho
gllml., 0Rn8t trusts. They hunt the octopus
to his laired drug out his bleeding corpse
In words. Hut when It comes to deeds
(hey nro as gentlo with the monster us n
mother with her child. When asked to
vote lor their professions they voto iignlnst
...v.,..
Tho test vote In luo house of rep
resentatives oa Juno 1 last proves (ho
abotuto humbug of Urynnlte antl-lrust
agitation.
News (Intl. rep. i
lleve that all they please they cannot In
momeuts of sober thought dodgo the con
clusion that Mr. Hrynn nieuns to do all he
can to make It paramount, If ho becomes
prcGldcnt.
After the manner of the pettifogger, Mr.
Hryan says to the republican: "Your party
has never proposed to change the ratio."
Precisely It has not. fnr at things nro the
ratio makes little din rente as long as tho
government nialntni.i.' 'he gold standard.
Hut there Is-an c'ti.tlal f,iltehii:-d In Mr.
Uryau'H statement that tho president "Is
coining silver at I'i to 1 without waiting
for the old or consent of nny other nation
en earth," bceaufco tho meaning Mr. Hryan
means to convey Is that the 10 to 1 tatlo
Ib thus shown to be harmless ami that he
wants only tho same' thing when ho ad
vocates that nny one that has silver shall
bo allowed to take It to tho mint nnd havo
It coined at tho ratio of 10 to 1. Our
coinage now Is for government account and
our silver dollars uro to the extent of half
their nominal value virtually token nione.
This Is a very different thing from free
coinage.
Would Mr. Hryan be content with the
kind of silver coinage that (ho government
Is now engaged In? Of eouit.c he would
not. Ho wauls AS cents' worth of sller
coined Into dollars without limit nnd ac
cepted ns the standard of value. The
essential untruth of Mr. Hrynn's statement
lies In this that he is repeating and con
tinuing to repeat that we nro having now
tho same sort of sliver coinage that ho Is
In favor of.
AI'IMIAI. TO Till'. MOM.
Akihi.v of ll Untie lex ChiiiiiiiIkii Ite
lleelccl III IIi'MIu'n 'lull..
Chicago Tribune.
Mr. Hryau has said that "the laboring
man asks for arbitration nud gdx a large
army;" that "ho asks for shorter hours of
labor and his answer Is a large army;"
Hint "tho republcan party is building up
an Industrial despotism that coeipels mil
lions of people to get on their knees In
tho morning and pray to tho trust: '(live
us this day our dully bread," that "under
the pretext that wo want a large army for
foreign uso there nro republicans who wnnt
It for domestic use," und that "they want
to build a fort near every large city and
hae tho army there to suppress' by forco
the discontent that ought to be cured by
legislation."
Ho hns said these things not thought
lessly, but deliberately, not once, but re
peatedly. He has fancied that these state
mentu would exclto In his favor tho pas
sions and prejudices of Bomo members of
tho community. They do not seem to
havo had thnt effect. Few. indeed, aro
tho men who can be moved by such a
canting utterance of the sleek, well-fed
olHec-hnnter us this:
"As I pass along the street and look
into tho faces of some of the careworn
women who never get n ehnnro to (alio n
summer vneatlon nt some pleasant water
ing place I wonder how the husbands and
sons of these women can find It In their
hearts to support the policies which nro
totlay amassing great wealth In Hie hands
of a few peoplo with a rapidity novel be
fore known In the history of tho world."
These are Iho words of a man who is for
tho second time tho presidential candidate
of a unco respectable party. The visible
effect of Mr. Hrynn's reckless appeals to
"envy, mallco and hatred and all uuchar-
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An Overcoat
Yes, sir; right Ihis way, lcnKe and lot nsishow you
coals Unit aro Iho "real thing." Our assortment is larger and
more comploiu than yon will lind elsewhere. Our .stylos are bel
ter, our qualities aro hotter and the lit of our garments is never
questioned for
No Clothing Fits Like Ours
and our prices of 1.0.00, J2.nO, $15.00, 18.00, .0.01) and 25.00,
coinpri.se a range of values that are within the reach of all. None
bettor. Very few as good. J5ox Coats, .Raglans, fcurtouls,
Paddocks, Ulsters and oven l'ea Jackets if you want them.
Wo have made all necessary preparations for your lop coat
wants, and would advise your coming if you are looking for the
best at prices mentioned.
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
OumbR'a Only Exclusive Clothiers for Men and Uoy
Hablencss" Is to stimulate to Bni'.:r ex
ertions to defeat him alt law and order
citizens. Tho more determined ho shows
himself to be to play on the evil passion-,
of men the more determined nre tin
thnt the country shall not be handed nvei
to a man who holds tho voice of a mot'
more respectable than Hint of the Inw.
Those American who have deep-sealed
faith lu tho Institutions of their country
nnd havo the conviction tlut nothing will
happen calculated to impair tho vitality of
those itiBtltlltlonB cannot but bo confident
(hat McKlnley will bo elet ted and tho dan
gerous cnndldato of (ho democracy taste the
bitterness of defeat once more. They
would be more pleased If they had a satis
fying assurance that this Nebraska "Man
of Wrath" will not bo tho candidate of his
party In 1P0I. Ho has said he will not bo
If elected this yenr. Ho has not Bald lie
Will not be if defeaied.
Mr. Hryan should not expect a renom
Inntlon If he lends his party to defeat again.
Thero Is no precedent for tho bestowal of
a third nomination on a tuna who lias
twtco been unsuccessful. Tho consena
live people of tho United States demo
crats ns well as repnbllcnns-woubl feel
eiiBler in mind if they were sure (hat
Mr. Hryan did not Intend (o mako a prece
dent nnd force his party to sacrifice Kself
n (hlrd time oa (he allar of his Immoderate
nmbltlon.
Hltl.lI.V THII'I.I.
WimhlnKtoii Star: ".Many a man," ,b
i licit. I'.ben. "bus niado do mlstiiko oh
linimltdn he wah .i great patriot, when In
fuck lie wah (.Imply tired ' work nn'
wanted to hoi' olllce."
Detroit Fiv,. Press: "Huthuslasm goes a
long way lu business."
'"I'lint M ho; nud a lot of business Is tin
backbone of enthusiasm, too."
Atlanta Constitution: "Well. Jim
("tildnt .;imm tho civil service business on
geography an' 'i llhmelle."
"Too bad! Whai's h goln' to do now?"
"Dunim: Inn retu.in he'll go back t"
ti nt bin' Bcbool!"
lMKsburg Cbionicle: "T'ley nie finding .i
good niiiiiy dry IihI.-m. ' .'.bid Mr. Snucs".
wlin hns lately become li tercsted in pe
(loleiini. "Well, you know thnl there hns been verv
llttto rnln lately," explalnej Mrs. Snng.
Detroit Journal: "You nro perfection!"
hi' W lllxpt'letl.
She xhook her head sadly.
"Alas, no!" sho sighed. "I fmr no nun
could conio 'to near perfection as this'"
In point of fuel, not so much as a sofa
cushion Intervontd between them as th"
spoke.
Waslilngtei, Sttir: "Do w.u think H,.
evperlep.'.. ,i foot ball player helps t
lit n man for rfulin-ss In real life?'
"Well." answered the athletic youth. "I
should think It would stand a man In goo'.
Mli'iid If lu- contemplated making nny gdd
standard speeches In Colorado.
Philadelphia Press: Towno Colonel U.i r
(old iiu- In- bad spoken to the gov-rn
aliotii a job for trie.
Ilrov. in"-Ye-i, that was f.oliie (linn agr.
Tow no-Didn't his Influence have ,.
Weight Willi the goverenr.'
lllowne-1 .ins It had wait in nt i
judging lloia lesults.
i'.i:i it ai.o.m;.
Denver Times.
There was trouble In the oltle! of the old
1. D. & Q.
When the news en mo In that No. I had
iiniiihheil with No. 2
And disli United calamity for half a mil
arntiiiil.
Till ll was Impossible to see the tolor of
Tht' ground. x
Ami the Chairman of exeetitlveq .ald to
the President:
"It strikes nn- that ou can't run n r.tlt-
ro.itl wtlrlli a t opper cunt!"
Whereupon the tienertil Mnnacer was
called upon ibe lloor
And Intornied that he was ruleless in the
ease of 2 and I;
And Hie (ieiienil Manager remarked: ' I
very plainly see
That Ihe (leneriil Superintendent metis a
red-hot roast fiom me"
Which tlie Fiime induced the donera!
Suiieriuteiideiit to call ill
The Division Superintendent, whom In?
criticised like sill,
Ami who straightway bail tho master of tin
road icpoit lo him
For a roasting then anil thero adminis
tered with dash ami vim.
Said the muster of tlie load: "The seelloi
foiemaii Is Ihe chap
Who lias i a used, lids gieat disaster, ami 1 II
knot k 1 il tn out ii rap."
So be called the section foiemnn, and lie
sold: "You iiiri les.M eiiss.
Your remarkable stupidity has made, .scape -
goats of us "
Which the section foreman took ns quite .i
personal affront
And n solved right then anil there to do a
criticising stunt
On his own 1 k, so he called the man' who
greases up the truck
And he said: "It seems to me you ought lo
tlml a friendly crack.
Anil crawl Into ll and pull yteir carcas'
after you. you t hump.
For neglect of duly on jmir part has got u-i
on the jump!
If you'll greased your tracks Mill accident
would never have occurred-
Vcm Jim go uud draw your salary, without
another word!''
w
So the greaser took tln order for hi cash
uud tlrew his roll.
And remarked, wltli iiiuclt emphatic lan
guage: "Well, upon my soul,
DIs road's tie cheapest lot o' pus dat I
has ever saw,
An' ills ring o' tnkln' blame fr udders
rifkles In mo craw;
Wy. do Chairman o' do board spen'.i nil de
money In de ens'.
An", by govh, 1 can't bo greasln' w'n I
uln't got any grease!"