T -V
"'
.'' r
THE COURIER.
::
I
Iw
It
I
ic.
Hifhest of all k Leavesing Power Late J. S. GcVt Reposf
Km
ABMLUTECV PURE
V i
out stint, but It has 'never been said
that he is cautious or conservative.
Not. many months ago some society
people In Omaha gave an amateur
circus performance In the great Coli
seum in that city. Mr. Bryan was
asked to take the showy part of ring
master, and he consented. For two
nights he appeared before the wealth
and beauty of Omaha in the traditional
top boots and high hat of the master
of the ring, and he cracked his whip
In a way that made teamsters on the
tack feats salute him. He was an ex
cellent ringmaster. Besides standing
on a platform and cracking his whip
he made jokes, and he cracked his Jokes
with the same facility that he cracked
his whip. People said Mr. Bryan alone
was worth the price of admission. He
was happy then, and all smiles, and
when the people applauded his sallies
he was almost as pleased as he is now
when the crowds cheer blm. He en
tered Into the circus project In the same
headlong 'manner that he has started
In the race for the presidency. He
cared nothing for dignity or the
fitness of things then. He cares noth
ing for these now. His object was to
create an effect then. That is his ob.
Ject now. Close observers cannot set
that there is much difference in the
way he conducted the circus and the
way in which he is conducting his
campaign. It may be that his circus
experience in Omaha is what caused
htm to request that the ceremony of
notification be held In Madison Square
Garden, New York, instead of at his
home in this city.
Mr. Bryan la honest, and his friends
admire him for that and for his great
gifts. Tjut they have been surprised at
the light manner with which he is
p'.aylng with what seems, in his hands
a mere bauble, a nomination for the
presidency of the United States. His
picturesque trip from Salem to Lin
coln, his repeated speeches and con
tinued publicity In advance of the of
ficial notification of the nomination.
his boyish and lll-3eonsIdered phrases
all mark him as an excited youth
rather than an earnest man in train
ing for he highest office in the gift of a
great nation. There are other
little things, not Important in
themselves, that detract from the
dignity and poise which should
distinguish a man In Mr. Bryan's
position. He is feverish in his
haste. He is nervous and excitable.
He is unable to stay in one place any
length of time or continue at one Cask.
He wants to be up and going to and
fro. Be wants to have a hand in all
that is doing. On the way home he
was the first man to appear on the
platform, hat in hand, and ready to
speak at the little towns before the
wheels had stopped turning. When
visitors arrive from out of the city, In
stead of receiving them quietly at his
residence, he makes a hurried trip
downtown, carrying his wife with him,
and holds a reception In a hotel.
All of these things art, perhaps, in
significant, and in no way affect the
purity of his character, but Mr. Bryan's
bearing is not what we have learned
to expect in the presidential candi
dates of great parties. The people
here like Mr. Bryan, but he fails to
command serious respect. Observing
the traits -which have markedly prom
inent since he was made the nominee
in Chicago, one seems to be forced to
the conclusion that his personal quali
ties, admirable though they may be,
are. not such as to especially St him
for the discharge of the duties of chief
executive of a nation of 70,660,066 of
people. Youth is a fine thing, and it
Baking
rowder
is good that youth has so large a share
in the government of this country.
But in this nation, where positions of
importance are given to young men. It
Is expected that they will exhibit a
sobriety of thought and conduct. Tne
late William E. Russell was a young
man, a very young man when he was
first elected governor of Massachusetts,
but he was always looked upon as a
safe man. The public had confidence
in his Judgment. There was no fear
of rash steps. Mr. Bryan in his private
lffe Is Just as exemplary as was Mr.
Russell. He has- never been accused
of a dishonest act. No taint or stain
of reproach has ever attached to his
reputation, as a man. But in temper
ment the boy orator is exactly the op
posite of the boy governor. He is
lacking in those qualities that made
Russell a leader in the democratic
party while he was a boy in years.
Russell -was brave and daring and he
had enthusiasm, but he was not spas
modic or fidgety. He had self-poise,
dignity and a certain amount of mental
and physical reserve. He won his
laurels by the possession of many
qualities of strength. Mr. Bryan was
nominated for president as the result
of a few minutes of impassioned rnd
reckless eloquence.
So far in his ptiblls speeches. Mr.
Bryan has avoided all reference to any
issue other than the free coinage of
silver at the ratio of sixteen to one.
He is not proud of the Chicago plat
form and his object is to gloss over the
rough places and hide the viciousness
of unbridled Altgcldlsm and Tillman
ism, and delude the people with the
idea that the only question Involved
in 'his candidacy is whether there shall
be free coinage of silver. Nobody
realizes more fully than Mr. Bryan
what the supremacy of the element
that framed the resolutions adopted in
Chicago would mean, and it is not sur
prising that he Is trying to bunco the
public.
The truth is that the Chicago plat
form means tumult and disorder,
whichever way you take It, The planks
attacking the supreme court and de
fending Aitgeld tend directly- to gov
ernmental upheaval, while the free
coinage plank foreshadows the same
result, to be achieved In a different
manner.
The peace and prosperity of our peo
ple depend on the security and stabil
ity of our financial and commercial
regulations. Mr. Bryan is the advo
cate of a policy, whose immediate ef
fect would be to destroy all values,
send railway companies like the C,
B. & Q. and the Pennsylvania into the
hands of receivers, stop all construc
tion, paralyse manufacturing, bank
rupt banks and life insurance com
panies and entail hardships on the
people of this country such as they
have never experienced. Nearly every
free coinage man Is ready to admit
that the first result of Mr. Bryan's
election would bp the biggest panic
this country has ever seen and this
of Itself Is having a powerful influence
In keeping- sensible men out of Mr. Bry
an's party. People of means have had
about all the trouble they can stand
already and they are not going to vote,
to precipitate disaster. Worklngmen,
the people who work by days' wages,
can hardly be fooled into voting for a
policy that would send money into se
clusion and take from the people the
opportunity to labor. But this panic
and upheaval that would last for years,
would not be alL
Do "the people of thi 'isiitry want lo
exchange, prniar.cn:!.. 'leir condition
for the lot of the n ir ,I -sioan who, if
he works liy in- il. . -uis from 10 to 30
cents? Do thy want to b plHced on
an equality iriih the people of nun-progressive.
nlv -ridden countries? The
facti indisputable that in everv coun
try wbe-e. silver is free men re
laves. Squalor and misery go hand in
hand, and starvation haunts th? poir
man's door. In the countries where
men are most enlightened, where men
are free, and the people are prosperous,
the v.ilue of money rests upon some
thi ig more substantial than a legislative
rt it The free Coinage of silver is a
g.itteringjlelusion that hides a world of
misery. Why this sentimental .attach
ment for silver? What is there in this
one metal that men should he drawn
o it as to a Will-o'-the-Wisp. sad in
order to get foi it a fraudulent, ficti
tious. Hat value, Foek to overturn a
nation's prosperity, anJ destroy a na
tion's honor? Why is it that these
people do not ask the government to
take a half dollar's worth of glass or
putty or tin or celluloid or iron and
6tamp it and give it back, backed by a
law that says it thall henceforth be'
worth 100 cents? The theory of free
silver appeals to human cupidity, rather,
than to human reason, and the people
of this country are not knaves. Neither
am. they fools. Mawkish sentiment
and open dishonor never elected a man
president of the United Slates and .they
never will.
THE EDITOR.
I hcri-by announce myself as a candi
date for the republican nomination for
county treapurer. subject to the action
of the county convention.
W. J. CrandMlI.Firth, Neb.
ON TO CHICAGO.
Half Rates, Special Train and a Day
light Run.
Sunday a. nv, July 5, 8 o'clock, via
the Elkhorn-Northwestern line, a sil
ver train, gaily and appropriately dec
orated, will leave Lincoln carrying the
Hon. W. J. Bryan, the Bryan club, the
free silver delegates, their wives and
their friends to Chicago. This train
will be first class In every particular;
will make fast time, and the daylight
run will enable people to see the finest
portions of Iowa and Illinois while,
traveling over the greatest railroad in
the west. One fare for the round trip
will be charged. For further Informa
tion call on or address as below:
A. S. Felding, C. T. A.. S. A. Mosher,
Gen'l Agt, 117 So. 10th SL, Lincoln,
Neb.
Remember the Union Pacific will run
a special train for the Beatrice Chau
tauqua, Sunday, June 28. Rev. Robert
Mclntyre, of Denver will preach in the
morning. Train leaves Lincoln 8:30 a.
m., returning leave Beatrice 7 p. m.
Fare only 90 cents for the round trip.
Canon City coal at the WbUebreas
Coal and Lime Co.
The Flier will make better time by
several hours to SL Louis, Cinclnnatti,
Washington, New York and to all east
ern points, than any other line out of
Lincoln. It is a screamer.
For Information about rates, connec
tions, ets, or for sleeping car berths,
call at city ticket office, 1201 O street
F. D. CORNELL. C. P. & T. A.
BENKE, the popular tailor hss
moved to 121 N 12th; for first class work
and low rates give him a call.
"Queen Victoria." Ladies' Favorite
Her Majesty's Perfume, is the most
astina and perfect Perfuwe. Ask
ggs1 the Druggist" for a sample.
HALF FARE EXCURSION TO HOT
SPRINGS. 8. D.
If you want to travel cheap, note the
following round trip excursions at half
rates this summer via the North
western line:
June 12 and July 3 to Hot Springs,
S. D.
June 14 and 15 and July 5 and 6 to
Denver, Colo.
June 15. 16, 23 and 24 to San Fran
cisco. July 4, 5, C. to Chicago.
July 4 and 5 to Buffalo, N. E. A.
July 2, 3. 4, 5, to Washington, D. C.
July 14. 15, 16. to Milwaukee, Wis.
Get information and tickets at city
ticket office. 117 South Tenth street,
Lincoln, Neb.
See the new Photochromes at Cran
cer & Curtice Co.'s. 267 South 11th
street, the newest thing in pictures.
Mrs. Sldell Is the favorite modiste
1232 O street. '
MilHnMH EAVRHsWi MllnMRl Mnr
LINCOLN, NEB.
I M. RAYMOND, A.J. SAWYER
Preiident. ' Vices President
SI H.BTJSNHAM . D. G. WING
"T5" Cashier. Attnt Casbier
CAPITAL, $250,000 SURPLUS $25 000
Directors I. It. Raymond, 8. H. Barnbam
C. G.Dawe. A. J. Sawyer, Lewis Gregory
NZSnell, GMLamberUon, D G Win;, SW
Banian.
DE. F. D. SHERWIN
DENTIST,
Porcelain Fillings, Crown and Bridge
Work a Specialty.
ROOMS 17, IB, 19, BURR BLOCK
SECOND FLOOR. '
Lincoln Nebraska
Empress Josephine toilet preparation
face bleach, face tonic, hair tonic, etct
at Kleinkauf & Grimes', 117 North lis.
i'
Every purchaser of
f 1 worth of goods
will receive a cou
pon worth lOcts,
to apply on futnre
purchase. 5c cou
pon with 50c
Riggs Pharmacy i
12 &0
It IB HIT
RMTETOTK
Come and See Us
L O. TOWHBIHD, F. D. CORKXLL,
G. P St T. Agt. C. P.& T. Aft
St Louis. Mo. 1201 O I
8ULPHO-SATJNE
COR 14 AND M.
CtfXEVGOXtfVr, 7CX01
Open at all Hours Day and NlfAt
All forms t baths.
TURKISH. RUSSIAN AND ROMAN
With special attention to the mil
cation of natural sale water tout,
Several times stronger than sea water.
Special department for surgical esses
sod diss sees peculiar to women.
Skin. Blmi wINvMuDh.
. LiTr and Kidaor Titrable anil Parian
MHI
BJHMMI11
fBanuBSsPnEaiSnV
AiUMata ara treated sneeesrrauy.
8a batata may be enjoyad at all atsasae P
oar bra salt nriaraiax pool, 88142 feet, ft
IS fact deep, heated to uniform teaipsratmre e
St decrees.
DR8. M. H. AND J. O. EVERETT
Managing Physicians.
T .