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Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04
MORTON'S VIEWS ON FINANCE
Secretary Says This is Not Matter for
Politicians to Settle,
BUSINESS MEN SHOULD GET TOGETHER
Commercial nodics of the Country
should Agree Upon u Plan for
Reform and order Com
grcss to Pass II.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.--Sccretary Nor
! ton Is very much interested in the success
| Of the movement iuaugurated by pre-.
! liminary meeting OF the representatives of
some OF the commercial organizations Of the
country at indianapolis Tuesday to secure a
general convention OF the representatives OF
commercial, banking and business aSsocia-
tions for the purpose OF framing a practical
scheme OF currency reform to be urged on
congtess. lie has long been of the opinion
that if the business interests Of the country
would formulate their demands as to
remedial financial legislation, and were a
unit in it's support they could bring enough
pressure to bear on congress to compel ac-
t,on in the lire Of their wishes
Almost year ago Secretary Morton made
this suggestion in a speech before the New
York Board OF Trade and Transportation.
On that occasion he said: "Why cannot
tho New YORK; Board Of Trade ana Chamber
Of Commerce formulate such legislation.
have il approved by all the commercial
organizations Of the United states, and by
p,tit.on prCscat it to congress and demand
It's enactment? Why should wagC-carncrs.
bankers, traders, merchants, manufacturers
and railroad men, who use vast sums OF
currency in their practical everyday al
iuirs leave the finances of the country to
hc settled by mere politicians theorists and
vagarists whose only interest is In trans
f,rriHg public Offices from one set of place
hunters to another? why leave all, at this
critical aGd crucial period. wherein in the
integrity, the honor and the glory of our
common country are imperled to the adVo-
Gates of iiuancial scheme that would dis
honestly ply these whom we honestly owe?
Did not that class enact the Bland-Allison
law Of February 2S 1S7S?"
The Indianapolis preliminary convention,
tt which the boards Of trade of but a few
cities in the middle west were represented
Ae believed, is in line with his suggestion
1nl will be eagerly taken up by the bust
mcss ard commercial bodies Of the country.
II they can agree upon comprehensive
ul7n Of currency reform he is confident that
congress will accept and enact 1t into law.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04


There are twenty states aH y four ter
ritories in the tranSmiSSisSIpni region
and of the 5000 newspapers published
this side of the Mississippi the Denver
News is the only one besides the
Omaha Word-Herald that is making an
exhibition OF itself in trying to force the
IiAnSniSSiS&ipp Exposition into th'
arena of politics.
Without impugning the motives OF
our Denver contemporary, which app0r-
,ntIy prefers to have no exposition IN
Omaha. let it be known once ana for
Ill time that The omaha Bee viii not
disown its honest convictions or change
its views on any great question of na-
tional moment because of any threat
against the TrunSmiSsissippi EXposi-
ton. The Bee was an outspolen advo-
cate of sound money long before Mr..
Bryan was known in Nebraska. L has
dealt with Mr. Bryan just as it would
have dealt with any other candidate
nominated to champion the same cause.
1t has discussed the issues OF the late
campaign without virulencc or personal
abuse. 1t will not be distracted or de
TERED from pursuing the course which
it believes to be for the best interests
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04
Now RETALIATION ON GERMANY.
President Cleveland SuspCnds the
Free VDnunrg DuNs

SuSnEn1S
Free Tonnage Dues.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.-The president
has issued proclamation suspcnding. after
January next, the operations of the act
which relieves German vessels entcrlnr
United States ports from the payment of
tonnage dues and other shipping chargcs
This action was taken upon proof that
American vessels are denied corresponding
privileges in German ports The shipping
charges under our laws are based on a
sliding scale. The presidents action doubt
less VIII arouse widespread interest in
shipping circles.
The president mentions the fact that his
proclamation Of January 2S 1855. suspended
the collection of the whole of the duty
or 9 cents per ton or not to exceed 80 cents
per ton upon German vessels entering the
ports of the United states according to sec
ION H. act Of congress, approved June 49,
IN'b. This Suspension was proclaimed upon
proof then appearing satisfactory that no
tonnage or lighthouse dues or any equiyu-
lent tax or taxes whatever were imposed
upon American vessels entering German
ports and that American vessels and their
caFSotS were not required in German ports
10 pay any Zee or import duty higher or
other than was payable by German vessels
or their carEues in the United States as an
nounced in the aforesaid proclamation of
lHSS. The SUSPENSION was to continue
only so louE as the reriprncal
exemption Of American vessels continued in
German ports. Continuing the president
says 1t now appears on satisfactory proof
jhat such dues, or an equivalent thereto
are imposed upon American vessels and their
cargocs and other than those imposed upon
German vessels of their cargocs entered
in ports of the United States Therefore
the president revoltcs his former suspension
OF the collection OF the whole of the duty
and n taI
per ton per annum on German vessels enter
ing ports Of the United States This revo-
cation Of the proclamation OF 1888 will take
effect on January ., 1897
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04
HONoRiNG Mr.. BIl1RD.

The movement that has been started
by London newspaper for Il testi-
monial to Ambassador Bayard will
doubtless be h@hly successful. assum-
Ing ii to be agreeable to Mr.. Bayard.
and in that case it will be IL notable
attestation Of the strong hold which
the American ambassador has
upon the friendship and good
will of the British public, for
it is proposed TO make the tes-
timonial national in character. That
our representative mt the court of st.
James has been most successful in COM
mending himself TO the favor of Eng
lishmen everybody is aware, but in
doing this he has to some extent lost
favor with his own countIymcn. 1t
would be unfair, perhaps, to say that
there has been any toadyism on the
part Of Mr.. Bayard, but he has availed
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

Governor Johnston of Alabama has
pronounced in favor Of abolshing the
Australian ballot system in that state.
Whether Il state that has taken this
great step in the direction of electoral
reform will want to recede from its
position is question that the people
of Alabama win want to ponder over
before they permit the law to be tam
pered with. The Australian ballot sys-
TEN is here to stay. If Alabama goes
back to old habits and discarded meth
ods 1t will achieve very unenviable
reputation.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

Testimony in the Hilton case is to The
effect that the Standard oil company's
only excuse for paying what the law
required was its fear that The Bee would
expose the omission, The oil com
pany sized II up accurately so far as The
Bee Is concerned. 1t is a pretty com
mentary on the state press, however. that
not one metropolitan daily except The
Bee is held to be sufficiently independent
TO voice the real sentiments of the
people
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04
OLD WORK BRINGS RARE PRICE
bcninmin Frnnislin's Prayer book
Su,u "a

BOSTON, Dec "A copy of the Book of
Common Prayer of the Church of England,
abridged and edited by Benjamin Franklin
at London in the year 1913, was sold for
$3.50 at auction last night. The firm Of
i)odd, Mead & Co. of New York was the
purchaser. The firm bought the book, it is
said, for client.
This famous Franklin prayer book Is sup
posed to be the only copy in America and is
perhaps the only copy in existence today. as
no other has been found to date
BibliOmaniacs and experts set the price IL
would bring at $500 The book was included
in the valuable collection in the library OF
Prof. Henry Reed of the University of
PENNSYLVANIA
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

The announcement is made that the
newly elected governor of Illinois will
recommend 10 the legislature at his
earliest opportunity the creation of Il
state board of pardons. Such boards
exist in II number of states. They sit
upon applications for pardon just as
do Judge and jury and their findings
are substantially conclusive. They re-
lievc the governor of disaGreeable
duty and take out the personal sym
pathy element and political pressure
from the applications for executive
clemcncy. The state board of pardOns,
wherever ii has been created. has given
general satisfaction. Something similar
for this state would be welcomed by
great many who are familiar with the
present cumbersome purdonina ma
chinpry.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04
FRTITION.
El.Anlunl lDnlnl

81 seek 10 soar above the crowd"
He had begun to say;
"To leave my Impress here below
When l have gone away"
Ln! as he spoke he stepped upon
\ fresh banana peel;
a juicy. slippery thing, 1t lay
Beneath the saEc'S heel.
Therefore It came to pass that he
Did soar aloft and SO
Likewise II foTiunCd that he left
His Impress here below.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

The distribution of the county poor
relief is one of the most important parts
of the county business. 1t requires the
exercise of sound Judgment to dis
crlhlnate between worthy applicants
and worthless impostorS. The methods
employed have been vastly improved in
recent years but constant watchfulness
Is needed 10 insure the public that the
public charity reaches the deserving
public for whom 1t is intended
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

Some surprise was felt at the action
of the council in sustaining the mayors
veto Of an iniquitous attempt on the
part of certain local contractors to
evade the city building ordinance until
that action was explained by the fact
that the contractors had already aban-
doned their nefarious scheme and put in
foundation walls of the required
strength
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

Chicago Tribune: "po YOU notice any
restoration of confidence since the election -
well no. | can't sry that my creditors
seem to feel any easier than they did be-
New York Press: "You think Noah had a
pair of every kind of animal and insect In
his ark, do you2 Where did he keep the
"IIc kept them in his ark hives"
indianapolis Journal: MANY a mans
progresS down the stream Of lifg;" SAID the
by his getting stuck on bar
New York Weekly Christian Charity
Clcrll-Lady out there with a nashy paste
necklace wants to know whether it's pure
Jewcl.r-Look ike a married woman?
yes"
Tel her It is. No use maxim trouble for
poor husbands these hard times"
Cleveland Leader: How did your wife
catch that terrible coll?"
"Sh! \ new family moved into the house
week. If you or l had stood beside an open
window all afternoon, we'd simply be dCadW
Washington star: MY next victory" said
General Wcyier, with great enthusiasm. is
to be the achievement OF my life"
"Indced?" said the officer.
Yes sir. | have arranged with my pub
fishers TO make 1t an edition de luxe"
indianapolis Journal: She-We have de-
Cided to POSTPONE our wedding until a month
or 50 after election.
Her-Nou don't mean to tell me that he is
SO Interested In politics that he has no time
to get married.?
She-Oh, dear no 1t was my idea. We
would have got so little space in the pap}rs
you know.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

Senator PETER has had himself inter
viewed ut length. The senator is so full
of rare information ana peculiar ideas
which he wants to communicate to the
public that he cannot wait until the
senate rcconycnes next week. In fact
he expects to rehash all he ever said
once more in the Congressional Record
without depending on or asking for a
leave to print.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

The dciaand of City Electrician
Schurig rorEa thorough investigation by
the councillor the charge of neglect Of
duty made against him should not he
buried in committee room. The public
is vitality interested in knowing the facts
in the case! y
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

chicago Chronicle.

Jackson day is an appropriate time to
consider the requirements of dcmocrat.,
duty. 1t is an anniversary inspired by
glorious demorratic traditions 1t calls TO.
democratic union on platform of Jack
soniln democracy
In democratic reunion there need be nc
apologies, no humiliating concessions. no
atcnement for the past. The only requisite
is that reunion shall be on a democratic
basis not on a basis of popuism and hes.
tility to good government
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

The fact that Mr.. Richard Croker. after
q. review o. the field declines to assume
the management of Tammany may b.
construed as proof that Tammany is /.
very sick tiger Mr.. Croker has u ponc-
r2tus eye when it comes to sizing no the
red end Of a hot poker. Croker probably
thinks It's a medicine man rather than q
war chie. that Tammany needs.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

After the people of Omaha shall be
given II revised charter it will be in
cumbcnt upon them to secure city Off
cals who will not violate the charter
on every possible occasion.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

LEXINGTON, Ky, Dec. 3-William
Emmett OF Bell county made an attempt to
kill Congressman ID. G. COlsOn. Emmett
was pursuing an elopng daughter, and
finding her seated by ColsOn accused him of
aiding the elopemont and made his attack.
lie was prevented from doing harm.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

The two watchdogs of the city
treasury who are now trying to revise
the charter in the direction of economy
are both registered in favor of the
electric lighting job They are very
anxious to lop off 81 200 or 81, 800 from
the city pay roll, but they do not hagglc
over contract involving thousands
uopn thousands of dollars.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

Us her coiepctpur Acts count rather
than proresSioui and the attention Of the
public wilf|hrt attracted through the
press more by successful prosecution Of
public offenders than by any amount
Of complimS Snnry biographical sketches.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04
Growth OF The Middle West.
I'M

The middle west is made up of the states
Of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan. Mime
sofa, Ohio and Wisconsin This year they
gave Mckinley 2,46t,Si9 and Bryan | I,96S.11l
votes; McHinley's plurality, iq6,73S. -Four
years ago the republican plurality was %
IS3 in these states. The vote of 1896 wa
S66,929 more than that of 1892. The in
creased vote lin these states is about two
thirds of the Increased vote of the country.
1t is, therefore. the portion Of the country
which is increasing most rapidly in popu-
latiOn
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

You will have to keep your ear to the
ground long time before you hear one
word of protest from the official organ
of the council combine against the jobs
that are being railrolded through the
expiring month of the present council.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04
TRAIN Robbers PLACED on TRIAL
Death VIII BE the Penalty II Conyic-
IL

'''''''' W TIT II' 'HV T-'HHFIN IT IOnNIC-
tiOn is Secured.
NEVADA, Mo, Dec. 3.-In the trial of the
alleged Nassau train robbers here the de-
PENDANTS, William b. Morris, Harry Vaughn
and William Rogers, were positively identi-
fed by the trainmen.
The holdup occurred on the Nevada 6
Minden road, two miles south of this place
on the night of January 10. 1896. One of
the robbers shot Conductor Robert Trickel
in the face, Jut he was not fatally hurt
The men are being tried under the law
where the punishment is the death penalty
for train robbery. There are seven indict-
ments against each of the defendants.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

1t was to be expected that the Fakery
would cndeavor to make capital out of
the grist which its own wheels ground
out in the shape of faxed dcnunciatiOns
of The Bee by Tom PatterSon's Denver
organ
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

1t begins TO look as if the burglars
will have to loot the safe at the police
court before the police will learn that
burglaries are more than ordinarily
common
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04
Hear Thls, from Colorado.

We have a sufficient stock OF money in
the country new to make a considerable
volume of prosperity possible, and the less
financial legislation we get in the near
future the better for all our interests and
Industries
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

The irrigation congress to be held at
Phoenix, Ariz., this month will be of
more than usual interest to Nebraska
people, Notwithstanding the fact that the
bitches in this state are already frozen
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04
Northwestern DecInres n Diyidend

NEW YORK Dec. 3.--The directors of the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad have de-
clared the regular quarterly dividend of lai
per cent on the preferred stock. and semi
annual dividend of 2lA per cent on the
common stock.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

Following Secretary MortOn's free ex-
preston of his views on the currency,
the opinions of Secretary Carlisle on the
nations agricultural interests will be
awaited with anxiety.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04
FccbIc-Mindcd Asylum npr,s

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-The administration
building Of the New Jersey state Institution
for feeble-mindcd children at Vineland took
fire at midnight and was totally destroyed.
Loss, $4,000. The teachers and inmates
lodging in the building, and who numbered
only twenty-five were aroused in time to
leave the building with most of their effects.
There was no panic among the 200 occupants
OF the other eight buildings OF the institu-
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04
THE IRISH IN AMERICA.
VIII They Continue GropiGr: Among.
Democratic TombStoncs:

John Brennan, in Northwestern Catholic.
The Irish In America, like every other rac ace
and individual will rise or fall in American
politics to the level that belongs to them
rms nation gives to every man a ladder:
ana II the man iS true to himself true to
conscience and to duty, he will climb 10 the
limit Of his strength. Irish-Americans have
the blood and hone and brain necessary to
entitle them to a place in the front rank in
the public life of America. They can grope
among the tombstones ii they will. or they
can if they viii place themselves where
taey properly belong so shoulder to shoulder
with the forces of civilization in America
ends in government. But if they will base
their hopes on the success of this man or
that man or this party or that party IL poll
tics, and Will weep over their defeat from
one presdeAtial election to another, waiting
for enrichment by act OF congress, they are
doomed and a hopeless race. If they will
cOrgregato around and listen to every ire
spongible adyenturcr who teaches them that
they can eNalt themselves only by tearing
down the industry and the wealth of other
people, that particular form of insanity is
deplorable. If the people of this great ma
tion must be divided into two classes, and
the Irish chose to cast their lot with the
so-called oppressed class, as against the
imaginary Oppres9or class; if their loftest
ambition is to become the pariahs and out
casts of American political society, regard
ing the pos5essor of a little property as
their natural enemy. it were a thousand
times better for them to have lived in vir-
tuous poverty at home.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04
stntcsmnnship and Revenue.

Senator sherman is statesman. He
therefore declares himself in favor of pass.
ing Dill at once to provide adequate rcya-
nue. Unhagpily there are other men la high
places who are not statesmen but "shystor"
DOliiiriaps
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

WASHINGTON Dec. 3.-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury shows;
Available cash balance, 1921, 4,44O,O36 gold re-
serve. Sl32, 122 O09
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

SO we may have cabinet officer from
Nebraska after all in the person of
Major General Clarkson. who has just
made tour of the cnemy's country with
his staff
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

The Hilton case tried at Lincoln
has shown up some of the abuses that
existed when the Office Of state oil in
spcctor was run on Il purely revenue
ngJi,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

Congress begins its session before the
various state legislatures meet, but the
state legislatures will not take long to
catch up with the national legislature.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

Ncbraska's only woman county attor-
ney Is receiving no little notice In the
eastern press. What the new woman
officer of the law should do, however, to
insure lasting fame, is to show that
she can perform the duties as we'll as or
better than the man whom she defeated
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

South Dakota politics will soon be
warm enough TO save the cost of coal for
South Dakota stoves and furnaces this
winter
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04


When the chief proprietor of the Fake
Mill went into the silver mining states
in quest of campaign Doodle last fall hi,
advent was Immediately followed by
threats in Colorado papers that unless;
Omaha turned in for Bryan and free
silver the silver states would take no
part in the TransmissiSsippi Exposition.
This bold attempt to cOerce the sound
money men of this city to support the
free silver candidate for president was
promptly resented and denounced by
The Bee. In expressing the conviction
that the defeat of Mckinley would be
followed by financial ConvulSion that
would puralyze commerce and industry
and make an exposition in 1898 impos-
SiDle The Bee only voiced the view of
every rational business man. 1t was
not The Bee that dragged the exposition
into politics, but the marplot who in
stigated the threats in the Denver
papers. The attempt to rckindle sec
tional opposition TO the exposition under
pretensc of political antagonsm comes
from tho same source and is prompted by
the same motives ms was the Jonah
clamor of 1890. The jealousy of
mCdiocrity will assert itself at every
turn
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

Christmas comes in three weeks. but
the plums will not be ready for distribu-
tiOn for at least three months.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

indianapolis Journal MANY mans
progress down the stream of lirc," said the
Cornrod Philosopher lis wofully delayed
by his goltIng stuck ON 4 bar"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04
THE JOLLY CREW.

Chicago Tribune: "po YOU notice any
restoration of confidence since the election %
"Wull, no. | can't say that my creditors
fore -
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

New York Press: ''You think Noah had a
pair of every kind of animal and insect I'm
His ark, do YOU? Whore did he keep the
bees. FOR instanCe?"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-04

New York Weekly: Christian Charity
Clcrll-Lady out there with nashY paste
necklace wants to know whether it's pure