The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-08-08

pestered to death by populists. Be
sides. he Is frugal and prudent fell
low. and he knows better than to go
into business in a town where he would
be exposed to so much competition as
in Lincoln. A particular tract of
country may have resources enough
to enable 1t to survive the ravages of
the populists I'm one year and OF grass
hoppers the next, but the Garden of
Eden itself could not support the
populists and the grasshopppers at
the same time. OF the two plaques
the populists are the greater. doubt
il Egypt in its worst days evec saw
anything half so plaguey. The grass
hoppers showed their wisdom in steer
ing clear Of Lincoln. I hope the United
States will be as wise and steer clear
Of the Lincoln populists.
The following special report comes
Chicago: II would say that the po-
litical situation here (Chicago). so far
as / have been able to draw conciu-
sions from closest and most persistent
inquiry. Is not as bad as the news
papers and the chronic bears in Wall
street would have us believe. Com
plants of business stagnation are no
longer prevalent not because there
Is no longer ground for complaint Oor
general trade could not be more dull
than it is now. but business men.
merchants, manufacturers and bank
ers alike have accepted the situation.
and have made up their minds to bear
1t uncomplainingly and to await pa
tiently the better times that they fore
see after free silver has receivd it's
death blow in November next
Free silver and the agitation for a
change in the money standard of the
country has cast gloom over the
financial and commercial world To
this condition of things. the profess
siOnal stockholders, by selling what
they do not own, have added the feel
ing of distrust. and thus dislodged
more stock which owners, who do not
believe in the change of values sug-
gested by the Chicago platform. have
held on to rather than make sacrifices.
The silver scare will gradually be
effaced. in my opinion. and, as No
vember approaches, its threatening
aspect will have disappeared. and
mems minds will be calmer and in a
condition to judge more sensibly re-
garding the questions at issue
Il have talked personally with man.
ufacturers who employ large numbers
of men in steel works, harvesting ma
chine works, with superintendent of
street railroads and others. and the
concensus of opinion leads me to be-
lieve that the average wage-worker
is perfectly alive to the disastrous re-
suits that would follow the success of
the silver idea, and a surprisingly large
number of them are able to give in
telligent reasons for their opinions"
There is no doubt, ALL reports to the
contrary Notwithstanding. that the sill
verites are losing ground in eastern
states. There is still a great deal of
missionary work to be done. ard the
cause of honest money will have to
be looked after, hawktlike fashion,
until the vote is polled on November 3.
Speaking with me a few hours ago a
prominent political leader said: 1T
behoOves every man who has the gold
standard interest at heart to discuss
the question intelligently with those
that are disposed to vote in favor of
free silver. The ignorance that is dis
played. or that is. at least. we'll
grounded. not only in the west but
likewise in the east, will not be over
come by mass meetings or through
the appeals of paid orators. True old
fashioned missionary work will have