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Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
VOTING ON THE AMENDMENTS

For the first time in the history of
Nebraska voters will this year be able
to vote on all of the constitutional
amendments submitted for their ratifi.
cation either as n whole or separately
This because the last legislature
amended the law relating to the sub.
mission of constitutional amendments
so as to provide for the printing at the
top of the ballot Amendments to the
Constitution-Yes Under the
amended law therefore the elector may
vote for or against all the proposed
amendments or questions printed on the
ballot by simply making cross mark
opposite the word Eyes" or NO" ac.
cordlng to the answer he wishes to give
While this is an innovation in Ne.
braska, 1t really applies to the constitu-
tional amendments the system in vogue
In many states with regard to the entire
ticket where the elector is enabled by
putting cross in n circle at the head of
q ticket to vote for all the names under
1t or to vote for each candidate sepa.
rately. But while the law relating to
voting on the amendments is appar.
emily simple and plain, there is danger
of complications if the elector ignorantly
or otherwise attempts to vote on all
the amendments together and then
again upon any or all of them separ.
atcly. Just what should he done with n
ballot marked "Yes" at the top and also
"Yes" or "No" after different amend.
mcntS Will have to be decided when the
case arises. Such ballots should un.
questlonably be counted according to
the intent of the voter provided that
intent is unmistakable.
To avoid confusion, however, to save
time in both voting and counting. and
to accomplish the desired result most
directly and effectually, every voter
should mark his ballot for the consti.
tutional amendments as whole. Put
the cross after the word ayes" where
II first appears on the ballot and pay nc
attention to the remainder of the ticket
that follows. As majority of all the
votes cast ut the election Is required Ia
carry the amendments, the duty to vote
on this question cannot be too strongly
impressed on the voter. One cross mark
after Proposed Amendments to the
Constituencies" Will do the work.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
A FLucTUATING CURRENCY.
Evil Effects on business and ON
Wages.

Indianapolis News.
Anxious times follow when nations cur
rency Is not on a sound basis. The with
drawal of the support of gold from the silver
now in circulation, and the free and un-
limited coinage of silver, would mean that
silver would sink at once to its bullion
value. Every wage Garner and every one in
business of any sort would be hanging on
the ragged edge The purchasing power OF
every dollar would be equal to its bullion
value. and no more. 1t might be more TO-
day and less tomorrow. Watch silver nOsg.
1t is going down. 1t has been falling ever
since Bryan was nominated. land yet 1t
might be assumed that 1t would rise II there
were any chance Of Bryan and silver win
ming at the coming electon) With free
silver our silver and gold would both be
quoted from day to day, just as Mexican
dollars are quoted now in the daily news
papers, for gold would so to a premium.
There is no fiat in a gold dollar, II Is all
actual value The purchasing power OF
the silver dollar under free coinage would
be exactly equal to the bullion value Vote
for sound money and a dollar that does not
cause anxiety. A stable currency Is alb
solutely essential to confidence and pros
perlty. A huctuaung currency means dis
aster.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
DON'T FoRGET THE COUNCIL.

With the various exhibitions of in
competency, extravaganza, law de
iianoe and worse on the part of the
present city council during the
past year fresh in their minds.
it ought not to be necessary
TO remind the citizens of Omaha
of the Importance of regeneratng that
body with new, capable and reliable
men. Every taxpayer is vitally inter
ested in having a business administra-
tion of the city's affairs by honest
officials acting in the interest of the
public and not in the interest of tax
eaters and bOOdling contractors. Every
citizen is vitality concerned in having
the laws obeyed by the men sworn to
execute and obey them rather than
tlagrantly and openly violated in spite
of their official oaths. Every inhabitant
of the city is anxious that Omaha shall
be fully prepared to receive the visitors
to the great Transmississpp Exposition
and to leave with them lasting i'm
preston of its substantial and progress
i've character.
The choice of councilmen at the COM
ing election will have everything TO do
with the question whether Omaha shall
have reorganization of its council and
an end of the combine that has been
running things in that body with such
Il high hand. On 1t will turn the ques.
tiOn of an economical city government
and n moderate tax rate, or unneces-
sary expenditure, multiplied super
numeraries, increased salaries and high
taxes. On it will devolve the duty of pre-
pairing for the exposition and outlining
and executing vast scheme of public i'm
proyements. The next council will have
to deal with the great question of repay
ing and dozen other scarcely less i'm
portant matters. For the city council
none but good, clean, honest men of
known business capacity.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

"Not more surely do the rules of
honesty and good faith fix the standard
Of individual character in community
than do these same rules determine the
character and standing of a nation in
the world of civilization. Neither the
glitter of its power, nor the tinsel of
its commerciaI prosperity, nor the gaudy
show of its peoples wealth, can conceal
the cankering,rust of national dishonesty
and cover the e7meanness of national bad
fnith."-Grovor Cleveland.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

Jack MacColl is by no means rich
man, but he has invested his accumu-
lations of Il lifetime in developing Ne.
braska. He rs one of the pioneer irri-
Gationists of1'the, state. and his money
is in property that represents faith in
Nebraska. He'will be Nebraska gov
ernor, through, and through, thoroughly
identified with the state and it's people.
and he will have no interests elsewhere
so important as to distract his attention
from Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

great deal has been said by the pop
ocrats in this vicinity about coercion,
but the fact remains that the only gen
uine, undisputed instances where men
have been discharged from their em-
ployment In Nebraska are the instances
where Mr.. Bryan's paper. the Omaha
World d-Herald, has dismissed efficient
correspondents because 1t had not been
able to persuade them to support Bryan
and free silver In other words, the
only people who have been detected in
the work of coercing employees are the
ones who are attempting to raise n
racket over alleged coercion by sound
money men.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
THE CHARGE or COERCION.

The charge made by the popocratic
leaders and managers that there has
been a general movement on the part
of the employers of labor to coerce their
employees in the present campaign Is one
of the most groundless of the numerous
mendaclties that have emanated from
the free silver party. 1t has been as
serted that coercion was especially prev
alent in Chicago. One of the most trust
worthy newspaper correspondents in the
country, Major Carson of the Philadel
phia Ledger, has investigated this charge
and could find no evidence to sus-
tain He says in letter from
Chicago to his paper that the
charge of Chairman Jones of the popo-
cratic national committee is not only
baseless as against the employers, but
Is an assault upon the intelligence and
honesty of the employees. "There has
not, perhaps" he says. "ever been an
election when there was so little inter
ference with the wage earners by those
employing them, nor has there ever been
time when there was so little need on
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

AS matter of fact there Is no good
reason why the council should be in.
vested with the power to reject the
appointment of election officials and
throw their choice upon the few peo-
pie who congregate Mt the booths when
the polls open on election day. Instead
of being check upon bad appoint
ments, this system simply enables the
different councilmen to hold the mayor
up. The mayor could do just ms well
II he had the power of appointing these
election officers without dependence ON
the council.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
Alabama In Danger.

We were among the confident ones some
weeks ago, but we are not now so certain
about this outcome and n majority of 49, 900
looks to us eXtravagant Changes are going
on every day. and the vote II cast tomorrow
would not be the1same as that which Bryan
and Sewall would have received had the
election been held in September We do not
know to what especially to attribute the
change. but 1t Is In the air. The return
OF gold to this country and the consequent
avoidance of the issue of bonds to replete
the gold reserve have restored somewhat
business confidence. And the rise in the price
of wheat caused farmers to regain courage
and thus Influences have been set at work
and have had effect all over the country
and even In Alabama.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

The state treasurer is the custodian
not only of tie states revenues but
also of all its trust funds. 1t is of the
utmost Importance that the duty of
Safeguarding this money be imposed
upon man OF sterling integrity and
unblemished reputation for honesty.
Charles Il. Casey, the republican candi-
date for state treasurer, is such man.
The people who want every dollar of
the states money accurately accounted
for will see to 1t that he is elected.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
Wages Are TOO High.

Governor Boies, in his speech in Des
Moines, again presented what seems to be
his favorite argument-that. measured In
what they will buy, wages are now too high.
He wants wages expressed in purchasing
power, to come down, and he thinks the
best way to bring them down is via free
silver. AS The Leader has said many times
OK Governor Boies is entitled to much credit
for thus frankly stating the result of free
coinage of silver at 16 to 1.-THE depreciation
of the purchasing power Of the dollar. Others
on his side dodge this issue, or becloud it,
although both reason and experience teach
that it would be the first result OF the pro-
posed measure.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

The Bee calls the attention of its read
ers TO the fact that it Is the only news
paper that has printed the complete list
of legislative nominations, giving some
idea of the personnel of the next Ne
braska legislature. The coming legisa-
ture will be, by reason of the work that
Is TO come before 1t. one of the historic
legislative bodies of the state, and 1t
is incumbent on the voters TO insure
its being composed of men, strong, able
and Glenn
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

The local BRYAN organ raises n ter
rife howl about the action of the coun-
Gil combine in refusing to confirm n
portion of the mayors appointees for
election officials without giving him
time to suggest, other names. This, we
admit, Is not what the law contem-
plates and calls for condemnation. But
1t dates from n year ago, when the cleo
ton officials appointed by Mayor Bemis
were held up and garroted At that
time The Bee entered n vigorous pro,
test against the proceeding. But did
the World-Herald object? Not ut all.
Quite the contrary, it lent the council
combine secret aid and comfort Now
that 1t Is getting a taste of its own
medicine, 1t pouts and makes wry
faces.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

Whenever an employer proposes to do
anything that Is to benefit the wage
worker, the sensible workingman will CO.
operate with him. Whenever he pro-
poses to do anything to lnjure the wage
worker it is the right and privilege of
the workingman to oppose his employer
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

In considering the reform in jury
trials contemplated by the amendment
permitting n five-siXths verdict voters
should reflect upon the numberless cases
which have dragged through expensive
days and weeks of trial only to be re-
tried on account of the obstinacy of one
or two jurors who prevent the unani-
nous verdict at present required by
law
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

Last February Mr.. Bryan said through
his paper that William X. Morrison was
a monometallist just as much as was
President Cleveland. He has since said
that he did not want the support of those
who do not believe in free silver He
cannot be disappointed then at the op-
position of Mr.. Morrison.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

John II. Butler, on the republican leg
islative ticket, is an old soldier who
has served the public faithfully in many
capacities and will serve his constituents
faithfully when he goes to Lincoln next
winter as their representative in the
lower house of the legislature.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

President Cleveland said he would
not take active part in the campaign
but he could not let the opportunity
offered by his Princeton sesqui-cen-
tennial speech pass without putting in
n few good hard licks for honesty,
sound money and an unimpaired ma
tional credit.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

Economy, both of time and money.
will be effected by the adoption of the
constitutional amendments looking to-
ward the relief of an overworked SUI
preme court and the adjustment of the
salaries of judges on such basis as
shall attract the best lawyers to places
on the bench
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
VIC netrnynI of PonuIism.

Tom Watson at birmingham, Ala, October q.
When they say to you; Take down this
southern man (Watson). blood of your blood
bone of your bone, whose every aspiration
is for the southland" when they ask you
to lay me dying in the dust and let this
plutocrat of the east (SewalD wipe his feet
on my neck do you want him to do this?
Before | would suffer my party to expire
by this political trick l would die the death
of n dog
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

Under tho ruling Of Secretary of
State Piper, regarding the designation
of parties on the electoral ballots, no
genuine democrat is likely to commit
unwittingly the error of voting for the
pOpocrntic candidates.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

''lf you are farmer, what you want
first is good crops. Legislation cannot
help you to them. You know In order
to get good crops you have to SOW and
then you must have Gods sunshine
and rain, and cheap dollar will never
help your crops any."-William Nc
Kinley
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

with oil legitimate means ut his com
mnnd. Wh9q the wageworker, however,
Is asked to vote for Bryan and free
silver solely because his employer Is
going to vote against Bryan, his in
telligence Is lnsulted. If the defeat of
the free silver mania Is not only to his
advantage, but also to that of his EN-.
ployer, they VII all, IL they are sensl-
bic, join hands TO achieve the desired
object.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

Mr.. Bryan's paper seems to have lost
all interest in the democratic nominee
Tor counciman-at-large, although 1t once
was hysterical In it's efforts to make
him mayor. The reason, however, is not
far below the surface.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
WHIT for the Returns

The South Omaha Daily Sun (Bryanite)
calls the union generals who have been
stumping in the west "old bummers," p"
''skunks." and "hired pups" The Lincoln
Independent (Bryanite) is even more in
decent in its references to the crippled
patriots What do the comrades OF these
men think OF 1t?
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

Mr.. Bryan's speech at Rochester,
Ind, contains another of his inten-
tional misstatcments which are becom-
ing the common practice with him. lie
quoted the Indiana republican platform
of 1890 as reading: "We cordially
commend the action of the republicans
in congress on the subject of free coin
age.' The plank in reality says moth
ing about free coinage, but commends
the action of the republicans in con-
gress "on the subject of silver COLI
age" The action referred to was the
enactment of the Sherman silver pur-
chase law. This is only one instance of
many where Mr.. Bryan has deliber-
atcly strolled out of the way of the
truth
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
Some Figsres About silver.

NueHl)
The silver free coinage advocates say that
the decline In the price OF silver when meas
ured In gold is,1due to hostile legislation
The advocates ofthelg gold standard say that
the change Is due to an increased produc
tion of silver. since 1878. The facts support
the position of the gold men. Here is an
estimate of the stock OF gold and silver in
the world In 1873 and In 1895 made in the
Treasury department circular No. 1873 issued
on July 1, a revised edition OF which ap-
peared few weeks ago.
1879. 1895
Gold .........,....., $ 0i5. 600 1920 0O00 900
silver ..,.....,....,... 1,sl7 10000 4lOO coo ODJ
Thus 1t will be seen that since 1873 81
l55, 900 .000 worth OF gold has been produced
and that $2,223, 600 900 worth OF silver has
been taken from the mines, or nearly twice
the amount OF gold. These figures should
be studied and remembered by men anxious
to know the truth about gold and silver
This change In the relation between the
amount OF gold and silver In the world since
1919 Is the cause OF the fall in price OF silver
and IL is not necessary to seek explanation
anywhere else
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

The loss of Tom Watson's letter of ac-
ceptance will doubtless be charged up
by the popocrats to the minions of
Grover Cleveland who hold places in the
postal service.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
4 Practical Confession.

When a man loses his temper and be-
gins to make personal attacks ON men
who differ from him in opinion, he prac
tically confesses that the facts and the
arguments are against him; and Mr.. Bryan
is not an exception to this rule.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
THE BEST NEWSPAPER.

Perhaps the doctrine of the trans
migration of souls can he proved from
the conversion of English soyereigns
into American eagles.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

ThlINItIphIu IImes
Possibly the young orators reason for
making no mention of wheat is that his
auditors. being farmers, he can't tell them
anything about it.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
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Spontaneous on.


II is suggested that Mr.. Watsons letter
was so hot that it was probably burned up
In ma mails
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24

Tho military occupation OF the oases OF
Guarara, Tidikelt and Tuat has been de-
cided upon by France, and an expedition is
on the eve of departure from Algiers to ac-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-05
OUR NAVAL STRENGTH ON THE
LAKES.

Recent events have caused some dis
cussion as to the relative naval strength
OF England and the United States on
the great lakes, and which would have
the advantage in case of war. At pres
ent the matter is regulated by treaty.
Previous 10 1917 the lakes were a field
of frequent dispute and occasional war
fare between the United States and
Great Britain. During the war of 1872
they were the scene of some important
naval battles. At the close of that war
IL was deemed important on both sides
to enter into some agreement that would
prevent the continual recurrence OF
trouble on the lakes Leading Ameri.
can statesmen of that period were OPP
posed TO a treaty of peace which would
lead TO a perpetual race between the
two nations in naval construction. The
idea of a mutual disarmament on the
great lakes had been anticipated by
Washington as early as 1874, when he
said: I'm peace no troops are kept
within the limited distance of the lakes"
At that time the United States had no
vessels on those waters. either armed
or unarmed. There were no lake cities
and no lake commerce.
Z At the conclusion OF the war OF 1872
England. with her usual modesty. tried
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-05

TO obtain a stipulation in the treaty that
she should control the lakes. The United
States refused to concede that, and our
peace commissioners asked for a mutual
disarmament. During the negotiations
one OF cur commissioners wrote that il
woEld be wise to stipulate that neither
party should maintain naval vessels on
the lakes nor forts along the shores, for,
be said, "if England had forty ships of
the line and a dozen Gibraltars we could
easily take Canada This letter was
published and made England very loath
to accept the proposition for mutual
disarmament. The British authorities
OF that day believed that Canada was in
great danger Of being taken by this
country in the event of war, and they
held out strongly against reducing their
naval force on the lakes. Finally, how
ever, they yielded, and in 1917 an agree
ment was entered into by which the
naval force of each government on the
lakes should consist of four vessels, one
on Lake ChamplaR, one on Lake On
tario and two ON the upper lakes, each
vessel not to exceed one hundred tons
burden and to be armed only with one
eighteen-pound gun. 1t was provided
that all other armed vessels on the lakes
should be dismantled and no others
built or armed on these waters. but that
either party could secure abrogation of
the agreement by giving sig months
notice. This agreement has been in
force since 1917, and there has been no
friction to speak of regarding It, In case
of war it would. of course. be abrogated.
as all treaties are, and then 1t would be
a race between the two governments as
to which should get control of the lakes.
In a race Of that kind the United States
would be apt to hold her own.
1t is understood that the measure re-
Gently introduced by Senator Squire
providing for coast defenses includes
some points on the lakes where better
Notifications are required. If this is the
case it will probably be necessary for
the United States to give the six months
notice required by the agreement of 1917
for it's abrogation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-05
NEW ENGLAND CHURCH ENTERTAIN
NENTS.

Rev. William Bayard Hale. native
of Indiana and an Episcopal clergyman,
has written several articles within the
past two years which deal with the short
comings of Christian churches. Some of
them have called out denials, but the
majority have been received with si-
lence. "a Study of Church Entertain
ments" is the subject of his article in
the January Forum. Mr.. Hale is con-
fident that there should be a radical
change in the matter of which he writes,
and doubtless others will come to his
conclusion. He has been looking after
the matter OF church entertainments for
a year in press reports in New England
papers, and has received advertisements
OF them by mail. The lottery. he re-
joices, has disappeared from Protestant
church entertainments. while the Catho-
lies retain ii in making books for con-
trfbuted articles which are disposed Of
by rattle. In the amusement columns Of
the Boston Herald Mr.. Hale has found
a two-inch advertisement. spicily worded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-05
Woes of the Obese.

At MELVILLE. little hamlet near Carlisle,
Pa, live Mr.. Alexander Geese and his wife.
Sarah Jane. Mrs. Geese might. with ac-
curacy be described as goose-a big goose.
She weighs three hundred pounds, and her
flesh has become mental and moral, as
we'll as physical burden to her. The I'M
feeling world Is prone to smile at fat folk.
Their very largeness, their pillowy and bill
lowy roundness excite pleasurable emotions
in the minds of spectators These emotions
are not all of derisively mirthful nature.
The observers are not. necessarily. moved
to laugh at their stout friends; they may
merely wish to laugh with them. For an
abundance of adipose tissue carries with
1t an expression OF well being and satisfac-
ton with life which arouses most kindly
sentiments In others less favored in that
direction. The fat one looks comfortable
and happy. and the mere contemplation OF