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Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

Senator Hill hasn't taken back word
OF his Chicago convention speech yet.
In that speech he stigmati2ed the Chi
cago platform as threatening revolu-
ton and said he would never follow
such a revolutionary step, Bryan fol
lowing Hill Shfd the silver men cared
nothing fof the assistance of the gold
democrats. .f'Aye beg no more! We
entreat no I.nJre! We defy them.' said
Mr.. Bryan. No wonder that Mr.. Hill
does not view open defiance as a very
enticing invitation into the silver camp.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

All judges ana clerks of election
should be notified to he at their posts
mt least half an hour before S o'clock ON
the morning of Tuesday. There is al
ways II good deal of preliminary work
to be done before an election board is
ready for business. The furniture of
the booth has to be arranged, fires
started, the poll-boolss opened and pre-
pared, quantity Of tickets signed by
the judges, the officers TO be sworn in
and other details to be arranged Here
toforc this work has too often been
postponed until after the polls We're
opened ana great Inconvenience has re
suited to officials and voters. At this
election every minute will count There
should be the utmost economy of time.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

The order of the count must be in
delibly impressed on the minds of the
election officials. The all.absorbng in.
tcrcSt lies in the election of president
and next to that in the election of con.
grcSsman and governor. The people
have II right to expect prompt returns
on these offices first. The local tickets
while also of great Importance, will
keep until the national and state tickets
are counted
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02
Bryan's Farewell.

Bryan bade farewell to Chicago Thurs
day night in voice as hoarse as that OF
the raven that croaked the fatal entrance OF
Duncan under the battlements of Macbeth.
For three days he had done his best to stir
the elements of discomfort and class hatred
to a pitch of animosity bordering on the
fury that moved the mobs that preceded
the HaymGrket massacre. But he spread
himself out too thin trying to cover the
whole city Only the colossal conceit of
the man wishing to exhibit himself to multi
tudes prevents that concentration of ha-
rangues upon the same people that moves
them to wild lawlessness.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02
NoTE FOR TINS AMENDMENTS.

Sutton Advertiser; The constitutional
amonlmcnts submitted for adoption should
not be overlooked ncNt Tuesday When you
vote for the new judges OF the supreme
court make that vote emectual by voting
for the constitutional amendments that pro-
vide for additional Judges,
Albion News: Vote for the constitutional
amendments There Is no politics whatever
In these. They are. most OF them, approved
by voters of all parties. II some OF these
do not carry It win neccssilate the calling
of constitutional convention which will
cost the state many thousands of dollars.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02


The indications are that we shall have
phenomenal pluralites in the east for Nc
Kinley, and large majorities in the middle
west. There will be more than enough
electoral votes to make him president; but
every man who has a vote ought to give it
to the cause. The pluralites cannot be too
large. We want to settle these issues for
ever We want the moral weight of an over
whelming vote to show the mind of the
country; to convince Mr.. Bryan and his
supporters that their cause is utterly hope
less; to assure the world that we are not a
nation OF fools or knayes and TO emphasize
the power Of the public conscience.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

1t is to be noticed that Mexican dol
lars haTe not gone TO Il premium in an
ticipation of their doubling in value with
the election of Bryan. This is the best
possible proof that not even Mr.. Bryan's
most intimate friends have the rcmotcst
idea that he will be elected or that, even
if he were, his election would send sill
yer bullion to $1.29 an ounce or any
where near it.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02
RRr1N ROnnLE ON TIP.


The howl of the Omaha Bryantc
organ about Mark Hanna's Doodle is
a cry of stop thief" To distract the pub
lie from the Doodle scheme of the silver
bullionaircs. 1t is well known, notwitll-
standing all denials about the silver
mine owners supplying money to sup
port the cause of Bryan. that $4,000
was advanced to q. NJ. Hitchcock by
Colorado siveritcs during the first part
Of the present campaign. How much of
this money was used for campaign pur-
poses ana how much was set aside TO
grease the wheels of the Omaha Fake
Mill we have no means of knowing.
We are reliably informed however.
that $1,000 or thereaboutS of silver
boOdle extracted from Montana. Utah
and Colorado miners was brought to
Omaha Il week ago by 6. NJ Hitchcock
with the explicit understanding that it
was to be diSburScd among the BRYAN
workers in Omaha, Lincoln ana other
parts of Nebraska. While this money
has been held back till the last hour
we have no doubt that it will be put
in circulation within the next twenty
four hours. The Bee warns all rcpuh-
licans, and especially county and pre-
cinct committeeman, against the coming
raid of the silver Doodle men. who will
seek to pull Bryan through by the pur-
chase of ycnal voters. We have reason
to believe that this has been the scheme
of the silver trust from the outset.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

The workingman who votes his convic-
ploycr votes the same way or not is the
workingman who makes the best and
most useful citizen. He will vote against
Bryan and free silver because he knows
free silver cannot help him and if his
vote is east for the same ticket for which
his employer votes, so much the better
for both of them.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02
CONyrupTTRIE T,CTJCS

David II. Mercer has been detained
at Washington by the dangerous i'll
ncS of his wife. who was prostrated
with typhoid fever some two weeks
ago. Rather than leave the bedside
OF his wife while her condition is crit
ical. Mr.. Mercer has taken his chances
of defeat for reelection. The advan-
tage given TO his opponent by his alb
sencc. however. does not seem to sat
iSfy the supporters of Judge Dufiic.
With cruel malice they are seeking to
iniurc Mr.. Mcrccr's candidacy by rep
rcSenttng that he has made his wifa's
illness Il prctcXt for purposclv remain
ing away from Nebraska to save him
self the trouble and annoyance of cam
paigning. To give additional color to
these false reports they inSinuatc that
Mr.. Mercer on former occasion do
serted his friends during IL campaign
under similar circumstances. We mis-
take the temper of the people OF
Omaha ana this district if they will
permit the supporters of Judge Duflie
to defeat Mr.. Mercer by such contempt
ible tactics. Dave Mercer is not the
man TO shirk "A duty or evade re
sponsibility. No man has been more
anxious to be in tine center of the fray
in this state than he and no man feels
more keenly the atlliction which com
pels him To remain away and de
prive him of even casting his vote for
William Mckinley and the republican
ticket.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

The free silveritcs who said that the
rise in wheat was only temporary are
again disappointed at wheat going still
higher and staying up. If their pre-
dictions about wheat are disproved SO
quickly. they cannot have faith them
selves in their own ante-election claims
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02
Mcu, Mhnt Nhout This,

new 1blh F0ull'
The managers of the Chicago & Alton
railroad allowed all their employees who
could be spared from duty to have the hap
piness of hearing Mr.. Bryan at Bloomington
on Tuesday. Coercion, Intimidation! Is
there no limit to the insolence of corporate
wealth? Where is Jones? Jones ought to
proclaim against the Chicago & Alton. What
surer way is there of forcing a man to vote
for Mckinley than to let him hear Bryan
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

authorizing the legislature to provide for
the introduction of the voting machine,
but tnat it merely objects ON general
principles. The voting machine is step
in the direction of greater secrecy of
the ballot and greater accuracy of the
count, and therefore Mr.. Bryan's paper
is agin' it. Vote for all the amend
mpntS
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

DO you want TO make sure of the
TransmiSSiSsippi Exposition? If so, vote
for Mckinley and Mercer A vote for
Bryan means suspense and uncertainty
in financial matters and that would alb
solutely prevent the holding of the cX-
position i'm 1898.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

A solid republican delegation in con
gress from Nebraska would he worth
Il great deal to the people of this state.
The state that has Il delegation of act
i've, united and harmonious congress-
men is sure to get just about all it goes
after in earnest.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

The complaint of Omaha workingmrn
that Governor IIolcomb has not given
laboring men II fair show in his appoint
ments is we'll grounded. The weakest
spot in the governors record is his in
difference to the demands of organized
labor and his failure to recognize his OBJ
legation TO the workingmen of this city
for his election two years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

The sound and fury Of the silverites
in their zeal for honest election methods
remind the observer of Il certain
foreign gentleman who lived long ago
and of whom it was said "IIc doth pro
test too much"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

GIobe-Democrat.

The people of this country are not long
ing for the day when, as Secretary Car
Isle says, thrift and economy will be
punished by confscation and Incidence re-
warded by spoliation." Therefore, they
are going TO vote Organism down by one
of the biggest majorities on record.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02
VOTE FOR THE AMENDMENTS
One Cross Mark at the Top of the Ballot is All
that is NecessaPy


abolish
OF
proposed to
Every provided separate ballot
itutona
bal
lot is
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

Every workmgman III Omaha should
vote yes on the constitutional amend
ments, particularly the last amendment
ballot, which authorizes counties, cities
and precincts to vote aid TO mills and
factories. What the wage worker wants
is an opportunity to get steady employ
ment at fair wages.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

Do not fail to vote yes on the last
proposition on the constitutional amend
ment ballot, which grants authority to
the people TO vote aid to factories and
mills. That amendment carried will do
more to build up Omaha as n manufac-
turing center than the Platte river canal
or any other project.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

Tom Watson says he prefers to have
his populist friends stay nj home rather
than go TO the polls and vote for Sewall.
Sewall would doubtless say the same
thing about Watson if he gave utter
ance to his own honest conviction. The
love lost between Sewall and Wat
son will not interfere with any po-
litical match making.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

A. j. Lunt is the regular republican
nominee for councilman from the Fifth
ward and should poll the full repub-
lican vote Mr.. Lunt is young attor-
ney of good reputation and tirelcSs en-
ergy. As councilman from the Fifth
ward he will devote himself faithfully
TO the promotion of its interests.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

No man loses residence for the pur-
pose of voting by being absent from
his home temporarily. No man en-
titled to vote should permit any one
to bluff him out of exercising the fran
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

by making an \ mark opposite &c
the word ''yes" on top of the constitu
tlonal amendment ballot YOU save the
trouble of voting separately on eacl
amendment If, however, YOU want tc
vote against any particular amendment
You must place no mark mt the top ol
the ballot, but make your mark oppo
site each amendment yes" or mo-"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

Nebraska caunot afford to be disgraccd
by the election of an hubitual inebriate
to congress, or to any other Office for
that matter This is pointer for voters
of the Sixth congressional district
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

A. r. Cady is n clean, capable and
energetic man, who. If elected to con
grcss by the voters of the Sixth district
will make most efficient representative
and will be credit to the whole state
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

slVIIIVF
If Abraham Lincoln really told all the
stories that are attributed to him, 1t is hard
to see how he found time to do anything
else,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

How much Of that silver Swag which
was donated to the Bryan campaign
fund is TO be diSbursed in OmahaF
Watch and see the effect of free silver
on the popOcrntlc MOrkcrs.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

Tom Watson is disgustcd with the
treatment hc has received at the hands
of Bryan ana his managers. So ought
every honest populist to be equally in
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02
Proposed Amendments TO the Constitution Il

n
the amendments Therefore do
"no ballot
separate
for the
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

cifcCt. 20 reduce their wages to that ox.
tent, cMpat worlIngman who has regard
for l#5lbwn and his familys interests
will vote ror policy that would thus
a0'ecf Dim?
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02
Mcxicanizing amcrica.
Philadelphla RECORD

The siren song of cheap silver will never
seduce American workingmen into Mexican
izing themselves by giving their support to
a scheme which would measure the value
of their wages and savings by a 5O-cent
dollar.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

The Montana and Colorado barrel of
free silver is now on tap at Bryan head
quarters and all who wear the Bryan
badge can have their share by asking
fp,. IL
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

Mr.. Bryan's paper, the Omaha World
Herald, explains that it has no partic-
ular reason for objecting to the adop-
ton of the constitutional amendment
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

Bill Greene denies that he was drunk
at Sidney They always deny it. but
they are not always the ones to judge
on that matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02
SnncrlnIiNC Nerve.

NHIViSO 7 IIIIt"- IitIuII,
What a magnificent advertisement for
somebody's nerve tonic MIR. Bryan would
make. Think of his Offering the country
a 50-cent dollar for a $50 600 job.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02

Vote eyes" on the constitutional
amendments.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-02
THE CHEAP DOLLAR.
Food for Thought for the Workings
man with job.

Mr. Bryan said in a letter to a New York
newspaper that II free silver should be sue
cessrul "thc purchasing power OF single
dollar will be less" That Is explicit Every
man who thinks he gets too much for his
money today should vote for Bryan.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-06

But Persistency as applied to adver-
tisinr is a Whole Diadem. That APP
plies to us; in that we advertise day al
ter day, and week after week the great
and good Bargains we have, and all for
good benefit aud profit. Some bright
thrifty people come and get them and
save money; others who would if they
knew how much they could save and
how good quality of goods we sell would
come, and still others who do not know
a bargain when they see it would
come if they knew, and so it gives
thousands of dollars wasted every
month in this community for the above
reasons. Are you one of the class that
needs to save your money and make
every cent go as far as possible? See
to it then that you investigate our offer
ings every week. That bogie Of poor
goods and low prices does not scare
people who patronize our store, they
see through it. Self interest of those
who cry it. See the money savers for
this week.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-06
CAPTURING ELEPHANTS.


Sport That the Maharajah Occasionally
Indulscs In.
The enterprise is organized for the
amusement of the maharajah, and takes
place only once in about four years,
else the forest would be denuded of big
game. A small army, consisting of
ABOUT 5000 men and perhaps three ele-
plants and q few horses, take part in
the hunt. says Chambers journal, and
they carry tents and provisions, just
as if a campaign against a powerful en-
emy We're in progress. When the pad
marks of the elephant are found he is
steadily tracked down, and as soon as
he is found trained fighter of his own
species is urged against him.
AS rule, he steadily retreats upon
sight of his pursuers, and their OBJ
iect is to press him so as to tire him
out. He then stands at bay, and the
tug of war commences. The opposing
animals butt at one another with their
heads down, and should one show his
fanlSs he is quickly brought to earth.
When finally conquered, the wild ele-
phant is pressed by his pursuers toward
water, of which he is so much in need
after his eXertions that his hind legs
can be shackled as he drinks. He is then
kept attached by ropes to other ele-
plants until he gradually becomes ac-
customed to bondage, and in few
months he is completely under control.
The sport is a bloodless one, and the ell
ephants when captured are most kind
Iy treated.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-06
AN ENGINEERING MARVEL.
The New Bridge Over the East
River to Be a Colossus.
1t VIII BE Record Breaker-Six Rail-
road Tracks, Two Roadways, Two
Footpaths and Two Bicycle
Paths on 1t.
[coPYRIGHT, 1861

New York, July 2S.-As the sapient
Parson Jasper, of Richmond, re-
marked, "the world do move"
On the oath day of May, 1884, when
the Brooklyn bridge was opened to traf-
fic, it was one of the engineering Won
ders of the world. In - years it has be-
come a back number.
How much of a back number, it is
somewhat surprising to learn by a
comparison of the present bridge with
the new one whose construction, about
a mile and half further up the river,
is now being busly pushed For that
matter, the Firth of Forth bridge
opened near Edinburgh a number Of
years ago, was bigger and higher and
longer and heavier than the Brooklyn
bridge, but it will, in turn, be sur
passed by the structure which is now
about to rise from the waters edge,
uniting the sundered sections of Great
er New York. For the new East river
bridge, although 100 feet shorter in
its central span than that over the
Forth, is wider, heavier and bigger in
every OJneT UlHlenSlOns, ana VIII nc
commodate a traffic immensely in ex-
cess of any that Scotland is ever likely
to see.
Stated in bold figures, there are some
sharp contrasts between the new Brook
lyn bridge and the old.
The new bridge probably will cost Il
trifle less for actual construction, and,
as will be shown, immensely less for OPP
GRAFTON hereafter than the old, yet it
will be practically five times as power
full. The towers will be from 70 to
72 feet higher than those of the old
bridge. This additional height allows
the cables to take n more decided curve
in their huge loop across the river and
thus subjects them to a strain which,
relatively to the weight imposed, is
considerably less than in the old struc-
ture- Yet, tall as they are, the towers
of the new bridge will be very much
lighter than those of it's predecessor, be-
cause, instead of being constructed of
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-06

new spnn a tnoroughtare FOR all who
wish to use it upon the commissioners
terms is the wisest which could be
made. It is the wisest economy Of the
time Of the passenger and of the money
of the taxpayers.
1t should be added that engineers do
not begin planning for great works by
drawing pretty pictures to show how
they will look when completed. They
begin at the beginning. The unofficial
illustration which accompanies This ar
ticle is drawn from the description to
show the general character of the
structure and the grouping of its lines
of traffic. and is not supposed TO he
accurate in detail.
JQNN LA,NGDON HEATON.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-06

lyn a man may board his morning car,
surface or elevated and, instead of
changing at the bridge entrance and
Joining in the scramble for a seat or
standing room only for a ride of but
six or eight minutes, will roll on across
the bridge in the same car without stay
or detention, and the same at night
upon his return. What sum per pas
senger the car lines will be required
TO pay for their use of the bridge is
question which, of course, the future
will be left to determine, but however
small the rate, it is easy to see that the
immense throngs which use the bridge
will provide a sufficient revenue to pay
the interest upon the cost of the struc-
turc, because its maintenance expenses
will be almost nothing.
Probably this decision to make the
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-06

their completed form. This is, of
course, wildly imrossible. The cngi-
neer in chief. Mr.. Leiferts Buck. who is
known far and wide TO the profession as
the engineer of the Niagara suspension
bridge has, however, devised n plan
which will greatly hasten and cheaper
the production of the cables. A dunn
my is to be prepared at the wire shops
over which each strand of the cable
will be built A single strand can well
be handled and manipulated by the
workmen upon the bridge itself-will
be, indeed, not much larger than tele-
phone or telegraph cables which are
commonly handled in the streets. The
task will still remain, however, of bind
ing together nearly 800 of these strands
into the cable itself.
In the old bridge each cable was
actually built in place, wire by wire
slowly and painfully.
The masonry of the towers and ap-
rroaches of the present East river bridge
is as good as the finest in the world En-
gineers say that considering its quality
il was also very cheap. The foundations
for it were laid rs feet below water level
upon the New York side and 40 feet be-
,ow upon the Brooklyn side. The foun-
cations Of the new bridge will begin 7s
feet below water level upon the Brook
1yn side and 60 feet below water level
upon the New York side. Each tower,
instead Of being d solid mass all the way
up, will consist of two nearly square
towers Placed some little distance apart
ard connected by stitfenng girders and
trusses between. tits probable that the
foundation for each part of each tower
will be a solid mass of masonry GO feet
by so feet, the narrow end being toward
the river, and will taper upward until,
ut the point 90 feet above the water
level where the steel work begins, it will
measure some so feet by 30 feet
This single member of Il single tower
is us large on it's ground as big city
church; and is an absolutely solid mass
Cf masonry. 1t is also about the size of
the base of IL single one of the four
solid and nearly triangular piers which
support the vast dome of st. Peters
church in Rome,
Building a church is one thing and
using it after it is built is quite another.
The present bridge between New York
and Brooklyn is n fine structure capable,
faulty as it is, of conveying a traffic
many times greater than it ever will
have simply because its approaches are
narrow and its terminal facilities made
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-08-06
zinc Issue In Pure sn4ef. |.

Stop bothering your head about the
figures sixteen to one, leave the gold
standard out of the question, for there
is no direct issue upon it, and consider
the real issue, silver. A lump of sill
yer of certain sizt, 371A grains in
weight, is to-day worth SO cents. The
Bryan proposition is that the govern
ment shall stamp it a dollar. That
would be fiat money making of the same
sort as the governments setting its
printing presses to work and turning
out without limit dollars of paper. 1t
is fiat dishonesty. 1t is pregnant with
trouble for every man, laborer or cepi-
talist, who lives by industry, and it
would leave TO the United States the
hurt of lasting mistrust in the mind of
every industrial investor and leader,
American or foreign. Beat it as the
American voter beat the populists four
years ago-by ten to one.