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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22
THE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST Sill.
YER.
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Silver acquired certain rights by long
centuries OF com mereial use and custom
which ought not to have been unreason-
ably alienated. From time immemorial
it possessed equally with gold the full
functions CT money. Up to 1878 the mints
of all nations. Great Britain alone except
Ell, were open to the unlimited coinage
of silver bullion on equal terms with
gold. 1t WAS the basis upon which the
currency systems of all nations rested; it
performed all the work CT money; it was
able to SETTLE international balances, as
well as gold; it furnished an universal
medium of exchange; there was no nat
ur',l characteristic of the metal which
rendered it unfit for money use; its very
bulk, which has SO often besn held up
against it, made it more suitable than
gold for the smaller TRANSACTIONS of life.
All at once. by the concurrent action
of the nations of Western Europe and
our own, these rights which it possessed
By an unlimited tenure vera taken
away.
What reason WAS there in 1878 for dis
elimination against silver by this conn
try? Was it because silver was depreuIat-
I'D in value? Measured In terms of gold,
the standard silver dollar was worth
s1.03. The depreciation of silver did not
begin until it was de1nonetized, anu the
hostile action of our Government and
france and Germany was the cause of
this depreciation.
What are some of the results Of the de-
monetization of silver? A large appre-
citation of the value of gold; declining
prices fos all commodities including
wngss; Improbable business; the with
drawai of capital from large enterprises
the accumulation of great N asses of idle
labor in our great cities; strikes, lockouts
with the complete Generalization of
labor; tho beginning of a period of the
readjustment Of labor to a lower scale of
wages; and if the present condition Of
business is not changed, ger eral bank
ruptcy. {. ". II.
This is q fro example of what we spoke
Of yesterday, namely. the tendency of the
silver leople to personify Silver and treat
it as a sentient being. Silver can no
more acquire ehts thar iron or tin. Be-
cause silver has been used for great
many years as money imposes no obliga-
ton upon the human race- to continue to
use IT.. For great many hundred years
ships were made exclusively of wood, but
when it was found possible to make them
nobody complained that this rights ac-
quirod by wood by long centuries of COM
inercial uss and custom, were being
alienated. If silver has vested rights, we
suppose all the other metals, indeed
everything that has been used by man fol
a long time, has vested rights also, and
our legislation We must to look
oat not only that we do not infringe the
rights of human beings but the rights OF
long list of inaniinate objects as well.
But OF course all this talk about the
rights that silver has acquired is N ere
sentiment. Silver has been used az one
OF the m o1ey metals because it WAS well
adapted to that use. II fer any reason it
has ceased to be fit for that service or
less fit than gold, there is no reason I'M
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22

The Republicans Of Bangor have got
iuto curious quarrel about the method
of nominating their legislative ticket
Previous to this year the ticket has been
nominated in l. general caucus, bus this
year, ON petition Of some six hundred
Republicans. majority of the city COM
mites called caucuses in each ward.
The minority, however, adhered to the
cid plan, and called the general caucus
This was held, and represen ta!iYe tick.
ct nominated. Last night oaucuses were
held i'll the wards under the cali of the
majority of the committee, and another
representative ticket nominated. Unless
the matter can be patched UP there will
lie good chance for the Dom ocrats to
capture some representatives in the Queen
City of the East 1t wo1Id seem to an
outsider that the majority of the city
committee had the right to decide what
form of caucus should tie held
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22
BY F. 0. BAILEY & CO., Auctioneers
Important Assignee's Sale
Real Estate on Peaks Island,
Portland, Me-, BY Auction.

WE shall sell on Saturday, August 1st.. at
w O'Clock D. M, on the premises, the fol-
part Of the estate of Henry Treferhen. Among
the property to be sold is the homestead Of
Henry 1refethen, situated on Island Avenue
near Trefethen's Landing.
The Bay View House, situated near Forest
City Landing. The house has about 40 rooms,
including wharf recently built, also all furni-
ture and furnishings Also about % house
lots, on some of viii, are cottages, situated in
the most desirable parts of the island.
This sale offers an unusual opportunity to
would-be purchasers for either cottage lots or
permanent investments, and has better adyan-
tages than any other island property in the
City of Portland. Excellent schools, churches.
theaters, in fact most modern improvements
which make it i'll every way desirable.
Terms at sale.
Circulars giving complete description of
property can be had upon application to
George Trefethen, 1872 Commercial street, i. A :.
Smith, 247 Commercial street, or of the Auc
tioheers, 46 Exchange street. jy22Gtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-22
CURRENT COMMENT.
A CANADIAN VIEW.
Toronto Mail. J

Great Britain need no longer lose any
sleep over the threats ofAmericans. They
carry within themselves germs of sclf-de-
struction. The repu blio is homegrown ed
with pestilential microbes The nation
that is in cold blood debating whether OF
not it Will pay just obligations, is pretty
far advanced in decline. While the de-
mand of the silverites may be turned
aside this time, we may rest assured
that this horse thief party Will keep at
it until they have contaminated tine
viilejny they have in view. Let us no
longer lose any slsep over the threats OF
the United Sta6es. i hey are themselves
On the verge of disrl pit on. Within 2(
years We may SEQ tho octopus split up In
two, or even three republics. and then
there will be 80 much fighting between
themselves thai they will have no desire
to twist the lion lions tail or infuriate
the Canadian beaver.
WHO ARE THE CREDITORS.
(New York SUM
The gentlemen who think that tbey
have made an attractive bid for votes by
proposing fifty cent dollar for debtorsstC
pay their debts with are reckoning with
out their host. Every state in the Union
is full of creditors, ard they will neyor
consent to defraud and cheat them
selves.
Among the creditors are:
All persons who work for wages, salary
or by the piece; all members of building
ond loan associations; all dopositors ir
savings. national, state. or private banks
all holders of life, fire, and accident in.
surance policies; all Nom bers of beuevo
lent and fraternal insurance orders; al
holders Of industrial insurance all wild
ows, Orphans. or wards dependent wholly
or partially upon the income from invest
nents; all educational and charitable ir
stitntions dependent wholly or in par,
upon the income of their endowments.
In fact the fifty-cent silver dollar would
lie of Advantage to few persons in the Iona
run, save the speculator who would
gamble on the inevitable fluctuations IN
its purchasing power and in the price o.
commodities.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
juno "a.

The Democratic State Convention in New
York has been called to meet On June "a in
Saratoga, a date later than some of the
rreconcilables favored, but early enough for
practical purposes, One week or more be-
fore the assembling of the Democratic Con-
Vention in Saratoga the Republicans in st.
Louis will put in the field their Presidential
ticket on a platform which nov seems to be
a matter of some uncertainty, and two
weeks after the Saratoga Convention the
Democrats in Chicago will meet to nomi-
nate candidates.
Whatever may be the fortune Of the Dem
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
President Zclaya's Success.

Our latest advices from Managua, in
Nicaragua, are conflrmatory of the news
which we printed last Monday. The Mica
raguan war has come to an end; the army
Of the Government has crushed the insur-
city of Leon, the insurgents stronghold, and
entered it in triumph.
We had so many dispatches about the
wal between the latter part Of February and
the opening week of May, that people who
have not followed them closely, or who may
have been unfamiliar with the field Of opera
tions, have doubtless been led to suppose that
the amount Of fighting and bloodshed was
far greater than we can find any warrant
for. There were, indeed, but two combats
deserving of mention, one of them Mt
Nagarote in March and the other near Leon
in April. There was plenty OF diminishing
for about eight weeks in the region lying
between the N%icaraguan capital and the
rebel headquarters at Leon; but we doubt
whether the losses in killed and wounded
OH both sides in all the time of the war ex-
ceeded 400 men,
The outbreak against HELAYA grew out OF
the charge that he had violated the Consti-
tuition, assumed dictatorial powers, plum
dered the Treasury, and given offence to the
Church. The insurgents were described as
the Clerical party"
At the opening of hostilities in February,
ZELAYA had an army, II so it may be called,
about 5000 strong, but he Immediately be-
gan to impress the laborers on the haciendas
into his service, by which means he may
have got the number of his fighters up to
5000, The insurgents, who began with
1000, also made impressments, through
which their number was doubled. The in
surrection extended over an area OF about
fifty square miles. 1t was a war of the
kind so well known in all the Central
American republics.
1t is doubtful whether ZELAYA would
have been successful without the help Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
The Golden Scapcgoat.

A specious method OF excusing Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND for his failure to declare himself
against the third term scheme is to argue
that, as n possible candidate, he can exert a
stronger influence for the election Of sound
money delegates to the Chicago Convention
than II he formally retired from the field.
For our part, we do not doubt that the
great development of silver sentimentin the
Democratic party has drawn its chief inspl-
ration from this same policy. SO far from
being a help to Democrats to stem the tide
that has moved their party so visibly of late
toward free silver, Mr.. CLEVELAND has
been a greatly exciting cause of it.
The sale Of two hundred and 9Sxty-two
million dollars worth of bonds In time
of peace, at once n suggestion OF
Federal bankruptcy and an exhibition OF
Presidential independence of the regular
law making power, is a fact pregnant with
alarm and responsiveness in about equal
measure. And Mr.. CLEVELAND has wrong
fully and deceitfully saddled this increase of
the national debt upon the gold standard.
The Misrepresentation, straight from the
Executives own hand. that these ~extraor-
binary bonds have had nc connection with
UHb utlltltltl III Tx lCNNhhN, D'N NSiO
solely for the preservation OF the gold stand
ard, has made the gold standard a scapegoat
for the folly of the Administration, and has
arrayed against the sound money cause, not
only among Democrats but among Repub-
l~icans, an indignant opposition which be-
longs to the Administration alone. Yet a
hundred and fifty million dollars of the pro
ceeds of the CLEVELAND bonds have been
used to pay the current expenses Of the
Government.
The President has used the key Of our
financial system, the gold standard, as a
shield to cover himself from the resentment
due to his own incompetence. The Democ-
racy has a heavier load to bear than the
threat Of the third term. And yet the ter
mination of that danger would free it
almost entirely.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
Tho General Interest in Mckinley

Mr.. GEORGE W. WALSH OF Wilmington,
Del, begs THE Sun not to get 80 " worked
up about MCKINLEY" "You know it is not
your funeral" Mr.. WALSH says.
Mr.. WALSH is mistaken. MCKINLEY's
nomination would be the common misfor-
tune OF tho general public, undivided by
partisan lines. The Republicans will meet
this year In National Convention three
weeks before the Democrats, and n declara-
ton, by the first party so to meet, for the
firm and honorable maintenance of the
gold standard" first by an honest and out
spoken platform, and secondly by an unsus-
pected sound money candidate, would be
the biggest boost to prosperity which For
tune has in her present supply.
Mr.. MCKINLEY is an amiablo man, well
esteemed by his friends and lightly
vouched for by Mr.. PLATT's enemies. He
talk easily, and no doubt thinks much OF
things good and beautiful: but, unfortu-
nately, he has neither the moral foundation,
the intellectual conviction, nor the political
record that will make him fit truly such q
Republican platform as is awaited anx-
iously by n vast majority Of the people OF
the United States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
THE SUN, SUNDAY, MAY III 1895

during these last years 10 England 10
magnificent isolation" Magnificent, iso-
lation may be in the eyes of the valiant
imperialists who gasconade over their
tipple in the London music halls. But
ISOLATION is surely not a triumph Of diplo-
macy, nor, fort nation whose m is
on all the seas, whose dependencies are
open to attack in every quarter Of the globe,
would it seem that exposure. to the i'll will
and possible hostility of the whole world
was an acquisition which, however senti-
mentally glorious, can be desirable from
the material point of view. Still, amid
the excitement OF external complications,
foreign and colonial, Lord SALISBURY
is able to stave off the one thing which
he abhors and breads, the reform Of the
House Of Lords.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
Tho National Guard Medal.

Those surviving members OF the National
Guard regiments who volunteered for the
defence of Pennsylvania Mt the time Of
LEES invasion in 1868, will learn with
pleasure that the Committee on Military
Affairs of the House of Representatives, on
May 12, reported in favor of carrying out
the promise of a medal for their services,
made by the Secretary Of Wal in General
Orders of June 80, 1863. Assistant Secre-
tary Of Wa Gen. DoE has said hat this
order was in the nature of a distinct prom
Use amounting to n contract, and 1t GER
tainly should be fulfilled upon the part
Of the Government"
The unanimity and enthusiasm with
which the National Guard Of New York,
upon a moments notice and with full ranks,
undertook the apparently hopeless task
Of holding LEES veterans in check
upon the Susquehanna until the Army
of the Potomac could overtake him was
most creditable, and the medal then offered
by the Government was but a slight recog-
milton of it. 1t is gratifying that after all
these years there is a prospect that it will
be received by those to whom 1t was prom
ised. Its presentation will be of value in
directing public attention to the services
which the National Guard Of this and other
States have rendered in the past, and to
their alu as a portion OF the military
forces of the country. 1t will also give to
the officers and men serving in the present
Guard an idea of what the nation expects
them to do in time of foreign war, and Of
how they will be remembered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17

ocratic party, either in the day Of victory or
the hour of trial, New York's place is at the
head, and the Democrats OF New York have
in many hard fought battles earned the
right OF line.
Statesmen who incline TO look with appre-
hension on the prospects OF the party or
ganization in New York should take cour-
age from the meeting Of the Democratic
State Committee on Friday, a harmonious
gathering without friction, preparing to
give combat to a Republican enemy divided
into factions engaged in bitter war.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17

To THE EDITOR OF THE UN-Str Permit mo
to dissent from an assertion In u Washington
despatch in this mornings sun to the effect that
ex-Gov. Brown Of Rhode Island is a candidate
for Nice-President on tho Republican ticket as
part " Of a plan to break down the Reed strength
IN Rhode Island" have personal knowledge
that ex-GoV, Browns candidacy for Vice Presl-
dent is IN no way part OF q plan to break down
Mr.. Heed strength; Rhode Islands delegates,
though unlnstructed, are expected TO vote for
Reed, and viii vote for him ms long as there ia
any chahce Tor his nomination. They will prob
ABLY follow Massachusetts, in this matter but
where they will go IN case Reeds nomination is
found 20 be impossible il by no means certain.
Gov. Brown Ia a candidate, for the Nice-Presi-
dency, but only In the event OF the nomination
Tor the Presidency going West. II that occurs
he VIII come forward as the New England can
dldate, and not merely as a Rhode islander.
Sew England's delegates will doubtless ask for
his nomination; believing that this part Of the
country, should be recognized on the ticket,
especially II ex'Gov. Russell Of Massachusetts
Is TO be the Democratic nominee for the Presi-
dehcy. But Gov. Brown and Rhode Island are
with Mckinley. Az
PROVIDENCE, May 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
ANNIVERSARY OF III U. S. ENGI-
eel
Company A Celebrates Its Semi-Centen.
nial at Wnlet's Point.

Members of Company A of the United States
engineer battalion observed yesterday at
Willet's Point tho fftieth anniversary Of the
company's organization. 1t was the first CON-
pany Of United States engineers, and its first
active service was in the Mexican war. Out Of
seventy-nve men who went to the front in this
war. only twenty nine returned.
When the company WAS organized on May 10,
1916. the officers were: Captain. Alexander ].
Swift: Second Lieutenant G. w. Smith; Brevet
Second Lieutenant George b.. Mcclellan. In
the company's office In Willet's Point Is the first
muster roll. bearing the names OF twenty-three
enlisted men. OF whom seven lived to receive
commissions in the army. These are: Louis
Nessel, who now lives In Chicago. and enlisted
In New York June .. lS46: Charles w. Foster,
who enlisted In Boston June /. 1876; Warren =.
Iathrop. who enlisted In Portland June ~.
1916; joseph A. Mower. who enlisted in boston
June 10. 1915; Charles II. Pierce, who enlisted
June 10. 1916; and Frederick w. Gerber, who
enlisted at West Point June 30, 1876.
The company participated in many OF the
battles in the civil war. among them being
Fair Oaks, Mechanicsvllle, Gaines's Mill, White
Oak, Swamp, Malvern Hill. Antietam, Fred
ericksburg. Charlottesville, the Wilderness,
and In the siege OF Petersburg.
Tho present. officers OF the company are:
CAPTAIN, :. w. Roessler: Lieutenant, Merit
weather Walker; Lieutenant, Robert aymon
and Lieutenant j. Barden.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17

President BoNr1LA of Honduras, who de-
spatched to his help a battalion Of Hon
duran troops, which fought upon Nicara-
guam soil. 1t was IN act of friendship on
the part Of BoNILLA, who desires a closer
alliance with HELAYA for mutual defence.
We have been amused by the perusal Of
the bombastic proclamations and dispatches
issued by both OF the parties engaged in this
last civil wal in Nicaragua.
1t is again n dull season in all the coun-
tries of Central America, for there is peace
everywhere, from Guatemala to Costa Rica.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17

T"TF T"' ITFT z
The details OF consolidation are still to be ad.
justed by n Commission. That was better than to
have attempted to do II by state legislation. An.
drew Green ought to be and probably viii be the
head OF that Commission. He is one OF the great
men Of the country. and his life has been devoted
to the public AFFAIRS OF New YORK city. For many
years he has advocated consolidation and been CIV
Ing his best thoughts to the problem involved In
carrying the plan into eject. brooklyn has a popu-
lation OF nearly a million, and the entire territory
OF the enlarged city probably has to-day very nearly
three millions OF people. So far from harboring
petty jealousy, Chicago reioices IN the prospect
that our common country now has the largest city
In the world. with the one single exception of Lon
don. The next general census. the one of 1900,
viii undoubtedly put Chicago ahead of all other
cities on the globe except London. New York, and
Paris.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
Bicycle Accidents In Loado..

'"''"" i"'"H"eipHu fTeS&
Bicycle accidents In the crowded streets OF
London for the first three months OF 'OG were
but 1874 altogether, ten being serious and none
fatal. This rate OF accidents, as compared with
riders. is very much less than accidents occa-
metropolis. This good showing gives point 10
the request made BY the wheelmen OF New York
that the drivers OF heavy wagons and carriages
be compelled TO signal, by bell or whistle, when
they are about to swing around q corner. as II Is
through the sudden turn Of "a heavy wagon
that so many accidents have occurred. As II is
the law In some continental cities that no We
hicle may swing around u corner without giving
warning, the absence OF this precautiOn In
American cities may explain the great number
OF accidents both TO pedestrians and wheelmen.
tions that have been found OF value elsewhere,
In order 10 preserve the right OF all In even
balance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17

The Proposed Invasion OF the Carrizo Re-
glon CharacterIstics.

Rlon Navajo characteristics.
WAsHINGToN. May 16.-The news that Chief
Black Horse and a strong party in the Navajo
tribe are to resist tho entrance of whites upon
the Garlic gold field has naturally caused some
excitement, and very properly the troops have
been called upon to see that the laws are re-
spected.
The Navajos are one OF the most numerous
and powerful tribes in the country. Secretary
Browning's last report shows that they are
20, 500 strong. and are self-supporting. receiving
no rations from the Government. They have
always been famous for their enormous focks
and herds, the last accounts giving them in
round numbers 1000. 600 sheep, csc. 600 goats,
100. 500 horses, mules. and burros. though these
are mostly ponies OF small value. and 1000
cattle. They have also been credited with 5000
acres under cultivation. and some of them earn
a little money by freighting and by dispOsing Of
products 10 the Government. The figures of
their stock were probably reduced last year by
a failure of crops. and winter before last, be;
sides losing many sheep and ponies from cold
and starvation, they were obliged to kill and
eat many for want of other food.
The great numbers OF the Navajos have
anxiety by the Government, and the fact that
they are so rich in sheep and horses makes them
Their reservation in New Mexico and Arizona
is close upon Utah and Colorado, and hence
they might form an alliance with the Southern
ttes, while they are In a mountainous country
where campo gning is difficult. Fortunately. the
tribe as a whole is peaceable, docile. and ac-
customed to trust to the troops for protection.
These Indians have also made some progress in
civilization. 1t is true that only 500 OF them
are put down as adopting even in part the dress
of citizens. and l62 as being able to read, with
200 who can speak English for ordinary con-
sersation; There have also been no, allotments
in severalty in their reservation. although it ap-
pears that they had even two years ago about
$50 dwelling houses, But the very fact that,
while nomadic, they do SO well with their herds
and tiocXs. and are really famous for their
weaving OF blankets and their manufactures
of silver, suggests the possibilities of the tribe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17

to study than a prize. But they will also
agree with Mr.. GOODWIN SMITH that 1.-THE
love Of a special subject is rare, compared
TO the capacity for Intellectual effort which
the prize calls into play" It follows that
so long MS n university Is not a training
school for specialists, but a place Of general
education, 1t will hardly be safe to renounce
the stimulus Of competition.