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Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-14
OPPOSED no suonr DOLLARS.
Sentiment of Farmers Demonstrated
In GREAT Agricultural states.
IhICnEO TImos-IIctNId.

The figures from the country districts OF
such great agricultural states as Illinois
Michigan. Wisconsin and Iowa indicate that
the assumption that the interests OF hus-
bandry would favor currency debascment
was pfedlcated upon erroneous Ideas con-
cerniuE the sentiments OF the agricultural
classes. Without detracting from the
splendid educational work done by the cam
pnign committees ana the honest money
leagues among the agricuiturists. Il Is safe
to say that the preponderatng influence OF
the better class Of farmers was thrown III
favor of the existing gold standard wherever
they had correct Information as TO the issues
at stake.
Michigan. which was perslstcntly classed
as a doubtful state" comes up with $4,000
plurality for Mckinley. Such counties as
Auogau Bcrrien, Dickinson, Chippewa
Houghton, Kent, Marquette, Osceola, St
Clair GogCbic. Mccoeta and Ottawa, In
which the vote is largely agricultural, rolled
up the largest majorities for Mckinley,
ranging from 900 10 305l.
IN Wisconsin, which gave over 100000
plurality fer Mcriklcy and sound money,
such agricultural counties as ADAMS,
Columbia, Door, Dane, Dunn, Jackson,
Juneau, Marinette Outagamie. Pepin,
Shawana, Trcmpealeau. Wood and Wau-
pacl contributed big majorities to the sound
money victory.
Iowa boasts Of the largest proportionate
vote for Mckinley Of any state, the plurality
being 6IGS2. a very large proportion Of
this splendid plurality came from the rural
voters OF such counties as Allamakee, APP
panoosc, Black Hawk, Buena Vista, Chero-
kee Hardin Floyd, Jasper, WinneshCk and
Mitchell.
a survey Of the election returns from this
state, which was regarded as the battle
ground of the contest, where the fight Tor
supremacy would be close and fierce the
agricultural element throw its great voting
strength with mighty power against the re-
pudiatonists McKnley's total plurality in
this state is 1i4 149. To this superb victory
the sixteen principal cities of the state, in
Guiding Chicago, contributed pluraltties ag-
gregating "a ,l67 Taking from this Chi
cago's plurality of 56,5i3, 1t leaves ouly
1924 contributed by the other cities of the
state.
1t will he seen from this that out OF the
total plurality for sound money in Illinois
pluralities aggregating 659S2 were con-
tributed by sections of the state the popula-
tion of which is largely agricultural or very
closely identified with agricultural interests.
The same favorable showing is made in
several other states which gave a majority
for sound money and in which the agricul-
tural element largely predominates.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-14
A SAMPLE OF CONFIDENCE.

indianapolis Journal: A few months ago
one of the largest cities of New York found
it impossible to place its bonds on fair
terms. Since last week New York City was
offered ten times the SIC 900 900 OF bonds 1t
called for, at a premium which reduced its
rate of S1a to about 3 per cent.
New York World: one Of the most en-
couraging signs of the present business
situation is that American capital is taking
hold OF American investments. This was
demonstrated both by the bids for the re-
cent issue of New York City bonds and
by the course of dealings on the Stock ex-
change
Philadelphia Times: Before election an
issue OF New York bonds went begging for
bidders. The bonds didn't improve any by
keeping, but the public confidence did as
soon as Mckinley was elected and the
bonds that nobody wanted at any price when
there was a possibility of Bryan's election
were bid for many times over, and at a
premium. when 1t was definitely known
that this danger was past.
Chicago Timcs-Herald Now that the
election is over and the cause of honest
money has trlumphed New York has a
loan of SIG 900 900 subscribed for three or
four times over. and the wealth of the coun-
try stands ready to take good municipal
bonds wherever they are offered This
state of affairs shows the difference between
confidence and want OF confidence, between
an honest money system and a proposed
dishonest one.
Brooklyn Eagle: Money seems to be com
ing out of hiding since election. Brooklyn
has already made a successful sale of bonds
and yesterday s1S0OO0,O00 sought invest
ment in $4,000, 900 worth OF bonds in New
York. Both principal and interest of these
bonds are to be paid in gold, the interest at
the rate of 3A per cent. Before election
these bonds were considered a reasonably
good investment even though the possibility
of silver monometallism exposed the city to
the danger of having to raise twice the
amount of their face value in silver to pay
them in gold. But little money was Of
fered even on the best security for long time
loans. Men wanted to keep their capital
where they could put their hands on 1t with
out delay Now an offer OF more than $40
for every 81 needed shows how much money
there is awaiting investment. 1t is esti-
mated that the city will receive $3.50, 900 in
premiums on the bonds issued. This is one
of the first evidences OF the benefit which
the people will derive from the settlement
Of the currency question.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-14
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Sioux City Times: The suggestion that
Sioux City have a dance on the newly
paved streets at an early date has been put
in the cold storage house for preservation,
Davenport Democrat: Dubuque farmer
has dug out OF the ground 81 900 in gold
and deposited 1t in one OF the banks Of that
city. The man is one of the impoverished
Iowa agrlculturlsts about whom we have
been hearing so much.
Burlington Hawkeye: Out of the ninety
nine counties in Iowa sixteen gave plurali-
ties for Bryan, as follows: Carroll Chicka-
saw, Crawford. Davis. Decatur, Dubuque,
Fremont Harrison, Jackson, johnson, Lee,
Marion, Monona, Shelby, Union and Wayne,
And there are silyerites who talked of car
rying the state for Bryan!
Dubuque Herald: The silver battle has
been fought and lost II will never be
fought over again. As an issue it VIII never
come up again as it has done in the late
campaign. Many OF its friends will wall
over its defeat they will make loud threats
of great things they now think they will
do. But they will not; their threats are
harmless; free silver Is a dead duck and
everybody will recognize the fact before
four years have rolled around, as all the
rest OF the world does now
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-14
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER

tatlon, but full Of opportunities to the
importer and foreign seller. 1t opens
the door to perjury and invites all man.
ner Of fraudulent devices. II makes 1t
| possible for the importer through fraud
ulont and doctorcd invoices. To cvadc the
law and thus strike down whatever of
| protection to home industry and home
labor Is given by the law, at the same
| time defrauding the government of the
revenue properly due It under the law.
| More than this. IL leads TO intrrminablc
controversies ana hearings before Gus
toms officials and i'm the departments
and endless litigation in the courts.
These objections were urged against the
ad valorcm system of duties when the
present tariff law was under ConSidcra-
ton but without avail Every prcdic-
! tion then made 10y the republicans as to
the operation of the system has been
verified and it ought to be safe to as
sumo that nobody will now attempt to
defend it.
There are eases In which ad valorrm
duties may be- necessary. They We're in
the last republican tariff. hut as gen
cral principle the duties should hr made
specific and this was observed in all
the tariff laws of the last ihlrty-tvc
years until the present one, which fol
lowed in this respect previous dem
ocratic tariffs. The next congress will
restore the republican principle of spc-
Ciic duties ana the treasury will largely
gain thereby, while our home manufac-
turcrs will also be materially benefited.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-14
THE CABINET MAKERS.

New York Journal: And now comes a
prolonged season OF cabinet making by peo-
pie who don't make cabinets.
Minneapolis Times: In glancing at a list
of the cabinet possibilities one is lost in
wonder that even so big a country as this
can have so many great and good men all
aliyo at the same time.
Sioux City Tribune: Senator Allison
would doubtless like to become secretary of
the treasury, but he is not going out OF the
senate just to accommodate a few gentle
men who would like to take his place there.
Governor Drake is the man at present who
has a senatorship to bestow, and he has not
offered to divide responsibility with the
senator.
Chicago Tlmes-Herald: Illinois cast Its
forty-eight votes in the convention at st.
Louis for Major Mckinley because the peo-
plo wanted him and trusted him. His plu-
rality OF 1i4 900 In this state shows that the
forty-eight men who represented Illinois in
the national convention knew whom the
people wanted. Major Mckinley Is under
personal obligations to no one for this
superb endorsement The people could not
have been deferred from voting for him.
Illinois asks no reward In the cabinet or
any other department of the government
for having done its patriotic duty.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-14
TIE PLETHORA or GOLD.

A New York dispatch states that the
embarrassments now are all upon the
side of confidence, revivinG prosperity
and the belief that the black cloud
which had overhung the country for
| nearly year has passed away. One
| embarrassment relates 10 gold, says the
| New York correspondent of the phila-
delphia Press, not the scarcity of it. but
the plethora of it. He states that it is
| coming forth in amazing ways and vast
amounts 1t is being brought from safe
| deposit vaults and placed upon deposit.
| while it is being returned to savings
| banks by the holders of small amounts
WHO withdrew it before the election. An
| instance is noted of one savings bank.
| whose depOsitors are mostly among the
poorer people, receiving in one day
| 81 900 in gold, with individual offerings
in no case of more than 500 ana in
many cases of so or $50 gold pieces.
What to do with this gold is the EN-
barrassng question. The subtreasury
Will not take it, because its receipts of
gold by express are very large and
bli'l' 10 NV i'-'i requirement W IN
change greenbackS for gold. 1t is eX-
pected that the clearing house will solve
the difficulty by deciding that the banks
shall receive the gold ana store it for
clearing house purposes, issuing certif-
Gates upon it with which balances may
be paid. How completely this condi-
tion of affairs disposes of the theory of
f,.,, oil a,
enough gold and how conclusively it
demonstrates that the people prefer a
paper currency based on gold to metal
lie money. The experience of the past
ten days has exploded every theory and
assumption upon which the free silver
cause rested.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-14
FIGURING ON THE COST.
Democracy Computes the Cost of
Fusion and 10 to I.


Louisville Courier-Journal (dem)
OF the electoral votes that belonged to
the democracy by the vote for Cleveland
in 1892 no less than l46 went to the re-
publcans in 1896. Cleyeland's popular ma
jority IN 1892 was 3SO.S1O votes. McIiinley's
in 1896 is 1.050,00O showing that about 700,-
600 democrats refused to desert democratic
principles and vote for populism, but pre-
ferred to vote for a republican who stood
for the national honor, sound money and
law and order. In other words, Mckinley
was elected by 146 electoral and about
700, 900 popular democratic votes.
The desertion of democratic principles for
a pOpulist platform and an irresponsible
populst candidate won for the de5erters the
thirty-eight electoral votes of the eight
mining camp and mortgage ridden little
populations of Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Colo
rado Kansas. Nebraska Washington and
Montana, while it lost to them the li6 elec-
toral votes of the twelve great states of
New York Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Cali
fornia, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey,
Michigan, Maryland. Wisconsin and West
Virginia.
Was there ever before such political folly
and suicide?
But that is not all 1t cost the southern
democratic states OF Maryland, West Vir-
ginia, Kentucky and Delaware, with their
thirty electoral votes; and in the other
southern states which adhered to the popu-
list ticket. there was a total loss of 2S2 000
popular votes, almost as great as Cleveland S
total popular majority in 1892. The popular
losses in the southern states are Alabama,
30, 900; Florida, 5000; Georgia, 55 900; Louis,
lana, 25,080; Mississippi. 5000; North Caro-
lima, 5000; Tennessee, 2S,000; Texas, "a 600
and Virginia, $4,000.
Bryan being a populist, may see nothing
to regret in this. as Butler the popuist
chairman, sees nothing. But to democrat
it teaches a lesson.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-14
How TO RErLSE TIE cLLARrrR.

The law creating cities of the metro,
politan class was enacted in 1887. This
was the groundwork of the present
charter of the city of Omaha AS orig
inally framed the charter of 1887 was n
carefully compiled organic act, with
ample safeguards for the protection of
the taXpaying citizens. ample power for
the regulation and control of franchiSed
corporations and the equitable dstribu-
ton of the burdens of taxation among
all classes of property owners The
charter of 1887 was, however, not gotten
up in star-chamber meetings or mcu-
bated by taXcaterS or city contractors
1t was the work of n charter committee
composed of fifteen leading business
and professional men. Every section
and every line was debated in public
and some of the most important pro-
visions We're debated in mass meetings
by citizens who were invited 10 give
full and free expression to their views.
Unfortunately for the city, the charter
of 1887 was mutilated through the per-
nicious interference of the combine be
tween contractors, land spectators and
corporate managers, who had special
interest in defeating its most salutary
provisions. The result was patched
quilt charter which left the door wide
open for extravaganza. iObbery and
reckless waste. This patched-quilt has
been patched over again by four sue
ceeding legislatures. The last patch
job was bungled so badly that the gov
ernor was compelled to kill it with his
veto in order to save the city from in
calculable loss and endless tax litiga-
ton.
If we are to profit by past experience
the attempt to patch the patched-quilt
charter should, if possible, be frustrated.
The demand of the hour is for Il new
charter. based upon experience and
framed with II view TO simplifying local
government without crippling the city
or obstructing its future growth. The
work of framing the new charter
should deyove upon men who are con
cerned in Omaha's prosperity, and yet
not connected with any special interest
that would come In conflict with the
public interest. The men charged with
this responsible duty should invite the
Douglas county delegation to participate
in their deliberations and hold their
sessions in public. When the ground
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-14
"oRsrRrcrINGn TINE EXPOSITION.

Senator Aliens position on the exposition
is sufficiently reassuring to put an end TO
all rumors and reports that the ropulsts
propose TO antagonZe or ODBtruCt the eXpOsi-
| tiOE. on the contrary the senator as well
as the state officers, will, we feel sure, do
all that lies in their power to make the
enterprise succcss.-Omaha Bee.
Don't worry over the populsts They are
not opponents OF the exposition. But if the
| Transmissssippi Exposition officials are in
search Of an influence" that promises lit
tie advantage to the exposition they will
turn their attention to The Omaha Bee. The
persistent and malignant attacks of The Bee
upon western states and western men would
be a positive injury If The Bees claim to
influence was not a thing OF the past
World-Hcrald.
The Bee claims to have no influence
over anybody, whether popuIst. demo
crat or republican. 1t can. however,
! tuthIully claim TO have done moro for
| the upbuilding OF Omaha of Nebraska
and of the whole west than any man or
all the men put together whom it has
antaEoniZcd politically. 1t would be Il
| great commentary upon the people of
the mining states if they were to boy
| sources because The Omaha Bee in n
| campaign which involved not only the
| credit and honor of the nation. but I'M
| perilled its entire financial fabric has
stood up for Mckinley, sound money
| ana the policies of protection and reCi-
| procity that had given prosperity to
| this country in former years. If The Bee
h,, I. q.
lieved to be right and just and against
what it knew to be deceptive, deluSivc
and destructive, why should that i'm
any way work to the prejudice of an
enterprise that has for its aim the de-
yclopment of the resources of the Trans
mississippi country?
But The Bee would not retrnct or
unsay one word it-hns uttered in sup
port OF Mckinley and the principles for
which he stands if it knew absolutely
that the exposition would have TO he
| abandoned.
Fortunately the men who shape the
destinies of the states west of the
Rockies are built on the broad-gauge
pattern. They possess in the highest
| degree the qualities requisite for build
ing UP an empire They know enough
TO know that no enterprise has ever
been projected that would present as
great an object lesson to cap
talsts and thrifty people con
tcmplating II change Of base as
will the Transmississippi Exposi-
| ton. They also know that no medium
in this region will be more potential
in promoting the success of this enter,
prise than The Omaha Bee in spite of
the alleged loss of influence.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-14

This takes no account of Delaware Mary
land, West Virginia and Kentucky, lost
absolutely to the southern democracy
through its partnership with populism and
free silver.
So small wonder that the Savannah News
which swallowed Bryan, says I'VE look
upon free silver coinage as a dead issue II
will never be Tcsurrcctcd; II Is laid in its
grave along with the grcenbick issue" The
Mobile Register, another southern supporter
of Bryan says: what the people most
want now is a rest" aul it thinks that they
will not readily be led of into agitation a
second time
In advance Of Senator Pcttigrow's threat
the Jacksonville FlaD Citizen said that
people may talk about carrying on the
contest. but every sensible man knows that
1t is ended" Senator pcttigrew only does
not know. because he Is not sensible man
He Is one OF those unwise leaders upon whom
the Citizen says the party must turn its
back, for they have brought disaster upon IT,
We commend a study of the southern press
to Messrs. Bryan, Jones, Pettgrew and all
other agtatOrs who think that the Rocky
mountain tail of the popocratic silver wild
cat will be able to swing the southern demo-
cratic cat in 1900. The aforesaid silver tail
casts just thirty-cight electoral votes for
Bryan In the electoral college, or only eight
more than those cast by Delaware, Maryland,
West Virginia and kentucky, which the
solid south lost by reason of free silver.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-14
pennsyIvanfn's Pile of Votes.

T'TI7'I'-II7TIIH 7 IIII'7 IIOII.J
The total vote in Pennsylvania Is l,191 :
91S, being much the largest vote ever cast in
tho state. The democratic vote has been
very generally polled. but a large pervent-
age Of it has gone to Mckinley From 100 o.
600 to 10000 democrats have voted for Nc
kinney and over 10000 voted for Palmer.
Pennsylvania is the banner state of the
union in McKinley's majorltics, with BOZ .6OG,
and Philadelphia is the banner city of the
union, giving Mckinley 1874.
1t Is entirely safe to assume that fully
one-half of the democratic vote of Penn
sylYania would never again follow the
organization il cheap money heresy should
be reaflirmod by another democratic state
convention
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-14
I'D EALOREM DETLES.

In revising the tariff the republican
congress will do away largely with ad
yalorcm duties. The experience of the
last two years has conclusively shown
that the system is unsound and has
fully yindicated the republican opposi-
tlon to it in the Fifty-thrd congress. 1t
has cost the treasury many millions of
dollars through undervaluations and 1t
has been found impracticable if not i'm
possible to provide II remedy for this. 1t
also operates to the serious dlsadvan-
tage of our own manufacturers, since
these underyaluatiOns compel them to
lower their prices In order to compete.
Then the system is expensive in neces-
stating the employment of many more
customs officials than would be required
without II,
1t has been well said of this system
that ii is not only pregnant with temp
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-14
VOTING MACHINES.
Successful Trials in Two Eastern
cities.


St Paul Pioneer Press.
With all its merits, the Australian ballot
is proving very cumbersome, as well as CN-
pensiye. The apparatus of the Australian
system Is estimated to have cost the peo-
pie between Sl2 600 600 and Sl5,OOO,OOO at
the recent election. Added to this is the
great labor involved in the counting of the
votes, although with the amendments OF
the existing law elsewhere proposed 1t need
not involve the amount of delay In an
nOunCing the result which is borne with no
little impatience by the people.
Realizing these conditions the new con-
stitutions of New York and Massachusetts,
give permission for the use of voting ma
chimes in any county or precinct that may
decree their employment. This Is the first
year in which they have been tried at a
presidential election. Worcester, Mass, a
town somewhat smaller than st. Paul, cas-,
its vote last Tuesday by means of forty
eight such machines. The apparatus Is
said to be something (which dehes the
sorceries and tricks OF the most depraved
ballot box suffer. II is something that
cannot be beaten, that registers certainly
and secretly the will Of every voter"
The apparatus is in principle the same
as a cash register. The voting is done by
simply pushing in a knob for each ticket or
each candidate voted for. a knob once
pushed in does not return until the voter
leaves the booth, so that repeating is i'm
possible. The machine counts and records
each vote as it is put in; and when tho
polls close a door on the back Is opened
and the total number of votes given for
each candidate is seen at glance. There
is no counting of ballots and no possibility
of disturbing the count as registered II
reduces the cost OF elections to a minimum,
insures absolute secrecy, and, in short,
seems to have so much to recommend II
that It will not be surprising If at the next
presidential election 1t will be found in eX-
tensive use in many of the states. The
Advocated
use OF these voting machines, and now that
experiment has proved their success, II cam
not be long before the people Of the United
States will be voting by machinery.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-14

The recent tour of inspection of the
United States by Count lliltoit, the Rus
in q report to his imperial master which
is most tlattcring to our national pride
and is likely to cause the employment
of American methods and American
skilled labor in tn" budding of the road
across Siberia. Count llilkoff as Il
young man spent several years in this
country, and by practical experience
familiarizcd himself thoroughly with the
details of American railway construc-
ton and management.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-14

Between the customary lines and for
NAL phrases of the governors Thanks
giving proclamation may be detected
evidences of little personal and extra
gubernatorial gratitude for blessings re-
ceyed.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-14

Louisville Couricr-Journal.

OF course the organization of the national
democrats is to be kept up and strength
ened everywhere. That organization was
made for two purposes; To save the coun-
try from Bryanism and to save the demo-
cratic party from extinction. The first pur-
pose has been attained; the second would be
defeated by disseminating the organization
made under the authority Of the Indianapo-
lis convention. for with that organization
abandoned there would be none anywhere
uphOlding the principles of democracy