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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-04
AS TO A THIRD TICKET.
Bourke Cochran AmpIifies His State
ment of Sunday.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-The Hon.
Bourke Cochran was asked today If he
would support third ticket if one were
nominated, Notwithstanding the views
expressed in his interview published
today. He said: IF a convention be
held, at which all Democrats can be
represented, who, believing that the
party has been betrayed at Chicago.
are determined that its principles shall
not perish for lack of efficient organiza-
ton, and if a free interchange Of
opinion be had among it's members, I
should be strongly inclined to accept
It's decision, whatever it might be. /
think 1t more important that the Demo-
cratic opponents of Mr.. Bryan should
be united in one movement than that
any particular form Of opposition
should be adopted.
By the way" said Mr.. Cochran. Sin
the comments on my interview pub
hshed this morning, notice a singular
misrepresentation on the part of some
newspapers. 1t is assumed that the
plan suggested by me contemplated
merely the assembling OF a convention
which would adopt genuinely Demo-
cratic platform, nominate Mckinley
electors, and stop there. When 1 said
that Democrats meeting in such a con-
vention as 1 suggested, while nominal
Ing Mckinley electors would provide
for really Democratic opposition to
the Mckinley administration during
the period of its existence I thought
it would be clear that 1 meant a sub
stantial and effective opposition Such
an opposition could find an expression
nowhere but in congress, and it could,
therefore, be maintained only by bring
ing those Democrats who, in the face
of treason and cowardice remain I'M
yielding and unterrified, into a new or
gan1Zation which would nominate can
didateS for state officers, for congress
and for the state legislature in every
state where the existing organization
had denounced the ancient creed of
the party by indorsing the Populists
platform and candidate. Every Demo-
crat who refuses to support the Chi
cago platform regards the defeat of the
absurd propositions for which Mr.
Bryan stands as the paramount issue
of the campaign, and since the simplest
and most effective method of accom-
plishing that result is to nominate Nc
Kinley electors. I believe In following
that course.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-04
WITH INTENT TO AMUsE.


Heavens and earthl'' exclaimed Eve "You
don't mean to say you're the only man heref
Why 1 might just as well have gone to the
seashore!'--New York Press.
Jaggs-Whsl he treats. why does PoIiticus
call the whisky fPetrifying FIuid7"
Seraggs-Because ne buys it to make him
self solid.-Exchange.
Sugestive First Tragedian-I hear Barnes
former mas left his boarding house.
Second irregularities. The landlady Of
fered him some frosted cake.
Madam, I shall have to charge You double
price for your glass OF frappe."
I'D like to know why"
We'll, We pay high rent and you have bean
so slow eating it-"-Chicago Record.
THAT Mrs. weeper seems perfectly incon-
solablo''
Eyes. she ia evidently trying to creute tho
impression that she invented being a widow"
Exchange.
BILLY, don't think TIL stay at this nm-
NOR hotel much longer"
What's up? Rates too high7'
"E0. dent Mid the high rRlas Eut tha
clerk Is always nagging me for r.oaey."
.And stiil you got even with ha-7p
"Oh, yos. showed her the respao. Qua Ia
age" -
Az p:siIessly co errast worlds miy,t c,-,sh
tngethSr does woman meet up with vonan-
Detroit Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-04
JONES GETS TO WORK.
He Confers with German, Who
Won't Be Chairman.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.-Chairman
Jones, of the Democratic national COM
mittee, who arrived last night, began
his labors today on the accumulation
of campaign work which awaited him.
He took temporary quarters in Sena-
tor Faulkners private office at the con-
greSsiOnal committee headquarters.
Soon after his arrival, he was Joined
by Senator German, Senator Stewart
and Messrs. Berret and Norris, of
Washington. Mr. Norris having been
until yesterday a member of the ma
tlonal committee The conference
lasted half an hour, and the gentle
men present separated to meet again
at the capitol at noon. No information
was given as to the subjects discussed,
except that Mr.. Jones was going over
number of details A report was
current about the headquarters that
Mr.. German would be a member of the
executive committee, and possibly it's
chairman. There was no verification
OF the report, but the presence of Mr.
German added to the comment in that
direction.
Chairman Jones busted himself all
spare moments, with the mass of mail
An official connected with the COM
mittee says the correspondence is I'M
precedented. One of the veterans on
I1iC COA1111llLS0 Sct1Q IIdL III Ills service
of twenty-five years he had never seen
such a public interest in affairs, and
he claimed that the letters received
showed considerable Republican de-
lection from Mckinley due to silver
Mr.. German joined Chairman Jones
at the capitol shortly after noon, where
they were together in the committee
room on appropriation for three hours
AT the close of the extended talk Mr.
Jones said there was nothing to be
made public. Mr.. German was asked
as to the current report that he would
be on the executive committee and pos
sibly it's chairman. He authorized the
statement that he would not take any
craftsmanship under any circum-
stances.
ut is the same now as in 1888 and
1892, he said, when / gave every aid
in my power to Mr.. Whitney and Mr..
Harrity, but would not take a chair
manship. In the present campaign I
will aid Senator Jones in every way
possible, but under no circumstances
would 1 assume the duties Of chair
man of the executive committee"
When asked as to whether he would
be member Of the committee Mr.
German replied that the chairman was
practically the committee
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-04
THE ENGINEER.

fills
Y4 %1ts eyes sroa as YOU. you hurry r. BY s.,,
Sits resting quietly.
His face is dark, but glowing spark
Lights up his eye so keen.
He has naught to ask; he has done his task,
And has done 1t well, / ween.
Or, perhaps, before, mid rush and roar,
Lies the hardest run In the land,
He must clench his teeth, set lips beneath,
And take his life in his hand.
But his head is clear-he knows no fear
And, clasping the throttie-bar,
He cleaves the dark as the soaring lark
Mounts up to the clouds afar.
But deep in his thought he forgetteth naught
OF his overburd'ning care.
The smile on his lip is the gay wave-tip
Ihat the solemn oceans bear.
He would rather far, at the throttle-bar,
Culver with deaths alarm.
Than that any soul under his control
Should come to the slightest harm.
And so through the night and the sweet day
light
Our grimy heroes stand
With a million men in their keeping, when
They dash across the land.
They have sped through fame, where no
succor came
Save that their brave hands brought,
And they fell at their post counting life well
For the rescue they had wrought.
They may think us cold-those hearts OF gold!-
But silent lips may hide
soul of fame, which fain would claim
Bays for these heroes tried.
And whenever pass the engine-glass,
Through its shining pane | peer,
And breathe prayer for the brave man
God bless the engineer!
Kate Epson Clark.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-04

In the fundamental principles of the
party, it's plan and scheme OF govern
ment, what 1t is for, it's limitations,
and not In the declarations of any con-
vention. save as they accord with
those principles.
We apprehend that the News does not
Ions lead; and, anyway, the G b e
proposes to remain Democratic, to adj
vocate policies enlivened with Demo-
ocratic principles, confident that the
great mass of the voters will return to
them as the prodigal son came back to
MS paternal home. We will be there
to bid them welcome, our friend, the
News, among them.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-04
THE LAW IN THE CASE.

To the Editor of the Globe.
Kindly publish the law under which the
gold reserve was established and main
tanned Also. the law under which the pres
ident issues bonds. Was this latter law
questioned as being unconstitutional and
by whom? John Burns,
2Sl5 Central avenue, Minneapolis, Mimi
There is no law requiring the main
tice of so doing was established by Mr..
Sherman, as secretary of the treasury.
When congress, by law, forbade the
further retirement of the greenbacks,
leaving outstanding $346, 900 of them
in perpetual circulation, the treasury
had to consider the problem of making
sure their redemption and keeping
them at par by holding a certain re-
serve in the treasury to be used in re-
deeming them on demand. This is a
problem in banking. Every banker has
to keep on hand a certain amount of
ready cash to settle with the deposit
ors who chance to want their money.
The treasury decided that it ought to
have on hand $10OO00,00O in gold to
maintain the parity of the green
back with their money, and
all subsequent secretaries have OBJ
served the same practice 1t is a regu-
lation for safety, dictated by general
experience, but not established by law
Replying to the second question,
bonds are not issued by the president,
but by the secretary of the treasury.
The law under which Mr. Carlisle has
issued bonds during this administra-
ton was approved Jan. IA, 1876, and
is what is commonly known as an act
to provide for the resumption of spe-
Gle payments. One clause of this law
reads as follows:
And to enable the secretary of the treas
ury to prepare and provide for the redemp
ton in this act, authorized or required he
is authorized to use any surplus revenues
from time to time in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, and to ISSUE sell and dis
pose of, at not less than par in coin either of
the descriptions of bonds of the United States
described in the act of congress approved
July A. 1870, entitled, IAN act to authorize
the refunding of the national debt" with
like qualities privileges and exemptions, to
the extent necessary to carry this act into
full effect, and to use the proceeds thereof
for the purposes aforesaid.
Ills 10 Tie dQLIIOI1ZdllOA OIL the issue
and sale of bonds by the treasury to
maintain the parity of our different
forms of currency, and has never been
repealed. The act referred to as Civ
ing the description of bonds is of date
July IA, 1870, and authorizes the secre-
tary Of the treasury to issue bonds
payable in ten years and bearing 5
per cent interest, or bonds payable in
fifteen years and bearing Az per cent
interest, or bonds payable in thirty
years and bearing per cent interest.
Any secretary of the treasury may,
therefore, for the purpose of maintain
ing specie payments, issue and sell
bonds of either of these three descrip-
tons. The constitutionality of this law
has never been questioned by any re-
putable authority, as far as we are
aware.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-04
ALTGELD WANTS NOTHING.
Says He Was Not Promised Nc
Would He Accept Cabinet Office.

Says He Was Not Promised Nor
Would He Accept Cabinet Office.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-Gov. AItgeld as
serted this morning when he reached
Chicago that he would positively ac-
cept no national Office. He said he had
no desire to be attorney general in Mr..
Bryan's cabinet, and declared there
was no truth whatsoever in the story
that he had made bargain with Mr.
Bryan to receive the portfolio, in re-
turn for the support of the Illinois
delegation in the convention.
There is not single thing in the
gift of the president that would want
or would consider for a moment he
said this morning, with characteristic
emphasis.
1.-The whole matter is utterly absurd
and ridiculous"
You may say, moreover" he con-
tinued, that not a single one of the
candidates whose names were before
the convention were, so far as I am
aware, approached with any such
offers or agreements. as this one which
is said to have been made for me with
Mr.. Bryan.
THE men who composed that con-
vention were not there to squabble over
spells; they were fighting for principle"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-04
A COMMON MISTAKE.

Listening to discussions of the money
hair dozen men may happen to be
gathered together, one is amazed at the
tenacity and violence with which state
ments are made and maintained which
have not even the color of fact. 1t is
only thus that we are able to measure,
nrst, the extent of popular ignorance
concerning our present currency and
currency laws; and, second, the effect
OF falsehoods that have been circulated
actively among the people by persons
either totally uniformed, or malicious
ly determined to create prejudice by
obscuring the fact. Thus, there is an
enormous number Of persons support
ing the free silver side who will tell
you that the silver dollar is not a
full legal tender.
A conversation overheard yesterday
on street car disclosed the presence
ct an apparently intelligent man, ex-
cedingly vigorous in giving his opin-
ions, who pinned his faith to the prop
osition that the silver dollar is not a
legal tender in sums of more than five
or ten dollars-he was not quite GER
tain which This gentleman and many
like him have confused the status of
our subsidiary silver with that of the
silver dollar. The half-dollar, the
quarter dollar and the dime are legal
tender in sums not to exceed ten dol
lars. The smaller silver coins are legal
tender in sums not to exceed five dol
lars. AS to the standard dollar, the act
OF 1878, after providing for its coinage,
and STIMULATING it's weight, says:
(Which coins, together with all silver
dollars heretofore coined by the United
States, of like weight and f1neness,
shall be legal tender at their nominal
value for all debts and dues, public
and private, except where otherwise
expressly stipulated in the contract"
The silver men have sometimes made
the absurd pretense that this conclud-
ing clause limits the legal tender quail
ity of the standard dollar. 1t, of course,
does nothing of the sort. It simply pre-
serves the freedom of contract. If a
man contracts to pay another twenty
gold dollars, or twenty Attorney cows,
or twenty bushels of wheat, or any
other specified amount Of particularly
defined commodities, he must discharge
his contract according to the letter.
But if he has agreed to pay simply
twenty dollars, the standard silver dol
lar is complete legal tender in pay
ment Of the debt. We feel it worth
while to repeat these familiar facts,
because there are still found so many
persons ignorant Of them.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-04
THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE

Notwithstanding the patient but mis-
directed efforts of the Globe to en-
tighten its facile contemporary down at
New Ulm, the latter still per-
sists in asserting that after
national conventions have spoken
the law is writ for every mem
Der of the party to obey, although, as
if shade of doubt had fitted across
the editors mind as he wrote this,
he says that principles and platforms
timent of the people," From these
rather confused premises the News con-
cludes that if a convention depart from
principles the dissenters, if honorable
men, will leave the party represented
by the convention. In this particular
case the directors will have to leave
the Democratic party; and if the editor
Of the News lays down the law cor
rectly, there are number of Demo-
Gratis who will be obliged to him if
he can direct them where to go. They
take their principles with them. of
course, and insist that they are those
Of Democracy and will remain such
even if the party organization aban-
dons them. Testing all parties by
/ these principles they find none that
they are in full sympathy with. SO per-
force they must remain at loss unless
the Diogenes of the News will lend
1d mt Il Ioo Il
kindly light into some safe haven.
But in saying that principles" should
be whatever may happen to be the
presently formulated sentiment of the
people" does not the editor of the News
get his cart ahead of his horse? Does
sentiment follow principles or does
principle precede sentiment? WHY is
one man Democrat and another a
Republican except that his political
sentiments are based on the principles
OF his party, adopted and established
long before he was capable Of enter
tanning any sentiment? The News
would hardly say that the law of
gravity should be whatever the form
1i~eS0 SoAlihteal oI the people Qeclar-
ed it should be, and yet this is pre-
cisely what he says is the case in the
domain of politics. Our conception Is
that the fundamental principles of a.
party are its absolute, immutabIe and
Interchangeable law, to which conyen-
tons and individuals must WELD obe-
dience. For instance and illustration.
1t is a principle of Democracy that no
special privileges should be granted to
any one, because such Is not a proper
use of the power Of government Sup
pose that a Democratic national con-
vention should declare that it would be
the policy of the party to exempt ac-
cumulated wealth from bearing any
share of the burden of government: or.
again, suppose it should declare that
the farmers of this country were en-
titled to a bounty Of 81 hum
dred pounds on the beef or butter pro-
duced by them. would the News insist
that Democrats were bound to accept
that as a law? Or suppose that the
sentiment of the members of the party
had been formulated" to accept such
propositions as party policies, would
the News forthwith insist that they
were based OF Democratic principles?
Which leads around to our contention
that the law of a party is to be found
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-04

Senator Nelson's Fergus Falls
speech. filling twelve columns of solid
nonpareil, was, we are told, intended
by him to be "a quiet talk" to a club,
consented to by him provided the
meeting should be just quiet one of
the club and it's friends" If it takes
twelve columns to contain Gust a
quiet talk" what quantity Of space
will it take to hold his set campaign
speech
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-04
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.-Forecast for Tues
thunder storms in southern portion; variable
winds; cooler in southeast portion.
South Dakota-Fair, followed by local
showers; cooler; northerly winds becoming
variable
North Enthusiastically fair; cooler in
southern portions; variable winds.
Wisconsin-Partly cloudy weather; cond1-
lions favorable for local showers; cooler in
northeast portion; light to fresh variable
winds.
Montana-Light local showers; partly cloudy
weather; northwesterly winds; warmer In
western, cooler in eastern portions.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
United States Department of Agriculture.
Weather Bureau, Washington, Aug. 3, 6:4S
D. N. Local Time, 8 p. m. 18th Meridian
Time-Observations taken at the same mo-
ment of time at all stations.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-04

the same evening. He will stay over
night in Des Moines, where a recep-
ton has been planned The change
was made at the Importantly of friends
in that city. The party will include
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan, Hon. and Mrs.
X. r. Bland and press representatives.
They will leave Des Moines about 7
a. M, Saturday reaching Chicago at
7:30 p m. They will remain in Chicago
until 11:30 p. m. Sunday at which time
they will start East over the PennsyI-
vania, as originally contemplated
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-04
Craven REPLIES

To the Editor of the Globe.
In reply to Mr.. True Democrat, of Chas-
lage convention No the city Of Cbaska
was represented in the Waconia convention
9y such men as L. K. Sexton, A. T. Faber.
L. trans and others, all of whom worked
Eoied and talked for free silver, Bryan. the
Cnicago platform and anti-Lawler resolutions
we SAID That our position was being in
aorsed and we feel as though we were ius-
S1lieu III so aoing because the conventions OF
0arFer, scott, S1bley, Hennepin and others
approved the Chicago platform and disap-
proved the action Of the boilers
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-04
WILL BREAK THE SOLID SOUTH.
Senator Bruce Says the Republicans
VIII Do 1t.

CANTON, O., Aug. 3-Hon. B. K. Bruce,
Of Everton. Miss, ex-United States senator,
called on Gov. Mckinley today. Senator Bruce
has been register of the treasury and recorder
of deeds at Washington. He Eaid: 1.-THE out
look for Gov. Mckinley and the Republican
party is highly encouraging in the South. He
will carry West Virginia, Maryland, North
Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky, besides
making gains in other Southern states. The
Democratic politicians in the Southern states
have until recently been able to keep the
South solid. Hereafter you will find the pro-
gressiye element of the South taking such &C
ton as will advance the material prosperity
Of that section. They want protective tariff
that will build up that section; that will in
wife the manufacturers and will do for the
states what it has done for the Great North,
East and West. They look upon Maj. Nc
Kinley as the apostle of protection. They
also want sound money instead of deprecated
silver dollars They regard Maj Mckinley
the embodiment of that idea also. The col
ored voters OF the country, both North and
South, are enthusiastically supporting Maj.
Mckinley. They know him to be their friend.
There has not been single public issue
touching the rights of the colored people for
the last quarter Of century in which he has
not shown his interest in their behalf"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-04
MUNITIONS OF WAR.
they May Be Supplied by a st. PauI
Concern.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-This was a great
Gay Tor the manufacturers of war material
ana many great corporations and Arms wer9
represented at the war and navy denart
ihents TINS afternoon, when bids were Opened
Ior supplying large quantity of gun car
riages, mortars, shot and shell of various
sizes and kinds. Probably not since the late
war has the ordnance bureau of the war de-
partment been able to lay out so extensive a
programme l for enc years work as is now
nlaae possible by the liberal appropriations
MADE by congress for the defense Of the sea
coast. Consequently, there were many bid
e te 1or supplying the large quantity of ma
terlai raw and complete included in tha
hrst call for proposals. The first bids opened
were Tor supplying gun carriages There
were twelve bidders, among them the Amer
lean Hoist & Derrick company. of St. Paul.
Inc American Hoist G Derrick company. of
ST. Paul, bid $11,800 each for ten carriages
or more deliveries to begin in six months and
continue at the rate of one every six weeks.
me southwark foundry fixed the price of one
carriage at $l2,660, and offered to build ten
or more at $11,50O EACH and to make the de-
livery in five months, so it will be dificuIt
to decide between them
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-04
FUSION In KANSAS.
A Plan Evolved That May Make 1t
Possible.

TOPEKA, Kas., Aug. 3.-Apropos Of
the question of fusion in Kansas of
Democrats and Populists, the Demo
cratic leaders have partially mapped
out plan. Their state convention
will be held at Hutchinson, on Tuesday
next, while that of the Populists will
convene at Abilene on the following
day The Hutchinson convention will
be organized, it is said, in the usual
way, and then ex-United States Sen
ator John Martin will introduce a
resolution setting forth the situation
and providing for the appointment of
a committee to confer with the Popu-
lists in regard to fusion arrange
Ssent. If the conference committee
adopt the Harris fusion plan, which
provided for the naming of electors by
the Democrats and state officers by
the Populists, it is believed the Demo-
cratic convention will not meet the
following day.