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Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21
SENATOR SHER MANS SPEECH.

Minneapolis Tribune (rep): Senator
Sherman in his great speech at Columbus
on Saturday gave a concise and connected
history of coinage legislation in this ccun-
try from the foundation of the government,
which will be valuable for reference
throughout the campaign.
Boston Journal rep): As good as gold
Is every line and paragraph of John Sher-
mans speech. The only answer the silver
ties can make is e%pithets, and Mr.. Sherman
is accustomed to the denunciations of the
shallow d~emagogues whose inconsistency he
has exposed. They do not hurt him.
Philadelphia Times (dem.): Every voter
in the United States regardless of party
should read Mr., Sherman's speech, 1t is
the utterance of a trained financier, not of
an inexperienced theorist. Fortunately it Is
not so long that anyone need to be wearied
in reading it. No utterance OF the campaign
VIII better repay a careful perusal.
Chicago Journal (rep): Mr.. Sherman's
speech Is a distinct encouragement to the
democratic boilers, who claim that they are
the conseryators OF the true democracy. The
line OF argument adopted will cause the
silver democrats more trouble than any
other that could be devised, since there is
no surer way to victory than by a division
in the enemy's ranks,
Philadelphia Press rep): Senator Sher-
mans speech should be widely distributed.
1t Is made for plain people, is easily under
stood, and Is full of information. sound
doctrine and saving common sense. We
need such speeches-many of them to be
heard by thousands and to be read by hun
dreds of thousands. The campaign OF
education is progressing.
Chicago Post (Tep): Any one who wishes
to arm himself with a brief, clear and con-
vincing summary OF the history OF gold and
silver In this country should read and pre-
serve for reference the speech made by
Senator John Sherman at Columbus last
Saturday. For succinct statement OF the
relation Of gold and silver to each other
and as the measure OF all other things 1t is
unsurpassed in the accumulated literature
OF this veXed question.
Indianapolis News (dem): Mr.. Sher-
mans quotations from speeches made in
congress by Senator Jones of Nevada during
the debate on the subject makes 1t clear
crime at the time OF its passage by one of
the leading men OF one OF the greatest
silver-pToducing states. Mr.. Sherman
treated the currency question not only In its
economic, but in its moral aspect. His
speech is a very simple and forcible EXPOSE
ton.
New York World (dem): Senator Sher-
man declares the historic fact heretofore
established by the World that from 1901,
when Mr.. Jefferson became president. to the
close OF Buchanan's administration in 1861,
the democratic party was a gold party, OPP
posed to silver and all forms OF paper
money" 1t was likewise a sound money
party under Tilden In 1876, and for honest
and actual bimetallism to and including
1892. Never until this year has IL been
committed to a fictitious ratio certain to
produce. If adopted. silver monometallism.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21

steps to adopt the gold standard. Re.
ferring to this the Baltimore Sun re.
marks that these are agricultural coun-
tries and the American farmer who Is
looking to free coinage TO increase the
value OF his products will find no en-
couragement In the conditions which
have prevailed In South America. The
silver standard would not have been
abandoned by these countries except
for the best of reasons. These reasons
were the fluctuations in value of their
deprecated currency, subjecting them
to heavy losses through speculation and
checking the development of their re-
sources. Foreign capital could not he
secured owing to the distrust of in
v%estors. Thus these countries have
been forced in sclf-defense to desert
the silver standard and to place their
finances upon the gold basis as the only
system by which they can hope TO be-
come truly prosperous.
OF course the free silver advocates
will reply that these relatively small
and poor countries furnish no example
for the United States, but people who
apply practical common sense to this
matter will not take that view. The
demagogic talk about this country being
powerful enough to overturn all finan-
cial laws and work a miracle in the
monetary systems of the world will
not mislead rational men. A currency
standard that is not good enough for
South America cannot be acceptable to
the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21
IN SIGHT.
ON THE FROSTED STAGE.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
The Boy stood on the crowded stageo'
While thousands from him He'd;
And Siniun, pale with quiet rage,
Sat wishing they were dead.
Yet beautiful and bright he stood
He came to raise "a storm
A creature OF heroic blood.
A proud and manlike form.
The crowds moved on-he would not go
Without great SinJun's word;
But Sinjun, filled with wrath n woe.
His voice no longer heard. /
He called aloud: SAY, Sinjun, say,
III yet my ask Is dOne?"
But Sinjun sat In wild dismay,
And saw the crowds move on.
Speak, Sinjun!' once again he cried.
80, speak, and let me go
! cannot check this rising tide,
Nor stop It's outward how."
Upon his brow he felt their breath.
And in his waving hair,
And looked from that warm post of death
In grim yet brave despair.
Then, turning round. once more he cried,
20, Sinjunl must stay?
This crowd cannot be satisfied!
See how they move away
No answer came, n there he stood,
And moved his hearers more;
But, TRANCE to tell, his hearers would
Keep moving toward the door.
There came a burst of thunder sound;
The Boy. oh! where was heY
Ask OF the crowds who danced around,
And only came to see.
The farce is done, In purer air
The crowds rejoice Ger that;
But the noble thing which persisted there
was the orator OF the Platte.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21
NEWS FROM sOUTH AMERICA.
Special Facilities AGordcd'for United
states Exhibitors.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2O.-The president
OF Argentina has issued a decree, a copy
of which has been forwarded to the State
department, remitting all duties on articles
sent from the United States for the purpose
of showing the manufacturing and CONNER
cial industries of this country. The move
ment for these exhibitions originated In
Philadelphia.
The Venezuelan government has granted
a concession to an American to establish
permanent exhibitions Of American goods
at Caracas, Maracaibo and other large cities
of Venezuela.
The new phase Of the long contest between
Bolivia and Peru is reported, by which
Bolivia is promised a coast line on. the Pa
cifc. More than a year ago a treaty was
made giving Tacha and africa to Chilli, thus
leaving Bolivia cut off from access to the
ocean, and one of the few countries situa-
ted. like Switzerland, entirely without coast
line. Since then the countries have been
negotiating, and 1t is said that a treaty has
been effected by which Bolivia gets back
a strip through Tacha and africa, sufficient
to give her access to the Pacific ocean.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21

The Barber company has made n
novel proposition to the council, which
was referred to the committee on
judiciary. Its claim for paving repairs
under contract, amounting to $35, GAS,
has not been paid by the city. The
company offers TO knock off 2 per cent
Of the claim if the city will confess
Judgment, with the understanding the
Judgment will not be collected for eigh-
teen months. If there were no dispute
over this claim 1t is difficult to see how
the city can benefit by a confession of
Judgment, as in that case 7 per cent
interest would accrue, which II eigh-
teen months would amount to not less
than $4,000. If he claim is just the COM
pany may be entitled to interest, but If
not The city can gain nothing by ac-
cepting the proposition of the claimant.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21

h smelling company has submitted
plans for the proposed dyke and Stag
dump ut the levee above its plant and
the city officials will be able to pass
upon the merits of the case. The
smclter asks authority to extend its
dump out into the river and reclaim
about thirty-two acres. Part of this
made ground the company will use
and the greater share of it will be ac-
quired by the city at no expense to the
taxpayers, while the solid embankmcnt
will be Il protection to the city as
against the ravages of the river. The
matter is one of considerable impor-
lance to the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21
A CAMPAIGN MYSTERY.
why Doesn't silver Administrators
Are the SpeculntOrss
Iyaa.a. IA, G+or

Are the SpecuintOrSs
Kansas City Star.
There are thousands of individuals in
America with a speculative disposition who
are quick to invest money In any sort of
commodity which appears to be likely to
advance in value and afford them a profit.
The mere suggestion of a crop failure any
where in the world leads many of them to
buy wheat for an advance, and this
speculative demand advances the price of
wheat at least temporarily. They go into the
petroleum market, and the cotton market,
and the stock market, wherever there ap-
pears to be a prospect of an advance in
these markets. But with this country face
to face with the possible adoption OF a
silver standard there is not even enough
speculative buying of silver to maintain a
stable price for the metal.
There are three possible explanations of
this interesting circumstance. One Is that
people who possess money for investment
have absolutely no doubt that the free
silver party will be defeated In the Novem-
Der election. Another is that they anticipate
such 2 close money market as a result OF the
silver agitation that they expect to be able
to make more by loaning money at a high
rate of interest than by %profting from what
ever advance may occur in silver. The
third explanation is that they have not
the least expectation that a free coinage law
in this country will advance the value Of
silver. In other words, they expect that a
disc composed of 4121h grains of silver,
stamped free of charge by the United States
with the name dollar" on 1t,
will be worth no more in comparison with
25.S grains of gold, or a bushel Of wheat,
than a similar quantity of silver is worth
in the form of bullion today.
Those who enjoy pondering on abstruse
questions as to what makes value can
select for themselves the explanation which
seems most rational.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21
BRYAN NOT A nIMETALLIsT.
San Ounce of Hard Fact is Worth n
Ton of Conviction"

New York World (dem.)
The entire silver argument in Mr..
Bryan's speech is based upon his claim to
be a bimetallist, or an advocate OF the
equal coinage and concurrent use of gold
and silver as money.
If this were true the World would stand
with him. 1t is opposed to gold mono
metallism. But. as it has said, it is even
more opposed to silver monometallism II
we are to have a single standard and a
single basis let 1t by all means be the best.
Let us stand with the great and civilized
commercial nations Of the world rather
than with Mexico and the Central and
South American states,
Mr.. Bryan's advocacy OF bimetallism is
based upon his firm conviction" that indie
pendent and unlimited free coinage at 16
to l will create a demand for silver which
will keep the price of silver bullion at
Sl,29 per ounce, measured by gold" But
this conviction disregards the experience
OF all other nations and ignores the history
of our own coinage. An ounce Of hard fact
Is worth a ton Of conviction" in settling
economic problems. And the hard facts
are:
/. That in our own country never once
In all the years of its trial did the
ratio OF l6 TO l produce parity OF values
never for one year did 1t give us practical
bimetallism, the concurrent circulation OF
gold and silver.
2. That no country in the world, not even
thrifty. compact and scientific France, has
been able to sustain bimetallism with free
coinage at a false fiat ratio, whether l5h TO
/ or 16 TO l.
3. That in no silver basis country in the
world today is there any gold in circulation
or use as money.
4. That In no country in the world is there
free coinage of silver. Wherever it Is coined
the government makes a charge for mint
age.
8. II silver should not advance from 6S
cents to 1929 under free coinage by this
country alone, OF course our gold would 20
10 a premium and out of use and circulation
as money. We should thus have contraction
and oliver mOnometallism.
What reason has Mr.. Bryan for supposing
that history Will stop repeating itself for our
benefit? What ground has he for assuming
that financial laws which are as inevitable
and immutable as the law OF grayitation will
suspend or reverse themselves il he shall
carry the election? In theory Mr.. Bryan
is a bimetallist. In fact his theory IL given
effect would send the country to a silver
basis-
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21

If the people of Mexico only had votes
in the United States they would cast
them to Il man for Bryan and free sill
yer. Bryan proposes to make every
53-cent Mexican dollar worth as much
as an American dollar. In Mexico he
might pose as Il public benefactor, but
how his scheme to enrich the MeXicans
at the expense of the American work
ingman can commend him to the Suf-
frages of citizens of the United States
passes comprehension.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21
MANAGERS OF THE anxAernin.

Chicago Tribune: The only reason Bryan
has for calling this a holy war Is the fact
that 1t Ia being conducted by Jones OF Ark.
Chicago Record: Who says that the rab-
bits foot Is not an effective talisman and
charm? Mr.. Bryan received a rabbits
foot and Senator German quit actively sup
porting his campaign.
Globe. Democrat: A good objection to
Senator German as manager Of the demo-
cratic campaign Is the fact that he has not
been able to prevent the republicans from
capturing his own state.
Buffalo Express: Bryan was very glad
to get the aid of such practical democrats as
German and Faulkner. but. as was to be
expected, his populist friends are Jealous.
II was too much to expect that so mixed a
crowd as the Bryan following could be held
together even through one campaign.
st. Paul Pioneer Press: Gold money to
take in on mortgage payments, principal
and interest; silver money to pay out wher-
ever they have a debt to mcct-these are
the requirements of free coinage leaders
like Senator Stewart. But the latter says
he had nothing to do with the drawing up
Of the mortgages he holds. with the gold
payment clause. Oh, no! it was all left to
his lawyer.
Minneapolis Journal: They say the rich
are all for the gold standard, while the poor
are for silver. So they are. There are
those poor men Stewart and Jones of Ne
vada. Congressman Newlands. Monat OF Den
yer, Hearst, Marcus DAILY and all the rest
of those poverty stricken people who only
have a few millions apiece left-somo OF
them not over fifty millions, and some as
little as two or three-they are all for silver.
Philadelphia Record: The selection of
Chicago as the headquarters OF the Bryan
party means that Altgeld is to manage the
campaign of the regulators. He is the
real leader; all others are followers. But
as Altgeld is unamerican and anarchistic, he
is to keep in the background while he pulls
the strings. The very fact Of Altgeld's
potentiality among the populists of the
middle west should warn all true Americans
from a course which cannot but lead to
disaster. dishonor and humiliation,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21

Wholesale and retail merchants have
arranged with tho State fair managers
for the purchase Of admission tickets mt
Wholesale rates.in lots of not less than
100. These tickets will be sent to their
customers in this territory, with the in
v~itation that they attend the fair. 1t is
safe to predict that every ticket sent
ont by our merchants will be presented
by some one ut the fair gates. No
better means of advertising the fair
and swelling the crowds could be de-
YiSnn.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21
FATAL RESULT OF a CHILD'S PRANK

Children Spike the Rails, Wreck n
locomotive and Kill Two Men.
CANTON, O., Aug. 20.-A thorough in
vestigation was made this morning into the
cause Of the derailing of engine No. 40.
which was hauling a work train, last night
near Carrollton. the locomotive rolling down
an embankment and killing Engineer Joseph
Kirk and Fireman John Hardesty of this
city.
The investigation shows the accident to
have been caused by children having placed
three spikes on the outside rail OF the
curve where the derailment occurred.
Twenty-six men in the caboose escaped
death by falling several hundred feet down
an embankment because the caboose was
caught in the branches of a big tree.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21
What 10 to1 Hn. Never Done.

1t has never kept gold and silver at a
parity.
1t has never once given us, under free
coinage, practical bimetallism-that is, the
concurrent circulation OF gold and silver.
The ratio of 16 to l was adopted in 1884.
1t represented the then commercial ratio,
the market values OF the two metals.
In the forty years following the adoption
Of this ratio, and up to 1874, there were
coined less than 1000. 900 silver dollars, or
not so many by 500 900 as were coined from
January / to July 1 in this year.
And never during the whole period did
gold and silver circulate freely together as
equal money. What reason has Mr.. Bryan
for his firm conviction" that they will do
so now under free coinage, when the differ
ence in the commercial ratio is far greater
than at any time during the period from
1884 to 1877
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21
THE EXAMPLE or ARGENTINE.

The experience OF South American
countries with deprecated currency
ought to be instructive to the American
people, or such of them as are not de-
luded with the notion that this coun-
try can do with money what no other
nation has been able TO do. The Ar
gentine Republic has been struggling
for years TO get from a paper to a
metallic basis and the process has cost
her people enormously. So long as in
iation kept up there seemed to be a
high degree of prosperity, but when
the time for liquidation arrived there
came disaster and ruin. Other coun-
tries of South America have found the
silver standard far from profitable and
have abandoned it.
This is the case with Chill and Vene-
zuela, the Central American states of
Salvador and Costa Rica. and with
Santo Domingo and British Honduras,
all OF which have adopted or taken
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21

South Omaha apparently has no
better success in its dealings with the
electric light company than Omaha has
had. AS is the case in this city, there
are arc lights scattered over South
Omaha where they can be of compare
lively little service to the people. The
council wants 10 remove and replace
them where they can be of some use
to the people. The contract. however,
s%tipulates that such removals must be
made at the expense of the city and it
Is now proposed to discontinue these
remote lights and at a later time order
lights put up along streets where they
are needed. The better way would be
to demand a revision of the contract,
whereby a certain number of changes
could be ordered annually, and thus
accommodate the incoming councilmen
who soon wan arc lights in the vicinity
of their residences.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21

The Bee has been flooded with in
quiries asking for further information
about the editorials opposing the free
coinage fallacy which it has been re-
printing from Mr.. Bryan's personal
organ, the Omaha World Herald. These
editorials are taken verbatim from the
World-Herald files and can be verified
by any II by reference to the issue
OF the date mentioned. The files are in
the Omaha Public library, accessible to
every IA The genuineness of the
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21

The city attorney seems benz upon
haraSsing the local managers of the
water company i'll every possible way.
1t is all right for the city to make Il
record in the courts of its refusal to
admit the legality of the franchise of
the reorganized company, but it is all
wrong for the city attorney to say in
effect to all patrons of the water com
pany that it cannot force collection of
water rentals. The federal court has
sanctioned the transfer of this property
and its operation as an Omaha institu-
ton by the purchasers. Brushing aside
all legal technicalities and exposing the
plain proposition, it is indeed strange
that the city made no objection to the
regulations of the water company re-
speeding rental payments when it was
owned by a company of men who took
the surplus earnings of this plant to
save its Denver investments, but now
offers technical objections when the
company has been ~reurganiZed as an
Omaha and not "A Denver institution.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21

The numerous Grimes of 1906, 1884
and 1873 are becoming so common
that the word crime is In danger of
losing its significance. AS a matter of
fact there was no ''crime" against silver
In 1873 or any other time. All the
changes that have been made in our
monetary system since the foundation
of the government were made in obedi-
ence to changed conditions of commerce
and not for any purpose to injure
debtor or benefit creditor. There never
was any "crime," or conspiracy or
stealth" about our monetary legislation.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21

To the partlsans OF the Hon. William
Jennings Bryan who point with awe to his
famous legislative achievement of getting
an elevator for the Lincoln postofice. an
achievement duly c~pmmemorated on the
elevator by a silSeE plate bearing the law
giyer's name, the partisans of the Hon.
Tomtom Watson pepS with a just pride in
the great Georgfan,s- fame; Look at the
Watson dog lawY and it is true that the
Watson dog law pay still keep the name OF
its maker green, long after the Lincoln
elevator and the Bryan plate on 1t have
mouldered and crumbied.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-21
THE COMING OBJECT LESSON

Within ten days the Nebraska State
fair will open its gates and furnish an
object lesson of the resources and capa-
bilities of his great commonwealth.
The exposition of the products of farm,
orchard dairy, apiary and stock range
promises to be more complete than any
that has ever taken place since the
State Agricultural society was organ
lied. In every department of horti-
culture and agriculture Il magnificent
showing is assured. The harvest of
1896 has been bountiful in every sec
ton of the state. The only difficulty
will be to find space for the proper dis
play of all the varied products that
will be presented for exhibition.
Quite apart from the crop and stock
exhibits we shall witness Il display of
products of factory and mill unsur-
passed ut any former state fair. While
the industrial development of Nebraska
is yet in its infancy, it is by no means
insignificant. Without much boasting.
a great deal of Roadway has been made
within the past few years in many
branches of industry and Il resumption
of general prosperity will witness n
revival of manufacturing in Nebraska
on a scale more extensive than the
most sanguine have anticipated.
All eXpositionS are educational and
the coming State fair cannot fail to
prove an object lesson that will
strengthen the faith of men who have
pinned their fortunes to Nebraska and
inspire investors and homeseckers with
confidence in Nebraska's promising
fut,rn