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Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

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Bryan's speech advocates at great length
in varied phraseOlogy the Importance to
this country of congress e%nacting free coin
age of silver on the basis of 16 to l, without
waiting for the cooperation of any other
nation. He assumes that sixteen ounces or
grains of silver are equal in value to one
ounce or grain in gold. But equal in what
respect? He does not attempt to show that
a 371A grain silver dollar is equal in in
trinsic value to a gold dollar of % is grains;
nor that it will purchase as much goods in
the market; nor that it will exchange
equally for the gold dollar. But he claims
it will be of equal power in paying existing
debts contracted on the gold standard basis.
Mr.. Bryan's speech fails to show that this
can be honestly done. He ignores the ques-
ton of honesty entirely, and rests his case
on the point Of the governments arbitrary
power to make a silver standard money to
be used in paying gold standard debts
which shall only contain half the intrinsic
value or buying power OF the existing gold
standard OF money, in which those debts
were contracted. Mr.. Bryan appears OBJ
livious to and unconscious of the rascality
of the proposition he advocates.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

1t is to be hoped the Nebraska rail
roads will Stick to their proposition to
make a fiat gate of So from all points in
the state 10 Omaha and return during the
state fair, file Western Passenger asso.
citation has attempted to prevent such
action for reasons of Its own which do
not concern Nebraska people. Omaha
has a right to expect low rates this
year of all other years, and 1t is prob
bic the roads entering this city will
grant the reduced rates asked for. Our
people can never understand why Il
traffic association should be permitted
to pass upon n matter which concerns
only Omaha and Nebraska. Certainly
they cannot be expected to appeal to
Chicago for low local rates west of
the river.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15
NOTES.

The sound money and cheap money dem
ocrats of Kentucky are to have a lively
fight in the courts for possession of the
rooster as a party emblem on the official
ticket.
The Philadelphia Times (dem) estimates
that the vote of Pennsylvania will be "about
100000 for Mckinley and not over 300, 900
for Bryan"
The speech of the governor of Missouri in
Madison Square Garden serves to illustrate
Mr.. Bryan's reference to the descent of a
Stone made at Newton, Ia.
Mr.. Bryan is now the happy owner of
twenty rabbits feet, all cut from rabbits
killed in grave yards at midnight in the
dark of the moon.
Mr.. William M. Singerly, editor of the
Philadelphia Record, has resigned as presi-
Dental elector on the Pennsylvania demo-
cratic ticket because of his inability to sup
port the Chicago platform.
Jerry Simpson, the sage of Medicine Lodge,
las been nominated for congress in the
Seventh Kansas district. Mr.. Simpson is
now a full-hedged member of the poDocracy
and can smell a plutocrat at forty PAGES.
Bourke Cockran's reply to Candidate
Bryan's acceptance speech will be delivered
in Madison Square Garden next Tuesday
night. He speaks under the auspices of
the Democratic Sound Money League of
America. Ex-Congressman Perry Belmont
vii! preside.
w. Z. Beck, democratic nominee for state
auditor of Illinois, was the victim of a
neat game of political freeze-out. His cam
paign assessment was fixed at Sc, 900, and
being unable to raise more than half the
amount, he had to get off. A populist was
given his place.
Mr.. p. Watt Hardin, late candidate for
governor of Kentucky, announces that the
Blue Grass state will give its ''old-time
democratic majority" Once upon a time
Mr.. Hardin prophosied that one p. Watt
Hardin would be elected governor of Ken
lucky, but p. Watt failed to connect with
his prophesy.
NOn-partisan sound money leagues com
posed of business men have been formed
in Boston. New York and Chicago, The
test OF membership Is a desire to defeat the
Chicago platform. The list OF names sub
scribed to the membership roll in Boston
the first day filled four newspaper columns,
and democrats were as eager to enroll as
republicans. Members bind themselves to
enter upon "a prompt, decisive and vigorous
campaign in behalf of sound money"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

st, Louis GlObe-Democrat Uep-)
Considering that the speech bears the
marks of careful preparation, it contains
an unusual number of absurdities, contra
dictions, f~alsities and follies. The laboreT,
Bryan says, is against the gold standard,
yet he does not attempt to explain how this
can be when everything which the laborer
has to buy is lower than 1t was before 1873,
and the one thing which he has to sell, his
labor, 10 higher. If the gold standard is
to continue, Bryan AYERS, bank depositors
may be forced to withdraw their deposits
in order to pay living expenses" yet he
contends that the reduction in prices Of all
sorts of commodities-which means a reduc-
ton in living expenses-is due to the adop-
ton of the gold standard. He makes gar
bled quotations from speeches of Sherman
and Blaine made under different conditions
than those prevailing now. which extracts,
placed in their proper connection, and sup
plemented with the words which Bryan
which he seeks to give them. He says much
about the ill-effects of currency %contrac-
tion, ignorant or careless of the fact that,
though in 1873. when he says contraction
began, the circulation per capita was $1S. "a,
IL was S2l. 10 at the end of June, 1896. As a lit
erary production the speech has considerable
merit. The sentences are well balanced,
and their meaning is tOlerably clear. AS
a keynote" of a campaign, however, by the
nominee of a great party 1t is singularly
uninspiring. 1t lacks the fire, the yigoT.
the point which such a man as Bland or
Boies or Blackburn in Bryan's place would
give 1t,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15
A Revelation of words.

ctr rec lItSS lueIl.J
The country was promised a revelation
in Hon. William J. Bryan's speech of ac-
ceptance. 1t was to be an illumination of
a somewhat complicated subject that would
show the way for the stumbling and waver-
ing, that would win over the doubling and
dissenting, and radiate a light for the feet
of all who would press forward to pros
perity.
In a sense the promise has been full
filled. The nominees endless essay on the
currency at the Madison Square Garden was
a revelation. 1t was a revelation of the
length to which sophistical discourse can
be drawn out, based upon false premises at
the outset and feebly supported with shall
low and specious arguments.
1t was a revelation of the poverty of logic
and originality which the chief spokesman
of a poular delusion adds to the wretched-
ness of a waning cause a cause sorely in
need of the enlightenment which its fore
most champion failed to impart.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15
THE REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM OF 1892.

ARLINGTON, Neb., Aug. 13.-To the Edi-
tor of The Bee: A gentleman made a re-
mark in my store on Saturday last. He
said: Every republican who voted in 1892
voted for free silver" | told him it was
not true, and that he could not prove it.
He said that the republican platform en-
bodied a free silver plank. Please give your
view. S. L. A.
The republican party has always been
the unfiinching upholler Of the public
credit and the uncompromising oppo-
nent of all forms of debt-scaling and re-
pudiation. 1t has always demanded II
circulating medium composed Of dol
lars of 100 cents purchasing power eX-
changeable at par whether of gold, sill
yer or paper. The republican party
brought the United States out of the
era of deprecated paper money by the
wise policy it ~inaugurated leading up to
specie resumption and it has opposed
every project calculated to reduce the
country to the basis of the silver stand
ard nations of Mexico and China.
The money plank of he Minneapolis
platform of 1892 is in complete harmony
with the established policy of the re-
publican party. 1t reads as follows:
The American people from tradition and
interest favor bimetallism, and the re-
publican party demands the use of both gold
and silver as standard money. with such
restrictions and under such provision to be
determined by legislation as will secure
the maintenance OF the parity of values of
the two metals, SO that the purchasing
and debt-paying power OF the dollar,
whether of silver, gold or paper, shall be at
all times equal. The interests of the pro-
ducers of the country, its farmers and its
workingmen, demand that every dollar, paper
or coin, issued by the government shall be
as good as any other.
We commend The wise and patriotic steps
already taken by our government to secure
an international conference to adopt such
measures as will insure a parity OF value
between gold and silver for use as money
throughout the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15
STEWARDS PLEA FOR GOLD.
Gold Views OF "a Rampant Free silver
SpOuter.
Davenport Democrat.

Davenport Democrat.
Senator Stewart of Nevada Is now ono of
the most rampant shouters of them all for
silver. He wants all the white metal in
the world coined at the expense of the people
of this country. Senator Stewart was not
always of this opinion. A year after the
pretended crime of 1873 he was for the gold
standard, The following extract from the
Congressional Record, Forty-third congress,
first session; volume 2, page 1892, shows
that the Nevada silverite of today was once
sober and in his right mind;
Senator SteEart-Let everybody know
what a dofiar Is worth. The farmer will
then knows how to measure the difference
In price betsSeen his wheat in Illinois and
the wheat in Liverpool, The wheat will be
measured by the same standard-gold-in
Illinois as it IS in Liverpool, and any man
can figure III up. But now 1t is a mystery;
the whole2suptect of finance is a mystery,
and what do we see every day? We see
those who deyote their attention to 1t max
ing large fortunes out of this mystery.
Let us dofasNall the people OF the world
have been5doLng from the beginning-meas-
ure our vstney by gold, adopt the standard
mystery. S:D&
Senator 'Legan-what does the senator
want?
Senator Stewart want the standard gold
and no paper money not redeemed in gold
no paper money the value of which is not
asceTtained, no paper money that will or
ganize a gold board to speculate with II.
Who pays for this gold board? Who pays
these immense fortunes? How is it that
millions and millions can be rolled up an
nually there? Did anybody ever calculate
who paid for III 1t comes out of the pro-
ducers. How do these men exist? BY the
latitude which your deprecated currency
gives to speculation and nothing else.
Persons who are specializing in your de-
preciated currency are making the money,
and they VIII continue to make 1t SO long
as you have a deprecated currency.
II the farmers would get rich they have
got to become skilled in this fuctuating
currency and make corners and manipulate
the market, and If they do that they cannot
win.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15
Hnranguing the Discontinued.

'T"'HT T'uSTV VTUTH'T
AS a practitioner of iuency, as an evangel
of agitation. as an apostle of appeal and as
a multiplier of harangues to the discon-
tented, to the shiftless and the visionary,
Mr.. Bryan has cause to dread himself and
his managers have cause to do so, too.
OF course, the great trouble with Mr.. Bryan
is his cause. Free silver, free riot and
free Reputation are catchy propositions. To
DO applied effectively, however, they should
be urged in a campaign not more than a
fortnight long. The revulsion against them
is sure and comes soon. The offer of en-
ployers to double the pay of ~workingmen
in Mexican silver, intrinsically worth more
than American silver, and to do so at once,
has been declined by those to whom 1t was
made. That fact shrivels Mr.. Bryan's
defamation into air or ashes.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

Kansas CITY star tdeml

NNTTVNN VTIN SUI TVtTWT
1t is to be regretted that MIR. Bryan
opened the way to criticism by a DISPOSE
tion to be disingenuous in the discussion
of the vital issue in the campaign. lie as
sumes TO be tho advocate of bimetallism
when he must know that his theory, car
ried into practice, would result in silver
recommendation This country has BIZ
metallism now on the only basis on which
that arrangement can be maintained
namely, the circulation of gold and silver
on a parity with each other. This feature
of the controversy was not frankly met
by Mr.. Bryan, and his reference to the
money changers as the arbiters Of finan-
Cial legislation in this country was rather
in the spirit Of the demagogue than the
statesman.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15
History Repeats Itself.

In 1884, when Benjamin Il. Butler was the
cheap money candidate for the presidency,
he sought to push his campaign into promi-
nence by holding a mass meeting in New
York. Twenty thousand people assembled
in Union square to hear him assail the
rich and yaunt the disturbances OF cheap
paper money with which to pay the federal
bondholders, increase the wages Of labor
and bring prosperity to the whole country.
The meeting was a wonderful demOnstra-
ton. People then fOcked to hear and see
Butler as they will now flock TO Madison
Square Garden to hear and see the populist
Bryan; but they did not vote for Butler, and
they will not vote for Bryan.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

The national prohibition candidate fol
with Mr., Bryan upon Nebraska as a
resident of this state, says Bryan is
mistaken when he imaglnes he can win
any of the prohibition votes. Mr.. Bent,
ley is ms much of ii free silverite rs Mr..
Bryan and more Of n prohibitionist and
does not propose to be outbid by any
competitor in the matter of subscribing
to any doctrine that promises to fetch
a vote.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE
TIE BEST NEWSPAPER.
FARMER wHEELEn's PROFIT.
The "itemOrscIess Money Power" an
Town Enrm NnIues.

New York journal OF commerce.. |
A painful illustration of the terrible dy
struction of our agricultural interests |
the British gold standard" is afforded u
The, Omaha Bees account of the sale of III
Wheeler farm in Sac county, the large}
farm in Iowa. Mr.. Wheeler bought TIL
farm of $500 acres twenty years ago I'd
So. so an acre. That was in the golden aH|
Of agriculture, before the Crime of 1879
was committed. Mr.. Wheeler has earne}
good interest on his investment in ever
year he has owned the farm except 1894
when the corn yield was very small. Blu
the establishment of the single gold stand
ard by the remorseless money W whicl
is determined to crush the farmer, has 81
ruined agriculture that Mr.. Wheeler hal
sold his farm for $40 an acre. 1t will n
observed that this is more than eleven timj
what he paid for it, and there are on{
three sets of buildings on the place. Seq
ator Tiilman will have difficulty in fndiI(
eastern bankers who have done as well
Farmer Wheeler of Sac county, Iowa.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

The silver forces in the First con-
gresSional district pooled and nomi-
mated Judge J, II. Broadly of Lincoln, II
democrat. The purpose of silver demo-
Gratis is to have the pops help them
nominate w. II. Thompson, Il silver
trict. But here in the Second district
apostate republicans seem to have
pushed themselves to the front in hopes
of securing the demopoprep silver nom
nation for congress. In this district at
least ii is Il matter of little consequence
may receive the hippodrome nomina-
ton. The nominee will lead n forlorn
hone.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

The Bryan organ says that the reason
the French ratio of 15h TO 1 did not
prevail and keep silver up to $1.32 an
ounce was that Il nominal limit was
placed on the coinage of the Latin
union in 1874. But it has not explained
why the American ratio of 10 to l did
not prevail from 1892 to 1884. During
that period the American ratio set the
highest market value upon silver. At
ID to / silver should have brought $1.35
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15
Bryan's Significant Omission.

One remarkable feature about Mr.. Bryan's
speech last night was the utter absence of
a single phrase suggestive in any way OF
partisan politics. His references were al
ways to "the Chicago platform" not to the
democratic platform" He spoke OF "ac-
cepting the nomination now rendered me, +"
not of the democratic nomination All
through his speech he very scrupulously
avoided any reference TO his candidacy as
that of a particular party, and only once
In the whole course of his speech was the
word democratic" used. Once, also, and
in the same breath. he spoke OF the pOpulist
party, the silver party and the democratic
party.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

The stockholders of the Transmissls-
sippi Exposition association have
filed amended articles of incor,
poration. When 100000 in stock
shall have been subscribed for
the stockholders may elect fifty
directors, who will in turn elect an
executive committee OF from five to
nine of their number. When this shall
have been done the work of pushing
the great enterprise can begin, and there
Is little doubt that the new directors,
whoever they may be, will appreciate
the Importance OF prompt action all
along the line
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

Immediately after his nomination nj
against introducing him to public audi
ences as the next president of the United
States. If his friends persist in doing
so, they will have only themselves to
blame when the rash prediction is dis.
proved by the ponderous avalanche of
votes cast for Mckinley and repub-
licanism next November.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

Altogether. while Mr.. Bryan's speech Is
a great Improvement ON his previous ut
terances, 1t Is found to contain nothing
more than gratuitous assumptions and as
sertions that will not bear examination or
analysis. He ignores the lessons of history
and the general verdict of economic science.
1t is easy to make statements. but think
ing people know the difference between a
statement and a demonstration. We know
what Mr.. Bryan thinks and expects, but he
has given no reasons for his faith and will
make no impression on those who yield to
evidence alone.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

Bryan summed up all the arguments for
free silver he could muster in his speech.
and the sun and substance Of 1.-THE
power Of government to fix the purchasing
power Of money, which is its value-was
denied by him In his speeches before he
Topped to populism aud was nominated by
the populist democracy. The premises of
the free silver argument, like the argument
of the greenbackers, are fundamentally. his
torically, eNpcrimentally, practically wrong.
and the whole superstructure Is rotten and
fragile. a party built on such stun cannot
last.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

The Bryan notification meeting turns
much for the multitude that was there
but for the notables of the democratic
party that were not there. Not a sin
gle New York democratic leader of in
tiuence lent his assistance to the occa-
sion by his presence. Under such cir
cumstances, no wonder the Bryan man
ayers fail tofenthuse over the results.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

Many people would be glad to assist
in the exposition enterprise who have
not yet done so if they We're only prop
erly approached. The soliciting com.
mittees have so far neglected to wait
upon numerous persons who are eX.
pecting to be called upon for stock sub
Scriptions, and who will put down theil
names when the books are presented
The soliciting committees should get 4
more rapid move on them.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15
Away from Scenes OF strife.

We had a conversation with Henry Wat
terson in Paris not so very long ago.
Where viii a package containing a book
be sure to reach ycu?"
why, at Geneva, in Switzerland"
How long do you expect to remain
there?"
Until some time in December"
What, you won't be home for the cleo
tion?'
mo, not l." said Watterson. Tn going
to let the fools and the frauds have it out
between themselves"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

Mr.. Watson ought to insist o. being
officially notified. Is he not entitled to
at least as much courtesy rs Mr.. Sewall?
How can he know that he is running for
the office of vice president of the United
States as the populist nominee unless
he is presented with a parchment roll
and permitted to make a speech in re-
SDOnSp?
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

prints II picture labeled 'John A. Creigh-
ton of Nebraska, democratic national
committeeman" What does National
Committeeman w. III. Thompson say to
this? Does he ascribe 1t to the con-
spiracy of Wall street or to the mach
nations of Tobias Castor?
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15
The Fall in Prices.

A silver demagosue is always ready to
declare that a fall in prices is due to dis
elimination against silver. The march of
and advance in machinery are
nothing to him. In former times paper
was made of rags, but now a forest can be
quickly reduced to pulp for its manufacture.
Yet the demagogue will swear that "tho
crime Of 10" has ruined the paper bust
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

The local Bryan organ is going TO issue
n silver supplement. 1t Is called n silver
supplement because it is expected to
bring the silver of gullible silverites
into the Golfers of the silvery publisher.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15
A RUDE AWAK ENING.
Washington Star.

WHshInBIOn Star.
Reluctantly she heard him speak.
The fair one. gentle-hearted,
Turned, as she heard, her head away.
Nor answered what he fain would say
Ere their two lives were parted.
Twas hopeless a reply TO seek,
But to her features. classic Greek,
A blush its hue impaired.
Reluctantly she heard him speak.
Yet GENDER consolatiOnD
Beneath her moody eyes of brown
A crystal drop came %tric1ling down!
=
How vain was my elation!
/ wrote of II and learned next week
The moisture which coursed down
cheek
Was only p%erspiration.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

1T IUTIt ItaUtT TUtfn,D
The Omaha World-Herald formally an
nounces the retirement of Mr.. Bryan from
the editorship of that paper. 1t says that
Mr.. Bryan's work as an editor has been
finished" The mention of Mr.. Bryan as
editor of the World-Herald is calculated to
raise a laugh in well informed newspaper
circles. Mr.. Bryan has borne about the
same relation to the editorial tripod that
General Grant did to the firm of Grant G.
Ward. 1t has been nominal connection
and entirely for advertising purposes.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

or course lit is Bryan's physician
who has compelled him to give up his
speaking, tour of New England. But
there must be a lurking suspicion that
the fear of his campaign managers that
his talking would do more harm than
good had something to do with it.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15
Fttmsy Patchwork,


st. Paul Pioncer-prcss trepl
1t may be accented as the best that can
be said for that side OF the question by the
man selected by his party as its most elo-
quent exponent. 1t is a fimsy patchwork
OF assumptions so transparency false. OF
f~allacies SO absurd, Of al captandum APP
peals to the prejudices of uninstructcd men.
so shallow that he could hardly have fur
nished n more effective campaign document
for the republican party than this exhibit
ton Of the weakness OF his cause.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

At Chicago Mr.. Bryan said, "We defy
them" At New York he spent two
hours trying to explain that he was
not such an extremist rs he was de-
scribed. Defiance may do in Il conven-
ton, but it is poor bait to catch votes
with. Mr.. Bryan has apparently come
to realize this.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

Do we want the Crawford county
system of direct primary nominations
put in force this year? A number of
republican ward clubs have expressed
themselves on this subject. Let the
remaining republican clubs make their
wants known.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

in the msnbet. If the ratio most ia
vorable tg'kiiver established by any one
country always prevails all the world
over how Iiid silver ever get below
$1.35 an OUNCE? Mexico today has free
and unlimited coinage of silver. How
did silver ever fall below the Mexican
mint pricsYr
Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-15

There is nothing new under the sun.
People who listened to the B~ryan-Rose-
water debate recognize in the Bryan
speech of acceptance the familiar argu-
ments that We're e%ffectually demolished
on the occasion referred to.