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Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 49, 1896.

silver2 The supply exceeds the demand.
China and Japan, being the ultimate
consumers OF most Of the white metal
produced. are not increasing their sup
ply OF silver. The commerce of those
countries Is not so active rs II was a
short time ago and this Of course de-
crcases the demand for silver. India
having no wheat TO export Is not able
TO buy silver. There Is no speculation
in the white metal to hold up the price
and obeying the law Of supply and de-
mand 1t has declined. Perhaps It has
touched the lowest point to which 1t will
go and there may be a slight recovery,
but 1t is not likely to be material. Can
any rational man believe, with this OBJ
iect lesson before him. that the United
States alone could by free coinage raise
the price of silver TO $1.20 an ounce?
The assertion that 1t could do so is mani
fcstly prcpostcrous.
Mr. Bryan has made no reference to
the advance in the price Of wheat and
the decline in the price Of silver, al
though he must be aware of 1t. II Is
one of those stubborn facts. however,
which like the record of the democratic
tariff he finds it convenient TO ignore,
If he understands how completely 1t
knocks the chief prop from under the
free silver heresy he will not confess it.
1t is pretty safe to say that Mr.. Bryan
will not allude to the parting of wheat
and silver. but will go right on appealing
to passion and prejudice as if no such
thing had happened. The Intelligent
producers of the country, however, will
not be blind or Indifferent TO the plain
and irresistible argument presented in
the rise of wheat and the fall of silver.
1t ought to be safe to say that it will
convince thousands of them, whose
minds are still open to conviction, of the
fallacy of the whole free silver conten-
ton, for when it has been demonstrated
that its chief claim is false there is no
reason for continuing confidence in the
other claims.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18
BLASTS rnoM nAMs HORN.

Better he a lamp In the house than try
to be a star in the sky.
DO what you can do we'll and you will
soon be able to do much better.
Time Is wasted In trying to make Jrotter
out OF horse with broken leg
Many people want to move mountains sim
ply to attract attention to themselves.
The man who earns his bread finds a
sweetness in II that the loafer never knows.
The man who loats when he should be at
work will have to work when he might
rest
1t Is doubtful II the church loqfer weighs
any more for good than loafer anywhere
else
The man who Is holding on TO a few favor
ite sins is playing hide and seek with the
devil.
The woman who marrics a man to reform
him has no time to take proper care OF her
complexion.
Look at 1t this way: The world and every.
thing in 1t is yours to help you make true
man of yourself.
Many a man is screening gravel who
might be dressing diamonds had he properly
improved his time.
=, II we have only one talent we may win as
hlEh favor as the man who has five, II we
VIII only improve 1t as we'll.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18
THE CLASS CRY.
Pernicious Doctrine Preached by
Mcrcennry Politicians.

Pernicious Doctrine Preached by
Mcrcenary Politicians.
IJnder the caption. 1.-THE Masses and the
Classes" the Eight-Hour Herald, the ablest
advocate of organized labor in Chicago
prints the following patriotic editorial:
"Perhaps the most lamentable feature of
the present campaign will be found In the
martial success which has attended the Efforts
OF certain politicians in sowing the doctrine
that one class OF citizens can only succeed
at the expense OF another. There never was
n more pernicious doctrine preached, nor
one that would engender more hatred ana
dlstrust between man and man Ignoring
small and insignificant element who subsist
on inherited wealth, 1t may be admitted that
there are two classes in this country-two
classes in which the fate of America, its fu-
ture its success or failure, its prosperity or
decline are inseparably connected. These
two classes are composed OF the employers
and the employed, all workers with hand or
brain, and each as dependent upon the other
as Is the fate of the government upon both.
When a politician tells you that you can only
succeed by adopting policy that VIII rum
your employer you can safely set the man
down as a mountebank-or a politician
whichever is agreeable. Nor can the lner-
chant or manufacturer long succeed Wheh
the working classes are idle or poorly pald
1t Is only when the employe is a consumer
to his fullest capacity that all can ENJOY pros
perity ,,t,
"The commercial and financial Industries
of America were never so sorely pressed
as at present for lack OF activity IN dust
ness The workman shares In the hardshlP
as a natural consequence. Ihe politician
takes advantage OF the general distress ana
TO further his own ends turns class against
class. Among other things the worker Is
told that the only remedy for present CON
dItions is a greater volume OF money with
which 10 do business. The business man,
with greater experience and better training
in such affairs, sees that the trouble Is due
IN an altogether different cause; that an in
datlon of currency would necessltato read
justment OF values, preceded by protracted
season of uncertainty, distrust aud loss to
both employer and omploye, and he takes
his stand accordingly.
"Thls is about the situation which faces
us at the present time. Whose advice and
example are. we to follOw-the politician,
whose chief aim and greatest concern IL to
secure political patronage and public office,
or the manufacturer and business man, who
have everything at stake and whose Inn
poyerlshment means further impoyerish-
ment for the man who works for wages?"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18
THE FEELING IN THE EAST.


There is confident feeling in the east
that William Mckinley will be the next
president of the United States and it is
beginning to manifest itself in business,
thus clearly indicating what would i'm
mediately follow republican success.
A prominent merchant of this city has
just received letter from n gentleman
in New York whose business relations
enable him to obtain very thorough
and accurate knowledge of sentiment in
business circles. He writes that nine
tenths of the merchants in New York
and in the east with whom he deals be-
lieve that Mckinley will be elected by
an overwhelming majority and that his
election will Immediately restore gen
eral confidence, cause commercial loans
to be made freely at greatly re-
duced rates and bring out large vol
ume of trade now being held back. This
is the feeling among intelligent men
generally throughout the country and 1t
is founded upon the most practical con
siderations. The moment capital is re
lieved of the apprehension that the free
silver craze creates 1t will 20 into in
vestments and the Industries and bust
ness of the country will feel the in
vigorating effect. The election of Nc
Hinley would involve no financial and
business readjustment, no unsettling of
values, no disturbance of any kind.
whereas all this would ensue from the
election of Bryan. The former means
peaceful Improvement the dawning of
an era of prosperity; the latter means
violent disorder with the most disastrous
consequences.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

Sylvanus Dodge Locke. who has just died
in Hoosick Falls. n. Y, was the inventor Of
the grain binding machine,
II David b. Hill expects to have any pull
on the coming election. 1t is pretty nearly
time for him to be taking hold.
Adelina Patti has received the freedom of
the town OF Brecon, in Wales, In return for
her benefactlons to her neighbors.
1t is rumored in Washington that Rev.
Peter C. Yorke of San Francisco may be
chosen to the rectorshp OF the Catholic uni
versty in Washington.
John Warwick. the telegraph superintend-
ent OF the Midland railway of England, who
died recently, was the inventor of the block
system, used on many European railways.
Simeon Collins OF Clay county. Missouri,
left one-siXth of his estate to his grand
daughter, Mamie Collins, on condition that
she shall in good faith renounce Christian
science"
1t is an odd coincidence that DR.. George
l.. Peabody the New York authority on
appendicitis, should himself have come near
dying of the disease recently, while he was
on a vacation trip to Canada.
A sister OF Lord Russell of Killowen has
been for many years the lady superior o.
the Sisters of Mercy convent in San Fran
cisco, where she is known as Mother Mary
Baptist" She has been in California since
she was %, and is five years younger than
the lord chief justice. she Is one or the
leading women in her sphere.
One OF the richest men in Mexico is Maxi
milan Damn, a German by birth. He lives
in an old monastery in Durango and enjoys
an income OF nearly $700,0 900 a year from his
silver mine, El Promontario. He began life
in Mexico as a clerk. Finally he went into
business for himself, and while he was visit
ing in Germany his manager took what was
supposed to be worthless mine for bad
debt. 1t is this mine from which he Is now
deriving his great income
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18
DOMESTIC DYLs.

Puck: The riancce-rm surprised at youi
l saw YOU flirting with hcrl
EhS rl2n'Sml Gcdpiy swear Priscilla you are
had any charms-for me!
Chicago Record: 'Henry. we shall have
to have new family bible"
What's the matter with the old onc?"
Ing autumn leaves"
Harpers Raznr Count le Fraug (rap-
turously)-Iere Is only vuu word In Zc Ecug-
Iish language TO descr-r-ribe your beauty
Mces GoldroN.
Count lie Fraug-And, unfortunately,
haf forgotten vat eet ces.
someryillc Journal: Fond Papa-I trust
Ethel, that you are always good girl, and
DuiifGi Daughtcr-No, papa, I never flirt
any more than you used TO when YOU were
young man.
New York Weekly; Man OF Family-That
burglar alarm is grand success wouldn't
part pr win & i for z mint Of money. 1t went
,r,;ins DiSaIeroEhE r. III, gDid you catch burglar
mo; but caught my daughters young
man trying to get OUT
Cleveland Plain Dealer: 80 YOU and my
daughter have concluded to get engaged.
have your said the happy parent as he
shook his prospective son-in-law by the
Yes" said the airy young politician;
''me and Name have concluded to fuse"
Plttsburg Chronicle: The young popocrat
was describing the charms of his sweet
heart.
she Is worth her weight in"
Here he paused. and the friend suggested:
"God?"
she is worth sixteen times her weight
in silver" was the revised valuation.
Somerville Journal: Old Bullon-H m!
So you want to marry my daughter do
you? Are you sure that you will be able
to support her?
Young Cashlcigh-Whatl Do you mean
to say, that you aren't able to support a
son-in-law?
Judge Mr.. johnson (reading)-Hcah's a
man got terribly burned, an his wife al
lowed de doctahs toe take two square foot
oh skin off oh her an put II on her husban'.
Mrs. Johnson-Whad she do dat TO-?
Mr.. Johnson-Toe sabc his life
Mrs Johnson-On'y Jes' married, ! spose7
Mr.. Johnson-No; bin married five yeahs.
Mrs. Johnson-Lawd! how dem reportahs
kin lie,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18
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TIE NEIY REPHRLLC

The Department of State has received
copy Of the treaty Of union between
Nicaragua, Honduras and Salvador,
which now constitute the greatest Cen
tral American republic, This union was
effected some time ago, but the first
session of the legislative body under
the governmental plan agreed upon is
now being held, so that the beginning
of the new republic may be said to date
from this time The union of these
countries under one form of gov
ernment will undoubtedly be helpful to
them and contribute TO the general good.
They have long maintained friendly
relations, so that there are no popular
antagOnisms TO menace the perpetuity
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18

The Bee is daily in receipt of letters
asking for special information on the
political situation, desired for guidance
in the placing of bets. The Bee Is not
in the business Of furnishing betting
tips. 1t is confident that Mckinley will
be elected by an overwhelming ma
jority in the electoral college and be-
lieves that he will secure the electoral
vote of Nebraska by safe margin. 1t
gives accurate and impartial news of
the progress of the campaign and the
political situation from day to day
People who use the data thus furnished
by The Bee for betting purposes must
do so on their own judgment Requests
for personal letters with private betting
advces will be consistently ignored.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18
DOING SOMETHING FOR SILVER.
How the Government Has Supported
the White Metal.


The number OF silver dollars in the coun-
try in September, 1892, according to the
official Monthly Summary OF Finance and
Commerce." just issued by the Bureau of
Statistics. was 4l5,7i2 $685. and the value of
silver bullion in the treasury was $50, ,OO0,-
55i
The number OF dollars on September 30
last was 437 ,202 ,i4l, and the value of bull
lion in the treasury $1l4 S29 ,399.
Hero is a net increase in four years of
81 100000 in silver dollars and $2S 600 900 in
stored bullion. There has been an increase
during the same period OF $27,O0O,0O0 in
the silver certificates in circulation.
Since 1878 tho silver mines Of this coun-
try have produced 939. .576. 900 fine ounces Of
bullion. During that time the government
has bought 450,9iG,7OO ounces or all the
product not required for the arts or for ex-
port. al a cost to the taxpayers OF $iG4,2lO,-
2G2 1t has thus paid an average price OF
a little over 81 an ounce. Silver is now
worth Go cents. Tho loss to the government
4, II were regarded as commercial trans
action would be over $780, 900.
And yet the rings orators are going up
and down the land calling upon the people
to do something for sllyer!"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18

Nebraska has been compelled TO put
UP for four years with the clumsy de-
vice of Il supreme court commission in
order that lltigauts might not be denied
the speedy and strict justice which they
arc guaranteed by the constitution. I'm
less the constitutional amendment pro-
viding for nm enlarged supreme court is
ratified mt the coming election, this awk.
ward and unsatisfactory arrangement, or
something similar, will have to be con
tinucd indefinitely.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18

What the silver members of the Typo
graphical union ought to do is to de
mand the decentralization of the type
setting and typecnstlng machines. What
has made employment scarce for the
printers has been the introduction of
these improved mechanical devices. The
type machines. however, have also had
the effect of increasing the pay ana
decreasing the hours of the compositors.
Let the demand for the decentralization
OF the typesetting machines once be-
raised, and 1t will meet with rs much
opposition inside the unions as Il propo-
sition for reducing the scale OF wages.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18
THE VENEZUELAN QUESTION

1t Is to be hoped the statement that
comes from Washington regarding an
understanding with Great Britain for an
amicable settlement of the Venezuelan
boundary dispute has a substantial
foundation. Sir Julian Pouncefote, the
British ambassador ut Washington, Is
on his return from England and it has
structons from his government with
reference to the proposed treaty of gen
eral arbitration between the two coun-
tries. 1t Is now said that he has also
been instructed to enter into an agree
ment for the formal settlement of the
Venezuelan controversy.
If this is true it is certainly a good
deal of concession on the part of the
ritishesoyernmeBt, though one in every
sense creditable and honorable. The
course of that government in persist
emily refusing to listen to the proposal
of arbitration naturally suggested n
want of confidence in its case and if
now it has decided to accept arbitration
it is fair to presume that it believes il
has Il case which can be successfully
defended. Some credit, however. must
be given to the strong public sentiment
that has been created during the past
year favorable to an extension of the
principle of arbitration, the influence of
which upon the British government has
been unmistakablc. 1t greatly modified
the obstinacy of Lord Salisbury, who it
will be remembered showed irritation
when the American ambassador pre-
sented the communication from this
government relating to the Venezuelan
dispute and urging its submission to
arbitration. The British prime minister
might have been in that mood still but
for the power of public sentiment. But
at any rate 1t Is welcome information
that controversy which n short year
ago threatened to seriously impair
friendly relations between the United
States and England is likely to be set
tied amicably and honorably to all con-
cerned Such n result would be dis
tinct gain for Il principle which the best
enlightenment of the age approves.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18

The Beeis in receipt of a copy Of Ia
Libcrte, n Partisan evening paper, Of
September 20 last, In which intelligent
reference Is made to the political situa-
ton in the United States, where, so its
readers are Informed. "a presidential
election is to take place at Washington
on the 4th day of November" a Paris
paper might be pardoncd for getting its
calendar mixed but when It intimatcs
that the people all have to so to Wash
ington to vote we fear the limit is about
reached
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18
Peerless ns II Land Grabber.

Lord Rosebery's remarkable statement as
to the extent OF the territory acquired by
Great Britain within twelve years-about
100000 square miles-calls attention to the
extraordinary love of land grabbing which
has always characterized British statesman
ship. The British empire now extends over
II 100000 square miles and yet the hunger
for land is as sharp as 1t was at any former
period. Looking at the vast territory and
the vast population which she rules in Aus
tralia and Oceanica, in Asia, in Africa and
in America one marvels at her evident
purpose to still spread her power.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18

All who have business at present be
fore the supreme court and all who are
likely to have in the future should be
interested in the adoption of IN amend
ment to the constitution providing for
the increase of the number of judges to
handled with reasonable promptness.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18
MARX HANNrS CONSPIRACY.

We live in an age of great conspir-
acies. We have had conSpiracies when
the dollar of the daddies was dropped
from our coinage. We have had con
Conspirncics when the grcenback was
made cNchangcablc for gold. We have
had conspiracics when the Sherman act
was passed, and we had more con
sspiracies when the Sherman act was re-
pealed. We have had conspiracies to
drain the gold out of the gold reserve
and conspiracies to replcnish the re-
serve with gold. But the most devilish
conspiracy that has been hatched in
our day is the conspiracy of Mark
Hanna to elect Mckinley by raising the
price of farm products.
The stock in trade of the free silver
apostles has been the fall in prices of
staple commodities produced on the
farm as the consequence of the fall in
the price of silver. 1t has been pro
claimed from the housetops and from
every political stump in the country
that wheat always goes down when sill,
yer goes down and that the price of
wheat can be restored only by raising
the price of silver. "Until we have the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
the ratio of 16 to L." shout Mr. Bryan
and his disciples, "you cannot hope TO
have anything but 50-cent wheat, Is,
cent corn and decent oats"
But that rch.conspirator, Mark
Hanna, has played Mr.. Bryan n prank
He has brought about drouth in India
and crop failulH in Australia. He has
induced the Lombard street Shylocks
to bid higher and higher and higher
for American wheat and other farm
products and broken up the partnership
between silver and wheat In August
last wheat sold in Chicago as low as 80
cents Il bushel, but on October II il
found eager purchasers at 10 cents. By
raising the price of wheat % cents Il
bushel, the Hanna conspiracy has robbed
the British wheat buyers of many mil
lions and added over 500, 100000 to the
value of the wheat raised this year on
American farms
This is not all. The conspiracy to
raise wheat has carried along with II
marked increase in the prices of corn,
cattle and hogs. thus confounding all
the silver prophets and their deludcd
followers. Strange as it may seem to
the men educated in Coins financial
school the price of silver has actually
gone down while all these farm pro
ducts haze been going up. And the
object lesson taught by this rise to the
men afflicted with the silver jag is more
manifest on the Pacific coast than in any
other section. Wheat is selling at San
for in 2OO-cent gold dollars. Just think
of it! The California Oregon and Wash
ington farmer getting more than $1.20
Il bushel for wheat while silver is 65
cents an ounce! Can Mr.. Bryan explain
this disparity between wheat and silver
except upon the theory that Mark
Hanna and the money power are try
ing to bribe the farmers of the country
into voting for Mckinley by paying
them an advance of 80 per cent on their
wheat? 1t does seem singular that the
man who carries II rabbit-foot in his
vest pocket should not have been able
to ward off the demand for wheat in
India, Australia and England until after
the Sd day of November. Can it be
possible that Mark Hanna carries rab-
bit paws in his revolver pocket as well
as in his vest pocket?
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18

OF the union and IL the ambitions aud
ienlousies ofeipters do not cause trouble
there is reas5tn, to think that the new
republic WI ~ permanent. In that
case the eNlnnrle could hardly fail to
exert an lnlu9fcc upon the other coun-
tries Of Centrf1 America favorable to
the establishment of one great republic,
which Is the ghopc of some Central
American statesmen.
That such n eonsummntion will come
In time maXbeAegnrded as certain, but
at present there are conflicting condi-
tlons that r"ndq the formation of such
n republic imprhctlcablc. MI the Gen
trnl Americanl states, however, are
making political and material progress
and as this goes on there will undoubt-
edly be developed stronger tendency
toward union and the establishment Of
one strong ana stable government As
the people advance In enlightenment
they will not fail to see that i'm this way
their interests will be best subserved
both at homo and abroad Broken up
into small and weak governments, the
Central American states have made
slow advancement, while they have
commanded little respect from other
countries. The cost of maintaining one
government would be less than the cost
of supporting several, Il judicious ad-
ministration of affairs being assumed,
while union of these states in one re-
public would have the respect of the
world and attract capital and popua-
tion for the upbuilding of the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18

The Bryan organ talks about "bimct-
allst legislative candidates" What
has bimetallism to do with the compost
ton of state legislature that is not
even IN line to elect IA United States
senator? Is the state legislature eX-
pccted to settle the Is to 1 dispute? If
their pledge to so-called bimctallism is
their only claim upon the voters, the
"bimetaliSt legislative candidates" are
certainly hard up for Il preteXt for eX-
iStcnce
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18
The Promising Sick Man.
Chicago Tribune.

The usual daily report of recent massacres
in Turkey and prophecies of fresh massacres
to come arrived from Europe yesterday and
a similar report will arrive probably tomor-
row. But between the preparation OF these
two reports the statement has slipped in that
the sultan has signed an trade promising a
scheme OF reform for his entire empire. The
sultan's alleged promises Of this kind are
numerous as the speeches of Bryan and
quite as trustworthy. If the sultan volun-
tarily inaugurates any reform 1t will be only
to accelerate the pace OF the murderers OF
the Armenians.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18

The old soldier must not forget that
when he votes TO decrease the purchas-
ing power of the dollar he votes to cut
down by just that much every pension
drawn by every dependent veteran or
his widow that a grateful nation has
seen fit to bestow upon its brave de
fpndprs