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Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

coal pool as one monopoly that must
laugh at the efforts of the silver radical,
knowing that in an hour after the
cheaper dollar is established it can mark
up its prices accordingly and add on
something more TO make good any de
probation in the purchasing power of in
dividual incomes from previous accumu-
lationS. How is free silver. asks the Re
publican. to loosen the grip of this
monopoly On the people, Another
monopoly that would not be in the lcas,
disturbed by free silver, hut would prob
ably find it profitable. is the Standard
Oil trust, which could advance the price
Of its product to American consumers
without materially increasing the cost
of production. The Sugar trust Is an
other monopoly that has nothing to fear
if not everything to hope from free sill
yer ANA indeed this is true of all the
trusts and monopoliStic aggrcgations.
There is not n valid reason for believing
that any of these would be adversely af-
fcctcd by free silver, but on the con
trary they would undoubtedly be benc-
iited by that policy. All their products
ard properties would be increased in
nominal value and they are in better
position than those not in such combina-
TONS to fortify against the consequences
of financial panic and commercial CON
vulSions.
The Republican believes that free sfl-
yer opens the way 10 new conditions of
immense wralth-gctting by the few and
supports this view by reference to our
own experience after the war, when
under an inflated paper regime Specuih-
ton ran riot and biz fortunes sprung
up in Il day. The reasoning is sound.
There is no danger to trusts and monoD-
olics from free silver. 1t would rather
be helpful to them.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

If full credence could be given to news
from Cuba the latest advices would
command great interest as showing that
Il crisis is at hand n that island. 1t
is quite possible that such is the case,
for undoubtedly the Spanish govern
mcnt realizes the urgent necessity of
| speedily putting down the insurrecti0n
if it is to retain possession of Cuba. 1t
is manifcstly apprehensive that n
| change of administration in the United
States will be helpful to the Cuban
cause. The political parties are all
strongly committed to sympathy with
the cause and the Spanish government
has reason to think that popular senti-
ment here will be vigorously eXertcd
upon the next administration for action
u%nfr,endly To the continuation of Spain's
domination in Cuba. Doubtless that
government ~eXaggeratcs this danger, but
to see it Is sufficient to induce extra
ordinary measures for terminating the
conflict. Hence the statement that the
Spanish prime minister had instructed
General Weylcr to do as he pleases is
nol llCItNllbit, 'hpuSh II 10 lh'lNl IT,
mnrkable that such Il manifestation of
Spanish apprehension should be given
publicity. Another feature of the latest
adviccs which appears somewhat mex
plicablc Is the report that the conserve
tive party, which caused the with
drawal of Campos because he was not
sufficiently aggressive. is now arraycd
against Wcyler because he proposes to
prosecute the war upon the most agrees
siye plan possible. At any rate there
can be no doubt that the situation in
Cuba is decidedly unsatisfactory to the
Spanish government and that it really
fears II ~prolongation of the contest into
next year may be fatal to its cause. II
appears TO be equally certain that the
ipsuurection cannot be suppressed this
year.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

1t is quite evident that Maxine Gomez
has been without a press agent for somc
time.
Nicholas Rudinger, professor of anatomy
at the University of Munich, whose death
is announced, was the author of a number
of standard works on anatomical subjects.
Perhaps the only place in the world where
women appear as bullighters is Barcelona.
Providencia Ameda and Maria Alvarado
have both attained renown in that capacity.
Governor Lippitt of Rhode Island has ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver an Grafton in
Cleveland on September 10, which is Perry's
Victory day in the program of the Cleve-
land centennial exercises.
Mrs. Scott, wife of the sheriff of Mojave
county, Arizona. is herself a deputy sheriff
The other day she brought an insane pris-
oner from a neighboring place to the county
Jail and experienced neither trouble nor fear
while doing it.
DIR II. II. Hale Of Detroit carries a walk
ing stick the intrinsic value of which is
So 1000. 1t was presented to him some years
ago by friends in Edinburgh. 1t is orna-
mented with gold and jewels and the head
contains a fine chronometer.
Ii Hung Chang was amazed at the knowl-
edge which every one in England whom he
met had of his doings. why" he said,
"how can they have found 1t out? There
are millions of people in China today who
do not yet know of the war with Japan"
The questions Ii Hung Chang puts to
women about their ages are embarrassing
enough, but his curiosity does not end there,
In addition to a question concerning her
age he asked a London woman if she was
married and if she had any children. Learn
ing that she had none, he said: Our
women in China pray for children If they
have not any"
Tho Washington papers announce the ar
rival in that civ of Mrs. JOlD A. Logan
after a long trip abroad with a party of
young women. She will emain in Wash
ington during the rest of the summer and
for the whole Of the coming year. In Octo-
Der, 1897, she expects that the statue of
her husband, which is to be erected in Iowa
circle, will be unveiled, as when she visited
Rome the sculptor, Simmons, said he would
finish it by next summer.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01
THE FORGERY EXPOSED.
ltff
A BASE IMPOSITION.
Salt Lake Tribune.

Somefdsys since under the heading paste This in Your Hat" the
Tribune pdlishcd an article purporttng to be from the London Financial
News. I'VE copied the article from the World Herald of Omaha. first, he.
cause that Is Il reputable newspaper; it is also the quasi organ of MIR Bryan
himsclfjtand, second, because we had read something Of the same kind
in a News editorial, II from n CORES pondcnt o. the News The News de-
have waited several days since that announcement was made for the World
Herald to make a frank and fair explanation of it, but it has not done SC up
to date, and cannot any longer afford to postpone the above explanation,
because the Tribune has Il reputation for uuthfuncss which it has fairly
earned, and while we are aware and while the people are aware
that with the utmost care Il newspaper is sometimes led into an
error in the statement of "A purpored fact there has never been a time,
there never will be a time when the Tribune if so deceived, will not make
its explanation fully and fairly, and give to it as much prominence a $ was
given to the offending article We are sorry it happened. We are sorry
that after days of waiting the World Herald has not seen proper to fully cx
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01
WOULD SrRENGTHEN MONOpOLlEs.

While the free silver people assert that
their policy would destroy trusts and
m~onopolles they are content with the
bare assertion, as they are in nearly
every case, making no effort TO show
how II would have the effect claimed.
The Springfield Republican urges with
much force that free silver is better
calculated TO strengthen and extend the
trusts ana monopolies than to weaken
their hold. 1T is better calculated"
says that paper, "to intensity the inc
qualities in wealth distribution than to
abate them" 1t refers to the anthracite
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01
CALAMITY MAGNLELERS.

In a public address Edward Rosewater
recently stated that all the property. real
and personal, of all the people of the United
States was worth $4,000 900, 600. We do
not. dispute Mr.. RCsowater's figures, and
certainly he will net question the figures
put forth by that eminent historian, Clark
Ridpath, who places the debts of the people
Of the United States at SIS, 900, coo, 900.
Granting that the figures of both gentlemen
are correct, will Mr.. Rosewater kindly con-
suit his Wall street text books and then tell
us just what the people of this country
would be worth if they had their debts paid?
-Papillion Times.
Mr.. John Clark liidpath may be IAN
eminent historian" although his stand
ing as an historian is by no means that
of Il Bancroft, Il Hildrcth or Il Nc
Masters. But Mr.. Ridpath is nowhere
recognized rs IN authority on political
economy or statistics. If he really does
say that the debt of the people of the
United States is forty-five thousand mil
lions he only gives proof of his utter
want of reliability or comprehension of
tn" subject.
How can any rational person
figure out forty-tivc thousand mil
lions of debt for the people OF
this country? The total public
debt of the United States. the debt
of all the states, counties, cities and
school districts combined, is only
$1,000. OOO,O The railroad debt il
computed ut $1,000. DOC, 200 and the debts
of all other corporations do not exceed
$1,000. O0O.O Throw in the private
mortgage debt ut S5.GO,000,OOO moro
and the private individual debt at
$4,000. 100000 and we have Il total of
less than S2O,OO0,O 100000.
This is an e~Xtravagant rather than Il
close estimate. There has been n great
deal more debt Cancelled by payment or
foreclosure within the past five years
than there has been created. Credits
have everywhere been curtailed and
loans called in. But eminent historians
like Ridpath don't mind adding S25,-
OO0,000,O 900 more or less to the nations
debt any more than do eminent political
economists like Harvey and Bryan and
their disciples in calamity. These
eminent debt intinters charge up the
deposits in all the banks as part Of the
debt which the people owe when every
school boy knows that the 81, 500,000.O0O
on deposit in the 5000 banks of the
United States represents not debt but
accumulated wealth. If Ridpath and
the eminent statisticians who follow in
his foot-path are correct we are Il nation
Of bankrupts and instead of detiantly
up the silver of the world by virtue of
our colossal wealth we ought to apply
for Il receiver and have ourselves wound
up rs insolventS.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

Supporters of the exposition enterprise
in Council Bluffs are quite rs active
rs those in Omaha. They are now en-
gagged in taking stock subscriptions in
order that they may have a voice in the
affairs of the exposition, which of course
includes the selection OF a site. PrcSi-
dent WattlcS says that the directory. to
he composed of fifty men, will by vote
select the exposition site. The directors
will be selected by the stockholders.
1t therefore follows that the larger the
stock subscriptions in Council Bluffs the
greater the votes of our neighbors in
the election of directors.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

The manufacturers of Nebraska are
we'll represented at the State fair.
Any one Who lacks information CON
corning the diversity and extent OF
home manufactures will be able to
gain it by a visit to the Manufacturers
building. Nebraska is rich in raw ma
~terialS, and as the years go on greater
facilities are acquired for working these
materials into finished, marketable
products. 1t IS the hope of ali Ne
braskans that state manufactures will
continue to flourish and multiply.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

Populist campaign managers are eX-
planning their inactivity in the matter
of sending out campaign literature by
asserting that free silver people are so
well Informed on the money question
that they need no further instruction.
The real reason, which they studiously
conceal, is that the silver mine bullion
aires have so little confidence in the
silver campaign that they have thus
far refused to whack up the silver neces-
sary for the committees expenses.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

That self-appointed silver champion,
the st. Louis Republic, informs its read
erS that the democratic managers are
not counting on the electoral vote of
New York nor of any of the eastern
group of states. 1t further states that
the democrats have no expectations in
the coming state elections Of either Yer
mont or Maine. This Is the most can
did admission that has yet peer made
by any silver organ, but it is manifestly
only an attempt to discount in advance
the depression in its own party which
is foreseen AS i'm inevitable result of
the republican preponderancc in the
September elections. BY expecting
nothing in the east, the silver people
will not be too greatly disappointed.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01
CHEAP DOLLARS.
Views Of Daniel Webster aud Lincoln
contrnstcd with brNnnism.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.

rhlladclphia fuhhe Ledger.
Candidate Bryan declares that the wage
%earners are to especially proht by the de
basement INC cheapenihS OF the national
currency IL seems IKE cruelty 10 array
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Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

The organ of forgery, the Omaha
World Herald, is trying to make out that
the London Financial News denied on
August - n cutting of an article from
the Omaha sheet which was not printed
in the World-IIerald until August 10.
The absurdity of the pretense Is self
evident. The World-Herald has been
detected ana exposed in Il bnrefaced
campaign fabrication, but has not the
honesty To admit the imposture.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

This state has what is known as the
specific contract law on its statute books. By
this law California went on a gold basis
during the grecnback days in the civil war
and has remained on a gold basis ever since
We have Offer pointed out the absurdity OF
California's state convention passing reso-
lutions in favor. Of free silver while such q
law remains upon her statute books. II
shows plainly how insincere the delegates
to those CONCEPTIONS are, However, there
never has been any attempt to repeal the
law. But, even If the popocrats should
succeed in the coming election, California
would still Ifinain upon a gold basis until
she repealed her specific contract law.
Whether she repealed it or not all transac-
lions up to the, date of that repeal would
be upon a gold basis.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

That this is the time to buy Omahn
realty will not be gainsaid by anybody
conversant with the situation, present
and prospective. Prices are low and
values are good. Within the next three
wears there must come n gradual adj
vance in prices throughout the city.
The Moline Tlow company has pur-
chased Il tiye-story warehouse, paying
$4,000 for it, which is the best evil
dence of an increased demand and the
stability of inside realty values.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01
MAKE 1T UNANIMOUS.
The RnIIyinEl Host in Favor of sound
u w, Money.
fqhieago TImes-Herald.

ThHf'f6' I lllSN
Now comes Chief Arthur OF the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers and head OF
one OF the strongest labor unions in the
United States. and says that go per cent
of the railroad men of America would vote
for Mckinley and sound money"
This comes on top of the statement that
between 90 aud 95 per cent Of the travel
ing statesmen of the country are travelling
apostles of the gospel of Mckinley and
sound money.
Then there are the Germans, of whom
it is believed more than 90 per cent are
for Mckinley and sound money.
So. too, of all Americans of Scandinavian
and Scotch descent. Ditto of the successful
non-political sons Of Britain and Ireland,
Ninety per cent Of them are for Mckinley
and sound money.
More than 80 per cent OF the newspapers
Of the United States are either Out-and. out
for Mckinley and sound money or against
Bryan and reputation.
The question arises, Why stick to so per
cent?
Why not make 1t unanimousf
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

Brynn's Essay On the Philosophy of
Boiling II Political boomerang.

iI''NlS II 80
1t Is unfortunate for Mr.. Bryan that he
has not a leg to stand on so far as con-
Germs his criticism Of those democrats who
have bolted the Chicago platform and nomi-
noes. His claim that the action of the ma
jOrity must govern and that regularity and
discipline are the chief factors to be con-
sidered in the present emergency is prepo8-
ferrous and impertinent in the light of some
of his recent utterances, In the Omaha
World Herald of February 90, 1896, was an
editorial written by Mr., Bryan under the
title of The Philosophy of Boiling" and
among other things it said:
The, World-Herald holds that the indi-
yidual member of a party at all times re-
serves the right to vote against his party
entirely whenever, in his his
duty to himself requires 4. II abandon
ment of party Is ever UNSUITABLE the voter
must. determine for himself when the time
for abandonment arrives. When should he
The proper time, If not the only time, is
after the party has adopted its platform
and named It's candidate. Until that time
he does not know whether he can rely upon
1t TO secure the government which he re-
CARDS, as good or the legislation which he
considers necessary.
The article concludes with the declara-
ton that all democrats may reserve the
right to abandon the party whenever the
party abandons the cause of the people.
This would indicate that as far back as
February Mr.. Bryan was preparing to bolt
the national convention of his party in case
1t declared for the gold standard; that he
would have cOunseled such a bolt, and that
be would have swung his newspaper into
the advocacy of an out and out silver ticket
Just as the honest men are now preparing
to nominate a gold ticket. The arguments
advanced by Mr.. Bryan in favor of a bolt,
should free silver be defeated. are exactly
applicable now 10 the position OF the gold
men and they are arguments the cogency
OF which must be everywhere recognized.
II may be said that circumstance alter
eases-that Bryan as an editor Is not the
same Bryan who is now appealing to the
voters OF the country. The pretext is too
fimsy to be worthy of notice, The honest
democrats who have repudiated the Chicago
nominees could desire no better justification
Of their attitude than that supplied by Mr..
Bryan himself, II is a case wherein the
chickens have come home to roost.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

Carl Schurz is to deliver an address
Mt Chicago under the auspices of the
Honest Money league of that city. The
acknowledged weight of General Schurz'
influence with German-American citi-
zens will be Il great gain for the cause
of sound money in the west.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

any principal street the past two years
can reach but one conclusion. and that
is that the successive assessors were
either incompetent or they must have
shown gross favoritism in not Il fci"
Instances. These old assessments should
be equalizrd in justice to all concerned.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

This years Ak-Sar-Ben parades are to
excel last years Ak-Sar-Ben parades in
every respect. The pageants of 1896
are to be entirely different from those
of 1895. Those who attended the fes-
tivities II year ago have no excuse for
not attending again.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

Bryan says that nc sound money dem
ocrat who is honest in his belief that
free silver means disaster to the coun-
try can support the Chicago ticket. The
sound money democrat who bolts Bryan
is only following Bryan's advice.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

President Cleveland will, IL reports
prove correct, be heard from very
shortly on his position on the money
issue. Everyone knows that Mr.. Clevc-
land is unequiyocally for sound money.
but nm expression from him in his usual
clear and forceful language will no
doubt contribute TO the work of spread
Ing the doctrine of honest money.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

GlObe-DeinOCrat
1t is the opinion of the Zanzibar Ajax
who defied the lightning OF a British fleet
hat modern navies are not built exclusively
Tor the looks of the thing. In a few
the imperial palace was knocked
into a pile of rubbish, and a new-fledged
into a fugitive begging protection
1t a foreign consulate.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

Three silver men have written open
letters urging the silver forces to get
together on IL candidate for congress in
this district. If worse comes to worst,
any II of the three will be willing to
sacrifice himself rs the nominee.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

Subscribe for exposition stock. That
100000 is the minimum. not the maxi
mum. The list ought to be swelled
without difficulty to 100000, and it will
be If every property owner n citizen
volunteers to Dear his share Of the
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01
There Are other Standards.

1t is a shame that our yard measure, ouI
foot measure, our inch, our pounds and
ounces, our gallons, quarts and pints should
be the same rs those of England. To para,
phrase slightly the eloquent language OF
Mr.. Bryan, Seventy millions of free people
should be able to have a system of weights
and measures OF their own and not depend
on any foreign nation to run their govern,
nnI u
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

Bryan reached the acme Of demagogy
when he apologized for his experimenting
tour on the ground that the people were too
poor to come and see him. They seem to
be able to call on Mckinley. however, even
from Bryan's own town of Lincoln, which
is about to starr a delegation eastward. II
makes a difference what the Attraction is.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01
A Patriot for Revenue.

WTTHV'TTHTi TTTTVE'
In 1878 Senator Stewart said: 81 do
not care how much you discuss it, or how
many resolutions you pass; they do not
make any difference; you must come to the
same conclusion that all people have-that
gold is recognized as the universal standard
of value" He didn't own as much silver
mining stock then as he does now.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

1t will not be necessary this year to
urge the people of this and neighborlng
cities to attend the State fair. They
have already been made aware of the
fact that the exhibits will surpass in
extent and quality all former displays
of the products of this state, ana that
the special features, the races and the
buildings and grounds form the chief
attractions, which will swell the num-
Der of visitors to very large proportions.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

Philadelphia North American: Poor
tramp! Have you suffered muCh? o.
Madam, / nave. In days gone by | was
not the wretched wreck ! am now. Be
licvc me or not, | was a successful poll
tician until my voice ave out"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

Senator Hill could make the hit of
h season If he wanted to by merely
repeating at Indianapolis the speech he
made at Chicago last July.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01
FABRICATION PURE AND SIMPLE.

The Literary Digest for August % 1896 Il weekly periodical published in
New York by Funk " Wagmls. prints the Omaha WorliIIcrald paste
This in Your Hat forgery with the following comment:
T" Literary Digest cent the clipping to The Financial News, II Alb
church Lane, London, asking for the date of. the editorial and received the
following reply: 1--WE beg to return your cutting which you forwarded
rs ana to say that ne such article ever appeared in The Financial News"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-01

New YORK sun.
This is what Major McKinley's letter says
to democrats, north and south: No dicker-
ing with silver; no Force bill.