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Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12
INSULTING JAc<soN's MEMORY.
nrSancsc prctcnsc Controlled with
mOId nicIknrN's" SnmtimCnts.

nrSnncsc prctcnsc Controlled with
"Old UiciSnrH's" Sentiments.
In his speech at Nashville, Tenn, recently.
w ]. Bryan used these words: Il can un-
dcrstand why the people OF this state. and
especially Of this portion Of the state should
feel so deep an interest in the cause which
is being represented by the Chicago plat
form. because. my friends, we are lighting
today the battle that Andrew Jackson
fought when he was In Office"
The public utterances of Andrew Jackson
on the subject of debascd currency have
been quoted in The Bee. They are supple
mented and emphasized by private letter
addressed by President Jackson to tho grand
father of Mr. HerZog OF New York City. and
is published by the Evening Post. II has
lain forgotten in the possession of the family
for sixty years. The letter reads as follows:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 1S3G.-Doar Sir:
Tho beautiful pen and pencil so ingenOusly
and elegantly blended with the case OF gold
which forms the handle, presented by you
in behalf of Mr.. Henry Withers OF New
York. is received by me with a grateful
sense of the aifcctionato feeling expressed
in the inscription. The many marks OF kind
regard Of this sort by which the agrcul-
turiss artisans and artists have indicated
their attachment to me. have deeply inn
pressed my heart ana add the force OF
kindred sympathies to the respect and con-
fdonce which | have ever cherished for
the producing classes. With them rests the
wel-balanced Intelligence the uncOntam-
mated domestic virtues, the dsintercsted
patriotism and muscular energy which em-
bodied constitute the living and active re-
publicanism OF the land; without this our
theories of free government would he a dead
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12
AS GOOD AS GOLD.
Repudinted by Jefferson.

At JeffcTsOnville Mr.. Bryan said he was
glad to speak in a city named in honor of
Thomas Jefferson, because we are in this
campaign attempting to revive the prin-
ciples OF Jefferson and apply them to the
solution of the question of today" At New
Albany he made his fayorite argument
Shall tie Americans have a financial sys-
tenn of their own or shall they make a new
Declaration of independence" Mr.. Thomas
jefferson, awhom he eulogized, and who
drafted the, Declaration OF Independence
which he twists to his purpose, said: Just
principles will lead us to disregard legal pro-
portions Altogether to inquire into the mar
ket price of gold in the several countries
with which6ye shall principally be connected
in commences and to take an average from
them" RryaR repudates the Just prin-
ciplesn adTocated by Jefferson.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12
Passing of Exterminators.


A few >ye-rs. ago the Hon. George Gra-
ham Vest of Missouri challenged the pro-
tected industries to a war of determination.
The protected Industries declined to be eX-
terminated, The Hon, George Graham Vest
is now roaming obscurely over Missouri,
making speeches for Bryan, and struggling
to be reelected to the senate.
At Cincinnati last Friday the Hon. VIII
liam Jennings Bryan also went into the
determination business!
1--WE are opposing the gold standard. We
have commenced war against 1t. 1t is a
war OF determination We ask no quarter
and we give no quarter"
Fine words for boy orator, but the
gold standard viii decline to be eXterml-
mated. The merclless Bryan Will find
something else to exterminate. Vest has
given up exterminating the protected in
dustries and is now exterminating the gold
standard himself. There is always some
thing for an ambitious exterminator to
turn his hand 10,
Personally, however we are inclined to
think that MIR, Bryan will not be extermi-
mating next winter, 1t is much more likely
that he Will lecture.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

our prolls,99 than in any other two
years of our history. We exported in
iSo2, for instance, that year of uupar.
allclcd domestic and foreign trade, mcr-
chandsc to The value of St,O3O,OOO,OOO
cNcccdinHsts S2OOOoO,ooO the value Of
imports for thnt year
II viii be apparent to any man of In.
tclligencc thut the Sl25,OOO.OOO excess
of imports w the last fiscal year rs com
pared with 1894 deprived American
manufacturers and producers to that cN-
tent of the home market and thereby
uufavorHblr affected labor employed in
the manufacturing industries. As n
matter Of fact the difference between
the two years was considerably greater
than is shown in the above, because
the merchandise imported in the last
fiscal year was at Il lower valuation than
two years before, So that the excess
last year was probably nearer 5000
OOO,OOO. But the smaller figures are
quite sufficient as evidence of the benc-
fits to foreign manufacturers of the pres
Cnt tariff Law. 1t is well known what
that law did for thc woolcn and worst' ID
manufacturers of England, who in
creased their exports to the United
States more than S2OOOO,OOO the year
following the enactment of the law, eN-
pcricncing for that time the greatest
measure of prosperity they had ever
known. Imports have been on n re
duccd scale for some months. owing to
the depressed condition of the market
which became OvprStoCkcd, but foreign
manufacturers are prepared to pour in
more as soon as the situation shall
seem 10 warrant them in doing So
They have still with them the favor eX-
tended by the democratic tariff.
1t is not surprising that Mr.. Bryan
who is in +Aa-+Dre---Shsibe for this legis
lation, insists in ignoring the tariff as an
issue in this campaign. He knows he
could invent 10 sophistries to dcludc the
people from Il clear understanding OF
what the trade statistics mean. ASser
tions and assumptions could have no
weight against these solid facts, which
plainly ana convincingly tell why Amer
hundreds of thousands of American
woriingmen and women are mcm-
ployed. Yet Mr. Bryan is no less op-
posed to protection now than he was
when in congress he pronounced it the
most vicious political principle that had
ever cursed this country. He showed
this i'm n speech at Ann Arbor, Mich.
in which he said protection should
be described as "spolation by act
of law" and as the fruitful cause
Of many If not most of the evils from
which we suffer today. There can be
no doubt rs to what popocratic sue
cess would mean regarding the tariff
rs well M the currency. Free trade, or
IL policy very close to it, would accom-
pany free silver, thus striking Il double
blow ut American Industries and Amer
lean labor.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12
TILDEN IN EVIDENCE.

The popocratic candidate habitually
cratic party in support of his cause,
doing this with the same reckless dis
regard of truth which he shows in his
references to the views of republican
leaders. dead and living. Jefferson and
Jackson, Lincoln, Blaine and Garfield,
have thus been shameleSSly miSrepre-
ScntcG by Mr.. Bryan and it is to be
expected that he viii continue this sort
Of thing until the end of the campaign.
There is one of the democratic leaders
of the past. whose memory is cherished
by all sincere democrats, whom Mr.
rlyan has not 50 far rs we have ob-
served, cited to bear testimony to the
democracy of the Chicago platform. This
is Samuel j. riden No one. we ven
ture to think, will question the democ-
racy of Mr.. Tilden or doubt that he
understood most fully the principles ci
democracy. He was n democrat OF the
old school, receiving his political train
ing from Jackson, Benton and Van
p"i'h' Inv op'iii'h WI sum ihhh wv
tninly ought to have weight with those
who have not utterly abandoned demo
cratic principles and decided to reject
the teachings and precepts of the old
leaders of democracy who gave that
party character and prestige
Samuel j. Tilden was II pronounced ad-
vocate of sound currency. The Balti-
more Sun points out that In the presi-
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12
CAMPAIGN NOTES.


c. w. Goodpaster is a Palmer and Buckner
eectOr in the Ninth Kentucky district, He
will stick.
Frank James. a somewhat famous Mis-
souri, character, has espoused the free silver
cause. Force of habit.
The Young Mems Democratic club of Phil
adeIphia repudiated the Chicago platform
and ticket by vote of 1O1 to AZ
The National Association of Life Insurance
Underwriters was poled while in session in
Washington. Result: Mckinley, 14O; Bryan,
10; Palmer, 8.
Cleveland made three speeches in 1884,
one in 1889 and four in 1892; Bryan has
repeated one speech 23O times and has
three weeks to go yet.
Conservative estimates Of the vote Of
greater New York place McKinleys plurality
At $4,000 The sound money majority in
the state will reach 2500OO,
The Illinois Steel company Of Chicago en-
ploys 4,5OO men. Two thousand of them be-
long to Mckinley, and 1900 to the sound
money democratic club,
The popocTatc national committees plea
of poverty does not hitch with reports. 1t
is claimed they have secured the exclusive
use of sixty halls in Chicago from October
10 to November 2.
When Bryan was in Brooklyn he ex-
pressed a wish for the presence Of Henry
Ward Beecher. One Of Beecher's sons. a
leading democrat, has retired from a local
democratic committee because he cannot
support Bryan and the Chicago platform.
Two young men Of Philadelphia have been
paying marked attention to the same young
lady. They have decided to let the election
settle matters for them. II the democrat
wins the republican is to stop calling on
the young lady for six months, and vice
versa.
Attorney General Stockton OF New Jersey,
a democrat was supposed to have been In
fected with free silver virus and was in
yited to take the stump. stockton not only
declined, but roundly denounced the Chicago
ticket and platform.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12
IS no COERCION.

For twenty-five years The Bee has, in
season ana out of season, battled for
the right of every American citizen to
cast a free and untrammelcd ballot.
During all these years 1t has opposed
every attempt on the part of corpora
tions or individuals to dictate to their
employees how they should vote and 1t
has denounced as unamerican and un-
republican the coercion of wOrkingmcn
either by threats of discharge or black
listing. In contrast with those who now
seek to make political capital for the
cause of Bryan and free silver by crying
coercion. The Bee has always practicGd
what it preached. or the hundreds and
hundreds of men who have been en-
ployed by The Bee, not one has ever
bccn molested, discharged or threatened
with discharge on account of his po-
liical views or action. ON the con
trary, employees who have been time and
again actively arrayed against candi.
dates supported by The Bee are now
on its pay roll.
Now. as always, The Bee is most de-
cidedly opposed to political coercion in
any shape 1t insists that every wage
worker who is entitled to the franchise
be left free to east his ballot in accord
with his honest convictions. Now, as
always, The Bee deprecatcs every at
tempt To influence the votes of laboring
men except by showing them their true
interest rs citizens ana bread-winncrS
In defending the right of the working
man to the free exercise of the suffrage
The Bee feels in duty bound to warn
them against the blatant demagOgues
who are raising the cry of coercion in
order to arouse their resentment and to
blind them to their own interest in the
outcome of the present campaign.
There are times when the interests of
the workingman do not coincide with
those of his employer In such in
stances it is his right as well
ms his duty to fight his own
battle by all legitimate means at his
command But there are also times
when the interest of the employer is the
interest of the wage worker. In such
ease it would be folly for the laboring
man to cut off his nose to spite his face.
This is the present situation. Because
the concerns that represent large invest
ments of capital and employ great num-
bers of workmen in mills, factories and
commerce regard the election of Bryan
as ruinOuS to their business be
cause it will destroy credits
and unSettle values, is there any
good reason why their employees should
deliberately vote for candidates and poll
Cies that would damage their employ
erS and take the bread out of their own
mouths? How can worlingmen better
their condition by voting to cripple or
actually destroy the establishments
upon which they depend for employ
ment? If the men who have invested
capital in mills. factories or railroads
are earnestly trying to restore the conGi-
tions under which the country proSpered
four years ago, is it not rational and To
the interest of the workingmen to join
with them and assure for themselves
and the country mt large the speedy re-
vival of good times and abundant EN-
ployment at fair wages paid in money
rs good as the best in the world?
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

Mark Hanna is now the target for
popocratic viliiication and abuse. But
every republican campaign manager of
recent years has been subjected to sim
liar treatment, and, Notwithstanding the
fact that he is not Il candidate for OF
flee, has been held up rs criminal
scarcely lit for the pentientiary or Il
merciless savage without regard for
the rights of man or beast. 1t was so
with Zach Chandler, Mathew Stanley
Quay and Thomas H. Carter The very
eNaggemtion of these malicious attacks
are their own refutation.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

The irrigation fair in progress at
North Platte is Il novelty in the line Of
cXpositions that should not only attract
attendance from all the surrounding
country, but also prove an advertise
ment of the resources of that section oi
the state of incalculablc value. Irriga
tion has worked unthought-of trans
formations in the semi-ard areas of this
state and its capabilities have only
been tested. Irrigated Nebraska il
bound in the not distant future TO b.
counted among the most productive
agricultural regions in the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

The first installment of Mr. Hitch
cocks scheme to enlist the services of
the silver states press in protest
against the reelection Of Congressman
Mercer, under threat of refusal of those
states 10 participate in the transmits
sissippl Exposition has arrived. As
everybody knows that these terrible
bogies have been hatched in the World
Herald office in this city that paper
might just rs well print them at once
and save itself the trouble of clipping
them from other papers. The ruse is
too transparent to deceive any one pos
sessing the average amount OF common
sense.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12
A NcbrnsI<n Straw.

Walter Wellman in Times Herald.
In smCll town out on the prairies of
Nebraska | saw political parade. There
was one placard in the procession which
attracted my attention and set me to think
Ing. 1t was so simple, yet so suggestive of
the very essence of all the or!d's practical
wisdom. In its four short words it summar-
lied the progress of civilization so far as
the measure of value is concerned. In a
single, simple, common phrase, it con
densed the opinion of all mankind--a great
volume in dozen letters. The placard was
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

The local Bryan organ is making
frantic appeals for contributions from
other people to its campaign subscrip-
in print every contribution and actually
prints II list containing seven names
The name of the publisher of the sheet,
however, nowhere appears unless it is
hidden behind the item Man, 10 cents" ="
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

The performance of certain council
men and members Of the Board Of Ed
ucation on the base bah ana foot ball
field is like the burst Of song which is
said to issue from the throat of the
dying swan.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

Druggists, in their annual national con
vention, are again exercised over the
prevailing cut rates in patent medi-
cines. But why should the druggists be
exceptions to the general rule that has
made lower prices follow cheaper pro
duction? II the medicine is to go
down, why not also the prices!
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

Bryan is TO speak to women only at
Minneapolis. He might have advertised
n speech TO men only and have been
sure that every woman would inquire
what was said at meeting where her
presence WAS barred.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

If George Fred Williams of MasSa
chusetts should run across the blear-
eyed picture printed over his name in
Mr.. Bryan's paper the chances are i;
would not take twenty four hours for
him TO trim his political sails, put away
his gubrrnatorial ambition and join the
republican fleet once more.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

The people of Nebraska know that
Hon. j. II. MacColl will make for them
n reliable. safe ana conservative chief
executive. That IS the reason they will
honor themselves by honoring him with
an election ms governor.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

"The outlook for Bryan and free silver
Is much better than it was ten days
ago" writes Chairman Butler of the
populist national committee If so. Mr..
Bryan's outlook must have been dismal
indeed ten days ago, for the improve
ment is not perceptible TO the naked
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

The long legislative experience of Or.
lando Tclft gives him peculiar qualih-
cations to preside over the senate as
lieutenant governor Nebraska voters
will make no mistake when they east
their ballots for Orlando Trmt
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

The popocrats say that they have no
fear of losing II vote to the candidates
of the sound money democracy, but it
Is to be noticed that they have not let
the opportunity slip by to file the pro,
tests against the sound money demo
Gratis being accorded place on the OF
fetal ballot.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

India will not be able to export any
wheat this year SO that our free coin
age know-it-alls will have to find some
other explanation than India silver com
petition TO account for the difference be
tween what the price of wheat is and
what they think it ought to be-
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

Pure lee is impcratjvoly demanded un-
which the free silver party will cut
after November need not be subjected
to any chnmicnI test.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12
TIRE EFFECT orTHH Present TARIFF

Isis isf q ~ = 'f 4 mn thfsSEA i IlifIfF
a circular issued by the Department
Of Agriculture, giving the amount of i'm
ports and exports during the ten years
ending June 30. 1886, shows that the
imports for the last fiscal year exceeded
I'LL but four of the ten years, thus prov
ing the republican contention that the
effect of the present tariff was to stmu-
late imports. For the fiscal year of 1891
the value of the merchandise imported
was, in round figures, S654,0DO 900,
while in the fiscal year of 1896 ii was
S7Ie,OOO,OcO, I'M increase of $12J 100000.
1t is true that importatons were cur
tailed in the former year in anticipa
tion of reduced tariff duties but this
fact does not diminish the significance
of the later figures, nor does the further
fact that they We're exceeded in the
years OF our greatest prosperity, 1891
and 1892, when we exported more OF
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12
The Fnvoritc Trust.

Bryan is going around the country ask
ing his fellow citizens to abolish every
trust and syndicate except the one he is
working for. and to turn topsy-turvy the
whole currency OF the country for the sake
OF booming" the special trust for which he
is blowing his horn.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

Is Earl Roscbcry boltcr? This qucs-
ton is respectfully referred for reply
10 the popocratic oracle on the subject
of bOltiuw
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12
Tho Dishonest Dollar.

Detroit Free Press (dem.)
Bryan says the present gold dollar is
dishonest dollar" yet he predicts that free
coinage, by sending silver uD to S1.29, will
make the silver dollar equal to the gold
dollar. IN other words. make it dishonest
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

If there must he a combine in the city
council let 1t be a combine for good
and honest administration Of city bust
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

You haven't heard a popo,rat saying
n word about Florida, have you?
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

Honest men give honest work FOR hon
est money.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-12

This table gives Mr. Mckinley a majority
OF III in the electoral college. He viii
probably have a greater majority. In tho
above table there are siNty-cight doubtful
votes that have been counted for Mr. Bryan.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-07
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.


Albany-Complete returns from all the
precincts in this county give the vote as
follows; Bryan and SewaN 2S6, Bryan and
watson los; Mckipley III. Palmer and
Buckner 9; Culbe/son pa. Kearby eG5'
CONGRESS, stephens 80; Bcntly 230. State
senate, Tillett Isl. Bryant 229. Representa-
i've Tucker PSI, Webb 22G. Second Judi
'ai district Hunter 292: Mccall 220. Dis.
trict Judge, Conner $50, Locket ISL Dis
'rlct attorney, Warren 329, Frost i73. The
entire democratic ticket has been elected
ny overwhelming majorties as follows
county judge, J. A. Matthews. re-elccteI
county attorney, ]. A. King. reelected
county and district clerk. w. l.. Nanninr
reelected; sheriff and tax collector n
" l!!ialns, reelected; county treasurer
. McComb. reelected; tax assessor / p
Iaylor. re- elected county surveyor "
Eaheart reelected, county commissioner
precinct No. ], J. c. Lynch. precinct No
:, "eorse Wilhelm; precinct No 2 / Il
MOTIFS precinct No. 4. /. II. Lee. In tho
tour county commissioners elected thoro
are TWO republicans and two democrats
W I'm the exception Of the COMMISSIONER
jority. ~ ''rbe ma
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-07
CALLAHAN

cl nalrd,-Tho returns from every box in
democratic ticket was elected Nv ne entire
majority. except in the case ~ conr,,'
Judge. Hon J. Il. Thomas, the ponul,s,
Vanuidate' was reelected over Mr. II
Mooa' democrat, by ~ majority. The On
nlaate Tor State senator. lion. II. 4 ri
iv,l mas heavy majority stephens for
SC% n, fucker for representative and
Co"toi. Ior dlSiriet judge are far ahead.
C,"psa'n =, o. W, Jones Is sheriff, W. w. Dun
cierE' T. b Holland treasurer. Ha,ev smr-
FeYor' ~ l.. Russell county attorney r.
- Norreil tax assessor. Ashury insnector
governor Culbcrson and Snterlntendent
CARLISLE have overwhelming maiorjtics The
en,ire state ticket is democratic SO far nv, n :
Callahan county goes. ~ '"' 'S
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-07
HI MENEAL.

Observation-Disclosures Ia
vnrhor Miss Ret,ie Banhof 81 !
and MIR w $ Mason Of Lackhg
married. a, the residence o! the t-ia
cnts Mr. and Mrs + Banhof, la.l
p,.ioo nfticiating
,.o.r, - croo,oun Ia
MHNi'. ~ % ~ ' c,tss wo,a d
" n.y., NJ, o. Nv - "a. ~ n,orriaa A, D!
"cItI uie oa'yi VIZ nar 'Iahn ii
VI ne u''Nc pH,V"'s' w ',ra1u,ta |
VI i',a'ihs' p'''' a.. ~ ,bs III
southwestern uii,e' or; " very M,
W, I''"iiie ""' ~ - Isf, an N
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-07
EIGHTH DISTRICT.
TNRR ANT.

Fort Worth. The entire district and
county democratic tickets were elected in
inns county by maiorlties ranging from
22Oo 10 1000 and are as follows: Two rep
resontativos, Seventy eighth district y.
I. Ayrcs. f. II. Wallace; representative,
uotoral district No. so, w l.. McGaughey
district Judge, judicial district No. n. w.
u. Harris; district Judge, judicial district
No. Is, lrhy nunklin; county Judge, George
W. Armstrong, county attorney James
w. Swaync; district clerk. Robert H. Nc
Matt county clerk John Z. King; sherin,
Sterling p. Clark treasurer j. NJ, l.ylcs
assessor Ed Hoveukamp; tax collector.
John w. Burford; county surveyor. John
NJ Blackburn county superintendent pub
lie instruction, Duncan McRae.