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Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17

WAsHINGToN, April Is, The senate spent
the entire day on the Dupont election case.
Gray of Delaware arguing against his
claim In executive session the Bering sea
arbitration treaty was ratified.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
UOESE

Hull called up the resolution for the APP.
Pointment OF members of the board Of
managers OF the national soldiers home and
Blue made spirited attack on General
Franklin and Governor Smith, of the
Leavenworth home. The debate occupied
the entire session.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17

WASHINGTON, April IA Chandler con.
cluded his speech on the Dupont election
case. Squire urged the need of coast
defense Gray spoke in opposition to
Dupont's claim. 1t was agreed that the
bond investigation resolution would follow
Gray's speech. Adjourned.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17
10 TAx cREENRACKS.

An act making all kinds of paper
money issued by the government of the
United States taxable the same as any
other property. This will make nation
al bank notes, greenbacks, gold and sill
ger certificates, etc, returnable for tax
alton the same as gold and silver.
DRUGGISTS CAN'T SELL BEER
An act prohibiting drug stores from
handling beer.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17

An act enabling cities to issue bonds to
run any number of years before redemp-
ton.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17

An act providing for making affidav-
it's OF possession by carriers for the sale
of property for charges, the same to be
made when property has been in their
possession three months.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17

An act providing that all ordinances
passed prior to January !, 1896, over
which there is no litigation shall be
considered to have been published and
making 1t the duty Of the city clerk or
recorder to hereafter at once append a
certificate of publication.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17

An act providing the rate of interest
on Judgments shall be the same under
stay Of execution as if no stay had been
taken.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17

An act requiring that Juvenile pris-
oners be kept apart from older often
ders.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17

An act providing fines up to $500 for
maliciously, willfully or feloniousy un-
hitchng a horse, meddling with any
harness oa the same or any vehicle at
tached thereto
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17

to build a dam across Olloboji lake In
Dickinson county to improve naviga-
ton and health. The commissioner Is
authorized to receive contributions for
the purpose.
Iowa state bystander., 1896-04-17

An act enabling cities of the second
class and incorporated towns to fund
outstaDdingw and refund bonds,
in bonds redeenable after three years,
with not more than fifteen years to
run.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-14
TINS RrMARKABLE cAMpAIGM

The Bee is in receipt Of circular
letter from the secretary OF the ma
tional democratic press bureau at Chi
cago, the substantial part of which
reads as follows:
The newspaper directories do not indicate
with any degree OF accuracy the political
afIiliation Of the papers Of the United States
in this remark ,hle campaign We are pre-
pared to furnish a free plate service to all
papers that print the silver side OF the
preseat fnan3ial controversy. II you arc
on the other side an answer to this com
municaticn is not necessary. II you care
TO handle some first class silver literature
notify me at once.
While it is perfectly Legitimate for
the national committee of any party to
offer to supply its party newspapers
with certain campaign literature, is 1t
not Il significant fact that the demo
cratic press bureau has to take this
means of asCertainiug what newspapers
it can look to for support of its can
didatcs? Is it not n matter to elicit
comment that, as the circular states
it, "the newspaper directories do not
indicate with any degree of accuracy
the political afiiliation of the papers
of the United States in this remarkable
campaign
The truth is. however that the mae
curauy of the newspaper directories
complained of relates almost eXclu
sivcly to those newspapers that are
therein designated as democratic
Though there have been here and there
defcctions from Mckinley among the
republican press chiefly papers pub
lished in the silver mining states
never before was the revolt of demo
cratic newspapers so large. If the tai
smanic ratio of 16 to 1 really means
anything in this remarkable campaign
it means that sixteen of the influential
democratic newspapers are opposing
Bryan to every one that is supporting
him. Here in Nebraska the Papillion
Times, edited by the man who repre-
sentrd Bryan rs his alternate at the
Chicago convention, complains that
only two daily papers in the state are
supporting Bryan. This Is not strictly
accurate. because we know of three
Nebraska silver dailies, but even with
this correction the situation is signiii-
cant enough.
To attribute this wholesale revul-
sion of the democratic press from the
free silver fallacy to the pressure of
outside influences is too absurd TO merit
serious consideration. The charge that
the papers advocating sound money
have been bought up or subsidized by
Wall street is intended only for the
consul nption of the credulous and un-
thinking and to blind them to the un-
preCedented detection from the demo-
cratic ticket of 600 or more democratic
nnMSnanprS.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-14
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As JD THE EXPOSITION.

We are admonished that the men who
responded promptly and literally to
the call for subscriptions to the stock
of the exposition company are hccom-
ing restive under the delay in COM
pleting the organization of the asSocia-
ton. There is no question that valua-
bic time has already been lost and that
If the exposition is to materialize on the
appointed date, a fresh impetus will
have to be given to the movement at
the earliest possible day.
The men interested in the exposition
project cannot be impressed too
strongly with the Importance of the
element of time in an undertaking of
such magnitude. One drawback under
which most great eXpOSitions of recent
years have suffered has been dila tori
ness in getting started and consequent
crowding of work into the last few
weeks before the opening if not actual
postponement. If the Transmississippi
Exposition could be held up as an eX-
ceptiOn to the usual rule, by the fact
that every promise is carried out ac-
cording to the letter and precisely upon
the schedule, the advantages that would
accrue could scarcely be overestimated.
While everyone realizes that business
conditions are unpropitious for the
Inauguration of new enterprises or the
execution of those that have been
planned, the exposition project has
reached the point where only one more
concerted effort is needed to set its
entire machinery in motion. The wage
carners. the salaried and professional
men, the small merchants and many
of the larger business men and
property owners have done their share
in the way of stock subscriptions, but
IL few of the biggest merchants and
heaviest property owners and large
corporations are for one reason or
another holding back. 1t is to be
hoped that within the next ten days
every large business concern and every
property owner to whom the eXpos-
ton managers have right to look for
support will make their stock subscrip-
tions and place the association in n
position to make its application to the
president for the official proclamation
contemplated in the act of congress
granting recognition to the Transmits
sissippi Exposition.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-14
POLITICAL NOTES.

A canvass made by travelling newspaper
correspondents Of railroad employees east of
the Mississippi river and north of tho Ohio
shows 80 per cent of the employees in favor
Of Mckinley.
The sale of Bryan campaign regalia has
collapsed in the east. Orders from the west
are few and far between On the other
hand the demand for Mckinley hats is
steadily growing.
Tho ballot to be voted for in Philadel-
phia this year will measure two feet by
three feet. Eight parties are already in the
field, and the JeffersOnians will add their
Indianapolis ticket.
Charles d. Lane OF California and Wash
ington contributed $4,000 to the free silver
campaign fund. Lane is the owner of sew
eral gold mines and is not averse to send
ing his metal to premium
Three hundred sound money clubs com
posed OF railroad men. with membership
of 10000 voters, were organized through
out the country during August. The num-
ber is being increased every week.
Senator Stewart, the free silver patriot
and friend Of labor" wants to compromise
his controversy with the Columbia Typo
graphical union on a basis of $l2 a week
The union wages is sls per week, and
Stewart is now paying 50 to his printers.
Mr.. James i. Reach of indianapolis who
recently resigned as member of the popo-
cratic state executive committee, in an
interview with James Creelman OF the Now
York World, said: Mckinley will carry
Indiana by about 40 900. There is nothing
at all behind the boast of the free silver
leaders"
Whllo John p. Irish was speaking for
sound money in Kansas City last week.
some of the audience Kissed the name OF
Cleveland Irish choSed them OFF with this
sally: "In the economy OF nature only two
things hiss, the snake and the goose The
snake hisses because he Is poisonous, tho
goose because no is a fool"
Tho hog story which Bryan worked off
in Chicago on Labor day located the rooters
in Iowa In one OF his speeches in congress
In 1899. he said the rooters were in Kansas.
AS 1t took four years for the silver hogs
to work from Kansas to Iowa their progress
is not sufficient to excite alarm. The further
east they go the more rings they Will
secure.
Maine votes today. In the four previous
elections the vote OF the state has been
az follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-14
TIE LOUISVILLE N0TTFICA TIoNS.


The nominees of the national demo
cratic party were formally notified Mt
Louisville on Saturday and the occasion
was one of decided interest Not the
least interesting feature of it was n let
ter from President Cleveland, express
ing regret at his inability to be present
and signifying his full sympathy with
the action Of the indianapolis conyen-
ton. 1t is perhaps to be regretted that
Mr.. Cleveland did not improve the op-
portunity to state his views on the cur
rency issue, but there is 10 doubt that
he Is uncompromisingly opposed to the
popOcratic combine. Secretary Carlisle
was also heard from by letter in which
he pledged such support and assistance
to the indianapolis ticket as he can
properly give during the campaign.
Thus the democratic administration re-
pudiates the Chicago platform and the
men who stand upon that platform and
in this 1t has the acquiescence of nearly
every democrat of distinction and in
fiuence in the nation. The men who
have given character to the democratic
party, the men who have upheld it's
standard and led it to victory, unite in
saying that the Chicago convention be-
trayed the party. that its utterances are
undemocraric and that the men whom it
nominated are not democrats.
senator Palmer, in accepting the NOM
ination, pointed out very clearly the
failacy of the contentious of the adyo-
Gates of free silver. He said the asser-
ton that the free coinage of silver would
increase the value of silver bullion to
$1.20 an ounce has no support in the ex-
perience of mankind. 1T is enough for
present purposes" said Senator Palmer,
ito say that 1t has no other foundation
than the confident assertions OF those
who share In that belief" He said that
the free silyerites propose To advance the
value of the silver coinage of all the ma
tions OF the world to an equal accepta-
bility and value with coins of gold and
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-14

he declared that II this expectation were
realized II would be difficult upon their
own premises. to perceive what would
be gained by those who expect cheap
money. The silver dollar would then
be as difficult to procure as the dollar
OF gold is now. But this Is not the real
expectation of the great body of the
supporters of the free coinage of silver.
What they expect and what they want
is deprecated and cheaper dollar,
(which would enhance nominal values
and be used in the payments of debts,
but would be attended and followed by
the ruin of all industries, the destruc-
tion of public and private credit and ir-
reparable mischief" What was said by
Senator Palmer is complete answer to
the assertions made by Mr. Bryan on
the same day ut Kansas City in regard
to the effect of free coinage on the value
of silver and it will carry conviction to
every mind open to conviction.
The national democratic ticket being
now fully launched, it Is to be expected
that the party will lose no time in open
ing vigorous and aggressive campaign,
particularly in those states where it
can render the greatest service to the
cause of sound and honest money. The
ablest democrats in the country are con-
nccted with it and there can be no doubt
that their influence will be widely ex-
tended in behalf of sound principles of
finance and government
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-14
coop ADVICE ON THE AMENDMENTS

Grand Island Independent: The constitu-
tional amendment providing for three ad-
dtlopal supreme court justices seems 10
meet with the favor Of the greater portion
of all parties. 1t Is a necessary change. as
there is more business for the court than
can be attended to with any degree OF
promptness as the court is at present con-
sttuted.
Burwell Progress: This office is in re-
ceipt OF marked copy Of the Exchange
published at Elkhorn. The great ambition
OF the Exchange seems to be to defeat the
proposed amendment to the constitution
providing for the merging the county and
city governments In counties In which are
located cities of the metropolitan class. We
see nothing unfair about tho proposed
amendment for the reason that the voters
of such counties have a chance to express
their wishes In regard to the matter before
any change can be made in their county
government, even IL the amendment carries
at the general election. Vote for the con-
stttutional amendments,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-14
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IN THE SILVER STATES,

There are reports of a change Of feel
states which warrant the belief that
rot all of them will give them electoral
vote to the Chicago ticket In both
Idaho and Montana the republicans
are said to be more hopeful. due to
the fact that the voters are giving more
attention to the question of protection.
There are interests in those states ar
fected by the tariff which are of far
greater value than the silver prOduc-
ton and the people are beginning to
see that there would be nothing gained
for these interests by the election to
the presidency of Il man who is one of
the most radical foes of the principle
of protection and who IS in Il measure
responsible for the great injury suf
fered under the present tariff by the
wool-growing industry particularly
of those states. a great many
people in Montana and Idaho
and also in Utah are not per
suaded that free silver would give
them the relief they need and when
they weigh against any benefit posi-
BILE to result from that policy the in
jury certain to be realized from the
continuance of democratic tariff policy
they cannot but see the desirability of
restoring protection, which they know
would not be an experiment, as would
free silver.
The republicans of the silver states
are doing hard and earnest work and
the indications are that they are max
ing progress. While they do not pro-
fess to be confident of carrying any of
these states. they believe they have n
fighting chance in some of them with
protection as the issue and they intend
to maintain an aggressive contest.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-14
BoURKE COCHRAN.

Chicago Record: II Is a fact. which a
number OF politicians might do well to
note down for future reference, that
Bourke Cochran has made big hit simply
by declining to accept an Office
Kansas City Star: Bourke Cockran's dec
lination to accept the nomination OF tho
republican party for congress in the
Twelfth district of New York is an addi
tional evidence of fidelity to the principles
OF true democracy as he understands them
In opposing the election of the candidates
of his party, Mr. Cochran. like thousands
of Others is "expating the folies and
excesses" into which his party has fallen
and IL is ft therefore that he should share
the exclusion from office" which he urges
the people to impose on the party.
Detroit Free Press: Hon. Bourke
Cockrans decination of the republican NOM
ination for congress in the Twelfth New
York dstriCt-a nomination that would be
equivalent to an elcction-demonstrat the
unselhshncss and patriotism Of his advo-
cacy of the present monetary system Of
this country. His forcible and manly let
ter to the republican leader who proffered
the nomination Is sufficient answer to
the charge of the free silver organs that
Mr. Cochran has enlisted in the sound
money movement for mercenary reasons.
Chicago Post: He has testified to his un-
wavering fealty to good government and a
sound currency in a manner the sincerity
of which cannot now be questioned Having
thrust aside political honors, and havins
declined what might be construed as
reward for his reputation of the Chicago
platform, no man dare assail his political
honesty or impugn the integrity OF his mo-
tives. Mr.. Cochran believes that the in
terests of good government and national
prosperity demand that every patriot shall
cast his vote for Mckinley and Hobart this
fall
Chicago Times Herald: Cochran declines
an assured reward. The temptation is
greater because he has been a valued con-
gressman, because he loves the activities
of membership in the house because he
prizes the national eminence it gave him.
He has been called a politician. but this
act suggests the statesman. Few men re-
buking their own party have declined
sured honors from the opposition. In his
honesty, dignity and public spirit Of his
action Bourke Cochran has projected
rather hopeful ray across the general gloom
of his 'party's fortunes in the present CAM
paign.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-14

Mr.. Bryan asserts that the question
how our money got into circulation
never bothered him. Plainly so. If he
devoted IL little attention to that part
of the money problem he would see that
the question Of circulation is the all i'm
portant one. 1T does not matter how
much money is in the country unless
confidence brings it out from hiding
places and keeps it loaned and invested
no one can get any of it. Bryan never
bothers about important details. That
is why hetrps himself up so often.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-14
STILL PREACHING FALLAClES.

STILL PRE1tiING FHLLACfCS'
The speeches delivered by Mr.. Bryan
on Saturday show that during his brief
rest at Lincoln be gathered no new
ideas and that the country need eX-
pect from him on his present tour moth
ing that he has not repeated again and
again for more than month past. He
goes on making assertions, which he
never attempts to support by any facts,
throwing out assumptions and declar-
ing fallacies as If they were established
truths, relying upon the ignorance and
the prejudices of the people to accept
them. 1t is the most extraordinary
exhibition of mingled demagogy and
presumption ever witnessed in this
country on the part of man seeking
the highest office in the gift of the peo-
pie.
Although the many sophistries and
fallacies which Mr.. Bryan has uttered
have been very fully exposed, 1t
will continue to be the duty of the press
to show them up rs he goes on repeat
ing them. In his speech at Kansas
City the pOpOcratic candidate said the
moment the mints were opened the TO-
100000 of people could go out and Sc
cure silver, take it to the mint and
convert it into money and use that
money to pay taxes and debts with and
for the purchase of property. Is it
possible that any sane man can be de-
luded by proposition of this kind?
Is the man honest and sincere who
can make such Il proposition? No
body could get an ounce of silver under
free coinage any more than he can now
without exchanging something for it.
How would the wage Garner get silver
bullion, or the farmer, or anybody else
who Is not Il producer of silver? Are
the silver mine owners going about
exchanging their bullion for silver they
do not want, or for manufactures and
the products of agriculture?
But in the same speech Mr.. Bryan says
that free coinage would raise the price
of silver so that there would be none in
the world which could be purchased
for less than $1.29 per ounce in gold. If
that Were the ease, what advantage
would it be To anybody to purchase bul-
lion and take it to the mint? Why 20
to that trouble when the money he al
ready had would answer exactly the
same purpose for paying debts and pur-
chasing property? Manifestly he would
have nothing to gain by exchanging n
gold dollar for silver dollar of pre-
cisely the same value.
Mr.. Bryan is doing his best or worst
to fool the people and he is fooling some
of them, but the violence he does to com
mon sense in such propositions as above
noted cannot mislead intelligent and
thoughtful men.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-14
The Demonstration of Cotton.

An interesting campaign item is furnished
by the estimate Of the Egyptian cotton crop
OF this yeaEu which is placed at 6,00O,OO0
cantars, or about 100000 bales. the largest
crop on rccord.-
This is anNnteresting campaign item. be-
cause II is qhtte possible that the competition
OF the Egyptian cotton crop with the crop
Of this country has done as much as 1.-The
crime of 1873" to bring about low prices,
just as the competition OF Argentina and
Russia has brought about low prices for
cereals. NJIA
Other things besides silver have been de-
jnonetized since 1873 Cotton seems to be
one of thene1pId with Egypt assisting in
the oyerproduN ibn of this commodity there
ic little rooIs Not hope that any act of con-
gress can refnb tetize it and make it pass
current at its old-time value until popula-
tion and depantsrise to the level OF supply.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-14
Poetry and Long Hair.

Captain Jack Crawford OF New Mexicc
has long been distinguished. among his
other accomplishments, by one OF the most
ornate and iong-dlstance heads of hair in
the country He has had few inches OF II
pared off, and now some OF his friends have
begun to fear that his poetical talents must
suffer from that amputaton. This is an
old error While exact statistics on the
subject are hard to obtain, there can be
little doubt that large part OF the poetry
produced by men Is produced by bald
headed men or men with short hair When
times have changed so much that man
with a beardless countenance can be the
popuist candidate for president II is alb
surd to expect that poets will enyelop their
talents in cOpious napkins OF hair. The
poet is not made at least not made by
length Of locks Captain Jack Crawford S
singing robes don't have to be cut any
shorter in the skirt because his hair has
been.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-14

Chairman Jones is now quoted as say
ing that the withdrawal of Sewall from
sidered by the national committee. In
other words, the talk about Sewall Civ
ing place to II populist nominee was only
buncombe to bamboozle the populist
convention to endorse Bryan. But even
if the national committee has never con
sidered the question of withdrawal, that
is no reason why it will not consider 1t
soon, when the populist outcry against
Sewall becomes louder and more wide
spread.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-14


The retail lgrocers have issued a
printed circular to the patrons of all
members Bf fhe association, giving no.
tce that bills must be paid promptly
or credit will be withdrawn. The re-
tailers assert that compliance with
this rule will enable them to sell goods
on closer margins than they have been
able to do in the past This is only
one way of saying that prompt-paying
customers have been taxed to pay Il
part of the losses incurred by deliver
ing goods to deadbeats. No rational
person can object to the new policy of
the groccrs. but men who pay their bills
will expect the retailers TO make good
their promises and also to enforce the
new rule impartially and rigidly.