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The sun., 1896-10-17
Now's the Time to Study Silver.

Owing to the vigorous discussion on silver
coinage the citizens of the United States
are in peculiarly advantageous situa-
tion to observe intelligently the recent and
still progressing fall in the price of silver.
The prices Of other articles haven't fallen
noticeably. Wheat, the staple which the
free-silver men have sworn to be insepara-
bly, fastened to silver, rising or falling as
silver rises or falls, has gone high up. No
great staple has declined in price but sill
yer; only silver.
The Jumps Of silver which the Bryanites
would coin without limit into dollars are to-
day worth less than half dollar each. But
while silver has fallen in price and purchas-
ing power, has any corresponding change
been reported in the wage standard in silver
using countriess Have wages risen in
Mexico and in China9 Not silver.
For the deluded and excited followers Of
BRYAN who in blind rage against capital
would vote to substitute the 5O-cent dollar of
silver for the 100-cent dollar of gold which
they now earn. the only fitting criticism is
found in proverb originating with the Chi
nese: There is no medicine for fool"
The sun., 1896-10-17

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: One of nv friends
is agent for an English varnish manufacturer. He
says that high tariff VIII raise the price of varnsh
little; but II this country silver basis nd
pays her debts In silver dollars the Engllshman can
not send any varnsh here Since this applies TO other
articles as well as varnsh let ask VIII free coin
age OF silver give Americans protection more effect
lively than high tarIfr? win be the means of ex.
Guiding the products of cheap foreign labor and of
creating n demand for American goods VIII II give
us that which we have lost namely. the greatest mar
ket In the world. the American market2 J.S.D.
Under free silver the American manufacturer
would have an advantage over his foreign
competitors as long as he paid no more silver
dollars for labor than he pays now gold dol
lars: because foreign goods. purchased on a
gold basis, would cost double the price that they
cost now. But after wages had been forced up
in silver to the level at which they stand now
In gold. American goods would also cost twice
as much ms they cost now. and the ad vantage
they temporarily had over foreign made
goods would disappear. We do not understand
what our correspondent means by our having
lost tho American market for nufactures
Our factories produce annually goods TO the
value Of over 50. OOO, 900. 900. while our annual
imports of similar goods amount to less
than $500. 900, 900.
The sun., 1896-10-17
A Cycle Parade for Sound Money.

1t Is clear that for several weeks past the
wheelmen of this neighborhood have by no
means devoted all their attention to cheap
wheels and improved highways. Thousands
OF rider. in and around New York who are
qualified to vote have been expressing their
political views very freely since last July,
and their denunciation of the dishonesty
rooted in Organism has been signally en-
phatic. Now it is proposed to have on Oct.
81 bicycle parade, in which riders of both
sexes will have an opportunity to manifest
publicly their approval of honesty and
sound money.
The MCKINLEY and HOBART Bicycle
League of this city held meeting last Tues
day evening to make arrangements for the
glorious event. Officers were chosen to
take charge of the various divisions of the
parade, and some details concerning the
ranks were agreed upon. Those who would
wheel for MCKINLEY are requested to wear
white duck hats and blue sashes, and to
carry blue flags and at least two Japanese
lanterns in addition to their regular light.
There will be five divisions, led by ten
marshals. Members of the League and
of New York clubs will compose the first
second, and clubs from New Jersey and
elsewhere will form the third division. In
the fourth division will appear, in three
sections respectively, members of the
League of American Wheelmen. women
riders with escorts, and individual wheel
men; and the fifth and last division will
contain wheels which are conspicuous for
decoration and illumination.
Already numerous members Of Republi-
can Assembly district organizations in town
have declared their intention to ride in the
parade, and reports from other sources,
even at this early day. indicate that no
fewer than 1O, 1000 cyclists will avail them
selves of this privilege to disclaim all SYM
pathy with Anarchy and it's followers In
deed, the proposed demonstration promises
to be one of the grandest spectacles of the
sort ever witnessed, and If the weather is
fine, it would not be surprising if the parade
included many times the number of riders
at present counted on.
1t would be pleasing to see on the night of
this event line of bicyclists, old and young,
male and female, extending from the Bat
terry to Harlem, six abreast. Who can say
that there are not cyclists enough within
half an hours ride of the New York City
Hall to more than make up such gather
ings And who doubts, moreover, that
honest government and n hundred cents to
the dollar? May the MCKINLEY bicycle
parade be great and memorable!
The sun., 1896-10-17

A London military paper, the AlmU and
NdDU Gdztttc, in noticing the recent launch,
at Cleveland, of the new lake cutter Grcsh-
am, observes that this ship is built for
revenue purposes, but rumor is afioat that
British naval experts, who have examined
the cutter, are of the opinion that she should
be classcd as warship. If this be so, her
presence would be "A violation of the treaty"
There is no doubt that the Gresham, like
other revenue vessels, could be made avail.
able as gunbOat; but it is also beyond
doubt that her construction is not viola
tion of the RUSH BAGoT treaty of 1917,
limiting the building and maintenance of
war vessels on the lakes Exactly the same
question came up over thirty years ago.
On Nov. 3, 1865, Sir FREDERICK w. A.
BRUCE, then British Minister at Washing
ton, called Secretary SEwARD's attention TO
"the construction of several vessels, pre-
pared for the reception of a powerful arma-
ment, which are reported to be destined for
service on the North American lakes" He
requested the explanation which seemed to
The sun., 1896-10-17
The women.s Temperance Convention.

To THE Enron or THE srS-Sir: In Saturdays
paper noticed article about late temperance
Convention IN brooklyn which feel calls for reply
In the Hrs place, you state that nearly the whole
four day sessions taken up with discussing the
late misunderstanding with Mr.. Anthony Comstock.
Now the fact is. only an hour so OF two sessions
was thus occupied.
Mrs Emile Martin urged that tho Convention
should hear her before the presentation OF reports
finished. but it thought best by our honored
President Mrs Burt that there should be further
trespass the time thnn merely to the dis.
tribution OF Mr.. Comstocks printed letter. and to
pass a resolution in order TO end the discussion
which the papers had taken up concerning his dis
courtesy toward Mrs Burt last winter. This rcsolu.
ton recited. that while we, as members OF the W.
c. 7. L OF New York State. endorse all Mr.. Com.
stock good u the past in the interest OF purity
in literature md art, and his generous response,
when asked for aid In our cause, yet we depore his
unwarranted attack on President Mrs Burt, last
winter. when the wording OF our bill before the Leg.
islature was not altered to suit MIR. Comstock."
Mrs. Martin was really the cause of Mr.. Comstocks
animus In the letter printed and distributed at the
Convention. She owned that she dictated that ef-
fusion and that It was written while smarting under
Hsnn some dele. ate; ;r though, @ y, hTs Buts small
urged that she was strong as formerly aud she
needed cler cal help this yrs and 20 be able to travel
place. ar should .pIC%a mG ,S! e sr
.s rsrEd n"dy no ot "ppaar m mn IN h IN;
poor Mrs Burt had TO go tG Albany and al ir.ss the
dressed" Comment is unnecessary on such 4 VIC a
Our state Convention is over, the delegates have
returned home with fresh nsPrat on for their work
combat a great evil and promote our great temper.
o s@@fs Mr. s"F .H % aSiR IN
her few words Of acceptance; 40 cloud or trouhle
we @ %T c s tho
shadows, and te sunlight OF justice and Ms truth
snSsePH GeP US agar" mas 'fE FAN Ra' PAr
The sun., 1896-10-17
The Collapse OF Brxan,sn.

From the Detroit Free Press (Dem.l.
Bryanism 10 buried today as certainly as IL the of.
fetal count were contained in this mornings ds.
spa'ches. II Vermont and Arkansas and Maine and
Connecticut and Florida and Georgia do not fore.
shadow the overthrow OF the 10 to dalusion fate
may be read in the prevailing sentiment everywhere
except IN the extreme South and West in the ncreas
ing reckiessness and demngogsm OF the candidates.
aPp'a as IN the disorganzation of his following tho
imp"'enry Of his campaign management the absence
from the field OF any number of senators who were
expected TO do yeoman service for the cause and.
above al. the imrregnnbe alignment OF forces in op
position by ali these portenis is the collapse OF Bry.
hhisn revealed as surely as II 1t were already regis
tered In the election returns
The sun., 1896-10-17
Farmer Jones. Letter from Maine.

Tho nights are getting kinder chilly, an light tho
open nre.
Set mug OF cider an turn the lights up higher.
An reckon up the figures an pass the word along.
For Mckinley an sound money wen go nifty thousand
strong.
In Maine there's many n fellow born Democrat
Their fathers before EN- an they aln't to blanc
for that
Who loves country more than party, an youll nnd
'em standing bold
For Mckinley and sound money. with q dollar good
asgold.
We've heard your Billy Bryan, Eon howin' left an
right;
When he howIs In Massachusetts the old cat 10 white
When he speaks in West Virginia shes kinder gray
you know;
When he reaches his Nebrasky. she's black as any
crow.
With his Anarchstic PopuliGc silver mixture stirred
up thin.
He goes howlin' through the country with his ever
lastin' chin;
Ho reminds of the Bible critter known Balaam's
ASS
November third. IN so. weIl turn him out TO grass
We hAint got Arthur sewau for McKinleyS running
mate
Bat we've got burned good fellow from the old
nuBkeeter State;
An We hSin'E forgot how loyalty he stood by Jim
Blaine.
So wsiI give him nifty thousand in the single State of
Maine.
HANPDES. Nc. Cot. IL PELArAH JoXES.
The sun., 1896-10-17

be required in view OF the existence
of the treaty Of 1917. Mr.. SEwARD's
reply, which followed the next day,
was simply that "any vessels of the
character referred to which may be in course
OF construction by the United States, are in
tended exclusively for revenue purposes.
and their armament, IL any, will not be
allowed to exceed the limit stipulated in the
conventional arrangement" So far MS pub
lie documents show, this explanation was
accepted rs adequate, and the question was
thercupon closed.
But even without this precedent, we have
the fact that several years ago the Dominion
built and armed three vessels. the Constance
and the Curlew at Owen Sound and the
Petrol at Hamilton, which, though
designed for revenue service, were very
much like gunboats 1t is true that one
or two of them were not intended
for permanent employment on the lakes,
but they were all built there, and were
able to return thither through the Weland
Canal, il used elsewhere. Lieut.. GARDEN
OF the revenue cutter service, after exam
lining the subject, reported to Secre-
tary FOSTER that the Pctrel Con-
stance, and Curlew were far better
armed than our cutters then on the
lakes, the Perry, johnson, and Fessenden,
and that "the rapid-fre guns of tho new
craft will be expected to keep hostile forces
clear of the Welland locks until n sufficient
number of British gunboats have entered
Lake Erie to permit Of menacing the cities
Of the Northwest"
1t is therefore clear that the actual con-
duct of Great Britain in this matter would
furnish reason enough for making the
Gresham a potential gunboat. and for
building as many more like her as
our customs service on the lakes may
require However, our Government made
no protest against the Constance, Curlew.
and Petrel, concluding, as Secretary TRACY
said. that revenue cutters would not ap-
pear to come within the limitations of tho
treaty of 1917" 1t decided that wiser than
protest would be the policy of construct
ing cutters Of its own capable of coping
with the Constance and her sister ships,
and the Gresham is the fruit of that plan.
1t may be added that our Government
gave evidence enough Of it's strict observ-
ance of the obligations OF the treaty of
1917, when it rejected the lowest bid for
building the Bancroft because it came
from Michigan shipyard, although the
vessel was not to be used on the
lakes, and need not have been armed there
1t furnished more such evidence when
recently it threw out OF the bidding
for the composite gunboats proposal
from another Michigan shipyard to
build two of those ships. There is no
danger of our infringement of the treaty
while it remains in force; but we have taken
lesson from the Dominion as to the fight
ing strength of new revenue cutters for lake
service, and may better the instruction.
The sun., 1896-10-17
turkeys EFFEcrIrE Army
Seven Hundred Thousand NussuIm,,,
with Modern Weapons and Well DrnI,s.
From the InR uaH Coz

From the lnH hdH Gnssts.
Tho military forces OF Turkev mn, a.
snid to consist exclusively of Turks proro-
as nomad kurds and homad Arabs. alfbonyr
liable 10 serve are not recruited, and Christian,
are allowed TO pay an exemptiun tax Am
Mussuimans come under the recruiting law nj
20 years OF age ana rcmain in the service uu,l
40. or the twonty Years six arc pns cd In tr,
NizaIn, or regular army eight in III, H. ~, ~ ~, NV
bandwehr. ana slA III tlo MNstnnlUH or II D,nd
sturn. Aunut 70, .ip,U.V M"sIcms become liable 10
the Nizam and serve their iui,r yenrs viii IIs
colors anu thSn @ resnan nn the reserve until th,
The tot al strength OF the cuml,tn"t ,i-ro, -,
the Turkish empire Is upward oi iOU.61o men %,
magazine rifles, but these arc now n,, ,,, , ",'
verified into small Calihrr, as to- l,L . - ,W''
ammunition ns the small bor, .iu5 ~. y, ~ ,nn.s ,,
rifles of the Belgian rhtttrn when ,yri, 80 ,r
duced in 1890. This latter. wh'c /, ilr a~,, ",
tho regular infantry. carries Ave rounds in tha
magazine, and fires hard lead bullet rv.i"i
with cupro nickel, vito n mua6!e yrlociiy ni
2.l30 feet second Tho riHei, sighted an in -, ",
1000 metres t2.lST YARDS
Tho artillery. which ha. been rrnrtin.. ,,,,
recently, Is armed with ncnrly l.iuU guus. ,J,.t
POO OF Sr MheR are new pSiV!SIrn VI, M,gnn va cE
tho uen are availab!n and that tNry wupi In,
well armed is certain. II is, huwuycr. Doubtful
II sutllcicnv horses III for active s"rvir, m Ia"
supplied To meet the requirements al two INN.
dred cavalry squadrons. and ncar,y as gr.,t =.
number for horse and field batteries. .N.aiLc-
difficulty is the lack Of conmun,unrou-. sI i
is probable that, owing to tho want u' snrir'rrt
rolling stock on the railways. especially il liz
Asinttc provinces, large force tOa.l u ho
concentrated II any distant part of Tie empire
for many months.
Tho army is organized on the territorial sy.-
tenn. and the Ottoman empire is divided mo
ak great military districts. Western and Aout5.
western Arabia comprises n seventh di-,rIct.
but it's recruits are drawn from districts ia ilr.
Key. The garrisons OF Crete Rud Iripu'. ,Is
also recruited from Turkey Each nj tlrsr
districts contains nm army corps of TWO ,VrnrIrs
divisions n cavalry division. aud other 'ryop,
belonging to the Nizam. The kediI Is also ~.
gan.Zed In twenty-five divisions. spreaI owe,
the six districts.
1t would appear. therefore. that. iotwi,n
standing certain drawbacks in the way of Z
rapid mobilization OF all the forces Of TIA" I'm.
pire. a powerful and well organ Zed ariuy i Al
the back OF the Sulian, and when The stand the
Turks made for hours at the battle uf Iewin
during the campaign in Armenia in lS77 is rs
mem bercd. it cannot be doubted that in a
sLtrugSie TOT Ihe IhtegrltS ana ihutpehdence ot
spirit aud endurance not easily Overcome
The sun., 1896-10-17
Public anu Private Wages.

Tic Popocratic Chairman, the Hon.
JAMES Il, JONES of Arkansas, has just
written some stale and misipforming state
ments about silver, which we find in the
ChtcuGO JOUIWdt. One passage will be of
interest 10 those whom Mr.. JONES is most
anxious to convert, the wage earners:
"I' Ia positively declared that the best dollar for
the work nSinan is that which Will buy the most In
other words the cheaper things are the better It
for tho wage Garner. II the workusman held his pO-
siiion ~ a NE tenure and his pay Irere fmmutaby
fired. the latter would be true"
Well TO limited extent, the laborers
pay is liked The pay of many men is fixed
by law. Taking New York as an example,
among the wage earners of this town all
public employees, such as tiremen, police
meh, street sweepcrs, and laborers in all the
The sun., 1896-10-17
The Inst Day to Mako Ready TO De-
feat RCnndiaLion.

This is the last day OF registration. II at
the close OF your place Of registry this even
ing your name is not on the rolls, you can
not take part in vindicating the honor of
your country on the 3d Of November. You
will have no more right to vote than an
alien. than an unpardoned fclon.
That will he II discrcditable position for
al American citizen to put himself into,
simply because of his negligence. 1t will be
disgraceful. II is always disgraceful for
an American citizen to neglect the opportu-
nifty and fnil in the duty of exercising his
high privilege of the franchise. This year
It will he criminal. 1t is desertion In face
OF the enemy. 1t is skulking when the re-
public is in danger and every patriots help
Is needed for its defence
The registration is always small relatively
on the last day. 1t includes only the strag-
gers who linger from constitutional indis-
position to come up to time promptly, and
those who because Of necessary absence
from town or other una vOidable causes have
not been able to get their names enrolled.
1t even happens that until then some men
do not wake up to n consciousness that the
registration is really going on.
We shall not complain of you II you at
tend to that duty to-day. We shall not give
you deserved lecture on the vice Of pro-
crastnaton, even il you have neglected the
duty hitherto from sheer laziness. Some
men are bound to put Off to the last moment
any obligation they must perform. They in
tend to do it, but they can't get at it until
the absolute necessity of hurrying up
spurs them on. They must do 1t in
breathess haste. They are the fellows
who risk death by jumping on departing
ferryboats, and catching on to the plat
form of moving railroad trains, though they
might easily have been on hand in ample
season. That is their perverse way. They
are always in hurry and hustle when there
is anything they must do, though they have
leisure enough for loafing most of the time.
As we have said, VIC shall not preach
sermon to such fellows on their bad habit,
much as they may need it, provided they get
registered to-day, the last day. But if they
don't do it, let everybody heap reproaches on
them. Make them ashamed to show their
faces. They will not be many. They will
be very few, and it will be easy to spot them.
To-day is the last day of registration
The sun., 1896-10-17
Make II u Holidays!

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: We are to
have large sound-money parade and demon
stration in New York on Saturday, Oct. 81.
Saturday is a bad day for such a demonstration.
so far as the laborinG man is concerned e1cept
for those occupying clerical places or those on
piece work Yet think that many would ike
to be represented in the ranks whose desire
would be to show that all thinking men are on
the side of sound money and protection. My
idea In writing TO you is TO urge that the day be
made an urban holiday. Business will be para
lyzed any way, and New York cannot afford to
bo behind Chicago in repudiating Bryan, Alt
geld. Debs. and the other advocates OF q dis
honest dollar, population, and disorder.
NATHAN d. DODGE. Jr.,
NEW YORK, Oct. ~. laboring man.
The sun., 1896-10-17
MORAL CHAKA c1ER INQUIRED INTO
Civil Service board says Vouchers Are Al
Mhya Re equlred-Thaln Had ,Em.


ways Re Required-Thain Had 'Em.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: A meeting
of the Board of Estimate was held on tho 18th
inst. at which II is reported that Superntend-
ent Constable of the Building Department said:
There is one great objection to the Civil Ser
vice law-it does not inquire into the moral
character OF the applicant" II Is also reported
after a unanimous opinion that the Civil Ser
vice law was defective in its most essential tea-
ture. because no inquiry was made into the
morality of an Hppointce."
II Mr.. Constablei is correctly reported which
very much doubt he Is in error as to the
methods of the municipal civil service Boards,
and II tho Board of Estimate has formed a
unanimous opinion that the Civil Service law
is defective, II has done great injustice to the
law and to the Civil Service Commission.
II has always been requirement Of the
municipal civil service that the character of
candidates should be vouchvd for by four
reputable citizens. Those ci.izrns have always
would be willing to employ the candidate for
whom they vouched in their own private busi-
ness. and hat they would permit the p1biica-
tinn o: their certlhcatons.
The present Civil Service Commission has in
addition to these requirements. introduc ced an
investigation by a character examiner, whose
duty IT is to Interview the citizens who have
signed character certificates. and to report upon
their reliability
Mr.. Than. the Building Inspector under ar
rest for dereliction of duty in the Madison ave
nue. disaster, was. a. a matter OF fact, vouched
for by four reputable citizens. and those citi-
Zens corroborated their written recommended
tions when interviewed by our character ex-
amner. G.. w. WATSON
Civil Service Commissioner.
New YORK. Oct l6
The sun., 1896-10-17
The Real Democratic Candidate.

BRYAN, sell-confessed Populist, was
nominated at Chicago on Populist plat
form dyed deep in anarchy The Populist
party has formally made him its cand-
date. His Democratic managers are to-day
piteously begging the Populists in the dif-
ferent States to fuse with them, offering to
displace Democratic candidates for Elector
and for Congress in favor of the nominees
of the Populists.
To support BRYAN a Democrat must
squGrely repudiate the principles of his
former party. Between BRYAN and Nc
kl&LEY, tested by the most rigid analysis
of their respective politics, the genuine
Democratic candidate is MCKINLEY. Let all
Democrats vote for MCKINLEY. Vote
against Populsm every time.