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Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30
SECRETARY PipNR'S RULINGS.

A great hue and cry has been raised
nv the Bryantc press about the rulings
of Secretary of state Piper on the OIL
| c,al ballot Mr.. Piper is being scored
for recognizing tn, straight democrats
as Il regular party organization entitled
! to n place ON the official ballot lie
| is accused of inconsistency in overrui-
ing the protest. which action is claimed
! to be in contravention of the course he
pursued last year in the factional fight
| between the two wings of democracy.
| As matter of fact Mr.. Pipcr's rulings
| this year have been based upon the
principles embodied in the law. Last
| year no protest had been filed until five
| days after the certificate of nomination,
which practically invalidatcd the pro-
| test. The supreme court held that II
could make no distinction between rae
! lions of one party. 1t was for the vot-
crs TO decide for themselves which OF
the two factions was in their judgment
regular The voters, by very large
majority. decided for the MahOncy fac
tion, and that faction was therefore
sustained by the secretary of state.
Reverse the situation. Suppose that
the Bryante wing of the party had
| cast the largest vote in the election Of
| 1898. Suppose further it had been left
| out in the cold at Chicago and had nomi-
mated an electoral ticket and Il state
ticket, as 1t surely would have done
under Bryan's lead. would It not have
| been the duty of the secretary of state
to give its nominees n place on the
official ballot under such designation as
it saw fit to adopt?
Under the Australian ballot law Il
nomination made by mass convention
called to represent political party OF
organization must have ut least one per
cent of the aggregate vote east at the
| preceding election. That would require
from 1900 TO 100 voters. The so
| called free silver republicans. who
| claimed To have nominated ticket in
mass convention, failed to show that
they had come anywhere within the
bounds set by the Australian ballot
law. They had no public mass meet
ing to nominate state ticket, and
they had barely a corporars guard in
the star chamber meeting which they
called mass convention. Suppose
! that twenty or even thirty bogus party
conventions should each file the names
of state candidates or electoral candi-
dates, would the secretary be expected
to have them inserted into the official
ballot as party nominations when the
law requires every nomination by petit
| ton to be backed by at least 800 names
of bona iide citizens? Manifestly the
secretary was simply carrying out the
spirit ana letter of the law, in the
case of the two democratic factions as
| well rs in the ease of the silver repub-
| lican state ticket.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30
JAIL THREAT FOR BISMARCK
German Government Fears de May Tell
Why He Resigned Office,
PROSECUTION OF HIS NEwSPApERsToPPEO
Disclosures Made by the EXCHANGED
Tor Rest with III Grace Upon
the Mind of His Majesty,
Emperor William,

LONDON, Oct. ga special from Berlin
says Il is understood there that the proposed
prosecution OF Prince Bismarcks organ, the
Hamburger Nachrichten COR publishing sta'e
secrets has been abandoned out OF fear Of
the harm such a step might do to Germany s
foreign policy. 1t Is added that, however,
should Prince Bismarck publish the circum-
stances under which he resigned ofce. the
government will be forced 10 act. and 1t Is
said that it would probably treat Prince
Bismarck in the same manner that the
latter treated Count Won Arnim.
Count Won Arnim was arrested In October,
1874. and confined in Berlin for refusing to
give up documents sent to him as ambas-
sador. on account OF Illness he was re-
leased on bail some three weeks later but
was again arrested in about two weeks
time He was tried In December, 1874, was
convicted OF making away with ecClcsio-
political documents, was acquitted of other
charges and was sentenced to three months
imprisonment. He appealed was tried again
In June. 1919, and verdict was rendered
confirming the sentence. In November OF
the same year, 1t was announced that Count
Won Arnim was to be prosecuted for treason
in a pamphlet entitled "Pro-NihilO," pub
lished at Zurich In January. 1863, and he
died at Nice. as a result. 1t was said by
Prince Bsmarck's enemies, of the persecu-
ton to which he had been subjected by the
ChonCpllCr
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30
MUNICIPAL BONDS.
Public Securities Affected by the
Threat Of Free silver.

Our table OF coming bond elections at
which citizens, whether or not they are
property owners and tax payers may vote
for or against issues OF municipal bonds
shows that on November 3, neNt--tho time
Of tho general or national elcction-no less
than forty different cities, towns and coun-
ties In every section OF the country viii vote
upon issues aggregating over S9,OOO.O0O.
Very few of these proposed Issues are Tor
funding the floating debts, or refunding old
bonds which the municipalities cannot con
vonienty pay OF at their approaching ma
turity. Thirty-three Of the forty proposed
issues are for the purpose OF public I'M
provomonts by the construction of build
ings. sewers, water works, etc, all public
enterprises giving large employment to both
skilled artisans and common laborerS.
1t may possibly prove that 1t was a mis-
take or at least a misfortune that the date
of these elections 10 authorize bonus was
fixed at the same date as that OF the ma
tiona election. for the important question
Of whether We are to 10 upon a silver basis
or remain upon 81 gold standard for all
financial transactions will not then nave
been definitely announced for the guidance
Of voters But voters who are called upon
to decide as TO the Issue OF bonds may ma
in tho experience OF tne , 'aSt
three months since the nominations
wcrc made not only food for
thought but sound advice as TO their course.
We have seen the mere threat OF the iree
silver policy completely stognate the whole
municipal bond business, so that over $780,
600 600 of bonds offered during the three
months campaign have either been rejected,
withdrawn or defeated at the polls. What
viii happen " the silver aEitators should, by
sny mschance. succeed, can be readily i'm
agined There would be no market whatever
for our bonds abroad unless they were spe-
officially made payable In gold. The silver
candidate himself has shown MS what would
follow II any municipality after his election
should offer to issue a gold bond. He per-
sonally as a plaintif, and acting as his own
lawyer sued out an injunction to restrain
Lincoln, Ncb., his homo when not cam
paignlng, from issuing gold bonds as lille
gal, without authority Of law and contrary
to public policy and good morals lie OBJ
tanned permanent injunction in June last,
and the credit. of Lincoln was thereby so
grievously injured that in September IL could
not borrow Sl.70O to save it from dcfaulting
on it's paving bonds. and its laborers we're
compelled to stop work on the public streets
because there was no money to pay them
Municipals ether than gold bonds cannot
be sold at home or abroad even when Bryan
Is only threatened. Conceive CT his being
elected and 1t is easy to perceive that in
every community some fool plaintiff would
rise IN in imitation of Bryan to restrain
the sale OF gold bonds
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30
BOLDLY PRocLALMS REPUDIATTOY.


In one of his speeches in Chicago on
Wednesday Mr.. Bryan said that if he
were elected he would pay the coin
| obligations of the government held
abroad in either gold or silver. The
! policy advocated by Mr.. Bryan would
speedily deprive the government of gold
and debnse the silver dollar 10 nearly
the market value of the metal it CON
| tains Whatever the depreciation of the
silver dollar might be. the payment OF
our obligations in that money would be
reputation to the amount of the dcprcci-
alton. The money paid by foreign credi-
;OrS for our government bonds was gold
or its equivalent. TO redeem those obi
cations in an inferior currency would be
distinctly dishonest ana dishonorable
and it is no justification of such n
proposition to say, as Mr.. Bryan did,
that these creditors took the risk of
being paid in silver and charged II higher
rate of interest therefor. What they
did was to accept the pledge of the
government to maintain our silver mt n
should be broken we could not justly or
honestly require those creditors to take
debased money in payment of our obi
cations.
While it is true that the bonds of the
United States are made payable in
"coin," it has been the uniform policy
of the government to regard this as
meaning gold and both the interest and
principal have always been paid in gold
or its equivalent. The act of 1869
the declared purpose of which
was TO strengthen the public
! credit and which had that effect, was
universally construed as pledge To
pay the obligations of the government
in gold. At that time the interest on
the obligations payable in coin had uni
formly been paid in gold, the customs
receipts had been set apart to this end
duties being paid in gold, and the silver
dollar had, rs money of payment, been
out of use for years, so that it could
not have been contemplated in any
measure having for its object to provide
for payment of sums so large as the
interest on the public debt, mt that time
amounting to S130,OOOOOO annually.
Gold had for many years been treated
ms the principal money of coin payments
in legislation and In the transactions OF
the Treasury department. All subse-
quent legislation has been understood
rs meaning that the obligations of the
government were payable in gold or its
equivalent ana to claim at this late
day that there was never any such UNI
Outstanding, because 1t was not ex-
pressly nominated in the bond, Is to
invite the contempt and reproach of
tho civilized world.
What Mr.. Bryan proposes, in view
OF the fact that the popocratic policy
would drive ont gold and debase silver,
would be destructive of public credit
and most damaging to the public honor
1t would degrade this country in the
opinion OF the world us nothing else
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

Nine. Adelina Patti during the course OF
her operate career has earned S5,OO0OOO
The king of Greece is reported to have
said; at Is an august but deplorable pro-
fession to- be king"
Henry Van Nostrand. a New York retired
merchant, who died recently, was one OF the
most noted conchoogists in the world and
leaves collection of shells of great value.
The last grand entertainment in Paris to a
Russian emperor, previous to the one given
recently was given to Alexander III In
1867 at the Hotel de VILE. 1t cost SlSO0O0.
Russia needs more doctors She has only
one to 5000 inhabitants; and her death
rate is by far the highest in Europe. Ger
many has one to 5000 France one to 1,SO0,
and England one to 1000. The United
States is still more numerously supplied.
The authorities of Westminster Abbey
havo given permission for the erection of
a memorial to Walter Scott In the abbey,
and the committee that has the matter in
hand has decided that the memorial shall
take tho form Of copy Of Chantrey's bust
of the novelist, to be executed by John
Huch!son.
Prof b. Worlyin OF Brussels, Belgium now
visiting Washington, holds the chair of APP
piled electricity in the University OF Client.
lie says that while Europe Is much farther
advanced in the knowledge OF the theory of
electricity, in all applications OF that Won
derful power to commercial uses the United
States ID far In the lead.
In tic northern army, at the close OF the
civil war, General Porter tells us there were
only two men known to him who never
bowed the head to iron and lead or these
one was General Grant So purely matter
OF habit a reflex action. had such ducking
become that after a great battle men would
Involuntarily bob as they stood or sat about
camp, at the slightest noise.
young New Yorker who within the
past few years has almost entirely dis
slpatcd a large fortune left to him by his
father. has settled down and gone into
business for himself, He has taken desk
room In an office down town, and his busl-
ness card reads; Real estate and mer-
chandse broker. Any old thing bought
and sold. Money to loan. sometimes"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30

a republican house of representatives
in the FifW-hfth congress is assured.
Nebraska can place itself in position to
receive the greatest recognition from
the dominant majority by sending Il solid
republican delegation to Washington.
The antics of the present populist mem
Der of congress from Nebraska during
the last session ought to he all of that
kind that the people of the state care
to have for some years to come.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30

English Statesman Announces His Re-
tiremcnt from Public Life.

English Statesman Announces His Re
tiremcnt from Public Life.
BELFAST, Ireland, Oct. 29.-The marquis
OF DufTerin newly retired from the post OF
British ambassador to Paris, was given a
banquet here tonight. at which he made a
speech. He declared that owing to his age
and deafness he had definitely retired from
official life.
Although England was not loved, the
marquis continued. she had no dispute with
any nation OF Europe except Turkey. The
salvation of the Armenans, he asserted
cannot be found in any scheme applied to
the Armenians alone, but in reforms Civ
ing protection TO all the Turkish subjects.
The marquis also expressed the hope that
the United States and England would be
the first to practically apply the principle
of arbitration to the settlement of inter
national disputes. Lord Dufern said every
Engishman would revolt in horror ut the
thought of any fratrcdal collision with the
United States, which could only result in
involving the United States and them in
a common ruin.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30
o SULTAN HEARS FROM RUSSIA.
Ruler of Turkey ModiRcs His Recent
Attitude.

CoNSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 29.-Snce the
recent visit of the Russian ambassador NJ.
de Nelidoff to the sultan, and the long
important audience which followed, it is
noticeable that there has been another
change for the better in the attitude Of
Abdul Hamid and his advisors toward the
Armenians in particular, and the reform
policy in general.
1t is known that NJ. de Neldof used very
strong language to the sultan, and 1t Is
apparent that the latter was convinced that
the Russian ambassador was in earnest
This supplemented by grave reports re-
ceived by the sultan from the Turkish
embassies at London and Paris pointing
out the distrust and irritation caused by the
attitude OF Turkey has brought about eager
professions on the part OF the Turkish
government of a desire to honestly push the
work of reform. and, as a commencement
five Christian deputy governors have been
appointed in Armenia. and 1t is probable
that there will be changes shortly in the
composition of the Turkish ministry.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30

couldy, A. would put the government
in the posltion of taking advantage of
Il tcclnlicality to avoid the payment of
It's honest obligations in honest money
money ms good everywhere as 1t re-
ccivcd for them 1t would be nothing
moro hOrless than reputation of part
of ourndcbt contracted in good faith.
No man who desires the maintenance of
the national honor and credit can APP
prove of such proposition. No man
who proposes such policy of dishon-
esty is worthy of popular confidence
and support. There can no longer be
any doubt that Mr. Bryan and his
party are Tor reputation.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30
NO CH1NGE or pOLlcY.

There appears TO bc no ground for
the reports that have come from Wash
ington to the effect that the return OF
Consul General Lee from Cuba next
month will be followed by Il change Of
policy on the part of the administration
toward the insurgents. II is said upon
trustworthy authority that there Will
be no significance whatever in the re
turn of General Lee. who simply comes
home to take his family to Havana. The
entirely probable statement is also made
that the administration does not CON
template any change of policy in regard
to Cuba. The presidents attitude Is
governed by considerations of intcrna-
tional law and to recognize bclligcrent
rights now, while it might be popular
trary to precedent. 1t is regarded rs
quite certain, therefore. that Mr.. Clevc-
land will continue to observe the policy
thus far pursued toward Cuba and leave
to his successor to determine whether
or not this government should take any
action looking to the ending of the in
sulrCction, in the event that it is no,
brought To close before the change Of
administration takes place. 1t is not
TO be doubted that the conservative sen
timent of the country will approve this
position of the president, which is an
assurance against any complication
with Spain that might embarraSS The
next administration.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30
The Higher Renson.

1t Is certain that free coinage would rob
every wage Garner of part of the present
purchasing power of his wages.
1t is certain that 1t would reduce the
value OF all savings bank deposits. all life
insurance policies and all building and loan
Investments ~
1t is certain that It would paralyze busl-
ness and PROSTATE industry entallng enor-
nous loss upon the country in which every %
body would share
But there is a higher and better reason
than all this affords for voting against free
coinage. Tha. policy is a proposal OF dis
honesty. 1t Nepld be deliberate swindle
1t would make usSa nation of regulators.
Every honest man should vote against It
because he is an honest man and not a
swludler.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30

Myron ID. Kari candidate for the city
council from the Sixth ward on the re
publican ticket, is n reputable and sue
cessful business man, who will bring tc
the management of the city's bushes,
the same sound sense that he has always
applied to his own. Mr.. Karr has 4
right to expect the undivided support OF
the republicans In the Sixth ward. and
as they constitute large majority of thC
voters, his election is practically as
sured.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30

The talk of "favorlte sons" In connec-
ton with Mr.. Bryan and the attempt
to arouse state pride in his candidacy
Is the most arrant nonsense. Mr.. Bryan
is not native of Nebraska: he has
only lived in this state few years;
and IL he has ever done anything for
the good of the commonwealth beyond
keeping his residence here during the
campaign it has not become u matter
of general knowledge.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30
THE RIGHT OF CONTRACT.
An Assault On the Liberty of the In.
dividnnI

If Bryan Is elected and a popocratic popu-
list congress with him, the right to make
contracts calling for payment in gold will
be taken away. How is that for paternal-
ism? The government has no more right
to prevent men from making contract for
the delivery OF certain amount OF gold
money, all at once or in installments, than
to prevent them from making a contract for
the delivery of furniture or salt fish. in a
lump or In instalmonts, II John Doe. for
instance, rents house to Richard Roe fer
$1,000 "A year and they agree that payment
shall be made in barrels OF Medford rum at
their market value, or in cans OF Holsters.
or in crumple-honed cows, or In $50 gold
pieces, 1t Is none of the governments bus-
ness. II is solely the business OF the parties
TO the contract.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30
ONER-LINING.

Written for The Bee.
with all your steps to music
And all your soul a song,
How can the day be dreary,
How can the night be long?
Look up. dear heart, and listen
To purest harmony,
See fairCst faces beaming
With spirit sympathy.
Let not your strong faith tremble
Nor yield to dark despair;
Know there's n world of beauty
Above the world of care.
with one sweep hope to guide you,
You have n steadfast friend
To I'LL your soul with courage
Whatever fate may send.
BELLE WILEY CUE
Winsidc, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30

The official ballot showing the names
of candidates for national, state and
county offices will he over three feet
long and will contain 151 names. OF
these names voters are expected to
mark thirty-SiX with the cross of APP
proval. Beside this ticket there are
separate and distinct ballots to be filed
out for city officers, for members of the
Board of Education and for proposed
amendments to the state constitution.
To mark all these tickets properly and
finish within the time allotted by law
will be difficult, if not impossible, TO
many voters of they do not study the
tickets carefully beforehand. An un-
limited quantity of sample ballots Is
provided by the authorities to meet this
very difficulty \ little practice along
this line by every voter will aid greatly
in the rapid handling of the enormous
vote which is looked for next Tuesday.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30

The secretary of the navy has Sc
lcctcd the name Alabama for one of
the new battleships. one of the largest
fighting machines in the navy. now
nearing completion. was named Kcar-
sage by act of congress. This commune
ton of historic titles carries II reminder
of the conflict off Chcrbourg in 1861.
1t also emphasizes the fact that the
two ships will now sail under Il com
mon flag and fight, If need he, in de
Tense of an undivided country.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30
IS A rENNrLEss GLOBE TnorrER
This Time French Journalist is
Travelling ON His Nerve.


Travelling on His Nerve.
VICTORIA, b. C., Oct. 23.-Among the
passengers from the Orient on the steamer
Victoria today was NJ Oh. Broard, Maurice
Boukay," of Gil Bias. a French journalist,
travelling around the world, not in luxurious
style that most globe trotters do, but as best
he can. He left Paris February % with
cents in his pocket and made wager
that he would circle the globe without
begging and be back in Paris by Christmas.
SO far he has been eminenty successful
He leaves tomorrow for San Francisco.
Japanese papers by steamship Victoria re-
mort an exciting race between the steamship
Empress of China and the French cruiser
Alger. being off the Japanese coast, and the
war ship leading the Empress into Yoko-
hama. having gained two miles in the run
from Kobe.
Reports are current on the other side mat
the Japanese are secretly aiding the Manila
rebels against Spain, and the matter Is now
being made the subject of official inquiry.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30

One by one the old line democrats
screw their courage to the sticking point
and publicly proclaim their opposition TO
Bryan and the Chicago platform.
There is nothing in free silver which
should lead an honest democrat astray
into populist bypaths.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30

Hascall has corkscrewed through more
political parties in shorter time than any
other man on earth. He now wants to
be returned to the council from the
First ward as democrat. No decent
democrat ought to let his craftsmanship
blind him into voting for such political
jumping jack.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30

The frequent meetings of the Sound
Money Non-Partisan league are proving
to be power In the present campaign.
The large attendance and unbounded
enthusiasm which mark these gather
ings bode no good to the enemies of
the nations credit.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30

The delay of the Watson letter in
reaching its destination is said to be
owing to the insufficient postage at
tached. Can it be possible that the
popocratic committee has had so little
faith in Mr.. Watson that it has declined
to entrust to him the postage necessary
for his campaign correspondence?
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-30
nrsMARcIl's EXPOSURE FALLS FLAT
FniIs TO Shake the Relations Between
Russia and France.

Russia and France.
PARIS, Oct. 90 Tho Figaro, commenting
on the disclosures made by Prince Bis
marck in the Hamburger Nachrichten, re-
garding the secret alliance between Germany
and Russia from 1884 to 1890, says: Russia
discovered that the treaty was veritable
delusion for her. and when Prince Bis
marck asked her in 1887 to renew her
declaration of her neutrality in the event
of the attack upon France which was then
planning in Germany Russia formally re-
fused to do so and thereafter, all the
Establishments OF Prince Bismarck only
served to increase the friendship OF France
and Russia"
The Matin is of the opinion that the dis
clousure of the secret treaty was intended to
make France suspicious OF Russia and adds
that it has had the contrary effect