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Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-09

the period of paper currency. from 1Sbl
to 1879, we have had the gold standard
for more than sixty years, but this does
not do away with the necessity for n
definite declaration in favor of the gold
standard. The republican party is alb
solutcly and unqualiiicdly committed TO
that standard and it is the duty of the
party TO take such action in the next
congress as will fulfill its obligation
and meet the expectation of the coun-
try in this respect.
Senator Allison appears to be of the
opinion that no further legislation is
necessary to establish the gold stand
ard. If he is correctly quoted he thinks
that standard is already fixed. If that
is his view we differ with him. Our
Judgment is that legislation Is desir.
able which will definitely declare that
the obligations of the government are
payable in gold and we think that until
there is such legislation we shall not
be rid of the issue that has disturbed
and unsettled financial conditions for
the last half dozen years.
The vindication of the gold standard
is complete. The events of the last
two years have refuted all the PROPOSE
tions that were advanced in Opposition
to that standard and justified every ar
gument that was made in its support.
We know that the gold standard is not
barrier to industrial and commercial
progress and prosperity. We know that
it benefits labor; we know that in every
direction its influence is beneficial.
Such being the case the republican
party should and we believe it will un-
equivocally declare for the gold stand
ard and we do not doubt that if it shall
do so it will have the support of very
large majority Of the American people.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-09

| EET THEM IRA pEL THE STRAIGHT PATH
state Treasurer IIerriot OF Iowa is
| just now the center OF small political
storm which threatens to assume much
larger proportions. Practically ever
since his induction into office he has
been out Of harmony in many respects
with the other members Of the execu-
tive council. one of the chief sources
Of difference has been the assessment
Of railroad property, the treasurer
maintaining that 1t has not only been
unequal, as between the roads them
selves, but also with reference to the
other taxable property in the state.
The latest difference, and the one
which appears to be most acute, so far
as his relations to the other members
of the executive council are concerned.
arises from the system Of bookkeeping
in the various state offices. On the
strength of report made by experts
to the effect that the system in use
is loose and unsatisfactory, Treasurer
Herrlot devised one which he has
sought in vain to have adopted. AS yet
none of the members of the council
has presented any solution of the
difficulty, or even admitted that there
is anything which seriously needs rem.
edying.
Without going into the details of the
controversy, The Bee cannot refrain
from pointing out that if conditions
exist as alleged, it is the duty of those
in authority to remedy them. While
no charge has been made at present
that this alleged loose system of keep
ing the records of the state has re-
suited in serious harm it is said to offer
an opportunity for fraud too patent
to all to need discussion and to leave
loopholes which render the successful
prosecution of one who is unfaithful 10
his trust a virtual impossibility.
Nebraska was once just as reliably
republican as Iowa, but recklessness,
negligence and dishonest practices
of state officials brought disgrace
and disaster upon the party. Iowa
republicans cannot be too exact
ing in compelling public servants
to do their duty. Railroads and other
corporations must be made to bear
their share of the burdens of taxation
and, so far as possible, it must be put
beyond the power of officials to fall in
the way of temptation. The Mcfarland
case Is one which cannot safely be re-
peated. Majorities are never so large
that any party can with impunity court
or merit defeat This is not alone the
concern of Iowa republicans-it is the
affair of every man who has the well
fare of the party at heart.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-09
ERA OF TRUSTS.

boston Globe: The announcement thai
oo'oOo drummers who have been thrown out
OF employment by the formation of business
combinations are going to unite to fight
the trusts VIII be interesting to trust mag
mates The American drummer can pen-
eiaIly be depended on to take hold NJ am
thing In which he Is interested with enter
prise and energy.
Washington Star: The attorney general
OF Ohio is on the right track. The peonIa
OF lhls country are tired to death of mere
partisan tulminatons against trusts. They
are cheaper than dirt, Both parties have
been indulging in them until the opposition
has degenerated into paadeful contest he
tween phrasemakers. What really is de-
manded is action. There are laws on the
books against trusts and there are officers
in commission to execute them WHY
therefore, should not those laws be invoked?
Portland oregonian: Just what The Ore
gOnian supposed and suggested in connection
with she Pacific coast Cracker trust turns out
to be true. II was not project OF consofl-
dation upon an economic basis, looking to
better results at less cost, but scheme to
make money by floating stocks and bonds on
a basis OF inflated values. A telegraphic
note, reporting the collapse OF the scheme
declares that "a part Of the bonds of the
combination were foated in the east, but
cess in dsposing OF the portion allotted to
this coast" The result is that the options
secured on cracker plants all along the coast
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-09

have expired leaving the property in ths
hands OF the original owners. who no doubt,
will 20 on with their operations on the old
basis. The projectors OF the trust are said
to be out to the tune OF about $4,000.
Kansas city Star: Certain recent at
tempts at form,ng big Industrial combina-
tions have proved unsuccessful. The latest
instance OF the kind to be reported is the
effort to consolidate the plow factories and
the manufacturers cf threshers. No reason
for this has been given except that the
hopes OF the promoters have not been reaf-
ICED. Failures to effect these colossal organ
izations have been so few that they merely
serve to emphasize the remarkable success
that promoters have met with in their vast
projects. The capitalization OF the trusts
that have been organized In the past few
mcnths amounts to about $4,000, 600 000
which is almost equal to the aggregate capt
tal2ation of all manufactures reported in
the census OF 1890. That, perhaps, is the
most effective comparison that can be made
to show the tremendous growth Of the trusts
A few recent fascucs afford no reason to
suppose that the movement has yet reached
its climax The trusts now number about
400, and they embrace such large proper
ton OF the manufacturing industries OF the
country that legislation to prevent their
organization seems like locking the stable
nfter the horse is stolen.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-09
THE CURRENCY QUESTION.

Senator Allison is one of the most con-
servative men in the country There
Is no question in regard to his absolute
adhesion to the gold standard. Among
those who have championed that stand
ard none has done more worthy service
than the Iowa senator. His intimacy
with the financial policy of the nation
Is as thorough as that of any man In
the nation and no one has q clearer
understanding of what is essential to
the permanent establishment of our
monetary standard than Senator ALI
son.
The senator Is reported In an inter
view as saying that he does not antici-
pate any very radical measures by the
next congress in regard to the currency.
I'VE want to maintain" he is reported
as saying, "our standard and at the
same time give the country a safe and
yet II tieXible' currency" In regard to
the proposition that we ought to de-
clare for the gold standard, the Iowa
senator is reported to have said that
tive are on the gold standard now,"
from WHICH II Is 10 De inlSTTeu tudl he
thinks there is no necessity for dis
tinct declaration in favor of that stand
ard.
We do not think that in this respect
Senator Allison represents the best
opinion of the republican party. Our
Judgment is that the general sentiment
of the party at this time is that the ma
tional convention of 1900 should make
an explicit and une1uivocal declaration
in favor of the gold standard and we
believe that the next congress can do no
greater service TO the country than to
adopt legislation that will fix every OBJ
ligation of the government unmistak-
ably and unquestionably on the gold
basis
Senator Allison is correct in saying
that we are on the gold standard now.
1t Is u fact that with the exception Of
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-09
DROUTH IN THE EAST
" england Suffering from ue,t
and Lack of Rnin
Springfield (Mass1 RenubIican

una Lack of Rain
Springfield (MassD Republican.
iiis Is weather to sorely try the patienca
ol the farmers and market gardeners ~
New england, The hay crop is already a
ial!uTe after the drouth of April and Nav
ana stlll the rains are withheld and tho
'ins process, which is so sadly apparent
on the lawns of the city, makes short min
grass IN the hayfelds ttlat is scarcely worth
cutting. Corn, potatoes, peas. beans on
cuhDers and other early vegetable growtbs
arc all checked in the hard, parcbed Garth
uhtii New England stands almost az muob
III need OF artificial irrigation as tho PocL,,
mountain region. The early vegetable gar.
uehs IN the neighborhood of Boston Iook
most unpromising, and the strawberry
Piahts In Dighton have been SO serious,v
anected by the drouth that the growers SOW
'he crop is ruined Hay, which sold in Bos-
Ton a year ago at $14 a ton, Is now being
held at $40. 1t Is worth noting that wbro
ne" england is in this plight rains Gave
oeeh pientiful in the west, while tho middle
west has had nearly its usual SUNNY NJ
iholsture' That Boston jeremiah who pre-
uicted such blasting heat and droutb tbis
summer as this section Gas not seen in many
generations yet has the best of those WIZ
secuted his prediction. Advices from Cana
Goa report such drouth as that section bas
not seen for half a century and ALREADY
threatening forest fires are reported.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-09

In view of the glorious termination
of the war with Spain, Independence
day this year will doubtless be char
acterized by noisy demonstrations re-
calling the celebrations following the
close of the civil war 1t is to be ex-
pected that mayors of cities will, on
or about July 3, issue the usual procla-
nations intended to discourage or stop
the use of firearms, cannon crackers,
anvils, etc, in the streets, to which the
people at large will pay very little at
tention. II n stop is to be put to this
dangerous, patriotic pastime this year
the proper thing would be to stop deal
ers from selling cannon crackers and
other kinds of dangerous fireworks
within the city limits and prevent the
discharge of firearms the Sd, 4th and
9TH. There are many kinds of fire.
works that are harmless and dealers
should be restricted to their sale.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-09
MATERIAL FOR ASSESSORS,

EX-Secretary j. Sterling Morton tells
us in the Conservative that assessors
should always be selected with great
care from non-property holders. Mr.
Morton's contention is that the men
who own neither real estate nor per
sonal property are best qualified always
for valuing the property of others.
From the theoretical standpoint Mr..
Morton may be eminently correct, but
from the practical view the idea of EN-
ploying thriftless men who have not
saved up Il dollar or men who are al
ways out of luck because they do the
wrong thing at the right time will
scarcely commend itself as furnishing
the best ma terial for Il competent, con-
scientious, unpurcha sable assessor. 1t
is possible that n few rare specimens of
persons who own neither real estate nor
personal property, yet possessing special
qualiticat tiOns as tax assessors may be
found in and about Nebraska City, but
they are scarcer than hens teeth in
and about Omaha.
Any number of people in this city own
h'ithCl ical cStdtc ilOI pSISODdl prop
erty, but the experiments with this
class have proved dismal failures,
chiefly because they want to become
property owners and are not particular
whether they accumulate real estate or
the much-despiSed gold standard dol
lars. At any rate most of our asses
sors who have gone wrong are not the
men who undervalue real estate and
fail to take note of chattel property
because they want to assess their own
property way below its market value.
We fully agree with Mr.. Morton that
assessors should be selected with great
care, but the property qualification is
no bar to integrity. On the contrary,
an honest, upright, thrifty man who
has something laid by for the rainy
season is certainly preferable to the
propertyless man who scorns to work
more hours and days than just enough
to satisfy the cravings of his appetite.
The primary element of the honest
and efficient assessor must always be
integrity. A man who tries to live up
to his oath to the best of his ability
and cannot be tampered with either by
promises of money or by hope of po-
litical preferment is the kind of a man
that can be best trusted with perform
ing the functions of assessor, whether
he has property or no property.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-09
REAL ESTATE DEAL.

indianapolis Journals The German press
Is not so hilarious over that 9S-cent bargain
counter diplomacy as Hoch der Kaiser and
his cuckoos have been. The newspaper men
there, as in this country, are so intensely
stupid as TO be unable to see any diplomacy
in buying a lot OF islands that other nations
didn't want and paying a church bazaar
price for them.
Chicago News: Regardless OF the fact
that the real estate business in this coun-
try is far from encouraging Spain seems
to be doing a very satisfactory amount of
trading in that line with Germany as its
principal customer. However little of value
the Ladrone, Caroline and Pelew islands
have in commercial point of view, they
form a very strong naval barrier between
this country and Asia and in case of war
might be used as a basis from which to
attack Hawaii.
Washington Star: After the first blush
of pride in the acquisition OF lot of Pacific
islands the Germans are beginning to take
a more philosophical view OF the cession OF
the Carolines, Pelews and Ladrones and are
correspondingly less enthusiastic. Indeed
the truth of the situation seems to have
dawned upon the phlegmatic Teutons and
the newspapers are now printing references
to the purchase of the remnants from
Spain's colonial bargain counter in terms of
questionable compliment to the German
statesmen.
Philadelphia Record: The anxiety of Ger
many to get the remaining islands of Spain
in the Pacific ocean ought to make the
people of the United States better satisfied
with the acquisition Of the Philippines Ger
many is destined to become one of our most
ot fnr thn Sa1o NJ n,on nfn
tured stufs in all neutral markets. Its
purchase of the Carolnes and Ladrones is
for the purpose of strengthening its foot
hold in the struggle for Asian commerce,
it's interest in which is Insignificant in COM
parison with the interest of ourselves, who
are building up an empire facing upon the
Pacific.
Philadelphia Ledger: The $4,000, 900 to be
paid by Germany as purchase money for the
remains of the Spanish possessions in Asia,
though not a large sum as national transac-
tons go, will be helpfuf in the restoration
of Spanish finances in connection with the
$50, 900 900 received from the United States.
The contraction of the Spanish dominion to
the boundaries of the mother country is
humiliating to the national pride, but it is
a blessing in disguise. Many Spaniards have
bettered their fortunes in ''the colonies" F"
Boundless greed and rapacity have been the
marked characteristics Of the Spanish Off
cials who have lorded it over the colonies,
but Spain itself has not been enriched
thereby. The cost of administration and
maladmuistration has outrun the revenues
of the colonial possessions as whole, and
the condition of chronic rebellion arising
from the misgovernment of its most import
ant possessions has forced Spain to maintain
large armies in them for years. and to in
crease enormously its expenditures on COLO
nial account.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-09
Demand for Horses.

Springfield IMass.D RepuDIlcan.
The price of horses is rising in the west.
Buyers are now paying $l5 in the Dakotas,
Wisconsin and Minnesota for animals which
were considered two or three years ago fit
only for the abattolr. The improvement in
the horse market is due to an increased de-
mand, particularly from the government,
for animals for use in the military service.
and to a reduction in the supply. Under
the low prices recently prevailing many
horse breeders went out of business, and
the short life OF the animal for practical
uses speedily stripped the market. 1t is
stated that the demand for fast harness
horses is also improving. indicating that
the horseless age is not as near at hand
as had been supposed by many people.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-09
FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE
The West No Longer the Servant OF
Eastern Money Lenders.

EhStern Mohey
Philadelphia Times.
One of the most potent reasons for the
decline of Organism in the agricultural
states of the west and the failure Of the
term goldbug to excite political riot in
western town is that in a large sense the
farming states of the west have become
Independent of the eastern money centers.
They have goldbugs of their own in the
shape of bankers who are able to furnish
the money to buy and move the western
crops. Except during the crop season the
western banks keep large balances in the
eastern money centers. They simply draw
upon their own balances in New York,
Boston and Philadelphia when the crops are
to be moved instead of borrowing the money
from eastern banks, as of old.
In other words, the good crops and fair
prices of the past three years have enabled
the western agricultural communities to
pay off large amount of debt and accumu-
late a surplus of their own large enough to
nav for and move their crops after the
harvesting season. They are no longer the
servants of the eastern money lenders, ana
as a natural consequence, having money OF
their own, they want 1t to be OF the best.
The thrifty farmers Of Illinois, Iowa, Ne
braska, Kansas and other western states
are in small danger of ever being affected
again by the craze for cheap dollars. Having
dollars of their own they will want them to
be hundred-cent dollars.
This revelation is indicative OF the in
dustrial evolution OF the west, extending
even beyond the abandonment of the free
coinage craze. These states are no longer
new and partially developed. Although not
old states as compared with the original
thirteen, they are no longer dependent upon
the states from which their population
emigrated. They are of age and have fully
set up for themselves. They may take the
lead in shaping new political and economic
policies, but they will not furnish the ia
vorite localities in which the advocates of
fiat money can carry all before them. These
di5turbers of sound business conditions will
have to seek fresh fields and pastures new
or go out of business.
1t is to be regretted that the south has
not, by becoming financially independent,
also declared its independence of the un-
stable financial theorists This section has
the natural resources to make itself indie
pendent financially of all money centers
but its own, but owing to variety of causes
these resources have been only partially de-
veloped, and it still requires eastern money
to move the cotton and manufacture the
lumber, and develop the mines and manufac-
lures Of the south. When this money be-
comes localized, in short, the money of the
planters and manufacturers of that section,
the silver and fiat money delusions will
have lost their influence as completely as in
the great agricultural states of the west.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-09

Friends of the Nebraska boys at
Manila will be pleased at the news of
their preparations for early sailing on
the return voyage. The assurances or
the War department officials that the
Nebraska regiment would be among
the first to receive their consideration
are being carried out as speedily as
possible in recognition of the valuable
services rendered at the front against
both Spaniards and Filipinos. Under
the circumstances no more liberal treat
ment could be expected.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-09

1t is said that the democrats and
populists of this judicial district, know
ing themselves to he hopelcssly in the
minority, are contemplating Il campaign
for nou-partisan judiciary. If they
do so 1t will proceed from considera-
tons of eNpedicncy. Four years ago
when The Bee labored hard to retain
the non-partisan judiciary system their
chief organ gave it no support worthy
of the name and hundreds of demo-
Gratis and populsts voted for the demo
cratic judicial candidates only, thus
showing more rank partsanship than
did the republicans, who voted the
ticket straight.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-09

1t will be noted by the critical OBJ
server of men and things that the
speeches of Colonel Henderson on the
floor of the house in regard to war; to
expansion and to the national policy
respecting the Philippines express SEN
timents not widely at variance with
the views of The Bee from the begin
ming. The colonel spoke from a deep
sense of conviction. He knew the ter
rors of war, yet when war was de-
clared he did his part in upholding the
arms of the government.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-09
Wiping Out Old Debts.
Buffalo Express.

The amount OF debt from which relief has
been secured in this country through federal
courts since the bankruptcy law went into
effect less than year ago, is estimated at
from $57 100000 to s65,OOO.OOO Undoubtedly
this relief has done much toward giving
the spirit of enterprise freer field during
the last fiscal year. Some defects have been
found in the law and probably an effort
will be made next winter to remedy them,
but legislation on this subject has been
found peculiarly difficult to obtain and none
may be secured from the coming congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-09

The quality of the fakirs in Cuba
does not appear to have deteriorated
to any great extent since the American
occupation. Just who is the expert
would be difficult to determine. Army
officers who have made inyestiga lions
report the stories of brlgandage ana
outrages almost universally fictitious.
On the other hand newspaper CORE
spondents print the stories with minute
details, which give them the appear
ance of truth. The facts probably are
that officials are inclined to minimize
the extent of the disorders, while the
correspondents eXaggerate them.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-09

The resignation of Chairman Cald-
well of the Western Passenger associa-
ton opens the way for a reorganiza-
tion of the passenger association so as
to divorce the lines west of the Mis-
souri, from the lines east of the river,
Chairman Caldwell constituted the
strongest force that resisted the formal
ton of transmissouri association and
so long as he remained at the head of
the old organization it seemed impossi-
ple to bring about the change which
railroad passenger agents this side or
the river We're striving for.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-09

Another of the anomalies of colonial
acquisition is presented by the impor-
tation into Hawaii of thousands of Jap
anese laborers under contract TO work
on Hawaiian plantations, when they
would be barred by statutory restrlc-
lions from entering any other part of
the United States under like condi-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-09

What delightful day dreams must ill
the minds Of the so-called heirs of
Anneke Jams, who meet periodically IN
Omaha 10 discuss ways and means for
getting possession of property the value
of which runs up into the millions.
This pursuit for fortune must be quite
as exciting as is participation in the
mad rush for the Klondike or the ira
ditional Eldorado, TO say nothing of
rainbow-chasing