Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 22, 1894, Page 1

.administration in certain other directions, so ESTABLISHED FREE SILVER LEAGUE AIMED TO CONTROL POLICY OF THE PARTY Radical Element Allowed to Have Little to fay in the Convention, NO WORDS AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION Oleveland and Chicago Platform Left Witii- out the Threatened Roast, RESOLUTION CN THE MONEY QUESTION How the League s Ofcercd—Tryan Dra- matically Handled with Signifieant Effect—Sentiment Expressed by Varlous Speakers. “Free and Unlimited Coinage at the Ratio of 16 to 1" will be the battle cry of the Bryan democracy in this state from now ur til election, and the organization of subor- dinate branches of the Free Silver league that was organized at yesterday's confer- ence of the silverites will at once be unde: taken in every county in the state, in a cordance with the resolutions there adopted, for the purpose of controlling the democratic county conventions and the selection of d¢ gates to the state convention who will i Tt the pet plank of the rainmaking financlers n the state platform of the party. The conference was by no means as large as had been predicted by the engineers of the movement, less than one-third of the ac- credited 1,000 delegates being present, and the radical anti-administration men were quietly throttled on the outside to the extent of preventing anything of a rebellious nature from going Into the record of the meeting. There were occasional passionate outbursts on the part of some of the speakers that betrayed an animus that would not brook control, but the newly organized machine bad anticipated every move of the radicals end did not give an opportunity for them to Btart their fight. The candidacy of Jim Dahl- man of Chadron for permanent chairman was very effectively squelched by the .ap- pointment of Mr. Dahlman on the commiitee on the permanent organization with two members of the Thompson faction. Of course he didn’t feel equal to the nervy task of submitting a minority report in his own behalf and the consequence was that his name did not come before the conference at all. The fact is that harmony was quite as much of a surprise to the managers as it was to anybody else, for they had antici- pated considerable opposition. They had rovided for it in several ways, as shown b5 the report and 'racommendation of the committee on invitation, = The committee was emphatic In its recommendation that no proxies be admitted, and that those pres- ent cast the full vote of their counties | whenever the roll was called. They nced bave lost no sleep over the roll call, for it was not thought of except when the report was read. HAD BVERYTHING PREPARED. The battle was fought outside the conven- ton hall, and whatever was there agreed upon was ratified by the conference with @ unanimity that never before characterized the proceedings where two or three healthy people were gathered together in the namo ©f democracy. The ‘‘conservatism'’. for which several of the Omaha delegates had been laboring was secured, and the confer- ence was restrained from jumping on the administration in an ungrateful and reckless manner. The members from out in the state would not consent to the commendation of Cleveland and congress for the repeal of the elections law, or for anything else, unless they were accorded the privilege of saying what they thought about the course of the 4t happened that on the question of the Chl- cago platform and the manner in which its pledges have been carried out the resolu- tions falled to resolve. That Bryanism was the controlling idea of the enginecers was apparent In every move, and quite a little theatrical grand- stand playing of an effective nature wi worked in during the afternoon. The name ©of the First district congressman was rung n whenever the opportunity offered, and that gentleman took occasion to seat him- welf with conspicuous modesty on the plat- form steps when he entered the hall, in- stead of proceeding to the chair that had been placed for him on the platform. Of course, this allowed the introduction of a motion that he be invited to a seat on the latform, and its adoption paved the way for_another little demonstration in his be- Balf. The play was harmless and didn't cost anything, while it undoubtedly had its effect. GETTING TO BUSINESS. The delegates alone nearly filled the floor of Exposition bhall, and probably 1,600 were scattered through the galleries when Chair- man Onpg called the conference to order, after shifting around delegates 5o as to allow the larger bodies from Douglas and Lan- caster to sit together. The time occu- pled In seating the crowd was agreeably Blled in by the Nebraska State band, which, by the way, is a musical organization that would be a credit to any state. It is under the direction of Harry Irvine, who formerly led the Musical Unlon in this eity. - At 2:80 o'clock E. C. Erfling carried a handsome vase of lilies up to the presiding officer’s table, and Chairman Ong imme- diately called on Secretary Smyth to read ghe call, after which Judge Ong read a speech charging the prevailing depression to ghirty years of republican legislation. He @id not see how democrats could be ex- pected to avert It in a moment. The demonetization of silver was character- fzed as a consclenceless act, worse If any- thing than a protective tariff. Bryan of Nebraska and Danlel of Virginia were lauded as the true friends of siiver among the rty leaders. The mention of the name of Bhe ‘First latrict congressman was loudly applauded, as well as the statement that the next nominee for president would be a western man. The announcement that the state of Ne- braska was for free silver and would not be misrepresented at the next state convention was greeted with wild applause, but the greatest demonstration followed 'the final assertion that the “administration democrats corporate powers of the state couldn't Ip it elther.” + The chair stated that the committee had pecommended Alfred Hazlett of Beatrice for gemporary chairman and Prof. Galvin of [Atkinson for temporary secretary. Hazlett, when Introduced, made a red-hot wpecch, scoring the administration wing pnder Castor, Harwood, Cook and McHugh a8 devoid of political principle and seeking solely personal advancement by means of patronage with railroad passes thrown in. Galvin was declared elected secretary, In mecordance with the report of the com- mittee, and on motion of C. J. Smyth, Pryan was requested to occupy a seat on the platform. He was greeted with numer- ous caNs for a speech, but the crowd was quieted by the chairman, who stated that there was considerable business to be trans- acted. Judge Ong, chalrman of the invitation committee, submitted the names of those who were entitled to seats in the conven- tion, and on motion of E. P. Smith of Omaha the reading was dispensed with and the delegates declared seated. Benator Thomsen of Fremont moved the sppointment of a committee of three on JUNE 19, 1971, Lthe question of silver, the chair ap- Dahlman permanent pointed organization and Themsen of Dodge, J. C of Dawes and J. Stevens of Adams. The committee retired and again there were yells for Bryan, who sald he was to Occupy the evening and did not think It fair for h m to monopolize the hole time, particularly as there were s0 ma P! ent who were prepared to speak on this fmportant queticn. He neatly compli- mented the convention by saying that an orator was a man who knew what he was talking about and meant what he said, and he was Inclined to think there were about as many orators present as there were dele gates. He thought they could be listened to with profit, and told how gl to hear them himself, so that together what they sald to speech for the even ng SENTIMENT FROM STONE. Waving his hand, the chairman invoked sllence upon the part of the delegates, say- Ing that he had a message from one of the d he would be he might put make up his rock-ribbed democrats who was born in the faith and one who had always stcod by his colors and the guns. The hush that fell over the audience was painful in_the extreme, and then a letter w en by Governor Sotne th of this city w duced and read. The governor wrote t It was w.th the deepest regret that he compelled to announce that he could not tend the silver conference. He knew that the democratic pirty was afl torn up upon the eastern members of Missouri to J. C. br S of the party wanting to drag the white metil down the dust, while the loyal democrats of the south, the west and the northwest were in favor of its be'ng re- stored at the ratio of 16 to 1. At this junc- ture some democrat from one of the outly- Ing counties boiled over witn entimsiasm and ent wild by velling “Buliy for Governor Stone.” Continuing, the gentleman from Missouri proceeded t) say in his letter that the money power of the east dominated the administration, opposing bimetallism and refusing the restoration of silver to the place which It occupled prior to 1873, when sil- ver was raped by the republican ad- ministraton. He affirmed that J:hn Sher- man and Grover Cleveland were cut from the same plece of cloth, so far as their financial views were concerned, and no mi- s strong enough to detect a differ- upldity of the administration at ington was the worst kind of stupldity was suficient to provoke the saints to In conclusion the governor urged and profanity. that the unfaithful should be put aside, the party should be frank and bold and put on guard only the men who could be trusted to the end. PRODIGAL AND R. A. Batty of Hastings was called for and the chairman introduced him as one who had temporarily strayed from the fold. As he stepped on the stage Bryan went over and effusively shook him by the hand, while those who remembered how different the situation was in the last state convention applauded the ostentatious reconciliution. Batty tried to explain that he had ncver glven thd money question the consideration to which it was entitled until recently, as he had been of the opinion that the tariff was the vital issue. When he found the democrats in full control last fall he thought the miliennium was at hand, but he had seen FATTED CALF. the Wilson bill slaughtered in the house of its friends, and wondered what the power was behind the throne. He was conyinced that the money power was so strongly en- trenched that it made no Qifterence which party was in control. He had prayerfully considered the situation and was convinced that the free coinage of silver was the sal- vation of all. It had been stated that his change of heart on the silver question was due to his disappointment in not gett postoffice. That was amusing, for his on that question antedated the last conven- tion as he was a member of the committee on resolutions that drew the silver declaration at the transmississippi convention in Den- ver. But he didn't propose to explain his defeats for postoffice jobs or anything else to this convention. This conference was going to keep the party from golng to pleces instead of splitting it wide open as had been charged, and it was going to see that a sil- ver plank went into the next state platform. The ex-postofiice candidate said that he had always admired Cleveland, and still feels that way. Cleveland had won once on the tariff reform issue, and that seemed to be his stronghold. He a model citizen and should not be eritic'sed for his financlal cour:e, as he declared before election that he was opposed to silver. The thing was to organize for the future and not quarrel over the disagreements of the past. The committee on permanent organization reported the name of W. H. Thompson, *“the little giant of Hall county,” for chairman, and J.'W. C. Abbott of Dodge for secretary. Both were declared elected. W. H. Thompson stepped lightly to the platform, and in a few words thanked the convention for the honor that it had con- ferred, saying that in coming down from Fremont everything had been 16 to 1, there being sixteen democrats and one republican aboard the train. Some of the adminintra- tlon democrats, he said, had denounced .the silver conference as ' roasting” conven- tion, but this, he sald, he took great pleasure in_denying, for there were no roasts to be turned, The democrats had met ‘for the sole purpose of advancing the interests of the country, its prime object being to take steps looking to the restoration of silver to its proper place, the place which it occupied prior ' to the time of demonetization in 1 Polnting to_the picture of Thomas Jefferson, which hung upon the wall, he said that the convention had been called to carry out the ideas ad- vocated by that gentleman, who had gone above to meet the angels. The party was strong enough to declare what it wanted, regardless of other nations, and it was not going back to its rivals to gather points. It would move on, no matter what stood in the way, until the ultimate object, that of free colnage on the basis of 16 to 1, was secured. The spcaker opposed conferemces, declaring that they were simply makeshifts, which were the patents of the republicans, and that the democrats were not in the fight to steal any patent rights. All that was wanted to lead the hosts on to victory was the leader- ship of such men as Jefferson, Jackson, Douglas, Tilden and the big-hearted Tom Hendricks, with a few_Bryans thrown in. The committee on invitation submitted a report (o the effect that the order of business be the naming of a committee on resolu- tions; the organization of a state silver league, with eleetion of president, secretary, treasurer, and executive committee of ninec. which should have control of the silver campaign to secure control of the democratic state convention and bring about the ins.r- tion of the silver plank In the platform. The committee declared against proxles, and wanted those present to cast the full vote to which thelr countles are entitled. The report was adopted, and, on motion of Ed Falloon of Falls City, the following com- mittee on resolutions was appointed: Ed Falloon of Richardson, J. C. Dahlman of Dawes, T. J. Doyle of Greeley, W. D. Oldham of Buffalo, A. D. Harrigan of Boone, C. J. Smyth of Douglas, J. E. Ong of Fillmcre, C. J. Bowlby of Saline, J. H. Broady of Lancaster, ATE LEAGUE ORGANIZED. Judge J. 8. Robinsen, W. D. Oldham and H. M. Boydston, the committee on reorgan- {zation of a state league, reported the fol- lowing names of officers: President, J. E. Ong, Fillmore; secre- tary, T. J. Morgan, Cass; treasurer, C. A. Luikart, Madison; executive committee—J. C. Dahlman, Dawes; H. M. Boydston of Otoe: W. D. Oldham, 'Buffalo; George Wells, Morrick; W. H. Thompson, Hall; R Clegg, Richardson; J, H. Broady, Lancas- ter; C. J. Smyth, Douglas; W. H.' Kelli Nemaha; John Thomsen, Dodge. The port was adopted. Oldham was called on for a speech and made the hit of the convention. He said he had no patience with those who claimed to be bimetallists and kept quibbling over the parity. The parity was 16 to 1, and if that ratio was maintained the parity would take care of itself. There was a big howl about making this country a dumping ground for the silver of the world, and everybody out in Buffalo county was dying to have it come that way. They would agreo to take all the silyer that was to be dumpéd. ‘They didn't expect any postofiices, and couldn't get them If they wanted then The_thing for the democrats to do was to " (Continuzd on Second Page.) ) BRYAY FULL OF CONFIDENCE Well Pleased with Action of Free Rilver Conference Yesterday, GAUNTLET THROWN DOWN IN GOOD SHAPE Real Democratie Sentiment Now Expressed and the Fight with ALl Comers Is On Exposition Hall Last Night, —Speech It was Bryan night good and hard at the Exposition building. ery seat and all of the standing room in the big hall were pre- empted some time before the hour at which the apostle of tree silver was billed for his appearance. The audience was a motley one, composed of members of all political parties and in- cluding many ladies. The state band enter- ned the crowd for an hour or more, and at 8:10 o'clock Mr. Bryan made his appear- ance upon the platform and was greeted with cheers that shook the building. But the 1king wa not due yet. The con- gressman laid his light overcoat aside and then sank into a chair and closed his eyes, as though in prayer or sleep, and for fulf$ twenty minutes was oblivious, apparently, to the calls of the audience for him to begin his entertainment. Finally at 8:30 o'clock Chairman_Thompson briefly introduced Mr. Bryan, who began his address. He said it would be presumption on his part to think that the magnificent demon- stration was in any manner intended as a personal compliment. It was simply a | son that all should learn and that every young man who was in politic: should have impressed upon his mind, and that was that there was nothing invincible but truth. There was no way to secure popular favor but by allying oneself with some great truth. He who is instrumental in advancing some great truth is sure of success and popular favor although it may be some time in com- ing. All efforts, he held, to oppese truth must prove futile, and he who gets in the way of truth must be ground to powder, while he who stands behind a great truth is confident of victory. Mr. Bryan said he was greatly gratified at the change of sentiment which had taken place in Nebraska in the last few months, He had long been confident that it would come. He desired to give full credit to the men who had originated the idea of the sil- ver conference of Nebraska democrats. It was a grand and noble purpose. It was an honest challenge for the enemies of free ilver to come out and make an honest fight. “We promise to defeat you,” say the free silver advocates, “but we will do it like men. Mr. Bryan said he had preached tariff reform for years and had worked hard and honestly and was sorry to see how little had been done. He had come to Nebraska when there was a majority of 28,000 against his party and he had gone out and preached the gospel and asked men to come and repent. He wanted now to give credit to the farmers alliance and the people’s party for teaching the reform party more in two years than the democrats had been able to teach them in thirty years. It was because the democrats proclaimed the doctrine of reform to ears deat from prejudice, while the people who went to listen to the orators of the new party listened to thelr friends and were convinced. “I want here,” said Mr. Bryan, “to give credit to Senator Allen for his utterances against the whole system of protection. Senator Allen does not be- lieve all that I do, but he believes enough to be a better senator for Nebraska than any republican could ever be." Some people, said the speaker, had op- posed the silver conference because it might disturb harmony in the party. There were always people who thought more of harmony than’they did of principle, when as a matter of fact there could be no harmony except among men who thought alike and an at- tempt to put harmony before principle would destroy the very elements from which parties were formed. ~The conference was simply glving expression to the sentiment that ex- ists in the party and that expression had been embodied in a platform so plain that no man could stand upon it unless he be- lieved it, for its language was such that it could not be misconstrued. Silver men,” said Mr. Bryan, “have been called anarchists. They have been branded as outlaws. An anarchist is a man who op- poses law. The man who makes bad laws or supports bad laws is the father of an- archy. The man who wants to make the government good and who wants to put good laws on the statute books and take off the bad laws is the only friend of the govern- ment.” SILVER AND BUSINESS MEN. The speaker said that he had been told that the business men of the country were against silver. He wanted to say that the business men of the country were not the only men who made a living off someone else. The humblest toiler under the sun who contributed to the national wealth was Just as much of a business man as the mer- chant_behind the counter or the banker in his office. “I want to say to the business man of Omaha,” said Mr. Bryan, “that he cannot rise upon the ruins of the common people. Don't be satisfled to go into a bank to get your financial opinions. You must stand or fall with the people of Nebraska and if you desert them you ought to fall.” Mr. Bryan then (ook up the platform adapted by the conference and discu d it by clauses. He said the words “We favor’ meant much more now than they did a month ago, and would mean more in a month from now than they did at present, and by elec- tion time would include every citizen in Ne- braska who did not have a selfish Interest in the appreciation of gold. *Free coinage,” he said, meant the coinage of silver free just as gold is coined free. ‘“Unlimited" meant much and was a word that was greatly misunderstood. It means that we are not to ask where the silver came from. We simply take it as silver and coin it just as we take gold, no matter whether it was mined In Colorado or Mexico or Aus- tralia. He said the silver question was com- ing up in awfully embarrassing forms just now, It came up at the meeting of repub- lican clubs in Lincoln, and when the mem- bers of that body went home they went as cowards. They had resolved to stand by the Minneapolis platform, and no one of them could teil what the Minneapolis plat- form was, as none of the national repub- licans could tell. They were on all sides of the question. The republicans of California had declared for the free and unlimited coin- age of silver in the ratio of 16 to 1. *You can’t bury the silver question,” said the speaker, *‘You may put It in the tomb, but no tomb is strong enough to confine a righteous cause. It will rise from the tomb, lay aside its grave clothes, and in its rising bless the people. The republicans cannot fight In Nebraska on @ Minneapolis plat- form. 1 want to prophesy that the action of this conference. will compel the republicans of Nebraska to take some action on the sil- ver question.'” Mr. Bryan predicted that the republicans would try to get out of the muddle by de- claring In favor of the American product. This was the sheerest folly, and was simply an attempt to connect silver with the tariff, It was a hard matter to get an orthodox re- publican away from the tariff. The cause of silver had suffered more from the Ameri- can product agitation than from any other source, and the republicans were responsible for the agitation. It was open to the argu- ment that the colnage of the American pro- duct was only for the benefit of the Ameri- can mine owner,’ when the fact was that silver should be ‘colned free because it was needed. “The appetite for money,” said the speaker, “is as natural as the appetite for food, and we' need silyer for our currency just'as we need food for our physical life. We need It, and must have it, no matter whether it 18 mined in Colorado or falls like manna from heaven.' The speaker then reverted to the advan tages of metallic money. He said there wa OMAHA, FRIDAY i ' . —e it . — e TN \APY FIVE (RN’ MORNI JUNE 22, 1894 SINGLE COPY FIVE CENT no _questfon but that an irredeemable zaper | ' AN N U THE T Magnates today passed the long discussed and the amount of the 'usuv was nmum' Announce ;m Inl‘ vlhvyn»-.u\l u[‘lln'{\'lll'( \\J: The trouble was that when the volume of a— received with ud cheers and cries ol G it depended upon legishetion one could never Jin” " Cardinal Vasseary eald that the tell what his’ DOpeFty was Worth until he Encyclical Deals with the Various Oreeds | bishops had agreed to the civil marriage . had read the seision laws cof the last legis- t bill, but they hoped that in the discussion | Fenator Hill Makes a Lengthy Argument lature. With metal as « basis it was dit- and Urges Their Return to Rome, of its clauses the measure might be im- : i ferent. The volume was 8o great that the proved. The crowds assembled in the streot in Opposition to It. annual addition would not cause any great about the Parliament houses wero en- fluctuation in the value of the basis. The POPE LEO'S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE UNITY | thusiustic when the result of the vote was volume of currency s about $8,000,000,000, made kuown BOTH UNJUST AND BAD POLITICS while if all the gold and silver that is mined was converted Into coin the addition would not be more than $2,000,000 or $2,500,000 annually, not enough to materlally affect the basis of ‘value, For this reaon, principally, metallic money was preferable. The debt of the people,” continued Mr. Bryan,“‘can be increased as well by decreas- ing the currency as by openly adding to the number of dollars that they owe. If the volume is dependent alone upon_ legislation, it can be doubled or trebled. While I have confidence in a legislative body, confidence in the honesty and, intelligence of its mem- bers, who can say that such a body should be able to determine the proper amount per capita? There are a great many things that must enter into consideration. The oppor- tunity offered for exchange, the growth or decline of the country, the fact as to whether it is thickly or sparsely settled, and a num- er of other conditions must be considered in arriving at a conclusion. KIND OF DOLLAR WANTED. “The republicans say they are in favor of an honest dollar. Who knows what an hon- est dollar {s? The republicans call the gold dollar honest, although it grows fatter day by day. What we want is a dollar that never changes, but that will not come as long as law makes a difference in the pur- chasing power of that dollar. When it dou- bles the purchasing power it makes the man with money worth twice what he was be- fore, and the man who owes money gets off With half his indebtedness. Who knows what is the matter? On the floor of congress one man says it is a flood of money, and an- other says it is a drouth. As long as the volume is due to human caprice, the metal- lic dollar is better, because it is more nearly independent of that gaprice, for the volume of metal in the world today is so great, compared with the probable increase, that it cannot fluctuate to any great extent.’ The speaker attempted to argue the con- nection of the Almighty with the circulating medium, dwelling on the fact that foods were provided by the God of nature to satisfy the hunger of mortal man, water to quench his thirst, and that the veins of the earth were filled with gold and silver to meet the demands of the people of the earth for money. He could not conceive of punishment too great for thé terrible crime of driving out of the channels of the world’s commerce one of the metals that God had given for that express purpose. As to the gold going out of the country and the consequent dump- ing of the silver of the world on American shores, he said that a silver dollar would take the place of every gold one that went ont, and America wouid have just as much money as she had before. It was not contepded that free colnage would be a perfect ystem, but it would be better than the oné the country has now, which is the rotten; pernicious and vicious system that has been in force for twenty years, When the HBland act was passed in 1873, partially restaring silver, the papers said that the nationil Homor was gone, and that the bonds woulll be soon coming back. On the contrary, bonds went out, green- backs stayed wlere they were and gold never rose a mnotch above where it was. The trouble was that the financial prophets had scared the people half to death times without number. They differed in ‘one respect from the prophetess Cassandra, who was fated to al- ways tell the truth b, wevar to be belleved. The gold standard pfophets were fated to never tell the truth but to always be be- lieved. They had sald that silver would rise if the Sherman law was repealed, but silyer and wheat went down together, and both struck bottom at about the same time. There was no need to worry about an in- flation in.prices. The only thing was to put a stop to the shrinkage. ~The speaker wanted to see just enough Inflation to enable a man to get back more that 50 cents when he put $1 into property, The amount of ‘gold used in the arts is constantly ncreasing, continued Mr. Bryan, and that colned decreasing. It is said that the production of silver is Increasing. That is because God in His mercy is providing it when the gold Is giving out. Throw open the doors and say to all the world: “Come in and bring your silver with you.” Even then there would be none too much to transact the business of the world. The congressman said he would be ready to go even farther than that, if necessary. Laws could be passed prohibiting the use of gold or silver for anything but money, just as was done to protéct the people when the water supply got lay. Self-preservation is a law that all recognize and none question, he sald, and he was ready whenever necessary to vote to save mankind an honest dollar that would not change in its purchasing power. PRESENT RATIO ALL RIGHT. He believed in the ratio of 16 to 1. No advocate or friend, of bimetallism in the country today ever talked of anything else. If metal was to be coined there must be a ratio, and 16 to 1 was the only ratio be- fore the people. No. one ever talked of making it anything else, It was true that the ratio could be changed by a few lines in the law, but all debts would have to be scaled in proportion as the ratio was changed. The four billions of silver now in exfstence would have to be coined over, and if the ratio was made 24 to 1 it would reduce this one and a third billions. The shrinkage would amount to more than an eighth of all the money in the world, and would increase debt and depreciate property accordingly. There is now $150,000,000 of silver available for cofn- age. If this change in ratlo were made, it would reduce this to. §100,000,000. The speaker said there was no more now than was needed and he was opposed to reducing it in any way. To be sure, free coinage meant a bounty to the mine owner, but the same would be true, only more so, If inter- national bimetallism were brought about. Free colnage could not give back to the mine owner more than demonetization took away, and the assertion that it would give a bounty was an admission that the mine owner had been robbed’all these years. It would be a great deal better to restore what was taken away than to bring on the terible calamity of a ‘ehange of ratio. The resclution deelared for ‘“‘immedate restoration.” If the thing was worth doing at all it was worth doiug at once, and no man who favored jt gould justify its post- ponement a single. day. It should likewise be done without whlting for the consent or ald of any other mation on earth. While there were economies 4n this question, there was patrictism as well, and no one could ask suffering people to toil on in sadness, waiting for some foreign,nation to show the sympathy and compassion that their own country refused. AN over the land today ears were upturned 'Itening for the new declaration of independence, and it would be received with cheers, as was the original, even when the people knew not but it might call for the shedding of thelr hearts' blood. The speaker dwelt wpon the responsibility resting upon the péople and their power to do good for the country. He said that if this question was salved aright, all other questions would be Ilkewise solved, but if they were to allow the men who would give the country a dollar of constantly appreciat- ing value to control the party, none of the promises of the party would be carried out. There would be ne tariff reform, no income tax, no election of senators by direct vote of the people, and state and national banks would be allowed to {ssue their own money. If the opposition was defeated on one point, however, it would be defeated on all, while It the people were to lose this battle, all would be lost. Mr. hig peroration to a culogy of Jefferso and Jackson. He likened the former at Muticello to *‘a second law- glver on a second Sinal, bringiag down the words of truth to the hearts of men.” e w Pay Nis Father's Debts. TANGIERS, June 21.—Sultan Abdul Aziz h ordered the payment to Spain of the in- demnity promises by his father on account of the Melilla affal Bryan deivlud Foreeast of the Encyelical—Enstern Churches Promised Respectful Recognition—An Appeal to the I'r Masonry Condemned. estants—Free ROME, June 21.—The following cast of the pope's jubilee encyclical or political testament. The encyclical been approved by a committee of the college of cardinals and will shortly be promulgated. letter commences with recalling the demonstration upon the occasion of the jublice of his holiness as an evidence of Catholic unity and ys that imfi ing Christ, who, on the eve of his ascension, prayed his disciples be united, he, the pope, at the end of his life desires all men without distinction of race or country to enter the ¢hurch. The encyclical expresses grief at the schisms and animosities which have torn flourishing countries from the bosom of the church, and the hope is ex- pressed that divine pity and omnipotence will bring them back to the fold. The pope then the eastern churches, recalling the fact that thelr ancestors recognized the Roman pontiff, admits that they are well disposed toward Catholics and promises that their rights and patriarchal privileges will be main- tained In the event of a union with the Roman Catholic church. His holiness then a and points out that they 1s a fore- letter 18 addresses Is to Protestants, ave no fixed rule of faith or authority, and asserts that many of them even deny the divinity of Christ, the inspiration of the scriptures and end by falling into naturalism and materiali The pope names enlightened Protestants who ended by returning to Catholicism and exhorts others to return to the church in order that all may be of the same faith, ‘hope and cuarity based on the same gospel. The encyclical refers to the movement in certain countries against the church, en- joining Catholics to shake off their sloth in view of this hostility and to submit entirely to the tutzlage of the church, whose mission it 1s to teach and to legislate in regard to things falling under its jurisdiction without being subservient to any, and at the same time_exciting the envy of none. The pope makes a velled refercnce to the friction between the church and state in Italy by deploring the revival of acts of oppression which animated ancient royalties against the church, His holiness condemns the Free Masons, claiming they are the enemies of religious unity and especlally denounces their so- called audacious activity in Rome. Further, he calls upon Italy and France to shake off the despotism of Free Masonry in order that religious concord may exorcise the evils of war, holding that Europe presents the ap- pearance rather than the realty of peace and that education in husbandry, the arts and commerce is seriously menaced. The encyclical concludes with recalling the former eneyclical on the social question, declaring that liberty and the people can be made. to. harmonize with power. -and - the rulers, whatever government exists, as the right to command and the duty of obedignce proceed from God, to whom the rulers must account for thelr gtewardship. The pope strongly appeals to the latter to foster re- ligious “union in order that the close of the present century may not be as stormy as the end of the last century. THERE WAS NO FIGHTING. Samoan Rebels Respected the Demands of European War Ships. (Copyrigh 1894 by the Asso AUCKLAND, N. Z., June 21.—Advices from Samoa, dated, June 14, reached here. today. According to these dispatches the British war ship Curacoa and the German war ship Buzzard visited the locality of the rebel camp recently and notified the rebels that if ten chiefs and fifty guns were surrendered no attack would be made upon them by the government forces. The rebels were also in- formed that if they resolved to reject this proposition and fight they were at liberty to send their women and children on board the Curacoa and Buzzard. After _some deliberation the rebels sent ten chiefs and fifty worthless guns on board the war ships, which shortly afterwards left the vicinity of the rebel camp. After the departure of the war ships the rebels reoccupled the forts which they had deserted and openly defied the government forces. On the Sunday following the visit of the war ships to the rebel camp the rebels fired upon a_village where Chief Malietoa was supposed to be attending divine service and advanced upon the village itsell. The rebels, however, were repulsed by the government force with slight loss on both sides. It was the evident intention of the rebels in attacking the village to make an attempt to kil Chief Malictoa, but the plans mis- carried for the reason that the chief was absent at the time. Chief Malietoa is sald to have been greatly grieved at the attempt made on his life. When these dispatches left Samoa skir- mishes were taking place between the rebels and the government forces, but there had been no severe fighting. | ed Pross.) LAROUCHERE WAS OUTVOTED, His Amendment on House of Lords Was Too Radical for the Radicals. LEEDS, June 21.—Mr. Labouchere's amendment to the anti-Lords resolution of the committee_of the National Liberal feder- ation which he introduced at the conference of the liberal party here yesterday and which met with such an enthuslastic re- ception was voted down by a large majority. His proposal was that the government be urged to introduce a measure for the direct abolition of the House of Lords instcad of resorting to measures that would enable them to continue with the bulk of their power taken away, as was proposed by the committee, Chairman Spence Watson then announced that there were other amendments proposed, but the delegates decided to vote on the original resolution, which was carried with enthusiasm, TO § P INTO GLADSTONE'S SHOES, Candidate for the Ex-Premier's Seat in ¥ liament Already Chosea, EDINBURGH, June 21.—The liberals of Midlothian have selected Sir Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael, Bart., justice of the peace for the county of Edinburgh, as their candi- date In the contest for the seat in Parliament which Rt. Hon. William E. Gladstone, who has held it since April, 1880, has only con- sented to retain until the next election Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael is the eldest son of Rev. Sir Willlam Carmichael, thir- teenth baronet, He was born March 18, 1 and has not yet sat in Parliament. He has unsuccessfully contested Preeblesshire and Selkirkshire : Oxford's Honor to Captain Mah 3 OXFORD, June The honorary degree of D.C.L. has been conferred upon Captain Mahan of the United States steamer by the University of Oxford, Chicago Captaln and Three Sailors Drowned. LONDON, June 21.—The steamer Neath Abbey of Swansea has been wrecked off Nashpoint. The captain and three sailors were drowned. n Hungary. Tue House of | Civil Marrlug: BUDA PESTH, June UNIVERSITY EXTENSION CONGRESS, the United States, € € In London. A university extensfon daye, will begin its tomorrow. The dele- ttended a banquet Delegates are Delegates from adn nnd England M LONDON congress, to June 21 last two wession in this city gates, ninety in numb at Mercer's hall this evening present from Chicago, New York, Philadel- phia, Minneapolis and Canada. The cong will meet under the auspices of the London soelety. The chancellors of Oxford, Cam- bridge and London will preside at the three respectively. The subjects for dis- n at the congress will be First, the means of preserving and devel- oping the educational character of univer- sity extension work and the relation of the more popular to the strictly educational side of the movement ond, the_ essentlals of ation ‘and the relat educational nancial, of the university extension to the state and to the local au- sosslons cu efficfent central and movement thorities. Third, the relation of university extension work and methods to regular studies and university degrees. university CALLED HIM AN IRISI [RE PIST. Frank Gulodo Obtains Da for His Obituary Notice. LONDON, June 21.—Frank Gulodo, a mu- sician, today obtained a verdict of £50 damages for libel against the Evening News and Post. The News recently erroncously reported the d eath of Guiodo, and in doing 50 sald that he was suspected of knowing something about the Fenlan outrages and the death of Patrick Henry Cronin, the Irish nationalist, who was found murdered at Chi- cago on May 2, 1889. The Evening News also declared that Guiodo was the trusted agent of the Irish extremists in London and America and that his profession only served as a blind to his real occupation. GAVE IN gos 0 GERMANY, Great Britain Heeds the Kalser's Protest and Surrenders Her Clahms, PARIS, June 21.—The Temps publishes a dispatch from Berlin declaring that in order to avold the holding of an international con- ference which perforce would occupy itself with the Egyptian question, Great DBritain has conceded the demands made upon her by Germany and has consented to renounce her claim to the strip of territory between the Congo Free state and the German sphere of influence in Africa. w Yorker Wedded In LONDON, June 21.—Arthur Bar of New York was married at 2:30 this after- noon at' St. Peter's church, Eaton square, this city, to Miss Bdith Wyatt, the daugh- ter of Lady Mary Wyatt, the widow of the late Sir Bixby Wyait, the eminent archi- tect who died in’ 1877. There were three little bridesmaids, Mr, J. R, T. Rgbertson was best auan. - Among the guests were Lord and Lady Mauland, Baron and Baroness De Worms, Sir John and Lady Bridge, Lady Kleanor Roxborough, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Flagler of New York, and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. H. Stafford of New York London Furniture Dealers Burned Out. LONDON, June 21.—Fire broke out at 9 o'clock at Agnes cabinctmaker factory and i a short time the flames, assisted by a flerce wind, spread fast and eight or ten other factories were burning. The wind car- ried sheets of flames and sparks a great distance and the illumination attracted enormous crowds of people to the vicinity. Thirty, engines were summoned, but the greatest dificulty was experienced in ap- proaching the burning buildings. The other buildings destroyed were Lebus & Sons, Barnard Smith, Westlake & Sons, Cha F. Mariner and Crosby & Co., all furniture manufacturers, and George J. Summers, wholesale stationer. 3 Archbishop Ircland’s Promotion Denled. ROME, June 21.—Inquiries in vatican circles In regard to the report that Arch- bishop Ireland of Minnesota Is to be made a cardinal results in the statement being made and to the effect t absolutely nothing Is known of any such decision The presence of several American ecclesiastics of high rank in the city at the present time has given rise to rumors that efforts are being made to bring about the recall of Mgr. Satolli_and the abolition of the papal legation in Washington, Health Kesort Badly Flooded. VIENNA, June 21.—The floods aid great damage to Pistyan, though the inhabitants of the place are trying to hide the facts for fear of alarming tourists, The fsland in the river Waag, on which the famous baths of Pistyan are situated, are submerged. The mineral springs are choked. Patients had to be carried from the tops of the houses. At Komor 30,000 acres of land that was bearing crops in splendid condition are now under five feet of water. Flghting In the Philippine Island MADRID, June 21.—Dispatches recelv by the government from Mindanao, one of the largest of the Philippine islands, report that a battle was fought n the th inst. be- tween Spanish troops and the Mussulman inhabitants of the island and that the Spanish were victorious. One hundred Mussulmans were killed. The Spanish loss was only a few wounded, The fighting still continu German Rivers Continue to Rise. BERLIN, June 21.—The Ober and tula continue to rise. The rains huve yet ceased. Dispatches’ from Warsaw that the low lying lands around the are submerg Will Glve PARIS, June 22.- M. Ephruss, the owner of Gospedar, has decided to Vis- not say city states that e horse racing the abandon and to confine his attention to breeding, Bimetalile Leaguo at Shanghal. LONDON, June 21.—A Shanghal spectal to the Times says an important meeting has been held In that city at which a bimetallic league was formed. Queen Iv Hack at Windsor, WINDSOR, June 21.—Queen Victoria ar- rived at Windsor castle, from Balmoral, to- day. PROF. TAYLOR TAK A BRIDE. Wedded at Winchester, IiL, to Miss ¥ran Chamberlain Brown, WINCHESTER, I, June 21.—(Spectal Telegram to The Bee)—Miss Frances Chamberlain Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Miner of this city, and W. George Tayl f Lincoln, Neb, were united in marriage today at the residence of the bride's nts, in the West End. Rev, M. Ayers of the Presbyterian church ficlated, using th Hatfleld, Washingtor was the groom's best the ceremony was a ch grin_chorus b: opul service, university, St an. A fe nt of the Helen Mine Herron and Gr Turrlcliff of the Uni versity of Chicago, Miss Giffillan of St Louls and Misses Hubbard and Miner of Winchester Mr. and Mrs. Taylor left fc w York to spend the summer at the seq They will make thelr home in Lincoln, Neb. Miss Brown is well known In educational cir cles In Chicago, having entifie with Chicago university since its opening Prof. Taylor fills the chalr of political sconomy &t the University of Nebruska. Will Lose New York, New Jersoy and Cone nectiout to the Party, IS NOT GOCD DEMCCRATIC DOCTRINE Senators Allen and Oh Spirited Set-To, ALLEN ITERATES HIS PREVIOUS STATEMENT dler Have a Time at Which the fncome Tax Should Cease to Operate Fixed at Janunry 1, ports the Income Tax, WASHINGTON, June 21.—There was a fair attendance in the galleries in antici- fon of the opening of tm income tax de- bate when Vice President Stevenson called the senate to order today. Some preliminary business was transacted, Bills were passed as follows: To authorize a commission to draw a code of laws for the district of Alaska; to promote the efiiciency of the navy, and to define the boundaries of the thr e judicial districts in the state of Ala- bama, and to regulate the jurisdiction of the United States courts therein and the powers and dutles of the judges thereof. The tarift bill was laid before the senate. As soon as the clerk had read the first section of the in provisions, Mr. Hill, who as- sumed the leadership of the opposition to the provisions, took the floor and delivered a rcarefully prepared argument agalnst the in- corporation of an income tax in the tarift bill. Senator Hill said: the consideration of ome We have now reached one of the most im- portant features of the pending measure. Important not only because of the tax which it secks to fmpose equals in the aggregate about one-fifteenth of the whole federal taxa- tion of the United States, but because of the pecullar nature of the burden as well as the vast and varied interests which it injuri= ously affects, With all due respect to what has been said in favor of this tax by dis tinguished senators, it is confidently submits ted to the senate that the arguments pro- sented in opposition to the necessity, justice and advisability of any such tax have never been successtully answered. The arguments have been evaded but not refuted. In ti first place, considered from the mere stand- point of political expedicney, it was unwlise to incorporate an fwcome tax in a reform bill. There were honekt differences enough already existing among party friends ro- lating to the detals of I'gitimate tariff legis- lation, which necessarily had to be reconciled without going out of our way to seek fresh causes of contention in an eftoft “to ifcor- e this tax, an experimental scheme of ation at best, upon’ & ureasure for the re- vision of the tariff. The democratic party was substantially united in favor of tarift revision, but it is well Rnown that irrecon- cilable differences of opinion existed con- cerniug the propriety of restoring a war tax In time of peace, and yet in spite of such Tecognized differences, and in the face of the protests of democratic constituencies, and against the advices of public men who have never faltered in their devotion to true demo= cratic principles, this income tax feature has been engrafted upon this measure, and we are persistently asked to accept it against our better judgm:nt as a condition of obtains ing any tarift legislation. SHOULD_HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. It would have been good politics to have avolded this unuecessary issue. Prudence dictated that this congress should not ate tempt to formulate new democratic doctrines to which we have been committed. Rather should it carry out the pledges that we have already made. Perhaps I overcstimate the importance of party platforms and appreciate too keenly the binding obligations of party pledges. T believe that it is the solemn duty of a political party to redecm the promises upon which it obtained power, and that re- pudiation thereof will sooner or later bring disaster upon it at the hands of a betrayed and indignant people. For one I protest against the repudiation of the promises af the democratic party in order to adopt and carry out the promises of the populist party. “I am temoted to suggest,” continued Mr. Hill, “that the democrats of Oregon thought to test the popularity of an income tax among the business men and electors of that state by inserting in their platform a clause favoring that tax, and, awakening to their senses after the election, they. discovered that thelr ticket was third In the race, that their party was demoralized and that they had divided themselves instead of dividing their opponents, The most disastrous de- feat ever experienceed by the democratia party in Oregon was the result of the effort to substitute new-fangled populist prinel= ples for the good old principles of trua democracy. Here and now I venture the pre- diction that the same result will follow the same effort_everywher Senator Hill presented a petition number of prominent business men York City asking that the income tax be stricken from the tariff bill. The petition was signed by Evan Thomas, William Stein. way, Louis Windmuller, J. Bdward Simonds, S. Babcock, W. Bayard Cutting, John H. Inman and Alex E. Orr. 1" sald Mr. Hill, “do not wish to drive such men out of the democratic party by our unwise eglslation in the hope of supply= ing their places with adullamites, Coxeyites. soclalsts and all the ‘ragtail and bobtail’ ele= ments of the community who will be &t tracted to-us by our proposed raid upon the wealth of the country. “This is essentially a war tax. 'Heretos fore we, as democrats, have clamored against it and others like it. Look at the spectack which we now present. If this Is true demoes from a of New racy 1 want none of it. If this is the besi leadership which we can present in this great crisis I for one must decline to follow it. I repudiate the spurious democracy of these modern aposiles and prophets, who are part mugwump, part populist and the least part democratic, who seck to lead -us o gods, faise theories and false’ methods, 1 object to our restoring a war tax, which the republicans themsolves rejected years ago, with our approbation, | am against that lack of foresight and judgs ment upon the part of xome professed demos crats who always seck an excuse to adopp whatever the republicans and people have repudiated “I cannot follow such leadership, which shifts and turns, and temporizes upon every public question, which comprises every well established democratic principle for which the party contended when out of power; which stands ready to adopt overy paseing ‘ism' of the hour, which surrenders prinef;=, for expediency and pursues no consistent course from one year to another, If political success of my party is only to be purchased by such methods and such sacrifices, T pre= for defeat and the preservation of my selfs respect. WILL LEAD TO POLITICAL RUIN. “This Is a tax, the imposition of which shall drive New York, New Jersey and-Come necticut Into the republican column, there to permanently remain; a tax, the individusl feature of which has not been recommended by any democratic president or secretary ef the treasury or commissioner of internsl revenue, but a tax suggested, advocated, and now pesistently pushed by a majority which {s temporarily ‘in the saddle' in this cope wress, and I8 driving the democratic party astray after fal o i