Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 14, 1900, Page 6

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, THE OMAHA DALY BEE B¥ WATER, Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING RIPTION One Year 8. Year RMS OF €UB; Dally Bea (without Sun Daily Bee and Sunday Ulustrated Bee, Ong Sunday Bee. One Year Saturday Bee, One Year Weekly Bee, One Year OFFICE muha: The Bee Buflding Bouth Omaha: City Hall Building -Afth and N Btreets. Counell Blufts: 10 F Chicago: 164 Unity New York: Temple Washingto:: 501 Fourteenth Sloux City: 611 Park Street CORRESPONDENCE Communications relating to news editorial matter should be add OUmaha Bee, Editorial Department BUBINESS LETTERS | Business latters and remittances should be addressed: The Bee Publishing Com- pany, Omaha REMITTANCES draft, express or The Hee Publishing Company stamps accepted in payment of arsonnl checks, except on Omaha or Eastern exchanges, not acc THE BEE PUBLISHINC STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, s George B. Tzschuck, secretary of The Bee Publishing company, being duly &worn, says that the actuai number of full and complete copfes of The Dally, Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee, printed during the month of July, 1%0, was as follows 247 835 1 27,670 18 19 ' arl Street Street and ssed Remit by 27,420 26,010 27 400 27,400 27,510 27, 27,520 20,785 850,055 12,278 ®a7.777 27, SCHUCK sworn to before me this 100 M. B & unsold and returned coples. Net total sales Net daily average Bubscribed 218t day of and July HUNGATE Notary Public PARTIES LEAVING FOR SUMMBER. leaving the city for mer may have The Hee them regularly by be changed ired. The flotilla at Shanghai can hold an International naval parade all by itself. ——— Nebruska's King Corn now has a chip on his shoulder which not even old Sol can kuock off. E———— If Omaha keeps its ear to the ground It may get a message soon from the census depurtment ut Wushington, e The railroads might as well begin calling in their rolling stock to take care of the big crops assured for the farmers of the west, — The Chinese authorities can make the work of Li Hung Chang in negotiuting peace a comparatively easy one, If the 80 desire, by following the suggestions of the United States, The recent rains have put the finlsh- ing touches to the culamity hopes In Nebraska. Nature Is evidently a party with Mark Hauna to a great conspiracy intended to deprive fusionists of office. For a republican to win praise from a democratic paper or orator he must have been dead a long time. Like some people’s appreciation of u joke, it takes democracy a long time to absorh wisdom, —— President McKinley aptly refers to the responsibility resting upon the powers in China as “a common duty to humanity.” 1In the discharge of this duty the United States will neither shirk nor waver. If the United States is to stand spon- sor for the acts of the Filipinos with- out uny coutrol over them, as Bryan would have this country do, would it not require several times 100,000 men to settle the quarrels likely to arise? And now we are told that Mr. Towne's letter is no common letter of declina- tigpn. That, however, Is apparent on its face. Mr. Towne would not have got- ten out of the rond unless e had been promised something equally as good. Chalrman Butler of the populist national committee will have to put a censor on his newspaper to cut out those predictions of McKinley's success if he wants to be retuined in good standing with his Bryanite associates. Hawail bas privileges which are denled Porto Rico. Why?—World-Herald. The illiterate whites In North Caro- lina bave the right to vote which is de- nied to the blacks, who have been dis- franchised by democratic red shirts, Why? The hiteh i fusion in Idaho is said to have been fixed up at a session of the contending parties held at Chicago in which the terms were dictated by officers of the democratic national com mittee. Here is another case of Bryan- ite dictation and imperialism. 1f the school board intends to ask the endorsement of another bond issue for new school buildings at the coming election it should figure out just how much it needs instead of proceeding on the installment plan, as it seems (o have done the last time, ‘The popocrats are all beating the tom. tom for a grand nonpartisan reception to Bryan on Lis return to his howe, in which republicans and fusionists alike are invited to participate. If it fuils to come up to the mark, however, the ex cuse will be that the affair was not sufficlently advertise —————— Porto Rico was acquired by the United States under the same treaty as the Philippines and without the consent of the inhabitants. Mr. Bryan, lhow AUGUST 14, 1900. Iurns at once and propose to give upi'ull\ ¥ general might insist on &m; | the Philippines to their own people. | fng it ernment earnestly desives peace. Ther were good reasons for the bellef which | generally obtained that China was in | tent wpon war The sympathy mani fested by the imperial authorities with | the anti-foreign element, the participa tion of fmpertal troops in the revolution ary uprising, the threat regarding the forelgn ministers in Pekin-these and | other circumstances gave warrant for the belief that China veally intended to o to war with the civilized world. But | the edict appointing Li Hung Chang en plenipotentiary to negotiate ‘with | the powers for a cessation of hostilities, | ling a solution of the questions that rown out of the anti-foreign up rising, shows that the government is | now anxious for peace, whatever fts| intention and purpoxe may formerly have heen, There is still manifested, however, an indisposition to comply with the de submitted by the powers and they insist must bé complied with. The Chinese government want< the ministers to leave Pekin, but it offers Do guaranty for their safety ir they should do so. Now if the govern ment is able to carry out its proposed agreement for a cessation of hostilities it must be able to secure the safe re moval of the ministers and other f cigners from Pekin. Were it to do that very little if any dificulty would be found in securing pe for it would attest the ability the Chinese gov ernment to fulfill whatever ngreement it should make with the powers. As it there is a reasonable doubt as to whether it could ¥ out any arrange ment that might be made with the pow The Freuch minister of forelgn affairs puts the matter pointedly in say ing that if the Chinese government hus great difliculty in defending the minls ters und in defending itself ugainst rebels, it should order its troops to stand | agide Lefore the allied forces, thereby opening the road to the capital. M. Deleasse also sald: *The Chlnese gov- ernment should understand that the only means of proving the sincerity of its designs and of limiting its respons| bilities I8 a cessation In the placiug of obstacles in the way of such an ar igement.” This expresses the feel ing of all the poy The United States government will in sist upon the demands it has made, which are entirely fair and reasonable. The Chinese government must cer- tainly understand that there 1s no nn friendly feeling toward it here, thut our government desires to do nothing that will injure China, but on the contrary is most anxious to avert war and to aid the Chinese government, so far as practi sle, in restoring order. The United States has given every assurance of this and had it taken a different position at the outset of the trouble it is highly probable that there would now be actual war with China, instead of military operations simply with a view to res- cuing the legations in Pekin. But the United States government could not have done less than it has without a disregard of its duty and a sact. + of its rights which would have made it contemptible in the eyes of the world. This country has treaties with China touching the treatment to be accorded to subjects of each nation In the coun- try of the other. These bind China by the strongest obligations and failure to perform these obligations justifies the course which the powers are pursuing. A government that did not make every possible effqrt to protect its diplomatic representatives would be unworthy of respect. If China sincerely desires peuce, us scews to be the case, she can have it by cowplying with the fair de- mands which the powers have already wade, oy mands which is, is THE GERMAN-AMERICA One of the representative German newspapers of the country ix the Cin cfunati Volksblatt. In a recent issuc it discusses so-called imperiulism, remark- ing that “party exigencies have neces- sitated some watchword to influence the masses and imperialism was chosen to offset free coinage; the facts, how- ever, uttérly contradicted the im- peachment contained in the slogan which is so unreflectingly r ited and believed.” Mr. McKinley, declares the Volksblatt, “is no more of an imperial- ist than Mr. Bryan. The fact of the matter is,” it goes on to say, “that the difference between Mr. Bryan's and Mr. McKinley's policy is merely a difference in words. Mr. McKinley wishes to up- hold the soverelgnty of the United States over the Philippines. Mr. Bryan wishes to uphold a protectorate. This is a distinction without a difference. Both necessitate the protection of the Islands against any aggressor by the whole mil itary and npaval force of the United States. But, whereas, under the sov- ereignty of the United States we have the assurance of a civilized and dis- eiplined government, certain to avoid collision with foreign countries, we should under a government of untutored and undisciplined Filipinos be compelled to keep our arms in constunt readiness to protect the Kilipinos against the ef fects of their follies. We should fiud ourselves involved in wars with foreign countries before we were aware of it. The Filipinos would be the arbiters of the destiny of the United States.” This is sound and logical. The pro- tectorate which Mr. Bryan proposes would make the United States respon sible for the conduct of the Filipino gov ernment in its relations with other governments and there cannot be a reas- onable doubt that this would involve us in trouble, The Volksblatt regards it a delusion to expect a change in the Philippine policy from Mr. Bryan. It suys: “Mr Bryan cannot uudo the work of Mr. MeKinley in the Philippines. He can only cast doubt on the maintenance of the gold standard and thereby bring on commerciul und financial disaster. We have Mr. Bryan's promise thut he will do it and this Is a promise he can keep.” This German editor has the true con- 8, ever, has not yet sald anything about turning over Porto Rico to the natives and giving it the same treutwent ac- corded to Cuba, Why uot? ception of what the success of the Br anite party would mean for this coun try. Mr. Bryan bas said that if elected | would, | ery | precedented prosperity are matters of | | business yhe will call an extra session of cou- congress to do this | why might he not also prevail upon it | to repeal the gold standard law? And if congress refused to upprove his Phil ippine policy, which undoubtedly it Mr. Bryan would be compelled | to do precisely what is now being done The Bryauites profess to be coufident that most of the German-American vote will be with them this year, but the ut terances of such representative Ger- man papers the Cincinnati Volks- | blatt show that some of this element of | our population are not deluded by the | of tmperialism and still think that the maintenance of a sound currency, | the preservation of the public credit | and the continuance of conditions that | given the American people un If he conld induce as have some interest and fmportanc | —_— OMAHA'S SUBSTANTIAL EXPANSION On all sides Omaha presents signs of | its substantial expansion. Anyone who | will muke a cursory survey of the city will find new buildings coming up in every section In the business center these buildings are designed for use as warehouses and stores, several of the warehouses belng of a pretentious charncter. Further out | will be found of dwellings in course of erection to be oceupled by families in moderate clreumstances, While with the possible exception of the new school building and the addi tion to the federal building Omaha is not erecting any great structures such as fireproof hotels, railroad stations or large office buildings, it is spreading out in its facilities to house the growing population and handle the increasing arising in their commercial transactions. From the broader view poiut this Kind of growth is more sub stantial than that displayed in the e tion of palatial restdences for the households of the wealthiest citizens, because the backbone of a community onsists of the people who live in com fortuble dwellings owned by them selves in which are reared families that promise future usefulness to the city. It fs gratifying to know that Omaha has a coustautly enlarging nuwmber of inhabitants who belong to this desira ble cluss and in this respect it need fear no comparison with other cities of the west which are competing with it for suprema Tt is true the farmers are prosperous.— World-Herald. How can that be? Did not all the silver apostles from Bryan and Coin Harvey down give assurance four ye ago that no prosperity could come to the farme; long as the grinding gold standard wias continued? Did not Bryan say that under the gold standard prices must continue to fall and the demands of the market be reduced? But the farmers are prosperous, Mr. Bryan's prediction to the contrary not withstunding—so prosperous, Indeed, that even the Bryanite organs that have continued to deny the existence of pros- perity as long as possible are now forced to muke the admission, s S 80 The convention of the International Typographical union in session at Mil- waukee has brought out the figures to show what is generally known that this organization is probably the strongest | of all the trades unions, having a mem- | bership of 32,105, the greatest in its his- tory. But 3 per cent of the whole mem bership is reported idle from ull causes, including sickness. This means that every competent union printer in the United States willing to work is steadily employed and at better wages than ever before paid. What is more, the typo- graphical men rank in intelligence with the topunotchers in the field of labor, The beet sugar venture undertaken under the auspices of the Commercial club gives promise of decided success, affording ample proof that commercial sugar beets can be produced In great quantities on the lands surrounding Omaha. That long expected heet sugar factory should waterialize within an other year with this assurance that it will have the necessary raw material to work with. Another example of democratic im- perialism and the exercise of one-man power Is given in the proposed compro- mise agreement between the two local democratic county committees. Under this agreement the referee is the whele thing, all the powers and authority of the party orgunization being delegated to that personage. Nothing more un democratic could possibly have been de- vised. The popullst notification demonstra- tion for Bryan will be beld at Tope which is evidence that the Bryanites concede that state to be doubtful. Four | years ago Kansas was counted as sure in the Bryan column, hands down, but | four years of prosperity have opened the eyes of the Kansas people to the | mistake they made at the lust presiden- | tial election, Another Omaha church bas lifted its mortgage and burned the notes that were given representiug the entire in- debtedness of the congregution. How many church debts were being sunk four years ago and how many would | be extinguished now were it not for| the prosperous conditions enjoyed since | the clection of McKinley? lowa democrats are worried because the republicans have not announced the opening of their campalgn. If the democrats will only wait until the re publicans get ready they are assured of as lively a tilt as could be desired. The only time an lowa democrat Is allowed to get lonesome I8 when the ballots No wonder the democruts were de sirous of having Towne withdraw There are so many sideshows develop ing around the main democratie cireus thut if each demunded the right to at tach & tail to the kite it would sbon re Where 1s the Warrant? And even admitting that Mr. Bryan's scheme of & Filipino republic with an Amer- fean protectorate would work—which body & what does he for it in the constituti no- belie warrant find hat Failed Courler-Journal pald $10 to a spirit medium for a guaranty that her next child should be a boy. When the child arrived it was twins and both girls and the mother had tho medium arrested and put in jail What happened to the bables is not re ported Prophec sleville 1 An Omaha woman Dopherry's New York Tribune. It was the immortal Dogberry who frst exploited the agreeable theory that “‘reading and writing come by nature.” Colonel Bryan seems to be poaching on Dogberry's special fleld of philosophy when he tells his demo cratic followers that capacity for se)f-gov ernment comes the same way. il . Despairing nund Herole, Philadelphia Reccrd Ragged, barefooted and hungry, the little remnunt of Boers are still making a despair- ing and beroic strugele for independence against the mighty hosts of Great Brital The American people would deny their origin It they should fail to sympathize with the weak when struggling in such a cause. oes Brymn Mean 1 Kansas City Journul Bryan, in his Indianapolis ac- speech. “To him who would either through class legislation, or in the absence of :neceseary legislation, trespass upon the rights of another the democratic party says: ‘Thou shalt not!' " Indeed! How about the legislation against class and the trespass upon rights in North Carolina? aid Mr ceptance What Towne Discovered. Philadelphia Pres Towne, who has just declined (b straight- out populist nomination for vice president because he was not “indorsed” by the demo crats, does not lack in apprectation of his own greatness. In his letter of declination 1o prove what a great mistake the democrats made, he “points with pride” to the great enthusiaem the mention of his name created among the epectators at the Kansas City convention. This fact s all the more im- portant to Towne because he seems to be the only one who discovered it Ahend of England detrolt Journal We are seliing Eugland and former cu; tomers of hers our industrial products; we feed her; we can land electrical equipment in London that Is not even made abroad; we can compete successfully all over the world with her maaufacturers for contracts that cuil for structural fron or steel in fts many forms; we iiny yet ship coal to Newcastle; and out of this sei of - circumstances it is not strange that we make profits that enable us 1o loan the oM country money when she 18 hard up for the kind that is the standard of value the world over, from Mexico to Chipa. Drawi oLy AL DISHONESTY. Vigorous Addr of the Americans of New Yor! Buffalo Express The German-American McKinley and Roosevelt league of New York has issued an address to citizens of German descent which appiles quite as well to the voters of that natlonality living elsewhere as to residen of the metropolls. It is a concise, forceful presentation of the true bearings of this campaign and must appeal with effect to the thoughtful among those who read it. In one of its paragraphs it says: ‘German Lonesty is one of the qualities which we have brought into our adopted country; men of German descent will never permit dishon- est principles to prevail in the conduct of their government. It is easy to see that the principles for which William Jennings Bryan mainly stands are not honest, and that it would discredit the United States if, through Bryan's election, they would prevail. The reference here made is partjcularly to the unsound financial policy of free silver which the Kansas City platform offers. But is not the democracy’s political shiftiness exhibited in still clearer light in the effort of Mr. Bryan to mask his free silver views with the pretense that imperialism fs the only issue of fmportance in this campalgn? FFour years ago there was a frankness about his advocacy of dishonest financial pro- gram that commanded a certain kind of re- spect. This year he admits that be s just as ardent a free silverite as ever, that he would do all in his power to tear up the foundations of the business prosperity of the country; but, seeing that the verdict of the people on that issue would be even more overwhelmingly against him than in 1896, he secks to withdraw attention from the sil- ver question until he shall have been elected. Is thie o course which will commend him to the confidence of German voters? RIPE FOR A FUNBRAL, Brict Record of the Rise and Fall of the Populist Party, Atlanta Journal Fight years ago the populist party was & very strong political orgauization. It had carried & number of states, elected @ comsiderable representation in both houses of cougress and seemed to be gaining in strength at a rapid rate both in the west and the south. It numbered millions of members and its leaders pre- dicted with confidence that the populist hosts would soon capture the federal gov- ernment, But the populist party fell as rapidly as it rose. It has lost its hold in the south almost entirely and has very few remaining strongholds in the west. Pop- ulist members of congress were pretty thick & few years ago. Now they are so rare that they are regarded somewhat as curiosities. There will probably be a still smaller number of them in the next con- gress, Alabama that the democrats had to put forth their utmost endeavors to carry the state and the popullsts then claimed that they had been counted out. Last Monday Alabama was carried by the democrats by the greatest majority ever given to any party in that state. The populists have had as many as fifty members of the Georgla legislature. Th populists in the present Georgia legislature may be counted the fingers of one hand. Every branch of North Carolina's gov- ernthent was captured a few years ago by combination of populists and republicans and the combination elected both the United States senators for that state. A week ago the state went democratic by the blggest majority it ever gave to any party It I8 the same story everywhere. The great bulk of the popullsts in the south were men who seceded from the democratic party. They have returned to that party In the west the populists wero drawn in probably about equal prop rtions from hoth the democratic and republican parties and | most of them have gone buck to where they | came from | The populist party will soon be a mem |ory. It is true that a faction of the party | known as the middie-of-the-roaders has | preserved a separate organization and op- pokes all fusion or surrender, but its num- bers are few and will dwindle fast. The on semble an octopus and Nebraska's at | carcer of the populist party is ended. | that | unwavering support of American authority | | their equilibrium | extsted In 1892 the populists were so strong in | 20ditional scraps in the coming months, in |sure a particularly | large estates without his family's consent JCHOES OF OUR WAR. f Life and Events at the olis of the Philippine «d bundles of Manila newspapers Ing affairs during the firet halt July gleetully announce that the food com biue has received a solar plexus blow and prices of necesaaries of lite will | soon be normal. “The robber meat trust’ | has decided to retire from business, belng forced to that conclusion by public temper and an effective boycott. “An effort is aleo on foot,” reports Freedom, “to have some regulation of the markets as regards other necessaries lite. Now that meat has reached the obtainable point the ring of robbers and rascals that have plundered one-halt of the population and starved the other bLalt for many montbs may reach on a government Etehings pile, Correspondent McCutcheon in a late let- | ter describes a scance he held with the censor at Manila. A dispatch submitted for approval stated that the preceding week was the bloodiest since the war began. The censor mildly objected to the use of the word “war.’ “There’s no war out here,” he said “Well, what do you call it when 300 na- tives have been killed in three engage- ments, which is what happened this last cek?"" asked the correspondent | “That's not war." “Well, what is it, correspondent, “That's only then?" pereisted the | murder.” Fourth of July celebration event in Manila, without taking into ac count the normal temperature of 9§ degrees. “It was a crackerjack,” exclaims Freedom “It went as smooth as a church festival. | There was no feature left that would add to its cuccess. 1t wes a glorious Fourth, “The co-operation of the foreign popula- tion in the festivities was a most pleasant feature of the day and the greatest cordfality wag w warm | | | out “Our Filipino friends did thelr share nobly. Even the Filipino small boy did the best he could to ‘whoop her up.' The Fiii- pino people are realizing that they are a part of the great American nation and yes- terday they felt like Americans and showed it in their demonstration “We are shaking hands with ourselves." A significant feature of Manila's celebra- tion of America’s national anniversary was a stirring patriotic address delivered by a noted Filipino, Jerez Burgos, to the public school children of the city assembled in Zorrilla theater. Burgos is woted for his and his opposition to the extracts from his addiess, reproduced from Freedom, stamp him &s & clear hended leader of an emancipated people. '“This nation of America,” he said, “made up of every race in the world, is today one nation with one common interest, one language, ene government, one grand religlon—Iiberty nd a pure government. To rise to this high standard, to realize this perfect clvili- zation what have the Americans had to do* —work! study!—have faith in God and love their country. “Through work they have grown strong, vigorous and rich. Through education they have pertected their industries, attained pre-eminence in the sclences, have reformed and created thousands of useful agricultural articles, fovented wonders without limit and have attained to such a high degree ef perfection that to wish is to obtain. “Belleving in Gnd, loving Justice and | idolizing thelr home lifo they have become a atien of heroes “We Filipinos who love our country with patriotism pure and true must follow the | same path to accomplish this result. Not | with & patriotism that ruins homes, des- troys agriculture, stirs up treachery and makes personal enemies. But with all the Sinest qualities of both our humble brothers and our greatest sages will we become great, free and indepondent. Therefors we must work with all our heart to strengthen ourselves and become robust, vigorous and educated. Imitate Americans; through ne other way can we become aa they are. “The United States of America, this na. tlon that today celebrates Its independence, will never put an obstacle in the way of Fillpinos when it fs evident that the Fili piuos have a real desire to grow great. We must not, however, seek to create a liberty by anarchy or communism—slavery is better than such. Let us all strive to gain a pure democracy. “When we have obtained these individual liberties which are sure to come, we must sacrifice the proud spirit of the feudal period and learn to think of all our neighbors as brothers and equals. When we have learned to do this, we will be free.” triars. A few | PERSONAL NOTES. Those motor pacing machines may con tribute to fast time, but they are not pleasant things to get mixed up with in a bloycle race, President Gilman of Johns Hopkins uale versity practices what he preaches in regard 1o the benefit of athletics by playing & game of golf nearly every day the weather per- mits, London goseip has not only fixed on a dukedom as the reward of Lord Roberts when the war is over, but has settled the grant of money that s to accompany snd support the title at $500,000. Thomas Nelson Page 18 the latest author 1o testify to the virtues of tobacco as a brain stimulant. He {s himself a smoker and always smokes just before taking up his pen and more or less while writing. The hat worn by President Vn Buren during his inauguration ceremontcs has just been presented to the museum of Illinole college. It is & great beaver of the style since assoclated with President Harrison General cleon A, Miles’ famous collec- tion of weapons has heen recently aug- mented by the gift from a South American politician of a sword worn in several cam- paigns by Simon Bolivar, “The Liberator." | The nineteenth century has an abundance | of fireworks in action to mark its close. | Wars in China, South Africa, the Philip. | pincs, Ashanti and great possibilities of | hot finish Count Leo Tolstol is etill a rich man h he insists on living as a peasant the will not permit him to give away his | | of his nine children | this has never been aw and, though several agree with his views, granted David D. Porter, who has just been pro moted to a captaincy In the marine corps, to which service he was appointed at the breaking out of the war with Spain grandson of Admiral Powers and in mauy ways recalls his distinguished progenitor He is taller than his grandfather, but has the same fine figure, the same expressive eyes, the same soldierly bearing and he bids fair to add another brilllant chapter | to the history of the Powers fumlly, which | has played an important rolo in military | affairs since the revolution—before, even. | The announcement i made, with evident authority, that a successful test of a serum for the cure of snake bltes has been made by a well known New York physician, Evi dently this doctor has no head for business or he would not have announced the success bis experiment at this particular time. To be sure this is the season of snake bitce, | but any mpt to Introduce a cure that | will supplant the old original &nd univer- | sally popular remedy snake bites that overy self ting fisherman or camper out carries with him In a round black bot le will be & dismal and lamentable fallure for | Wil prove as futile as the earlier rainbow | land, T |to supply tha wseds ot foreigm ments. Republican policiss and adminis- tration have made the United States pros perous at home and respected abroad and TOWNE KICKS THE DASHROARD, Detrolt Journal: Mr. Towne's declina- | tion is very like the socfety leader's “‘not at-home” to an unwelcome caller—and will be greeted very generally as puerile | and inconsequential 81, Paul Plomeer Press to do the proper tocluding all In waiting s thing, which the bis populist friends, | expected him to do @ month ago, he has | made the performance ridiculous by the | exagrerated importance he attaches to it | and to himself as the performer St. Louls Globe-Democrat: Towne with- | draws because Bryan secured all that he | wanted by the use of the Sioux Falls club. | Towne gives other reasons, but his con- | ventional phrases and platitudes cannot | conceal the fact that he has acted through out under Bryan's orders and as one of his | most intimate inner circle, Pbiladelphia Press: Mr. Towne was nominated to help fight the states west of tho Mississippi. In them the democratic popullst vote is lower than for ten years Mr. Towne's resignation, like Mr. Bryan's appearance in Indianapolis, is a change of buse. Mr. Bryan has no chances left in the greater west, beyond the Mississippi He has none in the middle states. Mr. Stevenson's nomination and Mr. Towne's withdrawal is an attempt to contest the central states. By Scptember this hope long public which arched from Tammany to the popu- list vote of the far west Chicago Tribune: 1t is not likely that the substitution of Stevenson for Towne will cost Bryan a solitary vote. The most interesting passage in Mr. Towne's letter is where he says he was uncertain whether the democratic party, when it adopted the Chicago platform and nominated Bryan, was actuated by an impulse or a pur- pose—that whether it had gone In for rotten money in a moment of excitement or had deliberately made currency debase ment a permanent article of party faith. The ro-enactment of “the principles of 1896 bas satisfied Mr. Towne that the lat- ter was the case, and he is happy. The democracy is wedded to cheap money and hence there (s a party he can work with when the phantom silver republican party has disappeared utterly OF A FAMOUS | PASSIN URIST, Chicago Chronicle: Baron Russell of Kil- lowen, lord chief justice of England, was a great lawyer in the largest sense of the | soldiers | have converted this from a debter into & creditor nation Times have United States no longer the world’s money markets, but grants them. Within the memory of milltons of Tiving men British gold was lent to feed and clothe American armies. Now Amer| can gold is lent to feed and clothe British British manufacturers once dominated the world. Now American manufacturers are steadily increasing while British exports are declining. In arms, arts and fioance the United States fs ever moving forward to a higher and more powerful position. And every move forward, not only at present but for the last forty years, has been made on the impulse of the republican party with the democracy fighting bitterly in the opposition changed indesd when seeks favors o the ROSPERITY IN NERRASKA. Republican Claims Fortified by Pop- James E. Boyd of Nebraska, the only democrat who served as governor of that state, says the greatost mistake Bryan ever made was to force the Kansas City conven tion to relterate the “16 to 1" plank. That mistake, according to Mr. Boyd, will defeat Mr. Bryan by heavier majorities than tho of four years ngo. He says “Money was wnever a0 plentitul and interest rate never wo low products were the Prices of farm never better and the pro- ducers are getting gold money for the products. Prosperity, everywhere in evi- dence, cannot be talked down. It may mot be due to McKinley, but it is posaible under the policy for which McKinley stands.” Money certainly f& plentitul in Nebraska The last quarterly report of the state bank ing department shows that in the last threa months there hus been an increass of $3,000,- 000 in deposits, although only a small frac- tion of this year's fine grain crop has been disposed of. The total deposits in the 405 stato banks aggregate $25,250,000, while those in the national banks of the state amount to $32,000.000. The demand for money is not urgent and every bank has a surplus which it fs unable to loan. The Nebraeka farmers are laying up money LIGHTLY PUT, Indianapolis Journal: term and he was a man of great attain- ments outside of his profession Kansas City Star: It is an interesting fuct that bo was the first Roman Catholic 10 be chief justice of England for 500 yoars During his visit to the United States fflll" years ago he made wmany friends and his | death will be regarded as a serious loss by the bar, not only of England, but alse of the United States. Chicago Record: With the death of Baron Russell, lord chief justice of Eng that nation loses one of its most brilliant men and a barrister of excep- tional ability and attainments. Baron Rus- sell was peculiarly well qualified to make headway in his profession among English- men. An acute lawyer, an orator of fine powers, & close and loglcal debater, he was at home in court, in parliament or on the platform of the campaign speaker Baltimore American: His decisions rank among the ablest ever delivered from any ench and in his public addresses upon subjects of a legal nature he established a reputation for comprehensive knowl- edge second to that enjoyed by none. In America Baron Russell has many personal triends, whe will deeply mourn his death, ad the profession in this country, where constant reference is made to English decisions, will feel his loss almost as much as will that of his own land. Philadelphia Press: In 1889 he was chief counsel in the Parnell case. He entered the court reem known to the London bar. He left It known to the world of English- speaking men. Pigott had deceived all men. He had led to his ruin Macdonald, the hard-headed Scotchman who managed the London Times and who published his forgery on Parnell. He had bamboozled Sir Richard Webster, the leader of the English bar. Press, peers, ministry, bar d people, Pigott had deceived them all The case against Parnell looked so strong and was so strong that no friead but feared for him and no encmy but hoped his downfall It was 6o tried by §ir Charles Russell, so cempletely did he reverse its cenditios that at the end he could tri- umphantly say te the commission: “Your lordships are trylng the history of ten years of revolution in Ireland, a revolu- tion partly seclal, partly political, and you wre trylng the history of that revolution at a moment when, by logal process of the queen's courts, the Irish eople are gathering the fruits of it.” “In opening this ease,” he sald in closing “I said that we represented the accused. My Lords, the positions are reversed. We ure the uccusers. The accused are there.” And as he pointed to the Times' counsel the case was won. Pigott was a sulcide, His forgery was self-confessed. The Times has never recovered from the blow. Nothing but Parnell's fatuous folly de- prived Ireland of home rule as a result of that great oration, fit to rank with any, worthy the study of any man who desires to learn how men may be moved by elo- quent speech. | [ | OUR FINANCIAL SOLIDITY. Remarkable in HAIf @ Dosen Yearn. Chicazo Inter Ocean. Time was when Americans in search of capltal for great enterpriges, and even the United States government, floated their bonds in London. Less than six years ago the United States treasury had to sppeal to the patriotlsm of our great bankdrs to keep down the rate of exchange and thus prevent further exports of gold. But times have changed. Now foreign rail- ways are built and mapy forelgn enter prises fioated with American capital and credit. Now, when the Britlsh govern ment needs $50,000,000 for military expenses in South Africa and China, it offers its treasury bills for sale in the United States, When the United States a fow years ago had to sell its bonds for gold to sus tain its whole currency at par those bonds had to be sold at a discount from their real worth. Now the United States Is uble to refund its outstanding obligutions with new bonds bearing only 2 per cent—the lowest Interest rate ever known under the conditions—and those bonds bring 3% per | cent premium in the open market. On the | other hand, the British government fs com- pelled to offer its § per cent bonds at 2 per cent discount and pay the purchaser a bonus of & month's unearned interest. The offect of these concessions is to mako the Dritish government pay 3% per cont fu- | torest, while the United States pays but 2 per cent. The reasons for these changed conditions are not far to seek The defeat of Bryan and free silver in 1896, with the people’s ratification of the republican policies of protection and sound money, was notice to all the world that we would honestly pay our debts It restored confidence at home and abroad in American integrity. Business revived | and our foreign trade went up by leaps | and bounds (il the world was our debtor The passage of the gold standard law was assurance that every American dol- | lar was as good as gold, The war with | Spain gave no check to industry, added to | the national domain and resources and | greatly enhanced our prestige. The American people Are now so prosperous that they have surplus capital to spare for the development of other lands and he Chiness pursue agr any othar oceupation. “Well, it does train a have 1o fight potato bugs. culture more thun man for war ty Chicay Clara “Isn't it sweet? her birthduy and 1i it myselr.” g0 Record: “What a lovely fan, 1 hought i* for Julla an ked it so well that I kept ] oung lady Pittsburg Dispa Sort of u present for Eweetheart or siste “Er-why-—she hasn' v sl e asn't said which she will want some Pittsburg Chronicle: ““There kiown lunguages and diulects,” Braum. “Inclnding Dinwiddie. are 6,000 4 Van & the English slanguage?” asked Detrolt Journal: It was the third time the man ' in the second row from the orchestra had observed to hix wife that he guessed he would go fnto the lobby and stretch his legs. “How long. O Lord, how long"" murmured the poor woman, while blinding tears filled her eyes Chicago Tribune: The bibulous head walter of the big hotel went anxlously to consult his physfetan. i Doctor,” he sald, “I've got 'em sure this Sce snakes, do you?" asked the doctor Snukes? No! | see men In shirt watsts ~hundreds of them!" Cleveland Plain Dealer: “Some editor Wwho has been giving advice to people on how to live to bo old, says that ane of the muin rules to follow is to go away from the table at euch meal feellng as (f you could eat more.” “Well, sny, if that's right every fellow at our boarding house ought to live to be a hundred!” THE § RT-WAIST MAN, Kate Masterson in New York Sun Oh, You Horrid Thing! You Shirt Wauist Man Get hence! Don't you know That you're not planned For neglige effects? Can't you reulize That it we allowed you To leave off vour coat There's no knowing where you'd stop? For you're just the sort That’ needs ‘un fron hand To keep you In your place And that is in yvour comt 3 ot paw Ne ungel's touch will ever lead you, But a few swift lines Like thed May make you see The error of your ways. It may be true that you have your trousers made With high hips— Whatever that may mea: And that you sport a belt in which you seem to have parfect confi- dence. Bat, oh! Lal—lal-lu-la-1a! Poor thing. Don't you know That If you wear a shirt waist You must have dress shields, And @ pulley belt And one of the new straight front ones, And mafety pins, And latticework effects Through which there is A dim shadowy view, Tow-necked Cut = And finlshed with a fence. Through which runs baby ribbon So-called, Though Rot for Infant's wear Exclusively, And dink: little bows? 1t takes all thi To make & shirt waist possible there are lots of thin Waist Man, ve yet fo learn. ke heed. Cling to your coat, And shoos, And socks, And other queer things that you wear. For truly, Bhirt Walst Man, You are & sizht ‘To make the ungels Flap thelr wings and coo with merriment. Now, be nice Put on your coat Angd tryto forget you ever took it off And wore high hips, irt Waist Man, u won't do! Magnifying Glasses There is nothing so injurious te the eyes as glasses which greatly magni- fy. They are invariably too strons. It 1s not natural for the eyes to see objects too large or too small. The object of glasses is to make every- thing cloar and distinct, but not en- larged. To place the eyes under per fectly natural conditions and to re lieve all overwork and straln. It is to this kind of work that the op- ticlan is especially trained. He must take a careful meusurement of every curve and muscle of the eys. He must be able to select glasses that will neutralize and correct every defe They must be of the right focus and tho right strength and must be in correct position before the eyes. 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