TUK OMATIA DAILY DE& , WEDNESDAY , APRIL 13 , 1892.
DAILY BEE.
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couunsi'ONDENon.
All cnmniunlcntlnns rolntliiK to now awl
tdltnrlnl tunttcr should bo nddrossod tc the
I.dltprl'U Department.
All liiixltii'MiIctlnrH nnil romlltnncM should
1 c nililrpfl cil to Tlio Uro I'ubllshlnB Company ,
Oiiinlm. llruft * . checks nnil postofllco onion
to 1m tnudu p.tynblo to Uio order of tlio coin-
Da ny.
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Axringn Cli dilution lur IVIn inity ! MfilO.
WIIIN : Iho domoonicy of Nobrnska
com pros .us itsoH into the exposition hull
tomorrow night the eomoily of errors
Vill be continued.
No\V that the policoliivo | captured sev
eral shoplifters the court should miilco
tin oxiunplu of them for the benefit of
other persons with kluptomanmcnl ton-
( lonclos.
TIIKUI : nro spo.i on the democratic
sun in this latitude which are por-
copliblo to the naked c.vo. They will
probably have a disastrous nIToot upon
the fall crop of democratic voles.
Rit of Ohio hold out against fate
Vrith fjood ijrit , but ho has yielded to the
inevitable and has announced him
self for Harrison. Mr. Confer is the
tiational committeeman from Ohio.
.Tuncjic GnuiHAJt need not take the
trouble to deny the canard announcing
him as willing to bo sacrificed by the
alliance p-trty us their candidate for the
presidency. The judge is too young a
man to commit political suioido.
JrnoiNO from the action of BOIDO of
the republican county conventions , the
old railroad gang is seoluuir to use the
btato and district conventions for resur
rection purposes chielly. It la propos
ing to revivify about all the political
corpses in Nebraska.
Tin : spectacle of ono man with a broom
tind a shovel keeping twenty blocks of
paved streets clean is enough to make a
graven imago laugh , yet an egotistic
dude editor in this city deliberately
Bltites that this is possible and the man
can be had at 8 > )0 per month.
i : GitAV of Indiana may
take it into his hond to bo the vice
presidential candidate from Indiana. If
ho docs the remarks of Cleveland about
his inoligibilily as a running mate maybe
bo construed into an antagonism which
will take Indiana out of the doubtful
ranks into the republican column.
Cor.ONKL C. , T. BowuiY of Crete dis
covered that Colonel Tobo Castor owns
the democracy of aalino county by un
dertaking to organize a county conven
tion against the latter. When Tobo
nsks for a right of wny in his county
everybody lets down the bars and ho
takes the full widtli of a wide cutting
Boytho. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Mit. MoiiKAKTY of unsavory name
nnd 'nine , swears that wliilo acting as
clerk of n primary election ho was In
timidated by Governor I3oyd into per
mitting illegal voters to east their bal
lots. Mr. Moroarly is not very particu
lar as to what ho swears to. Some
months ago Mr Moronrty swore that ho
tried to break into the county jail to
BJIVO the negro Smith from the mob.
Tun Sissoton and Wahpoton reserva
tion lands are to bo thrown open to set
tlement on the Wth inst. The surplus
nvailnblo for settlement is fi57,200 acres ,
nnd of course a land-hungry host are
hanging on the outskirts of the Indian
country ready for the grand regardless
rush. Tlio fact that the president's
Di-oclamation names Friday for the open
ing will dolor very few superstitious
ones from seizing upon the opportunity
to scramble for raw pralrlo at $2.50 per
ncro no bolter than almost equally alienp
lands olbowhoro In the Oiikotasand Min
nesota which can bo secured without
scrambling.
A aiuUT deal of intorosl Is felt in the
Pennsylvania democratic state conven
tion , which moots today. It will nom-
iimto u state ticket , and aluo appoint
dologatOH to the democratic national
convention. There is n very slroii"
fooling in favor of Cleveland uujong the
democracy of Pennsylvania , nnd the Im
pression is Hint the convention will In
struct for him , in which event the cause
of the ox-prosldont would bo materially
Btrongthonod. But it is understood ,
also , that there will bo a strong olTorl
inado to secure n delegation favorable to
Governor Puttibon ns a presidential can *
dlduto. Not much has recently boon
aid about I'attison in this connection ,
but ho I * utrong with his parly in Poim-
jrlvfttiln , M ho ought to bo , In view of
thn Met Mint ho line ttrico carried the
\t'j \ ) nri jilurnlittct ) , nnd given it
Jilifhly' creditable to
Anil the party. Ho should bo a
tntiii In I'umiHylvnnin than
asf/ilnst / whom tlioro wns n
r < ifl > y Hi tVUtil ever HI,000 , , and in
' ,1 wet 7f , WK/ / ,
THK Tiff rt.ATR DUTY.
Of course the house of representatives
will pass the bill to rcduco the duty on
tin plato. The measure provides thai
nflcr October 1 , 1892 , Iho duty shall be
1 cent per pound , and that on and after
October 1 , ISO I , lln pinto , torno plate
nnd tngpcrs tin shall bo admitted free
of duly. If Ihls bill should become n
law Ihu tin industry that hns sprung mi
tinilor the larilT of the last congrc i
would doubtless bo destroyed , the capi
tal which has been invested in plants
would bo lost and n largo number of
worktnon would bo thrown out of em
ployment. 1'tio work of developing our
tin mines would also bo checked if not
ontii-cly stoppcu. tt is hardly possible
that the results could bo otherwise , because -
cause it is well understood Hint the pres
ent duty affords only such protection to
the homo inanufncturo-sns enables thorn
to compete in the markets with the for
eign producers , who have lowered tholi1
price since our tarllt on tin pints went
into effect.
The bill of llio ways nnd moans com
mittee is therefore deliberately de
signed to break down n now and growing
American industry in the direct inter
est of British tu-nuf'icturora who have
grown rich from the ndvantages they
enjoyed in the American market. The
proposed legislation can find no excuse
or justification in an increased price of
tin plato , because the price of that arti
cle is lower now than wlion Iho present
duty was put on , that is. it is selling for
lobs in Now York. The report of the
majority of the w.iys and means committee -
mitteo says that Iho present law sub.
jei'ts every American industry which
uses tin plato to new and burdensome
exactions , but there is no proof given
that such is the case. Even if it were r
fact that every such industry was corn-
pulled to pay a little more for tin plate ,
would it not bo bolter that this should
bo done for a time and the homo i\\- \ \
dualry built up than that wo should
continue perpetually to depend upon the
British manufacturers , who would bo at
liberty to mnko what price they plonscd
when American competition should bo
destroyed.
There is no longer any question that
the manufacture of tin plate can bo suc
cessfully carried on in the United
States , nor is tlioro any reason to doubt
that with proper oncour.igouicnt it
could bo developed into one of the moat
important industries of tlio country.
Notable progress has boon made within
the past year , and it would h ive bean
much greater but for the apprehension
of such legislation as the domour.Uic
house of representatives proposes , the
building of several largo factories hav
ing been postponed for this reason. Il
in reisonably believed tli.it it the pres
ent duty wore maintained throe or four
years longer there would bo enough
tin plato produced in the United Stiles
lo mool the homo duni ind. This prom
ise the democratic majority in the house
would defeat.
The republican bcnalo will undoubted
ly thwart this design , and if it should
fai'to do so ProUdont Harrison will
not full. The young and growing tin
industry of the United States , the progress -
gross of which has bjan exceptional ,
should bo given a fair opportunity to
demonstrate what American energy and
enterprise can mnko of it , and if tins bo
done there is every reason to expect ,
from what has already baon accom
plished , that tlio result will vindicate
every promise and prediction.
A CANDWATK WITH MISGIVINGS.
A candidate who doubts whether his
nomination would bo wise , dispirits his
frioudH and encourages his enemies. A
man is assumed to know himself better
than anybody else can know him , and
when ho utlors gomelhing in solf-dia-
puiagcmcnl , or which implies that , the
world is warranted in accepting his own
ostimalo of himmilf. Mr. Cleveland , in
a letter written to a gentleman of Chsvt-
tanooga who had sent him the report of
a democratic mooting at which the ox-
president was extolled , said : "I have
frequent misgivings as to the wisdom of
again putting mo in nomination. " The
date of this letter was the day nftor Iho
Khodo Island election , and it is quito
conceivable that the result of that con
test may have had a depressing olloct
upon Mr. Cleveland. IIo wont into the
little state in the closing days of tlio
campaign to inspirit and encourage his
p.irty , and lo preach again the gospel of
tariff reform. His ad vent there was sig
nalized bv a good deal of democratic
onlhubiasm and ho delivered a prepared
address which contained "
only "glitter
ing generalities. " Hut his presence and
his counsel could not stay the swelling
tide of popular sentiment in favor of
republican policy. The woll-omployod
nnd prosperous people of Rhode Island
could not bo deceived. They Know the
aourco of their prosperity and they ron-
ilored a verdict for Its continuance It is
ijuito possible , under the circumstances ,
that this may have raised in the mind of
Mr. Cleveland a question as to the
wibdoin of the democratic party again
putting him in nomination.
If Mr. Cleveland was sincere in what
ho wrote lo the Chattanooga man it sug
gests that ho may have begun to realize
that the ono idea upon which ho lias
persistently dwelt for the last live or six
years , nnd on which rests all his claim
lo party leadership , is no longer of such
overshadowing importance in the popu
lar regard as ho had buliovod it. to bo.
Although boalon on the issue ho made
for bis party in 1888 the result of the
congrosHlonal olouilons of 1SUO gave him
fresh hope , but if ho hns given more
than a suporlldnl study to later events
ho must have discovered that conditions
Have materially changed , and that Iho
appeals and arguments of two years ago
will not iiavo the same potency this
year. Tlio oomplqtu failure of the demo
cratic prophecies of ovlls to come from
the tarilT legislation of Iho last congress -
gross , nnd the division in that party re
garding a policy of reform , have opened
the eyes of a majority of those who
worn misled two yonra ago to the falbo
pretenses and the oharlixtanry of the
democracy. No class or interest is suf-
foriug any of the hardship or oppression
from the tariff which the democrats as
sured the country would bo oxporionccd.
I ho average co > tof living is not irroator
than before Iho present tarilT law wont
into otTu-ct , and is probably loss.
Very few articles of general wet nITooled
by tlw tariff , are higher now than then ,
and some are lower. Ilonco it Is that
except from Iho democratic politicians
there is no urgent demand for tariff re
form , at lonst upon any plan which the
democracy has thus far proposed. The
people who are not In polilics Uislnoss
men , wage workers , and farmers wild
appreciate the advantages of u steadily-
growing homo market are not joining
in the cry for reform by democratic
standards. They are Very well sitlslled
with the situation us it Is , and quite
willing that pro vailing conditions shall
continue until experience ahull show
that a chnueo in necessary and might be
nn Improvement ,
Mr. Cleveland represents nothing but
the Idea of tarilT reform. All his states
manship nnd his only claim to party
londorshlp are comprehended in this
policy. If the pcoplo do not want It ,
and there would seem to bo nmplo cvl-
donco that such is the onse. Mr. Cleveland -
land would bo a hopeless candidate.
Perhaps his analysis of the situation has
brought him to this view , and therefore
the misgivings ns to the wisdom of again
making him the standard bearer of hit
party. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TKT HIM DO IIIH Dl'TY.
If it Is true uncharged by Mr. Mahonej
that rnpcntora nnd non-rosidonts carried
the day at the domo3ratlc prlmnrlei-
last Friday and if it is true ns charged
by Mr. Mahoney In the convention thai
delegates were bought by the Boyd fac.
lion it is within Iho power of Mr ,
Mahoney to purge Iho democracy and
make nn oxnmplu of Iho parlies whc
have sot the election laws at defiance.
In fact it is Mr. Mahonoy's duty tc
vindicate the law. As county nltornoj
ho is empowered to lilo an information
against every man whom ho knows tc
bo a violator of Iho primary election
law and to prosecute thcso olVondcrs ii :
the criminal courts.
In doing his duty as a public olllcor lit
will not only purge his own party ol
corrupt election practices , but render a
service to the wliolo community. The
primary elections are the base of oui
entire system of self-government. We
cannot hope to perpetuate the govern ,
incut of the people by tlio people unlcjE
wo strike at the root of the corruption
of our elective system nnd purge the
primaries and conventions of every taint
of bribery.
O/M/A' MKX 01" T1IH ST.ITK.
Tlio meeting of the elevator men ol
Nebraska in this city Wednesday p'-om-
ises to bo well attended. The object ol
the ingathering of grain dealers is tc
form a stale organization for mutual
benefit. Its scope has not yet boon fully
outlined , but the general purpose ib tc
unite the grain dealers of Nebraska into
a protective asbociation which shall
have strongMi enough in its mamboiship
to induce the railroads to deal fairly
with Nebraska shippers and aid them in
building up local markots.
It will bo possible , of course , for the
association to so combine as to oppress
producers , but the loc.vl competition be
tween dealers and between adjacent
railway stations can bo relied upon to
prevent this. Under existing laws the
railways cannot discriminate s-o sharply
againa shipper as to drive him out of
Iho business , nnd therefore even if this
association shall combine at any time to
Keep prices clown , now buyers and asso
ciations of farmers can readily bronk
the monopoly. It should therefore bo
accepted as a fact ihat this moisting is
not for the purpose of forming a trust
with which to control the grain busi
ness of Nobrasica.
Such an association as is contemplated
can make itself felt for the benefit of the
grain business of the stato. It can by
combining the interests of gr.iin man
along- the several competing lines force
the railways to revise tarill'i which are
unfair , to grant milling-in-traiibit rates
and make such other concessions as ex
perience has shown are essential to the
growth of the local markots. It can aid
greatly in building up milling industries
and developing a comprehensive public
warehouse system. It can also to a
largo dogrco control the inspection of
grain , and thus prevent the unfair grad
ing of distant points. Tlioro are ether
subjects also more particularly atleet-
ing the grain buyers themselves such as
rales of commission , dealings with
caslorn buyers , rating tlio grain and the
like , which will receive attention.
Tin : Bui : on behalf of the clti/.ons of
Omaha wolcomns Ihcso gonllcmon to the
city , and hopes they may organize a
strong association.
AllUUT COMl'HTIKU lilt WOKS.
OMAHA , April 11. To the Editor ol THE
BEE : Tlio building of another bridge over
tlio Missouri , which would enable nil eastern
roads to cntor tlio city , Is a matter of vital
necessity to the future development of
Omaha. But If it Is to cost Ibo county all or
nearly all of the coU of the structure , why
could nnt tbo county and city build and own
III Wo would then bo absolutely nccuro that
no doe.ln-tho-inmiKcr policy will bo overplayed
played against any road seeking iiUinlssiou to
the city. Suppose , wo vote the bonds and at
the sumo tiino accept the proposition of the
Union Pnrlflc road and roluaso It from its
bond ; and suppose , further , that Iho new
brlilgo , nftorohavovotcd the bonds and
released tbo Union Pacific , will not materialIze -
Izo and tha whole projcot fulls Into Innocuous
desuetude , as was the casa with thosami )
project a couple of years ago , whorowlll vvo
then stand ) If , on the ether hand , wo spend
now the demanded subsidy on u public slruc-
turo , wo shall bo freed forever of tbo bond-
iigu of thu Union I'aclllo U rid go company.
T.IM > 1 IIIll.
The reason why tlio city and county
cannot build , own and oporata a railroad
bridge across Iho Missouri Is because
Ihoy have no right to expend 11101103' f ° ' '
improvements in another state. While
the city and county are permitted to aid
by the ibsuo of bonds in works of inter
nal improvement the constitution of
this state forbids thorn from making in
vestments in railroad stocks.
The only feasible project by which the
bridge could bo constructed directly by
the county would bo in connection with
Pottnwattumio county , Iowa. That
might have boon done before tho. Union
Pacific bridge was built and it rfliould
have boon done when the Douglas htreot
bridge was clmrlorod. A free railroad
and wagon bridge would have been of
incalculable advantage to both Omaha
and Council Bluffs. But the ilmo has
gone by and Pottawaltumlo county Is
not likely to join Douglas county In any
scheme to build a railroad bridge. Kvcn
if public buntiuiunt was overwhelmingly
in favor of flti ha ( ) projcot parties in
terested In the .t\fin , bridge monopolies
would dotuit II rttftctly or Indirectly.
The only wny fft la to break the mo
nopoly by llbnr.il' laid to n brlilpo that
will become p it't'pT ' a cdmpotlng railway
fcyalom powerfu\Wough \ , ) to cone with ex
isting linos. PNl ) > or safeguards should
bo thrown nroun1d' ( | the proposition , but
the twln-brldgo mpnnpollos should not
bo permitted to Iwul It down with condi
tions that woulU fiot bo acceptable tu
capitalist ! ! who- are willing to give
Omahn pormnndnl relief.
U. VOUN'CJ. executive clerk ol
the United States senate for ton years
pist , hns boon icmovod from olllco ns a
result ol the investigations of the senate
committee on foreign ntTnlrs into the
question us to who Is responsible for
pormitllng fuels lo leak out of executive
sessions. The sciwto has made an ox *
hlbltlon of itflolf in thus allowing Mr.
Young to become the scapegoat of this
absurd investigation. Every newspaper
man in Washington knows that tl.o
senators thomeclves reveal the proceed
ings of the secret sessions , nnd it is nu
credit lo Ihomto vote that punish incut
shall bo inflicted upon a clerk whoso
position happened to bo confidential to
the executive session.
a democratic senator or repre
sentative introduces a long resolution
covering four or live subjects and callIng -
Ing upon Iho president or ono of the
cabinet officers for certain information
it is always safe to say that ho is fishing
for political capital to bo used in the
coming campaign. Senator Morgan's
resolution requesting the president tc
furnish items of taxation on imports
from tlio United SfUcs imposed by
Hayti and information regarding an
agreement with Germany on certain
articles of commerce is intended as n
cohort attack upon reciprocity.
Miniirliii ; Time.
Plittntlclfltla liviulicr.
Siiealtinij nbout free wool there'll bo lot ?
of it lyinc around loose nftor Cleveland and
Hill meet in Iho Chicago convention.
iK tlin Cliun.
jYetc Vmli Mecitfoci Stli.
Hon. , lohn"M. Thurston Is in town , hut de-
clluos to discuss presidential candidate ; . He
has ati opinion that this subject is slightly
too personal as to himself , but this is un
erroneous opinion.
The Iaim ( iiiihliurrt.
/umsnt C.ly./iiwiwt.
L > ny the hand of the luw on Ibo lot jumpers
In Oklahoma. They are the worst public
enemies in the territory. A bandit has n bad
ctmuco and cannot do much. The lot Jumpers
can rob and demoralize whole towns.
A Ni'\v lilcii tit Itnlliin Dignity.
The sufTROstion that Italy will decline to
accept tlio $ JulOd , ) offered by this govern
ment in settlement , for the Now Orleans
massacre , provided it is given as ' , 'a marls ol
friendship , " and neB in recognition of u lia
bility , presents a how idea of kalian dignity.
1'lenty of Clxiin at I Ionic.
Clticayn 'limes.
Tnero Is no rooiii tor a bust of James llus-
sell Lowell in Westminster abbdy. Space ,
of course , 1m J to ba eooiionii/oj-in order that
no British lordliug ho dabbles in vorsu or
plnys at politirs may ba crowded out. How
ever , thu snub which these unwise Ameri
cans who thought to emphasize Lowell's
virtual expatriation by onsconsins his cllluy
in a British valhalla have received is very
thoroughly ueservcd.
I.iiillrioiiH Ahiumptlcm.
Cincinnati Cummcictal.
Mr. Cleveland is frequently spoken of as a
great statesman , and o [ > osos. The assump
tion is ludicrous. Whenever did ho say u
great thing or do a great act ! In the most
that was over done in his name , ha was sim
ply the instrument or tool in the hands of
men of brains. Ills few speeches and letters
have been very commonplace , containing no
striking thoughts or sentences. Uxcopt for
purposes of a figurehead ho is about the
poorest stick of timber the democratic parly
over picked uu , and that U snyine a groai
deal. * _
The Ciitiill > ii | ; Curnlv.il.
Lincoln ficwi.
Give tlio Nebraska democrats a smell from
Ihobottloof success and they will straight
way got drunk and smash the bottle * . They
can turn fortune into misfortune , change
success into defeat and transform good luck
into adversity in a way that is positively
alarming1. They are so constituted that they
tlirlvo In misfoitunu only to wither away era
the ( lush of victory is well upon them. They
can crcntn n disturbance in less time ana ever
amore trivial subject than any class of men
on ourth. Lot them hiivo a llttlo rope nnd if
they don't liuiur uiatnsclviis It will Uu because
the re DO was torn to bh rods in the scramble ;
and everybody will bo slashed nnd smeared
in the maloo. tints nnd dogs could sit on a
fence enclosing a lot of Nebraska democrats
intoxicited with the exuberance of transi
tory success , and actually got points on how
to claw nuch othor.
A Simsiin Tlultrt lo Drk'llt ,
ffctv Ymh .Sun.
In 1883 the democratic party wont crazy for
tariff reform and trotted into the mud be
hind the clophaiilino economist of the mug
wumps. Licking No. 1.
In IS',11 tlio Utile democrats , sticking lo tlio
suinu oh ) tariff reform as propounded by the
same old corpulent Cnbdon , bi'cumo unpro
tected mats for Mnor | William McICInloy , jr. ,
und the republican itorty to wipe their feet
on. Llclilng No. i | .
In 1WU the KhoUq J-jlund democrats loon up
the same old howl au.il Unlit for the Bamo old
tailfC reform und Uiusamo old sarcotie der
vish. Licklug No. 3/ >
Hasn't the democratic p.irtv had enough of
this sort of thing ) j ( .Tlio sarcotio dervish is
wtmiing to empty houses. Is It impullto to
suggest that tarlftjraform , too , has 1:01 : boon
what the mannRci-a'df ' theaters call a drawIng -
' ' '
Ing attraction !
it will nay the d/jjjporntlo ) parly to throw
away its season tU&ut to defeat.
Tim Irri > i > niNlil | < > Cniillii ; ! ,
HllllMIl IMfliirlxe.
The question olllio rraulutlan of railroad
rates will bo the most serious ono that will
coutronttbe next legislature that assembles
In the eta to of Nebraska ; for no party in the
state could dnro to lunoru it la Us platform
or shirk acllon when tbo question U to bo
uccldcd ,
There u a deep , widespread and almost
universal fooling amouf ? farmers and ship
pers that rates are it ? many respects oxcoi-
ivo und unjust , aim to this fooling [ ho ulll-
anca and Independent organs give constant
and violent expression.
On the oluor hand'certam ' of the organs of
both the uemooratio und republican parties
claim on babalf of tha railroads that tbo
roads of the state at prosout rates are run
without profit , and that further reduction
would result In ruin to roads already In opor-
uUon and the absolute stoppage of uii.v
further building of railroads within llio
stuto ,
In this , as In almost all other cases , the
L'oldcu mean lies bolwocu tbo two extremes.
It will not be safe to take counsel from th
organs of the cornorallons owning the gro. \
lines that tntonoct our state , nnd still lo § t
plvo heed to the lll-advlsod und Intompornt
monthlies of the would-bo statesmen of tin
Urnno , McKleghati and Powers stamp , Es
pcclally In the ronuMlcan party It Is cml
nontlv titling that tha cool , level-headed nm
responsible element of the party should conn
to the trout and Insist nn bolnjr hoard in UK
nnnunclallon of llio principles upon whlcl
Iho parly will ask the suffrAge of the people
next fall. A policy subordinating the welfare
faro of the pooplu to the arced of corpora
Hens , besides bolnt ? wrong In principle
would be likely to result m n defeat at the
Dolls , and that , too. by a faction at utterly
Incapable of nfTordltiR relief of thn wrongs
complained of , as was that miserable crowd
of fancied reform statesmen who howled
their Impracticable schemes In the last legls
laturo.
No friend of his state would Illso to see
policy Inaugurated that would crlpplo thi
railroads wo already huvo nnd put a stop tt
thn extension of now lines to places dostltutr
of these prlmo essentials of our tnoitorr
civilization , however much such n state o
things raleht nloaso n fanatical faction whc
have n creed to vindicate at any cost to tin
prosperity of Iho industrious and thriftj
among us.
j//.v < > / .ton ; .
Hobert Louis Stevenson 1ms become t.t
popular in Samoa that he Is tallteO ot as c
int uro king of that place.
Mr. Drown , who has Just boon elected goV' '
ernor of Uhodo Island , will rocolvo the
munificent salary of $1,000 n year.
Sonntor Voorhcos of Indiana will dollvoi
the oration nt the lormal opening ot the now
stool bridge ever the Mississippi at Memphis
May U
Jerry Husk wants folks to believe that IK
can got more solid fun out of his 400 acn
farm In Wisconsin than ho can out of his
position in Washington.
The comluutors on two lines of street rail
wny in Now York have boon notltlod thai
they must wear wiuto shirts , llnon collar ;
and white lies when on duty.
Uv the will of the late millionaire Robert
A. Dnrnus of St. Loula , provision is made
lor a new hospital In that uity , whore then
are already many renowned and woll-matv
aged hospitals.
Kx-Secrotary Bayard of Delaware will
loau his state delegation to the Chicago dome
cratlo convonMon , where his voice nud In
llutmco will bo thrown strongly in fuvor ol
Mr. Cleveland's rcnomination.
Mr. Justice Lamar's wretched health is
said to ho largely duo to his greit absorption
in his books. Ho is almost unmanageable bj
his wlfo when once ho gels into his library.
Ho is passionately fomt of ruautng.
M. Doibler , thocxcuuttoiior ot Franco , has
otprossod the olUcial opinion that the mur
derers whom ho executes nowadays arc
a much more elevated class intellectually
than these on whom ho practiced at the biv
ginning of his career.
Kate Field's compliments to Mr. Uorrowo :
"That there should live nn Ainoiican low
enough to barter his own Infamy and thereby
betray the weakness of a woman whom he
has prolendod to love ! So base nn act becomes >
comes u crime for which there is no name.
Such moral lepers should bo shunned by
every man mid woman possessed of one
atom of solf-rusnect. "
On the occasion of his 70tb birthday , whlcl
'
Ho celebrated on the .ind inst. , liov. 'Edward
livorctt Halo , D.D. , received the following
tribute of esteem and admiration from the
venerable poor , Wliittier :
"Nover falls thy heart to greet
Noble deed with warmest boat ,
Hands of want and souls in pain
Have not sought thy door in vain.
Thou hast kept thy'foalty good
To tuo human brotherhood. "
Colonel Al Fairbrother has declined to be
a cumhdato for governor of North Carolina.
"Ho docs not give bis loasons , but to those
of us , " says tlio Oolnmuus lologratn , "whc
have heard the plaintive remark of the gov
ernor of North Carolina to thu governor ol
South Caiolma no reasons nro required. "
Tin ; n.ir tti'.iTi ; .IM > vr.wKr. i\n.
Globe Democrat : The Mussacnusotti dele
gates to the Chicago convention are In
structed to vote for Cleveland , unless they
shall think it bettor to vote for somebody
olso.
olso.Now
Now York Advertiser : Mr. Cleveland
.seams to have Massachusetts. This is com
forting , Hud Massachusetts cold-shouldered
n resident of Bnz/ard's ' Bay it would huvn
been worse than Khodo Island and KhoJc
Islantt was bad onougb.
New Yorlc World : The Massachusetts
democratic convention has named Its fuvor-
itu for tbo urjsidency , but has loft the task
of nomiuatini ; to the national convention , to
which it belongs. Thu Massachusetts dele
gates will bo unmstruclcd and unpledged.
New York Times : Tbo action of thn demo
cratic convention of Massachusetts will give
n now impulse to tbo wave of fooling that is
already swooping over the country In laver
of the nomination of Cleveland for the presi
dency , and , it is not too much luadd , In favor
of his election.
Philadelphia Uicord : The democrats of
Massachusetts by their action clearly indi
cate the path ol courage and consistency in
pursuing which the party may win with
honor or lese without dishonor. Wo do not
think that detent would bo possible on the
Massachusetts platform.
Chicago I'ost : The Massachusetts delega
tion will como to Chicago unliistructe.il but
undeniably solid for "Monsieur di > UulTalo. "
This fact is the more noteworthy boenubo the
most conspicuous man among the dclpgatus-
at-Iurgo is our old fi lend , lion Patrick A.
Collins of Boston , the eloquent , the Irio-
prc.ssible , who has not recently bosn conqu
ered a very ardent Cleveland man ,
St. Louis Republic : The Mnssachusotis
delegation goes to Chicago uiiinstructed. If
it is the right sort of delegation that U the
way it oiicht to go. A number of instructed
dolucations in a convention uio apt to befog
u situation and contribute mora to discord
than harmony. The great duty of atat'i con
vention ! Is to select capable am1 rosponsllilo
men as delegates and lot tlioni got their In
structions from the pooplu.
Boston Olobo : Although Cleveland .senti
ment umnistiilmuly pruvailod , the convention
yesterday wisely left 10 the discretion of iis
representatives the course to bo taken re
garding Iho prasidontliil enmliducy. Its
members fully roali/ud that HID great and
all-important duty to bo fulllllcd at tl < u na
tional democratic conclave In .luno Is thn
choice of u standnrdrbearor wlm will nurolv
lead tha way to glorious triumph next No
vember ,
Now Orleans I'lciiyiinu : I'utUm Ii not knu
uliun < liu gils the brstnf It.
Gnlvosum Nunrti Thu jiromUIni ; yotinj inun
Ib \uiy.s In ( lulit.
Washington Slur : A good olockinuUar
should bo famous for Ills striking iicljluvu-
IIIUIllH.
1'iick : Mrs. .Siilmrb-Arc. ) you iiumwliitod
wltli her Dorbonullv ?
I'ropilulress ( of Into'llgonciiiilllue ' ) Vos , lii-
ileod. Qlii ) IHU good gill , I hiivu Known lior
furyeurs. hhu i > ouius In huro almost uvury
uutik ( or a place.
Jndtfe : "Whrtt Is your name ? " said St. 1'utor
lo thu arrival ut thu giitn.
Vloliv l/llmsylliiir. hlr. "
"llow 'I lil you oucuuy your tlinn im o.irlh ? "
"Poiibrutto. ST. ' '
"fcouliii'ltuV" miiBod HU 1'ctur. ' 'Supiioiiii ,
Vlolii. yim so bnulc and gut it cleutur'a curtlll-
iiiitu thill you'ru dead. "
A fllUlTI.KSH II A 111.
AVic Ynfk lleniM.
UKvna anouk tlilof , bold and bad ,
WhoblohHHi April Hint
A pocket houk , und wbui1 hu luokod
Wltliln , his 1st hu uni.sed.
lln found u llttlu failed ( lower ,
Suiuu reulpi'H for lunti
A button tuiiik , bomu piuitry ,
Hill uot one ttluiciu luul !
1C ito KlulTn WiwhlliKtoiit "All , Illitnk , IH It
fim't 1 biiiiryim'ru riiiinliii ; a liuii'io of jour
jtvii imnV"
No. " rc | ioiiilud Illunk giully , "only
niiirrJud. " _
Detroit I'ruo l'rc s : Mrs. Illoolmiiipcr Yes ,
jvorybody IH always roudy lo give aiivluo.
llloobiinipur Tliuru uro exiuptlonu.
"Aro llioiulr"
"Ves : doctomund lawyers. "
I'lilliidolplilix Hornril ; Tu proto that thu
ilothoj hu DulU are uli wool , u indue uvuiiuu
lu.ilur uliuws uubtumcrH thu mothd In Ihu tiur-
nunti.
AT DEMOCRACY'S ' DONNYBROOK
Metaphorical Fooling for Holds Will Eogin
nt Sovou O'clock This Evening ,
CAREFUL REVIEW OF THE SITUATION
jil 'Moil IVi-l Coiillilpnt \VlnntiiRTIiplr
rotnt , hut Iho OppiMltl , , , , t , ll,1Priil ,
nnd ArtlvnUhut tlio state
Paiiors Siiy.
The domocrntio state convention which
moots In this city today will undoubt
edly bo ono of the most exciting that the
party has hold for years. The lines ot battle
nro already drawn. The light will probably
ba along tha lines of Instructing forUrovor
Cleveland or sending nn unlnstruclcd dologa-
lion to the national convention. Mixed and
mingled with this will como Iho light bo-
twcon the Uoyd nnd antl-Boyd factions.
The democratic clans began lo arrive last
evening. Tobias Castor , ,11m North , S. M.
Wolbnch and n host of shoulder hitters from
over tliciutscf no in on Uio evening trains
nnd created quite a political iitmosphoro
nbout the I'axton.
Tobias Casio Is ono ot Mr. Hovil's most
faithful friends and ho usually hoops well up
on the drift of sontlmont touching the actions
of the governor. Spanking ot the nntl-Hoyd
bolt lost night. Mr. Castor said : "Governor
Uoyd will have . ' 150 votes In the convention
outsldo of Douglas county , f know but very
little about the bolt nero in Douplas counlv ,
bul I feel perfectly confident that thu state
Will stand bv Governor Uoyd. "
Jim North was asked what ho thought ot
the situation and onlv replied that It looked
as though there would In some opposition to
the governor. IIo thought , however , that
the opposition would bo done un when it came
to a decisive struggle.
The convention will bo called to order nt 7
o'clock this evening in Exposition hall. The
various district delegations will hold meet
ings this afternoon for the purpose ot decid
ing upon the delegates they wish elected
from lur-ir dislrlcls ,
Governor Uoyd said at the county conven
tion that ho was not In favor of sending an
instructed delegation , but thought it wiser to
send n delegation of lovol-hoaded and loyal
men who would bo able when they had ob-
luinod n full view of the Hold and hau learned
the desire of a majority of Ibo party to decide -
cido what course was best to pursue for the
good of the country and the pirly ns n na
tional organization. The nntl-Boyd faction
has laken hold of ibis statement to show
that Mr. Boyd is not a friend of Cleveland.
Most of Boyd's supporters seem to bo
in favor of * sending an uninstructcd
delegation , in accord with the son-
limoiits expressed by the governor. This
has caused the Martin mon to take up tbo
Cleveland yell with n good deal of oarnost-
no38. It , seems likely , therefore , that the
Martin faction will malco the most of the
rally for Cleveland in order to win tbo sym
pathy of the convention in their struggle to
got Into the convention.
M/ng ! Up the 1'rosppcts.
Iii looking ever the reports from the vari
ous democratic county conventions It Is
found that out of n total of forty-two coun
ties twcnty-tbroo have sent delegations
instructed to vote for a Cleveland
delegation , and .seven counties have ex
pressed u preference for Boies as the vice-
presidential candidate. Eleven out of the
forty-two have instructed their dele
gates to vote for Governor Bovd and two
have instructed against him. 'The others
have remained silent upon the subject.
Douglas and Choyonuo counties will have
doublo-hoauers in the convention , the split
being caused by the Boyd and Martin light.
Four counties nut of the fortv-tun are
in favor ns sending Congressman Bryan as
the lender of the state delegation to the
national convention. Among the prominent
aspirants wnoso names will bo presented to
the convent Ion to bo elected delegates to the
national convention will bo the following :
Hon. .Tosopn Obcrfoluor of Cliovenne , D.
W. Cook of Gugc county , J. O. Uubbell of
Jefferson , Milton Doolittlo of Holt couutv ,
K1. J. Halo of Madison , H. A. Beatty of
Adams , Frank 1C. Spearman of Ultclicock
county , J. F. Crocker of Buffalo. W. H. Kol-
igor of Hamilton countv. Congressman
Thompson of Hall county , .1. C. Datiluinn of
Sioux county , Robert Clogg ol lliohardson ,
J. II. Ilurwood of Lancaster , II. B. Wallace
ofCass , H. Gllkcrson of Saunders countv ,
J. W. Parrcll of Harlan , Tobias Castor of
Snlino county , Euclid Martin of Douglas
county nnd Governor Boyd of Douglas
county.
Lod.it AflpiTl of tlio right.
The local fight between the Boyd and Mar
tin factions waxes warm ns tbu'tluio of battle -
tlo approaches. Tno Martin mon have boon
counting on the assistance of A. J. I'opplclon
and J. M. Woolworth m the struggle before
the convention , but tbov ere doubtless
doomed to disappointment in n part of thnt
anticipation at least. Mr. Popploton was
seen by a BHK reporter yosturday and
was asked if ho Intun Jed to take auy part in
the convention.
"I shall not bo in the convention , " said
Mr. 1'opploton. "It will bo an nil night
struggle and I hnvo no Inclination to engage
in any contest of tlio kind anticipated. If 1 j
could nnmo Iho prnsldontinl ticket , which it
of course Mtogothor Improbnbln , " continued
Mr. Popploton good nnturmilv , "I would
nmno Governor Piutlnon of Pennsylvania
and Governor Boles of lown. 1 thlnlcltwll )
bo utterly Impossible for us to elect cither
Cleveland or Hill , to carry Now York ntul
without New York wo would Imvo no ohnnco
to cloct our rnndldnto. I nm in fnvor per
sonally ot sending nn unlnstructoit delega
tion to the national convnnlton. "
Mr , Woolworth returned vostonlay nftot
nn absence of several days and was MI prised
to 11ml that he had been' elected delegate to
the stnto convention , "i have Just como
homo" ho said to n IUn : reporter , "nnd have
hnrdly 1 en mod the situation. I nm told Hint
I wns oli'ctoil n delegate to the state conven
tion , but I know nothing of II aside from thnt
mcro Matomcnt , 1 could not snv nt this
inlniito what 1 shall do In the promises. I nm
Ignorant of the causes that led to this peculiar
stnto of nlTturs nnd until I hnvo given Iho
mnttar more attention I shall not bo In n
position to any whether I shall bo In the con
vention or not.1'
TIIIUHHilt Till : STATi : .
tttrimirrs of DoiiiiMinUlo Mouthpieces nn
tlm Situation. '
The situation In Doualns county has at
tracted wldo attention throughout the stnto
nnd hns nfforded the theme" for many hot ed
itorials In the domocrntio press. Never hat
there been so much wrangling nmoiig tno
bourbon editors , nnd It doesn't look as it roc-
ncllmtloiisould bo nn cnsv m.Utor.
Editor Cnlhoun of the Lincoln Herald bo.
llovcs that Boyd should ba sent to Chicago
ns n dolepntc-ut-lnrco "ns n courtesy to tha
democrat who could bo elected , us nn net of
lustlco to thu man who hns bcon prosecuted
and persecuted nnd put to great expense sim
ply because ho Is n democrat. "
According to Q. P Marvin , editor of the
Bontilco Dimiocrat , "Governor Boyd is ono
ot these self-sacrlllcmg i-entlomcn who be
lieves that the tall should go with the hide ,
lie Is willing to accept anything thnt the
democracy has at Its disposal. "
Genial Charlie Sherman of the Plaits-
mouth .lounial has lost his geniality and de
clares thnt "tho Boyu program will gel few
supporters In Cuss county. "
Ed Hull , who was in the lasl legislature
as n member ftom Hall county , assorts In his
Grand Island Democrat"Goveinor
Boyd ought to feel proud of the broke uu
condition of the democratic patty in this
state ns the result of Us londorshlp. As a
dlsorgnnlzor ho is n decided success but ns n
leader and statesman ho Is n dismal falltuo. "
Because the York county democratic cen
tral committee appointed delegates to the
state convention without consulting the
numbers of the party , C. D. Casper , the veteran -
oran democratic imti-monopolv editor uf the
York Pioss and Oavld City Press , exclaims
In no uncertain tone "If the rank and llio of
tlio party fall lo show up at tlu < polls this fall
it can DO piopoily chaigcd to Iho ring tac
tics of sulf-aiipointcd loaders. Democracy of
the true him ! advocates no such slurchambor
methods. The county democrats should huvo
boon allowed to coino In nnd express n pref
erence. Then they would hnvo felt sonio In
terest in the work of the state convention.
The party will novur gain n victory , or cast
n respectable sized vote wliilo such methods
prevail. "
Listen to W. H. Ivnrns of Iho Tolcnmiu
Herald and hoav whatho has hoard : ' 'Willie
morn than ! C > per cent of the Nebraska do-
mocrnov Is cither for Clavelnml or Boios , nil
tno candidates mentioned fordologatos tu thu
Chicago convention , that is Governor Boyd ,
Dr. Miller , J. Sterling Morton , Clmrlos
Ogdou and the rest of the Omaha big guns
nro out nnd out for Hill. Will Nebraska
democrats perform the nincompoop aut nnd
choose this same old Omaha crowd lo mis
represent thorn I"
Accoiding to the Blair Hecord the demo
crats of Washington county favor Euclid
Martin of OmahuV. . .1. Bryan of Lincoln
nnd W. II. Thompson of Grand Island as
three of the delegntes-at-lorgc. There will ,
according to tbo sumo paper , bo lots of
trouble in the delegation to tha state conven
tion , because Dick Thompson has , it Is al
leged , stolen a proxy and proposes to show
up when the proper time comes. Dlck : , tur
Uncord claims , is a resident of Hustings , and
"ho came hero for n course of Ivcoloy treat
ment , not expecting to remain hero nt all.
Ho is not a representative of this county in
any sense , and it looks as if 'Dick'
was not 'In It' after nil. Wo are
also Informed thnt ho is ( or Boyd ,
first , last and nil the tlino , and that ho cmno
Ijaok hero from Oiniilm last Friday ulght
ivttli the dotoimliiatlon of securing n proxy If
: io could not got there my other wny. Tina
morning ho took tlio train for Hastings nnd
Dtlier points to begin laying plans for n
icheinu to switch into line enough county
jelcgntions to show ui > well for Boyd. "
This is the way Edgar Howard of the
Papllllon Tunes tells the uilaof woo : "It H
the olu story. Clinrloy Brown , Jealous of the
popularity of the governor , seeks to over
throw hisolu-timocuoiny. Hu dura notcntor
the lists in person , but nuts Euclid Martin
forward as his champion. Now Mr. Martin
is a very nice gentleman nnd n good demo
crat. He would bo dosrrving general sup
port by democrats did bo stand in bettor
light 'bnforo them , but , floundering In the
quagmire of fusion alongside Brown , no de
serves doftmu Governor Boyd ought to bo
cliosen as a delegate to the national conven
tion. Democrats of Nebraska would suy by
defeating him that , although ho is our gov-
Brnor , bo Is not lit to represent us in national
alTairs. Wo say he ought , to ba chosen , but
ivo sny It with n proviso. He roust first de-/
: laro blmsolf in favor of the nomination o7
Srover Cleveland , and , further , ho mint not
isk permission to name bis aisociatcs upon
.ho delegation. "
Colllllllttrn Uniting C'liMcil.
There will bo n mooting of tbo democratic
ante central committee this afternoon
'Wednesday ) at II o'clock at the Merchants
'lotel. ' Cnuu.s Oi.i > r.Chairman. .
" & CD.
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