Nebraska Newspapers

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Tlio tariff situation Is decidedly warm 100
In tlio slmde at Washington on Saturday.
The Corcans themselves appear to be the
most undisturbed of any who are involved In
the Impending Corcan war.
Republican members of tlio tariff confer
ence commltteo no\er had an easier Job.
They have tlio name , but the democrats do
the work. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Wo never know with how few officials
the city government can get along until a
large proportion of tlio city employes go off
on their annual vacations.
Pullman still declines to talk on tlio con
dition of affairs In his works near Chicago.
But that docs not prevent the people from
talking on the condition of I'ullman.
Nemaha vv 111 have to go Davvson one better
In giving the favorite son a send off. The
trouble Is that down In Nemaha the process
Is too old a story to arouse a noticeable
enthusiasm.
If you don't believe that the common
people get their share of the benefit of the
public park system of the city Just take a
rldo out to Hanscom park and see what a
popular resort It Is.
Blighted crop prospects do not seem to
extend to the regular crop of political can
didates. This one crop thrives under the
most adverse circumstances. This year
promises to be no exception to the ordinary
rule.
Another railroad strike in sight. This
time the Santa Fa locomotive engineers and
train men are said to be on the eve of a
walk-out. When that btrlko conies we presume -
sumo the Santa Vo managers will declare
there Is nothing to arbitrate.
Mr. Kaspar has made a good beginning
ns street commissioner. Ho has decided to
dispense with the general foreman and do
the work himself. This will save the city
at least $100 a month , which Is the most
practical example of retrenchment that has
been furnished so far.
Wo are assured that there has as yet been
no formal declaration of war between China
and Japan. But the Jnps and pigtails are
scrapping all the same , and the fellows who
have been slugged or murdered before the
war has been formally declared will accept
no apologies.
The confidence of the public Is beginning
to bo seriously shaken in the weather fore
casts telegraphed from Wabhlngton at the
expense of the government. It would bo
much more sensible for the weather bureau
to favor us with hlndcasts by mall. That
would certainly be moro reliable and Inex
pensive. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
That the Rellly P.iclllc railroad funding bill
Is not going through congress , If It passes
at all , without considerable opposition Is
plain from the minority report tiled against
the measure. The minority of the committee-
favor Immediate foreclosure. The Ilcllly bill
is merely a measure to sta\o off foreclosure
for a period of fifty years. .
Vlco President Stevenson la huriylng back
to Washington in order to be on hand In the
emergency of another tie vote on the tariff
question. His absence from the senate on
Friday brought the democrats nearer to de
feat than they had been at any moment of
the tariff proceedings , and they could but
shudder at the prospects of a recurrence of
the danger. This Is one of the few occasions
when the presence of the vice president in
his place In the Benato becomes leally Im
portant , and when that ofllclul , usually amore
moro llgurohcad , holds the balance of power
that Is to determine whether his party shall
prevail or not. That Mr. Stevenson would
relish an opportunity to rescue the demo
cratic nmjoilty In the senate from defeat
goes without saying. A bare uhaiico of plac
ing President Cleveland tinder obligations to
him Is enough to start Mr. Stevenson toward
Washington and over halt the continent.
Judging from the resolutions adopted by
the democrats of Cass county , the plan for
uniting the democrats and populists for
General Weaver for congressman from the
Ninth Iowa congressional district Is not
prospering : BO well as some of the admirers
of Mr. Weaver would have us believe. The
Cass county democrats call the scheme one
( or delivering the democratic party Into the
hands of the populists and brand It as "a
cowardly surrender. " They go further testate
state that If the plotters succeed In their
fell purpose they will not consider themselves
bound by tlio convention endorsement , nor
will they accept as the test ot fealty to the
democratic party the support of a populist
candidate with democratic votes. Weaver's
small chances of election will , of course , bj
rcducod to nil without a democratic endorse
ment , and It begins to look as It they would
not bo much Improved oven should the demo
cratic convention ulvo him the stumy of 1U
approval.
LKT f.s ; M rft A sKrr/B ; //Ar.
The Omnlm Dec It recalling romlnlsconncs
of the flimnelnl operations of the republican
central commltteo In the campaign of ' 03
The point Itnnts to make Is that Colonel
Majors , the cnmlMate for llcuUm.nt BUV-
crnof , owing lc * the peculiar attitude ( if
some republican statesmen anil alleged re
publican newspapers toward htm In the
canvass , tlld not pay over lit * nssc.isiiinnl
to the central committee treasurer , but
made his own campaign at his own expense.
Whlb the ethics of thin proceeding arc
bcltiR canvassed , perhaps It la well enough
for The Hoc to make an explanation of the
charge brought by Richards of Dodge In
the cift'ct that Mr Rosewater collected from
the buslnefls men of Oinuha some JGOO for
the committee which ho never paid over ,
but used to recoup himself for his "cam
paign expenses. " While wo are clojrlng
up these things let us have on all-round
settlement. It would appear that there
never has been a clear financial statement
by the coimnlHco since that campaign
was fought and won. * * II
Is time for the party to cinch the
rogues and put them where they can do no
further harm to the sacred cause for which
It Is contending a cause that Is far iibovo
personal considerations and that can never
bo In sympathy with malicious scandal
mongers and perpetual mischief makers.
Lincoln Journal.
It Is In accord with the eternal fitness of
things that thu paper founded nml kept nllvo
by successive bands of public thieves , wha
have made Jobbery a cardinal virtue , should
taUe up the cudgels for what Denis Kearney
pointedly designated as an honorable bilk.
The attempt to vindicate the hickory shirt
swashbuckler , who makes It his practice to
dcadbcat his way as a candidate , would
have been allowed to pass unnoticed were
It not sought to be- made at my PNPCIISC.
The champion of boodlerlsm calls for a
settlement and I cheerfully respond to the
I hnve b'en waitIng -
call. It Is an opportunity
Ing for these many months. So long as the
slanderous charge about the $500 collection
was surreptitiously circulated by the Agers ,
the Walt Sccleys ami other political rodents
and Irresponsible vagabonds. , I was not In
position to refute It. Had Mr. Richards or
any responsible man made the charge over
his own name I should have made them
answer for It.
Now lot us have a settlement about this
campaign of 1892 , and we shall see where the
debit and credit comes In. At the outset of
that campaign the clnlrman of the national
committee assured mo that any legitimate
campaign expenses Incurred In behalf of the
national ticket would be met by the national
committee. In pursuance to these assur
ances I negotiated for ciuipalgn literature ,
principally newspapers , and cairled on a
campaign bureau for correspondence and dis
tribution of literature. Although I had re
pealed asbiirances that at least $10,000
would bf > contributed by the national com
mltteo for Nebraska , not a dollar was remit
ted. During the progress of the campaign
the obligations Incurred had to be met. Hav
ing no available funds on hand , I ralseil the
money through loans In banks , for which 1
became personally responsible. On over
$1COO of these notes I had to pay Interest
for a year and a half , and am still paying
the standard rate of Interest on $450 of
these loans. From beginning to the end of
the campaign all my urgent appeals were In
vain and my account with the national com
mittee stands as follows today :
National Republican Committee.
To E. Rosewater , Dr.
1892.
Sept. 15. To amount advanced Kear
ney Hub $ 250.00
Oct. 1. To ain't paid to Pokrok 52ap-
Idu Printing company ( Boho-
mlan paper ) 490.00
Oct. 10. Am't paid to Swedish
American Pub. company
( Swedish Tribune ) CGO CO
Nov. 4. Am't paid to F. Schnake ,
Nebraska Banner ( German ) . . . 320.00
Nov. 10. Salary of stenographer 3V6
months , Aug. 1 to Nov. 10. . . . 260.6C
Total . . * 1.90332
During the campaign I made two trips to
Washington , one to Now York , three to
Chicago , one to Milwaukee , on business of
the national committee , at my own expense ,
and canvassed the state , making seventeen
speeches in various sections as far west as
Indlanola and as far north as Nlobrara ,
paying my own way , making no demands
for services or expenses Incurred.
Within the last thirty years since I have
lived In the state I have yet to hear of the
first national commltteeman who Incurred
any expenses , made any canvass , or did any
work Whatever In carrying thestate. . The
truth Is there was nothing for a republican
national commltteeman to do In a state that
had from 10,000 to 25,000 sure majority In
every presidential campaign.
In order to throw a llttlo more light on
the conduct of the campaign It may not be
amiss for mo to publish someof my corre
spondence , but before doing so let mo state
that my failure to receive the promised aid
from the national commltteo was duo to
the backcapplng of leading lepubllcans who
appeared to bo afraid that the state would
go for Harrison. In the last Interview I
had with Chairman Carter at the Loutsvlllo
meeting of the National Republican leaiuo ;
ho stated that Senator Paddock hadassuied
him that no money was needed for carryIng -
Ing Nebraska , and yet Senators Paddock
and Mamlorson pressed mo into signing an
uigcnt requisition upon tlio national com
mltteo about a month before the election.
Right hero lot mo also state that at the
outset of the campaign I positively declined
to handle a dollar of the campaign fund and
designated Mr. Henry Bolln , our city treas
urer , as treasurer of the campaign funds.
The following letters need no explanation *
OMAHA , Neb. , Oct. 11. 1892 Hon. A.
E. Cady , Chairman .Republican State Central
Uommltteo , Lincoln , Neb. : Dear Mr. Cady
Yours Inclosing letter from Mauley received.
I had received a similar letter from Mr.
Gaiter the day before , In which ho says
nothing can ba done for the present. I
fear wo wll | get no help and I may even
lie compelled to piy out of my own pocket
the money I have advanced and the
labilities' I have incurred. Such treatment
is not very encouraging , to say the least.
I liavo been so much annoyed by parties
who want help , and the announcement In
the World-Herald that 1 had received a
large package of money was doubtless In
tended to sot some more wolves onto mo , so
I have put n quietus on the raiders by a
letter over my own signature which ap
peared In this evening's Bee and will also
appear In tomoirow morning's edition.
1 am also in dead earnest ns regards my
l > ropoiltlon to step down and let somebody
eleo assume the responsibility of the national
committee work , providing , always , that I
am relieved befora the election. I would
rather have my hands frco than to submit to
Impudent threats and bulldozing. Very re
spectfully yours , 13. ROSKWATKR.
LINCOLN. Neb , Oct. 17 , 1892 , Hon. K.
RoscwaU-r. Omaha , Neb. : My Dear Mr.
Roaowatcr Your several favors received ,
and I am very much gratified that you
have arranged to keep appointments In
Kiiox , AnUlopo and other northeastern
counties , 1 fully realize the unnoyonco
caused you by publication In the World-
llerald and was pleased that you so
promptly and emphatically replied to It.
However , I think no one Is inclined to pay
any attention to the statement , and , beyond
setting the wolves after you , think nothing
will come ot It , So fur us I am abla to
observe , there Is no deposition on the part
of the state committed to have you with
draw. For myself I am well aware of what
you have done and the excellent service
rendered the committee. Better than any
OMO clso I am able to mcasnru the vuluu
of your services , and In case we win , which
I feel sure we shall do , there will be no one
who has contributed more earnestness and
seal to the result than yourself. In case
the national commltteo docs nothing more ,
common decency demands that you be rc-
linbtin d for expenditures made under Its
authority. Yours truly ,
A. n CADY , Chairman.
P. S. Wo are receiving the moul cheering
reports frnm your meetings.
Now , as to tlie $500 collection which I
am charged with pocketing to recoup my *
ECU. While It Is truu that I had a right to
recoup myself and would have done It It
my name had been C. II. Gem or T. J.
Majors , I never even touched a penny ot
campaign contribution In 1S92 , nml deliber
ately refused to handle nny of the funds.
The fact about the $800 Is simply this-
About the 20th of October I received a let
ter from Hon. Joseph Manley , chairman of
the national executive committee , authoriz
ing me to ralno funds for the campaign. In
the state. Thereupon I Invited Mr. Cady ,
chairman of the state committee , to come to
Omaha to Join me in making an effort to
raise funds , and tendered htm the use of
whatever we might ralso for the state cen
tral committee. To this Mr. Cady made the
following reply.
NRURASKA REPUBLICAN STATE CEN
TRAL COMMITTEE.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Oct. 21 , 1892.
Hon. E. Rospwater :
Dear Sir ArknowlodKlng yours 23d lust. ,
I am- perfectly willing to assist In
raising funds as suggested In > our letter.
I suppose , however , that you are aware that
the nitlonal committee has drained this
state quite thoroughly. I will be up about
Wednesday. I hear excellent reports from
your meetings. Yours truly ,
A. E. CADY , Chairman.
Mr. Cady came up to Omaha on the day
named , and we made a canvass among
prominent business men and pulltlchns.
When wo quit , my Impression was that
we hud raised In a round sum $500. All
pa > inputs were to be made to Mr. Cady , and
consequently I may be In error as to the
amount collected. Mr. Cady has' since
stated to me that It was between $300 and
$100. The probabilities arc that some of
the parties did not make good their pledges.
In any event , Mr. Cady turned in every dollar
lar to W. F. Bcchcl , then treasurer of the
state central committee , and I never touched
one penny
Yes , let us have a settlement by all means ,
and to have a settlement that will stay set
tled , I may as well give my traducers the
benefit of my last letter before election to
Chairman Carter of the national com
mittee :
OMAHA , October 20 , 1892.
Dear Mr. Carter
I am chagi.ned and disappointed at the
failure of tlio committee to extend to me
the slightest assistance In the present cam
paign and 1 want to say to you confiden
tially that the treatment I have received at
the hands of President Harrison's repre
sentatives on the committee Is simply scan
dalous. I have been an unselfish Harrlbon
man , want no place and expect no favors.
I made a light for and succeeded in getting
him fifteen of the sixteen votes that Ne
braska had in the national convention In
the face of treachery and underhanded oppo
sition. Neither of our senators were for
Harrison , nor were any of the prominent
federal oillcers , with possibly one excep
tion. They did their level best to send a
delegation ot bogus Harrison men to the
convention , who were to throw Harrison and
cither help to nominate Blaine or some other
man. They were forced through The Bee
to instruct the delegates at large for Harri
son at the state convention and a majority
of delegates at their district conventions.
Had It not been for these Instructions we
would not have secured their vote even on
first billot. Three delegates at large were
put on through the instrumentality of fed
eral office holders and the friends of the
senators , with a deliberate design to throw
us at Minneapolis. I do not pretend that I
exerted a preponderating Influence , but I cer
tainly contributed a good deal by my worU
at Minneapolis toward the nomination of
Harrison. I had the president's assurance
and that of Mr. MIchener , and even yourself ,
that I was to be on the executlvs committee
but I was omitted at the beck of parties
who had been opposed to Harrison and whom ,
perhaps , it was good policy to conciliate
I did not mind that , but expected , ot course
that I would ba able to show to the republi
cans of this state , who had placed me on the
national committee bMiuse they believed
as a prominent Harrison man I could do
moro than anybody else for the state , that
my recommendations with regard to the
campaign would bo carried out. I told you
when In New York for a leally vigorous
campaign It , would cost about $400 per county ,
or $40,000 for the ninety counties. You stated
then that It was bst that I should Impress
upon the state committee that they must
raise all the money they possibly could and
that you would then supply the balance.
That led mo to believe that we would get
at least one-half of the money needed here
from the national commlmttce. When Robl-
son came back from the League club meet
ing at Buffalo he represented that you had
assured him that $10,000 would be for
warded to Nebraska by October 15. You
know I did not want to handle a dollar of
this fund , to avoid even the suspicion that
I had appropriated any part of It or used it
for the beneilt of The Bee. You authorized
me to hlro a stenographer , carry on a sjs-
tematlc correspondence and to make all nec
essary arrangements for foreign literature
and support ot foreign papers that were es-
hontlal In the campaign. I did so and as
sumed liabilities amounting to $3,500 all told.
I had no money of my own , went security
for the parties and borrowed the money In
the bank , as will be shown by the enclosed
bank notices. I have sent out fully 50,000
extra copies of The Bee without charging
anybody a penny. I have been campaigning In
the state , and working night and day among
the Independents to break their ranks and
redeem the stato. but for some reason , which
I cannot comprehend , the committee have
put mo oft with a mere promise that they
would at some future time pay what I have
actually Uld out. To cap the climax- , you
have sent mo word through Mr. Manloy that
I was authorized to make collections and ap
ply the money to the campa-gn. This is
almost adding insult to Injury. Where am
I to collect this money from at this time ,
when the state and congressional committees
have already secured all the contributions
that olllco holders and others were willing to
make. If you have any disposition to refund
what money I have already expended , why
do you not send It at once , as requested ? I
repeat to you I have been associated with a
great many men In political campaigns , both
state and national , but I never have been
treated so shamefully by anybody as I have
been al this time by the friends of President
Harrison , and I can abbiiro you 1 feel It
keenly , because my political enemies will
gloat over It.
It was expected that I would bo able to
ret what I believed was necessary , and , In
spite of that , not a penny. As I have stated
In n previous letter , our state Is In very bad
shape. I consider the electoral ticket In
creat danger. We have had a sham cam
paign on the part of certain prominent re-
lubllcans. If wo lose , I shall bo , perhaps ,
charged up with the responsibility , when you
know that the responsibility will be Justly
chargeable to the national commltteo I
should not be surprised that General Clark-
son will , on his return from Chicago , report
that Nebraska Is perfectly safe. It you take
stock In such reports you are liable to be
deceived. I mailed a copy of Mr. Mauley's
letter authorizing us to collect money for the
campaign to Mr , Cady , chairman at the c-
jiubllcan state committee , and I enclose you
i copy of his answer.
I shall write you no moro letters until
after the campaign. Yours v truly.
Now , It the honorable bilk t'o-n Nemaha
can show as clean a bill of particulars with
the state commltteo as I can with the i a-
tlonal committee , he will have no further
need of vindication by the boodljr crpans.
E. ROSEWA'WR.
A woman who has been grievously dis
appointed by the dismal turn that has over
taken the woman suffrage movement In New-
York gives vent to her feelings by writing
to a Now York newspaper that she is her
self belnc taxed year after year as a prop
erty owner In two states with no more volco
or consent In the matter than It she were n
lunatic or a st bho. ' and threatens In case
woman suffrage ! In finally defeated In New
York to leave | , hc Matr and btillil a homo
In ono of the."newer states of the west
where she canjj participate In the cxcrclio
of the suffrage put she apparently over
looks the physlonl 'limitation which prevents
her from bclngnln two places at the same
time. It she will Insist upon owning tux *
nblo property In , inoro than ono state , as
regards the taxes upon the properly In one
or moro of them , she will not better her con
dition n partlclb by ) making her homo In a
state where female /suffrage / exists , but will
continue to payithcm with no more consent
or volco In the matter than If she wcro a
lunatic or a stone. In this , however , she Is
o different fiom the man who owns property
In one or more elates and who cannot have
n volco In the matter ot taxation In but ono
state , and that one , perhaps , n state In which
ho owns no taxable property. People with
out property are usually tintaxcd. Hut wo
mlcht ask In all candor what relation has
the property on which taxes are levied to
men or women. Would not the taxes on
the same property be collected after the
present owners are dead and It had passed
Into the ownership of minors or corpora
tions that arc nowhere allowed to exercise
the franchise ?
inn itAti\\\v \ \ \ i'.i * $ AursK.
An Interesting chapter In the story of
railway pass abuses has Just been told In
the New York state constitutional conven
tion , where ono of the members Is pushing
a proposed iim ° ndmcnt prohibiting the Issue
of frco transportation to persons holding
public oUlcc. The same object has been
attemptrd time and lime again by statutory
enactments , but always without sub *
stantlal success. The clause In the
Interstate commerce low forbidding
railroads engaged In Interstate traffic
to give passes to any one not con
nected with the operation of the roads has
always been a dead letter. It Is hoped that
by Incorporating the prohibition Into the
constitution of New York It may secure
greater force and better enforcement In
that state than would otherwise bo the
case.
In support of this proposed amendment ,
the testimony of Mr. J. T. Brooks , second
vice president of the Pennsylvania railroad
system , has been offered , which gives a
remarkable exposure of the actual workings
and extent of the pass abuse. Mr. Brooks
Insists that ho has been maintaining , single
handed , for eight years , a contest against
the Issue of fice passes to persons occupy
ing official positions In city , county , state
and federal governments , but In spite of his
efforts lias seen the evil grow from binall
beginnings to what he now regards as a
very great and deploiable proportion.
There was , he says' , a time when officials
were content tj ( receive an occasional trip
pass for themselves. They have learned to
ask for passes for themselves , for members
of their families , for political adherents
and for friends generally. They not only
ask for passes ] goijd over lines that are
controlled by ho officers to whom they
apply , but they ask for passes over connect
ing lines to distant and remote parts of
the country , good at'all ( seasons of the year.
They not only ask for trip passes for them
selves and friends , but they ask for annual
passes for themselves and friends and , no
matter how mjiny passes may ba granted
to one Individual , , if a single' request bo
refused , the enmity pf that official , is aroused
and hia vengeanca exercised If1 he has nn
opportunity to do so.Mr. . Brooks continues ,
that within the last few years blackmailing
legislators have been introducing bills for
the taxation of sleeping car com
panies , express companies and tele
graph companies , and as a result passes
are balng issued by these various organisa
tions In greater or lesser number , and tcle-
giaph franks can bo found in the pockets
of nearly all members of thu legislatures
of all Important states.
Mr. Brooks , being a railroad official , quite
naturally endeavors to convey the Impres
sion that the pabs abubc is due entirely
to the Importunities of public officials and
has grown up In the face of the opposition
of the railroads themselves. This is scarcely
warranted by ths facts , because the begin
ning of it is ahays ) traceable to the rail-
loads. It Is not necessary for a public
official to ask for a pass because an annual
is sent without the asking so soon as he Is
known to have secured a public place. Ho
In told that the railroads w 111 be only too glad
to accommodate him with' further favors ,
and ho Is encouraged by the prompt grant
ing of his requests to make still others.
It lies within the power of the railroads
to put a stop to the practice at any time ,
and It is not from any fueling of compas
sion for them that the effort Is made to abolish
ish it by law. It is because It Is such a per
nicious and demoralising practice , an open
bilbery and corruption of the public serv
ice , that the people are driven to measures
of self protection. Until foiccd to abandon
the Issue of free passes , the railroads will
continue to employ this resource to evade
their Just obligations to the government.
itiinsiox of tun c
The revision of the charter will bo ono
of the most Important matters to bo en
trusted to the next delegation from Douglas
county In tlio legislature. It Is becoming
moro manifest every day that wo are run
ning a metropolitan municipal machine for
a city of 250,000 people , whllo our assess
ment Is 'way below the average valuation
of cities of 75,000 population. Wo are now
confronted with the absolute necessity of
cutting our garment down to the size of the
cloth. Wo must follow the example of other
cities by consolidating the various boards
and cutting down thp number of tax-eaters.
The work of charter revision should bo
done at an early day , so as to have the
candidates for 'the ' legislature committed
to thu support of the amendments recom
mended by the , charter committee before
the election. I u
Heretofore the11 practice has been to make
the proposed charter revision after the legis
lative elections , .uml tlio result has proved
disastrous to thqju\@rests \ of the city. Our
experience with nlufOst ovefy delegation has
been the same. T'life ' hat of the average
member of the feg'lslature shrinks fearfully
after ho once roads jils title clear. In fact
the man's head Isi swelled so much that the
streets are not wide enough to let anybody
pass while he swaggers along In his self-
importance. U Is altogether another thing
before election. Then there Is not a passage
way or knot hole so small but ho can creep
through It. The right time to pledge mem
bers to the support of all reforms U previous
to their election. Few men will dare break
faith with their constituents when once
they have committml themselves to any
measure. On the other hand , every un
pledged member almost resents any sugges
tion made to him after election as an In
sult. IIo wants to assert himself regard
less ot the public Interest , and while pro-
tossing a deslro to serve his constituents to
the best of hlR ability , h manages to mis
understand what his coastltuents want
The outcome always hns been rftt-Miil-dog
light In the delegation , and the mutilation
of the charter by outside boodlcrs at the
Instance ot franchisee ! corporations and
vvenlthy tax-shirkers.
There would be no occasion or excuse tor
outsiders In the legislature to tamper with
the charter If the delegation from Omaha
were acting as a unit , and we cannot hope
for the delegation to bo agreed and har
monious on charter amendments unless they
are pledged before the election to give them
undivided support.
M.int : A no'in iMt'iiKSifiox.
The currency plunks of the republican
conventions that were held last week have
been warmly commended by the republican
press , that of Wisconsin especially receiving
cordial praise us a direct , explicit and un
equivocal utterance In favor of sound money.
Referring to this declaration the Philadel
phia Press says , that at a time when there
Is too much tendency to take refuge In
ambiguous and double-faced phrases , this
Wisconsin declaration 1ms the merit ot being
clear , concise and unmistakable. "The
largest possible use of silver on a parity
with gold that's the true doctrine , " says the
Press. "Both metals , but ono standard.
We cannot have two standards any more
than wo can ha\e two yardsticks. It wo
make silver the standard \\o sink to the
piano of the scml-cJvlllred countries. If
wo are to rank with the great commercial
nations vvo must preserve the gold standard.
On that basis let us hav'e the largest practic
able use of silver , and let us do everything
feasible to bring other nations to common
measures for Its wider circulation. " This
Is the doctrine expressed In the Wisconsin
platform , and It Is In harmony with intelli
gent republican opinion everywhere , in the
west as well ns In the e-ist.
The republican party Is not hostile to
silver. It has always advocated and still
believes In a blmotallla currency. But
ambitious leaders , who arc disposed to make
a departure from the well-settled policy of
the party regarding silver , cannot learn too
soon for their own political Interests that
the masses of republicans will not go with
them In any movement which leads In the
direction of a silver standard , no matter
how highly they may esteem these leaders
for the services they have rendered to the
party. A sound and stable currency , every
dollar of which , whether of coin or of paper ,
shall bo as good as any other dollar , Is a
cardinal principle of republicanism , and no
leader Is great and Influential enough to
Induce the party to abandon or change this
principle. Steadfast -adherence to It has
kept the country away from the rocks of
financial disaster and maintained confidence
in the credit of the government. It Is
not the least honorable part of the , record
of the republican party that it has done
this , and It would be supreme folly to put
aside a principle which has been vindicated
by such magnificent results. There Is no
demand that could Justify the party at this
time In making any departure from its long-
maintained policy regarding the currency ,
and to do bo would ba fatal to the party and
most damaging to the country. With the
other parties favoring free bllver and a fiat
currency , with a majority of democrats anx
ious to restore the old system of state bank
currency , and with a widespread demand for
Inflation , the hope for maintaining the cur
rency on a sound and stable basis Is In the
republican paity , and therefore the. duty of
the party to remain faithful to Its currency
principles and policy Is .is strong now as It
ever was.
It Is n singular coincidence that Germany-
Is suffering from an unusual heated spell
at the same time as the United States.
American tourists abroad are not fating
much better in the way of temperature than
they would had they remained at home.
lefr < xlilni ; Conceit.
C'hlcnBO Herild.
It Is the democratic party , after all , to
wblcli the cnuntiy must look for a Hound
currency , n well as for PIOIJICHS in tin * di
rection of commercial and Industrial eman
cipation.
KilHllT 1)111 ' 1 IcIillMll.
Clncinmtl Ilnqtilrcr.
The tariff situation at Washington Is n
little easier. It seems reasonably probable
that the bill nml amendments will get back
Into confeience , but wlmt mny happen
when tbey come out ngaln nobody known.
It Is situations like this that take the color
out of politicians' lialr.
Stiu-llycil Thunder ! ) ills.
Louisville Couil"r Jovrnal ,
The cow-arils ! The shjHters ! It Is thus
thnt the Intelests of a grout cause the
principle of n. great p.uty are dlslionoietl
and defeated by men claiming to be lenders ,
oy men setting up for statesmen ! Down
with nil such leaders ! To the hoi be pond
with nil .such statesmen !
Adjournment tlin Honorable c1)inse.
New Yotk Sun.
Rather than thus bctiay the people nnd
rnln the democratic puity. let congress
lionoiably confess Its Inability to obey their
will by abandoning forthwith nil finther
attempts at tariff legislation. The Ills we
Imvc are supportable , but the Ills Into which
It would drive us are unendurable , dungei-
ous and of peinlcious consequences.
A fun ilU'KH briro. ;
riill.iiUlphla Tlmos.
It Is probable that the report that Insttuc-
tlons have been Issued to members of the
Ivnlghts of Labor nnd kindred organisations
to enlist In the mllltla of the seveial Htate.M ,
even If true , has been given more attention
nnd ruubcd moro nppu-henslon than the
circumstances win runt. The only Im
portance to be attached to the icport is
hut It Indicates n sliuflllng , unsettled policy
on the part of the beaten labor leadens
who me catching- eve-ry stiaw In , sight.
A wavering policy vvbloh Hist eiders tlio
membcis of labor orgnnl/.atlons to stay out.
of the mllltla for fear they may be called
upon to suppress n riot started by their fel
lows nnd their orders , then to join It that
mutiny mny follow a call to suppress
violence , will command no respect for the
vvoiklngmen themselves and should cause
10 apprehension on the part of any one
else.
Thu Knlu-lilK nml HID fll lilt In.
Wuslilnulon Stir.
Were any poison to publicly nccnso the
knights of disloyalty Indignant denial would
be made by thousandu , and It Is those from
whom denial would spring who constitute
the backbone of the onlci , they would not
for u moment countenance the suggested
traltoious duplicity There Is no good rea
son why the Knights of Labor or any labor
QiKan'.ziiUoii should antagonise the National
Cuaid ! , for the National Guunl Is nothing
more than a reserve police foice and is
never used for any other purpose than the
upholding of law. Had tbeie been no riot
ers at Chicago , there vvould not have been
any visible tioops , but us there were several
very disorderly mobs , mid as those mobs
lid much daimige anil pioiiilsed to do more ,
1.000 peace-loving citizens wc-ru almost In-
Bluntly tiunsformeil Into -1,000 soldiers and
the mob was soon a thing of thu past.
Tins
rhllaildphla Tlmei.
3ho has hair that Is Huffy , straight , bunged
or half curled ;
lias a parasol , oft by her deft fingers
twilled.
3ho has eyes either brown or black , gray or
tiuo blue ;
[ Iius a neat-fitting clove and a still neater
shoe.
3ho hns cheeks that make bitter the envi
ous rose ;
She has trunks upon trunks of the/ / costliest
clothes ;
3ho has jewel ! ) that shine ns the start ) do
at night ;
iVnd she dunces ua Ariel dances or might.
3he know-H nothing mucli , but she's great
on the mnlle ;
Her profession Is love , and she Illrts all
thu while ;
ihe'u accustomed to Hitting on rocks In the
glen ,
3hu lu albo accustomed to sitting on " - -
1'KUl'I.K A Ml mtXflH.
Another effort la being made to make the
glue trust stick.
Cliaslcat quotations arc out ot place In
the senate The ticker Is the thing
The Louisiana senators twirl n cane that
possesses the persuasive foica of a tdilllalah.
The ponderous confusion of the situation
In Washington might bo relieved by a re-
dedication.
Thu senate's position Is I'ullmanosquo.
The trusty members say there Is nothing
to arbitrate.
Forecast Official Hunt undoubtedly means
well , but It Is evident he Is not In harmony
with the wenthcr administration.
IMItor Dina has returned from Europe * ,
but Chamicey lepow Is on the other side.
Thus the necessary equilibrium Is main
tained.
Colonel llacon and Major Ham arc rival
aspirants for the United Stales senatori-hlp
In ( Icorgla. Ocneral Ilccf doesn't appear to
be In It.
Oenrfoot , the Seneca Indian , who In 1S03
was dot hired to be the champion runner of
the world , Is still living on thu reservation
of his people near Irving , N. V.
A Minnesota printer has fallen holr to n
"phut take" of -10,000,000 estate In Oer-
iimny. Pending the anlval of his divvy he
Intends keeping his eye on the hook.
The republicans of the I'irst district of
Maine supplemented the nomination of Hon.
Thomas II. Heed for congress with thorns-
surunce that the presidency Is just his size.
Jerry Simpson has been nominated for a
third term In congress. The sane of Medi
cine Lodge believes political farming at
$ r > ,000 H year Is worth cultivating In seasons
of drouth.
This Is the time of year when the brave
bather who thinks he can s\\lm and wants
his fellow man la Know It , strikes boldly
out way beyond his depth and then frantic
ally screams for holp.
If the movement among the landlords at
seaside resorts Is successful in excluding
Hoslon girls on account of their chilling
tendencies , a boundless field for their tal
ents await them In the west. The country
will chccifully embrace a colony of ani
mated chills.
I'rlor to her departure for a brief seance
with royalty , the star-eyed goddess penned
a chunk of advice , the wisdom of which
penetrates the veil of pnrlldy. It Is short ,
sharp and to the point : "Better adjourn ,
gentlemen. You , too , will know more next
winter than you seem to know now. "
It Is a serious mfstako to suppose the
Ashland district enjoys a monopoly of the
political circus business ; In Kentucky. Dur
ing a convention at Augusta on Wednesday-
guns were drawn and chairs whirled to em
phasise some points ot disorder. One man
was carried out on a stretcher nnd an
other juini cd through a window to escape
the enthusiasm. And yet the campaign is
In its Infancy.
Senator Gorman Is Invariably fixed upon
by vlnltois of the upper house us the hand
somest man in that body. lie Is a little
above the medium height , with broad shoul
ders , an unusually small waist , straight
legs and small hands and feet. His head Is
well set upon his shoulders , coveted by a
lot ot silky hair , which Is kept close cut seas
as to define the classical outline of his head
and face , and his eyed are largo and unusu
ally expiesslve. He speaks In a musical
and well-modulated voice , and his fresh
color Is noticeable In n man of his years.
He Is altogether a strikingly picturesque
figure In a body of men which Is not dls-
tlnijulshod for esthetic or manly beauty.
J.AIIOII ;
Baltimore machinists will try co-opera
tion.
Nearly all the factories at Knnkakee , III. ,
have shut down for lack of coal.
Hundreds of homeless unemployed In San
Francisco sleep among the baled hay at the
w harves.
The new scale of the iron and steel work
ers Is now being signed quite rapidly by the
employers.
The International Association of Machin
ists calls upon all members to withdraw
from the militia.
National I'atternmakeis' union in conven
tion assembled , requested all union men to
withdraw from the mllltla.
Since hours of labor were reduced to eight
hours per day in Australia arrests for in
toxication have decreased from 2J.17 to 8.3
per thousand persons.
The Essex Trades Council , representing
twenty-live labor oigmiUations , is arranging
for a monster demonstration to raise funds
for the Chicago stilkcts.
Hebrew trades unions , Knights of Labor
and the socialist labor party of Now York
held a joint meeting and demanded the
institution of a co-operative commonwealth
The representatives of the American Fed
eration of Labor were accorded a respectful
hearing before the Now York state constitu
tional convention. Homy White delivered
an address on the defects of the present con
spiracy laws. "
The next convention of the United Broth
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners will he
held in the State house , Indianapolis , Ind. ,
beginning Monday , September 17. The gen
eral executive board has Its first meeting ,
Philadelphia , July 16 , for ono week.
Vice President Wicks ofl the iPullman
company savs that the woiks at I'ullman
would he opened as soon as 750 of the men
express a desire to go back to work. "The
doors will be opened to them whether the
military forces are still on duty 01 not. "
The Coming Nation's co-iperatlvo colony
In Tennessee will soon be at work. A brick
yard and saw mill will soon be In operation ,
and the people , after building the houses ,
will own them. The colony will own Its
stores and supply Its members with goods
at cost. The manufacturing establishments
will pay In wages all they make.
The land ouners of England have 130
representatives In Paillament , land laborers
have 1 ; lawyers have 148 , ship owners have
25 ; sailors have 1 ; railroad owners have 22 ,
the railroad employes 0 ; mine owners have
27 ; miners , 7 ; owners of Iron woiks have
24 ; the Iron workers 7 ; other Industrial es
tablishment owners have 11C , and the em
ployes 0 ; liquor Interest have 24 , their em
ployes 0.
l.Ulllf Ait Allt.
The Jester : A serpentine- dancer In n
London music hall twirls mound with so
much inpldlty that the clocks In her stock
ings get all wound up.
Chicago Inter Ocean : "Mrs. Bllmher Is
very nervous about there being- thirteen
at the table tonight. "
"Docs she think something unpleasant
will happen ? "
"Yi-M , she has only a dozen knives nnd
folks. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Thompson says
he would like to be bulled with a brass
band. "
"So ? I know the band , too , that I would
like to see burled witli him. "
Chicago Herald : If you can distinctly
and laplilly repeat British biecches the
gold euru has been a success.
SittingsA cornet player who cannot at
tend the bund incetlni ; should send a sub-
to-toot.
Harper's Tinznr : "I love the music of her
eyes , " sang the poet.
"What Idiots you poets are ! " cried the
ciltlc , "Muslo of the eye ! How the deuce
can the e > e bo musical ? "
"Why not ? " letoited the poet. "It's cer
tainly an organ. "
Yonkers Gazette : "Time Is generally the
best medicine , " but your creditors don't
like too much ot It , all thu same.
Truth : Professor ( to medical student ) 1
Mr. Dosellts , will you please inline the 1I 1I
bones of the skull ? 1I I
Student ( perplexed ) I've wet them all In I
my head , professor , but the names don't I
strike me at the moment.
Washington Star : "Howdo you like the V
young woman from Boston ? " asked the
young mail's sister. V
"Oh , very well , Only she IISCH such big 1
wet ( Is. I guvo her n tlowor ami she wouldn't 1I
call it by anything buts Its scientific I
' " '
" 'iJu't you always liked botany. " II I
"U wasn't her botany " I objecli'tl to. It IIt III I
was her haughty-culture. t
WHAT SHU FEARS. 1II 1
II
IIh
In to bathe the maiden sooth ,
Ami no dieacl of dun er showeth , ( i
1'or her simple nature knowcth
"Naught of woo ;
c
Hut anon Mho's nhoicvvnnl springing , cI
With her screams the ulr Is ilnulnir ,
Tor u. horrid crab La cllnulni ;
To her toe ,
lS At.tJi Afflt TIIK .MMltO
Open l.ollcr from HitKinnnn .Stntmmnn IIo *
fining IIU ronltlon In the ( uinpulijii.
ATClliaON , Kan. , July 2S The following
Is an open letter trom Senator Ingnlls to
John Brown of Topeka In reply to his dc
maml to take the senator oft the republic in
platform :
ATCHISOM , Knit , July S7.-To ColomI
John Hi own , Topekn , Kan.1 Dear Hit I
am Brlpved to learn ftom nn Imporfeet le
port of MMII cpcoeh In the capital last
evenlm , ' that you hiivo Instructeil the u-
publican state ccntial i-omnilttoc to call
me off , under penalty of the loss of tli. '
ncimi vote at the i-omliiK election , unliss t
apologize for inning advocated the "ile
poitatlon of the rolmcil MCI' . ' This Is not
the first time I have been Infoi tiled What
opinions I entertain by eiltlcs who censure
what they have not icatl , but your e-untiol
of the colored vote of the state IH so ulno
lute and your ability so comimindliiK that
I must ploiul the menace to the party anil
myself In excuse for the pieclpltatlon of
my reply
.My attitude from early life him been fine
of nlemlsblti and compnxilun for tlio un-
lortuniite rim * lo which you belong. 1 wm
mi nhnlltlunlit in my boyhuod , and Imvu
been Importunate In mv demands foi Jus-
tire slme their etnaneliiation and enfran
chisement. I have witnessed with Impa
tient lejjiet the acquiescence of the leptlb-
HeiUi putty In ( he nbiouullon of the thir
teenth , fourteenth nnd fifteenth amend
ments by the smith and the abandonment
of tin * negio tt > Ills fate In eveiy southein
statf whole the ooloieil vote Is IIIIKO ciioiiKli
to threaten white supremacy cltUonshl ) ) Is
a fnioe nnd sufTrago a nuu-korv Ily the
recent rope il of the national election laws
by the iltinoiintle p.uty In eoiifjreHS the
last hril of pmtfctlon for the black man's
billet has been dcsliovod , and ho bus been
dellveiod. bound hand and foot , to the
loiidei mercies of his oni'inli"
The horrors of .Siberia , tin * edlets of the
c/yir against tlio Jews the luiitiil mob
violent o to the Chine's. ? , have moused the
cotm-h-noo of humanity , but they are sur
passed In Inhuman b.ub.nlty by the In-
cr < using ei lines iiKnln t the ncgrois In the
I'nltnl Stntos Kea ! i eh a diiy passes with
out the recoul of the death by tut line of
nome "negro lirutc" at the hands of nn In
fill luted populace. To lU'ou-'o Is to con
demn Avlthnul trial 01 defense , they nru
dta ged to death at the stake or In the
nipe No ono can lead the ghastly dot ills
of binning , mutilation , toituio , the thttiHl-
Ing of hot lions Into the OVOM , the Haying
alive , the aggravation of agony , without
lmp.is.sloimte credulity. Thoie me levela-
tlnns of liu'imcelvahlt' depravity The
crimes of which the vlitlmd aio iierii < < od
ale Inexplicable , but they uie not proved ,
and llio vengeance Is Infernal U Is np-
pruveil by public opinion , and has thu oom-
pllclty of the * state.
I have said , and shall repent as often as
occasion selves , that If tills condition Is
Inevitable. If the races cannot he 1 01011-
elled upon the Insls of Jubilee and equal
lights , then separation at vvhntevoi CO1 * ! It
the dictate of wisdom , morality ami safely
for both Ily consenting to those gigantic
cilmes the ninth lie < uiiies fully an accom
plice1 , and must suffer the penalty , limc
and shaie alike , with those by whom they
ate committed We cannut protest that wo
are not om brothels' Keeper and escape
ii-i | uisiliiiity His blood will cry out
against us funn the ground.
The colored voter Is a nnt4vo American
cltl/in nnd has. In thooiy , under the con
stitution nml liw , the same rights that I
pnsxoss In piactloe ho Is stigmatized , do-
Kintloil and mesirlbed In half the states of
the union In many ways his condition Is
booming worse rather than better Ho
has the ilKht of fire initiation Ho can
como nnd go us he will No one can com
pel him to deii ut , but It has not hltheito
been icgmdod as felonious to allude to
colonisation as ono of the solutions of what
still confewMdly lemalns one of the darkest
problems of our civilization.
I have neither advocated It nor con
demned It. I have stated It as ono of tint
remedies that remained , and have discussed
It ; but had I gone fuitlior , I should not
Imvu lucked good companionship. The
separation of the rncos has been for many
yo.us favored by many Illustrious men ,
black ami white. JerTeiMin and Madison ,
so long ago as IbOl , advanced the proposi
tion In 1X.U ! the Virginia legislature passed
resolutions In Its favor , and .societies w < re
oiganlzed both In lunthern and southern
states liiishiod Washington , Charles C'ai-
roll of Carrollton , Henry Clay , Hufus King ,
Daniel Webster. Or Chnnnlng. James G.
Hlrney , Gerret Smith , Ulshops Hopkins and
Turner and I'rof. Hlyilen me a few among
the phlhinthioplsts who believed In separa
tion , and the colonl/atlon of the black tace
In Africa. No ono need apologise nor be
ashilnied to be found In such soojcty even
In Kansas , wheie a mail Is not always
judged by the company he IcL'ops.
In view , therefore , of Hie. fact that I
am not the Inventor , but oiily the hlntoitan
of the plan which you disapprove , and be
cause , also , of the extenuating clicum-
stnnces that I was a fBlcnil of the colored
race befoie some of the empty , Ignorant
mid nioiccnary cjap shooters who now pose
us theli icpresentative" , were born , I ven
ture to hope that you will lecnll the ulti
matum you have submitted to the com
mittee , and not deprive mo minimal Ily of
the oppoi tunlty of being heard by the people
ple upon the Important state and national
ls uos presented In the campaign. Very
respectfully yours ,
JOHN J. INGALLS.
HOIt/f , - MllATIA , lfA.\TJi > ,
HASTINGS , Nob. , July 21.-To the Kdl-
lor of The Hoe- There Is aiiolher and far
hotter way of preserving peace In this
country than that outlined by Mr. Hunter
In The 15ec of July 20. Standing armies
rue a menace of liberty In any country ,
aven though It be simply a state mllltla.
Nor can the mllltla be relied upon In labor
tioubles , as his been demonstrated In the
late labor upheavals. In several Instances
they hive laid down their nuns. And I
liavo heard mllltla boys right here In this
; lty declare they vvould not lire a shot to
nirt a wotklnginan. Most boys who go
nto the mllltla are fiom the working
Musses , and If it comes to a test In the
natter of labor and capital , will sooner
; ako their chances In picking up what
.hey can get than to tight as soldiers for
113 a month. I hnve heard such declura-
lens pcorcs , pel haps a full hundictl times ,
luring the late Htilke
The American people will not submit to
10 goveined by force of arms unless they
'hall ' have engaged In an unholy light , tit )
lid the people of the confederate btatos.
Die masses aic learning and asceitalnlng
* ach day more determinedly the lights of
ubor to a inlr share of the piollts of their
oil.
Until our statesmen nnd the general busl-
less men of the coimtiy iccognUe the
act mid act uprm It that the iaboier la
voi thy of his hire mid Is entitled to a
.omfoi table support , there will be trouble
mil much too tniK'i waste of propeily.
'lease let us not , ' a moment think of
lattcinlng after Europe In any pmtlcuhir ,
nit be truly Ameilean The Industrial
roubles that oceaslually come to shock
'the citizen and his puiperty" arc the re-
lilt of enfoicetl Idleness or starvation
vages. The "Ins me comso of losing mll-
Inns of property and sulTcrrlng national
llsgrnce" Is the result of bud legislation
ir avarice and greed on the part of em-
iloyers ,
I cannot find an Instance In history where.
'prosperity ' has been held In check , lu-
lustu I I'M. 'i suspended , pioporty been do-
troyed nnd homes desolated , " when Hiiro
HIH full employment of labor anil living
ynges. The upheavals that are woirylng
he mlllloimlro and the coipoiatlons today
, ro surely , following linliistilul tUpiessInn ,
> ecauso the woiklngmen mo too pooily
mid , too pooily fed , are Hiilforlng for the
ecessarles of life , of which there are plenty
11 the land.
Give ust employment. jjive us money with
, -lilch to buy broad , to buy homes , to pay
ur debts , to educate our children Then
kill follow euiitentment , and we will
tiaranteo you peiuo , without the expensive
iixuiy ol ical or tin soldiers
1 tell you. sir. the natloiml government
ml the capitalistic Inte'iosts must recognise
he lights of the masses and heed thu
olcc of warning that hns already been
minded , If we mo to have peace.
Some of our public spouhtis and wiltcis
HI too flee with their Invectives In the
Iseusslon of the grout questions nf tin-
ay. Every pour man , be ho ever so hoiu-Ht ,
, ho tlares to lift his voice In lie-half of bin
lulits , In defense of his manhood , Is branded
, rebel and an mini c hist. It Is duiiKorous
LI Haunt the- red rng In the bull's face too
> ng. Why not meet each other like
Ivillrpd men ami adjust nur differences on
tie basis mid principles of justice , mid not
n f 01 ever talking about soldiers and force'1
'or ' Hhiime on those men who are forever
oldlnt- and threatening.
I believe UICTO Is a law In force today
hleh commands the arrest nnd Imprison-
lent of a ixjor fellow wandering about
Ithout a homo and asking bread when
u Is hungry. In ordinary times this might
B light , but under thu present conditions
Ity and a fi loudly limn ! seem the butter
ullcy. Why build Jails at great OXIHJMHO
ml then 111) ) them with hungry men ? Surely
there were charity , philanthropy , phll-
iophy ami business judgment In our peo-
le , they would not resort to starvation
nil force to belter public morals or
rengthen political fence *
Tin ) worklngnten of tills country make
- > od voters when they are * free , and good
tl/eiis when not too hungry.
All that IH needed It employment , homo
jmfort and Justice , not soldlerH , with
ituderous guns and blinding bayonets ,
This should | M > free , proflpeioim America ;
H paveily ciunhed , t > ru union ! llurope.
w. a. WIU..OUGHUV ;