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( Seal. ) N. 1 * . I'UIU Nolnry Public.
IIryan's acceptance came as easy as i
duck's first lesson In swmining.
The heat ot midsummer will not be t
marker compared with the heat ot the com'
ing campaign.
That ordinance to regulate the price ol
oloctrlo lights to consumers docs not appeal
to bo malting much headway up to date.
Hill has not yet been called a cuckoo , nl
though his defense of the president dlscountci :
anything the most devoted cuckoo could have
mado.
Omaha democrats ought to have stilllclcnl
local prldo to make the effort to get the dem
ocratic ntnte convention summoned to con
vene here.
Bryan nominates himself for the United
States senate. The question Is , will the
democratic state convention endorse the
nomination ?
a The man who can keep track cf the differ-
f , ent warships ot China and Japan and their
different movements and locations will be
In great demand before very long.
Republican members of the tariff confer-
'enco committee ore not In Imminent danger
from overwork. In this respect they re-
Eomblo the tramps who are willing to labor
but can find nothing to do.
Flelden , the arctic traveler , says that
Wellman ought to be successful with hta
North polo expedition. All his predecessors
ought also to have been successful , but un
fortunately the pole Is yet to be reached.
Qcorgo Gould's enthusiasm over the vic
tory of Ills yacht , the Vigilant , In Its race
with the Urltannla Is not to bo dampened
by BO small a thing ns a ducking In the
water oft the Isle of Wight. The result of his
immersion was a dampness of the flesh , not
of the spirit.
Nearly half of the $1,000,000 which the
Now York park board was to pay out for
Improvements as an assistance to the un-
l J employed last winter remains unexpended.
fj Apparently this Is one experiment In prac
tical charity that has not met the antici
pations cf Its promoters.
What docs the council propose to do about
the new electric lighting contract which Mr.
| f Wiley has refused to sign under the condi
tions of his own bid ? Does not his refusal
to como to time operate as a forfeiture , not
only ot the contract , but also the $500 check
U6poslted with the comptroller as a guaranty
of good faith ?
With oil appropriation bills disposed of. It
la Idle to bellevo that members of congress
will let a little thing like the tariff bill prevent -
vent them from adjourning and going home
to mend their political fences. The anxiety
to adjourn Is the most powerful Influence at
work to force the conference committee to
an agreement.
Thorn must arise In the minds of the
Omaha guards and Thurston rllles visions
of fatigue duty at the hog pens , to say
nothing ot an occasional brush with hardy
pig-stickers and lusty beef sluggers. While
a call to arms Is not highly probable , wo
hope the militiamen will not bo alarmed at
| the slight prospect of a call.
| r The newspapers that have been trying to
Impress upon their readers that the recent
j a railroad strike was the greatest the world
over saw are now busily engaged In endeav
oring to prove that , compared with other
great strikes. It was a mere bagatelle. They
have evidently forgotten that wUh strikes ,
as with kings , the last Is always the greatest.
Iloports from different parts of Nebraska
Indicate an Increased interest In Irrigation
problems as tlio result ot the drouth that
has recently Injured the corn crop In various
localities. The people are looking with more
favor upon plans for Irrigation and are dis
cussing what legislation Is necessary to en
courage enterprises ot this kind. This
activity Is noted with pleasure by the friends
ot the Irrigation movement. Irrigation Is
bound to occupy the attention of Nebraska
farmers moro and more during the next few
years and the elemind upon the legislature
for favorable leclslatlon will bo almost Irre
sistible.
In conferring upon President Francis A.
*
Walker of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology the honorary degree of 1'li.D.
the University of Hallo has paid a most
gratifying compliment to American sotiolar-
i' j hlp. President Walker Is admittedly cur
t ' foremost political economist , and , more than
any other American writer upon economic
topics , has achieved a reputation cutsldo of
I . . . the boundaries ot the United States , It Is
f especially Hlunlflcant to the pccplo of this
country us allowing that the university au
thorities ot Hallo remembered and recog
nized the contributions at the United States
to higher education and honored ua with
a place on the program ot exercise for the
Ll-coulunolil anniversary ol tbelr institution.
MAJOttS AXn TltK 3VIV/.OK rnl'l 111.11.
The "abduction" of Taylor , the pop set
ator of the session of 1891 , who fled tlio rnnc
a few days before the close <
the session , has been the occn
lon of much tin-pan thunder from tlm
to tlmo ulnco his disappearance. The P r
nccuicd tlio republicans of nplrltltiR lilt
away to prevent the passage of some antl
railroad legislation at the lime the force
were very equally balanced.
The facts seem to be that Taylor sudden !
left for Council muffs , ostensibly to rest an
visit his mother , but that after he had dc
parted he changed Ills mind nnd took paswg
for the Pacific coast , where he has reside
ever since.
Taylor has added to the mystery , accordln
to rumor , slnco that time by ImpariliiR hi
confidences to emissaries of Tito Omaha Ue
and to people on the other side of the fence
and his stories apparently do not Jibe
After he left he sent an order to draw th
remainder of hs ! pay to Walt Secley an
Sceley drew It and disposed of It according t
directions sent him by letter. Lincoln Jour
nal.
The voucher Is tlio one which Major
signed In the course of his duties as pre
Hiding olllcer of the senate. Senator Taylu
absented himself from the senate when th
maximum rate bill came up anil did not re
turn during the session. Ills voucherfo
$75 salary was presented to Majors by Wai
Secley and was approved by Majors.
The charge Is made by an Omahi pope
that the money never reached the abscond
Ing senator , but the paper omits In Hie pho
tograph copy of the voucher the order writ
ten by Senator Taylor. The omitted orde
reads In this way : "I hereby authorize wnl
M Secley to sign my name to voucher am
warrant for me. " This order was signed b ;
Senator Taylor. Lincoln State Journal.
The "acting governor" ought to pray to th
Lord to Have him from his fool friends. Tin
defense they attempt to make for him Is
If anything , more damaging than tin
original charge. A public man who cxcure
himself on the ground that ho Is a chumi
might as well confess himself to be a knave
The fool friends of Mr. Majors claim that h
signed the Taylor voucher In the course o
his duties as president of the senate. Are wi
to Infer that signing vouchers for men whi
have absented themselves by absconding I
Mr. Majors' ordinary method of doing hi
duty ?
Does any man dare contend that Major :
did not know that Taylor had not servci
out his full term , and , therefore , was not en
titled to pay tor the full term ?
Can any reputable man or paper detem
an olllcer who would certify to voucher :
which on their face were fraudulent ? I
that Is Mr. Majors' way of doing buslnes :
lor the state as lieutenant governor , who' '
would he do If he ever became governor ?
The fool friends of Mr. Majors content
that The Dee has purposely omitted In tin
photograph copy of the voucher a few line :
of postscript which wore attached. W <
cheerfully present the fac simile of the ordei
elsewhere , with the original , and ask Iti
Inspection by republicans who have any dls
position to condone this rank piece of 1m
posture and fraud. We arc assured thai
after Taylor had absented himself from tin
state to accommodate the corporations thai
wcro Interested In b'eatlng the maxlmun
rate bill , ho sent an order to Walt Seelj
authorizing him to draw the remainder ol
his pay , and Seely drew It and disposed ol
It according to directions. Now let the fee
friends explain how Taylor came to seni
back from Oregon an order written on t
blank headed with the name of Thomas J
Majors , lieutenant governor. How did Tayloi
get to be on such Intimate terms will
Majors and Sely ns to carry In his portfolle
the lieutenant governor's blank letter heads' ,
Does not that fact warrant the susplcloi
that Majors and Seely were both accessories
to the plot to have Taylor abducted ? Whe
put It Into Taylor's head that lie was en
titled to any pay after ho had left the state
for good ? Why did Taylor choose the private
secretary of the lieutenant governor among
all his other confidants to get his fraud ,
ulent voucher cashed ?
When these pertinent questions are an
swered wo will ask how did Seely dispose ol
the $75 which ho collected on Taylor's fraud
ulent voucher , cashed on the certificate ol
Thomas J. Majors , lieutenant governor
The statement of Taylor , over his own sig
nature , which fs In our possession , denies
most emphatically that any part of the $76
was ever received by him or paid out under
his direction.
AO A.JHKK3IEKT.
Another week of struggle between the
democratic tariff conferees failed to bring
about an agreement , though It ended with
more favorable promise that ono would bo
reached on the sugar schedule , which Is the
chief -bono of contention. A great many
schedules were submitted to the conference ,
all aimed at reducing the advantage to the
trust which It would derive from the senate
bill. The sugar schedule In the pending meas
ure not only gives the trust the protection ol
one-eighth differential , with one-tenth on
Gentian sugar , but It also carries a substantial
protection to the trust in the ad valorem
rato. Any ad valorem rate that makes the
same duty on raw as on refined necessarily
gives the trust a protection In the difference
between the price of raw and refined. It
appears that what the conferees have been
trying to do was to dovlso an ad valorem
schedule which would not give any addi
tional protection to the trust , and then to
leave a differential as -specific duty for
the benefit of the trust. The understanding
Is that tlm trust will not consent to any
schedule that does not provide an ad valorem
rate , and as refined sugars differ In value
according to their saccharine strength , it
has been found not an easy thing to dev'so
an ad valorem schedule on raw and refined
which will not conceal a protection ta > the
trust.
The now schedule upon which It Is thought
an agreement will bo effected provides for a
duty of 40 po- cent ad valorem on raw sugars ,
as In the pending bill , and on refined sugars ,
according to the press dispatch , of " 40 per
cent ad valorem of the amount necessary
for the protection of refined sugars at the
wholesale price In the country from which
It Is exported , plus a differential duty of
one-fifth of a cent per pound. " If correctly
reported , this scorns a rather complex scheme
and It Is not clear that it would reduce , as
claimed , the benefits to the trust by CO per
cent over the senate schedule. Under this
arrangement the trust would derive no bene
fit from the 40 per cent ad valorem on raw
sugars , asould bo the caa under the
schedule of the pending bill , but It would
seem that this would ho fully offset by the
protection afforded In the Increase ot the
differential and the ad valorem on refined
proposed by the hew schedule. The one-
tenth cf u cent differential against HUgam
coming from countries payjitg an expert
bounty la eliminated , probibly by reason of
the fact brought to the attention of the con
ference by the State department that under
a treaty entered Into In 1823 with Prussia
the United States agreed to Impose no higher
duty on any product of that kingdom than
was Imposed on any nrtlclo coming from
my other country. So far as Prussia1 Is
concerned , that treaty Is still In existence ,
and It la said the United States cannot 1m-
[ ) ese any dlicrlmlnatlng duty on sugar pro
duced In that part of the Herman empire ,
Assuming that an agreement will be
reached on the new augur schedule , bow
lung Will It t.Ui to pnMi un an ncceptabti
c mpmmuo en irnl aid in.n , In the evn' '
of the homo conferees being Induced ti
yield : incllilng on UIPKO "raw materials , '
as they have done on augir ? It Is said tlm
n proposition hos hwu submitted to tin
democratic U-onferees. with the approval o
tlio pros dent , for cither n Eliding scale 01
CM I and Iron ore , whlc'i ' would wlpo out On
catlrn duty In n few years , or else fcr i
provlnlon to put them both on the free Us
at norm- future dite. It appsars to bo solthi
that the senate will not ngrfc to tree roa
nnd Iron ore. It remains to IIP seen wliethei
the house and the president will stultlt )
themselves by accepting anything less.
K > II un ; u.iurKsr.
Thcro Is abundant evidence that the Suga :
trust , confident of legislation by this congrcs :
In Its Interest , Is making every preparatloi
to reap the rich harvest that Is li
prospect. It Is actively engaged li
gathering In raw sug.tr from ever ;
quarter , even as far away as Egypt
a cargo having arrived at New York fron
Alexandria a few daya ago. A recent dls
pitch stated that"at no period In the hlstorj
of the commerce of New York lias Mich ar
amount of raw sugar been on hand. The rav
material now In storage ranges through al
qualities , which Is taken s another Indlca
tlun that the trust Is after everything It
sight. The shipments. It Is said , arc fron
every sugar-producing country on the globs
and Include the gtcater part of the available
beet sugar * lately produced. A report fron
Philadelphia status that the wharves are nol
extensive enough to accommodate the > sugar
laden vessels , some of which have been coni'
polled to anchor In the river to await thcli
turn to unload. Every available warehouse
In that city Is full and wholesalers arc leas
Ing cellars In which to store sugar. The
statement Is made that not only hag the
trust gathered In all the raw sugar available
but I ho stock of refined sugar In the countr )
Is rapidly being1 warehoused , to be held foi
the advance In price which Is sure to follow
the adoption of the proposed democratic sugu
schedule.
By holding all the available raw product
the trust has practically cornered the market
and frozen out those who might be able to
do harm to the sugar refining monopoly. Do-
sides the sugar It has already Imported the
trust has a vast amount which It can bring
In as circumstances shall determine. It Is
stated that there are 50,000 tons of raw
sugar In the West Indies which the trust
has made no attempt to move In bulk , but
all of which could be landed In this country
within a month. Upon these Importations of
raw sugar the government will get no reve
nue , but the consumers will have to pay the
millions of extra profits which will accrue
to the trust If the proposed democratic legis
lation regarding sugar Is enacted. Whether
under the sugar schedule of the pending tariff
bill or the amended schedule , upon which
the democratic conferees are expected to
agree , the trust Is assured an enormous
extra profit on the refined sugar that will
bo made from the supplies of raw It Is now
accumulating. This will be taken out of
the pockets of the people without contributing
a dollar to the revenue of the government ,
which must wait nearly a year after the
tariff bill goes Into effect before It can get
anything of consequence from the duty on
sugar. It is a great opportunity which the
democratic party has given ono of the most
rapacious of the monopolies.
It may as well be confessed that American
pride has been a little hurt by the numer
ous defeats of the yacht Vigilant and the
easy way In which the Oxford athletes van
quished the Yale men.but there are consolatory
explanations. So far as the Vigilant Is con
cerned , she had not until Saturday been
given a fair opportunity to fully test her
sailing qualities. She requires deep water
and a good wind , nnd having both of these
in the race over the queen's course off Cowes
she easily outsailed the Britannia , winning by
over six minutes of actual time. It has
been conceded , even by some English experts ,
that the Vigilant Is the faster boat , and evi
dence of this Is not confined to yesterday's
race. As to the athletic contest , the claim
is not unfairly made that while the Oxford
team was selected from the best athletes of
the tw.cnty-ono colleges embraced In the Ox
ford system , and therefore fairly represented
England , the * Yale team came from a single
college , and was not entirely representative
of America , since the team could have been
strengthened by selections from other col
leges and universities. This claim Is not put
forth to detract from the victory of Oxford ,
but simply to correct the assumption that the
result afforded a fair comparison of the mer
its of the American nnd English systems of
colleglato physical training. These events
have been marked by good feeling on both
sides , so far as the participants are con
cerned , and they cannot fall to have a whole
some effect In stimulating a fraternal spirit
of rivalry in the direction of rational sport.
What gives every Indication of being a
long nnd bitter fight between the people of
Milwaukee and one of the largest franchlsed
corporations In that city has been begun by
the refusal of the street railway company
to continue the sale of commutation tickets
so long as Its assessment for taxation Is not
reduced. The tax assessors raised the val
uation of the company's property to some
thing like a fair estimate , compared with
those put upon the private property of In
dividuals , and this so roused the Ire of the
street railway magnates that they da-
tormlned to moke reprisals upon their
patrons. The people of Milwaukee have al
ready cominoncc'd to hold Indignation meetIngs -
Ings and to threaten to use bicycles and
other conveyances whenever possible , and
the city authorities have shown a determi
nation to enforce strictly every ordlnuice
Imposing a duty upon the street railway
company. The question Is simply ono
whether the franchliied corporations arc
amenable to the law or are above the law.
There Is nothing at present to compel the
company to Roll commutation tickets , but It
is asserted that before many days elpaso It
will find It to Its own advantage to resume
the practice thus Interrupted ,
It Is not surprising1 to learn that the coni-
mtssUners sent to Washington to lay the
case of the ex-queen of .Hawaii .before the
president and present another plea for her
icstoratlon huvo been refused recognition by
the secretary ot state. They could no } , rea
sonably have expected anything different ,
because , In the first place , they represent no
existing government , and , In the sec.rid
place , the Executive department boa rele
gated the Hawaiian matter to congress. The
president has said as plainly as possible that
ho wants nothing more to do with It , ex
cept as instructed by congress. A resolution
Is pending In the luuso for the recognition of
the- republic of Hawaii , and although the
democrats show some reluctance about adopt
ing It , possibly for the reason that It might
reflect on the course ot the administration ,
there Is little * reason t > doubt that ultimately
the republic set up by the men who organized
the provisional government will b rocjg
nlxnd by th ? UitUrd State * . U Is obviously
the best \vay"6f' firlngliiR th * farcical busl
rcsa to .in etui ,
TTt
Properly owil.nf along the new boulevards
who are trmpi ? ( | 1to object to the order fat
permanent sl e'xvnlks that hai been Issue *
to them shculij mnembrr that they occupy
a much better position than the owners o
property abuttfntf Vipon ordinary streets. Not
only are they spnrrd.lhc Initial expense o
a durable pavYinent , but titty are provldn
with n roadwrilioth ( bu'lt and maintain ? !
by the park commissioners. The park com
mission will keep It In the best pcsslble repair
It Is being upr nklcd at the coat of the
public at large. The fact that a street
haH been made a boulevard In Itself makes
abutting property more desirable and more
valuable. Uniform nnd permanent walks
ara needed to complete the general effect
So small a contribution from those mo.i
Interested In the Improvement should b :
forthcoming without complaint.
Supplying belligerents with the munition ?
of war may be a violation of strict neutral
Ity , but It has occurred In every war that
has taken place * in the past and Is likely to
occur In all wars of the future. It Is al
ways disavowed by the governments thus
violating the neutrality laws , who 'claim to
have done everything In their power to pre
vent such vloUllons. In some Instances
they are called upon to make good the damage -
ago done by their neglect. The belligerents
In the present Corean war are suffering from
Infractions cf the neutrality laws , but as
th'o offending nntlcns arc more powerful than
either , their chances of securing Indemnifi
cation e > ro slight Indeed. They may be ex
pected to protest vigorously , although the
protest will not exert very much force In all
probability.
The striking butchers at South Omaha cer
tainly deserve commendation for their or
derly conduct thus far. They should not
permit their record to be stained by a re
sort to violence of any kind. At the same
tlmo their friends would like to sec them
make scmo tangible effort to have their
differences with their employes adjusted The
strike should not be unnecessarily or use
lessly prolonged.
Judge Ong , C. J. Smyth , P. J. Morgan
nnd all the other members of the Nebraska
Free Coinage Democratic league now feel
much relieved. Until Congressman Bryan
answered their polite note Inviting him to
become a candidate for the United States
senate they had neither sleep nor peace of
mind for fear their Invitation might meet
n declination. They can now rest In peace.
Mr. Bryan cuchers the democratic state
convention by. framing a platform for him
self. Should the convention endorse him for
the senate upon a platform conflicting with
his own statement of principles , on which
platform would Mr.1 Bryan be running ? The
convention cart consistently endorse Bryan
only by promulgating his statement as Its
platform. t _
rnpiilnr Opinion of tlio ( Senate.
Loulivllle Courler-Journnl.
The senate has 'written Its own doom.
It might have been forgiven the Impotence
or the extra session : It cannot be forgiven
the Insolence , lt now display * . The people
linvp ns little , share In its favor ns they
had In Its election. ' It Is talntl-d with scan
dal , honeycombed with jobbery , beset by
evil rumors. .The ticker clicks under the ,
toga. Legislation la , shaped , by the stock
Jobber. , 'I ho lobbyist Is given ear while
thcj peoplp go unheard. The verdict of the
ballot Is flouted , while protected monopolies
are asked their 'will. ' The people have no
part or lot In such a babul of selfish In
terests.
A Nation of Ti'inints.
Trice Collier In the Forum.
So far as UIP matter of land is concerned ,
the great majority of Englishmen are ten-
? , ntSl . "I'AJM011" ' Uul1" I > " > 's ll trlllo more
than $200.000,000 a year for farm rent alone.
This fact becomes the more clear , nnd one
may ndd the more lugubrious , when It Is
said that there are72.000,000 acres of land
In the United Kingdom * and that 50,000 000
of these acres are owned by 15,000 persons ,
and 30,000,000 are owned by only : , UOO per
sons ; In a word 3S,4ST,000 Inhabitants ot
Great Hrltaln have > 22,000,000 acres , nnd the
other 15,000 have 50,000,000 acies ; or more
concisely still , 1,000 Englishmen own llvo-
twelfthB of all the land In Great Hrltaln.
I'rlnclplo H Dliitod ; Cillers We're After. "
Philadelphia ledger.
The democrats of North Dakota arc not
Braining In sense. They hnve decided to
fuse with the populists. The antics of the
new inrty have pleat ly shown that It Is
not fitted for legislation or administration ,
and the populist governors of Kansas , Colorado
rado and Oregon have by their conduct of
affairs demeaned the dignity of their of
fice. Nearly all the state oftlcera of North
Dakota , from Governor Shortrldge down ,
are populists. The fusion state ticket at
the last election had n majority of about
1,750 over the republican ticket. The pres
ent legislature Is republican. While the
natural democratic vote In the state Is
small , It would be better for the party In
the long run to abide by Its principles. In
stead of going after the loaves and fishes
of fusion , n quest which bids fair to be
disappointing. This Is not a populist year.
I > ang roiiH IlliuidiirH of Democracy.
Washington Test ,
iiW e.idccVii'P " " B our deliberate opinion
. , , ,
that the attUude of these who row unt-iKO"-
ize the senate amendments to the Wilson
bill Is not only a contradiction of the time-
honored democratic gospel of "a tariff for
revenue only , " but a demonstration of hos
tility to the welfare of the American people.
The country needs nowmoie than It has
pver needed at any tlmo In the past , legis
lation that will give an Impetus to Industry
nnel commerce and at the. same time re
establish public confidence by setting up
the national finances. The house bill con
templates neither of these results , it ab
solutely forbids them both. And we tell
the self-appointed champions of that un
toward blunder that while they play their
mock heroics to catch the plaudits of the
groundlings the structure of the country's
welfare will tumble about their foolish ears.
J10IKM .I.VJJ Hit ,
Now York Wocld : Governor Boles Is need
? oed example of a public man with convic
tions and the courage ot them.
Chicago Record : However disheartened the
Iowa democracy irtiV feel at the prospect
3f an up-hill campaign , there Is nothing In
ts platform to1 Indicate a tendency toward
mrrcnder. ThaCMlocument Is quite ns out
spoken and trenchant as was ox-Govornor
Holes' speech. , , i i
Courier-Journal j i tGovernor Boles talks
le-mocracy to thn [ Washington statesmen , and
: alks It In words ' 'with the bark on. " But
f ho wants to reach the Gorman masters of
: ho situation hij , fkoulel talk in words with
: ho "sugar" on , , , Suft words may butter no
wrsnlps ) , but tlip .German gang are of the
> plnlon that sug.rpiJ | jivords honey some hives.
Chicago Heraldi" The democrats of Iowa
itand to their | | nsi.on the tariff question.
Disdaining to notlpe. ' the lying assertions of
: ho republicans ( A.h t ; i the present depression
ind the panic oiasU ( , | year have been caused
jy fear of leas tn'UfjlPlunderlng , they boldly
.ilace the responsibility for these things
.vhoro . It belongs ,
iH
Cincinnati Commercial : Ex-Governor Boles
) f Iowa , In addressing the democratic state
convention at ! ) es Molnes , was frank
mough to bay he could not look for-
ivard with confidence- the final coriaum-
natlon and faithful fulfillment of the prom-
Res of his party. No sane man over ex
acted ono of them to be kept.
Minneapolis Journal : The Iowa democrats
nay have meant to declare themselves for
lound money , slnco they voted down a free
diver resolution. Hut , after declaring for
ho use of gold and silver "without dlscrlm-
nation" nnd for dollars of equal Intrinsic
, 'aluo , they declare that all paper currency
nust be "redeemable In tiuch coin , " Which
soln , gold or silver ? Now , of course , dollars
: an't "bo of equal Intrinsic value" It both
ire minted "without discrimination. " The
mention of the plank doubMess was good ,
) ut It U ( ar from being explicit.
i'H.iTiiii. I'ori'oi ititt.
"Compromise on Crotmee" Is now the
b.Htlo cry of the MaJors-I ) . & M , ncwspapei
organs.
Central City Nonpareil : U looks much a :
though Jack MacColl would be nominated on
the first hillot.
Hardy Herald : A state officer with r
bloated countenance and a whisky betpOiiroi'
nose Is about m dligustlng an object as one
cares to meet ,
Mnciln Herald : It tr.uispires that Colonel
J. H. Afjor , B , ft M. capper , named the Lanc
aster county delegation to the republican
ptate convention.
Kearney Hub : So near and yet so far , 1 ?
what Tom Majors sadly hums as he per
forms the duties of acting governor In the
nbsrencc of Governor Crounse from the state ,
Wallace Star : ThenIs no evidence In
sight that Jack MacColl U losing ground ,
Ho has enthusiastic supporters In every
county In the state , nnd nothing short uf a
miracle can prevent hU nomination.
The populists of the Klrst congrcsslon.il
district wll hold their convention nt Te-
cumsnh August ! 10. Nobody has as yet men
tioned the name of Jerome Scham | > tor tin ;
nomination , but still there Is plenty of time
to bring him cut.
Wlsner Chronicle : Keep your eye on Gov
ernor Crounse while watching Majors and
McColl sliugglliig for the highest persimmon
on the political tree. After Tom and Jach
shall have tired each other out. Uncle Lo
renzo will gather the luclous fruit.
Charles Woostcr , editor of the Silver Creek
Times , has announced his candidacy for the
legislature from Merrlck county , but he says
ho will not make any canvass for the nom
ination. He proposes to be chosen fairly nnd
openly by the- delegates to the county con
vention of their own free wljl , or not at all.
Wayne Herald : Mark the Herald's predic
tion : If the populist convention of this con
gressional district nominates a populist for
congressman the democratic convention will
not Indorse him , no matter who he Is. I'lease
bear this In mind. Neither will the demo
crats be able to deliver the goods In this
representative or senatorial district should
ttiny promise support for Judge Hoblnson.
Mlnden Courier : The Journal makes a
very feeble attempt to answer The Bee's
charges against Tom Majors and the republi
can committee , but utterly falls to mend
matters. The World-Herald also takes a
hand and tries , by rldeciile , to discounte
nance Hosewatci's statements , but the facts
remain , and they are surely stubborn things
The "honorable bilk" from Ncmaha must
take his medicine.
Lincoln Call : Matt Daughcrty , the repub
lican nominee for congress In the Sixth dis
trict , deserves the recognition which he has
received. No man In the western port of the
state has labored harder for the success , of
the republican party than Mr. Daugherty.
He has cheerfully given his time and ability
to the upbuilding of the republican cause ,
and he enjoys the respect and warm friend
ship of people uf all classes In the Big Sixth.
Lincoln News : It the rumor that comes
from Omaha to the effect that Majors will
slump to Crounse and take the lieutenant
governorship Is true , Mr. Moore and his
friends who really want him to be lieuten
ant governor will bo in a fair way to learn
another lesnon. And that lesson will be ,
when you want an office make your own
fight nnd don't pluc up delegation ! ! for
others In the hope oC being carried In on
their shoulders.
Some of the populists of Otoe county are
laboring under the Impression that the last
legislature reapportloned the state and that
Cass county Is no longer attached to Otoe
for a float representative. The Syracuse
Herald announces that Cass Is now attached
to Saunders , nnd makes fun of the papers
that have been figuring on the old appor
tionment. The laugh this time is on the
Herald. It thought the last legislature did
what It ought to have done , but It didn't by
i good deal.
Grand Island Independent : The best of
the men mentioned for the gubernatorial
nomination ot the republican party is un
doubtedly Cady of St. Paul , who Is an abla
and clean man , not burdened with railroad
connections of any kind. The republic
chances are splendid , If the candidate Is a
man who deserves the full confidence of the
people , but without such a candidate the
party may again be defeated , as It was when
It placed that weak man from Fremont as
Its loader at the head of Its state ticket.
Grand Island Times : Daugherty Is exactly
Lho candidate to meet the requirements of the
complex situation In the Sixth district and
carve out one of the most notable victories
that has ever been recorded In the political
annals of Nebraska. Possibly some other
candidate ns strong could have been se
lected , but certainly none who would have
l)6Dii stronger. Mr. Daugherty Is preeminently
inently qualified to represent any congres-
ilonal district In Nebraska , and the fact that
lie Is a rustler from head to heel Is good
reason why he should succeed the famous
nonentity whose capacity has been circum
scribed by his ability to sign vouchers for
Ills unearned salary and set aside a slice of
the public domain for a cemetery at Sidney.
Jarvls S. Church makes the following com-
nent In the Auburn Post : Church Howe Is
emnha county's candidate for congress , and
ils name will be presented to the Nebraska
3lty convention as a candidate for that po-
dtlon Wo desire to see him nominated and
lecteel , first , because we know him thor-
mghly and like him as a friend and nelgh-
) or ; second , for twenty-five years we have
icon him In various trying positions , In which
10 has succeeded to the entire satisfaction of
ill when most men would have failed. At
ho Minneapolis national convention he could
lo more In Influencing men of authority and
slothed with power than could any or all
ithers from the state , and the favors thus
; ranted were distributed to all the boys
illke. At our own state conventions , when
ither men failed to control the turbulent
iplrlts , Church Howe , being called up , has
lucceeded. In our state legislature no man
ivor wlolded greater Influence In trouble or
nit of trouble than he , his enemies being the
udges , and In this he has proven himself
line and again to be the champion of the
lommon people. Is there another man In
his dlstilct of whom every man can say we
ire certain he will bo ready to successfully
noet every emergency In which ho may be
ialled upon to act ? Thcro are many men
vhom we think might do fairly well , but
hey have had his opportunities. They have
toad side by side with him and still he was
ho man called upon by the multitude In
ireferonce. All this means something , at
cast It does to us. AH we have now to say
a that the push , energy , ability and expe-
lenco of such a man Is ready and willing
o serve the people of this congressional dls-
rlct If such Is their deslro. Nemaha county
nay bet pardoned It she desires his nomlna-
ion ; wo love to honor such a man ; but , how-
vor much wo desire It , we are not going to
nslst If wo are convinced that the judgment
f the coming convention Is not favorable.
Ve believe , however , that It Is. We can-
, ldly admit to bo true all that has been
irged In favor of Judges Strode and Clmp-
nan and shall work heartily for the election
f either If nominated , but wo shall consider
he matter aa very unfortunate for the cn-
Ire district If Church Howe Is not the nomi-
ice of that convention.
Mount Tiiromu UK 1'jirlc.
ncmor Hcpubllcim.
The proposition to establish a national
iark which would Include In Us limits
lount Taroina. In the- state nf Washington
* one which should commend Itstdf to the
ovirwnent. Mount Tnt-oma. Is Interesting
n that It contains near UN summit what
nay be calleHl rcllcH of the glacial period ,
'hero art * several glaciers and also speci
mens of Arctlo flora and fauna , such as
an be found In but few If nny other places
n the United States. While the establlsh-
nent of tlit > proposed park ran hardly be
aid to bo essential In the preservation of
hose things , It may bu essential to the
ireBCiviitlon of the forest growing nt the
nine ami upon the lower slopea ot the
nountnlns.
In I III ) Srniitn Hill Wo Truit.
CleU'I.nul I'lnln Dealer.
The only safe course Is te > pa.ss the senate
ill ) . Not that thin bill will bring back the
rices and prosperity that wo hud In this
ountry. H will help , however. H will cer-
aiiily bu far better than to leave ? the Me-
Clnluy bill on the statute books. Let us
lave back American money , not English
noney ; American prlcps for labor anel pro-
net , not English prices : then we shall
ave American energy and prosperity ,
Tlm 1'roinlHH anil tlm ItiiulUutlun ,
I'lilliuli'lphU I'IYSS , July 31 ,
The western democratic iiewmmpcrH , the
Chicago Herald , for Instance , which Induced
hi > neoiiln of that m-ctlem to "vote for
Iruvor Cleveland and $1.25 wheat. " wiw
hut corral null In Chicago on Saturday at
. IC-HS price- than corn Hold In Omaha yes-
urduy. Ami the democratic party hu not
otually begun business yet , What they
uve given us no far la anticipatory only.
KIP IT ll 1
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Shall the Party Commit Itself to a Tattooed S
Standard Bearer ? i
The c.indldacy of Thomas J. Mnjors con
fronts the republican party of Xebranka as
a menace to Us success In the Impending
campaign. To elevate him to the position o (
standard bearer will place the party on the
defensive and subject It to n galling lire that
THH Tiiil.TALU : CnUTH-'ICATi : .
ITorScnlccnti .d < * - " . iCfjt' .
of. . * ? ? <
Mttcaye. .3..Z..7..tnUcaatlOecnt ) > criHttc , -
Deduct amount etratvn , _
Jlatancailnc , -
Lincoln , . . . . ' 2fa'fi. . 3 f. tsii ,
JT he rely ee r//y ' that the above uccounHi cjrnct an < Uuslanil hai not txcn padl.
< sioii < t > . ? ? il- ; - ! < : - 'vn'jr- '
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It could not withstand. IS very candidate nnd
every party leader on the stump would bo
compelled to champion the candidacy of a
man who Is tattooed with a record of In-
delllble Infamy. They would bo confronted
at every crossroad with the story of tlio
forged census returns that scandalized the
stuto at the national capital and placed a
stigma upon the man whom the people of
this commonwealth had honored with a place
In the halls of congress as their representa
tive. They would be confronted with the
moro recent misbehavior of that same ex-
congressman while acting In capacity of
president of the state senate.
During two sessions of the leglblature In
which he occupied the responsible and honor
able * position ot presiding ofllccr of the upper
house by virtue of his election as lieutenant
governor , Mr. Majors was notoriously a tool
and capper for the corporation lobby , and
exerted all his power nnd Influence during
each session ot the legislature to promote
jobbery and assist boodle schemes and ob
struct , sidetrack and defeat all railway reg
ulation bills and measures to curb the rapac
ity of corporate monopoly.
SCANDALIZED THK STATE.
During the session of 1891 the state was
scandalized by the abduction of Senator
Taylor , a populist , who had been elected on
the anti-monopoly platform , which pledged
him to support a maximum rate law. It
Is notorious that Taylor was on confidential
terms with Lieutenant Governor Majors ,
and especially with his private sec
retary , Walt M. Sfely. There is
no doubt whatever that Majors and
Seely must have known of the plot to abduct
Taylor In order to keep him from casting his
vote for the Newberry maximum rate bill ,
Taylor's abduction created such a sensa
tion that oven If Majors had not been ad
vised about the plot he could not have been
Ignorant of the fact that Taylor had ellsap-
peared. The fact that Majors directed the
sergeant-at-nrms to have Taylor arrested
shows absolute knowledge on the part of
Majors of the disappearance ot Taylor.
The records of the auditor's ofllce show
that Taylor had drawn $262.10 as his pay
and mileage for the session up to the lime
of his abrupt departure In the middle ot
March.
On March 31 , when the session closed ,
The above Is a fuc simile of the certificate
signed by Lieutenant Clovernor Majors and
approved by the auditor , ns now on file In
the ofllce of the auditor of state.
The warrant for $75 was cashed by Walt
M , Seely , private secretary of the lieutenant
governor , and pocketed by him. Taylor
never received a penny of this money fraudu
lently procured by the connivance of the
lieutenant governor.
This act nlono stamps Thomas J. Majors ns
a dangerous man In any public olllcc. When
he certified that Taylor had served through
the entire term IIB knowingly and wit-
tlngly committed a grave crime that laid
him liable not only to Impeachment , but to
prosecution In the criminal courts.
Hud Majors certified to a fraudulent
voucher In the army , or duplicated his own
pay In the army pay roll , ho would have
been court martlaled nnd cashiered In dis
grace. Where the offense was as flagrant
as the Taylor voucher fraud , ho would have
been made to serve a sentence In a military
prison. Is this the kind of a man the re
publicans of Nebraska are asked to make
chief executive of state and commandor-ln-
chlef of the military forces of the common
wealth ?
THE SHNATE OIL IIOOM.
The climax of infamy on the part ot the
lieutenant governor was the conversion ot
his private olllcc adjoining the senate cham
ber Into a legislative oil room , In which
liquor was dispensed freely to members uf the
senate who weie addicted to drink , and to
lobbyists , male and female , who resorted to
the room for debauching the law makers.
Every fellow who belonged to the gang
carrleel a Yale lock key In his pocket so as
to have access at all times , night or day ,
when the senate was In session or at recess ,
to the demijohns and decanters filled with
choice brands of liquor , with which the lieu
tenant governor's room was generously sup
plied regardless ot expense by the corporate
concerns whose bills were to bo logrolled
through and whoso Interests wcro to bo
protected by the bland , affable and accom.
modatlng lieutenant governor.
Can republicans stultify themselves and
jeopardize their cause by placing a man with
such a record at the head of the ticket ?
TIII3 TELL-TALE TAYLOR OHDKU. i
7i a t < ? Tet \
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l ry
The above Is a fac simile of the order of
the abducted ex-senator authorizing Walt
Seely to receipt the vouchers and warrants
for his unearned salary. It will be noted
that the order Is In the handwriting of Walt
M. Seely , private secretary of Lieutenant
i. unit i v. i run LK i't TV.
Qalveston News : You never hear a couple
ot lovers complain of mosquitoes on the
front porch.
New York Weekly : Dentist What ! You
don't want gas ? You Insisted upon having
gas the lant time. Victim You haven't
been eating onions this time.
I'rlnter'B Ink : Reporter Hero Is an Item
about a boy who went wading In Klnrlila
and was Hwullowed Ity an alligator. What
bead shall I use ? Kdltor Try "Wade and
Found Wanting. "
Indianapolis Journal : "My sympathies , "
wild tlm effervescing young woman , "are
altogether with the deariJapanese. . "
"Ho are our hired girl'srehponcled tlio
matron. "She bellevi-a all china should bo
eternally smashed. ' '
Harper's Ilazar : Mrs. HlKlitnnc It must
be so comforting to hi-ar such good reports
from your daughter at Vassnr. Mrs. Mala-
prop-Yen ; Kmlly Is a bright girl , and I am
very proud of her. Only yeHtere ay she
said In her latter that she could Bun-ly
wear glasses by the cud of the year.
IndlanapollB Journal : Mrs. WatlB It oc
curs to mu that till * la a very good tlmo to
Jorglve OIIO'H enemy.
Mrs. I'otts-1'd llko to know why.
Mrs , Watts Just think what fun there ) In
u heaping coalH of llru on lib head this
sort uf weather.
TnYINCJ TIM US.
Clvteluli'I ' I'lnltl Dealer.
Oh , tlm fut mini he waddlea ,
The fut man he toddles ,
The fut man will mi-It If lie Hlopa ;
With nuver mircenite
Of hln studies In grease ,
Aa ho mops , and he mops , und he mopHl
the following bill , certified to by T. J.
Majors as president of the senate , was placed
In tlm hands of Iho auditor and a warrant
for J7ft was Issued to W. M. Taylor as bal-
Mice- due for alleged services In the senate
for the last fifteen days of the month :
Governor Majors. It purports to bo dated
at Portland , Ore. , but Is written on an of
ficial blank , headed with the name of tlio
lieutenant governor , at the senate chamber ,
Lincoln , Neb. , with the date line left blank ,
except the figures IS'Jl.
Till ! ( tr.lt llti.1IK.Vl.fi ! ,
St. I.OIlll 1'OBt.
I've jes' bin to thu ball gioun'H
To Hc.e a gnmt' o' bill : ;
lint somehow 'nutlicr It didn't noem
Llki * an olc hoint' game 'tall.
An' tho' Iho crowd was vtry big
An' the playln' good , they say ,
I ki > i > ' thlnkln' I'd rutlier see
Our home nine play.
Yu never hoard < > ' Hubby rirlmcs ,
Who uster pitch for us ;
WHI , li wasn't morc'ii half us big
As Onthnm'x giant HIH ,
An' tho' he stnn k out fifteen men
In tin- game llu-y played today ,
I'd a heap Hither see UrlniCBey an'
Our home nine play.
AVc didn't have a base ball Del' ,
With circus scats iiroun' ;
We played In C.lli.sun'H mcdder lot ,
A llttlu buck < > ' town ,
Kuril feller hunkered on the grans
Without a cent tn pay ,
An' people cum fer miles to ucu
Our home nine pluy.
No player got a salary
Who WUH In our olu homo nine ,
An * Hlcli a thing WOH never known
AH a. man n-payln' a line ;
I > 'or ( Mich one's heart was In the game )
He WUH out to win the fray
I wlnlit that I could onct more seu
Our homo nine pluy.
I've Jen * bin to tlif ball grouti'it
To He-t ! a game , o' ball ;
Hut somehow 'nuthvr It didn't seem
Llku an olu homu gnmo 'tall.
An' I kept longln' all tlm tlinu
For the gune-by H.iturcliiy
When I net on the grass to sco
Our homo nine uluy.