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COIUUIHPONDKNCn.
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KTATHMIlNT OF CIHCULATIOK.
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IIMiInc company , bclns iluly sworn , fayntl At
the ncliml number of full nnJ coinpleto cop cs
of The D.illy Mornlnn. Kvenlnif nnd Hunu.iy Ilea
printed ilurlnu tlio month of July , 1891 , was n
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is . x.an 3 ] . 22.031
18 . 21,023 _
Tolnl . .77S.MI
Less deductions for unsold nnd returned
copies . 18,181
Totn 1 sold . . 7li7.023
Dotty nvrmge net clrculntlon . 24,420
Sunday.
TfflO1IUCKt
Bworn to lirforc mo and siib crlhpd In my pres
ence thin let day of Aimint. isni.
< SnI. ) N. P. l-BIU Notary Public.
This week ought to tlecldo whether It Is
to bo the MoKlnley bill , the senate bill , the
Wilson bill or n compromise.
If Vice President Stevenson had only re
mained at his homo In Hloomlngton , III. ,
a few weeks longer , where would the tariff
bill bo at ?
It must have been a mere oversight on
the part of Mr. Majors that Church Howe
was left off of the Nemaha delegation to
the state convention.
General Colby Is once more at the front In
all his glory , adorned with war paint and
feathers. At this time of the year that Is
the moat comfortable uniform.
What kind of a deal has Senator Stewart
tnado with the democrats of the senate by
which he Is to bo recompensed for re
fraining to vote at critical moments ?
At last tl.c vice president has discovered
that he can be of use to his party when
the emergency presents. Unfortunately the
emergency arises but once or twice In his
whole vlco presidential career.
In states rights parlance the frauds com
mitted by the democrats In the Alabama
state election last week concern a purely
domestic Institution with which the federal
government has no right to Interfere.
Nemaha statesmen arc all modest men.
When Invited to select their own delega
tions to the conventions before which they
are to appear as candidates , they very bash
fully place their own names at tha head of
the list.
What Is that ? The struggle over the site
for the government printing oflice still going
on ? We thought Congressman Bryan's con
vincing speech In favor of using one of the
Washington parks had settled that question
beyond dispute and for all time.
If the county Judge continues to bo called
upon so frequently to officiate In the mar
riage ceremonies that make happy some
bashful groom and blushing bride the county
will soon be constrained to provide a recep
tion room .and banquet hall In the county
building.
It Is to bo hoped that Senator Vest of
Missouri will not long bo deprived of the
opportunity to enso his mind upon the
methods of the tariff conference committee
which lie hoped to have had on Saturday
last. It Is n hardship to prevent him from
sharing his burden with the public and the
public Is not averse to sharing It with him.
QIvo Vest a chance.
The gratuitous Interference of the mana
gers of western railroads In the selection
of a new president of the Atchlson should
bo resented by the directors as the height
of Impudence. The probability of harmonious
action with other roads Is a proper point
for the consideration of the Atchlson direct
ors , but the attempt of outsiders to dictate
who the person should bo Is altogether un-
wannantcd. These over-olllclous officials
should bo told that their authority does not
extend beyond their own lines ,
Phlladolphlans profess to feel very much
relieved at the decision of Secretary Carlisle
to accept one of the sites that have been of
fered for the proposed now mint. There Is
no use disguising the fact that many people
it ) Philadelphia were really alarmed at the
active efforts recently put forth by Denver
to secure the relocation of the mint at that
point and that tills alarm was Intensified by
the seemingly interminable squabble that had
been precipitated by the real cstato specula
tors of their own city. Philadelphia would
fight for the mint harder than Now York has
fought to resist Chicago's attempt to tnlto
the Indian supply station away. With the
now slto settled the Philadelphia people feel
assured that the danger point Is safely
passed.
Aa we Intimated at the time Congressman
Drecklnrldgo of Arkansas was appointed
minister to Husala as a balm for hU dis
appointment over falling to secure a re-
nomlnaUon to congress. The precedent then
get Is likely to cause the president no little
trouble. It was alleged that Mr. Dreckln-
rldgo's fidelity to Mr. Cleveland was what
deprived til in of the continued support of his
constituents ; that had he catered to the
popular demand of his district on the silver
question ho Mould not have brought that
mUtortuno upon htm. As a mark of ap
preciation of his devotion ho was given a
lucrative place In the diplomatic service.
Now comes Congressman Stone of Kentucky
with a very similar story faithful adherence
to the policy of the administration , loss of
prestlgo with his constituents and consequent
quent failure to secure a renomliutton. He
and his friends think the ministry to Chill ,
Just made vacant , Is ubout the proper size to
assuage his Injured feelings , The president
may bo led to bellovo that It Is his duty
to care for Mr. Btone. Hut he must ask
himself where this Is to end. It may not
tike long for him to have the whole congress
Ulorally on hi * bauds.
MAJOHS AXD ins FOOT , Dri < 'Kxmns.
The fool friends of Lieutenant Governor
Majors still pfrslst In Inventing stupid de
fenses for his fraudulent certificate as presi
dent of the senate to the now famous Taylor
voucher. Ono of these champions of Ma-
jorlsm warns republicans against taking any
stock In the charges made by The Dee ami
consider them as coming from an avowed
enemy. This paper , the Hastings Nebrnsknn ,
delivers Itself of an opinion as Is an opinion :
We arc told that Mr. Taylor was duly elected
nnd was In his sent during nil but fifteen
days of the session. During those fifteen
days he was absent from his seat , but no
action wis taken to Impeach him or to de
clare his seat vacant. Under those condi
tions there was nothing left for Governor
Majors , as president of the senate , to debut
but sign the voucher ( is ho did the vouchers
of nil other members. Ho had no more
legal right to refuse to sign Senator Taylor's
voucher than he had to refuse the voucher
of some of the senators whom the editor of
The Dec tried his utmost to Influence to
vote us he desired. Mr. Hosewaler takes
special pains to not state the facts , but
leaves the Inference to bo drawn that the
act of Governor Majors , In doing his sworn
duty , was dishonorable. It Is In keeping
with the other charges made by The Dee
and Is , like the rest of them , misleading.
Who ever hcnrd of the doctrine that an
army officer would be In duty bound to sign
a voucher for n deserter because ho was not
captured and court-martialed. Who was to
Impeach Taylor after ho had absconded , and
how could liu be entitled to pay for services
he never rendered ? Suppose Taylor had
died fifteen days before his term was out ,
could the llcutcnat governor certify over his
name as president of the senate that ho had
served for the full term two weeks after
he vas dead ? Did not Majors commit an
Impeachcable offense when he certified Tay
lor was entitled to full pay for the entire
session when he know that Taylor had gone
away without leave and had not answered
roll call on fifteen session days prior to ad
journment ?
The most brilliant defense of Majors comes
from another quarter , however. The Aurora
Republican Jumps Into the breach with the
following countercharge :
It now turns out that the Omaha paper
which accused Majors of something terrible
In connection with the payment of Populist
Taylor's voucher after he left the state1 and
his party nearly four years ago to avoid a
vote on the Ncwberry bill , Is not only guilty
of theft , but also of forgery. That Omaha
paper actually stole the voucher In order to
get the so-called fac simile It has been dis
playing at the head of Its columns , nnd then ,
In order to make It appear that Majors had
done something wrong , committed a down
right forgery by omitting Taylor's order to
have the voucher paid to Walt M. Seeley.
The facts In the case are simply these :
Taylor , the populist , when he ran away from
the state and his duties In the senate , where
the populists had put him by their vote ,
knew th.it ho had $75 due him from the state ,
but in Ills haste to leave It , hadn't time to
get'his money , nnd so he sold his account to
Walt Seeley , who afterwards drew it , as he
was justly entitled to do. It will ba remem
bered that this paper at the time Taylor left
Insisted that the only way the state had of
getting out of paying pop traitor Taylor for
his full time was to Impeach him , but of
course the pops do not believe In Impeach
ing one of their own members for such a
little crime as being a traitor to his state ,
and so the money had to be paid , and this
the Omaha paper knows as well as anybody
else.
Here Is richness , Indeed ! How did The
Dee commit forgery by publishing a photo
graphic copy of the Taylor voucher with
Majors' certificate attached ? Is the photo
graph of a public document a forgery ?
Where was there any attempt at forgery In
omitting the order of Taylor to have the
voucher paid to Majors' private secretary ,
Walt Seely. That order was no part of the
voucher In the first place nnd on Its face
bears evidence of fraud. The order purports
to have come from Portland , Ore. , but it
was written on a blank with the name of
Thomas J. Majors , Peru , Neb. , printed on the
upper margin , and the handwriting Is not
that of Tayl'ir , but of Walt Seely. The most
Idiotic part of this defense is the. assertion
that Taylor knew he had $75 due him nnd
hadn't time to pet the nionoy. Taylor drew
every dollar due him , Including the full
mileage coming to and returning from the
session before he absconded. There could
nothing be due him for time he did not
serve and Taylor knew It as well as any
body. But Majors' man Friday , Walt Seely ,
concocted the scheme to confidence the state
out of $75 by a fraudulent voucher and Majors
lieliwli him to perpetrate the fraud , when
ho must have known that ho was certifying
to a falsehood officially.
The moro this Taylor voucher Is being
ventilated and stirred the more flagrant the
offense must appear to every law-respecting
citizen. The worst of It Is that the fraudu
lent Taylor voucher points to the treasonable
plot to abduct a state senator In the midst
of a session , and the Intimate relation that
must have existed between Majors , Seely
and Taylor. In many respects these llllc t
relations recall the part which Thomas J.
Majors played when he palmed oft the forged
documents bearing the great seal of the
state of Nebraska upon congress , which
reprimanded him In a reprt made by
Thomas II. Reed , and recommended his in
dictment for complicity with Peter Schwcnck
nnd other politicians more or less notorious.
I'ltEF.lllH FOll ItKMhF AT O.YCff.
The most serious question that confronts
the people of the central and western portions
tions of Nebraska is that of making provi
sion for the thousands of destitute who will
have to bo taken care of the coming winter.
The situation Is most tlhfortunato and the
outlook as gloomy and hopulss as It well
could bo. The prolonged drouth has done Its
deadly work over an extended area , and It
the worst now apprehended shall be realized
the demand for relief next winter to keep a
largo number of our people from starvation
will bo almost unprecedented. It must be
met , however great It may be , and It will bo
met If the proper effort Is mudu nnd made In
time ,
The very first thing that should bo done
Is to organize aid societies In all towns
vthode business will bo to solicit nnd prop
erly distribute relief. Such an organized
movement is absolutely necessary In order
to secure the aid that will bo required , us
well as to provide for Its judicious and
proper distribution. People generally are
slow to respond to requests for contributions
which do not como from a source having
some responsibility and which can bo de
pended upon to use them wisely and rightly.
Hut the expediency of organizing aid socle-
ties Is so obvious that everybody will admit
It without question. This being so , there Is
no good reason for postponing thu work. To
wait until we are on the vcrgo ofs Inter baA -
A > rn Instituting relief preparations would
bo a grave mistake , A general system of
aid societies ought to ba organized by Sep
tember 1 and bo ready at that date to begin
soliciting and distributing relief , no that by
the opening of winter all or nearly all of the
destitute would bo at least partially pro
vided for , while the requirements for carryIng -
Ing them through the winter would bo pretty
accurately known , and an appeal for aid
that states the amount likely to bo needed
commands more attention than ono which
puts no limit to tha relief called for.
In every practicable way employment
should ba given to the destitute , who are
anxious and willing lo keep themselves If
an opportunity lit given them to do so. Irri
gation work will Rive them such on oppor
tunity , nnd In n number of counties where
recourse must bo had to Irrigation In order
to Insure regular crops steps nro being taken
with a view to starting this work. The people
ple of Drown , Hock and Hall counties will
have .submitted to them n proposition to
Issue bonds for the construction of nn Irri
gation canal through these counties , nnd
there IR a very strong fecllrtK in other coun
ties favorable to the Inauguration of Irriga
tion work. It may be thnt nn extended pros
ecution of Irrigation will be ono compensa
tion for the misfortune that this year's
drouth has brought to Nebraska. Certainly
nothing moro can bo necessary to Impress
the people of the central nnd western portions
tions of the state of the absolute necessity
of getting n thorough system of Irrigation
ns soon as It Is possible to do so , nnd the
time I ? ripe for n determined movement hi
this direction. There will bo no trouble In
obtaining the necessary capital upon satis
factory terms. There Is nn abundance of
capital ready to Invest In Irrigation enter
prises whenever It Is offered fair nnd safe
conditions. Congress proposes to give each
of the arid land states one million acres of
surveyed arid public land to bo reclaimed
by Irrigation , nnd Nebraska Is one of these
states. The next legislature will be called
upon to make provision for reclaiming this
land and while no Immediate benefit Is to bo
derived from this It promises much for the
people of the arid region of the state In the
not remote future. In the meantime the
work of Irrigation can bo prosecuted for the
reclamation of private lands.
It Is a hard and discouraging experience
which the people of central and western
Nebraska are having , but they must not per
mit themselves to regard the situation as
hopeless. Their fellow citizens who are In
a position to relieve the destitute will not
allow them to suffer. Let them proceed
without unnecessary delay with the prepara
tions for obtaining the relief thnt will be
needed nnd a generous response can safely
bo promised.
AHATK TlIK MOATXUISAKCH. .
Why has the smoke consumer ordinance
been allowed to remain a dead letter for
the last twelve months ? It Is rank In
justice to owners of buildings who have com
piled with the ordinance that many buildings
In the business center should be. allowed to
belch forth volumes of dense , black smoke
summer and winter and thus neutralize the
effect of what has already been accomplished
by the Introduction of smoke consumers.
It was to be expected that owners of largo
business blocks and buildings would en
deavor to resist the enforcement of the or
dinance on the plea that they cannot afford
the expense. Dy why should they be al
lowed to damage other buildings under the
plea of hard times any more than property
owners would be excused from supplying
their buildings with fire escapes or sewerage
connections. The smoke nuisance might be
tolerated In suburban factories for a season
or two , but Its enforcement In the business
center Is Imperatively demanded.
Tin : ninioATiof ! coxnnuss.
The next Irrigation congress will be held
In Denver during the first week In Septem
ber. The indications are that It will be very
largely attended , und It Is assured that Its
deliberations will be regarded with rather
more than usual Interest , so great has been
the awakening recently on the subject of
Irrigation. At no time since the discussion
of the Irrigation problem was seriously en
tered upon has there been greater Interest
manifested regarding It than Is being shown
now. Western sentiment In favor of active
measures for the reclamation of the arid
region lias been growing steadily stronger
and more aggressive. The concerted efforts
of representatives in congress from the
states having arid lands has compelled at
tention to the subject In congress , and one
of the good results Is seen In the proposal
to clvo each state In which there are arid
lands 1,000,000 acres of surveyed public
arid land to be reclaimed. The agitation
of this subject In the west lias made an
impression In the east , and from sources
Hint were formerly Indifferent to the ques
tion now come expressions favorable to some
action for making available so much of the
vast area now worthless as It Is practicable
to reclaim. Hohtlllty to the great scheme
of adding hundreds of millions of acres to
the productive area of the country , with all
the grand possibilities of such a consumma
tion , has been largely silenced , and there
are few who do not concede the vast Im
portance of this question nnd Itn claim to
the earnest attention of statesmen. The re
clamation of the arid regions will be a
work of mighty proportions. Its accomplish
ment will occupy the time of a generation
or longer , nnd will require the expenditure
ot an enormous amount of money. Hut It
menus , when accomplished , nn addition to
the wealth of the country which will many
times repay the cost.
Nebraska should hnve a full representa
tion In the coming congress of men who have
a hearty Interest In the Irrigation question ,
not from the point of view of the speculator ,
but from that of the general welfare. It
has been suggested that In making the ap
pointments the governor should give the
preference to the actual users of the waters
of the state , but at any rate only men who
have a genuine Interest In the subject should
represent Nebraska In the Irrigation con
gress. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
K LATKST IX S
Resorting to strike Injunctions has como
to bo quite the fad with employers having
dlfilciilty with their employesand where
the injunction mania will end Is moro than
nn ordinary fnr-scelni ; person can at present
discern. Commencing with u few railroads
which applied for restraining orders to pre
vent their men from refusing to handle a
portion of their legitimate freight tralllc ,
then expanding to prevent striking em
ployes from Interfering with the property
ot the company , and finally commnndlng
all officers ot Interested labor organizations
to refrain from counseling or ndvlslng mem
bers to Inaugurate n strike , the pace has
been rapid and the progress great. It re
mained , however , for a New York Judge to
bring the strike Injunction to Its culmina
tion by Issuing n writ that virtually pro
hibits aggrieved employes from making use
ot the strike at all.
The wording of this remarkable order ,
given last week by Judge Uugro upon ap
plication of a firm ot merchant tailors , Is
as follows :
The defendants , their agents , servants ,
substitutes , confederates , and all persons In
cited thereunto by them , or either ot them ,
are enjoined from hindering , Interrupting ,
obstructing , preventing , or otherwise Inter
fering with the exercise and management
of the lawful trade , business and calling of
the plaintiffs , either by assembling or loiter
ing In front or In the Immediate vicinity of
the places of business of the plaintiffs , or
by establishing or maintaining a system of
patrol , picketing or espionage , by stationing
or keeping one or moro persons In front erIn
In the Immediate vicinity of the places of
bujluesa of the plaintiffs during business
hours. The dotendnntn nro nlso restrained
from ntl Interference by means of printed
notices or uuJilK'atlona. or from enticing
any OHO from ! the employment of the
plaintiffs , or from hindering , by lgn , woids ,
dovlcen , or olhcjS forms of menace , any per
sons who marwish to enter tits employ ot
the plaintiffs.
This goes furttTcr than nny other case of
judicial Interference with strikes thnt has
been brought to public notice. It realty
seeks to resolve the strike Into n tncro re
fusal of the tailors to work nt the terms
offered them and the voluntary rcllnqulsh-
inent of their places to nonunion men. They
nro forbidden , even to attempt to keep them-
Eclvea Informed of the situation or to com
municate In nny way with these who are
supplanting them. The order docs not stop
nt the use of fflrce or of threats to compel
others to ccato'work , but equally prohibits
nny effort "to entice" them away from the
service of their former employers , whether
by persuasion or other usually lawful means.
Another Important point to be noted Is that
the plaintiff : ) nrc merchant tailors , who can
neither claim that their business Is particu
larly of a public nature or that the public
will bo In nny way seriously Inconvenienced
by the temporary Interruption of their work.
Should the principle enunciated be recog
nized In this case , a similar Injunction could
bo secured by employers In nny line of busi
ness whatever without reference to Its pri
vate or public character.
It Is almost needless to add thnt the Tail
ors' union has signified Its Intention to fight
the Injunction when It 'comes up this week
for hearing before the court. Its attorneys
maintain that the judge has exceeded his
authority nnd that making the Injunction
permanent would be a gross Invasion ot the
liberties guaranteed to American citizens. It
Involves the very life of the strike as an
Instrument of labor warfare. The fact that
a judge can be prevailed upon to Issue so
sweeping and unprecedented n restraining
order ngnln emphasizes the necessity of
legislation , both state nnd federal , that will
define the powers of courts over strike In
junctions.
If the published Interview with General
Superintendent Klllmore of the Southern
Pacific Is to bo credited , to the effect that
his company Intends to pursue the leaders
of the recent railway strike on Its road , no
matter where they may seek employment ,
and to use every effort to prevent them
from earning a livelihood on the Pacific
const , the Southern Pacific officials nre
rashly adopting the very tactics which they
so severely condemned In the strikers.
When the latter attempted to prevent others
from taking their places the railroads Im
mediately appealed to the courts for protec
tion. Now they In their turn propose to
Interfere to prevent the strikers from workIng -
Ing , not only on their lines , but on the lines
of any other company which they can possi
bly Influence. . Should they do this they will
lay themselves open to the same accusations
which were lodged , against the strikers. A
' '
conspiracy to dep'rl'vo men of an opportunity
to work Is just as Illegal and reprehensible
whether concocted | by strikers or railroad
officials. I
Another army officer Is to be court-
martialed for falsely certifying to a pay
voucher. Dut .Thomas Majors , who delibera
tely certified to a fraudulent pay voucher
as president of tlie senate for n member
whom he knew to , have absconded expects
the republicans of Nebraska to stultify them
selves nnd put anpremlum on official fraud
by nominating him for the office of governor.
A C'titthit ; ( 'ninpurlsnn.
WashlnKton Star.
The Geronlmo family Is receiving : much
better treatment In the United Stntes than
It Is getting In France. Here the principal
murderer who rejoices In that cognomen
remembered with terror on the southwest
ern border Is belnjr comfortably cared for
by tlie government ; in Frnnce the days of
Ca.serlo Santo Geronlmo will soon be
chopped off short by the guillotine.
licccptlim from Shin to 1'liilnli ,
Cincinnati Knqulror.
The flsht over the tariff at Washington
1ms been a deceptive one. The tiuth Heenis
to be that the Wilson bill wns lorn all to
pieces , and that even If the senate were to
concede nil the president , through the
house conferees , now asks , the great vic
tory would still bo with the senate. The-
changes In sugar , coal and Iron ore are
mere Incidents of a general overhauling
and tlesti notion of the house mensuie.
There does not appear to have been much
of the Wilson bill In the conference. The
house fight lins'been to get a little latent
recognition.
Calamity Snrrnsni ,
Courier-Jomnnl.
It IB said that the new postage stamp
will be smaller than the present red stamp.
This will be an artistic Improvement , ab
there will be less stamp. We may , how
ever , look for the republicans lo inako cam
paign capital out of tlie change , as under
tlie republican administration , which pave
us the Columbian stamps , a man could get
a very large quantity of ntump for 2 cents ,
while under the hard-times democratic ad-
inlnlstr.itlon bo will have to take less than
half tlie same quantity of stamp' for the
money.
That Cni'liiiiH ( 'niiiiiiiu | | ,
New Yorl : Sun.
Hon. William JcnnliiKH Ilryan of Ne
braska , thu young populist of the ways and
means committeeanil the general sounding
board and vocal hut of thu regions be
yond the Mississippi , Is to become the ed
itor of that curious compound , the Om-ilia
World-Herald. He will \\rlte his lea.lliib
articles with u hot poker on wood , and they
will be reproduced in asbestos. We can
bear the shriveling of things and see the
money power crackling Into ashes as Blo
viating Kllly fulfills his dread mission and
scatters his blood-roxl ink.
( ilto UK u < Ion < l Alan.
Lincoln Ni'wa.
Republicans may as well acknowledge
that thu redemption of Nebraska to repub
licanism It not u sure thlntr this year. If
the paity nominates a. weak , corrupt and
tattoocil candidate for governor It will lie
beaten Just us surely as the election rolls
aroiiml In November. Party tie-s nre much
loober In Nebraska than they have been ,
and the votera of the stuto will prefer put
ting In even u p'nimllst to some republican
whose records tiiKli'publlo nets stamp him
us a tool nnd cupper for corporate Inter-
ostB , In other vori | . If the friends of Turn
Majors , huL'keil , by the railroad Interest } ) ,
force him iipaiitb , party as a candidate he
will bu uimdlaTcd by the voters of the
state , for thu 'rMson that hit ) record nml
his afllllatlnns itilfi be proven so unmistak
ably that decent men will ypew him out.
Mr. Majors Is brk d by the hame old gang
that has made , . the populist party In Ne
braska a formlifAblo opponent , by the same
men who mnk * 'riolltlcs u tradu and cor
ruption a profusion , nnd who have at
tached themselves Ito the republican party
not because thpy Know or believe In Itn
principles , but . ( iwfiusu by reason of its
preponderance In , Nebraska It Is possible
for them to use It- for their own base owls.
The News Is opposed to Mr. Majors be
cause ho Is u innirWhose previous record Is
opposed to nnyt ) belief that he will attempt
to relieve thuilimleii3 , ) under which the
people of this sii\tunru \ now sufferimr , that
liu will bu honcHLdnd efllclent In thu per
formance of the duties appertaining to the
gubernatorial ofllVe , that he will stand for
the people In nnyconlllct of Interests be
tween themselves and the railroads , or that
ho will or can bo elected even If nominated.
It Is for any good man whom the repub
licans of Nebraska may select. Why the
party should commit political suicide by
naming Tom Majors when theru nro men
like. MacColl , Caily. C'rounso and dozens of
other able republicans with untarnished
reputations Is more than wo can under
stand. The News , with thousands of others ,
Is asking only that Majors be not nom
inated , because they believe hu Is not fitted
for the position and because If nominated
ho cannot receive the full party vote. Give
us any good man , one who can command
thu entire parly strength , who IB clean ,
nblo and honest , and whom we can sup
port with entire freedom , honesty and
heartiness.
If thu party allows Itself to bo manipu
lated In the interests of corporation candi
dates and political shysters U will have * to
stand the consequences. This Is not u year
for trying to force obnoxious candidates
upon the voters of Nebraska ; don't try U.
ror.tTit'ir. rori-oi'ttitr.
Central Clly Nonpareil : As convention
time approaches MncColl's chnnres grow
brighter. Hvcn the southeastern corner ot
the stnto will help to swell thu majority.
Wnllnco Star : IJvcry republican In the
state who Is posted knows the nomination of
Jack MncColl means nn easy victory for the
p.trty. There Is some flaw In the make-up
of n republican who will not try to avoid n
defensive campaign.
Kearney Hub : There Is nothing the mnl-
tcr with the MncColl boom. It Is making
schedule time , twenty-four hours n day , nml
will reach Omaha August 22 without having
so much as a splinter chipped off In : the voy
age. The western man Is n sure winner.
Set It down and don't forget It.
Platte Center Signal : The Omaha Dee Is
showing the' record of Tom Majors up In
time , ns It did the record of Sheriff Dennett.
Dennett wns rcnomlnnicd , however , nnd The
Doe fought nml defeated him. If Majors Is
nominated for governor It Is snfo to say he
will receive the same fate ns Dennett.
Lyons Sun : The rank nnd file of the repub
lican party In this part of the state do not tnko
kindly to the candidacy of Hon. Thomas J.
Majors. There Is no use talking , Mr. Ma
jors Is a nice man personally and has lots
of friends , hut he should stand nsldo for n
while nnd glvo some one else n chance.
Chadron Citizen : Taxation without rcpre-
sentntlon was ono of the conditions that our
forefathers vigorously kicked against. The
Sixth district of Nebraska has found Itself
confronted with this state ot n flairs for the
past four years , but the voters will throw off
the galling yoke this fall by electing Hon.
Matt Dnugherty to congress.
Central City Nonpareil : Many men con
sider n nomination on the republican ticket
ns equivalent to election. While such may
be the ense , the party cannot affordto take
chances by the nomination of shysters and
political hangers-on. The party demands
clean , capable men. The skirts of the party
have been sufficiently smirched In the past
by unscrupulous men who cared only for
the boodle there was In It. The sooner these
men nrc given to understand they do not con
trol the party the better. Avoid the rocks.
Beatrice Times : There Is a decided effort
on the part of some active men to foist can
didates upon the republican party of Ne
braska without regard to their fitness for
the office. These mr.nlpulators have no ob
ject beyond their own personal advancement ,
nnd they arc seeking to use the party ma
chinery for tills purpose. This Is made pos
sible by the carelessness ot the voters who
neglect the primaries and think thnt they
have done their duty when they cast their
vote. Such n policy will never secure good
men In office. The real work must be done
at the primaries. That Is the place to de
feat schemes nnd trades. Select good dele
gates to the convention and good nomina
tions are sure to result.
The friends of Hon. U. E. Moore of Lin
coln are very confident that he is in a fair
way to receive the nomination for lieutenant
governor. Perhaps his friends nro over
sanguine , but they at least have many good
reasons for believing that his canvass has
been so carefully maile that he Is likely to
receive n handsome majority of the votes In
the state convention. Mr. Moore's record
ns a citizen of Nebraska Is all that his
friends claim for It. He served two terms
ns mayor of the city of Lincoln during the
time when that city needed good government.
As a state senator for three terms Mr. Moore
has proven himself nn efficient member. IH
Is one of the best debaters In the state , and
whenever he has been called to the chair
In the senate his rulings have been as fair
and impartial as the most exacting could
desire. As u business man he has been suc
cessful and his executive .ability Is well
known In every part of the state.
Silver Creek Times : The Times don't be
lieve the convention should nominate Lor
enzo Crounse by acclamation or at nil , for
the principal reason that he continues to
claim that he don't want the office. We
don't believe In forcing any office on a man
who don't want It. The preliminary canvass
has been wnged almost wholly between Ma
jors and MacColl. The former has been play
ing a losing game from the first , and from the
first his own friends , In our opinion , have
had little faith that he could make the nom
ination or the election If nominated. Mnc
Cell , on the other hund , has continued to
gain from the time that lie was first seri
ously regarded as a candidate until his
nomination on the first ballot seemed as good
as assured. After having made an open nnd
honorable -eanvnss for the nomination , why
now at this late day should an effort be
made to sidetrack him for a man who says
he don't want the nomination ?
Tilt : H'KA I'KK COXFl'S
Minneapolis Journal : The democrats In
the Ninth Iowa congressional district have
nominated General Weaver for congress.
That district irturned linger ( rep. ) In 18)2 ! )
by a plurality of 2,478 , and It is no doubt a
little more so this year. Dut Weaver is
plenscd at being nominated to anything by
democrats , populists or socialists.
Chicago Record : The recurrence of a few
more such Instances will bo enough to ex
cite some justifiable speculation as to the
true destiny of the populist party. At all
events , Its chances for Independent polltlc.il
life arc not bettered by frequent fusions
with other parties , though In this Instnnco
it is clearly the democratic organization
that lias had Its hide hung on the fence ,
Chicago Tribune : By their platform and
by their choice of a candidate the democrats
of the Ninth Iowa district have put them
selves on record as being In favor of cheat
ing creditors out ot half their dues by In
troducing n SO-ecnt currency , nnd then of
cheating them out of the remainder as speed
ily as possible thereafter by doing away
with gold and silver , as Weaver and the
populists advocate , and attempting to re
place them with pieces ot paper on which Is
printed the lying legend , "this" Is n dollar , "
or "this Is ten dollars , " when It la redeema
ble In notlilng , nnd has neither actual nor
promise value ; when no Idea of equivalent
or exchangeable value Is connected with
such shlnplnstcrs.
WUVLlty'T Tlir.SK.IK VOW
Chicago Inter-Ocean : "There goes ono of
the groatc.st writers of fiction that we have
In this country. " "Who Is he ? " "The
weather clerk.1
Brooklyn Life : May Next to a man ,
what's the Jolllest thing you know of ?
Hthel Myself , If he'a nice.
New York Sun ; "I'm doing llrat rule
with my bens , now. "
"Glad to bear It. "
"Yes , Indeed ! You ought to see some of
the eggs they lay. Many of them are as
big as hailstones.1'
Cincinnati Hnqulrur : Marle-I tell ycr yer
are false ! Knife to the niarrer of your
li'nrt ! 1'vrt trusted you blindly , fondly ,
until the present moment , and now I loathe
and dlsplsa yer ?
Flucrette Heaven give me power to re
strain myself or I'll knock the neck off her !
Now York Props : "John , " said Hie wife
to herself , as Mio preceded to dlsrobo her
husband , who had gone to bed with his
boots on. "John told me he had studied for
the bar In hli youth. I can well hcllcvo It ,
for I think ho knows every bar In town. "
Indianapolis Journal : Her bosom heiveil
convulsively.
Leaning over the rail of the ship , fcho wau
plainly agitated. , . . , , . , . , ,
In fact , It was doubtful whether she could
contain herself.
Marine Journal : Lieutenant Wo ad
vanced only live miles yesterday. C.iptnln
( of arctio expedition ) That's what I reck
oned. We've got to do bolter than that
or our relief expedition will be cntuhlng up
with us.
Dundee News : A local band was ono dny
playing nt Diinfermllno when an old weaver
camu up and asked thu bandmaster what
that was they were playing. "That Is 'The
Death of Nelson , ' " solemnly leplled the
bandmaster. "Ay , man , " remarked HIP
weaver , "yo ha'o glun him an nwfu' death. "
Washington Star : "You say , " said the
Chinese philosopher , "that you uru titling
by Ingratitude. "
"I am , " replied LI Hung Chancr.
"You should have remembered our ancient
provuib which reads : 'IJon'l fool with a
bee. ' "
"I did , " wns the melancholy response.
"This was u. yellow Jacket. "
CHANORD CONDITIONS.
Detroit Tire l'rcsn.
A girl on the lawn ,
A Hashing Rlenm
Of n Hllkun stocking ,
A maiden's scream ,
A girl on the beach ,
Mostly all glonru
Of silken stockings ,
* " liut nary u scream.
Jill I IT
Shall the Party Commit Itself to a Tattooed
Standard Bearer ?
The candidacy of Thomas J. Majors con the following bill , certified to by T. J.
fronts the republican party ot Nebraska ns Majors si president ot the senate , was placed
a menace to Its success In the Impending In the hands of the auditor nnd a warrant
campaign. To elevate him to the position ot for $76 was lsucd to W. M. T.iylor us bal
standard bearer will place the party on the ance duo tor alleged services In the senate
defensive and subject It to a galling fire that for the last fifteen days of the month :
THE TKLL-TALU CKIITIFICATE.
lrStn tea as
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JIalanceduc ,
Lincoln , . . 1S01.
J hereby certify that the aboic account It correct iiniljnst , niil hai not been jxiU ,
' jVtiif'jfiUr
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It could not withstand. Every candidate nnd
every party leader on the stump would be
compelled to champion the candidacy of n
man who Is tattooed with a record of In-
dclilblo Infamy. They would be confronted
at every crossroad with the story of the
forged census returns that scandalized the
state at the national capital and placed a
stigma upon the man whom the people of
this commonwealth bad honored with a place
In the halls of congress as their representa
tive. They would bo confronted with the
moro recent misbehavior ot that same ex-
congressman while acting In capacity of
president of the state senate.
During two sessions ot the legislature In
which he occupied the responsible and honor
able position of presiding olllccr of the upper
nouse by virtue of his election as lieutenant
governor , Mr. Majors was notoriously a tool
nnd capper for the corporation lobby , and
exerted all his power and Influence during
each session of 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 THE STATE.
During the session of 1S91 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. Seely. 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 even If Majors had not been ad
vised about the plot ho could not have been
Ignorant of the fact that Taylor had disap
peared. The fact that Majors directed the
sergeant-at-arms to have Taylor arrested
shows absolute knowledge on the part of
Majors of the disappearance of Taylor.
The records of the auditor's office show
that Taylor had drawn $262.40 as his pay
and mileage for the session up to the tlmo
of his abrupt departure In the middle of
March.
On March 31 , when the session closed ,
Plttsburg Commeiruil : Senator Allen's
suggestion that 150.000,000 bo appropriated
for distribution among the worthy poor l
much more croilltiiblo to his heart than to
his judgment. If he will help knock out thu
democratic tariff legislation the \\orthy poor
will soon bo In much better circumstances.
It would bo much better , though , to glvo
the money to the worthy poor than to the
unworthy Sugar trust.
Phlladelphli Ledger : Senator Allen of Ne
braska wants professional lobbyists punished
by line and Imprisonment. That Is all right ,
provided n bill can be framed which shall
draw n nlco line between the professional
lobbyist acting corruptly and thu men who
seek to Influence the action of congress by
argument for the public good. Dut Mr. Al
len's bill , even though carefully worded ,
will very likely not reach the most objec
tionable lobbyists who tried to Influence
congress at this session , for they were not
"professionals" in any true sense.
llcixv > tii Trowicoil Corou.
Globe-Democrat.
Most persons have forgotten that this
country was at war with Coreu In 1871. A
licet was sent there lo arrange a conven
tion for thu protection ot shipwrecked
Americans and was fired upon. An expln-
nation was demanded , and nonu being
Klven , an attack WHS made on the Corean
torts. Lieutenant McKcu ami two other
men were killed on our side and thu Corean
loss was 330 men and 181 pieces of artillery.
'I liu Cyrloiin In u I'og ,
ChlcuKo llernlil.
Misfortunes thlckun iiimn Nebraska's
young political cyclone , William J. Ilryan.
Having committed the error of quitting thu
democratic party after It hail given him a
beginning In public life. Mr. Ilryan now
llnuU that the objtct which ho nought In
The above Is n fnc simile ot the ccrtlficatf
signed by Lieutenant Governor Majors nnt
approved by the auditor , as now on file In
the office ot the auditor of stato.
The warrant for $75 Nas cashed by Wnlt
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 alone stumps Thomas J. Majors as *
n dangerous man In any public office. When
he certified that Taylor had served through
the entire term ho knowingly nnd wit
tingly committed a grave crime that laid
him liable not only to Impeachment , but to
prosecution In the criminal courts.
Had 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. Whore the offense was as flagrant
as the Taylor voucher fraud , ho would hava
been made to servo a sentence In a military ,
prison. Is this the kind ot a man the re *
publicans ot Nebraska are asked to maka
chief executive of state and commnndor-ln
chief of the mllltnry forces of the common
wealth }
THE SENATE OIL ROOM.
The climax of Infamy on the part of thn
lieutenant governor was the conversion ol
his private office adjoining the senate cham
ber Into a legislative oil room. In which
liquor was dispensed freely to members of tha
senate who were addicted to drink , nnd to
lobbyists , male and female , who resorted to
the room for debauching the law makers.
Every fellow who belonged to the gang
carried a Yale lock key In his pocket so as
to have access at nil times , night or day ,
when the senate wns 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 of expense by the corporate-
concerns whoso bills wore to ba logrolled
through and whoso Interests were to bo
protected by the bland , affable nnd accom
modating lieutenant governor.
Can republicans stultify themselves ami
jeopardize their cause by placing a man with
such a record ut the head of the ticket ?
THE TELL-TALE TAYLOK OUDEK. .
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The above Is n fac slmllo of the order of Governor Majors. It purports lo ho dated
the abducted cx-sonntor authorizing Walt at Portland , Ore. , but Is written on an of
Seely to receipt the vouchers and warrants ficial 'blank , headed with the name of the
for his unearned salary. Itvlll be noted lieutenant governor , at the senate chamber ,
that the order Is In the handwriting of Walt Lincoln , Neb. , with the dale line left blank ,
Lieutenant except the figures 1891.
M. Seely. private secretary of
doing HO la slipping from bin sight Nebraska
pupullsts will not mipoprt him for senator
because they funr that thu coquettish spirit
which took William away from thu deinou-
riix-v for a. visionary Inducement would also
load him to abandon populism the first
tlmo u siilllclent reward apnearsil In the
instance. Tlie young political cycluiio Is In
danger of finding himself u man without u
party. It wciu bettor for William to linvo
been on securely with thu new lovu beforu
ho was off with the old.
.wr irn.it j.irn.K I.IXHKT > '
Hpcclntnr.
When Carroll nuked Knla for her heart ami
That conti'owled just a hundred good acres
of land ,
Her lovelv brown eyes
Went wild with surprise
And her lips they shot scorn at his saucy
demand ;
" \oung Carroll Maglnn ,
Put thu beard to your chin
And the changii In your purse , If u wife you
would win *
Then Carroll made Kutu his moat Illgunt )
bow ,
An I off to the DlgglnH lampooned from Ilia
plow ;
Till the beanl finely grown
Ami the pockets full blown ,
Says tic. "Muybu Katu might be kind to mo
III-'W ! "
So homii my lad cnmo ,
Ciilnr.cl Curly by name.
To try n ficsh Illng al his cruel ould flame.
Hut when Colonel C'arly In rjiteiiilor steps In ,
For all bin grand airs and great heard lo
his chin ,
"Och , lave mo nlonol"
fried Kate with u groan ,
"for my heart's In the the grave wld poor
Carroll Maglnn. "
"HiiHli Hobbln' this in I nil to ,
"J'M Carroll lliat's In III . , , . . .
I'yn caged you nt last , thin , my wild little
lllii.- ; . "