THE .OMAHA DAILY DEfr MONDAY , AUGUST 27 , 1BIU.
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Omaha. Urnltn , clifchu nnd txnlntnio order * to
be made fni-nhli * to ! > e nnl r of Ilie " "IPTCfc
Till : JIHI3 I'l'DMBlIINQ COaiPANY.
STATEMENT 6r"ciIlCtT.ATl6fS
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Ilililns company , bflnu ilulv sworn , mya that
the nctual numlK-r of Mil nnd cninplfte ronlo
of The Dally JlcrnlnK , i\cnlnit nnd Hun.Uy Dec
rrlnted during Hie month of July. 38S1 , was as
follows :
Lena deductions for unsold nml returned
copies 1M31
Total 1d Ttf.OZt
Dally average net circulation 21.420
Sunday.
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Sworn to before me nnd milwcrlbcd In my rirea-
ence llil * 1 t dny of AiiRUnt. ID I.
( Seal. ) N. 1 * . VKlli , Notary Vubllo.
IU ffKHlt.lHK.1 ICKl'
All rcpubllrann who arc opposed to the
domination of railroads and deolte to resent
the attempt to mnko the party subservient to
corporate monopolies and public tliloves arc
hereby Invited"to express tlielr views by
letter directed to mo personally , suggesting
the best method for defoatlns the election of
Thomas Majors. All communications will be
treated as confidential when so requested.
We must make an organized effort to save
the state from the blighting misrule which
has repudiated the pledges repeatedly made
to the people In our platforms ; has made the
execution of our laws a farce and looted the
Elate treasury.
Notice will be given In duo Urns through
The Dee -what action will bo deemed most
advisable to accomplish tlio ends In view.
13. nOSDWATBU.
This Is the day tlmt marks the advent
of a now tarin law.
Isn't It about time for the now Municipal
league to awaken from Its summer siesta ?
Watch the city council for the hatching of
now schemes from now on until election day
shall hare passed.
The annual crop of local ofllco seekers lias
been Increased. If anything' , by the financial
depression and drouth.
The nomination oC Majors was unfor
tunate for many reasons. Matt Daugherty
may yet have good cause tor deploring it.
Everything goes Income tax , sugar sched
ule , dutiable coal and Iron , the Whisky
trust Internal revenue tax. And finally con
gress goes , tco.
That tariff message promised by the presi
dent does not appear to bo a sufficient at
traction to keep a majority of the members
ot congress In Washington.
Perhaps Speaker Crisp now wishes that he
had accepted the senatorial' appointment
which , he so courageously rejected when
offered to him a few months ago.
It has become a trite saying that trouble
brews la the cup. The local military com
panies are experiencing a forcible demon
stration of the 'truth of this old saw.
The llngeratlon over the transfer switch
law will bo renewed at O'Nelll this week ,
with good prospects for protracted obstruc
tive. tacf.cs on the part of the railroads.
Of course the royal baby had to occupy a
prominent place In the queen's speech pro
roguing Parliament. Ilablca usually Insist
upon making themselves heard , whether ol
royal parentage or not.
The Blato of Nebraska spent some $18,000
on a dress parade encampment of the na
tional guard , whllo poverty and perhaps
starvation ore staring hundreds of Its cltl-
tens la the western part ot the state In the
faco.
It Is simply wonderful how public opinion li
crystallzlng adversely to Majors. This li
particularly true In Omaha and Douglai
county and Is a matter deserving the scrloui
consideration ot the remaining candidate !
on the ticket.
It may be put down as a foregone conclu
aion that If the matter b left entirely ti
railroad democrats there will be a. stralgh
democratic stale ticket put in the field a
the September convention. This subject I
now engrossing the entire attention of tin
railroad cappers who manipulated the re
publican state convention for Majors.
President Qompcrs ot the America i
Federation of Labor says that I'resldcn
Cleveland deliberately Ignored a request o
the labor leaders to attempt to settle th <
recent great railway strike. Mr. Clcvelam
was Just then busy hearing the stories o
the railroad olllclals. Ho has time to lister
to the appeals of labor only when he is ou
ot offlco.
The election of a subservient tcol of tli
railroads to the governorship of Nebrask
would \ > o equivalent to a surrender of th
whole Btato Into the hands of the rallroai
managers. Kallroadlsm must be rebuked
There in no other way to maintain the re
publican form of government guaranteed b.
the federal constitution to every state In th
union. The people o ! Nebraska are not yc
rvady to submit passively to a governmen
by the railroads.
The Sunday open air concerts at the par !
will continue but a tow weeks longer , and th
people should therefore make the most c
those that still remain to be given. Thes
concerts have proved not only very attractlv
features of popular amuiemcnt , but also a
educating force for the people who have bu
rura opportunities ot tearing good musl <
That they < have served the purpose for whtc
they were Inaugurated , the crowd in rejrula
attendance liai abundantly uhowii , The Sun
diy pAtk concerts have become an esUt
ll hed fixture In our pirlc system ,
THK DUMtffANT Kl.BUHUfT
In hl speech at Old Orchard , Me. , an Sat
urday , opening tfie republican campaign 1n
that state , ex-Speaker Heed stated a tact long
rccoRnlied by all InlelltKctit observer * ol
political affiilrfl , that the dlnicultj- with the
democratic party today , at In nil the past , la
that Its great majority resides In the south ,
Among northern democrats generally there
Is to bo found more business sons ? and bust-
ness ability than among those of the south ,
easily explained by the different condition i
that surround them , The northern democrat ,
speaking Kenirally , hna been long In contact
with a vigorous and ttcady material develop
ment. Ilo lux been a witness of practical
results. The experience of northern demo
crats generally has IK en very different from
that ot thb democrats of the aauth , and
while , as Mr. tteed says , the latter are men
of Intelligence and learning , their learning IK
not ot a kind which arises from a thorough
knowledge of buslntss as It ts carried on In
the north. "While the southern man , " said
Mr. Heed , "hna every opportunity to read In
books of the prosperity which has come to
the north , he has no conception of It , such OB
those who have- lived In It. He Is devoted
to the theories of a bygone day. Ills mind
Is fixed upon the principles which were es
sential tu the prosperity of his part of the
country In the days before the war. " Jlr.
need , It may bo thought , was somewhat too
generous to the northern democrats , for many
of these are In most complete accord with
Ihe southern element of the party , but he was
speaking In a general way and his compari
son may thereforn pass without criticism.
Dut there Is eoniethlng mpre to be said In
explanation of the attitude of southern demo
crats' toward the policy umUr which the In
dustries of the north have been developed.
There Is a sectional feeling that must not
be left out of consideration. This was very
clearly stated some time ago by Represent
ative Grow of Pennsylvania. He pointed
out that tha people of the south under their
old system of labor , having hnd Ho diversified
Industries to tiny extent could conceive of
no Irneflt from protective duties In ilovclop-
Itig their matt rial resources or In enlarging
tholr business by home manufactures. Wit
nessing the growth In wealth nnd population
of northern manufacturing states , a senti
ment was created , which , for political pur
poses , was fostered and constantly stimulated ,
that tha growth of these manufacturing
states was solely the result of legislation In
which the southern states could not share ,
and therefore they must combine for its
overthrow. Kvin now that sentiment contin
ues , after the cha'.ieil condition in labor ha ?
removed the great obstacle that Blood In the
way of their former Industrial development.
The political tenliment , so long stimulated
for partisan purposes , still Insists on ths old
delusion that protective duties In all cases
enhance prices tex the consumer , as
they have been heretofore a constr "nd
not a manufacturing people , they i >
supposed burdens us falling .
cape .j Lion
them. The force'ot this view will be appre
ciated when It Is stated that the forty-four
democratic votes In the house and the twelve
In the senate from the six states , of South
Carolina , Georgia. Mississippi , Louisiana , Ar
kansas and Tennesseee , all hostile to the pro
tective policy , represent Industries the value
of the products ot which Is exceeded by the
value of the products of the Industries ol
Pennsylvania alone to the amount of several
hundred millions of dollars.
It Is this element of the democracy , now
and always dominant , that passed the Wll'
son 1 > 11I and Insists upon maintaining the
crusade against protection , Still devoted t <
the theories of a bygone day and still sec
tional in sentiment , It Is the democratic
party ot the south that is demanding th <
overthrow of the policy which brought aboul
the wonderful material development and pros'
perlty of the country which mnrk the pasl
thirty years as the most astonishing In In.
dustrlal achievement in the world's history
The security of our Industries against furthci
attack Is to be found In the election b )
northern constituencies of a republican housi
of representatives.
JVO.VOKW FIIKK ( lAHDEK SKKDS
Prom , the very beginning ot his Incumbenci
of the secretaryship of agriculture undei
President Cleveland , Mr. Morton has beet
most outspoken In his opposition to the sys
tern of seed distribution which has exlstei
far years In his department and which ha :
called for the annual expenditure of a largi
sum of money for sending oul seeds to r ,
pie In various parts of the country. It ha :
long been the custom for congress to make ai
appropriation for the purchase by the sec
rclary of agriculture of a supply of gardei
seeds , to be allotted In equal shares to th
different members of congress. The latte
simply furnished the names of their constltu
ents to whom they wished their quotas t
be sent and the work of mailing them ou
was performed by clerks on the pay roll o
the Department of Agriculture. A farme
who received a packncn of choice vegetabl
seeds , with al few papers of flower seed
thrown in for hla wife , all under the.franl
ot his congressman , usually cherished a ten
der feeling for the representative from hi
district and could not well be so ungratcfu
as to forget him when ho came up far re
nomination and re-election. Experience ha
shown that the seed allotment , as a rul <
proves much more effective In keeping
congressman's memory green than does th
distribution of carloads of Congressional Hec
ords and similar public documents.
One of the first things Secretary Morto
did alter taking possession of his office wa
to cut down the sum to be spent on seed
and to put the clerks who had done nothln
but address and mall seed packages to wor
on other business. When ho sent his anmi :
estimates In to congress the secretary lei
out the bulk of the seed appropriation and li :
tlmated that since the congressmen had a !
lowed themselves money for clerk hlro thol
own clerks were able and competent to sen
out v. hat few seeds were still to be give
away. I3oth ot these propositions roused
storm of Indignation. The congrcssme
would not have so fertile a source of cle <
tloncerlng materials plugged up and the
therefore reinserted the usual feed oppri
prlatlon. Neither would they have their ow
pet clerks burdened with the exhaustln
labor of addressing and mailing packages <
needs , and they therefore made provision fc
a number of special clerks , who should hav
no other duty but this. With these addition
to the agriculture appropriation bill ever
member of congress felt assured that tli
flow ot garden seeds would continue ur
chocked ,
Dut Mr. Mortqn Is not to bo clrcumvtntc
by any such bungling device. Ho has quletl
looked up the law on the need question an
discovered that the only warrant for see
distribution lies in a clause ot the revise
statutes authorizing the department pui
chase seeds "rare and uncommon to the coui
try or such as can bo made more prolHab
by frequent changes from one part of 01
country to another , " the object belnjr , <
course , to encourage experiments that woul
teach us how to secure the best remits.
letter was thereupon addressed to the atto :
Bey general asking whether the recent A ]
nroprlatidn could be applied lo * eei3 other
lian UIOSB referred to In that clause. nd
he answer of the altornejr gencrnl , g'von ' la
a formal communication last wtck , Is cm
phatlcally In the nogathT. Mr. Merion -will
doubtless rifuso to Invest In ( he- common
pumpliln , watermelon &nd petunia seeds ,
much to the disgust ot the congressmen and
o the disappointment of the worthy farmers'
wlv s. And then , when numerous demo
cratic congressmen shall have failed ot re
election because of the dcarlh of govcrn-
nent garden seeds , Mr. Morton will put la
another claim for economy In khe conduct ot
its department.
tlt'MOlt.
A rumor has been current In official and
army circles the past few weeks to Iho effect
hat Hie great military division known as
he Department of the Plitto would sonn
bo abolished and Us territory annexed to
adjacnit divisions. We ore pleased to bo
nhle to state , however , that the rumor was
groundless. To a committee of prominent
Omaha citizens Secretary Lament has given
personal assurance that the report Is with
out foundation In fact. This information
rom ths secretary of war will be a source
if gratification , not only to the people of
his city , but throughout the limits of the
nllltary division under General Brooke's
command.
The rumor doubtless had Its origin as a
sequel lo the effort being niad by southern
congressmen to have a new division carved
out In the southeast with headquarters at
Atlanta. Whatever may bs the merits of
he claims of the southern people , It Is no
ess a fact that the Department of the Platte
B today one of the most Impartant military
llvlalons ot the union. Physical conditions
nil geographical lines have culminated with
he progress ot time to make the present
leadquartcrs of that department the natural
tase of supplies and of military operations
! or the vast territory of the central west.
'n this city center the great transportation
and telegraph lines that penetrate the Indian
reservations to the northwest. Omaha , as Is
ivsll known , was the logical and natural
juse ot supplies ot the 1'lno Kldgo campaign ,
and In fact the railroads leading out of
Omahu furnished the only means of rapid
rnnsportatlon of troops and supplies for
hi only Indian war of recent years. More
over , only vilthln the past sixty days the
War department found It necessary to order
the blockade of the Union I clflc lines raised
by the troops under General Hrooke's com-
nand , and the fact that Omaha Is at one.1
the headquarters of the military department
and of the great railway system was of Incal
culable value to th ; commerce of the west ,
In fact no department of war lus during
the past ten years occupied a more Impor
tant or advantageous position than the De
partment of the Platte.
T ir/-o.Yr ; AIWUT VASSES.
One can admire the frankness with which
Labor Commissioner Carroll D. Wright ,
now Investigating the great Pullman strike ,
acknowledges that he holds a Pullman pass
and that he uses it whenever he wishes
and at the same time takes Issue with the
reasoning by which he seeks to Justify his
action. Commissioner Wright says that he
has had a Pullman pass for a number of
years , In fact , ever since he made his
famous report upon Pullman as a model
town , When gathering the material for that
report he became acquainted with Mr. Pull
man , who , through pure friendship , gave
him a puss to ride In his cars on any rail
road In the United States and who- has
kindly renewed the pass- annually each re
curring year. Mr , Wright professes to v.'ew
the pass as an Invitation from Mr. Pullman
to make use cf his cars Just as he would
view an invitation to ride In hla carriage.
A man 7.110 hart been In public life as long
as has Commissioner Wright ought to know
that great corporations controlling valuable
public franchises do not as a rule grant
favors without expecting favors in return
when thecccasslon may offer. He re
ceived his pass originally because he was
undertaking to mske In his official capacity
a report upon the condition of the town of
Pullman , and the pass has been annually
renewed because In his official capacity.he
might bo called upon to Investigate other
phases of the Pullman company's business.
Had ho not bsen a public official he would
have made no repcrt upon the town of Pull
man , and had ho made no such rei > ort he
would not have had the Pullman pass. He
insists that he did not use the pass com
ing to Chicago this time , nnd that If he had
the government would be so much the
richer. Here lie Is apparently reciprocating
the favor by making the government which
pays his expenses contribute to the revenue
of the Pullman company when it was Ir
his power to save that sum to the public
treasury. There Is , moreover , a great dif
ference between accepting nn Invitation tc
rldo in a carriage and accepting a pass tc
ride In a public conveyance. The ownei
of a carriage may , if he desires , pay for his
friend's ride , but where people rideIn Pull'
mun cars on passes the necessary Inference
is that those who pay , pay also far those win
ride on passes. Unfortunately , Cotnmlsslonei
Wright Is not the only government offlcla
who possesses Pullman passes , that form o
petty bribery having been extended througl
the entire public service , national , stati
and local. This fact , however , makes I
none the less a bribery.
TlIK ( lUf.STKlK Of
When the democrats In the impendlni
state and congressional campaigns under
take , as undoubtedly they will , to urge tin
claim of ccoromy In expenditures , they wll
bo met by some facts which they will no
find It easy to explain away. It has al
ready been shown by Mr. Cannon , republics !
member ot the house commltteo on appro
prlatlons , and others , that the alleged econ
omy of the present congress has come wholl ;
out ot pensions , the appropriations for othe
purposes exceeding those of the first sessloi
of tha Fifty-second congress by more thai
? 1,000,000. Ex-Speaker Iteed called nttentloi
tu this democratic claim of economy In hi
speech last Saturday opening the republics
campaign ? In Maine , and Indicated how I
will bo met by republicans.
But there are some details as 4-9 the wa
In vhlch this cengress has spent the publl
money that need to be understood. One c
these relates to the many increases tha
have been made In the salaries of democrat !
officials , especially In the diplomatic an
consular service. There Is a long list of ol
flclals who received their appointment undc
this administration who are drawing large
salaries than their predecessors , notwlth
standing the distress throughout the countrj
and regardless ot the fact , that for years th
democrats have continually declaimed abou
the extravagant salaries of officials. For th
Increase of most of these salaries there Is n
excuse , and at any rate this Is a most In
auspicious time for Increasing tha pay c
public officials. The tendency In all prlvat
employments Is In the opposite direction , an
there can be no valid reason for raising th
salaries of those who servo the public unde
existing circumstances. Moreover such
course dojs not comport well with thepollc
or ctmtnffTMr pensions or old Boldlcrs
and j-efuttnlMtri llaton to Ihe cUlnis ot vet-
rran * tor p/.tMjns.
Ano ner fact to be note4 Is that a great
deal of inoney"has keen expended for Idle
clerlB. Thft'iie.gtberii -of the present hous
have an ndijjyg ( . never before possessed
by all the mtmbirs ot the house , and that
Is Iho servRTs bt clerks. Kvery member ii
entitled to * JU iby ) a clerk during the ses
sion , and , qfqjurse , all of them have done
so. It Is not necessary to dlccuss the pro
priety of thTV slatlon by the last congress
that provided 'fo'r this. It ts BUftlclont to
know that n 'co'ngresa ' democratic In both
branches , rKe""maJorlty having come Into
power with voluminous promises of economy
and reform , has not only allowed that legis
lation to stand , but has Ukcn advantage ot
it to practice a measure of nepotism entirely
unparalleled , Very largely both democratic
sc-nators and representatlres have selected
members of their family or near relatives
for clerks , so' that the revenue from this
source Is made a sort ot family nffalr , nnd
not a few of these clerks have practically
nothing to do. While the democratic leaders
prate about saving the people's money they
nre silent about the money wasted In order
to pay relatives of senators nnd representa
tives liberal salaries for doing nothing.
The democrats should be careful not to
Invite too close an Investigation of their
claim of economy. It Is a subject they may
IIml It 'J their advantage lo avoid.
There IB very little politics In the plank
of the republican state platform ccn-
ccrnlng augur beet culture , and
for that reason It will receive the
undivided support ot all parlies.
It serves to emphasize the fact that despite
the drouth and simoons uf this season the
sugar beet crop In Nebraska has flourished
and multiplied. The year's output of cugar
factories promises to exceed that of former
years and will be the means of saving many
farmers from distress the coming winter.
Farmers adjacent to the Grand Island and
Norfolk factories this year Increased
the acreage planted to beets and will realize
handsome profits by reason of their fore-
sigh I. The fact has been proven that the
sugar tect can bo successfully grown In
Nebraska , be the season dry or wet. It Is
hardy nnd can be grown anywhere. The
prejudice among farmers against experiment
ing with beets Is being fast overcome , because -
cause It has been demonstrated that no crop
Is more successful and remunerative. It is
fair to predict that next season will witness
a largely Increased acreage devoted to beets.
Labor will bo cheap , the price ot sugar
will be a shade higher and the crop will be
drouthproof.These conditions , we are con
fident , will be taken advantage of bv land
owners throughont the state. We have It
upon good nuthorlty that there Is unlimited
capital In the 'east awaiting favorable op
portunity tor ( nresJtment In l > eet sugar enter
prises. It only remains Nebraskans to
bestir themselves ' 'and ' this capital will bs
attracted to 'the state. Every patron of
homeIndustry' will do everything possible to
encourage sugar beet culture In , Nebraska ,
The secretary of.i the Associated Charities
reports that Omah'a Is being overrun with
men askingfor food and alms
who refuse , to take work when It
Is offered to them. The people who
have been giving Indiscriminate aid , often In
money , to allllappilcantswithout'the sllght-
stiinqulry , arpnodqubt ; , largely.Jtg blame for
this1 ; because by theirconduct , they have been
educating a 'class''of professional tramps.
The worthy object of charity seldom declines
to make some small return to his bene
factor whenever possible. If the charitable
Inclined should Insist on a labor test from
able-bodied applicants , no matter how tnslg-
nllcant the work , the sweeping ot a side
walk already Just swept for example , the
professional tramp would soon learn to steer
clear of this city.
No matter what the outcome of the contro
versy over the award of the governor's cup
to the best drilled militia company in the
state may be , Omaha will keep the trophy.
There ts some satisfaction to ba rtirlved from
this , although It IB P nuMcr ot regret that
the award could not have been made without
engendering unfr1 , . , 'V ' feelings between the
two local companies.
The Japaneser.al Chinese consuls at
Honolulu have for'jldden their countrymen
residing In Hawaii to discuss the pending
war between their two countries. This edict
Is In the Interest ct peace. If the residents
of Hawaii want to fight out the war let
them go home and enlist under the stan
dard of their government. They would get
no satisfaction out o'f a war of words.
ThryMilskcrl the AVIiolo Lonf. .
Ilrooklyn Vnlon.
Cleveland nnd Carlisle have been good
sugar men from first to last. The quarrel
with Gorman nnd Itrlce , Smith & Co. was
about coal anil Iron , Nat about sugar.
An I urr.pvnn Ilnrlty.
Springfield Ilepubllciin.
Crop returns for August 1 in Great Britain
nre the most encouraging received In years.
"Wheat , barley , oats ami grass report con
ditions of from K > to 110 , while the potato
yield promises to be large. Wheat through
out eastern Ktiropc is reported to have
given a yield above the average. The cereal
ahurtage In America Is thus met by n for
eign situation which precludes the possi
bility of famine prices.
Clinncn fur n Involution.
Philadelphia I'resa ,
President Illppolyte- Haytl. according
to late dispatches , Is dying , and a revolu
tion , n-s u consequence. Is impending in the
Black Itppuhllc. The history of Hnytl hup
been written In luoocl and the prospect foi
a change In the figure Is not at all reassur
ing. Illppolyte 'lias maintained his position
na president for'tow years only by resett
ing to methods- "extreme violence with
Ilia enemies and it ho secret plottera in theli
.employ. He hugbl > wn charged with nearly
every phase of crjmo nsalnst human life
TJie fact Is he l } V > worse and no bettei
than those whd''Jmv6 ' sought his overthrow
From llrst to liiHt , * lth few exceptions , the
patriot in Haytl Ut ! > f the professional her
for revenue only. ' ) n
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Tlio IIHIuncjf ol iD > yimmlto In War.
Bun ,
The tests of the ilTnamlte gun at Sandy
Hook on Tuesdaa'i established a new prlncf
pie In regard to t t defense of our const
ruimely , that hoRtlbj . warships cannot entei
the harbor of Nesv.Yprk. Striking and one
sided us that 'proposition may seem , 1
cannot be calledJUilfavagant after the evl
dence of the three ) shots tired from th
pneumatic gun. , "Against a quarter of i
ton of ilrnamltef placed nml exploded will
reasonable ncctlrsc , ' } ' . any vessel , armora
as heavily as tthty'lllte ' , becomes like news
paper1. It cannot uy allout. No ship wouli
even drca.ni of approaching the coast when
dynamite guns of proved efllclency arc
known to exist. Tlie ) ' might us well sal
straight over Nlnftasjtr _
"Would Utiwu Any 1'nrty , "
llocky Mountain Xewi.
Kdltor llosewater of The Omnhr
BCD Is an ardent republican am
o , strong anti-silver man , but he hai
always fought the corrupt railroad rin *
which has controlled ( he republican part )
of Nebraska. Very naturally he bolts tin
nomination of Tom Majors for governor
whose record as an "oil room" manipulate
would down any convention that nominate *
htm. The IJee has. been runnli s Majors
record on Its editorial page for severa
weeks , uml served notice on the party lha
It would not support him if he wa nom
dialed for governor. He wnu nominated
by u trick , and now the republican partj
will have to tight Its campaign without tin
aid of The Bee , which enjoys a wldespreat
Influence Ir. the stale.
ri TI :
O'Neill Frontier The republican state con *
rntlon nominated Thomas J. Mnjori na It *
candidate tor governor. It appears to us
tmt the nomination of * Mr. Majors Is a
ipvcro blow to the party al tills time when
larmony U n ceded to secure victory. Mr.
ddjors is too old u politician and It Is high
time that ho nhottld Blcn down and allow
some of Ihe younger clement to lead the
isrty. Had ho done thin the republican
urty coud go Into the campaign and make
in aggressive fight , but now the party will
lave to be on the defensive.
Valley Kntcrprlse : The Enterprise knows
nothing ot the past history ot the candi
dates below the tattooed man from Ncnmha.
Majors has always worked in the Interest
ot the Burlington railroad as against the
employes and laboring people. He la the
pel candidate ot the II. & M. ( Lincoln )
Journal , cue of the most 'tyrannical , corpora-
.Ion , nonunion papers In the west. No far-
ncr or union labor man can vote Intelli
gently and support a stagnated railroad
shyster" like Tom Majors. The people will
see to the fact tha.t Majors Is turned down
this tall ami burled deep In his corrupt
political grave.
Grand Island Independent : As we yester
day reported In a short telegram , Mr. Tom
Majors , the most notorious of all republican
candidates , has been nominated for governor
> y the republican convention , through the
Influences of the II. & M. railroad. Ho
would make an ideal railroad governor , ready
to veto every law that may be passed by the
legislature for the protection of the people
against the arbitrariness of railroad com
panies. The nomination ot such men by the
railroad power is one of the strongest argu
ments for the establishment of government
railroads. This victory of Majors. If it docs
not prove a defeat of the republican party ,
nomination of itlch-
as some years ago the
ards did , will certainly weaken the republi
can chances for a victory In the election ,
Ashland News : The state convention was
a Tom Majors affair throughout. Uverythtng
was cut and dried two months ago that Tom
Majors was to receive the nomination for
Governor and he to dictate the balance of the
ticket , nnd It was carried out to the queen's
taste. The ticket from top to bottom Is con
ceded to be the very weakest that could have
been named and expressions of condemnation
nre heard on every hand. Such expressions
as these were heard among the republicans
and business men In Omaha after Majors
rrcelved the nomination : "It's a dirty
" "It governor anil
shame. means a pop
two years of pop misrule. " ' 'We can't elect
" " has been a seeker
him , hoys. "Tom Majors
after ofllce for the past thirty years and we
hope when he Is defeated this time he will
not try to foist himself upon the party
ag.iln. " "I may have to vote the ticket be
cause I am a republican , but it's a bitter pill
lo swallow. " Expressions of this kind were
heard on every hand nnd they came from
good men. who meant every word they said.
It looks very much like the state central
committee was a parly to the deal. "Tom
Majors has named his ticket , now let him
elect It If the Majors combine think they
can make the republicans of Nebraska swal
low him they are badly deceived. " Unless
the News changes its opinion very materially
In the next few weeks we shall certainly be
lieve that these remarks mean something ,
Crete Vldette : To say that the won't of
the republican state convention Is generally
satisfactory would be to ? ay what we honestly
believe to be untrue. The republicans of
Nebraska never held a convention that sent
so many delegates and spectators away so
thoroughly disgusted and dissatisfied as thn
one Just ended at Omaha , night does not
become wrong because advocated by one
whom we may dislike. The truth is Just aa
true when tramped Into the earth as when
exalted beyond the reach of vicious per-
verters. Men who declare a certain position
to be wrong because a certain man advocates
It allow their passion and prejudice to
smother their reason and common sense. As
a republican we expect to support the ticket ;
hut ns a man , free born , owned or controlled
by no one , we reserve the right to express
our opinion In regard to results , and the
methods by which they were accomplished ,
We expect censure for our position , but -will
receive some commendation , while he who
chokes down his honest sentiment In defer
ence to a power to which he Is beholden , or
for selfish purposes , commands the respect
of no one. We sincerely believe the nonilna
lion of MncColl for governor would have
strengthened not only the state ticket , but
every congressional , legislative and county
ticket as well. As a republican we Bought
to bring about that result , and as a candidate
of that party thought such action specially
desirable. If we were wrong it was only a
mistaken Judgment. The convention , In
what manner It Is not now necesasry to de
tail , thought differently but majorities are
not always right.
Silver Creek Times : It was unquestionably
the biggest republican convention ever held
In Nebraska , and there was probably never
another convention when * there was more In
trigue and underhanded work. As last year
In ths Maxwell fight the state central com
mittee aided the bosses in putting up a Job
on the republicans of the state and in tying
the convention hand nnd foot. As temporary
chairman they named a man who was not
less arbitrary and tyrannical than was the
chairman of the convention last year at Lin
coln. Hut ho was put there for that purpose ,
and , although he lacked every essential qual
ification ot a good presiding officer , he served
that purpose well. In view of the great
weight of precedent for such conventions , it
would perhaps be unjust to say that as re
gards Its management nnd conduct It was
unrcpubllcan. But we do say that gng law
was tecretly and deliberately planned and un-
blushlngly enforced. There was no freedom
of action or expression of opinion and the
candidates nominated and the platform
adopted are to be regarded as the candidates
and platform of the bosses and the B. & M.
railroad and not of the republicans of Ne
braska. Republicans may vote the ticket and
howl for the platform If they will , but they
nre under no party or moral obligation to do
so. We said as much of the convention last
year and we repeat It here. Wo may be
chargtd with treason to the party , but It
matters not to us , For lo , these many years
we have submitted to such damnable work
without public protest , but republican or
unrepubllcan , party loyalty or party treason ,
we will do It no more. Tlepubllcanism Is
supposed to mean equality and liberty. That
kind ot republicanism we believe In , but uc
detest , denounce and abhor the republicanism
of chicanery and arbitrary power.
Lincoln News : The republican convention
was characterized by a large amount ol
enthusiasm , but Us work has not achieved
the same desirable result , we are sorry tc
say. The convention , In the humble opinion
of the News , made several grave mistakes ,
which will place the party on the defense
In this fight. It was dominated palpably
by an element that Is Inimical to republican
success , and makes the work of preserving
republican supremacy very much hardei
than was necessary. That a ticket contain
ing such good material was the outcome J :
all the more remarkable. As a republlcar
paper , desiring the success ot the republlcar
party in Nebraska , the News believes thai
the convention approached dangerously neai
hari-kari nnd has made It possible for the
success of the powerful opposition that Jus !
such tactics as were pursued at this con
vention has raised up. Only a united effori
along the line can achieve victory. The
News lialt'j long enough In masticating It !
dish of Majors crow to point with prldi
to the fact that while there are a few holes
In its reputation as a prophet on stati
politics , It can diagnose a Lancaster count )
convention or delegation with precision am
correctness. It remarked several weeks ag (
that theLincaster delegation was put ui
In the interest of Tom Majors , because i
was named at the house ot the best knowt
railroad capper In the state , J. II. Ager
and the solid vote for the Nomaha states
man at Omaha demonstrates the truth of thi
statement. The night before the conventlor
mot Douglas county offered to glvo Moon
10S votes It ho would give half of his dele
gallon to MacColl. If Mcore had had corn-
plcito control of his delegation ho wouK
naturally have grabbed at such an oppor
tunlty to make himself , but he was no
oven given the chance , as the- railroad
Majors men on the delegation almost hustlei
Crane and Slaughter out ot tliV room ,
Tu Sl2ii or Not to digit.
Globe-Democrat ,
Cleveland's "solemn sense of responslbtl'
Ity" la being put lo Its severest test In the
matter of getting Itself adjusted to the
necessity of signing a tariff bill which he
has declared to be a measure of "perfidy
nnd dishonor , "
A-Touilor Attachment ,
New York Bun.
The fathers of the republic : never in
tended that our lighthouse tenders should
ba employed us rloattng hospitals.
1-jrcornif AMI rnrxas.
Messrs. Allgcld ncl Story should arbitrate ,
their difference.
ll will require n extensive oil room to
lubricate the state.
Sharks nre bring caught In New York
waters na welt ns on land.
Mr. Pullman U as conspicuous a failure In
selecting n model son-in-law as In the oper
ation of a model town.
Physically nnd mentally , Lord Salisbury
Is a man ot much weight. Ho turns 252
pounds with hla boots on.
If a match should bo 'arranged between
Messrs. Thurslon and Ilryan , the best ef
forts ol modern pugIIIsm would sink into
Insignificance.
Frank Lawler , Chicago's grcnt Indorsed ,
Is n populist candidate for congress. Mr.
hauler's advlcu to Omnlni jAcksonlnn.i to
shun ofttcosecklng was evidently Intended
for the grand ntaml ,
Oronhyatekna , a Mohawk Indian who lives
In Toronto , druwa 110,000 R year an a
supreme ofllcer of the order of foresters In
Canada , and hna an income as a practicing
physician. He looks -IS and Is suspected
of being over 70.
Governor Matthews of Indiana Is receiv
ing much prilsc for mortgaging his property
to raise $40,000 to pay the state mllltla.
Oovernor Flower ot New York \vas applauded
for a similar act during the cholera scare
of 1892 , but when he charged the slate 1
per cent for the money , popular enthusiasm
suddenly congealed.
William Ctillen Bryant's mother. It Is
said , kept a diary for fifty-three years with
out missing a day. This Is the entry for
November 3 , 17D4 : Storming , wind n. e. ;
churned ; 7 In the evening , son born. " This
leads the Boston Tianscnpt to believe that
Mr. Bryant did not Inherit his poetical pre
dilection from his mother.
Mrs. Uellmln L. Unndall of Hoxbury , n de
scendant of Sam Adams of revolutionary
fame , has prosotifj the Uoston Aluicum of
I-ine Arts a chlnu punchbowl and salver
once the property of the Marquis ilo Lafay
ette and by him presented to Adams. It
was made In China , and has the arms of
Lnfoyette upon ll , designed according to the
Ideas of the Chltti-he nrtlsts.
Mr. Will Vlsschcr , the poet , lecturer ,
neuspaper rounder and really rustler , has
decided to precipitate ) himself on the drama
tic stage. He will make his debut at the
Interstate fair In Tacoma , \Vash. , as Dentn-
tus. an old soldier and centurion , Iji Vlr-
glnlus. Those who remember Visscher's
marvelous faculty for soldiering In Omaha
In 1STG will need no assurances that ho will
make a hit In that line.
Kvanston. the high cult and prohibition
suburb cf Chicago , has been Invaded by the
hosts of villainy and booze. While the towns
people take tholr tipple al home with great
regularity , such a thing as a public hawking
ot the stuff Is unheard of. lleccntly a cargo
ot watermelons struck the town , and as eou
as n few Juicy samples were properly dis
tributed , the demand for the remainder ex
ceeded the supply. They were plugged and
soaked with whisky.
It Is reported that II. H. Kohlsaat. re
cently publisher of the Chicago Herald , has
purchased a controlling Interest In the New
York Times for J225.000. The Times was
SJlu by Iho Jones estate about a year ago tea
a stock company for $900,000. If a controll
ing Interest has been purchased for the sum
named the transaction shows a decided de
preciation of the property. It Is said Mr.
Kohlsaat will lake charge of the paper In
October and change It fr ni a democratic tea
a republican organ ,
Florence Nightingale , who Is now 74 years
of age. Is In very poor health. She lives in
a quiet spot in the west of London , but even
her neighbors do not know her. To an
American who recently visited her she ex
pressed her thanks for the many kind letters
that she Is constantiy receiving from
America , and she mentioned especially the
testimonial presented to her by the American
government In return for her advice with re
gard to Improving our hospital service at the
time of the civil war.
The IViiblcm of Irrigation.
riilliKlclphla Times.
The public lands in the west now nn-
ocouplecl comprise an area of BS9KKOi ( )
ncros , und the statement ia made In eon-
rlfi8. ! ? Representative 1'lckler of South
Ditltotn. tlmt two-llfths
- of the entire area of
the United States consists ot arid lands , nml
that upon over 600.000.0UO ncres of this land
crops could be raise : ) If wat = r weie supplied ,
Mr. Plckler hus Introduced a bill to provide
for the appointment of a non-pnrtlsnn com
mission of live persons to Inquire into these
desert lands and report upon the best prac-
tleal svstem of Irrigation. If such a scheme
could be made sucrcpsfal , and there is much
reason to believe from
practical illustration- *
M.niltnhiand ! c'all'"r ti tnat Irrigation
wii
V ! re < ynlm , the waste places. It would pro
vide 11 benofnctlon to humanity beyond estl-
! 1 \"o W. .OOp ncres of arid land
mL n P ° , Pula"on ° f more thiiu
poisons could be sustained. Not
of l Per cent of this land has been
1 i ; , , lho results ot ' " 'Ballon ' , a *
told about In the
senate reports have far
surpassed the predictions of its nsl ad-
Dangcr In Iho Orcrlioml Wire.
It : ton niol > o.
In one way and another terror lurki
overhead constantly from wires that muy
? eonW ! JH C < ! mci 1" COtltn < Vt wlth "cores of
people , with whacking results , it is thero-
° % ° wf/ / ; ° f Kr < Vat too on to know
that the wires nre to be put underground
thus burying a dangerous nuisance. '
y the overhanging wire.
Ghlvonton Newx : Mnny a boy lion sone off
the track because of n misplaced switch ,
Itrooklyii LifeSheWhy doen thi > oconn
innke that moaning o ndT HeProbably
one of the bill hern ntepped on Its undertow.
Atchlnon Globe- When u womnn COPS to
n. store nnd secures wnnt she ronaldcm a
tmrcnln. rii } says ihnl iwo other women
were waiting for It
-r'llln5.cV { ? ,1cc"r.- ! Btotiks-Tliere goes
chnntcrSO.tkos. . .
. He's Kot one of the fluent
' I over h.v-jrd ever hear him sing ?
'n got n fine voice.
Oakcs ( tuidly-Yra ) ; irp | voice. I heard
it about nn boutIIRD - he borrowed ten.
rndlnnsfpollR Journal ! Jtlnnle-So you
JiaVH concluded not to nclopl bloomers , have
Minnie Ye * . I nee by the papers that
they ( ire Kettlntr nu common tlmt the men
do not stivie at iliem any more.
Stniiditrd : Mrs. Osoffood-
George , ilenr. Miss * Pltomnlcn has Just sent
homo my new dnrk milt. Tell me , can you
mitfr.ost nny alteration ? Mr. OaognodOh ,
'JI'I ' > Me It'n nil rlRhl. except perhaps It
nlsht be Improve. ! a little by cutting oft
about two-thirds of the bill.
Chicago THI.mipHoilesi ( who docs not
know him vciy welO-PiofoHior , there Is no
clergyman present. I slmll have to ask you
' ? " ? , y > 'rilc < ' - I'lofcssop flnlldel of long-
MnndliiK ) NII Hritiyiiuin ? Then let us re
turn thanks In silence.
Truth : Yptinir Suldso-You are the only
girl I ever loved
AIlss HciilHoVolf , now. Don't move till
I set my kodnk.
You UK SnldsoWhat on earth-
Miss I Ionian -I'm
- Kottlnn up v souvenir
collection of phutOKi.il'hs ' of mo i who tell
me that.
A crn-R.\ij-ors TAM : .
llnul in Tutifi'ilpt.
Says Chlnrt , " ( 'CHIP , now , little Jnp ,
Clear nut there frnin f'orea !
Or else I'll tulu > my rnrvinR knife
And quick cttl oft jour ear. "
Said Japan , "If 1 in hicqurral ware ,
You'll soon be lacquered , too :
For I will inkc mv etiivliu : knife
Am ! you \\lll lni'U-er cue. "
the M < IUH > Midiilil
NVv , Tiiik World ,
Why cannot the hoiu'o ot representatives ,
which hns just unwed a free sugar bill
by u vote of I'JU lo II , order nn Investigation
of the "h'-Men nml abhorrent forces" that
hiive ii'.iillk1 Us votes' '
" " . .it Ihe lu.'iKMiri's are corrupt there cnii
l > u no doubt. 'I Mil senntors have speculated
In Stiwir trust Mock nml have profiled by
tlielr knowledge of the conspiracy which has
secured the liust ItH SIUOUQi ) bounty , there
Is ample IVUKOII to believe.
There has never been : i greater soandnl In
national legislation than this. There him
never been n more btiinliiK t-hnme than this
triumph of the lru i The senate has made
a flhiiin Investigation nml tuincly received
a whitewashing report. Why cannot the
house order and ninlce mi honest nnrt
senicliliiR Investigation ? How much did tha
sugar monopoly | > : iy for this unique tri
umph ? Who K"t the money ? Who profited ,
by the tips ? Who shured In the specula.
tlonV
The country wants to know.
A niijfi-ni'o to r
Now Yoil < Ui'coulor.
A critical examination of the tariff bill
discloses the fnct that It is punctuated
with errors of all kinds The language In
some of the schedules Is ) ran fused and con
fusing , while In regaid to many articles
the wcids employed convey u meaning-
precisely opposite to whiit the commltteo
Intended. A iun , i-ommus are out of place
nnd their Impniiiei distribution may mean
loss lo HIP revenue , tutiKlea In the custom
houses nnd litigation In thtcourts. . Hefore
this Iheie hn\e been Priors in bills ot this
character , hut the number of them In the
measure now before the piesldent Is un
precedented.
The lesponslbllltv for this most discredit
able state of affairs rests with the demo
cratic members of HIP wnya and means
oommltleo of the house , thu finance com-
mltlee of Ihe sen.ite , and , In addition , the
dcmocrati on the two conference com
mit Iocs.
_ _
The I'ncln ill thn fane. .
Kansas city Htnr.
The failure of the equal suffrage amend
ment In the New York constitutional con
vention Is accounted for by a member of
the convention upon the theory that the
great majority or tlio women of the state
were either wholly Indifferent to the propo-
Hltlon or were actually opposed to It. That
Is not only a phiualhle but a logical ex
planation. Thf fpmnlo agitators who nro
clamoring for the bullet are making a good
deal of nolfio , but they do not rolled the
Kentlment of the Rieat mass ot their sex.
The right of the elective franchise will bo
conferred upon women whenever It becomes
apparent that a majority of them doslre to
exerclso the privileges nnd n.ssume the
reppunslbllltlct ) of cltlzenbhlp , and not be
fore.
JIKU n'HKK ,
New York Press.
In his he held her tiny hand ,
The lliiKcrs HoCt he pressed ,
And as they wnlked along the strand ,
Ills passion be confessed ,
"I love you , dearest one , " he Bald ;
"I love you more than life ;
The secret In my fnce you've rend ,
No doubt then bo my wife. "
From lip nnd cheek the color lied
And pale became her brow.
As with a long-drawn sigh she said :
"Oh , do not ask me now. "
"Why should not I an answer seek
Juat no\v , my sweet ? " asked he.
"llecause said ' I weelc
, she , 'I this
1 am engaged to three. "
G'ono ' to Sloop ,
The renowned makers of hats have all gene
to sleep this year except John B. Stetson , and he's the
manthat put them to sloop for he made his "Stetson
Special , " and they can't touch it for style , or any
thing1 else. It's a modest , elegant hat , and we're
sole agents. The few summer suits wo have are
going at half price this week.
Browning , King & Co. ,
Meltable Clothiers , S. IV. Cor. 15th nnd Iotrlis.