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E. IlOSKWATCn. Editor.
EVnilY JIOHNINO.
TKriMB OF SUDSCUlPTtONt
Ditllr Be ( nltliout Sunday ) , One Tear. . . . ) S
Dally Tiff nnd Bumlny , One i > ar. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
H
,
BIK Month *
Three Months 2
Sunday Hoe , One Year t
Saturday lice , One Yenr , 1
Weekly lice , One Yonr >
OKKICnS !
Oinnlia , The Dee llulldlnx.
Routh Omnhn. Corner N nnd Twenty-fourth SI
Council Jilurrs , 12 1'enrl atrcet.
C'hlcaKO Olllre , 317 t'lmml r of Commerce.
New York , Hoomi 13 , 14 nnd 15 , Trlbunt nidi
Waiihlnglon , 1407 V slrcct , N. W.
conm'sroNUENCE.
All conununlditlons relatlnK to new * nnd tS
torlal matter Miould b mlilro s'1il : To the I'dlto
lIUHlNtlSS I.ICTTKI13.
All buftlnrwt Icttern nntl rcmltlnnecs iihnutd I
nclJressetl tn Tlie Ii > 1'ubllshlnc compan :
Orn.ihn. liufl , vliccka nnd poitolllcc orders I
t made insnlilo tn the order of the comtmnr.
Till : UI212 I'UIIUHHINU COHt'ANY.
BTATIMINT : : OF
OeorKe 11. Tzsclmck , secretary of Tlie lice rul
llihlnc company , bclni ? duly sworn , says thi
tlm actual number of full nnd complete copli
of th Dolly Morning , i\enlnR nnd Bunday Hi
printed durlne the month of October , 1894. wi
as follows :
1 , , 21.925 16 , 21,1
2 21.274 17. 21,2
3 21.203 H. 21,2
4. , 21,141 U. 21,1
5 21.CI1 20. 21,2
6 2I.W2 21. 22.7
7 22.975 22. 21,0
g 21,071 23. 21,0
0 21.13S 21. 20,8
10 Z1.C48 2i. 20. f
11 21,121 20.8
12 21,147 21.0
13. . . . . . . . . . ZI.&SG 23. , 22 , C
14 .8 0 ZJ. 20.7
15 25,151 30.
Total : , 611,4
Less deductions for unsold and returned
copies 10,0
Total > M 031,3
Dally average net circulation 21,1
anouoi : D. T/.SCIIUCIC.
Sworn to licfore mo nnd subscribed In my pre
* nce this 3d day nf Nnvemlirr , 1891.
( Seal. ) N , 1' . mi. , Notary Public.
The republican legislature must Hi
up to the platrorin
This Is a pootl time to renew fealty
the palronnxo of home Industry.
What would the statesmen out of
Job do If the lecture platform shou !
fall them ?
No one seems to be competing wll
Franklin MnuYvagh for the honor of tl
complimentary vote of the democrat
members of the legislature for Unlti
States senator from Illinois
It Is Idle to talk about painting tl
election booths while the temperature
around the freezing point. The u
Blghtly booths should be removed at
painted Just previous to the next cle
tlon.
The rebuke administered to rallro :
domination nnd boodlerlsm In the il
feat of Tom Majors came from with
tlie republican party , and the party w
bo stronger by reason of thls sclf-a
ministered rebuke.
Omaha , furnishes one of the exec
tlvo ofilcers of the Guarantee Tick
Brokers association for the coming yei
This Is only another gratifying evldeu
of the activity and prominence
Omaha people In national orgunlzallo
of every 'Hind.
A meeting of the executive commit I
of the American Hhnotalllu league li
been called for next week. It Is hlgl
Important that the free silver fnnnll
endeavor io llnd out Just where th
are nt Blare the revolution aceouipHsb
by the recent election.
According to tlie Chicago Hera
every calamity that has come upon t
national democratic party since Tildei
days Is di'e to domesle and persoi
fiu'tlonlsm In New York state. Wo t
Impatiently waiting for the New Ye
Sun to rejoin that of all those c
amities President - Cleveland Is t
greatest.
Professional base ball players seem
bo very much like men In all other <
cupatlons. They no Ko&ner see an 1
mediate raise In salary than they r
after It In total disregard of the u
muto. consequences. If a base b
plaj'cr ' acted otherwise the ordln ;
common sense individual would hi
his calculations unexpectedly upset.
Kx-CongresMimn Fitch * now con
trailer of the city of New York , Si
that he lias no doubt whatever that I
newly adopted constitution of the sti
prolongs his tenure of oQlce for c
year. Why should ho have any doi
on this subject ? Does not the posit
pay Boine $125,000 : i year ? And did
not give up bin place In congress for
Another year at $25,000 IB not to
-scoffed.
Congressman llolman , the great
Jector , who was turned down at the 1
election by his Indiana constltuci
Bays that the next national campa
'will be a contest between * two westi
men for the presidency and that
democrats will go to Illinois for tli
candidate. It IB to be hoped , for
sake of the democrats , that this IH"
Intended as a notice of the contempla
removal of Mr. llolman to Illinois.
The Western Passenger assoclatloi
once more reported to be on the ve
Of complete disruption. This assoi
tlon has been on the point of fall
to pieces -o many times during the 1
two years that the publiclias come
regard It much In the light of the fel
species with their reputed nine Hi
So far as Its influence for the good
the commercial Interest of the w
Is concerned , the association may
well have been disbanded for BC
time pant.
The county commissioners are go
to obtain personal Information rcgf
lug the persons who are In whole 01
part dependent upon the county for 1
relief. This Is nmiuestlonably a c <
mendable purpose. If the count }
being Imposed upon by unworthy ]
sons It means that worthy persons
deprived of what they would othcrv
b t entitled to. Ko precaution can
too great to keep the public funds fi
going to Impostors and professional
grants. We do not believe there
many such sharing In the county i
relief , and the efforts of the conn
sloners must contribute to weeding
so far on la possible the few that U
are.
OA1N1
Ever Blnce It became definitely Isnowi
that Judge Holcomb had been olcctci
governor of Nebraska by some lll0t !
plurality the nlr In the vicinity of tin
state cnpllol has been more or les
tinged with talk of a contest on be
half uf the defeated republican cnudl
date. This talk waa at first Halt ! t <
emanate from the republican stnt
committee , but after almost all tin
prominent republicans who hud bcci
trying through the campaign to bolste
up the head of the ticket cxprcssci
themselves unfavorable to contest pro
ccedlnga on the slim evidence of fraui
that has so far been collected the rumor
have been switched upon n new track
namely , that notice of contest wouh
bo tiled by an Individual elector In 'hi
private capacity without either the In
stlgatlon or the encouragement of th
republican committee.
Such Intimations are at once lime
curate nnd inlsleadlug. vsttwr the lav
which provides for the contesting o
elections there Is no other way of In
stltutlng proceedings except througl
notice duly given by a qualified electoi
In other words , the republican stat
committee , were It disposed to acl
could act only through some inembe
composing It representing the coin
mlttee. It Is moreover useless for an ;
one connected with the committee t
pretend that some private Indlvlduii
will lake the Initiative In this nmttei
No one except the state committee ha
claimed to be In possession of any ev !
deuce of fraud against Majors. No on
except Mr. Mnjdrs nnd possibly a fei
of his friends to whom he has give
promises of appointments has any pei
sonai Interest iu such a contest , an
Mr. Majors has been reported to huv
repeatedly Indicated his disapproval c
that course. If , then , notice of conic.1-
should be given by airy one tlie publl
will know that the movq has been li
stlgated by the republican state con
mlttee and that both the resources an
the nlleged evidence of fraud collecte
by that committee are In reality th
basts of the proceedings.
The question Immediately arise :
What Is to be gained by a contest f <
the ilurpose of counting Majors int
the governor's chair ? And In conslde
Ing this question the committee waul
to remember that In theory at least It
supposed to represent the ropubllca
party. It Is not expected to represei
any particular man , whether he Is
defeated candidate for ollU-e or tl
manager of n. giant railroad eorpon
tlon. It Is supposed to consult only tl
welfare of tlie party. The mere I'm
that the legislature Is overwhelming !
republican , and might , by the exerch
of arbitrary power , unseat the honestl
elected governor of the state , does in
mean that such high-handed procedui
would be beneficial to the republlcn
party. Suppose tlie state eominltti
should Institute u contest and bonnet
not stop at stealing the governorshf
In what position would it leave tl
party ? After the recent bitter expej
once , Is any one anxious to have Mnjo
on its hands two years hence deman
ing as Ids right a rcnomhmtlonj nnd
vindication ? IB it not about time f
tlie leaders to admit that the defeat
Majors Is the best thing that could Inr
happened to the republicans of N
braskn and that big resurrection aft
repudiation by hfs own party won
undo the good work already accoi
pllshcd ?
This much is as pjaln as day. I
contest on governor can be Instltuti
without the backing nnd support of t !
republican state committee , and th
committee will be held responsible f
whatever Injury the republican par
may suffer us the result of n possll
contest.-
CUSTO3lDO1Jr.S IK GOLD.
Referring to an editorial In The B
iu which mention , was made of the sn
gestibn that In order tp enable t
treasury to maintain the gold reser
Congress should provide , as was fori
erly done , that customs duties , or
large percentage of them , .should
paid In gold or gold certllleates , n ci
respondent submits Hie followh :
"Now is this not Just what tlie govoi
ineut did during the war , and did it n
cause gold to go to a premium and :
other money to depreciate ? And won
not that be a violation of the republic
doctrine of having every dollar ns go
as every other dollar ? " Customs dull
were required to be paid in gold dnrl
the war and for a long period since , li
that fact had nothing whatever to t
as our correspondent assumes , with <
premium on gold. Gold appreciated ,
other money depreciated relatively
gold , during the war , because there w
lack of confidence In the promise of t
government to redeem Its paper obll ;
tlons In coin. The specie standard
maintained for u considerable time afi
the war wa ' begun and the depart !
from it came about when the govei
input drained tlie banks of their c <
reserve In payment of tlm seven-thii
bonds Issued In 1S01. This forced t
banks of Now York , Philadelphia * , a
HoKtnn to suspend specie payments n
their action was soon followed by t
suspension of nearly all the banks
the country. As a consequence spe
commanded a premium and t
premium grew with the increase of \
certainty regarding the result of t
war nnd the progress of paj
Inflation by the government. I'ossll
It would have gone higher than It ei
did It reached 283 In 1S01 but for I
fact that the government had an
wired gold Income- from duties.
As to the other qucstjou of our c
respondent , whether the proposed pi
would not violate the republican d
trine respecting the maintenance of I
parity of all forms of currency ,
answer that on the contrary It la
tlrely In line with that doctrine. 'I
soundness and stability of the currei
depends upon the ability of the. gove
ment to redeem in gold on demand tl
of Its obligations. In order to do t
It must maintain an adequate rcsei
of specie , which has been fixed at $1 (
000,000 , though In the opinion of HO
financiers It would be wlso to Inerei
the amount , tdnco that represents 1
than 510 per cent of the cnnvncy redet
able In gold. The proposed policy di
not Involve any discrimination In fa'
of gold , or at any rate iiono which coi
affect the relative value of other for
of currency. Under present coudltlo
wllh the reserve constantly liable to bt
depleted or even swept away by drnlui
to meet the export demand , there I :
danger that the credit of the govern
ment may nt any time be Impaired am
that In consequence the paper obllga
thum of the government will depreciate
Hut give the government tin as4urct
gold revenue that Will enable It to main
tain the reserve at the amount doomet
adequate to meet all demands and tin
danger will be averted and all cause o
distrust will disappear. Then every dollar
lar would bo as good as every othe
dollar , because nil would rest upon i
Bound mid amply fortified basis.
There IB another point In coniiectloi
with this question which It .Is pertlnen
to refer to here. It Is objected to th
plan of making all or n part of th
customs duties payable In gold that 1m
porters would get the gold from tfi
treasury by presenting greenbacks am
pay It In fof duties. This Is not i
reasonable or even a plausible objct
tlon. The Importer Is Indifferent as t
what kind of money ho pays tlntle
with. It Is simply a matter of con
venlence with him , Until two or thro
years ago , until there begun to be serl
ous distrust regarding the future of gel
payments owing to the Increasing sllve
Inflation , about ! H > per cent of the cm
loins duties were voluntarily paid 1
gold and gold certificates. The dlstrus
led the banks to hoard gold and suppl.
their customers with other money wit
which to pay duties. With the dlsai
pearauce of distrust , for which ther
is no longer any excuse , and with tli
knowledge that the gold would fiu\
back to them In the regular course c
treasury disbursements , the bank
would not hesitate to supply their pr
trons with all the gold needed for duties
It is in the Interest of ! the banks thu
the national treasury shall be In an el
tlrely sound and safe condition and It I
n unjust reflection upon these -instill
Ions to assume that they would pv
uy obstacle In the way of Us nltali
lent.
.1 I'KltMJA'KNT .tltT UXIIWIT.
Nearly every city of any considernbl
retenslons In this country has som
ind of a permanent art gallery c
nuseum maintained as a public Instill
Ion. In Hnropc the same Is true wit
ogard to nearly every city and towi
ivhether of any pretensions or not. 1
here any good reason why Omali
hould not make at least ai beginning I
his direction , no matter how small tin
joglnnlng may be ? It Is , of course , nt
o bo expected that Omaha will linm
: llately or In the near future dupllcal
lie Metropolitan Museum of Art of No
York City , or tlie more recently estal
Ished Field museum of Chicago , but
can easily form a nucleus of what wl
n time become one of the attract ! * !
'entures of Jhe city.
Omaha has , in the possession of 1
lew public library building , a flroproi
allery for the exhibition of pnlntln ;
nnd other objects of art. This repr
cuts he investment of a certain nmoui
of public money , which ought to bo pie
: o constant public use. In other cltli
not much larger than Omaha , such i
Minneapolis and Rochester , for oxninpl
permanent art exhibits arc maintain *
In connection with the public llbraric
The collect'ons have been secured chie !
through gifts by private individuals
the public , and by the loan of valuab
pictures belonging to wealthy cltlxei
either indefinitely or for stated perioi
of time. The recent loan exhibit ju
closed ° n this city has given us a gliirp
of the art treasures to be found nmoi
us. If our public-spirited citizens , wl
are In a position to do so , would depot
In the library building galleries a fe
pictures at a time , varying the colic
lion from month to month , Omni
would have a small permanent art e
htblt that would be a constant dellg
as well as a powerful educational fn
tor for all of her citizens , not to me
tlou the favorable Impression it won
create upon visitors. Omaha ought
have such an exhibit , and It ought
have It very soon.
Organized labor will appeal to t
next legislature to establish ai sta
printing olllce , wherein all the printl :
required by the state may be done 1
union printers employed and paid i
the state. To do this right and c <
noinicailly a new otliee , that of ntii
printer , must be created , which , mid
existing limitations , can not be doi
There is no doubt , however , that t
plan contemplated would , If carried In
execution , prove advantageous , both
the state and the printer's craft. I'1
years the state printing has been do
by contract , ostensibly to the lowt
bidder , lint there arc thousands of d
lars bpont on work that can not bo n
tlclpatcd nor Intelligently submitted f
proposals. The result has beeu that
certain nonunion otllco In Lincoln li
grown fat and lusty on the crumbs tl :
fell from the state house table. II !
have been rendered and paid far In (
cess of the fair and equitable price
work performed. Wo suggest to t
men who are demanding a reform
the matter of state printing that th
cause to be made a careful expert t
amlnatlou of the vouchers coverl
every Item of printing paid for by t
state during the past seven years. * i
venture to say that the findings w
open the eyes of legislators and cai
them ait the outset of the session , wh
the subject must come iTeforo them ,
apply strict business methods In placl
the printing contract for the session.
The Central I abor union will ask
the hands of the next legislature a It
to prohibit combines between ci
dealers in this state for the nmiutcnai
of excessive prices. "Wo commend t
idea to the thoughtful consideration
the Douglas delegation and .suggest f
ther In the same connection that an
qulry should bo made to ascertain wl
Justice and equity there Is In rnllrc
tariffs that lmito.se. a greater tmnxpor
tlou charge on a ton of coal than I
) I * coal Is worth at mines less than I
inlleu distant from Omaha. The I
has had considerable to say on this ci
question In times past , not because tin
Is any particular fault to find with lo
dealers , but because It Is a matter
vital concern to every householder
Omaha and the state ait large. Wo tin
shown conclusively that the tramspor
tlon lines centering in Omaha ure soli
responsible for the high price of ci
here , and that they have pooled on t
commodity no ttiht no denier can Ion ?
secure Hhlpniuyt of coat Into Omaha a *
a lower rato"nrrn that iitiotX'd by tin
combine. Anrfaj1 ns Omaha consumer !
are concernedl In a law that will brenl
up the local iMiuhlnc , they will supper
any measure < WlVh Unit object In view
and the Central Labor-union merits tin
aid of every member of the Douglni
delegation IiirM'i efforts to accompllsl
the object Bought.
A most Important opinion written b :
Justice HnrrtauiKof the state supremi
court , touchln'g liability of lire Insuranci
companies , has mot received the attou
tlon Its merit deserves. Justice llarrl
son holds that In case of total loss o
properly the company insuring , tin
premise's Is liable for the full nmoun
named on the face of ( he policy , an ;
clause or stipulation limiting the llabll
Ity of the comimny to a less amoun
being contrary to the statutory rule ant
Invalid. This decision of the hlghes
court of the state Is well in line wltl
decisions of high courts In many othe
states. There seems to have been b
recent years a sentiment pervadini
judicial circles that a lire Insurant
policy , purporting to Indemnify It
holder In case of a given loss , could nebo
bo repudiated by companies Issnln :
It when called upon to pay the claim
A chief characteristic of the up-to-dnt
lire Insurance policy Is an array of ex
emptlons that enable a company I
evade u large share of the responslblllt ;
assumed when the rink was taken. Jiu
tlce Harrison has decldetl the law o
this state lo bo that a fire insuranc
policy is binding on the company upoi
Its face. The decision is sound and wl !
be appreciated by hundreds of cltlzem
who , having paid their premium
promptly and faithfully , have bee ;
forced to appeal to the courts in ordo
to get their dues.
The sultan of Turkey has decided , ai
cording to the latest cable dlspatchef
to send a commission composed of thro
members of his military household an
one civilian to make an Inquiry Int
the reported outrages practiced by hi
soldiers upon the. Armenians. Th !
night be accepted as satisfactory ev
ilencc of the sultan's desire to repal
: iny injury that may have been don
A'cre It not for the fact that he Is know
o have made numerous Inquiries Int
other complaints which have never n
suited in any positive action. There I
.00 much reason to believe that unles
some Btrong pressure Is brought by Hi
civilized nations the matter will neve
get further tHan'jlio Inquiry stage. Tli
uppointincut pf a commission to lee
nto the facts Is.adovlco , well calculate
: o throw the Indignant Christian worl
off the seent. < for a while In the hope
that by the time'It ' is learned that tli
scheme was nothing but a rnso tli
general rcsenjmejit will hav Bubsldei
'
If the Armcu in'Joutrages' left in
mulshed the : -Turkish governors an
soldiery will takb it as an indicatio
that future outt'/igcB' ' / av similar nt
ture , if only practiced upon Christian
will be. overlooked with equal rpadincs
. * ' - - - - * ?
g .
{ AU. Omaha ytvme Jiais oxpr Ssj-El pul
llcly the opinion that honest mnnlcip ;
government can only be accompllshc
through a league of men embracing tl
membership'if all the churches. Will
out entering into the merits of tl
proposition it Is pertinent to recall tl
fact that every male church member 1
Omaha may participate In party pr
murles and thus secure the-selection i
fit men for public olfice. It Is the dul
of every voter to attend the prlmarii
and caucuses. Our election laws pr
vide ample means for the choice of coi :
potent and trustworthy men for munk
pal olllco and for the redress of cvci
abuse of popular confidence. Who
ever a majority of the electors i
Omaha , church members Include
evince Interest enough In cily affairs
participate In the selection of good im
for office , under the system HOW
vogue , the city will be spared n repel
tlon of the scandals of the past ,
remedy is In the hands of the frleni
of good government. It they do n
apply It they must share some rcspom
billty for resultant evils ngalust whi <
they cry out.
CnrryniR Cimls to Newcastle.
Glolic-Democrat.
A shl'iment of 50,000 bushels of corn frc
Alabama to Illinois nnd Iowa marks a n <
era In Internal commerce and will Rer
to remind planters that raising corn for
home supply and lo Bell for cash Is I
more economic than raising cotton lo b
coin.
liiRmises the Kick.
Philadelphia J > dBcr.
Chairman Wilson cornea up smlllnK a
cheerful , but he can hardly be said to ha
recovered his senses , for he says lhat "t
kick- came from Ihe heels of the Amerio
people ; that Ihere was very little brains
it" That Is nol a very politic remai
even for a man who Is prospective ! ) ' "c
of politics. "
from u Organ.
New York Times.
Another comment Is to the effect ti
the Usue of bonds now In contrary to t
known views of the secretary of the trei
ury and Is an "Insult" to him. Tr
clearly Is a matter for the secretary
deal with. The duty of the president
the name , whetheri'the secretary sees It
not and the president la In the habit
WH dutsl lb hlH critics think tr
the situation call * for a resli-natlon , and
so , whose ? The president's ?
Heal On Dtp of the r.nmlnHdo.
St. Ixiula Republic.
A perspicacious , contemporary , n. chut
orcan says thai the recent landslide
politics was "a , > rqvo.lt of the Christian si
tlment of the ( country acalnst the ndm
slon of polyeawaus Utah.1' There you ha
It. Mr. Clevel\ndjnay contend that I
remilt Is his vleVlMUIon and the contain
Ing of his narlMjAien. Mr. Gorman may
slst that ft was. tlie fear or on Indefln
extension of tariff .reform. Mr. Hill m
point out that It -v-s the revolt of I
millionaires agalnstie Income tax. A
Mr. Whitney j mt Governor Hussell m
persist In the opinion that It was all 1
cause there Is , " no 'free coal In the tni
law. They are ulf wrong- . The Morrtu
' ' ' i
did It. _ _ ,
A Pertinent .
Omaha Ercelnlor.
The people of this city nnd county i
looklnK with some Interest to see whetl
bar will take act !
the Douclas county any
in the arbitrary ja'lllnff of Patrick O. Hav
by Judge Scott for contempt cf court n
the more than arbitrary act of the sa
Judge in nnlntf a lafly In the court ro <
who happened to nay to her husband tl
It looked to her "mope Ilka power tli
juatlcii " The words were overheard a
repeated to Judse Bcott by an undentn
ner and the judire , who seems to be rid I
lo 'death hla hobby of the "dlKnlty of I
court. " Immediately lined her for conlcn
and threatened to throw her In Jail unli
it WRB rmld ln Uintcr.
It strikes the Kxcelstor that there U
remedy for Jeffrylsm In this country , a
the lawyers are the ones to apply It.
on the other hand , the mind of Judge Sci
Is unbalanced , as dome say It Is and I
been for several years , Ills condition la
be considered. In either case an tnveatlt
tlon should be at once begun ,
flO-lf / 11'JM T 1'tlHStMA I.
Tribune Hotowatcr of The Oman
Dee UuKlis lone , loudly , and Inat.
Clay County Patriot That Omnlin He
had a tlng In Its "tale , " alter all. 1
inado a lot more pots on Tom Majors ,
\Vnt rn Wave' As the returns give tli
governorship to Judne Holcomb , the cry ROC
up that Hoscwaler did It with his little Uci
Scliuyler Herrld. Nebraska republican
should Unrn without any more lessons tun
they can not elect yellow dogs In the fnc
of Hosewnter and The lice's opposition.
Kearney Standard llcpubllctias will neve
nKaln nssert that "who The Omaha Uee I
for la defeated. " The astute politician
will henceforth stop trying to lie to then
solves ,
Stanton Picket : Hdltor Hosexvater Is on
ot the few men In Nebraska who had pol
lies very much Ihelr own way. When n
publicans have noinlnaltotm tn nmko In tli
future they will consult liilltor Uosowater.
Central City Nonpareil : Cussing Hosewatt
nnd damnltiK The Hcc does not change mai
lers. Hand another than Majors been nom
noted The lice would hnve worked Just f
hard to elect him as It did to defeat Mitjor.
Sioux City ( la. ) Tribune , Udltor Itosc
water seems a sort of Moses and Joshn
rolled Into one. Ho divided the lied sc
waters of republican success , elsewhere ut
broUun , and metaphorically made tl
sun lo stand still over Ajalon.
Hastings Democrat * The average rcpul
Mean politician strikes II ro on his teeth ,
you mention Kosewaler. Whether It Is t
or not , they recognl/o In the defeat <
Majors a personal victory for Hosewater. 1
there no balm In dliead for these discerns *
latcs In knowing that the world and the fill
ness thereof ts thelr's ?
Sterling Sun : The fact that the rcpubl
cans elected so large a part of the leglslatui
nnd all the rest of the state ticket by bl
majorities against fusion ot democrats nn
populists clearly chows that llolcomb wt
elected , but not because fusion or popullsi
was popular In Nebraska , but because of tl
flBlit against Majors by The Omaha lice , tl
heretofore leading republican paper of tl
state.
O'Neill Frontier : Some ot Ilosewator
enemies arc pointing with pride to llic n
leged fact that tlie republican patty Is doi
with him. TheKrontler can not see It th :
way. Uosowater will credit himself wll
the defeat of Majors and no one can say hi :
nay , because there Is no way to prove It <
disprove It. Two years from this fall Host
will urge the nomination ot no mo good me
like MacColl or Cady , who will bo nomlnnti
and elected , and then the lltllo Joss will o :
claim , "See what I have donel defeat !
Majors and elected someone else ; great
my Influence. " And again there will 1
none to say dim nay. Hosey holds foi
aces and there Is no way they can be beate
Aurora (111. ( ) Deacon : Tlie only plai
where the republican tornado struck a stu
was In Nebraska , where Majors Is defeat )
for governor by 3.000. The light In th ;
state must serve as n reminder to the r
publican party that It can not successful
sit down on a trained fighter like Kdlti
Hosewater of The Omaha Bee. A man wl
has -given the best energies of his life to tl
cause of the republican party and hi
worked with voice and pen for Us advanc
ment and hits helped make the polltlclai
all that they are , raising some of the
from obscurity Into places of emolument at
honor , must be treated with some consider
tlon at Ihe hands of Ilia party for which 1
has labored.
Ileatrlce Tribune : That much abused at
vilified man Unit has always been hated 1
the rotten state house republican rlng-
"Ife-long anti-monopoly republican , and tl
brainiest Journalist of the west K , Ros
water and his Omaha Ilee contributi
probably raoro than nny other man to be
Majors and elect Holcomb. While all tl
subsidized and time serving republic :
papers of the state prophesied the downft
of Ilosewater and asserted that his pap
had no Influence politically , their songs mu
now bo changed In tone and meaning , f
most assuredly Ilosewater and his Ilee a
a power In Nebraska politics. His pr
dictions are most accurately fulfilled to tl
letter. We all rejoice In the election
Silas A. Holcomb. -
Minneapolis TimesAll friends of Et
tor Roeewater'Of The Omaha life should pr
test against the editorial in the Nebrasl
State Journal , which calls him a "Mr
headed ophidian. " Not only Is Kill tor Ros
water not a flat-headed ophidian , In fat
but the use of such a term as an epithet
not at all In accord with the high code
courtesy and dignity which obtains In ;
Nebraska journalism. It may bo that t
editor of the Nebraska State Journal h
gotten liia terms mixed , and that by fl :
headed he means level-headed , but then I
use In connection with ths word oplildl
defeats this charitable supposition at t
start , and Mr , Rosewater'fi frlendp mu
come to the rescue , Mr. Rosewa'er Is
mild-mannered and unobtrusive pentlemn
who would never think of avenging so gra
an Insult himself , and the Times for ono
willing lo lake up the cudgels In his i !
tense.
Madison Reporter : Dowered with the ha
of hate , the scorn of scorn , Hdward Rot
water lifts his head above the calumny
his enemies tttumphant , respected and ev
beloved by a graleful populace. The glj
some light ot reform breaking over IS
braska's fertile plains and scourging
dungeons gruesome and dark the gn
shadows ot corporation despotism reveals
us one countenance glorified by a noble de <
H Is not In our province to Inquire Into 1
anlecedonta OT motives. It Is charged tli
his nature Is evil , his associations corn
and his motives slnlsler , yet towering hi
above all criticism nfid calumny , one tru
stands unassalled , untouched and unlnvn
dated , that the results of his struggle ha
been for the good. Where the battle wag
fiercest , he staked all a man could stake a
In a good cause , whatever his motlvi
Traitor ? Hack In the face of the perjun
boodle-soaked corporallon harpies that n
feeding upon the ethical body and blood
the commonwealth ha flung the bribes , t
chairmanship and promises , and under GDI
heaven ho stood erect a free man nnd dar
to raise his voice against corruption. I
him who is without sin cast the first stoi
Rosewater wears Die wreath.
Blair PilotTho fellows who made tl
campaign from start to finish upon the slm
Idea of downing Rosewaler should take
tumble to themtelves. TUB returns conto
a practical , lesson , from the itudy of whl
both themselves and the republican pa
may profit. The Uee rubs It 1n on tin
good and hard In Us Issue of Tuesday , a
whe'n wo take Into consideration the fact tli
oneof the principal causes that resulted
Tom Majors' nomination wai a dealro
spite Mr. Rosewater the justification Is c
parent. The result on governor Is soinewl
of a personal victory to Rosewater , but
Is more of a victory to the republican par
Thousands of good republicans all over t
stale , many ot whom had little It any me
ute for Rosewater than had the gang w
nominated Tom Majors , have aided to secx
it. They desired as earnestly as did T
Bee and Its editor the overthrow of ri
rule and boodle politics In the party. T
seven republican nominees on 'the state tlcl
below governor received pluralities averagl
about 20,500 votes. Holcomb beats Maji
by a good round 3,000 , and by thcie flgui
Majors fell behind ! the average ot his tlcl
23,500 votes. The result Is In no tense
populist victory. U Is simply a rebuke t
mlnlstere.l by republicans to tr cUsters wltl
their own party. In this year of republic
land.lldes this rebuke Is marvelous. II
Honest Jack MacColl been permitted to le
the ticket , or had the nomination been me
upon a basis of honesty and equity to I
party rather than for the special benefit
Its tricksters , there Is no reason to dot
that the whole state ticket would have li
more than 20,000 plural ty. While Ro
water Is acknowledged as a chief factor ,
was not by any mean * the only one. Tin
sands ot other agencies have aided to tn
cJtnvn Majors and his hoodo gang. W
the masaea the Issue was not , as the Maji
oracles would all along have uj belUve , Ro
water and untl-Hoaewatcr. It was an Is *
between honesty and corruption , and so ma
thoutand republicans voted against th
party not In the Interest of Ro ewater , I
ot their party , as a matter of principle a
because It was r'ght. And Rocowater asli
the d feat of Majors will prove Ihe b
Ionic tor the republican party of Nebras
that has ever been prescribed for It. T
moral ot all this Is that Mr , Rosewater a
the party cannot both be sat upon by lrl <
tier * at one and Ihe same lime.
A \Vurnlne.
Chicago Herald.
T.et'us mind our own business , We ha
none In Asia .
OllATIO.V JXTHUFXIlHXCtt.
llmitltd.
Vork Evening l'o t
The results ot the election In Nebraska
and California show the growing independ
ence of voters. In each tnto the majority ol
the ballots casl on the congressional Issue
Were for Die republican candidate , while In
cnoh the republican nominee for governor
failed ot election , because sotno thountnde
ofoters In his party who supported the
rest of the ttckel Mould not sustain the man
whose name stood at the head. The Austra
lian ballot law helps very much In encourag
ing this spirit of Independence. The chair
man ot the democratic slate central com-
mittt-p In Kentucky frankly nrknoulcdgct
this effect of the system. "The election , " h (
say , " \\lll be \nluablc lesson , as well as
a \\ariilng , to the. party. A secret ballol
makei voters more tiidopumlent , and It the
parly expects , even In n sound democratic
state like this , to poll ltn full vole , It must
deal fairly and honestly with the voters
and , especially In local rapes , must nomlnati
capable and worthy mon. "
( iotorntir llolcomti.
HprlngfU-M ( Miif * . ) U i > ulillonn.
The populist governor of Nebraska , I ha
Is to belie looms up ns nhoiil the enl ]
anti-republican candidate \\lio kept his fee
on election day , Is not a popullu of tin
Walte type at all , but an hoiiMt , level
headed , oirncst man , vho commands the con
fldenco and respect of everybody , Silas A
Holccmb had a fierce battle raging abou
him , however , for about three months bofcn
the election. Thonm Majors , the republics )
candidate , uas his * leading opponent , and hn
Ihe reputation ot being the most unscrupu
lous politician In the state. It was mainly i
light over corporation power In the state' :
government , and Majors had the hacking o
the railroads and unlimited means to tun
the floating vote his Way. Holcomb i\oi
through republican defections from Majors
under the lead pf The Omaha Ilee. He li
an Indlatilan by birth , and 3S years old
As 'Squlro Stearns used to say of Governo :
Robinson , ho has n face like an affidavit
Holcomb started out as n democrat , but h
the anti-corporation upheaval ot some year
ago In Nebraska he turned populist. Whei
the populists nominated him for dlstrlc
judge a year or two ago tlio democrats In
dcrsed htm. The republican candidate , Judg
llamer , sought to gain favor by announclni
from the bench that on account of the ban
times he would not order any more fore
closures of mortgages until times Improved
The populists thereupon demanded that Hoi
comb make a like promise , but he refused
saying he would do nothing but according ti
law and his * oath ot olllce. This caused i
defection of populists , but he wan elected , ani
served with the highest credit. This Incl
dent Is of Importance because of the Impres
slon abroad that the populist governor h
Nebraska must necessarily be an unsafe man
He grew so In popula'r esteem that last yea
ho was named for supreme court Judge , bu
agalntt his Inclination , and ho made no can
voss. Ho was beaten by only about C,00
vote ? In a hot contest over the same cor
poratloti question , on which he has now won
No charges of dishonesty or Incompetence
could be found against him In the last cam
palgn , nnd the people , regardless of party
seem to bo well pleased over the man \vh
was chosen.
JII..tSTfi J'JtO.II ll.t.W'N IIOltfT.
Love always weeps when It has to whip.
Birds with bright plumage arc seldom fat
One symptom of backsliding Is a lack o
thankfulness.
Religion pure and undefiled never work
by the month.
Law wears Iron shoes and don't car
where It steps.
The minister who Is not more than i
preacher Is a poor one.
The meaner men arc the more Ihey wan
their wives to bo angels.
The truth wo halo Ihe most Is the trutl
llal hits ua the hardest.
Dyed whiskers are Ilko hypocrisy. The ;
never fool but ono person.
The more polish you put on a mean mai
the better the devil Is suited.
Sometimes a prayer for a good meeting I
not answered because there Is bad ventlla
( Ion.
Ion.A
A lie Is often told -without saying a word
by putting the rotten apples In the bottom o
the basket.
ANOTllUll T.I I' ATGl.Rl'K
NEBRASKA CITY , Nob. , Nov. 17. To th
editor ot The Bee : I was amused at th
reasons given by our State department a
Washington for declining to Join with Orea
Britain in trying to straighten out the tangl
that China and Japan have got Into eve
Corea. Secretary Gresham says the Unite
States cannot afford to enter Into an alllanc
of this kind with a monarchical governmeni
That Is true , for It Is contrary to our rt
publican Ideas. But Is II not true that w
entered Into an alliance \\lth both Grea
Britain and Germany during Mr. Cleve
land's former administration , and aided thos
monarchies In restoring to the throne c
Samoa a savage , brutal negro ? Having don
this with a miserable little Asiatic Islan
with which we have no commerce , wh
should wo refuse to do < the flame In cor
nectlon with China and Japan , with whlc
countries we have large and important Ir
t crests ? Surely we should join with Rnp
land's queen tn an effort to settle the Corea
difficulty , or else we ought to withdraw froi
the Samoan treaty. L. V. T.
or.-v r o.v i.nion
Minneapolis Tribune : Tlio Olncy opinion
Is not In nny ucnso a decision of nny general , * .
principle , but simply n piece of special It
pleading In a particular case. It savors ot
an attempt lo tqtiare the administration with
the labor vote.
New York World : Mr. Olney'a lotler to
Judge Dnllos on the controversy between
the receivers of the Reading railway nnd
certain ot Its employes Is the most creditable -
able It not the most Important expression
of his views thai he has put forth slnca ho
btcanie attorney general.
Chicago Herald : It should bo studied by
all Interested In labor tuicsllors , nnd cspo
daily In the subject ot the relation ot em
ployers to Ihe labor unions. Theontlrn ar-
giimcnl Is strongly faxorablo to organized
labor and to peaceful methods for enforcing
Its claims. The Intelligent reading public will
tegard It as a pleasant surprise , conslJcrlni1
Its source.
Indianapolis Journal : Tlio opinion , of At
torney General Olnoy Is on n line wllh tin
recent decision ot Justice llarlnn ns to tlm
right of railroad men to organize nnd oven
to strike , provided they do not Interfere with
the rights of others or attempt to cnforco
their demands by destroying property. Thu
decision and opinion are n complete refutation
of the clmrge that the power ot the courts
and the government Is used only -to oppress
woiklngmen.
St. Paul Olobe : If Attorney General Gluey ,
had given out his letter to Judge Dallas be
fore the election , Itoutd hnve jumped on
as an electioneering dodge. It would have ' - '
been open to that Insinuation , correct and
sensible as It Is. Coming now , It shows the
laboring clement , who were so furiously un
reasonable In their denunclatlono , that they
and Mr. did his duly
were unjust , thai Olney fc
In both Instances , regardless of the political I
consequences. In other \\orjs , ho vns a
democrat.
Brooklyn nagleThe. attorney general has t ! ' |
had opportunities to occupy his time wllli * *
matters that concerned him , and he might
batter have been employed In that way than
In ottering gratuitous advice to judges. Thcra
are trusts In the country and there are
laus against the existence of trusts. Mr.
Olney probably 'has good reasons for taking
no action against those big corporations , but
the country Is not unaware ot the fact that
he does not seem to disapprove of the Illegal
corporations , It Is to bo regretted that ha
found time to write this letter while ho
has been too busy to attend to more serious
matters
Springfield Republican : As to what standIng -
Ing such a letter lias In Judge Dallas' court ,
we cannot say. It bears an ofilcl.il nlr and
amounts to a letter of Instruction. Presum
ably the court Is Its own master tn this case.
But. however that may bo , Mr. Olney gives
good advice. The laboring men , who have
been so bitter In denouncing him since the
Chicago affair , will have to mark out some
counts In their Indictment.Vo should not
want to understand the attorney general ,
however , as holding that the strike Is a fmfll-
clcnt or even tolerable weapon for the settle
ment of labor troubles In connection with th 9
railroads.
HXVUHH rilKHK SMIRKS.
Philadelphia Ledger : Ono of Ihe men J
arrested for holding up a train at Ulucit- - - '
stone Is named Hoe. He might pleat ! iu
his defense that It Is natural for him to
K < - > t Into a Bcrape.
Plttsburc Chronicle : "Is Miss Rider's hair
' ' " It Is human hair. "
artificial ? "Oh , no ;
"I mean Is It her own ? " Certainly ; she
bought It. "
Town Topics : Mrs. McBrlde ( proudly )
My baby Vegan to talk nt a. year old. Mrs.
Darley ( Iriuinphantly ) Mine beffun to talk
at nix months. Mrs. McBrlde ( convlnc-
But yours waa a girl baby.
Detroit Free Press : Wife I saw an odd
thing down town today , right on the public
square.
Husband What was that ?
Wife A bachelor.
Washington Star : Mrs. NtiBKer We've
been ma tried nearly ten years nnd you
have never been to church since the wcd-
ditiK day. Mr , NaKKor Urn ah well , a
burnt child dreads the ( Ire , you know.
Indianapolis Journal : "All the same , "
said the unterrlfled Jacksonlan , "tho back-
buna of the good old democratic party 13
nS Rood as ever. "
" ' ' " nsccntc-d .
mournfully
"I 'low that's so ,
the weaker brother , "but they 13 BO darn / > /
little meat left on It. ' < , .
THR miAWUACK.
rhllailclplila I'ri'es.
They wonder that her hi other Isn'l fonder
of the maid ,
And 1C slit > were their sister , how they'd
love her ! oft they nay ;
But he doubtH It , for If , like him , al her
home all day they ntuyed ,
They would listen to her practicing Jn
stead of hear her play.
JtltAffl tntlMUNY.
Washington Btar.
Mv footllght goddess , how I hasle
To worship al your shrine ;
My llfo no longer seems a waslc
Since you are to be mine.
And yet , when hearts should be most gay.
There comes some cruel thought ,
Which Into night transforms the day
And mukes our hopes us naught.
A subtle horror lingers still.
Though pleasures como and BO :
It haunts me , wander where I will ;
Kate has decreed It so.
I beg to hoar the truth from you.
Declare It , good or bad :
Am I to be your husband , true ,
Or am I just an ad. ?
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