THE OTkLAIIA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , -JUNE 3 , 1895.
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Bwnrn IT licfon * mo nnd sub-crlbcil In my pres
ence this 1st day of Jimr. 1S93.
( Seal. ) N. r. I'KIU Nolary Public.
If It were not for the vetoes of Mnyor
licnitfi , where wotihl tlie threatened
overlnn Imvo renchpd by this time ?
Mnrtl. the Cuban revolutionist ,
would relieve the public greatly If ho
would come out with nn announcement
idling us whether lie has been killed
or not.
Kvory delegate to the convention of
Kcnuhlium League clubs at Cleveland
will rise In his seat and Hhout himself
hoarse HO soon as he hears Tattooed
Tom's hickory hhlrt filtering the conven
tion hull. If you don't believe it , ; ust
wait and SUP.
What necessity Is there for two
secretaries of the Board of Public
Works when their work was for years
performed by one man and that , too ,
during the period when public works
were being pushed to the amount of u
million u year ?
No wonder the second .son of the
ninevr of Afghanistan 18 receiving such
distinguished consideration In London.
"Wasn't Pugilist C'orbett feted and dined
almost as much when he was visiting
Abroad ? llelng lionized In London does
not necessarily mean much.
Pullman's victory In the light to an
nul the charter of bis sleeping car com
pany Is really nothing to brag about
for the manjuls. Nobody seriously ex
pected that the charter would bo an
nulled , and If It had been It would
not have Involved much trouble or ex
pense to get another one.
Sugar King Sprockets Is traveling In
.Europe with only 150 trunks. In
.Europe every railroad passenger has to
pay for the transportation of all the
baggage that he , carries with him. In
America the railroads carry one trunk
free. Sprockets , when traveling In
America , probably carries only one
trunk.
When McKlnloy was Imyortnncd to
Kay a few words for the tattooed candi
date for governor during bis tour of Ne
braska last fall he politely dismissed
the topic with the hint that he was able
himself to choose the subjects for his
Hpeechcs. McKlnley didn't BUY a word
Does Majors want to go to Ohio to - vindicate
dicate himself there also ?
Springfield , III. , will this week be the
.Mecca of the free silver dervishes. One
wing of the. Illinois democrats lint
laid out a free silver program which
they Intend to go through. There will
be silver eloquence to juiperllnlry and n
love feast that could not be excelled
were It not for the fact that the wJiok
demonstration Is but a spectacular per
formance for effect only.
Senator 1I1H has recently emitted sonu
unique views on Ihuuicc. Senator II111
Is , however , no greater authority on na
tloiial 11 nun ce than George Wanel *
Train. The only difference between th
two Is that 11111 wants to bum up all tlu
greenbacks and -Train wanU lo set al
die printing presses in the country ir
jjiotUui to make greenbacks AS cominoi
anil cheap as the nlr we breathe.
Major MUSCA P. Handy lias rcturnei
enfely to Chicago from the battle o :
/anesvllle. While on the McKIuIcy sklr
jmlsli Hue the major made the discover ;
that every man in Ohio Is a politician
Hut that does not signify thut ever :
.man from Ohio Ls a politician. Jloraci
Greeley once said that every horse thle
was a democrat , but that every demo
crat was not a horxc thief , in his tiny.
The opening of Courtland bead
means the opening of the old con
troversy over double street rallwa ;
faros. 'The people who llnd theinselvc
between the upper and lower mil !
clones of two street railway couiiunle
do not stop to ask which Is more n
fault. Both come In for a full'shar
of blame. A little regard for the we
t fare of the public ouglit to bring th
, iwo companies to the adoption of a mor
jatlstactory arrangement.
When the State Hoard of Kquallzatio
reduced the assessment of railroad proj
crly by over $2,500,000 It did not slmpl
shift the taxes that would otherwU
Ji&vg been levied uga1u t that umoui :
of property from Ihe railroad corpors
tloii * on to tlu biii-lis of tin ? -owni-ru c
other tpxnblo property , but It also cv
down 'the Incomes from local taxallo
of every i-ounty and totfn throng
which HICK * railroads pass. The otil
way to raise the necosasry revenue wl
bo to raise the mlo of local taxutjoi
.which is higher already than the ta :
paying citizens can well Lear.
ORKSS
The following screed appeared In the
Lincoln Journal of Saturday morning ,
under the caption : "No Traitors Need
Apply. Only True illue Republicans
to Go to Cleveland : "
Thcro was a special meeting of the ex
ecutive committee ot the republican stata
league at the Llndcll hotel last night.
The meeting was called In lieu of a state
convention for the purpose of selecting
thirty delegates from Nebraska to the na
tional league convention , to to held at
levclnnd , O. , commencing June 19.
Inasmuch as It vas known that R , Rose-
atcr would be made an Issue before the
onmlttue , outsiders wcro excluded and a
retracted secret session was held.
The fact that the deliberations wcro se-
ret did not prevent the news escaping that
Hotiovsatcr , coming up as a candidate
or a position oil the delegation , Vtas em-
ilmtlcally turned down. It took nearly
lireo hours and a good deal of spirited
IscusRlon to accomplish this , but It was
one , and the committee earned for itself
.he distinction of having done that which
o body of republicans In this state had
Ithcrto had the courage to do , but which
ha party as a whole has long desired ,
arncstly and prayerfully.
Mr. Kosewater was told by the action of
ho committee that the republican party
as wearied of the long continued policy of
lonclllatlon ami that he must show works
meet for repentance before ho receives the
ecocnltlon at the hands of the party which
0 craves.
It is not my purpose here and now to
. all in question the procedure by
hlch the executive committee of eleven
ersons. two of them proxies , anil live
ut of the six unknown to anybody In
s'ebraska outside of their own precinct ,
rrogated to themselves powers vested
1 the state convention , nor do I pro-
ese to waste space or time In stlg-
natl/.lng the unprecedented and
nwarranted attempt by outsiders
o dictate who should or who
hould not represent the republican
lubs of Omaha nt the national conven-
Ion. That Is as much the prerogative
f the clubs of this district as Is their
Ight to send any man they choose to
be next national convention.
What I have a , right to resent Is the
ssertlon that I sought the empty com-
> llment of paying my way to the Cleve-
ind convention and the Insulting Impu-
atlons called forth by the committee's
ctlou. I crave no recognition at the
amis of the republican party , least of all
> f republicans for whom the subsidized
lurllngton railroad organ Is the spokes-
nan. All the honors or gifts the re-
ubllcau party could ever bestow
n me would not Induce me to
pologizc for the course I have pur-
; ued as a republican , as n citizen and
s an editor , and I hope that my tongue
, vlll be palsied and my arm paralyzed
jcforc I ever utter one word , of repent-
nee or write one line recanting any-
hlng I have said concerning the can-
lldatc whom 20,000 stalwart Nebraska
epubllcans repudiated as unworthy to
> o their standard bearer.
Who are the traitors to the republican
arty in Nebraska and who has fought
he battles of true republicanism against
he corrupting Influences of corporate
nonopoly that have decimated Its ranks
ind reduced Its majority from 30,000 to
lothlng ? I make bold to assert that the
oyal republicans arc the men who set
.heir faces sternly against corporate
nterfercnce with caucuses , conventions
ind legislatures ; the men to whom the
perpetuation of republican institutions
and republican self-government is
dearer than railroad patronage and
> arty spoils. Who are the traitors ?
The infamous scoundrels who make
nerchandlso out of republicanism , who
sell out the party and deliver It baud
and foot-bound to corporate satraps
ind help to rivet the chains of depend-
nicy and political slavery upon our people
ple while looting the public treasury
and robbing the taxpayers.
It has come to a pretty pass when a
republican who refuses support to a
candidate tattooed all over with blotches
of corruption and debased by habits
that render him totally unfit for any
lubllc position is to be made to kneel
on the footstool of contrition and re
pentance. If anybody should be com-
> clled to show repentance and contri
tion Is it the band of corrupt emis
saries whose treasonable conspiracies
have robbed loyal republicans of Ne
braska of their true choice of state ex
ecutive olllcers and foisted upon their
tickets Incompetents and political crooks
who have mortgaged soul and body in
advance to the democratic Burlington
railroad despot K. KO8HWATKU.
JMl'ItOVK 'I'llK NATUltAL. 1'AUKS.
The park commission has wasted a
good deal of money in scooping out a
hole for a pond , making nn artificial
mound and In planting whip sticks on
the Hat and unattractive tract Iniown as
Miller park. Jt IB now making ready to
bridge the hole in the ground that has
been scooped out and to do various and
sundry hcraplugs which are presumed
to make the spot attractive. It will
talc about twenty .years of such work
before this piece of cow pasture will
bo Btilllclently cultivated and improved
to afford the shelter and pleasure
ground which any park pretending to
tlie name Is presumed to be. Now , if
the surplus In the park fund Is so large
as to Inconvenience the board the ex
penditures on Miller park at this time
might be Justifiable. But when it It
borne In mind that the park fund Is
' * limited and tlie
vi'o taxpayers art
groaning under the most severe pressure
to which property owners can ever b < i
.subjected It is Inconceivable why the
board should divert what little iuom > j >
it has In such an unpromising field. II
the board Is bound to spend money tc
keep men employed , why not put it OH I
where It will do the most peed to tin
people who pay the tax , nnd especially
the present generation.
It is not a qurotlon of north or south
< > uf , west , or ct'iiter. but whore wll
men , women nud rhlidncu enjoy then
picnics and outlngi * nnd whm > will tlu
multitude of the poor nud the mlddh
class most readily llnd shady plaj
grounds and resorts that present oupor
( unity for rccroallou nnd rest ? Eurelj
they will not find such opportunities a
Miller park for years to come. True
the city now owns that tract and it ha :
jciid ilirco prices for It , nut the city ha :
not obligated itself to make it nvailabli
as u park either ibis year , the next o :
the year after , When times get bettc
and Omaha has recovered her old prop
erty values and the assessed valuation
has reached fifty or sixty millions we
will be in condition to expend n round
sum on tlie old Parker tract Until
then the park board , in our Judgment
would not be justified In diverting its
funds into a channel that promises no
adequate returns for the next decade.
Let the board devote Itself to the
Improvement nud care of the natural
parks llanscom , lllvcrsldc , Klmwood
and Ucinls which afford abundant op-
iwrtunlty for the profitable Investment
of nil the funds nt Its command.
TO UNIOX soinnns.
Governor McKlnley's oration nt
Grant's tomb on Decoration day was n
line effort nnd not the least Interesting
portion of It was his tribute to the pa
triotism , courage and self-sacrlllcp of tlie
union soldiers. He declared that the
tVmerlcan people can never cease to be
ebtors to those men , for what the na-
Ion Is , or what the nation may become ,
ve owe to them. Heferrlng to the
Imlnlshlng ranks of the veterans. Gov-
rnor McKlnley said that the older of
hem cannot last a great while longer
ml "God grant that , while they are
till with us , they shall enjoy without
tint , grudge or suspicion the bounteous
"Miofaetlons of the country they served
0 well , nnd the care and benediction of
11 their neighbors nnd fellow citizens. "
Vs to the pension roll the governor said :
If the pension roll Is to be diminished ,
> r If displacement should occur from
ther causes , let It be for reasons alike
ust nnd conclusive. Then the patriotic
; entlment of the country will approve
.ud the brave soldiers of the republic
vlll themselves be quick to applaud It. "
All this Is In the right spirit and there
an be no doubt that it voices n sentl-
lent still general among the American
ipoplo , notwithstanding the very Indtis-
rlous and persistent efforts on tlie part
f the present democratic adinlntstra-
lon to create a feeling that the surviving
oldlers of the union have received
greater consideration , nt the hands of
he government than they deserved ,
pension roll has probably reached
ts maximum and If it Is reduced from
ny other cause than death let It be
'or reasons , as Governor McKlnley said ,
list and conclusive. No trumped-up
iharges of fraud , no unsupported allegn-
lous against the integrity of veterans
ivho ask the benelicence of the nation ,
must be allowed to Interfere with that
bsolutely fair and just treatment of
hem which -they have the highest right
, o expect.
The utterly Indefensible course of the
1 resent administration toward the union
; oldiers In the matter of pensions will
probably never bo repented. The popu-
ar rebuke administered to that action
aught n lesson which it Is pretty safe
0 say will last for all time. The party
csponslblc for it will hardly venture
igalu to thus invite popular protest and
joiuli'iiiiiutlon. But in any event only
good can come from such utterances as
hat of Governor McKlnley. Himself
1 brave union soldier , he feels earnestly
: vml strongly what is due to the men
iVliosc loyalty and courage preserved
he union. The veterans have no
ivarmer or more steadfast friend than
William McKlnley.
FllKK SlM'KK KVVKGIS IN MEXICO.
An article in the current number of
he North American Heview , by the
Mexican minister to this country , set
ting forth some of the advantages and
disadvantages of the silver standard in
ils country , Is naturally commanding
itttentlon. Scnor Ilomcro urges that
lie effects are mostly advantageous to
Mexico. lie says exports are stlm-
ilatcd and imports discouraged ; that
there Is more stability of prices , wages ,
rents , etc. ; that although wages are low
there lias been In recent years a marked
.endeucy to their Increase ; that the man-
.ifncturlng industries are In operation
and growing , and that all labor finds
employment. He also says that under
the silver standard Mexico has more
nouey with which to transact Increased
business.
This statement of some of the ad
vantages claimed for free silver In our
neighboring republic sounds well , but
what of the disadvantages'/ Ameri
can writing from the City of Mexico
says that nothing which has been
promised by the silver men of this coun
try has come to pass in Mexico , and lie
points out 111 at so far as labor Is con
cerned free silver has accompllshgd
nothing for it On tlie contrary wages
are lower and living higher. Since sil
ver lias decreased in value to about , one'
half , everything produced in Mexicc
which competes with tlie markets of tlu
world has Increased proportionately
The only products which have remained
at nominally the old figure are thorn
which are not grown for export nut
which do not come In contact wltl
similar products grown m countries
which have a sound currency. Hvei
coffee , which is one of ttio staple prod
ucls , has risen to such a point as tc
practically be beyond the reach of th (
peon and tlie laborer , while the oulj
beef ever in roach of those classes It
that which is cut from the dead anlmah
after the bull fight Cotton and wheai
In Mexico , says this correspondent , art
continually pointed to as higher thai
those products in the United States
but the reason they are so Is that then
is not enough cotton and wheat ral.stn
in Mexico to supply the home markc' '
and their price Is regulated by tht
hcaivlty of the homo product and tin
tariff on what is imported. The peot
and the laborer live almost exclusively
on a bread made from a rough grouni
corn , onions , Chile peelers and pulque
It will be seen from this that the con
ditioii of labor in Mexico has not beet
Improved or elevated as a result of tin
free coinage of silver. Minister Itomen
himself admits that Mexican wages an
low , but says there has been a teaidouc :
to their Increase. Jx > w , indeed , the ;
are , whtm tlie average ranges from 12V
to 5 cents a day In the cities nud 01
the plantations of Mexico , while all sala
rlcs are proportionately .small. Th
masses In our neighbor republic , it 1
perfectly evident , have not been helpei
by tlTo silver standard , and such Jicini
the fact what sound reason Is then
for assuming that the free , unlimited
nnd Independent coinage of silver Jj ;
the United States lu other words , th
lacing of tills country on the same
nonetary basls'fh ' Mexico Is on would
u any way "jjefU-r the condition of
Vmerlcau labotff olt ouglit to be per-
ectly obvious W'bvery Intelligent man
hat a silver bq. l ln the United States ,
I'hlcli would inevitably follow the ndop-
ion of tlie fred feirver policy , would re-
tilt In great Injilry to the wage-earning
lasses of this country. The welfare
f American lafyor depends on nothing
nore than upon a sound currency.
The mulct law 'decision of the Iowa
upreme court jn'nj * jwsslbly close the
Dos Motnos saloons , but it will not pro-
out the thirsty people of Dos Molues
rom getting liquor nt their desire ,
'hey managed to get nil the drinks
hey really wanted during the prohlbl-
Ion era from whisky-soiling druggists
ml vile holes In the wall. They might ,
f compelled to do HO , full back on these
( . sources again. The people of DCS
lolnos , however , generally feel that
hey have had enough of this thing and
hey prefer open and above board
aloons to joints hidden under false
olors. There never was effective pro-
ilbltlon In any of the larger Iowa
Itles. Instead of trying to hamper tlie
nforcement of the mulct law , the teni-
lerance advocates ought to be eager to
mmiote Its operation and to correct its
veak spots as the latter are exposed.
The assessors' returns for the uext
ear's tax list are commencing to np-
war and are expected to be completed
vltliln the next ten days. Wo presume
he work has been done on the same
> rlnclplo as In previous years , with
general and intentional undervaluations
ind rank discrimination In favor of the
arlous well known tax shirkers.
Jnder the law as It stands we are til-
nest wholly at the mercy of the as-
> essors. There is n small range of
tower , however , nt the command of
lie boards of equalization. Upon
hem devolves the duty of removing
ho most glaring inequalities. There
vlll doubtless be work for the cquallza-
ion board to do.
The Coloindo republicans have pledged
hemselves to repudiate any party that
declines to Insert a 1(5 ( to 1 free silver
coinage plank Into its platform. 15veil
it this distance from the next national
convention It Is perfectly safe to pro-
llct that no li ( lo 1 free coinage plank
will be Inserted in the republican plat-
'DI-III , notwithstanding tlie ultimatum of
the Colorado republicans. It would be
i great deal safer for the republican
Mirty to dlspensi ! with tlie electoral vote
of Colorado and allithe other silver mln-
ng states than' ' to jeopardize success In
Ohio , Pennsylvania , New York , New
Knglaud , and oven -in Illinois.
President Cleveland will take his time
to secure the rjflht man for the vacant
secretaryship of qtnte. There Is no Im
mediate necessity of hasty action. The
poMtlou lias always been regarded as
the most respo'nslbje , one hi the prosl-
lout's gift. Oim national pride , without
regard to political faith , demands that
the national honor lie properly upheld In
ill our Interimti'oual ' transaction : * , Most
if the duties of the secretary of state
ir performed the same whether by
lemocrat or republican. Hut It requires
a man of ability to perform them , and
the president should take time to llnd
the man for the place.
When rain pleases the farmer It also
pleases the local merchant and business
man. When the farmer wants warm
weather , so does the merchant. In the
matter of weather the interests of the
farmer and the merchant are Identical.
Lofty raternntUm.
Chlcngo l' st.
Canadian Indians-have discovered gold , and
an all-wise government , ever careful of their
Interests , ha * prohibited them from toudi-
Ing It.
Tim I'liilrrJylnt ; Idea.
New York Tribune.
The Idea which underlies the free silver
movement Is that the government should go
Into the storage business and Issue ware
house certificates on deposits of silver bullion.
13ut U for silver , why not .far plglron also ?
Democratic IJodirlii - .
lluftulo Express.
The Carnegie company Is going to start a
tlnplate mill. lEiose democrats who In 1892
refused to admit that there was a tlnplate
industry In the United States are now point
ing to Its survival as the principal proof that
their tariff policy has. not entirely ruined
manufacturing. _
JUurtoii nnd the I'res
Chicago Post.
Governor Morton U now In his 72d year.
Jn March , 1897 , If he llvo that long , he will
bo cloje to 73 , Four years from that would
bring his age to 77 , far beyond the allotted
term of human life. Is It possible for any
man of that age to withstand the extraordi
nary pressure , the multitudinous cares and
the killing excitement with which a career
In the white house Is beset ? Those who saw
President Cleveland as he walked wearily
from the funeral train could see beyond mis
take the fearful effects of three yean ol
work and worry on a comparatively young
and unusually robust man. Governor Morton -
ton may live for many years In the pursuit
of lighter political honors. But neither .he
nor the people can take the risks Involved In
Imposing the crushing weight of presidential
responsibility on the shoulders ot old age.
The 1'unfri'l of Urmhum.
Tribune.
It was pre-eminently fitting that .his funeral
ceremonies ehould have occurred on .Memorial
day , when the veterans of the union army
were decorating Xlie , graves of their dead
comrades aud recalling memories of the duyi
of battle. The Grand Army of llio Jlepubltc
"had no more enthusiastic associate than General -
oral Qresham. and Ills burial on Memorial
day will give the anniversary new iilgiiin-
cance. It was also befitting that on the daj
cf his funeral many of the most distinguished
southern officers tf'bopi he met on the field
should iiavo been here to pay Llielr tribute
of respect to thfJr own dead and at the
came time testify to their admiration of t.'x
dead union general , who had his victories Ir
peace as well as war victories on tha nn <
hand Achieved by his ! strong sense ot justlci
and devotion to .right , on the other by hi !
spotless soldierly .Qualities. The petty strif <
of partlianshlp Cfastn over this new eravi
"In fame's etcropl camping ground"
And glory guards with solemn round
The bivouac of the dead.
In this bivouac rests no more chivalrous
gallant comrade sleeping , hls last long sleei
than Walter Q. Greshnm.
UP TDK STATJi
Fremont Tribune : By the way , vhat Is
being done to recover the funds Mtolen by
ex-Oil Inspector Frank Hilton ? He should
not be overlooked In the frco fcllvcr excite
ment.
Bancroft Blade : With May wheat nt 81c ,
wo have been scratching our head and won
dering why silver don't climb with It , as
It should , according to the declarations of
our free silver friends.
Mlnden Courier : The "State Board of
Equalization has lowered the assessment
values ot the railroads of this state ; will
freight rates bo correspondingly lowered ?
Oh , nol It that was done It would bo taken
to the supreme court and got knocked out.
Hastings Trlbuno : The upuard tendency
In the price ot wheat and cotton Is knocking
out the argument of the cheap mouey or-
ntors that silver regulates the price of
such products , U Is teaching them that
supply and demand Is the great regulator
of prices.
York Times : If Dr. Hny would st p down
and out ho would confer a favor upon n
large number of good republicans who feel
chagrined that nny republican ( should show
such nn eagcrnens for office as to hold on
nftcr ho ought to let go. Dr. Hay Is mak-
lug a spectacle of himself.
Aurora Sun : The railroads In Nebr.uka
have succeeded In getting their assessment
reduced $2,513,770 less than It was last year ,
and the people would llko to know the rea
son why. Their assessment has always
been too low In proportion to Individual
assessments , and there would seem to be no
possible reason for the large ducr as ? .
Chappell Register- Did you over ligure
up the probabilities and the cerUi.itles of
Nebraska compared with the eastern slntes ?
The Nebraska farmer may plant and tend
live crops live years running , nnd If he gets
three full crops and t\\o failures l.e gets
more than the farmers cast rf Ohio 'o when
they get five full crops. Then another thing ,
It only takes about halt the labor to plant
and tend a crop here.
Lincoln News' The Omaha papers are for
once united In a demand for a better train
service for that city. This remarkable fact
Is duo largely to the fact that both have
antagonized the railroad politicians to such
nn extent that the latter have taken to
building up the Lincoln Journal by running
trains so that the Omaha papers cannot
reach points In the best part of the state
until long after the morning railroad organ
has been delivered.
Wausau Times : The Nebraska state fair ,
from September 13 to 20 , will be ; he grand
est ever held , Omaha vill piire | outlier
time nor expense to make It a go and has
already gone to several thousand 'lollars of
expense In securing the Mardl Gras floats
from New Orleans and otherwise preparing
for the Feast of Mondamln. Omab.i may bs
looking out for No. 1 , but at the mine time
whatever Is done in the way of making the
fair a success will result to the advantage
of Nebraska as a state.
SutUm News : A cry has been rals d by
certain designing persons saying that
Omaha will not fulfill her promises to build
street railways to the fair grounds. Of
course such a report was not raised by
any ono Interested In the fair , nor In
Omaha. It is done only by an enemy
Omaha cannot afford to do less than she
promised to do , neither has she manifested
a desire to do so , go we may all get ready
to jse the best fair and the best accommo
dations next fall e\or enjoyed In tlie .state.
Kearney Sun : The convention of the state
republican leagues of Oregon , by a vote of
more than two to one , defeated a resolution
favoring the free colna'go of silver at 1C
to 1. The convention was held at Portland
last Wednesday and was attended by over
700 delegates , coming from every sec
tion of the state and from every station
In life. The silver miners make a great
deal of noise , but when It comes to people
of the western states , they arp not all
carried off with the craze of the sllverltes.
I'apllllon Times : The signs point to an
early attempt to secure a pardon for llank-
wrecker Mosher. The Omaha papers ere
publishing statements from prison officials
to show that prison life Is very hard on
the thief , and that he Is already brokan In
health. Looking at him as an Individual
it is easy for Nebraskans to sympathize
with the man because of his bodily suffer
ings , but sympathy would be more freely
bestowed If Mosher would return seme ot
his stealings to the widows nnd orphans
who are now In want because of his rascal
ity. Mosher still has plenty of money , ord
money Is so powerful nowadays tnat we
shall not be surprised to learn any flay that
a pardon has been Issued to the thief. It's
dollars to cents that all attaches of the fed
eral court In this state would sign a plea
for the pardon of their pet.
AX KJ11X1S.VT AaiKJtlVAS.
Cincinnati Commercial : Let us not dwell
on these late years. Let us rather remember
him , at least today , as the gallant soldier ,
the fearless judge , the efficient head of the
Postofflce department , the lilgh politician ,
who died poor.
Boston Globe : There will be widespread
regret over the death of one who has ful
filled many public duties faithfully and de
votedly , and whose honesty and Integrity
as a man are recognized and appreciated by
citizens of every shade of political opinion.
CourierJournalWalter Q. Gresham was
a man among men , whether In private or in
public life. Blgrmlnded , big-hearted , brave ,
generous , honest and earnest , he filled nobly
every station In life to which lie was called ,
whether In the circle of his family and
friends , or In the military , judicial and ex
ecutive service of his country.
St. Louis Republic : Now that he Is gone ,
the strictest old-fashioned democrat will see
that he was a natural democrat who , ac
cording to the deeper philosophy of parties ,
well deserved the honor to which he was In
vited by President Cleveland. He did not
deserve the dlecomforts which shallow abuse
added to the great difficulties placed before
him by the circumstances of our foreign
relations.
New York World : Gresham's character and
career distinguished him as a genuine pro
duct of the Institutions that formed Jackson
and Lincoln , Grant and Garfleld. He was
proud to serve his country and his kind Ic
any capacity and to any extent. But no
worship of wealth or power ever corrupted
him or warped his opinions. He died as lie
had lived , a man of the people , a true dem
ocrat , a genuine republican ,
Washington Post : Mr. Gresham was a
man of generous Impulses , always sympa
thizing 'with the victims of wrong tind op-
prwiflon. He was strong in his attachment !
and , though never vindictive , he was prompt
In resenting injuries. He had many warm
friends and , like all public men of itroiiR
convictions , ho had enemies. But these will
lay aside animosities t the portals of hi !
grave and do justice to Ihe honest cltl/en ,
the brave soldier , the upright judge , and the
conscientious statesman.
Chicago Tribune : JPJiyslcally as well i
Intellectually Judge Qresham was a fearless
jnau. There was no braver officer In the
union army. He never asked his men to KC
where he would not lead them , and he re-
celved bis Almost mortal wound , which wai
the Indirect cause ot his premature death ,
by riding In front of bis Una before Atlanta
to examine the ground over which he was tc
Jead fl desperute charge again.t thu enemy ,
He wus A companionable mau and truly and
sincerely detotcd to his friends. > 'o man
ever regretted It who attached himself tc
"him as A friend. He wore hli heart upon
ills sleeve. Ills communlcatln jvas"y a ,
yet. " and "nay , nay. " He could not plaj
double. He was not a hesitating friend on )
more than he was a genuQtctlng politician
In the midst of plotting , ( .chemlng , lerclvtr
sating , cunning men , he stonds out con.
splcuous by Jus simplicity ot life , bis hon <
esty of puipose. his fearlessness of jpccch
his conviction that lie must do a thing bo-
cauie It was right and because It was t
duty. It Is hard to loie tucli men In thi
mldat of their usefulness and In their In'
tellectual prime.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
OTllKKiriSK.
The Impression lia blown Into president ! * !
circles that Mr. Foraker of Ohio Is In the
receptive stage.
Coin Harvey just hungers for those joint
Icbates. They lorce him on n wearied pub
ic and tend to swell his golden Income.
The discovery ot another new eas , called
\elllum , Is particularly timely. Any chance
ust now must bo regarded as an improve *
nciit.
Governor Morton has signed a bill repealing
the law prohibiting Sunday parades with
mislc. Hut no Impious horn can be tooted
wit III n one block ot a church.
There are times when full grown man
yearns to flee from the maddening throng and
iommune nlono with his miseries. Learning
.0 rldo a wheel presents one ot them.
Ux-Suporlntciideiit IJrynes of the New
York police receives a pension of $3.000 a
year for life. Few onice holders would de
cline to retire under similar conditions.
One of the conspicuous remits ot the bicy
cle movement Is general Improvement ot
suburban roads. The Massachusetts com-
nlsMou will spend this year $500,000 In plant-
tig trees along the Improved highways.
A St. Louis firm Is said to be trying to
corner the flno Itaf tobscco market , nnd n
new plpo line deal Is reported from the oil
country. The labor world will , doubtless ,
continue to stick to the little ould dtidhecn.
A New York Judge touched the chords of
lopubr commendation by Imposing a line ot
(11,750 ( on a tyrannous local corporation. Hut
; he tine ha s not been paid , and many days
are likely to puts between Impoiltloii and
collection.
"Age doss not wither nor custom stale'
[ he charming felicity of Cliauncey M. Upow
In drawing the low bow. At the "harmony
luiKiuet" In New York last Thursday Mr.
Uepcw expressed a decided aversion for after
dinner speaking and followed It with an
hour's talk.
lly mers accident a discovery ot much Im
portance was made In New York. A boy fell
trom a fire-escape , landing on the fifth floor ,
tumbled into the lap of a woman sitting ot.
the steps below , and guttered no Injury. The
Incident Is suggestive of vast humane possi
bilities during lire and other emergencies.
M. Louis 1'asteur. the distinguished French
chemist , who has attained remarkable results
In the prevention of hydrophobia by Inoculn-
tlon , has refused a German decoration which
lias boon awarded to him as a result of his
labors In the cause of humanity and science.
M. Pasteur Is a grand officer In the French
Legion of Honor , and was awarded the Hum-
ford medal by the Royal Society of London
In 1850 for his researches relative to the
polarization of light.
The Massachusetts senate has ordered to
third reading a bill abolishing the common
council of Boston. This action should not
be classed as usurpation or rustic tyranny.
Far from It. It Is a cold commodious bluff ,
conceived In etny , and hurled at the
municipal solctis because they persistently
failed to Invite the legislators to midnight
lunches which the Boston fathers enjoy at
the expense of the city. The alternative
presented to the Bostoncse is "Divide or 1'cr-
lsh. "
IIllRflfll .MlllMS III ! ) IIlllUl ,
Mnsnn CJty Transcript.
Land Commissioner Russell will find
It a hard Job explaining satisfac
torily to the old soldiers why ,
utter all his ante-election promises ,
ho dismisses wi old > cteran and two daugh
ters of veterans from his clerical force and
hires the daughter of an ex-confederate.
Ho may have good and valid reasons , but
ho will find considerable trouble making
the old soldiers of the state BCC It In the
proper light. The Chronicle believes he
has made n. grave mistake , that will rise
up to embarrass him before the state con
vention next year. Anslcy Chronicle.
This man Russell has long posed
In the role of the old soldiers' friend. He
Js what has been termed a "professional
old soldier. " He loves the old veterans-
loves them for Iho votes ho has at different
times been able to command .from their
ranks when he wanted otDcc. Colonel .Rus
sell has bobbed up and down and around
over the state for years , attending conven
tions and Boldler reunions , and always pro-
fesKod to love his old comrades and ap
peared as their special champion. Of course
it was only natural to suppose that such
a man as the doughty colonel has claimed
to be would not be guilty of dismissing an
old soldier from his office. Hut this he
has done , and the old soldier clement of
his party Is naturally Indignant over the
matter. The old soldier whom ho dismissed
from the olllco of commissioner of public
lands and buildings had been in the ofilce
for nearly a score of years , and was a com
petent man for the place , stands high as a
citizen , and served his country honorably
and faithfully as a soldier In the civil war.
Wo are led to think from such actions as
this from men of the Russell stripe that
the love and esteem republican politicians
profess for the old veterans is neither sin
cere nor honest , but merely a subterfuge to
catch votes. Such hypocrisy as that prac
ticed on old soldiers by Colonel Russell
should bo condemned by all good citizens ,
regardless of party.
Provoking .In dee I.riicti.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The death sentence of Dr. Buchanan , the
New York wife murderer. Is better executed
late than never , but there would have been
rejoicing If the Judge who imposed it for the
fourth time could have managed to provide
some punishment for the quibbling lawyers.
They have hunted up technicalities solely for
the advertisement they received In delaying
the punishment of this Infamous criminal ,
The courts of law could learn a salutary les
son from Judge Lynch , who never penults
trilling with his decrees.
OHIO llKl'Vlir.lVANS.
Knn ai City Star : General Dushnclt , thi
republican candidate tor governor ot Ohio , It
worth several million dollars. If the Buck *
eye populists can't beat that kind ot a layout
they will have to go .out of builness.
Globe-Democrat ! The Ohio republican
convention Is tound on the silver question ,
and ao will bo five out of every six stata
conventions held by the party this year and
next. The republicans will not be stampeded
on that Issue.
Cincinnati Knqulrcr : Perhaps It Is better ,
after all that has been said and done , that
Governor McKlnley was away from homo
when the light went out. Let him net what
presidential comfort fce can In New York.
There appears to be none for him In Ohio.
Boston Globor Governor McKlnloy's
chances were certainly not advanced by the
rfccnt convention. Indeed , It Is probable
that ho would bo stronger In his state today
If he had never been elected Us chief magis
trate. Ho Is much better liked as a visit *
Ing governor than as a resident chief magis
trate , apparently.
Chicago Journal : What shall be said ol
the triumph of Forakcr ? Does It bode good
for the republican party In Ohio or In tin
nation ? As for Ohio republicans , If Forakcr
Is the kind of a leader they prefer to Sher
man and McKlnley , they are welcome to
their choice. It discredits their taste In
leaders , that Is all.
Buffalo lixpress : The Foraker men seem
not to have bet-n above accepting tli9 help ol
the A. 1' . A. This organization was chiefly
represented by Mayor Guy Major of Toledo ,
who became a dummy candidate himself , but
got no votes In the convention and gave his
support to Bii'hnell. Just b'fore the conven
tion he hid McKlnlry's name torn from tin
Toledo banners.
Philadelphia Record : Until Fire Alarm
Foraker shall die , or bo struck with paralysis ,
republican politics In Ohio will always be
Interesting. He Is a free lance ; and ha
always wants so much that he ought not to
have , and so much that other Ohio states
men do not concede to him , that between de
mand and denial the party Is kept in per
petual hot water.
Denver Republican : The McKlnley boom
got a very bad tclhack In Ohio when the
lorakor men captured the state convention
and nominated an entire state ticket and took
possession of the state central committee. It
would not be at all surprising It the Ohio
delegation in the tiext republican national
convention would support Foraker Instead ot
McKlnley for president.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : The Ohio candi
date for the national nomination expected
to get the state convention , a ticket ot his
personal and political friends , the state central
commltUo , the declaration that he is tha
candidate ot the united republican party ot
Ohio and the control of the party machinery
that would give that declaration force. Ills
most relentless foe took from htm the con
vention , the ticket , the committee , the party
machine and contemptuously tossed him a
resolution of endorsement not worth Ihe paper
It was written on. If the Ohio delegation In
the national convention next year gives one.
solid vote lor McKlnley It will bo by the
grace of Foraker. After that will come th
full payment of old scores.
. . //A ( ILCS.
Truth.
That bridal pairs are not like other pears
Is n fact you've doubtless seen.
Wliv ure they not ? IJecause , you know thf
dears
Are Hottest when they're green. <
Kevr YorJc Iloonlor.
Now woman has a. lot to learn ,
Kmerglnfj from her prison.
Thu new man says It's now Ills turn
To talk ; she's got to listen.
Indlanarxilla Journal.
He learned to play tunes on a comb.
And became such n nuisance ut homb
Tlint ma spanked him , nnd then
"Will you ilo It iignln ? "
And he cheerfully answered her : -"Nomb. ' '
Puck.
It's n fine thing1 to roll In wealth '
There Isn't a blooming doubt of it :
That Is , If you have the skill
To roll without rolling out of It.
Now York Jllxpalch.
They say when Cupid alms his dart
lie rarely ever misses ;
Yet , when he shoots nt woman's heart ,
JTs | then he makes the Mrs.
Atlanta Constitution.
Thermometers will have tholr day ,
Though things Ecem out of tune ;
Wo usrd HX | tons of coal In May.
But flre'll be free In June !
Detroit Tribune.
She nave to mo her hand
I cannot help but wonder
How comes It she has left the thumb ,
The which she keeps me under.
liotiton Courier.
.Sometimes In life n pair of shoes
Will cloud our heart with doubt ;
Just an we Bet them broken In ,
We llnd they're broken out.
*
THK
SomorUlle Journal.
A pardcner'a life would be more cay.
If. when he sowed his seeds.
Ho could feel sure that Bomethlu ? less
Than half of them were weeds.
Ills days -would be more Joyous , too ,
And sweeter fur hlH cup.
If , when ho KOI them down , the cat-
Would please not dig them up.
And his dcllRht would bo almost
Too great to be controlled ,
If ono day -wasn't boiling hot.
And the next day freezing cold.
But lack-a-day , alas , alackl
These things will never bo.
And that Is why a gardener's life
Is full of misery.
THAT SALE OF OURS
ON BOYS CLOTHING WAS GREAT
THEY SOLD LIKE THE Guess.
About half of them , Some splendid values still
left. So we are going to run the sale Monday and
Tuesday. . 1 1
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Conic In and
get one of our
The rush Sat *
STRAW
urday ivas so
HATS
{ rent we could
not wait on all , It's time to
Awful Sorry , make a change
JJut came Mon now. You can
day and ivcvJ15 get them nt
have more time most any price.
to attend to
your 25 cents
WANTS.
50 cents
The same
Prices Will and on up.
Prevail.
Jersey Suits Reefer Suits 2 Piece Suits 3 Piece Suits
82,00 $3-50 $3,50 $4,00
were $1.00 were $0.00 were $7.00 were $9.00
Single and Double
Long Pant Suits Breasted 2 Pleco Suits
$5.00 BROWNING , $5 . 00
vtut * D f n
were $10.00 KJIlU 0. UUij were $10.00
YourMoucy'M Worth or will Trade Duck.
Jlclluble Clothiers. Southwest Cor , 15th ami Douglas.