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prewnco tlil 1st dnv ofiNnvemtier. 1S9. . .
( Senl. ) N. P. PR1U Nnlnry t'ulille.
How nre you , Mr , Concrossl
The first ltisliit' ) . s of.tlio now house
of ri'proseiitatlvos will bo the ntloiitlim
of the rules of the Klfty-llrnt congress.
Did any one say that Tom Hoed
would not bo the unanimous choice of
the republicans In congress for speaker
of the house ?
Wo arc quite sure that all Rood cltl-
ZPIIS will sympntlilze with Mr. Cleveland
In his predicament of having congress
once more on his hands.
If whisky can bo produced from stiRJir
beets In paying uiiantltlos wo may have
another profitable Held opened to Ne
braska farmers. Nebraska-raised sugar
boots arc practically unoxeelled.
Southern leaders who make a practice
of trntTlcklng In the votes of delegations
to the national conventions will of
course oppose every plan for a more
emiilable apportionment of delegates.
Wo might suggest to the city treas
urer-elect tlmt perhaps a council that
has already been so accommodating
may be persuaded to do nway with' the
requirement of an olllclal bond from
the treasurer altogether.
Reliable Washington advices are to the
effect that there is no question but that
Mr. Ilainer of Nebraska will be assigned
the chairmanship of the house committee -
too on agriculture. The place at the
head of the agriculture committee is
usually given to ono of the leading agri
cultural states. Should Nebraska cap
ture It the compliment will bo well
merited.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat says
that If the men who voted for Alger
In the republican national convention
of 1888 did not do so' because they
wore paid It is at a loss to understand
for what reason they voted for him
'But A Igor's denial that his barrel did it
Is only Intended as n huge Joke. What
Algor regrets Is that there were , not
enough susceptible delegates to permit
of his nomination for the presidency.
The woman's edition fad seems to
have taken a long time to- reach Phila
delphia , but It Is no 4loubt a gainer by
the delay. The woman's edition of the
Philadelphia Press , Issued by the
women of Philadelphia on Thanksgiv
ing' eve , Is u marvel of artistic boauty.
In the pictorial line It excels nil prede
cessors , while In literary features It
holds Its own well. Taken altogether
It Is a most creditable newspaper pro
duction.
Ono of the defeatea republican candi
dates for the city council Is said to be
preparing to contest the seat to which
ono of the candidates on the cltl/.ens'
ticket was elected. All the candidates
for the council ran at largo. How , then ,
can a defeated candidate contest the
election of one particular competitor.
If n contest Is to bo had it must be upon
the vote for the entire counellmanlc
ticket. If there have been mistakes or
frauds In the canvass for one council
man there have been mistakes and
frauds In the canvass for all of them.
A contest on ono of the successful conn-
cllnianlc candidates moans a contest on
ull of them.
The council finance committee pro
poses to reduce the amount of Insurance
placed on the city hall from ? IXK)0 ( ) , ( )
to $100,000 as. fast as the policies now
in force shall lapse. What In the name
of common sense was the necessity of
paying premiums upon nearly half a
million Insurance upon nl building prac
tically fireproof , Isolated from tinder
boxes and within a stone's throw of the
central tire station ? Was It done simply
to appease the greed of city olliclals
who are In the lire Insurance business ?
An Interesting chapter might bo writ
ten upon the policies written on city
property , the names of agents and the
city olllces they held.
published reports of Indictments
found by the federal grand jury 11 Is
noticeable that witnesses are brought
from the remote portions of the state to
testify In cases wherein It Is alleged
liquor has been sold to Indians and
Wherein liquor has been sold by pale
faced persons without the necessary
revenue stump. No mich cases have ,
however , so far as the public has been
Informed , been found In this city , not
withstanding at every session of court
Indians come here and Invariably get
drunk. Why do not Undo Sam's
Hleiiths pck | up some of ( ho violators of
Jaw In this city , Is It because there Is
no mtleat'o fee attachment lu such
j A"IT A tihi'HhK\n\Tn'r \ rorf. .
On the mloptlon of HIP report calling
for Iho Immediate rcstointlim of the
free and unlimited colnatr < - of silver nt
the old 111 to 1 ratio the vote of Ne
braska In the TiaiiiiiK < N ! < lppl con
gress ? Is recorded twenty In the nlllrui-
ntlvc and ten In the negiithc. t'pon
this vole the free -diver advocates are
attempting lo base the deduction that
there nro two clllxens In Nebraska In
favor of free silver coinage lo every one
citizen opposed to It. The vole of the
Nebraska delegation In the Transmls-
slsslppl congress Justifies no Mich Infer
ence , because It was by mi means rep-
ivsonlatlve on this point of the views of
the people of the state.
In the first place , Nebraska was en
titled to a much laigcr vote In the con
vention than was really cast. Many
bodies which had a right to appoint
delegates neglected to do so , and a con
siderable number of the delegates who
were appointed nnd who were in at
tendance upon the congress failed to be
present when the free silver resolution *
wore adopted. Those absent were
nearly all of them of the sound money
forces , while the free sllverltcs hail
been active to drum every one of their
delegates Into line. Ibid all the dele
gates whose credentials had been pre
sented and accepted recorded their
views the vote would have told an
entirely different story.
Again , the Nebraska delegation was
made up largely In the interest of. the
free .silver faction. Governor Ilolcomb
took pains that his appointees should
be only such as were committed to the
support of the white metal. The ma
jority of the appointees of Mayor
Homls of Omaha were free sliver men ,
although it Is undeniable that the free
silver men are In n minority In this
city.
city.At
At the Trnnsmlsslsslppl congress at
St. I.ouls a year ago the vote of Ne
braska was divided , four and n half for
the free silver declaration nnd live and
a half ngalnst the free silver declara
tion. tTills year , as we have said , it
was twenty for and ten against free
silver. Instead of Increasing during
the past year , as a comparison of these
two votes would Indicate , the sentiment
In favor of free silver has materially
fallen off In Nebraska. This has been
noticeable In all parts of the .state and
'n ' all political parties. It was particu
larly noticeable In the last state cam
paign , In which the two democratic
factions attempted to make free silver
he Issue , and In which the sound money
lemocrats beat the free silver demo-
rats out by nearly two to one. Had
tlio Nebraska delegation In the Trans-
mlssissippi congress really represented
the majority of the people of Nebraska
> n the money question the vote of this
rtiite would have been recorded against
the free silver resolutions.
TIIK HKl'DHT 1 > X T11K A'AVi' .
There Is no more earnest advocate of
an adequate navy for the United States
than Secretary Herbert nnd his present
report shows'that , he Is as keenly in
terested In the subject as ever and as
fully alive to its Importance. Ho urges
a still further Increase of the navy , for
reasons presented In his previous re
ports , nnd suggests that nn Inspection of
the exhibit made of the relative strength
of navies will furnish all the argument
now needed for the continuation of the
building program heretofore Indicated !
by the action of congress. This exhibit
Is Interesting. It shows that Great
Britain has In service t71 ! war vessels.
Franco 1-4-1. Knssia 100 , Germany 7-1.
the Netherlands ! > ii , Italy 71. while the
United States has 02 , being thus sev-
"iith in rank among the naval powera.
though when we shall have completed
the vessels aulhori/.ed nnd building we
will bo about on an equality with Ger
many , assuming that power does not In
the meanwhile Increase Its naval force
beyond the number now authorized.
Secretary Herbert says we are lament-
tbly deficient in tropodo boats and need
more battleships and he recommends the
construction of twelve of the former and
two of the latter. The United States
now has but two torpedo boats In serv
ice , being in this respect far behind
every other country tlmt maintains a
navy- There nre seven torpedo boats
luthorb.cd and under construction , but
veil with this addition 'wo shall still
make a 'poor showing , even with Ar
gentina , Chile and China. There is
manifestly good reason , therefore , for
recommending the construction of more
torpedo boats and the number suggested
by the secretary Is not extravagant. As
to additional battleships , however , the
desirability of which for purposes of de
fense may bo readily conceded , It Is
hardly probable that congress will seri
ously consider the recommendation
when the revenues of the government
are steadily falling below expenditures.
We shall have eight battleships when
those authorl/.ed and building are com
pleted , thorp being three now In service ,
and while fids Is a small showing In
comparison with the great naval powers ,
this country will have to bo content
with It for some years. It Is not to bo
doubted that n very largo majority of
the American people have come to bo
Hove that It Is wise and necessary that
the United Slates should have n navy
adequate to the defense of the country ,
but Ihev will hnrdlv aimroVo of n fur
ther Increase until the revenues of the
government show a surplus wlilch can
be safely used for this purpose ,
Si'cretnry Herbert renews previous rec
ommendations of legislation In reference
to the personnel of the Him of the navy ,
saying that existing conditions seriously
Impair the elllcloncy of the navy nnd
that matters are gradually nnd surely
growing worse. The object ; sought Is a
reorganization of the line of the navy seas
as to bring about the promotion of ofll-
cers to command rank "at an nge when
still young enough to learn and vigorous
enough to bo self-assertive , " and It would
seem there could be no question ns to
the desirability of such a ctmngo. It Is
thn practice of our government to enlist
In the navarservlce only enough men to
man the ships that nre nt ono time In
commission , our policy In this respect
differing from tlmt of other naval
powers. Secretary Herbert recommends
in reserve system , undcM ; which thorn
would always bo nvallabio a supply of
men for the service.
Our naval establishment has growu to
I be somowhitt expensive ? , hnvlng cost for
, 11(0 ( last fiscal year nbout $ . ' ! 0,0 ( * ) , < MM , but
; no one will question the wisdom of the
outlay.
7//K .iiBwmi ; OF
The first session of the Klfty-fotirtli
! eoiiKress will be ln nt noon ( odny. The
j organization of the house has been set-
j tied by the action of the ropnlillcnn
Icauciw , which unanimously noniliinlo.il
'Thomas ' 11. Heed for speaker nntl agreed
on the other oleellve ollleors. Hut little
time will bo required to ratify this
i action nnd the siieaker will i > ro1ml > ly
jiuiiiiiiuicf ! linniedlately niter his election
tfio coininlttee on rules nnd one or two
others that nre necessary to put the ma
chinery of legislation In motion. It I *
possible that It will be n couple of
Weeks or even longer before nil the.
committees me announced , but lu the
meanwhile the house need not be altogether -
together Idle , though 11. Is not to by
expected lhat there will be any at-
Icnlpt nt legislation until after the holi
days. It appears that the refusal of
the caucus lo reeo nlxo the claims of
the southern republicans has caused
MIMIC bitter feollni ; . but this may b
placated lu the distribution of the
subordinate olllces and In any event
there can be no doubt , that the ma
jority parly hi the house will be found
entirely harmonious when the business
of legislation Is serloiislv entered unon.
Still It Is hardly questionable that It
would have been good polities to give
n southern republican one of the eloc-
llve olllces.
With regard to the reorganization of
the senate the republicans are still di
vided. There will bo a caucus today
to consider this question nnd also that
of distributing the general appropri
ation bills among those committees
which have jurisdiction of matters to
wlilch the several appropriations are
intimately related. On the question
of reorganization it Is probable that a
majority of the republican senators will
bo found to favor it. but as to the
proposition to' distribute the appropri
ation bills II N likely n majority
will be opposed to it. The senate rules
now provide that the committee on np-
propi hit Ions , which voiislsts of nine
members , shall have exclusive charge
of nil the general appropriation meas
ures. Those who demand a change
urge that , this committee bus too great
power to advance or retard general leg
islation and also thai the labor In
volved in the preparation of the great
money bills and their management In
the Donate Is too much for any one
committee. , . Since the Forty-ninth con
gress appropriation bills in the house
have been distributed among several
committees and It is Insisted that the
same rule ought to prevail in the son-
ate.
ate.What
What will be the policy of the house
republicans In regard to the supreme
question of providing the government
with more revenue is the matter of uni
versal Interest and concern. The speech
of Mr. Heed to the caucus after hiss
nomination is somewhat too vague to
enable one to form a confident judg
ment of what may bo done. He clearly
indicated that' It'is the duty of the ma
jority to do something and a warrant
able Inference from his remarks i.i that
while the republicans will be disposed
to make some sacrifice they will yield
no principle of the parly. What sacri-
llce they could make without abandon
ing or compromising a parly principle
It is not easy to see. It. is noteworthy
that Mr. Keed made no ' reference to
the currency , from which it is safe to
infer that hi- : ; influence will bo against
nny action by tills congress affecting
Iho monetary system of the country.
Ills brief reference to a foreign policy
foreshadows n careful nnd conservative
consideration of nil matters regarding
our International relations by the re
publicans of the house , so that it would
seem safe to say that Mr. Keed as
speaker will give no encouragement to
the sentiment and spirit of jingoism ,
with wlilch lie has never given any
sign of sympathy.
.I.V rXTHX.Mtl.K ( HUKI'TIUX.
The real objection of the Hock Island ,
Milwaukee and Itnrllngton railroads ( o
u new metropolitan union depot at
Omaha is lhat the proposed plan Is for
l too costly structure. It Is not the
obligations under which they are bound
by existing contracts nor the alleged
Inconvenience of bringing their trains
in and out of the station ilia ! cause ; !
them to hold back and play ( he role of
obstructionists , but the Indisposition to
enter Into any agreement Hint entails
ujion them a lixed charge for depot
rental. Having had the privilege of
terminal futilities In Omaha up to this
time in return for a comparatively
small payment , these roads have por-
suade.d themselves to believe that
Omaha will submit to its present ac
commodations Indefinitely.
The question is. Will the business men
of this city accept this as a valid ob
jection ? Will they admit lhat the pres
ent depot facilities accorded them Is
all tlmt they nre rightfully entitled to ?
Will they accept the statement that the
proposed metropolitan union depot Is
altogether too costly and too good for
Omaha ? These same railroads have
given every oilier Important point on
their lines stations that are at least not
a disgrace to the town. The same rea
son wlilch nromnts the opposition of
these roads to the present depot project
would apply to every other plan that
called for the expenditure of more
money on the Omaha terminals. Konds
which have been given the cream of thn
Omaha , tnillle might show their appre
ciation of the favors by a more liberal
policy In the treatment of their patrons.
Katlr.iad olllelals give It out quietly
for publication that they have called
off the attack against the anti-
pooling clause of the Interstate
commerce act In congress and that
they will make no effort to have the ob
jectionable law repealed. This an
nouncement Is no doubt merely u blind
to throw the ncoirio from the track and
allow the railroad campaign to be con
ducted as ti still hunt. The railroad
lobby will not fall to be In Washington
and to be as active for the anti-pooling
repeal bill as last year. Not until the
last minute will they show their hands
unless they are forced to It by expos
ure.v The Ideu that the railroads have
; given tinll. | ) Jiopcs of repealing this law
.after all tint money ( lint they have spent
In Its mi0 | ! < Ji ( Is too gauzy to merit cre
dence. Unwell no ) bo believed until It
Is nctlinll.Y demonstrated.
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Severnllollers have been addressed to
the editor , ot The lice complaining that
the prcos-qtiolod ! In Its review of the
Thanksgiving' market were such ns to
create a wtyinjg Impression among people
living oulsido of Omaha. Turkeys , for
example , wore quoted at 14 to It ! cents
when tliojihrkot ) : on that day wns It to
12 cents. TJio Hee's statement , It Is
urged , tends to make country shippers
dissatisfied with the proceeds of their
sales through the commission agents ,
when In reality their turkeys were bring
ing them more' In the Omaha market
than they would have brought else
where. Those stricture. ' , however , are
not. entirely well founded. The Hoe's
review of the Thanksgiving market was
n review of the retail market , Intended
for the householders who were nbout to
make purchases for their holiday din
ners , and was slrlctly accurate. Intelli
gent country shippers recognize the dlf-
'foronco between retail and wholesale
quotations. The Hoe has given them no
cause for dissatisfaction and If they
have misinterpreted the quotations In
question this word of explanation ought
to sot. their fears at rest.
One railroad president who signed
the latest trunk line agreement , which
has called out several protests against
the palpable violation of the anti-pool
ing clause of the Interstate commerce
act , Is reported to have exclaimed when
asked for his opinion of the situation :
"What do we cnro what congress docs ?
Nothing Illegal has been done. People
down at. Washington nre making all
the fuss , but they will find that their
efforts will , , have boon for naiighl. "
Yes , what do these roads care what
congress does ? Congress passed a law
forbidding pooling , under heavy pen
alties , but the law has been a deud
letter from the day of its enactment.
Yet those sumo roads send a lobby down
In rniiirri > ss lo secure the roDOitl of tills
section of the Interstate act. They
don't care what congress does , but they
would like very much to have It do
what they ws'iit it to do.
Word comes from China by way of
London that the Chinese emperor has
determined that no more railway con
cessions be1'granted ' to foreigners and
Unit rutuv.e railroad building in China
bo kept well tin hand by the govern
ment. The Chinese emperor has doubt
less had liis" 'i-yes opened to the fact
that the ' 'forejgn ' railway promoters
are not In tin-business for their health
and that tho1 Chinese population de
pendent i/i / > onj , these rqads have been
made to pay dearly for the accommo
dations nocordbd thorn. This has been
the experience' of other countries with
similar railway projects. In the end
thi)1 government must establish some
kind of raiiwaV regulation and control.
Investors'ln ! .Chinese railways must ex
pect the sunie.1 thing from the Chinese
government , r - - '
The scheme to apportion delegates to
national conventions according lo party
vote rather than according to popula
tion is not .a new one. It has been
urged repeatedly by prominent repub
licans. A revision of the method of
iivlii ! ' Hio number of delegates lo which
each state and territory is entitled in
these conventions is bound to come
sooner or later. There will probably
be a dispute ns to the pnrticunr plan
of revision , but the masses of all par
ties will never rest satisfied until some
system is adopted by which the con
ventions are made truly representa
tive of the party In whose name they
are called.
It Is to be regretted that the criminal
division of the district court must , be
busy for weeks with a series of sensa
tional murder trials that constantly
stimulate the morbid curiosity of the
crowd of Idlers who take It upon them
selves to attend the hearings of those
cases. Yet It is dillicult to see how
tills deplorable state of affairs can be
avoided. The men accused of murder
must bo tried In open court under our
system of jurisprudence. The best way
is to expedite the trials nnd have the
cases disposed of as quickly ns possible.
Her. Hugh D. Fisher , who has boon
nominated for chaplain of the house of
representatives , was pastor of the First
Methodist chur.ch of this oily from 187(1 (
to 187 ! ) . He Isji pulpit orator of the old
school , a powerful preacher and a
learned divine. During his pastorale
hero ho gave his church a decided impe
tus nt u time when Its material fortunes
wore on the wane. He has resided
many years in Kansas and his ri'pula-
tion extends throughout the west
within the Methodist connection.
A Trail of TnlU.
' - .
Senator-elect .riiurston'B recent trip Is
marked by a bright streak of lnti > rvk"v
reaching fronfOtwilm to Washington.
Flllllll.v of ItfHolilMnnx.
Chlcnso Uecurd.
It should bo-'brciiBht home to the Kuropeai
powers that HID moi't eloquent resolution n
sympathy Is net ROIIK | to resurrect a
Armenian or save the living ones.
I'rlviJ- anil rulillo Trimlx.
( Hube-Demurrnl.
There It ) a good deal of force In the sug
gestion that If Cleveland had managed tliv
firincea of tint fovermnent as well as he has
managed M xjtwy , the treasury would not
need any i > rpma/S.
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Tin * T/lfril TCI-III I'liitfiirni.
* * Xlliii ale Kxprew.
J , Sterling At rton , the talking secretary
of agriculture , cays fn a letter to the Minnesota
seta Tariff association that he favors a reve
nue duty on tea , coffee und sugar , an m-
ciease of $1 a barrel In the tax on beer and
a ta * on official paper , such as title deeds ,
conveyances , bank Block , checks , life Insur
ance policies , etc. Is that to be the third
ttrni platform ?
Tlif Ciuiul OrviiiTxIili ) .
Minneapolis Tribune.
U Is announced that a California congress
man will Introduce a. bill In tbe hous appro
priating 100,000,000 for tne construction of
the Nicaragua canal , the United Status to be
the absolute owner of the waterway when
completed. If the canal Is to be built , this
Is the way to do It , Tbe government-cannot
afford to enter Into partnership with a lot
cf promoters and speculators or to subsidize
a private company. Uncle Sam will be called
upon to difend tli canal against 'orelgu * g.
grnpJlnn , and he should be ablr to ihow a
clean title ) >
iotD i.Tiiur.i : CIIAPTIJM. * .
Tlip Kntry Trlitiiiitlinl.
C.unclt . rtltitf Nonpareil , Octnt'tf I , 1S ! > 3.
Today the Nonpareil pushes Its way across
the Missouri river anil presents Hnclf ai the
paper of the party of the people In Omaha.
V > 'o really that sentiment alone will
not sell papers.Vo understand fully that
the nun who buys a newspaper holds himself
In n great many cases to Imvc very nearly
as good judgment ns the writer ot editorials.
What he wants most of all Is the news , nnd
It he doesn't get that all the protestations
of party flddltj are the merest sawdust to
him. He will not for his belief's enke sub
stitute an almanac or a scrap book or a flying
dodger for n rnpcr that tells him the history
of the world of the day before and ketps
him abreast of the times. * * * Does that
give you an Idea of n mere temporary cam
paign publication ? We Imagine not.
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Tin * AKXIII-IIIIOC Hlllilluu * .
Council muffs Nonpniell , October 4 , 1$93.
Slum the first edition of the Nonpareil np-
pcarcd In that city there has been a veri
table stampede for It , and yisterday morning
before * ! > o'clock there was n demand for GOO
extra copies from the Omaha ofllce. The
N'cnp.irell has entered Into no compact or
trade with any Omaha paper. It takes the
Held on Its merits and proposes to give the
Omaha people a newspaper , as It has those
of Council UlufTs , that will deserve recogni
tion. The Nonpareil d&es not concfrn Itself
with the finances of the World-Herald , The
lice , or any other paoper , but If either or
both of them go up the flume the Nonpareil
will probably tell the tale with accuracy and
dlrpatch.
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Ciniiifll Illiirfs Non'iHri-ll , December 1 , ISM.
The -strain ! of the Nonpareil In Omaha Is
now ilone , so far as publishing an Omaha
edition Iti concerned. All our contracts have
been fulfilled. All our debts are paid. The
ovt'ii cixty < lays are up and nothing remains
for thf Nonpareil to do to fulfill all It prom
ised. With a clisry expression of gratitude
for those who hnve rallied to make our mes
sage of pure and upright polities' and rcad-
nbleners and reliability In news go HIP
further , we bow ourselves off th ? Omaha
stage.
'I'llT MCW IIMO.V DKPOT.
ItEd Cloud Nation : Omaha Is to luivta
new union depot , The whole ftate of Ne
braska will rejoice If success , attends their
efforti ; .
Wcaplpg- Water Republican : Omaha Is
again .discussing a union depot. If a city
tvcr needed a depot Omaha certainly does.
The eld Tenth street theds arc a disgrace
to the city end state. People coming for
he first time to the state no doubt want
to take the first train back aftr alighting
at Omaha.
Tckamah Herald : Omaha needs a new
union depot ; one that will be a credit to
the city and a pride to Nebraskans as they
enter the state. The ramshackle corn crib
that they call a union dpot now should be
moved to South Omaha for hog sheds. The
sight and pattlclpatlon In pacli accommoda
tions by a struni-r entering the state must
give him the blus , especially If hs- has any
Idea of locating among us.
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VOH'K ' OP TIIK STATE IMII3NS.
Hastings Tribune : A western states ex
position at Omaha would be an eycopencr
for the world.
Wayne Herald : It Is not Judicious to at
tempt to kick any republican or republicans
out of the party. It isn't good politics.
Kearney Hub : Stand up for Nebraska by
calling for products of our liome manufac
tories. If you have never tried It commence
now.
Keartisy New Kra : U Is really astonish
ing how State's Attorney Churchill can make
husle tlowly In the prosecution of ex-Oil Inspector
specter Hilton. &
Fremont Leader : It Is a matter of regret
that the state has not an attorney general of
sufficient ability and dignity to give an opin
ion on a plain proposition without beeklng to
mnke a spread eagle speech or Inject Irrele
vant matter therein. The state cf Nebraska
ni > cds a first-class lawyer as attorney general
just now.
Illulr Pilot : Omaha statesmen are just
now vigorously discussing In the dally papers
the question cf what shall be done to de-
ciease the burden of local taxation. And
after discussion has exhausted the field and
failed the problem may be- solved In two
v.-ords If they cdti be strongly enough Im-
! > icfied upon Its ofllclnls : He honest !
Ir\l > S TO DKSI'OTISM.
lliu-lon'N lUIHiil-liui Vlow cif Oil-
\nll on ill CoviTlimiMil.
I'lilc.if'i ' Chronicle ( Dem. )
Secretary Morton takes an utilitarian view
of national government. He likens the no
tion to a bank , the executive of which is
retained year In nnd year out , Plected term
after term , If his administration Is satisfac
tory and successful.
If this view were to obtain parties might
na ( iissoivi-ii. mere wouiu uu no lurtlier
need of their Intervention , If Secretary
Morton would continue ht ! > Illustration ho
would point out that thu most successful
banks ure thosa known popiuarly as one-
man banks. The presidents of these are at
the head of the Institution for life. If the
secretary would carry his Illustration of the
fxecutivu office at WueMngton further then
the president would be practically chosni
for Ilfu or during reasonably good behavior.
It Is but a fctcp from this on to advocacy of
i hereditary monarchy. It Is but ono step
further to an autocracy. Just one little step
iroro r.ml there IK despotism.
Were Secretary Morton's Idea common It
would be Impossible lu a country llko the
republic , which had voluntarily reduced Its
executive place ; to tha level of u bank presi
dency , to take up cfTictually life , liberty and
the pursuit of happiness. The executive Is
to hs retained because he lias violated no
law. Slavery was recognized by law. If
the u.\ecutive who immediately antedated
Lincoln were retained , as u bank president
Is continued , for fidelity In his position ,
slavery would be operative In the United
States today.
The chief executive of the republic Is
part of the lawmaklng , part of the Judicial
power , though It Is aimed to have the ex
ecutive , the Judiciary and the legislative
power wholly separate. The president ap
points federal judges , with the consent of
the senate. The president han tlm veto
power , which Is equivalent lo a Urg ? part
of legislative work. Congress makes appro
priations for the judiciary and ultw appro
priates money for the president's tal.iry ,
The three great departments of government
arc , therefore , tiiterblundcd. Much larger
( Hirstlons than ( hone presented to n hunk
president properly pass under the purview
of tlu executive cilice.
In n bank only the shareholder * vote , cac.h
voting the number of Ma charei. in a re
public suffrage Iti more widely extended ,
ICacIi elector may hu uald In a sense to be
a shareholder , but each elector Is no more
,1 shareholder than many citizens who are
not electors , Money counts In a bank. Man
heed IE iiupposed lo count In the republic.
There Is nothing In the coiiftltutlon of
Iho United States which prohibits rrpaated
rr-electlon of the president , but the consti
tution of the United Stales has undergone
sumo unwritten change * , ( t was originally
contemplated that presidential electors Fhould
tij selected citizens of great discretion and
patriotism , who would dcllberato upon ths
choice of a chief execntlvu. In that sense
thu electoral college * , as wo rail them , have
disappeared. They have become mere per
functory agencies for recording the will of
the electors who choose them , and not ono
of them would dareto oppose perronal judg
ment against the positive Implied instruc
tions lie received when appointed. So with
other unwritten amendments to the con
stitution , among them that which limits an
npumbent of the presidency to two terms fn
: he office.
Secretary Morton's Illustration of the
country t a mere banking establishment
which loam money and the like , emits
lot en , cares for deposits , Is not fortunate ,
t docs not Indicate his ordinary sagacity ,
t U at variance with the teachings of the
emocracy which be has upheld from hU
joyhood ,
IOWA'S
SrnnlorN | | | < > II'N l.onw nml l > rfnt
direrr lu 'IIMUI'CH ,
HI Uuls nt \ .Hrni"cVnl.
It In cAKy lo IxMlovp the report tlm ! Sena
tor Allison Intimates that he will not enter
Into any unseemly mamble for the presi
dential nomination. lie will not huMl ?
ntcund niter delegates , or authorise anybody
elsy to do It for him. This work may da for
the younger and more appresslvc nJplr.iiits ,
but the lo\ia statesman will not engngo hi
It. I'ver since Allison bccamo a natloinl
figure lie li.is boon eon si do ml n model of the
dignities and proprieties which were once
popularly ascribed to all great MntMintn , but
which In reality comparatively few tif them
observe. Nothing In AHNon's wliolfi official
conduct , so far IIP known , In any way violates
lates the recognized decencies of politics.
A serious blunder would be committed by
the Iowa state-man's friends If they attempted
to run his canvass by Hip methods of the
ward politician * . Allison has had a longsr
and more useful career than any other man
mcr.tloned in recent , years In connection with
the presidential candidacy , except Senator
Sherman , Ho entered congress In the mid
dle of the war , and he has been In ever since * .
Jinny years of this third of a century of pub
lic life were passed before ho became an
actual national figure , although lie becune
well known throiiKhcut the west early In hi *
career. Not until after the sliver ngltatlon
began did ho. In the political cant of the day.
reach national Mntuie. When Illaud , In
1877 , forced his free sliver bill through the
house. Allison's opportunity for distinction
came , and he embraced It. The change of
the Illunil measure to a limited coinage
bill , which Allison reported to the y.Miatr ,
gave the Iowa statesman n national reputa
tion at once , nnd made him one. of the
market ! men of the time.
1'erhnps the distinctive ! feature nf the
lllaiiil bill would have been removed just the
sixmo If Allison had not been a member of
the senate finance committee nt the time ,
yet the prevalence of loose flnnnclal Ideas
among republican as well as democratic
statesmen In that period showti that the loss
of even a single found money man from the
committee might have been fatal. The bill
In the shape In which Allison put it. and In
which It was rnar.led. wns a vicious measure ,
and President Hayes received the plaudits
of the level-headed business men of the
country for voicing It. oven though the vote
was vain. It was Infinitely less dangerous
measure , however , than It was when It
passed the house , and tlio credit for this trans
formation belongs to Allison. Since then he
ha ? often been mentioned for the presidential
candidacy , and once. In 1SS8 , his chances
for getting It s > aemed to be promising. The
nomination did not conic to him , but he
forfeited none of the country's regard In
losing the prize. Possibly the prize will
not como to him this time cither , yet he will
sacrifice neither personal nor partisan dignity
on that account.
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I'KIIHO.V.VT , A NO OTIIKH WISI3.
Senator Sherman does not subscribe to the
sentiment , "Tulk Is cheap. " It helps to sell
his book.
With the close of the. season the Paderew-
t'kls of the foot ball field will give the bar
bers a business boom.
The official canvass of the votes In New
York City shows 4,000 ballots defectively
murkcxl nnd 7,000 blank ballots.
Cui'h ' K. Davis' presidential boom was
launched In Minnesota last week In the
midst of the blizzard. The manager denies
responsibility for the cold reception.
Large hats In the > theaters seem to be
rapidly disappearing nil over the country. In
proportion to their decrease regard for
woman's diminished head Increases.
Spain admits the loss of 22.000 men In Cuba
since the beginning of the rebellion. Very
few of them were killed In battle , but , as the
French papers said of their army In Mada
gascar , "General Fever fought on the side
of the enemy. "
K. E. Peary is back at his post In the Bu
reau of Vnrils and Dock's at the Brooklyn
navy yard. He say0 he hns spent about
$00,000 In Arctic exploration In the last four
years and does not propose to go again unless
somebody will give him $500,000 for the pur
pose.
The dethroned queen of Hawaii Is to retire
to private lite .and a palace near Vienna. It
Is said she has an abundance of means to
live up to her former rank. U is evident
the ox-ouecn has not been informed of the
demand for decayed royalty In this country ,
or she would not have overlooked the ad
vantages of Now York as a place of resi
dence.
The journalistic featureof the hour In
Purls In M. Henri Jlochefort's series of ar
ticles In Lo Jour entitled "Les Aventurcs do
ma Vie. " Ho Is throwing mud at several
people , alive nnd dead , and his revelations
are the cause of much gossip. It Is raid that
his publishers have promised him $100,000
for the book Into which his disclosures are to
be compressed.
"I am profoundly edified , Thurber , " ex
claimed Cleveland , addressing his secretary ,
"by thei marvelous persistence and fortitude
displayed by the tuvuuts of old , who dedi
cated their lives so that succeeding genera
tions might enjoy a thorough knowledge of
the archaeological and geological ages. Oreat
and enduring is their fame , and deservedly
so. I cherish the hope that when the deadly
blight of partisan rancor shall have pansd
and a sturdy national conscience uproots per
fidy and dishonor my name shall twine with
theirs In fame's temple. You do not com
prehend ? Prithee , Thurber , am I not the
author of the democratic mess-age ? " The
secretary cordially assented and ordered a
frtsh halo.
THAT SII.VKIt nnCtiAHATIO.V ,
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Minneapolis Tribune- Iho western states
want the .rest of ( lie country ( o toke An ) * In-
tttetl In their schemes for puttilng Irrlga-
tlnn nml other business prof > prcts they must
Irain not to drgrndo every movement Into ft
liowl for free silver.
Denver News ; The mloptlon tiy the
TraimmlsslfMppI congress of n clean cut 1 *
to 1 free coinage resolution Is n
presentation to the icMiinlndcr of the country
of the views of the people of tlic vait region
between the Mississippi river unit the 1'nclflc
ocean.Ve mny add that the Tronsmlsslsslppt
region \ \ lll'ole for silver by nn even larger
majoilly th.in that Riven to the silver resolution
elution In the convention.
Indianapolis News : After a tlebnte , which
lasted flvc lionre , a free coinage resolution
as adopted by a role of 127 to CO. Them
Is no equivocation about the utterance , It
being n straight-out ( loclnratlan for free nml
Independent coinage of silver , "without wait *
IIIK for the old or consent of nny otheF j < 7
nnllon. " nt the ever-to-lie-rovcred ratio of 1C {
to 1. Of course there Is nothing surprising or
significant about this action. The chief
atrengttt of the sllvcrltes has nlwnys bo In
the tratmriltslsslppl region , and It Is there
fore , only nntiiral that recovery should bo
a little slow. Hut oven In Nebraska the
voting that counts , namely , tlmt In election ,
has recently been strongly ngilnst the silver
men. V
Chicago Tribune : The "congress" wlilch
sat In Omaha Wednesday Impudently declared
that Iliera has been an "outlawry of silver. "
What do the persons making that allegation
mean by It ? There Is today In the United
States more silver money than gold money ,
and every one of the silver dollars Is a legal
tendi'r for the payment of debts , both thosn
due the government and to Individuals. The
silver dollar * nro BO plentiful that many
millions of them nro locked up In the national
treasury , because- the people do not want to
handle them In circulation , and every ono of
those dollars la maintained by law at a pur
chasing power double the Intrlnrlc value of
the coin. There Is thrice as much legal ten
der silver money In the United Slates today
as there was before the "crime of 1873" was
committed , Not mush "outlawry of silver"
under such conditions , and no one who la not
cither a knave or a fool would commit him
self to the insertion that silver Is outlawed In
the United States.
IlflliT TO PM3ASI3.
Cincinnati Enquirer : Mrs. Kerry \Vlmt
do you think ? Mr. Sands , whom we got our
groceries of , turns out to be an escaped
convict.
Ferry I nlwnys thought there was some
thing crooked nbout him hu BHVC such
good weight.
Detroit Tree Pi-ess : "And now the fel
lows nro kickingnbout the steeple-crowned
lints the Indies nre going to weiir this season -
son ! "
'Woll. If they only kick high enough It
will be all right. "
Detroit Trlbuno : The last red rnys of the
setting sun lingered lovingly upon the beau
ties of pnradlso complete. "Adntn. " fal
tered Kvo , "am I the first girl you ever
really loved ? " He looked Into her liquid
eyes and sighed. "How can you doubt
mi' ? " lie murmured somewhat reproach
fully.
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Chicago Hecord : Illcycle ( fllppantly-in. )
old Telolw , nro you all out of breath Just
coming up tlmt little hill ? "
The Horse ( serenely ) Yes. but plcaso
otirerve that I don't have to lean ngalnst a
fence every time I stop.
Rcnton Transcript : When he asked for her
hand jhe replied : "No. George : my heart
Is quite at your service , but 1 think I had
better keep my hand myself. It might be '
useful to me fn case you couldn't support
me , you know. "
Cincinnati Enquirer : "It token more than
divorces to make an nctress , " said the his-
trlonlo lady , who had never wedded other
tiinn her nrt. '
"It does , sure , " assented Miss Dollle
Twlnkleloes. "You've got to have the hus
bands before you can get the divorces. "
American Wheel : "How do you like your
new wheel. Miss Splurge ? " "Sp'cndidlyl
Why , Mr. I'cdleman. do you know , It rides so
easily that halt the time It seems us though
twanted to run right nway with me. "
"Perfectly natural It should. I nin sure.
If I had Its chances I would do so , too. "
Chicago Post : "Whycvery ono thought he
was a , bird. " cald one of the party that
WHS discussing the defeat o a favorite can
didate.
"I guess that Is so. " responded another.
I vo heard since the election that hln
opponent Is one of the champion wing shots
of his county. "
FASHIONAHLE.
WnshlnKton Star.
Her feel nre shod In mannish boots.
Her hands arc In n muff.
Her coat Is of the warmest fur ,
Her gown Is of heavy stuff.
Ho.- collar , that she wears turned up.
Comes almost to her nose. *
Then on her head she wears for warmth
Two feathers and a roae.
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A MTTMS KKM.OW.
P. L. Stnnton In Chicago Tlmes-IIcrnM.
Uttle bit of n fellow
Couldn't get him to sleep ;
And the mother sighed
And he tossed and cried :
"Ilo's such a trouble to keep ! "
Little bit of n fellow
Couldn't net him to sleep !
Uttle bit of a fellow !
Hut the eyes of the mother weep :
Kor one sad night
That was lost to light
Oed smiled nnd kl.ssed him to sleep.
Little bit of a follow !
And ho wasn't a trouble to keep !
A Lively Run
Is what we'll have this week on Underwear , Hosiery
and Furnishings. We're
not doing this to worry the
"other fellows/ ' but there's
a number of broken lines
that we are going to clean
out at once , That's the
'reason for this
Price Cutting
which is unusual with us ,
lor we always sell close
down to factory figures. Here's the story :
Underwear- Hosiery-
Odd Iota of natural gray Merino Un A Hinull iJt of black all wool cashmcro
dershirts , regular prlcu Me , t'olny , to Half Iloiio , our regular price 35c , to
dado , for Kc. close for ISc ,
Odd lot natural gray Merino Under- A lot of genuine Bnnwknlt Cotswold
slilrtx , broken sizes , wore 75c , to cloao Merino Huf ! Hone , regular 40o grade ,
for DOi- . ' fo cloxe for 2Sc.
OJd lot1 heavy derby ribbed Under- A lot of natural wool Merino Half
Hhlrts , broken sizes , were $1,00 und Hose , 25c per pair ; 11.35 per half dozen.
JI.CO , to'lose for 50c.
Odd lut red ull wool Undenthlrta , Miscellaneous-
broken Mzeu , were } 1.25 , to clo u for -
COf.Kino An odd lot of C'luott'u hluh grade
Kino natural wool Shirts nnd Draw regular 25o Collars , wo arc going to
ers , regular $1.00 grade , for 75c , clone for ISa each , 2 for 25c ,
A very heavy ull wool derby ribbed A nice lot of Caehmere Mufflers ,
BlilrtH und Drawers , lurno sizes only , regular price 70c , golntf to close for
ivguur ! Jl.W grade , f ° r Jl.OO. 25c each.
Browning , King & Co ,
Southwest Corner Flftssiitlt unit Douglas , O.UAIIA.