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money nnltm to be made payable lo the order
of the rrimpanv.
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presence this M d.iy of Sopteinber , 1S97.
( Seal. ) Nutnry Public.
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In u p every PIIM-
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K 't n life on n train from tin ?
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the fact , Ntatliii ; tlic train iinil
rnllr.uiil to the Circulation
DiMXirtiiicnt of TinHoc. . The
I lotIN for Niilc on all traliio.
INSIST OX IIAVINfi Till ! IIRR.
As ji innrtyr on tlio sllvi-r sin-hie 1'rcsl-
Bent AntlfL'Ws Is a iHsinnl fnlluro.
Tlio buslines men of Oinnha can be
dciioniliMl on to innkc tlic Ak-Snr-Bun
festivltlos novel and iiUrruMivi1.
IF rnllroiiil pusses uru nrlles In tlio
code , do llioy ccnst ) to be bribes
used by William .lonnliiKs IJrynn ?
Anntlier street railroad Is projected. Its
promoters have evidently taken tlielr cnc
from tile South Omaha pis franehlso
deal.
til Only two cluiirliiK house chles In the
itJulted States show a creator percentage
-oC Increased elearinufcl for the week than
Omaha.
Nobody can blame 1'oliee Board Clerk
fWVJshans for certifying to the boRtis
records Kolten up by Pollci * CommUBloncr
Peabody.
It Is KoiiiR to be dHiieM.lt to tell
whothi'r the rooster adopted by the Ne-
Jinislca. democrats as their party emblem
ia a crowhis or a croaking bird.
It will bo as hard for populists who
, vote for demoer.itlc nominees to pro-
twrvo their party Identity as it would
bo for ( lie proverbial camel to pass
1lirom'li the eye of si needle.
Everybody would bo glad to see sliver
fliid wheat brought together again if
only It comes about by bringing sliver
up to the dollar point , instead of tearing
jwhent down to tlio fi-cent ( ) mark.
The dally transfers of Omaha real es
tate are beginning to make a creditable
phowlng. The sales are no longer nil
made by the sheriff , but by bona fide
owners of property to parlies who buy
G3 an investment.
Queeu Victoria Is said to be deeply
Interested in the Klondike gold discov
eries. Her Interest is explained not on
account of her solicitude for her sub
jects , but because she has u royal estate
'ill British Columbia.
The only kind of famine known In
Ihls part of the country tills year is a
car famine resulting from the Inability
of the railroads to scrape up enough
cars to accommodate the demand for
.them for moving the crops.
Ex-Queen Ml is reported as very
reticent ou the subject of Hawaiian
annexation. 'JMie en-queen need have
110 fear of compromising herself by ex
pressing her opinion. Her opinion will
not cut any figure In the controversy
anyway.
The mortgage statistics for Nebraska
compiled from ilio returns of the re-
epectlvo county clerks showing that the
farmers In the state are continuing to
pay oflJ their mortgage * Indebtedness are
jmHty good answer to tlio question
( Whether farming pays In Nebraska.
Tlio reform machinists are now trans
forming the state house Into fusion cam
paign headquarters nnd going through
the same political Imposture that they
formerly condemned so loudly , l or the
reform administration , reform consists
In copying ( ho bad hnblts of its prod-
ccessom and avoiding their good habits.
The state platform adopted by Ne
braska repiibllc.'ius Is outspoken In con
demnation of the defaulting state oil ) ,
ccrs and in demanding the punishment
of public thieves. Jleii elected to state
otllces as republicans who betrayed the
jmhllc and tlielr party can tind no apolo
getic sympathy In republican councils.
The Ohio gold democrats whllo de
nouncing thu now tariff nnd several
other policies of the present administra
tion express thanks to President fiicKln-
ley for his support and extension of the
merit system In the civil sen-Ice. The
Ohio silver democrats In their popo-
cratlu blindness would refuse to see any
thing praiseworthy In the government
under President McKlnley no matter
.What tlio clrcumstuuees.
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The more. Sir. Bryan trim to explain
away his foraging expeditious on rail
road pnsses the more ho convicts hlnnelf
of demagogy and wilful deception.
Wlinn the San Frnnrl co papers made
public the fact that Bryan had solicited
nnd accented favors from lluiitlngton's
1 .Southern Pacific railroad in the shape of
, railroad pas < u" . Bryan's friends at first
denied the charge. They backed their
I I denials by producing the rouiilsltloti writ
' ten by Bryan In which he applies for the
free ticket over the Southern Pacific on
account of the Omaha World-llernld.
Upon Inquiry at Omaha It developed
that Bryan had severed his connection
with the World-Herald a year previously
and furthermore that the WorhUlerahl
hud no advertising contract with the
Southern Pacific and was not entitled to
any transportation for any advertising
done for that road , To parry this ex
posure Itryiin retorted over hl.iown name
that he was still a stock holder In the
World-Herald. By this , matters were
not much mended for tlic reason that as
! a stockholder In a newspaper he could
I have no claim upon any railroad for free
1 rides and furthi'rmoro that under the
| Interstate commerce law Interstate rail-
j roads are forbidden from giving free
I transportation , except to railway em
ployes.
Finding that the explanation of his
railroad dead-heading made west of the
Itockies did not explain , Mr. Bryan had
himself Interviewed on the subject dur
ing his recent visit to St. Louis. In this
Interview he ( angles himself up still
further by saying :
"Tiie only thing in the nature of free
tickets that I rode on during my western
trip was transportation furnished mo
on account of tlio Omaha World-Herald ,
of which I was once editor and In which
I am yet a stockholder. TheWorld-IIerald
telegraphed for transportation for me
and It was the distinct understanding
that it was Issued on a strict advertising
basis. 1 paid the World-Herald for It
Instead paying the railroads direct. It
was simply a matter of business and I
don't ' see how fair-minded people can
make , anything else out of it. "
If Mr. Bryan had told the truth , the
whole truth , and nothing but the truth ,
fair-minded people would have no ground
for finding fault. But Mr. Bryan knows
that the pass from Sacramento to Port
land , Oregon , was not secured through
the World-Herald by telegraph or by
mall , but on his own request and that
that request would not have been hon
ored had not the railroad managers de
sired to place Mr. Bryan under obliga
tions.
The Southern Pacific Is not , liowevcr ,
the only railroad on which Bryan
has been foraging. Mr. Bryan traveled
to St. Louis some ten days ago over the
Wabash and deadheaded his way with
an 3807 annual pass. The pass is ostensi
bly Issued on account of the "World-Her
ald but bears on its face the flat con
tradiction of the pretense that it Is a
business transaction. Railroads do not
issue annual passes in exchange for ad
vertising. In the nature of tilings they
could not know how often they would
be used , for what distance and how
much advertising value they would rep
resent. If Mr. Bryan paid the AVorld-
Ilornld for his Wabash annual , how
much did he pay , and when and where
and on what basis ? Did ho pay so much
a mile , or a lump sum ?
The discreditable part of Bryan's dead
heading over the railroads arises not
merely from the fact that he poses as the
champion of tlio anti-monopoly forces
and denounces the railroads for discrim
ination in favor of influential non-pro
ducers as against the common people who
must pay their way , but also bccauito
while amply able to pay his faro ho Is
rohorting to deception to cover up his
acceptance of railroad gifts.
SKllVICM A.B.10DE. .
The organisation of an anti-civil
service league has been effected and it
Is announced that it will immediately en
ter upon an active campaign to secure
material modification or. absolute repeal
of the civil service law. The plan of the
league is to Influence sentiment In the
congressional districts and as there are
persons in every such district who have
boon disappointed in not getting federal
appointments It Is said to be the expecta
tion of those who have formed the league
that a formidable movement will be or
ganized In the rear of all those members
of tlio house of representatives who de
cline to give their support to such a re
pt-allng measure as may be decided upon
by those who want a restoration of tiio
spoils system In whole or In part. The
league will issue a circular letter to the
general public setting forth its purpose.
An aggressive crusade against the civil
service law Is thus promised and prob
ably it will be effective In Inducing some
people to army themselves in opposition
to the. merit system who have never con
cerned themselves about it. The profes
sional politicians and chronic ofiice seek
ers may be expected to range "ilomselrcs
against the civil service law tuid to
nolsely denounce It. But ) there need be
no serloiH apprehension that the spoils
men will be able to accomplish their pur
pose of repealing the. law and restoring
the spoils system. The civil service sys
tem Is approved by tlio Intelligent judg
ment of the. country and In as perma
nently established as any public policy.
It lias been most amply vindicated by
results. Under It.s operation the public
service has Improved In efficiency and In
honesty. Nearly every head of a govern
ment department since the civil service
law went Into effect has borne testimony
to this and nil the members of the cab
inet In the present administration arc
earnest supporters of the merit system.
President McKlnley strongly believes In
civil service reform nnd has shown his
purpose to maintain and advance It. Ho
conclusively demonstrated. A political
In tlio civil service must go on ; but the
changes should bo real and genuine , not
perfunctory , or prompted by a zeal In lw-
half of any party simply because It hap
pens to bo lii power. " lu his letter of
acceptance ho said in reference to civil
service reform that the republican party
would take uo backward stop upon flic
question. "It will seek to Improve but
never degrade the public service. " The
republican party Is fully committed by
its platform declarations to thu main-
tenance nnd advancement of the reform. '
The nntl-clvll sorvlre league will enter
upon a hopeless crusade. It will have
opposed to Its purpose Jh > Influence of' '
the administration and the best senti
ment of the country. The spoll.s system
Is utterly Indefensible , ' . 'he merit of
civil service reform has been fully nnd
said In his Inaugural address : "Reforms
party dial should attempt Its overthrow
would certainly be repudiated by the
( icople.
MUST .r ; < iivu OiV ins nr.ronn.
Men are to be judged by their acts
rather than by their professions. The ,
true test of men's sympathies Is found
In their associations and their conduct.
The speeches and letters of Judge Sulli
van are decidedly at variance with his i
political atllllatlons and public record. !
Ho has always been known as a elo.se !
associate of the leaders of the railroad .
wing of the Nebraska democracy and
owes to them whatever prominence or
position he has ever had In public life.
Although posing now as a champion of
the fused anti-monopoly elements , his re i
lations with his monopoly backers have
not been severed.
It Is an open secret that the railroad
managers will bo perfectly satisfied with
Judge Sullivan on the supreme bench.
Whether the gold democrats put a sep
arate ticket In the Held or endorse the
choice of the fuslonlsts , he and his close
friends confidently expect the bulk of
the gold democratic vote to be cast , for
him. Whether Judge Sullivan Is to bo
the missing link that will reunite the
tsvo opposing factions of the Nebraska
democracy and swallow the populists at
the same time Is a matter of conjecture.
One thing Is certain , however , and that
Is that Judge Sullivan has no more use
now for a populist than be had when in
18U ! he defeated the populist candidate
for district Judge by fusion with the re
publicans , or in IS ! ) ! . ' , when ho rendered
valiant .service to what he now calls the
common enemy by helping to defeat Van
Wyck for governor , whom ho had previ
ously , as a member of ( lie legislature of
1887 , helped to defeat for re-election
as United States senator.
Whatever estimate may bo placed upon
tlio campaign speeches made by .Tudge
Sullivan when a candidate for office , the
true measure of the man must be bis
public career as politician , legislator and
judge. If ho is truly In accord with the
principles of the parties whose support
he is seeking he must bo able to point
back to a record in harmony with those
principles. If his record is not in har
mony with his professions or the plat
forms upon which ho asks election he
has no rightful claim upon the vole of
any honest silver man , whether populist ,
democrat or ex-republican.
T77B JmfKMlliVATlA'O TAX.
In the event of the attorney general
deciding that the 10 per cent discrimi
nating tax Imposed by section 22 of the
tariff law applies to the trade between
Canada and the United States a very
determined effort will be made at the
next session of congress to have the
section amended. This will come mainly
from New England , where there is a
very strong feeling against any inter
ference with the existing arrangement
affecting transportation in bond by the
Canadian railroads of merchandise for
the United States.
In reference to this matter the Boston
Advertiser says it is clear enough that
when the Pingley bill was passed there
was no general suspicion among the
members of either branch of congress
that section 22 would overthrow the
previous methods of treating importa
tions from Canada. "If , liowevcr , "
further says that paper , "the attorney
general decides that congress has been
tricked in this matter that body will go
into session again within three months
and may then amend tlio section into
bettor form. " Undoubtedly the north
west will be lu line with New Kngland
In demanding mich an amendment
should It bo necessary , but It may be
found difllciilt to bring this about. The
American railroads which suffer from
the Canadian competition would bring
all their influence to bear for tlio re
tention of the discriminating duty and
It is by no means certain that there is
not a majority in either branch of con
gress favorable to it. i
HK'fAIjlATlUN.
The Argentine Republic , according to
advices received at the State depart
ment from the United States minister ,
has increased customs duties on certain
articles Imported from the United S"tate.s
as a measure of retaliation. It would
seem from the reported advances made
that they are practically prohibitory , so
that it Is to be expected our export trade
with that southern republic will be cut
off. Argentine having led the way In
the matter of retaliation , it remains to
be soon whet'ier her example will bo fol
lowed by other Xoutn American states
which nrc said to bo dissatisfied with
our tariff.
In referring to Argentine retaliation
Mr , DIngley's paper , the Lowlston ( Me. )
Journal , observed in n recent Issue that
as a matter of fact the Argentine
bought little of us under the Wil-
Hon-tJorman tariff and It matters very
little what thu Argentine does In the
present exigency. "This country , " fur
ther remarked that paper , "is not going
to give away Its big domestic trade In
order to sell a little petroleum to Spanish
America. " The value of our exports to
the Argentina Republic has not been
very large nnd If the trade should bo
wholly destroyed the loss would not be
a partrcularly serious matter , so far ns
tlu > effect on our commerce is concerned ;
but it Is to bo considered ( hat whatever
wo lose of South American trade Kurope
gains and thereby England and other
European countries are enabled to more
( Irmly Intrencli themselves In their com
mercial relations with South America.
Wo are hoping to secure more of that
trade , but this wo shall bo unable to
accomplish If we Invite such action as
has been taken by Argentine. However ,
our tlrst duty certainly Is to protect our
domestic Interests nnd wo should not be
able to do this If we considered tlio In
terests of other countries In framing our
tariff laws.
In connection with this matter of ro-
taliatloa It Is Interesting to note that
while the Herman agrarians continue to
agitate for rl-thllatory measures the con
servative septliiieiit In Germany is
against any < jucli policy nnd according
to a leading H HIn paper the export In
dustry h acii/'pUng / the Dl-.igley tariff
with equanimity
Mark Ilniiuu'hi being riddled with Bry-
anlte paper pellets because he served
only 1H ( ) da.V In the One Hundred and
Klftleth Ohio Vd'limteer Infantry , U. S ,
A. , and was on hospital duty during most
of the time of his service. By reference
to the Coligro'sslHnal Directory , with the
personal history of each member of con-
giess willtni by himself , James K. Jone' ,
chairman of the democratic national com
mittee , and United States senator from
Ark-uiHas , "was a private soldier during
the 'late unpleasantness' on the losing
side. " In other words , while the chair
man of the republican national commit
tee was enlisted for the preservation of
the union under the stars nnd stripes , the
commander of the Bryanlte forces in the
late campaign was enrolled as n volun-
teer , lighting for the destruction of the
union and the perpetuation of human
slavery.
Our amiable Bryanlte contemporary ,
tlie World-Herald , In one column re
marks editorially that "Senator Korakor
Is so anxious to secure Mr. Uanna's
election that ho is willing to speak in
every state except Ohio , " and In an
other column of the same Issue prints a
report of the opening of the Ohio cam
paign at Burlon , O. , where Senators
I'raker ' > and Ilanna both spoke from
tlie same platform and Mr. Foraker
came out lint footed urging republicans
to work for Mr. Hanna's re-election.
This self-contradiction of its own edi
torial assertions shows the \itter unre
liability of the popocratlc sheet.
What is the use of a police court or
ganized to acquit ? That question is fre
quently asked. The judge says tlie police
never bring In evidence that justifies
conviction. On tlio other hand the police
assert that no evidence will convict In the
police court. Both of these versions may
be correct. The judge Is altogether too
partial to the vicious criminal classes
and the police are so demoralized that
their spasmodic raids and arrests are
made for effect only and not with the in
tention to secure convictions.
Judge Sullivan on the money question
Is Just about as slippery as ho is on tlie
railroad question. Like the late Jay
Gould , who confessed himself to be a. re
publican In republican districts , ami a
democrat in democratic districts , but al
ways for Krre , the tripartite candidate
wasa pionouiiccd gilddemociat wh MI tlu >
gold democrats were on top , became a sil
ver democrat when the Bryanites cap
tured the machine , but always in active
touch with ( railroad republicans and
railroad democrats.
Tlie Frencl havtS an adage that ho who
excuses himself accuses himself. When
.Tudge Sullivan writes a letter to excuse
his flop from the camp of the g Id demo
crat's ' to that of the silver democrats he
only confirms the suspicion that prevails
among populists and silver republicans
that his conversion was not inspired by
conviction but prompted by ambition.
Nebraska ranks second as a corn state
in the monthly crop bulletin of the United
States Department of Agriculture. In
point of fact , the st.ite of Michigan , which
Is placed at Ilio head of the column for
percentage , will not harvest one-half as
much corn as Nebraska.
Municipal retrenchment is imperatively
demanded , but it should not be a mere
.scheme to let one supernumerary out to
let another supernumerary in.
A Tliorii In Illn Tire.
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Louisville Courier-Journal.
The latest plaint ot Brer Bryan hath the
sound of one crying lit the wilderness , who
hath punctured his tire on his crown of
thorn : ) .
Ml Kill 3- I In nl Job.
Washington 1'os-t. '
Mr. Bryan secured fusion In Nebraski
and lost ft In Ohio and Colorado. This fling
of being a perennial presidential candidate
is not as easy as some people 'inaglno.
ItulililiiK OH Hie ( Jilt.
ChlcaRQ Times-Herald.
American girls who love n title , no mat
ter how encumbered , should study the recent
plight of tto Brazilian duke and his Ameri
can wife. A sojourn in a foreign jalt on
account of unpaid board bills rubs moat of
the gilt off a coronet.
Tilt ! Whine of tinKlvkcil. .
Globe-Ucinocrat.
A popocrat editor rays of the present con
ditions of prosperity : "They can't last for
ever , and that Is why wo are apprehensive
of the future. " This Is poor sort of talk
for an American citizen. A chronic whine
Is mighty bad politics ami was formerly
unknown by any of our parties ,
I'roxiicrlty on tli < - Kami.
Indianapolis Journal.
It Is probable there never was & time
when Amurlcau farmers owed lo&s or had
more good stuff on hand to buy not only
what they need from day to day , but to
Invest In luxuries. That Is equivalent to
saying that by far the moat numerous class
of workers and producer * In the country
Is lii better shape tVian ever before.
Alitfrlcilti * .
Ban 1'rnticlfoo Eiamlner ,
We spend to6 hi\ich \ money. Like other
prodigals wo liiiM 'become reckless. BolnR
the richest tu resources of all the nations
of the earth , wd refl too proneto hand out
our money of today , and take no heed of thn
morrow. This , cfiuoursa , reflects little credit
upon our cautiannand integrity as a people
and none whatovarttipon the wisdom and
statesmanship of our , 'political leaders.
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1'rotfctlou , , far I.i-tffr Carrier * ,
New York Stall und Impress.
There U soumrctmimon sense In the ruling
of the postal authorities holding that letter
carriers are not required to deliver mall at
houses where vlcl.ftUftd.Pgs . are kept unchained.
It Is no more to bo expected that a carrier
should expose llhnstHf Injury from a dog
than , that bo should en tor premises wlifro
other dangerous brutes are kept or where
there Is peril In the form of pestilence , de
fective architecture or lawless storage of ex
plosives. It Is a'huoil" thing that this point
has been made clear to persons who support
dogi.
Grrclnu Iiiilfiifiuli'iirc I , out.
HpringtleM ( Maun , ) Kcjiubllcan.
Poor Greece will practically hayo lost her
Independence If the terms of peace now an
nounced go Into operation. They put the
revonueu of Greece under charge of an In
ternational commission , representing the six
powers , which will fieo that the holdern of old
bonds are paid Interest as well as that the
Turkish indemnity Is provided for. All this
U moat humiliating for the Q ricks and places
their country on somewhat the level of Egypt.
The nation which no longer controls Ita
revenues has ceased to have an Independent
government Grecian humiliation could
scarcely go further than the patching up of
the terms of peace promises to carry It.
Tim ri'SIOMST r.\MIII > ATH.
HoidrcRO Citizens It remains to be seen
how well the state house Rang can manage
the three so-called parties which they man
aged so well in convention last \vcoU.
Ml ml en Qazotto : Of All tbo ring politics
ntut Rnng manipulation ever perpetrated
upon the people of N'ebrAska the < lonio-pon
free silver aggregation which mot at Lin
coln last A\rok was the \\orst.
WcoplniVatcr Hcpubllcnn : The demo
crats nnd renegade ox-l-epiibllcatiB tinder the
management of the stnto house ring outgen
eraled the populists In. the three-ringed cir
cus ut Lincoln last week and the latter arc
meditating to ascertain Just whrro they are
at.
O'Neill Frontier : Populists who < irp pop-
ullnts from principle were fotcod to support
a democratic candidate- for president last
fall , nnd this fall the democrats arc trying
to force them to support a democrat for supreme
premo judge. It docs seem as though the
democrats were devouring the populist party.
Fullcrton Mows : Several jears ago the
populists In this district after election ft'lt
very sere against certain democrats In 1'lfttto
county , who they claimed were responsible
for the dpfe.it of a certain populist candi
date. Hut now the tables arc turned and
the other fellows hnvu u chance to play even.
Look out for war.
Albion News : As has been predicted by
republicans from tlio start the populists liftvo
bcuit gobbled up by the democrats In Ne
braska , and tharo will probably never bo
another stnto ticket of the populists , lu
counties \\-licro original democrats nrc
scarce , like IJoonc , they will probably keep
up n locjl organization for a while longer.
Osceola Record : The triple confusion at
Lincoln last week placed in nomination
Judge J. J. Sullivan of Columbus as can
didate for supreme Judge. Judga Sullivan Is
n lifelong democrat and has been twice
elected district Judge , both times defeating
a populist. It Is tbo general mulerstntidliig
that the gold democrats will not nominate
a Judge , ns Judge Sullivan Is very accept-
nble to them , his silverlsm not being sklu
deep even. Populism Is swallowed up In de
mocracy.
Hastings Tribune : One ot the leading
democrats of Adams county was rejoicing
Saturday nlqht over the great victory the
small handful of democrats won over the
populists at Lincoln last week. He said ho
never worked so hard In his life ns ho did
nt the combination convention last \vcek and
that he was proud over the manner In which
the few democrats walked over the populists
and got their tnnn nominated. Thus It is
that the Nebraska populists let the demo
crats do the dictating when the populists are
In the majority.
Schuyler Sun : The boasted power of the
people -who elected men to offlco , who rldo
on passes , play Into the hands of monopolies ,
nnJ use their olllcc for personal ends , will
be turned against the hypocritical ring which
has misled them upon false Issues. The
tide Is turning and Instead of popocratlc
demigods InvestcJ In ofllcial robes ot state a
lot of tricksters and political wirepullers
will be relegated to the obscurity from
which they sprung. It Is time. The oppo
sition thunder let loose by the Bartlcy and
Moore cases Is losing Its terror by the open-
Ins tip of opposition tricks.
Beatrice Democrat ( gold-dcm. ) : While the
Democrat Is not Inclined to Indorse the mix
ture compounded by the thrco-lu-one conven
tion , It feels favorable to Judge Sullivan ,
tor the reason that ho Is a sound money
democrat , having always espoused the gold
standard , and Tievcr accepted the 1C to 1
Idea. He did support Mr. Bryan last
year upon the ground of regularity and not
because he Indorsed the wild and erratic
doctrine sent forth Tiy the Chicago conven
tion. With Judge Sullivan and Judge Post
to select from , we would prefer Sullivan ,
oven handicapped as ho Is by a populist
nomination.
Stanton Picket : The results ot the triple
convention were a surprise to no one at all
familiar with the workings of the machinery
ot Nebraska's three-in-ono political party.
It was Just what the combined leaders had
decided upon and arranged for and Just
what they knew the result would be for
some time in advance of the h oldlng of
the great powwow , provided the populist
\vlng did not take the bits In its teeth and
refuse to be longer led by a band of offlco-
seoklng leaders. They had no fears of not
being able to control the ex-republican con
tingent or that the democratic wing would
refuse to fuse , since It was the arrangement
to give them the candidate for supreme
judge , the principal candidate.
( IUKSTIO.V OT CUHUKNUV UICKOU31.
Jfo ImiiK'ilIiite ccsMlty for
Ilxl-itliiK Mnitrtnry .Sj'Mem.
AVashlnRton 1'ost.
The Omaha Bee , one of the ablest and
most conservative of the trnnsmlsslsslppl
newspapers , exhibits Its customary good
sense In opposing the harmful clamor for
Impossible reforms In the currency. The
Bee believes and the Post knows that be
lief to be well founded that the number
ot business men who deprecate the nglta-
tlon for currency reform Is very large , and
that It Is being steadily Increased by "the
advance toward prosperity. " The Bee quotes
trustworthy advices from New York to the
effect that many business men there nnd
.some bankers express the opinion that It Is
not expedient lo make any attempt at change
In the currency system at present. A leadIng -
Ing banker Is quoted as saying that It is
preposterous for bankers to get together
and pass resolutions proclaiming that our
currency system Is dangerous , nnd that the
only safety Is In an exclusive bank currency ,
when the metest tyro can see that the _ neo-
plo of the United States arc not at all con
cerned about the currency , knowing that It
stands upon a gold basis and will bo there
maintained. He said the most potent and
impressive argument ugalnst any meddling
with the currency Is the attitude of the
great body of the people In regard to It.
The Post has never contended that our
currency uwstem was too good to preclude
the Idea of Improvement. That It will al
ways remain In Its present shape Is improb
able and undesirable. But the Post regards
It as morally certain that no reform meas
ure can be passed by the Kitty-fifth congress ,
and as highly Improbable that the 1'lfty-
slxth congress will be any more responsive
to the , demands of the agitators than Its
immediate predecessor. Our Omaha con
temporary says "tho fact Is being demon-
titrated again that the currency system is no
obstacle to the return of prosperity ami fj
hindrance to Industrial and commercial ex
pansion , and that therefore there Is no ur
gent demand , as the reformer Insist , for
making any change In the system nt this
time. Hut , " It adds , "notwithstanding this
the reformers will continue to agitate and
to do their best to discredit tha currency
Hystem. whllo the currency commission will
solemnly deliberate on a. plan to 'take the
government out of the banking business' by
eliminating the legal tender notes , which
are not causing the government the least bit
of trouble. "
Without going Into any discussion of Uio
merits of the greenback question. It In per
tinent to remind the reformers that before
the greenbacks can bo eliminated the people
will Insist on having a chance to vote on
the proposition. That bolng the case , whTo
Is the practical utility of agitation at this
tlmu ? And nheio is thn aenaa or patriotism
In "discrediting the currency system" at
any time ?
A OII.IXKIS OP
\iitli > cnlil < > Di-clliir of th < > Calamity
C/'ry In KIIIINHK ,
KuiiMia Clly Htar ,
William J. Bryan Is addressing Immense
crowds of prosperous farmers at the county
fairs In Kansas , and ho has too much sense
to tell them that they are not enjoying good
times , for the evidences b 'foro him con-
flUntly are too strong to tie denied. The
tone of the free silver argument , as It comes
from the fountain of Inspiration , has en
tirely changed , just aa the Star predicted
some tlmo ago. Mr. lllryan no longer tells
the farmers that they are suffering from
hard times , which only free coinage can
cure. He tells them that the present pros
perity is only temporary , and nothing but
free stiver will make It permanent. The
wonder now Is what will Mr. Bryan say
twelve months from now , after the Kansas
farmers shall have enjoyed a year of good
times , during which they will have paid off
millions of dollars In mortgages , bought
more luids , made Improvements In tliolr
homes , seen their farms almost doubled In
value , and In many cases loaned money to
young men just starting out In life , or to
newcomers who desire to ntart In the bust-
ness of lannInn without any capital of their
own 7
( JOOI ) SKM3CTIOX KOH CIIAIItMAN.
Norton Jnurn.il : The nrloctlon ot
Mercer IK chairman ot the republican state
comnilltn/ a good olio and A guaranty
that the work ot the commlttcn will bo done
In n InislnesMIko and * y tem tlc manner.
Nebraska City TVpss : Consressman n.nve
Mercer's selection as ch.ilrman ot the repub
lican state committee appeals to give uni
versal satisfaction nnd he Is already siig-
sestod ns a possible United SUlPs senator
In cnp ho lc.ids A successful fight till ? fall.
York Times : The republican state com
mittee did exceedingly well In the splcctloln
of Us ofllcers. Congressman Mercer , the now
chairman. Is probably without exception the
best organizer nnd tlie hardest worker In
the state , and it ho has Any rival In thc < o
particulars It Is Kd Slzer , the new sec-
rotary.
Lincoln Call : The election ot Dave Mercer
chairman nnd Kd It. Slzer secretary ot the
republican Rtnlo central committee meets
with universal approval among republicans.
and every whore their election scorns to in-
splro confidcncp. Tliolr fighting qualities
are so well known that confidence has boon
Inspired nil over the state , and the feeling
has KOIIH Abroad that with such leaders suc
cess Is. assured , to the ticket this fall. Tliolr
speeches oC acceptance liad the right ring
and brought forth an ovation fiom the com
mittee.
Lincoln News : The selection by the re
publican candidates of Congressman IMvo
Mriwr ot Omaha ns chairman of the slate
central oomiuitteo is an excellent onp. Mr.
Mcrciir stands well with all classes In the
st.ite and his talents ns an organl/.er ami
director of campaigns that win will bo ot
Inestimable \.ilno to the republicans this
yoar. Mr. Mercer Is now serving his third
term ns a congressman from the Omaha
district nnd each tlmo he runs ho tins a
stronger man against him and each llmo
his majority Is larger. IIo Is a mascot of
the tried and true typo , and If ho docs not
win the fight this fall It Is because It can't
bo won.
Kearney Hub : The members of the re
publican state central committee met and
organized at Lincoln on AVcdnosdny and did
a really fcplemlld good thing In making a
unanimous tender of the chRlrmannhlp to
Congrrssman Dave Mercer and In like man
ner selecting Ed H. Slzcr ot "Lincoln for
socrctnry by n unanimous voto. This selcc-
tlr.n will glvo universal satisfaction to Ne
braska republicans. Uavo Mercer Is n hus
tler from the word "go" and has had experi
ence in campaign work as a former secre
tary of thu committee ) and latterly as sec
retary and then chairman of the republican
committee. I'd Slzer Is another of the hard
pushers , "knows the Ins and outs of state
politics thoroughly , and Is probably not excelled -
c-elled us an organizer nnd political ready
reckoner la the whole ntate ot Nebraska.
The Hub Is Inclined to take these two se
lections js a sure omen of victory.
I'AUTISSIIII * lU'V AVII.D.
Ord Times : In removing Prof. Olllesple
from the position of superintendent of the
Deaf and Dumb Institute at Omaha , after
a ppprlcsa record ot twenty yeais In that
position , wo believe Governor Holcomb made
a mistake.
Nellgh Tribune : Governor Holcomb muht
nmvo very cautiously In the removal of tried
nnd faithful olHclals In public Institutions.
Politics should he kept out ot them if possi
ble. In the matter of Superintendent Gll-
lesplo of the Heat nnd Dumb Institute In
Omaha the superintendent has the advantage
so far as the public Is yet advised.
Fremont Tr.bruie : The management of
the Deaf and Dumb asylum at Omaha will
not bo as satisfactory under the new populist
regime , but that makes llttlo difference.
The Inmates are deaf and dumb , anyway ,
and we suppose It doesn't much matter what
becomes of them If only the salary ot su
perintendent gets into the hands ot a 'stccn-
to-wunner.
Kearuey Hub ; There la nothing to show
that Governor Holcomb can square his ac
tion In setting out to wreck the State Insti
tute for the Deaf and Dumb at Omaha by
Installing as the head of the Institution a
person' Incompetent and without experience ,
and who has even learned the deaf and dumb
alphabet during the past few mo'nths. There ,
are many things which arc justifiable In the
the name of politics , but this is not one of
them.
Ord Quiz : i In keeping with the policy ot
raiding the public institutions of the state
in the Inteicst of populist place hunters ,
the governor has now fired Prof. J. A. Cill-
lesple , who > has for nineteen years superIntended -
Intended the Nebraska Institute for the
DcaC and Dumb. The removal was made
without specillc charges being made and
without Riving a hearing to GlllCHpie or
showing him the report made by the par
tisan committee which ln\estlgated the Insti
tution. Glllesple took the school when It
was annoying and unprofitable to both the
state and its patrons , nnd In- the time he
has held it has made It a pride both to the
state and himself. ' In removing him one of
the best specialists In this line Is turned
down and a ma-n wholly unfitted for the
place is put there. A teacher and superin
tendent of such an Institution cannot bo
picked up everywhere. In turning him out
ho is not the injured party , for he can
find employment elsewhere , but the state is
the Injured party , and all this In the name
of reform. '
Seward Reporter : The populist governor
has removed Prof. J. A. Glllesple , for twenty
years superintendent of the Nebraska school
for deaf mutes , and appointed In his place
a man named II. K. Dawcs , formerly n mib-
Inatructnr at the blind asylum. Prof. Gll-
lesplo Is the originator of the auricular sys
tem for deaf mutes , and Is a man of Inter
national reputation. Without doubt he has
done more for bettering the condition of
those unfortunates who can neither hear nor
speak than any other living man. Ills place
was wanted for a populist , nnd Governor
Holcomb Ignored his splendid services to the
cause of humanity , and put In a man who I '
has never had any npeuial training at all
for this highly Impoitant and dllllcult work.
In order to get a pretext for the removal
of Prof. Glllesple an Investigation was made
of 4Iio accounts of the Institution. The In
vestigators could not find that the superin
tendent had ever converted one cent of pub
lic funds to his own use , but they reported
that In the course of the twenty years about
$1,900 had been expanded for other Items
than tlioso for which It was specially appro
priated. This was enough to give the gov
ernor the chance ho wanted , and Olllcsple's
head fell Into the basket. The matters re
ferred tu might have been shown to bo
errors In bookkeeping , but the superintend
ent was given no chance to explain , IKwas
a cowardly act. and shows besides that th. (
governor and his associates are more anxious
to put their political friends on the pay roll
of the Htuto than they are to have elllclent
infill at the head of our state Institutions.
Weeping Water Republican : One of the
rankest of the nuny outrages perpetrated
bv Governor Holcomb In his removals and
appointments In connection with the state
Institutions Is the removal of I'rof. J. A.
G-lllchplo ot the deaf and dumb institute of
the state. Mr. Gillesple had held the posi
tion through all changes of the state's ad
ministration for twenty years. Kor this par
ticular work to which he had devoted HO
much of hla Ufa It Is said he Imd but few ,
If any , equals In the United States , IIu Is
the originator of borne of the most advanced
methods of teaching this class of unfor
tunates. Bv one of his own methods the
dumb am brought to articulate dlftlnctly
enough to be understood. The man who will
toke the place on the IRtli of the present
month when Mr. Glllesplo goes out has for
a few months been a toucher In the blind
psvlum at Nebraska City. Ho has no qual
ifications for either place , but what ho has
lovrned in the art of teaching the bllml
will bo of no service to him ns an educator
of deaf mutes. His qualifications conslttod
of the fact that he Is a popocrat. Thu pop
Invoitlgatlng committee found that In the
twenty years of Mr Glllcsplo's sorvlco to
tlio state there was about Jl/JOO in his ac-
rount which vsas not properly accounted for.
They do not claim It Is a shortage' , but ad
mit It Is In the fund received for goodi
paid that had been made by the tiludenfH.
The amount no received was expended for
the needs of the Institution by the pro
fessor without receiving an order for the
expenditure .from his superiors. A very
fllmslcal excuse , indeed. But the outrage lh
capped out by the governor and his com
mittee falling to furnish I'rof. Ulllcsplo with
a copy of the errors claimed or to point
them out to him In his txioks. This they
promised to do several times , but did not
keep their word. This proves that the change
Is simply mud to make room for another
pop , without any consideration whatever
as to what the result may be on the la-
mates of tlio school.
IOWA K.is ro.MMi.vr. :
Cedur llnplds Itopubjlcnn1 Some people
are laughing at Senator Oc r became ho
predicted 100,000 republican plurality for
Shaw. Those merrymakers forget that Tilt-
mnn and Altgcld arc to stump the state for
Tred White.
Sioux City Ttmcss The populist orators
re not now wee-pine over the farmers ot
Iowa , South Dakota nnd Nebraska ; but they
are weeping over the poor of India. Their
Dccup.itlon la not wholly gonoj there nro
nlwajs people # omowlicio to weep over ,
Dos MolniM Capital : While prosperity has
rome back to Iowa and men are again be
ing put to work It Is a good time lo ug-
Kt'st that people had better remember tbolr
da > s of adversity nnd try to get oompUiIng
ahead for a rainy day. It too often happens
that we all llvo up our earnings ns wo go
along , or even fn'tcr.
DCS Moines Lradcr ( dcm. ) : Summed up ,
Mr. Bryan's argument on the wheat ques
tion Is that the gold standard made Ilio
price low last year , but that supply nnd
domaml hns made It high this year llencc
we are led to Infer that Mr. Bryan 'believes
that the law ot supply and demand Is an
every other year affair.
Burlington Ilaukcye : NotbVig shows the
trickery of the popocratlc demagogues moro
plainly than their present attempts to mnko
the laborers dissatisfied because the prlco of
flour has ad\anced. A year ago they bo-
walled the lot of the farmer because ho pot
so little for his wheat , now they try to make
a llltlo capital by talking ot the high prlco
of bic.id. What a contemptible outlll thcso
popocratle leaders are !
l'iitM : > NAI , AM ) OTIimtWISK.
The Ice man Is one ot the few who extracts
much cheer from the failure ot cold wnvo
prcdlutlana.
Wnrrcnaburg , Mo. , sends fraternal greet
ing to Douglas county. Ita wart house
goddess h.is tunned n coat of silvered paint.
The country U * afu.
There Is Joy In Louisville and blue grnss
dew animates thu townspeople. Tlio stamp
of the government now accompanies every
bottle certifying lo the ngu of the spirit.
A Sheridan editor Insinuates that Wy
oming ozone is just the thing to repair
shattered litimin systems and restora organs
coughed up In the usual way. Allldavlts ot
Improved circulation accompany the declar
ation ,
A Texas man who hns stretched hemp
six times , but la still niive , volunteers the
Information that "gettliiK it In the neck"
Is not what It Is crocked up to be The
information may be Useful to those disposed
to take "a drop too much. "
A clergyman In Havana who had the nerve
to criticize Wojler lor permitting his olllceis
to sell captive Cuban girls Into lives ot
sh r. muas promptly rebuked by having
his name removed from a stieet in Havana.
The wonder Is that the captain general did
not have clerical toast for breakfast.
Some schoolma'ams down In Virginia arc
becoming mighty particular. At a iccent
Institute they "Itesolved , That as a body
of teachers we condemn the use of alcohol
ami tobacco by the teachers , and we also
condemn the habit of Ihobe male teachers
who sit In the schoolroom with their hair
parted in the middle and their pants In their
boot tops. "
The nttorncy general of Missouri has be
gun quo-wairanto proceedings lu the su
preme court against two Insurance com
panies ot the state to picvent them from
doing business , the charge being that they
have abused the privileges of their fran
chises by entering Into u trust with other
companies to control the rates for premiums
on property insured In Missouri ,
Some years ago W. W. Wick , then of
Topelca , was running a country paper In
Kansas and a woman assailed him on the
main street of the town. He gathered l.ir
up under his arm and paraded around tha
square. She kicked and snuirmcd , but ho
matched laughingly along , displaying her to
the crowd that had gathered. It mortified
the woman so much that she left town en
the first train and never bothered the editor
afterward.
The recent railroad wrecks and the loss
of life among mall agents and baggagemen
direct attention to the perilous position of
these faithful employes. Their position is
moro dangerous than that of engineer and
firemen , inasmuch as the latter have a
chance to jump In ease of accident , while
the former have no warning of Impending
danger. Tlio makeup of passenger trains
increases this peril. LIsnt weight cars are
placed between the engine and the heavy
sleepers , Tlio Impact of a collision crushes
the lighter cars llko so many egg shells ,
and rarely does the occupant escape with
his life.
i.i.vr ; IIAHIIS.
Truth : riergymiin St. Paul made one er
ror , my dear chlldien.
Juvenile Eld it let In a run ?
Chicago Post : "That .story would be gooij
If It were not for one thing. "
"What Is that ? "
"It Isn't. " i
.Tudge : Private Morlurty ( the raw re-
erult ) Halt , in HI ycz ? Who KOPH there ?
Captain Jilgbcad ( Indignantly ) Fool ! Pri
vate Mori.'irty ( unabashed ) Adviinue , fool ,
an' give th' countersign.
Indianapolis Journal : "What ! You c.ill
old Ootrox tenderhearted ? IIo l.s as tough
us they make them , "
"I still Insist that he Is tender. Anyway ,
whenever ho Is touched ho gels aoru. "
Chicago Tribune : " 1 don't w'in't anny
more uv ycr Up ! " threateningly exclaimed
O'Hoollhan.
"Dot's rlRhdt ! " retorted Goldstein. "Your
lip vo-4 dree dimes plgser ash mlno nl-
retly ! "
Yonkers Statesman : B.ieon I ran't for
the life of me HPO whiit Pentium siiw lu
hl wife to ndmlre. Kybeit You IIPVLT
honnl her laugh , then ? "Would a man
marry a womnn to hour hen laugh' . " ' "Cer
tainly ; Pommin l.s a Joltu writer. "
Detroit Journal : "I once knew a man
whoso hair elianged from black to white
In a single night , because ho lo.st his for
tune. "
"Well , I knew a pill who lost her for
tune and hi > r hnlr chnnKCil from auburn
to red In less time thiin It takes to tell It. "
Chicago Record : "They say that playing
progressive euchre maliPH women wear an
ugly. Htialncd expression. "
"There II poe * ngnln ; things nre getting-
to Hiich a point that the only \vuy u worn in
ean be passably good looking U to take her
face oft' nnd Ueej > It In a bureau drawer , "
Detroit Free Pre : "Here'H nn nt'eount
of a man , " B.ild Mra , Qailaby. "who hasn't
spcken n word to his wife In three yoara"
"Tliiit'rt lather n rigid adherence to one
of the riileH of politeness , " ? ald Uatlsliy.
"Itulo of nollteiuHsl" said MrH. Qndsby.
In -scornful tone. '
Uv'1'h | r."ovor lntorrlI > t a lady while uhe la
' A HBVEIUK.
( 'leveland leader ,
The hnzy days of autumn
Come nineo ;
Thero'B a lir/.y t-ort of feeling
Hound the pl.ice ,
And o'er rno eomes u-steullng
A sort ot wiVHje longing
'lo get out und after
On the run ,
With n Kim.
IIIIVOM ) .
Somewhere beyond your narrow , dark
to Hee ymlr eyct wollld 3oy
'
Homewlii-re , beyond deformities that haunt
"re l > ou""ful and
Somewhere beyond this deep , discordant
antllt'm of KlTlouH iar- ,
tllut
"aturo a p ( > rre't
Somowh , the clasp that , now. do.
T" a'nd'rt2n"nl.MnBth ' tlmt ls SOO(1 ( n"1 kind
Somewhere , beyond this fickle , human long.
There JH a love on which your heart might
Neverjorgettlne this prornlso Of the fu-
you'tem'16 Wor1"
. ' advancing whl'e
ICnowjh.it a land of plenteous
peace await ,
