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STATEMENT OP CIIICUI.ATIOS.
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Tim "trlplo appeal to silver's frlpmls"
ronil * ns If HIP nulliors had all followed
tlic .sruno model.
If Oinalia Inul only a tow more great
in--n it might furnish inllltla companies
to compli-tr- wliolo ri-slmuut of the
iiatlonnl puai'il.
Itatlrnnil innnaKoM on ! it tn know that
the boycott , Is a daiwrous thine for tlioin
lo play with. A two-uilguil Instrument
can cut both ways.
Those popocnitlc appeals for continued
fusion seem to hayo lieun laiincliud upon
tlu > ] nlllc ) at mi Inopportune 1 ! ' ? 1
nil onu'i'Konclus patriotism oversliadow.s
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jiolitlc-.s. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
All hall Kins Cornl shouted nn en
thusiastic dt'li'Wito lo the corn conven
tion in Chicago. A real corn farmer
would never mention , hall in connection
with the corn crop.
The Ilec's facilities for presenting the
fullest and most accurate news of an
nil-absorbing event like tha wreck of
the war .ship Maine are not approached
by any other newspaper between Chicago
cage and the I'aeillo coast.
The mob lias cevned ; lo greet /ola with
the accustomed number of j-cors , but the
standing of France among nations Is
iu t any higher thanIt was a few days
ago. Tlie deeper the probe goes the
more of Hie sore Is exposed.
AVe believe we are justified In an
nouncing thai the original model of the
war ship Maine will be part of the gov
ernment exhibit ul the TransmlssissippI
Kxposltlon and inviting every one to
come to Omaha , next mumiier to in-
it.
puct _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
South Dakota republicans can lay In
floine hot shot for the fusion forces by
Hlniply lllllng their scrap books with
clippings showing what the "reformers"
have been saying about each other since
they were entrusted with the reform
business of the state.
The searchlight of publicity Is as es-
Bcntlal to the exposition- it is to the
oily , county and state governments. The
ivrtalnty of the exposure of wrong
doing Is the best safeguard the public
can have of reasonable diligence and
honesl work by public officials.
As we have before remarked , if the
attorney general conies out as well with
the Hartley bond suit as the city at
torney did with the Itolln bond suit lie
will have reason to feel satlslled. In
this matter the popoeratlc attorney lias
good republican example tn assist him.
Bryan Is out with si list of nine rea
sons why everybody opposed to repub
licans having the olllees should got to
gether ami make common cause against
the desplst'd enemy. lie discreetly
omitted the tenth and controlling reason ,
namely , "Ileeause we want the olllees. "
Several of the Lincoln' ' day orators
referred to the fact that Abraham Lin
coln was a strong partisan all his life ,
sind lie was not less ( lie patriot for all
that , lie never advocated til ? surrender
of principles to any scheme of fusion for
patronage only.
Having cleared himself of the accusa
tion of having tried to bo a poet , Mr. .T.
Sltn-llng Morton Is In a position to devote -
vote Ills entire attention to that new
opera house and the newspaper lie Is
going to Htart. In both these enter
prises lie can make good use of all the
five advertising received.
ICvery day's nearer apiiroiu-'h of the
exposition tMiiphasixes the need of 1m-
proved passenger depot facilities. While
the new itnrllngton depot will accommo
date the patrons of that road , It is In-
ndeiiiiate to the combined travel of all
the Omaha lines. The railroads ow-j it
to Omaha and the general public to pro
vide a commodious and convenient .sta
tion If only for temporary HSU during
the exposition year.
A call lias bivn issued for a state
meeting of republican clubs of Minnesota
seta , tn be hold March It. , when there IB
to bo thorough reorganization and pn > p-
nration for the supplementary work of
the comliig campaign. The fact that the
national convention of clubs is to beheld
held this year in Omaha is of great help
to the club members in nil the western
etates. Tliu renewed Interest In thp
work reported already from many direc
tions is a good slt'U.
SPANISH s r.vr.t Ttn\
It Is well understood that the Spanish
people generally do not feel frlcndl )
toward the American people , Thcr
am men In Spain lllo Castelln
broad and llbernl-mlndcd men who
undoubtedly entertain a klndlj
frellng for this country. Thej
are the Spanish republicans who admire
our political institutions , who recognize
the inlhiunce of the United States It
promoting the cause of popular govern
inont throughout the world and who
reeognl/.o and appreciate what this re
public lias done for the advancement o
civilization. These men , however , con
stitute but a small c-lomcnt of the Span
ish people and one that does not exert
at least at present , n very great Inilu
enco upon popular sentiment In Spain
The great majority have n hearty liatret
of America. They hold this country re
spoivslble for the Insurrections In Cub :
and for the prolongation of the existing
conflict In thai island. This Is shown In
the utterances of the Spanish press and
Indeed in diplomatic correspondence
Notwithstanding the assurances wlilcl
have been given by this government of
the exercise of the utmost diligence to
prevent unlawful expeditions leaving
our shores for Unha , the Spanish gov
ernment and people still believe that we
have been derelict In tills respect. There
Is no doubt that Do Lom-o voiced a verj
general sentiment among Spaniards in
his letter to Canalejas and the duplicity
which that communication disclosed Il
lustrated a common phase of Spanish
character.
In view of all this it will be most
natural for Americans to be somewhat
Incredulous in ivgard to the sincerity of
tlie expressions of sympathy and con
dolence that have come so freely from
Spain ln connection with the Maine dis
aster. Americans will naturally ask
themselves whether a people who have
long been Intensely hostile- every
thing American ami whoso hatred of
this country was Intenstlled by our send
ing a war ship to Havana , can sincerely
regret the catastrophe which submerged
the Maine in Cuban waters and sent
more than U.'O American seamen to un
timely death. Itut as a generous and
fair-minded people , whatever we may
think as to the sincerity of Spanish - expressions
pressions of sympathy and regret we
cannot fail to appreciate the prompt
action of the Spanish authorities at
Havana ami at Madrid In making every
possible provision for tlie care of the sur
vivors of the disaster. There was noth
ing perfunctory or half-hearted In tills
and it Is not the less to be commended
because- dictated by a feeling of com
mon Immunity. The consideration
qhowii for the .survivors of the Ill-fak-d
battleship was all that could have beer ,
iskcd or expected of the most friendly
looplo and acknowledgment of this
should and undoubted ) ) ' will be made by
mr government in a way that will show
it is most fully and sincerely appreci
ated.
There appears to be no reason to ap
prehend that this most unfortunate oc-
MiiToneo will affect tlie relations between
the United States and Spain. Hven if II
should be conclusively demonstrated
that the explosion was caused by an
outside agency it would probably bo im
possible to show ankv responsibility on
: he part of the Spanish authorities at
Havana and unless this were shown be
yond all possible doubt we should not
mve ground for holding Spain responsi-
> lo. At all events , however , tli ? prob-
ibillty Is that tlie disaster will be found
to have been accidental.
ALASKA. XBKfiS SUMHK11S.
While the Canadian authorities In the
Yukon region have been pretty success
ful in preserving order and securing
jafoty to itho people there , on the Amer-
can side of tlie boundary there has been
i great deal of lawlessness , as was
shown by the report of Captain' ' Hay to
ho War department , -that ollicer him
self having had a narrow escape from
neb violence. This is somewlial dls-
. reditablo to our government for tlie
eason that it did not realize as promptly
is the Canadian government the neces
sity for adequately policing the terri-
ory under its jurisdiction. The districts
n Alaska which arc in danger of falling
mder the control of vicious and crlm-
mil adventurers , ehletly from the United
States , are nearer than tlie Canadian
orrltory 'to ' the sea and easier to reach ,
heroforo It Is urged that the American
amps and towns should be more effect-
vely policed. Tlie United States Is cer-
alnly at n disadvantage comparison
vith Canada in this matter and the fact
s rather lniinlllatlnir.
Troops are now on the way to the
Maskan coast and it Is expictcd that
hose will be able to repress and control
ho lawless element at the points where
ho soldiers will bo located , but it is be-
bved by those familiar with the sltua-
lon that more troops should bo sent at
Hicu Into the interior of Alaska , so as tonsure
nsuro the .supremacy of law and order
n the whole American part of the Yukon
alley. The Canadian government has
et an exampl'is which It Is safe to fol-
ow.
TllH S
Hofore the convention now in session
gets through revising the suffrage and
lection clauses of the Louisiana consll-
ution the doctrine of manhood suffrage
s likely to receive another rude blow ,
'ho political parly to which all its mem-
low except one belong Is pledged to
ueh revision as will In elfeet dlsfran-
lilso the majority of tlie colored voters
f the state. That , Indeed , is the avowed
uirpose of tlia revision. This will be
one by a so-called ediuat'onal teat , from
vhli-h the illiterate white population In
Vow Orleans and In tlie Acadian prov-
nces will itml a loophole In a provision
imbllng properly owners , however 11-
Iterate , to exercise the suffrage.
Judging by the returns for members of
lie constitutional convention it Is by no
neans certain that a majority of the
nvsent voters of the state favor re.UrJc-
ion of the right of suffrage. There are
it least a)0,000 voters in Louisiana , but
nly I.'IJRU voted on the proposition for n
onstUutlonal convention , of which ; J,178
vero In favor of it. If tlie convention
ccompllshcs its purpose nearly half the
ok'rs of tlie state will bo disfranchised
uid the white vote will outnumber the
I negro vote four lo one.
' Tub method of eliminating the colored
vote Is becoming popular In the southern
ntatca. In Mississippi the change wan
coupled with n provision that there
should be a school In every district of the
state so there could bo no excuse for
Ignorance. South Carolina lias adopted
the educational test , and it Is In con
templation In Georgia , Tennessee and
Virginia. The southern people justify
this dlsfranchlscmcnt of the colored
population by Insisting that it Is neces
sary to Insure the permanency of their
Institutions. Of this they also insist
that they alone are com pa tent to Judge.
If tlie policy of limiting .suffrage In
any large number of states is entered
niinn n .mit-lnim nrnlilnm wilt 1m 'thus
forced upon the congress that makes the
next apportionment of representatives
among tlie states. It is made the duty
of congress to reduce the representation
of any state that denies suffrage to any
class of citizens , tlie reduction to bo in
proportion to the extent of the dlsfran-
chlsement. If southern states persist In
limiting the suffrage they should not ob
ject to the enforcement of the provision
of the federal constitution that limits
representation to active citizenship.
PRS8IMIH TIC ru T. 1TIC1A NS.
There are some republicans who are
disposed to take n gloomy view of the
outcome of the congressional elections
this year. A member of tha republican
congressional campaign committee is re
ported as expressing apprehension that
because of the sweeping civil service
order of the last administration repub
licans may fall to support their party
candidates for congress from dissatis
faction at not ( jotting olllees they hoped to
get. Doubtless there are some such men
who are calling themselves republicans ,
but the number Is not largo and not all
of those who have been disappointed in
their expectations of otliee will refuse to
vote with their party when tlie time
comes to test their loyalty to republican j
principles. I
There arc always desertions of the dis
appointed In the early part of an ad
ministration and it Is not to be expected
that this year will be an < exception , but
there Is good reason to believe that there
will be at least as many accessions to
the republican ranks as there are de
partures from It. It must be that a
great many voters who were not with
the republican party In ISIKi have be
come convinced of the mistake they then
made and will not repeat It this year.
Iut $ as the Cleveland Leader says , the
millions of republicans who have sup-
) orted their party candidates year after
year because 'they believe that tlie re-
party is better lit ted to govern
.han Is the democracy and because they
believe that the r j > "li"-.i. party stands
tor mo right principles of government
will stand by their party candidates
tills year for the same reasons. Instead
of holding republicans \ \ turning the
ofllces over to the spoils seekers , as some
of the timid politicians urge , nothing
would more surely alienate hundreds of
thousands from the party. Such an
ibandnnincnt of a caidlnal policy of the
republican party would Inevitably lead
to the defection of a far larger number
than will de.sertthe party because they
failed to get as many ollices as they ex
acted. The republican party will fight
: lds year for the same cause It fought
for ami won In IS'.lli ' and If the leaders
lo their duty the rank and lile will not
fall In theirs.
NEIIllASKA'S ailKATEST MAX.
You must go away from home if you
want to know the news about tilings
that happen in your own back yard.
It is a matter of history that the spon-
aiieons outburst that followed the cll-
nax of the famous cross of gold and
crown of thorns peroration had barely
ubsidcd in the Chicago convention when
Ithograph portraits wore thrown enl of
ho window of the ISryanite print shop
n tills city bearing this inscription :
'For president of the United States-
Nebraska's noblest son William Jen-
ilngs Bryan. "
Willie these campaign lithographs pro-
mrcd months in advance of the con-
ention were at variance with the popu-
ar Idea of a "spontaneous" nomination ,
he impression lias prevailed that No-
iraska's noblest son was the product
of his own political sagacity and genius.
It now transpires that Bryan Is only
great as a retlex of th ? colossal intellect
of Nebraska's greatest man whose name
ind fame has Just been given to the
vorld by the St. Louis Hopublie. The
lerson hitherto unsuspected of lids o\vr-
hadowlng greatness Is none other thair
ticliard L. Metealfe , who is said to have
irowed his political life-giving elixir
n "Tho Political Pot. " To quote the
exact language of ths St. Louis phre-
mloglsr , who lias made Oj topographical
urvey of tlie bumps of Kobraskn's
greatest man :
Metcalfe has mailo nioro political men
han any other oao man in the west , nnd
.1 without doubt the ahrowdeat politician In
Vebraaku.
Mr. Bryan would , perhaps , not bo occupy-
ng the plnco ho now doss but for Metcalfo.
tr. Hryan was nominated lei the Lincoln.
) nmlia district for ccngrcss la 1S90. Jlr.
Ictcalfo knew him , and In fact had known
dm for some tlmo previous , and wao largely
r.atrumental tn securing the congrcs-
Icoal nomination for him. His opponent was
V. J. Connell of Omaha , n man very strong
n the district and the then Incumboat. Mr.
letcalfo followed Hryan around the dlitrlct
nd Ills letters rod telegrams wo.-o the
trongcflt ever aent out favoring a cnndl-
nte. The result' was that Hrynn woo
lected. Ueforc the next congressional dec.
Ion the district waa divided to ( .hut Hryan
ut , for he was thrown Into the rampant ro-
ubllcan district of Lincoln , They put up
gaV.at him Judge Field. Mr. Metcaifo
tarted la this campaign to see that his Idol
VM elected and worked day nnd night , with
ho result that ho was.
During the tie-up in the Nebraska legls.
ature on United Statej senator Mr. Met-
alfo took an active part. Ho caw that not
uo of the half dozcci candidates could bo
tested. Do cast his eye over the state fern
n available men and settled ujtcn Judge
Allen ot MadLion. Ho hurried up to Madl-
on and told the judge what he wanted.
Alton was tha most surpr'eed man in the
tato. Ho ald that ho would accept , of
oursc. That waa all. Motcalfa hurried
ack to Lincoln. Ho rounded up his frlccid/j ,
nd bcforo the oppoaltlci ) knew what was
omlng the iiarao of Judge William V. Allen
vas put up and ho waa elected.
There are half a dozen congressmen , too ,
who can lay their election to Mr , Metcaifo
nd ba ! pen , anil state senators and repre
sentatives and Jiukca and countoulclaU
nlniost without vM.
As a falthfn clironlclor of the trutl
of history The Heo would bo remiss li
Its duly to lnr $ ° 'people ' of tlie whol
Vnltfd Statcs-'oh America , including th
District of Columbia. If it did not pro
claim to the world tills new discovery o
a political planet of the first nlagnltud
in Nebraska'.T llnimment. Up to th !
tlmo tlie people , of this state who have
been worshipping1' tlie star of Wllllan
Jennings lry\ni' ' have been laboring
under the dohWton that Mr. Hryan wa
the great , political wheel upon whlcl
Mr. Metcalfe was revolving as a polltlca
"
lly. Now they .know that Hrynn Is enl )
tlie lly nml M < iJcalfe the wheel.
In tlio coming campaign of 1000 Iho
portraits llnng out of the windows of
tlio popocrntlu print shops anil hunt ; In
popoeratlc windows will bo Inboled :
"Kor president maker Nebraska's great
est man Oven tor Ulan llryan ( Jivuter
than Allen Tlio Honorable Hlchnrd It.
Metcalfe. "
Some radical changes In the Unltot
States laws relating to Clio Indian terrl
tory arc In contemplation. It Is statei
that a bill has been prepared by the
house committee on Indian affairs , pro
vldlng that the Indian laws be ontlrel )
abolished , that the acts hereafter passet
by the Indian legislatures shall nol be
come laws without the approval of tht
president of the United States , and that
the civil nnd criminal statutes of the
United States bo extended over the ter
ritory in ord-er to put nn end to the con
flict between federal and territorial laws
Complaint has often hecn > made nboul
the loose laws in force in the Indian
territory , aim now that the Indian tribes
are completely .surrounded by prosper
ous settlements changes are necessary.
The Indian territory cannot remain sta
tionary amidst changing environment.
The California people have made a
great success of the Mining fair in Snn
Francisco in connection with tlie jublltv ?
of the discovery of gold in the west.
The fair is still open and each day it is
visited by thousands from all over the
Pacillc slope and from more distant
points. Everything connected with the
ir.lning of the past and the present Is
shown at the fair , and the collection of
mining maciilnerj' , .specimens of ores ,
models of mines , etc. , Is one of the most
complete ever brought together. Tlie
entire exhibit ought 'to be In the Mining
building at the TransmississlppI Expo
sition when the gates open in June.
Attention of the public is called to the
noticeable superiority of The Hoe's ac
counts of the 'tavflhlc disaster to the
Maine. j.he * t rial cable and tele
graphic dispatches' to The Boo about
the catastrophe In Havana harbor and
its eft'oci upon .the country are unsur
passed for completeness of detail and
graphic descrip'/ioiij' / With The Hoe's re
ports of tills great news event those of
Its would-be competitors published in
thcso parts are iipt'even to bo compared.
The council has decided that the pub
lication of the' ordinance levying .special
assessments for. weed-cutting would not
bu justified by.- the probable returns.
Hut will not this bo a premium to prop
erty owners to force the city to cut
weeds at the general expense of the tax
payers ? Why not include cost of pub
lication in the assessment V
What has the Maine disaster to do
with the granting of belligerent rights
to tlie Cuban insurgents ? If there Is
any reason for the United States de
claring a state of belligerency In Cuba ,
how can tin accident on board an
American' man-of-war affect the matter ?
Perhaps our frenzied popoeratlc con
temporary can elucidate.
The local wheelmen want legislation
to compel all vehicles to observe the
rule of the road. That is very good , but
It does not go far enough. The wheel
men themselves .should bo under obliga
tions to take reasonable precautions for
the protection of pedestrians and others
who have equal rights with them In the
streets and highways.
A \-Kli--fi-il < tiiiilllliillin. .
JxiulavJIIo Couilrr Journal.
" \VhlIo uevoral state's are Introducing
educational qualifications for suffrage , would
It not bo well to require as a quallilcatlon
for diplomacy Inability to wrilo ?
MlHNOIII-1'M i\lllllU.
< Glolic-Demucnit.
By prompt prep-iratlou the St.Louis and
Missouri exhibits ut Omaha can bo made
memorable , and no one Intcrcstoil should
rust until that rcuult becomtM a certainty.
A 1'l-i-i-IoilH Uiii-liinc-llt.
Chicago Tribune.
Senor Caunlcjas will get the Do Lome let
ter after all It having been forwarded to
him from Washington. While , It may never
bo publicly knonn whether ho over saw It
bcforo , he will doubtless preserve It as a
historic document , and bequeath It as an
heirloom to his descendants.
rrnxjtcrlly < irtlliiKr In Hit Work ,
Chicago Chronicle.
Are wo prospering" There was a mass
of snow on the Mrcets yesterday morn
ing ; wo Iino-.v tliat in nemo residence districts
not nn Idle ma-i could be found willing to
talco a job of sidewalk cleaning.A year or
two ago the drowsy householder was awak
ened from his slcefc or was disturbed at
hU breakfast by,1 yeals at his bell made
by mon In search of "a Job. Last month the
relieving olllcer for' Cook county gave coal
and provisions to 6,110 families ; In January ,
18U ! , ho gave , lipty to 12,409. The outlay on
county charities fir January , 1S9S , waa $14-
U7fi ; lu January. 1801 , It was J32.221. Evi
dently prosperity' ' Is Beginning to work , as It
ought to , from th'ri bottom up.
MlMMi > nr'ri4 I'rlzi-
KoniKiClty star.
Nothing should to allowed to prevent the
state of Missouri .from making1 an exhibition
at Omaha , and tlio flncat state exhibition
there at that. Tho.opportunity . Is afforded
the state to place a great advertisement
where it will dd llio most good , and at ex
ceedingly low ratlin. It would bo j-oor busi
ness policy to lq { 'thjO chance go by. Mis
souri Is In the flold for business and emigra
tion from the other transmlsslsslppl states.
Missouri Is the storehouse ofthat region for
many products. It Is the greatest mineral
st.ito. lumber state nnd fruit state , and
should produce tlie evidence to that effect at
Omaha. Kansas City should bo represented
at Omaha because ho has moro to neil In the
territory covered by the Omaha exposition
than any other city save St. Louis , and It
is quite certain that St. Louis will be there.
Much good work has already been done on
behalf of 'Mlssoiirl at Omaha. Whatever is
worth doing at all Isworth doing well. A
matter of $50,000 Is trifling when the
magnitude of tha opportunity Is considered.
The fifth state of the lAnrerlcan union should
not let $50,000 a sum which may bo raised
In A day without Missouri knowing or feelIng -
Ing It stand between her and a chance to
bans bor banner on the outer wall.
\IJ\V l.MHJSTIU.U. OOMllTIO.NS.
Ilptnnrkntitc Oftiirtml for American
CMnphliirry Int ICnropc.
riillaJclrtiK rtceoM.
Foreign orders for American machinery
nre not only Increasing in magnitude , but
arc broadening In scope. Certain types of
machinery , such as largo and heavy Iron
planing machines and lathes , which Ameri
can makers have never orpected to ehlp
abroad , are now being ordered ! > } Europe-cm
customers. The strangest feature , perhaps ,
Is that largo lathes nro actually going to
England. Sending American lathes to Eng
land P'cms almost Incredible to those famil
iar with the subject , and suggests n new
version of the old adage of carrying- coils
to Newcastle. The Iron ARO of February
10 contains A long list of recent foreign
orders for machinery. It specially men
tions orders for lathes anil drills for rail
road repair chops In London. An American
houro reports twenty lathes for working
bMFB ordered by ono of the largest build-
era of braes and Iron fittings la England
who nro heavy contractors to the Hrltlsh
admiralty. Now York agents of n. western
machlno tool concern report orders for a
24-foot by 24-Inch engine lathe , and a CO-
Inch boring nnd turning mill with two
hoada ; these are mastlvo machlno tools. A
Ualtlmoro houao has received a number of
foreign onlero for machlno tools , and this
firm has just shipped live large Iron planing
machines to Uudnpcst. Another foreign
transaction , which goes to an eastern con
cern , will comprise rcvcral ( carloads of
lathes , plnncra , drills , etc.
So the list continues , and It Includes many
foreign cotintilcs and a great variety of
machinery , from locomotives down to laun
dry mangles. The exportation ot rnw pig
Iron from southern furnaces has Increased
amazingly , and the present production la
unprecedented. In 1S07 the furnaces of
Ala'bama and Tcnncsjeo shipped over 1,119-
000 tons of pig iron and nearly 100.000 tons
of cist Iron pipe. "Heprlrall" Is bound to
become the war cry tn Europe now Hint our
Invasion has become a permanent conquest.
Signs nro not lacking that concerted efforts
are already being made to exclude our man
ufactured products. A recent Washington
dlt'patch ' to the Lcdgei1 siysf
"Tho clearest exposition of the real extent
of American competition In Uuropo that has
ever been presented ofllclahy probably Is that
given In a report to the Stnto department
from Frank 'Mason , United States consul
general nt Frankfort , and published tit the
dally consular reports. 'Mr. ' .Mason treats the
subject broadly , but naturally ho finds the
main points for his theme directly under his
own observation In Germany , where the
struggle Is now most bitter. JIo recounts
the- various plans that have been considered ,
ind others that nro now bcforo European gov
ernments , looking to co-operation In ro
slstanco to tlio encroachment of America
: rade and enterprise on European markets
but concludes that as to food certainly thcr
can bo no successful combination to inak
the coat greater , notwithstanding the strong
agrarian notation. In manufacture
\morlca has been making Inroads in Europ
jpyond the common knowledge , nnd Mr
Mason points out some lines In which w
iavo overwhelmed our opposition , and say
that , lu spite of the teachings of Europeni
economists In these lines , the scepter o
economical production with highest wage
ias nasssd from the old world to the new
Shoes , steel and Iron In various forms , min
ng and electrical machinery , bicycles , sew
ng machines , lathes , milling machines am
.ools he specially mentions as articles will
which wo compote successfully agalus
Europe. "
A now economic system has even beei
evolved In this country In the developmeu
of the great Industries which has completolj
changed the status quo In almost al
jranchcs of manufacture. European nations
nust eooner or Inter recognize these now
conditions , and reallzo that commercial su
premacy properly belongs to that country
which cnn furnish the best products at the
owctit prices. This Is nn Irrefragable la
of trade all the world over.
The report of the Illinois Steel companj
for the calendar year 1S97 states :
"There has been during the year Just closet
the largest production of Iron and steel lu
ho history of the United Slates. *
' "or many years American manufacturers
ittcmpted to do business on the basis of
argo firoflts for comparatively email ton-
lage ; but there has been a revolution , in
his condition of affairs , and It seems to
lave been demoiutrnted that for the future
he policy of small profits on largo tonnage
furnishes the beat assurance of success. "
This Is the modern Industrial phllosophj
n n nutshell. It was recently stated by an
export metallurgist that the prospect of sav-
ng 10 cents in the production of a ton of pig
ron or steel will often cause progressive
uanufacturers to cast aside costly machinery
and expend thousands of dollars on new ap-
illnnces. A saving o apparently trifling
mounts to a large sum on the total out
put , and often determines whether a profit
liss shall ibe declared cm n year's business ,
ome time ago wo recorded n shrewd observa-
lon of a visiting 'French ' engineer regarding
he value of small economies In the largo
ndustrlal establishments In this country ,
lo stated that he had reason to believe that
he profits wore made sometimes from small
avlngs In many details -manufacture
vblchvero elsewhere neglected , and that
his accounted for the comparatively low
irico at which some standard articles are
old , notwithstanding the comparatively high
vngcs paid In this country.
The Iron and -manufacturers were
ears ago the most unanimous body of
irotoctlonlsts In the -country ; individuals
iftcn carried 'their views to the verge ol
anatlclsm. Hut slnco they have inaugurated
he now lyulustrlal system , and have pcr-
elved the commercial advantage of broader
larkets and enlarged output rendered pos-
Iblo thereby , there has been an extreme
wakening.During - the late discussion of
ho ning'ey tariff bill -thoro - were- presented
o the astonished eyes of the country eomo
trango sights. Deputations of Iron manu-
ncturcrs , many of them members and some
t them leaders of the American Protective
Tariff league , appeared 'before the committee
o plead for free Iron ere nnd low duties on
lanufncturrs of Iron nnd steel. The time
vlll surely como when the manufacturers of
ils country will as a class bo found in favor
f free trade and free labor In fact , In-
ustrlal freedom.
UXIO.V I.VIIIOI , J.IWS.
iiliifV nt'olnlniiKiilnat Tlieiu In
w .Term-y.
Clilcttso Post.
A sweeping decision against the constltu-
lonallty of laws granting labor unions the
xclualvo use ot labels on union nindo goods
ion Just been rendered by Vlco Chancellor
tevena of Now Jersey. This reasonfng Is
crtaln to compel attention , and tha prog-
oss of the case In the higher courts will bo
vatched with Interest and concern.
It appears that two hatters' unions brought
n action to prevent certain linns from using
n lints made by them a fao simile of the
ccoKiilzcJ ImttcTs' union label. The do-
ondanta demurred to the complaint , and the
omurrer has been Huetnlned on the ground
ut the Now Jersey label law Is unconstl-
utlonal. The argument of the court Is as
allows :
The right to n label Is n property right and
f value. Prior to the passage of the act
vhlch gave the quality of property to these
so of union labels the right of property In
label could only bo absortod by these who
.vncd or dealt In the goada to which It was
lipllcd. Today there lo no relation between
10 ueo of a label and the ownership of any
lartlcular commodities , The use of a label
s a species of property In itself. It la doubt-
ess within tlio power of the legislature to
reato ouch a. property right , hut It must bo
routed for all alike. The Jaw of Now Jor-
oy given It only to associations or unions
f workmen. It does not cnibraco other as-
oclatlons end combinations , Hence it
The luxury of
a breakfast is in its
cells and muffins.
Royal Baking Powder
makes them light ,
sweet and delicious.
grants lo some associations A property right
not conferred upon other Associations ami
Individuals , and the constitution forbids such
inequality and poclal privilege.
A statute protecting nit labels ami trade
marks from infringement and applying to In
dlvldunls and association * of any legnt kind
would bo valid , but a special "union" Jubcl
law which protects only associations of wasc-
workers violates the guaranty of equal
rights , Wo do not ceo how this objection
can be successfully met. As In many other
etates T > esldes New Jersey thcro are special
union label laws , the point raised Is of gen
eral Interest nnd may lead to assaults upon
the laws ot those states.
icn.viLcicvsroncis
l illtlcnl Krrfilom tit the
Himirnni ( Sditc.
Last week the senate of Kentucky passed
nn election bill , the purpose of wtilch Is to
help free sliver by preventing free elections ,
so far as that state Is concerned. This bill ,
fathered by a man who hopes to bo the next
repudiation cntiiHJnto for governor , provides
that elections shall bo tn the hands of n stnto
commission of thrco members , appointed by
the present legislature for four years. The
commission la to appoint election committees
for t-aeh county nnd these ore to appoint su
bordinate registration and election commit
tees. Thus the wtiolo work of registering ,
receiving and counting votes U given to the
democrats. Local regulation and control of
elections are assumed by the legislature , that
Is , by one party.- The power to appoint is
not given to the governor , n republican , but
ono i arty In the legislature ptoposcs to make
Itcclf the nbsoluto authority In regard to elec
tions , From the tommljflhm to the election
nniccrs In tha smallest precinct the democrats
ore to bo In control ,
This bill has been called n force bill. It
Is worse. It gives to appointees ot the legis
lative branch of the state government U
management of the oloctlwi machinery of the
whole state. Its solo purpose Is to allow the
Kentucky democrats to win by fair meana or
foul. They lavc ; not recovered from the aur
prlso nnd fright which overcame them In
1S9C when they heard that Kentucky had not
voted for Mr. Uryan. Tliey don't propose to
take any chances lu future. Kentucky must
elect n democratic governor next year and
vote for the democratic candidate for pros
Idcnt In 1000. If the votes don't show a dom
ocratlc plurality , the power of silver mathc-
matlM must bo exerted. The sealers ot the
dollar are ready to scale the honest-money
vote.
vote.This
This vote-stealing bill was carried through
the swiato by n vote sufllclcnt to pass It
over Governor Hradley's veto If It comes
to him. It will hnvo a big enough majority
In the house to bo pasred over the veto.
The only hope of the Kentucky republicans
reeins to bo to block It In the fiotise , where
It now Is. To do so , they will have to fight
for four weeks. It la unlikely that men
who favor such a measure as this bill will
be squeamish about driving It through.
Have the democrats In the Kentucky
legislature como to love dishonest money
so much that they want to make elections
dUboncet fee the sake of bringing 11 about ?
TKIISO.VA1.ll O'lUIHllWISH.
The duchess of MnrlLorougti Is trying to
introduce the American buggy Into England.
She might begin by making the duke a little
sulky.
Apropos of the Intention of Prof. Schwcti-
Inger. the phyclclan of Prince nismarck , to
lecture In Vienna , a Viennese wit suggests
that the prince may take advantage of the
opportunity to recover.
Dr. Ingrain , who te now senior lecturer of
Trinity college , Dublin , first came Into notice
moro than fifty years ago as the author of
the famous Q'ebcl ballad beginning "Who
fears to speak of 'OS ! "
The wife of the late President Harries of
Guatemala was Miss Algo IJcnton , and was
for some time an Inmate of the Protostntit
Orphan asylum of Mobile. Ala. She after
ward became an actress in Now York City
and it was during her atago llfo that Barrios
met her.
" \Vo are mad , " exclaimed a Tennessee
"
rural "contemporary. "Darn the people ! How
can they expect us , out here twelve miles
from a railroad , twentyfivemiles from a
river , millions of miles from heaven , about
two miles from the devil , aud about 200
yards fiom a whisky shop , to get out a
lively paper ! "
Brooklyn sees the Droadway squad of sev
enty odd giants ar.d proposes to go it several
better by organizing a squad of n hundred
six-footers. This Is as enterprising as the
theatrical manager who was preparing to j
bring out the "Passion Play" on n largo
scale. "Whnt , only twelve apostles ? " nald
he. "Wo must have at least a hundred. "
G. FVancI.1 Train was appropriately the
toaBtmnster at tlio dinner of the Now York
Thirteen club at the Mills hotel , where 333
membem and gueats sat around twice tblr-
teen tables , thirteen people nt a table , and
partook of a special I3-cent dinner , which
was eaten In twice thirteen minutes. Ills
name , you see , contains Just thirteen Jeltero.
This Is the Brooklyn Kagle'a Idea of
Frenchmen : "A Frenchman sleeps In Ital
Ics , snores In small capitals , talks In thun
der , gesticulates In cyclone and acts In tor
nado. Ho feela It all , and , means less than
one-tenth of It. Not that the mine-tenths
are hypocrisy , but that they nro dramatic
froth , diflccunted In final solution at the
bank of offervcscc-nco. "
Residents of 'Elizabeth , N. J. , have started
a movement to erect a monument to the
memory of General Wlnfleld Scott , whoso
homo was in Elizabeth from 1828 until his
death. The historic old Scott mansion stands
on East Jersey street , opposite the city
hull park. It Is proposed to erect the monument
ment there. On either flldo of the park run
east and west Scott places.
Louis Cocala , an Atlanta youth , was In
pollco court Saturday as the first victim of
: ho anil-kissing crusade that Is now being
waged In thnt placo. The father of Miss
Mary EnKeseer was the complainant and Jus-
tlco Calhoun heard the ovldenco , compll-
ncuted the young man on his good taste and
rebuked old Papa Engesaor for his foolish
conduct In making the trouble.
The Institute of Franco has taken formal
po&iesslon of the estate of Chantllly , which
.ho late duke of Aumnlo gave to It In trust
or the republic of France. Inventories have
) fcn taken showing that Its contents Include
557 pictures , 282 miniatures , fifty statues ,
2,000 drawings , 3,000 engravings , 3,685 med
als , 1.453 manuscripts , 375 volumes printed
on vellum , 2,400 other hooks and artistic
urnlturo , Jewelry , arms and china.
'
A IIUUUMl ) IIOYCOTT.
A ci > i | > < of lhr > .S Pool ( o
lliill.lor.c tin1'ltlolnitK ( In If.
Knin.m City Star ,
H will not bo MirprMlng If the South
western Traffic nesoclntlcil ehould recon
sider Its recent resolution Announcing that
Its members will refuse to co-operato with
the Kcosas City. Plttoburg & ( } uH rail-
roa-1 In through freight business. The tem
porary Injunction Against the Santa Ke ,
which hn. been granted to the Kcusns City ,
Plttaburg & Gulf company , shown that there
l.i to be n IcmU fight over the question , ami
the status ot the association will como before -
fore the courts for caisUlorntlon. Decisions
of Into have becci against inllro.nl cotublnn-
tlora , nlmcflt without exception. These
combinations rest on no Insecure foundatlm.
They maintain n precarious oxIMenco ami
nro able to continue only by adopting plain
nnd methods suggested by shrewd attorneys
to mablo thpm to keej ) Just within the let
ter of the law. They have carefully endeav.
ored to keep out ot the- courts , nnd the
Southwestern association may nnd It wiser
to withdraw from Its i > ri\jtnt position than
to continue Its fight on the Ktrsas City ,
IMttoburR & Gulf and thereby take the
chances of being forced by the court to dis
band or to reorganize.
Thcro Booms to bo no attempt , la this
case , to hldo the real purpose of the roads
making up the association , which M lo force
the -Kansas City , Plttsburg & Gulf to become
a member of the pool , by crippling Ita busi
ness. Hut the question Involved la ono that
affects the general welfare moro than It
docs Iho business of any railroad. The rail
roads are under obllgntlcris to serve the pub.
lie without dhcrimlnntlcr.1 , nnd the rctus.it
of the association .llnca to exchange freight
with the Knusas City , Plttsburg & Gulf Id
a refusal to give reasonable service to n
Inrgo number of personn who have n right
to ask this service , and who are willing to
pay for It.
The Knnsas City , Plttsburg & Gulf com
pany appears to have much the better end
of the nrgumrot nnd the association llnea
probably will recognize that fnct before tha
cacti comes to < trial und , by withdrawing from
tholr present position , save themselves from
nn adverse decision , which may go a good
deal farther then merely to compel them to
resume tralllc relations with the boycottcj
company.
Puck : "Stlekonlooper ; ets bis money' *
'north ' whenever ho buys si newspaper. "
"In wlmt way ? "
"Ho can read any Joke four times before
ho sees the point. "
Hoston Transcript : In explanation of the
debilitated condition of lil * clothing VOKK
says biswife - Is so dlllldent that Hhd hasn't
the courage to look u needle lu the. eyo.
Chicago Record : "Is Sirs. StlrrUh ollsl-
blo to the Daiishtors of the Revolution ? "
"Yes , she keep.- * every club she belongs to
In a row nil the lime. "
Hrooklyn Llfe : Prof. Knowall Jllsa Vcr-
non. what wonhl you say If I worn to tell
you that vanity l but the looking-glass that
rulloets Imaslnary virtues and conceals real
faults ?
Miss Vernon ( simply ) I should say you
ought to know.
New York Tribune : "Can't you wrlto
your name ? " asked the bn.vyi'r lu surprise.
"Pardon me. " replied the Boston citizen ,
whoso education had been somewhat og-
Icrtod. "I Hign my iinnio according to the
Australian system. "
Somerville Journal : A reputation for wis
dom Is very cheaply Rot. A man can ob
tain It just by keeping still.
Plain Dealer : "No , sir , I would
rather lose nn nrm than havemy BOH tell
n lie. "
"Then your Ignorance of your son's re-
irmrknulo talent ns a romancer la the only
thlnir that stands In the way of you be
coming un nrmless wonder. "
Imllnn.-ipolls Journal : "Whnt ilo you think
of the bec-t-sugnr business ? " asked the Shoo
C'erk ' bounlor. "Think It will supersede tlio
other kliul ? "
"Cmio siiR.-ir , " replied the Cheerful Idiot ,
'in 111 never be beat. "
A CONGRESSIONAL NECESSITY. ;
WaslilnBton Slnr.
My Unelo Jim's a-prnctlsln'
An' tbrowln' out Ills chest
An' st.imlln' 'fore tlie lookln' glass
With ono hntiil In 'Is vest ;
Ho pounds- - his letters out prolonged
An' with Krnnt resolution
Ho labors on , fur Uncle Jim
Is studyln' elocution.
It used to bo nn easy tliliiR
To wrllo hl-a tblnkln' down
An' have It ' '
printed so's 'twould make
A lilt In thlg old town ,
Hut now 'JP'H potter train his voice
With Inergy unstinted
They're goliitf to make him speak Ills' ' piece
Afore he gits It printed.
IIU/AVI / : MAX is HI- : .
The romitry I'M I ( or to Uio Flrwt . \ -
hlNlant I'oxlnmxd-r Gt'iivrnl.
Now Vorh Bun.
IJclnB a postmaster Is not Incompatible wit *
twlnt ; im editor. 1' . S , Ilcntli. '
Exemplar of that higher typo
The best men love to see
IntriJHtPcl with the reins of rule ,
Wo doff our peim to thee.
We hope thiit your successors may
Of your description bo.
You know thnt we , who nro the Wo
Who dominate thn state.
And set the pegs for everything i
That makes u nation great ,
BDinetlnieB , when wn must meet a bill.
Get there u llttlo late.
And not because wo wish to bo i
A lingerer or slow.
Or are Inclined , ns nome may any ,
To let the matter KO ;
Hut what we are , wo nro liccau.so '
We haven't got the dougih.
And surely It Is not our fntilt ,
"Flint by this dlro mischance , i
Wo nro pursued , because we try
Our fortunes to enhance ,
And all our bills nro plainly marked
"Invariably In advance. "
Still there Is need of pomethlnff more
The pronC Hffnlrs of state
'Don't ' Htem to pan out as they should ;
And to perpetuate ,
Our liberty's palladium
Demands a blgbcr ruto.
And here Is where your noble deed
Comes In to set us free ,
For , by your grace , postolllccs
Are added to our Wo ,
Which , great nu It has always been.
Has twofold majesty ;
And every pen blown glory to
Our V. A. 1 . M. a.
A boy must bz free to romp , He doesn't want to be thinking
about his clothes all the time. We make our clothing to stand
he wear and tare of healthful sport and it's always stylish in
cut and fit. We've several lines in the above in fancy and plain
cheviots 2 piece suits that we are anxious to dispose of before
our spring assortment arrives ,
In size they run from JJ to 16 years $4- and $5 values.
While they last our price will be $2,50 and $3,50 pzr suit.
Best line of boys' 50c knee pants in the city.
IQth and Douglt ] ®