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A new motor line between Council
Bluffs nnd Omaha will prove of uilvan-
luge to both cities.
.Tack Frost is scheduled for a visit
most aii3' time now , but he will find
King Corn ready for him.
Hlnce General Fmistou started home It
has been found necessary to lorward
pontoons to the Philippines.
Iowa has not only robbed Kentucky
of some of Its laurels us the blue grass
state , but Is now stalling a lively com
petition on family feuds.
Kansas ran be expected to favor Mil
waukee as the place for holding the na
tional democtatie convention because It
would seem natural for a Kansas man
to camp next to a brewery.
Let the period of ignominy nud Insult
for the populists of Douglas county last
just a little longer and there will not be
enough populists left for the democrats
to fuse with oven on paper.
Fusion and confusion go hand in Imnd.
That fact was forcibly Illustrated In the
three-ring Douglas county circus that
double-discounted Buffalo Bill's show
for freaks and monstrosities.
Douglas county democrats worked oft
a salted mine on their populist allies.
The assayer's report shows the claim to
be very low grade and refractory ore
which will not pay for working.
In order to make this city a great mar
ket for the products of the surrounding
country Omaha should have electric
tramways and motor Hues over every
public roadway that leads out of this
city.
Admiral Schley's friends are making
a noisy protest to the older detailing
him to the command of the South At
lantic squadron , but It will be noticed
the admiral himself Is not saying a
word.
The consensus or opinion of the na
tional trust conference was that trusts
cannot be stamped out , but that they
can nnd should be made harmless by
national and Btato regulation and re-
Btrlctlon.
The courts at Panama have practlc-
cally ceased business owing to lack of
money to pay employes. Some of our
populist statesmen lu Nebraska might
llnd there the Ideal condition to which
they aspire.
An Omaha lawyer extols the legal
profession on the ground that Its mem
bers discharge more trusts nnd are
tempted oftcncr , but succumb no more
than any other class. What more con
vincing idea In abatement could bo
offered ?
Popocratlc profession of love for or
ganized labor does not tally with popo-
cmtlc practice In ignoring union labor
when making contracts and appointing
superintendents for construction work
nt the State Institute for the Deaf and
Dumb.
The London papers have come to the
conclusion tlio Boers mean to flght. A
glance backward Mould long ago have
convinced the llnglish of this fact If
any doubt remains just step on Ooiu
Paul's co.it tail and bee the bparks 11 y
fioni a live wire.
Ono of the nominees on the fusion
tk Let Is bald lo bo a gold standard re
publican who a week before was par
ticipating actively In the republican ptl-
mirles. The tripartite aggregation
must bo hard up for timber competent
to till ollldal positions.
The announced withdrawal of former
Secretary of AVnr Algor from the light
fop the position of United States sen
ator from Michigan leaves Governor
PI igreo Ireo to precipitate himself Into
the arena If he can only make up Ills
mind from which political party howe
wo ild lu\e to seek the honor.
THE PHILIPPINE CAMPA 1(3 ff.
It Is now reported from Washington
that there will probably be no change
of commander in the Philippines , but
that the plan of campaign contemplates
the utmost freedom for the olllcers In
the field In command of troops
operating against theenemy. . It la Bald
that while General ttls will remain ns
military governor he will be only nom
inally commandor-IH'chlef of the army.
If this Is a correct statement of what
is proposed it may be doubled whether
It will bo fotind practicable. There must
bo a responsible military head In order
to successfully carry on a campaign , no
matter how capable the ofllcers In the
field , and certainly no one doubts the
ability of such soldiers as Law ton nnd
MacArthur. If , as Is said to IKJ In
tended , Luzon will be divided Into
geographical departments , the coin-
I mandeis of which will be held Individ
1 ually responsible for the success of the
plans committed to them , the plan may
be found to work satisfactorily , but It
would seem to be the wiser course to
place In general command a man who
has the confidence of the country and
also of the army.
It appears that the authorities at
Washington have quite fully mapped
out the plan of the next campaign , so
that if it should not be successful they
will have to share In the responsibility.
Meanwhile the country patiently awaits
tlie renewal of active operations.
DltiSEMSlUXS IX CURA
The demagogues and political mis
chief-makers are not idle In Cuba.
While the masses of the people are
suffering and the prospect of early Im
provement In their condition Is far from
favorable , the fomenters of dissension
are busy. The latest manifestation of
tills Is the attempt to foster racial jeal
ousies and animosities. A leading paper
of Havana has recently urged the
necessity of white political economy in
Cuba , which dimply means that the
blacks should have no participation in
the government , although they are
about equal in numbers to the whites
and did their share of the fighting
against the rule of Spain.
Tills movement , if pet severed in , will
introduce a serious complication into
the Cuban problem out of which a gieat
deal of trouble may come. It is prob
ably part of a program intended to
postpone and If possible eventually de
feat the establishment of an Independ
ent government , thereby promoting the
cause of annexation by cieating a situa
tion that will give plausibility to the an
nexation project. The planters , prop
erty-owners and commercial interests of
Cuba do not want an Independent gov
ernment Their desire Is that the island
shall become a part of the United
States , so that its products shall have
free entrance Into the American maiket
They are governed wholly by practical
or material considerations. From the
first these elements have Insisted that
a large majority of the Cubans are not
capable of self-government and that to
give them independence would be a
misfortune.
It is true that most of these people
are illiterate , but so far as the United
States is concerned it cannot honorably
or consistently deny them the right to
participate in establishing an independ
ent government Our armies were sent
to Cuba to liberate all the people und
when wo gave our pledge that they
should have Independence and self-gov
ernment It was meant to apply to all
sorts and conditions of men in the
Islands. Therefore our government can
not honorably countenance any attempt
to shut out any portion of the Cuban
people from participation In establish
ing an independent government , but on
the contrary should exert its Influence
against such attempt , which must oper
ate to destroy tranquillity and bring
about a renewal of disorder and
disaster.
AS TO FINANCIAL LEGISLATION.
ncpresentative McCleary of Minnesota
seta , who was a member of the banking
and currency committee of the last
house and Is a recognized authority on
finance , Is of the opinion that tlieie will
not be much financial legislation during
the approaching session of congress. In
the first place , he says the attention of
the country and congress will bo much
occupied by other tilings which seem to
demand immediate consideration. Then
with general prosperity the need of
financial legislation Is less keenly felt ,
while In the third place even among
those who believe that our banking and
currency system can be improved theie
Is a lack of agreement as to what is
best to be done.
Mr. McCleary thinks that the action
of congress in regard to the standard
will bo such that lioreafter only by an
act of congress can our monetary stand
ard be changed. Ho pointed out that
while our actual money standard for
more than sixty years has been gold , In
one-way or another legislation 1ms been
such that a president of the United
States , by a simple administrative act ,
without any legislation whatever , could
overturn the standard of two genera
tions and send us to a silver basis.
Other features of legislation likely to
bo enacted relate to the protection of
the gold reserve from what 1ms been
called the endless chain and a slight re
vision of the banking laws , perhaps to
the extent of allowing national banks to
Issue notes to the par value of the
bonds deposited as security and a pro
vision for the establishment of smaller
national banks In the less populous com
munities. In regard to the banking
system Mr. McCleary said It needs re
vision of the most careful and thorough
kind , to the end that Interest rates maybe
bo equalized throughout the country
nnd that bank failures may practically
become unknown. lie urged that the
banking system may bo so organized
that any man doing n legitimate busi
ness In a legitimate way can secuio
legitimate credits every business day of
the year. What wo need Is not a berles
of banks , but a system of banks.
The financial question need not and
probably will not occupy very much of \
the attention of the Fifty-sixth congress.
j If the republican majority In congress
knows the prevailing sentiment lu the
I country nnd h disposed to be directed
. by it it will promptly adopt legislation
unequivocally fixing the gold standard
i and protecting the gold reserve. The
basilar weakness of our monetary sys
tem Is doubt about tno stability of
the standard. It 13 essential to the firm
establishment of financial confidence
that this doubt be removed , that we so
firmly place ourselves on the gold
standard by law that no adverse
election or accident can lower
the standard. .Tills can be ac
complished by a simple declaration
that all the obligations of the govern
ment are payable in gold. Protection of
the gold reserve will be secured by
requiring that the United States notes
redeemed in gold shall be reissued only
In exchange for gold coin.
livery republican convention of the
year has pronounced In favor of such
legislation. It Is desired by all sound
money men , who unquestionably consti
tute a largo majority of the people.
There Is no good reason why such leg
islation should not bo In effect within
thirty days after the meeting of
congress.
AN VNUUMFUUTAHLK DILEMMA.
The populists of Douglas county have
pitchforked Governor Poynter upon
prongs from which ho will have great
dlllleulty to extticntc himself. The reso
lutions adopted by their county con
vention allege that the governor secured
the democratic endorsement for nomina
tion by making a bargain pledging the
exclusive control of state patronage to
the Ilcrdman gang. This bargain , it Is
charged , has been carried out In every
Instance. Populists who made applica
tions for political positions have been
compelled to get down on their marrow
bones and beg for the piecrusts or go
hungry and thirsty. It Is furthermore
charged that populists have been re
placed by democrats , but no democrat
has yet been replaced by a populist.
This rank discrimination might , how
ever , be passed by as a matter of com
paratively small moment to the rank
and flic were It not ? o humiliating to the
pride of the men who made it possible
for Governor Poynter to achieve the
distinction of presiding over the des
tinies of this commonwealth.
The most vulnerable spot struck
by the populistic pitchfork Is the
denunciation of the Board of Trus
tees and superintendent of the Deaf
and Dumb institute , who are
charged with making a democratic
foot ball of said institution to the Injury
of its helpless Inmates by the discharge
without cause of competent help and
the importation of incompetent non-resi
dents. Tills is a telling shot , not only
directed at Governor Poynter , but at his
predecessor , Governor Ilolcomb , who
appointed as superintendent of the Deaf
and Dumb Institute a man who had no
experience whatever in dealing with
this class of unfortunates and could
neither Instruct them nor supervise
their education.
Another and equally inexcusable blun
der , If not worse , Is the employment
by the state government of laborers im
ported fiom other states nnd the em
ployment of non-union mechanics of our
own state in the erection of the new
buildings now under construction on the
grounds dedicated to the Deaf and
Dumb institute. There certainly is no
such scarcity of skilled or unskilled
labor in this city ns to justify the Impor
tation from abroad or the ciowdlng out
of union labor and employment of the
class of workmen who arc outside the
pale of organized labor.
Whether Governor Poynter will com
ply with the Imperative demand
of the Douglas county populists
for the immediate discharge of
the Board of Trustees and the super
intendent of the Deaf and Dumb Insti
tute and the appointment of a new
board and superintendent possessing
competency and honesty enough to con
duct the institution in a proper manner
is exceedingly doubtful. The governor
finds himself In this dilemma : lie can
not comply with the demand of the pop
ulists without violating the compact
made with Ilcrdman , Molse Co. and
Inclining the hostility of their follow
ers. If on the other Jiancl lie decides
to cut loose from the gang ho must also
discredit his own appointees , and in so
doing Incidentally throw discredit on
Ilolcomb , who foisted upon a benevo
lent Institution an Incompetent superin
tendent
Major S. U. Jones , an officer of wide
experience , who has just returned from
the Philippines , where ho had been
practically bince the beginning of the
trouble , expresses the opinion that if
the Unted States wants to keep the
Philippines It will have to keep f > 0,000 ,
troops tiiere for the next ten yearn.
Major Jones had been connected with
this military department prior to hl
departure for the war and those who
know him will put great reliance In his
judgment Ills view of the situation ,
while It presages an early cessation of
active hostilities , cannot bo specially
encouraging to those who want America
to assume the permanent government of
Us fur eastern possessions. To keep an
army of 50.000 men on the island of
Luzon would mean a military establish
ment for that one province twice us
large as that required for the whole
United States up to the outbreak of the
war with Spain.
The new battleship Kearsargo Is being
put In readiness for Its ollieial trial. It
bears a name second to none In the naval
roll of honor nnd designers nnd builders
have done nil possible to make It the
perfection of a modern fighting ma
chine. May the now ship perform its
mission as well as the old nnd may Its
bones meet a kinder fate than that of
Its predecessor.
And now the local popocratic organ
has the audacity to assort that the bar
gain and sale count } ' ticket compounded
by the tripartite alliance of patronage
brokers is the best ticket over presented
by the popoerats to the people of Doug
las county. What a lellectlon on the
candidates who made up democratic
tickets In years gone by , when the con
ventions were free to choose their best
men without regard to whether tlioy
could barter or buy nominations from
conventions of other parties.
A Lincoln paper contains a novel ad
vertisement over the name of the city
treasurer in the shape of an invitation
to all persons holding the city's 1 , O.
U.'s to step up to the treasury and have
them exchanged for warrants. Wo
presume the Lincoln city charter has all
the usual safeguards agali'.st ' the In-
currencc of lutlebtediu ! * except under
forms prescribed In the law , but the
loopholes tire evidently too uttructlvo
to escape use.
Mayor Jones of Toledo advocates dis
arming the police. He should then pro-
vlde each member of the force with a
bell , to be kept constantly ringing.
Thieves nnd other criminals who are
sometimes disturbed by the police under
present regulations would not then be
seriously annoyed and could work prac
tically full time.
March of Cl > Miration.
Detroit Free Press.
Evcrry day adds to the evidences of civili
zation In Cuba. The recent strike of the
masons was just as American as It could be ,
l > > > the Color.
Indianapolis News.
iMr. Cockrananted to lllp a coin with
Mr. Bryan to see who would speak first , but
the latter rcfust l to enter Into a Joint de
bate. Perhaps the piece Mr. Cockran wanted
to ( lip was a gold c In.
Straight Honil to Siicucmn.
Philadelphia Ilecord.
All tilings considered , the triumph of the
democracy In Ohio this jc-ar does not ap
pear to bo probable , or possible oven. The
roads to republican success in that state
seem to bo clear , straight and broad , not
withstanding the divisions In the party.
Opportunity for a Ilceonr.
New York Tribune.
If the Venezuela verdict Is really deliv
ered about October 1 , the eauso of arbitra
tion will ha\o a boom. Arbitration hns
oomo to bo so good a symbol for Intermin
able delay that a record of prornptncs Is
neodod.
Oni-\c IlmlinrriiniHiiiciijN at Home.
New York Sun.
"Thopo IB no excuse for a healthy man be
ing Idle in this vicinity , " says our Ne
braska contemporary , the Hastlmga Ilecord.
It Is the eamo story throughout Nebraska ,
Wo fear that Colonel Bryan will have grave
embarrassments In tola state The polite will
snicker nnd the rude will guffaw -when he
tries to show thait Industries are paralyzed
and the people Impoverished.
Two of n Kind.
Chicago Tribune.
Tor both CocKran and Bryan the confer
ence was but a etage whereon to play a part ,
nach of thorn appeared there as an actor
reciting oratorically the stump speech he
had1 learned by heart. NeJfoher was sincere.
Both were addressing tlio political gallery
gods. The , academic discussions of earlier
sesalona shlno as stars of the first magnitude
whim compared with their political addresses
Those of the trades unionists and the so
cialists had anoro value because of tholr
sincerity than the utterances of those two
great politicians nnd demagogues , W. J.
Bryan and Bourke Cockran.
Ui tilth UKI > nvr.
Springfield Republican.
The railroads are gradually bringing their
car equipment up to the requirements of
the act of congress relative to automatic
couplers and train brakes. Reports to the
Interstate Commerce commission show that
for the first six months of this year 113,233
additional freight cars were brought under
the law as to couplers , and 79,554were
adxled to the class equipped with train
brakes. Some 83 per oent of all the freight
cars In the country now have automatic
couplers , and BO per cent have train brakes.
All but about 7 per cent of the locomotives
are provided with drlvlng-wheisl brakes.
"Tnetful i-iiil CrndoilN. "
Philadelphia Record.
President McKlnley's declination of an
Invitation to attend the Dewey celebration
In New York was both tactful and gracious.
It Is evident that the New Yorkers , with
out Intending any disparagement to the
president , desire to do honor only to the
bravo admiral and his crew. No matter
what other high personages may be In at
tendance the ovations and the decorations
will not be meant for them , and the pres
ence of Doney's commander-In-chlof at bis
side on the occasion of his homecoming
-would doubtless bo a source of embarrafcs-
ment to the admiral while receiving the
popular plaudits Intended for him nlone.
The public as "woll " as the hero of Manila
will understand and appreciate the presi
dent's action In. this matter.
of -rr-no > eminent.
Philadelphia ledger ( Ind. rep. )
President Schurman of the Philippine
commission Is quoted as saying that , while
ho bollovos in giving the several tribes on
the Island < the largest iposslblo measure of
homo rule , letting thorn elect their own Judi
ciary and adimlnlstcr their own municipal
affairs , hotvoSild not lot thorn , participate
In the general government , for , he argues ,
"how could they govern the Islands In view
of the ibeUwgenelty and multiplicity of the
tribes' " The case. It will be perceived , Is
very different from the joining of the orig
inal thirteen American colonies "to form
a onoro perfect union. " They -noro all of
ono tribe , so ito Bpeakj 'the ' itribes of the
Philippines are miany and1 ihavo no concep
tion of acting Jn concert. Ifwe own the
islands , as President McKJnley Insists fchat
wo do , our proper coureo would fieom to bo
"
to give thorn a general" government , operat
ing only on rtho roost general principles , and
ponmlt thorn to maintain their tribal or
ganizations and conduct ithclr tribal affairs
in tholr own -way until the time , far In the
future , when they can be civilized Into a
coherent camimmnwealth.
Dill tlio 1'rofcBi.or Tori All ?
Springfield ( Mass ) Republican.
Dr. Scburman's authorized statement on
Philip-pine affaire recall ? the lines in "King
How far your eyes may pierce , I cannot
tell ;
Striving to bettor , oft vvo mar as well.
No ono can be sure that Dr. Schurman In
forms MB how far or how much ho sees , or
that ho lays bare his Innermost feeling on
this question. Ho Is a member of the ad-
inlnlBtratlon , but Just returned from con
ferences with the president , whoso polit
ical 7 r aigo ( ho can ( hardly fall to uphold
That the exact truth has not , thus far , como
from administration quarters Is notorious ,
The TOaw of evidence unfavorable to 1m-
porlollsUo dralgns that has slowly been ac
cumulating has be n pllod up In spite of
ofllclaldom and Its servants. Hven some of
Dr Schurman's statements of fact have been
controverted by reputable corroBpondents on
the scene While the president's commis
sioner minimizes so far as possible the ex
tent of rthe hostility to the United States ,
Mr. Bass , correspondent of Harper's Weekly ,
( has recently declared that "tho whole popu
lation of the Islands sympathizes with the
Insurgents" and that "only those natives
whose Immediate eclf-lctercst require * It
ore friendly to us. "
SCHUiniAN AMI Till : rilIMr'l'TNK.1.
TmtlmoMj or u Srholnr.
Minneapolis Times ( Ind. dem )
President Schurman'g statement adds the
testimony of n scholar -who has thoroughly
Investigated the subject to the mass of ovl-
donco already nt hand showing thfit wo have
not been battling with a struggling young
republic , but with a lawless band compris
ing only ono of the many tribes Inhabiting
the Islands. The insurgents arc discredited
nnd repudiated hy thousandof intelligent
Filipinos and their suppression will bo
hailed with Joy by a majority of the natives
not only of Luzon but of the whole archi
pelago.
I'nrln of tlu * SKiintlon ,
Cleveland Plain Dealer ( dcm )
In beginning his statement President
Schurman sold"It Is very Important that
the public should Know the actual facts of
the situation. Things are what they are , and
tho'American ' public should understand them ,
whether they agree with or run counter to
the public's wishes" It Is evident that
President McKlnlej's Philippine commls
sloner nindo hh statement as favorable as
possible for the administration , but It ns
evidently "runs counter" to the courpo pur
sued of late hy blatant advocates of what
they supposed to bo the administration's
Philippine policy.
( iovcrtiitii'iit for ( ho IxlnmlN ,
Philadelphia Press ( rep. )
His personal experience and contact \\lth
fho problem suld great weight to his ad-
vlco that the Philippine ) Islands need at the
earliest moment a definite plan of govern
ment. It is not the conquest of the Islands
wo seek , but thslr peace and order. Our
first duty Is to glvo every Island at peace
nnd every tribe which acknowledges our
sovereignty the widest measure of self-rule
and a complete protection. Crushing revolt
Is necessary , but It Is still more neces
sary -nhoro no revolt exists to demonstrate
that under our rule brigandage ceases , roads
are safe , taxes fairly collected and trade
protected and promoted. No rule , and least
of all our rule , can rest on force. Torco
Is necessary to face resistance , but resist
ance ca.n bo permanently end d only by or
ganizing a civil administration with pro
vision for growing self-rulo with the least
possible delay. What the Philippines fear
Is being exploited.
AVIuit WeHiivc to Dour With.
Minneapolis Journal ( rep )
Mr. Schurman can be relied upon for the
truth and the whole truth He Knows what
ho Is talking about. There Is , then , no Filipino
pine nation. Wo are not strangling a
new-'horn ' nation ; we are not preventing the
growth of a national sentiment ; we are not
crushing a nationality. The Filipino war Is
no Polish conquest.
Wo have to deal with one , but numerous ,
proud , bravo and vindictive tribe , the Tagals ,
who would like to dominate the whole
archipelago. Their attempt at domination
would mean In the future , as now , nothing
less than an anarchy and eventual European
Interposition and dhlslon of the Islands.
If there be In the Philippines the seeds of
a now oriental nationality they can ger
minate only under American protection.
President Schurman'o statement empha-
slzeo the wisdom of President McKlniey's
declaration : "Peace first , establishment of
free government afterwards. "
Home Rule for the Trllien.
Kansas City Journal ( rep )
Prof. Schurman's recommendation that
congress , as soon as possible , define and put
into operation a form of homo rule for the
tribes that are ready to accept American
regulations and supreme authority will
doubtless bo embodied In the final report
of the commission , for It Is already known
that Admiral Dewey entertains thei same
views. This recommendation will doubtless
bo acted upon by congress. While there has
been no opportunity to define the > policy of
the government toward the Philippines on
the subject of civil rights , no sane person
has doubted tha Intention of that govern
ment to glvo the Filipinos the utmost meas
ure of homo rule consistent with Internal
ascurlty and educational , commercial and
religious progress. The formulating of local
government for the various tribes that have
not been hostile to the United States would
at once servo to Inspire the confidence of
these tribes and to emphasize the folly of
those who are opposing American occupa
tion.
Ctilll7 < > il Antlven.
Buffalo Express ( dem. )
The most Important point In President
Schurman's statement of the results of his
Investigations In the Philippines Is that ho
confirms what antl-lraperlallsts have con
tended from 'the first regarding the de
gree of civilization among the natives.
Throughout his Interview ho calls them
"civilized. " illo declares that an educated
Filipino will bear comparison with an edu
cated man of another race , and ho adds
that thesq educated men are numerous. Ho
speaks of llho massot of the people as pos
sessing marked intellectual ability and ad-
mlrablo domestic and personal virtues and
predicts for them progress more rapid than
that of Japan. This statement must bo ac
cepted as settling the fact that the antl-Im-
porlaliets have been right and the imperial
ists wrong on ono very Important Issue , at
least. The country has probably heard the
last of any attempts to Justify Imperialism
on the ground that the Filipinos are mere
barbarians , comparable with the wild In
dians in our own country.
L AMI OTIICIlWrSE.
The Hoe Hooi are going to adroit news
paper men to membership.
Bicyclists will nnt bo distressed to learn
that a Chicago tack factory hae suspended
operations.
The < late John R. Rust , who died In Brook
lyn on Tuesday , was chief engineer In the
work of laying out the Lake Shore railroad.
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst announces that the
cost of the buildings slid Is to glvo to the
University of California will bo between
47,000,000 and $8,000,000.
Senator Hoar , who 10 still In Europe , will
return in tlmo to preside at the national
conference of Unitarian churches , to be
hold lu Washington next month. Secretary
Long will also bo present.
The attendance of Lord Russell of
Klllowen at the Dreyfus trial was thus
noted by a French reporter ; "Lord Rus
sell Klllovton , chief of the London police ,
watched the accused with keen attention , "
Cornelius Vanderbllt was above all things
methodical. Ho would , every six months ,
make a careful list of important things to
bo accomplished in the next half year , bang
It over hla privates desk and check off the
Items day by day ,
Admiral Dewey is quoted as having said
while at Naples that If ho know more about
the house It is proposed to give him In
this country ho might buy some furniture
for it. Ho wants only a llttfo house and
thinks the { 25,000 already collected ample.
A street railway company in Marshall ,
Mich. , has agreed to accept the franchise
offered by Iho city council which provides
that the company shall pay $5,000 to the
town , to be applied on street paving and
shall sell eight rldce for a quarter. Work
of laying the tracks is to begin at once.
sinirrnAciciisG SILVBII.
Chicago Record : Fired White of lowft hns
apparently forgotten more about the silver
question thnn ho has learned about trustb ,
imperialism and ail the rest.
Baltimore AmericanHon. . Fred B. White ,
democratic candidate for governor of Iowa ,
1 hns opened his campaign. Mr. White begins
thli early In order to get a good run for his
money.
Springfield Republican : U will bo remem
bered that Mr. White was nominated on a
strong 16 to 1 platform , but ho evidently
finds that the people of Iowa want to ht > , ir
other questions discussed.
Chicago Post- Fred 12 White , the demo
cratic gubernatorial candidate In Iowa , Is
right In sajtng that the 16 to 1 silver IFSUO
can watt. It can wait a long time. In fact ,
that Is what It will have to do.
Indianapolis Journal. The democratic can
didate In Iowa In his opening speech Ignored
the sliver question and made the Philippine
policy of tlio president the Issue. Iowa Is
about the last state In the union to take to
flag-furling.
Minneapolis Times : Fred R. White , demo
cratic candidate for governor of Iowa , has
ojrencd the campaign with a "keynote"
speech In which ho sold very Httlo about
silver and a great deal about imperialism ,
militarism and our impolite war In the Phil
ippines. It is feared Mr. White Is not wholly
orthodox In his democracy.
THOM : AWKUI , nouns.
Philadelphia Times : The Transvaal has
lots of gold and ullanionda , and England Is no
far right when It sa > s. "What I want there
Is mine. "
Chicago Post : The Boers have decided that
the limit of patience has been reached in
the South African dispute , and In this It Is
probable 'that England will ngreo with
thorn. It ecoms to bo about the only point
concerning -which tlhoro ds no difference of
opinion.
Bosto-i Advertiser : Certain prominent
Englishmen are remonstrating with Lord
Salisbury with reference to the British atti
tude toward the Transvaal. They have
provtfil conclusively that / thoworld Is right
In looking upon the movement against the
Transvaal as a plain case of the attempted
highway robbery of a nation. Public senti
ment In England also , while not plainly on
the side of iUio romonstrnnls , at least re
gard those men as doing ithelr duty patriot
ically as ithey BCO it. It is fortunate for those
Biltleh remonstrants that they do not live
In another country. If they did , they would
be denounced as "traitors to the flag , " and
wx > uld he aUackedi by rabid partisan Journals
as worthy of Uio execration of all true pa
triots
Chicago Chronicle : The wolf who de
manded explanations from the cosset ro-
Bpootlng the muddying of the water supply
was not more difficult to mollify than Is J.
Bull In his dealings -with the Boers. "I have
good authority for believing that the Trans
vaal reply will bo unsatisfactory to the
British government , " sa > s a British official
of high position. That Is to say , the Boor
reply Is deemed unsatisfactory , though the
BUtlsh government hasn't yet received K.
Th wolf hungers for mutton. He will hark
bock to itho lamb's ancestry If necessary to
fix a quarrel. The comforting feature of the
case Is to bo found In the ifaot that the
lamb appreciates the situation , and the alle
gory falls when it Is seen that the Boor
lamb has developed a fine set of teeth hlra-
eolf. If ( the venerable Mr. Kruger Is true
to his early history the "unsatisfactory re
ply" will be followed by proceedings equally
unsatlifact to .the . .
ry British. A blow now
willl bo wtxrth a dozen a month hence , nnd
the Boer Is not likely to .hesitate . when he
sees that he must fight in the end.
.VS FAIR.\ESS.
Addrcni to the Flrntohranka Appre
ciated l > y DcmoprntN.
St. Louis Republic ( dem. ) .
In his address of welcome to the First
Nebraska volunteers , Assistant Secretary of
War Mclklejohn displayed a fairer spirit In
commenting upon the action of these Amer
icans oppcslng the crushing of the Agul-
naldan Insurrection than did Secretary of
State Hay in a recent Tetter Intended for
political effect.
The assistant secretary of war refrained
from advancing the baseless charge that the
democratic party or "certain leaders of the
democratic party , " as Mr. Hay asserted
stood as obstructionists In the way of the
successful prosecution of the war In the
Philippines. Ho was frank enough to name
the leading obstructionist and to resist the
temptation to enroll him in the democratic
organization. His forbearance on this
point Is In marked contrast to Secretary
Hay's eagerness to arraign democracy for
offenses not committed by democrats
"You never stopped , " said Mr. Melklejohn
to the returned Nebraskans , "to weigh In
the balance whether the vaporlngs of At
kinson and anti-Americans should guide
jou In jour actions. * You faced the
Insurrection against jour flag with a con-
alousness that therein lay your duty. The
mooting of such duty by the nation when
ever and wherever It hus arisen has always
characterized the American people. While
your path of duty has been ono f trials
and experiences unknown to any "army of
tlio republic , you have traversed It with
loyalty and fldoHty , and you now reap the
hard-earned but unstinted indorsement of
jour fellow citizens. "
These words of appreciative pralso were
deserved by the gallant Nebraskans , and
they w ro fitly spoken by an official of the
War department familiar with the records
of the commands serving In the Philippines.
There were many young democrats in the
ranks of the First Nebraska , as there were
dn every volunteer regiment enlisted for
Borvico In the far east. They would have
been Justified in resenting an indictment
of tholr party for the sins of the Edward
Atkinson school. Assistant Secretary of
War Molkiejohn was , fortunately , sufficiently
broodmindcd to steer clear of the potty
partisanship displayed In Secretary of State
Hay'1) campaign effusion.
There Is no danger of the American people
ple being misled by tactics of the Hay va-
rlolj' . They know the loyalty of the demo
cratic party aa displayed throughout tlie
war with Spain. They know that the
national democracy withdrew Its support
of the president only on the issue of Impe
rialism Uio permanent holding of Uio Phil
ippines. They know that democratic writers
and speakers are urging the vigorous pros
ecution of the war against tbo Tagafs. It
will bo v\lso for republican partisans to ad
mit this fact of popular knowledge nnd to
abandon the Hay line of campaigning , which
Is on Insult to the intelligence of the Amer
ican people.
OUR Timio AUGUST WAir.
ilo of trip OprrnHonn IMiinneil
for tinI > lillliiliirn. | |
Minneapolis Journal
This nation Is now carrying on a war
which , In point of magnitude of operations
and size of forces engaged , Is the third In
the country's hlfitory
The war for the suppression of the Fill-
plno insurrection will shortly engage the
attention of CO , 000 soldiers It is probable
that at no tlmo during the revolution were
Mokes the food more delicious and wholesome
" * "
" - > , NCff VOKK * , '
I there at many ai RO.OOO soldier * under firms
| In the whole country , and never were moro
than 25.000 men mobilized At ono place The
war of 1S12 wns n war of skirmishes and
tlmpcrato fights between small armlc The
war with Mexico brought Into the field only VJ
23,000 volunteers and n small Increase In \
the regular nrmj , less than 40,000 troops all
told serving the purpose
The Spanish-American war called out about
a quarter of a million men , but Shifter s
army in Cubx did not exceed 25000 , Miles
did not have more thnn 15,000 men In Porto
nice and Merrltt took Manila with loss thnn
| 20,000 Ocnernl Otis will soon hnvo under
his command by far the largest single \mcrl.
( can army ever gathered together nt the scene
! of actual hostilities before or since the civil
war. So that while as regards the total
number of men under nrms the war with
the nilplncB ranks after the Spanish-Ameri
can war , It surpasses It as regards cpnrUe
armies actually engaged In operations In tha
HoldTho
The scftlo of operations In the Philippines
has Increased eo gradually during the last
jenr that wo forget that wo will soon have
In these I.M.uulH almost ns many men as
thn Hrltlsh empire keeps In India , exclu
sive of the native troops ; moro than twice
as many soldiers ns France has in Algeria ,
moro thnn twice no many as Knglnnd
thinks will suffice for Uio conquest of the
lloers , nnd throe times as many ns Kitch
ener had at Omdurman.
By the beginning of December General
Otis or his succeasor will have with him ns
many troops as fallowed Sherman In the
famous march to the so * , ho will have al
most as marry ns the nrltish army had at
Waterloo , a larger army thnn that with
which Napoleon twice drove tins Austrlans
out of Italy , and 10,000 larger than the entire -
tire number of soldiers Hnglnnd sent to
America during tho. revolution.
In a quiet , businesslike way wo have
Been twelve regiments of Infantry nnd ono
of cavalry raised In the United States and
the Philippines , and completely armed and
equipped within six weeks.Vo have seen
ten moro called out , and oven now they
are growing Into full form at Uio rate of
BOO men a day. There are nearly fp.OOO
men on the ocean between San Francisco
and Manila , transports are getting ready to
sail 4n rapid succession from San Francisco ,
supply ships arc coming and going and
hors * > 8 and mules are going forward by the
thousands. JF
Except for Uio rawness of a largo part of v
his regiments , Gonerol Otis will soon hnvo
nt his command for the crushing of tl" >
rebellion which In ' v
Tagal an army poln'
equipment and preparation will surpnsi
any other American army of any war.
Hut so used have wo become to war and
its labors In the course of eighteen months
that wo have hardly thought thut we were
making au effort out of the ordinary.
UUMA1HAYS. .
Indianapolis Journal : Mudge I wonder
how 1 can s > top thebo stories about my
drinking too much ?
Yabsley Do more of the buying your-ielf.
Detroit Journal : When a man gets be
yond wondering where his next meal te
LOtnlng from ho falls to wondering who his
ancestors were.
Chicago Post : "What did that young
lawyer do v\hen you tried to discourage hli
attentions by tolling him jour father vvui
lu financial difficulties ? "
"Ho Immediately vvent to papn. nntf of
fered to put him. through voluntary ' .ank-
ruptcy for a fee of $500.
Indlinapolls Journal : Hungry
M > jou kin git a squatv ine.U in the Klon
dike now for a dollar
Weary Watkins Well , jou kin do that at
home , wit' tvventj' beers throwed in.
Chicago Record : "Oom Paul , " said the
boarder who waa reading between sIV | ,
"stands firm. "
"Well , " remarked the man In black sus
penders "that's moro than many otluis
can oo.
"What' "
"Drink two gallons of beer every day and ,
stand firm. "
LOAPIXG ON ji. SUMMER DAY.
New York Independent.
Tha lazy boy sprawled on his back and
squinted at the sky.
Wishing ho were the long-winged bird that
slantwise soiled on high ;
For day vv.-u > lapsing swiftlj' , half way
from dawn to noon ,
And the breeze it sang , "O , lazy boy , what
makes you aired so soon ? "
But the lazy boy was silent , and he slowly
chewed a straw.
Vaguely mindtul of ithe thrush that
whistled In the haw ,
And half aware of the bleating sheep and
of the browsing klne
Far scattered over slumbering hills to the
horizon line.
Happy , happy wnthe boy n-dreamlng
Bvvcct and long1 ,
Fanned by the bree/e that tossed the haw
and raffed the thrush's song ;
For the whole glad day he had to loaf , ho
and himself together ,
AVUillo all the mouths of nature blow the
flutes of fairy wea'ther. X
The year's great treadmill round waa done , * -
Its drudgery ended well ,
And now the sunny holiday had caught him
In Its spell ,
So that ho longed , a lazy lout , up-squlntlnc
at the ekv ,
And wished he was the long-winged bird
that slantwise sailed on high.
It's freed to work nnd good tonia the
wages of the strong ;
Sweet Is the hum of labor's hire , and sweet
the "workman's song ;
Hut once a year a lad must loaf , and
dream , and chew a straw.
And wish Jie were a falcon , free , or a cat
bird in itho haw !
"Hats
Straw and Crash Hats
have been "called. "
These cool mornings
and evenings they look
sadly out of place and
lonesome like.
All the new shapes are
here , in either stiff or
soft , and all the new col
ors as well. J
There are some beauties fif
to select from and now ,
of all times is the best to
pick one out , while we
have all sizes and you
can find what you want. - <
At $2 , $2.50 , $3 and up T
to $5.
( Our stoic Is open Saturday
Kronlugu. )