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r THE OMAHA DAILY UEEi THURSDAY , NOVEMJBEH 16 , 1890. THE OMAHA DAILY JBEE K , UOSEWATEH , Editor. PUBLISHED BVnnY MOItNINO. TEUMS'OF St'BSCUIPTION. Dnlly llco ( without Sundny ) , Ono Yrnr.W.UO Dally Bee nnd Sunday , One Ycnr 8.00 Daily , . Sunday nnd Illustrated , Ono Year 8.2. Sunday nnd Illustrated , Ono Year 2.25 Illimnitr-d BOP , Ono Ycnr 2.00 fiund.ly Bin , Ono Year. . . . 2-00 Saturday lire , Ono Year 1 > 0 Weekly Bee , Ono Ycnr * * > OFFICES. Omaha : The Hee HulldlriK. South Omnhn : City Hall Building , Twenty-fifth nnd N Streets. Council Bluffs : 10 Pearl Street. Chicago : 1610 Unity Building. New York : Temple Court. Washington : 501 Fourteenth Street. roilHESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news nnd edi torial matter should be addressed : Omaha Bee , Editorial Department. nUSINESH LETTEH8 , Business letters and remittances should be addressed : The Bco Publishing Com pany , Omalia , REMITTANCES. ncmlt by draft , express or Postal order , payable to TheUeo Publishing Compiinj. I Only 2-ccnt stumps accepted In payment 01 V mall nccounts. Personal checks , except on \ Omaha or nnntrrii exchnngp , - - ) THE BEE PUBLISHING COMP OI' CIHCIJI.ATION. fitnte of NcbrnBkti , DoUKlns County. ! acorgc H. Twichuck , secretary of The Bee Publishing company , being duly sworn. says that the actual number of full ana complete copies of The Dal y. Mornlns Kvrnlng nnd Sunday OP. printed . urlni. Kred White lias not been heard from since the election returns bejriui to COIIIL in from the Iowa towns. lie In ptoli- ably at home on his farm tryliiK to raise another IBHUC. Mr. renfold's idea of a street fair In conjunction with Alc-Snr-Bcn festivities next fall is dustlnod to Brow upon Its travels until it shall sain great force and prove a winner for Omalia. The ministers are Roing to try n veil- Klous revival in Wahoo. Since the elec tion returns have been received the churchmen evidently think there is need of a regeneration In that vicinity. The supply of popocratlc axes to grind 'appears fo be unlimited , but the stock of grindstones Is not equal to the de mand. An ample supply of whetstones , however , is at hand to put all the knives in condition for active service. The corlltlcates of expenses Hied by the various candidates In the recent election maj' throw home Interesting side-lights upon the cost of political am bition. In each case , however , the cer- tilicate tells only half the tale. One of the newly elected regents of the State university .promises . to demon strate that the fusion board can keep politics out of the university as well as its predecessors. It is certainly to be hoped tlmt the promises will be carried out ; The Italian government , as it views the returns from Africa , can congratu late , Itself that It got out of the country with as little loss as It did. It's sore spot has resumed Its normal condition , while other nations are still In need of a comforter. Urltlsh forces at Ladysmlth llred n salute In honor of the prince of Wales' bli'ithday. 'J'hc llrlng of the cannon was not altogether a question of honoring the , prince , but , as the occasion was handy , they throw a few shells Into the Boer camp far good measure. Nightly or wrongly the position of olork of the supreme court has rome to bo known as the best paying ollice In the state ; that Is why the competition among the fusion faithful promises to be BO keeli. The bigger the piece of pie the more hungry the desperate horde. The managers'of the ( Ireatcr America Kxposltlon'iire ' each ent'tled to the grati tude and sympathy of the people of Omaha , but the creditors of that enter prise and malicious backbiters suem to bo bent upon besmirching them Individ ually. 'In ' thin attempt , however , they are not likely to succeed. From the days of Nebraska's admis sion to statehood , periodically there were evidences tlmt the'United States mar- ( dial's otllce was being worked as a fee mill , but In later years the evil has been held In check. It Is possible theru Is no way of stamping such practices out short of the abolition of the Held deputy- ulilps. Chief of 1'olU'u IJlxby of Council muff * lias resigned his position because tlu > city authorities failed to support him In bis attempt to discipline a delinquent member of , the force. There was nothing i ing else for tile chief to do , for a police chief who Is not pormlttedvto enforce his orders might just as well vacate , as sooner or later he must come to grief. Thu estimates of the state labor com. mlssloner value'the surplus prnduets of Nebraska marketed during tUe year IbDS ut $18TOOQ,000. rt Is to bo noted , too , that most of this1 surplus product comes out of tlio 'farm null cattle range , yet It will be remembered tlmt only n year or KG ago the sumo labor commlHKloner was trying to compile statistics to prove that fanning In Nebraska d < en not pay , TUli AltM ItEl'OHTS. The reports of f pueral Miles nnd of Adjutant Oeueral Corb.n , the Inttcr giv ing complete details of the military es tablishment , pay a high tribute to the courage , olllelency and discipline of the soldiers , making no distinction in this respect between the regulars nnd volun teers. The adjutant general warmly commends the patriotism of the men who , having enlisted only for the war with Spain , continued to serve after the expiration of their terms of service , and recommends that each otiiccr of the vol unteer organizations rind cacli enlisted man who continued In service In the Philippines after March S ! , 18)1) ! ) , until honorably discharged , be awarded a suitably Inscribed mednl. Undoubtedly this recommendation will roLcIvc the ap proval of congress as It certainly will of the country. These soldiers , whose pat. 1- otlsm and fidelity were put to the sever est test , merit special recognition fiom the government. They had an unques tionable right to demand their discharge when the war with Spain was ended and ninny of them were urged by rela tives to do so. They had faithfully per formed their duty and were anxious to return to their homes. Hut with a fidel ity to the government and the llag be yond all praise they waived their right to a discharge , resisted the earnest im portunities of kindred and remained In the lighting line , enduring every hardship - ship without a murmur. No greater de votion to country was ever shown. The abstract of the report of General Miles makes no reference to what som military men regard as of prime im portance , a better staff system , but this Is discussed by Adjutant General Cor- bln. He says that our system Is doubt less open to Improvements , but points out that the present organization is the result of years of legislation , born of the best thought and labors of our be t mili tary men and has stood successfully the test of all our wars. He asserts that the suggestion tlmt or.r staff olllcers are not experienced In the duties of line of ficers Is not borne out by facts. It is unquestionable that the war with Spain disclosed defects In the army organiza tion which seemed to Justify tin- , public criticism It received , but It must bo admitted that "later experience has shown that om system Is not so bad as It was thought to be. The record of work done In equipping , transporting and supplying the Philippine forces H entirely commendable. The dllilculties we had at the beginning of the war with Spain were no greater than England la experiencing In Bending troops to South Africa and the British military estab lishment was supposed to be always lire- pared for any emergency. Nevertheless the admission of General Corbin that our staff system can be Improved should suggest to the military committees of congress the duty of giving attention to the mutt.cr. General Miles is In favor of main taining the regular army at its present standard , he having repeatedly urged an increase since ho became commander of the army. Itwill undoubtedly 'bo ' found necessary to maintain a larger military force than AVO had before tho. war with Spain , but It is quite posX- ble that after peace has been restored In the Philippines and civil government established there the regular army can be somewhat reduced from tiie present standard. Perhaps not to exceed 10,000 troops will be sutlielent to preserve peace and order in the Philippines when the insurrection shall have been suppressed and It is not likely that a larger force will ever be needed In Poito Illco than Is now there , numbering n little over 15,000. Allowing the same number as formerly for the United States , It ap pears probable that within the next two years a standing army of from 40,000 to 50,000 will be ample , I'RASIUN LAW UKVtSlOA' . There will be a strong pressure upon congress for a revision of the- pension laws and some Important changes , to meet the views of those interested , are likely to bo made. The committee of the Grand Army of the Republic which Investigated the administration of the pension ollice has submitted recommen dations to the commissioner and these will be brought to the attention of con gress. Grand Army posts throughout the country have been earnestly discuss ing the subject and quite generally have expressed dissatisfaction with cer tain features of the laws , on the ground tlmt they are unfair In their operation and work Injustice to some deserving union veterans. General Shaw , commamlcr-ln-chlcf of the Grand Army , has taken a leading [ iiirt. In tlu ! agitation fo < - a change In Hie laws and in tlio regulations under them. In a recent address General' Shaw criticised the course of tho. pen sion ollice , charging that llual and Just tctlon on needy and worthy applications * lias been delayed In great numbers and hat there has been lack of judicial fair ness In the administration of the law. Ho declared tlmt henceforth veterans should demand equal and exact Justice under present 'enactments along tlio lues of pensions and that any system of delay , of unjust regulations and un- mtrlotlu evasions must stop. General Shaw urged .that qvpry needy and de serving veteran'of 'the great war that saved the government should bu promptly granted a pension. Tlio widespread dissatisfaction re specting the regulations of the. pension ) lllce It has been very clearly shown lie commissioner Is not responsible for. That olllcial has invited ( lie most thor- ingh Investigation of tie | regulations uul hits shown In a way that should convince all fair-minded men that the greatest care lias been taken to fulfill lie requirements of Ihu laws as they mvo been construed by | ho department mil to deal Justly with deserving ap * illcants for pensions , That there 1ms icon delay In passing upon applications s unquestionably true , but this wan leeessary for the protection of the gov ernment. The commissioner of pen- Hloiis Is called upon to consider the In- crests of the governnient us well aa hose of the clalmanlH for ponxlons and n order tlmt no wroii f be done thu gov- Turnout a thorough Invo.stlgathm of all la necessary. That there hua been nny delay except as required by such Investigation Ims not been shown nnd probably cannot be. The changes In the laws recommended by the national committee of the Orand Army of the Republic and approved by the commissioner of pensions will doubt less be made by congress , but there 1 < really need of a general revision of tjic laws and there will be no better time than the present to make It. Undoubt edly there are defects that ought to be remedied and at all events It Is desir able that the laws be simplified. As it Is there Is continual controversy In re gard to their construction. The pen sion account Is growing. The addition made to the roll of pensioners by the war with Spain and In the Philippines will materially swell the annual demand upon the public treasury. It Is there fore n matter of very great Importance tlmt the pension laws should bo so p'nln tlmt any misunderstanding In regard to their meaning and requirements would be almost Impossible. TJIK I'ATIIIOTS" EXCUSE. OMAHA , Nov. 15. To the Editor ot The Dec : Your strictures upon John L. Webster and members ot tbo Patriotic league nre too severe and unjust. You don't seem to con cede tbo same privilege to us that you hav al ways claimed for yourself and every re publican to rcfuso support of candidate either unfit or nominated by such frauds a were perpetrated In the primaries nnd con ventlon , which ns you know were controlle ( by the Moorcs-Rosonater machine. A 1'ATIUOTIC LEAGUER. This frank and blunt remonstrant1 merits n candid rejoinder. In politics a In war there Is a code of honor whlc ! honorable nnd courageous men do * io violate. A brave man will light In th open , while a coward will lire polsouc ( arrows and copper bullets from the am bush. The Patriotic leaguer who takes Th Bee to task Is the lirst member of tint political band willing to admit tlmt h knifed the ticket. John U Webster am all the other patriots positively deny It Nobody , and least of all The Bee , eon tends that they were bound to supper any man on the ticket they know to be corrupt or incompetent. But why did they knife Reese , am whv did they vote the whole count ; fusion ticket from top to bottomV Am where can they produce any proof to sustain the charge of fraud In the prl nmrles or corrupt manipulation of tlio convention outside of the Omaha Faki'ry with which the patriots are In such close touch ? The republican county primaries were called by John li. Webster's chairman and held In the places designated by the committee lie controlled. Take the con test ward by ward and what do we llnd ? In the I'Mrst ward the winning delega tlon was elected by nearly four to out and nobody has ever Intimated tlmt there was any fraud or improper ma chine influence. The Second ward was warmly con tested , but nobody dares to charge that the delegates elected were fraudulently counted in or owed their election to nbn residents. In the Third ward the Burmester dele gallon bad virtually no opposition , only sixteen votes being cast against two of the delegates. Nobody pretends that anything crooked or lawless was dom by the so-called machine to carry tlmt ward. The Fourth , the banner republican ward , where no illegal votes could pos sibly be polled , was carried against Webster himself by two to one on a vote of over SOO. Mr. Webster will hardly dare claim that the machine defeated his delegation through Imported voters , bal lot box stulliug or any other Illegal prac tice. tice.The The only ward In which there has been any ground for contention is the Kifth. In that ward the Saunders-Web- stcr faction controlled the election ma chinery absolutely , and therefore was In position to successfully challenge and reJect - Ject every suspect. In spite of this the antl-Saunders ticket carried the ward by over one hundred majority. But the party In control of the machine issued certificates to the defeated delegation by throwing out 128 votes on the most flimsy pretext. This palpable fraud they sought to justify by the charge trumped up through the Bry- anlte organ that a carload of voters had been Imported from Council Bluffs i\nd \ many outlanders from tlio Midway had been voted against the Wobster-Saun- ders ticket. As a matter of fact not a slnglo voter was Imported from Council Bluffs and the Midway vote was divided between the two contending elements. In any event the fault , If any , lies with tlio defeated faction that had charge of the ballot box. In the Sixth ward not the slightest pretense of unfairness has been made , and this Is true also of the Seventh , Eighth and Ninth wards , In all of which the primaries were conducted In the most orderly manner. In South Omaha no contest what ever was made , only one delegation be ing voted for , and hence the charges of primary frauds or machine Interference cannot bo brought. In the county pre cincts the primaries were conducted as usual and the first Intimation of Im proper Interference or fraud has yet to bo made. In view of the fact that every ward In the city was carried against the pa triots they certainly cannot truthfully contend that they were beaten In the convention by nmchlno Interference or dishonest manipulation. It Is a commentary on the Intelligence of republicans tlmt nny of them should have given credence to tlio baseless charge of primary frauds' trumped up by the fusion organ for the-solo purpose of rubbing 11 In and creating diversion , but John U Webster ami his patriots have been too long In practical politics lo be Imposed on by such chaff. They knifed the ticket from top to bottom In order to avenge their signal defeat In a square up-and-down light. And they want to keep up the bushwhacking war under cover of the Patriotic league. The municipal corporation of Council niunV has made a contract with a man who blmll dig up all property which the , ' assessors overlooked and list It for taxa- tlon. The oily agrees to divide In equal parts the Increased tax revenue thus ob tained , Many eastern cities have done likewise. The practical virtue of the method lies In the fact that the propeity Hleuth Is n stranger to all property own ers and tlmt bis compensation wholly depends upon the sequestered taxable property uncovered by him. No prop erty discovered , no pay. The down State Board of Control has not yet been aide to find any work which the convicts of the Annmoa peni tentiary can be put'to which does not meet with objection from free labor. All agree that convict labor should not be used for purposes which unnecessa rily compete with the free labor of the land. It Is a necessity , both from the economic and humanitarian point of view , however , that convicts should bp employed , und ( hey cannot be employed In any productive line without In some degree competing with free labor. The best that can be done Is to put them to work at some Industry which contllcts the least with other labor and keep them employed. If the Inwrd con tinues its search until something Is found which does not meet with objec tion from some source the convicts will remain In perpetual Idleness. The activity of surveying parties throughout the west and the letting of construction contracts Indicate tlmt the railroads propose to continue the buildIng - Ing era at least another year. The roads built and building widen Omaha's trade territory , and with the Incidental de velopment of the country thus opened up the city has every reason to forgo ahead and perform Its part toward the trade expansion of the state. In the matter of repayment of the money advanced to bring the Nebraska soldiers homo from San Francisco the governor IB following out tlio bible maxim , "The lirst shall ho last and the last first. " Those slowest In respond ing to the call arc receiving their money from the surplus remaining in the hands of the governor , while tlio men who started the good work will wait on the legislature. Of all the candidates for judicial hon ors who have filed their statements of campaign expenses , a popocrat lias the honor of leading the list In amount ex pended. It is a little curious tlmt an ardent reformer and advocate of Jeffer- sonlan simplicity should be called upon to spend so largo a sum to secure his election In a district In which his party had a largo majority. llotti-r Iay I , < MV. Chicaso Record. The report tbat Japan will go to war with RUsala may be doubted. Japan Is too wise to go out hunting , for assimilation. Aiming ; rt Shining MarkH. W.ishlngton Post. Down In'Alabrtaia'tho ' friends of Mr. Bryan are threatening to punish Senator Morgan because be occasionally happens to say what ho thinks , Tlio'Man ' with a mind Is a shin ing mark for IthnU liiii > cr < liicnce. Qhlcaro Post. It Is somewhat of a surprise to learn that a British nav al officer has been criticising the management of the campaign In the Philip pines. Ono would naturally think tbat juet at this time England had enough military problems to keep the minds of Its officers occupied. Cilvlnir Awny ( he Secret. IndlnnniiollH Journal. The Journal has frequently remarked tbat It were better that Mr. Bryan should carry Nebraska , for tbo reason that the republicans 'nould ' find him useful In their business next year. " The outcry of leading democrats to .he effect that his candidacy means tbo de feat of his party la already helpful. l'i ' > i'l ' Hani Iluny. San Francisco Call. Imperialism , expansion , paternalism and ilgh-eoundlng platitudes on the brotherhood of man are leading Uncle Sam Into dangerous places. A combination of enterprising American bankers wants him to protect wth | bis war ships a gigantic pawnbroklng scheme \vhlch has been ( suggested and In which Guatemala will bo tbo borrower of $15,000,000. iiK I'nrncll'H IIoiiicMtcniI. Philadelphia ledger. It Is not often tbat a Tammany Hall en- crprlse In worthy of endorsement , but the project' of preserving the old homo of so distinguished a man ns Parnell is in all senses fit and proper. As Parnell was a descendant of Commodore Stewart of the United States navy , the American people may well feel that In honoring the memory ot the Irish patriot/ they are doing homage o a great kinsman. A. > 'I > OTHEHWISK. There Is no perfect state In this sublunary plicre. Admiral Uowcy haa got a now wife , nit ho has lost his dog. Vice President Hobart's health Is Improv- ng ut a rate tbat disgusts the doctors , who were sure ho could not live , but delights be rest of the public , H Is sott.lcd that Platt controls the state of Now York nnd Croker the city , and If ho Now Yorkers don't like It they will pleasu mention what they propose doing bout it. rroflliieiu Kruger s ungnsn sounds line bat of most Dutchmen and Germans. Hence nco Inpoccntly said to an American : 'Molster Cecil Rhodes dell mo I speak Cngllsli mid dcr American accent. How os dot ? " The people of Denver , by a yery decUlve nojorlty , bavo voted favorably for "the Issue f water bonds , 'The water supply of that Ity has been furnlwhed by a corporation , ut the people have determined to own their wn plant. Senator Clark 'of Montana places himself mong tbo devotees of early rising. Ho Is p and about by 6:30 : every morning , and , hen It Is possible , never goes without lees ian eight hours' sleep. In time of action , lowever , lib can get along wltb much less ian most men. Rev. Sam Jones of Georgia , writing to a rlend at home a few days ago , said , In his ualut way ; "I have been twenty-seven ears wearing myeclf out. I have quit work. ly wife sits and looks sad at times and ays , 'I have been telling you this for ten enia. ' But there U a good deal of mo left el. If grace and grit will hold out , I will eon be on deck ngnla , I hope , " Lieutenant Wl'niton Churchill , now In outh Africa wltb General Buller. has pub- shed a book on tbo Omilurmun campaign , n which he saya Kitchener was directly re- lonslble for the killing of wounded der ailed , Churchill's picture of tbe conquer- ng gqncral la , Indeed , .moat unflattering , rtcrlblng him us n man without feeling and 10 who lupked upon a wounded man , even among bit own soldiers , DM an Incumbrance. BCIIOKS OK Ot It AVAIL If Nebraska Is to keep In the procession it will be called upon next year to follow the example of sister states In presenting n Miltable gift to the b.ittlrsblp which Is to bear its name. No state BJ honored has yet violated Jbe custom and it Is safe to assort that Nebraska will follow the fashion. The people of Kentucky nro the latest to pay tribute to the unwritten law. What they havedone , In providing an appropriate gift for the battleship Kentucky contains n SUR- gcitlon or two for the Antelope e'ntc. The gift ct the Blua Grass state consists of n silver service of seventy pieces and Is now on exhibition nt the. Philadelphia expo , sltlon. The largest Is n centerpiece neaily four feet long , for fruit , lights and flowers , with live branching arms nt each end , fitted for electric lights. In the center of the fruit dish there Is placed n loving cup. so arranged tlmt It can be urcd separately or as a receptacle for ( lowers. The centerpiece Is adorned with two splen did pieces of modeling the figure of Daniel Boonc on one side nnd an Indian , typical of Kentucky's early history , on the other. The style of decoration preserved throughout the service , reproducing tobacco , wheat , corn nnd blue grass , Is admirably shown In this piece. The sea lo suggested by conventionalized dolphins and shells. A massive eagle holds In Its talons the seal of the state of Ken tucky and below It Is etched n spirited pic i ture of the battleship. Upon the opposite side , below the seal of the Navy department , Is the presentation Inscription. The main feature of the punch bowl , which Is of generous propbrtlons , with n capacity of fifteen gallons , nre two fine heads , one nt cither side , of Daniel Boonc nnd an Indian. The facco are strong nnd full ot character and nre fine specimens of modeling. The eagles , the state products and the etched battleship arc features of tbe decora tion. The punch bowl rests OH a large round waiter , three feet , in diameter , and la sur rounded by eighteen gold-lined punch cups. A handsome punch ladle Is also Included , The water set , resting on a splendid salver , consists of n pitcher , wltb a spirited model of an eagle on tbo front , surmounting the presentation Inscription and holding In its claws the two seals , navy and state ; four bnndsomo silver tumblcis and tbe waste bowl. , decorated with applied wheat and blue grass. The other pieces of this splendid set are a soup tureen of a capacity of about eight quarts , with handle * ! formed of dolphins and decorated to match the other pieces , also a soup ladle ; two large platters , eighteen silver dessert plates and eighteen silver finger bowls. Every piece Is massive In weight , the entire service weighing more than 3,000 ounces , and Is without doubt the finest serv ice yet made for any battleship. The Oriental bath In vogue In Manila Is In marked contrast to American household ar rangements. A correspondent gives this de scription of one. A equaro room of good size , a large porcelain tub , nearly square , blue In side , nnd deep ; on the outsldo figures In low relief , and of dull coloring ; it stands In one corner under a faucet and Is filled to the brim with water. The other articles with which the room Is furnished are one or two stools , a rough wopden bench and several basins ; a clothesline Is stretched across from slda to side. The floor Is of red bricks in large squares , which slope toward the door way. way.Tho The room Is upon an open corridor , brick paved , which is on the second story , and looks down on a little square courtyard. There Is a window with wooden shutters and n rough board door , with a gap between It and the floor when It Is clewed. You are con ducted to the bath for the first time , let us say , on your arrival , and a gourd is placed livyour hand , the creaking door and shutters are closed and > rou are left to your own de vices wnlcn may no various It your bump of Ingenuity Is large. If it Is Intended that you should get Into the tub , why was the gourd handed to you ? And why was the tub filled so full as to make drowning a possi bility ? Besides , there Is no outlet for the water In the tub. On the other hand , pouring water over yourself by means of a small gourd hardly justifies the use of the name bath. However , that Is the solution of the problem. The benches are to sit on If you wish during the process , and are of various heights ; the basins are to hold water In case you wish to apply soap to your person , and the clothes line Is for your towel or bathrobe. The water trickles out underneath the door , across the open passageway outside , and falls Into the court on nobody's head , it Is to bo hoped. This Is the bath of the Orient. IJUYAXISM A DISBASE. .V Southern Senator' * Itcmurkn on ChlciiKOCHiiua Democracy. New York Times ( dem. ) Senator Caffery of Louisiana has kindly furnished to the public , through the corre spondent of the Evening Post , a statement of his vlowfl as to the course to bo pursued by the anti-Imperialists , of whom ho is a convinced and prominent leader. Senator Caffery enjoys and deserves1 the respect of bis fellow senators and of all who know him. He is a man of intellectual strength and of great firmness of character , conscientious nnd courageous and unselfish , He Is ono of the very few democrats that have not been captivated by the sophistries or deluded by tbo temptations of the silver movement. Ho preserves tbo traditional at- > tltudc of tbo old south as to honest money and tbo obligation of contracts , and , though bo has bad to encounter furious opposition In his own section and has been subjected to something like political ostracism , ho has maintained his ground as steadfastly as did Senator Lamar twenty years ago. No ono can dispute tbo earnestness or the sincerity of bla sentiments as to the Issue of imperial ism , for ho has taken a perfectly clear stand on that Issue , But bo recognizes that there IB such a thing ns political perspective and be Is not prepared to put imperialism bcforo all else. Senator Caffery regards Imperialism as a blunder , and a bad one , but bo regards Bryanlsm as a disease , producing perma nent corruption and difficult , if not Impossi ble , to eradicate. If It is allowed to get a hold It proves n progressive disorder , and everything Is forced to yield to It. He says : "Take Senator Morgan's case , for exam pie , Mr , Morgan has grown old In the Berv- Ice ot his party , hau kept abreast of all Its many changes , and has brought very conspicuous talents to tbe support of the policies ho has advocated In the senate , yet , extreme as were most of his views , the Instant ho uttered a sentence which had the old orthodox ring , up sprang a com petitor for bis seat , and ho Is now forced , at bis advanced age , to make tbo fight of his life. No matter what concessions a man may make to a political constituency on which Bryanlsm bat > once obtained a bold , there nro always demagogues ready to crcbo swords ulth him at Ills first sign of baiting. " And bo concludes : "Now you sec why I think that , If wo are driven to a cholco between tbo two , ft would be vafcr to let Imperialism take Us course and work out Its own condemna tion and put all our strength Into the do mestic fight against Bryanlem , It Is a pitiful alternative , and no ono can bo more deeply uenslble than I of the wrong of tak ing the Philippines Into our republic ; but I honestly feel that demoralization and ruin at borne nre a little worse than empire abroad. " Surely this la a view tbat will commend Iteelf to the great body of citizens who have tried to understand tbo relative Im portance of the two questions. Mr , Schurz will differ from It , and with tbe same hon- eaty of mind that la tbown by Mr. Cattery. I Hut the latter has , TVC arc convinced , the stronger case. Tbero can be no evil no dan gerous to democratic Institutions ns the i adoption by a majority of the pcoplo nnd the enactment Into law of the principle that the right of men lo their property nnd their earnings Is to bo determined by political controversies. I'AHTITIUN OP SAMOA , New York Tribune : From San Francisco to Honolulu Is only 2,089 miles ; thcnco to Page Page 2,263 and thcnco to Auckland ! 1,600 , or to Sydney 2.3S4 miles. H Is ns ! stepping stones for thus breaking up n long ; stride Into short and easy nnd safe steps i that these Islands of the sea are greatly to I bo "prized. And few of them nro thus to be | moro highly prized than Tutulla. Springfield Republican : This partition of the Sawoan Ulnnds means , ot course , an other annexation of territory to the Untted States. Under the tripartite agreement , the relation of the three powers to the islands was that ot a protectorate , without sov- , erelgtity adhering to nny ono power. That I relation will now disappear , nnd the Samoan Islands coming to the United States will be a "possession , " like Hawaii or Porto Rico. Philadelphia Record : The Inference from this agreement Is , of course , that the United States Is to assume title to Tutulla , the third i I Island , where Pngo Pngo harbor Is located. As a means of disposing of nn Irritating In-i tcrnatlonal controversy , the Anglo-German I arrangement merits approval by this gov ernment. There Is only ono objection to the ) | same ; it apparently makes 110 provision for , securing the assent of those most vitally concerned namely , the Sauioans them selves. Boston Transcript : On the Island of Tu- tulln Is our naval station of Page Pago. Our possession of this station constituted our only tangible reason for being Interested In Samoa nt nil. Wo bought Page Page fairly I nnd paid cash for It , years ago. The Samoan j people like us , nnd our sailors nnd traders have the friendliest feeling for the Snmoans , so probably In our new "possession" wo shall llvo at peace with Its native Inhabit ants , who will moreover have a chance to get steatiy work at the navy yard. Philadelphia Ledger : Two of the signa tory powers towlt , England and Germany have decisively agreed to the partition of the Samoan islands. They have agreed that the latter state have the whole cherry , or virtually all the dealrablo territory which did not already belong to tbo United States. They made to this country no concessions of any practical value , as Page Page harbor was ours , and they made their snug little bargain without consulting the * United States. The latter Is the only one of the three powers which can block the one-sided deal , and It Is reported from Washington that our government Intends to accept It with cheerful resignation. It does seem to make a difference in our diplomacy whether wo are dealing with n powerless state like Luzon or powerful ones like England nnd Germany. By the Samoan deal the latter country gets 639,720 acres and tbe United States gets 32,000 acres , the larger and nil the valuable part of which already belonged to this country. It Is a mere matter of fact that Germany gets all the Samoan cherry. Fnlr KicliaiiKc of Trade. Kansas City Star. The purchase of American meats by Eng- lacd to supply the British army In South Africa Is a sort of reciprocal transaction. The United States buys Australian meat to feed the American army In the Philippines. SAID ix mix , % Detroit Krcft 1'rcss ; "It keeps me poor pnylnt ; inxcs. " 1 "Well , why don't you sbovn off ! onio of -4 your houpi < nnd lot ? on these returned . Manila heroe 7" Tribune : "Well , " sighed the spinster , looking nt her pot canary , "Utwey , " nt ho frisked nbout In bis C.IRO "I suppose I'll liuvo to gut n mute for hire now. ImUnnnpotl * Jotirnnl : "It must lip nwfui to l > o crippled. " "No ilouht. Htlll I hnvp thought of lots of mrnn till nee I wouldn't be afrnld to say If I were only crippled. " Cleveland Plain DCPT ! : "Your dog sepnia to follow you without orders. " "Yeo , he wouldn't takn nny orders from mp. HC'H been In the family long enough V to know the ronl bosw. " / ChlcnRo Post : "When n wotnnn will she will , " said the fair tniildcn decisively "Of course. " admitted thp dltvonsolnto young man , ' 'but the trouble l you can't tell by what slip cays when she will nnd when who won't. " Wnshlnpton Star : "Don't you think th since Is beroinliiB sadly Immoral ? " "Not tipcecwirilv , " answered Mr. Storm- Ington UnrtN't' "Hut It docs strike me thnl tbo tnMu of nudlcnrc-5 Is becoming more depraved every BVOHOII. " Chicago Newo : "Corn l.i pretty plentiful out hpre ? " Interrogated tbo new arrival In Atrhlpon. "Well , I should say so , responded tlu citizen. "Why , corn l. so plentiful out here , neighbor , thnt the laundries u > e corn. starch In your shirts. It's too common foi pudding. " Cleveland Plain Denier : "Yrc , that's llttli Orccn. the Impressionist. He has a wonder ful < > yo for the beautiful. " "Then I will forgive him. " "Forgive him for what , my dpnr ? " "For winking nt me three times. " iToX'T LOOK HACK. Denver Post. In climbing up the trail of life , though troubles may embarrass you , Though clouds of disappointment may ob scure. your mortal skies. Though thorns lie hidden In thp path to wound your fpet nnd hnrnss you , And hostile winds may blow retarding dust Into your eyes , Keen nloddlnc on with stpudy nerve : II you should fall just rise again , If you should for a moment stray , get back onto the track ; Keep praying thnt thp coming day may bring you sunny skies iignln , Your eys fix on the beacon light , nnd Don't Look Back. That beacon "wny rip yonder gleams , though clouds at times may curtain It , The light of hope Is shining on the sum mit or success ; Though It mny sometimes vanish from your sight you may be certain It Again will flash Its cheery rays to banish your distress. The gaunt wolves of adversity from gloomy lairs may howl nt you. And clinging fears your bosom mny most mercilessly rack , Tbo grim fiends of discouragement from darkened nooks mny scowl nt you , But bold a grip upon your nerve and Don't Look Back. Whom rest the darkest clouds of life the cheery sun will shine npnln , The fiercest storm will spend Its farce and leave n smiling sky ; Around the winter-fettered oak the flowery vines will twlno agnln ; Thp longest lnn& of woo will have a turnIng - Ing by nnd by. If you should Blip and lose some ground , strive hard to gain your place again , Be not nppalled when obstacles confront you on the truck ; If wearied , stop nnd Wow a bit , then strlko the same old pace ngnln. And set your teeth nnd bulge ahead , and Don't Look Back. Profit -11 > Swept Away Here , is your chance of the season which we will try to explain in as few words as possible we have 500 men's suits of the different qualities and styles cuta ways and single and double breasted sack suits cassi- meres , worsteds , cheviots and serges. Not all sizes of any one pattern , but all sizes are to be found in the as sortment. rl Cost Not Considered We are anxious to close out these "broken lots" and clean up our clothing stock "NOW" while the weather is such that you can get the benefit of your pur chase and tide it at once all grades are included. Suits that sold for $8.50 you can buy for $6.00 $10.00 suits for $7.50 812.00 suits for $8.00 and $8.50 § 15.00 suits for $10.00 $18.00 suits for $12.50 $20 suits for $15.00 , and $25 and $28 suits for $18. This is a Big Saving and when you take into consideration the kind of clothing we make the quality and style we place before you at these prices it won't take you long to decide that "Right Now"whilo they last is the accepted time to buy a suit of clothes. ( We have placed these suits on our 3 front tables ) for your selection and our Douglas street windows will show you what we are doing and how good clothes look at very low prices this sale commences at once and lasts the balance of tlio week if there are any suits loft that long. We commence this sale at once instead if Saturday , to be able to f/ive you better ser vice and a proper fit- Our Loss Your Gain. R. S. WiLCOX , Manager. Exclusive men's and boys' furnishers ,