Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 0, 1900.
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I'AHTIIJS I.I2A VI MS l'OH Sl'MMUH.
I'nrtlei icnrbm hr city for
hc minimer inny hnve The lire
nrnt Iii-tii ri-KUlnrly 1J
mitlOliiK Tlio lire lnmliirs
iilllrr, In iiermin or ly mnll.
Tin; ndilrrsM it 111 lie eliiumcd
na iiflrii n ilenlrril.
Oregon goes republican In the year
1X). .
"Ho counted early nnd often" Is the
revised version for use during the cen
bus season.
Krynn'H recent visit to Oregon does
not seem to have been able to stem the
tide of republican prosperity.
That want ail asking ror a victim will
ing to take the fusion nomination for
congress ngalnst Have Mercer Is still
unanswered.
Tho presence of Colonel Wet more, at
tho Bryan llshliig party gives assurance
that only antl-Vrust chewing tobacco
will bo used.
When It comes to getting away from
punishment the I'hluese Boxers nppear
to be about as expert pugilists as'can
bo found anywhere.
Tloth the appointed and the disap
pointed nmong the Omaha teachers'
force will heave a sigh of relief that
tho annual agony Is over.
The California man who -won u Ne
liraska girl for a bride through cor
respondence secured a bargain. Any
Nebraska girl Is worth more than a lew
postage stamps.
There Is no call for a senre over
threatened luvaslon of smallpox in any
part of Nebraska. Common sense and
tho ordinary health precautions are all
thut are needed.
i
Over ?'JOO,0)0 of the permanent school
funds, according to tho statement of
Treasurer Meservo, still remains unln
vested. The statement sheds no light
on the question where It Is deposited,
however.
According to the report of the state
treasurer, tho taxpayers of Nebraska
have to their credit In current funds
$81031, as against ifiU-1,110 a year ago,
Not much consolation In these llgures
for tho calamity crowd that persists In
denying the advent of republican pros
perity.
The statistics of farm mortgages filed
nnd released In tho various Nebraska
counties continue to show u henvy fall
Jug off in tho mortgage Indebtedness
If this Is true nt this time of tho year
what will tho condition bo when the
growing crop is harvested and put on
tho market V
Tettlgrew has been busy during tin:
pntlro session introducing resolutions of
Inquiry In tho senate. In a few days
ho will be among his constituents and
then ho will find plenty of people with
resolutions of inquiry for him to answer
thnt will keep lihn busy during the rest
of tho campaign.
Tho Hour envoys will bo gladly given
tho freedom of tho city nnd the run of
tho city hall on their visit to Omaha
The keys of the city ns a souvenir of
Mayor Moores proverbial hospitality
will also bo a sign that tliey will be wel
come to come back at any time without
oven knocking at tho door.
Tho republicans lead off In Oregon
with a substantial victory. Tho result
In that state Indicates clearly how tin
Tactile coast will be lined up in the
presidential strugglo and demonstrates
conclusively that the republican claim
is well founded that the west Is drift
lng rapidly away from both the free
ullver Idea and tlio free silver candidate
Tho freo coinage advocates In tho
democratic party must "view with
Alarm" the persistent attempts of east
ern democrats to push the silver qties
tlon to the rear. New York democracy
for Instnnce, Is perfectly willing to
swallow Bryan, but when It comes to a
direct atllrmatlon of the Chicago plat
form tho leaders fear It will prove au
overdose liable to cause nausea.
THR mtlTISIt IX Vtlt.TOltlA.
Tliu iitinount'Ptnpnt of the llrltlsli or-
I'tipntlon of Pretoria vras not titicx-
,1K,BI, tl;e dispatches o Jj
last lew ilay Indicated the. posslbllltj
of considerable resistance. It was up I
parent that this would ho useless, hut It
was thought probable that the pride of ,
the Hoers would lead them to make one
more lirave stand in ticretise or tneir , tnere are constitutional objections to
capital, the loss of which can mean this proposition and so far as we have
nothing else than the end of their In- observed .Mr. Hrynn Is Its only advocate,
dependence. They did not need to do j Tho republican party Is fully pre
thl". however, simply as a vindication , pared to meet the democracy on the
of their courage and patriotism, for trust Issue before the people and It will
these qualities have been abundantly at- j have no dllllculty, we think, In demon
tested and the world will commend the 1 Mrntlug that It has a far better claim
wisdom thnt avoided a further sacrlllce
which would have boon rrulthw.
Tho Hoer envoys In the Tutted States
say that whMe organized resistance Is
at an end Ilr.htlng will go on, th.tt there
will be guerrilla warfare, such ns the
Filipinos tire carrying on. We are In
clined to think this will not be the ease
an l thnt on the contrary ihe ISoeis gen
erally will promptly lay down their
arms and return to Ihelr farms, if per
mitted to do , or loiue the country.
I'hey cannot reasonably hope to get any
aid by adopting guerrilla warfare and
tu-h a course would oiny serve, la all
probability, to subject tliem to the
harshest possible treatment.
nut: nusis .v viiixa.
The condition of affairs In China has
reached a most serious stage and It
seems inevitable that the powers must
It her withdraw and leave the govern
ment to manage the situation as best It
au, or nif.'.e a concerted and vigorous
ll'ort to suppress the "Boxers" and re-
tote order U the disturbed district.
t'he report that the emprerfs dowager
has openly taken sides with tho revolu-
tonary organization Is credible and If
rue it means that tho reactionary ele
ment is prepared ami iieierimiiuii 10
osecute a vigorous warfare upon the
foreigners. The American minister at
ekln has notified tho Washington gov
ernment of the serious nature or tne
situation, but It Is stated that there Is
no present disposition to go beyond
what has already been done for the
oteetlon of American Interests and es
pecially Is the State department dlsln-
lined to participate In a Joint demon
stration that might become a menace to
the Integrity of the Chinese empire.
Obviously, however, the L'nlted States
may bo compelled to enter Into an un
derstanding with the other powers for
the protection of the common Interests
and wlille our government might ills-
hi I in anv Intention of Interfering with
the Integrity of China It would perhaps
e unable to bind any other power not
to do so. If wo cannot independently
protect our Interests we must have the
assistance of other powers and in ac-
eptlng this our government would not
e likely to require any conditions as
o the future course of the powers.
There Is very great probability, there
fore, us the situation now looks, of per
plexing complications arising when the
disturbance shall have, been put down,
whether by the Chinese government or
the joint "action of the powers. What
has already occurred will Justify n
claim for indemnity on the part of the
powers and It can confidently bo pre
dicted that they will not be modest In
their demands. There is very good
promise that China Is to replace South
Africa as a center of the world's In
terest.
PKMOCltATlC 'UiUST 11KCUHD.
Wo have reiieatedl.v referred to the
record of tho democratic pnrty In re-
ard to tho trusts. Wo have shown
that there was democratic opposition to
the enactment of the anti-trust law of
1S00; that the last deinocratle admin
Istratlon made no effort to enforce that
act, but on the contrary did ail unit
was possible to discredit it, and that
the democratic congress, of which the
present intlonal leader of the detuoc
racy was a member and conspicuous in
tlio framing of the most disastrous
tariff law In our history, did nothing
for effectively dealing with tho trusts,
There Is now to bo added to the record
the fact that tlio democrats of the
present house of representatives unan
imously voted against a proposed
amendment to the constitution giving
congress broad and ample power to deal
with monopolistic combinations. This
record of democratic shortcoming In
respect to the trusts is not in the least
relieved by tho elrctimstaueo of tlio
renresentatlves of the party In the
house supporting tho republican
amendments to tho act of 1S0O. They
did not dare, under existing conditions,
to do otherwise.
In tho debate relative to trusts In tho
house of representatives last week Mr,
Mttlclichl of Maine contrasted the
records of tlio two parties on tho trust
question to show that such legislation
as had been enacted against trusts was
placed upon the statute books under
tho auspices of the republican party.
IIo read a list of democrats of tho pres
ent house who voted to vhlotraqk the
anti-trust law of 1S0O nnd Mild: "Such
Is tho record of the republican party hi
regard to legislation and such Is tho
record of the republican party In en
forcing Its legislation. Such Is the
record of William J. Bryan, In connec
tion with anti-trust legislation, and
such Is tho record of William Mclvln
ley. We aro ready to go to tho people
lu November and to submit to their
common-sense Judgment whether the
democratic party, that has proved itself
Incompetent to deal'wlth tills question,
shall be trusted, or the republican
party." Tho republican party has no
hesitation In Inviting a coniparlsou of
records ou this subject.
The chief proposition of the demo
cratic party for dealing with the trusts
Is to break down tho protuctlvo policy.
It sees In this Issue an opportunity to
further freo trade and to strike a blow
at tho system which the party has al
ways antagonized and under the oper
ations of which this country has at
tained Its wonderful industrial devel
opment. It will not bo aide, however,
to persuade a majority of the American
people that It Is necessary to stvlko
down protection to our Industries and
Inlsir lu order to repress or control the
trusts. That subterfuge will not work
Kn soon after tlio sovcre pxpurk'ncp of
! tlio country with a ilcinofintle tntlrf.
Another proposition Ih tlmt of Mr.
r,Bl which Is a federal license plan
requiring that a corporation, organized ,
In any slate, shall take out a license !
from
the federal government before
doing business outside of that state,
We have heretofore pointed out thai
that
than Its opponent to be trusted with
the duty of dealing with the trusts.
x rcrrsa (it- rKtiMA . t: x t tka cukh t. is r
The first annual otetlon of teaehets
for the Omaha public schools since the
cstiiblUli'ii'-nt of a permanent teacher
list has taken place and Is a complete
vindication of the principle of perma
nent tenure for which The Bee has for
years contended. For the first time In
the history of our schools the great
body of tried and experienced teachers
have been spared the annoyance and
wire pulling usually attendant upon in
suring retention In their positions and
the permanent list as made up under
the rule has stood Intact, with but one
removal for cause.
Tho advantages accruing from this re
form must be apparent to even those
who doubted Its feasibility at the time
It was under consideration. The In
centive for teachers to do good work
during the probationary period prelim
inary to a permanent tenure of Itself
Is a great gain. The most desirable
feature, however, must be and Is the
removal from the sphere of politics and
personal favoritism of the backbone of
the teaching force those who aro mak
ing teaching a profession and have
emerged entirely from the experimental
stage.
riie relief of school board members
from the Importunities of applicants
and friends Is, to be sure, only partial.
but as a beginning In this direction the
change must be gratifying also to them.
If It shall lead, as It surely will In time,
to the extension of the same policy with
reference to the corps or Janitors and
the promulgation of regular rules of
promotion to the prlnclpalshlps, the
bane of iwlltles In the schools will not
long survive except In a form much loss
harmful than that which has heretofore
Impaired their usefulness and elllcleucy.
Suit has at last been instituted to re
cover on tlio bond of the defaulting
deinocratle county treasurer of Flatte
county the $1H,000 of srate funds em
bezzled. The defaulting treasurer went
out of oliico January 1, 1S!H. the same
day that Attorney General Smyth came
Into olllce, but nearly four years have
been allowed to pass without protecting
the state's interest by bringing suit
against tlio bondsmen. What noise tho
vigilant reform attorney general would
have raised had tho recreant ofllcial
beeii a republican instead of a democrat
can readily be imagined.
Times are hard ns money Is hard to bor
row unless ono antes up heavy security.
Prosperity has not struck Marquette very
heavy. World-Herald.
This Is a sample of calamity cry re
sorted to by the fusion crowd In Ne
braska without regard to the effect It
might have upon the reputation of the
towns thus assailed. We feel safe In
asserting that Hamilton county Is to
day ono' of the most prosperous farm
ing communities In Nebraska, yet in the
hope of manufacturing' political capital
tho popocrats point to It as almost on
a par with famine-stricken India.
The presidents of the various railroads
aro to have another meeting to agree
among themselves that tnoy will never,
never cut freight rates any more nnd
that subordinates who adopt such meas
ures to secure business will be pun
ished. These good resolutions aro
formed every time the gradual Blind
ing of rates Is uncovered, only to start
lu ngaln on the same course before the
Ink is dry on tho agreement. The sub-
ordinate who Is punished for violating
tlio agreements would be a good draw
ing card lu a dime museum.
Dock Homer Invito the Itollerf
Chlca.o Hecord.
'Mr. Bolro of Iowa raises his volco against
tho nomination of Uryan on tho Chicago
platform. Kvldently Undo Horace has not
been run over times enough to thoroughly
satisfy him.
I.nrnr Field at Home.
Hnltimoro American.
If missionaries aro driven out of Ignorant
eastern countries they may still find plenty
of practice In this enlightened land. A mob
wrecked a free dispensary In Chicago ou
account of reports of human vivisection.
Thry Illiln't Cirt n (Sun.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The fact remains that no matter how
much territory tho Ilrltlsh havo acquired
In South Africa during tho last few weolts
they havo acquired no guns belonging to
tho republicans. This may bo a minor con
slderatlon, but it has Its good ido.
Ilrnioornta Side with Trunin.
Globo-Democrat.
Every domocratlo voto In the housj ex
cept threo was cast against the proposed
constitutional amendment aimed agalcst
oppresBlvo monopolies. This square test
of how tho democratic party stands on
trusts will bo heard from frequently during
the campaign.
I'cimlnn Olllro Stntliitlca.
Indianapolis Journal.
Tension Commissioner Rvans estimates
that there are about 025,000 survivors ot tho
civil war, of which 742,467 aro drawing pen
slons. During the year 2f ,787 pensioned
veterans died, which Is at the rate ot 3 1-3
per cent per annum. The average ago of the
eteran3 Is fifty-nine yeuru. The last survivor
of tho war ot 1812 died last summer eighty-
throo yenrs after the close of tho war. At
the eamo rato thero will bo a few survivors
of tho war for tbo Union In 1948,
Sclieiura of I'enalon Attorney,
Boston Herald.
. It Is apparent that on the eve of the pres
idential election of this yoar another effort
Is being made to rcmovo Commissioner
TCvaijs of tho pension bureau from his office.
In Justice to President McKtnlcy it Is to
bo paid that he does not want to tako this
action. Hu knows Mr. Hvans to be an able
and a conscientious official and it Is his dls.
position to suotaln him In what ho has doue,
He l.ai; resisted a strong pnseiurr fcr his
removal thus far and be should have the
credit for this nctlon. Tills pressure Is not
over, however. There Is reason to bcllcvo
U l urgently being renewed at the present
-!,T .In .7 pidintTh.t hi to
strengthened to stand up ngalnst It.
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Tlir AiiH'rleiin .Sriilliiirnl.
Sprlngtleld llcpubllcan.
Senator Halo expresses tho feelings of
several millions of tho American people In
his torrlblo alluelon to Epgland In India
and In South Africa expending millions of
money for tho bloody crushing cf two Ilttlo
republics, while millions of Its subjects In
Asia are starving to death.
I'loiiN Itclli-clluiiM mi t'liulll.iin.
Minneapolis Times.
Whllo the elder Jeftrlea docs not exactly
approve of the prize ring per so, he feels
that It may bo nn Instrument for tho win
ning of his eons to a better life. "I nm
opposed to prize fighting," ho has said,
but Jim will keto It up until ho gets
thrashed, then he'll quit. Ho Is making a
shott cut through tho prize ring to salva
tion." It would be a comfort to believe as
Hov. Alexander Jeffries does, but James Is
dlntrofalngly slow about getting llchol Into
a ftato of santlflcatlon and Jack shows tho
same disposition to duck tho pearly gates.
Itntl nennonilNl, Worie IIillnoilier.
New York Journal of Corr.mcrce.
When a man awakens to the Idea that
popular government, or social order, or any
eiitabllshtd human Institution, Is going to
tho dogs ho Is suffering Indigestion, or hi
mind Is affected, or ho Is a demagogue trad
ing on tho apprehensions of the lll-ln-
formed. In n magazine article Mr. nryan
who cannot be entirely Ignored so long as
some millions of people regard him as a
presidential candidate concludes that "we
aro following In the steps of Itomo dc3crlbid
by Froude: 'To make money, money by
any means, lawful or unlawful, becamo tho
universal passion. Money! The cry wai
still money! Money was tho one thought
from tho highest nenntor to tho poorort
wretch who sold his voto In the Comltla.' "
This samo person's cntlro political stock la
trado Is money. Instead of objecting to
money ho is himself an nnlmated cry for
moro money. Ills complaint Is that then'
Is not enough money. Ho has not Identified
hlnifOlf with a slnglo thought except more
money, In tho sense of currency, and In tho
serso of general wealth no one has striven
harder than he to turn his speeches nnd his
books into property. Ho has a messago for
the regeneration of mankind, but has re
peatedly refused to deliver It unlts.i paid
the price of an opera singer. Nino-tenths
of tho men who havo followed him and his
demand for free coinage have done so In tho
firm belief that It would enable them to
scale their debts and havo moro money for
themselves. As an economist Mr. Hrynn Is
pretty bad, but as a moral phllo.'ophcr ho
Is still worse.
TAMMAXY AS A Till ST KM, I, Kit
I, oik! I'rAf oknIoiim of AVralli Tempered
with UIvIiIi-iiiIn.
Philadelphia Times.
American politics havo from the very
foundation of our government furnished
many funny features, but nothing moro
ludicrous has occurred In a century than tho
position In which tho Tammany wing of
the democratic party
result of the recent
flnd3 Itself 08 tho
ICO trust exposures. I
lammnny leaners nave ueen clamoring tor
tho minimization of tho free coinage issue 1
and tho exaltation of tho anti-trust Idea ns
tho shibboleth of the coming democratic
campaign for tho presidency. Whan they ;
had by dint of much vociferation made tho
public believe that they wero in tho war
aga nst uusia w iny aeaw uie m was suu-
uemy ""u, am. inui, , umi; , mm
leaders were discovered to bo staggering
under a prodigious load of ico rust snares. ;
luer a pronigious Hjiui ai iu irusi nnuiuo. .
This revelation tvas ft sunburst to tho '
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republican leader, Svho wero already shout- i
lng themselves hoar ngalnst' the trust!., and
wondering how they could make the prop e
believe they were moro in earnest than their
democratic opponents. This revelation,
showing a willingness or , the part Tarn;
many officials and leaders to draw Ice trust
dividends while denouncing trusts In tho
abstract, will furnish the republicans with '
tho weapon thoy most need, and enable
them to chargo the democratic anti-trust
t .. , . ...1,1. i.nlnn n ..ntn.nqlnhltin tifnf null I n n
1HUIIK nun u.iiih .v u.u .v.-
without a grain of sincerity
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TM... Tnn rtvnn.n.B ,1lt nn frtf tn nnn
v.n e ho public that relief rm trust .;
actions is not to be found with the profes-
s.onal politicians of any stripe. Perhaps.
however, the people may, by taking mntlers ".""" -
In their own hands, lnfuso some sincerity hero Is no line at all. Several premiers
Into platform pledges on this score. They have been defea ed In contests for ho presl
will havo to assume tho reins nnd demand drncy. and that tended to nccentuato tho
that platform pledges shall bo kept, re- divorce,
gardlcss ot politicians and leaders, If they !
hopo to curtail tho power of the trusts In 1 "Tho docllno of the second office of the
tho least degree. Tho Ico truBt eplsodo has ' republic dates from tho first chango Indi
an thn Tnmmanv leaders In a ridiculous nt-, cated. In tho senate Itself tho presiding
tltudo before tho public, and it has fur- i
nlshed a striking Illustration of the In
sincerity of professional politicians In mak
ing platform professions as well.
CURAT AMlHUCAX UYK-OI'KXBH.
Coffer llio Fnvurllr Stimulant In llir
United SlntrN.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Tho acquisition of a considerable area of
coffee-growing territory as a result of the
Spanish-American wnr gives moro than
ordlnnry Interest to tho statistics of coffee
consumption in this country. Tho American
peoplo havo become, without question, the
greatest coffeo drinkers in tho world. We
aro not only consuming more coffeo than nny
other nation each year, but statistics show
that the amount consumed per capita each
year Is constantly on tho IncreaBo. It has
become by far tho most Important Item In
tho American dietary and Its consumption Is i
not confined to any class, it Is the sustain
ing solace of tho wage-earner nnd tho fa
vorite stimulant of the man whoso work calls
for a high degree ot mental energy.
Following aro tho figures which show tho
Importations of coffee In pounds lu tho yenrs
named, with the population of tho country
for tbo samo years:
Pounds,
1674 2S5,0O0,00O
lfcSO 416,000,000
1&90 499,000,000
ISM tMO.000,000
1S9J 6B3.000.000
1SS7 S09,0U0,000
1S9S S0l,000,000
UM 878,000,000
Population.
42.000.000
60,000.000
C0.000.ll00
IS.OOO.OU)
72!oooooo
67,Oi)O,0OO
74,000,000
76,000,000
The countries that consumo tho greatest
portion of tho world's coffeo crop are Hol
land, Belgium, Switzerland, tbo United
Statea and Germany. It is claimed, how
ever, that tho popularity of tea, so great
tn England and Russia, Is now on tbo de
cllno and their consumption of coffeo is In
creasing at such a rapid rato that thoy
will soon rank with Germany and tho
United states as coffee drinkers.
Hygienic and dietetic authorities will
doubtless view this Incroaso In tho con
lumptlon of coffee with much apprcbon
slon. They stoutly maintain that coltoe
drinking Is Injurious to tho race. They
trnco alt sorts ot digestive derangements
to tho oxcesslvc drinking of coffee. Other
authorities, however, are disposed to re
gard this Increase in coffeo drinking as a
j hopeful Indication of an Increasing tend
ency to abstain from alcoholic stimulation.
Indeed, there are many who adhoro to the
belief that coffeo Is a specific for alcohol
ism, and that any marked Increase In Its
consumption means a decline In the use of
spirituous liquors. It Is noted In this con
nection that Germnny, the most extenslvo
consumer of malt liquors, Is next to tho
United States the greatest consumer of
coffee. Whatever diverse views may be
i entertained regarding the hygienic or food
value ot coffee, there Is no denying tho
(act that It appears to be essential to
' meet the dietetic requirements of modern
American methods of living.
Tim ll'l! I'HKSIDKM'Y.
VlrlNNlliiilr Which tin- Oilier Mux In
itcrKime In Crnlur).
A writer In tho Chicago Tlnic-Horald
discuses tho vicissitudes which the vl"o
presidential odlce has undergono and con
tends that tho term "evolution" does not
describe tho change properly. "Tho general
opinion," says the writer, "Is that there
J has been decadence, not advance, and tint
tho Intention entertained by tho fr.uutis
of tho Constitution has been defeated in ,
this respect, an In several other directions.
The electoral college has lost all Its original ,
Importance nnd lags superfluous on the pa-
lltlcal stage. Indirect election of Unite!
Stntes senators has proved worso than us-'
lets actually mischievous and dangerous, ,
The vlco presidency, which was to bo a hlgli, i
rcsponslblo nnd dignified pest, has become
one which lnuuentiai and vigorous men
In public life avoid and decline. Dignity
remains, but not utility ami opportunity
for rising to what is logically tho next
place. The olllcc Is regarded ns the gravo ,
of ambition, rather than as tho stepping-
stono to tho presidency. Illustra'lons of this
we havo Just received in umuual abund
ance. "What a contrast between the present
conditions and that of tho early days of our
government!
"Originally, as students of American poll
tics will remember, the presidential clcctois
did not vote directly for a vice president,
IJnch elector was required by law to voto
for two men for president. Tho candldato
who received the largiat vote, if a majority
of nil the votes CftHt. was chosen nresldent.
wnn0 h0 who received the next largest voto
i)CCanl0 Vlcc president. Thus in 1733 the
electoral college gave Washington slxty
nlno votca (tho full number) and John
Adams thirty-four votes. Thero were vots
for John Jay, Samuel Huntington and sev
eral others, but all of theso men were vottd
for as candidates for tho presidency. Adams
had the largest vote next to Washington.
nn,i this mado him vlco president In 17r2
Washington received tho unanimous vote of
tho electoral college 132 while Adams re
ceived "7 votes. Clinton, Jefferton and
Ilurr wcro also voted for, and Adams ngnln
became vice president because his Voto
was tho second largest.
"In 170C, though the law was unchanged,
tho actual situation was different. For the
first tlmo there were two candidates for
the presidency nnd, as distinctly, two lend-
lng candidates (nnd several others) for the
vlco presidency. Adams received "1 votes
nnd Jefferson 68. The former became presi
dent nnd tho latter, though the leader of the
opposition and totally out cf sympathy with
tho policy of the federalists, became vlco
president. Thomas Plncknoy and Aaron
Iljrr, the leading candidates for the second
oliico, had iccclved B9 and 30 votes re
spectively, nnd had no title under the law.
"Four years later the candidates for presi
dent and vlco president wore again clearly
distinguished, but as Jefferson nnd Ilurr re
ceived tho same number of votes, "3, the law
failed to work. Ilurr having been voted for
for president he had legally the camp title
as Jefferson, though ho had never been con
sidered ns a presidential candidate. It Is
unnecessary to refer to Ilurr's treacherous
attempt to wrest the presidency from Jef
ferson. Tho election was thrown Into tho
hnils,. whli-h tWlnrr,! JpflVrsnn olpMril tn
ft, h!l,at nOW nnrr liwimn vlrn nrnal.
.rion. hv vlrllln of th constitutional
nrnV,,nr, rim rn.elor.tlnn fnr hin wnn nut
ot tho qurstlon nnd our ycar8 ,ator ho wa8
et Me
.The ston of the contest was not lost on
,h ,n,rv. hnnvnr !in,l nnt nf It crow nn
,mnr,nf h0 A ,nrf,t . ,
conBt,tutlqn wa8 pr0pC6cd nnd adopted pre
8crlblnK a ncw otho,i of circling the presl-
(cnt nm, vjM 'prcfl(leI(t in thft e,oclornI Col-
leRp T"Hnienilment' gave the country the
ijiuii witu in nun
president nn
cnm,'1(Inte for ,
plan that Is still In force. The electors voto
d vlco president, and tho
Kit tnitnii r (Tl te vi net nlot tn
raaorUy f the electoral vote. The
nnii. ,,,,' ' ra)lnpil . .,, fnp .,, ..
10 .
' - presidential
; m,lrtat .r nn. , hp Yn(rf, ,fnr ,,,.
could not have caused the change in the
political character of tho offlcc. Hut another
notable result sprang from the Ilurr dif
ficulty. The lino of the succession from the
, nrooldonoir In Ihn nr 1 ,1 nil r V pnmn tn
1 an end. Since 1800 but ono vlcu president
been advanced to the first oHlce under
the constitution-Van Huren. I;or many
" "' ""1 V' -
officer, being an outsider and without a
voto (except In tho rare case of a tie), has
never had much power. Tho senators aro
Jealous of their prerogatives and would not
allow tho strengthening of the olllce. The
absenco of rules for the transaction of busl
nofs Is to some extenti responsible for tho
vlco president's Impotence. Thoro Is little
for him to interpret nnd onforce. Four years
of obscurity and inactivity do not promote
nny mnn'a chances of distinction and It Is
Inevitable that vlco presidents should lenvt
ofllco politically weaker Instead of stronger.
To legislate power and Importance Into this
decadent oOlco seems impossible, but it
would bo highly Interesting to put a really
forceful and aggrcsslvo personality Into It
and watch tho effect. A moro popular and
buslnessllko sennte would Indirectly raise
tho vice presidency. Perhaps a reaction Is
now In order, though tho signs are as yet
invisible. It Is a pity 'reform from within'
by a man llko Uocsevclt cannot bo tried.
Tho other kind of reform Is a tedious pro
cess." PHHSOXAI. I'OIXTlSHti.
This thing of permitting a defeated pugi
list to whip the referee tends to sootho the
feelings of tbo left.
Tho gift ot a punch bowl to General
Cronjo suggests tho possibility of mixing
drinks in St. Helena.
As an offering to tbo wounded fecllngi
1 of tho tlgor tho New York Ice trust pro-
pescs to givo i.uuu tons or ico ror uis
trlbutton among tho poor.
According to the Chinese minister nt
Washington, tho real namo of tho Hoxer
organization Is "Yeo Ho Chuan," which
means "righteousness, harmony and fists."
Kvldently the members huven't shaken
hands with their title for some time.
David Ward ot Pontlac, Mich., who has
Just died leaving an estate of $20,000,000,
told a friend recently that within tho last
seven years ho had sold 370,000,t)00 fcot of
pine lumber, and had left in lower Michigan
enough to bring it up to over 1,000,000,000
feet.
Norman K. iMack of Huffalo, ono of
Hrynn's warmest supporters and closest
friends, announces es a recult of his pil
grimage to Nebraska that tho colonel wants
a Now York man for a running mato. O.
11. P. nelmont. Kllot F. Danforth, Judge
Alton H. Parker and William Sulzor are
among those already mentioned, to nay
nothing ot W. H. Hearst.
Mayor Van Wyck of Now York has got
to a perilous point in tho Ico trust suit
when his lawyer has to pUad that he ihould
not bo compelled to testify bocause of tho
precedent furnished In tho case of "Jake''
Sharp, the briber. Sharp, says the mayor'
lawyer, was promised that nono of the tes
timony ho gave should bo used against him,
yet this testimony started a lino of Investi
gation that resulted In his convlcllou am)
sentence to Sins Sins prUnn,
TWO PIHl CIJXT 1IO.MIS.
Xotntilr Doitioiifttrfttliiii of (lir I'liinu
rlnl StrciiKtli 'if Hie Niitlou.
New York Financier.
Tho United States le at present furnish
ing tho world with a demonstration of finan
cial strength which Is well worth n few
moments' reflection. The rccretary of tho
treasury has Just announced his Intention
of .redeeming tho outstanding remnant of
tho original Iwuo ot $230,000,000 of IVj per
ceut bonds, of which about $25,000,000 wero
extended nine yenrs ago at 2 per cent. When !
tho fact Is taken Into consideration thnt only I
two years ngo nn Issue of J2tO.000.CoO 3 per j
cent bonds was made for tho purposs ot j
carrying on tho war with Spain, nnd that
tho expenses of tho government since that
tlmo hnvu been Increased enormously, the '
ability of tho treasury to take up nn Iswio j
of old outstanding bonds Is In striking con- !
trust with the desperate financial stralte In '
which foreign gjvernmcnts havo found
themselves at the close of armed conflicts.
Hut the history of tho United State.- Is full
of Incidents of ihls character. The rapid
extinguishment of the national debt nfter
tho war of lS6l-rio. tho RUCceMful flntu.
tlon of tho remalnnor of tho war bonds only J
two months ago at ihe lowest averngo In
terest rate In the world, and the present
call for the liquidation of the tld 2 per
cent bunds Rt par those are regarded with
some degree of pride, but nm as extraor
dinary achievements, although they will al
ways rank 'is such lu the hhtury of nations.
Ashlo from the sentimental phase of
streng'h thus domoiistrntod, tho redo .iptlon
of the $25,000,000 comes as a propitious
biuilntss moM Tht- tre.iM ry Is owr.'lo .
lng with f'uids and the cxcc3S of receipts
over expenditures will for thi yoar now
drawing to ,t close exceed $60,000,000. In
o'.her wordi. tho government has collected
from tho people nbovo Its needs something
In excess of $3,O00,C0O monthly slnro July
1, 1S99. Thero Is no earthly reason why
this money should not bo restored to chan
nels of commerce in fact, tho secretary
of tho treasury has done so In a measure
through the depesits of public funds with
bnnks. Hut this is only n makeshift, and
tho government, with lu coffers oversowing,
would be Indifferent to Its own opportunity
If It neglected to llquldato its debts out ot
Idlo caoh. Tho redemption of the 2 per
cent loan will mean a saving of half n mil
lion dollars yearly. UeckoneU with other
governmental Items of oxportso this is not a
liirgr sum, but it is worth making. It Is
figured that the liquidation of the 2 per
cent loan will be more In the nature of a
bookkeeping operation than an nctual re
turn of money to circulation, for the reason
that the governmint's money is already
largely at tho disposal of tho people, but
this does not minimize tho actual benefits
of tho plan. There Is nothing to prevent
a continuance of tho policy now pursued,
of depositing public funds with designated
banks, and It will be very easy to make up
the deficiency which may result through
payments of bonds. As a mnttcr of fact
the operation has been timed to n nicety,
and tho money will como almost coincident!)
with the drain on this center for funds used
in tho crop-moving purposes.
SQUKH.K OK TlIU SIKiAK THIJST.
Knd nf IIiikIiu-nn lllviilrj- FoIIimtciI Ii
Ailviincr In I'rliM-n.
Philadelphia Ledccr.
Thoro are Intimations that the rmgnr
trust and It loading rivals havo como to
an understanding, or at least agreed to a
truce. This Is belloved to be indicated
by tho advanco in the price of raw sugar
and tho organization of tho National Sugar
Refining company of Now Jersey. It In
said that since May I ougar has been ad
vanced about M cent per pound by tho
trust and Its competitors havo followed
suit. The' New Jersey concern is n combi
nation of. the Dcochor, .National and Mol
Icnhaucr refineries. Tho Doschcr has been
fighting tho trust, but its associates ara
understood to have been friendly to the
trust. The Arbuckles aro not known to
have Joined the new combination and re
sponsible authority declares that tho Mc
Cahnn refinery of this city will contlnuo
Independent. President Havemeyor of tho
Amcrlcnn Sugar Refining company, "tho
trust," Is quoted as saying that "we aro
going to mako some money now." Thero
Is nn Impression thnt tho newly formed
National company will soon bo found en
Joying close relations with the trust and
that consumers will be made to pay higher
prices.
It Is n serious question for the public
thnt of tho concentration of tho sugar ro
flncrlcp. Sugar Is a necessity of llfo and
must bo had at whatever price. Hy means
of economies In manufacture nnd produc
tion on a vast scale tho truBt is in a peti
tion to do tho nctual work of refining ut
a minimum of cost, but to earn dividends
on Inflated stock and to yield profits on
capital Invested tn refineries which do not
mnnufacturo ono pound of Hiigar from one
end of the year to tho other excessive ex
actions must bo placed upon tho consumer.
Tho recent cuttlnc of rates Is believed to
havb borno no relation to tho ccet of pro
duction, but to hnvo been resorted to by
tu trust In an effort to ruin Its rivals. It
Is claimed that nono of tho sugar roflnorlos
mado money during the rate cutting and
that tho trust, fortunately, was Injured
moro severoly than tho Independent con
cerns, Jf tho Araerlcnn Refining company shall
complete an understanding with Its more
Important competitors tho refined sugar In
dustry of tho United States will bo prac
tically n monopoly. Tho trust han never
had difficulty in r-ccurlng from congress
such n tariff ns It has desired nnd It Is
essentially now in a position to dlctato its
own terms. Whatever advantage tho pub
lic enjoyed whllo tho trust was cutting
rates has been withdrawn, ns l evidenced
by tho advance of cent por pound. In
tho pnet the profits of tho trunt havo been
huge. In the futuro they are likely to bo
greater.
FMMITI.M1 Ol'lt C'Oll.MIHUAI).
Korcleu I'iiIIIIi'Iiiiih Aliirmril Over Ihe
Corn Klli'lit-n ul l'lirln.
Philadelphia Hecord.
Tho representatives of this government In
Kuropo will bo called upon to aid In tho
missionary work that Is being carrlod on at
the Purls exposition. Tho creation of
Kuropean markets for our corn as a bread- j
stuff Is a matter of no small concern to tho
farmers In our western Btntea. When tho )
peoplo of the old world shall havo beon
educated up to tbo point of eating cornbread
thero will bo no further need to burn thn I
corn crop of Kansas because It does not pay ,
to carry It out of tbo state at the rates '
charged by tho railroads. Tho foreign do- I
mnnd will bo tho difference between poverty j
and prosperity to a vast number of west
ern fnrmers. Tho American people, more- j
over, will feel a sense of satisfaction In con-
fcrrlng on their fellow creatures beyond tho ,
sea an enormous benefit for which tho
multitudes will bless us. however the I
politicians may rato us. It Is painful to ,
consldor that tho millions pf poor In Kurope
aro Ignorant of the who'lcsomo charactor
land tho palatablo pleasure of cornbread. It
I Is not creditable to their enterprise or
! curlof Ity.
However, they arc quick to recognlzo tho
I virtues of the golden corn "pone," the ash
I cake, "Johnny" cake and other forms In
I which American culinary skill fashions thn
i comparatively cheap cornmeal. All thoy
need la opportunity. This Is being glvon to
thousands dally at tho great fair, and with
, out charge. It U said that tlicfco who can be
i porsuadod to test the preparations of corn-
meal become enthusiasts. Thoy aro quite
as zealous as the Americans In urging tbo
' foodstuff on others. They look on It as a
1 new discovery ot more Importance than tho
most palatablo creut'on of French art in
X cookery. They delight in the thought that
so nutritious n food nrtlctn Is ns cUnap as the
coarse blnck bread which Is thn chief and
often tho only sustenance, of the working
peoplo of vast industrial centers lu Kurope.
Hut It was too much to hope that tho
politicians would allow the peoplo to enjoy
tho benefits of our mlrslonary work without
nn clTort to Interfere with our plans.
Alarmed by tho effects of the free distribu
tion of cornbreid and cornmeal, the French
politicians have induced tho prcan of tho
vnrlous capitals to begin n campaign ot
slander ngalnst our corn. They have had ex
perience In attacking American pork, nnd
they tako up the abuse of corn
with marvelous skill and with n
degree of unscrupulousness that le
shocking. Just ns they declared, In the
face of most positive proofs to tho con
trary, that our pork carried with It disease
nnd death, eo they boldly altlrm that corn
bread Is fatal. They cite the hideous illsoare
that In one part of Italy has followed the
oxcesslvo tiso of corn which was itself dis
eased. They might with equal reason decry
the eating of beans bevausc that vegctnblo
has been known to produce Insanity when
it has been the only article of food for
weeks. Tho Gioek Catholics of certain
Islands of the Mediterranean observe Lent
by confining themselves to a bean dietary,
but without nny limit na to quantity. It Is
noted that homicides nmong them arc fright
fully frequent toward tho end of tho Lonten
season because, of tho mental derangement
caused by this diet.
it Is not enough to simply deny that
American cornbread is very unwholcscrao
among workers when fully cooked. It is
not enough to point to its extensive us3
In this country by the rich ns well xs tho
poor. Tho strongest proofs thnt our potk
was not diseased wero published by Prof.
Vlrchow, tho highest German authority
but" neither Germany nor Franco would ro
movo tho ban until diplomacy triumphed
Our agricultural missionaries will find It
worth whllo to do nt every Important Kuro
pean center of population what they are
doing at Paris. The politicians wilt resist
the movement which promises to add so
much to Furopo's dependence on this coun
try nnd to revolutionize tho popular diet.
The enormous Increase of our balance of
trado ngalnst Kurope which would result
from tho expected demand for our enrn li
worth all tho effort thnt may bo required
to gain a permanent foothold for thnt cereal
in foreign markets.
NMILIX; I.IXKS.
Iloston Life: "How awfully dull Kve
must huvo been lu Kdon with no clothes to
wrnr."
"Worse still, no other womun's clothes to
criticise."
Detroit .Journal: "Hlnks' Injury seems to
have resulted In u chronic lameness."
"Yes, tho railway company huvo managed
to get his damage- suit ugulnst them Into
tho supremo court."
Philadelphia North Amorlcuns "I sold
newspupers when 1 was a boy," daclared
the Htut-smnti proudly.
"And now you are selling the public," re
marked mi unsympathetic auditor.
Washington Star: "Sometimes," said
Uncle ICtioii, "when you does n man n fnvor
he never fohglts It. He Jes' laughs at you
de res' o' his life fob bcln' so easy."
Chicago Tribune: "Well, I see," said
I'nelo Allen Sparks", "thu Methodist church
adheres to Its old position, thnt dancing I
not the proper caper."
Chicago Post: "I trust. William," said
tho old gentleman In n kindly tone, "that
you hnve not entered Into this engagement
hnstlly. 1 huvo only met tbo young woman
casually, but I hopo you huvo seen a good
Uenl nf her."
"Oh, yes, Indeed," answered tho young
man enthusiastically. "Why, I've seen
her lu the bull room and on the bnthlni?
bench."
Pittsburg Chronicle: .Mr. Prnn Thero
nro hyphi-nutetl Amerlcnns of muny sorli.
Irish-Americans, Genniin-Amrrlcans und so
on but no Amcrlcun-Amcrlcans.
Mr. Pltl-Klii you nie wrongl Many In
dians havo tuken lands lu severalty and
huvo becomo citizens.
Clevclund Plain Uenler: "I see that a
noston man says thut General Phil Sliorl
dan arrived ut Cedar Creek too lato."
"Well, he seems to have reached there In
nmplo tlmo for tho poet and tho sculptor."
Detroit Journal: They wero rapidly drift
ing apart.
"Don't get hot under the collar," sho was
saying with dellcnto Irony, "or you'll ex
plode that celluloid nhlrt-frot!"
"What!" bo cried. "The shirt-front that
has hnd laid trustingly upon It a head of
hnlr as red as yours? Not In a thousand
years!"
He Inughnd last but they both laurhed
equally far from well.
Somervlllo Journal: Collector Can't you
fix n date now when you will pay this little
bill?
Debtor Impossible, my dear fellow! I
never innko engagements moro than two
years In advance.
Chicago Post: "Do you llko To Havo
anil to Hold?' " she asked.
Flvo minutes later ho was out In the
street alone, wondering why tho dickens
sho hnd said that nnd then got mad be
cuuso ho tried to put his arms around her.
Philadelphia J'ress: "So you'vo got a lit.
tlo baby, now, .Mary?" said tho lady to her
former servant. "It must bo a great pleas
uro to you."
" 'Twould 3)0 a greater one, mn'am, If It
didn't cry so mueh. 'Mo husband can't
stand tho noise of H'
"Too bad! What docs your husband do,
Mary?"
"He's n bollermnkor, ma'am,"
Till: OM SOI.DII2H.
He's crowned out by younger men,
He cannot dig or hoe.
Ho gave his claim to strength and health
In service long ago.
For that unselfish service,
I havo heard tho people sny,
A grateful country grunts to him
A Decoration duy.
Dons ho nsk you fnr nn office
That ho may earn his bread?
You gazo nt blm In wonder
As you wisely shako, your hcud.
Thero nro better politicians,
Who moro neatly work theu wires,
And much moro willing catspnws
And endless better liars.
'Tls truo he Isn't handsome
And ho may bo bent und old;
Hut, too, ho may bo honest,
With a heart ui good ns gold.
Hut understand, he will not,
And you wondering shako your head,
That he looks for recognition
Till ho's safely cold und dead.
His children may bo hungry
And their little font bo bnre,
nut deck them In red, white und bluo
And let tho peoplo stare.
It Isn't rtioy wo euro for
When nil Is donii nnd snld
It's Just tho poor old soldier,
When ho's sufely cold and dead.
Tho' he starve and freezo In passing,
Let him hold his soul In pence,
His day of glory soon will come
And all his trials cease,
Tho' ho, llko ancient Homar,
uuvo noi wnero 10 my nis neon,
llo'll blossom out il hern
In tho city of the dead,
Then rail tho Ilttlo children,
Sweet (lowers let them bring
And summon your harmonious choir,
The hero's praise to slug.
And bid your gifted orators
Melodious tones to raise
Thnt onco u year nld soldiers
May hear a word of praise.
Then to his Ilttlo corner
Lot him humbly creep awny
And hide him In oblivion
Till next Decoration day.
Fnr his claim to recognition
A selfish world rejects
t'ntll tho grave shall take him lu
And cover his defects.
IlKt.I, FA I H MAN PAULSON.
Omaha, Neb.
CASTOR I A
For Infant and Children.
file Kind Yci Have Always Bought
Bears tht
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