THE OMAHA DAILY TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1900.
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PAiiTiijs i.i;avin(; turn summuu.
I'nrllri InnvliiK Mic cltr for
(lie limine- 111 ii)- Iiiivi- The lire
enl (o (lifiu rcmilnrly 1i
lifitlfyliiK The lire lllllnci
oilier, In iirrsoii or li- 11111II.
Tlir mlilresM i II I lie elinug;cil
often nil ilrnlreil.
Tho Chinese puzzle Is almost ns much
it IUIz.Il' ns over.
That musical festival Is not far off.
Have you enrolled yourself anion;; Its
patrons?
It Is unkind of (Jovernor Koosevelt to
keep the democrats stirred up so this
hot weather.
Tho China bowl lias been slightly
cracked, but the owners may still save
It from utter ruin by promptly stepping
up to tho counter and ctt llnpr.
Several Iowa men are threatened with
stone bruises on tliolr political heels utiles-
Governor Shaw hands out those
senatorial slippers pretty soon.
When Mr. Bryan publishes his next
book on the second lost battle ho will
take care to have It printed by an es
tablishment that is recognized by the
trades union's.
Prosperity figures may have little ef
fect 011 a confirmed popocrat, but the in
dependent voter Is digesting them In a
way that will count against tho calani
Hyltes on election day.
The stato militia Is now mobilized nt
Hastings and lu the event of another
outbreak of hostilities at tho Heatrlce
Mil to Institution could easily be con
veyed to tho scene of trouble.
It Is reported Hint tho noted Indian
chief, Cieronluio, Is about to wed 11
young wlfo with a if lO.OtX) bank account.
This effectually disposes of the story
Hint ho was insane.
General Weaver is again assuring
Hryan that lie is as good as elected. Gen
eral Weaver ran for tho presidency him
self twlco and ho knows what such as
surances are worth.
Now York's ceusus population lins
lieen nnuounced, making It something
over thrco million for tho Greater New
York corporation. Omaha Is still on tho
waiting list, but will be thankful for
fiunller favors.
Now that tho Grand Army of the He
public reunion Is over Governor royntor
ran come out of tho woods and wind up
his llsh line. Tho veterans are likely to
remind him of tho slight when they' get
Into tho election booths.
A round-up of tho traveling men stop
ping nt Omaha hotels over Sunday failed
to disclose any commercial travelers
shouting for Hryan. The Hryan travel
lug men must Sunday lu some other
town.
The fuslonlsts .may force the Grand
Island candidates to sail under tho title
of mld-ronders, but It will require some
thing more than n stato house ruling to
prevent them from spreading over the
entire highway.
Political mechanics are busily nt work
repairing the populist machine In the
basement of tho stato capltol. The mas
ter mechanic reports that It Is carrylug
so heavy a load that the belt slips olT
every time an effort Is made to Mart up.
Tho eonsldenito peoplo of Nebrnskn
will pleaso not ask the secretaries of the
State Hoard of Transportation to order
In any crossings as long as the present
weather continues. Any undue oxer
tlon might Impair the health of the wo
retnrles.
Now flint the fate of the members of
the foreign legations Is known the prize
Oriental prevaricators are practicing ou
tho wliereulKiuts of Ue emperor and em
press downger. If the parties them
selves know "where they urc at" they
should fpcak out.
II7MT SHAU, OVlt VOUCl' 1IM
It Is authoritatively reported from
Washington that tip to this time there
have been 110 exchanges bet wren tl'e
I'nltcd States and the other powers re
garding the steps to be taken to brlna
China to terms for the losses that Have
been Incurred. There has been Infor
mal discussion by the president and
cabinet as to what this government will
do to secure reparation, but the conclu
sions reached are purely tentative and
In no sense definite. It was given out
some days ago, apparently upon oipially
good authority, that tho United States
will demand for every American citizen
killed or maimed by tho Chinese In
demnity sulllcleut to support their fami
lies for tho remainder of their lives.
It was also said that this government
would exact satisfactory assurances
that such a state of affairs as exists lu
China shall not again occur. It Is
probable that China will also be asked
to reimburse the Cnited States for the
cost of military operations there. Such
demands are legitimate and doubtless
would be icadlly acceded to by the Chi
nese government.
In tho circular of .luly ii dellning the
attitude of the I'nltcd States, It was de
clared to be the policy of this govern
ment "to seek it solution which may
bring about permanent safety and pence
to China, preserve Chinese territorial
and administrative entity, protect all
rights guaranteed to friendly powers by
treaty and International law, and safe
guard for tho world the principle of
equal and impartial trade with all parts
of the Chinese empire." It was further
declared that "we adhere to the policy
Initiated by us lu 1S.7. of pence with
tho Chinese nation." This announce
ment of American policy binds the
Cnited States not to lie a party to any
attempt to partition the Chinese empire.
While in the event of such an attempt
being made by other powers It might
not be expedient for this country to
place Itself in active opposition, lift duty
would be to give the attempt no counte
nance or support. There appears to
be, at present, no desire anywhere to
seize Chinese territory, but it cannot bo
confidently predicted that a disposition
to do this will not develop. It should
bo the policy of the United States to
employ all proper and legitimate means
to discourage this.
There is the possible danger of the
United States becoming entangled in
Asiatic politics anil great care may be
necessary to avoid this danger. A
writer lu 0110 of tlu current magazines
says: "Commercially, tho United
States has ti definite policy In Asl.i. that
of the open door, and she will, doubt
less, Join with any powers which
have the same policy so fur ns diplo
matic action within reasonable bounds
Is concerned; politically, neither having
nor desiring any territory upon tho con
tinent of Asia, she must keep entirely
free from the political complications of
the Orient." Plans for overthrowing
the ruling dynasty, or establishing a
protectorate of tho powers over China,
or in any way Interfering with the "ad
ministrative entity" of the empire, the
United States should take no part in.
It may be necessary to keep our sol
diers In Chiuu for n considerable time,
but this will not necessarily Involve us
In Asiatic politics or compel us to enter
into an alliance with any other power.
The plain course of the United States
Is to adhere strictly to the policy already
defined and if Hint be done we shall
effect a settlement with China without
becoming Involved lu any complications
that may nriso between that nation and
the other powers.
AltllAUIXMKXr OF UUYAXISM.
In his very thorough exposition nnd
nunlysls of Hryanlsm, published In Mon
day's lice, that veteran democrat, Dr.
George L. Miller, directed attention to
some things that are too little thought
of by most people, but which ho rightly
regnrds as of primary Importance. lie
stated ono objection he has to Mr. Hryan
as follows: "It Is his continuous ami
unreasonable assaults upon tho estab
lished Institutions of his country, his
unremitting attacks upon the rights of
those who own something and his hos
tility to tho courts and Indirect assaults
upon the constitution and law and order.
A mail who thus panders to the desires
of the vicious, unscrupulous, envious and
Irresponsible members of society Is a
dangerous Individual to place at the
head of our government. Ills utter
ances in public tend to array class
against class and to Inculcate the rev
olutionary spirit among the less for-
tunato of our people."
This Is a perfectly fair statement of
the character of Hryanlsm as embodied
In the Chicago platform and proclaimed
by Mr. Hryan himself during tho past
four years, lu the campalgu of lSDtl his
persistent effort was to create In the
popular mind hostility to capital and to
array class against class. The farmers
and wage-earners were told that they
were being ruthlessly crushed by the
money power, that the gold standard
was 11 conspiracy to oppress nnd ruin
them. Ho arraigned the capitalist as an
enemy of the peoplo and denouueed
manufacturers and other moneyed men
as hostile to labor and to the agricultural
producers. The Chicago platform as
sailed the courts and particularly the
supreme court of the United States and
Mr. Hryan gave to this feature of the
platform ns hearty approval as he gave
to any other feature.
Mr. Hryan believes as fully today In
every doctrine of the Chicago platform
as he did four years ago. Ho Insisted
upon the realllrmatlon of that platform
at Kansas City and lie stands upon It
now ns completely as he did lu ISOtl.
Ills notification address, while dealing
almost entirely with "Imperialism," did
not omit an appeal to class prejudice.
lie declared that "tho contest of 1000
Is a contest between democracy on the
one hand and plutocracy on the other."
and by way of Indicating his real mean
lug worked lu his favorite platitude of
tho "dollar before the man." There has
been no change In the opinion of Mr.
Hryan regarding a single principle or
policy declared In tho Chicago platfoim,
nor has he modified in the slightest do
gree the views ho proclaimed four years
ago.
j We repeat that too little thought Is
given by the people generally to the
features of Hrynnlsni to which Dr.
.Miller referred nnd which he properly
characterizes as of primary Importance.
They are lu their nature essentially
revolutionary and the success of the
party that advocates them would Inev
itably have results Inimical to good gov
ernment and public order.
what is limits h'huxu .inner m
A disposition Is manifested In some
quarters, stimulated apparently by popo
cratle Influences, to question the action
of the republican county committee In
providing for the nomination of county
commissioner at the coming convention
by the delegates from the district which
Is to elect the commissioner rather than
by the delegates from the entire county.
The principle, however, that the peo
ple who are lo elect it public olllcer
should have the determining voice In
nominating him Is sound uml not to be
successfully assailed. If the principle Is
right, there Is no reason why It should
not be recognized now and the precedent
established for the future Irrespective of
what has been done 111 the past. As
well might tho state convention under
take to nominate for this district Its can
didate for congress or Its district Judges
as for the delegations outside of the
commissioner district whose people alone
vote Tor tho olllcer to undertake to Im
pose a nominee upon the district.
Tills principle is precisely what the re
publicans In the country precincts have
for years been contending for nnd they
have been the chief sufferers by reason
of the old practice. Instances are
numerous lu which city delegate have
dictated nominations for commissioner
In districts entirely In the country, with
the result that the candidate has been
repudiated by his own people and
snowed under at the election.
The legality of the cnll ls,uod by the
county committee vesting the nomi
nating of the commissioner In the dele
gates from his district (liuiot be called
In question. This plan Is pursued in
many of the counties of this state and
the certificates of nomination are duly
recognized and accepted. Under the
primary election law county conventions
and primaries are held subject to Its
provisions and the rules adopted by the
regularly constituted authority, which In
this case is tho republican county com
mittee. No lawyer of reputation would
venture lo deny that the committee has
acted fully within its powers and that
a certificate of nomination given to the
choice of a majority of the delegates
from the commissioner district will hold
good against any certlllcnte of nomina
tion that may be given by any other
body or by tho whole convention In con
travention of this provision of the cnll.
The action of the committee, there
fore, will not only stand the test of law,
but also of right. Ami It should have
the approval of every republican, be
cause It puts In operation a principle
which Is right nnd which should have
been observed all the time.
Iteports from Wyoming are most en
couraging to republican success In that
stato at the coming election. Wyoming
has nothing In common with the sllverlto
shoutors. Its sheep Industry has been
built up by the republican protective
policy nnd Its greatest need Is capital to
develop Its resources, which can be se
cured only when business confidence
prevails. Wyoming has prospered more
since the election of McKInley than in
all its previous history and It can show
its appreciation of this prosperity In no
better way than by casting Its electoral
vote for McKlnley's re election.
The gold democrats In this neck of
woods see no reason for going back to
Hryan, but on tho contrary express
themselves ns more opposed than ever
to the vagaries he represents. The gold
democrats Include most of the leaders of
the old democratic party In this state
and their position at tho present time In
opposition to Hryan ought to have a de
cided Influence upon democrats who
want the party, rescued from its pres
ent management.
Tho fortune left by the late Senator
Ingulls Is estimated ut a quarter of a
million dollars. The senator did not ac
cumulate much of this wealth by his
public career, but it is certain that the
saorilleo he made In entering public life
was not entirely unappreciated, although
he might with bis brilliant talents have
ranked much higher UnnnclnMy had his
time and energy been devoted exclu
sively to the promotion of his own per
sonal lutereats.
Hrvan's local organ Is now referring to
the money paid to Spain under tho
Treaty of Paris as "the ifJO.000,000 we
gave to Spain." Ah the Treaty of Paris
wns ratified by tho United States senate
by the votes of popoeratlc senators In-
tlueueed by Mr. Hryan, It any gift wns
made to Snaln the nonocrntlc candidate
for the presidency will have to shoulder
his share of tho responsibility.
The cry is raised that Roosevelt Is
heaping more Insults on the Hrynnltes;
that he not only Insulted tho Hrynnltes
In his St. Paul speech, but that ho Is
adding Insiilt to It from day to day. The
ease with which the Hrynnltes are In
sulted recalls tho saying about It being
the woman who winks who usually suf
fers insult.
Nebraska's national guard will disport
Itself this week In encampment at Hast
ings. If there should be any call for Its
services, the now national guard would
bo as prompt in responding as was the
old guard at the outbreak of the war
with Spain.
Colorado reports an unexampled tour
ist business this year. People' do not
feel able to make excursions to the
mountains when burdened with hard
times, so that the travel to Colorado Is
another testimonial to republican pros
perlty.
i:linithlnli In lii)iiiipniiK,
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The question of "government by Injunc
tlon" Is enlarging itself beyond tho limits
of financial and Industrial dlspu'c?, When
11 Chicago candidate has been enjoined
against campaigning and a Cleveland lover
has been forbidden by tho Eame formally
to woo the damsel toward whom his affec
tlons have turned, the extension of that
means of equitable regulation takes a wide
scope.
Ilem-nts of (lu- Airiilit-iitnu.
Globe Democrat.
Another sln that Spain Is waking up is
Its heavy purchases of machinery In the
United Slates.
CiioiikIi nml to Sparc.
Minneapolis Journal.
Tho Iowa democracy adopted ft wordy pint
form nt Its stato convention, but snld not a
word about silver. The Iowa democratic
leaders nro bright boys. They can tell when
they have had enough.
Four Yrnrs Ako nnd nv,
Detroit Journal.
Secretary dago uunounces that we have
plenty of gold and can easily spare any
reasonnblo amount that Europe may necJ
In its business. Four years ago wo were
begging for gold.
iHstiii-)- it-pciitiiiK ii-eir.
Kansas City Star.
The democrats who aro now eulogizing
Abraham Lincoln and nrc pointing to him
11s a reproof to President McKInley, called
him somo very hard names in the early '60s
nnd accused him of a desire, to establish a
military despotism In the United States. The
antl-luiperlallsts who nro now raging
against expansion hiid militarism will, In
thirty years from now, think no more about
pulling down tho flag In tho Philippines
than tho democrats who opposed tho civil
war would now think of proposing another
rebellion.
Iln r Iter's Prlur Mrdnl.
Philadelphia ftecord.
It Is gratifying to learn that Wharton
Darker will not havo to resign his tltto ns
Knight of St. Stanislaus In order to eerve
as president of tho United States. This
high order was conferred on him by Alex
nndor II of Russia, for services to the czar
In connection with tho building of four
cruisers by tho Cramps more than thirty
years ngo. As Mr. Ilarker was not an
ofllclnl of this government It required no
act of congrcsB to cnablo him to accept the
honor. Tho order Is of conspicuous rarity
nnd would servo to glvo double distinction
to Its bearer if ho should occupy tho presi
dential oflke.
Pru-crll- In lirnsln.
Indlannpolls Journal.
The reports from Nebraska show that ft
Is ono of tho most prosperous states ln'tho
union. Tho fnrmers were never In so good
shape. The merchants of threo leading
cities report nn Increase of from 40 to 100
per cent In their business the past threo
yenrs. Tho Union Pacific railway has sold
moro land during tho past two years
than during tho preceding fifteen. Tho
populist head of tho banking bonrd reports
that tho doposlts In stato and private banks
havo lucreased $3,000,000 tho past two
years, whllo loans havo fallen off $2,000,000.
Tho deposits of tho national banks In
creased $1,000,000 from April to August.
In other words, Nebraska Is altogthcr too
prosperous to bo safo for Mr. Bryan.
Iliirnl 1'rrr Delivery.
Boston Transcript.
Undo Sam Is putting pennies nnd goort
times In the way of tho country girl now
adays In tho localities whero he Is estab
lishing freo delivery. Tho girl who has a
fair education nnd who knows how to drhe
ft horse has nn opening countrywnrd now for
tho utilization of her knowledgo besides that
of becoming a schoolma'am. Naturally she
likes it In this weather, and clear up to
Christmas, perhaps, sho will find nothing at
which to complain In tho way of severu
storms, but they will corao after that tlmo
for two or thrco months and, even If not too
much for her, make things unpleasant tot
her. All of which, however, nny Now
England maiden is capable of taking Into
account before making application for tho
position of rural mall carrier.
TIIU CAI'TfllK OF I'UICIX.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: The occupation
of Pekln Is a great historical event. It
marks tho beginning of a new epoch In tho
world's affairs In relation to tho oldest and
most populous of natloas.
Chicago Chronicle: Now tbnt tho nlllcs are
in Pokin tho Chinese will bo glad to talk
tho matter over for an indefluito period.
Tho diplomacy of tho heathen Chinese Is
much more dreadful than his armies.
Indianapolis News: So far, this government
has dono its duty fully. Wo were repre
sented in tho relieving column, and our sol
diers fought, as they nlwnys do, with tho
greatest bravery. We do not eupposo that
there aro really any American citizens who
regret tho participation of American troopj
In this great work. Wo can all congratulato
ourselves on tho brilliant showing made.
Chicago Nows: Gcnoral Chaffen li.-ul nrrlnra
not to stop hostilities until tho legations
wero rescued nnd ho teems to havo oboyed
them to tho lettor. Ono renort rnivn thn
American troops led tho way Into Pckln.
Jiau anyono in 1M7 ventured to predict that
beforo tho closo of tho centurv Amoriran
troops would enter Manila nnd Pekln he
woum navo been regarded as a dreamer or
a crank. Yet history has now recorded
the tact.
Loulsvlllo Courier-Journal! ah Kntm.
Jeered at tho United States as "suckers" for
acting ou tho theory that tho legatlonors
In Pekln wcro alive until it should bo proved
that they wero dead. If tho United Stnl,.-.
had accepted tho European view tho powers,
Instead of rejoicing today over tho rescuo
of tho legatlonors, would bo leisurely pre
paring that expedition to march on Pekln
somo tlmo next month for tho purposo of
punishing the Chinese for exterminating Mm
legatloncrs.
Chicago Tribune? When tho full details of
the rescuo reach tho nubile tho Amprlcnn
I coplo will have every reuson for justifiable
pricia in tha pnrt their own country ams
countrymen have played In this unlquo and
dramatic episode. Tho courageous nnd
manly tono of Minister Conger's messages,
tho bravery of American soldiers and ma
rines in China, and tho unflinching and
ata'esmanllko policy pursued by President
McKlnley's administration from first to
last nil nro highly creditable to tho United
States.
Daltlmoro American: Tho futuro of China
Is an enigma. Wo can only see our own part
in it, which Is to collect an Indemnity for
tho loss of American llfo and property, and
then retlro from tho scene of actlvo opera
tions. That Russia, England, Germany and
Franco will strlvo against each other to ac
quire Chlneso territory Is hardly to bo
doubted. They aro nations of direct Im
perialistic tendencies, seeking to grow by
conquest, and now that ihn r-.inimi nt ciiin,,
Is In their possession wo may confidently
expect 10 eco them parceling out tho Chi
nese emplro among themselves. Ihit before
this Is dono wo may nlso expect to see moro
war.
Philadelphia Record: Tho history of con
quest of alien peoples by European nutlons
affords no warrant for tho belief that any
foreign power, Imbued with Ideas of mod
ern civilization, could find political or com
mercial advantage in exercising nominal
dominion over vast nrens of tho Chinese
empire. Such an undertaking would bo nn
experiment unprecedented In tho world's nn
nals and fraught with gravo responsibilities
and posslblo dangers. Tho Chinese could
not bo exterminated, llko African tribes or
American aborigine, nor rouiri Mipv , i
against ca-h other In tribal antagonisms,
like tho hordej of India Pc-unury not
territorial, Indemnify would be u wlso choice
at thin Juncturo on the part of tbo powers.
BOGY of MILITARISM
Chicago Tribune.
The strength of tho standing army of the
United States when l'rrslilitnt .lnfYi-rmiM
sent his first mesRHco to rnisrom In De
cember. 1S01, was f.O.H. or ono soldier to
each 1,310 of tho population of the country.
uignt years later, nt the beginning of
President Mndl-nn'a mltnlnUtrntlnn Mm
army had Increased to 6.831, or one to 1.0 It
of tho population. In 1S20. under President
Monroe, the nrmv rnnstnti-H nt s mr nftipnr.-
nnd men of nil ranks, or ono to l.tOS of
tho population. In fSfO, toward tho close
of President Van llureu's term, nn nrmy of
iu.SiO was in the proportion of ono to 1,605
of tho population. On April 1, lS'JS, the
strength of tho nrmy wns 28,183. Assum
ing nt that dato a nonulatlon nf 70.oon.noo.
tho army nt the command of President Me-
lumoy ni me outbrenk of the war with
Spain wns In proportion to tho population
ns ono is to 2.fS3, or relatively less thau
one-half as largo as tho army on n peace
footing during tho administrations of
Thomas Jefferson. James
Jnmes Monroe, which covered tho first
quarter of tho centurv.
Tho army wns Incrensed In
of tho war of 1S12 and numhpi-p.l as tc
In September, 1SH, which wns one to every I
1'20 of tho population. On August 1, 1S9S,
nt tho close of tho wnr with Spain, for
which n volunteer army of 216.020 was
ensny raised, tho total strength of the
regular nrmy was CS.USS, or In the pro
portion of 0110 to 1,200 of tho population!
of tho country, or proportionally less than'
ouc-flfth ns largo as tho nrmy under tho
MR. BRYAN'S HONESTY
Boston Transcript.
A familiar and favorlto complaint of tho
friends of tho democratic candldato for
president Is thnt ho is not fairly Judged In
tho east. Persons whoso cntlro substance
Is threatened by a public enemy nro not
likely to Invest him with a halo. Hut wo
bellovo eastern peoplo menn to bo Impar
tial in their Judgment of Mr. Hryan nnd It
Is entirely possible that their verdict Is
moro nearly correct than that 'of those to
whom ho Is personally well known. It Is
cheerfully admitted that Mr. Hryan pos
sesses eminent qualities of political
leadership, that ho Is a man of much In
telligence, that he Is u master of oratory
anil that his Is n singularly pure and at
tractive personality. Theso excellent qual
ities, however, In 11 person who advocates
fallacious and ruinous doctrines mako him
all tho moro menacing nnd dangerous to
the public. Tho rock upon which tho care
ful students of Mr. Bryan nnd his idolnters
spilt Is tho question of his honesty.
Ono often hears tho assertion that Mr.
Uryun Is 11 thoroughly honest man. Let us
see. In what does honesty consist? If
simply in regard to tho mine nnd thine, he
fills tho measure. Ho will not consciously
steal or Ho. Hut may not the conception
of honesty bo broader and moro funda
mental? Without Indulging in nn analysis
of tho word, may wo not ascribe houesty
to tho public man who pins his faith to
Ideas and principles, and who allows no
temporary eclipse or fear of defeat to drive
him from their championing? On the other
hand Is not ho dishonest who shifts his
tenets rapidly in accordanco with the po
litical barometric signs and whose Issues
are framed with an eyo Blnglo to tho win
ning of an election? Wo think that Is a
fair test. To which class does n glnnco at
Mr. Bryan's enreer Bhow him to belong?
Mr. Bryan hgs llgured prominently In
four campaign-, excluding that of 189S,
when ho was not ou tho hustings, in the
first one, thnt of 1890, his "paramount"
IS8U0 was freo trade. Why? Because there
wns a popular revolt ngainst tho McKInley
bill and his opponent was n congressman
who voted for that measure No mention
of free silver In 1890. Two years later Mr.
Bryan was a candldato for ro-olcctlon, but
In 11 new district. Then ho had two Issues
free trade nnd free silver. Why was the
latter introduced? Is it not 11 singular
coincidence that .Mr. Bryan should have
tnken up this now tssuo nt tho very thno
when It was evident that unless he should
receive populist support ho must fall? In
other words, docs ft not seem plain that
he preached free silver to gain tho popu
lists nnd freo trndo to hold tho democrats?
There was no compulsion laid on him to
advocate flat money. Ho had not been nom
inated by tho populists, and both tho demo
cratic naClonal and stato conventions of
that year, 1892, wcro for sound money
with sound money candidates. Ho must
have added fC to 1 to his para
mount repertory for its vote-winning j
features; that's nil. But Mr. Bryan's)
ri:iiso.w roivrmis.
For a man born nt a place known ns Pov
erty Hill Mr. Huntington did very well.
This American gold that Is going to Eng
land Is not expatriating Itself; It Is merely
making .1 flying visit.
President Kruger does not seem to havo
thought of asking John Bull not to hit a
man when ho Is down.
Collls P. Hunt'ngton was an excellent ex
emplar of tho "strenuous llfo" of which wo
hear so much Just now.
Tho republicans of Kansas and Missouri
havo engaged William McKInley of Union
vlllc, Mo., as a campaign speaker.
The government of Queensland, Australia,
has engaged Dr. Maxwell, tho famous sugar
export of Honolulu, for five years nt a sal
ary of $20,000 a year.
Truth, Mr. Labouchcro's paper, sees no
harm In borrowing monoy from Amerlcnns
if tho rates of Interest nro right nnd tho
Americans are willing to take tho chances.
Tho French balloon races enmo to an end
when the leaders found that they wero
llkoly to bo carried out to sea, their bal
loons not being designed with rubbers and
oars.
Governor Rooirevelt, though In no danger
of losing his voice, ns nt first reported, takes
n great denl of care of It when speaking, and.
nn antiseptic sprayer Is always In his lug
gago when traveling.
Captious critics frequently question tho
valuo of expert evidence. But the experts
entertain no doubt on that point. Tho chem
ical expert In tho Mollneux trial wants
1,800 for threo days' scrvlco as a witness,
jc.000 for chemical demonstrations and $18,
000 for certain demonstrations with poisons.
Admiral Georgo C. Remcy, in commnnd
of the Asiatic squadron, Is a native of Bur
lington, la., and n few days ago he contrib
uted $300 to the Institute college In that
city, of which ho is a graduate and which
was recently affiliated with tho University
of Chicago. Burlington was tbo home of
other noted men, whom It has honored.
General John M. Corse, who was shot to
pieces In defending Allatoona Pam nnd was
the hero of the Moody and Sankey song,
"Hold the Fort," was a Burlington boy and
his fellow townsmen havo erected an eques
trian etatue In his honor In Crapo park.
The lato General Fltz-Henry Warren was a
noted flguro In Burlington's early history
and wati tho first assistant postmaster gen
eral under the Fillmore administration.
Tho tamo position was held by Frank Hat
ton, who camo from Mount Tleasant and
was editor of tho Burlington Hawkeyo for
spvval years Burlington was the first
capital of Iowa territory Il're too, nvpd
the rrlglnaU nf eomn rf Frnimore Caoper 1
chara ter and the stone home Cm' was
way station on the underground railway In
slavery dnya la still itandlns,
command of President Monroo In 1S1I.
The conclusion of peace with Spain brought
with It serious responsibilities which Jus
tified a recommendation for nn tncrcuso
In the permanent strength of the nrmy
and subsequent events, particularly In
China, have abundantly demonstrated the
wisdom of tho action taken thereon by
congress.
An nrmy of 100,000 represents one sol
dier to 730 of the population of the United
States. On a peace tooting Great llrltnln,
which has relatively tho smallest stana
Ing nrmy of all the other great powers
of tho world, has 11 Tommy Atkins to
every 173 of tho population, while Ger
many has nn armed soldier to every
eighty-eight Inhabitants nnd the republic
of Franco ono to every sixty-eight. Europe,
which is smaller in area than the United
States, Including Alaska, maintains moro
than 3.000.000 men In arms in times of
peaco nnd, Including the reserves, has
more than 20.000,000 trnlned soldiers avail
ublo In case of war. Tho American army Is
not only scattered over n homo territory
larger than all Europe, but at the pres
ent Juncturo the regiments under the walls
of Pckln nre separated from tho garrisons
In Porto Ktco by one-half tho circumfer
ence of tho globe. The bogy of militar
ism, which un army of 100.000 has evolved
In tho minds of somo timid souls wh
profess to bellevo thnt It Is fraught with
danger to the republic and the perpetuity
of freo Institutions, will nevertheless fall
to affright the citizen who considers the
facts .In tho case.
friends may nsscrt that ho had Just be
como convinced of tho evils of tho gold
standard. Why. then, did he not indulge In
tho pathetic heroics of 1S36 nnd desert his
party whon It de:lared for sound money ?
On tho contrary. Is It not true that ho took
no part lu national convention politics, not
oven attending the convention, becauso he
wlnhod rc-clectlou to congress and tho voire
of tho nutlonnl party was of no consequence
to him? This Is nn Illustration of that Im
mortal courage nnd dauntless devotion to
principle with which tho Ncbraskan is so
highly endowed by his worshlpeis.
.How wns It in 1891? flo saw ho could not
bo elected to congress nnd so began n sil
ver, pro-fusion campaign for the senate
which was most embarrassing to him. A n
member of tho ways nnd means committee
which framed tho Wilson bill ho was com
pelled to rctnln the tariff as an lesue In a
half-hearted sort of way, although silver
wai much dearer to him. He tried tho ludi
crous feat of showing how tho Wilson law
was helping tho country nnd how the gold
standard was ruining It. Tho result of such
Quixotic procedure could not have been othe
than what followed complete dUcomllturc
In debato and overwhelming defeat nt 'the
election.
His lesson of 1894 was not lost on Mr.
Bryan In 1896. Then, unlike many sincere
tariff reformers, ho felt that the Wllfon bill
had been condemned by tho people and hnd
no vote-controlling power. So one of the
twin "paramounts" of 1892 and 1894 disap
peared and only tho popullstlc one rema'ntvl.
It wns tho only hope of tho Brynnltes, for
It hnd never been tried. Tho practical test
ing of populist doctrines Is invariably their
condemnation.
Does anyono pretend that Mr. Bryan did
not fling uway tho larllf Issue bccauic he
bolleved to could not win with it? In
1S9S did he not advocate the ratification o.
tho peaco treaty because ho felt the effect
upon his parly of Its defeating that treaty r
And In 1900 docs he not press Imperialism
to tho foro because tho silver Issue Is not
politically potent, although he Insisted on i-.
declaration for It In the platform to hold
tho populists and to gratify a, lo him, novtt
craving for tho nppeurancc, at least, of
consistency? Was not the cause of the low
tat Iff ns "holy" nnd "In tho Interest of hu
manity" in 1890 nnd In 1892 ns was that or
silver in 1890 nnd ts that of "the republic''
today? Did be not exhaust tho samo fervid
eloquence on each of these topics and suc
cessively predict the collapse of the nation
If tho cause then agitated wcro lost?
Tho nbovo record cannot belong to nn
honest man. ft may bo pleaded that be
has conscientiously made these "lightning
changes" of issues and that he has b;en
led unconsciously to choose arguments best
assured to win votes. Tho only reply to this
plea Is the sturdy ono thnt a man who hn-
such an untrustworthy conscience or Is so
capablo of self-deception Is unlit to be con
sidered for the position of chief magistrate
of this great nation.
FLSIO.V SH.VVrOKIAI, AM IIITlO.Vo.
McCook Tribune: Colonel Hltchrock of
tbo Omaha World-Herald modestly an
nounces his candidacy for Senator Thurs
ton's toga. It wouldn't lit him If he got It
but ho won't get it.
Greeley Citizen: The fuslonlsts in this
stato tiro looking forward to tho election
of Hon. W. If. Thompson ns a colleague
of Senator Allen. Mr. Thompson has been
a faithful worker in tho cause and is nn
ablo man nud will bo a credit to tho state.
With Allen and Thompson in tho senate
her Interests will bo protected In every
way.
Crawford Gazetto: Gilbert M. Hitchcock,
editor of tho Omaha World-Herald, has an
nounced himself as a democratic candidate
for tho United States senatorshlp. Mr.
Hitchcock, profiting by past bitter ex
perience, will don a substantial suit of
sheet iron underclothes and thus protect
himself from tho torment of tho "sting of
Ingratitude."
Hastings Tribune: Gilbert M. Hitchcock,
editor of tho World-Hcrnld, publicly an
nounced himself as a democratic candidate
for United States senator from Nebraka.
With Hrynn defeated as a presidential can
dldato ho will become tho South Platte
democratic candldato for United States
senator. Where do tho populists and sli
ver republcans como In?
North Platto Trlbuno: Bertie Hitchcock
of tho World-Herald still hos a strong
Itching to represent Nebraska In the
United States senato and this week makes
tho announcement through his fakery that
ho will bo a candldato to succeed Thurston.
Bertie, ns a United States senator, would
bo ralher light weight, unless he could get
Metcalfe to wrlto nil his speeches.
Falls City Journal: Berdle, the dudo edi
tor of tho "World-Herald, formally launches
his boom for United States senator to suc
ceed Scuator Thurston. What Is tho uso,
Mr. Hitchcock, this plum has already been
promised Bryan after election, ns ho will
bo out of a Job nnd ho must bo taken care
of somo way. Another sting of Ingratitude
Is In store for tho World-Herald. Bryan
must havo whatever his nppctlto craves.
Beatrice Express- It Is rather early In the
gamo for senatorial candidates to announce
themselves, but G. M. Hitchcock, editor of
tho Omaha World-Herald. Is convinced that
tho early bird catches the worm, nnd ho In
forms tho common people, by means of a
card, that ho will be a democratic candidate
for tho high and responsible office to bo va
cated by Senator Thurston. Having thus
made his position clear he returns with ro
newcil vigor to the great work of educating
tho maasc. If he has a good opportunity
lo tradn his senatorial chances for a Jack,
knife, or a sting of Ingratitude, or any old
thins, be timid tako advantage o( it, for
Nebraska won't send rop or democratic sen
ators to Washington this winter. The te
publicans will In nil human probability h.' -o
a Inrge, warm majority In the Icglslntu 1
Fremont Tribune: O. M. Hltelu-oi 1.
Issued a card In which he informs his
frleuds he is a cnndld.to for United States
senator In case the fuslonlsts secure con
trol of the legislature. Ho kindly and gen
erously nnnounces he Is ready to accord
tha populists ono senator and tho demo
crats will fnke tho other. This makes It
pretty certain for Senator Allen, but It Is
posslblo Mr. Hitchcock will havo to fight
It out with W. J. Hryan and W. II. Thomp
son. Ho knows what It Is to bo stung by
Ingratitude nnd ho will bo prepared In a
measure for tho worst that may happen.
Pnpllllon Times: In a manly manner Gil
bert M. Hitchcock announces to the fusion
forces of the state thnt ho will be n candi
date for United States senator in case tha
democrats und populists shall win the leg
Islnture. It Is conceded by nil fuslonlsts
that If wo win the leglslaturo one senatorial
seat will bo given to the populists and one
to the democrats, nnd eastern Nebraska leg
islators will doubtlesi bo unanimous for Mr.
Hitchcock. In the western part of the stato
W. H. Thompson will be the democratic fa
vorite. Either would make a model tenator.
Thompson's popularity Is due to his long
nnd earnest perfonal efforts for his party.
Hitchcock's friends swear by him because
of tho splendid efforts of hU great news
paper in behalf of tho fusion cattre. In
Douglas county tho twelve legislators will
bo Instructed for Mr. Hitchcock, nnd there
Is such n unanimity of feeling In his fnvor
that for the first time in many years the
fuslonlsts confidently expect to elect n solid
fusion legislative delegation In that county.
If this can bo accomplished it will prac
tically rc!tle the democratic end of the sen
ntorlnl fight In Mr. Hitchcock's favor. We
bellevo It enn be accomplished. Our legls
Intlvo ticket In Douglas will represent nil
fusion factions, nnd will be made up of the
best material at hand. It Is truo theie are
factional differences In the fusion ranks In
Omnha. but they will bo harmonized nn con
vention dny, and Omaha will prctent a leg
Iflatlvo ticket such as will win tho respect
an 1 votes of the people.
I.AII.'IIIMi (i.s.
Indianapolis Journal: "Did the boss have
11 good vacation trip?"
"1 guess so. I lo must have spent nn
awful lot of money, for since he camrt
home he's taken 11 whack at everv salary
on the place."
Cleveland Plain Deuler: "Do von per
mit hunday base ball In your town?"
"Snntlav huso bull! Well, 1 guess not!
wo wouldn't pprmlt anything that might
draw our attention from Sunday golf."
Detroit Journal' "Will von meet m
lir-re ut 4 o'clock?" asked the office eat.
'I don't think I can," replied Mm clock.
"How about bnlr past it. then?"
"Oh. I 1 an make that, hands down."
('h'i-ngn Tribune: The eminent statef
iiihii nus talking his speech Into a phono
itrii.b "That's a new Idea." said one of the bv
Htunders. "Whv does he stop everv few
minutes and Nccm to wait for something?"
"II" - ii-ip-'.-" or tbc npplajse," sa:d
tho other bystander.
Philadelphia Press: C5inphter-ll.ing It:
I left my pockcthook homo and I haven t
a pennr In my clothes. Sny. lend me a
liver, will you? I'll return It tomnrrov.
Phoxy I'll do better. Here's nickel;
you can go home and get your pocket
book. Detroit Journal: Ah. mo!
Yesterday my husband exclnlmcd. "Par
bleu!" at golf.
This evening he has Just exclaimed
'Hoot, mon!" nt my fete champrtre.
How humiliating to be married to Mich 11
clod of a man. with no soul, none of the
liner sensibilities.
Chicago Pori: "I wonder why she nrcfer.i
the mountains to the Henshore," he re
mnrked thoiiKhtfully.
Ills Bister looked at film pityingly.
"If you ever nw her In a bathing suit
you would understand." she said.
Detroit Free 1'rosn: Daughter Papa,
what did l.lszt rompot-e?
Father (groping) I don't know unless It
was "l.l-zten to the Mocking Hlrd." The
niimo kinder snttndM like It might bo his.
chlcigo Post! "I can't do that work
now." be averted.
"Why not?" (dm ahked.
"It'n too hot." he answered.
"Oh. well " slip laid, "toward evening It
will bo c-ooli-r.
"True." he udinllted. "but then I will
want to enjoy Die coolness. You wouldn't
deprive me of that pleasure, would you?"
Detroit Journal: The youth lb beside
himself with Jo;-.
"Don't tell me thirteen Is nn unlucky
number!" he cried. "After refusing mo
twelve (Imc. my darling, upon my thir
teenth proponnt, lias Just accepted me!"
For ourselves, we have been married sev
eral yearn. We think bis recovery very
Hhallow and Inadequate. But we say noth
ing. aim'kai, to tiii: (s::.ti.kii si:.x.
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Because yon cannot
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When you are scmewhsl
Thickly clad:
But If you
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Words fall to tell
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