THE O-MATIA DAILY UKB: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1000.
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Notary Public.
This Ih Labor Day, so deilieated In
Imnor of muiiuul labor. And no calling
Is moro honorable than Unit of ninniml
labor.
Ono of Uio local democratic clubs has
bad a writer excursion. Hut the novel
i iperlenco will not be emulated by en
i tons democrats.
;i'he difference between Labor Day of
1000 mid the name day four years npo
talks louder and more forcibly than all
the. Labor Day speeches.
Chicago Is promised a vigorous gas
war with cut rates and other Inci
dentals. The gas consumers will pay
for It Just tho same In the long run.
It Is to be hoped the prize lighters
will now subside for a little while at
loast until they lind a now Untie Kldo
rado by grace of sportive legislators.
The local Ilryanlto paper persists In
seeing spooks all over the republican
field, but republicans, cannot tee them
except by tho use of democratic eye
glasses. Omaha Is honored by the selection of
ono of Its residents ns head of the
Pythian sisterhood at their national
convention at Detroit. Omaha bows its
acknowledgments.
Great men are frequently most appre
ciated the further away they get from
home, which may account for the sparse
crowds greeting Mr. Urynn in Omaha
compared with his receptions in Indlnna.
If issuing proclamations and addresses
to the public lusurcd success at the polls
tho prolltle output of the fusion populist
national committee should take the re
sult out of the doubtful column nt once.
Tho democrats In tho Kentucky legis
lature propose to revise tho (loobo! lnw
by toning dAwn Its harsh provisions, but
retaining all the features designed to
Insure democratic ascendancy Irresnee-
tiro of the votes that may bo cast at
tho polls.
Complaints from Paris Indicate that
oil expositions are troubled with damuge
suits and suffer from leaks In tlie man-
rgement. It will take the Paris show
considerably longer to wind up Its bust-
Hess than It did the Transmlsslsslppl
exposition.
Is It not about time for. tho Hrynnlte
organ to begin printing Its array of evl
donee to prove that tho United States
has a secret alliance with Russia. The
proof Is certainly just as conclusive as
the alleged evidence of a secret alllanci
with Great Britain.
Tho steamer State of Nebraska Is ono
of Jhe vessels held In quarantlno against
the Invasion of bubonic plague In the
port of New York. There should be
no suspicion attaching to a ship bear
Ing that name, been use Its namesake
is enjoying the best of health.
And now the substitution of- Adlal
Stevenson In placo of Towno by the
populist national committee is held up
by tho vlco chairman, who Is reputed to
havo been opposed to the substitution, ns
'a sublime examplo of tho renunciation
of partisanship." This is a new name
for selling out a pnrty under the pre
tense of fusion for tho sake of reform
Colonel Ilryan has passed
Omaha ugaln on his wny east
ether speech-making tour, but t
Bands of enthusiastic admirers,
turn up at tho station to speed
throuch
for an
he thou
failed to
on their
hero. On the contrary, only a
of Hrynnltcs took tho trouble
their respects to tho cnndldate
different in 189(1.
handful
to pay
Twas
The latest campaign roorback Is a
ram to tho effect that Secretary Hay
Is to retire from the cnblnet because of
alleged disagreement with the president
ns to the policy to bo pursued In China
The. story Is explicitly denied by those
who would be sure to kuow If there
were any disagreement, but that will not
prevent the Hryuulte press from spread
log the statement.
t$Vt.TlCt VnVlLMt tSTH.MUtXlV
The frenzy Into which the Hryanlti
spokesmen nre working themselves
would really be pitiful If It Were not
merely feigned. Here Is a sample from
the olllclnl populist organ published at
he Nebraska capital, taken from the
dltorlnl page, where It appears under
the caption of "High Treason":
That a portion of the leaders of the re
publican party nrc engaged In tho most
damnable conspiracy that ever disgraced a
nation can no longer be doubted. They nrc
plotting treason and nothing but treason.
No utterances that Vallandlgham ever
mado during the civil war were as treason
Ablo ns eomo of the editorials In the re
publican papers or utterances by some of
their campaign orators. As proof ot this
statement read other parts of this edition of
tho Independent whero thoso editorials and
utterances aro printed verbatim, just as
they were written or spoken, Very many
of tho old founders of tho republican party
firmly believe that a conspiracy has been
entered Into to overthrow this government
and establish a monarchy In its place. These
are tho men who helped to elect Lincoln and
stood by him nil tho tlmo when ho was
making his fight for tho Declaration of In
dependence. Theso republican leaders nre
traitors. They nro conspirators. They are
committing high treason overy day of their
lives, They nro In collusion with the heredi
tary enemy of this country and tho enemy
of all republics. They have made a secret
alllanco'by which tho upholders of monarchy
in tno oi u world shall assist tho bollovor
n that form of government in this country.
bpooks and bugbears! A treasonable
conspiracy to overthrow the republic
and build up a monarchy over a world
wide empire, enslaving Its subjects and
extinguishing the last spark of liberty.
llio persons who utter these ravings
cannot believe them themselves, much
less can they expect sane people to give
credence to such wild nightmares of the
maglnatlon.
For more tlinn thirty years the na
tional government has been under con
trol of the republican party and the re
public has not suffered. It wns carried
by republicans through the crucial test
of secession and rebellion and the union
preserved by tho patriotic response of
the loyal citizens to the call for volun
teers, with whom William McKlnley
fought In the front ranks. The republic
has prospered under republican rule as
It never prospered before and Individual
liberty Is more widely enjoyed and bet
ter safeguarded under the presidency of
William McKlnley than under any of his
predecessors. The only Instances where
the guaranties of the constitution have
been taken away from American citizens
are to be found In tho southern states,
where tho democrats have sought to
rivet r.arty supremacy by negro dl
frnnclilsement In dellance nnd violation
of the constitution.
The denunciation of President McKln
ley and his advisers ns traitors by Mr.
Hryan's organs for upholding the Hag
nnd suppressing Insurrection Is an Insult
to the Intelligence of the American peo
ple. KXVAXS1QX IX TIW SOUTH.
There are a' great ninny democrats in
the south in favor of expansion and
while doubtless most of them will vote
for Mr: Rryan some are outspoken
against lihn. Colonel. Sabin of Ken-
tucky, at one time secretary of the Sil
ver Knights of America and an active
supporter of Ilryan four years ago, Is
now supporting McKlnley. lie stated In
an Interview that he cannot nccept the
antl-expanslon doctrines of the demo
cratic presidential candidate and char
acterized as most unpatriotic the charge
of "Imperialism" made by the demo
cratic pnrty leaders against the repub
lican administration. Another prom
inent Kentucky democrat, Colonel Gen
try, who Is a member of Governor Beck
ham's stuff, is reported ns saying that
Bryan's "paramount Issue" Is not very
acceptable even to the straight-out dem
ocrats of that state and the gold demo
crats will generally support the repub
llcan national ticket.
Tho Memphis Commercial-Appeal is
one of the leading democratic papers of
tho south and It recently said that there
Is no such thing as "imperialism" con
tcinplnted by any party. "Legitimate
and necessary expansion," said, that pa
per, "Is an accomplished fact; talk of
Imperialism Is arrant nonsense and non
sense cannot bo made a paramount Issue
any more than an elephant can be made
an eel by writing on Its trunk, 'This is
an eel.' " Kxpresslons In a similar vein
como from numerous papers In tin
south, somc-of them the most Inlluentlal
in thnt section, showing a widespread
sentiment in favor of expansion.
The southern states that gave Mr.
Bryan their electoral votes four years
ago will undoubtedly do so again tills
year, but It will not be because of his
position regarding so-willed "imperial
ism." It Is not Improbable that on this
question a mnjorlty of tho Intelligent
voters of tho south nro opposed to him.
MissTATixn Tin: facts.
In his speech nt South Bend, ludlnna.
Mr. Bryan repeated, tho misstatement he
made In his notification speech regarding
the standing army. He did not go quite
ns far In misrepresentation ns in the
tlrst Instance, but he implied that the
staudlng army consists of 100,000 men,
or four times the number of tho regu
lar forco In ISO.".
Now, as a matter of fact, the Increase
of tho standing army was not to 100.000,
nor wns it pormunent. Congress au
thorized the Increase of tho regular army
to 05,000 and tho enlistment of :i."i,000
volunteers. The president was given
power to maintain tills army until .Inly
1, 1001, and It Is understood that at that
date next year the army becomes again
about 27,000 men, the volunteers being
mustered out. It must be that .Mr.
Bryan Is familiar with this and If not
he could easily obtain the Information
by communicating with the War depart
ment. Wo do not doubt, however, that
he knows the facts and deliberately
misrepresents In order to Impress the
peoplo with tho idea that the republican
party is seeking to establish 'mili
tarism," ns If that were Visible with
an army of less than one soldier to 1,000
of tho population.
In connection with that statement Mr.
Bryan said that "If we are to havo-lm
perlallsm we, will never hnve u smaller
army than we have now." flan he give
huv assurance mat we suniini nave a
omaller army If his policy of Puillpplue
Hide peiidt ucc under the protection of the
I nlted States should be Adopted? When
we should have given the 1'lllplnos "sta
Me" government and assumed the re
sponsibility of safeguarding It under nny
and all circumstances 'against outside
Interference, Is it not quite possible that
we should llnd It necessary to have a
considerable military force available for
that purpose? There may be some who
have such profound faith In the wisdom
and prudence of the Filipinos as to think
that they would never get Into any
trouble with foreign countries, but we
cannot believe that the number of such
Is large, at least among reflecting men.
Our own Judgment Is that the Philip
pine policy of Mr. Bryan would inevi
tably lead the United States Into the
gravest complications, that his plan of
extending the Monroe doctrine to the
Philippines is full of actual, enormous,
perpetual danger. It Is no answer to this'
to say that doctrine has caused us no
serious trouble In this hemisphere, for
the reason that the conditions are
widely different and, moreover, while the
Furopean powers have tacitly accepted
the Monroe doctrine hs applicable to the
western hemisphere It Is most Improba
ble that they would give it the slightest
recognition In Asia. On the contrary,
It Is entirely reasonable to suppose that
some or nil of them would llnd an early
opportunity to vigorously protest
against It. And In the event of the
United States attempting to enforce the
doctrine there wo should hnvc nil Eu
rope In arms against us.
Mr. Bryan's effort to create a scare
about militarism will have no lnlluence
upon rational, sober-minded people, but
It Is not creditable to him that he seeks
by misstatements to mislead the people.
O.lf.WLt AS HOST.
Compared with the two exposition
years preceding Omaha has been com
paratively without diversions during the
summer months. The advent of Septem
ber, however, with Its musical festival
and Ak-Sar-Ben carnival, should mark
the revival of activity lnv every direction.
September is liere nnd Omaha should
shake off whatever languor may have
enveloped It during the hot days. If our
people will only wake up to the occasion
they can give the autumn of 11100 u
record In the city's annals to correspond
with the characteristic enterprise and
progress of the community.
The object of the attractions prepared
with so much care and labor by the local
organizations of business men, It must
not l)e forgotten, Is to draw to the city
visitors from neighboring towns whose
good will and social and business Inter
course Omaha desires to cultivate, lu
less the out-of-town guests are cordially
received and properly entertained the
whole purpose of the autumn festival
will not be fully achieved. To this end
every man, woman and child In this city
can contribute by co-operating with the
committees to which have been assigned
special departments of the work.
Omaha has a reputation as a hospita
ble host and it must see to it thnt its
reputation Is maintained nnd strength
ened. Governor Shaw of Iowa has the
right Idea about appointments to va
cancies In olilce. He acts on the
theory that the wishes of the people
should be consulted In the distribution
of these favors. As an example, we
have the appointment to the vacancy
on the district bench across the river, In
which the nomination by the republican
convention has been promptly followed
by a cor mission to the nominee to 1111
In the period until after he shall have
had his title endorsed by the ballots
cast In November. This Is certainly
far better than to put some personal
favorite on the bench for a few weeks
simply to invest him with the right to
wear the sign of judge the remainder
of his days.
Colonel Bryan Is still trying to square
his part In procuring tho ratlllcatlon of
tho Paris treaty Incorporating the Philip
pines under the sovereignty of the
United States and his present outcry
against holding the Islands until a stable
form of government Is established as
menacing the republic with imperial
ism. His excuses, however, are so
poorly framed that they do not hide the
Inconsistency. If Bryan was right as he
contends In forcing treaty ratlllcatlon
he Is wrong now In denouncing the re
sults of the treaty and evading respon
sibility for what he himself did.
The Nebraska state fair promises to
1h more successful tills year than for
many seasons past. Should this prom
ise hold out Lincoln will, of course,
claim the credit, because of Its location
nt the capital city, when, ns a matter
of fact, a liberal patrounge would be
due chlelly to the Improved times aud
Increased prosperity brought about
under the administration of President
McKlnley. Lincoln's good fortune lies
In tho rcnnonliiL' of the full there Inst
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at tho time tllopeople have money to
spend.
The census bureau has tluislied an
nounclng the population figures for nil
the largo cities and Is now working on
those of secondary Importance. As the
tables come In It Is seen that the rate
of Increase Is, as usual, lnrger for the
smaller cities. South Omaha, for ex
ample, which had S.000 people In 1S00, Is
expected to show up In the neighborhood
of 'Jit.OOO, or an Increase of more than
JOO per cent. Few cities will be able to
make as gopd a showing.
Uenresentatlves of western railroads.
In session at Glenwood .Sidings, have
taken steps toward the tormatlon or an
other transcontinental passenger asso
elation. Western passenger associations
In the past seem to have had hard luck,
most of them falling apart on the rock
of suspicion that each member Is not
llvlnit un to the terms of the ugpee
meut. Whether a new one will fare
better Is an unsolved problem.
The superintendent of the Beatrice
state Institution might have Hint white
washing report over the signature of
the governor framed as a souvenir of
ills incumbency of the position from
which ho is Just retiring. That docu
ment makes the fusion governor co
responsible for whatever Irregularities
have been uncovered In the manage
ment of the Institution.
Ilnrtl Ono In Aimnrr.
Portland Oregonlun.
This, Indeed, is n hard question. How
can tho alleged alliance with England be
a secret ono If Webster Davis nnd Ilryan
know all about It?
l'luo llrnnit of LCxniiiinloii.
Indianapolis Journal.
Tho manufactures of tho United States
sold abroad last year amounted to about
$335,000,000, of which at least $150,000,000
was paid to American labor. That Is ex
pansion, "A .MUt'rnlilr Shift.
Philadelphia. Record (dcm.i.
Mr. Rryan was dead right when ho fa
vored tho Paris treaty with Spain. What
a pity that ho should bo reduced to the
mlsernblo shift of declaring that ,ho was
Influenced to his right doing by wrong
motives!
lust IIpkIiiiiIiiu, Too,
Olobc-Democrat.
It Is estimated that at tho present time
tho United States prdduccs 25 per cent
of tho world's wheat, CO per cent of Its
cotton and 75 per cent of its corn. And,
comparatively speaking, tho country is
Just getting started.
llrj Hii'n Kliiiiuclnl . Prriulcr.
Minneapolis Journal.
When John P. Altgold was Inducted Into
office of governor of Illinois ho found In
tno state treasury n surplus of fl.0CS.005.
At tho expiration of his term thcro was a
deficit of J2.059.225. Mr. Altgold Is often
mentioned as Mr. Bryan's choice for secre
tary of tho treasury.
Wlirre Reform I .Nuodcd.
Clovclund Plain Dcr.ler.
No doubt tho bench Is lnrselv resnnnslliln
for tho growing disregard for law.
Whether It be the spectacle of distin
guished Judges wrangling over a techni
cality In tho Neely case or of minor Jur
ists nsscssing mere y nominal tinea n Mu
cuses of convicted gamblers and law
making llnuor sellers, the effect In ml.
eulated to diminish respect for both tho
law nnd Its servants.
Don't IIiik dip IJIor).
Now York Tribune.
RllRsIn rntilpa rnnrlni In ir frAnl .-llK
tho claim of having first entered Pckln,
a Contention which nnvernl mlllt.-it-v- lnn,l.
ers, flonerat Chaffee nmong them, must
nafis nnnn hefnrn II l mlmlltrwl n la nr
no great consequence who got in ahead or
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n-niKii ursi yieiucu in ino ainea nr-
lllerv. hilt hnrnltan tin la hlfr tlm Vnpd.n
near must not be allowed to paw over and
muss- up tho facts of history.
.Hlrlklnu IMiiiin of Conl Ilnroiis,
Chicago Chronicle.
The prospect of a strike In the anthracite
coal region Is not pleasant. Aside from the
certainty thnt it will furnish the trust with
an excuse to raise prices there Is every
probability of another Latimer affair If the
foal barons deem It neceisury to shoot a
few miner? "to encourage tho others." The
country Is nauseated at the record of blood
mid starvation In tho Pennsylvania coal
fields and will view the present outlook with
distress and Indignation.
CiiNolIno Wnric Tlinn Wnr,
Philadelphia Ledger. ,
It Is probable that. If the statistics were
gathered nnd compared. It would bo found
that tho gasoline stovn Is moro deadly to
the women of this country than the cam
paign In the Philippines Is to the men In
the army. Scarcely, n day passes without
a record of the burning, seriously and
often fatally? 'of one or more women In
this city nlone'and there Is no reason to
believe that Philadelphia has a monopoly
of such casualties. In most cases the
woman Is tho victim of her own Imprudence,
as sho tries to fill tho stove while tho fire
Is lighted or tries somo experiment with
It which results in an explosion; but this
Circumstance only shows the dangerous
character of thn fluid. It does not seem
to be safe for nny hut nn expert, nnd a
enreful one at that, to handle.
TOO NIC 1 1 I.ICtilSI.ATlOV
(irnri-nl MniMlrrioir Vrntnt giilnnt
IS ' I v- I, ii win n kin is.
Chicago Tribune.
Of the many Important papers read be
fore the American Har association perhaps
tho moBt timely Is the protest n.lnst
ovorleglBlntlon which wns made by Charles
F. MandorRon of Nebraska. Ihe fqrmer
sonator, who has had Ions experience In
lawmaking, voices a frequent subject of
complaint. Ho stated that In 1801) th'nrc
wcro enacted 4,831 gencrnl and !,325 local,
spoclal o'r private Inws, mnklng a total
of 11,159 laws In tho states alone. This
overlcgislatlon, ho snys truthfully, "brings
In Its train the tils of paternalism and
dcad-lcttcr statutes, with disregard and
oven contempt for law." Apparently there
Is no remedy for tho condition and Mr.
Mnnderson docs not suggest ono. Law
making Is a passion with thp frequently
changed legislators who make, the laws.
Tho fault Is with tho public. Sometimes
R Is brought as a reproach against a con
gressman that no general law on tho
stutntc books was originated by him, and,
on tho contrary, as evidence of tho states
manship of a congressman, It Is asserted
thnt ho Is the author of many laws. The
public believes that if n man Is paid to
mako laws ho ought to moke them. They
fall to realize that tho roan who prevents
tho enactment of unnecessary or harmful
legislation Is even more useful than the
man who brings about the ennrtment of
good laws. Perhaps somo clay jiubllo
opinion, will realize this, and then fewer
laws will bo made, but the tlmo seems
far distant.
OCTOPl STKHS I' HO II F.lin.SK.
Sm1li Hoc (lie 'I'll Hi I nn, ItoeUrfellei
Heiv , Wood.
Brooklyn Eagle.
Nebraska has an anti-trust law similar
to that In Ohio and several western states
which forbids- foreign corporations doliiR
business Inho stnto except by complying
with Its anti-monopoly provisions. Tho law
has slumbered for somo time, but there Is
an election ahead and tho attorney general
of tho stnto has como here to compel John
D. nockefollcr to testify as to tho business
of tho Standard Oil company, ns a basis for
proceedings to drlvo that corporation out
of Nebraska. The proceeding Is similar to
that instituted by Attorney General Monnett
In Ohio, which resulted In tho removal of
tho offices of some part of that corporation
from Cleveland here. Monnett was a repub
lican olficlal, but he did not get a renom
Inntlon nnd now he Is out for Ilryan. Hut
the Standard Oil Is still doing business, it
not literally nt tho old stand, still In pre
cisely the old way. Just ns If Mr, Monnett
hnd no existence. Tho possibility that this
Nebraska, prosecution will nffect tjie plans
or operations of the company Is so slight
as to need a microscope for Its discovery.
Meanwhile, tho attorney general hus not
got hold of Mr. Hockcfeller. Ills testimony
fo far Is that of George Hlce,of Ohio, n
stock witness In opposition whenever the
nffalrs of tho Standard Oil nre under Invcs
tlgation. Tho Nebraska pumping outfit
stopped temporarily In Chicago and sum
moned eomo of the officers of the Standard
company. They paid no attention. The at
torney general says that It Mr. Hockefeller
Ignores his summon lie wilt subpoena him
Just like a witness who wasn't a millionaire.
Mr. Rockefeller, to far. says nothing, but
saws wood. The name of tho attorney gen
eral U not Wood, but that IB merely au
Incident.
PROSPERITY for LABOR.
Chicago Inter Ocean
Tho labor organizations of the country
havo furnished the facts upon which tho
following short and simple table Is based.
It shows the ndvance In wages since Orovcr
Clevelnnd left the White House:
Wage Increase
llilcklayers and stoneniasoiu....'.'0 per cent
Itollei makers 25 per cent
Carpenters 15 pur cut
Dlcctrlcal workois , 25 per nt
Muchlul.-)ts 10 per cent
Printers 3D per critt
Itnllroad Inborers 10 per cent
Woodworkers 15 per cent
President Gompers of the American Fed
eration of Labor, 'In his report for 1897.
said: "That terrible period for the wage-
earners of this country, which began In
1S'J3, practically ended with the dauu of
1897." In other words, the "tcrrlhlo period
for tho wage-earners," which began when
Orover Cleveland entered tho White House,
ended four years afterward when he left It.
Mr. Gompers Is n democrat. When ho
put these fncts on record ho was not
thinking of furnishing the republican party
with campaign material. He wns simply
reporting the results of his observations
as tho head of the American Federation
of Labor. They are a sufficient answer to
tho declarations of Ilryan and his asso
ciates thnt prosperity has not reached tho
working clnsses. If they were not, how
STATU PIII2SS CO.MMI3.Vr.
Creto Vldette: Calling Mr. Dietrich a
"lager beer, wooden shoe Dutchman" may
bo considered good argument by fusion pa
pers and it mny mako lots of votes for
Poyntcr, but we doubt It very much,
Clay Center Sun: Tho deposits in the
bankB of Clay county havo multiplied two
and n half times In four yenrs, Taking the
entire state, tho Increase In deposits has
been slightly less. Tills wns shown by re
ports early In tho year, nnd the good work
still goes on.
Iilnlr Pilot: Tho Omaha Hce Is carrying
on a magnificent fight for the republican
party In Nebraska and the work II Is doing
is making Inroads Into the fusion camp.
Its prosperity articles nnd Interviews from
men of wido representation Is more than
calamity can stand up under.
Wayne Herald: Gcorgo Dames, one of
tho leading farmers who resides a few miles
west of Wayne nnd who has been a life-long
democrat, in nn Interview with the writer
Friday denounced tho fusion rcglnio nnd
declares ho will not votn for Hrynn, bnt
will support McKlnley and prosperity. He
furthermore said thnt wo could quote him
none too strongly In his opposition to
Ilryan, r man whom ho believes to be In;
sincere and advocates tho cheap dollar. Mr.
Darnes is a gold democrat.
Seward Reporter:- Republicans of Ne
braska should bo on tho alert. In regard
to the legislative campaign this fall. Two
years ago the republican party obtained con
trol of both houses of the legislature, al
though the fusion state ticket was elected.
This year thero Is a greater prlzo to fight
for, death having robbed tho republicans of
tho fruits of their victory,' and a greater
activity Is consequently nccessnry. The
strongest efforts of the combined opposition
nro being directed townrd tho leglslnture.
Mr. Bryan, while striving for the presidency,
remembers his fate In 189G, and would b
very willing, If tho great prize proves out
of his reach, to nccept as a consolation prlzo
a seat In tho senate of the United States.
It Is oven suspected In some quarters that
ho has no hopo of anything else and will
bend all his energy on the legislature. Tho
necessity is therefore apparent for repub
licans to mako no mistakes In their legisla
tive campaign. All factional feeling should
bo laid aside, tho very best men should bo
nomlnnted In every district nnd every effort
should hfe mndo for their success. Never
wns there so great a reason for republican
success in Nebraska ns this year, when
success means two United Slates senators,
ns well as tho opportunity to give tho stnto
somo needed legislation. Nothing should
causo any republican to feel Jiikcwarm
townrd his party .ticket in this great presl
dontlal year.
PMItSOXAI, I'DIMTKItM.
Tho voice of the roal dealer will soon
bo heard In the land.
Senator Tillman has discovered that h
pitchfork Is of llttlo uso In n snowstorm.
In MV. Croker's opinion a department
store trust would be tho worst Incubus of
them nil.
When tho cznr wishes n supremo test of
Franco's lovo for flussln ho nsks her for a
new loan.
North Carolina Is a state which expects
to elect Mr. Ilryan without the consent of
tho voters.
Dowcy is resting at Narragansott Pier
and realizing how much better It Is to sit
calmly on n shady porch than to go up and
down tho land mnklng campaign spooches.
Taw kino Is tho nanfe of a natlvo king In
New Zealand who edits n little clght-pago
paper, with threo columns to a page,
printed In both tho Kngllsh nnd tho native
tongue, and called tho Pleiades of Seven
Stars. v
Emmctl Dundnck of Honolulu nnd his
father, John Ilundock of Sacramento, Cal.,
uro on tho way 'to England to claim an In
horltnnco of $1,700,000 which they havo
been advised Is nwnttlng them there. Tho
fortune consists of a landed estnto near
London nnd personal property, being tho
Dlcster family estate, originally consisting
of tho farms.
President Kruger. whose hendqunrters
aro now In a rnllwny train, to which ho
takes kindly. In his early life wns a stren
ucus' advocate of tho Doer notion that rall
wnyn were Introduced by tho Kvll Ono.
When first Oom Paul was persuaded to
travel by rail, while on n visit to Capo
Town, ho snt. Illble In hand, and prayed
throughout the Journey thnt ho would not
bo snfhshed to pieces for thus having reck
lessly tempted Providence.
Captain Smedley D. Ilutler, U. S. M. C,
who wns woupded In tho battle at Tien
Tsln, was 19 years old on Juno 30, but ho
has tuken part In three wars, He was a
second lieutenant of marines in tho war
against Spain; was mado a first lieutenant
in tho sorvlco April 8, 1899, and commanded
the marines on board tho Newark. He dis
tinguished himself fighting the guerillas In
the Philippines. He was sent with other
marines against tho Chinese nt Tlcn Tsln
nnd fell there with n wound In his thigh.
He wns promoted to a captaincy n few days
nftcr ho wns wounded.
Tho democrats of Wisconsin havo not
been regardless of thn claims of minor
towns In their nominations this year. Their
candidate for governor, Louis Iluhmrich. is
a resident of Kenosha, a town of less t tin n
10,000 inhabitants, noted for Its factories
of wire mattresses. Tho cundldnte for
lieutenant governor Is from Waushara, tho
cnndldato for state treasurer from Fall
Creek, the candidate for railroad commis
sioner from Antlgo. n lumber town noted
for tho manufacture of barrol hoops, and
tho candidate for superintendent of educa
tion from Heaver Dam. All the present
state officers In Wisconsin are republicans.
Ul-Stnr Combination.
Hultlmnto American.
One trouble about the concert qf Ku
rope Is that nobody wants to play second
fiddle la the orchtjtrt.
ever, the following facts might be used to
reinforce them.
lnrroaso of savings bank deposits
during. Cleveland's llrnt inlniln-
Istr.itlon . . .. VM','--
Harrison's administration lOG.&y-'.ivi
Cleveland's second ndmlnlstru-
Hon 7i,M1,j15
Three years of ..McKlnley .. lC .IW.IM
And It all these things should fall to
convince the popocratlc doubter that pros
perity has been general there would still
be nvnllnblo the stntlstlcs compiled by tho
nonpartisan hoards of trade of the coun
try nnd tho nonpartisan Ilurenu of Agri
culture. Theso figures show that tho total
value of horses, sheep nnd cattlo In the
United States In January. (JS9C. was $1,541,
296,339; lu January, 1000. $2,042,810,813, an
Increase under McKlnley of $501,444,474, or
nearly 33 1-3 per cent. At the boijIo tlmo
tho value- of tho wheat crop was In round
numbers $225,000,00t) in 1S94 nnd $892,000.
000 lu 1S93. Tho value of a crop depends
not nlono on Its size and quality, but also
upon the demand for It nt homo und abroad
nnd tho ofllclnl tables show that In 1834
tho wheat retained for domestic con
sumption was nearly 3.41 bushels per
cnplta, whtlo in 1898 the Amount retained
for domestic consumption was 4,21 bushels
per capita.
These figures, taken at Random, Indicate
how prosperity has spread over nil classes
of American citizens in tho last three years
nrsl wjll show Mr. Ilryan next November
why the plain people of tho United States
do not care for a change.
HITS OK I'OPOCHATIC POLITICS.
Columbus Times: The corn crop Is fast
maturing, There will bo no "calamity"
song In Nebraska this year nnd no "calam
ity" party to sing It nftcr this. year.
Superior Journal: It. D. Sutherland still
wears a largo smile and a Shallenberger
badgo, but thero Is nevertheless a horrlblo
suspicion In democratic circles that ho
has a sting ot Ingratitude concealed some
whero about his person.
Stnnton Picket. The popocratlc boast
of Governor Poynter's supreme honesty.
If thy nre right then "his excollcncy"
must havo been dreadfully tnken In by onn
Dr. Lang when n certain cortlftcato of vin
dication nnd good character was Issued.
Hastings Tribune: Ono ot the thins tt.e
ttiMonlstn cry out against Is national banki
and bankers. This cry comes in advance
of tho nomination. When they meet In
convention to nominate n candldnto for
congress they select a national banker.
Oxford Standard: If A. C. Shallenbcr
gcr's reception speech hero last Thursday
evening was a fair sample of his campaign
talks he will only add to tho largo pllo of
earth on his own political grave. It was
rank, out ot place and Ill-advised. It wns
a disappointment to even thinking popu
lists. Bancroft Dlade: Governor Poynter's ex
pert declares that the ex-superlntcndent
of tho Beatrice asylum Is short $4,000 In
his accounts. This Is only one of many
Instances whero the governor has ap
pointed dlsreputablo hangers-on to Im
portant offices to tho detriment of tho
state.
Kearney Hub: Tho World-Herald's Kear
ney correspondent had a chill Saturday,
caused by tho mid-road populist convention,
and at once concluded that tho affair was a
"frost." Tho truth, however, Is that the
mld-roadcrn made a pretty good Btart and
have got several hundred moro of the same
kind scattered over tho prairies of Buffalo
county.
Wayno Republican: It will be very In
structive ttf hear Senator Allen's explana
tion ot how ho can make his speech In the
United States senate, following tho receipt ot
tho news of the Insurgent nttack on our
forces at Manila In February, 1899, track
with' tho "paramount" of today as declared
by tho Kansas City platform nnd Bryan's
construction of the same. Up to date Allen
has maintained a painful silence.
McCook Tribune: Little by little thp mask
Is being drawn aside and tho democratic
purpose In Nebraska to absorb the populist
party In Nebraska is becoming moro nnd
more evident. Ono of tho cleverest moves
In this well-laid general plan wus the cap
ture of the populist congresslonnl nomina
tion by tfio democratic banker of Alma. Hut
tho capture of tho populist votes of the Fifth
district will be another and more difficult
proposition.
Geneva Signal: If some Fillmore county
farmer should havo reason to nppeal a caso
to tho Nebraska supremo court It would be
seven years before tho caso could be decided.
This situation is cautcd by Governor Poyn
ter's veto of the court commission bill passed
by tho legislature two years ago. Tho court
commiFslnn bad been lu existence a number
of years nnd by Its holp tho supremo court
wns catching up with Its work. Tho bill was
simply to continue the commission In ex
istence. Governor Poyntcr got funny and
vetoed the bill. Tho result Is that it Is now
simply a defeat of Justice to carry a caso to
the supremo court.
Buffalo County Pilot (pop.); Congressman
Sutherland was turned down by tho pap
suckers of tho Fifth district this week nnd
A. C. Shnllenbergcr of Alma nominated in
his stead. The democrats of tho Fifth con
gresslonnl district, have moro than one crime
to answer for in this world nnd wo do not
bellevo thnt tho honest party mon of tho
district will stand Idly by and see such out
rages perpetrated without at least a protest.
Mr, Sutherland has always proven himself
a friend to tho peoplo ho hns to by repre
sented, has over battled right loyally tor
tho principles ot his party and his fuming
down by tho convention can but Insure Mr.
Shallcnbcrger's defeat by about a thousand.
Red Cloud Argus; Why don't somo ot
the "nowBy" reform papers in tho state
tell their readers of tho admirable (7) man
ner in which nearly all tho state Institu
tions under "reform" management nro sav
ing money especially the superintendents,
Tho latest expouuro comes from tho Bea
trice Institute for Fecblo Minded; and
now it appears that Dr. Lang would not
step out nnd mako room for Governor
Poynter's new appointee because tho latter
would not take what cash Lang might
turn over nnd give a receipt In full l,n re
turn. Tho new appointee Is undoubtedly
a lucky man. An expert accountant has
mado a thorough examination of Lang's
books and finds that he Is Indchted to the
stato In tho sum of $3,979.78. A now dic
tionary Is needed in this stato to dcflno tho
word "reform,"
Buffalo County Pilot (pop.): Fusion hns
been a deuth blow to every reform party In
tho history of the nntlon nnd It is but
natural that such should be the result.
When n weaker party attompts to unite wth
a stronger party it Invariably signs Its own
death warrant. Therefore It Is a relief to
see the determined stand tho populists ot
the stuto are'taklng for Independence. We
firmly bellpve that had It not been that the
pnpsuckcrs of the- stato forced thn nomlna
Hon of W. J. Poynter onto the Lincoln con
vention thcro never would have been a Grand
Island convention, hut there are some things
which even populIstH will not swallow, and
this has len one of them. Itcpudlatod 'by
his own party and abhorred by those engi
neering his campaign, W. A. Poynter, for
his own Inherent weakness and duplicity
will have the sublime pleasure of again re
newing his acquaintance with mother na
ture, the babbling brook and waving fields
of coin. Ho has betrayed the trust bestowed
upon him by tho farmers of Nebraska by
the most flagrant favoritism to the most
imping corporation ot the state; be tus
repeatedly repudiated the most solemn In
Junctions of his party, ho has gathered un
der his protecting wing a gang of the most
unscrupulous scoundrels that ever disgraced
the fair linmo of n state. Is It. we ask, any
wonder then thnt the populists of the state
hnvc repudiated him? Is It nhy wonder that
they hnve nt Inst begun to realize Just
whero they stand and hnve nt lafl deter
mined upon Independent action
Ncllgh Leader Most nny old thing seems
to 'suit the populists of this section. Omit
ting the minor olllccs the popullit ticket at
preaent stands us follow; For presi
dent, A Democrat, for vice president. A
Secession Democrat , for govornor. An
Original Democrat; for representative In
congress, A Virginia Democrat; for dls-
trlct Judge, An Uncompromising Demo
crat. And this is the party that a few
yenrs ngo wns denouncing fusion under
any and every circumstance. The one
whose final test for nomination was the
question, "Are you a populist?" The same
that theoretically and viciously kicked
Major Cnrr downstairs becauso ho had the
manhood to refuse to deny his democracy
Times havo changed, and wonderfully, but
in this respect uot for tho better.
Sidney Telegraph: Luclen Stebblns of
North Platte has shied his castor Into
tho congressional raco ot this district and
asks for tho nomination from the middle-of-the-road
populists. Tho convention will
bo hold nt North Plntto nex't Tucsdny and
If the mld-roadcrs nominate Stebblns ono
William Neville, who has become some
what of a chestnut In Nebraska politics,
will havo moro trouble. It is well known
to tho fusion leaders thnt Stebblns would
draw a largo number of vols from Ne
vlllo nnd thorotoro tho statesmen of the
popocratlc party aro very anxious that the
movement recolvo a quietus. There are
many who nro stnylng with tho sinking
fusion craft with but 111 grace and tho
fact Is npparont to tho fusion statesmen
of tho Big Sixth district. In tho mean
time It Is becoming moro evident day by
day that tho upright and modest gentle
mun nominated by tho republicans Is so
far above the material offered by tho fu
sion party that tho conscientious voter
will run no risks, but cast bis ballot for
Judge, M. P. Klnkald.
MAIL. ICING COAL!
Tlio I. nil Mmmroli (o Ascend he
iiironi' of Trndr.
Washington Post.
First, cotton was king; then the ma
jestic fields of tho northwest, fertile for a
dozen feet below their surface, produced
grain enough to feed tho world, nnd wheat
took Its scepter beside cotton. Today we
havo n trinity of royalty. King Coal la
the latest ascendant upon the. throno ot
trade.
As with cotton and whest, this new nnd
great demand for coat benefits thn United
States. England's supply shows signs of
exhaustion,, while labor troubles affect
materially the output of tho already lim
ited supply. To the United States, there
fore, tho coal consumers now turn, nnd
not In vain. Under the brond oxpHnse of
our wonderful country thero He coal beds
of such enormous extant that their deple
tion cannot bo threatened for centuries.
The state of Pennsylvania nlono has lit
erally coal to burn for n porlod which can
not bo computed, and Pennsylvania is
only ono stato In ho union. So far as
coal Is concerned, tho surface of West
Virginia has hardly been scratched. Vir
ginia, In Its southwestern section, contains
Inexhaustible veins of the finest steam-producing
coal In the world. Ohio is blessed
with nn enormous quantity of less valuable
quality, while other states fnrther west have
discovered the black diamonds awaiting the
mere physical fact of mining. Thero Is
conl enough In the United States for the
whole world.- The American output Is
todHy being burned In almost every port,
nnd, if It is not being utilized In English
furnaceB, it is only because the demand has
suddenly developed, nnd not for lack of
supply. It will not be long before Amorl
cun coal is being hurried across tho sea.
Wonderfully blessed is the United States
with its cottou, wheat and coal. The bal
ance of trade, already largely In our favor,
will grow tremendously with tho addition
of this now factor of trade. It will seem
strange, however, for American coal In be
aiding our Kngllsh commercial rivals to
manufacture the nrllclcs with which they
compete with us In the foreign markets.
I.AI'GIII.Vr. JIATTF.II,
Indluiiapolls Journal: "How did the fore
cast mun explain this unprecedented torrld
UCH7" "He snys those sun spots ar melting oft
tho sun nnd nro dropping on to thn earth."
Philadelphia PresH: Mrs. Siibbub Thre
now! Thorp's three sandwiches. I don't
pxpect to see you here again.
Hungry Illgglnc Whut's do matter, lady.
Goin' tor move?
Clovolnnd Plain Denier: "I notlcx that s
bear took possesion of a Canadian back
woods brewery the other day."
"Whnt did tho employes do-qult the
bruin?" ... ...
"No, they rallied nnd rushed the growler.
Puck; Undo Jnbez "Oh, no! everybody
ain't Inugbln' nt Itouben fer buyln' the
green goods, lip wishes pverybody was.
Undo Hlinm-'ilow's that?"
Undo J aber. "Well, his wlfo uln't."
Washington Star: "What kind of a
cllmnto havn you here?"
"It's fine, answered the resident. "Tht
only troublo Is that th weather gets dis
couraged and quits too hooh. The Hummers
nro too short to produce bananas nnd pine
apples and the, winters aren't long enough
to raise polar bears."'
Detroit Free Press: Jones "So you have
been abroad?"
Brown "yos." ....
Jones "I suppose you did the Paris ex
position, of course?"
Brown (hesitating) " ell, no, not ex
actly. It did me."
Chicago Tribune: She "At least you will
credit mo, Mr. Hlxcap, with hsvlng un rye
for benutv."
Ho (desirous of saying something highly
complimentary) "Indeed I do, Miss Clalri.
I don't wonder you Hpend so much of your
time In front of tho looking gluss."
Baltimore American: "Your Honor," sa'ld
tho lawyer, "my client acknowledges that
sho struck thn bookagent with a pleco of
gasplpe, but sho pleads that It was a case
of mistaken Identity."
"How'h that?" asked tho Judge.
"Well, sho thought it was her husband."
HOLD IIHV.YV. TUB "HUG-A-HOO"
I'lnilTF.ll. ,
When old Orover Cleveland aspired to the
Chair
They told us tho monster Protection
Was sapping tho very life-blood of our
homes, ...
And needs must be flogged to subjection.
The dreud of thin monster pervaded tjje
laud
Till all were In doubt nnd dejection
'Twus then there arose in tho midst of his
might
Nebraska's young rcIou
Tho vcrsntllo Bryan
Anil pared his broad breast to the fight.
But somehow Free Trodo only mndo mat
ters worse
Than thoso of the rule that preceded,
Anil peoplo worn worried ns nevor before
To llnd tho rellof that they needed.
'Twos then this brave wnrrlor with
prophetic soul
Cried, "Gold Is tho foe should be
heeded'"
And millions bowed low nnd anointed as
chief
Nebraska's wisp scion
Tho versatlln Bryan
To bad them frnm famine und grief.
Now fnto wns unkind, and thn buttle was
lost.
And under the "vicious" Gold Standard
The grasshopper snnuked to tho loan
agent's desU
And nto up tho "mortgage" and
pondrr'd.
Twus then u new foe to his vision hp
lieured. "Imperialism!" hn thundered,
And people camo trooping nil eagor to hear
Nebraska's brave kplon
Tim versanti) Bryan
Attack this great beast without frur.
ISAAC A, KIUIOIHS.
Leavltt, Neb.