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Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me this Slat day of August, A. D. 1?"0. M. D. HUNGATK. Notary Public. Weather forecast for Nehraska Watch for a Roosevelt cyclone the first week In Gctoher. An Iniponotrablo armor for war ves sels Is announced. Another bullet-proof coat should como next. Pes Moines deserves congratulation on Its census exhibit, which keeps it In the front of Town cities. Count Wnldersee evidently has hopes that ho may yet get Inside the Roal lines on the Chinese foot ball scrim mage. Omaha's zoo Is to have a contribution from Yellowstone park. Small favors thankfully received, even if encased In crlzzly bear skins. The war in South Africa may be near its end, but it has lasted Ion? enough to take the Hritlsh bump of self-supremacy down several pegs. America is always equal to the emer gency. That is again the lesson of the prompt and liberal response to the call for aid for Galveston's flood victims. No one thing would rulse Nebraska In the business world so much as elec tion returns placing Its electoral vote once more In the republican column. Those Paris exposition side shows must be pretty near the limit If they have succeeded In shocking the moral sensi bilities of the Parisian authorities themselves. Tho Postofllce department has ar ranged to establish an army mail service in China for tho benellt of tho American troops there. The mall carrier must fol low tho musket. Republican clubs are forming In al most every village and town In Ne braska. What better evidence could be for the forthcoming of the intense in terest of republicans in the campaign for the redemption of Nebraska from popoeratle misrule? Tho rutted States has carried off hon ors once again In the International cy cling contest iu France, competing with representatives of nil Kuropeau coun tries. America holds Its own iu com petition with the world In every de partment of human activity and prog ress. The democratic local committees have reduced the number of signatures re quired on primary petitions from lifty, as specitled In the law, to fifteen, under their arbitrary ruling. "What is the mat ter? Are there not enough registered democrats In the varlors wards to fur nish the number required by law? Mayor .loues of Toledo may cast his vote against McKlnley. but that does not menu that ho will be able to throw nil the votes which he has polled for himself In the same direction. The votes Jones has received In his various candi dacles have beeu secured largely be cause he has claimed to be n republican Rryan has not yet explained how the Declaration of Independence covers the forcible disfranchisement of the negro In the south and nt the same time do mauds the consent of the governed In tho Philippines. it is h great deal easier to talk about the menace of an emperor that can be conjured up only by the unlimited stretch of an elastic Imagination. A prosperity pointer of no little force comes from Mr. Uryau's homo town In the news that tho work of street paving has had to be Interrupted there because of Inability of the contractors to secure the necessary laborers. Four years ago no such dilemma confronted them; not only were there plenty of men looking for employment at I.I11 coin while discussing politics on the street corners, but no street improve meats were In progress. unr.ix o.v tui st. Mr. Hryan talked 011 tnwts tit St Iuls Saturday. Ills speech had been carefully prepared and was read from manuscript, but It contained little that he had not previously said on this sub ject and nothing to show that his plan of dealing with the trusts Is either ju dicious 'or practicable. Being it free trader. Mr. Hryan Is of course In favor of placing trust made articles on the free list. In urging this he called at tention to the fact that he Introduced In the house of representatives eight years ago a bill providing for this, but there Is no record of any effort on his part to have his bill nctiVl upon. There Is naturally distrust of a proposition of this kind coming from a party which Is the Inveterate foe of tho policy of protection. It will be interesting In this connection to note that Mr. Hryan has not always believed In the elllcacy of this free trade remedy; In a speech in the house of representatives last June, by Mr. Mttlelleltl of Maine, he Introduced the following extract from a speech of Mr. Hryan: "Now some one has suggested that to put everything on the free list that trusts make would destroy trusts. I do not agree with tills statement, as It is made so broadly. I believe that the high tariff lias been the means of ex tortion and that it has aided trusts to collect more than they otherwise could collect. Hut I do not believe you can destroy all trusts by putting all trut made nrtlclcB on the free list. Why? Hecause If an article can be produced in this country as cheaply as It can be produced abroad the trust could exist without the uld of any turifl', although It could not extort so much as It could with the tariff. While some relief may come from modltlcatiuns of the tariff, wo cannot destroy monopoly until we lay the ax at the root of the tree and make monopoly Impossible by law." This seems to be a quite suilicient an swer to the present position of Mr. Hryan io far as the tariff Is concerned. As to the other antl-lrust propositions of Mr. Hryan, they have been freely discussed and very generally disap proved. They contemplate uu Interfer ence with the rights of the states and an extension of the federal power which would be of very questionable constitutionality and which it Is quite safe to say the states would not tol erate. No one will question that there should be cooperation between con gress and rue stntes In preventing the organization of any Interstate monop oly, but this must be accomplished with a strict observance of the constitu tional limitations of the authority of congress ami without uuy invasion or abridgement of the rights of the states. It may be remarked that the Hryan autl-trust program has a decided "Im perialistic" tendency. Mr. Hryan's stutemcnt that the re publican party has no remedy for the trusts will deceive no one fmnlllar with the federal and state legislation due to that party. Ten years ago a republican congress enacted an anti-trust law and most of the state legislation against trusts has beeu adopted by republican legislatures. The democratic party con trolled the executive and legislative brunches of the government during the tlrst half of the secoud Cleveland ad ministration and did nothing ngainst the trusts. What reason is there for placing any confidence In Its present promises? WUHKlXdM K A J.Y VUIATU S. liver? noil t leu 1 campaign brings to tho front men who prefer to labor with their Jaws rather than with their hands and brains. This class of self styled representatives of labor almost Invariably claim to control tho votes of tho wnire-workers and are never back ward In offering to deliver tho labor vote to the party that complies with their demands. With this class of worklnginen It Is Immaterial what principles are at stake or what Issue is Involved In the outcome of a contest -all they aim at Is to tlnd the best market for their Influence. Tho real worklngman who tolls for his bread cannot be delivered or mar keted by anybody to any party. lie thinks for himself and acts for himself. He looks Into the conditions that sur round hlin and tries to do his duty to his family and his country. He knows when his dinner pull is full and when It Is empty. He remembers when wage-workers were begging for an op portunity for employment and he knows whether or not his condition has been Improved. Sad experience bus tnn.ht him to take no stock In empty promises and bogus paramount Issues. He wants labor recognized In tho make-up of political tickets, but he is not alarmed or distressed when the recognition conies by the nomination of candidates who have started nt the bottom us wage-workers and made their success lu life by toll, skill and thrift rather than of professional agi tators whoso stock In trade Is their pretended influence In marketing work ingtuen's votes. .1 XUTK OF M'AKXIXO. Senator Ilanna has again uttered a note of warning to republicans against over-contldence. lie said there were evidences on all sides that tho repub lican party feels that It has a sure thing, that McKlnley will be reelected and therefore republicans do not feel called upon to exert any extraordinary effort to contribute to that result. The chairman of the republican national committee Is as thoroughly acquainted with the political situation as It Is pos sible for anyone to be at this stage of the campaign and he Is not an nlurniht When, therefore, he plainly tells the party that there Is danger from over coulldence republicans should give heed to the warning. There are, cert.aluly, very sound and substantial .reasons for believing that President McKlnley will be re-elected Vermont nnd Maine Appear to point to that result as being Inevitable, There lire no Indications In any direction that Hryanlsui Is gaining, while there Is no doubt that so far as the "paramount Is sue" l concerned It Is losing ground. It has no strength on the Piulilc coat and little In New Knglaiid. Hut the battle Is not won and the democrats are lighting with a zeal and earnestness which should be met with at least equal energy and vigor by the republicans. Chairman 1 lamia's admonition to the party Is timely and his call to action should meet with a prompt and en thusiastic response. OAK Ul'MtVAX S UKMS. While many of the gems of Hryan's speeches during the campaign of lb'.M are being brought out again to the light of day, one seems to have been over looked that was delivered nt Newark and recorded lu his book: The gold standard makes the itch richer and the poor poorer. It decreases the num ber of those who nro happy and Increases the number of those who are In distress. Ami tho poor and the distressed nro ou our side. If we have not a majority now R is only a question of time when we will have, If the Kold standard continues. When ou can prove to mo that the Creator Intended civilization to lapse again into the dark ages; when you can prove to me that the few should ride upon the backs ot those who toll. then and not till then can you con vince me that the gold standard will prevail, vail. We have maintained the gold stand ard during the past four years, but If the rich have grown richer, the poor have grown more comfortable and con tented. The number of those who ate lu dis tress has decreased and hundreds of thousands are happy who were lu dis tress previous to the advent of Mc Klnley. If only the poor and the distressed are ou Mr. Hryan's side, his following has shrunk by several millions since he made the race of IS! Ml. If Hryan N sfllt praying and waiting for the great ma jority of the American people to suffer want and privation, the existing gold standard is not likely to furnish him many recruits. That the Creator has no Intention to allow civilization to lapse into the dark ages is manifest ou all sides by the un paralleled prosperity which the country has enjoyed during the past four years notwithstanding the dire predictions made by Hryan concerning the disas trous consequences to follow the main tenance of the gold standard. Instead of civilization lapsing again into the dark ages humanity and progres have taken giant strides and tho new cen-1 tury opens with the nations of the world more advanced in science, art and Industry than ever before. The gold standard has been tried and found to stand tho test so well that even Mr. Hryan has been compelled to grope for a new paramount Issue, prov ing the falsity of the alarms sounded four years ago. Tho Hrynuites llnd themselves In such desperate straits over the col lapse of their Anglo-American secret alliance bogy that they are re sorting to even more ridiculous Actions in order to bolster up the ex ploded fake. The latest Is that Secre tary of State Hay has been instructed to play off sick while the administra tion turns to Hussla for co-operation In China without breaking entirely with (Sreat Hrltalu. Such Idiotic driveling only exposes the charlatanism that per petrated orlglnnlly the secret alliance yarn to work upon the prejudices of anti-Kngllsh elements. Such hypocrisy only reflects on the sincerity ot Hryan's position on other Issues of the cam paign. The success so far meeting tho health ollieials In preventing an outbreak of epidemic among tho survivors of the Galveston Hood Is a tine testimonial to the advance made by modern sanitary science. Conditions produced by that terrible catastrophe all favored the spread of disease with few facilities for checking its ravages, yet In spite of the shock and the exposure with which the people hnve been Inflicted remarkable health has been maintained, while the hospitals have been equal to the de mands of sick and wounded. Of course the danger Is by no means entirely out run, but what has been accomplished Is the best assurance for the Immediate future. Nebraska's great trust smasher has placed on exhibition, by tiling with the supreme court, the beautiful trophy he captured on his recent octopus-hunting excursion to Wall street, iu the form of one deposition snatched from tho very Jaws of the enemy. That the document Is genuine Is proved by the fnct that It bears the original clawmarks of the octopus himself and shows signs of tho desperate struggle by which It was wrested from tho monster. Tho legis lature should by all means make n special appropriation for the construc tion of a trust-proof glass case in which tlje trut trophy may be constantly kept accessible to the public view. Plaitsmouth city authorities are con sidering a proposition from a linn of bond .brokers to replace a city bond Issue drawing it per cent Interest with now bonds at 5 per cent; this In spite of Hryan's many, assertions that o long us the gold standard Is maintained money will continue to become scarcer nnd dourer. The fruits of prosperity and sound llnanclal legislation come home to every taxpayer. The gootl roads movement" shows signs of reawakening iu this vicinity. The construction of 0 suburban electric trol ley system throughout the county would be a great Impetus for good roads, be cause the routes of the electric linos would offer natural routes for wagon roads, with easy grades assured. The good roads movement nnd the suburban railway enterprise should go baud lu hand. Friend of the Veterans . Indianapolis Journal. It is not generally understood that thou sands of veterans arc now holding positions In the federal service because of the action of Theodore Hoosovclt, yet such Is the case. During the first Cleveland adminis tration thousands were dropped from every branch ot the public service because they were republicans, many of them In viola tion of the rules of the civil service, ami many were dismissed from places not under tho civil service law when Mr. Clove- land became president, but who were cov ered by tho rule promulgated by his order late In 1S59. Mr. Roosevelt, chairman of the Civil Service commission, held a session of the board in the postolTlce In this city. It was found that great Injustice had been done to quite a number of veterans of tho war for tho union by dismissal for no other cause than thnt their places were desired by democrats. Simitar conditions were found to exist all over tho country. Utile 10, under the civil Bervlce law, was the only means by which those who had beeu In subordinate positions covered by the civil service Inw could be restored. It reads as follows: "Upon resignation of the head of n de partment tho commission shall certify for lulnstntemcnt in said department, In a grade requiring no higher examination than the one In which he was formerly employed, any person who. within a year next precctl Iiir the date of the requisition, has, through It's Teililj' Wn. Minneapolis Tribune. Ooernor Koosevelt seems to ho striking a popular chord lu tho bounding northwest. In fact ho made u hit out this way yeais ago. I'rrtty Mifr Mnruln. Buffalo HxproHS. The same percentage of republican loss nnd democratic gain In New York, as com pared with 1S90, that occurred In the Maine and Vermont elections would still leave the republicans a plurality of over 200,000. lolly ut 11 I'lincriil. Kansas City Star. If the party which Is making war against imperialism und militarism can llnd any cause for consolation In tho returns from Vermont or Maine It has rather outdone Mark Tnplcy, whoso great stunt was being Jolly under creditable circumstances. Criikcr'n I, ofty Ambition, I.oulvllle Courier-Journal. Croker now thinks ho would like to ex hibit himself In the United States senate. This Is singular modesty. The natural as sumption would be that Croker would buy blm a little United States senate and add It to his string of race horses and kennel of bull pups. Cleitr mill MroiiK. r.oulsvlllo Courier-Journal llnd. dem.t It is well known that tho Courier-Journal is not lu sympathy with the proposition that wo shall surrender the Philippines to any factlou of Filipinos or to auybody else. We do not bellevo that should bo done and we do not bellevo It will bo done. Mr. McKlnley Is quick to seize the clear nnd strong arguments against that course. liort l)n, I.oiik Dollurs. New York Sun. In President McKlnley's letter of accept-, ance there Is found the terse opinion that "for labor a short day is better than a short dollar." This Is worth thinking about. The effect of tho short dollar, the Bryan dollar of sil ver, would ho that for thousands of men , now in steady employment the working day' would bo shortened to nothing and after they had begun' work again It would take years of most troubled effort to lengthen out the dollar. Don't forget either that the long dollar of the present Is honest money. Prosperity of tin- I'll rinrrs. St Paul Pioneer Tress. The division of statistics of the United States Bureau of Agriculture has compiled the figures showing the Increased returns to farmers for the year 1S!i9 as compared with 1S93, In each of the states of the union, on the following classes of live stock: Horses, mules, milch cows, other cattle and sheep. The figures given for the northwestern states are as follows- Jan. 1. ISM. Jan. 1. lfl" Minnesota i M.3..W tii.i.iVi.iTl Iowa 117.SI.T31 110.02$ S21 Kunsas "l.Wt.rol 116.750.Ni3 Nebraska ls.M2.9oi lfi.H'.lH South Dakota 21,Oo5.420 fi.yi, L'20 North Dakota rH'li1 Wisconsin 10.92t.t6J 7S.711.-.71 In all the states tho total Increase dur ing Willlnra McKlnley's administration la from $1,541,396,339 to J.042.S40.S13. or $.101,- 414,171. Swine are not Included In the above because tho statistics had not been com piled when tho statement was Issued nnd tho Increased returns from hogs would add largely to this increase, especially In the northwestern states. So that aside from the grain, dairy and other products of the farmers, these immense gains on live stock alone nro Indicative: of their general pros perity throughout tho country. I'KHSO.N A i I'oi.vrmix. Train butchers" report that there is no demand for campaign books. Four years ago at this date campaign literature formed tho bulk of the trainboy's trade. William Saunders, who for more than forty years has been connected "ith the Agricultural department at Washington and who Introduced the navel orange Into this country, died on Monday last. Though a philosopher and man of peace Count Tolstoi has never been able to over come his patriotic dislike to the Ilrltlsher. Not long since he stnted that whenever ho takes up his morning papr ho hopes to read that the Boers havo given the Kng llshmcn a good thrashing. Kobert E. I.ee, Jr , grandson of the great confederate soldier, will take a prominent part In Virginia's political campaign. He is a son of William II. F. I-.ee. who has represented the Alexandria district In con gress tor several terms and Is a ycung man of considerable culture and oratorical ability. The pressure of trade competition dur ing the last decade has prompted Great Hrltalu to utilize an extraonllnnry method of Impressing foreign traders with her superiority. The new scheme Is to scatter broadcast ovgp-lhe commercial world Brit ish experts In matters of trade to lecture on Rrltlsh manufactures in every import ant commercial centor of tho globe. Miss Caroline II. I'cmberton. n niece of the confederate general of the same name, writes to the Springfield Henublkan to pro test against holding the whole negro race responsible for the crimes of a few. "1 enture to assert," she declares, "that patient faithfulness U Just as much In evi dence throughout tho south today as It was during the days of slavery nnd the civil war, only you must look for It In the riglu place. Two malls have been received at Manila, each of which numbered over S.10 sa'ks, which Is Just eight tiroes as large ns th biggest mall ever received under Spanish regime and all this mass of mall matter is handled by sixty Americans and fifty live Filipinos at the present tirao on the pay roll of the Postofllce department. Not withstanding this great bulk of mall mat ter to be dealt with complaints regarding delay or miscarried mall are few and far between and generally traced to the ab sence of full ind proper addresses, no delinquency or misconduct, been sepa rated from the classified service of that de partment " All these veterans had been out of the service nioro than a year, consequently rule 10 afforded no relief. After a discus sion of the matter ut n session In tho Indianapolis postofllco Mr. Hoosevelt pro posed the following amendment nnd mod lllcatlon of rule 10 nnd urged It with such force that It was adopted: "Provided, that certification may be made, subject to the other condltlous of this rule, for tho reinstatement of any per son who served In the military or naval service of tho United States In the late war of the rebellion, nnd was honorably dis charged ttierefrora, or tho widow of any such person, without regard to the length of time ho or she has boon separated from tho service." Because of his recognition of the service rendered the country by tho veterans of the war Mr. Hoosevolt devised and carried tho foiegolng amendment, which at once opened tho federal service to hundreds and even thousands of men who had beon dis missed for political reasons. In this city alone not less than fifty veterans who were thrust out of the public service in 1881 and 1S93 were restored. Somo of them have since died, but others are sreuro In their places because of the act and Influence of Theodore Koosevelt. sn.VATOItl I. CIIOICB IN IIM'OI.AS. Kearney Hub. The victory of Edward ltosowntcr in tho Omaha primaries puts a new aspect on tho t'nlted Stutes sena torial situation, but we trust It will not be necessary to remind any of tho sena torial aspirants of the recipe for cooking a hare, lt: First catch the hare Superior Journal: The, Itosewater fac tion won out over the Webster faction In the Omaha primaries nnd In the conven tion Saturday by lurgo majorities. This means that Mr. KoBcwntcr is the choice of the Douglas county republicans for United States senator In the event, which now seems fairly certain, that the repub licans elect a majority In this winters legislature. O'Neill Frontier: The recent contest In the Omaha primaries shows that Editor Itosewater Is the most popular man In tho republican party of Omaha. The expres sion of sentiment was very pronounced In favor of Mr. Itosewater for United States senator. While this comes a long way from settling the choice for senntor with Nebraska republicans, it Is a strong point gained by Mr. Itosewater. Pender Bepubllc: H. Itosewater carried every ward but one In the city of Omaha last Friday at the primaries In his con test for the United States senatorshlp and on Saturday at the county convention one ot the strongest legislative tickets ever nominated in Douglas county was put up by the republicans nnd as all ot the can didates are sure of election It gives the able editor ot The Dee a long start In the senatorial race. Tllden Citizen: The choice of Editor Itosewater for United States senator by tho republicans of Douglas county should meet with general approval in the repub lican ranks throughout the state. I.Ike all successful, aggressive men, Mr. Rose water has enemies In his own party, but even they testify to his great ability and fitness for the position to which he as pires. If, as we hope and believe will prove true, he Is elected. Nebraska will be ono of the best represented states In the senate. Waterloo Oazette: The triumph of Mr. Itosewater at the primaries and convention marks him as the preferred candidate of Douglas county for the United States sen ate, and will undoubtedly lulluencc the balance of the state, more or less, In favor of the plucky and brainy editor for that position. While many dislike Edward Itosewater personally, there are but few who will not concede that ho Is able and capable and probably as well qualified as any man In the state to represent Nebraska faithfully and Intelligently In the United States senate. Stanton Picket: Now that the repub lican electors of Omaha have decided tho question of their choice for United States senator by selecting Itosewater delegates In every ward In the city John I.. Web ster has an excellent opportunity to show to the state at large the kind of stuff he Is made of. His opportunity Is at hand. If he graciously BUbmlts to tho will of the majority and lines up his forces in loyal support of tho entire ticket, thereby show. Ing himself to be a republican above sel fish Interests, local prejudices and petty spite, he will rise in tho estimation of his party and build a solid foundation for future preferment. Norfolk News: Edward Itosewater has won a decisive victory as Omaha's repub lican candidate for United States senator and If a republican legislature Is elected will undoubtedly be a strong factor In the contest. Whllo Mr. Ilosewator has some personal and many political enemies, there seems to bo no question but that they were made by tho editor of Tho Dec standing for what ho believed lo be right, and there Is no question but Nebraska would be the galnor by that kind of repre sentation In the senate. Wo havo tried other republicans wo have even tried re formers of the populist brand but nono have made a record for Independence that has astonished the world. They have been too ready, ordinarily, to drop in with the whirl and follow tho traditions of the body, whether it agreed with their ten dencies or not.f Hosewater as a sonator would stand for what ho believed right, regardless of practices or traditions. He Is a man of his word and flinches at no duty. The state could make a much worse choice than Edward Hosewater for the United States senate. Paplllion Herald. Tho Kosewator-Web-ster contest for indorsement in Douglas county for tho office of United States senator closed last Friday and resulted In an overwhelming victory for Mr. Hose water, who carried every ward In the city where ho hnd a ticket In tho field. The outcome Is a personal tribute to the editor of The llee, who has nlso proven hlmsolf one of the ablest men in Nebraska and lu the west, and the result should favor ably Impress his candidacy upon the rep resentatives of the party throughout tho state In Washington, and especially In olflclal circles, he Is held In high esteem and his Judgment is often sought when Important public matters are engaging attention. If elected to tho United States senate he will enter upon his duties with that prcstlgo only found with men who have served a number of years In that capacity. The Herald Is not especially Interested at this tlmo In the senatorial contest, but when wo recall tho years of servlco Mr. Hosewater has given to Ne braska, and tho keen Interest he hat taken In publtc affairs, wo aro forced to believe that Douglas county did herself proud when she so handsomely Indorsed her dlstln gushed citizen for tho high office of jnlted States senator. VUlonnry Victories. New York Tribune. The percentage method of carrying elec tions may please somo visionary statistic ians like Ocorge Fred Williams, but it is almost amusing to find serlous-mlndcd democratic leaders congratulating them selves over polling last Monday the small est party vote in Maine, save one, for more than fifty yean, I'OtVI'S IV M'KIM.T'.V'S l.r.TTlllt. New York Tribune The president well defines tho Issue lu the Philippines ns one between duty and desertion. There should bo little doubt ns to the choice that will be made by tho American people. Indianapolis Journal- President McKln ley suggests that If the democrats would only practice as well ns preach tho doc trines of Abraham Lincoln republican In stitutions would be In no danger. The point Is well taken. Detroit Frco Press- When It comes to phrase-making, Mr. MrKlnley Is not such an Indifferent workman. Mr. Hryan him self never turned out a more finished piece of work than this: "For labor, a short day Is better than u short dollar," and Mr. Hryan Is supposed to be the master me chanic ot this form ot argument. Minneapolis Journal: Thcro Is a whole volume of crushing reply to the hypocrisies of tho democracy In McKlnley's statement that "If our opponents would only practice as well as preach the doctrines of Abraham Lincoln there would be no fear for the safety of our Institutions nt homo or their frightful Influence In any country over which our Hag floats" That sentence weighs a ton. Baltimore American: There Is no part ot President McKlnley's letter of accept ance that should strike the general public with the same appealing, convincing force ns this. "For labor, a short day is better than a short dollar." Taken In connection with republican control In tho nation, that one setitenco epitomizes all the Issues of tho campaign. Republican administration means for labor steady employment, short hours and adequate, remuneration. It means everything the worklngman tabors for, because his labor brings him tho re turn In money worth 100 cents on the dol lar, with which ho Is able to purchase all tho comforts and not a few of the luxuries of life. Washington Star: In his letter of ac ceptance the president says: "Uulesi something unforeseen occurs to reduce our revenues or Increase our expenditures, the congress at Its next session should reduce taxation very materially." This may be Interpreted ns ft virtual promise to recom mend to congress the repeal of the war revenuo taxes, especially the stamp tax features of the existing law. There is a very general demand for this step In all parts of the country. The nnnoyances and the burdens of the war stamp taxes are being felt now In u measure which many Interests conceive to be out of proportion to tho government's needs. The deficit Is disappearing under the Influence of the additions to tho revenues caused by the stamp tax. The customs receipts are In creasing, tho expenditures nre resuming normal proportions. It Is therefore en tirely Justifiable to expect that the presi dent will bo able to fulfill this promise, made to the people through his letter, to relieve them of the burden which they so cheerfully assumed when the government was In stratts for Immediate revenues to cope with an extraordinary situation. doom or THK lini'i ni.irs. New York World: The flight of Mr. Kruger to a nuetral port In Portuguese territory brings nearer tho Inevitable end of a bravo struggle for liberty that has plainly been hopeless since the occupation of Johannesburg and Pretoria by the British. Philadelphia Record: President Kruger and the Transvaal state officers who ac companied him In his flight to Lourenzo Marqucz havo pointed the way to the Doers still In tho field to escape the doom of deportation which has been pronounced against them by the commander-ln-chlaf of the British army In South Africa. Chicago Chronicle: President Krugor's flight Into Portuguese territory may Justly be accepted as Indicating an early end to organized resistance upon the part ot the Boers. We may bo pretty sure that Mr. Kruger would not have forsaken Transvaal soil unless he was convinced that further opposition to the British ndvance was hopeless. Boston Globe Thus might has again triumphed over right. H Is said that poor old Oora Paul, exhausted by his cares and the weight of years, takes little Interest In tho military movements, remnlnlng In his military carriage constantly and read ing psalms. Reading psalms has always been a favorite mode of relief for patri archs who have secu their country crushed under tho cruel heel of power. There Is a touch of sad romance In It, but the con queror sits aloft Just as proudly and un feelingly. Philadelphia Times: Tho Boers deserved a better fate and the British will get but little sympathy In their success from tho outside world. Whether they shall Justify their victory must depend on tho use they rnako of It. They huve professed to be fighting for the liberties nnd equal rights of all tho Inhabitants of South Africa. The obvious way to prove this now is to ex tend to tho two annexed states the most liberal popular constitution, admitting Boers and Outlanders to all civil rights upon even terms. Chicago News: This man, with the weight of seventy-flvo years upon his shoul ders, now In his old ago driven from tho land to which as a boy ho "trekked" and which he has seen reclaimed from tho wilderness, Is a figure that appeals 10 the respect, sympathy and oven admiration of the world. Ho Is an omplro-butlder, whoso empire has been taken away from him at a tlmo when It Is too late for hope again to spring in his breast. President Kruger Is n pathetic but at the same time Imposing figure, who probably will loom largo in African history as tho years go by. New York Tribune: Behind him Is the country which ho loved and for which he fought many a time In tho course of his fighting career of more than three-score years. Behind him aro tho memories of years of sovereignty absolute as that of king or emperor. Behind him nre his chil dren and children's childron and all the friends and scones and associations that mado up his outward life. And before hlin are only strangers and exile. He will bo received with respect wherever be goes, but ho can havo no hopo of winning as sistance for the rrconquest of his realm. ' HlMNnSS, MT APATHY. I'cople Too 1 1 it h v to Shout, lint Think. Iiik MlKlitlly. New York Times From time to time small lots of "apathy" appear to be offered to the managers of tho leading parties In the campaign and pur veyors of this political commodity aro meet ing with occasional oncouragomont from tlm really anxious. It is much more usual to bear of tho business at this stago of polit ical work than later, and for reason! that seem to be particularly strong in this cam paign. In many states tho political campaign ban opened with tho manifestation of what ono side calls "apathy," meaning indifference lo the success of the other pnrty, but which tho other sldo Is dlsposod to account for in an entirely different manner. At the repub lican headquarters the talk of republican "apathy" Is met and answered by some fig ures and facts that should give the oppo sition pau6e, If they do not absolutely con vince. The republican theory about reported "arathy" Is that tho people of the United States aro too busy, Just now, with af fairs that must be.attended to to devote themselves to premature campaign worries or diversions. Tho farmers, particularly In good wheat states, aro hustling lo get crops to market Men engaged in manufacturing are makln. the most ot an extraordinary I'-mand for Amcri.an goods a home and abroad, .1D1I do not rare to quit tho shops to shout. In all luo fields of activity there ir. opportunity for work and moneymakine, at rates bolter than they wrro four year, ago. If what is called "apathy is merely tho gainful employment of votes in many states there need bo no worry about those work ingmen In November. They may not be all getting rich ns fast ns they would desire hut none of them will vote lo make tlm conditions and gains of his employment less secure or great than they are today nnd have been since Mr. Bryan was not elected. MlllltAHK I'OMTK AI, IIIUIH'v Kearney Hub The rnld-road fusion an dldato for congress is a brainier and better man than Congressman Nevlllo and has been ono of the really strong and capable populists of the state. That he will make Neville hump goes without saying. North Platte Tribune: The populist Sil ver Creek Times says tho only way pop ulists can save their pnrty Is by defeating Governor Poynter at tho polls. If this is all that Is needed to save that party Pa salvation Is assured Poynter will be ie tea ted: North Platte Tribune- The nomination of H. O. Stewart for congress by tha middle-of-the-road populist. of this district will probably show the strength of this element In the district. Stewart Is a clean man, a man of ability and those populists who want to vote their principles need no' be ashamed of Stewart Beatrice Express. Governor Poynter is n reformer who haa not reformed anything He mado many promises before his election, but ho has not kept any of them. It mv b' tb.it he means well, but he Is absolutely lacking In the courage aud firmness that are essential qualities In a Orst-rato gov ernor. The qualities he lacks nre possessed In an eminent drgrce by the republican can didate, against whom nothing can be said by the opposition. Grand Island Independent While there apprnrs to be prospects, if the returns all over the state show as much of a doereasn In the population ns do the returns from Lincoln ami Omaha, that Nebraska will have one congressman less, there ir con siderable truth In tho suggestion of th Evcnlng News that Nebraska could lose ono or two of her present congressmen and not know It. Might as well have none as have those who have been representing the Fifth and Sixth districts lu rerent years. Bloomlngton Echo: We understand that when some of the 'bell wethers" In the in dependent party at Franklin found out that Mrs. Lease was going to make a republican speech at that place they took It upon themselves to warn all their fellows to stay away from the meeting All really good American citizens who are striving to work for tho best kind of a government should be honest with themselves and lis ten to both sides of the question or adml'. that they are wrong and afraid to hav their following hear the other side. Ashland Gazette Rev. T. W. Conwa Chceseman Is out stumping the state for Bryan and Is havtns hlnmlf advertised as a life-long republican. This Is dciddly cool. It Mr. Cheeseman is' a citizen of thq United States at all. cli cltlznahlp Is ot very recent date, for h his barely re sided In this country long enough to ac quire citizenship. Until very recently hi was a subject of the queen of Great Britain, and so far as anyone knows, m yet. The vagaries and absurdities of popu lism are well Illustrated In the caj of Mr. Cheeseman. Last Fourth of July hi was chosen by the commute to deliver the oration at the Ashland celebration aai a storm was rals-ed bcauae he xaj . British subject, one ot the pop pap-iri a: Gretna giving the celebration a roajt oa that account. Now an alliance has teia formed with Great Britain by ti pop themselves, and Mr. Cheesenaa Is wll qualified to advise American cltlzanj or to vote to all of which w have no ob jection whatever, but we do objact to hit masquerading as a life-long republican IIHKi:7.Y TIlIKIiEfe. Philadelphia Press- "What are you buy ing nil thoso traps for?" "Doctor's orders. He tells me I need a little recreation and Insists that I should go duck hunting with him." "Huh! Seem to me that's a sort of quack remedy." thfi"eIand rlH'" Dealr: "Bf'B- looks V,V.l,..tn,nncr 'han he looks." "No!" "Yes, he Is. He rn n't wear suspenden causo his shoulder blades are sure to cut cm lu two." Chicago Tribune: "You re bragging a heap about carrying falne." said thi Iron-plated democratic boarder, Irritably, "but I notice the democrats up thero have mad a blr gain over their vote In im. SJ, Mil" al" r,B.ht-" replied the rock-rooted ropub lean boarder. "You don't want to for. f,r,'Vicr,fVlt, we Balne'1 dox vote in parts of Arkansas. .ri,Vi',,?.,,ins,on,s,,?r: ."Uo vou think ecoan oilt5i s an Indication ot supfrior lrtelli- fonplsh'iwlr 8 '0U,,fJ man H'lth "Not necessarily." answered Miss Cay enne: "but It Indlcat? a difference from tlm general run of masculine mentality. And any difference ts hopeful," u.S'i'.ICinK? VaK Snitli American stretched hlm.-lf, yawned nnd s.u up ,1. .1 '. how goes tho government?" asked the vlfl'or who had Just entered. How do I know?1' was tho aniw-rl.ig-question. "I vo been asleep for over .11 hour." Harper's Bazar. "Tho shirtwaist masrj llno Implies at least one rimove from thi mnn." she said, thoughtfully, her ey-i dwel Ing on the voung man's tine tor. which was emphasized by the freshest of pink snlrts. !!wJ,y' a"y! I don't seo that at all ' The one remove from the man I allu In to, she returned awcetly. "Is-hls coat." Washington Star: "To -what do you at. tribute your success In life?" asked the in quisitive iierson. "Work. ' answered Senator Sorghum. po. Itlvoly; "hard work. "Hut you never seem to be devoting mu--1 time to work "No Hut I've hired a tremendous amount of It done." Ol II IIATTLI3 City. Tunc: "The Guard 011 the Rhine." A call Is heard throughout tho land l-rom ocean to the owan'n strand: Ciood citizens, beware, beware! Look out for frauds! Take care! Tak care!" Chorus: Oh, dearest land, thou art rscure; McKlnley shields 'loth rich and poor. To rcbols n good tight we'll show. JN hllo In the breeze our banner blow; We swear It nt our country's shrine: "Our nation bravo will gmrd Its lln,"'" Oh. dearest land, thnu art recurc. Our president Is wln and j.un. "Boy nrators'Ynn 't take his place; It take ripe statesmen fo- each case, And diplomats are like old wine, Which strengthens und as gold docs shl Oh, denrest land, thou art secure: Our chief ts nrm agnlnst each lure. Hilly Kryn Is too young for u; Ho runts, fomonti nnd makes much fii!. Hut "free trade." "sliver" nnd such stuff Ho merely uses as a "bluff" Oh, dearest land, thou nrt s-ecure; "Sound money" for both rich and poor. "Imperialism" now lio crln: Next year he'd give us noma fresh l-I- ides Ho plays the role of "farmer's frliul" On cars. In theaters or lent. My deareitt land Id not ftiurti When demagogues dccelvti Hie poW Our people luvo their president And everybody Is content; McKlnley never docs a wroilg Ills government U Jut nnd strons. Mv ib-arest land, thou nrt n-tirc "Profpt-rlt- to all li ure' .'. HEMEft