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AW-Snr-Hon week Is here,
most of It.
Miike the
If thp wcntlior patterns after (lie re
IiillillciiM pnrly mill lives up to Its record
carnival week will ho favored with Rood
weather.
Hr.vun should hunt up another parti
mount Issue. The new one manufac
tured especially for this eanipalKii does
not take well as an Inoculating virus.
In (he laiiKtiaKe of the turf. Hr.van lias
defrcnoratod from a promising suburban
entry to a selling plater. After Novem
ber lie will have to be turned out to
grass.
The contrast between 1S!M and 1000
is not pleasing to the Hryan managers.
No wonder the silver colonel lias to
keep on the jump to hold his various
campaign committees on the track.
It Is only a matter of time when
Oinalm will have a system of suburban
electric roads radfhting from Its busi
ness center. It rnny npt materialize this
year or next, but It Is sure to come.
Hobson now denies that he made the
remarks regarding Admiral Dewey
which were attributed to him. As a
naval constructor Hobson Is n success,
but as n talker he will not rank so
high.
Interviews with Senator Stewart do
not occupy bo much space In the popo
eratle organ as they did four years ago,
when ho was in Omaha. The only
troublo with the senator is lie is not
Hiipportlng Hryan this year.
The desertion of Hryan by the news
paper correspondents who formerly
formed an escort for him In all his
tours and expeditions has much slg
nltlcance. Newspaper men never drop n
good thing until It Is worn out as a news
subject.
Porto Hlcans arc evidently learning
fast when they make a demand on
Cuba for f-V.OO.OOO to reimburse them
for the payment of that sum to Spain
In the efforts of the mother country
to suppress the Cubans. 1'orto Hlco
will have to charge the Item up to prollt
and loss.
If Hoosovelt Is making democratic
voles, It appears a little strange that
Hryun should bo detailed to make a
tour In his wake of the states which
the governor lias visited. Republicans
are wltllng to take chances on election
dny with the democratic votes Hoosovelt
has made.
Aguiualdd heed have no fear of over
drawing his bank account to pay the
rewards offered for Americans who sur
render to him. Tho kind of Americans
which favor surrender are not In the
Philippines, but remained In the United
States and nre mostly running lor otlke
on the popocratle ticket.
i
.
The proposal of the powers to hold
Chinese ports until sueh lime us the di
inands for repartition have been fully
compiled with rellects on the slucerlt
of. their declarations that they have no
territorial designs In that direction
The powers occupied Kgypt years ago
and England Is there yet.
Nothlug seems to be too small for
tho Hrynnlto organs to resort to In
their desperation to make political eapl
tal. A cuse In point Is tho distortion of
an Interview with Dean Campbell
Fair, putting Into his mouth words
which ho did not say. No fake Is too
cheap for the Hryanltes this year.
Oreat Hrltalu Is agalu displeased with
tho position taken by the United States
toward tho Chluese situation. That pre
tended secret alliance, which does not
exist except In the fertile Imaginations
of the Hrynnlto fakirs, would long ago
have been called Into requisition
Great Britain had any light to requlri
the United States to co-operato with It.
Govhtisait rn i r.s imnhixos.
Governor Poynter lu his speeches Is
trying to make a point against militar
ism by alluding to the soldiers In the
Philippines ns "$lo-a-month hirelings,"
Ills Idea doubtless Is to contrast the
character of the tegular army and the
state militia, forgetting, however, that
the difference, If nny ever existed, has
practically been wiped out. Hundreds
of young men eager to serve lu the late
war with Spain enlisted as regulars
rather than as volunteers, because they
believed they would get to the Hrlng
Hue niore quickly. Many others who
went through their period as volunteers
re-enllsted after they were mustered
out and went back to renew the light
tinder the stats and stripes.
To disparage these brave men ns
hirelings" Is an Insult not only to
them, but to the fathers, mothers,
brothers and sisters, who know that
they have" engaged lu honorable service
ititely from patriotic motives. If the
soldiers iu the Philippines are "hire
lings" so also, then, were, In their time,
some of the most distinguished men
whose names Illumine the nation's his
tory, from Washington, Jackson and
Zaeh Taylor dowu to (J rout, Gnrileld
and McKlnloy.
Had Governor Poynter been through
the experience of shouldering it knap
sack mid gun he would not be bo glib
in talking about "hirelings."
VltKlUX V1KWS OF AMKMCAX t'OSITlUX
It Is not surprising that Hrltlsh opin
ion of the position taken by the United
States lu regard to China Is unfavorable.
It was expected from the outgivings re
specting the altitude of the Hrltlsh gov-
riiment. That such Is the case will not
be matter of regret to the American peo
ple, although had the Hrltlsh govern
ment accepted the American policy tin-
piestlonably negotiations would have
been facilitated. It will bo quite as
well, however, lor the United States to
proceed In this matter Independently of
Sreat Hrltalu, or for that matter, of any
ther power, since It will thereby be the
better able to avoid complications while
lu nowise Impairing Its chances of hav
ing Its Just demands conceded by. the
Chluese government.
The attitude of the American govern-
nent Is entirely honorable and fair and
It Is foolish to attribute it, as some of
the London newspapers do, to political
exigencies. There has been no change
from the policy announced last July by
this government In tho circular to the
powers. It was then declared: "If wrong
be done to our citizens we propose to
hold, tho responsible authors to the ut
termost accountability. That is still
the purpose, as distinctly stated in the
answer to the German proposal. Hut
this does not contemplate the surrender
by China to the allies of any persons
whom the powers may believe or al
lege to be responsible for the outrages,
to be punished as the allies should de
termine. The United States recognizes
China as a sovereign power, entitled to
the same consideration as such, so long
as sho Is able to assert' her sovereignty,
as Great Hrltalu or nny other power. To
demand of China that she deliver up
to the allies those whom they may
charge with responsibility for the
wrongs done foreigners is to ask her to
practically surrender sovereignty and
place heiv-elf wholly at the mercy of the
powers, for If she were to meekly sub
init to this demand no doubt others
equally exacting would follow. The
United States very properly refuses to
be a party to the Imposition of any such
unjust and humiliating condition upon
China, which there Is very good reason
to believe Is Inspired by a desire to
overthrow tho existing dynasty and re
place It with one that will make what
ever territorial concessions to the pow
ers thuy might demand. A Loudon pa
per undoubtedly rellects the prevailing
opinion in Europe when It says that It
Is impossible to doubt that the respousl
bio authors of the outrages arc the lm
perlnl authorities and It Is not to be
doubted that the German proposal,
which Is understood to have the ap
proval Ol llie lJUUNU goveruiuem, ua n
has of some of tho other powers that
of France with quallllcatlons-had the
imperial authorities iu view.
It Is gratifying to note that a more
rational view Is taken lu Germany
than In England, so far ns newspaper
opinion goes, of tho attitude of the
American government. Hut foreign
views and criticism will have no effect
here, because this country is In n posl
tion to act Independently and has no
concern in the designs of European pow
ers except as they may affect our Inter
ests, which we shall be ready to protect
It' they are endangered.
UKUAXCn L'i'OA 'VUK SKXATE.
Those who nre relying upon a contlnu
anco of tho United States senate lu re
publican control as it bulwark against
the Hryaulte financial policy are count
lug on an uncertainty, with the chances
In favor of a change In the political
complexion of the senate In the event
of Hryan's election.
Senator Allison, whose authority In
such u matter will bo questioned by few
has very clearly and couvlnclngly shown
what the endorsement of Hryan and
Hryanlsm would mean In Its bearing
upon the senate. He said lu a. recent
speech that to bo elected Mr. Hryun
will have to carry the states of Kansas
Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana
Utah and Idaho, lu which senators are
to bo chosen this winter. These states
wero carried by Hryan In 1S1)(J and If ho
should carry them this year the same
votes, that will give him their presl
deutlal electors will also elect demo
emtio legislatures. The currency law o
the last session was passed by eighteen
majority. Senator Kyle of South
Dakota, being absent and unpaired, did
not vote, though having a consistent
free silver record. In the senate. Sena
tors Lindsay of Kentucky and CulYery
of Loulslaun, who voted for the bill, go
out of tho senate on March -1 next and
both their places have already been
filled by senators who fnror free silver.
Thli change will reduce the gold stand
ard majority nfter that date to four
teen. If the vncancles In the delegations
from Utah and Pennsylvania nre tilled
by men whoso votes will coutiteract
each other mid If the silver men are
elected along with Hryan electors lu
Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado,
.Montana and Idaho, the sound money
majority lu the senate will be reduced
to two, and If Senator Kyle should vote
for free sliver, as he has always done
leretofore, the seunto would bo a tie on
hat question, leaving the vice president
to cast the deciding vote, which .Mr.
Stevenson Is pledged by his record, by
the platform and by speech to cast In
favor of free silver.
Thus it Is that on the doctrluo of
halites," said Seuator Allison, "leaving
out of consideration all the other states
claimed by Mr. Hryan, In which senators
tire to be elected, and assuming that
taking nil these together there niuy be
one or more changes, there would be a
majority, including the vote of tho vice
president, for the repeal of this law
without any changes other than I have
mentioned." The senator said further
that whether Mr. ltrynn could or could
not, through his secretary of the treas
ury, force upon the country the silver
Mtniidard, It Is plain that If he Is elected,
with the power he will wield In his
party as president, there will bo a ma-
orlty iu the house of representatives,
and a large majority, for free silver, and
with the force and power that lie be-
dud free silver a majority In the senate
will be secured for the repeal of the cur-
eney law passed at the last session
and that law repealed. Senator Allison
xpressed the belief that without
alllrmative action for free silver It Is
possible for a president hostile to our
present standard of niouey to force the
silver standard upou the country.
There tire some who contend that what
Senator Allison points out cannot occur.
that tho senate Is certain to remain lu
republican control for at least two yenrs
from March 1 next, but most people will
be disposed to accept the view of so
xporienced a man as Senator Allison.
It presents it possibility which should
command the most serious consider
ation of the friends of sound money
and everybody who desires the continu
ance of existing financial and business
coudlllons.
TIIK 1WMOII UF IT.
Scene Democratic county convention
Place South Omaha.
Time Last Saturday.
Dramatis Personne Delegates, orn
tots, gamblers, ward heelers and dele
gates.
1-Trst Orator (striking sensational atti
tilde) 1 charge that a baneful Influence
has been at work to coerce the action
of this convention against Mr. Shields
and that threats have been made to
close up saloons and gambling houses
unless Shields Is turned down'.!!
Voice from Delegates Who made the
threats? Give us the names.
First Orator I will give you the In
formation just as I received IU
Voices Give It out publicly.
First Orator It was told to Mr. Shoe
maker of Omaha that such a threat had
been made to Mr. Haley of Herlln &
Haley of this city. They were told that
they must turn lu and help or their sa
loon would be closed at midnight and
kept closed Sundays, Instead of being al
lowed to do as at present, and that their
gambling house would be closed up
tight. These are the facts as they arc
represented to me, and you have the
source of my Information.
At this rather sensational period Dick
Herlln, a member of the firm mentioned,
stands up In the hall and exclaims:
"Thut is the truth, too."
Explanation: The First Orator Is 1
Dunn, deputy to County Attorney
Shields, sworn by his olflclal oath to
enforce tho gambling laws not only lu
Omaha, but In South Omuha as well.
Shields, the nominee for county at
torney, gave It out when he assumed
the duties of the office two years ago
that no gambling would be permitted in
Douglas county while he occupied the
position.
Herlln, who claims to have been sub
Jeeted to the duress on his gambling es
tablishmont, was a duly accredited del
egate on the floor of tho democratic
county convention.
The replies of the United States to
tho notes of the various powers on the
Chinese question are a sad blow to tho
democratic contention of an alliance be
tween this country and England. The
position of this country could not pos
slbly bo further removed from that of
England than It is on the Chluese ques
lions. The entire diplomatic history ot
the present administration proves thut
It has aimed, and successfully, to take
euro of American Interests everywhere
and avoid entanglements abroad.
The signing of the scale by the Anial
gamated association and the iron and
steel mill owners, by which (50,000 men
will return to work nt satisfactory
wages, Is a blow to the calamity cam
palgn. The shutdown was not the re
suit of a strike lu the first place, but
simply following the universal practice
of the men and mill owners when a
scale expires, but democratic politicians
hud hoped no agreement would be
reached, at least until after election.
Itepublicans are as usual the first In
the field with n call for their city con
volition to nominate a school bo an
ticket. Seven places will be tilled a
the coming election owing to the ex
Isteiice of two vacancies lu addition to
the regular term expirations. A strong
ticket of clean, callable meii who will
keep the schools op a business basis is
what Is wanted.
Kcmcuihcr that tho majorities in
Omaha of the successful delegations lu
the republican primaries foot up nearly
ns mnuy votes as cast altogether In
the democratic primaries. No more Uc-
t
clstve expression of the rank and tile of
the party wns ever registered than that
which brought about the nomination of
the republican legislative and county
tickets.
With few exceptions the striking
miners In Pennsylvania have refrained
from violence and It Is to bo hoped that
such a condition will remain to the end.
Nothing which they could do would so
thoroughly play Into the hands of the
mine owners by nllonatlng friendly pub
lic sentiment as outbreaks of disorder.
After giving out glowing reports ns
to the chances of democracy carrying
Illinois tho party managers have de
cided the case Is so hopeless that It Is
u6t worth while for Hryan to waste any
time In that state, 'l'he nearer you come
to an accounting on democratic claims
tile less you will find In them.
A TrnitoUy SiiKKestcil.
WusliliiRton Post.
It appears that Hon. Coin Harvey has
been scuttled.
TclU the Whole Mory.
Hoston (llobe.
It will bo homo In'mlnfl that George
Doiscy was at the light. Lieutenant Hob
son was not.
Mtlnc t'p (lie- Situation.
Baltimore American.
Tho tieaco neeotlatlons with China have
progressed to that point whero all that
remains to bo done Is to decide to uo some-
thlug.
Here's (lie llcnl 'I'lilnsr.
Mlnnuupolla Journal.
Wo tnluht ns well admit that there Is
a lot ot Imperialism In this country. There
Is King Cotton, King Corn. King wneai
and now wo havo King Coal with four
tuoro kings In tho pack.
Hard Year m Prophet.
Detroit Free Press.
Ono scientific authority frankly admits
that tho national campaign has demoralized
tho wholo business. "Kven tho weather
does as It doggone pleases, nnd predictions
ore not worth a dollar a gross."
t'ndeiliiUhiK n l.urK- Contract.
Detroit Free Press.
Ocrmany'B demand that China punish the
leaders of tho Uoxcr Insurrection recalls the
fact that Italy recently Inquired If there
wero not somo process by which Louisiana
lynchers could bo punished.
You Mi-U ItulNlnir Old Mil..
Portland Oregonlan.
Russian diplomacy Is doing very well.
It has broken tho International concert
In two places already, and seems about
to sccuro a third disruption In the Inde
pendent action of tho United States.
I.ucU's l-'uvorltc Son,
Philadelphia Hccord (hid. dem.)
President McKJnley has certainly had
great luck during his administration. Good
times havo been Insured by good crops In
this country and short crops In other
countries, ns n result of which there havo
been tremendous exports of brearistuffa and
provisions at prolltablo prices. Then there
has been a great spurt In manufacturing
tho world over and unprecedented export ol
manufactured products at fair prices. And
now, when business has been n llttlo over
done nnd there Is a dropping ot prices both
In tho homo and foreign markets, cotton
again comes suddenly to tho front as the
leading artlclo of our enormous export trade
and cotton prices aro booming.
Ilewey Arli Abandoned.
New York Tribune.
Tho consenting voice which signifies that
tho naval arch must go takes on tho em
phasls of ram's horns. The arch has
grown dirty and Is particularly shabby
about tho feet, so proudly planted only a
few moons ago. Tho prospect of Its re
production In moro solid form somewhere
else does not Improve with the wasting
away ot tho glories of the original. Tho
Idea may bo given up and tho glittering
and grandiose structure of triumph subsist
only In memory, photographs and designs
It was a thing of beauty and might have
been a Joy forever If tho subscriptions had
como in a little moro liberally. Its com
Ing and going will point tho melancholy
moral that tho brightest trophies of tri
umph In this hurrying ngo are spun of the
toxtllo of clouds and vanish In tho beam
that gilds them. 1
l.alior'M Interest In the election.
Portland Oregonlan.
The Interests of labor in this election lie
In tho direction of maintenance of tho gold
standard and the conservation of confi
dence, which Insures nctlvo trade and set
tled employment. Thuy demand perpetna
tlon of thu present conditions of trade and
manufacture and they forbid u sudden re
versal of the nation's policy, with tho
shock, disarrangement and distress such
reversal would be certain to bring. Theso
aro also the Interests of capital. Tho idea
that what Is good for capital is also good
for labor is a paradox only to tho super
ficial view. You can do nothing better for
capital than to elevate in dignity, strength
and character tho labor It is to work Willi
You can do nothing better for labor than
to clevato In dignity, strength nnd charac
ter tho capital It Is to work with. Tho doc
trine that labor can help itself to better
employment by destroying tho capital that
affords employment is preacnea oy pro
tended statesmen. They aro not labor's
friends, but its worst enemies. Tho labor
ing man who co-operates with tho forces
antagonizing our present prosperity and
trade expansion Is working against his own
Interests.
HATS OI-'I-' TO SOI Til O.M WIA.
Cheerr tirrrtlmr to the Knpundlnc
rnt'UliiRT Suburb.
Chicago Post.
At least Omaha now knows where some
of her vanishing population has gone and
It ought to bo somo satisfaction to her to
rcalizo that It Is still within reach. Any
tlmo that sho wants It hack sho has only to
annox South Omaha, for tho latter city now
leads all tho rest of tho country In tho
percentage of Increase.
West Superior did pretty well. When tho
figures were announced last Sunday and It
was found that her populaton had Increased
159 per cent It looked as If sho had and
would hold tho record for this census
But, llko the ocean records, this ono was
only mado to ho broken, and now South
Omaha leads with an lncreaso of 222 per
cent. Think ot It! Her lncreaso is np
proximately two and a quarter times hoi
total population ten years ago! Why, sho
must be growing so fast that when the
pcoplo got up In tho morning they Just
naturally ask, "How many arrived last
night?" A man who has been theru three
months Is regarded as an old settler and
It would not ho aurprlslng to learn Ihoro Is
an olllelal master of ceremonies who Is
kept busy Introducing tho new arrivals
Only In that way can tho old-timers hope
to keep paeo with tho population.
Of course ono's sympathy goes out to
West Superior. It Is sad to loso a chain
plnnshlp belt Just as It seems to bo securely
buckled, but this Is a rushing world and
there Is llttlo tlmo to commiserate with
fallen champions. All that West Superior
can 'do now Is to look cheerful anil strive
for tho record In KUO. It only nneds a
little matter of about 70.000 souls to add to
Its prpsent 31,000 in order to reach iho toji
percentage and of course that Is a moro
trifle. Meanwhile, hats off to Qcitb Omaha!
Swing of German Vole
Chk.igo Tribune
The German vote, which earlier In the
year was attracted toward Hryan bccau.ui
of the vociferous clamor about 'Imperial
ism" and "militarism," Is gradually swing
ing back to McKlnloy, nnd the forces which
aro causing It to niovo In that direction
will be powerful enough to give him al
most ns many votes In that quarter as he
got In 1S9G. Tho latest and In many re
spects tho most significant Indication of
tho now drift of tho Herman vote Is tho
following editorial from tho Now York
Stants Zcltung:
"The democratic candidate has forced tho
silver question Into tho foreground ngain
and thus has reawakened tho fear that his
election would carry with it terrible con
sequences fur tho nation. No man yel
has been elected president because ho pos
sessed striking, brilliant qualities. Tho
pcoplo demand rightly that the candidate
shall havo certain sterling traits of char
acter and a solid element of conservatism
In him, so that ono can look to his adminis
tration with confidence nnd, nbovo all, with
calm security. The prospect that he might
win such faith has boon considerably di
minished by Hryan by his revival of tho
silver question.
'Wo have declared from tho first that this
year tho silver swindle nnd Imperialism
cannot be beaten simultaneously and that
the voter must make up his mind clearly
which of tho two evils must bo dono for
JJrst nnd which might wait. Wo had hopes
that the sliver question would piny no role,
wo still stick to our belief that It Is dis
posed of and requires no further considera
tion; and wo feci suro that It Is less this
question than doubt of Hryan's trustworthi
ness which has brought It forward again
nnd so hurt the democratic candidate; but
rteprlnted.
The paramount Issue to be fought out In
tho battlo of 1900 may be summed up In five
small words. Do you want a change?
This Is the simple question that every
citizen will ask himself before hn casts his
ballot and the verdict will depend upon tho
conclusion reached by a majority of the 15,
000,000 voters who will record themselves on
one sldo or tho other next Novamber.
It cannot be gainsaid that the American
pcoplo nre as prosperous and well-to-do
this year as they ever have been. Do tho
Atnericun paoplo want a change?
Docs tho great army ot wageworkers,
which Is better fed, better clothed and
better housed now than ever before, want
a cbango?
Do tho American farmers, whose products
ore In steady demand nt good prices at boms
and abroad, want a change?
Do tho merchants and tradesmen of ths
country, who are doing a larger buslncts In
tho aggregate than ever before, want a
change?
Do the manufacturers and employers of
labor In mill and factory, whoso products
filUJ.VT COST OF bTIUKKS.
Many .Millions of Dollar Lost by I'.ni-
liloycra iinil 1 ;iii)lo
Chicago C'.ironlcle.
Strikes nro costly. Well, and war Is
costly, but that consideration does not deter
enlightened nations from going to war.
Worklngntcn who think themselves ag
grieved quit work nnd trust to a trial of
strength and endurance to give them what
they demand.
The great strike of the coal miners that
Is now on Involves probably 150,000 work
lngmcn, a large number ot capitalists and
to some extent the comfort of thousands
of families. Of course. It now begins to he
said this Is the greatest of all strikes, but
so untrue a saying should not bo repeated.
Thcro have been many greater strikes In
different trades, and not a few of them
have differed from this one In that thcy
destroyed for a time tho peace of whole
communities. Tho coal miners' strike that
Is now in progress is not so far attended
by any acts of violence of a nature to Im
peril llfo or fixed property.
Tho commissioner of labor, who presides
over tho bureau of statistics at Washington,
began tho analyzing of strikes with those
of 1SS1 and this work ho has continued
down to tho present time, but his reports
aro not brought down to date. Tho moro
Important of his summaries for thlrtocn
yours, beginning with 1SS1, havo been be
fore tho public so long that there can be
no danger in using them here. In that
tlmo In this country there wero IS, 209
different strikes. Tholr objects were In
9,432 Instances an Incrense of wages, in.1
1,344 Instances a reduction ot hours, In
1,734 to prevent a reduction of wages and
1,692 wero for Increase of wages and re
duction ot hours. All these strikes wore
had and managed In the usual manner
and under conditions that ordinarily ob
tain. It Is Important, then, to inquire ns
to the immediate economical results ot
theso strikes, extending ovor a period of
thirteen years. Tho national commissioner
of labor shall answer the question, lie
states that the aggregato wago loss to em
ployes was 1 102,807,057, to which must be
added tho assistance to employes given
in money by labor organizations $10,914,
406. The loss to tho employers was i2,
riS9,7S6. These losses wero occasioned by
strikes. Now refer to tho lockouts. The
aggregato wago loss to employes from lock
outs, tho commissioner of labor states,
was $26,68,1,516. The nsslstanco to em
ployes by labor organizations wus $2,512,
298. and tho loss to employers $12,235,151.
In a comparatively lato report of tho
commissioner Is a table giving the number
ami tho characteristics of all strikes and
lockouts had In Illinois in tho eight years
from 1SSC to 1891. Tho wago loss to Illinois
worklngmen In that tlmo aggregated $16,
174,030. Tho loss to employers was $15,
302,009. Klghly-two per cent of the strikes
wero ordered by labor organizations.
Eighteen por Cent wero lockouts ordorcd
by employers' organizations. Tho average
duration of strikes was twenty-fivo days
and tho nvcrngo duration of lockouts forty
seven days. More recent strikes and lock
nuts In this stato aro probably well enough
remembered by participants In them.
What Is to bo the money cost of the
great strlko of tho coal minora now In
progress no ono can tell, but It la certain
to bo enormous, Tho wages of 150,000
miners, though their wages may bo small,
amount In even a week's tlmo to a big
sum. Tho contributions of worklngmen's
organizations to tho support of strikers
must bo large. What ultlmato gain may
result to tho strikers remains to ho seen.
If It bo nn Increase of wages then the
difference between tho wages befnro paid
nnd thoso to bo paid will go Just so far to
offset the cost of tho strike.
ii-rniiiii ' ImiimtImI lllll.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Since tho close of the Franco-German war
Germany has been at peace, sho has had
nono of thn extraordinary expenses that war
brings. The result of that contest brought
her, In addition to tho provinces of AUacn
ami Lorraine, tho enormous sum of $1,000,
000.000 In endh. Sho should bo, therefore, In
fairly prosperous condition; yet, according
to tho l-'relslnnlge Zcltung. the debt of the
empire has been trebled slnco the death of
Kmperor William, which occurred shortly
after the war This docs not Hpeak well for
tho administration of the pretent Kmpcror
William, and ho seems to own It to his sub
Jocts to r ako an accounting for It.
The Paramount Issue
7 ' 1
the fact remains that the old nlarm Is
aroused ngaln,
"Tho republicans have uo right, neverthe
less, to accept the votes coming around to
McKlnloy on such grounds ns votes of con
fidence In the expansion policy, and when
they do that they run the risk of bringing
about nt tho last moment a reaction that
can ho dangerous."
A few weeks ngo the editor of this Influ
ential paper was "on tho fence." Ho con
fessed that ho did not know which way tho
Germans should turn. Since ho spoke thus
he has studied tho character of tho candi
dates, and to some purpose. Canning said
onro, "Away with this cant of 'measures,
not men,' " meaning thereby that candi
dates were often of more Importance than
tho measures they advocated. The editor
of tho Staata Zeltung says truly that "tho
pcoplo demand rightly that tho candidate
shall havo certain sterling traits of char
acter and a solid element of conservatism
In him." Ho does not find theso trnits In
Hryan. "Doubt of Hrynn's trustworthi
ness has brought (t (tho silver question)
forward again." Ho says further that tho
prospect of Hryan's winning popular faith
has been "considerably diminished by his
revival of tho silver question."
Tho editor of tho Staats bottling says re
publicans must not accept German voles
for MeKlntey as voles of contldcnce in his
expansion policy. Tho republicans recog
nize clearly the fart that many men wilt
Tote for McKlnloy who do not hellevo In
expansion and aro opposed to what Is today
called Imperialism. Tho republicans un
derstand fully thnt deep-seated distrust of
Hryan will get their candidate many votes
ho would not get otherwise. When the
cholre has to bo mado between the two can
didates tho majority of tho votes will be
controlled by tho conviction that McKlnley
Is trustworthy while Hryan Is not.
aro marketable now at fair profit, want a
change?
Do the professional men, whoie. services
command higher remuneration than ever
before, wont a change?
What would any of theio classes fain by
a chungo?
This Is the poser which neither Mr.
Hryan nor any of his champions will be
ablo to answer satisfactorily. Tbey will
talk about the Declaration of Independence,
about the crime of 1873, about the brautlm
of freo silver cotnago, about the dlnastrott'
gold standard, about the menace ot Im
pcrlajlira and militarism nnd about the ra
pacity of the trusts. Hut all these subjects
are overshadowed by tho question that dom
inates all men who aro constantly striving
to better their condition, but do not will
fully and deliberately exposo themselves and
tbelr families to the rlik of a relapse to
tho distressing hard times experienced be
fore the advent of McKlnley and the as
cendency ot republican policies that have
restored confidence, raised the national
credit and set the wheels of Industrial and
commercial activity In motion.
IMJHSONAI. I'OINTr.HS.
Hobson's mouth caused him trouble be
fore. Notwithstanding the high price of coal
tho weather clerk persists In poking the
furnace.
Gcorgo Washington ot Montgomery
county, Kas., Is seeking a dlvorco from his
wlfo Martha.
Hotel proprietors of Chicago are forming
a laundry trust. Details arc kept mum,
but they will probably como out In tho
wash,
Hoston milkmen have organized for mu
tual protection. Somo of them think the
contractors are getting all tho cream of
the trade.
President Mitchell of tho United Mine
Workers of America commands a force
considerably larger than tho entlro United
States army.
A Georgia clergyman avers that the Gal
veston calamity was the work of the
devil, not of God. Perhaps the dominie has
Inside- Information.
Joseph Jefferson has been spending the
summer In Ashing and hunting, but has
passed his evenings In painting, which con
tinues to be his favorlto castlme.
Spain has blown In the $20,000,000 received
for tho Philippines and Is so charmed with
our kind of money that It Is willing to
plant a loan In this country. Put up the
stuff.
Prospects of peace in China will not be
affected by the reported activity of the
Ancient nnd Honorable Artillery ot Boston.
Ths Ancients are merely burnishing up for
their srml-monthy bean feast.
General John A. McClernand, who died
the other day, was ono of tho last two sut
vlvors of the twenty-eighth congress, which
met In December, 1843. Ex-Governor Kani
scy of Minnesota Is the other.
Charles H. Stucver of St. Louis Is the
latest millionaire to distribute his fortune
during his lifetime. He has a horror of
family quarrels over wills and has divided
his money chiefly among his children.
Daniel A. Lamont, secretary of war In
President Cleveland's last cabinet, is on a
visit to tho Pacific coast on railroad bus
iness. Ho is vice president of the North
ern Pacific road and declares himself out
of politics.
The homo of the Dradley Martins In New
York, 18 to 22 West Twentieth street and 23
West Nineteenth street, has passed Into
the hands of a real estate firm and this
marks the last step in the expatriation of
the family.
Thu only man ever unanimously elected
president of the Cincinnati Chamber of
Commerce Is Michael Hyan. who was to
honortd In 1S9I. Now ho has been chosen
an honorary member of the same body the
gieatest compliment In Its gift. Among
the limited number of other names so en
rolled are thoso of John Sherman and
George Pendleton.
A.N AMKIUCVN t II III IfTKItlSTIC.
The I'nnsiou for Sprrtl nnd the KfTort
to otlf It.
Chicago Tribune
Koced Is tho American's passion. No trait
nr steamer ran go qulto fast enough t
satisfy him so long as he believes greater
speed is obtainable. He Is pleased to learn
that faster time can bo made on American
than on English railways. He takes an
Interest In an ocean steamer which "breaks
tho record," even though he may never
expect to cross tho Atlantic. The news
that thn Deutschland has cut down by four
hours tho time required for a trip appeals
to his Imagination.
Hcnjamln Franklin may be to some ex
tent responsible for this American pern
llarlty. He mado the young tradesman "re
member that time Is money." That ad
monition has been repeated, so often that
people have corao to believe that If tune
occupied In traveling is diminished they
havo saved money.
Tho saving of time nnd money through
tho replacement of tho stage coach by
the railroad of an Inferior hy a superior
mode of locomotion Is evident, nut when
an nttempt Is mado to get the highest
possible rate of speed out of locomotlvi
or ocean steamer there Is not much gain
In time. Economy and excessive speed do
not a I way b go hand in hand. Whether the
saving in time is a saMng In money de
pends on the use mado of the time The
passengers by the Deutschland had four
hours moro on land and four hours less
on tho ocean than they would have had It
they had gone on n slower boat How mm h
they gained by this no one knows Four
extra hours In Plymouth or London ma
hot bo Important,
In order that the Deutschland mav
make such fast tlmo It Is provided wi h
larger ami moro expensive engines and n
used cxiiuslvcly for carrying passengeri
and malls. As' thoro Is no revenuo from
freight, the rates charged passengers i-m -i
when there nre a full thousnnd of then,
must bo higher than those charged on
slower boats, which havo freight earnings
Ono who crosses the Atlantic on an e
tremcly swift boat pays moro for tho in
llego, hut may not havo so pleasant a vo
age. Tho vibration of n steamer dricti
at such high speed Is continuous nnd un
pleasant.
As Dr. Holmes did not "dare to write as
funny ns 1 can," so American railroad man
ngeralo not dare to run trains as fast ns
they can. They hae found It does not pa)
It begets competition and rate-cutting The
road which, owing to lighter grades and
better roadbed, can make faster time than
its rivals does not nttempt to utilize Its n I
vnntngos. It knows that If It bids for Im
ness with less tlmo Its competitors would
hid for business with lower fares. So roads
do not try to cut down their running time
to the lowest possible notch, which woul I
mean a decided lncreaso In operating ex
penscs, nnd they charge higher rates on
their fast trains. Somo people pay ihn-1
rates, not so much to savo time as vi
travel by tho fastest possible ronvryatii e
Should somo now motive power be dis
covered decidedly superior to steam, in
creased speed nd lower fares may be sc
cured, to the great gratification of Amcr
IranB. t'ndcr present conditions, how-cv. r
greater speed has to be purchased at n high
price, and the saving In time Is, compara
tively speaking, so small that few but
Americans would enrc about It. They aro
a peculiar people. They will dawdle awn
half on hour to take a train which I tn
minutes faster than the one they might
havo taken.
.S.MIM.Nti LINUS,
Wa-diliiKlon Star: ".Money." said ih
philosophic iH-rson, "dos not Hlways brirg
happiness "
"No," answered the matter-of-fact f. U :id
"Hut the lack of It Invariably bilng.t II
comfori." Chicago Hccord: "Smlthrr and I in-'
yesterday for the llrst ilme In tl.l-t-cn
)cari "
"It was an Interesting tilietln?, no diu--"Ye;
all our old storied went off a g--at
new."
Philadelphia Pre: "Wk." concluded tt
returned tourist, "I hail a prettv trmtc'i
tlmo of . t'-ll you thetc's nothlim iu
traveling to take the eoneeit out of n man
"That might l true." replied thn m.i
who had been bored to death. "If lie new.
got back to tell about It."
t'blcaRo Tribune; "I mn't help admlrl it
thn Ingenuity of the landlady at our hojrri
ll)g house "
"In what way?"
"At breukfast time .h burns a grain -r
two of roffee on the Kitrh-n stov s., r
to till tho dlnlnt; room with the odor, and
then gives us chicory to drink."
Detroit
cnlcmKf"
Journal: "Tnat girl Is a ,
"No wondr'
Her mother was such a
mcro butterfly!"
inueefl?
"And hr father was a regular lobst T
Rvcn tho emart set. pry observe, arr
not altogether exempt from the subtle laws
of heredity.
Philadelphia Hr-cord: "We had quite h
thrilling rescue here yesterday." said tt-e
first seashore sojourner, "but I don't se
anything In the papers about It."
"Oh! there whs nothing intHretltig about
that." replied the other; "the woman wa
tcscued by her own husband."
Chicago Post: "After all, appearance,
don't amount to much."
"That's right, it's the disappearance1
thnt count most: for Instance, the dl'ap
pearanco of a trusted employe frequent!
amounts to thousands."
WnMilngton StHr: "Politics is a grea'
sell." remarked the man who is alwav
looking on the dark sld of thtngx.
"Well." nnswcre.1 Senator Sorghum
"your Impressions on that point dpnd
a great ileal on whether you're delivering
votes or hustllnc nfter them. In my opera
tions politics has struck me ns a colossal
buy."
IIICK'nV NITTIV WITH TIIH Gllll.o.
Denver Post.
It wns "once upon u, time," as the stor.
tellers sny.
Ti tho happy, happy davs of long ago.
That there never came a cloud o'er the
sun of boyhood's day.
And tho life-stream was unruffled In Its
flow.
In reflecting o'er the past nnd tho pleasures
that wo knew
How tho brain with Jolly recollection
whirls
As we sit with half-closed eyes and the
memory pictures view
When we went a hlck-ry nuttln' with the
girls!
How their merry eyes would flash with the
llcht of fun a plow
As the breezes tossed their hair In tan
gled threads:
How we thousht them angel sprites In tnelr
frockR of calico.
With the, crumpled old sun-bonnets on
th!r heads
How they'd scamper through the woods
with their merry shouts of Joy,
Nimble In their every- movement as the
sculris
O! you bet your Sunday hat It was fun to
be a bo
When we went a hlck'ry nuttln' with the
strls!
In a Jollv. laughing group underneath the
shellbark trees,
Seated In a circle on the leafy ground.
With the music of our tongues lading every
passing breeze.
We would hull the nutty treasures we had
found.
And our Umld eyes would peep In a semi
bashful way
At the lovely maiden faces framed In
curls
In their hands our boyish hearts were ai
soft as potter's clay
When wo went a hlck'ry nuttln' with the
girls!
There was one. a little maid with a pair
of roguish eyes.
Whom I trustingly enthroned within my
heart.
And I scurcely realized I won so great a
prize
Till wtf formed the tlo that death alone
can part.
ThouBh her eyes are growing: dim and her
hair Is tinned with gray.
She Is yet to me a priceless pearl of
Beans
And sho reigns within my heart with as
sweet despotic sway.
As when we went a hlck'ry nuttln" with
the girls:
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