Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, November 02, 1900, Page 6, Image 6
THE OMAHA DAILY JVEE: .Fill DAY, NOVEMBER 2. 1900. 6 The Omaha Daily Bee. B. R08KWATI2R, Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. Dnv .iu,nut H.VnViRV u0 Year.t4.oo ii.!!!. VI.; .7.r.i... ..Ji'v.. i m n,. . ay."uaI. u"u 9S1 Bundav Hee, ono Year ?-59 i unmieu 11 -e. uiir lid ..... i Haturd&y Bee. One car i IvrfiUIV IIn rinft -tnr ..... WJ I OFFICES, Omaha: The Deo Building. . South Ornahar City Hull Building, Twenty-fifth and N BtrcetH Council Bluff. 10 PenrI Street. Chicago: 1640 Unity Building. New York. Temple Court. , , , Washington: Ml Fourteenth Street. Bloux City: 611 I'ark Street. CORHESl'ONDENCr trr'iM Hee, Editorial Deportment. BUSINESS LETT 13 Its. . llunlneM letters and remittances should be addressed: The Uco 1'ubllshlnz Com pany, umuliu. REMITTANCES. Remit tiv Pi On m TUB 11 EH PUBLISHING COJU'A.m STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. n""" "l ?ow.aoi. wu.. ... -.--"-i.'. - ,i Genrpe b. tzsciiuck, ficcrcmry oi iim "L-u ..i.ii.Li . - .. . . 1 I r .Dili? uwnrn ays that the actual number ot full nnd romptnto coplea of Tho Dally, . Mnrnlntf. Evening and Sunday Hee Printed during tno month or octoner, w, wns nn iunun 1 '-IT.'-'liO 2 U7.U10 t us,:t:to 4 27,010 t s.s.r.no 6 27,000 7 27,110 17 ..27.450 19. 10. 27,n0 27,470 0" 27.070 o'J-m I X 2S.X0D S.... 9.... 10.... II.... 12.... 13.... 1.... 15.... 27,1.10 27,n20 .....27,-lHO 27,r20 27.J170 27,120 20,720 ......27,100 l 20,0.-0 -" '"!!!!"!!:io!'ifti! i 2S.i:t.t , .,n((,70 21.. .'10 0S0 I 18.. ....27,!I70 Tntul NH2.7I0 Less unsold and ruturned copies.... ll.HIl Net total pales HVh on Net dully BveraKr 2H.O!) C1EOKOE H. TZBCIlL'Clv. Remit by draft, express or postal order, ofllcei'8 of the Autl-Snloon league. 1 hose iyablo to The lieu l'ubliahlriK Compnn. .... .i 4 ily 2-cent Htnmps accented In puyment or letters represent .nr. icemen us im iiei all account. iWnnnnl checks, except on .... ,, kiiiii ...tt,i-a ,1,1.1 1,1 1 1 111 fl t ,t ttlllf til. .. .. nni nrriM ii.u. i Subscribed In my presence nnd nworn to fare, which gives u candldato no possl v W1C ,hl8 "r,a TVU&rk ble opportunity of meeting the charges ") iNoiary ru-ji.c. Register Saturday If not yet registered. Kdgnr Howard has come to the con clusion that his pen speaks far more eloquent thnn his voice. n..lr ono mnr.. elinneo to recister and that Is Saturday. Do not neglect this important duly If you wish lo vote at the election. Iowa will hold an election next week, but tho neonle across tho river do not nppcar to be particularly excited. It Is only a question of the size of tho repub lican majority In Iowa. A vote for Frank Ransom is a vote in favor of compromising tho Bartley bouil Indebtedness and Imposing upon the tux- 1 1. ...,.. ,.W,vi I VuiVi0 l .Uh,0 w.... .... . . .. At... IT II u is rcui menu lor u.o n oim-iienuu to turn on the Lincoln Journal after working hand and glovo with it right along. The separation, nowever, is not to bo considered permanent, but only for temporary effect. Douglus county farmers huve already tax burdens enough without being loaded down with an extra levy of $80.- to Inquire whether the democratic cun 000 to make good the loss to the stute dldato has ever done anything for work- by defalcation nud embezzlement to re- llevo tho bondsmen. Tho window and door screen comblnu- tlon has been dissolved. Assurance Is given furthermore thnt the dissolution is genuine and thnt the announcement fa nnt mini,, fur tlin linrnrmn nf Intliioiifi. I ing the mosquito vole of New Jersey, Mr. Bryan has Anally issued another letter of acceptance, tills time making acknowledgment to tho Iudinuiipolls convention of nnti-lmperlnllsts. If there nre any more nominations which have not yet been accepted by Mr. Bryan they arc likely to be lost in the sliuflle of tho flection. Tho Union Pnclllc hospital fund has finally been adjusted nnd turned over ly tlio receivers for distribution nmoncr the tmployes whoso claims have been proved ui). Th s nieuns that t w 11 soon nl to returned to the peoplo to whom It be- longs, a great many of whom reside rignt nere in umnna. The popocratle national ticket started out with two tails, but so far as cun bo judged by tho attention devoted to labor. What Inducement Is tho demo It Uio ticket Is drifting along without emtio cundldnto now offering working- any tall at all. At last reports a man. nnmcd Stevenson, whoso homo Is In I 111-1 nols, wns supposed to bo running for vice president with Bryan. Tho best evidence that there Is no ap nroach to Imperialism In this country Is tho fact that many of the fusion ora- tors nnd editors are not lu Jail. In no other country In the world would such consclousless lylug und abuse of the chief executive ot the nntUm n, they nrn l,wlll.l,r Jul nil. ill-. ..1 4r .......... "' I'uii- ,.i. -.1 ISUtMI. The popocratle organ sprung some of Its fakes too early lu the game, thus ul- lowing time for the parties misquoted or quoieii, wueii tuey uavo sum uotning nt nil. to contradict the .stories, it Is , ., ,L .. . . . a d l lcult matter, however, to get in uumiiin ui tin inu uiiii'n niiuii(; Mlllliu a few days of election, which hnve been busily Incubating during the entire enm- pnlgn, C....1. , .. .i , uiju.nn .iu... ouuiii milium iiuiiiuiu migiiiy uttie sincerity in the protestu- ....... ....... - , tlons of Senator Pettlgrow of loyalty to Bryan. From every section of the state conies word tlmt tho fusion man- ngers huvo abandoned tho light for tho nattoual ticket nud turned all their en - orgies to the legislature. As Pettlgrow Is running the campaign machine the friends or uryan are not in the best of humor. Senator Pettlgrew Is evidently ono of tno kind wno would cheerfully sacrlflcc his wife's relations, but ul- ways look out for himself, run CAMPAIGN AOAISST Dir.TlllCll. The vnuipnlKH wateri against Charles II. Dietrich, republican eanilhlnte for governor, has degenerated luto n cam paign of slander and defamation. Under Hw. uliifntnu nt ViMiinutil tlliri" Is 111) minlshincnt for men and women who . . . . . i r clroillate slanders nun uneis ny worn m mouth nud cowardly dofamcrs ttiKo . . i ,i,., ., imu rt (.. nirr-utnti fiiNe- tiunmuiki; va. ai.- - hoods from House to nouso, icnviuv their victim no chance for defense. This Infamous method of fabricating and spreading broadcast stories slim- durers dare not print has been carried on for weeks by the supporter of Governor I'oynter under the plea that the tender- slanderers wanted to spare the feelings of .Mr. Dietrich's family. Another mode of attack has been the sending out from the state house of confidential circulars over the names of Is Intemperate and even absolutely ills- slpaleil In his habits and low In his associations. As u mutter of fad, the ... ... .. .. .1. . . ...1 .. .1 I oniy ouicer oi mo uu-omoon it'iiue whose name Is used Is that of n notorl- oils prohibitionist who Is laboring In- directly for the election of Bryan nnd I'oynter. It Is true that Mr. Dietrich was nn opponent of tho prohibition umendniont u'n yu,,rs ,,K' ,,ut the c,llirK tllut "-' ... ..- I.. .. ..In... I.... lit.. 1B iwiviiiiiviiuu " oiumift. opposition to prohibition was because hj. (MM n0t consider It effective as n remedy for the 'evils of Intemperance, aim tuai view uas ueen conurmeti y exnerlence In Maine. Iowa. Kansas and ,l,1. ull ti'lioci npilillll I J inuimmiuu laws nave neen enacicu. It seems to us It would have been much more manly for the Autl-Snloou Ichbmu to have made tho issue directly Instead of carrying on a guerrilla war- mnlj ,,s or)on(.t While thesu covert enemies of Mr. Dietrich, who glyc Iirorey!n?e t0 Go'vol.nor joyiiler, conceile tunc tho governor comes uenrcr to being a prohibitionist than Mr. Diet- rich, It Is notorious thnt he has never scrupled to make deals with the brewers I it ,tn i. . j . . . nim uinors in oruer to get ineir sup- port. He has on his staff Walter Molse, ono of tho best known whisky sellers In Nebraska. Governor I'oynter has been, more- over, personally supported by the Omuht' I !...., ..1 1 j il I ulu"L,n ,,uu "L,"1L,U lu cor iiuuriu couiriuiiiions lor inc lusion cum- pulgn fund. Fifteen hundred dollars of blood money," ns tho prohibitionists nre wont to style tit, went Into tho fusion campaign fund In Douglas county last year and we have not yet heard that l'll wny of knowing what law re such contributions huvo been refused Kardlng the matter would bo lu effect tiv tho ileiiinei'iitle cnmnnlirii mnniu-.n-u b.v March Tills docs 11 ot meet the " 1 -o- o-- thl9 ur . When it comes to purifying nolltlcs "- ..V...- nlII(.,in ,..111 nhvnvs lltm rcforu, out of lt thnn nny olllor 1)nr, Umt CJm b(J uwmudi BRV.l.V .IAD WUHKIXGMEX. Mr. Bryan is closing his campaign with speciously framed nppoals for the support or worKingmcn. it is pertinent lngmen to give him a claim to their sup- port. Mr. Bryan was four years In con gress and during that time all his 'efforts were directed to tho brenking down of tho policy under which tho vust Industrial system 'of this country wus built up and a great market for Aitiorlpnti lnhnt pwtnlillMllPfl. Hp ill.. uounccd protection ns "tho most vicious political principle that has ever cursed this couutry." He was In part re sponsible for u tariff law which was wel- corned ns a great boon by British mnnu- fncturers und tho effect of which was to greatly stimulate some British In- dustrlcs to tho serious detriment of our own. Under the operation of that law our homo Industries were .crippled, their development halted, hundreds of thou- fiaIuls of peoplo thrown out of employ nicut and wnges reduced. ir iirv.m tho,, m-nvmi 1,1,11. if tim Cllcmy 0f American labor. Four years w 1.. h, ..,t,iUf nc ti, ,io,.,.aUin ..,i disaster, which ho had helped to bring nbout, Mr. Bryau appealed to working nU!n to sunnort a monetary iiolle.v that I would have cut wages In hnlf and ere nted a panic which would have greatly Increased the already vast nrmy of Idle men to support him? IIo tells them they nro not getting their share of whut. they produce. Whnt does he offer them to Improve their condition? ' Absolutely nothing He llnds labor everywhere well employed ut relatively higher wages than ever before. What docs ho pro- l-' to better this sKuation? Nothing whatever. With nil tho speclousness "1 fophlstry of which ho is capable Mr. Bryan endeavors to foster dlscon tent und dissatisfaction In the ranks of Mlllml llllt 111! llolllsi flllt 1(1 Hill Wnml. - - I ....!...... ..r. l.nt.. I liiflil'in nil ,iaii iwi wii'ii lfi.'iivi llllTlll. Mr. Bryan's brief record in public life Is all against his pretense of being tho friend of lnbor and Intelligent working men know this. They nlso know thnt he is now us uohKij uevoiew 10 tue pnn- clnle of froo Inula as ho 1ms ever lieon i ii ... i. . , ,7 7 and would not hesitate, had ho the jiuiii'i, i" ti.-iiiuiu uuiu iiti inriii imoi; vestige of protection nnd open the great American market to tho unrestricted .l. - .., vu.ui.l-iu.uu i i , ol Kttmv Kuropeun lubor. The carrying out of I ,, i .1 . ...ui. . , l wus jiuuuj, iuj;uiiii'i- un currency (10- basemenr, would bring such disaster uud v. ...... suffering upon Amerlcnn labor ns It has never known. The snvlngs of tho peo- pie would bo swept uwny, hundreds of thousands would lose their homes and , widespread destitution and misery would ensue. American labor has nothing to hope lor from, me principles una policies of tho Bryunlto party. Tiiey nro hostile to every interest or muor. m no republican party, on tho other baud, Is now, ns I It has uhvnys been, the friend of labor. In the complete; fulllllmont of the pledges It mndq four years ni;o Aincrleau work liiRmen should llntl nmplo insurance for the future. SAVE ADVICE. Dou't bet thnt Hrynn will be cleetetl ,.. .. prcsiuciu, ... Don't Dot tlmt iirynu win carry .mjw York uon t net tunc .eurasun win gnu Bryan 5,000 or more majority. Don't bet that Douglas county will elect the fusion legislative ticket or any part of It. Dou't bet that William A. Poyntcr will be elected governor, Don't bet that the fuslonlsts will con trol the next Nebraska legislature, .1 DAY OP RETMUVTIUX, The democratic leaders and demo cratic papers know that Bryan has no possible chance of being elected presi dent, and yet they continue to deceive aHd mislead their followers by constant boasting and exaggeration. These tnc- tics arc causlue thousands of credulous .. people to stake their money on iirynu s election. sncn tt course Is simply Infumous and there Is no oxcuse for It. Tho victims of this deliberate deception will have Just grounds for cursing the unscrupulous leaders nnd nowsnaners for fabricating nnd circulating false reports and hold- I. .... .... ... . , nig oui iniso prosi)cci8 in a nopeiess cause. Vnwlioro lma HiU illumnnlnliln fniiroo been more flagrant thnn in this, Bryan's own state. Whether the object Is to lmi,l ritirmiaa in linn iir tb j .. ,i ,.. ... , fqiUlltl Ul II. IS lO lUUStw 11 IU- tr,.ut of the shnm reformers no one can surmise. Tho reaction is sure to I'fimo noxt. wi'ok. wlinti ciminnli'ti fnklru and liars will take to the woods and cyclone cellars In order to escape from their exasperated dupes. KYAV1XU THE QUESTIONS. Weeks ngo we expressed the opinion that Mr. Bryau would Ignore or evade mo questions wnicn nun neen preseuteii to him regarding the payment of coin obligations of the government in silver nd the disfranchisement of colored aUIm...... t.. it... f m. 4 t . i i. u. mv.- Boiuu. lum uiumou u been vcriued. When Bryan was In Princeton, N. J., these questions wero sent to blm by the University Republican chlb and his re I1' flly Justllles the term that has lnnn ittitillfwl in liltn r f ilui t'nitffttl --- ri ""s;. I regard to payment of coin obllga tlons lu silver ho said ho would enforce the law ns he found it, but us tho ex ocutlvo and congress arc republican he - . question. It Is u reply that will satisfy uo on- Mr. Bryan knows what the ex lsllnir law is. Ho understands fullv. it " . ..... must bo assumed, that It wus Intended to llx tho gold standard nnd to secure tho payment of the obligations of tho government in gold, wnat lie was asked to do was to deilno his position in respect to this law uud this ho hns not done. An honest man, running for president of the United Stntes, would have given n straightforward, explicit nnswer. Mr. Ilryun, thlnkiug only of political consequences, choso to dodge, Ills most nrdent supporters' will hnrdly approve of this. As to the other question, the disfruu chlscment of the negroes in North Car ollna, Mr. Bryan's answer is equally evuslvo nnd disingenuous. Ho suld: "You should hold the president re " 1 " '" uiiu " tu "u,u ,,u"",u7. IUA what has been done In North Cnrollnn," adding that "there Is little difference be tween tho race law In North Carolina and Porto Rico." Nobody has thought of holding Mr. Brynn responsible for negro disfranchisement, but he Is the leader of the party guilty of that wrong and Its cntldidalo for the highest ofllce In tho gift of the American people nnd the effort to ascertain bis onlulou re guiding it was perfectly legitimate, Moreover, Mr. Bryau Is posing ns the wftot L,1'nU"0U the constitution l"c "l l"" clple, which he demands shall be np plied to tho Filipinos. Why tihould he object to being asked whether or not he approves of n policy toward Amerl can citizens, who are loyal to the gov eminent, which nullities an nmendment to fao constitution uud violates the principle for which he professes so much solicitude? Admit that it Is not nn Is sue, still lt Is n question of very great Importance, not only us nffectlng tho political future of the colored race, but also lu Its bearing upon tho question o representation ami tho possible effect upon our political system. As to Mr. Bryan's reference to Porto Rico, it Is sutllclent to say that It hns no relevancy whatever. Mr. Brynn has not Improved his claim itv 1wtwtati (a tmlil I nn.il,n.,. 1... , r, 1 .-w.v .. ... -"l"'Vlll. li Mi fHimsM "ml nvnulnn , - ... ...... , , .....w... ,It Is nu open secret tnut Vlllhuu Jen nlngs Bryun hns glveu his piedgo to G M. Hitchcock that he would not bo cniMlWut0 foP Unltea statC8 Bellntor bo qtq tll0 ,u,xt it.giHij,tui-e. If the voter . . . ' 01 JJoiigius couniy tiesiro to uo rep rcBeiltod , the 8U1Mlt0 ,. a ninn wlm j herlted Sf.'OO.OOO of money obtained o Jay Gould and allied corporate nionop n i. 1 1 1 ll iliov ulinnlil rntii n. " ' . .w, 1HU fttBlon legislative ticket. llonipmlipr that Frnnk Rnnsom. the Btneir vhwIh enniiiiliitn fm- wtnto tj,.mitnr siock yarus camiuiaie lor state senut UUJ i)t,(1 denounced by Udgar Ilown iu tl0 panllllou Times ns a tool of t inrd the Curioratlons nnd a traitor to the lnti 08tH 0f ti,0 people. Kdgar Ilownrd be jonpg to the same pni;ty of which Ran ....... ls .. uu,mi,0,. niui thoroforo he ...in uot charged with partisan rancor. 1Io know his man and made no mlsiak i .lenoiiuclne Mm European nutlous nro begluulng to re I ogulzc the fact that the United States bus nn equity In the western lieml- phcro to the extent of it veto on the wholesale dismemberment of China. Oermnny Is the latest to disavow n deslro to acquire title to any portion of It. Instead of weakening the tradi tional stand of the United States against forulgu entnnglements the position of this country In the Orleut has strength ened It It Is too bad that Count Cnstollnno traded his title for a wife with a for tune only to bo hampered In the end by trustee who will allow him to spend no more than the a.000,000 frnnes an nual Income which the fortune produces. IWalSTEll SATUltDAY, Saturday Is the lust registration day nnd every voter not yet registered, ex pecting to cast a ballot at the election on November 0, should seo that his nanio Is properly enrolled on the regis tration books. Tho registrars will sit in their respec tive wnrds nnd precincts from 8 n- m. until 0 p. in. Saturday. In order to register each voter must appear per sonally beforo the registrars and an swer tho questions relating to his resi dence and quullllcutlons prescrlb6d by the law. No previous registration will hold good this year. Fulluro to register means self-dlsfruuchlsemeut. One of tho questions which will be sked by the registrars, under tho law, Is: "With what political party do you wish to ulllllnte?" To this question every person who expects to support President McKlnley should answer: Tho republican party." This answer Is tiecessury to quullfy the voter to purtlclp 'to lu tho rcpubllcau primaries. Bo sure to register Suturday last chance. Cnn't Get Around It. indiuriupolls News. Prosperity Is tho mout stubborn fact con- with which tho democrats have to tend. Giving III Hnnp Away. 'WuHhltigton l'oat. Mr. Bryan's admission that we can llvo under any kind ot a money standard is in tho naturo of a confession that tho "crown of thorns nnd cross of cold" are not nec essarily fatal. A I'arnmiitiiit Qncatlon. Baltimore American. Hawaii wnnts to send a prlnco as dele gate. Then would arlso a question for which thcro Is no precedence whether ho would bo addressed ns "Your Highness," or Just "tho gentleman from Honolulu' DoiIkIkk tin- Vltnl UucMlon. SprlngQcld (Mass.) Republican. That North Carolina question was again put to Mr. Bryan yesterday, and again ha oaded it. Ho should answer it. Ho Is, indeed, not rcsnonslblo for what Is being dona In that state, us ho says, but ho ought to have an opinion on tho question whether tho black man lu tho United States should bo. equal with tho whlto beforo the law. Democratic lllufTrrn Caught. New- York Tribune. Spcculatlvcfjli'mocrnts who bot on Qryan when the odds wero 3 to 1 'against him nro wlld-eycd, weary and wan In theso days, us tho odds havo gono up to C to No doubt many ot them hoped that tho ngures would c ha ngo in such a way beforo election' day thnt they would ho able to "hedge tholr wagers. No pos sible chance of that now. They havo fallen Into tho pit which they have digged for their adversaries and they can't climb out. New York' Dt-t'lnliiii Made Up. Dctrdlt Free Press (Iml. dem.) According to all tho testimony at hand tho republican managers need only to get out tho voto(ln order to carry tho state by a declslvo vote. This they aro attend ing to with oxtrnordlnury zeal. New York's republican majority may bu lens than half tho majority Of 1S96; hut lt ls safo to pro diet that tho electoral ticket will havo 70,- 000 or 75,000 votes to spare, a majority that might havo been revorsed If tho demo cratic national convention had not sur rendered Its convictions and allowed Mr, nryan's manugors to pursundo It' that he would bo ablo to fool all of tho people somo of tho tlmo. America' liiilimtrlul I'rliunry. Philadelphia Itccord. Comparisons by treasury experts of ex ports of manufactures for nlno months of 1900 with similar exports for tho cor responding period ot last year disclose a noteworthy advance over $Gi,ooo,000 as compared with an ndvunco of 150,000,000 In 1899 over the previous year. At the samo tlmo' tho Imports of materials to bo used In tho various forma of production In American factories havo largely expanded Wo aro bringing in moro and moro raw material and Bonding out moro and still moro manufactured goous. The future, bin torlan of Amcricau Industrial expansion will point to tho closing years of the cen tury as tho period of creation and dovel opment of International primacy for Amer- lucnn manufactured products. The Inflow of fluid. Philadelphia Ledger. Tho cold figure of the Seattle assay offlco tell with precision how much value there is In tho reports of great gold dls c&veries In Alaska. They aettlo'tho con tradictory reports about tho richness of tho Nome field by showing that It has yielded durlug the present year $2,710,127, while other points In Alaska havo pro duced less than goOO.OOO. It la to be noted, however, that the Scattlo oulco recognizee tho boundary llnu claimed by Canada, put ting tho Atlln nnd Klondike districts, which, together, ylolded nearly $17,000, 000, on tho llrltlsh sldo of tho line. The total yield of the new gold territory, there fore, 1b nearly $20,000,000 for the year, and ns itB development Is progressing stcndlly lt will probably give larger returns noxt year. And as practlcnlly nil of Us gold corces to tho United States, lt does not so much matter, perhaps, under which Hag tho metal Is mined. lluMlnrHi (.'niillilenee In the llenult. Phllndelphlu Record (Ind. dom.) Although for llvo months piut a hot politi cal campaign has been la progress the country over trado and commerce and In dustrlal production havo pursued an even course, with heavy demands from consumers at fair prices in almost all classes of com modules. Merchants and manufacturers have been too busy, In fact, to dovo'o much tlmo to moro spec acu'ar elecctlonecrlnj, nn the canvass for tho presidency In 1900 will pass Into history as one of tho most prosaic and uneventful slnco the era of good feel Ins which ushrred In tho administration of President Monroo, moro than threo-nuarters of a century ago. There Is, In truth, no serious apprehensions In business circles o impending mlnchlof due to the choice of th peoplo In the forthcoming elections. All the signs point to a continuance of the ex Istlng political order of things, with which tho people are entirely familiar, and with tho partisan uponsors for which they will reckon at a future day when the political atmosphere shall havo been cleared, To the Voters of Nebraska: For more than a quarter of a century I hnve advocated the election of United States senators by direct vote of tho people. All effort! to secure this right for tho people by amendment of tho constitution of tho United Stntes, however, havo failed up to this time. Tho nearest ap proach to popular selection of United States senators hns been made lu this state, where the people have a right under tho state constitu tion to Instruct their representatives In tho legislature by nu expres sion of preference nt tho bnllot box. In proof of my sincerity ns nn ndvocntc of tho direct popular election of senators I have appealed for an expression of public sentiment tinder tho constitutional provision by having my nnmo plnced on the oflleinl bnllot at tho coming election. Whllo standing upon tho declara tions of the republican party lu Us national platform, I am committed nlso to certain rcforniB which In my Judgment nro demanded In the In terest of tho Amerlcnn people. I am lu favor of the establishment of postal savings banks In which tho earnings of tho people will be snfely guarded through panic and depression. I nin In fnvor of tho postnl telegraph nnd tho widest extension of postal facilities to the people. 1 believe that corporations arc creatures of tho stnto and should bo regulated and controlled by the state. While I favor public supervi sion of corporations, 1 am by uo means In fnvor of contlscatlng their property, either by prescribing ruinous rates or cxcesslvo tnxntlon. In other words, I favor such legislation ns will protect tho peoplo against cxtortlou nud discrimination by corporate monopolies, but nt tho same time am opposed to any legislation that would prevent them from enm lng fair Interest on honest Investment. My career In Nebraska, which covers a period of thirty-seven years, is a BUfllclcnt guaranty thnt If elected to tho United States seuato I shnll labor with all my nblllty nnd energy to promote the welfnrc nnd material prosperity of tho stato nud nntlon nnd shall always hold my self accessible to every citizen of Nebraska who has a claim upon my services or time, no matter how humble or poor. E. ROSKWATER. Pointers on Poynter Hero are tho reasons for opposing tho ro-eleetlcn of Governor I'oynter given over his slgnaturo by n former fusion editor, who served as a fusion member of the legis lature ot 1897: SILVER CREEK, Neb., Oct. 23. To tho Editor of tho Nonpareil: I am opposed to W. A. Poyntcr oh governor 1. Uecauso ho has been false to the car dinal doctrines of tho populist party of which ho ls a dishonored member, par ticularly In using his ofllclat power to force his renomlnatlon on an unwilling con stituency, ho himself nnd Bcored of pB ap pointees and other omccholders Bitting In tho convention which renominated him. 2. llecauso, In opposition to what he must havo known to bo tho almost uuanl mous sentiment of his party, ho recom mended tho payment ot bcot sugar bounties. 3. llecauso In recommending tho payment of bounties under the defunct beet sugar law, and In tho assessment ot railroad property, bo has shown that ho ls the ser vant ot the corporations. 4. Uecauso he released from .the state prison John ucnweu itcarns, wno was Constitution and Flag Now JTork Mr. Justice Prcedman in the supreme court yesterday handed down u decision cfuslng n peremptory writ or mandamus illrrrtlnir thn reeldtrntlon of Frank Juarbe. a. Porto Rlcan. Tho application for a writ was opposed by Corporation Counsel Whalcn, who maintained that Juarbo had no right to vote, ns the question ot tho political Btatua of Porto Rlcans had been loft by the treaty with Spain to con- grcBB, which had not yet admitted him to citizenship. Justlco Frccdman upheld that view. Thus is the doctrine of tho Kansas City platform that the "Constitution follows the flag," that lt extends ox proprlo vlgoro to new territory and automatically confers on them tho rights of American citizens, repudiated by a democratic corporation counsel and a democratic Justice of tho supremo court. Tho Interpretation of the constitution by lawyer or Judgo ls In- ovltably affected by his political theories, Tho men trained In tho stato rights school of John Randolph nnd John C. Calhoun when thoy wero placed on the bench ot tho United States supremo court naturally gave n turn to Its decisions differing do- cldcdly from those of Chief Justlco Jlar- shall and their federalist predecessors, Therefore it might havo been expected that when tho registry officers asked tho official advice of Corporation Counsel Whalcn about registering a Porto Rlcan ho would havo told them that tho man was a cltl- zen of tho United States under tho con- stltutlon nnd entitled to voto, ir he hlra- self ns a lawyer thought tho constitutional law of tho Kansas City platform sound, Certainly In that case, even if ho did not feci llko advising the ofllccra to register tho man without warranty from a court, ho would have followed his convictions lu presenting tho question to tho Judge and havo dono his best to give tho Porto Rlcan gress to give or withhold civil and polltl his rights as a treo man, ot which the cal rights, then tho legislation for Porto democratic platform complalna the ro- Rico was not unconstitutional, the re publicans nro seeking to deprive hlra lu publican party has acted toward now ter violation ot tho constitution. rltorlcs aa lt had a right to do In retus- Justlco Freedmnn also would most as- suredly have refused to sanction bo gross States and the whole democratlo conlen a violation ot tho constitution when lt was tlon falls to tho ground. Thus does the In his power to provont lt, if ho really be- lieved tho constitution was being violated, Ho and tho corporation counsel aro both faithful democrats, Mr. Whalen is sup- porting Mr. Brynn nnd we Buppoao Justice FACING HIS OW.V FIIOIMIBCIKH. Hrynn I.endliitr Hl Forlorn Hone llnndlvmuicil n- cuuinui-. Washington Post. Vi lm Iml three dnvfl of this WCCU Mr. Brynn will campaign In Chicago, pre sumably with tho hope of carrying Illinois In tho election of next Tuesday. To bup poeo that the managers of tho democratic cnmpalgn or tho candldnto hlniBclt would be making bo Immense an effort ns thoy nro putting forth in the great city of the middle west if thoy wero not buoyed up by hope of victory would be to discredit tnoir in tniinwimt canacltv. Mr. Bryan canvassed Chicago during the week beforo tho election of 1S9G. It was claimed Just before- tho voting began that his speeches in mat cuy had won 20,000 votes, nut wnen uie voies wero counted It was found that Chicago, Cook county and tho Btato had gone for MnKiniev in Bomcthlng llko "that profane way In which Maine went for Edward Kent lu 1840. It was on tho 27th day of October that Mr. Bryan, In Chicago, epoKo as ioi lowc: ''Vnw thero Is one safo principle to go on when you are discussing what, ls going to happen, nnd that principle is mat peopio nro not going to do anything Injurious to their Interests It they Itnow it. "I ehall bo In this city for a number of dRyB, nnd I am going to talk to tho people thomaelves, not to their employers to bar gain for tho delivery of tho votes of the people. I have been taught to believe that the ballot was given to an Individual for hlB own use. Thcreforo In this campaign I want to address my arguments to the Individual voter and not to tho head ot a Arm or the president if a railroad or tho boss of a corporation. "When our opponents aro driven to the wall on the money question, vhen they nerving a life 'sentence for ono ot tho most ntroclous, cold-blooded murders ever com mitted In tho history of tho state. 5. Ilecnusc ho approved the present elec tion law, which, lu somo of tin registra tion provisions of it, Is an outrage to tho secrecy of tho bnllot. C. Dccauso of his numerous oppolntmcntn to olllco of men notoriously unfit, thereby making tho public, scrvlco stench in tho nostrils ot decent men. Particularly nmopg thorn thcro Is Included that ot ono Uecso ns steward of tho asylum at Norfolk, who, I am Informed, Is generally believed by the people ot that locality, and ns I believe, to havo paid $150 or $200 for his appointment; and further, because I bcllevo Poynter know when ho mado tho appointment that it was being pnld for. 7. Dccauso his administration hns been weak, vnclllatlng, dishonest nnd discredit able In almost every act ot it up to tho prcu cnt time. 8. llecauso I claim to havo some llttlo self-respect and do not propose to sacrifice It by voting for such a political nbortlon. CHARLES WOOSTBR. Tribune, Oct. SO. Freedman will also vote tho democratic ticket. Dut evidently their political amllatlons have not Involved tholr ao coDtanr.a of thn ilnmnr-rn t lr- nlnirnrm. I m. perlaltsm and tho outcry over "rule of dependencies outsldo tho constitution" ls clearly regarded by them as mere cam' palgn buncombe. Political speakers may shout that "tho constitution follows tho flag" and proclaim tho "rights of our Porto Rlcan fellow citizens.'' but as law yer and judgo theso good democrats aro not to bo fooled by any such claptrap. They know well enough that Porto Rico is torrltory of the United States to bo dealt with by congress in Us discretion, un hampered by tho speclfto provisions of tho constitution. It was in tho power of Jus tlce Frccdman to havo said that the Porto Rlcan became u citizen on tho ratification of the Treaty of Purls and entitled to tho rights nnd privileges of every other cltl zen under tho constitution nnd thoreforo must be registered. IIo would havo done It if ho had believed in the Calhoun-nryan theory of tho nntl-lmpcrlallsta. Such u decision would not havo settled tho question finally. Tho supreme court ot tho United States will dehno the constltu tlonal status of now territory and its view will control. Meanwhllo Judges tan only follow tholr own convictions. Wo believe somo inferior courts In tho aouth have not unuaturally accepted tho constitutional law proclaimed by tholr party and allowed tho names of Porto Rlcans to bo put on tho voting list. But tho democratlo plat form is not regarded as good law by demo cratlo officials hero. Its validity was squarely boforo Justlco Frccdman and ho refused to hold that tho constitution fol- lowed tho flag and gave the Porto Rlcan rights of American citizenship. It ho Is correct and tho discretion rests with con- lng to Incorporate them Into tho United common aenso of a democratlo Judge Be rlously administering tho law puncture tho Inflated balloon of democratic bluster for political effect. have failed In tho attempt to dofond them solves beforo the American peoplo, they attempt to turn tho decision of this cam paign off from tho money question onto other matters, but I give them notice that for ono week moro thoy havo got to march up to tho money question." Well, thoy did "march up to tho money question" and contributed their full share to Its settlement. They nnd tbo friends' of Bound currency in other states won tlib victory through which the republican party, In its national platform of 1900, was onabled to make tho proud claim that "the stability of our currency on a gold lmnls has been secured." Had tho democratic party ac cepted that settlement ns final and gono Into this cnmpalgn with a conservative candldato on a conservative platform, It would havo lost Its populist allies, but It would have gained very largely through republican opposition to tho ndmlnlstra tlon's Philippine policy and through tho disaffection Inevitably resulting from the dispensation of patronage. But Mr. Bryan's candidacy could not be ehakon off, nnd, taking him, tho democracy1 was compollod to take his platform. It remains to be Been whether his 1000 canvass tot Chicago will be moro success ful than that of 1806. Ho must faco every day his predictions of four years ago and tho undeniable proof that all of them mis carried. He is perhaps the ouly American of his time or, Indeed, of any other tlmo capable of making splendid displays of oratorical ability; capable ot proving him self u consummate master of rhetorical eloquoncoj able to draw and to enthuse vast crowds whllo standing amid tho utter wreck uf his prophecies, theories, and ar guments with which ho won li lu unex ampled vote of four years ago a vote greater than any presidential candidate prlor'to that time had ever received. I'r.tlSO.YAli XOTRS. Tho monumenfal etnne. erected by Cyrus W. Field to Major Andre, has been sold for non-pnymriit of taxes. Thirteen Pittsburg tailors have coma luto bequests of Jl.OiU each under the will of their lato employer, and no man need tell them now thnt thirteen Is an unlucky number. The lato William L. Wilson had n death almost exactly parallel to that ot Robert E. I.cc. Tho two men not only died In tho tamo office, but In tho same house, In thn samo room and In the same bed, nnd they wero burled from tho samo chapel. Mr. Putnam has dono nway with tho cus tom of allowing responsible persons to take books from tho Congressional library nttcr making drpostt to guard against accident, IIo says thcro hnvo been no abuses ot thn plan, but ndds that ho thinks lt not a sata one. Tho late John Sherman thought it the duty of every public man to receive, when- over possible, all who wished to bco him. Only a short while beforo his death ho taldi "If peoplo want to seo mo thoy shall do so as long as I havo tho strength to re ceive them." A Spanish paper asserts that two de- Bcondants of Columbus Mauucl and Maria Columbo, brother and sUtor aro at present Inmates of tho asylum for thn homoleis In the city of Cadiz. It is said that docu ments In their possession lnconuiUMy provo their descont. Information that will aurprlso many per sons Is that President Patton ot Princeton university is not a citizen ot the United Statos. Hoi-was born In Bermuda and has retained his citizenship thero to prevent forfeiting a largo property which was be queathed him on condition that ho remain a British subject. Francis Burton Harrison, who Is now a post-gradunto student of Yale In tho English course, announces that he will writs a history of tho civil war from the confoder ato standpoint Ills futhcr was private sec retary to Jefferson Davis. Tho young man hnn Inherited literary aspirations from his talented mother, Mrs. Frances Burton Har rison, and theso are encouraged by his bride, who wns MIbs Mary Crocker, daughter ot tho California mllllonnlro. General Hawley pays this tribute to the lato Charles Dudley Warnor: "IIo was completely n gentleman. Ho lived a re ligious life, hut said llttlo about It. Ho regularly attended his church, respcctlnc and obeying Its observances. I never heard from his lips an ludcllcato or coarse story or an unclean idea. Ho abhorred injustice, mennnoss nnd dishonor. It ls a cheerful spirit nnd a truo wit nnd a sweet humor that wc find In all his works." KKKV YOtll KYI3 OX TUB ISSUK. oit n (innil Time "Let Well UiioiikIi Alone." Detroit Free rresn (lnd. dem.) National elections from tho viewpoint ot Iho practical politician mean nothing mora thau ii Btrugglo for tho loaves and flehe.i and tho deuingoguo exerts an Influcnco far beyond his deserts. But men ot affairs, no matter how small or great tho aggregate of their substantial possessions, know that tho outcome may mean disaster or abund ant prosperity. This truth Is recorded lu their dally earnings, their bunk accounts, their ability to cancel outstanding debts and in return from their Investments. In tho contest now on they havo tbo bone- fit of ono of the sharpest contrasts fur nished within the snmo time elnco the or--ganlzatlon ot tho union. Since 1S93 we have passed through a most distressing financial crisis and attained to the highest mark of national prosperity yet reached In our his tory. In this .contrast ot extremes, fur nished within so brief a period; thero Is dispassionate evldonco to which tho peoplo cannot but glvo duo weight when the como to render a verdict a few dayB hence. That wo are prosperous beyond precedent Is attested In results that cannot bo mis taken. Wo not only havo prosperity but the confldcnco and courago which it begets. An era thus blessed follows closely uron tho heels of depression, uncertainty, failure and that timidity which drives capital to retirement and paralyzes tbo activities upon which tho masses rely for living and saving. Nobody in his senses would deliberately prefer or voto for adversity. Nobody in his senses will voto for a chief apostle o( financial heresy, and thus invito adversity. Tho citizens of this country certainly do not so soon require another leiison in the school of affliction. They fnco tho saras paramount question upon which the olec tton turned four yearn ago, and tho right determination of which inaugurated pros perity. Under the existing financial sys tem wo aro doing better than ever before, and lt would bo lunacy to adopt a policy or a man whoso rejection at tho polls brought about this vast Improvement In out welfare. iiuiuirr ami hhki;zv. Yonkors Stntejman: Jlrs. Church You linmo ls not Hpolled right on this list. Mrs. Gotham What's the matter with It? "Why, Lllllo ls spellod with only one 1." "Oh, well, my huaband wrote that It's nothing now for him to forget ono of my. letters." Philadelphia Press: Barber Shave, sir? Crusty Customer Yes. and I don't want any conversion with lt. Barber (good naturedly) All right, hlr. You supply tho chin und Pll do the rest. Baltimore American: Asklt Whut Is a convenient fall trip for mo to make? Tclllt You might step on ft banana peel or try to balance on a caku of soap at th head of tho stairs. PlttHhurir Chronicle: Mr. Pitt Bryan ought to know bettor thnn to try to carry New York on tho antl-lmperlullHt Issue. Mr. I'onn Why should lio know better? Mr. Ponn Because New York ls tho Em plru stute, Cleveland Plain Doalcr: "Whnt nre w coming to? If this uort ot thing keeps up every nodal barrier will be swept iiwuy.'' "What's the matter now?" "Why. Bomebndy's mnld horn In the no. lice court actually cot up and Insisted thai Bho 1b a kleptomaniac!" Washington Btnr: "Always keep a prom ise," Hiild Senator Sorghum. "Stnnrt by a friend till tho very laKt and labor for th hucccss of your party without thought oi futuro reward." "Aro thoso tho things you always do?" "No," wan tho answer, "they uie what J want tho other fellow to do.'1 Chicago Tribunes "I'rophotess," said tlx jocular young man, cxtcndliM? Ills ualm, "canst read tho future? I would fain know what It has In storo for me." "Tho pace Ih somewhnt soiled, but still legible," tho fortune toller replied, bendlm over It. "1 .m ablo In foreHen, young man, that you will never din from an oxceslv use of oap und water," ISI.KCTIO.V WACiBItf, Washington Star. There's llttln to do but wait. JiiHt now, For enro to fado from tho troubled browt Or olno for tho nrow to miiko moro room . For Hint mournful Hhado nf election Klooin. ) I guefurd and HKUrrtd tho best I can, And bet my cash llko a llttlo man. And somo ono, when this election's o'er Will bo happier than ho was before, With brand-now hat nnd a hrnnd-nen milt. And money to Hcattt r free: Whllo tho Incense flouts from a fln cheroot; Oh, I wonder which 'twill be! Oh, somo may danco when thn tiddlers play. Ami loll to make up tho tlddlerH' pay. And I'm waiting to seo, with an nnxloui ulancn. If my turn la coming to toll or dance. Will I rovel lu bliss without alloy, Or try to nmllo nt Another's Joy? For It really is a comfort creiit To know that Homo one will feel llrsi r With u brand-now hat und u briiud- i w suit, And money to Bcatter free; While the Inconso floats from a flni "cherool Oh, X wonder which 'twill bl