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    THE OMAHA DAILY JVEE: .Fill DAY, NOVEMBER 2. 1900.
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The Omaha Daily Bee.
B. R08KWATI2R, Editor.
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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-
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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 ..........
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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
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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,
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uiju.nn .iu... ouuiii milium iiuiiiuiu
migiiiy uttie sincerity in the protestu-
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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
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clroillate slanders nun uneis ny worn m
mouth nud cowardly dofamcrs ttiKo
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,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
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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 "-'
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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'
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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
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thl9 ur .
When it comes to purifying nolltlcs
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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.
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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
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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
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vu.ui.l-iu.uu i i , ol Kttmv
Kuropeun lubor. The carrying out of
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wus jiuuuj, iuj;uiiii'i- un currency (10-
basemenr, would bring such disaster uud
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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
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prcsiuciu,
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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""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
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question. It Is u reply that will satisfy
uo on- Mr. Bryan knows what the ex
lsllnir law is. Ho understands fullv. it
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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
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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...
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Mi fHimsM "ml nvnulnn
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,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
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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
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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