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18 THE OMAHA DAILY BRE: SUNDAY, XOVEMBBft 11. 1000. TlIE OMA1IA SUNDAY BER D. riOSIiWATKH, UJttor. I'UBLlHIIEu'KVUny MOHNIXG. THKMS OF SUnSCIUI'TION. Dally lice (without Sunday), One lear.J6.00 Dally Heo and Sunday, Ono car 8.00 Illustrated 11 ie, Ono Yeur .W Hunday life, Ono Year ?? Saturday lice, Ono Year L60 Weekly Hee, Ono Year OFK1CKS. Omaha! Tha Uoe Ilulldliiff. ,, . . South Omaha- City Hull Uulldlns, Twenty-fifth and N Streets Council Dluffs. 10 I'oarl Street. Chicago: 1610 Unity Ilulldlng. New York. Temple court. , , , Washington: Wit Fourteenth Street. Bloux Oily: 611 1'urk Street. COIUtESPONDKNCK. A Communlcntlons relating to news and edi torial matter should tc HdtlreJicd: Omana Ue, Editorial Department. UUS1ND8S LUTTRHS. . Uuslness letters and remittances ,""''d be addressed: Tho Ueo l'ubllshlns Com pany, Omaha, ItHMtTTANCES. rtemlt by draft, express or postal order, payable to The lleo Publishing Company. Only 2-ccnt stamps neceiifd In payment or wall acrounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha or Eastern oxrhnnacs, not accepted. rim iiee I'uni.isniNO company STATEMENT OK CIRCULATION State of Nebraska, Pounds County, ss.: OeorKo II. Tzschuck, secretary of The Iiec PuhltsFiIng Company, belli duly, sworn, says that tho actual numner ot full and complete copies nf The Dally. , Mprnlns, Evening nnd Sunday JUc printed during tno month of October, 10(, was ns follows: 1 xh.vm n ar.ir.o 2 a7,io is ar.HiMi 8 2H,iln 19 27,47(1 4 27,1110 10 37.70 6 2S,r.l0 21 iH.VW t 27,000 22 2, 7 27,110 23 H.7l 3 27.KIO ti 20.0.V) t 27,n2o is ao.o.'to io 27, tmt no,r.sn II 27,ri2(t 27 no. iito 12 27,!I70 " 13 U7.I20 S-! rtS.lHI 14 20,720 .".'I JtO,770 18 27.KIO 31 :0.S0 16 27,!I70 Total XHS.TIH Less unsold und returned copies.. .. 1 f Not total sales S.7,h7.'! Net dally average a,irj OEonan ij. tzhchuck. Subscribed In my presence nnd sworn to before tno this Jlrst Jy of November. A. D., 1000. M. D. I 1 U NO AT E. (Seal.) Notary Public. Wl.ipm Itcv. Chcpsinnii laiulud In the wreck hn not jot been reported. Tho Job of (ryliiR to fool tho pcoplo Is not ouly profitless, but tlinnUIcss. Conventions' niny nmko tho platforms, but the people nmlsu tho presidents'. Coin Unrvey's school of Imperialism htiH proved no better than Ills school of lluiiuce. The problem of democratic reorgani zation Is tho same old problem of gal vantzlni; n political corpse. The suggestion Is made that Mr. Itryau devote ids first leisure tlmo to formulate nn answer to the oft-repeated tpiestlon, "What about North Carolina? Habitual readers of newspapers will bo highly gratllled at tho prospect of being relieved of further anuoyanco through cnmpalgn roorbacks and polit ical fakes. Thanksgiving comes November HI) and those sharing In tho prosperity of tho country will have no cause to re frain from offering thanks, Irrespective of political creed. The question is, AVI11 tho btates that make up the solid south be allowed to retain representation In tho electoral collect) based on the votes of the dis franchised negro? Wliether Croker had a promise of a cabinet position for Tammany in tho event of Bryan's election may never bo definitely known. It makes little difference, anyway. That veteran Journalist, A. K. Me Clure, declares In his book on president making that no man who undertook to manage nm own campaign has ever been known to make n successful race for thu White House. This tsago de duction from history stands unshaken Tho sacred ratio of 10 to 1 has been put upon tho shelf. Tho sixteen white horses nnd ono yellow horse, the six teen young ladles dressed in white and ono dressed In yellow, and the sixteen white chrysanthemums and one yel low, referred to so pathetically In "The First Uattle," will consider themselves passe. A. ridiculous rumor has been wired from Denver by way of Lincoln to Chi cago that William J. ltryan proposes to become a Presbyterian preacher. While It is premature to speculate on Hryan's future course, It would have been much moro credible If the report had ascribed to him an lutentlou to seek new fame and applause on tho stage. Comptroller Dawes lias sided his cas tor lu the ring for tho succession to Mason lu tho T'nltetl States senate. Mr. Dawes Is a man of great resource as an organizer and his ultimate relit tlous with tlie national campaign man agers and administration will make him a formidable competitor for thu place. A co-operative company of colored men propose to build a department storo lu Chicago. It is foredoomed to fall so far as tho Idea of catering ex cluslvely to colored patrons is cou corned. If It Bells cheaper or as client: nH other Htores It will find customers among nil classes, while if It falls to sell as cheaply it will lose all Its ens tomcra. Tho essay of tho Omnha Woman's club into politics seems to liavo been a misfit of a most depressing character. Tho women set out to clarify the po lltlcal atmosphere by nominating ticket of their own made up from the candidates of tho established parties but tho voters seem to have Ignored tho recommendations of tho club women. The Woman's club Is a potent power for good in many fields, but it only weakens Its Influenco when It launches out into tho political sea. ,1 MOST OLOHWVS VKTOHV. Nebraskn has ewting back Into the republican column and more than met tho most sanguine expectations of the party leaders. It Is nn open secret that President McKlnley regards the out come lu Nebraska as alio most brilliant achievement lu the campaign of 1000, while .Senator IlannA has publicly de clared that Nebraska was tho greatest victory of all. , Not only has Nebraska given McKln ley and Itoosovelt Its electoral vote, but the republicans have also made a clean sweep of the state olllces and se cured u working majority In both houses of the legislature. The extent of the victory N Just dawning upon the pcoplo and It will require some time yet before they fully rt-ullzu the slgnllleunce. Tho restora tion of tho state government to repub lican control in all Its branches after a lapse of four years ndds emphasis to the restoration of the state to the re publican column In the arena of na tional politics. Nebraska, from the Inception of stale hood, has been built up under repub lican auspices and enjoyed Its periods of greatest prosperity under republican administrations. With the state gov ernment In political nccord with the national administration at Washington this slate should llnd new favor lu the business world, where eonlldence and stability of conditions count for so much. Without d'sparaglng the achievement of republican victory in other states and lu tho nation at large, we feel war ranted in asserting that the complete redemption of Nebraska Is the most signal triumph of the republican putty resultlng from the campaign Just ended, and that It will bo recognized as such when the sober thought of the thinking people sifts down 'the mass of figures by which the ballot box lias spoken. U'AAT THE LAW AMVXDKlh X convention of representatives of commercial organizations lu all sections of the country will be held In St. Louis this week to enter n protest against the present unsatisfactory operations of the Interstate commerce law and to unite In efforts to have tho power of the commission extended. It Is under stood that the convention will urge congress to pass the Cullom bill, which provides that the commission shall be mpowered to regulato and maintain nilroad rates. About a year ago there was formed a league of national asso- latlons for the express purpose of se curing desired amendments to the in terstate commerce law. It Is composed of nlmost all commercial bodies of any prominence In tho country and the league has been dolug a great deal nf quiet work for the attainment of its object. It has directed Its efforts mainly to showing congressmen not favorable to the Cullom bill the Impor tance to merchants and shipping inter ests of having tho Interstate commerce commission's power extended In so far as to enable it to keep rates In a per manently desirable condition. The inllucuce upon congress of a convention of this character should be considerable, but whether It will be suUlclent to overcome the opposition to the proposed nmendment to the law Is problematic. It is needless to say that the railroads generally do not want such legislation. Some of them may be Indifferent regarding It, but there Is no doubt that most of them are antag onistic and will exert all tho Influence they can bring to bear against an ex tension of the t lowers of tho commis sion as contemplated by the Cullom bill. In any event there will probably be no legislation on tho subject at the coming session, from which little is to be expected beyond tho passage of the appropriation bills. The convention at St. Louis, however, will at least lead to public discussion of tho subject that may have good results. MOHB TALK OF TARIFF H'All. The American consul at Mainz, Oer many, says in a report to the State do partment tbnt agrarian Influence has been at work In the preparation of tho new Import tariff of the empire, In order to placo a high tariff on grain, to revoke tho advantages conceded to foreign grapes and wines for blending purposes and ultimately to even raise the import dutv on all wines. A dispatch from lierltn a few days ago gave an extract from a leading conservative organ, In which It was said that a tariff war could be waged against tho United States only by tho Kuropean states combined; that if Germany alono were to make the attempt Its Industries "and commerco would have to foot the bill, while other nations would get tho ad vantage. "However unpleasant the ad mission," said that paper, "it neverthe less remains true that we arc unable to undertako alouo economic measures against a nation of 70,000,000 inhabit ants and Its enormous resources," A combination of Kuropean states to wage a tariff war against this country must be regarded as virtually impos sible. They have not the mutual and common Interests that are necessary to a union. Obviously there are Insuper ublo difficulties to a combination, for example, between Frnuco and Germany for the purpose of a tariff war against the United States. Neither country could derive any benefit from a union for such an object and the samo Is true of Itussla. For Germany alono to make a tariff war on this country would, as the paper above quoted points out, be exceedingly damaging to her Industries aud commerce, yet tho agrarlun ele ment appears either not to understand this or to bo Indifferent to It. True, tho baliiuee in tho trade with Germany Is largely In our favor, so that If the market of each was entirely closed to the other our loss would bo tho greater, But whllo there aro no German products tbnt wo cannot dispense with tiiero ore American products tbnt Germany must have, among them onr grain and flour. Besides, wo could staud much better than Germany any loss resulting from u tariff war. If (icrmauy should put a high tariff on grain, applying It without discrim ination, of course the t'nlted Mtates could not object. If that country chooses to raise the price of brend to Its own people It Is no concern ot ours. Wo have no cause of complaint except when there Is unfair discrimination against American products, as in the case of our meats. Meanwhile there appears to be lio serious danger of a tnrlff war and certainly the t'nlted States will do nothing to provoke one. I'KXAt.TroF l-'AKK JIW11XAL1SM. Honesty Is the best policy In the news paper business as well as In every other biKlness. Frauds, cheats and Impos tors are sooner or later found out and in the long run must pay tlje penalty for deceiving the public. There Is no more excuse for willful newspaper fakes during a political cam pulcti t lut ii there Is ar any oilier time. The American people will overlook nils lakes made In the hurry and under pressure Incidental to the publication of all the great dallies, but It will not for get or forgive downright and deliberate falsification of facts or baseless asser tions on subjects In which the people are vitally concerned. This applies to the fabrication of ennipnlgn slander and bluckwashlug of candidates as it does to the falsification of election figures. The American people have reached the stage of Intelligence and civilization that demands at the hands of the press common decency and business honor without respect to partisanship. Never In the history of tills country has there been such flagrant abuse of public confidence by unprincipled editors and mercenary fakirs as during the campaign just closed. Nowhere lu the United States has this license to lie and deceive the public been Indulged more than right hero in Omnha by the lead lug Ilryau organ of the state. It lias tried not only to mislead tho general public, but also Its own political fol lowers. Its detestable policy of pub lishing fakes lias caused hundreds of credulous fuslonlsts and ltryan sympa thizers to lose thousands upon thousands of dollars In hopeless election wagers after as well as before the battle was lost. Curses deep if not loud are heard in every section of the state at the Fakcry. The penalty for these breaches of honor and honesty Is already In sight. A paper that proves Itself utterly unreliable will not be trusted by anybody, and unlesu a radical revolution In its management Is made nobody will believe what It may say hereafter. What lias given The Omaha 15ee standing and strength even among po litical enemies Is the fact that It has always endeavored to be honest with the public on every public Issue campaign or no campaign. The most striking proof of the popular confidence It com mands Is found In the fact that on the day after election It printed and sold over 08,000 copies of Its various editions to people who wanted reliable election news. Honesty Is not merely a moral obliga tion, but it is a paying Investment In tho newspaper business. H7C7f HOVTB SHALL IT IWt The bill providing for the construction of the Nicaragua canal will probably be taken up In the senate for consideration early in the coming session, It having passed tho houso at the last session. This measure provides that the presi dent shall acquire from Costa Itlca aud Nicaragua for the United States control of such portion of territory now belong ing to tltose countries as may be desir able aud necessary on which to con struct aud defend a canal of such depth and capacity as will be sufficient for the movement of ships of tho greatest ton nage and draft now In uso from a point near Grey town, on the Caribbean sea, via Lake Nicaragua, to Brlto, on tho Pacific ocean. It further provides that when such territory shall have been se cured the secretary of war shall be dl rooted to excavate and construct a cnual between the designated points, for which the bill appropriates the sum of $140,000, 000, or so much thereof as niny be necessary to complete tho waterway. Both tho republican and democratic platforms call for tho construction of an Isthmian canal the former not naming a route and tho latter favoring the one designated In the bill before congress There nro many who think that It would be good policy, from a practical or tlnan clal standpoint, for the United States to enter Into an arrangement with the Panama Canal company, which already has two-fifths of its project completed and Is making steady though blow progress. Mr. Walter Schlecht, a mem ber of the Isthmian Canal commission, has Just relumed from, Central Amer lea and though ho would say but little In regard to his Investigations bo con. veyed tho Idea that tho Panama route Is not unworthy of consideration. Ho expressed the opinion that the Panama company will not finish Its canal within a measurable period of time, because It Is spending ouly a million a year on a one hundred million dollar enterprise, still lie appears Inclined to credit the company's estimate of the cost of com pletlon, which Is $110,000,000, or $30,000, 000 less than tho Hepburn bill nppropii utes. Besides this considerable saving in expenditure, Mr. Schlecht said that two years' time would bo saved if tho government should undertako the com pletlon of the Panama project. These arc certainly Important consld eratlons, but how much influence, If any they will have upon congress Is alto gethor problematic. Much will depend upon the uature of the report which the canal commission will make and there Is reason to expect that tills will be fa vorable to the Nicaragua route. In his letter of ncceptanco President McKlnley said: "A subject of lmmedlnto Im portance to our country Is the comple tion of a great waterway of commerce between the Atlantic and the Pacific. The construction of a maritime canal Is now more than ever Indispensable to that Intimate and ready communication between our eastern and western sea ports demanded by the nniiexntlon of the Hawaiian islands aud the expansion of our influence and trade lu tho Pacific. Our national policy moro Imperatively than over calls for Itn completion and control by this government." There probably would be no difficulty In acquiring from Costa Ulen and Nica ragua the necessary territory, though It Is possible those countries would require some modification of tho proposition as to fortifications. Ao auxin: of roi.icr. There Is to bo no change In the policy of the United States In regard to China. At a cabinet meeting Friday the course that has been pursued by the Depart ment of State was fully approved and It was determined that there should be no departure from it. A legation guard will be maintained at Peklu and the soldiers not needed for this purpose that are still lu China will be returned to the Philippines. It was predicted during the cam paign by tho opponents of the admin istration that In the event of repub lican success the policy regarding China would become aggressive and that tills government might even so so far as to seek to acquire territory there. The groundlessness of this Is now made apparent and the entire sincerity of the administration In defining the policy of the United States Is placed beyond doubt. That policy lias shaped the course of 11 tho powers and the lniluence which our government lias exerted respecting the Chinese question will continue to be felt lu the negotiations for n settle ment with China. It will be employed to secure the just treatment of that em pire, to preserve its territorial integrity and to maintain its administrative entity. Herein is the true Interest of the United States and of all the powers and the success of our government lu bringing the nations to understand and acknowledge this is one of the greatest achievements lu our history. The amount of money received by Governor Sayers of Texas for tho re lief of the gulf lloqd sufferers up to Oc tober 1, when the report was made, was slightly over $IKW,0)0, but this was ouly one of several relief funds, so that the total amount contributed must hnvo been not less than two or three times as much. It Is Interesting to note that of the sum accounted for by Governor Sayers $148,000 came from Pennsylvania, $00,000 from the state of New York nnd only $81,000 from Texas. Tills goes to confirm the comment made by The Bee that the disposition of Texas to help Its own people lu their suffering was lamentably lacking, and that appeals for further relief would come with much better grace if Texas would do something Itself. When Ne braska was aflllctod with drouth It voted $50,000 out of the treasury and an additional $200,000 in bonds to pro vide temporary help and seed for the farmer. We believe that tho census bureau, as conducted this year, has given the results to the public earlier, when tak ing Into consideration t he magnitude of the task Imposed and the extent of tho territory covered, than was done in any previous census. Practice makes per fect and the government officials have learned much from former mistakes. They have learned to systematize tho work and expedite tho tabulation so that the promptness and accuracy of the figures must be the marvel of every one. To count 70,000,000 people nnd classify them In all the various schedules is u task which would have staggered the men who made the first six or eight enumerations of our popu lation. The efficiency of our govern ment service could not hnvo been given a moro severe test. Every candidate on the republican county nnd legislative ticket who re ceived a majority of the votes cast for tho office Is entitled to a certificate of election nnd must have It. Because the fuslonlsts have been successful in their election frauds In South Omaha affords no reason for them to Inject their fraud ulent practices into tho canvass. Itussla is threatening Undo Snm with a Kuropeau concert for tho aban donment of the Monroe doctrine, but it is doubtful whether Kuropean pow ers will feel like Joining Itussla at this time lu antagonizing the United States without substantial cause. . llrnr Old 'I'trui'lier. Knmnrrl'Irt .Tnnriml. Kxperienco 1b a dear teucner unless you learn ay mo nxpciieucu ui uiuur peupie. I.unIiik (iood Tliiiiir. Minneapolis Journal. The republican party will regret to loso Mr. Urynn na a political opponent. He la rcully n Rood thing. lloiKiri tu a Worth)' Son. ChlcnKo News. Tho Lincoln monument at Springfield, ou which repairs havo been mado to tho amount of $100,000, will be completed by tho 20th of this month. Lincoln's famo grows steadily with tho years and at hist Illinois Is to havo a monument worthy of her great est statesman. An Jnipreiiiilve Moral l.cxftim, llultlmoro American. Thero Is ail lmpresolvti moral In tho remark of tho defaulting Now York bank toller, caught lu boston, that a great load bad been lifted from his mind by his ar rest. A gamo such as he played Is hardly worth tho candlo when It brings, utter a very brief enjoyment of tho loot, such mental suffering that lifelong dlsgraco and prison stripes uro looked forward to with relief. (i row th of Siiiull Cltlcn. Philadelphia Ledger. A study nt tho ceusus bullottn on cities having 25,000 Inhabitants or over does not discover mauy lessons of Importance. Tho growth of theso oltles, from decado to do cado, appears to bo normal and tho now ones grow faster than tho old ones, which Is a normal condition. Perhaps tho best deduction from the figures presented Is thnt the rate of Increase In the population of these cities Is n healthy one and does not present such alarming Indications of An Apology in Order Omaha Twenty centuries ago, the scriptural chronicles Inform us, witnessed tho en- nctmcnt of tho profoundest tragedy, of human life. Tho sceno wns laid In tho court ynrd of a king, tho nctors were a Nazarono of pura nnd lowly life, a gov- cmor representing Homo in Its cruelty and merciiessncsa and a uanuit just urougni from tho dungeon. Tho audience was n tragedy nnd who bocamo a part of history by the cry they uttered. "Not this man, but Unrnbbns." Tha choice was ngalnst nun.-ui.iou, .u uvtumu ua, t ii mo tho Nazareno and In favor of the bandit aud insurrectionist. It condemned tho frenzied mob nnd exalted tho Nazarono. Thu latter, no matter what may bo thought regarding his claim to divinity, la now ud- mlttcd to bo tho purest nnd noblest char- acler tho world has over known, KVon tho agnostic and skeptic yields him trtbuto of mind nnd heart. Ily 400,000,000 of peoplo ho Is worshiped as Clod.- Uy them to level him to tho frailties of human llfo In bias- phemy. To raise any man, it uinttora not what the wild devotion Impelling to such act may be, to his level Is condemned as sacrcllglous beyond tho faintest shndow of reverence. Therefore, It In. not a matter of wonder- ment that tho head linos in tho World- Herald, covering tho story of tha natlonnl election on Wednesday morning, shocked tho renders of that nowspapor. In bold and glaring lctter.i wcro tho words tho mob used 2,000 years ago: "Not this man, but Unrabbno." Tho lrferenco was plain. Tho comparl- son was botwecn Jesus, tho Christ, nnd W. J. Ilrynn; between William McKlnley nnd Ilantbbns, tho bnudlt; botwecn tho sovcrulgu voters of America and the frcn- zlcd mob. Taken clear outaldo of its rc- llgloua bcnrlhg, tho head lino was nn In- suit to the minds nnd consciences of tho American people. What wild, devotco penned thoso lines? Tho Kxnmlncr does not know, neither does It enro. They woro congestion as pessimists thought they de tected In our urban as compared with our rural population. SoverrlKim of Uucmiiiiiiiiiii Wright. Philadelphia Itccord. The population of Nevada has dwindled until now it is only 42,334. It will probably be still less ten yearn later. Yet this handful of pcoplo hns two votes In tho United States senate to balance or nullity tho weight of tho greatest state In tho union uml one vote in tho bouse of rep resentatives, though having only one- fourth of a p.uota. On a close vote In the electoral colleuo tho volco ot Nevada might be decisive of tho presidency. Tho sovereignty of tho citizen means something lu this abandoned mining camp.- I.l IIiiiik ClimiK'n 1,1111c Joke. Now York World. It is quite In tho celestial vein of philo sophic facotlousness that whllo tho powers aro trying to get together on tho amount of indemnity to bo collock . from China tho astute stateamtn In yellow Jackets, with our old friend 1A Hung Chang nt their head, should bo planning to collect it all back again In a way not nt nil pleasing to tho Kuropean merchants. It Is I.rs Idea and qulto a bright ono, too that tho Indemnity can bo met by doubling the tariff duties on foreign imports. Tho Chlnoso will pay thtso higher duties themselves, but then they will probably not buy so many foreign- made goods. In that case trado will not "follow tbo flag," and the merchants behind the men behind tho guns will nt onco be usklng, What good Is tbo flag auyway? Cut! of CrunhliiR the IWiri'i. Sprlngileld Itepubllcnn., Now thnt tho bill for tho extermination of tho republics In South Africa la to be met, Homo of the Kngllsh paragraphera are doing a little figuring on tho prtco of heroes aud wondering what Lord Roberts' price ought to be. Marlborough coat the country something llko $f,000,000 lu cash and palaces, to pay nothing of what ho got "on tho side." Tho hero of Trafalgar wan paid for at about the same rate, ami ns $2.1,000 a year goes to every Lord Nelson forever and ever, or until the socialists get Into power, tho Nelfon bill will run up to $300,000 or so pvcrv century bo long us the tltlo lasts. Tho duke of Wellington was paid moro In cash, but tho pension was wisely limited to two generations. Tho great-grandchildren even of a hero ought to strike out and do something for themselves. PJIKSONAL MOTHS. Tho Dutch captured Holland, Mich., for Itoosovolt Tho now congress will not havo Lentz on ltB hands, but Is obliged to take Sulzer. David Dcnnott Hill Is warranted in say ing, "I told you so," But David Is not saying a word. St. Louis Is happy. Missouri voters au thorized a state subscription of $1,000,000 to the exposition. Tho Denver Post presses tho button when it remarks that the full dinner pall argu ment was Invincible. Indlnnapolls and Cleveland aro getting several useful suggestions on penology slnco their aldermen were given quarters In local Jails. Senator Tillman swung a few meutal nltchforka In Wisconsin, and tho badger stato responded with Increased majorities for the other fellow. A Chicago novellht has gone Into bank ruptcy with n lavish assortment of liabili ties nnd only $133 In Bight. How that sum escaped tho burning Is not explained. John Wanamaker has contributed a fund of $50,000 to insure nn honest election for municipal ofnecrs in Philadelphia next spring. With a republican majority of 100, 000 lu tho city tho focal combine do things In a way that throw Tweod'B best efforts in tho shade. A 12-year-old boy died in a hospital In Allentown, Pa., a few days ago who slnco bis seventh year had served as pall bearer at tho funerals of ir.0 children. Au under taker had picked him out for the service. His father demurred at first, but was per suaded to consent. Tho report of tho factory Inspection de partment of Illinois for 1000 shows that tho number of factories In operation In the state hns Increased slnco 1S93 from 2,362 to 17,843, and that tho number of persons employed In them has Increased In tho samo time from 70,241 to 419,317. A New York candidate for tho stato sen ate was mercilessly walloped by his con stituents because ho Indulged In tho luxury of u porcelain bathtub. Whllo there was no evidence of his hnvlng used tho house hold necessity, tho fact that It was avail able was enough to provoko tho slaughter. When Lieutenant Oovcrnor Timothy Woodruff of New York visited Dannnraora Btato prison recently ho asked to bo locked in a dark cell, tho extreme form of punish ment at tho prison. Iluforo ho had been thero a full minute ho asked to bo freed, saying that ho had experienced enough for a lifetime. Tunis V. Holbrow, known In Now York as "tho bookworm of tho police force,' has Just retired on a ponslon after forty years of service. Ha was a sergeant and for n long tlmo has been In charge of tho houso of detention, Ho Is an expert on rare volumes, of which ho hns a cholco collec tion, after soiling enough to realize n good deal of money. Mr. Holbrow speaks sev eral languages nnd I an artist of uo mean attainment. Exumlner. there, blazoned to the thousands who read aud they read a condemnation by the pcoplo whoso sentence cannot lightly bo evaded, Tho Examiner piotests ngalnst making' n Christ out ot William Jennings Ilryan. It protests ngalnst making u batidlt aud 1 lawbrenker out of William McKlnley. Hi protests ngaiusi malting n niou out of tho law abiding, pcaco loving and intelligent mc,, -....,.. iW , r.urs.s ,.ga.im any attempt to refuse consideration ot tho truth and reasonableness of defeat, nndl the ovaslon of ndralsslou that honesty and ndhcrenco to principle are tho forceful facts which the American people demand, Ilrynn u Christ I What blasphemy nnd unutterable sncrllcgel Ho who pandered to the prejudices of the mob, who Bought to array rich against poor nnd poor against rich, who went nmoug tho harlots, pub- Urnus nnd sinners of Tammany, led by Croker, not for Influencing to higher, but- tor life, but for gaining their assistance to nmko him a political ascendant. Yet It Is only fair to Buy that no ono would con- demn such n mad comparison so quickly ns Urynn himself. His personal piety and purity of llfo must rebel ngalnst such nacrllege. Whatever fault ho may have executed lu recognizing Croker does not militate nratnst our belief In his honest religious belief. That ho mado men mad with enthusiasm cannot be accounted ugalnst him, however ttnwlso his words nnd actions leading to such worship may havo been. Neither tan tho editor or tho publisher of the World-Herald bo censured. Doubtless thoy were Ignorant of tho publication. Yet why should It have heun permitted to appear a second time? The World-Herald owes an apology to tho decent citizenship of this country for thefso lines. For llrynn's sake, for tho sake of honest admiration that thousands hold for Mr. McKlnley ns pure a man us Ilryan, and as good for the sako of its own self-respect, thlu apology should not be delayed. SF.Cl'I.AU HIIOTS AT THU PULPIT. Detroit Freo Preis: Thero hns been some yellow pulplttsm this year ns well ns yel low journalism. Hut tho compensation Ir In a tendency to provent a yellow elec tion. Kansas City Star: The principal Industry In tho town ot Mnnslleld, 0., these duj'h, seems to bo the ejection aud persecutions ol Dowlo elders, who have been beaten, tarred find feathered nnd otherwise tctplteiully handled. It theso propagandists eer suc ceed In making n landing nt Manslliid, loos out for u grcnt inllux of converts to iluli ,, , ..... doctrines. In all ages of the world tho blood of tho martyrs hus been tho t-eed of tho church. I .,,, , ' uuhuku i-uui; i-euns) ivnuia ciergy- mnn who, has been criticized for attending tho opening of a new brewery excuses him self by saying: "I did visit the brewery, becauHo my wlfo wanted tno to go." Adam. It will bo remembered, mid In somewhat similar circumstances: "She tempted me nnd I did eat." Kvldently man has not yet got beyond tho stago of shifting tho blnma whenever opportunity offers. boston Transcript: The clergyman In the little country town who has brought suit for damage against tho gossips In his parish la dpcldedly buslness-llki in his mcthodi of getting squaro with those who seek to dofnmo his character. Without saying thu defendant or plaintiff In this specific cusp has tho right of it. every ono feels (in In clination to back up anybody who refuses to bo n victim to hearsay gossip of the sewing circle that seems trivial and 1.. offensive, hut which works often dlro re sults. If this minister makes u good prccc dent lu dufcnslvo tactics there will prob ably be others to follow his course. Now York Herald: Tho number of sud- ! f!'l .innfliu nnntiprlni, lxl.,1.. r. ...... ..... u..t..u u..M..,..n ...11:17 nuiuii illll.lB- tcrs Is worthy of passing note. Certainly none of tho pennltles pertaining lo dissipa tion nnd high living that directly Invite physical decay npply in their case. it is true most of them havo hard work und comparatively poor pay, with tho attend ant overstrain and tiro of the life struggle, but thero seems to bo no good reason why their orderly lives should not In a great measure counterbalance tho mental and bodily stress. Notwithstanding all this the clergymen wear out comparatively early. For somo reason not equally explainable with other bralu workers thero appears with them to be u marked proclivity toward apoplexy. Perhaps this is In part duo to continuous and exacting mental drudgery along necessarily limited lines. Hut this was hardly tho case with tho Brooklyn pas tor, who added to his other quallllcnttons that of n well merited reputation for outbldo scientific research. Death lu his case, nn Is common lu sonio forms ot apoplexy, came to hi in with Htartling suddenness. While preparing to make u call and Mantling In Ills doorway, ho merely "sttalghtened up nnd then slowly bank to tho floor." Evi dently n blood vessel of largo size lu the unbalance) of the bruin guvo way and killed him ns Instantly as tho bullet from u rifle. The preliminary spasm thus explained itself. Thero was no warning. In fact, as Is often noted In blmllar Instances, tho man had previously said that hu felt unusually woll, Trade Freedom In Jnriiiri. New York Times. Thero can hardly bo n more conclusive argument In favor of tho freedom of trado In Japan than tho progress that has been mado under thnt policy. Tho csHcntlnl forco from which thnt progress has coma about Is tho uatlvo energy nnd Intelligence of tho Japancso people. They havo over come difficulties that might well havo dis couraged or paralyzed any people, and they hnvo donn so by means drawn solely from themselves. DON'T SPECULATE When you want good clothing look for a good investment. It may be a mere "gamble" at a lot of stores, but we have been making and selling fine clothing for a third of a century, and ours is of the guaranteed sort. It pays in more ways than one to buy of the maker. Men's Suits, cut to fit $10 to $25 Boys' Suits, cut to fit $3-50 to $10 Fall Overcoats, cut to fit $10 to $25 NO CLOTHINC FITS LIKE OURS. Browning, King & Co., R. S. Wilcox, Manager. Oruahtt's Ouly Exclusive Clothiers lor Men and U& llliASTM I'HOM HAM'.H HOIIX. A bible H of little value till It Is the ' florso for wear. Tho power of a tear drop Is in that t rises In tho heart. If you have religion by proxy you may!" havo heaven In tho samo way. Tho hypocrite says, "Leave my sins alone and chaso thoso heretics." Thero are somo things you must both be and live beforo you can believe. When thero la sunshine In tho soul there 1 will lio flowers nnd fruit In the life. T, .. , of,Pn onen. ,, . ,,. .iL , . wla,,B the mountains of G ninn .ln "ol " champion of tru Od. truth be- cause lie howls nt all who differ from him. Only tho man who ran say, "All tnjL. springs are m Thee," can go through the dry Mint thirsty land. It 1" n good deal easier to demonstrate that turn may become monkeys than that inonkejs have becomo' men. ixmtivrtc I't.n.vsA.vntin. ii.,!. . ,'""" Clnrn-I hoar, dura, that you have refused Frank Kuetser. ( I know. II.. told me ho could not live ce 'm'' ' ,hl,lklllR "f himself, you Chicago Tlllmni-: i ve nuked you to marry me, Minn lllghup. Tin n plain, blunt mini, and t may hnvo slaitlrd on with m fudtlcniiesM. Tnkc your tlmo to think ubou't It. It s a Htnudliig offer." ."v.,.1i'U ,mvn l" "niko It a iKieellng offer. Mr. Wellon, before 1 ran even consider It. Philadelphia Bulletin: Mrs. lt.-But I enn t go to tin- reception. 1 hnvo worn mv best dri'MH to three pnrtlcn nlrendv. Mr. II. Pslmwl Tho dress doesn't makn n. bit of difference when you uro lu It to look at, dear. Hhe went. Detroit .tounml: The girl Willi tho steal, seraphic, .amy een complained bitterly of thi; timidity of her sternly company. Give hitn the mitten!" ndvlsed her en loiirn;e. uuhesltntluglv. What, for cold feit'V rlalnied ho. Plillndolphla Pn-SH. "Your children seem to bo pretty well mhti ed," remarked th friend. "They're not my children, then." replied (lie henpecked man. "My wife only udmlts that they're 'our children' when thev'rn bad; when they're good Ihey ore her c'hll ilren.' " Detroit Free Press: "Did you feel the blow when thnt ouiij; woman threw von over?" "Feel It? Hhe wrote on u postal rnrd that I needn't Come to Mee her iniv mure: nm! I board In r house with three spinsters and nvo giggling giriH. Clilrngo Post: "You me verbose." he mild by way of erlllcl.in. 'I'nfortuimtely," she wild, "I have to be. ' Naturally he wns euiloiis. "One niuul live up l one's reputation, hIio explained, "uml you know Mie repulu Hon of my sex. It Is ery trying to have ti leeo-il to miiinuitli." i '.in. in ii'iiiit i i run i cm - i i'h. .or iniriiT Kv.' me ihH Hng I nrcepte.l him last night. :''!,,,-;"i -" I esn Are you really He used lo call on -. on. ninn t lie? .Jen Ves. nnd I wiih beginning to fetir I'd liiu'i' lii accept hint. thi: im:ai rii't i, iu.ru nwrnu." Klin Wheeler Wilcox. In the Concert floor They ililfi down the Imll together, lie smiles In her lifted eyes. Like waveu of that ntli'hty liver The strains of the "Danube" rim They limit nn Its rhvthuilc mensiir. Like leavni on u summer stream And lieie, In this scene of plcasur t bury my sweet dead ill rant. Through the cloud of her dusk tl' Like ii star shines out h"r free. And the form his strong arm pirssc Is sylph-lllte In Its grace; As a leaf on the boundi'i? river N lost on the seuthlntr ren, 1 know thnt forever nnd ever M" drcum Is lost to mo. And Hllll the viols nio tilnyiiig Thnt grand old wordles rhyme. And still thoso two nro owayliig In perfect tune and time. If the gri-.it hnssoons ihnt mutter. If the clarinets that blow. AVero given ti volco to utter The inset el things they Pnow, "Would the lists of the slain who slumber On th- Danube's battle plains, Tbo unknown hosts outnumber, Who die 'nenth thn "Dniiubn's" stral-is" Those full where cannon rattle, 'Mid tho rain of shot and shell; Hut these In a fiercer battle, Find death In tha oniric's swell With the river's roar of pnsMon, Is blended the dying uronn; Hut here In the halls of fashion. Hearts break nnd make no mean. And the music iiwelllng and sweeping, Like the river, knows it all; ' Hut none urn countlmr or keeping Tho lists of thoso who full. Itoy a Frown Will bo on veil lo man and many a wrinkle tu woman by having ltttlo faults of tho vision corrected be foro thoy develop Into permanent ly serious Injuries, Cnroful tests by a competent optician will show precisely what is needed, and glasses rightly and responsibly mado will savo the sight. Advice and examination no chnrgo for this service If you rome to Hutcson. J. C. Huteson & Co. Consulting' Opticians 1520 Douglas Street. I