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TILE OMAHA DAILY HUH: MOM DAY, NOVEMRElt 12, 1000. Tub dmaha Daily Bee. 15. IlOSEWATEH, Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY ilUHNINO. TERMS 01' SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Hon (without Hutulay), Ono Year.JS.OO Dally Hce nnd Punday, ous Year Illustrated He , ono Viar 2 01 Sunday Hco, One Year 2.W Saturday Uoo, On Year LB" Weukly Bee, Ono Year t.i OFFICES. Omahu: Tho Bee Hulldlng. South Omalm: City Hall Uulldlng, Twenty-fifth and N Streets. Council Bluffs: 10 Pearl Btret. Chicago: ifrw t'nlty Building. New York: Templo Court. Washington: W1 rourtecntli Street. Sioux City: 611 I'urk Street CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating Id ni-wi and edi torial matter should ho nddrcsscd; Omaha Hce, Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances should bo nddressed: Tho lice Publishing Com pun j. Omaha. H OMITTANCES. 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It looks as If It were tho lot of Gov ernor Poyutor to send n congratulatory messugo to Governor-elect Dietrich. Nebraska republicans cannot this year restrain their Impatlcnco long enough to wait till Thanksgiving day to express their gratitude. Chairman llanua says that whilo he hoped for tho best he never really ex pected to carry Nebraska. This Is a case where results exceeded expectations. One of tho llrst laws tho legislature bhould pass should be one requiring tho county board to let the contract for feed ing Jail prisoners by competitive bids. President Kruger is to havo a re ception In Franco that will make him Imagine tho lloers were victors Instead of vanquished. The shadow, howuver, will never servo for the substance. Postal receipts at Omaha for tho month of October are reported at.f.n9,.'lAl, as against ?;il,lSi for tho same month of a year ago, tho Increase being $7,3T5, This Is a pretty good prosperity proof. One of tho next tasks before the re publicans of Douglas county Is to elect ut least ono more member of the Hoard of County Commissioners and tako the management of the county's business out of the hands of the fusion machine. Tho redemption of Nebraska Is tho greatest achievement of the election just past To overcome the adverse majority In this state republicans have had to make a percentage of gain which would have turned Missouri Into the republican column. The fusloulsts may possibly hold their I own in the congressional representation of Nebraska, but In each case their suc cessful candidate has won by tho skin of his teeth. Tho uext .election ought to give Nebraska a solid republican dele gation to Washington. And now the certificates of election expenses sworn to by the various can didates will again roll lu to tell tho vari ous ways In which tho successful and unsuccessful were separated from their money. These expense accounts aro al ways the most amusing farce of the sea son. Tho transfer of Nebraska's electoral voto from Hryau to MeKlnley Is giving this stato more good advertising throughout the country than any other ono achievement of receut years, bar ring possibly tho Transmlt.slsslppl expo sltlon. Nebraska stock Is going stead ily up on the world's markets. The Commercial club Is engaged lu nil effort to prevent chnuges lu the freight tariff classification that might operate Injuriously against Omaha's commercial Interests. Tho railroads havo never given this city auy more than It deserved lu tho way of freight tariffs and uo fur ther discrimination now should be coun tenanced. Speculators on Wall street estimate tho profits of Hockcfeller from the rise In stocks since tho re-election of Me Klnley at $113,000,000. Mr. Hockcfeller can afford to buy a Thanksgiving tur key for every man, woman and child employed by tho btandard Oil com pany uud still havo u few dollars left for CurlttUnus Gift, SO IXTtMlDATlUX. Having failed to browbeat and bull doze County Clerk llaverly In his rightful performance of duly, the fu sion leaders are trying to Intimidate and coerce him by threats of Impeach ment. What has Mr. llaverly done that would form !i groundwork for Im peachment? What excuse Is there for the Insolent mid Insulting manner In which he Is being treated? Tho law makes It the duty of every county clerk to appoint two disinter ested electors to assist him In canvass ing the returns of the election. This Mr. llaverly has done by selecting two men whos-o qualifications cannot be called In question. Tho objections to Mr. Denver lire frivolous and baseless. Tho charge that ho Is disqualified because ho was actively Interested In ho late cam paign does not apply and If It did apply was not made In good faith. Tho fusloulsts declared, themselves will ing to accept tho chairman of the re publican congressional committee. That knocks out the argument I hut a person actively engaged in the1 work of the campaign Is disqualified be cause of his Interest In tho outcome. Surely Mr. Deaver is no more Inter ested than Mr. Hlackbtirn. The manifest Intent of tho law Is that no person who has a direct Inter est In tho outcome of an election as a candidate can act as a member of the canvassing board. Mr." Deaver Is nei ther a candidate nor ottleially connected with any campaign committee. The truth Is that Deaver Is offensive to tho fusion managers only because they can not Intimidate him or control him to promote their own designs. County Clerk llaverly and his asso ciates should proceed with their work and ullow no threats to swerve them from their fearless and uutrammcled dis charge of duty. ruisro mv.ixs a or satispiku. Tho people of Porto Hlco appear to bo very well satisfied with their rela tions with the t'nlted States. The re sult of tho election In the Island last week, In which tho republicans were successful, Indicates this. It Is true tho federal party refrained ,lom voting, but this was on the ground of alleged Irregularity In tho registration anil not to any feeling against this country. The fact Is that the leaders of the fed eral party knew they would be out voted and therefore declined to go to the polls. Their abstention from voting makes the hotTso of delegates unani mous in support of A murium authority and assures tho smooth running of the machinery of government In the Isluud. Tho election was as free as any in tho United States. There was no at tempt on the part of the American ofllolals to control or direct the action of tho people, who went freely to tho polls nnd cast their votes for u com missioner to congress and members of their own house of delegates. It was an entirely orderly and peaceable elec tion, contrasting In this respect with tho election In Kentucky. The house of delegates chosen will have tho duty, among others, of providing a plan of local taxation which shall abolish the 15 per cent tariff between the Island and this country. It Is possible it will do this, though It may be that tho poo plo would prefer the present arrange ment until conditions In tho isluud are further Improved and the people are better ablu to pay local taxes. The Porto Hlco tariff expires by limitation March 1, IPO'-!, but It provides that "whenever the legislative assembly of Porto Hlco shall have enacted nnd put Into operation a system of local taxa tion to meet the necessities of tho gov ernment of Porto Hlco, by this act es tablished, and shall by resolution duly passed so notify tho president, he shall uinko proclamation thereof, and there upon all tariff duties on mcrchuudlso going between the two countries shall cease." It Is thus for tho people of Porto Hlco to say whether tariff du ties shall remain or bo Abolished. HKVOI.T AOA1XST TAMirAXi: Greater New York will elect a mayor and other city officials next year and already there is talk of a non-partisan movement to rid the city of the baneful domination of Crokcr and tho political organization of which ho Is tho chief, lloth republicans and democrats favor the movement, which contemplates tho nomination of men of high character who will command tho confidence of nil good citizens. Referring to this the Now York Tribune says that never bo foro has Crokerlsm been so unblushing In Its Iniquity, so brutal In Its tyrauny and so llngrant In Its lawlessness as this year. "The Crokorlzed chief of police," says tho Tribune, "sneering nt tho systematic debauehmcut and ruin of young women with a -wc don't mind thnt sort of thing,' nnd later ordering tho police force to antagonize the law ful authority of tho state, and the coarse, brutal boss himself flaunting vllo Insults in tho faces of the cltl zeus and explicitly Inciting violence and crime nt tho polls theso were tho spectncles presented by that consum mated nud sublimated Crokerlsm to which Mr. Bryan was mortgaged." It Is said that Tammany collected, ur rather exacted by Its blackmailing meth ods, more than a million dollars for campaign purposes from tho gambling dens, saloons, brothels nnd other places Of vice in the metropolis. Tho money for tho demonstrations to the demo cratic candidate for the presidency cumo from these sources. Tho movement for tho overthrow of Tammany will have tho sympathy and encouragement of good citizens every where, for that political organization Is n reprouch to tho entire country. While Its villainies aro local, yet lu the opinion of tho world they aro a retlec tlon upon the character of tho whole American people. Although Intreuchcd lu power, Tammany can bo overthrown If tho citizens of Greater New York who desire good nud honest govern meut will uulto for that purpose. It has been accomplished and It can be done again. rtnnnnus uvkhatioxs ix l.vzox. According to orders sent from Wash ington combined operations of the army and navy to crush the Tagal rebellion are to be begun and prosecuted with extreme energy. The period of en forced military inactivity due to the rainy season In the Philippines having ended, It Is Intended to renew opera tions with all possible vigor and It Is believed by tho authorities of tho ad ministration that pronounced progress toward pacification will be reported to congress at the opening of the session. It Is stated that the plan of campaign prepared and approved by the War de partment, Is of a thoroughly compre hensive character. It Involves exten sive naval co-operatlon, Including all the regular warships on the station, as well as the numerous smull gunboats purchased from tho Spaniards. Of course no details of tho campaign aro given out, but they have been care fully arranged and there Is every rea son to expect they will bo effective. The decision of the military author ities to energetically prosecute tho work of crushing the rebellion will bo fully approved by the American people. It Is the only wise and proper course now. The rebellious Tngals must be mudu to understand that their resistance to American sovereignty Is hopeless. They should already have learned this, but the encouragement they havo received from this country has kept alive among them tho hope that the American peo ple would refuse to support the gov ernment in Its policy of holding the Philippines and that tho islands would be turned over to them. With this hope dispelled and with a vigorous re newal of military operations, It may reasonably be expected that the Kill plno leaders will soon be brought to re alize that further resistance will result in no benefit to them, but will only' postpone the institution of government under which their rights will be re spected and safeguarded and their ma terial condition Improved uud promoted. xo mum: scuouh uoahd cumuixks. The election of the entire republican school board ticket, with the exception of ono short-term candidate, who fell a victim to race prejudice, means that Un people prefer to trust tho management of their schools to men of substantial business standing and that the repub licans presented a ticket which out classed that of their opponents, when Judged by this test. The make-tip of the now school board after .limitary 1 will bo such as fo In spire confidence in Its Individual mem bers, and Individual responsibility should be enforced rather than that of a com bination more or less definite in Its com position. There Is no need of a combine inside of the school board to take con trol of Its business, and nil efforts In this direction should bo frowned down, not only by the public, but by the mem bers themselves. Tho chief abuses In the past In tho conduct of our school business havo grown out of this very practice, Jobs being worked through by combination and manipulation which never would have stood the light of day If presented on their own merits. The new school board has an oppor tunity to earn a, big credit mark at the outset by turning over a new leaf that will relegate all school board combines to the rear. What would havo happened had tho Kansas City convention refused to have endorsed tho nominee of tho Sioux Kails convention and put a purely democratic ticket lu the field to make It a. three-cornered light? This ques tion is put In tho Hovlow of Hevlews md the hypothesis worked out to Its conclusion. It Is argued that the southern ntntes, which go to any can didate who bears tho democratic label, would glvo their votes to the Kansas City nominee, while tho sound money and expansion people would still rally round President MeKlnley. Deprived of fusion in tho western stntcs, where alone tho silver Issue might cut a figure, llryun us tho populist candidate would havo been loft without tangible suit port and it would have been extremely doubtful If u single electoral vote would bo credited to him. While such speculation is fruitless at this time, It Is not unlnstructlve, ns It shows that had the democrats dropped Hryau at Kansas City they could not bo worse olf, but would bo lu much better con dltlou to build up the party for future contests. The desperate efforts of the unscrupu lous fusion gang who have been engaged lu an attempt to capturo tho legislative delegation from this county by gross fraud promise to continue until tho cor tlflcates of election aro delivered to the candidates properly entitled to them. Not content with voting tho pauper nnd insauo Inmates of tho poor farm for their ticket nud resorting to tho most llagrunt ballot box outrages In South Omaha, they Ihlnk they can follow up their policy of coercion and Intimidation on County Clerk llaverly. lu this they havo tackled tho wrong man, becauso Mr. llaverly may bo depended on to do his duty as the law directs Irrespective of popocratlc throats. Wo congratulate our contemporaries among the republican weekly press of Nebraska on possessing the most varied and attractive collection of fowls that has come under our observation, Nono of our Journalistic friends havo nog leetcd tho occasion to bring out of hid lug tho picture roosters nud eagles to Join in the celebration of their unex ampled victory and a prize poultry show Is simply not In It with their elec tlon week Issues. Glvo the roosters a chance. Senator Allen Is already out with the announcement that ho Is unre servedly In favor of Mr. Hryan's re nomination lu 1001 and that he will labor to that uud lu the future. Nc brtuka'fl populist senator Is a trifle ahead of tho procession when he makes P.r.vnn tho candidate for n thlid time. e Is evidently playing for tho favor the Hryanltes, whoso continued sup rt ho reuulres If he would not hlm- 'lf (Iron out of nubile life. Hefore 1001 Senator Allen will huo changed s mind ns to his preferred candidate for the presidential nomination. The tender by Chicago to the United States government of Its drainage canal as a free gift must mean that Chicago has an elephant on Its hands. Certainly It would not want to make n present of u public Improvement that cost $.'M, 000,000 If the expense of maintenance were not In excess of tho original es timates. It Is possible tho canal may be of service to tho government nnd Its acceptance advisable, but not merely to relievo Chicago of. a burdeii which it has brought upon Itself. The Klnnl Toil. Indianapolis News. Tho question ns to whether tho constitu tion follows tho flag will bo decided by tho supremo court. A l'nriiiiionut Uiit-Nllou Answered. New York World. To tho World's famous question "Whora did you get it, Mr. Croker?" ouo answer was heard on Tuesday: He got It In tbo neck. (ilvliiti Clrlllxfilliiii II llost. Minneapolis Times. Thu following dispatch from Pao Ting Fu shows how tho foreign troops lu China nro doing nil lu their powor to pacify nud niako f .-lends of tho heathen: "Tho preparations nro complete for destroying tho most vener ated templo In tho city." Nothing Is equal to blowing up his church for keeping n man good-nntured nnd friendly. Ill K It Tribute to the .lap. Springfield Republican. Ooucral Harry, who has been with Gen eral Chaffee's nrmy In China, pays tho Jap iiih'so a high tribute In saying of their military development: "Tho Japanese army Is ns near perfection In administration, in struction and general clllclency ns any thing I havo seen. And that nrmy is to piny n very Important part during tho noxt fifty years, If tlio oriental game Is to call for urmlcs. Hy tbo way, Japan was left to develop herself. .ViiMoiinl Credit .StrciiK'tlirucd, Philadelphia Hccord. Wo nxj! now exporting gooJs of Ameri can nmnufacturo to tho vnluo of over $1,000,000,000 every day, not omitting Sundays and holidays. It Is tho vast- ncss of our commerce with other nations, of which trado our manufactured stuffs only furnish a third of the total, that gives a transcendent Importance to tho mnlutnlnanco of tho standard of vnluo adopted by tho great civilized nations, which arc tho heaviest purchasers of our goods. National credit is ns eBHuntlul to successful lutcmatioul trading hb Individual credit Is to tho trading of homo com munities, and nothing tends morn to commercial growth nnd prosperity thnn tho facility of a single measure of values. lliiiuliiiK Cry ut "l'riuid." Chicago Chronicle (dem.) Kx-Govcrnor Altgold elevates his raven volco to cry that .MeKlnley waa elected by fraudulent votes throughout tho country and that 40,000 fraudulent votes for Me Klnley wero cast In Cook county. This Is childish it not Imbecile. It Indicates n mild form of mental aberration on political uubjects. The charge Is a slanderous imputation on tho characters of all tho members of tho election boards In tho 1,200 election precincts of Chicago. Thero nro fi.OOO members of theso boards, one-half of whom nro democrnta. alio charge amountn to an nllegatlon that 3,000 democratic election oillcers In Chlcngo conspired with 3,000 republican election olflcurs to placo 40,090 fraudulent votes In tho ballot boxes. ItiMiNt-vt'l t an Vlro I'rt-nlilcnt. Chicago Hecord. At the Minn of Mr. Hoosovelt's nomina tion for tho vlco presidency it was pointed out thnt u man of his energetic habits and Intensity of conviction might do something to broaden tho vlco presidential ofllcu. Tho experiment is to bo tried nnd It promises to bo decidedly Interesting. In taking the position of presiding olllccr of tho seuato Mr. Hoesevult enters a parllnmontnry chamber famed for its dignity nnd musty with traditions. The senate has been tho homo of precedents nnd of amiable defer ence to custom. To break auy of Its precious rules, has seemed little less than sacrilege. Into this venerable institution now will romo Mr. Koosevelt, with his self-projecting personality, his ready speech, his breezy and direct methods. He Is, It Is generally believed, too wlso to disregard tho proper obligations of ofllce, but that ho Is likely to make a stir among tho gentleman on tho floor Is eminently probable. iitum.vrio.v phoiii.kms. Problem Illpe for DInimisnIoii nt (lie Co in I iik Convention, Kansas City Star. A national Irrigation congress Is to bo held lu Chlcngo November 21 to 24. Whether tho assembly accomplishes any thing or not, tho subject of Its discussion appeals to thoughtful citizens. Hoth po litical parties havo pledged their sup port to plans for reclaiming tho arid lands of tho west. Preliminary work has already been dono by the government In survey ing sites for reservoirs and for forest reser vations Whllo prlvato enterprise has nccomplishcd much for Irrigation, It cannot be expected lo carry out tho operations on a vast scale. The preservation of forests, for Instance, which has an Important lufluence on rain fall, cannot bo intrusted to prlvato enter prise. Tho sources of supply can be con trolled by tho government, but not readily by individuals. Tho last year book of tho Department of Agrlculturo says that prlv ato Irrigation has practically reached its limit and that in many Instances It Is prov ing n losing business. Tho reason for this failure would not exist In tho case of gov ernment operations. Litigation over water and laud rights and tho difficulty of securing a tltlo to tbo land to bo irrigated have Btood In tho way of Individual investors. Thero aro fuw people lu the arid regions and an agricultural population must bo Induced to movo into them. During the long delay In securing inhabitants for tho reclaimed lands they would be a losing investment. The settlers, too, would largely be men without money who could not pay for water until they had made savings from tho Bale of crops. Theso risks make tho reclnlmlng of tho nrld lands an uninviting Held for tho capitalist. The government, with tho facilities at Its command, could afford to make a be ginning on this work with tbo expectation of getting back eventually every dollar It might put In. Tho obstaclrs In tha way of tho private Investor would not bo nearly so serious for tho national government. It could afford to go slow and to await tardy returns on tho capital Invested. Ih time, with its reservoir and Its forest reserva tion, it would mako it possible for private enterprise to supplement Its work. The need of this undertaking will bo more nud more apparent ns, tho population increases. Eventually overy possible acr of ssnd and sage brush must bo mado pro APTKH.MA I II IIP THU III.IK TIO.V Nemaha Herald (fus.); Several candi dates hnvo come to King David's conclusion, that nit men aro liars. Oakland Independent (pop.): The Inde pendent can eat crow with ns good relish ns nnyoue, but It seems cruel to havo so much of It nil nt one feast. Humboldt Standard (rep.): Tho stuff's nil off for sure, this time. With u twfe repub lican mnjorlty In tho legislature Urynn Is not even a senatorial "also ran." Grnnd Island Independent (rep.) : Wouldn't you have been plensed to hear what Teddy snld when ho heard from Nebraska after he and Mark received such a forwarnlng lu that famous telegram? Thtnstou llepubllc (rep.); Nebraska Is re deemed, and not only this proud common wealth, but also her sister states of Kansas on tho right hand nnd South Dakoln on hor left. Tho thrco sisters havo bid n final adieu, n last and long farewell, to Urjan nrcby and fuslonlsm forever. Kearney Democrat: At tho present time we do not think there Is much of a demo cratic party organization in existence nud until thero lr ono tho Democrat will ron tlnuo to bo decidedly moro Independent thnn anything else. Wo enro nothing whatever nbout tho bickerings of those who want the support of which they aro unworthy. North Tlatto Tribune (rep.): That "oac year moro of fusion" predicted by M. C. Harrington hns drawn to n closo and all will agreo with him that fusion Is now dead, and with it comes tho political death of Hryau. It Is very likely that within a year Urynn will sink Into an obscurity so dense that ho will not be seen or known outside of thu city In which ho resides. York Republican: Tho wife of one of tho managers of a Nebraska state Institution wrote a letter to a lady relative in York. Sho told her relative to tell her husband to help them keep their placo by voting for Poynlcr, nnd to look out for It that tho "en loon element" voted for fusion. This should bo cspcclnlly comforting to the so-called prohibitionists who travel In the "catchall" party's "carryall." North Platta Telegraph (rep.): Prom all reports this stato has swung hack Into tho ropubllcnn column. This la a great surprlso to tho demopops, but It Is cheer ing news to tho republicans. No doubt but tho stato ticket Is elected nud thcrc foro our next senators from this stato will be republican. Thlo news Is nlmost too good to bo true, but from returns thero Is no doubt about it. Humboldt Lender (rep.): Tim returns at present lndlcnto the election of tho entlro republican stato ticket uud in this event our friend, Georgo W. Mursh of Falls City, will occupy tuo olllco of secretary In Lin coln uftcr tho first of January. Wo con gratulate both ho and Hiclmrdson county on tho magnificent voto ho received from all purls of tho stnte, especially In Lan caster county, whero ho led tho tlckot. Pnpllllon TlmcB (dem.): D.avo Mercer succeeded in bcntlng Sarpy's loyal son, Edgar Howard, lu tho rnco for congress In this district, Mr. Howard being uunble to overcomo tho republican majority. Whllo a defeated cnndldnto for a high ofllce Edgar Howaid can look every man square in tho face today, for ho mndo n campaign of which ho may well feel proud. Not since tho day ho first entered the rnco hao ho uttered an nbuslvo word against his op ponent, and no ono can point tho finger of Bhamo nt tho man who tried but failed. Kearney Hub (rep.): Tho Hub believes that tho people of Nebraska aro to bo con gratulated on tho election of ChRrles II. Dietrich to tho governorship of thl3 stato. It oppresses this belief becauso of a some what intimate knowledge of tho man, whom It knows to be a most thorough-solng busi ness man, with strons characteristics which will make him In ?ve'ry uenso the governor, seeking only to serve tho state's be3t Interests, regnrdlc38 of the Importu nities of placo hunters nnd uninfluenced by partisan considerations. His election Is at tho same time n splendid vindication of his splendid personal character, whlih was no viciously assailed durlug tho last fow weeks of the campaign ami which was so uncalled-for and brutal ns to merit tho condemnation of ull good citizens. Grand lelnnd Independent (rep.): Mr. Dietrich's duty a-j governor will begin with to lay. llo will bo nt onco bcbeeohed to promise such nnd rurh uppolutiuents. All kinds of men will want positions Hiid thero nro many appointments to make. Certainly ho cannot mako moro nud greater mistakes In this respect than Governor Po) liter made, which isn't at all to tho point. He must mako Infinitely better appointments. Tho Independent believes It expresses tho sentiment of nil republicans In urging the moit careful, economical, businesslike and thorough administration of tho affairs of tho stato and Its institutions. And it Incom petents apply for Jobs let Mr. Dietrich turn thorn down and ho will have tho support of all republicans who havo tho best In terfnts of tho stnto nn well as of their party in view. Tho old baying that ho serves his party best who serves his stato best Is eternally true. York Times (rep.): Among tho notable end gratifying results of tho election is tho redemption of Nebraska from cnlumlty, populism, fusion, disgrace and misrule. The eago warning of Mr. Lincoln to tho demo crats, "You cannot fool nil of tho people all of tho time," has been verified In this stato. Tho people of Nebraska have been deceived. A largo majority of them uro honest, but they wore not onto the decep tions, tho manipulations nnd the frauds of fusion politicians. Ton years ngo tho re publican party had less than ono-thlrd of tho votes in tho stato. Today it has a safe mnjorlty. Hlotlng In victory and spoils tho fuslonlsta hnvo boldly boasted of .their tricks and their deception has become so apparent that men havo been compelled to sco and admit II, unwilling though tlioy might be- Tho hollow pretentious of vtrtuo ami reform have been belled by every net aud tho peoplo soo It now. Deprived of tho Ioven of office and plunder It will fester and rot until Its stench will reach tho nostrils of every citizen in tho state. Grand Island Independent (rep.): Ac cording lo the returns now In und thoy nro practically completo Nebraska has gono for MeKlnley by n trlflo over 7,000 and has clectod u republican legislature, with a working majority in both branches nud has also elected tho entlro republican stato ticket. It Is superb. Whllo repub licans felt confident of great gulns all through tho campaign it would be Idlo to say that their most snnguluo expectations wero not moro than realized. To mako n clenn Hwcep a perfectly clean uweep in Hryan's own stato well, It Is "too utterly utter" for anything, nut aside from our rejoicing, tho Independent sincerely be lieves that the peoplo will find more re joicing than over lu after years. It sin cerely belloves that tho management of tho nffnlM of tho state, of Its Institutions and of Its Interests will bo lufluitely better Bervcd by tho application of republican policies nnd the business management such as Mr. Dlotrlch Is pledged to give this stnto and such as wo nro confident he will glvo It. Whllo the republican party was once betrayed by ono of two of Its trusted ones, tho peoplo havo tho utmost contl donee in tho" men who havo now been eloctrd to ofllco in tho various departments of the state nnd wo hcllevo every one of these men will bo tried and not found want ing. So thero Is tho best of cnuso for con gratulations to tho people not to say n word to tho members of tho republican pnrty. And we believe that our fondest .hoped in this respect will be realized. i.nsso.Ns or the i:i.eltio. j Unntril, n llrmoernlli' l'nrtr, Detroit Free Press (lnd. dem.) No man with nn approach to uvcruge Intelligence will contend farther that the American people want Mr. llryan for presi dent or thnt tho principles for which ho Is distinguished will bo adopted by the general government nt the election of tho people. They havo twice turned him down and the second repudiation was far more emphatic than tho llrst, though tils cam paigning occupied n period of four years nnd ho was ns confident As a futillst Mon day night. No party with nn renl deslro to establish a control of tho go eminent will have Mr. Urynn ns tho head of Its ticket or stand for tho Chicago platform as a declaration of principles. Put on llir Purl)' llrnLc. Indianapolis Journal (rep.) Republicans who hnvo been elected to congress and other places of trust und honor by tho assistance of such voters should endeavor to win tho confldcnco of thin 'urge class of independent voters by cotihervntlvo legislation ind general action. Even with the possible reorganization of tho democratic pnrty, prudent action will Insure tho support of the element which hns given tho republican party such un ndvuutngc. In fctuto nnd local ndminlstrn Hon and legislation It will bo wise to bear this fact In mind. Instead of making re publicans In oillclal position reckless, this slguul triumph should cause them lo feel the greater responsibility which 11 has brought aud Inspire them with a purpose to meet tho expectation of tho country. Itepiilillenii Mnilrrntloit. Philadelphia Ledger (lnd. rep.i Tho Increased power of tho republican party In national councils nhould bring with It moderation and'enutton in dealing with tho Islands for whoso welfare wo havo becomo tho sponsors by an unforeseen fate. Tho government of distant lslnndB llko the Philippines Is an Immeasurably moro dllll cult problem for a republic than for n monarchy. Amcrlcnns, until the Spanish Islands wero thrown on their hands for protection, had never ussoclalcd the Idea of colonial rule with government by the free, unconstrained consent of tho gov erned. It the Inhabitants of colonies under tho sway of a republic uro unlit for self government, tho task Is Immensely In creased. Indeed, somo historians huve held that tho problem then becomes hopeless. Tho observation of Froude, In ills llfo of Caesar, freuently quoted In connection with tho Phlllpplno question, cannot be repeatetl too often: "If thero bo ono lesson which history clearly tenches, It Is thin, that free nations cannot govern subject provinces. If they nro unablo or unwilling to admit their dependencies to sliaro their own con stitution, tho constitution ltrelf will fall to pieces from mere Incompetence for Its duties." nn: MAN AVI Ml IMI) IT. Lnulsvllln Courier-Journal: Croker s mouth Is still In nctlon. However, for the preeent at least It has dono nil the damage It could do tho democrats. New York World: "I think freo silver was tho main cause," snld Hoss Croker yesterduy In explaining Mr. Hrynn'u de feat. And who was moro responsible for freo silver In tho platform than Croker himself? Springfield Republican: Croker's nctlvlty wan plainly of the "pernicious" sort. Ho was too numerous and too brutally "fresh." He made votes on the other side. Tam many's favor In presidential contests will bo hioro than ever feared In the future. Ho was forced to como to Bryan and thnt proved to bo Hryan's misfortune. Phllndclphla Record: The republic aus will hardly bo willing to auknowledgo their great obligations to Richard Crokor for their victory. It is to Croker that they wero Indebted for tho Insertion of tho fren sliver plnnk In tho plntform: for tho voto of the New York delegation under Crnker'tt control turned tho scnlo against David H, Hill nnd uound money. It wns Crokor who prevented the nuinilintn-ii of i -n-trollcr Colcr for tho governorship of New York nnd thus paralyzed tho efforts of tho democracy of that state ut tho outset of tho campaign. Agnln, It was tho deep detestation nnd dread of Crokcr In the parts of New ' rlt democrats thnt ro- uuced tho don'"- mti.' majority In tho com mercial mcU. us (Manhattan and Brook lyn) to less than ono-thlrd of Its former proportions nnd gave the republlcaus an linnienso majority In tho Empire state. Whnt ono of the republican leaders eon- trlbuted so much to republican victory ns did Richard Croker? A PICTUlli: OF MOUTH AFRICA. The "Oiiprrsiii'il Out Inmler" Vlpuril nt Sum-I IIhiikp. Washington Post. Now thut tho hurrah is over and thu hys terics have been subdued, wo are beginning to receive, even from British oillclal sources, somo ery important chunks of fact. Tho war being nt an end according to Roberts aud Chamberlain tho renl lighters who havo figured In It feel at liberty to express their gcnuluo opinions, Thus, wo find In tho Lon don Truth of October 11 the following illura tnntlon of tho hitherto carefully guarded in side of tho situation: "A friend of mine nu officer who hns Just roturned from Pretoria, called on ino a day or two ago. Ho thus described tho situation there: 'The Roberts gang got most good things, tho Kitchener gang a few, tho Bai lor gang fowcr nnd the Wolselcy gang noth ing. Plcknlcklng and parties aro tho order of tho day, and the sooner tho Indies are Kent away the better It will bo for us.' I asked him whnt our soldiers thought of the Ultlanders for whom we havo been fighting. 'They aro,' ho replied, 'loathed. If a few samplcH hud been exhibited In England, thero would hav been no war. Capetown, since they havo been there, has been Petti coat lane, swilling champaguo and swagger ing ns though wo wero their servants. Our soldiers would much rnther "go for" them than for tho Boers, whom they llko on ac count of their pluck nnd their rough good nuture.' " 'And how about settling English agri culturists In tho Transvaal?' I asked. " 'A more God-forsaken country for agri culture I novor enmo across. A Boer has to havo nn Immense district for his flocks. He Just makes a living out of tt, but It Is u poor living. If you give laud to an English man nnd some cash to start him on tt, bo foro two yenrs aro over ho will havo left It and drifted to Johannesburg to loaf and drink and gainblo with tho rest of them. People over hsro who propoao such a scheme must be fools.' " Of courso all this was either openly alleged or very plainly suggested many months ago. Closo obsorvora and well In formed commentators, such ns Frederic Harrison, James Hryro, Henry Labott chore, Mr. Locky, Mr. Freudo, Sir William Hurcourt, Sir Henry Campboll-Bennerman 100 eminent and distinguished English men wo might name men of this clusi had prepared us for Just such revelations, Wo who reud for facts And not for ma terial wherewith to bolster borrowed prejudices, wero perfectly aware that the Outlanders, whoso alleged L'rlevnnces wero used to Justify the brutal British assault upon the South African republics, were a set of cowardly and medaclous henuhuirii for Chamberlain. Wo know that their so cnlled wrongs, over which they wept and bawled, but for tho adjustmont of which they did not dure to fight, wero made of tho whole cloth of treachery and false hood. It does not surprise ub, thereforo, to catch this first, faint promlso of ex posure by the very men who wero ns'd ns Instruments of thu Rhodes-Chamber-luln-Elnateln-Uazlnskl conspiracy in Loa- don. As t lino goes on we shall hear more of it always on an ascending scale o' proof and condemnation. PE.VAI.TV OF FAKI1 JOl H.VU.ISM. Niobrara Plonoor; The World-Herald might be excused for Its election claims be toro election, but It la hardly good news paper work to keep things up when the facts' do not wnrrnnt tho fakes Imposed upon its renders after election. Broken How llcpubllcan: Tho World Herald's untruthful prediction nnd posl tlvc assertion of tho probability of Urynn's election havo caused thousands of demo crats to but on the losing sldo of tho cler tlon. It has now for tho second time In the last four years been conclusively demon strnted that the democratic leaders are uu reliably prophets. Grand Island Independent: The World Herald conceded yestcrdsy morning that tho state had gono for MeKlnley nnd this "1? .nK.11 l,raclolb- conceded that nearly a l or tbo stato republican ticket wns elected, still holding tt stnnlt hopo for tho election of Poynter. It alio has not yet conceded the election of a republican legislature. All of which will probably come in time. Thurston Republic: Some of tho lending fuilonlsls In this place are cussing the World-Herald lo beat tho old harry because of Its utterly unreliable aud false utate mcuta concerning tho campaign and tho outcome. It has caused many u pporty democrat to drop his wud on tho bets thev had mndo which never would havo been wagered had that fako shoot not so grossly misled Its blind followers. Wisdom comet high bomctlmes, but from tho results tt appears that there aro many democrats who need It bad. POLITICAL SXAP MIOTS.' Clevelund Plain Denier: The "silent otu" wns east for MeKlnley. Thnt tolli Ihe story of Tuesday's election. LoulHvIllo Courier-Journal: Uryan car ried slxteeu Btates. Sixteen states to one cnndlduto Is not a winning ratio. Portland Oregonlnn: After nil, It Is red blood, not ditch water, thnt flows In the veins of Americans. Wabhlngton Post: The man who quoted Orovcr Cleveland as predicting a Urynn lnudslldo will hardly go to the trouble of uuiking another nflldavlt. Globe-Democrat: Utah's republican land slldo Is relatively tho largest In the wholo list. Tho youngest of the Mates Is aa Infant phenomenon in politics. Brooklyn Eagle: Now, did ou ever f.co n lundslldo llko thnt before? Usually land slides slldo down, but this tlld up, and burled tho man on top of tho bluff. Detroit Freo Press: Now thut It Is all over, we must give .Mr. Bryan credit for llEVllIX Htltred HI) the nntmntu I anybody else that over poked utleks through uio oars or tno ruge. Buffalo Express: In UsP'J Uth o Hryau fil.lOrt plurality out oC a total voto of 7S.0M. This year Utah Is republican. That Is Interesting evldeneo of tho dls uppenranco of tho silver sentiment In th west. New York World: If all tho sycophantic newspupers and lunkheaded leaders" who are now saying that "free silver did If had plainly told Mr. Bryan and tho na tional committee, as tho World did, that free silver would do it, freo silver would not havo done It. Kansas City Star: "At the closo of an other presidential campulgu it is my lot to congratulate you upon a second vic tory," Is tho messago which Mr. Hryau has sent to tho president. It was onl frank and ingenuous nnd natural for Mr Uryan to employ tho word "lot" instead of "pleasure" or "prlvHcgn." Minneapolis Times: If Mr. Pottigrcw, ns seems naeiy, una come in sight of tho end oi uis totiier nB a rnited States senator, 1 is not fluttering to him that Hn tnnnv hiin It dreds of thousands of Americans who never saw South Dakota regnrd hlB defeat us one of tho blessedesl blessings tho elec tions havo vouchsafed. New York Sun: "Ah, well-a-dny and out, alack! Tho soldier's on the workman's back. I hoe the savage fortress frown whenco despots shoot tho pooplo down. I see tho Declaration amnshed and Freedom nil u-hneked and gashed. Tho Constitu tlou bleeds and moans and dies nmld Jo Bailey's groans. Far In tho brown, bright Philippines I boo most ngonizlng scenes 1 hear the nobs, I hear tho filghs, and tears in Agulmildo'fl oyes. Tho Money Devil hope In glee and good men droop In mltory " I.KiUT AMI MVI1I.Y. Komervlllo Journnl: Old-fashioned peopl. are all right, even If tho new-fashioned rco plo dun t think so. fiilengo Record: "The moon exorcises a marked Iritlueiieo on cntmntrce, nstroiionicrn say." "Oh, yes; whenever n man waller with girl on moonlight nights ho buys her a lot of curnniels and other stuff." Cleveland Plain Dealer: "What is 'he piluclpal tltlo of tho empress dowager of China? "Among tho Chinese?" "of course." " 'It.' " Chicago Tribune: "Americans nio so drolir the visiting Londoner wroto In his notebook. "I heard ouo of them ray this morning that ho 'had n eurklnr; good time Inst night,' when it was perfectly plain from his disordered nppenraucc, that ne hud an uncorking good time." Detroit Freo Press: ritlzen-What in fluenced you to begin leading n better life' Burglar Well, I got In u houna that find been locked up hy somo winimcn: tin' when I opened u bedroom door a wardrobe nn' a wuhhstun' fell on me. Chicago Poft: The prima donna watching tho election returns. "Why doesn't sho yell like the rest f us"'" somo ono linked. "Why should Bins?" demanded her Jealo . rival "That's nil she does for her naln and thcro's no money In It here." Yonkers Statesman: Yeast I thought ion told mo your wlfo didn't know what fe:u wuhV Crlnisoiibonk So I did. "Well, my wlfo heard her scream when she saw a mouse tho other dny." "Oh, well that wasn't fear; It was tier vouanoss." JUST IX TIII1 HA.1II5 OLII WAV, Jntnes Uartnn Adams In Denver Post. The battle Is fought und tho world niovut. on, Just In the sumo old way, Wo wuko In tho morn with a lazy yawn, Just In tho Hnme old way. Tho sun yet risen away back chbI, Tho poor ones Bturvo and tho rich ours roast, ... Tho rural wlfo nets her buckwheat yenst. Juut In tho saino old way. Tho lovers stroll 'neath tha same oil moon. Juut In the same old way. Or Hit In n darkened room and croon, Just In tho fiamo old way. Tho farmer gathers Ida ripened corn, Tho roostera crow In the early morn. And folks uio wedded nnd babies bom, Just In llii sarmi old way. Tho brookrt nnd the rivers downward flow, Just In the name old way. Tho breczeH ami politician blow, JiiBt In the samo old way. The farm kid fattens on commral mush. Te old maids sigh and the girlies blush. And dnrnes fir tho bargain countera ruflh, Just In tho nanio old way. Tho sail onea weep and tho glad rejoice, Just In tbo same old way. Tho rag man uses th snnio old Voice, Just In tho Bamo old way. Th Jag man nerves UU Kentucky Juice And sends men homo with the lodgo ex cuse To wives In waiting1, who raiso tho deuce, Just In ttni sumo old way. Tim fight Ih o'er and the old earth spliiB, Just In the saino old way, Tho Christian prays and tho sinner sins, JiiHt In the same old way. Wo havo our Joy and wo havo our euro. Hut hre and yonder nnd everywhere Tho old flag Jewnla the same old air, Just In the oatnc old way,