THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1901.
KlVf mow ic irnnniri 1 -
unuf vuivh 10 AUYUDA11L
Utkti Btmational Laps that Exoito Chi
cago and Niw York Marketi.
WHEVT, TOO.COMMANDS MU CH ATTENTION'
liulla Claim that SprliiK Urovrth la
firing lliilncil nml i-oi.ie lUmt
urn Speculator Sivnllovr
(he Halt.
NEW YOHK, July 22. The crowd which
surrounded the corn ring was larcer thau
usual this morning. Brokers with their
nanas iuii or uuying orders were constantly
unicKea oy messenger boys bringing dls
patcnes that told of continued hot, dry
weather all over the corn belt. The bell
at 10:30 o'clock transformed thla nervotu
tiuu oi oroKcra into a crowd of excited
- men. 10 me gallery t ooked llkn a vr
liable bedlam. News coming In from the
west told of advances In price. There being
few sellers, the nrlce 1umne,i mnirilv
Kven wheat was affected, and before the
unjr was out robbed corn of Its leadlnir dIiicc
and absorbed most of the speculative
Interest. This doubto -market was some
I thing new ou 'Chango and attracted the
attention of the floor. Tho bulls claimed
- mat spring wheat was being ruined by cx
cesslvo heat and tho nubile. nMmtiv h
llovlng the reports to a considerable extent,
n n sircnm or buying orders. Sep
tember, which closed flaturrinv nt 7iv ,.(.
opened at 744 cents, and by noon wa up to
. 7 cents., The strain waH heavy, but its
'orders kent coming nrlroa lnt ruin .,.n
" before the close, 77!i .cents was touched!
into a rcnction to 77 W, cents followed,
" with a Jator curb rlso to 77 cento. Kor--
clgn houses bought freely on Trench nc
" count and cables were generally strong and
"higher.
Com, although opening 2 cents hlghor, at
ouv cents tor Beptwrnbcr, kept right on
Jumping throughout
conts was reached. Tho close left traders
unscuioa.
CHICAGO, July 22.-Thc grain markets
upi-iicu wnu toaay. The intense heat of
yesterday and the early reports showing
' tho drouth unbroken created a heavy gen
' eral demand, especially for corn and oats.
Corn for Sentember dnll
cents higher .it C7 to 69 cents; September
cms ), 10 i cents higher at 36 to
37'4 cents, and September wheat -i to
1?4 cents over Saturday's closing figures.
The corn and oats pits wcro crowded with
excited traders, lluvlnir
where, but thoro was llttlo for sale for
some time.
WILL APPLY UNION IDEAS
Onmlin imil Smith Onmlin 'XVIII Prnli
nbly Unlit- In i.nltor liny
CVlolim tlon.
Monday, September 2, Labor day, will
probably be celebrated Jointly by the
unions of Omaha and South Omaha at Syn
dicate park. Tho committees of tho Cen
tral Labor union of Omaha and tho Trades
and Labor assembly of South Omaha will
meet to perfoct arrangements Friday even
ing and nt that time committees will prob
ably be appointed to"tako up thev-Q.rious
matters In relation to tho festivities of tho
Jay.
The labor unions of Soutli Omaha aro pre
paring to croct a building In tbafcity, and
for this reason they dcslro,to raako aa goo'd
a showing on Labor day.'' ' as pgsstble.
Thcreforo, tho Central Libor union- of this
cltyhas consented" to' Jo'thb 'southern
union on nu equol footing, asfar' as division
of tho receipts of tho day Is concerned and
havo tacitly consented " to g6 to ..South
Omnha to celobmto. Tho Siiuth Omaha
union leased Syndicate park somo months
ngo for tho day and havo mado somo pre
liminary arrangements which will .Un
doubtedly be acquiesced In by Omaha., Coun
cil Bluffs unions wcro Invited to Join the
celebration, but have Intimated that they
will observe tho day at home.
C.rent Soolcli Shipbuilder.
OLABQOW, July 22. John Honderson, tho
,well known shipbuilder of this city, Is dead.
Seasonable Fashions
SM2 Woman's Fancy'
32 to 40 bust.
Woman's Kancy Blouse, No. 3S32 To bo
made wlfh or without the fitted lining.
The blouse with the sailor collar Is a
marked and deserved favorite of tho season.
, In such a fancy form as this It Is suited
both to the entire costume and tho odd
bodice and Is eminently Binart, aa wcll'ns
generally becoming. The original Is made
of white loutslno sill:, with trimming of
narrow I'erslun bands, shield nnd stock of
cream Cluny lace, but all silks, wools and
cotton materials are appropriate.
The foucdatlon, or fitted lining, closes at
the center front. On It aro arranged the
various parts of the blouse proper, which
closes at the left sldo beneath tho box plait.
The center front is tucked In groups for a
short distance, then allowed to fall free
and form soft folds. TI)o fronts proper are
laid In one box plait nt each front edge, but
otherwise aro plain. The sailor collar Is
attached to the blouso and tho shield Is
arranged over tho lining. The sleeves are
In bishop style. When" the lining Is omitted
the shield is attached to tho waist beneath
the collar, permanently to the right and
buttoned to tho left, nnd the waist Is either
gathered at tho Waist lino or adjusted by
means of tapes run through a casing,
Otherwise there Is no difference in the
making.
To cut this blouso for n woman of medium
size 4H yards of material 21 Inches wide,
3 yards 27 Inches wide, 3 yards 32 Inches
wide, or 214 yards U Inches wide, will be
required, with H yard of all-over lace,
The pattern 3882 Is cut In sizes for n
32, SI, 16, 3S and 10-Inch bust measure.
Kor the accommodation of The Bee's
readers these patterns, which usually retail
at from 2S to 80 cents, will be furnished at
a nominal price, 10 cents, which covors all
expense. In order to get any pattern en
close 10 cents, give nurabor nnd namo of
pattern wanted and bust measure. Allow
about ten days from date of your letter
btfore beginning to look for tho pattern.
Address, Tattem Department., Omaha Ha.
Bl0U6C,
The State Press on
St. Paul Phonograph (pop.). The moit
astounding symptom of the hour Is the edi
torial In the Omaha World-Herald of Tues
day eulogistic of Governor Savago for his
Jalt delivery and descriptive of Joe Bartloy
as a martyred angell The very spectacle of
the World-Herald flaunting to the pcopto
such Ideals Is enough to freeze confidence
in mankind. There Is a paper with Intelli
gence enough to advocate honwty and Jus
tice, and wo had presumed that It possessed
the Intelligence to measure the d'structlvo
energy of the depraved sentiments (so
thoughtlessly, we will hope) thrown into
that editorial. The whole article Is a
condonation of crime and Is morally cor
rupting. The paper makes the deliberate
statement that Bartley did not steal, but
made- mistakes. Kven Bartley himself could
hardly muster tho sublime gall to assert
that tho half million found its way into his
pocket through mistake. 'But the most re
volting proposition Is that the state should
sell morality for dollars, that Hartley
should secure Immunity from punishment
by bribery with a part of tho very money
be has stolen from the state. If Justice and
morality are to be coined Into dollnrs what
rcmolns, then, too sacred to bo turned Into
a commercial asset? Is there anything
left? "The law was not Intended so much
as a punishment to the transgressor as It
was a lesson to society," Is the only
sensible statement In that column article.
And yet tho World-Herald Insists that thn
slftto should subsidize crime and pay a high
premium for Its commission. Here is a
proposition to pay a man at the rato of
$100,000 for each year that ho stays lu the
pen. Should thla be a terror to the nun
.dreds of politicians who&e only conscience
.Ik tho flash of the dollar! No, tho gov
ernor has Inflicted upon public morals a
blow which cannot be recovered In this
.generation. And tho World-Herald has un
done much of Its prior splendid reform work
by Its unaccountable prank as a criminal
lawyer. Wo cannot understand It It stag
gers our senses when wo contemplate tho
swift descent of our beloved Nebraska;
such glory In Iniquity, such a legislature,
such a governor, and now such a World
Herald, coddling tho very thing that Is tho
root sin of tho rottenness we havo to
gether been fighting,
O'Neill Frontier (rep.): Why Bartley,
who was given a (w-iaty years' sentence
for embezzling half a million of public
money, should be liberated after serving
only four years Is n qury'ln a good "lany
minds. Tho governor's oxpl.tnntlo'n leaves
people decidedly In the dark, but lie prom
Isca to spring'n soerdt that iTI satisfy
tho taxpayers of Xebraska that paroling
Bartley was a smart 'move. Whether this
means that Bartley has a plan whertby
he can make his shortage good by being
liberated Is being guessed nt. Democrats
were active n year or moro an clroilutlng
petitions for Bartloy's rolcii3o, hut what
tho object was nobody over seamed to
know. Whilo tho people of the stato will
naturally look to Governor Savago for
somo satisfactory explanation, there Is no
doubt but- that tne governor s act will be
fully Justified, That Bartley was guilty of
a great wrong thero.ls no-question, but
that ho- has suffered, rulr.lhutlon, commen
surate with tho Intent to, crime there Is
neither no question. '
Nor.folk News (xpp.): Governor Savage
claims to havo an object in paroling Hartley
which . he has ,nol.made. public nnd has Im
posed conditions which, may lengthen his
pnrolo .indefinitely',"' What tho governor's
.object was and what the conditions im-
posoa. roi-.y Do amply, sufficient for his
actlonand until .these ,are known It may bo
.unfair to.offcr. cltlcjsm. .Ftbr some time it
has -been qulto," generally '-.believed that
Bartley waa made, to .suffer fqr- tho wrong
doing' of others and that not he, but thuy,
were the ones who profited by his action.
If this were truothosn who participated
In his' crlrao and, derived tho, profit thore
from should certainly share his punish
ment and his Ignominy. This, however,
would bo scant excuse for his pardon;
rather tho other guilty persons, should bo
discovered and punished! Whatever the
govcrnor'n objects in pardoning Bartley,
they must bo exceptionally strong, for
the. prime was no light, one nnd tho sen
tence, considered from facts on tho surface,
was not extreme. The public Is so far In
terested in the case that It would desire
Bartley's punishment to be of such a nature
as to put a stop to further defalcations of
public officers.
Ashland Oazctte (rep.): This action will
doubtless call down upon tho head of the
governor a good deal of criticism. It Is
intimated that tho result may bo the
restoration of somo- portion of the lost
lunds to tho state. " Should this be the
event the public will doubtless sustain the
action of the governor' with Its approval.
it inero is any just reason for tho re
mission of the' penalty It does not appear
on tho surface. Wo believe In the in
evitable retribution for evil doing as the
best conservator of public morality. Pun
ishment ought not to be vindictive and It
should bo administered solely for tho good
01 society. Hartley was' guilty of a grave
offense and the penally imposed for the
crlmo was a Just one. Tho man who con
templates the commission of crime is more
apt to bo deterred from his course If ho
knows that tho penalty of tho law will fall
with incrrant certainty.
Wood Hlvor Interests' (rep.): Tho pa
roling of ex-Stato Treasurer Bartley by
Governor Savago will not prove popular
with the pooplo of Nebiaskn. Ho has only
served four years of Mb time. Governor
Savago makes a grave mistake If bi turns
Bartley loose. He but makes light of t.".e
law and the decrco of -our courts, nnd but
lends encouragement to dishonest ofllclals.
If tho republican party would retain Its
srcstlgo In Nebraska Its head officials
must stop playing horse. Tho pooplo want
nothing less than a clean, honest admin
istration. St Paul Republican: Bartley will be
given his choice of telling what becama
of tho stato's money and making such
restitutions ax. ho can, or returning to tho
penitentiary to servo out tho balance of
his twenty-year sentence. If this theory
proves correct thero are very few people
who will feel Inclined to censure the gov
ernor. It Is understood that Hartley's
sllcnco has been maintained for the pro
tection of friends to whom the state money
was loaned. It Is not Improbable that he
will now feel that, having Mirrored alono
Tor four long years, all obligations of loyal
friendship on his part are discharged. At
ony rate, Jt will do no harm to wait sixty
days for further developments. An un
conditional pardon would be Inexcusable,
but all fair-minded people will give the
governor n chance to show his hand before
censuring him.
Stanton Hegl'ster tpop,): The paroling of
Bartley is an, outrage. Bartley stole $500,
000 and only served four years of a twenty
year term. The action of Governor Sav
age places a premium on official dis
honesty. The young men of Nebraska can
only draw one conclusion from the gov
ernor's net: That large thieves with In
fluence can escape with only ' a minimum
punishment, while the theft of a ham
puts a man behind tho bars to the limit
of the law. It Is argued that others
profited by Bartloy's embezzlements, but
It this Is the case his guilt Is worse, as
he would not Implicate bis confederates.
Nebraska has been disgraced beforo the
nation and the people bow their heads In
shame when they think of the act of their
governor. Governor Savage 19 doubly to
blame for not taking tho public Into his
confidence regarding the coodltlQns that
secured tho parole. He first violates all
moral law and then refuses to trust the
people that elected him
Schuyler Sun (rep.): It Is reported that
on condition for his present freedom he
has piomlsed the governor to give Informa
tion regarding the whereabouts of certain
state funds supposed to have been In his
hands when he was arrested for defaulting.
It Is a difficult matter to say whether this
famous act of tho governor's will result
In tho greatest good to alt persons con
cerned or not. The Sun hardly believes
that any further Imprisonment wfll be
of value as far as correction of suffering
for the crime Is concerned. There are other
contingencies arising, however, In whlcu
tho whole state of Nebraska Is Interested
from a pecuniary suiidpolnt, which time
alone can tell whether his freedom will aid
In clearing him, The result will bo watched
with the lntensest Interest by every No
braskan as well as by his bondsmen, Let's
hove the facto, Joe, and tho great generous
hearted people of Nebraska will forglvo the
wrong you havo done them.
Albion Argus (pop. ) Bartley should have
been honest, no matter what others mlg'lit
havo said or done. He had the ability to
havo done right Instead of wrong. To deny
this ti uld be to make him nn Imbecile
and Incapable of crime, His crime was
committed with tho full knowledge of the
law and its penalties before him, His In
carceration was not for his good or with
any hope of reforming him, but to make
an example to others not to follow In hla
steps. Governor Snvngc by his action has
placed a premium on crime. Let Oqvcrnor
Savago and the party assume the respon
sibility of encouraging crime If they choose,
but, thank goodness, this sin cannot be
laid on the pop party nor Its governor.
York Times (rep.); Joe Hartley has boon
paroled by Governor Savage. After four
vears of confinement In the penitentiary ho
has been restored to liberty, during good
behavior. Whatever may be thought of the
depth of crime to which he descended or
however deserving of punishment he moy
have been thought, no one who knew him
doubted his honesty when he was elected
state treasurer and everybody agrees that
ho was one of tho best fellows In the world.
He ha- borne his punishment bravely and
manfully, in poor health nnd during all
kinds of trouble. He Is certainly not dan
gerous to society, for no one thinks him a
criminal. If ho did wrong the circum
stances which surrounded him Impelled
him to. He was obliged to choose be
tween two or more wrongs and chose. what
he thought was the best courso for
himself and friends under the circum
stances, There ore very few In Nebraska
who will be sorry to learn that he has been
restored to liberty.
Alnsworth Star-Journal (rep.): At this
writing (Monday morning) we have read or
heard of no reasons for executive clemency,
neither do the dailies make editorial com
ment. But at this bird's-eye view we are
freo to express the opinion that tho gov
ernor has mado a sorlous mistake and one
that will have a mnrked effect for tho
worso upon the republican party In Ne
braska. And we do not wait to hear from
tho big guns on tho matter, nor wear the
party collar so tightly that we cannot
breathe disapproval of this action on tho
part of the executive. Such work puts a
premium on big thievery. No wonder
murder and stealing Is on tho increase,
when a man knows tho moro extensive his
operations along those lines the moro sure
of early pardon and freedom at the hands
of weak-kneed governors who aro putty
men In tho hands of unscrupulous friends
and attorneys of tho big criminals. .
North Platte Telegraph (rep.): There Is
a great divergence of opinion regarding the
wisdom of Governor Savage's action In
paroling Joe Bartley, defaulting cx-stato
treasurer of Nebraska. A great many peo
ple loso sight of ono great object of the
law and hold the opinion that if a man
commits a crime the only object of tho
law is to hold him behind prison bars as
long as possible. The world is growing
more liberal In its views along all lines
and today It Is not so much the length
of the sentence as It Is the effect which
tho confinement will havo on the moral
standing of the criminal. If It could be
ascertained that three months In the county
Jail would make a noted desperado a good,
honest man that wi. -,o the sentence to
Imposo.' So In Bar.-s caso it may be
wise to hold Judgment in abeyance until
the final result Is apparent. Of one thing
wo feel confident, tho governor is being
actuated b a senso of right or ho would
not pursue his present course.
Oakland Independent (pop,): In com
menting upon this clemency of the gov
ernor, tho World-Herald takes the stand
"that it would be woll If executive clem
ency were shown more frequently than It
Is." "And that tho law was not Intended
so much as punishment to the transgressor
as It waa a lesson to society." What les
sons will society learn after a man has
embozzlcd nearly $500,000 and sentenced
to twenty years In tho penitentiary for
tho crime, and after four years tho gov
ernor sets that person free?
Emerson Enterprise (rep.): Governor
Savago has paroled ex-Treasurer Bartley
but has not made public his reasons for so
doing. It is understood, however, that the
governor expects to roenver from other
parties, through Bartley, quite a portion of
the money embezzled from the state. Time
may show that the governor's action was
wise, but tho Entcrprlso Is very much in
favor of criminals of the Bartley-Dorsey
character being required to servo out their
terms.
Schuyler Quill (pop.): Of course, Bartley
may have repented, and In such case is
deserving of sympathy. If ho makes
reparation for his past misdeeds, pays back
to tho state the money ho embezzled, and
llv-is an honorable nnd upright life hero
after, no serious objections can be mado to
the notion if Governor Savage. The harm
which Is liable to result from paroles and
pardons of this kind, is that It will estab
lish a precedent which, If followed by
future governors, will mean the wholesale
pardon of criminals of Bartley's class,
Auburn Granger (pop.): Tho Granger
does not want Governor Savage burnod
at the stake for the crime of paroling Jo
seph Bartley, but ns thero are many con
victs whose term of servlco will not bo
Interrupted by pardon or parole and who
though their offense was not ono-tenth that
of Mr. Bartley, will havo to serve out their
sentences, It does make a difference how
much ono steals or misappropriates. We
don't say that Mr. Bartley should be re
turned to the pen to servo out his sen
tence, but we believe there aro many within
those walls the presence of whom In society
would not be a menace, as already they
havo learned that the course they did pur
1.U0 was not tho better way.
Stromsburg News (rep.); If Mr. Bartloy
embezzled $201,SSI.05 of the people's money
while ho was their state, servant, and there
was evidence enough to send him to the
penitentiary for twent7 years, then Gov
ernor Savago lb setting one of the worst kind
of examples to the world by pardoning this
wan. We care nothing about tho political
nature of this question, It Is simply a
matter of Justice and whether or not the
laws contained in our statute books are
worth the paper they are printed on.
Wo rare not what the political com
plexion of this caso might have been. We
bellevo Governor Savage has drawn the
fire of the people of Nebraska In allowing
himself to pardon Mr. Bartley at this time..
It looks bad on tho face of It.
It la an iciult to the law-abiding people
the Bartley Parole
of Nebraska and a vicious slap at
civilization, for which our schools and
churches have and are doing so much.
Lincoln Post (pop.): Whtle we do not
endorse the position of the World-Herald
upon the Bartley pardon, we can but ad
mire Its courage. The Herald compares
the case of Bartley with that of Boln.
There may be some similarity, but the
cases should be contrasted rather than
compared. Boln was humble Bartley
defiant. Boln had done wrong and was
ready to admit it. Bartley had done noth
ing he was ashamed of. Boln only asked
a chance to show that he had reformed.
Bartley has never Intimated that he needed
any reformation. Boln run up the white
flag. Bartley lays he never did and never
will. The Herald truly states "that law
was not Intended so much as a punishment
to the transgressor as it was a lesson to
society." We presume no one opposed to
Bartley's pardon Is so becauso he rejoices
In his punishment, but- what Is the lesson
to society of which the Herald speaks? It
Is that tho man who embezzles most shall
be punished the least In proportion to the
crime. But our esteemed contemporary
says: "As a business proposition, Gov
ernor Savagn's action was a wjsa one."
Wo aro sorry that anyone looks at the
matter from that standpoint. This Is but
compounding the crime. It Is saying to the
criminal, "glvo me back a part of tho
stolen goods and you can keep the rest and
go free. No one presumes that Bartley
can or will restore any considerable part
of his defalcations, but suppose he could
restoro one-half, arc we to understand
that future embezzlers shall be entitled
to ono-half of their embezzlements? If
so, embezzlement will become the most
profitable If not the moat popular of em
ployments. Lincoln News (rep.): H?ro and thoro are
undoubtedly persons who would cordially
approve of thi" extension of executive
clemency to Mr. Bartley regardless of
whether or not any conditions were Im
posed. These will Include men who were
friends of Mr. Bartley, beneficiaries of his
lavlshnesB when he wns custodian of the
state's funds and men who believe that hh
punishment has fitted his crime. With the
great body of people, however; no executive
can hope for public approval of such an
act unless coupled with conditions such a
It Is believed Governor S.tvage has made,
namely, tho return of as much of the money
taken as Bartley can secure. Bartley's
crime was of a heinous character, nnd was
aggravated In the public mind by the stub
bornness with which ho refused to tell tho
public what he had done with the public's
money. That refusal hehas repeated since
the governor gave him a sixty-day fur
lough. There Is no disposition on the part
of the people of Nebrahka to be hard upon
Mr. Bartley. For the theft nnd embezzle
ment Itself, perhaps ho has given due ex
piation, considering his previous condition
In life. The public Is witling to do the fair
thing by him If he will do tho square
thing by It.
York Republican: Tho position that
Bnrtley Is not a criminal, taken by some
papers of tho country, is amusing to say
the least. If stealing a half million dol
lars docs not constitute n crime, then steal
ing a million dollars would no doubt be nn
act through which the perpetrator might
"acquire merit" In the minds of thate who
claim that the lesser theft was not. a crime.
Thero.ls little ground for the hope that
Bartley will ever restore a cent to tho
state of Nebraska. '-The Republican docs
not believe that any oil, even those closest
connected with th'e-'parcle and probablo
pardon, expects It, The people of tho state
of Nebraska do most gravely and seriously
suspicion Gpvcrnor'"aavage. He cannot
blarae'.thcm. ' He Mail placed himself In a
suspicious posiflon, from which his hints of
great objects to bo attained cannot absolve
him, and only great results can remove the
cloud under which h"c at present moves
through tho devious' ways of Nebraska
politics. Republicans all over the state are
uttering deadly protest at this unwarranted
exerclso of executive clemency. They ought
not to bo placed In a position where they
are compelled to apologize for such execu
tive performances. They have a right to
protest until they see the outcome and they
will protest until they sec It. The gov
ernor owes It to them to glvo them some
thing more than hints as his reasons for
placing them In such d position. It cannot
be expected that men will submit to such
things Just to avoid being called kickers.
Thoy will not submit to them. And when
they all get to kicking there will be a
serious ttroo In Nebraska for some of the
fellows who always shout "kicker" when
any rottenness Is objected to.
Pender Republic (rep.): We believe that
It was a mistake to parolo Bartley, which
was done a few days ago by the governor.
Even If Bartley was only the tool tor some
one else, that Is no excuse why he should
not suffer tho full penalty of his crime.
The state can better afford to loso $600,000
than to have the impression go broadcast
that Buch leniency for. such' stupendous
crimes la permitted or approved by the
people of this state.
Geneva Signal (rep.): The governor's
action came as a great surprise. It was
not anticipated that Bartloy would be
paroled If anything at all were done In his
caso. The governor declines to say why he
pursued the unusual course of giving a
sixty-day parole, but Intimates that In
proper time tho public- will learn the reason
nnd approve It, Viewed In the llht of sub
sequent events and the circumstances that
surrounded the panic years of Bartloy's
two terms as state treasurer no one can
bellevo that Bartley was an Intentional
criminal or that he devoted the state's
money to his personal use or profit. He
turned over every cent he could and made
no attempt to escape the legal punishment.
His punishment has alrendy been heavy. If
he enn reimburse tho state by compelling
the persons who got the money In the
first place to pay it back the ends of Justice
will probably have been served.
Table Rock Argus (rep.): While there
has been a growing belief among the people
that Bartley was not alone the beneficiary
of his defalcation, yet It is doubtful if his
parolo and ultimate pardon will be satis
factory to the people of the state. The
conditions surrounding the parole have not
been mado public, but It has been Intimated
that Hartley thinks he can recover most of
tho money Iobl That Bartley has already
suffered Intensely for his careless handling
of the stato'B money Is probably true; ho
has been nearly blind since bis Imprison
ment, but the penitentiary Is not maintained
simply as a means of punishment; it la a
warning to every citizen that wrong-dolng
Invites an awful penalty, and in this re
spect Bartley's parole falls short of the
intent and purpose of the law; It holds out
to tho tempted that the penalty for crime
may bo avoided by a political or financial
pull, If the stakes aro largo enough, and
they take the chances. Without knowing
the reason which prompted the governor,
the Argus believes he has made a mlstako
and that Bartley should hava finished bis
term In the penitentiary.
Ord Journal (pop.); Joe Bartley, the de
faulting treasurer who robbed the peoplo of
the state of Nebraska of nearly $000,000,
haa been paroled by Governor Savage. It
was freoly predicted In some quarters dur
ing the last state campaign that should a
republican governor bo elected it would re
sult In releasing from the penitentiary the
republican ex-office holders who were serv
ing time for their crlraea and corruption.
It Is a crlrao against public and political
morality, u will teach public officer that
they may safely steal, provided they steal
enough. It will create discontent within
the walls of our penitentiary. It will
harden the heart of every man who Is serv
ing out his time for some smaller offense.
A Valley county man is serving a five-year
sentence for breaking Into a hardware store
and taking $150. This arch criminal, Bart
ley, after stealing over a half million dol
lars, wantonly and deliberately, Is turned
loose at the end of four years.
Fremont Herald (dem.): Bartley says he
has never yet showed tho "white flag" and
does not propose to do so now. Such boasts
come with poor grace at this time. It
Bartley does not raako restitution or tell
who were the beneficiaries of his stealing
ho should be sent back to the penitentiary
to serve out his full term,
-i York Democrat: A groat deal of syra-
nathv WAN Arntlit In rirtlln rmnMAra trntn
the time Bartley received his twenty years'
sentence four years ago on the ground
that he was shouldering alone tho blame for
the stealing from the state, but If bo had
accomplices In the looting of the state
treasury ho should havo let it be known
who they were thnt criminal proceedings
could have been brought against them and
his pals made to share his prison bed.
Callaway Courier (rep.): Tho governor
has assumed a very grave responsibility
In this proceeding, and a great deal of very
unfavorable comment has already been
made through tho tiress. The pardon of
criminals ou a big scale has been entirely
too common for the public weal, and It
would seem that Bartley should have been
compelled to Bervc out his tlmo tho samo
as many of his fellow convicts who stole
only n few dollnrs, However, the Courier
will reserve Its Judgment until It receives a
llttlo moro light on tho subject.
Fnlls City Journal (rep.): Governor Sav
age has paroled cx-Trcasurcr Bartley from
the penitentiary, but as yet has mado no
statement regarding his reason for to doing.
Consequently conservative people have,
withheld their Judgment on the governor's
action pending nn explanation and the mak
ing public of his reasons. Of course a
few of the most obscuro and unreliable pop
papers havo Jumped at the conclusion that
It was simply a case of republican governor
paroling ropumican thief and have roasted
his excellency to a turn. But people who
are In the habit of knowing what they are
talking about have withheld their Judgment.
It Is the prevailing opinion that an effort
win be mado to tecure tho return of the
missing funds, and as the amount approxi
mates a half million the restitution Is
certainly to be desired.
Broken Bow Republican: This would lm
ply that his parole Is In the nature of a
business proposition which the governor
thinks the people of the state will .ap
provo If tho conditions are compiled with.
As the parole Is only for two months, If
tho conditions aro not compiled with, Hart
ley can and no doubt will be returned to
tho penitentiary. From the standpoint of
mercy nnd business the governor's action
will meet the approval of a large element
of the state, but from a political view It
was not good policy. Yet the courage
of a man who can rise above policy and
public opinion and do what he believes Is
right and for the best Interests of the pub
lic Is to be commended. There has always
been a general belief that Bartley was
cot alone to blame. This act of the gov
ernor may result In determining more on
that line.
Alliance Times (rep.): Former State
Treasurer Bartley haa been paroled for
sixty days. C. O. Whedon guarantees Bart
ley's return, or the cashr and the presump
tion Is that Bartley will endeavor to return
the money lost by the state. In which event
ho will be granted freedom by tho gov
ernor. The republican party in Nebraska
cannot afford to let Bartley off without
restitution of tho stato's money is made
something like $225,000. Bartloy may havo
been the victim of friends, but for tho
future security of the people's money some
one must be punished for It. '
Ponder Times (pop.): His excellency,
Governor Savage, the same man who at
tended the bull fight at South Omaha last
week, wound up tho week by paroling tho
notorious Joo Bartley, under whoso admin
istration as state treasurer Nebraska lost
$500,000. Bartley has served about four
years of a twenty-year sentence. Every ef
fort wns made to get former Governors
Holcomb, Poynter and Dietrich to pardon
him, but It seems It was left for our cow
boy governor to do the act. Nebraska haa
been redeemed.
Niobrara Pioneer (rep,): As one reads
the record of Joo Bartley, with bank fail
ures and Insolvent individuals staring him
In the face, charity on the one hand and
business eagaclty on the other rather
Justify Governor Savage's action in releas
ing Bartloy on a sixty-day parole. Ho will
make good headway In sixty days, and
many of the men responsible for his down-,
fall aro now In circumstances where they
are able to repay to the state much of the
mleslng money. Tho Pioneer Is not In
clined to condemn this action of the gov
ernor If It brings good to tho pooplo, and
Joe Bartley's long sentence may as well be
cut short if that mission Is partially ful
filled. Scrlbner News (dem.); A point empha
sized by those who uphold the action of
Governor Savage in paroling Joe Bartley
Is that It is a good "business proposition"
becauso Bartley will bo ablo to return to
tho state a considerable portion of the
money he misappropriated. It Is safe to
say that there isn't a single person In the
stato penitentiary today who would not
only be willing but anxious to pay double
the sum ho originally stol in order to
secure his liberty. As far as the matter of
dollars and cents is concerned It would
be a good "business proposition" to par
don every thief In the penitentiary. Hut
any person or ordinary Intelligence can
concelvo the carnival of crlmo that would
bo Inaugurated by such a course. While
Bartley, being again a free man, may be
able to restore to the state aomo of the
money lost through his defalcation, the
moral effect of his parole will be a much
greater blow to the stato than the total
loss of tho funds would havo been.
Polk County Republican: Ex-State Tress
urer Hartley waB paroled last Saturday by
Governor Savage and he Is now a free man,
contrary to the wishes of nine-tenths of the
people of Nebraska, no matter whether
they claim allcglenco to tho democratic,
populist or republican party, and Governor
Savage knowing this to bo a fact must
havo a very good reason for his action or
ho would not blindly proceed to wreck his
own political future as well as that of hla
party at a time whon tho star of repub
licanism was in ascendency In this state.
During last fall's campaign It was con
stantly being thrown in tho faces of party
workers by fuslonlsts that a republican
victory In Nebraska would result In set
ting Bartley free and this charge was the
heaviest load the party had to carry, for
many of the "old line" populists, while de
testing democracy and fusion, at the same
time did not want to vote a man out of
the ponltentlary who had deliberately
robbed the school children of the stato by
stealing hundreds of thousands of dol
lars belonging to them. The dally press
seems to Intimato that one of the condi
tions Imposed upon Hartley by the gov
ernor was that ho return the amount em
bezzled to tho state without delay, and If
this Is true Governor Savago is not to bo
condemned too severely, for a majority
of tho people might foel that under the
circumstances It Is better to have the
money back than to keep Bartley la the
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penitentiary and lose what rightfully bo
longs to the stato of Nebraska. But as far
as tho editor of this paper Is concerned
he would havo lot the defaulter laid In the
penitentiary until death removed hlt be
fore ho would ever upprove of giving a
pardon or oven a parole, for he brought
disgrace upon tho state and his party by
his defalcation.
McCook Courier (pop.)i It remains for
tho World-Herald to excuse and explain
Oovernor Savage's action In pardoning ex
Treasurer Bartley. Of nil the dirty, hypo
critical, blow-hot-nnd-eold propositions In
the country styling themselves newspapers,
the World-Herald easily takes first rank,
Columbus Times (ind.): Governor Savago
is a man of earnest ami sincere convic
tions, with the courage of vigorously ex
pressing them. His parolo of Joe Bartley
will bring a torrent of abiuo and invectives
against him from a number of straight
laced Pharisees that can sec no good In
anybody or anything beyond their punctil
ious creed, but to the great mnsscs con
versant with the causes that precipitated
his downfall, the govcruor will be upheld
in his executive action. We arc pleased
to note thnt the only greut metropolitan
dally of the fusion persuasion In the state
unstintedly approves the governor's docrec.
This will head off a lot of little whipper
snappers throughout the stato that were
ready to Jab their vitriolic pencils luto
tho governor's anatomy.
Wayne Republican: The Republican ac
knowledges its disappointment and cha
grin at this action of- Governor Savage. It
sees In this a mistake not easily explained
and believes the governor did wroug and
that the mistake will be, expensive In niore
wjays than one. Joseph Bartley. should
'have suffered the consequence's 6f his
wrong-doing and' the brand of mercy ' or
clemency extended In his' or like cases
Is of the wrong kind. Politically the act
of the governor Is a grave mistake, but
aside from all political effect It puts a
premium upon all big steals nnd says
plainly to men: "If you steal at all get
plenty." There will be many fawning apol
ogists for the governor's act, but tho Re
publican does not desire to be classed as
one of them. Such acts as this by re
publican ofllclals arc responsible for the
great hold of populism and Us kindred
evils In the state and we do not find much
fault with men who become disgusted with
tho way affairs are conducted. Tho Re
publican sees small hope for the continued
ascendancy of republicanism In the stato
when it Is mado to appear as the cloak
and shield of criminals of high degree. Wc
are disgusted and feel as though we had
received a Jolt In the ribs from a very un
expected source.
Gretna Breeze (dem.); The parole of
Joseph Bartley, the embezzling state treas
urer of Nebraska, whose crime Is familiar
to all Ncbraskans, from the penltentlnry at
Lincoln by Governor Savage is a travesty
upon Justlco and should bear the disappro
val of all honest men. Bartley was con
victed of stealing several hundred thou
sands of dollars from the state treasury
and his sentenco of twenty years In tho
"pen" was a Just ono and he should have
been made to serve It.
Fremont Tribune (rep.): Joseph S.
Bnrtley has been liberated from tho peni
tentiary on parole. As yet the conditions
of the parole are not made public. Go,v- j
crnor Savage assures the peoplo of Ne
braska when they learn of tho conditions
they will approve his action In settln
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Is to return to the state, In same manner,
n part or all of tho money ho owed It when
his term ns stato treasurer expired. This
Is. of course, devoutly to bo wished nnd It
would doubtless reconcile tho Hverago citi
zen to the parole. Otherwise the action of
the governor wus unwise, Bartley, it la
truo, has been a model prisoner. It Is nlso
true that he was a star embezzler and the
Injury he did his bondsmen and tho stats
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Ordinarily tho number of vegetable deal
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but the number has now fallen down to
sixty nnd threatens to fnll even lower.
Cabbage Is the liveliest vegetable on tho
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to continue Its upward course. Tomatoes
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