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TILE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, AUOUST 2G, 1901.
The omaha Daily Bee.
13. H09EWATEH, EDITOR.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
Btnte of Nebraska, Douglas County, bs.:
George U. Tzschuck, secretary ot Tho Bo
1'ubllsnirig Company, being duly sworn,
nays that tho actual number of full and
complete copies of The Dally, Morning,
Evening nnd Sunday lico printed during tho
month ot July, lyoi, wu us tollows:
1 i2.-i,lllt . 17 'M.VM
2 -M,vi is an.ioo
3 -3,-70 19 'M.l'M
i -i.tiutt 0 .-,o..o
c r,,Hit zi r,,:tii.-
C 'M'.l'M 22 S5,OSO
I -n.uir. u 5,:no
it 3,:i'o 24 r.,:'.".o
s -5,:iu & un,:tiu
10 it.-.a-o 20 i:r,,'j.-o
II -3,u?o 27 .v-so
12 xr,,z2o 2S '25,7-10
13 us,ur.u 29 r,:to
14 -s.r.us 30 .-,7()
15 vrn.ono 31 u.-,::o
16 1:3,070
Total 781,013
Less unsold and returned copies.... 0,t,Uii
Not totul sales 773.0E1
Net dally uvorugo u.l.ooo
OEOROE B. TZSCHUCK.
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PAHTIES LEAV1.1U roil ! 131 ME II
Parties leuvliijr the city far
the summer uioy have The lice
ent to 'them reiculnrly by
notlfyluk The lieu Iluilii
vUlce, In person or by mall.
The addreca rill be chanced
as often ns desired.
When HooRcvclt rocs south he will
hnvo to change his diet from veuisou to
possum.
While Ornnha Is nble to refunil Its
bonds nt less thnu 8 per cent, South
Omnlm Is having trouble In marketing
Its 5 per cent bonds nt par.
It's dollars to doughnuts that the
grand Jury will llnd more crookedness
In tho democratic court house thnu It
will In tho republican city hall.
If. Mr. Mousqulto had only known
how much freo advertising it would
bring him, he would doubtless have con
fessed to his function ns fever transmit
ter long ago.
Tho various parties to tho Investiga
tion by tho coming naval board of In
quiry nre writing too mnny letters for
tho benellt of the public. They should
givo thu typewriters 11 rest.
Tho Louisiana Purchase- exposition
buildings nro to bo painted cream Ivory
white. Hud tho c-nosltiou been located
In New Orlenns the appropriate color
lug would have been "illy white."
It must bo some satisfaction to tho
members of tho school board to know
that we shall hnve a grand jury to clear
tho atmosphere of well-dellned rumors
nt n cost to the taxpayers of $3,000 or
more.
Of course Millionaire Flagler has fol
lowed up his dlvorco with n new mar
riage. What object would it be to him
to buy tho dlvorco if he wns not to
mako use of his freedom nt the earliest
opportunity.
Tho public is still in tho dark ns to
how much it cost Hartley to get tho
World-Herald to plend his cause for
liberation. Not oven a hint Is to bo
had from a tell-tale slip like that found
In tho Bolln cash drawer.
ijcmocrats seem to have no scruples 1
about holding their political picnics on
Sunday. Our democratic friends are for
strict Sabbath observance only when
they think tho agitation will servo to
put tho republicans In n hole.
That Is an uncanny story about the
untamed locomotive In Wisconsin that
knocked a canning factory off Its pins
and turned 30,000,000 tin cans Into billy
goat feet. Some one should compose a
can tnta In honor of Its achievement.
Republicans interested In keeping Ne
braska In the ropubllcan column should
remember that the democrats nnd popu
lists are nlwnys waiting to take advan
tage of republican mistakes. Tho best
,way to head them off Is to make no
mistakes.
In Iowa tho democrats tight for prin
ciples because there Is nothing elso iu
reach to tight for. Iu Nebraska they
fight for spoils and leavo It to their pop.
ullst allies to bo long on principles. But
even tho principles they light for In
Iowa are dead ones.
Lincoln has n murder mystery that
baffles police and public. Whnt a
chnnco for tho rcportorinl sleuths who
graco Omaha's yellow Journals. Tho
only wonder Is they havo uot caught,
tried, convicted, hanged, quartered and
burled tho dastardly criminals already.
Tho triumph lu Iowa of Cummins iu
tho republican state convention was at
most ns much a rebuko to the efforts of
federal otliceholders to monopolize con
trol of tho party machinery as It was
n victory for his personal following. The
lesson of Iowa might bo observed with
profit In Nebraska.
Mil THE TllUTll UP lilSTOtlV.
In- a recent article The Hce Inci
dentally referred to the attempted
stroke of political diplomacy which was
to have turned the electoral vote of
Nebraska over to Weaver In lfeD'J by
the diversion of democratic votes. The
same Incident has been made 11 sub
ject of dispute between the Chicago
Chronicle, the New York World, and
.Mr. llrynn. Says the Chronicle:
In a recent controversy between Mr.
Bryan through his Lincoln nowspapor wllh
tho New York World ho admitted that In
1&'J2 ho voted against the democratic candi
date for president and In favor of J. II.
Weaver, tho people's party candidate. Mr.
Hryan. In justification of his course In vot
ing for Weaver In 1S92, tayai
"It Is n well-known fact that tho demo
cratic national committee, nctlnn In tho
Interests of Mr. Cleveland, advised the dem
ocrats of several westorn states to vote
for tho populist electors In order to take
the states out of tho republican column,
It being Impossible, to elect tho democratic
ticket."
This Is not "a well-known fact." Prob
ably It Is not n fact. It Is not supported
by any Doll I lea I record of the times. It
Is disproved by all tho implied testimony
that Is procurable. The democratic national
committee was not guilty of the folly of de
taching n portion of tho democratic vote.
For the truth of history, The lleo must
come to. the reinforcement of Mr. Hryan
with the documents In the case. What
Mr. Hryan has asserted ns "a well-
known fact" Is not only well known to
everyone Informed on Nebraska politics,
but will scarcely be denied by the dem
ocratic leaders who played the principal
roles In the act. On the eve of the
election of 181(1! democrats of Influence
throughout the state received the follow
ing confidential communication over the
original signature of Governor Hoyd,
who was at the time the democratic
national committeeman:
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. L 1892.
Dear Sir:
It affords me pleasure to Inform you that
I havo been personally authorized by tho
national committee of tho democratic party
to urge tho democrats of Nebraska to sup
port the electors nominated by tho inde
pendent party In this state tho object be
ing to so lncrcaso the voto for tho Weaver
electors that those nominated In behalf of
Harrison shall bo defeated, and this state
taken out of Its accustomed placo In the
republican column. '
To do this Is no sacrifice of democratic
principles, Inasmuch as tho object Is the
triumph ot democracy and tho downfall ot
republicanism and the vicious, policies
which It advocates.
In Nebraska, a voto for Weaver and Field
Is moro lhan half a voto for Cleveland and
Stephenson,
Hoping for your co-operation, I remain,
Yours In tho good cause,
J. E. IIOYD.
Authentic copies of this letter nre in
possession of The Bee. To counteract
this pin it -of the democrats to throw their
votes to the populist electors, uncovered
at the eleventh hour, the republican
national committeeman caused to be
printed nnd distributed -00,000 demo
cratic sample ballots In order that dem
ocrats who wanted to vote for Cleve
land might, know how to mark their
tickets, it Is Interesting to note that
for so doing ho was berated In scath
ing terms by the Omaha World-Herald,
the recognized democratic organ, and
tho distribution ,pf straight democratic
sample ballots denounced as a fraud
upon democratic voters.
Inasmuch ns the effort of the demo
crats to turn Nebraska to Weaver failed,
the controversy is now only of historic
moment, but the truth should prevail
especially when It Is so plain and there
is no reason for obscuring it.
AX IXDUST1UOUS EMISSARY.
The gentleman whom the sugar grow
ers of Cuba have sent to the United
States to labor In their interest is losing
no opportunity to promote tho cause
which ho represents. In a lato Inter
view Mr. Do Abad endeavors to show
that this country would be immensely
benefited If it should adopt tho policy
urged by the Sugar trust of admitting
the raw sugar of Cuba free to the
American market and protecting refined.
If this were done, he argues, the United
States would in the not remote future
secure u sugar monopoly. Ho considers
it u great mistake to insist upon fos
tering here "by nrtltlclal means and nt
the sacrifice of the consumer the sugar
production which lu Cuba exists by
natural means." "It is sud to think
that the Americans," ho is quoted as
saying, "in spite of their great demo
cratic Institutions, arc much behind the
English, who do all possible lu order
that the chief commodities of life be
within the reach of the poorest people.
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on 10 8U'' "iuul. Mch lH thu Hiuue tlmt
With the policy that wo favor," ho went
Mr. Hnvemoyer recommends, the reflu
cry Industry, of great Importance al
ready, would reach gigantic Impor
tance." It is quite evident that this repre
sentative of tho Cuban sugar growers
has become an active ally of the Sugar
trust in the effort to destroy the Ameri
can sugar Industry and It is well that
fact has been disclosed. The American
people are very wlltfng to consider prop
ositions coming Independently from the
Cubans looking to tariff concessions to
tho industries of Cuba, but they are
uot disposed to regard with favor any
policy which Is desired by tho Sugar
trust, knowing full well that however
plausible the reasons given therefor the
purpose of tho trust Is to advance Us
own Interests, regardless of everything
else. No rational man believes Hint lu
urging thu freo admission to the Amur
lean market of Cuban rnw sugar the
trust has In mlud the iuterest of the
consumers. Tho head of tho trust knows
perfectly well that the policy ho urges
would result lu tho complete destruction
of tho home industry, thus giving tho
American Redoing company control of
this market and enabling It to mako
what price to consumers It pleased. Tho
development of tho beet sugar Industry,
on the other hand, will prevent this and
In time asstiro to consumers cheaper
sugar.
The United States Is not looklug for
future sugur mouopoly. What Is
wanted Is tho production of American
sugar sutncleut to supply the domestic
demand and It Is believed that this Is
attainable. The best opinion Is that if
our beet sugar Industry continues to
receive such protection ns will en
j courage Us further development, wit
ithlu
the next ten years the production will
be nearly or quite equal to the home
consumption, so that Instead of sending
abroad annually ? 100,000,000 for sugar
that amount will be expended nmong
our own people.
We have begun to build tip a sugar
Industry. It has grown to considerable
proportions, employing a large amount
of capital and labor. A great number of
American farmers are deriving benellt
from It. Kxpcrt Judgment Is that there
Is an almost unlimited Held for Its de
velopment. Shall this most promising
Industry be destroyed In the Interest of
Cuban sugar growers and the grasping
retlulug trustV It Is Impossible to doubt
what answer n republican congress and
administration will niaku to this question.
V.AH AXD KAISER.
There Is soon to be a meeting between
the czar and the kaiser and reports
from Berlin Intimate that 11 will be
politically Important. It Is said that
Kmperor William will use the oppor
tunity to personally present Ills views
011 pending questions. It Is more than
probable that there Is no substantial
ground for this surmise. At the last
meeting of these two rulers, who are
warm friends, there was talk of Its
having great political significance, but
itK a matter of fact It proved to be a
purely social meeting, both sovereigns
studiously avoiding all political mat
ters. It Is safe to predict that the same
will be the case at the coming meeting.
The czar and the kaiser will greet each
other with the utmost cordiality, will
drink to the health of one another, will
give renewed assurances of personal
friendship and will talk about common
place matters, probably not once hinting
at anything of a political nature.
There Is no reason why they should
talk politics or why Emperor William
should tell Emperor Nicholas what ills
views are on pending questions. Ger
many and Russia are on the very best
of terms and there Is nothing of conflict
in the known alms and purposes of
either. What they might do that would
be of some consequence Is thu renewal
of assurances in the Interest of peace
and it Is not improbable that this will
be done. That would be regarded by
the world with n great deal of gratifica
tion and would have a universally ben
ellclal effect. The czar will go llrst to
France, where he will receive an en
thusiastic welcome. It Is manifestly
expedient that he shall show that while
having au alliance with France his
feeling toward (Jermauy is entirely
friendly.
Tim uusixuss UUTLVUK.
The consensus of opinion by con
servative business men who nre thor
oughly posted about trade condition in
the region commercially tributary to
Omaha Is that we may conlldcntly look
for a brisk fall trade iu nearly nil
branches of business.
While the corn crop of Nebraska nnd
western Iowa will fall short of the
average yield, tho damage wrought by
the torrid July wen titer Is. not as severe
or extensive as was llrst apprehended.
Tho loss to farmers by tho shrinkage lu
the volume of the corn crop will bo
more than compensated by tho higher
price the surplus of the grain nnd cattle
exported will command.
Tho prosperity which the people of
this section have enjoyed in common
with the whole country may be de
pended on to stimulate tho general de
mand for commodities of every variety.
The extent to which tho producers have
been able to accumulate money during
the past three years Is shown not only
by the heavy deposits In the banks of
Iowa and Nebraska, but also In the
steady liquidation of mortgage debts,
tho substantial Improvements on city,
village and farm. Now that the flurry
and fright over tho threatened destruc
tion of the chief staple of production lu
the corn belt has subsided, the country
merchants feel safe lu laying lu stocks
of merchandise commensurate with con
sumption and normal demand.
The Jobbing Interests of Omaha are
not the only concerns that will experi
ence the benefits of this return of con
lldence. The prospects for Omaha re-
tall merchants are equally If not more
promising. Tho wngeworkers of Omaha
havo had steady employment nil season
at better wages than they have ever
had and the demand for labor, skilled
and unskilled, exceeds tho supply.
Unless nil signs fall, Omaha Is on the
eve of greater business activity than
It has seen since the close of the Trans-
mlsslsslppl exposition.
The coroner's Jury has brought In a
llndlng tlxlng responsibility for tho fatal
accident at tho Cleveland water works
crib there directly upon the con
tractors and tho city olllclals under
whose direction they wero working be
cause of tho failure to enforce the or
dinary precautions necessary for the pro
tectlon of the employes' lives. This Is a
notable departure from the usual lino of
coroner's Jury reports. It remains to be
seen, however, whether the prosecuting
authorities will follow up tho lead thus
laid out'for them.
St. Joseph now boasts of being tho
city with tho smallest mortality In
America. Only nine out of every thou
sand people lu St. Joseph nro credited
with shinning off this mortal coll. This
extraordinary salubrity Is due to the
fact that 10,000 of the population of
St. Joseph cannot dlo until after the
census has been taken in 1010.
A corner In soap bubbles and soap
suds has been created lu Knusas City
by the organization of a soap trust.
Presently, if tho trust gets greedy, Kan
sas City will be In position to inscribe
on its portals tho legend: "All soap
abandon ye who enter here."
Special Agent Houck of the revenue
service has resigned his position. If
anybody In these parts desires to offer
himself as a target to tho unerring
marksmanship of thu North Carolina
moonshiners at $11 a day and expenses
hero Is nn opportunity.
More Prayer Xerdnl.
Louisville Courler-JournaV
That Is an outrageous state of affairs In
Pierce City, lie, where those negroiu that
are not lynched are driven out of tho coun
try. Perhaps the governor may yet set
Another day of prayer to deal with tho sit
uation. Demi Hurr Tlilim.
Indianapolis News.
Sliver will bury the Iowa democrats.
Let
the dead bury the dead.
IlfKrecN of DnrliiK.
Chicago Record-Herald.
People are queer. They wonder nt tho
daring ot a mnn who goes through the
Niagara rapids in a barrel, but pay no at
tention td the Olio who hires out as n base
ball umpire.
OrKmiUcr of Victory.
Uuffalo Express,
Iowa democrats have made republican
victory In their state doubly suro by re
affirming their allegiance to free silver.
Rut It was on uncomfortably close vote for
the llryanltcs.
Tn&ltiK l.nndscnpr Xtilruinorn.
Minneapolis Journal.
Belgium regulates tho billboard nuisance
by charging a tax ot 1 cent on a poster 13V4
x20 Inches. A billboard or dead wall ad
vertisement of the flaunting varloty carries
n tax of from $5 to $10. This Is said to be
heavy enough to prevent tho disfigurement
of the landscape.
Just Like Other Girl.
Chlcaco Record-Herald,
l'nonln who hnvo hflm with MIrs Anna
Morgan, daughter of J. Plerpont Morgan, on
her western hunting trip say she can
neither shoot straight nor cook a decent
meal. Evidently, In spite of her father's
genius, Anna Is Just ltko about ninety-nine
out of every 100 other American girls.
CioltiK thu Limit.
Chicago Post.
Just ns soon as the Ccrvora craze gets
fairly under way It is understood the pro
jectors will turn their attention to agitat
ing for n loving cup for Agulnnldo becauso
he didn't kill a few American prisoners
when he bad a chance. It is posslblo to
crowd this loving cup business to tho vcrgo
of absurdity.
Porto ltlco'n Improvement.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Porlo Rico's Imports from tho United
States havo increased three-fold in two
years, and In 1900 amounted to JG, 801,917, or
two-thirds of all the island's Imports. Its
exports Inst year were $8,Gfl3,GlG, of which
tho United States took two-thirds. Porto
Rico's comnlorce with Spain is now but
one-eighth that with tho United States.
Employes us Stockholder.
Indianapolis Journal.
Mr. Morgan's plan for securing the co
operation of employes by making them Joint
partners In tho steel business seems a good
one. Perhaps tho only thing heretofore
that has prevented tho employes from buy
ing stock In tho corporations for which they
work has been tho uncertainty attending
tho operation ot these corporations. If
somo legislation could bo devised whereby
corporations could bo prevented from water
ing their stock and publicity could bo given
to their operations, such ns Is given by
banks In their statements, for instance,
there would bo somo ineentlve to employes
to Invest in these stocks. Corporations,
Indeed, might bo made subject to exami
nation, Just as banks arc; stocks, then,
could not bo mado such playthings by Wall
street and tho ordinary man, when he
bought a stock, could know what It was
really worth. Under some kind of govern
ment supervision corporations or trusts
might be made "good things." Certain It Is
that they need to,.b,q controlled In some
way.- n
PKIISONAI. MEXTlOX.
Sir Henry Irving has Just received an
honorary M. A. degree from Dublin uni
versity. He now holds degrees from four
institutes of learning.
Tho Peabody (Mass.) Historical society
will erect a monument In that town to tho
memory of John Proctor, who wns exe
cuted for witchcraft In 1G92.
Henry Chlsholni of Cleveland, n gradu
ate of Yale, Is still working In tho rivet
works owned by his millionaire father In
the Ohio city and earns $1.75 a day.
It Is reported that the bishopric of Dur
ham, mado vacant by tho death of Bishop
Westcott, will bo offered to Dr. Weldon,
bishop of Calcutta. Ho was onco headmas
ter of Harrow.
Sir Aloxander Condio Stephens, who has
been for many years British minister resi
dent at Dresden, Is about to rcttro from tho
diplomatic service and has been appointed
a groom-ln-waltlng to King Edward.
Edmond Audrnn, tho French composer,
who died on Sunday, was 59 yearB old. His
work was principally in light opera and
his best known productions aro "La Mas
cotto," "Ollvctto" and "Miss Holyott."
Sir Reginald Wlngate, who succeeded
Lord Kitchener as the sirdar of tho Egyp
tian army, Is now on his way to London
and Colro to lay an exhaustive report 011
tho southern provinces beforo tho British
Foreign office.
Mrs. James R, Hoplcy, president of tho
Ohio Society of Women's Clubs, has been
appointed a special agent of the state
labor commissioner to Investigate tho condi
tion of women nnd children employed In
Ohio factories.
Wnh-ta-Wass, tho full blooded Indian
girl who Is preparing to enter Radcllff
college, Cambridge, Mass., Is at present
employed ns a typewriter and stenographer
in the ofllco of a Boston lawyer and docs
her study for her examination at night.
C. Barber, president of the Diamond
Match company, Intends to devote a largo
part of his fortune for tho benefit of Bar
berton, O., founded by him ten years ngo.
Ho Is to expend about $100,000 In beautify
ing a public park of 200 ocrcs; ho Is to
build a $250,000 residence, "which nt his
death Is to becomo a public hospital,
W. H. Quilllam, a lawyer of Liverpool,
known ns "Sheikh Abdullah," Is tho leador
of tho Hohomctan cult In England. He built
up a "cause" of moro than 200 members In
his city, whero thoy havo a lino mosque,
a college, nn orphanagn and even n weekly
paper to spread their views. Mr. Quilllam
Is tho life and soul of the movement.
M. Constans, tho French minister to Tur
key, who has brought on tho present dls
puto, used to bo called the strong man of
France, having gained tho title at the time
tho Boulangcr episode was put down. Pos
sibly he may add to his reputation as a
man of vigor now In a way which will
make him again n big flguro In tho hero
worshiping Fronch politics.
Austin Dobson, who recently resigned
his ofllco as' principal of tho Fisheries and
Harbor department of tho London Board of
Trade, by his resignation terminated a pub
lic sorvlco of forty-five years. Mr. Dobson
will go abroad for several months nnd on
his return-to England will devoto himself
to a life of Samuel Richardson, for which
ho haa collected a large store of material.
Qenernl Richard L. Pago, who recently
died at Norfolk, Va., had an adventurous
career. He became n midshipman In the
United States navy In 1824. In 1S6I he re
signed bis commission us commander' In
the United States navy and Joined the
confederate service. He was commissioned
brigadier goncral in 1S63. He commanded
the outer defenses ot Mobile bay at Fort
Morgan and with too men held Farragut's
fleot at bay for two weeks, General Page
was a brother-in-law of Charles Lee, attor
ney general In Washington's administra
tion, and of "Light Horse" Harry Lee, the
tamer 01 jtoeert . ce.
Joe Bartley's Parole
Central City Nonpareil (rep.) The period
of Hartley's parole has about expired. It
will require cxtcnsUe restitution on the
part of tho tlr-'nulter before the people of
Nebraska will bo willing to see him given
permanent liberty.
Stanton Pickett (rep,); Governor Sav
ago has finally disclosed the conditions on
which Hartley's pardon rests. He does not
expect the roturn of nny part of the stolen
money to the stnte, but does hop to secure
n statement as to where a portion of tho
money went. Pretty easy for Joseph.
Schuyler Quill (pop.): Governor Savngo
says that It Bartlcy docs not fulfill his
promises "ho will go back to the peniten
tiary and stay thcro." Slnco the governor
refuses to make tho conditions public, how
are tho people to know whether they nro
fulfilled or not? Wo nro sometimes In
clined to doubt Governor Savnge's sin
cerity Kearney Hub (rep.): Governor Savage
makes a statement regarding the Hartley
pnrolo which Is printed on this page. If
the Intimations nre correct, that tho con
ditions do not require restitution to any
extent, but Instead a "confession" as to
where the missing money went, It Is not
probable that Hartley will comply, or that
people would bo satisfied It ho should.
Beatrice Democrat: Tho talk about Hart
ley restoring the funds stolen from thu stato
as a condition of his releaso from prison,
Is all nonsense. It Is not nt all likely that
he could If ho would or that ho would If
he could. Besides tho crlmo for which he
wns convicted was embezzlement, and even
If his bondsmen should make good the loss,
that would not lessen tho crime, If he was
guilty.
McCook Courier (pop.): Tho people ot
the groat stato of Nebraska should stand
ns n unit in support of the policy of The
Omnlm Boo In demanding that Governor
Savngo make public his reasons for paroling
ex-Trcnsurcr Hartley who stole $1,000,000
from tho state fund nnd was serving a
twenty-year sentence In tho penitentiary.
Politics should uot be considered in this
matter.
Nebraska City Tribune (Ind.): Thcro Is a
feeling over the stnto to call tho chief ex
ecutive to account nt the stato convention
for the parole nnd, unless proper explana
tions aro given, to pass resolutions de
nouncing the actions. Up to the present time
Governor Savngo alone Is responsible for
the action, but It remains for tho party to
stnte 0110 wny or tho other nt the stnto con
vention whother tho proceduro shall bo up
held or denounced.
Alllanco Times (rep.): Six weeks have
elapsed since Joseph Hartley was released
from tho stato ponltentlnry on parolo by
Governor Savage. During all thls tlrao the
public remains In Ignorance of why this Is
thusly. Tho governor stated ho had "Im
posed somo severe conditions." Tho repub
lican preBs and party want to know what
theso nre, and If Hartley Is not to make
restitution of tho Btnto's money demand
that ho be remanded to prison. It Is up to
Governor Savage.
Bloomlngton Echo (rep.): Tho Omaha Bee
very pertinently asks what Governor Sav
ngo Is going to do about Bartley's parole,
which soon expires. When Hartley wns
paroled tho governor gavo It out that ho had
enacted some very hard conditions for Bart
ley to fulfill In order to receive tho parole.
Thus far tho public has never been In
formed ns to what these conditions wero
and, ns the sixty-day limit of the parolo Is
nearly at a close, nn anxlou3 public would
like to know what will hnppon next.
Holdrtgo Progress (pop.): Tho intima
tion by Governor Snvogo and the papers
of the stnto which were endeavoring to
condone or Justify the governor's action
In paroling Bartlcy, that Hartley would dis
gorge, turns out to bo a myth; a mere
sparring for wind, and Mr- Savage admits
that he no longer has any hope in this
direction, but that Bartley must disclose tho
names of his accomplices or tho disposition
of his peculations, or go back to prison
and stny thern. Another fenturo ot tno
parolo which would seem to add to the
complexity of tho situation is a question
as to whether Govornor Savage has the
power to recommit Bartlcy to prison so
long as tho latter behaves himself. If this
bo the cbbo Ir. Bartlcy may yet dictate
"tho terms of peace."
Friend Telegraph (rep.): Now that the
republican party of this stnto meets In con
vention it would be a very proper tning
to deal in tho platform with tho case ot
Joseph S. Bartlcy and his parolo from tho
penitcntinry. Slnco tho defalcation occurred
tho party has been wolgntca tiown wun
its enormity and tho fact that bo great an
amount wns lost to tho taxpayers of tho
state. Now his releaso from tho pcnlton
tlnrv. nftor having served but a short por
tion of his sentence, has placed another
mlllatono around tho party's neck, which
Just going into another campaign, will
doubtless find It a hard load to carry.
Silenco on tho question In tho platform at
this time means that tho republican party
will havo an extremely rough nnd rocky
road to travel nnd that fusion Is very likely
to lug off tho swag when tho votes nro
counted In November. Honesty wun
Itself nnd tho neoplo Is a requirement
which tho republican party can woll afford
to engage In this fall If it over could so
afford.
Plalnview Republican: Bartley seems to
bo popular theso days. Nowspapcrs au
over tho state are giving him considerable
space. It Is hard for some people to under
stand why a large defaulter fares so much
better than a small ono. If nartley is n
flnanclnl Dreyfus the pcoplo of tho stato
want to know it. We see no reason why
Hartley should hide his light under a
bushel, or hide tho guilty wretches who
ruined him. Our understanding Is limited,
of course, for wo can seo no object in tho
parole. If Bartley wishes to "peach" ho
can do so without bolng paroled. At any
rato such proceedings havo injured tho party
In tho minds of moral men nnd we hopo to
see tho mystery of it nil soon cleared up. If
nartley has been unjustly persecuted and
the peoplo obtain knowledge of It Justlco
will ba done htm and full reparation bo
made. It must bo admitted that nt tho
present time tho pnrolo of Hartley la looked
upon with gravo suspicion nnd npprchen
slveness. Lincoln Post (pop.) There may bo, and
no doubt there nre Instances when a pub
lic officer Is Justifiable in withholding from
tho public Information coming into his
possession by vlrtuo of his ofllco. But such
instances are, and ought to bo, very rare.
When a crime has been committed and tho
perpetrators -nre not certainly known, or, If
known, havo not been arrested, nil informa
tion of suspected parties should bo with
held until the arrests aro made. When,
howevor, tho party or parties have been
arrested, tried and convicted and nro pay
ing tho penalty of their crlmo in tho pen
itentiary, nil secrecy should bo nt an end.
Tho peoplo havo a right to know tho whys
and wherefores of any ofllcer, entrusted
with the power to modify, or, In any wny,
THE LAW AND THE 'I'lltlSTH.
Prenlilnit Wetmorr'a Aililrena Point
(lilt Pertinent I'nct".
H.iltlmnrn American.
President Wttmoro of tho American Bar
association took a wide rnngo yesterday Inj
his address to that body. If thoro wns any
law to which ho did not devote some atten-1
tlon It must havo been so trifling as to
havo CKcapvd his notice Corporations nnd
trusts, labor, taxation, municipal ownership,
elections, administration of civil and crimi
nal law, newly created offenses, marriage,!
Interfere with tho verdict ot the Jury, or
the sentence of the court, Iu Nebraska thp
only person granted this power Is the gov
ernor, We admit that Governor Savage
may hnve done this In the Hartley case
with the best ot Intentions nud through the
purest mollves, but It Is a dangerous prec
edent, and hns already Involved the gov
ernor In a controversy, even with his own
party, the end of which Is by nu menus In
sight.
Wnyno Republican: Six weeks havo
passed since Joe Hartley was released on
parolo by Governor Snvage. The conditions
ot the pnrolo have not been made public
and consequently there can be no Intelligent
Judgment passed ub to whether the condi
tions are being observed or not. Impntlenco
with tho silence of the governor Is not grow
ing less as the days and weeks pass. Tho
public believes It has n right to know tho
conditions on which clemency in n malter
of this kind Is extended. Tho assurance of
tlie fawning seekers alter political favors
that tho governor onn be trusted In nil
matters does not conv.lnco the masses that
such Is tho case, but theso assurances com
ing from tho fourccs they do rather mnke
suspicion of the governor's act Increase.
The average Intelligence of Nebrnskans will
compare very favorably ylth that of tho
governor, and It his reasons for grnntlng
tho parolo nre good nnd valid It will ap
ptaud rather than condemn the net. The
very fact that the conditions nre kept secret
leads tho Intelligent people of tho stnto to
seriously doubt the validity of tho reasons
and consequently to mistrust the net of the
governor.
Norfolk News (rep.): Governor Savage
announced In Lincoln yesterday that the
conditions of tho Hartley parole nro that
the ox-tronsuror make nn Itemized state
ment ns to what became of the missing
state funds, nnd, It the conditions nre not
compiled with, then Hartley goes back to
prison at the end of the sixty days, which
will ho on September 13. As to what tho
govornor Intends to do with Bartley If ho
,does comply with these conditions is not
stated. In no event Is It Intimated that the
$300,000 which tho stato Is out on Hartley
are to bo returned. To the mnjorlty of tax
payers, nnd particularly to tho republicans,
tho question as to what Hartley did with
tho money Is not of vital Importance. That
he failed to turn It over to his successor at
tho expiration ot his term ot office la a
well known fact nnd few of us can seo nny
reason why executlvo clemency should be
extended lu his case. Had ho stolen $1,000
and been sentenced to tho penitentiary ho
would have been allowed to servo out his
time, nnd the governor could do no more
popular thing than to put him back Into the
penitentiary and leavo hi in there, without
any further reference to conditions.
Ord Times (rep.): Wo nre beginning to
believe that Governor Savngo Is diffident
about ranking public tho conditions of tho
Hartley parolo for personal ronsons. Ho
Is getting It through his head now that
he has overstepped In tho matter nnd his
action was too hasty. Ho has given it out
to prlvute parties that the conditions of
the parole were that Hartley should dlscloso
tho names of thoso- who wero accessories
to his crime, but It Is understood that tho
governor expected that $100,000 would be
returned to tho state. Tho thing that la
probably worrying the governor tho most
right now Is whether or not ho can cause
Dartley to bo again placed In tho ponl
tentlnry under the wording of tho petition.
Tho petition for his rclense stipulated an
unconditional pardon, and It appears that
by tho adroit monlpulntlons of Hartley's
friends nothing was really promised further
than that. It is said that Bartlcy refuses
now to cpmply with any conditions, but, ns
yet, It has not been suggested that, his, 'at
torneys will Tcslst his being taken back to
the penitentiary at tho termination of his
parole. We fear the govornor Is tho victim
of misplaced confidence, If, in fact, it is
not something worse.
Clay Center Sun (rep.)': Tho sixty-day
parolo of cx-Stnto Treasurer Joseph Bart
lcy Is fast drawing to a close, and it must
bo extended, or ho must bo roturncd to
prison or pardoned. It Is duo Governor
Savngo that tho pcoplo givo n full and free;
expression of their desires In tho matter.
Wo have interviewed about fifteen or
twenty republicans of this city, and havo
found none In favor of nn unconditional
pardon. Two favor pardon if ho roturns
tho money; all others decidedly opposo
pardon. Hut few strongly condemn tho
govornor for paroling Bartley, tho largo
majority believing that the motives Impell
ing him to tho net wore good. All vigorously
denounce Bartley for his assumption of
Ignorance of wrong doing, and stljl giving
no account of where ho placed tho monoy.
Hartley may know ho is morally Innocent,
but his assertion without evidence to provo
It Is by no means convincing to tho public,
say tHoso wo Interviewed, nnd It he wnnts
to bo a martyr for his friends he must not
ask for pity at tho hands of tho public. Tho
bed that ho makes let him Ho in. If ho
would suffer for his friends let him do it.
If ho would establish his claim of moral ln
nocency by facts his stock would go up 50
per cent. How do wo know that ho tells
tho truth? How do wo know thnt bo has
not salted down the monoy to llvo high on
after ho Ib pardoned? This Is tho sub
stnnco of expressions of nearly nil wo In
terviewed. Tho rcticenco of Governor Sav
ngo n tho matter wns not approved gen
erally by the Interviewed and yet not de
nounced. Ponder Republican (rep.): Tho terms of
tho 'Hnrtley parolo, while not given to tho
public by Governor Savngo, seem to havo
lenked out laBt Tucsdny and appear In the
Wednesday dallies, From theso reports It
nppears that tho governor expected to havo
at least $100,000 of tho funds restored and
to havo Bartley give a complete statement
of tho disposition of the missing funds. It
seems now thnt tho hopo of securing n
restitution of tho $100,000 must bo aban
doned, ns Hartley's friends deny that pnrt
of tho Btory, nnd as to giving tho statement
they stoutly aver that Hartley will never
do It. It la also intimated that tho gov
ernor has no power to rturn Hartluy to
tho ponltentlnry so .long as ho compiles
with his parolo, which Is, in brief, that ho
maintain good behavior and report reg
ularly to the warden through his sponsor,
C. O. Whedon. That this state of affairs
exists with reference to this notorious cul
prit Is a thorn In tho sldo of every truo re
publican in the stnto and will call down
upon tho governor an untold nmount of
censure, nnd Justly, too, because It was a
gravo mlstako to turn Hartley loose. If ho
was to have glvon tho statement ho could
as well havo given that beforo ns after
getting out, and if it is truo that it was his
frlendB that got this money Instend of him
self they could as well havo produced nnd
turned over the cold cash prior to his
parolo. It is such blundors, calling thorn
by their mildest names, ns this thnt bring
dlsgraco upon tho party ami peoplo of tho
state and aro dcrtlmcntal to good govern
ment. relations of husband and wlfo nnd tho regu
lation of matters affecting public health,
morals or wolforc, are a few of tho topics
on which ho enlightened his assembled
brothers. It Hhows tho wonderful power of
condensation, which has of late mado Its
Influence felt cvrn at the bar, for Black
Mono In his entire sorlcs of lectures did not
cover more ground than .Mr. Wotmore.
In bis utterances Mr. Wotmore was care
fill and consirvntlvo, and yot ho managed
to say aomo'very Interesting things, "Tho
Incorporation of a company In ono utate
solely for tho purpose of doing business
dsewhtro Is not generally looked upon with
favor In the stntr whorn ihev nri lntnn.lnit
to operate nud there Is a tendency to exact,
as far as possible, the same guarantees nnd
extend the same control over foreign corpo
rations ns over those chartered by tho
stnto." In speaking of trusts ho said It was
'A Striking fact thnt. Mlill.. IMi-Iv lnl on it
tho union havo adopted stringent nntl-trust
ms wiuun mc past eleven years, yet dur
ing the MllflU tUT I ml tlm nmmil nf rnnltnl
nnd labor employed In the form of eon-
aoiiuaieu incorporation, lo which that name
Is usually given, hns In those very states
steadily, nnd even enormously, Increased,"
which socmen 10 snow, said the spo.iker,
that tho matter wns beyond tho reach of
tho legislative power.
This strange fact has nstonlihcd others
besides Mr. Wet mora. In the majority of
cases tho subject has been taken up and
mado a political Issue by people who know
nothing about It ns n phenomenon, nnd nre
quite as little, but who hopo to make capital
for themselves. Tho serious ohnractor of
tho trust movement, Its rapid spread over
the country nnd tho revolution which it
Is working, we may sny. In human endeavor,
with tho apparent approval of the tnnssrs
of tho lHonlo. aru thlues whlrli linv.. im
occurred to tho politicians ns matters
worthy of Investigation and study, so that
thoy ciin net Intelligently. Thoy have merely
regarded n trust as a bond to hit for politi
cal purposes nnd they have tried to hit It.
Tho real mennlng of the movement, whether
It Is a temporary or porninnoiit revolution
In trade, whether Its general trend Is bene
ficial or othorwlso to tho body of (he com
munity; whnt nro Its ovlls nnd how they can
bo controlled these nro questions which
have never been clearly answered, perhaps
because those who undertake to do so hnvo
no practical knowlcdgo of the subject.
the st pnnMi: judgeship.
Grand Island Democrat: Two prominent
fusion Journnls tho Central City Democrat
nud the Seward Independent-Democrat
hnve expressed themselves ns favorable to
the candidacy of lion. W. II. Thompson of
Grnnd Islnnd for the sunrcmo bench. Tht
J speak In eulogistic tortus of his ability, '
ennracter and high standing In political
circles. Mr. Thompson will not, however,
be n cnndldnto beforo the conventions.
Hluo Springs Sentinel (rep.): Tho Douglas
county delegation to tho republican stato
convention has been Instructed for Judgo
Koysor for cnndldnto for supreme Judge.
Judgo Koysor Is ono of tho most eminent
men In tho state. Ho Is peculiarly fitted for
tho duties of this position, ns his keen per
ception of what Is right In unraveling
knotty problems seems to be nlmost Intui
tive and besides ho Is n mnn of great moral
force, so that his candidacy would bo an
Ideal one,
Columbus Telegram (dcm.): Every indi
cation now points to tho nomination of
Judge Conrad Hollonbeck by the democrnts
and populists ns their candidate for su
premo Judgo. From every quarter of the
state como encouraging reports In his favor
and the Telegram now predicts his nomina
tion on the first ballot In both conventions.
Down In Fremonl the friends of George
Loomls havo undertaken to array Dodgo
county democrnts against Judgo Hollonbeck
upon tho plea thnt wo cannot afford to per
mit our district Judgo to leavo tho bench
and thus givo tho governor nn opportunity
to appoint n republican successor. This
plea carries no weight. It Is truo that tho
elevation of Judge Hollenbcck to tho su
preme bench would givo tho governor nn
appointment, but his appointee would servo
only from January to November, when n
democrat would b3 elected to toko his placo.
Mr. Loomls and his friends must offer soma
bettor reason for denying to Judgo Hollen
bcck a nomination which the party la ready
to confer. Tho democracy of the etnte Is In
greater need of tho services of Judgo Hol
lenbcck than aro tho peoplo of this Judicial
district, whero wo havo In Judgo 'Grlmlson
a democratic bulwark able to stand against
tho onslaught of nny republican who 'mny
be named by the govornor to succeed his
democratic companion on tho bench, Judgo
Hollonbeck Is In no sense a candldntc, but
tho Telegram knows thnt n nomination for
a scat upon tho supremo tribunal of his
stnto would, not displease, him, and wo fur
ther know that It would please a vost ma
jority of his party associates.
SAID IX VVX.
Philadelphia Record: Muggins A woman
can never keep a secret.
Hugglns NnnBciiHo! My wife and I hnd
boon engaged for four hours beforo a soul
knew nnythliig about It.
Unltlmoro American: "You hnd better
mako. It ton stories higher." said good
King Arthur to tho royal nrchltoct.
"What Is tho 11B0?" queried lh latter.
"OdH boddlklns nnd gndzookB. caitiff.
Know yo not that tho men of tho future
will havo to hnvo a storied castlo to wrlto
about?"
Judgo: Mrs. Hnndout-If you would
wash your face, comb your hnlr, trim your
board and mend your clothes you would
readily secure employmont.
Staggering Blow V-yes, lndy, I vn been
awaro uv dnt fact fer Jest tweuty-scvon
years! Hut I'm Jest os much obliged fer
lo warning.
Philadelphia Press: "llnvcn't I passed
tlio examination?" Inquired Iho would-bo
policyholder. . . ,
"No, I'm sorry to say," replied tho ln-
S1"Thcn'iKcan't tnko out thnt $5,000 endow
"Not on your llfoi'
Cievolnnd Plain Dealer: "I'm tired of
this stupid old resort," said Daphne, petu
lantly. , ,,
"What's tho matter, dear?
"Why. when I wore thnt stunning new
bathing suit nf mine down to tho bench
Inst night thcro wasn't but ono mnn to
look nt mo, and ho 1b nearsighted."
Chicago Tribune: - "It may bo morcly
tfnncy," remarked Mrs. Helldom-llolmo,
"but slnco my htiHbnnd began drinking tho
wnter from that Iron spring be linn seemed
to bo ten times ns obstlmito as ho used to
'""Perhaps," suggested' Mrs. Nexdore, "Iho
water Is tinctured with pig Iron.
Washington Star: "I suppose yon nro
very much disturbed nbout tho reports ot
Cr"VM"!'llnnHworod Farmer Corutossol. "I'm
Hiimmt t noxious. Hut there's Jos' this
nloUL It: If tho com an' tomatoes nil
things git so senrco that tno prleo o'
riinni'd goods gncB up, thcro won t bo
mltbln' loft except to Increase tho prion o'
summer board,"
TO A MINNESOTA .STATESMAN.
W. J. Lampton In tho Record-Herald.
Churllo Towno's it millionaire;
Oco-roosaliim.
Ito'a struck It rich In Toxus whern
Tho rill Is flying tbrougli tho air
Into tho octopus' lair.
aec-rooHulum.
He's sronsy rich, Is Charlie Towne;
Gce-roosalum.
Ho's going to wenr n golden crown
And hold a corporation down,
As If ho wasn't Charlie Towne.
Gec-ronalum.
Ono tlmo ho shook tho G. O. P.;
Oec-rooHHlum,
HccaiHo, ho Bald, It could not b
That ho could compromise, not ne,
A lofty principle. Oh Geo
Gt'c-roosalum.
Ho subLbo loved tho Pcoplo dear;
Gco-rnosalum. ,
And to thorn always would bo near.
Thl wns In CongrcsH In tho year
Of 'OR. Ho was 11 seer.
Oee-roosalum.
Heboid him now a plutocrat; .
Geo-rooHalurn.
in cbno of that snmo kind of fat,
l'nl 1 for with blood nnd things like thnt,
An Buying to tho People: "Scat."
Gec-roosulum.
Oh tcmporu mutantur; Oh,
(lee-roositlum.
However strangely things might s.
Nobody over thought, wo know,
That Churllo Towno would turn out so,
Qce-rougalum,
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