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PARTIES LEAVING KOH SU.1I. 'ME 11.
I'nrtlen lrnvlnir the oltr for
the xti m in cr mny have The Hen
unit to tli em reitularly '
notlfylim The lice llimlnenn
olllt'i', In person or by mull.
The mlilrexn will lie chniiKed
un often im tlenlreil.
Theodore Hoosovolt'H Indomitable cour
age Iiiih been again touted this time by
mirvlvlng the ordeal of a day as Chi
cago's guest.
HufTnlo will entertain President Me
Klnley at Its exposition this week and
set n new record at Hie turnstiles at
the tuiine time.
If any one else llnds a package of
good money, wo will guarantee to llnd
'claimants for It who can prove, owner
ship to tlielr own satisfaction.
Labor day Is coming to lie more gen
erally observed from year to year, be
cause organized labor Is becoming more
and moro of a factor In the Industrial
world.
The governor of Iowa and the gov
ernor of Nebraska have been swinging
around the circle together, Just as If
the murky .Missouri did not separate
their two domains.
The proposed conference between the
czar and King Edward has been called
off and the players In the International
game will have to wait awhile before
drawing to that roynl pair.
Omalm made a very respectable show
ing In the clearing record of the week,
distancing not only the ExpoHltlon city,
but also .Milwaukee and St. Paul, and
nearly doubling the clearings of Denver.
It turns out that the people who were
making such a clamor for a grand jury
aro very much like the baby tliat cries
for a rattle. They only wanted It, as
long as they thought they could not
have It.
(ircat ltrltaln has Just launched two
new warships. Great Hrltaln appreciates
tho necessity of keeping up with the pro
cession If It Is to hold its own with
other countries In the race for naval su
premacy.
According to the census -12.8 per cent
of the white population of New York
Is of foreign parentage. It would be In
teresting to know whether tho per ceut
of foreign born olllceliolders Is as great
or greater.
The fusion stnte ticket will not bo In
the Held for three weeks yet, but that
should not prevent the republicans from
prosecuting their preliminary campaign
without waiting for the aid or consent
of the political enemy.
A former member of the Illinois legls
lature contributes an article to a, Chi
cago paper ou "How tho Legislature Is
Hun." One would suppose an experienced
member of the lobby would be a hot
ter authority on that subject.
When tho enemy can't llnd anything
vulnerable In tho republican nominees
It makes an attack ou the campaign
managers, or on tho olllcers of tho eon
ventlon that gave tho credentials. Hut
no side Issues go In Nebraska this year.
All tho coyote howling and crocodile
shedding of tears by the popocratU:
organ over the failure of Judge Keysor
to get the nomination for supreme Judge
does not distract or deceive anybody
fnnilllar with Its attitude toward con
vleted embezzlers.
The repeal of tho obsolete ordlnanco
in which the old tine system for Inmates
of disorderly resorts was once based
will elicit no protest. Even school board
members who have expressed the view
that tho receipts from police court line
aro too small havo nil disavowed any
desiro to rovlvo tho flno system. Tho
repeal of tho ordinance, therefore, merely
takes a dend lottor off tho statute books,
OUOAXIZGH hA nOtt'S DAY,
Labor day Is fnlthfully observed
throughout the country by organized
labor and It Is expected that the demon
elratlons today lu all t he larger cities
will exceed those of any previous year.
This Is because' the great army of or
ganized labor hns been growing numer
ically stronger, while at the same time
Interest in this annual holiday of labor
has Increased. It Is an occasion for
giving the public an object lesson of the
enormous strength of tho associations of
worklngmen und ' none better under
stand the value of such a lesson than the
worklngiueii themselves. The Impres
sion made by marching thousands of Intelligent-looking,
well-dre&sed, sturdy
men Is more effective than anything else
lu teaching respect for labor and a just
appreciation of those whose skill and
Industry contribute so greatly to the
well-being of all.
Labor day also serves n good purpose
In reminding those who participate lu
Its observance of the superiority of their
condition In comparison with the work
lngmen of other lands. Here labor is
better paid than In any other country
and therefore the worker Is enabled to
have more of the necessaries and coin
forts of life nnd more of Its pleasures
iklso. The worklngman lu America lives
better, Is better clothed. Is In all respects
better oft' than tho worklngnian In any
country of IOurope. lu England the
rewurds of labor are materially less
than here, while on the continent they
aro less than In England. A well-informed
writer says In regard to labor
conditions in Germany that "the miser
able wages paid to worklngmen seldom
permit them to lay aside a penny for a
rainy day." The enormous accumulations
of our savings banks, almost wholly
made up of the savings of labor, make
a striking contrast to conditions abroad,
Where labor gets, for the most part, no
more than is required for Immediate sub-
Istonue. An English Journalist who vis
ited the United Stales a lew years ago lo
Investigate Industrial and labor eondi-
Ions declared that "if the workman ot
America would be content with the mea
ger life beyond the seas he could save
two-thirds of his entire wages."
Never have the worklngmen of Amer-
en been more generally prosperous man
they are at this time. During the past
four years there has been employment
for all and the average wages In the
Industries Is higher now than It was
four years ago. The outlook is most
favorable for a continuance of this con
dition If peace shall prevail between
capital and labor. The existing dis
turbances will, we coulldently Irtllove,
be but temporary und out of them may
come a better understanding between
employers and employed. The tendency
Is, we think, toward conservatism on
both sides and such a spirit should be
earnestly encouraged. Hoth organized
labor and organized capital must learn
to be Just and fair toward each other
and also must recognize tlielr duty anil
obligations to the public. If they shall
do this the danger of coutllcts between
them will be reduced to -the minimum
and striken and lockouts be of rare oc
curence.
A SCAUED CUTTLEFISH.
It Is an open secret that the populist
and democratic leaders had a rod In
pickle for the Omaha fusion orgnu that
had shamelessly prostituted itself to
champion the liberation of the state
treasury wrecker. Uefore the republican
state convention met, It was given out
cold that both populists and democrats
would lu their conventions denounce in
unmeasured terms not only the Hartley
parole, but the venal popocratle editors
who had been subsidized by the great
embezzler. It Is known that the spirit
of resentment over the palpable sell-out
has not been entirely placated by the
outspoken position of tho republican con
ventlon nud tho summary recall of Hart
ley's parole. Judged by tho sentiment
reflected by the fusion press, the rank
nnd tile of the so-cnlled reform forces
are not Inclined to condone such a lla
grant disregard of common honesty and
misrepresentation of their party.
No wonder, then, the cuttlefish is
scared. No wonder It tries to cover Its
devious path In deep water by throw
lug up two columns of printer's ink
in an indefensible tirade of abuse and
vlllllcatlon of Judge Norval. Whether
the Inspiration for this assault comes
out of the penitentiary by long distance
telephone, because Judge Norval, as
chairman, appointed a resolutions com
mlt'tee that brought In tho emphatic
demand for tho Immediate relmprlson
ment ofi the cuttlellsh's benefactor, or
wnetner u m mereiy me esseiieu m ihr-
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work and distress over the predicament
In which that paper llnds itself, Is lm
material.
Tho most disgusting part of the
double-column explosion Is the sent!
mental wall about "the tearful pleadings
of children, the heartbroken sobs of a
grief-stricken wife, and the tender con
sldcratlous that touch the hearts of men,
and the outburst of pout-up grief, be
cause "tho temporarily reconstructed
homo has onco more been wrecked and
the father and husbaud has, at the be
best of a political convention, been
dragged back to prison."
These tears, sobs and Salvation Army
contortions are not likely to blind tho
eyes of honest men to tho slern real
Ules of tho case. ,Tlio people of Nebraska
sympathize with the family of Hartley
They also sympathize with tho family
of every man who has sacrillced wife
and children by becoming amenable t
tho criminal code. Hut other convicts
havo Wives and children who do not
enjoy tho bonellt of a telephoue eon
nectlou from the peultcntlary to their
homes or to editorial sauetums that re
spond to their requests. Tho thousand
of children who have been robbed o
thp patrimony set apart for their cduca
tlon have uo ono to sob for them. The
thousands of men groaning under ta
burdens they have been compelled t
bear twice because the custodian of
their public funds appropriated thelv
money deserve no sympathy. A bom
has been made desolate at the IsMiest o
a political convention, but who Is t
blamoV Surely not tho victims of the
ombezzler. Surely not the men who
voiced the demauds of the despoiled tax
payers but rather those who helped him
loot the treasury.
Do not the Inmentatlons of the bene-
flrlarlos of the great defaulter only em
phasize the demoralizing Inllueuce ex
rted upon the politics of this state by
the community of Interests of the boodle
lements that recognize no party lines?
FIIAXCB Wlhtt .VBBO UVU Wltr.AT.
The latest report regarding the wheat
rop In France Indicates that the detl
it will be greater than -was expected
earlier In the season and tljore being no
wheat In reserve a largo importation of
that grain will be necessary. It Is stated
that the chambers of commerce will peti
tion the government (o temporarily
abolish the duty on wheat and If this
should be done most of that grain lm-
lotted Into France must come from this
country. No estimate Is given as to t lie
amount that may be required, but a Paris
llspatch says that "America can surely
count on it big market here for the next
ear." It appears that the speculators
mve materially advanced the price of
iread and It Is needless lo say that
this Is a very serious matter for the
masses of the French people, who are
not having the highest degree of pros-
terlty they have known, though the con
ditions lu France are rather better than
n most of the continental countries.
In the event of the French govern
ment abolishing the duty ou wheat, or
even materially reducing It, such action
could hardly fall to greatly strengthen
sentiment lu Germany In opposition to
he proposed increase of duties on grain.
The contemplated policy, If carried out,
would Impose a heavy burden upon the
German people, for any duties which
may be levied will affect not foreign
grown grain alone, but all the home
product. Higher duties on manufactures
might not be seriously felt by the people
generally, but all would feel the higher
duties on foodstuffs and to a very large
proportion of the people they would be
exceedingly oppressive. There Is al-
eady u very strong opposition to the
proposed policy and It Is not to be
loubted that It will be much Increased
should France abolish the wheat duty.
Acumen ulaxket MoitTGAdt:.
Although South Omaha Is already
well covered with mortgages, the
plungers who havo piled up a niouutaln
of lloatlng debt upon that town are ad
vocating the placing of another $100,000
mortgage upon the taxpayers at the fall
election.
The pretext for adding such an enor
mous amount of bouds to the existing
bonded debt Is said to be the demand
for a public building, a public library
and additional parks. We are told the
proposed public building is to Include
quarters for city olllcers, a council
chamber, a police court and a tire hall.
Incidentally, It is also given out that
thisjnibllc building may be largo enough
to serve the purpose of an auditorium.
In order to meet the conditions lm
posed by Andrew Carnegie lu his pro
posed gift for n library, $5,000 of the
proceeds of the bonds are to bo ex
ponded for a library site and the sum
of $.15,000 Is proposed to be sot apart
for parks. Of the $35,000 to be paid out
for parks, $125,000 Is to bo sot apart for
the purchase of Syndicate park and
$10,000 for the purchase of smaller
breathing spots.
This attractive prospectus of proposed
public improvements cannot deceive
anyone familiar with the situation. The
palpable object of the $100,000 mortgage
Is, llrst, to tnke up the $l'-',000 of lloat
lng debt, lawlessly and recklessly
created by the municipal government.
Next, to buy Syndicate park, which has
already been dedicated to the public
and must remain as a public park for
the free use of the people. The $10,000
to be expended for little parks is simply
a scheme for the unloading of a few
acres of unsalable real estate and re
llevc the owners from the payment of
the taxes.
It seems Incredible that the cltlzeus.of
South Omaha would want to vote a
perpetual tax upon themselves for parks
when they have not only .Syndicate park
but all the parks of Omaha and Council
Bluffs and the amusement grounds of
Lake Manawa at their very threshold
Conceding the propriety of a boud
Issue for $5,000 for the purchase of a
library site, It is amusing to talk about
a public building that would serve as
a city hall and auditorium for the con
structlon of which there would only be
$18,000 out of the $100,000 available,
We apprehend that the taxpaylng citi
zens of South Omaha will do a great
deal of thinking before they will allow
themselves to be hypnotized into voting
a blanket mortgage that will saddle
them with an additional perpetual tax
of $5,000 a year to meet the Interest on
the $100,000 mortgage.
Republicans of Nebraska have
furnished the keynote for Labor day
In the following plank of the platform
promulgated by their state convention:
Tho right of ovory man to enjoy tho fruit
of his labor should be Insured by every
known safeguard. Its Invasion either by the
blacklist or by tho boycott Is contrary to tho
spirit of American Institutions. We rec
ognize the right of wngeworkcrs to-organlzo
for mutual protection nnd the promotion of
mutual Interests, and wo demand for them
most ample protection against coercion in
any form. Hut wo draw tho line at violenco
and lawlessness, which must be suppressed
for tho maintenance of law and "order and
tho preservation ot the liberties guaranteed
to all.
Tills declaration speaks for Itself.
Mike Harrington usually writes out
tho populist platform and after having
it fathered by the Holt county conven
tion carries it to Lincoln to receive the
otllclal stamp of the state convention.
This year his Holt county platform
has been knocked sadly out of Joint by
the action of the republicans nnd will
require considerable repairs beforo thu
populist state convention cnu pass ou It.
The great populist Warwick, however,
should be able to perform the neces
sary patchwork.
If the fakirs of the World-Herald
Imagine they can divert attention from
their significant silence about the re
Imprisonment of their generous bene
factor, .Too Hnrtley, by conjuring up
ridiculous stories about the alleged be-
i
trayal of Judge Keysor, they are fcry
much mistaken. They are only playing
ostrich nnd exhibiting tlielr tnll feath
ers while their heads are plunged In
the sand. You cannot fool the people
even half the time.
City Treasurer Ilennlngs proposes to
take the council at Its word and keep
within the appropriation for running his
department, even at the risk of cutting
down the oilice force Irrespective of
political pull. While the taxpayers
have uo fault to llnd with the results,
neither will they complain on nccetsary
retrenchment.
Un the Center of the Stnuc.
New York Tribune.
Evidently this Is going to bo a record
breaking year for tho naval lawyer.
So "Ifs" In Our Lexicon,
Cleveland Leader.
Tho republicans of Nebraska appear to be
nctlvo and lu earnest. If they can win an
other uleetlon this fall tho state will be
pretty thoroughly redeemed.
Hot li U ck On llualiiena.
lialtlmorc American.
Not so much has been heard of tho sum
mer girl this season, but from tho number
of weddings announced It Is evident that
sho has kept up a steady attention to busi
ness.
A .Move In the It lull t Direction.
Kearney Hub.
Tho demand of tho republican state plat
form for tho monthly public statements by
custodians of public funds Is a direct move
In favor of better government and placing
a check on tho tendency toward defalca
tions. This ought not to bo a political is
sue. The Ju8tIco and propriety of the de
mand nro so palpablo that they must bo con
ceded by all muu.
CoiIiIIIiik the Corporations.
Philadelphia Tress.
Connecticut has "made, perhaps, tho most
shameless bid yet offered to persons who
want to form a corporation to operate In
other stntcs. It has enacted a general law
to provide charters with little or no restric
tions. Hut It goes oven further by grant
ing special nets of Incorporation to permit
companies to do about what they please
anywhere olso In tho United States except
In Connecticut. Thero aro restrictions In
these charters that apply to Connecticut
only. Such a shameless courso Is Justly
bringing on tho stato much censure.
In
the l.olister Doomed f
lloston Globe.
Tho agents of the Massachusetts fish nnd
gamo commission nre doing their part lu
enforcing tho short-lobster law, nnd when
tho lobster eventually "passes," as many
think he will, there will be quite a falling
off In tho stato revenues. Ono Lynn man
was recently "soaked" to tho tune of $275,
over fifty "short" lobsters having been
found In his possession, and many other
fines of from $10 upward havo been assessed.
A seafaring man who is familiar with the
entire coast and its lobster fishing and
packing Industry from Capo Cod to New
foundland, expressed tho opinion that tho
lobster Is surely doomed. "It I had my.
way," said he, "I should repeal all tho
short-lobster laws and let tho fishermen
mako a grand scramblo for every lobster In
sight. Thoy havo got to go anyway, and
you might as well get rid of them at once
as to go through tho farce ot trying to keep
people from catching them.
COERCION IN TDK JURY ROOM.
Remarkable Case'1 Derelaped in
1'ennnrlranla. Court.
Philadelphia North American.
Juror Koons of Huntington Mills is dy
ing. He was driven to his death because
ho refused to send to tho gallows a man
whom ho believed Innocent ot tho charge
of murder.
For sixteen days Juror Koons held out
against tho bullying and nagging of eleven
men, who conspired to force him to do an
Infamous thing. They took turns In keep
lng him nwalco day and night and at the
end of sixteen days ho collapsed under tho
strain and signed tho verdict.
Wreck nB ho was Juror Koons was not
conquered, but In "the courtroom returned
to his duty as he saw It and tried to pro
test against tho verdict and to tell how It
was extorted from him. The Judge would
not listen to him and Juror Koons wont
home under tho Impression that he had
been coerced Into condemning an Innocent
man to a shameful death.
Hut the public listened to Koons and the
court eventually set aside the false ver
dict and granted tho accused man n now
trial. It was too late to undo tho cruol
work of tho olevon torturers, however,
and the mental nnd physical collapse of
their victim has culminated in paralysis,
without hope of recovery.
If Pennsylvania over again has a legisla
ture composed of men of brains and char
acter the case of Juror Koons may be re
membered and tho laws governing the Jury
system so rovlsed as to make It possible
to punish such villainy as was committed
In tho Juryroom of Judge HalBey s court
IMIIMIMW.W: OUSKllVHItS DISAORI2I5.
Indianapolis News: Oeneral MncArthur
says that tho Filipinos havo mony good
qualities, and that they will readily becomo
civilized, and for theso reasons wo should
keep tho Ulnnds. Others say that tho Fill
plnos aro utterly Incapable and treacher
ous, nnd It Is our duty to prcsorvo peace
In tho archipelago. According to either
argument this country Is In for It.
Springfield Republican: "No white man
ran do physical labor In tho Philippines,"
says General MacArthur. "Nor will tho
Filipinos como to tho United States." How.
then, shall they bo truly Americanized?
Hns England Anglicized India by simply
ruling It? Aro a fow Ynnkee schoolmnrms
going to Americanize 10,000,000 people of an
Oriental race by teaching their children tho
English language? Now Mexico and Arl
zona have been territories of the United
States for nbout fifty years, nnd they aro
within our continental boundaries, touching
elbows, so to speak, with Colorado and
California. Yet the main objection urgod
against admitting them as states Is that
thoy aro not sufQclently Americanized.
Chicago Post: Congressman Hull's re
marks concerning tho futuro of the Phil
ippines and tho Industrial opportunities
afforded by tho archipelago to Amorlcans of
enterprise and Intelligence do not wholly
dovetail with tho recent statements of Gen
oral MacArthur, whoao knowledgo of tho
situation In the distant possession Is nec
essarily moro complete nnd nccurato than
thnt of tho chalrmnn of the house com
mltteo on military nftalrs, Mr. Hull hns
spent flvo months In tho far east, anil onlv
part or this period In tho Philippines. Ills
glowing, enthusiastic forecast muBt be
tnken with some grains of allowance. Ho
ndvlses young Amerlcnns to "go east," bo
cause "tho mineral, agricultural and tlm
bcr resources of ir.eHe islands constitute n
flold for commercial enterprise that Is
practically unlimited." He doci not refer
to tho climate ot the archipelago, which Is
certain to dtscourago an unduo Influx of
Amerlcnns, lie Is rather oblivious to tho
fact tbnt the exploitation of the islands by
outsiders would hordly bo consistent with
tho modem doctrlno of governing depend
encies. The archipelago is held In trust for
tho natives, and It will bo the duty of con
gress to go slow In the matter of giving
nwoy franchises. Tho present restriction
must stand at least until a native terrl
torlul government is established.
The Recall of the Parole
llcatrlcc Times; The Times has believed
nil along, Just as It believes today, that It
Is vicious policy to talk nbout liberating as members of tli present governing party
Hartley until after ho shall have made full lu this state, to speak their ml mis tnely
reparation for the loss sustained by the upon the subject. The recent state con
state through him. It Is manifestly weak entlon was the largest In respect to tho
and wicked to distinguish In his favor over
tho ordinary criminal, who. for steollng a
horse or a small sum of money, Is expected
to ask no favors, and who, If he asks any,
Is turned down. Again, sympathy for Hart-
loy's family Is right. No thinking man In
Nebraska withholds it. Hut Is his family
entitled to more sympathy than nil the
other families of the state collectively?
All taxpayers in Nebraska havo been suf-
fcrcrs through his rascality. Even thosu
who do not pay taxes bavo missed Jobs ot
work which. In the absence of this defalca-
tlon, they would have found. The state
convention hns done the only proper thing
under tho clrcumstnuccs.
Hartlngton Herald: The republican stato
convention Wednesday was in a way ,i
notable one and the Hartley parole fur
nished material for an historic debate, Tho
governor stated his reasons fur granting
the parole lu an earnest address which wan
followed by eloquent speeches by a number
of delegates, Tho convention took tho high
ground that a convicted embezzler shall not
buy his freedom by returning his booty
or a part thereof. He must Buffer thu
penalty of his crime by fullllllug thu
sentenco passed up on htm by the courts
after n full and fair trial. Whero tho govur-
nor misjudged tho temper of tho people of
tho state was In assuming that wo plaoo
dollars above Justice. Tho convention
passed almost unanimously a resolution re-
questing tho lmmedlato termination of tho back to prison there to stny his tlmo out.
Hartley parolo and within two hours of tho Norfolk News: Tho republicans of Ne
adjournment of tho convention Hartley was braska have a right to feel proud of tho
back in tuo pcnllcntlnry clothed in his cou-
vlct garb.
St. Edward Sun: Tho republican stnta
convention by resolution demanded of Gov-
ernor Savago the return of Hartley to tho
pcnitentlary at onco, nnd It whb complied
with. Tho proposition beforo tho conven-
tlon was whether tho republicans would
wink at crimo for a money consideration or
cause the criminal to servo out his time.
Stromsburg Journal: Thrilling dramatic
scenes marked the closing hours of tho re
publican stato convention. As n result
former Stato Treasurer Hartley Is again
serving tlmo in tho pcnltentlarr. When a
vote was finally forced the resolution de-J
mandlng Hartley's relmprlBonmeut was car-
Hod, the vote being 998 to 105. H Is a source
of some regret that this matter was thus
summar.iy ueait mm oeiore me siaie re-
covered the $335,000 which it could havo
recovered, but thero Is no uso to cry over
spilled milk. Tho republican party has as
sertcd itself nnd the story uo persistently
circulated by tho democrat and fusion
pnpers that there wns a deal mndo looking
to Hartloy's release has been entirely ex
ploded. What will they do for campaign
thunder next?
Ueatrlco Express: Tho parolo of J. S.
Hartley stirred up a great deal of Indlgna
tlon, yet tho governor was actuated by tho
bost and most patriotic motives in granting
tho same. Ho believed that Hartley could
auu OU.-i runiu.o a greai. part ui me miss.
lng money if given tho opportunity. Strong
pressure has been brought to bear upon him
lu i'-"u"" uA-iietMuiBi, nut una uu
would not consent to do; It required con-
summate courage to grant tho parole, lu
mo m mi u. ui whuuuus pnoni; bitjiii-
meat, but tho governor did what ho be-
lieved was best for tho state, for Justice and
for tho taxpayers. When bo saw that his
action was not upheld by tho republicans
assembled in convention, ho promptly or
dered Hartley returned to the penitentiary
two weeks before tho date upon which his
parolo would havo expired nnd tho un
fortunate man is there now, and will prob
ably rorvo out tho balance of his term.
ml I . - , . 1 - ' '
mis ncuon ueprivea uiu enemy oi ii weapon
mat wouiu navo ucen used wim immense
enthusiasm during many campaigns; and
there Is no denying that the abroga Ion of
that parole gives general satisfaction to
tho majority of tho people.
Kearney Hub: Republicans of Nebraska
havo not at any tlmo questioned tho mo-
tlves nor impugned tho Integrity of Gov-
ernor Savago in connection with tho Hart-
ley parole. Thoy havo not doubted that tho
governor sought to corvo tho best Interests
of tho stato in having turned into tho state
treasury a largo portion or tao money in-
volvcd In the Hartley defalcation. Hut. on
tho other hand, they hnvo not to nny con-
sldernblo extent been willing to concedo tho
good Judgment of that act of clemency, and
THAT IMPOSSIIII.K BOYCOTT.
Fnttlltr ( Kurupeiin Ilent rlctloim
Upon Ainerlean Products.
Saturday Evening Post.
Tho threatened antl-Amerlcan tnrllT
league In Europo hns crumbled nt the first
touch of German excluslveness. Tho Ger
man landlords want to keep out American
farm products, but they nro equally de
termined to keep out tho products of Aus
tria nnd P,U8sla. So tho new German tariff
strikes out Impartially nil around and tho
Austrian nnd Russians forthwith Invito
tho American enemy to make common cause
with them ngalnst their neighbors.
It Is natural thnt Austria nnd Russia
should resent Germany's nctlon moro than
we do. We find It profitable, or wo should
not carry lt on, nnd wo should be sorry to
lose It, but still If It were lost no Amerlcnn
would suffer nny serious Inconvenience after
we had onco adjusted ourselves to the
change.
Ours Is tho only country In the world
that could get along In porfect comfort
without any foreign trade nt nil. Of courso
It Is impossible for nny concclvnblo com
bination to deprive us of nil our commerco
tho bulk of it would remain nfter conti
nents Europe had done Its worst but If
every dollar's worth of It should disappear
wo could continue to supply ourselves with
every necessary nnd luxury of life. A few
thousand fnrmers who now rnlso wheat for
export would devote tholr land to sugar
beets nnd pastures for blooded sheep. Our
ten farms In South Carolina would pass
from the experimental to tho commercial
stnge. Our cotton ncreage would be
somowhnt reduced nnd flax nnd silk
would bo produced Instead. Tho culti
vation of coffeo would be encour
aged In Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philip
pines, Factories would bo hul't for th
production of fine textiles, glnrswaro and
mctnl goods that wo now Impor' from Eu
rope. The destruction of our forests would
be checked by tho stoppage of exports of
lumber. The deserts of Arizona, New Mrx
Ico and Southern California would bo re
deemed to give us the semi-tropical prcd
nets of tho Mediterranean, and our hrla-d Giving up good epaco for naught. In a re
possessions could supply us with every- crnt H,"'P 1,0 ,H"',,: "Thl8 r)al"r ls not
thing Ihnt we now draw from South Amcr- l"iHhed for the purposo of printing tho
lea nnd Africa. Tho gold of Alnska nnd f namvK at " ,ot of ch!'al' Hknt'',, who ' " not
our western stntcs nnd territories wm d Iatronlzo us. .No, sir; our news columns
more than supply nil our financial nro 'a ro f?r tho purpose of recording events In
In short, this republic Is a world, a plarot ",0 ,,VCH of 0,lr I,all'ur' "':'-'"!".'
In Ittolf. Independent of any nnd all plho Captain R. G, F. Cnndngo of Hronkllne,
countries, Mass., president of the Fanners' National
Hut the other countries wouW find fo-vo congress, will deliver the annual address
dimculty In getting along without us. I)- nt tho twenty-first nnnual esslon of that
prlved of Its transatlnntlc trade Germany organization at Sioux Falls, H. I) on Oc
would havo to give up Its drenm rf nn tnber 1. Other spenkers will be; Governor
Imperlnj merchant marine. It would b Hcrreld of South Dakota. Governor Savago
hard to run the cotton mills of Eur p of Nebraska, J 8. Morton, ex-sccrctnry of
without American rotton or to fill Euro- ngrlculture, John Hamilton, secretary of
pe-an mouths without American grain. tho Pennsylvania Hoard of Agriculture;
The people of Europe lived, of course, ' Or, E, Hnnjnmln Andrews, chancellor of the
nfter a fashion, bofopo America was d sen-1 t'nlverslty of Nebraska, and ex-Ooernor
ered, but thero were not so many of them Hoard ot Wisconsin.
they hae not been disposed to surrender
their prerogatives as citizens or their rights
number of delegates eer held by a political
P-rty la this state, and out of the vn.t
number of 1,300 delegates only 160 half of
thrni from Lancaster county could b
mustered to record a vote against tho res-
olutlou that was reported on that subject.
AUer tho governor had macio ins statement
lo t"o convention, after amendments nnd
substitute bad been offered, and even after
nl Impassioned plea had been made by Hart-
Icy' attorney, who was on the floor t's a
delegate from Lancaster county, the ion-
veuon piaccu itscit almost unnnimoumy on
record nralnst muklng any flnanclul com
promise with criminals and In favor of tho
Immediate return of Hartley to tho peni
tentiary. The conscience of the convention
found Its voice In tho succinct declaration
of Hon. A. U. Cudy. to the effect that them
was uo question of expediency except the
expediency of helnc honcBt.
Pender Hepubllc: If the ftisloulsts had
expected to make any political enpltal out
of tho parole of Hartley from the penlnten
tlary their hope went glimmering when tho
icpubllcan stato convention adopted Its
l evolutions, nnd beforo the Ink on that In
strument wns dry, the noted crlmlnnl v-ns
again behind the bars wearing prison
stripes. While the governor acted In good
faith lu paroling Hartley, ho wns misled by
, spocl()Ug promises of Hartley and his
friPmiSi ami when tho party said governor,
rocfv It. he at onco compiled and sent him
action of their delegates to tho republican
mnto convention held at Lincoln Wcdties-
day. They took a stand on every ques-
tlon coming up for their consideration that
Indicated a desiro to servo tho best Inter-
ests of tho party nnd tho stnte and they
have lnld tho foundation for a winning fight
n. the polls the coming campaign. Every
P'-"K "10 pmtrorm is as too pcopio wouui
hnvo It nnd Is nn Instrument that none need
seek nn excuso for supporting. It Is clear,
conslso, and speaks on public questions with
no effort nt equivocation or evasion. Tho
plank favoring the return of Hartley to
prison Is especially commendable, being
'u ...ttl.n... lH.n..ntH.. !.. Mnlltln r.t t It .
VX" , ' . V
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t,mstUllPnt8. Tnclr HtnmI 0I1 tho mattor ,3
determined, however, nnd Governor Snvago
, , bp C0UKratuiutc,i for subordinating
,,, oplnlon ,, promptly complying with
tho pminr ,,cmand ns expressed by tho
representatives of the republican party.
Fremont Tribune: Asldo from tho selec
tion of n candldato for Justice ot tho
supremo court tho most important work
performed by tho republican state con
vention yesterday was tho action taken with
reference to tho Hartley parolo. Somo
declaration on tho question was made Im
perative by the gorernor himself. The
.,, fllrBhmi for the enemy to
,, .,,, ,)ln nnrtv. tt n nnt n num.
. tlin ,,.,. nf th -nvrnnr. ne-nim
fnct lhat ho hnd pllt tno parly m an un.
ninnfl,,, nrni,onment the rnnvnntlnn was
klri(llv alBV0Sci toward hlra, u uelieved In
his enndor and integrity. It had. misgivings
0Dly na , jU(lgmont. lt S0U(5ht t0 ,i,s.
nvovv dny respon8ibmy for or sympathy
.vlth ,,ronnsi. inn tn rondnno n heinous
rrlmo for a price, that prlco to bo fixed at
, rcl!l,tutlon of embezzled funds, of nu
indefinite ninount. In response to tho
sentiment of the rank and file of tho party
the convention acted. It registered tho
;mrty will. Tho convention took tho high
moral position that liberty of criminals
should not be bought, that tho moral effect
of condoning tho crlmo of tho larger trans
gressors, whtlo tho poorer and smaller
nffn,,rM ,,, nn. i,v .,, hMnHnn
wou(, bo a BpeccB of mora, miftrcny ccrtaln
t0 work Sparable Injury to society
nml tho bllc conscenoe. Mr Hartley, lt
Bhoul(1 bo remomberc,,, was CBally con.
vi.t., nm, rnmmlttfl(1 to nri,nn foP m.
bezzllnc a specific sum of money' which
cnmo Into his possession by tho negotiation
0f a stato warrant. Tho nroceeds were dl-
verted, by a simple turn of tho hand, from
ibo public treasury Into his private pockot
To liberate him for making restitution of
thls monoy would havo had an unfavorable
cn-ect upon the morals of tho people of this
8tuto for years to come. Tho convention
performed nn unnleasnnt dutv wisely aud
well.
as there nro now, nor did they havo so many
wants. Thoy hnve multiplied to n point
nt which their populntlon could hardly bo
sustained without American commerce. If
they were deprived of it they would havo
to como down either to n lower standard
of living or n cmnller population. Tho io
suit would probably bo n wholesale cmi
gatton to the United States. In ether
words, wo should get as much trade w'th
Europeans ns over, hut It would becomo
domestic Instead of foreign trade.
PKHSONAI, XOTHS.
The Longfellow houso In Portlnnd has
been opened to visitors by the Maine His
torical society. Mr. A. W. Longfellow of
Boston, an architect, will rcstoro It to Its
nnclcnt condition.
Wlnfleld Scott Strntton, tho bonanza
king of Cripple Creek, who was working ns
a carpenter ten years ago, will march oi?
Labor day with tho Colorado Springs local"
lodgo of the Carpenters' union.
Ex-Oovernor John Llnd of Minnesota,
who Is now practicing law In Minneapolis,
says that ho does not want to ho governor
again, but thnt his highest ambition is
"to servo tho people of Minneapolis lu the
city council."
Sir Thomas Upton shows tho greatest
consideration for reporters and has asked
that thoy como to him for Information
rather than to bin secretaries. "I won't
be responsible for what my secretaries
say," Is his wuy of putting It. "Como to
mo every time nnd then I will stand by
what I tell you."
Alexander Graham Hell of telephone
famo thinks that M. Santos-Dumont has
demonstrated tho possibility of aerial nav
igation, but holds that the balloon part Is
not essential. "Tho Brazilian," says Mr.
Hell, "has shown that uerlal navigation
Is chiefly n quectlon of mechanics and of
power In tho motor."
Tho WoHtern Cowboy has lasned n declar
ation of Independence that shows tho peoplo
of tho town whuro It Is printed Just where
It stands. Tho editor has no Intehtlon of
Tin: itnn iii,ic.v. .omi.m:i:.
Ord Times; A better mnn could not
hnvo been named tor supreme judge than
Judge S. II. Sedgwick of York. Ho Is a
man of long -nnd brilliant legal work nnd Is
possessed of nil the qualities thnt go to
make him fit for the place. Ho will bo
elected, and then pralsu thu Lord.
North Platte Tribune: Hon. S. H. Sedc
wick of York was nominated for supremo
Judge on tho fourth ballot by tho republican,
state convention nt Lincoln, Wednesday.
Judge Sedgwick is nn able Jurist, n mnn
with a clean character nnd record, nnd la
conceded by nil to bo a strong cnndldnto.
Hustings Tribune: Hon, S. II. Sedgwick
was nnmed by the stale republican conven
tion for Judge of the supremo court. Mr.
Sedgwick lu well equipped for tho duties of
that high ofllce. He ls thoioughly n law
yer, is a scholar nnd Is a hlgh-uiliidcd man.
That ho will do his duty by and for tho
people of the state there is uo doubt.
Kearney Hub- Nebraska republicans hnvo
nominated nu exceedingly stiong eandldnto
for tho supreme court tn tho person ot
Judge Sedgwick of York. In a district In
which repullcnns hnve been In the minority
he hns been kept on the bench for year
nnd years, nnd In thnt section Is Invlnelblo
no mntter who tho nominee may be. ThU
Is certainly n strong testimonial.
Hcntrlce Express: Judge Sedgwick of
York Is not a now mnn to tho people of Ne
braska, nor Is ho a stranger to tlu people
of Hnll county. Ho has prenlded m our
own district court nnd ls well known by
every member of tho Hnll county bar ns he
Ing Independent and fearless nnd ns n mnn
who has always borno nn unblemished
reputation as a citizen. Tho candi
dates for university regents, H. L.
Goold of Ogalalla and C. J. Ernst of Lin
coln, nro also known as excellent men for
tho positions named. Tho former Is ono of
tho present regents nnd the latter a highly
educated nnd respected citizen of tho stato
capital.
North Platto Telegram: In convention
nssombled tho republlcnns nominated Hon.
S. H. Sedgwick for supremo Judge. Tho
proprietors of this paper nro personally
acquainted with Snra Sedgwick, ono hnvlni;
been In his employ for about eight yrnrs
and the other over two. nnd knowing htm
ns we do, do do not hesitate to say thnt no
better man could bo named to lend tlm re
publlcnns to victory this fall. Judge Sedg
wick Is eminently qualified for tho position
nnd hlB quallllcatlons entitle him to tho
honor. His career In public whether ns
lawmaker or lnw- expounder Is unassailable
nnd his views on every vital Issue, stnto nnd
nntlnnnl, nro sound. His populnrlty. not
only with his own party, but nil classes of
citizens, has been nttested whenever his
nnmo hns been presented for their suffrngo.
Hut hy fnr his most admirable quality ns a
candidate ls tho esteem In which he Is held
nt homo and the confidence he enjoys, nmcng
the peoplo who hnvo como In dally contact
with him.
Fremont Tribune: Tho ticket nnmed bv
tho republlcnn stato convention ls n highly
oatlsfnctory one. Tho selection for Judge
was a wlso choice from a most excellent
field of candidates. Judgo Sedgwick Is
recognized ns n elenn and nblo Jurist. Hln
knowledgo of thu law Is reinforced hy n
calm, Judicial temperament that will mako
him a credit to the supremo bench. He baa
served four years ns Judge In tho Fifth
district, which includes our neighboring
county of Saunders. In thnt sorvico ho
mndo an enviable record nnd gnlnei tho
confidence nnd respect ot political frl'endn
and foes alike. That ho will carry .much
moro than his pnrty voto in tho six coun
ties of that district, ls conceded on all
sides. Tho nominees for regents nro H. L.
Goold of Keith county nnd C. J. Ernst of
Lancaster. Mr. Goold's first terra Is Just
expiring. During thnt term ho has proved
himself a friend of tho Stato university
and has shown nu intelligent conception
of tho educntlonnl Interests at the hend of
which tho university stnnds. Mr. Ernst Is
nn active, capable man, who will show
efllcloncy ns well ns enthusiasm In directing
university mntters. It. ls Just such a ticket
ns might havo been expected from a conven
tion representing tho will of tho republican
rank nnd flic.
Norfolk News: The nomination of Hon.
S. H. Sedgwick of York for supremo Judgo
Is evldenco of tho ability of tho pnrty to
grncefully surmount dlfllcultles with unnl
loycd credit. Tho convention wns handi
capped with nn nbiindanco of good mntorln
It Is nn ensy mattor to select a worthy enn
dldate when there Is but ono who stands
hend and shouldors nbovo nil others In.
point of fitness nnd ability, but when tho
field Ib composed of nil good men the illfll
culty Is to make a choice thnt will meet
with populnr npprovnl nnd lenvo no dis
appointment on the pnrt of other candidates
nnd their friends. The convention did this,
and did It woll. Thero wnB probnbly not a
rnndldalo before tho convention but will
pull off his coat nnd do his utmost for tho
success of tho ticket, nnd thero nro nono tn
question tho ability of tho one named for
the position, lt was a happy settlement of
an Intrlcnto mntter. The cnndldatns It
regents nre good men nnd truo, nnd (hero
ls no outcomo of tho convention but thit
men of the party can support with confi
dence and fervor. Enemies of tho pnity
nro put to rout nnd they cannot pick n llnw
thnt will stnnd tho light of Investigation.
The success of tho ticket now depends
solely on party organlzntlon nnd tho henrty
support of Its members. If tho count I n
now do ns well nH the stnto In selecting
men the nppronehlng rnmpnlgn will un
doubtedly close with success to tho ticket.
SMILING It I'M A II KM.
Cleveland Plnln Denier: "Whv do s i't
the nvtln mosquito do any of the ldtlng?"
"necauf.o ho Isn't billed thnt way."
Philadelphia Iluli7tTnT "1 tlmiRlit you
snld sho moved lu tho best circles."
"Well, doesn't she?"
"Hardly. I saw her last night riding In
tho merry-go-rouud."
Boston Transcript: Mrs Ftalemntr-The-o
was a time when you thmircht the werld
of nu. Whv, you know well niuiuch that
you fell In love with my pbotosrnpb
Mr. Htalemnte-Ilut youil renu-inbcr It
was not n speakljiK llki-ne-s.
Philadelphia Prec" "Your life seems to
be too monotonous. ' remaiked tip- physi
cian. "Don't you ever have any rbango?"
"Some times." reuied the street ear con
ductor, nliologetlrnllv. "but then them's ho
mnny mugs tint never Ins nnythliw lesii
than a five dollar bill It keeps me hustlln'.
Hnltlmore Ameiicni: The shades of Ii-nni.
AVntts ffd -'"ho Wi-hIcv were talking to
gether with somo earnestiicsH on tho banks
of the Stvx. ....
"That Chlcimn professor says, John, thit
you wrote nothing but elniwcrel," smiled
Isaac. . . .
"Who pares whnt ho cays, protested
John. "Did you ever seo any of my poetry
In the magazines?"
Crushed by the retort, Isaac ceased hlH
gibing.
TAKK.V AT INCH Wtlltl).
C W. Thayer, In Harper's
Ho came and asked tno for my love,
And said that his devotion
Would most Indubitably provo
As boindle.sH as tho ocean
Hut I was young und fair nnd gay;
My life wns like a Hummer's day;
And this wns all that I would say,
"You'd bet,)nr ask l'epltu.
His form was flue, ami oh. bin fnco
Hecnlled tho young l.eander.
And for his peer lu many graco
tin t-aek to Alexander.
Hut i'fittery had turned my henel.
And when he urged that I would wed,
CnomtllMily ngnln I fa Id,
"You'd better ask Peplta."
And then I'vn heaid of courso that man
lit fickle and peculiar,
imaging from Elinor to Ann,
From Ann to Jnim or Julia.
Hut If I e'er had thought that hs
Wo ild fo extremely ilncllh be,
1 never fchould havo said ah mel
He'd better aide Peplta.