THE OMAILA "DAILY WKVa TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1001.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
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StHto of Nchrusku, Douglas County.
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h)s that tho actual number f full and
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Subscribed In my presenco and sworn to
before mo this 3lst Uny of August, A. D.
isoi. m. n. jiunoati:,
Notary Public.
Time nlonc can lion I tin; nation's sor
row. It looks ns If tho ilenioeruts enn't loco
JihIko tionlon.
No royal court mourns more iloonly
tliitu Hint of Ak-Knr-Hon VJI.
One Nehrnsktt town has hanged tho
hksiissIu of MeKlnloy In elllsy. Tlmt
exhibition of Indignation Is unnoeessury.
Tin? oloetroeulloii chair will servo the
purpose In due time.
The loeal popocratlc orKun ventures
the opinion that no mlstnku would bo
made by eloctlnjj the whole democratic
ticket put In nomination by their county
convention. The people of Douglas
county, however, will hardly want to
run the risk.
The nominations of tho delegnteH from
DouphiH county to the popullHt ntato
convention havu been withheld until the
nppolntlng, committee can. And enough
populiHtH to make up tho lint. It Ih safe
to say that the Douglng county populists
will not occupy tho place f pre-eminence
at Lincoln.
We canuot understand tho temper of
Omaha people. So city In tho country
was more shocked by tho shooting of
President MeKlnley and none more ex
citedly Interested In his brave battle for
life. Yet the evidences of mourning or
rather lack of mourning are decidedly
discreditable to the city's public f.plrlt.
Self-appointed cabinet makers are
busy picking out new advisers for
President Ilooscvelr. It would bo In
good taste to wait until the late presi
dent. Is bmied, however, beforo 'formally
forcing their selections upon tho presi
dent, as he might wish to have some
thing to say about jt himself -when ho
nets.
Of course there Is no hint of ma
chine politics In delegating the power to
select the entire' delegation to tho demo
cratic state convention to a committee
of flvo men, Tho solo object wns, of
course, to seouro tho best men to rep
resent the party, but somo democrats
will want to think it over beforo as
senting to this view.
After tho first slump In the mnrket,
duo to the unexpected turn for the worse
In McKlnloy's coudltlon, prices have
rallied to the normal. There Is no
class so easily affrighted as Investors In
securities which can be readily realized
upon and the fact that 0110 day
BUlllcetl to steady the market Is a strong
evidence of tho stability of tho pros
IH'roiis era.
It Is when tho bravo and the true
nro dropping out of the ranks under lire
that the word goes down the Hue,
"Close up." Tho American people
never gave a better exhibition of their
Hteadfastness than in the present time
through which the country Is passing.
Korrowrully the new leader takes tho
place of the stricken one, but he has
tho certainty of the sustaining inlluence
of n great people behind him.
With the death of Ulshop Whlpplo
one of the most prominent llgures In
the church In the northwest passes
from view. Ills labors In behalf of the
Indians attracted national attention to
hint. Ills knowledge of theso wards of
the government ami their coutldence
In him enabled him many times to bring
about an amlcabla settlement of trou
blcsomo questions. In his particular
field few men have done moro for
tfrogrdss than he.
Men who have made n study of tho
question express tho opinion that Or
tunny's new taijff, which was aimed
largely at tho United States, will Injure
Its own people far more than It will the
trade of this country.' While this coun
try regrets even i temporary, mid small
check to Its trade It can afford to wnit
until Uormnny sees the folly of u tariff
war. Other nations similarly Inclined
re likely to hesitate before tnklug up
with a system which studious Germans
S&vdict will prove disastrous,"
rnnsirjKsrs voucr uefixed.
At a conference with members of the
cabinet In IMIffalo, President Hoosevelt
outlined the policy of his ndtnlntstrn'
tlon and It Is In complete accord with
what was snld by the late president In
his Iluffalo address n deliverance which
there is every reason to believe will
guide the next congress.
President Hoosevelt Is In favor of
commercial roclproelty-rn distinctly re
publican policy which Mr. MeKlnloy be
lieved absolutely essential to the expan
sion of our trade. The new president
believes that tariff duties no longer
needed for revenue should be abolished,
wherever this can be done without harm
to Industries and labor. This was clearly
Implied In the address of the late pres
ident. President Hoosevelt favors en
couraging an American merchant mu
rine and (he establishment of direct
commercial Hues between the ports of
our Atlantic and Paclllc coasts and the
ports of the countries south of us. Ho
Is In favor of an Isthmian canal, but as
in the case of Mr. MoKlnley Indicated
no preference ns to routes. lie Is in
favor of 11 Pacific cable, of arbitration in
disputes with foreign nations and of the
avoidance of commercial wnr with other
countries.
So. much the new president is com
mitted to. There can be no doubt that
he is as fully In accord with tin!
views nnd policy of his predecessor In
regnrd to our new possessions, to Cuba
and to our general foreign relations.
Some foreign newspapers have ex
pressed apprehension that he may not
be so well disposed toward Kuropenn
countries as wns Mr. McKlnley. He Is
spoken of ns antl-Ilrltlsh and as anil
Germnu. There is not tho slightest
ground for tills. President Hoosevelt
has never, so far as we are aware,
shown a hostile feeling toward any
Kuropeau nation. If he has sympathized
with the Poors in their struggle to re
tain their Independence he lias simply
been In accord with the practically
unanimous sentiment of the American
people. Put it does not follow that as
president he will not endeavor to main
tain the most friendly relntlons with
Ureal Hrltaln. If he has felt. In com
mon with nearly all our people, that
(.icrmauy has treated us unfairly and
unjustly In discriminating against our
products, It does not follow that as
president he will do anything to disturb
the friendly relations subsisting between
Germany and the United States.
President Hoosevelt is thoroughly
American. In that respect foreign opin
ion docs not misjudge him. He can be
depended upon to vigilantly guard and
sedulorisly promote the Interests and
welfare of this republic. Hut there can
be no doubt he understands that
the true way to advance the coun
try's interests and welfare Is to
cultivate the friendship and good will
of other nations. "Let us ever remem
ber," snld McKiuley, "that our Interest
Is In concord, not conflict, and that our
rcnl eminence rests In the victories of
notice, not those of wnr." In this spirit,
It appears,, Theodore, Hoosevelt has en
tered upon tho grent duties and .re
sponsibilities of t lie presidency and there
Is every reason to believe that It will
guide him throughout his administra
tion.
Tin: chances of stuikes.
File failure within the last two months
of strikes that threatened to bo formida
ble those of the machinists nnd the
steel workers gives peculiar Interest.
particularly for organized labor, to the
records of strikes and their outcome
furnished In a volume Just published by
the Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics
of Labor. The period covered Is the
year 1000, an exceptionally favorable
time for wage earners. There was gen
eral Industrial nctlvlty nnd consequently
n good demand for Inbor. Indeed the
lnbor mnrket was uuusunlly buoyant
nnd employers were better able to grant
demands for higher wages or shorter
hours of lnbor.
"Vet according to these records only "II
per cent of tho strikes In Massachusetts
last year were wholly successful. In
somewhat moro thnn 5 per cent the
strikers won partial victories. More than
13 per cent of tho strikes were com
promised nnd In about 7.4 per cent an
adjustment satisfactory to both sides
was reached In other ways. In all these
cases labor doubtless gained some share
of the objects sought. At the cud of
the year about ti per cent of the strikes
which took plnce during tho twelve
months were still In progress and in
nearly 5 per cent of all the strikes re
ported the outcome wns never satisfac
torily learned. Put In the remaining
enses, making about 3!) per cent of all
tho strikes, the wage earners were de
feated. Iu not a few Instances the fail
ure of tho strikes was almost imme
diate. Tho experience of Massachusetts, It
may be assumed, will apply generally,
so far as the chances of strikes are con
cerned. It shows that tho results of
contests between labor and capital are
more than half unfavorable to strikers.
Such a fact, disclosed In a state which Is
a good battleground for trades unions,
should command the thoughtful atten
tion of organized labor. It suggests
that beforo engaging In a strike labor
should carefully and Intelligently study
tho situation, know well Its ground and
make every reasonable effort to avert u
conlllct. Hecourse to the strike should bo
had ouly when all fair alul honorable
means to secure a Just settlement of
grievances have been exhausted. Had
this been done in' the two strikes above
referred to It It probable that results
would have been more satisfactory. At
all events there would have lieen n bet
tor chnnee for the workers to have en
listed public sympathy, which Is of great
value 111 such contests.
The failure of strikes, particularly
when they nro Inaugurated hastily nnd
recKiessty, is harmful to organized
labor. It uot only affects unfavorably
the organizations Immediately Involved
as Is witnessed iu tho case of the Amal
gamated Association of Steel Workers,
but It Is u detriment to all organized
labor. The Massachusetts strike statis
tics for 1000 are exceedingly Instructive,
especially In view of the fact that It
wns a year of Industrial prosperity wheu
labor wns In active demand, nnd all
worklngmeii should carefully consider
them.
SHOULD THKV m HIXUHEh?
The Hee has received from one of Its
well known readers a plea for the com
plete suppression by the newspapers of
nil reference to or Information about
anarchists and their propaganda. He
writes:
If tho public press of the country would
but enter Into and observe ft compact to
keep still about the doings of anarchists
and tho wholo order of iisrasalns wc would
shortly have a dearth of their diabolic ex
ploits nnd have gained a strong guaranty
against the further iisrastlnntion of our
chiefs. What theso desperadoes seek and
mint have Is notoriety, nnd when their do
ings, their history, their portrait, their
birthplace nnd the color of their hnlr and
eyebrows aro blazoned forth by the sensa
tional press It Is but fuel to tho llnmu of
their egotism and vanity and n stimulus to
further desperate deeds of disorder nud
death. The amount of advertising unwit
tingly bestowed upon theso ruffians Is some
thing beyond estimate or stntcment and
every lino and every word of it does but
nggrnvato the situation nnd further endan
ger a helpless and defenseless public. Tho
nnme of tho assassin, his nationality, his
history, his characteristics nnd all things
pertaining to hljii should bo suppressed
rather than exploited. I.et him be taken to
prison, If you please, or fed to tho hogs,
but do not advertise for more by talking
about him.
While we will agree that newspaper
notoriety may be overdone and that the
desire for It may even occasionally serve
as the Incentive to lawless acts, we
take decided exception to the Idea thnt
nn agreement by the public press to
exclude from their columns all mention
of anarchy would have the desired
effect.
The Pee Is n t.li ni believer In publicity
and freedom of discussion .as thu best
ami most effective remedy for social
abuses. Conspiracies, murders and In
surrections existed long before the
newspaper was established, and If we
read history aright they were much
more frequent before .the era of the
newspaper than they have been since.
If all the newspapers of the world
should enter Into a (rust to say nothing
concerning murders, robberies, embezzle
ments and of crimes of every sort we
would have no assurance that there
would be fewer murders, robberies, em
bezzlements or other crime. On the con
trary, the ory fact that crime cannot
be committed in theso days without pro
claiming the criminal broadcast through
out the land exerts u deterring Inlluence
whose value Is scarce appreciated.
While there is a line to bo drawn at
the notoriety that makes desperate
characters believe themselves to be
martyrs to a great, cause, the Ignoring
of anarchy and anarchists would not
bring about their extinction. In the en
forcement of the law with swift and
sure penalty publicity is one of the most
telling factors. If anarchy Is success
fully uprooted and the menace of an
archists averted the people will have the
press to thank as much as any other
Institution.
The Omaha people have liocouio vo
accustomed to tho beautiful electric dis
play accompanying Ak-Sar-Hcn parades
that they do not fully appreciate the
true significance of theso Illuminations.
Observers who have had opportunity to
Judge In tho various cities that have
made pretensions In this direction con
cur that nowhere else call such an in
spiring sight be found. No one who ever
came from abroad to attend the Ak-Sar-
Pon carnival ever went homo tllsan-
pointed, because the electrical display
Is alone worth a Journey of many miles
to see It. Should Ak-Sar-Hen somo time
bo discontinued our people will wake up
to a realization of the treat they hnve
been enjoying. .
Out of the clamor which the assassi
nation of tho president has raised rises
possibility of unwise legislation
against Immigration. Thu laws caunot
be made too strict against tho uu
desirable classes, but It must be borne
In mind that there are no better nor
more loyal citizens of this country than
hundreds of thousands of people of
foreign birth. There Is as much differ
ence betweou them and thd assassin
Czolgosz, who, by the way, was born
here, as there Is between black uud
white.
As was to be expected, much dissatis
faction Is reported among the' men
over the settlement of the steer strike.
As "the men lost In the struggle, this was
Inevitable nud the fall lire of all of the
mills to resume work at oucc Is not sur
prising. There is no question, how
evei, but the ludustry will soon bo as
active ns before the long strike made
a break In production. It Is particu
larly fortunate thnt the settlement
should be reached Just at this time.
A detlnlto answer with respect to tho
long hanging project for a power caual,
which eastern capitalists have promised
to tloat(for,Otnuhn, In connection with
the consolidation of the principal frau
liliised corporations of the city, Is ex
pected within tho next two weeks.
Great Improvements come slowly, but
this suspense Is becomlug uncomfort
able. If tho scheme materializes, 11 brisk
demand will comu for labor required
In tho work of construction.
Wholesale dry goods men Iu tho west
report the heaviest trade this fall In
years and that Instead of decreuslng the
orders are becoming larger. Tho Peu
has maintained from the tlrst that the
purchasing power of the people jjf this
section was uot impaired and this action
of the merchants nearest In touch with
tho country bears out the statement.
Nebraska and the west are nil right.
Does anyone realize that a county fair
Is iu progress cloaked behind thu street
fair carnival? The exhibit Is said to bo
a creditable display of Doughis county
farm products, but the reason for tho
farcical resurrection of u county fair Iu
the midst of a great city Is seen In tho
subsidy drawu out of the taxpayers'
money In the comity treasury.
When Silence In llei'onilnsr.
Washington Post.
Perhaps we may save ourselves much em
bsrrMiraent by refraining from asking
queitlbnt when we hear of our religious and
McKinley
TmrN for the Drnil.
Atlanta Constitution: The nation mourus
for .McKlnley; tho south kneels tit his bier:
tho whole world sees a weeping but united
nation.
Now York Hnrnld: Mr. McKlnley hat
shown by his life that thcro aro but fow
things which last a character which Is
built on moral principle, an ambition which
seeks tho good of the country and n religion
which can rob tho passage from the present
to tho future of nil regrets.
Ilaltlmote News: President McKinley
died ns he lived. Wheu In tho vnlley of the
shadow which flnnlly engulfs nil that Is
human, he showed tho same sublime faith,
tho same convincing earnestness: "OJoodby,
nil; goodby. It Is flod's way, not ours."
It wns n fitting capstone for such n career.
Now York World: Mr. McKlnley was
valuablo ns nn example, and especially dear
to tho peoplo whom he typed fn so many
of their best traits nnd characteristics In
his private nnd domestic life. Hellglous,
pure, upright, constant, courngcous, ehiv
olrle, faithful to every duty, ho was a
model citizen nnd husband.
Philadelphia ledger: President McKln
ley lies dead, nnd tho wholo nation mourns
the denth of n ruler, who beenmo tho longer
ho ruled moro honored nnd esteemed by his
countrymen, who wisely choso him to rulo
over them. Ho died ns he lived, In high
faith In Oed, submissive to Ills awful will,
reverently saying with his departing broath:
"Ocd's will, not ours, bo done."
New York Trlbuno: President McKlnloy's
first ndmlnlstrntlon promises to tn'cp Its
color in history from tho Paris convention
nnd tho consequences flowing from that
epoch-making Instrument, nnd with this
last rounded development of American nn
tlonnllty his name Is certain to bo as fitly
associated ns 'Lincoln's Is with Its middle
phase,, or Washington's Is with Its earliest
beginnings,
Washington Star: Ho gnvo not only to
his countrymen, but to nil men, n most in-
wplrlng nnd uplifting example of what tho
son, tho husband, tho friend, tho citizen
should be, and In exhibiting his graces, of
character In tho house of all tho people the
White House ho sot his light upon n hill
nnd rendered In Mint way a servlco ns valu
able as any that pertained to the public
policies of tho government.
Iloston (llobc: President McKlnlcy's llfo
has been filled with nets of kindness which
make up one of :ho brightest and most satis-
factory pnges of his busy life. Ho will bo
sincerely mourned by the American peoplo
ns n whole, but his memory will bo es
pecially prized by the host of people whoso
burdens were lifted and Into whoso lives
bright rays of sunshine camo from tho kind
henrt of William McKlnley.
LouUvlllo Courier Journal: Tho work of
William McKlnley Is done. This Is not tbo
tlmo to pass It In rcvlow. It haa gono Into
history nnd nwnlts tho Judgment of pos
terity. Hut It is fitting to remember now
tho virtues of the man, his filial lovo, his
devotion ns a husband, his kindly heart, his
Integrity of purpose. Of the sincerity of
his convictions thoro Is no room for doubt.
It may well be snld that "his, virtues plead
llko angels, trumpct-tnngucd, against tho
deep damnntlon of tls taking off."
Ilaltlmoro American: It is an apothegm
that men of exalted public station ennnot
bo correctly Judged until years after they
have passed awnyJls is true to a largo
extent, but it is sufm'to say that tho 'reputa
tion of President McKlnley for statesman
ship nnd patriotls'm'wllt grow brighter as
tbe nation moveamway from tho terrible
event which robbed It of htm. The partisan
ship that may partially obscure his achieve
ments Is of tho kind which dies out when
thoso achievements bear ,tholr perfect
fruits.
Chicago Tribunal" it la unusual to -find
united In one man 'so many diverse' quali
ties nnd nfflnitles. President MeKlnloy was
of n deeply religious nature nnd at the
sam'o1 tlmo ho was tho most practical of
men. Ho was strong mentally, morally and
physically and nt the snmo tlmo bo was rc
markabln for tenderness of sentiment, no
bility and elevation of Ideals and purity of
thought. He was n' typo of tho best Ameri
can citizenship and will tako rank with any
of his predecessors In history and In popu
lar estimation.
Washington Post! Ono risks nothing In
tho assertion thnt no president of tbo
American union over won so thoroughly
the personal affection of his fellow citi
zens. Wo have had soldiers and
statesmen, patriots nud martyrs, nnd
they hnvo commanded our enthusiasm,
our gratitude,, our loyalty, lint Mr. Mc
Klnley had all thlh' and more he had our
sympathies, our Impulses, our fellow feollng,
our brotherly and filial devotion. It Is no
small thing for n chief magistrate; ' sot
above 80,000,000 of people, to secure not
only tho respect nnd' confidence, but tho
deep nnd genulno friendship of those over
whom ho has been called to rule. It Is.
Indeed, a thing as rare as tt Is great, for it
Is given only to such as truly love their
brethren nnd demonstrate It In their dally
lives.
New York Sup; Hls.name brings, to. every
mind the picture of va time of uneaualed
material prosperity;, of Increasing-manufactures
and foreign trade, of socurlty and
good fortune at homo and of a United
States more respected abroad, of larger
scope and power rfmong the nations, -more
confident of Its strength thnn over beforo.
Porto Hlco Ih thriving. The Philippine!
nro pacified and ready for, the ctvil govern
ment in store for' them. Cuba is full of
schools und almost empty of' fever. The
grent work abides; Tbe work will go on
nnd to Its latest day and to Its ulti
mate and most splendid fulfillment
it will bo -n -memorial to William
MeKlnloy. Undof. Lincoln the United
States became in name ono nation, Under
William McKlnley tho United States be
comes In truth ono nation and a greater
United States began.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican: The best
gift which Major McKlnley bad, next to
honesty of purpose, tho love for political
llfo nnd Integrity of character, wns tact.
This ho had in mensure large and growing.
Tact trained in tbo unsurpassed school of
Ohio politics made him 'a masterful poli
tician, "the best polltlclnn of us all," Men
ard Olnoy once snld of, him. The art of
politics is to achieve results and this ability
ho had without superior In tho American
life of his time. Krom 1869 until his death
Major McKlnloy's place wns In public llfo,
with tho law secondary nftor his term as
district attorney had expired, Fond of pub
lic llfo, equipped for It ns few over have
been, his capacities ,and availability Im
pressed men of discernment aud powor, who
saw In, him the highest possibilities. Thus
supported nnd advanced, he grew upon tho
country nnd into his own large place.
educational Institutions being presented
with collections of Chinese curios by tho
returning missionaries.
Ilottrr l.ntr Thnn Xever.
Minneapolis Tribune.
Nebraska recently experienced a heavy
downpour of rain for seventy-two hours in
succession. It this bad come last July It
wojild have been more acceptable.
A Forgotten Jrivel,
Washington Stnr,
It is more or less Inconsistent for Journals
that print enormous portraits of Czolgosz
Roosevelt
OrrotliiK for the l.lhiK.
St. Pntil Pioneer Press; Hoosevelt gave
abundant proof of his wisdom nnd tact In
his firm, eourngeous nnd successful ndmln
lstrntlon ns governor of New York. He
tins never failed to live up to the highest
ideals of public duty In nny station ho has
filled. The reins of government nro In safe
bands.
Uctrolt Journal; Tbeodoro Roosevelt
comes to tbo office of president with the
united country wishing him well because
It believes that he. will do Well, Thcro Is
trust on ono side, tried ability nnd unques
tioned good Intent on the other. Tho presi
dent of today Is nn intensoly loyal Ameri
can nnd n Christian gentlemnn, ns wns the
president of yesterday.
New York Sun: Thcro need bo uo doubt
of his equipment, In faculty nnd In training,
for the tnsk of directing tho vnst machinery
of government over which his predecessor
had hold the master's hand. Wo look for
ward to nn nblc nnd successful administra
tion, on the McKlnley lines, under which
our prosperity shall ho unchecked nnd all
nntlonnl Interest secure.
Chicago lleeord-Herald' With tho dis
tinction of being tbo youngest president
ever Installed In thnt omco Mr. Rooievclt
brings to tho dlschnrgo of Its duties an
equipment of wldo nnd varied experience
In the public service, n broad nttnlnment In
many fields of endeavor outslda of politics
and n sturdy Americanism nnd lofty pat
riotism not surpaescd by nny of his prede
cessors. l'h!!2ds!?h!2 ''""H' Mr. Koosovelt, com
ing Into place by tho ordered process of the
law nnd tho free choice of tho people, can
hardly go astray In tho light of such n
shining cxnmple. A title conferred by ac
cident nnd calamity creates n more solemn
trust, confirming no right to undo, but every
obligation to solidify and complete, the un
finished, yyork of the dead president. The
nation, grlovlng, still understands that
"Rod reigns and tho government nt Wash
ington still lives."
Atlnnta Constitution: Theodore Roose
velt Is nn outspoken man, bravo and ready
to meet o'very emergency. Placed In posi
tions of untried trust, ho has proved equnl
to nvery occasion. His qualities aro of tho
manly order. Ho, llko tbo Into president,
la full of hope for his country and looks to
n glorious futuro for It. In his blood there
courses a Ocorglnn strnln. Thnt ho will
meet his now responsibility thoro need bo
no doubt, Theodore Hoosevelt will provo n
worthy successor of William McKlnley.
Indlnnnpolls News: To those who think
that tho new president Is a mero reckless
boy wo would say that they hnve mistaken
superficial traits for Indlcntlons of char
acter. Mr. Roosevelt is a well educated,
thoroughly trained nnd woll born m'nn nnd
as we hnve seen ho hns hod moro experi
ence In public affairs than many men much
older. Doubtless ho will be sobered by tho
groat responsibilities that hnvo fallen on
him, but wo look for him to bo tho snmo
brave, Independent, fearless man thnt ho
has nlwnys been.
New York Times: Wo nro convinced thnt
Mr. Hoosevelt will Justify tho confidence
that will unquestionably bo extended to
him from the outset. Of his deep nnd con
stant dcslro to servo his country to tho
utmost of his powor hohas given ample
proof, nnd bo will understnnd tho nature
of tho momentous servlco to which ho Is
now called. He will enter on It with n
mind trained' by study nnd by varied ex
perience. Ho will command tho help of
the best ndvlsers. Ho will have, ns we
have satd, the sympathy and the goodwill
of tho people, nil tho moro ready, nnd stead
fast because of tho tragic occasion of his
accession to office. Mny the highest re
ward of citizenship bo his success In tbe
faithful performnnco of difficult duty.
Doston Transcript: It Is tho duty of the
Amcrlrnn peoplo In this grnvo crisis to give
him their ungrudging confidence nnd their
generous support as well ns their sympathy.
Ho undoubtedly needs tho latter in full
measure. Ho will enter jpon his new du
ties under circumstances' of tho mwit trying
character. Ho must tako up an unaccus
tomed burden that nt best Is full of per
plexity. Wo may expect him to follow a
gonoral policy which from tho first ho has
seemed heartily to approve in tho lato
President McKinley, nnd especially respect
that eloquent nppeal for closer commercial
and friendly union between this country
and other nations which wns tbo last word
publicly spoken by the now dead president
to his peoplo.
Ilaltlmoro American: The assumption of
the tremendous responsibilities which will
now bo laid upon him will cnll for tho sober
reflection and careful action which men of
Mr. Roosevelt's mold always bestow upon
groat questions. Strong men nre never
spoiled by clovntlon to ofTlce. Ho has tho
confldonco of tho peoplo and ho may be
trusted to study their welfare and seek
their help upon nil matters thnt concern tho
nation. Abovo all, tho now presldonf ts
thoroughly American. Tho people mny feel
assured that ho will protect tholr Interests
nnd in doing so will not orabroll tho United
States In trouble with nny foreign power.
A young and vigorous nation will bo, guided
by a' young but able, tareful and conscien
tious president.
Washington Star: At a tlmo when the
country, under Mr. McKlnloy's kindly In
fluences, has lost no much sectionalism
In n national awakening, it 1b fortunato
for nil that In his successor is found a man
who represents tho best blood and tbe
strongest characteristics of north nnd
south. From his father's sido hb inherits
emorgy nnd aptltuao for business, nnd from
his mother's thoso qualities which havo
united the taBtes of n soldier with thoso of
a civilian. The task ho takes up Is heavy,
nnd he Is not of the disposition to under
value that fact. Hut ho is fortunato in
this; That tho distressing mnnner In which
It has como (o him will counsel strongly
ngalnst factionalism In his own party, nnd
agolnst any but generous opposition In tho
ranks of tho democracy..
Philadelphia Press: No man over came
to the president's office so yuuug ns he, but
for twenty yonrs ho has been In the publio
oyo. Hq has had more political experience
and has been moro In touch with publio
events than n largo number of our presi
dents provlous to their Inauguration. Ho
has been all his life a student of our his
tory and of publio questions. He is a man
of high standards and strong convictions
and interise patriotism. His impetuous zeal
and earnestness In whatever ho undertakes
has been heretofore one of the main nnurces
of his strength and political success, Tem
pered and sobered tyy thu grave responsi
bilities of his now position, these qualities
wisoly directed will mnko his ndmlnlstra
tlon n power of good, full of solid nchleve
ment that mukes for the peaco nnd happi
ness of tbo people.
In ovcry possible pose, togothor with pages
of personal description, to Insist cdltorlnlly
that tho correct way to deal with anarchists
Is to deprive thtmi of tho solace of notoriety.
The YfiuiiiceNt of Prralilrntn.
" Indlnnnpolls News.
Theodore Roosavelt Is the youngest man
that evor becamo president of the United
States. He Is 43 years old. Tho presi
dents who assumed tho dignity before thn
ago of CO wero Franklin Pierce, who was
49; U, S, Grant, who was 47; James A. Gar
field, who was, 49, and Grover Cleveland,
who was 48,
POLITICAL I'OlNTF.ItS I'ltOM STATU.
Mct'ook Courier (pop.): The stale tiens
urer has not been an prompt In -complying
with the stnte convention's request, ns was
tho governor. It Is now up to him to maitc
n showing ns to whero the state funds nro
deposited.
Hustings Tribune (rep.): The Omaha
lice is right in demanding thnt nil city,
county and stnte ttensurers make frequent
public statements, through the papers, of
amounts of money on baud, what banks
they "nro In, etc.
Papllllon Times t.lem.): Hverythlng
points to a very quiet rnmpnlgn nnd every
body ought to be very thankful If It turns
out thnt way. Last fall wo wero over
loaded with cnmpnlgn llternturo and tilled
to overflowing with cnmpnlgn speeches nnd
wo would like to see the man who Is not
thankful that tho proceedings nre not going
to be repented this year.
McCook Courier (pop.): The World
Herald refuses to exchange with tho fusion
papers who dared criticise it for selling
out to the Hartley liberators. It thus re
duces Its circulation In tho state several
hundred nnd takes no chances on getting
future roasts, ns the ,boys ennnot know
what It is doing unless they follow the
"redeemer's" plan and buy It
Allen News (ind.): The republicans of
Nqbrnsku never nominated a better man for
nny ofllco thun Judge S. II, Sedgwick of
York for supreme Judge. The writer re
members well when Ml. Sedgwick enmo to
York, whlfh was many yenrs ngo. Ho Is
u lenrnrd legal scholar nnd n man morally,
mentnlly nnd physically competent for nny
position within the gift of the citizens of
Nehrnskn. Ho Is nil right In every wny and
Is a man of the common people, approach
able, and a rare And for tho republican
party.
Nellgh Yenmnn (pop.): Tho Omaha Ree
Is doing somo good work In scoring tho
World-Hernld for Its Inconsistency in pos
ing ns n reform Journal whllu It remains
silent In tho presence of official corrup
tion and advocates clemency to tho crlm
Inul who farmed out tho publio funds In
vlolntlon of law anil robbed the state of
uver J5QO.00O. Tho Hee merits the thanks
of the Ievol-hcnded fuslonlsts for the ens
tlgntlon It Is giving n Journnl thnt falls, in
these mattors. to volco tho sentiment of the
party tt claims to represent.
Wahoo New Km .(pop.): Why Is It tlmt
sonto of tho most nctivo workers In tho
populist party in this county of lato years
havo been Indifferent and havo not pulled
off their coots nnd entered tho fray with
old: tlmo enthusiasm? Is It not becnuso In
their Judgment the party leaders have
sought more diligently for office nud spoils
than the defense nnd maintenance of the
principles nnd Integrity of tho party. In
1000 the .turning down of Towne was tho
most potent factor. With n clean, straight
populist ticket iu tho field thcSo old work
ers, would Jump into tho brench nnd work
for tho success of tho ticket ns thoy used
to do in tho enrly days of the early nnd
they would bo 'a tower of strength nnd bring
victory to tho cause.
Tcknmnh Journal (rep.): Why do news
papers of tho World-Herald typo condemn
anarchy nt this tlmo when during tho po
litical campaign they tench disrespect for
our government and our chief executive.
Thcro nro few people In Nebraska who will
forgot tho contemptlblo hcndlng which tho
World-Hcrnid displayed over Its election
returns tho morning nfter the Inst elec
tion, In which it likened our president to
Harrnbns, tho robber, who was liberated
In plnoo of tho Christ who wns led to t,ho
cross. Tho Amerlcnn peoplo aro beginning
to realize thnt their liberties ns n republic
aro threatened by tho unbridled license
granted freo speech nnd n freo press. Good
citizens should remember that tholr pas
sionnto utterances against thoso high In
nuthorlty nro liable to prove tholr own
undoing.
Wnync Republican: Tho Republican fools
prouder than evor of tho republican party
of Nebraska. It has demonstrated In Its
notion, regarding tbo Dartlcy parolo that It
can bo trusted by tho voters of the state.
That notion speaks tho sentiment of every
lover of Justlco nnd fair piny. That nctlon
shows that Nebraska republicanism of today
Is not guided by tho offlclnt favor hunters,
that it Is strong, clean nnd puro nnd that
wrong-doers need, not look to It for fnvors.
It Is ready to condemn wrong In Its own
chosen officials as quickly as In the oppo
sition nnd will put the brakes on whenever
it becomes nccessnry. Nebraska repub
licanism Is stronger today than ever nnd ItB
opponents nro astonished at Its sympathy
with the best scntlmonts of tbo boBt peo
plo of tho state. Hartley's apologists were
not. thoso who direct tho eentlracnt of Ne
braska republicans, but nmong tho lending
npologlsts were found tho leading papers
of tho so-called reform forces of tho state.
Nebraska republicans nro Justified in their
prido of the pnrty in this state.
York Republican: How long will tho peo
ple of tho stato Jdg along in tho old rut
and remain satisfied to give tho grenter
portion of tho profits accruing from the
labor of tho stnto'a prisoners to contract
ors? A great' deal of tho trouble at tho
prison In years past has come through
this system, tho clashing between the self
ish Interests of pontractors nnd tho in
terests of tho stnte. It Is perfectly teas
lblo for tho prisoners to bo worked to
profit and tho profit to accrue to tho stato.
It is perfectly monstrous that an ablo
liodled prisoner ,61 -average Intelligence
should bo n charge to the rtato for fcnyr
thing beyond his snfo-koeplng and bis labor
should ,pay .for that. Put the prisoners to
work on the roads of tho state for a fow
years and boo how much hettcr It will be
for them, both physically nnd morally.
Thcro havo been fow mon connected with
tho management of nny stato prison where
convict labor is lot out to contractors who
could not. If thny desired, tell talcs that
would rurdlo tho publio blood. Tako tho
selfish interest awny nnd put the pris
oner to work for the state.
The Flannel Suit
and the Straw Hat
Have had Their Season and are "Called In."
With these cool days and evenings and R'h.
now up to the "top coat." If yon nre wearing
a light, weight suit We have all the Worth
while Hindu of materials and .styles of early fall , .
top coats, from $8.f0 to $25.00, and we want
you to see them. Your time will he well spent, j
XO OLOTUING KITS LIKE OUUS.
Browning, King & Co.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
ri:itso.vu, mi i r.s.
Secretnry Hay hns (becn associated with
two administrations wlio'sn heads han been
assassinated.
Nover beforo did Uncle Sam sen hN por
trait In so many pupeis ns ho hns this
week.
This Is the second tlmo nn Ohio presi
dent hns died by tbo nssnssln'n hnnd nnd
n New York vice president has succeeded
him.
Dr. Ilosurll Park, one of tho physicians
nttendlug President McKlnley, Is thn sou
of Rev. Dr. Roswell Park, who founded
nnd was first president of Rnclno college,
Wisconsin.
General Chnrlrs Hcywoed, commandant
of the United States Marino corps, holds
tho oldest commission in either nrm of tho
regular lighting force. Next to him comes
Admiral Dewey.
Judge Ell Torrence, tho new commander-In-chief
of the Grand Army of the Repub
lic, wns one of thoso who gunrdud the bier
of the martyred President Lincoln when
It lay In stnte at Ilaltlmoro.
Kmperor William of Germany hiis nover
until lately manifested nay Interest la rac
ing, but ho has now It soenn, fallen in
love with the sport, nnd this la attributed
to the Influence of King Kdward
Cnplnln Oscar W..rarenholt, whe, hnvlins
reached tho ago limit, was retired fi'nm
tho navy Inst week, entered tho son lee
ns n senmnn In ISflt nnd won promotion
through continued gnllnntry n tho war of
tho rebellion.
It has been hinted thnt Miss Annn Mnr
gan, daughter of J. Plcrpont Morgan, re
cently demonstrated on n camping expedi
tion that she ennnot cook. It Is nonsense
to expect her to possess this accomplish
ment. Tho only question with n young
woman of her prospects Is ns to whether
sho rnn successfully lay down the law to
tho hired fcirl.
Richmond Penrson Hobson. tbe Merrlmno
hero, bus become n partner in n big cotton
buying firm, with headquarter In Atlnnta.
On., and ngeneies in forty southern cities
Thn firm Is composed of W. H. Hcntty. n
first cousin of Hobson, and Joseph M. Hob
son. his brother, .iobsnn will not retire
from the navy, his new connection being In
tho nnturo of nn Investment.
Among tho speakers nt the Mlcbrntlon
by Dartmouth eollegn of tho lOOth anni
versary of the graduation of Daniel Web
ster will be President Tucker and Profs.
Richardson nnd Lord, of the "Olloge; Samuel
W. McCall, ex-Governor Hlack nud Udwin
W. Snnbom of Now York: He v. Kdwnrd
Rverett Hale. Senator Hour, thn governor
of New Hampshire, and Chief Justice Fatter.
General Adelbert Ames of Lowell, who
wob tho republican reconstruction governor
of Mississippi nfter die civil war, has pre
sented to the Mississippi Historical so
ciety his papers nnd documents relntlng
to his ndmlnlstrntlon as executive of IIir
stnte. General Ames hns changed his opin
ions ns to the polltlcnl status of the negro
nnd todny holds that thn wholo reconstruc
tion policy of the rcpubllcnn party was n
terrlblo mistake.
IlltRK.Y IIUMAUKS.
... .. , i-i.. ri . t tint'et1 nV JlHV
,;r. as I tenpeck Is, remarket
Wlggor. ';Vhy bo's like a mouse In UU
"NonHenBe!" xclnlmed WngKer. "his wlfo
isn't tho least bit nfrald of him. .
Urooklyn Life: .The. Cit ''r,,0"0,?'.,,.
Don't gel excited, my young friend. 1 no
average missile doesn t lilt. ,,.,,, u
The Kltten-H-biit you forget that this Is
tho llrst time I've been under lire.
Detroit Freo Press: "llnclp Tom, what Is
chnrlty?" ,. , ..
Charity. Tommy, Is finding good o
cusrs for tho faults of peoplo wo don t
llko."
Brooklyn Knsle: Flint Artist '(sneer
tnglyl Dauber evidently iwdlnVfisMii- paint
ing the sort of bosh tho publio wants ninl.
not in following uri mr ri miiu.
Second Artist (deprecatlngly) Yes;' he be
eves In art for the stomach s snko. '
llcv
Philadelphia Hullptln; "There wns ono
consnlutlnu for our crew" when they .lest
that rare."
"Anil whnt wns thnt?"
"They wero nil In tho snmo bout."
Cleveland Plnln Denier: "1 see that Kllic
Hdword's chnplnlns object to wenrlng bin
royal cipher on tholr vestments."
"I don't soo why thoy should kick. Thoy
wear tho collar of n king; why shouldn't
tho king dccldo how It Is to bo embroid
ered?" Chicago Tribuno: "The mule sex,"1 sho
exelnlmod, In strident tones, "Is nil nltkt.
wherever you find It. Look nt tho rooster.
When the ben lays nn egg ho crows louder
than the hen does!"
"Perhaps, my dour," timidly spoke Mr.
Meeker, '"he does It to show how proud ho
Is of tho hen,"
Philadelphia Press: Towne There's
nothing llko u friend In adversity.
Hrowno That'B right. Ilea's In u rlnrnqll
by himself. I In can loll you nt least n
Bioro of reasons why you failed,
Chicago Post: "What's tho matter0"
asked the philosopher.
"Oh, dear!" sighed tho lady, "a lot of
trouble that I hod on my mind has Jlinl
been cleared iiway, nnd now there's no
knowing whut's going to happen next to
worry me."
i.Kiirrs oi;t.
John H. Hathom, In Record-Herald.
Fnrowtdl to him who by Columbia's sldo
Watched hlHt'ry's lengthened shndows past
her glide,
And wore the blue, and Inughud ut pain,
And saw thn Ioiik yours glide
For noblest manhood has ho borne
And followed where the (lag has gono;
Jt.it nil thn echoes, nusw'rlpg round about,
Have bidden him to sloop,
Lights out! Lights out!
And deep In Mem'ry's heart, thnt through
the yours
Htlll keeps her thoughts of patriots and her
tears,
Thy name lives on for evermore
Till Ood'B groat morn appears.
Ho, brightly, In thnt farther land
Look down from where all martyrs stand:
Beo how foul murder's work 1ms banished
doubt,
And henr, In that sweet, tolonin note of
pain,
A glorious bcnlsnn, u joyful strain;
Lights out! Lights out! ' '
