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THE OMAHA DAILY UEE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1001.
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Upton should Hud n faster skipper
If lie exiieets to win the cup.
Mayor Moorcs has reached HufTalo.
If lie docs uot lirltiK tin; koy to the city
linck with him his errand will have
failed.
icnerally fish stories are not taken
fortously, but It Is different with those
our game warden Is telling to the peace
Justices these autumn days.
Our Woman's Christian Temperance
union friends think that Omaha needs
n thick coat of moral kalsomlnc., We
hope they will come often and brlus
their paint brushes with them.
This Is rather bite In the season to
order streets paved, though 11 Is better
Into than never. The contractors, how
ever, should be kept on the Jump to
complete their work before cold
.weather Interferes.
llrltlsh yachtsmen are already talk
ing about organizing another syndicate
to compete for the America's cup. They
should at least wait until Sir Thomas
Upton's hopes nre decently burled be
fore elaborating their plans,
The Chinese court announces that It
will Mart for Pekln Hunday. As there
Is plenty of time to change the royal
mind between now and then, however,
the royal steward need be In no hurry
ordering groceries for the 1'ekln pal
aces. The city of tSouth Omaha has been
advertising for proposals for a new
bond Issue without recolvlng a single
bid. When thev bankrupt treasury can
borrow no more .South Omaha peoplo
will realize that their new charter Is
three sizes too large for them.
The, rush of hogs to ninrket last sum
mer when the producers were fright
ened over the corn crop Is telling on
tho present. For some time hog re
ceipts havn shown n decrease from a
similar period last year, but tho Indica
tions are for a return to normal con
ditions. A call for a democratic ratification
meeting asks all the faithful "to make
nil effort lo be on hand loaded with en
thuslnsm." The average Omaha dem
ocrat Mho attends these meetings
usually expects to be loaded with some
thing else beforo the meet lug adjourns.
Clontarf precinct cast three votes for
Mercer In 1000 and four votes for Me
Klnley. Hut Clontarf precinct, In the
Interest of .Mercer, Is to be represented
by two members of the county commit
tee, while the Sixth ward, which gave
Mercer l.fl'J votes, Is represented by
thrco members' on the committee.
A Wisconsin iniiii proposes to secure
power by hitching on behind a cyclone.
The. scheme may be all right, but there
might be some dllllculty lu having cy
clones handy every time It Is desired
to turn on the power. If he would
only hitch onto the front end when
ho located his cyclone he would be as
nured of a rattling tlnlsh.
While the Heal Ustate exchange Is
clamoring for tax reform It should not
forget that tho local tax rate is the
Joint effort of three separate and ills
tlnct public bodies, the city council, the
Hoard of Kdiicatlon, the Hoard of
County Commissioners. To get practl
cal, results It will have to keep an eye
pn oycry one or tneso taxing authorities
A i is til an minors comment on tho, ex
treme 'quiet and good order of the re
cent clectlous lu that country. Tho
troops were only called out lit four or
tli-o. nlaecs to nreservo order and tho
list of killed and wounded has not
been made up. The election may have
been quiet compared with a session of
tho legislative body of that country,
but there li room for Improvement.
BANKIXO (lltUWTIt.
In the matter of tho Increase of na
tional banks aud of bank circulation
the currency legislation of last year has
been most amply justified. Under this
law there have been organized 715
banks, more than two-thirds of them
with a capital of less than $50,000, thus
conclusively demonstrating how great
was the need for legislation authorizing
the organization of banks with less
capital than was required by the orig
inal law. The result Is that many com
munities which before did not have
banking facilities now possess them. In
the southern and western states U22
banks have been organized under the
law of March 14, 1000, the greatest
demand for additional banking facili
ties having come from' these sections.
Over $104,000,000 has been added to
the ' bank circulation under this law,
with great benellt to the country nt
large.
It Is probable that at the coming
session of congress further currency
legislation will be proposed with a view
to giving greater elasticity to the cur
rency. The New York Evening Tost
urges that what Is first of all needed
Is the repeal of the requirement of
bond-deposit security for tho Issue of
national bank notes. This Is rendered
Inevitable In any case, It remarks, by
the payment of tho 'national debt. It
may be doubted, howcrer, whether that
provision of tho law will bo repealed
at present. As a secondary measure
the Tost thinks the repeal of the pro
visions forbidding branches of national
banks Is needed. Wc cannot see what
reasonable objection can be made to
this. The I'ost regards as the real evil
In our system the lack of a credit cur
rency, which would be available lo the
farmers of the country, and It suggests
that If this be remedied the details of
supplying that currency will Im speedily
worked out. There Is not a great deal
needed to make our currency system
as nearly perfect as Is attainable and
this should be supplied by 'the coming
congress.
tub conroiiAriox uxixjuum).
The strike of the steel workers, It
appears, did uo actual Injury to the
steel corporation, whatever, incon
venience It mny have caused. Accord
ing to the Pittsburg correspondent of
the New York Journal of Commerce at
no time was the output of the cor
poration reduced moro thnn one-seventh.
While the stocks on hand were being
reduced, the necessities of the custom
ers were growing more Imperative and
the chances of maintaining prices were
steadily Improving. Tho correspondent
expresses the opinion that the corpora
tion made enough moro on the 24,000
tons It was dally producing to meet
tho loss on the 4,000 tons which It was
unable to make. Practically all of
this 4,000 tons It will make In the com
ing few months, so that on the whole
Its loss of business will be very small
and the market has been well held up
for It.
The men engaged In the strike, on
the other hand, sustained an actual
loss, amounting In the aggregate (o a
very considerable sum, which they can
not recover and for which they realized
no beuellt or advantage whatsoever.
The wages they lost Is a permanent
loss and In addition to this they ma
terially weakened their association and
their Inllucnce as n part of organized
labor. Thus this conflict between or
ganized capital and organized labor
offers a lesson which all worklngmen
should study. It should suggest to
them the folly of engaging lu strikes
without having the best and strongest
reasons for doing so and then only
after every reasonable and honorable
effort has been made for a peaceable
settlement of differences.
A TIWST OttJKur LESHOX.
The recent collapse In copper, follow
ing the reduction of the dividend paid
by the Amalgamated Copper company,
furulshes nn object lesson which In
vestors in Industrial securities will do
jive 1 1 to consider. It was not altogether
unexpected. 'I he depression In Kurope,
the declining exports of American cop
per and consequent Inevitable accumu
lation of American copper stocks, fore
shadowed more or less serious disturb
ance. In the market, but the collapse
was rather more sharp than had. been
apprehended. The Amalgamated Cop
per company was ffuppoed to be one of
the strongest of the Industrial combina
tions. It was organized when ,tho cop
per trade was exceptionally prosperous
and the outlook for Its continued pros
perity seemed' most favorable. It was
believed to have almost unlimited tlnan-
clal resources.
According to the United States In
vestor, however, the project has lu all
Its stnges proved to bo one of the most
barefaced schemes on record. "Its very
nudaclty," says that Journal, "seemed
to make It attractive lu the eyes of a
large number of Investors. The ills
Ingenuousness of the scheme was
clearly apparent nt the start, the char
acter of the men who promoted It was
well known and there could bo no ques
tion of Its utter futility from the purely
economic standpoint." Yet the stock
sold readily on the representation that
the price would ultimately go to 200.
As a matter of fact It went, after a
short spurt, below par, where It re
mained for a long time, but eventually
It was worked up to about 120. The
company acquired control of many com
petlng copper mines and Its eapltallza
tlon was made $150,000,000-perhaps at
least three times what It legitimately
should be.
The company, says the Investor, Is the
blindest kind of u blind pool; no data
havo over been furnished whereby the
true condition of the concern could bo
tlgured out. Whether or uot the dlvl
(lends It has paid were earned uo one
outside a small coterie knows. The
promoters failed to do what they repre
sented they were going "to do In tho
way of restricting the output and mnlu
talnlug the prlco of copper. And tills
project, declares tho Investor, resembles
hundreds of others that have been
launched lu the last few years. "It Is
moro audaclwiis than some and uot so
audacious n others. It Is merely one
pf couqUcm number of schemed
to hoodwink tho public and foist upon
them, nt ruinously high valuations,
properties which other peoplo no longer
care to hold and which they cannot hold
except at a loss." The Investor ex
presses the opinion that the fate which
Is overtaking the copper combination Is
Indicative of what will befall the whole
Industrial trust structure, resulting In
tm appalling and destructive crash.
There appears to be good ground for
this view In the fact that In ten months
of this year the Industrial combinations
have paid dividends to the enormous
amount of ?'J00,000,000, since It Is
hardly possible that all of this was
earned.
Meanwhile the question grows con
stantly more pressing as to what shall
be done to regulate the combinations
and to protect the public against such
projects as that of the Amalgamated
Copper company, with their vast over
capitalization and their secret way of
doing business. This question has be
come so urgent and Is of such over
shadowing Importance that the coming
congress will bo compelled to give It
consideration, aud (here Is reason to ex
pect that President Koosevelt will have
some practical suggestions and recom
mendations to make In regard to It.
;vor a mr too uahsh.
OMAHA, Oct. 2. To the Kdltor of The
Hee: I fully agree with what you say con
cerning the disfranchisement of Omaha re
publicans by tho action of Saturday's con
vention. Hut It seems to mo you are alto
gether too harsh In your criticism of the
delegates from tho Seventh and Ninth
wards whom you chargo with treachery
and betrayal of tbolr constituents. You
mint know that nil Is fair In war and poli
tics. You must know also that It Is com
mon for politicians to make trades, to nomi
nate their candidates even If they have to
sacrifice other Interests for the time.
HKVKNTH WARD KEPUUMCAN.
All may be fair In war and politics,
but there Is a broad Hue of demarcation
which no honest or honorable man will
ross.
It is fair lu war and politics to win
out by a ruse or by strntegy, but the
soldier who violates his parole Is re
garded as no better than a deserter, and
an army olllcer who breaks his word of
lonor to friend or foe Is forever after
despised and held In contempt by his
fellow officers.
All may be fair In war among savages
who tight with poisoned weapons and
do not scruple to torture or butcher
wounded captives and defenseless
women nnd children, but civilized ar
mies do not countenance such warfare.
They protect the prisoner of war, re
spect the sign of truce and refrain from
tiring on buildings that display the hos
pital ttag.
The same rule of conduct obtains In
politics when carried on by honorable
men. Falsehood, deceit and treachery
are not among the legitimate weapons
with which political battles can be won
without the Inevitable penalty sure to
follow In time.
Measured by that standard The Bee's
rltlclsm of the delegates that repre
sented the Seventh and Ninth wards In
the recent republican convention Is nbne
too harsh. It Is certainly not. too se
vere so far as It relates to their lnex-
usable betrayal of their constituents
whom they voted to disfranchise In all
future conventions.
It Is extremely mild as regards the
lelegatlon of the Seventh ward In view
of the deliberate violation of their word
of honor pledged by their authorized
steering committee In the Interest of
fudge Vlnsonhaler and lu his presence.
They did uot make these pledges under
coercion, but proposed their own terms
and made their agreements on their
voluntary word of honor.
Although It has been represented lu
iiilllatlou of the offense that the agree
ment made by them was conditional.
the truth Is that no other condition was
proposed or Imposed than the renoml
nation of Judge Vlnsonhaler by accla
mation. With deceit on their Hps and
treachery In their hearts, and never In
tending to carry out In good faith their
own proposals, these men did not have
even the decency to serve notice on the
parties whom they had conlldenced that
they repudiated the compact.
Can any criticism too harsh be passed
on such reprehensible conduct?
County Treasurer Elsasser has pub
lished another monthly exhibit of the
whereabouts of the county funds,
coupled with this declaration: "I de
sire to reiterate that I do not innko
this statement In compliance with tho
demand of the republican state plat
form. I realize, however, that there
exists a general sentiment In favor of
the custodians of public fuuds taking
the people Into their confidence." If
Mr. Klsasser was not forced or coaxed
Into taking the public into his confi
dence by the demand of the republican
state convention, why did he hold back
twenty months before he made response
to the general sentiment? Why does
he not admit candidly and frankly that
ho never would have done It had It not
been for the call for publicity contained
In the republican platform?
The American Sugar Hellnlng com
pauy has made a cut of over 1 cent a
pound In retined sugar, effective only
In the section of country which pro
duces beet sugar. The west Is greatly
Interested In the success of tho beet
sugar Industry and If the big comblna
tlon Is bent upon crushing out a bust
ness which promises so much for this
section It Is likely to hear something
from It through tho medium of eon
gress. There Is considerable glass In
the Sugar trust roof.
The Salt trust proposes to reach out
and get control of the producing ca
paclty of the world. If It should sue
cced an excellent opportunity will be
afforded to observe whether other couu
tries have any more effective method
of dealing with such combinations than
has been devised In this country, for It
Is certalu that uo company will bo al
lowed to monopolize a necessity of life
without au effort to check It.
West Omaha, which gave McKlnley
101 votes and Mercer 100 votes nt the
last election, will hereafter have ton
delegates lu tho county convention.
jwhllo the Fourth .ward, .which gave
McKlnley 1,531 votes and Mercer 1.402
votes, will be represented by ten dele
gates. This Is not tho rankest feature
of the new Mercer machine. West
Oinnha. with less than 200 republicans,
now has four members of the county
committee, while the Fourth ward,
with eight times as ninny republicans,
has only three members of the com
mittee. The total vote cast for Congressman
Mercer lu Douglas county last year was
13.S10, of which 10.MW was given hltn
In the city of Omaha, nnd 1,272 In the
country precincts. Hut In the Interest
of Mercer the 1,272 republicans In the
country are represented by twenty-
eight members of the county committee
while the 10,MW republicans In Omnha
havo twenty-seven members of the
county committee.
The atrocities committed by Filipinos
upon the members of the Ninth In
fantry. If proven true, put the guilty
men beyond the pale of the law. Our
soldiers have treated the natives who
huve been captured with arms in their
hands lu a most lenient manner, but
men who commit such crimes have no
reason to expect to be considered pris
oners of war when taken.
If tho Unlou Pacific bridge Is not sub
ect to assessment and taxation by local
authorities, then neither Is the East
Omaha bridge nor tho Omaha & Coun
cil Muffs bridge. If these great proper
ties can successfully evade their Just
share of local tax burdens, other tax
payers will have to pay for them. Hut
they will not do It without a vigorous
protest.
A Cruel Alternative.
Washington Stan
The Department of Agrlculturo has de
cided that certain cereals can bo grown
with marked success In Alaska. It Is a
great deal to nek a man who haa started
out for millions In gold to settle down to
farming.
l.lKlit III DnrU 1'lnren,
Chlvatto Journal.
Tho eccentric methods of tho copper trust
plainly demonstrate the need of somo' legis
lation that will compel corporations to
mako their operations public and to limit
the nmouut of their stock to tho actual
value of their rlants.
I'liiilnliliiK the Innocent.
Indlnnnpolts Journal.
That the father and brothers of Czolgosz
havo been discharged from their employ
ments because of tho crime of the son and
brother, which they deplore, Is humiliat
ing ovidenco of tho unruacionabloucss of
many people. Thcro Is every reason to be-
Hove that If cither of these three, rela
tives of tho assassin had the least Inti
mation of the Intention of the uon nnd
brother to take tho llfo of tho president
they would have given prompt warning.
Itrapri't for l.nvt- the Itemedr.
Indianapolis News.
Vo have in this country many people
nono of whom are Americans In tho tech
nical sense who think that liberty con
sists wholly In doing what one likes, and
who are In constant Intollectunl rebellion
against all authority. It Is of the highest
lmportanco Uiuf tho citizens of a free coun
try should understand that absolute and
unquestioning obedlcnco to the law be
cause It Is the law Is tho first quality of
ntelllgent and patriotic citizenship. There
Is indeed no way to cscapo from It. for the
law when violated avenges Itself some
times In tho most tcrrlblo fashion.
The I'renlitenllnl llelt.
Springfield Republican.
With the exception of Andrew Johnson,
every president since 1856 has come from
the short group of states which follow from
New York to Illinois, Inclusive. These
five states Now York, Pennsylvania. Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois run In a lino sldn In
side. Now York has furnished Arthur.
Cloveland and Hooscvelt; Pennsylvania.
Huchauan; Ohio. Hayes, Darflcld nnd Mc
Klnley; Indiana, Harrison, and Illinois.
Lincoln and Grant. It may now be falrlv
called tho presidential belt, nnd it seems
almost hopeless for anyone who lives out
side of It to become president of tho United
States.
i:niToitiAi. i.ooi'.s.
Washington 8tar: Perhaps It may be Just
as well to withhold our Judgment until
Admiral Schley's witnesses are heard.
Minneapolis Times: Tho records show
that It Is a good deal mora dangerous to
bo conueeted with the Schley court of In
quiry than It was to bo present at the bat
tle of Santiago. Really, the fatality con
nected with that court Is becoming appal
ling.
Chicago News: Having exnerlcnced such
111 luck with the messages which ft tried
to havo delivored by naval officers during
tho Spanish war, tho Navy department
henceforth, whon It has matters of Impor
tance to communicate, should ring up a
messenger boy.
Philadelphia North American: Although
most of tho department's witnesses have
manifested n desire to discredit tho cour
age and judgment of Schley, they have suc
ceeded mainly In revealing their own negli
gence, nnd In somo rases deliberate dis
obedience of orders. Tho most Important
Information was withheld from tho com
mander of tho squadron by tho scout cap
tains nr completely and consistently as If
there had been a conspiracy of subordinates
to cmborrass him by concealing tho where
abouts of the Spanish fleet.
Portland Oregonlan: Tho army is Bald to
go on Its belly, tho navy an Its bunkers.
Tho one is helpless whon cut off for any
length of tlmo from Its base of supplies,
tho other In worso than helpless either for
nffenBlvo or defenslvo nctton when caught
without a sufficient supply of coal. To
prevent this posslblo calamity seems to
havo been tho purpose of Admiral Schley
when In chargo of the flying Bquadron dur
ing the last days of May, 1S9S. With this
end In view ho (at the present stage of the
inquiry) Bccms to have tiBed his own Judg
ment and disobeyed orders. Perhaps ho
was Justified. In his course. Tho results nt
the time wero accepted as convincing proof
of his assumption. Tho whole country Is
waiting anxiously for his sldo of tho story.
Indianapolis News: Tho sesslous of tho
board of Inquiry aro brlnglug out testimony
that Is not calculated to Increase tho re
spect of tho publlo for our naval oflicors.
Tho country has freely Indulged in tho
delusion that they are calm, precise, uc
curate aud as steady as a clock, especially
In times of actual hostilities, but officers
corao upon tho btanrt ami dispute tho log3,
tho official charts aud differ In their estl
mates of distances, state of tho sea and
weather and other conditions In a way
that is hard to explain or understand. For
Instance, Rear Admiral Hlgglnsnu, Com
mander Harper and Captain McCalla testify
that Admiral Schley maintained a blockade
at Santiago, at about two miles from shoro
whllo other officers, Including Admiral
Evans, state positively that Schley hold
his fleet nt about seven miles from shore
In tho daytlmn und even farther away at
.nljht, Wbat Is the average nun to think t
! KEEP IT BEFORE
How the Republican Voters of Omaha
Have Been Disfranchised by the
New County Machine.
i
Delegates in Kutio to
Votes for Next County Republican
McKlnley, Convention. Votes.
IMIM MW 0Q9 . I i i in . n . , i Mil. I III Ml II M m m I II I
Omaha 11, ISO DO 1 to 1VM
South Omaliii 1,7!):? IS 1 to !)!)
Country 1,;U17 70 1 to 15)
Total 14.;nt 178 1 to 80
.Mom hers Hatlo to
Votes for County Republican
.McKlnley. Committee. Votes.
Oinnha 11,180 J7 I to 414
South Omnhn 0 1 to 2!)8
Country 1,;W7 -2S 1 to 18
Total U.iUO (II lto'2;l5
Delegates Members
Votes for in County
McKlnley. Convention. Committee,
Omnha 11,180 1)T) 07
So. O muli a nnd Country .'I, I (() ilV
Total 14. H10 T78 01
How long will
submit tamely to
I!
WAriiix4Tox ;ossii.
ffecne mill liiclileiitH OliNPi-vril nt tlio
Xntlnnnl Cnpltnl.
Ilellevers In signs, shadows, spooks and
similar phenomena aro again trying to
fathom tho curious shadowgraphs visible at
certain times on clear days on the pillars
of the portico of tho White House. To
tho average mind untainted by supersti
tion, these shadowgraphs aro nothing more
than the shadows eaBt by the projecting
decorations of tho pillar capH nnd coping.
To sign renders nnd believers they are the
reflection of good or evil. The shadow
graphs nt tho present time, ns sketched by
the Now York Herald, differ from those
observed last spring, tho chango being due
to the changed course of tho sun. These
hadows aro fitful things, capricious ns tho
winds, vnrlablo ns the clouds, and may
never bo depended upon to arrive on a
schedule. So tho curious havo to wait with
what patience they can bring to bear.
When one of these rcallzo that an "Im
portant" shndoW Is taking shape, ho Is
quick to rommunlcato his discovery to tho
others, who eagerly flock nround the par
ticular pillar honored by tho mystic visitor.
President Roosevelt, Secretary Hay, a
man holding an outstretched revolver, a
portion of a winged figure and n dove with
spreading wings these nre the queer slgnt
and portents which dally tnkn shape on tho
east portico of the rambling old building
fronting Pennsylvania avenue. I.eos than
six months ago tho cold and polished sur
face of tho stone reflected other faces anil
other forms. It was In May of this year
that attention was called to tho puzllng
portraits silhouetted against tho stately
columns. At that lime tho profile of Presi
dent McKlnley was the most noticeable
of tho shadowgraphs. The clear cut fea
tures, sharp. Incisive, mnstcrful, wero faith-
fully reproduced In mnrblc.
Whenever tho pillar bearing the outline
of President Koosevrlt'a faco Is fruitful
there Is sure to bo a large and enthusiastic
crowd In attendance. These see in the
profile nothing to warrant fear of HI for
tune to come. Hnther do tno majority oi
tho shadow hunters lean to tho view that
tho sign Is one of good portent to tho rap
Idly ndvanclng young ninu from Now York.
It would ho hard to Imagine a moro clearly
outlined suggestion of tho president than 1b
thrown by tho sun nnd the cornice In part
nership. There used to be a man who did
business In the hotels along Pennsylvania
avenue, a dark, nervous, quick-witted, rapid
lingered genius who would tnko a pair of
scissors and n sheet of black paper and cut
out your silhouette about ns fast as you
could cut tho pages of n book, by which
ho rolled up quite a competency, because
he was In his particular and rather odd
lino a thorough artist. Ho novor did any
thing In this connection that could throw.
Into the shado tho silhouette of President
Hooscvelt as lined up against tho 'Whlto
House pillar. Hardly a distinguishing out
ward characteristic of tho president is lack
ing. Thoro Is tho famous raoustacho, tho
well defined nose, tho mouth slightly
"ajar," and, of course, tho celebrated Hough
Hlder's hat. As If to carry the Illusion
still further, there depends from tho shoul
der of tho figure what might very well pass
for tho stock of a gun.
The outline of Secretary Hay's face, seen
first at one hour, then at another, but never
twlco at tho same hour, is almost equally
excellent ns a likeness. Even thoso un
familiar with Mr. Hay, from actual sight
of tho secretary, aro Invariably nblo to
recognize tho silhouetted figure from tho
frequency with which tho fentures of the
Stato department's head hav6 appeared In
the newspapers.
An amusing oddity Is "tho hand holding
a pistol " This is not qulto so successful
a reproduction as aro somo of tho others,
nnd requires a Httlo aid from a responsive
imagination beforo it can bo properly cata
logued In tho list of Whlto House pillar
wonders. Tho hand U not so distinct as It
might be, but thoro can bo no doubt as to
the weapon which extends diagonally down
across the column.
Another of tho newcomers In Hhadiwland
Is tho winged figure, or, rather, it is a sub
stantial portion of a winged flgiiro. Wero
the pillars of the Whlto House portico only
a trlflo larger and offering broader surfaco,
It is safo to assumo that tho flguro In Its
entirety would bo shown. However, with
tho limited spare nt command, tho winged
ono conies out surprisingly "well.
,I)y far tho prottlest shadow of tho col
lection Is that of the little dovo with the
outstretched wings. This well favored bird
rests near tho top of tho column, Its flying
apparatus apparently in readiness for Im
mediate flight.
lintiFormiiirr Tnxiitlon,
Philadelphia North American.
One of the fundamental rules of taxation
Is that no moro money should bo raised
than is necessary to carry on tho govern
ment. To violate this rule Is to oppress
tho people. We all want tho government
honestly and economically ndmlnUtcred,
and all want to bo as lightly burdened with
taxes as powslblo. Therefore, thoso who
favor keeping up tho taxes nnd reducing
tho surplus by extravagant appropriations
are simply advocating a policy of taxing
the people unnecessarily.
REPUBLICANS.
Omaha republicans
such rank injustice?
imcotijctixc if iit.ic orrici.w.s.
Ample I'liiipr lor (lint Purpone Vc(eil
In CuiiurrK.
Chicago Tribune,
The nsHnssluntloii of President McKlnley
has called renewed attention to the neglect
of tho criminal code of tho I'tiltcd States
to authorise the federal courts to punish
assaults upon government ofllclnls. There
nre somo special provisions for punishing
resistance to vovcnuo am! customs oflicors,
hut, ns a rule, nny violence shown to nn
oincer of the United States is left to be
tried by tho laws of tho state In which tho.
crime happens to be committed No dis
tinction Is madi) between the killing of a
president nnd the murder of a prlvnto citi
zen, nnd If tlui attempt at assassination
falls tho perpetrator escapes with n light
punishment. Public olllclals nro exposed
to special dangers In tho execution of their
duties. It is obvious that they should hnvo
some special protection. President McKln
ley was shot solely becnuso ho was presi
dent. A crime of this kind should be pun
ished soverely under a federal statute,
whether tho attempt at murder succeeds or
not.
Fortunately It Is not necessary to amend
tho constitution or euact a law of treason
In order to give adequate, protection to
presidents, )co presidents, cabinet officers,
federal Judgea or other national officials.
Congress already has ample power to pro
tect bueli persons. "The question was de
cided by tho Vnltcd States supreme court
lu tho controversy growing out of tho ns
snult upon Justice Field in 1SS9. It had be
come the duty of that Jurist, while sitting
with tho Judges of tho United States district
court of California, to decide a case ad
versely to David S. Terry and his wlfo
nnd to punish them for contempt of court.
At that time Terry announced his Inten
tion of killing the Justice at the first oppor
tunity. When Justice Field returned to
California ' tho next year ho was accom
panied by a deputy marshal, Mr. Nngle, and
when Terry suddenly appeared In u public
restaurant nnd began a murderous assault
upon tho Justice, ho was shot nnd killed
In the net by Naglo. la tho legal contro
versy which followed it appeared donbtful
whether Nuglo could ho protected by the
t'nlted States government for having saved
the life of the Justice. Tho supreme court,
however, finally dltchargcd him on n writ
of habeas corpus,' holding that tho govern
ment, by Implied rights of self-protection,
has" authority to do anything nccos
sary to protect ti public official In tho dis
charge of his duties.
On tho hftBls of this decision It seems to
bo clear thut rongrcss has power to enact
laws for tho better protection of tho
president and other public servants from
tho peculiar dungcrs surrounding them.
With thrco presidents dead by nssusstnn
tinn and with a group of criminals in ex
istence whose. "treed Includes tho killing of
rulers becauso thoy are rulers. It is time
tbnt tho United States criminal cude were
amended in this Important respect.
Nul lu III Gins.
Buffalo Express,
The Htlnpnat Inn thnt tht nnmr. of the
rhlllpplnq nrrhlpelago bo chnnged to tho
McKlnley islands, and that tho sepnrato
Islands bo rcchrlstoucd after prominent
Americans who havo had a part in their
conques't aud government, does not deserve
Rerlnim consideration. President McKlntoV
desorves n better monumont to his memory
than to havn his name borno by a con
quered Asiatic colony
M-Ntbeuu. All irarrtrU.
KCr Checks filing of the hair; I
keeps the scalp clean. I
Always Restores Color to I
Gray Hair. f
IT.UNOXAI. MlTI'.S.
With 3i0 church organs to his credit. Mr.
Carneglo can discount John I'lilllp Soui
as a mulo producer.
Frederhk J. V. Skiff, dlrcctor-ln-chlft
of the Field Columbian museum In Chicago,
has been appointed director of exhibits for
tho St. Louis World's fair.
A movement has been started by tho
teachers In the public schools of Philadel
phia to erect a monument to tho memory
of Lewis Klklu, who bequeathed nearly
$3,000,000 as a pension fund for Indigent
teachers,
J. McNeil Whistler, tho artist. Is most
particular about tho ccnico at his table.
Ills dishes nre nil of silver aud tho nan
kins, etc., nro all of the finest damask,
marked In ono corner with his crest, tho
famous butterfly.
Tho Lincoln farm la Hodgenvlllc,- Ky.,
whero Abraham Lincoln was bora, Is wanted
by Ur. It. C. Miller, president of tho St.
Luko society of Chicago, who wishes to
buy It for tho society. Tho farm is owned
by David Orenr of this city.
Chauucey M. Depew is now director or
trustee In more corporations than any other
man In this country. Ho Is a director la
8eoiity-Hlx different companies, furty-nltm
of which nio railroad companies. Ho Is
president of six companies nnd chairman
of the board of six or seven other com
unnlcs. Anton Dwirnk has been accordrd a rare
distinction by tho emperor of Austria. Ho
Is tho first musical composer who has been
mado a member of tho Austrlnn house of
lords. Dvorak was born lu n suburb of
Prague In ISO. Ho was tho son of nn inn
keeper nnd evinced his musical genius nt
nn early ngo and received hla training In
tho government schools. His "Slnbat
Mater" secured his Kuropean reputation.
Tho soldier who beenmo a brlgudler gen
eral thronih President ltoocvolt'n first
ofilclnl net, General James M. Hell, began
his military career an a volunteer in the
civil war. Ho went Into tho Santiago cam
paign ns colonel of the Klghth cavalry.
General Chaffoo's old regiment, nnd was
soverely wounded at Ounnlmas. tin battle
of tho campaign. After a long Illness ho
followed his regiment to the Philippines,
whero he saw additional service.
I.KillT AMI I.IVKI.V.
Kllegende Itlnetter: "You nro not seri
ously 111; you simply require rest."
"Hut, doctor, look nt tny tongue."
"That also requires rest."
Ohio State Journal: Mr. Mo.qulto we'll
have to movo south pretty soon.
Mr. Mosquito Dear tne, I must fly 'round
und run a few moro IiIIIh before wo leave.
Philadelphia Record Tommy Paw, wlint
Is broken HiikIIbIiY
Paw Ilroket) Kngllsh. my boy, is what
the Shamrock betters will bo after the ran
Washington Star; "My friend," mild
Senator Sorghum, "never offer u man nione
In politics."
"Ihivn you followed that rule?"
"Certainly. I always wait until ho
brings up the proposition himself. It Is
sufcr."
Chicago Tribune: "Paim. bere'H nn ex
pression I never heard before: 'That's tho
wood with tho bnrk on.' What does It
meiin?"
"I Hiipposo It means nny word that's
written In tho ship's log."
Philadelphia Press: Hrlggs I suppose,
now that you've got buck from your vai.i
tlon you will take a long rest."
flrlggs That's the worst of It. t spent
ho much money tbnt I've got to work
harder than ever.
Somervlllo Journal: Aristocrat: I under
stand that your grandfather tnajlo horse
shoes. Plebeian Yes, he made porno for your
grandfather onco and tho bill Isn't re
ceipted yet.
Pittsburg Chronicle: Now. thn' 5erpent,
In the form of n book publisher, tempted
Uve bpenklug In this manner:
"I'll pay you SO per cent royally on thofo
old lovo IctteiH of Adam's."
What womnn could resist, especially ns
the fall shades in fig leaves had Just ar
rived ?
Chliago Tribune: Jack-Cousin Nellie,
this Is your seventeenth birthday. I'm en
titled lo my seventeen kisses.
Pretty Cousin You foolish boy. will
you never let up on that kissing hnblt of
yours?
Jneli-Ccrt. I'll quit when you'ro CO,
Nell.
ocionr.it ii.w.n.
Mrs. rClleu P. Allcrton,
Push back tho curtains and fling wide the
door,
Shut not away the light nor th sweet nlr,
Let ehequerel sunbeams piny upon lh
lloor,
And nn my head low-bowed, and on my
hnlr.
Would I could sing lu words of melody '
Tho hazy sweetness of this wondrous
tlmo!
Low would I pitch my voice; tho song
should be
A soft, low chant, set to a dreamy rhyme,
No loud, high notes for tender days, llki
these,
No trumpet tones, no swelling words o(
pride,
Ucnenth theso skies, so like dim summei
seas,
Whero linzy ships of cloud nt nnchor ride,
At peaco aro earth nnd sky, whero sottlj
fall
Tho brown leaves at iny feot. A hoi;
palm
Il.-HtH lu a benediction over nil.
Oh, silent peaco! Oh, days of silent, calm.
And passion, llko tho winds, lies hushed nn(
nt 111 ;
A I brong of gcntlo thoughts, sweet, c,alu
nnd pure,
Knock nt my door and lightly cross th sill
Would Ibut their feet might sUy. thel1
lelgn endure!
Hut storms will come The haze upon Hit
bills
Will yield to blinding gusts of sleet uno
And foiMhls pence that nil my being fills.
Tho tides of batilo ehall surge to und fro
J. C AVBR CO., L.wll, Um.