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The addroaa will be ohanged
aa often aa nealmn.
The Beal Estate exchange is studying
electrics Just now.
Sullivan was renominated Tuesday,
and the next day It rained.
What has become of Dare Mercer's
South Omaha pontoon bridge?
Tom Johnson's grip on the Ohio dem
ocratJo machine is more firm than ever.
Tom Johnson has favored the country
with a slice of "the Ohio idea," served
up raw.' ''
It does seem that the irrigation con
gress selected an Inopportune data for
Its meeting this year.
Nebraska participants in the Denver
conference will now have to ask them
elves where they are at
Colonel Bryan will now feel safe In
leaving Nebraska long enough to make
bla proposed trip to Europe.
The Commercial club la to be com
mended for placing t stamp of disap
proval on the trading stamps.
Sir Thomas is certainly gracious when
be forces himself out of courtesy to tell
us that he la having a good time.
Sheridan Bared the day for the union
army at Winchester. Bryan's presence
at Columbus saved the day for the
Kansas City platform.
The marked improvement In electrlo
arc street lamps within the past ten
days affords tangible proof of the bene
fits of competition In public lighting.
It la to be hoped that Stllwell'a
Oriental railroad will not come Into col
llalon with the Pan-American railroad
from uo man's land to the North pole.
1 ')
Nebraska populists will rejoice to
know that they still have tho glorious
privilege of shouting for democrats and
marching at the tall end of the proces
sion.
By decree of Judge Grimes pcram
bulatlng tooth carpenters may hence
forth engage in repairing decayed mo
lars and defective Jaws in tho town
Lodgrpole without being subjected
the annoyance and Inconvenience
paying an occupation tax.
' Omaha has reason to feel proud over
the striking manifestation of the Irre
sistible Influence of its truly independ
ent but always popocratlc newspaper.
Great quantities of tomatoes have
changed ownership in the Omaha veg
table market on the Up of the World'
Han Id that the tomato crop would run
short
When the local fusion organ asserts
that the democratic convention "noml
Dated for the supreme bcuch the ablest
most learned and most generally
trusted Jurist who has ever graced that
tribunal it simply exhibits its natural
tendency to slop over. Judge Sulllva
Is an able Jurist but there are others
off and ou the supreme bench and there
have been others before his day. The
Nebraska supreme beueh has been
graced by such brilliant and learned
Jurists as William Little and Oliver
Perry Mason, and such able and trusted
exponents of law as Gunrt, Reese and
Maxwell, each of whom was the peer
of John J. Sullivan, to say uothlug of
bis colleagues, &ilat A. Ilolcomb and
Samuel H. Sedjwlck,
DEMOCRATIC M 13R IC PRK 9 1 NTATlOit.
The chnlrnian of the Nebraska demo-
ratlc convention said lu his speech that
In Its government of the Philippines
the republican party has suppressed the
Hill of Hlghts, which is contained in
the first eight articles of amendment to
the federal constitution. Terhaps the
more intelligent members of the con
vention knew that this statement was
erroneous, but many of the rank and
file of the party and probably some who
are not democrats may not be aware
of the misrepresentation in the state
ment of Judge Loomis and it therefore
ppears proper to expose that fact.
The Philippine civil government act,
passed by the last congress, extends the
Bill of Rights to the archipelago, with
the exception of two provisions. That
ct provides that no law shall be
enacted in the islands depriving any
person of life, liberty or property with
out due process of law, or denying to
ny person therein the equal protec
tion of the laws. It further provides
that no law shall be passed abridging
the freedom of speech or of the press,
or the right of the people peaceably to
ssemble and petition the government
for redress of grievances. The act
also declares "that no law shall be
made respecting an establishment of re
ligion or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof and that the free exercise and
enjoyment ot religious profession and
worship, without discrimination or
preference, . shall be forever allowed."
In these very important respects, there
fore, our constitution has been extended
to the Philippines and the civil gov
ernment Is being administered In ac
cordance therewith.
Democrats should endeavor to be fair
and honest in their discussion of our
Philippine relations. They ought to
realize that they have nothing to gain
by misstatements and misrepresentation.
The Filipinos have not been given all
the rights and privileges of the Ameri
can people, but they are enjoying a
larger measure of freedom than they
have ever before known and are ac
quiring an experience In self-government
that is gradually fitting them for
Independence. Many of them are now
in the public service and more will en
ter it ns that service is enlarged and
competent natives are found for it
Justice is being impartially adminis
tered, education Is being extended, and
careful attention Is being given to the
industrial and commercial improve
ment of the Islands. All this Is well
known to the Intelligent portion of our
people and they cannot be misled by
such false declarations as that ot the
temporary chairman of the Nebraska
democratic convention. Statements of
this kind may influence the Ignorant
voter, but they are futile with those
who are familiar with republican policy
In regard to the government of the
Philippines.
QUANT FA VUKS THE CANTCKN.
General F. D. Grant commanding the
Department ot Texas, makes a strong
argument in his annual report to the
War department in favor ot re-estab
lishing the canteem'IIe says that aside
from other recreation features of gar
rison life, the' canteen, which is the
enlisted soldier's clubroom, "Is a pro
tected circle into which no vice or deg
radation can Intrude," and he declares
that "to close the doors of the soldier's
garrison club and send him out into the
haunts of iniquity and vice run by
immoral vultures who, degraded them'
selves, set up no standard ot morality,
but breaking down all barriers of re
straint invite and induce soldiers to
Join in all sorts of depravity and in
famy, is a wrong to the soldier as well
as a wrong to the community in which
the soldier is located." This accords
with the expressed views of nearly ev
ery officer in the army who has had
the opportunity to see the result of
abandoning the canteen. They bear tes
timony to the demoralizing effect upon
the men and to the great injury to dis
clpllne that has ensued.
In view of the practically unanimous
opinion of army officers favorable to
the restoration of the canteen, it would
seem that there should be no hesitation
on the part of congress In complying
with that opinion. The abandonment
of the canteen was manifestly a mis
take and there can be no sound excuse
for continuing a policy that is so con
cluslvely shown to be hurtful to the
army.
TBI OHIO DKHOCRATS.
Tom L. Johnson won an easy victory
in the Ohio democratic convention, com
pletely routing the Zimmerman con
tingent which on the first test vote
was found to have less than one-third
the membership ot the convention. John
sou showod himself to be complete
master of the situation and was nom
lusted for governor by acclamation, the
platform throughout voicing his views
and entirely ignoring the opinions, in
most respects, of the conservative ele
ment. It reaffirmed allegiance to the
Kansas City platform and by special
resolution W. J. Bryan was asked to
speak in Ohio in support of the declara
tlon of principles a request which it is
pretty safe to say he will accept
Tom L. Johnson 1s now the Ohio dem'
ocratlc boss, but It is higly improbable
that he will be able to harmonize the
party. The conservative element of
which John I Zimmerman, a man of
ability and high character, la the leader,
Is utterly opposed to Johnsonlsm and
many of that element will not support
the candidate for governor. Mr. John
son can hardly draw from other sources
sufficient to offset this disaffection. He
probably does not expect to be elected,
though undoubtedly he will make a vig
orous campaign. It is understood that
his greatest desire is to elect a legists
ture that will choose a democratic suc
cessor to Senator Hanna, but he is quite
as likely to fall in this as in his fight
for the governorship.' But Johnson has
placed himself in a position to become
something of a factor In the national
campaign next year, even if he lose all
that he Is now battling for. He has
shown that he has a following in Ohio
that makes htm a force to be reckoned
with and there is reason to believe that
the grasp ho has taken upon the de
mocracy of that state he will firmly
hold. A Johnson delegation from the
Buckeye state in the democratic na
tional convention of 1004 is more than
probable.
As we have heretofore remarked, Ohio
is the center of political interest this
year, and we can see no reason for
doubting republican success.
DOVMtD TO vmappvihtmkat
The democratic party of Nebraska in
coalition with the dismembered fraction
of populists who love to parade as re-.
formers has degenerated into a political
scold. Its mission seems to be to de
nounce the republican party for every
thing it has done and arraign it for
everything it has not done, and hold it
responsible for all the cyclones, drouths
nd labor strikes, volcanic eruptions
and landslides, floods and fires that
have afflicted mankind in general and
the people of the United States in par
ticular. The democratic platform, framed un
der the personal supervision of Wil
liam J. Bryan, denounces the national
republican administration "for its
failure to carry out its promises here
tofore made for Its alleged subserviency
to special interests." What pledges the
national administration of the repub
lican party has repudiated or failed to
make good, either under William Mc
Kinley or Theodore Roosevelt, Bryan's
latest platform falls to point o....
Inferentlally the Bryan platform de
nounces the republican party for enter
taining any scheme of legislation for
the establishment of asset currency.
Inasmuch as th.e republican party in
general and the republicans of Ne
braska in particular have not com
mitted themselves In favor of asset cur
rency legislation, tills plank is like put
ting up a straw man to knock
him down. There is perhaps more
truth than poetry in the arraign
ment of the late legislature for its lam
entable subserviency to railroads and
other public corporations, but the
fusion reformers are not in position to
make capital out of the shortcomings
of republican legislatures and repub
lican railroad assessment boards
in view of . the indefensible record
made . by fusion legislatures and
assessment boards. To scold and
denounce the opposition party for
doing no better than your own
party will scarcely draw recruits to the
ranks of sham reform. What is true
regarding the plank arraigning the re
publican party of Nebraska for the
shortcomings of the last legislature ap
plies with equal force to its arraign-
ment for burdening the state with an
Immense floating debt. Everybody in
Nebraska knows that the fusion reform
administrations are responsible for
their full proportion of the floating
debt and it is chiefly because they
failed to give the taxpayers the relief
they had promised that the popular
tide turned in favor of the republicans.
Had Bryan's followers done for the
people of Nebraska what they now de
mand at the bands of the republicans
their lease of power would have been
extended. If they expect to be rein
stated in power by scolding and ar
raigning the opposition they are
doomed to disappointment
Marriageable Kansas teachers are up
in arms against the rule which Is being
generally adopted by school boards In
the Sunflower state as well as In Ne
braska, forbidding courting and mar
riage by teachers during school terms,
To head off this invasion of their in
alienable right to life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness the teachers of
Harvey county assembled at Newton,
Kan., last week and adopted the fol
lowing resolutions:
Whereas, Our fathers came to Kansas in
pursuance of a high and holy desire to es
tabliah the Institutions of freedom and
equality on Kansas soil and did heroic
service In the dark and bloody days of the
border war to establish constitutional lib
erty In this state; therefore, be It
Resolved, That we view with alarm the
tendency of school boards In certain parts
of Kansas to adopt harsh and oppressive
measures in restriction of our sacred and
Inalienable lights; that to submit to such
tyranny would prove us to be unworthy
children of such noble parentage; that a
larger percentage of our teachers being
marriageable, we urge upon all the neces
slty ot vigoroua and unceasing rebellion
against this attempt to deprive us of our
right to court and be courted.
In the face of this declaration of in
dependence few school boards or school
superintendents will dare to promulgate
an anti-courting edict
The decision Just rendered by the fed
eral court declaring valid the law that
prohibits telegraph companies carrying
on business in the state of Minnesota
virtually also affirms the validity of the
Nebraska telegraph law.
A Reasonable Doubt.
Detroit Free Press.
Ttatnrna from Kentuckv leava It In doubt
whether Caleb Powers la being tried for
murder or tor being a republican.
Taaebiag a Palatal Subject.
Denver Republican,
Hon. David B. Hill says the present pros
perity Is pure fiction. And the late demo
cratic hard times were composed of stern,
hard facta -
Seasonable War Oast.
Indianapolis News.
Bays General Chaffee, commander of the
land forces at Portland: "But most of the
time I presume I shall be on Cuaklngs
Island, my headquarters, or on my little
boat the yacht Kanawha." And when we
consider the weather and the season In
connection with this prospect we realize
that even the grim game ot war has Its
compensations.
Kalargea Hualaaas Activity.
Ban Franciaco Chronicle.
The progress of the country can be
measured by the growth of poatal dis
bursements. In 183 the sum expended by
the Postoffloa department waa tM.000.OCO,
last rear It waa over tUt,00O,00O, The la-
crease la out of all proportion to the growth
ot population and Is Indicative of m greatly
enlarged business activity.
A Fair lafereaea.
Detroit Free Press.
Ws infer from the Hon. David B. Hill's
speech at Olcott's Beach that what ths
American people need most Is a slim, bald
headed prealdent who Uvea In Wolfert's
Roost, New Tork.
Imltatloa that la Not Flatterlaar.
Chicago Chronicle.
In loyal and patrlotlo Imitation of the
mother country It seams that our fellow
cltlsens of Hawaii are contemplating a tew
lynching bees. Westward tho star of em
pire takes Its way.
Raw "Spheres of Ialaeaee."
Washington Post
Japan now proposes to trade Coraa to
Russia for Manchuria. As Japan does not
own Cores and Ruaala has no title to
Manchuria, both nations would profit by
the bargain, like men trading stolen
umbrellas. .
Good Lesson to Leara.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Blr Thomas Llpton shows how well It
pays to take defeat cheerfully. If be
were disposed to be sour at this ttms ths
ridicule would be overwhelming. As (t Is,
nearly everybody would be pleased If
through soma unlooked-for combination ot
circumstances he should succeed In win
ning ths cup. Learn a lesson from Sir
Thomas. Don't whine, don't grumble,
dont get sour.
Wind, Water and Fact.
Philadelphia Record.
When the assessor comes along to ascer
tain ths actual value of property for ths
purpose of taxation he makes soma won
derful disclosures. For example, we learn
from the Chicago Tribune that the aotual
taxable value of ths tangible property of
the union Traction company In that city
Is $11,350,000. But upon this foundation Is
built a paper superstructure of 175,000,000
In stock and bonds. Making allowance
for possible future Investment la Improve
ments, there Is a difference of over $(3,000,-
000 between capitalisation aad assessed
value of real and personal property. It
Is disparities of this sort that necessitate
undue charges for services rendered, that
breed doubt, dissuade Investment, and. In
seasons of stringency and financial dis
tress, bring on panic. The Chicago street
railway stock Inflation Is not singular; It
is only a specimen f Its kind existent
throughout the United States.
CAJFADIAH GHOST DAHCI.NO.
Railroad Promotera Indulge In a Hot
Air Shindy.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Canadian government has under con
sideration the construction of a new trans
continental railway. A bill to incorporate
the Grand Trunk Pacific, as the line la to
be called, has passed second reading In the
Dominion Parliament and will doubtless
become law. It will add at least 1135,000,000,
and probably more, to the Canadian publlo
debt.
Judging from the speech of Senator Mc-
Cullen in ths Dominion Parliament other
arguments than those of possible profit
seem to ba Influential In bringing about ths
proposed addition to the Canadian publlo
debt.
Senator McCullen argued for the railway
upon strategic grounds. He spoke of ths
exposed condition of the Canadian frontier
and of the east with whioh the United
States, In case of war, could cut the Can
adian Pacific line and stop the canals, thus
separating eastern Canada from western
Canada. He dwelt on American expenditure
on the army and navy, and on the proposal
to revise the treaty prohibiting ths con
struction of war vessels on the lakes, aa
Indicating a hostile purpose.
"The United States," he said, "are anx
ious for a fight with a European country.
The Spanish war has whetted their ap
petite. The United States think they could
beat Great Britain at any time. Bupposlng
there was a conflict Canada would be the
field." In a word. Senator McCullen's
argument was that Canadian taxpayers
ought to burden themselves with 1125,000,000
or more of debt to build an unprofitable
railway as a measure of defense against the
United States.
Senator McCullen would be merely amus
ing if he and the kind of politics he repre
sents did not appear to be finding so many
dupes In Canada.
The truth Is, of course, that the American
people do not think at all about beating
Great Britain In war or conquering Canada,
They know that they have beaten Great
Britain before and are sure they could do
It again if necessary. But they do not see
the least necessity of doing anything ot
the kind and have riot the least wish to
flttht any European power.
Senator McCullen la merely raising ghosts
In an attempt to frighten the Canadian
people with a danger whloh does not exist
It is deplorable on every account that so
many Canadian politicians should Indulge
In ghost dancing.
, REJOICING) REPUBLICANS.
Dominant Note In the Nebraska Re
publican Platform.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The dominant note In ths Nebraska re
publican platform adopted at Lincoln on
Tuesday Is one of rejoicing over ths escape
of the state from Bryan and Bryanlsm.
The Nebraska republicans are republic
ans, not populists. They are strongly In
favor of the Roosevelt policies. They ad
here -to the protective policy and they re
gard the Philippines as American territory.
In all these things they antagonise Mr.
Bryan, who for ten years has been trading
on the disappointments and discontent of
the western people. Nebraska gavevHarrl
aon a plurality of 4.07 for prealdent In 1892.
In 18M the populists united with the demo
crats and defeated the republican candidate
for governor. In 1X95 the republicans elected
their candidate for supreme court Judge, but
In ISM the state gave Bryan a plurality of
12.935 over McKloley, and the legislature
came under the control of the fuslonlsts.
In 1897 the fuslonlsts carried the state by
a plurality of 13,879, elected their candidate
for governor In 1898 by a plurality of I.7H,
and their candidate for supreme Judge In
1899 by a plurality of 16J07.
That was the last fusion victory in Ne
braska. In 1900 the people of the state, with
the Issue of republicanism against Bryan
lsm before them, gave McKlnley a plurality
of 7,822, and elected republican state ofrloers,
and a republican legislature. The republic
ans carried the state by 20,000 In 1(01, and
elected the governor In 1902 by a plurality of
5.358. Nebraska haa now republican state
officers and a republican legislature, and la
represented at Washington by two repub
lican senators and five republicans and one
fuslonlst in the house.
The rontraat between republicanism and
Bryanlam In the stats has been very
marked. While the Bryanltes, or fuslonlsts.
were In control of the state government and
legislature they went to the extreme of
partisanship and disgusted many of their
own party by their childish display of party
feeling. The Bryanltes antagonised Ne
braska soldiers, fjouted patrlotlo sentiment,
and covered the windows of the capltol with
pictures of their candidates for president.
They assumed they were the state and sub
stituted party spirit for publlo policy.
Little wonder Is It that the Nebraska re
publicans exult over the rescue of ths state
fom Bryan and Brraalauh
NEBRASKA'S WEBSTER.
Rev. B. F. Trefs Says Roosevelt and
Webster Ticket Weald Win Ont.
New Tork Sun, August 24.
To the Editor of the Bun Sir: Rending
the fact In a recent Issue of the Sun that
ths republicans of Nebraska have an
nounced John L. Webster as their candi
date for the vice presidency In the next
national republican convention, I take the
liberty to offer some Information concern
ing Mr. Webster that may be of Interest
Having lived In Omaha for a number of
years, and being mora or lees Intimate
with him, and having come into contact
with a number of men of national prom
inence, I am confident that Mr. Webster's
candidacy Is by no means ephemeral, nor
will the plan of It remain for execution
west of the Mississippi alone.
Imagine a man in ths very meridian of
life, of splendid physique, presenting a
personality Impressive In any gathering
where Intellectual power Is the chief fact;
rather tall; clear gray eyes; mustache cov
ering the mouth; chin and Jaws square and
firmly set with the hair thin above the
temples and slightly frosted, rather by the
efforts of a strenuous Ufa than by the num
ber of years, and throw around this figure
an atmosphere of power then you have a
fairly good ploture of John L. Webster, the
greatest lawyer the wide empire west of
the Mississippi has ever produced.
While Mr. Webster Is a lawyer whose
ability and suooeas are well known to ths
members of the American Bar association,
to a great many corporations of the east,
to every man, woman and child In the stats
of Nebraska, he la what might be termed
a familiar figure In the episodes of na
tional political, Ufa. While for years ho
has always been Interested in politics, his
genius has been In the servloe of the law.
Here he has made his success, and, like
wise, in this success. Is his testimony to
remarkable fitness for the vice presidency
of the nation.
The day has gone by when any sort of a
man was considered good enough as the
tall-end of the national ticket. Change in
the trend of senatorial legislation, na
tional tragedies that are prevented from
bringing final disaster only by the fore
sight of political conventions and the
probability that henceforth the vice pres
idency will play a mora prominent part In
the affairs of administration than It
has, have conspired to make the selec
tion of the man who will act as side
partner to Mr. Roosevelt during the
next four years of government a matter
of momentous . concern. Perhaps . In the
range of vision falling upon the names of
men who are now suggested as possible
candidates for this position no one can
claim superiority, and It is doubtful If the
claim could be made good to an equality
with John L. Webster.
In the first place, Mr. Webster lives in
Nebraska. He is a. western man, with all
the virility and strength necessary to carry
on life, so tremendous and portentous, In
the west, yet having the native culture and
refinement bred by generations ot ancestors
springing from the best stock of the
Puritan fathers a combination that gives
him remarkable effectiveness when coming
into contact with men. The west Is en
titled to. the vice prestdenoy and of all
states In the west none can lay better claim
to the title than Nebraska, and If anything
will cinch ths state to the republican party
It will be the recognition by that party of
one of Nebraska's most splendid citizens.
. Mr. Webster possesses administrative
ability to a remarkable degree. Is a splen
did parliamentarian and approximates the
Ideal as a presiding officer. In Intellect he
Is a giant The nation has heard much of
Senator Thurston, who for years was the
attorney for the Union Pacific In Omaha,
and of General Manderson, who represented
Nebraska for two terms In the United
States senate and was the presiding officer
of that body for a number of years, but
Webster towers above either of these two
men, . In brkln power, comprehension of
large affairs and fascinating personality
that mark a full-orbed manhood. He Is
not a politician who can engage In the
precinct caucus and beat the alderman of
his ward or the saloon keeper half way
down the block from his law office, but he
can deliver an opinion on the constitution,
draw a logical conclusion from the political
history of the past to apply to the present,
with all the power, clearness and grasp of
any of the mighty ones who have walked
In ths realm of statecraft from the days of
Calhoun until the present.
I make no false eulogy of the man, for
the things that I speak of him will be
attested even by him most ardent political
enemies. Well balanced In his Judgment,
conservative yet progressive in his esti
mates and executions of plans, thoroughly
Informed as to political conditions through
out the entire country, learned and schol
arly, still always a man ot affairs, and
eloquent with a charm of speech that
fascinates snd compels the attention.
I am quite sure that no state In the west
has produced his superior, and scanning
the horlson one finds but very few who
can be accounted his peers. It would be a
magnificent thing for the republican party.
not only as a means to easy victory, but
as a delight and honor to Itself, when
victory waa won, to select John I Webster
as Its candidate for the vice presidency of
tho United States.
EDWARD FREDERICK TREFZ,
Pastor First Congregational Church.
Blnghamton, N. T., August 21.
OUR RIVAL IN CORN.
Strides of Argentine In the YVodoc
tlon of the Rough Cereal.
New Tork Tribune.
Corn Is king of American crops. Its yearly
value Is much greater than that of any
other. It seems also more secure against
rivalry than any other. Canada, Russia
and other lands compete with us in wheat.
Competitors In cotton are growing In many
places at an ominous rate. But the United
States haa seemed to have pretty nearly a
monopoly of corn growing. In this Indus
try, however, a rival Is also arising which
may before long bs developed Into great
proportions.
That rival is Argentine, a country which
for more reasons than one might well be re
garded as the United States of South Amer
ica. It la only about two-fifths ss large as
the United States, and has only one
fifteenth as great a population. But Its soil
Is wondrously fertile and Its climate genial,
and It Is growing In population and In the
arts of civilisation at a gratifying pace. Its
production of cattle snd sheep, of hides and
wool, of linseed and various other things Is
well known to ba great. It Is to be remarked
that It Is also becoming a great producer of
corn, for whloh crop Its soil and climate
seem to be particularly well suited. The
last year's crop of com Is reported to have
covered 1 100.000 acres and to have meas
ured 110,800,000 bushels. That Is, of course,
very much less than our M, 000, 000 acres and
1,69,000.000 bushels. Tet proportionately to
the population of the country, It Is a credl
table showing. Moreover, It Is to be ob
served that the Argentines get more than
thirty bushels from an acre, and get a dol
lar of their currency, or 4 cents gold, a
bushel for It making a yield of 113.20 an
acre, while we, with our boasted higher
civilisation, are content with twenty-seven
bushels to the acre, which, at 40 oents a
bushel, means a yield ef only 110.10 an acre.
There Is no occasion to get scared at the
speotrs of Argentine competition In ths corn
market. Tet it is evident that Argentine
Is destined before long to be so considerable
a producer ef that crop as te cut a figure
in the markets ef the world, snd probably
U raak as a rival of the United states.
NOT THE "IGNORANT FOREIGNER."
Lynching Proaonaced n Genuine
American Institution.
Chicago Chronicle.
Probably because his audience cannot
or does not talk back ths sensational
preacher frequently Indulges In rash and
unfounded statements. ' Hs Is not re
strained by the fear of a refutation, be
cause he knows that nobody will get up
Into his pulpit snd challenge his asser
tions. A Galeshurg clergyman, whom It Is not
worth while to name since It Is not desir
able to advertise him, has been holding
forth on the lynching habit. Hs declares
It to be "the' outgrowth of ths scum of
Europe dumped upon our shores," and
then proceeds to demonstrate to his own
satisfaction that Justice Brewer was
wrong when hs attributed certain lynch
Ings to race prejudloe. Our Galesburg
pulpiteer will have It that "ths Ignorant
foreigner" Is responslbls for the whole
thing. Of course the clergymen Is wrong
In both assumptions.
Lynching Is, unfortunately, a dlstlnctivsly
American Institution. What Is mors. It Is
an Institution which flourishes most ex
tensively in those sections of the country
where tho American breed Is purest.
That is to say, the south furnishes the
greater proportion of lyncblngs and In. ths
south ths proportion of foreign-born cltl
sens Is so small as to bs Inoonslderable.
It was the same when ths west was still
In a transition stage.- The vigilantes were
Americans and Americans of ths moat
Intelligent type, too. There was not on
"Ignorant foreigner" among them.
It is to be noted, likewise, that tho north
ern communities in which lynching re
cently have taken place are not centers of
foreign population. Newcastle, Del., Is
one of the oldest American towns. Dan
ville, III., is a typical American country
center. Evansvllle, Ind., Is an American
railroad and river town. Its proportion of
foreign residents must be very small.
Moreover, In all the Instances cited ths
names of those participating In ths riots
are not characteristic of "ths scum of
Europe." They are not Slav names nor
Croat names nor Msgyar names. They
are of English or Irish origin with an oc
casional Teutonic cognomen.
We cannot. In short, shift upon the over
loaded shoulders of the "ignorant for
eigners" the responsibility for lynchlngs.
That is one undesirable distinction which
the American enjoys ss a practical
monopoly. His fondness for dispatching
business with celerity has extended to the
off-hand administration of supposititious
Justice, and when his race prejudice, the
inheritance of slavery days, is added thero
Is no need for the "Ignorant foreigner" to
assist in the proceedings, much less Inau
gurate them.
Our Galesburg cleric to the contrary not
withstanding, Americans conduct the lynch
lngs and the race question Is st the bottom
of most of the summary executions where
a negro Is the victim. . i
A FASCINATING SPORT.
Apostrophe of n Landlubber
to the
Charms of Yachting.
' Indianapolis Journal.
The average Inlander finds It a bit dif
ficult to get his enthusiasm over yacht
racing up to a very high pitch, and It Is
only the international feature of the races
now on that arouses Interest throughout
the country. Of the races on the lakes and
the races that are sailed at various points
along the Atlantic and gulf coasts ths gen
eral public throughout the Interior knows
nothing and cares less end wonders how
the devotees of the sport can be so pro
foundly Interested.
But to him that goes down to sea. who
has listened to the musio of the waves
against the prow, who has felt the strength
of the wind with his hand on the tiller or
wheel, there Is no mystery. One may love
an automobile or a launch, but In these hs
Is slways dealing with forces that can be
accurately measured and cribbed with
mechanism. One may love to handle the
reins over the back of a spirited horse,
but he knows that the horse Is so curbed
and confined with harness that It Is com
pletely at his mercy. But with ths sailing
yacht It Is different. There ons Is face to
face with elements he can no mors control
than he can fly. He must have an alert
eye, a strong arm, and. above all, a cool
head and a steady nerve. If he would wring
from them obedience to his will. He must
know their moods and act Immediately on
their slightest signals of change. He must
know his boat better then he can knew any
living thing, must understand the last
pound of Its strength and ths farthest limit
of its ability to combat the elements In
which It haa Its life and being.
To him that loves combat and what real
man does not T here surely In wind and
wave are opponents worthy of the best
strength that In him lies, and when there
Is added the human Interest of ths contest
between men to know which designer and
which skipper can make the braver fight In
the world-old battle between the man and
the sea, It la small wonder If all that have
ever known the keen tension of this battle
shall follow with breathless Interest every
movement of the yachts and the men that
handle them. t
ONLY ONE APIECE OF THEM.
Noted Combiners Talk ta Favor at
Combines.
Detroit Free Press.
Some of the great railroad magnates are
doing brave talking that Is evidently In
tended to bear fruit through political
chances of ths future. James J. Hill has
suddenly decided that the United States
Is In pressing need of an army ef 200,000
men, prepared to take the field at ths word
of command. The underlying Idea with
Mr. Hill Is that "We must have peace for
our Industrial and commercial growth, and
peace we will have If we have to fight
for It." ft must be confessed that the
author of this sentiment whloh has so
familiar a ring. Is somewhat obscure as
to his reasons for this sudden anxiety, and
if Mr. Hill Is so desirous of peace, he
might make his own peace with the federal
government by respecting anti-trust laws.
Stuyvesant Fish Is another railroad mil
lionaire who Is not entirely satisfied with
the course of affair. As president of ths
Illinois Central, he must be conceded much
knowledge on the subject he discusses, but
allowance must be made for ths fact that
he Is largely an Interested party. Hs de
parts from his custom In coming before the
publlo to tell It that raUroad consolida
tion is fraught with blessings to the people
and that "well managed" trusts are a Joy
forever. The people hasten to acknowl
edge this solicitude for their welfara
There has never been a formidable combina
tion organised that did not herald Its com
ing by proclaiming glad tidings to tbs dear
public But we see no reason for discour
agement on the part of Mr. Fish. We
uaed to hove nearly a thousand separate snd
distinct railroad systems. Now we have
fewer than thirty. This should satisfy
ths most enthusiastic conaolldatlonlst
Seven men practically control them all.
Does Mr. Fish wlah to merge ths whole
outfit, paralel lines and all, leaving the
control where It la or reducing It by the
well known process? He should know by
this time that all these consolidations sre
making toward state ownership In spite
of a popular, intelligent opposition to that
policy.
Gorman Gots tho Halo.
Philadelphia Record (dem.)
Colonel Bryan has done his best for
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orated him with the halo ot his dlsplessure.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Prof. Frederick Starr of Chicago univer
sity Is now discussing ths ethics of playing
marbles for keeps. Ths professor is be
coming serious.
John O. Carlisle has purchased the
Polndexter place, consisting of a residence
and fifteen acres of land at Diamond Hill,
near Oreenwlsh, Conn.
The kaiser has granted, out of his privy
purse, an annual life pension to the unfor
tunate poet, Detley von Llllernaron, the
Lovelace of modern Germany.
It Blr Thomas really did agree to take an
American bride In the event of Shamrock's
winning, there Is no need to ,hurry about
putting ths wedding cake In the oven.
Ths owners of electrlo signs displayed
above ths sidewalks in Chicago have been
officially notified that their signs must be
kept alight until 11 o'clock p. m. or their
licenses be revoked. ,
C. N. Herrled, governor of South Dakota,
accompanied by his staff, will be present at
ths opening of the American Mining con
gress, which will convene st Lead, 8. D..
on September 7 to 12. and ths governor will
make ths opening address.
Four generations of the Bankey family, of
which the celebrated evangelist, Ira D. San
key, Is a member, have been holding their
fourth annual reunion In Newcastle, Pa.
Owing to 111 health the evangelist was un
able to attend, being confined to his home
In Brooklyn.
Prince Henry of Prussia, who visited
America last year and la coming over for
the St Louis exposition, celebrated his
forty-first birthday last week. On his birth
day Emperor William gave out this parole
to the army and navy: "Helnrlch, prlns
von Preussen."
SMILING REMARKS.
Granht Mv dear old uncle. Mr. Rtrhmajv
Is very 111 and likely to die at any moment.
enarpe oorry, oia man, but l can t lend
you a cent. Philadelphia Ledger.
Even the man who smokes stronsr nine?
tobacco In an old clay pipe may, neverthe
less, be able to persuade some trustlna
woman that hs has a romantic soul. Som
ervlllo Journal.
Mamma What Is Willie crying about T
Maid Shure. ma'am, he wanted to aa
across the street to Tommy Brown's.
Mamma Well, why don t you let him gOT
Maid Thev were havln' charades over
there, he said, ma'am, and I wasn't sure ns
he'd had 'em yet Youth's Companion.
'After all. the old savin. 'There's olwsva
room at the top,' doesn't mean anything."
"Unless it means," replied the traveling
man, "that the lower berths in a aleeper are
usually taken before you got there." Phila
delphia Press.
"Do yes ttlleve thlrtane Is an unlucky
number, ruaanT"
Thot Ol do, Maglnnls. Ul made money
all lasht year fr' the' beainnln' till th' lnd.
It wor a molrhty lucky year, and whyT ;t
had but twllve months In It." Kansas City
Journal.
Gas Man I came (hlc) to see yr gaa
meter.
Ijariy of the House But you've bean
drinking.
"Orders of the company. Now I see
double." Prooklyn Life. '
"Don't yet think that you are deficient
In sentiment toward your country?"
"No, air,' answered Senator Sorghum,
with emDl.usls, "but there Is a time for
everything. I'm as patriotic as anybody
every Fourth of July. The rest of the year
It's business." Washington Star.
"Doctor," said the sweet young thins;,
I've been told that eatlnc cucumbers will
remove freckles."
"So it wUI, under ons condition," replied.
Dr. Gruff. .
"And what is thatr-
"That the freckles are on the cu cambers."
Philadelphia Frees.
SALLY, FROM SALEM.
Portland Oregontan.
fTo eroteet herself from thieves a vaTtev
girl came to Portland Friday with her purse
attached to her garter, while a docoy puree,
stuffed wltn oio paper, aangiecs opemy iron,
her belt)
From peaceful Salem came to town
the belle of all Willamette valley;
Clad In a moot bewitching gown.
How peach-like waa the modest SaTty.
A well-filled purse swung from her belt
But more lor snow tnan naner;
In wicked Portland Sally felt
It was not safe to carry money where ths
thousand and one tnuga couia cava
eaay accena to it. so
She utilised her garter.
She sought a big department store,
Though pins were all she needed.
And looked at satins by the score
Till terror interceded
The bogus puree swung from her belt
Btrt oh, the little martyr.
A touch upon her leg she felt
And was sure that some desperado had
discoverea ner pinn unui sne reaiisoa
that It was merely
The slipping of her garter.
She felt so scared she had to quit
And bought the little packet;
The clerk announced the price of It
Rejoiced to end the racket,
He saw the purse at Sally's belt:
"Bhe'e not a willing partner"
pe little knew how Bally felt
Wondering how on earth she was to gwt at
ner money, anu wimiuiB iiun t
Bestowed it In her garter.
Around the corner Sally went
No fawn was ever swifter.
The clerk he thought him on ths scent
Of some uncaught shoplifter.
"She had a wallet at her belt,
I wonder what she's arter"
But oh, how he and Sally felt
Whan he looked around the screen and
found she waa merely a rklrt-llfter and
waa trying to get
A nickel from her garter.
Ay
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Hair Vigor
This is what Ayer's
Hair Vigor does: Re
stores color to gray
hair, makes the hair
grow, stops falling,
cures dandruff. Isn't
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