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before dib this 41b. day of October, A. D.,
1W1 H. B. UUNOATR
Now that the annual foot ball scrim
mage la over, the surgeons and tooth
carpenters will have their Innings.
A St Louis man will make a second
attempt to explore the Blue Nile. Why
go so far when the Chicago canal Is
right at hand?
The yellow fever death total in Texas
has reached the hundred mark. Small
wonder they welcome a change of tem
perature there.
If talking constituted statesmanship,
Mr. Williams of Mississippi would be
such a congressman as the nation has
not known In decades.
Mr. Cleveland Is another Inspired
prophet who reads It In the stars that
Theodore Roosevelt Is destined to be
elected president In 1004.
'After prolonged study of the bobber,
Fisherman Cleveland concluded the
presidential nibble was not strong
( enough to be worth fooling with. .
It Is not the squawking goose that
lays the golden eggs In these days, but
the cackling ben. Fresh hen fruit Is
retailing In New York at 42 to 63 cents
per dozen.
That a New York crank should have
been able to approach near enough the
president at the Oracle funeral to hand
him a letter reflects small credit upon
the secret service men.
The telegraph companies were almost
willing to frank that message announ
cing that Drake university loses $15,000
because a day late with 'its letter ac
cepting the late Francis Drake's pro
visional bequest
In the appeal for relief for the dead
firemen's families there Is no call for
newspaper tow lines, nor is there any
need of hammering and bulldozing the
people of Omaha Into involuntary con
tributions to a worthy cause.
l . . .
It Is noticed that almost the first
declaration a belligerent nation or fac
tion makes is one to the effect that
Americans will not be molested. The
whole world has becojne pretty thor
oughly convinced that molesting Amer
icans is unprofitable occupation.
O run ha never has failed to respond
generously to the relief of the families
of fire fighters who have lost their lives
In the heroic discharge of their duty,
and we feel sure Its citizens will :oake
generous respoase to the call of
Mayor Moores for contributions to the
relief fund that is being raised for the
teneOt of the families of the firemen
who perished In Thursday's fire.
Former State Senator Currle has cast
an anchor to windward by announcing
that hereafter the republican party
wants to elect young men to the United
States senate. Mr. Currle seems to "have
undergone a change of heart. In the
senatorial election of 181X) he supported
'from first to last a candidate Mho had
passed threescore years and in the
svnatorlal election of 1901 he made the
supreme effort of his life In the closing
hours of that Motoric contest for the
oldest imong the candidates who was
verging on threescore and seven.
Former United States Army Captain
Oberlln M. Carter propones to appeal
his case to the federal courts and seek
reversal of the dei-lalon given In the
court-martial proceedings. The result
of the trial will settle the disposition of
nearly $400,000 In eush. which Captain
Carter hsd deposited In trust under a
written agreement with the govern
ment Manifestly the effort to secure a
reversal of the court-martial sentence
Is not so much designed to remove a
tain from the captain's military record
as It Is to restore to LI in the poubeavUin
Mwaral hntwlMrt thousand rtnllsrs. .
CLKVtLAJtD XOT Jk. CASJXinAXr..
ExJresldent CleveUind hns onnounced
that he will cot egaln become the nomi
nee of bis party for the presidency. In
a letter to the editor of. the Brooklyn
Eagle, who some months ago inaugu
rated a movement In behalf of Mr.
Cleveland for the presidential nomina
tion next year and strongly nrged him
as the most available man the demo
crats could select as their standard
bearer in the coming national campaign,
the ex-president expressed bis gratitude
for .tho kindly feeling toward him mani
fested on the part of his countrymen
and states that he has never been able
to open his mind to the thought of be
coming a candidate In any circum
stances, adding: "My determination not
to do so Is unalterable and conclusive."
This announcement was foreshadowed
In a statement made a few days ago by
a close friend of Mr. Cleveland, who It
was said replied, when the subject of a
presidential nomination was broached,
that he could hardly conceive of any
emergency which would bring him the
offer from the party of another nomina
tion and that it was equally difficult for
him to conceive of snf emergency that
would lead him to accept such an offer,
It was further said by this friend of the
ex-president that Mr. Cleveland told him
he had given most of his life to the
public service and felt that he was now
entitled to rest
There are many democrats who will
regret Mr. Cleveland's determination.
but they are not of the class which will
be most Influential in the next demo
cratic national convention. Among east
ern democrats sentiment in favor of Mr.
Cleveland has been quite strong. Had
the movement in his bebbalf been con
tinued it is probable that be could have
secured the support of most and per
haps all of the eastern states, but there
bfts been no marked Cleveland senti
ment In other sections and the feeling
In the south, as shown by recent expres
sions of a number of democratic leaders
there, has been distinctly hostile to him.
It Is not to be doubted that Mr. Cleve
land has fully acquainted himself with
the political situation, though It Is not
to be assumed, in view of what he
says in his letter, that this had any In
fluence upon him. There will be no
disposition to doubt the sincerity of the
statement that he, has never been able
to open his mind to the thought of ever
again becoming the nominee of his party
for the presidency.
The removal of Mr. Cleveland from
the list of presidential possibilities will
make no material change in the demo
cratic situation. It will enable him to
exert rather more Influence, If be shall
be disposed to, upon the party, but
whether this would be of any advan
tage to the party Is a question, so strong
Is the anti-Cleveland feeling. At all
events Mr. Cleveland has acted wisely
In declaring his position and making
the announcement in terms as to which
there can be no misunderstanding.
LABoa lcadkbs at white boobr.
A number of labor leaders have been
guests at the White House since Mr.
Roosevelt became president Several
representatives of organised labor In
Montana were entertained by the presi
dent last Tuesday. The incident has
caused some comment In which the. mo
tive of Mr. lloosevelt has been misrepre
sented. A New York paper that Is ex
tremely hostile to organized labor al
leged . that the Montana labor leaders
countenance lawlessness and disorder
and do not discourage even murder when
a strike Is In progress or when nonunion
men assert their right to work. In an
Ironical way .lt remarks that "it Is un
thinkable that President Roosevelt
would entertain law breakers of that
sort at the White House, know
ing them to be such," and preposterous
to "Intimate that he approves the
vicious and criminal practices above de
scribed and takes this means of giving
public notice of such approval." It is
needless to say that the president is
familiar with the character of the men
entertained and that if it wero of the
lawless nature alleged they would not
have been Invited to call on him and sit
at his table, In company with the secre
tary of the Department of Commerce,
the commissioner of labor and others.
The simple fact is that the visit of
the Montana labor leaders was the out
growth . of a statement made by Mr.
Roosevelt when he was campaigning In
Montana in 11)00. At that time he told
some of these leaders that If elected
vice president he would always be glad
to meet the representatives of labor.
Again when In Butte last spring he told
these loaders that If they would come
to Washington this winter he would be
glad to have them take luncheon at the
White House. There was certainly
nothing out of the way In this. It was
merely another illustration of the presi
dent's regard for the worklnguiou. Mr.
Roosevelt Is a friend of lalor aud It Is
not to be doubted finds quite as much
gratification In entertaining the leaders
of labor as he does In the companionship
of any class whom he Invites to partake
of his hospitality.
As to the Montana men. Labor Com
missioner Wright says of them that they
are intelligent and Interesting and" to
sit at the table with them and converse
freely is an undoubted source of educa
tion. He said of the statements charac
terizing thene men as law breakers, as
sassins and anarchists that "they are
cruel falsehoods emanating from Ignor
ance and prejudice." He. stated that
they represent labor unions which have
not had a strike for twenty-five years
and they have used their influence suc
cessfully to prevent strikes and to pro
mote Imrniony between employer and
employed. "The hospitality which the
president extendi to such men." said
Colonel Wright, "is 'bound to be pro
ductive of the utmost good. It gives
him a broader view of life. It demon
strates to them that they have frleud
in the most exalted place in the nation,
and It proves that of which those of ns
Ka lr nnw PmMmiI KwaTett neMl Qa
proof that be is a man, honest and sin
cere and jinnffected; that he respects
every intelligent and law-abiding citizen
for what he is, not fur his wealth or
station or antecedents."
Ther Is no danger that criticism will
deter Mr. Roosevelt from manifesting
his sincere regard for labor In what
ever he shall deem best, or lead him to
In the 'least abate his earnest concern
for the Interests and welfare of Ameri
can worklngmen.
GRAIN BATES MOM OMASA,
The assistant freight traffic manager
of the Rock Island has addressed
letter to a prominent Omaiia and Chi
cago grain firm in which he severely
scores the comment recently made by
The Omaha Bee concerning the hostility
of the railroad systems that traverse
Nebraska and Iowa to the proposed
grain market at Omaha.
'It occurs to me," declares the assist
ant traffic manager of the "Rock
Island,"
That the papers would better serve the
Interests of their city by not manufactur
ing news tending to stir up strife between
the Omaha shippers snd the ralh-oada.
Certainly the Interests of the shipping pub-
llo are better served when they are work
Ing In harmony with tho railroads, or the
railroads In harmony with them, if you
please. see
Tho "Rock Island" has In no way op
posed the adjustment of rates inaugurated
by tho Chicago Great Western so far as
the principle involved is concerned. Ws
have objected, and reasonably so, to tho
rates to Minneapolis and St. Taul being
made on a 6-cent lower basis than to
Chicago. We do not think that adjustment
Is necessary, or right, from all territory In
Nebraska and northern Kansas. It may be
right from northern Nebraska, but In that
territory we are not Interested.
Now the "Rock Island" has made no cuts.
Wa have simply duplicated proportional
tariffs issued by the Chicago Great Western
and then necessarily readjusted our
through rates to correspond. That Is, our
through rates are made on the locals to
Omaha plus the proportional rates Issued
by the Oreat Western. You know, as a
grain man, that wa could not have kept
them on a higher basis than this comblna-
n. How that tends to defeat the plan
to make Omaha a grain market I cannot
understand. The adjustment Is precisely
the same as we have via Kansas City
from Kansas points, combinations of locals
to Kansas City, plus the proportional cut,
and through rates published on that basis.
If we had mads lower through rates from
Nebraska" points than this combination,
then I oould see some force in the remarks
made. At present It looks as thousrh The
Bee is fighting ghosts, as the discrimina
tion exists in their Imagination only.
I address this to you as a practical grain
man, and If you know any of the gentle
men connected with The Omaha Bee would
be very glad to have you explain the situa
tion to them. It certainly looks to us as
though these articles were Instigated by
soma one . who does not know anything
about the grain business, or Is a deliberate
attempt to make trouble between some of
the Omaha public and some of the rail
roads. The assistant traffic manager of the
'Rock Island" evidently labors under
the delusion that The Bee either has a
rod In pickle for his road or has been
Influenced, or imposed, npon by some
one hostile to bis road, who does not
know anything about the grain busi
ness. Otherwise, he would have brought
his explanation to headquarters, Instead
of asking a grain firm to reason It out
with "the gentlemen connected with
The Omaha Bee." There certainly is no
disposition on the part of this paper to
misrepresent the "Rock Island" or nnv
of the railway lines between Omaha
and Chicago.
The Bee is, above all things, vitally
concerned In the upbuilding of Omaha
and has always championed every en
terprise and every movement tending to
promote Its growth and prosperity. In
fighting the battles of Omaha it has
realized that the -interests of the com
munity are better served when they are
in harmony with the railroads, but when
the Interests of the railroads have
clashed with those of Omaha, as they
have In the matter of grain rates, The
Bee has stood for Omaha as against the
Rock Island" and the other trunk lines
that have preferentially made rates tit
vorable to Chicago and the long haul.
If the traffic managers of those roads
will give Omaha fair treatment The
Bee will cheerfully assist them in any
effort that they may make toward bring
ing the railroads in harmony with
Omaha shippers and the general public.
The sureties on tR second term bond
of ex-State Treasurer Bartley have
again been released trom liability by a
Douglas .county Jury. No other verdict
could have been rendered under the in
structions of the court which held that
defendants Mere not responsible for the
$10,000 worrant unlawfully converted
to ills own use by Bartley coupled with
the plea of the attorneys for the defense
that Bartley had looted the treasury
during his first term and hence the state
should by rights have .recovered froui
the sureties on the first term bond.
While the soundness of the Instructions
of the court may be called in question
no doubt is entertained by the public
that Hartley's depredations aud defal
cations covered his first as well as his
second term. The Bee has always main
tained that a large proportion of the
state funds lawlessly loaned, recklessly
squandered and feloniously appropriated
by Burtley should have Justly been col
lected from his first term bonds snd
their release has seriously embarrassed
the state in the prosecution of its claims
against tun parties that signed the sec
oud term bond.
It U now beglnuiug to dawn upon the
country and the ruilrouds, whose pros
perity never was greater than it has
been this year, are cutting down their
ojwratiny force and entering upon rys
tetunUc retrenchment chiefly to na'ie
sure of large dividend by. the end cf
the J ear, so as to brace up the railroad
s entitles thst have been affected by the
sluii'p of Industrial securities out of
which the water has been wrung.
Colonel Brysn's inspection of the
Bankof Englsnd furnished the great
free celnage champion an object lesion
tlist effectively disproves the theory
that the atoms a a disc of siltw or
gold determines its' value, when in fact
Its value is determined by Jhe weight
nnd fineness of the metal, so that the
lmnge of King Edward stamped upon a
coin has no more to do with its value
than would have the image of a Conn
dim Indian.
lUnv m Ooo4 Policy.
Bt. Louis aiobe-Demncrat.
Bnnatnr Sraoot may or may not have
taken unto himself mors than tie lawful
number of wrvea, but bis present policy of
letting others do the talking shows that
he is not entirely without experience In
the married state.
Th Handy Mlttr.
Indianapolis" Journal.
"Thank you," says Miss Cuba, with a re
gretful smile, and trying In ber own sweet
way to soften the blow-, "I am conscious of
tha great honor you have done me. Sen
ator Newlands, but I can never b more
than a sister to you!"
Perils of Bllsslng- the Train.
Baltimore American.
Colombia Is furnishing a' beautiful in
stance of trying to catch the fast express
after it has whistled for the next station
down the line. However, they can't blame
the railroad company, as the time card
had been published in all the newspapers.
On the Bargain Coanter.
Philadelphia Press.
The expenses of a republican national
convention to nominate a candidate for
president are said to reach about $120,000.
mat is the sum a city -should offer to
guarantee, If found necessary, In order to
get the convention. Under tho clrcura
stances there is not, so far, a great rush of
applications.
Provocation for a Smile.
Boston Globe.
When General Reyes told Admiral Coah-
lari that If the United 8tates had to right
tho entire Colombian people it would be a
second Boer war the admiral must have
found it difficult to restrain a quiet smile.
Not to mention the difference in conditions
the qualities of the rugged Boer are hardly
the same as those of the hot-headed South
American revolutionist.
A Farcical System.
Minneapolis Journal.
What a farce this whole fining system
Is, anyway 1 It -is a good deal like a legal
bribe. The court finds an accused person
guilty and awards to him the prescribed
punishment, but remits it in consideration
of a money payment into the ntihiln imi.
ury. To a rich man a fine is usually of no
consequence, yet to the poor man who may
be even less of an offender against the
aw, is It a terrible hardshlD. If it mm.
ishea him for anything it punishes him for
Deing poor. -Is U not a monstrous Injus
tice that if two men are convicted In a
court of the same offense one goes free
and the other goes to the workhouse, be
cause one happens to be more fortuflate in
me possession of money than the other?
Pointer for Pension Doctors.
Springfield Republican.
Medical pension examiners niitt.ro
tho country will ba interests in . ,
b Pension Commissioner Wars that they
are not under civil service laws, and so
oan be as active In politics as they wish to
b. Complaint was made regarding the
partisan activity of medical examiners in
Maryland and Pennsylvania, ao th.
commissioner "took notice." He has given
... ...oier Biuay ana take the position
that medical examiners are not officers of
the government and are not amenable to
the civil service rules or ih
orders as regards activity In partisan pol
Itlcs. His position is based on a decision
?L . uprem co-t. delivered In October.
1S78. to tho effect that civil surgeons ap
pointed by tho commissioner of pensions
are not officers of the United States. That
they do not hold the same relation as post
masters, for Instance, Is evident. To the
Physicians who constitute the local pension
boards their service In examining .
diers Is a mere incident of their regular
professional work. . -
A POSER FOR MITCHELL.
Harsh and
Indiscreet
Enforcement
of Rnlcs.
Minneapolis Journal.
John Mitchell, president of th vin.
union. Is an . able man. but h
'stumped" by a question an eldriv
asked him at the Unlversallst club dinner
n ew i org. This la the way the lady
did It: r -
1 would like to tell a storv nH ..v .
queaOon. Tho head of a family I know
was ordered by his union to strike. He
did so. and his family wero reduced almost
to starvation. The man did not have the
money to pay his dues in the union. Fi
nally he found work, but was not por
mltted by Ms union to tike It. because he
was behind in his dues. I would like Mr
Mitchell to Justify the unlon'a arttnr. if
he can. or. at least, explain It."
Mr. Mitchell admitted this Question ir.
too much for him. He ought to hv. -m
frankly that there was no Justification of
such a course. The case cited may be a
rare one, but similar ones have been re
ported, and one such case la one too m.n.
There are a number of rough edges In the
structure or unionism which It shnul.l h.
the concern of union men to remove. Unions
win nave enough friction .that is Inevitable
without looking for unnecessary and cer
tainly damaglijg friction, arising out of
the harsh and Indiscreet enforcement of
rules.
SOMETHING TO DB PROl'D OF.
Record of the American Federation
of I.r.bor Convention.
Boston Globe.
There Is one light In which the session.
Of the American Federation of Ijibor de
serve the most prominent mention. It Is
in their record as a deliberative body gov
erned by parliamentary law that they may
wen can to order some other bodies of
greater pretensions, -but of grotesque, not
to say disgraceful, performances.
Here has appeared a great body of work-
In men of various nationalities, tempera
ments and personal prejudices. It has
entered with enthusiasm and warmth Into
the discussion of the most vital topics that
concern the homes and tha welfare of fami
lies and wording fellows. But never has
there appeared an Indecorous word and If
perchance an unguarded utterance slipped
by It wus quickly withdrawn at the request
of the presiding officer.
The spectacle ms been a must admirable
one. If President Gompers Is strongly In
clined to keep practical politics out of the
Federation of Labor, as shown by the turni
ng down of the socialists, he may well be
excused In the light of somo political
gatherings.
As a matter of fact. It would not tu nut
ft place to compare tha deliberations of
the United States senats as regards dignity
and decorum with this assembly of feder
ated worklngmen, since squabbles have
marred the abode of "senatorial dignity"
within a year.
The federation deserves to bo most em
phatically complimented for tha dignity of
lis proceedings tn Boston, and of the high
development of parliamentary practice
shown by Us leaders PrsaUanx Gotnpers
mr t Justly proud..
POLITICAL tmiFT.
Three thousand blank ballots were cast
In Greater New Tork on tho td Inst.
Mayor Collins of Boston hns been re
nominated by the dnmocrats, receiving the
remarkable endorsement of over SO, WO votes
at the primary elnctlnn.
Reform has taken a new grip tn New
York. AQ is not lost when the politicians
In the Fourth and Seventh wards sign tha
pledge to abstain from all grades of boose.
The democratic plurality In Kentucky Is
a fraction over 26,000. In ths canter with
tha republican thoroughbreds of Iowa,
Ohio and Pennsylvania, tha Blue Grass
Jack la Ued at the post.
It is predicted that Edward Croker, Rich
ard's nephew, who was turned out of his
position as nra chief of New York City by
Commissioner Sturgls, will be appointed by
Met. lei lan to succeed Mr. Sturgls.
Phlladelphians are making considerable
fuss over the proposed city loan of $a,000,
000. Only one-fifth of the sum is regarded
as political loot, a fact indicating unusual
moderation on the part of tho ruling pow
ers. Philadelphia taxpayers are getting off
cneap.
A good old democrat of Ervlng. Mass..
would not commit tho sin of voting for any
ona not of his party. On election day. in
voting, he came to the county officers tHat
nad received the nomination of both the
democrats and republicans. This puisled
him, and to make sure he crossed out the
word republican In each instance and voted
for them, feeling sure that he had not
tainted himself with republicanism.
By way of a feeler, perhaps, a report was
set anoat in Denver that David II. MoffatL
the railroad man and miner, would be an
antl-Wolcott candidate for senator from
Colorado. Mr. Moffatt squelched the re
port in this emphatic way: "I won't be a
candidate against Wolcott or anybody else. Beemlngly veracious statement that Mr.
My old friend and partner. Jerome B. Chaf- W' J' Bryan appeared recently In Lon
fee, was one of the first senators from tho don ,n h'Kn ,1Ik hat cam wlthln a few
state. He spent twice his salary In Wash- woeks of tha equally Incontrovertible ln
Ington and went on the bond of people for Iormatlon that Governor Dockery of MIs
whom he obtained appoinment. As his ex- "ourt ha1 foresworn his goatee. Between
ecutor I had some of these bonds to pay. 010 appearance of these two unmistakable
No. sir. I would not take the senatorshlp vlaenc';s of the encroachments of an er
ror $1,000 a day." reta civilization charges were filed against
Edwin Warfleld nvrnn,..i,f xr.-
land, has worked at a great variety of
professions and occupations. In the course
or his busy career Mr. Warfleld has been
farmer's boy, clerk in country store, rural
school teacher, registrar of wills of Howard
county, lawyer, country editor, business
manager of old Baltimore Day. state sena
tor, surveyor of the port of Baltimore
chief owner of the Dally Law Record of
Baltimore, organlxer and general manager
of the Fidelity and Deposit company of
Maryland, president of the Sons of the
American Revolution and president of the
American Historical society.
GOVERNMENT LIABILITY.
Move to Place the Nation on an Equal
ity with PrlTote Employcra.
Washington Post.
One Of th few r1lann(- 1..
. --
ror the government is the nonliability of
tne employer for personal Injuries received
by the employe. For example. If a me-
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H.V.7 -"P'oyea m a navy yard
ot tot rtft.?w7 ",ln3urf1 by an" one
..iuui w which
all BllPh VnrVm.n r, w n H . 1 1.1 .
- uuiutr no nor
Vt hn.!r - ?b.ta'n ""I comPonan
stop, at the hour of the accident, and there
Is no allowance for medloal or ,,roH..i
"f"'"' o.cv oi . conaTess. rav
tendanr- o, "
firm or Pornnrfin i. ii.ma - ' u .
va suiiciBI CAUCIIBBB, tin VH.t
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the injured. On. ot the Important depart-
menta of lnurnr. h.i... . J
other cities 1. th ..i ,i..
corporation. nrn7TnV,
them aralnat Ins. thm.h in,.i.
by their workmen. This h.in..
an immense growth and Is still increasing
with a prospect of much greater develop
ment.
Representative Glllett of Springfield, """'"er "av en debased for the en
Mass., a city In which ths general govern- f."1"11, PIeaaur8 of "the dummy" and
ment has many wage workers, has offered T' ,Iam and "chicane."
a bill In the house which, If enacted will hopelessness engendered by these
duplicate on the national statute book the caIam,t0U developments no remedy Is sug
Massachusetts employers' liability a. B"ested- The fact have merely been called
This act grants the right to bring suit for to tha attentln of the people. Perhaps
damages, but limits to $5,000 the amount!
recoverable for loss of life. The trend of i
state legislation on this mihWf i nn,or
removal of the old $5,000 limitation
in cases against corporations, firms or In
dlvlduals. It is held that there Is a great
difference in the value of lives. Some lives
are worse than worthless, while others
have a high pecuniary value to wives and
children. But Representative Gillett's bill,
ir It becomes a law, will be a great lm
provement on the present situation.
TRUST HEADWINDS.
Several Combines Waterlogged on
, Dangerous Seas.
Minneapolis Journal.
v The big Industrial combinations are still
encountering head winds, and It has not yet
been demonstrated that the modern method
of consolidating Industrial Interests Is alto
gether the best thing for capital and labor.
Manifestly, however, the trouble Is largely
In the mode of organization, characterized
by reckless use of stock, which, being
much water soaked, could not be made to
pay dividends to the holders.' United
States Steel has been obliged to reduce Its
ambitious program and cut down dividends
and contemplate reorganization. The cateer
of tho United States Shipbuilding company
has been characterized by nasty scandals
In connection with the financing of the
corporation and the purchase of con
stituent plants. The business immorality
of this case of promotion Is shocking.
There is reason for reflection over the case
of the American Tin Plate company, which
has encountered sharp opposition from
competing concerns which it has not been
able to buy up. There are several inde
pendent tin plate plants in Pennsylvania
and Ohio, having every modern appliance,
and these have been running to their full
capacity since the depression In Iron and
steel began. - This competition has knocked
some of the stuffing out of the tin plate
monopoly, which has had to cut down ths
price of plate from $3.80 to $3.0 a box.
Several of the American Tin Plate com
pany's mills have been closed some time
and the wages in some mills In operation
have been cut 10 per cent, the men con
senting, provided the mills ware run on
full time.
The big earning capacity of the mam
moth consolidations, which were Incidental
to the Iron and steel boom which began
with the strong revival of consumption In
1897, could not be kept up when consump
tion slackened, and thus dividend paying
on stock based on properties capitalized
several times In excess of the real value,
became a burden and Impossible.
Congreasman Palmer of Pennsylvania has
Introduced a bHl In congress providing for
a federal corporation law, under which
thenars may be granted to corporations
Intending to engage tn Interstate or .or
elgn commerce. The schema embodied In
the measure would make such reckless
financing as now obtains Impossible. The
bill Is bound to be hotly antagonized by
those who do not think congress has
power to enact such a law and those who
prefer the present slip-shod charter selling
methods which flourish in a number of
states. There will be such a federal law
some day, however. It la a putaio aad s
national aaceaalty.
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II THE WEST DEGENERATING t
Symptoms Which . Marrow Vp
the
Bonis of Plain People.
Kansas City Star.
There are some signs of the times af
fecting this western- country which ar
certain to produce much uneasiness. The
a candidate for tho Kansas federal Judge-
hlp thQt h plared poker' From thl" Ia8t
circumstances it Is obvious that an Insid
ious attempt Is being mode to substitute
'bridge," or even "flinch," for the' time-
honored western game.
W hither are we drifting? Has the "slimy
serpent of the money power" finally ful
filled the prophecy of the Hon. William
Joel Stone and laid "Its corroding hands
upon tho throat ot the natln?" " would
seem so. The Independence of the west
has been assailed in Its most Invlnolble
strongholds. . If one would have picked
tho very exemplar of Missouri simplicity
the perennial flower of Bourbonlsm as
manifested in a primitive beard his se
lection would have been Mr. Dockery.
When "Charlie" Towne, Governor Hogg,
Senator Pettlgrew and others were leav
ing the straight and narrow path of pop
ulism for the broad way of Wall street
that leads to destruction the patriot would
v...- j .
.v , . ...KVlll tfBiiuiiiBB i31 till
In slouch hat and alpaca coat as the In-
corruptible exponent of the west. And
if th. w
I -K-i.- wiu ui uuuoerai
scandals and "bridge" Inqulties he would
hav.-murmured .thank heaven, It's poker
mey piay out Here."
I .
uut UJIS IS all chancad. O Uirinnnl n
moresl i No wonder .the Beef , .rust can
n iixk . ih u--
.umer; luieVy : haainvadeT tha sancU-"
... . f ,-'nvaaeq, ina sancu-
r " lasnioo has demoralised
I f-haa. telkimAa at 41. .
...u.lU,u.,pii.,ran may
uv-"' u,aw enuon 10 nis
narrow heeie oots. h probacy wears
anTtinkC ZY-nT"?' S'
? tlnkUn. ey wHl bo the denun-
- mmuiier. xne eoiior
-u-Pected of talking through .
wr "ones or senator
?tone ftnd KM-Missourl delegations
In congress will no longer delude a confid
ing people. The "ante" and the "kitty"
those Jealous conservators of western
" sumcient virility yet remaining
an,on the masses to assert Itself and save
tn west
THE COUNTRY FINDS ITSELF.
Increasing Business in Productive In
dustries, While Speculation Lags.
Chicago Tribune.
The history of the country's business dur
ing tha last tlx months Is unlike the history
of any previous period since the United
States came Into being. Until this year It
has always been a fact that whenever Wall
street got flurried or nervous tha rest of
the country at once became equally agita
ted. In 1903 there were several sharp flur
ries la Wall street, followed by the revela
tion of that "artistic swindle," the United
States Shipbuilding ccmpany, but tho coun
try discarded its former custom of follow
ing New York In matters financial, kept its
head, staved off the Incipient panic, and
now looks forward to a busy winter and
spring.
Tho country can understand why the east
got so frightened. It can also understand
why the west and south didn't get fright
ened. The east's money Is largely In stocks
and bonds, many of which are speculative.
The stocks being dropsled, they were
tarred and much water drawn off. Losing
some of their Imposing corporoslty they at
first seemed to be falling. But the body
which was left after the operation, being
much sounder than the unwelldly bulk pre.
vloualy apparent, the patient Is really
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Health
betterthough a bit thinner. The prospects
of life are much better after the water has
been drawn off. The country knew that.
It also knew that its wealth did not ablds
In paper holding, but in food and clothes.
The world can get on without wildcat cor
porations, but It must have food and
clothes. Tho west and the south have had
a successful year In raising grain, cattle,
and cotton. These things are convertible
into tho food and clothes the world must
have, and are, therefore. Just as good
as so much cash. Realizing that its we:tlth
was founded on real, tangible things like
bushels ot wheat, and bales of cotton, and
herds of cattle tha west and south refused
to get scared, even though Wall street
trembled for its paper securities.
The bank clearances tell the story, Tha
eastern cities generally show a big falling
off over a year ago, while the western and
southern cities hold their own or actually
gain. New York clearances are - 31.7 per
cent less than a year ago, while the coun
try outside Of New Tork shows a loss of
but 2 8 per cent. New Orleans, the great
southern market, shows the biggest gain
over a year ago 36.7 per cent. This is
largely because of the high prioe of cotton.
LET CI II A ALONE.
Premature and MIschleToua Talk of
' Annexation.
Chicago Tribune.
Senator Newlands' resolution regarding
the annexation of Cuba Is ill advised. It la
a waste of energy to shake the tree before
ths apples are ripe. When they are mature
they will fall off themselves. The Span
lards who are In the island and Americans
who have Investments there may wish to
see Cuba a part of tha United States. The
Cubans do not appear to do so. They seem
to relish their Independence. Why should
hints that they do not be thrown out In ths
form of annexation resolutions?
The Cubans are governing themselves re
marbly well. The gloomy predictions of
government and Insurrections have
oome to naught. Other Latin-Americans
seem to be born to get up revolutions, but
tho Cubans prefer to work. The Increasing
volume of their exports shows that they are
working to good purpose. Their only am
bition Is to cultivate their crops and sell
them for the best possible price. ' If all
Spanish-Americans were like them Central
and South America would be the homes of
peace and plenty.
There Is no reason for fear that Cuba may
draw away from the United States and at
tach herself to some European power. She
Is a part of the American political system
and cannot be detached from It. That Is
well understood on the other side of the
ocean. Cuba is as far beyond the reach of
Europe as If It were an Amerloan state.
Consequently to urge annexation upon the
Cubans is to resort to an unnecessary pre
caution. They are happy us they, are, so let
them alone. Whenever .hey wish to be
annexed, which they will In the fullness of
time, they will say so and will be promptly
taken in. In the meantime thSy may safely
be left in their remi-detached condition' un
disturbed by Importunate Invitations to Join
the union. It Is reciprocity they want now,
not union.
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