THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1904.
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In Nebraska, July beat makes "Sep
tember corft. , ,
The World-Herald saya it will sup
port ths ticket, but It will not be held
responsible for the results.
A. municipal Ice plant Is a good sum
mer slogan, but the ardor of the cam
paign would cool off perceptibly If the
Issue were sprung in winter time.
The Japanese have captured Kal Ping.
When the Russians held it the place
was knewn as Kal Chan, but happily
the Japs bare knocked, the sneeze en
tirely out of it " . .'. ; .,
The war correspondent has finally
reached the front now. look for some
developments In the far. east if only the
development.! of '"S, an especially well
equipped press censor.
We r aWut!a? that Oooaha will htv
Ave sew 'elevators ; before the snow
lies, 'Let us have three to start with
and we' will cheerfully extend the time
of completion for the other two.
. Great is the, adhesive power of politi
cal pie. Even the hope of It will fasten
a western anti-monopoly democrat so
tight to a 'Wall street hireling" that the
"hireHnf" has to beg for release.
The ' Democratic Success league will
celebrate and ratify Parker and Davis
and snout for,, the plutocrats. The
Parker snd Davis barrels are very large
ana tno.nesn pots are very tempting.
1 !
If one Is to Judge by cartoons and
leadlngedlterlals appearing in his pa
pers R. Hearst will continue to buy
hot ar and nightmares even though his
campaign investment proved barren of
results
Befpre, and after taking, placed in par
allel lines for a handy comparison, will
make' (interesting reading. Reference, of
course ils made to the World-Herald's
attitude on Parker before and after his
nomination. ' ' ' '
The most pitiable part of the spectacle
Is the unfortunate fatuity with which
the Douglas County . Democracy regu
larly ,-taies hold of the hot end of the
poker and lets the Jacksonlans get the
comfortable, grip.
The; . reorganized democracy got as
close to Thomas Jefferson as possible,
In point of time at least, lta nominee
for the vice presidency being 81 years
of ageaJmoHt old enough to know bet
ter, one would think. v
It is not so hard te find one "Jonah1
in circles of "high finance." Since
Chartes M. Schwab has resigned from
the cplnpany the price of common stock
of thw United States steel, corporation
has advanced from 0 cents to 11 cents.
It Is recorded that the British public
was not alarmed at the revelation of
Kouropatkln's plan to invade India. But
this may be a false sense of security.
as there is no telling what the KuMsIan
leader, 'may do If the Japanese drive him
far enough.
The' personal press agents are getting
busy in Manchuria aguln. The cables
were required to tell an awaiting world
that General Count Keller of the Rus
slan force works under a tree. This is
important only from the fact . that it
hows that the general is not really
tip a stump."
Froin the standpoint of the oily poll
C clan the democrats have arranged
things about right. When talking to an
nti-monopollst they can point to the
platform; wbon talking to a trust mng
ate or speculator tbey can point to the
fWndldatea, 11 is all right, if only it will
work this time, aa it has in the past,
hut a wOAMt child dreads the lire. -'
A REASSVRIXO OtTXOOK.
.One f the most conservative of the
journals that give special attention to
financial and business conditions, the
United States Investor, in Its latest
issue expresses the opinion that the
present is a favorable time for the nat
ural laws of business to begin to operate
and that on the whole the outlook is
reassuring. The wheat crop of the
country is In fairly good condition and
reports from European countries do not
indicate that their crops will be so large
as to depress prices, so that there is
every reason to believe that the Ameri
can wheat farmer will have a fairly
large crop which he. will be able to sell
at a remunerative; figure. , There is
more uncertainty about the corn crop,
but that has got a good start generally,
while the cotton crop is progressing
finely. .; .
If the expectation regarding the crops
that is warranted by existing condi
tions shall be realized, the first effect
will be to revive transportation activ
ity, probably to be followed by an en
larged demand from the railroads for
iron and steel and of course greater
activity in that line of production. At
present the iron and steel industry is
quiet and indeed it has been depressed
for a year past, but good crops will re
sult in giving renewed vitality to this
n common with other industries and in
Increasing the general prosperity. It
appears to be the quite general view
of those who reflect opinion in financial
and. commercial circles that the presi
dential campaign will not unfavorably
affect the course of business. Certainly
there cannot be any such fear and anx
iety this year as. prevailed eight years
ago and, had a most . depressing effect
in every line of business. There is no
menace now, as there was then, to the
monetnry 'system and the financial
credit of the country. Everybody now
knows that whatever the outcome of the
election the country will continue on a
sound money basis and the gold stan
dard, firmly established by the republi
can party, will be maintained.
PARKER IX HIS OWS STATE.
The Tammany opposition to the nom
ination of Judge Parker persistently de
clared that be could not carry the state
of New York. This was the principal
ground of its hostility to him and the
Tammany leaders seemed to be quite
sincere in their assertion. It is now In
dicated that they will give the candidate
their support, but there is a considerable
number of democrats 4n other portions
of the state that may not d o so and a
more or less serious defection is by no
means Improbable.
It is the common impression , that
Judge Parker has hitherto shown ex
ceptional strength with the. people of
New York, but an examination of elec
tion figures does not sustain this. In
1896 McKinley carried the Empire state
by over 208.000 plurality., The .next
year Parker was elected chief judge of
the court of . appeals by nearly 61,000,
the rote in 1897 being', very Jlffrt the
republican side, due to the fact f hat the
republicans were, in great measure, op
posed to making a partisan campaign
for a judicial office. Judge Parker pol
led only a few more votes than Bryan
received in the preceding, year, while
the democratic vote on governor in 1808
exceeded by over 89,000 the vote for
Parker in 1807. in the off year of 1902
Governor Odell received 111,000 more
votes than Parker had when be was
elected to the judicial position be now
helds, though that contest was not at
all partisan.
,It Is thus seen that Judge Parker has
not ' demonstrated that be is excep
tionally strong with the people of his
state, although having a peculiarly ad
vantageous opportunity for' doing so.
THE DEMOCRATIC TARIFF PLANK.
The tariff plank of the democratic
platform ia largely the. work of Mr.
Bryan and is consistent with his re
peatedly expressed views. In a speech
In the house of representatives March
16, 1892, W. J. Bryan denounced a pro
tective tariff as being "false economy
and the most vicious political principle
that has ever cursed this country." In
declaring that protection is robbery the
democratic party has endorsed the view
expressed by Mr. Bryan twelve years
ago, since which time the country has
experienced the greatest industrial prog
ress in its history' under' tlje operation
Of a protective tariff.
Referring to the declaration of the Rt
Louis platform the Brooklyn Eagle,
which supports Judge Parker, says It Is
a proposition wlh which the country
may take issue.' "It Is undoubtedly a
proposition from which the voters may
withhold the seal of their -endorsement
They do not regard protection as rob
bery. The rank and file of republicans
and many more democrats thHn can be
counted regard the schedules with all
their innroiltles as a shield. ' Prices
paid for labor Jn Europe are such as
are suggestive of pauperism here. The
difference is a sort of credit balance in
favor of the American artisan. It Is a
balance he is more than disposed to
keep on the right side of his ledger. To
ask hhn to vote It out of existence is to
invite him to become his own worst
enemy." All the testimony of the years
of protection is against the assertion of
the St. Louis platform. Examine the
statistics of Industrial growth, looic at
the figures of the savings banks of the
country, compare the conditions of the
wage earners her-e with those of other
countries. These will supply the evi
dence of the beneficent effects of prc
tectlon that Is beyond dispute.
Nor is this all. The agricultural pro
dncers of the country have been bene
fited immeasurably by protection and
are incomparably better off than those
any other land. The development of
our Industries under protection, until the
United States has become the leading
manufacturing nation of the world, has
built up a home market which Is the
mainstay of the" American farmer. Here
.be finds a demand for nearly every
thing that he produces at better prices
than he can obtain anywhere else in
the world. He wonld Indeed be his own
worst enemy If he should vote to put
of any other land. The development of
created this great market and la essen
tial for Its maintenance. No class of
our people understand this better than
those who cultivate the soil and who
in recent years have realized n measure
of prosperity that confutes utterly the
assertion that "protection Is robbery."
No party that holds this view, so en
tirely at variance with indisputable
facts, so completely contradicted by ex
perience, deserves the support of the
American people. Such a proposition
can mean nothing else than the purpose
of the party making it to overthrow
protection if given the power to do so.
The democracy has repeated the threat
it made in 1802, with disastrous conse
quences to the industries and business
of the country. It was successful then,
but conditions have changed and Its re
newed assault upon protection will at
tract no support to the party this year.
A MONV MESTAL ACHIEVEMENT.
The publication of the list of property
embodied in the petition filed to recover
delinquent taxes in this city and county
under the new Nebraska scavenger law
calls attention to the monumental
achievement accomplished by County
Treasurer Fink. Some idea of the ex
tent and magnitude of this stupendous
task which has devolved upon him, and
which has been carefully and promptly
performed, will be gathered from a few
facts disclosed by this suit.
In the petition there are Incorporated
twenty colossal tax records, with pages
six feet long and sixty lines to each
page, for the most part carrying two
descriptions on each page. Altogether
there are nearly 700.0QO items furnish
ing in detail a statement of delinquent
taxes on the property described for
every year and for every installment of
special taxes. For many of the de
scriptions the lots and tracts had to be
divided according to the parts held for
unpaid special taxes, and . the regular
taxes bad to be distributed accordingly.
The total amount of. delinquent taxes
covered in this suit is estimated at about
$5,000,000.
While the items. relating to delinquent
city taxes in Omaha were Inserted in
the record by City Treasurer Hennings
and his force, and the items relating to
South Omaha city taxes were furnished
In a list by City Treasurer Howe of that
city, the bulk of the work wAs per
formed by County Treasurer Fink and
his assistants. While not begun until
the middle of May, the record was none
the less completed by July 1, when the
statutory limit expired and when the
papers had to be filed in court. ' To do
this, however, required such extraordi
nary effort that during that entire time
the office was never closed for any part
of the twenty-four "taours of each day
and night. The misfortune that the tax.
record had to be made up at the same
time that the regular current taxes were
becoming delinquent and' the tax lists
had to be used simultaneously for mak
ing out tax receipts as well ss making
up the tax record, increased the neces
sity of night work to prevent conflicting
demands upon. the books containing the
tax lists. '
County Treasurer Fink wants the
public to understand that while pay
ments made after the commencement
of the tax record were credited on the
tax list, only his force is now engaged
in entering the receipts on the record,
which will be equivalent to withdrawing
the suit against such pieces of property,
notwithstanding the fact that they are
being advertised, and that those who
have paid their taxes need not fear
judgment, as by the time the suit is
heard all such payments will have been
credited. It was manifestly impossible
as a physical undertaking after the rec
ord had been begun to have gone back
from day to day and eliminated current
tax payments if the record was to be
completed and filed within the time re-
qntred by law. i
It will perhaps be instructive to those
interested to know the course pf the
suit now pending.. The list will be pub
lished In The Bee four times for four
consecutive weeks. After September 15,
If no contest Is made upon the taxes, the
clerk of the district court will stamp
in the proper column "Judgment ren
dered by default," and the treasurer
will, commencing November 2, proceed
to sell the defaulted property in addi
tion to Judgments rendered by the court
st a session beginning the first week of
October. After filing this petition the
treasurer is obliged to charge a docket
fee of 50 cents on each description
where the taxes have not been paid,
which will bo increased to 1 after Sep
tember 1, and parties proposing to con
test mnst deposit a fee of $2 with the
clerk of the district court before the
contest can be received.
The first suit under the new law is,
of course, the most Important, because
it takes up delinquent taxes that have
been accumulating for long years.
County Treasurer Fink, while recogniz
ing the fact that some errors will doubt
less be disclosed, Insists, and In tbla he
Is borne out by experts who have exam
ined the record, that it will be found
the most complete and accurate ever
gotten out by Douglas county. Our tax
paying citizens may regard themselves
fortunate in having had at this critical
time a min In charge of the county
treasurer's office whose experience and
attainments made him equal to the de
mands of this stupendous undertaking.
It is to be hoped the Nebraska sen
ators and representatives in congress
will te able to secure a revocation of
the order breaking up the division of the
rural delivery service which had lta
headquarters In Omaha. In view of the
fact that the rural delivery division
headquarters were established In Omaha
only a few months ago, because of its
central location and the matchless fa
cilities for housing the force, the pro
posed change seems almost inexplicable
If not inexcusable.
Railroad tax agents and political em
issaries, who are carried on the pay roll
of the railroads as employes of the tax
department, are preparing an onslaught
upon Douglas county before the impend
ing session of the State Board of Equal
ization under pretense that the assess
ment made In Douglas county Is far
below one-fifth of the actual value of
Its taxable wealth. As a matter of fact,
assessments in Douglas county up to
the present year have been out of all
proportion with those In other counties,
notably the counties east of the 100th
meridian. While real estate assess
ments in Douglas county were made
on the basis of one-sixth of the actual
value, a large proportion of the town
lots outside of the business district were
assessed at one-fourth and some even
at one-third. of their actual value, while
real estate assessments in two-thirds of
the state outside of Douglas county
were anywhere from one-seventh to one
tenth, and some even at one-twelfth of
the market value. In the readjustment
provided for by the new revenue law
at one-fifth of actual value through the
entire state Douglas county returns have
been revised to correspond wtth those
made in other counties. Hence the
difference in percentage of increase be
tween Douglas and other counties. In
asmuch as the railroad attorneys framed
the new revenue law and the railroad
lobbyists bulldozed the last legislature
into passing it Just as they framed it, It
comes wjth bad grace from them to
complain now.
It is so easy to please the politicians.
The democratic politicians say they are
pleased with the outcome of the St
Louis convention and the republican
politicians declare they are more than
pleased. So everybody is pleased, in
cluding even "the prohibitionists, popu
lists and socialists.
Bourke Cockran says Judge Parker's
declaration for gold has materially in
creased his chances for election, but Mr.
Cockran must remember that the dem
ocratic nominee can carry Wall street
and the solid south and still lack several
votes of the required number in the
electoral college.
One good turn deserves another, and
as a statement has gained general cir
culation that Judge Parker swallowed
bis convictions and voted twice for Bry
an the former champion of free silver
no doubt is compelled to return the
compliment
In a Kntshell.
Cleveland Leader.
Roosevelt against Parker! A magnet
against a mystery!
Get Bwsr Now.
New York Herald.
Before another tfourth comes around
there should be stricter ordinances, greater
provision and nVeHhod in their enforcement
and uniform and, consistent imposition of
punishment upon(1ofCender8.
"An ounce of prevention Is better than a
pound of cure."
Dlamltr Coasea High.
Baltimore American.
It now transpires that the Thibetan war
grew out of the fact that Viceroy Curson
felt slighted by a real or Imagined lack
of courtesy tm the part of the tribes of
that country. English dignity comes high
to the Thibetans, but they must have It,
whether or not they want It
Some of Rockefeller's Lack.
Boston Herald.
Probably one reason why Mr. Rockefel
ler Is glad that he Is a loyal American
Instead of a subject of King Edward is
because if he lived In England his Income
tax assessment annually, u ia sam, wouiu
keep five of his majesty's first-class bat
tleships In commission. It costs a sorry
lot to be a multimillionaire in some coun
tries. The Heal Problem la Irrigation.
, Baltimore American.
4 the wihemei for Irrigation will
create any more. water In the arid west
The best that can be done is to secure a
.nhi rilatrlhutlon of the present
1 11 VJ. U vmhu.w '
and prospective supply. The Only means
of Increasing permanently tne oi w-
ter Is to prosecute vigorously the plan tor
timbering the country once denuded of Its
fn...t. mnA that on which no trees have
ever been known- to grow. Heavy rain
falls and heavily timbered country are in
separable companions.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Two or three days ago Fairbanks' height
was reported to be 8 feet t inches. The
latest estimate Is 6 feet 4V Inches.
i ho .-relief of the late Robert
Louis Stevenson, executed by Bt. Oaudens.
has Just been unveiled in Edinburgh by
Lord Roeebery.
sM..,inr, ia mmAtt to the Dractice of hold
ing hands which is becoming quite com
mon In the parks In Washington. Forget
It. Washington people must needs vary
the monotony of keeping tneir uauu. ...
other people's pockets.
The many friends of Harry B. cummings,
the negro lawyer of Baltimore, who made a
. t ,h. r.nont remibllcan convention.
seconding the nomination of President
Roosevelt, gave him a reception
Wednesday evening, presided over by
niBhon James A. 'Handy.
Caleb Powers, the former secretary i ot
state of Kentucky, who is at present in
,n .rwi in Heath for the murder of
Governor Goebel, has about finished his
book on his personal experiences uur...
the troublous days of Kentucky's partisan
war for the control of the state.
Ir. H. E. Robinson, editor of the Mary
Ti.,KMn nil nresldent of the Mis
souri Republican society, believes he has
more ancestors tKat admit to memud.u.p
In the Society uf Colonial Wars than any
other man living. He Is ninth in descent
from Major General Atherton, who com
manded the historic colonial expedition
saainst the Narragansett Indians.
Mayor Wright of Denver has a way of
getting more work out or city employes
than any of his subordinates. While In one
of the departments the otherfday he heard
two clerks arguing over certain work that
had to be done right away. "It's not my
work," said one of the clerks, and the re
mark was echoed by the other. They went
out to lunch shortly and on returning found
hi. honor attending to the neglected Job.
It's all right," said he In reply, to thetr
astonished protest. "Its not your work.
Smith, nor vnura. Robinson, as I heard you
both say. But somebody must sttend to- It,
so I thought I d take a whirl at It myself.
Maybe you can finish It between you." The
mayor went te his own office and that par
tlcular Job was cleaned up In a hurry.
ARMY GOSSIP I WASHIXOTO.
Carreat Fvents GleaaeS from the
Army ! Navy Register.
In connection with the nnmber of vacan
cies which will be available for civilian
appointees to second lieutenancies In the
army a question has arisen whether va
cancies in that grade caused by transfer
of commissioned officers to ths ordnance
department will create places to which civ
ilians may be assigned. This would be
ths case If the transfers had been made
prior to July 1. but some doubt Is ex
pressed whether transfers made after that
date to ordnance vacancies which occurred
previously may be construed as creating
vacancies in the grade of second lieutenant
to which civilians would be eligible. Of
course, vacancies occurring after July 1
are kept for the ellglbles for next year.
There are now forty-six army candidates
st Fort Leavenworth and there will be six
graduates from as many so-called leading
military colleges who will be eligible to
appointment, making a total list of ellgl
bles of fifty-two. This allows the ap
pointment of a few civilians and It remains
to be seen whether the transfers to the
ordnance department will add to the op
portunities ef applicants from civil life.
The revised army regulations will not be
Issued to the service as promptly as was
expected. Secretary Taft has derided not
to give his approval to the amended docu
ment until he has taken up the revised
edition paragraph by paragraph. It was
expected that the secretary would ap
prove the revised regulations before his de
parture for his vacation In Canada, but
he has decided that the meterlal shall be
carefully examined and each new provision1
fully considered. Mr. Taft has also de
cided that he wilt take up this matter dur
ing his holiday, so that while he has passed
upon about one-fourth of the revised mat
ter, nothing will be done with the re
mainder until his return to Washington.
During the army and militia maneuvers
at Manassas, Vs., In September It Is In
tended by the medical officers of the army
to make a trial of ths army mule as a
means of transporting medical supplies for
the first dressing station. Hitherto these
supplies have been carried In ambulances
and, of course, it Is not possible for these
vehicles to break Into columns of troops.
At Santiago much difficulty was ex
perienced In getting these supplies to the
front and the only method by which this
could be accomplished was to have the
hospital corps men carry them on their
backs. It Is believed that the mule will
serve a valuable purpose in this respect
since the animal can accompany troops In
all sorts of country.
Throughout Ellhu Root's long service as
secretary of war the one subject which re
ceived his. most serious attention, aside
from the operations of the army In the
field, the army reorganization act the
general staff scheme and the national
militia project, was the question of de
veloping In the mass of 'American cltiserui
a body of trained riflemen large enough to
make our defenses secure In time of war.
In season and out of season he Insisted
that the country needed men who could
shoot straight who knew the iffee of the
rifle thoroughly and with whom proficiency
In small arms practice should be the first
test of fitness as soldiers. Mr. Root's ear
nestness In this matter served as a re
minder that whereas we have made but
little real progress in rifle shooting since
the close of the Spanish war, other coun
tries are giving close attention to the sub
ject Canada alone having but recently In
stituted a broad-gauge scheme which It is
believed will produce 600,000 trained rifle
men within ten years.
Owing partly to Mr. Root's persistent urg
ing, supported by many other Interested
gentlemen In the army, the navy, . the ma
rine corps, the' National Guard and civil
life, public Interest in the subject took
form In the organization of the national
board for the promotion of rifle practice
in the United States, and as a result of
that movement plans have been formu
lated which, If carried into effect, seem
likely to transform millions of hardy young
Americana Into expert riflemen and thus
correct what is palpably the gravest de
fect In our military system.
In preparing these plans careful consid
eration was given to the - methods em
ployed by other countries to. encourage
rifle shooting among their citizens and the
paramount purpose was to devise a system
which should make every American be
tween the ages of IS snd 25 years ambi
tious to become a master marksman. In
Its general scope the scheme yovldes for
a highly organized system to encourage
rifle practice In the state militia, in military
and other , schools and among private or
ganisations as well aa among individuals
who would be liable to military servtoe In
time of war. ,
v The Judge advocate general of the army
on Tuesday submitted to the attorney gen
eral his letter asking for an opinion on
the status of retired officers of the army
who are eligible to advancement one grade
on account of service In the civil war. The
letter of the Judge advocate general Is ac
companied by a long report which goes
fully Into the question and cites cases In
the army and navy which might lead the
Department of Justice to sustain the Judge
advocate general In his opinion that the
retired officers who are veterans may be
promoted by means of a recess appoint
ment. A- similar question relating to re
tired officers of the marine corps who
served in the civil war has been submitted
to the attorney general also.
The general staff of the army has ren
dered a decision of interest to officers desig
nated for detail as students at the general
service and staff college. Hitherto the
rule has been, In the selection of officers
for Instruction at that Institution, to con
fine the choice to those who have had
four years of commissioned service In the
regular army. This rule has been departed
from so far as applies to the coming term,
In order that there may be admitted to
the course at the school those commis
sioned officers of the army who were ap
pointed to the service under the act of Feb
ruary X 1901. After the next term there
will be a strict observance of the rule
which requires four years of commissioned
service In the regular army of officers de.
tailed to the school.
America Credulity, British Stolidity,
London Tattler.
Ths really interesting point about Dowle's
brief visit to this country was the light
thrown on ths credulity of a certain class
of Americans. Dowle has no wtwlre in
vaded England, but on neither occasion
did he find an appreciable number of vic
tims. In America, the land of cuteness,
he made a gigantic fortune out of tie
pockets of ths fools who took him st his
own valuation. We are by no means proof
against humbug In England, but the bait
with which the man Dowle caught his
fish In America was not half attractive
enough for the stolid Britisher.
Baslacas Prassteeta la the West.
Philadelphia Press.
The western railroad managers talk hope
fully of Improvement in the traffic move
ment on their lines and predict a gradual
Increase In business. The indlrstlons all
favor such an outlook. There was an im
provement In June, and the crops all look
well and promts Increased work for the
railroads.
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POLITICAL SNAPSHOTS.
Detroit Poet: The victor Is David Bennett
Hill.
Chicago Chronicle: Two-thirds of the del
egates were for Judge Parker and all of
them were afraid to say gold money.
Washington Star: Judge Parker Is de
scribed ss a man of comparatively limited
means. But the vice presidential candidate
may be able to supply the check book.
Washington Post: It is now InUmated
that Mr. August Belmont found a whole
bunch of unlnstructed delegates at St
Louis who Insisted that the money question
Is the paramount issue this year.
Pittsburg Dispatch: The whirligig of
time brings round Its revenge when Cleve
land is cheered. Hill runs the thing and
Bryan is turned down In a democratic na
tional convention only eight years after
1896.
Cleveland Leader: One of the hardest
things to Imagine In the St Louis conven
tion was David B. Hill moved to tears by
the nomination of his candidate. It must
be a rare friendship which so affected the
self-poised and glacial sage ot Wolfert'B
Roost.
Springfield Republican: Champ Clark
never was taken very seriously, either In
congress or out, and his speech as perma
nent chairman of the convention need not
now be deeply pondered for light upon the
affairs of the nation. "Breezy" well de
scribes Mr. Clark. He la a Success on the
stump.
Kansas City Star: "Judge Parker," ex
claimed the eloquent Mr. Cummings of
Connecticut in seconding the nomination,
will bear the banner of demcraCy with the
fidelity with which the Black Douglas
guarded the casket containing the heart of
Bruce." This is a pretty piece of oratory
te be sure, but the allusion Is not wholly
consoling. Sir James Douglas was faithful
eneugh, but It will be recalled that he was
bowled over In battle as he was conveying
the heart of Bruce to the Holy Land, so
that his charge never reached Us destina
tion. If the Connecticut man's comparison
holds good the banner of democracy Is In
a "parlous state."
CAESAR IS MIGHTY YET.
Boston Transcript: At. St. Louis Bryan
was suppressed by letting him have his way
on the matter most Important to the demo
cracy to have settled without regard to
his wishes.
Minneapolis Times: It is the fashion
to say that Mr. Bryan's political power Is
ended, but the Nebraska gentleman Is
young yet and there Is Very recent evi
dence that he Is likely to be a live wire
In politics for some time to come.
Springfield Republican: It Is an ex
traordinary turn which has been given to
the convention situation at St ' Louis, by
the all-night committee contest over 'the
platform. At the moment when Bryan's
complete humiliation and downfall seemed
to have been assured, the whilom leader of
the party has demonstrated the possession
of life and power enough to turn upon
his enemies and fight them at least to a
standstill.
New York Tribune: Parker democrats
who hailed Bryan's defeat before the St.
Louis convention In the Illinois contest as
the Waterloo of the erstwhile "peerless
leader" shouted before they were out of the
Bryan woods. The Nebraskan on Thursday
night dominated the commltte on resolu
tions, and, so far as that body Is con
cerned, dictated the platform. For a "de
throned leader" that 1s doing pretty well,
even for an all night fight.
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1900, with a unanimous convention behind
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him, he succeeded only In dictating the
platform and ths candidate. Hut at St.
Louis, with more than two-thirds of pie
delegates against him, he has succeeded In
dictating the platform. This Is a far
greater achievement, and the prince of pop
ulists may well cruckle when he thinks of
the abject homage that was paid him by
conswvatlve democracy's overwhelming but
white-livered majority. '
New York Mall: For a man who Is sup
posed to be utterly discredited and beaten,
Brysn shows himself to be mighty power
ful In the St. Louis convention today. He
had his way last night with the tariff
plank In the resolutions committee, and
this morning, by a vote Of the full com
mittee, he succeeded In getting the Hill
gold plank thrown out, and the commit
tee, the convention and the party all left
fiat on their backs on this crucial lutue.
POINTED PLEASANTRIES.
"You need more exercise, my man. What
is your, buslnessr'
"I'm a piano lifter."
Eh? Well, hereafter lift two at a time."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"That's ths new mansion of one of our
wealthy sugar refiners."
"Ah! Another houHe built upon sand."
"No: rather upon the rurks he made out
f sand." Philadelphia Ledger.
The Maid I can't find your costume for
the last act.
The Boubrette Ixok in my purse. Phila
delphia Bulletin.
"Will the gentleman let me tell his for
tune?" askeoT the gypsy.
"Sure," replied the man. "snd while
you're about It tell- It to hurry up, will
you 7"
1 MMP
O, t-m so tired!" panted the girl In the
pink shirtwaist, flopping down on the grass.
'And I've lost sill my handkerchiefs.'1
"Will a handkerchief rest you?" asked ;
the young man with the tennis shoes, ex
tending his own.
"No, but a nap kin," she said, closing
her eyes sleepily.
At which the ants attacked the lunch
baskets even more savagely .than before.
Chicago Tribune.
"My eon Is a comer, all right," bragged
the fond father, who had started his boy
in business.
"I guess that's so," agreed the Russell u
avenue man. "He came to see my daugh- .-
ter every night last week, and he has
scored four nights so far this week."
Cleveland Leader. .
Achilles was dragging ths body of Hector
around the walls of. Troy, at the tail of
his chariot.
"I wish LewvWallace could see this!" he
muttered, lashing the horses still harder.
Later, however, he acknowledged that
Homer wrote the thing up In fairly good
style. Chicago Tribune.
"Why Is an auto like a horse?"
"Give It up." '
"The faster you make It go, the more
apt It la to break." Cleveland Plain dealer.
"Don't you think vou devote too much
time to money considerations?"
"No," answered Senator Sorghum; "I
take weat pride in looking on our country '
aa the wealthiest and most prosperous of ' 4
nations." .,
"Certainly."- ' ' ' . '
"And In order to make sure that all of
this wealth Is present I've got to get some
of It Into my own hands." Washington
Star.
HOW WORD CAME TO ST. LOUS.
TIs the voice of the silent, they heard
him complain:
"You have named me too soon, and must
back up again, , .
Go back to the place where you failed to
make known
Those views upon finance I hold not alone.
Go back to the platform and there put In
bold , .
Solid words of plain English, approval ot
gold.
Oo back to the platform and do not delny."
When the message was read there was
"mischief to pay;"
There was roaring and raging; loud curses
alack.
In spite of the message they never went
back.
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