THE OMAITA DAILY PER: THUKSDAY, KOYEMTIET? 24, lt04.
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Notary Public. "
Tha man who does not feel be has,
something to be thankful for 1b indeed a
sorry spectacle.
Voder the new commissioner of Indian
affairs the despoiled Indians may expect
a new deal. , They are certainly entitled
to It .
Now that Japan has received Its new
submarine boats from America Admiral
Togo should reappear in the big black
headline.
Congress can now meet. - Queen Lillu
, elulant pf Hawaii how paused through
, Omaha on her annual pilgrlmnge to Hi-
national capital. '.
The dynamite bomb outrage calls for
cool heada and common sense-enleutn-,
tlon Hither than hysterical shrieks and
t Imaginative guess work.
t to da feared If YOunR America
.-'had to 'Choose between foci ball and
mince pie there would lie xvfral vacant
places at the dinner tabic. '
William I)tin Howells 1ms gone to
Italy to secure material for a new novel.
It, Is distressing to think that Mr. How
ells has exhausted the possibilities of
America. ' ,
Prince Fushuiil was given a spertnl
program by the natives of the Philippine
Tilings at the World's fair. This must
have been something like carrying coals
to' Newcastle.
i
Tho' Jury which recommended mercy
to malingers of a . Pennsylvania "get-nch-qnlck"-concern
must have thought
they deserved It for not taking all of
their victims' money. , .
' J that report of a butchers' strike In
Chicago sent out st this time so the
meat dealers can' maintain the usuul
ratio between the price of turkeys and
other moat at Thanksgiving time?
- (The dearth of news from the sent of
war may Indicate that a serious battle
la In 'progress and It may only be evl
tttincs that the war correspondents axo
taking; a Thanksgiving day vucatlon.
Now that two Central American re
publics have consented to submit an In
ternational dispute to arbitration Jupan
and Russia should not Insist upon carry
ing the present war to the bitter end.
Governor Pea body of Colorado Is mak
ing almost as spectacular a finish as
' "Bloody Uridles" Walte. Is It not pos
sible that Trof. Wilcox of Iowa City
x mads a mistake when he placed the
Bone of Insanity In Kansas?
The supreme court of Tennessee has
decide! that a correction of a false re
port unintentionally published by a
newspaper Is no pulllntlou of the wrong
done la publishing the first report. For
tunately for luw lu this country Judges
are -not expected to be Infallible, al
though some seem to expect Infallibility
. la reporters.'
Ths WurM-Herald la already to llie
front wltu s editorial boost for the
cauUlducy of Tom Majors for congress
as the successor of ' Congressman
llorkett This Is probably 'an extra
Insertion on the old contract for edi
torial space at $70 a column, made when
Majors was running for governor agnlnst
tha democratic caudldate.
It the allurement of rewards will pro
due) an exposure' of the perpetrator of
lhs bomb outrage the evidence In tbs
case ought soon to at hand.- We
must remember, however, that crafty
- criminals aro usually careful to cover up
thejr tracks and to conceal their luVutity.
Ws Lay had cases right here In Omaha
whtr as hlg as $25,000 has been hung
np Ja rawarda with, no one to oome to
tdiinalr
THASKSOlViSO DAT.
The recurrence of a day in which s
great nation calls upon all Its people to
Inw down In homble obturation to the
ater of all good Is an event of more
than ordinary significance. The presi
dent of the United .states. In his procla
mation, stated most of the reasons why
the jieople of this republic should be
more than happy and contented with
lliclr condition. He pointed out that in
nil the course of our progress as na
tion we had been blessed by a provi
dence and that we must recognize that
great Influence. In his proclamation the
president said: "Our success will mean
much, not only for ourselves, but for thp
future of all mankind, and every man
or woman In our land should feel the
urave responsibility resting upon him or
her. for In the last analysis this success
must depend upon the high average of
our Individual citizenship, ujwn the way
In Which esch does his duty by himself
nnd his neighbors."
Quoting from the president of tne
T'nlted States, who has more than ever
presented to the American people the
reason why they should give thanks for
the great progress and prosperity they
hnve enjoyed during the past years. It Is
perhaps enough to say that there Is not
an American citizen today who does not
feel that In every relation of his life he
l not glad to be nn American and Is not
willing to do whatever that relation im
plies or demands. "
The American Thanksgiving day Is not
only an occasion of giving an expression
of gratitude for the great good that has
been vouchsafed to the nation for the
benefits of the past year, but It is also
S prayer for the year to come. This
great festival, as It has grown to be,
which has come down from our fore
fathers, hns Its moral as well as Its ma
terial side, and while we do not disre
gard Its religious aspect we still pay
more Attention to Its social and festal
Characteristics.
. In a word. Thanksgiving day, what
ever it may have been In the beginning,
is at, the present time an occasion of
festivity and enjoyment nnd its signifi
cance in this respect grows from year to
year.
THE KEXT VABlSET.
, There Is naturally a good deal of inter
est as to who will constitute the cabinet
of President Roosevelt in the next ad
ministration. It is alreudy assured that
Secretary Hay will remain at the head
of the Department of State and this fact
Is regarded with universal favor by the
American people, who without distinc
tion of party regard Colonel Hay as the
most eminent of living diplomatists. Per
linps next to him In the popular regard Is
the secretary of war, Mr. Tnft. a remark
ably able until, who deservedly occupies
it foremost place In the confidence of the
American people. It seems to be the
possibility that Secretary Taft will goon
the bench of the supreme court of the
United States In the event of the retire
ment of Chief Justice Fuller, nnd his ap
pointment to that eminent position would
unquestionably command the pproY8'
of the country. There Is no more able or
conscientious Jurist In the nation than
Judge Trtft and his elevation to the. trib
unal of final resort would meet with uni
versal approval.
It seems to be assured that Secretary
Wilson, the head of the Department of
Agriculture, will remain and this will le
perfectly acceptable to the farmers of
the country. Under the administration
of Mr. Wilson the Agricultural depart
ment of the government has steadily
grown In popular regard and in efficiency
and usefulness. There Is every reason
to expect that Mr. Morton will be re
tained ns secretary of the navy. He
would hardly hnve accepted thnt posi
tion without nn assurance thnt ho was
to remain In it In the event of the elec
tion of Mr. Roosevelt. The same Is
doubtless true of Mr. Metcnlf, secretary
of the Depnrtment of Commerce and
Ibor, who resigned ns a member of the
house of representatives to accept the
position he now occupies.
There Is no doubt that there will be
several changes In the Cabinet after the
new administration Is Inaugurated but
whatever these may be the country can
be assured thnt none will be mnde which
will bring about any material change
from the policies that have distinguished
the present administration. Whnt hns
been already outlined It Is safe to say
will lie stendllv followed.
HOW MUCH LUXGERt
Tho deplorable bomb affair forcibly
recalls the fact thnt Omaha has no ade
quate law or ordinance regulating the
storage und sule of dangerous ex
plosives. For years The llee has been
earnestly advocating and persistently
urging the enactment of an ordinance
prescribing rules nnd limits upon the
storage- of oils, powder, dynamite and
other explosives within the city limits,
coupled with stringent inspection and
severe penalties for Infraction. One
deadly accident after another has oc
curred, pointing to the need of- such
legislation, and The I lee has held each
one of them up as object lessons to the
public, asking how much longer the
people would tolerate present conditions.
It is possible that the bomb which
has startled this community was manu
factured out of explosives purchased
outside of Omaha but It Is not prob
able. Whether It was or not, no des
perado or fiend would hnve any diffi
culty whatever iu securing all the ex
plosive material he wished right here
In this city snd no report of the sale
would be required to any public author
ity. An Inspection law could not be ex
pected, perhaps, to render the city bomb
proof, but It would put obstacles in the
way of crime and accidents, whose
preventive value rould not be measured
In dollars and cents.
Iet ns remember the Uvea of brave
firemen sacrificed to conflagrations ac
companied by unlooked for explosions.
Lt us remember the costly property de
stroyed by the ignition of Inflammables
with sxploslvs oils. Let us remember
the danger to the lives of our citizens
from the reckless or criminal use of
dynamite bomlm, nitroglycerin, glnnt
powder and similar Bncontrollnble' ma
terials. Ict us remember the facility
with which the mnterinls for nn outrage
like thnt which now shocks us can be
secured In this city without detection.
Let us protect our lives snd our homes
In time. jeX us hnve the enactment of
a stringent ordinance governing ex
plosives, nnd let us have It without fur
ther wanton dolny, no matter whnt In
fluences mny be brought to bear agnlnst
It.
IT!' OMAHA IS THAXKFCL'
While there are doubtless a lot of
things the people of Omaha would like
and for which they would be duly thank
ful, there are many reasons why Oinahn
should experience a deep feeling of grati
tude and satisfaction on the day of
Thanksgiving appointed for this year
1004.
All In all, Ouiflha Is In a state of un
exampled prosperity. Its business Insti
tutions have been enjoying profitable pat
ronage. Its jobbers hnve extended their
territory and enlarged their volume of
trade. Its retailers have entrenched
themselves with their customers and
driven a brisk business that faces a bow
of promise for the impending holiday
shopping.
Omaha hns been made beneficiary of
a substantial building boom. More renl
estute In the business section has
changed hands of late than for any simi
lar period In recent years and plans are
under way for a large number of new
business blocks which Insure an active
season of construction work next yenr.
Omnha seems to have reached the
point where the work of replacing Its
worn out pavements can proceed. Six
teenth street, which has so long been an
eye-sore, hns already been resurfaced.
For this every loyal citizen should be
thankful, to say nothing of the prospect
of getting other thoroughfares restored
to good paving conditions.
Omaha Is slowly but surely achieving
a place as a grain market and with the
consummation of projects now on foot
for the erection of elevntors nnd eeronl
mills is sure to forge to 'the front and
tnke rank eventually with other market
centers that constitute the outlet for sim
ilar areas of grain-growing country.
Aliove all, Omaha Is thankful because
of the better spirit prevailing among nil
classes of citizens the confidence felt In
the nssured future of the city the in
spiration to united efforts to promote Its
further progress and the prestige which
the city enjoys both at home nnd abroad.
The vnrintlons in the returns on the
vote cast for tho president In Nebraska
are to be accounted for by the fact that
different compilations are made up of
returns on different candidates on tho
electoral ticket. The figures given out
at Lincoln as official take the highest
man of each set of eight electors,
whereas in the. unofficial returns the
n,verage vote Is often used, or the high
niaa for the dofeatcd -tickets and the
low man for the successful ticket." The
consequence is a divergence of a few
hundred votes, . but this does not im
peach the accuracy of the unofficial fig
ures. For brass-lined gall commend us to
the World-Herald. Thnt pnper now de
clnres thnt Mickey hns 9,153 plurality,
"as first published in the World-Herald."
Over-credulous people who lost
their money, staked on the World-Herald's
fake claim of Candidate Berge's
election, will admire this sublime ex
hibition. The coming session of the senate will
hnve more arbitration treaties to act
upon thnn any of its predecessors, nil
signed by the secretnry of stnte, despite
tho fact thnt this wns to hnve been a
"war" administration according to some
ante-election predictions.
South Omaha business men are talk
ing about reorganizing their Commercial
club. A good live, commercial club in
the Magic city, If. kept free from en
tangling alliances with the railroads and
subsidiary interests, ought to accomplish
much good.
Hitch Ideals to Reach.
Chicago Tribune.
Not only does the country expect much
from Mr. RooreveJt during the next four
years, but there Is an obligation resting
upon him to live up to Jacob Riis' advance
notices,'
I.on Felt Wants.
Chicago RecordHerald.
General Stoesifel aenda word that be can
hold out If the czar will furnish him with
food aupplUa and ammunition. . Ttva gen
eral might aa well, while he waa about it.
have mentioned that he could also uaa a
few thousand men.
Efficiency Abort Partisanship.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
In offering the appointment to Senator
Cockrell the president has added a special
illustration of his Intention to make hda
administration notable for comrfderlng effi
ciency rather than partisanship the basis
in making appointments to public office.
Patriotic Work of Poison Squad.
Daltimore American.
According to tha experiments made with
the patriotic "pnlaon squad." who are
sacrificing their digestion on the altar of
fhelr country, food presorvatlvea are health
deatroyera. In fact, the average un
scientific, bewildered citUen is apparently
confronted with the Hobsoniau choice of
eating and dying of Indigestion or protect
ing Indigestion by refusing to eat and then
dying of starvation. It la all very puzxllng
and decidedly uncomfortable.
What Makes for Puhlle Ownership!
Springfield Republican.
State railroad commissioners attending
the annual convention of the National
Association of Commissioners at Birming
ham, la., generally endorse the view that
publlo ownership of the roads would ao
far Increase tha power of tha political party
In control of the government as to maka It
unassailable at the polls. This need not
necessarily follow, and would not follow
under a proper application -f c'vl' "l-r,,,M
reform principles. But, however thla may
be, one thing la certain our railroad com
mlHslona and railway regulation laws have
gut to show mora practical efficiency over
tha natioa tuna Utey da, w it will ha tiav-
possible to defeat tha alternative plan of
public swnenhlpi.
The Man at the Helen.
New Tot Tribune.
Mr. John Morley'a declaration. In his
speech at, Delmonlco's, that "In your new
president you have got a, rv-tn .1 tnnn
who has behind him the American people,"
puts the result of the election happily and
forcibly. It Is tha verdict, also, of a man
a man who has long enjoyed the respect
and honor of England and America. As an
ambassador of gwd will, John Morley
ranks second to none of the eminent Eng
lishmen who have visited our shores.
A Tax on Crednllty.
Kanaaa City Journal.
A play now touring the kerosene cir
cuit In Kansas Is built on the desire of a
wicked woman to get a good man to be
gay and frisky. Bhs ofTers him I10.OM to
break a few commandments. Bhe puts al
luring female In hie way. But he stands
In the end a model of virtue and probity.
"The play didn't go very well here." says
a central Kansas paper. "Our people like
a good man, but they can't stand too much
of a tax on thair credulity."
Barometer ( Prosperity.
Boston Globe.
We shall print more than 6,600,000,000 post
age stamps this year. We have a bureau
of engraving and printing which strikes off
20,800,000 stamps every day. The daily ship
ment of stamp to the upward of 70.000
postofflces throughout the United States
runs from 10,000,000 to, 70,000,000. The stamp
production of the country Is probably a
better gage of Its prosperity than any
other, for the country cannot possibly be
flourishing- when there are few stamps
used. There la no more accurate barometer
of the financial and Industrial 'condition
of the nation than the order atveot for
stamps. About 100,000,000 are always kept
on hand for an emergency.
Boodllna; In Massachusetts.
Thomas Lawsnn In Everybody's Magazine.
The Massachusetts legislature is bought
and sold as are sausages and fish at the
markets and wharves. That the largest,
wealthiest and most prominent corpora
tions In New England, whose affairs are
conducted by our moet representative citi
zens, habitually corrupt the Massachusetts
legislature, and the man of wealth among
them who would enter protest against the
Iniquity would be looked on aa a "dais
anarchist." I will go further and say tat
If In New England a man of the type of
Folk of Missouri can be found who will
give over six months to turning up the
legislative and Boston municipal sod of
the post ten years, who does not expose
to the world a condition of rottenness more
rotten than was ever before exhibited In
any community In the civilized world, it
will be because he hns been suffocated by
the stench of what he exhumes.
Population and Prosperity,
Leslie's Weekly.
Our population Is on the Increase as never
before, and there Is not a shadow of doubt
that It will continue to steadily Increase,
at least for the next half-dozen years; and
no reasonable mind can doubt the enormous
significance of this Increase In population
In its relntlons to the demands for the
necessities' as well aa for many of the
luxuries of life. Four years ago we were
surprised at the census which showed a
population of 75,000,000, but wa soon cama
to regard such a population as a mere mat
ter of course, nnd now we talk of 80,000,000
and Beom to attach but little significance
to It. And yet. In 1910, If the percentage
of Increase keeps on, we shall have a popu
lation of more than; 88,000,000. When it la
realized that In the. Inst thirty-three years
our population has Increased 100 per cent,
while" that of all' thS'Nrorld has increased
but 25 per cent, we gt some Idea Of what
this expansion In Our population means fo
the United State's. 'And the Increase in
population ' can' have but one effect, and
that Is to increase our prosperity and ma
terial resources.
II AH. ROAD KXACTIOX9.
Additional Burdens for Shlppera, Be
ginning; Next Yenr.
Chicago Newa.
Railroad rates as a rule have not been
advanced directly; ' Indirectly, however,
through new classifications. Increases that
are extensive and oppressive to shippers
have been mnde. On January 1 next an
other new "classification" Is scheduled to
go Into effect. This means additional hard
ships for the public. According to the
petition submlted In the matter by tha
American Shippers' association this new
arrangement "limits tho service heretofore
rendered by the carriers without reducing
the rate, thereby diminishing the value of
the service to the shipper while maintain
ing the accustomed charge." For one
thing, if the shipper elects to ship his
commodities subject to the common law
liability of a carrier, a rate of 20 per cent
In advance of the published rate la to be
pnld for the transportation. There are
other new conditions almost as onerous.
It Is outrageous that the railroads should
thus be able to Impose at their will new
conditions upon shippers without regard to
the reasonableness of those conditions.
There Is only one way to remedy the situ
ation. That Is for congress to give the
Interstate Commerce commission tha power
which It has long sought to pass upon
the reasonableness ; of all rates and condi
tions imposed by tha carrying corporations
and to make new rates and conditions
whenever that Is necessary to protect the
publlo from unreasonable exactions.
WESTERN AMERICANISM.
Aa Effective Check to the Anglo
mania of tha Eaat.
Cleveland Leader.
The present pastor of Plymouth church,
Henry Ward Beecher's famous Brooklyn
pulpit, has lived In the east long enough to
sea and feel Its characteristics without los
ing his original western Americanism. Dr.
Ulllls la in complete touch with the Ufa
and spirit of the metropolitan district,
while he haa by no meana forgotten tha In
spiration of the faith In his country which
n.arka the younger west. Hence he Is sura
of a wide hearing and a deep impression
when he talks tq his congregation in the
following' manner!
"It Is a fallacy that the cities, especially
New Tork, are the controlling influences of
tha nation. The preachers who have a
chance and are really doing things are In
tha west. I don't, underrate my work here,
but I am only mixing up tonlca to get up
a spiritual appetite In you who are already
fed to the point of gluttony. In the west
there la a growing movement of return to
patriotism, which will act aa a corrective
to thla part of the country, where men are
alwaya talking about England and apclng
England and preaching pessimism."
However men who try to take a broad
and impartial view of conditions In ' all
parts of the country may differ aa to the
relative advantages and dl'tdvantagea of
tha west and the east arr' the value of
their contributions to the general progress
of the American nation, there la not much
room for discussion regarding tha Impor
tance of western Americanism aa a check
to New Tork anglomanla. The ;west knows
nothing of the feeling common In certain
clrclea in the great cities of the Atlantic
sua board which Inclines to excessive ad
miration of tilings fonign, merely because
they are European, and dlstrusta American
customs and American Ideaa because they
do not harmonize with the habits and be
Uefs of England )
PERSONAL NOTES.
An American tourist recently wrote the
following Inscription In an English rail
road train: 'Tawngers are requested not
to plrk flowers while the trnln la In mo
tion." Henry Gasaway ttavls. Jute candidal
cf the dpmocratlc party for vice president,
has gone to Washington, where he will
spend the winter at the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs. Arthur Lee.
Sir Wilfrid Laurler's victory at the polls
this year In Canada, sweeping as it Is, is
not a record-breaker. Sir John Macdouald
won a greater in 178. His majority in tha
Dominion House of Commons elected that
year was 80.
It is reported that Governor-elect Doug
las of Massachusetts has asked General
Nelson A. Miles to accept the portfolio of
adjutant general of the Massachusetts vol
unteer militia, to succeed Adjutant Gen
eral Samuol Dalton.
The police of Pittsburg Interefered to
prevent a man from paying an election
bet by rolling s peanut two blocks with
his nose, and the winner of the bet Is re
sorting to the courts to compel the Issue
of a permit for the pnyment of the bet.
Samuel Harper, a son of President Har
per of the University of Chicago, has ma
triculated as a student of tho Moscow uni
versity, having gone to Russia to study the
language of that country. He expects to
complete the study of Russian for the pur
pose of teaching In America,
Major Welltscho, under whose super
vision Port Arthur was fortified, Is re
garded as the greatest living military en
gineer. He is now 48 years of age. It was
he who outlined the entire plan for the
fortified circle of mountains and hills sur
rounding the fortress and most of the
work was carried out under his eye.
Prof. Elwood Mead, chief of the irriga
tion and drainage Investigations of the
Department of Agriculture, has been se
lected to give expert testimony for the
government In the three-cornered legal
contest between Kansas, Colorado and the
general government for the control of the
waters of the Arkansas river for irriga
tion purposes.
John Burns, tha labor member of the
British parliament, has been lecturing In
Manchester on the evils of drink. He sur
prised his hearers, many of whom were
artisans, by declaring that he is appalled
St the amount of money which working
people spend on drink. Having earned the
right to be frank with workers, he did not
mince matters. He puts little or no trust
in legislation. The remedy, in his view, can
only coma from Individual abstinence.
David R. Francis, president of the St.
Louis Exposition company. Is prubably the
most elaborately decorated man in Amer
ica. Kings, princes and potentates have
showered decorations upon him until, if he
wore them all at once, he would glitter
like a circus wagon. Among the lot are
the red eagle of Prussia, the crown of
Italy, the Leopold I of Belgium, the sun
and lion of Persia, the double dragon of
China and the cross of the Legion of
Honor of France.
PIE BUSTLER REBUKED.
President Rooaevelt Handa One to a
Massachusetts Conajresaman.
Chicago Tribune.
President Roosevelt has written to Rep
resentative Gardner of Massachusetts a
letter which defines clearly the respective
relations of the executive and of senators
and representatives as regards postmaster
ships. The occasion of the writing of the
letter waa Representative Gardner's un
successful effort to prevent the reappoint
ment of the Haverhill postmaster, who is
an acceptable man, and to secure the posi
tion for a political protege of tha congress
manone of his workers,1 '
Representative Gardner claimed the right
to designate the postmaster on the ground
that "In other states senators select post
masters," but that in Massachusetts the
understanding has been that a representa
tive shall select those in his own district.
The answer of the president Is that "sen
ators do not 'select' postmasters in any
state while I am president. I consult them
always, and In the vust majority of cases
act on the recommendations they make,
but the selection is mine, not theirs."
The senators are a part of the appoint
ing power. They have the same right to re
ject that the president has to appoint. It
Is proper that the president should listen
to senatorial advice, but he says he stops
listening to It when he sees he is being
wrongly advised. He has refused to ap
point senatorial candidates to whom there
were good objections.
As regurds representatives, the president
says their relation to postofflce appoint
ments "rests not upon law, but purely
upon custom." The president admits that
as a rule the representative Is the man
whose advice Is most apt to be that which
can be followed with advantage to the
community. But this Is "a mere custom,"
says the president, "and I have never hesll
tated for a moment to deviate from it
whenever it was In the Interest of the
community to do so."
The kindly, sensible letter of the presi
dent to Representative Gardner will not
console him for his failure to get the Hav
erhill postofflce for the less fit man, but It
conveys much valuable information to all
congressmen and to ad would-be postmas
ters. Congressmen may advise, but the
president selects, and if the advice is found
to be bad It will not be taken and the
adviser will be discredited.
OLD THEORIES SHATTERED.
St. Louis a Hoodoo City for Demo
crat Its Candidates.
New York Sun.
The result of the election In Missouri,
which has given a majority for Roosevelt
and Fairbanks this is the first time the
republicans have carried the state since
18G8 Is another blow to the theory that the
selection of a certain city for a national
convention tends to assure the electoral
vote of the state in which it Is situated to
the party holding it.
Parker and Davis were nominated In
St. Louis In July, and in November Mis
souri, heretofore democratic, went repub
lican. Just as Bryan and Sewall were nomi
nated in Chicago In 1896, and Illinois went
against them by an overwhelming ma
jority. General Hancock, nominated in Cincin
nati, waa defeated In the vote of Ohio In
the election auceedlng, and Cleveland and
Hendricks, nominated in Chicago in 1884,
were defeated in Illinois.
Mr. McKinley was nominated aa presi
dent by the republicans In St. Louis In
1898, but the state waa carried by Bryan.
The ill-starred Greeley and Brown ticket,
nominated In Cincinnati in 1872, lost Ohio.
It is a political tradition that the selec
tion of a convention city in a doubtful
stats assures to- the party making It aome
measure of local support, but repeated avl
dancea of the error of thla notion are fur
nished at succeeding presidential elections.
St. Louis. In which Parker and Davis
were nominated baa been a hoodoo city for
tha democratic party. . Tllden and Hen
drlcka were nominated there In 1876, and
tha work of the electoral commission ex
tinguished democratic! chanoea of success.
Grover Cleveland waa nominated there In
lWi8. the only one of the three campaigns In
which he run In which ha was defeated.
Bryan waa nominated there by the popu
list convention In 1896 and waa defeated,
and Parker and Davis, nominated at St!
louls la July, war likewise beaten.
CU1KRP.I.L, or HISSOVBI.
Tributes to aTaTTor Overwhelmed
the Lnndelld.
Among peni le mno Mteem faithful publlo
service above party advantage thera Is
keen regret over the coming retirement of
Frank M. Cockrell, senior senator from
Missouri, from the United States senate.
Tha republican victory In Missouri extends
to the legislature, Insuring the election of
a republican senator for the full term be
ginning March 4, 194.
Senator Cockrell Is In his seventieth year
and has spent thirty years In the upper
house of congress. He has been ona ot
the strong, working and watchful mem
bers of that body, and will leave It in a
few months well nigh as poor as he entered
it. In appearance the Missouri senator In
the performance cf his duties at the
capltol might be taken for a western
farmer Just from his broad acres. He
was, says tha Washington Star, a typical
Clnclnnatus taking up the reins of govern
ment. Of tall form, prominent features and
discerning eye. Senator Cockrell Is a figure
among publlo men not soon to be forgot
ten. He hss been an object of Interest to
the galleries probably equal to any man
who has played a part on the floor of that
historic) chamber. He Is always to be
found at hla desk when the gavel ot tha
president of the senate descends, and stands
with bended head as the chaplain delivers
tha customary morning prsyer. Then be
gins tha "morning business," that mass of
odds snd ends of legislation that Is mixed
up with the presentation of bills, petitions
and committee reports. Tha "morning
hour" la a time when tho rules of tha
senate ara mora In demand than at any
other time of the day. It Is then that
senators wish to get through little bills
that appear awfully simple, but which at
times turn out to be simply awful. An In
nocent looking bill may be called up from
the calendar. It may be to repeal soma
law or to provide for soma apparently
harmless act.
y it is a xiresoma Jot to watcn tna details
of tha senate, or any other legislative
body. Senators usually have all they can
do to look after measures they are par
ticularly interested In, and It requires long
experience with ths rules of that body In
order to determine when they are not be
ing violated and what Is or Is not legiti
mate legislation.
But In addition to his other duties that
Is the role that Senator Cockrell has
played. He has been a watchdog of the
treasury and of the statute book In general
But more wonderful than anything else, he
has been able to perform that role without
descending to bickering and trifling objec
tions, often the course into which scrupu
lous men unconsciously drift He has
made a name for broad-mindedness which
will not be disputed by anyone who has
known him in congress. But his eye Is
ever on details, and nothing is too small
or too big to escape him.
"Mr. President, let the bill be read," is
one of his familiar demands, made In a
matter-of-fact way, when some one asks
for the passage of some measure that Is
hot altogether familiar to him. . At the
same time he can be seen to lean over and
fish around under his desk. He draws up
a binder containing bills on the calendar,
and while the clerk at the desk Is reading
the measure he Is himself reading it In
his desk he has reports on bills when such
have been submitted. If he is not satis
fied he asks for the reading of the report.
When this performance Is completed he
either nods his head, signifying that he Is
satisfied, or states his objection.
Not only is the Missouri senator watch
ful in publlo places. He is an Indefatiga
ble committee and office worker, vt
to the capltol early and remains late. Ho
can be found In his committee room In
the gallery floor of the senate wing of the
capltol by the time government clerks
ara at their desks and frequently he la
there earlier. He answers every letter that
is received by him. He makes a personal
matter of explaining to his constituents
Just why their particular wants cannot be
compiled with by congress. He writes a
great many letters with his own pen. He
is flooded with proposed bills for reimburs
ing his constituents for losses during the
war. Ho probably knows as much about
war claims as any man in congress, and ha
needs to uso his Information.
The great mass of these claims call only
for a reply showing why he cannot cham
pion them. He declines to lumber the
Record with bills that plainly have no
Justification under the law. But the cars
he gives to his correspondence is not ex
ceeded by any business man.
On mllltnry affairs he has no merely
nominal place. His military experiences
during the civil war fit him peculiarly for
such service, and his opinions are re
spected by every member of the committee.
During the war with Spain it was desired
to have the program of the majority In
congress satisfactory to the minority.
When war was on and money waa to be
provided all party differences disappeared
and congress acted as if Inspired by a
single purpose. It showed how patriotism
can override every party consideration at
critical momenta. The majority at that
time had as much confidence In the pa
triotic purpoHes and ability of Cockrell,
the former confederate general, as It had In
any other man. Cockrell wrote down on a
slip of pnper the army organisation, and
the essential features of the military ne
cessities of the nation as he saw them.
"I will ugree to that," he remarked
quietly.
The other senators looked it over. It
was acceptable to all of them. They knew
when Cockrell said It was satisfactory to
Che
Conservative
Savings and
Loan
Association
20S So. 16th Street
GEO F. Gn.MORK,
President.
CHAS. ('. OROROE.
1st Vlce-I'rest.
J. A. fll'NDKRLAND.
2nd Vtec-prfst.
JOHN F. KLACK,
Gen 1 Manager.
P017DISR
Absolutely Pure
3$ HQ SUBSTITUTE
him it would be satisfactory to every mem
ber of tha minority. No democrat would
offer objection to a military program at
such a time when It was championed by
Cockrell.
Cockrell belonged to the opposition, to
ths minority, but he never descended to
cavil In exercising his right In the senate.
As a rule, when ho had an objection If wns
recognized on both sides of the chamber
as well founded. He never delivered long
speeches. Whatever he had to say, wns
embodied In few words. Ills chief work
was done In committees and In conferences,
so that by tha tlma tha measure he was
Interested in cams Into the senate It wns
necessary for him only to nod hla bead
and allow It to be known to his colleagues
bow hs stood.'
Cockrell has never been a jingo. Ho
could never be accused of being a dema
gogue. He never acts from party necessi
ties In dealing with any national question.
These essential elements of his character
constitute his great Influence.
No ona has any Idea that Cockrell would
have bean defeated for re-election in Mis
souri If the Issues had been drawn squarely
on him. His popularity In that state Is un
bounded. It was at its height at the tlma
of hla misfortune of early manhood. Ha
waa a practicing attorney after tlte war
was over. Ha had been through tha war
with credit Entering Into tha practloa
of law ha later became a silent partner
In a banking enterprise. Ho was worth
850,000 or $60,000, which was a very com
fortable fortune . for that time. One day
It turned out that his partner had gone
wrong and depositors clamored' at tha
doors of the bank for their money, which
was not there. Cockrell's connection with
tha bank did not make him legally re
sponsible for Its debts or deposits, but un
hesitatingly he came forward and de
clared that everything he had in the world
was available to settle up the affairs of the
bank. Not a dollar was lost by a single
creditor or depositor.
POINTED REMARKS.
Wealthy Patron (crowding her war In)
Mr. Wilkinson, I want to order one ot your
finest six teen-pound turkeys , for next
Thurs "
Grocer Mrs. Wroxley, you'll have to get
back there In line. Chicago Tribune,
Willie Pa, what la a "temperance man,"
anyway?
Pa A. "tempera nee man," my son. Is a
man who boasts intemperately of the fact
ira ne annas water to excels. Philadel
phia Press,
'Highwayman How mudh money 'have
you got 7
iieuoup I couidn t gucan.
llghwaymajv You can'l
guess tho
Holdup No.
Highwayman Then give It up. Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
"I'm surprised that you should think our
rates high far what we give you," said the
proprietor of the mountain hotel. "The air
here Is the most delightful, and"
"Yes," Interrupted the half-starved
boarder, "but It Isn't very filling." Phila
delphia Ledger.
"My one hope," said tho girl's father,
and all I expect of her is that she will
marry a man of ordinary common snfe.'
"You don't expect much,"- anorted tha
old bachelor, "how could a man answering
that description submit to mutrimonyV"
Philadelphia Press.
Archie What Is it, doctor? Have I got
brain fag?
Physician Well, no. It resembles It
greatly, however. I should call It head
fag. Chicago Tribune.
BE AS THANKFUL AS YOU CAN.
B. E. Kiser in Chicago Record-Herald.
Once more 'tis well to offer
This advice to every man: . i
If you can't be very thankful
Be as thankful an you can.
There's a good day surely coming
For tho righteous and the Just;
There's a good, long rent that's due us
When we die, as die we must.
Let the widower be thankful
That hla darling waits above.
Let the jilted boy remember
There aro other girls to love.
Let the lonoly ones who hanker
For society today
Glndly think of all the people
Who are dearer far awny;
Let the man who mdlla the gravy
On tho tablecloth be gay.
Instead of wildly hopping
Up and down und ui-ttlug mad
In his lap It might lie putting
His new trousctrs to the bad.
Let the hungry ones think gladly.
As their ragged nulls they bite
Of the millionaire who never
Hus a decent appetite.
To the widow and the orphan
And the man who also ran.
If you can't be very thankful,
Be aa thankful as you can. .. .
Call
Up
Any
Bank
In town snd ask how much lntorost
they pay for money; then remember
that we are paying 0 per ceut divi
dends payable semi-annually, and Invest
your money as safely as though the
Chemical National or the Natloual City
Hank of New York had charge of it.
Get a Line
on the "Conservative." Ixok us mi and
keep In close touch with our prosperity.
There Is no safer savings institution lu
the west.
What security T
Mortgage security on homes mostly
occupied, by their owners, or proxpective
owners. Security that grows better all
the time. And a $:il,(Kj resorve fund.
If,"
