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orarlly abun1l hare me Bee
nailed o them. Address Trlfl be
haag;e4 aa oftea mm avaeaid.
A scientist now asserts that even
hen's eggs are not free from germa
and microbes. TBoll your egp. '
Of course, the bean which made
Lima famous will be on the menu at
all banquets to the American Bailors
during their stay-in Peru.
"Americans chase the dollar until
they drop- dead," ald Mr. Bryan to a
Montreal audience. On that subject
Mr. Bryan speaks as an expert-
A convict has been ' pardoned In
Arkansas on account' of - some poetry
he wrote. Theyhavq a faculty f doing
things by contraries In that state. 1
Once-defeated'candldate i Sballen
berger has stacked up, hla chips and
called for' another hand. Is Mayor
"Jim", going to stand for that bluff?
Why is It that, a man. Is never con
sidered a real candidate for presi
dential honors until he papers begin
printing pictures of his birthplace?
Some Maryland people Insist that
their bachelor governor should wed.
He Will probably answer that it is his
duty to govern, not to be governed.
That New York bankrupt .who wept
when asked to cut hla living expenses
to leas than ft 0,0 0 a year doubtless
blames President Roosevelt for . the
panic. ' . v '
An Arizona sheep shearer has a
record of removing 32 5 fleeces in mine
hours. A man with fleecing ability
like that belongs 1n Wall street and
not in Arizona.
In the printed list' of equipment
carried by ye ,New York to Paris auto
lsts no mention was made of snow
plows, which appear to have been the
first things needed.
According to the World-Herald.
Roosevelt favors ' Taft therefore,
very real friend pf Roosevelt should
favor some one else. That's demo
cratic Vogic for yoa.
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Regardless of the two-thirds rule in
democratic national conventions, any
man who can get Colonel Bryan to
second his motion at Denver wlM not
fear any poll of the delegates.
The novelist, Owen Wister, was de
feated by about three to one for the
Job of alderman la Philadelphia.
.Wli-tcr has found real fiction la the
ante-election promises of ward work
ers. Former Premier Franco of Portugal
says he wants to go where be will not
be disturbed by the whirl of politics.
He might get desk room at the head
quarters of the Foraker presidential
boom.
And now it is denied that Bryan has
picked Shallenberger as the man to
make ths race for governor on the
democratic tlckef. Never mind, he
will pick the man later, if be has not
already done so, and his edict will go.
' Ever notice how clearly defined the
property liae between lots is during
the snow shoveling season? The man
who will throw water all over the
neighbor's lot la the lawn sprinkling
terra can glre a surveyor point In
definite meaaartmrot when It comes to
the question of clearing the sldewajk
in frvnt of adjolnlBg property.
"o hosts or rns past."
In his ddrcss at the Washington
birthday -anniversary banquet at Bot
falo Secretary Taft urged upon his
hearers and upon the country the 1m
portance ot action looking to the
breaking up and elimination of sec
tlonal linos, so far as they divide our
political party organizations. In his ad
drew at Kansas City recently the see
retary declared that the time had come
when it was the duty of the republl
csn party to make aa earnest effort to
win to its support the aouthernv men
who are republicans In heart, thought
and principle, but who have been kept
from the republican rank's by "the
ghost of the past." In his speech at
Buffalo, dwelling again on this
thought, he said:
Washlntfon 'deprecated In the strongest
terms a sectional party, and It is true that
one of the gnat parties finds much of Its
strength today In the south, while the other
party Is almost wholly without votng
strength there. This condition Is due, not
to present living' Issues, but .to the ghosts
of the past, and to the fear of a .Recurrence
of conditions that are utterly impossible.
May we not In the next decade, therefore,
look, to a change In this respect, so that
the two great parties shall be nearly
equally distributed through all of the states
of the union, and the peaceful political
battleground be spread south of Mason and
Dixon's line as It Is-today north of that
line.
The soundness and wisdom of Mr.
Taft's proposition cannot be ques
tioned. The fault, bo It said, is not
wholly with the south. While it is true
that for many years after the war
Bocial pride, caste, memory of recon
struction day horrors and carpet
bagger abuses practically compelled
the south to be solidly democratic; no
living reason now exists for the con
tinuance of sectionalism In political
organizations. A new south, social,
commercial and Industrial, has been
built on the rvlns of the war. The
Iron fields of Alabama, the coal and
timber resources of the Carollnas,
Tennessee and Georgia, the agricul
tural riches of all the south, have been
developed and awakened by. northern
enterprise and northern capital, and
today the south stands ready to take
Us part In the duty and privilege of
national government, from which it
has stood aside for nearly two genera
tions,' Henry W. Grady, perhaps the
ablest statesman the newer south has
produced, nearly twenty years ago
challenged a northern audience with
this question: '
Why Is It, though the sectional line be
now but a mist that he breath may dispel,
fewer men of the north have crossed It
over to the south than when It was crimson
with the blood of the republic, or even
when the slaveholder stood guard every
Inch of Its way? The key that opens that
problem will unlock to the world the fairer
half of this republic and free the. halted
feet of thousands whose eyes are already
kindled with Ha beauty. Better than this.
It will open the hearts of brothers "Tor thirty
years estranged, and clasp In lasting com
radeship a million hands now withheld In
doubt ,
In a commercial and Industrial way
the north has answered Mr. Grady's
question. There is no longer north nor ,
south In our' commerce or Industry.
The sectional division Is purely politi
cal. The south has persisted In ex
pressing fear ot political "ghosts" that
have been laid for thirty years.
The democratic politicians of the south !
have found it to their purpose to keep
the fear alive, while the republicans
of the north have done little to allay
It. . It Is time, as Mr. .Taft urges, to
nationalize both parties thoroughly.
When earnest effort is made la that
direction the democratic party In the
norm win nave oetter excuse ior ex
istence and both the great parties and
all the people will be benefited.
RAILROAD REAL ESTATE RE TUBUS.
In response to ai inquiry by County
Assessor Shriver an opinion has been
rendered ver the name of Deputy
County Attorney Magney to guide the
assessor in listing railroad real estate
for taxation under the new terminal
tax law. The gist of this opinion
from the county attorney's office Is all
to be found In this paragraph:
I have Investigated the matter and I am
of the opinion that, the Tallroad company
Is not legally required to return any por
tion of the streets and alleys occupied by
It, unless It owns, them and has' acquired
title to them. This can be determined by
an examination orfthe record In the regis
ter of deeds Office.
One reading of this opinion would
enable the ratlrpada to claim tax ex
emption On all the land, they occupy,
which at any time was used tor streets
and alloys, provided the records In Jhe
register of deeds office do not show
them to possess the title In fee simple.
If they can establish this rule the rail
roads hereafter will never acquire title
to streets and alleys vacated for their
benefit, but will go on using the real
estate without paying taxes upon it.
It seems to ua that the question
whether the railroads should letup
for taxation tracts of land which they
occupy should depend on whether they
have exclusive use of the land. The
Union Pacific shops, the Union Pacific
and Burlington freight and passenger
depots occupy sites which include va
cated streets and alleys and It is possi
ble that some of thisHand, although
held by the railroads for forty years or
more, may never have been transferred
on the leslster of deeds records, al
though It Is nonetheless theirs by con
tinuous possession. To exempt them
from taxation ou this real estate, which
they acquired practically fo'r nothing,
would be simply requiring other prop
erty owuers to pay the taxes for them.
On the other hand, the railroads
occupy many streets and alleys for
sidetracks and spurs without exercising
any ejarlusive rights to them. These
streets and alleys have not been va
cated, but continue open for public use
aa well as for the terminal trackage
of the railroads. While the railroads
should not be required here to list
such real estate In tbelr tax returns,
their rights-of-way in these streets and
alleys constitute easements which, ac
cording to all the law books, are real
property and should be lifted and as
sessed at whatever they are worth for
taxation as real estate. If compelled
to give tip their trackage In these
streets and alleys the railroads would
claim big damages and they ought to
be willing to pay taxes upon them at
a fair valuation. "
If the railroads are going to stand
upon technicalities aS to Just what real
estate the records of the register of
deeds office show to havebees trans
ferred to them In full ownership, the
city may also stand upon .technicalities
and Insist upon the restoration as
streets and alleys of all real estate oc
cupied by the railroads on which they
decline to pay taxes.
MEET1XO A LAVr rROBLKM.
The Louisville & Nashville railway
has come to the relief of the railroad
managers of the country, who have
been worried greatly over the prospec
tive enforcement of a clause .in'the
railway rate law prohibiting transpor
tation companies from operating coal
mines whose output it transports to
the market. This clause was not. to
takeeffect until May 1, 1908, In order
to give the railroads nearly two years
to get out of the coal business. No
steps have been taken by the roads
other, than to petition congress to grant
an extension of time, and congress and
the Interstate Commerce commission
have shown no disposition to grant
further time.
In thip emergency, the Louisville &
Nashville railway has apparently found
a way out. Formal announcement is
made tnat it has complied with the law.
The method Is as simple and easy as
rolling off a log. The title to the coal
lands and mines originally rested In the
railway company. At the expense of
making out some new deeds,' the com
pany has conveyed the property to Its
shareholders as individuals. The coal
mines are no longer owned by the rail
road company, even though owned by
the same persons who own the railroad.
The shareholders have elected the
same officials to manage the coal
mines that they have chosen to operate
their railway property, but the letter
of the law has been complied with and
eminent attorneys contend that the
new reorganization 111 stand the test
of the courts.
The original Intent of the law was to
prevent railroads from owning and op
erating coal mines to the Injury of In
dependent mines. It was developed In
the anthracite strike investigation some
years ago that the coal-carrying roads
were the actual owners of most of the
mines and had operated them .In a
manner, by the manipulation of freight
rates and other transportation ex
penses, to shut competitors from the
market. If the plan adopted by the
Louisville & Nashville railway enables
the company to evade the spirit of the
law, while complying with the letter
of it) congress may be faced with the
duty of devising other means of break
ing up one of the most offensive forms
of railway discrimination that has ever
oppressed the public.
THE CHISESR LOUT SCAKDAT
Nothing but humiliation for Ameri
cans can come from the congressional
Inquiry announced to be made Into
the auction recently held In New York
of what is frankly admitted to be loot
from the imperial palace at Peking,
stolen during the siege of the lega
tions in 1900. Oir people have more
than passing interest in the matter,
because the articles sold were collected
by the wife ot the American minister
to China at that time. No effort has
been made to conceal the character of
the wares offered at the auction. The
circulars and advertisements announc
ing the sale thus described them:
Antique and modern Chinese porcelains,
enamels, brasses, bronzes, jadua. ivory
carvings, lacquers. Buddhas, anclont weap
ons, a great number of imperial and man
darin robes, original rolls of rich silk and
void brocades (which were mads for the
Imp rial household), beautiful embroideries
and paluue hangings, etc , etc., Jtill col
lected prior to and after the' Biege of the
legations In Peking In 19U0 by the widow
of the American minister to China during
the Boxer rebellion. . '
The auction has served to recall the
story of the looting of the Chinese Im
perial palace, an incident which the
civilized nations that tookvpart in the
affair would be glad to forget. The
vandals, who wore uniforms of all na
tions, found rich pickings at Peking,
after their march to relieve the for
eign legations beleaguered there by
the Boxers. Anarchy reigned in the
Chinese capital. The court and the
Imperial family had fled and temples,
palaces, bazars and the homes of the
rich mandarins were sacked ruthlessly
by the foreign Invaders and the native
moiis. Porcelains, bronzes. Jades, Ivory
carvings, art objects of rare Intrinsic
value and intense historic Interest
were taken by the cartload by drunken
soldiers and given away or sold for a
mere trifle to enthusiastic "collectors,"
who, by reason ot their residence in
China, estimated this loot at its finan
cial value and picked up rare bargains
for future profit. '
The loss to China of these valuable
art objects cuts no figure in the case.
Money could not replace the sacred
relics, the. historical carvings and other
objects exchanged for the price of a
drink. Americans are concerned only
by the spectacle of an auction of stolen
goods and the criminality of Its posses
sion advertised as an attraction to
prospective purchasers. ' We are sup
posed to have laws which punish
"fences" for receiving stolen property
and which give owners the right to
reclaim their own. There should bs
some international law. it there is
I
not. sgalnst fences for this sort ot
loot. The morality of the auction In
question cannot be defended on any
grotrnds.
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While the city council Is scraping
around to make the money in the In
tersection paving fund go as far sb
possible, it can do something In those
paving districts where failure ot the
property owners to designate the m
terlal leaves it to the council to say
what kind of paving shall be laid, as
suming that there Is no substantial
difference In quality or desirability, by
designating the material that can be
laid for the least money. The amount
saved may pay for one or two addl
tlonal Intersections, which would
carry with It two or three additional
blocks of paving.
The coming meeting of the Ne
braska State Press association at Lin
coin should be one of the best In the
history of that organisation, In view
of the large number of head-liners
who are on the program. People In
nearly every business or profession
fraternize nowadays, at least once a
year, for mutual benefit, and the edi
tors of Nebraska newspapers will do
well to attend these meetings, even
If they have to put themselves out a
little In order to get together on propo
sitions in which their Interests are
Identical.
The antl-Taft spokesmen are now
apologizing for the poor showing they
are making In the various county pri
maries and blaming It on to the mid
winter weather. But the date of the
republican state convention was fixed
by resolution offered by the particular
sponsor of the Btatewlde primary
scheme through whom the antl-Taft
malcontents were working. Having
fixed the date themselves, It Is not for
them to complain abput bad weather.
Chief Donahue's note of caution to
the police to be careful not to discrim
inate' on the color line In the handling
of prisoners la timely, although it
ought not to be necessary. The law
knows only law-abiding citizens and
law-breaking citizens, and as law offi
cers the police should treat all offend
ers alike under similar conditions
whether they be white, black or
heathen Chinee.
The slate for the "Big Four" to rep
resent Illinois In the republican na
tional convention consists of the two
United States senators, the governor
of the state and the mayor of Chicago.
Illinois republicans evidently have no
prejudice against -Commissioning aa
delegates those already carrying offi
cial honors.
"Mr. Morgan did hqt cease buying
art works even during the panic," says
a New York paper.8 ,.We understand
that he added the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company, the ' Knickerbocker
Trust company and a number of like
brie a brae to, his collection when the
financial plncn was on.
Omaha banks show Increased de
posits as compared with the corre
sponds time last year of nearly
$2,000,000, but loans Increased by
less than $200,000. While the banks
axe la fine condition, it will not do to
Infer that the panic has not had some
effect on business.
Sentor Brown has already gotten a
bill through the upper branch of con
gress, Increasing the amount to be ex
pended on the new public building at
Kearney from $85,000 to $110000. A
$25,000 present for his home town at
the fltst pop out ot the box Is doing
tolerably well. t
It is claimed that the rarefied air
at 'Denver makes it Impossible for an
orator to ahout for more than five
minutes. Bourke Cockran and "Billy"
Sulzer will give rarefied a, chance to
go out and make a new record when
they get to the Denver convention.
"Are there any dangerous wild ani
mals In the south?" asks a reader.
From newspaper reports we infer that
blind tigers are on the rampage In
Georgia and In some parts of Ken
tucky seeking whom they may devour.
Dr. Wiley and his poison squad have
tackled about all the dangerous things
In the eating line except those "dollar
dinners" that are being served at
democratic banquets.
"Viewed with. Alarsa."
Washington Post. ,
Now comes the distressing news that the
nearest bar to the hall In which the demo
cratic convention will be held In Denver, is
a mile distant. '
A Blsr Paiblle Problem.
Bt. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Forest preservation Is about to become
one of the big public questions. Unless the
trees are looked after we shall become
short on timber and long; on floods.
A Timely Ileon.
Ba'tlmore American.
The Simplified Spelling board hat re
duced debt to "ot." but U It could take
one-quarter off every debt, the vast army
of debtors would feel that the board had
existed to some purpose.
Not In the Hsmataar.
Washington Btar.
Denial by Mr. Shaw that he has author
ised tho use of hla name In connection
with the presidency shows a proper appre
ciation of the fact that a self-conducted
boom has comparatively little show.
Booms to the Hlarht d Lett.
Bt. Luuls Times.
The Cannon bnora In Illinois, the Knox
boom In Pennsylvania, the Hughes boom
In New York, the Fairbanks boom. In In
diana, the Bhaw boom In Iowa and the
several Taft booms are but preliminary to
the big noise at Chicago. Tickets for the
June convention ought to command a prem
ium for the party elephant la booked t(t
to some of the most engaging stunts el
bis long career In the political ring.
Of PRKIDETIAI. FIRIC LIK.
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Pweet of the Prenlitent'a perlal Mes
Hie la the West.
Minneapolis Journal (rep.).
Last Saturday the Nebraska delegation
In ronjrreas was astonished to read In
the newspapers that Lancaster county
called the Index county of the state, had
declared for Roosevelt for another term
The significance of this action Is In Its
revelation of the effect of the president's
special message In the west It has
solidified the progressive elements In
the republican party. Many distinguished
republicans besought the president not to
publish the message foV fear of Its ef
feet upon Tift's fortunes. Wlvether the
president believed It Would seriously at
feet Taft or not is not known, but It Is
known that he believed the message to
be necessary, whatever Us veffect on per
spnal fortunes, his own or Taft's. Now
It appears that the "prudent politicians'
were all wrong about the message, as it
has not hurt Taft. It has made It im
possible for any reactionary to beat Taft,
Nobody In the republican party can beat
him except the president himself, and he
Is not a candidate.
Taft'a Good Lack Months.
Detroit Free Press (ind.).
March has always been a month when
things happened to Mr. Taft His first
official recognition, appointment as dep
uty internal collector, came to him in
that month. Resigning it after a short
lime, ne took up the practice or law In
that month. He was first elevated to
the bench in Cincinnati In that month,
His designation to his federal judgeship
came to him In that month. Then after
eight years on the federal bench and
when nothing seemed more unlikely than
that he should ever have a career other
than a Judicial career, he was named ia
March president of the first Philippine
commission, and began the new century
the man on whom more than any other
responsibility rested for the' future of
that archipelago and the future of the
new polity undertaken by this country
at the close of the Spanish, war. As Mr.
Kooseveira successor, he will be inaugu
rated in March, 1809.
The Favorite Son Gam.
Baltimore News (Ind.).
An Interesting development In the con
test for the republican nomination for
president, especially In connection with
the moement in various states for "fa
vorite sons" who haven't a ghost of a
snow oi mnuing tne prize, is the in
creasing sentiment against "sons'" who
there is reason to believe are being kept
in the race In the hope of aiding to head
off Taft. In Illinois, for Instance,
boom Is being pushed for Mr. Cannon,
and there is every ' expectation that he
will have tbs Illinois vote in the conven
tion. . Now, while "Uncle Joe" Is
mighty fine old fellow and has a great
many friends, it Is difficult to take him
as a serious candidate for the presidency.
He Is now over three score years and
ten, for one reason, to say nothing of
other arguments which may be brought
against his. availability. The most plaus
ible explanation of his entry into the
race unless it be a pardonable exhlbl
tlon of vanity to show how well he Is
regarded in his own state Is that he
wants to down Taft and the president's
policies.
Taft anal Hashes.
Baltimore American (rep.).
Here, then. Is a ticket that from th
point of view of the excellence of the men.
because of Its distribution and the welding
of the various sentimental elements in the
Party, would make not only for strength,
but for national enthusiasm. It Is to be
doubted whether there has ever been put
forward a ticket that would be such a fine
combination of all the forces and factors
that a party needs In its efforts to carry
the country. Before such a ticket all talk
of factions would break down. Every artru
ment of Indecision end distrust would fail
Fear that the policies of the administra
tion would not be wisely and conserva
tively carried out would be set at rest
The first magnetic effect the naming of
Taft and Hughes would be to give confi
dence In business circles a boom and to
promote Industrial activity. Mr. Taft Is
the man of the nation. Mr. Hughes is one
of the best state men In the country. Botl
are figures that loom large upon the na
tional horizon. They afe complimentary
personalities. Each holds the other In the
highest esteem. They would be effective
In the same direction by different lines.
They would make an Ideal national ticket.
Not a vestige of the force and strength of
the nation's life would be missed from the
ticket with these men at its head. Will
the convention confirm the view of the
people and name Taft and Hughes?
Bryan'a Supremacy.
Philadelphia Press (rep.).
In 1892, when Cleveland was the demo
cratic candidate for president, Wisconsin
went democratic. Pour years later Bryan
lost the state by 102,000, and four years
after that the ' republican majority was
104,000.
This was not In tho enemy's country. It
wa In the bounding west, where Bryanlsm
goes. If it goes at all. With these figures
staring It In the face the democratic con
vention of Wisconsin has declared that It
wants aa much more of Bryan as It can
get, and has Instructed Its delegation for
him first, last and all the time.
v The Badger state ia not singular in this,
however. The aemocratlc party In many
other states has been so nearly ruined by
the Bryan candidacy that there Is not
enough of It left to make a good sised
protest
Taft la Mala.
Iwlston Journal (rep.).
Taft wins in Ohio, four to one. Wherever
tlfb republicans are aroused to the Issue,
we Deiieve that In any northern state they
will support the Roosevelt Dollclea bv imi.
lar overwhelming majorities. Could e
hava a atandup yea and nay vote of the
republican voters of Maine, touching the
Roosevelt policies and the presidential suc
cession, we believe that Maine republicans
would stand aa firm for Roosevelt's policies
a h.v .t.nrf In AJiIa - .4 1 ....... u ,
important that the Roosevelt 'policies e
appreciated before election lest there be
misadventure of the demand of thoa who
oppose the president's policies before nom
ination and later appeal to voters to sup
port them In the .camrjala-n. that the n resi
dent's policies mey be better backed!
A Hopeless Plea.
. Philadelphia Record (dem ).
Mr. Bryan Is undoubtedly popular. So
was Henry Clay, but he could not be presi
dent Bo was James a. Blaine no other
man could evoke such hurrahs from the
crowd. But when ha ran for president
he was beaten. These are the facts. Mr,
Bryan may be everything hla admirers be
lieve him to be. But the most elementary
political prudence demands that the demo
cratic party shall nominate a fresh candi
date.
Playlas Wlastr.
Bt. Paul Pioneer-Press (rep.).
Minnesota Is not putting Its money on tlie
wrong horse when It picks Taft for the
winner. Hs is already well into the home
stretch, with the rest of the field nowhere
In sight. He can only be beaten by skul
duggery; and the only chance of skuldug
gery lies in the unlnatructed delegation.
National Corn Show FacetibusnesV
New York Bun. ...
Omaha, tho largest city In the state eagerly If the exposition had been planned
which Bryan comes from, ls going to n their offices. From now on the rail
hold a national corn exposition late next roads are going to devote all their, time
fall. Everybody In Nebraska, and espe- and energies to stirring the farmers along
dally 'Omaha, Is concerned to make the their lines te Interest In the corn fair,
affair a gigantic success. The hustlers Wherefore Omaha and alt Nebraska are
are already kt work to thai end. and when feeling decidedly chaerful Just now- over
a Nebraskan starts to hustle the whole the exposition's prospects. -
country Is likely to know it. . Bo much for the exposition, but do tho
Nevertheless some of the hustling which Nebraakans do well to1 'be so cheerful?
Is being done seems not to bs well ad- There Is . something decidedly peculiar
vised. Rather we should ay that if ths about tho alacrity with Which th rail
Nebraakans were Well advised they would roads responded -to the 'Macedonian cry.
be inspired by doubts 'about the. corn The frankness with which the representa
falr when they consider the curious pros- lives of predatory capital whom Beereury
perlty which promptly rewarded the Jones approached talked about the effect
hustling efforts In question. It appears which the exposition would have in Ini
that the secretary of the National Corn proving the quality and growth of corn
Growers' association spent he best part and their selfish Interest In facilitating
of last week In Chicago Interviewing lead- such a desirable consummation should not
Ing officers of the railroads running Into be allowed to disarm -the oaaptclon, which
Omaha with a view to enlisting' the Bid ought to be accorded to eaery capitalistic
of the railroads In behalf of . the exposl- utterance. Everybody know that, the
tlon. .Evidently there must have been a railroads never do anything ..whlchts not
good deal of doubt' In Omaha about the for their interest, unless they are corn
outcome of his mission, for we find that felled by patrlotio legislators, rampant
most jubilant proclamation Is being made executives or consecrated commissions,
of the promise of the railroads to help Trojan fear of the gift-bearing Q reeks
In every way possible to make the corn should be a mild simile, for the attitude
exposition such a hammer as never' was.
Everywhere Secretary Jones went It was
the same story. The St. Paul would do
everything in Its power. Bo would the
Burlington. The Rock Island could be
counted upon. The Illinois Central would
not be second to any other road. As for
the Northwestern and Union Paolfle, trrey
could not have proffered assistance mors
VOTE OF YOUNG MEN.
Coaalderattoas Weight fa Deeldlns
Party Affiliation. '
Bt. Louis Globe-Democrat.
At each presidential election Bt least a
million voters exercise the right ot suffrage
for tho first time. For the most part, this
new element in directing political affairs
Is composed of young men who have
reached their majority sines the last pre
ceding national election. This vote might
easily be the determining factor and Is at
ways to be considered in making an esti
mate of the situation. Outworn issues,
Ideas and prejudices would last much
longer but for the change In the Indlvldual
tles of the electorate that is continually
going on. In the last twelve years majori
ties and pluralities In presidential years
have been unusually heavy, and It must be
presumed that tne new voters have largely
Inclined to the side that, during the most
of this period, has had full control of all
branches or the government In many
cases the young voter follows ths ancestral
political line, for It Is prominently ons of
the family traditions. But this tendency
Is not so strongly marked as In former
years. Politics touches the business of
Americans at so many points that "the
grandfather's hat" Is more likely to be a
valued relic than a present political force.
Issues wholly unknown to any .former pe
riod present themselves and can not be
settled by precedent on defined party pre
cept.
A paper In Charleston, 8. C, asserts that
"nearly all democrats under 21' are for
Bryan." That may be true in the southern
states, in which only one party Is allowed
a right to exist. It Is not ;he case In the
other states. In 1904 the republican vote
in Bouth Carolina, was under 1,000, though
Roosevelt would naturally be more at
tractive than Parker to. young men.. If
Bryan were a strong young men's candi
date he ought Jo hava. been a, growing
champion In his own state. . But his vote in
Nebraska was smaller In 1900 than In 180s,
and it was only In' his first contest that
he carried the state. Young voters have
been coming forward steadily in Nebraska,
yet the republican vote has Just as stead
ily bean growing. At Its latest election
Nebraska gave a remarkably heavy repub
lican majority, though It was known at the
time that Bryan was getting ready for a
third battle In 1908. The young voters of
Nebraska since 1896 have been many and
they have largely turned away from tbs
leadership as unsound.
Young) voters certainly have a great stake
in wise government They are about to
enter business, and as years run on will
be called upon to carry Its moat serious
responsibilities. Mistaken political policies
will cost them dear. .Years of business
dullness and derangement give a poor re
ward, yet add to the labor and anxieties.
Young men must largely fill the armies
and navies. Their careers are ahead, and
they help to shape them by their ballots.
South Carolina Is as poor a pattern among
the states as Senator Tillman Is among
statesman, or as one-party rule ia In ar
riving at an enlightened political Judgment
No young man can afford to bo politically
fossilised i or to chase fallacious public
policies. Bad politics will strike him, no
matter what field ha chooses for hla ef
forts to get oh in the world. Mr. Bryan
is a sensational talker. As a business or
political adviser he Is a failure. The world
is governed by facts, not by shifty elo
quence, - and the majority of the young
men of tho United States know It
NEGRO'S STRUGGLE is NORTH.
Fierce Competition ta ' tha Flela of
Common 'Labor.'
Rayfitsnnard Baker In American Magazine.
In the south the negro still has the field
of manual labor larjrely to himself, he Is
unsharpened by competition; but when he
reaches tha northern city, he not only finds
tho work different and more highly organ
ised and specialised, but ho finds that he
must meet the fierce competition of half a
doren eager, struggling, ambitious groups of
foreigners, who are willing and able to
work long hours at low pay In order to
get a foothold.' He has to meet often for
tha flrat tmm Ttlin the irhnul&n Jew
the Slav, to say nothing of the whit Amer
ican laborer. He finds the pace Bet by com
petitive Industry Immensely harder than In
most parts of the south.
No life In tm world, perhaps, requires as
much lit bralu and muscle of all classes ot
men as that of the vast northern cities In
the United States. I have talked with many
colored workmen and I am convinced .that
not a few of them fall, not because of tbelr
color, nor because they are lasy (negroes
In the north are for the most part hard
workers they must be, else they starve or
freeze), but for simple tack 'of speed and
skill; they haven't learned te keep the pace
set by the white man; -
A. Toachlaaj Boost.
Bpringflsld Republican. ,
That oats-ln-hls-pocket, hayseed-in-hls-
hair eulogy upon Speaker Cannon In the
house was very touohlng. It affected Mr.
Cannon so that ha withdrew to bis private
room, while tha members of both parties
cheered the added Inflation supposed to
hava been Imported to . his presidential
boom. At least a great pretension Is be
ing made In congressional quarters of tak
ing this boom seriously.
Tsra of Immlarattoa Tide.
Springfield Republican.
Immigration Into the aountry since Jan
uary 1 has been less jhan half what It
was In ttte sama time last year, while
emigration or steerage travel toward Eu
rope has been about three and a half times
larger than a year ago. There la not much
In these figures to stir tha Immigration
alarmists - . . .
of the Nebraska farmers toward, this Un-
compelled move of the railroads whTtTi
oppress them.
i Now is a good tlma for the Nebrsska
farmer to assert his manhood. Why
should he care to Improve the qualify
and growth of his corn td the end thst
the railroads may have a richer freight
traffic.
PERSONAL JVOTESi
Eddie Fey, the actor, Wflr be a helghbir
of John D. Rockefeller In h Pocantleo
Hills section, having purchased a piece of
ground there upon which he will build
himself a fine villa.
At Altoona, Pa., seven men speaking dif
ferent languages, no 'one 'of whom could
understand any other, sat down and played
draw poker. They coudn' exchange re
marks, but thst did not matter money
talks.
: Tho young Connecticut' man who called
for a young woman with tho .intention of
eloping with her and was received with
a shower of hot water should cheer up.
He might have found himself In hot Water
a little later anyhow If his plans had not
miscarried.
James Otis Kaler of Bouth Portland, M.,
is a prolific writer for boys. He Is tha
author of more than 100 books. He reads
new manuscripts to his boy friends and if.
they do not listen with Interest he throws
the book aaldo and starts anotnef. He h3
his first book published In 1878.
Jlllln William IT IS. 1 1-..
City, Mo., who recently made, a vigorous
campaign for Sunday observance, has an
nounced his candidacy for the democratic
nomination for governor ot Missouri. Hit .
platform declares for 'the state-wide anc
permanent enforcement of the Sunday aBd ,
liquor laws." , ,.,,;
King Leopold of Belgium has conferred '
upon Cardinal Gibbons the grand Cross ol
tho Royal Order of the Crown, as a mark-
tit 111 Mnnn.l uImm an4 In MitAmHtnH'
K1IU IlUJIII&lllljr llll uuguvui un WUIIU.
Baron Moncheur, the Belgian minister at
Washington, mads the presentation.' Thr
cardinal is the first American to receive tht
decoration. .
A bust of President Roosevelt, made by
an, association of artists tf Uruguay, wal '
talCan to the State department' on 'Monday 1
from the Uruguayan legation with a request
that arrangements be made for Ita presenta ¬
tion- to the president at the White House.
The bust Is mounted on the back of an
eagle with spread wings, the eagle resting
on a miniature globe, on which are traced
the outlines of North and South America.
LLJtES TO A LAUGH.
"Who was that blooming Idiot I saw you
With this afternoon?"
"Blr, that was my brother!
It 1" Cleveland Lwader.
'But you promised to leave the house
in the same condition In which you found
It"
'So I am: I found It empty and I am .
leaving It that way." Houston Post. ;
CaDttalist If I lend you the money to
finance thla aerial trip, what security can
you give met
Aeronaut tprouaiy xay priceless oai-
loon Itself. ' i 1 n
CaDttalist Excuse me, nut In these
times I'm not taking any inflated securi
ties. Baltimore American. -
'Well." said the young lawyer, after
he had heard his new client's story,
'your case appears to bo good. I tnink ..
we can socure a verdict wlthput . roucu .
trouble," , '
"That's what I told my wife," said the '
man, "and yet she Insisted at first that.
Philadelphia Press.
"George Washington waa a great man
father of his country never told a He
first In wai "
")fes, I know," answered tha oold poli
tician. "Ho was a fine snan. And what
press agents ha seems to nave na."
Washington Btar. ." ;(',
"Clarence,' 'said "hla Indulgent' relative,
"your reckless ways arid your reasi less
requests for money discourage and disgust :
me. Have you no soul?" '
"Nary a one. Aunt Hepey," answered, i
her scapegrace nephew, with a scowl.
"Haven't I told you I sm On my uppers?
Chicago Tribune. ..'
. "Listen!" said ha, holding up bis flngan
"Listen to what?" . , ' ,
"To two hearts that beat as One."
' "S-s-h! That's Johnny under the sofa?
he's Just got one of those dollar watches."
Houston Post.
"Bring me tho morning paper'," said the
"four majesty." replied tho premier, "I
wish first to call your attention to certain
affairs of state that"
"Never mind them." Interrupted ths king
Impatiently, "I want to see whether I
have been assassinated or not"
(loins to tho front door, ths premier
whistled to a passing newsboy. Philadel
phia Ledger ; .
WHEIt THE WORM TIIBHKTH,
He was such a pretty little tyks.
The talk of all the town;
His doting mother dressed him up
Hia father dressed hun down
In byegone days when he waa such
A tiny little thing.
His Joy and pride were centered in
Two mittens on a string.
But when a little maid be spied -. .
Whose fingers were t rostbltterir
tji- t. . i i - v. v. . u a tiuu-h. ha aave .
To her each precious mitten.
But since bo Is a man full groww,-."
And with this maiden smitten, .,. .
Quick restitution-nowahe -makeaw '. .:
She gives to him the mitten."
- ; , . l . I: i ... . ,
In childhood days ho ran away,,,,.- .
Folks said he waa a clipper,
But when he gave his ma tho BTlp,
His pa gave him the slipper... ,
The slippers he received, wera - ' .
a wA Brm v filnlna hot'
And where they lit I'm sure they titt
A mighty tender BBot jt r, i j
' ' v.... .auIIIIau .M - . t
To hla father old and gray
He gives warm slippers of soft felt,
A gift on each birthday. ,
And father dear is strangely .touched,
la fact. Is quite unstrung;
The slippers touch a tendur spot.
Yet father Is not stung. ...
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