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    THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY. APRIL 2, 1912
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The omaha daily bee
rOfXDEO BT EDWARD KOSEWATER
VICTOR ROSE WATER, EDITOR
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Sa bee tike re leaving- lb city
temporarily shnald bat Tbs
walles) t bea. Address
will be ennasea aa allaa mm
nested.
Old It nave a brick, under it?
Ttas personil platform writers will
ow get busy.
Last month with an "r" In it. Eat
jeur oysters now.
Art the chautauquaa lolnf to
overlook. Mr. Shuster?
Left sse. Whatever became of
that Tureo-Itallan fuss?
Still. It ia delegates, not noise.
. that will renominate President Taft.
I . A eearchlnc Party might be tent
! set to locate those seml-arld Until.
It ia quite evident that the atlnger
wa left In that "sting ot ingrati
tude." When democrats fall out. the pub
lie gett lome of the Inside facts
first hand, i
L Regardleaa of technical vlndlca'
Hone, the transom in Illinois politics
should be closed.
Dr. Wiley did good service, but the
gOTenuneat Is not going to eo lisps
because he has resigned.
Just one week for the preliminary
city primary campaign to ginger op.
And It's gingering good and plenty.
Here's a guess that halt of the
'. elghty-oeren will not get 1,000 rote
apiece. Any one want to bet on ttt
Beema that Joseph 8mlth. for fifty
years president of the Mormon
; church, ass willed the business to his
eon.
"A Kansas man has refuted aome
' thing." Oorsrnor Btubbs declines to
' ran for rice president. What hai he
J refneedt
I V t.
t When It's all over, folks wilt bo
asking themselves whether they got
.' their money's worth 'out ot the grand
i Jury and special prosecutor. .
Something waa aald, wo believe, In
1 theso columns a little while ago
f about a prosperous season being
ahead of the bridge builders.
The cow la sacred in India. Here
tn America cow's milk and butter,
while not exactly sacred, seem so to
the saaa who has to buy them.
8UU, wo cant help fooling that It
la a comedown for "Al" .Sorenson to
be running for n measly commission-
erst! Ip instead of for I'nlted States
senator.
That's where the old prairie
sc booster had a great' advantage over
the modern automobile In the esse
and facility with which It could be
joavorted Into a boat
"I have believed from the begin
ning that the democratic party waa
bigger than any one man," exclaims
Soveraor Harmon. No wonder he
so waa ordered to stand aside.
.The whlrlglg of politics makes
' funny changes, as witness the chief
llghta of the old Success league, who
were trying to put Mr. Bryan out ot
business) In 101. now actively en
gaged to keep him in business In
llll.
Maror "Jim" thinks the eommis
lion plan law waa enacted solely to
get rid of him. Mayor "Jim" may
o right, bat still when he offered to
eliminate himself voluntarily on con
dition that he bo made governor, the
offer was not taken up.
' The New York Evening Post fig
ures oat that Jefferson county, Ala
bams. In which Is situated Birming
ham, the homo of Chairman Under
wood, is the scene ot more murders
than any county In the country, more
in m year than nil of England.
Good Men for Commissioner.
1. Alfred C. Kennedy.
Now that the tilings are closed,
and we know who, among those
previously mentioned, are and who
are not la the running for council
man under Omaha'a new commission
plsn of city government, it devolves
upon the Individual voters to select
good men out ot those available. In
each case, the question of good men
is comparative, and the choice no
necessary reflection on those who
are regarded as not quite so good.
Of course, there Is no politics or par
tisanship in this city election, yet we
are not prepared to admit there are
not as many good republicans as
there are democrats or socialists.
The Bee will from dsy to day point
out a few In the list which it regards
as good men, and first among them
Is Alfred C. Kennedy. Although
born in New York ststc, Mr. Kennedy
bss resided over forty yeara right
hero in Omaha, being educated in our
public schools, and engaged In the
real estate business for more tban
twenty-five years. He has served
the public whenever celled upon In
various honorary positions on the
school board, on the Library board,
in numerous charitable and. philan
thropic organizations. He is clean,
capable, conscientious, trustworthy,
level headed, broad-vlsloned, a high
data man In every respect. Ho is
not a fanatic, an extremist or one-
Idea man. How he could be ignored
In any set of endorsements supposed
to bo msde on a merit basla is In
comprehensible. H ought 'to be a
privilege for onr people to bo per
mitted to vote for such a man to
Inaugurate the new regime In city
affairs.
Four New Senators.
The new statea ot Aritona and New
Mexico were not so wedded to the
idea of newness In publie affairs,
with all their pronounced reform
predilections, particularly Arizona, aa
to select their first United States sen
ators from among the untutored in
politics. The four men hsve all held
office before and are experienced In
potltleal matters. Ono senator from
each state has been a delegate to con
gress under territorial regime, an
other has been on the federal bench
n bla territory and the fourth, only
it years of age, has served as stste
senator.
Whether this Is to the advantage
of Arlxona and New Mexico, of
course depends upon how wisely the
selections have been made. Political
experience sbould be an asset instead
of a liability, especially to states Just
entering the union. It wss a bit un
fortunate that shady methods tn the
election in New Mexico arose, but the
least that can be aald la that the
senator-elect wss not a party to the
bribery, to which several men con
fessed. The Conrt'i Wrestle with Bates.
- Tbs legal questions Involved In the
railroad rate litigation encumbering
the federal supreme court arc mo
mentous and go to emphasise the
paramount Importance ot transporta
tion among the Industries ot this
country. Practically the whole fabric
of railroad rate reforms, to which
state and national leglalaturea hare
devoted so much time for years, la
at stake In these pending cases. The
Issue turns on the relation ot state
laws to Interstate commerce and
ahould the oourt decide that the atate
lawa now In force are restrictions on
Interstate commerce, state rate
orders In practically every state, we
are told, will be totally .extinguished.
But aside from this legsl and com
mercial responsibility, these cases in
volve herculean literary tasks tor the
members of the supreme court. The
record In the Missouri esses alone, It
la said, cover 10,000 pages and there
are cases from a doien other states,
every word ot which must bo di
gested by each of the justices. It haa
been brought out that more worda
are written In the Missouri easef
than have been uttered thus far in
both houses ot congress at thla ses
sion. To appreciate that fully one
should glance from day to day at the
Congressional Record. It would also
hslp us to understand why courts
often seem to make alow progress In
coming to their conclusions. There
are no limits of verbosity a lawyer
has to respect and when many law
yers are turned loose into such green
pastures aa railroad rate litigation,
sympathies sbould be turned toward
the Judges who have to alt upon the
cases.
Tippin. Their Hand.
In bla last long-winded fulmlna
tion against Senator Hitchcock and
Governor Harmon, "Mike" Harring
ton, apeaklng of the Bryanlto ele
ment ot Nebraska democracy, tips
their hand when he says, "The only
man that the Insurgent republicans
will support is Wilson. We must
hsve this support to win." In other
words, the democrats admit them
selves) foredoomed to defeat In, the
Impending presidential contest, as
suming President Tart's renomina-
tion which la now universally eon
ceded, unless they can persuade
enough Insurgent republicans to
come to their rescue.
If conditions were reversed It is
a safe proposition that neither Har
rington nor Bryan would undertake
to lead any body of progressive
democrats over into the republican
ranks. Both of tbem swallowed
Parker la 1004, or at least gavo no
active or open support to Roosevelt,
and they would swallow Harmon
again this year before they would
favor any republicans, progressive or
regular. Insurgent republicans will,
we believe, disappoint this demo
cratic expectstion. Insurgent repub
licans are not likely to embrace free
trade democracy, and repudiate the
basic principles of government they
have been steadfastly upholding in
return for the boquet which Mr.
Bryan has been throwing towards
La Follette, knowing they would do
him no good, but possibly harm him.
Let republicans remember and heed
the open confession by the apostle
of democracy, that without a repub
lican bolt the democrats csnnot win.
Madero Standing By His Gnns.
"Whatever happens t shall be
found at my post. I shall not resign.
Reports that have been published that
I intend to leave the presidency sre
untrue."
This declaration by President
Madero is much too simple snd em
phatic to mean anything than just
what It ssys. It marks Msdero as a
man of decision and purpose, with
more firmness and resolution thsn
he is sometimes pictured as possess
ing. It should have a decisive effect
upon the recalcitrants, whose chief
object apparently is not so much the
overthrow of the government and the
establishing of a new regime, as the
continuous harassing of Madero and
the advancement of petty political
rivalries.
Madero undertook what many re
garded as nearly the Impossible, and,
while he has not yet succeeded In
completing his task, he has not lost
ground, but has forged steadily
ahead. And should he now retire,
that would not only mark him aa a
weaker man than be was taken for,
but It would, In all probability,
merely complicate the problem tor
Mexico. Where Is the antt-Maderttt
who can guarantee any Improvement
upon the present leader, whose eleva
tion to the presidency would offer
any substantial bops for relief which
Madero cannot give? The fact that
Madero haa enemies signifies nothing
except tliut many ambitious men In
Mexico would like to be where
Msdero Is and that no matter If be
were superseded by one of them, the
rest would continue their turmoil be
cause they had not landed the office.
If Madero can thwart the efforts to
scuttle the ship hs will have gained
such headway as to put the republic
on practically aafe aess.
According to a recent press dis
patch under a Washington date line,
"four out of five democrata In the
capital have come to the conclusion,
reluctantly, that Bryan Is playing for
the nomination." That view seems to
be spreading every day. The mere
fact of having" lost three battles
would, In Itself, not be sufficient to
deter Mr. Bryan from engaging In a
fourth. Mr. Bryan'a business is to
keep before the public and it alt de
pends upon how that can best be
done.
One New York paper Is suing sev
eral others tor alleged appropriation
of a copyrighted story and one paper
makes the retort that the plaintiff
Is using the courts to estsbllsh a
monopoly on a piece of news. Well,
what la the copyright law for if not
to give to the publisher a monopoly
on the particular literary product
that la copyrighted?
Our old friend, "Mike" Harring
ton, however, aeems to have com
pletely forgotten that Herman Is
also hesdlng in sgsln for the demo
cratic nomination ot railway com
missioner. Great ftaln la Kdaeatlaa.
Ran Franclaco Chronicle.
According to a report of th census
bureau, the percenter o( Illiteracy tn th
United Statea la falling considerably. It
waa I.T In ISM and 7.77 ia 1914. Among
natlre white th percent of Illiterate
Is given aa J, whll among th foreign
born It I Hi. Universal education ia th
remedy which need to be applied.
lea't Tble Awfalt
New York Tribune.
Th Rhode Island Jurist who proposes
a preventive ot divorce that no ap
plication shall be entertained until the
couple hav lived together for st least
a year, must be sadly lacking In a eenae
ot th fitness of things. Live together a
year before a divorce ta possible? Mon
strous! As well abolish divorce altogether.
If so weary a martyrdom must precede It.
Aa laasMMiaa Eablblt.
- Boston Transcript.
The rivalry between govern meat con
struction of battleships and that carried
a la private yard is tUuminted by th
progress f work en the sister ships.
Teas and New York. The Newport News
company contracted to build the former
for $5.S3B.BS For the' other an appropria
tion of S.Dn.Me was made, snd later aa
additional KOS09S was granted. Now the
Navy department estimates that a total
of tl.W.o will be necessary for romple
Moa. or l.SiS.00e more than the Teias
will cost, whll the latter la much further
advanced.
la Jmrj Reform Paolblef
8t. Louis Republic.
Recall of Judges and even of constitu
tional decisions never mak th law
thoroughgoing and effective, Some sort
of practical reform ot Juries will be re
quired to do that. It h not so much the
Jury system aa ta Jury that needs attew
tlcei. Ia the final stag th administration
of Justlc turns upon the developed cow
scioumess of Jusuc tn th Individual.
Th tndlvld-vial eltlsen must respect the
law. H must be willing to make sacri
fices to uphold U and to demand that It
be rigorously enforced. The eccentricities
of lawyers and th vanities of courts will
be swept aaide before a atate composed
of citlaen ot Intelligence, eonacieac and
a deep sen ot personal reeponsmtlrty.
BookinBackward
f CObtPILtD PROM BfcC fltt H
1 r April 2. I i i
'thirty Year Ago
The day waa a sals day, splendid
weather, altnoit as warm aa June, Induc
ing everybody to set out of doors. A
gnat crowd thronged Hanscom park,
which waa crowded all afternoon.
The steamer "Red Cloud" la hourly ex
pected at this point.
Prairie fires lit up the horiion with a
ghastly giare last night-
Land Agent Judd of the Union Pacific
has gone down Into Missouri to bring up
a big party ot settlers for Montana.
Th county court haa fifty-two cases on
the docket.
Th opening of the Swedish Evangelical
church waa held with Impressive ser
vices. Rev. C. Skoggsbury of Chicago
preached, and Rev. Hallner of Saunders
county and Rev. J. A. Hultman of this
city participated.
The Christian church, having purchased
a lot on the southwest corner of Farnam
and Twentieth, have decided to build a
church edifice there. Architect Darrow
has furnished preliminary plans for a
building of frame with brick casements.
The estimated cost is 1"..0H.
A fin furnlthed room may be had at
the northeast corner of Ninth and Jack
son streets.
Furnished room suitable for huuse
keeplng may also be had at Eighteenth
and Clark streets by Inquiring of E. V.
Smith.
The Bee Is printing the complete list of
I registered voters by wards, showing that
in those days publicity was the safeguard
election frauds.
Twenty Years Ago
Merrymakers danced In all sorts of
bewitching costumes st both Germanla
and Washington halle In the evening.
The women having charge of the affairs
were Misses Emma Andres, i'anniu
Frehauf and Alwlna Kngler.
Chief "Jack" Galllgan telegraphed
from Kansas City he would be home in
the morning. Two months at Hot
Rnrlnga. Ark., benefited his health
very much.
A. Chrlsteson. former local superin
tendent of the Wells-Fargo Expresa
company, wss in the city from Hous
ton. Tel.. vlslllng friend".
Dr. George L. Miller, "Father of
Omaha." lectured at the Young Men's
Christian association on "Omaha Fifty
Years Ago." He advised young men not
to mak the rahtake In laying out their
lite plans that some older men had made
and Imagine that Omaha would never
be anything but a small Inland town
tie predicted It would have a population
of 400.000 within twenty-five years. He
urged everybody to get hold of a piece
of Omaha real estate and be In on the
ground floor.
Th trunks of the Con re Id Opera com
pany were attached after the night per
formance by Frank L. Weaver, on a
claim for attorney's fee from Helnrkh
Conieid.
Ten Yeara Ago
Jiilm Johnson of North Omaha, fire
man on the Sioux City freight train ar
riving In Omaha at : a. m. lost a foot
at flateenlh and Fort etreete. Engineer
Flaharty had been sccuatomed to alow
down bis train at this point, enabling
hie fireman tn out serosa to his home
snd this tint Johnson slipped.
Those who were members ot Beth
Eden Baptist church In Omaha during
lSSMgfi. during th pastorate of Rev.
D. V. Odell, were grieved to learn it
his death at Jollet, III., where he was
In th pastorate.
Judge W. W. 8labaugh of the district
court, returned from Tekamah, where
he held court aa long as Burt county
was able to produce any cases.
Thee vestrymen were elected for
Trinity Kplecooal catbedral: H. W.
Yates, senior warden; E. Wakeley, junior
warden; F. It. Havls, R. 8. Hall. 8. 1).
Ilarkalow, Philip Potter. Ouy C. Barton.
John C. French, Lewis 8. Reed.
Th local Dartmouth alumni held s
banquet at Millard hotel. Mr. C. 8.
Sargent of Wichita, Kan., formerly of
Omaha, told of the far-reaching Influ
ence of th old college: Rev. W. I. Co
burn said It was furnishing more thsn
Its quota if rellgiou workers; Prof. A.
II. Waterhous. Ouy A. Andrews, Mrs.
S. R. Towns. Dr. E. R. Town, who was
tstmaster. snd several other spoke.
Th annual election of th Omaha
Metropolitan Police Relief association
chos these director: Mike McCarthy.
Anton Inda, Frank Ooodrlch, Richard
Flynn. Anton Venous, Ptr Jorgenson
snd Frsnk Urban.
People Talked About
Captain William M. Eldrege, one ot th
last two of Nantucket's famous master
manners and a man who rounded Cape
Horn seventeen times, died recently at
th age of M after a brief Illness.
While th Chicago Tribune and the
Chlcaso Record-Herald hav Impressed
some readers with the notion that the
Hon. William Lo rimer ts "a dead on."
they are unsble to "put It over" nn the
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Governor' Carroll of Iowa Intends to
emulate the greater ones by breaking
into the newspaper business on retiring
from office. While h may cultivate j
pontic in a reminiscent way. his long
ult a editor of an agricultural paper
will be, "What 1 know about farming."
After a separation of thirty-five year,
during which they had not seen or com
municated with each other. Frank Zacha
riss. a Connellsvllle (Pa.l dairyman, and
his wife were reunited whll Mr. Zacha
naa waa oa a visit to his native home
at Frankfort, Germany.
kin. Anna Potter, one a candidal for
mayor ot Kansas City, Kan., died at her
ham there, aged B year. Mrs. Potter
was a pioneer tn the woman's suffrag
movement In Kansas and her campaign
for mayor tn Ilea attracted Mrs. Mary
Ellen Lease and other woted women ts
assist her.
fir Arthur Knyvet Wilson, admiral of
th British fleet, who has Just recerred
th Order of Merit, has bad a dlatto.
gulshed career. He entered th royal
navy In ltie and served la th Black sea
daring th Russian war. receiving th
CriBMn sad Turkish medala and to
Se bast spool clasp. H was awarded th
Victoria Cross la MM tor a brilliant act
at El Teh.
f. IL P. Peil. who has beerua th res
toration of historic Fort TWonderoga.
with a view to perfecting It lust as It
waa at th time of Ethan Allen daring
eiplott. Is a New York banker and
broker. He Inherited the Tioonderog
property, which was purchased by his
great-sTeat-grandfatbar aa a summer
horn In UUV
TLeBeesLelierBo
ox
Hat Shot frwaa T acker.
FLORENCE. X.. April L-To the
Editor ot The Be: I want to kindly
thank the World-Herald for giving our
city the free ad In regard to having the
champion long-distance office seeker.
Now 1 have always contended that I
never allowed anyone to outdo me In
generosity and 90 per cent of the citl
sens ot Florenc will join me In agree
ing with th World-Herald If they will
add one more championship to us, for
without doubt we have the champion
liar also. No doubt trie liar would like
to hav me do Just what hs has ac
cused me of. to hav as many of my
friends as possible write my name on
the ballot as every vote written in
would be one less for Paul's opponent.
Say, Mr. Liar, you must bru?h up in
politics if you expect to be elected to
misrepresent our city In the council for
th next two years. You must not think
because you got that magnificent vote
for the nomination that you are elected.
Let's see, was It six or s?ven votes you
got? And say, remember, you had no
opposition. Wss it through your smooth
work that the republicans of Florence
were disfranchised and had no oppor
tunity to have their names appear on
the ballot except by petition? Are you
responsible or is It Jasper that had
Paul's petition circulated two days be
fore the fake primaries were called?
Was It Paul or I who was afraid to cross
swords? If I had any notion of running
for mayor those primaries would have
been called fifteen days before election.
J. S. crossed swords with me one and
you can safely bet if he lives aa long
as you say I have been mayor, he will
not want to repeat the battle. I will
add In conclusion that 1 have no desire
to go Into the gum-shoe method In
politics aa the champion gum-shoe man
Is In your ranka and he wilt need th
whole stock of gum shoes when Baker,
Raldrige or Blackburn gets through with
him. F. 8. TUCKER.
The Water Power ( the State.
UNIVERSITY PLACE. Neb.. March .
To th Editor of The Bee: The prob
lem ot utilising th water, power of the
state Is a difficult one.
Two elements enter Into It: First, the
question of capital; second, the abllitr
of the mechanical engineer who is to
solve the mechanics! side of the problem
Should the state undertake th problem,
or should the corporation be granted the
franchise?
There sre certain serious objections to
giving the franchise to the corporation
In case the corporation Is to undertake
the work such franchises would be turned
to several corporations, which would give
a diversity of methods, and this would
be a source of great loss in capital and
an inefficient service to the atate, with
higher rates for power to the general
public.
There Is but one proper wsy to utilise
this water power, and that way Is yet t
be found and proven. Now, alio la the
mechanical engineer to properly untold
the problem for the state snd the people?
W should not forget that the work of
the engineer Is not second to the question
of capital.
For any person to offhand estimate the
cost of th undertaking la a procsaa too
foolish to consider. The Loup rivers are
full of sand and th problem ot sand Ir
th most difficult of all mechanical que
Uone connected with the undertaking.
I sm not discussing the problem which
I believe beat and which w 111 prove moU
efficient snd cheapest. But what Is the
coat per horse power to control th
waters T If the coat be lift per horse
power, then In that esse th cost pe
year for upkeep and expense of operation
with Interest will not be far from !JV per
horse power. ,
Th street railway of Omaha probable
require S.0U8 hors power for operation.
If th cost of utilising power be I10S pe
hors power, then th first outlsy must
be tsao.SM for sufficient power for this
on institution, and th power must be
furnished for leas money than they are
now paying.
If th state Is Inclined to take up th
work ot utilisation, the chief factor la to
permit engineers to submit various meth
ods of utilisation and th approximate
cost of their methods. Th man who haa
the best method should be appointed for
the work. If all other matters are In
proper form. Th chief trouble will be
th method by which th money Is to be
spent When th proper time comes I
will submit a method.
It my be posslbls power could be fur
nished for tl per bora power, but that
1 pur speculation. It th stats will re
serve sll rights and th Question Is taken
up, I will make a proposition.
Th wis thing to do Is to reserve sll
rights until th legislature meats and the
question Is threshed out.
WALTER JOHNSON.
Jaetlee ta Japan.
LINCOLN. Neb.. March 3. -To th
Editor of Th Bee: Mr. Roberson, who
evidently speaks from a strong theologi
cal bias In hrs attacks on Japan. Is
Justly reproved by Mr. TsuJIgaki In to
day's Bee. Th belief of the average
Christian, carefully nourished by mission
arlea and others Interested financially
or otherwise In th propagation of Chris
tianity, that th Japanese a a class are
morally Interior to th westerner ta
routed by observers poaseeatng the his
torian's and not th believer' cast of
mind- In th biased view of th Chris
tian, non-Christian Japan cannot of
eours b moral, snd therein are hav th
probable source of Mr. Kobarsoa's griev
ance. Th lata Lsfcsdlo Hearn. for several
rears a teacher In th Imperial univer
sity at Toklo. author, psychologist, and
a newspaper man ot wide experience in
several lands, gives a wholly different
view of the mikado's realm tn his book,
"Glimpses ot Unfamiliar Japan." Mr.
Hears shows that th religions supersti
tion of th Japanese are happy and
pleasant as compared with the belief In
th cruel vengeance of aa unforgiving
God and aa everts sting hell entertained
by wee tern nation."
Of th same tenor la the observation
ot Mr. Poultney Blgetow. th well known
traveler and author, la th Open Court
magasln for October. 1JS7, six: -We
Ctuistlaas who dan not tramp th slums
at our own ettle for fear ot criminals
send missionaries to Japan, where human
Intercourse Is the mterehang ot smiles
and sweet -scented flowers. All religions
mue), be Judged by their fruits, and In
Japan th religious spirit produces cour
tesy, kindness to animals, absence of
family quarrela, peace between classe.
loyalty to government."
What Japan need, th scientists tell
as. Is not Christianity, hot more tillable
land and a greater feod supply. To the
lack ot these essentials must be attri
buted the economic difficulties of the
Japanese, under which they are beyond
question fully as honest, patient and
charitable as would be the average Ameri
can In similar circumstances.
F. J. IRWfN.
P0LITICAI SNAPSHOTS.
Chic: i Post: With the election of
delegates now going on in various parts
of the country, the "stniw vote ra haaJ
passed, leaving none much wiser than
they were before.
Baltimore American: W. J. Bryan has
repeatedly refused to he considered as a
candidate for the presidency, but his
friends are urging him to throw his ha
into the ring. This news has a slightly
reminiscent tone.
Indianapolis News: Cheer up: Further
expositions of the Oyster bay school of
political economy are to be made in
speeches to be delivered In the near fu
ture which, of course, will be followed
by statements explaining that they dldn t
mean what they said.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: Colonel
Bryan seems to entertain a deep-seated
prejudice against Candidate Harmon, if
the latter should bo nominated th Ne
braska democracy would take to the
fringe of timber along the hanks of th
Platte river.
New York Tribune: What Is fame? On
the lift of signers of an appeal to the
republican voters of New York county
appears the name "Chauncey M. Tepen:"
How were the voters to know that auch
an alias marked the Identity of so fa
miliar a figure in New York politics as
Chauncey M. Depew?
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