TILE COURIER
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campaign of 1892 that there ought to bo a change.
And they voted Tor a change. In 1834 they wore told
that tho exigencies of tho case domamlud another chango
and tho emotional voting population is again swayed. It is appar
ent that tho voters who hold tho balance of power in this country
aro not 6o Hrmly attached to principles but that their allegianco
may bo shaken by local or passing circumstances.
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Lincoln, Nebraska, November 10, 1891.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
The Courier with this issue inaugurates some changes of a sub
stantial character which, we hope, will be approved by our readers
as improvements. In the make-up and appearance of this issue of
The Courier, and subsequent issues are to be equally as attractive,
we confess to have a feeling of pride, conscious as we at e that there
are few, if any, handsomer papers in the country. It should be re
membered in this connection that The Courier, unliko nearly all
papers of its class, is produced in its entirety at home. Wo use
no plate matter, so popular as an expense-saving medium, every line
of type being set in our own office by our own men. We have
nothing to say of the contents; but we hope our efforts in this direc
tion have not been entirely in vain.
Every newspaper in the city has lifted its voice against the
corruption of jurors in Lancaster county except the Journal. To
our esteemed contemporary "one truth is clear, whatever is is right,'
particularly if "whatever is" happens to have good backing.
Now that the question of the succession to Senator Manderson
appears to be settled, the query, Who will succed Mayor Weir?
nsrs and invites attention. It is, perhaps, superfluous to remark
that'-the successor to Mr. Weir must be, or will be, a republican;
but theio is one fact that should not be lost sight of; the next mayor
of Lincoln must be a man without any frills or nonsense, a man who
will give tho city a business-like administration who will not in
dulge in reform with his mouth on such a large scale but who will,
achieve actual results.
Now that election is over, and the Chinese and Japanese are get
ting less bloodthirsty, and Mr. Cleveland is pursuing his duck shoot
ing without interruption, it is to be hoped that the charity dispensing
agents or agencies in this city should partake of the general amnesty
and good feeling. There is a wide gup between Elder Howe and
the Charity Organization society through winch many donations of
money and supplies go to undeserving quarter&y.and it would bo to
the advantage of all concerned if the society and tho elder could
come together.
A comparison of the votes cast on Tuesday throughout the
country with those cast two years ago would furnish a Jiple material
for the man who would prove the fickleness of the American people.
States which gave big democratic pluralities at the presidential
election now give much greater republican pluralities. The tidal
wave which swept with so much force two years ago, now sweeps
back with broader stroke. Susceptible voters were told in the
The result of tho election is a triumph for Rosowntor as evon his
bitterest enemies must admit. Tho triumph is emphasized by tho
fact that republican victories wero so general all over tho country,
and that in thisntato tho only signiticant republican defeat waH that
of the candidate whom he opposed. Tho railroad companies assist
ed in the triumph by insisting on naming tho candidate for govern
or, thus making it easy for Rosowater to accomplish his purpose.
The hatred for this hateful antagonist will lo increased by tho
events of this week. If Mr. Rosewater's purposes wero only as high
minded as his success in material things is apparent, the public would
respect him greatly; but few peoplo contend that ho is animated by
any but the most selfish and corrupt motives, and the only admiration
there is the admiration that success of any sort calls forth. Rose
water is just as despicablo as ho was before the election; but ho is
now enabled to add a new feather to his escutheon of mingled in
famy and success.
Mr. Bryan will not remain as tho editor-in chief of tho World
Herald any considerable length of time. In this connection it may
be stated that there is a strong probability that the World Herald
will be a republican newspaper in tho noar future. Mr. Hitchcock
may or may not remain the business manager of tho paper in the
event of a chango of base. One plan contemplates his retention in the
business office. Mr. Metcalfe, the bright editorial writer who has
done so much to brighten the pages of the World-Herald would
much rather be a republican than anything else, and his "political
pot" would boil just as easily to republican music as any other.
Should tho protest against Rosewaterism, which in all tho years of
affliction, has never been so earnest as now, take tangible and effect
ive form in the conversion of Mr. Hitchcock's paper into a republi
can organ, or tho establishment of a new republican newspaper, tho
Bee will be dealt a blow from which it will bo hard to recover.
There is a general feeling that the Bee, in any event, has seen its
best days. By its own figures it has lost materially in circulation in
the last year, and it is an open secret, that the Slate Journal has
made very heavy inroads upon its business in all parts of the stato.
THE COURIER'S VOTING GONTEST FOR $500 GASH.
Miss Carrie Wasmer 988
MissEffie Steen 431
Mr.ChrisCamp 2G8
Mr. Chas. Hurd 100
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