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THE COUUiER ft; MR. BRYAN AND PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS. m - , - C-Cvy W? ' - - jM,. ." """"h I1IM "-. - - wv r "ZSS? ENTERED AT TnE LINCOLN POSTUFF1CE AS SECOND-CLASS MATTES. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY THE COURIER PUBLISHING COMPANY. OFFICE 217 North Eleventh St. TELEPHONE 00 W. MORTON 8MITH, EoiTOR. LUTE H. MORSE. - - - Hcsixess Manaoek. Subscription Kate In Advance. Porannum iUU Threo months 50c Six mouths . 1UU Onemonth ate! Single copies Fivo cents. For sale at nil news stands in this city anil Omaha and on all trains. A limited number of udvcrtUemeuts will bo inserted. Rates made known on application. p Lincoln, Nebraska, January 12, 1SI) Rosewater, with characteristic malignance, has attacked the uni versity, and arrayed himself in opposition to the request of the board of regents for a reasonable appropriation by the legislature. His warfare is characteristic. Not content with a decent opposition, he has resorted to misrepresentation and bald lie, and as might have been expected, he iudulges in an incidental abuse of the city of Lincoln. Rosewater is a public nuisance, and it is to be regretted that in this "free" country we are forced to tolerate such arrant scoundrels. The state university has never had the encouragement it deserves from the legislature. The average member of the legislature puts the university in the samo class with the penitentiary and insane asylums, and persists in believing that it is run on much the same lines as these other institutions. Very few members ever take the trouble to make a personal investigation, and acquaint themselves wih the work accomplished, and appeals from the university have in the years past been given the most scant consideration. As a matter of fact only a few thousand dollars have been appropriated by the legislature during the existence of the university. The buildings have all been erected and all operating expenses have been paid with the special university fund. Owing to the hard times the revenues from this fund are now considerably decreased, in the face of a greater need on the part of the university than has ever before existed. There has never been anything like the present demand for admission, and the chancellor iinds it impossible with the resources at his command to take care of all those who would partake of the privileges of the university. The appropriation asked for is entirely reasonable, and if legislators would cut off useless employes and exercise a decent economy in legislature expenses generally, enough money could be saved in this way to more than answer the university's requirements. . Recently men who contributed to Lincoln's growth and greatness have passed away. The land marks of the early days are one by one disappearing. Today Lincoln is like a foreet that has been burned down the second growth being relieved at very rare inter vals by some tall tree that stands as a reminder of the pioneer days. These latter are now few in number, and when the wind blows they bend and tremble. Six years ago it is doubtful if a pair of skates could have been purchased. There was no skating. This winter skating i6 the most popular sport. Since the first of the year the lake has every drawn hundreds of skaters, men, women and children, and latterly the 6port has been indulged in by moonlight. There are many places wh.ro the devotees of this hearty recreation can glide over glassy surfaces, and the new sport this winter, assisted by the propitious weather has taken a strong hold on the people. Congressman Bryan has written a flippant article on "Rapubliean Presidential Timber." He thinks Tom Heed easily leads in tho race. Possibly in the city of Washington, D. C, Mr. Reed may appear to bo in tho lead; but throughout the country, and particularly in tho west, there is no evidence of an overpowering sentiment for Reed. Mr. Bryan makes tho altogether unwarranted statement that "the A. P. A. organization, which wields considerable inlluencu within tho republican party, will probably favor Mr. Harrison." The congressman thinks Mclvinley stock has been steadily falling for some time. "Thero is ut one thing," he sajs, "which can restore Mr. Mclvinley s political fortum s, namely, tho elevation of the tariff question into the position of supreme imHrtanco during tho campaign of 1S9G." A great many well informed eoplo aro of the opin-on that Mr. Mclvinley t political fortunes are now closo to Hood tide, and to them any talk about a restoration of McKinley'a power appears ridiculous. But is there any reason to suppose that tho tariff will not be tho h-suo in '1)G as it has been in all recent presidential contests? Indeed, after tho campaign of '02, and tho particularly disastrous results that have followed, thero is every reason to believe that the tariff will easily bo tho chief issue. A trial of a so-called tariff for revenuo only has been followed by an unparalleled industrial and commercial depression and tho govern ment has been reduced to tho direst financial straits forced into bankruptcy in fact. If all this doi-sn't make tho tariff the supremo issue in "DC, and raise McKinley far above all other republican presi dential aspirants, it will be moro than passing strange. Foraker, Allioon, Lincoln and Morton aro mentioned as "dark horses." Mr. Bryan makes the following somewhat truthful state ment concerning the first named of these dark horses: "Foraker has an advantage in that ho carries itis pyrotechnics with him. and cap get up a greater variety of entertainment on short notice than any other republican statesman above, or Tor that matter, under tho ground." Foraker and Bryan aro a good dealaliko in some respects. Mr. Bryan concludes his articlo as follows : " Tho silver wedgo is being driven deeper and deeper into tho g. o. p.. and sooner or later one of the elements must rebel. It will doubtless bo the silver ele ment, because a large majority of those who aro in control of tho party organization aro wedded to the gold standard, and those who long for the gold and silver coinago of tho constitution will contin ually be driven out of the republican organization. Whether tho split will come in the convention of 9C will depend upon tho rapidity with which the republican silvers ntiment grows." Mr. Bryan's opportunities for observation may bo unusual, or ho may be suffering from a hallucination. If tho silver wedge is being driven deeper and deeper into theg. o. p. that fact has escaped tho notice of thi leaders of the party. A consideration of recent politi cal events will convince anjone not a hypochondriac like Mr. Bry an that whatever of free silver sentiment thero was in the republican party has declined with great rapidity in the last two years. The last general election told the story of declining free silver sentiment and the advance of sound money principles In Nebraska this was particularly noticeable. Let Mr. Bryan explain Judgo Strodo's tremendous plutahty, for instance. AN ENERGETIC WOMAN. Husband (breathlessly) I am to start on a trip in two hours, and yon can go with me ir you can get ready. Wife Certainly I can. It won't take me ten minutes to pack, and that will leave me one hour and fifty minutes in which to dress. Beyond Comparison Are the good qualities possessed by Hood's Sarsaparilla. Above all it purifies the blood, thus strengthening the nerves; it regulates tho digestive organs, inivorates the kidneys and liver tones and builds up the entire system, cures Scrofula, Dyspepsia, Catarrh and Rhuematism. Get Hood's and only Hood's. Hood's Pills cure all liver ills, biliousness, jaundice, indigestion, sick headache. 2 Joc. i ' H i i i n i