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THE TRAVEL OF TAFT
Sepretary
of War Seldom
His Office.
In
SWINGING ROUND THE CIRCLE
Cobwobi Accumulate on Official Door
While Private Duslnea Recoives
First Aid The Prospective Presi
dential Candidates Tariff on Wood
"Pulp'and the Prlco of Print Paper.
ny WILMS J. AniOT.
Secretary Tnft, who linn been scon
very$$ttlc, about tins war ilcpnrtinent,
Is once ngnln mnklng a long Jour
nbyi' GWialUiy tho trip Is Blmply a
visit to Pniiniiiti. Why the secrotnry Is
needed there Is not known. We have
fife commissioners paid ?12,000 u year
eneh to nttend to the work there being
done. Of course, If It Is absolutely nec
essary to add to this galaxy of talent
tho secretary of war of tug United
States, nobody must question the fact.
Yet It would Rcein that If the commis
sioners, who have been described as
the most brilliant, able, hardworking
olltclals In public service, are not able
to handle the work on tho Isthmus
without monthly visits from Taft there
must bo something wrong with their
methods or their energy. Mr. Taft went
to the Isthmus on tho cruiser Prairie.
"When ho comes back ho will be landed
either nt Pensacola or at Charleston.
It Is apparent the place of landing de
pends upon tho" political needs of tho
moment. From his landing placo ho
will make another stumping tour
through the south. In tho meantlmo
the cobwebs gr,ow,Qver tho ofllce of tho
secretary 6t -War,
Mr. Taft'a Travels.
In tho last year Secretary Taft has
seldom bcenla-hls olllco thrco days In
succession. Thero Is hardly any spot
on tho civilized or even the uncivilized
world that he has not visited. Other
candidates fpr the presidency, like
Speaker Cannon, Senator Knox and
Senator La Folletty. nnd Vice President
Fairbanks, have refused to accept any
invitations to speak outside of Wash
ington whllo congress Is In session.
But Sccortary Taft, holding an olllco
which should demand all his time, Is
never seen In tlint ofllce and llnds ex
cuses to travel all over the world.
A humorous representative In con
gress on reading the statement that
Tnft would neither attend to his duties
nor resign suggested n cartoon showing
Mr. Tnft looking contemplatively upon
the cobwebbed door of the secretary
' of war's ofllce and under It these Hues
from Goldsmith:
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Where'er I roam, waatovor realms to sec.
My heart juntravcted fondly turns to thee.
In six months Mr. Taft has hardly
been In his olllco one week at n tlmo.
Hero Is n summnry gathered by a
Washington newspnper which Is worth
printing;
1007.
March 10 Now York
March 18..., New Haven
March 30 to April 20 West Indies
Mny 3 , i. Dayton, O.
May 7 Jnmestowiiv exposition
May 25 to Juno l....v St. Louis
Juno 8 to la.SauUifDakota nnd Kansas
July 4 to 'AMba,10a. .Murray Hay, Canada
Auk. IS to Dec, 21, Around tho world
Dec. SI... , Cincinnati, O.
Dec. 30 ul Boston
1D03.
Jan. 10 New York
Jan. II Philadelphia
Feb, 7 to 19 Michigan and Missouri
Feb. 21 , , Buffalo
Feb. 20 ...v...' New England
JIarch 14. ..New England and Now Jersey
March 31 Nebraska and Ohio
April 18 .'. .New York
That Is tho record. It Is olllclal, nnd
It Is fair that It sjiould bo set forth
in order that tho American people, who
pay tho salary of Mr. Taft aud the
expenses of his department, who are
dally Impressed with the Idea that the
ability of tho secretary of war Is so
great that tho department could not
proceed without his direction, should
l.c given Just a notion of how much
time William II. Taft, secretary of
war, has been-giving to the depart
ment of which he Is the nominal head
und how much to the globe trotting
nnd the political stump speaking of
which he seems to he so fond.
The Political Antagonists.
It might aB well tys understood that
the candidates for Jho presidency be
fore the American people this year
are going to 1)0 on tho Republican side
Mr. William II. Taft, secretary of war,
and on the Democratic side Mr. Wil
liam J. Bryan, a man who has uo pub
lic ofllce whatsoever. Of course thero
is much outcry about antagonism to
Taft. There are men opposed to him:
there are contesting delegations go
ing to Chicago to destroy; thero arc at
tacks made upon him lu tho United
States, senate mid house of represent
atives. But. after all.' politicians lu
Washington recognize the fact that he
will lo nominated. Iu his own party
other men are mentioned. Speaker
Cannon has his -81010, with fifty-four
votes; Senator La Folletto has his
.state; Vice President Fairbanks has
his state. But uot ono of them all has
one single vote outside of his own
political bulllwick that Is to say, out
side of his own state. Secretary Taft
has picked up all the delegates In the
J' south and in the .-middle west nnd
stands today as the leading candidate.
So It seems fair to say that Taft Is
certain to be the Republican nominee.
Now, on the other side, in the Demo
cratic party Mr. William .T. Brynn has
r-.itruetod for him 208 delegates. More
over, thoro nro olght delegates from
Rhode lslruid who, though not In
structed, are for him aro Brynn men.
Tho only other Instructed delegates
como from Delaware. They number
six and aro Instructed tot Judge Gray.
So far Bryan, with 203, nnd Gray, with
six, nre tho only candldnted that have
been mentioned In Democratic conven
tions. In tho Pennsylvania contest fifty-one
out of sixty-four dolegntes were carried
for Bryan. As not nil newspnper rend
ers understand methods, It mny bo
stated here that n delegation to a na
tional convention Is elected bycongres
slonnl district conventions. Of these
there nro thirty In Pennsylvania. The
thirty district eonventl in pJret sixty
delegates to Deiur. They have elect
ed llfty-ono delegates for Brynn. Tho
stato convention Is yet to be held, and
It has the power of electing four dele
gates nt large, but It Is yet to bo de
termined whether they wll) not be out
nnd out Bryan delegates. If tho voters
of tho stato of Pennsylvnnln have been
able to elect so enormous n mnjorlty of
the district committeemen to Denver, It
will bo curious If tho stnto convention
shall not bo responsive to tho will of
tho voters.
The Two Conventions.
Tho time of tho two conventions, Re
publican nnd Democratic, Is drawing
nenr. Both will be Interesting; both
will bo worth while seeing. There enn
bo no better education for n young
man In American politics than to nt
toml either one. There Is always n
feeling that the stranger cannot get a
ticket to tho convention. I have had
sonlo oxporlenco regarding this matter,
and It Is unquestionably true that the
stranger without n "pull" has hard
chances of getting a ticket to the first
day's Besslon. After thnt tickets aro
easily obtained, nnd there nro no meet
ings of nny sort thnt give so clear an
Illustration of tho American systom of
government as these national conven
tions, whether It bo the Republican or
tho Democratic convention. The mnn
who Is fortunnto enough to go to one
of theso conventions need not think of
the house of representatives or tho sen
ate, lie finds In tho convention tho en
thusiasm, the devotion nnd tho purpose
which control, nt tho last, American
government. Ho does not find n mnn
with a gavel controlling the delegates,
but he sees In both the Democratic and
tho Republican conventions true democ
racy, fair debate and thorough discus
sion of every point raised.
Illinois In the Bryan Column.
Tho Intcst stato to declare Itself for
Bryan In convention was Illinois. It
has Instructed for the Nebrnskan and
directed Its delegates to us nil honor
able means to secure his nomination.
While it is entirely true that there
have been some fnctlonnl antagonisms
In tho stnte, the nctlon of this conven
tion has quieted them all. The Illinois
delegation Is nnd will be n Brynn dele-'
Ration at Denver. It will cast fifty
four votes In tho nntlonal convention
nnd will bo n very consldcrnbld factor
m uuicrmimug me action or mat con- t
ventlon.
Tho Democratic state conventions
nro coming slowly, but North Dako
ta, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Il
linois nnd Indiana have already In
structed for Mr. Brynn.
And If you look nt the east the stato
of Massachusetts has been carried al
solutely by the Bryan element. Mas
sachusetts will send nn Instructed dele
gation, Democrats throughout the
United Stntes might ns well figure now
that tho convention Is going to be con
trolled by the friends of Mr. Brynn
nnd that the nomination will be made
within the first three ballots.
Publishers and Politics.
Tho committee of newspaper pub
lishers recently in Washington found
themselves treated with scant courtesy
by the commltteo appointed to consider
their demand for the repeal of tho
duty on wood pulp and on print paper.
I luivo talked at some length with n
member of this committee. What puz
zles him Is that when tho publishers
nnd owners of newspapers, of whom
ho Is one, reached Washington they
found thnt six congressmen, no one of
whom, was a newspaper owner, had
moro knowledge of the paper business
than nnybody, except the purchasers of
print paper for a newspaper, could pos
sibly have. This might be Indicative
of extraordinary Intelligence on the
part of tho congressmen on the com
mittee, headed by Mr. Mann of Illi
nois. But there fccems to bo a general
feeling that It Is more Indicative of tho
fact that thero was some quiet Influ
ence at work to put tho committee In
a position of antagonism to the mem
bers of the Newspaper Publishers as
sociation who addressed It.
Of course the commltteo, being Re
publican, did uot wish the question of
tho tariff roopeued through the demand
of the newspaper publishers for free
paper anil free pulp. That is a matter
of notoriety.
But hero Is another suggestion which
tills llfOll lliniln 111 WnHlllnfnn nti.1
which is not without Its plausibility.
The papers that are suffering from
this wood pulp tariff are the one cent
papers of large circulation, usually
Democratic. The suggestion Is made
that such papers as John R. McLean's
Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 cents a copy,
and his Washington Post nt 3 cents n
copy, tho New York Herald at 3 cents
n copy, the New York Sun nt 2 cents,
nnd Its nnuex, the Chicago Inter Ocean,
whose editor Is very close to Congress.
man Mann, mny possibly be furnUhlngl
to the committee considering the paper
trust situation their information. This,
at nny rate. Is tho story that 'comes to
me, and it may be worth consideration
by the people. Either there mnst be a
reduction In tho price of print paper or
the readers of newspapers w"Hl have to
pay 2 cents where they now pay 1.
Washington, D. C. ,
Football Not Good
Training For Suc
cess In Life.
Dy CHARLES W. ELIOT, President of Harvard University.
!! he American modifications of Rugby football have
r t n"tttr Itnnn ninTrnrl lsTin nnnnmt 4-r tnnlA nneoinln n iiirirr-
ft"
ment as to tho success of eminent football players in
after life, and tho verdict is what might have been
expected. t
IT CLEARLY APPEARS THAT NEITHER THE
I' "S!1 S3MtM& j
BODILY NOR THE MENTAL QUALITIES WHICH CHARACTERIZE FOOT
BALL PLAYERS ARE PARTICULARLY SERVICEABLE TO YOUNG MEN
WHO HAVE THEIR WAY TO MAKE IN THE INTELLECTUAL CALL
INGS. FOOTBALL TOUGHNESS IS NOT THE KIND OF TOUGH
NESS WHICH IS MOST PROFITABLE IN AFTER LIFE.
Tho weight and insensitivoness needed in tho football lino aro not
tho bodily qualities which best servo the man who must mako his
living by' quick, accurate and invontivo thinking.
K .
To get accustomed to mako one's greatest exertions in tho prcs
onco of shouting thousands and of the newspaper extra is BAD
PREPARATION for tho struggles of professional men, who must
generally do their best work quite alono or in tho presenco of a few
critical observers.
Even for modern warfare the violent competitive sports afford
NO APPROPRIATE PREPARATION, inasmuch as in real war
faro tho combatants seldom see each other.
The Art of the Theater
As a Beneficent Influence,
By OTIS SKINNER. Actor.
c
IIE drama stands recognized
tho human mind has in all ages striven to utter itself. There
is a dramatic element in our common nature which literature
and art and moro especially tho representations of tho stage
meet, minister to and satisfy. A normal demand is supplied.
First of all, thero can be only ono reply to any inquiry as to the
moral worth of tho drama and .its relation to tho life of tho commu
nity. If tho manner of tho theater is to bo regarded
as an art at all it must bo of beneficent influence, for
ALL ART IS UPLIFTING. Without art wo
should go down tho byways of existenco nnd know
little except tho, sordid. Think of LIFE WITH
OUT A SONG, a picture, a poem, a beautiful
building or a statuo 1 c.
ALL ART IS THE EXPRESSION OF AN EMO
TION, AND THAT ,OF THE , H EATER IS THE
MOST EMOTIONAL OF ARTS, a- .
A charge brought against tlio theater is that it represents vice.
6f courso it does. It represontsvirtuo.' Why not vico ? All peoplo
aro not paragons of virtue. Butfbr morals, as such, it is rank absurd
ity that wo should uso them in theatric or any other art. Naturo,
pitiless, beautiful, barbarous, soothing, murderous, exalting naturo, is
indifferent to them. Why should art, tho handmaiden of nature, who
takes only hints and primal truths from her mistress, observe them ?
YET OUR ART MUST BE MORAL FOR ALL THI8. AN IM
MORAL ART WOULD BE A HORROR.
It wero vain in tho present day, after Shakespeare hastransformed
tho stago into A HIGH SCHOOL OF HUMANITY and Schiller
and Goctho havo crystallized it into a handmaiden of ethics nnd Chris
tianity, to onter on nny defense of its recognized authority as a moral
agent. Tho stago in its highest conception is a POWERFUL CO
ADJUTOR OF THE CHURCH in making men better, wiser and
happior, and even in its loss lofty attitudes it lights up with genial
mirth the hard lot of tho toiling masses.
China's Relation With Us
Will Be Always Friendly.
By WU TING FANG.
c
.ULNA'S relations with America will always remain friendly.
It is natural that they should bo so when you consider on
your sido that your policy is JUSTICE AND FAIR
PLAY nnd on our side HONESTY AND STRAIGHT
FORWARDNESS. You may be surb acts of kindness and fairness, such as return or
waiver of over ten millions of dollars to China, will certainly creato a
most favorablo impression in China and strengthen the bond of friend
ship between tho two countries, and the existenco of an important and
influential association liko this I'considor a SAFETY VALVE of
tho two nations.
No moro misunderstanding, I feel suro, can occur in tho future,
and tho relationship botween tho two countries will yet become
CLOSER DAY BY DAY.
Our Patriotic Dutjr
To Control Monopolies,
By United States Senator ROBERT I OWEN of Oklahoma.
HE time has come in tho
DOCTRINE OF EQUALITY should bo recognized in
our statecraft. It 6cems to mo it would bo unwise to destroy
the great corporations which havo been constructed in this
country by our so called captains of industry.
' WE HAVE A PERFECT RIGHT, HOWEVER, TO CONTROL THESE
MONOPOLIES LEGALLY AND MORALLY, AND IT 18 A PATRIOTIC
DUTY TO DO SO. AND THEY SHOULP NOT BE PERMITTED TO
TAX THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN EXCE6S OF A FAIR INTEREST
ON THE CAPITAL ACTUALLY INVESTED.
If they were so controlled it would give a stability to wages. We
would hear no more of overproduction nor of underconsumption,
but hefce ei.tornriscs would PROCEED UPON RATIONAL LINES
... ...
nnd work for the welfaro of all of tho peoplo of our common cquntry.
as ono of the methods in which
Chinese Minister.
United States when THE GREAT
RANDOM NOTES-
nV UNCLE OEOROE.
T Alliance had a wet snow Monday, but
indications today point toward a long
"dry" spell.
I
It's a short alley in Alliance that has
but one ash-pile.
U That was a hundred-thousand-dollar
snow Monday.
Corn is king. At tho present high
price, some people find it too costly to cat.
We asked our boarding boss for a second
helping of corn-bread at breakfast the
other day and she almost throw a fit.
-I-
Some people seem to be worried about
what will become of the poor saloon men
who have been put out of business here.
For the relief of these sympathetic souls
we will state that the saloon keepers will
not gojo the poor-house right away. Mr.
King has secured a footing in Grand Is
land, Mr. Cook has found an opening in
Crawford, and it is reported that Mr. Soder
will "stay where he is at" and feed the
thirsty on Excelsior water and other suds.
Mr. Corneal has bought a saloon in Coun
cil iilufis, Iowa, and Bud Betzold will sell
mineral waters and cigars,
-?-
U "Nobody knows how dry I ami" is be
ing hummed by a good many residents of
Alliance just now.
A bar-tender at one of the saloons in
formed our reporter that he had sold nine
thousand dollars worth of booze since the
election. So the town will not be teeto
tally dry for a while.
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U Some men never believe in hell until
they get married.
-2-
The Burlington Railroad company re
cently struck a vein of water at Edgemont,
at a depth of several thousand feet, that is
hotter than blue blazes. Hades mnst be
located near Edgemont.
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Scotts Bluff county is all torn up over
a proposition to build or rebuild a bridge
across the North Platte river between Ger
ing and Scottsbluff. A vote was recently
taken upon a proposition to build a new
bridge directly across from the depot at
Scottsbluff, but if failed of the necessary
two-thirds majority by half a dozen votes.
Our esteemed contemporary, the Scotts
bluff Republican, which is credited with
defeating the new location project, now de
mands the erection of a bridge on the site
ol the old one, but the advocates of the
proposed new site declare they will have a
bridge where they want it or none at all.
So it looks like the people of Scottsbluff
will have to swim the river when they go
to Gering to pay their taxes or annex the
f county-seat1. 'The latter course, will most
likely be the ultimate result of the present
agitation. Gering has become a dilapidat
ed ceraotery of dead hopes, and the county
seat should be removed to a live town.
-2-
The Scottsbluff baseball team was ad
vertised to play at Alliance Saturday, but
failed to show up. Guess the freight didn't
run on the "jerk-water" that day.
-2
U The Morrill Mail and the Mitchell In
dex issued special editions of twenty pages
last week. They were twins of the stereo
typed order, but showed enterprise on the
part of the publishers of those papers.
-2-
W. A. Stewart, of Lexington, Dawson
county, has announced himself as a candi
date for state senator for the 30th district.
The Gering Courier intimates that it will
support him, although Scotts Bluff county
has a candidate in the person of Louis L.
Raymond. Hut Raymond lives iu Scotts
bluff and is being boosted by Westervelt of
the Scottsbluff Republican and that set
tles his hash with Wood. The latter would
deny his Maker if Westervelt should claim
Him as his, It's not our funeral, but we
feel like saying, "Seek him, Tige, go to
him, Majel"
' ?
TI Ex-Gov. S, A. Holcomb has returned
to Broken Bow from Seattle and will re
sume the practice of law. ''His, health was
not improved by his temporary residence
in the Washington metropolis.
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frA Bridgeport man named Smith was
buncoed out of S40 by a "con" man in Om
aha the other day. The Bridgeport jays
ought to stick close to their own firesides.
-2-
The Alliance water-wagon is carrying
a very heavy load just now. but it will be
lightened ns the days go by. The express
trains will not be taken off.
-2-
We have long entertained the opinion
that appendicitis was more of a fad than a
fact, but have kept this opinion in the in
nermost recesses of our think tank because
the so-called disease was such a fashionable
fad that we dared not denounce it. But
now that reputable physicians are attack
ing the quackery connected with it, we are
encouraged to make our opinion public.
Just the other day a distinguished doctor of
South Dakota, at a society meeting, pro
nounced appendicitis the biggest humbug
of the age. He said if a person had an ul
cerated tooth or an ingrowing toe-nail, the
avtrage physician was tempted to diagnose
it as appendicitis if the patient had coin
enough to pay for an operation. He also
said th'at a traveler fainted in a depot, and
a doctor pronounced his trouble appendi
citisafter examining his purse, which
was well filled. The unconscious man was
hurried to a hospital and the surgeons pro
ceeded to undress him, when,-to their sur
prise and chagrin, they discovered a card
pinned to his shirt on which was written
"Please don't open mo, for 1 havo been
opened three times already. This is fits."
Another man, this doctor said, was found
dead upon the street, and pinned to his
coat was a card reading, "Opened by mis
takesend for the coroner." Continuing,
this South Dakota physician said that most
young doctors were actually looney on the
subject of appendicitis. They would, he
said, if they could, havo a compulsory ap
pendix extraction law, somewhat similar to
to the compulsory vaccination law; and
compel everybody to have their appendix
removed. And the victims would be given
an appendix button to wear, or some such
evidence that they had surrendered their
vermiform appendix. And all who could
not produce this evidence or refused to
part with their appendix would be run
down, as the dog-catcher runs down un
tagged caniues, and forciby separated from
their useless and dangerous organ. ,
Death oflrsTTw. Irish
The messenger of death has again
visited us and the happy home of Mr,
and Mrs. Frank W. Irish, so full of joy
and contentment, is buried in grief as
solemn and desolate as the moaning
of the night wind through the leafless
branches of the autumnal forest. In
that peaceful home, as twilight descend
ed last Saturday evening, the eyes of
Mrs. Irish were closed in eternal
sleep. The circumstances surrounding
her taking away were such as to touch
the hearts of all who knew her. A baby
was born to the loving couple a short
time ago and happiness reigned su
preme in anticipation of their blessing.
But death with cold fingers stood in-'
visibly by to turn the father and moth
er's happiness into sorrow. Physi
cal complications arose iu the condi
tion of the mother that baffled medical
skill, and tho soul of the noble woman
went back to its Creator in response for
the faithful duties fulfilled by her in
mortality. Surely, thrice blessed are
they who are called forth from this life
under the conditions that confronted
Mrs. Irish. The infant survives its
mother as an angel remembrance to the
bereaved husband in the days of sorrow
he is called upon to undergo.
Mrs. Irish's maiden name was Ida
B. Wills. She was born in Nemaha
City, this state, October 1, 1870. Mr.
and Mrs. Irish were united in marriage
at Kearney, Neb., Sept. 12, 1889. Be
sides her husband, there are left to
mourn this amiable lady her mother,
Mrs. W. A.- Wills) three sisters, Mrs.
Eva Messex of 'Denver, Mrs. Cora
Lewis of this cityj Mrs. Charles E.
Hamilton of Los Angeles, and brother,
C. E. Wills of this city.
The funeral took place Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30, at the family resi
dence, Rev. G. C. Jeffers of the Bap
tist church officiating. The attendance
was large for Mrs. Irish had many
true friends who desired to show their
affection for their departed friend even
to the tomb. The Eastern Star mem
bers were among those present at the
last rites of their beloved sister, and
there were several persons from abroad
at the funeral, among them being
a sister A. D. Edgenbroadt of Lincoln.
David Miller of Deadwood, Thos. E,
Miller of Pueblo, and Rev. G. W. Mit
chell of Chadron.
Interment took place in Greenwood
cemetery under auspicies of the O. E,
S., and the ceremonies were most
solemn and impressive.
The husband, mother, sisters and
brothers of the late Mrs. F. W. I rish,
desire to express their appreciation of
the many acts of kindness rendered
them during the illness and death of
their beloved one. They wish to thank
the kind neighbors, friends and local
societies who took such interest in their
welfare during their hours of affliction
and death,
Resolutions of Respect
' vfteaolutionsof condolence and respect
drawn up by Latky Lodge No. 162, De
gree of Honor, Alliance, Neb,
Whereas, It has pleased our heavenly
Father in bis infinite wisdom and love, to
call our beloved sister, Mrs, Ida Irish,
from her services on earth to a higher one
in heaven,
Resoived, That we humbly bow to the
divine will, knowing God doeth all things
well,
Resolved, that we desire to bear testi
mony to her faithfulness as a loving, cheer
ful worker, her beautiful christian char
acter and loving disposition, submitting
always to His will; therefore, be it
Resolved, that the Degree of Honor
wishes to extend to the bereaved mother
and husband and their families our heart
felt sympathy and pray that the presence
of the Comforter abide with them always.
Resolved, that a copy bn sent to the be
reaved husband and to the local papers
and be spread on the records of Latky
lodge No. 162, D. of H.
M. Ella Beck,
Nklue Richards,
. t Elisk.L, Grieb.
Alliance, Neb., Mays, 1908,
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