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Several aspirins- patriots have been
brought to a realizing sense of the su
periority of walrus meat to nothing.
Hox. John L. Sullivan's announce
ment that he has sworn off will not
cause any serious demoralization of
the whisky market.
Pklncess Poxiatowski, nee Sperrj
of San Francisco, has landed her titled
husband, even though the titled hus
band be not landed.
President HiPPOLVTE'jj talk on the
plotters against his government sounds
as though he might have at one time
been a heavyweight pugilist.
Pklvce Fuaxcois Marie ie Bour
bon, the son of forty kings, has his
eyes on the throne of France, with
slim prospects for the rest of his an-atomv.
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It has been found that whisky can
be made from beets. It was known
long ago that beats can be made from
whisky, and there has ever since been
an overproduction.
The farm on which John L. Sullivan
Js to do his great Cincinnatus act of
retirement is of eighty acres and 100
miles from Boston. It is already
stocked with cattle, etc.
At length England adopts the dol
lar as a coin. It is to resemble the
Japanese yen, will be struck in Bom
bay and mostly circulated in Japan,
China and the straits settlements.
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It is not surprising that China
should confess her inability to protect
foreign subjects residing within her
territory. It has been fully shown
that China cannot protect herself.
Brazil has long been having a rev
olution. Now the bill has been pre
sented. It is for $8,000,000, and Bra
zil cannot help but wonder thriftily if
she got enough fun for the money.
The kaiser is said to be displeased
at the new monument erected at Wies
baden to the memory of his grand
father, Wilhelm I. If the kaiser will
but inspect photographs of some of
the public monuments of America,
however, he will speedily become reconciled.
Cal'Tain Montague Martin jumped
t' from a bridge 130 feet high at Pough
A keepsie. He did it on a wager. The
v" difference between the captain and
any other idiot seems to be that the
captam now has a broken leg-. II
'should be encouraged to trv a
bridge. ST
ALWAYS A FRIEND OF LABOR.
The tons List of BiUa for Working Mea
and Against Combination Sup
ported by Mr. Majors.
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higher
With every year that passes Ameri
caa mea; "read lees ofr what k called
' literature," while Anwrieia
read more. Already 'tke fmccess oc
failure of ia aovel depoaio iiaon the
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A EsFTiRGiNrAbusbandnvhoHried-
to commit suicide was cut down by his
gloving wife before death came, and as
soon as he recovered he took the rone
and gave her a sound beating with it.
There seems to be a moral in this lit
tle story for someboly, and somehow
it does not strike us that it vindicates
the loving wife.
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A member of the Pearv expedition.
who esteems it a great piece of luck
to get back, in summing up the mis
. takes of Peary, asserts that the princi
pal mistake was in going at all. That
is the literal truth. Under present
conditions all expeditions to the polo
are fit only for the members of suicide
clubs whose time is up.
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It was a Baltimora- woman, who
after the death of her husband, re
moved the black crepe from the door
and put out blue mosquito netting, ex
plaining that black was the sign of
gloom, and blue the symbol of joy.
The funeral exercises then proceeded
with lively manifestations of happi
ness over the ascension of the departed.
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It seems that the fates are
Anna Gould, and that she is destined
with all her millions, to lead a life of
loneliness. At home her family
thwarts her, and in England even the
.queen conspires against her. One of
"these days Anna's gentle blood will
rebel, and she will go to Thibat,
where she can have just as many hus
bands as she wishes in fact the more
the better.
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Since wheat fed hogs weigh fully as
much and are as healthy and vigorous
and quite as satisfactory to the pack
ers as- any other kind, that question
would seem to have been settled once
for all. At the ruling price of wheat
and corn, and with a big foreign wheat
cvop in the bargain, there will be
ample opportunity for every farmer to
try the new method for himself before
the winter is over.
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Our steel war vessels, of which we
are so proud, have one unpleasant
habit, they are subject to "fouling'" of
the bottom. A steel ship outward
bound and usjing a ton of coal per mile
will, on her i-eturn two months later,
require two tons of coal per mile to
force iier through the water. This in
capacitates these ships for long cruises.
It will be necessary to return to the
Id plan of copper sheeting a verv
expensive after-thought. In learning
aew things in naval architecture the
authorities should not forget old and
ill established truths.
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.Caxad.v added no less than $10,500,
010 to her tremendously large debt
:'liat year. 'If not restrained as spend
thrift she will find herself in the hands
af:a receiver by and by and Uncle Sam
will buy her railroads, canals and
flkinga dirt cheap at public vendue.
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'iyX c Sealers returned from the Arctic
that there are moro seals there
ever. Government officials sav
?iilliat seals are emulating hen's teath in
aualitv of scarcitv. If both sets of
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iportant but extraordinary
Thomas J. Majors was a member of
the state senate of Nebraska in 1S87,
and while a member numerous bills
were introduced which were of particu
lar benefit and interest to all mechanics
and laborers of the state of Nebraska. J
It has been charged that Governor
Majors is not the friend of labor. For
the purpose of refuting this charge his
legislative official record should be pre
sumed to be the very best record to
show what the political history of the
individual was and is, and it certainly
is better evidence than the mere idle
street or newspaper gossip which is
generally circulated against a candidate
before the election.
Bead for yourselves. Judge of Gov
ernor Majors from his past official life
and record, the truth of all of which
you can readily verify yourselves by
referen.ee to the official reported pro
ceedings of the senate of Nebraska for
the year 1887, which are contained in
the senate journal, which is obtainable
at the office of the secretary of state,
or at any of the public-libraries of the
state.
TO AID MECHANICS AND LABORERS.
Senate file No. G, introduced in the
senate of Nebraska in 1887, was a bill
for an act to aid mechanics and laborers
in the satisfaction of liens and to amend
section 4 of article 1, chapter 54, of the
compile!! statutes of Nebraska, entitled
"Mechanics' and Laborers' Liens," and
to repeal said original section.
Governor Majors, then a senator
from Nemaha county, voted "yes" for
this bill.
EIGHT HOUR LAW.
Again, at the same session, senate
file No. 194 was introduced, being a
bill for an act to constitute eight hours
a day's labor, and to amend section 1,
chapter 90, of the compiled statutes of
Nebraska.
Governor Majors, then a senator
from Nemaha county," voted "Yes" for
this bill.
Mechanics and laborers who resided
in Nebraska in the yepv 3887 know that
this law was enacted for them and
them alone.
Hut you can go further and by an ex
amination of the senate journal of 1887,
you will find that the interest of labor
ers and mechanics was further consid
ered, and that had the bill become a
law there would have been a remedy
provided by lar whereby all contro
versies between laborers and corpora
tions could have been adjusted by ar
bitration. ARBITRATE ALP CONTROVERSIES.
Senate file 23. A bill for an act to
provide for the arbitration of contro
versies between laborers and corpora
tions. " ;p -- r - - -
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Xkk Uaitad Statas, reaideat.W tfce state
of Naaraeka, is :ta;iMplojr' af . Mjr-
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saykHT a "etroTersywitK aW xefeHaff
kiaaMlf afffiered ay'tke actio of saea
carporatioB, its oftetn-ar affaata. as to
the amount of his wages, tae tisM .of
the payment thereof, the hours of
labor, the severity of his labor, the un
healthfulness or changes of his employ
ment, or the manner of his treatment,
could have such contrdversy and griev
ance settled and determined by arbi
tration. That any employe being una
ble to settle his controversy with such
employer by mutual agreement and de
siring to arbitrate the same, could file
his complaint under oath in writing
with the county judge of the county in
which he resides, setting forth therein
the name of his employer, and the par
ticulars of his demands, grievances and
-controversy, and asking that the same
be settled by arbitration. The bill fur
ther provided for a hearing and the
issuance of a summons as in civil
actions, returnable in not less than
three days; that at the time of hearing
the plaintiff should select one, the de
fendant one and the county judge one.
person, all citizens of the county, as
arbitrators to hear and determine the
controversy; the arbitrators to be sworn
to make a true award according to the
law and the evidence, under the direc
tion of the county judge; that when
the evidence was concluded the arbi
trators were to be kept together under
the charge of an officer of the court,
until the award was agreed upon,
award to be in writing and returned to
the county judge who was directed to
enter the same upon his docket, and
then enter judgment in accordance
therewith, and that if the defendant
corporation failed or neglected to com
ply with the terms or requirements of
the award and final judgment entered
within the time fixed by the county
judge, such' corporation was to be
found guilty of an offense and forfeit
and pay not less than S."0, nor more
than $200, such forfeiture to be paid
into the school fund of the county, as
in other cases of misdemeanor, and also
be liable to the plaintiff for all damages
sustained by him thereby.
Governor Majors, then a senator from
Nemaha county, voted "Yes"' for this
bill
This bill passed the senate and was
sent to the house of representatives,
where it was reported for passage on
the fifty-ninth day of the session, and
again reported on the special roll of
the house for passage on the sixty-second
day' of the session, but was not
reached in the house before adjourn
ment. USURIOUS MORTGAGES TO BE VOID.
While still a senator, Governor
Majors voted yes to pass senate file 100
a bill for an act. to make chattel
mortgages and bills of sale given to se
cure usurious contracts absolutely void.
This bill should have become a law. It
was aimed at short time loan agents
, who were taking advantage of the
poor man's necessities to extort usuri
ous rates of interest Senator Majors
was a warm supporter of this measure
to render all such contracts absolutely
void.
AGAINST POOLING PRICES.
Senate file 32, which also received
Senator Majors' support, was a bill to
prohibit grain dealers, partnerships,
companies, corporations or associations
from combining or entering into any
agreement or contract to pool or fix
the price to be paid for grain, hogs,
cattle or stock of any kind, and to pro
vide punishment for so doing' of a fine
not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment
in jail of county not exceeding six
months, or both, and also to be liable
to the party injnred in civil action.
TO PROTECT UEPOSITORS.
Senator Majors also voted for the
passage of senate file No. 34, a bill to
provide for punishment of a person re-
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biU provided a penalty in ease' ofcoi
Tieti6n''f imprisonment in the penitent
tiary Sof- not less than one nor - more
than ten years. r .
ELECTION- OF SENATOR BV DIRECT VOTE.
Senator Majors advocated and voted
for the passage of senate file No. 53,
which was a memorial and joint resolu
tion relating to and urging upon con
gress the submission of a constitutional
amendment to the United States con
stitution, submitting the- election of
United States senators to a direct vote
of tfie people.
PASSAGE OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE
LAW.
Senator Majors also advocated and
voted for senate file JXo. 11, memorial
and joint resolution urging upon con
gress, the .immediate, passage of the in
terstate commerce law.
IN FA.VOR OF TAXING SLEEPING OARS.
He also voted for the passage "of sen
ate file 1C3; a billjo tax sleeping cars
and dining-cars.
EXEMPTION OF POLL OR LABOR TAX.
He also voted for the passage of sen
ate file 249, a bill for an act to exempt
soldiers, sailors and marines who were
in the service of the United States dur
ing the war of the rebellion, and who
are now disabled, from poll or labor
tax.
UNIFORM
PASSENGER
FREIGHT AND
RATES.
He also voted for the passage of sen
ate file 8, memorial and joint resolution
asking congress to establish uniform
freight and passenger , rates on rail
road's, and to prevent unjust discrimina
tion and extortion on lines of railroads
from Nebraska to Chicago and to com
mercial cities of eastern states.
NO ATTACHMENT OF PENSION MONEY.
He also voted for the passage of sen
ate file 259, a bill to exempt from levy
and sale on execution or attachment
all pension money and property pur
chased and improved exclusively there
with of the solders, sailors and marines
who were disabled in the service of the
United States.
THREE CENT A MILE BATE.
He-also voted for the passage of sen
ate file No. 4, a bill to fix the maximum
rate of charges and to fix passenger
rates at three cents per mile.
In 1889 Governor Majors was a mem
ber of the house of representatives of
Nebraska from Nemaha county. Dur
ing this session many bills were intro
duced for the purpose of looting the
public treasury of the state and a great
many members of the house who were
opposed to extravagant and unjust
legislation formed a combine which
was known as the "Farmers' Combine,"
whose object was to solidly oppose any
legislation which would in any manner
be termed extravagant and am just to
the tax paying people of the state.
This combine consisted of republicans,
democrats and some independents. Mr.
Majors was chairman and leader of
this so-called : 'combine."
Among the bills defeated by the
efforts of this "combine" was one to
appropriate 20,000 to pay for the ex
penses of sending the Nebraska Na
tional Guard to New York city to assist
in the celebration of- the 100th anniver
sary of the inauguration of Washing
ton. A strong effort was made to pass
this bill, but by the efforts of Mr.
Majors and his friends it was defeated.
PROHIBITING' POOLING ON LUMBER, C(AL,
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to proaitot lam uer dealers, coat oeaters,
paraeas, .companies, partnerships, cor
poratioas or associations frora eateriBg
iaio .aay" coatrict or agreement, or
cbmbining'tb pool or -fix the price-at.
which lumber, coal, goods or stocks of
any kind whatever should be sold, and
to provide punishment for violations of
same.
The bill was of special interest to the
working classes of people in this state
and was for their protection against ex
tortionate prices for all such articles,
and was a bill that particularly inter
ested the farmers of the state.
FAVORED PAYMENT OF WAGES ON PUBLIC
BUILDINGS.
There had been many complaints
that the general mechanics' lien law
then in force was inadequate to protect
mechanics and laborers who worked on
public buildings, therefore House Roll
42 was introduced and its passage fa
vored by Mr. Majors. The bill was en
titled "An act to secure the payment of
mechanics' and laborers' wages on all
public buildings," where the provis
ions of the mechanics' lieu law does
not apply.
Governor Majors, while a member of
the house of representatives, favored
the passage of House l'oll No. 121.
TO PROTECT EARNINGS OF LABORERS.
A bill for an act to provide for the
better protection of the earnings of la
borers, servants and other employes of
corporations, firms or individuals en
gaged in inter-state business.
This is the law which protects rail
way and other employes from having
their earnings, while working for rail
way companies or other persons garni
sheed by collection firms in other states
and has been a very beneficial law for
workingmen working for corporations
in this state.
MAXIMUM RATE BILLS.
He supported the passage of House
Roll No. 45, a bill for an act to regulate
railroads, to classify freights, to fix
reasonable maximum rates to be
charged for the transportation of
freight upon each of the railroads in
the state of Nebraska, to increase the
powers and further define the duties of
the board of transportation xind to pun
ish violations thereof.
He supported the passage of House
Roll 45, a bill introduced by Hon. C. L.
Hall, (now Judge Hall of the district
court of Lancaster county) which was
the most direct and clean cut rate re
duction bill ever before any session of
the legislature, and the only one before
a session in which Mr. Majors had a
vote.
It was a maximum rate bill, substan
tially the same as the "Newberry Hill."
The bill was introduced and read the
first time Jan. 8, 1S89, and passed the
house (of which Mr. Majors was a
member), March 2(5, 18S9, but the bill
failed in the senate. (See house jour
nal session 1889, page 1843.)
TROVIDES FOR RELIEF OF OLD SOLDIERS.
He supported the passage of House.
Roll No. 142, an act to provide for the
relief of Union soldiers sailors and
marines, and the indigent wives wid
ows and minor children of indigent
or deceased Union soldiers, sailors or
marines.
He also favored the passage of House
Roll 172, to exempt pensioners, disabled
soldiers and invalids from paying poll
tax, or working on the public highways
in, this state.
FAVORED GENERAL LAW TO IMPROVE
ROADS.
He voted to pass House Roll 268, "an
act to authorize the county board of
any county in which a city of the met
ropolitan, first or .second class is situ
ated, to grade, pave, or otherwise im
prove roads leading- thereto, and to as
sist such city in the improvement of
Etch roads, within the corporate limits,
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rFAVOKD.E IRRIGATION LAW.
; He otefl foHouse Roll 35.V which
beeanas. a;la w;-, entitled "an act to pro
vide, far water,-" rights and irrigation,
sndtcrefalate .the right to the use of
waterrfor agricultural and mauufactur
ing purposes.
U2UTJ5D STATES MILITARY POST.
He voted for the passage of House
Roll 433, granting the consent of the
state ofxNebraska to the purchase'- or
condemnation by the United States of
a tract of land in Sarpy, Washington
or Douglas counties fora military post
and reservation and ceding jurisdiction
thereof to'the United Stales.
WARRANTS DECLARED "STATE SECURI
TIES." When the legislature of 1S90 conven
ed it was ascertained that a large sum
of money had accumulated in the state
treasury to the credit of the perma
nent "school fund." It amounted to
several hundred thousand dollars, and
because of the failure of the "Board of
Educational Lands and Funds" (con
sisting of the Governor, Secretary of
State, Treasurer. Attorney General,
and Commissioner of Public Lands and
Buildings) to find suitable investment
for this money, it was remaining idle
in the state treasury, and of no use to
any one except, the state treasurer.
The constitution of the state provides
"that the school fund should not be in
vested in anything, except in United
States securities, or registered county
bonds of this state." The board had a
short time previous decided that state
waiTants drawing interest were not
"State securities" within the meaning
of the state constitution. At this time
there was a very large number of state
warrants held in New York and Phila
delphia, which bad been endorsed by
the state treasurer, "presented and not
paid for want of funds." and these
were under the law drawing seven per
cent interests To save this interest to
the school fund Governor Majors, then
a member of, ,the house of representa
tives, on January 10, 1889, introduced
the following resolution. House Roll
107:
"Whereasaquestion has been raised
as to the proper interpretation of the
constitution of the state of Nebraska.
"Therefore, be it resolved, That
state warrants, when endorsed by the
state treasurer, 'presentedfand notpaid
for the want of funds,' are state securi
ties under the meaning of article S, sec
tion 9, of the constitution of the state
of Nebraska."
On January 12, 1889, Mr. Majors of
fered the following resolution:
"Resolved by the house of represen
tatives of the State of Nebraska. That
the supreme court of the state are
hereby requested to furnish this body
with an opinion setting forth whether
or not state warrants drawing interest
are state securities under article 8, sec
tion 9, of the state constitution."
The resolution prevailed, and the
supreme court rendered an affirmative
decision, by reason of which thousands
of dollars was saved to the permanent
school fund.
WORLD-HERALD COMMENDS MAJORS.
The Omaha World says Majors saved
the state 552,500 a year interest alone
by the introduction of the foregoing
bill.
From Omaha World, Januar3'21, 1889:
"Tom Majors introduced a joint resolu
tion the other day which seems to have
attracted slight attention considering
the importance of the subject. There
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Mr. Majors and his followers are in
favor of applying the idle school fund
to the defrayment of the warranted in
debtedness, and thus saving to the
state in interest an annuity of 552,500.
The resolution aimed to declare the
state warrant a stdte security, but as
the matter, after investigation, seemed
to rest with the interpretation of the
constitution, and as it appeared that
the legislature possessed no jurisdiction
the resolution was withdrawn, and an
opinion, solicited from the supreme
court. If that tribunal shall decide
that a state warrant is a state security
and the money of the school fund shafi
be used to call in the warrants, the
banks of Nebraska will losre a pretty
penny, and the state treasurer, who re
oeieves from the banks the interest on
state deposits, will have to curtail his
personal expenses for a few thousands
a year."
AGAINST A PRISON CONTKACT.
Alajors was in favor of the repeal of
the act extending the "prison contract"'
from Stout to Mosher. The Omaha
World of January 23, 1SS9. says: "Rep
resentative Majors of Nemaha intro
duced a very innocent looking bill. It
simply provided for the repeal of chap
ter 8Gcf the session laws of 1SS7. Turn
ing to this chapter a little surprise
part3 is presented. Chapter SO is the
bill passed by the last legislature ex
tending the V. H. 15. Stout "prison
contract" to C. W. Mosher. Mr. Majors
said to your correspondent that he
thought this act would cancel the-contract;
that the measure was a most in
iquitous and corrupt measure, and the
state could not too quickly endeavor to
right the great wrong. He thought
something could be done.
The Herald, Omaha, Friday. March
22, 18S9, says: "House Roll 214 is
Majors1 bill repealing chapter SO of the
session laws of 1SS7. This affects sec
tion 48 of the law as it stands in the
compiled statutes, which provides for
the extension of the contract of C. W
Mosher for the care and labor of the
convicts in the state penitentiary. By
this contract 40 cents per day is paid by
the state for the care of each convict.
The contract was originally made to
W. H. R-. Stout, and was by him trans
ferred and assigned to Mosher.
! Majors bill seeks to destroy the act ex
, tending this contract ten years beyond
J the time it was originally to run. which
was to October, 1889.'
This bill was indefinitely postponed
bv the house upon report of the com
mittee on March 22, 18S9.
Handsome sideboard cloths can be
made of coarse- linen, with an inser
tion of crochet let in some three
inches above each end. The ends are
bordered with laci to match, and a
narrower edging to correspond is
carried along the front.-
The novel appliques for linen are
becoming extremely popular, giving
a wonderfully good effect at the ex
pense of remarkable little time and
trouble. The latest idea is to use
them upon silk or satin, and to cover
them closely with stitches of colored
filoselle.
Some new linen embroidery haa
b;en brought out, in which the pat
tern takes the form of open scallops
or arches, set one above the other.
When thesa are buttonholed over and
the linen cut- away from beneath
them, an effective openwork border
is the result.
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HOLMAN.
Tie .Indiana Objector lathe Roll of Coan
el Representative.
For many years the Hon. Wm. S.
Holman, of Indiana, has posed in the
house of representatives as the "watch
dog of the treasury: falling heir to that
title when the original "watch-dog of
the treasury", Hon. Elihu R. Wash
burn, of Illinois, retired from congress
in 1SG9.
He has for years been known as the
great "objector" of the house of rep
resentatives, and while it is undoubted
ly true that during the long period of
his congressional service he has pre
vented the passage of many private
claims that possibly should not have
had a favorable report, it is equally
true and beyond all question that he
has objected to and prevented the -passage
of hundreds of as honest, just and
meretorious claims as were ever pre
sented to congress.
Every speaker of the house of repre
sentatives, from lSiil to date, from
Galusha A. Grow to Charles F. Crisp,
has known the inconsistent and hypo- as;&
critical character of .hidffe Holman s
ooposition to private claims and has so
expressed himself either publicly or
privately, none with more positiveuess
and vehemence than Speakers Kerr,
Randall. Carlisle and Crisp, all sturdy
democrats. His "wobbling" and tricky
course in this regard was fully exposed
in the 51st congress by Speaker Reed,
and has from time to time been venti
lated by the Washington correspond
entsof leading democratic papers. For
a few 3'ears past, Judge Holman has
changed his tactics as to private claims.
He has always been "willing to wound
and yet afraid to strike." And so has
instigated and invited other members
usually men of no character or stand
ingto do the "objecting," while he
would privately furnish the reasons or
arguments against the bill. There are
today on the files of congress, or on its
calendars, hundreds of just and meri
torious claims which have been "ob
jected" to, congress after congress, by
Judge Holman, who as the record will
show, has passed or assisted in passing
scores of unworthy claims, involving
hundred of thousands of dollars.
He has specially posed as the enemy of
"war claims," particularly of that class
which asked for property destroyed
in battle or by the lawless and wanton
acts of troops, or as a milisary necess
ity. All this class of claims under the
recognized piinciples of international
law and never paid, for the reason that
no obligation to pay for property so de
stroyed is recognized as existing. A
few such cases, as for instance college,
university., and school buildings,
churches,4hospitals, etc., have, as a
matter of grace and public policy been
made exceptions, but they have been
placed entirely on that ground.
The bill was II. R. 7992 for the relief
of J. and O. P. Cobb & Co.. and appro
priated the sum of 5,441.00 to pay said
claimants for certain barges and flat
boats loaded with hay, which were des
troyed by a U. S. gunboat by order of
General Rayle during the Morgan raid
of 18C3 to prevent said hay from being
used by General Morgan's command.
Judge Holman passed a bill through
the house of representatives of the 38th
congress paying for both the hay and
barges, but the senate liberal as it is
refused to pay for the barges which
had;be eeatraeted for by.tU.e.govern
ni . ErefTth e senators did." not' ask
payawat for the barges and Matboats
which were the private property of
Messrs. J. & O. P. Cobb & Co. The bUl
in. question had not been reported by
the very liberal war claims committee
of the house, though constantly impor
tuned by Judge Holman so to do. On
the contrary the records of the com
mittee show that the sub-committee re
ported it adversely to the full commit
tee and that by the special request of
Judge Holcom it was "laid over" for
the present session. The request was
made b- Judge Holman immediately
after the reading of the journal on
August 27, the day before the final ad
journment, when there were by actual
couut, made by an officer of the house,
but twenty-seven members present, a
count by tellers some time later, on a
public matter of importance, showing
the presence of but eighty members,
compelling the withdrawal of the
measure and the adjournment of the
house. Judge Holman pleaded long
and earnestly with Messrs. Marsh of
Illinois and other members to with
draw their objections, but in vain. Not
a single member of the committee on
war claims was present, there was
great noise and confusion in the hall,
the clerk read rapidly and indistinctly
and if most any other member than
Judge Holman had preferred the re
quest it is probable that the claim
would have "slipped through." But
Judge llolman is so obnoxious to mem
bers by reason of his insincere, tricky
and hypocritical course in respect to
private claims, that no request of his
for unanimous consent is ever granted.
He stated in prefering the request that
it was "a great many years since I have
asked the house to consider a private
bill." Why then this urgency in the
closing hours of a session with but
twenty-seven members present not
one being a member of the committee
on war claims to pass a bill which had
not only not been reported favorably
by said committe, but which instead
had been reported unfavorably by a
sub-committee, and "laid over" for the
session, as a favor to Judge Holman?
The answer may possible be found in
the response made by Judge Holman
to Mr. Marsh of Illinois, who asked
why he (Holman) objected to sending
the case to the court of claims, bays
Judge Holman:
"Sending the case to that court would
involve time and expense, and mv cli
ents are too old and too poor to bear
that."
It may seem incredible that Judge
Holman should thus publicly advertise
his attorneyship, but there is the lan
guage in the Record of that day's pro
ceedings, page 10,407, lines 4 and 5 of
the first column.
Comment is unnecessary, for no lan
guage could do the subject justice.
SUGAR SCANCAL.
Some of the Results or the l'assnse of the
Democratic Tariff Law Seen from
the Standpoint of a Dis
interested Observer.
After the Brice-Gorman bill had
passed the hout-e the prediction was
made by many prominent democrats
that the price of sugar would not ad
vance. The reason given was that the
suo-ar trust law, like the sword of Dem
ocles, was suspended over the trust, and
'twas but a slender thread that held it
in place. They argued that if the trust
advanced the cost of sugar to the con
sumer, and thereby injured the demo
cratic party, the senators would be in
a retaliatory mood in December and
would fire the sugar pop-gun at the
trust. In their war on it they would
have the active aid of many republican
senators, wbo will never forgive the
trust for the part it played in selecting
Mr. Cleveland in 1S92. The populists,
too, would have to vote for the sugar
poD-gun bill, in obedience to the de
mands of their constituents which would
up a cent or two.- aucn-were me com
forting assurances with which many of
the democrats bore dawn- the republi
can predictions that the price of sugar
would advance. And there was much
plausibility in the argument.
Uut sugar has advanced, and the
cause of it furnishes one of the most
infamous chapters that has ever dis
graqed the annals of American politics.
It should be published far and wide for
the purpose of confounding the schemes
of the trust and the democratic party.
One of the most puzzling problems
that the democrats have had to con
front in the organization of the cam
paign which is now in progress, was
the question of raising funds. An ef
fort has been made to compel the sugar
trust to again subscribe a large amount
towards the carrying of the present
election, but it is currently reported
that the Havemeyer sj'ndicate has
asked to be excused as they had
already contributed a very large sum
and have not" yet reaped any direct
benefit from the demdcratusuccess of
1892; and if they should be compelled
to subscribe again to the democratic
campaign fund the price of sugar
would have to be advanced at once, in
order to help them to maintain their
business upon anything like a paying
It is not generally known what
the result of this conference was by
the public; but it is currently reported
that the committee convinced the trust
that it was their duty to subscribe fur
ther to their campaign fund and let the
price qf sugar go up if necessary.
Are the people aware how this mon
strous combination at the capital is to
fatten upon the .toil of the common
people for the next-three years. Forty
or sixty millions at least will be gath
ered from the pockets of the poor,
while the democrats will go on'proftfc
sing and declaiming to be the friends
of the toilers and the enemies of com
bined capital!
The present campaign on the part of
the democrats will be waged on the
"boodle' line. They expect to buy
with money what they cannot other
wise control by party prestige. Such
districts as Mr. Wilson's, in West Vir
ginia; Mr. Bynum's, in Indiana; and
-Mr. Traceys. in New York, in reward
for their fidelity to President Cleveland,
are to be furnished with all the sugar
"boodle" they need to ensure their re
election. Surely the glory of the de
mocracy has departed! The high
sounding phrases of "reform," of "hon
nest administration" and "fair dealing
with the masses" are to all intents and
purposes today meaningless sentences.
The mask of democracy has at last been
pushed aside, and its true character is
made known. Spoils, both public and
private, by which demagogues have
fattened, is no longer a mystery of the
inner chambers of Tammany and like
organizations. They are known and
belong to the public The common peo
ple now understand that all professions
of the past are but the cant and rant
of a class of political aspirants, who
sought political prestige and power for
the purpose of selfish gain and selfish
ends.
The republicans, who in the past have
been charged as being "boodlers": with
the buying of elections, etc all of which
they have stoutly denied, need this
time to make no apologies for the use
of money, as they are running their
campaign, as they have always tried to
do, without the illegitinate use of
money in the hope of securing a great
victory by the uprising of the people
who have seen the folly of allowing the
democrats to.get into power, by which--tke
country -has beendepoiled of thous
ands of 'millions and the cries of the
poor aad suffering ones have set the
most indifferent to thinking how the
prosperity of the past can be restored
acraia. Let each individual man and
woman daring the next few mouths, as j
they are reminded of the things con- ;
taiaed in this short chapter of demo-
cratic perfidy and crime, and as they j
sweeten their coffee with the sugar .
factoried and sold as an ill-gotten arti
cle of commerce, by an illicit combine
of "boodlers" and democratic politic- j
lans, resolve that the time must soon
come when the people shall be released
from the thraldom of the trust and the
homes shall again be made happy by
independence, each having found honorable-
employment at remunerative
The Nation Dishonored by the President
and bis Tarty.
The people of the United States feel
terribly humiliated. We have never
beforefelt so keenly the nation's deg
reda.tion as now. During the vicpssi
tudes of ante bellum da3's, Avhen the
government was accused of covertly as
senting to the subjugation of Kansas
to slavery; during the trying times of
the civil war when whole states took
up arms against our government, never
during this long period was the na
tional honor so degredated as it has
been by President Cleveland and con
gress. The chief magistrate of the na
tion has published to the civilized na
tions of the earth, the gravest of charg
es against our law giving power and
had consented to become a party to its
igrnony. During the election of 1892.
it was claimed by the friends of Presi
dent Cleveland, that he was better than
his party. It was generally believed (
by the republicans that this was true. 1
How speedily have we been undeceived.
Cleveland has taken pains to assert that
he is no better than his party and he
has giveu the strongest proof of it.
Congress has just passed a revenue bill,
a tariff bill, which affects every indus
try of the United States and every trade
and calling. This bill he charges was,
"The reproduction of trusts and their
combinations, the communism of pelf,
whose machinations have prevented
us from reaching the success we de
served." Now to prove that he is no bet
ter than his party he allows this corrupt
bill to become a law, and in so doing
says that he takes his place with the
rank and file of the democratic party.
He thus slanders the grcst mass of the
democratic party. For the ranks of
his party are surely patriotic and hon
est. They must resent this insinuation
against their honor. One of our
earliest and wisest statesmen has said:
"The degradation of a nation's honor
is the inevitable prelude to her destruc
tion." This is undoubtedly true unless
the masses of the nation rise up and
resent this degradation and banish the
authors of it from the places of trust
to which they were elected by the peo
ple. We cannot believe but that the
people in their might will rise up and
dethrone these autocrats of the trusts,
congress and the president, and place
honest, patriotic men in power and
wipe out,the stigma which we as a na
tion have suffered at the hands of the
democratic party. Why, even a work
ing man stopped me on the streets this
morning and said: "What do you think
of our country now, after the presi
dent's letter?" He said: "It is the
worst thing I ever heard of." Our
papers here have not alluded to the
perfidious confession of the president
nor stigmatized his act of charging the
rank and file of his party as willing
accessories to fraud. Every republican
speaker and every paper in the United
States should be asked to denounce
this insinuation against the honesty of
the masses composing the democratic
party, and to denounc Sugar Trust and
the Whisky Trust, whose power has
controlled even the president of the
United States. . .,, '. ,
from this trouble.
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