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LINCOLN, NEBRKSKPC. SHTURDRY, JHNUKRY 7, 1393.
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uless tho legislature gets ft move
fi Itself during tlo coming webk tho
ibors uro likely to havo to atiswer
Ivdr constituency .for tho aims of
idnn much more fluently and lapel-
'Jeally tlmn lor tho sins of con
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tho mombirs, through pollitieul
land so-callou foully to lmrty, lliuvo
ng porinltukl themselves to block
U heels of legislation, and yot tljioy I
iprobably currying out tho wIhIvoh
Pic majority s It relates to tho cpii
lienoy of oucti. Tho musses of to
jo uio so wooded to their polltleal
tthat thoy will Biinctlon almost
rai tisan cottrso that 1h ealculutoi
ftniiintnln thfc supremacy of their
It, even thohgh they bo grout sul-
t,horoby "otherwise. Woro It iyjt
o everlasting nd ovor-lnerea3lng
icst for political spoils and tho
noss of .legislators to rowurd
Jp ' friends, tho present legislature
11 qualified to perform a great
of serviceable work for tho people,
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taught to esteem as a traitor and pol
troon any public olllelal who does not
stand with his party, bo It right or
wrong. Treason In Its most Insidious
and dangerous form Is grow lug to bo
esteemed as a virturo In tho statesman
of this day, and men must vote at tho
beck and call of their party rather than
for wisdom, right and justice. As the
populists and republicans neither have
a majority in either house, tho balance
of power, It lies within tho power of
tho democrats to bo tho golden mean
between tho two extremes, and tlioy
will bo justly hold responsible for tho
wrongs and creditable with the virtues
of tho entire legislation of tho session.
That some of them will bo mean enough
there Is no reason to doubt, and as tho
lobby Is already in tho Held some of them
will likely achieve tho golden attribute
as well.
To tho thoughtful student who looks
upon iMilltlcul methods with tho dis
dain they too often merit, tho situation
during tho past week, when not exas
perating, bus been amusing. Tho ad
herents and representatives of three
political parties, who, three months
since were quarrelling like pirates and
roundly condemlng tho personal char
the bad man. If tho interests of their
party demands thai a good measure 1r
defeated or a bad one enacted, the In
terests of tho party aro destined to
win.
Tho members of tho house are to Ihj
congratulated upon tho fact that an
organization was effected without any
conslderoblo delay by a union of tho
forces of populists and democrats, so
cleverly engineered by Populist Porter
and Democrat Casper, that Congress
man Bryan and Kern were called upon
to vie with each other In extending to
them assurances of tho admlulsti ution
of their respective parties, accompany
ing their complimentary lemarks In
each Instance with a gold knoblmd
walking stick. As an evidence of tho
brotherly nlToctlon engendered by this
consolidation of forces, Congressman
llryan, democrat, presented the eano
to Populist Porter, and Congressman
Kom. populist, did a like agreeable
service for Democrat Casper. Another
evidence of tho lovo engendered by
this union Is tho following list of per
manent olllcors chosen: Speaker, J. N.
Gullln, Saunders county; clerk, Frio
Johnson of lloldrego; first assistant
! clerk, Kd J. Hall of Grand Island, sec-
back'nnd without his knowledge and
consent. It was worth going miles to
hco and was readily tccognlablo by Its
serene expression of Innocence.
Senator Clark of Douglas, sou of 11.
T. Clarke Is tho youngest and tho best
dressed senator on tho lloor, and des
tlno(t lo bo among tho most popular
with, the gallery. Ho Is said to bo tho
youngest senator yet elected In the
stato,fund has alteady given promise
oi louworsiup. a
Tho, Couitir.lt expects to form the ac
quaintance of every member and to bo
of service to each one of thorn when
over tho occasion presents. It will de
vote considerable space each week to
legislative gossip, and believes that
no mcunhor who is onto his job can
very well get along without It.
ICwlls not until tho decisive ballot
was cast that republicans, Inuicd to a
long course of triumphs, could believe
that tlioy could be beaten In tho or
ganisation of the house. Tho leaders
woro nil sure that they would win, but
nonoof them could toll why. Tlioy
aro Htlll sanguine, though not quite
so much so, that tlioy will elect the
United States senator, and are equally
explicit in dlagiammlng their reasons
for so bollovlng. Hut unless they
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Tho llurllngton amt Union Paclllo
railway companies have submitted to
tho council a proposition that amply
attests tho sincerity of local olllcials
when they prolTcred assurances some
time since that the coiilpaules were
anxious to proceed to tho construction
of a west ) street viaduct. They have
offered to donate to tho city, ah the
same Is needed to carry on tho con
struction of the viaduct, a sum equal to
the entire cost of building the same
and the payment of abutting damages.
This proffer Is attached to tho condi
tion that the city shall wholly vacate
O street from Seventh lo Fourtli
street, within which limits tho street
Is crossed by thirty-four tracks belong
ing to the two companies, and further
condition that tho city shall foiever
afterwords maintain tho viaduct as a
public street without expense to tho
railroad company. Tho Union Paclllo
also reserves tho right to construct
suitable approaches thereto from Its
freight and passenger depots, and tho
express stipulation is made that no
triads, ills to bo built of Iron and Is
to rest on four stotio piers and about
eight lion columns. Its approaches
will carry Its length far beyond that
specified In tho limits above named, as
Its height above tho tracks at Seventh
and Fourth streets must bo almost
twenty feet In tho clear, Tho under
taking Is ono that Involves a heavy ex
penditure of money and privileges and
cltlensmay well undertake to direct
the council Into Intelligent action for
tho gcuuial good.
The striking printers have boon
assuicd by tho executive council of
the International typographical union
that they will be upheld In their do
maud for higher wages In Lincoln.
The council, after an examination of
the situation In Lincoln as presented
by lstth sides, and tho prices paid for
composition In neighboring similarly
situated, has sanctioned tho recent
strike and declared tho strikers un
titled to financial aid from tho treasury
of tho International. Tho Interna
tional nrgnulntlhu numbers .'10,000 men
In tho United States and Canada, and
all will, If found necessary, contribute
of their personal means to hco tho
local union win Its point. Upon ro-
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It is Humored that Some of our Oldest Fiimilirs are a'wit to give it f.oin Et'nhit'o i male of the I'oituu't of 7'iiir Aueettor. We wonder if it wjuld liwk an thing like ','
but instead tho peoplo, who "pay tho
freight," will bo expected to smilingly
settle tho bill now accumulating at
alKHit tho rate of $1,000 per day and ap
plaud and ro-olcct to ofllco tho men
who aro reaping tho proceeds of thnt
exix'iullturo that thoy muy do tho same
again.
Tho present loglslaturo Is in a posi
tion to do valuable sorvlco for tho state
Mioh as no similar body over boforo oc
cupied in Nebraska. No ono political
party Is In a position to control legisla
tion and It lies within tho power of
any one of tho threo parties represented
to d'lcc't legislation unto tho most do
hIiiiMo and most serviceable channels.
Ivqw'tally have tho few domocrats In
caelili""o a magnificent and unpreco
dont'd opportunity of making for
theiiM'lves and their party a record for
wise mid just legislation that will re
dounl m tho years to come to tho con
fuaioJ of tbolr political enemies. In
(uctiitlior puny may, by putting ashlo
porsuial and partisan considerations
and hilling support to tho causo of
justh" nd wisdom In tho enactment of
good lW8 Bui neither purty will
avail IHolf of tho opportunity. Such
tm.tii-.ioristltuto no part of modern
statct.lnBMPi and peoplo havo been
actor and principles of each other,
have boon conducting a very spirited
three-cornered courtship, a mercenary
courtship, with tho political spoils as
its object. No two of them hated each
other so badly that thoy woro prepared
to spurn a union to mako the spoils a
common causo. In tho houso tho pop
ulists and democrats effected such a
union and tho populists secured tho
spoils. In tho senate tho week was
wasted In flirtations, then tho republi
cans and domocrats and then the popu
lists and republicans. Threo months
slnco if it had boon suggested that a
member of either parly would ofTor to
form a friondly relation with either of
tho opposing parties, that member
could not havo been elected.
If men could Ikj taught to lay aside
party .cal In tho transaction of olllelal
duties, huw much better and safer it
would bo to select legislative olllcials
omployes upon a standard of honesty
and ability than upon any jMilltloal
standard. Iiut such a reflection Is sim
ply doleful, for men will not lay aside
party zeal or even allow it to bo sub
servient to their duty to tho state. If
tho interests of a party demand that
a bad mun bo chosen, they will support
ond assistant clerk. J. M. l-Mmlnson of
Kcnrney; sergeant-at-arms, Duncan;
as-slsUmt sergeant. L. A. Holehor;
chaplain, Rev. G. Hall of Broken
Boo. As tho senate's failure to olTeot
an organization made it impossible for
tho houso to proceed to business, tho
army of clerks, typo-writers and pages
is yot to bo drafted.
MXH8I.ATIVK OOSSIP.
Tho loglslaturo comprises two flno
looking ladies of brainy men. Kven
tho much abused populists lack tho
haggard, suspicious and desperately
determined mo In that characterized
them just after tho drought.
Up to within a day or two of tho
opening session almost every ono In
Lincoln believed thaLHon R. H. Oak
loy of this city, would certainly Ikj tho
speaker. Thoy had not figured out
just why, other than that ho is an able
and trustworthy man.
Hon. John C. Watson will probably
1k3 moro attentive to tho gallery than
heretofore. Two years slnco a local
skoth artist., and a young lady at that,
brought him into moro or less notoriety
and disgrace by surreptitiously taking
a charming likeness of tho back and
crown of his head, taken behind his
agreo among thepisolvcs even mnro
thoroughly than they now appear to
disagree, thoy aro dromon to dUnppolnt
mont. Retiring Governor Boyd has been
making hay while tho sun shone, and
possibly when tho sun was not observ
able. Ho Is in tho front in the race
for senator, and it is said that he will
get tho vote of republicans should they
find their preferred candidate not In it.
Governor Boyd has been aptly termed
tho David B. Bill of Nebraska.
Frank H. Wilson of Plattsmouth. the
republican who fairly squlimcd his
way into the temoorarv speiotarvshlii
of the unorganized senate, pyosse
qualifications for duties of that nature
that would be hard to duplicate. He
Is a clover fellow socially, and Tom M.
Cook" need suffer no shagilnat hav
ing been beaten by him.
With that suavity so U'comlng to a
tireless farmer Hon. (Munch Howe sits
and waits patiently for an opportunit
to discharge the sacred trust ropo-ed
in htm by tho republicans of Nemaha
countv vol for Church Howe for
United Stat 's senator lie may 1k de
pended tiiion to do oven though It may
appear tniit his old and lielovcd friend
and neighbor, Tom Majors could put It
to bettor use.
further sums shall ever bo required of
either company than Its proportion do
nated toward the original construction.
It is further stipulated that no street
railway shall Ikj permitted to cross the
viaduct until it has paid to tho city an
amount equal to the cost of paving be
tween Its rails across tho samo. which
sum shall lo turned over to tho rail
roads. Tho proposition is ono that
looks decidedly advantageous at first
sight, but It has not been tboioughly
demonstrated that it would pay the
city to foi ever agree to maintain that
viaduct as a source of revenue to tjio
railroads, even though it woro orlgjn
ally built free of cost to the city and
given to it oughtrlght. MMie probable
cost of malntenauco and the probable
life of such structure must bo known
before any Intelligent conclusion' 'c"an
bo reaohedw to tho njorit o(tho prop
osition. Forever Is aong, long time,
Nobody can ever comprehend uvon a
small fraction of forever. Thoro wore
some members of tho council who fail
ed to gi asp tho entire significance of
the proposition at first glance and final
consideration of it was deferred until
next Tuesday. Tho proposed viaduct
comprises u roadway twonty-flvo foot
wldo and paved with cedar blocks, and
a six foot walk on each side for pedes-
ceipt of tho Intelligence that tho strike
had boon sanctioned somo of tho
printers who had remained in tho
Journal ofllco after tho Btrikc was de
clared came out and joined tho ranks
of tho strikers. Tho news that thoy
would bo tho recipients of weekly
iRMiellts was not an unwelcomo now
year announcement to tho strlkora,
as some of thorn havo largo families
and small means and a hard winter la
no respector of jiersons.
The law prohibiting tho sale of
cigarettes to minors is a dead letter In
this city, and more than likely In
every other city whore there is not an
active organization to secure tho en
forcement of such wholesome meas
ures, Hepco it is that an aroma of
burning opium is peicoptlblo in tho
vicinity of almost overj group of half-
grown noys, ana eiuiuron ago wan.
remarkablo rapidity There Is room
for a society in Lincoln that would
havo for Its object the Inculcution of a
little respect for this law to prevent
tho destruction of health in youth.
Continued .m Piige Four,
Dr. (11 til u has moved to rooms 8 and
, 0 Landing theatre, building.
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