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"'T TfPfWn " t & h The Commoner. ISSUED WEEKLY. VUillleum J. Bryan. Editor and Proprietor. i ' Term Payable la Advance. Cae Year ji,e Six Month , g9 Three Moatht 9S 1 Ik gfe Copy-At Ke wet and or at tills Of flee Sample Copies Pree. No Traveling Canvassers are Employed. Subscriptions can be sent direct to The Com moner. They can also be sent through newspapers 'tvhich have advertised a clubbing rate, or through precinct agents "where such agents have been ap pointed. All remittances should be sent by postoffice order, express order or by bank draft on New York or Chicago. Do not send individual checks, stamps, or tnonuy. j .Advertisl'n rates furnished upon application. Address all communications to THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Neb. . Entered at the postoffice at Lincoln, Nebraska, s second class mail matter. Mr. Littlefield seems to be cuttiDg a wide swath. The sick man of Europe appears to bo a victim of too much concert music. -Perhaps Professor Triggs heard "himself trying to sing one of the old hymns'. ' l tT '" The Beveridgo presidential hoom seems to be the victim of sadly tangled rudder ropes. There is a vast difference between contempt of court and contempt for subservient judges. Kitchener continues to suffer exorutiating pains because of a proclamation in his military appendage. Newport has just had a "dog reception." This must bo what wo have known as. tho "howling swell" get. The faot that the ship subsidy advocates are not making a noise is no sign that they are not as busy as ever. Tho implement trust is preparing to plow deeper into tho pookets of the, people and har row up the feelings of its customers. In time John Bull may decide to put the management of tho South African matter into tho hands of men who fight better than they proclaim. Mr. Roosevelt declares that ho is in favor of government control, .of trusts. Most Re publican leaders arc when' there is no political campaign on hand. Tho Boers continue to make reply .to Kitch ener's proclamation. Most of the replica weigh an ounce each and leave tho recipients in a state of permanently suspended animation. The Commoner. .Judge Baker of Indianapolis should have his crown soldered on before it is removed by public sentiment. It is barely possible that a number of so . called Democratic organs have confused tho terms, reorganization and repudiation. Mr. Wannamaker is not the only reformer who onakes the mistake of raising most of his objections between political campaigns. The judge who sent a striker to jail for ask ing a follow laborer not to cut prices for labor would hardly send to jail a manufactures who asked another not to cut prices for wares. The Sultan of Turkey knows full well that he will not have to fight for the existence of his country until after other European nations have decided which one is to have the best slice of it. Mr. Taf t says ho is " pleaded with results." It is natural that one who gets all he expected should be pleased. But what about those who were deluded into cxpeoting much and com pelled to accept little? Every time the Sultan of Turkey gets into trouble he pulls the string on his property war cloud and the stage is immediately filled with military supes. The Sultan is a past master in managing stage properties. ,Mr. Hull is of i the opinion that the Philip pine Islands do not at tho present afford young men good opportunities. Is it possible that Mr. Hull has not yet secured all tho franchises and concessions he can handle? "Shall tho supreme court reverse itself?7 excitedly asks an eastern exchange, referring 'to Mr. Littlefield's Denver address. There are a great many people who hold that tho supreme court's first duty is to untangle itself. Leslie's "Weekly furnishes its readers with an articlo on "How to get a million." Leslie's, howover, uses too much space. The subject may be exhaustively handled in eight, words 'Bo sure of your congress, then go ahead." It will not be surprising if some, out of re sentment for tho terrible deed perpetrated at Buffalo, rush to the other extreme and con demn all criticism of public officials. The dis tinction between freedom of speech and ant archy is so clear that every one Bhould be able to see it. J. Ogden Armour, so it is reported, has been compelled to pay $9,500 on $80,000 worth of jewelry which he bought in Europe. He is in luck. If ho had bought $80,000 worth of olothing of a low grade the tariff would have been nearer $30,000. Fusion in Nebraska resulted in wresting' tho state from the control of corrupt republican rings.. Fusion promises to do the same thing, in Pennsylvania. Good sense and good morals demand that no one condemn a move that rc: suits, or promises to result, in good to all tho peoplor It will bo noted that Mr. Roosevelt ia not making eyes at the southern Republicans just now. Mr. Roosevelt has heard of the fate of the gentleman who was too premature in financ ing tho southern delegates to Republican national conventions. George Gould should take a day off and de vote it to whispering a few burning thoughts into tho ear of the guardian of Miss Morton. The Goulds' have had some experience with a French count, their experience might be of benefit to Miss Morton. Before condemning as traitors all who re fuse to admit tho inspiration of the supremo court's Porto Rican decision a lot of adminis tration organs should make note of the faci that members of tho Bupremo court have said many harsh things about that same decision. Mr. Grosvenor is missing a golden oppor tunity when ho fails to impress upon the farm ers that the high price of potatoes is due en tirely to the Dingley law and the good graces of the administration. Can it be that Mr. Grosvenor is growing careless in his old age? It is now stated on what seems to be good authority that Admiral Sampson's health will permit his attendance upon the naval investi gation. Ho will, therefore, be asked to take the stand and explain tho discrepancy between his petulent charges and some letters he wrote before tho, trouble bKpke. Joose .in ,the nav.yv.de partment. ; , . - , ., l vj In view of all the labor troubles Ohio re publicans insist on making the campaign on state issues. In view of the disclosures of re- publican rottenness the g. o. p. managers in Pennsylvania insist that the campaign be made on national issues. SucH' a party naturally looks upon an artful dodger' as being the per ronification of all political virtues. A subscriber asks where he can find the full text of Henry Clay's speech (from which The Commoner recently quoted) in defense of the right of tho people of South America to self government. It will be found in Vol. 4, (page 1248) of the World's Best Orations, collected by Justice Brewer and others, and published : by Ferd P. Kaiser, St. Louis, Mo. I may add for the benefit of readers that it is a most valu- -able collection of speeches. While the laborers for the United States .Steel corporation are fighting for the privilege of organization, it is announced that the presi dent of that trust, who is said to drawsan an nual salary of $1,000,000, has purchased a tract of ground for a residence, paying therefor tho y sum of $800,000, and that when completed Mr. Schwab's home will have cost in the neighbor- -hood of $2,000,000. It would seem that if the revenue from the trust is sufficient to enable ;" one of its officers, who a few years ago was a poor man, to build a palatial homo, that tho..! trust is sufficiently prosperous to give to itg.i) workingmen the small privilogo of organizing ; for the purpose of protecting their bread and ;i butter. ! . , ,.fH