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THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Neb.
, Ab walor to. 'a dog afflicted with rabies, go
'tho mention of organized labor to the Chicago
Chronicle.
' It seems to keep a number of tho republican
"redeemers" of Kansas and Nebraska busy dodg
ing tho penitentiary.
Tho candidalo for delegate to the St. Louis
convention who opposes being Instructed is a good
man to leave at home.
Tho war news from Thibet sounds very much
llko some British medical ofllccr is striving for
an undeserved promotion.
"Wo gather from republican sources that the
Filipinos will be given their independence just as
soon as there is nothing else loft for them to have.
Legislation by pronlnmntlois a r.qt"rn.i result-
of (irting away from time-honored prece
dents in tho way of government by consent.
The scientist who mourns the disappearance
of ambidextrity never saw one of our modern offl
cial grafters working both hands in the public
treasury.
The republican legislature of Iowa has amenu-
fid its anti-pass bill so as to permit the giving and
:. receiving 0 passes, and in this form the bill will
,pass. . .
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Tho beef trust seems tliorouchlv eatinflni n-.ni-
- Attorney General Knox will not run amuck. The
injunctionloss injunction is a weapon that tho
beef .trust does not fear.
It would appear that the decision of the su
premo court in tho merger case is wonderfully
pleasing. -It pleases tho president and will not
hurt tho trusts as long as Mr. Roosevelt is president.
"Some time all will bo known," plaintively
, remarks Senator Burton. But if there is anytniug
in precedent tho senator will refrain from making
it known until after the statute of limitations
operates.
Perhaps the friends of Secretary Gage bae
their objections to Mr. Sulzer's reference to tho
"Now York customs house fraud" upon the fact
that tho truth always hurts when a wrong is
exposed.
It appears that tho republican machine man
agers object to tho expenditure of any money in
tho promotion of a candidate's boom unless it is
"money fried from protected trusts and expended
by themselves.
, Thomas Lawson and "Gas" Addicks are each
declaring that tho other is guilty of false sweat
ing Up to dato no ono has questioned the coin
potency of the fitnesses as to tho veracity of the
, parties to the dispute. y
... Kansas and Nebraska we rcr '"redeemed" bv
the republicans but a short time ago. The hen
csUvoters or these two states are cordially In
vited to express their opinion upon the "redemp
tion,", but profane expletives are "barred p
The Commoner
The expense of maintaining the White house
during the threo years of President Roosevelt s m-
cumbency Is greater than the expense during any
two full administrations of his predecessors, rs
rough riding to be displaced by rough spending,.'
It is charged that corruption is the real source
of trouble in Korea. Wo do not know the naiue
of the party in power in Korea, but it is safe to
say that if translated literally it would sound
very much like the one In power in this countiy.
Mr. Warren B. Wilson insists that the Panama
canal payments are unauthorized, therefore he has
brought suit to prevent them from being made.
It Is quite' evident that Mr. Wilson has not beeD
keeping up with tho modern methods of official
procedure.
A great many Iowa republicans admit that the
Cummins idea of the tariff is right, but they In
sist that because it is somewhat democratic they
are justified in opposing it. When a republican
starts out to find an excuse for being such he al
ways manages to wind up with a big bunch of
crimped logic about his person.
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Lincoln," Neb., elected three democrats to the
city council at the election this month, or oaq
more than they ever elected before. This Is not
printed as an item of news, but merely for the
edification of those who have repeatedly called
attention to Mr. Bryan's inability to carry the
city that is normally republican by 1,800 major
ity in a total vote of about 4,500.
On another page will be found an extended
discussion of the merger decision, which recently
appeared in Harper's Weekly. A careful perusal
of that discussion will show how important it is
that the supreme court shall not be packed in
favor of the corporations. It is even now doubt
ful whether a favorable decision can be ex
pected in caste of the prosecution of any of the
numerous trusts, and certainly there would be no
hope of a successful attack upon the trusts if 41
corporation president appointed a successor to
Judge Harlan.
, All those democrats who are willing to plead
guilty to insanity during the campaigns of 1836
and 1900, when Mr. Cleveland and the so-called
"sane democrats" were helping the republican
party, will please send their names to Hon. G.
Cleveland, Princeton, N. J. Those living near
enough can call in person, as the ex-president
probably has a mourners' bench in the back yard,
where repentant democrats can kneel and con
fess their political ,sins. Those who regard their
loyalty to the democratic party in 1896 and 1300
as evidence of sanity and patriotism will continue
to treat with contempt the insults hurled at them
by Mr. Cleveland,.
If there is nothing rotten in the postal de
partment, why are republican congressmen so
wk,i averse to a thorough investlga-
. n ao tion? It has bee openly charged
They Oppose that corruption is rife in the de
Investigation? Partment, and the testimony of
officials high in that department
bear evidence of the truth of the charges. Why
then, should the republican side of the chamber
move heaven and earth to prevent a full and
lair investigation? Innocent' men are not in tne
habit of opposing investigation, is it possible
that the representatives of the party which kns
claim to all the patriotism of the country know
that corruption is rife, but are unwilling to ex
pose and stamp it out for fear it will injure the'r
party's chances in the approaching campaign?
The republican side of the lower house of
congress grew very angry at Congressman Sulzer
What Is It ? fWrtaays,ag0 whon hG referred
im t.hG rentInS of the New York
If Not customs house- as a "fraiiri'
Plain Freud? Perhaps the anger of the re-
upon the fact tlJonZljs Sff
Mr. Gage and Mr. Vanderlin kindiv Li n Igl l
customs house to the Standard Oil bank pk
bank gave Mr. Gage a certificate of Sosit t
the amount of the purchase nrino rf??2 or
was left In the bank without interest Thmon
government continued to use Rni n t,le
paid the bank rental for it. ThefL lnl aud
out a dollar, and i TbnioviW A? did, nt pay
goodly rental from the govoimmnS? feC!pt r a
ing of the free use of throne? to t m iTv"
In view of the facts win Jm its Vaui's.
"fraud" could Oonnu, than
VOLUME 4; NUMBER
The. supporters of Judge Parker make mi.oh
of the fact that he carried New York as if thii?
. , alon we sufficient' reason Z
dudg Parker making him- the preaWeVfi
as a. candidate of democracy, it to
Vote Gettor. ,that -, Judge Parker was
elected, but it should be born
in mind that when he was elected one of tho J
posing political parties had no candidate in tlm
field. Judge Parker received 554,680 votes a"i
was elected, while Mr. Coler received 055,398 votS
and was defeated. Mr. Bryan received 123 70?
more votes than Judge Parker, but failed to carrv
New York. The judge's supporters should hasten
to advance a better argument than that of h
vote-getting ability. a
It has been said that the cheapest thing on.
earth today is human life, and there is some war-
,-,. ' , rant for the "assertion. Those
Cheapness of Who do not hesitate at exploiia-
Human tion because it costs human life
Life. may Dve induced" to hesitate by
v showing that their course costs
more than the lives of fellow men. There is an
interesting incident in this connection. Hon
William Tebb has erected at Burstow, England a'
public watering fountain, and cut on the front'of
tho trough is tho ..following inscription: "in
memory of the mute fidelity of the four hundred
thousand horses killed and wounded at the call
of their masters during tho South African war
1899-1902, in a cause of which they knew noth
ing7 this fountain is erected by a reverent fellow
creature." But how many of the privates, or even
commissioned officers, in the British army knew
more about the cause in which they were fight
ing than did these dumb horses?
Land lust Is the only excuse Great Britain
can offer for the seizure of Thibet and the merei
c. . . less slaughter of her people. I He
storing up country is worthless from an
Wrath agricultural standpoint. Mining
'For Future. ls not worth while. The people
are ignorant and their trade not
worth having. But Great Britain hungers fdr
more land and more people to govern. Thibet
under British rule only means a little further ex
tension of the Indian frontier. Some of these
days tho yellow race may awaken co a sense of
its injuries and endeavor to avenge them. The
development of Japan during- the last fifty years
is an indication of what China may do in a
similar length of time. And with the entire yel
low race developed as Japan has developed, and
with centuries of oppression to avenge, what could
the "Christian civilization" that has meant only
loot and plunder expect save awful suffering in
return for the suffering it has caused?
"The Star Spangled' Banner" is our national
anthem, but the St Louis Globe-Democrat calls
tu tw j for tne invention of some mu
i no Need of Chine to start it so the singcis
a Singable will not be singing falsetto bt
Anthem. for9 they get half way through.
Key's great song Is an inspir
ing one, and the music goes with a dash and a
vim that arouses the patriotic heajt. But the
song is not "singable" by the average American
audience. All can start, but by the time "the
rocket s red glare" is reached only- trained voices
can go on. Besides, the air is neither original nor
American. What this country needs is a national
anthem set to an American tune that can be sung
by American crowds. "The Star Spangled Ban
ner is a good tune for bands, but it is painful to
near an American audience trying to sing the re
irain and failing on "the land of the free" pait
of it because the music is too altitudinous.
The Milwaukee News wants to know if the
New York World's demand for the nomination of
T w , Cleveland is based- on an uller-
ine worlds lor motive. After the country's
Ulterior Motive experience with secret bOud
R-evooJed. deals, tariff schedules designed
, . in the interests of trust contrl-
Ui,s x? tllQ Cleveland campaign fund and tho
nullification of the anti-trust and Interstate com
merce laws, all during the administration of
ueveland, the News is inclined to believe that
the World's insistence upon Cleveland as a canal
date Is based upon a desire on the part of tte
world to' bring about conditions wherein it can
again make a grandstand play as the "defender of
the people's rights." 'In yiew of the Cleveland
JM a record welt Mown- llo the New Tor
world, the Milwaukee News' has ample warrant
lor its belief that Mr. Pulitzer's newspaper has
ulterior motive. - f .
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