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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1904)
,rwi."V ifMpDf, The Commoner: JULY 15; 1904. TVS9i 15 has seen the misery of man only has seen nothing; he must see the misery of woman. He who has seen the mis ery of woman only has seen nothing; he must see the misery of childhood." Now, thank God, in a large measure the little half-timers are protected. "Be it enacted by the king's most excellent majesty," says the recent act, "That a child shajl not he em ployed between the hours of nine in the evening and six in the morning. "A child under the age of eleven years shall not be employed in street trading. "No child who is employed half time under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, shall be employed in any other occupation. "A child shall not be employed to lift, carry or move anything so heavy as to bo likely to cause injury to the child. "A child shall not be employed in any occupation likely to be injurious to his life, limb, health or education, regard being had to his physical con dition. - ' "If the local authority sends to the employer of any child a certificate signed by a registered medical prac titioner that the lifting, carrying or moving of any specified weight is like ly to cause injury to the child, or that any specified occupation is likely to be injurious to the life, limb, health or education of the child, the certifi cate shall be admissible as evidence in any subsequent proceedings against the employer in respect -to the employ ment of the child." Lady Henry Somerset, in Chicago American. Judge Steele's Opinion Justice Steele's minority oplnibn-on the Moyer case deserves the attention of all friends of the American idea of personal liberty. Moyer, president of the Western Federation .of Miners, was held' as a military prisoner at Tellur ide by order of Governor Peabody. The supreme court of the state, Justice Steele dissenting, deny a writ of ha beas corpus, on the ground that the arrest and incarceration were made under military law. Justice Steele calls attention to the fact that this vests in the executive an extraordi nary discretion? .By declaring that a state of rebellion exists he may sus pend indefinitely the operation of the civil law. Similarly, Justice Steele maintains that the ordinary jurisdic tion of the courts is only suspended by their inability to act. Military law, that is, is supreme only in territories in wheh war has actually driven the courts out. In all ordinary cases of domestic disorder the courts are still in session and retain all their preroga tives. Evidently, this is a matter of give and take the public safety is the real consideration. That, however, is not really promoted by vesting arbi trary powers in the executive. Justice Steele's opinion emphasizes an open question which stands much in need of settlement, namely, the powers of the courts during temporary military control of a district. The decision of the Colorado supreme cburt seems merely to have evaded the problem. New York Post. and forego self pity the kind which enables men to do duty no matter how disagreeable the consequences, or how such action is opposed to self interest Tho higher type of courage the pres ident has not got. Even wlnlo gov ernor of New York this lack had bo gun to be known to tho people. A governor who calls a session of his state legislature to amend a law at tho behest of trusts and other corpor ations, is not a brave man. To bo perfectly plain in statement, ho ,1s a coward. Mr. Roosevelt did that. As president of the United States, Mr. Roosevelt has, under the persua sion of members high in the councils of his party, reversed or suspended his convictions on the tariff, and has con sented to pose as a stand patter. He has allowed the law making it his sworn duty to prosecute the criminal trusts, to remain a dead letter on the statute books. The criminal clause of the Sherman anti-trust law has not been invoked by him in a single in stance, though trusts; were notoriously law breakers and their leaders should have been sent to jail or the peniten tiary. A man of this type cannot success fully pose in this country as a man of courage. Darlington (Wis.) Democrat A Foregone Conclusion One day while Senator Pettufi was strolling around the plantation of a friend in Alabama, he chanced upon one of the field hands engaged in a violent altercation with his wife. "Come, come!" exclaimed he, "this won't do this quarrel must cease right away! Tell me the cause of your-dispute; I may be able to settle it for you." The dusky husband, awkwardly dof fing his cap to the senator, replied: "Dis ain't no dispute, senator!" i "No dispute!" reiterated Mr. Pettus, perplexed. "No, sah!" rejoined the darky con vincingly. "It ain't no dispute! It's jest dis way: I'se jest been paid off an has ten dollahs. My wife heah she thinks she a'in't gunner git it an' I knows she ain't. No dispute at all sah!" The Saturday Evening Post. i Our IK H. P. "Man of All Work" GASOLINE ENGINE 7 6 "Z"XZ. Ootm mmU with ftoUaft aad niw toakt, feotk Hh i Jfeirla tenUen 4 II fitting nail connection. t w en btMirMilrtonii.ianTAhtejfromplACAtapUce, (Panning attachment At t extra). A ehIM eaa ran It. NfliliMiMr,xHt! Hlnt'lMtfafclnsnatl. CHWiBwrtBOWBroafarth. Madaakol Sand 6 fl.i1. at nropor Monatolr low price. Kreaoita fully ittiartel. Men A tot OaoliaeKla0Atloff, ir. O. L. CHASE MERCANTILE CO., Dspt. OX, Karisas City. Me, &&&&&&&&&&&&&&Jtllt&Jtjiljjt&$JlJt&t$JtJtJlt 4 WABASH RAILROAD NEW WORLD'S FAIR TRAINS. DAILY. HEAD liOWH TAb A. M. I caw 1 M. Lv. 8:00 A.M. Ic:451 M. Lv. 7:S5 1 M. 1 7.-00 A. M. Arr. 7:50 P. M. 7:10 A. M. Arr. xrad ur Arr. 8:20 P. M. Arr. 8-05 A. M. Lt. TM P. M. Lv. 730 P. M. 00 P. M 8:45 P. M 9:11 A. M 9;0QA. M Omaha Council Hlufln World's Fair Station Bt.Louli Compare thl time with other lines. - ?l.a.6lh ncw tr,B nervlce will bo ctabllhed between Bt.LouUand rittibarf, X. and Chicago and Pittsburg ovor tho Wabash R. ll. Taa Wabaih lands all passenger at and checks bggage ta Ita own station at main entrance Of World's Kalr ground. Thlak what this means: quick time, extra ear tare saved, and a delightful trip and you are not all tired oat before entering the Kx position ground All agents can route you via the Wabash lt. 1U Tor beautiful World's Fair lolder and all Information address, IIAltltY X. MOOItKS, 0. A. P. D. WaV. It. It. Omafca, Nek V; V. jar.j?jfjjf.jCaCjCtjjCjCrfrjCC8C,jrjC,jCtCjC CAJTLE SALE. I have for sale the following described stock, all registered or subject to registry; One very fine Hertford bull calf, one good Polled Angus cow And bull calf, one good Durham bull calf, one good Holstein bull calf, also a few Poland China pigs. Address W. J. BRYAN, Falrvlew Stock Farm Lincoln, Nebraska Lacks Cour&ge Mr. Roosevelt has the courage that makes a man able to go forward when People are looking and somebody id yelling hurrah. That kind of courage is common enough. Most any common scrub has as much courage as is re quired to put up a good fight with his lists, or to face an enemy in battle when people are looking. That is the most common type of courage. There Is a higher kind, a kind which, though, frequently found In American men, is lacking in the president. It is the kind that enables men to endure in silence and obscurity and make no signthe kind which gives strength to carry a burden and smile and smile Gov. Bate s Blunder. It is quite probable that the admin istration at Washington now realizes that the bringing to this country of the Filipino commissioners was a mistake, because their visit has had the effect of firing up the anti-imperialists and making the latter trou blesomely active. The object of bring ing the Filininos to the United States was to show, and impress upon them, the goodness and greatness of this government and cause them to feel that to be "benevolently assimilated" was the greatest good fortune that could befall their people. They were placed in charge of discreet govern ment officials whose duty is was to show them the right kind of things, to keep them in a happy frame of mind; to see that their stomachs were always well filled, not to allow them to be bothered with questions about their independence and to keep them in leash so to speak. They were taken to Boston, where Governor Bates, of Massachusetts, gave them a banquet for the purpose of convincing them how eager they should be to grasp the opportunity of allowing them selves to be governed by our beauti ful and beneflcient government, and their country exploited by our wise and philanthropic citizens. But Gov ernor Bates, with no intention what ever of doing anything of the kind, turned the banquet into an enthusi astic Filipino independence meeting. . He has no sense of humor other than 'that which is as cold and bleak as Plymouth Hock in winter, or lie would have been able to enjoy the re- Rare Opportunity For Our Readers Eyeryono is interested and rightly so in what contributes to proper enter tainment and amusement; more especially to what is of educational value. Thus ovory progressive person will earnestly desire to loam and know as much as pos sible about The Great World's Fair, St. Louis. 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This work will bo issued in twenty weekly parts or portfolios, each containing sixteen superb views, with interesting oducational descriptions, prepared by the well-known author and lecturer, Frank G. Tyrrell. The series will not only con stitute a pictorial but written history 61 the Fair, and will thus possess a fascinat ing interest and genuine value for every member of the family for thooe who visit St. Louis, and more especially for those who do not The regular price of each Portfolio is 25 CENTS. In order o give our readers every opportunity to know this greatest of World Fairs, wo have arranged to mail them direct to tho subscriber's home for tho nominal sum of 10 CENTS each which is actual cop t to us, plus expense of mailing. The first number will be in the mails July 31. Send in your order now to THE COROTONER v Lincoln, Neb. II I I I jfeti. . fgjUdufULTgMiMtfbd gj 4IJgjul