i
CHARLOTTE M. BRAEME
CHAPTER XVIII. ( Continued. )
"Duchess. " he said. "I will try in ev
erything to obey anil please yon. Do yon
jiot think it would be wiser lo be
* i it-ills ? "
"No , I do not , " she replied , ciirlly.
' c'Do yon n > t think that , if yon tried
f ii you made a desperate effort you
coulo lorglve me ? "
"I forgive you ? Oh. never ! If.yon lay
dying j.iul asked me to forgive you I
ftvoulil not. "
I "I'.ut , Irene. " he said , bent upon unk
ing some impression on her. "what v.'ill
'pcop.e think of the * see us on tliese l > : i < I
.terms ? They will Mispcct instantly tint
.there is something between us. 1 am no
( Cov/ani. Fighting a duel would not di >
itress me ; a blow from an enem.v wouLl
a-ouse me to give back another. 1 am not
& coward , for I fear no man. M.v arm is
'strong , and I know how to use it. YOJ
! ii ave told me that your father aud hns-
> lna inicuJ to slay me if they iind me
( Out. Now , could you go a surer wa.v to
point me out to tli"in than b.v showing
ftheai on what evil terms you stand with
oue ? "
. The truth of the words struck her at
.once. Naturally enough , if the duke an-1
; er father saw her showing any great iv-
ficntmcut against any one mau they
; would at once suspect him. If siie wis'n-
d to keep him from the most terrible
* ate , and keep her vengeance in her own
Biand , she must not show what she really
bought of him.
"I see,1' she said , slowly , "you are
( tight. If I show to you outwardly Hie
[ hatred , scorn , the contempt thai 1 feel ,
jit will draw suspicion upon you. I will
CB so far wise that I will refrain from
that ; but remember , between us there is
ino peace between us there is war to .lie
inife. "
CHAPTER XIX.
There cauie a change over the young
5uchoss. She had never beeu gay or
Irivolo.i3 , but she hat ! taken a vital in
terest in all that surrounded her ; she
Lad been a leader iu all the gayetie.s of
the 11 ighborbood ; her beautiful face had
alive with eloquence. But uow she
abstracted ; she was always deep
ly engrossed in thought ; if anyone sud- j
< leny ] entered a room she started as ;
though aroused from sleep. The expres- j
siou of her face changed to one of deep
study and profound thought.
"IIow am I to strike the heart of a
zuaiivho has no heart ? " slie asked her
self iu despair. The only thing that
could make him gtif.'jr would be the lo < s
< f fortune , the loss of the means he en
joyed for the purchasing of all bis ple.is-
jures tiiat might hurt him ; the loss of po j
sition might be a keen blow to him , bur i
thiMi lie had his wife's fortune to fall
" 23.iv.-k on , and Lord Goran t was known to
Iw rich ; if he lost his own position , Jie
had ahvajs the position that being son-iu-
i.w ; to an earl would give him ; neither
loss of fortune nor position would punish
iiiu as she desired. What should tier
Ti-ageauce be ?
Yet think as she would , the great won-
< 3tr : of her life remained a puzzle still.
i ie had sworn to be avenged , and she
could iiud i o method of vengeance.
" 1ill think over it , until I do man-
ago it. " siie said to herself. And these
svorus eucoui.iged her until she reached
London , when the season began the sea-
sen o ; which she was to be the queen.
Oue eveuiug as she sat at the opera.
Lor e ; os gi.iucing in Hfferently round the
"bouse , liugtred on a face that was ter- !
rliilj familiar to her the face of Vane
Purrester.
Her face flushed slightly as she looked
at him. aaJ her white jeweled hands
cliucheu each other tightly. .She watch- j
ed himhile the bivath came iu hot. '
quick g.i&iis from her lips , and then she
smiled to herself a slow , almost cruel
inile. The duke was in the box wih :
lier. ami when all signs of emotion ha-i
left her face and manner , she turned to
liim.
"lidephonse , " she said , in a slow , cairn
voice , "do you see a dark-haired mau in
the stalls the third to the right a man
vith a handsome , evil face ? "
The duke raised his glasses.
" "Yes , I see him , " ' he replied.
"u'ho is he. " she asked , with complete '
* i know him ; his imme Is. let me tiiiuk
Forrester Vane Forrester ; he is what
is ttjMMiouly called a man-about-tuwu. "
" \ \ n.it is he ? " sue asked.
" .Sir..uge you should ask me that ques
tion , lui my influence procured him the
appointment. He was down in the world
Luid Gerant spoke of him to me. I
believe ir Hulburt asked him to use all
his hiiUenco in his favor. "
llc'i face grew a shade paler , and her
Zips had a hard look about them ; still she
main. , iued her indifference of manner ,
: altiio..fu the hand that held Use richly
jtewc'i. . lorgnette trembled.
"He is a friend of'Sir Hulbert Est
mere : she said.
"lie vas ; Sir Hulbert spoke to Lord
< G 'i.iw about him , and Lord Geraiit
spu. e io me. "
! "Au.i you ? " she asked.
"i ? 1 found him a most excellent ] > o-
sation : i the inland revenue ollice. with
sin iiKu io of 110 less than eight hundred
jicr am. iii , and he was well pieaoed over
2l , I ; ; > . -.n'C you. "
She was quite silent for a few min
utes ; thfu rihe laid her head on his arm.
' " "llu'epuoii.M' , " she said , gently , "I am
oiug to ask you a favor will you grant
It without wanting to know win1 ask
ft ? "
"That 1 will , most assuredly. " he said.
"If you obtained that position for him ,
jouid you take it away ? "
"Of course I can. Surely. Irene , that >
Is not theiiain ! who tried to "
, lie paused looking at his wife in utter
consternation.
"Xo 1 uii ierstaud no , that is not the
jrnan. Bat there came to my knowledge
once a great wrong that he had done a .
horrible wrong and the person to whom {
lie did tli.it wrong , hoped that he would '
ie punis.itMl. Punish him , Ildephonse
take from him what you gave him. "
The duKe's Cue old face grew dark with :
A frown.
"You cannot tell uie the wrong , Irene ? "
ie said.
"No. I cannot tell you ; m.v word should
a/c suJlicieut1 she replied proudly. j
"I will trust you , " lie said. "You are
| kind of heart aud generous by nature ;
you would not let me punish the man un
less be richly deserved it. It shall be as
you say , Irene. ' '
The consequence of that conversation
was that in a few days afterward Vane
j Forrester , to bis surprise , received a note
I to say that the ollice he held was abol
ished , so that his services would be no"
longer required.
And then Vane Forrester began to won
der what fate pursued him ; he could get
nothing to do. Long since be had run
! through his private fortune ; he had
j drunk and gambled , and had done every-
j thing on earth that he ought not to have
t done. For years he had hung about the
\ clubs , and had fjieiied himself on rich
men. one after ; u.ouier. getting what lie
could from them. Sir Ilulben had prom
ised him he would Use all his interests for
him. He had done i > o , and the result
, was that the d.iko had found him this
appointment wiiv. ! was to make him a
rich riiaji for liL' < ; now bo had lost it ,
and a curse soonied to have fallen on
1 him.
. "Have I a hidden foe ? " he cried out.
, "Does some enemy dog my footsteps , and
I fodow me to set everyone against jiie ?
| The first time I go anywhere I am well
| received , the second time the doors are
closed against me. I cannot understand
it. "
While the pockets of the solemn , silent
man who had had a long interview with
the Duchess of Bayard wore filled uith
; gold , and she herself almost wondered to
; find how much money she was spending ,
until Vane Forrester giow desperate aud
' gave up the struggle ; it was useless.
Every door was shut in his face , every
. man seemed to be against him. The men
who had been his friends would have
nothing more to do with him. They told
I each other there was something against
him. and though none of them knew
, what it was , the rumor grew and spread
until his oldest friciuls passed him with-
! out a nod , and he was alone in the world.
The end of it was that , gaunt , hungry ,
almost friendless , the once brilliant ,
j wicked man presented himself before Sir
Hulbert Estmere.
j " 1 have reserved you , " he said ; "you
: are my last resource you must help me
j I helped you. * '
"I would not'help you more if you
were dying. You did what you pleased
to call a service for me. I did one in
return for you , and now we are quits
1 shall do no more. "
"I am a ruined , broken-down man , " he
returned.
"Serves you right , " sard Sir Hulbert.
"I deserve shooting myself for my sin ;
but I never forget that you led me into it.
But for such men as you , men like my
self would be ten thousand times better
than they are. * '
"I thought you would hoip me , " said
Vane Forrester , his face quivering , and
his voice hoarse with emodon.
"I do not see why you should. 1 , base
ly enough , asked your help ; you gave it ,
and I repaid it. Would to heaven you
had refused me wheu I asked it. 1 loathe
you for your compliance. " '
"I could swear to hcvt-n , " cried the
j"I "that I have a hidden foe ; it is j
just as though someone had swirn veii-
geam-e against mo. I cau never succeed
iu any single thing , and yet 1 know of
no enemy in the wine worki. "
lie paused abruptly , for Sir Hulbert' ?
eyes were fixed upon him with an ex-
pro.--.ion of stunned ami bewildered
amaze.
"What makes you thhik that ? * ' he ask
ed , slowly , with a curious whiteness coin
ing over his face.
"I could swear it , " he cried. "I can
not tell who , or wnat. or why it camiot j
all be coincidence , there is too much sys
tem iu it. 1 swtar that somewhere un
der the pitiless sky I have a loe wnu
follows me , and tracks me , au.i ruin >
"
me.
Sir Hulbert was silent for a few min
utes. Could it bo possible that the- beauj j
tiful. injured woman , who had threaten- !
cd him with vengeance , had absolutely ,
taken vengeance on his accomplice ? It
looked like it.
"Who found for you the position you
heid in the Inland Revenue OfJice ? " he
asked.
The answer was : "The Duke of Bav-
ard. "
"llow did you lose it ? "
"It was taken from me ; given up be
cause they were reducing expenses , 1
was told. "
"Have you asked the duke to help you
' '
since ?
"Yes , 1 have ; but I received a letter
saying that he declined to use any inter
est that he might have for me , aud that
I was not to trouble him again. "
"Havo you ever seen the Duchess of
Bayard ? They tell me she is very gen
* '
erous she might
"Xo woman can help me , " he cried ; "I
want the influence and interest of a man.
N'o. I have not seen her ; if I did it would
be of no use she would not help me. "
He never dreamed that the beautiful
woman , resplendent in jewels , who had
looked at him that night at the opera , i
was the girl at whose mock marriage he '
tiad laughed as the very cream of jests.
"There is no homeless dog iu the street
that has been so driven , and worried , and
ill-us < 'd. as I have been. " cried Vane For
rester. "Give me a few pounds enough
begin life with in another land , and
foil will not hear of me again. ' "
So it happened that ho loft England in
safety , and after some years became
1'iite a famous man in New York. The
> riee of his crimes was to be paid him
> \ other hands than those of the woman :
vhose life he had helped to mar and
spoil.
CHAPTER XX. l
The summer came again , the brilliant
London eason had ended. Saxonhurst
.v.-ts to bo more gay than ever this year.
} : io of tho royal p"PS had accepted
in invitation for a week's shooting. Sir
Inlbert ana Lady Estmeru were going ,
ind to Irene's great delight. Santon Dar- ;
y promised to spend at least three weeks
here in the autumn. A brilliant party
> f guests was invited to meet the roj-al
irince , and all went merry as a marriage
icll ; with this exception , that in the ;
icuutiful face of. the mistress of Saxon-
hurrt thero was something no one under
stood. She was brooding always over
one and ihe same thing her vengeance ,
and the shape it would tako %
There came one beautiful day in Sep
tember , a day that the Duchess of Bay
ard never forgot. A shooting party to
Durton Chase had been arranged , and
the gentlemen were both eager and anx
ious over it. But on the morning Lady' '
Estmere was not quite well she had aj
fainting fit ; not serious or alarming , but
Sir Plulbert would not leave her. In !
vain she prayed of him to go , and not
I to debar himself of a day's pleasure for' '
her trifling indisposition ; Sir Hulbert ]
would not go. "It would be of no use , .
Lira , " he said , " 1 should not enjoy my
self. The thought of your pale face
would never leave me all day long. You
j should not have made me love you so
much. "
' 'I am very glad you do , Hulbert ; but ,
believe me , I am quite as well as I was
yesterday. You see , Hulbert , that cluster
of trees over there , the silver beeches ? "
"Yes , I see them , Lira , " he answered.
"I could go now , " she continued , in a
tone that was like music , "and place my
hand ou the very spot I stood , when the
first rush of love filled my heart for you ,
| Hulbert. I remember it so well ; you
stoo.l leaning against a birch tree , your
head bare , and the wind playing among
your bonny curls. My darling , you know
I liked you when we were married , but
I did not love you ; it was an open ques
tion , as you will remember , whether I
was to love you or not. "
There were a few moments of silence ,
and Irene , who sat listening unavoidably
just outside the window , knew well how
they wore filled up.
"I will not be interrupted in that fash
ion , llulbert , " laughed Lady Estmere ;
"how can I speak if you stop my lips
with kisses ? "
"My darling , " he murmured , "I have
never deserved such love as yours. "
"Why not , Hulbert ? " she asked , wist
fully.
"I cannot tell you. The lives of men
are not as the lives of women. By your
side I feel as a black vulture must feel
near a spotless dove. "
"But , Hulbert , * ' said the sweet , wist
ful voice , ' "you have never loved anyone
except me ? "
In the golden sunlight and fragrant
silence , the duchess found herself listen
ing , with her heart on her lips , for the
answer. If he had said , "Yes , in my
youth I had a mad love for a girl , and
did her a great wrong , " she would have
been inclined to mercy , but the answer
came :
"No ; I had fancies , as I told you be
fore , vain , foolish fancies , but I have
never loved any human being truly , my
wife , until I loved you. "
The blue sky seemed suddenly to grow
red ; the trees and flowers , the fountains
and the distant woods , all trembled be
fore Irene ; a rush of roaring waters
filled her ears ; she dropped the book , it
fell in the soft , green grass ; she started
from her seat w a a low moan.
She would not go back to the house ,
because in doing so she must pass the
window where they stood , his arm round
the graceful figure , the fair face bent on
his breast. She could not pass them by ;
it was not that she loved him , but that
her whole soul was fired by that one
word , "fancy. " '
She went down the terrace and crossed
the flower gardens ; from there she went
through the woods ; the thought of being
indoors Deemed to stifle her. It was well
that she did not hear what else passed
between them the caressing words , the
endearments.
"I shall not let you remain indoors all
day with me. " said Lady Estmere. "It
you wish to please me , you will go out
for a couple of hours , at least. "
"I will go , if you wish it , " he said ; "I
will go after them to Duruton ; I will
start just before noon. "
Before he left her he bent down and
kissed the beautiful face.
"Heaven bless you , my dearest wife ! "
ho said , and wondered at the solemnity
of his o'wu words.
He went through the grounds whistling
and singing as he wont , his heart warm
with love for the beautiful wife who lov
ed him so well. He came to the beach
trees , and smiled as he thought of her
loving words. The blue heaveiis seem
ed to smile , the sunlight smiled , and he
wished , with all the fervor of his heart ,
that he had always been a good man.
As the wish grew in his heart he saw ,
away in the trees , the glimmer of a blue i
dross , the dress he had seen that inorni i
ing worn by the Duchess of Bayard.
What was she doing there among the
trees , away from everyone , and quite , -
alone ? he wondered , with more than a' ' I
touch of anxiety. Was she unhappy ? ' t
Had she come there to weep away her .
sorrow ? ilis heart went out to her ; he , v
remembered her fashion of wandering .
alone , if ever any little cloud came be-i
tween them. | '
"Poor Irene ! " he murmured ; "although *
she is a wealthy and beautiful young ]
duchess , poor Irene ! " j * ;
A strong impulse came to him to do
what he had never done before to beg '
her pardon for the wrong he had dono
'
her. In that moment he forgot her TOW
of vengeance ; he forgot the revengo t
which she had always threatened him
with ; he forgot everything except , how c
young and fair and innocent she was
when he found her by the brookside. and t
despairing when she had left him at j
Beechgrove. He was supremely happy t
In the love of his wife , and his heart 3
went out to her in pity. He longed that t
she should forgive him ; he longed for B
ber pardon ; if he h. i that , he should be o
most certainly the 'lappiest man in the a
world. o. .
He would goand A her now ; perhaps r <
an this lovely , balmy morning her heart f- '
would be softened to him ; the sunshine , fc
the flowers , and the fragrance might i' '
plead for him. He would ask her for a
the love of heaveu to forgive him that
ais sins might be blotted out of his life °
ind forgotten. P
lie left the beech trees and went in
he direction of the blue dress ; he could
lot find her as qufckly as he had hoped 10 _
lo ; at times she would vanish from his
sight among the trees , and at other times
le could find no path leading to wheft G
ihe was.
( To be continued. ) B\ \
Income of the Churches. _ ,
The income during 1901 of the six
tj
n'incipal Protestant church organiza-
ions shows a falling off from the year J
) revious , and is as follows : Baptist ,
' 12,575,000 ; Congregational. $7,350,000 ;
"
Episcopalian , $14,856,000 ; Lutheran , (
S,100,000 ; Methodist.$18,951,000 ; Prfesa' '
) yterian , $10,338,000. / tl
POPULIST HOT SHOT.
Selections Made by C Q. DeFrance Chairman Populist State Central
Committee.
The Ticket
There was never a list of candidates
presented to the voters of Nebraska of
such uniform high character and abil
ity as the one nominated at Grand I1
and. Every one of them Is a man of
integrity whose character is unassail
able. Every one of them is a man of
distinguished ability.
Hon. W. H. Thompson of Grand Is !
and , nominated for governor , is a pop
ulist who has maintained his connec
tion with the democratic party , while
his "N other , John R. Thompson , long
ago came over to the populist party
and wa elected judge by the populists
lirst in 1891 and they have been re-
electing him ever since. W. H. Thomp
son is known to almost every man in
the state , for he has been an active
fighter against the corporations in this
state for many years. We populists
have always looked upon him as one
of ourselves. He has , while not pos
sessed of any great amount of this
world's goods , always been a liberal
contributor to the populist campaign
expenses. He is an orator of great
'orce and power and because of this
ong ago was called "The Little Giant. "
f it is true of any man , it may be said
) t W. H. Thompson that he has no
jnemies who are clothed with flesh'
ind blood ; but the corporations who
nave no bodies to be kicked and no
oouls to be damned , hate him with a
fierceness that is indescribable. No
iobler , grander , whole-souled man
3ver lived in the state of Nebraska
than W. H. Thompson. His theories
cf government and political economy
ure all in accord with the doctrines so
.ong advocated by The Independent
.rivery populist in the state will sup
port him with enthusiasm.
The Hon. E. A. Gilbert , the nominee
for lieutenant governor , held that office
for two years while Poynter was gov
ernor. He was a silver republican and
when that party discontinued its or-
, ianization promptly declared himself
t populist. He resides in York , Neb. ,
> vhere he has a large law practice. He
js a man of the very highest character ,
i good lawyer , a well-read economist ,
an able speaker and the sort of a man
vho commands respect wherever he
Goes.
John Powers , the candidate for sec
retary of state , is known of all men ,
( .hat is all men in this and adjoining
states. He was the organizer and the
first president of the farmers' alliance.
In 1890 he was elected governor of this
state and was counted out. To pre
vent him from taking his seat there
was the greatest row at the state house
that ever occurred there and the mili
tia was called out. At the end of the
contest after the republicans had held
the government by force , and kept a
man in the gubernatorial chair for
months who had not even been a can
didate in the previous election , the
office was given to a gold bug demo
crat. John Powers has always had a
warm place in the hearts of farmers
He may be called the father of pop
ulism in Nebraska. He is The Grand
Old Man of the state. While advanced
in years , he is still full of vigor. When
Ire was made chairman of the state
convention at Grand Island arrange-
xlents were made to relieve him of
' Tie most arduous work by providing
with an assistant. But Uncle
JtSin didn't need any assistance. The
session which followed lasted 24 hours ,
teaiuding one whole night , but the
Old Man stood on his feet wit ! .
In hand , controlling that body of
excited and earnest men and at the end
jf it did not look half so exhausted
Ami dilapidated as many younger mem-
30ns on the floor. The democrats ac
cepted his nomination with just as
enthusiasm as was manifested
.a ' .he populist convention. He will be
e. tower of strength to the ticket.
C. Q. De France , the nominee for
auditor , is a populist known to the
tvftole party. He has been chairman
af the state committee for the last
But that was not the beginning
jf his populism by any means. He ,
ioo , is one of the old-timers. Years
igo iis masterly letters were printed
n The Independent. He is an economi
st of wide scholarship and for some
3iOLths has been the assistant editor
> f Tha Independent. His nomination
: ame.out . in the following way : The
-i.3 were there to do the best
for the party , and among the
le things they resolved to do
to put a scientific accountant in
. e 01 the auditor's office. That is
2 sort of a man that is needed there.
> o 3uch man was ever elected to that
) iitce. The man who was elected was
\aied upon to appoint as his deputy
u accountant and the populists re n
vived to put the accountant himself In 13B
t the office. It was one of the 13si
things that the convention did. si
T e France gets through with Icsi
he o , republican records in the audi- si
or's & &i the populists will have ma-
eriai enough upon which to fight state sta
ampsigi i for years to come. a :
Dr. JT. I > r. Lyman , the nominee for ai
aihi
re" j"tr. is a thorough business man. him
lia ; * tectiOn was made according to m
he fcd populist principle that office it
houM ssek the man and not the man 5 (
he office Dr. Lyman was out of the la
tate to attendance at the death-bed st :
stoi
f tis aged mother and knew nothing oi
bout . 'Jia matter. He was selected be ci
cid
muse ts was the man best qualified d (
or the place. He is a populist , having b <
been a silver republican. It bPC
3 eaid that Dr. Lyman is the only man PC
PCh
a the state who was ever elected to h (
n important office unanimously. He S (
as also the distinction of being one ot .
f the very few men who changed his fa
olitical party while holding office , IeTl
[ e was treasurer of Adanis county , Tl
olding the office as a republican when thm
[ ark Hanna held his convention in m
Judge Davidson amended Henry W.
frady's speech by striking out the cr
rords "as Elisha did" and by SUD- tic
tituting the word "commerce" for ca
earth , " and then palmed off the whole in
aragraph as his own. It is probable Ja .
tiat Davidson didn't care to bend po
own humbly and pray exactly as na
nami
Elisha did , " and present republican mi
mdencies made the change from na
earth" to "commerce" seem more In ye
ccord with the eternal fitness of CO
lings. ye
St. Louis. The next day he publicly
announced that he was no longer 3. re
publican. He left the party of bank
ers , trusts and railroads for goo < ? and
when tho silver republicans broke up
their organization , joined the popul
ists. He is the best qualified man in
the state to hold the office of state
treasurer , not only by his acknowl
edged integrity , but by his long ex
perience as county treasurer.
Judge J. H. Broady , the nominee
for attorney general. Is a democrat
and a man of the same high character
as the other nominees. He was
elected district judge for two terms
down in a portion of the state where
republicans were as thick as flies in
August , because in spite of all the cor
porations could do the people had per
fect confidence in him. He was nomi
nated by the populists and democrats
as their candidate for congress in the
first district in 3896. But the congres
sional district was not only largely re
publican , but contained several coun
ties in which Judge Broady was not
personally so well knov.n and he was
defeated. No man but a republican
was ever able to carry that district
except W. J. Bryan , and at the last
time he ran he had a very close thing
of it. As a lawyer , Judge Broady
stands at the very top. Always being
against corporation rule , none of the
great corporation fees ever camp his
way , but his practice is large and the
confidence of the judges in his opin
ions is so great that his name on a
brief always is a great thing for a
client , for phe judges are sure to give
it careful attention.
The nominee for commissioner of
public lands and buildings , J. C. Bren-
nan , is a representative of organized
labor. After his nomination he made a
little speech to the delegates , and
speech-making being out of his line ,
he was embarrassed. He said he was
just a common mechanic , which he
immediately corrected by say in ? that
he was just a common man. but lie was
a good mechanic. His administration
of the office that he held at the Geneva
reform school was so honestly and
carefully conducted that it commended
him to all lovers of honest govern
ment and it was thought to be the
right thing to say to him : "Well
done , go up higher. "
Claude Smith , the nominee for su
perintendent of public instruction , is
the only candidate on the ticket with
whom this writer is not personally ac
quainted. He has been elected three
times as county superintendent of
public schools in his county and ev
ery time by an increased majority.
Those in convention who knew him
said that he is a leading man amonq ;
the educators of the state and from his
long connection with the public
schools is eminently qualified to fill
the office.
NORRIS BROWN'S KEY-KOTE
One of I he Diioords Which the Keoorili
Soni'd TJmt "Surplni" oueofth * J
Minus X Kind ]
"There stood at the end of the first
year , " j ffirmed Norris Brown in the
republican state convention , as he
waved his arms wildly and glared at
Lhe galleries , "to the credit of the pres
ent state administration the sum of
587,231.61. " "Republicans , " he contin
ued , "one of the material issues o ?
: his campaign is , Shall the state and
ts taxpayers be again turned over to
.he tender mercies of deficiency build
ers , salary purloiners and interest col-
ectors ? "
Suppose we look into this credit of
587.231.S1 just a wee bit. Part of it
: onsists of an item of $17,690.88 at the
nstitute for feeble-minded youth nt
Beatrice. This is figured in this way :
rotal appropriation (2 ( yrs$109,700.00 )
lalf for one year 54,850.00
Expended in one year ( they
say ) 37,159.12
Surplus 17,690.SS
But there are two misstatements In
he figures given. In the first place ,
he total appropriation includes $15.-
00 for the purchase of laud ; but not
. cent of the ? 13,713.90 expended of
his land appropriation is included In
he $37,159.12 , which is said to cover
he first year's expenditures. In the .
econd place the expenditures cover a
eriod of only 11 months instead of a 11e
ear. e :
The legislature of 1901 gave this in-
titution $20,000 more for current ex-
enses than did the legislature of 1S99.
'et these spell-binders and key-noters te
ave the audacity to talk about defic-
jncies and surpluses. The present
3publican administration spent near-
i $7,000 more for current expenses at tlF
leatrice in 11 months than the tti- tlai
ionists did in a like period as the fol- ai
> wing ( written some weeks ago ) will si
tiow : siv
That republican "surplus" at the v <
: ate institutions is rapidly dwindling
3 we examine the figures. Some time la
go we showed that at the soldiers' th
ome , Grand Island , the republican
tl ;
lanagement or mismanagement , as
ef
really is has expended about $2-
at
)0 ) more in 12 months than the legis-
iture allowed for one year , nitwlth-
anding the fact that the legislature
1901 gave the soldiers' home for m
irrent expenses nearly ten thousand
jllars more per year than was ever
jfore appropriated. Yet republican
ipers have been printing a table pm-
arting to show that at the soldiers' ta
Dme there was a "surplus" of $1.-
32.86 from first year's quota. la gr
.her words , that the management had viW
.iled to spend quite all of what the W
gislature allowed for th1 first year , ar
tie table is a tissue of lies , because irrD
ie expenditures really cover but 11 D (
onths instead of one year. as
The republican tendency to "crib" by
ops out at nearly every state conven- ov
3n. Two years ago atthe republl- Di
n state convention Chairman Jenk- th
s , the doughty colonel from Pete a i
.nsen's county , swiped a lot of sup-
isedly brilliant sayings of Mark Han-
L and used them without quotation ch
arks , and at the recent railroad tour- to
iment Chairman Davidson , the law- fie
r-chess-player-statesman of Johnson Da
unty , rendered a sort of left-handed
t sincere homage to Henry W. Grady th <
. * .
The gooTl , old Biblical term "lie" if
none too strong to use in characteriz
ing these republican mlsrepresenta-
' 5113 regarding the records. Our
Mothers used to teach us to use the
milder term , "story. " when we wished
to indicate that someone had told the
"which that is not , " as Lytton" ex
presses it in "The Coming Race. " But
when it is evident that a certain state
ment has been told with malicious in
tent to deceive , the Bible term is cer
tainly the best
Our subject this week is the institu
tion for feeble-minded youth at Ben-
trice. Referring to the table prepared
by the republican press bureau at the
capitol , and printed in the Lincoii
Evening News some weeks ago , we find
the following pretended comparative
statement :
Fusion expenses , April 1 , ' 99 ,
to April 1 , 1900 $56,896.28
Republican expenses , April 1 ,
1901 , to April 1 , 1902 37,159.12
Republican "saving" $19,737.16
Certainly a remarkable showing. If
true. But it is neither a comparison
of one year against another , nor is it
correct. The fusion expenses include
nearly $27.000 expended in the erec
tion of four new buildings , while the
republican cxpensps do not include
nearly ? 15,000 expended in the pur
chase of land. Even a pretense at fair
ness would suggest that if the one Item
be included that the other should be
also.
Exclusive of appropriations for re
pairs , furniture , implements , build
ings , land , etc. , the legislature of 1899
Save this institution for what might lie
termed "maintenance proper. " the sum
cf $67.600 ; for the same items , th *
legislature of 1901 gave $87.600 or
twenty thousand dollars more. For im
provements the legislature of 1899 ga >
$53.250 ; the legislature of 1901 gavo
$22.100. How these were expended w *
shall now inquire. The fusion expen
ditures are for the eleven months , as
shown by the auditor's books from
April 1 , 1899 , to April 1. 1900 ; the
republican , from April 1 , 1901. to April
1. 1902. It should be noted here that
the April expenses were not paid 5)y
warrant until affr May 1 , and tlio
March expenses until after April 1 :
hence the supposed year is only eleven
months. However , the comparison can
be made on this basis , inasmuch as It
will follow the table prepared by the.
lepublican press bureau.
Fusion. Repub
Superintendent . . $ 1.83:5.26 : $ 1,833.26
Steward 999.95 91G. 3
JVIatron 715.26 699.54
Teachers 2,040.00 1,850.00
Employes 6,305.52 9.285.03
Fuel and lights. . 5.075.89 5.990.05
Maintenance 8,8T.15 ! 12.007.3S
Farm supplies . . . 300.00 347.43
Office supplies . . . 103.25 284.85
Telegraph , etc 91.52 114.15
School supplies. . 13.60
Medicines , etc 306.71 139.93
Library , etc 3.50 28.00
Amusements , etc. 99.38 * 53.23
Incidentals 36.85 "
Maintenance
proper $26,819.84 $33,556.82
Repairs , etc 886.29 1,311. < * 1
Furniture , etc. . . 290.32 60G.59
TVH
Farm implements 38.70 . 216.00
Brush shop 41.73
Laundry mach. . . 2.90
[ mprove grounds. 1.50
Add to ice house. 14.25
Paints and oils. . 157.83
Four new bldgs. . 26,776.04
\dd live stock 533.75
Barn , etc 898.80
Purchase of land 13.713.90
Total expended.$54,987.67 $50,879.02
Instead of a republican saving of
) ver $19,000. it appeal's that for cur-
ent expenses the republican super-
ntendent expended nearly $7,000 more
n eleven months than the fusion su
perintendent did in a similar period.
Buildings and similar permanent im-
> rovements are no part of the current
ixpenses , but are intended to be used
or many years. They should not b j
ncluded in a comparative statement
if this sort. The manifest unfairness n
if charging four new buildings againet fiM
he fusion administration and careful- M
y omitting the purchase of land un-
er the republican administration , is
pparent to any fair-minded man. But
he republican press bureau wasn't
rying to be fair * '
it wasn't even try-
ng to tell the truth.
Corporation greed never had a bet-
er demonstration than the
fight tlat :
he railroads have made in almost e\-
ry state in the union against pavii.
heir just share of the taxes. They
ave put up the same sort of a con-
jst in every state that they have In
lebraska. The more they getha
lore they want. They have increased
leir net earnings enormously. Tha
inancial Chronicle's compilation for
[ ay , covering 91,858 miles of road ,
lows a pain In gress
revenue , agalns :
ery large figures for a year ago , of
1,619,227 , or 9.18 per cent on a mileage
rger by only 1.76
per cent. The an-
iracite coal roads are not included in
ie returns , and thus the immedi-jto
tects of the strike cannot be known
; present.
The most disreputable assaults ever
ade upon the army and navy have
en made by the republican party , it
is tried to bring disgrace upon tho
> ads of both
departments of the roih-
ry defense of the nation , army and
ivy , by its bitter assaults upon ths
eat commanders who have won the
crories of which the nation is proud ,
hen talking about "assaulting the
my , the hired writers on the great
ipenalist dailies never mention how
2wey , Schley and Miles have benn
saulted by the republican leaders.
' adopting Grady's language as his
ra. One thing is certain Judge
widson at least
showed better taste
an did Colonel Jenkins. It may he
sin to steal , but why steal trash ?
Norris Brown's speech 3.3 temporary
airman was marked by his inability
distinguish between the truth and
tion ; and Permanent Chalrma ?
ividson's speech showed his inabil-
r to distinguish between his own and
a language of others.
