THE SOKFOLK NEWS : FltlDAY. AVCU'ST 21. 1903.
The Norfolk fteuas
Who'll bo the next to flop out of
Mr. Hrynn'H bund wngon iviitl receive
a Bound tongue-lushing ?
It will bo noticed that tlio worse
temper Mr. llrynn displays for those
who desert ( ho "only true cause" the
more of them seem to holt.
The political pot In certainly going
to ho n strenuous affair In MiullHon
county when the time for It to boll
hnH arrived. Kvory liidlcutlon lends
to thlH hulluf.
There IH nn old saying among tin )
crnft thnt no newspaper reaches the
mctropolltiin chins until it lmn been
uticd for libel. The News ought now
to bo considered inotropolltan.
Some pcoplo are talcing thnt ex
change of letters between President
Hoosovolt nnd ( lovornor Dtirhln of
Indiana nH equivalent to n vlco pres
idential nomination for the latter.
Mr. Itrynn might try coaxing , rather
than scolding for a change. The lat
ter method does not appear to In
crease his chances for ono day oc-
cupyliiK the presidential chair or
yet n plnco In the cabinet.
Mr. Dryan discloses another presi
dential possibility In the late Issue of
the Commoner. Senator Cockroll of
Missouri Is the man thin time. It
In possible that he will yet nnino the
candidate of democracy.
While thin continued wet weather
Is not what IH wanted for the corn
crop nnd the harvest , It IH not prov
ing nearly an annoying to 'these crops
as It Is to the people who have pic- '
nlcs , race meets and fairs on their
hands.
The Madison Chronicle calls the at
tention of The News to the fact thnt
\ \ \ L. Howling of that city had been
Jn the running for several weeks us
u candidate for the nomlnntloa of
county superintendent of public In
struction.
Can It ho possible that the admin
istration of the now pope Is to ho no
different from that of tins old In the
matter of poor health , recoveries , re
ports of 111 health and denials of III
health ? Such was alumni a contin
uous vav.lcnn program during the later
days of Leo.
Political news Is coming In from
nil sections of Nebraska , but the re
ports concern mostly county nnd dis
trict mutters. The state nominations
appear to have been successfully re
tired from the political Hold with the
exception or inose lor university re
gents. The republicans generally
are content with the choice of Judge
Unrnes of this city and 'the fuslonlsts
with Judge Sullivan of Columbus for
the supreme court nominations.
They have a novel way of contest
ing for otllco In Virginia. At Richmond
mend there are six candidates for
the nomination for constable on the
democratic ticket nnd they have de
cided to run n half-mllo foot rare ,
the swiftest man to bo accorded the
honor which In Virginia Is equiva
lent to an election. It Is a manner in
which other pro-convent ion contests
might ho settled and avoid the bitter
feelings thnt frequently grow out of
such contests.
All the time that n sorrowful moon
wns making ten struggling revolutions
around the .carth , the sensitive Tom
Shelhley of Poncn was wrestling with
a mighty problem. Ho was trying Vo
flml out how badly his reputation had
been damaged by ono certain circular
Issued by the republican congressional
conuniueo anil rcpuuiisncd in The
News. Finally the sensitive Tom con
cluded that It would require about
$0,000 to patch up 'iho hole that had
been torn In his feelings , and ho
straightway proceeded to tell the
court of his trouble.
The two pugilists , Corbett and Jef
fries , are growing younger and
stronger as they grow older and
weaker according to the reports from
the ringside , which says that both
are In hotter condition thnu over for
the coming scrnp. The moral Is ob
vious if you want to keep growing
younger as you accumulate years It
is not absolutely necessary that you
should become n prize lighter hut
advertise that you are younger and
stronger , believe It yourself , nnd have
others tell it for you. It will make
you feel younger anil in bettor con
dition whether you actually are or
not.
Misery loves company nnd It Is
therefore somewhat gratifying to The
News to learn thnt Is It not the only
ono thnt will bo asked to contribute
the Insignltlcnnt sum of $3,000 as a
balm to the lacerated feelings of
Thomas J. Sholbloy of Poncn. Goo.
L. Nelson of the Hnrtlngton Herald
and Franklin D. Fales of Pouca ,
chairman of the congressional central
committee , are defendants In libel
suits for like amounts , while the
Ponca Journal has been asked to con-
tribute $10,000 , Mr Slielbley tnldent
ly wants to become n millionaire era
a factor In Wall street , nnd with $18 ! ,
000 ho will him- rather u handsome
start In that direction.
If those rumors would only prove
true , thnt the Northwestern , Union
Paclllc and C. St. P. M. & O. would
build a union depot In Norfolk It
would bo very gratifying to the people
ple of the city , many of whom have
already figured It out thnt the com
panies could well nfford to do It from
the convenience and Raving In ex
penses thnt It would bring thorn. It
will ho generally conceded , however ,
that the companies know more about
tholr business than anyone else , nnd
that they will build the depot when
time and business demands. That It
will bo a matter of but n few yours
when Norfolk will boast n beautiful
and convenient modern union depot
there are few to question.
It Is customary for poeoplo to al
lude to windstorms Indiscriminately
as cyclones or tornadoes , without re-
nllzlng that there IH a distinction and
a difference. A cyclone sometimes
becomes a tornado , but there are cy
clones nnd cyclones that never roach
that dovelopement. A cyclone IH wind
moving In n circle , nnd aH wind al
ways moves In a circle , converging
toward a central point of low barom
eter , every wind that blows Is a cyclone -
clone nnd there nro cyclones about
nil the time. A tornada Is a cyclone
covering a mnall area and owing to
Its being encompnssed In a Hinall
nrea It Is alwayH violent and deb'inict-
Ivo , and the word applies to those
funnel shaped storms HO generally
termed cyclones. The tornado Is
therefore the much worse storm of
the two.
The populists have evidently be
come very weary of 'ihelr democratic
aid society , else there would have
been no Denver conference and man
ifesto. After attracting the attention
of the populists by taking unto them
selves a very Hllco of the principles
of that party , they have since been
engaged In paring It away until the
popi'illsts have seen but a very mea
gre fragment remaining , and have de
cided that It would be wise to follow
tholr platform and the principles they
cherished , so wont back to the Omaha
convention nnd picked It up in its
entirety , resolved to begin all over
again , In the same condition as they
were when fusion caught them In Its
tolls except In regard to the number
of followers , many of whom have re
turned to the republicans , bettor con
tent that ever to rentaln.
President Hoosovolt , In his recent
letter to Governor Durbln of Indiana ,
gives a strong appeal for the pre
vention and discouragement of lynch
law and one of his most salient
points Is the following : "Men who
have been guilty of a crime like rape
or murder , should he visited with
swift and certain punishment and the
Just effort made by the courts to pro-
t < > CV them In Minlr HulitK ulinnlil nnil.ir
no circumstances ho perverted into
permitting any mere technicality to
avert or delay their punishment. The
substantial rights of the prisoner to
n fair trial must of course bo guaran
teed , us you have so Justly in
sisted that they should be , but sub
ject to this guarantee , the law must
work swiftly and surely and all the
agents of the law should realize the
wrong they do when they permit jus
tice to bo delayed or thwarted for
technical or insufficient reasons.Vo
must show that the law Is adequate
to deal with crime by freeing It from
every vlstlge of technicality and do-
lay. "
The republican delegates to the
Ninth judicial district will assemble
In Norfolk Monday to name ibo c.in-
dldato of that party for the ofllce. As
far as the main business Is concerned
It will bo a very ordinary affair , be
cause there appears to bo lint ono
candidate for the honor nnd that Is
the present judge , J. F. Iloyd of No-
Ugh , who has occupied the bench ,
not only with satisfaction to his party
but those of other political parties as
well , and It is anticipated that ho will
not only have a walk-away In the con
vention , but that the democrats will
bo compelled to put up the strongest
candidate obtainable in order to have
and show at all at the polls. Judge
Hoycl has proven himself absolutely
fair and impartial. The litigants com
ing before have felt assured In ad
vance , not only that ho would not
boswayed by prejudice or political
or personal differences , but thnt ho
ho was qualified by years of study
and practice to make his own legal
deductions , and conduct his court
and the trials therein in strict ac
cordance with the spirit of the law.
Technicalities and legal evasions have
not appealed to him. Ho has sought
out the main points at Issue and r n-
dored his decisions as Justice and fairness -
ness would dictate. Ho has a re
markable faculty for making friends
and with the opportunity ho has had
of forming acquaintances throughout
the district during his present term
I
It Is anticipated that his majority will
he larger at the coming election than
when ho was first chosen for the of-
lice. Therefore 11 Is not doubted that
Monday's convention will name tha
winning candidate , and thnt candi
date will be Judge Uoyd.
The republican state convention Is
to meet nt Lincoln Tuesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock for the purpose of pine-
Ing In nomination a candidate for supreme
premo Judge and two regents of the
state university. While the gathering
will bo ono of Importance to the party
nnd the stnto regarding the action It
will take ( in public affairs and the pol
icies that will adopted , so far as the
candidate for supreme Judge Is concerned -
corned It Is anticipated that there will
ho n lack of excitement from the fact
that there IH no fight for the ofllce.
Judge J. 11. Utirnes of this city will
bo unanimously nominated and when
the people are given nn opK | > rtunlty
for a Hay ho will ho unanimously
elected. This situation Is the result
of the contest put up by the delegates
from north Nebrnskn two yenrs ago ,
when the friends of Mr. names came
so near to cnpturlng the honors fl *
him. Ho wns recognl/ed Hoon after
ward by being given n plncc on the
Hupremo court commission , and next
Tuesday ho will bo advanced to the
nomination he sought two years ago.
There seems to be not another name
mentioned for the office , the claims of
Judge Unrnes to recognition having
been mnnlfebt throughout the state to
the extent thnt no other aspirant has
permitted mention of hlB name in con
nection. The people of Norfolk nnd
north Nebraska readily concede the
iltness of Judge Unrnes for the plnco
nnd the delegates will support him
with n right good will. Ills ability Is
unquestioned , both aH n campaigner
nnd a court olllclnl ; his republicanism
Is of a strict sort where politics are
concerned , but his decisions have
been and will be unprejudiced and
separated from politics. He Is n
charming and forceful speaker , n bril
liant conversationalist , and a man
who Is the friend of the masses and
a lover of justice and fair play. His
friends are legion. These are a few
of the reasons why he will bo nom
inated at the coming convention. It
Is no cut and dried affair , merely a
recognition of worth and merit.
TIIK OTIIKH SIDI3.
The Nebraska Independent , the ed
itor of which was ono who assisted
In promulgating the Denver manifesto
of the reform forces , sorrowfully crit
icises Mr. Ilryan for his action in
repudiating the results of that con
ference. It seems that Mr. Bryan
wns nwnro thnt such n meeting wns to
bo held , yet ho fnlled to offer any ad
vice as to what the convention should
do to bo In the right. Ho was Invited
to be present nnd direct the footsteps
of the reformers In the path they
should follow , hut he escaped over Into
the enemy's country nnd was not
heard from until through a recent is
sue of the Commoner he pointed , out
errors of the reform leaders nnd the
utter absurdity of their movement.
Ho alleges that the leaders have
merely gone over to the mid readers
as a sort of republican aid society
when they considered that they were
getting together us the two factions of
the democratic party would like to
and uniting on a good , old-time pop
ulist platform. The Independent ed
itor takes Mr. Bryan to task for not
declaring himself on his coming atti
tude to the democratic party and the
principles that have been supported
by the fuslonlsts In the past. Ho
states that he wns bombarded with
questions at Denver as to what Mr.
Bryan would do whether ho would
repudiate the Kansas City platform la
Its entirety , support a straddle can-
dtdate on a straddle platform , or .sup
port n straddle candidate on a good
platform. "To nil these questions , "
says the Independent , "tho only reply
could bo that Mr. Uryan had never
made any public statement of any of
those questions. " The Independent
found that the men assembled at Den
ver could not believe that Mr. Bryan
could mnko a reform party out of
the democratls party "notwithstand
ing all the genius they believed him
to possess , and they thought U wns
wise to keep up an organisation whre
all true reformers could Hnd u home
and where they could nil work to
gether. "
The Independent man seems to be
aware thnt the republican party does
not need any "aid societies ; " that it
Is nliuost certain to win , fusion erne
no fislon , and thnt the Indications
nro most favorable for n "Cleveland
democratic party" to result at ibo
next national gathering of that parly ,
therefore , what could bo wiser and
better politics than to prepare n homo
for the reformers of all parties , and
stnrt n foundation for n pnrty thnt
may ono day prow and nmount to
something ? Neither the democratic
nor the populist party nro anywhere
near as strong , nor as popular as they
were when they commenced go'ii ' ; ;
down together through fusion , nndt \
the lenders of the latter party are
more wise In reading the signs of the
times why should they be criticised ?
Jt'DQK J. II. BAIINHS.
Delegates from the republican stnto
convention worn Returning home todny
troni the session held yesterday , en
thusiastic over the outcome nnd resolved -
solved to work for nn Increased re
publican plurality this fall. The opin
ion Is unanimous that the convention
could not have done better with n
hundred candidates In the field for
fhc supreme judgeshlp , as Judge
HnrncH IH considered head and should-
erH above nny cnndldnto thnt might
have been named , In ability , exper
ience and popularity. Ho will conduct
a strong nnd vigorous campaign nnd
with the unity of sentiment that per-
vndeH the pnrty In every pnrt of the
state It Is anticipated that If the voters
are but Interested his plurality will
be a record breaker.
It Is n mntter of comment thnt those
who know the Judge best nrehls warm
est supporters , nnd It Is believed thnt
as the people of the stnte come to
know him better his chances for n big
rousing majority will Increase.
At home his ability Is well recog
nized , his popularity Is unquestioned
nnd his homo life Is greatly admired.
HlH position in the community is se
cure , and his support by his neighbors
will be unquestionably hearty nnd
sincere.
When ho wns actively ongngcd In
the prnf'lco ' of Inw ho was one of the
attorneys sought In cases requiring
extra keenness and ability , nnd es
pecially those that were likely to end
In the supreme court , In which he is
now to bo chosen ns ono of the Judges.
Knowing so well how to conduct a
case before that body , and his service
during the past two years as one of
the Commissioners have fitted him for
the position ho now aspires to occupy ,
most thoroughly.
The homo life of Judge Barnes Is
pnrtlculnrly happy. The three sons
who have grown to manhood's estate
under his guidance have known what
It Is to have a father In greater degree
than thousands of ofher boys. He
has been at once father and brother
to them and It Is well recognized that
the fraternity In the judge's homo is
of the firmest and best quality Imag
inable. The same companionship dis
tinguishes him as n husband and as
a citizen , for wherever ho is , on the
streets or at a public meeting , there
geniality and good cheer prevails ! Ho
has taken the highest degree In Ma
sonry , and has received high honors
at the hands of his lodge , which Is
but an Indication of his social triumphs
elsewhere. Ho Is ns much nt home
at a tennis court or n baseball game
as nt a social function or before n
sober court of justice , and nil these
qualities will speak for him now that
ho Is before the people of the stnte
as n cnndldntc for ono of the highest
honors in Its gift.
Judge Barnes was born In 1846 In
Ashtabula county , Ohio , on a farm.
His early years were spent ns those
of most farmer's boys. When old
enough , he taught school In the win
ters and continued farming summers.
When eighteen years old ho enlisted
in battery B of the First Ohio light
artillery , the date being January 1 ,
ISO I. He served more than half of
a three years' enlistment , being mus
tered out July 10 , 1SG5.
The judge was educated In the com
mon schools of Ohio nnd at the Grand
Illver institute at Austlnburg , Ohio.
He studied law In n law ofllco In Jef
ferson , O. , coming to Nebraska In the
spring of 1871. He has lived here
over thirty-two years. Ho was ad
mitted to the bar and commenced
the practice of law nt Ponca where
ho lived more than seventeen years.
He moved to Norfolk nnd has lived
hero more than fifteen years. The
Judge was married in November of
187-1 and hns three sons , each ono n
graduate of the stnte university. John
U. Barnes , jr. , Is superintendent of the I
city schools of Teknmah nnd has been
admitted to the bar of Nebraska. Guy
W. Barnes , the second sou , is In the
employ of the American Ueet Sugar
company here , having graduated in
the scientific department at the state
university. Alfred Klmball Barnes ,
the third sou , Is a fellow and one of
the Instructors In the department of
mental philosophy in the university.
Ho graduated in 1902.
Judge Barnes hns had n long nnd
honorable career ns a lawyer and pub
lic olllclnl. Ho was elected district
attorney for the Sixth judicial dis
trict of the state when the couslltu-
tlou of lS7u was adopted. At the ex
piration of his term ho wns again
elected nnd served until January of
1S79. Ho wns then appointed judge
of the district to succeed E. K. Valen
tine , who was elected to congress. He
was nominated nnd elected judge of
the district in the fall of 1879 and
served the full term which expired
January 1 , 1S $ Ho declined n nT-
nomlnation nnd turned his attention
to the nctlvo practice of law , engng-
Ing In general practice. Ho was ap
pointed to the supreme court com
mission January 1 , 1902 , and Is now
a member.
Judge Barnes has always been an
active , ardent republican nnd has at
tended every republican convention
since and Including the one held in
1872 ,
The sentiment for the protection
and the preservation of birds of de
sirable varltles Is constantly growing ,
and with good reason. People are be
coming educated to the fact that birds
are among the most helpful of na
ture's creations In the destruction of
bugs , worms and other Insects thnt
destroy vegetation. It has been par
ticularly senseless to destroy song
birds and others thnt were not fit to
eat or not large enough to pay for
the cleaning , and the protests that are
being heard on all sides against their
slaughter nrc having weight and ef
fect. It Is pnrtlculnrly plenslng thnt
this sentiment Is being aroused before
It Is too Into. There nro yet largo
numbers of American birds nnd they
would Incrense rapidly with nmplo
protection , nnd the law making It an
offense to kill them was a most Ju
dicious act. In other countries the
people are paying dearly for the
slaughter that has been permitted.
Witness the following clipping from
a recent Issue of a London pnper :
"The olive plnntntlons of southern
Italy nro In a terrible condition , ow
ing to the ravages of the ollfly. Dur
ing the past four years the damnge
hns assumed such proportions thnt
the loss Is estimated to approach ! > , -
000,000 pounds. The plague Is due en
tirely to the criminal folly of the
Italians In permitting the wholesale
destruction of every kind of bird ,
smnll nnd great. Nets lire stretched
along miles of shore to catch migra
tory birds on their arrival , and so-
called "huntsmen" shoot everything
with feathers from the wren upwards.
The natural result Is thnt Insects of
every sort : Increase nnd flourish un
checked. The dnmage Is'not confined
to the olive-yards , nor to Italy. In
France nnd Spain , as well as in the
Italian peninsula , the growers of
wheat and garden crops feel every
succeeding yenr the constant toll
taken by Insects. The total dnmngo
is quite beyond nny computntlon. "
The style of campaigning has
changed radically In the United States
during the past few years and par
ticularly In Nebraska nnd the west.
Formerly It was n contest of hillings-
gate , mud-slinging and defamation of
character generally , and the party
that could toll the worst stories and
the most outrageous lies about the
candidate on the opposing ticket was
practically certain of success. They
worked this method to the limit , until
the voters finally becnme disgusted
nnd went to help the man who wns
receiving the worst nt the hands of
the papers , the orators , and the
curb-stone politicians who favored
thnt style. They found that one side
could dig up as detestable stories ns
the other and decided to pass their
disapproval on the whole business.
Shrewd editors nnd politicians urged
the people on toward a more moral
sentiment , and ns a consequence the
old method of campaigning is a , rar
ity. Now it Is almost required that
supporters of candidates shall tell of
their good qualities and their capabil
ities and fitness for the ofllce , and u
they have nothing good to say of the
opposing candidate they nro to leave
him and his reputation alone. This
sentiment is growing stronger ench
year , and during the coming campaign
It is believed that It will be more pro
nounced than ever. Judge Sullivan
and Judge Barnes are good men ,
worthy the confidence of the people
and It Is believed that neither will
countenance for n moment the revival
of the mud-slinging style of campaign.
If the government would only give
some of the "poor white trash" or
encroaching "pale faces" the same
espionage or chaperonage that Is given
the noble red man there would soon
bo a notable elevation of their con
dition , prospects and finances. When
a noble red boy wants to sell his
property he must have the consent
nnd approval of the proper ofllclals
nt Washington ; the government hav
ing provided him with a farm and a
homo , and food ami clothing , and ed
ucation , it Is not proposed that
he shall squander his property for a
song or something less , therefore'
is closely guarded in his business
transactions. And when ho would
blow his substance for booze and go
homo and beat his wife and children ,
or remove the hair from his neighbor's
head , or do so mo other horrihlo thlnir
that is the exclusive privilege of his
civilized white brother , the govern
ment again steps In and says "no"
emphatically. About ono out of ten
of the free-born American citizens
need just such restrictions , and If
they had It they would make men in
stead of besotted brutes.
When as high an authority as As
sociate Justice David J. Brewer of
the supreme court of the United
States , adds his testimony to that of
others that the courts are consider
ably at fault for the growth of the
spirit of lynch law , it is time that
the courts and the lawyers and the
sentimentalists pause and consider
whether they are serving the ends
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of Justice when they argue clemency
to a prisoner that deserves the punish
ment according by law. It Is believed
by many thnt the courts trying Nol-
gcnflnd nnd Rhcn and the action taken
by Governor Mickey Is just -what Is
needed to keep down lynch law In
Nebraska.
It Is a long time yet before another
senator will bo chosen from Nebraska ,
but there are evidently n number of
senatorial bees already buzzing In cer
tain bonnets. The Fremont Tribune
recently observed that Church Howe
would honor the position and prove
acceptable to certain people , and now
comes the Lincoln Star with a col-
umn announcement that W. H. Harrison
risen , state senator from Hall in the
lost legislature , Is an avowed candi
date for the position. With two or
more candidates this early In the
game , what will be the harvest when
the time for selecting the man actu-
ullv arrives ?
With a circus in Norfolk and a
democratic county convention In
Batle Creek the people of Madison
county should not lack for something ;
to InteroBt and amuse on that day.
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
If you wear a tailor-made suit don't
strike n man wearing n hand-me-down
for a loan.
Henry Allen , who Is a fine orator ,
greatly admires the man who has
sense enough to keep his mouth shut.
X
There is considerable excitement
among the women over the discovery
of a dress-maker who sends back all
the pieces.
The men do not notice any decrease-
in their millinery bills because of the
practice the women have of going :
bareheaded.
We are not going on a vacation , but
our suit case has returned from its
seventh tiip and reports that it had
a very fine time.
The foundation of the average kin
row Is this : Some member of the fam
ily manages to save his money and
the others try to borrow from him.
Don't judge a girl's neatness by the
looks of the top bureau drawer ; It Is
the second drawer that tells the story. '
All top bureau drawers are alike.
An Atchlson woman married a man
twenty years her senior. He Is tell
ing , now that they are old people , that
she Is five years older than he. She
looks it.
Notice Is served on country women
that when town people visit them
they would rather go to the cellar for
a drink of milk' than to have It brought
to them in the parlor.
An Atchison bride complains to her
mother that her husband wants her to
sit In his lap every evening , and that
she doen't like to , but he Is offended
when she refuses. The mother has
taken until September 1 to look up-
authorities before rendering a decis
ion.
Men seem to have quit religion and
patriotism and gone to quarreling.
AT nro sill v nnnrt'ol tnna ? n \\nrr \ nn innr
than ever before In the world's history.
When a loafer hns no other answer to
make an Industrious , worthy man , ,
ho resorts to the Ho and starts n story.
Two sides of every question are well
represented these days and there is
not n question of right that has not
another side to It. And the wrong side
seems to have as many adherents as
the right side.
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If your drupelet cnnnnt supply you ,
sent ! us one dollar and \NO win express
you a bottle. Ito sure and plve tha name
of your nearest express ofllce. Aihlrcfs.
J. C. A VEU CO. , Lowell. Haw.