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The nown of thu disagreement anil
dlntnlflxal of thu Tlinw Jury WIIH spread
all ever northern Nebraska by Nor
folk's daily paper , many liouni before
11 wan roculvod In any olhor way. An
extra edition carried tlio bulletin In
The NOWH to iooilo ever tlio entire
northern half of Nebraska , tlilu paper
iicorlng a Hcoop among liuntlroilH of
rcnilorH between here and Chailron ,
which In 400 miles west of Norfolk.
The Bamo Hcoop waH scored In Norfolk ,
where an extra waa distributed to all
News subscribers , on rural routes
around Norfolk , east aa far as Fremont ,
northeout as far RH South Sioux City ,
and over" the Albion branch. Tlio lo
cation of Norfolk , 'making It possible
io tliuii give to a section hundreds of
railed long and hundreds of miles wide
the flrat news all the time ahead of
Omaha , Lincoln or Sioux City has
made Tlio Norfolk Dally News the
paper Unit is read In all this vast field
rnoro than all other dally papers com
bined.
A monument to the late Edward
HoBowator IIHB been suggested by the
Hastings Tribune. No greater monument
ment could exist to his Industry and
toll than the Hoc building In Omaha
and tlio Omaha lice Itself. This Insti
tution was the result of his own effort ,
however , and a monument erected to
his memory by fellow men would bring
an added tribute to ono of the foremost
Ncbraskans of his time. As suggested
by the Hastings paper , Mr. Roaowator
Bpont his llfo In fighting for the prin
ciples which ho deemed to bo right.
That ho originated some thirty years
ago and kept persistently at until the
time of his death , a campaign along
the lines of predominant thought with
the public today , Is wor.thy of perpet
ual notation. During his lifetime many
Nebraskans hoped and tried to give
him the state's highest political ofllco ,
i ! and now that ho Is dead It Is not sur
prising that there should crystallize
among these .friends a movement to
ward a monument to perpetuate his
name. The Idea Is a worthy ono and
ono which should meet with hearty en-
dorscinont throughout the common
wealth.
BRYAN HAS FIGHT ON HANDS.
That Colonel Uryan will meet with
some hardy opposition In his own par
ty Is evident from the tone of speech
es being inndn here and there by prom
inent democratic leaders. His govern
ment ownership of railroads Idea Is
arousing some clear-cut opposition
from former followers , as Is shown by
the address of Senator llayner at the
Democratic club's banquet In Now
York the other night.
Senator llayner declared that the
day will never come when the United
States will own Its railroads. Wo own
enough already , said he. Ho declared
that the scheme In other countries has
been a failure politically and commer
cially ; ho characterized the Idea as a
vision and phantom , neither practical
nor feasible. And he said that govern-
inont ownership will not be a part of
"the democratic national platform In
1908.
It was remarked upon that Mr. Bryan -
an was neither present at this dinner
nor did he send regrets. It was hint
ed that a sub-committee failed to send
him an invitation.
The same antagonism to the west
erner was shown In Colonel Harvey's
speech. In referring to Mr. Bryan ho
called him the "peerless leader who
hobbles like a cripple In the wako of
his successful rival , gathering as ho
goes the few scraps that are left of
his own fallacies. "
And so from the east there seems
to be rising up an opposition to Ne
braska's famous son , which promises
a merry battle In 1908 to once moro
test the staying powers of the leader
who , after a dramatic night , forced
the party to come his Idea In platform
at the time they nominated Parker.
That Mr. Bryan does not intend to
quietly subside before the opposition
becomes apparent as days go on. The
alleged five million dollar conspiracy
which Mr. Roosevelt recently declared
had been formed against him would ,
if democrats became convinced It were
backed by truth , probably tend to
drive many Into the wako of John
Temple Graves who declared that democrats -
ocrats ought to nominate Roosevelt In
1908. But Mr. Bryan does not Intend
that this alleged plot shall remain ef
fective , unless substantiated by proof ,
in swinging his party from himself
And so the Nebraskan makes light ol
the plot story by saying , "The presi
dent appears unduly excited over the
alleged five million dollars raised tc
prevent his re-election. "
The same sentiment among demo-
crate is not confined , apparently , tc
Mr. Bryan. James Hay , roprcsonta-
11 vo from Virginia , declares the plan
of Graven to bo "ridiculous and ab
surd. " "It Is nliminl nonsense , " says
ho. "It Is the most , absurd thing In
politics I have heard , except , possibly
the story of the $5,000,000 conspiracy
fund. "
Ami HO wo find in the democratic
party a faction favoring government
ownership and ono bitterly opposing ;
a faction favoring Bryan and ono op
posing ; a faction anxious to support
Roosevelt and ono op | > oslng. All of
which simmers down to a clear cut
battle for and against Bryan suprem
acy that Is just beginning to bo waged
and which promises a forensic display
before the tight Is lost or won.
AMERICAN SENTIMENT SHIFTS.
There hau been a remarkable change
of public sentiment with regard to the
Thaw case slnco the day Evelyn NOB-
bit , pretty In her blue gown , told her
sympathy-Inspiring story. Had the
case ended that day or week acquittal
would Imvo resulted and the verdict
would have been applauded. But the
case ran on for several weeks. The
whole case occupied twelve weeks.
And In twelve wooka , as has Just been
proved , American sentiment , powerful
when started , can sweep from one ex
treme to the opposite from contempt
to deep sympathy and back again to
contempt.
For a time the country was strong
for Thaw. Dolmas was a hero. His
sarcastic "tho learned district attor
ney , " appealed to our sympathy for
Harry and Evelyn In their grilling by
Jeromo.
The polished orator ? , the genteel
manner of the California ! ! stood out
for a time In heroic contrast to Je
rome's steel grey Individuality and his
cold blooded harshness. For a mo
ment the country almost hissed the
district attorney when ho grilled the
little witness after her confession. But
tlmo wore on. Sympathy cooled.
Calmer reason pushed romantic "un
written law" aside. Brain storms lost
their attractiveness. Dolmas overdid
it in painting Thaw's heroism. Ho
plastered on the golden colors too pro
fusely. Jerome followed briefly to
point out the counterfeit and the In
sincere In Dolmas' oratory , spread out
to entrap jurors' hearts. It reacted on
Jury and country alike. And the dis
agreement was no surprise. What
would have been , four weeks previous ,
Instant acquittal , turned to seven for
conviction. Memory had relinquished
the well told words of the actress. In
the sifting It was found that White's
attentions after Thaw's marriage were
not so annoying as the defense might
have wished them to appear.
And today the country is regretting
that the whole loathesomo story must
bo rotold. Thaw's cowardice In allow
ing a woman to make such a sacrifice
for his llfo or liberty Is being con
demned ; Evelyn's own moral standards
are finding their way to the public
mind , In spite of her tearful recital.
Whether or not her same story , told
again after being given such publicity ,
can have enough weight to cause an
other disagreement Is the question.
Another disagreement will bo equal to
acquittal. But Jerome will have gained
an advantage In the fact that no new
thrills can bo created by a repetition
of the story.
In England Delmas' plea has been
characterized as "flapdoodle" which
could not be tolerated In English
courts. "Such forensic oratory Is In
conceivable In English courts , " says
the London Standard. If Delmas can
m > duce now testimony showing that
White haunted Evelyn after her mar
riage to Thaw , or that Thaw had rea
son to believe White would kill him ,
another disagreement may bo expect
ed. But Thaw will havo..les < \ , sympathy -
thy at his back In another trial. The
cold fact that ho killed White will be
the prominent feature In the public
mind. And with this sentiment there
will be resentment that anotlicr $100-
000 must be expended by the state for
prosecution , against $200,000 for de
fense. The realization of cost upon
taxpayers will tend to drlvo sentiment
Into the side of the people as against
the accused.
"A BRITISH BROWNSVILLE CASE"
"A British 'Brownsvlllo' Case , " Is
the Interesting headline given In this
week's Colliers to a story of the dls-
franchlsemcnt of the city of Worches-
ter so far as the present parliament is
concerned. The magazine declares
that the British House of Commons
'committee an outrage' besldo which
President Roosevelt's action In the
Brownsvlllo case sinks into insignifi
cance. The motive behind the printIng -
Ing of this story by the magazine is
not apparent. Perhaps the editors of
that weekly would hope to create a
prejudice upon the Brownsvlllo inves
tigation so that the verdict , when It
finally comes , may bo seen in a light
unfavorable to the discharged and dis
graced colored soldiers. Colliers is
unfriendly to Senator Foraker of Ohio ,
who seeks the presidency and whoso
primary battle Is ono against Secre
tary Taft in Ohio. Senator Foraker
succeeded In securing an Investiga
tion into the discharge of tho-colored
soldiers of the Twenty-fifth because he
believed they had been unfairly dealt
with , Colliers would cast the Browns
ville Incident Into obscurity by means
of the British disfranchising nhadow ,
If possible. Exaggerating the Import
ance of the British Incident and Iron
ically referring to the Brownsvlllo af
fair , the magazlno Ims gone out of Its
way to draw a contrast that would
work to the disadvantage of the dis
charged troops.
The British case Involves the tem
porary dlsfranchlsomcnt of a city in
parliamentary representation because
It was learned that there were COO voters
ers In that city who had accepted
bribes for their votes , and that less
than these fiOO votes turned the elec
tion. After much debating , parlia
ment determined to disfranchise the
city ( Worchester It was ) for this ses
sion because the people of that com
munity had tolerated bribery In the
election and because , to put the mat
ter up to the city again would bo butte
to Invite defeat for the Liberal party
because that party had caused discus
sion of the quitter after the election.
Colliers says that this Is enormously
moro arbitrary than was the discharg
ing of three companies of negro sol
diers In order to punish the guilty , be
cause It was believed the three com
panies contained the men guilty of
"shooting up" Brownsville.
But the contrast does not show the
American act to have been the one of
minor Importance. Where In England
It was proven that bribery had turned
nn election , In America there Is a
doubt expressed by competent sources
as to whether or not the three com
panies of colored soldiers were really
guilty as charged. Where In England
the whole city loses a representative
lu parliament for one torn : , In the
American Instance the soldiers who
were Innocent lose their rights to earn
ing livings in the army for all lime ,
to say nothing of the life pensions
which these who had been faithful In
the service for a quarter of a century ,
will lose. In England it was shown
clearly that not only were there bribes
for election , but that the community
tolerated the practice and that the cor
ruption had become so general that
candidates expected before they wont
Into a campaign that they would be
called upon to bribe the several hun
dred who were known to the public at
large. All of these facts wore brought
out In lengthy debate by parliament in
which the defense was represented.
And , convinced of the guilt , parlia
ment , acting as a jury , could do noth
ing more than unseat the member who
had bought his election nor could the
matter be submitted to Worchester for
a new election In fairness to the party
which hud caused the exposition to be
made.
In the real Brownsville case , things
wcro different. According to a report
from Washington , whore the Investiga
tion Is being conducted , all of the ne
groes who have been put on the wit
ness stand have told the same story ,
though they lacked an opportunity to
get together and concoct yarns that
would hang together ; the officers , all
of them white , have without exception
declared that they believed the com
pany of discharged soldleis to be In
nocent of the shooting up of Browns
ville ; and stories told by Brownsville
people , who had protested against the
bringing of the Twenty-llfth to that
section , have varied as to detail.
It may be proven In the end that the
three companies of colored soldiers
who were discharged contained the
men guilty of shooting up the town.
It may not be proven. But the differ
ence between the British case and the
English case lies in the fact that in
England the charges were proven be- '
fete dlsfranchisement was meted out ;
and the dlsfranchlseiheht , while a loss
to a'Certain extent which a .city will
feel for one session of parliament , did
not cost any innocent men personal
rewards for which they had worked
faithfully for twenty-five years , as Is
possible , It must bo admitted , In the
American Brownsville case.
The contrast in the two cases , cou-
trary to the Collier Insinuation , Is not
one to the discredit of British methods
of seeking justice.
ATTACKS PRIMARY LAW.
Is It possible , after all , that Ne
braska will not be allowed to spend
$200,000 this summer to nominate can
didates for public offices ?
The primary election law enacted
by the recent legislature because ev
ery political party In the state had
been pledged to It in advance , rather
than wisdom In the plan as viewed by
legislators , is not to become effective
without a struggle. And the battle to
bo waged against the primary will
emanate from Madison county.
No less a personage than 'William
V. Allen , former United States sen
ator from Nebraska , has called into
question the provisions of the law as
passed and , declaring that the law Is
unconstitutional In several respects and
that it will not result In the purity of
politics that has been claimed for it
by enthusiastic advocates , Senator Al
len announces that ho will seek to
test the legality of the act either by
injunction or by quo warranto pro
ceedings before the law Is put into
effect next fall.
Senator Allen claims that the chief
violation of the constitution is found
In that section of the law which re
quires a voter to disclose his party
Identity. Ho declares that this In
fringes upon the Australian ballot prin
ciple of secrecy and Is to that extent
a restriction of suffrage , which , ho
says , the constitution forbids. Ho fur
ther declares that the expense of hold
ing two elections a year is burden
some to the taxpayers , who complain
oven on one. And he further attacks
the pet of many a "reformer" by de
claring that there Is as much possi
bility of corruption under the primary
system as where nominations are made
In convention , If not moro. Ho says
that there Is nothing to prevent candi
dates with money from going out and
pnylng henchmen to see that their sup
porters arc flooded Into the polls.
The announcement of Senator Al
len's Intention to test the primary law
wfll unquestionably create moro or
less consternation among some of the
members of populist , democratic and
republican parties alike. Tlio surprise
will know no party Hues. It will have
wide open sway. But the sincerity of
Senator Allen's attack , the sincerity
of his belief In the unconstltutlonallty
of the primary law and the sincerity
of his opinion that corruption will be
moro possible under the primary law
than under the old convention system ,
can not for a moment bo questioned by
the most ardent supporters of the new
"reform. "
The public at large must agree with
Senator Allen that the primary law Is
not without Its faults. Senator Allen
agrees with the public at large , or that
portion of It which pledged every po
litical party In the state to the enact
ment of the primary law , that there
are flaws In the present convention
system. But ho contends , and not
without pointing out concrete reasons ,
that the primary system offers moro
opportunity for corruption than Is pos
sible today In open convention.
The chief objection which the sen
ator finds In the primary law lies In
the requirement that voters declare
their party affiliation , thus destroying
secrecy of ballot and restricting suf
frage. Under the convention system
those taking part In the caucuses tac
itly declare their party affiliations ,
though It Is true that those who ta'ke
no active part In nominating candi
dates , and who merely vote , are al
lowed secrecy In their ballots. That
the objection on this point will appeal
to a not Inconsiderable element of
voters Is shown by the fact that there
are In every community business men
and citizens whose politics are not
known , men who may have good rea
sons for not publicly announcing their
party affiliations and who may vote
conscientiously , for nil that , at the
polls.
Nor can It be denied by objectors
to this plan of requiring men to state
their party sympathies , that the wide
open plan , allowing voters to take part
in nominating candidates of any par-
tics which notion or conspiracy might
determine , Indiscriminately , would re
sult In even a worse plight than the
present provision.
The Nebraska primary was copied
after primaries In states which have
not yet satisfactorily worked out their
own systems. It Is not strange , there
fore , that the Nebraska law should
lack perfection.
In support of Senator Allen's state
ment that worse corruption is possible
under the primary than In convention ,
may bo cited a primary In Lincoln re
cently for a city ticket in which , after
it was over , great numbers of fraud
ulent votes are alleged to have been
cast. The county attorney was asked
and consented to request a grand Jury
to Investigate the corruption.
It has been claimed by many that
the primary would tend to wipe out
party lines. Nebraska Is not ready
for the destruction of parties on such
short notice. In all of the history of
this republic no means of converting
good principles into laws has ever
been found equal to the political party.
There always have and always will be
divisions of opinion on public ques
tions. Political parties began with
human nature and they have accom
plished results In Instilling progres
sive ideas Into laws which never could
have been done through any other sys
tem. Political parties are fundamen
tally agencies and ther'eforo servants
of the people. But that they are need
ed as a means of concentrating effort
upon principles can not be refuted.
This primary question Is not one of
partisan prejudice In Nebraska. It
has been endorsed by all parties in
convention. The law was passed with
the support of all parties. The fact
that fusion secured a favorable clause
In the law only moro surely attests
the sincerity of Senator Allen. Ne
braska conscientiously desires the
most economical and the purest meth
ods of selecting the ablest men for
public office and for carrying into ef
fect the most approved principles of
government For this reason the
state will receive the arguments of
Senator Allen against the direct pri
mary the claim that It is unconstitu
tional , that It offers opportunity for
corruption greater than the conven
tion , that It Is too much of a burden
to taxpayers with recpptlvo eager
ness , hoping to become more genuine
ly acquainted with Its possibilities and
Its significance , good and bad , through
the wholesome discussion which must
naturally follow the attack that is
promised from Madison county.
AROUND TOWN.
Stories of the April snow storm in
1870 are now at a premium.
The Fremont Herald says that people
ple In Fremont with money to burn ,
won't burn it.
Now what would telephone subscrib
ers do If the new primary should de
stroy party lines ?
School boards confront the proposi
tion that when good teachers become
otherwise engaged , vacancies will ex
ist. It Is a small matter In a single
Instance , but the principle , generally
applied , will create havoc.
Keep cool. It will soon warm up.
It's the early bud that catches the
frost.
Chipped Ice Is being grown In Nor
folk gardens.
Norfolk needs a hot water wagon
to thaw out the streets.
Dallas can't expect that railroad ex
tension until winter Is over.
towns In north Nebraska have
been converted Into cakes of ice.
The weather man Is mixed. It was
last year that we ran short of Ice.
Trees and bankers and a band rnln-
strel will make it a memorable Arbor
day in Norfolk.
They'll have to turn on the hot air
If they expect this country to plant
trees next Monday.
Even the violets on spring bonnets
have withered under this cold breath
from the northland.
Something may be done on a gravel
road to the Junction as soon as the
frost Is out of the ground.
A Philadelphia girl has caused con
sternation In medical circles by three
days of continuous dancing. She
would make a good card for the Nor-
oflk band minstrel.
Many a Norfolk girl Is saying things
because she didn't know in advance
that John Drew would go through Nor
folk. By a little Judicious advertising
the matlneo Idol could have played tea
a good sized gallery while he ate lunch
at the Norfolk Junction eating house.
It Is said the legislature had no self
ish motive In providing for Improve
ments at the insane hospital here.
There is some hoi/e of getting a un
ion depot.
Norfolk refuses to give up a union
depot until a union depot isn't built.
Hang the man who mentioned ice
bream soda.
. It is a coal trust conspiracy , If you
want the real truth of the matter.
If you want to know about the new ,
primary law , ask the primary teachers.
The , city council has ordered bricks
torn out of sidewalks and put in the
street.
There are about fifteen Norfolk boys
In the same boat , and the boat was
stolen.
Some practical Jokes would pretty
nearly Justify brainstorms with fatal
endings.
The Idea of expecting Madam
Strack , In her mysterious way , to lo
cate a pot of gold for a dollar and a
half !
It's a good thing Surena , guldeless
wonder , raced against himself at Bat
tle Creek last summer , before the track
was closed. Else he might have had
to trot through life recordless as well
as guldeless.
There Is no use denying It , for it al
ways works out : Whenever there Is
ono fire In Norfolk , there are three In
a bunch. It has been so clearly dem
onstrated by a long series of years
that Norfolk , after one tire alarm
breaks forth upon a silent air , refuses
to bo surprises at the next two.
Stanton Picket ; A railroad coal
house that was being moved on a flat
car from some point down the line
slipped onto the track Monday after
noon near Pllger , delaying traffic until
the wrecking train could be sent from
Norfolk to clear away the obstruction ,
Is there anywhere a woman whenever
never wished that wo might eat on
wooden plates which could bo thrown
away as soon as used ?
Tuesday was the coldest day Nor
folk ever saw , and the mercury got
only down to 20 above zero. Such a
climate Is worth advertising in Cali
fornia.
A Norfolk woman who cleaned house
just In time to get it in order for the
firemen , is said to feel worse over the
wasted house cleaning than over tite > -3
fire , loss ,
The worst of the situation for Miul-
am Strack Is the fact that all this no-'I
torloty and advertising gained from'V
police court , and telling of her large
practice , will go to waste. For the
madam , there 'Is reason to believe , will
got out of town.
If the main line trains of the Northwestern -
western ran up town these Rosebud
Indians never would have gene through
here , enrouto to Now York , without
nt least seeming interested in the looks
of Norfolk. As It was they spent the
entire half hour at the Junction in
gulping down several gallons of coffee.
Lincoln Star : Dell Akin , of the At-
klnsopNqb. . , Graphic , Is a polite ( and
gallant man. Instead of discouraging
the efforts of Miss Rosa Hudspeth ! who
has moved her newspaper plant from
Stuart to Atkinson , ho says her new
paper IB a "tribute to the ability of its
fair editress and indicates what a wo
man con do when she wills. "
An exchange says : "A Kansas
banker wanted a railroad ticket and
had only a $2 bill. It required $3 to
got the ticket He took the $2 bill tea
a pawnshop and pawned it for $1.CO.
On his way back to the station he met
a friend , to whomho sold the pawn
ticket for $1.60. That gave him $3.
Now , who's out that dollar ? "
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
Sometimes a man can look wise and
say nothing without gathering much
moss.
While a man Is after money he is
a-hound ; after he gets it , he Is a
rabbit.
Ono reason some people change
their names when they go on the
stage , their acting la so bad that they
don't want their friends to know who
they are.
Getting old feels like having spring
fever all the year 'round.
It Is bad enough to be a loafer , but
it is a disgrace to brag of it.
It is surprising the number of things
people "know" on each other.
The fool who escaped the thin Ice
will now proceed to rock the boat
You probably expect more of a
friend than you are willing to gite.
A dog puffs around a lot on a hot
day , considering how little It has to do.
Wo often hear this remark : "The
boys in that neighborhood are terri
ble. "
BUYING RIGHT OF WAY
Yankton & Southwestern Officials Are
Working Near Wausa.
Wausa , Neb. , April 17. Representa
tives of the Yankton , Norfolk and Gulf
railroad are in this vicinity contractIng -
Ing with the fanners for right of way
and are meeting with some little dif
ficulty In securing such contracts for
1 the reason that the farmers have been
i fooled once or twice before on this
'
same proposition and they say that
when the railroad managers come with
the money In hand they will make con
tracts with them , and not before.
There are two surveys of the pro
posed new road , one following almost
entirely the old Yankton and Norfollc
grade and the other making a , neiv
route. The right of way contracts call
for right of way on the new routes
which would miss Wausa about a mile
and a half and would mean a new town
or perhaps two , one on each side of
Wausa.
Some people hero are aroused over
this turn of 'affairs , but the wiseacres
of the town are saying that it Is all a
bluff and that the new road will ask
the town for a bonus of several htou-
sand dollars , and if secured will build
a depot here.
The general opinion seems to bo that
If the Hill interests are back of the
now road It will bo built in the near-
future.
THE "SOULLESS" CORPORATION
SHOWS HUMAN TENDENCY.
TENDER CARE FOR NITZ BOY
After Taking Up the Matter by Wire
With Officials of the C. , St. P. , M-
& O. Railroad , Sioux City Passenger
Made Stop Near Farm.
[ From Wednesday's Dally.j
A "soulless" '
corporation stopped a
train near Norfolk Wednesday mornIng -
Ing for a sick boy's comfort.
Charles Nltz , a boy of some seven
teen years , has been sick for many
months past at the homo of his father
Albert Nitz , five miles from Norfolk
near the Minneapolis & Omaha tracks.
Operations not having restored the
lad's health it was determined to place
him under the surgical attention of.
Dr. Jonas of Omaha.
The rough drive to the nearest sU-
tlon hindering a safe journey to Oma
ha , the matter was taken up with the
officers of the M. & O , Wednesday
momlg and the Sioux City passenger
train stopped near the Nltz farm house
while pie sick boy was carried to A
coach to begin the journey to Omaha