p 11 1 t The flotff oik rlecus Tho WorliMIornliUs jnst now tlovot 1K inoronttiiitlon to lopubllcnti poll tics tlinu it Ib to tlint of tliu fuMou btnnd Tho Omnlin pollco lmvo iniulo ii mill on tho opium illvti of that city iintl tnUon in n lot of inilivltlimlfl who wuro KuiHy of hittiiiK tho nlpo Tho roiiKrossiuntt who will miiutcimIo Mr Hohinson of tho fusion trust has Ihoii named and it now hut roinains to inaUoa faot of a practical certainty Alatlhow Stanley xHiay is now entitled to tako his sent in the circle of past patriots with Clark and Kohtutfl Tho oholo will hood he of sulllcient import nnco to allow of tho oiKiuiiUion of an association Tho Dally Nowh vonturos to hurkosI ii presidential ticket comprlsliiR thoM eminent western statesmen Clark of Montana and Kohorts of Utah Any old plaeo to sit would do for a platform Omaha Daily Nowh Tho railroads will Hpond 150000000 iu improvements and extensions this year iv larRo porcontaRO of tho huiu rouir to labor Thin is an unheard of amount to spond in Improvements oven In prosper ous domocratio years Nebraska republicans have not felt as confident of victory for years as they do this campaign The foundation for huccors should bo carefully laid during tho next fow months and then with nn uultod effort tho wheels of state should bo drawn from the ruts of populism Many of tho small fry our stone politicians novor concede thoir ignoranco on any subject no matter how now or deop it may bo They put up a lino of iURUiuont that sounds well nud may Hooni plnuslblo to tho unlmforuied but when It Is dissoctod and tho matter given careful consideration it falls tlat Tho Soward Hoportor has boon in creased iu size from a six column folio to a six column quarto with four pages of homo matter Tho paper Is woll tilled with ontortaining homo reading niattor and is taking a foromost placo iu tho ranks of Nebraska weekly publica tions Tho bouutiful rains of tho past fow weeks givooncouragomout to agricultur alists and nil humanity who soo bouu tiful crops iu sight Ou top of this is tho firm couviotion that William JdcKluloy will bo ro olected as presidont of tho United states and that prosporou business conditions will bo maintained Thoro scorns to bo no cause for gloomy forebodings mid ovorybody oven Bryan should bo happy It may trnnsniro that Alaska is a hugo chunk of gold Tho recent discoveries on the Koyukuk river indicate that not half of that countrys hidden wealth has yot been unfolded to tho gazo of man Becauso of tho gold becoming apparently more plentiful tho faither north investigation is uindo it would not bo surprising if sonio daring oxploror finally discovered that tho noith polo is solid gold sot with diamonds Lovers of tho luscious strawberry will bo pleased to learn that there is a mag nificent crop of that fruit being bar vested in southern Texas Tho borries nro uuusnally largo and nro being shipped north at tho rate of n car load a day from many small towns It iB said that ovory man woman and child in tho coast country is busy picking but cannot gathor tho fruit as fast as it ripons A spring vacatiou iu southorn Texas would bo most acceptable Tho democratic editor with keen avidity siozes his shears and clips out a failuro or tho closing down of n mill now and thon Iu tin view of what past democratic administrations have accomplished ho is working to tho eud that more of this entertaiuing class of iiows may como to hand If this is the class of literature really desired by him ho should novor rest until auother ad ministration of tho G rover Cleveland quality is inaugurated Tho Sioux City Tribune formerly a Staunch democratic paper evidently be hoves that Mr Bryans journey toward tho white houso is over a i omowhat rocky rotd and that ho will scarcely get iu eight of tho outer gate It says Mr Bryaus anxibty to appear per sonally at each state convention as it is held evidences a little uneasiness on his part Ho is evidently looking for treachery even boforo the convention and if he has to meet it beforo tho con veution what is likely to happen after wards It is said that a Kansas City hotel has quoted a rate of 10 for a bath during tho democratio convention on tho Fourth What a nice sense of propriety mine host has in Kansas City Ho knew that there would bo no demand for baths at that time and if a delegate should happen to be so far gone with enthusiasm as to forget time honored customers tho mention of the price of water would at once bring him to Ids senses Tho price will also start any young and uuiuformed delegate ou the right path A wash ou - the iusldo would bo difforont and if tlio prico of rooK mm rye una doom HuiuiuNiy iruns fercd with thoro would bo troublo ga loro Kor some reason thoro hns boon very lit t to heard of W 1 Biyau sinco tho Dowoy boom was sprung Ho is talking soino place that is a foregone con clusionbut his speeches and tho crowds iu attendance nro not horalded through three or four columns of press rcpoits Ho is evidently hidden by tho Dowoy storm at least for tho tlnio be ing Have good cheer Mr Bryan Dowoy s battle was of hIioiI duration all accomplished in a fow hours while yours has consumed years Surely you nro tho greatest hero yet Jefferson precinct paid a nico tributo to young lopublicanlsiu recently Her ropiesontatives to the republican county convention held hero Saturday were all under 10 years of ago and but ono or two of thorn had beforo boon representatives to an Important convention They well sustained that precincts tact and pro gressivoness and wore an honor to tho body in which they hold seats It is not to bo wondered at that doHerson pre cinct is ono of tho republican strongholds of tho county Thoj lionet tho rising generations It will bo n matter of much moment to tho domocrats to cronto an issue that will iuduco tho people to turn down tho sploudld business administration which they havo been enjoying for tho past four years Thoy havo given up tho task of donyiug a business improvmont and now sook only to dodgo tho Issue It presonts a foat which they can scarcely accomplish Republicans wore confi dent of nn era of prosperity If MoKinley was elected In 10 and thoy are now just as confidont of a continuanco of this prosperity if ho Is ro olected Tho claim of the United States against Turkey is ngain engaging public atten tion and Undo Sam proposos to mako renewed efforts to collect from tho Turk That government stands its European neighbors off with promises to pay for indefinite poriods but Undo Sam is heartily tired of this sort of payment and will try to develop something that will pass for better collateral than promises Turkey is already being rominded of what happened to Spain with tho insinuation tlint sho will re ceive no sympathy or aid from Europo should tho United States oudeavor to enforce collection Complaint comes from nil over the country of a scarcity of brick with which to begiu building operations Tho reason is not readily npparont as thoro is plenty of raw material and tho labor can undoubtedly bo procured It Ib probablo however that tho price of brick has uot kept paco with the ad vance of other building material nud thoro is no great profit In making them Thon tho building boom of last year bo ing so much in advance over that of tho past fow years also had something to do with it as nearly nil of Inst sum mers product was disposed of boforo the season closed Tho democrats express a fear that tho mid road populists do not know that thoy cannot elect their candidate for presidont this fall aud tako pains to nd vlso them to that effect when tho real fear is ou thoir side whoro they notice tho weakening of their forces Tho mid roaders it is presumed do not hope to elect their caudidato this fall but they do hope to build up a party with a basis of sonio prinoiplo on which it can grow until it bocomos a power in tho political field Tho fact is becoming more and more ovidont that a confusion of parties with no stablo policy cannot live and will soon pass into history as a very poor makeshift from which uo one but a fow politicians nud pass grabbers derived a benefit Tho withdrawal of tho populists from tho fusiou crowd Is no small or insignificant movement Tho mid roaders nro of the belief that tho Cincinnati convention will be a much more important affair than tho Sioux Kalis side show of the democratic cir cus D Clem Deaver has boon east iu tho interests of tho causo nnd is author ity for tho statement that all tho New KuUnd states with the exception of MI S husetts will bo represented at Cincinnati Tho southern states will also be represented and tho conven tion will probably contain 1000 dole gates from all parts of tho country Tho fusioiiists may mako 6port of tho movement but the mid roaders oppor tunity for a laugh is comiug In spite of tho withdrawal of tho middle-of-the-road populists from the fusion trust there yot remains enough of the party to mnke a disturbing ele ment and the partitiou of offices will yet result iu auythiug but nu approved braud of harmony Tho following from the democratio Fremont Herald gives a koy to tho situation being assumed Now it will bo in order to uominato a populist running mate for Bryan at Sioux Falls Then on condition that he be withdrawn at Kansas City tho state ticket cau be fixed up with a liberal sprinkling about as it is now Of course if you follows are to havo the national ticket we ought to havo nil the state offices Aud plenty of you fellows aro just about the same size without THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY APRIL 20 1900 compensation of any benefit to them selves or paity Evidences of ronowod fighting nro re ported from tho Philippines which leads ono to tho boliof that tho Tagals havo recolvod a cuo from their demo cratic allies that now is tho tlnio to mako a stroke that will bo of much bon eflt to Mr Bryan nnd his putty If tho American advisors of tho Tagals de sired to do them n real and lasting serv ice thoy would havo used their ollorts In getting them to lay down their arms They woll know that this government has never yet como into control of u torrittny or country to its undoing but they dont chooso to havo tho Tngals bollevo that Tho political significance of t heir warfaro is just now invaluable regardless of tho lives thoy lose and take Tho domocrats mako a lino play of tho phraso uo tnxation without representa tion as used iu revolutionary timos in connection with tho Porto ltican ques tion In tho first placo tho Porto Hicans aro subjected to no taxation in tho nbovo soiiBo Thoy aro glvon vory favorable laws as regards tariff when compared with foreign couutries nnd ovory dollar so collected is refunded for tho main talneuco nud support of tho Island nud its govornment Tho United States hopes and desiros no rovenuo from tho island aud whou thoir govornment is duly organized thoy will bo accorded representation with uo othor exponso attached than thoir just share of the running cost of tho govorumont Tho domocrats mako a lino play ou tho face of It but thoir argumouts willuot stand thought nud aualysis It is a groat scliemo of tho fusionists to assert that every move rundo by tho republican patty is iu favor of tho trusts According to ovory popular moauiug of tho word trust no law can bo passed but that somo combiuation cau tako ndvautago of It Free trado with Porto llico would moan that tho great sugar refining trust tho tobacco trust aud other combinations with largo interests ou tho island would bo favored A tariff will inure to tho ndvautago of trusts ou tho maiu land The beet sugar trust the cano sugar trust tho tobacco trust tho cottou trust nud many other trusts will bo protected from tho competition of this islaud nud at tho samo timo tho thousnuds of producers nud American laborers and mechanics employed by those trusts will be pro tected from tho cheap labor and produc tion of tho othor trusts If tho demo crats havo grouuds for arraignment of tho republican party ou this score tho republicans cau certainly reciprocate iu liko coin The Omaha News of Saturday gives a comparative statement which indicates prosperity In tho state metropolis It coucorus tho erection of now bnildiugs The following are given for the past four years nnd up to dato this year as the amount of money placed in now build iugs ISOll 201103 1807 129SG07 1S0S la50832 1890 SlOOySJU and up to tho present time iu 1900 100000 It will bo remombered that during 1897 1S9S and 1899 tho Trnusmississippl nnd Greater American expositions wero nu incoutive to increased prosperity in the building Hue but this year it was some what anticipated that there would ba a rotrograde movement nud thnt tho amount concerned would bo even less than iu 1890 but scarcely one third of tho year has passed and almost one third of the amount iu 1898 tho banner year has been accomplished iu the building lino almost twice usmuoh during four months ns tho entire year of 1890 This indicates improved business conditions which it will bo fruitless for cnlnmity ites to douy Tho fusionists are at presout making a great fuss nbout the constitution that ancient aud houored iustrumout of our forefathers and yot thoy aro earnest advocates of a radical departure from tho provisions of that document believ ing that preseut day requirements nro different from tho needs of those days The republicans are not opposed to such a change and a republican houso of representatives has voted to submit a proposition to tho people to nmoud tho constitution so that United States sou atois may bo elected by direct voto of the peoplo justead of by the legislatures of tho various states as provided by Father Washiugtou and his compatriots If it is possible to make this ohange from the constitutional requirements it certainly should bo possible to make other changes and the said partisaus should uot bo bo inconsistent ns to op pose a change iu ono particular nud support oue iu another aud still it can hardly bo said that cousistency is a com ponent part of fusiouism Tho position taken by the Madison county ropublicnu convention in regard to the natioiial committeomnuship embreglio is houornble nnd just aud it is uoticeablo that other conventions aud many of the leading politicians aro tak ing the same stand It but emphasizes the old fable in whioh two dogs got to fighting over a bouo aud a third dog slipped up and appropriated the bone of coutentiou If the party loaders so far disregard party harmony and their houor as to engage iu a disgraceful disruptiug quarrel they bhould bo made to step aside and relinquish their honors to a sentimeut that has the party wel fare uppermost Tho politicians should bo given to understand that party suc cess nnd pnity honor nro ns far removed from porsonal ambition ns day is from night Tho rank and lllo cannot prob ably prevent dissontion nmong party loaders but It can prevent tho dlssontcrs from nttalnlng their onds without re- gard to tho consequences Madison nud nil othor couutics going to a conven tion with u purposo to uphold patty honor aud harmony first last aud all tlnio will recelvo tho homnuo nnd re spect of nil factious and will havo a result benoflclnl to all Tho silver issuo is grndually JJand surely disappearing At a recent moot ing of tho Mohawk SllveCclub of JDo troit Mich tho word silver wns stricken from tho club namo without a dissenting voto Tho follows wlo howled aud foughtfor freo silvor as tho only redomptiou of tho country in 1S90 aro not coming outopouly nnd boldly and courageously admitting that they were in tho wrong but thoy do so tac itly Thoy sneak away iu tho night nnd quietly dopositJitho ouco very live thing In tho garbage heap they conceal It In tho waste basket JandJ chooso n quiot opportuulty to throw it in tho f urnnco thoy sniugglojit through thoir thoughts aud lot it drop intoobllviou It is ronlly too bad that tho domocrats cannot secure nu issuo that will uot bo a frayed and frazzled boforo tho opening of tho succeeding campaign InJglS90 thoy dnred scarcely mention freo trado and tariff aud iu 1900 it will bo danger ous for thorn to refer to tho freo and unlimited I coinage of silver without tho aid or consent of auy uatiou cu earth Thoir vagaries couniu smoke beforo tho onslaught lot souudbusiuess judgment aud they aro left iu a pitiable plight with no chnraoterjmd very littlo party uothiug but caudidates There it goes agalu auother me mento of tho importnut ratio - of li to -1 without - issuo isbeiug hid den under the bushel Au announce ment has been made that tho freo silvor republicans will uo longer bo known by that uame but that theyjwill henceforth bo kuowu as representatives of tho only simou puro all-wool-and-a-yard-wide Abraham Lincoln republicanism for over more or anyway during this years campaign Iu perhaps eight to 10 years they will be entitled to wear the toga as the ouly William McKlnley republicans in existence It seems to be imperative that this class of politicians should come as uear to being republicans iu name as possible and yet be a distinct and avowed assistant of democracy It is feared this announcement would cause Mr Liucolu to Bhed bitter tears were ho alive be cause those who houored him had dw n lied down to such a small handful in the first place and even they were using every meaus in their power to elevate tho very men he fought against and who coveted his life It is a strange situation but auythiug is better than to be compelled to support freo silver through nuother campaign The World Herald coucoiviug that thero is discord in the republican rauks has inserted its hands iu the wouud aud is exerting its strength to tear it apart The World Herald is tho open and avowed enemy first of tho republican party and Edward Rosewnter second Ic will use every means iu its power to defeat either or both of them aud the faction that will enlist its sympathies nnd co operation is but laying the foundation for their own defeat The News does not favorjfpre couventiou nrgumouts and discussions nnd for tho sake of tho party it had hoped that uothiug of the sort would tako place this year whou there is so much at stake aud would bo very muoh pleased if the present impending conflict could be adjusted or toued down boforo tho state couveution meets Thero is honor uud places enough this year for all good aud truo party leaders and thero should be uo quarrel over them thrtt will iuuro to tho bquellt of tho opposi tion Tho World Hornld nppareutly uot only hates Mr Rosowater aud the Bee but It fears their influence The Bee mado a mistake whioh will probably not soon bo forgiven by certain partisans But Mr Rosewnter has signified his willingness to ngain do the right thing by tho party and should bo given some consideration In the light of past ovouts however ho should be vory modest iu his demands aud in them should receive tho support of all repub licans desiring party harmouy and suo cess Does Collce Agree With Vou If 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