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The Conservative.
liUKAD AND LAW. Rusldll wisely
wrote : "The beginning of nil good
law , and nearly the end of it , is that
every man shall do good work for his
bread , and that every man shall have
good bread for his work. "
The occupant of a public office is not
exempt from the operation of good law
as defined by Ruskin. On the contrary ,
every city , county , state and United
States officer ought to do good work for
good bread and for the good name of his
family , the honor of his household and
the glory of his country. Good work
for the public , by good men who have
been put into official place because of
high character , ability , temperance and
industry will make good bread more
easily attainable by all the American
peoplOj for it will reduce taxation every
where. Good work in all the offices of
the United States will make good times
general.
T11K FAltlHER Nebraska is a
AND FINANCE. farming state. Its
per capita output of food products from
farms excels that of any other state in
the Union. With these abundant har
vests , with fat porkers and finished
beeves the Nebraska farmer purchases
money. The pork and the beef have
only a specific purchasing power. That
is to say , pork and beef will buy money
of only those who want that kind of
meat. Therefore the Nebraska farmer
buys money winch has a general pur
chasing power whenever he sells the
products of his farm.
Consequently , it is important to the
farmer that the money which he buys
shall have the largest and most unfluct
uating purchasing power in all the mar
kets of the world.
The Nebraska farmer is profoundly
interested in having that sort of cur
rency which , when he parts with it , will
bring him the result of as much effort in
some other industrial line as he himself
made in producing the food stuffs with
which he bought the money. The Ne
braska farmer desires an honest circu
lating medium of the least fluctuating
purchasing power , so that when he lets
go of a dollar it will bring liim as many
satisfactions as he furnished to the man
of whom he bought that dollar.
But a recently conglomerated conven
tion held at Lincoln declares in favor of
cheaper dollars. This convention boldly
asserted itself in favor of the free coin
age of silver at 10 to 1. That is to say ,
this convention declares that it desires
that the farmers of Nebraska shall have
money of less purchasing power for their
products than they are now getting.
This convention proclaims that the far
mer must not bo permitted to take any
more than sixteen ounces of silver in
stead of one ounce of gold whenever he
parts with any of the products of his
labor. Tliis convention , made up of
three different brands of politics , affirms
that more than sixteen ounces of silver in
.ieu of one ounce of gold would be ruin
ous to the country. This convention is
seemingly composed of a lot of strikers
for lower prices for the farm products
of this agricultural commonwealth.
And who can tell why at this time in
she year 1898 , when money is abundant
at lower rates of interest than ever be
fore in this state , throughout the North
west , and , in fact , throughout the entire
American Union there should be a de
mand for cheaper money , and for a kind
of money that the markets of the world
will not accept at.its coin value ?
TO CONSERVE Only educated
TIIK KEPUIJLIC. and conscientious
citizens can conserve and perpetuate
this Republic. The scholars in Ameri
can politics are the peaceful but potent
guards to whom is confided the continu
ance of constitutional government , and
asserting their intellectual independence ,
with courage , they will prove the trust
wisely imposed and triumphantly ac
complished.
He who wavers from his conviction
of right and justice for the noisy ac
claim of the present , loses forever the
gratitude and regard of the future.
The men who , in all ages , do most for
the elevation and advancement of hu
manity , pay least attention to the
clamor , prejudice , and fallacies of the
time in which they act. And he does
most and best who all the time bravely ,
studiously , and conscientiously contends
for justice and right , because he incar
nates in his person the duties and priv
ileges of the enlightened citizenship of
this Republic , and demonstrates them
to bo the best and choicest results of our
civilization.
Strive then , educated men and wo-
nieii of America , to become honestly and
efficiently
"A part of that the Beautiful , the Sacred
Which , in all climes , men that have hearts
adore
By the great title of their Mother Country. "
THIS POLITICIANS' The dispatch at
EXPEDITION. this time of 15,000
volunteers to Puerto Rico , not because
they are needed , but "to give the sev
eral states in the Union representation
in the field , " is a scandal and an out
rage.
It is a scandal because it exposes to
the whole world the wretched groveling
of the war department to the politicians
and throws a ghastly aspect of ludicrousness -
crousness on our real achievements.
It is an outrage because it adds largely
to the expense of a war already very
costly , and still more because it is a
recognition of a perfectly tiureasoiiablo
and mischievous spirit of sectionalism.
What in the name of patriotism have
"the several states" to do with the war
which is made by the nation ? Is
George Dewey any less or any more an
American hero than "Joe" Wheeler be
cause one comes from Vermont and the
other from Alabama ? Is Annapolis a
Maryland Institution and does West
Point belong to New York ? Do their
graduates fight under state flags ? Or
do the gallant men in the ranlcs "repre
sent" states ?
Suppose , when the administration is
subjected to "pressure" to send the
troops of this or that state to the front ,
the reply should be : "Troops will be
sent when and where the commanders
think them needed , and those will bo
sent first who arc best prepared to do
the work required and who can most
conveniently be forwarded. " What
would be the consequence ? No rational
American would object and no one who
did object would be listened to by sensi
ble men. The policy that has been
adopted is silly and shameful. New
York Times.
APPRECIA- Bimetallists are
TION. constantly prating
about "the appreciation of gold. " They
assert that gold has appreciated in ex
changeable value because of its scarcity.
But the word "appreciation" means
merely "estimating a thing at its real
value. " Financial delusionists of the
same college of monetary fallacies sorrowfully
rowfully speak also of "the depreciation
of silver. " And again they are accurately
inaccurate. Depreciation indicates
merely that a thing is not really worth
what it pretends or professes to be
worth.
Coins made light weight by "clipping"
are depreciated. But when silver falls
in value because the "supply" of silver
has perceptibly outgrown the "demand , "
it is not "depreciation" but an absolute
"diminution in value. "
There is a periodical in New York
City called "The People" just like the
tliree tailors of Tuley street which de
clares war upon capital and capitalists.
It is in favor of running mills without
water , it contends for good fires and no
fuel. It advocates life without breath ,
apples without orchards , cereals without
fields and bodies without souls.
An ancient philosopher taught that
whenever a child was born into the
world 'an adult died and that the spirit
of the decedent began life anew in the
infant. The question as to whether
anybody died when editors of commun
istic papers were born is a serious and
perplexing one liable to a negative
answer.
What bridge in Otoe county , south
west of Nebraska City , was repaired in
June , 1898 , at a cost of ninety-six ( $96) )
dollars ?
The leprosy and sugar from the Sand
wich Islands having been annexed and
absorbed by the United States will not
hereafter contribute to its revenues by
customs.