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STAND UP FOR NEIIRASKA !
A great bitcli wolf trust is possible in
Nebraska. The state bounty of three
dollars on each wolf scalp should en
courage whelp-breeding and the profits
from wolf pups should grow like cur
corn after the late copious rains.
Where is the citizen with so little pat
riotism that ho will not stand up for
Nebraska and the infant industry of
wolf-pup propagation ?
Is a wolf less than a dog more than
chicory is less than coffee ? If the state
can justly tax all its citizens to raise a
bounty to pay for the encouragement of
frauds upon coffee-drinkers and chicory
is a proper product for stimulation , then
the wolf-raising industry should elicit
popular support. The glorious wolf-
scalp crop of 1899 reaching fifteen thous
and , at three dollars each , already , and
thirty more counties to hear from ,
thrills with pride every protectionist in
the state. Grow wolves ! Raise whelps
for their scalps I
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It is commonly
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A SAVING.
reported , from a
loose estimate no doubt , that 50,000
traveling salesmen have been thrown
out of employment by recent consolida
tions of business enterprises into what
are popularly known as "trusts. " This
is usually spoken of as a serious calam
ity , and a proof that "trusts" should
not be permitted ; in other words , that
capital should bo obliged to remain as at
present invested , and denied the privi
lege of further combinations which its
custodians may consider profitable.
This , however , is a mistake , and if
manufacturers and dealers , by reorgan
izing their businesses , have boon enabled
to dispense with the services of that
number of salesmen , the community ,
instead of suffering thereby , will make
a double profit.
The first profit arises from , the fact
that none will bo discharged save super
numeraries. Certainly the public will
not be allowed to go without any article
of commerce by reason of its prodiictiou
being brought under the control of one
central head ; it may be believed that
enough men will be kept on the road to
insure every dealer's stock being kept
amply supplied. But at present , in addi
tion to this desirable end , men are em
ployed to solicit the dealer to discrimi
nate among producers , otherwise than
as his interests may dictate ; to buy
Black's pepper instead of White's , and
Green's thread instead of Brown's.
These men are simply duplicates ; they
may be dispensed with altogether and
no one be the worse off ; and who has
been paying their wages and expenses if
not the consumer ?
The second profit will accrue to the
community if the men in question are
directed from their present condition
to some productive industry. They
have been hitherto not
only non-pro
ducers , but actual parasites , living off
the profits of commerce which would
otherwise be shared between dealer and
consumer ; if now they turn their
energies to malting two blades of grass
grow where one grow before , the wealth
of the nation will be increased by their
efforts to the extent that it has been
decreased.
An equally desirable object would be
attained if the railroads , by pooling ,
consolidation or otherwise , were per
mitted to do away with their costly
soliciting departments. Does any one
suppose that a manufacturer ships a
pound more of freight or a traveler goes
a mile further , for being asked ? The
only difference possible is that ho may
make use of one railroad line instead of
another. And how is the public any
the better off for the North-Eastorn road
having done more business than the
South-Western ?
Senator Thurston has a phenomenally
robust voice for his size , but ho puts it
to a very bad use when he lifts it up
against a square-out declaration for the
gold standard in the Republican na
tional platform of 1900. Hartford Cour-
ant.
Senator Thurston makes the same
mistake many practical politicians
make , of overlooking the balance of
power in this country which demands
and supports only definite and intelli
gent platform demands upon great is
sues. The elimination of a distinct cur
rency plank from its platform by the
republican party next year will cost its
ticket thousands and thousands of votes ,
not upon the theory that the currency
question is still unsettled , but upon the
principle that it is not to bo trusted in
times of great emergency. It could in
no bettor way prove that its mission is
to play politics. It is not forgotten
that it required a fierce struggle to force
a gold platform upon the last republican
convention. It is not forgotten that it
was weeks before the candidate himself
could form his lips to speak the word
gold. It is not forgotten that the first
act o'f the now administration was to
return to tinkering of the tariff. It
is not forgotten that there is even yet
no new currency legislation upon the
books. To abandon the principle now
would be a virtual confession that there
is merit and force in the silver conten
tion , and would in all probability lead
to its triumph. New Haven Register.
The Boston Transcript ( rep. ) wonders
that the attitude of the Palmer and
Buckner democrats in the coming presi
dential campaign has not been much
discussed since "the body of voters
represented at Indianapolis come very
near constituting the balance of power ,
if they do not absolutely do so , in our
national politics. " Having raised the
question , the Transcript hazards the
opinion that "it is reasonable to con
clude that unless the Indianapolis move
ment should take a broader platform it
will cut but little figure in the next
campaign. Most of its former support
ers would be found openly favoring
either McKinley or Bryan , with a con
siderable majority for McKinley. "
NEBRASKA IIOARI > OF TRANSPOR
TATION.
The Nebraska State Board of Trans
portation is an ornamental , inutile and
an unmitigated extravagance without
excuse for existence. The lack of
moral courage in the last legislature
permitted it to continue its career
of salaiy drawing and making
expense accounts. It has cost the
taxpayers of Nebraska thousands upon
thousands of dollars. It has never
added one cent to the commonwealth.
It is merely a political incubator , hatch
ing salaries and perquisites for a lot of
parasites upon the body politic. The
members know nothing of transporta
tion of passengers and freights by rail.
But they are adepts at transportation
of dollars from the state treasury by
tale into their own greedy pockotbooks.
The State Board of Transportation
ought to be abolished , erased , wiped
out , and the places where it convened
fumigated. Complete disinfection can
not be secured without the annihilation
of that board and the incineration of
all the cadaverous debris surrounding it ,
