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About The Conservative (Nebraska City, Neb.) 1898-1902 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 30, 1899)
r Ml TTbe Conservative. The Ossorvntoro A TKM.ING RUTOKT. Romano , having nsked why French Catholics should bo blamed for not espousing the cause of a Semite accused of treason , the London Times retorted : "Who founded the Catholic church but a Semite accused of treason ? " "Goobel and GOK1IKI , ANII " " Bryan , or "Bryan 31RYAN. and Goebel" would naako a good ticket for 1900 on the free coinage of silver at 1G to 1 and the free issuance of election certificates to those defeated by 10 to 1. The combine of corn from Nebraska with the essence of corn in Kentucky would make a strong and spirited ticket , and if it secured - cured the undivided support of the silver trust and whiskey trust would , no doubt , make a brilliant campaign. The Slocum law GOOD which has been on I ) KINKS. the statute books of Nebraska for lo these many years , is a dead letter as to the provision for only the dispensation of pure liquor in Ne braska , pure beer in Nebraska and pure wine in Nebraska. Where are the fanatics of temperance ? Where those pugnacious prohibitionists who wished to abolish the drink traffic from Nebraska ? Do those persons who have so vehemently advocated absolute prohibition now shrink from the enforcement N ment of all the provisions of the Slocum law which might , could or would if rigidly administered give either pure , xiuadulterated drinks or no drinks at all , in Nebraska ? The Douglas THE AMERICAN County World- ARMY. Herald contimies to lapse from one spasm into another relative to the standing army of the United States and the danger to the people of having the mandates of the courts enforced if necessary , as at Chicago , in 1894 by the military. In its frenzy this advocate of all the fallacies and isms of Bryanarchy , de clares : "The police force of Omaha in 1899 is no larger in proportion to the population than it was in 1859. The police force of Omaha in 1899 is not as large as it was in 1898 , though the population has in creased over 1898. With a population of 75,000,000 a standing army of 80,000 was deemed sufficient. The alleged increase of 7,500,000 inhabitants by Philippine annexation served as an excuse for an increase of 70,000 in the standing army. In other words , an increase of 10 per cent in the population was pointed to as an excuse for an increase of 888 per cent in the standing army. If the same proportion is followed , wo will have a standing army of upwards of 500,000 men when the population is 100,000,000. " Before the walking delegate and the talking statesman began to stir up strife and array labor against capital and class against class all over the United States , thirty thousand soldiers were enough to preserve peace and property. But since those two incarnations of discontent and pestilence have exhorted for hatred and envy and malice it has been discovered , by conservative people in each state , that safety demands , near each populational center , like Chicago , New York , Phila delphia , Boston and others of the larger cities , a federal military post , well manned with regulars. Mere ballots can not protect the people even in Kentucky from outrages upon their rights which walking delegates and talking statesmen concoct and commend. When the population of this republic aggregates a hundred millions , a stand ing army of five hundred thousand will not bo too largo. It will reduce the cost to cities like Omaha , and to other muni cipalities of the maintenance of numer ous police forces which are more expen sive and not so efficient in preserving peace and order as federal soldiers. The figures of the World-Herald as to the soldiers needed in the Philippines , are only a sequence to the teach ings of talking statesmen who a few mouths since were bragging that they had forced the war with Spain upon McKinloy. The journals of jingoism are estopped from denouncing this war and its cost and consequences. They boasted that they brought it on. COLONEL , , FEIGNAVEI , ! , . popular play in England was en titled "A Bold Stroke for a Wife. " The principal character was Colonel Feign- well. He became the suitor of an heiress named Anne Lovely and was obliged to obtain the consent of her four guardians. One of them was an old beau , another a virtuoso , a third a broker on 'change and the fourth a canting Quaker. But the colonel made himself so agreeable to all that he carried off the prize. If Colonel Feignwell were now living and active in American politics he might be nominated for the presidency by the free trade democrats , the protection sil ver republicans , the liquor dealers' association and the prohibitionists. Colonel Feiguwolls , among office- hunters , are not without parallels even in 1899. OUITESO. News of London , England , in its issue of November 9th , 1899 , has a long article upon "Tho American Elections. " TIIK CONSERVA TIVE quotes therefrom : 1 'In Nebraska democratic and popu list 'fusion' has carried the day by a narrow margin ; but this Bryauite victory is discounted by the result in Kentucky , which has not for some time back been stanch to the tradition of a 'solid south , ' and has been carried by the republicans. In New York state the republicans retain control of the legislature , though Tammany has de feated the candidature of Mr. Mazot , who sought election as representative of New York City. Such consolation as Tammany may draw from this over throw of the chairman of the committee which has thrown so much light on the glaring evils of Tammany administra tion is more than offset , in the view of a wider public , by the disgrace fixed on the notorious organization by Mr. Mazet's investigation. The elections as a whole mny not be of much value as an endorsation of President McKinley's policy ; but they have the negative merit of showing that Bryanism has made no progress. A week ago our Now York correspondent hazarded the view that the saner elements in the democratic party are eager to have the whole Bryan travesty closed up. They would like 'a new issue , a new candidate , and some thing new to talk about. ' We can well believe it. Mr. Bryan travestied demo cratic principles as he burlesqued eco nomics. If his cause could not profit by the mistakes of President McKinley , such as his reluctance to 'unload Alger , ' and by the dread with which many Americans regard the imperialist move ment , it must be in a bad way indeed. The republicans did not enter these con tests in the best possible trim , but they have only had to encounter a demoralized opposition , without enthusiasm for its already out-of-date platform. Indecisive as Tuesday's elections may have been , they offer every encouragement to the democrats to abandon the hysterical absurdities to which they committed themselves under Mr. Bryan's lead , and to revert to lines worthy of a great his torical party. " The English editor seems not to appre ciate the value of the teachings of Bryanarchy and , in a most irreverent manner , calls them , "hysterical ab surdities. " Will the American eagle survive this shock ? JOSIAH . PATTERSON.tlve Review for November o o n tains among an array of splendid articles one on "Sound Money Democ racy in the South , " which is peculiarly attractive and interesting. The writer of that article , Hon. Josiah Patterson , formerly a most valuable and efficient member of congress from Tennessee , is known throughout the republic as a fearless and able champion of honesty in. finance. Ho is a giant among the best statesmen of the new South , beside whom the late Isham G. Harris and a lot of other antiques and bric-a-brac of the civil war look exceedingly small. The Conservative Review should be taken by every friend of orthodox eco nomics in the United States. For terms address "Tho Neale " Company , 481 Eleventh Street , Washington , D. O ,
