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About The Conservative (Nebraska City, Neb.) 1898-1902 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1900)
Conservative * 11 thorn by a. sleight of hand. The people will still have to pronounce the final verdict , and I trust they will do so after a conscientious consideration , not of the more question of profit , but , what is infinitely more important , of the moral merits of the case. It is , therefore , not only the right , but the duty of every good citizen to form an honest opinion on this momentous subject , and to speak out without fear or favor. " Ed gar Howard INSURED : . has at last been denounced by the do-pulpitized exhorter who runs the central organ of fusion and vagaries at Lincoln as a very bad man. If Edgar cannot be made auditor of state after enmity has been thus vehemently developed towards his candi dature by the ex-reverend afore- designated then indeed is Edgar without force , character , vigor or virtue. Gener ally that opposition is an insurance of the personal and political purity of the party assailed. I ANTI-BOSS. was secretary of state and also attorney general in the administration of President Tyler. In the writings of Legare on page 320 of volume 1 , may be found the following sensible protest against Bryanarchy and bossism in general. It portrays the self- constituted protectors of "the laboring classes" and expresses the sentiment of thinking people who work for a living : "I have heard an expression of senti ment from ouo of our mechanics , which struck me as noble beyond all praise. He said he wondered what could be | be meant by addressing to the industri ous classes particularlyall inflammatory appeals against the institutions of the country ; as if they were not a part of the community , as much interested in its order aud peace as any other ; as if they had no ties of sympathy or connec tion with their fellow citizens ; above all , as if they had not intelligence and knowledge enough to take care of their own interests , but were reduced to a state of perpetual pupilage and infancy , and needed the officious protection of self-constituted guardians ! " The editor of the STANDARD OIL. Papillion Times has begun auditing complaints against the Standard Oil Company and its op pressions in Nebraska. But his valua ble journal of fallacies furnished the public with no specimen wails from the plain people who have been robbed by extortions at ton to twenty cents a gal Ion. Ion.Who Who asked Smyth of Blarney to begin gin an action to push Standard Oil folk out of business in Nebraska ? Who ha stated any grievances to the "attorney general and petitioned that the Stand ard Oil Company be driven out of the tate of Nebraska ? But Smyth has been informed , time and again , that the Silver Bullion and Smelter Trust , doing business in Omaha , was formed avowedly to raise the price of silver. And yet , that sweetly affeo- iouate friend of "the plain people" .oes nothing to molest the plutocratic ombine which would.it says , artifio- ally raise the price of silver. The dol- ar-made Senator Clark of Montana , and all the other financial backers and political supporters of Bryanarchy favor he making of silver higher. The free ilver party was organized by a trust , for a trust and is a trust. Why will Smyth defer action as to this conspiracy to raise he price of silver and persist in punishing he Standard Oil Company , which has reduced the price of oil everywhere ? Smyth belongs to a gang of econo mists who declare that silver in coins is always worth twice as much as silver in mllion. And having failed to get it all coined they are now trying to corner silver bullion in one common concentra- ; ed concern. When will Smyth open his batteries of blarney on the silver combine ? NOT YET TREASON TO THINK. "They are either not very thoughtful or not very honest who are crying , 'Sh ! you mustn't think in time of war ! ' " "Every sober man knows that in the intended sense this is no 'time of war. ' The argument rests on such war as menaces the country , and then , indeed , a patriot may have to fight first and ; hink afterwards. Bnt to pretend that : his nation is in such danger from the Filipinos that we must put our reason under martial law is a little too absurd. * * * The only danger this country Ls in , or ever will be in , it from the citizens who think self-government is a sort of blind-man's buff , and that all they have to do is to shut their eyes and minds and grope in the wake of the gentleman who is 'It. ' " Chas. F. Lurn- mis , editorial in the Land of Sunshine. GOOD TALK. 1900 , at the Me morial Hall of the Grand Army of the Republic , Mrs. Winona Sawyer of Lin coln addressed an intelligent and select audience upon "The Home of the Future. " The arguments , illustrations and teachings of this most excellent and well-arranged discourse were strong , attractive and wholesome. If every husband and wife in America could hear Mrs. Sawyer and would heed her good talk as to home manners , home manage ment , home teachings and the embel lishment and amenities of home life there would be a reform of the whole people. Pure homes make pure politics. Pure politics place probity , ability and economy in charge of public affairs. TESTED WORTH. So oft 'tis true that thoughtlcHH heartH , The ImpotuouH hearts of the young , Are charmed by a musical How of words That fall from a gifted tongue , * Affection thus gained by a HOUIU ! of words Soon dies in the world's rude jar , The frienclH wo prl/.o through the years wo learn To value for what they aro. Young oyoHinay bo caught and hold entranced By the glitter of Hplondor and wealth , And homngo to rank and the worship of fame Creep into the heart by Htealth. Attraction that's won by a da//.llng Hhow , So fair when its viewed from afar , Must fade , while wo cling to the friends wo love ' , ( And value for what they are. The old , old friends with their simple ways Whoso lives are a record fair , The friends with human caprices and faults , The friends made grave hv care , The tenting of years has their value proved. Beneath fleeting beauty or scar * The characters lie with their solid worlh , And wo love them for what they aro. MARY FRENCH MORTON. fMhI ° n INSTRUCTION . ROCOIlfc1 ; OF JJIKDH. having decreed that women shall wear almost every kind of feu thorn , and in great numbers , the societies for the protection of birds have been forced to increased activity. In a recent issue of Bird Lore the statement is mode that the demand for gulls' plumage has far exceeded the supply , and that BO great has been the slaughter within a year or two among the terns , or sea-swallows , that it was feared we should have to record the passing away of this beautiful creature , which has been a most inter esting and characteristic feature of our coast scenery. Even though utterly useless for food , this bird has been shot in some localities to the extent of 1,400 in a single day and upon a single island. What wonder that societies are form ing all over the country to enlist the sympathy of women and to bind them to the rejection for millinery of all feathers but those of the ostrich on the one hand , which does not mean the destruction of these fowl , and , on the other hand , the cocks' plumes , hen , turkey , and tame- duck quills which are secured after the creatures have been killed for food ? It is essential to take the pledge somewhat definitely , for the reason that one can not trust the word of salesmen in regard to these matters. They are utterly ignorant of the birds whose plumage they offer for sale , and proclaim it quite innocently to be that of domestic fowl , when it is really breast , wings , and quills of eagle , owl , pelican , or vulture. Boston Herald. Contrary to the general custom that has heretofore prevailed among nations , Great Britain announced during the week her intention of applying the cen sorship to the official as well as private cablegrams sent to international repre sentatives at Pretoria.
