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About The Conservative (Nebraska City, Neb.) 1898-1902 | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1902)
Conservative. tempted Arbor Days hero for several years ( i. e. iu this village ) , aud out of this effort I am sauguine that before long the custom may take root and spread over our land. It was very en couraging to me ( feeling as I did , that I was almost , if not entirely , alone in actively advocating the custom ) that someone of influence Chairman of the Middlesex county council bad visited the states , and had returned so im pressed with the utility and advantage of Arbor celebrations , that he persuaded a society , of which he was chairman , to advertise a competition with 10 and 5 prizes. As my heart was in the subject , I competed successfully , aud the move ment seems likely to prosper. I know that it has your sympathy. The 'Bird' Day is a more recent development of the idea , and has been adopted by the So ciety for Bird Protection , who gave the prizes I mention. I am , dear sir , with much respect , Truly yours , E. D. TILL. The Priory , Eynsford , Kent. April 0 , 1902. " Chattanooga en SOMEWHAT joyed the proud dis HASTY. tinction of having ! ' been the only city iu the world to celebrate the birth - day of the Peerless , but a lot of en vious editors in other cities have , beeiimeau euougli to hint that it is unusual for a city to commemorate an event of this sort , until after the re cipient of such honors has been dead fully ten years. Figuring thus , Chattanooga should have waited at least four years. If there is just ICONOCLASM. grounds for the sus picion that the Pres- iueiit has seen fit to interest himself in the affairs of the commonwealth of Nebraska to the extent of upholding the pardon of the penitent Bartley , and the claim that only publications whose editors hold federal office up hold the governor's action is not un founded , then either the President must be sadly out of line , or the edi tors are petulant and disposed to un- reasonaole criticism of the governor , so lately their idol. ' ' O LQUUOX , who would wish to rule This changeling qrowd ? " * * * * Iu the original couplet the words "this common fool" complete the second line , but The Conservative considers them a trifle stronger than this discussion justifies. If the extinguish LUMINIFEROUS ment of the Goddess LIBERTY : of Liberty's torch indicated the wane of freedom iu America , what does the reillumiuatiou of the silent guar dian's lamp presage ? No doubt governing their actions by the luminosity of the statue , hun dreds of cities , towns and hamlets have already announced their inten tion of celebrating the Jb' ourth of July , this year ; which removes the last prophecy of a well-known sooth sayer from the doubtful column , and places it with the remainder of his predictions in the safely disproved column. There can be no successful denial of the ability and willingness of this incarnation of horoscopy to accur ately predict future events exactly as they do not transpire. Six very funny COSTLY AMUSE- Princeton students MENT. jocularly painted their class number upon the fronts of fine residences aud upon the Trenton monument , for which a judge facetiously fined them $300 each , aud a sheriff mirthfully led the way to the dungeon keep , and only turned back when six hysteri cally laughing fathers produced the sums required to keep their boys out of the place where humorous young men belong. This generous apprecia tion of the joke upon all sides is said to have convinced the jesters that no more buffoonery will be necessary upon their part , as the town of Princeton is still laughing , and will continue to do so , so long as this sextette of artistically inclined youngsters remain in Hie community. In olden days vic- WHY ? torious generals re turning from a cam paign or foray brought with them a sullen , dejected horde of prisoners to be divided among the more influen tial of the vijtors , whose shares were allotted according to their rank , each officer drawing his proportionate share of the poor creatures to sell them into slavery or put them to the torture as he saw fit. A somewhat milder revivification of this disgraceful system is to be found iu the practice of distributing naval prize money. It is blood money aud degrades the sailor-soldier to the level of a paid executioner. Having been clothed , rationed , schooled and salaried by the govern ment for years previous to his few weeks of active service , a naval offi cer should ask no reward for his services other than the consciousness of duty well performed , and such promotion as his conduct and bearing deserve. No matter what rank he may hold , it is supposed that his ad vancement has kept-pace with his in creasing efficiency as a commander , and his salary has likewise been raised with each promotion. He owes something to his country , and should expect no other reward than the soldier's greatest prize the grati tude of his countrymen. I The recent unfortunate controversy ! " between two high officers of the navy was fomented by the distribution of the prize money , which neither had earned , any more than had the i humblest sailor who had stood to his gnu and done his whole duty. This fact alone should bo sufficient to call for the discontinuance of a system which rewards a patriot upon the sea with a princely sum of money , while another patriot upon land fights as valiantly , and a great deal more frequently , with no expectation of a pecuniary reward , nor has he ever asked one. In the Columbus HOWARD ( Neb. ) Telegram , CONFESSES. Edgar Howard , in an editorial not unlike an open letter to Senator Allen , freely confesses the sins of populism , and the faithlessness of the reform officials. The article is pungent and voluminous , and .the author takes no pains to call a spade by any other title , as may be seen hv perusing the following : ' ' The democratic and populist par ties were elevated to power in Ne braska by the votes of sick and dis gusted republicans men who be lieved that our promises of reform in state affairs meant something. And we did make some maenificent prom ises. We told the people that if they would give us control of the state we would place the state board of trans portation in the hands of men who would give ready ear to the com- plaiuts of shippers. How did we keep that promise ? We kept it by permitting the Union Pacific railroad company to name one secretary , the Burlington one , and the Elkhorn an other. No one kuows the truth of this charge better than Mr. Allen. We promised the people that if they would drive the Bartleys aud the Moores out of the state house .we would see to it that railroad assess ments should be raised. How did we fulfill the promise ? By fawning at the feet of the railroad managers , aud , taking into consideration the in creased value of railroad property , making an assessment actually lower than Tom Bentou and his gang ever had the nerve to make. We promised that our fusion * state auditor would make the foreign insurance companies toe the mark. How did wo keep that pledge ? Lot the letters of Palm to Cornell make answer. We promised that our legislature would enact laws to curb the rapacious .corporations all along the line. How did we keep that pledge ? Let the disgraceful record of the fusion legislatures , their truckling to corporations , their utter failure to resist the blandishments of the railroad , tele phone and stockyards political agents stand for reply. ' ' t
