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About The Conservative (Nebraska City, Neb.) 1898-1902 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1902)
. f , U. , . ' ' ' . ' .irrTT T 1 , -t' * ' ' . 'f - T- Che Conservative. A Journal devoted to i he discussion of political , | economic and sociological questions , j FOUNDED BY J. STERLING at tlir pnitnjflce tit Kebruxku C//y , Neb. , o Second Clai.i Matter , July 29 , IMS. VOL. IV. NO. 44. NEBRASKA CITY , NEBRASKA , MAY 8 , 1902. SINGLE COPIES , 5 CENTS Professor Meade , REALLY ? of the University of Pennsylvania , declares the steel trust insolvent. The news has had no disquieting effect upon the market ; which is the more remark able in that it proves that the much- vaunted captains of industry do not acknowledge the superior business acumen of a real college professor , a captain of pedantry. Alfred Austin , the LEST WE English poet sd- FORGET. lyette , has dedicated a book of his in tolerable doggerel to President Reese velt. Americans are a peace-loving people , nor do they harbor malice against their ancient enemy for former insults and oppressions suffered at his hands , but because of that shall this fresh insult pass unavenged ? The Enterprise , GOOD SHIP , the first oil-burn - WELL NAMED. ing steamer to at tempt an ocean voy age , made a successful trip from Hilo to San Francisco , close up to her record time , and at less expense than is incurred by the old-fashioned boatP. The test fully justifies those mariners who have claimed that oil is more suitable for fuel than coal , being cleaner , less bulky , more easily shifted to preserve the trim of a vessel , less liable to shift upon its own initiative , and much more easily and quickly loaded. Patersou , New IS IT PROVI- Jersey , lias sown DENCE ? the wind and is reaping the whirl wind. Having made the city a haven i of refuge for anarchists , the citizens ; . cannot justly complain because of the never-ceasing vice , crime , lawlessness and labor disturbances which exist there. Ravaged by floods , seared by fire and spattered with blood spilled in riot and saloon brawl , Patersou seems to be un dergoing an awful punishment for the crimes instigated and committed by a recognized element of its citizenship - . which should never have been allowed to attain its present proportions. Chairman Foss of THE NAVY , the house naval com mittee declares that the American navy is far below those of other powers. History does not seem to bear out Mr. Foss' statement , b"t as lie made this assertion while asking for an appropriation of $77- 000,000 , and as it is conceded to be perfectly proper to say anything you wish to when asking for an appro priation , without limitations with regard to truth or reason , we refrain from reminding the gentleman that while the American navy is always "far below" in time of peace , it is always on top in time of war. After all , during a war is the best time to have a good navy. Western Nebras- CHEAP TALKING , ka ranchmen are telephoning along the barbed-wire fences , using no insu lators whatever. A visitor to that sec tion of the state reports that he tele phoned a distance of eighty miles fpr the small sum of ten cents , and that the system worked perfectly in every way. So far there has been no organized effort to place the larger ranches in communi cation with one another and with the outer world , the cattleman being con tent to telephone from one part of his own ranch to another- with no bother some central office to delay or interrupt conversation ; but arrangements might be made whereby the entire grazing country could be connected , which would save a greater part of the time and horseflesh now expended in track ing strayed stock , etc. So long as the ENFORCED PROSmuchmooted east- PERITY. ern gold baron , is willing to pay a sufficient sum for beef to cause the western fusionist's cattle to net him seven cents per pound on the hoof , complaints against the beef trust should emanate from the manufactur ing , rather than agricultural , com munities , and garrulous representa tives of farmer constituencies would do well to reserve their commeutitious wrath for use when conditions have reversed themselves , or have been reversed by the contravening forces now being marshalled prominent among which is Theodore Roosevelt. In the interval it would become the stock raiser and farmer to bear their prosperity as patiently as possible , and give no outward sign though their afflicted hearts sigh in secret for the dawning of the blessed day of cheap dressed beef , and cheaper un dressed cattle. The author of "A THE NEW Baron In Rags" BARON. must have been en tertaining a mind- picture of the modern shoddy manu facturer. The rag baron is infinitely worse than the gold , iron , steel , ice , or beef baron , as he not only follows their custom of selling goods at twice their value , but he treats his mater ials so artfully that the flimsy stuff cannot be distinguished from honest , all-wool goods , by any other than an expert. The unsuspecting customer pays for the American shepherd's wares , and receives instead filthy rags , stripped from the backs of lousy foreigners , and imported to this country in ship-loads , each pound of it taking the place of three pounds of honest American wool. And even such an industry as this is protected. Coming immedi- MUZZLES ately after the . WANTED1 president had been forced to punish loquacious generals , Senator Rawlius' unmeasured , and to all appearances , unjustified , denunciation of General Chaffee illuminates the fact that a legislator later may with impunity besmirch the character of a soldier , and the latter must meekly offer the other cheek , for he is forbidden to shatter a lance in his own behalf , even in self defense. With remarkable unanimity the American people have condemned in flammatory speeches delivered by army officers ; it is then high time they also frowned upon denunciatory speeches delivered at army officers. It is of no particular benefit to the service to have continually before the public the spectacle of a manacled of ficer submitting to cnstigation inflicted by whatever legislator may have an idle hour to spend in this pleasant and entirely safe pastime.
