Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BJQE , SUNDAY * NOVEMBER 1C , 1800.--TWENTY PAGES.
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for Ajirll , 1M , 20,564 poplps ; for May , llCt ) , ifl.lHt
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fcuorn to 1 oforo me. nn < l stiliRurlbcd In my
picscncc , this latitay of Novcmlifr. A. I ) . , 1890.
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Notary 1'ubllc.
Tin : explosive results of warming
tlyimtnlto forcibly suggests the approach
of winter.
Tun nurryin "Wall street Is not a
innrlccr to the Hurry created In manager
ial quarters in this section.
Tin : legitimate business of the coun
try shows n cheerful imUlTerenco to tlic
schemes of Wall street speculators.
Tin : tlomocratlo govcrnors-olcot all
claim to bo "men of destiny. " It is tc
1)0 feared that among so many men the
star * of destiny will fall short.
COMIIINHS in any business are odious ,
but a council combine menaces public
welfare. The voters must BOO to It that
the chief manipulators are retired tc
private life.
IF the constitutional amendment pro
viding for two moro justices of the
supreme court of Nebraska has boon de
feated , as scorns probable , it Is a notable
instance of public stupidity.
IT is not worth while for the suporln-
tcndcnts of Nebraska state institutions
to sit up nights figuring ou how farge
an appropriation they coulil manage t (
expend for improvements this year.
Tin : press of the United States has
very generally recognized the fact thai
there is one level-headed state in tlu
agricultural west since Nebraska sale
what she thought about prohibition.
Tiir.uu is ono planter in Louisianr
who has refused twenty-two million del
ars from an Engllah syndicate for his
plantations. lie is not asking the gov
eminent to advance him anything or
his crops.
IK Tiin absence of disinterested proof
the public can reach but ono conclusion
from the evidence at hand , that tlu
recent progress of European civillzatiot
in Africa Is not an astonishing improve
meat on the native system nor a eredi
to Christianity.
Tin : femlnino half of Methodism is s <
confident of success In securing the ad
mission of lady delegates to the
next convention that It has already
picked upon a foinalo candidate foi
bishop. And why not ? Are not the la
dies naturally fitted to take charge of i
flock ?
Tun rival owners of tho. ocean grey
hounds have decided to abandon Atlantl *
races after the llrst of the year. Tlili
conclusion was reached after a carofu
comparison of cost and receipts. /
slower paeo insures greater profits t <
the companies and a proportionate do
creiiho of the chances of sending patron
to the bottom of the briny.
Tan numerous republican newspaper !
that want to proceed at once to a prosi
clontial election with "Blaino and Reel
prouity" ut the masthead , are to bo com
mended for their pluck. The country
however , prefers to enjoy about on
year and six months of peaceful com
mcrco , agriculture and social rolaxatloi
before it forces that problem.
Tin : HKK acknowledges the receipt o
nn Invitation to participate in the "doe ]
water jubilee and banquet , " to bo heli
nt Galveston Tuesday and Wedncsda ;
next. The decision of the govornmon
to construct a ( loop water harbor a
Gulvcston haa given the city an impotu
which , coupled with local enterprise
promises to make it the chief city on th
gulf. And the people of the west , an
southwest felicitate the metropolis o
Texas on the good fortune it celebrates
Tin : storage battery system of motlv
power for street cars is steadily approac !
ingr perfection. Heretofore the woigli
of the batteries was the main objoctlo
to the syatom. A material reduction I
weight with nn increase of power lui
been effected , and practical tests ilomoi
$ tratcd Us superiority over the ovorhon
wire nystom. Tlio first coat Is decided !
loss , while the operating expenses she
it to bo the most economical method <
applying electric power. Tlio gonon
adoption of storage butteries on strcc
cars cannot long bo deferred. Coinmui
Itios and corporations are alike into :
estcd in the banishment of the forest i
poles and deathdealingwires. .
wiio is
On Monday Inst the following caustic
editorial appeared in the home organ of
LIr. L. D. lUohnrds :
A NKOLKCTKO DUTY * .
There IH u pretty Rencrulniiil n nretty s trons ?
fcelhiz tliroiiiiliout the utatc that Tim OM MIA
lluiipxtctnud an opportunity to BtrcnsthBH
tlio republican ticket during the campaign.
and liiclilonlnlly strengthen lUcH , by making
moro of tm ulfurlon boli.iltof the party.
Tin : IlKUilcvntud iilrno < alw entire cnorsy to
flglitlntnirolilblllon. H lost sl lit ot ropubll-
cuiiNiii. Infact.lt inado suuli nn oiuliumlit
nsnlnst DIP iiincnilniunt us to create n focllns
atiioiixiiu tl-niiiciidiiicnt voters that they coulil
not votfi with Tim line against prohibition
nnl forltlchardH for sovcrnor.
As a political orgnu , which TUB HEK as
sumed to lie In this c'lunuM n , nnd ni the
moit Inlliicntlnl newspaper In Nobraskn , It
nlioulil IIAVO given Mr. Illelmrrti a inoro hearty
support. It sliould , nl ivo all thing * . IIIIVQ
juslllleil his position touching tlio ainciuliiicnt
and hutedono something to counteract the
wldciicnil | suntlinunt created by lilt : HUB
Itself tlmlnvulu for Itlchnrdu wu a rote for
im.hlultlon.
Tlio editor of THIS Hr.B w.n a moinhor of the
coiniulttvu on plutfoimot thu stnto conven
tion and had much to do with formuliitliiR
that document , liedidn't Insist tint any-
tldns be said uxahist prohlliltlon or any dec-
Innitlon ho mnde In that Instrument In fatot
It wns Kosoitator'- motion In tlio con
vention Hint caused the rovers-it of the uiutil
protcduro of nonilnntlnn'J. Ustmllv tlio can
didates lidTvo been nonilnutcil llru nnd the
plulfonn adopted nftcrwnrdH , but In the Ins )
convention tlio platform wis reported flnl
and tlio candidates uiudu to lit tliu pl.itform.
Itnsctvntcr'H plattonn wsis silent. Thu com on-
tloiMvii4RlM ) silent on prohibition. Sir. lllcn-
arch , ni nn honest mini , wii < a compelled to hi
Mlcnt. If Tlic UKI : wcio nn lioiuMt ncnspnptM
and had been Interested In ( 'cuxl govern. noiil
and uprUlit olllcl.ils as much us It wis Ir
lilcusliu lluriuul Turner , It ttoiild Imvo SHS
tulnud Mr. Itlchiuds * position tiRnlnst the ro-
pcnlud and myriad ussuults of tlio opposltloi
oi-n'aiiHuiil ( would hi\o : elected him. Now
however , It has played Into the hands of tlu
II , A .M. railroad , which had all Its "vena !
vninplies" and "corporation cormorants" ai
the polls TiiMtlay , knlfln ? lllchnnta rnd sup
portliiR Jim lloyd , who , as mayor of Ormihii ,
snppreiscd allot of the company's laborers
by the killing of outt of ( ho workmen.
The producer of Nebraska nnd the hone anO
blnctv of the republican party have no roa or
tocongrattil'tto thomsulvcs over tlio supporl
Klvcn their pilnelplos bjr Omaha's lullui'iitla
newspaper.
I should have allowed this impulsive
outburst of disappointed ambition to paw
unnoticed were it not for the fact thai
other state papers and my old-lime per
sonal enemies have taken tip the refrain
and are ringing tlio changes on my
alleged betrayal of .Mr. Richards and the
party. I am used to abuse and slandei
and Tin : BKIS will' probably survive al !
the malicious criticism that small-bore
politicians and small-boro editors uiaj
feeo lit to indulge in. But I feel that c
little plain talk about the causes of Mr ,
Richards' defeat may bo of service to tlu
party oven if it does not ailcnco the foo' '
friends of Mr. Richards.
A prudent mariner always hauls Ir
his sails and cloaca the ship's batches
when ho bees the sign , ! ) of a tempest ,
And if his ship Is anywhoroncararockj
coast , ho throua put his lead to sount
the depths of the boa to keep his vessel
from stranding upon the reefs.
The signs of a political tempest wore
in the air early in the spring and th <
Btorm center was on the prairie farm
The low prices of last year's corn crop
the refusal of the r.illroad commi.-vsioi
to reduce height rates and thoextortion
ate Interest charged by con
scienceleas money lenders ant
chattel mortgage sharks exasperatcc
the farmers and literally drove then
Into the alliance for self-protection.
It did not take a prophet or the son o
prophet to foresee disaster to tlio ropub
Ucun party unless the movement for n
now party w.is headed off by concession !
of all rational demands and by the oarlj
nomination of n ticket that would revive
vivo confidence among producers in tlu
sincere desire of the republican party t <
redress the grievances and stop tin
abuses from which they wore suffering ,
Early In the spring a conference ol
anti-monopoly republicans was calle <
and hold at Lincoln May 20. Ainonj
these prominent at this conference won
true and loyal republicans like Hen
Dan Nettleton , General Leeso , ox-Ohle
Justice Recso and Hon. N. V. Harlan.
This conference adopted icsolutlons ex
pressing the views of anti-monopoly re
publicans on the Issues of the hour am
firmly demanding that the state convcn
lion bo hold no later than the 20th-2ott
of Juno. The main object in view wa ;
to induce republican farmers to take ai
aotivo part in the party primaries , si
that tlio convention and its nominee
should represent the dominant intorcs
of the state and keep republican farmer
out of the independent movement.
Instead of complying with this well
timed and urgent admonition , Mr
Richards and his friends who had con
trol of the ropubllcjln state committee
gave us a convention in the lattc
part of July. And after th
ticket was nominated the actlv
campaign was put off to the 20th of So\ \
tembor at the request of Mr , Richards
who went oft to the Boston reunion flrsl
and after IiU return sought to avoid th
Irrepressible clash for which ho did nc
seem to uo prepared. By frustrating th
early convention and frittering away hi
time Mr. Richards gave the embattle
farmers all the advantage of position o
the Hold and allowed them ample time t
recruit and organize their forces into
compact muss.
This" alone showed his utter lack e
leadowhlp in a great campaign that r <
quired prompt and decisive action r
every stage.
Now lot mo review the conduct of th
convention and the calibre of the hoav
guns that were put in the field to fight
great political battle.
As chairman of the republican slat
committee Mr. Richards was in posltio
to understand the temper of the part
and the' intense anti-monopoly feolln
that pervaded the rank and ( lie. In th
face of this fcoling ho surrounded hlmso
with a giuig of notorious railroad ol
room lobbyists as bis trusted lieutenant
nnd forced Church Howe upon the coi
venllon as its chairman. That alon
cost the party from two to flvo thousan
vote and handicapped him and it froi
the outset. With Church Howe as il
chairman the convention's anti-mono ]
ely platform was stigmatized as a deli
slon and a snare.
The oholco of Mr. Richards n
this critical juncture as the lea <
Ing standard-bearer was also vur
unfortunate and 111-advlsod. II
was not capable of stumping the stal
and flghtlng his own battle , lot alon
that of his colloaguoa ou tlio ticket. I ]
md never held any legislative or oxocu-
Ivo ofllce nnd could not bo commended
or any net In public life that would bo a
oiling card , Tlio only thing in his
aver was that ho had boon a union vet
eran and a successful business man , But
ho business In which lie had been sue-
cssful was railroading and money lend-
ng , the very lines of business that acted
Iko a red- shirt before the alllanro bull.
I do not want to disparage the balance
of tlio tlckot , but as a matter of fact only
two of the eight candidates were
able to appear on the stump ,
and none ol them were taken
rom the rnuka of anti-monopoly
republicans. On the contrary , a major-
ty of the men who were to act on the
state board of transportation were known
to be very friendly to the railroads ,
which means that they were not oxpect-
ng to rcduwj rates or to redeem any
pledge that the platform inado for us.
How could I or THE BKK hnvo made
in enthusiastic and vigorous campaign
under such circumstanced ? And what
right had the republican party to expect
victory when they Invited defeat by giv
ing anti-monopoly republicans a stone
when they clamored for bread ?
It Is true that I devoted most of my
energy to encompass the defeat ol
prohibition , which In my honcsl
judgment would have been a blight upon
the state by crippling Its educational in
stitutions , depressing properly values ,
checking immigration and discouraging
the Investment of foreign capital. T believe -
liovo also that the adoption of the
amendment would have decimated the
ranks of the republican party anil
thrown it into the minority for years tc
come. But nobody can truthfully charge
mo with a betrayal of Mr. Uiclmrds or ti
deliberate lack of support.
It 13 true that I framed the groatet
part of tlio platform and did not urge
the Insertion of an anti-prohibition 01
high license plank. To have done
so would in my judgment have
split the convention and stultlflei
the party , which in a previous convciv
tion had pledged Itself to submit prohi
bltion and hail submitted it by a legislature
turo In which it had the controlling ma
jority. It is historic , however , that ai
all stages I had entered vigorous protesl
against loading the party down with si
side-issue for which another party ha < 1
been specially organized and througl
which James G. Blaine had been defeated
feated in 1884.
The fact that the convention did nol
commit itself on either side of prohlbi
tlon did not put a padlock on the moutl :
of any candidate. Every man was lefl
free to his own opinion and the tiinW
friends of Mr. Richards who advised hirr
to saw wood on prohibition on the plot
that ho had no right to express an opin
ion not avowed in the platform , were
to say the least , very stupid. But whei
Mr. Richards declined to place himbel
squarely on this issue I did not insis
that ho mus tdo so. I simply urged hin
to offset Boya's pledges. Boyd hai
publicly pledged that if prohibition car
vied ho would sign any bill for its en
forecmont that the legislature migh
pass and would enforce the law to the
best of his ability. A conference of re
publicans from all parts of the state was
held in this city early In Oclobor. Mr.
Richards was present anel I urged hin
then and there to state in th <
speech which ho was to make tlu
next evening at the Grand open
house that if prohibition was defeated h <
would not give his sanction to any bill
enacting prohibition by statutory law ,
I stated that this was imperative to re
assure republicans of this city who wen
in the dark as to Mr. Richards' inton
tlons. Had Mr. Richards made such i
declaration ho would have been elected
But ho saw fit not to take my advice am
took his chances on losing the supper
of republicans who insisted upon a posi
tlvo assurance on this point. In tin
same way ho ignored my advlci
to spend at least tea days o ;
two weeks m Omaha in a persona
canvass among business men.
If Mr. Richards has boon knifed b ;
the Burlington road ho cannot lay tin
blame on mo , or charge that I had con
spired with that road or any o'ther. I
was an open secret that Mr. Richard :
had the very warm support of the Elk
horn Valley and the Northwestern rail
way managers. This fact very naturall ;
sot its rival , the Burlington road , agains
him. I have nothing in common will
any of the railroaels and especially will
their political schemes or feuds. I remember
member very distinctly that I sovcra
times warned Mr. Richards against th
B. & M. railroad backfire and albi
warned his man Friday at Fremont whit
stopping there on my way north tei
days before election.
It Is decidedly moan and measlcy t
charge mo with being In collusion wit ]
the Burlington road to knife him , whci
I had cautioned Mr. Richards and hi
intimate friends to keep their wcntho
eye on the business end of the Burling
ton road. If Mr. Richards had cinployei
a elector to treat him for a dangerou
malady and had thrown l\ls medlcin
out of the window and recklessly disre
garrted his advice about his diet , Mt
Richards' friends would hardly bo justi
fled In charging the doctor witli neglec
and malpractice if the disease had prove' '
fatal.
The most stupid thing of nil , and whn
cost Mr. Richards hundreds of votes i ;
his city , were the threats tolegraphei
by his jaclcastical friends that unlos
Omaha voted for Richards prohibitio ;
would bo voted us a matter of rotuliatio :
all along the lino.
In spite of all this blundering nnd thcs
threats the average of the ropublieai
vote in Douglas county was very nonrl ;
up to the vote of two years ago. Molkle
John , for lieutenant governor , receive' '
nine thousand nine hundred and forty
seven votes ; Majors , nine thousand on
hundred and forty-two. Loose for al
tornoy general only received PCVO
thousand eight hundred and olghlyy
votes two year's ago , while Hasting vc
colvcd nine thousand thrco hundred am
thirty-eight votes this year. The vet
of Douglas county for Harrison wn
ton thousand two hundred and thlrtj
bovon , but if prohibition had been sul
mittcd two years ago Cleveland woul
have carried the county by live than :
and. As between Mr. Richards and th
root of the ticket , the dllT6ronco is froi
two thousand flvo hundred to thrci
thousand two hundred , which shows the
nbout. ono 4hoit vnil six humlrotl ropub-
llcans that i wj eel the rest of the tlckot
scratched II oh rds for Boyd.
In ( ; onclus ejli let mo ask n ( ow perti
nent qucsttcMis : "Why docs Mr. Rich
ards uttrlbuto his defeat to my speeches
ngalnst prohTTnllon , and why Is Tun Br.K
singled out tfs ifm allcpcd traitor to the
party ? \
Why docs MS. Richards hold mo re
sponsible foi11m lo es In Douglas county ,
wlillo ho exonerates his Fremont homo
organ In tholTabo of the fact that ho
failed to gel llio republican vote of his
own county -iu , which ho was behind
Boyd fiOl votes ?
Why don't ' Mr. Richards. ' frlonda ile-
nounco the republican papers that cham
pioned prohibition , which wns no part ol
the party dreed , and waged Incessant ,
vindictive warfare upon Omaha ?
Whllo his niouthploco and his friends
nro making nil this ) racket about the
Burlington road knlflny him , why have
they novci1 said 11 word about" all the
roads knlllng Lccso two years ago when
ho wns a straight rcpublle-an candhlatoi
Mr. Richards was chairman of the state
committee at that time , and yet In his
own county of Doelgo General Lcoso was
knifed to the tune of thrco hundred
votes by the peed and o.xtra-loyal ropub'
llcans that are now barking so furlouslj
at my heels. It docs seem to mo thai
these follows bettor pull the beam out oi
their own eyes before they smlto the
mote In mine. E. RosinyATKit.
I'AHKS
Eighteen months experience clcnrlj
demonstrates that the law creating the
park commission is utterly insufficient
for the purpose for which it was intcn
elcd. The powers of the commission are
practically limited to Iho care of parks
already acquired , and such as may be
donated , and what llttlo authority is
given to purchase or condemn land foi
park purposes is really vested in the cltj
council.
The purpose of the park commlssior
wns primarily to devise and secure a sys-
tern of parks and boulevards that would
bo a permanent benefit to the people.
The defeat of that purpose by narrow
minded legislators should stimulate the
Douglas county delegation to remedy
the defects and procure such a radical
revision of the laws as will confer on the
commission executive nnd conclusive
powers to carry out the work for which
it was designed. The experience ol
every progressive city is a warning tc
Omahn lo begin In time and lay broad
and deep the foundation of a park systoit
which will be the joy and pride of the
city forever. Albert Shaw , writing or
the municipal atfairs of London in the
Century , says : "London is now creating
a park system suid acquiring land that
has quadrupled In value in thirty years ,
The people of London have
been compelled to pay hundred ;
of millions as a penalty foi
neglect. " William M. Twcci
and his followers plunged New York
into debt to the tune of mlllons in on
Inrglng and improving Central park ani
in widening streets , They wore execrated
crated by the taypayor and in disgrace
driven to exile , ftnd death , yet these wlu
wdro foremost in driving them from
power acknowledge that the money thoj
spent has returned nn hundred fold it
the increased attractions of the city as t
place of residence , the enhanced valiu
of property and in the comfort and oiv
joymont nllorded the people. Like ro
suits were achieved at tremendous cos
in Washington within the last twenty
yoai-b. yet the taxpayers rebelled ngalns
the "robbery" and drove the founder o
its magnificent thoroughfares into ob
scurity. Chicago has acquired a systen
of paries that has few equals in the coun
try. The original cost , burdensome as i
appeared at the outset , has proven no
only a public blessing but made fortune :
for the owners of contiguous property.
The future welfare of Omaha demand !
a comprehensive system of parks am
boulevards. It Is folly to depend on tin
generosity of land owners , for whore oni
is liberal dozens will bo found penurious
The park commission must bo clothci
with power to purchase and condemi
property , to create park district
and assess a reasonable share o
the cost on the property dlrcctl ;
bonofitlcd. With Omaha's gilt odg !
credit nt its back the commission couh
readily float half a million or moro o
long tlmo four per cent bonds and dovot
Iho proceeds lo securing the neccssar ;
land.
It is vitally Important therefore thn
steps bo taken to secure through the lea
islaturo authority to provide such a par !
system for Omaha as will provj a permanent
manont source of health and recrcatioi
and enhance the attractions of the city
COUKTKSIES.
There will shortly arrive in America !
waters a Brazilian squadron under com
maud of a rear admiral. It comes t
this country for the special purpose e
delivering to the president a medal am
a letter of thanks from the govornmon
of Brazil for the prompt recognition b ,
this government ot the now republic
Brazil has a navy larger than that o
the United States- and some of the bos
ve&sels will bo In Jho squadron couiltij
to visit us. .
When Admlral'Walkor ' andhls "whit
squadron" vlslteij , J3ra7.il some month ,
ago ho was given a most cordial rccop
tlon , and it Is the intention of our nava
authorities to ro 'urn Iho courtesy. Vee
sols will bo scnt-'out to meet the visltini
war ships and o ft them to Now Yorls
whore approprlatq honors will bo show :
them. The Brazilian ofllcors will c
course bo sumpfyip'usly enlertalned i :
Now York , andiWhou they go on i
Washington they Will bo treated wit'
equally cordial consideration. An os
tended tour of observation for the visitor
has been arranged , and undoubtodl ,
when tuny got ready to return they wii
have no reason to complain that thol
comfort and enjoyment have been nog
lected.
Such an exchange of courte
BOM between the United State
and Brazil Is not only highly propoi
but may result in profit to both. Eve
slnco the Brazilian republic was pri
claimed that government has bhown th
most trlendly sentiments toward th
I United States , and there has been give
| abundant evidence that the people of n
| other country of South America are s
desirous as the Brazilians of cultlvnlin
i
with us closer commercial relations.
Chat country was the first to indicate a
avorablo view of the reciprocity Idea ,
uid In every way it has manifested nn
: arnoat disposition to promote n spirit of
International fellowship. Wo can well
ifTord to reciprocate this fooling , and it
is obviously our interest to do so , Bra
zil Is a great ami rich country , with a
future that promises remarkable
progress and prosperity. She is con
structing railroads and reaching out in
the development of her resources , aud
not many years lionco may become n
most valuable market for both our man
ufacturing nnd agricultural products.
The United Stales can have 110 bettor
commercial ally hi this hemisphere
than Brazil , anil intornallonal courte
sies Hint may conlrlbuto lo that end
will not be wasted.
v.i'r.uar ux
The eulogy delivered by Judge Woolworth -
worth on the late Justice Samuel E. Mil
ler al the memorial services hold in the
United States district court for the ju
diclal district of Nebraska , was an olTorl
of unusual merit in all respects. In its
high appreciation of the lofty chnrnetoi
of Iho eminent jurist whoso death was
sincerely mourned by the whole people
In its allcetionnto reference to the per
sonal trails which made the late Justice
Miller so widely beloved ; in Its oloquon
recital of the growth , through Indefatig
able Industry andopatlont application , o
the great lawyer to the atlalnmcnt o
the foremost place at the bar of Iowa ; li
its elevated estimate of the wlbdom nm
value of the work of the distinguished
jurist , and in the pathetic description o
the closing scenes in the life of the lllus
trious man , Iho memorial address o
Judge Woolworlh is worthy of tlu
warmest praise.
No ono could hnvo been selected foi
thlsbcrvico to Iho memory of .lusllc <
Miller bcllorqualiilod than Judge Wool
worth for its wNo , just , eloquent am
alTectlonalo performance. Himself i
lawyer of distinguished ability , holding
ills profession in the highest honor , he
is most fully capable of understaiidlnf
and appreciating the eminent quuli
ties and the Invaluable la
hors of the dead jurlbt , whilt
ho also brought to the P crvico the pro
found personal c'dtcem developed througl
a long nnd inthnutu friendship. Ills eulogy
logy , Ihorofore , in presenting both the
judicial and personal sides of Justice
Miller's character , commands confidence
as the judgment of ono altogether competent
potent to speak of both.
The great bervico which Justice Milloi
rendered his country may be best appro
elated by the members of his profession ,
but it is well that the whole people shal
learn as much as possible of his olovatct
character , his unswerving devotion te
duty , and his sturdy patriotism. Ho wa :
ono of many splendid . examples of the
highest typo of American character , am
the people can not learn too much o
such men. The record of their lives is
an inspiration valuable beyond estimate
Judge "Woolworth has contributed mos
ably anel eloquently to the history of OIK
whoso intellectual endowments and la
bors are sure to grow in the adiuiratloi
and respect of his countrymen as timi
goes on.
. ST.IXLKY.
Stanley has come back to Amcric :
again in the full tide of a great career
lie is moro than ever the center of th
eyes of the world , being at this time 01
the witness stand to answer to the criti
cisms of some of his followers. Whatever
over the merits of that affair , whicl
looks ugly enough for all concerned , In
Is a man well worth the study and ad
miration of mankind for what ho has ac
complished since ho levft Omaha a youn {
and unknown adventurer , twenty odi
years ago.
The fame of Henry M. Stanley ha
now passed beyond that of all other explorers
plorors of Africa. Ho possesses In character
actor and aehlovoments all the horofi
attribules of Mungo Park , Livingston !
and his colleague" . Ho revives in hi :
admirers all the old spirit of hero wor
ship which wo often declare to havi
passed away save when a hero i
with us. Hia triumphs have been wet
from hardship aud sacrifice , by patience
courage and indomitable perseverance
There has been nothing of the men
bravado of adventure In any of the ox
pedltions which have taken him flvi
times into the heart of Africa. Eacl
lime ho has gone for a definite and wol
defined purpose and each time been sue
ccsuful.
Stanley's explorations are of tin
highest value to the science of gcogra
phy und civilization. It has been justl ;
said that "his work has stimulated nn
tional enterprise and enlarged the horizon
izon of Europe. Ho 1ms practically annexed
noxed the continent lo modern clvllizn
tlon. No man of his ago has' ombodici
greater eiualltioi of leadership or groato
loyalty to duty. " lie looks forward to i
work of great usefulness as tlio hcael o
the administration in the Congo Froi
stale , of which he was the founder.
This Is the man who is now appearinf
before the American people. Ho is i
man whoso name Is known in the utter
most parts of Iho earth nnd who hai
purchased this royal measure of fnrni
with the gold coin of hard work.
TUB I'ltK.lCllKlt IX POLITICS.
A great many things were settled b ;
the recent political campaigns. Amonj ;
them was llio fact Unit American eitl
cons do not approve of pulpit politics
It would bo a mistake to allow the oc
casion to pars without attending to tin
moral of an opcode that In of so mucl
real importance to our institutions.
No local conlc.st haa attracted sucl
general attention for yearn as Iho elcc
tlon for the olllcers of Now York olty
The unusual element of Interest in I
was the fact that the lines were clobel ;
drawn between Tammany hall and th'
ofllcoholdora , on ono side , and all of Tiun
many's enemies elemocrats , republican
and mugwumps , on the other. The pc
lltlcal contobts In the metropolis an
usually between factions of the democ
racy , with the republicans as a std
show. This year It was anything t
beat Tammany , and the llrst declaratlo
of war was made from the pulpit of
Protestant church on the holy Sabbath
It was made a part of the religion
services ot the day , between the opci
ing prayer and the bcnedlctlou. I
echoed from pulpit to pulpit nnd was ac
cepted by the people as the signal of a
movement that would attempt to estab
lish the power of tlio church In the poli
tics of the state. Sunday alter Sunday
tlio pulpit thundered ltd denunciation ot
Tammany. The issue was accepted and
the old democratic society wont Into bat-
tlowith the power of Iho Trotostanl
pulpit largely arrayed agalnt It.
If there Is any organized band of pro
fessional politicians that the people can
afford to defeat on crenoral principles it
is Tammany hall. If over a campaign
was urged against them with earnest
enthusiasm it was that which
ended with the 4th of November.
If ever the people sot the seal of
profound condemnation upon a political
movement it was when they elected the
Tammany tlckot by a largo majority
ngalnst the combined opposition of all
its enemies and la the face of the prayers
and exhortations of Iho pulpits of Now
York. Another instance of the eamo
kind , occurring on tlio same day , was the
defeat of prohibition In Nebraska. Not
every preacher In the state undertook to
use Iho Influence of his pulnlt to further
his political views , but hundreds of them
did.
did.Tho
The lesson of Iheso results Is lhat Iho
American people do not want anil will
not permit any Interference with their
political aiTalra by the clergy of any de
nomination. The pulpit is a sacred olllcc.
It possesses a power and Inllucnco that
cannot safely nor honorably bo employed
for any political ends. Clergymen have
the rights of citizens , but they have not
the right to drag their churches into the
mire of politics , oven where a great re
form is tlio issue.
Tin : United Stales grand jury of In.
dhuia has institute nn investigation ol
the rights of paupers as voters. At the
recent election a poorhouse superintend ,
out attempted to vote a block of sixty-
three county dependents for the denies
racy. A deputy United States marshal
arrested the superintendent nnd pro.
vented the men from voting. The action
of the deputy was vigorously denounced
by the democrats , who claimed that tlu
puupors , being of sound mind , had n
leg.tl right lo voto. The republican
contended that a pauper cannot claim
the poor house as a legal residence anil
is no moro entitled to vole than r
prisoner in jail. The point ralbed is an
interesting one to the country at largo.
Similar outrages are perpetrated tit
every election. If paupers were un.
trammeled in casting their ballots , there
would bo no serious objection , but the
fact is they uro practically compelled tc
vote as the superintendent dictates , *
ir/xo SAin sof
Tucked away somcwhcro In a dusty noel
ol the city vaults Is the record of a resolution
directing the B. & M. railroad to build a via
duct over its tracns at the foot of Furnam
street. It has been sleeping peacefully foi
many moons , and , strange as It may seem
the railroads have said nothing about it
Even when tbo Union Paclllc cajoled tin
city into voting bonds for the Tenth street
viaduct , the B. & M. didn't say n word aboul
the Farnain street viaduct , and out of kind
ncsa of heart has not mlicd the city to vote
bonds la aid of the much-needed Improve
mcnt. Maybe it Is because the city ch.irtci
provides that railways must build viaduct'
ordered by the city council aud nay most o
tbo cost tucrcof. And niaybo it is because
the siiccesslvn city councils hnvo been so li.md
somoly treated by the railroads. Ask some o.
tbo members who have been enjoying Junltoti
all over tue wild , wooly west at tlio expense
of the roads wlio will eventually have to pay
for these viaducts. .
At tlio foot of Davenport street , where tlic
roadway descends to the Union Pacilli
tracks at the south end or the shops yard Is
a crossing that is a disgrace to the road and
to the city. Yesterday when the unpavcd
upland roads were dry nnd smooth , wagons
were deep In the mire at this crossing. A
wagon laden with coal had sunk in the mud
almost up to the hubs , and four horses were
struggling to extricate it. But this is not nil.
Switch engines are hauling and flying cara
incessantly over this crossing and the train-
nlou utterly Ignore the rights ol
teams and hapless pedestrians who
congregate on cither side ol the trains
oftea for fifteen minutes at a time
before the crossing in cleared. It is a place
to shun , ancj no ono goes there except of ne
cessity. The railroad should bo required tc
pave the roadway iicioss tlio many tracks at
this point and ] ust before ) the council takes
another Junket it should order a viaduct built
thcret.
* *
A campaign dove-loos many strange and
funny thinga. It makes children of some
nion and cranks ot other * . Scores of the latter -
tor find tuoir way into the newspaper ofllces.
Every ono has an idea burning within him
and he must bring it to the newspaper mar
ket iu order to learn Its valuo. Kino times
out of tea it proves to bo a chestnut nnd baa
long been discarded , but the editor must lis
ten to its elucidation and look pleasant. Foi
it perchance- comes from a man of ialluencc ,
whoso opinions arc nt par , and ho cannot be
snubbed. Possibly ho may bo a can
didate whoso claims to public favor
may not have been set forth
in the paper to suit his particular fancy.
Maybe It is the man who never reacts himself
but insists that bo has discovered a point
which the public must bo made to thoroughly
understand or the party will bo lost. As a
rule , the point ho makes has been worn threadbare -
bare by the editor , and the man with tlio idea
borrowed it from his neighbor whoso wif
rend it in the paper nnd raised tlio question as
she poured the coffee. Then there is the man
who subscribes for tbo paper and rusliea up
to tell the editor ho did so , thinking thus to
brine him for a column pulT. Another lias sent
a friend buforo election to rent rooms In the
newspaper building- , but the loiso cannot , of
course , bo signed In the hot of ttioflght. Then
after the election the friend thinks tlio piico
too steep , and ho doa't healtuto to say so. Ho
goes his way happy in the consciousness of
his good intentions , but kicking himself because -
cause fate had caught him up by the scat ol
the pants.
*
Pat Ford is one of the noblest productions
of tlio Third ward , nn aristocratic : precinct
of Omaha. Time and agatii Imvo his enlightened -
lightened people thrust public trusts upon
him. On November i they snid to him , "Go
up higher , " and elected him to the house.
No sooner was this done than Ms name was
mentioned down on Ninth street once or
twice in connection with the spcakorshlp ,
and when a contest between UU patronHoytl ,
and Powers becaino apparent , Ford rose to
tbo gravity of tlio occasion , lie promised to
prupara un nppanl to Ca ar into which it is
thought ho will throw the concentrated
power of his wonderful eloqiipnco nnil the
weight of his unanswerable logic. If Boyd
survives a collection will bo tukca up for
Ireland.
It Is nn Impressive fact , which forcibly
oretirs to ono on cxninlnlng the current
literary reviews , that thorn nro men In nil
countries who ftnUtltno to think uml wrltaoa
social topics In the midst of the busy activ
ities of the world. The viwt majority of
mankind nro busy with tlio duties and picas-
uresof everyday lUo. It Is the small , tlm
almost Itillnlte.'Mnml minority , who do tlia
world's thinking. Whllo the proateturrcnta of
society Itow on heedless alike of the past
the future , these few thoughtful souls
wet king out society's problems under tint
midnight lamp. The gieat reviews have lie-
comethu vehicle by which the results
nro curried each month to a
circto that is wider , and Is yet after all a
small section of tlic woiltl. The reviews llll
a very ltir o plaro in modern thought , how
ever. They furnish tlio canvas on which the
shadows ot coming movements 1110 forecast
They lire the forum iu which advanced Ideas
are discussed , They largely color the expres
sions of tlio platform , tlio pulpit nnil the
newspaper columns , the means by which thu
liubllo is directly reached. This'is thuonlcu
of the modern review to connect the scholar
and philosopher with the tniilu and heart of
the world. It Is In this manner that they
liuvo come to till a Inrgu aud growing plu-o la
our modem life. Cllunco a moment ,
at the pages of two prominent American re
views ,
The pertinence to the present political
situation of Dr. Washington ( llatldcn'snrttclu
on the runners' Alliance , entitled "Tlio Em
battled Farmers , " has attracted \vlilo atten
tion to that feature of the November
"Forum. " Dr. Gladden Interprets the move
ment to bo a serious protest against condi
tions that liavo mnclo the American fimncr
poorer as the nation has grown in wealth. He
demonstrates by several striking illustrations
that the complaint Is common to all sections
to tlio west uiia the south , to Now York
and New Enirland. When ho comoa to tuko
up the planks of the Alliance platform ho does
not agree so fully with the movement , 113 lie
does in the setting forth of Its giiuvnticcs.
Ho speaks approvingly of tlio propositions to
stop gambling In cereals , to have the govern
meat owh railroads and telegraphs and to
olci't United States senators ' > y popular vote
Ho does not favor tlm wnrchnuso scheme , nor
the abolition nf national banks and their cut-
ivncy. Dr. Gladden Is n conservative thinker
and his conclusion in regard to the present
movement-tils article was written before
election is that it will do good in stirring up
discussion , In bringing farmers together
and In binnshlng old party ties. Ho ilocw not
believe that tiny movement limited to ono
class can live long Iu America , but ho does
believe the alliance- will accomplish a deal of
good by briiiplngUio old parties to consider
vital public questions ia the right way.
Another contribution to the November
Forum which has an cspocinl interest to tbo
western people is "Tlio Probabilities of AgrU
culture , " by C. Wood Davis. This is a leply
to an article by Prlnco Kropotkiu , in which
the possibilities of iigricultuio were dis
cussed for the purpose of showing that the
way to prosperity lor the fanner is iu tbo
illreotlou of cultivating ft variety of crops ,
especially in the line of market gardening
Mr. Davis shows , by an Impressive array of
tables and llgures , that the food supply ulthu
woi Id is by no means increasing In proportion
tion to the population , und that by
Ib'Ju ' the Amprlc.ui larmer will have nothing
to export evxcupt cotton. His theory is , thrro-
fore. Unit as the demand gradually pains
upon the snpplv , the farmers will become )
prosperous nnd that his real concern should
bo to set larger and better crops from his
acres. Mr. Davis' article is full of hope for
thoughtful men.
Iu thesamo magazine Daniel Reaves Good-
lee writes of western farm mortgages. His
view of the subject Is very depressing , as it
could not fail to bo when based nn ropoits de
rived from the alliance leaders of Kansas.
His conclusion is that the western farmer is
about ss badly off as the tenant farmer of
Ireland. It Is a pleasure to know that this
is not so , and that the people of the United
States are likelv to see that it never becomes so.
Francis A. Wulkercontributes an able arti
cle on "Democracy nnd Wealth , " and Kcv
A. F. .Mayo on "Tho Proic s of the Norro "
The November "Aroau" lins a symposium
on "Destitution in Boston , " which is running
over with facts and ideas applicable to all
other larpo cities. The contributors mo
. Edward Hamilton , Edward Kvcictt Hide ,
Kabbi Solomon Schlndler. O. P. GilTotdN
J. SwnlHcld unit W. D. P. Bliss all but ono
clergymen of Boston. All the articles bear
ample evidence to tbo fact that destitution
exists la a degree that Is appalling. Some
new facts are brought out and some nc"
theories advanco.l for their existence.Vl b
the exception of Dr. Halo , however , none i
the writers suggest unv pr.it1
ticablo measures for the rclk-f
of the destitution. His sugg tlon s
that the 70CCO families of Boston ho divided
, 't
among the Mil ) mjnNtcis of the gonncl un al jfl
that each he held icspousiblo for tlio . I-/
tion and misery that exists in his quoi.w-
Each would ho expeete'd to make the most of
the means of relief that exist in the city.
Kcv. Mr. Bliss brings out two gcoidt ne.
"In the orient , " ho says , "men concuil
wealth and display poverty ; ia the Occident
men conceal poverty aud dlspliiy
wealth. " There Is something in that supges-
tlon. Hotayj that lack of employment for
nun is the cause of the destitution ami that
this arises from the fact that men aad gills
are preferred because they woric cheaper.
This symposium is worthy the study of be
nevolent mon in all largo cities.
Perhaps the author of "Evelyn Gray ,
the Victim of Our Western" Turks , "
calculated that his book would
mike. a sort of "Krcutzer Son
ata" sensation. It is written in the form
of a live-act tragedy nnd undertakes to expose
pose- the most unsavory sides of Mornionlsm.
There is enough sensational matter in it to
sot the lovers of doubtiul literature tumbling
over each other In a roco to obtain it , but it is
so wholly deficient in art that it will not
probably command many readers. If it had
been worked into the foun of a dime novel it
would Imvo struck Its market , but the class
of readers for whoso appetite and intellectual
standards it is titled will Imrdlv 11 ml it in ita
present form f.Iolin n. Aiden , Now York. )
"Tho Old Aleetlng House and Vucntloi
Papers" is a collection of plonsant essays of a
rather garrolous strain , written for
a variety of nowspnnors and maga
zines by Rev. A. M. Coltoa
mid lovingly gathered up Into book form by
his brother. The papers treat mostly of Now
'England life and nio Unlit nnd serious by
turns. The book has an old-timo Haver that
falls pleasantly upon the reader's senses.
[ WortiitiiKton & Co. , Now York. ]
Archibald Clavorlng Ciiinthcr still sticks to
tlm style of tltlo that has licun Idea tilled with
his phenomenal luck. TUn latest successor
of "Mr. Barnes of Now York" and "Mr.
Potter of Texas" Is "Miss Nobody of Nl > *
where. " [ Homo Publishing Co. , Now York. ]
"Destiny , or a Commonplace Lifo , " is mi
old-fashioned novel , full of comfortable phi
losophy , quietly absorbing and with good
principles under It nnd : i good moral at tlm
cud of It. It is by Mrs. H. 1C. Nelson , the
author of "Doranco. " [ John B. Alden , Now
York. ]
Tlm latest output under tha name of Count
Tolstoi , who has become suspiciously
voluminous ulnco ho got to bo thu fashion , is
"Thn Homanco of Marringo , " a novel that is
full of Uussianlsins. [ Laird & Lee , C'hlrngo.l
Thomas II. Musidc adds a painstaking nnil
thoughtful word tn the literature of evolu
tion In his "Genesis of Nature , Considered in
the Light of Mr. Spencer's Philosophy" It
should bo studied by readers lntcro"td In the
subject. [ John B , Alden , Now Vork.J
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