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TUB OMAHA DAILY DEK : MONDAY , FEBRUARY H 1893 ,
THE DAILY BEiiJ
11 H09KWATBU , Editor.
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Mcckly lire , Ono Year * ° °
Oninlm. The Itc Itullillng.
Fonlli Oninlm , corner N nnd 20th Streets.
Council IlliilTs , 12 I'enrl Hired.
riileniro Ofllre , 317 Clininticr of Commerce.
NPW York , Hoonm 13 , 14 nml 10 , Trlbnno
Ilulldlng.
Wnshliigton , C13 rourtepiitli Strcot
COIUIEHI'ONDKNCE.
All comnnmlcatlons relallnff to now * anil
rdllorlal nintlor Hliould bo addressed to the
j ; < lllorlal Dopartnient.
1IUSINESS IjETTEIlS.
All liusliiPHi letters nnd remittance * should
lie addressed to Tlio lice I'ubll.shlng Company ,
Onmhn. DraflH , chock * nnd iwstonico order *
to bo innrto payable to the orflur of the com-
juiiiy.
THK BRE I'UHMSHINO COMPANY.
BWOItN STATEMENT OF OIHOULATION
Hlutn of NcbriiMka , I
County of Douglnx. f
Oporgoll. T/srhnek. socrotaryof TUB Hr.r.
rubll.shins comliany , dors solemnly swnar that
iho iictna ) clirnlullDii of Tun DAILY HKH for
thowcok ending February 11 , 1B03 , was us
'follows :
Hiinday , Februnryfi 2 ° 'H9
Monthly , I'Vliruiiry ' 0 20,64
Tucsdav. February ? 23'2ir {
\Vcdnpstlny. February H 23,002
Thursday , I'obruary 0 -3'55.
} 'rldny , February 10 23,00. .
Hnturclny , February 11 23.H10
OEOIUJE II. T/.SOHUCK.
Sworn to before mo an.l nubscrlbod In my
presence this llth clay of February , 1893.
[ Heal ]
AvnruKo C'lrrulnlliiii for ilatuinry , B4S47
THK Kansas donblo-heudor legislature
is still sawing wood.
TIIK democracy will eyitor the
promised land in three wcoka.
THK keynote of the spring campaign
jit , Council Bluffs will ho the proposed
reduction of the Onuvlm hridgo fare to
ilvo cents.
Tiln now Nebraska senator will have
the honor of heading the roll call , but
ho will quite often find himself embar
rassed when his name , like that of
Abu" Ben Adorn , heads nil the rest.
IT now looks us if Nebraska will have
the only Allen in the United States sen
ate. Senator Allen of Washington ap
pears to be distanced in the race for re
election.
Tun Now York firms that have re
fused to make exhibits at Chicago be
cause they cannot command all the
room they want will bo surprised if the
World's fair proves a success in spite of
their absence.
THE recount of thovoto on senators in
Douglas county will keep several clerks
pretty busy for an indefinite length of
time , but that is not a patching com
pared to the recount of the ballots of the
whole state on legislature and constitu
tional amendments.
NEBRASKA was only slightly touched
l > y the terrible blizzard that swept over
Colorado on Thursday , nnd there were
no avalanches within our borders. Upon
the whole the people of this state have
reason to bo pretty well satisfied with
the way the winter has dealt with them
thus far.
THE people of South Omaha have pe
titioned the council of that city to pass
nn ordinance requiring coal dealers to
weigh retail orders on the city scales
nnd furnish a certificate of weight from
the woighmastor. In Omaha any pur
chaser may have the weight of his coal
certified to in this manner if ho requests
it , but not ono man in a hundred over
takes the trouble to do this. The coal
dealers of this city ought to feel flattered
l > y this evidence of public confidence.
The dealer who can bo Implicitly
trusted to give full weight at present
prices is lit to go to congress.
SATURDAY'S sun went down on the
highest priced hogn over sold in Omaha
ono bunch of ordinary porkers going
for $8.25 per hundred weight. At this
rate it doesn't take much of a hog to
offset a common steer. Nor does it ap
pear that his porcine eminence has at
tained the full y.onithof his populnrityyot.
Aa the days go on , and each succeeding
week shows a decrease in marketing from
the week previous , the gentlemanly
speculators who confidently sojd the
market "short" some time ago begin to
realize that census figures tire not al
ways the best basis on which to found
calculations for manipulating prices.
But so far the only kicking heard from
the farmers comes from those who sold
around the $0 mark.
FARMERS of Douglas county and
others who live contiguous closed on
Saturday n two days session of nn insti
tute at Vnlloy. Many topics of vital
interest to the farmer , stock breeder and
dairymen wore handled by men who
know of what they talked , and were in
turn discussed by those most concerned.
It is through Biioh gatherings as those ,
when opinions are freely interchanged ,
that the farmer gathers now notions ol
his work and ideas that are profitable
when put in practice. Intelligent effort
intelligently directed will yet do much
for this great state , and man may well
add his niito to aid nature in placing
Nebraska at the head in the way of ag
ricultural Importance. The farmers'
institutes uro a means to this end.
THE charges of alleged brlboryxant
offers of bribes during the sona
torlal contest should bo thoroughly in
vestigated. Where there is so much
smoke there must bo some fire. II
would bo unfair to smirch members who
had boon pointed out by uoodlors as
vulnerable unless there is very positive
proof that they made proposals or nego
tinted to sell their votes of their own
motion. It was a mutter of general
notoriety during the senatorial contest
that a number of professional lobbyists
nnd political procurers professed to uc
as go-betweens for members whoso votes
they hawked about and offered to dclivoi
for money. Those vile bootllora doubt
less did approach members with pro
posals of bribes und it Is for the logis
luturo to institute a rigid inquiry into
the matter , lot the consequences bo
what they may.
A iiKArrco.vr/Mrr.
The bill to recount the vote on the
constitutional amendments wan rushed
through the legislature nnd promptly
signed by the governor. Wu luill pres
ently see that the promoters of this
scheme have a heavier contract on their
lands than they bargained for. A
recount of the ballots of two or three
precincts is ono thing and a recount of
nearly 1,500 precincts is entirely another
thing. The first thing in order will bo
to find * a vault In the capital building
hat will hold all the boxes with their
contents of poll books , ballots and cer
tificates. The Australian ballots cast by
200,000 voters will fill the largest vault
in the capital.
Next In order will bo the
ccount. The advocates of the
ccount contend that it is not necessary
or a constitutional amendment to re-
colvo n majority of all the voted cast at
ho election , but that it simply requires
L majority of the votes cast for members
of the legislature. On this slender
hread hangs all the chance of finding n
najority for ono of the amomduumts
iftor a recount. That chance is mighty
Urn. To ascertain how many voloj
vere cast for members of the legislature
vould require a recount of all the votes
cast for menibord of the legislature.
L'hat Is a very tedious job , in Inn al-
eady boon discovered in the attempt to
'ceount ' the vote of Douglas county on
senators alone.
Which Is to bo the basis of the legis-
ativo vote the votes cast for senators
or the votes cast for representative. * ?
L'ho senatorial and representative dis
trict * do not correspond , neither do the
oturns for members of the upper and
ewer house. Suppose the vote cast for
representatives in taken as a basis , how
arc wo to ascertain the number of votes
last for legislature in Douglas or Lan-
ter counties ? The named of thirty-six
candidates for roprojantiitlvo wore
> rinted on each ballot in Douglas county
ind the 2OJU votes polled In the county
wore scattered for these candidates.
Are the recounting clerks expected to
check oil and tally each of the 25,000
lort as cast for the respective members
ind then divide the aggregate by thirty-
six in order to ascertain how many votes
n-oro polled for legislature ? If this
H'occss is not adopted what other method
can be devised to furnish proof positive
o convince the legislature and the
ovornor that the amendments have
been counted out when they should bo
ountcd in ?
And while wo are going through the
larco of recounting the vote which has
Jcon canvassed and promulgated , why
not recount the votes for congressmen
and state ollicors ? Is there not just as
likely to have been n miscount of from
eight to twenty thousand in the votes
for these officials as there is in the votes
on the amendments ? And when we
liavo got through recounting may there
not bo mistakes in the recount ?
DEATH < JF nil. QUEEN.
Dr. Norvin Green , president of the
Western Union Telegraph company ,
whoso death is just announced , was in
many respects a very remarkable man.
lie was ono of the last survivors of
pioneer telegraph ventures. lie made a
fortune in telegraph construction and
forged his way to the head , of the great
est telegraph company in the world by
extraordinary business tnot and capacity
for concentration and combination.
Shrewd , far-seeing and far-reaching , ho
was ono of the few men that
grasped the magnitude which the
telegraph was destined to assume
in the commercial and social
affairs of the world and became a poten
tial factor in its extension to every sec
tion of the globo. Per years ho was an
invaluable coadjutor of .Tiiy Gould in the
development of the Western Union and
contributed largely toward building it
up in the broad domain , extending with
its network not only over a whole conti
nent , but forming a chain of communica
tion between the remotest parts of the
two hemispheres.
ANNEXATION SCHEMES THAT FAILED
Discussion of the proposal to annex the
Hawaiian islands has naturally led to
the consideration of other schemes in the
past to add to the territory of the United
States. Going back nearly forty years
there is recalled the famous Oatond man
ifesto , issued by the ministers of the
United States at the courts of London ,
Paris and Madrid. This was a recom
mendation to the authorities at Wash
ington that Cuba bo bought from Spain
at a price not to exceed $120,000,000 , and
that in the event of Spain refusing to sell
the island should bo taken by force ,
if possible. This effort to involve the
United States in a war of conquest failed ,
in spite of the political and official pres
tige of the men who wore behind it ,
namely , James Buchanan , afterwards
president of the United States , John V.
Mason , and Pierre Soulo the latter re
signing as minister to Spain in consequence
quence of the refusal of the government
to consider the proposition.
The next attempt to annex territory
to the United States by conquest was
the well rcmomburod Walker expedi
tion to Nicaragua. The attempt of that
adventurer to establish himself 'as the
ruler of Nicaragua and the chief poten
tate of Central America wai so fostered
by the Pierce nnd Buchanan adminis
trations in 1351-53 that it was evident
that the ultimate design win to make
the countries of Central America pos
sessions or doiondonclo3 of the United
States for the aggrandizement and
glory of the slnvo power. Walker be
came actually the president and dictator
of Nicaragua for a short time , but his
reign was shortlived and his scheme
cost him his lite , with the end of which
the plan of conquest perished.
The third Instance of unsuccessful agi
tation for .the annexation of a foreign
country was furnished by the San Do
mingo negotiations , which ran along
from 1800 to 1872 without any result of
Importance. Wo could then have easily
gained possession of San Domingo , but
there was a tremendous popular senti
ment opposed to it , and this was assorted
so strongly that the prize was rejected.
There was exhibited In this case the
doop-rooted aversion of the' American
people to taking upon themselves the dif
ficulties and burdens
of governing a
distant country inhabited , for the most
part , by an inferior race In a low state of
civilization. The attempt to annex San
D.nnlngo . was ono of the most Interesting
ovonta in oilr history. A treaty hal
wen negotiated between President
Grant and the pro.itdont of the republic
of San Domingo as early a * September ! ,
1801) ) , looking tj annexation , but It had
jeen rejected by the senate , Chnrlo *
Sumner being prominent In his opposi
tion to the moiuuro. Ho and Grant ex
perienced a growing porsoiml unploiu-
mtn.Msi because of the projldont's attempt
io negotiate a treaty without con
sulting Mr. Stunner , who was chairman
of the committee on foreign affairs.
Grant urged annexation for military
reasons , but after the report of n eom-
nisslon which stated that the people of
San Domingo were favorable to annexa
tion the subject wad dropped and has
never since boon revived. Ono of the
most powerful speeches over made by
Mr. Sumner was in opposition to this
scheme.
It will thus bo soon that the precedents
are not favorable to the annexation of
the Hawaiian islands , although the con
ditions in all the cases noted were some
what different from those now presented.
THK I'Ol'UIi.lTlON Of UA 'AII.
In a commercial way our strongest
liold upon the Hawaiian islands comes
from the enterprise of that great sugar
king , Cliiua Spreokles. Ho is n monopo
list and a money getter , without the
slightest regard for the interests of the
people , but it cannot bo denied that he
lias done n great dual in the way of de
veloping the resources of the Hawaiian
Islands.
When Sprecklos began the culture of
sugar cauo in the islands ho found that
the native Hawaiian would not work un
less ho could bo the boss of a gang or in
charge of the crushing machinery , or
have the management of the loading of
vessels. So Spreckles began to import
South Saa hlan-.lors , who signal a con
tract to work for three or live years for
small wages with the express stipula
tion that they wo'-o 13 bo returned free
of charge for transportation at the end
of their term of labor. This system
proved very inefficient , as the black la
borers would frequently mutiny under
harsh treatihcnt and many succumbed to
hard labor nndVhnngo of climate. Then
Hoveral thousand Portuguese from the
Azores wore brought over. Many per
ished from the hardship. * to which they
were subjected , and others ran away.
Finally the sugar king decided to im
port Chinese laborers , nnd the result
was all that could bo desired. Ho
brought the coolies over by the shipload ,
and they proved to bo good workers.
But the Chinaman was not slow to see
Ills opportunities , and he soon perceived
that lie could make more money by loss
hard work. Ho quickly elbowed the
small shopkeepers out of Honolulu , and
started rice and sugar plantations , and
the result was that Spreckles
was again compelled to seek for la
borers. He turned to Japan and it was
not long before 20,000 Japanese laborers
wore imported to the islands. They
proved to bo good workers , though not
as industrious as the Chinese. They
h ave not mixed as freely as tlio Chinese
have done with the natives of the
Islands , a largo number of the latter
having taken 'Hawaiian wives.
Ono of the important questions to bo
considered in connection with annexa
tion is the disposal of the Mongolian
population which is needed by sugar
planters. This is ono of the chief draw
backs to annexation , which in reality
would bo an extension of valuable terri
tory whoso population never will amal
gamate with Americans and will not befitted
fitted for solf-govornraont for many gen
erations.
POLICE MA'fliONS.
There Is a bill baforo the legislature
which provides that in cities having a
population of 8,000 or more there shall
bo a matron to receive and take charge
of all female prisoners arrested by the
police and charged with crime "during
the periods of their arrest and before
commitment for trial in the district.
court. " Legislation of this kind pught
to bo adopted. Most of the principal cities
of the country have police matrons , and
the system has been found to work well.
, There are serious objections to placing
women prisoners in charge of men. Po
lice authorities generally understand
this , and none are more ready to con
cede the importance and propriety of a
change than thoy. Women who are old
in sin may not need the care and sym
pathy of their sox when arrested , but
those who are not of this class do.
Many young girls taken into custody
for the first time , upon some slight
charge , might have the whole
future of their lives changed if
they were brought into contact
with a sympathetic woman at
tlio police station instead of being
subjected to the harsh and unsym
pathetic treatment which Is common
to men in such cases. It has been' well
said that the morale of the place whore
prisoners are brought , detained because
of the breaking of the laws , and that of
the court before which they are tried
and from which they receive sentence ,
certainly ought not to bo lower than that
which prevails in the ordinary walks
of life. A woman who is com
pelled to subject herself to the
control of a police officer , how
ever careful ho may be , if she have any
sense of delicacy nnd refinement is likely
to have It Impaired , and she will go
forth with a fooling of resentment and
hostility that can hardly fail to bo to her
detriment. On the other hand , if she
haa to deal with a kindly and sympa
thetic member of her own sox tlio In
fluence oxoi ted cannot fall to bo good ,
oven upon the most hardened In sin.
The cases that call forth sympathy to
the greatest degree are these of young
girls arrested for the first time , not
yet far gone into evil ways , or perhaps
altogether Innocent of any real wrong.
This is the class that especially need
the kind consideration dnd gentle coun
sel of their own sox. The proposed law
Is essentially humane In Its purpose and
only good can como from its adoption.
IN VETOING the .r)2-mill tax levy ordi
nance Mayor Bemis has once more
shown himself to bo the bulwark against
municipal extravagance. With the ex
ception of the sinking fund , which neces
sarily must ba increased by reason of the
nddltl Jii t' ' ) thoifmdod debt , there Is no
oxtnitfo for nn tnorltwu In the levy for
any particular fund. Forty-one mills
was miHIdcnt t Vi-aVry Omaha through
last year , and -liov 'l.'l mills should bo
HUlllcli'iit for th ivonr 18IW , oven If the
council dooj noLualso the assessment of
corporations hojdlng olty franchises.
T < ) J'HOTKIT J { j ; tltUAI > UMl'l.OVKS.
By a decisive , . .majority the United
States .senate im , Saturday passed the
house bill providing for tlio safety of
employes and U-nreleru upon railroads.
This measure hnsj > eon under considera
tion for some time , and it has encoun
tered the nellvo opposition of the corpor
ations , so that the itctlon of the senate ,
which there Is every reason to believe
will be concurred in by the house , Is n
victory for the advocates of the proposed
legislation.
The full text of the bill passed by the
senate was given in THE BEE of yester
day morning , so that it is to bo prjj-
mimed that everybody interested In this
legislation is familiar with its pro
visions. It applies , of course , wholly to
railroads engaged in interstate com
merce , and It requires that within two
years such railroads shall have their
locomotives oqulpned with a power drlv-
ng wheel brake and appliances for
operating the train brakes system , and
ilso that a sufficient number of car.s
shall bo equipped with power
on train brakes that the engineer can
control its speed without requiring
jrnkomen to use the common hand
jrake for that purpose. Other pro
visions of the bill make it incumbent
upon the railroads to see that the re
quirements are carried out or subject
ihomsclvcs to heavy damages for failure.
Argument regarding the necessity
and expediency of legislation of this
cind has boon exhausted , and it is
gratifying to find that the efforts
of the corporations to defeat or post-
) ono the desired legislation has been
abortive. The record of railroad slaugh
ter under present conditions is familiar
; o the country , and the general popular
sentiment Is that the tlmo has como
when the legislative authority must step
and put a check to the murderous
justness that is inevitable to the exist
ing conditions. President Harrison has
called the attention of congress
to this subject in every an
nual message sent to that body ,
and in his last message ho expressed the
liopo that the present 'Congress would
take some action upon the subject. The
universal popula demand for some
action of a practical nature has at last
oeon recognized by congress , and the bill
passed by the senate , which is the result
of careful deliberation , will effect the
desired object if it becomes a law , which
now seems very pijpbablo. The corpora
tions have vigorously combated the pro
posed legislation , hut their defeat now
assured.
appears 3
THE reception giVen by Minister Lin
coln in honor of Justice Harlan of the
United States Supreme court was at
tended by Chief Justice Coleridge and n
number of the most , eminent judges of
Great Britain. 'Tho members of the
supreme court of the United States take
rank all over the world among tlio
greatest jurists , and the attention paid
to Justice Harlan affords striking proof
of that fact.
KyncrShould Look fora ISiiuk Alloy.
Kearney Hub ,
The republican member of the legislature
who voted for Paul Vandcrvoort for senator
on the final round-up ought to hto himself to
some dark alley ami there kick himself to
death.
e
Don't Get Giy. :
C/ifcayo / Tfmw.
The populist house of the Kansas legisla
ture lias decreed the republican , or rump
house , a disorderly body and ordered its ser-
geant-at-arins to eject the members from the
legislative halls. As the republicans are
numerous , brawny and determined it would
seem that the position of serpcant-at-arms is
not exactly what might bo denominated an
"eider-down snap. "
lllllloiig anil Illnxtor.
JVcto York Advertiser.
We still Hear nn occasional yawp from a
democratic source against thu billion dollar
congress , in which Tom Uecd was the highly
accomplished czar. But this sort of tiling
can last only a week or two longer. The
present congress will , by the 4th of next
month , have appropriated $1,033,000,000 ,
while thoFifty-tlrst drew only J'JS3,000,000
out of the public treasury.
CoiisUtutlimul OlijoctloiM to Water.
St. I'twl ritineo-l'resi.
A Now Jersey woman has Just been con
victed , under an old law , of being a common
scold. If Mr. J. S. Ularkson has any idea of
visiting the cast soon ho should make a note
of this portentous fact and keep out of that
state. The penalty for this offense was
formerly n game of seesaw on a ducking
stool , and if there Is anything in this world
that Clarkson hates it is to ba compelled to
title o water.
Old ill Vcnm , Vouni ; In Meus.
Kansas Cltu S'.ar.
That was n bright and pretty aphorism
made by the pope the other clay. Ho said :
"Mr. Gladstone and I , although the two
oldest loaders , have the youngest ideas. "
There is truth , as well as wit and senti
ment , in that saying. Kcaehing back to the
old order of things , and touching the new
and vital issues of the present with their
helpful hands , these two venerable Hguros
claim the homage of the civilized globo.
Thu world has rarely witnessed a more
impressive spectacle- ; , '
A Kiillrimk ilolibor its it llcnu.
IniHatililMti ) > Juwnal ,
Ono of the most surprising developments
of the day in politics is the appearance of
Mr. Henry Villard as-a democratic boss and
ono of Mr. Cleveland's confidential friends
and advisers. Mr . ! VVillard Is of foreign
birth , a millionaire himself and the repre
sentative of n powerful syndicate of foreign
capital in this country. Per many years ho
has been identified with the management of
the Northern Pacific railroad , In which ho
and the foreign capitalists ho represents
have largo Interests. No man in the coun
try has had moro practical experience in
land-grabbing on a lurgo scale , in booming
ratlroad towns on paper , in manipulating
terminal sites , ote. ' , than Mr. Villard. That
ho should bo ono ottttto confidential friends
and iwlltical advUeV.s of a man who made
his race for president as a representative of
Jeffersonian democracy and sworn enemy of
plutocrats seems very strange , to say the
least , yet so It Is.
Washington Post The Nebr.isk.i popu
lists very RlirowJlv s'lectrl a imtho offer
for their senatorial
Ashlaml ( jaiutte irop. ) : .linlgu Alton U a
fulr inltiili'il man. Ho Is not it partis in | H > ll-
tli'lan. We have every reason to bo thankful
that we ha\o osoaped ( Ircon.
Holdrogp Progress (1ml. ( ) : In lion. W. V.
Allen the Independent : * have secured the
oloi'tlon of a brainy , hotio.st and tin honorable
man who will bo an honor to his party and a
credit to thostatu.
Globe-Democrat : Clovolittulta personal
comfort will not lw promoted by the Informa
tion that the now senator from Nebraska ,
like thu ono from ICani is , Is nn uncompro
mising free coinage man.
D.ivld City Tribune ( rep. ) : The Tribune
rejoices , not In the fact that the republicans
wetoilofeited : , but that defeat was ono that
all the republicans In Nebraska can take a
lust prldo In , the fuct that the defeat was an
honorable one , ono that no republican need
feel ushanlod of.
M.tdlson Uhronlelo ( rep. ) : With Judge
Allen In the United States senate Nebraska
will bi > ably and coiisclcnelouslv represented.
and whllcpolltlcally , we would have preferred
to have seen n straight republican elected to
HID olllco , personally wo aunilre .ludgo Allen ,
and with all peed citizens of Madison feel a
prltlo in doing him honor upon this occasion.
Norfolk Journal ( rep. ) : The impression
seems to be general that Senator Alien will
not rollcet the wild and visionary elements
of hla party. It Is pretty certain that ho
was not on the hot hunt for the olllco. Nat
urally enough he will feel under obligation
to tb.o party to whoso contingent ho owes
his oflU'o. and there is strong suspicion of a
contract , understood , 1C not written , with
the ixDwers that be In the nation. The hope
Is that he will bo as much of an American
and Nebraskan as It is possible for a demo-
pop. to bo.
Hardy Herald : Wo are pleased that the
republicans stood squarely for a republican
rather than to compromise with principles
foreign to their party. The party would
have pained nothing in temporary suc.ro.ss
and whatever may bo the different opinions
regarding patty management during the sen
atorial struggle the party has been preserved
nnd responsibility of sacrillcitijr party
principles for temporary success belongs to
the victors. Wo are not partisan enough to
adopt any road that leads to success , but
prefer to cheese our own way.
Auburn Granger ( ind. ) : The victory Is
ono for the right , und the Granger hastens
to con gratulate Its readers on the fact that.
as wo believe , a United States senator has
been elected by an impartial vote in which
neither boodle nor the promise of olllcial
position has cut any figure. Mr. Allen has
proven a power in the reform movement , and
was one of three who wore regarded as the
choice for the position. As a man of honor
and integrity ho stands in the front ranks ,
and his ability is not called in question.
Crete Vidotto : Judge W. V. Allen was
the best man the populists could have
elected to the somite. Ho Is so much better
than the general run oT their leaders that
the Videtto marvels how they came to select
him. Where there was so much basswood
ns'McKeighan , Kern , Green and Vnudurvoort ,
it is singular that they could llml so straight
a pine. Ho was a tepublican two years ago ,
and was a prominent flguro in the conven
tion that nominated Richards for governor.
His political genealogy up to that time is at
least of the very highest rank.
Beatrice Democrat : But Judge Allen is
not a democratic senator , to the extent of
attempting to dispense federal patronage.
Ho lays no claim upon the favors of Mr.
Cleveland. An honest , honorable independ
ent would want a senator who would sell
himself to democracy for plunder. Judge
Allen Is too big a man for that. His ideas of
government are anti-republican , in that ho
regards the spoils ol ofllco as mere incidenta
to olllce holding. The democrats exacted no
pledges from Judge Allen , other than that
ho hud made no promises , and was free to
act in the senate.
D O'Neill Frontier ( rep. ) : Judge Allen Is a
good man , personally. Intellectually and
physically , and will bolter represent Ne
braska than would any other man the inde
pendents could have selected. The Frontier
is disappointed , howcvur. It wanted a re
publican , and was in hopes , when the caucus
selected Tburston , ho would be a winner.
He is the Blaine of Nebraska. But when
ho failed to score within live votes of
enough , and Poddock was given another
chance , wo hoped ho would win. But as It
is an Independent , wo are most awfully glad
it is Judge Allen.
Philadelphia . Ledger : Nebraska has at
last elected as senator a populist. This is
hard on the republicans , who had a greater
number of senators and representatives than
the now party , but not enough to control the
election. The democrats , though few in
number , hold the balance of power. They
tried in vain to get the republicans to elect a
democrat , and failing in that voted with the
populists. It Is now assured that the repub
licans cannot control the next United States
senate , but it Is not yet certain whether the
democrats will control it or whether the
populists are to hold the balance of power.
Syracuse Journal : There is no room or
necessity for so many political parties in this
state , and some of them must inevitably bo
swallowed up by others. But it will not bo
the republican which will bo swallowed.
By keeping the "middle of the road , " at Lin
coln , they have put an eternal quietus on the
hue and cry that they wore In cahoots with
the democrats. Henceforth there will bo no
question about their relationship to the
other parties. But with the others it Is not
settled. It may bo the death Hurry of the
democracy or of the Independents , possibly
of both , and the creation of n new hybrid or
mongrel affair , whoso uncertain parentage
will infect it with the seed of decay and
speedy dissolution.
Madison Reporter ( Ind. ) : The election of
Judge Allen marks another milestone it
stopping stone to the triumph of the people
in the west , und the Reporter notes with a
feeling of exultation that democrats and
Independents stood sldo by side to elect him
and defeat the republican corporation tools.
Had the democrats and independents done
this in the last election , as was advocated
by the conservative members of both par
ties , another congressman and all the state
oftlces would bo theirs. The western antimonopoly -
monopoly democrats and independents are a
unit in all essentials , and the election of
Judge Allen will pave the way to a union
and the ultimate triumph of the cause of the
people.
Alliance Independent : W. V. Allen , the
people's senator , though not so widely known
as many others who were competitors for tlio
distinguished honor conferred upon nlni , is a
man of whom every independent in Ne
braska may well bo proud. Wo believe his
election will give more complete and general
satisfaction than the election of any other
independent could have done. He is n largo
man hi ovcry respect. Ho Is over six feet In
height and magnificently proportioned. Ho
has a largo and well stored brain. Ho is
broad in Ins views and sympathies. Ho has
all the elements of power and popularity as
a man among men. Ho Is able to win respect -
spect and command attention wherever ho
may bo. Kven his political enemies , while
they desperately fought his election , cannot
help acknowledging his worth and ability.
Papilllon Times : Senator Allen will for
six years enjoy ofllcial honor which might
have been conferred upon Governor Boyd or
Congressman Bryan if the few democrats in
the legislature had been democrats In fact
as well as in name. Babcock and the other
stock yards democrats never voted for Allen
without first receiving pledges from Allen's
Independent supporters to kill stock yards
legislation. Perhaps this may bo consid
ered a wild assertion , but the Times agrees
to cat dirt if unable to prove the charge. It
Is with neither pleasure nor sorrow that the
Times regards 'tlio election of Mr. Allen
to the senate. Perhaps every democrat
ought to bo happy upon occasion of the de
feat of n republican , and indeed wo are
pli-ased at the overthrow of such a nincom
poop as Paddock , but wo proi > ese to cork our
hilarity until wo shall have been abio to
fiyhcst of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Qov't Report
leam more about this man'Alten , who hits
been so rlehly honored by our legislature- .
Perhaps he Is a splendid man , worthy nil
honor Perhnps ho Is it Ynmlcrvnort or nn
Kdgerton Wo do not know the intin , nnd ut
the risk of offending Gllllo Hitchcock nml
other Relf-npKilntod | pilots of the Nebraska
democratic eraft. wo shall refuse to dance it
hornpipe over thla senatorial event until wo
may discover bettor reasons for democratic-
rejoicing than wo sen todav.
Beatrlco Kxpres * ( rep. ) : The ofllco of
United States senator U n dlgnllled and
commanding onion , ono minimi which nil
lesser ofllces revolve , ono from which party
Influence and party counsel and support may
bo most advantageously administered , hut the.
dependents In Nebraska have no such olllco
under their control. The conditions attend
ing the election of Judge Allen are such as
to destroy nil third party enthusiasm nnd
hope and advantage that ordinarily attends
this high ofllce. Oneo n demo-pop always a
aemo-iwp In this Instance , with the larger
percentage of demo , as will bo fully realized
before the end Is reached. There will doubt
less bo sporadic attempts to rovlvo and extend -
tend the Independent party In Nebraska , but
It has seen Us best days and will soon become -
como a reminiscence. Judge Allen and the
demo-iwps cannot save It.
ICearnoy Hub ( rep. ) : Republicans have
the best of It by nil odds , though defeated.
But the Incomprehensible thing In the sen
atorial contest Is that two-thirds of tlio republican
publican members at ono time so far lost
their heads that they were ready to go to it
democrat to prevent the election of an Inde
pendent. Of course , in nil the years to como
they will continue to thank their lucky stars
that cooler and wiser heads prevented the
perpetration of that folly. Fusion Is often
attractive because it promises Immediate
results , but the end of It all Is confusion
most dire. It is a partnership based on
spoils. In which each .party wants the
lion's share , and broken heads arc the result
when It comes to dividing the swnir. The
republican party of Nebraska Is now in posi
tion to fortify itself for future campaigns ,
retaining Us self-respect and commanding
the respect of the opposition by pursuing a
political course at ouco straightforward and
unequivocal.
Niobnira Pioneer ( rep. ) : The Independ
ents , by the aid of the democrats , have
elected the best man they had In the Hold
for United States senator. The selection of
Judge Allen Is certainly a great improvement
over any of the others except John M. Thurs-
ton , the republican candidate , and since his
associates have not been classed among the
walks with Mr. Thurston it Is to bo hoped
they will bo better. As a Judge he has been
bold and aggressive. As it lawyer he is able
and dellant. lint as n politician he has
played with subjects that ho cannot
by reason of his education and sur
roundings believe in. These by-plays , however -
over , are the politicians' tricks and should
not mark his future as a statesman. Rather
docs the Pioneer look for n good record for
the people , in the meantime not forgetting
that ho will play the politician where it will
win. Aside from politics , the location of
Judge Allen being in northern Nebraska will
mark n new era for this section ot the state
never before experienced. 1'ho South Platte
country and Umaha have always had the
honors since the organization of the state
and the material interests of this section
have suffered not a little in consequence.
Being close to the people as well as the in
coming administration ho will have moro to
say respecting this locality than any other
member from Nebraska.
LHT'ii T.I UK.I SMILH.
Now York Journal : Generally gorgc-us A
line banquet.
Inlnr Ocean : The coal dealer Is now abln
to claim tlio honor as the champion light
weight of the country.
1'lilladolnhln Times : If the thief who broke
that pawnbroker's window and stele the diamond
mend rlims was a drinking man , ll'.s hardly a
commendable way of taking the pledge.
Indianapolis Journal : "Call up my wife , "
saltl tlio absent-minded Chicago man.
"What number , please ! " was the telephone
girl's reply.
Ilorscheads Ilnzoo : ItocU-a-byo baby , In the
top llttt. Along toward morning wo know
where you'roiit ; when the dawn breaks and
we're longing tosnoro , down comes your earsplitting -
splitting voice through the floor.
Now York Tribune : Ono of the commonest
salutations In Hawaii Is "A lo ha , " which
moans "I love you. " Just at present Hawaii
seems to bo saying "A la lia" to Uncle Sam.
Cincinnati Tribune : A sailor says that the
caravel on Iho 4-cont stamp has-tlio sliuot of
the nil/7.ennr "JliiKor" on the weather Hide.
That's what wo thought , but wo couldn't express -
press It In nautical terms.
Detroit Kreo I'rcss : "Do you flnrt It very
hard to got your husband through the lolo-
jihonoV" Inquired Airs , llo gsof hur friend Mrs.
BcrogR.s.
"I never tried It , " answered Sirs. Bcroggs ,
"ho weighs ; > 00. "
A SOIITIinilN VIEW.
.laua ( ( ( Constitution.
Shall wo taka In Hawaii ? Now what do you say ?
Wo'vo a million "llrst Cleveland inoii'MiowlIn'
for pay ,
And by clear calculation
'T.vlll takoono moro nation
To keep up the olllco supply for a day.
Just say
Hoar her pray.
That wo will not forsake her :
Andslncusho has olllcos 1'lcaso God , wo'll
tnko her.
Tim COLLISION.
riflmfrjifa ! > / Cdfl.
It was lonely In Its lonollnoss ,
And on the sidewalk lay.
A careless boy had dropped It ,
In his eagerness for play.
A dandy dude came nn tlio scene ,
Whoso dross hail not u flaw.
The orange poi-1 upsut him ,
And this Is what lie .saw :
vnK3ttr.ii (1111-siHM.
HI Iiouls Cllohe-Doniocrat ( rep , )
Grcslmm Is n good mnn against whom fit. ;
seems to have n peculiarly bitter nnd relent
less grudge.
Chicago Post ( dcm. ) : If Judge Clresh.tm bo
drover Cleveland's "premier , " will ho not
nlso bo Cleveland's successor In the PITS !
dentlal clmlrf
Katum City Journal ( repJudge )
Orcsham positively declines to say whether
or not ho has been offered n cabinet position.
This would ludlcalo that ho has accepted an
offer and Is nshamcd to own It.
Chicago Times ( dem. ) : If OroverClovelaiul
has Invited Judge Urcslmm to his cabinet ho
has proceeded wisely , for fho Jmljfo Is ono
who Is near the hearts of the people , because
they recognize In him sterling worth as a
citizen.
Chicago Inter Ocean ( rep. ) Again wo con
gratulate the democratic president and the
democratic party that they have secured the
consent of a republican to pilot them over
tlio shoals they are lllioly to encounter In the
next four years.
Denver Republican : Ho might make nn ex
cellent secretary of state , but his npiKilnt-
ment to that position by a democratic presi
dent wotiM bo an absolutely unprecedented
ncf , whether viewed from a political or nn
ofllcial standpoint.
Chicago Herald ( dcm. ) : Judge Orcsham's
acceptance of the blithest olllco under the
administration of President Clovelaud Is
understood , of course , as an assurance that
ho has become n democrat. He will go Into
olllco with the tacit understanding and
agreement that his future party limitations
arc to be democratic and nothing else
Minneapolis Tribune ( rep ) : Mr Oreshnm
seems destined to Do secretary of state under
the Cleveland regime whether he wauls the
job or not. Ho Is fully qualltled.fur the posl
tlon , hut It Is a great pity that , mvnih to the
lack of talent among the veterans of hH
party. Mr. Cleveland Is obliged to bestow the
highest honor within his gift upon so young
a convert.
Chicago Tribune ( rep. ) : He Is able , clear
prompt and courageous , a lit and worthy
successor of that great .secretary of state
who was recently laid to rest at Washing
ton. If Mr. Cleveland will borrow some
more republicans as able as Judge ( Jrcsham ,
and will bo guided by their counsels , there
will not bo any reason for llndiug fault with
his administration.
St. I ouls Republic ( dem. ) : The story that
Judge Ciresbnm is to have a place In Mr
Cleveland's cabinet lacks authentication ,
but whether he enters the cabinet or not.
Judge Groslmm is one of the best men in the
politics of the country. It would ho a pity ,
however , to take him from the federal
bench , where ho is one of the few men who
are above the suspicion of being the tools of
corporations.
Chicago News Record ( Ind. ) Judge Ores
ham should make an excellent se < retar.v of
state. Ho is naturally a dlplomato He'has
fixed ideas and is not like most public men -
merely a political opportunist awaiting a
chance to better his own fortunes Ofdis
criminating judgment , lacking nothing of
courage or frankness , he should prove en
tirely successful In the high olllce he is ex
pected to receive.
Ht. Paul Globe ( dcm. ) : The selection Is a
wise ono considered by itself. It is a wlao
one In that wider view of partisan policy
which Mr. Cleveland Is accustomed to take
It comes to Judge Gresham under circuni
stances which put beyond question his mo
tives. He felt the delicacy of his position ,
its liability to misconception as a reward for
change of party. He only yielded to the
urgent and repeated requests of Mr Cleve
land , who put the call on the plane of duty.
.
An Unmitigated I'nuul.
Idiniis Cotoify Dcnweral.
Tun OMAHA Bm : voices the sentiment of
Nebraska voters and taxpayers upon the
question of abolishing the State Board of
Transportation. It is a useless expense , costIng -
Ing the taxpayers ? 7,500 per annum , and the
secretaryships of the board are used only to
pay political debts. By all means let us
abolish the appointive board and have one
elected by the people.
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It must go
Shorter and shorter gets the time which we
have left to get our goods out of the
way before that wall goes down.
When the carpenters and other
workmen go at that wall there'll be
dust and we'd rather sell you a good
suit or overcoat for less than its
value now , than to wait till the wall
goes down and sell it to you at the same price , be
cause they're dusted. When the wall goes down the
hats will get the worst of it , as we'll have to tear
out all that part of the building. For $1.50 you can
now got a splendid , good style , stiff hat. No old
chestnut , but a genuine , properly made hat , that is
warranted not to rust nor look dingy. The under
wear department is close by and will have to go
with the rest , so we've anticipated the damage by
I
cutting down the price.
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store o I SW , Cor , 10th and Douglas St