THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , APRIL 13. 1803.
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ly refuses to bo n cumlidnto
MeKinluy. This shows sonic
appreciation of the hitter's strength
with the people of his stivto.
IN niJFKltniNn the inipeiu'hinunt trials
for two weeks the supreme court has
given the attorneys on hoth sides an op
portunity to prepare their cases and
fortify themselves with citations of im
peachment precedents.
IP TIIK British press wishes to estab
lish a reputation for unfairness it cannot
do so more effectually than by continu
ing its unjust imputations against the
good faith of the American side in the
Bering sea arbitration case.
IT is altogether probable that one of
the consequences of the recent session of
the state legislature will bo to convince
Boverul hitherto aspiring citizens that
the elimuto of Nebraska is altogether
unwholesome for their permanent resi
dence.
IP GOVEKNOU CHOUNSK decides to retire -
tire Commissioner General Garnoan
from the supervision of the Nebraska
exhibit at the World's fair , ho should
give the state u more capable represen
tative nnd not a man who is discredited
in the community in which he lives. No
change is desirable unless it is a change
for the bettor.
THE new Columbian steamer line
from San Francisco to Panama , estab
lished to cut down excessive railroad
freights across the continent , is meeting
with an extensive patronage. The line
promises to bo a useful one to Pacilic
coast merchants , as it opens up a cheap
route to Europe and will stimulate trade
with Central America.
ALTHOUGH the country roads are dry
the farmers are not coming into the city
In great numbers at present. They eon
wider it more important just mny to take
advantage of good weather and prepare
for planting than to go to town to sell or
buy. Merchants look for a greatly im
proved trade as soon as the rush of
spring work on the farms is over.
THE Now York senators are said to bo
donning their war paint to wage a cam
paign against Cleveland , but after the
result of the protest of the flnaneo com
mittee of the chamber against Eckels'
nomination to bo comptroller of the cur
rency , it is hardly likely that they will
have the temerity to attempt to dictate
the federal appointments for the Empire
state.
WERE Dan Lament private secretary
-it , i.i hardly likely that the president
would have committed the blunder of at
tempting to suppress publication of the
lists of appointments of fourth-class
postmasters oven to opligo Headsman
* MnxwuU. But the prompt revocation of
the pompous order indicates that there
is yet a wholesome regard in the white
house for the opinions of newspaper cor
respondents.
WHATEVER may have been Church
Ilowo'ri legislative record in the past his
course in the late legislature has been
creditable. Ho voted right on all the
vital issues that came before the legis
lature and was largely instrumental In
enforcing retrenchment in appropria
tions. At the closing hour of the sos-
uloii his otl'orts were successfully directed
toward securing an agreement upon the
.appropriation bills between the two
houses which saved the state the ex
pense of an extra session following on
the heels of the regular session.
ONLY a little over a month remains
before the opening of the second annual
exposition of the Manulacturors associa
tion of Nebraska and the oilleors of the
ass elation are very busy making prep
arations for it. Inasmuch as the expo
sition will he a bonelit to Omaha the
city authorities should not fail to repair
the disreputable sidewalks in the vicin
ity of the Coliseum building as soon as
possible , and It would bo a good thing if
a special ollort were made to push the
paving that has boon ordered on the
street so as to have it completed before
the exposition opens.
THE lTnited States supreme court has
denied the petition of the Illinois Cen
tral Hailroad company for a rehearing
in the Chicago lake front case , and the
petitioner is now compelled to give up
"tho light. Hero is one case , at least , in
which a corporation seeking to stave oil'
justice has been promptly and ef
fectively dealt with by the courts and
forced to-abandon a struggle which it
would have continued as long as It could
have found a refngo in any tribunal.
One reason why the great corporations
are always distrusted Is that they light
as desperately in a bad cause as ordinary
uo } plo do in u good one.
iron/c OF TIIK
Elsowlioro is published n record of the
bills passed by the last legislature which
have received the approval of the gov
ernor. The list contains sixty-eight
measures , forty-two of which originated
in the house and twenty-six In the sen
ate. A number of bills passed in the
closing days of the session are still in the
hands of the governor. . A perusal of the
list will show that some good legislation
.of a general nature was enacted.
Nebraska Is now enrolled among the
states that hnvo adopted antl-l'lnkorton
laws , and hereafter the importation of
armed bodies of men into this state to
perform police service will subject the
individual or corporation responsible
for it to prosecution and punishment.
Only bona lido citizens of Nebraska can
in future bo called on to perform police
service , and this must bo done by the
legally constituted authorities. The
law is oxplict and leaves no loophole for
the employment of any force of the
character of the Pinkertons.
Another important measure , from
'which the iwoplo ought to derive a
great deal of benefit , is that prohibiting
combinations of lumber or coal dealers
to fix the price of lumber and coal.
It is not questionable that such
combination's have existed hero as
in other states and specific leg
islation against them was demanded in
the interest of the public. Such com
binations are quite as objectionable
within their Held of operation as the
greater trusts , and every consideration
of public policy justifies their suppres
sion. It is not to bo doubted that the
people will speedily realize good effects
from tliis legislation.
The proposition to abolish the death
penalty resulted in a compromise , and a
bill passed giving juries discretion as to
the death penalty in cases of murder in
the first degree. Illinois , nnd perhaps
some other states , have n law of this
kind. It is expected that the effect of
this law will be to secure a greater
number of convictions , it being
claimed by those who oppose
capital punishment that juries fre
quently refuse to convict except upon
the clearest evidence of guilt when there
is no alternative but the deatli penalty.
It is quite possible that results may jus
tify this view , and at any rate society is
not likely to suffer from an experiment
with the now law. Another measure
connected with our penal system is that
which authorizes the governor to pa
role prisoners who have served the
minimum time prescribed by law for the
crimes of which they wore convicted.
This plan has been successfully tried in
Ohio and some other states and there is
no reason why it should not operate well
here. Its tendency must bo to
put prisoners upon their best
behavior as to obedience to prison
rules and regulations , since good
conduct is most essential in order to
enable' prisoner to secure a parole ,
while the fact that ho may bo returned
at any time for breaking the conditions
of the tmrolo will lead him to bo careful
of his conduct when released.
Legislation that will benefit the busi
ness interests of the state , effecting a
saving of buth time and expense , is the
measure providing that the railroads
shall construct transfer switches. The
absence of such facilities for the prompt
transfer .of cars from one line of road to
another has been a source of much com
plaint , and the legislature did well in
providing that the needed facilities shall
bo supplied.
All the people of Nebraska enjoy
their civil rights as fully , doubtless , as
those of any other state in the union , but
in order to more surely protect every
class in these rights n , bill was passed
defining them and requiring their full
recognition and observance. Under this
measure any citizen of the state whoso
civil rights arc denied has an easy way
of seeking redress.
Such are some of the more important
general laws passed by the Twenty-third
legislature , and they can all bo com
mended as judicious enactments from
which good results are to bo expected.
AXOTllKlt IMPOIITANT DECISION.
Four decisions within a month by fed
eral judges relating to the obligation ?
of employes of common carriers engaged
in interstate commerce , all agreeing as
to essential principles , make an array
of judicial opinion upon this very im
portant subject of great value and leave
little room for doubt that the vital prin
ciples sot forth in these several decisions
will be sustained by the court of last
resort. The latest decision is that ol
Judge Spear of the United States district
court in Georgia , and was made upon a
petition of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers to require the roceivet
of the Central Railroad of Georgia to en
ter into a contract with the engineers em
ployed on that road. This the court 01-
dored the receiver to do , observing that
"whore the property of a railroad 01
other corporation is being administered
by a receiver under the superintend ! ! !
power of a court of equity it is compe
tent for the court to adjust difficulties
between the receiver and h's employes
which , in the absence of such adjust
ment , would tend to injure the proportj
and to defeat the purpose of the re
ceivorship. "
The portion of the decision which is
of general interest , however , refers
to the rule of the brotherhood which re
quires engineers to refuse to hau
cars coming from or going tea
a road with which members o
the brotherhood are at issue. Will
regard to this rule Judge Spear said
there cannot be a doubt that "it is ii
direct and positive violation of the laws
of the land , and no court , state or fed
orul. could hesitate for a moment so to
declare. It is plainly a rule , " said the
court , "or an agreement in restraint o
trade or commerce , as described in the
Sherman anti-trust law. A combina
tion of persons , without regard to thoii
occupation , which would have the olleo
to defeat the provisions of the interstate
commerce law. inviting dibcriminatioi
in the transportation of freight 01
passengers , would be liable to the
severe penalties of the statutes. '
Such being the situation created bj
law , of the constitutionality of whicl
there is no question so far as the court
are concerned. Judge Spear MUI ! It wll
be practically impossible hereafter'for a
body of men to combine to hinder urn
lolixy the work of n transportation com *
mny without becoming obnoxious to the
u'ovlslons of the anti-trust law nnd the
ntorstnto commerce net , nnd he took
wcaslon to apply this equally to n com-
jltiatlon or agreement of railway ofllelalu
or other representatives of capital. The
rostral-its imposed by thcso laws upon
organized labor are also operative
igainst combinations of capital , accord-
ng to the opinion of the Georgia court ,
Hid there can bo"no doubt that this view
3 correct.
It is evident that organized labor , or
hat part of it , nt any rate , which is
employed in the transportation business
of the country , will have to radically
change the rules nnd regulations that
mvo hitherto governed it and find other
nethods of redressing grievances. Ilav-
ng this in view Judge Spear suggested
liat organized labor , when injustice has
boon done or threatened to its member
ship , will find its useful and valuable
nlssion in presenting to the courts of
the country a strong and resolute protest
indi petition for redress against unlaw
ful trusts and other combinations
vhich would do unlawful wrong to
t. It would seem clear that the
class of organized labor to which the
court in this case had special reference
vlll hereafter have to look to the courts
or an adjustment of issuer that cnnno t
bo otherwise amicably settled , until
there is legislation clearly and fully
ogulating the relations of such labor to
the service in which it is engaged ,
iteccnt events suggest that such legisla
tion will be scoured in the near future ,
'or its necessity is becoming apparent to
everybody.
COltX AT 1IOMK .l.Y/J AIIIIO.\D. \
To a person given to speculation upon
economic problems the enormous con
sumption of corn in the United States as
compared with that in Europe and other
countries might afford an interesting
theme. Europe Imports annually about
i 1,000,000 , bushels of corn , the greater
portion of which Is from the United
States. Our exports amount to about
57,000,000 bushels annually , of which 2- ,
000,000 bushels goes to Canada. Mexico
and other southern countries take a
small fraction of our corn product , but
we still ship more to Europe than all
jther countries combined. And yet
with these seemingly largo exports our
shipments to Europe are less than 4
per cent of our annual production.
As the great bulk of the corn con
sumed in Europe is imported from the
United States and yet amounts to only
an insignificant fraction of the corn pro
duct of this country , it is evident that
the difference between the consumption
of that cereal in this country and in the
countries of Europe Is unnatural. The
explanation is found in the fact that the
people of Europe are yet ignorant of
the value of corn as human food. They
scarcely use It at all for that purpose.
They feed it to their animals , but it does
not find its way to their tables. In the
United States the various food prepara
tions of corn are not considered too
common to bo placed upon the
tables of the rich , and the mid
dle and poorer classes consume them
in great qualities because they are both
cheap and wholesome. .In the nature of
things the European peoples who do not
now use corn as human food will in time
become aware of its palatable , nourish
ing and wholesome qualities , just as
some have already done in Germany as
a result of efforts that have been put
forth through the agency of our Depart
ment of Agriculture. If the nations of
Europe wore to consume halt as much
corn in proportion to population as is
used in the United States it is clear that
a greatly increased demand upon the
American product would result. There
is no reasonable doubt that such an in
crease in the foreign consumption of this
cereal will bo witnessed within a few
years , and in that prospect the Ameri
can farmer , and particularly the farmer
who tills the soil in the great corn bolt ,
may find much encouragement. The
industry of corn growing cannot bo said
to have reached its limit when half the
world does not know the uses of that
great cereal.
IT IS not to be apprehended that the
issue between the United States and
Turkey , growing out of the destruction
of American property in the latter coun
try by subjects of the Porto , will have
any serious results. There may be more
or less diplomatic controversy , but it is
hardly probable that wo shall be called
upon to send any war vessels to Turkey
to enforce our demands. It is satisfac
tory to note that the administration took
prompt notice of the matter as soon as
its attention was officially called to
it , and in a spirit which Ameri
cans approve asked for an explanation
planation and reparation. During the
past four years the country has
learned the importance of dealing at
once and lirmly with infractions of
American rlghti by foreign powers , and
it is agreeable to find an indication that
the policy of the last administration is
t1) bo maintained by the present one in
this respect. This country cannot with
a proper regard for its dignity indulge
in bluster toward any nation , great or
small , but it should in all circumstances
insist on having its rights and the rights
of its people respected and protected.
It Is not to bo doubted that President
Cleveland and Secretary Gresham are
heartily in sympathy with this view.
WISCONSIN has fallen into line with
the states having antl-Pinkorton laws ,
the legislature having adopted and sent
to the governor a radical measure foi
the exclusion from that state of armed
bodies of men employed to act as militia
men , policemen orpuaco officers who are
not duly authorized or empowered to aei
in such capacity under the laws of the
state. It is provided that no person
firm , company or corporation shall here
after use or supply any such body o.
armed men for the protection of porsor
or property or for the suppression of
strikes within the state , whether auch
armed men bo employes of detective agon
ciesso ( calle'd ) or otherwise. Any persor
found guilty of violation of the pro
visions of the act shall bo doomed guiltj
of felony and shall bo punished by a fine
not exceeding $1,000 , or by imprison
ment In the state prison not more thnr
three years nor loss than one year , or bj
both such fine and imprisonment. Thus
.ho ulntos are , ono by ono , arraying
themselves against "Uio dangerous evil
of Plnkortonlsin/ / giving promise that
within n few ycar aft of thorn will Imvo
strong laws on their statute books to
> rotcet their citizens from the invasion
) f armed bands' ' ' pf feckless nnd Irre
sponsible mercenaries. As ono of the
Irst papers in the country to attack this
evil THE BEE is gW to see the progress
that is being made toward its sup-
n-csslon. / . '
THERE is to boa general Inquiry by
; ho scnalo commlttfco on immigration
into the subject Jo'fyhich it has special
charge , with particular reference to the
condition and character of the immi
grants coming hero for the purpose of
supplying labor for the coal , iron and
other mines of the country , and also as to
whether the laws against the admission
) f laborers under contract are effectually
enforced. The charge has been made
that the contract labor law is evaded
and that some of the coal corporations
still keep agents in Europe to provide
; hem with immigrants when needed.
This sort of tiling was practiced
a few years ago , with most demoralizing
results , but it was supposed to have been
effectually suppressed under the opera
tion of existing laws. That It was largely
if not wholly done away with there can
be no doubt , but the fact of the senate
ordering an inquiry as to whether the
law is effectually enforced suggests that
there is ground for believing that it is
not , The inquiry Is a proper ono to bo
made , but It will probably bo found ex
tremely 11111101111 , if not impossible , to
? ot at the truth If contract labor is
being imported , those engaged in it
know how to thoroughly cover up their
work.
THE fears of such persons as may have
entertained the apprehension that the
water supply of Chicago Is not exactly
what it should bo may in some degree be
allayed by the assurance of the TM CC ( ,
ono of the most authoritative of English
medical journals , that ill-informed
rumor has vastly exaggerated the faults
of Chicago water. This assurance is
based upon a report of a special commis
sion in the interests of British subjects
who will visit the Columbian exposition.
The investigation it is claimed has been
thorough and scientific and the result
altogether favorable , and the Lancet
finds no reason to believe that there is
liability of any epidemic outbreak on
account of the character of the water
supply. This will bo assuring to these
intending to visit the exposition and use
only water as a beverage.
THE carelessness of exhibitors at the
World's fair is causing serious trouble
and delay in arranging the displays.
Unless exhibitors observe the instruc
tions sent out by the malingers months
ago , that all cars of exhibits have cards
attached specifying the building for
which the exhibits-are intended , the in
stallation of sorno' displays will bo de
ferred until Juno 1. As it is estimated
that between now and the 1st of May
7,500 carloads of qxhibits will arrive at
the park , an idca un bo formed of the
inconvenience and blockade inevitable
unless they bear explicit shipping
orders. The only safe plan Is for exhib
itors to follow to the letter the instruc
tions of the fair management.
WHEN a St. Paul health official went
to investigate some reported cases of
cholera in that city the other day ho
found the patient suffering from the ef
fects of water taken from a well that
had been contaminated by drainage
from the gas works , which wore 700 feet
distant. The symptoms were somewhat
like these of cholera , but when the cause
was removed the effect also disappeared.
The dangers that lurk in well water
are among the most serious to bo
guarded against this year. No well in a
city can bo safely used. Even gas works
may bo less dangerous than some other
sources of contamination to which city
wells are always exposed.
THE movement of grain in the Omaha
market is reported very dull , but it is
equally so elsewhere. There is practi
cally no decrease in the available stocks
of wheat reported and the market is
stagnant. Jiruilstntt'x says : "Combining
changes last week , both coasts , the total
net decrease of available wheat stoclfs
was Ji,000 ( ! ) bushoU , as compared with
1,271,000 bushels in the previous week ,
and with a not decrease of IMO,000 :
bushels in the last week of March , 1892. "
It is not expected that there will be any
spirited movement of wheat until the
condition of the growing crop is moro
definitely known.
IT is reported that the Idaho silver
mines that yield nothing else will not bo
worked this year and that all the smel
ters in the state are now shut down. It
is propobed that the silver deposits bo
loft undisturbed until the market is
improved by favorable financial legisla
tion or a reduction of the world's supply.
It remains to bo seen whether the mine
owners will have the courage to adhere
to this policy or not.
Tim I'rohlmii ol tlio Hour
1'liititijelfi'itf. Times.
The way ono of the protit political ques
tions of the day comes IIQIIIO to many Is : "Am
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1 solus'-
The - Tlint Won ,
GloliiilitAoerat.
The attention of.tl ) democrats Is called
to the Kflin fact that Jtitlgo Lochrcii was ap
pointed pension coimu'.4skmer on the recom
mendation of the : vpHi ) > lIcan legislature of
Minnesota. . ,
A MUM ofjCj
Croic iW Gazette.
It Is a great dual oiT'satiafantlon in these
days of lootlne , Illohlng , defalcation and
embezzlement tlmt ,1" Auditor .Gciio Moore
wo have an oflldal hilonigorit enough to see
the stealing and courage enough to stop it.
A I'mvuriris Symllc.ito.
Jfew Ynrk Cnntinercliil.
All tlio newspapers in Chicago except his
own were opposed to our Carter , and yet ho
was elected by upward of SO.OJ'J. Had Car
ter's own newspaper gene liac'k on him along
with the others hla election might have been
unanimous. Tno mvatlvo inltuonco of a
Chicago newspaper is something powerful.
o
Oltlflill Illir HclOUlK.
I'li'laiMittilu llecont.
On the 1st of July next the sovereign state
of South Carolina will go into the liijuor
business on her own account. In iicuorduni'o
with the law passed last winter , the state
will , on the day named , assume absolute
control of the pinvhaso and sale of nil
liquors within its limits. A commission , at
thu head of which Is thp governor , will ap-
xlnt the sntonn hoopers In nil the dtlo.i ami
; o\vns , a majority of the voters , of which
nay apply for tholr appointment , Kvury
jnrkoopt'r In the state will bo n nullified
state ortlcor , anil will turn all his receipts
nto the state treasury.
Wlml Mny llnpirn | ,
Hutto Onzutto : The Unroln Journal no-
ruses Koswatorof Iralng hmno.Vhllo the
loiirnal Is getting Rosy' In the asylum , ho Is
lahlu to till up Rovoraf cells In thu peniten
tiary with dishonest state olllclals.
Onn riilnc lit Time.
Wahoo Now ICra : Will Tim HRB kcop
Ight on cxK | > * lng the infamous rascal1 * , who
mvo boon looting the state of Nebraska for
years , ami when their tlniu Is out as olllclals ,
.urn right around and help elect another
sot of thieves to thu sama olllcos.
1'luylng n I.iiiin Iliiiut.
.imir ; ( < ij > ( il ( Tribune.
The Florida legislature Just convened con
sists of nlnetv-seven democrats anil four
Kipullsts. As thcro Is not a single republi
can In the body the democrats expect to
lave a nice harmonious time , but no sport.
Florida has a largo republican vote but It Is
always overlooked when the counting Is
dono.
l 1'nxporlly.
A'cw I'urk tribune.
The llhodo Island prohibitionists have hail
their lling. They have doubled their sup
port anil contributed to the election of two
congressmen who will vote for free wool and
n low tariff. They have had a very lively
dance. Now somebody will have to pay tlie
piper. Perhaps It will bo the prosperous
iihodo Island workingman.
Il'in. iloliii A. Diivlcn.
Unenln Call.
No man ever eamo to thu Nebraska legis
lature and in a shigln term maile such an ex
cellent record as Representative Davles of
Cass county. Clean , bright anil able , bo has
commanded the confidence of his follow mem
bers and their respectful attention at all
times. An eloquent and forctblu speaker , bo
has earned all the applause that camu so
readily whenever ho spoke upon a meas
ure , and ho has gone home with a record of
strict integrity that none can question. Tlio
state ought to have use for moro men like
John A. Davles.
Why Mi'ii Fall In Iliislnoss.
Sew Vuils VnmmerclHl.
Experience is the best , and often the most
expensive , teacher. There are two ways of
obtaining experience ono by getting it
yourself and paying for It , and the other by
observing the experiences of others and
profiling thereby. The latter is by far the
cheaper.
In this connection It is interesting to ob
serve that nearly 12,000 failures occurred In
the United .States and Canada in 1S < . Most
of these failures were attributed to "insulll-
cient capital , ' ' but a uloso analysis of the
reasons given would , wo believe , show that
a lack of experience was the foundation of a
vast majority ot thoie misadventures In
business. Other causes , of course , are men
tioned. Of the 12.1)00 ) failures over 1,000
were attributed to fraud , nearly 1,001) ) to In
competence , the same number to disaster
and over ! ) ,000 to "lack of moans. "
I'nrity ( if Knpulillciin Principles.
York Times : Republican principles nro
not impaired by the weakness or dishonesty
of any man , whatever position he may hold.
No one claims that thcro are no unworthy
men in any party or any society. They
creep in everywhere , and too often are suc
cessful In forcing themselves to the front
for a season. One tiling can bo thankfully
claimed , however , for the republican party ,
and for no other ; it never nominates men for
ofllco who are known at the time to be cor
rupt or incompetent. Ksuchn man should
secure the nomination ho would lx ) de
feated. The voters of tlio party are
honest and they would repudiate a dis
honest man it they know him to bo
such. In national and state affairs the prin
ciples of republicanism nnd the men elected
by the republican party have been tested
and no momberof the party need bo ashamed
of them. The few unworthy men who Imvo
slipped in from time to time have been
promptly dealt with. But republicanism
rises above men. It is agrcssive , philan-
throphic and always patriotic. It stands for
justice between man and man , for the poor
and the oppressed , , for the elevation of labor ,
for country and home. Whatever the weak
ness of men may lead them to do , the purity
and patriotism of republican principles can
never bo challenged.
The Ilnllrimd Hill I'MSHI'S.
Kearney Hub.
The long agony Is over. The railroad
freight bill has passed both houses of the
legislature. It now goes to the governor ,
and there are very few who entertain any
doubt of his signing it.
The vote on the passage of tlio oill stood
nighteen to fourteen. The minority joined
In a written protest against the passage of
the bill when it was on its passage. This
protest states the following reasons there
for : "That said bill has not been read at
largo on three different aays in the house of
representatives ; nor has said bill been read
at large on throe different days in the sen
ate : nor bus said bill been read at largo at
all in the senate , as required by article iii ,
section 11 , of the constitution of the state of
Nebraska. Said bill not being passed in ac
cordance with the requirement sof tlio consti
tution of this state it is therefore unconsti
tutional and void. "
If the statements contained In the pro
tests are true , then it looks as though the
had niailo mistake that ! .
majority a - > igno
rant or willful , and bad enough in either
event.
The freight rate bill In Nebraska is not to
bo settled by the passage of enactments that
may bo found unconstitutional , thus throw
ing the whole issue bark upon tlio people
and keeping up the struggle , world without
end , for the benefit of politicians.
It will bo far better that the bill stand the
test of the courts , where it will undoubtedly
go if the technicalities in question really
exist. It is desirable , both for the people
and the railroad companies , that the whole
question bo uisposcil of , and bo eliminated
from the politics and business calculations
of the state as a perplexing , disturbing cle
ment.
The Hub believes the ulll to bo a very im
perfect piece of legislation , and it suspects
that 101110 of it supporters have voted for it
with the expectation that it would not "hold
water" if carried into the supreme court.
The Future of Noliriiiiku Di'inocrnvy.
I'litttfiniitit/i / Journal ( lcin. ) .
Now that the legislature has adjourned it
is well for the men of democratic faith to be
gin to put Into form their ideas of what the
course of tlio party should be in the near
future of this state , for upon tlio position
they take will largely depend the success or
failure of the party for the future. The
party last year , as in previous years , com-
mittrd itself to tlio doctrine of the mntrol of
railway charges , but certain assumed leadeis
of the party in the legislature have taken
the advice of a faction in the party and
have voted against and opposed surh freight
regulation , in dellanco of tlio platform , and
have acted in harmony with the republicans
on this question on the score that "busi
ness interests" were superior to party plat
forms or iwpular demands. It is proper
therefore , that tlio coming conventions of
the party should declare Itself anew OH this
subject and the democratic voters should
bo consulted in the formation of that fea
ture of the platform to bo adopted by the
party this year. The Journal believes that
the men who went contrary to the platform
upon which they were elected are not good
democrats : that the interests of the people
are superior to those of any personal inter
est , and that if the party has any claim
upon iKjpular support it cannot bo too out
spoken in its declarations In sustaining their
rights and standing by their interests.
The party can illy afford to permit a
small coterie of men who are either m
thu employ of or are reaping business
advantages from the favors of
railway management to dictate the parly
policy or formulate Its platforms. This rail
way question is sure to bo an important ono
until thu policy of the state is settled in
behalf of Uio people Just as .nuch so as thu
taritf question is in a national scnso and
mi'ii who are not In harmony with demo
cratic hcnttmcnt and persist in acting with
the party's enemies on such a subject ought
to bo Hindu to fed the lash of party con
demnation. Democrats cannot afford to
drive men who are true democrats , in that
tlioy are anti-monopolists , out of the party
and into the Independent ranks for the sake
of conserving private and sellish ends. This
Is our vlow of the matter , and we should
like to know what our brethren of thu dem
ocratic press think of It.
im.ir THM I'KoiMf.iu.vr / > .
Twin City Times i The No wherry bill I * a
Itttllo scarred veteran , but It didn't go on the
retired li.it.
JxnipClty Indnpondpntt Tim Noxvborry
bill has passed the scnato and all It needs
now to mnko It n law's the governor's slg-
imltiro. This h n grout victory for the uoo-
plo over the corporations.
l/l'c ' | hi Herald : Now that the maximum
rate bill 1ms passed , the people of Nebraska
will soon bo traveling on hog trains. The
railroad companies cnnno longer afford to
use vestibule conches nnd divide the tramo
that Is going in the same direction Into sep
arate trains. The conductors and brakemen -
men are also expected to pay their fare.
St. Paul Republican : The Ncwbory bill
passed the senate Wednesday with a few
amendments , and the house promptly con
curred. It will undoubtedly soon become a
law , as It Is generally understood that the
governor will sign It. Thu Republican be-
[ loves the bill altogether too radical , but now
that it is passed , hopes to see It given a fair
trial.
Holdropc Progress : The people Imvo
secured relief , In a measure. , from railroad
extortion. The Ice is now broken and the
way U opened for further legislation as ex
perience dictates. H Is u victory for the
people and tho.v must follow up the Advan
tage thus gained. Expcrlmico of Iowa shows
an Increased volume of business done , consequent
quent lynu increase In earnings for the rail
roads. The same results may bu expected In
Nebraska.
lUoointngton Echo : The people of this
state have long demanded n reduction in
freight rates , but whether this now hill will
give them the much sought for relief or not ,
very few people are competent to Judge. It
is claimed by quito a number of persons tlint
while the No wherry hill makes n reduction
In some articles It radically raises the rate in
others. If the bill is not constitutional and
is too great a reduction for the railroads to
stand they will probablv cnrrv It to the
courts. When this hill becomes a law it
should take the railroad light out of politics
as It 1ms In other states in the east.
Grand Island Times : The railroads and
their friends say the bill raises the rates ,
yet they fought Its passage in every way ,
going so far as to allow .Senator North , 'a
railroad democrat , to mane a speech lasting
throe hours ; as Senator North never had
anything to say that ho could not proclaim
In live minutes , it will bo seen how desperate
the moiiuDoly attack was on the bill. There
is no question but that the state has the
right to regulate railroad rates , and there is
no question but what railroads in Nebraska
need regulating. Wo hope the Newberry
bill will do this. It is probably imperfecUn
many ways , but it is an entering wedge a
step in the right direction.
Schuyler Herald : The bill may not bo
perfect in every respect , that could hardly
bo expected : but it is beyond a doubt a much
bettor measure than the bill that was passed
two years ago and vetoed by Governor Ilovd.
We think that we can safely sav that if
such a measure as the present one had been
presented to ( . 'overnor Hoyd he would have
signed it. Lot the governor sign the bill
and if after a fair trial it is found that in
some respects it does an injustice to the rail
roads it can he changed. For twenty-live
years the railroads of Nebraska have been
running things their own way and justice
has been unknown to them. Now if tnero Is
an injustice being done , which we verv much
doubt , they are only getting a dose of their
own medicine. The people of Nebraska re
gardless of party owe a debt of gratitude to
their senators and representatives who by
the hardest kind of work secured the passage
of the bill.
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.IT' niK .s/ir or , rvt > Tivn.
Atkinsoi ) Graphic : The Impeachment con
flict is ripe for the ruction that such investi
gations ever generate. Slay the trial bo
searchingly thorough and justice be done ,
though the heavens fall.
York Times : The republican party must
bo cleansed and n now sot of men brought to
the front , f iot the old chaps bo assigned to
some other duty , besides holding olllco or
running for oftlce , for a season. They numt
1)0 weary. Lot them rest awhile.
Kearney Telccnnn : Impeachment pro
ceedings will ho commenced within a week ,
and it will bo a long and tedious trial. If the
men arc proven guilty they should bo pun
ished , as they doubtless jvill be , and the re
sult of the findings of this court will bo
looked for with great interest by the tax-
pavers of Nebraska.
Cedar Rapids Commercial : The state ofll-
cers must stand orJall by their own nets ; If
innocent we shall hail their vindication with
unfeigned delight ; if guilty wo shall behold
their downfall with satisfaction. Neither
the state olllcials nor the republican party
can afford to retire from this contest until
truth is triumphant and right is victorious.
Neligh Lender : It is now n certainty that
Attorney General Hastings. Secretary of
State Allen , Land Commissioner Humphrey ,
ex-Treasurer Hill and ex-Auditor Heiiton
will bo impeached. In the case of all except
Dunton the articles of impeachment have
been adopted , and in his case they are almost
ready for presentation. They have been
drawn with the utmost care. The supreme
court will try the case on the indictment as
presented by the legislature , .lust when the
court will try the cases has not been decided.
If the present legislature had done nothing
else than to break up the ring of thieves who
have lived for years by plundering the state
it will deserve well of the voters of the
state.
Pierce County Call : Wo are glad to note
that the majority of tlio members of both
houses voted to impeach the officials. It is
about time for the people to govern this
state and not the corporations. Wo want
honest moirto 1111 these places of trust not
rascals who would sell their honor for a
small sum. If there is something "rotten in
Denmark , " the legislature should In-
qulro Into the mutter , The rcpubll *
can members should not disgrace themselves -
selves by trying to dodge the
KiiiOi they were elected to ferret out thaio
frauds nnd If they do not do what Is right
they will hnvo to mwver for their notions
two years henco. If the republican parly
had In past years Icuislalod for the people
and not for the corporations they would
have been honored and respected moro than
they nro now , They now have n chance to
maknn clean record. The tifTemlers should
bo punished. Turn the rascals out I Do not
shield them becnuso thuy are republicans ,
G\rtlold : Knterprlso : The Impeachment
proceedings begun by the legislature against
the Hoard of Public Lands and Buildings ,
which board Is composed of the secretary of
state , John C. Allen ; the attorney general ,
George 11 , Hastings , mid the commissioner
of public lauds nud buildings , Gus Humph
rey , should bo prosecuted to n llnisli If
these gentlemen nre guilty of swindling the
stivto as charged , tho.v should be punished to
the full extent of the law. If Innocent of
the charges , they should bo triumphantly
exonerated. Justice should be done , and the
only way to do It Is to go on with the Im
peachment proceedings. Kvcry member of
the legislature who shirks his duty In this
matter should have his nan.o recorded In the
people's "black book. " Their duty Is plain ,
so plain that even a blind man eaii see it.
XHIllt.lNK.l , I.VAKHIt.lSKlXS. .
The fair of the Riishvlllo Agricultural nnd
' 1 rotting association will bo held September
Jil to M.
A summer normal will bo conducted at
Vordon beginning , luly il and continuing to
August W.
The Western Nebraska KduiMtimial asso
ciation will hold it sessions April 123 and yj
at Ogallala.
The machinery for the Rumrimstarch
works has arrived and the factor ) will soon
be In operation.
A district Christian Kndenvor snclctj con
volition will be held at Kali-bury lu-xt Fri
day , Saturday and Sunday.
Tramps took all tl.e inoiio.y there was In
the box at the Rook Island depotaiFairbury
and stole away without being detected
Whllo Chris Johniisun , u Filloy black
smith , was shoeing n horse the animal gave
a violent lunge and broke the blacksmith's
leg.
leg.The
The Odd Fellows of Dawes and Sheridan
counties will celebrate the anniversary of
the organization by a Joint session at
Chmlron.
Two sneak thieves who purloined a quan
tity of clothing from a Holdrego store are
now resting in Jail under $ . " > IK ) bonds await
ing trial for grand larceny.
While H.V. . Crosslo of Alma was cleaning
his gun the weapon accidentally went off
and Illled Mrs. Crossle's left leg full of bird
shot. The wounds were painful but not
d'Uigorous.
Onieers from Auburn have started for
Missouri to capture Charles Sunnier , who
has twice been arrested for burglary and
who has twice broken Jail. They think they
have their man located.
T. J. Grogan , residing near Diller , hired a
young man named .lounson to work for him ,
but on the second day the new hand turned
upml.ssing and so did n horse , saddle and
bridle. Hy offering a reward of $ . > the
animal was recaptured , but the thief is still
at large.
A. W. Prcssey of Oconto hasbcon awarded
the appointment to West Point Military
academy from the Sixth district. The ex
amination was held at Hroken How under
the direction of Congressman Kem. Tillison
of Kearney was made the alternate in case
Pressey does not accept.
I'K.V.SVli V1.KAH.ISTHIR3.
EliiilntlJnrolto : Tlio milliner would soon ba
Hwamped If sliu didn't know how lo trim her
Philadelphia Times : As tn tint rnlntlvu
value of | > Uih and pull. It's curtain the nuui of
mere pubh htays bunlud whuru ho of pull
ahead.
Harper's Itnznr : Old Party In Cabin Oar
Conductor , what's the matter with this cur
that II should jerk so ?
Conductor It's got the grip.
Washington Star : The great trouble about
a | ) il/i' ll lit l.i that the overture of chin i
I * MI much longer than the purforiniincu.
Waif : Young ( lotnlx ( sadly ) I saw n slijti In
a window down tlio street that exactly do-
M'lllx'd my condition ,
Jinks What was It ?
"C'asli ( ? lrl wanted. "
lliiiKlinmtim Lender : When n man kicks on
thu nnmteur cornet player next door lib ob
jections am hound.
YuiiKi'u lllnilu : "Hnvo you Iho nerve , " sulil
, lhti to.loe , "that I should you a dollar owu ? "
"Have 1 Iho nerve ? Why , yes , you but , but
lirsl 1 must thu dollar gutl"
Indianapolis Journal : Visitor What has
become of your skeleton glil ? 1 supposed she
was too good a curd to losu.
.Museum Manager Shu's Htru.'U n bettor Job
she ) . > liovln' her picture took for fashion
platus.
A CITIFIIHI
Chicago Kcconl.
It t.s spring !
The .soft air lavus the dirty strcoti
And a. string
Of cablu cars , In banded Meets ,
Is on the curve.
In thu markets packed with carts
Itisu funny smells
Queer-shaped fruits from foreign uarti
And oyster shells
Scud up a mingled incense rich ;
Wlillo the rags
Which some humble swcntcrH stitch
Into bags ,
To bu known orstwhllo as "pants , "
Are smt'lled nfnr ;
1'orsoolh , 'tl.s spring !
The street dirt lies In llttlu mountains ,
And bear the ting
Of thecush-tlll bell on the soda fountains.
& CO.
3t Mnmifnctiiruri an I
of Clothing in tUu Worll
Got 'Em in a Box
The tailor no longer stands any show when it
comes to turning out nobby
wearing apparel. We make
up so many suits that fit as
well , look as well , and are as
well as private tailored gar
ments , that wo can afford to
sell them at half tailor prices.
We have never before gath
ered around us so fine a line
of spring suits for boys and
men as this year Our children's department on the
second floor is the largest and most complete in
this western country Boys' suits from $2 up
Men's suits fron $8.50 up. The hats are temporarily
rily on the third floor , and we are selling lots of
thorn at lower prices than hat stores do Meantime
they are working at that hole in the wall.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
ovonlnjtlll O.U , W , COF ,