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TJIR OMAHA DAILY BEE : iXMEDiXESQAY , OOTOBEU 25 , 1803. TJEUfiTT TT HOSEWATKll , Kdllor. I'l'IlLIKIIKt ) BVKIIY MCIKNINO. TEnMS OP SUKSOIUPTION. Jl.illy llf 1 ( without SundayOnn ) YMr. . . . . . < * H JJJJ liallv mid Hm liy. Una Yrar * ' ' Jj" JllxMontlm S 9H Three Mtmtlm ' 2 Siinflnv Ilc . ( ) -Yrnr f n [ { _ Jltmlnjr Iki'.lhm Yvar r Jjx * ° ° Weekly Ik-o , Ono Year OFP1CK9. * ininim N niiil Twi-ntr-nlxlbstreets < onlli ( ci > nii r Council IIHifTi.'i \ 1'cnrl direct. Oilenro OfTicr , 317 riinnibc-r of ( ommcrfp. Now lork. rouin III. 14ami Ifi.Trlbur.obiilldlnff Wnslilneion. r.UI Fourteenth ( ttrool. COllHKSl'ONUr.NCB. All eomnnmlenlloiiM rrltultu. lo nown and ccll- torl.il ninllvr HlinulJ bi ndrtrcuscili To tlio KUItor m'SIXr-SSUVrTKHS. All InmlnciH U-tti-rH niwl romltlnncofl nhonlil bo mlclrcNaiil to Tin1 ll'-r l > ul > IIMiliiBCOiil > : ir.yOninliji. DrnflH , elieoUM ami inmlomct * onlcrH to uomarto pninliln to UKcmlrrof tlin rimiiuuiy. 1'nrlli'A Irnrlnir llm cliy for tlio Hummer can linvo Tin : in : wnt ( o their mftlrcss hylc.ivlnir an onlor auu , nc nmoo. , vnl nm COMPANY. I lit ) HiMt In Cltlcnso. TIIK DAILY and SU.NPAY HKK Is on sain In Chlr.ngo nt tlio following places : I'nliiipr liunvu. Oniwl I'.icllln . liotol. AtKlllorltlin liotnl. ( Ireat Northern liolnt. Oore hotel. I/Hllltlll llOlfl. Klips of Tilt ; lll'.E C.-U1 1)0 ) soon nt thn No- lirmkalmlldlngand Iho Administration build- JiiBi Exposition grounds. STATEMENT Ol' ClllCUrAT10N. Stntc of NcliniMt : ! . I County of Hoiiglim. f _ . floored II. TzBCliiiPk.Blcrrtan' of Tim IlKis rub- lulling conninny , ilo-H Holriiinlv swi-nr that the ictnal circulation of TIIK D.MI.V nun for the vrecK ending OctolKT ! 21 , 18UJ , WIIH ni follows ! Sunday , October IB . Monday. October I II . TncMlny.Oclobrrl ? . .t W flin winy. October 18 . 23.734 ThnmTav. October 1 . MH.BIIS Krldnr. October ill ) . Z3.SOI Saturday , October 21 . . . . . . . ! MC > r j nromu : II. T RCIIUCK. i - Sworn to Ix-foro me and subscribed In my < BKAt. vurcHvncu this LMnt it.iv of October. 189.1. I , I N. I1. Vt 1 1. . Kotary IMibllc. Cirrnbitloti fur < i'pt. , 1803 , Timtti : tire only two weeks loft for candidates to write loiters of personal explanation. Foil u noteworthy specimen of tlio queen's English , coininund us to the alllduvit of Bunk Wrecker Moshor. I CAN any decent republican find fault " with THK Hnn in refusing "to support U Sheriff Bennett ? If BO , lot him stand If- up and bo counted. Mil. I. O. U. BACIIKLOH bays that he Is under monetary obligations to quite a number of persons. ' HSi creditors Imvo our most sincere sympathy. TUB issuing1 of chocks on a bank and plopping them before they nre paid IB one of the favorite tricks with which Bachelor beats his creditors. As AN affidavit maker Moshor is a great success. He can civo Bennett several lessons in denying1 what is not charged , and. not denying what is charged. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ' IF BKMtS has played into tlio hands of "the water companyhow does itcorao that the Jirater works force was thrown against him in Iho primaries , and how does it come that the men who manage the politics of the -water company are work ing for Bedford now ? ONCE more the kaleidoscope of silver legislation turns and the panorama of compromise fades from view. How many more turns will bo necessary to give per manent relief by the passage of the re peal bill is the problem that remains as far from solution now as over. > Tnn Philadelphia Inquirer speaks of Hon. J. Sterling Morton as "President Cleveland's secretary of the agriculture , who has been lost sight of since the cab inet was announced. " How cruel ! It isn't Secretary Morton's fault that ho hasn't boon hoard oftener iind louder. OMAHA and Nebraska are goUing some advertising out of the prominence of their representatives at the World's Congress of Real Estate , now-in session at Chicago. When the reaction finally sots in these who pin their faith in Omaha dirt are hound to reap the just reward of their confidence. THE Oscoola way of promoting social purity may not prove very effective in the long run , but affords the partici pants plenty of fun/during the proced ure. If wivns can't'make their homos sufficiently attractive to keep their hus bands in them it will require rnoro than a sporadic coat of tar and feathers to eradicate tlio evil. OMAHA people may possibly derive some consolation from the knowledge that at least twenty-five public buildings for which congress has appropriated money Imvo not oven reached the stage wliero work IB begun. The chances are that some , at least , of these twonty-fivo wilt lw Btlll incompletod when the finish ing touch is put upon the Omaha federal structure. MINOUITY rule , wo are told , was not mentioned in the proclamation sailing for the extra session. Neither wusclo- tiiro , nor sitting it out , nor Qftcon-hout speeches , though all of them have como to the front. Wo have boon subjected to minority rule long enough. Lot the majority tuko control , notwithstanding the silence of the president's prcolama lion on that mibjcut. , . CIIIKK SKAVUY'S suggestion that mom born of the police force bo required to attend strictly to their own business without demoralizing discipline by polit ical Intermeddling Is one upon whiol the Board of Fire and Police Couimis Bionors should not delay to act. Profos sioual politicians on the police force etand in the same light as profosalona politicians us janitors in the public schools. Tlioy must all go. COMMKHClAh tllliou with UlO pail- " Ainorlcuu republics canuot fail to bo ad vantageous to all concerned , but why should the United States reduce Itself , as Senator Btawart wished , to the monetary - \ t -tary piano of the South and Control American elates ? Senator Stewart's proposed amendment to inalco ellvor the 7i oxuluslvo inodlum of exchange in trans actions with the people of these conn- q trios is nothing loss than u proposition ' for the United States to adopt the single ellvor standard , A , r , .1. ix fsorfilnSTAir. PIIBUIIUXT , A. P. A. , mrt. Nob. , Pet. 23. To the tahtorof The following opsn lottpr hut been Rent lo nil candidates for statt. oftlco of the different part lea : Honored Sir I , as mi Amurlcan citizen who liollovcs the custom hitherto followed Of deceiving the musses tthuuld no longer pre vail , nnd that cteh : voter nhuuld have the rlcht to know how the candidate seeking his .suffrage stands upon nil fiuestlons'con- sldcrcd by him to bo important , ami repre senting an oii'.inlmion numbering many thousands In the state , as their presiding olllccr I desire lo ascertain In their boh.ilt your vluws upon the following proposition * : First The American Proluctlxo associa tion boliovcsln tlio Dcrpotnatlon ot the mib- llc school system , nnd Is opposed to a divi sion of the school fond with tiny sect for tuo support ot schools teaching any particular religion. Docs this foregoing moot your approba tion t Second They bellovo In complete separa tion of church nnd state , by which wo mean that no Inwa shall ho cnautod respecting the establishment of any religion , and that no money oliall ho appropriated from cither na tional , stutoor municipal treasuries for sec tarian purposes. Can you endorse the second proposition ? Third Wo behove In the right of every man to worship God according to tlio dic tates of hts own conscience. ' Tlio third proposition will certainly moot your views ? Koifrth i'lioy bollovc In free speech , nn untrantmolcd press anil ono ballot for each nnd every citizen , fairly cast and honestly countiMJ. What have you to say In regard to the fourth proposition ? Fiftli They cstoom , all persons whether rich or poor , high or low who como to this country with a desire. ' ' to familiarize thoin- sclves with our laws nnd forms of govern ment , and who swear allegiance to the United States , without n montat reservation in favor of any foreign prince , potentate or pope , ns men worthy of being clothe ! with that highest honor American citizenship. Can you glvo your umiualillcd support to the foregoing ! Sixth They believe in the rostrlcltou of immigration , so ns to protect the honest citizen laborer trom the depressing effects of the criminal , contract and pauper Uoffian Catholic horde that Is swarming to our shores. What say you in regard to the restriction of immigration ? Seventh They are unalterably opposed to m'lcstly dictation and Interference in the affairs of state , knowing that whenever church has been placed nbovo state the lib erties of the people have not only boon Jeopardized , hut completely overthrown. Can you endorse , unhesitatingly , the above declaration ? Eighth Wo bollovo it to bo n violation of the constitution and the law to Induce women to take oaths or vows whereby they may be deprived of their liberty , without duo process of law , nnd arc , consequently , opposed to the Imprisonment , by suet , order or pownr , of people governed by reiigio'us fanaticism , for either gain , greed or any other purpose , and favor giving them their liberties whenever they demand it. What have you to suy on the above propo sition ? Ninth Wo believe the teller , with his wife nnd largo family of children , is entitled to as great consideration as the millionaire , because of the greater interest the nation has In the wealth producer , with bis largo family. Do you endorse the last proposition ? In behalf of the American Protective as sociation In this state , I would respectfully nsk that you give these propositions your careful consideration , and that at your earliest convenience you transmit moa reply. J. S. HiTFicu ) , State President. The right of any considerable body of voters to interrogate candidates concern ing their positions on any of the vital issues of the day cannot bo called in question. The questions propounded by the president of the American Protec tive association are , however , in no way pertinent or applicable to anybody who may bo elected to oillco in this Btato , cither on the state ticket or on any local ticket. The whole series of ques tions propounded has been borrowed from other Btatos or from Canada , whore publio school funds can legally bo di verted for sectarian instruction , or where the lines of demarcation between church andstato _ have not been clearly defined. On the first flvo propositions there is no division of sentiment in this state. Every man elected to oflleo is required to take oath to support the constitution of the United States and the state of Ne braska , and that oath must bo taken without mental reservation or evasion. No man can live up to the constitution of Nebraska and divert one penny of the school fund for the support of schools teaching any particular religion. The first amendment to the constitution of the United States roads as follows : Congress shall mnkq no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof , or abndgini ; the free dom of speech or of the press. Article , 1 , section 4 , Bill of. lllghts of the constitution of Nebraska , provides : All persons have a natural and Indefeasi ble right to worship Altnlirhty God accord ing to the dictates of their own consciences , No preferences shall bo given by law to any religious society , nor shall any interference with the rights of consolonco bo permitted. Section J , Bill of Rights , provides : AH elections shall bo free and there shall bo no hindrance or impediment to the right of a quallucd voter to exorclso the elective franchise. ' Article xlll , entitled Education , di rects the legislature to provide for the free instruction in the common schools of this etato of all persons in tins atuto between the ages of 5 and 21 yeara. Section 11 , article vll , provides : Koscctarian'mstructlon shall be allowed in any school or Institution supported la whole or in part by the publio funds sot ap.irt for educational purposes , nor shall the state accept any grant , conveyance or ho- quest of money , lands or other property to bo used for sectarian purposes. With these safeguards embedded In Iho fundamental laws , what need 1s there to. uMc a candidate what ho..ap- provcs or disapproves ? As well might wo propound to the candidate the follow ing queries ; Wo heilevo that the earth Is round. Docs the foregoing meet your appro bation ? Wo maintain that tlio sun shines in midday whou no clouds tire vlslbl o. Whul have you to Bay in regard to this propt'eltion ? We persist in believing that water will run down hill. Can you give your unqualified sup port to this proposition ? As between tlio third'and sixth propo sition ? there is au irreconcilable clash. i'ho third nlllnns the right , of every nan to worship God according lo the llctatcfl of his own conscience , and that right Is alllnnod ' by the fodorat nnd etato constitution * . The hl.xth proposi tion attempts. to withhold that right rom Homan Callfollcs. It sihglcs them out from ( tuning nil other credda nnd asks their exclusion from this country , [ low is that to bo done without doing violence to * the prlnclplo that all men Imvo a right to worship God according to the dictates of their own conscience. Wo already have a strict aw against pauper immigrants ) but how can wo draw the Una between Uonian Catholics nnd other immigrants without rowcallng or changing tho'constltutlon ? The seventh .proposition Is applicable to Canada. In Ihis state priests and preachers have no more to EIIJ * than other citizens , nnd if over any church attempts to interfere with the state it will got its nose put out of joint. The eighth propn Itlon is put wrong Ride foremost. In plain English , it is intended to convoy the Idea that jcon- vents and cloisters are out of place in HUB country and nuiu and monks in these institutions are deprived of their liberty withdilt due process of law. The nflirmatlon that thoi-e things nro in violation lation of the constitution and the laws is contradicted by the fuel Hi tit they are allowed lo exist. If the belief that they are unlawful was well founded the con vents could bo thrown open nnd Iho nuns liberated by court process on writs of habeas corpus. The proposition should have been put in this form : Are you in favor of abolishing convents by law ? Even Ihoro the constltulion of Iho United States , which prohibits congress from making a law that would prevent the frco exorcise of religion , might in terfere. The ninth 'proposition is unmeaning and pointless. Nobody in America will dispute that the poor man is entitled teas as much consideration at the hands of the law as a millionaire. The bible itself gives him first place in heaven. A rich innji has no more chnnco to got there than has a camel to pass through the needle's eye. The fact is a poor man with a largo family is entitled to greater protection anil care at the hands of tho8tato _ than the millionaire , who can always take euro of himself. From an outside standpoint it seems to us thnt the Interrogatories to candi dates in this state should have boon framed in line with existing abuses or reforms in law that are demanded in the interest of good government. AS TO DIt. MKllOKll'S It is an old and true adage that poli tics makes strange bedfellows. Throe years ago W. J. Broatch made a desper ate effort to.capturo a. delegation from this county as a candidate for governor. Ho was knocked out by Dr. Mercer In every ward and mopped off' the state in one round. Thereupon his wrath rose to a tremendous pilch , and ho figur atively swore eternal vengeance upon Mercer and everybody that supported Mercer. A year ago last spring when Mercer wanted to bo a delegate to the national convention. Broatch was. still rampant and followed him from Omaha to Kearney and back. Within the past few months , however , Broatch has become a. very warm , admirer of the doctor for "tho same reason doubtless that Strang and oilier polilieinns with wrecked mayoralty am bitions pooled issues as against George P. Bomis. Misery loves company. And now the doctor's whilom enemy , Broatch , goes into print in the paper that'has boon the refuge of all stranded republican politicians to vindicate the right of Dr. Mercer to bo u candidate for mayor by petition. Liiko all the other dislocated aspirants ho takes Hosowator as his text and reads him a lecture on inconsistency by pointing to the fact that THE BEE refuses to sup port Bennett , Bachelor , Ellor aud Schwonck in the present campaign. Captain Broatch assumes us a matter of course that Rosewater wants to bar Dr. Moreor from the race and misinterprets the gossip of reporters about the lute lea parly at the Mercer hotel as a personal Ihriist from Rosewater and an attempt on his part to outlaw Dr. . Mercer in the political fornm. Wo desire - sire it dlstlnclly understood that THE BEE interposes no objection lo the can didacy of Dr. Moreor or uny other man. We have always hold that political conventions are not infallible. Wo bollovo that the highest duty of every citizen is to vote against any candidate whom ho knows to bo' dishonest or dis reputable. Wo believe that every American citizen has a right to aspire to any ofllco which ho is qualified to fill and ho has a ricrht to use all -lawful and honorable means to gratify that ambi tion. Wo concede that Dr. Mercer is qualified for the ollico of mayor and wo concede that he has a perfect right to run on any ticket or without nomination if ho thinks ho has any chance to bo oleoled. Wo are oven willing lo con cede Ih&tDr. Mercer has a right lo be a candidate for mayor if he knows , as every ralional man docs know , that ho has not Iho remotest chance of being elected. What wo would llko to know Is , whom Dr. Mercer proposes to assist to an election. Wo know ho wants to defeat - feat Bomls to gratify his friend Broatch and his friend Strang and all the other friends whoso political necks have been disjointed by republican conventions. We know ho is trying to please every body who last your publicly rojolcod at his discoinlHiiro in Iho race for governor and national convonllon delegate , and ho would lllco to gratify every patriot who has boon balked by Bomts in trying to loot the city treasury. But in all candor wo would like to know what grievance Dr. Moreor has that justifies him in trying to elcet either Haticall 01- Bedford ? Would ho contend for ono moment that ho has not had fair play in Iho race for uoinlnalloni1 Did iiol Tlin HKB treat litra fairly ? Did this paper print any tiling that -would lurn u single vowii- from him ? It is an open so u rot Unit ho upuiit u big pile of money to carry the primaries. JJo'lms admitted personally that $500 wore put Into- one xvard by "tho field against Bemis , " of which ho was \a moinbor. With the Hold massed againshim ) BeinU mustered 4S out of 81 votes on the first ballot. Of the V33 votes cast for the Mfiold Dr. Moreor only rccolvcdiitil2. Docs ho or any other ropu UlJo man pretend that ho was choatoiiMt of Iho nomination. What chnnco hud * ho with his twelve votes , oven if Ho Is hail failed to get the necessary tnujprlty ? Dr. Mercer's ( Mlt-man , Phil Wlulor. , us big a rogue' ' , 1 $ over Irod in shoo lenthor , protondH lint the Fourth ward delegation , which , 'votod for Bomls , was fraudulently scaled. Where was the fraud ? The mist 'Infamous thing over done in Douglas 'vJp'iUlty polities since W. J. Broatch wai given a doluKittion lo back him for the national convention by smashing the Third ward ballot box and destruction of the ballots , was the brazen atlompt to unseal the Fourth ward delegation on the pretense that they wore not duly elected. This shame less attempt to disfranchise a republican ward was backed by whom and on what grounds ? The head and front of it was a drunken bum and political vagabond , who prluls a Swedish blackmailing Bhcol , and the document on which he and his' associates In rascality claimed seals was'a fraudulent affidavit t' ) which the name of Richard Tlzurd was forged. These men know that they had nol received one out. of three votes cast in the ward. Judge Lytlo , their chosen representative to witness the count , had acquiesced in the award mndo and signed by all judges and dorks. But suppose the Fourth ward had been loft , out entirely on the ground that the convention had no satisfactory evidence Unit the delegation holding credentials was elected. In lhat case there would have been seventy-two dele gates in the convention and thirty-seven votes would have been a majority. De ducting the nine Fourth ward delegates from Bemis ho would still have had thirty-nine , or two more than ho needed for a nomination. In any event , where would Dr. Mercer have come in with his twelve votes ? If Dr. Moreor decides to bo 'a candi date by petiliou , us ho has a right to bo , ho cannot truthfully pretend to run on any ground excepting "anything to beat Bomis. " In this campaign that battle cry can only bo intoproted one way. The franchibcd and unfranuhi.sed corpor i- tions , contractors and jobbers want to down Bemis and Dr. Mercer has chosen to sacrifice 'himself politically lo help tnom accomplish that end. PARStlNH AXl ) POLITIC * . 'Another impracticable preacher has publicly declaimed against Mayor Bemis. The oalib 'has ' returned lo Its original sourco.'l'his ' time Rev. Mr. Hellings , whoso'namo ' is suggestive of raisinir shoo ] , his { spoken. Ho makes no objection to ayer Bemis on the score of honesty ) ! nor does ho pretend lhat Mayor Bomrs Has not made a faith ful and olliclont yxecutive. " His sole claim is that Mujtor Bemis did not favor the so called atil-vioo } crusade. For this reason , says Rov. Mr. Hollings , ' any change woilld be a change for the bettor. " Yes , tafeejBedfprd , Hoscall or the devil himself 'rather ' than a man who lioneSjtly < illtc"j ! | wjj pthorj ttizons regarding ) the beat method of dcalinfr with certain evils 'which * have existed from time immemorial and 'which will continue lo exist unlili the end of time. The policy of Mayor Bemis regarding these evils has boon lo csnflno them tea a particular locality ; and by keeping them under constant police surveillance reduce them lo Iho 'minimum. Ho did not bcliovo it was possible or praclicable lo carry oul the extreme views of the anti-vico crusaders , although favoring the suppression of vice by the means most elTeotiiro for that purpose. As the result the city of Omaha stands among the first In the country as an orderly and well governed city. In proportion lo its population it has less of immorality aud crime 'than ' any other city of its size , the statement of its defamers to the contrary 'notwithstanding. THE firm stand of President Cleveland tor unconditional repeal of the silver purchase clause of the Sherman law scorns to have had a good effect upon the democratic silver senators , who yeslorday nolifled Iho silver republicans that the democrats had decided to drop the fight against the repeal bill and allo-v it to como to a vole' The obvious inference is Ihoy concluded it was best , from a party point of view , to adopt this course , for these democratic silver senators must have learned , if they .made any effort to ascertain publio sentiment , that their conduct in the senate was doing great injury to their party. It was strenglhenlng the republicans in Massa chusetts , New York , Ohio and olbo- whore. Whether the proposed change of conduct will help the party to re cover what it has lost in votes is a ques tion , but it may prevent further damage to it. It is said that the silver repub licans will not undertake lo prolong Iho fight , and it would manifestly bo useless for them to do so , BO that it is probable that the end of the silver fight in the senate willfi reached this wcok by Iho passage pfian unconditional re peal bill. Qll'Mll. MEUOEU'sblll ' to abolish the messenger Rervleo" fn' connection with Iho electoral roluj-18 ° ' presidential elections becomeslijvy there will bo a diminution in the oraniblo to be put on the tlckol as prosidonllul oloolor. The chief incentive for" ' Candidates for that position has horo''ojpro boon the ohanco of being selected txi.purform the ardu ous duty of carrylrtjjj'a copy of the cer tificates from the jiUilo capital to Wash ington with all expenses paid by the government. TakW'thls chance away and the presidential electorship stands stripped of all its attractions. Mil. TAUHENJCIC of Ihe people's party national executive committee is pre dicting lhat the populist congressmen will bo In the majority In the Fifty- fourth congress and that 18911 will eue a populibt president elected. la this the same Tuubeneck who was so profuse in his predictions of populist victory in the national olcclion aboul u year ago ? A LITTLE occurrence pver In Iowa , where a man \vaa compelled lo go through the marriage ceremony twice because the inarrlago license was valid only in the county in which U was Issued , might servo as u text tor our legislative reformers. There Is no reason why the valldltyof a marriage license should not bo 'rocognl/.od throughout the onllro territory of tho'slato by whoso authority it Is granted. Thn only argument against such a modification ot the law is that It might open the way to fraud and forgery , but IhoroNaro many yays to guard against that without restricting the operation of a license to a single county. The last legislature of Penn sylvania amended the law of that slate in the direction of liberality and fuse- doni. If the Pennsylvania law Is uiltmn * Islored without abuse , other states might profit by the good oxnmplo. THOSK democratic newspapers which have raised Iho hue and cry over the departure of Senator Allison from Washington In order to lake part In the Iowa state campaign might devote some of their attention to Senator Hill , who in addressing political meetings In Now York and Brooklyn. The principle Is unchanged , whether the senator comes from a stnto 1,500 miles distant or live miles distant from the capital. KSS is the beat drawing card any entertainment can secure. Just advertise a lecture as "for ladles only" or "for gentlemen only1 and no matter how dull or silly or Improbable may bo the story which the lecturer haste to relate he will find plenty of people driven by their curiosity to blto at the ball for Iho regular price of admission. Tlio Unknown on Ills Truvnl * . Tlio Omaha man who has been arrested for hnvinir eighteen wives ought to ho able to arraupo a few pairs with the Trenton woman who Is In similar trouble on account of her seven husbands. Siiircrlnc from .Mortal U'oiuul. Union Pacific has had a varied career since the line was completed twenty-four yc.tra atfo. It is overweighted with capital and of its lines some help and Komohinucrlt. BO that the system ns u whole Is weak. For months no ono would Imvo been sur prised to hear that the company had pnno into tiio hands of a receiver. Its mortal wound was dealt years ape when Jay Gould ruined it. As the time when the govern ment dobi comes due approaches the line has a steadily decreasing viiluo and Ha real lierll is not it receivership , but the breaking up of tlio entire system , depriving the main line , which the government owns , of the feeders whtoh give it its chief value. The .MurUorulM Trolley. JYeto Vorfc llccin itcr. The modern "King Herod , " who rules over Brooklyn in his gre.it greed of gain Is more morcilcss than oven the monster described In the scriptures. The latter destroyed only the little 2-ycar-old mule children. The trolley lierod spares neither ago nor sex. Young and old alike are ground hpno.ith his chariot wheels that his coffers may bo tilled to overflowing' . And so it is in Brooklyn as the sacred narrative tells us it was in Hama : "In llama was there a voice hoard , lamenta tion and weeping , and great mourning. Rachel wc''pin ? for her children and would not ho comfrfrted because they nro not. " The fathers and mothers oi Brooklyn d6- demand the dethronement of "tho modern Herod. " It is a demand that must bo answered. I.llck of Uonllilnnce. A'fnbntm Plimccr ( Hep. ) . Np time in the recollection of the Pioneer has there been such a lack of confidence on the , part of the rouublican press as over the nomination of .Tudgo Harrison to succeed Judge Maxwell. There is nothing particu larly distasteful to Judge Harrison ns a manA But as a supreme Judge It is very serious when considered in the light of politics. Judge Maxwell has for so long been the teacher and interpreter of our laws , nnd his lopio has been so universally accepted by the best of lawyers , that for a political party to 'turn him down is a crime. lie has been truthful and above the narrow dictates of party. His decisions have been based on honesty if not always agreeable to these who disagreed with him. And for the people to ho thus shamefully dealt with is .one of the hardest blows this state has over received. Jt is a solllsh , narrow-minded liar who would say that the dowhfall ot Judge Max well was done by Mr. Uosowater's activity in his behalf. Away back of that , \vhon ho gave in his world-wide decision of the citizenship of-Governor Bovd , followed by later political decisions , the bosses were bent upon Maxwell's defeat. Iloscwntcr seems to bo the excuse for all evils in this state , aud yet on general principles Tin : Buii Is consistent and often careless of con sequences when the true cause of the people is at stake. Whether TUB BEK will support Harrison or not is not at this writing re vealed. But from ttio tenor of the unfettered republican press It would seem that Us policy could bo hut endorsed by the people of Nebraska if the Brad Slaughters and the Tom Majors nnd tlio dovilmakcrs gener ally were defeated and a now deal begun. The I'ioncor feels that in tbo defeat of Judge Hcese the people submitted too easily , and had tlio people ? party placed better timber In the field two years ago It might have succeeded. As thoI'ionecr un derstands it the nomination of Ilolcomb IB very much of an improvement in the line of lawyers and ho is equal in natural ability to Harrison , without the corporation tall to his kite. The Pioneer is ns over a believer In the wisdom of the republican party's principles. But this state lins been managed too out rageously by its worst side and it Is high tlmo to call a halt. The independent , un fettered republican press of th < > state with almost ono voice demand It , the people nro tired of state house mismanagement and Us continued abuses , and the proper resent ment Is for the people of Nebraska to place the guillotine of disfavor over the heads of those responsible lor tills state of affairs. NKHU.lSlt.l ANli XKltlt.lliK.lNtl. A great revival of religion Is In progress at Harvard , under the direction of evange lists. lists.Dave Dave and Jim Lllllo of Fllloy nro In Jnll at Beatrice charged witlt stealing and killing a hog belonging to J. W. Wright. Dr. von Manufoldo and wlfo of Ashland celebrated their silver wedding anniversary nnd over 200 guests wcro present on the occasion to pjrtlclpalo in the festivities. While D. W. Perry of Tulmago was visit ing the World's fair til ? ( l-yoar-old daughter was attacked witli membraneous croup and died in a few hours. All ulforts to roach tlio father Imvo proved unavailing , John Clark , a McCook restaurant keeper , has boon arrested by .Sheriff George K. Coon of Webster county aud taken to Hed Cloud , to answer to the charge of stealing a horse , buggy and harness , which were also sei/.ed by the sheriff , but were afterwards recov ered by a Mis. Adams , to whom Clark hud traded thorn for a restaurant , Tlio Burlington express leaving Plaits- mouth Monday night struck an open switch about a milo east of the Missouri river bridge. The engineer reversed his engine , but owitiir to the steep Incline of the switch liu could not stop. The engine run to the end of the switch and Jumped off and turned over In the ditch. Tlio baggage car turned across ttio truck just as the icst of the cunt stopped. No ono was Injured and not much dumugo done oxccpt to the ungino. Firth suffered heavily from u flro early Sunday morning. It started in the back part of the stern of Phillips & Powell. It was discovered by a man working In the mill , who gave the alarm. Thu buildings de stroyed wore the drujf store owned by T. II , Davis , who lost heavily ; the Firth hotel , tlio building owned by Dr. Towollo , occupied liy Phillips & Powell ns a general morchun- dlso.storevand tuo boot nnd shop stern of C. M. U'lttstruek. Phillips & Powell lost a portion of their goods and James Deau lost goods which were stored In the hotel build ing. Wiltstruck saved most of his slock. United and hearty effort on the part of young uivti ot the town saved adjoining bulldlugs. About a third of the goods burned wcro injured. ' .t.v Axsnmt Tt NOHTII Lour , Oct. 2a To the Editor of Tun BUB : A very candid nml well written communication appeared In a recent issue of Tun Bun from Iho pen of Churles Woostor. But while the article contained much that nil good citizens would approve the conclu sion which he reached , to wit : That repub licans were Justified in withholding their support from Harrison and in voting for the populist or democratic cundldnlo was illogi cal and could not bo sustained from the facts statcO , were they all admitted to bo truo. It Is admitted by Mr. U'ooster nnd by nil parties that Judi e Harmon's p.ist rfrordi both ftt a citizen nnd a Judge , Is unassailable ; that he nas been a fearless , upright and unbiased" Judge ; that ho lias never be-n uharged with rotiKirationlcaiilnpn ; that ho ! endowed with a clear , unclouded Intellect In a marked degree , cultivated by deep studv and palnn- taking thought ; that ho huaulways boon In sympathy with the croat common ix-oplo , aud that his truest friends and most en thusiastic supporters today are these bust- ness men , farmers and lahorors with whom no has enjoyed tlio closi" t , everyday ac quaintanceship. Tlio writer has known him best in his professional relations ; ho hai , so to 8xjak | , grown up under the shadow of his court , protUed by his learning , ndmlroii his great reasoning faculty mid sought to emulate his cracca , and knows whereof ho speaks. Tlio writer , like Mr Wooster. Is n republican , has always been n republican and always expects to bo a republican. Ho believes that lopubllcan principles can best bo sustnlncii and perpetuated bv elevating to oftlco pure , honest and nblo ini-n. Such a man Is Judge T. O. C. Harrison. But Judge Harrison has other claims for rapuhllcan support. Ho has boon a life-long republican , always allied to thu best element of the party. He has done good work for tlio party , Its principles and Us candidates In the past. Ho wont to the late republican convention in the interest of Ills townsman. Governor Abbot , and voted for him to the Inat. Ho lias always been loyal and has tlio right to expect tlio party to now ho loval to him , unless ho h.ts forfeited in some why , in and of himself , his past good name and c'luir- aetcr. Tills no one has yet charged. But , lot us nssumu for the moment and for the mere suko of argument , that the charges preferred by Mr. Woostor are true. Lot us admit that Judge Hceso was de feated by the railroad Interests four vcars ago. Can that in any waj affect JiiuWlIar- rlsonl Or lot It bo admitted again for mere argument that Judges Nnrval and Post nro so weak-minded as to have been Influenced In the lute Impeachment trial by corruptonl- cials. Does that I ml lento that .lunge Hari I- son could ho so inlluonced ? He had no con nection with the impeachment contest. Or admit ncrain Unit the railroads of the state did take a hand In the late convention to depose Judge Maxwell , because they thought him hostile to their interests , could that fact nlono in any way compromise the integ rity of Jtulpo Harrison ? The writer has the highest respect for the integrity and ability of Judge Maxwell , and honestly favored his reuomination for various reasons. But now that Judge Harrison 1ms been nominated It is not enough to assort that corrupt corporation inlluenco encom passed the defeat of Judpo Maxwell , nnd that therefore another upright man must bo defeated. Before such n conclusion can ho justified It must ho shown that Judge Harri son was a party to the corruption'or his character or integrity In soilio other wav compromised. No ono has as yet made such an assertion , much less attempted to prove it. Lot us not make the mi.stako of defeat ing another upright man merely to spite the corKrutloiis. | Had they foisted a corrupt railroad tool upon us wo might have boon justified in refusing to support him ; as it is , wo are not. The true situation seems to have been this : A largo class of honest people thought -tho railroads were seeking to control the nomi nation. Anotncr largo lass thought Judge Maxwell had reached that ace when ho should retire from the bench. The railroad candidates were dropped by the mass of the convention and a man unsullied by any fac tional strife was nonnratcd. A largo num ber of Judge Harrison's old Hall county neighbors reside here , many of them popu lists , but not ono but speaks in the highest terms of their old neighbor nnd resent any imputations cast upon him. His vote In his own district will bo Immense , and the writer believes that when the people of the state speak next November it will bo to the effect that if Judge Maxwell must step down Judge Harrison must as surely step up. Let us castigate the corporations by laying stripes on their own O.icks , not , bv defeating an upright man. E. J. BAIICOCK. Shf rintm'H < < rrut .sppnnli , Clncintnitt Cnminciclal. That speech of Senator Sherman. In which ho arraigned the democratic majority in the senate as responsible for the prevailing ob struction , was a stinging rebuke to that side of the house , and when , with eyes that Hashed lire , almost , nnd caused him , as n newspaper reporter puts it , to resemble his brother , Tccumseh. In his palmiest days of the war , appealed to the democrats to step asldo If they could not , and the republican minority would quickly scttlo the matter , the galleries were enthused , nnd , but for tlio rules of the dignllled senate , there would have been nn outburst of applause. The remarkable feature of Senator Sher man's suggestion is to bo found In the fact that a republican minority woulu probably pass a bill that would ho quickly approved by the democratic president. In tills tlio people of the United States , who turned the republican party out of power , will find food for reflection , and they had bolter begin right hero In Ohio to give expression to their views through the ballot box in November. 0ir TIIK 3tlK tIT It t I'K 1'AT.l R.V. Now York HrrrtM : If a few sonatars can pnralvto U'tfUlatldn why not onel If ono can , why noi mnuo him c/.srl Phllfidolphlft Krrvnl : The min In the scnftto gallery who shouted to the dilatory lawmakers that "lie had enough ot their proceedings , ivnd that the people Iind enough , " w.is out of order , undoubtedly , but hu nmiwuetl tortnutclnlo the solemn truth In the senatorial ht.u-ing. Ho spoke the sentiment of thu country. Chleairo Post ; Washington dispatches confirm our suspicion , which has boon often expressed , that the true causa of the sena torial deadlock was to he found lu the rela tions between certain senators and the slock market. U Is a pity Uu-rc Is no practicable method of Impeachinp , illsgrnclug nnd pun- isniuz these traitorous misroprcsontiulves. If their conduct Is not criminal In the eye of the law It oiigl.t to be , Now York Hunvhcn , therefore , \vo find republicans In the senate professing a willingness to Join with the silver ropca ! democrats lu establishing n clotuni rule , thereby mirrcmlciiiiK the mlviiiilaco they possess In the Impending light over the tariff , wu are greatly Impressed with their magnanimity , their public spirit and the strength nnd sincerity ot their devotion to tlio silver repeal cau'so. Philadelphia Ledger ; If , as Is Intlnmtoil , \ Ice President Mlcrensor. Is willing lo put n motion breaking the domlloclc In the senate , provided n malorlty of tlio senator * signify a dlsiHisItion to endorse Ills action , tlio friends of repeal nnd of an amendment of tlio rules should promptly muster their forces and make clear to htm lint a majority Is ready to aid him In cuttlmr tlio Gordton knot of ob struction. The country is impatient with the delay and Imllenant at the pretenses of the fililmstcts th.it there Is no lawful method of reselling thu senate from the con trol of n minority of its members. Harper's Weekly : It lias now been demonstrated thai the senate is the weakest nnd most dangorous.foaturo in the federal system. The frumcrs of the constitution regarded It as a most meritorious device. Its constitution was sunimsed lo bo their safest nnd best compromise. It was supposed to bo a eonsorvutlu' check upon the possible excesses of the popular hr.inch of congress and a defense of the now domocraev neniust autocratic or monarchical tendencies on the part of tlio president. It had not existed eighty years boforu it proved that ono part of its supposed mission was n failure. It was not a check , but a menace , to the execu tive. Now , nt the beginning of the second century , Ib abundantly proves that excesses are to bo expected from It rather than from the house of representatives. 311111 / / / ' / ; / . .HWItUltKS. Itoslon Globe : IIKnuirck Is a real lover of music , so they say. Ho has iiiudu u eieat. dealer or It In lih time. 1'lillndelplilu Iteciml : There's ono incrll In the hilRu fnsliloiuUiloslcove It Islarai-unoncli to Imvo a good laugh In. HulTulo Condor : "Now. lady , look beautiful and hnppy. " said a Wlllliun street photoz- rauher to thn . "Ho ' younic woman. ; that's It. Tlieru , I have you. Now yon may resume your natural expression. " * Dulrlot Krc'o 1'ioss ; "How do you llUi-my now plaid dress ? " asked u young \\lfu of her liuslnnd , "I think , my dear , " ald the wre.lcli , "that It looks pluld out. " Kato PlnUl's Washington : " .Tolxon lias In vented soiuo additions to our system of punc tuation. " "Olvu mo an example. " "Well , hn uses an Inverted Intorrniiiitlon point to indicate uhero 11 laugh comes In. " Washington Star : "Of course , " said the young man who was Interviewing the poli tician , "you he I In vo that larso sums of money can bo luKltlmutclv ir-cd In nolltlcs. " "Oh , yes , " was the icply ; "but 1 wnnt you to put mo distinctly on record as drawing the line at monocles. " Memphis Appeal : The continuous session was u continuous Dlcnlc for tlio scnilor who wished to wear an Irby lag without letting Mrs. Senator know about It. A nun ) IN Tin : HAND. Detroit Free I'ICM , "I want to ho an angel,1' A congressman did cry ; And through tlio alrciiino Hying An iinsuer from on high : - "Vou cannot ho an angul , 1'or don't you Know , von dunce , No member can ho holding " Two olllces at once ? " " 'TIs well , " replied tlio member ; "I'll keep my present place , In running for thu other 1 mightn't win thu lace. " ll.tllltlt , OF TIlSi.fEHSUK , IVcto Voi/c Irllinne , My nnmo Is Islmm Ilnrrls and I como from Tennessee ; Don't wuMu your tlmo on others , but kcopybur eyes on mo i Unless you want to miss a sight worth going miles to see. I'm a walking cyclopaedia of parliamentary lore , The rnlosnrn Just as safe as wlioallieii Hur- rls lakes the floor , And 1 haven't ninny equals ns u senatorial bore. Hut that Is not thu kind of fame I hutikor for today ; Llko the wurhorso of tlio scriptures , I am snorting for the fray ; There'll be unough to follow whan I have cleared thu way. Tor my namols Tslmm Harris and I como from Tennessee ; If you'ro looking for cxclloiiiont , Just ilxyour gao on me. For when I have tesumod my scat tliero'll bo a dead V. 1' . DOWNING , KfC ti Largest Manufacturers &nl IfJt of Clothing In thuVorU. \ . I'll tell you The time has gone by , father , when such men as you and I need blow ourselves for made - to - measure suits. Why , I can wear four new suits a year now and be dressed right up to the notch and cost me no more than it used to for two suits that were not a bit better than those B. , K. & Co. sell. The Jit , finish , fabric and fashion is simply immense no tailor makes them better. Suits all the way from $10 ; $12.50 , $15 , $20 up to $25. Overcoats , $10 up to $35. The boys' department is the largest in the west and embraces every popular weave , made up just as carefully as the men's suits. Many novel ties here that cannoT bo shown elsewhere. Got a hat of us ; we'll save you money and give you the best hat in town. BROWNING , KING & CO. ,