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JiiBi Exposition grounds.
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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 !
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< BKAt. vurcHvncu this LMnt it.iv of October. 189.1.
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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
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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 ,
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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. ,
