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should innlco the people or Nebraska
rcali/.o what a winter rosorUhoyaro in
habiting. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
"tt'HKN wo got down to florraona "for
men only" the curiosity of the women
over the mysteries which the preacher
has explored will bo aroused to a hijrli
tension. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ar-'TUH all the .Tiioksonian banquet
was not nl together do void of juactlcal )
results. The preMuont observed the
day by appointing a democratic post
master for the city of Aurora , Nob.
A row Nebraska counties have prof
ited by the enforcement of the depos
itory law during the past year , but the
banks and county treasurers have prof
ited more in those counties where the
law was not enforced.
Trin women have come in for a fair
share of the legislative officer in both
Bi3iou5.es of the Iowa legislature. The lack
j'bf ' woman suffrage lias no perceptible influence -
fluonco in preventing the women from
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securing ti part of the spoils.
THE state depository law has come to
btay. It is boHi constitutional and wise
and any efforts of state officials charged
with its enforcement to evade or ignore
its provisions will but react upon the
party responsible for their election.
, IOWA'S prohibitory liquor law is
-.scrupulously observed by the railroad
/ lobbyists at Dos Moines. No liquor is
sold by them contrary to law. It is all
given away to parties who are expected
to make proper returns when the time
1 comes.
Tun journalists of Nebraska who are
so prompt to rush to the dpfenso of state
officials who are known to have deliber
ately ignored homo of the best laws over
placed on the statute books are signifi
cantly silent in discussing the merit of
the laws themselves.
THU democrats of Nebraska must now
bo convinced that the successor of Dr.
George L. Miller is a convert that will
die in the faith. With such a display of
Jacksonian pictorials oven Old Hickory
would bo forced to admit that nobody
over slopped over quite so much.
THE now school board will have to
wrestle with a $30,000 deficit in its in
come and a $10,000 increase in its outgo.
Like the telegraph builder who has to
splice a broken wire the board is puzzled
how to make the two ends moot without
putting iti another length of wiro.
HUNUY WATTIHSON- : promises to say
nothing and to do nothing to make the
transit of the Wilson bill into law
harder. And ho forthwith makes a
speech condemning that measure as fuil-
incr to come up to the pledges rnado in
the democratic national platform. Wat-
torson is scarcely more consistent than
Wilson.
SECRETARY MORTON ought to bo
given leave to print the remarks which
failed to materialize from his lips at the
JaokBoniim jamboree. It would bo a
pity to leave unsaid the noble thoughts
which must have boon inspired by that
grandiloquent and alliterative subject
"Truth Points Out tlio Proper Path in
Politics ; Ricrht Is Always Expedient. "
. Go AWAY from homo to learn the
lows. The Lincoln Journal Intimates
{ hut some liouvy failures may soon bo
rirjxpoetod In Omaha. This is the sniuo
l whlskorcd rumor that haa seen live
jdinontlia of liani service , yet the eoimner-
"Jjcial situation in Omaha is gradually hut
jjlowly Improving. Nothing hut hltlor-
bocfotia and malignity could prompt a Jiowa-
. _ " iapor to fjlvo biioh rojiorta rospoutlnp
y city the color of truth.
V"TI " " " two In the city hall is in-
th .Ffor $117,500. Flvo thouHaiul Insur-
& would bo amplo. There cannot
> i jnbly bo moro than $5,000 , of loss on
f jfy hall furnlturo In any ovont. The
bulldlnjj la fireproof , the partitions are
fireproof and no Hro can extend beyond
the aulto of rooms In which it might
break out. All the furnllnro in the
building Is not worth $3.,000 , although
It may have cost us muoh ns 10,000.
Tins promised friendly suit to test the
constitutionality of the law which re
quires the treasurer to invest the per
manent bchool fund In state warrants
jullod to matorlall/.o during the rooent
osslon of the supreme o urt. The zeal
If the members of the Bjard of Kduca-
tional fj'.uuls and Funds HOOIIIJ to have
shrunk from contact with the court.
The supreme court moots again next
week , and perhaps the cfllclala who are
afraid of the law may muster up their
to the sticking poluU
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The republican sldo of the tariff debate -
bate was opened by Representative Bur
rows of Michigan , ono of the best In
formed exponents and champions of the
protective policy In congress. The portion
tion of his speech elsewhere published
shows that no mistake was made In se
lecting him to follow Chairman Wilson
of the ways and moans committee , and
the friends of protection may confi
dently challenge a comparison of the
two utterances. The speech of the
democratic loader was very largely made
up of theories The republican reply Is
mainly based upon facts and experience
familiar to the whole people. In
the ono case there is a free use of
assumption , a largo dealing In possibil
ities ; in the other actual conditions ,
known and felt In every section of the
country and by every class of the people
ple , are the solid and unassailable
foundation of the argument. The
democratic cause , presented by ono of
the ablest of its champions , offers noth
ing bettor to commend it to popular
acceptance than vague supposition and
uncertain estimates. The republican
cause cites to its defense a record of
unparallol&d national progress ana
prosperity.
Mr. Burrows ascribes the de
cline in the public rovonuns and
the general derangement and prostra
tion of business to the ascendancy of the
democratic party. Democrats who have
faith in the wisdom of Mr. Cleveland
will hardly venture to deny this , for the
president , in his message to the extra
session of congress , admitted that the
apprehension of a radical change in the
fiscal policy of the country had an in
fluence in producing industrial disturb
ance and business depression , and ho
took occasion to counsel those engaged
in the industries not to allow themselves
to be controlled by any such fear. The
advice had no effect because the in
terests affected by the taritt v > uld not
feel any conlldonoo in the democratic
party. Mr. Cleveland had before -
fore his election declared that the
democracy was not a party of destruc
tion and he had plainly indicated that
ho had no sympathy with the platform
declaration that protection is unconsti
tutional , but when the election was over
the leaders of the party proclaimed that
they proposed to strike protection as
hard a blow as they dared to. This
alarmed the industrial interests of the
country and the consequences are
familiar to all.
The period bjtwcon the enactment
of the present tariff law and the
advent to power of the democratic
party was ono of the most prosperous -
porous , as Mr. Burrows pointed out ,
in the history of the country. Contrary
to democratic predictions the manufac
turing industries of the country wore
largely increased under the law of 1890 ,
our foreign commdrco was materially
enlarged , and domestic trade reached
unprecedented proportions. The year
of 1892 will long be memorable as ono of
exceptional prosperity , when all branches
of business wore carried on at a
profit and labor received full employ
ment and liberal reward ! The revenues
of the government during this period
were ample for its requirments , and
there is not a reasonable doubt that
they would have continued so , and
that there would not now bo any
danger of a treasury deficit , if the over
throw of the tariff legislation of 1890
had not boon the declared purpose of
the democratic party. If that party
were disposed to demonstrate whether
or not there Is justice in the republican
claim that its success Is responsible for
the prevailing conditions it has but to
abandon , as Mr. Burrows suggested ,
the policy upon which it has entered ,
recommit its tariff bill and permit ex
isting tariff regulations to remain un
disturbed. Undoubtedly the result of
such a course would bo a revival of in
dustrial and business activity which
would furnish the world a now and most
remarkable object lesson.
Mr. Burrows' analysis of the Wilson
tariff bill is keen and soarchincr , and
his declaration that the proposed policy
"is no longer an experiment , it has become -
como a public crime , " will bo app -ovod
by a largo majority of the American
people. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
MESS.tUK OF OUVEllNOll B01BS.
The biennial and valedictory message
of Governor Boies , delivered to the
Iowa legislature yesterday , furnishes a
comprehensive review of tlio affairs of
the state and makes a numbar of recom
mendations which should receive the
careful consideration of the legislature.
Iowa occupies the enviable position
among the states of being out of debt ,
and the estimates for the present bien
nial period warrant the expectation that
she will retain that position unless the
now legislature ! > extraordinarily ex
travagant. As is the case with nearly
every state in the union the revenue
laws of Iowa do not operate satisfac
torily , and a revision of those laws is
the very first recommendation of the re
tiring governor's message. IIo says if
all the property in Iowa not properly
exempt frmn taxation can bo made to
boar Its fair share of tuxoa and public
ollleluls will faithfully perform their
duty there will bo no reason for com
plaint that the burdens of taxation are
either oppressive or unjust.
Two-thirds of the revenues of Iowa
are expended on the publto Institutions.
Except the penitentiaries , oaoh of ihoso
institutions has a separate board of
trustees. Euoh board naturally seeks
to obtain all It can from the legislature
for the Institution under its control , the
Inevitable result of which U ti swell
the nggroguto demand for these institu
tions to very high figures. A single
board having supervision of all these
institutions would , In the opinion of
Governor Boles , bring about a moro
economical management of thepubliu in
stitutions. The message devotes con
siderable space to the industrial tehools
of the state and a most oarnoH argu
ment is made for a change in the law or
the rules regarding confinement In these
schools , so that children who hava com
mitted no criminal olfeno and buon sen
tenced simply for inoorrlglblllty will
not ba kept In confinement as many
years ai these committed for a grave
criminal otTonso. The retiring governor
has not overestimated the seriousness
othis mutter aul there ought
to be no doubt that the legislature will
apply the needed remedy. The gov
ernor recommends a revision of the laws
regulating the formation of private cor
porations , saying that they are too often
used by designing men for fraudulent
purposes.
On the subject of prohibition the message
sago discusses the various propositions
that have ooon made for regulating the
liquor trafllc and urges that it is "a
plain duty of the lawmaklng power to
provide for the control of the liquor
tralllc In Iowa by general statutes and
to frame those upon the theory that
their provisions , whatever they may bo ,
are to bo equally applicable to , and
equally faithfully enforced In , every
part of the stato. " In the opinion of the
retiring governor , "tho true policy for
the state to adopt on this subject Is
municipal and township local option
with carefully guarded laws for the con
trol of the tralllo wherever legalized by
a vote of the electors. In this way
alone , " ho concludes his reference to
this subject , "is it possible to save to
each locality affected by the law the
right to regulate its provisions so as to
meet the desires and requirements of Its
own people. " It Is presumed that Gov
ernor Boles contemplates a license
system as part of any plan of regulation
that might bo adopted , which , of course ,
should bo established by cronoral statute.
I'JSTAL STATIONS VOK OMAHA.
Our dispatches from Washington tell
us that the suggestion of Tun Bun that
Omaha needs several postal stations in
the suburban districts to supplement the
work of tlio general postolllco Is already
bearing fruit and that Congressman
Mercer has filed an application with the
postmaster general asking for the estab
lishment of such stations. Omaha has
long ago outgrown its postal facilities
and suffers grievous inconvenience every
day on account of its hampered service.
Every little village with a few hundred
inhabitants is equipped with a postmas
ter and a postoflico authorized to do a
general postal business , while Omaha ,
with its 140,000 inhabitants scattered
over u vast area is , compelled to put up
witii a few postage stamp agencies as
feeders to the postollico proper.
Two or three postal stations conven
ient to the residents of the outlying dis
tricts would at once relieve the
general postoflico and improve the
service to all concerned. The great
bulk of the postal business of the
country comes from the larger cities and
the larger cities contribute by far the
largest relative amounts toward the
revenue of the department. They ought
to bo entitled to the latest improvements
and the best available sorvic-j consistent
with the general ofllcioncy of the whole
department. Postal stations have boon
instituted in othov cities with weaker
claims than Omaha and have invariably
given general satisfaction. If the re
sources at hand in the postal depart
ment prevent the postmaster general
fromatonco establishing all the postal
stations that are neededilot him give
orders for one or two for the time being
and supply the entire number required
by the business transacted as soon as the
appropriations warrant the outlay.
DIKEOT AKD INDlUCCr TAXATION.
The distinction between direct and in-
direst taxation is important to the people
ple of the United States chiefly because
the federal constitution requires all di
rect taxes levied by congress to bo ap
portioned among the several states ac
cording to their population. Indirect
taxation , on the other hand , may bo con
stitutionally imposed without reference
to state lines and may bo collected by
federal officials immediately from the
party , who advance it to the treasury
without the intervention of state au
thorities.
As an economic distinction , however ,
the classification of taxes into direct and
indirect taxes is ono whoso usefulness
has been greatly overrated , and ono
that has on the whole resulted rather
In confusion than In simplification. The
dilliculty which obstructs every precise
use of these terms is the fact that they
no longer express anything but an arbi
trary conception , nor are they terms
upon which there is any general agree
ment as to their moaning. Originating
with the physlocratic system of
economics , which viewed land as
the only productive factor In pro
duction , the basis of the dis
tinction between direct and indirect
taxation was1 made to rest in the source
from which the p'-oceods were obtained.
Tlio physiocrats , arguing that agricul
ture alone gave a product in excess of
the cost of production from which the
wages and remuneration of all other oc
cupations must bo supplied , believed
that all governmental revenue must
likewise bo taken ultimately from this
surplus fund and favored th'at form of
taxation which they thought would do
this most directly. But reject the
ground work of this theory and wo must
albo reject the assumptions based upon
it. Recognizing no ono Hold of labor as
giving a surplus fund from which all
taxes must come It Is impossible to
maintain a strict line of demarcation
between taxes that are direct and these
that are indirect.
The modern idea of indirect taxation ,
so far ns dolnltlons have been attempted ,
is that it comprises such forms of taxes
as are shifted by the person who first
pays them upon some other person In the
form of increased prices , greater
rentals or decreased wages. But the
incidence of taxation has been found to
vary so much with variations in modify
ing circumstances that it would bo wrong
In most instances to say tnatn particular
tax Is always berne by the party paying
It or Is always shifted to others.
The effort is most generally made to
shift the burden to another , but it is by
no moans universally successful , oven
with the same form of taxation. To say
then that a direct tax Is ono that Is
never shifted Is simply to confess that
the only way to find out whether a tax Is
direct or indirect is to levy > it and in
vestigate results , and then rest assured
that the next tlmo It Is to bo collected
different results might ba obtained. A
classification so Inaccurate can bo of no
avail whatever In applying the mandate
of our constitution.
An appreciation of this difficulty has
led many writers to base their distinc
tion upon the Intention of the legislative
body by which tlgo tax Is imposed. Not
to mention the i > p ttf\llUy \ ) that the legis
lature might omlf to express Its Inten
tion or that th3J Intentions Of different
members votlngi'nfon the snmo proposi
tion might ho Ultaily at variance , it Is
clear that the ox $ < Jc attons of the legls-
latlvo body maybe utterly without
foundation. H may expect a tax to bo
berne by the owib | ot houses when in
fact It is shifted Upon the occupiers.
Such a tax wouldrfrtriialn ! unshlftcd only
in case the ownorand , occupier were ono.
To make the Interpretation of the con
stitution rest on" the intention of the
legislature woulayjjefis pernicious as It
is preposterous.
Ono way tilorto , .leads out of the dlfll-
culty and that was early seized by the
supreme court when the question came
before It at the close of the last century.
The terms direct and Indirect taxation
as used in the constitution have been
construed in a strictly technical sense
as referring to such taxes as thn framers
of the constitution imagined could not
be shifted. Tlio only taxes which they
had in mind as direct and which' , they
commanded to bo apportioned among
the states according to population have
been further declared by tlio court to bo
a poll tax nntLa property tax a ruling
that has quite recently been af
firmed. This legal distinction is , of
course , purely arbitrary , and coin
cides with no one of the economic
classifications. It leaves outside of
the constitutional restriction taxes that
nro generally referred to ns direct and
includes some that are frequently
shifted. But it has the merit of definite-
ness. It informs congress just whore it
stands and offers something tangible as
a guide. For constitutional interpreta
tion this arbitrary ruling will suffice ,
but continued Ube of the terms direct
and indirect taxation can contribute
nothing but confusion to discussions of
finance. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND and his ad
visors in the State department are being
taken severely to tas-k for what Is
termed suppressing' the news which ar
rived from Hawaii by the Corwin. Tho.
administration docs not seem to want to
take the public into its confidence in
this matter , doubtless for reasons satis
factory to itself , but quite unsatisfac
tory to an inquisitive people. Those
who are complaining the loudest insist
that whatever might bo the nature of
the information kept seorot its publica
tion could not have had any par
ticular effect upon the events that
must bo occruring on an island 2,000
miles from our shores , and cut off from
communication short , of a week or ton
days. The presidentpossesses , the right
to withhold publio documents from the
senate whenever ho thinks such course
necessary to the conduct of official busi
ness and so clearly' ' has the right to
withhold them fconi the public under
similar cii cumstancesi As to the ques
tion of expediency , there is ample room
for a difference of opinion and nothing
short of really 'weighty reasons can
justify the secrecy that has been thrown
about these latest-dispatches.
BY THE way , why is not Fathor-in-
Law Crounsn impeachable for refusing
to enforce the IjTo-treat law , the anti-
gambling law and the law against forni
cation in the state of Omaha ? The gov
ernor of all others is in duty bound to
see that the state laws are enforced in
every part of the commonwealth. If ho
cannot enforce the laws ho can quarter
the militia in the burnt district , and if
they cannot suppress the social evil ho
can have the assistance of the regulars
from'Fort Omaha and from all the other
forts , arsenals and navy yards.
Till ? report that two of the secretaries
of the State Board of Transportation are
soon to bo retired is hardly worthy of
credonco. In the first place the execu
tive officers who comprise the state
board are not In a position to vote tholr
convictions if they really desire a change
of secretaries , and in the second place
' hey have not sufllciant moral courage
to shako off the two barnacles , oven if
the latter had no railroad backing.
I BEFORE our own Parkhurst delivers
that sermon ' 'for men only" he had bettor
direct the deacons to look carefully in
all the nooks and corners for faomo
member of the female sox who cannot
repress her curiosity. It is oven possi
ble that some short haired person of the
weaker sox will exchange her panto-
lottos for pantaloons and got a front
seat-disguised as a man. Such things/
have happened. _ /
SOME fellow who signs himself Git-
tcau-Prendorgast has written a letter to
Mayor Bemis in which ho threatens him
with a terrible fate if ho does not mend
his ways in making offensive appoint
ments. This may bo an idiotic hoax or
it may be anarchistic bluster. In either
case it is inspired by the vindictive as
saults that have boon made upon the
mayor recently.
WHAT might have happened had the
disastrous conflagration at the World's
fair grounds occurred while the exposi
tion was running [ iij/yll blast will fur
nish a theme for dire speculation. Everyone
ono who attended ) < tUo fair , however ,
must bo thankful that no suoh calamity
marred the success1' bfc this greatest of
undertakings.
THREE days moro. and the Towa sena
torial agony will bj bVor. The quartet
'
of interested cong'rcBs ncn may then re
turn to their dutios'tit Washington.
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AFTER all the ojiatqrs at the Jaclc-
sonlun feast had fdllditated everybody
upon the all-porvadlugi harmony among
the democrats of this state , Dr. Miller
rose and for ten minutes turned all the
other picture ; to the wall. IIo declared
thcro was no harmony In the party ,
whodo leaders were today , as formerly ,
carrying knives In tholr sleeves seeking
the destruction of ono another. The
doctor was the only man at the feast
who dared toll the unaproncd truth
about the situation.
ON EVKRY ton of coal shipped Into
Omaha the transportation charges are
from ono and a half to four times the
prlco of the coal at the mines. The people
ple pay the freight. With Inexhaustible
deposits of coal all around Nebraska our
people are compelled to pay extortionate
prices for all grades , with absolutely no
prospectof relief.
An l > oiiitinlii .SiiKKi'itl' " ! '
A'eiii 1 or/i Ti ( tmiif.
What Is the use of tlio Pennsylvania
democrats nomliKitiiiir anybody to run
against Mr. Grow forooiigrcsstnan-at-lnrpo ?
Pennsylvania's sentiments \\oro shown do-
eUivcly at the November election. The op
position nil ht us well lot the special elec
tion go by dofiult. :
Trll the Truth.
J\atua GUu Star.
The correspondents In Washington would
itinko bettor reputations for themselves if
they would stick closer to the truth in ro-
Itard to Hawaii mid not insist in folstlttR on
the country tholr own nrlvntc opinions anil
wild pucsscs , Mischief enough hns already
neon ilono nnd recklessness should lie avoided
by all sclt-respcutlng correspondents.
It'H n Ml4tul ( n I'.ullof.
XcliHxslta HitI'icsi. .
The most serious objection that has boon
mailo to the annual mes'stiRO of Mayor Bemis
or Omaha , which has been the subject of
much controversy because of its advanced
stand in certain ways , Is that ho enters Into
a controversy with a minister. It seems to
bo tin ) general belief that a minister Is not
to bo held responsible for what ho says.
Looking ut the Bright hide.
Cincinnati 7mw. (
The country is gradually recovering from
the effects of a long ami disastrous panic ,
but the crisis of the disease was passed
months ago. The progress of national con
valescence Is Justly encouraging. During
the last thrco months the improvement lias
boon marked. There is no reason why it
should not continue , why business of every
kind should not gain handsomely with the
now year.
i IrrcaiHttlilo.
Clitcaoa Titbune.
The effort to show what electricity c.an do
in propelling boats on the Erie canal seems
to have excited among tlio boatmen a feel
ing of prejudice and opposition akin to that
\\hich attended the introduction of railroad
travel half a century ago. The trolley wire
stictched along about two miles of the canal
gave great offense to the boatmen and they
cut the wires , so that it was found necessary
to employ guards along the banks before the
experiment could bo proceeded with. Thou
it was a success , fully Justifying the terms
in which it was spoken of subsequently by
Governor Flower , who is ono of the most en
thusiastic supporters of the now inodo of
ptonulsion.
lloniU and tlio Unemployed.
Grand Island Journal.
The question of uroviding for the destitute
unemployed in this country is getting to bo
a serious ono. Mayor Bomls of Omaha is to
bo commended for the attitude ho assumes
on the question. At a mass meeting recently
held iuj Omaha to discuss the matter the
mayor emphatically condemned the policy
of some of Omaha's wealthy men who have
asked the city to retrench expenses by dis
pensing with the making of auy public im
provements. The mayor declared that if
these men who had boon made by
ttio city of Omiihn had attended the meet
ing and offered to devise means for making :
moro employment for labor , instead of at
tempting to stop what was already under
consideration , they would have shown moro
public spirit and philanthropy. The mayor
further stated thut ho was ready and vr'll-
inc to do anything in his power to provide
work for the unemployed. Mayor Bonus
takes the right vlow of it. If there ever
was a time when a municipal , state or na
tional government was In duty bound to pro
vide employment for labor that time is right ,
now , and Mayor Botsis Is entitled to the
gratitude of the destitute idle laborers of
Omaha for so manfully standing up
for them and sitting down on the
cold-blooded aristocrats who would see the
laborine element starve that their taxes
might bo lightened. If the policy of Omaha
millionaires prevails generally , and private
and corporate employment of laoor is con
tracted to the minimum every xvhcro , what
in God's name is to bo the result ? There
can bo but ono result. The millions of
laborers who are a paVt of the government ,
driven by hunger into a frenzy , will resort
to strikes and riots. It is to bo hoped that
congress will do something to relieve the
financial stringency and that pending con
gressional action such policy as Mayor
Bemis advocates will prevail sufficiently to
keep the relation between capital and labor
peaceable , If not equitable.
Action on Irrigation Noodod.
Stilney Telcgmpli.
Never before has such a popular interest
been awakened in the subject of irrigation in
western Nebraska. A few pioneers In tlio
wont have been ongaccd for years in digging
canals and sinking money. Their efforts to ,
develop various sections of the county have
mot with anything hut encouragement.
Still they have plodded along full of faith in
the future and that in time the people gen
erally would como to their way of thinking.
An occasional good year which served to
stimulate hope kept back their plan.s trom a
successful issue for n time , hut again bad
years served to turn the attention of the people
ple to irrigated farming. Andnowthesubject
is being taken up and is receiving most
favorable comment and attention from
many who were before conscientiously op
posing it. Thua does time bring about nu
honest chauga In the ideas of honest men ,
nnd irrigation is becoming the popular fad
of the day. The attention given tlio mat
ter is widespread and universal among the
people. And thn question naturally arises ,
will the subject roccivo the practical uttou-
turn which It deserves , or will the agitation
end in ullo talk and theoretical vapqringsi
It is safe to say that unless the agitation
takes a practical turn a largo amount of the
labor expended during the past summer in
bringing the question before the pcoplo will
have been done in vain. Canals nro not
built on wind , and If the people wait till
the government builds their canals for
thorn tlio present generation will have
passed away before any practical benefits
shnll hnvo occurred. Trust in God Is doubt
less n mighty good thing in any community ,
but It will never Duild canals. There nro
many communities that can have a system
of canals in operation long before the p.itor-
nnl hand of the government gets a move on
itself , provided only there Is the proper
amount of nervu and energy and faith com
bined with work among the people of that
community. It takes all of these ulemcuts
to build canals , The laws of the state ,
though simple , are favbrablo to this work ,
nnd it lies with the people themselves. All
ttio beautiful vnlloys of the Platte nnd trib
utary streMiis can uo brought under a sys
tem of Irrigation during the next live years
if the people tiilio hold of the matter In n
practical way. The government will hnvo n
certain nnd very Impoitant work to perform ,
but the people in scores of districts need not
depend on the government at , nil. Lot there
bo action as well as agitation.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report ,
y OK co i/
Ora Qutx : Inn OMAHA HUE lins been
giving some rnthur ntitrllliig ileurcs about
tliQ cost of heating the atato Institution ! ) of
Nebraskn , ns compared with the cost of
hoatlng other large buildings. The figures
will not provo very pleasant to thojo In
authority , but they will provo entertaining
to thorn , nnd seem to provo alto that the
chambermaids are a llttlo cureless iibout
leaving tho-wlndows open too much , or thai
iho coal hunvor-s lot too much of the fuel full
to the street In unloading It. The cost sccma
to bo about douulo what It should bo.
O'Neill Sun : TUB OMAHA Br.u Is deserv
ing of no small amount of praise for Its
rourago In lighting the rottmi republican
rlnsr that is manipulating state Institutions
nnd robbing the taxpayers of thousand * of
dollars annually. The latest cxposo shows
that It costs twice ns much to furnish coal
for the state Institutions ns It docs buildings
of similar sl/o In Omnha , such as Tim Hin
and New York I > lfo buildings. Another
curious thing Is the fact that the Homo for
the Friendless tins been paying from $3.70 to
JO. 10 per ton for coal , while the asylum has
only been paying from $13.20 to J.1.SJO for the
snmo grades of coal. Both Institutions are
In Lincoln , Is thcro no relief from this rob *
bery.
The Itlght ol .itiiton to Coin Money-
Governor H'alte in ftorlh Amtitean ] lci-tew ,
As n matter of constitutional law thcro
can bo no doubt that the concurrent right of
the national government to make legal
tender does not In any way nffect the i Ight
of n state to malto gold nnd silver coins ,
domestic nnd foreign , n legal tender within
its borders , nnd yut there Is no necessity
that there should bo nnv conflict between
any stnto nnd the general government. In
17DU congress enacted that aTlif grains flue
silver should constitute the money unit of
the United States or the American dollar.
The power was given by the states to con
gress In order that it might ercato n legal
uniformity of vnluo of money in all the
states , nnd such a money unit bavins been
created thcro Is high authority that the
trust given to congress in this respect is
executed nnd can neither bo changed by
congress or the states. D.iulcl Webster
recognized the constitutional right of n stnto
to make a legnl standard of money , but hold
that the value of such tender must bo thu
money unit established in 1702. So lontr ns
thn general government made the sliver
dollar of the United Stales and the foreign
dollars of our sister republics in North nnd
South America legnl tender ut not less than
V 1\\ \ { grains line silver to the dollar , thcro
wns no necessity for any state to legislate as
to legal tender. Tlio remedy is for each
stnto to outlet that the silver dollars of the
United States and of our sister republics In
North nnd South America , containing not
less than 371) ) grains flno silver , shall bo a
legal tender by sale , or at 100 cents each , for
all debts , publio and private , collectable
within that stato.
An Astounding I'rniiMiiry Decision.
JVcio foih JfeiaM.
It is very funny to lind the treasury "bear
ing" government bonds , yet it appears to bo
virtually engaged in that work.
Baukn are permitted to issue circulating
notes to the nmount of DO per cent of the
face vnluo of government bonds deposited
with the treasury.
The 2 per cents now outstanding may bo
called in at any time , nnd this fact , together
with the low rate of interest they bear ,
causes them to sell at about 00. But , whenever -
over the government redeems them it , of
course , must pay the full fnco value.
A bank which desired to substitute 2
per cents with the department instead of
4 per cents has been informed that the
former will be ncccptcd ns basis for circula
tion only to the extent of 00 per cent of their
par valuo.
This reflection upon the credit of the gov
ernment mielit well create consternation
among the holdei-b of bonds if it were not
too absurd to be seriously regarded. That
schoolmaster who is nbroad should bo
brought homo in a hurry by the Treasury
department. Or perhaps It would servo the
same purpose if subordinates were not per
mitted to deal with matters of buch magni
tude and importance as the ono in question.
IIumill > itii ) Inconsistency.
Philadelphia Lcdyer.
The whole history of the efforts of the
democrats to reform the revenue laws is ono
that must bo humiliating to thinking mem
ber j of the party. It started out on its mission
of reform with thepurposoof reducing taxes ;
it Is confronted by obligations that make It
seek rather to increase the revenue. It de
clared over and over again for a tariff for
revenue only , yet in its mad effort to destroy
the protective principle it has framed a
tariff bill , not for the purpose of getting
revenue , but for the purpose of reducing it.
And , being then compelled to seek other
sources of taxation , it reverts to the odious
war tax , which It has denounced in its party
platforms ns emphatically ns it lias declared
against protection ! Such unreasonable in
consistency has seldom boon exhibited by a
great party , and it has naturally brought
about n revolt which threatens to wreck the
proposed revenue legislation and the party
as well.
Will Itonullt A.11 Olnscs.
Elltliuin Exchange.
There Is not a furmer in Douglns county
but should do nil ho could to encourage the
beet augur culture , for it certainly means a
big thing for the fnrmor. It will not only
within itself ho n profitable investment , but
will also raise the vnluo of farm land and
will glvo n vnst amount of employment to
the common laborer , nnd also increase the
value of market gardening ncartho city , for
certainly it will make u great many moro
pcoplo to feed.
The York county court house has boon In
sured for $53,000.
A thlof .it Ornml Istnml robbed the wltlow
Jones of half n ton of coal the other night.
Af tor nn Illness of only n few days of perl-
tonltls Dr. H. K. Harrington of DortrauU
passed nwny.
After several years spent In the banking
business W. M. Ocddos has roturucd to Inbor
on Iho Grand island Independent.
Captain A. Allco , the well known Grand
A nn v \rhurccontly tilled n government
position In the distillery nt NobrnsKii City ,
nan located in Bc.Urlco nnd will engage In
business.
Another Irilgntlon enterprise lias been
started nt T.odgo Polo to utlllzo thn under
flow. The plan Is to form a stock company
with shnrus nt f 10 each , to bo pnhl mostly In
labor ; and dig ditches from the I.odgo I'olo
valley to Iho hills on olthur side.
August Cobra and nlfo , living nouth of
Madison , mot with serious Injuries In driving
homo from town. Their wagon slid off a
bridge , drawing the horses after It , Mr.
C'ohr.s was rescued with a badly cut head ,
broken shoulder innd Internal Injuries , nnd
Mrs. 'John with nn arm badly broken.
The Tlldcu GUI/on Is I year old nnd is
very vigorous for a baby. Already Kill tor
Fields is preparing to branch out with n
now press nud n bigger shoot mid the np-
preclntloit of his enterprise ought to bo
shown lu n substantial manner. Ho Is print
ing ono of the best wcokllcs lu the state
Alary Yusta , the young Nebraska girl who
will undoubtedly noon stand trial nt Deadwood -
wood for murdering Magfllo McDurmott , Is
the daughter of n well-to-do farmer living
near Crete , nnd she was nn inmate of n no
torious resort in Lincoln prior to her ap-
pearnnco nt Deailnood. She is only 10 yeari
old , nnd It is chaigud by her family that slio
was led astray by n well known traveling
nmn nnd that her downfall dates from n
visit to this city nt his sollclt.Uloh The girl
is charged with murder In the llrst degree
and her llfo Is nt stake.
.An Un/'oiirnelns / : Sinn.
Gliibc-ltft MI at.
That increase ot 81.200.700 in loans which
wns made by the Now York banks In the
week justcndcd is nu encouraging indication ,
as far ns it goes. The expansion of nearly
$3,000,000 In the reserve , however , which was
made in the same time , shows that iho sup
ply of cash vastly exceeds iho demand nnd
that no marked improvement in business has
yet sot In.
o
: , n : > iTi < : itt.
nulTalo Courier : Ft is with somn men ns II U
with some fences. They amount to llttlo until
they got a gate on them.
HlnRlmmton Itoptihllcan : Some Mrls nro not
particular about , sitting In the Inp of luxury ;
another lap will do.
Atlanta Constitution : No inntlurTTow much
a goosu appreciates Its covering , the feathers
nro always down on the sooso.
Itoston Transcript : Thonfllrors of the army
uro hereafter to have whistles In their sword
hilts. They will then ho better nblo to return
blow for blow.
Chlcaco Tribune : "I can understand why
rntherTlmo Is represented nscilcl , hut why do
they always picture ) him as loan and skinny ? "
"Fsupposo It Is because everybody seems to
want all the spare tlmo ho can got. "
IntllrnnpollsJournnl : "I have jtistiltigup
n grunt story about n family skeleton , " snld
thu now repot tor.
"So ? " answered the editor of the Weekly
Tattle. "Is there any meat to it ? "
Philadelphia llccord : "Working as you do
among contagious diseases , " remarked the
visitor to the piofcislonul nurse , "ain'tyou
afraid of catching things ? " "Oh no , " re
sponded the nurse , "I Hied to bo a detective. "
Washington Star : "What d'ycr tlnk oh do
Corbutt-Mltchcll light ? " said ono sporting man
to another.
"Aw , dat ain't no fight , an' never will ho , "
was the reply. In disgusted tones. "Dat's Jest
not'lii but or French cluol. "
Texas Sittings : Hob Kcyworth wns paying
attention to a widow up In Ilarlom. "Madam ,
ho said , as he ollered hur a bouquet , "you nro
getting moro and 111010 bountiful every day. "
"You exaggerate , my dear sir , " exclaimed the
lady , very much ilutterod. "Woll , then , lot u
say every othur day , " said llob.
THE l'UiSKNT : CIIAZB.
] \'ew 1'ort I'rtss. ,
Oh ! a very Industrious maiden Is she ,
Her brothers and slstor.s have ald.
Him writes every nlulit In hur now diaroo
lloforo slid gets ioady for bod.
Shu all othur hohblos at present has cast
ANIcto and pronounced them a bore ,
And her mother declares the lit likely to lasf ,
A wouk , or , perhaps , ft day moro.
HIS ATTITUDE.
I'rovl fence Journal.
"You know I love you , " ho observed ;
His words were cnrt , his tone Incisive ;
A saucy smile her led lips curved
The while aho tried to look submissive.
"But ino no silly romnnco rules ,
And If you thfnlc to find mo pleading ,
Down on my knoes. llko other fools ,
You'll find your hopes uro quite misleading. "
Said she , "Although you are so rude.
' that I know , air
1 can't help wishing n i n > iiu u * i
Whether your stern resolves preclude ,
Your kneeling down to tlo my shoo , sir. "
Ho knelt to knot the loosened uow ;
"And arc you sure yon love mo dearly ?
She ecntly breathed , still bending low.
"With all my heart , " ' ho ' nimwnind clearly )
"And wish you to become mywlfo.
Her laugh rang out : " \ es , If you please , sir ,
She waul , "I'll gladly share your life.
Now Uiatyou' vo naked moon your knees , sir.
The larsost iimtccrii and ssllurj of
Uiio clothed on Eirth : |
Your monoy'a worth or your moaoy back.
Pointing our way.
Everybody does they point at us as the only
place where the quality of what
we sell is not effected by the price.
They point to us as cutters of
prices so genuine that others hold
up their hands. We've out our
December prices awfully. There
are some grand bargains in suits ,
overcoats and underwear for both
boys and men , and as to winter
caps , from a 2-year old boy to a
100-year old man , wo have them and give you 20
per cent discount if you buy. It will pay you bet
ter than ever to trade with us.
BROWNING , KING & CO. .
I S. W. Cor.b'th and Douglas Sts ,
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