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It InokH nn If Ratnun wcro cnilpavorltiR to
iiiipiiltint Ilinsiill n the center of attraction
In Aiiirrlc.iii iioniacy. ] | | |
Tlio tinhcrHal prajcr : May llio Pollard-
IlrccUlnrlilKu breach of pniniNo mill ho
lironit'it ' to H Hpcoily torinln.itlon.
The froc Hllvcrllcs think that Hicy have
now hit upon llio silver coinage hill that ulll
moot llio pri-nhlent's approval. Why not ask
the president to draw the hill hlmsulf ?
An application to plato a plu ronipany In
the hands of n rc-cohcr Is pending In Chl-
caKO , Tlifro will bo no dllllciilty In llndliiK
p.itrlotB | | | | IIK to Kacrlllco llienischeo as ro-
colvarH of plo.
The Omaha city council has reached San
Kranclsco , and yet no nuws of enrtltnuako
\olcanlo urnptlon. That docs not moan ,
howovur , that the city fathom are not 011-
JoyliiB the anticipated amount of oxclto-
inont.
The iiuesllon Is , how far III the maximum
frolKhl r.ito case now pending In the federal
court bo permitted to IlKiiro In the comliiK
Htato rampalBii ? Its early adjudication Is
Important to the Interests of the republican
party.
The r llraail cuckoo organs of tlio state
are lavish In pialt.o of Oovernor Crounsu ,
now that they consider him out of the taco
for governor. Commendation from such
sourccH may be slKiiincunt , but It cannot ho
Mnccio.
n now Irlaf solely In order to
appcuso an outraKcd public opinion caps the
climax In tlio record of the JWRO ! who prides
himself In fearlessly iloliiK his duty without
resard to what the pcoplo may sny or think
about him.
A local correspondent appeals to retail
dealers to p.itronl/.o Nebraska factories. The
force of his Idea will bo conceded by nil
who ha\o any conception of the principle at
the bottom of tlio homo Industiy sentiment
In this city and state.
What rlKht has any Jmlijo to consume
tlmo anil money belonijliiK to the people In
KlvliiR a defendant a second trial for no
other reason than to counteract "a falHo Im
pression" tlmt may have gone abroad that
llio first trial was not a fair and impartial
unu ?
Hx-Spoakor Heed naturally objects to hnv-
' IIIB hlu speeches dismembered and RlM-n to
the pnbllo piecemeal for the purpose of road-
IIIK Into them a meaning just > ho opposlto
to what the context warrants. Garbling the
speeches of public mi'n Is too old a trick to
pasa In this enlightened day.
Western railroads are again threatened
with a long and exhaustive rate war. This
war has been houtrlng over the railway
world so long that anything to end tlio un
certainty \\onld bo welcomed as a relief. If
the roads want war , let them light It out.
If not , let thorn stop talking ami get to
gether.
Lord Hosebory's now ministry at last re
ports was not progressing so smoothly along
the road to popularity as the prospects indi
cated when ho first assumed the premier
ship. Should the House of Commons agrca
to a resolution of lack of confidence , entailIng -
Ing dissolution and now elections , there will
bo u sudden rovluil of political activity In
Oreat lliltaln. The oventi of the week will
bo awaited with much Interest.
Senator Murphy of New York frnnl.ly expresses -
presses himself to the effect that ho docs not
expect the tat Iff to eomo to a. vole In the
senate until nuvt November. As Senator
Murphy in iy have bomethlng to do with
determining when dobalo shall ooaso liU
opinion may bo accepted as Indicating which
way the land lays. It is nlromly certain that
the vote will not bo had sn early as the most
eager advocate * of the bill have \entured to
predict.
Section IB , page 4ii4 , compiled ordinances ,
dollncs the principal streets of this city
where \\oodon tdilewalks uro proh | Jtcd.
Upon all bitch Btteets pormv.c'.u uhiuwalU
mo required to tin constructed according to
Hpeclllcatlon * on tile In the otllco of the
Hoard of 1'ubllo Works. The ordinance also
authorizes the sidewalk Inspector to on force
the provisions referred to , A casual survey
of the district discloses a rlpo Hold for'uso-
fulness to which the sidewalk Inspector
might give attention ,
AH those beautiful Hermans preached In
the dally press to hold up to the public view
the Ignoble character anil base Ingratitude
of thu paid professional spy may traniplrn
to luiM ) been founded upon n false report
that thu Irish Infounor , he Caron , had
recently died , Tlio lessons drawn from his
career , however , are not dependent upon the
fact whether ho Is alive or dead. The news
paper comment can be conumlently filed
away and brought out ngaln when an au
thentic death notice nuUea its uppoaranco.
n.tn.noins I'l.omxu rv IOWA
IJvcr ulnca lawn's flrot r.illwny
went Into effect the mllroiJi nubject to ltn
rcKiilatlonH have rxhotisted all resources at
their comtnnnd to ui.idc.every provision that
ImR In any way been distasteful to them.
They fought the sticcciMvo railroad laws
tooth and nnil when they ware Introduced
Into tlio Icgtihttire , th r obstructed them
on their pnmage through HIP two IIOIIBPB ,
tliny reslfilsd their unforcemeni In the courts ,
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they sullenly obeyed them 10 far ns they
wrro forced to do so , but In a manner cat *
cuhted to make the laws tliemselve * odious
to llio very pcrnotn who had called for their
enactment. The rallronl.i have never for a
moment fully accepted the sltuttlon anil re
solved to make the bout of It , but on the
contrary they have been constantly plotting
to ovnilo their duties lo the ntata and to the
public , lo control the olllcers who might bo
chosen to admtnlstct the laws , anil finally to
hive the laws IhcmxolvcH modified , amended
or repealed.
Had the r.tllnml members of any of the
recent Iowa leglidatures been In the majority
limy would not have hesitated for a mo
ment to remove from tlio statute book all
Homblnnco of restrictive railway legislation.
Happily such Ins not been the case , but
this has not prevented them from pursuing
thnlr underhanded plotting. Their schem
ing IMS now ripened Into an audacious effort
ti > make use of the now rode commission to
force the practlctl abolition of all rallroid
leguhitlon. According to the law enacted
by the legislature Just adjourned , a commis
sion of llvo members la to undertake the
codification of all the general statutes of the
stale. Of thn five , ono was lo bo selected by
the senate , two by llio house , and two by
the judges of the supreme court. The com
mission la to communal Itn work not later
than September of this year , and Is em
powered not only to rearrange all exltslng
laws , but also "to transpoio words and BCII-
tonres , arrange the same In sections and
paragraph ! ) and number them , change the
phraseology and make any and all altera
tions necessary to Improve , systematl/e ,
liarinoiil/o and make the laws clear and In
telligible. " In flaming the new cede It
would bo easy to omit altogether such laws
as may bo biirdciisomo to the railroads , or to
HO change the phraseology as to render them
entirely nugatory. The opportunity , whether
designed for this purpose or not , It too
tempting lo bo passed , and II will not bo
the fault of the railroads If they do not
succeed In obtaining u cede to suit them
selves.
everything now -depends upon the per
sonnel of the cede commission. The choice
of the state Bonato full upon the author of
the compilation of statutes In general use
throughout the state , Prof. McLaln of the
law department of the UnKcrslty of Iowa.
In the hotisu thu .strngglo over the selec
tion of commissioners was avowedly upon
lallrond Issue.s , and while Attorney General
John Y. Stone cccurcd one of the places In
splli ) of the railroad contingent , thu other
fell to n n attorney who Is expected to net
In conformity with the wishes of the rail
roads. Oreat pressure Is being brought to
bear to lm\o the supreme court complete the
commission with two pliant corporation Utw-
yern , so that the railroads may control a free
majority of the members. The people of
Iowa must awaken to the danger that IB
confronting them. Should the railroad rep
resentatives dominate the cede commission
the rallioads will have the people of Iowa
at their mercy. They will foico the next
legislature , which Is to enact the now code
when reported to It , cither to abindon rodl-
llcatlon after the great expense to which the
people will have been put , or to yield every
thing that has been gained In the long struggle
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gle against railroad tyianny. The supreme
court must not allow ttsulf to play Into the
hands of the railroad plotters. The new
cede muat bo kept free from manipulation
In behalf of the corporations , and this can
bo assured only by gl\lng the two places
on the commission still to bo filled to men
proved In their honesty and loyalty to the
peoplo.
I.KSUMH QLVIUK.
President Cleveland Is again having trouble
with the ofllco of recorder of deeds for the
District of Columbia. It will bo remembered
that In his first admlnlstiatlon the filling of
this office was a source of considerable vexa
tion to him and caused him ta bo shaiply
criticised by democrats of the Dlslilct. Then ,
as now , Mr. Cleveland disregarded the "homo
rnlo" principle and appointed to the ofllco a
man who was not a resident of the District
of Columbia. Kor a number of years the po
rtion has been hold by colored men , the
present occupant being ex-United Slates Sen
ator Hi nee. and It seems to bo understood
that only colored men need apply for the
olllce. It Is urged that the president would
have no dllllculty in finding a capiblo man
of that race and of democratic politics In
the District , but ho appeals to have no ills-
position to look for QUO.
A few days ago the president appointed to
the olllco II. J. Taylor , a colored democrat
from Kansas City , and now the democrats
of the District are up In arms and dccl ire
they will use every effort to defeat Tajlor's
continuation. They base their opposition
chiefly on the plank In the democratic plat
form which dccliroa that officials appointed
to administer the government of any terri
tory , together with the District of Columbia
and Alaska , should bo bona fldo residents of
the te.-rltory or district In which their duties
are to bo pei formed. Mr. Cleveland has
never shown an > regard for this deelaratlon
of his party. Probably most of his terri
torial appointments , certainly the more Im
portant of them , have been of men who were
not residents of the territories In which they
were given. While republican presidents
pi city generally have observed the principle
laid down In the democratic platform , there
by establishing U us a lepubllcan pilnclple ,
Mr. Cleveland has Ignored It. The dem-
ocralu of thn District of Columbia now pro-
PIMO to ask the democratic senate , vvhun It
comes to consider the appointment of Ta > -
lor. to vindicate the homo into pilnclplo by
rejecting him. The Indications are that
uiolr efforts will not bo unavailing and thai
llio prchldcnl will have n repetition of llio
experience In his llrst administration In con
nection with this olllco. As to thu merit of
the principle Involved , It U sulllclcnt to know
lhat men of both parties agree lhat It Is
gcod policy and In harmony with our polit
ical Epstein to appoint residents of the terri
tories to territorial olllues , when fit and capa
ble men lire to bo found. Mr. Cleveland ,
however , evidently thinks that In the exer-
clsn of hla authority In this particular ho
should not be subjected lo any restriction ,
and tlmt at any rate ho Is not bound to con
sider a mere platform demand. It Is ijulto
possible , and even probable , Ihnl the ronato
may nol t.iko this view of It.
As to Taylor , ho has figured somewhat
prominently as a leader of colored demo-
orals and claims lo have. Induced a great
many to withdraw from the republican part )
and allllluto vvlllt tlio democracy , but the
claim which It would scorn had the greatest
weight with the prcalJt'nt was Tujlor'a early
discovery and public announcement Ihut
Thvcland U "a man of doMlny. " From all
accounts tills "claim" ha led lo very warm
personal relations between Mr. Cleveland
and Tnylor. The office of recorder ol
deeds of Die District of Columbia wan
formerly qulto lucrative , paying in fees up
wards of $10,000 a year. It now rnrrlcs n
rmljry of $ n,000.
AfW.IXCK nt.'l1,1)1ft(1ft.
The Hoard of Health now proposes to take
Its turn In declaring certain buildings to
have becoino nuisances , dangerous to life
and to the safety of the community and to
order their summary abatement. There can
bo no question that n considerable number
of ramshackle lire traps In thin city come
under the head of public nuisances anil ought
to bo torn down and removed without delay.
At the same time It behooves the Hoard of
Health to go about this matter with nome
circumspection and to make certain before
noting lhat It has fulfilled all of the con
ditions with which thu exercise of Its author
ity has been hedged nboul.
Omaha has lee recently Indulged In a
costly experiment with the question of pub
lic nuisances to bo anxious to stand the expense -
ponso of other similar experiences. All a
contractor had to do wan to call llio atten
tion of ono of the city coimcllmcn to a high
embankment or a lot below grade and to
suggest that ho would like the Job of bring
ing It lo grade , and an ordinance would be
runhed through the council declaring the
lot to be a public nuisance and ordering II
lo bo abated either by the owner or by the
city at his expense. Many of these lots are
or wcro public nuisances , but It requires amore
moro elaborate procedure lo have them
legally declared lo bo such. Payment of
the assessmcnls levied lo pay for filling some
of those nulsanco lots was successfully ro-
Klslcd In llio courts , although , of course ,
not until after the work had been clone and
the contractor paid out of the funds In the
clly treasury. With the assessments ad
judged V3ld , Ihc burden of Ihe expense has
been shifted upon the taxpayers ns a whole.
In other words , the whole city has been
compelled to pay for filling the lots of n few
private Individuals. Hud n petition asking
that the lots bo declared nuisances been filed
In the court In tlio first Instnnco Instead of
taking llio matter to court after the Injuiy
had been wrought , the city would have boon
saved from this expense.
Our experience \\lth nuisance lota should
at least bo helpful lo UB In dealing with
nnlsanco bull lings. It Is absolutely noces-
saiy that dangerous buildings should bo re
moved , but they should bo removed at the
cxpcnso of the owners and not at that of
the city. Tlio city officials should bo care
ful to act only after they are reasonably sure
that the assessments to cover the cost of the
work will reimburse the city treasury for
the money which it may lay out.
TIIK S'fiiiKK or run coKins.
The strike In the coke region of Pennsyl
vania has already had most deplorable re
sults , and thcro seems reason to apprehend
that worse may follow. The latest dispatches
report the strikers lo bo still determined
and preparing to renew hostilities , In which
event undoubtedly more blood will bo shed ,
for the aulhorltles are ready to make for-
mldablo resistance to any attempt on the
part of the strikers to Interfere ) with the
men who are at work or to Injure properly.
The foreign clement Is largely In the ma
jority among the coke workers , and It ap-
po.irs that this element , mostly Hungarians
and Poles who do not speak English , pro
poses to act Independent of the English-
speaking strikers. These people , who are
generally very Ignorant and of passion ite
nature , are capable of doing desperate things
when exasperated , as they now are , and as
suming the reports lo bo correct , the coke
region Is likely to bo the scene of more
murderous work than has yet happened
there.
In prosperous times about 17,000 cokcrs
are employed In the Conncllsvlllo region , but
recently less than half this number have
been kept at work. Many of the great mills
that u.s'o coke are closed and thcro has con
sequently been a largo falling oft In the
demand. Wages , never much above the
starvation point , have boon falling because
the prlco of coke has declined to nn un
profitable point. The decision to still further
reduce wages preclpltalcd the strike. There
Is , of course , nothing to bo said In defense
of the violence and lawlessness that have
characterized the course of the strikers. On
the contrary. It must bo unqualifiedly con
demned. Hut that thcso people should re
sist the purpose to lower tholr already scant
wages will not bo regaided as unpardonable
by any ono informed as to the wretched
rottnii they got for their hard labor and the
mlscrablo existence they are compelled to
lead In consequence. A Philadelphia paper
describes them as for the most part little
moro than savages , saying lhat they llvo like
brutes , lilvo In Mjualor and filth , and oat the
kind of food that la usually given only to
hogs. How can it bo otherwise with the
wages they receive ? Under the most favor-
ublo conditions they are Able to earn barely
enough to subsist on and since wages have
been i educed their situation has become well
nigh Intolerable. Hunger and prlvallon will
madden any class of people and those
wretched cokcrs would bo less than human
If they did not make some effort to save
themselves and their wives and children
from starvation. Many of those people , un
doubtedly , were Induced lo como lo this
country by promises which they have never
realized , and their now miserable and hope
less condition gives them some claim lo a
measure of commiseration nt least.
It was to bo expected tlmt the course of
these foreign-born stilkcra would furnish a
lext for those who demand greater restric
tions upon Immigration , but It really fur
nishes no valid reason for additional legls-
Inllon In this direction , unless it bo for Iho
boiler enforcement of the contract labor law ,
in violation of which a considerable propor-
llon of this alien labor was Imported inlo
the country. The coke region has been
flooded with Ibis cheap labor and the men
who nro primarily responsible for thu dis
order that now prevails there are the operators -
orators who brought this labor from Europe.
The civil courls of Ihls city and siato
have furnished a vast amount of Inteiestlng
matter for the readeis of The Hoe the past
few weeks. Now the ecclesiastical umirt of
the Catholic church promises another gen
uine sensation In the trial of the celebrated
Honacum-Coibott ease , arising In the Lin
coln diocese. Thlu case will have grcil sig
nificance , not only In Nebraska , but through
out the United States , and the findings of
the court will bo received with rot less
Interest at the Vatican than at Lincoln.
People who have occasion to traverse the
business portion of the clly have been won
dering for some lime wholhor Iho owners
of the Fiiriuun Street theater sight consti
tute a privileged class among our citizens.
The unsightly condition of that corner has
boon tolerated lit patience because U was
exported to bo oalir , a temporary eyesore , lo
Rlvo way at the earliest possible moment
lo n Biili tantl l | Mil attractive structure.
Prom all present ! fjipoaranccs Hie prospects
nro lhat the nulsan'cT ) will bo maintained so
long as the city-officials raise no objection
Ily what authority u wooden sidewalk has
boon laid In Ihnjfmlddlo of the permanent
sidewalk dlstrlcthas not been made public.
H Is nuch apparent discrimination as this
tlmt destroys tho'tinlfont Ily and stablllly
of our streets. .Tho pcoplo are property
patient with Inconveniences that lead up to
handsome Improvements , but they see no
excuse for the continuance of partiality
such as Ihls. . i
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The convict parole law passed by the last
legislature B ems to bo working admirably.
Eight convicts arc leading Industrious lives
under Iho personal supervision of Iho war
den. Their employers report that their con
duct Is In every way satlsfaclory. While It
Is true that men convicted of crime are sent
to the penitentiary for punishment , yet at
the same tlmo every consideration of good
government Insists that the stale shall not
lese sight of the reformatory features of the
Institution. A convict should not only bo
punished , but ho should bo reformed , so that
when he again taken bis place In the world
ho will not drop back among his old asso
ciations , and thus fall again Into tlio keeping
of the state. Unless criminals can bo re
formed laws will lose half tholr significance.
The parole system Is undoubtedly n step In
the right direction and will work admirably
BO long ns It Is operated by officials of good
Judgment. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Last spring the public mind was Impa
tient and vexed nt the delay In proaccullng
public works. There wcro hundreds of Idle
men seeking work and u general demand was
made that employment bo given them.
After considerable fustian Iho season's work
was laid out and entered upon , much to the
relief of unemployed labor and to the shop
keepers of the city. The experience of last
year seems to have made no impression
upon the city authorities , whose apathy In re
spect to tlio sore need of prompt action Is
apparent to all. During the absence of the
council of course Ilttlo can bo done , but upon
the return of our municipal statesmen they
should bo urged lo start Iho season's public
work.
The tindlmlnlshing demand for farm lands
Is one of the favorable features of the year
In Nebraska. It Is n noticeable fact that the
demand Is for Improved lands and that the
purchasera are the heller class of farmers
who have made farming n success In older
states. The greatest drawback to Nebraska's
prosperity In the- past has been the poor re
sults obtained from the labors of men who
have lacked the necessary experience In con
ducting farm work successfully. The tlmo
has gene by when crude methods of agri
culture can bo made profitable. Successful
farming Is as much of a business as suc
cessful banking. I'.Jt !
The work of treo-plantlng In Iho public
parks has been begun .under the direction of
the park commission , and manifold good
results may bo expected from the policy.
It Is unfortunate 'that ; Iho park commission
has not been given , control of the trco-
plantlng on ordinary , thoroughfares. This ,
however , should not prevent property own
ers from adopting a regular plan of planting
trees In front of tholr lots. Much can bo
done by voluntary action , and wo hope to
BOO trees planted this spring In all parts
of the city dcsuIU ) tlio failure of the treo-
planllng ordinance.
Settling down to the idea that immediate
annexation is not to bo had and that the
pcoplo of Hawaii will have to continue to
defray the expenses of their own govern
mental machinery , the Hawaiian govern
ment Is eminently right In rearranging the
schedule of salaries paid lo Its members. It
mus { accommodate Itself to the moans at
hand , and this must consist In ictrcnchment
all around , at least so long as the revenues
fall short of what had been expected. The
Hawaiian government finds Itself compelled
to como down from Its speculative sphere.
TlioSldo Issue.
Kansas City Journal.
Prohibition Is not a total failure in Kan
sas. Wo see from the Kansas papers that
the saloons generally closed their doors on
election day their front doors.
Ciuiau anil KnVcr.
I.milsllio Courier-Journal.
Some allowance ought to bo made for the
liKUIu-ibkltp governor of Soulh Carolina ,
lie doubtless swills the same Cincinnati
stuff lie tiles to make the citizens of his
st.ito ill Ink.
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'Iho WoHtrrn ( 'oilier on limns.
St. I.ouln Uvpubllc.
The pork packers have no icason to com-
idnln of business depression. They nto bus
ier now- than they have ever been before
at tlila boufcun of the veur. About 500,000
mini' bogs wen- packed last month thnn
In March of last jour. This Is un Increase
of 72 per cent. The largest gain vvus made
by thi > Missouri river cities and the
smallest by Cincinnati and Indianapolis.
A DrmncuUIr liimfit.
St Paul Gloliij.
It In the iinnnlmoim opinion of the dem
ocratic press that Seimtot Voorhees Is not
a success as n tariff icformei. Ills apol
ogies for thu finance committee's cowardly
truckling- the Irusts and the tnilft b-xrons
grate harshly upon the cars of those who
during the campaign listened to the pledges
of tariff lefoun ho fieely made by demo
cratic orators. Mr. Voorhees may npollglzo
for the finance committee's notion ; he cannel -
nol Justify It.
Another Imiluii rnlliirl- .
aiolip-Uiniorint.
The Dnwcs commission which has been
trjlng to Induce thu civilized Indians to
dissolve their tilbal relations and consent
to an allotment of their lands In severally
ieKirts | the failure of the undertaking , and
recorilmemls aibltrnrv legislation by con-
Bieht to effect the desired object. It Is
Ilkoly that such notion will be tiiken. The
Indians huvo been offered jusl and fair
terms , ami in choosing lo i eject them
they make theinbvj ) pp _ rj.-sponslble for the
consequences. Jt ,
Ti//Jjr.i5v/.s.ir. :
riovclaiiil , PlKln Dciler.
'
"Hovvure ! Heware'r' tne governor cried ,
Tlio people's- the puddle !
To vindicate Pulutfcltols pi hie ,
Each man a lidtn' etradle ,
Juibt be the cow eilu'false ( galoot
Who hasn't sand unuuuh to .shoot ;
Let eveiy patriot t-pjr ( his boot
The people's In the saddle.
Hall , mighty throat and fiery brand ,
The people's In th MicMlo !
Wit'11 light for oldrujmetto , land
Our bialns they cannot nddle ;
Uncoik cr vveupolUh ! Let 'em ( hlc ) feel
Ui teiror.s of our tnlc ) V'lvato seal
Ho' Up wllb every ( life ) booted ( hlc ) heel !
Sha > I Who'ah Infer ( hlc ) shaddlc ?
.i. TO TIII :
Kearney Huh ! When Jack MacColl
Iho word It will bo easy to name the next
governor of Nebraska.
Harrison Journal : The republicans of the
western part ot the slate should get together
and nee Hint the man who gets their support
Is sound on the subject ot Irrigation.
Hastings Ncbrasknn : Governor Crounso
would have been rcnomlnalcd and elected
had ho been willing lo lake the office for
another term. The field U open now anil
may n good man win ,
Norfolk News : Lorenzo Crounse's admin
istration ot affairs has been a credit to the
parly and Iho Blair , and his decision lo
retire from political life will bo n disappoint *
mcnt to his friends , who had hoped to see
him servo a second term.
York Times : Governor Crounse has pub
lished a letter to Lieutenant Governor
Majors , positively declining to bo n cau-
dldalo for n second lerm. If Ihcre Is n siring
lied to II It Is so skillfully concealed as to
bo Invisible and Is too fine to haul It back by.
Geneva Journal : The governor undoubt
edly wants and rather expects lo bo elected
to the semite to succeed Mandcrson , and his
experience of two > cars ago probably leads
him to the belief thai nn election as gov
ernor would seriously hamper his campaign
for the scnatorshlp. This Is undoubtedly
the correct Mow to tnko of the mailer.
Lincoln News : Hon Tom Majors appears
lo have an Idea lhat a state government
without himself occupying ono ot the o 111 cos
would not amount to much. Tom 1ms loitered
around the political refreshment stand the
greater part of his life , but It Is probable
there will bo some jostling done In the near
future that will not bo fully appreciated by
him.
Wayne Heiald- Governor Crounso has de
cided positively that he will not seek a re-
nomlnallon and has so stated In a letter to
Lieutenant Governor Thomas J. Majors. The
administration of Lorcn/o Crounse lias been
a creditable one , and had he desired n second
end term there would have been \cry Ilttlo
opposition. The field Is open now , however ,
and there nro many good men In the repub
lican party who could auiy fill the executive
chair.
Sliver Creek Times : Governor Crounse ,
having declined a rcnomlnatlon to which
party usage would have entitled him , a free
field Is left to all comers. While there Is
no dearth of candidates , the Times desires
to propose yet another , n man whom wo be
lieve would bo more Ilkoly to bo elected
than any of them , one who is able , eloquent ,
the peer of any man who could bo pitted
against him , and one whom we believe would
receive an enthusiastic support. Ills name
Is Henry 1) . Estabrook of Douglas rounty.
Kearney JournalIt Is hard to yet pre
dict who the republicans will nominate and
elect as state ofikers next fall , but It Is a
very easy mailer to name n good number
of fellows who will not be. If they are wise
they will keep out of the fight and bo saved
the chagrin of being rat on mighty hard.
The republican party as n party Is going
into the pmifIng business lUelf , and when
It does there will ba a lot of barnacles and
camp followers out of a job , to all of which
the people will say "well done. "
Grand Island Independent : The railroad
papers arc full of Joy over Governor
Crounse's declaration that ho will not ag-iln
be a candidate for the governorship. They
cannot forgive him that ho approved the
maximum late bill against the will of the
railroad companies. And now they say he
has a senatorial bee In his bonnet , and ex
press the hope that ho will meet with no
success. They woik already for Bonding a
railroad man to the United States senate
and seating a railroad man In the guberna
torial chair.
Ai'ttrMUMixa ron > xr.\jj.'i'-THO.
New York Advertiser ( rep. ) : Ono year of
Cleveland and democratic reform Is all the
counlry can stand , and it Is all it can do to
stand that.
Indianapolis News ( mug. ) : Some Uhode
Island democrats ought In all decency to
arise and propose to make- the election
unanimous.
Globe-Democrat ( rep. ) : Rhode Island Is a
small state , but a duplication of her repub
lican majority of 0,000 will answer all prac
tical purposes In a state as large as New
"York ,
Now York. Tribune ( rep.The ) landslide
continues. Astonishing ns were the demo
cratic defeats In tlio state elections ot last
fall , they are thrown Into the shade by the
result of local elections this spring.
Chicago Record ( Intl. ) : The trend of pub
lic sentiment In political matters , as shown
by Tuesday's elections , Is far from favorable
to the democratic party. In almost every
Held , from the Atlantic to the Mississippi
river , the republicans have been successful.
Chicago Post ( dem ) : Sound the trumpet"
Heat the drum ! Rhode Island has gone ro-
publican. Somebody by the name of Hrown
has been elected governor by the magnificent
nml soul-stirring plurality of 4,911. The gen
eral assembly will have a republican ma
jority. \
lluffalo Express ( rep. ) : If democratic sen
ators believe that the republican victories
throughout the country mean only that the
people want the uncertainty In regard to the
tariff ended , ono would think that they
would not have the heart to debate the pendIng -
Ing measure for ono single minute.
Headlines In Cincinnati Enquirer ( dem. ) :
Dod gast "cm ! they trimmed us again ;
they've trimmed us. Clarence , good and
strong. They've lambasted us up the front ,
down Iho back , until there are only a few of
us left. Columbus , Cleveland , Toledo and
Springfield go cr.uy ; but wo still thrive in
the gem city ot tlio Miami. Ohio towns , you
wouldn't a' thunk II , turn loose , and the
democracy gets a good llckln * .
Chicago Tribune ( rep ) These municlpil
elections show lhat protection , which the
ilemociats fancied was laid In Its grave In
1S92 , Is Iho liveliest kind of a corpse , and that
it has gained strength and detcimlnutlon
from its seeming defeat. The woiklngmcn
are more Intelligent than they were In the
fall of 1892. They have been attending the
hard school of experience since then and
have learned many useful lessons.
vu.inai : ov fin : LIGHT jtiia.ti i : .
Philadelphia Ilecoul : "I've never had
the courage to get imurled. "
"Haven t , eh ? Wliut'H ) our business ? "
"Oh , I'm only a lion tnmei. "
Town Topics : MI-H. Coffee Where did
you learn lhat new piece ?
Daughter U Isn't u new piece. The
piano bus been tuned.
Philadelphia Record : "It Isn't the
trouble a man lias In meeting ills bills thai
gives him a careworn look , " says a philoso
pher. "It's ; thu tiouble he lias In dodging
them. "
Chicago Tribune. "Walter , " said Uncle
Allen Sparks blandly , "In the union of ham
and eggs there tdiould bo borne disparity
In the mutter of age. You may take this
back. "
Washington Stiu : "Ob cohse. " said
Uncle Eben , musi'ngly , "ler git eiloni ? , ur
man has ler icuch light obeian' lio'ji ills
se'f. Hut ef ho giubs too big cr hali'lul
lie's mighty ll'ble not lei git a talc gilpon
any thin' vvhulsoebbei. "
Chicago Record : Hodman I he-ar Edi
son's discovered a sclicrm ) for doing away
with sleep
Trowels Huh ! Kor goodness' sake ,
don't let the boss hear about It or he'll be
having us vv orl ; twenty-four hours a day.
COULDN'T TAKE THE JOKE.
Detroit Kreo Press.
Bhe was a very serious maid.
Of jokes she seemed to be afraid.
A funny man had courted her.
Kiom which you might , pet haps , Infer
That he hud hopes of getting hei ,
Kill Inferences are no good ,
She fired him Into solitude.
In deep despondent tones lie spoke ;
"She must have thought 1 was u joke. "
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
ARSQU/TECf PURE
PLAUDITS OF THE PRESS
Approval of Judge Oaldwoll's ' Decision
Nearly Unanimous.
LIVELY DISCUSSION OF PRINCIPLES
( icnrrally Ilrgiirilcd ns n Triumph tor
Orcunl/cil I.nbor ConlriiHtoil with tlio
Jlullng * of , fudge .Imldiu-.Souml ,
Bcnslblo mill 'limply.
The far-reaching Importance of Judge
Caldwoll's decision In the Union Pacific wage
case Is shown by the cxlctnlcd comments
Ihprcon by Iho metropolitan press. The Ileo
presenla some of thcso editorial expressions
as follows :
CONFLICTING DECISIONS.
St. Paul Pioneer Press : The decision of
Judge Calducll In Iho case of Iho Union
Pacific employes , and lhat of Judge Jenkins
on a motion to modify the famous restrain
ing order which he Issued against the em
ployes of the Northern Pacific , may bo set
sldo by side and studied with great Interest
and profit. They represent what may be
considered the extremes of judicial opinion.
The Judicial mind should bo unbiased , and
both these judges evidently endeavored to
bo fair ; but one of them leans as far a.s jus
tice will permit to the sldo of the omplovcr ,
Ihc other toward that of the employe. And
as Iho present employ er Is , In each case ,
the court , both loads being In the hands of
receivers , the opposlto opinions expressed aio
free from possible- Influence from the em
ployer's side. Thus , Judge Culdwell almost
goes out of his way to refer to the watering
of Union Pacific stock and the Impropriety
of considering the rights of such holders
of such securities as against those of em
ployes , while Judge Jenkins goes equally far
on the other sldo In declaring that a peace
ful strike Is an unknown thing , and that
ono never occurred without force , Intimida
tion and violence. Here wo find Iho oppo
slto Inclination sufficiently marked to chal
lenge comparison.
Leaving this altogether to one side. It ap
pears that , as far as the law Is concerned ,
Judge Caldwell has the bctlcr of II. Wo
may Invo what opinion wo please ot the
ethics of Judge Jenkins' argument and state
ment of the situation ; wo may believe that
It is most hurtful and wrong that a siriko
should ever occur among the employes of con
cerns that serve the public , since nn Inno
cent public may thus be made to bear the
brunt of n bittlo for which It Is In no way
responsible. Wo may think that this should
bo prevented by a foim of contract that
should require ample notice before a re
duction of wages on ono Kind or an abandon
ment of service on the other. Out when we
have considered all the moral aspects of the
question , the practical one remains How
are such rules to bo enforced ? Judge Cald
well reached the bent of the matter when
ho said that a court cannot enforce the per
formance of n contract to render personal
service. Such service , enforced , Is unwilling
service , and unwilling peisoual se-rvlco Is
slavery Therefore , the thing Is bcjond the
reich of a court. Nor Is It any more
evident how Judge Jenkins can enforce his
order prohibiting a stilke. It may be true
that the Injury caused by n strike ought to
bo prevented Instead of punished. The same
is true ot all sorts of offenses , but ns wo
cannot always prevent , society has to be
content to punish them And It Is plain
enough that If the employes of a given com
pany desire to quit Its service they can dose
so ; and whether their action can be called a
strike or not , and whether It can bo punished
as a contempt of court , remains to be de
termined. Judge Jenkins modifies his order
as far as It prohibited the men from asso
ciating with each other and consulting as to
the-lr future action. Wlillo the effect ot the
portion ot It that remains unchanged. If
obejod by the men , will undoubtedly bo
beneficial In lending lo th.it examination
and discussion of grievances which every
body recognUes to bo the piopor mode of
settling differences , It Is not apparent thai
the court could enforce It. Judge Caldw-cll
sees the subject In a broader and clearer
light.
A PIONEER DECISION.
Chicago Herald : The decision of Judge
Caldwell In the case of the Union Pacific
railroad emploves , In the United States court
foi the Eighth circuit , at Omaha , Is of the
very greatest Importance as affecting the
rights of labor unions , or of "organl/ed
labor , " and the relations of emplojera and
omplojes. The enthusiastic labor advocates
have overrated somewhat the advantages
which 11 confers upon their unions. It does
not render the employer class povvcilcss In
disputes regarding wages and other terms of
labor contracts. Hut It asserts the equality
In making contracts
of employe-is and employes
tracts uml the duty of both under them.
This Is one ot the pioneer decisions affectIng -
Ing the labor question. Isolated cases have
occurred In a small way. where the merits
of a single strike or lockout have been ad
judicated by local courts. The recent labor
cases In the United States courts have orig
inated a series of decisions , on which the en
tire law of employment , wages and hours of
labor , will finally rest. The Ann Aibor de
cisions of Judges Taft and Ricks , the North
ern Pacific decision of Judge Jenkins and
this decision of Judge Culdwell. as applied
or modified for application to labor contests
ot all kinds , will establish the legal relations
of employes and employers , whether corpor
ate or private. They have blazed the way
along which th * titled public highway * n
* h "
in dlffcn
the
crn Pacific CAM * i * * *
Specific iwrfnrtnnmp of u n.ntri t < o rcn
iler personal nerk cannot ! „ , nf , "by
InjunotIon , by ( Kiln * nnU pemiln r y
any olher meitim. ( h pcilo.1 , , f , , mmf
Hory txtituiml sorvUiwuo n pvnimhiiicnl
for crime , linn imonctl In lhl emu < r >
Ycl Iho difference hotueeil JIUIRO fnhl
well's decision and the other rani" ! d i tint
appear to he to great If construe. ! vuro M > II
Important paragraph :
When property Is In the etmiody cf re
oclu-rs the law doclatps It lo be a con
U'lnpl of Iho courl appoliiiliiK them for any
liorxon to Inlpiforeullh Iho prop rly 01
wllh Ihe mpti In tlu-lr employ No injunc
tion OKI or can make such unlawful Inter-
n-renre any moic of a contempt than the
law innXe-s U without Much ord < > r Suoh
orders lm\i > an Injiulmts tond. < n > > b. . cau-io
Ihey Ii iul In inaio the linpi. I-L.II among
men Hint It IM nut tin ofTens.to inirrrorci
with properly In possession of rcm-r-i or
wllh llio innn In their itiiphij mil M > thpy
hiuo In ell pspii-lnlly viijulni 1 fr m no
doing. This IH u dniiKPimis d < iu i u To
the extpnt that a special lnjim < il. < in io
In thlB class uf > iiM-s Iho law lt-ii < lr impost t
an Injtinctlon
There Is much also In Iho doel uon tin IH
IndGllnlto genprallratlon It says thnt n ,
ods of economy In in.innKlnK the rend sn int
those- who o\\n the prope-rly anil hat" ii > ni
upon It may not their due * must n < lm
carried so far as to reduce the wHg- " ' -in
ixlojcs hclnu n reasonable and Just r.'iiipi'ii
nation for their fe-nlepi.
This Is HO l.tcKliiK In p\actiluiU > of i urp. 30
In HH incanliiK as lo he hardly a KU > I ' >
thought. What arc jn.st and rr.is..n .MO
WOKPS ? IIolilsli mini WURI'S RO wh. n n . y
cease lo lal o proce'dcnce of the < 11 ni if
men who hold lhe properly or hohl n r >
KnRps on It ? To what cxtr ivainiice nn * i'in '
tcalo extend hoforo the WIIRO lien l" "i t-n
oilty over the mone-y lien' Then- mutt iv
limit or clso Iho pay roll may , by > iiii n
and fraud , amoiinl lo confiscation f tut
propel ty.
JudRO Cald\\ell places an entirely UPW " '
on the \.illdlly of Iho ohllgallon uhli-h r.
road mnimRcment Is under to pay dl\i I- it
on stock and Interest on bonds from MM >
levonues of HIP road. Unless umliflr-l m
strong tprms the doctrine U notM h ui
Hprlous daiiKor and Is calculated to cr < it n
panic anioiiK holders of railroad sprurli os
SOMi : RADICAL VIEWS
St. Louis Olobc-Dcmocral : The d. ision
of JuilRO Caldwell In HIP Union Pa < ilh waco
Hchudnlo case Is of moro than urlmary
Importnnco as nn adjudication of n > rimia
matter by a tribunal ot high nuth < irit > It
sots forth certain lefial prlnclph-s and
methods of adjustment In cases of cmiro
\crsy between cmplojeis .ind emplojes ,
which are nppllc.iblo In a Koncr.il w.i > and
undi-r other clrcumstanoes lhan those presented
sented In this partlcuhir Instance Tinrlcht
of employes to "associate , consult ami con
fer foKclher with a vlowr to inalntuln or
Incre.uso tholr WOKC.S , by lawful and pi-.m-ful
means , " Is distinctly recOKlilyed , and their
ilsht to strike for lu.isons sntlsfnrtnrj to
themselves Is also fully admitted , so far as
the fact of ciultllng work Is concerned When
men hired by a railroad corporation cheese
to be\er their relations with such corpora
tion there Is no way , according to this
decision , to compel them to i cumin , een
when there Is a contnct , express or Implied ,
to that effect. "Specific performance of a
contract to render personal service , " saya
JiidRo Caldwull , "cannot bo enforced by In
junction , by pains and penalties ,
or by any other means ; tlio period
of compulsory personal service , save
as a punishment for crime , has
passed In this country. " It Is to be Inferred ,
though Iho decision docs not directly touch \
this point , that a corporation has an equal
right to discharge nien nt Its plcasuie , as It
would hardly ho Just or logical to apply ono
inle to the cmplojo and another to the om-
plovor.
In the case of a railroad that Is in the
hands of receivers the inon engaged In Its
operation nro employes of the court , Judge
Cnldwoll contends , and \\hllo subject to Its
orders In all mailers relating to the dis
charge of their duties , they are also enti
tled lo Its protection. It Is to bo pro-
sumcd , ho goes on lo sny , that , i schedule
of wages which has been In force for > enrs
SOLID TRUTH
About the United States Mutual :
" It is solid " Minneapolis Times.
"Sound as a dollar. "
St , J'aul 1'ionecr J'rest ,
" Is all right. " San Francisco Call.
"The stability and finaiici.il condition
of the Association has never been iiics- ]
lioned. " Boston Ailvcrtistr.
The above are simple statemuUs
of fact
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