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THE OMAHA DAILY T1F.E ; MONDAY , MAY 21 , 1894.
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flu-orn to Imfori * HIP nnd nuliscrlbcd In my pres
ence thli ! M diy of Slny , lot.
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There la an cncournglng activity In tlio
organlzlnr ; of republican club.s reported
IK ! F throughout tlic state of Nebraska.
AVliy not dock the president's salary for
tlio time that ho ilcscrta Ills post of duty to
Indulge his duck hunting proclivities ?
Tlio last Item of tlio tariff with which
the American house of lords has grappled
la the duty on ultramarine. This In onougli
to make the whole country feel blue.
The sugar schedule promises to come Infer
for the biggest part of the senate tariff debate -
bate thunder , but lightning Is liable to
strike on almost any part of the bill.
Now that the Investigation of the troubles
on the police force has been begun let It go
to the very bottom. No skimming of the
surface will satisfy tlio people of this com
munity.
Coney Island without the elephant will
bo like the circus without the animals. Ile-
form Coney Island and It will lose Its place
as a resort for tlio curiosity seeking Idlers
who visit the metropolis.
Those Orovcr Cleveland duck stories are
beginning to make their reappearance. Em
peror William will have to embark upon
another hnre hunt , or else look to his
laurels as a royal sportsman.
The people who have discovered the secret
of the bullet-proof cloth are now almost as
numerous as those who have been asserting
that there Is no such thing possible. It
Is wonderful how e.islly the popular mind
changes ,
This ought to bo a good year for homo-
aeokcrs' excursions. There are plenty of
people who arc driven by existing circum
stances to change their residence and occu
pation. Those excursions will assist them
In selecting a place- for a new homo.
The controversy our macadam and stone
llock pavement for country roads has reached
that sulphurous stage of profanity which can
not fall to Impress the commlsssloners with
the horrible prospect that they will bo
damned If they do and damned If they don't.
Thq Springfield Hcpubllcan announces that
thcro are six republicans to one democrat
angling for a nomination for governor lu
the Nutmeg state. The number of willing
candidates Is a good indication of the pros
pects which the fisherman has of landing
his catch.
It the economists In the city council are
eager for heroic measures to retrieve the
city's finances we know of no department
of the city government that could bo so
easily spared as the council Itself. Economy
like charity begins at homo In every well
regulated family.
Haze , chief of the cats that don't catch
mice , has ventured on another snlpo hunt
in the gamblers' district. The would-bo
rinkerton of Omaha gloriously distinguished
himself by holding the bag while th g&me
took deliberately to the woods after receiv
ing Its usual tip.
The International miners' congress split
on n babel of tongues. The miners ought
to agitate for the adoption of some stand
ard International language designed for the
especial use of delegates to congresses In
which members of different nationalities
participate. What has become of volapuk ?
Wo cannot comprebeml how It comes that
the ofilclal organ of tlio democratic party In
tlicso parts , after being the recipient of the
undivided advertising patronage , can bo so
ungrateful an to keep on bushwhacking
members of tlio democratic cabinet and
shooting poisoned arrows at the democratic
president.
Congressman ninnd returns to Washington
satisfied that ho has secured a good return
for the JI3 a day Investment which ho made
for every diiy that he was absent from his
place In the house In order to attend the
Missouri democratic state convention. If
1)1 a n J thinks ho got a bargain no one else
ought to complain.
Sir , James I ) . Yeotnans , the newly ap
pointed member of the Interstate Commerce
commission , Is being advertised extensively
as nn Iowa farmer. Why not ? When It
conies to a record for farming ho can easily
got Into the same class with Secretary Mor
ton , the other representative farmer of the
democratic administration.
Has any pno been carried away by the rush
ot outside Inventors to underbid the local
electric lighting monopoly In response to the
council's Invitation for proposals ? Not yet.
Nor Is there any Immediate danger of such
a thing happening. It Is pretty safe to as
sort ( tint the several eastern capitalists whom
the Wiley catspaw * mentioned as being
anxious to bid for supplying Omaha with
eloctrlo lights If they only were given the
opportunity will have vanished Into thin air
before the time for closing the bids shall
have arrived ,
TiMttr HNtzuitKn Axn COM , HKtzunns.
Western railroads have b en for some
time complaining loudly ngftlnit the seizure
of their trains by the varlotm branches o
the great Industrial nrmy. They have with
a considerable muasur ? of justice protcstct
ni\lnst this form of depriving thorn ot their
property. They Imve resorted to various
menus to prevent the Industrials from sc
curing pojxesslon of their trains , ami falling
tu do so have appealed to the state authori
ties and In some Instances to the Unltei
Htntcs odlclaU to rcguln their property for
them nnd to punlnli the offenders. In their
efforts 'o ' nvold the sulznrc of their trains
they hnvo demanded the support ot alt law
respecting citizens nml they Insist that the
law must bo strictly enforced against the
men who havi been Implicated In these
seizures.
Hut If the seizure of property belonging
to the railroads by men who hnvo no In
tention of running off with It nnd who seek
merely to make use of It temporarily Is
such a heinous offense , why should not
the seizure of private property of In
dividuals by the railroads call for
equally energetic repressive measures ? On
account of the dlfllculty In securing coal dur
ing the pendency of the present coal strike
pastern railroads ore seizing and appropriat
ing to their own IISP nil the coal that falls
Into their hands. The Pennsylvania mil wo }
officers at Perth Amboy nml South Amboy ,
N. J. , have , according to the New York
Evening Post , just tnken all the coal there
conalgned to shippers at both placss , of
whom thcro are about twenty , who distribute
about 1,000,000 tons annually. The same
authority says that the llnltlmoro & Ohio
railroad has taken the coal on Its line at
Baltimore without regard to Its owners and
that prominent shippers of bituminous coal
In New York City claim to have been
treated In precisely the same way by other
rends to whom their consignments wore en
trusted. Strange to say , this same journal ,
which lias been most outspoken nnd bitter
against the train-seizing Industrials , gives
what purports to bo a justification by the
shippers of these coal seizures on the part
of the railroads. They allcgo that this U
not the first' time this has occurred during
strikes , and although It is probably not
within the rights of the railroad companies
to do , yet It Is "nn unwritten law" that
they may take coal In tr.inslt If It Is neces
sary In order to keep the road going. It
they did not take the coal the trains could
not be operated nnd It would not reach Its
destination in any event. Furthermore , If
the roads were not operated they would lose
their charters , whereupon the shippers would
still be much worse oft.
Wo hnvo the railroads setting up "an un
written law" of their own In direct violation
of the written law of the land. They are
following a course no less lawless than that
ot the train eclzers and fraught with no
less dangerous consequencas. It Is nothing
less than the assertion on behalf of the
railroads of the ancient right of purveyance
which was- overthrown In England two
centuries ago. The railroad that can seize
coal belonging to private Individuals with
Impunity will not hesitate to seize any other
consignment entrusted to It that may be
appropriate to its uses. Because It has
been done before does not justify it now
any more than the successful train seizures
of one band of Industrials justify train
seizures by those following It. Seizing coal
and seizing trains cannot be distinguished
In principle , although the one may be com
mitted by needy railroads and the other by
the needy unemployed.
A SKNA'fR ITMTURK
Some of the senate democrats are pro
posing that an attempt bo mndo to adopt
a clature rule , limiting Us continuance to
the passage of the tariff bill , but It appears
that the managers of that measure hesitate
to present the proposition. They have two
reasons for this , one being that a. consider
able number of democrats are so positively
committed against cloture that they can
not bo brought to support such n rule , and
the other that the republicans would solidly
resist cloture now , although many of them
would vote for It If no contest were pending.
Furthermore , It Is said that the managers
of the bill do not bcllovo It would bo ad
visable to take any step Just .now that
would array against them those repub
licans who are willing to assist In main
taining the presence of n quorum and who
have Indicated a willingness to support the
democrats In an effort to prolong the dally
sessions. In addition to these reasons a
motion to amend the rules could be dis
cussed Indefinitely nnd In this way tlmo
would bo consumed In a possibly futile
struggle that might otherwise be profitably
devoted to the bill.
On general principles the United States
senate should have a rule that would en
able the majority to fix the limit of de
bate. The reasons for nucli a rule In the
house of representatives nro equally ap
plicable to the other branch of congress , the
chief one being that It Is necessary to the
maintenance of the principle ot majority
rule. But the party now In control of the
senate has no right to complain If repub
licans under existing circumstances stand
solidly In opposition to cloture. Democratic
opposition to such n rule , many times pro
posed when republicans were In control of
the senate , has been persistent and uncom
promising , and those democrats who have
been long In the senate could not support
cloture now without stultifying themselves ,
while their course in the past has a more
or less binding effect upon their party col
leagues who nro not on record against n
rule ot thin kind. This being the case It
seems hardly probable that nn effort will
be mndo nt this tlmo to change the rules ,
because It Is perfectly obvious that It would
bo futile. Half a dozen democrats united
with the republicans would defeat It nnd
It Is not to bq doubted that at least double
this number would vote against the propo
sition. That every republican would do so
can bo regarded us assured ,
It would seem to bo practically settled ,
therefore , that no restriction will bo placed
on the tariff debate unless by agreement
between the two parties on a day for taking
the final vote , and there docs not now ap
pear to bo much likelihood of such nn agree
ment being reached , The republican sena
tors disclaim any Intention to came delay
by recourse to obstructive tactics or fili
bustering , but they ndhere firmly to the
determination to thoroughly discuss the
tariff bill In detail , and this It Is both their
right and their duty to do. If they hold
to this course It Is plain that a final vote
on the bill cannot be reached before the
close ot the current fiscal year , Juno 30 , at
which time It Is proposed that It shall go
Into effect , The experience will furnish
another argument In favor of a change In
the rules allowing the majority to fix a
limit to debate and after the tariff bill Is
out of the way both parties may be disposed
to have such a rule udopted ,
It the railroads don't soon agree upon
a settlement ot their rate disputes the people
ple will begin to believe that they prefer
to have them remain unsettled. Th rail
rnnda nre constantly complaining about the
Instability of rales nnd profess to be nnxlou
to have things brought to n permanent
basis , nut the whole matter rests entirely
with them. Why don't they come to at
understanding ?
DtSMISNM ) KOK 7///S .S/.S'f-'lOA' .
The reassuring Information la given tha
the leaders ot the democratic majority It
the house of representatives have nbou
made up their minds to dismiss the sllvc
question for the present session. It Is be
lleved that the free coinage bill which Mr
Ulaml has ready to Introduce will share the
fate ot the Meyer bill , which wns said to
have the approval of the administration. Tli
committee on coinage wilt hold a meeting
next Wednesday and It Is thought n motion
to postpone the free coinage bill will prob
Ably be carried at that time , If the sotim
money members are present In sufllctcn
force to Justify a test of strength , This
Is the course urged by Influential democratic
leaders In the house , and while It will o
course bo strenuously opposed by Dlan'd
who , slnco the talk nbout htm ns a possible
presidential candidate , may bo expected to
bo even more zealous In the cause of sliver
than heretofore , there appears to be a strong
probability that the plan of postponemen
will prevail.
It seems that some of the democratic
leaders have reached the conclusion tha
from n political point ot view It Is folly to
Intensify distrust of the party In the cas
by the agitation of free coinage when there
Is no chance whatever ot enacting a bll
Into law. Another view Is that It wll
be better In the end for the cause of silver
If this country should drop consideration of
It for the present. The Idea Is that It wo
let the question alone European countries
will be led to take * greater Interest In I
and perhaps before the next session of con
gress our government may get an Invitation
from some one of those countries to another
International conference for the purpose of
considering a plan for the larger use of
stiver. Such a thing Is of course possible
but It Is hardly to be regarded as among the
probabilities. At any rate there Is not at
this time any strong Indication that any
of the governments of Europe are seriously
considering the question of calling another
conference. The one recently held In Lon
don In the Interest of bimetallism does nol
appear to have produced so great an Im
pression as It was expected to , though doubt
less it was not without Influence with the
people. So far as Great Britain Is con
cerned It Is doubtless entirely snfo to say
that It will not take the Initiative In callIng -
Ing another conference , though the govern
ment would undoubtedly readily respond to
an Invitation to be represented In one.
Even with a change of ministry that should
put Salisbury and Balfour again In power
It Is very doubtful whether the British gov
ernment would be disposed to Invite an
other monetary conference. As to the Ger
man government , which has been showing
a good deal of Interest In the silver question ,
Its policy still seems to be to take no action
without the support or approval of Great
Britain. Thcro Is admittedly a growing
sentiment In Germany for bimetallism , but
that countrylll probably do nothing with
out concurrent action by England.
It Is perfectly obvious that silver agitation
In congress can have no profitable result
and the wisdom of dropping It Is unquestion
able. The democratic leaders could further
commend themselves to popular approbation
If they would decide to also drop the con
sideration of schemes for now banking sys
tems , a score or more of which have been
Introduced. There can be no doubt that the
dismissal of these questions from present at
tention and agitation would have a whole
some effect on financial affairs.
A local contemporary which Is suspected to
be edited by the stone pile man goes Into
convulsions over the proposed use of stone
paving blocks for county roads. The county
commissioners are admonished that "tlio
paving ot a country road with stone blocks
Is an unheard of piece of folly , Involving not
only an outrageous waste of money , but a
serious Injury to the highway. No farmer
will relish the Idea of driving his horses
over a stone pavement when a much easier
means of road Improvement might be em
ployed. " In the next breath the stone pile
contortionist declares "there may bo some
doubt whether macadamizing with Nebraska
limestone will prove a success because the
limestone disintegrates badly by exposure.
It may also bo possible that putting a granite
top , as It Is called , on this macadam will not
entirely obviate the difficulty. Certain It Is.
however , that good macadamizing can be
done for about one-half the cost of stone pav
ing , and upon a country road macadamizing
Is and probably will always be most appro
priate , most serviceable and cheapest
method of Improvement , " Hero Is an argu
ment as Is an argument. Farmers will not
travel over a stone block pavement because
It Is hard on horses. Would farmers prefer
broken stone to block stone If they had a
choice between a solid roadway and a road
way cut up by ruts ? If cheapness Is the
main object , cedar blocks will be cheaper
than macadam. Brick Is dearer than lumber
and yet frame houses are In the long run
moro expensive than brick buildings. The
cheapest commodity Is In the long run the
dearest. >
In passing sentence on the boss gambler
of the Diamond , Judge Scott has again ex
hibited himself In his true character of ju
dicial mountebank. After posing for months
as the terror of the gamblers and deliver
ing himself of numberless harangues and
fierce tirades , the opportunity came to him
to show his hand. A Jury ot twelve men ,
good and true , had brought In a verdict of
guilty against one of the keepers of the most
> aatlal ! gambling house In the west ; The
statutes make gambling nnd the keeping of
gambling houses a felony punishable by fine
and Imprisonment In the penitentiary. The
terror of the gamblers foamed at the mouth ,
raged and snorted , and then pronounced
this terrible sentence : You have been found
guilty ot a most heinous crime , and
I now fine you $400 and costs. The
prisoner , who expected to be pounded
nto pulp , felt very much like the man who
had been struck with a feather duster. Thus
ended the great farce which has been kept
on the boards for the last six months.
It Is Interesting to know that the testi
mony on both sides of the maximum freight
rate law Injunction case Is all In , and that
hat field of obstruction has been exploited
o Its full capacity. The scene must now be
ransfrrred from the private taking of
leposltlons to the public hearing In open
court. This does not mean that the dilatory
actlcs are to be abandoned by the railroads.
They have been thus far no successful with
he policy that they have every reason to
> eratst In It. The law has been as effect
ually tied up for nearly ton months ns If It
md never been accorded a place- upon the
tatute book , and the railroads have gone
charging whatever rates happened to
suit their fancies. < TltV hearing of the mo
tion to dissolve ilSi injunction U expected
to take place In Juhf. The people , how
ever , must not entertain any too confident
hopes that the railroads will allow It to come
to a very speedy decision. '
Latest ndvlcas ( rqm jjwashlngton Indicate
that the advocates at tnc admission of Utah
have practically given up the project for this
session. U has become generally under
stood that the senate committee * on terri
tories will report no bill for the making of
new states at present. The reason for this
policy Is obvious. The democrats nre not
certain ot Utah In the next presidential
election , owing to the Intense feeling In that
territory against a change In the tnrlff and
the general discontent with democratic
methods and policies. The republicans In
congress are not disposed to push Utah
statehood for thn reason that they are
equally distrustful of what Utah would do
In the next presidential campaign.
According to the latest explanation the
persecutions of Congressman Brecklnrldgo
all originated among the northern veterans ,
who have not yet forgiven him for the part
ho played In assisting the seceding States
to overthrow the union. The veterans are
sold to bo pursuing him at this day ,
although for more than thirty years they
have not taken cognizance of his existence
In public life. The man must be particularly
gullible with whom this story washes.
New York politicians nre not feeling very
jubilant over the ( irospccts of having all
the federal nominations from that state
hung up until after the tariff bill shall have
been enacted Into IOAV. This may explain
to a certain extent their frantic efforts to
got the senate to act Immediately upon
thb measure before It. The tariff doesn't
count except to bring the offices once more
In sight. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Great Kxjpoctutlon * .
Imllannpolla Journal.
In the words of the late Hoscoc Conkllng ,
these ure "halcyon and vociferous days" for
republicans fiotn one end of the country to
the other.
o
1'n O'H Irony.
Hoston Globe.
Uy the time n mtin has made money
onougli to build a nice large house
all his children begin to get married and
leavehlm.
Four of it Kind.
Dpiucr Itepuljllcan.
It begins to look as though a bill for the
admission of Utah would become n Inw nt
this session of congress. Utah ought to be
admitted , and so ought New Mexico , Ari
zona and Oklahoma.
Italicising 11 Truth.
Globe Democrat.
The decline In railroad earnings serves to
emphasize the Important fact that a satis
factory icvlval of business Is not to be ex
pected ns long us the democrats continue to
monkey with the tnrlff.
A ISrlght 1'rospcct.
Globe-Democrat.
Hardly had Edison announced his theory
that sleep Is a mfeve\llalIt \ ) out of which a
ninn can easily bevtraHied before a French
scientist asserts tuat'uie food of the near
futun * will be nn'.assortmeiit of chemical
pellets. The prospect of getting rid of
alarm clocks , cooks" JiiKl Indigestion Is
cheerful , even If apparently remote.
Tlio Mu8tnrlii7 of Inillau Troopj.
Kansa City Star.
The muster out 'of the last Indian troops
In the United States army ns "no Rood" Is
the addition of another volume to the vast
library of evldencp Hjat the Indian Is use
less for any whltq. man's purpose. He In
not like the white man and he does netlike
like , any thing the white man likes , except
whisky. The tIm < J lias- arrived for the In
dian to fish or cutnbalt without the white
man's assistance.
The Theory and tlio I'rnctlco.
Kansas City Stnr.
The Federation of Women's Clubs has
adopted the resolution that there shall be
only one standard of morality for men and
women. So far , so good. Now let the
women act up to It. The matter always
has been at their disposition. While they
continue to pardon and forget In man what
they condemn In women there will be no
reformation. The resolution means well ,
but will they enforce It ?
The Corporate Hnnll Pace.
St. Louis Republic.
Attorney General Olney hns filed another
suit against the Union Pacillc road and In
formation has been received also that he Is
really going to prosecute the patent fraud
charges against the Hell Telephone com
pany. Just give him a good show and he'll
tackle the Central Pacific stockholders next.
Great bodies move slowly , you know , and It
Is hardly fair to expect the Boston man to
be an exception to the general rule.
1'rotrrtloii that I'rotocts.
Globe-Democrat.
Prohibitory protection has broken out In
a new form among the voters of free trade
New York City. The central trade organi
zations have clven notice that after June 1
next , they will refuse to handle any Im
ported decorative or other building ma
terial. Prominent In this movement are
woo < l carvers , modelers , ornamental plas-
teiers , marble cutters nnd marble polishers.
It seems that what these free trade voters
want Is to make each Infant industry an
absolute domestic monopoly.
Slighting KnnU TojIIoriH. .
St. Paul Globe.
It Is greatly to he feared that Representa
tive Hayes of Iowa hns forever ruined his
reputation with his mral constituency. He
has just appealed to the Washington Board
of Health for the abatement of what he
calls a shameful nuisance the crowing of
roosters In thejiolghborhood of his lodRlngs.
There la no sweeter music to the bucolic ear
than the clear , delimit notes of the barn
yard cantlcleer on a pleasant spring morn
ing ; anil If Mr. Hayes has grown so fastidi
ous during his political career as to despise
what his constituents delight In , he had
better retire from his seat. The farmers
have no further use for such a man.
AH to L'liMon ' lu Nuhrnnkn.
North Ilend Itepuhllcnn.
The question of fusion In this state this
fall between the democrats and populists
la one that la just now attracting a great
deal of attention. This matter of fusion
Is an Important one for several reasons.
Ever since the populist party came Into
existence there has been more or less talk
of fusion between It nnd democracy. Four
years ago the populist party came Into
existence In this state , ami came near
sweeping It. It dld , , el.ect a majority of the
legislature , and scared the republicans
nearly to death ou the state ticket. Its
strength once shown' ' It became arrogant ,
and when democrat made proposals of
fusion they wero. laughed at. Hut two
years later the populists did not show as
much strength aa In the first fray , and
they looked upon fusion with some favor.
Today It cannot "be' denied that fusion
meets with the favor of a great many
populists and democrats. They recognize
that In fusion Is tiejronly ) hope of defeatIng -
Ing the republicans.
Republican papers a e sneering nt fusion
nnd declaring thut 'tlio republican ticket
will win In any event. It is well to Htudy
this matter a llttlft before making any pre
dictions. Four yeitrsj ago the combined
vote of populists nnd. jlemocrats was about
CO.OOO moro than the renulillcnn vote. Two
years ago , with 'practical fusion on the
electorlnl ticket , _ tno fusion majority over
: he republican ; * way about 18,000. If there
a fusion thin fall lllfe Republicans will hnvo
: o Increase their vote about 10,000 over what
hey save Judge Harrison. Can they do It ?
The Republican believes It can be done , but
t will take a clean ticket unit lots of work :
to accomplish U. A great many populists
who were once republicans will refuse to
vote for a mongrel ticket , and many democrats -
crats will vote with the republicans rather
than see the populists given a voice In the
control of the state's affairs. Upon the
lumber of such votes will depend the suc
cess of the republican ticket In case there
a a fusion.
Thcra la a great danjrer that republicans
vlll become overconfident , The future of
the party Is bright , but the ticket will not
elect Itself , Let the democrats and the
> oputtsta talk fusion If they desire , the
epubllcans must work In either event. The
tepubllcan believes It would be wise to
call the atato convention early , and make
ho campaign a hot ono from the start , A
good ticket will erow In favor , and a poor
Icket can bo remedied. If the campaign
iroveb It fo be poor. ,
tiT.ITK I'ltr.lTH'.lf. XOTRU ,
It Is reported from Lincoln that Wult
Eecly hns been resurrected again , and that
th9 galvanized remains arc on the ronit for
the hickory shirt.
Prof. U. U. Hlatt of Broken Bow , who
Is a shining tight uf the populist party , has
been chosen to represent Custcr county at
the bimetallic convention at Washington
May 22.
Kearney Journal : Jack MflcC'oll will poll
more votes for governor than any man who
has been mentioned by the republican party.
He U a certain winner It numlnnted , as he
should be.
A. It , Criizen. who once represented
Frontier county In the legislature , U on the
turf this season as a candidate for the nom
ination for secretary ot state on the repub
lican ticket.
A league of Andrews chilis Is hclng formed
In Hastings , nnd the city Is being thoroughly
organized to boom HIP professor for the con
gressional nomination. Andrews ward clubs
are now the rage there.
McCook Tribune : Jack MncColl Is en
titled to n largo and enthusiastic following
from wostcrn Nebraska , lln Is it western
Nebraska man In sympathy and spirit , nnd
would make a gaud governor.
Kearney Huh : The Sixth congressional
district must bo redeemed this fall. Give
us a popular lopubllcnn candidate and time
enough , to make a campaign and the voters
of the district will do the rest.
Plattsmouth Herald : With Hon. S. M.
Chapman 111 congress and Hon. Orlando
Teffl In the governor's chair , Cnss county
could rest well o'nig'-itR , knowing that her
Interests were carefully watched In both
state and national government.
Adams County Democrat : The Nebraska
state democratic convention should bo called
In August , so as to give Its candidate for
governor ample opportunity to show his
fitness as a chief executive. The August
convention should nominate Judge W. 0.
Hastings of Saline county for governor.
Bayard Transcript : Should Henry St.
Hayner bo honored with the nomination for
congress from this district by the repub
lican party he would In turn honor his
nomination by making an unusually strong
candidate and 1111 the position with credit
to himself nnd honor to the district.
West Point Progress : Tom Majors , ac
companied by his hickory shirt , passed up
the road last evening to Norfolk In the In
terest of his gubernatorial boom. Tom didn't
stop off here , for tut reason that "Our Vnl"
holds the lines In this region of corn husk-
crs , with Jack MacColl sitting In the wngon
on n back seat. .
Stanton Heglster : J. II. MacColl of Lex
ington Is a candidate for the republican
nomination for governor and is receiving
ths support of the west part of the state ,
lie will go to the convention with n strong
following. MacColl has some warm political
friends In this part of the state who will
bo glad to help him to the gubernatorial
chair.
Sioux County Journal : The latest candi
date for the republican nomination for gov
ernor Is Hon. I. M. Raymond of Lincoln ,
who has decided to test his strength against
that of Jack MacColl and Tom Majors , At
this distance It looks ns It Mr. Raymond
had enfred the field nt a rather late date ,
but he Is a man well fitted for the position ,
so that should ho be successful the state
would have a good governor. The affairs
of the state would be in pretty good hands
no matter which ono was the winner.
Tekamah Burtonian : And the republican
state convention is in sight. It will be n
large and popular gathering of many hundred
delegates. It will express by its' nomina
tions the will of the republican party of Ne
braska. It will not do the bidding ot any
clique or any boss , for It will be too largo
and strong a body. Its possible action can
not bo predicted , except by knowing what
the republicans at large of this state want
The majority want a new ticket , excepl
Auditor Moore and Treasurer Bartley. These
gentlemen are all right. For the rest of
the ticket there are a lot of good men whose
names as yet have never appeared on the
slate.
The proposition of the secretary of agri
culture to create another holiday and cal
It "Bird day" has stirred a number of the
local democrats to action , and a set of reso
lutlons are now being prepared with n vlow
of submission to the democratic state con
vention. The preamble will set" forth the
Illustrious services of Hon. J , Sterling Mor
ton to the state and nation , briefly reciting
the history of Arbor day , and touching on
the proposition to add to It. The resolu
tions will declare that a fitting recognition
of the secretary's efforts demands that his
birthday bo selected as the honored date of
the new holiday , and that It shall be called
"Cuckoo day. " It will bo further resolved
that on the occasion of each recurring an
niversary each postmaster throughout the
length and breadth of at least this state
should bo required to go out and plant an
egg. What further recommendations will
be Included have not yet been determined ,
but a portion of democracy is working en
thusiastically to do Itself proud In the
matter.
1'EOI'LE .1X1) TI1IXCS.
The bullet proof coat Is yeast for Herr
Dowo.
Hailstone stories have pounded the poor
fisherman Into the earth.
The Idaho Commonwealers rode down the
hills and then rode back again.
A reunion of Lillian Rus'oll's discarded
husbands would bo a delightful break In the
monotony ot tariff discussion.
The fact that Emperor William delights
In lively marchej Is responsible for the cruel
aspersion that ho composes music.
Milwaukee Is wasting a vast amount of
atmospheric energy In a futile attempt to
pluck from Chicago the title ot "Windy
City. "
Mr. Croker Is arranging to go to Europe
and hobnob with the multitude of bosses *
out of a Job there. Dick is a Corker from
way back.
Dr. Cyrus Lecd of Chicago proposes to
found a $300,000,000 "Heaven" In Florida ,
provided an abundance of fools with money
will co-operate.
The fragrance of judicial Impartiality In
jected Into the atmosphere Is delicately
fringed with the "halcyon nnd vociferous"
odors of a cunning-ham.
Rider Haggard's now book will deal with
portions of Africa beyond the hounds of con
tradiction , Remoteness Is unnecessary when
Imagination writes and riots.
That senatorial sugar-coated Investigation
Is liable to bark Its chin on the Immovable
barriers of senatorial courtesy , Lordlings
rarely squeal when privilege Is imperilled ,
Captain Saul C. Hlgglns of Gorliam , Me. ,
celebrated his 100th birthday last week.
For some Inexplicable reason no mention Is
made of his prohibition or ntcotlna habits.
A Now York life savor of twenty years'
experience says the superstition that a
drowning person rises to the surface three
times Is entirely unfounded. Another com
mon belief gene democratic.
Of the presidents of the United States
eight have been of Welsh descent John
Adams , Thomas Jefferson , James Madison ,
James Monroe , William Henry Harrison ,
James A. Garfield , Benjamin Harrison and
John Qulncy Adams.
Eugene- Debs , chief of the American Rail
way union , Is tall , spare , 45 and bald-
headed. Ho Is a persuasive talker , Is of a
sentimental turn , and uses flowery language
upon the rostrum. Ho Is exceedingly loyal
In his friendships and Is charming In nil
nodal relations , The extent nnd character
of his reading , 0.1 well as the fineness of his
temperament , put him many degrees above
the piano ot the conventional agitator.
Robert Wlnthrop , who started Saturday
on his SOth year , has had a personal acquaintance
quaintance- with , every president of the
United States except Washington and Jef-
forson. Ho Is the oldest living ox-speaker
of the national house of representatives ,
the oldest surviving Massachusetts senator ,
and It Is soventy-thrco years since ho was
a schoolboy at Boston's celebrated Latin
school , Vow men of CO are so well pre
served and no vigorous mentally and phys
ically as he ,
A novel question Is to bo tested In the
New York courts. The statutes providing
for the constitutional convention assumes
to make that body the judge of the qualifi
cations ot Its own members. Acting under
the power thus conferred , the convention
has taken stops to pass upon the claims of
contestants. Ono of the latter has applied
to the supreme court for a restraining order ,
on thei ground that the constitutional
power vested In the legislature can not be
delegated to a statutory body , A tem
porary Injunction has been granted.
STK.Ir.ixa n.itrjio.i nx.
Itrllcctlntit on thn MI nml I.lttlo Thtairx
In thn ItiMlnuK * .
XP\V York Tlnv * Judge Knowles of the
t nltot State * district court at lle'.cnu , .Mont. ,
has Just been furnlslilii ? the Coxoyttes aii'l '
nthcr populists ot the northwest with nome
Information that Is very urgently needed. H
Is to the effect thut AH unbal.inuod mind , BO
long ns It does nut uttaln positive Insanity ,
IB not nn excuse for criminal practices , and
that the place for the criminal practitioner
who pleadu r nod lilt'iitloni Is tint In an In-
Mntnsylum , but In ths common Jjll. Moro
concretely he has decided decided that
erratic vlon upon the emission of Irrc-
decmablccrruncy do not , In the oyc ot n
cold an ) v. 'frtlcs * law , justify any gentle
man \\h" tiitcitains those views nnd who
hns taken .o . tr.ituplnR In defcmc of them , In
stcallm ; rnllnud trains and imildputliiK the
bright day when railroads shall bo "nation
al I ? d" for the use of populists nnd other
tramps. By way of u prtirtlc.il enforcement
of his nlil-fashloned and effete opinions , ho
has scntuncod the ringleader of the apostles
to nix months In the county Jail
and same forty of his accomplice
to sixty days ench In the same repos
itory of Utopias that have come to
nothing. Of COUMP this procedure , being
simply the duty of the Judge , does not entitle -
title him to ntiy particular distinction. But
all the same It may be1 expected that It will
fall with great severity upon the disturbed
people ot the northwest , In which delightful
section of our common country It (9 ( cnm-
monly supposed that n fool'sh opinion held
by 100 men Is precisely -100 times as valuable
as a foolish opinion hold by only ono man ,
and that , consequently tramps are 400
times as Important s one tramp. What the
accommodations and opportunities ot Intel
lectual nnd moral Improvement may be of
the particular jail to which u federal JudKP
In Montana consigns his victims wo do not
precisely know. But we are quite clear thnt
after the victims of Judge Knowles have
nerved their severe sentences they will be ot
the opinion that the common roads nf the
country , whatever their condlditlon may be ,
arc preferable either to highways Improved
by the Coxey method of procuring "good
roads" or to the railroads made available
by stealing trains.
Thorn remain some other vagrant gentle
men In the northwest who are in urgent
need of the judicial Inculcation of the same
doctrine. It Is a familiar fact that the first
need ot n gentleman tfho goes about to
break the law , or to come ns near breaking
it as he safely may , Is a Bound criminal
lawyer ; and sound criminal lawyers cost
money. The eastern millionaire who goes
nbout to steal rnllronds lays In n criminal
lawyer as the first Item In his equipment ,
not because lie likes to waste money ,
but because he values his liberty. The
railroad thief upon a grand scale Is particu
larly resented by tlio railroad thief upon a
small scale. The petty railroad thief who ,
In concert , steals trains and Individually
steals "rides , " the populist , objects lo
the large railroad thief , who steals rail
roads bodily , nnd calls him a "Shylock. "
Thcro Is no moral difference between the
wrecker nnd the tramp , but the Intellectual
and also the financial difference is vast.
Hero have forty-odd petty railroad thieves
gone to Jail , nnd justly so , for lack ot the
nble counsel by means of which the largo
railroad thieves have been enabled to spend
thrlr lives at large. Just now there Is a
gang of the petty thieves In Wyoming that
Is giving trouble to the Union Pacific rail
road by trying to steal trains , and that is
In the way to meet justice , whereas the
whole road has been stolen bodily more
than once by thieves who \\ere never within
mensurable distance ot a state prison. De
cidedly the Coxeyltes , If they mean seriously
to dispute with the Shylocks the right to
steal railroads , ought to emulate the Shylocks -
locks In retaining legal talent to show them
the difference between the permitted and the
unpcrmltted methods of stealing railroads.
THE SiX.iTJl IA'1'JiSTIH.lTfOX' .
Kansas City Star : Only $ i5,000 for Sen
ator Kyle's vote ! No wonder ho felt In
sulted.
Kansas City Journal : "Give us an open
Investigation , " says the New York World.
The trouble with most investigations these
days Is that they are so open that the public
can sec right through them.
Chicago Post : It will bo surprising If
the senatorial Investigation rpsiilt in any
finding satisfactory to the people. The
good name of the chamber Is not the Im
mediate jewel of the senators. If It were
the nasty stories of bribery that have been
floating through the papers for months would
not have gone unchallenged.
St. Louis Republic : If trusts and com
bines are able to hang out $100,000 for a
senatorial vote they can generally get a
few takers. Here appears the moral side
of a tariff for protection. A nation can
not afford to subject its public men to such
temptations , There should be In public life
no opportunities for amassing fortunes lu
exchange for votes.
Globe-Democrat : If there was no pledge
given to the Sugar trust In return for Its
munificent campaign contribution , then the
people have a right to know how the sugar
schedule came to be so arranged as to guar
antee the trust an absolute and perpetual
monopoly , with the opportunity added to
make an enormous profit by the postpone
ment of the operation of the duty until next
January. It will not do to say that this
remarkable advantage Is accidental , when so
many other interests are treated with pro
nounced hostility. The preference thus
shown to the most grasping and gigantic
corporation In the land will have to be ex
plained In some way.
Till : flIVITK Of UMXth
Knntan City Journal' Under the clrcum-
sUiiccs. the Missouri democrats let PresIdent -
Ident Cleveland down quite easy , for which
ho ought to feel duly grateful.
Kansas rity Star ! "When the dust ot
the debate , " s.iys the St. Louis Republic ,
"Is blown way , the democrats of Missouri
will find that the convention of 1SM ! has
met a perturbed situation nml conquered It
with n good , old-fashioned democratic dis
cussion. " Tlie good , oM-tashUmoJ discussion
conslnti'd chlflfly of cries of "sit down , "
"shut up , " and "put him out , " From pres
ent Indications the dusti Is not likely to bo
blo vn away for koine tlmo to come ,
Kansas City Times : lu the making of
the platform ihe saiui1 measure of sagacity
\\as not liDn. . Tlio silver plank Is neither
candid nor consistent , and the adoption of
mich a measure nt this tlmo wns n mistake ,
both to the Interests of silver nnd of the
people of Missouri. The action of the con
vention will not change the law , nnd It
can only discredit the United States among
the financiers of the world. Silver cnn
never acquire the position In the monetary
system tohlch It Is ostltlcd until this
government compels un International agree
ment.
,1/f.V/T .MKIlHI3liffT. :
Washington Stnr : "Dab's too much debt
In ilevoiT , " wilil Uiit-lp Ebuii ; "obeli do
man tint bruM { ; an' donn do mithln' am try-
In tor trlt u rcppytatlon on credit. "
Phllmh'lphln Record : It scorns strange
that the mini who tallw through hid hat
Heldom makes hl lemarks felt.
Inter Ocenn : A rlockmnkcr Is the only
one who can wind up his business affairs
ami have thorn continue to run.
Washington S'ur ; Hit nm cr gold t'hiK , "
remuiked I'm-lo Klien , "foh er fiuldcr tcr
tek do clKKcii > i > lx 'way f'um ' | H boy. But
some oh do moral cffeck nm U'ble tcr bu
IOM rf ile ole ' ' '
man tu'na In tin' nmokcs 'cm
hlssoT. "
New York Press : "What hns become o
that sun of yours who wna icnlmr to sot
the world on lire one of thew tlnys ? " "Ho
1ms gone Into the Ice business. "
Philadelphia Rot-onl : Last night nn awful
dream I hud ; 'twas ) a iltcatn thnt made ma
Bhlvpr. I .snw a oat llsh for a shad , and the
shad row up the river.
Lowell Courier : When u dishonest man
Hocurcs n public olllre would It describe the
mttiatlon to call him a confirmed rascal ?
Philadelphia Record"I : Just mot Old
Soak. He wns hrcntlilefs with excitement. "
"nrenthless , chY How did you recognize
Atchlson Globe : This Is the season when
the man who has been at pence all winter
has a fa'llng ' out with his hammock.
Truth : Syms Poor Robinson , I'm told ,
WIIH killed by hard ilrlnk.
Smyle.s Yes ; he was struck on the head
with a cake of Ice.
Philadelphia Ledger : This season's pales
of strawberries nre snld to exceed any pre
vious year's , nles of corresponding date.
If the rush keeps on It Is feared large num.
hers of the berries will be crushed In the
Jam.
Chicago Tribune : "Mndnm , " began the
trnmp. ( "I urn a man who has seen better
"Then you must be mighty hard to suit
In the matter of weather , " replied tlio
woman of the house , shutting the door In
his ) face.
Philadelphia Record : Young Poet's Wlfo
Oh. John , come quick ! Bnby has just
swallowed your latest spring poem.
IOUIIR Poet You don't gay so ! I never
thought the little beggar would develop a
literary taste so early In life.
Raymond's Monthly : "This Is wlmt I
call a check reign , " said the horsey man ,
sadly , as he paid a dressmaker's bill , "It
seems to be necessary for UB to have a stir
up every time I buy anything , " his wlfo
Chlcngo Tribune : "As to the measure
In which we hope to have the co-opcrntlon
of the city council. " snld the ngent and
promoter of the scheme , "there nre some
factSMwhich I would like to present to
The nldcrmnn from the 'Steenth ward
hastily led the way to a private room.
"Well , " ho said , "I am rt-nilv for what
ever h'm facts you have to offer. "
TlIJi S.IGK AT 11UMK.
Jolm Kemlrlcle nans * In Harper's Weekly.
Wnen learned folks about mo throng- .
They find me rending heavy things ;
Dry treatises on Right nnd Wrong ,
The use of Peasants and Kings.
The wise ones deem me quite a man.
Because these are the things I read ,
I m called a sage because I scan
Full many a soporific screed ;
But they should see me when I sit
All by myself nmong my books ;
It makes me laugh to think of It ,
Imagining their stnrtled looks.
I bother not with Kant and such ;
I pass old Herbert Spencer by ;
My Hegel then I never touch ;
Of Schopenhauer fight most shy.
But sitting 'ncath the evening lamp ,
A sofa cushion at my back ,
I rend of giants , nnd that ucanip ,
The ogre-kllllng hero Jnck.
I rend the Jabberwock with glee ,
The lioojum nnd the Rhymes of Lear.
I nm nfrald If they could sec ,
The learned folks would greatly sneer ,
But they will never nee , and sio
Amongst the sages I shall thrive ;
And to my hoys , I'd have you know ,
1 seem tlio finest man alive.
makers and i
_ - . . _
line clothes ou earth ,
Your rnonoy'fl worth or your muiioy bao'c.
Novelties in Suits.
Something- different from what you got elsewhere -
where exclusive stylos. That's
the kind of goods we are showing
ingin suits for men and boys.
They are out in the latest style
i with varied
right up-to-date a
assortment of colors and designs
large enough to satisfy every
taste. It seems as though wo
have told this often enough to
have everybody know it. Most
people do , but there are some
people who think that our high-
class clothing is high priced.
Taint so. We only ask $2.50 for a Boy's handsome
suit , and for $8.50 you get an up-to-date Man's suit.
Higher priced ones are low priced , compared with
what you used to pay.
E BROWNING , KING & CO ,
S , W , Cor , Fifteenth and Douglas Streets.
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