Nebraska Newspapers

    Till * . OMAHA DAILY THURSDAY , AUGUST 10 , 1801.
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1'UriLIHIIBD EVKIIY MOHNINO.
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"To sign or not to sign , that Is the ques
tion. " President Cleveland's soliloquy.
The hunt after anarchists In all Uio lead
ing countries of Europe goes merrily on.
The senatorial Sugar trust speculators
wish they were still holding their stock for
a rise.
No train upon which passes are recognized
Is too fast to bring the anxious congress
man home to his constituents.
It didn't requlro the passage of a new
tariff bill to Insure the regular annual re
vival In the business of politics.
The deadlock fever seems to bo spreading
from the congressional conference committee
to the congressional nominating convention.
Those popgun tariff bills will probably bo
preserved by the senate for use In appro
priately celebrating a noisy Fourth of July
next year.
Senator Vest objects to calling It "tho
Sugar trust tariff. " The majority of the
people object to the Sugar trust tariff In
eubstanco as well as In name.
Senator Gorman must at least be given
credit for taking his victory quietly. Mr.
Gorman Is too astute and shrewd a politi
cian to crow at any stage of the game.
Was It Chairman Wilson who said he
hoped the house would remain In session
the remainder of Its natural term before
yielding to the demands of the Sugar trust
senators ?
The ghost of the Tenth street union depot
again flitted across the council chamber. It
should bo captured and chained to the pinna
cle of the tower or be made to llvo with
the gtastlcutascs of the city hall.
Notwithstanding the hot winds , the new
tariff bill and the political strife that op
presses the state , the Nebraska Manufactur
ers and Consumers association goes steadily
forward. The Beatrice banquet promises to
bo a howling success.
The president Is placed In the unfortunate
position whcro h'o U compelled to choose
between' consistency and party expediency.
In other words , ho Is forced to say whether
or not ho thinks himself , as has been so
often alleged , greater than his party.
With nil the old-tlmo democratic war
horses of Douglas county lined up with the
administration wing of the party , the Ury-
nnltes will net easily secure a delegation
to the state CCJMV ntton. U will not take
long for them to show under which flag
they sail. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It halt of the prominent politicians who
Imvo promised If possible to appeal1 at the
Grant ! Army reunion nt Grand Island ma
terialize no ono will be nblo to distinguish
the encampment , from n political convention.
The old soldier who Is not In politics will
bo about ns scarce at the reunion as the
politician who doea not want an office.
Cindered roads nro all right for boule
vards and parks , but they will not stand
the wear and tear of a busy street. Unpaved -
paved streets In the hustings center of the
city must bo paved , and the abutting own
ers should stand the expense just as others
have done on the streets already paved. By
Inaugurating the practice of cindering- streets
nt the general expense , a great Injustice
will bj done property owners who have paid
once for the Improvement of their streets
and am again called on to contribute toward
Improving streets In front of others' prop
erty.
What does the city council mean by order
ing the advertisement for electric lighting
bids to call for a lamp of 45 volts and 9,5
amperes ? Every member of the council
knows , or ought to know , that the nominal
2,000-candU power lamp Is one of 45 volts
nnd 10 amperes. The proposed advertisement
asks for a lamp of S per cent loss capacity
than what the Thomson-Houston company
claims to be now supplying. Was It thought
that this trick would this time cscapo public
noltcoT When the city buys electric light
lot It buy It by the everywhere accepted
standard of measurement.
Before the ofllco at the city clerk , now
temporarily filled by appointment , can be
llllod for the remainder of the term by elec
tion , an ordlnanco providing that the voters
have an opportunity to choose a city clerk
at the next regular election will bo neces
sary. The city council seems to ho In no
haste to pas * inch an ordinance , that sub
ject not even having bien raised since the
emergency has arisen. There Is plenty of
tlmo to consider the matter , but It should
not be left until the very lust minute. Ths
ordlnanco should be Introduced at once and
subjected to careful revision In order that
la > person who may bo electid city clerk
may have a title without defect. Upon thU
question there ought to bo no division of
jjenttment among the membura of too council.
A I'AnrV iriTHtil'T l LI I/ 1 .i
When a political party has reached the
condition of bo'ng ' without a responsible
head or leads-r , when there U no one who
can concentrate lu forces and command
their united confidence , It cnif expect only
defeat , disintegration and destruction. This
Is the condition of the democratic party at
this time , and a careful study of the nittmtlan
does not afford any promise that the party
will be able In the nonr future to better
Its condition. It may not go utterly to
pieces. The tenacity of the party Is wonder
ful and with Its southern stronghold still un
broken , though less cecure than at any time
since It ht'C.inio solidly democratic , It will
doubtless still maintain local organization.
Hut as a National purty It It doomed to cer
tain and overwhelming defeat for years to
come , and It Is not altogether rash to say
that with Its present ch.irnclcrUt'ca ' It will
never again obtain control of national af
fairs.
A month ago G rover Cleveland was recog
nized as the head and leader of the democ
racy , although having many enemies In the
party , but ho lost that position the moment
he allied himself with the hotiso democrats
In hostility to the democratJ of the senate
and characterized the latter as guilty of per
fidy to the party. Mr. Cleveland still has
n following , but the prcjtlge Is with the fac
tion that he has antagonized and with such
completeness that no reconciliation Is pos
sible. Gorman and the other democratic
senators whom Cleveland has by Implication
denounced as perfidious and dishonorable In
connection with tariff legislation not only
will refuse to acknowledge his leadership *
but will reject any one whom ho might de
al re to succeed him as the head of the party.
Whoever Is with Cleveland or receives his
endorsement for leadership these senators
Will refuse to accupt. So far as they are
concerned the Cleveland Influence In tha
party has lo.it weight and value. On the
other hand those who still believe In the
president and are loyal to him can be
equally depended upon to repudiate any pre
tension which may be made by aay of thiMO
senator. ! to party leadership. Mr. Gorman
Is unquestionably one of the shrewdest poli
ticians In his party , and his service to it
has been such as to entitle him to great con
sideration , but Crisp , Wilson and those who
stood with them In condemning the senate's
treatment of the tariff could not'be mar
shaled under the leadership of the Mary
land senator , however great the exigency.
.And what Is true of him applies with even
greater force to the other senators who were
with him In the tariff fight , for none uf them
has his ability or claim to be a party
leader.
Glance over the list of those who might
have been leaders under different clrcum-
staiicea. Secretary Carlisle could have Jus
tifiably aspired to the position. Ho was
strong In the confidence of the party when
ho entered the cabinet. He Is an able and
conscientious man. Hut he lacks the cour
age and the Independence that are essential
to successful leadership. He is wanting In
that strong Individuality which commands
followers and holds them to allegiance. Wil
son , the author of the- house tariff bill ,
seemed a possible leader , but his absolute
surrender after the most solemn declara
tion that ho would never yield destroyed
all his chanc&s and left him with far less
Influence In his party than before. Voor-
hecs. Vest , Mills , Crisp , all of them prom
inent In the councils of their party , are lackIng -
Ing In the qualifications for leadership. There
la one other conspicuous figure Senator Hill
of Now York. There Is no moro able , adroit
and skillful democratic politician than Hill ,
and ho has shown on the floor of the senate
qualities fop which he had not before re
ceived credit , nut Mr. Hill must continue
to be satisfied with leading the democracy
of New York. Outsldo of that state there
Is no confidence In him. Indeed his cele
brated declaration , "I am a democrat , " Is
very generally treated elsewhere with de
rision.
There being no democratic leader In congress -
gross or In the cabinet , where shall the parly
look for one ? Who Is there In public life
In any of the states fitted to assume the
leadership of the democracy In Its present
condition , bring the factions together and
marshal It for the coming battles ? What
hope can the party have of success two years
hence with any of the men who ore now
conspicuous In Its councils ?
INVKSTIOATIOX.
The resolution Introduced into the senate
by Senator Chandler of New Hampshire
about a week ago ordering an investigation
by a commmlttee of that body Into the al
leged frauds perpetrated In the recent Ala-
buna elections has raised some discussion
as to the constitutional authority of the sen
ate to take such a step should It so desire.
Denial of that authority might naurally be
expected from democratic and states rights
sources , but the same objections have been
raised by ono or two newspapers which by
claim to Independence In politics. The
Springfield Republican , for example , charac
terizes Senator Chandler's resolution as "noth
ing other than a bit of cheap partisan bun
combe. " And It goes on to say that the
senate his no jurisdiction whatever over
the Alabama election , which was for state
ofilcers and held under state laws , and no
moro right to Interfere In It than In the
election of a city government. The election
machinery , n turns and r.ll the necessary
material for an Investigation are In the hands
of state officers , who could , with safety , In
Its opinion , defy any attempt of a scnato
committee to get at It. U further Insists
that were It possible lo show that the worst
charges of fraud In this election were justi
fied there could bo nothing done about It
by congress. And similar views are ex
pressed In other quarters.
All these critics , however , seem to forgat
that tha Alibama elections were held In part
for the purpose of choosing the members of
a , new legislature and that tills legislature
will have the selection of the tuicccssor of
Mr. Morgan In tha United States senate. The
constitution vests In each house of congress
the power to pass upon the returns and qual
ifications of Its own members and also gives
congress the power to prescrlb ? Uio thncs ,
places and manner of holding elections of
uonatora and representatives , excepting the
place of choosing senators , The sniata there
fore lias complete Jurisdiction over the elec
tions of United Stutt * senators and can In
vestigate them whether the stats authori
ties are willing or not. The only question
open to dispute , then , Is how fur back the
senate can go In passing upon the credentials
of newly elected members. It mutt be ad
mitted that the tendency Is to relinquish con
trol aver the elections to the states , the
repeal of the federal elections law by the
present congress being the best evidence
of this. Yet a liberal Interpretation of the
constitution will leave the senate free to
Inquire Into every avenue of fraud that
in I tilt posiilbly enter Into the cl.ellan of a
United States senator. If the legislature of
Alibama just chosen U not really the voice
of the people of Alabama the senator \fhlch
It uiuy choose will not be a true represents-
tlvo of the Rtato of Alabama , and his certif
icate of election would bo rightly op n to
question when presented for acceptance by
the tcnatc. Vo noutd IMVL' n parallel case
should the Icglslaturc.of Alabama determine ,
as In Its right , to Itself appoint the presi
dential electors when Its own numbers have
not b en regularly elected. In the latter
onset congres * would bo In duty bound to
retime to count the votes cist by such
electors. So also In the present Instance the
nuiiatc plainly has the constitutional right to
deny admission to the Alabama stnator
should It be convinced that the legislature
that cent him was the product of a gross
fraud.
It Is to lie fonrctl that the prospects arc
not very good for the passage of the Chandler
resolut'on ' and that the next Alabama sen
ator will be admitted to the senate without
regard to the cloud which rests upon the
legislature by whom the choice Is to be made.
The resolution , however , Is more than
"cheap partisan buncombe. " The senate has
the constitutional jurisdiction for the pro
posed Investigation If It would only exercise
It as contemplated In the resolution.
ATTIINI ) T1IK I'lllMAHIKS.
The republican primaries which arc to be
held * In the various wards and precincts of
this county on Friday will be the turning
point nf the state campaign. As goes Doug
las county so goes the state. That has been
tru ? of every campaign since the populists
entered the Held and It will be true again
this fall. As the brunt of the battle must
bo borne by the republicans of Douglas
county , their choice as voiced through the
primary elections and county convention
should have preponderating weight In the
councils of the party. It goes without sayIng -
Ing that every Inch of ground will have to
be hotly contested In this county during the
Impending campaign. On the outcome In
Douglas county depends not merely republi
can supremacy In the state house but also
the election of n republican to the United
States senate. With victory ar defeat hang
ing In the balance It behooves republicans to
bo prudent and discriminating In their
cliolco of delegates for the state convention.
Above all things Douglas county republicans
should sco to It that a defensive campaign
Is not forced upon them by the nomination
of a standard bearer whoso public career
has made him vulnerable to the charge of
dishonesty and subserviency to jobs and
corporate monopoly. The fact that any
candidate carried the state for a secondary
odlce two years ago or four years ago af
fords no criterion of his chances of election
as chief executive In the year 1804. It Is
one thing for a ioldler to light In the rear
ranks and another thing to be In the very
front of battle. A defensive light for the
color bearer means a defensive fight all
along the line. Bvary candidate on the state
ticket will be compelled to stand up and
champion the head of the ticket against
charges that cannot bo refuted. Every can
didate for congress and every candidate for
the legislature will have to do likewise. In
being forced on the defensive from the start
the whole ticket Is llablo to be dragged ( down
Into defeat.
Coupled with the responsibility that rests
upon the republicans of this county Is the
duty to be discharged Friday at the primar
ies. Every republican who desires party
success should make It his business to par
ticipate In the primary election and cast
his vote for the delegates that will repre
sent his wishes and sentiments on the issues
of the day. It is at the primary election
when the rank and file must make Its In
fluence felt , and if the party Is to bo saved
from disaster this year every active re
publican must do his duty at the primaries.
AN IXTKHAAriOfiAl , ISSUK.
The government has another International
question on hand , growing out of the asylum
given to General Ezeto , the fugitive ex-vice
president of Salvador , on an American war
vessel , the Dennlngton. The matter promises
some complications and at any rate will
attract attention because of the bearing It
has upon the right of asylum. After the
success of the revolution In Salvador a short
time ago Ezeta fled and sought refuge on
the nennlneton , which was accorded him.
In effect this was the same as seeking refuge
In our territory and public comment has
approved the action of the commander of
the war vessel. It was In accordance with
the established practice of our government.
Granting asylum Is not obligatory. It Is
not required by the law of nations. It Is
an act of courtesy rind humanity , to be per
formed whenever In the Judgment of the
representative of the power from whom It
Is sought it Is desirable or advisable. In
receiving Ezeta the commander of the Ben-
nliiKton assumed that he was flying from
dancer which threatened his life and that
the claims of humanity required that
he be given refuge. According to Instruc
tions sent out to our naval vessels three
years ago , they are authorized to afford
shelter wherever It may be needed to per
sons other than criminals. Included among
such persons are political refugees , nnd the
Instructions read that the obllcatlon to re
ceive such refugees and to afford them an
asylum Is , In general , ono of pure humanity.
Commanders of war ships are not allowed to
Invite or encourage such refugees to come
aboard their ships , but should they apply far
an asylum the commander will bo governed
by considerations of humanity nnd the exi
gencies of the service upon which lie Is en
gaged. Ezcta went aboard of the Hennlng-
tou of his own free will and the commander
appears to have acted strictly In the line of
the Instructions applying to such cases. lie
know that the refugee's life would be In
danger If ho remained In Salvador , and , as
an act of humanity , ho gave him the asylum
asked for.
If nothing more than the bare question of
right of asylum was Involved there would
bo no lectio. Ezcta , on the arrival of the
Donnlngton at San Francisco , would go furth
a free man. Hut the government of Salvador
demands his surrender and return on the
ground that he Is a criminal. He Is charged
by that government with murder , arson and
robbery , nud this government is asked to
surrender him under the extradition treaty
which covers these crimes. Our government.
It seems , Is not disposed to 'Ignore these
charges , though just what the authorities at
Washington have decided to do Is not known.
U has been reported that the Dennlntfton
would probably be Intercepted before she
enters American waters by United States
officials , with authority , It l presumed , to
nlaco Hzvta ur.der arrest and bring him before -
fore the federal court at San Franc'sco ' , where
ho would have an opportunity to answer the
charges against him. The friends of the
distinguished refugee have nut been Idle and
all the preparations necessary to his defense
have been made. There are other refugees
with Ezeta , but Interest will center In his
case , since , If the charges against him are
not sustained , thozo against the others will
probably fall to the ground. Indeed It Is
1'lcely that the government of Salvador cares
very little about the return of any ono but
the ex-vlco president. The Issue Is some
what complicated , and , owing to Its peculiar
features , th iti * ngitlon of It will establish
n precedent. There can be no doubt that
Ezctu will rcrnp fair and Impartial treat
ment nt the Unfits of our government.
Silver Uland has bn : runomC.natod for n
twelfth term In the house of representatives
ami ho will probably be found In Washington
for several y Bfs' to come agitating nnd
working for the free nnd unlimited coinage
of silver at the old ratio of U ! to 1. It
must btV acknowledged that lllatid Is the
ablest of the free silver advocates and that
to his leadership must tic ascribed much of
the hold \vhle.fj that delusion has secured
with the people south and went. Illand
U n prnctlu.il politician and devises the
various echcmesfby which the Intricacies of
parliamentary practice have at times been
turned to the advantage of the free coinage
faction. The passage of the Illand seignior
age bill , vat.cil by President Cleveland , was
the work of Its author more than of any
other man , but It apparently marked the
culmination of his Influence In congress. It
Is doubtful whether , though ho be returned
to congress by his constituents regularly
during the remainder of his life , ho wilt again
wield the power which he had In the ses
sion now cloa'ng. ' '
Straight-laced 'democracy across the river
stoutly declines to swallow J. II. Weaver ,
the Ninth Iowa district nominee tor con
gress. Iowa democrats have not yet forgot
ten Weaver's tirades against the party dur
ing his swing around the country In the
presidential campaign , neither are they will
ing to subscribe to the populist national plat
form of 1892 , which contains' the following
plank : "We charge that the controlling In
fluences of both great political parties have
permitted existing dreadful conditions to de
velop. * * Tclthcr do they promise us
any substantial reform. They have agreed
together to Ignore every Issue but one. They
propose to drown the outcries of a plundered
people with the uproar of n sham battle
over the tariff. * * * They propose to sacri
fice our homes , lives nnd children on the
altar of mammon. " Weaver stood on this
platform when he denounced the party whoso
votes he now seeks. It remains to be seen
whether or not he shall get them.
Now that the tariff fight Is to all appear
ances over , Mr. Ilrecklnrldgo of Arkansas ,
recently a member of the house ways and
means committee , takes time to send In
his resignation from congress and to qualify
for the position of minister to Russia , to
which he was appointed several weeks ago.
Ho retained Ills place In congress after his
confirmation by the senate merely to exert
himself In support of President Cleveland's
attitude on the tariff bill. His conduct re
calls the similar' action of Justice White ,
who , after his promdtlon to the bench of the
supreme court , refused to relinquish his
place as senator from Louisiana until ho
had made good his Influence In behalf of
hla constituents. U was feared at the time
that Justice White would bring the whole
court Into dlsreputa Such conduct on the
part of men promoted from congress to ap
pointive offices must tend to lower them In
the estimation of the public.
Perhaps congressnien will not take ad
vantage of that ten lays leave to print tariff
speeches In the Hecord ! These who have
already been defeated for renomlnatlon will
not. nut those who hope to go before the
peopte again thls'fall will seiza the opportun
ity with avldlfy.'v. The public 'printer may
have to put on an extra force of men to
get out the ponderous numbers of the Record
when the avalanche of speeches once begins.
Why advertise again for electric lighting
If Mr. Wiley con continue to have all com
peting bids rejected and then break his own
agreement at his o\vn free will ? Will anew
now Invitation for electric lighting bids be
apt to Induce any ono to make a bona fide
tender when Wiley Is known to have the
power to reject It In case It happens to be
the lowest of the bids ?
M'MiUor , hpi-uk Out.
New York Sun.
What dlil Senator Gorman mean when he
referred In' open session of the senate to
his Journey through filth nnd mire for
Cleveland's * sake In 1881 ? Did he mean that
there liavo been two fraudulent presidents
of the United States ?
_
Wheeling to Wheel.
Denver IlPimbllcan.
The relay race from Washington to Den
ver was a very notable event In the his
tory of bicycling In the United States , and
It doubtless will attract attention , not only
in this country , but also In Europe. It was
full of suggestions as to the uses to which
the bicycle could be , put In time of war. It
was a wonderful race In many respects and
highly creditable lo the members of the
league who took part In It.
The Trust Applies tlin ' onms.
Minneapolis Journal ,
The Sugar trust has advanced the whole
sale price of sugar one-eighth of a cent n.
pound on the strength of the 10 per cent
ad valorem duty 6n raw sugar , designed to
protect the Louisiana planters. The ml-
vunce of the wholesale price of sugar will
affect the retail price accordingly. The
Sugar trust Is pretty well fixed , ns It has
been rushing scores of ships loaded with
raw sugar Into eastern ports for some time
free of duty.
o
The liunln < * B4 Horizon
lioaton Globe.
Viewed from any standpoint , then. It cer
tainly looks as If the first streaks of a new
ilnwn were showing on the business and
financial horizon. The darkness Is cer
tainly being dissipated , and the sunlight Is
bound to burst In all Its glory In the near
future. Tills Is a time , therefore , for hope
nnd courage rather than for despondency
and hesitation. 1'esslmlsm should have no
place whatever In the measuring of the fu
ture. Confidence begets confidence , ami
energy ami pluck will now , as ever , over
come seemingly Insurmountable obstacles.
I'lUDritN'm in lh Army.
rlillndslplila 1'ress.
The farce of jWuinw the favored sons of
army olllcers ami1 "lulbllc men through the
ranks for a year Mr two on their way to a
commission wnlla'isolUlers of long service
are passed by anrf miss the corporal or ser
geant's stripes fjr | , which Hiey have l/ecn
waiting for yc-ivrs lu now In progress In
many regiments. Yet army olllcers wonder
why no man who ciui get anything else to
do will ever cn | i , lu a service where this
gross favoritism is Jn progress , The only
remeiVy Is for cohttress to require a stiff
examination of all privates enlisting with a
view to promotluiti This would shut out
the men now aitmuteil through favoiillim
many of whom hitvu1 proved unable , through
Incompetence or Ignorance , to enter nt West
1'olnt or to rein iilu there after entrance.
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'I ho llnM-\i ) ] \ | ! < liit ; I'uldr.
Cllcilnp | Mail.
The rnlnmnkeirt ) iUT0 at It all over the
parched western-jnYW' ' ' ' yet the crop.- *
keep drying up. in.Home sections the water
does drop rroinr tBo pkles after their
bombardment billvrxftloslons , and enthusi
astic persons mruylitway go ami organize
ruin-making companies , A dozen Inventor : *
of ns many different systems are working
In vnrlouB parts of the country , and It
would be strange If local showers were not
occasionally coincident with the experi
ments. The ruin may even fall over a con
siderable ami , but the success of artificial
cloud-breaking- mill undetermined.
I'robably the fairest test over given these
schemes was tint under the auspices of
the government , for which Hmuit r-irwcM
secured an appropriation. The experiments
were tried on Uu > Moirm runcn u > 1110 ut , >
belt of Texas , and were under the direction
of experts , who Imil umplu means for tin1
test. The scientists forgot to take aloiiK
their rain Kuagen to ineasmu the depth of
the rainfall , but a cowboy solved that dif
ficulty by sticking a cow's horn Into Ihu
ground. There wasn't enoimh drlpplmt
from the Hklos In need measurement , and
the reports of the government agents were
dx-til'dly niifivnrnblp. 1'ot-nlldy private < > n-
"nirlBp will brln" iioru favorably resultJ.
It hasn't done so yet.
ITMl'I.i : A .YD
The yellow jacket was cut for Wilson , but
Gorman wears It.
Senator Hill Is growing Clevelandlsh , lie
Is accumulating fat.
A lot Of New York ballet girls klck'wt
successfully for back pay.
The new tariff bill In undoubtedly a revenue
measure for nenators only.
Plunger Ed Pardrldgc went short on-the
ccroal nnd long on the juice.
Cleveland need not go beyond his letter to
Wilson for evidence of the folly of a sympa
thy strike.
A serious error has been discovered In
the sugar-coa'cd bill. Another will bo ev-
plultcd about November T.
The one hundredth anniversary of the
birth of William Cullen Ilryant will be cele
brated at Ciimmlngton , Mass. , today. He
was born November 3 , 1701.
Ten years from now or sooner , If OCM-
slon offers , Arthur Puo Gorman , ean supple
ment his reflections on the mire of ISSI
with a chapter on the Havemeyer of 1S9I.
That stanch democratic organ of the
faithful In Missouri , the St. Louis Ucpubllc ,
manages to smother the discomforts of re
form crow diet by discoursing pathetically
on "Tho I'lo Tooth In Politics. "
Secretary Gresham IK the prize smoker of
the cabinet. His allowance of cigars Is
twenty a day , and It Is tare for him to ho
seen without one In his mouth. He carries
t\\o brands one for personal use , the other
to give away.
Ono of tin1 prlv. IPS In Kelly's Commonweal
army Is Joe II. llunw , formerly mayor of
Louisville. Dunce dlsslppated two fortunes
In ten years. The first he made In Louis
ville nmt the other In Colorado. He joined
Kelly's army In California.
Syndicated descriptions of the contortions
of an alligator In the act of swallowing a
stone nro going the rounds. The publica
tion Is timely. For alligator substitute
democracy , and you have an accurate pen
picture of n current event.
Judge Ell Aylesworth , president of the
Westminster bank of Providence , who has
Just died at the age of 92 , has been a banker
for ilfty years. In a little box In the bank
are the first four silver dollars he ever
earned. He got them by pitching hay and
hoeing potatoes.
Owing to a similarity of names , Mr. Henry
Watterson of Louisville , Ky. , has been del
uged with letters cordially approving his
supposed temperance views. The le'tcrs
were Intended for Bishop Watterson of
Columbus , O. There Is no doubt .that Mr.
Watterson Is now as heretofore loyal to
Kentucky.
Mrs. S. Louise Patterson enjoys the dis
tinction of being the first woman of foreign
birth to apply for and serure naturalization
papers in Cleveland , O. The Judge to whom
she applied thought It was a joke , and pro
ceeded to read her n lecture on womanly
duties. She replied with considerable spirit ,
and soon convinced his honor that she was
thoroughly In earnest.
Not much Is heard of the widow of Will-
lam II. Vanderbllt nowadays , but those who
know her bay there Is no woman In the
country who does moro good with her money
than she does. She lives In a very modest
way , and nine-tenths of her enormous In
come Is given to the poor. She employs
In lookIng -
agents who are constantly engaged
Ing up the cases of those who apply to her
for aid. and a worthy applicant la always
generously assisted.
Congressman IJrecklnrldge , the new minis
ter to Russia , possesses an accomplishment
that should endear him to St. Petersburg
diplomats. It consists of the artistic con
coction of a "whisky sour. " Into a small
glass ho puts a little water and two lumps
of sugar. Into another glass he squeezes
"some lemon Juice , while a third glass holds
the whisky and a fourth glass , of larger
size , contains crushed Ice. Into the last
named glass Is poured first the sugar , then
the Ionian juice , then the whisky , and the
result Is a very seductive beverage.
ASl ) JHSllOVUIt. "
St. Paul Ploncter Press ( rep. ) : The demo
cratic party Is disgraced eternally , but for
the country there Is now a chance of salva
tion.
Indianapolis News ( Intl. ) : It Is not easy
for the average citizen to realize that the
democratic party ever was a tariff reform
party.
Denver Republican : It Is a much bettor
bill for the country than the house bill was ,
for that was an extreme radical measure ,
very much In line with the Chicago platform
and Mr. Cleveland's views of tariff reform.
Kansas City Star ( Ind. dem. ) : It Is Idle
to assert ; It is hardihood to ask anybody to
believe , that the tariff bill as passed by the
senat.i and accepted yesterday by the house
In any way approaches the measure the
country had the right to demand and ex
pect.
Minneapolis Journal ( rep. ) : The country
has a tariff , half way protection and half way
free trade , the most hopeless jumble of In
consistencies and full of defects and blunders
In wording , which , unless removed by sup
plemental legislation , will engender any
amount of litigation.
Kansas City Times , ( dem. ) : The work of
yesterday in the house was n glorious
achievement. Delays are proverbially dan
gerous , and thera was peril In protracting
the useless struggle over this measure , llut
the evil has been averted by the masterly
management of the closing operations.
Louisville Courier-Journal , ( dem. ) : How
much better than anything which can result
from the present situation would It have
been for the party and for tariff reform If
the house had stood squarely for a revenue
bill and gone down fighting for the right ,
without taint of cowardice or stultification !
Chicago Times ( dem. ) : The courage ,
ability nnd pertinacity of the democrats of
the house Imvo been as admirable ns the
cowardice , vanallty nnd scoundrcllsm of
many of the democrats of the senate were
damnable. There are men In the upper house
of our national legislature of today who , had
they their deserts , would be wearing stripes
In penitentiaries.
Chicago Herald ( dem. ) : Dy Intrigue and
connivance with the monopoly nnd trust re
publicans they ( democratic senators ) have
defeated such a tariff as should Imve been
adopted. They must be driven out. They
nro not democrats. As the victory of 1S92
has proven barren , no future victory will be
fruitful which fails to Include them among
the defeated forces of corruption and op
pression.
GIobo-Democrat ( rep. ) : If the house thus
stands self-reproached for lack of courage
and fidelity , President Cleveland Is left In
an equally disagreeable situation. He
frankly and decisively Identified himself
with the house bill and really assumed the
leadership In the fight ugalnst the senate
substitute. It Is not conceivable that n sur
render has now hee > n made by his udvlco or
vtlth Ida consent. Ho Is not that kind of a
man.
Chicago Record ( Ind. ) : This hill Is what
the majority In congress has to offer In rc-
sponso to the tariff reform sentiment which
sent the democracy Into power In 18'J2 ' by
such surprisingly largo majorities , The
contrast between that popular demand and
the congressional action upon It is some
thing grotesque. The democracy , standing
on a radical tariff platform nnd elected on
that platform by ono of tha most signal
demonstrations of popular approval ever
vouchsafed lo n party , has brought forth a
deformed companion to the McKlnloy la\v.
AT CIIKVKXXe
Chicago Ne .
Young Lochlnvar came In from the west
With fringe on his trousers and fur on his
vest ;
The width of his hut brim could nowhere
Ills No. lo'lirogurw were chock fuli of feet.
Ills Klrdle was horrent with pistols and
And ho nourished a handful of aces and
kings.
Tlio fair Mariana sate watching a star ,
When who should turn up but the young
Lochlnvnrl
Her pulchritude gave him a pectoral glow ,
And lie reined up his boss with u. stento
rian "Whoa ! "
Then he turned on the maiden n. rapturous
And modestly asked If ho mightn't step In.
With presence of mind that wai : imirveluu
The fair Mariana , replied that ho might ;
So In through the portal rode young Loch-
Pre-empted the claim arid cleaned out the
bar
Thoni'ii * the Justice allowed ho wa'n't wholly
to blume , . . . .
Ik > ' - i him ten dollars and costs , Just tit |
IIP IT EP fJ.
Shall the Party Commit Itself to a Tattooed
Standard Bearer ?
The candidacy of Thomas J , Majors con
fronts the republican party of Nebraska ns
a menace to Its nuccoss In the Impending
campaign. To clevato him to the position u (
standard bearer will place the party on ilia
defensive and subject It to a galling tire that
the following bill , certified lo by T. J.
Majors ns president of the senate , was placed
In the hand * of the auditor and a warrant
for $7G was Issued to W. At. Taylor as b.iN
knee duo for alleged services In the icimt *
for the last fifteen days of the month :
TUB TELL-TALE CERTIFICATE. (
rficrrlcc.i m.fJ.f * ! - > ' . . . _ _ _ „
/rom.-'i.-tJiii/o/ ' . - rf'iX' to . . ' itn joJM > > ! ,
1SS1 , - 6A. < / . ( / tiff . ) > nlii/ , . . . # . < 3. < . . < CT :
! . -.f-/.mUesntlOccnti per mile , f > ? /
Total , - t.A.Z. . .
Deduct amount i/ruim , - f.f.zz * ,
Jlalaneeitnc , . . . . . f . . /Ls..l .
Lincoln , . . . . ' ? % < ' / < . 3/ / ) / .
/hereby ecV ( thitl the above account t correct iinit/iitfund / AaJ not torn patd ,
' jfertJaSr
rr/ J , . . . < < . .vs . . . . l X
JiumlnnJt
Rccdrrdaf T.ll.XXTO& . t
It could not withstand. Every candidate nnd
every party leader on the stump would bo
compelled to champion the candidacy of n
man who Is tattooed with a record of In-
delllble Infamy. They would bo confronted
at every crossroad with the story of the
forged census returns that scandalized the
state at the national capital and placed a
stigma upon the man whom the people of
this commonwealth had honored wlt.li a placa
In the halls of congress ns their representa
tive. They would bo confronted with the
moro recent misbehavior of that same ex-
congressman while acting In capacity of
president of the stale senate.
During two sessions of the legislature In
which he occupied the responsible and honor
able position of presiding officer of the upper
house by virtue of his election as lieutenant
governor , Mr. Majors was notoriously a tool
and capper for the corporatfon lobby , nnd
exerted all his power and Influence during
each session of the legislature to promote
jobbery and assist boodle schemes and ob
struct , sidetrack and defeat all railway reg
ulation bills and measures to curb the rapac
ity cf corporate monopoly.
SCANDALIZED THE STATE.
During the session of 1891 the state was
scandalized by the abduction of Senator
Taylor , a populist , who had been elected on
the anti-monopoly platform , which pledged
him to support a maximum rate law. It
Is notorious that Taylor was on confidential
terms with Lieutenant Governor Majors ,
and especially with his prlvato sec
retary , Walt M. Seely. There Is
no doubt whatever that Majors and
Seely must have known of the plot to abduct
Taylor In "order to keep him from casting his
vote for the Newberry maximum rate bill.
Taylor's abduction created such a sensa
tion that even If Majors had not been ad
vised about the plot ho could not have been
Ignorant of the fact that Taylor had disap
peared. The fact that Majors directed the
sergeant-at-arms to have Taylor arrested
shows absolute knowledge on the part of
Majors of the disappearance of Taylor.
The records of the auditor's office show
that Taylor had drawn $202.40 as his pay
and mileage for the session up to the tlmo
of his abrupt departure In the middle of
March.
On March 31 , when the session closed ,
The above Is n fan simile of the ccrtlficatt
signed by Lieutenant Governor Majors ani
approved by the auditor , ns now on file In
the ofllco of the auditor of stato.
The warrant for $7ti was cashed by Walt
M. Seely , prlvato hecrotary of the lloutcnnnt
governor , nnd pocketed by him. Taylor
never received n priiny of this money fraudu
lently procured by the connivance of the
lieutenant governor.
This net nlone stamps Thomas J. Majors as
a dangerous man In any public office. When
he certified that Taylor had served through
the entire term ho knowingly and wit
tingly committed n grave crlino that laid
him liable not only to Impeachment , but to
prosecution In the criminal courts.
Hud Majors certified to a fraudulent
voucher In the army , or duplicated his own
pay In the army pay roll , he would have
been court martlaled and cashiered In dis
grace. Where the offense was as flagrant
as the Taylor voucher fraud , ho would have
been made to serve a sentence In n military
prison. Is this the kind of a man the re
publicans of Nebraska are asked to make
chief executive of state and commander-ln-
chlef of the military forces of the common
wealth ?
THE SENATE OIL ROOM.
The climax of Infamy on the part of the
lieutenant governor was the conversion of
his private office adjoining the senate cham
ber Into a legislative oil room. In which
liquor was dispensed freely to members of tha
senate who were addicted to drink , and to
lobbyists , male and female , who resorted to
the room for debauching the law makers.
Every fellow who belonged to the * gang
carried a Yale lock key In his pocket so ns
to have access at all times , night or day ,
when the senate was In session or at recess ,
to the demijohns and decanters filled with
choice brands of liquor , with which the lieu
tenant governor's room was generously sup
plied regardless of expense by the corporate
concerns whoso bills were to bo logrolled
throuch and \Uio.so Interests wore to be
protected by the bland , affable and accom
modating lieutenant governor.
Can republicans stultify themselves and
jeopardize their cause by placing a man with
such a record at the head of the ticket ?
THE TELL-TALE TAYLOR ORDER.
PUUi.
Scnutc ( &
/ . / /
/S9/
t > - fittcf. . , . .
The above Is a fao simile- . ' the order of
the abducted ex-senator authorizing Walt
Seely to receipt the vouchers and warrants
for his unearned salary. It will bo noted
that the order Is In the handwriting of Walt
M. Seely , private secretary of Lieutenant
1'tr.lll" IllllWATIUX.
.
INDIANOLA , Aug. 14. To the Editor of
The Ilee : The almost entire lack of rain
durlns this season In the most fertile per
tion' of Nebraska has again renewed the
great subject of Irrigation , but the great
expense of water lights along the great Irri
gation ditches has discouraged the people of
southwestern Nebraska to some extent , and
they now are anxiously waiting for someone
ono to construct a pump and power ( either
wind , steam , hot air or gus ) that will ele
vate at a reasonable expense enough water
to the suifaco from a good well to Irrigate
three , live , ten or perhaps fifteen acres. There
are pumps by the score that will throw an
ordinary stream of water at a depth of from
twenty to thirty feet , but n pump and power
that will clovnto water In ttulllclent quanti
ties from n ISO or 200-foot well to Irrigate
say five acres ls wlnt the farmers of this
section are looking for , becaimo If they can
secure water In BUlllclcnt quantities to Irri
gate only three acres they can raise enough
vegetables nnd Hinull fruits to keep an ordi
nary sized family. The Red Willow County
Agricultural society Is agitating this subject
nnd will have a large exhibit of pumps , wind
mills and engines at their fair on September
1 to 7 at Indlunolu.
Quite a largo number of the leading wind
mill und pump factories have already signi
fied their Intention to bo on the ground and
inaKo an exhibit. Tha qutHtlon of pump
Irrigation Is becoming moro prominent every
day und the firm that can produce a good
pump ami power will d'o a thriving bunliieiu.
Ere long almont every fanner In the Went
will have from three to fifteen acres under
Irrigation and suffering for want of rain will
bp a thins ot the past , J. U. I313RQU.
Governor Majors. It purports to bo dated
at Portland , Ore. , but Is written on an of
ficial blank , headed with the namu of the
lieutenant governor , at the sonata chamber ,
Lincoln , Neb. , with the data line left blank ,
except the figures 1801.
Tll'S.
Philadelphia Record : In the absence of
men nt the mi minor resorts , It only makes
the Klrls feel worse to sen the waves caress
the yielding sand.
New York Woild : Hanks What do you
think of the story about .lonali hi'lng thret >
dayn Inside of ( hi- whale ? TiinkK It's a
good thing ; I've given my wife worse cx-
cti.se.s than that.
ItiiHlon Iludgct : First Gill I like a m.m
with ii past. A man with a past Is always
Interesting. Second ( JlrlThat's Iniu , but I
don't think he's nearly HO InteieHtlng ns the
man with a future. Third Girl -Tho mim
who Interests inn Is the man with a present ;
and the more expensive the present Is the
more Interest 1 take In It.
New York I'recs : He said to the man who
occupied two si-flts In the railroad car "Aro
you a butcher ? " "No , I'm not , " tmupptd
the man. "Do I look llk a butcher ? "
"Well , no ; but I'll bet you don't know how
to dress a hog. "
flnclnnatl Tribune : "Oh , darling , you alng
like a luik "
"Now , don't flutter , plenne. "
"You art ) as graceful a a gazelle , as
plump as a lurtrldKp , as "
"Cump , come. I know you're not llatter-
Inir me now. You're only making game of
me. "
THE MUSK AND TUK 8KNATK ,
'
. . .
"Pray , senator , Inform us 'tis your turn- <
Just when you think tills congress will ad-
Juirn. "
The statesman paused In thought and
heaved a sigh ,
And In a voice of wulnefls made reply :
"A k of the Hiurs , who ondltrtm vlKlto k
Ask of the murmuring * from the vasty
Go to the forest oak each whUperlntr treoj
Ask of the Uo'II himself , but don't turn * . '