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China wants no refinement of war In hers.
Nominate only clean men on the republi
can ticket and the goal of victory Is al
ready half won.
Hawaii may now consider herself offl-
clally congrntuluted by both houses of con
gress upon her launching Into the world
of Independent nations.
Popgun bill number 5 failed to pop nt the
proper moment , and ns a consequence
threatens lo languish In the hoiiso until next
session of congress , If not forever.
If Mr. Hnvemcyer was paying all the bills
of this congress ho would call his senators
and representatives together , square accounts
nnd send them homo without any further
expensive dabbling In pretended legislation.
The tattooed candidate on any ticket re
flects his markings upon all the other nomi
nees. Ho Is a stone around the neck of each
of his associates. No party can afford to
so handicap Its standard bearers In a race
for popular support.
The Information that Chairman Wilson of
the house ways and means committee Is to
bo renomlnated for congress by his West
Virginia contingency knocks the bottom out
of the story that he Is to supplant Mr. Carlisle
nt the head of the Treasury department and
In the president's cabinet.
Who broke up the populist labor conven
tion In Chicago last Saturday ? The answer
elicited from , persons of different political
parties resembles very much the answer
which the same persons glvo to th'o question ,
Who Is responsible for the Industrial de
pression In the United States ?
"Under the new tariff bill , " says a stanch
democratic organ , "a. poor man's dollar will
go farther than ever before. " Perhaps , but
the poor-man will have several times the
difficulty to get a dollar than over before.
In fact , ho will be lucky to have a dollar
where ho had several dollars before.
Some people are trying to make out that
Or. Ely , who Is to bo Investigated on the
charge of spreading socialist doctrine from
the University of Wisconsin , Is a protection
ist and that protectionism and socialism
therefore go hand In hand. As a. matter of
fact Dr. Ely has a strong tendency toward
free trade , EO that this bomb Is rather a
boomerang. _
3 Babbling on silver In the republican
state convention. As Senator Mnndcrson
says , there Is not a vote to bo gained by any
halt-way yielding to the populist Ideas. At
the same time , there Is much to bo lost by
such a course. The onjy safe path Is to ad
here firmly to the position which the repub
lican party has always taken In favor of
honest money.
As long as Great Britain remains neutral
In the Corenn controversy she will see that
her subjects refrain from Interfering on
bohnlt of one belligerent or the other. Great
Britain had a costly experience growing out
of neutrality violations during the American
war at the rebellion and she Is not anxious
to contribute another measure of damage !
to the Chinese or to the Japanese treasury.
The appointment by the South Omaha city
council of n committee to confer with the
committees already appointed In this city
upon the subject of annexation Is an Indi
cation that the sentiment for closer union
of the two cities Is Increasing. It wo are
to have annexation , It must bo accomplished
within the coming year , and before the state
census Is taken. A comprehensive plan
worked out In detail In ample time will do
much toward expediting the project.
When an employe of the fire department
Is arrested nnd fined In the police court for
drunkenness and the fact Is certified by the
Chief to the Hoard of Flro and Police Com
missioners why should It bo necessary to re
fer the communication to the committee on
men and discipline ? If there was any de
fense or justification of the charge It would
bave been brought out In the police court.
Such an offcnso should demand summary ac
tion and ( hero Is no reason why It should be
first given to the consideration of a commit
tee. The only way to maintain discipline In
the flro and police departments Is to make the
punishment for violations both sure and swift.
Ex-Superlntendont of Buildings Macl od
had his claim for alleged attorney's fees
for his defense before the whitewashing
committee of the Hoard of Education re
jected once , but ho Insists upon presenting
ft again at a time when he thinks perhaps
that ho can exert some pressure upon am
bitious members of the board , Macleod can
not appreciate the fact that It was a privi
lege to allow him tn npp ar before the com
mittee by his attorney. Ho thinks the people
ought also to take the burden of paying the
alleged attorney's foes. As It Macleod's In
cumbency of the olftce nt superintendent
of buildings had not already cost the people
iiore than enough.
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In com ncntlng upon the organization ot the
two gre t political parties and making com
parisons between the work accomplished by
them , tl New York Evening Post Indulges
In this suggestive language :
"Of course , nobody expects n party to live
up to every line of Us platform. A great
many things get Into party platforms to
please some man or section , as to which It
would ba Idle lo say the party Is committed.
The rcpinl of the tax on state bank notes
was such a thing In the democratic platform
of 1S02. The demand for penny postage
was such n thing In the republican plat
form of 18S3. Hut on all matters truly
national In .their scope , on which parties
deliberately nnd repeatedly tnke sides , they
must perform what they promise , when given
power to do so , or clsa hnvo Hint power In
dignantly taken from them. "
It may bo true , perhaps , as the Post con
tends , that few party platforms are really
carried out to the very letter , nnd It may
be true , further , that the party platforms
have been repudiated In part or In whole
so many times that many people have come
to regard them ns mere empty proclamations ,
If this Is EO It Is because there have been
too mnny dishonest party platforms nnd because -
cause In certain cases the platform has ceased
to be what It originally was a declaration
of party principles. The way to win back the
confidence of the people In platform pledges
Is to return to strictly honest platforms. A
party may frequently find Itself unable to
live up to Its declaration of principles , but
It can always be excused by making an honest
effort to llvd up to them.
The trouble In most Instances has been that
the platform has been hastily patched to
gether out of haphazard resolutions Intro
duced into the convention and lacks both
coherence and consistency. In state con
ventions It Is often the practice to leave the
work of adopting n platform until almost the
last moment , and then to accept whatever
Is presented without either discussion or con
sideration. The committee's report Is read
off amid shouts and applause , one or two
planks may possibly encounter opposition ,
but It Is finally approved by the convention
without questioning cither contents or form.
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The result Is to In a measure justify the
criticism that many things get into party
platforms to please some man or section
when the party as a whole would hesitate
long before committing Itself to It. For this
reason , too , when the party Is victorious , the
"man or section for which such an unmeaning
pledge was Inserted Into the platform and
who demands that' It be redeemed Is bound to
be disappointed , If not altogether alienated.
There Is no reason whatever why a political
party should not bo perfectly honest In Its
platform. Honesty In a party plat
form consists In saying 'nothing
that Is not honestly meant. In
promising nothing that cannot be carried
out. Give the voter the Impression that
portions of a platform are but Insincere bids
for the support of particular elements In the
party and he will finally , be forced to conclude
that the whole platform Is Insincere and In
tended only ns a vote-getting device to be
cast aside so soon as the votes shall have
been counted. A party that once sscures a
reputation for Insincerity cannot long main
tain Itself with the masses. Honesty Is the
best policy In party platforms as In all other
things ,
OiVil * A THUCK.
In an interview a few days ago ex-Speaker
Heed said that the passage by the senate
of the Murphy resolution did not mean that
there will be no more tariff legislation dur
ing this administration. The business men
and manufacturers might just as well un
derstand first as last , said the leader of the
hoiiso republicans , that the tariff agitation
will be renewed at the first opportunity ; the
tcuco Is merely for the balance of this ses
sion. "Tho adoption of the resolution
means that , no more popgun bills
will bo passed . merely for political
effect. " said Mr. Heed , "but judging
from the declarations of Senators Mills and
Vest nnd of Mr. Wilson , It Is conclusively
shown that the course of democrats wilt
be to carry on tariff legislation , the tendency
being all the while against protection and
toward free trade. "
That this Is the present Intention of most
of the democratic leaders there can bo no
doubt. In a speech In tha house after the
passage of the senate bill , Mr. Springer , who
was chairman of the ways and means com
mittee In the Kitty-second congress , said that
the party did not propose to stop the march
toward revenue reform with that action.
"Since that bill passed , " said the Illinois
congressman , "the chairman of the commit
tee on .ways nnd moans , by direction of the
democratic caucus , has brought Into this
house bills placing sundry articles on the
free list by separate nets , and we are not
going to stop here. Other measures will
bo brought forward , perhaps not at this f > es-
slon , but In the next. I say to the gentle
men an the other side of the house that
wo are engaged In this cause In earnest , and
wo aru going to remain In It until the people'
of this country wl'l ' have all that they desire
on this subject and nil that they are entitled
to httvo , , " Mr , Springer mny not be regarded
as an oracleof his party , but ho knows the
feeling among his political associates. IJe-
sldes , others have spoken In a similar vein ,
and Mr. Cleveland himself has advised that
the crusade against protection be kept up.
Mr. Reed Is therefore fully Justified In the
opinion that the democratic purpose Is to
continue the tariff agitation , and undoubtedly
a determined effort will bo made at the next
session to enact Into laws the supplemental
tariff bills passed by the house and now In
the senate , with probably others Increasing
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lhe"llst of free raw materials. Doubtless
the manufacturers and Intelligent business
men of the country fully understand this.
It may not bo to much purpose to specu
late nt this time ns to the chances of this
proposed legislation. It Is not desired by
all the democrats ot the senate , and It Is
believed that union with the republicans of
these democrats who do not want It would
defeat It. Hut there Is ono suggestion In
connection with this matter that Is timely
and odght to bo kept In mind by all voters
who think that further tariff tinkering by
thla congress would bo damaging to the me-
terlal Interests and prosperity of the conn
try. That U that the result of the November
ber elections will exert a great Influence ,
cither In stimulating the democratic purpose -
pose or restraining that party. There are
few who entertain any doubt that the next
housa of representatives wilt be republican ,
but It la Important that It shall bo so by such
a majority as will incontestably demonstrate
the popular revolt against the democratic
tariff policy. A sweeping republican triumph
In the congressional elections , that shall over
whelmlngly express the opposition ot the people
ple to the declared designs of the democracy
against the principle of protection , Is neces
sary to put a check to the crusade whlcli
It la the avowed Intention of the democratic
leaders to continue. A small majority wll
have little effect. To merely wrest the
popular brunch or congress from democratic
control U not enough to make the needed
Impression upon the leaders of that party
who demand that the nssnult on the pro
tective policy shall go on. What Is required
| g a republican victory that will so over
shadow the democratic success of two years
ngo that It can no longer be appealed to as
Justifying the efforts of the democracy to
destroy the economic policy of the republican
party.
In order to accomplish this the friends
of protection to American Industries nnd
American labor will need to be alert , vigilant
nnd persistently nctlvc. It will not bo wise
for them nnywhero to underestimate the
enemy or Indulge In overconfldence. They
cannot afford to lose nny opportunity or
nbato effort In any locality where republican
success la possible. The country has had
n most Impressive object lesson ns the re
sult of giving the democrntlc party control
of the government , nnd the people , there Is
every renson to believe , nro eager to render
n verdict of condemnation upon the course of
llmt parly. Hut , none the less , there Is
work everywhere for republicans to do , nnd
they must do It heartily , earnestly nnd per
j sistently. , If they provo faithful to the
great opportunity and every consideration
of national good nnd of patriotism should In
duce them to be there can bo no doubt ns
to the result. It will bo a republican
triumph that will compel the enemies of
American Interests to call n halt In their
'rce trade crusnde and perhaps abandon It
altogether. _
THK r.r.AUi ot" Bcomvi.
The democrats will endeavor to make po
Itlcal capital In the Impending campaign
by setting up the claim of economy for the
jiresent congress. Mr. Saycrs , the chairman
of the house committee on appropriations ,
IBS mnde n statement showing n reduction
of $28,8.15,989.70 from the appropriations
made at the last session of thu last congress -
gress , nnd deducting the amount of the
river nnd harbor bill , which ho said should
done for the purpose of comparison
(11,473180 ( ; places the reduction at $40,309-
109.70. This Is apparently a very generous
reduction , but how much real merit there
s In It and how far It can bo made available
for political capital will nppear upon Inves
tigation ,
Mr. Cannon , the senior republican mem
ber of the committee on appropriations , has
also made n statement which shows that the
reduction In appropriations by this congress
is covered by the item for pensions aline
Is , that .he economy of which the demo
crats are making a boast Is at the expense
of the union soldiers of the country. An
other fact shown by Mr. Cannon Is that
the appropriations made by the Fifty-third
congress at the present session are greater
jy over $27,000,000 than were those made
by the first session of the Fifty-first con
gress characterized by the democrats as
"tho billion-dollar congress. " It Is also
shown thar the appropriations of this ses
sion of the present congress , excepting pen
sions , are greater than the appropriations
made last year. A statement submitted by
Representative Henderson of Iowa , also a
member of the committee on appropriations ,
corroborates that of Mr. Cannon , showing
that It Is In the cutting down of pensions
that the economy'of the present house con
sists.
sists.Mr.
Mr. Dlngley of Maine said In a speech In
the house a few days ago that It was a
gratification , after the democratic party has
been In power In every department of the
government for one year , to have It so
clearly demonstrated thnt thcso gentlemen ,
who , when out of power , made such denun
ciations of republican extravagance two and
four years ago. , now find the boot Is on the
other leg. They now find themselves sub
ject to the criticism of those whom they
then criticised. It was seen that the ex
penditures under the democratic administra
tion , with both houses ot congress demo
cratic , for the fiscal year ending June 30 ,
1894 , have boon only $17,000,000 less than
the last fiscal year of President Harrison ,
and this reduction has been entirely In pen
sions , leaving an Increase of $1,000,000 In
other expedltures that is , the expenditures
for the ordinary purposes of the govern-
ment were ? 1,000,000 more for the last fiscal
year , under democratic rule , than they were
for the preceding year , under republican
rule. In the meantime the revenues of the
government have fallen short of the ex
penditures to the amount of over $70,000,000 ,
the treasury gold reserve has been reduced
nearly one-half , nnd there has been added
to the public debt by the Issue of bonds
$53,000,000.
Surely this Is not a record on which the
democratic party can hope to make political
capital with intelligent voters , and the less
the party says about it the better It will be
for the party. The claim of economy Is
about the least justifiable or defensible cf
any that the democrats can offer. They
come Into power promising great retrench
ment In public expenditures , and as with
all their other promises excepting that to cut
down the pensions of union soldiers they
have failed to make It good.
n COL.LKC'flON,111V. .
A movement has gained some headway
among wholesale merchants of this state
looking to an amendment of the collection
and foreclosure laws. There seems to bo a
growing demand upon the part of responsible
merchants for the enactment of such laws
as will amply protect the Interests ot whole
salers , not only of this state , but of those
throughout the distributing centers of the
cast. The laxncss of the Nebraska collection
laws has long been a matter of vital concern
to jobbers , but In seasons of prosperity no
considerable effort could bo exerted for their
Improvement. Country dealers were for the
most part doing n prosperous business and
the proportion ot fraudulent failures was
small. The trade outlook nt this time , however -
over , Is not promising , and while Jobbers are
not extending credit Indiscriminately as here
tofore , they must of necessity give their
patrons reasonable time In which to balance
accounts.
Under existing exemption and foreclosure
laws the defaulting retail dealer has what Is
considered an undue advantage of his credi
tors. A weak assignment law permits a
bankrupt dealer to prefer his creditors If hose
so elects , the result of which la to shut out
other deserving creditors and admits ot favor
itism Incompatible with justice and equity.
Moreover , the exemption laws * operate to
protect the homestead and personal property
of a bankrupt merchant to the amount of
$2,000 , Wholesale merchants do not as a rule
claim this law to be an Injust ono , but they
do contend that It Is constantly abused and
plead as a fence for the pro'ectlon ' of volun
tary bankrupts. The movement which Is now
taking shapa for the betterment of existing
statutes contemplates a law that will place
all creditors of a bankrupt dealer upon an
equal footing , so that po favoritism may bo
shown.
The effect of the present collection law Is
detrimental to the consumer. When the
jobber Is obliged , to take chances on getting
his pay ho adds to the cost of the good * ho
cells a BUfllclent amount of profit to cover
his possible fi 3Mr It follows therefore thnt
the retailer t ya ji heavy premium for his
credit , and tlul purchasing consumer pays the
frclcht. It Is1 n Svcll established fact thnt
poor credit mj | IR' | ' ' Inturcst rates. If
credits were improved by Inwg that would
make collectionsnioro ccrtnlh nnd cxpedl-
tlous , the bcncVt'ould accrue to the middle
and working flnmes , who have to pay for
nil the losses ( n.tho enhanced prlco of com-
modltlcs. A [
It has apparently become simply a matter -
ter ot necessity'thnt : the teachers In the '
public schools' , If'they ' nro to bo retained
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without nny noncllon In the salary list , bo
employed from m'tfnth lo month , so that a
reduction may take place whenever the
emergency demands. At the same time the
board must recognize that It made a mistake
when It re-engaged nil the principals nt the
old extravagant salaries for the whole year ,
thus shutting off all possibility of retrench
ment In thnt direction. The employes of
the board ought to have been treated nil
alike , nnd no favoritism shown to the princi
pals and Janitors. The mistake of tying Us
own hands should not be committed again.
Unless some check Is speedily placed upon
the school expenditures the end of the next
school year will find the board In a most un
pleasant financial tangle.
Senator Teller of Colorado professes to
bcllove thnt President Cleveland Is seriously
setting his pins , as he puts It , for a
fourth presidential nomination nt the hands
of his party. Some of his recent actions mny
possibly tend to glvo that effect , especially
his appeal to the house as representative
of the sentiment of the country on the tariff
question rather thnn the senate , which was
plainly a bid for popular applause. At the
En mo time the president must see that the
crowd of lesser aspirants for the white house
chair Is Increasing with wonderful rapidity
by dolly accessions from the democratic
ranks. With nil his alleged conceit he must
know that the party cannot confine Its favors
to ono man. If ho docs really anticipate a
fourth nomination , he can no longer have
that farscelng Judgment with which ho Is
usually credited.
Great bodies move slowly. That accounts
for the deliberation with which President
Cleveland Is passing upon the new tariff
bill.
Wlioro th Shoo I'lnchcs.
New York Run.
If the president signs the tariff bill the
McKlnley act will cease to be the "cul
minating atrocity of class legislation. "
The McKlnley act contains no Income tax
outrage.
Dlvcatuil iif Mix Ynlloiv Cont.
Chicago Tribune.
Poor Wilson ! A few months ago be was
being lauded to the skies ns the Moses of
the democratic party. Today the Washing
ton dispatches nro filled with the discussion
of ways nnd merins to pension off the
original author of'the tariff bill. Such Is
political fame.
Don't Ilo Too Sure.
N w York Tribune.
The democratic ; sintemen nnd Journalist
who assert that the German tariff bill will
bring about nn/ilmmedlate era of prosperity
were Just as confident last fall thnt the
repeal of the. , silver Inw would make n
speedy end of the hard times. Hut the
melancholy fallure'or ' the prediction then
has not taught them humility.
P
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How the" Trust CrlniU r ibor.
Sprlngllelll Itcpubtlcan.
The wall paper trust , having whipped
most of its competitors Into line , is now
engaged In tightening its grip on the trade
by reductions of wages In the several trust
factories. A case In , point la the old Jano-
way & Co.'s factory nt New Brunswick ,
N. J. , where a prosperous business hail
been built up nnd close relations established
between the employer and employed under
the personal supervision of the owners.
Now the employes have to deal with officers
of the trust , remotely located , who have
no nort of Interest In or regard for the
workmen , nnd who have now ordered them
all discharged with the Intention of hiring
them back at reduced rates of pay. It Is
evident enough thnt this trust control of
industry cannot go on developing without
inviting serious trouble.
Coir ol Democratic : Itnle.
Philadelphia TelcBrnph.
To sum It all up , democratic ascendency
In sixteen months lias cost the country in
loss ; of business , loss of wages , reduction
of values , and general financial and Indus
trial demoralization more than $1,000,000,000.
This In a little more than ono year , and
but the beginning. The shrinkage must
continue In every direction , and what Is lost
will be lost forever. The reduction in
wages in one year under the Cleveland
tariff In the middle states alone will reach
$100,000.003. And the workman Is not the
only one affected. The reduction In his
wage represents a corresponding reduction
In the amount of his purchases. Ho will
lose at both ends. He will get less money
In Ills weekly envelope and he will have to
pay more for his sugar to start with. He
will have to buy cheaper clothing , or rather
that which sells at a lower prlci > , which Is
always the deaiest In the end. He ban seen
sore times during the last year , nnd he Is
in for it while the present administration
lasts , at least. It wns indeed a durk day ,
not only for Philadelphia , but the whole
country , when the tariff bill ot IS'Jl passed
the house.
6'OA rilXTIOff OF .JOIfKlltl.
Syracuse Courier : A mnn with plenty of
sand Is sure to grind out nn existence some
how.
how.Wfe
Wfe : Brown I hear you tire the happy
father of twins.
Jones I nm the father of twins.
New York News : She You are "awfully
young to lie called colonel.
He Well. I have been In eighteen en
gagements , and the girl and I fought In
every ono of them.
Florida Times : It wouldn't be so bad
when the mosquito presented his bill If he
didn't sign the receipt In such llcry Ink.
Philadelphia Times : Why , for thnt mat
ter , In n couple of weeks even the oyster
will open for business ut thu old stand.
Somervlllo Journal : After all , there Is no
better lipnlth-llft for a man. In his wife's
opinion , than the necessary hod of coal.
Indianapolis Journal : "Oxcuso mo , Mr.
Achelmer , " remarked Mr. Grossgeld , "but
did I understand you to suy that der bro-
llts of ( Us pIznesH you viuit mo to Invest In
vouldt po ten thousftiidt a year net or ten
thousundt a year nit ? "
Uuffalo CourierTo Anxious Inquirer-
Cm- legal editor ! fitter careful research ,
decides that vou art- hardly entitled to ru-
cover damages because the "Chalk Talk"
you attended the mother night waa not n
lucture on the milk business.
Washington Stfnr:1 "My son , " said the
economical father/ ' these cigars are bet
ter than I smolf dut ( your ugp. "
"Father , " rejilled the youth , "It pains mo
to do It , but I ( m > Compelled ( to state that
they are better'than the cigars you smoke
now.1" -J *
UKFJ QI/III2S LIKI3.
Oiiirlcf-Journnl.
Since love Js , . | disease helgh-hol
So provenby , the pioctoiu ;
This diagnosis worketh woo
To ono pour'Ilfc ' of doctors.
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Co to ye nllopa'thlo creed
Kvnnlsh nji mcanter ;
'TIs homeopathy wu need
Slmlllbus cUjhuitur.
, i > o rrovniir.
Hurt county's delegation will vote solidly
For the man ot Its choice. It Is not divided
on governor.
The Impeachnbles nre all In the city now ,
j nnd ' the Majors headquarters Is where they
most ' do congregate.
Ponder Republic : Tom Majors Is sweating
his I old hickory shirt ovcry day , these dnys ,
making i gubernatorial hay , which Is liable to
be I rained on next Wednesday.
Walt Sccly has nothing to sny nbout the
Taylor voucher , except thnt "tho Incident
has closed. " Ho seems to know when It ls
best | lo keep his tongue between his teeth.
The hickory shtrters displayed great ac
tivity last night , but their movements re-
ecmblcd those of drowning men snatching at
straws with death staring them In the face.
II. & M. passes are ns thick nround the
Majors rooms nt the Mlllnrd ns they wcro nt
Lincoln two years ago. J , II. Agcr , ns usual ,
Is the chief dispenser ot the favors to the
tattooed faithful ,
"I'm afraid Tom's done for , " remarked
an ( Intimate of the tattooed candidate last
night , "for he hasn't shaved for four dny. .
And when Tom Majors puts off having his
whiskers removed for that length of tlmo
there Is nlwnys something troubling the old
man's mind. When Tom realizes that he U
knocked out he lets his beard grow for a
week so as to hide his chagrin. "
Lincoln News : The MncColl boom received
substantial encouragement In Saturday's con
ventions , especially In Douglas county , where
the 108 delegates to the state convention were
Instructed to vote for Jack first , last nnd n
few other times. At present nenrly 200 delc-
gntes hnvo been Instructed for MacColl , nnd
when the convention meets there will
bo enough MncColl men to make him the re
publican candidate for governor. Only the
most shameless betrayal of delegates or the
purchase of them by the approved railroad
methods can secure the nomination of Majors.
Sidney Telegraph : Jack MncColl will be n
governor ' of which Nebraska can well feel
proud. j Ho Is thoroughly American and has
nlwnys been Identified with Nebraska's de
velopment. Tht ? best place to find a mnn
out is his home town. The Lexington people
will stnke their nil on their home man. They
know him. The entire western part of the
state Is for him , not particularly thnt ho Is
a western man so- much ns It Is thnt he Is
clean handed , capable and honest. His
methods are open and above board. It Is
the same with him In politics ns In business.
Jack MncColl Is a sure winner. Ho will
bring dignity , Intelligence nnd business
ncumcn to the office. Ho knows the needs
of our great state , nnd knowing Its neces
sities ho can the better protect Its Interests.
The republican party of Nebraska can do no
better thing than to put Jack MacColl nt
the head of the ticket. Let us not go Into
this campaign handicapped by a candidate
who must from start to finish make a de
fensive campaign. Wo do not say that
"Jack" Is better than any other candidate
whose name Is mentioned In connection with
the nomination , but we do bay that , nil
things considered , he Is the most available ,
and being the most available , as a matter
of party policy , wo should head our ticket
with Jack MncColl.
Lincoln Call : The republican state con
vention will be held Wednesday. The dele
gates will.go Into the convention with n full
understanding of the political conditions In
this state. They will nominate a state ticket
with full knowledge of the necessity for
patriotic action , for the naming of clean ,
strong men. There has never been a time
In this state when there was a greater re
sponsibility on the delegates to a republican
state convention. It Is in the power of the
men who will make up this convention to
absolutely insure success. On the other hand ,
it is pobslbl that such n course might bo
ndopted that will result In partial defeat for
the state ticket. The Call looks forward
to the state convention with the same hope
that it entertained prior to the congressional
convention , and wo trust the result may be
equally satisfactory. For governor there
should be nominated a man of experience ,
good Judgment and determination a man
who , uninfluenced by prejudice or clamor ,
can be depended upon to guard the interests
and credit of the state at all hazard. And
for the other offices there should ba named
men of known ability and Integrity. And
the platform should be a square , positive
declaration of republican principles , without
equivocation or any yielding to populist
prejudice. The Call believes that the party
will provo equal to the emergency -and that
the work done In Omaha this week will
commend Itself to the republican voters of
the state.
GOOD , IV TKVK.
Nebraska politicians , no less than those of
New York and Indiana , play the game of
politics for all there Is In It. An amusing
Instance of the fervor with which the average
cross-roads statesman enters the game and
the resources displayed by him In prosecuting
It was narrated by one of the Nebraska
delegation to the Chicago Record corre
spondent. "In the Missouri river , " said he ,
"there Is an island containing about thirty
voters. The result of a recent election
hung upon their ballots. If they voted
against a certain candidate for n local otHce
he would be defeated. Without their op
position ho would be elected. Two or three
days before the election a physician from the
main land , where they would have to go lo
vote , reported that smallpox existed on the
Island and the town on the other bank "f the
river was promptly quarantined against the
Island. This barrier was maintained unill
after the election , which resulted in a vic
tory for the candidate referred to , who is
said to have been a friend of the phjslcian.
The case Is now In the courts. "
* *
Mr. Pence of Colorado was making an elo
quent address In the house on Monday night
of last week , on the tariff bill , and , soaring
to a high oratorical altitude , pointed to the
house clock , and In n solemn tone exclaimed.
"This bill will pass when that clock btrlkcs
10. "
There was a solemn hush that lasted n
second or two , when H was broken by n
voice on the republican -side : "That clock
doesn't strike , Late. "
It was Mercer of Nebraska. The house
collapsed with laughter , and It was some
time before Mr. Pence could regain his
equilibrium. ,
Pence cornered Mercerat the main c.oor
the next afternoon , according to the \\asli
Ington Post , nnd held him.
"Say. Mercer , " ho said , "I've got a little
bill I want you to help me pass. It ap
propriates a small sum ot money , not enough
to cut nny figure In the treasury balance.
' . 'coruU0 ' : " ! d ' ; "what Is U for7"
"Oh I want the house to buy a striker
for that clock. " said Pence , sending Mercer
across the lobby wlthslap on the back.
Iliiruli I" IJpnicicnitlo Kuril.
Globe-Democrat.
Congressmen will hoon be headed for
home No brass ban.ls. . please , and kindly
omit the soft notes of the popgun.
( J ( ' /i " ttltti\f ft * * * * ' * *
AilJiita Constitution.
The mellow month of August is a mellow
( . " up hltfhor In the
'
We , we have juleps and ther-
( Th"t ° fclloew with my overcoat Is Into ! )
Wu revel In the sunllght-wlth a handker-
( I CwomlcrtNho'w thla fur cap suits my
We mvc'iter helter-skelter where the nkl s
( jut utUa1lil enUWaiiUeto on my bedl )
O , mellow month of August , with the glory
( I thlnkTfa " colder by degrees. )
With thu twinkle on the meadows , nnd the
( I won'd ' 0U tbl Wttterplpes will freeze ? )
litb'iiv.-st o. uu in caveniim Power. i-atest U. S. Gov't Koport.
BETTER OFF WITHOUT THEM
House Committee Mnkcs a Strong Report
Favoring tbo Eiolnsion of Anarchists.
MEXICANS FINALLY PAY AN OLD CLAIM
CniigreMiimil llrmloraoii of Town Spcuku n
Good Word fur Congrrimimu Mttrcer
Wilt St | i iitul 8pritk
for \Vcn\ur.
WASHINGTON UUIIEAU OF THK 11KE ,
1407 V Street , N.V. .
WASHINGTON , I ) . C. , Aug. 21.
A stronc report favoring tlio rigid ex
clusion ami deportation of alien anarchists
lins boon mndo by ( lie house committee on
Judiciary. The report says :
"It IB admitted on all hands tlio question
la ono of very great Importance nnd Hint
legislation on the subject Is called for by
every consideration of public safety. The
committee Is ndvlscd that owing to the se
vere legislation recently adopted by Franco
and Italy a great many dangerous an-
archlats arc making their way to tlio United
States , and as under existing laws they can
not bo denied admission to our territory , the
United States will soon bo tha rendezvous
of these human monsters , unless the pro
posed legislation Is speedily adopted. Your
committee Is of tlio opinion tlut the United
States Is fully Justified by existing circum
stances to use all Its powers to prevent the
Immigration and settlement In this country
of men who repudiate all l.nv and all gov
ernment and practically proclaim them
selves as the enemies of mankind. Your
committee has no deslru to hamper the
vigorous and prompt execution of a. law pro
viding for their deportation by 100 necessary
proceedlncs or delays and Is now Willing to
concede that the superintendent of Immigra
tion and secretary of the treasury may bo
fully trusted to conllno the operation of tlio
law to those who are Justly subject to Its
provisions. " The report takes up the various
objections made to tlio proposed measure
and disposes of each of them. Concerning
the objection that the bill Is faulty In not
defining anarchy , the report says : "As
the moaning of the word Is dellncd as
'absence of government , ' the state of
society where there 1'j no law or
Mipreme power ; a ntnlj of lawlessness ;
political confusion , and I's me.inlng Is so
well known It Is consldortd unnecessary to
oncumbpr the law with a special definition. "
The committee meets the objection that a
person should not be charged with anarchy
and deported without Jury trial by saying :
"It would hardly be contended , wo suppose ,
that the government ought to maintain a ,
Jury nt every port of entry for the purpose I
of passing on the qualifications of emigrants I
who desire to enter , and as the emigrant
who has been permitted to enter acquires j
no rights not possessed by the foreigner |
who desires to enter wo are unable to per- i
celve upon what principle a jury trial Is
Insisted upon In order to deport an alien
whose residence In the countiy Is considered
detrimental to the public welfare. "
In conclusion , the report states that there
Is full constitution1) ! power for the enact
ment of the proposed law and that there Is an
urgent necessity for the Immediate passage of
the bill.
bill.MEXICANS
MEXICANS PAID INDEMNITY.
A celebrated case , which has occupied n
good part of the attention of the State de
partment for seven years and has figured
In congress In years gone by , has just come
to a successful termination and the Mexican
government has placed with the State de
partment to the credit of Mrs. Leon Mc-
Lifod Ilaldwln , the sum of ? 20,000 as Indem
nity for the assassination of her husband.
Mr. Baldwin was superintendent or manager
of the Valenclana mines. In August , 1887 ,
while makiRK a tour of a gioup of mines be
longing to a party of American capitalists , ho
was flred on by two men concealed be
hind rocks clDso by the mines. They were
well known desperadoes/-Castor Martinez
and Vicente Dec rra. IJahlwIn was badly
wound d and sought refuge In a tunnel. The
desperadoes cried : "Wo Intend to make
away with thu whole griligo company , " and
called upon the unarmed miners to surren
der Mr. Ilaldwin. or they would fire on them.
To save the llves of the helpless men , Mr.
Haldwln surrendered himself on the promise
that he would bo allowed to pay a ransom
and go freo. The banditti put him on n
mule , carried him down the rind , and In a
few minutes shot him through thu brain and
disappeared. Tlio Mexican government
denied responsibility for the assassination ,
and It has taken seven years to convince
them they are liable. Meanwhile the In
demnity was scaled down from the original
figures of ? 100,000 fo $20,000.
PLKASED WITH MRUCKK'S HENOMINA-
T10N.
When learning the announcement of the re-
nomination of Congressman Mercer , Colonel
Henderson of Iowa today said : "I con
gratulate the republicans of the Second Ne
braska district on their choice. I consider
Congressman Mercer one of the most efficient
of the young members on the floor of the
house. lie Is such an energetic , alert and
active worker for Omaha and his district
that ho makes ono of the best representatives
Hint t know. He h one of the most popular
young representatives , and hag so m ny
frlfnds among the leaders on both
sides of the house th.it ho Al
ways succeed * In getting whatever
legislation ho desires for hU people. Ho
1ms an excellent record for this gewlon of
congress , and every onu will be glad to
know that ho has been rcnomlnatcd. In
my Judgment , the republicans of the Omaha
district have mndo a splendid selection. "
Congrcsmnan Ilryan will leave Washington
on Thursdiy morning for Lincoln. On hta
way homo Mr. Ilryan will stop a day nt At
lantic , la. , nnd deliver a speech In favor of
the election of Weaver. HIP populist candi
date for congress In the Nlnlli lown d | -
Ur. J , C. White has been appointed ft
member of the beard of examining surgeons
nt I'lanklnton , nnd Dr. J. M. Lewis nt Can
ton , a. I ) .
Annlo L. Magorlen has been appointed
postmistress at Oiiyvllle. Yankton county ,
S. D. , vlco Ivor llng tid , resigned ,
I'f.'oi.i.vi rm.VH.s ,
Mr. Debs Is booked lo speak nt Omaha ,
Topeka nnd St. Louli on Labor day.
The senator from Troy achieved some ills-
tlnctlon. He collared the ( Ionium hill nnd
culTcd the popguns.
Ambassador lliynrd Is said lo bo strongly
Impressed with his availability as a candidate
for president In ISOfi.
According to another scrr. New York will
sink Into the sen and disappear In n few
hundred years. Ilosh. It won't wash.
Illcycllst Zimmerman's grc.it success I *
snld to he due lo his abnormally large heart ,
which Is declared by the doctors to bo two
Inches longer than the average.
Accounts of the iiiu-lrnt nnd vociferous
weapons used by th. Chinese In the present
wnr recall the haleynn diys of political bat
tles and bottle : ) In the Third ward.
The death IK aminimced In Now York of
Mr. ICiigi'tie Law retire1 , aged 71. Twenty
years ngo his name was familiar to readers
of m.ignzlnes ami Illimtrated weeklies.
Oovctnor Matthews of Indiana suppressed
a resolution endorsing him for president In
the democratIr ulnle convention. Level
headed democrats ire fighting shy of ' 9fi.
For reasons that require no explanation ,
this year's campaign In the Second district
will have , for eligible young ladles , none of
the charms which marked the contest of
1S02.
Senator Vest of Missouri nays ho will tell
his friends all about It when ho decides to
retire from'politics. Sllll. there are numer
ous political baii.in.i peels on the highways
of Missouri.
The cucKoo of southern California Is' the
deadly enemy of the rattlesnake. The. ad
ministration Is u.xperlmentlng on the political
rattlers of Maiylaml with a branch of the
same family.
Hon. William Nye , formerly a dispenser
of law and letters In Wyoming , Is convinced
from experience that manly beauty com
mands the united support of women voters.
Owing to"this faet Mr. Nye wisely refrained
from seeking ekellve nlllce In Wyoming
after the granting of woman suffrage.
Ilerlln claims the European record for
quickness In turning out the lire brigade.
At n test the other day the company tested
was out of quarters , fully equipped for the
fire , twenty-two seconds after the alarm was
turned In. Amsterdam hw hitherto claimed
to hold the record on twenty-six seconds.
Senator CnfTery of Louisiana has an 'Ism
he will not shake hands. He thinks It Is
n senseless thing and refuses to practice
It. When a stranger Is Introduced to Caffcry
ho , of course , stretches out his hand In greet
ing , but the Louisiana senator pays no at
tention to it and the man has to draw It
back. For years he has observed this custom
and maintains It even In the senate , the
paradise of handshaking.
Senator Ishnm a. Harris was going up In
the senate elevator the other day when ono
of the correspondents ) who was standing nt
the senator's elbow exclaimed In ft , loud
voice : "I'll d.iro any man toi ask .Senator
Harris whether the conference has adjourned
or not. " There was a second of awed still
ness. The crusty old Tennessee-ail turned ab
ruptly upon the venturesome young man and
said In his most Impressive manner : "You
may ask me any question you please today ,
sir. I don't happen to have my pistols with
me. "
I'rof. Charles Kllot Norton said at the
Bryant centenary : "The harebell npds with
the rhythm of Scott's delightful verse ; the
daffodil dances lo Wordsworth's tune ; the
lark sings Shakespeare's 'Hark ! hark ! ' at
heaven's gate ; the nightingale never ceasca
to lament for her poet's untimely death In
Keats ; nnd as Hums has mndo the mountain
daisy , so has llryint made the fringed gen
tian His own. Ami as long ns a wild duck
shall cross the crimson sky of evening In
Its flight , so long shall llryant's memory
float luavenward with it. "
Private Tom Allen , M. C. , does not pose
as n prophet , yet ho has shown himself a
more reliable one that the average profes
sional. When asked , after the president's
letter was mndo public , whether the house
would yield , he forecasted the outcome In
these words : "Why , of course we will. Wo
always give In when we hnvo n row with
the senate. We ore going to raise h 1 for a
while . 'irid ' let on as If we never , never would
bo enslaved by the tni'slB anil plutocrats , bu <
when we get out of wind wo aio just goln&
to Ho right down nnd let them step on our
necks. That IH the way we always do , nnd
It Is very mortifying for a man of my pride
nnd high moral principles to realize that
while the trusts are having to pay a bl
price for tlio senate they are getting tha
hoiiso for nothing. "
VV ; T
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" * ' 77ie Fall of
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( Pronounced
I'oia pa yo )
Is not more com
plete than the Fall of
Prices pronounced
half-pri-oos i n o u r
men's suits $25 suita
'
$12.50 $20 ones $10
$17 ones $8.50 $15
ones $7.50 sacks cutaways light or dark cheviots
cassimoros worsteds elegant goods Boy's suits
$2.50 all wool cheviot G to 14 years -all colors
another $3 neat checks latest out double breasted
and $3.50 nice quiet patterns same quality -
another $4 little bettor But best of all combin
ation suit $4.50 extra pants cap to match neat
little Scotch cheviot chocks guaranteed all wool all
2-pieoe suits straw hats at cost- nicest waists
lowest prices
Browning , King & Co , ,
Uclittblu Clothiers , S. W. Cor. loth and l ) iifl ; H.