THE OMAHA DAILg BEfy ryMOKDAY , SEPTEMBER 3 ,
THEJMAHAJ ) AJLTDEE.
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nco thin 1st day of A u 1:111. 1RH.
( Seal. ) N. P. KKIL. , Notary Public.
Dryan evidently believes In reciprocity
Hence his determination to "labor earnestly'
for the election of Iloyd ,
There are a few city officials left wlit
have not gene off on vacations this summer
The mayor Is one of thei few.
Laborers will show their loyalty to laboi
by turning out to n man to participate Ic
the labor day demonstrations.
Today Is Labor day. Lend your Influence
co far as 11 lies within your power , towan
making labor's celebration a success.
The motto ot the free silver democrat ;
will now be : "Tariff reform and free coinage
ago ; It you can't get both , take one. "
Misery loves company. To this may b
duo the fact that the nmnbr of local can
dtdatcs becomes larger as the days speed on
When It comes to discussing the origlnn
Majors man the claims of one P. Schwencl
should not bo overlooked. Neither shoul <
these of u certain E. Stuht.
After the Iowa democrats swallow th
Omaha platform In their zeal lo liavo the I
congressional candidates endorsed by th
populists they will have to appeal to the !
friends for Identification.
Kranklln MacVcagh wants to bo senate
from Illinois and he doesn't care -who know
It. At the same llnio the Illinois republican
are taking precautions that v.-lll keep tlu
state represented In the senate by a republ
can. Mr , MacVcagh must not be ovcrconf
dent ,
Nebraskans will bo Interested In the n
ported success of Captain Jack Crawford , th
poet scout , In London. Nebraska has cor
tributed several ot the American succcssc
abroad and Is entitled to lay as much , If n <
more , claim to Captain Jack cs any otlu
state.
That was a clever ruse worked upon tl
Second district democratic congressional CGI
ventlon when It was Intimated to the ai
Bombllnc delegates that Mr. Iloyd might m
accept the nomination. Hut -worked. . Tl
nomination was duly placed upon a
platter and proved Irresistible.
The reception given to Senator Wolco
by his Colorado friends upon his return froi
Europe Is evidence that he Is expected I
retain the leadership of the free silver el
ment In the senate , despite the 111 succei
which attended his efforts to block the r
peal of the Sherman law last year.
What has happened to the Commercl
club's plans for continuing the excursloi
to tributary towns so successfully begun
short tlmo ngo ? It Is claimed that tl
benefits accruing to Omiha trade from thei
outings are visible and Important. If tlu
are a good thing for Omaha a few more
them would not be objectionable.
What will republ Iran candidates for co
gress and for the legislature say to the
constituents when called upon to defend tl
head of the state ticket against the gra
charges made and proven ? Men are judg
by the company they keep , and every r
publican candidate In the Impending car
palgn wilt bo handicapped by the Candida
ot Thomas J. Mojcrs.
Perhaps the Idle ex-strlkera . at Sou
Omaha did make mistakes. That Is :
reason why every effort should not be mate
to find employment for all these who ha
families. Let employers lay off some of t
single men and even smo of the heads
\ families for n week and thus give the dcs
tuto men a chance to earn bread for tin
families. A system of rotation would ,
the emergency , servo a double purpose.
A Labor day demonstration accomplish
two very desirable objects. It gives
graphic Illustration of the extent a
strength' of labor organizations In the cl
It also shows the variety and magnitude
the manufacturing Industries and mechanli
trades. Every one who views the men a
floats In the proceislon today will have
better comprehension than before of the pi
which labor plays in the life of the co
munlty.
In Omaha only about L' per cent of t
total number of householders own th
homes. Nearly three-fourths ot the pec ;
are tentnta. The population Is about 14
000. A liberal estimate would place I
number of families at 20,000. Every c
that has enjoyed rapid growth must assu
a tax rate Incident to costly and extens
publio Improvements. This condition I
obtained in Omiha during- the past ten yea
Hundreds ot business mon find It proflta
if * to rent homes oud put their funds Into bi
ness capital , Aa the city grows old ( i
mmiunt Improvements will have been mi
and paid for and the tax rale will dccll
Then the proportion ct homo owners >
begin to Increase , for It la the dream
every god citizen to posses * a. comforU
homo.
nSUEP THh CMVM * JlKSOVnCT-
The decision of Governor Crounse- not to
call together the leglilntnre In extra tcsdon
o consider the question ot extending public
aid to the inhabitants of tha drouth stricken
area of Nebraska means that private relief
j lo be the only resource ot the destitute
settlers. As soon as the extent ot the dam
age done by the hot winds ot July and
\uguzt was brought to light , The Bee called
h * attention ol the governor to the actual
'acts and presented the case ( or his con
sideration. The difficulties of the problem ,
particularly the excess of the present state
leht over the constitutional limit , were allude 1
o , and the necessity of some constitutional
amendment to enable the legislature to meet
.ha emergency wan pointed out. Such an
amendment or amendments would be of no
avail unless the/ were submitted for the
ratification ot the voters at the coming clcc-
.loud In NovEmber. It was for the governor
.o take all those circumstances Into con
sideration , Governor Crounse has done so
and has come to the conclusion that an
extra session ct the legislature Is not re
quired.
Most recent Inquiries give ground for the
jellot that the probable destitution will not
be so great aa was nt first feared , but some
measure of relief will none the less be nec
essary for B considerable proportion of the
remaining residents of the western portion
of the state. The regular session ot the
legislature , which meets In January next ,
will not be In a position by reason of con
stitutional limitations to do much In this
direction , and even If It were It would bt
too late after the senatorial contest to bo ol
Immediate value. Irrigation projects , under ,
taken by the various counties pml townships ,
may be of some assistance , but only a vcrj
small part ot the area has available water ,
and even here the work must await the de
velopment of surveys and plans , The enl )
way then to secure timely relief is to do sc
through private Initiative. Some form of t
relief association , whose members will take
upon themselves the work and rely upon th !
people and the legislature , as did the Stat <
Itellcf association Immediately after the rav
ages of the grasshopper plague in 1S75 , tt
see that their contributions are later relnv
bursed them and the burden spread over tin
cntlro body of taxpayers In the state.
It Is quite possible that there are othci
plans more feasible but not yet suggested
If so , they should be proposed without delay
It Is lncur > bent upon the state officials to sei
that some measures of relief are soon gottci
under -way. The people of the great , stati
of Nebraska will not allow any ot thei
number who are deserving to suffer fron
actual want of the necessities ot existence. .
Ml ! . MOltTOX WILL MlCKl'T.
The decision of ex-Vice President Morto ;
to accept the republican nomination for gov
ernor of New York , If It is given to him
will probably simplify the political sltuatio
In that state BO far as the republicans ar
concerned. The parly Is not altogcthe
harmonious. There arc two factions In Nei
York City which need to be reconciled , an
there are ambitious republicans In the stat
who have a more or less extensive following
There Is reason to expect a somewhat acri
monlous contest In the state convention see
to be held. There has not been a mor
favorable- chance for many years than my
exists for a sweeping republican -victory I
the Empire state If the party can be unltei
The elections of last spring- showed that th
people were fully aroused to the necessity (
recording a-vigorous protest against the pollc
of the democratic party , and there Is no re ;
son to suppose that this feeling Is leas prevj
lent now. No state has suffered more tha
New York from the democratic assault o
protection.
Republican harmony Is essential lo succes
and perhaps no man Is so well qualified I
secure this as Levl P. Morton. lie Is m
Identified with any faction. He has a moi
creditable and honorable record as a publ
man. lie has the qualifications that lit hli
to bo governor of the great state of whlc
he is a citizen. He is popular because he h :
been always watchful and careful of the li
terests and welfare of the people. His n
publlcantsm Is beyond doubt or question. F <
these reasons Mr. Morton would seem to I
the mast available man the republicans coul
nominate at this time for governor the ma
who would be most certain to unite ar
harmonize the party and get out Its fu
strength nt the election , as well as drawlr
from the opposition.
The Importance of a republican victory !
New York this year cannot easily be ovc
estimated. It would -exert a greater lnlluen <
than republican success In any two oth
states In checking the purpose of the par
In power to continue the crusade agriln
protection , and It would have n , very dccldi
bearing upon the next national election. Tl
republicans of the Empire state are not po
In available material for gubernatorial ca
dldates , but , all things considered , Lcvl
Morton seems from this distance to be t :
man best equipped for leadership In the Ii
pending contest and the one most likely
carry the party to splendid victory.
( I'HOMISK ,
A 2tEA-KUlllNl
It la announced that In its report for t
last fiscal year the Interstate Commcr
commission will be able to report substa
tlal progress In enforcing their powers und
the law. This will be accepted by 'the bui
ness public as reassuring. If there Is real
a brighter outlook for the enforcement of t
Interstate commerce act the fact will
hailed by .all Interests whose welfa
was Intended to be subserved by that t
with great satisfaction. It Is stated tli
recent judicial decisions have done much
restore the vigor of provisions of the I :
which were Impaired by decisions In soi
of the lower courts. One of thes ? cases w
decided by Judge Grcsham when ho was
the circuit bench In Illinois , to the effect tli
the commission had no constitutional rig
to enforce the attndanco and testimony
witnesses by appeal to the courts , becai :
the commission was not a judicial hot
The supreme court overruled this decUi
and held that the commission wa& gtrlcl
within Its constitutional powers In aumnic
Ing -wltmss and compelling him to test !
This decision was rendered In the case
Manager llrlmson of the Illinois Stel c :
panywho refused to glvi testimony -whet )
the company was an owner of stock In certt
short railway lines which were alleged
give undue advantages to the company.
was decided by Judge Grcsham that I
manager could not be compelled to answ
because congress had not the power to v
\ ere In the courts authority to compel testlmo
re before a nonjudlclal body. In view of t
is decision it wiu * proposed In congress to nit
'S. the commission a judicial body , but I
'S.lo
loll apparent necessity for doing this dlsappca ;
ll- with the decision of the supreme court i
llr
rile - holding the authority ot the courts to com
ilo testimony before the commission and ot I
IB. commission to demand such testimony t
Ill Insist upon its being given ,
ot Another dtcUlon , rendered by the clrc
court ot appeals la Georgia , I
rehabilitated , for tha present , i
power of the commission to enforce the
long-and-saort-hftiil clause. Tlie circuit court
of appeals was unanimous In overruling a
decision oC the district court that the roult
between anr two points by roll constituted
a distinct and separata "line , " within the
moaning of the law , from the route between
two other points , evn though wholly In
cluded within the first route. This has ret
to be passed upon by the supreme court , and
If sustained na new legislation will ba re
quired , as proposed In congress , establishing
a definition ot what constitutes a line.
It will thus bo seen that the situation has
been somewhat cleared for the Interstate
Commerce commission , warranting ilia hope
that the commission wllf now bo able , as
promised , to effect a more thorough enforce
ment of the law than has hitherto been the
case. The public has long bcn tired ot
hearing excuses and apologies for the fail
ure of the commission to compel the rail
road corporations to moro fully regard Iho
law , but It is only fair to that body to say
that it should not be held wholly responsible.
H could not override the Judicial obstacles
that have been placed In Its way. Now ,
however , that these have been lo some ex
tent removed , more will be expected ot It.
A 7J00.1I .HIllOAD.
In our cable dispatches of yesterday was
the announcement that all the export cen
ters of Germany had been most favorably
affected by our new tariff law. The Inter
esting Information was given that the ex
port trade of Germany would be very largely
Increased and that the bigger manufacturing
firms are taking steps to Increase their bust-
ness to tlic utmost under the now measure.
There Is nothing surprising In these advices.
They simply confirm what the friends oi
protection have all along Insisted upon , that
the effect of the democratic policy would be
to stimulate foreign industries in competi
tion with those of our own country , and
necessarily this will bo to the disadvantage
of the latter and to American labor. We
have heretofore noted the exultation with
which the woolen manufacturers of England
received the anouncement of the passage ol
the democratic tariff bill and the extraor
dinary preparations they were making tc
profit by It , The later news from Gcrmanj
simply indicates that all Europe is fully alive
to the advantages which this legislation
offers to foreign manufacturers and is keen ! )
appreciative of the grand opportunlls
afforded to get possession of a generous shan
of the greatest market In the world.
What Is lo be the result of the very vlg
orous competition for the Amer'can ' markei
which this Information foreshadows ? This
Is the question that now confronts us , and 1
Is a very serious one. There Is Involved it
It the future of American Industries am
American labor. The clearly defined fact I :
that a sharp and prolonged warfare Is to b <
waged between the manufacturing Industrie :
of Europe and of the United States , and tha
In this conflict American labor will bo th <
chief sufferer. The note of preparation fo :
the contest has been sounded from abroad
There the boom has begun. The stlmulu :
of democratic tariff reform is felt in over ;
manufacturing country of _ the old world
When will American Indust'rles realize th
promiseof the supporters of this reform
How soott will our manufacturers Increas
their exports to foreign markets , as th
democratic parly assured them they wouli
do as the result of the democratic policy
And American labor , already greatly ro
duced. bow much lower must It goIn orde
to meet foreign competition ?
IXCOMK TAX X01' KX POST FACTO.
The attempt is now being made to dlscredl
tha Income tax provision of the new tirll
law by raising- doubts as to the powers o
congress to enact It In the form In whlc !
It is found , To do this recsurso Is had t
the clause ot the constitution prohibiting th
passage of any ex post facto law , and a ? lsusl
bio argument Is made to include the objec
tionable measure within this prohlbltlon.Th
new law provides "that from and after th
first day of January , 1895 , and until th
first day ot January , 1900 , there shall b
assessed , levied , collected and paid innuall
upon the gains , profits and income receive
In t ! < c preceding calendar year , " etc , I
'
further provides that the tax shall bo pal
"for the year ending the 31st day ot Dccem
1 her next preceding the tlmo for levylnt
1 collecting end paying the said tax , and al
parties liable to the tax are required to mak
return on or before the first Monday I
March of each year. " It will be seen tha
tax Is required to bo paid for the full calen
dar year ending with December 31 noxl
notwithstanding the fact that eight menthe
o the year will have expired before the a (
can take on iho full form of law.
This , it Is Bald , makes the tax collcctat ]
next year upon Income accruing before th
enactment of the law , and constitute
clearly a case of ex past facto legislation.
Such contention , however , will not for
moment hold 'water with any ono who wi
look below the surface of the argument. I
the first place there are many precede ] ]
for the Imposition of taxes upon tlio Incon
or properly accrued during the provlot
year. 11 U the regular practice with a
bodies which are empowered to levy taxes
fix tha Inx rate only nfter the ussessmei
or other returns have been made , the tax done
0
ono year being in Id according to the prcperl
or income of the previous year , no matt
what changes In the situation may have i >
curred in. the Interval. All the spirits dl
tilled before the Increase In the 'Intern
revcnno upon which , the tax has not bei
paid will .have to pay the increased ra
along with that which may bo distilled whl
the new law Is In force. Congress HUE
passed an Income tax act In March , ISC
under which the tax was Imposed and cc
lectod for the cntlro calendar year wlthc
reference to the three months cf the ye
already elapsed before the legislation w
completed.
More Important still Is the tact that lai
ot this kind are not , technically speakln
ox post facto legislation at all. The ter
ex post facto 1s used In the legal world wl
"ifarenco to criminal enactments only. T'
constitutional prohibition Is Intended sole
to keep the legislative body from usurpli
the functions of the judiciary and passh
sentence upon persons for acts which , we
not punishable at Iho time committed. .
congress cannot convict any one of a crir
by resolution ; nor pass a law making an a
Innocent at the time ot Its committal crli
I mil ; nor If the act bo already a crime , pa
a law Increasing the penalty or lessen ) :
the evidence necessary to conviction or altt
Ing In any manner the legal situation of I
accu&od to his disadvantage. Leglslatl
upon civil and financial matters cannot
ex post facto. It can be retroactive
applying lo past conditions and rctractl
legislation Is prohibited In the constltutlo
ot a few of Iho stules. It is not prohibit
In the federal constitution.
The courts will doubtless have to po
upon tha constitutionality of tha income" !
feature of the new Uw scon after the fit
Installment ot the lax becomes due , The
la perhapu same ground for a Contest
the scoreot Its being a direct tax , but no
on the acoTO ot ex post facto legislation. The
opponent * of InfrrTCthic tax will have lo de
vise some other plan ot ntticlt.
An Item Is nomg the rounds of the Iowa
press that 25,000 homesteaders have left their
fields in western Nebraska and are mi
grating eastward. A correspondent cf the
Chicago Tribune causes that paper to say
that soniethltipTjjrkf15,000 men have quit
this state bcca-upe iJ the drouth. That these
figures are firstly Exaggerated must be ap
parent to the average reader. If It be true
that 15,000 voters have left Nebraska , It
mans that fully 60,000 people have quit the
stale during the last sixty days. Such a
claim would be preposterous. It Is true that
many men who have rented farms In the
western counties have given up the Btruggts ,
having Buffered two reasons of drcuth , but
the total number la not great. Tew actual
land owners or bonn 'fide settlers have vacated
their holdings. This cxcilus Is not as In
jurious to the state as many may be led to
suppose. A favorable seascn next year will
witness an Inilux of people who will relocate
the land and till it. Such changes have
bsen going on more or less for years and
the late comets have as a rule proved better
citizens than those who have gone bsforc.
Omaha wants the state fair. There arc
S3 many sound reasons why Omaha should
have It that It ought not to be necessary
to urge them repeatedly. Above all things
the State Agricultural society Is Interested
In the success of the annual fair. One ele
ment of success Is large dally attendance.
Omiha is the center of a largo population.
There are about 225,009 people In the four
counties surrounding Omaha. Two hours'
ride will land them at the Omaha fair
grounds. The attractions ot Nebraska's
metropolis will draw people- from a greater
distance. Hundred-mile excursions may be
successfully run Into this city , which would
be out of the question with any other town
as the objective point. Every railroad run
ning to Lincoln runs also to Omabi , and II
the competition is confined to these twc
cities it Is only fair that Omaha should be
given the preference when relocation la de
termined upon. The fact that Lincoln has
handled the state fair acceptably the past
four ye.ars Is no reason why the claims ol
Omaha should now bs Ignored.
Labor Commissioner Carroll D. Wright
when Interviewed regarding the results ol
the recent Investigation Into the great Pull
man strike , is quoted as expressing a tcllel
that the Investigation will do much good ir
the end and lhat out of It will come semi
valuable recommendations. We quite agrei
with Mr. Wright. The Investigation has
done much good Jn disclosing the fact thai
the United States commissioner of labor I :
under obligations to the Pullman companj
for a pass entitling him to the free use o
Its cars upon any railroad In the country
Out of It will come the valuable recom
mcndatlon that some moro stringent Icglsla
tlon bo provided , to prevent the corruptloi
of federal officials by the offer and acceptance
anco of bribe passes. There may bo othe :
good results , but this much Is already as
sured.
This Is the .day jivhen jhe | horny-hamlet
son of toll takes a" brief respite and join :
the marching .column. He Is proud to bi
numbered among 'the vast armies o
mechanics and'lnborprs ' whose energy move
the Industrial world.- Today ho parades thi
streets of Omaha In all tha vigr and strengtl
of Independent manhood. In an age wliei
the honest -Industrious artisan is con
ceded to bo the peer of any man. May h
continue to multiply and replenish the earth
Editor Bryan promises the public that tin
opinion cf his paper upon public question
will not be left In doubt. This is a mos
radical change in policy to commence with
Heretofore Its readers have been glvei
glimpses < ot all sides of all questions am
have been allowed to make blind guesses a
Its position on. them. Such a complete re
versal ot Its previous policy may bo to
much for the public. Better go slow abou
It.
Another cry Is being raised for the aSoll
tlon of the prize fight among the cadets a
West Point. ThlS'cry Is raised every tlm
that the public Is informed ot another fist !
encounter between the 'students as the re
suit of the resentment ot under classmen t
upper class dictation. So long as the officer
in charge of Iho institution really encourag
such brutal conduct public opinion , can d
little.
A New York boarding house keeper kllle
herself the other day because she was unabl
to (111 ( her house with boarders. She mm
have been an exceptional boarding hous
keeper. It Is usually the boarders wli
would be expected to kill themselves bi
cause of the keeper's inability to fill thei
to their satisfaction.
Now All
Iiilcr Ocean.
Let every man do Ills best to revive bus
ness. At last there are settled condition
Uncertainty Is the most discouraging thin
In commercial affairs. To Oo the best poss
ble under existing laws , and change thei
when bad , Is the- privilege of the people.
Morton IJuplnln.
Philadelphia Press.
Secretary Sterling- Morton Is the enl
member of the administration who e'eeti
to deem It necessary to take his crow wll
garnishing. Secretary Morton's rhetor
Is all very well in Ita way , but how nboi
the "party perfidy" and party "disgrace
In this tariff ? Does n "trust pudding" d
serve Mr. Morton's nights of free tradi
IH it such a blcxslng'.to hnve millions addc
tc ir.llliors for vheilxnrilt of tl-e trust1' \ \
have all heard Secretary Morton's fr <
trade pleas betoj-e. , Whut the country
yearning for ij nn explanation , not ot tl
bonelits of free irade , but of the beuefl
of "party perfidy. " itnd the value of dem
cratlc party
I'ut 1'epfl tyf HID Liiwjers.
Star.
s Some time after tfie 1st of January ne
the collector irf JlliU'rrml revenue will con
to the concliislontittnt if congress did n
pass the lncotimlnx. ; ; clauses of the tarllf b
Just for the iiurpoqa of annoying him
certainly HUrceyuecV. in accomplishing
least that much. It Is generally understoi
In financial circles that strenuous effort w
be made by noraeiof the many who tlee
the tax : rank injlslre | | to secure Its dcfea
on constitutional , .grounds , by the supreu
court of the Uiweri'States. In New Yoi
Home of the bristliest legal minds are c
ready engaged 'in''preparim ' ' ; argument *
which the attoriveyiKcnernl will bo call. .
upon to reply , -.lawyers of national proi
Inence In other cities are. It Is averred , sir
llnrly engaged anil will surely be heard fro
before Iho tax ll'llerled. Legitimate oppo ;
tlon to the Inequitable Impost will be dlaa
proved only by those who ilo not pay dire
taxes themselves and are perfectly wlllli
to hnve other people contribute more thi
their fair Bhare to the support of the o
eminent under un unjust and utterly Ind
fcnslble piece of legislative discrtmlmitlo
MJ Of TIIK .ST.1TJB J'JtKSS.
G-and Island Independent The republican
state convention has placed itself completely
under the control ot the railroads by nomi
nating Tom Mnjori , the favortto of the I ) .
& M , for governor.
Lincoln News : The nomination ot Judge
Holccmli by ( he popullils Is * baut the wisest
thing that party has ever prrpctratod since
Its Incorporation as a political unit. The
high personal character of the nominee , his
freedom from thi wild vagaries and chimeri
cal schemes ol paternalism , and Ills acknowl
edged ability , make him the strongest man
they could nominate , and ho will give the
republicans n hard fight.
Craig Times : As was expected , The Dee
has now bolted the republican ticket , or
rather several cf the candidates , and will
endeavor to lead the antimonopolywing ot
the party away from the support ot Majors ,
Piper and Hartley. As a fighter Jlr , Hose-
water Is to be dreaded In any campaign , and
his opening guns Indicate that the men who
enforced the nomination cf unwelcome candi
dates will have their hands full In defend
ing them from the vigorous onslaught that
will be made. '
Central City Nonpareil : * The republican
convention nominated a ticket that will be
satisfactory to portions ot the state. That
the ecu ventlon was a cut-and-drlcd affair ,
run In the Interests c-f a certain few , Is
evident. Candidates for various olllcswere ,
Induced to enter the contest and inducements
were held out to them that could their dele
gations be thrown to Majors their chances
would be greatly enhanced. Lincoln. Hall
and Valley counties readily snapped at the
bait and it requires nu wise man from the
east to tell what they secured. The con
vention was divided inlo sections as closely
as the IMatte river divides the state , and
should a delegate arise from the section
not In the combination , the chairman's eye
sight was so poor that ho invariably failed
to see him ; but let a delegatt from the other
sectlcn arise and ho did net have to speak.
twice to be recognized. Another feature of
the convention was that a man , to be suc
cessful , wanted to reside within fifty or
sixty miles of Lincoln , N'ow that the mana
gers have Iho ticket of their choice , they
have no time to 1 sc. but will have to- buckle
on the harness and work early and late un
til election morn. But they want to sec that
they fulfill their promises. Ona thing is
evident , the campaign will be a defensive one
and November will tell the story.
Blair Pilot : There Is an unusual amount
of "whistling to keep up tholr courage" on
( he part of those who profess to believe that
the late republican state convention pursued
a wise course. Hut It Is evident that the
sober , conservative sense ot republicans Is
shocked und their partisan enthusiasm
blasted. No such display cf hcodliimlsm and
disposition to enforce a rule or ruin policy
has ever before come to the. surface In Ne
braska politics. Many ol the scenes In that
convention were worse than disgraceful ; they
were exhibitions cf fiendish , demoniacal
factlonlsm pure and simple. Had patriotism
predominated or had legitimate partisanship
ruled Its deliberations no such disgraceful
scenes would have been enacted. Republi
cans of Nebraska had hoped for better things.
They expected that the old state bouse gang
would be turned down and a ticket presented
com pc Bed of new men without spot or
blemish. Hut the old gang dictated the
nominations and with their election the
general policy and practice In state affairs
will bo continued. It is useless to disguise
the fact than an element of doubt exists
whcrp absolute certainty should be , The
convention owed It to the party In this state
to name n ticket that would -unite all repub
licans In one strong , harmonious pull for
victory. Republicans may and probably will
give it a qualified support , but the bosses
will have only themselves lo blame for It
If such a protest la registered , at the polls
by good republicans as will result In
demoralization and defeat for the republican
'party In Nebraska.
Callaway Courier : The Courier always has
been , and always will be , under Us present
management , a stalwart republican Journal.
It has never bolted a. nomination made by a
republican convention. Republicans can gen
erally be depended upon to place reasonably
good men In nomination for office. When
they fall to do this It is the sacred duty o.t
all who have the welfare of the republican
party atheart to stamp such failure with
the seal of their disapproval. In the nomina
tion of Tom Majors the republicans of Ne
braska have placed at the head of their
ticket a man who has been publicly charged
with crimes which ought to have sent him
to the penitentiary and forever have dis
qualified him from holding any ofllce what
ever. U | > to the present time these charges
have not been satisfactorily denied nor their
falsity proven. Wo loye the republican party
too well to stand silently by and allow it to
become responsible" for the election to ofllce
of a scoundrel without a word of protest.
If Tom Majors Is Innocent of the charges pre
ferred against him ho has ample opportunity
to establish that fact. Falling to do so , he
stands before the people branded us a fraud
unworthy" the support of an honest citizen oi
any party whatsoever. With dozens of able
and honorable men In the republican party ,
and the populists making a superhuman effort
to get control of the state government , Itj Is
a fatal blunder on our part to go Into the
campaign under the leadership of a man
about whose public records there hangs oven
a shadow ot suspicion. It were better for
Iho party to suffer defeat and thus learn a
dearly bought lesson , than to win n victory
that would cover It with everlasting disgrace.
We truly hope that Mr. Majors may succeed
In setting himself right before the peoplt
whose support he asks. No one would rejoice
over It more than the editor of this paper ,
and unless be does set himself right , beyoml
any question we know ot at least one vote
that will not be cast for Tom Majors this fall ,
O'Neill Frontier : It Is a fact patent to all
in attendance at the state convention thai
Tom Mnjors was nominated In order to split
13d ward Hoscwater. This premise Is not com.
batted by Majors' most ardent and enthu
siastic supporters. In fact they freely ndmll
that had it not been for Hosawater's oppo
sition to Majors he could not have beer
nominated. This , then. i the kind of re
publicanism that confronts us today In lln
slate of Nebraska. The good old principle :
that were ones wont to- awaken patrlollsn
In the hearts of our fathers and ours ii
earlier years have been carefully tuckci
away in some obscure archive and an agi
of personal jealousies ushered In. So fai
as we are concerned we want none of It
We care nothing for Edward Hosewater. no :
do we care anything for Tom Majors only si
far as ho subserves the -great living truthi
promulgated by the grand old party. Wha
but such work as was witnessed at the stati
convention last -week has thrown the re
publican party ot the state from Its trl
umphal pillar nnd almost vanquished It
laurel wreath and golden rod ? What bn
such rapine has reduced us from an almos
Impregnable majority to a pitiful and doubt
ful plurality ? And for what ? To spite am
humiliate Ilosewater. There are worse mei
lhan Majors , and men who might mak
worss records aa Governor , but that Is no
the question. The cry went up from al
over the stales , for new men for ofllce , mei
at whom the finger of suspicion could no
be pointed , but what came of It ? The tlckc
was headsd by a man who has been active ) ;
engaged In the politics of the state fo
i thirty yearn , and Identified with people an
t I things both good , bad and Indifferent. An
t why was this done ! Simply to slap Reset
water. In fact , Rosewator's chasltsemn
was placed above and beyond the good of th
party. Such pernicious practice cannot b
allowed to go unnoticed and unrebuked. Th
party has lost the confidence of many peopl
and It must bo purified. The only questlo
with us Is as to the best place ot purlflcatlor
Jobbery and rallroadlsm should have ha
their day. If wo support Majors It will b
because of the great principles that ha I
supposed to represent nnd not because c
any particular confidence In the man or th
convention that placed him before thft pec
pie.
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The extensive * nd Irresistible "pull" enjoyed -
joyed by the councllmen ot New Orleans tins
been transferred to the Rrnnil Jury. The
frherirt will presently cxcrclie It.
A new design tor a eta to Beat ( or Massa
chusetts la being prepared , and the secretory
ol stntc is unable to get the t-ne ot Indian
Iia desires to put on It. There must bo n
scarcity of tobacco signs down there.
A whiff of Chinese war . wns felt nt
Denver recently , Sonio barbarian dropped a
put of sulphurated hydrogen at n populist
meetlnR , nml the Rocky .Mountain News
offers & reward of $100 for his capture.
Statistics co nip I led In Mussachusctts show
a marked Increnss In the number ot busi
ness partnerships between men and women ,
The custom Instituted by Adam and Kve
will become fashionable In tlio Day state
presently.
Although the eminent Richard Watson Oil-
dor has repeatedly banished the blues from
the white lions * by reading selections from
his poems , Cleveland Ignored him and pnrn-
phrased. Tom Moore , Ingratitude could not
KO farther.
In two years the number of drug stores
in Massachusetts has Increased from 1,400 to
2.500. nml ( he number of people who toVo
liquor medicinally has Increased In like ratio.
Two ounces of splrltua frumentl constitute
the favorite prescription ,
The Society of the \Vnr of 1812 or Haiti-
more expects lo have among Us guests on
September 12 Captain Hooper , who Is be
lieved to be the only participant living In
that city. Captain Hooper , now DC years old ,
entered the wnr when he was 14 years old.
Daniel M. Spraker of the Mohawk National
baufc of Fonda , N. Y. , who has Jilsl , cele
brated his 96th birthday , Is the oldest bank
president In the United States. Ho Is active
md constant In tha discharge of his duties ,
Such activity and iiblllty at , so extreme an
IRC are remarkable.
A Jersey Justice of HIB peace has been ar-
estcd for picking pockets. No additional
nformatlon of the crime Is given , but It
nay be presumed the fines nnd tecs cleaned
out the victim and made him squeal , I2vcn
n Jersey consecrated Jersey courts are ac
cumulating general contempt.
Cleveland Is at Gray Cables. Gorman Is
going abroad , McPhcrson nml Smith are half
; cas over , Vest Is weary nnd sorely per-
urbcd , Jones has taken to the woods and
Wilson will do Europe. Dave Hill and Gal
trice , the eminent political farmers , , have ,
or tha Inoincr.t , the destiny of the party In
heir horny fists ,
Cougressman-Edltor Bryan must bo cred-
tcd with admirable self-restraint. He did
not go to the extent ot mutilating- familiar
quotation. "The pen is mightier than the
sword , " he suggested In his salutatory.
'haraclcrlstlc modcaty for had o him iU ] tliiK
Richelieu's qualifying words , "In hands of
nen truly great , " ctc ,
Representative Talbert ot South Carolina
occupies a unique position among congress-
nen In that he neither goes to the theater ,
drinks , smokes , chews nor plays cards. Ho
HIS a habit , however , of never 'passing ' a
jeggar on the street without giving him a
nickel , disposing- thus of the small change
that moat men spend on themselves.
Wo are prone to chide the followers of
> l Hung Chang for using vociferous pots as
mplemctns cf war , nnd point to tlieni as
evidence of barbarism. Then ive congtatu-
ito ourselves on having obtained a lofty
ilnnn of civilization , forgetting- that for
oud and Ill-smelling weapons Kentucky can
give China several points In the game and
rin out.
Louise Lease , the 11-year-old daughter of
Mrs. Mary Lease , shows that she has In-
lerlted many ot flio traits of her mother ,
[ n Topeka the other day she gathered 100
joys ot the reform school under the trees and
eclured them , telling them how they ought
to behave. At the conclusion she announced
she would be a candidate for president nemo
day and wanted them to vote far her.
The official report ot the condition of the
3GO Iowa banks operating under the state
law for the fiscal year ending June 30
last gives the following totals : Assets , $ fil-
271.20G ; capital stocks , 151,671,800 ; duo de
positors , ? tl,9S7C3G ; due banks and others ,
1332,902 ; surplus , ' $1,552,281 : other profits ,
j1,726,444. The panic year had compara
tively little effect on .deposits , the decrease
being only JlC3.5fl8.30 , while cash and credits
Increased $3S47,1CS. The report Is regarded
as a satisfactory showing of Iowa thrift in
hard times.
.i run rr.ni'nt i * .
New York Kvcnlmr Sun.
Croat , great , great.
Great Scott ! Oh. cnn It bo
That any one else In the wide , wide world
IB great and good like me ?
Oh , fortunate the nation ,
Thrice blest the- snip of state.
Tlmt has me for a pilot.
Me ! Grover , consecrate !
'Twau I anointed Gresliam.
Anil Ulount nnd dusky 1.11 ;
Then consecrated myself anew
To a revenue tariff bill.
I blessed free coal nnd Iron.
Likewise free wool and llax :
And when , they pressed me pretty hard
I blessed the Income lax.
And then I wrote a letter
Which raised the old N'lck-phewl
And though yon may not think it ,
Tlmt was consecrated , too.
"Dishonor party perfidy ! "
Twns thus 1 called It Hat :
But now , to show how great I am ,
I've consecrated that !
ivte.u > mui.uj TO.V MOORK.
Indl.insrolls Journal The sentence ts
long nnd clumsy ntid seems to , have been
constructed mainly for the- purpose ot lug
ging In tin1 plagiarism nt the o'osc. It raids
like the effort ot n High school pupil turning
verso Into ITOSO.
New York Sun : It Is true that the. figures
ot speech are somewhat mixed , ind that the
patch line between Hun. drover Cleveland's '
rhetoric and Tom Moore's Is rather too ob
vious ; but that doesn't matter much , It Is n ,
precious privilege to get this glimpse cf the
actual workings ot n massive mind In full
and effective opmtlon.
Kansas City Journal ; Gorman and his fol
lowers can congratulate themselves upon n t
receiving the full weight of the fat man's
condemnation and Tom Moore can now rest
easy In his grave , since even so great n mm
as the president of the United State * lias
placed his seal of approbation upon Ills writIngs -
Ings by claim.UK them as his own.
New York Tribune : Why eall nttenllon
to the fact that Cleveland's letter to Catch-
Ings contained uncrcdltrd but cunning lines
from Tom Moore ? When true hearts llo
withered and fond ones arc flown should his
thoughts be directed to prose works alonc7
Oo to , thou carpliiK critic of the Washing ! n
Star ] The letter to Catchlngs was easily
made 'tw\s but big , blick t's and lemonade ,
New York World ; Pa phrases ot familiar *
poetical quotations nro constantly used In
prose without quotation marks. Klrsl because
quotation marks nro generally out of place
around a paraphrase , and secondly , because
It Is to be assumed that nil Intelligent people
know the quotation and where II comes from.
Ono of the very newspapers which attack
Mr , Cleveland does In the same Issue the
same thing. Of course Mr. Cleveland Is nut
a plagiarist.
Louisville Courier-Journal : Sonio of the
newspapers made the president say In his
letter lo Sir. Catchlngs that democrats had
marked the places In the tariff bill "whoro
the deadly blight of the season had blasted
the councils of the bravo In their hour of
might. " This Is not very Intelligible , unless
as an allusion to midsummer madness. What
the president wrote was "tho deadly blight
of treason. " The passage Is an allusion to
the oft-quoted lines.of Thomas Moore : *
How da the traitors like the picture ?
Philadelphia , Inquirer ; Tlie most striking
sentence In the president's letter turns out
to have been a quotation from one ot Tom
Mooro's poems , to which no quotation marks
were applied.That. . Is to say. the president
Is a plagiarist as well as n tariff and civil
service reformer. Since- the death of Hon.
Daniel Manning It has frequently been noted
that Hon. 1'rcsldont Cleveland's state papers
lacked some of their former vigor and con
ciseness , but now that the lamented Mr.
Moore la to be drawn upon to make up thn
deficiency , we suppose those papers will
again reach that literary level which aa
delights the mugwumps , Moore wasn't
much on civil service reform , but ho was n
"corker" when It camu to n phrase Ilka
"blasting thn councils of the brsve in their
hour of might. "
nwr j.ty
Philadelphia necont : Even a cyclon
can't lift u mortgage olT n farm.
Oalveston News : Fancy sometimes p.alnla
a frlciul , but never whitewashes him.
UliffaloCourier : "They say that Sphoftlcy
5Xn ? 1 > ! MllV hit by that handsome JMIsa
1'hllrtem the other night. " "I nm not sur
prised. 1 BUW her throw lier eyes nt him
several limes. '
FlelRen.le . m.iettcr : She And Is this Imlr
( lye as clniiRerous as the doctors say ? He
Iiivory bit. An. uncle ot mine oncu tlyeil hlfl
lialr. anil three w < ; 'l < B after he mnrried u
widow with four children ,
New Vorlc Sun : Gummey Was President
Monroe a. Hlckly man ?
Glanders Not tlmt I know of. AVliy ?
Guinmcy I thotiBlit lie wis. I have hetinl
BO mucli About Atonroe's clocterln' ,
Atchlson Globe : When church members
want to have a picnic on HunUay they call
It a camp meeting ,
Atlanta. Constitution ; "What are the
necessary ( tunliflcatlons to become an ed
itor ? "
"Fifty pounds of type , one hand press ,
one subscription book , one pair of wclnsorB
patience and n. month's credit at the irro-
eery tttore. "
Philadelphia Keoord : A fashion paper
nays : "See that your trousers nro properly
creased before making a call. " If you sira
calling on your Rli'J , however , you concnilly
press- your suit after you get thorv.
Chicago Itccord : "Did Miss-Trotters mixka
nny wirohiiHos while she jvns abroad ? "
'ins. Indeed ; an : got nn Italian count off
the barjraln counter In Home. "
Indlnnnpplls Journal : "It Is pretty well
established , " paid tb professor , "that Stars
Ims no atmosphere. "
"Is It possible. " asked the spectacled
young- woman , "that the poets who tell us
nbout Hie martial air have been deceiv
ing us ?
Washington Star " ' '
: "Here's somethln'
great simply Krent I" exclaimed the street
fakir , us he blocked the- path of a portly
"I don't doubt It. " was the reply , "nut
I belong to the clans of people , sir , who ob
ject to having Greatness thrust upon them. "
THE HOM13 IIAHOM13TKH.
riillndplplila Times.
When the baby's eyes are stormy ,
With a pucker In between ,
Grandma Blinked her head and murmurs
Shu's afraid It's going to rain.
the Imby's eyes are dancing ,
Shining like two stars with fun ?
Grandma mnllcs und says Bhc'B certain
Wo ahull have u. spell o' sun !
The Question Answered.
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In the issue of August 23 of this papar wo asked
of the wide world tha question "Do you know that
Iho agency hats , such as Dunlap , Knox , , are not
made by these men themselves , but by hatmakors
who fill orders ns the wholesaler dictates ? " The
question has been answered to our entire satisfac-
tion.'as we are reliably informed that Mr. Dunlap
and Mr. Knox do make their own hats. In a spirit
of fairness which has always characterized our
house we make this statement. What is true of
Mr. Dunlap and Mr. Knox is also true ol Mr. Stetson ,
who makes his "Stetson Special" the finest hat for
labric , finish and fashion the world has over pro
duced not the extreme dudeliko shapns but a
modest , eleg-ant hat , and , without exception , the
best hat ever made. The binding- improved the
band the crown the color the price all are
perfect. "Tho Stetson Special , " for which we are
sole agents in Omaha , and other new Fall shapes
are now ready for inspection.
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