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Notary 1'ubllc.
Senator Cameron apparently Imagines tlmt
the road to tlio white house Is marked liy
sixteen mile posts of silver and one mile
post ot gold.
How will the Btralght-laced and rock-
ribbed democracy manageto carry ort the
stale convention separated from Secretary
Morton by a deep and stormy ocean ?
What are the candidates for congress In
this district waiting for ? Arc they reluctant
to commence operations before a. few more
competitors shall liavo entered the fleia ?
It Is not so much a cmestlon of Mr. De-
pew's mllllngncsi to accept a nomination for
governor of N > AV York as It Is ot tlio will
ingness of New York republicans to tcnflor
him the nomination for his acceptance.
Mr. Vlllarfl's friends express tto utmost
corfMoncc that he- will explain satisfactorily
what became of the Northern Pacific money
traced to him but unaccounted for. The de
frauded stockholders would much prefer the
money to any explanation Mr. Vlllard may
odor.
One-third of the members of the Board of
Education vacate their places this winter.
The necessity ot selecting capable nnd honest
men to these vacancies must not bo over
looked In the general scrnmljls for other
offices. We want a few men of reputation
.mil character to declare their
to servo on the school board If dieted.
The Kansas Free Thinkers who held their
convention at Topeka were very modest In
their demands of President Cleveland. All
they ask Is that ho shall immediately take
himself away from the sight ot human eyes
forever. The Kansas Free Thinkers evidently
do not appreciate the slza of the president or
lluy would permit him to- have assistance In
accomplishing a job so weighty.
If the railroad companies wish to com
plete the alleged union station begun several
years ago the people ot Omaha will not
hinder them. In fact , there Is nothing that
is hindering them now. Dut If they merely
seek to secure a release from the obligation !
Into which they have entered with Ids city ,
they are taking the wrong tack. Let there
fulfill a few of their broken promises flrsl
as an evidence of good faith.
there are any number of pronv
Incnt republicans in Now York anxious tc
hnve the party's nomination for govornoi
this year , It is to bo noticed that there 1 :
no one among them but who Is ot unbleiu
Is lied personal character. No man dares ti
aspire to the governorship of the giva
state of New York unless ho can show i
strictly clean record. Were It only posslbli
to say the same ot candidates In westen
states !
We invite the attention of the njw supcrln
tendent of schools to the possibility of effect
Ing a considerable economy In the schools b ;
having more of the principals do some actua
teaching in addition to their duties of super
vision , for which they receive such generou
salaries. There Is not a singla principal li
any Omaha school who would resign her posl
tlou If required to perform a llttlo work o
Instruction. It Is not too late to inaugurat
the chaiifu this year.
What is the use of awarding a contract to
electric llRhts to Wiley's company for th
next three years so long as Wiley refuses t
elgn tlio contract awardjd to his comp.in
tor the balance of this year ? Any otho
contractor who would treat the city in
cavalierly manner , as Wiley has done , an
refuses to livn up to the contracts he ha
made , and declines to sign contracts aivanls
to him , would be barred out from hl'ldln
for anything. But Wiley has a pull that at
tolutcly demoralizes the council ind deprive
& majority of Its members ot self-control an
personal freedom.
How many municipal leagues are require
to reform the government ot a single cltj
Don't the reformers know that by dtvidln
their strength they lessen In a corresponds
degree their chances of accomplishing nr
goodf If ( he advocates of the proposed li
bor t'B league have the same objects In vie
as tin already existing municipal leagu
their aid and co-operation will undoubted :
be welcomed by the latter. The refer
movement can only ba made effective I
enlisting ths advocates of reform nil urn !
ono banner , Let the first work of the pr
posed leagues bo to get together.
Prof , ron Hclmholtx' who died Saturds
was the great physicist over whom so mui
ndo was made during his attendance up ,
the electrical congress at the World's U
list ) "iar. He was undoubtedly the worlc
foremost itudent of physical eclenca , 01
will stand for many years to come as :
authority upon those problems of light whl
Jio Investigated. His visit to America la
year was n high compliment to the sclentl
workers on this side of the Atlantic , w
pressed the Invitation upon him , and the
who had the prlvllego ot assisting in t
entertainment will certainly hold the occ
f inn ono to be "Huva remembered.
UK rvtAAor smnK
Taylor , th tbscondlng pop senator , nerved
Blxly-lhreo ilnyd In the nenale before he
left. He cotild Ret pay for only sixty days ,
or 4300. lie Rot that nnd no more. He
'Vtai Justly entitled to that nnd no more.
That he g'-t $75 of this alter ho left the
state Is the sum of all The Omaha Ueo
charges ngalnsl Colonel Mijor . The Uce ,
however , did for a while moke the publln
believe that Taylof was paid $75 for tlmo
elapsed after ho left the state. This is not
true. The legislature was In session for
fifteen da > s after Taylor left , but not one
of the legislators gat anything tor that ex
tra time. SD thereIs nrlhlng In tha
charges made by The Ueo against Majors
for approving the ? 7fi voucher , as Taylor
had served his full tlm , had received but
$225 , and was clearly and rlfihttully entitled
to the other } 75 , and got It. Auburn Post.
This kind of talk may do for home con
sumption among the gulllbles and pass-
holders of Nctnaha county , but It will not wa-h
with men of Integrity and common sense
who have taken the trouble to Inform them
selves about this scandal.
True , Majors has publicly declared before
Oed as his witness that Taylor served sixty-
three days , but Majors has been suffering
from n lapse of veracity beforeman , as well
as before the Almighty for these many
years. Ills testimony on this point will
scarcely gainsay or overturn the records.
The senate Journal for 1891 Is decidedly bet
ter authority than Mr. Majors. According
to the senate journal Taylor responded to the
last roll call on the 20th day of March , which
was the fifty-third day of the session ( sc
page 098) ) . That day's session lasted sev-
enty-flve hours , and It was during that siege
that Taylor was criminally abducted. The
roll call of the fifty-fourth day of the ses
sion , March 21 ( see page 727) ) shows Taylor
to be absent , and his name does not again
appear on .lie Journal betwren that day
and the day of final adjournment , April 4 ,
which was the sixty-fourth day , Had Tay
lor served sixty-three days the record would
show that ho remained on duty until the
day before adjournment. As a matter ot
fac' , the fraudulent Toucher certified to by
Majors is dated March 31 , which the senate
Journal shows to have been the slxtteh day o :
the session. The tell-tale receipt signed by
Taylor on the lieutenant governor's blank
dated from Portland , Ore. , but written In
Walt Seely's hand ami made out at Lincoln ,
bears the date of April 11 ,
The enormity of the offense committed by
Majors In certifying to a fraudulent claim
Is not to be measured by the amount pilfered
from the treasury , but in the degree of dis
honesty displayed under the peculiar circum
stances. A high crime had been
perpetrated ngalnst the state by the abJuctlon
of Taylor In the midst of a session. Nobody
about the state house , least ot all Lieutenant
Governor Majors , was Ignorant of the fact
that a conspiracy had Invaded the sen
ate chamber anil carried away one of
Its members , to thwart legislation which
Majors himself was doing all in his power
to obstruct. Neither he nor his political
backers can clean his olHclal record ot this
Indelllble stain by pleading the baby act cr
any amount" pettifogging.
There will bo heard from almost every
democratic stump speaker throughout the
country In this campaign a comparison ot
the expenditures of the first Cleveland ad
ministration with thosa ot Iho Harrison ad
ministration , to the disadvantage ot the lat
ter. Senator Vilas did this In his address
to the Minnesota democratic convention , and
undoubtedly his eiample will be very gener
ally followed. He asserted that the admin
istration ot President Harrison expended
1323,000,000 more than the preceding ad
ministration , and to this he ascribed In large
part the national distress ot the last yeat
and a half.Vhllo It will not be denied that
more money was expended during the last
republican administration than during the
preceding democratic administration a bare
comparison ot figures , unaccompanied by an }
explanation , is misleading and those vvht
make it do not desire to fairly and honestly
enlighten the public.
In the first placa It Is to be said that dur
ing the first Cleveland administration con
gress was divided politically , the senati
being republican and the house democratic
the effect of which was to ] < eep down appro
prlatlons even at the cost to the public serv
Ice ot efficiency and the greatest usefulness
Ono ot the promises of the democratic ad
ministration was economy In public expend !
tures , and a democratic house was illspose (
to make good this promise regardless of th
growing demands of the public service. A
a matter of fact , the service did decline li
efficiency , in almost every department , dur
Ing that administration. This was cape
dally true of the postal service , which hai
become so inefficient and demoralizing durlni
the last two years of the first Cleveland admin
Istratlon as to cause universal complaint , Fo
four years the growing requirements of th
public service were not adequately provide
for , so that when a republican president an
a republican congress came Into power i
was' found to be imperatively necessary t
Increase appropriations in order to mec
legitimate Increasing demands and provld
for needed Improvements. Thus the Fifty
first congress Increased the appropriation fa
the postal service over that of the precedln
congress more thmi $22,000,000 , provide
$14,000,000 Increase for the- navy , and nearl
$3,000,000 for coast defenses , appropriate
r
$1,400,000 more than the preceding congrcs
9
for Increasing the practical usefulness oC th
Agricultural department , made more llbcri
provision for public buildings , and In othc
ways made provision for what was deeme
to be absolutely necessary in the Interest <
the general welfare. As a result of the *
enlarged appropriations the public servlc
was Improved and the whole country bem
nted. Will anybody contend that inone
was wasted In Improving the efficiency i
the postal service , building up the navy , c :
tending the usefulness ot the Agrlcultur
department nnd providing for needed pul
lie buildings ? By far the largest Item :
the Increased expenditures of the Harrlst
administration was for pensions , but tl
S democrats will hardly venture to criticise th
S during the pending campaign , or to defe :
y the efforts made by this administration at
l" congress to reduce by arbitrary and unju
methods the pensions of union soldiers ai
ot their widows and orphans.
y The plain truth is that the first adminl
n
tratlon of Mr , Cleveland did nothing to li
prove the public service or to promote tl
lr
general good , and excepting the work of t' '
' "
Navy department , there la nothing to
said to its credit. With a large surplus
Its command It refused to employ it In r
y , duclng the public debt to the extent It shou
hm : have done , even quibbling as to Ita author ]
m when there was a financial exigency calll
Ir for relief which only the treasury could su
'a ply , at the same time permitting tens
id millions to remain in the hands ot the ban
in without any benefit to the governmei
inh
: h During the first two years ot the Harris
st administration the surplus revenues appll
He to the payment and purchase of the bond
lie Indebtedness of the United States amount
so to very nearly as much as was applied
ita this purpose during the entire term ot t
itaa
a- first Cleveland administration ,
Republicans will not deny that the 1 :
republican administration expended mor
money than Its predecessor , but they will
contend , and the evidence In fupport ot the
contention Is conclusive , that every dollar
of this money was wisely expended and was
a benefit to the country.
AVTKIl T1IK 'CVX8ittVTl'KS. : \ . "
Certain democratic newspapers manifest n
dotermlned purpose to drive out of the party
the democratic senatois who defeated the
policy of the extreme tariff reformers , as
exemplified In the Wilson bill , nnd lose no
opportunity to strike n blow at these BO-
cUled conservative senators. The recent
statement of Senator Illackburn of Ken
tucky , regarding an agreement between him
self , as the representative of a number of
senators , and aonnan , Brlce and the other
"conservatives" us to passing In the senate
the supplemental free raw material bills
passed by the house , has been seized upon
as additional proof of the perfidy ot the
Maryland senator nnd Ills confreres In the
alleged conspiracy agalrst tarllt reform , and
the newspapers who are berating these sen
ators claim that Senator Blackburn hna ac
cused Gorman , Brlco nnd the others involved
with them ot having broken their pledges.
As a matter ot fact there Is no such ac
cusation , Mr. ninckburn distinctly saying
that Gorman and Urlco refused to agree to
assist in passing the popgun bills tor free
coal and free Iron. What the Interview
shows 13 that Blackburn , with other demo
cratic senators , promised the house demo
crats that II they would pass the senate olll
these senators \\onld try to pass through the
senate the bills relative to free coal , free
Iron ere and free sugar. It Is a matter ot
record that the senators who made this
promise did try to pass those "bills , but
could not control the necessary number ot
votes. So far as the free sugar bill Is concerned -
corned , that was disposed of by the letter
of Secretary Carlisle to Senator Harris ,
urging that the treasury needed the revenue
from sugar , and there was never a. possible
chnr.co of the other measures being passed.
It may be that Senator Blackburn really
feels that ho was betrayed , for he threatens
to change the rules at tlio next session. In
order to pass these supplemental bills. As
chairman of the committee on rules he will
doubtless attempt to do this , but there Is not
the least probability that he can accomplish
It. According to- very excellent opinion on
such matters , thu senate during the present
congress will not change the rules for any
purpose to be applicable to this congress.
The democratic majority Is not strong
enough to enter upon any such contest , and
It Is not likely to be united upon a prop -
sltion to change the rules with the avowed
purpose of passing the popgun bills. Rven
shouM a democratic majority be secured for
this purpose , which Is altogether Improbable ,
the republican minority would undoubtedly
us abla to defeat it. Senator Blackburn's
threat , It is entirely safe to say , will amount
to nothing.
Meanwhile , It Is Interesting to note the
efforts that arc being made to root out of
the democratic party the senators who re
fused to accept the Wilson bill and who have
contributed as much to Ihe success of the
party In the past as any other members ot
It. The newspapers and politicians who arc
doing this evidently bellcvo that these men
can be spared without detriment to the
party , but in its present poverty'as to lead
ers. If they should accept notice to leave ,
it would bo found undoubtedly that the
party had sustained serious loss. The- fight
being made on these senators serves to widen
thi breach between'the democratic factions ,
and this may result to the benefit of' the
country.
srsTKMA'fKKD ciiAjirjv iroHK" .
Reforms accomplished by the Commeiclal
club of Indianapolis are attracting the at
tention of political economists. One ot these
pertains to the treatment ol the poor 01
that city. A fund Is appropriated by Hie
club for the wholesale purchase of supplies ,
which are put In charge of a competent
storekeeper. Applicants for aid are re
quired to return an equivalent In work anc
am credited at the rate ol 12'-j cents per hum
on their supply account , the storekeeper pro
vldlng them only with the necessaries 01
life. Dr. Albert Shaw says of the systcn
that It has produced the best results of anj
within his knowledge and seems to havi
solved the problem ot charitable worlc li
population centers. The plan adopted b :
the Associated Charities of Omaha is li
seme respects similar to that of the Indian
apoiis club. The labor test Is the sallen
feature of both. It is highly probable tha
if all Omaha charitable societies would pee
issues under the lead of the organlzatioi
"known ns thtt Associated Charities a hlgl
degree of success could be attained during
the coming winter.
At any rate the city and county author
Itles should at once require a reglstratloi
to be made ot every person In the city nov
In destitute or helpless condition. Ever ;
person who applies for aid should reglste
his or her name , place of resldcncs , trade
and prove by evidence the length of Urn
they have resided In Douglas county. Till
would protect the taxpayers from the Iraposl
tlcns of the fall Influx of paupers sent her
by count } ' , officials throughout this sectio
and would aho afford a reliable basis to
an estimate ot the amount of relief worlc t
ba performed throughout the season , Tha
evfty able-bodied , applicant for relief muE
bo required to work In return for aid give
Is generally conceded. The nianagemcri
ot the Associated Charities might advertle
for proposals for bids covering the estimate
anount of supplies for thirty , sixty c
ninety days , and it might also undertake t
bid for certain contracts Involving day
labor In order that employment might t
afforded to Its dependants.
Relief work in this city and county th
season must be blocked out on a larg <
scale than ever. If It ba systematized an
judiciously supervised better results can 1
attained at less cost than heretofore. On <
let the well-to-do people of Omaha knu
that every cent of their contributions wl
bo worthily bestowed there will ba no lac
of funds to prosecute the charitable work
this city. The philanthropists ot Omal
can do anything that those of Indlanapol
s- can do. All they ask Is that the men ai
s11 - women who devote themselves to this gre
1110 work of humanity shall safeguard the
10 against the Imposition of mendicants ni
bo professional beggars.
at
o- Chancellor Canfleld has taken It upon hli
oId
Id self to deny over his own name some of tl
ty exaggerated stories of distress In western N
IK braska that are being circulated througho
P- Ihe cast , The cllancllor's word will probab
Pof
of go very tar to correct any wrong impresslo
ka that may have gone abroad , but even he
it. compelled to make very general and bro
it.on
on assertions without going Into details or c
ed mates. A report of the exact extent of t
losses from drouth and the probable assl'
ed anco which the drouth sufferers , will requli
to based upon the Investigations of a duly a
he pointed committee and put forward as
authoritative and semi-official statement
.it the actual facts will go further to effect t
a majority greater than 11,000. On the
other hand , < Mrl Mauley , chairman ot the
republican national executive committee and
tntmber from tha state ot Maine , assures the
republican nominee that his majority will
not bo less than 18,000. If the returns show
nn increase over Mr. Hughes' estimate wo
inify be sure that Mulna republicans \\\\l \ \
have more than donO their share In upholding -
holding the standard of'their party.
The Board of Public Works find upon In
vestigation that a new floor must bo laid
upon the Sixteenth street viaduct , To leave
the old floor In Its present decayed condition
would amount to criminal carelessness upon
the part of the officials In charge. They
wilt ask the council to appropriate an addi
tional amount necessary to cover the cost
of n new oak floor. In no other way can
the viaduct be made safe for traffic and It
wculd seem to be the duty ot the council
to provide means for the work at its next
regular meeting in order that no time may
be lost In completing the viaduct repairs.
The hygienic congress at Buda Pesth must
have been surprised ut the energetic protests
ot the American representative against the
, adoption of resolutions on subjects foreign
to Its scope. Its members are not accus
tomed to being thus hindered from carrying
out a prearranged program. They will prob
ably try to let the American representative
In on the Inside ths next time they wish to
conduct a congress to suit themselves.
Corea occupies the position of an impartial ,
but Interested spectator.
Tim Vrriitniit tlrlfl.
Gkibe Democrat.
The republican mnjorltv in Vermont this
ycnr Is nearly twlc as large as the tola
vote cast In that stale for Cleveland In 1892
'Ilio 'llrml MiiK 'mnp tVcllng.
S'ew Yoilt Tlincs.
The fountains of onler and of all our
snnctttle.s nro beliifr i > olsone t hourly. Tin.
very earth , Its stability distrusted by ut ,
seems to undulate nil'ler our feet. The skies
glow ilarker anil darker , nml the stars by
which we used tn sail are one by one going
out. We hear In the twIllKht , so Ill-omened.
a clamor of voices but nil speak different
thlnsH.Ve me harassed Ijy Inexplicable
fears , Imt no rounselB icassiiro us for mere
than un Instant a Heeling instant.
Oin I'miie r Mimlrlpil Corruption.
lioston Hernlit.
The effort in the New York constitutional
convention to Hx the time for hoUlini ;
municipal elections at dates separate from
those of state nnd national voting is one
Unit ought to succeed It has lontc been In
operation and Is a success here. The prob
able reason .far continuing ( o hold such
elections together , In New York Is the op
portunities they afford for trading among :
politicians. In 'this way both elections are
corrupted ami the'people ' suiter doubly.
TlioI.onHlana _ Defection.
dlilc KO Tribune.
It Is a little too soon to tell what the re
volt of the Louisiana mg&rp plan tors will
amount to. One can tell much better after
the November election. Ot these malcon
tents have hail a change of- heart on the
entire subject , of protection ami are as willIng -
Ingto care for tlio products" northern
factories as of southern canellelds , then the
republican party will Rive them a cordial
welcome. Hut If they are figuring simply
to get a bounty fpr thelr.sujjnr , remaining
free trafle democrats as > regards everything1
else , then they need not expect the repub
" licans ) to jjwx &BtJiuslaatlc. over their -pAr-
"tlal rebellion.
UlnRiivt tlmt Tflls nt tlir 1'nlln.
New York KtenlnR Tost.
Disgust with.the record of the democratic
party that Is what the result in Vermont
me.ins. It Is a disgust so profound that
many deinournts would not take the trouble
to go to tiiepells , their vote falling ofC
about a quarter as compared with the cor
responding election of 1S90 , The democrats
of the Green Mountain state ore as "In
domitable" as ore to be found anywhere ,
but even they have become wearied with
the shuffling- performances of their party
since i Lea mo Into- full i > e.s.sesslon of the fed
eral government. There IB every reason to
expect a similar manifestation of public
sentiment In Maine and- throughout the
north In November. Only one till HPT will
save the democrats In any state That is
atrocious blundering- the part of the re
publicans.
The llattle for l > 'oncy.
ClilcaKO Herald.
It looks nowas if the Kentucklann of the
Ashland district would send a decent man
to congress In place of W. C. P. Hreckin-
ridge. The primary election , occurs next
Saturday and the Brecklnrldge managers
wish to apply a rule requiring each voter
to tuke un oath to support the nominee
before he deposits his ballot at the primary.
The demand for such n rule shows the
weiikutss of ItrecklnrldRc'f ) cause. If It t.s
Insisted upon , W. C. Owens , who is the
leading" opponent of the disgraced con
gressman , will withdraw from the primary
and make the race before Hie people as nn
Independent candidate. His withdrawal
would give Brecklnrlilge the democratic
nomination , but would not mean hlH re
election. The people who arc behind Owens
In the fight for decency and manhood arc
able to control the district and their candi
date could hardly be defeated.
I'mspertlvc , Iluel nt Jaw.
Wislilnston rust.
r Colonel Thomas P , Orhlltree , the KnlBhl
of the Sorrel mane and the Torrent Toiunie ,
has ridden liolilly to the tent door of Hon
Hourke Cockrnn , better known as Sir On
Itotundo , KnlRht of the Double Stradrllt
and the Iron Jaw , nnd , smiting that greai
warrior's shield ) with a dreadful nnd re
sounding1 smite , has cried aloud : "Corm
forth , thou thrice faint-hearted chump , am
let me cast thy giblets to the wind ! "
In other words , Colonel Ochlltree an
r nounces his intention to run for congre.T
a In the Tenth New York district , provldei
Hon. Bourke Cockran is to be Ills opponent
t He makes no secret of his contempt foi
that melodious person's prowess , and de
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clarea that with" such a" foe to" whet hi ;
" appetite he will consume , a. whole puddlni
In November by himself. He taunts th
brooding Inmate of that tent , He clamors
a .nay , thunders nt the door. He swats SI
d Ore's shield until It rings again , and hi ;
defiant i-neer re-echoes from the shudder
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1'liMadMphla Ledger.
In the fullncBji ot time , when the repub
llcan party comes again to Its own am
once more obtiiliw control of the govern
ment. the tariffing 111 be carefully , FHKH
clously revised. iand made more protective
more helpful tpiAmprlcan capital and labor
but until that tmip floes come let everybod
about his Imslfiesa with all his
digging , Immrrterlrtff. sawing , plowing
carrying- , manufacturing , buying and sell
Ing1. It is a butter , ' wiser anil more prolll
able thingto manfully face the sltuatloi
whatever It mi\y \ li9i and to make the besi
not the worst , wf lij It Is a long and stupl
cry to Jupiter fj > c'ome down'aml pull"biisl
ness out of thi-Tiu ot depression , In whlc
It hns so long Ifduridered. Instead of makln
that foolish cryV l e every one put his ow
shoulder to the * wheel und lift It out , nn
puBh It for win di-ilt * the Koal of buslne ;
activity and proi-'iiqrlty. The least attet
tlon palil to the . "palar Ity howlers" tli
better ; with the . . steal , natural wealth (
the land to developed , to be made tli
most of. In tfio' intelligence , energy an
thrift of G5,000OOOiuC , people there Is neltht
tlmo nor place fair Idle whlnlnff over th
upllled milk or the dead licrse. The thin
to do now la to RO to work and make tl
best of the situation.
& fUTL'UVKUT ,
There are two democratic county central
committees In Johnson county , niul , us a.
consequence , "harmony" Is not the watch
word.
Cleneva Gnzetta : Uoacwntor RuccccOs In
ranking Majors out a liar tn his dramatic
defense ot himself and nttnck upon Edwanl
upon the plnttoriii during the republican
stnto convention last week. Hosewater's
legislative record bears the light n good
deal better tlmn Majors' census record.
Roger Hyan , n. policeman nt Grand Isl
and , who announced hla opposition to the
caidldacy of Tom Majors , was surprised the
other day to receive from the tattooed states
man a newco.1t and vest to match his
uniform , But It will take more than a
suit of clothes to purchase the support of
Ilynn. There are a lot of republicans in
Hall county who cannot be purchased to
vote for Tom nt nny price , and Mr. Hyan Is
ono of them ,
Plalnvlew News : It hnn been staled that
the action ot the republican state convention
In nominating llallroad Majors was intended
as revenge on Jlosewnter , who was laboring
diligently to defeat Major's candidacy.
Thus wo have the spectacle of the g. o. p.
sacrificing Its alleged principles to personal
prejudice , and nominating a man who stands
uo earthly show of success merely to re
pudiate Koseuatcrl It Is a sad commentary
on Nebraska politics.
Tlio democrats of Hamilton county are
trying to persuade the populists out there to
sacrifice Fred Newherry , of Ncwborry bill
fame , on the nltar of fusion. They want
Newberry withdrawn as a candidate for the
legislature- ! the prlco of their voting for
the balance ot the populist ticket , and they
also agree to send n delegation to the con
gressional convention favorable to Judge
Stark. The middle-of-the-road men will
probably carry the day.
Somebody evidently Juggled the vote by
which Hevlne was nominal ! for congress
by the populist convention of the Third dis
trict. Coifax county was only credited with
one vote for Robinson , and now three of
the delegates from that county declare they
put In their llttlfi ballots with Judge Robin
son's name Inscribed thereon. It's a little
late In the day for an Investigation , and
as the "other fellers" said to Billy Summers
In the republican state convention , "What
are you going to do about it ? "
Silver Creek Times : The supporters ot
Majors do not deny thai ho Is a tool ot the
railroads , but to counteract the effect of his
well known record as a railroad man , they
are now saying tlmt Holcomb was once n
railroad uttorncy , and that he is now as
much so "at honrt. " as he ever was. But
will any one of them be cheeky enough lo
say that he thinks Holcomb would be likely
to veto a maximum freight rate bill or that
there is any doubt whatever that Majors
would veto such a. bill if presented for his
signature ?
George H. Clark once ran for senator on
the democratic ticket In Thayer county nnd
contracted n debt for $700 , which he as
serted the county central committee had
agreed to pay. He sued for the amount
and 'fhe case has Just come up In the county
court at Hebron , revealing a peculiar state
of affairs. Clark Insisted on having the
democratic central committee Identified nnd
its chairman brought Into court , so that he
might know who was bringing suit , After
a search ot the records It was discovered
that the Judge before whom the case was
being tried was the chairman at that time
The present chairman was next sent for ,
and , after considerable delay , the bailiff re-
turiud and said he could not be secured at
that time , as he was then In Jail. The case
was taken to the district court.
1'fAH'M.i : .I.VI > TJllfftlS.
No aristocratic pedigree Is complete with
out a certificate of scandal.
The name ot Governor Ramsey ot Minnesota
seta should be added to the list of surviving
war governors.
There Is consolation for George Gould In
the fact that his family centerboard Is all
right up to date.
Nature ordained the rocky conditions , en
veloping Nevada. Circumstances reared Its
politics on the same plan.
No rainmaker appears to claim credit for
Sunday's downpour. The cloud-compellers
_ seemj > Jp _ liaje lost..Jhelr ; nerve. . - -
A member of company C , Sixth Vermont
regiment , who' had been through the war ,
recently saw his own grave In the national
cemetery at Antletnm.
New York nnd Chicago report Increased
assessed valuations of taxable property.
Strange as It may appear , assessors in thos ?
cities render some equivalent for their sal
aries.
aries.Mr.
Mr. Depcw fears his connection with the
railroads would embarrass his campaign
should he conbent to run for governor ol
New York. Such modesty would make a
hickory shirt blush.
Some people In Memphis are roaring be
cause a local political ring manipulated SOI
saloons and ran them without license. The
town , however , has not reached the Omaha
piano of a Judicial groggery.
Mrs. Amelia Bloomer of Council Bluffs enJoys -
Joys the satisfaction of a vindication after a
long , weary wait. It was In 1851 she began
wearing the famous costume which bears her
name. She was then living at Seneca Falls
N , Y. , where she published a temperance
paper called theLily. . In addition to being
a prohibition advocate the paper also devotee
considerable space to the subject of woman
j suffrage. A Mrs. Miller , who In 1851 paid a
I visit to Seneca Falls , appeared In the bltur-
1 cated dress , and Mrs. Bloomer published a
description of It. She and Elizabeth Cady
Stanton adopted the style and advocated Its
general adoption , The Bloomer costume is
now the rage In Paris , and what Paris de
crees the fashionable world obeys.
I.V A MI.\Oll HEY.
Chicago Tribune : Banks Here's a queer
fashion Item , It KB > 'S 'baggy-kneed trous
ers arc coming to the front. '
Rivers Where else could they cotne ?
GalvcHton News : The only way to make
friends of tiome people iH to begin by mak-
Ine all tlltlr enemies your own.
Dtiffalo Courier : Strangely enough the
busiest tongues ate generally responsible
for the most idle words.
Philadelphia Ilecord : The latest slang ex
pression of contempt is : "You're losing
your centerboard. "
Atchlson Globe : Conscience doesn't get
Its growth for llfteen years. Previous to
that age children do bad things and sleep
nil night as If they were Innocent
Chicago Test : "I belong to one of the old
New York families , sir. "
"Where's the certificate of your scandal ?
Harper's Bazar : Farmer Brown ( after
fourteen hours at haying ) Never mind ,
Tommy , hayln" don't last forever. Jest re
member that winter's comln' Boon , an'
nothln' to do but Raw wood nn' tend the
cattle un' go to school an' study nights.
Fllegemle Blaetler : Doctor I told you
plainly that you should rub the brandy thru
I ordered for you ubout your stomach , and
now you have drunk It !
Patient Yes , but , you see , doctor , I hav
never In my life cared much for externals ,
Detroit Tribune : She stamped her foot
"Look me In the eye , " she commanded. H <
compiled. "Thirty dollars , please , " he ob
served , after a moment , A falntness cam <
over her as she remembered that ho wns ai
oculist.
Iife ; Ethel I don't believe In marrylm
. young ; tlo you , Edith ? Edith No that Is
li i not too young. Ethel When I think of It
" ' It seems hardly possible that my mothe
' was married before 1 was born. Edlth-
Ciood gracious ! Is your mother that old ?
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ifa wo do , a little , yet ;
a But the time l now approaching when hi
T thralldoni we'll forgel.
c And on the day of parting we'll refrali
S from any fuss ,
10 But we'll treat him mucli more coolly thai
he ever treattd us.
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! ni > rrriMlriite < l it ml Dnticrroujt Stretch ot
liullrlnl Timer.
Springfield ( Mass. ) Ilepubllcan' Public
nterest In the contempt cases aitalnst the
enders of the recent railroad boycott nt
Chlcngu Is likely to be less , now that the
excitements of the occasion hove worn away ,
han Is fairly warranted. The Importance
of these- cases will be better understood
when we consider that , prior to the action
ot the United States courts In enjoining
ciulors of the brotherhood ot locomotive
engineers from Interfering with the cm-
iloycs and tramc of certain roads , such an
employment of the judicial power was en
tirely new ; that Iho Injunctions Issued nt
Chlcagu \ > crc ot unheard-of scope , and that
imnlshinent for contempt In refusal to obey
.hese Injunctions Involves ( he setting aside
of the ordinary processes of Justice in crimi
nal cases , and the Infliction of flues or Im
prisonment or both without trial by Jury
and in the sole discretion ot the Judge.
Some time ago n cotnniltttcc of the na
tional house of representatives , after an
Inquiry Into the Injunction cases arising
through Judge Jenkins ot the ( Northern
Pacific road , made a report setting forth
the dangerous nature ot the power thus
assumed by the court. It was manifest to
the committee tlmt If this power should
be conceded and freely exercised , trial by
jtirv and all the snfepuanls pul about the
administration oC justice through centuries
of progress In civil liberty would come to
naught. Here , now , we have a case In
point. Debs nnd his fellows have been held
not for crimes alleged to have been coin-
mltcd in violation of accepted or enacted
law , but for nn alleged disregard ot the
orders of a court. They arc alleged to bo
In contempt of court , Their "trial" and
punishment are thus put in the hands of
the Judge who may accept us much or as
tittle proof as ha pleases and Inflict what
ever punishment he pleases.
We make no sort of question that Debs
nnd Uio rest richly deserve strong re
straining treatment. But we- may well
question whether , to secure that punish
ment It Is safe to establish precedents that
threaten the very foundations ot our Judi
cial order. It is perfectly plain that the
power to punish for contempt conceded to
the courts never wns intended to bo so
stretched. This jiovver has , In nil countries
where any degree of civil liberty has been
established , been confined generally to hold
against the officers ot a court and persons
connected with the trial ot cases , or against
judges and magistrates of inferior tribunals
who refuse to heed the Judgments and orders
of a superior court.
But now we find the power extending to
boundaries which would In tlio end almost
exclude the right of trial by Jury from our
judicial system. If these men can be Im
prisoned on the findings and decisions of a
judge , for violation of a sweeping order
Issued on his own authority , there Is practi
cally no limit to the power ot these officers
of the law. They can enjoin whomsoever
and whatever they choose , and can then
ftnc or throw men Into prison without num
ber on charges of contempt preferred , tried
and decided by themselves.
We may well pause before conceding to
the courts the right to exercise so extraor
dinary a power. The occasion may demand
unusual action , but it cannot warrant the
casting aside of the fundamental rights of
American citizens. If there Is not law
enough to reach these men through ordi
nary criminal charges tried In the ordinary
way before a Jury of their peers , the cases
Had better be dropped until we have obtained
law enough to reach them ,
JKIAOIU.Vl.V / HIS
Kansas City Times : The trip of Lieuten
ant Donovan from Cheyenne , Wyo. , to
Omaha on a bicycle will furnish the first
actual proof of what could be done with the
wheel on long marches , under ordinary cir
cumstances of war. Hitherto all tests have
considered the bicycle merely In Us relation
to the relay or dispatch service ,
Chicago Record : This Interesting experi
ment Is undertaken with the countenance of
the War department and its purpos ; Is to
demonstrate the efficiency ot the bicycle In
a long march. Lieutenant Donovan Is an ex
pert wheelman and knows his road. He
confidently expects to arrive In Omaha pn
schedule time. If ho does he will have done
more than eighty miles a day.
Sprlnglleld Republican : A lieutenant of
Infantry In the United States army , equipped
as for tlio field , with three days' rations
and fully armed. Is trying to reach Omaha
from Cheyenne , Wyo. , a distance of COO
miles , in six days , mounte'd on a bicycle.
Ills experiment has the countenance of the
War department. But it will have to be said
that until American roads have been greatly
Improved the bicycle can bo of little use to
tha army except at odd times In dry
weather.
/t GItKAT HKLIKt ;
Somervllle Journal.
The world seems brighter everywhere
Since congress quit
The natron's breathing purer air ,
No doubt of It.
The men whose business Is their chief
Concern heave big sighs of relief.
They don't dread being brought to grief
Since congress quit.
And so It Is the country through
Since congress quit.
We all feel mighty gluil don't you ?
It didn't sU
Another month In WnshlnRton
In that rase what could we have done ?
You see new life In every one
Since congress quit
KO HltKAT K\01H'S FttOM .VfiWM.HK I.
Clmnrcllnr lnnflctil of Ilio Slnlo Unlvrrslly
Corrects
LINCOLN. Neb. , Sept. S.-Crmncellor fan-
field of the State university 1ms Just lent Mi
following Idler lo the Hosiuti Journal In an
swer to nn artlclo which appeared in that
paper as a special telegram Irom Chicago
decrying Nebraska'
To the IMItor ot ( he Hoston Journal t
hnvo Just been hnmlcd n copy of an artlclo , "r
or special dispatch , appearing In your Issiiu
of August II , under the ( Hie of "Fanners *
Exodus , " In which , In the form ot nn Inter
view with some "exporter " reference Is nia < 3o
to the drouth and other "mlnfortunnt" ot
Nebraska , Some s'nlcmeuls contained there
in are so reniarknhle us to call for a ropty ,
oven nt this late dale. I'or Instance "Corn
Is our staple , and when we lose tlmt we lese
everything. " This Is only a half truth , ovou
taken at Its worst , or nt Its best , ns wo
please. If wo lose all the corn we do not lo < o
everything ; we only lese the- corn crop for ono
year. It Is as though we said of the manu
facturers at Lowell : "Cotton Is their only
output , nnd when they lese that they lese
everything. " They have not lost their fac
tories , nor their homes , nor their credit , nor
their savings , nor the productive power which
belongs to every hopeful. Intelligent Ameri
can. All these things are left lu Nebraskn ,
even If the corn crop goes ; and all th > : o
things abound In Nebraska whether the com
crop goes or not.
"South of the I'liiHe the conditions nro
those ot total failure. There Is nothing
ahead for the people who live In that section.
It Is being depopulated as fast as thu pcoplo-
can get out ot it. South ot the finite hap
pens to contain a big half of our entire popu
lation , the largest city In the state , with the
exception of Omaha , and almost Innumerable
smaller towns , ns well us some ot the finest
farming land that lies out of doors nnywhcro
In the union. " The statement , quoted
nbovo is simply and absolutely absurd ,
The reporter or exporter or deporter , It Is
pretty hard to tell which It In that Is mak
ing the settlement , seems to see his own ab
surdity and Immediately qualifies the stntp-
ment by saying : "West of Hastings and
south of the I'lultc there is n general
oxodus. " Hut this Is nearly ns absurd ns
the first statement. Writing rapidly anil
from memory I recall In the section last
referred to such towns as Minden , with
2,000 population , Hohlrege with 3.500 , Illuo
Hill with 1,000 , lied Cloud with 3,500 , lllver-
ton with SOO. Franklin with 1,200 , , llloomliiff-
ton with 1,000 , Orleans with 1.200 , Oxford
with 800. Arnpahoe with 1,200 , Heaver City
with 1,200 , Imllnnola with n 1.000 , McCook
with 3,500 and Imperial with SOO Thcro
uro fifteen counties lu the district named.
In which , according to the census of 1S90 ,
there was a population of 125,000 , which has
been largely increased during the past four
years. To talk ot this domain , with these
well established towns , and with the amount
of capital Invested In both town ami rural
life , as being subject to a general exodus ,
or anything that Is like a general exodus ,
Is sheer nonsense.
That Nebraska county."r
severely goes without question. That It
has suffered more than most of Us neighbors
Is not true. That It has received n mortal
blow Is not true. That a great many people )
are withdrawing from Nebraska IB undoubt
edly true. A Kreat many of them are In the
habit of going somewhere for Ihe winter and
returning In tha spring. Some of them are
honest. Intelligent , hard-working people , who
come hero with llttls or no capital. Some ot
them had a little capital , and little or no
experience. The great mass of these already ,
In retreat had neither capital nor experience ,
and consequently had no staying power ,
wherever they may bo. I do not msan by
this that we are glad these peopls arc Kol K'
that Is not true Wo are sorry they are
obliged to go ; wo are sorry If they go suffer
ing , but wonder how they expsct to better
themselves by going ; and we do not like to
have the credit of the state. Its general repu
tation hit and hurt by such senseless and ex
aggerated rumors ns you saw lit to publish.
The emigration from Nebraska to other
states , oven In this parllcular year ot espe
cially unfavorable conditions , Is not at all
equal to the emigration to Nebraska from
other states every year ot the calendar. Ot
our entire natlvo born population In 1890 ,
3,600 were born in Massachusetts. Count
noses some time this winter and report how
many of these "went home. " Very trilly
yours , JAMES H. CANFIKI.D ,
Chancellor State University.
Xl-ttltAi > KA XKIIH.ltlK.iyS.
There are 20.7 pupils enrolled in the Syra *
cuso schools.
The Thedford Banner la the latest Ventura
In the newspaper field In Thomas county.
The Pawnee City Republican has changed
owners and will hereafter be Issued as a
morning paper.
The Central Nebraska Veterans' associa
tion will hold Us reunion at Broken Bow
September 25 , 20 and 27.
Thieves broke Into the Dunkard church
near Sidney and carried off a largo quantity ,
of Sunday school literature and picture cards
purchased for the children. As the church
authorities are not out much , they hope the
literature will have a good effect on tha
thieves.
A petition Is being circulated to be pre
sented to the commissioners of Lincoln
county for the consolidation of several pre
cincts Into one for the purpose of holding an
election to vote bonds to assist In prospecting
for artesian water. The new precinct la tn
bo known as Artesian precinct , anil
In case the project should prove successful
it would mean n great deal to the northern
portion of Lincoln county.
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