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THE OMAHA DAILY BEKt FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 14 , 18M. TUB OMAHA DAILY K. Editor. i'iini.1 smp cvnnv MOUNINQ. TKIIMH OP HM ( without Sunday ) Ons Year. , , . . . ! J M n lly JIM nd HuncUy , One Yar . l w > Fix Mi > ntlix . 5SJ Thn > c MonlM . j " nundnv ] r . One Y > nr . | g > Hntui-ilny llw. One Year . . | J Weekly IJ , Ono Y ir Oninhn The Itrn nulMlnir. . Boulh Omnhn , Oirnfr K nnfl Twenty-fourth Bti. CVuncll muffs , 11 IVnrl Ktr t. ' lilrnco Omrv. at7 Clinmb r -Commerce. . New Ynrk. Iloomn 11. M unit 15 , Trltmno ITUf. WathlnBton , JMT P Slice ! , N. W. coi tnnsi 'oxiJBNCB. ' AH ( firnmtinlcntlnnn rclntlni ; 'o nro-s nj edi torial mailer nlmulJ bf ncWreiwou : To the Udltor. itrsiNnps r.nrrnna All Inulnrsi Utlen nmt remlltnncn hould b ddrritwil ti > The Hco l'ul > lllilns company. Omnlia Prart * . checks nnd po lofTlco orders to lw rtntl * pnynlit- thw onlor of tlifl cnnjpnnjr. Tin : IIKT : ruiMRinNpcoMi ) > AW _ STATE MU.VT O Ocorins II. 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I will < lo orurytlilng that cun bo tlcino to bringithnut u safe , orimoiutciil mul uoiuervti- tlvo ailniliilstrntloii of iiffiitrA nf our utiito Ijovornraont urul uro tu It tlmt the fultb nnd crcillt nf tin ] Htnta nrc mnliitalnoil. .fudge IIiDcunili nt IC\position luitl , September 11. Ilryan U still speaking on "well-known topics. " Can't Bryan give the people some thing now ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ If persistence la the road to success Lengthy-petition Lawler ought to break Into congress again. Fortunately Iho war between China and Japan shows in Indications of affecting the prices for laundering. The CJrnnd Army of the Republic Is still grand In numbers , organization , resources , purposes and traditions. The city hall Is vacant. The D. & M. passes hare on Irresistible magnetism for men on the municipal pay roll. "When Ilryan heard that McShane was on the corporate democratic slate for governor he cclalmed , Indignantly : "S'noutrage ! " We may expect the. mumps to become the fashionable Illness , now that the sultan ol Morocco has succumbed to the dread dis ease. Hard times have not been hard enough to prevent the Western Union Telegraph com pany from declaring Its usual quarterly divi dend. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - , The South Omaha , stock yards managers propose lo take an active hand In the con test for the governorship. Stick a pig there ! It Is to be hoped that South America will i hold oft any war which It may bo brewlrnj until tha O lental war speck shall have been dissipated. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The Now York legislature ought now to appoint an Investigating committee to see whether It can find any honist men con nected with the police force of the great metropolis. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ According to the plg-stlcker organ It Is the sentiment of the rank and tile of the democratic party of Nebraska that John A. McShano Bland for governor at the coming election. Ono would Infer from the squeal that reaches us from South Omaha that all the democratic shoats and kids were crying for John A. to save the country. We would bet dollars to doughnuts that neither Dr. Miller , IloJiry W. Yates nor W. A. Pnxtcn v.111 vote for McShano If ho was made the democratic candidate for governor. Every one of these democratic patriots will vote for Tom Majors. We would not even risk n nickel against a hundred-dollar bill that John A. McShane would veto for him self. It must be very gratifying to Douglas county democracy that they willba assisted In the coming primaries by Collector Jim North of I'latto csunty and United States Marshal While of HaUsmouth , These gen tlemen have generously decided to sacrifice themselves on the railroad altar and de liver Douglas county to the czar of Ne braska. Whst about voting bonds for repaying Ih- tersccllona where the charge is a general one against the city ? Omaha will have to do a great deal oC repaying next year , and the city's share on account cf intersections will have to be mot with the proceeds of bond Bales. The city ought to hive funds enough on hand In early fcprlng so that the work may begin so scon as the requisite number of property owners give their con sent , The various clubs and associations with oVJects scmi-charluble In nature are com mencing to display a gratifying activity with the return cf cooler weather. These associations quite generally had very suc cessful careers last year and feel encour aged to continue their work with renewed vigor. They are doing a great deal of good for the young men ind young women of the city , and deserve the support Ct all who are able to hi Ip them In any way. Every time a charter amendment la pro posed In the Interest of better city govern ment fears are expressed that It will not meet the approval of the politicians and thst tha latter will' light It and carry the fight up to the legislature , It necessary. Who are the politicians , nny way T Are they simply the men who are fattening > reff ! public sinecures , or who are employing t&cti- nlcalltlc of Iho law to fihlrk taxatUn ana avoid their Just contribution to the burden ! ot government ? It the people will Insist upon the change In the law that 1s clcorl ly tu tha advantage of the public and will ccaci pledges from the legislative candidates to uupport It and work for U they will bo ile to accomplish Ilia reform whether the- poll lint tlclana like It or not. Qood government mutt take precedence over political epolU. Tin : XKWASTi-TnvsT / ur The now antl-truit law , described hy one of the democratic leaders In the house ot representatives as "the most stringent law ngalnit trusts ever enacted In this country , " comprised In sections 73 , 7-1 , 75 , 70 and 77 ot the tariff act of 1S9-I. It declares to be contrary to the public policy , Illegal nnd void every combination , conspiracy , trust , agreement or contract mnde by or between : wo or more persons or corporations , either of whom Is engaged In Importing nny ar ticle from nny foreign country Into the United States , and when such combination , conspiracy , trust , agreement or contract Is Intended to operate In restraint of lawful trade , or free competition In lawful trade or commerce , or to Increase the market price In any part of the United States ot any ar ticle or articles Imported or Intended to he Imported , or of any manufacture1 Into which such Imported article enters or Is Intended to enter. Every person violating this sec tion , or combining or conspiring with an other to violate It , la guilty of a misdemeanor meaner , the punishment for which , on con viction , shall be a fine of not less than $100 and not exceeding $5,000 , with Imprison ment , In the discretion of the court , ( or a term not less than three months nor exceed ing twelve months. Tha circuit courts ol the United States ere Invested with Jurisdiction to prevent and re strain violations of the taw , and It Is made the duty of United States district attorneys , under the direction of the attorney general , to Institute proceedings In equity to prevent and restrain such violations. The courts are authorized to summon nny person whose tes timony may be deemed necessary , whether they reside in the district In which the court Is held before which proceedings are Instituted or not. Property owned by any combination or trust In violation ot the law may be seized while In course of transpor tation from one state to another and con demned , Any person Injured In his business or property by reason of anything forbidden or declared to be unlawful by this act may bring suit In any federal circuit court and recover threefold the damages sustained , with coats of suit nnd a reasonable attor ney's fee. There Is really no very essential difference between this and the anti-trust law placed on the statute books by the- last republican congress , pronounced defective and inade quate by Attorney General Olncy , and "mild and gingerly" by Representative McMlllln. The amendment to the present tariff law relating to trusts and combinations was framed by Senator Morgan of Alabama , and that senator voted for the anti-trust law of 1S90. Dut comparison of the merits of the two acts Is not Important. The claim of the democrats Is that the amendment to the tariff law against combinations and trusts "carries into law the most effective means over yet devised for controlling and curbing the power of trusts , " and what the people desire Is a prompt and honest effort to en force this law. Simply pointing to the tact of Its enactment amounts to nothing. It docs not disturb the trusts nor lessen their exactions from the people. It does not deter the combinations from carrying out their policy of restraining free competition In lawful trade and of Increasing the market price of articles which they control. It Is of no more consequence than the numerous fulmlnntlons of Mr. Cleveland against the trusts , which have produced not the least effect upon them. What the country wants Is qvldencc that In enacting this statute the democratic party Intended to give It effect. "The democratic party , " said Mr. Mc Mlllln , speaking as the mouthpiece of the house , democmtsv "was pledged to the en actment of more stringent legislation against .rusts. It Ims kept this pledge , and offers this as Its fulfillment. " But fulfillment Is not complete with the mere act of legisla tion. Until the law Is enforced or an honest attempt Is made to enforce It the party wit : not haVe made good Its pledge. It Is perfectly obvious that the anti-trust amendment to the new tariff law was es pecially designed to reach the sugar refining monopoly. Can there bo any doubt or ques tion that this powerful trust Is carrying on Its operations in violation of this law ? If i be admitted tlmt such Is the fact , no clearer case for Instituting proceedings under the law could be desired. The democratic boas of having passed the most stringent law against trusts ever enacted In this country will carry no weight so long as a democratic administration neglects to do anything to make the law effective. The sincerity o such legislation can only bo determined by an' earnest and honest effort to enforce it. Of this there Is yet no sign cr symptom IX TilK AStlLANIt DISTINCT. It sesms highly probable that for the nex few days the attention of the country wll bo drawn moro strongly to the Ashland con gresslonal tllnrlct ot Kentucky than It has been at nny time since the Inception of th extraordinary campaign there which Is now drawing to a close. Already the bitter can test betwen Drecklnrldge and his opponents has been marked by bloodshed , and the indl- cations are that before U ends there will be more blood spilled. The primaries are to be held tomorrow , and It Is at these that serious trouble Is expected. The district committee , which la controlled by Drecklnrldge , a few days ago d'cidcd an Innovation In the rules governing the primary election , It la proposed to require every democratic voler who may be challenged at the polls to takj an oath to support the regular democratic candidate nt the November election. 01 course , ' .his repiilreranit Is Imposed In the hope of keeping from the primaries those of the democratic voters who do not Intend un- der any circumstances to support Colonel Dncklnrldge If he Is nominated. It Is pre dicted , however , that the oath will have terrors for very few ot thonntl-Ireckinrldgo- followlng , but Ita effect has been to gratly exasperate the opposition to the "silver- tongued orator. " The Owen following Issued a manifesto de nouncing the action of the district committee and assuring democrats that nothing more would bo required of them nt the primaries than to establish the fact that they had .affiliated with the democratic party In the past , and Intend In good faith to support the nomine : In the regular election In November. This was followed by a manifesto from the Ilrecktnrldge camp , severe In Its language toward the supporters of Owens , In which It Is announced that the rule of the district congressional committee will bo observed at the primaries , and calling upon all to see to U by proper challenge that only democrats participate In this party contest. The Owens men say that they will not abldo by the plan of requiring vot-rs lo take an oath , which , they say , has not prevailed since the civil war , and was never administered except at the point ot a bayonet. If they resist , as they Be-'m determined to do , undoubtedly there will be very serious business , tor the temper ot both sides Is at the fighting point. There Is no parallel to this contest In our political history. No other Instancj In which a man branded with Infamy as W. C. 1 * . Brecklnrldge la has sought to be continued In public life and been able to command such a following as be has. The name ho bonrs has been honored In K ° ntnckjr for generations , and ho Is confessedly a man of ability , with personal qualities that make rlends and hold them , but nothing could xcusa a constituency for keeping In public to a mnn whose Immoralities ; have been ns Ho as those of llrccklnrldgc , nnd It would bo n .Insult to every rcputabl ; nnd self-respect- ng man to congress to return him to that y. Mare than this , It would be a reproach o the country to Imvo the fact established hat there It ) anywhere , In this enlightened nd Christian'land a constituency capable of ot only condoning the unspeakably base Im- loralltles ot this man , but reposing In him lontlnued confidence fisa / representative. i'et It Is by no means Improbable that ho , vlll succeed In securing a renomlnatlon , which vould of course be equivalent to election. Events In the Ashland district for the next ew days will bo regarded with widespread iterest. AHUVT CltAHTKH KKV1SIOX. There Is no doubt that our city charter iceds revision In several essential partlcu- ars. The garment which wna made up for s by former charter committees and legis latures Is too large and too expensive. Omaha s a metropolitan city , but It.cinnot afford all lu frills Indulged In by cities of throe or llvo times her population. In other words , wo nro compelled by sheer necessity to cur- all municipal expenses by readjusting our i > ay roll In accordance with our Income. The most glaring defect In our charter Is ho method of assessment nnd levy of taxes. No city ot over 100,000 , population makes uch a bad showing ot assessable properly alues. We need and must have a city assessor with a permanent appraisement board , and a limitation of the tax levy to correspond with a fair valuation of property. The city assessor should be clothed with ample power to force the owners of personal property In the shape of moneys and se curities to list their holdings for taxation , and he should also bo required , under se vere penalties , to comply with the law re- atlng to the assessment of the property of corporations. Next In Importance to the municipal as sessor will be the pruning out of super numeraries and the elevation of the stand ard of- city officers charged with the care , supervision and management of corporate property. In devising 6tiy scheme of refrm and retrenchment we must denl with condi tions rather than theories. There Is no doubt'that Omiha would be much better governed by adopting the district coinmls- s.oner plan , under which three men have administered the government of the city of Washington and the District of Columbia. Three high salaried business men. even nt $10,000 a j'car , would give us cheaper and more clllclent government than we now en- Joy. Hut such a rcdlcal change Is utterly Impracticable. To abolish the city councM , Uoard of Public Works , the park commis sion , police commission and other boards would bo a revolution that no delegation from Douglas county would have the courage to advocate before a legislature. It would bring upon their heads such a shower of political brickbats from nil quarters of the a'ty as to lay them out on the first round. It Is , therefore , simply a waste of brain llssuf > and breath to speculate or talk about such a change , If the charter revision committee hopes to accomplish any results by Its labors It should accept the situation as It Is , and seek to formulate only such changes a will meet with general pcpulsr approval and to which the candldntes of all parties tor the legislature can ba pledged without encoun tering a powerful current of opposition. They should bear In mind that all legislation Is more or less a matter of expediency and concession. If they aim tro high and under take extreme reforms they will accomplish nothing. TO KXLAlUiK TIIK CAlltXKT. Just previous to the adjournment of con gress Eomo quiet work was performed In be half of a bill to create a new cabinet ofllco to be known as the department of c mmerce , and Ind the session lasted a llttlj longer the project would doubtless have been pressed upon the attention cf the public , oven It It did not progress so far as positive legislation or an endorsement by cne or the other of the houses of congress. The bill In question was Introduced In the last house by Congress man Andrew of Massachusetts nnd was reIntroduced - Introduced Into the present house by Con gressman McEttrlck of tha same state. It Is , In fact , a Massachusetts ; measure , having been originally recommended by several of the merchants' asss-clations and commercial clubs of Boston. It Is true that the Idea has recjlved the approval ot the national board of trade nnd of business men In several other cities , but Its most active supporters in con gress ars to bo found almost solely among the representatives from Massachusetts. The establishment of a department of ag riculture , presided over by a secretary , to repressnt It In the cabinet , was olliclaliy rec ommended by the commissioner of navigation under the last administration. Ho outlined the jurisdiction ot such a department. Ills plan would Include under It some ten or a dozen divisions and bureaus cf the treasury department , relating to trade both Internal and foreign , the Interstate csmmerco commis sion , the Pacific railroad commission , the bu reau of American republics , and the work of Improving the rivers and harbors now done by the War department. Two principal advantages , It Is urged , w. uld accrue from such a change. The transfer of these de tached divisions from the other departments would lessen the labors of their secretaries and leave tile work performed by them more homogenous and compact. This would bo particularly true with regard to the treas ury , wliero the bureau of navigation , the steamship Inspectl ; n bureau and ( he bureau of statistics are semi-Independent cf the nec essary treasury operations. Several other branches , such as the Interstate commerce commission and the census bureau , ara not at all co-ordinated with the department to which they are assigned. In the secant place , the success of the proposed scheme would be expected to shew a marked Im provement In these bureaus by very reason of the consolidation. In the statistical com pilations , especially , belter results would be bad by making the census bureau permanent and placing all such work under the super vision of a competent chief , with trainee clerks , special agents , and statistical experts under his control. The secretary ot cm- merce himself would have charge of commer cial matters In general , and would bo lookec to for suggestions ofall 'kinds calculated to promote trade and encourage better fa cllltiei for cmmtmlcatlon nnd transporta lion. lion.There There Is certainly basis for doubts as to the advisability of Increasing the presen number of cabinet officers , particularly when one or two ot those already at hand mlgh very easily be spared , There are also fieri ous objections to the creation ot a departmeo of commerce. Just as there wereto the crea lion ot the Department ot Agriculture , unless we ere to tavt-departmentsi devoted to each of Hie great occupations with representation In the cnlililyl t lunclls. Wo nlmul- hoar de mands frdepartment at labor. A depart ment of imnofacturog will ba next. Then wo may look fir n department of mining , a department ct professional life , n department of the iinemiJCyed and n dozen or more others. Aa 'ItTJbe Improvements promised from the pr'JpiSed department ot commerce there Is no * oupn ( why they should not bo obtained Immediately by a reorganization of the bureaus Ks they exist and a now ar rangement oif ' { 'hem under the departments we now hate. We doubt whether the pro posed dtpnrtmejit of commerce will get be yond the agitation , stage for a considerable time to com ? . There were only 8,000 free admissions to the state fair on Tuesday , It will bo remem bered that Tuesday -was the day f-r the widely advertised Majors Jollification at Lin coln , and It iv,1 a necessary to offer powerful Inducements to get the republican clubs In the neighboring cities to come to Lincoln and to pretend to be happy over Majors' nom ination. Free railroad transportation was not enough , especially when BO many of the Majors' shauters Imvo annual passes In their pockets , which they may use at any time. The state fair management , however , kindly came to the rescue and a very liberal allcw- nnco of fres tickets was easily had. Thtse could harm none except the slate fair treas ury , which will doubtless show marks of political ravages when the accounts come to bo balanced. Th * entry will be moro In telligible If It reads : "Eight thousand free admissions for political effect. " Some Interesting data have been compiled by the Washington correspondent of the Chicago cage Record In answer to an Inquiry r-gnrd- Ing the usual length of congressional sessions. The congress just adjourned , after passing the new democratic tailfT law , was In ses sion 220 working days , or 330 days , Including Sundays , Christmas holidays , legal holidays andadjournments. Only two congresses con- tlnusd to set a longer time , the first congress consuming 431 days at I Is regular and extra sessions , beginning March , 1789. nud the Twenty-seventh congress , consuming 3J5 days altogether. Other long congresses faKtonded over perlods ranging from 202 days to 301 days. Omitting Sundays , holidays and all recesses , there have been but six congressional sessions longer than that Just closed , the ongcst being that of th ; Fiftieth congress , rom December 5 , 1887 , to October 20 , 18S8 , r 321 days. With summer excursion rates , winter tour- st rates and special rates on every special occasion , the railroads manage to lender their regular fare schedule practically useless. iVhy not make the special rates pcrmiuent and abolish the rdgular schedule altogether ? After the reunion In Loulsvllh. the Grand Vrmy of the' ' Heriubllc ought to bring Its icxt annual encampment to the west. There will be plenty of live western cltlis anxious o take care of" the veterans In 'OB , and Omaha may be uniong them. Things /hat lluto Itacn [ tilimlng1 Knf\x\ \ City Journal. Mr. McKlnU-y Is'not quite correct In say- ng that wlille democracy hns been iimnlnc : he government nothltifir else lias been run ning. AVorklnKmeij's accounts at the gio- r/ery stoies have bo i > running , rind things generally have been , running down hill , Thn South' * Jlltvlable Condition. aiolioDcmscrnU. The statement that the south hits suffered Ittle from business depression ( luring the last year la Confirmed by figures. The PX. parts of Savannuh for the year ending Au- SUHt : tl were $2j.lU,8-10. an Increase of more than Jo.OUO.OOO over 1S9J. Imports also showed a considerable increase. Thn liiilr Man Not Iti'on Tolil. Iluffrtl.i . Express ( rep ) . Senator Mnmlcrson says that In pplte of party lights there Is no doubt of Nebraska jiving a safe republican majority this year. If half of what The Omaha Bee Buys about ttie republican candidate for go\ernor Is true , It is Questionable whether the success ot the state ticket Is to be desired. Will Clevolnml Iclj > Wilson ? Cincinnati Commerulnl. Tf Cleveland takes the stump in the dis trict of the chairman of the ways and means committee , he may perhaps be loudly called upon to answer a few ques tions. He will probably wilte another let ter. The only curiosity about It will be whether he can Ilnd a chnnce In his sen tences for the words "Sugar trust. " He has been a dumb citizen about that. \Vlit > I'nyu tboTmtc'H ? New Orleans 1'lcajniK" . Unfortunately , the masses of the people do not yet realize that , no matter how the taxes may be regulated , the masses pay them all. It was the favorite Idea In levying the Income tax Hint It would only fall on the rich men. Those who have no Incomes will not have to pay anything. This Is the moat deceptive notion. The rich man who pays an income tax Imme diately gets It refunded by the people who rent Ills houses Or purchase bis Rood a. He raises rents or Increases the price of his Roods nml soon gets his Income tax out or Ills customers , or else he reduces the wages of his employes. It Is the mime with all taxes. The manses of the people pay them In the end , and yet It seems Impossible to make the people understand this. People who own no property may think tbey payne no taxes , but they lire handing out their money to pay their share of all the taxes. Everybody shifts off tils burden upon some body's shoulders , and this shifting process noes on until the last man can put It off on nobody else , This last man Is the work- Inpman. lie has nobody below him In the financial scale , and , as n consequence , he must carry the loail. All the Ingenious and high sounding expedients to make the rich men pay the tnxes will fall , because the rich men can always dump their load upon the working masses. SulTcntriictiirj rrotectoil. Onvernment Advertiser. The president has signed nn act for the protection of persons fur nishing materials nnd labor for- the construction of public works , It provides that any person < y persons entering into a formal contract with the United States for the construction of _ any public building , or the prosecution and "completion of uny pub lic work or tt > r repairs upon nny public bulldliiK or public' ' work. Blmll be required before commencing rfeuch work to execute the usual penal bond , with ( food nnd suf ficient sureties. 'With ' the additional obliga tions that RHeWcontractor or contractors shall promptly make payments to all per sons supplying lilui pr them labor nnd ma terials In the urn ecutlon of thu work pro vided for In suth contract , and any person or persons makTnsr application therefor , anj furnishing uffldanLto the department under the direction of which said work Is belns or has been , prpsecuted , that labor or ma terials for the prostitution of sucli work has been supplied by * Him or them , and pay ment for which. [ lui not been made , shall be furnished with a. ' ccrtllled copy of Bald contract and bo/iJ.Uon / ( , | which eald person or persons supp.lyni | such labor and ma terials shall liny-'if right of action , and shall be utithorlj-'jjr to bring suit In the name of the I'mtViI .States for his or their use and benefit against said contractor and Huretles and. to pctisccuto the same to final judgment und execution : Provided , that such action and Its prosecutions .shall In volve the United States In no expense. I'ro- .vlcled that In xuch case the court In which such action Is brobght Is authorized to re quire proper security for costs In case Judg ment Is for the defendant , nnroiT AO CUADnON , Neb. , Sept. 12. To Iho Editor of The Dec : Will you permit me , through thq columns of your piper , lo express my views on the political question as to whom wo should support , as republicans , lor gov ernor and lieutenant governor ? Let me say , to begin with , that I amIS years old and never voted anything else but the republican ticket , except In 1SS2 ; then I did all In my power to defeat Ioran Clark , the nominee for treasurer on Iho republican ticket , and he was defeated. Now we are called upon to do what ? Vote for T. J. Majors for governor and It. I * . Moore for lieutenant governor. I ask every lionrit republican In this Unto what qualifications have cither to recom mend them to the voters of the state ? I will t ll you ; One ot them has spent his llfo In office ever since ho has been old enough to bold office , and has selected as his lieutenants the rottcneU glitter snipes in the stale , from AValt Seely down to the street corner politician ; has stood branded us a perjurer and n scoundrel for years ; has never defended himself or the party he rep resented , but has the cheek to come up and steal the nomination through old-established trickery from Jack MncColl , the choice of every honest republican In the slate. Drother republicans , can It be possible that you will support such a man for governor ? I don't believe It The second man on the ticket , what Is he ? People that have been In this state twenty- four years , as I have , can tell you : A mort gage fiend nnd money grabber , la this the kind ot a man to lead the grand old parly , the grandest party In the world ? I , for one , .say no. My coat Is off and will stay off until the last vole Is cast In November to defeat both of them and elect such men as Judge Hoi- comb and Speaker Gatlln , God knous 1 nm not a populist , but of the two evils , let us choose the least. I am well aware that I will be criticised for the position I take , but I take It honestly. I cannot support cither of the men at the head of the- ticket , nor do I see how any of you honest republicans can. You will say aa an argument that we arc turning the state over to the populists. I answer that I would rather be In the Tiands of the pop ulists with such men as Judge Holcomb and Mr. Gaffln , than be victorious with Majors nnd Moore. I have mrt a good many repub licans that say "Hensliaxv , you urc right , but It will not do this time to turn tbc state over to the populists. " I do not consider that we are turning the state over to the populists. Such men as myself and thousands of.others take another view of the matter. The republicans that are following Majors have been warned time and again of what they were leading the re publican party to In the state , yet they keep on forcing on us as republicans such men ; whether It Is through corporations , monopolies , or whatever you may call them , makes no difference. Wo as republicans stand by what we believe to be right and do what \\o bellevo. to be right , and If pos sible teach tha republicans of our state that If they want republicans elected to oillcc they must fetch up men as our candidates , as standard bearers , that decent republicans can support. In the near future. I will give the political facts In support of the position that I have taken that will place me In psrhaps a different light than I am placed In now. It has already been said to me , "Ken- shaw , you have gone over to Hosewater. " To such men I will say I never was a Rosewater - water man , except when he was right. Hose- water , like the rest of us , has some good Ideas , nnd has done a great deal of good. I think that Hosewater lias done things that were a detriment lo the republican party , tea a certain extent , but I believe In giving ths devil his dues. Uosevvater has the moral courage and has his own convictions as to right and wrong. He expresses them and leaves the people to Judge. In this Instance he Is undoubtedly right , and I believe that the honest republicans In the state will decide so at the polls November next. In conclusion , I will say that this Is n bitter pill for a , republican to take , but I have given It careful thought , and God knows 1 have tried to get the consent of my mind If possible to support the ticket , and I must say candidly thai I can not do it and will not do It. Time will prove whether the course I have taken Is the beat for the republicans. I appeal to the state at large. When we elect the governor he Is the governor of the people ple , but the party Is responsible for him. For tln t reason I do not. for one , want to bo held responsible for the conduct of either of the men named at the head of the ticket. I do this through no malice to either of the men socially ; I like them both , but politi cally I cannot support either ot them. I trust every republican In the state will ponder this In his mind candidly before casting his vote. W. P. HKNSIIAW. O'NEILU Sfpt. 10. To the Editor of The Doe. I have talked with a number of re publicans regarding the nomination of Tom Majors , and many of them are of the opinion that it Is the worst calamity that has be fallen the party In years. From all parts of the state comes the cry for now blood and new men for lenders , but the old rlng- sters choked them off and secured the nom ination of a man who has been sucking the public teat for thirty years , and whose rec ord Is such that a large number of repub licans will have to give him the cold shoul der this fall. Let us have new lenders , and then the grand old party can regain the laurels she has lost. C. D. II. XXltlC.lSK.l AXI > AKHK.tSKAXS. The Seward schools have opened , with 499 pupils enrolled and more to come. The Seward county fair , while a success as an exhibition , was a failure financially. City Treasurer King of Grand Island Is the possessor of one of the- finest collections at old coins in thestate. . Tom Patterson of Plattsmouth tried to turn a. chair In a D. & M. car and mashed his finger so badly that amputation was necessary. James Haney ot Columbus tried to ride a bucking broncho , with the result that he Is now laid up with a. broken wrist and a skinned nose. , The IJoyd County Irrigation , Power and Improvement company has been Incorpo rated. It Is proposed to run a canal througl the county from the west. Stella Itossman and Maud Snooks , 13-year- old Superior girls , were enticed away from homo by two young men , and It was a week before their parents discovered their whereabouts and bad them brought home They are now candidates for the reform school. H. Lund , a well digger of Oakland , was probably fatally Injured whllo he was at work in tha bottom of a sixty-foot well The accident was caused by the breaking of a rope , and the bucket struck Lund on the shoulder , breaking the shoulder blndr and five ribs and fracturing the collar bone beside Inflicting Internal Injuries. Durt Wllsey , the Creston youth who was stabbed by Andrew Hamllng September 3 , is recovering from his Injuries , greatly to the surprise of his friends and physicians. klnmllng's knife penetrated the boy's left lung , but the wound Is healing nicely , and ho will soon be as strong aa ever. Hamllng Is out on Jl.OOO bonds for his appearance for trial at the coming lerrn ot court. Keep In tha MUIclU- thu JCoiiil , Fremont llernlJ , By a strange coincidence ( t ) Majors , rail road candidate for governor , and Tobey Cas tor , railroad democratic promoter of republi can success , met at a way station one day this week. They wcra on trains going In opposite directions , and yet seemed to know they were to meet each other. A long con sultation was held In the space between two freight cars , free from observation , as they erroneously supposed. Yes , oh , yes , "keep In the middle of tha road" and let the "roads" have the persimmon. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S.Gov't Report Powder 4BSOE.UTEE.Y PURE tut. nonKn'Ainu ir Hlllotl to Mclltcr n I'ollllcnl AddrcM Tlicrn Snt1irdlJ. : Jlr. n. Hosewaler , editor of The Be , has accepted nn Invitation to ndclress the voters of Fremont nnd Dodge county Saturday evening. September 15. The comiullle of ar rangements announce that the opera house ims baen reserved for the occasion nnd prom- Jse n full house. .Mr , Hoseu-ater's tubject will be : "Ilrpubllcotilsm vs. noodlcrlsm. " The Fremont Herald yesterday published the following announcement o ( the meeting : "Hon. C. Kusowntcr will bi < In Krcmont Sntunl.iy evening , nnd will speak at the opera house on 'Republicanism vs. lloodlcr- 3sm , ' Mr. Hoscwntcr's ability as a public speaker H too well known to need comment. At this stage of political feeling Iho an nouncement that he will speak should servo to fill the hou'so to overflowing. " o minus. There are no Icicles on the whiskers ot ilnlne'a majority. Calamity howlers ot Ihc Upton brand de light In nlrrlgatlng their tiles. Admiral Ting has been added to China's collection of tattooed has bceni. Current probabilities delicately suggest the withdrawal ot overcoats from bond. Harry C. Miner , New York theatrical man ager , Is about to take the road with a con gressional nomination. Tom Watscri Is running a populist piper In Atlanta , It Is Bald his expressed opinions would stump a political expert to tell what he Is at. "Holdrcge , for I am coming ; \lctcry we must gain. Smite Iho enemy , down with fusion ! Hy George , we've caught McShano ! " < ToburIlngton Castor. ) . Edltur Whltelaw Ued ! Is about to start on a trip around the world. Ho takes along an aggravating case cf asthma , hoping for a chance to drop It In the antipodes. llnjainln L > . Sllllman of Drooklyn , who will bo 90 years old today , was a delegate to the national convention which nominated William Henry Harrison for president. Bx-Senator IngalU dropped this epigram In n recent Kansas speech : "It would be better for the country If women entered poli tics , but not so gcod for the women. " It Is announced by a British society that King John did not sign the Magim Charter at Hunnymede or anywhere else. Probably lie allowed It to become a law under the ( en- day limit. Tommy , dear Tommy , come homfr with me now , the clock In the steeple strikes 2. You arc drunk with conceit , your Jaw wags In vain ; old hickory won't save you h o-hoo ! " ( Prom advance sheets of Church Howe's campaign song. ) llev. II , II. Garret of Austin , Tex. , claims to be the only person living who witnessed the death of John Wllkcs Hooth. He was then a boy about 12 years of age , living near Port Royal , Va. , and It was In his father's barn that Booth dually took refuge. The New York policeman who accumulated a J21J009 home , n carriage and dog cart , and (1C,000 In cash , all In a few years on a salary of $2,750 a year , need not lament his precip itate bounce. He can readily add to Ids pile by selling the recipe to tha profession. At "what age does a child csasc to be un- spunkable ? A young lady , aged 24 years , ap peared befcre Justice Slinms In a Now York police court a few days ago and complained that her mother had "spanked her most em phatic , " but , after hearing the case , he ad vised the young one to go back home. TllKf 11.1 VK HKAitn FKVM DMJ.VIf. Chicago Tribune ( rep. ) : The result was a landslide , an avalanche , a Waterloo. Chicago Post ( dem. ) : It's a cold day for democrats especially down In Maine. Chicago Herald ( dem , ) : Maine elections have long ceased to have much Interest for democrats outside the limits of the state. Indianapolis News ( Ind , rep. ) : Mr. Reed can now assure the next republican national convention that if nominated he will be- able to carry his own state. Minneapolis Times ( dem. ) ; Tom Itced's district is no longer in doubt. Tom Is elected. He won't admit , however , that It wag not McKlnley's speech that did It. Chicago Times ( Ind. dem. ) : The reason ? Well , the democratic party Js the people's party or nothing. Grover Cleveland and his cuckoo followers have tried to make It the plutocrats party. Globe-Democrat ( rep. ) : Maine has an ex cellent habit In addition to rolling up hand some republican majorities In most oC tier elections. She usually selects good men for congress , and then she keeps them In ofllra as long as they want to stay In , Chicago Ilecord ( Ind. dem. ) : Hut the most pronounced triumph ot all is that of Mr. Heed , whose plurality has grown from 1.G77 In 1892 to somewhere between 8,000 and 10,000 , It Is not without reason , therefore , that his friends are pointing him out when they explain "what did It. " Washington Post ( rep. ) : What Maine did yesterday we expect the other states In the north , east and west , at least , to do whin tlielr opportunity presents Itself. Wo expect. In a word , that the whole country will rise In protest against the foolish , mischievous , and untoward policy which the cuckoos , Iho mugwumps and the demagogues have Indi cated. The country Is always Intelligent and patriotic , and It can bo relied upon , we think , to accept the republican party as the safest , wisest and most wholesome custodian of the national welfare of the circumstances that now prevail In the democracy. .r. niKnr.tytt .v'M ' nttx/.tc. Sccrrtnrjr ot AKflcuttiiro ICpfulfs tha ( .burnt ! of Nrptitl m , Secretary Morton wag Interviewed in New York last Sunday br a reporter of the Herald and entered an emphatic denial of the charno of iifpotlsm maJo by the republican can * gresslonal committee. "To my knowledge , " ho said , "there Is nok n slnglo violation ot the civil service law In nny appointment I hnvo nude. The books of the department arc open for Inspection at nny time by any pftxon who has n right to look at them , and they will bear out my statement , "I have no relative In nny department , cither by blood or marriage , There ) nru neither Skinners , Smiths , Drowns nor Joneses them In violation of the civil service law. If no , t am liable nnd ready to take my medicine , There nrc no aliens there that I know of , but I found aliens In oHlce- when t took charge. " In relation to the statement that ho had appointed as his private secretary at $ ? .00 < ) a year a young Swede who had not been naturalized , the secretary said the young man was appointed upon the recommendation of Representative Michael 1) . Hnrtcr of Ohio , mid , although ho was foreign born , lie "as n naturalized cltlien of the United Stales , BO far as lie knew. The > oung man had resigned the office n few months ago to become the secretary of a land company at $ .1,000 a year , Mr. Morton clmraclcrl7cd as "rot" the statement that the landlady ot the Skinner family had been placed on the rolls ot the department as a scrubwoman at { 30 a month , enabling her to reduce the price of board for the Skinners. "In proof of the efficient manner In which my department has been conducted. " said Mr. Morton , "tho recent report of the dis bursing otllrer shows thai I cover back 2.1 per cent ot the entire appropriation for my department , making an aggregate KUIII of $600,000. "I have jmt more persons In the Depart ment ot Agriculture * legitimately than my predecessor. ) , nnd I am the only secretary whu has had the heads ot the departments classified under divisions. "I think , " said Mr. Morton , In conclusion , "that tlicso charges come from a printers * union , which has tried to regulate Ihe print ing oillcc of thu department td suit Itself , " COMli'.i I. Philadelphia Record : "This Is stew much I" exclaimed the oyster , as ho Jumped Into the pan for the fomth time In one day. Chicago Inter Ocean : "Mr. Sadly tells me that you have Kivcn him new courage and hope. " Doctor I'm glad to hear tlmt ; I'll put them In the bill now. Life : Ada Do was Jint going down for the third time when Dr. Watson dived ctt a yacht and caught her. Grace And an veil her life ! Wasn't that wonderful ? Ada Yes , for u tloctor. Truth : "Poor dear thing ; he mm r led for love ! " "Ah ! nnd was unhappy ? " " 1'cs ; he found that the Klrl couldn't even support herself , to say nothing of him ! " liufTnlo Courier : Jllson. who 1ms been out In the country for several \\eekH , says ho noticed thit : In the agricultural race Iho cabbage nearly always comes out u head. Somervlllo Journal : Kven when n man proclaims loudly thiit he doesn't go Into politics , because he Is too much disgusted with the dishonesty of politicians , It Is just as well to take precautions that he doesu't fool you In u horse trade. Cincinnati Tilbuno : "Say , " said Iho guest , "what do you menu by charging mo 1 } 2 for the same room you let me have lust wppk far $1 ? " . "It Is so much cooler now. " calmly re plied the cleric , "that you get twice ntt much satisfaction out of sleeping an you did lost week. " A GOOD FILLER. ImltnnapollH Journal. The press was waiting , the hour was lale , The train tlmt carried the boiler plato Was wrecked Borne twenty miles away. In shoit , there wax the deuce to puy. Then up the tube the editor sang : "Shove In them cuts of Li HungChang' ' " TIIK ti.inr. John I ! . I.e\\ls In Now York Sun. Youse betclier life dls eiln't no cinch I' hus tle here all day An' do d' work un' tend d' kid an' hnve no time to play , While all d' udder kids Is out n-playln' roun' d' block , An' douBh me work la flnlsht , yet I has I' sit an' lock. Says ma : " 'Now rock d' cradle , Kitty Ann , AH 'look out fer d1 baby. Kitty Ann , Fer he's ypr little brmlder , An" youse hasn't got no udder ; Bo sure t' mln' d' baby , Kitty Ann. " Deyr playln' rlng-a-rounder , an' at hop scotch I kin tell , I wonder f 1 took a sneak -would he wake up nn' yell. Cheewlzz ! I'KO been a-hustlln' here slnco nunost 8 o'clock , An' now It's 1 , but Btlll I s'pose I'll hat t1 sit an' rock , I wish derewasn' any kids. D'y nln't no Except f bo'dder folk nnd keep dem In nil day , an' bawl ; . . . . . Aw now , dat's all a bluff ! Ker he's d' bes" kid In 0' block , An' doiiKh Us rudder tough on me , I'll ches Bit still an' rock. An' RO cliefl' rock d' cradle. Kitty Ann , An' look out fer il1 baby , Kitty Ann , Fer he's ycr little brudder. An' youse hasn't got no udder. So dies' yousu mln' d' baby , Kilty Ann. ti'miriion vovu snixitr u.tvic. It IS , ( Wo'ro Bolu HSnt ( a. ) He liad a Sunday hat , but lie didn't ' care for tint , For IIB wanted one that was the very latest ; "Stetson Special" caught his eye , and he couldn't pass it by , 'Causa it was ths very nnast anil llu greatest 1VIIAT JM2VCIJJH 1VZJ Browning , King & Co , , Reliable Clothiers , S. W. Cor. 15th und Douglas.