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anonriR n TBSCIH'CK.
Htvorn In before m < - nnd nuticrlbcd In my
rv ncp thU iKt of October , ISM.
< Hcui. ) N. i1. niu :
Notary Public.
We rejoice In the iUlrkrncd | counelotiro of
tint peopla concrriilnc poll I lout affair * , mid
will liolil nil pilMlu [ illr < im In n rigid tr- i
ipun | | | } nni ] engage ( Hint inruiu 'pledge' )
tliMt Ilio prosecution unit punishment of nil
trim Ijctruy iifllcliil ( rums' uliiill lie Mr 1ft ,
Iliorouch anil unsparing. N'utlounl ICopub-
llrau rinUurni , 1870.
Have a little nntlencc nnd you will
lii-fore lotiK feoc nil of Huroim's HUCCCHS-
ful novelties transplanted to tlie United
Htntcs.
A dial has not yet licon enshrouded In
tlie pnll of silence that Hceins to have
overwhelmed the liead of tlie present
iidinlnlstnitlon.
O'he ilelay of the clly council to act on
the general appropriation ordinance Is
keeping the Hoard of Health in u state
of suspended animation.
"
I"
M Tlii-ro is no dilliciilty in settliik' up an
invitation convention of democratic
rumps. Knell invitation entitles ( ho
guest to a 1) ) . & M. pfis.H to and from tliu
place of meeting.
Clmlrtnan AVllson snys that he enjoyed
his trip abroad very much. lie cer
tainly ought to have enjoyed It. The
American people also enjoyed his ab-
very much.
If It Is tri be nKalir the old Ilsiit IIP-
tween Oreenhalpc' and Itusaell In > tas-
KacImsettH , it 'will bo a aln the old
refnilt a rei ubllean victory hy greater
majorities tlmn before.
No combine of the railroad hankers
and banking railroaders can coerce Un
people to support a notorious corruption-
1st and forporatlon tool as chief execu
tive of tills commomvcnlth.
That Madagascar wnr scare is ijtiicicly
mibsldltiK and leaving the Hold of hos
tilities exclusively to China nnd Japan.
The Madagascar affair will wait until
the Oriental question Is flrat settled.
The populists assert that were It not
for fraud they would have won in the
remit election lu Georgia. Until they
can overcome both numbers and fraud
Georgia will continue to bo counted
an long the solid south ,
.lust notice tlio alacrity with wlileh
th railroads pay their snares of the ex
pense of repairing tlie Sixteenth wtroet
viaduct. The people would bo most
pleasantly surprised to learn that the
hills have weeded only to ho presented
to be paid.
Secretary Carlisle 1ms decided not to
jiut the free alcohol clause of the new
tariff law Into effect. Why not recon
sider his action on the other provisions
and suspend the enforcement of the en
tire law pending the verdict of tlie
people ?
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' ITtirper'H AVeekly Is not enamored over
either of Hie candidates for governor of
New York , but as between Hill and
Morton , It Is decidedly for Morton. It
regards Hill ns by far the most danger *
oim politician that lias been evolved In
state politics.
The commercial agencies report n
murked Improvement In business at
Omaha lu spite of the almost absolute
certainty that Ilolcomb will he elected
governor. The bugbears about the
Ktutu'H credit do not affect the con
sumers or tliu purchasers of goods.
The refusal of Judge William Oaynor
to run on the same ticket with Duvld
B. Hill will unquestionably redound to
hl benefit lu the long run. By putting
nslde the temptation of n place on the
bench of the New York court of ap-
peald he In only assuring himself some
thing better when tlio proper time Is
at hand.
Chairman Wilson Insists that he did
not go to Kngland to talk tariff. But
When he got there the Impulse to ex-
patlato upon all that he had done for
the British manufacturers hccaiw Irre
sistible. He couldn't lulp 'talking. It
was merely an outcropping of the In
herent characteristic of boastfulucds
that could not ho repressed.
The Majors calamity crusaders will he
taught a wholesome lesson at the com
ing elect ton. They will find out that the
RViirago .American cltlnen , whether na-
tlvo or foivlen horn , cannot bo forwd
to support offensive and dishonest can
didates by threats and thumb screws.
You can bring your horses to wati-r , but
can't make them drink.
AUK TIIKV
A Lincoln paper which prides Itself on
being UIP organ of Ihe state house hood-
lorn Venture1 * to make the following dee-
laralloli In support of the candidacy of
Tlmiiui * J.
K. Itonownler. tli pallor ot The Dec. Is
opposlnc Thomas J. Malar * for governor of
Nebratk.i and advocating the election ot
to state offices.
He ffckx to Kiiln converts to populism
by
Tim members of nil Christian chtirclics
In Nebraska , particularly the ministers.
Hvr-rv old noldkr In the statf.
Kvcry man who fought for his country
when the cotinlry needed defenders.
What an Insult to the Intelligence and
clitirarler of the Nebraska clergy ! What
clM cln riiiiiinciiliiry upon the lack of moral
Mamlim of the union veterans that
slaked their lives ami fortunes that a
government < by the people and for the
people l should not perish and republican
Institutions might he perpetuated In this
land. Are the Christian ministers of Ne
braska ) so nhjci'tly devoted to the wor
ship of corpora to wraith that they
siw
would 'hMi ) their cars against the truth
and consider It an Insult to themselves
illv
when \ public attention Is called to the
indelible ! spots upon the ollicial record
and personal conduct of the man who is
aspiring ! to the position of chief execu-
llvi1 of this commonwealth ? No Chris
tian minister , not even the chaplain of
the t ! penitentiary , who draws his salary
from Hankwrecker Mosher , dare stand
ui ; > before any congregation and ask Its
members to cast their voles for an associate
inct
ciate of gamblers and patron of gam
bling I > 1 houses. A man who disgraced this
state by prostituting the officeof lieu
tenant governor and converting the
chamber ! set apart for him in tlie state
capltnl Into n ivsort where members and
lobbyists were plied with liquor ! A
man who , while holding the position of
111vl
vice governor , has on several occasions
: il public banquets used language too
vile to be repeated In the slums and
lowest dens !
It Is an unwarranted assumption to
assert ! or intimate that nny considerable
number of Christian ministers have espoused
III'l
poused ' the candidacy of Colonel Majors ,
though they be republicans and believe
In the principles of the republican patty.
Tlit' same is equally true of the union
VI . Quite apart from the large
ii of old soldiers that have gone
over to the populists by reason of dissatisfaction
n'S
satisfaction ! Avlth the nit1 1 hods pursued
hy republic-nil leaders under railroad
domination , there are hundreds , yes ,
thousands , of union veterans who will
iin
repudiate the nomination of Majors be
cause of bin unclean record nnd corrupt
subserviency lo tlie corporations that
KlSI
seek to overreach the people and rob
them of their right to self-government.
The rank mid tile of the unrewarded
lu-roes that helped to preserve the union
place 1 > loyalty to the state above loyalty
1tl
tif confederated corporations banded together
tlK
gether < with state house hoodlers to
maintain their grip through the machinery
11Cl
ery of the republican party.
TIIK onto rttKK sx.rw/z ADDRESS.
The Ohio doniotTiitle platform Of this
yt'jir illstlnctly committed tlio party In
fnvor of the five coinage of silver. As
if to cmphaslzi ; this the democratic
stiilo executive committee has just Is-
siu'd : ui adtlrosH In whldi It is Ouclurcd
Hint the money < iiu > stlon Is tl\q \ Httpivnie
ls > iit > before the country and the free
cofiiiija' of ullvor Is tulrornloil. Thus
lh < > di-iuot'iiu-y of the Buckeye state ,
which twenty years ago zealously es-
jiotisod the cause of uruenhack Inllatiun ,
is mm' equally earnest In chainiiionln
cause of stiver inflation. It may be
Interest liifc to note that then the voncr-
ahlt Alton (5. Tliuriiiaii waH a leading
advocati' of gt'cenliacUlHin , and now his
sou IK lU'nnitnt'iit as a clianuilon of free
silver. . i
The telegraphic summary of the argu
ments of this address , which will doubt
less command wide attention and com
ment , does not present anything very
new or Impressive In .support of the de-
iniiifd for free silver. The ground it
covers lias been gone over many times
before. What IK not statement of fun
damental principles has long since
grown-to" be plalltude. .Still , it may be
well to take notice of a few of the nr-
gumeiiLs or assertions of this free silver
manifesto. One of these Is that the'de
cline of prices during tile last twenty
years has been wholly due to the de-
monclgallon [ of silver In 387 ; ! . This ut
terly Ignores the Increasing production
of all kinds of commodities which lias
been going on since the so-called de
monetization of silver. In that time
great progress has been made lu im
proved facilities of manufacture , add
ing enormously to the production , while
the world's yield of agricultural prod
ucts has been Immensely increased. In
our own country It la said that our
manufacturing Industries , If run to their
full capacity , are capable of turning out
in six months enough goods to supply
tlio demands of our people for a year.
Our agricultural resources have been
very greatly developed during the last
twenty years , so that our average nu-
nual production furnishes in excess of
domestic wants a large surplus for ex
port. Other countries have also been
developing their agricultural resources.
II IN a favorite point with tlie free sliver
advocates to cite the low price to which
wheat has fallen as evidence of the
effect of silver demonetization. This
was asserted hy one of the speakers at
the meeting of the Bimetallic league In
Washington a short time ago , but he
neglected to explain why It did not have
the sumo effect on corn and oats , which
have risen In price while wheat has
fallen. So far.as the American farmers
are concerned , they have been growing
more wheat than could be consumed at
home and at the same time have en
countered a steadily Increasing compe
tition from other countries , conditions
which could not fall to cause u decline
of prices. Free coinage of silver could
not have helped the situation in the
least.
The assertion Is made hy the Ohio
democrats that the general decline In
prices has been brought nhout by the
shrinkage in the volume of money rel
ative to population and business. It
nol Iriio , HO tar n ( lip I'nllrd Slnten
l concerned , tlmt there hnfl broil n
Hlirlnkago In the volume of money rotan
live lu population , The supply of curII
reiioy per rnptia nt Ilitri time IH within
tir few coiiN of tliu lilgheM flgtiro It ever
readied In wir history nnd In greater
than I ut sonic of Ihe most prosperotw
pctiods l ; , The largo act'iiiuuhitlon of hilt !
[ nioiio.i ( | nl all financial centers Is evi
dence , also , that there linn boon no
shrinkage rclallvo to business AH to
tlio assertion that gold nlono docs not
afford a sutllclcnt Imsls upon which our
paper currency can safely rest , the con
clusive answer Is that il has done so for
the past tirtcen years , find there Is no
reason why It shall not continue to do
So under existing conditions.
The Ol.lo democrats have done nollin
Ing to further Ihe cause of free silver
coinage by their address. They have
simply given fresh warning that In order -
dor to maintain n sound financial H.VSd .
It'in It is necessary lo deprives Ihe demoe
cratlc parly of the power to"legislate on
( ho cuirency.
'
O/TKANM'W KUm.SM.Y.S'/M/1. 1
The activity oC federal ollk-lals , both
high nnd low , in Ihe councils of the ad-
mliilHtriitloii In the pending political
campaign cannot escape the atlontlon
of observant t'Ui/.oiis. 'L'he desiioratlon
of their cause , dependent upon the main
tenance of n democratic mtijorlty In the
next house of representatives , could not
be move effectively Illustrated. Parti
sanship , under tlie clrciunslances , be
come. * a praiseworthy characteristic
in the olllce holder , provided , of coruse.
that It iissuinos the direction approved
of by the proper authority.
The list of government employes , es
pecially of department heads and Im-
roan chiefs , who are -Inking ( he .stump
for administration candidates In differ
ent states of the union Is already alarm
ingly long. It Is headed by several
members of the cabinet. Secretary
Iloke Smith has boon electioneering In
( Joorgla for a month. Secretary Her
bert has been scheduled for a speechmaking -
making tour through the south. Secre
tary I.amont has boon spending moit of
his time of late working quietly for
harmony within his own party in Now
York. Secretary ( . ! rosham proposes to
steer clear of political entanglements for
the present , but tliu Stale department
will be nbly represented by Ambassador
Kayard. who is expected homo from the i
court of St. .
.lames for the especial pur
pose of saving Delaware to the domoc-
racy. The assistant secretaries of the | i
Inturlor and navy departments arc also
following the bright examples ra > t by
their immediate superiors. Vice 1'resl-
dent Stevenson , us Is well known , lias | i
devoted himself to little else than poli
tics since his Incumbency of the otlice ,
but there are grounds for the suspicion
that his efforts are for the promotion
rat her of selfish ends than for the pur
pose of defending the administration as
a whole. Then , too , hints have been
thrown out that President Cleveland
himself has made arrangement for n
hunting expedition into West "Virginia ,
in which event deer will not be tlio > only
game sought after , As for tlie lesser
officials , who are more active in politics
than In tin ; himlncss of tliu governniLMit ,
they arc- lee numerous lo specify' and
include representatives from nearly
every service- not protected by the civil
service law.
While Ihe powers at Washington , un
der the very nose of the president , are
thus encouraged to neglect ( heir work
for the field of politics , in it any wonder
that the federal brigade- local ofllces
everywhere'are making themselves ex
traordinarily conspicuous in party pri
maries , elections and conventions ? Is
It not to be Inferred that the whole vast
army of federal ofllcials are aclng { on
orders from headquarters and that what
they are doing is in accord with the
administration policy ? During Presi
dent i Cleveland's first term In the white
1I house 1 he was outspoken against such
Interference 1i I and professed lo exert his
intlneiico i In tlie opposite direction. The
very democrats who formerly denounced
the t republican federal machine are now
ti
working tlie federal brigade for all It
Is 1 worth. This offensive partisanship
must attract tlie adverse comment of
all Intelligent and unbiased people.
JIITj''S M
Senator Hill has accepted ( he nomina
tion for governor of Now York , given
him nearly two weeks ago by a conven
tion of his followers and admirers. In i
doing tills ho keeps faith with his
fricnds "ml disappoints the hopes of his
enemies. Since tlie nomination Mr. Hill
has been devoting himself with his
usual laborious assiduity to a thorough
canvass of the situation , and hln de
cision to make the race is to bo re
garded as evidence that ho believes
there Is a lighting chance for his elec
tion. Ills acceptance speech , however ,
is not characterized by that confident
tout ) which usually pervades his utter
ances. Ho confesses that his party , par
ticularly in New York , Is confronted
with a great crisis , "which substantially
Involves its existence as a political or
ganization. " He admits that tlio very
life of the party Is at stake , and such
being the case , he feels It to be a duty
to sink personal preferences and disre
gard all considerations of personal sac-
rltlce for the general good. Ho would .
prefer to remain In the senate , the
duties of which wore becoming moro
congenial to his tastes , but In thu exist
ing exigency ho cannot refuse to obey
tlio call of his party , whatever the rei
suit may bo to his own political for-
tunes. Senator Hill's language. IH
adroitly framed to carry thu impression
of supreme devotion anil misclll-sh loyalty -
alty to thu party , and doubtless It will
have this effect upon many , but there IH
u largo element that will not bo BO
affected by It. Tlierw tuv thou.sands of
democrats who cannot bo Induced to
have any faith In Hill , whatever profes
sions he may make.
What will the anti-machine democrats
now do Is a most Interesting question ,
to which an answer ought to bo forth
coming In the next few days , It seems
hardly likely that they will put an In
dependent ticket In thu fluid , because
It may not jx * possible to mid men of
nny popular * lUrjjngtli having political
aspirations : who < ro willing to Imperil
Ilielr futtirn 1 $ ijjjceptlng the leadership
of thl ! ) niovijinutijt against the regular
democratic < IH&ot , The probability IN
that they wfll 'f > content with organ
izing I In opposition to the machine amdl-
ilales , and theyipiln do this with greater
zeal and heitrflftoNi now that Judge
Oaynor ! has ( ] ccUnedto be a candidate
on the regnllir'trckot for the court of
appeals. ; It lA $ u > lod. thai Mr. Cleveland
will use his liitlitencc to harmonize the
party , but It IrfjjueHllouahlo whether ho
can accomplish much , Mr. Whitney and
Secretary I.amunt are also said fo have
assumed the role of harinoiilzorc , but
there are democrats who even they can
not Induce to stultify themselves. The
declaration of democratic organs that
the nomination of Hill Insures the defeat -
feat of the party cannot now be with
drawn. The chances of republican suc
cess have not been lessoned by Mr.
Hill's acceptance.
The significance of republican vlctriry
in Now York tills year will be far-
reaching. It will mean that Iho I5m-
piro 1 slate can bo safely counted for Ibo
1r
republican < candidates in the nuxl presl-
dential election , and It will also mean
that the parly can. If It pursue a wise
policy , hold political control of that ,
great commonwealth for years to
como. for It will have the opportunity i
to overthrow the unscrupulous power
of the political organization In Now
York Clly , which lias always boon the
bulwark of the democracy In the state.
How much this will menu for tlio polit
ical good of the whole country every-
hody can appreclato who Is familiar
with this dangerous Influence of T m-
many In polities.
n KH.V.I A V'K D/S-S'.l TJ.s'P/l C
The dissatisfaction of the German gov
ernment with tlio discriminating duly
in the sugar schedule of the now tariff
law is natural and Justillablo * Tito
claim that the additional one-tenth of a
cent duty on sugar Imported from coun
tries paying an export bounty In espe
cially injurious lt > the ( icrman sugar
Interest Is doubtless well founded , hut
tills would not bo a sulliclunt reason for
the protest of Germany if it wore not
for the fact that tlio discrimination violates
lates Internat'omil ' obligations. Not only
Is Gormany. as staled hy one of her
prominent j , otlielalu , entitled to the "most
favored nntlo i" Hfontmont , but Ihe con
ditions ( imdeiv which that country re
moved the restrictions upon the Importa
tions of our 'meals and made certain
tlo
other fuvoraldo. friula concessions niv
to t ( bo given somolconsideration. These
concessions h&ve J > eon of great benefit
cn ct < our agricultural interests. The state
ment is made * tliitt the removal of the
embargo ngallist , our pork and pork
products resuliod fn increasing their expert -
port to Ciornmjty WO per cent , and there
wan also a considerable Increase In the
exports' of ofh'cr"commoditierf ( , to that
country as thoresiilt of concessions made
Clf Clh the German government liu return
for tli6 anvanfages Hecured to er sugar
interest. We had unsuccessfully tried
for < years to accomplish what was
brought about in a few mouths after the.
McKlnley law , with Its reciprocity pro
vision , went into effect.
The German government Is careful to
have it understood , .In protesting against
the discriminating legislation , that no
menace is Intended , but at the same
time it Is very plainly intimated Unit
unless the protect Is heeded retaliatory
measures will be adopted. That .such a
course would have the hearty approval
of the entire agricultural Interest of
Germany there can he no doubt. II re
quired no small effort on Ihe part of
the government to overcome the opposi
tion of this Interest lo the concessions
made to tlie United States and it would
cordially welcome a return of the old
order of things. It is reported that Aus
tria is likely to follow the example of
Germany , while there is already as-
suraiico of the adoption of a retaliatory
policy by other countries In the event '
of their failure In secure now commer
cial arrangements that will bo satis
factory to them. All such policies , it
should be understood , will be directed
chiefly against the agricultural Interests
of the United Slates. It Is the Ameri
can farmer who is threatened with the
greatest Injury from this democratic
legislation , anil ho Is the least able , un
der prevailing conditions , to stand any
cutting off of Ills markets. It is said
that the president. In his annual mes
sage , will probably urge some action
by congress In this matter. If anything
is done It would seem to be necessary
to entirely change the sugar schedule ,
and tills might necessitate modifications
in other portions of tlio tariff law. The
matter is more important than may ap
pear at first glance.
From BurlliigWn , la. , comes a great
calamity liowljujxpressly fabricated for
the benefit of till' Majors contingent In
tlih * state , am ] bperted under flaming
captions In Ibo palttnt Inside sheets that
are now being Hi ulalod hi this slate
at the expense , iif io corporations coil-
federated witiiitho Burlington managers.
There Is an eternal Illness of things In
starting tills cjil\ji\lty : \ howl from Bur
lington , where uvurythlng and every
body Is an appchidjigo of the Itoston syn
dicate tlnit opvuuies tlie Burlington
road. . 13'i
A railroad WrgYhiettu down In the
state of Beatrjcywtrles to frighten the
business i pcopI < ciiifYthat town by point
ing to the fact that a populist Kansas
Judge J said dining his campaign that If
elected there would be no more fore
closures i In court against Kansas
farmer * . The Hontrlcv orgnnotfp has
evidently forgotten that a republican
Judge In Nebraska nuulc tliu same
pledge In the campaign of 18111 and was
defeated In a republican district. The
name of tin1 man \vlio defeated him was
SllaM Ilolcomb. It woiild-Hcom that Ilol
comb Is regarded IIH a safe man foe the
creditors of the slate by republicans of
western Nobiaska , who know the kind
oC material ho Is made of.
If tlio republican stale committee
hoods Tlio Boo's advice It will not at
tempt to repeat the tactics of 1SOH. Tlio
committee has a right to print nmfclP
dilate a campaign .sheet If In Its jutlg-
i lit1 nt It will promote the Interests of
the republican state ticket. But the attempt
tempt to make capital for lame ducks
by the circulation of slanderous and
llbolous attacks and scurrilous stories
will gain no votes for the general ticket.
It will , however , precipitate a contest
In I which the candidates on the local
ticket t are liable to bo burled with
Majors. _
Hear the refrain of the calamity cru
saders ! Kvory railroad organ , whether
It bears a republican label or demo
cratic stamp. Is playing the tune of
financial ruination nnd snmshup if Ma
jors is not elected governor. In the face
of the bank Mnlomcnt.s of millions of
Idle money on deposit and in tlio face of
,
the comparative bank clearings , these
terrible songs of woe are enough to
make a horse laugh. |
There is great danger that In several
wards the respectable nnil reputable elo-
inont of the republican party is being
NO divided among the reform candidates
. .
for tht ! city council that the ward-
heelers and'rlngslers who know how lo |
concentrate on one of their number are
on the point of securing the advantage.
Those who are working for honesty in
the. city government will have lo unite
upon thu best man.
( Ilir Sentiment * . " I
In mnldnp n prvtense of sm-ceplnR the
streets , whllu It miif ! > < common to shut
the people's eye mi , lt'n rtibbini ; It In to do
the business with dust.
\ . . . .
flir Unluit.
There Is one ftioiiK Indication Hint Canada
Borne day will ! > a Ituihls on the subject I
of annexation. Her debt IH in the nelfinI I
borhooil of liOlu > , OOi ) , and nearly { 5,000,1)00 )
was added to It hint year.
DlHtrlbuilnii or Itoyiil THRU.
Lonl vlllf * < Vmiipr-.lounial.
When .luimn , us nhc Is reported to contem
plate , divides riilnu mid puts U Huns
ChanR at the head of one of the kingdoms ,
one of 1.1'a flrnt acts , after he
has > replaced hlw yellow Jacket and peacock
feat tor. will be to ilive-,1 tlie young1 em
peror of his bib and tuclwr.
ItHliin tliv l.lttlillrrolne. .
I'hllHlldldlll ] , P.ldT.
The name of th llltle Rlrl who flaRKed
and saved from dfntnictlon a train between
Dundee and l.iuninu. lu. , sliuuld have been
given In tlie dlspntclx-M. One doo.s not look
for such nerve Hnil forcthouRht In a clilhl
of 7 years , und when It la exhibited the
name of the little heroine houUl be pre
served to the wet Id.
l-'ullftton IV t.
The defeat of Majors will restore the con
fidence of eiiKtern loan agencies In Nebranka
securities. Tln-y lire now promising to with
draw their money from this state If this
man of unsavory imputation t * elected < ? ov-
iTiior. A gllt-e < lKf I'L-iil fHtatc loan on good
Nebraska properly WUH held tip last week
pending the election of governor , the loan
company stating that In case Majors was
elected not a dollar would they loan In the
Btatc. This IH tiuly a year when none but
honest men should be placed In charge of
thu affairs of Xcbiu.sku.
Thu Itm'ndlnt : Calamity Ilinvl.
Mlliiirnp ill * Tlmcu.
The sure , though gradual , return of busi
ness prosperity Is already having Its effect
on the calamity howler. His strident tones
are even now somewhat modulated. He is
lieglnlng to pitch his voice In a lower key.
He tlnds tlmt the Htorm Is abating. He
sees the clouds he blew over the continent
lolling by. He ivallzen that his occupation ,
like that of ShukeHpraru'H Moor , Is gone.
The idle crowds at whom he shrieked are
disappearing , and whn he seeks them he
finds them attending their own business In
the Held , the furnace or tlie factory.
llrKurillnir l'limnrltilngirlu8 ,
flilntKo Tjllump.
The attention of Senator inibols and the
other fellowBwho recently have Joined In
n howl about an alleged "steady , constant
contraction ot the currency , " Is called to
the latest statement by the Treasury de
partment. There \vas a net pain of nearly
$3K ,00 ( ) in thf circulation last month ,
which la at the rate of not far from J1W-
003,000 per year. The total amount of
money In circulation last .Monday was a
little over $ lGV > , < > Ofl.iWO , being at the rate
of 524.07 for every man , woman nnd child
in the country. There Is money enough
for all who ha\o anything with which to
buy It , and If the amount weie ten times
as great Ihe fact -would not materially
help those \vho liavo not labor or the
products of labor to exchange for some ot
Corrupt I'mor thu I'ulillc Trnasury.
Civil Urn lev Cln-inlcltf.
Seventy-five federal office holders went
from Washington to the Anhland district
to help Congressman Urccklnrldge get a
renomlnatlon. ThlH fact brings to the
front again In the rnoat offensive manner
the corrupt use of the public treasury by
congressmen for their private ends whlcli
so generally prevails. In addition to tha
seventy-five trom Washington , practically
all federal ofllcer.t living In the Ashland
district , amounting to hundreds , were for
weeks working for this same nrecklnrldge.
The majority of tliu people of his district
did not want Hrecklnrldge , to Bay nothing
of the majority of his patty. Yet a reel-
mont ot otllca holders , paid by tha country ,
worked day and night to force him
upon his district. They to a man left
their places of olllclal duty tu do this.
illl : YVllicm'n Iliiiicoinbe.
WdnhliiKton Post.
Wo really think , however , that Mr. Wil
son might have refrained from abusing the
Institutions of his own country for the
delectation of foreigner * . He might hn\e
ntuffed himself with beef and turtle and
thanked hl entertainer * suitably without
reproducing for n Ilrltlsh audience the
cheap fustian with which he la accustomed
to whoop up the credulous rustics of his
district In West Virginia. The crowd un
derstands that kind of hog-wn h , knows It
for mere campaign buncombe nnd Is no
more disturbed by II than by any other un
meaning anil unregarded noise. Hut to gay
such things to an assemblage of HiltlMi
tradesmen for the benefit of a class who
believe In Ida WelH who think that wild
Indians lurk In the outskirts of New York
and who are firmly convinced that the
American union Is an Ignorant , vicious and
rotten blunder this , U occurs to us , ID
hardly the kind of thing for a representa
tive citizen of the United States to do. Non
sense of tlmt kind Is harmless and Innocent
enough at home , especially from gentlemen
like Mr.Vllson , who , only a few years ago.
were clamoring for a much higher protec
tion on their locnl Industries than the senate -
ate amendment of last winter ventured to
suggest. Hut when It corned to ventilating
such nonsense away from home , In the
hearing of strangers who have no means of
gauging Its stupidity , and who are only too
wlllinc to believe It. anyhow , we think there
can be but one opinion UH to Mr. Wilson's
taste and proper feeling.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
PURE
K. T. Hotlson < ; I HehurlT Ii no
member of the wfiubllcaii etaU crtitnl com
mittee. ami tlip republicans ot C'olfnx county
h ve been obliged to html up a man to Ink *
hit place. Now , When the railroad rliiKulen
go down to defeat lloilsoa * * alilrta will l >
clear.
The i > rc Ment of Ilio Cliadron llcpubllcfin
club 1ms also concluded Hint thin Is u Rood
year to keep out of leadership , and no he haa
resigned. A. A. McKnden I * lib liumc.
Among the candidate * nominated br th *
republicans wlm Imvc concluded that Ihl *
was a year they didn't care lo run alongside
of Tom Jtnjom are : Hon. T. S. OOM , com
missioner. Wayne county. Mltlulrnmi ; P. O.
Clssell , legislature. Gosper ocunty. with
drawn ; Henry Mauritian , legislature. I-rank-
llng county , withdrawn : 1 . K. Allen , sen
ator , Jlarlnn county , wltlidrinui.
And yet Ihe "lllrrary" man of the repub
lican state- central committee send * out the
statement that "the slight disaffection that
cropped out at flrnt toward the lu'ud of tlie
republican ticket eecms to have almost en
tirely disappeared. "
VVIsnor Chronicle : Majors cells It "treat-
Ing Koscy with ullont ronlempt. " when II Is
really his own record thnl ho ls mum about ,
Papllllon Time * : A railroad dcniocrnl Is
no better than a rallro.id republican , and
the decent element * In nil parties propose
Just now to rid Xchnoku uf the railroad
brigade which has * o long controlled the
state. Malk-oud democtatK are fighting des
perately to keep railroad republicans In of
fice , but It's no go. The handwriting Is on
the wnll , Tattooed Tom and his associates
must go ]
Columbus Argus : Thonins Majors , the D.
& M. candidate for governor , n few years
ago Introduced a bill In the legislature to
provide for the scaling down , compromis
ing nnd repudiating of all kinds at public
obligations , such us county , precinct , rlty
and school bonds , nnd yet we hear It said
thai the credit f the UUe will go to Ihe
bow-tvows unlca * this rcpudlutor la elected
governor. Tlie Idi-u of n repudiating gov
ernor being essential to the good name and
credit of a state !
Nlobrara Pioneer- There Ii nothing tint
sentiment In Majors' two claims of soldier
and farmer. It ought to have no weight
with the voter whatever. One should ask
what Majors Imp been as. an official und leg
islator. The state has nothing to du with
the paat when the present needs arc at
stake. The war la now. It U against Sfajori' '
corrupt ( record. The Pioneer has respect for
the soldier , but It Is not the politician's re
spect. The auditor's odlre Is honestly and
efficiently administered by Eugene Moore ,
but he was not a soldier and hardly knows
aK hoelmndle from n plow. Hut he has the
genius < of telling a fraudulent recount when
he ) i sees It better than nny olflctal ever be
fore In his position. Why not turn him
down 1 because ho wasn't
1i n soldier or a
fanner ? A nun must cither be Ignorant or
corrupt who will vote for n man who runs
for ofllce on sentiment alone. Nebraska
needs men to till positions of trust with
more backbone to them than sentiment and
wind and corruption.
Stanton Picket : Tom Majors was a sol
dier : , Judge Hotcomb nia too young to be
aIi soliller. Majors 1 : dishonest , Ilolcomb Is
honest. Majors asxoclatrK with gamblers
and toughs , .Holcomb's society Is always re
spectable. Majors must dismiss the waiter
girl before telling one of his characteristic
stories ; If Holcomb tells a story It Is one
that any lady can hear. Majors has grown
old in crime and as a boodler ; Holcomb's
record Is spotles * and unassailable. Majors
stands for railroads and all that Is basa
and ; corrupt. Holcomb stands for the pee
'
ple and honest government. Such are the
characters of the two men. Voters , which
will you support ?
Wlsner Chronicle : The itate committee
has been advising republican papers that they
might bear down light ) on the personal mer
its of the candidates , but emphasize the de
plorable consequences of populist rule , as
Illustrated by Kansas Since tha figures of
that state have been procured and com
pared with those of Nebraska , the commit
tee doubtless wishes It bail a ticket com
posed of men whose ylrtues would furnish a
song to sing from morning to night. It
would be so much more entertaining than
dry figures and facts ,
Oretna Ileporter : Did you ever stop to
consider that Tom Majors has been Identi
fied ulth the ring politics at Lincoln for the
past decade and la as much to blame aany
other one man for the robbery and
corrup
tion going on there ? The only grounds he
has for a constant pull at the public teat
Is Ills war record , which was undoubtedly
good , but so was Hit- record of thousands of
others. He haa never yet refuted a single
statement made against him , and If one-
fourth of the
public Hstcrtlons
uro trua he
should be fired.
K for Tliolr Tolly.
rhlliulflpldii I'rem.
Tlie disastrous effect
of
IncreaHng
rail
road freight rales IIH.H been demonstrated
In the case of the Mrltlsh
companies , which ,
by Joint
agreement , made
a general advance
on January 1 of last year. That advance
SJ.n&m1 . , ( , ! . V ? Vrl"K , us m a matter " " l'xtra of revenue fact , was Uia of
revenues decreased $10.000.000 , as compared
with the previous year. A
part of this
due to Hie wna
imse of great coal strike. Hut the ton-
general meiclmndlxe
, exclusive of
minerals
, showed n decrease of 3,000,000
,
.
with a Ions of $2-.i , liOO tn receipts. Water ions.
nnd
ordinary load transiiortntlon
Breatly , to the IOPS of the railroads. increased It
does not
pay to make rates too
high ,
more than It any
pays to make them too low ,
VKOl'J.H TiJIMlfi ,
Th r * rt i fffir blowhole * In I'lorldn'j !
tnosphcr * .
According l ll accounts Hit hurrlcini
was a Rrcnt blow to Cuba.
The vl McKlnley clearly unJcrstunJi
that tattoo hurki won't vrasli.
The Hon. Ilol < o Stnltli. cabinet ofllctr and
ctilot o ( tic doors la Cuckoos , stumped hit
atatc for the administration nnd the demo-
ocrntla votD ( el ttmar G9 per cent , U la nau
In order to dlveit Hake of Ida yellow Jacket
< I
In speculating on Ilic outcome ot Ihe battti
botwren Hob nnd Jim , tlie fact should ba
remembered that Jnpan was outclassed by
China In popular estimation. Tlio test
urouKhl . revolution In predictions an
prophecies.
The Hon. I.eniuol K\y \ Qulgff ol Quogui
lias been Tcnoiiilnntrtl ( or coiiRrci.i In tin
Fourteenth district , Nc\v York , llo la clinr-
actorlzod us the Uhhic ot that section , Hit
liopularlty U largely du ? to the- ( net tlinl
canitialgn poets cannot auccrsslully trlfl *
\\llli his name.
I'crliapa nooninti who over lived wai
loved with a fiercer nfTLCtlon tlian tlio wlt
ot Andrew Jncknon. After krephlK bti dueling
jilstoln ollod and the hnlr trigger of lilt
temper set nil tils llc on her account , Old
Hickory pnld on Jils Or-atlibed that he woulit
forgive- all liln enemies except these win
ulandcrcd her.
pasal"I
One of the Clilnofo "llules of Wnr , " whlct
h.ivo survived the mutations ot 5.000 ye.ars ,
saya ; "Spread tn the camp of the eneni )
voluptuous musical airs , so as to soften lili
heart. " An the Japunese heart has not ma-
lerlnlly poftened , the rule should be KUS-
peiuliKl and an army of American "living
pictures" Imported. These ttotild strike tin
Japanese In a tender spot ,
Tbo Hon. ToburllnRton Castor has decldeil
to consecrate lilmt.dC itgaln to the holy cause
of preserving undefllod the Immaculate prin
ciples of democracy. The hero of u thousand
battles , marcor less , the veteran who oft
Htood alone nnd tiiulnnntcil In the lobby and
smote- treason to his client , whllo other * cast
In pleblun mold hastened to cover at the
first scent of danger ho of all men tn fitted
to lead where nny dare to follow. "Arise ,
nipn ! " the cuckoo-plumed warrior calls , "Up
and away , whera glory awnlta. Let them who
\UI1 count Ihe tloa In the path. Wu pasal"
Philadelphia Times : There Is an air of - t
succ < ! < 3 about a hurricane. H carries all before -
fore It.
Atlanta Constitution : "Jlow's real estate
In your neighboihood ? " "Klust class. Six
candidates to the frunt foot ! "
Washington Star : "What Is Kingpins
doing now ? " "He has opened a school ol
vocnl culture. " "Not slngln'7" "Naw
pugilism. "
Chicago Tribune : "Vou ought lo lie
ashtinied of yourself , " Bald the cow , looking
down Into the sty.
"Why ? " grunted the occupant.
"Keenuse you'ie a living- pig , sure. "
Plttsburg Chiontcle : Klgg Did I under
stand you to say that Impecune was meetIng -
Ing his bills nowadays ? l'oggYep ; or
every corner.
New York Weekly ; Inquirer Does n fish
diet stiengthen the brain ? Philosopher
Perhaps not , but going fishing seems lo In
vigorate the Imagination.
CialvcBton Kew.i : Alt a defaulting cashlei
wants to enablu him to get along Is a good
start.
Kate Field's ' Washington : Cholly Kthe ;
Knox told me last night I wasn't over hn1f >
wltted.
Susie t shouldn't feel badly about that
she never did know anything about frac
tions.
Indianapolis Journal : "You don't seeir
disposed to nttach much weight to Whyklns' '
argument , " Bald a barrister.
"Not much , " was the reply. "It struck '
me that he was simply talking' through tils
legal cap. "
Slftlngs : Her Father Han this younn
man any resources to support a wife'
] llrdle McGInnls He is froing to save K u
welJ by giving up cigarettes. That's
enough to begin on , ain't ' It. pa ?
BonnowKD m.ooiiKns.
New York IVwu.
"Oh , where are my trousers ? " In anguish
he cried ;
"My new pantaloons , I believe they are .
gone. "
"Oh , no , they'ie not stolen , " his children
replied :
"Dear ma has gone out on her wheel w'th
'em on. "
.
a.
IY UVTOHKIl UKVI'MIK.
Washington Slur.
Of course , the skU-a above are blue ;
The sighingbieezu js tender ;
And luclous fruits of tempting hue
Hang from the branches slender.
But all tills wealth of autumn charm
Leaves him forlorn and restive
Whose days are fraught with wild alarm
Concerning things digestive.
Above the marsh the startled flcclc ,
A scattered cloud uprising ,
Tn him brings an unpleasant shock-
It tempts to gourmandlzlng.
The modest green beside the fence ,
Oft sung In dainty ballad ,
Oivea him dyspeptic grief Intense-
It might become a alnd.
What shaH he < lo : where shall he turn
To shun these Urn fantastic ?
The world he'd give could he unlearn
That llerce word "pncumognstrlc. "
The ripening- grapes upon the vine ,
Tlie season's fair collation ,
Hut warn him that ho must repine
In thurat and In starvation.
rovn arnxisv's mnt-j-n < m YUURSIOXKV HACK ,
This Sort ,
A suit like this , of che-viot , cassimere , scotch
tweed , mixtures ; black , blue , grey
and all the new fall novelties.
All long out , and sacks out-a-
ways and double breasted ; trim
med with , first quality serge or
farmer satin ; sleeve linings the
best , sewed firmly with double
silk thread in all seams , pockets
oaught up and made by as good
Tailors as there ara in America ,
cloth thoroughly shrunk before
cut. Sizes for tall slim men , tall
fleshly men , short slim and short
"chunky" fellows. We fit all
builds of men perfectly , and
make slight alterations to correct any little
peculiarly of build , such as sloping or round
shoulders. All this for $15 , $18 , and $20. You
can't get ready made suits like them in Omaha at
any price , and merchant tailors would charge you
$30 , $35 , and $40 $ for no better suits.
Better look at 'em now while you can get
your size color and style from the full stock. "
Browning , King & Co , ,
Reliable Clotliicrs , S. W , Cor , IStli and Douglas.
