Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAItA. DAILY JJEE : MOKDAY , NOVJ27\CB13R \ 26 ,
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printed during the month of October , 1891 , was
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Total Slid 634,370
Dally average net circulation 21,146
OKOROn II. TJWCIIUCK.
Strom to before me anil subscribed In my pros-
nco this 3d day 'of November , 1S3I ,
( Seal. ) N. P. I'KIU Notary Public.
To contest or not to contest tlint is
tlio question.
The professional polltlclnns and wn.nl
hcecs : : ficl like ( hicks out of water these
days. J
Hra7.Il has decided nt last to hold off
Its next war until after the Corenu tin-
lilcnwintm'.ss sliall have subsided.
The typhoid serum Is tlie latest medical
discovery. The various kinds of serum
arc making their appearance scrlatmn.
The Inspector of weights and meas
ures deserves credit for his efforts to
make the coal dealers live up to the law
enjolnliiK full weight.
New York hasn't a corner on money ,
but it seems to be provided with the
Brent bulk of the free Koltl coin that Is
to be found in the countrv.
The crowd In attendance on the local
murder trial continues undlminishcd In
! lze as evidence that Umnlia 'a not wantIng -
Ing In her share of the morbidly curious.
With bids for bonds adding up three
times Iliu amount of the proposed Issue ,
It does not look as If the credit of the
United States government were very
much Impaired.
The new tax levy will be available
beginning thu Hrst of the year. That
will be the time to put the brakes on all
proposals for extravagant expenditures
of public money.
The Chicago Herald has gotten "the
United States between China ami
Japan. " Wo suggest that the llernld
lias become n trllle mixed In its knowl
edge of geography.
The conspiracy to count out the hon
estly elected governor of Nebraska will
never bo countenanced by reputable
citizens of this state , no matter what
may be their politics.
The bar of Lancaster county Is very
peed to lelleve the governor i the ncccs-
Hity of choosing the successor to Judge
Strode. The governor will no doubt
appreciate the kindness.
This day will Inform the taxpayers of
Nebraska whether or not they arc to be
put to the expense of a costly contest
proceedings merely to please the whims
of the railroad autocrats.
The local members of the legislature-
elect are Just commencing to appreciate
the Importance of the positions to which
they have been elected. Most of them
Hover were In so great demand before.
The early bill gets the legislative con
sideration. Members-elect of the legis
lature will do well to have proposed
measures ready for Introduction during
the first days of the legislative session.
Now , if Yale can maintain her record
against Princeton at the foot ball match
next Saturday , thu educational suprem
acy of that famous Institution of learn
ing will be established beyond dispute
for another year.
It Is. of course , to bo expected that
during every session of the legislature
the same old coterie of marplots will
seek to annul many good features of our
City charter and try to smuggle In ques
tionable amendments.
There was some reason after nil why
Tom Heed did not Invade Speaker
Crisp's district to persuade his constit
uents to turn thu speaker down. Mr.
Heed would not sit easy in thu speaker's
clmlr unless he had Crisp on the floor
In front of him.
It would bo Impossible , even If they
so desired , for the successful bidders for
the electric lighting contract to put anew
now plant In working order by Febru
ary or March. This Is what gives
ground for the suspicion that a now
Wiley deal Is in incubation.
A popular periodical announces In Its
prospectus a paper on "If Microscopes
Were More Powerful. " Wo presumu the
author will try to extend comfort and
lolace to those democrats \\lio have been
straining the naked eye to see the
remnants of their party power In con
gress.
The motor car accident on Twentieth
street , while serious enough In Its re
sults , may bo only a precursor of a more
serious catastrophe on the Dodge street
grade when the cable cars are replaced
by motors. The event is ominous and
suggests the grnvo responsibility ns-
BUtncd by the street car company In
making the proposed change.
Tin ;
The congress of. representatives from
states west of the Mississippi that meets
In St. Louis today has laid out for con *
sldcratlon an extensive list of subjects
In which the trnnsmisslsslppl country
In presumed to have a peculiar Interest.
Among the more prominent questions
to bo discussed , however , are some
which concern other sections of the
country quite us much n they do the
west , such ns the remonctlzntlon of sil
ver , the Nicaragua canal , a national
bankruptcy law , and anti-option legisla
tion. A good attendance of representa
tive men at this congress Is promised ,
and Its deliberations will undoubtedly
be regarded with considerable Interest ,
nt least by the people of the west.
The previous meetings of this congress
have not been so successful In tlie mat
ter of Influence as their promoters
hoped for , niul whether the coming con
gress will be Is n question. The one
thing that 1ms done most to Impair the
usefulness of these gatherings Is the
fact that they have given the greatest
prominence to tlie silver question , thus
showing that they were Intended more
to promote the Interests of the silver
producers than for any oilier purpose ,
pretty much all other subjects being
merely side Issues. The country Is not
anxious to hear any more advocacy of
thu free coinage of silver , nml when
ilays are devoted to discussion of that
subject and all others are hurriedly con
sidered It is not to be expected that the
[ lellberntlons of the congress will exert
much Influence. It is to be hoped this
mistake will not be made by the assem
bly that meets today , and It will not be
If the members from the sliver states
have learned anything from the late
elections. These Indicated very decis
ively that the people of those states are
not so profoundly concerned about the
free coinage of silver as bus been sup
posed.
The really Important question for the
consideration of the congress and the
me which should be given greater prom
inence is that of irrigation. It is of
vastly greater concern to the transmits-
slsslppl country that s-nne delliilte prac
ticable policy be formulated regarding
the reclamation of the arid lands than
that silver be restored to free coinage ,
If It were possible to accomplish that
under existing conditions. There Is
diversity of western sentiment respectIng -
Ing what should be done to promote Irri
gation , and so long as this Is the case
[ irobnbly nothing will be done. The
wisdom of the transmlsslsslppl congress
can be directed to no more useful task
than that of unifying sentiment on this
most Important subject. The plan of an
innual convention of representative
western men. to dtsvusH western Inter
ests and voice western sentiment Is un
doubtedly n good one , but the useful
ness of such gatherings depends upon
the breadth of view 'and the national
spirit that characterize their delibera
tions and declarations. If these arc-
mainly sectional , as in the case of the
congress just hold at New Orleans , they
cannot be of much value.
A TIMK FOH KDUCAT10N.
In his speech at tlie banquet of the
Homo Market club of Boston last week ,
ex-Speaker Uccd offered some sugges
tions' that will undoubtedly have the
approbation of the great majority of re
publicans. He said that In order to
utilize the republican victory , make It
permanent , and give to the country n
return of the prosperity of past times ,
the people must be educated up to the
full measure of wisdom in this matter ,
or rather the people must educate them
selves. They have seen during the past
two years the folly of the flippant talk
about "tariff taxation , " "free raw mate
rial , " "markets of the world , " and all
the other catch words of the opponents
of protection. They realize In a general
way the soundness of the Instinct
whereby each country demands that its
people shall have the" " first chance to ilo
their own work and that everybody who
Is willing to labor shall have employ
ment at fair wages. "What wo need
now , " said Mr. Ueed , "Is not general
belief In our doctrines. We need teach
ing which comes from practical results.
Wo need a distribution of the facts.
During the next two years this country
needs the help of every man who has
the slightest morsel of truth In his pos
session. " Mr. Heed said further : "But
great as our victory Is , there Is a greater
which we must win. By your wisdom ,
moderation and good sense wo must so
govern this country that the great ques
tions of the next six years may have
as noble a solution ns the great ques
tions of their day had nt thu hands 'of
thosu great republicans who preserved
thu union , upheld the honor of the na
tion , and gave the people thirty years
of peace , prosperity and progress. " This
is wise , Judicious admonition , which , if
heeded , will bo likely to Insure the re
publican party another long lease of
power.
It Is reassuring to find that the great
victory of November 0 a victory , as Mr.
Heed rightly says , not of the republican
organization , but of Its principles has
not prompted any of tlie recognized
lenders of the victorious party to pro
pose for the future any extreme or rad
ical policy respecting the question that
was uppermost in the thoughts of the
people nt the elections. Kvery candid
man admits that the result demon
strated the fact that it vast majority of
our people believe In the protective pul
ley. They differ as to rates and sched
ules , but not as to the principle. The
great mistake of this democratic party
wns in assuming that the action of the
people In 1SJM ) and in IS'.W was in re
pudiation of protection , when , as n mat
ter of fact , In the former year they
yielded it too ready credence to the mis
representations and the dire prophecies
of the opponents of protection , while In
the latter year a very large body of
them voted their prejudices , The repub
lican party would make an equally
'
grnvo mistake If it should assume tha't
the overwhelming popular endorsement
of protection nt the late elections carried
with It a demand for an extreme appli
cation of that policy.
The republican victory , the greatest
over achieved by any party In this conn-
try , was a distinct demand upon the
party In power to halt In Its war on pro
tection , but It did not Imply n call to the
successful party to go to the opposite
oxtreine lu maintaining the protective
principle. What the American people
want Is such protection ( o domestic In-
lustrles ns will Insure their continued
Icvolopuicnt , enable them to retain the
nrger share of the home market , and
will give American labor employment
it llvhitf wages. During the next two
years the new tariff will be on trial.
Thus far It Is a complete failure as a
revenue measure , nnd there have been
10 benefits from It In any direction. No-
jotly expects It to be. permanent , be
cause nobody is satisfied with It. There
s every reason to believe that tlie people
ple will two years hence commit to the
republican party the duty of giving the
country a now tariff law , but this may
lepend largely upon tlie wisdom nnd
moderation of the party in the menu-
Aim.
HKLIKP DKPAKTMK T lull ) ' .
V now and startling Interpretation of
the law of the so-called "Voluntary lle-
Icf department" comes to us , from an
Iowa district court , In which a railway
mploye had sued for damages for lu-
lurles received lu the course of his em
ployment. In this case the plaintiff
uid accepted the usual benefits from the
Burlington Itellef department for sev
eral months after his accident , after
ivhlch he refused further payments and
wrought suit to recover damages from
the railroad company. The contract of
membership In the relief department
releasing the company from all liability
.n . consideration of the benefits accorded
vns of course set up lu bar to the action.
The attorneys for the railroad contend
; hnt the relief department and company
ire one whenever the question of llabll-
ty for damages Is concerned , and that
the payment by one of them Is the same
is payment by the other. With this
view the Iowa court seems to hold ,
whereas a Xobrnska district court dur
ing the same week lu deciding a very
similar case declared the two organiza
tions to be entirely separate and dis
tinct. In the relief department the
members are required to pay monthly
'issessments out of their wages , Just as
would the members of any other mutual
: > eneflt society. Therefore , If the Iowa
decision Is good law the railway em
ployes are really compelled to pay their
own insurance merely to exempt the
railroad from liability for damages In
case of their Injury. This Is a mon
strous arrangement , nnd if at present
legal , it ought certainly to bo modified
by statute.
The court which wo have Just criti
cised seems also to have enunciated an
other doctrine In connection with the
same case that is equally short of the
common conception of justice. The
plaintiff set up In his complaint the alle
gation that the surgeon sent by the rail
road to attend him did not bring to his
service the skill which every olio has a
right to expect , from a qualified prac
titioner. This part of tlie showing is
substantially ruled out by the finding
that the railroad company Is not to be
held responsible for the acts of its sur
geons. In other words , while the em
ploye Is compelled to pay assessments
entitling him to the services of a sur
geon , and while he has no voice In the
selection of the man who is to fill that
position , he Is to be loft without .a rem
edy lu case the company employs for
that purpose some one who has not the
requisite knowledge and ability In his
profession. If such a decision Is to bo
accepted as the proper interpretation of
the law , railway employes really place
themselves and their families at the
mercy of the railroad , and employers *
liability Is but a shadow without sub
stance.
KEEP IT OUT QF POLITICS.
At a recent meeting of the citizens *
charter revision committee it was pro
posed to amend the law regulating the
police department so as to require ap
pointments to the flre and police forces
to be submitted to the council for con
firmation. The motion precipitated a
spirited discussion , and was promptly
tabled. It transpires , however , that cer
tain local politicians arc not willing that
the matter shall bo dropped , and are
preparing to go before the approaching
session of the legislature and lobby such
an amendment through that body.
No member possessing a full knowl
edge of the subject can lend his support
to such a measure. When the law cre
ating our fire and police board was en
grafted into the charter Its enforcement
met witli stubborn opposition upon the
part of a large class of discredited poli
ticians who had hitherto controlled
ward politics through tlie old system of
appointments by mayor and council. It
hud for years been the custom for men
to secure places in tlie flre nnd police
departments as rewards for party
service without reference to personal
Illness for the performance of olllclal
duty. Tlie patrolmen not only dictated
the nomination of men for tlie council ,
but they exerted considerable In
fluence In the appointment of chie'fs ,
captains and sergeants who , when In
stalled In olllce , felt the political power
of the patrolmen , llrcmen and their
bosses to an extent that discipline lu the
departments became obsolete , and de
moralization pervaded the entire lire
and police system. This deplorable con
dition was tolerated by the people for
years , yet protests were many , nnd the
popular demand for remedial measures
resulted in the present law , the benefi
cence of which no man can question.
The law which created the tire and
police board wrested the department
from the mire of ward polities , estab
lished rigid discipline over the force ,
and made individual qualification nnd
merit the test for appointments. Nou-
pnrttsanshlp was the cardinal principle
upon which the board was created.
"The governor shall appoint four citi
zens , one nt least from each of the three
political parties casting the largest num
ber of votes for city olllcers at the last
preceding election. * * * Not more
than two of the members of said board
shall bo of the same political party , erse
so reputed ! " Tlio Jaw further provides
that members of the board In making
appointments or considering promotions
or removals shall not be guided or
actuated by political motives or In-
lluences , but will consider only tlie In
terests of the city and the success and
effectiveness of said departments.
Years of experience have demon
strated the wisdom and soundness of
the principle behind tills law. The best
citizenship of Omaha Is prepared to de
fend It , and to defeat any proposition
looking to the control of police appoint
ments by tlaroity council.
Wo hnve'ftn tlier evidence of the con
fidence whl/jliuJuilgo Holcomb Inspires
n all whot.lmve relations with him In
ihe testlniAUlill made Saturday by the
jurors who' ffyvo been serving In his
coiirt. Thiiy not only thank him for tlie
courteous treatment received nt ills
liands , but also announce their convic
tion , regardl .s ot political opinion , that
he will , wiuMu governor , "exercise the
same energy1 , ' 'Impartiality nnd Justice
that he has' fehown as judge of the
court. " : % ry one must share the
expectation his most intimate friends
that Judge 'Holcomb will give the state
an administration of which the people
will be proud.
Labor Commissioner Carroll D. Wright
pioj-.o.-es to Ktaul up for the report made
liy the strike commission of which he is
chairman , lie takes direct Issue with
the railroad organs which assert that
tlie conclusions presented In the report
are not borne out by the evidence sub
mitted to the commission. If It comes
to u debate on the points lu controversy
we may rest assured that Sir. Wright
will need no assistance lu defending
himself.
It is a significant fact that In Douglas
county , which polls the largest vote in
the state , the gubernatorial contest talk
Is confined exclusively to B. & M. head
quarters nml to less than a dozen dis
credited republicans , who could not bo
elected to any olllce , however Insignifi
cant. No prominent republican , whose
opinion is worth quoting , can be found
willing to endorse the effort made to
trump up a contest.
One of tlie New York newspapers
prints an article upon "Coroners Under
the New Constitution. " We trust that
this title Is not to be taken too literally.
If the coroners have already gotten
under the New York constitution It Is
to be greatly feared that the time will
not be long until that valuable Instru
ment is dead and buried.
The irrepressible Peniioypr of Oregon
bobs up once more to remark that Japan
has only followed his example In telling
President Cleveland to mind his own
business. Peunoyer's appreciation of
the force of that good advice would be
more conclusively proved if he would
himself mind his own business.
llrcak Awiiy.
Loulsvlllo Courier-Journal.
We are told of hints from Albany that
Senator Hill may be expected to break si
lence concernttif ? the recent little New lork
affair Inwhlph Jie participated. By all
means let htnubreak. It Is natural that n
man In Senator Hill's fix. should want to
break anything In , reach.
The'CoriHlHtmiey of Olncy.
riillaallphla Hccord.
The strangely Incongruous spectacle Is
now presented to the American people of
nn attorney general who could send the
United States soldiers Into the states of
the union to nue'la riot , but who can find
no precedent for the dispatch of those same
regulars Into 'an anomalous territory In or
der to subdue11 general lawlessness.
Premature"uml Impertinent.
New York WorlJ.
The open rt letter which Mr. Wharton
Barker of Philadelphia has just published
asking McKllilpy 'to ' define his views on
the currency' 18 likely to- remain open a
long time.'beforeaioKlnley answers It. In
deed , Mr. Harker ought to have known
that It Is distressingly Impolite to write
open letters t6 an Ohio man this long be
fore the cat la ready to jump.
HlssoU'it Uose-l'lnU Show.
New York Sun.
We observe that the administration Is
now putting a little more rose-pink ink on
the face of the lovely 2-cent Claudes dis
pensed at the postofllce. The next great
measure of reform is some more starch on
the other side. Even the sickly green post
age stamp used to adhere when afllxed.
We advise Hon. Grover Cleveland to get
- full time.
his gum works running-
The ItotnU of Ito.iton.
Chlcaso Times.
Boston had a mayor who signalized him
self as a strenuous combatant for the rights
of the people against the aggressions of the
corporations. Particularly did he light the
gas companies , compelling them to give the
people ' 'dollar gas" and exposing their
tricks of stock watering in the courts. But
now the Standard Oil magnates have
bought up all the gas companies of Boston
and its suburbs , consolidated them in one
corporation , and made the combatatlve
mayor president of the whole at $50,000 a
year. Monopoly can afford to pay fortunes
to its servants where the people pay their
pittances. Perhaps If the prortls of monopoly
ely went to the people this condition might
be set right.
JOKERS' TOUUHDO1IX8.
Philadelphia Ilecord : Streeter Were -you
left much in your uncle's will ? Dayboy
Entirely.
Washington Star : "Did that uncle of
yours leave you any moneyV" "He isn't
dead yet. " "Oh ! doesn't he hang on a
long tlmet" "He does. " "Why don't you
present him with a folding bed ? "
Atchlson Globe : It Is about the time of
the year when we meet those superior per
sons who take a bath In cold water every
morning.
Chicago Ilecord : Visitor ( from abroad )
Is this Carrlvan I see advertised on the bill
boards an actor worth seeing ?
Native Well , I should say so. He won
seven fights straight before ho went on the
stage , and he's killed t'ree men in the fourt'
act of the nhow he's been playln' since.
Milwaukee Journal : While there Is often
a temptation to take up a fight for some
body else , you will llnd that you are gener
ally left In charge when it comes to drop
ping it.
Buffalo Courier : "I suppose there must be
money In politics , " casually remarked the
well meaning person.
"Your supposition Is Indisputably correct , "
wearily responded the candidate with a
barrel. "I've put something like 110,000 In
myself sincemy nomination. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Her-neck-ls-llke
the-swan s , " she was warbling , when her
husband remarked In the surly way pe
cullar to somqnien :
" 'Swans sing.before they die , ' " nnd the
silence that fallowed was so exhausting
that ho took his hat and went to the club.
Indianapolis News : "Brother , do you feel
sure of your ground now ? " asked the evan
gelist of the ncrw convert. "No , I can't say
that I do,1' ' ' replied the honest farmer.
"They'a a morstdse- It for purty nlgn
all it's wortlu'v i
THE Cl'jU , < J > F THE PEUIOIX
IturiliiRt n Ilepubllran.
Oh , she's a dainty aeronaut
That lloatsrnmant ; the crowd
A filrl of whom a fellow ought
To feel Immepsely proud 1
With arms euc&s&l In two balloons ,
With Ilarlnc fklrts to boot.
Upon her head a hat that's spread
Out like a pfjrachutu !
Oh , she's a dainty aeronaut ! '
And I'm a "stfly loon
TiinliwlIks } Vltt .cr > thouBh lost to sight
Behind . -
a. big- balloon !
> U1CK OF TllK 5T.ITK 1'ltKSS.
ShHton Clipper : The republicans ot Ne
braska seem to be almost unanimous now
In the opinion that It Jack MacColl had been
nominated Governor Crounse's successor
would have been a republican.
David City Press ! The counties that led
the boll from the democratic state conven
tion were Otoe , Oage , Cumlng , Flllmore ,
Custcr and lied Willow , and their total
vote for Sturdevant was 1,172. It Is evident
that the bolters didn't represent much otter
all. It was a little fiasco ot the corpora-
tlonlsts.
Virginia Times : Iloscy did It with his Bee ,
as the face ot the returns show that Slltm A.
Holcomb Is the next governor. If It was a
personal matter with The lice what matters
it to us , the people say so , and that ends
the matter. And you will over find The lice
to the front , and when The Bee takes up
the cudgel It wins every time , as several
scalpless victims are aware. It would seem
to a man up a tree that the best thing the
republican party leaders can do Is to make
tholr peace with nosewatcr. The Bee Is a
winner.
North Bend Argus : The Bee printed
elghty-ono affidavits from ns many county
clerks In the state certifying to the nutnbr
of votes cast for each candidate for governor.
The vote In the nine other counties were
certified to by the secretary ot state and
the certificate published. Thus an affidavit
was printed for each nnd every county. The
Bee had mndfr a certainty that Its figures
on the governorship were correct and shows
that when Editor Ilosewatcr starts out to
do a thing he goes at It to win. The Bee
made a noble fight and won Us case.
Crelghton News : The republicans still
contlnuo their effort to bring forth a tidal
wave ot sympathy In favor of Majors , seas
as to bring him prominently before the people
ple as a candidate for United States senator.
Their threats of contesting are- all wind , and
the farther they carry their bluff game the
greater \vlll be Holcomb'a victory. The re
ception given Judge Holcomb by the citi
zens of Broken Bow , regardless of party , Is
a mark ot the confidence Imposed In him by
the citizens of his district. It Icoks as
though they had Implicit confidence In his
ability to execute the laws of the state ,
without fear or favor and for the best Inter
est of the people without political prefer
ment.
SchuyUr Quill : The Omaha Bee came out
of the campaign on top and away on top.
If there Is any man In the state of Ne
braska who has just cause to feel proud
it Is Editor Ilosewatcr. He opposed the
election of Tom Majors as governor on the
grounds that Majors was a dishonest , dis
honorable scamp , and unfit to ue governor
of this great state. For this opposition
Hosowater was abused by all the republican
leaders nnd their small-bore newspapers. A
desperate effort was made by the rallrond
corporations , as well as the state house
gang and professional political bums all over
the state , to elect Majors anyway. They
made a dirty , personal fight on Ilosewatcr
and ho never flinched , but stood up and
battled for his convictions. Majors and his
rotten outfit are downed and The Bee can
claim the credit , while the people of the
state say , godspeed the honest , fearless
editor of The Omaha Bee , the champion
of the people's , i rights and the fearless
enemy ot fraud and trickery.
Papllllon Times : Not long ago a gentle
man not far removed from the head of
one of our greatest railway systems ad
mitted to the editor of The Times that dur
ing one specific year the political and legal
expenses of his road equaled the total
passengsr receipts , and the gentleman gave
it as his. opinion that the railroads would
make more money It they would go out ot
politics. This Is a damaging confession ,
coupled with on honest opinion. The. Times
fully believes the railroads could make more
money by letting politics alon * than by try
ing to control every state election. Once
let the people feel and know that they were
not being dictated to In politics by th ? com
mon carriers and they would soon lose- much
of their bitterness toward those whom they
now believe are trying to overthrow the
popular will. The railroad corporations have
through their own crooked dealings lost the
confidence of the people , and they can never
and should never recover it until they step
aside and let the people run things to suit
themselves , free from the corrupting In
fluence of passes and other favors which
the. railroad politicians know so well how
and where to bestow.
Silver Creek Times : The B. & M. Journal ,
since election , continues to sustain Its well
earned reputation of being a lying , monopoly
railroad sheet. It still keeps whacking away
at Ilosewater. and when a truth Is not just to
hand a He will serve Its purpose equally
well , or even better. In Its Issue of November
14 , speaking ot the editor of The Bee , It
says : "Ills attempt to secure defeat for the
republican state and legislative tickets In
Nebraska has failed. " Now the truth Is , as
the B. & M. Journal and every well Informed
person well knows , that Ilosewater made no
such attempt. In common with thousands of
Nebraska republicans he did oppose Majors ,
but neither he nor they opposed the balance
of the state ticket nor the legislative tickets.
The opponents of Mr. Majors have no excuses
to make or favors to ask. And not only that ,
but they take a good deal of solid satisfaction
In knowing that for once It has been possible
for republicans to knock out a disreputable
railroad rlngster of their own party , whenever
never had any business on the ticket , and
would not have been had the bosses taken
any note of the wishes of the men who usu
ally furnish the votes. The B. & M. Journal
assumes to rule Ilosewater out of the party.
That Is very funny. Who set up this great
railroad organ as dictator In such matters ?
Possibly Mr. Rosewater'a constituents may
have something to say about that. Suppose
the republicans of Douglas county should
elect Mr. Rosewater as a delegate to the
next republican state convention , what would
the B. & M. organ do about It ? Ilosewatcr ,
Instead of forfeiting his republicanism by his
opposition to Majors , has , on the contrary ,
proved It. ThereIs a kind of republicanism
that Is more dangerous to true republicanism
than all the efforts of democrats and pops , and
that kind of republicanism Is always kept on
tap In the editorial rooms of the B. & M.
Journal. But If the Journal and those for
whom it assumes to speak propose to read
Ilosewater out of the republican party , will
It kindly state what It Is going to do with
the rest of us who ore In the same boat ot
opposition to Majors ? We are very anxious to
know about it right off , and will humbly
stand with hats In hand until this would-be
august arbiter of the destinies of republicans
lets us know our fate. The fact Is , that If
the railroads and railroad Influences could be
fired out of the" republican party , body and
breeches , In which case wo very much fear
the Journal outfit would go along , too , there
would hereafter for some time to come be no
other party In Nebraska worth speaking of.
From Wlnthmp'8 Day to Till * .
Globe-Democrat.
A vivid idea of the breadth of the gulf
of time which stretches between the date
of Wlnlhrop's entrance Into national poll-
tics and today may be given by citing some
of the mighty changes and events which
have taken place In the country in the In
terval. At the time when the Twenty-
sixth congress met the whig party had not
yet gained Its first presidential victory , nnd
the birth of the republican party was fif
teen years In the future. Van lluren was
president , and Ilfteen of the twenty-three
presidents which the country lias had along
to this time wore still to enter power. The
country had about 17,000,000 inhabitants , or
only about a fourth of Its present total.
Only twenty-six states were In the union ,
us compared ivlth forty-four now. Missouri
and Arkansas marked the westernmost
boundary of the states , nnd almost all the
vast territory between them ami the Pa-
clflc was a wilderness. Texas , Utah , New
Mexico , Arizona , Nevada , California and the
domain In general comprising the southwest
suction of the union In our days were then
foreign territory. The slavery extension
question , which was destined to dwarf all
other Issues , had not yet reached Its burnIng -
Ing stnce , nnd the war with Mexico was
seven years distant , while the mighty con-
tllct between the states was more than a
score of years ) In the future.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S.Gov't Report
North Bend Argun : Will the new | CRS- !
Inttiro hnndlo the question ot the asses-
menv laws ? There Is plenty ot room lor
Improvement In the present law , and al
most any change could not bo amiss.
North Bond Argus : The coming legisla
ture will have an opportunity to Immortalize
Itself on railroad legislation. The repub
lican psrty of this state has ever declared
Itself In favor of reduced railroad ratea , and
In Its last platform declared In favor of
the enforcement of the maximum bill until
declared unconstitutional by the courts.
The court has decided that the bill
Is constitutional , hut unjust. We
will have an opportunity ot seeing whether
this republican legislature will draft n just
bill and endeavor to have It put Into force.
Harrison Journal : When the legislature
convenes and takes tip the question of making
provision for the drouth-stricken portions of
the state. It Is hoped that the members
will consider that It will bo a great step
If they help prevent the recurrence of such
conditions as now exist In many portions.
Two things can be done which will go n
long way In that direction. One Is to make
gocd Irrigation laws and provide for ex
periments for artesian wells , and the other
Is to provide a liberal bounty on beet sugar ,
such bounty to be paid la the grower of the
beots. An the northwest districts ore repre
sented by an clement opposed to such things ,
the proper steps should ba taken by those
who have been elected from other districts ,
but whose- range ot vision and thought ex
tends beyond themselves.
Papllllon Times : Every citizen of Ne
braska ls supposed to know the laws which
govern In our state , nnd yet how are they
to know them when not a single law Is pub
lished to the world , save In book form , and
then only after the lapse of nearly a year
after the laws have been passed by the legis
lature. Such a system Is unjust , Every
law passed by n Nebraska legislature should
be published Immediately In at least two
newspapers In every county. In no other
way can the people be made acquainted
with the provisions of laws which th y
are compelled to obey , The Times does
not from n mercenary standpoint advocate
the publishing of laws In newspapeis , Wo
would have the advertising done at a very
low price say one-third of legal rates. This
would entail a very small outlay upon the
state , 'and the benefit to the people would
be great. If It Is right that "Ignorance
of the law should excuse no man , " then
It follows certainly that the state Is In duty
bctind to take every available step to dispel
tlio gloom ot Ignorance.
Tekamah Herald : Our next legislature
would do well to make some changes in the
Australian ballot law. We would prefer the
form adopted by Ohio , Indiana or Iowa. The
ticket In those states Is so arranged that
each party's candidates are placed under
separate heads , so that the voters who desire
to vote the straight ticket can do BO by
making a cross In a circle above the ticket
for which ho wllshes to vote. The law
should also be changed In regard to sample
ballots. These are almost useless now. as
the voter cannot get them In time to look
them over. We favor the publication of
the sample ballot In the newspaprrs of the
county , and they to be a copy of the official
ballot. By this means a distribution of
them would bo Insured and the expense
would bo lessened. And why not , when
we are amending It , adopt the New York
plan and commence the counting of the bal
lots before the close of the polls ? It would
not cost any more to have the extra men
to keep up the count because It would
shorten the hours. It some amendments
along the lines suggested were Introduced
wo are confident that they would receive
cordial support , especially from members
that have had experience on tlectlon boards
under our present law. It la our experience
with the present law that prompted these
suggestions.
Courier Journal : The reply of Japan ap
pears to bo all that could be desired , and
the Incident oloscs In a way that Is alto
gether satisfactory to the people of the
United States. Our government has dis
charged Its treaty obligation without having
to assume the difficult and thankless office
ot mediator.
Chicago Post : The amiable offer of Presi
dent Cleveland to act as mediator between
China and Japan hat ) been airily declined
by the Japanese. There Is nothing to ar
bitrate , they say. The cat has swallowed
the canary. The victorious Japanese army
13 a few hundred miles from Peking , and
every cable tells n fresh story of the flight
of the mobllke Chinese army before the
Irresistible advance of the Invaders.
Atlanta Constitution : The American people
ple sympathize with the Japanese , In their
struggle with China and hope to see them
carry the war through to the complete
triumph which Is already assured. There
Is no earthly reason why iho State depart
ment and the president should make an ef
fort to stop the war and save China from
any of the consequences of her disastrous
conflict. If China wants peace let her
hoist the white flag and ask Japan to name
her terms. Let them fight It out and settle
their trouble In the-lr own way. It Is none
ot our business.
Financial Coimrcrntloii.
Cincinnati Knqnlrer.
The president is said to bo working out a
scheme of public finance. As he has shown
a great denl of repugnance for democrats
and democratic principles In other matters ,
perhaps he will g-o back on St. Jackson and
attempt to revise the United States bank.
Z'THU'//S .I.V/J
Japan finds very tittle to arbitrate at tlilt
stage of the game.
Ilubo Kolb threatens to wade In blood to
the bridles In Alabaimf.
China's proffered Indemnity to Japan com >
prcliends n mnrunioth tad ot woo.
Oklahoma's claims ( or statehood arc Habit
to bo spoiled by two manCooks. , .
Now York's now Chinese paper la called
"Dally Unterrlflcd lloar of the Trump ot
the Dragon of War. "
Ex-Mayor Hugh Grant , Tammany's can
didate for mayor , paid $17,000 for the privi
lege of staying at homo.
The Chinese navy certainly needs new com
manders , but the army has too many nctlvi
am1 accomplished skippers.
"Hrooklyn must and ulialt bo preserved , "
exclaims the Kaglo. Cholly Knickerbocker
stands a good chance ot getting tlio mitten.
The democratic delegation from New Eng
land In the next cotiErcss will net ns a unit
on every question. He Is Mr. Fitzgerald ot
Massachutctts.
His experience In the tunnel line lends
picturesque flavor to the corporation assertion
that Mayor Sutro of San Francisco Is a great
bore. He successfully tunnelled through
their municipal schemes ,
The widow of Stonewall Jackson says that
when be wns courting her he made It a ru'
never to read one of her letters on Sunday
or send one to her so that It would be likely
to be carried through the malls on that day.
"To win In 1896 , " says a stentorian south
ern voice from outside the breastworks ,
"we'll have to get hold ot a new Issue. " It
he could get hold of the new one ot 3 per
cent gold bonds he'd finds millions In It-
fifty of 'cm.
It may bo comforting to those who have
been Invited to the feast to Icara from the
experience ot a courageous Minnesota demo
crat that the crow Is an edible bird. Whtlo
be does not recommend It as a regular diet ,
ho nvers that for flavor and quantity It beats
quail , legs down.
That Is a notable victory won by the re
publicans In Mount Vcrnon , N. II. , last week.
For ninety-one years the town has been demo ,
craltc. This year It Is republican. The total
vote cast was seven , ot which the republicans
captuted four. The total does not seriously
Imperil the pre-eminence ot Clontarf In poli
tics.
Preachers and poets do not usually Icnvo
their heirs largo estates , and Oliver Wendell
Holmes and I'rof. Swng | wcro exceptions to
the rule. The Boston poet left his son a
fortune of $300,000 , while Prof. Swing's es
tate Is worth about $80,000. It consists of a
handsome residence and of stocks , bonds and
mortgages.
The McWhlrtcr tragedy at Fresno , Col. ,
takes its place In the list of criminal mys
teries. McWhlrter wns the editor of a dem
ocratic paper which exposed corrupt political
ring , ' , and \\as shot down at his own door.
Largo sums ot money were spent In futllo
search for the murderers. The lost trial
ot a suspect resulted In acquittal.
rtlchard Vaux. who danced with Queen
Victoria when ho was a boy and who suc
ceeded the late Congressman Randall In the
house of representatives , was met the other
day In Philadelphia by an old acqualntancn
who congratulated him on being so full ot
life. "Life , life ! " exclaimed Vaux. "Why.
don't you know I am the only living demo
crat left In Philadelphia ? All the others an.
dead , dead ! "
The bonds of mutual admiration and courtly
esteem heretofore existing between the editors
of the Chicago Inter Ocean and the Chicago
Tribune have been sundered , and will remain
In a fractured condition pending the settle
ment ot the senatorial question. The warmth
of the union which has contributed much to
the dignity of Chicago as a resort of summer
has been superccded by arctic blasts sevcro
enough to build Icicles on Uncle Joe's whis
kers.
Occasionally a public officer is found who
achieves distinction by making a trust
squeal. Attorney General Moloney of Illl-
nois Instituted proceedings to annul the
charter of the Spring Valley Coal company ,
which not only dodged taxes and made false
returns , but monopolize coal land and
operated truck stores. Finding the attor
ney general could not be bluffed or bought
off , the company Is now trying to get with
in bounds ot law by lopping oft unauthorIzed -
Ized branches. The "pluck-me" stores have
been abolished.
XUK CUCKOO ,
Now York Sun.
There never were fowls so mild and meek
As they to their keeper true ,
Tliey were mum as mutes wlien'er lie'9
speak ,
And then they'd slnff Cuckoo !
When lie hail done , ench son. of a ( run '
Would crazlly cry Cuckoo !
,
They fluttered around the Child of Fate ,
Their throats full of Joyful sounds ,
They celebrated hl9 worth and weight
( Three hundred and forty pounds ) :
Now hang1 It nil , nnd drat this fall
Of three hundred and forty pounds !
The dreariest deed that ever was heara.
That dread deed must we do ; i
For Cuckoo must bury the Mugwump Blrfl.
The Mugwump Bird , cuckoo !
By Cuckoo be Interred the Mugwump Bird.
By the Mugwump Bird , Cuckool
Afnr to the land where the dodos sit '
, On the Megatherium's knees ,
We Cleveland birdies have got to flit :
So hurry up , Cuckoo , please.
One Cuckoo ! cry before you die.
And we'll die together , please.
"Money's Worth or Money Back. "
Chinee Turkee
"Melioan man buy turkee , and eatee alleo up , But
Chinoe man know belter and
likee niceo pup" We're for
the " 'Melioan" kind , and in
our window you'll see a large
turkey that we're goingto
give to the person who guesses nearest its weight.
Two more will be given to the next nearest guesses.
These are this season's production ; no old styles , and
we'll deliver them to your address all ready for the
pan Wednesday eve. You'll also notice that they
have the long tails that are popular this season in
turkeys as well as coats.
The turkey is the only thing in our store that
it's necessary to guess about. Any one can see what
the goods are that's where the turkey's weigh dif
fers from our way.
Any purchaser can guess.
Browning , King & Co. ,
Kclinble Ctothterj , S. W. Cor. 15th and Douglas.