THE OMAHA DAILY BKK : MONDAY , JUNE 10 , 1805.
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TKIIMS 0V BtmSCIHITION.
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Council Illiiffn , 12 Twirl Street.
ChltnKo Oilier , 317 nuimbT .f . rnmtniTiv.
Jfcw York , Hnnmi 1.1. H nnd 1 ' . Tribune Illdg.
Washington , 1(07 ( V xltrfl. N. W.
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llfllilliK nimtmny. b'lnx duiv HWorn , .i > n that
the uctunl number of full nnd complete copies of
the Dully MornliiK , i\cnlrK : nnd S'ltiday IIp
printed durlnff the month of May. 1VJ1 , wu na
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Bnnrn tn lipforf mp nnd BUlncrllppil In my pres
ence this 1nt ilny "f June. IW
( Senl. ) N. I' . FKIU N ilnry Public.
ponlU-iitlnry
never before earned ? oOO so easy In
their lives.
Which of the penitentiary property
nppralners was Htipposctl to represent
the state.
It WJIH n vury lucky Oalc Hint blew In
from the west when Dorian unloaded
the j/Miltentlury contract.
When Charley Mosher reads of the
penitentiary settlement he will lunch In
his striped sleeves like a tlekled hyena.
The St. Louts Hepnbllc Is still
out lo Its democratic friends. "A west
ern man or bust ! " It will most probably
be both.
This Is the last week of the session
for the Illinois slate legislature. Wo
extend congratulations to the people of
Illinois.
Are we to have a repetition of the
Hay Insane asylum episode in the peni
tentiary now ? Isn't one such disgrace
ful jjrab for spoils at n time enough for
Nebraska ?
The lion. Mr. ( ! ale won't have lo
worry mueh nbout the crops , rain or
Rhine. Ills crop has already been
bought In and paid for by Kill Dorian
nnd the state "of Nebraska.
e Harmon , the new attorney gen
eral , hud almost passed out of the pee
ple's mind , so loii has It been since he
was prominent In public llfo. That Is
the reason why I'rcsldent Cleveland
discovered him.
When will this long drawn railroad
receiver business reach dual determina
tion ? The receiver habit seems to have
become chronic and If it be not soon
checked Vnele Sam will run every trunk
Hue In the country.
Bill Dorian Is now out of the woods
nnd out of the penitentiary. He has un
loaded his tin pans , ! OK chains , wash
tubs and hymn books on the stale forever
over $3t,000 ; , minus commission , and he
Is now willing to retire.
Nebraska never had n better outlook
for u MK suKtir beet crop. The beet
BURar factories are promised all the
raw material they can handle the com
ing season , and what Is better , homi
grown material at that.
If the legislature had appropriate ! '
& ? T > 0 , < XM ) Instead of .flt..OOO to cover Hit
purchase of the Dorian penitentiary
property , the appraisers would have hat'
no greater dlllleulty In making theh
appraisement tit the valuation.
Why should not the bicycle riders be
compelled to cany lighted lanterns at
night ? This precaution Is exacted In
other largo cities. Let us have a few
uncalled-for accidents and people wll
begin to realize the necessity for llghtn
on bicycles at night.
Slowly but surely the new govern
ment building progresses' to completion.
It Is no longer a question that It will be
In readiness for occupancy by the next
postmaster , revenue collector and mar
shal , whom , It Is highly superfluous testate
state , will be stalwart republicans.
Senator Teller of Colorado threatens
to follow Senators Stewart of Nevada In
deserting the republican party nnlesa
the republican national convention In
Berts a free silver plank Into Its plat
form. The republican party has with
ntooil the shock of the Stewart exodus
It will try , If necessasry , to get along
-without Teller.
Governor Ilolcomb expresses surprise
nnd disgust over the outcome of tin
penitentiary settlement and Incoming of
the late warden nnd his retinue of dep
utles , secretaries and bottleholders. Tin
governor might have forestalled all thh
by vetoing the penitentiary bill engl
neered through the legislature by tin
boodle gang during the cloMng hours o
the session. '
Our half-baked contemporary calls fin
a straight democratic county anil citj
ticket. How many straight democrats
nre there In Omaha ? Kverybody knows
thu party Is demoralized , hopelessly dl
vided on national Issues , at swords
points on local policy and beset by jeal
OHS factlonlsts sworn to light their part )
foes In season and out of season. Tin
democratic party In Douglas county un
der existing comlltlonn could-not elect i
l > ouuduiuster ,
M.IIMVT \ TIIK noniiKttr.
When you hear the newsboys cry out
'All about the robbery ! " yon do not !
vays take them at their worth The paper
hey offer yon may contain n flaring ac-
omit of thu midnight Invasion or n
lencoop or n tame allusion to n holdup
ty some chattel mortgage shark In
vhlch neither you nor l ) ! > out of 100
teople have more than n passing con-
ern.
A case of genuine highway robbery
n which every clll/i'ii of Nebraska Is
nlerested was reported In the Sunday
mpcrs , but the newsboys for once
leglected their opportunity. This rob-
> ery was not commltteed by masked
mrglars In the dark. It was no such
ilot as cost I'eglegged Orlliln his life
vhen he was Inveigled Into demanding
noney from the state treasurer of Ne-
) raska at the point of a revolver a few
ears ago. 11 was the successful exeeu-
Ion of a clean-cut , cold-blooded con
spiracy to loot the treasury by the con
sent and with thu collusion of state
ollicers. Thirty-five thousand dollars , erse
so much thereof as might be necessary
o buy the trumpery ami Interest In the
illeged prison contract assigned by
Mosher to Dorgan , was appropriated by
lie late legislature In the last hour of the
ast night of Its session. This appro-
irlallon was considered outrageously
xcosslve. All of IJorgan's belongings
n the penitentiary were not considered
worth ! 1" > , < H)0 ) at the very highest , and
whatever the unexpired part of the
contract might be worth , If Mosher and
Morgan had any contract rights , was
uore than offset by the failure of the
ontractors to live up to their obllga-
luus.
Kvery penny of the whole S.'tri.OOO up-
iroprlated has been absorbed under the
fraudulent appraisement. Dorgan has
> een awarded ? : ii-IOS.)0 : ! ) and the up-
iralsers pocket the balance. The most
cheeky thing Is the allowance of $ "iOO to
i-ach appraiser and the umpire for his
trillions labor. It Is considered very
liberal to pay $ . ' ! 00 for a sixty-days' ses
sion to members of the legislature , but
ten days' time going through a farcical
Inspection and compulation Is charged
up to the taxpayers of Nebraska at $ . > 0 ( ) .
Hven the most reckless of the legislative
Jobbers never suspected that they were
creating sinecures worth .f"iO a day.
This Is not the worst feature of the
Idghway robbery. On the face of the
returns the state will still owe Mosher
mil Dorgan , one or the other , or both ,
? ! iO,000. If they see lit to trump up an
other boodle claim before some futuiy
legislature. A more scandalous piece
of jobbery never was perpetrated and
tiie men engaged in It will keep explain
ing It away for the remainder of their
days.
ClllKA'S ( i
President Cleveland has received from
the emperor of China a letter thanking
liltn for the kindly otlices exercised by
the United States In behalf of the
restoration of peace between China and
lapan. All that was done by this gov
ernment was simply to Indicate Its will
ingness to act as a mediator between
those nations , with a view to bringing
about peace. It was a suggestion that
proceeded from a friendly concern for
both China and Japan , and while per
haps not strictly In line with our policy
regarding the political affairs and con
flicts of foreign nations , had an entirely
proper motive. Uesidos , a war between
those Oriental nations , upon the political
development of one of which the ex
ample of this country had exerted
great Inlluence , presented n very
different case from a war between
Kuropean nations , with which under
no circumstances our government
would concern itself. There Deemed to
be altogether legitimate and proper rea
sons why the United States should act
as mediator between Clilnii and Japan
If those powers had desired Its ofliees
In this respect.
That the suggestion of the willingness
of our government , to do this was fully
appreciated by the Chinese government
the letter of the emperor amply attests ,
and what Is of greater Importance is the
affect likely to be produced In creating
among thu Chinese people a stronger
feeling of friendship toward this coun
try. This Is "something to be desired
and which It Is In our Interest to culti
vate. With the new conditions of civili
zation and progress which are to come
to the Chinese emplru as a result of
Japan's victory the United States ought
to get a liberal share of the benefits that
will accrue to thu world. This country
Is In a position to command , If It shall
exert the proper effort , a large ami prof
itable part of the trade of these Oriental
nations , and it Is the part of good busi
ness policy to cultivate their friendship
and good will , for however small a part
these play In the affairs of commence
they are certainly helpful.
The course of our government In re-
wnt years has not been of a nature to
strengthen friendly relations with China.
Our legislation respecting the Chinese
was such as to invite vigorous resent
ment , and If applied to any other people
would have been resented. Hut the
Chinese government has been tolerant
and forbearing and now It has given
evidence of Its gratitude for our ex
pression of friendly concern when It
was In the midst of a losing war that
may be accepted as an assurance that
all previous nets of unfriendliness have
been forgiven. In doing this the em
peror of China has established a very
strong claim to American respect.
WHITNKY OF A/ill'
Although Mr. William 0. Whitney of
New York affects to treat lightly the
suggestion that he Is a presidential pos
sibility , there Is reason to believe that
his numerous friends in that state nre
preparing to start a boom for him when
the opportune time arrives , and it id
not likely that Mr. Whitney will make
any effort to prevent them carrying out
such a purpose. Senator Smith of New
Jersey Is credited with saying that ho
thinks Whitney Is a candidate for tlu
presidency , adding that he believes hi
would poll thu entire democratic
strength.
I'miuestlonahly Mr. Whlnoy would
make n highly re.spoetnblu democratic
candidate. He Is n man of ability ami
character , and also of wealth. AH see
rotary of the navy In thu tlrst Cleve
land administration , he rendered tin
I
country excellent service In vigorously
pushing the policy Inaugurated under
the preceding administration of building
up the navy , winning the commendation
of men of all parties for his activity In
tills respect. Mr. Whitney has shown
that hu has astuteness as a politician ,
with considerable ability In organizing
and handling men. If he were made
the standard bearer of his party there
vould never be any trouble about an
detpiate campaign fund , because he not
inly has millions of his own to draw
ipon , but wealthy friends , who would
generously contribute to his campaign.
Hut from the present aspect of the
ituatlon It does not appear probablu
hat a man of Whitney's stripe will be
lomlnntod by the next democratic na-
lonal convention. In the first place ,
oeallty Is against him. It Is pretty safe
o say that no eastern man , and espe-
lally no New Yorker , will have any
hance in thu next national convention
of the democracy. The middle states or
he west will furnish the candidate , tin-
ess. Indeed , there should be a split In
he convention , resulting In the noinlna-
Ion of two democratic candidates , In
vhlch possible event the east would
probably get one. Then Mr. AVhltnoy's
inslness Identltleatlon with corporations
Is not in his favor , while his somewhat
aristocratic tendencies would not com-
neml him to a large element of the
lemoeracy. Still , he is undoubtedly
lopular In New York and would per-
laps come nearer to polling the party
oto In that state than nny other man.
Looking over the list of possible deino-
ratlc candidates for the presidency , wo
lo not see why William C. Whitney
would not prove to be as available as
iny of them and much more so than a
najorlly of them. It can make very
Ittle difference- who the democracy
lomlnate next year , as the defeat of the
nirty Is Inevitable.
TIIK XATVUK Ul' TIIK UK.IST
It Is the nature of the mole to burrow
under ground and it is the nature of thu
crawfish to move forward by going
backward. It Is the nature of the
ground hog to fear his own shadow
and It Is thu nature of the snake to
crawl on Its belly and to hiss. It is the
nature of some men to go crooked even
when they are put upon a straight path.
These creatures are no more to bin me
for their serpentine ways than is the
mole , the crawllsh , the ground hog or
the snake for their natural Instincts and
propensities. It is the nature of the
beast and the laws of nature are the
laws of God.
Newspapers are the creatures of the
men who make them. They are either
frank , fearless and straightforward or
they are evasive , cowardly and crooked.
Tlii > y are either bold , direct and honest
or they are Insincere , time-serving and
llshonest. These tiaits mark the differ
ence between the papers that enjoy
public confidence and wield an Inlluence
for 'good and the papers that are dis
trusted , discredited and without a re
spectable following.
Our amiable contemporary , the World-
Herald , Is by nature endowed with the
Instincts of the mole , the crawfish and
the snake at one time. It Is as blind
as the mole .and loves to grub under
ground ; its motions forward are always
really backward , and its course is as slip
pery and devious as that of the water-
snake. It Is the nature of the beast ,
and It is not to blame. It loves to do
Its political work under ground ami
plays fast and loose with great princi
ples as If they were marketable com
modities. It pretends to be Independent
all the time , claims to be straight demo
cratic In off years and turns its back on
democracy in national campaigns. It
professes to favor honest local govern
ment and plays Into the hands of
the boodle gang every time it
has a chance. It Is a friend
of the foreigner with Junior
Order proclivities , and sings the Catho
lic babies to sleep with an A. I * . A. lul
laby. It shrieks anti-monopoly in a
high key and sings falsetto all the time
playing Into the very hands of the rail
road autocrat.
The recent antics of this double-
headed and double-dealing monstrosity
are in perfect keeping witii its career.
Tlie conditions that call for the purging
of local governments of the tax-eaters
and spoilsmen who have foisted them
selves upon the city , county and school
district by sectarian agitation aiul pro-
scrlptlve methods are known lo every
body In this community. The battle
for local reform can not be fought out
on partisan lines. The only time a
non-partisan movement has any show of
success is In an off year , when national
ami state Issues are in the background.
If the bogus Independent nnd spurious
democratic organ could be honest It
would fall In line and lend whatever
Inlluence It may possess to the redemp
tion of Omaha from star-chamber rule.
Hut that Is not the nature of the animal.
It suddenly has a spasm of rantunker-
ous straight democracy when the rank
and Hie of real democrats , regardless of
faction , favor a citizens' movement and
will support such a movement no matter
what thu tadpole of Nebraska politics
may do.
Kastern papers arc quoting the opin
ions of the governors of Wyoming and
Colorado as to the success of the woman
suffrage experiment In those states. Of
course both are favorable to thu con-
tinned right of women to vote. The
governors of those states are perhaps In
n position to form a judgment on thu
question , but are they In a position to
form an unbiased judgment ? What
governor of Wyoming or Colorado
would dare to advocate nnd work for a
return to the old suffrage laws so long
as he harbored the slightest political
ambition ? The man to judge of thu
success or failure of woman suffrage
In those states Is the well Informed out
sider , who takes the pains to make a
careful and painstaking Investigation.
The declaration by ( leneral Hushnell ,
the republican candidate for governor ol
Ohio , that he favors fSovernor McKlnley
as thu presidential candidate In 1SOO
disposes of the report of serious opposi
tion among Ohio republicans to McKln
ley. Thu nomination of linshnell was
heralded as a Koraker victory , and upon
this It was assumed that there was to
be made n factional tight with a view to
depriving McKlnley of thu solid support
of the Ohio delegation In the next re-
mbllcnn nntlorifiF oitvonUon , the obvi
ously absurd pug estlon being made
hat l-'ornker arfpln'd to the presidential
uimlmitlon nnd'M ' as planning to dam
age the cliUict\v ! > jf.'McICtnloy. Another
report had It Hiliti Itnshnell was to be
Hit forward , hl'yi ( e of his election as
covernor , n's Ol'p's' | ] ' candidate for presl-
lent , an equally > absurd suggestion ,
doubtless ther 'iiriV republicans In Ohio
who do not pnjft' ) | McKlnley , just as In
Maine nnd In ttlowa there are repub-
leans who do illit fWfcr Ueed and Alli
son , but unqui'HAWfmlily they nre an In-
slgnlllcant inlii'orlty and will cut no
Igure In deterih'h'lliig results. It Is per
fectly evident that the practically unnn-
inous .sentiment of the Ohio republicans
s for McKlnley as the candidate of the
tarty for president next year , and there
s no reason to apprehend that there
will be any change In this sentiment be
tween now and the time for choosing
lologates to the next national conven
tion.
When the Ktirmors Alliance was first
irganl/.ed In Nebraska as a secret polit
ical order The 15eo condemned It as
such on thu ground that a party whose
eaders operated behind closed iloors in
star chamber sessions was unworthy the
conlldence and respect of the people.
Wo have never changed or abridged our
onvlctlons upon this principle of right.
Any party or any propaganda of politi
cal doctrine that cannot stand the light
of day will never succeed before the
American electorate. It may attain
temporary strength and exert some In
fluence upon the great political divi
sions , but It Is doomed to wither and
fade away. At any rate , the voters of
Nebraska have attested the fact that
they have little use for a party that
fears the searchlight of publicity upon
all Its operations. They will not toler
ate secret political slate making and
the transformation of party conventions
Into ratification meetings at the beck
and call of veiled leaders who dare
not openly advocate a questionable
cause.
Silver Is the poor man's money , re
peats Senator Teller. So It Is. but when
a poor man tolls for one sliver dollar
lie demands and has a right to receive
a dollar that will buy as many things
he eats and wears as any other dollar.
Tliu moment a free silver coinage act
shall become effective every silver dollar
lar will lose half Its purchasing power
and the poor man who now receives ? 12
a week for his labor will under such a
law receive but , ? ( > worth of groceries ,
clothing , etc. MVantlmo the silver mine
owners of Colorado [ will gather in enor
mous profits byv reason of an advanced
price of silver bullion which n free coin
age law would 1irli4 , | 'o ' them.
The Omaha ii-allroad , which forms
part of the Vanderbllt system , has Just
declared a semiannual dividend of HV6
per cent on its.'preferred stock. Inas
much as the j'fmiaha road , like all
the other granger ( roads , is bonded
for more than what H has cost
to build anil Its stock repre
sents about ! ) ( IT PjjV cent water. I ! %
per cunt dividends/ / every six months
would seem to' Indicate that hostile
legislation has not seriously Impaired
the ability of the managers to get all
that the traflic will bear , for its pre
ferred stockholders.
Wlun Itlll Stc ut turned over lo Mosher
his penitentiary contract all his chattels
In the pen , Including the handsome uni
forms on the backs of the convicts ,
were estimated to be worth less than
92,000. When Dorgan turns over his
rattletraps and zebra uniforms they are
computed to be worth over ! j,000 ; by
Urontch , flale & Co. And this is n year
of very low prices except at the peni
tentiary !
( rovernor Ilolcomb managed to strike
one man with his military staff ap
pointments who decidedly objects to
having anything to do with the militia
even to. the extent of supporting the tltlo
of colonel. The governor might have
hit around among the available cltl/.ens
the whole two years of his term of
office without finding another man who
would decline the honor thus thrust
upon him.
Apuloglf * * .Mnvn Stuwly.
Globe-Democrat.
Spain fires upon the American flag In haste
and apologizes for it at her leisure.
Alnkm the Poor 1'ooror.
Minneapolis Journal ,
They call utlver "the poor man's money. "
Well , maybe It Is. H Is the money of
Mexico and India and China , and other un-
proRresslve countries , where the common
people are certainly about as poor as they
can be.
The Itnturn ol Common Souse.
I'hlliulelphla Itecord.
After having tried Its luck with cheap
money for seventeen years , the government
Chill has abandoned the effort to further
kick against the pricks. It has resumed
Its place among the solvent commercial na
tions by adopting the gold measure ot
value.
A Noir IlfUl Cnllntl Vur.
Hclmyler Quill.
The State Hoard of Equalization hav
ing cut down the railroad assessment
of the state foine . ; 2 , 000 , 000 , Colfax
county is ono ol the i sufferers , and to the
extent of $40,831. 04t Tt e Fremont , Elkhorn
& Missouri Valltjy la J89/lwas / assessed $101-
520 In this county , this year It 1.3 $78,900 ; the
H. & M. la the Baino both years , $18,216 ; the
Union Pacific WJs JJOO , ) in 1894 and Is now
$172,015 ; the Pullman. Palace Car company
was $1,588.66 In lfjj.and In 1895 Is $1,242.82 ;
the Western Union Telpuruph company Is the
only one raised , bolng taken from $3.251.50
to $3,432.20. Thus' , the local axpayers of
Colfax county wlll'uijve ' to pay more taxes to
make up the difference1 IMS paid by the cor
porations. Our republican state officers , who
are a lot ot corporation tools , are to blame.
Of course these are1 liafd times , but the cor
porations should ubtJbo allowed to escape at
the extra burden of. t the people , who are al
ready paying taxes out of their Just proper
tion. If our people : . Icefcp on voting for that
railroad outfit theycean expect aot only this
reduction and others ito follow , but never can
we regulate their charges by law , as has
been attempted. Qlve us a new deal.
Alflt
Dy a vote nearly unanimous , Kansas City
deckled to build and operate water works ,
The vacancy In the throne of Joharo pre
sents a tempting opening for cjatcsmen out
of a job.
lly the grace of a New York court , Will-
Urn Kranz August Humor Proschcnltzky has
sawed off a few sections ot hit name , leaving
the Humor Intact.
IMward L. Pierce and William Endlcott ot
Iloiton have presented and erected a monument
ment over the hitherto unmarked grave ot
Chief Justice Salmon I > . Chase.
The people of the mining states .ire not a
unit for silver. A backslider was discovered
In Carton City , Ncv. Ho was employed tn
the government mint nnd hypothecated $ SO-
000ortli of gold bullion. Although the bul
lion was recovered , the natives denounce his
conduct ns treason to the state.
Chicago crooks did not exactly unload gold
or silver bricks on the verdants nt the Illi
nois 1C to 1 convention. They did n more
genteel Job. They gathered In thirteen of
them and plucked them of watches , Jewelry ,
clothing and nearly $1,000 In cash. The out
rage was concocted In Wall street , doubtless.
Uat Mastorson , ex-terror of the border , Is
now guardlan-ln-rhlcf of ( HorRn Gould. Uat
achieved distinction as a graveyard promoter
meter In the early days of DoJce City , Kan. ,
and later In CreeJe , Colo. , corvlng as mar
shal In both towns. He docs nut know what
physical fear Is and can draw and pump a
gun with rapidity ot a lightning flash.
Vincent I ) . Markham , who has Just died In
Denver at the age of 70 , wns for many years
regarded as ono of the foremost lawyers of
Colorado. He was n native of Virginia , was
graduated from William nnd Mary college In
1848. was admitted to the bar In 1S54 , nnd
moved to Kansas In 1S58. Ho went to Den
ver In > 8fi2 and at once became prominent
as a citizen and a lawyer.
President Cleveland tested his toothpick
shoes on C. H. Morton , the fourth auditor of
the treasury , and achieved a distinct suc
cess. The functionary operated on was of
the "blgger-man-than-Grant" kind. He Im
agined himself Indispensable and amused him
self by denouncing Cleveland ns a Hessian.
When Grover heard all this he converted his
245 pounds Into foot tons , and Morton flew.
One of the most thoughtful and generou
gifts In recent years Is that of Mrs. Sarah
A. Smith of Philadelphia. She bequeaths an
estate valued at $300.000 for the maintenance
of playgrounds for children In Kalrmount
park. The gift supplements that of her
husband , nho during life gave $50,000 for
that purpose. The gift Is munificent and will
be a perpetual source of good to the children
of the Quaker City.
A remarkable Instance of mistaken Identity
has developed In New York City. Last Au
gust two young men , strangers In the city ,
were arrested for theft. The licensing wit
ness positively Identified them and his testi
mony secured their conviction and sentence
to Imprisonment for one year. Now the real
thieves have confessed nnd proof has been
produced showing that the convicted men
were In Philadelphia at the time ot the rob
bery. Steps have been taken to secure their
release. Under a new law false Imprison
ment renders the btate liable for damages ,
and a test will be made of It In the present
case.
case.Abu
Abu Haka , the autocrat of Johare , Is dead.
For twenty-nine years he ruled the little
Malaysian empire and Introduced western
civilization and railroads In the country. He
was a trifle gay and dudlsh and frequently
on dress parade decorated himself with $10-
000,000 worth of diamonds. While cavorting
through England n few years ago he con
cluded to ornament his harem with an Eng
lish lass , but subsequently gave her a royal
mitten. A $50,000 breach of promise suit fol
lowed. Abu pleaded that as he was a reignIng -
Ing monarch ho was beyond the Jurisdiction
of the English courts , nnd the court sustained
him.
JIUCiC HEXltlVIINKX'b lil.OWOVT.
Davenport Democrat : Hisses for Cleve
land. Cheers for Altgeld. That shows the
sentiment of the Illinois sllverltes who have
the audiclty to call themselves democrats.
Chicago Times-Herald : With a lightness
of heart unmatched In political history , the
free silver fanatics of Illinois impjlcd the
constitution of the United States on the point
of a free silver pen and threw the constitu
tion out of the window of the house of repre
sentatives nt Springfield , within hearing dis
tance of the tomb of Abraham Lincoln.
Minneapolis Tribune : The Idea of the free
silver democrats In Illinois and lown Is evi
dently to organize a new party and fuse with
the populists and the free silver republicans.
Dut if they would do the mnnly thing they
would go over to the populists , who origi
nated the 16 to 1 fad , and are entitled to
take the lead In the silver propaganda.
Globe-Democrat : There was no conceal
ment of the fact that a large majority of
the delegates were quite as anxious to mani
fest their hostility to Cleveland as to express
their sentiments on the currency question.
It was an antl-adminlstratlon gathering , In
which the name of the president was re
ceived with hisses and his course was de
nounced with vehemence and bitterness. This
action will certainly not be endorsed by all
the democrats of the state ,
Indianapolis Journal : The speeches made
at the convention of Illinois silver democrats
wore conspicuous for their lack of argument
and their failure to show any knowledge of
the principles ot political economy or mone
tary science. They consisted entirely of po
litical fustian and demagogic rant. Ucforc
this campaign of education is ended the
leaders of the free * silver movement will find
that the great American jury will not be con
vinced by that sort of stuff.
Chicago Post : The silver convention turned
out as tamely as the most unfriendly rould
desire or hope. Little Interest was taken
In the "deliberations" by the people of San-
gamon county , where free sliver Is supposed
to be In the saddle. The proceedings were
cut and dried , professional politicians ruled
the committees , and although an attempt was
made to Infuse some enthusiasm by the In
troduction of W. J. Bryan , the popular repre
sentative of Oratory Made Rcady , not even
the promoters of the scheme could sustain
an appearance of Interest. The delegates got
out of town as quickly as possible after ad
journment. The convention was a positive
fiasco ,
Altogether Too My torlou .
I'apllllon Times.
One Fodrea. who Is officially designated a
state examiner , has recently cxamlnd the
books of the Sarpy county treasurer , and In
the advertising columns of his paper may be
found the report that he has submitted to the
county commissioners. Of course it Is abiurd
for n little country newspaper to criticise the
work of a state official , but we'll Just try Hence
once for luck , and will begin by the declara
tion that not three men In Sarpy county can
solve Fodrea's array of llgures. These slate
examinations are made In order that the
people may know the exact condition of the
public fund * , but If all the statements ren
dered are as opaque as this one under con
sideration , then Indeed would the people be
wholly In the dark If they depended upon
the reports of the state examln rs for Informa-
tlon regarding the public money. The county
commissioners were expected to approve
Fodrea's report , but after wrestling with It a
day or two they found It too mysterious to
merit official approval , so they Just accepted
It and ordered It published. Mr. Fodrea LJ a
pleasant gentleman , but this fact falls to
make Intelligible his official figures.
Government by Injunction.
llurralo Enpreta.
Now that the Injunction has become so
common an Instrument of use In cases tn
which prompt action Is necessary. It Is highly
desirable that more exact rules be provided
for the guidance of judges. The power of
Issuing Injunctions will be resisted with
greater show of reason If it Is not exercised
with the utmost care and good Judgment.
The Injunction gives Immense power to
Judges and brings sharply to view the fact
that this Is a government , In vital questions ,
of Judges rather than of legislatures.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
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TURK ait.riiK
"Nino-tenths of the people who favor un
limited cQlnngo of ( liver by the United
States \vould change their opinions very sud
denly , " said an Omahn man , prominent In
the professions , "If their theories \\cro put
Into practical operation , Ono experience Is
sufficient for mo. My parents \vcro well-to-
do In the old country. My father placed the
bulk of his fortune In farm mortgages In
Austria. Although the loans were made In
gold , the law of the empire forbid the gold
contract current In this country now. The
borrower could repay In silver , which was
then legal tender for any amount. Father
and mother it led when 1 was nulto young ,
lca\liiR the children in charge of guardians.
The family Income was sufficient for our
support and education , 'and no change was
m.ido In the Investment until I and a sister
decided to come to the United States. Then
our share of the estate was converted Into
cash , and every mortgagee took precious care
to pay us In silver. We went to the banks
to exchange silver for gold , but found to our
sorrow the banks had no gold. So stringent
wiis the law that the banks did not dare pay
out gold In the presence of witnesses. If
yoij _ must have gold , you were taken Into a
private room and the exchange made In
Swiss gold , for which a handsome premium
was exacted. lly this process one-third of
our fortune In silver \anlshcd In the ex-
cha'iiRO for gold , which we wore obliged to
secure In leaving the country. I did not
fully comprehend the squeeze at the time ,
but I shall never forget the sorrowful tears
of my sister as she saw her patrimony dimin
ish to a pittance by means of financial jug
glery. Let them who will stick to silver.
Experience has taught mo that the coin of
the world Is the only safe one. "
"Men have garnered fame from achieve
ments less dinicult than that which I ac
complished recently , " said an Omaha man.
"I succeeded In driving a wedge Into a Colorado
rado man's faith In silver as a specific for
all financial Ills. This Coloradoan Is doing
contract work In this city , and never loses
an opportunity to preach the gospel of the
centennial state. We wore dlsusslng Inter
national bimetallism , and while my oppo
nent 'regarded the United States strong
enough to go 1C to 1 alone , ho thought an
International agreement would bo a dcuccdly
good thing that Is , It would enhance the
value of the white metal. You see , ho had
some doubts of the ability of the United
States to hold up the price alone , so I
plumped this question at him : What would
you think of Germany , n non-silver produc
ing country , going Into an agreement , to en
hance the value of a metal produced In
other countries ? He answered slowly , 'Well ,
Germany would be a darn fool. ' "
A prominent professor In one of the big
universities of New England has written to
the Boston Chamber of Commerce regardIng -
Ing the silver question as follows :
"The present free coinage craze Is as
old as the days of Jack Cade , when his fol
lowers hoped to bring on the millennium by
making 'tho pint measure hold two pints ,
and the two-penny loaf sell for a penny. '
His descendants today want GO cents' worth
of silver to pass for .1 dollar. The sophistry
Is all the more apparent when It Is remem
bered that free sliver does not mean an un
limited demand for that metal , but only an
unlimited supply.
"Mexico has free coinage of silver.
"Mexico Is on a sliver basis.
"The wages In Mexico In mining and agri
culture vary from 10 to .10 cents a day In
Mexican money , which Is from 5 to 15 cents
In United States money.
"The average for farm labor a day In
Mexico Is 20 cents In Mexican money , or
10 cents In United States money.
"If free silver can raise prices , why does
It not raise the prices of wages In Mexico. "
Mhere the Illninn Melons * .
Lincoln NPWR.
Colonel Moupln taltes his pen In hand
to write the morning paper a few lines
to let It know that he does not believe
the method adopted In the case of Mr. nose-
water Is going to redound to the benefit of
the parly , and gives some excellent reasons
why this Is so. Mr. Ocrc responds by an
ancient and almost pointless tale , the Intent
ot which Is to point out that every man who
gets ? In the road of the republican engine and
tries to hold It back Is going to get run over.
In other words , wo presume that any man
who raises up his voice to object to any can
didates named by any ring or clique Is to bo
road out of the party. In fact , has been read
out. The reading nut process , however , has
been done by chaps who have no authority to
do so , and it ls > duo entirely to their efforts
In that line that Nebraska now has a populist
governor.
I'rnvokw Weeps.
Brooklyn CjRle.
The sweet girl graduate In her whlto
muslin and pink ribbons is clue. She Is sure
to tell us how to run the universe , and re
mind us that , although we have been
awfully wicked , wo still have a chance to
make our lives sublime. Yet , who would
dltpcnse with the swept thing ? It is true
that she knows a good many things that
are not so , but when she grows older she
will be less ambitious to sway the destinies
of mankind , provided she Is not carried away
with the craze for bloomers.
Adlilclpx or ( Irnro ,
St. Ixmln Poil.
The late grand Jury at Fort Smith , Ark. ,
was composed of wise.men. One of the
recommendations In Its report was that pris
oners be supplied with newspapers In order
that their tlmo may bo more profitably em
ployed than In playing gambling games.
Tlicra Is great wisdom In the suggestion ,
Tin difference between th prisoner who
spends his time reading the newspaper ! and
the prlioner who spends his tlmo In gosilp
and games Is the difference between a man
on the road to n better life and a. man
plunslng deeper Into crime nnd vice. The
newspapers are full of practical lessons on
the wisdom of uprightness and the folly of
sin , There Is no finer moral Instruction
than that to bo gleaned from the record of
events , and of men's lives which Is set forth
In the dally press. No stronger proof of the
wages of sin can be found.
U.
I'UISTHU It li.ll.
Texas Sittings : When lovers hover over
the gnte there Is n gootl deal to be said uu
both sides beforu they milt.
Syracuse Journal : Thin Man These lllcs
urc illumination ! ) .
Huldlu-ad I should say yes. Why , ono
Kot In oacli of my ears this noon , nnd I
hentil them telephone to each other that
my pate was n regular snap for tobou-
finning !
Washington Star : "llow'll I charge this
bill for eioc'lrlc ' lighting ? " naked tlio now
1
The head bookkeeper looked lit him con
temptuously mill answered : "To current
expenses , of course. "
Cincinnati Tribune : "Younir man , " said
the sago , "you know It nil now , but when
you haw readied my uge you will llnd you
know almost nothing"Yos , " mild the
youth. " 1 have often hoard that ono forgets
much In his declining yeius. "
Judge : Jones-Come , go tlshlng with me ,
old chap. Urown Can't do It ; Just signed
the pledge.
Chicago TribuneVna : ho trying to
doml-bcnt his way ? " asked one of the pan-
Mongols HS the Until stiiitod on ngnln.
" \Voijso than Hint , " said the conductor ,
flushed from his violent exertions ; "ho wus
taking- straw vote on free silver. "
Atlanta Constitution : "This Is the last
tlmo 1 shall biintr this bill ! " rrlcd the en
raged collector. Tlmnks , " roplloil the Im
pecunious editor. "You uro po much moru
considerate than the other follow , for he
said ho WRS going to como again !
New York Woild : Mlsa GoodlclRh Do
you believe there will be liny marriages In
heaven ?
Mini Uptodnto No. The bible says there
will bo no "giving In miiiriiiKe" there , nnd
whole there nre no wedding presents you
but there won't bo many weddings.
Yonkora Statesman : "Do nny of you ladles
believe In advanced women ? " .shouted thu
car conductor , putting- his head In lit thu car
door. "Yes , we ilo , " replied n woman holdIng -
Ing on to n alrap. "Well , then , move for-
wuid. "
Chicago Ilecord : "You sny , " remarked
the bicycle to n low-spirited stranger whom
It hud met by accident In n buck street ,
"you say that my popularity will not last.
Who nre you , nnd how do you know ? "
"I know by experience , " mild the stranger ,
lugubriously. 'I am the roller skate. "
Chicago Tribune : Hlvers You don't need
to buy n bicycle suir , Hanks. Here's n gray
llaniifl ono of mine. It's too big for you ,
but you can take It to a tailor's and have
It cut down.
Hanks ( Inspecting It ) That won't bo nec
essary , Illvcrs. I'll Just take It to the lauu.
dry. J _
YKAHNINOS ,
Knns s City Journal ,
They stood on the bridge nt twilight ,
Whllo the moon looked down from auovr
The breezes blow soft nnd balmy
'Twos a time for sighs nnd love.
They Klluntlv gazed on the water ,
And thought of things hold dear ;
She longed for xonia Ice crtvim poda ,
He yearned for a glass of beer.
inn
New Yorlc Run.
She IH pretty.
She is bright.
She la ever
A delight.
She Is short and
She IH lull ,
She Is great nnd
She IH Hinall.
She Is brown eyed ,
She It blue ;
She Is llcklp ,
Shu Is tiue.
She Is pink checked ,
Shu In imlu ;
She Is healthy ,
She la frail. ,
Sim Is wealthy ,
She Is poor ;
She Is anything
Hut suro.
She Is gowned In
Whlto or blue.
Gray or plug or
Soft ecru.
She Is fluffy.
She la trim ,
As she may bo
IMump or slim.
Shn Is guileless ,
She Is wise ;
ISven tttupltl
When Hho tries.
She Is dainty ,
She U sweet ,
In the liouso or
On the street.
She will lllrt you
If Blio can ;
So bo wary.
Foolish man.
She's delightful.
Hut you 11 learn
That she doesn't
"Caro a Uern , "
She Is nil things tl
In u lump ,
And Blio knows that
Man'H a chump.
( QiF > at f eflk& 1 $ Jn Our mind that our custo
mers appreciate a good thing when they get it ,
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE
That Stupendous CUT SALE next wsclc. Many of our patrons
receive their salaries on the lth ( ) and to give them n
chance to benefit by this SWKEP1NG REDUCTION ,
will let the Suits go at prices now in .irked.
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BOYS' and CHILDREN'S
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PRICE 2 PRICE
$2.50 SUITS $3.00 SUITS $3.50 SUITS $4.00 SUITS
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2 Big Tables to Choose From ,
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Run From $1.25 up to $9.00.
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