Tim OMAHA DAILY BER
12.
nvi-nr :
THUMB OP nttnscniPTioN.
Dully Tlce ( Without Sumlny ) , One Ynr . I J J
Dally Itcc nnd Hundny , One Ycnr . > ' }
Bin Month * . 21
Thrpn Month" . f !
Humlny Ilp , One Yrnr. . . . . . }
Rulunlny Hoc , One Year . * {
Weekly Dee , On Yfnr . l
Of-TICEH.
Omaha , The ! > TUiltillnj ; . _
Houth Omnlin. Slnsr Dlk. . Corner N nnd 2 n all
Council llliirfg , 1J I'eatl Street.
CJilcBKO Olllce. 31 ? Chamber of Commerce.
Now York. Ilo < mis 13. II nd 15. Tribune llulldlnf
Washington , H07 V Street , N. W.
OOHnKSI'ONDKNCn.
All cnmmunlcntlons rflntlnc to new * na Ml
lorlnl matter KhouUl be nddrwneJ : To the hdltor
1IUfllNiSB MrrmtS.
All ImflnfM letters and rrmlttnn < v * jhoulrt I )
nrtdredied to The ! < IMMIshliiB Company
Onmhn. DrnfK. checks and poMoince onleM
be made tmvitlilc to ths order of "IB cnniriRn > .
TIM : nun PUUUSHINO COMPANI
BTATKMr.NT OV CIUCWI.ATION.
; * II. Tf ehuck. owretnry of The ll e I'lilJ
init conipnny , l > elni ? duly nnorn , a > that in
ncluil niimlii-r of full nnd complete copies ot in
Dally Mornlnn , i\enlni : ? nnd Kunday He * prlntej
during the month of November , 1SU3 , wna n fol
oa iloilurtlimx for unsold nnd returned
coploa , 0,52
STT.tl
Net iale
15,20
Unity nM : 11. T/.8CHUCK.
Hnorn tii l."forc IIHnnd Milmcrllied In mj
rc'cnce this SI dny nf Ui-cpinher , 1891.
( Seal. ) N. 1 ( . FHIU. Notary Public.
TIII : HUNT M\v.sp.\iMiiii.
Ord Journal.
Not\vllii nnillnir the efforts of mntiy or
the polltl.'nnslio ' ctinnnl iminaKO It In
tholr lntc ots to down Tlio Oinnhu lice ,
It still comes out every dny timl con
tinues w bo the best newspaper In the
stntc.
That Tnuismlsslsslipl ) exposition project -
oct must not be permitted to net ooltl.
Now for a few more siorli'H nlmul
who refiiKiHl n pro Wo r of an-
palntnuMit to the vacancy In thu Unltoil
Slates Miiproinu court.
The 1)111 ) for tlu > - frconnd unlimited
of nllvi'1' Is IriTprossilili' . A con-
I : : without n few stunpliM of thin
style on Its lilt's would not l > u
able as thi > genuine article.
It will be Justice of the Supreme
Court Vci-khain by appointment ot
I'resldiMit Cleveland , by continuation
of the Nonato , and by urace of his emi
nence , Senator David H. III11.
Don't forget that In innkliiK your holi
day purchases you have the best op
portunity of the year for allowing your
loyalty to Nebraska by RlvliiR your
preference to the products of home In
dustries.
Another conundrum from the returns
of the late Nebraska election : How did
Ames , democratic candidate for univer
sity regent , get over (5,000 ( more votes
than the next highest of the four demo
cratic candidates for the regency ?
The special policemen appointed by
the old police commission for state fail-
duty In September have been paid off
long ago. Why should not the specials
appointed by the same board in August
receive pay for services rendered ?
Coal rates are to gd up again accordIng -
Ing to the edict of the united freight
agents of the coal roads assembled "In
New York. There must be another cold
wave In sight , because coal rates and
the mercury arc generally subject to
opposite movements.
The German Helchstag and the Amer
ican congress opened their sessions al
most simultaneously. Hut you can
wager that congress will be spouting
windy speeches months after the Helchs
tag will have adjourned and Its mem
bers scattered to their homes.
It serves a high public purpose If a
sentiment prevails that only high class
men can expect to get otlicial bonds If
elected to responsible ollice. Nominal
Ing conventions will hereafter use a
little more care In selecting men for the
ufliee of treasurer. That Is the lesson of
recent eventn.
Even the attorney who fought The
mills of the special policemen for pay
for the services rendered the city by
them last August recognl/.es the Justice
of their claims and recommendR their
payment. The council ought to appro
priate the money for these men's serv
ices without further delay.
There was no boodling In the last
Illinois legislature If the verdict of the
Jury on the member Indicted for bribery
Is to bo believed. Hut the verdict of
the Jury will not bo believed because
there are too many evidences that the
lobby was not In attendance upon the
legislative sessions for nothing.
Nebraska Irrigation district bonds are
beginning to bu offered on the market.
AM soon as they are disposed of and the
proceeds become available some of the
most extensive Irrigation projects In the
west will be put Into operation. Suc
cessful Irrigation In this state waits
only on the capital necessary for the
Investment.
The president's message does not
seem to be altogether pleasing to the
foreign press. Hut then the message
was Intended for home consumption.
If It had pleased the foreign press It
would probably have pleased no one In
the United Stales. As it Is , It appears
to have pleased no one , Its author being
u possible exception.
Senator Allen announced through an
Intcrvlow In The Uce three weeks ago
tlint he intended to work for the recog
nition of thu Cuban revolutionists an
belligerents. Ho got hits resolution to
this effect In parly. The senate may
possibly declare Itself on this subject ,
but the fact that Senator Allen Is a
populist will , no doubt , bar his resolu
tion In favor of one Introduced by one
of hLa associates of tLo other jwrUcu.
TJIK OfP AND AVJ1I'
Mr. Cleveland speaks of the Ififi
republican tarlll as having been "Inelll
clcnt for the purpose of revenue , rut
tailed our trade rclatious and Impedci
our entrances to the markets of th
world , " nnd among the causes for th
constant shrinkage of the gold roserv
mentions "tho great falling off of os
ports under the operation of the tarlt
law until recently In force , which crip
pled our exchange of commodities will
foreign nations and necessitated to sonv
extent the payment of our balances ii
gold. " It Is fair to assttiue that tin
president made these statements wltl
sincerity and with no Intention to nils
lead , but they certainly do no credit t <
his Information regarding our rcccn
economic and fiscal history. Every well
informed man knows that under tin
last republican tariff , down to the closi
of the Harrison administration , tin
revenues of the government were In ex
cess of the expenditures , so that whoi
the present administration carrtc Inti
power the treasury gold reserve was In
tiiet and there was a comfortable sur
plus. During the fiscal years 1801 , ISJtl
and J Kl the excess of revenue ovei
expenditure was nearly $ 10,000,000 , tin
Inelllclency of the republican tariff It
supply adequate revenue In the flsea
year of 189t having been due to tin
fact that importers curtailed their busl
ness In anticipation of much lowei
duties promised by democratic success
Every well-informed man knows thai
the last two years of the Harrison ail
ministration , and especially the year ol
democratic success , lSf > U , were a period
of almost unparalleled activity and pros'
pi-rlty , both In our domestic and foreign
trade. Instead of the last republican
tariff having caused a falling off In experts -
ports , the value of these In 1801 and
1S'i ! was the largest in our history , hav
ing in the latter year exceeded ! ? 1,000-
000,000 and for the two years nearly
$1,000.000,000. It Is true that export *
fell off In the fiscal years of ISO.1 ! and
181) ) I , but it is perfectly obvious that
this was not duo to the tariff. It Is ex
plained In part by reduced Importations
and in part by the increased competition
of other surplus-producing countries.
The fact Is unimpeachable that until the
time of democratic success , with its
threat to overthrow the policy of pro
tection , the republican tariff operated to
greatly Increase both domestic and for
eign trade , the recrlprocity feature of
that act adding many millions to our ex
ports. It Is thus seen that there Is no
ground or justification whatever for the
assertion of the president that the Me-
Klnley law was either Inefficient
as a revenue measure or discouraged
exports. The democratic tariff , on the
other hand , has utterly failed thus fjir
as a revenue measure and certainly has
not encouraged exports.
Mr. Cleveland says of the present
tariff , wlilch at the time of Its adoptlou
he denounced as an act of pcrildy and
dishonor ; id allowed to become a law
without his signature , that while en
couraging our Intercourse and trade
with other nations it "recognizes the
fact that American self-reliance , thrift
and Ingenuity can build up our'coun
try's Industries and develop its resources
more surely than enervating paternal
ism. " This policy has certainly enabled
British manufacturers to revive their
previously depressed industries , but in
no other respect has it encouraged our
Intercourse and trade v 'ir. orrTer r.rf-
tlons. During the last liscal year oui
Imports increased about ? 7 < 5,000,000 over
the Imports of the preceding fiscal year
and if undervaluations be taken Into
consideration the amount was much
larger than this. The decrease In ex
ports was about $74.000,000. This is
not the sort of encouragement to inter
course and trade wlilch the American
people want , with Its steadily accumu
lating treasury deficit and foreign lu-
[ lebtcdness. It Is manifestly absurd to
talk about a people building up their
Industries and developing the conntryV
resources under such conditions , and It
Is no less so to talk about cheap living
ivlien the earnings of the people have
lieen reduced to correspond with the
lecllne lit prices and there is not full
nnployment for all who want to work.
Air. Cleveland is fully aware of the
llsaftrous effects of the democratic
; arlff policy , but he felt bound to say
something in defense of it. "What b
las said , however , will serve only r
i text to show how utterly fallacious
mil severely damaging to the welfare
) f the American people that policy is.
inrr ,
According to n London dispatch the
eply of the British government to the
lote of our government regarding the
ene/.uelan controversy has been for-
ivarded and should reach this country
he present week. It Is said that Great
lirltaln refuses to arbitrate as to any of
.he territory within what is known as
he Schomburg line , a boundary estab-
Ishcd by a survey made some yearn
igo and which Venezuela , claims em-
iraees territory belonging to that conn-
; ry. If this shall prove to be the c.w
t will be very likely to raise a serious
Issue between the governments of Great
Britain and thu United States.
This government has taken no equiv
ocal position regarding the Venezuelan
boundary dispute. It has in the plain
est possible terms consistent with dip
lomatic UMige Informed the Hrltlsh gov
ernment that It regards the controversy
a proper one for arbitration , which
should Include all the territory In dis
pute , and not such part of It as Great
Hrltaln may be willing to submit to ar
bitration. It has clearly Implied that a
refusal of the Hrltlsh government to ac
cede to tills view would be regarded
as unfriendly. It would seem that after
these representations , accompanied with
the declartlon of the policy of this coun
try in regard to the forcible Increase by
any European power of its territorial
possessions In thin hemisphere , but onu
course remains In the event of British
rejection of the proposal to arbitrate ,
and that is for our government to for
mally protest against any attempt on
the part of Great Hritaln to forcibly
possess and hold the disputed territory
and to warn that government that the
United Slates will not penult this to
bo doue.
With the spirit that now prevail * at
Washington It Is safe to say that th
Is the course which will bo pursued I
case the reply of Lord Salisbury to tl
note of Secretary Gluey shall be foun
ns reported. What may ensue in sue
an event It Is hardly worth while I
conjecture , but obviously there Is In th
Venezuela Issue the possibility of gra\
trouble.
u TOA .
Ono of Nebraska's most prcssln
needs Is a more rapidly Increasing popi
Intloti. The only way to multiply popi
latlon beyond the rate of natural Ii
crease Is by the stimulation of Immlgn
lion. If a million or even a half mllllo
Immigrants could be induced to com
to Nebraska nnd Bottle In this stale b
the year 1000 , tliq restoration of in
examplcd prosperity would bo mor
than assured. More people to till lit
soil means more people to consume th
products of home manufacturers an
more people to purchase the commod
ties handled by our jobbers and reta1
merchants. With a territory capable n
supporting ten times the population no\
within Its borders , Nebraska has evcrj
thing to gain and nothing to lose by al
trading worthy Immigrants.
Whether the effort to encourage Imml
grallon into Nebraska goes by the nain
of the Million club or by some otho
name Is Immaterial. That there shouli
be some systematic work In this dlrec
tlon under the patronage of a stroni
anil determined organization of N't.
braska citizens will be admitted by all
The plan of operation should be thor
oughly studied out and carefull ;
arranged for every detail. If tin
Manufacturers and Consumers IIP
soclatlon or any other body o
representative and responsible inei
will take the Initiative In the mat
ter it may confidently count upon thi
approval and the backing of the wholi
liberal citizenship of the state.
I'm : ( M.sor
The zeal which the Kansas senator :
and lepresentatlves are manifesting Ii
behalf of ex-Consul Waller Is commend
able and it Is to be hoped that It wil
have good results , though the fact mus
be recognized that there Is danger o :
It being carried to an extreme" that wll
be hurtful rather than helpful. It ap
pears from the president's statement
of the situation that our governmuni
has really received no information ol
value for determining whether or 1101
Waller was justly convicted , for it luu
been furnished with none of the evi
deuce In the case , this being withheld
by the French government on the pretext
text that to produce it on our demand
would establish a bad precedent. Thlf
> ur government cannot admit and ap
tmrently does not , for if an American
, 'itizen can be tried , convicted and im
prisoned in a foreign country and thlf-
government not be permitted to know
; he evidence presented against him how
< hall It be guided when the question ol
'xtendlng its protection is presented.
The fair Inference from the refusal of
the French government to produce the
ivldence is that its nature is not such
is to justify the verdict against Waller.
Dm- government should Hrmly Insist
.ipou having the evidence In the case
ind If It Is not furnished within a rea
sonable time should demand the release
> f "Waller , with perhaps indemnity.
Meanwhile It would be unwise to in-
bilge in heated protests and threats ,
ivhlcli could only have an exasperating
; ffect.
-is TO offiriA i < 7ovns' .
Tlie experience of the people of Ne-
miska. with ollicial bonds has not been
in experience either pleasing or satis-
Victory. No Instance is recorded where
he sureties on the bond of any public
itllclal who has been found to bu short
n his accounts In any considerable sum
mve voluntarily made good the delicit
vithout contesting their liability In the
: ourts. The Holt county ca os against
ho sureties on the bond , of Harceti
Scott arc fresh In the public mind. AI
his very moment the trial Is pending in
lie supreme court of thu suit brought
> y the state to recover from the sureties
in the bond of ox-Treasurer Illll In-
lemnlty for the state money lost in the
Capital National bank failure. The
mount of public funds appropriated by
ho late defaulting treasurer of Onii.ha
M as yet unannounced , but It Is safe to
iy that no Indemnification be had
inless by compromise without long-
Irawn proceedings In the courts.
If the recent experience of the people
if Nebraska with ollicial bonds should
ount for anything , It should bo to coiin-
; nl exceptional care and more strict
crutiny of bonds hereafter presented
or the approval of thu different author- !
lea upon whom that duty by law de-
olves. In enacting a statute giving
it'.bllc oflicluls thu option of presenting
ither bonds with individual sureties or
lends with corporate sureties the late
. 'glslature doubtless Intended to Im-
irove the public security for fidelity In
lllce. Hut the law Is manifestly weak
a several places. There is no way of
ecoverlng more rapidly or more surely
ipoa a guaranty company bond than
ipon any other and less prospect of ro-
llzlug on a judgment after It has been
I'cured. The only penalty upon the com-
iiny for not making good Its bond Is a
orfeltureof the right to transact further
iiisiness In the state. Anil it would netlike
like a very large loss to induce some of
lieso companies to forego future profits
10111 Nebraska bimliicss.
There are no doubt merits and defectH
11 both kinds of bonds. The defects ,
owever , would offset one another If n
omblnatlon of the two were effected ,
is It rests In thu Judgment of thu ap-
roving body to say whether each bond
iresctitcd to It Is good and sufllclent , It
-entirely within Its province to Insist
hat wliero thu surety Is n guaranty
ompany othersuretleH consisting of
ulivldimls owning properly In the state
nil county shall also bo provided. Hy
uch action assurance would bo mil do
loubly sure.
President Cleveland refrains from re-
lowing In his messaKu the reports of
11 the various heads of departments ,
nit ho commends In general language
lie recommendations which they make
u the careful consideration of thu two
louues of congress. Does this mean
hut Mr. Cleveland endorses all of the
recommendations of his subordinate !
Several ofItem ] ( propose some very foe
Ish and some very obnoxious measure
The president cannot have intended 1
give a blanket approval to evcrythlr
the heads of the departments have vci
turcd to say In their respective report
Mining stopk operators arc apparent !
preparing for a boom In the stock of tl
Colorado gold mines and are rcsortln
to every kno.\yn \ device to secure publ
attention , for hcso mines. They ai
sending opt , ( almost dally reports <
English capitalists about to Invest , c
now finds and of wonderful fo
tunes made In the Colorad
gold fields. The boomers' can
palgn Is being conducted on
systematic plan and It will not bo sui
prising If they succeed for a Umo 1
creating an artificial demand for the !
mining stock , and after they shall hav
unloaded It their interest in the matte
will bo materially lessened.
.Tudgo Duiidy declared In open com
that ho would demand an Invostlgatlo
of the chat-go that certain men an
women had undertaken to Intlmldat
jurors In the Outcalt case In the Intel
est of the defendant. Wo have all hear
of the professional jury fixer , but feml
nine jury bribers and intlmidators ar
novel In Nebraska courts. It will b
Interesting to know just what method
have been employed by them to sedtic
federal Jurors from the straight am
narrow path.
The secretary of the treasury has remembered
mombered Omaha In his budget am
recommends the appropriation of $125 ,
000 for the finishing touches of the federal
oral building , which Is now under roof
It Is the hope of every cltl/.en of Oinaln
that this magnificent structure may In
opened to the public at the earliest practicable
ticablo day , ami Mr. Carlisle's watch
ful attention will be duly appreciated
although a republican postmaster wll
be the first to occupy the new quarters
The railroad rate clerks are at worl
In this city doctoring up Nebraska pas
senger tariffs to conform more fully tt
the general scheme of through rates
Whatever they may do the rates can
not bo made higher than ! ! cents a mill
on lines in this state. What Omalui
wants is better rates for the shlppon
who do buslurss with Omaha , that this
city may be put upon an equal footing
with its competitors for the trallic of
the west.
Omaha like iriany other cities Is constantly -
stantly Infested with newspaper ven
tures whose promoters prey upon the
merchants of the city , claiming large
and growing circulations and resorting
to a species of blackmail to extort
money for advertising space. They are
lioro today,1 eke' out a miserable exist
ence , and /soon , , collapse.1'apors that
ire unwilling to make a guaranty ol
2ircnlatlon have no claim upon any ad
vertiser.
If the city olllclals nro to bo per-
ultted to 'Ifurnlsh bonds. , supplied by
; tiaranty companies which assume all
: he risk of the conduct of the respective
flices for a money consideration , the
icxt step will be to have the city buy
: he bonds and reduce the salaries of
.he different otllcers to a piano com-
nensurate with that of. clerical work
inly.
Eilm-ndon nml Thrift.
ChlcnRO Tribune. |
In Nebraska tlicy linve learned how to
nalto wlilslty from sugar be2ts. Adverse arc
; hu uses of Directs.
Mlxtnkcii Clcnu-noy.
InillannpollB Journal.
In Nebraska a man who wrecked a train
in the Hock Island railroad , killing eleven
icraons. was tried and found guilty of mur-
ler in the second degree , supjlemented with
i recommendation for cUmency. If the most
ildeous cf crimes Is treated with so much
enlency they will become more frsquent.
Oiiiuliii'N Dt'rvlxli Conililno.
1'lillnilelplila Hr-conl.
Ot the eighteen members of the city coun-
: ll of Omnha fourteen belong to the A. P.
V.'s , who use their power with a ruthless
mnd. Th& president of the council has re-
: ently been elected city treasurer , and he
: ould not give the requlrtd bond of ? SOO.OOO.
Vcco. dlngly the council reduced the bond
inc-half and when the mayor vetoed the bill
ho council passed It over his head.The A ,
' . A.'a had decreed In L > : cret conclave that
ho bimd should be so reduced , and the city
: ouncll had to obey.
The ArroKimt Supriir TriiHt.
lluffnlo HxpieBR.
The arrogant course of the Sugar trust
o\\ard retail grocero nnd wholesalers WHO
Iso do a retail business in refusing to sell
3 them and In sending Its sugar to thewhole -
alers on the consignment plan , so as to
ilnd them to it by fast tie ? , Is likely to bo
ollowed very soon by Its logical consequence.
l movement Is being organized by those In-
ortsts which wera hit by the plan of the
rust and nn Independent and co-operative
iflrery may be startcJ. Subscriptions are
taken for the new company. It Is
to reflno only Cuban sugar. Whether
his movement succeeds or not , It Indicates
low uncertain Is ths power of a great trust ,
\en when backed by the- fostering leglsla-
lon of a political party. In a country so
urge as the United States no really perfect
lonopoly Is possible while the Individual
nergy and courngo of the people are what
hty are ,
Dr. Dniiii. iinil 111 * lei > K How.
NV-W York Sun.
Nsbraska w scUfllted with snow on Mon-
ay. The face-of heaven and of the Roll wnu
ildden In white. The arbors of the Hon.
ulhiB Sterling Morton were draped in un-
irotectcd fleecerDie Hon. Tobias Castor got
ils pung out. There was nothing In tlu
I'cild but arctics nnd snowshoe ? . Even tbo
Icn. William vppvd AHUon committed hlm-
elf to far as txAavsr lhat , If It continued
0 a now , thergifrivtght be more unow. There
. as more stiot\t The cattle underno.th ft
loccd compla'.nujgly ovr their Iced milk ,
'ho packet noitflirs began to drocp and Ule
a their holes , ' Iliu'd with the encouraging
eports of tliewaivslon } of Ornithology and
lammalogy. It _ w li a cold day for Nebraska ,
'ho Hon. William , Jennings llryan dug a
unnel up to tlta-aur/ace. dupted the Icicles
rcm his tragiii ace , and began to rehearse
ila world-admnrodtipoech on ths great ratio
f 16 to 1. TlieBDpw seetlud Into hot water ,
'he milch cows''placidly chewed hot snow
uddlng and advertised an excellent offering
1 hot mllU with red pepper. Tlia
ky flamed. The lining of the
opher's retreats shrivelled. The crows
rapped from their winter resort roosts , and
offered Uiem 1ves , perfectly well done , i
rccil birds , The clouda took on n lln
lining. The orb of d y peeped tli rough tl
fading white , ind bowed three timc § to If
brlRhter fnco of llryan. Illrda rosefroi
mysterious nests and giggled nnd twlttcrei
A largo ftllver buzzard occupied the ccnti
ot the ftngo ot heaven. The enow Btori
WAS over. _
Conic Dnun with HIP
Minneapolis Tlmos.
That the same rate should bo charged fc
nn upper ns for a lower berth has alwaj
bc n regarded ns nn extortion , which th
public has submitted under protest , In POV
oral states bills have been presented to tli
legislatures to have the matter remedlec
but without avail. The Pullman company I
always on the nlert for such measures , nn
It uses money lavishly In killing such bills
Now the matter 1ms reached n etago whcr
the railroads have taken it up , and whc
so powerful n corporation ns the Pcnnsylvn
na ! road takes the Initial step there is goo
ground for liopo that something practical fo
the benefit of the traveling public will b
accomplished. The railroad officials say thn
the charge for occupying nn upper bcrt
should bo at most not more than onc-hal
the price clmrgcd for n lower berth , nnd tli !
will bo assented to by all who have eve
gone through the gymnastic , acrobatic nn
cnllsthenlc exercise ot mounting , riding nn
dismounting from ono of Pullman's uppc
berths. _
The Tnii'k Sliiro ISII >
Chicago Tribune.
The coal operators of Ohio nro being nskc
by their employes to pay wages In cash In
stead of In orders on the > stores of the in In
ing companies. The request Is a rcasonabl
one. The rule with the store order Is under
stood to be that several cents on the della
are shaved from Its face , ns uped to bo th
case with many of the shlnplnstcrs Issue
previous to the wnr of the rebellion , nni
ns wcuJd be the case with much , If not all
of the state bank currency which some o
the democrats nre shouting for. This 1
robbery of the workers by the companies o
their favorites , or both. There Is plenty o
currency In the country available for th
payment of the miners' wages , nnd It wouli
ba f.ir better for the coal companies to bor
row the money from the binks nnd pay i
reasonable rate of Interest for Its use thai
for lh m to shave the wages ot the mlneri
by having two sets of prices on the good !
In their storcf , ono being the price In lawfu
money and the other a. higher one as reck
oncd In store orders.
Konnil I < M ii n n i * I ill TrtitliR.
Clilcaso Tribune.
The minority resolutions ottered at the
"transmlsslsslppl" gathering In Omaha dc >
clared that
"We bsllcve this long-continued agitation
of the silver question 1ms had much to dc
with the present financial depression , pro
ducing want of confidence , threatening sta
bility and permanency of prices , nnd Is $
constant menace to the national credit , ex
citing apprehension abroad and uncertainty
nt home. "
This Is exactly true. The financial de
pression , which bfgan In 1893 , was duo tc
fears for the stability of the currency unit
nnd apprehensions of democratic tinkering
with the tariff. It was this tlint caused the
temporary appreciation In the purchasing
powen of money , wlilch the majority reso
lutions falsely ascribe to an appreciating
mony standard and to an "outlawry o [
silver , " which has not occurred. Had It not
been for those fears. Justified by the agita
tion for "free silver" and for "free trade , "
there would have been no business paraly
sis and no material change In the power of
the currency unit to buy either labor or
the products of labor. It was those agita
tions which brought about the panics of
1S93 , and the free sliver extremists nre doing
all In their power to nullify the good effects
of returning confidence. Their remedy for
a disease Is "more of the > poison which
caused It , " and apparently they are resolved
that their lunatic efforts will not cease till
either the patient or the self-appointed doc
tor Is killed off.
Vc-ntM for I'uMIc I
ChlcnRO News.
"When public Indignation once reaches the
boiling point ft has to find a vent bole. U
does not make much difference what the vent
hole happens to be , but tbero must bo one.
fii Texas a negro usually serves the purpose ,
but out wet't tlify have a more harmless and
at the same time an effective method of
letting off the steam of disapprobation.
Waverly , Neb. , was a short time ago af
flicted with two elopements occurring at one
and the same tlms. and thereby robbing the
town of four of Its Inhabitants. This Immedi
ately i'tlrrfd Waverly to a pitch of indigna
tion never known before. The Indignation
grew and grew , but the four causes were
nowhere In sight and there was nothing to
vent It on. At last when the town was ED
tull of pent-up Indignation that U was likely
to burst and b ? scattered to Ui3 four winds
nf the prairies the citizens held a meeting
In the- town hall and discussed their plight.
I'ho town sages lent words of councal , and
finally a knot-hole was discovered , and the
Indignation was set free.
Two committees were appointed , one of
men and ono of women , and these two com
mittees dr * w up two sets of resolutions.
The resolutions drawn up by the women's
committee contained the Indignation of the
ivomen , and the committee of men cm-
bodied all the manly Indignation In their
csolutlons.
Whether these resolutions will be- tacked
> n the door of the town hall so tlmt ho who
tins may read , or will ba ordered to bo
sad from the pulpits on certain Sundays , Islet
lot announced. nut whatever secondary
ise the good people of Waverly may deem
U to put these resolutions to they have at
east served the primary object of Isttlng
ndlgnatlon loose without doing the sllght-
-st harm to anyone.
PKHSONAIj AMI OTIIKHWISI3.
The ChriBtlan Endeavorers and Salvatlon-
sts In trying to snatch Deb Ingersoll as a
'brand from the burning , " have undertaken
i hot job. Robert has a stock of expletives
hat would paralyze n prayer In n Jiffy.
Georga Harris of Lexington , Ky , , the
> rlglnal of "Uncle Tom" In .Mrs. Stowo'a
invel , Is In dextltute circumstances. He Is
oo proud to beg , and accepts the kind offers
if a few friends. He will soon he 84 years
) Id.
Id.The
The corporation of Mnyenco has decided to
iclebrato the GOOth annlveisary of the birth
if John Gutenberg , the Inventor ot printing ,
vlth great pomp and splendor. The colebra-
ion will take place In 1S97 , though It Islet
lot agreed whether ho was born In 1397 or
n one of the three years following ,
Slddons had magnificent physical advan-
pges , a magnificent form , a powerful voice
ind a grand manner so grand , Indeed , that
Sheridan , when joked about the report of
ils making love to the actress , cried out :
'Make love to Slddons ! I should as soon
.hlnk of making love to the archbishop of
Canterbury ! "
If the people of Cambridge , Mass. , ore
igalnst a third term they have made an
ixcoptlon In the case of their mayor , "Foxy"
Bancroft , In nominating him for a fourth
crm of offlce. Mri Bancroft was an 11-
ustrlous oarsman at Harvard In the days
vlien that college occasionally beat Yale ,
ind he appears to be ualng the "Bancroft
troko" successfully In politics.
The proposition to merge the * homestead
if the poet , Whlttler , at Amesbury , Mass. ,
nto a memorial , open to the- public , mention
if which 1ms'heretofore been made. Is being
ecelved with general favor In eastern lit-
irary circlet ) . It Is desired to have the
lomestead remain Intact just as Mr.Vlilt -
ler left ft , The poet went to Amesbury In
S3G , and there he wrote all his greatest
looms. .
When the dramatized vers'on of Mrs. Har-
Ict needier Stone's famous novel was put
in the stage forty-five years ago the first
niperkonator of Uncle Tom was Samuel S.
Jar ford , Hi ) Is a veteran minstrel man , now
: resident of Philadelphia , and It Is liU am-
ilUou to celebrate the semi-centennial of that
vent five years hence by appearing as the
ending actor In the play before a Philadel
phia audience ,
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PURE
A MA1NH 1DUA.
"Uellrlnm Trcnirn * 5Hn < r ninnfililp
from the Pnr Jfortlipnwl.
St Ixmli Olobc-Dcmocrat ,
Senator William P. Fryo of Mnlno Is ft BOI
of a partisan who Is plentiful In both organ
Iratlonx , but who docs much more harm t
his own sldo than ho does to the opposltlor
The Maine statesman , in telling liow th
republican party Ii going to manage affair
when tt gets complete control In 18D7 , say
that "It will run this government on th
receipts from a protective tariff , " dropplni
Internal trues altogether. Ho also soy
"the woolen mills must stand the pr cn
condition two ears longer , " because th
republican party Is not going to touch tarlf
in the present congress , nnd ho ndds , cheer
fully , that "It they ( the mills ) survive thi
period they will do better than I expect. '
That Is to say , the woolen mills nre runtilni
nt such n heavy loss now that he think !
most of them nro likely to go Into bank
ruptcy before two ycnrs more.
How docs the MnlnG statesman euppOfi
that 1356,000,000 , or thereabouts , the amouni
of the government's expenditures In the flrci
year which ended four of five months ago
can be obtained from customs nlonoT Ii
the Internnl taxes the taxes on whisky , beer
nnd tobacco , which yield from $160,000,000 t <
$100,000,000 n year nro to be nbollehtd , nm
ho evidently thinks they ought to bo nm
will be , the entire- expenses of the govern
int-nt. except $18.000,000 or $20.000,000 ob
talneU from miscellaneous sources , must conn
from the tariff. The largert receipts froir
the McKlnlcy tariff were $203,000,000 In th <
fiscal year 1890 , for that net was not In opera'
tlon throughout the whole ot the fiscal yoat
1S91 , when the customs amounted to $219-
000,000. The highest point ever reached by
the customs wns In 1S90 , when they touched
$230,000,000. According to the Frye Idea
the republican party Is going to rnlso over
$100,000,000 n year more from the tnrlft than
wag ever raised from that source before
for at least $335,000,000 would be needed Ir
addition to the $20,000,000 obtained from all
other sources outside ot the whtrliy , beer
nnd tobacco taxes , to meet the. expenses ol
the government.
This , of .course , Is the maddest sort of
folly. Moreover. Fryo Imagines tlmt this
Is protection. In reality It Is free trade ,
or , rather , what technically figures as such.
In order to get anything like the amount
from customs which would be needed under
the Krye scheme the duties would have to
bq cut to the revenue' point , and duties
would have to bo Imposed on tea , coffee
and other articles which the republican1 ?
mode free nnd want to keep free. The
tariff , that Is to say , would have to bs con
structed on the Urltlrh model throughout
and have to extend to every article of Im
port. Neither William U. Morrison , Uogcr
Q. Mills nor any other democrat over pro-
pcred or would favor any such sweeping
rccU'ction of duties aj would be necessary
under the program which this wild man
ft cm the Malno woods proposes. It is easy
to see that Krye Is ns Ignornnti regarding
the Incidence of taxation as h ? Is of the
Ideas nnd Intentions of the republican party.
A party run on the Frye plan would quickly
meet overwhelming ami deserved disaster.
DEMOCRATIC mSUUl'TIO.Y.
il of < hf AVnHorioii I'ropli-
< > Miulc III < ClilciiKO WlK'Viiiu.
Lnulavlltc Courier-Journal ( < 1cm. )
But why cry over milk that is spilled ?
What boots It now what were Mr. Cleve
land's ulter'or ' purposes ? If he meditated
the disruption of both the republican and
letrocratlc parties and the construction of
i Cleveland party , as his enemies allege ,
tie perpetrated a grievous miscalculation.
rho party which thrice honored him with
ta nominations nnd twice elected him presi-
lent Is left with the bag to hold , and a
rery empty bag It Is. He has had his day ,
.0 him full of glory and renown ; to his
inrty full of disaster. Presently he will go
) ut of place and power , carrying with him
ho curses of some , the adulatlotfof others ,
ind the average opinion that ho was an
iverage president , who , If lie did no great
; ocd , did no great harm ; marking time as
t were , and leaving the public service very
nuch ns he found It , nlbalt , for the time
) eng ! , . wrecking the cause which the people
'ancled to bs embodied In his person.
Mr. Morton's Illustration of n bank and
i bank president , with reference to Mr.
Cleveland and the government , sizes up Mr.
Norton's master perfectly. Mr. Cleveland
ms had no higher Ideal. The Image which
he people have constructed out of their own
; enerous and confiding beliefs , setting It
ipon a pedestal , labeling It "Cleveland" and
ixtolllng Its virtues , has never had any
dual existence but In Its stead a dull ,
iloddlng bank president , suspicious and
; rudglng , destitute nllke of Imagination and
ympathy , and far , very far , from a hero
if any kind.
I'ennltItiinlly Vltn the Crime.
New Voile Tribune.
In view of the fact that no less than
wcnty-three murders are laid at the door of
I , II. Holmes , oven the bitterest adversaries
f capital punishment will be tempted for
met to admit the Justice of the penalty to
rfclch ho was sentenced at Philadelphia.
"he crimes which he has committed have
icen of the most cold-blooded description ,
irompted solely by the desire to collect the
ums for which the lives of his victims were
nsurcd , and under the circumstances It Is to
le hoped that no legal quibbles or tech
nicalities will be permitted to prolong the
xlstenco or to Interfere with the speedy
unlshment of this wretched man.
SIM3AKRII lini'.I ) .
Record ! Mr. Ueod Is rlsht. Uo
form In the manners of the hotiso of repro t
8ontntlvc will bo n good thing , but a lltlli
horse sense In the conduct ot legislation
will bo more appreciated even thnn man *
ners.
Denver lUpubllrnn : Speaker Heed mnila
a very brief nnd sensible speech In accepting
the epeakershlp of the houso. He l altogether
the fittest man for the place nnd business
will ba grently expedited under his wlsa
and experienced direction.
Courier-Journal : Taken altogether , In pplt
ot Its Delphic character , the brief address
ot Mr. Heed points to a do-nothing policy
on the pnrt of congress as the best In lili
opinion for the Interest of his party In general -
oral , nnd Mr. Heed In partlculnr. Hut will
ho be nblo to restrain his team of wild
horses ?
Philadelphia Record : Mr. Heed's ppeecn
In accepting the caucus nomination of hit
party for the speakershlp of the house wn |
expected to bo brief , but In nvoldlng all refer-
cncc to the questions lhat nro now exciting
the Interest of the business men ot the coun
try ho has left the Impression upon the pub
lic mind that a presidential bee Is buzzing
In his bonnet. si
St. Paul Pioneer-Press ! The result will
show whether ho ( Houl ) has the statesman's
highest gift the gift of knowing the right
thing to do nt the right time , and the courage
to do It. He Is a great parliamentary leader. 1
No one doubts his patriotism. Hut Is ho
a statesman of the- order of statesmen
whom the people Instinctively choosxs ns their
leaders In great crises ?
VOIC13 OK Till ? STATI2 riMJSS.
Kearney Sun : The only town In the United
States that Is chained to paint Its 1131110
on Its depot Is Oinnlia , Neb.
Norfolk Journal : It sounds n little prema
ture for Senator Thureton to turn Nebraska
o\er , body , boots and bloomers , to the Mc
Klnlcy presidential procession. John had
better "bide n wee. " There's a man named
Allison who has some friends In Nebraska ,
and they may be heard from later on.
Ilartlnglon Herald : The Omaha IJec wanli
a transmlsslsslppl exposition , nnd , of course ,
ncinitiates Omaha as n candidate for Its lo
cation. To enumerate the benefits that
might accrue from such an enterprise' would
require more pages than n single Issue nl
this paper contains. Wo Indorse the flrsl
suggestion most heartily , and offer a second
to the nomination of Omaha with a lusty
amen.
Heatrlce Democrat : The Omaha organ of
populism still dares the democrats to submit
the question of 1C to 1 to a primary election
nt which the sound money democrats shall
bo arrayed upon ono sld& and the allied
forces of the free silver democrats upon the
other. The organ has not yet tumbled to
the fact tlint the recent election settled the
relative strength of the two factions In Ne
braska to the entire satisfaction of the sound
money men.
IlltlCiUT AMI IIUKK/.V.
Washington Star : "Some white folks
stems ter 'inngliic , " said Uncle ICben , "dnt
dey Is so much bcttab'n other people dnt
ilnr htn't no neccsMty foh 'em ter show It
by dar notions. "
Detroit Tribune : "I know. " muttered the
robber ns lie abstrnc'cd the ni-tress' dln-
inondM , "that this Is nn awful chestnut ; but
what Is a starving man with a big- family
to do ? "
Inillunnpolls Journal : Tommy Paw , who
wntf the llrst Atnurlcnn funny mnn ?
Mr. Flpg I luive forgotten his name , but
lie was the man who said he would rather
be right than be president.
New York Tribune : "Jones cnmp'.alna
that the world Is unsympathetic. " "Y < > s ,
noor fellow ! liven his hor. e ran away from
ilm yesterday , and wouldn't listen to his
.vlioas at nil. "
Life : "Yes , grandma , when T graduate I
ntend following n literary career. Write
'or monev. vnu know. "
"Why , Willie , my dear , you hnvon't douo
mythlng else since you've been at college. "
Detroit Free Press : "Why 1ms DcQunrts
aken up the study of geology ns n pro-
'ecslon ? "
"He needs the rocks. "
Philadelphia Record : Cripple Please hcln
L poor man. sir ; I lost my Ictr on the field.
Wlgwas Why , you're too young to hiivo
) cen In the war.
Cripple ( Indignantly ) Who's ) talking about
vnr ? I wlFh you to understand , sir , that I
im an ex-foot ball player.
THAT UUTTON.
Cleveland Post.
HP pressed the button , but the roar
Was not of rumb'lng wheels ;
'Twas like the wild wave on the chore ,
That madly rnves nnd reels.
Ho pressed the liutton : llerco nnd blut
The air grew with his speech ,
He pressed that collar button flew
Far , far , far beyond Ills reach.
A KICKIOH.
Romorvlllei Journal.
le kicked the moment he was born
In a stalwart , lustv cry.
IP kicked anil howled In his babyhood ,
Till the neighbors thought they'd die.
fo kicked when llrst ho went to school ,
And he scratched the nurse-maid , too.
le kicked on his college foot ball trnin
Yes , lie kicked his whole life through.
IP kicked right hard In politic * ,
Though lie didn't often vote ;
.ml ho kicked at the way tbo choir Hang ,
Though be couldn't t-lnp n note.
le kicked the bucket finally.
And nobody mourned , you bet !
lut , unless his lega have been burned off.
He is probably kicking yet.
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is of vital interest to
clothing wearers Good ,
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wool smooth surfaced cheviot man's suit , latest sack
style , well trimmed and well tailored It's worth more
money.
Clearing out broken lots of Underweer and Hosiery
Odd lot heavy derby ribbed $1.25 garments for 500.
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