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nrownro this Sd day of IVlminry. 1 6.
( Hual. ) N. 1' . I'lJIU Notnry Public.
Antl tlio entries of favorite RODS In
the iircsiiU'ittlnl rnco liavo not yt-t boon
closiul.
The Trnusmtaslsslpnl exposition bill
Is n itionMurc ( in which nil the western' '
roiiri-Hontatlves nml scnntora cnn unite
without reference to their divergent
vluws 011 the silver question.
The Chicago .Sunday newHpnpcr.s have
by nKirotncnt dlscoutlniieil the chroiuo
nrt suppk'inunts with which they have
been Inundating their subscribers.
The chronio upver will ho missed.
It will bo noted that the two new
Utah senators lost no opportunity to
demonstrate by their votes tluit they
nro In favor of the Immediate enact
ment of a 10 to 1 free silver coinage
law.
It Is to be noted that the democratic
iiowsjKipprs always direct their ante-
convention shafts at only those candi
dates for the republican nomination
whom they would fear most as cauul-
datcs In the election.
Control of 'the senate only Rives the
free silver advocates a lonsi'if ? for con
trol of the other branches of Roveni-
mcnt whose' assent Is -necessary
prerequisite to the enactment of n
10 to 1 free coinage law.
If any Nebraska farmer still harbors
doubts' tis to the advantages of diversi
fying his crops by cultivating sugar
beets , he should by all means attend
'the ' Beet' Sugar convention at Fremont
and be convinced of his errors.
The Chicago Sunday Tribune devoted
a half column on its editorial page to
"tho city's embarrassed finances , " but
nobody In or out of Chicago will bo
Idiotic enough to charge the Tribune
with being an enemy of Chicago.
What ' .Tohu HI. Tlmrstou said three
years ago about silvei' Is of no moment.
What Senator Thurston does in the
United States senate as the representa
tive of Nebraska in 1890 Is of cense
quence. The opinions of wise men
change , those of fools never.
It will be as dlfllcult for the demo
crats of several states to secure do-
slrablo candidates for governor this
year as It was for them to prevail upon
ox-Governor Campbell to run In Ohio
last fall and upon Senator IIII1 to run
In New York the year before.
It Is suggested that there Is no reason
why the presojit session of congress
should be prolonged beyond May at the
furthcrest The horde pf congressional
employes , onhangers ami lobbyists
whose pay stops with the adjoin uniont
of house and senate will undertake to
furnish reasons galore.
The congressional contingent from the
Paclllc slope Is said to be enthusiasti
cally harmonious for a government-sub
sidized cable to the Sandwich Islands.
Quito natural. They would also In nil
probability bo enthusiastic for n water
grant In aid of an air line railroad
from San Francisco to Honolulu.
'Collls r. Hiintlngton says that ho Is
anxious to pay buck to the government
every dollar of money advanced In aid
of the Central I'aclllc. Well , what Is
stopping Mr. Iluntliigton from paying
up ? If ho is so anxious to repay the
government loan why doesn't he pay a
little of It now and liquidate the re-
umlnder on the installment plan ?
The traveling men of Nebraska have
awakened to the Importance of home
patronage. Now that they ard organ
ized Tor a campaign In behalf of No-
.braska they will talk the doctrine of
homo Industry In every city and ham
let In the state. The traveling man Is
a commercial missionary. lie Is capa
ble of making many converts to his
way of thinking.
The legal luminary of the Lincoln Jour
nal has unearthed another great axiom
of law , This time It Is that "all other
branches of government exist merely
that wo may have courts. " The whole
machinery of government In all Its
nuulllcations and details , so we are
told , has been constructed and sup
ported solely that Ve may unbuilt our
disputes to judges and juries. What
a beautiful political philosophy ! is it
any wonder that Judges become Imbued
with mi exaggerated sense of their own
BolMmportanco when there are tmch
Journalistic sycophants ready to exalt
them above the popular sovereignty , if
not above the divinity lUmsclfY'
off THK
The chairman of the house committee
on banking and currency desires that
the bankers of the country shall advise
congress what to do regarding the
flnnnclal situation. lie says there never
was a body of legislators more anx-
lout to know what ought to bo done
under the circumstances and more anx
ious to do the right thing limn the
house of representatives , and he holds
out the assurance that congress will
enact any measure that the bankers
arc agreed among themselves will re
lieve the national treasury. .Mr. Walker
further says that If this session of con
gress adjourns without passing some
comprehensive measure to compose
.tho thmncos of the country the bankers
will bo wholly to blame for Its failure
In standing off and refusing to come
to the assistance of the committee on
banking and currency while the com
mittee Is begging them to come to Its
relief'with their counsel and support.
As to wlilch It Is suggested that the
hankers of the country have had such
poor success In Impressing their views
upon any congress that they are not
likely to be In a hurry -respond to
this appeal. It Is very probable , however -
over , that Mr. Walker doc.s not repre
sent the sentiment of the house In this
matter , though he may that of the com
mittee of which ho Is chairman , in
which case it would be very desirable
to have that committee reconstructed.
Of course , Mr. Walker understands
that It Is Impossible to get any such
agreement among the bankers as he
suggests , and If the banking and cur
rency committee Is depending upon this
the best thing it can do Is to drop the
consideration , of the matter altogether.
A committee appointed to consider and
report on currency and banking propo
sitions which pleads helplessness with
out the aid of the bankers of the coun
try would better not attempt to deal
with such questions at all. Besides
there Is no urgency for a measure at
this session of congress to "compose
the finances of the country. "
AK IMPOHTAKT IKQUlIir.
The proposed Inquiry by the house
ways and means committee in regard to
restrictions or" discriminations In cer
tain countries agalr.st American prod
ucts , also the effect of the commercial
treaties or agreements with foreign
countries upon our trade with them and
the result of the abandonment of such
treaties , Is one which ought to be made.
It Is Important that the country should
be supplied with trustworthy Informa
tion as to the nature of the discrimina
tions against our products nud the
causes alleged therefor , so that public
sentiment may be Intelligently ex
pressed In the matter. The exclusion of
our cattle and meats from European
countries , on the pretext that they are
not healthy , in spite of the fact that
they are subjected to the most careful
Inspeetlon before being exported , Is regarded - '
garded generally by our people as
wholly unjust and unwarranted and as
justifying a policy of retaliation on our
part. A thorough Inquiry by a com
mittee of congress would show whether
or not this view Is right and would
enable the legislative and executive de-
partmen'ts to determine wliat action , if
any , should be taken respecting these
hostile regulations of foreign govern
ments. '
No less desirable is the proposed in
quiry regarding the effects of the reci
procity agreements upon our trade with
the countries with which we had such
agreements and the results of the aban
donment of that policy. It Is true that
the statistics conclusively show that
reciprocity was becoming profitable to
this country , that under It's operation
the exports of our products to several
countries were Increased and that there
was every reason to expect that this
trade would continue to grow until
the results met the highest anticipa
tions of the advocates of the policy.
But in spite of this there nro those who
insist that there was no benefit to this
country from reciprocity and none
would have been realized If the policy
had been maintained. A report from
the ways and means committee on this
subject will furnish trustworthy Information
mation that will satisfy a popular de
mand.
There should be'no delay in institut
ing this Inquiry , so that tlic Information
obtained can be made available In the
coming national campaign.
AS TO CONTRACTION.
It Is said there Is no fear at the Treas
ury department that any undue con
traction of the currency will result from
the absorption of ? 110,000,000 Into the
treasury cash In payment for the bonds
during the next four months. The pay
ments are distributed over so long an
Interval that there will be ample time ,
It Is suggested , to Import gold la swell
the circulating medium In case the
effect of contraction Is felt , and If this
tendency arrests gold exports It will bo
one of the effects for which the treas
ury Is striving. It appears that the
national banks are already preparing to
fill any void which may occur In the
circulation.by making advance applica
tions for now notes. During January
the applications worn for $10,000,000
and would swell the bank note circula
tion from SIU.I.OOO.OOO to ? i > i > : i,000,00 ( ) .
The fact that the banks have already
ordered new circulation , without knowIng -
Ing to n certainty whether their bids
for the bonds will be accepted by the
treasury , Is regarded as an Indication
that still heavier orders will be made
after the new bonds arc awarded. If
the banks get thu same proportion of
the bonds 'irS of previous Issues they
would have the capacity for Increasing
circulation about $ ' _ ' 7,000,000 , or to n
total of ? 10,000,000 , and It Is highly
probable they will be In a position to
do this , This would not till the vacuum ,
but It would be a source of relief to
the market If any were needed , which
In the present state of business may not
bo the case.
It would seem that there is no good
reason for apprehending any serious
effects from the contraction Incident to
( ho sale of the bonds , since with , the
additional bank circulation already or
dered this will be less than $100,000,000 ,
and of course all of that amount
Wr a
will not remain In the trcas
ury , but It will bo gradually re >
stored to the circulation In meeting cur
rent obligations. It Is not Intended that
the gold obtained for the new bonds
shall be n permanent addition to the re
serve now on hand , but the excess will
be available for ordinary expenditures
and will be paid out as the demands
upon the treasury render necessary. As
to drawing gold from abroad it Is hardly
to be expected that any very large
amount will be added to the circula
tion from that source , nor Is It appar
ent-that It will be necessary. Kxports
of gold have been charged In part to n
redundancy of the currency , and -If
there Is soundness In this the diversion
of $100,000,000 of currency from the
channels of circulation to the treasury
ought not to necessitate or Invite 1m *
portatlons > of gold. Some gold has al
ready been Imported and the fact that
the amount has been small , must be ac
cepted as showing that bankers do not
think It will be needed.
The fact Is contraction has already
taken place to the extent of the sub
scriptions to the new bonds , the amount
of which will be known when the bids
are opened at the Treasury department
tomorrow , for the gold to pay for the
bonds Is withdrawn from circulation as
completely as If It were In the treasury.
The effects of the contraction have ,
therefore , been adready discounted , and
It is not apparent that , they have been
at all serious. The truth Is that the
business of the country for the past two
or three years has not needed so large
a volume of currency as the country
has had and just nt this time less Is
required than at almost , any other
period since the beginning of the de
pression. Consequently no Injurious
results are to be apprehended from the
withdrawal of $100,000,000 for Invest
ment In government bonds.
WHAT WILL TlIKr DO AHOUT IT )
It Is a very ungrateful and very distasteful
*
tasteful task to advocate the rcductloi
of salaries and the dismissal of met
from the public employment whose sen
ces can be dispensed with In the Intel
est of economy. The political rabbi
that hovers around the fleshpots wll
neither forgive nor forget , while th
masses , whose property Is being con
fl.scatcd by excessive taxation , take th
efforts made In their behalf by a fcai
less newspaper as a matter of course
But The Bee does not for this reasoi
propose to shirk its duty , although 1
has been , and will remain , alone among
Omaha newspapers to oppose extrava
gance , boodle schemes and raids upoi
the treasury.
Now that the council Is on the eve o
making the tax levy for 180(5 ( , The Be
feels constrained to make another ap
peal for relief for the taxpayers fron
burdens that have become almost un
bearable. It was to have been ex
pected that pressure would bo excrtei
upon the council by every departmen
head and every subordinate branch o
the municipal machine to prevent the
cut being made In their respective
offices. Like Artcmus Ward , who was
willing to sacrifice his wife's relations
In the war , they are ' willing , to sqc
the tax levy reduced 'if they can only
make sure that the reduction will affec
the other departments and not thch
own.
own.Will
Will fhe council yield to the clamoi
of .pay roll men and contractors , or wil
It heed the demands of the people who
pay the taxss and are vitally concerned
In maintaining the credit of Omaha
unimpaired ? Will it ratify the tax rate
recommended by Its finance committee
or will It rush headlong along the paths
that have well nigh wrecked the city's
finances ? Will it persist In a policy
that will compel property owners to
Incur the penalties of delinquency aiu
leave the treasury without menus to
meet ordinary'expenses ? Will it take
a course that will send warrants 'way
down below par and force employes of
the city , who are obliged to pay their
way as they go , to suffer wage reduc
tion thiough warrant shaving , that will
be more disastrous than a downright
eut In salaries ? Will It pursue a policy
that will flood the town with unpaid
warrants that will draw 7 per cent
Interest , and thus roll up ti floating
debt that will eventually swamp the
city ? If , as has been all along asserted ,
measures have already been adopted by
which the running expenses of the city
will be reduced by from ijtfO.OOO to ? 10-
000 for 1SOO , what excuse Is there for
levying the same tax this year as was
levied last year ?
If the council can curtail expenses , so
can the police board. Why should the
police commlhslon dictate to the council
how much It shall raise for police pur
poses ? AVhat Is true of the police com
mission Is equally true of the school
board. These bodies persistently Ig
nore the changed conditions of the
city's Income and the ability of Its citi
zens to pay taxes. In tills crisis , the
council cannot evade the responsibility.
As the board of directors of the mu
nicipal corporation , It cannot defiantly
disregard the expressed wishes of ( he
property-owning taxpayers who consti
tute the stockholders of the corpora
tion.
There nro forty Insane patients In
the Douglas county hospital. For the
care anil sustenance of these wards
the taxpayers of Douglas county must
pay , while they also pay one-tenth of
the cost of maintaining the state
asylums for the Insane. The law con
templated that nil Insane people of this
county bo removed to the state Insti
tutions where they belong. Klforts to
do so have been met with the state
ment .that the state asylums are full
to overflowing. In other words , boards
of Insanity In interior counties have
shown much moro activity In getting
rid of Insane people than has the board
In this country. It would bo dollars In
the pockets of our people to have this
discrimination stopped.
Senator Allen's bill to authorize and
encourage the holding of a Transmls-
slsslppl exposition in Omaha In. 1803
has been read twice and referred to the
select committee ou International ex
positions , of which Senator Tlmrstou IN
chairman. There ought to be no dlfllculty
In acH'urliit' the passage of the bill. It
In 111 good binds In the senate , whllo
the onllro NfjTjfti.sfcn delegation In the
house will the committees
pmhIt through
tees and to irunlspnssage. With prompt
congresslonnlSsll/tlon on this Important
matter It wllple'oasy to secure support
from state fo'jjl ahires throughout the
west.
If misery' ' 'rll ' ways loved company
Omaha wonlil , dt-1-lve some comfort from
the following icxtract from an editorial
In the Culcitgn'Tribune : "In a few
days the couttq'lwlll ( ! , have to make the
appropriation * Tor the present , year. It
will have to rtrf f o with the full knowl
edge of the VjUct'gthnt ' the revenues will
be fully half"n .million less than they
were last year , while the legitimate ex
penses arc much greater. To make
matters worse there Is a floating debt
of several millions , a part of which
ought to bo paid off at once. "
The next event In Omaha of state
wide Importance Is the state encamp
ment of the Grand Army of the Ue-
publlc , booked for February 11. Local
committees promise no less than 1,000
delegates , for Avlwe entertainment un
usual preparations are being made.
Questions of moment In which veterans
all over the union are Interested will
come up for discussion at the encamp
ment. Omaha will extend the approved
brand of hospitality to the veterans and
their ladles.
The Omaha postolllce receives during
a year about $100,000 In gold , which Is
deposited In the bank designated as
the United Slates depository. The sug
gestion has been made by an eastern
postmaster that all gold received at
postolllces be shipped directly to the
United States treasury and not de
posited In local banlss. A very good
Idea , Indeed , and one which is likely to
grow In force and momentum.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Up to tills wrltliiB tlio clinplaln of the
liouso has not called the attention of Deity
to tlio crlmo of ' 73.
The Snlijuot Kxliniisteil.
Globe-Democrat.
The Monroe doctrine lias been siimclently
discussed for nil practical purposes , and the
country does not care for any moro speeches
upon the subject.
I'l.lltk'iil Prnycrs.
Chlcnpo Chronicle.
The oxcreablo habit of Inflicting a stump
speech Into the body of a prayer nt the
opening of the congrcssionnl sessions Is an
adequate cause for abolishing the chaplaincy ,
which never , at Its best , was more than a
useless ornament. It has now become on
excrescence.
A Painful Hump.
NpvYork Sun.
The position 1nndicurve of the. handle bars
on the now bicycles exhibited promise to
tt.rn out even flfidrdi dyspeptic-looking wheel
men than have o'eb been seen. A very large
percentage of the 'wheels ' had handle bars
adjusted cxtremclyl low and curved both
downward andn forward , compelling a rider
to assume- mora , tua position of a frog than
or a man. Foivtho sake of preserving human
grccefulness andi Identity , cyclists arc earn
estly requested t not ) to encourage the scorch
er s pose by ustngMs sort of handle bars.
TYVO SliJv * . { 4 tlit ( liiCHtlon.
I'lUJade nhla. Ledger.
Populist Allen's ,11111 , to prohibit the purchase -
chase or use by .tjie government of any
articles made by , convict labor revives the
old discussion on ( his subject. The populists
ana labor unfonjpta talto the ground that
prison labor compotes with that of free work
men and puts tlio Utter at a disadvantage.
Mr. Allen's bill , therefore. Is In the Interc-sts
of the working classes
or what they con
sider their Interests. On the other hand ,
prison labor not only tends to improve the
moral and physical condition of the prison
ers which modern
, civilization considers a
wmewhat important point , but also enables
them to pay part of the cost of keeping
them , which taxpayers consider another Im
portant point.
Combine of the Coal llaroiiH.
nuftnlo Express.
This gigantic coal and railroad combination
second In size only to the Joint Traffic as
sociation thus Is prepared for business on
the monopoly principle. That It Is In de
fiance of state and national laws Is apparent.
Competition Is suppressed and the public Is
told to accept the prices fixed or go cold.
What will bo done about It ? Are the laws
to bo defied or will they be changed ? One
or the other alternative must be accepted.
The real question Is whether It Is possible to
enforce the anti-trust lans as they apply
to tha railroads. Thus far very little success
has attended what effortu have been made.
The test case Is that begun recently In the
United States court In Now York against
the members of the Joint Traffic association.
Tlio public will be keenly alive to the Issue
of that action.
The Vlelcnlinre- National Pnrk.
Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican.
The present congress \vlll bo asked to ap
propriate money for the purchase of 4,000
icrea of land surrounding VIcksburg , which
the armlea of GraHt and Pemberton occupied
during the siege of that city. The land \\lll
cost $28 an acre , making the entire expense
$112,000. It la stated by the VIcksburg Nn-
lonsl Park association that tlio price pcr acre
o moro than twlco as much as the lands of
the Shlloli battlefield would have cost had the
government availed Itself of the option held
> y the Shlloli Battlefield association. It may
10 treasonous to suggest that wo have now
xittlcflclds enough converted Into national
larks , but evidently we mu t stop soinc-
vhcre. Not every place In the youth where
mportant fighting took place can bo ecquos-
ratcd from useful occupancy to preserve the
memorials of battle. We have already suf-
Icleut object lessons In Gettysburg and
Chlckamauga. The idea Is admirable , but It
can bo overdone.
iHi * nml the Jliiico Sjilrlt.
Philadelphia Hecord.
With foreign possessions a powerful navy
vould seem a necessity. Hut without them
t \\ould not bo required. With the progress
ot Invention and military science our sea-
loard towns can bo defended , and readily
defended , by adequate ordnance and an adc-
uato torpedo service. And wo may add that
n the present uncertain state' of our foreign
olatlons no tlm sJuyild be lost In supplying
uch ordnance ami in bringing Into requlsl-
lon such Ker\lcvfl\ vulnerable points.
Wo canont help ( Ijlnklng that a spirit is
broail In our country that is In direct con-
ict with the spjrltj ot our earlier policy
ho policy of Washington and his successors ,
t Is the spirit pi expansion , the dealro to go
eyoncl our borcjjrs ; and to plant the stars
nd strlpea In t\\9 \ \ ( elands of the eeas. Sen-
tor Ledge suggests Uio acquisition ot Green-
and ; for what practical pbject It is vain to
onjecture. AV'o Vi < vP done well so far by
dhorlng to the ( jqctrlno of the fathers , and
t Is a safe inottOt < ? .let well enough alone.
Clerical Pli-a. ( for Arbitration.
Clilcoj ; * Tribune.
A' long and formidable array of English
( vines of all denominations , headed by Dean
'arrar , has published the text of a declaration
which will be sent to this country for slg-
aturcs , urging the establishment of a per
manent tribunal ot arbitration for all the
English-speaking nations. So far as the
United States Is concerned , if Its people are
wise , they will reply to the English peace-
lakers that they will bo ready for arbltra-
ton when they are prepared for eelf-defense
nd not before. When wo have a complete
rmameiit able to stand oft an English fleet
ve shall bo ready for arbitration , and the
English " 111 bo more anxious for It than wo.
As long as we are at the mercy ot England
he would dictate the terms of every arbl-
ration and probably the decision of It also.
Vo cinnot afford tot give our consent to any
uaker business until our coast cities are no
onger llablo. to bo rulued by English shells
r can only bo saved from ruin by paying
A hpnvy tribute. There It nothing tint trould
eo absolutely Insure arbitration as heavy
long range Runs and formidable floating bat
teries ot the Purltin stylo.
TUB nxrosixio.v.
the Development at tlic
l ItcKlon ,
Chicago Tribune.
A movement Is on fool to hold a Traniv
mlsslsslppt exposition at Omaha In 1S93 , to
bo open lx months. The purpose is to make
a grand display of the resources of the whole
country , but especially ot the twenty-four
stales and territories vest of the Mississippi
river. It Is the Intention to let tlio world
sco what a magnificent region west of Chicago
cage there Is silll to bo developed and made
the homo of many millions of happy , pros
perous people. II Is hoped lo make the x-
hlbll ns a whole second only In splendor to
Uio grc.it World's fair which was held in
thla city In 1SD3 , and no effort will bo spared
to make It take thnl rank In history.
The population of the states anfl territories
west of thci Mississippi river Increased from
5.GC5.CS3 In 1870 to 14.21G.409 In 1SDO , the
proporllon for the extremes of the twenty-
year period being nbout 100 to 250. The gain
in wcolth was far greater , and the Increase
since 1890 Is a largo one. Ilouglily speaking ,
one may say tlio population t three times
lhat ot a quarter of n century ago , which
was soon after tlio completion of the Pact He
railroad connection between the cast mid the
far west. The dovelopmenl of that vast area
has not much more tlinn begun. Not only
the precious metals , but other minerals nro
being taken from the ground In vast quan
tities , and the artificial Irrigation of soil In
the roml-arld regions Is being pushed with a
vigor that promises soon to bring under cul
tivation untold millions ot acres that a tew
years ago were vaguely alluded to as con-
stllullng a part of the "Great American
Depart , " never to bo made of use lo man.
Tnontv-flvp vpnra since Nebraska , on the
eastern edge of which Uio exposition of 1808
will be held , was thinly sclllod , with lltllo
or nothing beyond Ihe dlstanco of 150 tnllea
west from Ihe Missouri river ; and wesl of
that was literally a wilderness * Nebraska
now contains moro lhan 1,000.000 people ,
nllh 1,000,000 acres of land under Irrigation ,
and barns and farm houses oxlend all the
way from the Missouri to Cheyenne. The
then terrllorles now are slolcs , though nol
all of Ihem merit that distinction. The
population of Nevada was less than 40,000 In
1890 , and now docs not much exceed lhat
total.
The population ot Chicago has Increased
nl even a greater pace. The census total
for 1870 was 298,977 , and that for 1S90 was
1,208GG9 , or moro than four times greater.
The 1,750,000 persons now estimated to reside
wltl.ln the limits of Chicago are nearly six
limes as many as Ihose of 1870. This sim
ilarity of development Is far from being
merely accidental. Chicago has been and
still Is the principal mnrkct of tlio vnst
transmlsstsslppl area , and there Is no reason
to think It will not continue to be so , though
several minor centers hnvo sprung up nml
others may arise whllo the population of Iho
area west of Ihls clly Is Irebllnu and quad
rupling as It must be expected to do In the
course of the next few years. Undoubtedly
this further filling up will bo reflected Into
this city as Us principal focus , lliough Iho
smaller cities of Omaha , Kansas City , Den
ver , Salt Lake City , Minneapolis and St
Paul , Ucs Molncs and SI. Louis will also
sl'-uo ' In the development. So Chicago Is
girally Interested In all that tends to foster
Ihe Industrial activities of Ihe area bcyon.l
Ihe Mississippi ; and Us people , with those
ot other portlcns of Illinois , ought to take
an active part In Iho exposition. A local
company has been organized at Omaha for
preliminary work , but each state will be
asked to recognize and co-operate , and a bill
offered by Senator Allen now Is pend'ng In
congress , the object of wlilch Is to make the
work of the organized directory moro com
prehensive and effective than It otherwise
could be.
1HSTIII1OOMS. ) .
Globe-Democrat : Colonel Bill Morrison
seems to suit both Ihe free silver and the
sound money democrats , but can ho keep on
doing so by leaving his views In a state of
masterly suspension ?
St. Louis Uepubllc : If Senator Cullom
wanta to figure as a presidential possibility
he o'ight to get elected as delegato-at-largo
to Ihe republican convenllon and place some
other candidate in nomination.
Buffalo Express : Ex-Governor PaUlson of
Pennsylvanlai has practically been declared a
candidate for the democratic presidential
nomination by Chairman Hardly of the demo
cratic national committee. Is ho a real can
didate or only ai dummy put up to bag dele
gates for President Cleveland ?
Kansas City Star : McKlnloy Is likely to
secure the Louisville delegation to the re
publican national convention. He Is develop
ing considerable strength In the southern
states , which will bo of small value to him
In the elccloral college , bul which will beef
of great Imporlance to him at St. Louis ,
where the presidential fight Is likely to be
decided this year. It Is rather curious ,
though , that McKInley , who promises to
show up stronger on the first ballot than any
of his competitors , Is the. man of all olhcrs
lhat Ihe democrats would choose to lead the
opposition If Ihey were permitted to have a
voice In the selection of the candidate. ,
PKUSOXAL AND OTIIEIIWISE.
The original St. Paul was a land lubber ,
too.
Even though the racewas lost , the St.
Paul displayed considerable sand.
The sultan of Turkey appears to He on
the bear side of the world's diplomacy.
Turkey denies the report that a treaty
with Huo3la has been concluded. But Turkey
also denies that there have been any massa
cres In Armenia.
Senalor Tlllman cruelly slabbed Uf * mem
ory of an ancient member of his party when
ho called Secretary Carlisle a Judas. It Is
related that Mr. Judas had a decided weak
ness for allver.
The ex-emlnenl and amiable John L. Sulli
van leaped from a moving train In Illinois
the other day to escape the Importunities
of a writhing zoo. There wasn't room for
arcumont on thn train.
Mrs. Dlmmlck , who Is to wed General Harrison
risen , married Walter Dlmmlck , a brilliant
young lawyer , fifteen years ago. Ho died
whllo they were on their wedding tour. For
eight years she wore mourning for him.
A Clnclnnitl banker accused of embezzling
$160,000 was given the marble heart by the
prosecuting * officers and sentenced to a term
In the state senate. Meanwhile the palladium
of civil rights exhibits a groggy feeling.
Chicago is coddling the notion that 3 cents
Is abundant compensation to extract from'
a street car passenger who Is obliged to
stand up. But the advocates of the reduc
tion reckon without Ycrkes and his council.
lleports of a political primary In Washing
ton tend to show that the quantity of blood
spilled nearly equalled the amount ot liquid
rasps slowed under the collars of the sever
eigns. As these primaries come but once
In four years , the day la necessarily a red
letter one.
Just as the Society ot Colonial Dames ,
after dua Investigation , declared that Ben
Franklin was "no gentleman , " a Philadelphia
savant announces the discovery of nothing
Ies3 than the existence of a distinct and
separate corpuscle of blue blood. If tha !
test should be applied at home and abroad
It would show that the author of written
pedigrees gracefully wears the mantle ot
Mnllmtton.
Senator Cameron , the father ot the retiring
senator , was fop nearly forty of his 78 years
the supreme bats In Pennsylvania politics.
For thirty years of that period he was
United Slates senator and an aggressive
and Influential factor In national affairs.
The nomination of Abraham Lincoln for
president In 18GO was due in part to his
course In abandoning Mr. Seward at a critical
Juncture in the conteal. His resignation o >
senator was followed by the Immediate elec
tion of hla tan , who upon lilt retirement
In 1897 , will have occupied the place for
twenty years.
The committee of Rochester , N , Y. , citi
zens recently appointed to raise funds for
the erection of a monument in that clly to
the memory of Iho late Frederick Douglass
appeals to all patriotic citizens for aid. The
monument is to bo placed In position In one
of the public parks on August 1. and will
cost somewhere about (10,000 , The bronze
statue ot Mr. Douglass will be eight feet
high , the granite pedestal nine and a half feet
high , with four bronze tablets. The many
friends of Iho great leader of the colored
race who may ilctlre to contribute to thla
worthy cause may send money to Ihe Demo
crat and Chronicle , the Ilochoter Morning
Herald , the Union and AdvurtUer , or Iho
Pont-Expret * .
A DAY TO cr.i.r.nu ATP .
Fortieth Anniversary of ihr Illrltt o
the Itotiuhllt-nti Purl ) .
fit , T/mil/i Olobe Dent trial.
The suggestion ot the Union Itcpuhllcan
club ot Wanhlneton , 1) . 0. , that them bo n
colobrallon this year of the fortieth an
nlversary of the birth of the republican party
ought to meet with general favor amen ;
republicans. If there Is to bo nny genera
observance of Iho day , It ought lo bo held on
Pebrunry 22. On that day of that month In
ISr.G took place the first national galhcrlnR
of republicans which ever met. It Alscmhlut
In I'ltliburg , In obedience to a rail ot the
chairman of the republican state commuters
ot Maine , Vermont , Mn sichu < clls > , Niw York
Pennsylvania , Ohio , Michigan , Indiana , am
Wisconsin. As Is true , of course , of all politl
cal parties , Iho republican parly had Main
before It had a national organization. Tlio
PIllsburR gathering , which was nllcndcd bj
rcprcacntatlvts cf the pjrty from twenty-four
states , framed a national organlzallon tor the
parly , and the national committee tliei
ohown , called the Philadelphia convention o
Juno 17 , ISoC , which made John C. Fremunt
Iho party's standard bearer for president.
It Is usually difficult , and Is often Iniposs.ble
to fix upon tlio precise beginning of a grcai
social or political upheaval. Frequently Hie
real starting point ot a movement Is much
farther back than the time when that move
ment began to take concrete shape. This \i \
particularly into nf the genesis of polltlca
parties. In the case of the republican party ,
however , the beginning can bo pointed out
with n llttlo moro confidence lhan can Ihal
of any other great political niganlzatlon ex
cept Iho federalist. That party hail Its start
Ing point In the convention of 1787lilcl
framed Iho constitution. Its antagonist , the
republican or democratic-republican party o
Jefferson , Madison and Gatlalln , had Us
origin In the debates In Iho PJHIO galhcrlng
but It did not begin to take organized shape
until Iho discussion ot Iho Jay treaty In the
hotiso ot representatives In 1795 and the
presidential election of 179C , whllo the startIng -
Ing polnl of Its historical successor , the dem
ocratic party of Jackson , Buchanan am
Cleveland , can bo put nny where between 1S25
and 1829. Considerable haze also envelops
tha actual blrlh point of the nallonil re
publican party of 1825-34 and Iho whig party
of 1834-54 , the predecessors of Urn present
republican organization.
But for all practical purposes the begin
nlng nf the republican party can bo pointed
out wllh a reasonable degree of precision.
The Impulse , of course , which led to Its
formation was generated by the Kansas-Ne
braska bill signed by President Pierce May
30 , 1854 , opening thn territories north of tlu >
Missouri line of 30-30 lo slavery , which
forced all tlio enemies of slavery extension
abolitionists , free sotlcrs , anti-slavery
whlgs and anil-slavery democrats Into tlio
combination which took the nimo ot the
republican "party. The republican name wnp
adopted In Itlpon , Wls. , as early as March ,
1854 , before the Kansas bill passed , but when
Its enactment was seen to bo Inevitable.
Michigan , however , has the honor of holding
Iho first state gathering that selected that
name , which met on July 0 , 1851. As be
fore monlloned , the first national gathering
of the parly was lhat which met In Pitts-
burg on February 22 , 1850. The fortieth an
niversary of the party's birth will bo at hand
In a , llttlo over three weeks , and republican
clubs throughout the country should take
steps to bring about nn appropriate observ
ance of Ihe occasion. All Iho large parlies
and : some of Iho small ones have rendered
valuable service to the country , but none of
them wcro so strong In constructive states
manship as the republican party or had such
a glorious record except the great party of
Washington , Adams , Hamilton and the
Plnckneys , which laid Iho foundations upon
which the edifice of the government has
been built. _
SAMSllUIlY AND 3IOXUOC.
Indianapolis News : Salisbury Is for the
Monroe doctrine ns President Monroe under
stood It. But It will not be left to Salis
bury to say Just how Monroe understood It
Wo will attend to that llttlo mailer ourselves.
Minneapolis Journal : Salisbury wanls It lo
be undcrslood thai he and President Monroe
are precisely In accord on the "doctrine. " II
Colonel Monroe was In the- white house today ,
however , ho would notify Salisbury to push
the British Guiana line back to the east ot
the Esscqulbo river , where It belongs.
Kansas City Star : The only difference ,
Mr. Salisbury , botwecn the Blonroo doctrine
In 1823 and the Blonroo doctrine now is thai
when It was first proclaimed It suited the
commercial purposes of England , which were
opposed to the holy alliance and which ob
jected to the boundary claims of Russia in
North America ; whereas now Its application
would Interfere with the plans ot Great
Britain to absorb n portion of Venezuela to
which It has no claim. The boot Is simply
on the other foot. That's all there Is of It.
The principle remains unchanged , and the
United States will BOO lo It lhat It Is sup
ported by proper aulhorlly.
Chicago Posl : Why not take the British
premier nt his word ? Wo mutt drive a peg
somewhere. Drive It hero. The senate Is
discussing the form and expediency of reso
lutions enunciating the principle. Why waste
time in haggling over phrases ? Why not be
content with a congressional reassertlon of
Ihe rule of policy In Iho original words ot
Monroe ? When Monroe defined the rule he
tacitly admitted Great Britain as a silent
partner In the doctrine. She had great de
pendencies existing In this hemisphere , and
with those we agreed not to interfere. Salis
bury formally commits the British govern
ment and people to the essence of the rule
as first laid down ; and this admission Is a
long strdo ! toward an amicable settlement ot
the Venezuelan dispute.
IlrnsoM Illvcr Still HInliiK.
FORT WORTH , Tex. , Feb. 3. The Brazes
river Is still rising at Columbia ; It rose fif
teen feet In thirty-six hours and Its current
Is equal to lhat of a mounlaln stream. Seven
vessels belonging to the Columb'a .Transpor
tation , company were swept away. The river
Is now out of Its banks and Is sweeping over
the surrounding country. Near Navastola
the Brazes and Navasota rivers have untied
and are twelve miles wide. Two miles of the
Santa Fc railroad track are submerged.
Ghliionc Government IliiyliiRT Lumber.
PORTLAND , Ore. , Feb. 3. An agent
of the Chinese government has
como to the coast to place an order for DO-
000,000 feet of lumber. Most of It Is in
tended for the construction and repair of
government buildings. The agent says Indi
cations arc good for a healthy revival of
the lumber trade throughout China and
Japan this and noxl year.
Ailvnnppil the Price of NnllM ,
PITTSBURG , Feb. 3. The Wire Nail
Manufacturers association has addressed a
circular lellor lo Iho jobbing trade , giving
news of another advance In prices of IS
cents per 100 , This will change the base rate
from $2.25 to J2.40 per 100 , which is Iho
highest price asked , for wire nails in many
years. Only a year or so ago the base prlco
was 85 cents.
YntiiiK' John Ilnliliixon Hurt.
CINCINNATI , Feb. 3. Young Robinson ,
son of Showman John Robinson , whoso men-
agerlo la wintering at Terrace park , near
here , was seriously but not fatally wounded
by a largo leopard which escaped from the
monagcrlo and which bo , with others , was
attempting to capture. Attendants came to
his rescue and killed tbo animal.
Jo oiili Cook ; nt Homo AKiilu.
nOCHESTIJR , N. Y. , Feb. 3. Joseph Cook
of Boston , who recenlly relumed from Aus-
tralla and Japan , Is at Clifton Springs suffer
ing from nervous prostration. Ho is nearly
blind , owing lo a weakness of the optic
nerve. Ho will bo taken to his collage at
Lake George early In the spring , where It Is
hoped ho will recover.
THIS CA.MP OUT OI < ' DATtt ,
\V'lber Independent The Om h Dee li
abnit right when It > y ilint nr ntl srmy men
h ve become too aged to think of continuing
li held minions In the open air. That such
gatherings should b held In largo cities
wliero good comfortnMo quarters could bo
furnished the old vois.
Kearney Hub : The Oman * nee recommend *
that the Grand Army of the Ileptibllo of
Nebraska break away from tha "barbarous
complng out syslem" ami hold tholr annual
reunions In the larger cities where con
veniences , comfort * , and th * best accommc.ln.
tlons cnn b provided , such ax will bo In
keeping with the ndMinclr.g age of the
velprani. The suggestion Is good en the
ono title , but It Is juobnble If the camp-
lifts f flturo wag Ukvn out ot these nnnii.il
gatherings tlioy would cease In a short time
nmlouM no longer be reunions except In
no me.
Hasting Independent : An editorial article
In Sunday's Omal.a IJeo dtAprvta careful con-
sldciallon by the cx-foldlora of Nebraska.
It urges the discontinuance of camp life nt
tiio lennlont. Thu vcleuns , It was claimed , .
are getting tuo old nnd feeble to undergo |
the cxposurej nr.d dantcts of n week In tents ,
The Ileo siiRKCsts that the reunloiut bo held
In the largo cltlca nud Ihal the soldiers put
up at hotels. Thla Is too expensive for a
majority of the boys , lleslilps the largo cities
ro oft lo one slilo of the stale , lee far
a\\ay ( or them to nliend , The second and
third cities can take c ro of about all who
will coino to reunlonn by admitting them Into
Uio homes of Ihe people , sninettilng that could
nol be expected frdm Iho b'g clllcs. The pso-
pie of Ilasllngs InJt ) cnr could have given
slicllcr In their homes to nearly cxery veteran
who came hero bad that been preferred to
camping out. Wo presume there Is danger
to the health of the aged cx-soldlcra In
spending several days In tents , but they
are too noble lo admit It for a\\hllo jet.
TIM.MAVS KUHY.
Globe-Democrat : The fart lhat Tlllman. was
allowed lo make his scandalous speech with
out being called lo order goes to show that
ajnatorlal courtesy may bo strclclicd lei
i polnl where It becomes a culpable neg
lect of duty.
Chicago Times-Herald : That a nonotor
should hnvo Iho tomerlly lo assail Iho presi
dent wllh such brutal disregard ot Iho
> roprlcllcs of his position shows how sadly
the Ecnnlo has degenerated since the days
of Webster and Clay.
Chicago Po t : Senator Tlllman's speech In
.he senate on the bond bill was robbed by Its
violence ot any strength It might have had
na an argument. The upper chamber of con
fess la rarely the scene of outbreaks ot
his character , and It Is to bo hoped that
Mr. Tlllman will not find Imitators.
Chicago Chionlclo : The ooiitherncrs In
)0th houses of congress , wllh very few ex
ceptions , are , or pretend to bo , utterly un
sound on the currency question. They nr
ellhcr silver repudlators or downright flitlsls.
Their demagogy , dishonesty or Ignorance ,
vhlchover It may bo , would kindle the right
eous wrath of Old Bullion Benton and all
ho other able southern statesmen of the
nnle-war days and evoke their sternest re-
> ukc.
Kansas City Times : Tlllman Is not worth
ho space the press dispatches glvo him. A
demagogue , ho loves notoriety ay Incense to
Us nostrils. His fitting punishment , that
ii. It the penal laws do not roach his case
vlilch are applied , to Most and others who
ireach treason In Iho name of liberty and
anarchy under the mask of reform , would
jo not to print a line about him In the de
cent press ot the country. Such treatment
vould break his heart and end his career In
gnomlny and the obscurity ho deserves.
Indianapolis News : But the senate , low
as It has fallen In popular estimation , Is
till capable of being disgraced. It will saf
er severely , because of Tlllman's speech.
There lias remained somewhat of dignity i
and courtesy In the senate. But what can it
> o said of the dignity and courtesy of a leg
islative body which allows the performance
of yesterday lo pass unchallenged ? No , ono
oaros what Tlllman thinks about President
Cleveland , but every patriotic citizen will
Insist that the president of the United States
shall bo treated with respect In the United.
States senato. President Cleveland cannot
bo hurt by the abuse of a blackguard. But
the sanato Is disgraced.
i "
TIIITI3 TH IFI.KS.
Coslon Courier : The Musician's Wife v
Have you thoroughly practiced the accom
paniments you areto play for Miss Amn-
toor tonight ? Tlio Musician No , but It
doesn't matter , you know. It's a society
muslcalo ana nobody over listens.
Cincinnati Knqulrcr : "What sort of n ,
position would you prefer ? " tlio congress
man asked of his faithful follower.
"Sedentary. "
Harppr's Ilnzar : "I really thlnlc. John , "
enld sirs. Severe , "that you smoke too
much. "
"Well , my love. " said John , "If you'd oc
casionally Rive me a chance to talk I
might let my cigar BO out. "
Detroit Free Press : He Haven't you
noticed how happy Mary Mnrlilcton looks
lately ? I bellevo she Is engaged.
She Either lliat , or she has given up
tight shoes.
Chicago Ilecord : Pitcher , what made
you move back to that lltlle lown ? "
"Well. I wanl to die where my obituary
notice /will / have a chance to out a respect
able dash. "
Toxni Sifting : Pallcnl Doctor , you.
Ihlnk I will recover ? "
Dr. Sooner Yes , I nm sure of II. You
nro Iho fortieth. Ono In forty recovers
from your disease , n'nd the llilrly-nlno that
I linvo treated are all dead.
Philadelphia Inquirer : Mrs. Slopay In
vited to her afternoon tea a young ; doctor
who had cured her of a slluht cold. The
doctor replied : "Enclosed find my bill. I
cannot attend your lea , but should llko a
llttlo 'cough fee. ' "
Chicago Post : "Mnlor niuffton does n.
great deal of talking nbout hlmpolf and lila
experiences. Ho Is a very comtnonplnco
"Still , his stories have Iho merit of being :
trup. "
"Yes. They are too true to bo good. "
Cincinnati Enquirer : Hobby Popper ,
what do they have to have a man to pray
for congrcsH for ?
Mr. Perry They don't. He takes n look
at congress and then prays for the country.
Indianapolis Journal : "What la the UPC. "
said the Cornfcd Philosopher , In h. Bllghtly
querulous lone , "of woman BtarlliiK oul ai
a broad winner when she takes tlio cat
already ? "
TUB VIRTUE OP CONTRAST.
Washington Blnr ,
Hit am wuf a bit o' trouble
Foh tor measure up nl lost
Do sweeti i ob our pleasure
Ily do sorrow dat am past.
13f lilt wnrn't foh stormy weddcr ,
Couldn' 'preclnto It half.
When do cloud Btieta up It'fl cryln *
An' do eky bcglna ler laugh.
SUSAN MMI'SOX ,
noslon dlolje.
Sudden nvrallowH swlflly skimming ,
SunRet'f ) slowly spreading ; shade ,
Silvery songsters Bwcctly Hinging
Bummer's soothing serenade.
SiiKan Slmppon alrollcd sedately ,
Btlfllng sobs , suppressing sighs.
Seeing1 Hlcphen Bloc urn ntutely ,
Slopped she , showing some Burjirlso.
"Say , " eald Slcphon , "uwootest slghcr ,
Say , shail Stephen spouselosa stay ? "
Susan , seeming somowlmt shyer.
Showed uubmlsslvcncss straightway ,
Snmmcr'H uoason slowly Btretchcs ,
Susan Slms > son Slocuin Bhe :
80 fbu Hlgned name Dimple bketchos ,
Soul Bought soul Bucccssfully ,
Six Septembers Susan swcltcra ;
Six Bliarp seafona snow supplies ;
Susan's natln fvofa ahcltcrB
Six email Slocums , size by ulro.
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