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Now fet ii scramble for llio IniHnnt
to tlio St. JxHils convcntloii
For n ponce monument tlio soldiers
moniunt'iit tit Dt > Aioliias Is cruising n
grunt dpnl of
1'orhnp.s Intlliuia will be nlilc to bring
forth nnotlier favorltu son before the
conruiitlon Is cnlleil to order.
Itcnjnniln Harrison's fiancee nppar-
cntly prefers to bu this wife of mi ex-
prcshlont rather tluui the wife of a
president.
For n model of a plain and unequivo
cal expression of Intention President
Cleveland need no't look furthur than
cx-I'resldont Unrrlson's lettur of posi
tive declination.
Ambassador Bayard again says he
Isn't saying a word. Had he begun
this policy earlier congress would not
have undertaken to censure him for
talking too much.
P.ollco Commissioner Poster flred a
shot nt a man who Is sukl to draw an
income from the rental of disorderly
houses. Who Is to blame for that ? IB
not the police commission clothed with
ample power to close disorderly resorts ?
It Is perfectly' proper for the federal
authorities to get after the timber
thieves on the South Dakota-Nebraska
'border. ' But there should be no dis
crimination In the prosecution. The
big thieves and the little thieves should
b.c treated precisely alike.
Nebraska Is entitled to sixteen dele
gates to tlio republican national con
vention and an equal number of alter
nates. The men who would like to be
among the chosen few have not been
bashful' ' about announcing their am
bitions , but the lists will not be closed
until there arc at least sixteen aspirants
to one place.
The Exposition association has chosen
a good committee to visit the Iowa legis
lature. Iloaded by ex-Governor Alvln
Saunders , It Is composed of former Iowa
citizens who have many acquaintances
throughout the Ilawkeye state. No set
of men In Omaha Is more competent to
present the case In hand to the law
makers of our sister state.
Employes of the city hall In dis
cussing measures of municipal retrench
ment verify what The Bee has many
'times said In reference to supernumer
aries on the city pay roll. Uilie city
council can , If It will , sift the matter
down nurt stop useless work In one de
partment that must or should biv done
by another. There are too many sine
cures and too much red tape.
Prospects are good Unit congress will
enact measures providing for retalia
tion In the treatment accorded1 Amer
ican life Insurance companies In Ger
many. But retaliation Is only the re
verse form of reciprocity. If congress
can bo persuaded ( o resort to retalia
tion In life Insurance It ought to be per-
Buadoil to adopt reciprocity In equally
important matters.
City Treasurer Kdwards has propounded -
pounded a series of Interrogatories to
the Board of Education that It would
puzzle half a'do/en Philadelphia law
\ yers to answer. The sum anil sub-
\ otanco of it all Is that he proposes to
keep on depositing school money where
ho chooses , so long as the board Is
credited with a per cent Interest. We
shall soon see what wo shall see.
The Nebraska club will call a mass
meeting of Douglas county cltl/ens soon
lu tlio hope that the ppoplo may gain a
better understanding of the objects
of the club. Every man who desires to
eeo the population of Nebraska ) n-
creased this year will support the move
ment Inaugurated by the founders of
the Nebraska club. Minnesota Is doing
most effectlvo work In efforts to In
duce Immigration , and Nebraska can do
anything Minnesota can do.
According to Paul A'andervoort the
police of Omaha have been under the
control of the editor of The Bee for
twenty-one years. Habitual -falslllers
ought to have good memories. Omaha
lias had a police commission only since
1887. Before that time the police force
of Omaha was directly tinder the con
trol of the mayor and council , and in
the thirteen years preceding 1SS7 there
wore mayors and councils just as par
tial to The Boo as the present mayor
and council or the uresuut police coin-
f.v rm : MKsmKXTtAr , FIKLD.
Tim explicit mid undoubtedly slncer
I announcement by ex-Prcsldent Harrlsoi
I that he Is not a candidate for the preM
I t1ontl.it nomination and that he caiino
'consent ' to have his name presented t
or used In the .St. Louis convention
, takes him out of the list of poslbllltle
and reduces the number prominent Ii
the public mind to fotir Keed , McICIn
ley , Allison and Morton. It appear
that General Harrison has at no time
thought of being n candidate and ha
so expressed himself to ir.imcrou
friends. It Is not dllllcult to uudcrstant
that he should be content with his IOUK
and successful public career and prefe
the peace and quiet of private life to
the contention and turmoil and anxlelj
of politic. * . Ills fame as a public man 1
secure. Ills administration as chief ox
ccullve of the nation was an era of al
moxt unparalleled progress and pros
perlty for the country , while It was also
made memorable by n maintenance o
the rights and the dignity of the natloi
which greatly strengthened our posltloi
In the respect of the world. It was
moreover , a thoroughly clean admlnls
trillion and one which sot an excelleii
example of business-like methods In the
conduct of public affairs. All this his
lory must certainly accord the admlnls
tratlon of Benjamin Harrison. Ilecoult
add little to his fame by another tern
In the presidency and having receive *
the fullest approbation of his party
knowing , also , that he enjoys the high
est respect of all his countrymeiii re
gardlcs * of their political atllllatloiw , lit
has decided wisely In declining to go
Into another political contest as a can
dldatc. That he will not be an Idle
spectator of the campaign , however , bu
will give his voice to the republlcai
cause. It Is entirely safe to assume.
It Is not apparent that the decllnatloi
of General Harrison will have any do
elded effect upon the chances of the
pronounced candidates for the ropub
llcan nomination. It Is probable that lit
has a preference among them , but It Is
absolutely certain that he will maintain
a position of complete neutrality ant
that no Influence which he might exert
will bo used Ju behalf of any one of
them. The suggestion that It may give
the Indiana delegation to McKinley Is
plausible , because it has been under
stood that McKInIcy was the second
choice of Uie Indiana republicans with
Harrison n possible candidate , but we
may be sure that other aspirants will
not Ignore that state In their campajgu
for delegates. Outside of Indiana the
declination of General Harrison can
hardly have an appreciable effect , foi
In no other state , so far as there has
been any development of sentiment , has
ho boon , very seriously thought of as a
possible candidate. The feeling has
rather been that his nomination might
be "brought about by a situation In the
national convention which would ren
der It the most expedient thing to do.
The presidential Held will soon be
come interesting. The contest In the
Louisiana convention between the Heed
and McKJnley factions , In which the
former was victorious and secured the
dele'gates-at-largo to the national con
vention , appears to Indicate that the
Maine man may prove more formidable
In the south than has been thought , al
though the friends of McKinley pro
fess to believe that he will have a large
majority of the delegates from that sec
tion. All New England is confidently
claimed by Heed's supporters and they
nlso count on Pennsylvania , but there
is a strong McKinley sentiment in the
latter state. West of Ohio the pref
erence appears to bo largely In favor
of McKinley over Heed. A gooil deal
of earnest work is already being done
In some states by the friends of the sev
eral aspirants and it will grow In vigor
from now on to the election of dele
gates.
HAtef ! Tllti UAIbWAY
While Omaha , like nearly every other
western city , Is wrestling with the prob-
em of retrenchment and reduced taxa
tion , there are other matters of vital
concern to the city's prosperity that
mist receive consideration at the hands
of Its business men and property own
ers. It Is the consensus of opinion
unoiig those who are familiar with
Omaha's resources , that the greatest
Irawbacks to its commercial growth
today are the discriminating freight
ates by which trafllc is diverted to
other cltlrs which , by rights , belongs
o Omaha. Tills arbitrary diversion of
business Is gradually changing the
channels of trade. It lias already
wrought liicalculiibloJnjury to our mer
chants uuil nninnfaeturers , and threat
ens more disastrous consequences mi-
ess they succeed In counteracting the
allroad combination that Is throttling
them.
It Is Idle to hope for permanent relief
mtll Omaha Is In position to command
ho v to situation by the establishment
> f direct outlets to the lakes and sea
ward. So long as wo are at tlio mercy
of'the Chicago trunk lines wo shall be
forced to submit to their unreasonable
xactlons and their policy of trallic dl-
erslon for the sake of tlio long haul.
What Omaha must do In the near I'n-
uro Is to enlist capital for the extension
of the railways that now point this
vay , but fall short of reaching us because -
cause of small gaps.
Conditions are now favorable for the
onsummation of plans by which at
east ono of these great seaboard lines
vlll make Omaha Its western terminus.
) maha should not , however , rest on Its
> ars Ill-cause this prospect Is In view.
ts greatest need Is an air line to Du-
nth or Given Bay. An Omaha and
jiiku. Superior railroad would emancl-
into this city from the arbitrary rule
of the Chicago rate makers and tralllo
combinations. It would Insure for
Omaha the erection of the great olc-
ators , storage houses and mills essen-
lal to the creation of a grain and
> rodueo market. It would glvo Omaha
ho benellt of competitive lumber rates
and place It on an almost equal footing
vith Chicago and Milwaukee in tlio
natter of Its anthracite coal supply.
Such a line would open up to Omaha a
mrt of Iowa Unit la eager to establish
lese commercial relations with our
nerchants.
Omaha , however , must not expect to
ecuro u Lake Superior outlet unless Its
capitalists take the Initiative. The pro
jectla by no niennnboynnd their reach
.Such a railway has become a com
mercial necessity , and there Is no time
to be lost In taking the preliminary
stop * . Other enterprises that promise
to promote the growth of this city and
state need not be deferred or abandoned
on ( ids account. On the contrary , the
prospect of an early raise of the rail
way embargo would tend to stimulate
and strengthen every project that depends -
ponds upon a complete revival of In
dustrial activity.
TALK.
The address of Mr. Balfour at Bristol ,
so far as It referred to tlio relations be
tween England and tlio United .States ,
was the most conciliatory utterance
that has come from any British states
man , and with the exception of the
marquis of Salisbury , no one speaks
with greater or more representative au
thority than the conservative leader In
the house of commons. Mr. Balfour
has within a comparatively few years
risun to high rank among English
statesmen and 'no man exerts a greater
Influence than he with the conservative
party. He Is undeniably a very able
man and not less patriotic than able ,
so that when he raises Ills voice In
deprecation of unfriendliness between
England and the United States It means
much. It must bo accepted as reflect
ing tlio sentiment of the ministry of
which he Is a prominent and distin
guished member and of the party , now
embracing a large majority of the
voters of the United Kingdom , of which
lie Is oven mqre the leader than his
uncle , Salisbury.
Such being the case , the American
people .should welcome the evidence of
friendly feeling and manifest their ap
preciation of It. It Is certainly pos
sible to do this without any Impairment
of our dignity or the surrender of any
of our rights. So far as tlio idea of nn
alliance between England and the
1'nlted States Is concerned , If Mr. Bal
four meant. It In the sense of European
alliances , it is not practicable , because
incompatible with our traditional pol
icy. This country cannot form an al
liance with any European power of the
nature Implied hi Mr. Balfotir's address ,
but It Is possible without contravening
our long-established policy to effect
such nn understanding with England
as will Insure'an amicable settlement
of all differences that may arise be
tween the two countries and secure all
the moral effects and nractlcnl advan
tages of an alliance. The fair Inference
from such utterances as those of Mr.
Balfour Is that In the highest olllcial
circles of England the dominant fooling
Is that of conciliation and the main
tenance and strengthening of friend
ship between the two nations. The
American people owe it to their own
good standing before the world to re
ceive these assurances of good will In
a like spirit ; .
,1 SUFF1GIKKI ItKASON.
The veteran Senator Morrlll , in a
speech In the sena.te a few days ago ,
said tlyit changesiof revenue laws , ' or of
duties on imports of foreign merchan
dise , are always troublesome to admin-
ster , as well both to homo as to for
eign trade , and arc only advisable
when demanded by potential reasons
or when substantial improvements will
ustlfy the changes made. "The rea
sons now for change , " declared this sen
ator , "are abundant , but it may be un-
icccssary to mention more thau one ,
ind that is a deficit of revenue. " He
hen proceeded to show that every year ,
since ISOf ! , the receipts of the govern
nent have fallen below the expend- !
ures and he said the deficit of revenue
should be remedied as early as possible.
The veteran senator , whose reputation
ns n statesman Is forever associated
vlth the first republican protective tar-
ff , was right. The all-suliiclent reason
'or ' a change In the revenue laws Is
ho fact that the Income of the govern-
nent Is all the time less than the out
go , necessitating borrowing , which in
creases the interest burden on the poo-
) le. Yet the wise words of the aged
statesman seem to have made little 1m-
iression , for there arc senators who
seek to kill off the measure for rals-
ng more revenue -by substituting for
t a free silver bill , notwithstanding
lie fact that only a few days ago the
bonate passed such a bill. The course
of certain senators In this matter can-
lot bo too strongly condemned , but
hero Is danger that they will succeed
n their Indefensible effort to defeat the
oveiiue bill.
If the legal luminary of the Lincoln
Tournnl had his way ho would have the
ieclaration of Independence revised to
tccord with his new doctrine of the
overelgnty of the judges. Govern-
ni'iits were not Intstltuted among men
o secure the rights of life , liberty and
he pursujt of happiness and deriving
heir just powers from the consent of
he governed. Quito the contrary , they
verc instituted , according to the .lour-
lai , solely that wo might have courts
irovidlng places' for judges who are
nmlpotciit and sovereign. It was truly
nfortunate for Thomas Jefferson that
10 had to frame/ his famous declaration
vlthout the brilliant luminary of the
on nm i.
The argument of The Bee that the
Grand Army of the Itepubllo reunions
o In the future held In the cities where
lie veterans can have the benefits of
ho comforts of civilization rather than
n a tented encampment with its con-
cqiicnt exposures and hardships Is be-
ig taken up with favor by the state
ircss. Tlio time when the camp must
) o abolished as the feature of the re-
nloiiK is bound to como sooner or later
ml if the proposed Innovation Is Intro-
need at once the chances will bo iin-
roved for the veterans to live to attend
lany more of them.
The oUier day The Boo published a
ows letter from Prof. Willis L. Moore ,
hlef of the government weather
Hircau , discussing the rainfall of Ne-
raska. The subject is of highest 1m-
lortanco and was ably treated. A
.ilncoin correspondent picked up the lot-
or and sent It to the Chicago Itccord ,
ml that paper published it. The gist
f the article was that a return to nor-
mal condltloAIh'ny b < * confidently ex
pected. Nowfi , weather prophet of
the World-Hohtltl | up lu arms and
berates Prof. .Vriiore. Evidently there
Is room for lAil'Unc ' weather guesser In
Nebraska. _ Jf ) ' *
Theodore Ota'tt has returned from
Cripple Crook1 1ft tell the people of
Omaha that fl J news nothing of the
missing Irani ! iwlVlch ox-City Treasurer
Bolln executed nk custodian of school
money. The comptroller has had charge
of contracts anil-bonds of other olllclals
and Mr. Olswii' s comptroller was
naturally suppij'ved ? 16 have had the
Bplln bonds. If mich documents were
by the council placed In charge of the
law department , where they 'boloifg ,
much future annoyance might be
obviated.
Something will have to bo done to
bring to time the counties where treas
urers have not made their regular set-
tlemeiil with the state treasury. If
these treasurers have collected money
belonging to the state they should bo
forced to turn it over promptly. There
Is a large enough hole In tlio state
finances , caused by the wreck of the
Moshor bank , without adding to It by
the delinquencies of counties behind In
their payments.
If the size of the lobby were nn In-
falllable Indication of the course of
legislation thn railroads would have
nothing to fear from the present con
gress. Porlunately , however , there are
some representatives In the house and
senate who are able to see beyond the
throng of. railroad lobbyists who have
congregated nt Washington and to read
the wishes of the people whom they are
supposed to serve.
It begins to look as If the west wing
of the postofllcc building would soon bo
ordered built by Uncle Sam. What
with postolllce , .extension , union depot
construction and the growing proba
bility of Transmlsslsslppl exposition
buildings looming up in tlio distance ,
the outlook seems "to be quite promis
ing.
A I'remiitiirc Iloom.
C'lileaRO Times-Herald.
Tha Powell Clayton cabinet boom appears
to bo a trifle premature. There are several
little preliminaries to be attended to.
A Iiltoriiry
Mlnnmpolls Tribune.
Nebraska Is nothing If not right up with
ho procession In culture. Al a literary func-
; lon held near Lexington the other nl ht one
participant hail hlsiejr chcucd oft and when
10 tried to re9cnt'tho'Insult ? ' he ran up against
i revolver. Thetvhdlo trouble grew out of
.ho pleasant llUlf ) pastime of dropping chaff
down the backs oMtho assembled guests.
Put Jtalil6 Amliltloii.
HOTto OloM.
A woman In 'yonilnR wishes to bo gov
ernor of the statoianQ the foot that she U a
woman will notiWelB i'agalnst ' her In Wyo-
mlng.1' SliO may'p3al ' < 6 a good "governor or a
) ad one the coutjtryljhas seen numerous In
stances of bothjnkood and bad governors
among male executives , but the fact that a
candidate Is a woman should count neither
or nor against her. . If she Is nominated and
iag better abllltlMTtlian her opponent , and
belongs to the ' 'rightparty , she ought to be
elected. ' i _ ' _ *
gpccnlittlvi-
' " I -rjiilladflnsh'li 1'rt'as. 1u i
'Wheat and'corn'iro ' now steadily advancing
In tlio regular speculative rise , which in a
number of years , notibly in 1885 and In 1S90 ,
has endeavored to advance the price of grain
when the farmers had stopped selling and
cereals were In a situation where speculators
could secure optlono. The same result will
follow as Jn the past. Exports will bo
checked from this country , they will bo stim
ulated from the .south temperate zone and
India and "Invisible" supplies will pour
forth. In the end this country will have lost
another share of Its foreign market.
Wur'H Woeful Work. '
Demvr Republican.
The danger of famine following upon the
destruction of property In Cuba should hasten
a conclusion of the war now raging In that
Island. Should the distress of the pcoplo be
come 'very great It will be the duty of the
United States tp Interfere. The Cubans , al
though today Spanish subjects , will sooner or
later become Independent. Since they are
our near neighbors , ' we have an Interest in
them surpassing that wo feel In men of the
same- race more distantly situated. Consequently
quently the United States should regard
their material welfare all the more closely.
They should not be permitted to bo reduced
to great extremity through the refusal of
Spain to recognize their Independence.
IOWA 1MIISSS COMMRNT.
Sioux City Journal : Kate Shelley , the
heroine of the Molngona bridge. Is In DOS
Molnes. and Is said to"b& an applicant for a
position with the legislature. It has
been fifteen years , slnce the , girl crawled
ncrosa the breaking bridge to save a train
and she has grown to womanhood , but her
brave action will never be forgotten.
Des Molnes Leader : The contracts for the
artistic work to adorn the soldiers' monument
ment , work which Senator Waterman's
resolution would COIU-IKH to the dump heap ,
carry about $60,000. The work Is nearly all
done , and as to what Is not done tlio con
tracts are enforceable. The proposition ,
therefore , Is that the state of Iowa , with
Its empty treasury , shall waste this $50,000. $
Des Molnes Capital : Representative
Voslker of Dubuque has Introduced a bill
In the Iowa house to buy the manuscript of
A. P. Wood's unpublished book entitled , "A
History of the Iowa Troops in the War of
the Rebellion. " Mr. Wood was a pioneer
newspaper man of Dubuquc , Before his
death ho prepared this Interesting book and
never had the means with .which to print
It. The state ought to make an appropria
tion to pay the widow and secure the manu
script.
Sioux City Times : The demands on tlie
Iowa legislature now-In session for new
leglslatlm and thto Hh rovement of laws In
relation to varloui'subjects ' , aside from the
code revision plan ; hro'Very ' groat. There are
demands being mattt' rfor the creation of
varlouu new board ; . tpj , regulate various busi
nesses. While thoiijyrjioiie of the proposed
laws Is nil right , It might bo well enough
to inquire whether at' not the reforms de
sired cannot be accomplished through ex
isting agencies before imalclng provision for
new olllces. jr-iti"
Sioux City Journdl'-i'The fraternal societies
have applied to the'IoWa ' supreme court for
a rehearing In the uiee against the North
western Legion df 'Honor , token to the
lilgher court on aplifcUltrom Johnson county ,
In which the court went on record as de
claring that all o < lfcheje franternal societies
are Insurance comiib'rtles and must comply
with the Insuranco'Iattrf1 of the state , la spite
of the fact that tilt Irfwa expressly exempt
them from such _ comPJIanco. U is stated
.hat after the societies became fully aware of
the terms of compliance' they readily con
sented to make , the reports to the auditor
of Iowa ao required , ! but this case will be
puthed as a matter of principle. In order to
set the societies right before the public.
Des Molnes Loader : Representative St ,
John's bill for the establishment of a state
warehouse for citizens , by means of which
larmers and others having grain may realize
leeded cash on certificates of grain deposit ,
lias many friends. Kor a long time thcro has
jen quite an agitation for a public facility
of this character , by means of which farmers
might hold their produce BO as to take ad
vantage of probable favorable changes In the
market Hut if the state goes Into this sort
of business it will bo a largo undertaking.
It will be suiceptlble of abuses , and the
fullest euro should bo exercised to see that
ho measure Is carefully drawn. Half-baked
legislation might easily defeat the object
sought and bo a detriment Intead of a help
to the agricultural masse * .
POI.ITlUAti AVAlhAIIII.ITY.
An KftortiUnl Qttnllty In a Irmli1rn-
tlnl Onnillilnlc.
The point of controlling Importance In the
selection of a candidate for president , or any
other office , Is that of his availability. Where
this quality Is lacking , th * best of ether
merits are not nuniclent to Justify a noml-
tiatlcn. Ho must not only bo competent and
worthy , but ho must also bo popular , and not
likely to provoke antagonisms nnd turn men
nwny from him for personal reasons. In
other words , ho must bo what we call a
vole-Retlcr. The object of his party In making
him Its candidate Is not to do htm an honor
or give him a reward so much as to pro
mote Its own Interests nnd to accomplish
cot tain general results. Thcro Is really no
mch thing as a claim upon n party for
recognition of this sort. That Is to say ,
gratitude Is not n patty virtue , practically
speaking , nnd no measure of faithful and
useful oervlcodnipllea a right to a nomina
tion. The existing1 conditions In a given cas ?
ar loscly nnd coldly studied , and the man
Is chosen who seems likely to please the
largest number of the people. It Is not
ct otigh to say of a man that he has superior
ability and that ho Is honest and Industrious.
These are good recommendations , but they
are not conclusive. The question of availa
bility remain ; ) , and all other considerations
r.rp finally subordinated to that of doing what
Is best for the party In the sense of helping
It to cnrry the election.
This fact has loon repeatedly Illustrated
In our politics , to the disappointment of
some of our greatest men , and sometimes
to the marked disadvantage of the country.
Tliotri is reason to 8ay that the leaders of n
party deserve recognition according to the
service tlml it receives from them and In
proportion to their conceded capacity ; but
the dimculty lies In the application of this
theory when the circumstances render It
Imi.olltlc for the party. The strongest men
In point of nblllty nronot always" the strong
est ones In point of popularity. On the co-i-
trary , they are apt as n rule to be weaker
with UIP people than men of loss Intellectual
force , or greater facility In the art of picas-
Ing. It has frequently happened that men
have fairly earned the presidency , and yet
have not secured It : but It will not do to
say that their parties were to blame for thlr
failure to reach the goal of tiiclr ambition.
Some of them were nominated for the oulce ,
and the country refused to elect them , while
ptl ers were probably saved from like defeat
by being denied thu nomination. The more
fact that they deserved what they sought
counts for nothing as an Imputation upon
the parties to which they belonged. It wan
their lack of availability that caused others
to be exalted over them. Tl'ey missed the
coveted competition because their popular
ity was not equal to their other and more
substantial qualifications.
It Is not the business of a party to nomi
nate men for office merely on account of Us
appreciation of their abilities or Its obliga
tions for their services. They nro only Indi
viduals with whom It nan a right to deal as
It shall think moro conducive to Its own
welfare. The principal object of Its existence
is uuccess , and success depends largely upon
Its wisdom in the selection of candidates who
w111 suit the people. It cannot hcpe to win
with a man who Is unpopular for any reason
however capable and deserving he may be ;
nnd when It puts such a man aldo and takes
ono who can be expected to poll more votea
It does only what Is dictated by prudence
and comtnen som < o. That Is what political
uvuiiamiiiy means ; anil tt is a consideration
not to be disregarded by any party that
wishes to prosper and to gain the ends for
which It is striving. It Is to be lamented , of
course , thai , thla often leads to what looks
llko Ingratitude , but all those who enter
rolitlcg take such a chance of misfortune.
The fact rf first Importance la that a party
must choose Its candidates judiciously or it
might as well not choose them at all. It Is
n practical and not a sentimental question ,
The best man to nominate is the one who Is
most likely , all things considered , to achieve
a triumph ; nnd parties are not wise when
they take the risk involved In a different
policy.
POLITICAL I'OIVl'EUS.
Colonel Dill Morrison Isn't saying a word
but Is diligently looking after the delegates.
The republican "love feast" In Illinois is
regarded by the Chicago TribUne as a great
boost for Senator Ciillom Tor the presidency.
The Times-Herald considers it an upheaval
for McKinley.
The democracy of Texas Is divided on yel
low and white metal lines. Advocates of sil
ver control the state committee and give no
heed to the wishes of their opponents. The
sound money advocates have called a state
convention to meet in Galveston this month ,
a fact indicating a double hcad3d delegation
to Chicago.
The New * York Tribune Is authority for
the statement that Tammany will boost ex-
Governor Flower for the democratic nomina
tion for the presidency. The ex-governor Is
said to have been upon a still hunt for the
nomination for a long time , nnd that John C.
Sheehan and ex-Lieutenant Governor Sheehan -
han are hla lieutenants. The democratic
alate is said to be : Trosldcnt , Roswell P
Flower ; governor. Daniel S. Lament ; mayor ,
Amos J. CmnmtiiKi- .
Political agents of Governor McKinley ,
bearing letters of credit from their chief ,
are said to be creating trouble In sections
where Reed and Mprton Influence Is strongest.
A Washington correspondent of the Globe-
Democrat writes that the eastern men will
resent the Intrusion. "Tho news of the
McKinley plan of campaign has stirred the
Reed , Morton and Allison men to action , and
orders have been sent out to get all the
facts obtainable In regard to the doings of
the McKlnloy boomers on pre-empted soil.
Lots of bad blood may yet spring up If
Governor McKInley's men are found to have
been < le-Ing anything not strictly In accord
with the proprieties of a presidential can
vass. "
1M3HSO\AL AND OTJIKKWISK.
The king of Abyfislna Is n generous victor.
His terms of peace , translated Into plain
United States , are : Let the Italians go homo
and all will be forgiven.
A Missouri paper declares that the speech
of Senator Tlllman should bo treated with
silent contempt , and then proceeds to Ignore
It in three-quarters of a column.
In suggesting prayer as the most effective
way of succoring the Armenians , Mr.'Glad"-
stone evidently believes that It Is a holy
and wholesome thought to pray for the
dead.
Ex-Secretary William M. Rvarts has com
pletely retired from public life , and Is spend
ing his old ego very quietly in New York.
His eyesight U' ' Impaired , but his mind Is as
vlgorouu as ever.
The movement to erect a suitable monument
ment to Edgar Allan Pee In Baltimore Is
making commendable progress , and has the
active sympathy of Baltimore's most repro-
fcontatlvo citizens.
The German-American citizens of Balti
more are taking steps to commemorate the
ITCth anniversary of the birth of Baron do
Kalb , the Revolutionary soldier , which will
occur on Juno 29 ,
DAtilel Chet'ter French , thq sculptor , has
noaily completed the figure croup and bust
of the late John Uoylo O'Uollly , which Is to
adorn a monument of the poet to bo eel up
In Boston next summer.
Captain Phllo McGIIIln , the hero of the
Yalu light , is In Brooklyn , slo-nly recovering
from the terrible battering he received in
that action. Ho walks with a cano , and It
Is feared that his oycs will never recover
from their Injury ,
Judge Morrow of the United Statea district
court In San Francisco recently decided that
a Chlneso born in this country is a citizen
of thu United Statea and as such may come
and go as ha pleases. The United States
I'uprcmo court will be appealed to on this
question.
Thcro seems to bo little doubt that John
B. Itoljinton of South Africa U the richest
man In the world. His fortune Is estimated
at 1350.000,000. In 1878 Robinson was In
debt. He had kept a grocery store In the
Or.ingo Free State , but he could not make
loth ends meet. Ho and bin wife begged
their way for 300 miles to Klmberley. Hero
Robinson laid the foundation of his enormous
fortune by picking up a rough diamond worth
$1.200. His ambition now is to bo worth a
billion.
Hero is a little anecdote from a British
source designed to Illustrate the mathemat
ical ability of the Boers : "Six years ago an
Englishman owed a sum of 500 to a Boer.
When payment was demanded , instead of pay
ing the wholu gum , ho paid him only 300.
On arriving homo the Boer counted out Ills
money with the aid of a 'Ready Reckoner,1
and found that be had been paid (200 uliovt.
Ho Immediately returned to the Englishman ,
explaining to him that , accordlug to hU
'Ready Reckoner. ' he wan 100 shoit. The
rrndy wlttcd miton oelred the bnok ami
replied that It was M st year'.1 The Ilo r
returned satisfied. " As nn addenda to thin
tale of sweet simplicity , it nuy be Mated
with historical accuracy that the Boers ex
hibited considerable mntticmntlc.il precision
In settling some accounts on Majulla Hill
And nt KniCRcrt'Jorp.
ItKKUUM IS Mi
Short on Union nnil IOIIK on
ClilcnRO TlnwIlcrnM.
There U llttlo doubt but that the people
of this city , are Just now keenly Intent on
municipal reform , desiring It nbove all other
things , but they know not well how to pro
ceed , Llko a great giant In the presence of
Innumerable small enemies they nro striking
out more or Icrs blindly , hoping to hit some
thing , but not sure of hitting anything.
There are so many mischiefs to be cured
that It is almost Impossible to concentrate
attention upon any ono of them , The
evil lies In our corrupt aldermen , cries ono ,
ami that IR true. It In Inherent In our tnls-
clilevonp taxing system , says another , and
Hint is true. The townships Bhould bo consol
idated , demands ono cltlzon , nnd that Is true.
Thcro Is too much politics and not enough
of civic prldo nnd patriotism nmong the
voters , urges another , and no man can pain-
sjy It , Sonic say there should be a greater
ability on the part of the city to Increase
Its bonded Indebtedness so far ns perma
nent Improvements nro concerned , while
others maintain that under a system of equal
and fair assessments the c'.ty ' might Imvo
All the revenue It needed.
Thus In the very multiplicity of the mis
chiefs from which we suffer they all obtain
Immunity , for reform does not concenlrnto
upon any ono of them. All of these abuses
have1 the sanction of law , or nt least ore
Inflicted under color of law. The corrupt
aldermen are legally elected , the assessors
and collectors of taxes have lawful warrant
for their offices , and so all through the
whole cormorant gang that live like Jackals
off the body politic.
The city , like the shorn Samson , Is bound
In withes of the law , from which there Is
no escape unless these laws can be re
pealed.
Hitherto all the efforts for reform have
been spasmodic and Irregular. They never
list. The cool and wary politicians who
make the city their prey can well _ afford
to bow before an occasional tempest , for
after It has passed they know they can
emerge from their holes and bisk once moro
In the sunshine.
Nothing In reform will ever bo perma
nently gained until some constitutional
amendment shall place Chicago In n sep
arate category from the rest of the state
In respect to taxation , but how that can
bo brought about Is matter for discussion.
Its accomplishment would take several years.
even If we all agreed , upon a plan , and
meanwhile the dally robbery goes on.
What , therefore , can be dcno In mitiga
tion at once ? Reform of the council. One
half of the aldermen arc to bo elected at
the coming spring election. If those who
are going out wllli tainted reputations could
be replaced by honest men there would bo
at least some gain. Another year might
purge the body thoroughly , and by that time
constitutional reform might have made head
way. ,
Let the word of reform for the present
be : Cleanse the council !
GROWTH OK MUNICIPAL IlKFOUM.
Beatrice Times : The progress of munici
pal reform Is ono of the ueilthy signs of the
times.
Kansas City Star : The choice of city
ofllcors is purely a business affair , and should
bo considered in a business way. '
Columbus Journal : Bribery and boodle
have heretofore played too largo a part In
elections and It Is time to call a halt.
Columbus Press : The community is full of
men who will not accept bribes in office or
glvo them to secure office. If only such men
nro elected to office there will bo no bribery
to punish.
Salt Lake Herald : Wlnt citizens want Is
an efficient government ; expenditures made to
'coma within the revenues ; a policy pursued
that will reduce Instead of increase the
city debt. All this the citizens can have
whenever they 'remember and "hcVbn" the
fact that they possess the power through the
ballot. Let them bo citizens first and par
tisans afterward.
Toledo Bee : Any movement to Insure a
downfall of the party machine must bo hon
est to begin with and the laboring classes
must bo interested. No good will come of
Indorsing candidates on either of the pirty
tickets. There must be a new deal. Let an
organization be perfected In every precls.il
and nominations made before those of tno
parties. If any Indorsing Is to be done , lot
the parties or either of them Indorse the
straight municipal ticket.
SOCIETY HAS THE POULTRY CRAKE.
New York'n ChleUoii Show IllviilH Hie
'Horse Exhibit.
NEW YORK , Feb. 4. The seventh annual
exhibition of tbo New York Poultry and
Pigeon association opened at Madison Square
garden today nnd will be continued until
the 8th. Over 5,000 entries of high class
chickens , ducks , turkeys , gees * and pigeons
are on view , the display of .water fowls be
ing especially fine. The exhibition represents
a dozen or moro states and various parts of
Canada. Over $6,000 in money prizes has
been offered by the management and there
Is every evidence'that the show will bo a
success. Society has taken up the poultry
crczo and many persons of social distinction
are Included la the list of exhibitors.
Theodore Havemoyer has entered a Jot of
fancy Cochins from his fancy farm at Railway ,
N. J. ; Lyndhurst Farm of Glossburg , N. J.
and the Oakland Farm of Taunton , Mass. ,
are also numerously represented.
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS ALL AT SEA
Colonel MorrlHon IiiNlNfN on n Soiinil
Money Dult-KaHon.
CHICAGO , Feb. ! . A local paper today
prints the following : Plans for th& demo
cratic campaign in Illinois have been twisted
out of shape and beyond recognition by Wil
liam U. Morrison. Through his lieutenants ,
William S. Forman , and William B. Brlnton ,
Colonel Morrison Bent word to the demo
cratic state committee that the free silver
idea must be repudiated before they could
use bis name with authority as the demo
cratic organization's presidential candidate.
Moro than this , ho Insisted that the national
delegates from Illinois must be sound money
democrats.
If the Plate organization , of which Governor
. 'Altgeld is head , attempts to send sliver men
to the national convention , Colonel Morrison
serves notice that ho will como to Illinois
In person to lead the light against the sll-
\cr advocates.
Slfiinicr St. I'HiiI Afloat.
NEW YORK , Feb. 4. The steamer St.
Paul of the International Navigation com
pany's line , which went ashore on the sand
bar off Long Branch a week ago last Satur
day , was pulled off the bar nt 0:20 : this morn
ing , The four wrecking tugs of the Morrltt
& Chapman Wrecking company succeeded ,
with the aid of the Kcdge anchors , In get
ting the St. Paul from the bar. Fifty min
utes later the vessel paired the Atlantic
Highlands from the sound for New York
under her own steam ,
Slnli-l . < ! for Oklahoma.
KANSAS CITY , Feb. 4. A Star special
from Perry , Okl. , says : Five hundred dem
ocrats of Pawnee county , In mass meeting ,
have passed utrong resolutions for statehood
of Oklahoma and the Indian Territory to
gether , endorsing President Cleveland's stand
on the Venezuela question , demanded free
homes In the Cherokee strip and froa silver
at a ratio of IG to 1.
National Trolling Union.
LEXINGTON , Ky. , Feb. 4. President P.
I' , Johnson of the National Trotting as
sociation has appointed the following com-
mlttea on rules to meet In New York Feb
ruary 10 : George W. Archer , Rochester ;
Charles Page , Philadelphia ; William Ed
wards , Cleveland ; William B. Faslg , B. A.
Tlpton , Lsxlngton , and Charles 1) . Board-
man , Lowell , Mass. _
To TDK KorrlKii InmurniUHCompiinlm. .
CHICAGO , Feb. 4. The city council last
night pasted an ordinance Imposing upon all
foreign InaurancB companies doing builnesa
In Chicago a tax of 2 per cent upon their
gross Income for the benefit of the fire department -
partmont and requiring foreign insurance
agent * to pay a license.
I ATTACICIXU TIIM PUIII.IC CREDIT.
Detroit Kro Pro - All effort * to patch
tip the national cmllt by assorting our right
to pay debts with a CO-eent dollar tend to
j rnnncl.il distress ami to the demoralization
of our tlinnclftl system. The pitchfork brl-
" 1' ! ° . . ' " . tlic S ( > n.Mo l working the nation
untold Injury.
- Chicago TlmcHcrld : By n vote of 42 to
35 the senate free llvor substitute for the
hotise- bond bill passed yesterday afternoon ,
and now goes to Its final rc t In n conference
Mtnmlttco that will never revive It. The
government reigns na usual at Washington ,
nnd the American people hove not altered
In the least their devotion to the Idc * that
100 cents' , not GO , make n dollar. The onlr
drawbick to universal content with Abate
ment of the frca silver nuisance In the senate -
ate Is that Tlllmnn Is not abated with It ,
but remains not only extant but unbound.
Indianapolis Journal : Under some circum
stances the passage of a free silver bill by
the senate would have a1 dimaglnR effect ou
tlio public credit , but In the present case It
wan long ago discounted. Alt Intelligent
Americans and \\c\\ \ \ Informed financier *
abroad understand perfectly well that the
senate Is controlled by rllvcr cranks , but
that the houpc , representing the more recent
appeal to the people , Is overwhelmingly
against free coinage. Thus the honesty and
conservatism of the popular branch of con
gress will servo ns an antidote to the other
wise dangerous nctlon of the senate ,
St. Paul Pioneer Press : No rebel whoever
over wielded sword or gun against the re
public ever struck so wicked n blow against
it as these men did when they sought to
undermine those fundamental principles of
public morality on which all good govern
ment nnd all national prosperity Is based.
Tlio country has been passing through a
period of financial and commercial disaster
without a precedent In Its history. U has
been mainly caused by the threat of Just such
legislation as that attempted by the senate
yesterday. That pctmto Is the only obstacle
to the return of prosperity. If It could bn
suept Into the sea and burled n thousand
fathoms deep the bells would ring from every
btceplc In the land In Joyful acclaim over
the national deliverance.
Kansas City Star : The blame or the fail
ure cannot properly be laid on the repub
licans , for a strpng majority of the repub
lican senptors voted against the sliver amend
ment , while a majority of tlio democratic
senators voted for It. There was no ques
tion of partUan politics concerned In the
vote. It was the result of the rule-or-ruln
policy of the sllvcrltcs , who nrc determined
to put the silver question above every other
consideration. These men must rccognlzo
that they have not a majority of the people
back of them. They know that positive ac
tion in favor of free silver colimgo is Im
possible , at least for years to come. Never
theless they nro persisting In their agitation
of the question , and they hope that the credit
of the government may bo so badly shat
tered by the continued refusal of congress to
do anything to correct the defects In the
financial system that the currency may bo
finally forced down to the sliver basis without
any positive legislation for that purpose.
KLUTTEIIINK SMILES.
New York Sun : Wllllo Wltt-My dean fel
low. I nevah use bay rum.
Hal her Why not , sir ?
Willie Witt Because It goes to my head.
Life : "Yes , doctor. It still hurts me to
breathe In fnct. thu only trouble now seems
to be my breath. "
"Oh , well , I'll Kivo you something that will
scon stop that. "
Indianapolis Journal : She Why is It
that nil comcdle.i iTiul In a marriage ?
Ho Because after that it Is n tragedy.
Philadelphia Ilecord : "Strange ns It may
seem , " says the Mannyunk Philosopher ,
"women dress In silk and satin , and. go to
balls to see therrisclves In print. "
Boston Transcript : She Ycs , that Is Mr.
Qambogo , the artist. Ho Is wedded to his
art.
art.He JudRlnp from his appearance I should
say that ho didn't marry for money.
PIttsburg Chronicle : "My fuel gns bill
amounted to $20 this month , " said inland.
"You must have money to burn , " replied
Ilalkct.
Philadelphia Times : Certainly tbo J3t.
Paul's owners don't look on this matter nn
a Joki , but they might laugh If the ship
( Inntrcl. because It would be getting off a
po6d thing1.
Chicago Post : "Do yDit know Bilk ? "
"Know the Infernal Fcoundre : ! Why , he "
"Ah , I see , you rte know him. "
Detroit Frco Prr > ns : "Whnt Is the matter
with Philips , senior ? Ho IHIH been 111 ever
since his hon went to college. "
"Remittent fever , possibly. "
Texas Slftlnss : A New York gentleman
returning home nt a Into hour Is hnltnd by
a mendicant. "What do you mean by betr-
glng1 on the streets nt this late hour of the
nlBhl ? "
"Don't worry about me. I always carry a
latch key. "
Puck : First Crook ( sadly ) I'm < Ie on-
lurklest mug In dor world ! I snnd-bnnrired
a feller coming1 out of n bank tcr find out
hc-'il Jlst been In nnd deposited all his
dniiprh !
Second Crook Why didn't ycr sandbag ono
goln * In , clen ?
First Crook I did. Ho wes goln' in tor
draw some money. '
AT LAST.
InillnnnpollB Joiirnnl.
There Is grief and consternation nil nlonf ?
the Pot-o-mnc ,
The -while houtu Is a sickly green , the
henvons' hue In blnck ,
The mugwumps shriek in terror nnd the
cuckoos wal ! In woe.
And nil Hi" riiovercsihlllEts seek some cave
to which to gn ,
Anil the cnuso. of nil this trouble nnd the
riot nnd the lout
Is that Tlllman's got his long-exported
PitchFork
Fork
ForkOutl
Outl
I Tim POSTER MAIDEN.
' _ _ _
Now York Vnnlty.
Her eyes are t'raylBh , brownish , bluish
green ,
The queerest eyes tlmt ever I pet mine on ;
Illumined with a phosphorescent sheen.
The sort of eyes ono sees when he's a
"shine" on.
Attired In motley colors , red nnd white ,
All striped llko n stick of peppermint ,
.Shu sits upon n stream of lul ! ( | < l light ,
For of u boat tlieio'a not the slightest
hint.
Her redillshiyfcllow , Cleopatra linlr
Glows like the sun above a greenish shore ,
While ull around the circumambient nlr
I lilleil with fearful jmrnlu clouds and
Bore.
Nay , render , this Is not n nlghtmaro scene ,
Nor ilronrn from the seductive poppy born ;
A jKister for the latest magazine
This wild , prismatic maiden doth adorn.
Raymond
JEWELER.
Fraudulent
Silverware
is silverware sold as &
41 sterling " which is less
than 9257 \ 000 fine. The
law of some states makes
the sale of such goods
under a false stamp & &
punishable by fine and
imprisonment ; but is
often not enforced , ,
Against all such im
position insisting1 upon
GORHAM SILVER
and theGorham trade
mark is absolutely
Kite protection.
Tliu roaNon wo con line ourm'Iveu to Oorlivqf
SUvcnvaro m kucauuu H'a thu only really food.
C. S. RAYMOND ,
0 U. Curuor IHtti and Uougla *