TIIE OMAHA DAILY DEE.
E. nOSBWATEH. Editor.
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( Seal. ) N , P. FE1L , Notaiy Public.
Arlznim nnd Now Mexico still have
hopes of wetting stntt'liood hills paused
by this congress. Hut they have Riven
up all hojie of hi'lni ; enabled to have
representation In the coming electoral
college.
Omaha business men tlo not seem yet
to appreciate the magnitude of the
Tr.insmlssisslppl exposition project.
Tin ; Transmlssisslppl exposition will
surpass the state fair as the state fair
surpasses a corner Punch and Judy
show.
Patronize home Industry. Ily ham
mering constantly at tlijs nail the Manu
facturers and Consumers association
has accomplished wonders. The suc
cess of this organization Is a living ex
ample * of the benefits of pulling to
gether.
The democracy showed tip badly In
the vote In the house on sliver because
the democrats who were successful In
4he last congressional election came for
the most part from free silver districts.
Thi ffpund money districts preferred to
elect republicans and that no chances.
Prof. Moore Informs the people of
Chicago In his ofllcial capacity as chief
of the government weather bureau that
their black > .snow is nothing but dirt.
Dirt Is 'so common 'In ' Chicago that that
Is the last thing they would dream of
If it came , down from the heavens in-
teart jot [ Up ' froni the { streets.
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Tlhe Omaha jobbers have wisely con
cluded to go directly to Utah and do
a little missionary work on behalf of
the proposed Traiismississlppl exposi
tion , in which the people of I'tuli take
a. lively interest. Time was when
Omaha Jobbers sold more goods in
Utah than were sold by Jobbers of any
other city and It stands to reason the
proposed exposition will bring about a
closer business relationshp between
merchants of the two states.
The Tmnsmississlppi Kxposltlon asso
ciation has decided to urge an appro
priation of $2. > 0,000 at the hands of
congress. In view of the fact that
$200,000 was voted to the Atlanta ex
position , the amount asked by the pro
posed Traiismississlppl exposition Is
none too large considering the vast ter
ritory embraced by the scheme and
the fact that this Is the first request
the great- west has made for congres
sional aid for an Interstate exhibition.
Congressman Stiodo has Introduced
ft bill providing for another clerk of
the district , court , who shall reside at
Lincoln and keep the -books and rec
ords of the court there. The practica
bility oftsueh a law Is open to doubt.
Suppose South Omaha would ask the
legislature to pass a law providing
another clerk of the district court who
shall reside and keep his records in
that city. The lawyers would bo re
quired , under such a law. to constantly
run hither and thither a.id apply for
search warrants to get at the papers
and records In their cases.
Senator Vest of Missouri Is out with
a letter announcing In unmistakable
language that under no conditions will
bo allow his name to be used In con
nection with the democratic nomina
tion for governor of that state. The
experience of Senator II1I1 In New York
two years ago mid of ox-Governor
Campbell In Ohio last year Is not suf
ficiently attractive to persuade Senator
Vest to follow their examples. In fact ,
the United States senate is quite good
enough for Mr. Vest and he does not
propose to vacate the place he now
holds until he Is forced to do so by the
entry of his successor.
Ono of the questions that Is to bo de
termined In Jlio present presidential
canvass , at least on the republican side ,
Is , what Is the political statute In limi
tations for the announcement of the
candidacy of a. presidential aspirant ?
The recent McKlnley state club meeting
at Lincoln declared that four mouths
before the date of the republican na
tional convention was too late for the
entry of a favorite hon or dark horse.
Precedent doot not seem to sustain this
] K.sltlon. The entry of GurileUI was
not even dreamed of before the Imllot-
IpK was begun In the convention of
1880. In IS ! 2 McKlnley himself came
lute the'convention pledged to Harrison
and cumu within an ace of being nom
inated by the very faction that Is now
trying to draw the Hue uyuluat all new-
corner * .
/7KZVU/M770.V IS HH'HT.
In his message to the New York legls
Intuic approving the retaliatory Inmir
nuco law , Governor Morton said Urn
while tetaliatory legislation Is not uu
ally to be commended , It should b
enacted for purposes of self-defen *
and the protection of our business In
terests whenever It appears that an >
other state or country Is unwilling to
accord to our citizens reasonable re
clprocal privileges within Its domln
Ions. Governor Merion In writing till
very likely hud In mind other clrcuin
stances Inviting and justifying retalla
tlon besides that of the exclusion o
American Insuiance companies frou
Prussia. He Is aware of the fact tha
Germany and other countries of Kn
rope have prohibited the Importatloi
of American cattle and that the pollcj
of discrimination against Amerlcai
products by certain Kttropean countries
Is n growing one. This spirit of com
merclal unfriendliness , which was It
large part abandoned through the ef
forts of the last republican udmlnlslra
tlon , has within the last two years
been more strongly nnd more wldel.N
manifested than ever before , and tin ,
promise Is that If nothing ha done t <
check Its growth there will In a feu
years be established such a general sys
tern of discrimination In ICuropc against
the products of the I'ulted States as
will have most damaging results to otu
commerce.
Governor Morton Is right In the opln
Ion that retaliation Is justifiable for
purposes of self-defense and the pro
tecllon of our business Interests , ant
the question of resorting to It may com
maud the serious consideration of con
gress and the country nt no very re
mote time. Referring In his annual
message to the course of Ktiropean gov
ernments lu regard to our products , Mr.
Cleveland said : "If an examination of
the situation suggests such measures
on our part ns would Involve restric
tions similar to those from which we
suffer , the way to such a course Is easy.
It should , however , by no means be
lightly entered upon , since the necessity
for * the Inauguration of such a policy
would be regretted by the best senti
ment of our people and because it nat
urally and logically might lead to con
sequences of the gravest character. "
There should he an Investigation by
congress of the regulations by Uuro-
pean governments unfavorable to Amer
ican products and if these are found
to be based upon alleged causes that
arc groundless It will be the duty and
the right of our government to adopt a
retaliatory policy. It Is said that there
Is imported into the United States an
nually from Kttropean countries a very
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large amount of merchandise wnlcb
could properly be excluded on the
ground of adulteration and Impurity ,
while a great deal more could be shut
"out , without disadvantage to the masses
of our people , , by prohibitive duties.
As 'the'president" says , the way to a
course of retaliation Is easy.
A commercial warfare Is to be avoided
as long 'as , there I any bo'po 6f defend :
ing and protecting our business Inter
ests without if , but we should hot p'er-
pcttmlly submit to unjust discrimina
tion until every means of remedying
it have been exhausted. There is little
reason to doubt that In this matter an
aggressive course on the part of the
United States would have the desired
effect of Inducing European govern
ments to abandon , or nt any rate
greatly modify , the policy which ills
criminates against American products.
Al , HOWARD IX OMAHA.
Omaha , will extend n hearty welcome
to the Illustrious veteran of the union
armies , General O. O. Howard. Among
all the survivors who conspicuously
figured In the war of the rebellion as
leaders of great armies none take higher
rank In the estimation and veneration
of the American people than docs the
one.armcd hero of Gettysburg and At
lanta. No city in America will take
greater pride In doing him honor than
the city of Omaha , In which he spent
many years and with which he became
Identified as commander of the Depart
ment of the Platte.
No man is better fitted than General
Howard to tell the story of Gettysburg
and describe In detail the great three
days' struggle that constituted the turnIng -
Ing point in the civil war. The
lecture which he Is to deliver In this
city has received the highest commenda
tion wherever It has been heard , and
more especially In the great cities of the
cast. That It will be properly appre
ciated by our citizens , therefore , goes
without sa'ylng.
INVKSTHMTlA'a IHtXD
It Is not apparent what good would
be accomplished by the proposed Inves
tigation of the sales of bonds under the
present administration. There Is no
general belief that the secretary of the
treasury has not In all these trans
actions acted with absolute Integrity
and according to what he believed
to be the best interests of the
government. The only excuse there
Is for an Investigation is the Impression
that the Morgan syndicate was apprised
of the bit ! of a rival syndicate hi time
to enable It to overbid ami thus secure
a largo block of the bonds , but there is
really very little substantial ground for
this Impression ami there are some very
good reasons for believing that there
Is no foundation at all for It , so far
as It Implies any collusion or favoritism
on the part of the treasury olllclals. It
Is possible that Morgan may have ob
tained In New York some Idea of what
the Stewart syndicate bid would be ,
but It Is not at all probable that he got
iiny Information from the treasury. The
fact Is , the bid of the Morgan syndi
cate was such a one as so shrewd n
financier as J. P , Morgan would have
been expected to make , while that of
the Stewart syndicate was doubtless
prompted by the belief that the loan
would not be a success ami that the
treasury would be comitelled to accept
a low figure. It Is not dldlcult to under
stand that the rival syndicate should
feel sore over Its failure , but It does
not seem necessary or desirable , that
congress should countenance Us at
tempt to uiuku out a Krleroiico against
the treasury for which there appears to
be no substantial ground.
0.1M7M ASH TJIK ASMH't.iTRD'HK.s'.S -
It was to bo expected that the antl-Omnlu
Dee would object to any reference to the
attacks made upon Omaha by the Carthage
paper , for thai attack was largely made up
of tlio slandero upon Omaha that have been
tent out through the Associated Press from
the offlco of the anti-Omaha , sheet World-
Herald.
The man who repudiates his honest
debts usually can say nothing too mean
about his creditors. The Inspiration
for the persistent effort which the
World-Herald has made for the past
two years to discredit nnd slander the
Associated Press can be rationally as
cribed only to the same motive. Three
years ago \Vorld-Ilcrald , with Its
natural be it for IirM7.cn Imposture , dis
played conspicuously at the head of its
editorial column the following Inscrip
tion :
The World-Herald Is the only Journal pub-
lUihed In Omaha having both the Associated
Press and United Press franchises.
As a matter of fact the World-Herald
never dill own a franchise lu tile Asso
ciated Press. And that Imposition It
was oblige. ! to disavow by the mana
gers of the Associated Press to avoid
the risk of being prosecuted. On De
cember 27. 1M : t. this bogus claim was
taken down ami the following heading
Wits substituted :
EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPH FRANCHISES :
United Press Morning and afternoon.
N. W. Asooclated Press.
This was equally false and mislead
ing. The Omaha Herald once had
n membership In the Northwestern
Associated Press , an auxiliary of the
Western Associated Press , which sup
plied its members with an abridged
l ress report. After the consolidation
of the Evening World and Morning
Hqrahl the hyphenated paper retained
the franchises of both. Its Inability to
pay the monthly tolls oC the North-
vestern Associated Press finally resulted
In a forfeiture of Its rights to that asso
ciation's press report. Since October ,
181KI , when It was $ : { 7r In arrears and
which amount It owes to this day , the
World-Herald had not received a word
of Associated Press report. In'the face
) f this fact It kept the brazen lie stand
ing at the top of its editorial page for
twenty months , after it bad ceased all
connection with the Northwestern Asso
ciated Press. This explanation may
throw a little light on the attitude of
the World-Herald toward the Associated
Press.
The Associated Press needs no defense
it our hands. It Is a national news
gathering association whose member
ship extends from Nova Scotia to Puget
sound and from Duluth to the City of
Mexico. .Neither Its inaiiagcrss'iior its
nembers have any disposition to decry
Nebraska or disparage Omaha t- any
other state or city. The cliarges that
reports derogatory to Omaha a"nd Ne
braska have been transmitted > liy the
igency of the Associated Press In this
city is absolutely untrue. Thlstchnrge
s as IjaseJcBR , ns gvns the quU-ageous
ittackjupon \ , last summer , wfiei' | > the
* ' '
World-HeiVifd cli'argeU It wlt/h / { sending
out blood and thunder stories about the
lollce commission contest. The. exag-
gorate'd reports complained of emanated
from special telegraph correspondents
over whom the Associated Press'bas no
control and for whom it cannot be. held
esponslble. The Associated Prbss re
stricts its agents to the most Important
general news briefly stated. The special
correspondents- endeavor to cover the
sensational features , and the more sen
sational the more likely are eastern
mpcrs to accept what they offer. When
traced down , most of the reports which
ho World-Herald bowled about were
vritten by men in Its own employ and
n Its own olllcc. These facts are na
veil known to the World-Herald as they
ire to us.
And now as to the alleged anti-Omaha
endencics of the Associated Press.
Vho was it that sent broadcast through
he whole country the most damaging
tnd slanderous reports concerning Ne-
n-aska ? Who sent the horribly exag
gerated descriptions of starvation and
uttering , representing famished children
dren/ / freezing In the arms of their
nothers and hundreds of families per-
shlug for want of food and fuel in the
icart of Nebraska ? Not the Associ-
tted Press. It was the World-Herald
ml its special staff correspondent.
Vho was It that only a few weeks ago
ought to create a sensation by pro-
oslng that Omaha shoiihT surrender Its
hartcr nnd ask the court to appoint a
ecelver to wind up Its municipal busl-
ess ? Surely not the Associated Press
r any one connected with it or with
'he Bee. It was the exclusive work of
hat great and exrtuslve friend of
Omaha , the World-Herald.
By the way , would It not be well
or that sheet to look Into the glass anil
ee the beam hi Its own eye before
( . coming distressed over motes In the
yes of Its neighbors ?
Governor Bradley of Kentucky de
nes his attitude toward the silver
ueslfon in these words : "I am op-
osed to the free and unlimited coinage
f silver , believing It would destroy all
atlomil prosperity. The gold dollar Is
te best dollar , and I am In favor of
inking every other dollar equivalent to
t In value , I am the friend of .silver ,
ml believe It can bt best protected by
loldlng Its Issue In such bounds as will
nsure Its parity with gold as a clrculat-
ig medium. " With this as Ids plat-
) rm Governor Bradley's friends can
ome before any convention with
ssurnniVH that their favorite Is out
ml out for sound currency. Governor
Jradley was elected largely on the sli
er issue , nnd should he be further
lonored It will bo because of his out-
pokcn stand on this question.
Ilellabln Washington advices describe
in detail the work of the literary htireau
which HtintiiiKtoii luiH established fur
the express purpose of iniimifuuturliiK
imbllc opinion In favor of his 1'nclliu
railroad debt funding seheine. Thin
bureau Is prollllc In thu iirodtiellon of
inade-to-order Interviews and llery de
nunciations of inurth'iiKe foruelotiiuv.
I'lic Idea Is to delude the coi
Into the Impression that the whole
country Is Wk'of ; , the Huntlngton plan.
The coiigre ! < f.in | ( , however , who bites
nt this HtoiMry biireau fodder would be
cajoled Into believing the moon was
made of grVeit Vheese.
The cause ofi municipal reform has
received another black eye lu Phila
delphia , where the candidates cham
pioned by 'tliphnon-partlsau ' Municipal
league were Iguoiiilnlously defeated.
The Inhnbit'nntH of most of our larger
cities are Mill 'ioo hide-bound In their
partisan poTiUs | ; to see that good local
government depends upon the selection
of men of business capacity to local
olllces. The time will come when polit
ical creed will' be subordinated to In
tegrity and fitness In candidates for
municipal preferment , but It will come
only after repeated rebuffs. Experi
ence Is the only permanently successful
schoolmaster for municipalities as for
individuals , and the cost Is high for one
and the other.
An Important decision has been
reached lu the district court respecting
assessments upon property adjacent to
street Improvements but not abutting
slieets upon which public work has
been done , "in the easy In hand lots
three blocks from the work had been
assessed by the council and the court
ruled that such levies were valid and
must lie paid. To have decided the
point In favor of the plainIIIts would
have opened the way to interminable
suits to say nothing of the Injustice
of compelling abutting property to
stand the expense of Improvements
which benefited property upon neigh
boring streets. The only question Is.
How far from the line of actual im
provement can the tax for beuellts be
Imposed ?
Attorney General Churchill says he
couldn't think of being a candidate for
congress , because , even If successful , be
could not expect to serve for more than
two terms , the effect , of which would
be to take htm for that length of time
nit of his profession , thus destroying
ds practice. Since when has It he-
come a rule of law or custom that no
me can serve in congress more than
two terms ? And how could n term In
congress destroy u law practice when
the attorney general Is supposed to be
leveling his time exclusively to the
egal business. < ref the state ? Mr.
Churchill nci'd not rim for congress If
tc does not whht to. aiid ho need not
ipologize foi\not wanting to run.
Secretary Jarl ( Isle informs his friends
n the Koii/Uicljy / legislature that he
would like to sou them elect-to the sen-
i to of the 'Unlfed States a. democrat
who is In fuli.wmpathy ) with the ob-
eets of the party as declared by-its
constituted $ thprltles ) ( , state 'hud mi-
ional. He rery.imodestly refrains from
suggested tlyit .Hon. .Tolm-Gs Carlisle
vould , in hisopinion , be jus t such a
lemocrati-but'if'ho ' is pressed upon this
point , he , nujy ppsslbly yet b
to admit * It. .
Employes of the city street depart
ment may now get their pay in cash
instead of In warrants that have to be
discounted. This consideration of the
day laborer by the council is eminently
right nnd proper. AVhile about it. how
ever , why should not the council so hus
band its other funds that employes of
other departments need not suffer be
cause their warrants are drawn before
there is money in the treasury to pay
for them ?
A SlKii of ( Iii > Tlmcx.
Chicago Tribune.
Railway earnings arc the most trustworthy
business barometera. They were 10 per cent
more for January , 1896 , than for January ,
1895.
IVVciIlcNM Ilopetldoii.
Denver NCWB ,
The Monroe dcctrlno does not need dls
cushion. If congress has nothing' better to
do than talk about It , some one should tell
that honorable body to "moveon. . "
CIillillMli SpUiMViirU.
Minneapolis Journal.
The action of the housm In killing some
very good proposed addltiono to the meat In
spection law was foolish and to bo censured.
If wo expect to increase our meat exports
there must bo a > most rigid Inspection , for
Europe will not take It wlthcut Inspection.
Projudlco against Secretary Morton should
not lead members to vote against the fnter-
ostu of our meat producers
TIic Orlprnnl IH Nulllclriit.
New- York World.
The speech of Senator Davis on his resolu
tion construing the Monroe doctrine Is as
harmless as the resolution lUelf. The people
of this country are not worrying to any great
extent over the Venezuelan question or over
the Monroe doctrine , and If they were they
wouldn't take Senator Davis as their leader.
Ho should have made his speech earlier ,
when It might have been considered , or bet
ter still , he might have waited longer , and
then refrained from malting It nt all. The
original Monroe doctrine Is enough for all
purposes.
The Indian , Uit" .IfiK , < lie Dniice.
News.
The following dispatch comes from Ponder ,
Neb. : "Three .Indians ' on the Wlnnebago
reservation last . 'jjlfeht secured a Jug of
whluky. and , afttT , imbibing , slrlppeil for an
old-fashioned war ' 'dance. When Ihoy had
exhausted lhomwj\'es they sunk Into a
drunken stupor , and were found dead this
morning. " ThlOs. proof positive that the
war dance Is not suited to the modern In
dian. It inlghthav , | ) done very well for hi *
ancestors and the romantic braves that frisk
about the pages of jCooper'a novels , but th ?
up-to-dato red pian , | s not built on the same
plan nnd should afUnipt nothing moro com
plicated limn a rjolka or a two-step.
TIII3 TIIANSMI-SSJ-SHIl'IM li.Vl'OSITIO.V.
IIMVII SeiMiiulM j ( ) > ' A | > | > eiil for I'ronipl
KruoK-iiltloii ,
Ilerul.I. .
Omaha Is mftftiBR a vigorous effort to
ujcura an expopUlw.ln that city , to bo hpld
from Juno to November , In the year 189S.
It has advanced so far as to already have
selected a name for Itrelf , the Transmit-
ilMlppl and International exposition. A few
days since the Iowa legislature adopted mine
complimentary resolutions , strongly com
mending the enterprise and pledging It the
countenance , support , aid and atuit'tanco ' of
thu utato and of thu people within Its bor
ders ,
This Is an enterprlw that shoultl receive
the support not only of the people of Iowa
but of all the peoplu who dwell In thegroit
MiwUslppI valley , It wll show the wonderful
capabilities of these great wealth-producing
utatss , the best of all tlitm In the United
States. No one has any doubt of the great
good done this country by the Columbian
oxpoirftlon In 1893 ; and the one at Omaha
can b ? made to do as much or more for this
Bjctlon. Connres * wilt bo at'ltej to old the
enterprlio as tOie has already done for so
many Itke U.
HI > TI.OTO.lin.U > .S Till ! 1.0ItIIY.
Tlir Clilrf of ( ho Southern Pur I HP
Working CoiiRronn for "llcllpf. "
The \VashlnRton correspondent of the St.
Loula Republic writes respecting the Pacific
railroad lobby In Washington and Us opera
tions' undar the personal direction of C. P.
Huntingtcn :
Mr. HuntlnRlon | g In Washington for the
putpope of convincing as many congrcEwnen
as possible that his way Is the only true
way and that any departure from the rules
laid down by himself will result dliastrotisly
to the United States and to clvlllr.ed mankind
generally. It rtiould not , therefore , bo dim-
cult tor any one to comprehend Mr. Hunting-
ton's nntlous Interest In all congressional
proceeding ? that relate to Pacific railroads.
Should the wheel revolve In what Mr. Hunt
lnRlon wotiM regard ni the wrong direction ,
the remit would bo the dethronement of him
ho la now the rallroid monarch of the far
west , with n kingdom that comprises almost
one-half of the area of the United States.
If en the other hand , Mr. HutithiRton has
lib way , thL-n will he continue to rule com
merce'as undoubtedly has ruled It to his
oun liking and with financial re.Miltn pleasing
to him as they ara unfair to Ihoso whosa
servants and conveniences the railroads
should be. With Mr. Huntington In control ,
thu posilljllltles of that monopolist's mone
tary greatnot't are practically Ihultle ? ) . but
with the Pacific rallioads In other and less
njlfish hanriei. Mr. Uuntlngton would bo likely
to ritlro from business.
So U Iti not at nil natonli'hlng that every
pultable wire Is being pulled to the extreme
of ton.oioit. that uvery listening car In the
vicinity of the capltol Is being wcarlrl with
ariuniants ; favorable to the refunding bill ,
that all the source * of misinformation are
active In the Interest of thee to whom a
renewal of the old conditions would bo as a
draught from the spring * which Ponce dc
Leon sought no persistently.
Kver since tha completion of the Union and
Central Pacific railroads ? those corporations
have controlled the commercial nlTjtlrs of the
Pacific state * , and In many .Instances have
succeeded In placing those most directly In
terested la the welfare of the roads In places
of great political power. Possessing undis
puted control , the companion so adjusted
ratej as to render It practically Impossible
for any one at all obnoxious to do business
within their territory , and the result has
been a steady growth of anti-railroad senti
ment , which has at laM crystallized Into a
vigorous attack upon the measure with which
Mr. Huntlngton Is Inseparably mixed up. No
topic Is at present so Interesting upon the
Pacific coast as In this subject of refunding.
What Dime good people think of the Ilitnt-
Ington proposition was voiced n couplu of
weeks since by Mayor Sutro of San Krun-
\lsco , who , lu a public address , said : "Tho
ruinous rates of transportation that the
Southern Pacific company has enforced in
California have made the farmers poor.
What should be given. In fact , what right
fully belongs to the agriculturist and tiller of
the soli , ha3 gone Into the pockets nf these
railroad sharps and made them rich beyond
conception. Huntlngton Is a highwayman.
He belongs in the state's prison. It justice
was properly meted out he would now be
wearing a striped suit and dragging a chain
and ball. "
That sounds like strong language , but
there would seem to be a great many en
tirely reputable people on the Pacific coast
who applaud Mayor Sutro's utterances and
who arc able to give good reasons for the
applause.
Dut the true sentiment of the people of
California and the adjoining states seems
to have a hard time finding Its way to the
congressional ear. Having so much at
stake , It would be extraordinary II Mr.
Huntlngton did not exert himself no
matter what the cost to keep facts under
cover'as much as po" lble. Therefore , it
his come to pass that a literary bureau has
, been established , with agents at each end
'of the wires that Etrctch from San Francisco
to Washington. It Is the duty of the bureau
to extol the virtues of the funding bill and to
decry every proposition that does not bear
the slightest signet of Collls P. Huntington -
ton , and there docs not seem to bo anything
.in the bureau's Instructions likely to cumber
lu' movements , . , „
Facts , If favorafile , arc most to be rto-
slrcd , but when they cannot bo had and
that Is the average condition of affairs
then fiction Is good enough. All manner of
mlsrepressntatlon Is entirely In order , and
there cannot possibly be any place on the
bureau's start for him who hesitates either
to construct an Interview out of whole cloth
or to warp and distort the expressed opinions
of one whose words are likely to be Influen
tial. Therefore , the Pacific railroads agita
tion offers the lobbyist a harvest such as the
lobbyist has not gazed upon for several
years.
Quite a lengthy period has elapsed since
there was anything so juicy , so fat , on the
congressional table as this choice bird , whost
interior Is stuffed to repletion with an In-
( Infleilmal percentage of the vast sums that
have been extracted from the public treasury
and private purses by the methods of which
complaint Is now so strenuously being made.
Huntlngton has his literary bureau working
at full head In Washington , and columns of
his matter are printed dally. This Is an old
game of Huntington's. Twenty years ago lie
wrote from New York to his dear friend ,
Colton : "If you could get some well-written
atliclw published iln ithei San Francisco
papers * * * I would got the articles republished -
published In the newspapers on this side teas
as great an extent as I could , which Is a very
effective and cheap way of advertising. "
But the game U now played with more
of regard for economy. The old method In
volved the hiring of newspapers both In San
Francisco and In the east ; the new way Is
direct dealing with ( he cast.
Interviews can be manufactured In Wash
ington just as easily a ( they can at the
Golden Gate , so > there Is no longer necessity
for lavish use of telegraph lines.
The "cheapness" of the advertising Is
theiefore more marked than ever. The llt-
ft&ry bureau has of late been hard at work
endeavoring to persuade congress that the
funding bill Is an altogether beneficent prop
osition , which has the enthusiastic support
of the beet elements of California and such
an Impression might perhaps have been made
upon the- plastic congressional mind had it
not appeared that many of the alleged Inter
views were not Interviews at all.
Prominent Callfornlana who were quoted
as being on ? with Mr. Ilunllngton In tlila
trailer have denied with vehemence , to say
the least of It , the language which was
credited to them by the Huntlngton literary
bureau.
Mr. Huntlngton Is laboring harder than
e\er before , at this particular time , to ad
just the relations of the railroads with thu
government. He feels that he elands a
much better chance , with the republican
house of representatives nnd with Iho re
publicans dominating the senate , than ho
would If the democrats were In control In
both or either of these bodlct.
When the house of representatives was
controlled by the democrats Mr. Huntington -
ton cauld make but very little headway
with his eshemei * . The republicans , how
ever , are moro sympathetic , and Mr. Hunt-
Ington's relations with them ara moro Inti
mate ; and ho hopes thau now that they con
trol congreD ho can effect wnietliiiiK Eub-
Dtantial. Mr. Huntlngton hao been on thu
witness stand before a penale Investigating
committee- thu past three or four days ,
and Senator Morgan of Alabama has made
It particularly warm for him. Huntlngton ,
It Is understood , Is very Indignant at the
prodding hu has lecelvcd from the Alabama
oenator , Jnd refers contemptuously In con
versation with his friends to the Inmlonce of
a man "who Is not worth $10,000 In the
world. "
lionTh ' > - DII II In .M
C'lilcun' ) Tribune ,
Our nelRhbjrlng republic , Mexico , will have
a prenldentllil election this year which will
bo much L'lmpllllo.l ' by the absence of favorite
7iu. I'ret'IJer.t Diaz , who has been success
ful in four quadrennial elections , la at lapt
to have a competitor , General Racobedo , the
aoldler who hiolte up the Maximilian empire.
They arc both liberal * and they arc both to
go before the c'ectors on tha It-auo of their
services to their country , Aa Diaz , however ,
lu la anil has bt'on In for nixtcvn years , It Is
altogether likely ho will have another four
year * and round out his twenty ,
Tlii > I'linil Vfi-illcl.
Glohe-Democrat.
John Sherman puts thu cise In this way :
"The vote In tha house on the free silver
subttltutu rimy bo considered a final verdict
against free coinage.1' This fact Is too clear
to bo blinked at auywhero except In the
APPROACHING A SOLUTION
Fublio Sentiment Rapidly Grvstnliziiig on
Arbitration ,
PRESSURE ON SALISBURy IS STRONG
M I'rlinr MlnUlor 1'ncc tn
I'ntM * Mllh n Popular Srittlincnt
Whli-li HP Cnn l imrc
Only Midi l'i-rll.
LONDON. Feb. 20. A Washington dis
patch to the Times with reference to the
editorial In that paper yesterday , which was
cabled to the United States , says : "It Is
agreed here that the governments would
only be bound by a majority of the original
members of the Joint Venezuelan commis
sion. " The Times editorial rcfcned to ex
pressed the conviction that a proviso to this
effect wollld have to go 'with the plan for
the appointment of n joint commission. "
With reference to the growing agitation In
America In favor of a board of International
arbitration , the Washington dispatch to the
Times says : "Tho movcnicnt here will lend
strenglh lo the movement In England , and
I.oid Salisbury will find himself face to face
with an organized effort , well led and for
midably supported with unusual means of
securing such attention and support as will
enable Tresldctil Cleveland to renew and
prooj his proposal. All this might die peace
ably away If Lord Salisbury consented to the
complete arbitration of Iho Venenielan dls-
lUllO. nthprulKn lll > Is lltt.ilv In IlnI lilmcnlr
confronted with the necessity of saying yea
or nay to some such scheme as thai now
pigeonholed In Downing street. Ho knows
well that the American executive will wel
come any good occasion to revive his plan.
Ho will see thai that plan backed by the ex
ecutive alone Is one thing , but backed by both
houses of congress and a strong public senti
ment Is another and a hauler thing to put
aside. It rests with Lord Salisbury to
choose between a guarded , guaranteed arbi
tration , confined to Venezuela , or nn tin-
iimueu armtration. opening me doors lo in
finite mischief In the future.
In an editorial commenting on the fore
going the Times contends that the method
of procedure now suggested dues not favor
a rapid disposal of thu disputed question , bul
would rather deal with a detailed Investiga
tion of different districts , which would be a
work of time.
"As to nn acceptance of the general prin
ciples , " the edttoilnl continues , "the regular
course would probably be that the United
States should formulate them for the con
sideration of the queen's government , which
crnnot be blamed for waiting for some more
authoritative- presentation than 1ms yet been
made. Nothing IH more harmful than to
assume a more exact and defined agreement
than really exists. What Is wanted now Is
an exact understanding as a basis for Ihe
conditions on which an arbitration ought to
proceed. On the other hand It Is not neces
sary to wait until we- can formally ratify an
agreement on the whole question. II Is
highly probable that If the proposal for a
joint commission were olliclally submitted.
England would accept forthwith with' little
or no modification. This would save time
and would draw the two governments closer.
"It Is quite a mistake lo Imagine , as they
seem to do In Washington , that general ar
bitration has any terrors for the British
government. Mr. A. J. Balfour's recent re
marks In Parliament ought to dispose of that
Idea. But general arbitration could never
any more than partially Induce either Eng
land or the United. Stales to forego the
right of sovereign states to define by nego
tiations the case to bo submitted to the ar
bitrators ,
The St. Jamea Gazelle says that the ru
mors In circulation as to an actual agreement
tosubmit the Venezuelan question to arbi
tration having been arrivedat between the
governments of the United States and Great
Britain , must be received wllh caution , add
ing : We can stale with ) confidence that the
proposals made are absolutely unonlolal and
that no suggestion has been formally made
by either government. The Times corre
spondent , the Chronicle and the" ' Dally News ,
express their opinion and do not make a
statement of fact. At the same time thcro
Is a disposition to believe that the United
States will assist Great Britain Jn fixing tha
basin of the arbitration. "
The Westminster Gazette surmises that as
Moon HR the basis for negotiations Is settled
the Venezuelan question will be withdrawn
from controversy and that the next step will
bo Ihe framing of a Irealy providing for Ihe
establishment of a permanent court of nrbl-
iralion belween Ihe two nations. The Wosl-
mlnster Gazelle- adds : "Liberal leaders would
welcome It with enthusiasm. We are In a
position to state that Lord Uosebery actually
Invited negotiations with Washington for a
permanent arbitration board and proposed , in
the event of diplomatic hitches , that the chlof
justice of the supreme court of the Untied
States and tbo chief justice of England
nhould meet and decl'lo ' how to deal with a
difference. They might even settle It them
selves. An eminent conservative proposes the
allernallve of a lord high arbllralor , to be
appointed by each cablnel. "
.Mil. 1IKM3I1ICT IS TAI.KI.VCi AGAI.V.
Tel In How Much lit- DOCK Not Know
AllOtlt CIcVflllllll'M IlUflldOIIH.
NEW YORK , Feb. 20. A local paper
prints Iho following : K. C. Benedict , a warm
personal friend of President Cleveland , has
this to say regarding the president's atti
tude toward a third term :
"It Is utterly Impossible for me to pretend
to say what Mr. Cleveland will or will not
do. What I said a day or two ago was that
the president would promptly let the coun
try know lib determination regarding a
third term whenever he made up his mind
to say anything. I did nol say or Intend to
convey the Idea that Mr , Cleveland had
talked the matter over 'with me or that ho
had given me any Impression that ho In
tends either to do or Hay anything. I have
no authority to speak for him , and as I said
just now , as soon as Mr , Cleveland makes up
his mind and considers hlmsjlf called upon
to do to , ho will speak promptly and to the
point. "
"Whom do you consider Ihe most available
candidate outside of Mr. Cleveland ? "
"Well , It would bo n difficult mailer lo conJecture -
Jecturo , but I will tell you ono man who ,
though yet young. Is bound to receive sooner
or later Ihe democratic presidential nomina
tion , I think that If any man could win next
fall It would be Governor Campbell of Ohio.
Ho liven In a republican community , and yet
he has been thiec limes nominated for gov
ernor of bin btntc , and could liavs- had
another nomination If he had desired It ,
Campbell , Individually and collectively , lias
mom I'trongly ' Impressed me than any young
democrat In the counlry. "
"What do you think of republican candi
dates ? "
"Well , there are a good many In the field ,
aiiil you are asking mo a very difficult ques
tion. "
PI.A.NN i'o u iti < : i riiiioAiv c'l.iui 11 OHM :
I'roioNfil ( Krerl u Mniiillli'fiit
llullilliiK' I" . tv VorU.
NEW YOIHC , Feb. 20 , A local paper says ;
James Clarl.E-on of Iowa , George Christ of
Arizona and other members of the republican
national committee nro respons.ble for a
project which Is said lo have Ihe concurrence
of republicans all over the country , for Ihe
building In the city of New York of a great
republican headquartt-'rn where members of
the party from every state can find a political
home , The estimated rout of the proponed
structure IK between $2,000,000 anil $5,000-
000. It I to bo built by general contrlbu-
llons , and every state In the union 1s to bo
called upon to furnish tome of Its peculiar
products for the building , The ncliemo , Mr.
ClarkBon falil , would bo brought to the at
tention of the national committee at Ufa
next mwtlng and If Indoreed by that body
the St. Louis convention would be asked to
give Its formal approval ,
According lo a statement made at the
Fifth Avenue hotel last evening , delegates lo
St , Louis frcm various congressional districts
In tlila state- have been agreed upon. Among
Iheso nro ex-Controller Frank Hcndrlckson
and Henry Co in an from the Onondaga district ;
Frank Wearer and Frank Story from the
Onelda district and Henry J. Kurd and
Stale Controller James A. Roberts from
Erlo county.
ix TIIH rviti.te KTK.
IttifUlo Kpres ( rep , ) : Tlic Krpress flrmlf
believe * tint the masn of republican voter *
In this section prefer McKlnley to any other
candidate ,
Chicago Tribune ( rep. ) : Perhaps the X rays
* lll tome day be developed ( uifllclently to
enable Adl.il Stevenson to pcncttato tbo my -
lery surrotindlnK his boom.
Chicago Inter Ocean ( rep. ) : N'o opponent
assails the public or private record of Scn-
nlor Allison. He U the first choice of mnny ,
nnd the second choice of A great multitude ,
and four months yet to think about It.
ChlMRo Koconl ( Ind. ) : General U. A. 4
Alger of Michigan ams that he Is not A
riresldentlnl candidate. The public U dtiljC
Kraleful for the confidence , but It has
a long while for General Alger to find It out.
Chicago Chronicle { dem. ) : Kleven "favorlta
sons" nre now In line for the republlcin
presidential nomination. As there nre only
eight cabinet offices tills Is going to make
nutters Very perplexing for the political
lr.itler.
Kansas City Star ( Ind. dem. ) : Oenernl liar-
rlsonlll not go to the St. bouls convention
even as a delegate. It appears that he has
no friends to reward , and no enemies that ho
cares Just now to take the trouble lo punish ,
With Air. Harrison gratitude and animosity
have alike been swallowed up In love. A
romance nt C3 In a very absorbing affair.
New York Sun ( dem. ) : As the Hon. Mat-
then- Stanley tuay ] contemplates the Hon. 1
Christopher Magee and the Hon. Dave Martin -
tin , delving disconsolately In the ruins of the
Hog Combine , and the Hon. D.inlcl Handsome
Hastings , formerly of Iho same- Institution ,
falling rapturously upon Mr. Quay's neck
whenever opportunity Is oltcrpd. and Hinging
tip his lustrous dicer for the Quay boom , Iho
customary humorous flicker of the left eyelid
of Ihe Heaver philosopher develops Inlo al
most a running high Jump. 1I
DCS Molncs Leader ( dem , ) . Democratic
opinion throughout the country Is In a most
chaotic condition with respect to candidates.
The situation -will doubtless clarify during
tha next two months. In the meantime tlio
course of Ihe Iowa democracy should bo con-
slnnlly shaped with reference to the fact
that In Governor Doles the democracy of
Iho state lias a man who would lilt the meas I
ure of every requirement. Nothing should
bo done which In' ' any way might hurt his
chances If he will allow , oven at the last
moment , his name to be presented at Chl > 81
cago.
POLITICAL
Two Allison delegates have been elected In
Texas and ono In Georgia.
Ex-1'resldent Harrison firmly declines to bo
a candidate for dclegate-al-hirgv : lo Iho na
tional convention.
A careful Investigation shows that Iho
picsldenllat boom of Governor Matthews of
Indiana was not disturbed by the burglars
who raided his homo recently.
It Is announced from Washington that
" 1'rcsldent Cleveland will soon authorize the
publication of a letter In which ho will
eliminate himself from the field as a third
term candidate. "
Vlco Prcfldent Stevenson asserts that ho
la not a candidate for any office whatever.
This leaves William II. Morrison a free field
In Illinois , provided he can unite the sllvcr-
Ites and the sound money men.
Grave fears arc entertained In Interested
quarlers regarding Ihe effect of T. C. I'latt'a
campaign pong on Governor Morion's pros-
peels. It Is said Mr. Plait's * ability as a
vocalist would put a robust boom lo sleep
In 0110 act.
If Iho ten "favorite sons" now In the field
for thn republican nomination control Iho
delegates of their respective elates , giving
Heed New England solid , they will have 390
vote ? , or one-third Iho voting strength of the
convention , to start with.
A Washington dispatch to the Chicago
Post declares that the managers .of McKln-
Icy's Interesla will Ignore- the "favorite son"
business nnd will Invade- every state .unless
It Is shown that the favorite son Is the unani
mous choice of his own people and has rea
son to expect support of delegates from" other
sections of the country. "This , " concludes
the correspondent "means war In Now York ,
Pennsylvania. West Virginia , .Illinois , Ne
braska 'and Minnesota , ' with McKlnley against
. .
! > < .
the field.
Calculations made by political manager !
In Washington show that forty delegates lethe
the republican national convention had 'been ,
chosen up to tha 17th , Inclusive. These In
clude twelve from Pennsylvania , ten from
Louisiana , two from New York , six from
Texan , and ten from Illinois. Of these it ID
said tliat Iho > lx Texas men and nine of Iho
Louisiana delegates are solid for Reed , acting
ellher under Inslrucllons or on personal
pledges. The twelve from Pennsylvania are
of courre counted upon' to vote for Quay on
Iho first ballot , and the ten for Illinois for
Cullom , whllo Morton wilt of course get the
two from Now York. Only ono of the forty
Is classed as au outspoken McKlnley man.
Texas Sittings : A collecting agency In
New York Is run by women exclusively ,
which Hcpms lo develops Ihe aduge , A
woman's work Is never dun.
Boston Transcript : Winnie Why call 11 a
toothbrush ? You should say "teethbrush , "
unless you happen to have but one toolh.
Wangle Nonsence ; one does nol say
"shoesbrush. "
Wlnclc No ; because ho brushes but one
shoe at a time.
Wangle But how about hair-brush ?
Somervllle Journal : It Is generally easier
for n wlfo lo go up stairs and ilnd some-
Uilng for her husband In a bureau drawer
than It la for her to put the drawer In order
again after ho has found it.
New York Tribune : Sympathetic Cal'er I
nun sorry your rheumatism docsn'l gel any
belter. Did you ever try u course of
cnllfthcnlci ?
I Sufferer ( with languid Inlerefl I Ihlnk
nol , but I couldn't tnku them If they lafled
nasly. My .stomach la all wore out.
Washington Star : I underslnnd that your
Hldo : n ° l Homo men In nn engagement with
the Cubnnn. "
Tbo Spanish officer1 glared and said nothr
Ing.
Ing."Had generalship , eh ? "
"No , Typographical error. '
Cincinnati Enquirer : "Tho next living
picture , ladles mid gentlemen , " chanted the
barker ns he drew the curtnln ( revealing a
lady wrapped In thought und looking the
other wuy , "Is called 'Uetallallon. ' So-
culled , ladles nnd gcnltemcn , on account of
the Indy'H striking back. "
IIKR HOHIIIBLE 8LANO ,
Indlnnnpolla Journal ,
Blio held n daisy In her hand
And plucked Its petals ono by one ;
A fair a picture was nho then
AH e'er was shone on by the Him.
The rude young man who , unawiires ,
Approached her , nearly bad a lit ,
To henr her roaelenf lips eniin-
Chito : "He loves me loves ins nit ! ' '
TIIH WAV TO
IT. . Unneoclc In I'uck.
Tell lier that she la like the. moon
( You mean she will change us soon ) .
Hay , "Dark would bo the night without
her"
( In ppltc of satellites about her ) ,
Vow Ibul she Is just like Die rose
( A smllo that ulwaya "BOUH" ) .
And praise her eyes and clustering locka
( And find out all about her "stocks" ) ,
Kay that you court her for hersnlf
( Hut keep your eye invon Ihe nclf ) .
( Juoto all the poetry thai you know
( And bring In "lovo ami Cupld'w bow" ) .
"You never BHW a walsl mi slender
( A ticklish subject don't on end her ) .
And , If she will not have you then ,
Why change your girl , try agalnl
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