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Oinnlm Is not besmirched with hlnck
RILTNV. C'lilrnpo people arc Invltctl to
conio over and jut out of the tllrt.
Washington WDH reputed never to linve
told a llo. Tliln Is wherein Washington
differed from so ninny of his successors
Inthe presidential clialr.
This may be a presidential year , lnt
that Is no reason why partisan politics
should run riot lu purely municipal
clec-tlons that happen to take- place this
sprliiR.
Spring Is only a month away and yet
almost all the political doctors disagree
In their prescriptions for that tired feel-
Ing. In all likelihood nothing short of
the determination of the republican na
tional convention will decide exactly
what the proper remedy Is.
Omaha has plenty of business men's
associations. What It wants now more
than anything else is that all these as
sociations unite their efforts for the
uppermost project at the time. As
soon as they are all enlisted lu the
same cause success is assured.
Mr. Paxtoii may have declined nn
offer of $400,000 for a block of property
In this city. If he did It was doubtless
because he knows that two years hence
he will have an opportunity to refuse
half n million for it. With the Trans-
inlsslsslppi exposition once assured
realty values iu Omaha will advance 25
per cent.
The wife of Vice President Stevenson
has been accorded the honor of election
to the presidency of the society known
as the Daughters of the Kevolutlon.
The question is Immediately raised , Will
Mr. Stevenson be content with one presi
dent In the family or will he take his
wife's elevation as an incentive for him
to reach for similar high honors ?
Down In New Jersey a railroad cor
poration has been lined $10 for con
tempt for Ignoring a court order.
Had the refusal to obey an order of the
court come from a poor working man the
flue would have been ten times as large
and a term of imprisonment added or
New Jersey courts are very different
from courts lu some other parts of the
country.
Among tin ; laudable ambitions ac
knowledged by Attorney Oeneral
Churchill Is a desire to see the Oinnlm
Union depot matter finally settled be
fore he retires from his present oillcc.
It Is to be sincerely hoped that the at
torney general may realize this ambition
nnd realize It before his present term
of olllco expires , so as to run no un
necessary risks.
It looks as If the house of representa
tives will be satisfied with nothing less
than n strong resolution of censure upon
the- recalcitrant secretary of agricul
ture , who refuses to become public seed
distributer. Hut the Important question
Is , Will a resolution of censure fetch
the longed-for seeds ? It Is seriously ap
prehended that a separate seed bureau
will be required If the congressional
seed orders are to be executed.
Omaha , and Nebraska are vitally concerned -
corned In the protest made before the
senate commltte on agriculture. This
city was represented by Its members of
the Live Stock exchange who complain
of the restrictions placed by foreign
countries upon Importations of cattle ,
contending that there Is no foundation
for the charge that diseased stock has
been exported by American shippers.
With the care taken by government
mlcroscoplsts and shlppeis to prevent
the sale of diseased meat or live stock
for consumption In this nnd foreign
countries there Is certainly no warrant
for the restrictions Imposed upon the
American product.
Mayor Itrcmtch seems 10 have n very
peculiar faculty of trying to nil square
holes with round pegs. That was shown
Ju the selection of a man who Is neither
a stationary engineer nor a boilermaker -
maker for the olllco of boiler Inspector.
It Is again exhibited iu the appoint
ment of Garbage Contractor MacDouald
to the position of poundmaster. It
may bo In accord with the eternal
illness of things that the dead dogs and
the live dogs shall go through the same
Bansago machine. Only a few weeks
ngo the chief of police reported that
according to his best information the
garbage master's bill for removing dead
nnlmnls was padded. Now what will
the garbage master do with regard to
the pouudmauter and the poundmnster
Vila regard to the garbage uitmY
lf.41Mff.VrtTO.V5 nltlTlWAK
Today Is tlu1 lOllh anniversary of the
blrlhtlfiy of Ofdrgo Washington nnd
while It will not b so gem-rally ccle
tirntfd ns was the linblt some years ngo
\\hen the recurrence of this anniversary
was maiki'd by public demonstrations
In nearly evcr.i city of the land , every
where the Intelligent American citizen
will give some thought to that most Il
lustrious character In our 1ilstor.\
whose pre-eminence as n patriot all men
imquestlngly concede. To sny thai
the name of Washington holds llrst
place lu the reverence of the American
people Is to voice a universal sen
timent , for however much we may
cherish the memory and honor the
doc'ds of others who won Immortal fame
In the cause of popular government and
In the service of their country , we have
to remember that It was the sword of
Washington , guided by the highest pa-
trotismi the world has ever known , that
gave us popular government , nnd that
to his wisdom more than to any other
of the great men who founded the ie-
public we owe the political Institutions
under which this nation has grown to
greatness and power. The Inllnence of
Washington , which dominated the men
of his tlnip , Is still potential and will
continue to bo as long as the republic
lives. Today In the senate of the United
States the president pro tern , will read
the farewell address which Washington
addressed to his countrymen nearly 100
years ago. Its sage wisdom nml
patriotic counsel are as valuable now as
when littered In 171)0 ) and It will be un
fortunate for the American people If
they ever cease to regard this deliver-
ancc of the Kather of Ills Country.
What other man In all history left to
posterity such wise and patriotic coun
sel ? As George Washington was first
In the hearts of his countrymen Avheii
he .lived , so he Is now , nnd so he will
always be.
AMMllCAN CATTL.K l\
The measure Introduced In the Hrltlsh
House of Commons , which Is said to
practically prohibit the Importation Into
Great Urltaln of live cattle and sheep ,
will , If It become law , be a most dis
astrous blow to the cattle and sheep
Interests of the United States. England
Is our great live stock market. AccordIng -
Ing to the report of the Uureau of Sta
tistics we exported to that country last
year 284'jr > S cattle , valued at ? 2.I5'J7- ( ;
000 , and -114.H ! sheep , valued at $2,92- ! )
000. These figures show how impor
tant and valuable this trade is , and its
loss or material reduction would be n
most serious matter to one of the most
important of our industries already dam
aged by the discriminative regulations
of other European countries by the
competition of Argentina and Australia
and by our own unfavorable tariff legis
lation.
The proposed legislation Is urged In
the Interest of the Ilrltish cattle and
sheep raisers and is brought forward In
compliance with the pledge of the Salis
bury ministry to do something for the
relief of the agricultural class. It Is an
unquestionable fact that foreign com
petition has been Injurious to the Brit
ish cattle growers. The last report of
our department of agriculture stated
that In June , 1805 , English farmers car
ried ' 1,500,000.head of cattle. Three
years before the same farmers owned
5,000,000 head. Thus there was a de
cline of 10 per cent In thirty-six months.
There has also been a very marked fall
ing off lu the number of sheep iu Great
Britain during the last few years due
to the great Increase of importations.
Another thing that has operated against
the British cattle growers Is the fact
that Amerclan meat had become as
popular wtli consumers ns the home
product , while It could be purchased at
a somewhat lower price. It is stated
that the best quality of beef imported
from this country is sold by the English
butchers as British grown. The cattle
and sheep raisers of Great Britain have
for some time been appealing to the
government for protection against this
competition , but these appeals have en
countered the vigorous opposition of
consumers and the importations have
gone on Increasing. Undoubtedly the
proposed legislation will be strongly op
posed on the ground that Its effect
would be to advance the price of meats ,
already so high that large numbers of
the people cannot have meat oftener
than once n week , but with Its great
majority In Parliament the government
will be able to pass the measure If It
Is determined to do so. The threatened
legislation may well cause a feeling of
alarm among American cattle and sheep
growers.
ItKDUCK TJin INSUHAXCH ItATKS.
Within the past three years the fire
Insurance companies doing business in
Omaha have seen fit on one pretext or
another to raise their rates from 25 per
cent to 50 per cent. The most plausi
ble excuse advanced for raising rates
was the alleged Insufficiency of the
water supply , the Inelllclency of the lire
department and the defective wiring of
buildings using electric light or power.
While all these defects have gradually
been remedied , no disposition has been
shown by the underwriters to restore
the old rates , which were certainly high
enough. THO refusal to reduce rates
has been grounded on the fact that
the companies lost money In Omaha
years ago nnd that they must first re
coup themselves. Suppose the men who
pay the high premiums for Insurance
in these times of depression should per
sist In the same policy and charge ex-
oililtant prices for their wares because
they lost money two or three years
ago , what would their patrons say ?
Would they have any patrons nt all ?
The comparative exhibit of Omaha
fire Insurance rates and those that pre
vail In other cities which The Heo
makes on another page affords Indnbl-
lable proof that property owners and
LmMnoss men of Omaha nre being over
charged and exploited far beyond those
of any other city cast or west , Why ,
for example , hliould Insurance be
cheaper In Council Bluffs than It Is In
Omaha , when everybody knows that
the water supply and fire-fighting force
of this city are In every respect superior
to those across the river ? Why should
fire rates lu San Francisco , which is n
wooden city nnd has been repeatedly
devastated by greut coullagrutloua , be
BO much below those of Omnhn ? Why
Is the Insurance rate on thirteen-story
fireproof olfice buildings nt Mlnnenpolls
35 cents to10 cents , while n seven-
story , fireproof building In Omnhn Is
compelled to pay more than double that
rate ? Why shouhl the rnle In Kansas
City , whore the streets nre much nar
rower and the risk greater , be lower
than the rale lu Omaha ?
Is It not about time for the under
writers to let up on Omaha and give
this city fair play ? Surely our mer
chants nnd property owners nre en
titled to nt least equal treatment with
those of other cities situated no better
than they are.
TIIK i WIAX y
Two propositions are before the
United States senate In relation to
Cuba. One of these declares It to be the
opinion of congress that a condition of
public war exists In thnt Island and
that the United States should maintain
n strict neutrality between the contend
ing powers , according to each all ( lie
rights of belligerents In the ports and
territory of the United States. The
other proposition Is that the president
shall Interpose his friendly olllces with
the Spanish government for the recog
nition of the. independence of Cuba.
The debate In the senate on Thursday
did not Indicate which of the proposi
tions Is the more likely to be adopted ,
but It showed that there Is a very
earnest nnd general sentiment In favor
of some action by congress that will bp
helpful to the cause of Cuban Inde
pendence. All the utterances were un
qualifiedly condemnatory of tjte policy
of Spain In that Island and'urged the
duty of this government to exert Its In-
llueiiec to nut a ston to the conflict
there. In this there was voiced the
practically unanimous sentiment of the
country.
That the Cuban question Is of grave
Importance is recognized by everybody ,
and It being admitted that some action
on the part of this government Is de
manded the matter of determining what
that action should be Is perplexing.
There is a great deal of force In the
position of Senator Cameron that to
accord belligerency to the Insurgents
would be a mistake both for ( hem and
for us , and his objections to that course
are sound. It Is to be borne In mind , as
stated by one of the highest authorities
on international law , that the recogni
tion of belligerent rights is not solely to
the advantage of the Insurgents. They
mi in the great advantage of a recog-
ntx.ed status. On the oilier hand , the
parent government Is relieved from re
sponsibility for acts done in the insur
gent territory , Its blockade of its own
ports is respected , and it acquires a
right to exert , against neutral com
merce , nil the powers of n party to a
maritime war. Thus recognition of
the insurgents as belligerents would
give Spanish ships the right to stop ,
search and capture our merchant ves
sels trading with the insurgents , and
the rules and risks respecting the carry-
lug of contraband goods , dispatches
and military persons , would come into
force. It would affect the trade rela
tions between thls'country and Cuba to
our disadvantage.
Some senators urge that our govern
ment should go further than according
belligerent rights to the insurgents and
recognize their independence. It would
be altogether useless for the president
to interpose his friendly olllces with
Spain with n view to securing Cuban
independence , because the Spanish gov
ernment would not for a moment en
tertain any such suggestion. Fully un
derstanding that such would b the
case , whatever action Is taken should
be direct and straightforward. Could
we justify ourselves 1n reeogulKimr
Cuban independence ? Have the Cuban
Insurgents established such a pro
visional government and .so well
demonstrated their ability to maintain
It as to have a valid claim to recogni
tion ? Our action In this matter must
not be controlled by sentiment alto
gether. We have to consider our duty
and our responsibilities as one of the
family of nations and take no course
that we cannot justify to the Intelligent
and candid judgment of the world.
The Omaha correspondence of the
New York Evening Post of recent date
contains the following sentence : "The
past year was a disappointing one for
the Nebraska farmers. Tim crops were
neither a failure , as In 1804 , nor a big
success , as In 1S)2. ! ) They made a
small yield over the whole Mate. " This
statement Is denounced by a learned
ex-judge from Ginning county as libel-
ous. "It Is falsa and must have been
known to the writer as false , " says
the Judge. And the exclusively exclu
sive champion of Omaha , the World-
Herald , prints this anathema of the
cowardly and unknown llbeler under a
double column black headline as "An
other Slander Nailed. " The exquisite
minor of this outbreak of Indignation
Is that the Omaha correspondent of
the New York Evening Post Is known
lo be one of the attaches of the World-
Herald , and , In all probability , wrote
; he offensive paragraph In the World-
Herald office.
Word comes from California that a
comet is rushing headlong lu n direct
Ine for the earth at n velocity Hint
staggers computation. The chief hope
> f escaping a collision is that It may
change Us course bt > fore It approaches
iiuch closer. Should the- comet per
versely persist In brandishing Its tall In
he face of the earth there will remain
nit one thing that will save us and that
to drive It away In time by the ex-
iloslou of n few of the rapidly Increas-
ug number of presidential booms.
If anything were needed to verify the
statement of Mr. Benedict thnt he J.s
lot authorized to speak for President
Cleveland , Mr. Benedict's further an-
louncement that personally ho favors
ho munlimtion of ex-Governor Camp-
id ! of Ohio to be the democratic
standard-bearer is amply convincing.
Ox-Governor Campbell ran for governor
> f Ohio on the democratic ticket last
fall and was unmercifully snowed
aider. He has as much encouragement
o run again this year us Senator
Hill , who WUH so signally defeated for
4rtra fc - - - * * * -
* i tiki 4 - n-
the governoTKliTirof New York two yearn
in y
President lev < land Is not only getting
more pnrttctlbir iliout granting pardons
to persons jnu icted of violating the
he Is also becoming
free In reading lectures to the people
who ask clejWney without any rational
grounds upojb which to base their peti
tions. The liftir < ) tntlons made on the
application for n forger rejectetl the
other day is nJ neat bit of censure
for both the criminal and his overzealous -
zealous friends that will doubtless not
be lost upon ojjiers who are tempted
to ask the executive clemency.
The Manufacturers' and Consumers'
association exhibits renewed vitality
with each succeeding year. No example
of success lu ti'ade circles has sur
passed the record made by Ihfs associa
tion since Its organization In this state.
It has rendered invaluable service to
the inanufaeturliig Interests of the state
and has tnuutil the people the wisdom of
buying home-made goods and keeping
money accumulated by Nebraskaus
within ( he stale. Us visible benefits
have been Incalculable ami Us future
It assured.
The proposition to supplant gas and
gasoline lamps with electric arc lights
cannot Justly be said to originate
with the electric light contractor. People
ple In the Ninth ward complain that
there are but eight arc lights in that
ward and they think they are entitled
to more. There is no doubt that there
has been an unequal distribution of
are lights and that a general revision
could be made without detriment to
the general public.
TinTrlj'U f ItONMrn.
Clilc.iKo.'TlmcS'llornld.
"Party loyalty" "lg the favorite whiplash
of tlio party boss.
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The I'rHfiiiliT In ( lie I-olilij' .
Indl.innpnlls XCHS.
If Mr. HuiitlnRtoii has as much trouble
with the Pacific lallioaJs as ho tries lo
mnlco out. It would seem that lie would be
only too Rlad to have the government take
tl'dn off his hands.
AVnrdiy of 1'romotlim.
Minneapolis .Toiirn it.
Minister Taylor nt Maurid la evidently not
afraid of the dona and resents a dlsconr-
: c3iis comment upon our country by the
Spanish emissary to the Chicago exposition.
That Is a different kind of man frcm Ilayard ,
ulio In England makes attacks upon hU <
own native land. Taylor should be pro
moted.
A NlKlitinnri * of I InKiiturc. .
.X < yv jYurlt Sun.
When the jvtlinon ) | In Cuba shall be
completed , \\hinJbotilsnaiit laws shall take
the place of tcr/w there , when a free people
Miall Inhabit the noble Island which for ages
133 been the scene of misrule and despotism ,
the time of Weylar will 1)3 remembered as a
nightmare In which Spain sought to throttle
the last of her American colonies.
Au.xioiiH ( o Ilurrtnv tliV I'nrty.
Clnrl'.nill
President Lincoln once said .that-If General
McCIellah "was npt going t6 use the army
ic would like to. borrow It for a while. " The
lemocratlc leaders1 'throughout the country
might aiy to "I'reSldeni Cleveland and hlf
cabinet that If h ? Is not going to use the
democratic party for the defeat of Its ancient
enemy they wouldr ke to borrow It of him
for a while for that ? purpose.
\ > - < nlHuciit Sonrclifor Hole.-
" ClilraKn Kcroid.
Mr. Balfour's remarkable action In beg
ging the members of the Commons Monday
night to shut off the debate on the Venezu
elan question may be taken as an Indication
that the Hrltlsh ministry to trying very
earnestly to find wme creditable way out of
the situation. Mr. Balfour dcplred that
action be postponed on grounds of "national
lollcy , " and this means , If It means any-
hlng. tlidt Lord Salisbury finds himself In
a situation where Parliamentary action mny
lumper him. A motion for an amendment
recommending aibitratlon was before the
Commons at the time and the speeches upon
it were marked throughout by a conciliatory
tone. They showed again the numerous In-
fluencea which are urging Salisbury to make
a peaceable settlement of the matter as soon
as possaible.
Just what Salisbury Is trying to do Is the
question. But one of two things Is certain ;
he is cither preparing some measure of con
ciliation or else he IB stubbornly opposing the
efforts of Chamberlain and Dalfour to get
him to concsde the point of arbitration. In
one event he Is simply planning to get out
of an ugly diplomatic hole dug by his own
action , and In the other he Is trying to
avoid the appearance of defeat by holding to
his contention and hushing Parliament while
he does so.
I.ASIKNTATIO.VS OF THIS SHISDMSSS.
Kansas City Journal : It Is due Secretary
Morton to tuy that ho didn't know the dis
tribution of garden seed was so closaly Inter
woven with the foundations of American
liberty and the perpetuity of a republican
form of government.
Kaiuus City Times : These congressmen
who are sailing Into Secretary Morton for
cutting off their extravagance In the dis
tribution of the n > ed allowance recall the
o'.d saying that "Rogues ne'er felt the halter
draw with good opinion of the law. "
Chicago Post : The pjcretary of agrlcul-
turo loses the fight over the i > eod distribu
tion. The section of the revised htatutca fcr
the purchase and dUi'.ributlon of "rare nnd
uncommon" oeea , which Mr. Morton declined
to execute la tie current appropriation law ,
was repealed yeitcrday by the house , the
appropriation for see.l wao Increased and Its
execution was made mandatory upn the sec
retary ,
Chicago Times-Herald : Because congres
sional idiocy and Impudence set upnt Ihlti
money for fc.l distribution Is no reason
why Secretary Morton should betray the
trust of the pet > i > ' ° i The people are greater
than congress. They have characterized the
seed business as a coi'tly humbug. Hun
dreds of nowspanjrj , all over the land , which
aio usually veiynp-irelul to relied the Kitntl-
mcnti ] of the iicipliCon puch quest Ions , have
declared that tbo | cyst em Is a specie. ) of
paternalism whlchi ishpernicious and should
be abolished , Thcr IP documentary proof
that one congressman sold his rjiuta of ojpdu
last year to a government agent for J70 ,
This is only one ofnlie grave abuses dis
covered. It Is a UFC'lcsu and harmful waste
of the peoplo'a m6bfcy.
Chicago Chron U ; , u { The reason why they
( membcra of c iijjfysB ) take moro Interest
In this nutter , tpu \ | appearances , than In
any other , not , e/pejitlnt ; silver and the
Monroe doctrine agthat under one pro
vision of the law-lhey iave the say as to the
particular fanners" " , to | whom seeds shall bo
Jisnt. They rceip. tfrtyo deeply Imbued with
llto Iden that bfitiU Judiciously planted In
their several states and districts spring up
and bear abundajifl fsult of personal popu
larity and repjjijcriAistlvo and senatorial
licnora and cmo'uineutt ' , Therefore It | y thut
honorable gentlemtyi Improve ensry oppor
tunity to administer a tongue-walloping to
tha hapless secretary of agriculture. There
fore It is that when ( ho gentleman from
tha tarhct-1 district of North Carolina rises
and demands to know whether there Is no
ono who will raise Ida voice In the ueore-
tary'g defense his question Is grog ted with
a choruo of noes from all sldea of the house.
Therefore It la that a senator from the puke-
doiu of Missouri empties his Block of choice
Invectlvo to tbo last vial upon the head of
Mr. Morton. Therefore It Is that a Hawkeye
representative , Quivering with suppressed
wrath , offer : ) a resolution directing the sec
retary of tlis treasury to withhold Secre
tary Morton's salary until that otllclal signi
fies lila readiness to resume * the distribution
of electioneering package * ot seed upon the
ordera of agricultural statute makers In con-
gresj awembled. Orat are aoeJu and they
will prevail.
OTIIKIl IAMS THAN OUIIS.
In uplle of the rebellious spirit which Is
still being shown by the hill tribes In the
Islam ! ot 1'ormosn , the Jajmncso nro hard
at' work Instituting good government and
seeking to develop the resources of their
newly acquired territory. They have noti
fied all nations with whom they have trea
ties that their cltbcns may settle on the
IMind nnd do Ijutlncw. not almply with the
city of Tal-Wun , as was the case when China
held ro\erelgnty over the Island , but with
six cities fcp clflsd , and may alee enter and
clear their vessels at four ports. Modern
warfare between the most civilized nnllons
has never brought about such remarkable
r.ml licneflcl.il icsitlts ns has the campaign
between China and Japan , Too often wnrs
are simply wars Inspired by selfish greed
And the love of conquest , nnd the one thought
In to Inflict every possible burden and hu
miliation upon the defeated combatant , Hut
Japan has been generous. She 1ms not
nought In her hour of triumph to form on
ag3"esslve alliance with some other power
ful nation , but has gone on as before , lookIng -
Ing to the development of her commerce
and Industrie's and striving to take a iurt
In the peaceful rivalries of civilization.
Clilna , too , lias been taught a lesson , nnd
Is throw Ing down her barriers nud turning
her fjca to the light of progress , History
will yet lia\o to record that the world owes
a d.'lit to Japan.
* *
Kmpcror William may bo picturesque and
cnallc at times , but there la never anything
commonplace about his bchomcs. The latnst
fancy of his over active brain Is a project In
regard to the futurfi acquirement of Hol
land. According to a story widely circulated
In Hurope IIP Intends to arrange a marrlago
between his eldest BOH and llttlo Queen \VI1-
hclmlna. This will glvo him such Influence
with Holland that the Dutch may agree to
enter the German empire on the i.imu basis
as llavarla. Holland , with her commerce ,
colonies anil ships , would conic under his
cot trol without the necessity of a war and
would undoubtedly b ? a valuable acquisition
and olio which would long redound lo the
credit and fame of Kaiser \Vllhelm. The un
expected message to President Krugcr nftar
Jameson's raid was sent for the purpose of
conciliating the Dutch , and Is regarded , by
those who give credence to the story of the
Kaisers pian , as inu iirsi sii'ji lunaiu n =
accomplishment. Of cotirsu Germany could
annex Holland by force easily enough If the
other powers would stand aloof nnd allow
her to , but It Is not necessary to slate that
an arrangement with them to keep out of
the light would be practically Impossible to
consummate. Hence the advantage of a
peaceful acquisition of the historic little
country , which , by the way , will probably
never be made , the Dutch spirit of Inde
pendence , If nothing else , being strong
enough to prevent It.
* * *
The Hrltlsh Blue Hook on Armenia , Issued
tlila week , shows that the total number ot
persons massacred by the Turks or other
subjects ot the Porto la 25,000. Accurate
Information has been obtained as to the
fate of these unfortunates , and there Is no
guesswork at all In the figures. While
Great Britain has come In for bitter censure
for refusing to Interpose , by armed force , If
necessary , and protect the Armenians , It Is
now plain that Hurela Is equally respon
sible with the British government for per
mitting the massacre to continue. Great
Hi Haiti , according to the statements made
In Parliament and the more diplomatic dis
patches printed in the Blue Hook , was
prepared to Interfere In behalf of the
Armenians , but wan met at every point by
an objection from Russia , which declined to
entertain the proposition for an armed occu
pation of the disturbed provinces. If Great
Britain had Ignored Russia's wishes in the
matter , she would nave nau to consincr ino
piobabillty of war with that country. It
hns bten the fashion of recent years to laud
Russia as the disinterested friend of the
United States , and therefore- most admir
able nation. But the czar could easily have
come to an understanding with Great Britain
by which the massacre of Armenians could
have been ended. Political considerations
were more poti-nt than the higher demands
ot humanity. ' If Russia's course has been
admirable" regird to Armenia , then Great
Biitaln Is blamcleu ? .
* *
The nominal position of Egypt among
countries and nations is that of a depend
ency of the Turkish empire , under the gov
ernment of a local ruler , the khedlve , who
acknowledges the supreme- authority of the
sultan. The presence of an English army
and English administrators or overseers of im
portant branches' of the Egyptian government
Is said to be nothing but the friendly loan
of an armed force to help the Egyptian gov
ernment prevent an Invasion by Soudanese
fanatics and maintain order. An Incident
which Is JiiFt reported shows in a curious
light how hollow this pretense Is and how
much reason France hns to bo angry with
the hypocrisy which prompts Great Britain
to continue such a farce. A high offlclal of
the Ottoman empire lately fled from Constan
tinople In danger of his life and under the
displeasure of the sultan. He has since been
found guilty of treason , unjustly. It apparg ,
and condemned to death. But he Is now In
Egypt , and the Egyptian government , when
asked to hand over to the Turks first con
sulted Lord Crnmer. the British rep-
rofcntatlve , who virtually rules the country ,
and then refused to surrender the refugee.
In Ilia face of such facts , the English gov
ernment will probably still keep up the pre-
teiw that Its armed occupation of Egypt
Is only temporary , that the nultan Is still
s'l'.eraln ' In the Nile valley , and that In local
affairs Egypt is free , or soon to bo entirely
relieved of foreign Interference of any kind.
That Is the English way.
* * *
It Is reported that the central committee.
of the German Colonial association. Intends to
take In hand the agitation for an Increase of
tlio German navy and glvo It the support of
Its extensive , organization. There are wld
to be powerful Influences at work to promote
a forward policy. The advocates of n big
navy bill , on Its merits or In response to the
wishes of the crown , are convinced that thin
hi the moment- ) ! ever , to carry It through
on the top of a great patriotic wave. The
governmput , on the other hand , realizes moro
fully the parliamentary difficulties wnlch
would hive to be overcome and questions
tbo expediency of subjecting the popularity of
the emperor's telegram to President Kruger
to the severe test of a heavy money vote.
It Is pointed out , however , that there- are ln
llucntlul partlr-s In the state , who have no
love for the government as at present con
stituted and no dlrllke of parliamentary com-
pllcatlono. The Agrarians and their con-
tcrvatlva allies would welcome any meaburo
calculated la provoke that conflict between
the crown and tbo Imperial Dlot , upon which
their hopes have centered for ft long time
pajt , The reflection that In puch a conflict
the present government might bo ship
wrecked would In on way deler them.
*
Startling , If true , Is the Intimation that
a British expedition of 20,000 men la belli ; ;
prepared for Srnth Afilca. The precont
phaco of the negotiations between Great
Britain and the Tranwaal government does not
indicate any necessity for a demonstration of
force on tbo part of the British government ,
notwithstanding the lilt oh which has been
caused by Mr. Chamberlain's to > great frank-
nein In exposing hlo policy. President
Kruger has rejfnrmed his purpso to redress
the grievances ef the uitlandcrs , and has reasserted -
assorted his Intention to proceed to London ,
There Is a veiy distinct conflict , however , be-
twcan the Mntoincnlu of the German and
British foreign olllces concerning the re
ported appeal of the Bcero for the Interven
tion of Germany ; and while lulu proper to
maintain an attitude of skeptlcta.ii with re
gard to the rumors of the proposed expedi
tion of a British army corps to Natal , It Is
possible , nevertheless , that the Scuth African
question may umumo undreameJ-of dimen
sions. _
Inlet ( lie I.liiri.
Doston Herald ,
The boast of Mr. Iliyan , the boy orator of
the Platte , who has bon doing missionary
work In Washington for the cause of tllver ,
that the linen of the gold bugs were broken
dies not fceom to have been borne out by the
result of the vote.
"I nee that the enemy broke Into the
Scotch line today , " said the duke of Welling
ton to the commander of a Highland regi
ment ,
"Aye , sir , " was the response ; "but they
dtdna break oot agilu. "
CAMHOATTl AMD PI.ATPOUM.
llrcord nnrt Chnrnrlor of Itir Sinn
Moro llrllnlilo Thnn Drclnrntlmin ,
St. lxul Ololit-Dcinwr.it ( rip )
It Is well fcr the republicans lo under
stand nt this time , when MI much Is being
heard about the platform' * possible or prob
nblc expression on this or thnt Issue , tha
the candidate counts for moro than the plat
form. "I have n declining respect for plat
forms , " said Jefforsoii In\ls ) , In < i debate In
the senate with Stephen A. Douglas twi
weeks after the democratic party split In the
national convention at Charleston lu 1SCO
"I would sooner have nu honest man on nn >
sort of n rickety pUtform you could con
struct than to have n man I d.d not trust
on the best platform which could bo made. '
"If the platform Is not n mnttcr of tuuel
consequence , " retorted Douglas , "why press
thnt question to the disruption ( if the party !
Why did you not tell us In the beginning of
this controversy that the whole fight was
against the man nnd not upon the plat
form ? "
But Davis was right. The record nnd
character of the candidate tell what his
l.arty will do If It wins better tlmti the most
carefully drawn nnd comprehensive platform
can. Jackson's renomliiatlon In 1832 inennt
wnr upon the United States bank , but enl )
a minority of his party nt the outset lu the
campaign of that year favored nny actual
asiuult upon It , nnd n platform cf the modern
furm adopted nt the convention of thnt yenr
would have taken a moderate position on
that ISMIC. Clay was the Whig party's real
platform In 1S44 , although that was one of
the two canvasses In which It bad the cour-
ugo to frame a platform , Lincoln's candi
dacy In 1SUO , even If the platform on , which
he stood had been client on the question ,
would have invant that tlio party's purpose
was resistance to slavery extension , but
noninterference with slavery In the states
where It existed. The democratic silver
plank of the platform of 1S92 was Inter
preted In the southi and west by n few per
sona to mean additional favors for silver , but
Cleveland's nomination was seen by evciy
reasonable being to menu that If ho Was
elected no quarter would be given to sliver
by the executive.
TUB unty ot me republicans is to nomi
nate a man who will be his own platform
on the great Ifsues. Everybody knows how
nil the republican aspirants stand on the
tariff. All of them favor a reasonable de
gree of protection ; none of them , not oven
McKlnlcy In 1S90 , want duties which approach
preach the prohibitive point or which brace
up trusts. Their attitude upon silver Is the
Important consideration. The republicans
want a man who Is as sound on the silver
hsuo and as courageous ns Hayes proved
himself to be when he vetoed the Bland-
Alllson law , which unhappily , was enacted
notwithstanding , as Cleveland has several
times shown himself to be , and ns Harrison
would undoubtedly have proved himself lo
bo If the free silver bill had reached him
which stampeded the republicans In 1800 Into
passing the so-called Sherman law. Senator
Teller declared a few weeks ago he had
trustworthy assurance In 1S90 that Harrison
would lune vetoed any free coinage bill bo
could get his hands on , and thcro arc
good reasons for believing Teller Is right
on this point. The icpubllcan party demands
a candidate who , on all occasions and In the
face of all temptations , will be true to the
sentiment which arrayed 190 republican con-
grcismen the other day against free silver ,
as compared with eighteen republican con
gressmen who were lu favor of it.
XO\-l'OIlTlCAIj I,13(5IS
Stiitc I.IITVH Eunctcil for Hie Welfare
of Hie. 1'eoiile.
Harper's Weekly.
In the history of this country the connec
tion between legislation and politics has been
so constant and PO uniform ns to create-
popular impression that It was essential nnd
Inevitable. Such an impress'Ion has been
sedulously cultivated and Insisted on by the
professional politicians , who have thereby
found their paths made caMcr , and In this
they Imvc been much assisted by the course
of events. Nearly all the questions that oc
cupied our earlier statesmen were purely
political , and even down to the settlement
of the questions growing out of the civil
war the political Interest was largely pre
dominant. H Is Accordingly not. to , be won
dered at If In tlio' popular mind all'lcglslatlon
was looked on as subordinate to politic ? .
As a result of much energetic work la re
form of this kind people are beginning to
realize that there Is not nocorcarlly any rela
tion between the contentions of politics and
the- proper management of their municipal In
terests. Yet wo believe there are compara
tively few who realize bow large a part' of ,
modern state legislation Is devoted to sub-
Je-cta which can bo dealt with only by the
legislative authority of the state , but whlcfi
have no relation whatever to politics.
In the January number of the Quarterly
Journal of Economics , published for Harvard
university , Mr. William B. Shaw gives a
tiketch of the "Social and Economic Legisla
tion of the States In 1895 , " which Is a revela
tion on this point merely In the number of
topics It mentions. Among the subjects It
cites ns having occupied the attention of
different state legislatures during the year
ara the following : The arbitration of labor
disputes ; the blacklisting of employes ; the
establishment of free state employment bu
reaus ; the registration of labor ; the times ,
teuiis and conditions of wage payments ; the
law of laborer : ! ' liens ; the regulation of
"sweat shops" and bakeries ; the hours of em.
ploymont of street railway employes ; the
protection of motormen ; the employment of
convict labor.
Other objects mentioned are the
ten-hour day for minors nnd women ,
the employment of children In fac
tories and shops and In theaters ,
the Inspection of all workshops , and the en
forcement of eanltary regulations ; the regu
lation of the liquor tralllc , the reformation
and care of drunkards , the suppression of thu
cigarette , anti-gambling laws of all kinds ,
Uws against prize , fighting , and regulating
the relations of the sexes , laws modifying
the forms ot land titles , laws for highway
Improvement , for Irrigation , for public works ,
for the control of watersheds , forests and
streams , subsidies to agriculture ( In Ne
braska and North Dakota ) , for pension.1) to
school teachcru , for succession taxes , and
even graduated taxes.
Yet there Is not a single ono In all the list
of topics quoted which ha any relation to
politic * , or which can ba called n political
question. They are all questions of Im
portance , closely connected with the welfare
ot tbo people and the stability ot the ptato ,
but they are also questions which can be
dealt with satisfactorily and tiiccot-sfully only
by laying aside all political considerations in
dealing with them.
IOWA IMIHSS COMMK.VI' .
Dos Molncs Capital : Mr. Voelker of Du-
huque thinks that mayors nnd aldermen In
cities of the first class arc not sufficiently
remunerated , Ho liaa Introduced a bill to
raJso the salaries from fl.GOO to $2,000 $ a
year for mayors , and $250 to JIJOO a year
fur aldermen In all cities of over 40,000 In
habitants.
Sioux City Tribune ; A story that beats
the record of the South Dakota banana belt
comes from Websler county. Mr. Phillips ,
a farmer of that county , a truthful man ,
claims to have- raised seven acres of corn
this winter. The corn hag been matured
sufficiently for roasting cars for two weeks ,
but halt been somewhat damaged by the re
cent cold simp , H U thrown In Incidentally
that a flfteun-acre field of rye put In hi
October has been harvested and will be
threshed this week ,
Des Molnea Leader ; People of I'stlawat-
lamlo county want a llcenw law , Repub
licans as well as democrats declare t > o , yet
when a licence measure was an IB.MIO In the
legislature yesterday It was found that the
two republican mc-mbsrs from Pottawnttamle
county voted against tb8 ! bill , It Is ( Hill-
cult for republican untl-prohlbltlonlHfi to
shako off the Influence of the dominant pro
hibition wing cf the party. The can cut'
determination lg tuperlor to the wishes of
their constituents and often to tlic-lr own
ysrsonal convictions.
\VAMmiU.\O WITTICISMS.
Puck ! Friend-Ami nro you now out of 1
-No ) the doctor says he will
pay me two or three more % lstts.
I'hllndclphln Hecorif : "You , fir , " shouted
the reformer , "you nre no stntesmnn , "
"Statesmen ? " echoed tbo boss , laughing
harshly , "t got statesmen to sell. "
Courier-Journal : "Selentl. t' say now
that Imml'.Minklni : conveys illsense. "
"Of course , that's the way the grip sot
started.
Chicago Iteconl : "Stintige wlmt nwful
inlKor * some men nre. "
"Not nt nil. .They Imve Inherited their
mother tongue.
llnrlcin Life : Knther Why Old you per
mit young Mnxlimnn to kiss you lu thu pur
ler inst night ?
lX uiKhtf'r-H enuw I was nfrnlil he'J
eatcb void In the hall.
Chicago Tribune : Strnnger ( from Ne
braskaVhnl ) ? Thnt the Chicago ilvcr ?
CblciiRO Sinn Yes.
Slrauuer Great pnukest Wliy don't you
plow It up ?
Atlanta Conctltutlonf Upon the tombstone -
stone of n innn who wns Killed In n boiler
explosion In Georgia Is the xolltnry line ;
"He was blown up. " Thnt must bo n gloat
cons ontlon ! to his surviving- relatives , for
tbo statement leaves no doubt ns to which
wny be went.
Chicago Post : "You ought not to bo
nfrald of the wnter , " she iwlil dreamily.
when their convetsnuoti bud drifted around
to ( be subject of tbo ocenu.
"Why not ? " bo n ked Innocently.
"Iicciimo your head Is light enough to
lloat you right Ride up. "
Phllmlelphln Hccord : Tomlny Pap , why do
they cnll a bul : nctor n hum ?
Tommy's Pop I tmpposu becnuso ho Is
often solved with eggs , my boy.
Chicago Hccord : "Any signs of sprlnj
out your way ? "
"Yes ; Wllklu's wife Is letting him we.it
his Sunday hat every day. "
New York Weekly : Kmlncnt Physician' *
Cleik--Slmll I make out Mr. Yotingbusi
bnnd'H bill nud Rend It to him ?
l < * tit I H n tit 1 * It v a In I n M tn ttmti i > l tti n tsntl
lienrt ) Well , no ; not yet. Hi * Boems to bo
In n seventh heaven over the arrival of that
inby , nnd I bate to Intrude on bis Innocent
Joy.
Phtlndclpliln Hccord : "Notoriety bears
he snme relation to Panic , " H.iy tbo
Mnnayunk philosopher , "that LlinborKcr
rhoesc does to the sweet nnd Instlni ; perfume
fumeof the rose. "
IIADICAU
\VnKlil iEton Star.
They talked of girls with golden Imlr.
llo did not seem to bcnr.
They spoke of golden sutiHblne.
Ills facu grew pale with fear.
A "golden moment" met him.
In nnger lie nrose ,
And said , "I nm n populist ,
And only silver goes. "
TUB 1'IHST KHAY HAUL
Chicago Trltmn ? ,
I bate It ! I linte It ! And who shall dnro
I'o chide mo for lintlnc tlmt llrst gray balrT
JelentlcstJ reminder of years thnt me past ,
t faces mo here In my mirror nt last.
3 It looted down iu tlio depths of my
lienrt ?
"rom a gray spot thcro did that gray hnlr
start'/
'crhnps. Ab , well ! In the sun's gny glare
look In tbo glass at my 11 rat giay hnlr.
These , locks that cover my Intellect's
dome
low In childhood's dnys they Invited the
comb !
low oft down my cheeks rolled the scald
ing tears
While mother buggled my Imlr with the
shears !
low often I've borne the bnrber's fond
Concerning- the nostrums my Imlr was
needing !
Jut never till now have I Una to bear
The burden tlmt comes with the llrst gray
Imlr.
'et 'Us there ! I stnnd nnd look nt It now
Vlth a sad , sad smile and a pensive brow ,
"nil It out ? No , no ! Let it stay. Let it
stay.
Vhy struggle to drive life's autumn nwnyT
Twill not change ( ho count of the years
that are e ° e.
'bey'ro too ueep to be pulled. Gray hair ,
Imnjr on ! ,
After llfo'H llttlo troublesv _ there's one
" * w >
recompense :
Ybat odds will It make a hundred yenra
hence ?
THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE.
LIOADING SPKCIAL FKATUHKS.
AARON , THE SON OP BEN ALI :
A new serial story by Joel Chnndler
Hnrrls Mr. Harris tells this story ot
life ns Itvns lived on "Abercromble
Plnce , " In middle Georgia , "before the
wnr , " In the unmo quaint style tlmt
pleased his readers so much when ho
was tellingof Br'er Ilnbblt and ( lie
other denizens of Mr. Thlmbleflngor's
queer country.
GHANT AS A COLONEL :
Reminiscences by the chaplain of
Grant's own regiment , relating1 how
Grant , In ten days , brought the regl-
ment out of confusion nnd Insubordina
tion Into the most perfect discipline
How Grant Wns once chnrgcd upon by
mcmberB ot his own command A mun-
innry of Grant's vli ws of slavery In
these first Unya of the wnr.
FOR THliATER-GOERS.
Some reflections on the present as
pect of nmusomcutH In Omulia ns
viewed from a point midway between
two uiieventfull weckH The field of
Swedish dialect comedy Btlll open
CIny Clement's great BUCCBHS Mnns-
lleld'H coming- engagement Other an
nouncements Gossip of the gtugc.
CANYON OF THE COLORADO :
Picturesque description of a visit to
thut great masterpiece of nature's
handiwork Dizzy heights rlvnled no
where In the world of natural phe
nomena Graphic picture of America's
most scenic region.
GRANT AS LOVER AND HUSUANDj
The wlilow of the great general talks
to Frank G. Carpenter , the veteran
newspaper correspondent , about her
husband's ) private life The rornnntlo
proposal by which FIO ! bocnme hi * be-
frothed nnd the delayed marrlago
Stories Illustrating Grant's character.
IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN :
Fcbrunry frocks bringIn new lints
nml novel colors that will bloom on
Htntw huts An editorial eiinon on the
leap yenr privilege and how fur ad
vantage of It should be tnken A woman
who reads Japanese Divergent chnr- I
netprlstlcH of women of Boston nnd New f
York Latest fashion goaslp News '
notes about famous women ,
SOCIETY SUCCUMHS TO LENT :
Society llnres up before It dons sack
cloth nnd ashes Several brlllliint clos
ing eventH Informal entertainments the
rule A few guentH from out of town
remain Movements nnd whereabouta or
Omaha's noddy people.
THE COMING GENERATION :
Gerald Jirenan's entertaining Btory ,
entitled "Tho Dead Coach" A tnlo
which will please both young and old-
Prattle of the youiiKHters and other
bright bits for youthful read era.
THE WORLD OF SPORT :
A week full of ntlrrliu ; events In the
ppoi llnr ; world Review nnd comment ,
mi the main feature Gun and rod nro
yet In evidence Timely ncwu about the ' * <
ball players Gomlp tlmt will Interest
sportKinen of every variety.
AMERICAN WHEELS AUROAD :
Hlcyde.i with the familiar homo labclH
becoming1 very noticeable In foreign
countries Invading all lards und oilmen
Accident Insuidiico rut en Ka up a
notch for wheelmen Illcyno iiewn
notes from everywhere Wlmt the local
wheelmen ure doing.
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Fpondenro Unrlvullcd fpcclnl news
Bcrvlce from Nebraska , Inwit and tha
wextern fctatou Well written und uo-
curute local news reports.
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