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rulilli'-snlrltrtl mr-ii to tlic front.
Mnsslmeks l tlio rear.
Kxpoilltp tlio exposition mill you will
expedite ! the union depot.
The while niotnl Is fioml rnnusli for
yellow men. but white men will Imve
the yellow metnl.
Bven silver Is stiffening up I" vnlue
under the benign Influence of Impend
ing republican rule.
Make way for better times ami stop
heeling about Itryan. The seven days
of mourning are now over.
The Washington paper cabinet
makers are actively engaged at work
In selecting timber for McKInley but.
Why pay out SrJO.OOO.non a year to
foreign countries for one of the neces
sities of life when you can produce It
nt home and save money ?
An understanding between the city
nnd the water works company will be
a good thing. If It leads to a sayhig
In water rentals It will be u better
thing.
The candidates for the federal court
clerkship , since the disheartening news
from St. Louis , realize "how wretched
Is tliaj poor man Unit hangs on princes'
favors. "
'While Spain seems disposed to keep
up her harmless warlike bluff , she has
not the cards necessary to open the
jackpot of actual hostilities against
Uncle Sam.
The most gratifying evidence of a
return toward prosperity may bo found
In the Increased opportunities for em
ployment and the marked Increase In
the volume of retail trade.
Colonel Watterson's explanation of
the result of the late campaign , al
though a little late , Is as entertaining
nnd picturesque as utterances from that
source are expected lo be.
The present cold snap Is bringing out
many cases of suffering among the
needy. The beneficent work of the
Associated Charities should not bo for
gotten during lids season of thanks-
giving.
The adventurous explorer who started
to walk from New York to Paris en
countered the same obstacle at ISering
Straits which has hindered all experi-
iinenters along this line for the last
eighteen centuries.
The struggle between the courts of
Kansas over the receivership of the
Siuim Ke bids fair to become as far-
reaching In Its consequences , If less
bloody In Its methods , than the war
now raging In Cuba.
Argument against the sugar bounty
which puts It on the same basis as a
supposititious "wheat bounty" Is Just
the kind of logic which might have
been expected from u fake-mill both
Ignorant and wilfully blind.
If the living springs which formerly
existed on the block occupied by the
new postolllcc are still In full flow the
construction of a twenty-five-foot drainage -
ago sewer surrounding the premises
needs no further explanation.
Sooner or later the people of the west
will recognize as their benefactors , not
the self-conslltuted leaders 'who con
tinue to predict disaster as the result
of their personal defeat , but those who
point the way to true pronperlly along
the lines of permanent and substantial
growth.
Colonel Ouy V. Henry , Ilho the late
General Itrlsbln , never misses an op
portunity to get his name Into the news
papers. His latest bid for military
fame In times of peace Is his compli
mentary uuolllclal call on the widow
nnd daughter of Jeff Davis , who are be
ing entertained at St. Louis by the
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Henry 0. Pnyne of Wisconsin Is said
lo be slated for the next postmaster
generalship. Mr. Payne Is emi
nently qualified for the position , lie
possesses executive ability of the high-
cat order , 'a endowed with keen per
ception and unrulllcd temper and excel
lent Judgment. He knows how to hew
to the line , and would enforce business
methodti In every branch of the depart
ment.
Tin , w.MMjvn of mi : L\ntr.s-T/irr > .
Tl < " Manufacturers' club of Phlla-
dcl | bin has nd-.ptt . d n resolution urgently
ritiue.-nlng the national senate to re-
cpond lo the demand of the nation for
protective ami revenue-producing legis
lation by approving ( he emergency tariff
bill on the calendar of that body.
Similar action was taken by ( he associa
tion of wool merchants of that city. So
far as the Interests affected by the
tariff have been heard from they are
unanimous In demanding that there
shall bo prompt acllon by congress for
providing the government with more
revenue and at the same time affording
better protection lo the Industries which
leqiilre It. They make this demand upon
fhe substantial ground that the success
of the republican party In the late
election was In no small measure due
to the desire of the people for a restora
tion of the protcclv ! > policy. The p ex
pressions Indicate that a strong pressure
will be brought to bear on the senate
at fhe approaching session by the In-
du trlal Interests of the country for
uch legislation as Is involved In the
Olugley bill , leaving to the next con
gress the duty of making a complete
and careful revision of ihe tariff.
It cannot now be said with any de
gree of certalulty whether or not this
demamj will be heeded , but the opinion
seems to be growing that an emergency
revenue bill , on the Hues of that which
passed the house , may pass the senate.
Several of the free silver re
publican senators who voted
against taking up the house
bill at the last session have publicly
announced that they will not con
tinue In that obstructive attitude , but
will vote for a revenue bill. It Is be
lieved , also , that some of the wound
money democrats can be Indnceil to
give their support to such a measure.
1'crimps the most serious obstacle In
the way of passing an emergency reve
nue bill will be found in the dcr.lre of
some republican senators to put off
tariff legislation until the next con
gress , for the reason that they appre
hend If the Plngley bill or a measure
like It should puss this congress and
become law , further tariff legislation
would.drag along luile-flnitely , causing
doubt and uncertainly In the business
world and bringing the party in power
into disrepute. On the other hand It
may forcefully be urged that senate
republicans cannot n fiord to antagonize
legislation for stopping treasury def
lects , even though temporary in Its
operation , and certainly they would
Ibid It somewhat diflicult to Justify
such a course. It would seem to be
clearly sound policy for the republicans
to do their utmost to pass an emer
gency revenue bill at the approaching
session , leaving the responsibility for
failure , If It should fail , with the demo
crats and the administration. The
action of ( lie house republicans has dis
tinctly committed the party to this
course and it cannot prudently do
otherwise than adhere to It. It does not
follow that the Dingley bill should be
adhered to. That measure , It Is well
understood , would now be Inadequate.
When it passed the house it was esti
mated that It would produce ! ? -0,000- !
000 of revenue. Probably It would not
now produce much more than half that
amount. Itut it can be the basis of a
measure that would give the needed re
lief to the treasury , pending a general
revision of the tariff by the next con
gress.
Tills need not interfere with the
policy to which the republican party
is committed by its platform and by
the assurances given to the country by
Its standard bearer in the late cam
paign. Having provided sulllclent
revenue to stop treasury deficits. It can
proceed to the work of. tariff revision
with that care and deliberation which
Its importance demands.
iir o/1 run Tnit.tsuitr.
There Is a statute which forbids the
appointment of any one to the ollice of
secretary of the treasury who Is di
rectly or Indirectly Interested In any
business alTected by the revenue laws.
This prevented the appointment , some
years ago , of A. T. Stewart , the great
dry goods merchant of New York , to
the treasury portfolio , although , If we ;
remember rightly , he was ready to
transfer the management of his busi
ness in other hands.
It appears that this statute has been
cited In connection with the mention of
Mr. Itllss of New York and Mr. Hanna
as possible heads of the Treasury th -
partment under the next administra
tion , both of these gentlemen being In
terested In business affected by the rev
enue laws. Mr. IMIss Is a member of
a wholesale dry goods house ami Mr.
I ( anna Is Interested In the production
and manufacture of Iron. It is sug
gested , however , that Jn the one case
retirement from business would satisfy
the law , while as to the other it is.said
that the statute does not apply to In
ternal commerce.
It Is to be hoped that Pre.sident-elecl
McKInley , in selecting Ids secretary of
tlie treasury , will not make any mis
take in this matter , and In order Hint
he shall not the obviously safe coiirne
Is to appoint a man respecting whom
tlie question of statutory prohibition
cannot be raised. There is a .very gen
eral sentiment that tlie next secretai.v
of the treasury should bo a weMorn
man and It Is certainly possible to find
one wlio has no business relations that
would make him Ineligible.
A MICIIin.lA HKl-'OIlMKJl.
Governor-elect PIngreo of Michigan
has already won considerable fame as
a reformer , but he Is not .content with
the credit he has won In this character
as mayor of Detroit and proposes In the
larger Held of state administration to
continue the work of reform on a more
Important scale. He has , according to
icporl , a very extensive program to be
submitted to the state legislature ami
If he Is successful In having Its most
Important features adopted he will take
a very prominent place in the ranks of
reformers.
Of Ihe dozen or more reforms which
Mr. PIngreo proposes he ought to have
no great dllllcitlty In securing the adop
tion of several of them , If the Michigan
legislature shall bo earnestly disposed
to promote the welfare of the people.
He wants all tallroad property taxed
the same ns other property , which Is
so manifestly right tiiat It must be pre
sumed It will encounter no opposition ,
except from the railroads. If railroad
property in Michigan Is not now being
taxed ns oilier property an Injustice is
being done to the taxpayers of that
state which they should no longer tel
erate. He should also be able to secure
legislation to suppress trusts and mo
nopolies within the state. Tlie supreme
court of the United States has pointed
out that the states have great power In
lids direction greater even than con
gress and Michigan legislators will
hardly hesitate to apply this power In
the Interest of the people when made
aware that they possess It. It seems
that Michigan needs a law to prevent
( he coercion of voters ami Mr. PIngree
very properly urges that It shall be sup
plied , f'oerclon of voters Is not an easy
matter where the secret ballot exists ,
but it Is none the less well to have anti-
coercion legislation. An Important re
form which Mr. PIngree wants Is a law
lo prevent the acceptance of passes by
public olllelnls. and'probably lie Is more
likely to fall In obtaining this than any
other of the reforms he contemplates.
The acceptance- passes by public of
ficials Is admittedly an evil , but It
seems to be ineradicable , ami If Mr.
PIngree shall succeed In getting legis
lation against It he will do more than
has been done in any state , so far as
we know , in which an effort has been
made to do away with tlie evil. PIn
gree is an aggressive man and lie has
a large majority of the people with him ,
so Unit the sueee s- f much of his pro
gram of reforms is highly probable.
run t'ui.i.Krriox LAir.
The proposed enactment of a law that
would prevent the creditor from secur
ing a deficiency Judgment after fore
closure sale of mortgaged properly
should receive no encouragement from
the Incoming-legislature. It Is an at
tempt to lock the barn after the horse
lias been stolen. The bulk of Un
mortgaged properly on which borrow
ers have failed to pay interest and
taxes lias already been sold by sheriffs
or master commissioners. All renewed
loans and all now loans will be made
only on present real estate values ,
which are certainly as low as they are
likely ever lo be. There Is , therefore ,
no probability of any deficiency judg-
menjs on renewed or new mortgage
loans. Uut any change in our collection
laws ( hat would prevent the investor
in Nebraska mortgage securities from
collecting the full amount of his invest
ment would cither drive out and keep
out foreign capital or else compel bor
rowers to pay higher rates of interest
and higher commissions. This would
prove a serious obstacle In the way of
the development of the state , and also
would force the payment anil with
drawal of loans already made. It Is
also a question whether the proposed
change In the collection laws would
operate for the relief of borrowers whose
mortgages were contracted before the
change was made in tlie law. The
courts would probably hold that the
conditions under which tlie mortgage
was contracted cannot changed by
legislation , state or national. Under
the federal and state constitutions no
law can vitiate any condition of a legal
contract.
If nobody fan be relieved by the pro
posed change , nobody can be benefited.
It standsto reason that if Nebraska
.should slii'iid out among the states as the
one exception In the matter of debt col
lection Its chances of securing capital
for local development would be
lessened , while the burdens already in
curred by Its people would not be light
ened.
Charier revision is making very slow
progress. It will be the same old story.
The revisers will cogitate and masti
cate up to the day the session of the
legislature opens , then they will ham1
over a ponderous roll of typewritten
manuscript to the Douglas delegation ,
which In turn will Jangle ami wrangle
over the charter amendments , while the
contractors and corporation managers
will be setting plus and stakes to pre
vent any change they do not relish and
have such provisions Inserted by out
side members whom they usually arc
able to enlist for chopping up Onmlia
charters. Then the milhi will b.'gln to
grind as slowly as they can , so that the
charter can be used as a swap and tie-up
for all kinds of Jobs and steals. Dur
ing the last week of the session the
Omaha charter , after much tribulation ,
will make Its appearance , mutilated , be
yond recognition ami about Ihe last hour
of the session it will be railroaded
through and placed In the hands of the
governor. If he approves , the con
tractors ami rlngsters will be satisfied.
If he does not approve they will con
tinue to do business at the old stand.
Attorney tJeneral Churchill's conten
tion In tlie sugar bounty inamlamii ; :
case , now before the state supreme
court , may not be original hut It cer
tainly lias the merit of novelty. The
attorney geneial takes Ihe position that
one legislature lias no right under ( lie
constitution to enact any law that
would obligate the state to pay out
money beyond the term for which that
legislature is elected , because by so do
ing one legislature might increase the
state's liabilities beyond Hie constitu
tional limit. If this view was sound
thi-n any act authorizing ( he state oil- !
cers to enter Into any contract Unit
would In Its practical operation extend
over a period of two years or more
would be void. Suppose this principle
had applied lo the lease of tlie peni
tentiary or to the contract for erecting
the capitol building , or any other state
building that might require more than
two years for Its construction or that
was.begun within only a few months
before tlie opening of the legislative
session following the passage of the bill
appropriating money for the execution
of the contract ?
The National grange , which Is alleged
to be composed of representatives of
Ihu state granges of the United States ,
has closed Its session at Washington.
The National grange In reality Is a
rellu of what IB left of the defunct
granger oi 'nl. ; > liiii which at one time
coitiitcdp Ki'vtr.il millions of members ,
but wiihMlsbumlcd years and years ago.
Tlio ii > | who now constitute the Nn-
tloiutl 'M\i ; e are imlltlcal parasites ami
bai'iiiH'/i / \vlio Imng around the halls
of eoiijq ns lobbyists under pretense
that ( hey inn wield an Influence upon
the American farmer which they are
willing totHwlujj at n reasonable price
In cash ) rjts ] equivalent.
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The council Is again sitting as n board
of cqimllxiitlon. Under the present
system lito board ought to be styled a
board of favorlzatlon. The whole
machinery of assessment and readjust
ment Is a. farce as well as an Imposi
tion. The men ami concerns who derive
the greatest benefit from municipal
government bear Ihe least of Its burdens
and those who have Ihe greatest share
of wealth set olT witli the smallest
proportion of taxes.
TM | > Nightman' of .TOIIVH.
Washington Htur.
Senator Jor.cs Is linrrowed by the sus
picion tli.it the crime of 1S711 Is Rolng to
co in u under the statutes of limitations.
Two CiTilltnlilr Il < M-cmls.
I'lilln.lclphlu . Tress.
Iowa Is nil rljjiit. Not content with her
performance- election day , she mailo anew
now record out at sea last Thursday.
tin- KIIIOIHHII.oo. .
Clilcnpo Itccortl.
That low. grating sound thnt may bo heard
over near Frl ilrlcheruh Is simply the chuck *
lliiK of the genial Prlnco Hlsmarelc ns ho ob
serves the effects of stirring up thu animals.
Tlii-ri < Art- Oilier * .
Chlrngo TlmcB-IIrrnUI.
The Wostmlnntrr Oozctte aays : "The locus
stnndl of the United States In the Venezue
lan contiovorsy , which wo were nt Ilrat In
clined to deny. Is now undisputed. " All the
crow this fall Is not being consumed on this
sldo of the Atlantic.
An Uiiiirt-priliMtlril CliiiiiBi1.
Globe-Democrat.
The election returns of this year , com
pared with those of 1S02 , show n change
of two nnd a half million votes , or about
0 per cent of the \vholo number. This Is
unprecedented In our political history , and
the significance of It Is easy to understand.
S | > ! nrliiH 1'rtde.
N'ew Yoilt Times.
The French may be n jiroud nation , but
when a French ministry Is saved from
overthrow and the Paris prccs Is prevented
from growling about England's open avowal
of her Intention to remain In Egypt , both by
a hint from Russia , the pride Is not nbjo-
lutely unconquerable.
llMtciI ) > v ICIilH.
Globe-Democrat.
The Nebraska populists ale driving demo-
prats out of cliiba organized a quarter of n
century ago''and appropriating the party
nanio na tjiey .conduct the operation. It Is
lather Interojtlng to sco a charter member
of an old democratic club compelled to
walk the plank by the pops , and all In the
name of regularity >
ICvpOslllou I'roirrcss.
City Journal.
The pcoiilo of Oniaha an > happy because
$ .163.000 worth 'irt stock to their Exposition
company has been subscribed for. The
appropriation- the government will swell
the amount available and It ought to be
known now soon whether or not the Exposi
tion is to be a fact and what Its nature
and extent will be. "
TntviiM , Tor Son nil SI 0111-5- .
, Ncw crk World.
In Nebraska. MqKlnley carried every
county containing a town with more than
2,500 population. It ' 'was th'o purely rural.
backwoods counties that cave llio Htato to
Dryan. It wr.o only In the towns there , as
elsewhere , that the money quest Ion couM
bo fully debated with both sides fali-ly r'j-
resented. The result in Nebraska In an ex-
r.mrilo of the result In all the Dry.in slates.
Our l'xiurlciulI'nilllKll. .
riillnilrlplila Ucconl ( Jem. )
It is evident from the tone of the leading
democratic newspapers of the south that th'-
people of that rrglon will not permit the
false prophets and charlatans of depreciated
currency to roprracnt them In the next
national democratic convention. The came
la true also of the great mlddlo west. The
democrats of that protlon nf the country
have no notion of being dragged into a
defeat In 1900 with the miserable cry of
10 to 1.
ISxIi-a Si-Nnlon mill Itusliu-M.-i.
Cleveland Leader ( rep. )
If the present congress does not take
stcpa to provide revenues for the support
of the government at the coming session It
will bo nocpfc&ary , perhaps , for President
elect McKInley to call a special session of
thi > Flfty-IIfth cci.grrss socn after his In-
iiixiiratlon lit March next. The daily
deficits must bo stopped. What would bo the
effect of ,1 apeclal session of the new con
gress ? CerUi-inly il. would disturb busi
ness and cause moro or less
which ought to be avoided if possible.
Viiluo of 'ion nil Money Di-nioi-riu-y ,
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The substantial good It did , so far as the
Into campaign wns concerned , is not to bo
measured by the smnll vote cast for It , ar.d
had only n nominal connection with It.
For it enabled leading democrats In every
oiato to tnko the stump upon a purely dem
ocratic platfcrni In favor of sound money ,
to expose the revolutionary nnd destruc
tive heresies of the Chicago platform , and
make plain the ruinous consequences that
would result from tho- election of Hryaii.
Another scrvlcn they performed was to pre
serve a provisional nucleus for the reor
ganization of the democratic party on a
basis consistent with the best traditions ot
the party.
IMtlCIIT OUTLOOK KOIl M'MIll AS1CA.
( ! ov. IIoli-nnili'H ANHtirniiuKVnrnily
Coinniriiili-il.
ChlcnKO Times-Herald.
Governor-elect Holcomb of Nebraska
cornea to the front In an Interview with
rofcrenco to hlo policy as chief cxecutlvo
of that state that will be Invested with
moro than ordinary significance' to eastern
Inventors nnd 'capitalists. '
Tho' election In Nebraska wan a populist
victory. Tlio reebrd of populism in Kanons
lias not been1 of 'such ' a character as to In
spire capitalists with a dcslro to Invest their
money In the development of the resources
of thnt commonwealth. The popular notion
has been that'tlto ' Kansas populists regard
capital ns a 'pestilence. ' They have covered
the statute bootts of the Sunflower state
with all eorta'of ' enactments that arc hostile
to railways aiid other corporations thnt have
sought proflta'blo' investment In that com
monwealth.
Hut Governor Holcomb Is determined that
Nebraska shall 'e&capc this opprobrium. If
ho has his way 'the ' legislature of Nebraska
will not be permitted to drtvo capital out
of the state , ' 'mth unfriendly legislation.
To an lntcrv [ % 'rMr. ; Holcomb said :
"You n k 'mo ' 'whether any Inws will bo
laaecil ngaln t' Vnllronds nnd corporations ;
whether a stny law will bo passed ; legal
nterest lowered or hostility to foreign capl-
al shown , I do not expect any radical
emulation such ns ecma to bo anticipated
> y the nnti'ro of your Inquiry. I never have
leard dlscueaed the subject of amending or
modifying our stay laws , nnd am of the
Impression that the lawa relative to enforce
ment and collection of debts through the
channels of the courts have been fairly
satisfactory to nil concerned , borrower as
well as lender. "
This declaration from the now executive
noana n great deal for the future of Ne
braska. It means that Nebraska under his
administration will welcome commercial
ntcrcourso with other statro ; that It will
maintain a friendly attitude toward outside
capital and thnt invcotora will not bo re
garded a.i hostile Invaders. Mr. Holcomb
rends the algna of the tlinc-s. Ho makra a
correct Interpretation of the national ver-
llct recorded on November 3. The doctrinu
of hostility to cUMU3 la not popular in
thla country.
TAH1I-M' AX11 UKVKXWU.
( ilvx tinWll < im Hill n Clmnrp.
St. Louts Ololio-Deinocrat ( rep. )
There nro Inequalities nnd abnormalities
In the tariff net nf ISJil ; omcduties are too
lew nnd others too high but let us give It a
chance to revertl Itself under normal condi
tions. These conditions will bo here fioon
nflcr President McKlnley's Inauguration If
the people who arc now demanding nn extra
session will subside In the Interval.
IncrritttiMt THY on llrcr.
Pprlnsllrlil ( Mam. ) Uoinibllcnn ( liul. )
Thirty millions of extra revenue could
bo hnd by pimply doubling the domestic tcx
on beer , which la at prc ent lightly levied
upon ns compared with other liquors. And.
although the beer tax would rob the re
publican * of any e.xcuse to raise the tnrlff ,
some of them nro beginning to favor ! t. No
simpler or ensier way to provide moro
revenue could be devised.
A Turin ( 'oniinNnlon.
Milwaukee WlKcnnsln ( rep. )
The passage of the Dingley bill and the
appointment of n tnrlff commission would do
away with itho unpleasant ncecaslly of an
extra session of congrci . II would leave
President McKInley free at the outset of his
administration for the reorganization of the
dep.-.nments. The commission could sit
from March to December , nnd when the
new congress meets It would bo ready to
report.
Co Slo\v.
IteMnn ( llolio ( iloin. )
The new administration would do well
to go slow In recommending radical tnrlff
changes. Tlio tarltT wns not the Usuo
In the last campaign , nnd many tariff
reformers , and even many free traders ,
voted for McKInley. The lost election
was so far from fuinlshlng a sanction for
.high tariff legislation that few anticipate
thnt nny violent tariff changes will bo
attempted.
. \KHlnxt n ( ii-m-rnl Hi-vision.
PIUi-lmrK Dlfpatoh ( rep. )
In opposing a general revision of the
tariff the Dispatch dors not oppose the pro
tective feature. On the contrary , It recog
nizes the unmistakable will of the majority ,
which demands thnt this essential principle
shall bemaintained. . The Dispatch docs be
lieve , however , that thu people , having made
their desires regarding the tariff plain , want
the subject removed from politics and placed
upon a purely business bn-ils.
TnrMV AKltiitlon Injiirloii-i.
Clik-nno Ilccont ( Intl. )
What the people want Just now Is to be let
alone. They have suffered from the tariff
juggllncr. and when the essential principle
concerning thnt legislation hail been settled
one way they resolved that they wanted no
more patching. They have ourvlvcd the
agitations and alarms of a perilous political
campaign , which has also been brought to a
definite result , nnd uu-tll It tomes time for
definite action on the money question they
wat.t no more troublesome finance agita
tion. The prayer of the people Just now
Is to bo let alone until they can get upon
their feet and feel that they are again
well started on the road to prosperity.
Democrm-y ititil nn Kvtra Si-M.ilon.
St. Pnul Ololie diem. )
Let It be understood plainly thnt If there
Is to bo an extra sieslon It will not bo for
revenue , but for protective purposes. It
will bo to redeem pledges made to the steel
barons and Ihe other Imlratrlal potentates
who have deniandrd nn Increase of their
profits by levying toll upon tin ? pockets of
all the people. There could bo no surer
way to elect a democratic congress In 1S9S
and a democratic president in 1900 than the
adoption of this policy. We do r.ot bqllovo
that the republican party nnd Its presi
dent-elect will do It If they are free to act.
Are they ? Or are tl-ey pledged and delivered
to the lords of protection ? Wo shall pres
ently sec.
ir Dc-pc-enN on < Uo
WnMili'Kfn i-'tiir ( rep )
If the senate at this short session should
rise above the lines that divided It at the
long session nnd pass the Dlngloy bill , or
some measure of like import , nnd that ,
added to the revival of business now In
progress , xhould tone up the general nltua-
tlon , the need of an extra prsslon of the
next congress would bo greatly modified , If
It diil not entirely disappear. But if the
senate still halts at a revenue measure ,
putting agalu the Interests of party and
faction above those of the country , and ad
journs , with no provision mndu for the
proper support of the government , then the-
now congress should be , and probably will
bo , called together at an early day.
C'oinprcimlKo nit n Ilci-r Tax.
Plill.i < ! el | > lila Itcrnnl diem. )
As a mean. ? of Immediate revenue , without
added cost of collection , without renewal
of tnrlft disputation , and without disturb
. Hire of trade , detriment to morals or op
prcsslon to any special Interest , the beer tax
offprs a means of armistice between parties
calling for no surrender of opinion. A beer
tax collected for two or three years would
have the treble advantage of giving to the
McKInley administration the opportunity
for painstaking tariff revision ; of giving to
the treasury unquestioned sufficiency of rev
enue ; of giving to the present tariff act a
fair trial of Its quality during a season nf
unusual commercial activity. To counter
vail these advantages the objections should
bo of great weight nnd sufficiency.
Oil II ItcVCIIIII-
Detroit TribuneFllver ( rc-ji. )
There Is one cheering thing , which Is that
wo hear no noisy demand for n general re
vival of tarltT agitation of the -fashioned
sort. It Is commonly agreed that If we have
a revision of Import .duties It li to be madi
solely with reference to the national Income
and not with reference to protection. Hut
wo are In no position to say that the Wilson
Iprlff under the more favorable trade con
ditions thnt are to bo looked for will not
bring revenue Eiifllclent for the treasury's
needs. That tarllT has never had a test
Now that there Is no political contest to
warp the judgment It Is likely that every
body will admit that the Wilson bill wan
not the causeof the hard times , and that
the repeal or modification of It will not
bring back good times.
1'OLITICAL nillKT.
It la believed the shooting preserves of
Taney county , Missouri , contain crow enough
for all practical purposes.
'The whercaboiitH of "Coin" Harvey Is a
question of great concern. Ho ban disap
peared without the- aid or consent of any
nation on earth.
The Venerable Galuaha Graw ran at large
for congress In Pennsylvania nnd did not
stop until ho gathered In a majority of over
300,000. As a political sprinter Galusha In
unrivaled.
The Louisville Courier-Journal declares Itn
belief that "McKInley carried Kentucky by
10,000 plurality" nnd demands n thorough
overhauling of the returns by the state ca-i-
vaKslng board.
The combined salaries of the judiciary of
New York courts of record and minor courts
amount to neirly $2,000,009. The exact sum
for 1S37 Is J1.S57.2CO. exclusive of any con
tribution by the state.
The total vote cast for presidential can
didates In the city of Chicago was 3Q1.C90.
To this Is added 4.138 votes cast In the iiub-
iiirban town of Cicero. The official plurality
for McKlnloy was CS.094.
The enemtca of Senator Hill now charge
lilm with having voted for the popocratlc
candidate for president. The lonuly Palmer
vote cost In Hill's precinct Is claimed by a
man named Frederick Dcall.
John P. Altgeld and Washington Hcslng
are likely to lead the rival democratic fac
tions as candidates for mayor of Chicago
next spring. In that event the republican
nominee will have a walk-over.
The youngest congressman-elect Is Thomas
J. Dradley of Now York. Ho It was who
laid out Tim J. Campbell the Jolly Tim
who got around M knotty point of law by
Icclarlng : "What does the constitution
amount to bcchuno frlndu ? "
The Thirty-second ward of the city of Chicago
cage lays claim to distinction for the show
ng mndu for McKInley and Hobart. In the
hlrty-clght precincts of the ward they polled
11CH votes to 3,329 for Ilryan , a .McKInley
majority lu one ward of 8,300.
According to lla : cortlllcatu of oxpenics
filed In accordance with the law of Notv
York , Congrt'smnan-Elcct J , J. Ilclden paid
out 113,180 for campaign purpoHfH. This
neons that ho election cost him $3,180 more
ban his two years' ualary. Will the luvcut-
ueiit pay ?
oi-'KieiAi. noirnns ON xiiuvsi\\ :
HrtiiriiN il * ( "oiniilliMl nml Pooled ti
< lu Soi'rolnry of State.
LINCOLN , Nov. 10.-Spcclal.-Tho ( ) clerk
In the ofllce of the secretary of state luiv
completed the wearisome task of compllln
and fooling the official returns of the vote
cast In Nebraska at the recent election
The net results , compressed Into as llttl
space ns pcMlble. nro Included In the tabu
luted statement below :
FOU aovEKNon.
Kobc-rt S. Ulltb , tlemoornt -Vv"
K. A. llnwley. millonnl ! > *
Kilns A. lloleomb , lomo-pop 11M1
.1. II. MncColl , rt'publlr-an I'l.TS. '
riinrles S.itllleU. soelillst B7
Joel Warner , prohibition I.1' ' !
Totnl vote 2l"W
HolcombV plurality 21 C ! > 2
LIEUTENANT OOVUltNOU.
O. P. niglln. democrat -M. " .
Jnme * E. Harris , demo-pop 111,7 : . ' :
Froil Hprnmu , socialist' labor S7f
1. . ( > . ,1 ones , prohibition 2.1" ' '
iVi-nr Ki-tit , national S10
Orlnudo Toltt , republican M.7.V
"
Tolnl vote . 2i ; > ,5fi (
Harris' plurality 15,1) ) ?
SECHETAHY OF STATE ,
llernhnrd Hnmlnpr. socialist labor. . . . S91
.Tunic * M. nilwortli , imttunn ! SM
Albert Fitch. Jr. , prohibition 2,14 !
John Mattes jr. , democrat ! > . ! >
.loci A. Piper , republican n.i2 ( :
Wllllnm F. Porter , demo-pop ItRt.RS"
Tolnl vote 2IHr > M
Porter's plurality 11.50
AUDITOR OF VtTHLIC ACCOUNTS.
John F. Cornell , ilemo-pop lOI.Dt
C. C. CrowoH , prohibition 2.013
EiKvnrd A. Oeirartl. national 9V
1'otor Olnf Hodlutnl , republican ! > 7IGS
Emll Holler , democrat 5,11' '
Gustiiv Tolckinelr , socialist labor COS
Totnl vote 200,13
Cornell's plurality OSiC
TltEASUKEIl.
Plmrlos E. Cnsoy , republican ? S,3I4
a. T. Onvls. prohibition 2fi2
Stephen .T. Herman , Hoi-iiill.- labor. . . . "U
Thomas Merulloch , national M
Frank McCJlvcrln , democrat r > ,22i
John II. Meservo. ilcinopop 109.4K
Totnl vote 2li , riO
Mescrvc's plurality 11,173
SUI'EUINTENOENT.
Henry 11. Corbett , republican 00,14. '
Murtha E. Donovan , socialist labor. . . . 1.21 !
Samuel O. Glover , democrat fiMt
William 11. Jackson , domo-pop 100,73"
E. A. Whitman , prohibition-national. . " ,1'G'J '
Total vote 213,0.1
Jackson's plurality 109
ATTOIINEY C3ENKUAL.
Arthur S. Churchill , republican MW
Fred Nygnnnl. socialist labor ' "
Frank O. Oiloll , national PO
Koliort W , I'atrli-k , democrat ii.ll
Coiuuantlno J. Smyth , demo-pop..10T7 !
I ) . M. Strong , prohibition 2,0 > i
Total vote- 217.W
Smyth's pluiallty . - . 10.7U
LAND COMMISSIONER.
CJoorgc N. Hacr. democrat -1.90
John 10. Hopper , prohibition 22 ;
John Phlpps Hoc , national 1.1" > -
Hi-nry C. Uussoll , republican V'.Vii
Peter P. Schmidt , socialist labor 81"
Jacob V. Wolfe , demo-pop 109,26
.Total vote 211102.
WolfV's plurality 11,411 ,
CONGHESS-FIUST DISTRICT.
.T n. Strode , republican 17,3.
J. H. Itroaily , ilemo-pop 17,1"
H. K. George , national 21S
O. K. Smith , prohibition 429
Totnl vote . 3j,140
Slrodc-'s plurality . 219
CONGRESS-SECOND DISTRICT.
E. II. Dtilllc , domo-pop . 13.2SP
] > . H. Mercer , republican . 14.SC
Plmrli'H Watts , prohibition . 202
G. W. Woodbey. national . 59
Total vote . 2S.IIV
Mercer's plurality . 1,575
CONGRESS-THIRD DISTRICT.
David Ilrown , prohibition . B2 :
C. M. Grlllitli national . 2 :
R. I , . Hammond , republican . I'.fi- ;
Samuel Maxwell , demo-pop . 2.1-IS"
Totnl vote . 42Sn :
Maxwell's plurality . -IS5
CONGRESS-FOURTH DISTRICT.
W. II. Decli. petition . 114
R. 13. Dunpby , democrat . R > 7
E. J. Haiti or , republican . „ . IS.St !
H. Spurlock. national and prohibition. 42.
W. L. Stark , demo-pop . 20,51r
Total vote , . 40ri93
Stnrk's plurality . 1,071
CONGRESS-FIFTH DISTRICT.
W. I-J. Andrews , republican . I3.Hl (
.f. S. Miller , national . I.
C.V. . Preston , prohibition . 22 >
It. S3 Proudllt , democrat . 43 :
R. D. Sutherland , demo-pop . 1S,3L :
Totnl vote . 31.7ft *
Sutherland's plurality . 2,711
CONGRESS-SIXTH DISTRICT.
A. 15. duly , republican . 14.SI1
A. D. George , .prohibition . 43
W. L. Grut'lie. demo-pop . . . 19,37s
A. C. Sloan , national . 119
Total vote 3I,77 ;
Greene's plurality -1,83
The votes on presidential electors , rcgcn
of the State university to fill vacancy , con
tingent judges of the supreme court am
conatltutlonnl amendments have not yet beci
tabulated and will not bo until the state
canvassing board convenes at the otllce o
the secretary of state next Monday.
CAI.l.S OX MRS. .IKtiTHICSOX DAVIS
Coloiifl I'n-il Criuit VNH | ! ( ( ho Wiilon
of tliu Iall * ( 'onlYili-rm-.v.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 1 ! ) . Colonel Frederick
Grant , sen of General Grant , who Is here
In attendance on the convention of the
Society of the Army of the Tennessee ,
rnllnil nn Mrs. .IpffprHnn Dnvlq anil Mlaa
Winnie DavLi at their home today. Ho was
accompanied by General Guy V. Henry of
Jefferson liarrncks. Ho met the ladles In
the main parlor of the Planters hotel , where
they were entertaining a number of the
daughters of the confederacy , and held nn
Infcrinul Interview with them which lasted
about fifteen minutes. The widow of the
confederate president expressed herself as
greatly pleased to meet Colonel Grant nnd
Jeneral Henry. The latter received his
warrant of commission at West Point from
Jefferson Davis.
Itimber .MtiiViint a TiirllT.
MEMPHIS , Tenn. . Nov. 19. The Southern
Lumber Manufacturers' association , In ses
sion hero today , instructed Its secretary to
enter Into correspondence with other lumber
. 'ssodntlons of the United States with a
view to concerted action to ecuro tariff
legislation on the part of the next congrcos
to fix n duty on Canadian lumber.
MEMPHIS , Tt-nn. , Nov. IB. The Southern
Lumberman's association. In called session
today , adopted a price Hat advancing yellow
plno CO cents per 1,000 feet. A committee
wns appointed to piejuro resolutions mem
orializing congress to Increase the tariff.
'I'llI : S\n OF I'llOSPKItlTY.
Washington Star : The revival of business
has already gone far enough to demonstrate
that capital IH always anxious to assert Itself
if tlio conditions nro not such as to make
Investment neein foolhardy.
Chicago Post : There appear to bo a
number of men who have had the Idea thnt
thu minute McKInley was .elected they could
run their hands Into pockets that had been
empty nml find $20 gold pieces , but we
don't recall that uuy such promises were
mndc.
Philadelphia Inquirer : With hoarded
money corning Into active employment once
more , mills nnd factories resuming opera
tions nt a rate unprecedented In our In
dustrial history , grain selling at the high
est price In years , an enormous volume of
exports and * a nninll volume ot Imports ,
nearly all the conditions are present that
make business prosperity.
Philadelphia Press : Every ramification
of Industry will soon feel -the good Influence.
This IH what the free traders no often over
look. Thn brightening furnncc and forges
will promote activity In the coal trade , anil
this In turn will Increase the consumption
of article * manufactured ana cold by othci
dealers. A now Industry established or nn
old ono rev'vcd ' means moro then wages
or profits to those Immediately Intcrrtitcd
In It. It affects beneficially the entire com
munity , merchants , builder * , every one.
It was a fine piece of work which the people
did pn election day Ilnur , perhaps , than
they know. Only on time coca ou will lUi
g advantages be Appreciated , thougl
alrrndy some of them arc frit.
llalttmoro Sun : Tlie outlook Is cliccr.'u
enough. The season of tlie year Iv , tl" >
Boasru for active business. The fnctorlen ,
which employ so largo a portion of the
people , show every disposition to resume
\\ork. nnd. In point of fact , many fnctorlei
nil over the country which have been
closed nro now optnliiR their tloors , the
fire * once moie nro lighted anil the wheels
nre beginning lo turn. The Increased prices
of whent nml cotton have cheered the
fnrmer nnd given him n brighter
tlinn has boon presorted to him for nmnj
years. The great export of grain now goIng -
Ing on 1ms revived commerce and will bring
back to the country all the gold which will
bo required for business , swelling the
amount of mcitey In circulation Just n
ctTeetimlly ns could the open mints working
ulght nnd day. nnd with a currency equally
good In England or ntnldst the wlbU of
Africa. Not only this , but the present
export Is giving employment to shlpplns
r.ml rclloving markfts of a great surplus
of whent lo confront the farmers next year.
It Is n time , therefore , for the peopleto
look forward with hope nnd confldpnre. anil
not 'to ' look backward with useless robots
and replnlngs. Ivot the people nil pull to
gether for the public wclfnro nnd let not
him who putteth his hand to the plow looV
back.
imiciiT AND music.
Detroit Free Press : "Do you approveof
football , doctor ? "
"Most assuredly. The soaaon la my har
vest time. "
Illustrated Monthly : Sldiioy-I tell you
my tailor Is a irmn whom you can trust.
. .Herbert That's not the question will ho
trust mo ?
Richmond Dispatch : Ilv the nature of
his calling the chemist becomes a testy
fc-llow.
Chicago Journal : Sjrgeatit But have you
nny proof that the man Is n vagrant ?
Patrolman Ho consouts with aldermen
mid other Idle chanu'tors.
Harlem Llfo : Ijjdy Thank you. sir ; , but
I iloti't lltte to deprive you of your com
fortable seat.
Hibernian llo Hi' powers , leddy , It wnn <
comfortable no longer when Ol saw you
Ktandlti' .
Somervlllo Journal : There nro men who
think woman's proper sphere Is the ball
used in darning stockings.
Indianapolis Journal : "In this great nnd
glorlotia country , " shouted the rntlllratlon
orator , "It Is our proud boast that the rlfh
man's homo Is no moro pecuru tltati tbo ,
humblest cottage of the peasant though ,
Rlnco I comi ) to think of It , I don't KusuLi
Just bow that would bo If a railroad wanted
the. right-of-way. "
Washington Star : "I wish. " said Mr ,
Stormlngtou Hnrnes , "that pc-oplo. however
much they may bo moved to Indignation ,
would not throw oggx. "
"Yea. " replied the leading man ; ll's a
very bail practice- . Even 1C the ORKS ro
good to start with , thn concussion spoils
them for culinary purposes. "
Chlcapo Tribune : "We would give almost 7
anything1 to have our little dog dronvlit
Inok , " MiiM the older of tbo two splnst- .
"What would you recommend ? Shall wo
advertise for him ? "
"I think I should , " replied the drtor'lvo ,
who had been ( -illicit In. "And In offi ring-
it reward for tlio return' of thn animal you
will do well to iid'l : 'No questions n kp. | ' "
"What for ? " demanded tbo younger sister ,
lluvblug iwlth Indignation. "llcean.se. Iff
leap ye-ar ? "
HARD "AT WORK.
I'litl.iilelphla North American.
Tbo college man now ponders ,
Hut the thought which ho thus squanders
Is not wasted on the hope of gaining ever
lasting fame.
Ho strives with great precision
To reticb a fair decision
On the chances of bis football team In that
Thanksgiving name.
OVUIl COXI-'inKXOK.
Cleveland Lender.
A turkey sat on u lofty fence.
And be- said to himself. Knld bo :
"The way they food me Is Immense ,
And they seem dead stuck on me.
"I'm getting fat nnd I'm fooling gay ,
And the world seems good anil glad ;
In a week or two I'll bet I'll weigh
About as much an dad. "
And bo lioppotl from his perch , and ho
drummed tha ground.
Ami ho put on n lot of nr.- ! ,
Anil ho llcrccly nobbled anil pranced nround
Nor thought of woildly cares.
Ah ! llio muu who Is full of prldo today ,
And thinks himself KO fine ,
May , llko Hint turkey who shall say ?
Do standing on u mine.
THIS QUESTION' OP DKKSSINO Tim
SMALL HOYS. NO FA I ) HI 0 HAS HEKN
'OUN'D THAT WILL WITHSTAND THE
IEALTHY VIOLENCE OF THE SMALL
BOY. WE COME AS NEAR AS TOSSIIJLi :
TO MAKING CLOTHES THAT WILL
VEAIt. THEY WILL TEAK , BUT THEY
VON'T UIP. THEY AKE MADE OF THE
JEST OIJTAINA11LE MATERIALS. THEY
\RE 1'tJT TOGETHER STRONGLY AND AS
lON'ESTLY AS OOOD SILIC THREAD AND
T
GOOD WORKMAN CAN PUT THEM. THIS
VEEK WE ARE MAKING A SPECIAL 0V-
'ERINO IN SUITS , OVERCOATS , CAPE
COATS , REEFERS AND ULSTERS AT A
'
1EDIUM PRICE , $5.00. WE DON'T MEN
TION THE CHEAPER LINES. HECAUSE
VE DON'T CONSIDER IT ECONOMY TO
1UY A HOY CHEAP CLOTHES. THEY
lON'T GIVE THE SATISFACTION. OUR
. ' . .00 LINE OF ARTICLES MENTIONED
\RE MADE IN MANY F.U1IUCS AND PAT-
ERNS ; EVEUY ONE IS WARRANTED TO
VEAR AND WEAR WELL , AND WHEN
Vfi NAME $5.00 , WE MEAN THEY ARE
VORTH | 5.00 , AND THAT THEY WILL
GIVE YOU THAT ) AMOUNT OF GOOD
OVER ALL OTHERS. WE WOULD HE
'KHV MUCH PLEASED TO HAVE YOU
„
EE THEM. AND ALSO OTHER ARTICLES
OF WEAR THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR
THE