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HE OMAHA DATVT MONDAY , , TA2UA11Y 1.1 , 1897. ' THE OMAHA DAILY Bur- ; B. UOSUWATIJll. IMllor. KVIUIY MOKNINU. TKItMH OF HUIISCHII'TION , D llr He ( Without 8undiy ) , Cnc Year J8 M Dally ! ! and Uumlny. Ono Year < X Hlx Months 4 & Tlireo Months 2 w Htinjuy ll < v On Year 2 ( X HatunUy Ileo. Ono Yonr 1 K Wwkly Dec , One Yenr OI-TIOIM : Omnlint Tli < - Ue HulMlng. . . Hmuli omnhn : Hinder lllk. . Cor. X nnJ 2llli SI , Council Jlluirm 10 1'eorl Mre t. Clilonsto Oillco : 817 Chnmlitr of Commerce. New York : llnnm * 1.1 , II nnd 13. Tribune HUB. M'nliliitton : 601 Dili Klrcn. OOltltKHl'ONMtKXCK. All eommunlentlins rvlatliiK to ni > w nncl eill- torlal innttcr uliuiilil lie mMicMc'l ' : To the KJItor. III.'SINIJHS IjUTTiiIS. . . . . All liunlnert Inters nml nMnlltnncM shouM be mlilrewml t , > The Ilco Publishing Company , Onmlin. Drnfls , checks nml iiostolllcp orders to bo made pnynlilc to th * onlrr nf tlie company. 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A fo\v dnys louder nml the coinnlot roll of tlio next nunutu will lie avail nble. llrynn Is now operating upon the nil of lilttluj , ' uvcry goltl democratlu that lie CMII SL'O. The electoral college meets today. Tin. electoral college has shorter session niul longer vacations .than any oilier college In the country. Why should the city require two superintendents of the lire alarn Bervlci'V This Is a question the polkx coininlssioners might iii'opouiul to them eulves with propriety. It Will be well for local consumers to Bee. that their names are not on the list which this retail grocers are nropariii ! , of customers who can pay and refuse to pay and are to bo made to pay. If the legislature wants to dlstrlbutt copies of Governor Holcomb's message It can secure The leo ! containing tin. message In full at a price much clitmnei than any printer can quota on a pam phlet. Ambassador ISayard Is to be the guest of the prince of AVales In his palnct nt Sandringham before his return to America. Mr. Ittiynrd's successor wll have a dlllicult time In keeping up tin social record set by the present am bassador . The Intention of the railroads to con struct a Hue new viaduct at Fourteenth street Is entirely commendable am ] should be encouraged. 1'erhaps In due time one or two of the viaducts now ex isting may be put In safe and passable order. Quo thing should not bo omitted from the new charter , and that Is some kind of a provision that will effectually prevent councllmen from putting through Jobs between the time of elec tion and the time the newly elected councllmen take their seats. If the state treasurer were compelled to make and publish u monthly state ment of the amount of public funds in his custody and the sums deposited In the different banks he would not dare to use the taxpayers' money to bolster up tottering concerns that have 110 busi ness to exist. Mayor Uroatch's Idea of n careful business administration must be some thing diuVrent from that of the average taxpayer. Approving an ordinance raising the salary of his own secretary nml turning down Increases In the Halarli's of clerks In other oltlces Is busi ness with a vengeance. And now we understand what prompted President liarton of the Omaha smelting wprks to drop 10,000 nickels Into the Itrytui free sliver slot during the late campaign. It was not BO much free silver he was after as it was free lead. Hut every silver man does not own a. . lead mine In Mexico. St. Joseph Is asking the Missouri leg islature to make the mayor ex-olllclo chairman of Its Hoard of Police Com missioners. Kxperlence everywhere teaches that the chief executive of u city , who is responsible for the main tenance of good order , should have n voice lu the management of the police department. The alllrmatlon i\y the supreme court of the decision of the district court which imposed upon Douglas county the burden of refunding the money paid in by purchasers of poor farm lots lluds ( he county poorly prepared to meet the ob ligation. Although the Until settlement lias been hanging In the balance for months , with the chances at least doubt ful for a favorable outcome for the county- preparation has been made for an adverse decl.slou. . Governor Mcintlro of Colorado In cludes In his message to the legislature a recommendation that provision be luiulu for the participation of that state In the Tiiuisiulxslsslppl Imposition. Colorado can and will make the moat imposing and Instructive exhibit of min eral resources ever gotten together for publlo. Inspection. The people of that ututn aru anxious to be represented lu the exposition and the legislature will elicit only commendation by acting upon the governor's portluent udvlce. .ix iMi'Kit.\rtrn \ Df.'rr. Whatever turn the state treasmy set- tlcinrnt mny take , tin * Imperative duty of the legislature Is to take prompt steps fern n thorough Investigation of the condition of the state's finances. Public coulldenco lu the late state treas urer has been seriously shaken by his reckless disregard of safe business methods , his willful perversion of dr. * pro visions of the depository law and hL farmlug out of trust funds for private gain. His persistent refusal to keep the taxpayers Informed as to the amount of money lu the various state funds and the banks In which It is deposited natu rally gives rise to the suspicion that the treasurer's books have been doctored and Illegal transfers made from one fund to another to suit his personal convenience and to accomiuoiVile favored deposi tories ! Ity this manipulation the stat has suffered heavy losse.s nnd the Hoatlnt , debt has been unduly expanded , whll there'was money In the treasury to dls charge the obligations. While the treasurer Is civilly ami crlm Inally liable for these lawless acts am abuses of authority , the executive depart iiient will be In no position to enforce the law until the legislature shall have ascertained olllclally.how , when am whore the state's funds Inivg been placet nnd misplaced. In maklug this inquiry the legislature should see to It that the accountants em ployed are men of the highest Integrity and tried experience. It is an open sc cret that former legislative Investlga lions have been turned Into farces by the Juggling of the figures by men foL tc < on the committees , either by the met whos. } acts wore under examination 01 by their bondsmen , who mluht be callei on to make good any .shortage. As to the possible injury lo the credl of Nebraska from the disclosures of sucl an Investigation , it cannot , be greatei than the damage already Indicted. The well-grounded suspicion that things are not straight and the fear that sooner 01 later a big hole will be uncovered in the state treasury are far more damaging than would be any report which a legis latlve committee may make. .The whole truth must eventually come out and the sooner the better. CA iV.tM A' COAX'KNS/'tXS. Iteprcsentatlves of the Canadian gov ernment are expected In Washington within a few days to consult with the republican leadei-s regarding reclproc Ity. They will go uuolliclally and sim ply for the purpose of aseertalnlu whether the republican party Is pre pared to treat with Canada and on what terms. The probability Is that an inquiry of this kind at the present time will not have a very satisfactory re sult. Until the republican admlnistra- Jjon comes Into power there can bo no authoritative statement as to what the parly will bo prepared to do In regard to our commercial relations with Can ada and It is safeto say that none of the republican leaders at Washington will assume to speak for the party on tills subject. AVhen a short time ago an effort was made to obtain from .Major McKiuley some expression re garding reciprocity with Canada lie had nothing to say , for the' obvious reawon that It was not a matter which he could properly talk about before he was in a position to do anything. The Canadian agents will doubtless Hnd the republican leaders equally Indisposed to express themselves pending the In stallation of the republican administra tion. tion.Hut Hut the sending of representatives to Washington Is evidence of the earnest desire of the Canadian government to secure a reciprocity agreement with the United .States. The liberal party made this a feature of the platform on which It was elected last year and it see ms determined to spare no effort to carry out Its promise tw the people. In order to do this it is said to be prepared to make large concessions. It Is ready to put the llshery question on a more sat isfactory footing , lo come to a better un derstanding In regard to shipping on the Great Lakes , to enter into an ar rangement for making the lake tralllc free to American and Canadian vessels illke , ami to make reciprocal terms re garding other matters , Including the Bonding privilege to the Canadian 1'a- ellh : railroad , as to which more satis factory arrangements are desirable. In short , It Is said that the head of the Iherul administration , Mr. Laurler , Is viuly to do anything he can do with llgulty ami without disloyalty to Great Jritalu to Improve the relations of the ; wo countries all round. Commendable as this desire Is , there ire great obstacles In the way of Its ittalnmeiit , The basis of a reciprocity igreement must be the free exchange ) f natural products and this wjmld ii ! vigorously opposed by the agrlcul- ural producers on our northern border , vho have experienced a considerable oss from the Canadian competition In- Ited by the present tariff. Then as to minufactiires , Canada can give no ad vantage to American manufacturers > ver lirltlsli , so tlmt it Is not apparent low any arrangement could be made hat would materially benefit our manu- 'aclurlng Industries. In opening our great market to the natural products of Canada we should naturally ask spe- ial consideration for our inanufac- ures and this the Canadian govern- unit cannot give. Undoubtedly the next administration vlll consider whatever propositions the Canadian government may submit , but ho chances of a reciprocity agreement aiiuot be regarded as altogether favor- i hie. Hofore the legislature docs another tiling It ought to don an Investigating mood and Inquire fully Into the man ner In which such large deposits of slate money came to be muh : > by the lute stale tivasurer with .banks which 110 prudent business uiuu would trust with one-tenth the sums. The publk would like very much to know whelhei or not a state treasurer can openly dhv ivgard the spirit of the law and courl loss of the funds belonging to the taxpayers payersby placing them In banks whlcli lie knows will never be able to re pay them. PltACTWAI , KltKCTlOX HKI-'OUMS. That the Nebraska election laws arc defective lu several Important particu lars Is conceded. Some of these de fects can and should br cured by thu present legislature. Others are beyond all remedy. There are organic defects "which can be reached only by constitu tional amendment ami defects that are Inherent lu the American system of popular sovereignty. The stream can never rise permanently above Its source. Men cannot be legis lated Into political honesty either by rewards or punishments. The oppor tunities for corrupting the voter may be curtailed by laws to safeguard the ballot. Attempts to abridge the free dom of. the voter by coercion or In timidation may be repressed In part. If not In whole. It Is another matter , how ever , to make voting compulsory by any scheme of taxation or line. Ours Is a icpublic that depends en tirely upon the voluntary and un- tramnu'led co-operation of Its citizens In government. You can bring a horse to water , but you cannot make him drink. Kven If It were possible or practical to punish the sovereign voter for neglect- lug or refusing to exercise his franchise , no law on earth ami no conceivable punishment will compel him to vote. Men who can be hired to stay awn from the polls can bi > hired to ens blank ballots or they can be hired t vote for one olllce only and abstal from voting for others. In the hit election 1(1,000 ( more ballots were ens than there were votes polled for an. single cilice. Sixteen thousand citizen therefore went to the polls , but did no vote for president. How can any law be devised that : would reach these do Hnqtionts ? As between taxing a voter and fining a voter for falling to vote at an dec tlon there Is no material difference. Ii either case the Hue or the tax could b paid as part of the consideration for the stay-at-home votes. If the penalty were made Imprisonment there would always be physicians conveniently within read to certify to the physical or mental dls ability of the offender. In case of a jury trial it would lie well nigh im possible to get n conviction. The aver age jury would have either sympathetic political bias or It would bis an example of "us fellers must all hang together. " The true election reform should begh with the constitutional amendment re quiring all voters to have full clti/.eiislili in the United States and authorizing the use of the voting machine. Next t ( these changes should be a law putting a stop to the disabled voter trick , which Is the parent of the most llagrant frauds perpetrated under the present system To make the elections fair and the count honest election ofllcers should be dulj appointed from the. various political par ties. Their qualifications should be tested before a non-partisan board am ! penalties prescribed for failure to com plete and make public the count within a given time. In every case alternate election ofllcers should be chosen so that competency and reliability could be reasonably assured. In the designation of election ofllcers according to their respective political creeds , all shams should be forestalled. Where two or more parties fuse they should be entitled to only one set of elec tion ollicer.s. A division on party Hues that would credit a free silver republican to the republicans or a gold democrat to the free silver democrats would be a farce. In the main the election laws of Ne braska are satisfactory. The chief trou ble Is not with the laws , but with their enforcement. KXD OF TAItlFf lI The tariff hearings by the ways and neans committee which were com- nenced two weeks ago will be concluded ioday , after which , It Is presumed , the committee will at once enter upon the u-uclleal work of framing a tariff bill , i'lils will probably consume all the time it the committee at the present session , ml It Is expected that a measure will be fully prepared for presentation at the > xtra session of the I'Mfty-lll'th congress o ! bo called Immediately after the in stallation of the new administration. The ways and means committee has > btalnod a great deal of nsuful Informa- lon and suggestion through these hear- ngs. It has learned the condition of the lanufacturlng Industries , the effect upon hem of the existing law and what they leslre from the next congress. Those vho have followed these hearings will agree that the commlfteo acted Jndl- iously In Inviting them , because It can low gf > on with Its work with a clearer ; no\vledgo of what is necessary to be one In order to at on-ce get m ) re rcvaiu > mm customs duties and give reasonable rotectlon to Industries which have suf- ered under the operation of the exlst- ng law. It Is needless to say that the hearings dlsdost-d a desire on the part of some interests for extreme tariff leg islation which It Is neither the purpose of the republican party nor the dictate of sound policy to adopt , but In the main the suggestions of changes that should bo made In the tailff were not radical or Immoderate. There was. Indeed , a quite general demand for more protection and practical unanimity In favor of substitut ing specific for ad valorem duties , but Home Interests recognized the fact that the consideration of revenue could not In- lost sight of In the framing of a new tariff measure. To iiHTeaso the Income of the government , so as to put an end to deficits , will liu the primary purpost1 of tariff revision , and HO far us Increased protection would not interfere with this It will bo given. It Is quite probable , therefore , that some of the schedules of the presant tariff will undergo very lit tle change and It Is even possible that soimi existing duties will hi' lowered. Hut the Industries which luivo been more or les.i seriously damaged by the present law will be judiciously safeguarded against further injury and given an op- ! Itortuiiltj-jLoil-jVi.'loi * niiil expand , thereby j eieatlug alli3ier [ ; tU'iuaiitl for Aui-n-lcni labor. Those who arc expeetlng or apprehend Ing mi extreme high tariff measure an pretty HtiUiiiy be disappointed. Then ' Is exeelliV > t3uthnrlty | { for saying tlia | Presldentfpjei ; ! . MeKluley \ * not lu favoi of li > KlHlntlon > : f that Ulutl ami uitiloubt I'tlly Ills vbws will hnvo jjivnt lulliu'ia-i | In sliaplii "ijm \ > liarmtt'r ; of tlu > tu-w bill j That it will Im a tlioroiiKli protcctlot measure l 'oV'tonrst } nssurotl. but It wll also IIP frdiitt'ii with roforemv to ItiereaH : IIIK tlu revoiiuo of tlie nfveriuui'iit am ! this excludi's tiu > Idea of a very lil l ; . tariff. ! U\sies | , exlreme duties would bi ! likely to defeat tariff legislation , sluci | there are probable democratle votes ii thu si'iiuto for a moderate tariff whlel : wutld not b' had for a nullctil measure. . The task that the ways ami niean.s-eoin < mlttee has before It Is not free from dlf. fienltlut , but there Is reason to expcel j that the bill It will frame will be au itippfable to the best judgment of tin I c'ountry , tlmugii It may not fully meel the demands of some interests. William K. Curllss. who made n torn of Japan a .year ago for the Chlcagc Ifeeord. pronounces the various tales about threatened Japanese competition with American manufactured goods tc be made out of the whole cloth. "Nci steel vessel , " says he. "was ever built in Japan , except from material that war cast In Knropo. No carpet was ever woven In thru country. Travelers buy shirts and collars of English linen In Yokohama , where they are very cheaply made , ami perhaps a Japanese trunk may have-been exported , but If so some traveler brought one home ns it curi osity. Japanese shoes could not lie given away In the American market. There Is one bicycle fifctory In Japan which turns out about four machines a Week , which could not be used upon our roads and would not carry the weight of an average American , but answer very well In a country where the highways are as smooth as an as- phaltum pavement , and where , the people ple are small of statureIf these are the facts the prospect of Japan wrcs't- ing from the United States Us com mercial supremacy lu any market is yet a number of years removed. The people of this vicinity ought soon to have conclusive proof whether a surety company.bond is better than a personal bond. 'The absconding treas urer of a , local Corporation was bonded In one of these companies and the public * lic will liayeanoro than usual interest in learning ' whether the loss is to be promptly mji'de % oed or whether liability .tsto ( | , be staved , , off by appeal to the courts. i. Another lt < Mi. i for Cmtlllcntlon. Globe-Democrat. It appears that Iowa Is about $170.000 bet ter off than slid had expected to bo at 'the close of the -.last year. This adds to her splendid republican majority another rea- sou for gratification 011 her part. C nml .Iti-i-haiiloM. t Clilcjigo Newe. . ' . . . An Iowa man wants his piano allowed to come Into the country free of duty under the clause In the statute which provides that the tools of a mechanic shall bo exempt of duty. Doubtless the man made a proper estimate of his musical abilities. .Music M'I ilr Nil read. New York Mall and Kxpress , Nearly every great state In the union Is now experiencing a violent attack of legis lature. The disorder Is periodical lu Its visitations , and Is at times both costly and useless. The utmost that the victim can do under the circumstances Is to keep an cyo on the cash box and Iropo for belter things. Democratic : Support fur Xcir TnrlfT. Globe-Democrat. The votes of two or thrco democratic senators ( or the tariff bill appear to bo ex pected by the republican leaders. They In tend to make the bill appeal to Intclllge-it men ot moderate views lu the opposition parties. That Is , while the duties will be adequate they will not be high enough to holster up tlio trusts , and they will at the same time furnish abundant revenue , which at present Is a very serious need. The HiirnliiKUurMllnti In the "Want. Plillailclphl.1 rteconl. Senator Thurston of Nebraska says of Cuba : "This Is a burning question that demands action ; " and he adds : "I don't know so much about the situation In the cast. I know that the people out west are demanding that something bo done. " It may bo so ; but so far as can bo Judged from n careful reading of many western ex changes the question that burns the hottest In that section of the'country Is the low price of corn , which has resulted In Its em ployment ns fuel , The HollisrlillilH unit Sliver. KnilrnH City Star. The announcement that the Rotlisclilhlu have. In the past four months , bought 127 Silver .mining . claims In ono district In New Mexico will dampen the ardor of a good many free silver advocates. The Idea of keeping up a campaign which , if succoraful , will greatly add to the riches of tlila much- hated firm of rich financiers will go agalnit the grain with many a populist. It will puzzle the free silver advocates to account for this action of the Hothachllds. Are they extending their cons-piracy against silver by endeavoring to control the output of the metal so as to immensely Incrccso the supply and force the price down to a lower level than ever , or do they foresee the ultimate success of the fight for silver and are pre paring to reap great .profits from it ? The probabilities are , tliat they arc Inventing money In sllvel'iplliilng ' Just as they might invest money In uretvcry companies , or any other enterprise11 ; Tvlth the expectation of reaping the legitimate profits of a rightly managed cntcrprJso.l Juut aa any buslncia mnn would do- ! Dub It will bo dlfllcult for many AmcrlcanaHfi > ' .l > ellevo that the Hotlia- chllils would got Into any sort of enterprise without oome far-reaching and hidden mo- selves at the pjtjiense of the rest of the vorld. IMJ a TIIH tJMMXfi HIM , . A Carefully I'jfiii'iif-il 31 rn H u re tn I'lui-k The Pacific railroads' lobby , with Mr. Huntlngton hhnsgJCm command , will within a few days deirmnstiiAto the full capacity of Its persuasive i'vcrp. / . The proposition of this measure ( tno pending bill ) la In effect that the liidebtcdness''of the Pacific railroads to the United States amounting to between ono hundred and two hundred million dollars lars shall bo viewed aa paid and cancelled , If the roads will merely pay In Interest and sinking fund Ingtalliiumts combined lees than 3 per cent annually oh that principal for eighty-five years. In other words. Uncle Sam Is to cay to the roads , If you will post pone paying what you owe mo for nearly a century and will pay mo mcanwhllu Icsa annual Interest on the debt than I am com pelled myself to pay for what I borrow , then I will cancel the principal of your debt and you need not pay It. . The Indebtedness to , the government Is now secured by a second mortgage , The first mortgage , according to tlio funding bill advocates , BO Impairs the value of tlio government's lieu that It cannot bo safely foreclosed , It Is proposed under the fund ing bill arrangement to strengthen thu gov ernment's security by nearly doubling the first mort&aeu lion which Is prior to It. lu view of the representations nnd iiftsurancr from government nlllclnls concerning th confidently anticipated results of n speed ; foreclosure of the government's mortgage It willrpitulro sonio very ncllvo figuring t convince- Uncle Sam that the proposed bar gnln U a Justifiable Imslncsg-lllie trans action , and not an Invitation to him to par tlclpatu AH victim In n bunco pi me. When the government Is jo hard iiressc < for money tlmt the bold proposition of ! reduction of congressional snlailcs create : no sensation , , this plan of canceling an In dcbtedncss of over a hundred million 01 the prctensi ) of enforcing Ita paymen naturally receives tlio lulcrcsted attcntloi of all who are concerned In the wise in.ui agvment of the nation's financial affairs. THU HKTl'HV OF I'UOSI'KIUTV. IncrrnnliiK Coullili-iu-i' mill Cheerful1 IICNM In ( he KIIN ( . New York Sun. Thla now year Ims opened with n far mon hopeful prospect thai ) thla country has lim at any llmo since 1802. The Improvemoa In business which succeeded tlu election Ii November and the defeat of the niallgi forcc-a combined for an lunault on tl\o \ rni tlonal credit and prosperity , has bet-n de oltled nnd pervasive. Yet wo tiavc had mil ; the beginning of the great revival of enter prisu and activity which .runnlfcstly . is golni to mark the closing years of iho century. The holiday trade of Icat month ottered i good test of the tone prevailing in Hie com tnunlty and the buoyant spirit aroused by thi triumph of Mr. McKlnley , That trade , navi heat- from all aides , was ot unusual volume the extraordinary demand extending fron articles of small cot to articles of the great eat luxury and elegance. The long continuance of the period o buslines nnd financial depression and uncor talnty , which beean In 1S92 , brought rbou losses and reductions of capital too great foi the full recovery from them to b > 3 hiimc dlatc ; but so noon as the clcc tlon wan overt It * was made man Ifest that that dismal period hat been brought to a close. Huslncss cud enter pKsc had then a solid ground on which U build. The period of mere political fini economical theorizing and pxparlmentlug tai' been concluded , and the people eaw before them the casuranco of an adminlstrjtloi : which would bo governed by practical ani common sense- . The economic questions with which the McKlnley administration will have to deal are very simple for men who take hold ol them In the spirit which will undoubtedly distinguish It. They relate almost wholly to the morn ralalng of revenue sufficient tot the purposes of the government ; nnd the result of the election boa removed all uncer tainty as to tbo method by which the reve nue will bo obtained. U will bo raised , as It Is raised now , by a protective tariff and by Internal revenue taxation ; and the pur- pot-e of the McKlnley administration will be anlely to produce the requisite result without disturbance to the business and Industry of th union , but rather In a way to cncouraga and stimulate them. The question U altogether practical , and Mr. McKluley Is surrounded by advisers who better represent the tone of conservative nnd sensible men of business than those who have been about n president for a long time past. He Is himself a man of practical sense and not a man wedded to a theory which he will follow stubbornly , because of mere prldo of opinion. Moro revenue Is needed : It will bo obtained , as it should be ohtnlnc-d , from the tariff chiefly.Vhcn It Is secured , the troubles of the country , so far as they arc produced by the policy of the govern ment , will vanish wholly. They hnvo been due to the unprecedented condition of a steady deficiency in the government revenue , which has ncccFsitalcd a great Increase In the bonded debt , after a long1 period during which Its diminution had been vast and un interrupted. Of course , the consequence was disastrous , to our business and Industrial In terests. The talk about the need of reforming our currency syatcm has no basla of fact or rea- on on which to rest. The currency system IB sound enough as It Is ; and It will not be changed. The ! clement of uncertainty which would bo Introduced by the prospect of ex perimental changes will not disturb the con ditions of business. We shall have , a sensi ble administration at Washington. It U evident , therefore , that the revival of business , the signs of which appeared as soon as the election wa-i over , will go on gather ing force , with the prospect that the people of this republic ; will reach the end of this century In a higher condition of prosperity than they or any other people have ever ex perienced. A few snarling critics arc trying to resist thU Increasing tide of prosperity ; but they are Impotent in their malignity. Mr. McKinley will enter upon his adminis tration with the good will of men of all par ties to a degree never enjoyed by any presi dent In the memory of this generation. The hearty support which every cotucrvatlvo in terest gives to him , and to the republican party ns the only political organization now standing between ua and political chaos , strengthens the assurance with which the people may look forward to that abounding prosperity. The period of gloom Is over. Hereafter wo shall see steady progress nnd Increasing con fidence and cheerfulness. 110 WI3 COVUT CANADAf Silly AHHcrtloii of n Politician Out of u .loli. riillailelphln Times. If all the world were as uneasily Jcalojs as sotno politicians arp , there would never be peace. It Is'doubtlcfs a reaaon why wats were BO constant In the old days , before the United States showed the possibility of getting along without them , that the poli ticians then had all the say nnd the people were not consulted. Some politicians have not learned that those dayn are past and they continue to talk as though war were the one. object of national life. Dut the people only laugh at them and they do not light. There arc some American absurdltlra who are always proposing to go out and aelzo something Cuba or Hawaii or whatever It may be under the pretext that porno other nation Is coveting it and will take It If wo do not. Only this foolish talk will exenco tha counter absurdity of Drltons like Sir Charles Tupper , who has been maklug a fool spcecn in ivonuon upon tno nece.s-iny of strong mcasurrs for the protection of Canada , which the United Slates , ho declared , was "anxious to absorb. " Where has Sir Charles found the1 evidence of thla anxiety ? The people of tills country nro no doubt willing to have Canada "fall Into the lap of the United Statra , " as he elsewhere expressed It , whenever events shall ripen to that end , but our wildest Jingoes have never proposed a forcible absorption , except aa an Incident of a war otherwise provoked. It is not unlikely that If Canada wcro actually Independent , so that It 'could bo held directly to International obligations , the friction over the fisheries and kindred complications might lead to a war that would end In absorption and to this extent thd union with Great Britain Is a protection to Canada and an nnnoyanco to us ; but froii the American point of view the ab.soi-ptlon of Canada In the United States Is only thought of an a possible result of mutual desire. ' The I-'eiver CliaiiKex the lletter. rittuburi ; llsi > utcti ( rep. ) The greatest need of the country at largo la stability In monetary affairs and indus trial conditions. Without assurance of such stability development Is hampered , con tracts limited , Investments uncertain and credits unsettled. Stability of Industrial conditions may bo secured by leaving the general list of natltffactory tariff schedules undisturbed , .whllo amending the few that need amendment , and 'making the recom mendations of ofllclal experts the basis of future changes. The republican party ought to follow this course , since Its popular stand ing ts Inseparable from Its dealings with the real interests of the country , and wli < c policy li always "good politics" for the responsible political agent. Hhrctvil DenI i > T the .IniiM , I'lillnilclplila Jxilior. It Is not reported that the contracts for war vessels given by the Japanese govern ment to American shipbuilders contain any mention of premiums for extra speed , nor Is It necessary tlmt they chould. Thu Jap anese have been shrewd enough to order some of their vessels In tliU country and ramo In England , letting It bo understood that subsequent orders will bo given to thu yard ? turning out the most satisfactory work. This In Inducement enough to put all the builders on their mettle , 'and to no- cure for Japan the latest and beat results In the art of shipbuilding , The American builders have uvury reason to expect suc- cesj In the competition , nlnco their work In rixioiit years has compared very favorably with almllur uork turned out In Unglauil. IMI4 XOT niSTIUIIKTKll TO SUIT , Holdrrgo Citizen : The popullsln have now full swliiK At the vtito hnuso and the people cen now wnlt to H O the numerous promised reforms materialize. Knlrflclil Kewn-IIcrnlil : Of rounio , the slate went through ns predicted In the or- IMiil/ntlcm of Iho loKlMMure. The bosses had I all Ihlnua their own way. Hustings Democrat : Lincoln demo-pops certainly hnvo no reason to complain In the distribution of ' .ho legislative plums , Tha members of both houses gave Lincoln everything except llu-lr overcoats ami ga- lochos , ovou offering them the use of tholr meal tickets. Red Cloud Argus : Nebraska democrats fared rnthor slim In thu organisation of the Nebraska legislature , the popuKsts taking nearly tiio entire platter. In Idaho the reverse - verso was the rule ; the democrats In that Hlnto , with the nld ot republlrnns , com- n'etoly Ignored their late political bedfel lows and left thorn out In the eold. llcatrlco Democrat : Tlio populist legis lature IIIIH started out upon Us enrocr , nnd from present Indications It will bo ono of the most extravagant aggregations over held In the state. In the ai'iiato , composed of thlrty-threo members , there are thirty clerks and assistants so fnr , and pages and enrolling ulcrks have not yet been selected. However , It can't brimieh worse than other legislatures held In this state. Stnnton 1'lcket : lu the argnnlr.lng of the legislature the populists seem to have had a grapevine lock ou their democratic as sociates , who had the strength to claim nnd secure n great deal more than they received hnd they boon possessed of a leader of abil ity who was not kept In check by the proni- Iso of plo from thu Htnte plo counter. As It Is many soft shelled democrats nro ex tremely wroth , nnd not without some very good reasons. Hnrtlngton Herald : One thing th.it has been demonstrated by the new powers nt Lincoln Is that bosslsm and dictation nro not. chargeable alone to the old parties. Human nature Is pretty much nllko nil over this inumlnnu sphere , nnd tha longest polo knocks the persimmon In the fusion cnmp ns well as in that of the enemy. Ily a vote of 10 to 11 the now state scnntu crushed the first "reform" motion tlmt came before It. Out of a list of twenty-seven employes , which Included nn assistant doorkeeper nnd an nsslstant postmaster , It was proposed to drop these two useless nppendngea , with the aforesaid result. York Times : An effort was madeby an unsophisticated populist to cut down the number of senate employes by lopping oft two who appeared to him to \ > o superfluous. Ho very soon learned , however , that the re form , , retrenchment and economy talk ot the populists Is only to catch votes and that they do not mean It. Senator Ultcliic , who made the motion , had the concurrence of all the republican members , but only two of his populist frlonds voted with him , nineteen of them voting to employ the two super numeraries , ono of whom Is a now creation of the populist party. Instead of cutting down they add to the list of employes. STATI3 MOX13V AMI THIS IIAMCS. Hastings Democrat ; The state board In vested in $100,000 worth of Snundcrs county JVi per cent bonds the other day. That Is the proper way to dispose of school fund accumulations. The board might also In- vcat this money temporarily In state war rants , which are perfectly safe and yield a greater revenue. Interest should be stopped on a million or more of outstanding registered warrants , and the treasurer which docs It will bo blessed with the peo- plo's benediction , even If It Isn't strictly legal to use the educational funds for this purpose. Grand Island Independent : State Treas urer Hartley ecems to get very llttlo sym pathy from the republican state- press gen erally for the manner In which he has handled the state funds In the depository banks. Hccauso a weak populist depository law made It possible to have transferred to several weakling banks funds upon which It was possible to secure Interest , while there were outstanding warrants that should have been paid , ' Is no valid reason \yhy ho should have permitted himself to have placed the state nnd hla party In such an embarrassing position. Auburn Granger : The officers of the dif ferent state depository banks lu Nebraska proceed on the theory that the deposits of state money in their Institutions concern only themselves ami the treasurer , and their attitude toward the taxpayers arouses a whole shcepshcd full of suspicion that all Is not ns It should bo. If the treasurer has' been complying strictly with the law in depositing state funds ho need not keep his acts from the people , and If depository banks have compiled with the law there Is no reason that they should seek to hide their doing from the public , and to so at tempt to keep from the public their trans actions not only creates suspicion but It may bo considered prima facie evidence ot crookedness. UIliHTS 01. TIII3 r.UOWI.UIl IXVAOUI ) . Nebraska City Press : Omaha' is the only town In the United States where a laboring man has been known to go out on a ntrlku because his employer refused to permit , him to rush the growler. Grand Island Independent : Omaha has been the scene of a big strike. Six tcam- otcrs of a delivery company "walked out" because the foreman refused lo let them "rush the growler. " Tills multiplies the evi dence that the coming republican administra tion has not been a succor. Hamburg ( la. ) Reporter : Hxpress drivers In Omaha have gone out on a strike simply because they were not allowed to "rush the cai > " Their families may be suffering for the necessaries of life , but It must bo re membered that the "downtrodden" laboring man has a few rights that must not bo trampled upon. JtlCOlUJAM/.i : THU IIOAIM ) . Albion Argus : January 19 the annual a'ectlon of state fair ofllcers occurs and It these having the power lo cheese Uioao ofll cers will consider the welfare of the- people they will break the ring that baa manipu lated tha State Agricultural association for years and Inject tome now blood Into the concern. It hns been n case of I tlcklo you and you tlcklo TOO for years , and favor itism In Issuing pc.iscs and parceling out fat places to friends. If the Argus la cor rectly acquainted with the cnso , has greatly decreased the lawful revenues of the asso ciation. Wo have It from one who Is ac quainted with Iho facts that thousand * of free passes are trailed to persons who glvo no return , either direct or Indirect , and places -with short -hours and big pay are provided for henchmen that would disgrace the most luxurious state legislature. The fair ran behind last year , yet the patronage was good , and many cf the premiums remain unpaid. The people are entitled to a now deal and should Imve It. Kconomy nnd the proper UBO of the employment patronage and Usuanco ot free passes are demanded. I'uiiso.VAi , AMI OTHII\VI.SI : . Adolph netirhcr , the newly-elected presi dent of Switzerland , U a physician , 65 years old , nnd was once before president , In 1S90. The fact Is recalled , merely ns a coinci dent , that David Dennett Hill started nut on a Iccturo tour , struck a frost at the first lecture , and quit. Philadelphia maintained Its reputation ns n "city of homes" by erecting -1,058 two- ntory dwellings last year. A big-hearted lawyer at Pratt , Kan. , whoso name U withheld by the local paper , bought a line Christmas dinner for every widow In town. Ono of the late Joseph II. McCullngh's few .amusements wns tlio coinage of new words. Ho popularized If ho did not In vent the words "boom" and "bar'l. " which are only two of several that ho managed to Introduce Into the vernacular. Among Mrs , Clnvcland'a nlil In the blue room at the Now1 Year's reception was Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston , who was the lady of the white house during the presidency of her uncle , Jaincn Iliichanan , , Miss Lanu'H gracious dignity ls one of the flno traditions of the mansion In the days before - fore the war , Gibson HowleH , M , P. , who baa just re turned to London from Conutuntlnoplo , where he hud u private nudlcnco with the sultan , declares that never has the Influence - once nf Great Hrltuln been lees at the Turkluh court , nnd that tha Influence of Kranco and Husala liau uevcr bcou no jjr at. I'oivrnas I'ou THIS IKIISI.ATOUS. Kcnrnry Hub : The populist party used to denounce the caucus , along with the other me Hi oil s of the old parties , but It was no ticed that thn caucus was all powerful nt the opening of the Nebraska legislature , Palrflcld News-Herald ; Wo hope to oce our legislature get down to business nt onoo nnd mnko a record nbovo any previous nsiPinbly. The way to do this Is lo do to little us possible In the elxty days allotted nnd then come home , Wnhoo Wasp : A hundred more peed of- ( lets "properly distributed" would go a long way toward healing the bitterness nnd sooth. l"1 the heartaches of these who nske-d for plo nt the popocratlc counter , but wcie given diistc.nl a morsel of ordinary taffy. Grand Island Independent ! There Is noth ing moro Inspiring to the fanners tlmn the excellent mutual state fairs , nnd thosu who would cripple the name by taking nwny J what llttlo support Is given them by stnto " \ appropriations , nro no friends to thu agri culturists of Nebraska. Nebraska City Press : If the populist leg- Islnturn will rid the state Institutions of some of the barnacles which by permission of the governor hnvo become nttnched there to nnd make n judicious appropriation for the TransmlsslsMppl Imposition , many uf Its Hhortcnmliigs will bo overlooked. Central City Democrat : The thing to do , gentlemen of the legislature , Is to mnko n record for common sense , Industry , frugal ity nnd dispatch In handling the business with which you hnvo been Intrusted. Get done your work and don't forget to go homu when you're done. There's nothing moro obnoxious than n legislature trying to find something to do. Sterling Kaglo : Senator J. II , Dundas withdrew from hla party's caucus nt Lincoln and refused to bo bound by Its action. Ily this action the senator deprived himself of whatever share of patronage was duo his district , and vliUo he will bo censured the principle ho Is practicing right. No rep resentative nf the people should be com pelled to vote for nny mensuru or person Just because a majority ot the caucus said so. David City Ilanner : A very Important item for the legislature to consider would bo an amendment to the depository laws ot the stnto. They should bo so amended ns to prevent the .deposit of public funds In any ono bank of more than 20 per cent of the Institution's capital stock. If such an amendment Is mndo It will take banks out of politics s'o fnr na the nomination nnd election of county treasurer goes , nnd will plnco a stronger safeguard around tbo funds. Sidney Telegraph : The state leglalnturo should bo prevailed upon at Its present session to paps moro stringent laws against cattle rustling. The cattle industry b a growing ono In thu west end of the state , and It should bo tattered and protected In every way possible. Catllo thefts ate of almost dally occurrence , but It Is very oehloni that a conviction for the crime is heard of. Let the cattlemen have a law drawn up such ns will cover the needs , and then circulate petitions praying the legislature to pass It. North Ilcnil Argua : The present session of the legislature1 should be a busi ness one and business should bo promptly handled. There Is no good reason why the closing days ot tlio session should witness such a turmoil as occurred two years ago. At that time bills wcro passed with scarcely a careful reading , not mentioning the consideration duo them. A waste of time In Idle discussion and jang ling should bo abolished nnd earnest work , from beginning to close of the session should bo Inaugurated. Cuatcr County Deacon : Sonic of our citi zens arc clamoring for the passage of a bill \ by the legislature this winter to make a tax tltlo to real estate as good as a war ranty deed. Wo would have no objectlonn to- such a law If the real estate owner could have a reasonable length of time In which to redeem his land ; but by the pjKsago of such a law now , to Include these titles already granted without a reasonable limitation , four-fifths of the homes In Custcr county would Immediately pass Into the hands of eastern opeculators. Wo. will look this matter up and will have something moro to cay on the subject later. Central City Democrat : Speaking gener ally , the legislature can best "reform things" by letting them alone , but ( hero are two directions In which Its wisdom might find an outlet. There should bo pro vided means for more prompt administra tion of justice , both civil and criminal. It Is a disgrace to our civilization that a case which might bo termed the Mcrrlck county WILL SliLL GOODS. OUH CLOTH ING IS ITS OWN 11KST ADVKUTISK- M1CNT , AND IP WU CAN IJUT 1'KU- SUAD13 YOU TO VISIT OUU STOUH AND SKIKOH YOUKSICLK HOW IJANDSO.MIJLY TAILOKHD OUH SUITS AND OVI511COATS AUK , WM IIAVK NO CONCIOUN AS TO WIIKHH YOU'LL I5UY. PUICICS JUST NOW AHH AT T11HIU LOWICST- ANU THIS IS ESl'KOIALLY Tit UK Itf YOU AUK A JUDGK OK CJLOTUKS AND VALUKS , IN 110TIF OK WHICH HKSI'ICCTS WK OKKKU YOU OUU IlKST JUDGMENT AND ADVICK. HUT WHAT IS MOHK , WK HACK UP OUH PHOPOSIT10NS WITH AN AIJSOLUTK AND UNKQUI VOCAL GUAHANTKK THAT KVKHYTHING SHALL UK I'HKOISKLY AS ISKPHK- SKXTKD , AND THK VKHY IJKHT TO UK HAD ANVWIIKHK KOH T1IK MONKY. 8KB OUH DOUGLAS STHKKT WIN DOW IK YOU CAHK TO LKAHN HOW HKALLY GOOD SUITS AND OVKIl- ' COATS LOOK AT A HKALLY LOW KIGUHK. S. W. Cor. 15th auii "jf Sta.
