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Seal. Notary Public.
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.
