Nebraska Newspapers

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' 1- TIIE OMAHA DAILY/THEE : MONDAY , MARCI ! 8 , 1807.
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nctu.it number of full and complete coplcjt of The
Dally Morning , Evening nnd Sunday llco printed
ilurlng the month of Tcbrunry , 1857 , "ns ns ' ° ' *
lows :
1 . 10,70ft IS . 19,912
2 . VJ.7DI 1C . . . .19.S39
1 . 19(0t ( 17. . . . 19,849
4 . , . 19.C75 IS . 19.SU
C . 10W9 19 . 19tCC
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7 . so.aio 21 . MMO
8 . ID. 787 12 . . . 19,913
9 . 19,871 23 . 19,907
10 . 20,003 24 . 19.811
11 . > . 19,778 23 . li,792 :
12 . 19,821 2C . 10.910
13 . 19,8.10 27 . 19.158
14 . , . 20,300 23 . 20,610
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copies . 8,413
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INSIST OX IIAVlXtt TUP. IIKK.
iiKiiny has nt last concluded to main
tnln Its ii < niiintnn ! by having nnotliiu'
little revolution of its own.
The governor who is not ppnnlttcd to
naino n scnulor or two these duys feels
ns IT hu were shorn of part of his executive
tive prerogative.
Since nil great men who are hors do
combat must write books , it will be in
order for ex-Senator Dtibols to write his
memoirs under the title of "The Lost
Battle. "
The charter passed the senate with
the I'uinrgency clause , but it will en
counter several stumbling-blocks before
It pusses the house without the emer
gency clause. .
Whim the council l.s required by law
to levy all the school taxes the school
board may see fit to make requisition
for , the annual tax rate will be high
enough to stop the High school clock.
City employes have the advantage
over county olHchils in that they have
no cause to worry over their salaries for
tiie next couple of months. Hut then
there Ls thi > assessment for the summer
campaign.
Before the season of wolf hunts is
over It might be well , In view of the
condition of the llnances of Douglas
county , to devise .some feasible method
of keeping the wolf from the door of
the county treasury.
Now Is this not presuming on the pub
lic patience a little too much ? A combi
nation announced to raise the price of
yeast ! Has It not come to n pretty
pass when yeast Is no longer strong
enough to raise itself ?
The people of Omaha want the expo
sition held on the site that promises
most for Its success from every point of
view. The exposition is a public enter
prise nnd private interests must l > e sub
ordinated to the public Interest.
The prospect that the long pending
viaduct case may be advanced on the
calendar of the United States court will
furnish cheering news to those who arc c
hoping to live long enough to see the
viaducts onci ! more In safe and passable
condition.
Only 300 presidential nominations to
postninstcrshlps unacted on by the sen
ate before the ndjoiirnment that caused
them all to lapse. .But this Is only a
starter for President MuKinley. Ho
will bo dealing out postolllces nearly
every day of his entire presidential term.
There nre lota of laws on the statute „
books now tn punish bribery nt tlie polls a i
anil corruption In elections , but the pun-
allies are lee Kohloin enforced. If i-onie
of tbo energy expended In framing now
lawn to punl-sli election frauds were de
voted to tbo prevention of lawlessness nt
t
tbo polls and Its punishment whenever j
detected , better results might be accom
plished.
President McKlnley will not emulate
Orover Cleveland In vetoing pension bills
voted by congress to tht widows of union
veterans. Wo trust , however , that
President MoKlnley will sternly set his
faca against every attempt to have the
charge of desertion removed from the
records of men who liavu let thirty-two
yours elapse after the close of the war
without clearing their skirts from the
Btlgnm of desertion.
Wo have the word of Congressman
Rowlands of Nevada that the free .silver
men In congress will not endeavor to oh-
struct tariff legislation at the extra BCS-
elan. 'Mr , Rowlands ought to be In a
position to speak with authority on the
plans of the free sllverites , yet , at the
name time , It may lie well for the repub
licans to wait till the work of tariff mak
ing Is begnu before counting on their
late opponent * remaining passive. (
war jvor tiKcoi'NT
The decision of. .Judge Kcysor denying
the application for an Injunction to restrain -
strain the clerk of Douglns county from
delivering the constitutional amend
ment ballots to the secretary of state
ns required by the recent recount laxv
nnd the dismissal of similar proceed
ings in the courts of Lancaster county
removes the obstruction sought to bo
Interposed to n recount of the voter
cast for the amendment to the constl
tntlon Increasing the number of supreme
court Judges. If It be true , however
that in several of the counties that have
transmitted their ballots to the secretary
of state whole precinct returns arc miss
ing , it will bo Impossible to got an ab
solutely correct recount of the whole
state. No returning board has ever
been clothed with power to make com
putation of an election on estimates of
votes presumed to linvo been cast. Un
less It Is found that the ballots nctu
nlly counted show a constitutional ma
Jorlty for the amendment the governor
will not be iu position to Issue a procla
mation declaring the nmendmeul
adopted.
If , as Is now predicted , the recount
will show conclusively that the amend'
incut has been adopted the people of Nebraska
braska will want to know why the re
count should stop with one out of the
twelvp amendments that were voted on
nt the last election. Is there not nt
least n reasonable probability that suf-
llcient votes were polled to carry sev
eral other amendments which arc of
equal , if not greater , public importance
than the first one ? While it is true that
the hist amendment on the ballot re
celved many thousand less votes than
the llrst , the arbitrary grouping of the
amendments may not have affected al !
of them to the same extent. Now thai
the state has gene to the expense am'
trouble of undertaking a recount , wouU
It not be well for the governor to send
a bill into the legislature authorizing
the commission to recount the other
amendments In case the first is found to
have been adopted ?
Till' lifltOL'tiAX
The next few days promise to IIP most
eventful in European nffiiirs. It will
probably be determined before the end
of the present week whether peace is
to be preserved or a war inaugurated
which will ultimately involve all Kurope.
Today the ultimatum of the powers to
Greece "xpiros and If the Hellenic gov
criyuent does not comply with thorn ,
but Insists on maintaining its position
toward Crete , a grave crisis will be pre
sented. The statement that the ambas-
sadots of the powers have made prepara
tions to leave Athens Indicates that they
ovpect the ultimatum will not be com
plied , with. There wems to be no doubt
that it Is the purpose of the powers to
avert war , but will they be able to do
It ? Greece Is ready and willing to
light and she knows she has the popular
sentiment ofJCuropo with her. Turkey.
It is said , is also in n warlike mood.
Can the blx powers prevent these iuit'oii ' :
from coming Into conflict , or will they
act in harmonious concert to that end ?
The answer to those questions will soon
appear.
Meanwhile public sentiment in
Europe , particularly in England , is
manifesting Itself strongly In sympathy
with Greece. The political opponents
of the British ministry are making the
most of the opportunity to attack the
government on Its attitude in the Cretan
matter and it is predicted that in the
event of the government joining in coer
cive measures against Greece the min
istry will speedily be overtlnown. It does
not appear , however , that this threat
is having any effect upon Salisbury and
his colleagues. There Is no intimation
that they contemplate any change of
attitude , or that they do not as firmly
intend Jiow as at the outset that Great
Britain's obligation to the powers shall
bo faithfully performed. And only In
this way. it is perfectly apparent , v\ill
It be possible to uvorr war , for If the
British government should prove derelict
tlie concert of the powers would be at
an end and with that broken and each
iwwor acting independently war would
bo Inevitable.
The situation Is extremely critical and
for the next few days European newt )
will .possess the greatest Interest
FKO.M TIIR Tu
Thoughtful observers agree that the
past quarter of a century has witnessed
n deplorable lowering of the standard
of public morals as exemplified in
American social and political life. The
tendency among public men and social
reformers Is to ascribe this degenera
tion to the Infusion -into our population
of the debased blood of Ignorant for-
olgners whose depraved habits and vices
have been permitted to permeate thi
untainted atmosphere of America. This
idea lias boon generally accepted as cor
rect by pulpit , pims and pu ! I'orm. It
llnds expression iu ProsIdtMit McKIn-
loy's Inaugural , when he Heels to Im
press upon the nation the neces-slt ) ' of
higher citizenship through more strin
gent Immigration laws , and Indulges iu
the prediction that we shall attain the
highest destiny us the foremost of the
enlightened nations of the world by on-
couraglug the spread of knowledge and
,
banishing illiteracy from the land.
Is it true that tho. source of political
cortuptlon and social depravity with
which America is nllllcted Is 10 bo found
In thu dregs of society ? Is it true that
the virus of vivo M lilcli is cortodlng our
social fabric has been Imported through
degraded foroignorsV Has not the evolution
lution in American tauten. hnhitH and
morals which the church is impotent to
anvst come from the top downward
rather than from the bottom upward ?
Has not thu tide of coiruptlon , vice and
crime Its true bource among thu
of American ariMocracy who huvo had
every advantage of education and social
polish , and who Jby exliavaganoe , II-
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contluusnos'il ami flagrant disregard of
common doconuy and honesty have hot
examples of.dego.noracy that have too
quickly taken root ? Are low-bred Im
migrants or hfg'h-hrcd natives responsi
ble for tlie lamentable Imitations of
French manners and murals which
scandalize bo-cullod society and all'ord
ho food for a debused pictorial
nnd the demoralizing plays that disgrace
the stage ? Is mir decadence traceable
to the Illiterate eons of Italy. Uussln ,
Austria nnd Ireland , who come to this
country to better tholr condition , or to
the rich Americans who spend abroad
fortunes nmnssed by their ancestors nt
home nnd whose children arc rallied
to princelings nnd countlets ?
These questions pre&cnt thnmsolves to
the careful student of social evolution.
Conceding that the fitream can not rise
above its source , It becomes a grave
problem how best to protect the wellsprings -
springs of society from contaminating
influences. Poverty and Illiteracy nre
doubtless responsible for their share of
human misery , and the safety of the
republic lies today where It did In the
days of Washington , with that sturdy
middle class , which is nt once above
pinching want nnd tempting wealth.
To this class America must look for the
elevation of those below it and the re
generation of those above it. The dan
ger to froo. Institutions Is greatest from
the cultured apes of nobility who spurn
honest toll and look with scorn upon
the artisan and laborer.
FtlAltlS THAT AUK ailOUXDtKSS.
The fa'hiro ' of the sundry civil bill to
receive tlio president's signature knocks out
every dollar of government old for the
Trnnsinlsslssippl Exposition end makes it
necessary to go over the cntlro subject again
lit the next congrros If It Is decided to go
oa with the enterprise. This action of the
president Is exceedingly discouraging to the
Nebraska representatives who have been
working with might nnd main for months to
secure this appropriation. There Is a pros
pect that the matter may bo brought up In
the comlnj special session , but as It will be
a now congress nobody can oven guess what
the outcome will be. Lincoln Journal.
The wish is father to the thought.
Thu Lincoln Journal never falls to ex
hibit its innate hostility to Omaha , even
when Omaha business men give it lib
eral patronage. Everything that might
obstruct or cripple the exposition Is
hailed by it with malicious delight , not
bcc.iUMJ Lincoln l.s thereby benefited ,
but because Omaha may bo hurt.
Fortunately the view taken by the
Journal rests on baseless assumption.
True , the failure of the sundry civil
bill carried with It the congressional
appropriation for the government build
ing and exhibit nt the exposition. Its
failure , however , means at the very
worst a few weeks' delay In making
available the ? 1'00,000 pledged by the
act of congress approved in June , 1S9C.
That act not merely grants recogni
tion to the TransmlsslssippI and Inter
national Exposition and confers upon It
all the privileges accorded other Inter
national expositions , but expressly
commits the government to participation
In the exposition. In view of the fact
that the sundry civil bill includes ap
propriations for varied public purposes
involving many mlllion.s of dollars the
bill i.s sure to receive the immediate at
tention of the new congress , and its
final passage is not likely to bo delayed
very long. The effect of the bill's fail
ure upon the exposition is of no other
moment than the Incidental retnrdlng'of
plans for the government building. As
a compensating consequent of tills un
foreseen delay the chances are more
favorable for an Increased appropri
ation.
run NOUTII AXD TIII :
A southern planter , In a communica
tion to an eastern paper , points out in
a very clear and convincing way the
currency requirement of the soulli and
the matter i.s one of general interest , as
well from a political as from a busiue
point ofview. . There Is excellent ua-
son to bellevo that the free silver senti
ment In that section i.s largely duo to
the lack there of an adequate supply of
currency. This view has been advan < od
by sound money men in the south and
they urge that in order to ovcrcoivo
flint sentiment1 and to win the southern
people to the cause of sound money , tlo
financial system must be so changed ns
to cnahlo the south to obtain n. larger
supply of currency.
It is stated thnt the south complain ?
that the present system is not adapted i < >
the wants of si' great product'vo ,
sparsely settled agricultural rogli'i.
however well it may answer the do
mandu of densely populated commercial
centers. Tlie writer referred to sayy
"The .south wants the best , most stable
and potent dollar It can get , having
and retaining the greato-st pnrch'.i'-'ii'g
power as ) to quality , and In quan'ily
equal to and directly responsive to the
varying demands for currency as a medium -
dium of commercial exchange. It wnnts
n system of banking liberal enough 10
roach all sections and so adjusted that
without impairing its value the vohinu ;
of currency can bo expanded to meet
the demand ! ) of a vast productive le
gion for tlie marketing and transporta
tion of Its products. " These nre on-
llivly rctihunahlo. wants ami they oxi. t
n portions of ( lie west as 'well aw In th-i
south , They present n ptoblem t'mt '
culls for early solution and it will In
Iho duty of the next congress 10 ad-
dresr. Itself earnestly to the subject.
In u speech in thu houwt nwr tlie o'n ' < f
of the last congress , RVpreseuta''vo '
Walker , chairman of the banking and
currency cummittee , btrungly nssailul
the existing banking syMem as"oper.t' -
ing most injuriously to the agricultural
portions of the country. He declare ; !
that "the large ellles are relatively
piolited by thu present national banking
ny.stem of Issuing currency , but iu every
other place It In a blighting cur c. " II ( >
said fuithor that the system niuoiu'ta
practically to a prohibition to the farm-
lug Interests of borne sections of II."s "
country as to borrowing money. This
may not bo a strictly fair arralgiimeii * .
but it must be confessed tutit there ia
defects wlilcli urgently cUl : for remedv. "
Thu fact that money Is congested at * 'io '
lluanclal centers dm Ing much of th > >
time , while Iu other parts of the coun
try there Js continual scarcity , fallows
a condition that .needs correction. If
there be a practicable w y of correctbi' ;
It. Obvlously'the umtter Is one of vovy
Kreat Importnnce nnd it should bu dealt
with ad promptly as
Nebraska has a school district suffrage
for women who own taxable property
or who have children iu attendance
the pchoojtt Ami the privilege of voting
for schcoiftUfwerg Is exercised by nn In
slgnlllcant fraction of those entitled to
it under ipjlaw : In Kansas women
have for years voted not only nt school
elpctloii9,4 iit = flt all municipal elections.
The outcoHwJ In Kansas has been the
same as In , Nebraska. At first the new
voter. * sWnfttil'tl to the polls ns n matter -
tor of curlo-sVjy nnd novelty. Gradually
their Interest cooled off , except In rare
Instances ? wJfon some special local ex
cltenioiit 'jdrcw them out. In no case
has the e. ijee'latloH of permanent reform
hi municipal government boon realized.
It Is not Ihc Initial appropriation for
the establishment of a new state Instl
tut ton like the proposed State Normal
school at Scotia that makes it a most ob
jectionable burden on the taxpayers , but
the fact that It Is the foundation for con
stantly reclining demands for regular
biennial appropriations for running ex
ponsc * . Each new state Institution is
so much added to the cost of operating
thu state government. It means so many
more employes on the state payroll anil
so many salaries to be paid out of the
state treasury. Still worse , It means so
much more encouragement to people in
other communities who nre periodically
offet Ing valuable properties to the state
as a bonus for another normal school.
Under the proposed new charter the
city of Omaha l.s required to pay $1,800
a year for a city clerk , § 2,000 for a city
comptroller and 3'Jr > 00 for a tax commis
sioner. But the fminers of this charter
Insist that the salary of commissioners ,
who manage the affairs of Douglas
county and exercise greater powers than
the tax commissioner In the fixing of
the tax .rate , shall be reduced from $1,800
to $1,200 a year. Them Is no doubt
that scores of men nre anxious to serve
for $ L.'JOO , and many be glad to serve
without salary , but It Is a serious ques
tlon whether the cheapest men would
not be the dearest In the end.
Selling the preliminary hearing of ex-
Stale Treasurer Hartley on the charges
of cmboz/.lcmcut of Plate money pre
ferred against him for April 10 , over
six weeks hei'cc , and nt a time when it
is supposed the pending legislative ses
sion will have run Its course , certainly
lias a suspicious flavor about It. If
Mr. Hartley has any defense be ought
to be anxious to have It urged a.s soon
as possible. , , Does It not look as If we
wore to bolagain treated to a case where
the offendbr ij to attempt to go unpun
ished simply , b.V tiring justice out ?
3 *
The roasoti 'why ' the agreement to
drop Mr. J/ovivl 'ind make Mr. Meyers
attoiney for itho school board was
broken Is 'ii.o\ ' . apparent. In considera
tion of rplntiiiug bis $500 sinecure
Covell promised through Hrotlior-Iii-
law Raiisijni { ? > fix the law so that the
school board would have all the money
to spend that itwanted by simply
making a' demand upon the council.
That school i board attorneys ! ! ) ] ) always
was an exponfiivp luxury.for ; tax- ,
payers. - [ ? * $ ! . "V " *
An exposition held on ground hemmed
In by buildings'legitimately , occupied
will be a.s free as possible frpm the side
shows and other kindred nuisances ,
which should be kept at the utmost
distance from tbe center of attraction.
PuMlilii ) ? n Co oil Tiling
Globe-Democrat.
Only three members of the Michigan house
volod against a hill to pay a bounty of 1
cent a pound or ) beet sugar. The tlmo Is
comliis when the $100,000,000 spent for for
eign sugar will be kepi nt home.
TrliimiiliH of I'nlillc Ufo.
iMrptt rice PresH.
Trcsldent Cleveland leaves the presidency
Incalculably richer than when ho fiist as-
Fumed It. Who -can estimate the value of
a queenly vlfo nnd a trio of happy , charmIng -
Ing children'/
Clii'orcil uii to SUPPPNH.
Indlunnpolla Journal.
It is probabfo thai n greal majority of the
people , legardlcss of politics , desire the
success of the new admlnlstrallon , not so
much because 'lliey nre favorable to the re
publican party , but because they desire a
return of prosperous limes and of that feel
ing of security which la the hwls of general
prosperity. This Is a fortunate condition
for the Incoming president.
Sonlli Afi'lcnii ItcjiulillcM.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The diplomacy of the largest nations Is
not unmindful of the movements of the
smallest , and the announcement that Presi
dent Kruger of the Trarovnal is expected
to visit President Sloln of the Orange Kree
Stole , with a view to discussing a closer
union of the two 'republics. ' Is sufficient to
oxclto tlie attention of both England and Ger
many. The latter may favor the project ,
temporarily , liecausa It wl 1 be a check to
England's advance In South Africa , but Ihe
former 'may bo expected to use every means
to checkmate Ihe project. r
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A Golden
PhllnOelp'iln North American.
Major iMcKlnley gave another 'Illustration
of hlo special ability for expressing the gist
of a controverted question In homely , lucid
and striking language In his letter to the
cound money -advocates who banqueted In
New York on Saturday nffeht , when ho ut
tered thl * golden saylnc : "Poor money cannot
make nny one * rich , and sound money can
not and will not make nny one poor. " The
truth of this strikes homo at once and it is
moro convincing ! than a long and flowery
argument on Ithoi advantages of the present
monetary elsndujtl. The president-fleet gave
utterance to many ueh lucid arguments dur
ing the camypjgn , and thcro can be no doubt
that they liqd , a-jpowerful effect in shaping
the result. filj fjfjist , wo all know now thai
Die great majo'rjiy of the massei of this lo
country nro.pf Major McKlnley's way of
thinking. * _ .
SiilJliV'Striimlrcl lo
. .li-slon Globe. [
It looks as If the treasury of Spain wcro
going down for the third and laft time.
Tho"poputatf5Iianof ? 50.000,000 la's-il last
fall has been exhausted , and where is the
next lift coming from ? The last much-
heralded oir < jrtnkr ° f patriotism was largely 31
wrung fronij hf. anka and bankers by pro
cesses that are not likely to be repeated.
Since thoiiinitirrcctlou begun money has }
been raised in .Cuba by devices In the way n
of forced loans that even the most firmly
Intrenched despots have seldom dared to
retort to , Weyler Issued $10,090,000 in paper
raonty under thntflr al that whoever refuted -
to take It uliould be peremptorily lockixl up
and kept in prison , t
Korclns the people to take "green goods"
in payment for solid \aluw can 1)0 made to
KO at prison doors and atIlie point of the )
ba > oiet , .but tlie limit must finally tie
reached. Spain hai , gone nihoro financially ,
and It Is most unlikely that she can ever .
again aeoro a "popular outburst" or pad
Cuban croJIt with any more worthless paper. .
No wonder her rulers , who understand the .o
dt'Sperato financial ttralts lu which the -
kingdom finds Itself , are adopting a :
conciliatory course. :
They have no relish for more war >
particularly war with the United States. n
What could that mean to Spain but fluanclal if
ruin end national humiliation ?
Tin : isAuauitAt * Aininnss.
" \VI p nnd PltlltiR S
St. P ul Pioneer Pre s ( rep. )
The now president's Inaugural Addrros has
the especial merit of being short , but U Is
prcgnnnt with wlso and fitting suggestions
on these various topics , In which he sketches
In" broad outline the main features of the
policy of his administration ,
The Mnn for < hp
Minneapolis Journal ( rep. )
Dignity with humility , confidence with
modesty , courage with caution , are the 1m-
prefslons conveyed by the first utterances
of our new president. In this speech , per
haps moro than In any other which he bte
over delivered , ho Justifies the hope that ho
is the man tor the emergency.
'IVnilierntc ami Sctintlilo.
Minneapolis Tltnre (1ml , ilem. )
The tone of the cntlro message la torn-
Iiorato , sensible nml reassuring. There lane
no doubt that It is the deliverance of a man
who profoundly realizes the magnitude anil
solemnity of the responsibilities ho has as
sumed , anil is Inspired by a lofty purpose
to discharge the great trust with absolute
fidelity.
A Good Toiniippoil- lilrci .
Denver Krpubllcnn ( sll. )
The message as \\lio1o Is a wcll-wiitten ,
good-tempered address , such as might nat
urally bo expected from n conservative
man upon assuming an ofllce of such vast
responsibility ns the presidency , but even
the warmest supporters of the new admin
istration can hardly regard It as a great
state paper when compared with many of
the best that have gone before It.
Krnnlc n lid Clcnr.
Indianapolis Journal ( rep. )
His first ofllclal utterance ag president will
confirm public opinion as to his eminent
soundness on these questions , nnd h's ' fore
casting of policies will undoubtedly contribute
to the growth of confidence. Ho speaks
strongly nnd unequivocally for monetary re
form , tariff reform , incrcapcd revenue , pro
tection and reciprocity. Ho regards these ns
prlmo requisites to the restoration of pros
perity nnd declares himself without reserve
In favor of each and every ono of them. His
treatment of thcao question Is characteristic
ally frank and clear , and much as they have
been dlscucecd , ho turno a new light on some
of them ,
Pence mid I'mnperlly.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Wo do not know how the president's
words will bo construed by the firebrands In
congress. Uut they should reflect that Mr.
McKlnloy cornea direct from the people and
that his lofty advocacy of peace Is In a
sense the expression of the will of n vast
majority of his fellow citizens. To all who
have watched the progress of events at
Washington with apprehension his utter
ances are a reassuring sign that under his
administration the government of this coun
try will not forsake the policy of dignified
self-control , upon which so much of Its
strength and Influence depends.
McKlnley spells peace as well as pros
perity.
A Tone of Ciinllilciiec.
New "Vork Times ( Jem. )
There Is nothing boastful In the Inaugural
address of President McKlnley. but it is
pervaded with a note of confidence that
tbo one thing needed to restore prosperity
and happiness to the country Is a return
to the policy of the republican party lu
dealing with questions that affect the ma
terial Interests of the people. The tone of
tha utterances In the address , while not
boastful. Is certainly optlm.'atlc. A large
Increase of revenue Is demanded ns a pre
liminary to any effort to deal with the cur
rency question , but the revenue must be
raised by a tariff on Imported goods , and the
tariff must be adjusted to the protection of
American Industry.
Open to CrltlclMiii.
St. Paul Globe ( ilem. )
Contrasting portions of the message pic
ture to ua the man of strong prepossessions ,
of a policy heretofore limited to a single
Idea , of views somewhat crude , but all be
ginning already to be tempered and broad
ened by the heaviest responsibility that can
coniq to man. The raving grace Is the note
of fidelity to duty , of a dcslro to serve the
people well. Despite the criticism to which
the message Is open , wo catch In much of
it , and especially In the simplicity and
strength of Its closing sentences , glimpses of
a. man who. If lie have strength to follow
duty oven when It divides ways with party ,
may not 'bo ' unequal to the wonderful oppor
tunity that at last lays It demands and Its
dangers at his feet.
Cluirnrtrrixtic of the Mail.
Cleveland Plain Dealer ( pop. )
President McKlnhy's Inaugural is charac
teristic of the man a plain , unpretentious
statement of his views as to the policy that
should be pursued on matters of present na
tional Importance. There U llttls attempt to
enforce those views with argument and no
embellishment with oratorical effects. Thcoc
are hlo opinions and beliefs. Thee ar h's
suggestions to congress. Whether they are
adopted or not , he has discharged his duty
In that regard' ' to the people who elected him
and to the country whose affair. ? ho haa been
called upon to direct within certain limita
tions. In any case he will enforce the law ?
c < 3 hi llnds them , and do all he can for the
welfare of the whole people. Knowing the
man , wo have full faith in his sincerity of
purpose.
Triint In tli < - Mont IIInli.
Denver News fjioji. )
The most striking feature of President
McKlnley'w Inaugural is the deep reverence
for Ocd nnd the firm reliance upon divine
lielp declared by Its author. "I acsumo the
arduous duties of president of the United
States , " said the ncwly tnductcd president ,
"relying on the support of my countrymen
nnd invoking the guidance of Almighty Go-J. "
Ordinarily presidents In their firat addresses
have been content with a simple Invocation
of the Deity and an expression of reliance
upon divine assistance. This is the formula
Mr. McKlnley followed In the sentences
quoted , but lie was not satisfied with thin
hn was constrained to leave no doubt upon
the mind of the country as to the deeply
reverential manner in which ho assumed the
great responsibilities of his olDcc.
Fnvoriililc 1 P.I | IIHH Ion * .
New York Sun ( Jem. )
Rigid economy in government expenditures ,
debt-paying instead of debt-making manage
ment of our finances , 'revenue adequate to
the public needs ami chiefly from a pro
tective tariff on Imports , the revival of
Dlafne's reciprocity , American ships again
on the ocean , an American policy for the
honor of the flag and the protection of
American citizens , a respectful and friendly
Htltude- the part of the executive toward
tlio legislative department of the gov
ernment and unity and good feeling between
north and south such Is the MoKlnley pro
gram as announced Thursday. There. Is the
Framework of an administration which can
satisfy the country and restore prosperity
Its citizens. To the majority of readers
rhursday's inaugural address will be Inter-
Bsll'lg as a port of personal Introduction
a new man and a now mind. The 1m-
irerelon created by the document , wo are
sure , will bo mainly favorable.
A Great IlHii | > ! ioliilimiit. .
Konsna city Star ( Ind , clem. ) Is
The president's treatment of thp tariff Is a
cat disappointment. Not that hU position
nun wholly unexpected , but becauno of thu
lope that ho might bo lifted by the grandeur
f Jiki olllco above the narrow idea which
lay dominated his whole public career. There
, in th1. ) fcaturo of liU aldrcEn , Ilttlo con-
iclatlon fcr the thousands and thousands of
jjisclflali and patriotic voters who , In thp
race of their bitter hostility to protection ,
k-ote-il for Mr. McKlnley under cpur of the
conviction that by thin sacrifice alone would
bo pcaslblo to protect thu credit of the
wtlon. Itu \ incredlbio that , -In tiiu verdict
ivlilch WAS made possible and emphasized
/ the voice of the nound money democracy ,
Mr. McKlnley ohould recognize an Indorse
ment of a protective tariff. This may not be
willful Indignity to the clement of the
lemocratlc party which ivaa responsible for
.ho president's election , but It cannot fall :
terluutly modify the cordial goad will :
A-hlch that cUsa of votoM wcs ready to ex-
end to the new admlnlftratlon , and It is
ertaln that this arly declaration of war It
n a moro liberal commercial policy will not '
co ura KB the Independent democrat * to think
co-operating permanently with thfl repub- if
runi.io
Norfolk Journal : H Joe Dartler know *
where lh rolsMng state fund * nre ho ought
to be wllllnc to tell. And If be ttn't willing
j to tell , ho ought to bo made to.
| .Hastings Trlbfoc : If ex-Auditor Moore
has uJCil the people's money In speculating
in gold or silver mines or for nny pur-
POJO not laid down by the law lie ought to
bo punished.
HumboUt Standard : Let thcro bo no un
necessary delay in the cases against ex-
Treasurer Hartley and ox-Auditor Moore.
Let theflnatccs of tbo state bo placed on
Bomo basis at onco. The people are entitled
to know how they stand.
Holdreso Progress : Wo bcllovo In giving
the devil his dues and in this connection
take occasion to commend the few republican
pnpers of the state which are honest nnd
fearless enough to denounce members of the
party who have looted the state treasury.
Albion Nev.s ! Ex-Treasurer Hartley nnd
i nnd ev-Audltor Moore are both under urrcst
for Mealing stuto money. Wo hope thuy
j will bo prosecuted vigilantly , nnd If found
guilty , sent to the penitentiary for good long
terms , Thcro Is no c.xcuse for either of
them.
Osmond Republican : The two defaulting
officer * , Hartley nntl Moore , should be prose
cuted to the full extent of the law. All
loyal republicans In the state ttgrot the
state of affairs , but since these ofilclals have
betrayed their trust they are no better than
common ci Imitate.
Gordon Journal : There Is a rumor that
Joe Hartley , ex-treasurer , will embark in the
banking business In Lincoln. It Is also ru
mored that If IIL' i6n't ! cough up about $ SOO-
000 of the slate's funds , ho wilt spend the
remainder of his days In Lincoln , but It
will bo behind the bars of the penitentiary.
Sterling Ktglo : Joseph Hartley , ex-state
treasurer , nnd Eugene Moore , ex-state audi
tor , aio under urrcst charged with the em
bezzlement of funds belonging to the slate.
What the outcome will be Is hard to state.
Ono thing Is sure , these fellows made a
prlv.ito Rimp out of a public ofllce and are
now suffering the consequenr-es.
Wnhoo New Urn : To ndd lo the general
embarrnsFuient , Intelligence reached the state
house Saturday that Ur. Armstrong , repub
lican cx-superlntcndent of the Asylum for
Feeble Minded at Ueatrlce , 1ms been found
$4,600 short In money received from coun
ties for care of wards and has thus far been
able to make good but $1,000 of It.
Hurt County Herald : The criminal cases
against ox-Auditor Moore and ex-Treasurer
Hartley should not lag but both should be
prosecuted to the limit of the law. The
people of Nebraska will tolerate nothing
less. They ore weary of seeing these who
steal thousands of public money turnedi free
while the > penitentiary Is crowded with
smaller offenders.
Crete Vldetto : It does seem as If ex-
Treasurer Hartley owes It to himself nnd
his parly to make a frank statement show
ing where the public fiinds arc deposited.
If he can present certificates for the nllcge/d
deficiency , the public will foci more like
sympathizing with him In his trouble. Wo
do not bellevo he has been using the pub
lic funds In a private enlcrprlso , bul If ho
has the people should know It.
Aahland Gazette : Tha ex-treasurer of the
state , Joseph S. Hartley , has been arrested
and will have to face a charge of embezzle
ment. Let Justice be done. Th re hao been
no disposition manifested to unnecessarily
prera this matter nnd when Ihe accused re-
fuseo toctcll where the monjy Is , the presumption -
sumption is clear that leniency In his case
would be only wasted.
Pierce Call : Ex-tAudltor Etigeno'Moore was
arrested at , Llndoln last week on the chargj
of appropriating the state's money to his own
uee. He furnished a satisfactory bond and
was released on ball. Hartley has also been
arrested for embezzlement. Their shortage
Is a hard blow to the republican party of
Nebraska. This is what the party gets In
return for the confidence imposed in thesa
men.
men.Battle
Battle Creek Ilepubllcan ? Ex-Slate Treas
urer Joseph S. Hartley was arrested lust
Saturday upon the charge of embezzling
$337,702.93 of the slate's funds. His prelim-
nary hearing was held yesterdaj- , but we
have not learned the result. From the way
mailers ere now adjusllng IhemscJves It
looks an if Hartley and Moore would both
get thslr jusl deserts , which Is right and
proper.
Sullen Advertiser : It Is now ex-Treasurer
Hartley's lurn , and he has been placed under
bonds to answer charges of embezzling
slate funds amounting to over $500-
000. llr. Hartley claims thai this money
wzs placed In the smaller banks of Ihe state
and to call It In would ruin the banks. That
may have been very kind of Mr. Hartley , but
IB a method of business thai will ruin Ihc
man who practices It.
McCook Tribune : The proposed effort to
provo cx-Stflto Treasurer Hartley's bond in
valid upon a mere , silly technicality h lltllo
short of inff.mous. Indications are not lackIng -
Ing thai an effort Is organising for Ihe pur
pose of relieving Darlley's bondsmen from
any and all liability , and this must cause
the thoughtful citizen to'fenr that Nebraska
is in grave danger of losing a cool half mill
ion dollars. If by any means the ex-treas
urer's bond shall be declared void , -what
the slate gels out of lho > vasl sum Involved ,
after Hartley and his numerous high-priced
nltorneys are squared won't wad a gun.
Wo remember Mosher and weep for the
bllnd ( ? ) goddess's falling vision.
Alma Record : The "watch dog of the
Ireasury" nnd lhal splendid man , Joseph
Hartley , who are under arrest charged with
stealing state funds , o.ro out on ball. There
Is n great deal of secrecy nnd peculiar moves
ore being made In their belmlf , that the people
ple nre nol permitted to know anything
about. Hartley is now trying to set up that
his bondsmen are not liable because his bond
was not approved on Iho exact dny desig
nated by the law , nnd further sets up Ibat ho
was never legally Installed Into office. The
next thing wo may expect Hartley will claim
ho was never even elected , but thcro scorns
lo bo nn question about him having gotten
away with $500,000 of the people's good , old ,
hard-earned money.
Valentino Republican : Republican papers
should not attempt lo excuse or defend the
rotten rascality of certain state officers thai
has been unccrlhcd. They owe It to their
readers , trm republican party and the citi
zens of Nebrnplca generally , to aralst In con
demning such outrages and to purge the
party from such corrupl nfllclnls and pnrly
leader * . Thin out the rascals as party lead
ers and then , bul not until then , can the
republican party expect or retain Iho con
fidence of Iho people. Some things are get
ting almost too rotten to bear probing In
the least , for fear that the jirobcr bo sub
merged by the offensive odor , as a result
of the probing process. While this Is a fact
republican nenppapera Bhould do tholr duty
unflinchingly , without fear .or favor nnd
hasten thn dny of a return to the party's
time-honored purity and honesly.
St. Paul Phonograph : IJugene Moore and
Jos Hartley , the embezzling ox-state officers ,
have been arrested , It Is said , The "arrest"
Is , however , only a nominal one , as the two
prisoners are still as froa as the birds of
the air , the only manacles imposed bring a
nominal bond fixed by the county Judge of
Lancaster. In this connection It is Inter
esting to olsorve the unwritten law of this
country , which decrees that the maximum
punishment shall be Indicted upon him who
steals tlia Irusl and gradually dlmlnUh as
the size of the theft grows. The man who
steals $1 Is given the heaviest punish
ment ; If ho steals Jl.OOO the punishment
considerably lighter ; If he eteaU $100,000
the authorities deal very leniently with him ,
and if ho can Increase the theft to $1,000,000 a
then his pardon Is assured. This U the
graduated scale of punishment beginning at
the other end. '
Fremont Tribune : Ex-Treasurer Hartley Is
now under arrtat charged with having cm-
L
bozzled $030,000 of ( Hate funds. It is ut pres-
out more dIBlcull to stati with the same de- ( ,
sree of certainty the status of Hartley's case u
than It U with reference to ex-Auditor 1C
Mooro. The latter confesses his guilt , but
vaguely promised restitution. He was not a
custodian of funds and hence nhould never
liavo bad a penny In his hands for peculation
ind speculation. Hartley vas custodian of all
public funds , That It fliould be dllllcult to
Immediately prcduco all the funds for which
lie Is responsible , Is not nurprtalng when tin
ondltion of financial affairs la taken Into
ont < 'Ucratlon , Whether ho can produce It
ill if given time remains to be eeu. The
rrlbune has no confidence In Ms doing no.
has bad llttl ? faith In his oUlclal Integrity
'or two years. H had believed bo waa en-
leavorlng to onrtch himself at the expense
the Btate. In all his recent difficulty he
iias eliown a aplrlt of bravado and sublime
Impudence Hint would hnvo given added
laurels to Doss Tweed when ho WAS In Ms
glory and when ho wanted to know what the
people were going to tlo about ItT Perhaps
before Mr. Hartley gels through with his set *
tUmenl ho will nt least bo willing to dlw
cli-BO In what banks of deposit ho is keeping
the fund * belonging to the state. Wo hope
this treasury Investigation will nrobo deeply ,
that It will result In n squaring of the boo ) <
nnd that no RUlllyntit. . , high or low. rcpujSr
llcan or not , will RO uimMppcd of JuptlC" .
Ord Journal : It i5 * matter of regret to
all that the worst Tears ! n reference to th
condition of the state's llnances Is proving
true. Nearly a half million of dollars are
tied up In suspended deposit banks , eonir
of which the governor refused to approva
their bonds , but ex-Treasurer Hartley put
money on deposit with them Just the same on
the approval of the republican members of
the board nlonp. Some of these banks closed
tholr doors almost Immediately after gct-
tliic thc > Btste money. There will be n Inrgft
losi there. The ex-treasurer Is still short
In turning o\on the cash not In depositories
to the amount of as much moro. Kx-Audltor
Moore appropriated $23,000 more to his own
use that has not been tinned over to hU
successor. Hoth he nnd Hartley hove been
placed under arrest for embezzlement , nnd
are out under bonds for appearance In the
district court to answer tu the chatgp. There
is said to be something rotten In the other
offices and InvcetlKatlonR will bo mndc.
Superior Journal : llunejt , neH-r spcetlr.f
republicans can scniee flnds words to ex
press their disgust over the disclosures
which the Irmisfer of tbo books from thn
hands of Trcisuror Hartley nnd Auditor
Moore to the hands of tholr Miccossora has
brought forth. Kor years republicanism has
been weighted down by this rotten stnto
hotiso gang , and now tn unr > It all , mun who
were generally regarded ns being nt least
honest turn out to bo self-eonte se < l em
bezzlers of Iho state funds. We have no
desire to Judje Mr. Haitloy harshly , but his
Impudence , hLi Insolence In delaying by nil
means possible his sotllement with Mr.
Mcservo U unbearable. 'Oeno Moore has
not even the shadow of UIL excuse for lili
delay that Mr. Hartley presents , but stnmla
today with n criminal action pending against
Iitin , while $21,000 of the plate's money Is
permanently Invested In n hnlo In the ground
out in Colorado , ns n result of this man's
weakness or wickedness.
Ncbnu > ka City Press : Confidence was mis
placed by the olevatlon lo office of Kimono
Moore nnd Joseph S. Hartley , cx-nudltnr
and ex-treasurer , respectively , of Nebraska
by a majority of the people. Their admissions
since tholr retirement from olllco Implicate
them beyond nil question as criminals nml
violators ot the great trust Imposed upon
them. Technicalities and the Ingenious ef
forts of able attorneys may defeat the In
tent of the law , Imt the cold facl of utilizing
public funds foi inlvnto purposes will placa
each of them In a conspicuous position In
the eyes of thepeople. . HoliiR under nrreit
for defalcation , they are cnllllcd lo a fair
trial for the crime with which they stand
charged , jet with the total amount of nearly
$ COO.OOO yet unaccounted for. It Is fair to
presume thai Iho taxpayers of Ne-brnska will
not tolerate any boys' play. If found guilty
i punishment should be Inflicted under the
aw commeiuurato with the crimecommill
Tccumsch Chieftain : The nrriat of ex-
State Treasurer Hartley last Saturday on the
charge of embezzlement of state funds oc
casioned but lllllo surprise , for the cvcnto
of the previous two weeks had Indlcaled such
i flnalo. Tbo amount of Hartley's shortage
is said to be $537,702.93 , the whole of which
; ias > been taken from the slate's educational
nuda. The court had decided that the de
pository law did nol apply lo the educational
'unds ' nnd so Mr. Hartley was free to place
hem where ho pleased. Of Ihc very larga
; um which Is mlbslng many Ihouranda of dol-
ara of It have been lost In burstcd banks ,
lad It nil gone that way Mr. Hartby could
make a very respectnblo showing so far ns
the Imputations against his honesty nre con
cerned. Hut the indications are thai other
very largo amounts , running into the hun
dreds of Ihousands of dollnrs , have bean losl
through private speculation nnd through
means which are impossible of defense. Wo
don't like to pass Judgment on n man before
he has had opportunity to defend himself ,
but certainly the clrcumslances all polnl lo
Iho assumpllon that J. S. Hartley Is an em
bezzler , a common thief , and no excuse can
ho made for his crime. When , on trial , the
full measure of his guilt Is determined ho
should bo punished to the full extent of the
law. Wo regret that there nre any men of
that charnclcr In Iho republican party and
ellll more do wo deplore lhat occasionally
ono of them worms his way Into public ofllce.
It may bo argued thnt Mr. Bartlay was all
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OUT AN OVERCOAT TIIKSK DAYS.
HI5 OUGHT TO HAVE TWO OVER
COATS , IN FACT , AND AVUKRH
CLOTHING IS AS INEXPENSIVE AS
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REASON WHY NEARLY EVERY
MAN SHOULD DENY IIIMSELKTIIH
LUXURY OF A MEDIUM WEIGHT
COAT FOR STREET WEAR AND AN
ULSTER FOR STORMS.
USING THE REST OF MATERIALS ,
THERE IS STILL MORE VALUE IN
rilE WORKMANSHIP , TIIE SEAMS ,
rilK TAILORING OF A .GARMENT
OF OUR MAKE THAN APPEARS ON
THE SURFACE.
TEN DOLLARS OR FORTY DOL
LARS , WIIATEVER\OU PAY HERB ,
SETS YOU TUB REST THE MAR *
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