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So vlnltor to Onniliii find the
cxpunltloii Mioulil KO toviiy
without limin-ctlllK TIio Ilcc
iMilldlUK * theInrKCBt ncw -
jmiter liullilliiK I" America ,
mill The Hoc newspaper
liluiit , unneeiliMl to be the
Hneiit between ChlcnKO nnd
Sun KrunclNGO. A cordlnl
welcome In extended to nil.
Make room for Georgia , tlie om lr
BtiltC Of tbc SOlltll.
TIio caterers for bookworms , othei
wlse > dubbed librarians , are with us.
The gates of Pekln have becu re
ojxMieil and the gates to the heavcul ,
kingdom are all ajar.
The terminal company's plans ought t
bo placed on exhibition in the Mldwn ;
In place oC the magic maze.
AVIth llonsh Hider Roosevelt as the !
standard bearer JCow York republican
will KWCOP the Empire state.
Omaha should extend u cordial wel
come to Chicago next Saturday. Chlcag
has done much toward making the ex
position a success.
Why should Congressman Mercer dc
bate with the fakir candidate ? What 1
there to debate when there Is nothin
before the "house. "
IJeforo Fnrnuni street Is repavcd wit
asphalt all gas , sewer , water , telcphon
and telegraph pipes and conduits shout
be permanently In place.
The 15ce desires to be placed In pos
tion to support the republican ticke
fiom top to bottom , and is Htlll waititi
patiently for the reorganization of th
county ticket.
If Dave Mercer can induce his oppc
nent to explain why Hartley an
Hollu were KO deeply foncenicd In hi
welfare , the proposed debate may be n
some value as a contribution to curren
political history.
The proposed ieduction of the gral
rate by the Missouri I'acille will b
gratefully appreciated , not only by th
farmers of Kansas and Nebraska , bu
all classes of their population who cli
pend upon the prosperity of the farin.cn
The republican party of Ncbrask
stands pledged to the nomination c
;
clean , reputable candidates and hones
government. Candidates with stulne
reputations must either be persuaded t
retire , kicked off the ticket or repudiate
at the polls.
Reports from Havana by way of Nci
York announce the 'total extinction c
the wretched Cuban rccouceutrado :
There Is nothing surprising In this pice
of news , The doom of the reconcentn
dos was scaled last spring by the ilei
laratlon of war against Spain.
The repavlng of Farnam street wit
asphalt has been a long-felt want , bi
the property owners will want reasoi
able assurance that the granite bloc
pavement for which they have bee
taxed at from ? 3 to § 1 n yard shall iu
be thrown In for a mere song.
Now that the supreme court has n
firmed the right of the city to Impos
repavlng taxes on property adjacent 1
fitreets originally paved with woodo
blocks , no formidable obstacle will li
terpose to the much-needed permanei
Improvement of several of our prlnclp ;
thoroughfares.
The railroad fare during peace Jubilc
week should be as favorable as the lov
eat rate made to any other exposltloi
nnd the low rate should bo extended I
the country east of the Mississippi ji
well as west of the Missouri. If It :
true that the railroads are carrying n
many passengers as they can coi
venletitly handle with present facllltle
the managers should take steps to a <
quire additional rolling stock to met
the Increased demand.
KMPiUB STATK IVL1TICS.
The republicans of the state of Ne\ \
York have done what they were CA
pected to do In nominating Colom
Theodore Roosevelt for governor. Th
popular demand for his nomination wa
overwhelming and the party would hav
made a great mistake If It had fill IP
to recognize the demand. There Is n
doubt that Colonel Roosevelt Itt th
strongest man In New York today an
perhaps the only man the republican
can be sure of winning with. He hn
not only made a splendid record ns
soldier , but In every public position thn
he 1ms held he has shown himself to b
a thoroughly capable man. Colom
Roosevelt Is not and cannot be mad
the creature of a machine. Ho has hi
own Ideas of government and he ca
bo depended upon to adhere to Uiei
and to the best of his ability to carr
them out. Nothing Is more certain tha
that if Colonel Roosevelt Is elected go\
eruor of New York the administration c
that state will be managed fiom lirst t
last with reference to the best luteiv.sl
of the state and Its people and with al
solute disregard of the wishes and aim
of the politicians. Roosevelt as goi
ernor of New York will mean the end c
all political trickery and chicanery so fn
ns this can be controlled by the execi
live power and It will mean an admlnii
( ration of affairs In the Interest of th
whole people.
In selecting Colonel Roosevelt to Ij
their standard bearer the republicans c
New York were not Influenced wholl
by the fact that he had made a Rplendl
record In the war. That clrcuuistaut
was a crowning Incident In his great
rcer , but It was not the only thing tin !
gave him a claim to popular respect an
confidence. The truth Is that the who !
career of Theodore Roosevelt gives hit
a claim to the admiration , respect an
confidence of his fellow citizens. He 1
thoroughly an American , he Is In syn
pathy with the best Ideas of natlonr
progress , he Is In the best sense a pt
trlotle man. If he should be eleete
governor of New York there can be n
doubt that hd would give that state a
administration In every way credltabl
to the greatest commonwealth of tli
union.
The platform of the Empire state r <
publicans speaks in no amblguon
terms. It declares unequivocally again ;
the free silver heresy and while w
cannot endorse its imperialistic attltud
we can respect the courage of Its dei
laratlon. The republican party of Ne1
York ought to win a splendid victory l
November.
A JACKSUX1AJ , IIKMIA'ISCKXCE.
The popocratlc organ has recentl
given up much of its space to the r
production of articles dug up from tli
flips of The HUP. Up to this time , liov
ever , it has failed to discover this Ii
foresting set of icsolutlons published I
The Hee October 27 , 1S05 :
Whereas , A publication known as tl
Omaba World-Herald assumes to speak fc
the democratic party of Douglas count ;
and for many years past has received son
recognition and patronage therefrom , and
Whereas , Said publication has proven li
self recreant to every trust Imposed an
an Ingrate to every favor shown , and h ;
wantonly and stupidly betrayed the parl
and Its nominees ; therefore , bo it
Resolved , by the Jacksonlan club of X <
braska , That this sheet docs not rcprcset
the democratic party of this county and hi
forfeited all claims to its confidence ; thi
democrats should beware of Its libels an
falsehoods and should know to a certalnl
that It belongs to the tribd < and speaks tt
language of the dervishes and defaulters.
These resolutions were adopted by
vote of 79 to 1 and up to this day hav
not been rescinded.
Ai'll" VOKK'S DKCMSISU CU31MEKCI
A commission appointed by the goi
eruor of New York is Investigating tli
causes of the decline In the commere
of the port of New York , a matter whit
has for some time been a source of n
little solicitude to the merchants tin
people of that city. U Is stated thr
since 1SSO the foreign commerce of tl :
port lias boon sit a practical standstll
while that of rival ports has been in
monsely Increased. Itoston has'gainr '
largely In commerce during the lai
eighteen years , as has also Philadelphii
Baltimore and other ports , Including n
Vision. It Is a striking fact that the fo
eigu commerce of the latter city hi
grown by $11,000.000 since 1SSO , a nil
of progress which probably no otlu
city Iu the nation , or perhaps In tl
world , can show In the same period.
The object of the New York eomml
slon Is to ascertain the causes of tl
decline in the trade of New York Clt
and to suggest what shall be done 1
check this decadence. The commisslo
will have 110 dilliculty with the first pa
of the problem , but the other matt *
may give It some perplexity. The tin
Is that New York has got to change 1
policy In pome material respects In ordt
to hold Its trade.
THE nECUXUKSTltAUOS.
That "war Is hell , " an Get-eral She
man once said , has come home durlu
the recent struggle iu many ways to tl
younger generation whose memory dot
not carry them back to the sorrowfi
scenes of the late domestic conflict. Tl
sufferings of the soldiers In camp an
battlefield have been dilated upo
Strong men have been moved to tears I
these sights , but during all this tlir
without the camp of the soldiers mo
men , women and children have died i
an Indirect result than all who suffer *
In the armies. It was the tales of sta
vatlou of the poor Cuban reconeentnuK
as much as any other one thing whli
brought on the war. The war has be.
fought and won and now on the a
thorlty of Dr. Congosto , the secretary <
the Spanish autonomous government
Cuba , there are no recoueeutrados tin
are all dead. There were those who , li
fore the breaking out of ( ho war , Iu
the courage to stand up in Uie face
popular clamor and assert that th
would bo the result and that It won !
not only bo cheaper but better and mo
effective to feed these poor sutlerlc
people ; that in case war was declare
they must Inevitably perish before su
cor could come to them. They were in
only destitute of anything ( o save the
from starvation , but equally destitute
the means of procuring It. When wn
was declared they wore cut off frou
American charity and the Incentlvi
which had Induced the Spanish to In i
small measure provide for them was re
moved. The result Is told In a slngli
sentence by Dr. Congosto , "There anne
no reconceutrados. " What the sun
total of this awful tragedy of war Is in
one knows , probably never will know
but the loss of life and the physlca
weakening of those who survive mostl ;
women and children will leave Its 1m
press on the Cubau race for generation
yet to come.
AS TO MAitTiA'
When John Redell was appointed chle
of the Omaha lire department a hue am
cry was raised against the Importatloi
of a non-resident to fill a posltloi
which by rights should be given to ni
Omaha man. The wisdom and prc
prlety of Importing an experienced fir
chief from one of the large cities ha
long since bejn demonstrated. Mi
Redell has held his position under thro
different police boards and public setitl
incut Is so powerful In favor of his re
tendon by reason of the marvelous 1m
provemeut of the service In dlsclpllin
and elllclency that no board dares ti
face popular Indignation that wouli
follow his dismissal unless very serlou
charges could be brought and sustaluei
against him. The police board that 1m
ported Redell into Omaha in ISO ! en
gcged Martin AVhlte and brought inn
to Omaha to assume the duties as chU >
of police. White was not a man ou
of a job when appointed any more thai
Redell when he accepted the position
For many years he had been chief o
the detective service of the Milwaukei
& St. Paul railroad and resigned tha
position to come to Omaha under a con
tiact to cover a period of two years. Th
contention over rival police boards ii
the summer of 1S05 ended iu his belni
superseded by Captain Slgwart wlthou
any charge or complaint either ns t <
neglect of duty or Inefllcieucy. It wa
very natural for Mr. White to desire ;
resumption of the position from whlcl
he was deposed without cause , were I
only for a single day. Hut , while hi
brief career as chief of police am
subsequent conduct as head of a de
tectlve agency affords no occasion to
criticism , his appointment as police chle
for the second time affords an oppoi
tunlty to the defunct Herdman gang t
raise the cry of alien which the keen
ers of protected gambling dens am
fences had raised when he was ap
pointed chief of police In 1SD5. As i
matter of fact , Murtln White is in n
sense an alien. He Is a native America !
and up to the time of his removal t
Omaha in 1S)3 ! ) was a citizen of Illinois
Since that time Mr. White lias con
sidered Omaha his home and has neve
voted elsewhere. Helng an nnmarrlei
man , his absents from Nebraska caiino
change his status as a citizen and there
fore there Is no basis whatever fo
opposition to him on the ground of neil
residence.
But even if Martin While had bee :
still a citizen of Illinois his selectloi
would have been amply justified by th
crying need of a chief of police who 1
competent to rid the city of profcssionn
thieves and crooks and qualified for th
dlllicult task of making the police a
efficient as is Its lire department. 1
certainly Is just as essential for :
city to have at the head of its polic
force a trained detective and pollc
olllcer as It Is to have at the head of it
school system a trained tnstruetoi
Ever since Omaha has had L'O.oo
population it has with one single ; execr
tlon Imported Its school superintendent
from other cities , and no serious objet
tion has been raised to any suporin
tendeiit on the score of non-residence.
Three years ago a man was noml
nated by the Douglas county republica ;
county convention for the position o
Justice of the peace. When the attentloi
of the county committee was called t <
the fact that the candidate had'collectei
taxes in the city treasurer's office am
failed to account for them Uie commit
tee voted to take his name oft the tlrko
and substituted that of another candl
date , who was elected and now hold
the cilice. At that time the new chaii
man of the Douglas county republlcai
committee was chairman of the Judlchi
committee , but he did not consider 1
"out of order" to reconstruct the com
mittee In the Interest of the party am
good government. The revision of th
ticket In 1S03 Involved only a petty Jus
( lee of the poaeeshlp , while the reorganl
zation In 1SS ! ) involves a United State
Kenatorshlp and Incidentally may Involv
the entire state ticket.
One central high school will smile
for Omaha until It doubles Its popuhi
tion. When that time comes the taxabl
valuation of the city will have double *
or quadrupled and the burden of main
talnlng three high schools with thre
separate teachers' staffs , three neparat
libraries and laboratories and trainln
schools will fall lighter upon taxpayer
than does the maintenance of the es
Istltig high school.
President McKlnley's proposed peac
jubilee ( our has not only turned all eye
toward Omaha but stimulated and U
cited a spirit of rivalry between Chicagc
St. Louis , Kansas City , Denver an
other cities as to which of these th
president should honor by his present. '
r.fter he has viewed the beauties of th
Transmlsslsslppl Exposition and eiijoye
the hospitality of Omaha.
Having concluded the war with Spal
the Washington war correspondents nt
already engaged In composing the ai
mini message which President McKlnli'
Is to deliver to congress In Decembe ;
The average Washington correspondei
Is as versatile in statecraft as he Is i
planning military campaigns nnd Ugh
lug battles on land and sea.
A Chicago assessor has recently bee
found guilty of rauk discrimination an
favoritism In the valuation of asscssabl
property for which offense the court hu
imposed upon him ( he payment of
fine of S2.000. Another Jurv has Ju :
brought In a verdict against him to
soliciting a bribe and conviction fo
bribery lays him liable to a further tlin
of $5.000. No\v If Chicago Justice couli
be meted out to assessors In this city an <
state and all the flues and ponnltlo
could be enforced the rate of tnxatloi
could drop " > 0 per cent and the publl
treasuries would still hold a very con
slderable surplus.
No IHnnrniiiniiMit In the \iivj- .
Indianapolis News.
Thirty-five new war vessels will be addei
to our navy In the next three years , \7hci
speaking of disarmament' , the Czar probabl ;
meant just the land forces.
Short-l.lvcil Unorlutck.
Globe-Democrat.
The theory that Colonel Roosevelt Is no
a New Yorker has had a short run. He ha
fought grizzlies In Montana , raised troop
In Texas and fought Spaniards In Cuba , bu
ho Is at homo In New York as his ances
tors were before hlui.
Cnu't I-'rlKliten the llcnr.
Boston Globe.
John Dull has at ) length made up his mini
to threaten China by making a big nava
demonstration off Taku. It's of no use
Russia already has the goods , and wo dined
nod think she will be scared Into surrender
Ing what China has yielded to her.
iiB n Urnvcyuril Ynvrn.
New York Tribune.
Added to our production of $30,000,000 o
gold , the excess of Imports of the meta
this year over exports promises to foot u ;
JIOO.000,000. The condition Is not favorabl
to a free silver campaign cry for tfho nex
presidential contest , but Iho rag-tag an <
bobtail of the democratic party are rehears
Ing It all the same , though their squeallni
has lost ) some of Its emphasis and confl
dence.
I'nltr Vermin Dlncoril.
Indianapolis News.
The republican party is united in supper
of the St. Louis declaration , while th
democratic party Is still more seriously dl
vlded on the money question. The sour.i
money democrats all over the country are a
determined as ever In their opposition t
free silver. In nome states they bavo sue
ceeded In capturing the regular organlza
tlon ; In others that organization baa , of it
own motion , cut loose from the Chicago plat
form ; In still others the sound money demo
crats stand aloof from both parties , tuoufs' ' .
'they ' will vote for sound monucandidates. .
Ail Exception to the Rule.
Baltimore American.
In place of the glittering generalities o
the usual speech from the throne , the youiv
queen of Holland has opened her Parllameu
with some very decided and practical views
and has announced that bills for social re
forms , among them Improvements lu th
dwellings of the laboring classes , and pro
ventlon of excessive working hours in fac
torles , will bo Introduced during the session
If she keeps on In this way she will sur
round her sturdy little kingdom with moa
effective dykes to keep out the flood tide o
the republican wave. A ruler standing bad
of a bill to reduce working hours Is a sigh
to bring tears to the eyes of the most fler ;
radical.
Halting JiiNtli't * In Friinec.
Chlcazo Tribune.
The French government has had the op
portunlty of vindicating Itself In the eye
of the world by allowing a man widely be
llevetl to have been unjustly condemned , ai
opportunity for proving his Innocence , bu
It Is still a problem whether It will do BC
Indeed there Is a suspicion in some quarter
that to reopen the case by a public trial
while relieving the German kaiser , might Involve
volvo Franco In a war with Russia am
prove the death of the Franco-Russian all !
anco. However that may be , France wouli
gain Immensely In the estimation of th
rest of the world by adopting a frank am
open policy In reference to this case lu Ilei
of that mystery and secrecy which hav
brought the army , the courts and the ad
ministration into suspicion. Until that I
done Its policy will bo a cause of dlssensloi
and commotion at homo and unfavorabl
criticism abroad.
AMERICAN MIIIM II.NTEHESTS. .
Important Snltjcct up for t'onxlilrrn
tlon liy CoilKrcHM.
Philadelphia Press.
Congress will have no more Importan
subject to consider In the Immediate futun
than that of promoting the Interests of tin
merchant marine engaged In the forclgi
trade of the United States. Our forefather
had an appreciation of the great Importanci
of Mils matter such as does not exist today
The second act of the First congress pro
vldcd for encouraging our shipping Interests
the country having suffered terribly becausi
the British had secured control of the car
rylng trade.
From that t'lme forward for half a ecu
tury protection to shipping was regardec
as important as protection to manufacture1 !
and other t'hlngs. ' Foreign vessels were ex
eluded from our coasting trade , and tha
absolute protection has never been with
drawn. In the EOf , the British began i
wholesale system of pormot'lng their ship
ping by subsidies , which , under free tradi
Influences In congress , the United Stares re
fused to foilow. Then came the war am
the destruction of our merchant marlni
in the foreign trade. The result Is showt
in the following figures , made up for ten
year periods :
TONNAGE OF AMERICAN SHIPPING
In Foreign In Coast
Year. Trade. Ing1 Trade
17S9 123.SD3 CS.CO
17W C57.H'J 216.64
IMfl 900.S55 JCC.IC
1S19 591,230 571.05
ISUS 592.S59 50\85
1S39 702,100 3.153.55
1S49 1.25S.7M 1,770,37
1859 2,301.m 2,450,92
1MB I,49 ,210 2,513,51
1S79 1,451,50ii Sa-i.lS
ItJSl ) 9Uy.619 3,4U9 ,
1697 792,570 3S9tib2
Under absolute protection our coastlni
trade marine has grown rapidly and con
tlnuously , and freight rates have decllnei
more In proportion than In the forelgi
trade. Freight rates in the coastwise trad
of the United States are lower than thos
of any other nation. This demonstrate
clearly that protection In the shipping bus !
ness operates precisely the same as In th
manufacture of steel rails , tin plates , or li
any other industry.
Why , then , do we continue to refuse pro
tectton to our foreign shipping Interests
Why do we pay 1300,000,000 a year to for
elgn shipowners to do our carrying trade
U is ono of the greatest mistakes thi
country has ever nude. How we suffe
from It was shown In the recent war , whei
we could not get sufficient transports t
carry our small army except by purchaslni
foreign vessels , and that , when strlc
neutrality Is maintained , may not bo pos
slble.
President Hill of the Great Northen
road recently stated that his road ha
been compelled to refuse the shipment o
60,000 tons of steel rails and 30,000,00
pounds of cotton to Asia simply becaus
there are no water facilities by means o
which this merchandise could be trans
ported to Asiatic ports. With Its subs !
dlzed line of steamships the Canadla
Pacific road probably got the contracts. 1
is the height of national folly to perml
this condition of affairs to continue a da
longer than is necessary. Congress ghoul
take early action to keep at home th
greater part of the $300,000,000 the countr
pays to foreign shipowners to do our car
rvlne trad a.
A
The Attempt in MnUe Cniltnl Out o
the M'nr niul UIMV It .Mny Itcnult.
liullanaoolU News rind. ) .
Wo would remind our democratic friend
that the war horror Issue has two sides. Si
far tbero has been no serious attempt by th
republicans to maka political capital out o
the war or to claim credit for It that wa
not fairly theirs. President McKlnley ha
throughout borne himself , not as a leader o
a party , but as the head of a united nation
The republicans In congress acted In th
same way. All of us , republicans nnd dem
ocrats alike , felt that the war was one fo
the honor of the nation , as It was and Is
and all rejoiced over the wiping out of so
clal and sectional lines nnd the obliteration
at least temporarily , of party divisions. Th
country presented to the world an unbrokei
front much , be It said , to _ the world's sur
prise.
Uut now , with the opproach of the fal
elections , a decided tendency appears atnon
the democrats to use the mistakes and blunders
dors In the conduct of the war for politico
effect. And with the political animus ha
come the grossest exaggeration. Anothe
result IB sure to follow. The people hav
not forgotten how much wus achieved In
very short time. And If the democrats per
slst In going to the country on the war Is
BUO the republicans will meet them by claim
ing credit for the great things that hav
been done under the leadership of the re
publican administration. The story ti
18G1-G5 will bo repeated and we shall b
told that this Is a republican war though J
is In reality no such thing.
But If the republican party is to bo at
tacked and denounced for everything tha
went wrong It will bo entirely justified 1
claiming credit for everything that wen
right and how many things did go right
No amount of criticism can dim the glorle
of Santiago nnd Manila. Whatever the mis
management , It is still true that the admin
Istratlon organized and equipped a vaa
army and that under the direction of th
administration two Spanish fleets were en
tlrcly destroyed , the eastern end of Cub
was conquered , 23,000 Spanish soldiers wer
captured and deported , Cuba and Porto Rlc
were both wrung from Spain , the authorlt
of the United States was established 1 :
Manila and nil this was done In four shor
months with on amazingly small loss of life
The people are In no danger of forgcttln
these things.
There never was a more successful wa
than that which wo waged against Spain
true ever
absolutely
Wo may admit as
charge that has been made without In an
general conclusion tha
way weakening the
the war has reflected great credit on the na
It will b
. And
tlon and Its government.
to our trl
well for us to give some thought
failures. At tli
uraphs as well as to our
administration Is confronted
present moment the
In Cuba. Port
fronted with grave problems
. Though octua
Rico and the Philippines.
will not be eve
fighting has ceased the war
and i
been settled
have
till these questions
therefore , the duty o
treaty signed. H Is ,
all patriotic citizens to sustain the admlnls
manl
loyalty that was
tratlon with the same
of the struggle.
fcsted in the early days
wVdo not mean to say that the charge
that have been made , some of which hav
should be ignored. Bu
been fairly proved ,
. The pres den
of this there Is no danger.
has announced his Intention to Investlgat
and It Is cer all
the conduct of the war.
that there will be a congressional Investlga
tlon. It Is the duty of good citizens to poln
, but nothing ito i
out cases of mismanagement
wholesale denunciation o
to bo gained by
by the senseless and passionate repetition o
stories with which wo are now all familiar
The case Is virtually made up. It will b
tried nt the proper time , and In the prope
way. Wo know that there waa uunecessar ;
suffering in the camps and on the trans
ports ; but there were many Incompeten
of whom the admlnlstra
officers , for some
tlon Is responsible , and for some of when
It Is not responsible ; that there was a
times a sad lack of co-operation among th
various departments , but we do not Unov
and cannot know , as yet , who Is to blann
for thetio things. The Investigations wll
show , nnd If they are properly conducts
they will also show what reforms are needei
In our army organization.
There need bo no fears that the people wll
allow anything to be covered up. Tbo ;
want , and will Insist on having , the wholi
truth. But they will not take as true ever ;
accusation made by sensational and par.i i
newspapers. Nor will they lose sight of thi
fact that the war as a whole Is one of wnlcl
they may well bo proud. For our part , wi
prefer to regard It not as a republican wai
or a democratic war , but as the natlon'i
war In behalf of liberty and honest goV'
ernment. It Is for that reason that we an
lute the dlS'
sorry to see politics brought
cusslon. If the partisan spirit shall trlumpl
the Investigation will be made the mon
dlfllcult , for the people will divide on partj
lines , and no verdict that Is rendered wll
command Uio popular confidence.
HAM ) IJOWS ANOTHER IHM.ET.
Story thnt "I'oliitw n Moral nm
Ailornx u Tnle. "
Springfield ( Mass. ) Ropubllcan.
English newspapers which are eager foi
American support in the far east lay mucl
emphasis upon our moral responsibility foi
the Philippines. The Ix > ndon Times , whlcl
had no censure for the Jameson raid , li
awfully Impressed with the ethical aspects
of our situation from the Imperialist stand
point. It states the argument succlnctlj
when It says : "The American conscience
cannot rid Itself of a sense of responsibility
for the human wreckage of a state wblcl
American arms have crushed. "
Now the talk that wo must lay hold o :
those Islands because there would be an
archy without us Is nonsense. If we are t (
annex the group simply to maintain orde :
and afford a government for the populatlot
under which property would be safe am
trade would prosper , the proceeding will b <
entirely unnecessary. No such responsibility
rests upon us. In the first place , Spain' !
authority Is still maintained effectually ii
nt least all the islands other than Luzon
and Spain objects decidedly to being drlvet
out of them by the United Status on thi
anarchy plea. The Insurgents' authority to *
day , such an It is , Is confined to certain dls
trlcts Ui the island of Luzon , and what o
the Insurgents ?
The proof Is now complete that the ln <
surgents demand Independence. If wo tak <
the Island of Luzon we must force this part ]
Into submission to our will. Agulnaldo am
the chiefs under him have formally appealei
to the European powers to recognize th <
Independence , or , at least , the belligerency
of the Insurgent government. If we con
cede that the Island of Luzon Is Irretrievably
lost to Spain because of this native rebellion
It docs not follow that her authority Is gem
in the rest of the group ; and If wo conccdi
that In Luzon , outsldo of Manila , the In
surgents are now In control , wo cannot falrl ;
assume that we must set up our governmen
there In defiance of the wishes of the na
tlves. Before we conclude that the insur
gents are Incapable of maintaining a stabl
government In the region they may bav
conquered the experiment of a native gov
ernment should be tried.
If Germany wants the Islands then wi
have absolute proof that our own refusal I
annex the group would not Involve them ii
anarchy. Germany knows how to malntali
( i stable government. If the other power
denied exclusive possession to Germany , am
demanded a division , security for life am
property would also be guaranteed by i
joint possession. Europe would not flebl
Europe divided Africa In peace and Europ
could divide the Philippines without war.
But our Imperialists raise their bands i
horror at the thought of Germany or othe
European powers coming into possession o
these Islands , although Europe is a cHlIUe
place , the borne of western civilization , an
a hundredfold more experienced In govern
Ing colonies than wo arc. That shows con
cluslvely how pride nnd jealousy of Kuropi
nnd an original parth-hungrr possess tin
American imperialist rather than a elngl <
desire to meet his "moral responsibility. '
For It Is certain that wo can be under ni
real moral obligation to give to the Philip
pines stable government nnd prevent an
nrchy there so long as thcro are othei
civilized western powers , whoso proper flcli
Is the old world , that would assume thi
responsibility.
This talk of the expansionists about ou :
moral responsibility reminds ono of thi
answer of the darky who was robbing a hci
roost. Ills companion had some morn
scruples , and asked If It was not stcallni
they were engaged In. "Dot bo a gre.i
moral question , Sambo , " replied the other
"Hand down nnnuddcr pullet. "
HUIISOV.S sKcoxn THHMIMI.
Buffalo Express : The cruiser Maria Tercsi
bos at last been floated and towed In nafct ;
to Guantannmo bay. So nt least one o
Spain's ships will bo added to the Unltci
States navy.
Philadelphia Press : Constructor Hobsol
has shown himself an engineer of the vor ;
first order. Yet under the foul Is h and ant I
quatcd system of our navy , being a stal
olficer , ho can never bo given cxecutlvi
command -on board ship and has only nonil
nal rank.
Globe-Democrat : The fiontlnc of th
Spanish armored cruiser Maria Teresa Is i
matter of some historical Importance. Sh
will bo an object of national pride and i
great naval curiosity. She was Ccrvcra'
flagship as she steamed out of the barbo
of Santiago to try conclusions with ai
American fleet. Yankee courage sunk her
and Yankee Ingenuity raised her. Undo
our flag she enters on a new and bctte
career.
Philadelphia Times : The Maria Teresa i
one of the six modern first-class cruiser
with which Spain started In the late war
the Vtzcaya. and Almlranto Oquendo belni
of the same model. She Is of 7,000 tons am
13,000 nominal horsepower , and twenty knot ;
nominal speed , and is protected by a twelve
Inch steel belt , with eight-Inch steel armor
Ing on the heavy gun emplacements. Thougl
these ships went dowu quickly under thi
guns of Schley's fleet , there Is no doubt tha
the Maria Teresa can too reconstructed Int <
a formidable American man-of-war.
Philadelphia Record : The successful float
Ing of the cruiser Maria Teresa by tin
wrecking company which had undertake !
the difficult Job Is decidedly a feather litho
the cap of the bureau of naval construction
slnco the Judgment of naval officers of thi
line , from Admiral Sampson down , was adverse
verso to the continuance of the eltorts t <
raise the sunken war ship. Her woodworl
Is completely burned out , but the Btee
armored hull and machinery are Intact , ani
If the ship can bo brought safely througl
stormy seas to a government navy yard 1
should bo an tasy matter to render hoi
more efficient than ever.
St. Paul Pioneer Press : Courage , howevei
great , could not have done , unaided , whal
Hobson's Intelligence , foresight and scien
tific knowledge has done. As courag (
throughout the war was sustained and sup
plemented by accuracy and coolness , so now
at the close of the war , It enables the vic
tors to turn wreckage Into property and tt
convert the fleet sunk by their own gun ;
Into accessories of their own armament. Ii
Is quite possible that , with his scientific
training and the estimate placed by suet
men on the relative value of the intellect
and the emotions , Lieutenant Hohson Is
more thoroughly gratified by the result ol
thU recent exploit than ho was even by thi
sinking of the Merrlmac , with Its accom
panying chorus of applause. At all event !
he Is entitled to now plaudits from the na
tion for the new service and go , it may be
added , is thnt system of education whlcl :
has developed In our naval students a scien
tific enthusiasm for their chosen profession
I'EIISON.\I. AMI OTHERWISE.
General E. H. Hobson , newly elected
president of the Veterans of the Mexlcar
War , served also In the war of the re
bellion.
It appears that Theodore Roosevelt paid
taxes In both AVoshlngton nnd Now York ,
That clearly disqualifies him on the ground
of Insanity.
Notwithstanding his seventy years ,
George MacDonald , the novelist , Is slowly
recovering from the effects of the sun
stroke received In August.
If all the accounts are true1 , any right-
minded man would rather bo a plain Ameri
can citizen than emperor of China. The
former has a great deal moro fun.
Schenectady ( N. Y. ) Star : The Omaha
Exposition has been a. thorough success
financially and otherwise , a result upon
which that enterprising city Is to bo cor
dially congratulated.
When the Harvard foot ball team held
Its first practice this week there were
present among the candidates and coaches
Dudley Dean , Bob Wrenn , Dave Goodrich
and Charley Bull , all of Roosevelt's Rough
Riders.
A Liverpool paper which devotes con
siderable space to Welch news recently con
tained the following gem : "Eos Llechyd ,
late rector of Llechcynforwy , Anglcssy , wa
burled yesterday In the church yard In
Llantcrls. He held the curacies of
Llandegal , Llandeglan and Pcntlr. "
Some of the suits for damages growing
out of the loss of the steamship La
Bourgogne , of the Campagnlc Generate
Transatlantic , are based on the allega
tion that the captain of the ship , Deloncle ,
was Insane , that ho had prophesied that he
would go to the bottom with his ship and
took no measure , cither to avoid the disaster
or to save the lives of his passengers.
A queer state of affairs has developed In
the City of Monroe , La. , which Is building
a bridge across the Red river at that point.
The work on the -bridge is now practically
completed , and it has Just been discovered
that the structure will bo ninety feet too
short to reach all the way from bank to bank.
The city has declined to bo responsible for
further work on the structure unless It be
matjo Ions ciioush to bo of use.
Arrc-ntcU Tor linlnif Union I.nlicl.
SBDALIA , Mo. , Sept. 28. J. West Good-
win , the old-time editor , has been arrested
on the charge of using the Typographical
Union label without consent. The arrest
was caused by the local Typographical
union , which proposes to push the prosecu
tion of Goodwin in the state and federal
courts. Goodwin gave bonds.
The Rorl ! the highest grade baking fxmd.r
known. Actual test * thaw It goes o e-
third further than af other bratd.
Absolute/ ! Pure
* 9r i ( AKIN * rowoin ca , , mw voiu.
I'oi.vrnn HEMAHKN.
Philadelphia Record : TIio toper enjoys T
life to the full. |
Cleveland Plain Dealer : The Sporting
Editor That young Jockey who IH to en
JllUM ) a. year weighs but ninety-four
pound * .
ThB City Editor 'Nother proof of the
value of condensing.
Now York Weekly : Alrx. Noear Do you
think my dntiRhtor will lie n musician ?
I'roftssor I gant z.iy. She tuny. She
dell MIL- she gomo of n long-lived vninlly.
Chicago Record : "Hupklnx ought to go
Into the army. "
"Whr ? "
"llcm so brnvo. He borrowed my wheel
and rode It till Kiimmer , and now ho has
brought mo In a bill for repair1
Detroit l'reo Press : "Mortimer Is nn fin-
mrnsu KUCCCHH , Isn't IIP ? "
"I don't know ; people who arc really at
the top generally quit blowing their own
horns. "
Cleveland Plain Denier : "I suppose the
nolso at the buttle of Santiago was In
cessant ? \
"Yes , Indeed. 1 never knew of but ono
thing that could compare with It. "
"What was that ? " (
"A session of my wife's afternoon whist i
TO THE TE.VHEItKOOTS.
( With Apologies to Mr. Kipling. )
When n tenderfoot cornea ter the west fe\
a chaiisc ,
lie's about as much use us a dog ou the
range ,
An * when ho gits Jollied ho thinks It "HO
fltrunire , "
While , lie's lenrnln' ter bo a cow-puncher.
He , be , bo n cow-puncher ;
Up , be , be u cow-puncher ;
IJi1. be , bo a cow-puncher ;
Puncher of the plains !
Now all you young fellers that's fresh
from the cast ,
And wants ter bo cattle kings' fore yo'ro
decease * ! ,
Just list an' I'll singycr u puncher at
least
A puncher that's fit fcr a puncher.
Kit , lit , lit fer a puncher.
An' first , Jos' remember the story book's
lie ,
That tell ycr cow-punchln's nil MUHHC-B nn'
ule :
I toll ycr It's work , an' an odd cluinct ter
die ,
In dlscharRln' yed duty as puncher.
Du-du-duty as puncher.
If they gives yer an outlaw with sores on
his buck ,
An' he throws ycr ns high as a dogoned
haystack ,
Jos' luugn with the other. * , nn' don't fly
the track.
But crawl him ncln' like a puncher.
'Gln-'gln-'sln llko a puncher.
If yo'ro out on night herd an' the cattle
stampede ,
Don't BO crazy llko liorses that lives on
the weed , *
But ride a blue streak fcr the steers In
the lead ,
An' circle the herd llko u puncher.
Herd , herd , herd llko a puncher.
When there's pets In yer outfit that play
off and shirk ,
nn1 lay It on you , pull 'cm up with n
Jerk ,
An' toll them , fer good , that yer cayn't
Stan' their work ;
Aye. fight fer yer rights , like a. puncher.
Rights , rights , rights , llko a puncher.
When yer see , as yer will , a right Btnart
of the men
A-burnln * of brands , an1 a mav'rlckln1
then
Don't foller their lead , or you'll end In
the acn ,
An' work roads , stead of cows , llko n
puncher.
Cows , cows , cows , like n. puncher.
When yer git ter the city , don't try ter
play tough ;
But tiiilt the saloon when yo'vo done bad
enouch ;
Fcr the whisky they sell ycr Is vltrolly
stuff.
An' makes a d d fool of a puncher. .
Fool , fool , fool of a puncher.
An' don't yer play poker , whatever ycr do ;
Fer yer cayn't sorter buck at the tink
er ! u' crew-
It's their llvln' ter fleece Jca' scch suckers
ns you :
It's u snap is a game with a puncher.
Game , game , game with a puncher.
If ypr thinks It is needful ter carry a
CUM ,
Don't Hash It aroun' an' malto plays Jcs1
fer fun ;
But when yer must shoot , shoot quick an1
be < tone
Jes' kill or Kit killed llko a puncher.
Killed , killed , killed , like a puncher :
Killed , killed , killed , llko a puncher ;
Killed , killed , killed , like a puncher ;
Puncher of the plains !
HUGH D. C. MACL.ACHLAN.
Amarlllo , Tex.
The weed known ns "loco , " which Is to
horses what morphine Is to man.
BROOKLYN , N. Y. , Sept. 20 , lS9S.-Ex
Mayor Schleren will preside tonight over
a reception to the Brooklyn's oftlcern and
crew. Forty young women will present the
niedaln , Hchool children will sing , Dr.
Storrs will make a prayer nnd Borough
President Grout and General Tracy will
sneak.
IfGen.
Gen. Tracy
Had been here yesterday he t
would have spoken in the highest - '
est terms of our fall opening
for it was a success but now
it's over , and to business.
Men's
Fall Suits.
Our $15 suit is the one we
are proud of and includes ev
ery known fabric and every
conceivable style it's the par
sxcellence of suit making. You'll
have to see these suits to appre-
: iate the excellence of the fab
rics. The fine quality of the
: rimmings The absolute fit
and finish.