TJIJ3 OMAHA DAILY JUD/iJT1 rONDAY , OCTOBEK , ' ) , 1898.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
K. nOSEWATEH , Editor.
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11 nONt between ClileuKo mid
Sun Krnuolnco. A conllnl
vreli'omc In extended to nil.
To our CliluiKO visitors , Como nsaln
nnd come often without waiting for nn-
other Ouiulia exposition.
< lny at tliu exposition would
have been more cnJoYablc had Uic Chicago
cage visitors had tins thoughtfuliicss to
leave their Chicago weather at homo.
The United States Is going right along
with Its policy of ( llarnminent , irrespoc-
tlvo of the czar's dlsarniaineiit proposal ,
and without waiting for the nld or cou-
Bcut of any other nation.
The positive announcement that it will
bo a wet launching that will greet the
battleship Illinois probably accounts for
the rush of Illinois people to Newport
News to bo present on the momentous
occasion.
The Omaha exposition has already
outraced all other .iinerlcan expositions
save only the Centennial exposition and
World's fair In i > olut of aggregate at
tendance. And the end Is still one
month off.
People who have not seen the exposi
tion should not put oil' their visit In the
hazardous hope that It will bo open
again next year. It Is well to remem
ber that a bird in tlio hand Is worth
two In the bush.
The lists of "soldiers who died yester
day" In the papocratlc yellows must bo
becoming painfully abbreviated from
the standiKilnt of tlio fakirs who arc
trying to make political capital out of
the misfortunes of the volunteers.
Soim'lor ' Allen has made speaking ap
pointments right through peace jubilee
week. The populist sonutor might with
propriety Interrupt his campaigning long
enough to help receive the president
during Ills brief visit to Nebraska.
It Is in accord with the eternal Illness
of things for the popoeratle editor who
borrowed money from Hartley to take
up the cudgels for John L. Webster , who
also had occasion to secure llnanclal
accommodations through Mr. Hartley.
Omaha's bank clearings again show up
well In the lead In the weekly compara
tive clearings statement. The man who
persists that business prosperity Is only
temporary will have a hard time con
verting Omaha business men to his View.
In his effort to obliterate the nest or
thieves and crooks that had lodged In
.
Omalini for exposition business 'Chief of
.
Police White will have the support and
encouragement of all good citizens.
Omaha can well spare thi > entire thiev
ing element of Its population.
As The Hee has time and again ro-
mackcd , It Is Just an easy to produce
artistic decorations on our business
bouses asto cover them with hideous
combinations of color effects. Let us
have decorations that attract and please
rather 'than those that shock and repel. '
When republicans of this county
and stivte know the true Inwardness of
the demand for a reconstruction of the
legislative ticket they will concede that
The Hoe Is actuated not by personal
spleen , but only by motives that spring
from n sincere desire to save 1he party
from dlmster ,
The popocratle legislative and county i
.tickets have been revised by the sub
stitution of two new names In places
Tacatcd by eandlii-tes nominated In con-
Tcutlou. The republican legislative
ticket can be reorganized If those re-
eponslble for the success of the party in
tlio Impending campaign will tuke tno
matter vigorously la hand.
run WKIISTKH nvnnk.tn.
Th * legislature elected tills fail will elect
a sena'or ' to succeed W. V. Allen. Who will
It be ? John L. Webster Is the republican
machine candidate. John L. Webster wants
cheap wheat. Ho said BO In a speech at
Omnlm two years ago. Nebraska Is a wheat j
producing state. The products of Nebrntika
nro nlmoet wholly agricultural , and It Is on
agriculture that the prosperity of the state la
based. Ho you farmers of York county , no
matter what your political alllllatlons arc ,
want cheap wheat ? You are now experi
encing the cheap wheat era ; John fi. Web
ster would continue tlio present conditions.
Auk Tucker and Sandall If they nro for him
for United StntM senator. You have a right
lo know. York Democrat.
This Is the keynote of the campaign
popoerats are waging In tills state for
the re-ek'ctlon of Senator Allen and re
publican legislative candidates must
meet tile Issue as It Is forced to the
front. It Is because The Hee sees In this
candidacy of.Jolm L. Welnter a menace
to republican success , that It has turned
tlio searchlight of publicity upon him to
make him harmless.
The boasts of .lohn \ , . Webster that
he has spent twenty-live years In the
service of tl. < republican party without
seeking olllco or receiving honor or
emolument have been effectually ex
ploded. On the contrary the political
annals of this stale show that Webster
has been a chronic olllce-seeker and
while not always successful has been
honored and rewarded far beyond his
desiTts. The olllclul records disclose
that he has drawn fully ifUO.UOO out of
public tiviisuries : .exclusive of perquis
ites and side-cuts by favor of the repub
lican parly.
The records also disclose questionable
If not criminal methods of lllchlng
money from the state treasury for the
benellt of Webster. This is especially
true regarding his lawless appropria
tion of school money collected by him
as attorney for the state and his failure
to turn the money Into the treasury as
required by the .constitution and the
laws. It takes an equally aggravating
form In his deal with Hartley whereby
a warrant Issued In Webster's name was
registered at illegal Interest and money
drawn out of the treasury In violation
of the law , which expressly prohibited
Its payment until after the service had
been rendered.
While It will always remain an open
question whether John L. Webster acted
in good faith with the public In the fa
mous maximum rate case for services In
which he drew § 10,000 from the tax
payers , there might have been some
mitigation had' ' he at least conformed to
the law In collecting his fee. In this , as
in several other instances of lawlessness
Moore and Hartley were no more cen
surable , to use the mildest term , than
were their Ixjucflchirlcs. When the re
publican party repudiated Kiigetio Moore
and Joseph S. Hartley for betraying the
trust reposed in them It also repudiated
every man who Inveigled them Into
crime or knowingly profited by It.
Manifestly , therefore , the candidacy
of John L. Webster In this year of party
regeneration Is untimely and out of
place. No candidate for the legislature
can afford to stand up nnd avow him
self .1 supporter of John L. Webster
without Inviting defeat. The Hee as
serts boldly that Webster can no longer
be considered the competitor of William
V. Allen and the popocratle press and
popocratlc orators may as well look for
another bugbear to set up.
TllK QUKHKO COXf'KHRXOR.
There is not much definite Informa
tion regarding the work thus far of the
joint commission In session at Quebec ,
but such as there Is Is of a nature to
encourage the hope of practical results.
There has been , so far as known , no
agreement reached upon any of the
questions under consideration by the
commission , but It is said with reference
to some of those which were expected
to be most troublesome that an adjust
ment is probable. For instance , the
seal question , it is thought , will be sat
isfactorily disposed of , while the Alas
kan boundary dispute is not expected
to bo dllllcult of settlement It Is also
Iwlleved there will not be much trouble
In reaching an agreement as to the mod
ification of the treaty of ISIS , forbid
ding the maintenance of war ships on the
rent Lakes. The adjustment of these
and one or two minor questions would
do much to strengthen friendly rela
tions.
But whiut of the more Important ques
tion of reciprocity , of closer trade rela
tions ? There does not appear to b. any
better prospect of accomplishing any
thing than there was when the com
mission llrst met. The Interests on both
sides which are opposed ito reciprocity
huvo made themselves heard and there
Is no doubt that they exer.t a very
strong Influence. The American farmers
who do not want any concessions made
to the agricultural producers of Canada
constitute mi element entitled to re
spectful consideration. Some of them
have experienced the effects of red-
procity and all of tlhm know what it
would mean to their Interests .to . nui-
terlally reduce the duties on competing
Canadian products. They learned this
under tlio Wilson tariff nnd the lesson
will not soon be forgotten. On the
other side are a number of Industries
whose promoters stoutly resist any con
cessions to similar American Industries.
Indeed all the manufacturing interests
of tlio Dominion aiv unfriendly to reel-
procity that should embrace any but
natural products. Thus there Is u for
midable opposition on both sides which '
cannot be Ignored and which promises
to defea'C all efforts at this time to
reach ai agreement for closer trade re-
latlons. It Is possible that some ad-
vunco In that direction will be made ,
but It does not seem at all probable that
a reciprocity agreement will result rom
' ! he deliberations of the commission.
A question which has been quite us
disturbing as any of these the com
mission has to consider Is that of rail-
road transportation and the shipment of
freight In Imnd. In regard to this matter -
tor It Is said that an agreement has been
nreached under which the principles of
the Interstate commerce net will be nc-
eecpted by the Canadian railroads. If
these corporations 1'iavo decided to do
this , as In fairness tlioy should long ngo
ha M ilnan. It will perhaps put uu end to
what has been a fruitful source of Irrlli
tntlon. It Is very probable that the nc-1
tlon of the InterHlate Commerce com-11
mission ( ) In the recent rate war has had a
wholesome effect upon the Canadian
railroads > , at Ir.ist In teaching them ,
what they had not before realized , that
tln > American roads with which they
compile 11 iv not altogether at their
mt'iry.
o.v.i/7.1.
The givitt turnout of representative
business ini'ii nnd oinlncnt citizens or
Chicago In celebration of Chicago ilny
nt Oiniihii will always bu regarded as a
most gratifying compliment to tiie promoters
meters of thu 'L'ransmlsslssippl Kxposl-
tlon , for which Chicago furnished the
Ideal nnd the Inspiration.
No class of visitors to Omaha's expo
sition appreciate the magnitude or
the achievement which Is presented In
the miniature World's fair as well as
the ChlcagoaiiH who were Mcntillud with
the colossal enterprise which has gone
down Into history as the greatest exhi
bition of the world's progress In art ,
mannfiK'turus , education , science and
Industry.
While Chicago opened Its Columbian
exposition on the eve of the llnanclal
cyclone that swept tln > whole continent ,
Omaha took up Its exposition project ho-
foie the panic of 1S1K ! had spent Its
force and opened Its gales In thi' fare
of a war whose extent and effect no
one could foresee. Chicago had0 ! ! , -
000,000 at Us command for carrying out
the plans of the World's fair projectors ,
while Omaha had less than one-thirtieth
of that sum at Us disposal and was de
pendent for most of its llnanclal sup
port upon the public spirit and gen
eroslty of Its own citizens.
Much of the .sueee.vs of Omaha reflects ,
after all , the commendable reciprocity \
I
exhibited by the people of Chicago and
Illinois in fostering and stimulating
Omaha's enterprise and giving substan
tial aid to make the TnuiHinlsHissippl
Exposition a possibility and to Insure its
success after it had been fully launched.
Not only Is Omaha Indebted to Chicago
for material aid , but for that which can
not be estimated In money worth the
cordial and constant encouragement of
its press and the moral backing ac
corded at every stage by the public
men of Chicago and Illinois , whose In
fluence and assistance have from its In-
ceptlon been freely given upon every I
occasion. j
In the end Chicago cannot fall to [
share the benefits resulting from the
Omaha exposition. As one of the com
mercial suburbs of the future metropo
lis of America , the prosperity of Omaha
and the country Immediately tributary
to It Is sure to Increase the growth and
prosperity of Chicago. The upbuilding
and development of the transmisstssippl
country simply means the extension of
tiie empire upon which Chicago , as well
as Omaha , depends for commercial and
industrial expansion.
COMl'tSTlTlOJf.
An organ of expansion observes that
sugar culture In the Philippines has re-
malned In Its primeval condition iwcause1
the supply of labor was so ; great , that
there was no incentive to economlxe
labor , and there was no United States
at hand , as in the case of Cuba , to In
vest money in plantations and develop
the business in accordance with modern
.
ideas. There Is no doubt , says that
paper , that the culture of the 'sine can
Immensely extended and the methods
of production would be modernized very
rapidly If capital were directed toward
the Islands and there were n gtvater de
gree of confidence In their future.
Such an argument for the United
States retaining jtossesslon of the Phil
ippines will not commend itself to those
who have hoped for the development of
.
an American sugar Industry that would
supply the home demand , give American
farmers another source of Income and
furnish employment for a great deal of
American capital and labor In our own
country. If wo nro to build up
a formidable competition In the Philip
pines , In addition to that of Cuba and
Porto Itlco , whose production of sugar
will in a few years be very much larger
than It has ever been , there will be an
end to the American sugar Industry.
Our farmers who have gone into ( lie in
dustry will have to abandon It , because
they cannot compete with the cheap
labor of the cane sugar producing
islands , while all the capital Unit lias
been Invested in the industry will be
lost. No amount of tariff protection
likely to be given American sugar pro
ducers would save from the disastrous
effects of such competition , and there
would bo < absolutely no compensation to
the country for this destruction of an
American Industry. The sugar planters
of Hawaii and the Philippines will con
tribute nothing to the welfare of the
American people. They will employ no
American labor and whatever capital
should go out of this country for Invest
ment In those islands-would probably
remain there. Doubles * wo should get
some additional trade , but It Is easy to
exaggerate the Importance of this.
Destruction of the American sugar In
dustry is not the only danger to be ap
prehended from building up Philippine
competition. Wo have heretofore
pointed out the probability that Indus
tries will be established there to supply
the Asiatic trade ) and to what ever extent -
tent this Is done our home Industries
will be unfavorably affected. It may bu
some yours before much Is accomplished
in this direction , but there can be no
doubt as to what will ultimately taUe
place. .
Visionary Avar correspondents are ex
pressing fears that the projected peace
Jubilees may provo premature because
of imsslblo .complications In the peace
negotiations that may preclpltnte re
newed hostilities between the United
SUites und Spain. Some people always
insist on borrowing trouble without the
slightest occasion for it.
The popocratle. .steering committee
claims to have made n search of the
state house records and to have found
bills for buttcrine bought for the ( Jruml
Island Soldiers' homo by republican of
ficials lu 1S03 ami 1S1V1. This Und Is
' held up ns nJustification for the general -
oral distribution vf butterlne among alt' '
the state Institutions by thu popocrnts.
( This Is on tlftf principle of pot calling '
kettle black. Oir Uie same logic It would '
bo In order ffl6fery ; popocratlc olllelnl' '
caught embcuzjlujj public funds to ll h
up the record-uf-Hartley as his justl-
llcatlon.
The dlllli'ultlvs.nUint arose from a re.
publican itoii'Jniu'.Ion for lloat senator
from the lage ! iilliu > county district
have been adjusted by the substitution
of thi' name of'd'Candidate ' satisfactory
'
to all elements 'of the party. In this
case 'She objections raised against the
nominee who has been retired were not
specially personal , but rath.'r based on
party considerations that effectually
prevented him from getting the full vote
to which the ticket wits entitled. If this
reorganization of a legislative ticket can
l > 3 effected In the CJago-Sallno district
there Is no good reason why similar re-
orgiud/atloit should not take place In
the Douglas county legislative ticket ,
which Is weighted down with two or
three men who cannot possibly com
mand the conlldonce or the voL's of the
party necessary to election.
Popocratlc papers now my the repub
lican administration , having failed to
force Hrynn's resignation , Is tr.Uiig to
kill him off by keeping him in tiic
swamps of Florida. This "errlble arcu
sation could be equaled only by the
charge that the republicans lured
Hryan Into enlisting with the very ob
ject of piling him Into his pivM-nt di
lemma. There Is no way In wuuli the
icpublUans tjin be in.vlo ivspoiu-Md. . ' fur
Hryan's political soldiering. As : i mat
ter of fact , Colonel Hryun IUIM not ben
subjected to the ordenJ of camping In a
Klorida | swamp nnd ntf the worst he Is
no better than any other member of his
regiment.
According to one of the recognized
populist organs , "If permanent pros-
periiy Is to prevail the power of capital
must be curtalL-d' by the free coinage
of silver nnd a larger Issuance of green
backs. " Hitherto we have been told
that currency Inflation would not Im
pair the power of capital , but would
rather stimulate productive Industry.
In 'ihls ' restatement of the popocmtic
position I the demand for free sliver , how-
ever , Is surplusage , as the curtailing
I' process ' can bo done so much more
readily ' and Inexpensively by the coin
age of pure papejr , fiat
Governor Holurinih pretends to bo
i hesitating ns t'o "rt'hlch ' of the two rcgl-
'
j j incuts ho Is to'rocjmimend for mustering
! out. Hut It doe.rt.Mot . take a prophet nor
i j the son of a iprophet to make the pre
diction that flio governor will be able
to persuade illinielf that the country
can spare Coo.nc ] ! . Hryan and his regi
ment better than , the regiment that was
at the front lit'thc-Jlmttle of Manila.
The "popocrhtsj seem to have recon
sidered their original decision ami came
| to the conclusion"'that the motto , ' "He-
member Hartley , " ih hardly ti finltnhli
ba'ttleery ' for this campaign. Uemem
berlng Hartley conjures up too vivid ivc-
ollectlous of llolcomb's culpability in al
lowing Hartley to settle with himself
witli worthless pieces of paper.
Fortune Siiillcn oil ICnfcrprUc.
SI. Paul Pioneer Press.
Is It qulto fair that Nebraska should have
a paying exposition and a $37,500,000 corn
crop In the same year ?
ConiiiMlti | ! > ii ullh Jin lay l.ulior.
I > o3ton Transcript.
Wonder how the laboring classes will like
the prospect of competition from 10,000.000
Malays. Would they not ho as much of
a menace to American laborers as the Chi
ueso who may not come" here ?
llrli-f IIIK ! < > rniihlc.
Globe-Democrat.
The late captain general of the Philip
pines gives this description of Dewey's llrst
oppoaranco : "At daybreak we were in the
power of the Americans and an hour after
ward the Spanish licet had ceased to exist. "
The story of a defeat Is not often eo con
cise and dramatic.
iiiMof l < > Ntl\nl Tltlcn.
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Sioux City Journal throws light oa
two mysteries In neighboring stales as fol
lows : "SenI Om Scd. What does that
mean ? When 11 comes , to a carnival It
doesn't mean as much as Sioux City. Spell I
It backwards and see. Omaha la to have
an Ak-Sar-Hen week. Why Isn't plain Ne
braska good enough ? " We suppose these
designations are Intended to comport with
the condition of the visitor at the festival
at the end of his second day's stay , when
ho Is likely to see everything wrong end
to.
Learning liy IXHTII | < - < - .
Washington Post. '
Wo think the free traders are beginning
to absorb the theory that Hie best route
to free trade lies through protection. Just
as fast as wo can get our Industries Into
such shape such Vigorous health and viril
ity that they can supply the homo demand
and flnd It profitable to export their prod
ucts they can bq relegated to the frea list.
They arc ' that with astonishing
rapidity , as oirr''de611nlng Imports and con
sequently reduoetl-'tariff revenues conclus
ively prove. ' 3n
Trll > a ( < - t'it ' 'li'n lovm Kilurarfor.
Ud itoi ) Transcript.
The death of" 'president Schafer of tlve
State University of Iowa at Iowa City last
Sunday was a srcjnt loss to education In the
west. Dr. SchatJ5'a ? ot tne Ilew school of
college presidents as distinguished from the
old school , whttee'rypo was the clergyman.
For ho came to Jjl. duUes as head of a great
Institution through the avenue of physical
science , a path almost unknown a few gen-
eratlons ago. AsTurTn and acting president ot
Cornell university. Dr. Schafer was well ,
known to cducnlforfal circles of this coun
try , but his grcMrSvork was dona In Iowa
City. Ho carao'llo'Jthls rising Institution at
a critical period of its history and Us rapid
growth alnco his advent has shown the value
of his services. Ho did little instructing In
Iowa , but what ho did was well done. The
medical department students were not sat
isfied with the course of lectures delivered
to them by the professor of chemistry whoso
duties were chiefly with the collcglato de
partment , claiming It was not BUfllclantly
practical. So President Schafer quietly took
up the work and delivered a course of lec
tures with which the medical students were !
delighted. Dr. Schafer was a sturdy and ' |
enthusiastic churchman and was elected a
delegate to the general conventions of 1S93
and 1898 , being a member of the standing
committee of the diocese. He was personally
very popular with tab students and people ,
and his untimely death Is a source of deep
sorrow to all Interested in the institution's
progresa. '
STATH l'lir..SS I'OMTirAti COMMKXT.
Hebron Republican : The great , warm ,
sympathetic popocratlc- heart mint suffer
much , and It would In no time bleed to
death < for the suffering people , the sick sol
dier and the Nebraska school children If the
fre.'h blood supply from the 'public olllcea
were ouco cut off.
Wood Itlvcr Interests ( rep. ) : There Is
trouble In the itopullst camp at the Holdletn'
Homo at Grand Island. It Is said the popu
list state committee proposed to assess the
employee 3 per cent of their salaries for
campaign purposes which proposition met
with a vigorous kick.
Alliance Times ( rep. ) : Of alt the rank Jobs
put up on the general government Is that
ot the Nebraska populists sending out state
campaign llteiature under the frank of Sen
ator W. V. Allen. It Is estimated this swin
dle will cost the postolllco department $3,000.
If each party In .all the states were low
down enough to do likewise the cost to the
government would be over $230,000.
North Platte Tribune ( rep. ) : Kroin all
points In western Nebraska visited by Can
didate Pdynter nnd Regent Von Karrell
come re-ports that the meetings held by them
have been dismal failures. The people of
of western Nebraska , or nt least a larco
majority of them , are ready to drop popu
lism nnd again pin their faith to republican
principles and republican management of
state nnd national affairs.
Holdti'Ku Citizen ( rep. ) : The more the
matter Is Investigated the more does it
become apparent that many of the populist
olllclnls arc real savers wh n It comes lo
saving their own pocketbooks and making
the slate foot the bill. The amount of trav
eling expense a populist ofllclal who has his
pocket full of passes can charge In n few
nonthsould L-J surprising If made by any
one but 11 professional reformer.
Norlh Pintle Tribune ( rep. ) : It has recently
como to light that the present populist state
liouso gang at Lincoln has been supplying
butterino made at Kansas City to the In
mates of the feeble-minded and deaf and
.lumb institutes. Of course Nebraska but-
: er Is too good for the unfortunates In these
Institutions ; they should feel thankful that
under uouullst control they are not com.
polled to eat rye bread and axle grease.
Grand fiinnd Republican : Wo nro relia
bly Informed that the employes of the Sol
diers' and Sailors' Home have been noti
fied of an assessment of 3 per cent of their
quarter's salary for the popullstlc campaign
fund. It is presumed that the employes of
all other stale Institutions arc to ho held
up In like manner , under pain of Immediate
discharge. Here Is rollicking reform for
you with a vengeance. In God's name , what
does reform mean , anyway ?
Ueatrlce Express ( rep. ) : George Aithur
Murphy , republican candidate for lieutenant
governor , Is a brainy and aggressive young
man who will make friends for the ticket.
Ho is fortunate In politics. Ho has a'wnys
surprised Gage county by his running abil
ities. When ho was a cnnJIda'e for county
at'orney the wiseacres predicted that he
bo snowed under , hut he came up
a winner. When ' e was a can
didate for the legislature the wiseacres . 'aid
that ln had not a ghost of a chance , but
he emit * up smilingly ngiin , a winner. The
same old wiseacres ate now saying that
defer l Is written atn'nst his name this
y3.ir , but It Isn't. He will win nsnln. with
tU2 l-n.niice of the rsputjlljn candidates.
York Times ( rep. ) : Anybody who mistakes
Porter for an honest man either knows very
little of him or has very poor judgment.
It was not honest for him to howl against
railroad passes all his life and then as soon
as he got ) a position where ho could obtain
pnsres to gather himself up nnd make a trip
to Klorida while the
legislature was In ses-
sesslon. Ho was like a boy with a new suit
of etothes ; ho could not wait a minute after
lip found that he could get passes. There
is hardly an hour during the sessions of the
Icyislaturo when the secretary of state Is
not needed , and no tnair In that olHce was
ever before known to absent himself from
the capital during a legislative session. IJut
Porter could not wait. Ho had the passes
and they burned In his pocket.
Hlair Pilot ( rep. ) : The otato dairymen arc
taking nn actlvo hold of the burterlno deal
whereby the state Institutions have been
furnished butterlnc or oleomargarine In-
gPearl of butter. Not only has the butterino
law of ' 3 , ' ) been violated , but the dairy In-
I'eresls of the state have been made to suf
fer directly Had the > state house ofllclala
follonexl the plain letter of the law over
$10.000 of good money would have found Its
, \ay Into the pockets of the farmers and
dairymen of the state The alleged "friends
of the farmer" prove to bo ogly a blind to
catch votra and the Ingratitude of the state
house onicials In thus refusing to give the
bcnoflt ot the Btato trade to the butter
makers of the state should not bo passed
by unnoticed. Economy that Is carried on
in t1it dhect violation of the low and against
the Interests of the dairymen of the state
Is far fetched
Hastings Record ( rep. ) : With the same
assurances of cerminty that history repeats
Itself , wo may rely upon the man who once
lepudlates his obligations and betrays his
party to do so again. In the ) state campaign
ot 1890 there were two prominent issues.
One was the reduction of freight rates and
the other was the reduction of stock yard
charges. The populist legislature was elected
upon these tv.o issues. A maximum freight
rate was passed , but It was so manifestly
unfair and unreasonable that the supreme
court of the United Stales Bald It was in
operative. Jittrlnu the same session of the
legislature thu rouor house passed a bill
repalatlng the charges to bo made by the
Union Stock Yards company nt South
Omaha. This bill was sent to the senate
and the committee ? having It In charge re
ported It to the senate with a recommenda
tion that It bo passed. On the day this re
port was made Senator Poynter moved that
a titling commlitco bo appointed to select
from the great mass of bills there before
that body such hills as were of Importance
to the whole state and give them the right
of way over other bills of less Importance.
Mr Poynter was made chairman of that
committee. The stock yards bill was placed
in the hands ot the sifting committee and ,
although I IK friends frequently asked that
it bo plaecd upon the general file. It was
ncvor heard of after going Into Mr. Poyn-
ter's hands. Now , let us ask what confi
dence can the populists place In a man
who has once betrayed them ? Once n
traitor , always a traitor.
I'iilSt.\ : ( \l , AM ) OTII
Raskin's sixty-four books still bring him
In J O.OOO a year.
It cost $105.000 to distribute the Crocker
estate In California lo the heirs.
Delaware Is still running her whipping
post , but she keeps It for those guilty of
petly larceny and not those guilty of polltl-
eal conspiracy.
More VMtids for Dewey. That ) conquering
hero appears determined to hold down the
Philippines If ho has to tie a war ship fast
to every one of them.
Now Jersey democrats did noD declare
for expansion. It was not necessary. The
new colony of mosquitoes In England vocalIzes -
Izos Jersey entlnent on that policy.
A Chicago report has It that a pugilist
who took a drink of , Stute street whisky
"jumped into thu air and ran down the
street like a crazy man. " This Is mIM com
pared with what breaks loose In a man who
wraps his cuticle around a snort of Clark
street boore.
More than 3,000 crates of onlona , raised
In Ireland , were brought Into New York by
one steamer recently , llrcathes there an
Irishman with noul so dead that be does
not ate In this fact the permanent displace
ment of thu Sjnl h onion front Us old
time leadership !
IN THU COJVUHKSSIONAIi KIKt.D.
Kearney Sun ( rep. ) ; Several populist and
democratic papers In this congressional dis
trict have refused to publish the name of
W. I , . Greene at the head of their columns
two of these papers nrc In his homo
county.
Kearney Democrat : lly unnecessarily
jumping onto tin nld soldier during hi *
speoeh at Chadron Greene has brought the
wrath ot the old vi ternn clement of this dis
trict upon hl head. Greene Is a dead duck
tluough his own numcruim follies.
IXcter Democrat : Hon. K. II. Illnslmw of
Kalrbury. republican candidate for congress
from tills district , made his first nppt'.iranco
In Exeter Tuesday afternoon of this week.
His addrens was able and eloquent nnd ho
made friends among all political parties.
Ho Is growing In popularity and strength
In Klllmore county uvery day and men of
all political opinions acknowledge him to bo
a strong candidate.
llcatrlco Express trrp. ) : E. II. Hlnshaw ,
republican candidate for congress Is the
sort of a man to nominate for an olllco. Ho
did not waste time or effort seeking the
nomination , but ouco chosen as a candidate ,
ho regards U as a matter of business and a
matter of honor to win. Ho Is allowing no
grass to grow under his feet , but Is seeing
the voters throughout the district and mak
ing an excellent Itnprceslon upon them
wherever he goes.
York Times ( rep. ) : Our candidate for
congress Is a clean , nblo and honest man.
When he Is elected you may bo sure ho
will not practice any of the cheap tricks
of the dcmaroguo to make the people think
he Is soim-thing that ho Is not. Ho will
bo able lo assist the soldiers much more
than a populist can. because he will bo In
touch with the administration and the heads
of the departments. Mr. Hlnsbaw Is liked
most where he Is best known , which Is
pretty conclusive evidence that he Is nn hon
est ami good man.
McCook Tribune ( rop. ) : Captain Clalro
Adams , the republican nominee for congress
In this district , it will bo observed by all
republicans with pleasure , is making a
winning campaign over the district wherever
ho has been. The captain Is a thorough
gentleman , able , yet retiring and modest ;
successful , yet not boastful ; republican to
the core , yet fair and respectful ; Indeed
physically , mentally nnd morally the cap
tain Is royally equipped to make this dis
trict just such a congressman as the dis
trict deserves to have. An old soldier , an
upright citizen , n successful business man ,
a loyal Nebraskan and a clean republican ;
the captain Is entitled to the votes of the
people of this district.
Ord Quiz ( rep. ) : Over In the Third district
they are making It hot for Robinson , the
fusion candidate for congress. It turns out
that Lawyer Robinson Is ono of a combina
tion of lawyers who have a contract with
the Santee Indians to collect a large sum of
money from the government for the Indians ,
the lawyers to get 10 per cent of the amount
realized. Robinson's law partner. Senator
Allen , has had the senate committee ready
to report favorably for some time , but the
stick has been all along to get favorable
action from the house. With Robinson In
the house there will be a good show for
this thing to bo run through In a hurry.
As the Indians expect to have $1,000,000 ap
propriated for their beneflt It Is easy to BOO
that the share coming to the lawyers would
bo $100,000 , which added to the small sum
of $5,000 a year salary would make a very
nice thing to work for. The Allen gang did
not turn down Maxwell without an eye to
something good.
Kearrey Sun ( rep. ) : Congressman Greene
and his friends complain bitterly bccaiue
Norrls Urown refers to Mr. Greene's record
In congress. The record of every public
olllclal Is public property , and if Mr. Greene
has been a faithful representative of the
people he ought to be glad to have his rrc-
crd discussed. Ho draws a big salary as a
representative of the district , and the people
ple have a right to know where ho was
when Important measures were before con
gress. The Dlngley law Is one of the most
Important measures considered by congress
during the last deoado ; the Cuban question
was of great concern to every man nnd
woman In the United States , i-arrylng with
It the dread problem of International war.
The people had a right to expect that their
representative In congress would at least
vote on these Important measures , and ho
must give a sntlsfaclory reason for fallIng -
Ing to do so or ho forfeits the right to
expect the support of the people ho baa
failed to represent.
Mlndcn Gazette ( rep. ) : If the populist
candidate In this district Is running for congress
gross upon a platform of any kind It Is tlmo
we know what it Is. Mr. Sutherland In a
very pleasant conversation with the writer
volunteered the Information that In his
speech of acceptance of the nomination at
Holdrego he "did not refer to 1C to 1 , did
not criticize the war , did not talk of ex
pansion , and did not mention McKlnley's
name ; " and further only referred to the
administration once. It Is understood that
resolutions were passed endorsing the na
tional and state platforms , also something
complimentary to Mr. Sutherland , but fur
ther than that , nothing. They never were
published anil in the absence of further In
formation It Is fair to assume that he Is
running on the national platform regardless
of tha new Issues which have arisen since
Its adoption , and the state platform and
folder , which cays : "Tho chief Issue In this
campaign Is gooJ state government. " Ho
will have to discuss 1C to 1 which he , vol
untarily , said was dead so far as this cam
paign Is concerned. Ignore the questions
with which consro's will have to deal In
connection with the war with Spain , and
explain why flic populist administration in
the state spent so much more public money
than did the republican administration be
fore It. Mr. Sutherland has a contract on
his bands that will worry him.
OMAHA'S HIK1IT TO IIO.MIJ HUM
Schuylcr Quill ( pop. ) : The law giving the
governor the right to appoint the Iloan'
of Flro and Police Commissioners In Iho
clly of Omaha has been declared unconsti
tutional , and the officers appointed under
the law ousted. This la as It should be
Every city should be privileged to manage
Its own affairs , and especially In Iho selec
tion of Its officers.
Hastings Record ( rep. ) : The supreme
court has handed down an opinion whlul
relieves Omaha of her outlawed police bean
and renders a signal triumph for homo rule
A motion for rehearing was overruled
Instead of the fire and police departments
of Omaha being an Issue In slate politics
It now reverts lo the municipality , where
It rightfully belongs , and the mailer of ap
polnlmeiH rests with the city council.
Tekamoh Herald ( rep. ) : The Holcomb bo
gus flro and police commission had to go
This was one of the governor's small tricks
The law requlrcrj the appointment of a non
partisan hoard , but he Ignored the plain
letter and spirit of the law and made hi
appointments from the same gang , calling
ono a silver republican , another a populist
etc. Might just as well have taken so many
kittens from one Utter and call them differ
ent breeds on account of their color.
Pmdcr Republican ( rep. ) : The suprem
court has handed down a decision in th
flro and police board case from Omaha
ousting the Iiee Hcrdman board from con
trol of police affairs , and Installing th
board appointed by the city council. Thl
decision will forever take their hands ol
the control of municipal affairs In any o
Nebraska's cities , and Is In line of rlshl
sustaining the right of each city to manag
Us municipal affairs without Interfertiic
from the governor , who has usually used bis
power to further the desires of his political
henchmen and generally to the detriment
of the city.
AVIIITTI.Kn TO A POINT.
Chicago HciordVas : Josephine popu-
ir at your summer risorlT" ,
"Popular ? The landlord Imd to pay her
o retire at nluht. "
Indianapolis Journal : Laura-Papa , they
re goliii : to Introduce military figures In
hi' ci-rmati this winter.
Mr. Klgg 1 presume that means an Hi-
n-aso In your approprlutlon bills.
Truth : Tommlo : "Iltillo , Jlmmle , what
Jlmiulo Me nnd the nl' man had an nrg'-
lenl. Ho wanted mo to haul some wood
ilo the baek vatd.
Tntnnile llow did It end ? "
Jlininlo III a dra\v I drawed It.
Cincinnati Knqulrcr : "No , I do not think
bo will marry again. She vowed on the
ay ho was burled she would not. "
"Ah ! Thinking about It already , was
ho ? "
f
Chicago Post : "I must warn you , dear-
st , " In- said , "that after we are married
ou will very likely Und mo Inclined to bo
rbllrary and dletatorlal In my manner. "
"No matter , " she replied cheerfully. "I
i-on't pav Iho sllghlesl attention to what
ou say.
Chicago Tribune : Irene You won't pro-
end you kissed that hamlsomn young mill-
ary hero "for his mother , " 1 hope ?
Maud No , you spiteful thing. I kissed
Im for his uncle his Unclu Sam.
Uoston Transcript : Mamie-Only think ,
'red Harndem has given Carrie Moore u
lamond for an engagement ring.
Stove That's all right. Carrie's father Is
. painter and glazier. Tlio diamond will
omo In handy In his business.
Washington StarVhy : don't you look
t Iho new postollleiclook when yon want
o know what tlmo It Is ? " asked Hie friend.
.Maybe It's u mlslaken Idea. " answered
ho man who harbors Hiisplelons ; "but when
think of how long It took tut get started
can't belli think It must bo hurrying now
o innko uji for lost tlmo. "
She Iovcd rt'lu-in.
Denver Post.
And are you fond of ( lowers mid birds ? "
IIP asked his latest girl ,
"Thoso pretty little feathered kings of
SOUK ,
\nd the lloral gems so dear sent to grace
the tmrth and clKvr
We lolling mortals as wo plod along ? "
'Yes , bless their hearts ! " she murmured
wllh a cunning little purr ,
As Kcnlle as Iho purr of pussy cat ,
'So rapturously fond of them that I am
Koine to wear
A bird and tlnwurs on my now fall hat ;
The swevtest loveliest lltllc bird you over ,
ever saw
t pulled ilvo Hollars and a swear from
darling old pawpaw ! "
HIS IU.OOII.
W. IX Fox lit New York Sun.
( Colonel Hooscvelt Is by di-scent French ,
Scotch , Dutch and Irish. Current News-
wper Information. )
Xoes Tayadore , ze , "Ilklalro Kudo , "
Who led zo charge at Caney ,
Possess n coornzh vorrn good ,
Mem Dleu ! llj > 'a von of many !
7.o pnpalres talk ZP man upon
And nralso lues liero-ccsm ;
Zev llko zees new Napoleon ,
Nor ees cet strange he please zem.
Pourcjuol ? Ilo ees a 1"renchmanl
I ken nno mon sap fu' o' fire
An'vecl renoon dcwcrvln'
As ho that fought mid reek an' nilro ,
Wl' nao retreat nn& swervin' .
When Spanish shell an' Spanish gun
llesmeared the RToun' sae rcdllo ;
Hut his was nap the race to shun
Tho' sword nn' shot bo dead lie ,
For , trulie , he's ac Scotchman !
It vas not ciieer ills Roosevelt
Vas sooch a pravo gommnndcr ;
I dells you 1 mlncsplf haf felt
As noId na Alexander ;
It vas der ploot , mine fronts , dcr ploot ,
Dot mages dcr vearless xoldtlcr ;
An' ilere vas nonovon ha'f so goot
Hwnember vet I toldt you
AH his , vor IIO'H von Dutchman !
Av coorso our Teddy's bould nnd brave ,
How Use could ho be other ?
No folner lad , Ol well belave- ,
E'er woman had for mother.
Av coorsi ho drubbed tlilm Spaniards
liaard
Down there t Santiago ;
He's not thu sculpocu to bo scared
At any dlv'llsh Dago ,
Because , begob , he's Oirlsh !
Vralment ! Xees Tuyodoro OPS grand !
Parceuuo ho ees a Frenchman ;
IJut dlnna reck ai > Scot Is bond
To servo as any's henchman ;
Dero vns no nation on der earth
So bold UH van der Dputscher ;
An' Ivery mon av aimy worth
Is Oirlsh In thu future.
As Teddy Is this prlsent !
01 U DAILY 111 1I.ITI\ .
QCT. 3
KANSAS CITY , Mo , . Oct. 3 , 1808. The
annual celebration of the Palas Pardo and
Karnlval Krewe , tlio grand carnival event
of the year In the west , will begin In thla
city today. It dlcounts nil previous years
and nearly 50,000 carnival buttons hav
been sold.
"The Air
Bites
Shrewdly"
The cooler nights are al
ready here to stay and the last
touch of the summer's sun is
disappearing before the chill air
of the autumn.
Fall overcoats are here , too.
and heavy weight suits are al
ready in demand.
How about a little heavier
underwear ?
There are several kinds of
ready-made clothing. Some of
it is apparently very cheap ; you
don't want that kind. Some of
it is good enough if it only
fitted ; you don't want that
kind. Our kind is made to fit ,
and any necessary alterations
we make gladly and without
extra charge.