Nebraska Newspapers

    1 TIIK OMAHA DAILY 11El ( BCONDAY , NOVEMBER 14 , 1898.
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There are several pairs ot ears to the
ground at the door of the South Omaha
postoftlce.
The exposition has closed , hut it prom
ises to survive In the courts for at least
another 1" 0 da.vfl.
Jerry Simpson says he Is out of poli
tics. The trouble \vlth Jerry Is that he
did not say It soon enough.
The political mathematicians having
scon their shadow will now follow the
example of the ground hog by retiring to
their holes for another season.
Popocratlc patriot * who have been
looking longingly for places at the dis
posal of the next legislature can now
tarn their attention to something else.
Among other things we will have to be
thankful for when we devour the turkey
will be the assurance of a republican
colleague for Senator Thurstou nfter
March 4 next.
One popocratle paper blames the loss
of the legislature to the lack of elllcicnt
popocratle management of their legis
lative campaign. This must be like pourIng -
Ing hot oil on the state oil Inspector.
The llee was the lirst paper to print
the correct roll of membership of the
coming Nebraska legislature. WJien It
Is remembered that there are 1118 names
lu the list that Is an achievement not to
bo overlooked by newspaper readers.
Prom tthedefeat of Congressman
Charles A. Townc It may be fairly In
ferred that the jrcat ; silver champion
would have done better by himself had
he done less campaigning In Nebraska
and more campaigning In Minnesota.
It was a lucky thing for Deal of Custer
and MutK of Keya Palm that they
secured two sessions' salary while they
were In the senate. They can credit the
extra pay up to the coming session they
Will not get and call the account square.
That North Carolina race war is only
by way of premonition of what may bo
expected to happen In case the United
States undertakes to annex all the
Chinese , Malays and half-breeds that in
habit the former colonial possessions of
Spain.
The odlclal crop statistics for Iowa
give the yield of corn for last year at
y80,000M)0 ( ) bushels , oats 141S7.00 < >
bushels , wheat 1M'J.0,000 ; bushels , barley
144,300,000 bushels and rye : ! , tJ7r > ,000
bushels. No wonder the farmers of Iowa
refuse to be misled by any free silver
glamor.
During the last tlscal year 254 actors
arc reported as arriving In the United
States from Kurope among the steerage
passengers. The government may have
to create a special board of examination
for Immigrant actors , not so much to
protect home talent from competition ns
to protect the American public from
stage nllllctlons.
There Is no doubt whatever that the
election of Connolly as county commls-
Bloncr was brought about by a large
amount of boodle and fraudulent prac
tices upon voters. If In addition to these
grounds for contest there has also been
a Juggle of the count In several of the
precincts , Mr. Klerstead will be fully
Justified In contesting the election and
asking that the ballots be examined and
counted again In open court.
Whatever changes are proposed In the
cltjr charter should be freely and fullj
discussed at the earliest possible mo
moot The charter lights heretofore
have arisen chielly because there has
been no concert of action between the
members-elect to the legislature , the eltj
authorities and the taxpayers. As a
matter of fact no radical changes tire
demanded. In the main The charter Is
satisfactory and Its operation has proved
to be economical as administered by re
publican olllelals. The defects arc ii
mlaor points and places where court de
clslons have nullified the original pro
vision , us In the case of the section rc-
fcrrlBg to tbe police judge.
WHAT AKIlllASKA M.TlVI//f / KVS A'KKt ) . ,
The king Is dead. Lou ? live the king.
The battle of 1M 3 has been fought ami
the battle of INK ) Is already on. I
The buttle of 18 ! > 3 has been but n
skirmish for the greater battle of 1 ! X ) .
In order to win In that supreme contest
the republicans of Nebraska i nt bo
rogeiiprated by new blood and mar
shaled by lenders whom the tank ami
Ille will follow hci'niiM ! they know them
to be holiest , courageous prudent and
clear-sighted.
The process of regeneration has bei'ti
begun , but Is by no menus completed.
The purging of the party of barnacles ,
boodlcrs and time servers who brought
upon It odium and disaster imint bo
thoroughly performed. The selllsli and
Incompetent generals whose Ill-Htarrod
ndvlco has led It Into fatal blunders
must be relegated to the rear.
The elements essential to republican
success In the coming battle are within
reach. Nebraska Is a farmer stale and
the great mass of the farmers will
gladly Identify themselves with the
.inrty of progress and prosperity If they
can bo convinced that it will give them
lonest , economical government through
olHccrs who will carry out platform
pledges and devote their energies and
talents to the promotion of the public-
welfare instead of being mere dummies
for corporation bosses or spoils gather
ers Intent on plunder and booty.
The overthrow of the republican party
In Nebraska has not been an accident
ind Its complete restoration to power
will not be brought about except by well
llrccted , organized effort coupled with
anglhle evidence of good faith with the
H'oplo. Heretofore the parly has been
Ike the lame led by the blind. There
ins been no true leadership. Instead of
pointing out the pitfall * and marking
out the safe path to success , the men
who have been honored with the highest
stations within the gift of the par(4- ( and
those who have aspired to these places
lave either shirked their duty by taking
to the woods whenever serious tioublo
ippcarod on the horizon or , worse than
that , have helped to foist rotten timber
on the party tickets and deliberately led
t to perdition.
To Insure republican success In 1891) )
mil 11)00 ) the lirst steps should be taken
> y the coming legislature. In its organi
zation it should steer clear of all the
old legislative barnncles and notorious
lioodle inch and select clean , reputable
nnd competent clerks nnd employes. It
should set an example of economy both
for Itself and all the sfcitc Institutions.
It should pass wholesome laws In the
Interest of all classes of the people Ir
respective of any threatened veto by the
popoeratie governor. Every republican
member should make a record which
will rehisplre public confidence In the
party nnd draw recruits to It Instead of
repelling them or driving men out of it.
TJIK LRSSON FOll DKMOCKATS.
Eastern democratic papers see In the
result of the elections a promise that Ihc
democratic party will be redeemed from
its devotion to free silver nnd go into
the next national campaign upon some
other Issue. The Philadelphia Record
says : "Ono lesson , at l ist , of 'the elec
tions should be taken to heart by demo
cratic leaders and that Is that free silver
Is not , and cannot hereafter be made , nn
Issue. That It remains a potent force
cannot bs denied , but Its whole potency
is and will be exerted solely to insure
rcspuhllcno success and democratic fail
ure. A study of the election returns
must satisfy any one of sane mind of
this. " The Baltimore Sun , observing
that the democratic gains tire largely In
the districts when * 'the ' democratic can
didates broke away from the Chicago
platform , expresses the opinion that If
that platform had been frankly aban
doned everywhere the control of the next
house would have fallen to the democ
racy nnd says : "So far as 'the ' election
Indicates tendencies It plainly means the
decay cf the silver party. It has made
free coinage an Impossible issue for 11)00 )
and the losses of the populists suggest
that greenback inflation will also be
weakly supported In that year. "
Free sliver Is still potential lu < he
south , but the blow it rewived in the
west , particularly in the Pacific states ,
It cannot recover from and it is more
than probable that many southern dem
ocrats will come to reallw 'this before
the next national campaign and that
there will bo a disintegration of the sil
ver forces in that section. The south
has next shuivd so largely as the west
has In the more prosperous conditions of
the last two years. While the prices of
western agricultural products have paid
a fair prolit to the producers , the south
ern staple , cotton , has ruled low , owing
to overproduction nnd this fact 1ms
much to do with the continued strength
of the free silver sentiment thi'iv. The
west , on the other hand , has experienced
a good degree of prosperity. Its pro
ducers have found u ready market for
their products at prices that enabled
them to pay their debts and have some
surplus nnd as n whole they are better
off than for a number of years. They
have had demonstrated to them the fal
lacy wf the free silver contentions und
they will not again give heed to them.
Wo will not venture to predict what
the next democratic national convention
will do , but If It should again make frve
silver an Issue there IB no risk In pre
dicting that the party will suffer a
greater defeat than It did In 1SOO.
AS TO AXUTllKIt
There Is n wide divergence of opinion
among business men of Omaha as to the
advisability and feasibility of utlllzlu
the exposition grounds and buildings for
another exposition during the coming
year.
The divergence is not simply n
difference as to the possibility of raising
the necessary funds for a creditable
show. No one doubts that the money
can be raised , nor Is there any terlous
question as to the possibility of produc
ing an exhibition equally as Interesting
and attractive as was the Transmls l3-
slppl Exposition.
The opposition comes chielly from the
apprehension that Oiunhu would in the
end lose more than it would gain by an
tagonism from the towns commercially
tributary , coupled with the risk of ills-
appointing patronage nnd lack of co
operation by national and state govern
ments.
On this score there Is much to B.I.V on
both sliliN. .Many large cltlrs liavo per
manent exposition building. ' In which
annual expositions are held from thirty
to sixty days each year. Th.o exposi
tions are regarded as legitimate outer-
prlsi-s and receive encouragement from
all clashes of people within u radius of
300 to nO ( ) tulles.
The holding of a second exposition
covering the entire summer season would
bo an experiment whose success would
depend wholly upon the magnitude and
variety of exhibits and the capacity of
the management to enlist support at
home and abroad.
UXITKD STATUS STAKDS F1HM.
According to reports from Washington
th-p American peace commissioners have
been Instructed to firmly insist upon the
demand already made regarding tlii ;
Philippines. This requires the cession
of all the Islands to the United States ,
without tills government assuming any
responsibility for their debt. Spain con
tends that her sovereignly was not re
linquished by her acceptance of the pro
tocol , as In the case of Cuba and Porto
Itlco , that this can bo shown by the cor
respondence between our government
and ambassador of France who rep
resented Spain lu the preliminary ne
gotiations and that if Spain must give
upDie Philippines she should not be
saddled with the debt and receive no
purchase money for the properly she
transfers.
It will have to be admitted that at
the time of arranging the protocol the
question of Spanish sovereignty In the
Philippines was not considered. All that
our government then demanded was the
occupation of the city and harbor of Ma
nila pending the determination by a
peace commission of the control and dis
position of the islands. While it was
explicitly provided .that Spain relin
quished all claim nnd title to sovereignty
In Cuba , the term sovereignty does not
occur lu the protocol In connection with
the Philippines. So far the Spanish
Contention is well founded , but before
the American commander at Manila had
received notice of the signing of the pro-
loHOl and the consequent suspension of
hostilities he had taken Manila by force
and It thus became conquered territory ,
which gave a dift'erent'aspoct 'to ' the sit
uation. Whether , however , Spanish sov
ereignty over nil the islands wus thereby
destroyed Is a question. It would seem
to be the view nt Washington that It
was and that nothing remains to be de
termined by the peace commissioners
but the manner of transferring the Is
lands.
Further response by the Spanish com
missioners to the American demand will
be made , as now announced , tomorrow ,
though it is quite possible there will be
another postponement. What effect the
decision of our government to adhere
to Its demand will have upon the nego
tiations is problematic. A Paris dispatch
says It Is strongly doubted that , the
Spanish commissioners will withdraw ,
yet such a result would not be surpris
ing. There Is no doubt that they feel
very keenly their humiliating position , *
being quite helpless and with nothing
mono substantial back of them than the
moral sympathy of Europe and they
may conclude to drop negotiations which
they are powerless to control or Influ
ence. Such a coursowonld not of Itself
Involve a renewal of hostilities. Though
the armistice was arranged for the pur-
poiM of negotiating a peace , it lasts until
one of the parties 'to It announces Its
termination. It Is not probable that
either purty would do sj , but more than
likely that some arrangement would be
effected for at least a resumption of
commercial relations between the two
countries. At all events , the latest de
cision of our government must convince
Spain that further parleying is useless.
Another example of popocratle having
is precipitated on the public by the con
tract just let by the state printing board
for legislative printing nt the rate
of $1.10 per page for house and senate
bills which two years ago were printed
at the rate of 03 cents per page. The
saving in this Instance takes the shape
of a loss to the taxpayers of 45 cents
on every page of every bill to be lutro-
duccd Into the ccmlng legislature. It
Is to bo noted that the popoeratie state
olllelals took care tovalt ; until after the
election had passed before entering Into
this contract.
The peculiar style of republican harmony
advocated by The Dee baa coat the party
two members of the lower house. Lincoln
Journal.
This Is strictly true , lint the peculiar
style of republicanism has saved the
party Its self-respect and elected the
other nine members of the Douglas
delegation who would all have boon
snowed under us a result of the general
disgust among the rank , and Hie.
Hot Pace.
Phlladvluhia Times.
A new telegraphic idea transmits 3,000
words a minute. Talking like -a streak of
lightning U nothing like this.
I , ft 1'olHlcn Rmt Airlillr.
Now York Tribune.
Now Is an uncommonly good time for
men of all parties to drop politics and take
up business , until tbe Jigxt campaign.
FaiiiniiK Uui'xllon AntnviTiMl.
Philadelphia Times.
Should the old question of Where Old He
Get It ? be repeated concerning Croker , the
appropriate answer will be , In the neck.
Now for IIiixliifHii ,
Baltlnforo * American.
Now get to work. .Trade . needs air the
cnerglco of the people. Talking politics will
not make a dollar"of'feed a mouse. It Is
time wasted.
CoNtM Money.
Somervllle Journal.
Any man -who has been doing a rrcdlt
business for twenty years would be Inde
pendently rich if he could collect all tbe
money that U due * him.
MnWr for Muliiyii.
Philadelphia Hecord.
Paying J 10 , 000,000 to get possession of the
Philippines may posrtbljr bo defended by
those who have a Jilgh opinion of the value
of the Islands as a means toward breaking
Into Asiatic markets and srcurlnt ; a more
commanding share of the future trade of the
Pacific ; but cannot wo get all the foothold
> \e may desire without buying It. Forty
nilli'.on dollars tapetitlcil In Irrigating some
of our wrstcrrf' ilefart Inmls would bring
back more tnonb/ for the outlay than Spain
ever got out oj | JtiQj Philippines In the 400
"car ? during wlikli lic held tlipin.
Trouble Ar'oufiil OM * I'yrntnliN.
NfyiVork , Sun.
The1 dogs are barking at the pyramids
nn.iln. The Octopuc' ' Is executing an eight-
foot movement. he Money Devil cap w
and tlcv I la riotously. I.ccdy ot Kansas haa
been pitched from hjo throne.
nf tlir firnvr.
PhlliHlol | > hln Record.
The combinations > known ns Trusts are
not qulta satisfied r\vlth the Illegal profits
which they can gather at the hands of living
men. They follow the consumer Into his
grave. Doth the coffin makers and the
tombstone makers have combined to put up
prices. In this way new terror U added to
the fear of death.
Tliu I'rcnilor'd ( Ji-nllo Hour.
ChlcuKo News.
The mort ardent friends of a general
European shindy must admit that England's
premier roared him as gently as any suckIng -
Ing dove In the anxiously expected speech at
the lord mayor's dinner last night. It was a
flno occasion to lift the worlOi ? hair , for
everybody was waiting with suspended
breath. Hut Salisbury glared them no
glares. Hl countenance on the contrary
was as pacific as a Quaker's , his voice was
pitched In mcMtfluous accents. "Through
the great good Judgment of France , " ho
said , "all danger of rupture has passed. "
As to those warlike preparations , having
been begun they could not , bo turned off at
a moment's notice. Nothing could bo more
reasuurlng than the premier's statement'
the case.
SOIJM ) MOMS ! " AND TI1I3 SUNA'TO.
of tlio Victor ? of 1S1MI KNlnli-
llnliiMt 111 till * U | > JI T UOIIMO.
Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican ,
The large majority the republicans have
secured In the United States benate means a
great deal In the politics of the next few
years. The senatorial term Is BO long that
the party composition of the body yields
very slowly to political attack. For many
years republican senators held undisputed
away and succumbed only to the great re
publican reverses of 1890-92.
Although the sweeping national victory
for the gold standard was won In IS'JG the
sllvcrltc control of the senate \vllf not pass
away until the session beginning In Decem
ber , 1899 , over three years later. U fol
lows that until 1905 , at least until 1903 , the
senate will surely be controlled by the ene
mies of free silver. The bearing of this
upon the next presidential erection Is clear.
Even If the sllverltes should elect n presi
dent and a house of representatives In 1900
they would be unable to enact free silver
legislation , owing to the hostile senate.
This fact Is likely to affect profoundly the
democratic party In the coming struggle
of the gold and silver wings for the control
of the next national'convention. The hope-
lessnefa of opening trie mints by law prom
ises to discourage thi silver propaganda , to
paralyze extremists 'tand bring the great
bulk of the democratic party together upon
other Issues. For the country the passing
of the senate Info the control of an anti-
silver majority means comparative security
from monetary revolution for years to come.
The lull fruits of the victory of 1890 are
beginning to be gathered , while already the
nation turns Its" thoughts to the great Issues
of the future. ' '
ANXKM\U THOlJIil.E.
of Kxperlcncp Ignored by
Philadelphia Lodger * ,
A writer In ono 'Ol the English reviews
given to serious themes suggestively eays
that the character of a nation , as the char
acter ot an individual , may change ; that
civilization. In close contact with barbarism ,
Is exposed to deterioration :
"Every civilized race , " says this writer ,
"that has ever come In contact with bar
barism , the British quite as much as tbo
Roman , Is In danger of losing Its moral
balance awing to the ease with which It
11 mis that It can push the barbarian out
of Its path. "
England , by disciplinary experience , has
learned much of the responsibility and peril
Involved In ruling subject races ; but the
United States knows nothing whatever of the
tremendous task which some Americans arc
In such hot haste to assume , of the govern
ing of distant semi or wholly barbarous
communities. Wo have been self-suulclent
In working out a great destiny hero on this
continent ; hut It must be confessed that
there are racial problems that wo have been
hitherto unable satisfactorily to solve , prob
lems which might be , and must ultimately
be , solved by the application and enforce
ment ot the fundamental principles of free
government. The recurrence of these
racial problems at every Important election
In the south should suggest to the precipi
tate Philippine annexatlonlsts that we
ought to be quite sure that we have suc
cessfully discharged oudutvt toward our own
citizens within the old boundaries of the
republic before we go abroad In the search
of new and more formidable responsibilities.
If we liavo not been able to find a nolvciu
for the race problem at home , why go afield
nnd afar In the search for other race prob
lems of Immensely greater gravity ? There
is only ono species of government which
America ought to carry to her colonies and
dependencies , that , of a free democracy
Have wo been able to guarantee this form
of government throughout the length and
breadth of our land , as it Is defined and
limited today ? K not , how can wo assure
tranquillity and the orderly operations of
government and respect for the rights of
races and ot Individuals among people many
ofwhom are but little removed from their
native savagery ? *
The North Carolina politico-racial war and
Its incidents point the moral of the Philip
pine annexation project. After nearly
thirty-five years from the date of the eman
cipation proclamation wo are still con
fronted In many portions of the south dur
ing election campaigns with the same per
plexities growing * 'out of tbe struggle for
political supremacy which marked the earli
est efforts of the icolored people to assert
their citizenship , These race troubles have
persisted In a country which assumes to bo
a lamp to the feet and a guide to the path
way of other notions a country where the
humblest Inhabitant , so far as the paper
constitution anu ( ( imprinted laws go , Is sup
posed to bo secure In his personal , civic and
political rights. t VeLhave ) broken the prom
ise to the hope to often during the last
thirty years In ai VUi portions of the coun
try that It Is cxtrhnely doubtful whether ,
having failed ttrnrtc- ourselves , wo are fit
to rule the strange Philippine races , who
know as llttle * ofjfleuiocratc [ ? ! government
as men did In J Ue Childhood of the world.
In the early stages of the reconstruction
period In the south many of tbo race diffi
culties were doubtless duo to tbe "carpet
baggers. " The political soldiers of fortune
from "the statci , " who will swoop down
upon the Philippines if we rashly make
them ours , will soon set these strange
peoples by the ears and give the govern
ment Infinite trouble. It is highly probable
that few Americans , save tbe merest ad
venturers , will make permanent settlement
In many of the Islands to assist tbe gov
ernment in giving ttable government to
them. In view of this discouraging outlook
the country will commit a grievous blunder
If it takes the group. The Sagasta govern
ment has so far hypnotized tbe federal ad
ministration that it la credibly asserted that
the United States will pay 9JO.OOO.OOO for
the group rather than miss the opportunity
to saddle trouble and vexation ot spirit
upon the unoffending American public.
APTKIIMATII ! ' TUB m
Norfolk News ( rep. ) : And Hitchcock is
not permitted to nave the country from the
dire effects of the McClenry bill ,
Valley Enterprise : The republicans of
Douglas county liavo tnado n good light , hut
many more votes might have been placed
to their credit by n well organized cam
paign conmlUoo : with a competent chair
man ,
Kearney Sun ( rep. ) : If yon want to see
a fight that outshines the famr > of thu Kil
kenny felines keep your eye on the gov
ernor's ofllco when Poynter comes to dis
tributing the last batch of pic that will
over be handed out by a popocratle gov
ernor of Nebraska.
Kearney Hub ( rep. ) : There la general sat
isfaction throughout N'ebriukn with the re
election of Congressman Dave Mercer from
the Omaha district. Dave Is ono of the
sterling republicans who has won his way
by his good works and stands well with the
pcoplo by reason of his good qualities.
Kearney Hub ( rep. ) : Just think of the
populist smashup lu Custer county , tin ;
breeding place of populist statesmen , and
shed a tear that the glory of Uabylon hai
departed. Shades of Kern nnd Silas Hol-
conib ! Can these things be In those hnlycon
days when the populist boastcth ot his
might nnd counteth all things as his
own.
Oreeley Leader ( rep. ) : It seems very sig
nificant thnt so many populists stayed nway
from the polls In this state this year. It
simply shows that "the people" have
"caught on" to the real nnlmus of "re
form. " The bottom principle ot the party
In this state la old-fashioned principle that
has governed Tammany from time Imme
morial. The populist frills liavo only cov
ered the "tiger's" neck at any time.
Fullerton Post : Omnha and Douglas county
arc responsible for the defeat of the repub
lican state ticket. It is a pity that thu
loaders should have been so Interested lu
their own differences nnd jealousy of each
other at a time when the republicans should
have been united and by their trying to got
the beet of each other endangered the Inter
ests of the state ticket. It Is just such
acts of selfishness thnt placed the state In
the power of the fuslonl&ts.
Tekamah Herald ( rep. ) : The latest re
ports on the state Indicate that the fusion
state ticket will bo erected by less than
3,000 majority. This IB a remarkable gain
for the republicans. Two years ago Holcomb
WHS elected by over 21,000. One year ago
Judge Sullivan was elected by nearly 14,000
majority. The republicans from best Information
mation obtainable as wo go to press have
captured the legislature which will assure
the return of a republican United States
senator to succeed Senator Allen. The re
publicans of Nebraska have much cause
for rejoicing.
Custer County Chieftain ( pop. ) : It Is no
use to conceal the fact that the result of
the election In county and state Is disap
pointing. The majority for the head of the
populist ticket In the county Is less than
400. Though Eastman , Taylor and Klrkpat-
rlck are ejected , their majorities are small.
The fight In the party defeated the populist
nominee'for state senator by perhaps fifty
majority In the district. The voters were
busy and the senseless flght waged by a
faction ot populists against a part of the
local ticket engendered apathy and well
nigh annihilated the populist majority in
the county.
York Times ( rep. ) : As soon as Dablman
gate out that the republicans were going
to attempt to steal the legislature In this
state everybody know at once what was
up. They knew the fuslonlsta were de
feated and were preparing to repeat their
former crimes If possible and steal the leg
islature by hook or by crook. The people
have not forgotten what party It was that
stele the Lodgcpolo ballot boxes and the
unseating of the Douglas county members
of the last legislature Is fresh In their
minds. Neither have they so soon forgotten
the attempt to steal and mutilate the en
tire vote of the state , which crime was
only defeated by the boldness and coarser
ness of their work.
Columbus Telegram ( dem. ) : The narrow
majority by which the head of the fusion
ticket was elected In Nebraska this year
demonstrates In a forcible manner tbe ne
cessity ot a more liberal , fair and equitable
disposition being shown by the populists In
any future division of state offices. There
Is no question but that this disposition ou
the part of some of the populist leaders
to monopolize almost the entire s'ate ticket
and the willing acquiescence on the prt
of some of the democratic leaders did much
toward creating a feeling of dissatisfaction
among the rank and file of 'the democratic
party that prevented a still larger majority
In favor of state reform' than was rolled up
two years ago by the fusion forces of Ne
braska. While the Telegram does not be-
llevo that democrats wore justified In stayIng -
Ing away from the polls simply because
they were not allowed a proper representa
tion upon the state ticket , yet the fact re
mains that many of them did remain at
home or In the fleld for no other reason.
If fusion Is to be successful In future cam
paigns In Nebraska , the different elements
that go to make up what Is commonly
known as the reform forces all striving
for a common purpose of reform In state
and national affairs must Insure harmo
nious action by dealing justly ono with
another. In no other way can they hope
for success.
NAMING SU.NATOUIAI , FAVOIUTHS.
Nebraska City Press : If there Is grati
tude among the prominent members and
loaders of the republican party In Nebraska
they should become animated and nctlvo
In supporting M. L. Haywnrd for the United
States eonatc. Judge Hayward would honor
his state and reflect the character of the
best citizenship. Ho accepted a nomination
for the governorship when only a man 'Ith
the courage of his convictions couM or
would accept It. Ho made a gallant campaign
and If defeated at all reduced a popocratle
majority to microscopic proportion ? .
Oreeley Leader : A couple of weeks ago or
such a matter the York Republican sug
gested the name of Judge M. D. Reese for
eenator In the place of W. V. Allen. Wo
could heartily second a motion of that port.
All representative icpublloans of the state
know the judge , respect his ability and
honor hisIntegrity. . As an attorney on the
supreme bench or In the professor's chair
ho has been an honor to the state of Ne
braska , Every "reformer" who wishes to
vote for an honest , able man In national
affairs would find a representative In Judge
Reese.
Falrbury Enterprise : Should the Ne
braska legislature prove to be satisfactory
to the republicans , why would It not be a
good led a for E. H. Illnshaw'a legion of
loyal friends throughout the Fourth dis
trict to join hand. ) and push him for United
States senator ? As Is well known , he Is a
man without a stain upon his character
as a man or as a successful politician and
we believe that if a united effort were put
forth In his behalf he could bo triumphantly
elected. He la a man who could and would
make a grand record in the senate and ono
his constituents would bo proud to have
represent them. In the United States senate.
While the Enteprlse does not know whether
Mr. Hlnshaw will approve of this or not ,
still the writer would like to see his ster
ling qualifications thus recognized by the
people of this great state. A man who has
made such a gallant fight against such vast
odds and overcame all obstacle * Is surely
worthy of something out of the ordinary
and no man In the state Is endowed with
better qualifications for senator than
he.
NICMI-ICAXCi : OF THK KMiUTtO.V.
l''or nUrn.
Philadelphia Hfcord ( dem. )
If Colonel William Jennings llryan were
not , ns ho declares , suffering from "military
lockjaw , " he might give the country an elo
quent disquisition on the Nebraska flop.
The whole country west of the Mississippi ,
with perhaps the exception of faithful Colorado
rado , si-ems in luvc turniM tall upon free
silver. It Is quits as well that Colonel
llryan hns been relieved from the uuwel-
como tnsk of explanation.
Ilomnrluililc ItrMitlt * .
Uuft'iilo 1'ixpress ( rwp. )
The republican state * \\hlch turned so
violently against the Hatrlson administra
tion In 1S)0 ! ) and 1892 , nuch ns Connecticut ,
Indiana , IlllnoU , Wisconsin , remain firmly
republican. California Increases her repub
lican majority.
When It In remembered how often the
party In power lias been badly beaten In
the stale elections In the middle of the
presidential term , the successes of this year
appear no less remarkable than were the
great pluralities ot 1S9C.
Silver I.onlnur Ground.
Springfield ( Mass. ) Hi-publlcnn ( Ind. )
The eluctlon from the silver standpoint
was hardly encouraging. The east returned
democratic congressmen In spite of party
platforms , nnd these members In the next
house cannot bo depended upon by the silver
leaders. The New York democratic mem
bers , for example , nre non-committal on this
Issue , but their Influence will be powerful
against silvery antics by llalley and Bland ,
owing to the closeness between the parties.
In the south the democrats made a tre
mendous sweep , It Is true , yet In the west ,
where the real strength of sllverlsm lies ,
sound money tickets appear to have gained
sonic ground.
A Trli iluit I.'nlleil.
Chicago Tlmca-Hernld ( rep. )
On election day In Omaha Colonel William
Jennings Bryan lu full regimentals paraded
he principal streets arm In aim with Editor
Hitchcock of the Worldllei aid , -free silver
candidate for congress.
Result Election of David II. Mercer , re
publican sound money candidate for con
gress.
From Omaha Colonel llryan went to his
homo at Lincoln nnd shed the light ot his
presence and 'he gUttf ut his uniform In
behalf of the free silver candidate for con
gress In the First dUtrlct.
Result Election of E. J , Burkatt , repub
lican sound money candlduiu for congress In
the First dlstr'ct. '
A IMiciioiiiennl Itt-Hiilt.
Indlniinpolii ) News ( Ind. )
Not for a quarter of a century has an ad
ministration received such nn endorsement
In the off year elections as that given Tues
day. The rule haa been strongly the other
way , the successful party In presidential
years almost Invariably meeting with a re
verse In the succeeding off year elections * .
It would , therefore , have been remarkable
If the country had supported the president
even feebly. I3ut when It sustains him
almost as strongly ns It did two years ago
the result Is phenomenal. The republicans
have carried practically every northern state
from ocean to ocean. East of the Mississippi
thcro are no breaks In the republican col
umn. In the west the gains are surprising.
Notnlilc
Chicago Record ( Ind. )
The elections of Tuesday were productive
of some striking results , not the least of
which were the startling reversals of politi
cal majorities In come of the states regarded
as wedded to the free silver colungo policy.
Kansas , South Dakota , Wyoming nnd Wash
ington , all carried by William J. Bryan In
1890 , gave majorities for the party of Mc-
Klnlcy at Tuesday's election. In Omaha Mr.
Bryan's friend and former business associate ,
Mr. Hitchcock , was defeated for congress by
the republican nominee. In Kansas Jerry
Simpson was denied ro-electlon. In North
Dakota the republicans won by increased
majorities. California , which gave only 1,922
plurality for McKlnlcy In ISOO , want lepub-
llcan Tuesday by about 20,000.
Democracy' * I'ltlful Condition.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat ( rep. )
The democrats of the north arc almost
totally eclipsed by defeat. They must admit
on looking over the field that they have lost
In every way by embracing the Chicago plat
form , with Its paramount Issue of debased
money. The Irony of winning Montana , Col
orado , Idaho and Utah and losing all tlio
rest Is manifest. Starting with the solid
south for a basis Is a snare democrats should
begin to understand. Their old combination
ot the south and Tammany was more suc
cessful than that of the south and a degraded
currency. At all events , democrats can sco
that the sequel of the silver craze Is disaster
In the deciding states and the corapljta loss
of congress. Truly the democratic party Is
face to face with a condition.
Till * Vfrillct of tinI > rnile.
Philadelphia Times ( Ind. dem. )
The verdict of the nation Is unmistak
able and polnto very strongly to the elec
tion of a republican president In 1900. It
means that the present sound financial
policy of the government must not only bo
maintained but that those who arc distrusted
on the Issue cannot be given power. It
means that our economic policy shalr not
bo changed ; that liberalized protection for.
our industries cannot bo disturbed ; that en
larged commerce and trade with other coun
tries shall bo Inaugurated by the expansion
of our territory and that a republican con
gress shall be charged with the duty of'aid
ing a republican president to gather the full
trulta of our recent war with Spain.
Such la the verdict of the nation as given
on Tuesday. When every state north of
Mason and Dlxon's line from the Aroostook
mountains and Maine to the prairies of the
west washed by the Father of Waters , fall
to record a single democratic victory It
means that the great Industrial , commercial1
and financial Interests of the nation are In
hearty sympathy with the present national
administration. The verdict given with
emphasis under all the adverse ) circum
stances of a mld-admlntatratlon campaign
must be accepted as a deliberate and final
judgment on every Issue Involved.
I'lOIlSONAL , AND OTIIKIIWISK.
Russia Is getting ready for a rousing
welcome to Thomas A. Edison , who will
shortly visit that country.
Poor Van Wyck. lie lias lost that four
teen-year Job , with Its fat salary of $14,000
annually , and Is probably a considerable sum
out of pocket.
Padcrewskl has bought the villa of Mar
ges , near Lausanne , Switzerland , and with It
a cellar of 10,000 bottles of wlno nnd &
store of Klrscb twenty years old. The es
tate has Its own vineyards and the great
pianist will own six GOWK.
Tha recent death of Oliver I , Morton , a
son of Indiana's war governor , left tils
mother , whose support ho was , lu very
straitened circumstances. Learning of this
fact , William Dudley Foulke , author of the
forthcoming * biography of Governor Morton ,
and the Bowen-Merrlll company , publishers ,
have Arranged to turn over to Mru. Morton
all the profits derived from the sale of the
book in Indlanapoll * . .
Rev. Charles FleUeher , one of the most
enlightened , respected and Influential of all
the Jewish rabbis Boston has ever known ,
declares to his people that Imperialism , If
adopted , will be the beginning of the end
of this country. None better knows the
value of American freedom than the Intelligent
'
gent American Hebrew , and the Springfield
Republican declares that there Is probably
not an Imperialist of that race la the coun
try.
i.nssoxs.
Tlir AliMirblnK QncMllon ,
Western Laborer. 4.
Will the republicans of Douglas county
learn by experience ?
Wluil Hurl Si-Miitor Allen.
Western Laborer.
Hitchcock's candidacy wns a detriment to
Senator Allen because It kept the World-
Herald out of the legislative contest.
MfiiNitrrn of Tlic llro'n Influence.
Wostcrn Laborer.
The Bee chased 2,300 votes nway from
Koutsky and Walker and It indicates very
clearly that ( hose people who declare that
The Bee has no Influence arc full of prunes.
CHAT THAT C
I
Indlnnnpolls Journal : Ho strained her to
his manlr bosom.
"Strulned honey , " paid ho.
Mcumvhlli ) the cloud.s ncroxtj the moon
went a-scud ,
Boston Transcript : Mr. Weeks Just look
over opposite Mutlldii. There's a woman
pushing- lady off the front stoop. Mrs.
Weeks Pshuwl It's only Mrs. Ouster dls-
chnrglnu her cook.
Chicago Record : "Spenklnp of battles ,
major , nald the bud of n former season ,
"wo'ro you ever In what mlKlil bo termed
a real , seilous enBiigonient ? "
"Well , rnthor , " replied the major. "I
wns once ung-.iged to u widow for tlirco
weeks. "
Cincinnati Knqulrcr : "How nbout the
chlldrjn ? " asked the Inqtilsltlvo neighbor.
"Oh , " snld thu ninn who hud married
iiRnln to get u mother for his little ones ,
"she doesn't mind them nt nil. "
Chicago Post : "lie HOCIIV * to prize his
fiancee very highly , " wild the first awcct
thing.
"Naturally , " replied the other sweet
thing , "Shun hand painted , you know. "
Of course there waa no Jealousy In the
case ; certainly not.
Detroit Journal : Under the glorious
autumn moon they lingered.
"My onllcst Blrf ! " he sighed.
"Aro you very nurc , " she fnltercd , "that
I nm so much onller than any other girl ? "
Now even the de.id leave * rustled , us to
whlsuer , "Wouldn't that kill you ? "
i
Washington Star : "What's the reason
of your enmity to thnt politician ? " nsked
the rather romantic younp woman. "Did
ho cross your path estrly in your career ? "
"No , " answered Senator Sorghum. "Ho
didn't cross my path. We. were after the
same olllce , and ho ran over mo from be
hind. "
Chicago Tribune : "What's this ? " naked
thu baggageman , ns the man with tlia
truck tossed a well-wrapped bundle into
the car. "A feather bed ? "
"Yes , nlr , " sjHike up the owner , Htandlng
nn the depot platform and grinning ma-
llclously. "With a trunk on the limklo of
It. Throw It as hard as you please. "
Youth's Companion : There Is a happy
mean In everything- Is ald thnt a
shrewd old lady heard her married daugh
ter say :
"If my husband doesn't do such nnd nuch
a thing he'll tlnd himself In hot water. "
"My child , " said the old lady , "a man
Is like an CKJT. Kept In hot water a llttlo
while ho may boll soft , but keep him ttero
long and he hardens. "
ICING WHEAT.
Youth's Companion.
You may tell of your armored cruiser * .
And your great ships of the line ;
And swift or slow may steamers RO
Across the billowy brine.
Like thunder may the cannon boom
To greet their flags unfurled ,
And for an hour they may have power
To rule the frightened world.
From ocean shore to ocean shore
Lie lines of gleaming steel ,
And nlRht or day we hear atway
The rlnp of rushing wheel ;
Though buffalo have left the plain ,
And Indian tents are furled.
Nor Ktcain nor hand at wealth's command
Can rule the busy world.
But where the hillside rises fair
In terracen of green ,
And on the plain where wind nnd rain
Sweep fields of golden Rheen ,
Where sturdy yellow stalks arise.
With bannered heads unfurled , -k '
Here you may greet the great K\ng \
Wheat
The ruler of the world.
O , hills may shake and vales resound
Beneath thn flying car.
And driven by steam nnd winds a-bcam
Our shins ride fast and far ;
Cities may crumble 'ncath the guns
Which Riiard our flap unfurled ,
Yet all shall greet < it last King Wheat ,
For hunger rules the world.
OUR DAILY
NEW YORK. Nov. 14 , 18)3.-Onco mora
Madison Square Garden will blaze with
social luminaries nt the opening today of
the annual horse show nt which blue-blood
ed equlnes will claim admltlng attention
and prizes. This year'a list of entries la
unusually largo.
Vt-
"Remember"
That special suit we sell
today at
$10
A fancy Scotch cheviot ,
4-button sack
- cutaway ,
every thread wool , every
suit warranted. Perfect
cut and fit. Splendid lin
ings. A suit to be consid
ered extra value at $15,00 ,
but to show you an exam *
pie of how reasonable we
are offering that big whole
sale stock , we only men
tion this one line to show
you what you can get for
$10.0O.