c THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , JULY ii , UHSH ) .
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' 1 The South Omaha city conuoil is nlto-
II gethcr too Inquisitive.
The New York messenger boys' strike
for shorter'hours ' has no reference to the
tlino consumed in delivering n message.
The withdrawal of the embargo upon
South Omaha saloons is reputed to hav < >
I1 been brought about by a liberal con
tribution of .
soap.
III !
Omaha can never become a great mau-
I.
. \ifacturlng center , such as is Minneapo
lis , until the cost of power shall have
been materially reduced.
A fence enclosing the lake on the north
tract of the exposition grounds would
not be a bad idea. Nor would a watch
man be out of place there.
By the time the city council decides
upon some plan of repairing the paved
Rtrcets the season when the work can
ll be properly done is likely to be passed.
hi
The early closing movement did not
prove it success in Lincoln , due largely
to the fact that in small cities shop
keepers find it difficult to make ends
meet when they lose the Saturday even
ing trado. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
For at least one week George D.
Melklcjohn will bo the head of the war
office and It will not bo surprising If he
la made the target for the warriors
nrpund newspaper row who must keep
up their gun practice.
It Is announced from Santiago that yellow -
low fever has been stamped out Under
tlid old Spanish rule of llltli and utter
nbsenco of regulation such n thing was
unknown and Impossible. The dlspaso
prevailed there with greater or lees in
tensity , according to the season , the
rear round.
Ten years ago Omaha passed through
the street-paving epoch and the enor
mous burden then assumed has been
materially reduced In the Intervening
rears. "With the marked Improvement
In business and In realty values there Is
little doubt that another era of public
Improvements will soon bo ushered In.
The Iowa dairy commissioner is In
tamest about prosecuting dairymen who
adulterate milk and use preservative
fompoumlH. Nebraska has a new law on
the subject of Tmrait'ul adulterations of
food products and a little vigorous ap
plication of. It would doubtless prove
honellclal to tlio health of the people ot
the state.
It IH announced tlmt Bcnton Mavct
will tell the senate Investigating com-
tnlttco-what ho'knows about the recount
frauds. It wpuld doubtless make de
cidedly racy reading should ho really do
BO , but no ono who knows the extremely
smooth ex-secretary of the ex-governor
really believes he Intends to make an
unri'servpil statement of what ho knows.
The Iowa Hoard of Control has
worked n saving of $200,000 In the con
duct of the Ntato institutions during tun
llrst year of Its existence without any
crippling of these institutions. Just why
a progressive commonwealth like Iowa
tolerated for so many y < jars the complex
system of Independent control of each
Mate InsfUutlou Is one of the things
which Is unexplained.
The annexation of South Omaha can
never bo accomplished so long as men
nt the head of the city government can
levy blackmail upon particular Interests
subject to police surveillance. The coin ,
inon report , which wo believe to bo true ,
is that the principal brewers doing busi
ness In South Omaha were held up to
the tune -or" $2,500 to secure immunity
from the enforcement of the Sunday
closing law.
I
A STATESMAN XKtiDEl ) .
Very soon after the American occupa
tlon of Manila Admiral Dewey was re
ported to have snlil that our government -
ment should send nn able , and experi
enced statesman there to ( leal with the
situation , Implying that diplomacy was
then the chief requirement. General
Funston was-recently reported to have
put the suggestion In another form
when ho said that at present them
should bo a little less gunpowder and
moro diplomacy. This gallant olllccr ,
as quoted by Counsul Wlldiuau , ex
pressed the opinion that to win the
confidence of the Filipinos , misgoverned
as they had been under the Spanish
regime , wo must give them bettor
government and he urged that a civil
government should be established nt
once , backed up with strong military ,
the latter separate from the civil
government , but standing ready to
carry'Into execution edicts and laws of
the civil authorities should it be neces
sary to call upon the military force lode
do so.
This vlow Is reinforced by the opinion
of Brigadier General Anderson , who
did cllk'lpnt service In the Philippines
and had a good opportunity for study
ing the situation. lie says a statesman
should bo made governor general of tins
Island , with the military authorities sub
ordinate to him. He rcgarus with dis
favor the exercise of both military and
civic functions by General Otis and
thinks that the 'military ' power should
bo merely n means of carrying out the
policy of the civil administration. Ho
believes the dual task Imposed upon
Otis too great for any one man , however
capable.
It Is unlikely that the views of these
ofllcers will receive any consideration
at Washington , but they should receive
public attention. Congress will define a
policy for the Philippines and It will bo
well that when It addresses Itself to this
duty it shall have as full knowledge us
possible of popular sentiment. To those
who can see no way but subjugation by
military power , who will not admit that
there Is any merit in the suggestion ot
"less gunpowder and more diplomacy"
and who have no faith in a policy of
conciliation , the Idea of sending a
statesman to the Philippines clothed
with authority superior to that of the
military and instructed to apply states
manship to the situation of course wi\l \
not be acceptable. But there are many
others wo think a majority of the
American people who believe that the
Filipinos are not beyond the reach' ' of n.
policy of conciliation and these will
favor the suggestion of Generals Funs-
ton and Anderson.
The establishment of civil administra
tion in the Philippines , with an experi
enced statesman at Its head and the
military authority subordinate , there Is
every reason to believe would have
most beneficent results. Such a govern
ment would of course need to have full
authority to negotiate for peace and bo
empowered to assure the Filipinos that
any terms offered them would be faith
fully carried out. The commission sent
to the Philippines has accomplished
nothing because It could only promise.
In view of the very unsatisfactory re
sults of our military operations In Luzon
zen It is apparent that General Otis 1s
either overtasked or Incompetent. There
Is a very general demand for a change.
It seems to us that there is much to
commend the suggestion of General
Anderson.
A SERIOUS SITUATION.
Cleveland , O. , has had In the past
a number of serious labor conflicts , but
none that gave the authorities so much
trouble and created a situation so travo
as the present strike of the street car
employes. This conflict was Inaugurated
several weeks ago. After being in prog
ress almost a week an agreement ttns
effected between the company and fhf
employes and peace was restored for n
few days , when the men charged that
the company was not living up to the
agreement and the strike was rcmswul.
It has since been characterized by al
most constant disorder and violence , in
which bloodshed has taken place. A
few days ago the police authorities had
to admit their Inability to repress the
outbreak and the mayor of the city
called out the local rallltla and applbd
to the governor for an additional force.
It would appear from the dispatches
that nearly the entire city Is terrorized
by the strikers , who constitute a large
body and have many sympathizers. It
Is a very serious situation and while
undoubtedly the railroad company Is by
no means blameless , the riotous conduct
of the strikers cannot bo Justified and
the duty of the authorities to summarily
put n stop to violence Is plain and Im
perative.
Labor conflicts arc multiplying and It
is well that those wno engage In them
should understand that they cannot
hope to enlist public sympathy when
they have recourse to measures that Im
peril the safety of the public.
CLOSER COMMERCIAL , RELATIONS.
The reciprocity agreement negotiated
with Franco will bring the two coun
tries Into closer commercial relations
than have existed for many years and
will also tend to trcngthcn the friend
ship between them. The United States
acquires no special advantages from this
arrangement , but as to nil articles speci
fied will be on an equal footing with
Kngland and Germany In the French
markets. In this , however , our agricul
tural products , with the exception of cotton -
ton , do not share , the French government
finding it necessary or expedient to re
gard the demands of tin ; agrarian ele
ment. Still there Is no doubt our trade
with Franco will bo materially benefited
by the arrangement , while the ad
vantage to French commerce with the
United States will undoubtedly be Im
portant.
The time has expired for negotiating
this class of agreements , which do not
require confirmation by the bcnato , but
go Into effect upon proclamation by the
president. The only really Important
reciprocity agreement uuido under sec
tion U of thb tariff law Is that with
Franco , the expectation of the framera
of the law , that many of the countries
having trade with thp United States
would seek reciprocity under this pro
vision , not having been realized. Indeed ,
It must bo admitted that the reciprocity
features of the tariff law are n failure
and It Is a question whether the next
congress should not make such modifica
tions ns will render these provisions
more Inviting to other countries and par-
tlcularly to the countries of South Amer
ica , with which It Is desirable to foster
closer commercial relations. H Is dem
onstrated that little can be done In the
way of commercial reciprocity with the
provisions ns they are and we think the
country can now afford to be somewhat
more liberal In this particular. Kvl-
dontly section 4 of the law , authorising
reciprocity treaties , subject to continua
tion by the senate , Is valueless , since no
country has sought to negotiate a treaty
under It.
,1 ( WAVE
When the citizens of Omaha author
ized the Issue of $150,000 of High school
building bonds they virtually Instructed
the Board of Education to expend the
money In the erection of n building that
would enlarge the facilities for Hlph
school education and minimize the dan
ger to which the pupils of the High
school are exposed In the existing struc
ture. Jn conformity with the mandate
of the people the board negotiated the
bonds and placed the proceeds Into the
city treasury. While the city Is paying
IVd per cent Interest on this money the
depositories only return the city U per
cent , thus causing a downright loss of
not less than ? ; t,000 a year so long as
the money remains unexpended. This
loss Is , however , scarcely worth dtscuss-
lug as compared with the possible loss
of life that may occur by reason of the
action taken to prevent the erection of
the proposed wing to the Ill h school
building. If such a calamity shall hap
pen the curses of the community and
especially the parents and relatives of
the children whose lives may be sacri
ficed will rest upon the heads of the
selfish and purblind parties who were
instrumental In the Injunction proceed
ing.
ing.In
In this connection The Bee will in
dulge in a little plain talk. It Is a
matter of notoriety that the judge who
granted the restraining order threat
ened publicly to prevent the turning of
a spade on the High school square while
he occupies a seat on the bench and
therefore was disqualified for a fair and
Impartial hearing even if ho had the
right technically to Issue such an order
without setting a time for a hearing ami
thus exercising autocratic powers en
tirely unwarranted under our system
of jurisprudence.
With the full knowledge that the rules
established for court procedure had been
violated In this instance the judges of
the equity division should have asserted
their right to take the case in their own
hands in order to bring the cause to a
speedy trial and enable the board to
carry out the contracts for the construc
tion of the High school addition. The
mere fact that a few men of great
wealth or prominence prefer to iiilper.il
the lives of 1,000 boys and girls aud the
lives and limbs of forty High school
teachers In order that their own notions
of architecture bo carried out or their
private Interests subserved affords no
excuse for refusing a prompt disposal ot
the contention by the courts. In view
of the fact that Chief Redell has pub
licly pronounced the present High school
building a firetrap , as well as unsafe In
case of an alarm at an approach of a
cyclone or storm , the duty of every citi
zen and especially of the courts and the
school board Is paramount to take every
measure that would prevent such a ca
tastrophe. The responsibility for what
ever calamity may befall the building or
Its Inmates cannot be shifted and must
rest upon those who are lu position to
.prevent . It.
According to ex-Comptroller Eckels
the main article in the present day
democratic creed is borrowed from the
late Congressman Holman's career "I
object. " Hopelessly divided on all living ,
pertinent Issues and with the major fac
tion gone after strange gods , he sees no
hope for the party or good to the coun
try which can come from Its existence
except by regeneration. Mr. Eckels is
doubtless correct lu his conclusions , but
If he entertains hope for the future there
Is danger that he has underestimated the
amount of saving grace necessary to ac
complish the regeneration. The "stock
In sight" Is entirely Inadequate to the
tusk. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Relatives of Nebraska troops return
ing from Manila doubtless understand
that the boys will require special care
for a few weeks after their landing on
the shores of God's country. There Is
no doubt , however , that every care and
precaution will be taken by the 'military
authorities for their care and sustenance
after they land at San Francisco.
Telegraphic reports Indicate that the
trouble at the Denver smelter may soon
bo adjusted and In that case of course
the strikers will resume work , Let us
hope for this happy outcome In the be
lief that a resumption of mining In Colorado
rado will enable the Omaha plant soon
to resume work with ita full force.
Illinois' attorney general has ordered
suits brought against a largo number of
corporations for violations of the anti
trust law. The court dockets of Ne
braska are not thus encumbered , but
Nebraska has a demo-pop attorney general -
oral who Is supposed to devour a trust
every morning for breakfast.
The Turkish government has sent to
Iowa for a man to teach the people of
that country how to farm. Iowa people
know how to do it successfully and they
might teach the sultan some other
profitable lessons , miuh as paying pub
lic debts promptly and keeping a
In the state treasury.
Win-lit Slilctrncli. Cnliinill ) .
New York Mall and Express.
Oklahoma is harvesting a wheat crop es
timated at 40,000,000 bushels. That Is why
the farmers out there have no time to listen
to calamity howlers.
A Fill ill ItelliiiiciIn 1'ollllc * .
New York Sun.
Cowardice , equivocation , subterfuge are a
fatal reliance in politics. If the "gold dem
ocrats" cannot defeat the nomination of
llryan by making a square gold platform for
the democracy they cannot prevent It at ml , I
The democratic ) party must bo either for j
gold or for silver and as the gold faction
dnrcs not demand gold It will obviously bo
for silver , on which side arc all the courage ,
consistency and fighting spirit of the
democracy.
Itcmrilj- lledmv I'mtlon * .
SprlnKflt-Jd Heputollcn.- ,
The pensioning of confederate veterans ! s
becoming an Increasing burden on the south
ern states , The IxiuUlnna Hoard of Ten
sion Commissioners has declared Its Inabil
ity to provide for the growing number of
disabled and needy soldiers and recommends
the purchase of a large fnrin upon which
veterans without homes could bo Iqcaled and
made largely self-supporting.
A Hock of Ohntrm-llon.
Philadelphia Hecord.
Mr. Dryan has made his speech and It Is
as true now as before that his free silver
Usuo stands as a rock of obstruction high us
Gibraltar In the pathway of the democratic
party to power. With this obstruction re
moved the democratic party would have a
bright prospect o success In the coming
contest. H would then have an oppor
tunity to Inaugurate a new era of democracy
Injhe opening of the twentieth ceutury , na
the Jefforsonlan democracy began Its career
In the dawn of the nineteenth. The masses
of the demociatlc party arc weary of thla
silver Issue. They shrink from another
campaign of Its barren platitudes , fallacies
nnd humbugs and , above all , from the real
dangers which lurk behind this cheap silver
program.
IJIITAT-IVIJ FIMMMIS.
InlinhKniita of Vlillliipltirn I'uUerii
After Other Xntlmintltlcn.
Manila Freedom.
Of all the races peopling this mundane
sphere not one has such an extraordinary
spirit of Imitation as that -which Inhabits
the Philippine Islands. This race of people ,
of .Malay . origin , which occupies all the
archipelago of the Celebas sea , lacks entirely
the aesthetic" taste necessary for the proper
combination of colors , constructive ability ,
uniformity In architectural designs and the
good taste which Is required for the culture
and advancement of a people. They have
no Ideas of this kind of their own and In all
matters of taste do nothing moro than what
they see In races of the west.
Any one who has oborved the Filipinos
will have noticed that they have no Ideas
at all In regard to the proper combination
of colors In their wearing apparel , as , In
splto of their dusky complexions , they se
lect In their clothing the colors which arc
least suitable to them. You will sec Indian
girls and 'half-breeds ' as brown as berries
using In their dresses and scarfs such colors
as blue , green , yellow ibrown and black. A
woman of dusky complexion with a dress
of any of these colors presents an appearance
that la hideous In the extreme. It Is not
uncommon to see dark-skinned Indian girls
dressed In such bright greens that If they
should encounter a caribou they are liable
to be eaten by that festive animal on ac
count of their similarity to a bunch of hay.
The reason why these people cut this
ridiculous figure Is that they see these bright
colors on European women and without
thinking of the effect which on account of
their different complexion such hues are lla-
blo to produce readily adept them and con
sider themselves the most elegant of the
elegant.
No sooner does a new fashion arrive from
Paris , Vienna or Berlin In shoes , trousers ,
hats , shirts or neckwear , no matter how
extravagant , .tho Indian and the half-breed
Immediately adopt them.
The American troops had been In Manila
only a few days with their brown suits be
fore the stores on the Escolta were besieged
by natives and half-breeds buying all the
brown cloth obtainable , wool , cotton or silk ,
and In a few days they were all arrayed In
suits of the same color ns those worn by the
army ot occupation , * They noticed the hats
of straw or felt with JR. blue polka dot band
and In a few days-fl.H the Indians and half-
breeds were wearing the same kind of hats
as the Americans.
NOT MEUCia.VAUY ENOUGH.
Gcncroun 1'atroiinpru ot American *
AuUnowlcdRcil with Iiinult.
Ijoulsvlllo Courier-Journal.
Many Americans have 'been ' rather dis
couraged by the fact that Ian iMaclaren ,
otherwise Rev. John W. Watson , has gone
home from an American lecture tour and
stigmatized all Americans as mercenary.
There Is nothing really surprising about
this. It has ibeen the fashion of British
writers to do this from time whereof the
memory of man runneth not to the con
trary. There have been exceptions , to bo
sure , but they have been only numerous
enough to prove the rule. Over and over
again wo have had men from the other
side with some reputation as writers who
came to lecture , and went back to deride.
What they call a lecture Is often a fair bit
cl writing , maundered over In a low voice ,
without distinct articulation , , and come-
tlmos with an accent that rendered It un
intelligible. For Vho sight of the great
author and the bad hour and a half passed
In listening to his outrages on the mother
tongue , our people pay roundly. Then the
nblo lecturer goes homo nnd abuses us to
his heart's content not that ho has any
cause of grievance , but because ho knows
that abuse of us will sell as well on the
other side as flattery did on this.
And ho serves us right. In other words ,
ho gives us only what our folly deserves ,
though our generosity might well expect
a .better recompense. Wo have had n great
deal of experience with these foreign vis
itors , who como with exclusively mercenary
motives. Wo often go to some .trouble . to
provide entertainment for them , only to find
when we go to Europe they do not know
us. No matter how much money wo may
pay to their lecturers , they think wo should
have given them more , and go homo to tell
that money Is the American god.
The truth Is , the Americans as a class
are not mercenary enough. Hy this Is not
meant that they are not Industrious enough
to earn money , for In this they probably
excel nil other natlpns of itho first-class , j
The weak point In the American Is In j
spending his money for that which Is not '
bread , and his labor for that which satlslleth
not. Ho Imagines that an author whose
works give him pleasure must necessarily
bo a gentleman fit to sit at his table. Ho
thinks that a man who has a high title , or
who uses ono whether he has It or not ,
must be a suitable mute for his daughter ,
who may be a fool , but who nevertheless ;
Is pure. So he asks the foreign cad to
dinner , and pays out millions for the privi
lege ot putting his daughter into the arms
of an ancient and leprous libertine , who
assumes a title to which be has no right , or
disgraces one to which he has some claim ,
The trouble with the American is that
ho allows himself to be separated from
It by a rapacious horde of Europeans who
come hither to sell their alleged culture for
American gold. The readiness with which
he throws himself Into the clutches of these
harpies renders him an object cf contempt
to them , as every honeet man always Is to
the scamp that outwits him. Americans
would do well to keep their money until
they are sure to get an equivalent for It.
The readiness with which they are plundered
makes them a laughing stock In foreign
countries. There are of course many ex-
ceptlons , JUt the typical American In Eu
rope Is regarded as a soft snap for trades
men and decayed nobles.
There Is hardly any limit to the social rec
ognition which millions will buy In Europe ,
but It U not worth the price paid for it ,
or , Indeed , any price at all.
These remarks are not mainly applicable '
to Ian Maclaren , from whom we had a right
to expect better treatment , but they' are
naturally suggested by the manner In which
those expectations have been disappointed. |
Wo must learn to distinguish between the
author and the man , or wo shall frequently
euffer much mortlQcat'ioug ,
I'HKSr.HVTIO.V OP IllJ.Vl'TV SPOTS.
I'rotroHon of Scenic < Jlorl > j from Hie
ln\nli > M of Vnnilnlfl ,
Philadelphia Press.
The proposal to stake out a great forest
ftnd lake reservation of eomo 7.000,000 acres
In northern Minnesota , recently commented
upon In these columns , le Indicative of the
big scale on which operations of this kind
are worked out In the United States. Whllo
wo can take prldo In the saving of these
great reaches , and In the possession of such
a park as the Yellowstone , yet It should
not bo forgotten that there Is minor work
to ho done everywhere * that calls moro for
Individual than government or stnto action.
And this problem Is the preservation from
vandalism of rholco beauty fpots , of points
ot vantage which give nnd are part of fa
mous views , nnd In general the protection ot i
scenic glories from the Invasion of the de-
spoiler.
Near the great cities much of this work
comes In the way of those who control the '
expansion of the park systems and good
work is bcluR done In most largo towns In
paving spots famous for scenic beauty or
human associations ; but In the country at
large , away from city , town nnd village ,
many places that ought to bo saved are
allowed to bo ruined either by mercenaries
or by local Indifference. As many such spots
ore small they call for a different procedure
from that which has been found practicable
In reserving forest or mountain areas , nnd
ns the cost Is often Insignificant It Is Intellli i
gent personal Initiative that accomplishes |
results. And the great problem Is how to i
arousa nnd direct this personal Interest In
the preservation of scenic beauties.
As this Is the vacation season the matter
Is quite certlnent. Thousands In car , on '
wheel , nfoot are rushing In nnd among the |
ibeautlcs of mountain , lake and shore
nnd are restlns In selected spots to re-
cupernto for the commercial nnd profes
sional demands of the rest of the year. Cer
tainly ono owes at least a passing Interest
to the scenes which prove so delightful a
part of one's annual oxierlcnco , and If nt
each resort a scenery protection society were
formed much good could be done and with
out great expenditure. As Octavia Hill
points out In the Nineteenth Century , this
Is .being done In England with some success ,
and the movement certainly deserves Imita
tion on this sldo of the Atlantic.
Of course , It Is plain what can bo accom
plished In England , where everything Is on
a tiny scale and concentrated compared with
the Immense extent of the United States ,
doeti not mean similar success here , but If
\\o had a national society with state branches
and local chapters hero and there , In tlmo
a great many beautiful bits now displaying
soap signs or In danger of other deface
ment or destruction could be preserved.
This , too , would glvo some practical point
to our vacation enjoyments. As It Is now
what wo enjoy ono year In a few years maybe
bo despoiled. As a vacation thought the
organization of a scenery preservation so
ciety Is well worth serious attention.
rilOSPEIUTY AXD CO 1,1) .
Little Show for Silver Under Prcucut
IliinlneiN Condition * .
Indianapolis News.
With business booming , .wnges good , and
everybody at work , It Is Idle to think of
Impressing our people with the merits of the
free silver doctrine. When they are selling
their wares at profitable prices and are get
ting good wages , and when those prices and
wages nre being ) paid In the 'best ' money In
the world , there Is simply no chance what
ever of making them appreciate the advan
tage of ichcap money. Free silver and
greenbacklsra can only thrive In periods of
Industrial depression , when men are natu
rally disposed to try any remedy that maybe
bo proposed ( to them by any self-confident
quack. When workers are .without . work ,
wages low , failures Increasing and money Is
scarce , It is not difficult to excite a feeling
of discontent nnd to make men believe that
their condition can bo Improved by legisla
tion. But at the present tlmo even Mr.
Bryan must find Iti hard to talk seriously to
the people about how they are being op
pressed by the money sharks , or about the
blighting effect of the geM standard. And
when free silver conventions declare that
events have proved the truth of the free
silver 'theory ' , the American people "just
laugh. "
Certainly no man In his senses can any
longer deny that prosperity and the gold
standard can exist contemporaneously , for
the thing has been proved with absolute
concluslveness. It Is no longer a matter of
reasoning or speculation , for the friends of
the gold standard can point to facts the
existence of which cannot be challenged.
In view of all this , It seems Increasingly
probabfo that the democratic party will deUs
Us best to subordinate the free silver Issue.
And the general business tendency will
strong-then the hands ot those who are tryIng -
Ing to save the party from the mistake It
made three years ago. If free silver Is not
dead , It is at least passing through a period
of suspended animation. Nothing can be
done with it while business continues to bo
as good ns It Is now. The best that Its
advocates can do is to wait until the skies
are again dark and the people are once
more discontented and sullen. But even
then wo can point to the present era of
remarkable prosperity under the gold stand
ard as a demonstration that free sliver Is
not essential to the happiness of the Ameri
can people.
I'ATK.NT.S AM > TRUSTS.
How ( ho fmtter Thrive nt the KXIICIIKO
of Iiivcntom.
Chlcasro Record ,
The patent laws of the United States have
been a powerful factor in promoting Inven
tions , and thus fostdrlng the Industrial wel
fare of the country. No one wishes to eeo
encouragement to the Inventive spirit less
ened in any degreo. It is apparent to the
careful observer , however , that some of the
.objectionable monopolies or trusts owe tboir
cxlstenco to the patent laws. Frequently a
patented article of seemingly small Impor
tance In Itself enters no largely Into the
manufacture or use of other articles as to
make possible the creation of monopoly con
ditions in lines apparently having no rela
tion to the patent laws. Then , too , monopo
lies that grow up tinder the patent laws
get such a start that it la often difficult
to break them up after the patents have
expired. Now that the trust-breeding spirit
is prevalent , special effort la put forth by
promoters to make patents servo as the bul
wark of monopoly In lines that hitherto
were competitive In their nature ,
In view of those facts , the student of the
trust problem Is led to Inquire If there Is
not a way of revising the patent laws eo
as to afford encouragement to Inventive gen
ius without putting a premium on true-ts.
At present the Inventor Is given absolute
control over his invention , and those only
can use It who are authorized by him so
to do. Under this plan men of wealth who
buy the exclusive rights of manufacture nnd
sale under the patent frequently profit much
moro from the monopoly privileges which
they enjoy than docs the Inventor himself.
There are Instances , too , of wealthy con
cerns buying up patents for the sole purpose
of preventing the Inventions from being usc.1
for the benefit of the public by possible ,
rivals to the Injury of some phase of their
own business. It Is manifest that such
abuses of the patent laws are not In the
Interest of the people.
If the Inventor , Instead of being given an
absolute monopoly of hla Invention , were
obliged to allow any ono to make use of the
Invention who chose , upon the payment of a
royalty that should 'be ' the same to all , the
Inventor would still have great encourage- j
n.rnt , while the tendency to monopoly would
bo terlously Interfered with , Whether euth !
a modification of the existing law would be
fair aud beneficial 1s a matter for consider1 1
Atlon , j
OP HKFOttMKnS' METHODS.
Dloomlngtoh Echo : Notwithstanding ex-
Governor Holcomb drew from the state while
filling the executive chair over $50 per month
for house rent , the woman from whom lie
rented a house during part ot the time hns
appeared before the Investigating committee
nnd swore thnt she only asked and received
$30 per month. Evidently $20 per month
stuck In the pockets ot the great reformer
who now wants to be elected supreme Judge.
Crete VIdette : Mrs. Gould testified thnt
rx-Oovernor Holcomb leased her house nt
$30 per month. The records show that he
had warrants Issued for $60 $ per month. He
tiashed his warrants , paid $30 for house rent
and shoved the balance down lu his jeans.
Wo knew thnt Silas was thrifty as n money
leaner on boar black pigs nnd spotted cows
called "Speck , " but actually thought he had
quit speculating when he took the executive
chair.
Table Rock Argus : Poor SI Holcomb Is In
a peck of trouble , and all because of the
senate Investigating' committee. First ono
witness charged him with collusion In the
great ballot recount fraud , and that almost
downed him , and then his landlady appearc.1
upon the stand and swore thnt the lion. SI
only paid her $30 a month house rent ,
whereas the warrants drawn in his favor
for the same were for over $50 per mouth ,
Verily , verily , the way of the transgressor
Is hard ,
Kearney Hub : Possibly ex-Governor Hoi-
comb can show that he was entitled to
speculate off of the K0\ernor's house rent
appropriation , In which It uppears from the
testimony of the woman of whom the gov
ernor rented the residence that ho had a
rake-oft of $30 a month. Of course that Is
a small amount , but In n year It reaches
nearly $400. No person can show that Gov
ernor Holcomb had a right to expend the
entire appropriation nnd pocket half of the
money. Ho may attempt to show It , but ho
can't make people bellcvo It.
Kearney Hub : Ex-Governor Holcomb hns
written a statement branding ns fnlsc the
testimony before the scnnte Investigating
committee Implicating him In a knowledge
of the recount frauds two years ago. Hol
comb Is straining himself pretty hard , It
would seem. Ho was Invited to appear be
fore the committee and tell whnt he knew
or did not know about those frauds nnd de
clined to do so. Anyone can sco thnt It
would have been a great deal better for the
ex-governor nnd his party If ho had faced
the music like n man Instead of getting
under cover and shooting paper wads nt the
witnesses.
Wahoo Weep : The senate Investigating
committee docs not meet with the approval
of Silas Holcomb , but he would like to be
given a chance to explain some of the
ugly things that have been said about him
lu reference 'to the attempt to steal a
couple of supreme judges. He should bo
given a chance to state the truth nnd
nothing tout the truth. It might be well
for the ex-governor while In the explaining
mood to toll about the house rent. Ac-
cording to the testimony of the owner of
the property In which Governor Holcomb
resides , $30 per month was received for
the rent of the house , and at the same tlmo
$50 per month was drawn from the state
for this purpose. The $20 a month differ
ence Is supposed to be easily explained by
Governor Holcomb , aud lie should lose no
time In giving this Information to the pub
lic.
SUCUETAUY AI.GER'S SUCCESSOR.
St. Paul ( Pioneer Press : It Is not only
on able and learned jurist that is needed
nt Iho head of the War department. What
Is wanted there above all is a statesman
a man whose intellectual horizon Is broad
enough to reach out to the full proportions
of a national policy adapted to the now
and , wider scope of world relations forced
upon us by the unforeseen results of the
Spanish war.
Washington Post : In the person of Mr.
Ellhu Root the president has appointed to
succeed General Alger a man brilliant and
commanding In his own Immediate walk of
llfo and gifted with an extraordinary
capacity for affairs in general. Mr. Root is
moro than a lawyer ; he Is also a statesman
and a master of exccutlvo ability. Wo have
no doubt 'that ' Mr. Root will do his best to
make things work smoothly In the depart
ment , and wo are ( convinced that in all mat
ters In which his varied experience will bo
applicable to ends of singular usefulness and
success ho will show to great advantage.
New York Tribune : The president has
consulted his personal preferences In select
ing General1 Alger's successor. 'Mr. ' Root is
a successful lawyer whose practice hns been
large and diversified for many years , and ho
therefore fully satisfies the president's desire
that the new member ot the cabinet should
bo qualified to handle the serious legal ques
tions which , he thinks , the results of the war
have devolved upon the War department.
He has not had wldo experience , we believe ,
as an executive In affnlm of great magni
tude and Importance , but ho Is generally
credited with a capacity for efficient work
In any field to which ho chooses lo devote
himself.
Philadelphia Record : In selecting Ellhu
Hoot to succeed Mr. Alger as secretary of
war President McKlnley has unquestionably
made a change , for the better. Mr. Root Is
a good lawyer , an earnest republican , a wise
and prudent counselor and a man accus
tomed to heavy responsibilities and the man
agement of affairs of magnitude and Im
portance. He will take his place In cabinet
councils as one to the manner born , and his
executive ability , knowledge of pub'.lc affairs
and ripened judgment should speedily create
for him an Influential and leading position
among the president's advisers. Since. It has
been deemed necessary that Now York
should have a representative in the cabinet
the choice of Mr , Root Is probably the best
that could have been made.
Washington Star : The definite choice of
a new secretary of war has been effected
with less delay than seemed at first to be
probable. The president has apparently
solved the difficulty well by the choice of
Mr , Hoot , whose formal appointment and
acceptance are announced , Ho Is a
recent comer In the field of cabinet possi
bilities. Although for some years promi
nent In New York etato and city politics as
a republican of a somewhat Independent
disposition , ho has participated but little In
national affairs , although bis advice has
often been sought by members of his party
on some of the larger questions affecting
the organization. He stands In the very
front rank of New York's lawyers , and Is
widely recognized as a man of unusual capac
ity and of determined energy.
New York Sun : There has been come talk
for n day or two past about the "special
qualifications" which Mr. Erihu Hoot does
or does not possess for the office to which
the president has now appointed him , Let
nobody disturb himself abuut Mr , Root's
stock ot special qualifications. Ho has a lot
of them ; and In the list you will surely find :
Brains , force of character , honesty at pur
pose , uncommon experience of men and of
the waya of men , a congenital and carefully
trained faculty for doing things In the right
way to produce the desired result. These
wll | do to etart with , we should say. Per
haps Mr , Root will develop some more
special qualifications later on. Ho is a very
energetic person , and the beat thing about
his mainspring Is that It Is regulated by a
remarkably well-adjusted escapement ,
Indianapolis Journal ; Hon. Ellhu Root of
Now York Is not the man whotn many would
have thought of for secretary of war , for
the reason that the opinion prevailed that a
man with military experience would be bet
ter fitted for the position. The president
baa como to the conclusion that a lawyer
rather than a military man is needed. This
would indicate that he proposes that the
purely military feature * of the War depart *
ment shall bo left to the major general
commanding , leaving lo the secretary th
disposition of many of the logo ! questions
growing out of the prcseint situation. A\ ant
ing a 1/xwyer / for < ho position , the president
could scarcely have made A better selection.
Mr. Root Is ono ot the blc lawyers of New V
York. He vsns a very efficient United fitfttw r *
district attorney ft few yenra ngo. As ft
republican he linn long been rfcognltc-1 ft
a man of Influence ,
Kan a City Star : Ellhu Root , the dis
tinguished New York lawyer , has Accepted
from the president the portfolio of war. The
cowitry wishes him much belter luck than
fell to the lot of General Alger. Hl pro- M
tcreiounl attainments are of the very high
est order nnd the fact that ho hns servert
as the attorney for great corporations may
not have lessened his understanding of
largo affairs. It Is n theory among armr
officers that men without military experi
ence tuako good secretaries of war because
of their willingness to accept expert advice.
j Mr. Root Is supposed to possess a fine qual
ity of eonse , and with Mr. Melklejohu to
look nflcr the details of the departmdnt the
new secretary ought to bo able to bring
nbout n general reformation of the wor
office. The country wished him well nnd
hopes for his success ,
Buffalo Express ; One reason why Ellhit
Root has been appointed secretary ot war Is
that ho la a Now Yorker. New York bft
hnd no representative In the cabinet since
.Secretary Bliss resigned the interior port
folio. Another reason for Mr. Root's Ap
pointment Is that ho Is a lawyer. President
McKlnley feels that , In view ot the many
legal questions arising from our pocncenlon
of West Indian and Pacific Islands , It Is best
that a lawyer nhould bo nt the head of the
department which Is charged with the ad
ministration of these new territories But
the merits named are but minor ones , be-
plilo others which -Mr. Hoot possesses. He
Is a very able man , ono of the leaders , of the
New York 'bar ' , with a reputation for Inde
pendence nnd thoroughness. . These quali
ties can find useful employment In the office
of secretary of war. The appointment Is a
good one.
limOli/.Y TU1PM3M.
Indlniupolls Journal : "You're beneath .
contempt ! " c-xflnlimxl ono French noblemnn.
"I Hhall not honor you by noticing you , "
Bald the other.
Puck : Van Dauber-Somebody broke Into
my Htutllo last jilplit awl took nix ot my
Scribbler Ho , hii ! AVhom do you suspect
of playing the Joke ?
Chicago News : Stubb Is old Krankcr an
anti-Imperialist1'
Penn Well , I should .iy so. Ho actually
wouldn't accept a royalty on his Invention.
Detroit Journal : Of course hair dye
doesn't hurt the brain. Wo have the ussur-
nnce of the maker 'that it doea not , and 1C v
nny doubt still remains there is the further V
fact that nobody who hna any bruins ever *
dyes.
Washington St r : "Charley , dear , " eald
young Mrs. Torklns , "tho baby la trying to
talk agnln. It's wonderful how ho takea
aftr you ! "
"What was ho talking about ? "
"I think it must have been politics. He
started very calmly , but in a few minutes
he was an ansry and red In the face as he
could bo. "
The Jumper.
Chicago News.
Ho Jumped aboard 'the ' fast express
And jumped tnlo n seat ,
And when ho heard the whistle blow
Ho jumped up on hla feet :
Us Jumped from off the Pullman step
Right onthe station floor ,
And when ho reaalud the farmhouse t hlt
He Jumped within the door.
And after ho had spent n week
Anotlher Jump wns wcored ,
For when the shade of night was deep
Ho quickly jumped his board.
TJIB HlllOAl ) THAT FAILED.
A'h ' me.
What shall I do ? - > : i , > tu u-'i-'i
The world is blue. , , , ,
My heart Is lend ,
Because , alas , my bread
Ha failed to rlPe.
With ihooes of fair delight .
I mixed my bread last night.
Many a time nnd oft ,
I mixed the douirli BO eoft ,
And in 'the ' morn ' 'twas Light as thistledown.
And when the oven's lieut
Had worked Us wondrous feat ,
My loaves were * light and dainty gotten
brown ;
But now these lumps of lead
I have In p ace of bread.
What witchery has possessed them ?
A man would swear ,
And tear his hair.
Perhaos if I could do the same
I would fe-el better.
A few choice words of tern Import ,
Would surely ease my troubled heart.
But no , there are none strong1 enough
To fit the case. - . /
I have my worldly place to fill , JJ
My duty to make bread , 7
And Iwre it Is like lend ,
I wonder why. ,
Perhaps tlio yeast had lost its wondrous
cunning ,
Or wnd It just bad luck ?
One slnsrlo taste ot this would elay my
family ,
As euro as gune.
And thla Is woman's life !
To have her fairest hopes and dreams
All como 'to ' nau ht. "v
This wretched bread
lit Is so sad , and BO am I.
My only comfort 'Is ' a good , hard cry.
l"or If I make a million loaves of broad ,
And every 0110 as white an driven anew ,
'Twill not efface these sopny lumps of lough
Or recompense me for this day of woe.
M. B. DAVIS.
3 for $1.OO
Each.
Any
50-cent
Tie
in our store will IQ sold
Wednesday for
3 for m.OO
All atules teck , puff , , ascot ,
4-in-Juindt flowing em { struiff , y
lows , eto.
None
Reserved
, .