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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 28 , 1891) ) . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. B. KOStnVATEn , Editor. PUBLISHED I3VEIIY MOUNING. * TTSIIMS OF BUBSCIUPTION. Dally Bee ( without Sunday ) . Ono Year.t6.00 pally Bee nnd Sunday , On Year 8.00 JJally , bunday and illustrated , Ono Year 8.2S Bunday ana Illustrated , Ono Year 2.Jo Illustrated Bcc , One Year 2-J3 Sunday Bee , One Year ? -2 Baturudy Ueo.uno Year l-9 Weekly Bee , 6n Year < * OFFICES. Omaha : The Bee Building. South Omaha. ! City Hall Building , Twsnty-nfth and JJ Streets. Counoll Blurts : 10 Pearl Street , Chicago : 307 Oxford Building. New York : Tempiu Court , Washington : 601 Fourteenth Street , CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and edi torial matter should bo addressed : Omaha Bee , Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. . , . . Business letters nnd remittances should bo addressed : The Bco Publlshlne Company , Omaha. REMITTANCES. Remit toy draft , express or postal order payable to The Boo Publishing Company. Only 2-crnt stamps accepted In payment of mall accounts. Personal checks , except on Omaha or Eastern exchange , not accepted. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OP CIllCUfcATION. fllato of Nebraska , Douglas County , S3 , : Oeprge B Tischuck. secretary of The Bee Publishing cumpany , being duly aworn , soys that > ho actual number of full and complete conies of The Dally. Morning , Evening and Bundav BCCN. printed during the month ot August , 1ED3 , was as lollows : 1 21,840 17 2 l.OOlt 2 . . . .24,7:10 18 24,800 X 21,870 19 24,771 4. . 24,770 20 20,273 6 21,010 21 2-1,851 6 20 , ! ! ! > 0 22 21,041 7 24.7B3 23 24,520 8 2I.8RO 24 24,430 9. , 21,750 23 25,000 10 25,100 26 24,848 11 21,1(10 27 25,834 12 24,730 28 24,1102 13 2lrO5 ( 2D 20,200 14 21,0(10 30 25,0 lt IE 24,802 31 27,000 16 24,717 Total .781.830 Less unsold and returned copies. . . . 10,143 Net total sales 771,087 Net dally average 24,8011 OEORQE B. TZSCHTJCK. Subscribed and sworn before me this 2nd Oay of September , A. D. , 1889. M. B. HUNQATE. ( Seal. ) Notary Public. If Dcwcy will accept nn Invitation to visit Omaha we feel sure Ak-Sar-Ben would bo willing to respond to an encore. The Dewey home fund Is growing slowly , but 'not qulto so slowly as Coin Harvey's fund for the relief of the demo cratic party. The Ak-Sar-Ben parades Interfere seri ously with the prosecution of politics. When the carnival king has completed his reign the politicians will again have The field. England Is buying artillery horses In the United States. Whenever Brother John wants to buy anything first-class he knows where the best place to trade Is located. Colonel Bryan in one of his recent speeches dwelt on the somersaults the republican party has turned. Colonel Bryan's eyes are s'hnply deceived by his own rotary motion. It is estimated there will be 1,000,000 strangers visiting In New York Satur day. What an elegant opportunity to take a census which would send a chill down the Chicago spine. An exhibition of the fire department may be on interesting object lesson for the public , but when the run is through streets crowded with Ak-Sar-Ben - - spec tators It Is too dangerous to bo a regular feature of the show. The fact that General Weaver can bo spared from Iowa to help bolster up the popocratlc chances in Nebraska Is to be explained , not on the ground that there is any danger of Iowa going popocratlc , but that nil hopes of Iowa popocrata have long ago been dissipated. Editors of popocratlc new&papers throughout the state are warned not to print syndicate editorial matter unless the official signature ! of the state com mittee Is blown in the bottle and the seal Is unbroken at the time of delivery. All wtoo violate the rule are to bo de prived of a scat at the plo counter. Omaha wants a census supervisor who will compel the enumerators to count every nose whoso owner resides In Omaha. When that shall have been done no Incentive tor padding the' re turns will appear , for Omaha has held its own ejnco 1800 and In material things has shown a steady , healthy growth. Paying syndicate editorial writers for popocratlo papers out of state funds Is In strict accord with fusion practice. Last year when the state house crowd paid the salary It was $40 a month , but when the state foota the bill It is placed at $125. Most editors would think the smaller salary too great for the work performed. Bryan now Bays that the people will have to cliooso between a republic of the United States or an empire of the United States. The colonel's vision seems to bo a little befogged. When the choice comes to be made it will more likely bo between MoKlnley for prcsi- iTenl of the United States nnd Bryan for the same otllce. To an anxious correspondent wo can give the assurance that the Board of Governors of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben nppreclate the Importance of starting their parades precisely on time and every effort to Uiut end will be exerted. They know the evenings are cool and the waiting hosts become impatient of unnecessary delays , The author of the Dooley sketches , who hue just returned from England , disclaims any intention of making his homo abroad , saying that ho believes England offers no batter advantages for authors than the United States. If Eng land offers better advantages to anybody but Uie Aston * and others who have al ready inude fortunes In America , hate not yet been disclosed. AN IStrATlTlAIi JUDGE. In 1803 Silas A. Holcomb was ft can didate for the position of judge of the supreme court of Nebraska. In 1803 Silas A , Ilolcomb's candidacy was op posed by the Omaha World-Herald and he was denounced as lacking all the ele ments necessary to make him an Im partial judge. The reasons why the World-Herald refused to support Judge Holcomb were set forth In the following article , headed "An Impartial Judge , " taken from Us editorial page of October 1 , 1803 : 'Judgo Harrison was nominated by the rail roads and corporations. All business In terests are oskcd to support him for that reason , On the other ihand , Judge Holcomb Is pretended to bo a representative ot the anti-monopolists and debtors , and It Is as sumed both by his friends and enemies that it elected ho will bo n champion ot that In terest. This Is a vicious Issue to be permitted to creep Into the selection of our judiciary. Do the people of this state want a champion of any special Interests elected ? Do they not need rather an Impartial judge , repro- Bontlng neither the corporations or their enemies , standing neither for the debtors or creditors , but ono who will balance the scales ot Justice impartially as between all classes ? Wo have had enough of special advocates upon the supreme bench. The falao Usuo injected into this cam paign should bo rejected by all good citizens by the election of Frank Irvine. The pertinent question presents itdclf , If Judge Holcomb would not make nn Impartial judge In 1803 , how can he be expected to make an impartial judge in 1800 ? If anything , Judge Holcomb six years ago promised better for the bench than ex-Governor Holcomb today. Six years ago he , was serving as a district judge nnd had not yet made his damag ing record of rank partisanship , flagrant favoritism and gross neglect of duty in the executive office. His career ns gov ernor Instead of commending him as qualified to act the Impartial Judge af fords proof positive that on the bench , as in the executive chair , he would be the pliant tool of the unscrupulous pop ocratlc machine upon which the cor porations have constantly pulled the strings. Yet the World-Herald , after refusing six years ago to support Judge Holcomb on the ground that it wanted an impar tial judge , now asks the people of Ne braska to vote for him as against the republican candidate , M. B. Uecse , who by his acts during one term's service on that bench showed himself the fairest and most impartial judge who ever sat there , standing up for all the people as against any special Interest and at all times deciding every case solely ac cording to the law and the evidence. We do not believe voters who want an impartial Judge will cast their ballots In November for the man denounced as unworthy their support just because the World-Herald has changed Its tune in n desperate effort to hold the state In line for Bryan's aspirations. A REGRETTABLE IttUWKNT. It is very much to be regretted that anything should have occurred ln con ; ncction with the Dewey celebration to create unpleasant feelings and produce Irritating controversy. The treatment of the union veterans , while perhaps not so grave a matter as the commandor- In-chlef of the Grand Army of the Re public thinks , was certainly a blunder and undoubtedly everybody who can look at it fairly and without prejudice will take this view. The veterans should have been given the head of the parading column as an honor rightly theirs on such an occasion. The recep tion to Dewey Is not distinctively a naval affair. It is a demonstration of popular esteem in wihicU all participate and the union veterans are representa tives of our greatest military achieve ments and glory. Moreover , Dewey him self is a union veteran , who did gallant service in the civil war. It is not to be1 doubted that ho would bo well pleased to see the other veterans properly recog nized in connection with this reception. The assertion of Commander Shaw that the treatment of the Grand Army men was Intended to bo an insult maybe bo unwarranted , but whatever the mo tive it was a mistaken one , and those who are responsible for it should bo made to realize this. The occasion Is peculiarly ono in which" the union vet erans should have a prominent part , and their resentment at being denied this Is entirely Justifiable. OJ7R NORTHERN We noted a few days ago the remark of the premier of Canada that that coun try would live nnd prosper if it should not have closer trade 'relations ' with the United States. Canada Is making pro gress industrially and commercially. Senator Vest of Missouri , who has Just returned from a protracted sojourn In the Dominion , states that ho was much Impressed with Us industrial develop ment He found that Canadian man ufactures have been much stimulated during the last few years , particularly in the manufacture of cotton goods , and the senator thinks that in the not far future the Canadians will be Inde pendent of this country so far as cotton goods are concerned. It is perhaps needless to say that Mr , Vest attributes this to the American tariff , which ho thinks should bo mod ified in the interest of the American producers. Referring to the large trade of Canada with the United States , the senator said that millions more Avould come from that country Into this If a more friendly feeling were created by an equitable tariff. The trouble Is , however , that Canada , wants an arrangement largely one-sided. This Is shown in all the proposals that have come from that country since the abrogation of the reciprocity treaty of 1854 , The failure of the several efforts that have been made in the last thirty years to negotiate another reciprocity agreement was duo to the fact that Can ada wants reciprocity in natural pro ducts , because wo have vast and profit able markets for them , while ehe has no markets for ours. The Canadians ask that wo give their natural products a free market here , but they offer no con cessions to our manufactures , or at any rate none that would make the arrange ment fair and equitable. Under the Canadian plan of reciprocity American farmers along our entire northern boundary would be Injured nnd there would bo no advantage to our manufac turers. It Is certainly desirable that there should be closer trade relations between the two countries. Both would be ben efited and friendship would be fostered. But any arrangement looking to this must bo fair and not of the jug-handle diameter of the old treaty. As yet there Is no indication that Canada wants an equitable arrangement DKWEY OiV VltlLlPPlSE SITUATION. The reported Interview with Admiral Dewey , which has the responsible au thority of the New York Evening Post and which contains nothing that ho might not say with perfect propriety , Is lu one respect reassuring. Dewey thinks that the Insurrection in Luzon cannot be protracted much longer. Ho expressed surprise that the Insurgents have held out until now , but he supplied an explanation of this In the statement that General Otis "has tried to do too much. " This has been pointed out by others. Otis has been required to per form both military and civic duties and while undoubtedly ho has been willing to have the task imposed on him , it la very evident that It has been too great for him and It remains to be seen whether the Washington authorities will continue It. There has been talk of relieving Otis , when active campaignIng - Ing shall be renewed , to the extent of giving commanders In the field greater discretion In carrying on operations than they have hitherto exercised , but it may be doubted whether this would work much Improvement , with Otis In supreme command and directing mili tary operations from Manila. Dewey has confidence that the Filipinos pines will in time accept American rule and become friendly to this country. What needs to be done Is to convince them that the United States Intends to treat them well. They are as yet dis trustful , as la most natural with a people ple who have suffered for generations from Spanish oppression. How long It will take to overcome this distrust it is impossible to say and it Is of course a question whether the right course to bring about this result is being pursued. In regard to the fitness of the Filipinos for self-government , Dewey adihercs to the opinion that they are better qualified than the Cubans , but arc not now quite fitted to govern themselves. They have many educated and able men , but the masses arc Ignorant What he said of Aguinaldo will not be pleasing to those who compare the Insurgent leader with Washington and Lincoln , and Dewey knows Aguinaldo thoroughly. The wish expressed by the admiral that "the whole business was settled" will have the hearty concurrence of the American people and it is apparent that ho thinks it should have been settled. There is not in the Interview ; however , the least intimation as to what Dewey thinks of our military policy In Luzon , perhaps'he will later conclude to take the country Into his confidence in re gard to 'this and certainly all the people would bo glad to have his opinion. It is jsafe to assume , however , that while Admiral Dewey may feel that Ameri can authority might bavc been estab lished in the Philippines without fight ing , he is not In favor of the proposal that we withdraw our soldiers from the archipelago and leave it to the danger of bloody tribal conflicts and anarchy , perhaps to become the prey of European and Asiatic nations. A call has been Issued for a reunion of the members of the Nebraska Terri torial Pioneer association at Omaha Oc tober 4. This is an event the impor tance of which is not generally appre ciated. The time will come , however , when the recital of history of the early days of Nebraska territory will elicit widespread popular Interest. Its value will increase with the years. It is not impertinent to call attention to the fact that The Bee's news columns are full to overflowing these bright , au tumnal days. Whether it bo a cele brated case at Reunes , a battle In the Philippines , an impending scrap in South Africa or the arrival of a naval hero , The Bee's special stories and press reports are always equal to those of the best papers In the country. Admiral Dewey , in an Interview with a New York paper , stated two truths In regard to ( himself when questioned re garding his being a presidential candi date. Ono was that he wan not a poli tician and the other that ho was a sailor and content to remain one. The effort to drag him into politics to pull democratic chestnuts out of the fire Is doomed to failure. It Is about time some means were de vised to settle the long-standing contro versy between the city and county au thorities regarding the care of indigent sick. Cases liave developed many times In years past where the sick have been allowed to suffer while the medical de bating club argued out tha point which was responsible for the patient's care. It Is indeed unfortunate that a portion of the Union Pacific depot baa proved to bo resting upon niado ground. There are many old residents , some of them men who with transit and chain helped to lay out this old town , who could have fold the officials of that road that the site of the now structure was danger ously near a filled creek bed , The World-Herald in 1803 said SUas A. Holcomb was not fit to bo judge of the supreme bench. Now It pretends to want him elected to the place for which It helped defeat him six years ago. But then that Is nothing wonder ful , In 1803 the World-Herald was also denouncing 10 to 1 free silver coinage na fraud and robbery , That was bo * fore the syndicate of silver bullloimtrca put money into the concern. Omaha gladly welcomes the Methodist conference now sitting lu this city. Omaha has always boon a stronghold of Methodism , not only In the number of people of that denomination , but also lu the strength of Us preachers and sta bility of Its churches , and It recognizes the debt It owes to the Methodist pioneers neers and their successors. Syrcnil ot American ItleuN. Philadelphia Times. Twelve thousand striking workmen In Havana Is certainly a striking commentary on the spread ot American Ideas In Cuba. Tlmt'n UuMc Different. QIo-be-Democrat. No objection Is made by the democratic party to trust mllllonalrea when It comes to selecting a chairman lor ways nnd means or a ruunlng mate for Dryan. Pertinent nml I Washington rost. These Impudent Nebraska voters who made inquiries of Colonel Bryan concerning his war record don't eccm to reallez the necessity of a few peaceable public men. UitlnuN Col rhlladolphla Ledger. When the Massachusetts democrats com pared the Chicago platform of 1896 to the Declaration ot Independence they felt safe , because the men who made the Declara tion are dead. IGMHIAXCIC Oil AVHATt A Specimen ot Ilrynn'fi 1'nlNc AnHcr- tluiiN on the Stiinui. Now York Times. Colonel "Wttlam J. Bryan , In his speech opening the Nebraska campaign , Is reported by a friendly newspaper ns having provoked a sympathetic nudlcnco to laughter nnd applause by declaring that after ( MeKlnloy's election , "Things got so bad that many people thought I was elected. " Stimulated , posalbly , by that acclaim of the multitude that for him has BO great a power to fasci nate , ho went on to declare that during the six months succeeding the election of Mc- Klnlcy moro banks and business houses fallej than In the corresponding period ot the previous year. Why did Colonel Dryan say that ? Did ho make this assertion about the number ot failures during the first six months of 1897 because ho believed it to bo true and that It wtca an Important truth to bo communi cated to the 10.000 at O'Neill ? What are the facts ? The number of { allures during the first six months following McKlnley'a elec tion , was 8,062. This appears to make the number of failures In the six months re ferred to by Colonel Bryan 1,241 less than In the six months referred to by him as being so much hotter. Wo might as well add that the liabilities of those falling in the first six months of 1896 were 197,869,682 , while the liabilities of the failures In the correspond ing period In 1897 were $91,692,787. A mere glance by Colonel Bryan at easily procured and trustworthy statistics would have made It Impossible for him , if a truth ful man , to make such a misrepresentation , and wo do not .believe that the 10,000 who heard him make this unfortunate speech at the beginning of the Nebraska campaign will think better of him for It. Wo are Inclined to think that Colonel Bryan made his com parison Ignorantly. Even an Inspired leader cannot know everything. The Nebraska opponents of Colonel Bryan have been supplied by him with a cudgel that should be used w'lth energy and per sistency. Colonel Bryan has been regarded as a man who intends to be fair. In order to bo fair about 'statistics one must bo ac quainted with them ! " "And when It Is shown that the average 'liabilities In failures decreased - creased from $14,992 in 1896 to $11,659 in 1897 , and that It was $10.722 in 1898 , It will be incumbent upon Colonel Bryan to admit that he did not know what 'he ' was talking about , or that , knowing , ho stated what he knew to be not the truth. PERSONAL .AND OTHERWISE. New York Is pleased with an admiral. Nothing short of a King Ak-Sar-Ben satisfies Omaha. The ancient town of Lexington , Mass. , Is already making preparations for an elabor ate celebration It Is Intended to have April 19 , 1900 , of the 125th anniversary of the bat tle there. Captain John Q. Cameron , commander of the great Oceanic , 1s a native of New Zea land , but has teen afloat since early boy hood. Ho Is EO years old , nearly C feet tall , broad-shouldered and athletic. George J. Puller , the American trotting horse expert , now In Europe , has 'been en gaged ito teach the czar of Russia how to manage a trotting horse. Mr. Fuller Is a veteran of the lvllwar and over 60 years old. old.PltWburg PltWburg has decided , by a popular vote of about 10,000 to MOO , to spend $7,000,000 on parks , boulevards and other Improve ments , Issuing bonds for the amount lim ited to thirty years and to 4 per cent in terest. Captain Joseph Elliott , who died In Mem- phla , Tenn. , last week , was one of the few surviving pioneers of the old Mississippi steamboat days , and served as a model for ono ot the characters In Mark Twuln'a "Life on < the Mississippi. " In a decision rendered last week the supreme court ot California affirmed the validity of the Inheritance tax law. The decision puts $300,000 into the school fund of the state , ot which sum the Stanford estate pays $235,750. $ A San Francisco photographer , who bought a camera of a stranger , became somewhat suspicious , and tested the instrument by takjng four pictures of the man. Subse quently it was ascertained that the camera "had " been stolen nnd the pictures made easy the apprehension of the accused person. Few men in Nebraska have devoted themselves - solves wholly to literary pursuits with sig nal success. The eminence attained by Counsel Wiltshire Butterfleld as a midwest historian was due to his persistent , pains * taking effort to record the Important eventa of the early epoch ot development of the western reserve and of the west In genera ) . The death of Mr. Butterfleld ends a worthy , useful life. An English writer tolls a story which , true or false , eervea to warm up English fighting blood , A group of Boers , it seems , were talking about the English flag , None of them had ever scon It and none were cer tain as to Its color. Finally an old Boer epoko up. Uo knew the color , for ho had seep It twice , at Majuba Hill and at Kru- gcrsdorp , and It was white. That all the energies of President Krugor and his government are not engaged lu preparations tor the impending war seems to be proved toy a letter received by the Chicago Board of Education from Dr , Jo seph H. Hertz , member of a commission ap pointed by President Kruger for the reformation mation of the public school system of the Transvaal , asking for a copy of the report on the Chicago school system an recently made to the 'board * by a committee. The Concord ( N. H. ) Monitor's Inquiry as to where Daniel Webster waa married brings the following answer from D , T , Little of Salisbury , N , H. : "I find by the church record that HOY. "Mr. " Worcester , who waa pastor at that time , solemnized 307 marriages. From the record I copy : ' 1808 , May 29 , Daniel Webster , esq. , to Qrace Fletcher ot Hopklnton ; 1808 , August 21 , Ebenezer Webster to Barah Webster ; 1809 , January 15. Ezcklcl WObatcr to Alice Brtdac. ' " F rnoMOTnns. How llic llnltilcr * ot TrnnU Su nr Nuinlicr Our , Chicago Tribune. A New York corporation lawytr leIlsho the proDt-sharera of overcapitalization are nnd how they manage matters. It occurs to some promoter that the consolidation of the plants doing a certain kind of manufac turing can bo made a source of profit for him. Ho gota options on those plants which are worth , eay , $5,000,000. But \\bllo ho hns sharp wits he has little capital. The eon-Ices of a bank or trust company ore needed to finance the affair. The promoter submits his scheme to the men ot capital , and asks as his chare in the undertaking $500,000 nnd half the profits. If a bargain Is struck the promoter informs the owners of the plants that ho will pay thorn one- quarter in cash and the remainder In pre ferred stock , with v like amount of common etock thrown in. This arrangement neces sitates doubling the capitalization , which bo- comw $10,000,000. But the foank or trust company which la to Uttdorwrlto the now enterprise must bo paid for its services the use of Its money and ita respectable name. Therefore the capital ization is doubled again and bocomeu $20- 000,000. It is understood that "v > lth such a capitalization the common stock will sell below par. On the assumption that a llttlo moro watering of the stock will not reduce its market value proportionately , $10,000,000 moro Is added to the capitalization , which becomes $30,000,000. Then the promoter and the underwriters unload quickly nnd quietly , and withdraw with their profits. They have proved themselves nWo financiers and Wall street roapects them. The stockholders In the new enterprise find themselves on a stormy sea In a leaky craft. To pay oven Infinitesimal dividends It is necessary to ralso prices , which do orcases consumption , or begets competition , or to reduce the cost of production by cut ting wages , which means a fight. In either event bankruptcy ensues. An expensive re organization follows. In the end the hold- era of common stock lese all nnd the holders of preferred stock a good deal. The capitalization of good will should be forbidden by law , but In n case like the above the securities Issued do not represent even that intangible , uncertain clement of success * "Financing , " In this Instance , is simply selling goods under false pretenses , though the laws do not reach the men who are guilty of such acts. Nor do tholr con sciences reproach them. Their business as sociates do not condemn them. They are spoken of as "smart men. " The New York lawyer referred to has a remedy for what ho calls "fraudulent pro motion. " It is the enactment of a law making it a fraud for a promoter or a com pany to advertise for sale the capital stock of a company without elating the amount of actual value Invested , In money or prop erty. There is such a law in England , and this lawyer says It largely prevents the formations of great corporations there with watered capital stock. Nevertheless Eng land abounds In overcapitalized corporations. This remedy la -adequate , therefore. What Is needed is a law such as has been advocated by the Tribune , prohibiting the Issue of stock which docs not represent tangible assets. Such a law , faithfully en forced , would put the ax to the roots of overcapitalization and promoters' swindles. GROSS ERRORS IN GARTER CASE " t Counncl for iltc Army Officer Snys Pro- cecdlncH Will Not Stanil In Any Civil Court. WASHINGTON , Sept. 27. Attorney Gen eral Grlggs today gave a tearing to Wayne MacVeagh , counsel In the court-iuartlal case ot Captain O. M. Carter of the army. Mr. MaoVeagh asked for.a Judicial hearing In the case , saying that If Ue president af firmed the proceedings Uo would ( be guilty i of an act ot great cruelty end wrong. The record was , ho contended , so saturated with errors of law that it Is impossible in a , country governed by Jaw to affirm the find ing.Before Before { proceeding with lits argument proper ho , crxrected "what " he designated as erroneous .reports concerning the case. The first of these to which he gave hla atten tion was a etatomont that Secretary Alger had allowed the attorney for Captain Carter to take away and keep possession of the record In the case. This was , ho said' ' , ab solutely untruo. The counsel for the accused had never seen the original record and had received no favors. It was also falsa that the reprosentallvea of Captain Carter had Importuned the president In the captain's behalf. On the contrary , tha only pressure brought to bear upon the president was from the other side , for the affirmation ot the finding. Ho recited eleven ipstances of what ho termed positive Inventions retailed to the correspondents1 of newspapers during the past eighteen months. Sooner or later he ex pected to reveal the authors ot these re ports and expose their motives and then to hold somebody responsible tor proving their truth. He had thought of asking the new secretary ot war to signalize his entrance upon his duties by posting this notice over the deere of two ot the divisions of the de partment : "No falsehoods shall 'bo disseminated from this office during office hours. " In asking that the court-martial verdict be Bet aside , Mr. MacVeagh argued the unfitness - ness of such a court , composed of men un trained In the law , to deal with questions such as those involved In this case. The findings of euch a court have no validity and carry no weight. The findings were based on a Jumble of incongruous and discordant charges , ranging from embezzlement and de- celt in the smallest matters to charges of conspiracy of Immense magnitude. In reply to a question from the attorney general , Mr. MaoVeagh admitted that no ob jection to the misjolnder of charges bad been made in the court-martial. Mr. Grlggs sug gested that the objection should have been made at that time , adding that he was ex pressing no opinion upon the merits of the points at issue. Continuing , Mr , MacVeagh said that only a fair trial was asked and a fair trial could not bo had upon such a collocation of charges as bad been made In this caso. Mr. MacVeagh also dwelt upon the point that the charges were brought notwithstanding the statute ot limitations. He contended that "the flagrant violation of this act of congress was sufficient to vitiate the pro ceedings. " He had no doubt that Captain Carter was convicted from the time he pleaded this statute before the court , but this was done under advice and was at least legitimate. With reference to the checks issued by Captain Carter , Mr , MacVeagh contended that ho could not under the law have avoided their Issuance. The eamo wae true of every act performed by him In this connection. Speaking of the high prices paid for serv ice by Captain Carter , ( Mr , MacVeagh said they were paid on lottlnga after advertising , hence the profits of tlio contractors were not legitimate evidence against the officer in charge. Moreover , In many Instances , the prices paid were no higher than those paid for similar service by other officers in like cases. MUTII.ATINO LINCOLN'S 81'iaKCHBS. rinwrnnt OnrlillnwPracticed by Jlrjnn nml ( Jic 1'unlon OrRiin. Lincoln Journal , Sept. 27. In Its yesterday's edition the Omaha World-Herald soys that a correspondent hos sent it nn article relating to capital nnd labor that chows unusual thought and Is worthy of moro than ordinary attention. It eays that It prints It for the purpose of In viting discussion. "Brief criticisms by men of all parties are asked for. " And then the Hornld eays , "Hero it Is. " But It Isn't nil "there. " The Herald bc- hoadcd the "article" In the first place and then struck out most of the vital organs nnd cut oft the peroration BO that It is in n very mutilated condition , The Journal therefore "article " It from ropublUhes the , as came the distinguished author , who has n sufficient title to the respect of Americans to have his "artjclcs" printed without mutilation. And "Hero It Is" ungarbled. The portions In brackets are what the World-Herald nnd Mr. Bryan have been trying to suppress for the post two years from Abraham Lincoln's discussion ot the principles nnd purposes of the rebels In his message of December , 1861 , to the first regular session of congress after the beginning of the civil war. FROM ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S FIRST MESSAGE. ( It continues to develop that the Insurrec tion Is largely It not exclusively a war upon the first principle of popular government the rights of the pcoole. Conclusive evi dence of this Is found In the most grave and maturely considered public documents , as well as In the general tone of the Insurgents. In these documents wo find the abridgment of the existing right of suffrage and the de nial to the people of all right to participate In the selection of public officers except the legislative , boldly advocated with labored arguments , to provo that largo control of the people in government is the source of all political evil. ) "Monarchy Itself Is sometimes hinted at ns a possible refuge from the power of the people. " , ( In my present pcslHon I could hardly bo Justified were I to omit raising a warning volco against this approach of returning des potism. ) "It IB not needed nor fitting hero that a general argument bo made in favor of pop ular Institutions , but there Is one point , \\lth its connections , not so hackneyed as most others , to which I ask a brief attention. It Is the effort to place capital on an equal footing with , If not above , labor , in the structura of government. It is assumed that labor Is available only In connection with capital ; that nobody labors unless somebody else , owning capital , somehow by the use ot It Induces him to labor. This assumed , It Is next considered whether it Is best that capital shall hlro laborers , and thus Induce them to work by their own con sent , or buy them and drive them to It without tholr consent Having proceeded so far , It 13 naturaly concluded that all la borers are either hired laborers or what we call slaves. And further , It Is assumed that whoever is once a hired laborer Is fixed In that condition for life. "Now , there Is no such condition between capital and labor as assumed , nor Is there any such thing as a man 'being fixed for life in the condition ot a hired laborer. Both these assumptions are ifalse , and all Inferences from them are groundless. "Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital la only the fruit of labor and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor Is the superior of capital and deserves much the higher con sideration. Capital has Us rights , which are as worthy of proteclion as any other rights. Nor Is It denied that there Is , and probably always will be , a relation between labor and capital producing mutual benefits. The error Is in assuming , that the whole labor of community exists within that De lation. , Afew ( men o'wn capital and that few avoid labor themselves and with their cap ital hire another few to labor for them. A large majority belong to neither class- neither work for others nor have any others work for them. ( In most of the southern states a majority of the people of all colors are neither slaves nor masters , while in the .northern ) . "In our section , " a large majority are neither hirers nor hired. Men with their families- wives , eons and daughters work for them selves on their farms , in their homes and in their shops , taking tha whole product to themselves and asking no favors of capital on the one hand nor of hired laborers on the other. It is not forgotten that a con siderable number of persons mingle their own labor with capital ; that Is , they labor with their own hands and also htro others to labor for them ; but this is only a mixed and not a distinct class. No principle stated Is disturbed by the existence of this mixed class. "Again , na has already been said , there is not of necessity any such thing as the ( free ) hired lalboror being fixed to that condition for life. Many Independent men everywhere in these elates a few years back In their llvea were hired laborers. The. prudent , penniless beginner in the world labors for wages awhile , savea a surplus with which to ( buy tools or land for himself , then labors on his own account another while , and at length hires another now beginner to help him. This 1s the Just and generous and prosperous systm which opens Ihe way to all , gives hope to all , and consequent energy nd progress and Improvement of condition to all. No mon living are moro worthy to be trusted than those who toll up from poverty ; none less Inclined to take or touch aught which they have not honestly earned. Lot them beware of surrendering a political power which they already possess and which , if surrendered , will eurely be used to close the door of advancement against such oa they , and to fix new disabilities and burdens upon them till all of liberty shall bo lost. " ( From the first taking of our national census to the last are seventy years , and we find our population at the end of the period eight times as great as It was at the "begin " ning , The increase of those other things which men dcom dculrablo has been oven greater. We thus have at ono view , what the popular principle , applied to government through the machinery of the states and the union , bos produced in a given time , and also what , if firmly maintained , it promises for the future. There are already among us those who , It the union bo preserved , will live to see it contain 250,000,000 , The strug gle of today is not altogether for today ; it is a vast future also , With a reliance on Providence all the more firm and earnest , Jot us proceed In the great task which events ( have developed upon us. ) This great public document that In which Abraham Lincoln dlecusHtxl the lesuca be tween the free and the slave states In the beginning of the terrible struggle , la good enough to bo laid before the readers of the Journal ungarbled. As it was pronounced not only In the face of the assembled con- grese but In the presence of the whole Amer ican people and of all civilization , It was elo. quont , true and impressive. Mutilated by William Jennings Bryan by cutting out all that explained its application to the circum stances of the day on which it was deliv ered , It has llttlo significance and the mutl- Makes the food more delicious and wholesome OYAL eKIN8 POWDH CO. , MtW YOBK. tattons were ddllbcraloly made by him to deceive the Ignorant and to turn n grct state paper , with nn ending full ot hope and cheer for the American people , Into meaningless platitudes nnd an argument about nothing. H will bo noticed that the Bryan World- lit. . Jd "article" begins with the last eon- tenco ot the oiwnlnK paragraph , which makes It utterly meaningless. Then it omlta the first sentence of the next paragraph , eo na to make the ret ot It apropos of nothing , considering the time and place ot Us utter ance. The third mutilation pursues the same attempt - tempt to deceive by omitting the first prop- sltlon ot another phase of Uio argument , vhlch is the key of the eame , nnd the words , "our Beetlon , " are boldly substituted by these forgers for Lincoln's \\ords , "tho northern. " Then In the midst ot the next paragraph the word "free" Is stricken out , because It given a hint ot what the president Is discussing the difference between trot nnd slave labor. And Uicn it closes with tin omission of the eloquent words with which the great Lincoln endeavored W reassure hit people and to promlsa thorn , under Provi dence , a future greatness of which the past was only a faint promise. A paragraph concerning "trust conditions" ihas been boldly added to Lincoln's message , notwithstanding trusts were unknown when this state paper was penned , H la cunningly Inserted without complete quotation marks , but the intent < o deceive Is as plainly marked In this fraudulent addition as In the fraudu lent mutilations already pointed out. Sunnrc nnd llonrnt 1'olltlcn. Philadelphia North American. The republicans of Nebraska offer frank battle to Bryan by declaring without equiv ocation for the gold standard. That It honest politics. Let the democracy have a monopoly of free silver. I'HUT AXO l > OI\Tnn. Indianapolis Journal : "Pn , what's 'a barren idenllty ? ' " "A drink of water the next mornlntr after a fellow has been at a stag dinner.1 Washington Star : ' 'I like1 * tor see n mnn beln' hopeful , " paid Uncle Ebon ; "but I hates ter see him slttln' clown nn' makln' it his whole business In life. " Chicago Record : "Bobby has malaria nnd f we had to pay him a dlmo to take quinine ' , " * " ' " > , "That's nil right. "But ho uncut the dlmo for a water melon and that gaVe him another chill. " Philadelphia North American : Willie- Young feller down stairs to aeo you , sis. Sister Why , how do you know , Willie ? Willie Cause ho asked It pop was In. Chicago Tribune : "It's of no use to argu with Throgglns about anything , " said th doctor. "He's aa stubborn as un old dog. " "You must Rive him credit , then , " observed the professor , "for having the cur- age of his convictions. " Boston Courier : Son I hope , governor , that when 1 attain to your years I'll know more than you do. Father I'll go you ono better , my dear boy , and hope that when you icuch my ags you'll know as much ns you think you know now. Indianapolis Journal : "The voice of tin people , " bald the man with the red tie , "U the voice ot God. Always. " "Then , " retorted the cantankerous profos. ser , "It follows ( hat the world was flat at one time und globular at another. " Chicago Post : "You have a heart ot stone ! " he exclaimed bitterly. "Your Intentions may be Kind , " she an swered Icily , "but the language In which your warning Is expressed Is Ill-chosen. You mean , 1 take It , that your diagnosis de tects symptoms of cardiac petrifaction. " Washington Star "Mr. Dabsle said that nvJien you smiled on him ho was In the seventh heaven. " "Tho > eventh heaven ! " echoed Miss Cny possible. ' IP WISHING AVEIIE HAVING. Ida Goldsmith Morris in October Ladles' Home Journal. , Hey , little lassies with eyes of blue , And tarave little laddies with eyes of brown ! ' What If a fairy should come to you And show you the * way to Grown-un Town ? Now tell me truly , If I have guessed ' That this Is the gift your heart holds best. 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