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M. B. HUNG ATE.
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Boston has had Its Dewey day and
thn Huh la once more the center of the
wheel.
On the jfubernatorlnl house rent slo.il
the answer ot Candidate Holcomb Is
that It was only u little one.
Yon do not catch Bryan denying any
of his lettci-H or trj-lng to shove their
authorship oft upon his brother.
The local popocratlc or > ; an contains u
call for si meeting of Tenth ward demo
crats. Wonder If this means Olontarf or
'
Paplllioju.
Let any Omaha business man compare
his books for this year with those of
three years ago and ask himself whether
he can afford to vote against the party
of : prosperity.
If the World-Herald's sleuth had been
chief of police instead of Martin White
hewould have.jnnde the furs fly nnd
Shields would have been spared the
trouble of calling for witnesses.
More plncos than applicants for people
ple who wish , to serve on election boards.
The state employment agency presided
over by our popocratlc labor commis
sioner should be called Into requisition.
Denver has Just passed an ordinance
to compel'the street railway company to
heat Its cars In winter time. Give the
Omaha Street railway this much credit ,
thnt It does not require an ordinance to
make it heat its cars.
The popocratlc labor commissioner ,
who a year ago was trying to collect
statistics to show that farming lu Ne
braska does not pay , has put out figures
on the crop of 1809 to show that the Ne
braska farmer Is reveling In prosperity.
Colonel Bryan's organ _ says that the
letter In which Mr. Bryan stated that
he wns seeking office for the money and
not for the honor that wns In It was
written so long ago that It does not
count. Presumably this Is another case
where a statesman has a right to change
his mind.
The census , of 10QO will bo taken lu
Juno next and will fix the relative popu
lation rank of Omaha beside other cities
for ten years to come. The Commercial
club should note this fact and wake up
to the demand for n united effort to
produce the best possible census show
ing for Omaha ,
Kilns A. Holcomb , when in the gov
ernor'a chair , sent n message to the
legislature denouncing the pictorial
blanket ballot , but when a bill came
up to him providing for such a ballot
ho let It become a law without his slg-
nature. Is this the kind of man the
people want on the supreme bench ?
The popocratle campaign committee
was careful to keep the Ciougnr woman
out of Omaha. Prohibition picas for
Holcomb and the popocratlc ticket
would hardly do In the district In which
Holcomb appointed a police commission
lu league with the most debased dive-
Ueepers and blackmailing gamblers.
Popocratlc papers are trying to make
capital from the fact that Chaplain
Mnllley had a furlough while ho was
In the Philippine service , hut ho had
no furlough while the bullets were Hy
ing and he Is again at the front with
out a furlough In the campaign for the
ballots for the national administration ,
under which he upheld the stars ami
stripes nroundabout Manila.
The Burlington and Union I'acllle have
not yet paid In the Jf''O.OOO agreed upon
ns a compromise In the settlement of the
claims of the city against them. The
city needs this money worse than the
railroad companies because the city Is
paying interest on outstanding warrants
in several funds. The cash should have
been forthcoming months ago and It
should not bo necessary tor the council
to direct the comptroller to make u new
demand for it
f
Wilt ) IS
The keynote pounded by Colonel
Bryan In the present campaign Is op-
) Hsltlon to Imperialism and military
rule. Granting , for argument's sake ,
thnt the war In the Philippines forces
upon the nation grave problems tlmt
seriously Imperil ( lie future of the re
public , tlic < iiu'8tloii that presents Itcelf
Is , Who Is to blame for the state of wnr
that now exists In the Islands ?
It Is a matter of history tlmt the wnr
with Spain was forced upon President
McKlnley by the democrats and popu
lists In congress , who clamored for war
while the president nnd his cabinet were
exerting nil their Influence to avert hos
tilities.
it is a matter of history that Colonel
Bryan resigned his commission lu the
army while the treaty of Paris wns
pending In the senate In order that he
might exercise the privilege of an Amer
ican citizen and speak out on the Issues
of the day without the restraint Im
posed upon nn officer of the army.
Colonel Bryan knew , as every well in-
formed public man knew , tlmt the rati-
llcatloii of the treaty of Paris was a
solemn decree of the annexation of the
Islands. Colonel Bryan had scarce
taken off his uniform when hc'nppeared
In Washington to urge every democrat
and populist senator to vote for rati
fication. Acting upon his rut vice a ma
jority of the democrats voted for rati
fication and thus assumed the full re
sponsibility for all the consequences.
But even If Colonel Bryan's influence
had not extended beyond the bound
aries of his own stnte the fact that tha
casting vote In favor of ratification wns
registered by William V. Allen of Ne
braska llxes the responsibility for an
nexation and Imperialism beyond peradventure -
venture upon the "shoulders of Mr.
Bryan. From this conclusion there Is
no escape. It Is as clear as day that
the transfer of sovereignty over the
Philippine islands from Spain to the
United States was consummated by
Senator Allen s vote Tor the ratifica
tion of the treaty and the payment of
the ? 0,0XX)0 ( ) ) stipulated as Its pur
chase price.
When Bryan advised Allen and his
democratic senatorial supporters to vote
for that treaty he assumed the respon
sibility and must share whatever blame
may follow that compact. He knew
that It was utterly Impossible to ratify
the treaty without the dnpt.fcrt of two-
thirds of the senate and he knew that
the necessary two-thirds could not be
obtained unless he and his followers
joined the republicans favorable to an
nexation.
It will not do now for Bryan to shift
the responsibility upon the president
or his administration. As chief execu
tive President McKlnley had only one
course to pursue and that was to main
tain the authority oC the United States
over the territory annexed by the treaty
whose ratification -was chiefly due to
Colonel Bryan's personal Intervention.
The plea that the rejection of. the treaty
would have reopened the war with
Spain -will hardly decpive anybody. The
Spaniards were not in position to re
open the war with their navy de
stroyed and their army demoralized
and dismayed by defeat. Spain would
have been only too glad to have modi
fied the conditions of the- treaty by
ceding to the United States a naval sta
tion in the Philippines or recognizing a
protectorate by the United States over
the Islands until its inhabitants were
In condition to establish Independent
self-government.
Whatever bloodshed has been or shall
be caused and whatever taxation shall
be piled up in consequence of the Filipino
pine Insurrection are directly chargeable
to William Jennings Bryan and the
populists and democrats who acted upon
his advice in forcing upon the country
the annexation of the Philippines
through the treaty of Paris.
A SHAMKFUb tiTATK OF AFFAWS.
The scathing arraignment of the pop-
ocratle management of the Nebraska
Institute for the Deaf -and Dumb con
tulncd In the report of the investigating
committee appointed by the * Douglas
county populist convention discloses s
shameful state of affairs , at once a dls
grace and a reproach to the people re
sponslblc for it. Remembering that thi * >
report Is made by members of the saint
political party as the state oflichils
charged with the conduct of this school ,
the charges of Incompeteuey , neglect
and mismanagement made and sub
stantiated with the evidence Indicate
to what extent the sham reformers have
gone In the prostitution to partisan poll-
tics of one of the most sacred public
Institutions.
In the Deaf and Dumb Institute we
see an Institution built up by twenty-
five years' contributions of Nebraska
taxpayers Into a school recognized
among the best in the country at one
fell swoop demoralized nnd almost de
stroyed to provide berths for political
favorites drawing public salaries to
promote the exigencies of the tripartite
machine. Instead of conducting the In
stitution with an eye single to the
needs of the unfortunate wards of the
state forced to depend upon It for their
care and education , It has been put in
charge of a man who before his up.
polntment had never had a single day's
experience in Instructing the deaf and
could not even converse with them lu
the sign language. Under this Incom
petent superintendent almost all the
competent Instructors have been driven
away to make room on the salary roll
for Incompetent favorites and the most
heinous kind of nepotism practiced In
foisting useless relatives of popocratlc
officeholder * as teachers upon the help
less deaf and dumb students. The Im
portation of employes from other states
might perhaps be excused If they pos
sessed peculiar abilities not to bo found
within the borders of Nebraska , but
the Importation of apprentice * to experi
ment upon Nebraska's dcnf aud dumb
unfortunates Is utterly Inexcusable.
In contemplating the wreck that has
been made of this precious state Insti
tution under popocratlc mismanagement
the patrons nnd taxpayers should re
member that the beginning of Its down
fall and the responsibility for Its degen
eration are directly traceable to Silas A.
llolcomb , from whom the present In
competent superintendent holds his
commission. They will also ask them
selves whether It Is safe to elevate tea
a position on the supreme bench , with
which rests the tiltlmnto protection of
life nnd security of property , a man like
Silas A. llolcomb , who ns governor
showed himself so blind to the needs
of the helpless and so deaf to all picas
for their rights.
AXOTllKIt A1TACK OX CHiKF WHITK.
The most clever piece of police de
tective work thnt has ever been recorded
In tile annals of the Omaha police de
partment Is the recovery of nearly $15-
000 worth of furs stolen from a dealer
who had stored the goods for private
owners during the summer. The rob-
Ji'ry was committed so adroitly as to
oiivu not the slightest trace of the
thieves or the furs. When It was an
nounced by The Bee some weeks ago
that the robbers had been tracked and
llscovered nndthe bulk of the stolen
property would be recovered the report
was discredited and doubts were ex
pressed us to this ability of the police to
restore the furs to their owners.
A few days ago the report was fully
verified nnd all but a small fraction of
the stolen furs were brought back to
Omaha. The most noted detective of the
United States , William A. Plnkerton ,
paid the highest compliment to Chief.
White lu the presence of the editor of
The Bee at Chicago lu declaring that he
did not know of another man who had
the ability to uncover the nest of the
thieves and compel them to restore their
plunder. Incidentally Mr. Piukcrton
also declared that he knew that the tac
tics pursued by Chief White would com-
[ ) ol the thieves to turn over every re
maining garment that had been given
away us presents to women of their ac
quaintance.
And now comes that small specimen of
stupid malignity that has been rattling
around for a year In the place of prose
cuting attorney aud seeks to belittle the
superb service of Chief White and pre
vent him from achieving complete suc
cess by joining with the howling Fakery
In Its effort to cast odium upon the pollca
force and Its head. Although it is com
mon usage for police officers and prose
cuting officers to waive the prosecution
of parties Implicated in thefts on condi
tion that they restore the stolen prop
erty the smallbore prosecutor has pub
lished a call for evidence to enable the
state to work out the conviction of par
ties against whom he had nlmself agreed
not to push prosecution. -
Every Intelligent person who knows
anything about the case and compre
hends the motive must realize that this
is a piece of grandstand play solely In
spired by the Idea that It will help to
boost Prosecutor Shields upon the dis
trict bench. When it is borne in mind
what n farce this would-be Dogberry
made In the prosecution of the World-
Herald sleuth who -was. arraigned for
blackmail in the police court some
months ago and against whom the proofs
were overwhelming this attempt to em
barrass the chief of police at the ex
pense of the victims of burglary will
prove a boomerang.
Why didn't the prosecutor call for
missing witnesses In the Hemming case ?
Why has he allowed a truce with the
South Omaha gamblers after threaten
ing them with extermination just prior
to his nomination as Judge ? Why all
this gabble about mystery surrounding
the transportation of the stolen furs
from Des Molnes to Omaha by way ot
Chicago when he knew or could have in
formed himself about the obstacles en
countered by Chief White at Des Molnes ,
where the high-toned thieves had the
backing of low-toned police officials ?
But the pretended mystery about the
transportation Is not what troubles the
addle-pa ted prosecutor. It is the coming
election , In which his hopes of reward
are centered , and the opportunity for
which he has been hankering to throw
a few slurs at the chief of police , who
knows too much about his deals with the
gang.
The business men of Omaha and ul
who arc Interested in protecting the
community from professional crooks wil
justly feel Indignant over these persist
ent and malignant attacks upon the onlj
chief of police Oinnhu has ever had wlu
did know how to handle crooks nnd ho\ %
to make them' ' disgorge , and are no
likely to throw hoquets at the extra
officious and over-ambitious prosecutor
The editor of the Nebraska Iiulupend
cut , who Is trying to help .Judge Wll
Ham Neville Juggle his Imperialistic letter
tor onto Brother James , should lool
through his own back files. Wlllian
Neville's statement , In which he nays
ilifii tn < * Ivn un 41m TMifllimhuiuittli < t >
llllll | U ItU till II1U 1. illlll'lMllUn V1I1JU1.
to Spain or to their own fate would
belle the declaration of war , was orig
inally printed In the Independent In De
cember , 1808 , nnd If there was any
changing of names without the author's
consent I * must have been done by the
editor of the Independent.
Kvery time our amiable contemporary
sees two republicans with their heads
together It rushes Into print under nam
ing headlines with the niiiunincemont
that another bolt has been organized
against the republican ticket. With
bolts jarring so heavily in the pupo-
rratle Imagination the proof Is convinc
ing that the popocratlc Fakery has sev
eral screws loose.
Popocrats are now anxious to have
Chaplain Malllcy go over and light the
Boers. Anything to get rid of him In
the present campaign. It Is plain that
Chaplain Mallley Is causing as much
trouble to the political enemy In Ne
braska as he did to the armed enemy In
the Philippines.
According to the World-Herald , J.
SterlingMorton speaks for tha pluto
crats , while Bryan speaks for the pee
ple. If this be true the fact that Bryan
asked Morton -to assist him In securing
mi appointment which wns notoriously
controlled by the monopoly managers
vonltl Indicate thnt Bryan's opposition
o the plutocrats dates from his failure
o connect with the do-nothing ,
allrond commission ,
IlPtncmber thnt the State university Is
ho capstone of the public school svs-
em of Nebraska. Kvcry one Interested
11 popular education Is Interested In
laving this university managed on a
> road and enlightened policy. The best
way to Insure sueh a policy Is to vote
for the republican candidates for uni
versity regents.
Only a little over two more weeks
mill the final cnrtnln falls on the beau-
Iful exposition and grounds In the north
mrt of the city. When this monumental
ille becomes a heap of ruins we will
hen begin 1o appreciate the white city
mil marvel at the labor thnt erected it
n so short a time In the midst ot the
prairie. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Nebraska republicans have nominated
the best set of candidates for the dis
trict bench throughout the slate that
for the suffrages
.ins over been presented
frages of the peb'ple. The : "voters of Ne
braska , would do well If they elect
every republican candidate for district
ludge running on the ticket this your.
True HSiic.
"Washington Post.
' rfioulilcr Is not
The chip on Ootn Paul's
of the yellow variety.
On the Side. On Is- .
PhiliulcUihln. Times.
Why this criticism of Bryan nsklrn ; snnft
n , talk for his < talk ? Does It not to that
extent show ho Is out for sound mono * . '
niNiMiuitUiii ; II In I'liiier.
Philadelphia I-cdgcr.
Undo Sam is ictady , now , to discount
his own paper , but anticipates some .rou
ble in inducing 'the ' holders to accept the
cash.
Slun of Ihc MIlIiMinlum.
St. Louis lle : > ubllc.
Wo must be pretty close to the millen
nium wtien 'the sunburst standard ot Ire
land and the flag o < f the Orange Free State
are seen proudly waving In the same Trans
vaal camp.
A Htmlcy SlioMrliiMT.
Now York Mall and Express.
Secretary Wilson estimates 'that ' the coun
try's corn crop this year will amount to at
least 2,300,000,000 bushels } or more. General
Prosperity evidently has the < material on
hand for a flno old-fashioned husking bee.
Vermont's Vnlqiic SlfirimlH.
Indianapolis Journal.
That TVOS a. happy conception and based
on historic precedents of announcing Ad
miral Dewey's arrival In Vermont by bon
fires on the mountain rtops. It was the
primitive way of .telegraphing end lias told
many a patriotic message.
Gncn vltli' Api > lnnnc.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
If Mr. McKlnlcy had been a Chinese man
darin or an East Indian rajah some one
would Wave been at hand In Minneapolis
yesterday , when at Intervals 'the ' sun poured
hot and blinding fupon his bared head , to ,
give him the shelter of a parasol or fan.
But being only ' ( fie president of a great republic
'
public ho had .to take his broiling along
with his applau&c' ' .
- . II
Poetic | Hyilroiili < ) Iln.
Chicago News.
Swinburne , the English pool , has come
out with la eonnet on the Transvaal , In
which ho hysterically urges the 9r'tons ' to
"scourge these dogs agape with jaws afoam
down out of life. " Those who have been
behlmi the scenes wonder how much ar-
itlflclal inspiration was necessary before that
hydrophoblc line sprang from the poetical
cranium. Austin , the English poet laure
ate , need "cudgel his brlafas no more" In.
vain endeavor to compete with such an in
spired effort , but he might offer to share
with Swinburne that annual "pipe of wine"
to which his .laureate . services entitle him.
Ho need n t fear a refusal.
of n Great Chief.
New York Tribune.
At Pine nidge , S. D , , Conquering Bear ,
the oM Indian chief who had been victorious
In a hundred battles with the Sioux , has
just been buried nmid the waitings of six
widows , with faces painted black for mourn
ing , and 123 children and grandchildren , the
most numerous direct family of any known
Indian. It is rather curious that after going
unscathed through so many battles he should
succumb to the perils of the trolley system ,
having got off a car head foremost , showIng -
Ing a disregard of conventions much more
independent than judicious. The mourning
for the old chief will be kept up a week ,
which , from the aboriginal point ot view ,
will not be beyond his deservings.
I'KIISOXAI , AXI ) OTHERWISE ,
Shatter's retirement , next week , will re-
mova an Imposing figure- from military
circles.
Dowey's sword will remain on exhibition
In Washington , for the present. His hand
Is too lame to grasp it.
A. fund recently started in San Francisco
for the erection of a monument to com
memorate the victory of Manila Bay has
already reached $3i,000 ( and Is atlll being
added to.
Captain George Vandeusen , Seventh United
States artillery , has 'been ' ordered to London ,
England , to Inspect the manufacture anil
packing of guns , carriages , equipment and
ammunition pertaining to mounted batteries
recent purchased.
There are good grounds for hoping that
the second operation , which It has been fount
necessary to perform upon the eyes of Jus
tin McCarthy , will result in completely re
storing the historian's sight. Though CO
years old , Mr , McCarthy etlll keeps up his
literary work.
In reply to a letter of Inquiry from the
editor of the Christian Advocate , Genera
Frederick Funston of Kansas writes that ho
was born In New Carlisle , 0 , Ho says his
mother's family was from North Carolina
and that ho Is related to the Virginia fam
ily cf his name ,
Walter Duryea , whcso neck was broken
while making a high dive Into shallow water
at Bergen Beach , near Now York , Is not only
alive , but Improving rapidly. Ho Is at
Roosevelt hospital , where an operation was
performed which is expected to result In
saving his life.
Now that 'Miss ' Helen Gould has joined
those who are fighting the seating of Con
gressman Roberta It Is worth while remem
bering that when congress voted a gold
medal to that woman the privilege of appear
ing on the floor of congress went with It.
That was a high compliment , but It may also
prove of practical utility.
Joseph D , Taylor , the former congressman ,
who died at Cambridge , O. , a few days ago ,
served ten years In the bouse. There were
four other Taylors there at one time with
him , two from Ohio , one from Illinois and
one from Tennessee , Jerry Simpson once
cried out In the midst of a dUcusslon to
know It J , D. Taylor was not president of a
bank , "I am , " 'was the answer , "and It Is
a eound one ; does the gentleman want a
loan3"
TUP. t'AMPAHlN IN MMIHASK.V.
Alllnnco Times ( rep. ) : If llolcomb actually
sandbagged the state for $20 n month while
Kovernor , ns Jmlgo ho would Jiardly feel like
deciding a case against some enterprising
pop who looted the stnte for a little pin
money.
Central City Nonpareil : At the Heesc
ratification meeting at Lincoln three of the
principal Speakers were new converts to
the republican doctrine. They were : Hcv.
Malllcy , Cnptaln Hunter and W. 0. Whit-
more. The two former were populists and
the latter a democrat , but they have become
tired of the bogus reforms and nro ardently
supporting Heese.
Howcll Journal ( dom. ) : We have no
patience with the overicnlous editors and
speakers who attack M. B. llceso personally.
They are making n grave mistake.Vo
know the gentleman personally anil know
him to be one of nature's noblemen. Come
boys , fight fairly. We are going to whip the
republicans out of their boots , but wo nrc
going to do It honestly. Wo must not resort
to lying.
Holdrege Citizen ( rep. ) : The fusion man
agers arc evidently getting anxious about
the situation in this state by the number
ot speakers they nro bringing Into this
state. They evidently realUe thnt the record
made by the state house officials lacks a
whole lot of satisfying the people. The pop-
ocrats want to make the campaign on other
issues than the re-cords made by the party
la this state.
Aurora Republican : It mny bo news to a
great many that Silas A. Holcomb , now
fusion candidate for supreme judge , mndo
the race in this county In 1881 for county
superintendent on the democrat , alliance
and greenback tickets , and It may also be
news to some that he was the only candidate
on his ticket not elected , being beaten by
12. U. Barton about 100 votes. Hamilton
county will give him another rub of the
same kind this fall.
Kearney Hub ( rep. ) : As between the fight
ing chaplain of the First and the retreating
colonel of the Third , the former appears to
jo several laps ahead in putting the Issues
properly before the people of Nebraska. One
resigned , as ho says , to come home nnd
'fight the republican party. " The other
bought until his regiment was mustered out
ind then came home to support the repub
lican party's policy , although he had pre
viously been a populist.
Hastings Tribune : Never In the history
of politics In Nebraska has any party nomi
nated a better man for supreme Judge than
Hon. M. B. Reese. Nobody can justly say
aught against 'him as a man , as a citizen ,
as a lawyer or as a judge. As such ho Is
the strongest candidate that could have
been named. Ills election to that high of
fice will 'bo evidence that the voters ap
preciate high character , eminent ability and
strict impartiality among members ot the
supreme bench.
York Times ( rep. ) : It is a eharno for
any party to bo led by such men as Edmla-
ten , Dahlman & Co. , but when they cover
their unblushing rottenness with a mask
of reform it simply becomes ridiculous. It is
so brazen , so patent a brand that anyone
who Is deceived by It Is a fit subject for
the check shark and shell game. Such a
man never ought to go away from homo
without taking hie wife or oldest boy with
him to keep .him out of such games and
fake auction stores.
North Platte Tribune ( rep. ) : Wo are
glad , very glad , Indeed , to learn that At
torney General Smyth , the great octopus
killer , is again getting ready to smash the
trusts which do business In Nebraska.
Smyth for a year or two past has made
monthly announcements that he Intended
to kill off the trusts , but so far his efforts
have consisted only of war whoops. The
people ot the stale will have no confidence
in Smyth as an jjctopus killer until he
begins suit against.that great silver trust ,
thb Omaha smelter.
Sidney Telegraph ( rep. ) : Judge Neville re
minds ono very much of the old woman who
had joined a dozen or more church denom
inations. So with Mr. Neville , who has
been through all parties and now doesn't
know to which one he belongs. When he
joined the democratic party he vowed that
"it the good Lord would forglvo him for past
transgression ho would sin no more. " But
now wo find him 1m the popocratlc camp.
When n man can't be relied upon to keep
his word with his Redeemer , much less can
he bo relied upon for a correct political
statement. He ! a blatherskite and a ren
egade and only a lukewarm friend of the
mongrel party he represents.
Columbua Journal : As the days go toy It Is
eeen on all hands that the republicans made
no mistake 'when ' they nominated M. B.
Uc-C'so ' for supreme judge. It was an act in
line with the best the republican party has
ever done In Nebraska or elsewhere. It at
once put the opposition en the defense ol
their candidate as a man , as a ultlzen , as an
official , as a judge and so busy will they be
kept In defense that they will have no time
for an afflrmatlvu campaign. The Indica
tions now are that ecores of democrats , dis
gusted with the ex-governor's record as a
professed reformer of acknowledged abuses
and thoroughly convinced of the Insincerity
of his nollticnl nrofe sions. will vnl fnr
Reese for supreme Judge.
Sidney Telegraph : The speeches of Hon
M. P. Klnkald In Sidney nnd other places in
this congressional district are causing the fu-
slonlsts a bad case cf nightmare. The Omaha
World-Herald takes up the cudgel In Nev
ille's behalf and devotes a column and a
half to the speech of Judge Klnkald In Sid
ney , a report of which appeared in our col
umns last week. The opposition is rushIng -
Ing Its star speakers to the rescue of its
sinking craft , "Cyclone" Davis , the leather-
lunged speaker from Texas , has twelve dates
within a radius of 100 miles of Sidney , He
will bo accompanied by Judge Neville as
water carrier nnd they will labor industri
ously along the trail of M. P. Klnkald and
vainly attempt to stay the enthusiasm.
Wayne Republican : The voters of Nebraska
braska have an opportunity of demonstrating
to the world at largo that they want only
the best men to occupy high judicial posi
tions. In the person of Judge Reese , the
republican candidate for supreme Judge , IH
presented one acknowledged as a leader In
the legal profession , one whoso learning
and knowledge of the law have fitted him in
a peculiar manner to the high place be has
been named for. There can be no. com
parison between him and his opponent li
this fight when It comes to a question o
ability and the voters nhould show tha
they have a high appreciation of thle * and
see that their ballots are cast so as to give
the state the benefit of the services of Judge
M. B. Reese ,
Norfolk News : The fusion presa wouli
like to cast Chaplain Mallley Into Jlsretpec
bccaueo ho has the courage of his c nvlc
tlons and believes In speaking out In most
ing despite their gibes and taunts. It Is
exceedingly etrange that one membsr cf a
regiment can be a hero and another no
pimply 'because ' ho stands by his guns a
homo as well as abroad. The quest ! n h
Do these papers really believe that the
Fighting Flrtt would have made the recon
they did and covered themselves with glory
while fighting for a caui < o they deemed un
just ? Impossible ! To en alto a fighter a
boldlcr must believe in the justice of hi
cause and country and the dceerved punish
ment of his enemies. Otberwlto the author
Ity of officers and rigid dl&clpllne would no
prevent mutiny or at least lUtlcssneas on
their part. The fact that there was none o
this goes to prove that at least the vlgorou
fighters were convinced that they were fight
ing for the right and not to oppress a sturdy
.baud . of patriots , aa the fu ionlsts would be
pleased to have thorn believe.
IIII VAN'S I.KTTKH TO MOUTOX.
Too llcmly vrlfh Drnlnl * .
Indianapolis Journnl.
Mr. Morton was lc < l to print this letter
by Mr. Bryan's declar.itloji that whatever
Ir. Morton "might ay In this connection
was false. " showing that ho must cither
hnvo forgotten the Incident or believed Mr.
lorton could not jiresMit the proof. H
eems , however , that Mr. .Morton preserves
11 letters written to him. expecting that In
ooj season some of them may bo ot use.
'his letter. It U certain , will not give Mr.
Bryan satisfaction , particularly when elcc-
rolyped copies shall be scattered broadcast
hrough Nebraska.
As Mr. Bryan cannot Ignore the letter ,
here Is much curiosity to hear what ex
planation ho .has to offer , not so much for
v'hat Is In the letter , but for his emphatic
icnlnl thnt he had ever used the expression ,
'I as ure you that It Is the money thnt Is
n the offices and not the honor , that at-
racts me. "
Snlnry IN < lie
Kansas City Journnl.
Ordinarily a candidate for the presidency
a supposed to 'be attracted only by the
distinguished honor of occupying such nn
olllco and by the opportunity to serve his
country In an exalted capacity. In the
case of Mr. Bryan , however , there are
good reasons for believing that the prtal-
lentlal salary Is an Important consldcra-
lon. Never .before . was A candidate for
his position so thrifty In his method. ) .
Vever before did the country witness the
ipectaclo of a presidential candidate going
rom state to state charging from ? 150 to
200 apiece for speeches made In the In-
erest of his own boom. A man who has
so keen an appetite for cash as to Violate
all precedent and all wnso of propriety
n this way may fairly bo suspected ot
seeking the presidency largely for "tho
money that Is In the ofilce. " No wonder
If Mr. Morton , or nny other citizen , be
comes tired hearing euch a man continually
prate of "placing money above honor. "
In it II ml URllt.
Chicago Tlmes-lUnild.
Here we find him ( Bryan ) nt llle vcr > ' out"
set of his career making n frank declaration
of a low ambition that Is positively appalling
from Its very Ingenuousness. The most
hardened political hack could not hnvo been
CHS sensible to the moral aspects of thn
case than was this young man , from whom
n nobler sentiment might surely have been
expected. He had already been a delegate
to a Nebraska state convention and had
made some Impression upon It through his
eloquence. He was soon to appear as n con
gressional candidate , and In the campaign
ihat followed he preferred to be an exponent
ot Ideas , not a eeeker after money.
But that was for the edification of the
public , whoae good opinion he desired. He
know that such a confession as he made to
Mr. Morton would be death to his hopes It
it were made on the stump , and when an
exposure was threatened he took refuge in
emphatic denial ! ) . By so doing , however , ho
prepared the way for the wretched predic
ament in which he now finds himself. The
loiter and the affidavits concerning the de
ntals , which are published together , make
It appear that ho Is both a greedy political
adventurer and a stranger to veracity when
Lho truth seems to conflict with his selfish
Interests.
It is not to be regretted that the dis
closure has been made , but It Is a matter for
deep regret that Mr. Bryan's reputation for
veracity is not deserved. However much
people have differed from him with regard to
the principles which he championed , It hah
been a pleasure to believe that he was thor
oughly honest and enthusiastically devoted
to those principles.
ECHOUS OK TUB WAR.
Admiral Dewey's collection of jeweled
testimonials from admiring countrymen is
steadily increasing. New York's gold lov
ing cup and jeweled badge and the $10,000 ,
sword voted by congress are supplemented
by an artistic and costly jewel from his na
tive state. Boston's tribute Included a
f 10,000 Jeweled watch , inscribed with the ad
miral's historic command to Captain Grid-
ley.
The sword which the citizens ot Georgia
are about to present to Lieutenant Brumby ,
Admiral Dewey's flag lieutenant , bears the
following Inscription on ono sldo of the
blade : "Presented by the citizens of Geor
gia to Lieutenant Thomas M. Brumby , U. 3.
N. , In recognition of his dlstlngulrhed serv
ices to his country nt Manila Bay , May 1 ,
1898. " The reverse side bears the following :
Born at Mrrlettn , Gn. , 1S55. Appointed to
Annapolis from Atlanta , Ga. , 1873. Grad
uated 1877. "
Lieutenant Stanley Howland ot the Twen
ty-fourth Infantry , colored , has written
from Manila In praise ot his regiment ,
which went Into action shortly after reach
ing Manila. After giving the details of
the advance of the detachment from the
Twenty-fourth regiment upon the town of
San Mnteo , Lieutenant Howland says : "It
Is Impossible to speak too highly of the
conduct of the men in my detachment. Of
the forty five non-commlssloned officers
and only one of the privates had been under
fire before. The other thirty-four were slm-
ply recruits. Wo deployed Just on the right
of the read In the center of the line. I
had one man killed and three wounded out
of my forty. Our total loss that day In about
300 wns two killed and eighteen wounded ,
ono of whom died Inter. AH of my company
who fell were hit before we opened flre
and while the bullets were striking nil
around us ; but my men came on without the
least hesitation and General Young , who
wan watching the fight , said afterward that
the only trouble appeared to lie In the diffi
culty of keeping them back. It doea not
seem to make any difference with these col-
orcd troops whether they are old soldiers
or raw recruits ; all they want is someone
to take them along and they will go any
where. . "
Pension Commlfisloner Evans , In an Inter
view In the Washington Times , relates
some facts concerning the rush for pen-
Blons by soldiers of the late Spanish war.
He eays : "Directly following the closeof
the war with Spain there were a largo
number of applications , amounting at the
tlmo of cloning my annual report to
1C,9SO , and of this number 295 have been
allowed. It was this way : Many of the
boys came back fooling that they wcro en
tirely disabled , but after n few weeks or
months of homo treatment , feather beds to
sleep In nnd plrmty to cat they found that
they wcro only temporarily disabled and
gave up all Idea of applying for pensions ,
U Is my opinion that there will not be
nearly as many applications filed as was at
flrH expected , But years from now there
will bo pensions to be paid those who con
tracted disease while In the service In the
war with Spain. In some cascu It requires
years for disease to develop , and those who
feel entirely well now may be floored from
disease at any time In the future. "
C1HMI Wii.l , Ol' Till : HOURS.
Trllmto to tin- Sturdy CouriiKr uncl
iraltli or Prrnlilrnt Kruuei' .
Baltimore American.
Twenty years ago there came to the front
In the affairs of the Boer republic a man
who , by his force of character , his shrewd
ness and genuine statesmanship , won for
himself not only the confidence of his people
ple , _ but the admiration of the world. This
was Stephanus Johannes I'aulus Kruger , bet
ter known as Oem , or Uncle , Paul , now in
his third term as president of the state ,
now dtrt-ctlng lt affairs In n crisis which
may mean defeat and the death of the re
public , or which may mean u victory which
shall keep bis people and their lands free
from English aggression for all time to
come. This Krugor la without ft queetUn
ono of the mol remarkable eharncterfl ot
the present age. Unlearned In the book ,
without experience at court * , with no train-
tug In statesmanship , except what ho re-
celved among the rough men of his own land ,
he has proved himself not only a sturdy
irmlntalner of his own rlghtn nnd of thosa
of hla people , but also nn accomplished dip-
lonint , able to fence * nd parry with the most
brilliant men of the British government.
In him Chamberlain has found mnrp than an
equal , and the world knows well that In tha
negotiations that have been golns on for
several months Oem Paul has proved him
self complete master ot the whole situation.
This Is not the first time Kruger has been
the man at the front In a crisis In the his
tory of the Boer republic. He had been
made president for the flret time In 18SO ,
after his people had been living for n number -
ber of years In chronic Mrlfu. Native tribes
wcro troublesome , and the burdens laid
upon his people by the British wcro more
than they could bear. All that was needed
for an uprising against foreign military
authority wns n lender , and he was found In
the person of Kruger. It wus Kruger who
plnnncd the revolution ot 1880 , nnd hl was
the master mind which directed the brlof
but bloody campaign which ended with the
buttle of Majuba Hill , In February , 1881.
It was Kruger who carried on the negotia
tions for peace , nnd who signed the treaty
whlcji gave practical Independence to the
Boers. Over thin republic he has ruled ever
since , and now , at the renewal of hostilities
with Grent Britain , Kruger leads the way ,
with faith In the justice of hla cnuso , and
with a strong force of hardy flRhtors ready
to give their lives tor their country.
Well has Kruger been trained for this
new task. His youth was spent In the wars
tor the salvation ot the republic , nnd , after
fieaco came with honor , he took up the relna
3f government , determined to protect what
lie had gained , to guard the Independence
of his people ns u sacred trust. English
critics irnay cnll him narrow-minded , Ignorant
nnd bigoted , but the world , outside of the
queen's domains , will always look upon him
as u staunch foe of oppression , a sturdy de
fender of the rights of man.
a.un IN Ft'x. '
Somorvlllo Journal : Jinny a married
man who talks nnthuslnstlcally to hl wife
about his mother's apple pie would grumble
if lie had to oat It now.
Detroit JournnlWhat : ! You cnll his
editorials llfiht literature ? "
"Why , yes ! They are all moonshine , are
they not7
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "That must have
been a yachtinir Klrl who sat In front ot mo
ut the theater lust nlpht. "
"What makes you think so ? "
"Didn't you see her blanket the staco
with that big hat7"
Detroit Free Prps.M : "My MOII and I are
In a very droll position JUKI now. "
"What la It ? "
"I'm afraid ho Is Biilnn to cot married ,
and ho is ufrnlU 1 tun going to get mar
ried. . *
IndlunupollR Journal : "The old-limn jolly
tur is no more. " said tltc sentlmuntiil
boarder. "The sailor has given way to the ,
lire-man ,
"Well , he Is n sort ot coal tar , anyway , "
said the Cheerful Idlnt.
Philadelphia. North American : "la thcro
no balm In Gllead ? " walled the orator.
"I don't know , " responded a man In the
crowd. "But I'm carrying a good line of
witch hazel. "
Detroit Journal : "The first degree. A. 1 ! . ?
Pray what means ) tlmt ? " "A Bride ! " the
maid was rather shy to own. "Th rend -
end , nnd the greater , then , A. M.7" "A.
M " Here she blusnuii , and silently
looked down.
Chicago Post : "I never j aw such an ex
hibition of poor taste In my life ns waa
shown nt the funeral of poor Blngsley. "
" \Vliy , what happened ? "
"You know he has been doortender nt the
Follies theater for tin- last twenty years.
Well , right over his cotlin they had a mag
nificent lloral piece representing "The
Gates Ajar. "
PEACE AtfD PAIN.
John Boyle O'Reilly.
The day and the night are symbols of
creation ,
And rnch hns part In ull that God has
made ;
There Is no 111 without Its compensation.
And life and death are only light and
shade.
There never beat a heart so base nnd
sordid
Dut felt at time a sympathetic Blow :
There never lived a virtue unrewarded
? Jor died a vice without Its meed of woe.
In this brief llfo despair should never
reach us.
The sea looks wide because the shores are
dim ;
The star that led the magi still can
tench us
The way to so If wo but look to Him.
And as we. wade , the darkness closing
o'er us ,
The hungry waters suralng to the chin.
Our deeds will rise like stopping-tones be
fore us ,
T.ho good and bad for we may use the
sin.
A sin of youth , atoned for nnd forgiven.
Takes on a virtue. If wo choose to find ;
When clouds across our onward path are
driven.
We still may steer by Its palo light be-
hind.
A sin forgotten Is In part to pay for ,
A Bin remembered is a constant gain ;
Sorrow , next Joy , Is what wo ought lo
pray for ,
As next to peace we profit most /row
pain. j
Right
Fabrics.
Our clothing this fail
is made from the very
stylish and desirable
fabrics. It fits well ;
we have improved up
on our patterns very
materially we think ,
Our prices are as
low as will buy good
clothing anywhere.
1.00 to $25.00.
When , then , you
can get the best for no
more than is commonly -
ly charged for the ordinary -
dinary sorts of readymade -
made clothing , why
shouldn't you ?