Tiro Omaha Daily I3kk.
U. HOSKWATIIK, Kdltor.
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Btato of Nebraska, Douglns County, ss.:
Oeoreo H. Tzschuck, secretary of Tho Ileo
I'ubllshlng Company, being duly sworn,
says that tho actual number of full and
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J H oning nnd Sundny lice, printed during
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G KOHGK H. TZSCHUCK.
Bubscrlbod and sworn beforo mo this 2d
flay of April, A. D. 1900.
M. H. TIUNOATE.
Notary Public.
. If nny ono In these parls wants to
ho governor of Hawaii now Is tho time
to send In applications.
Onerol Itoborts Is still on his wny
to Pretoria, but tho Christmas dinner
prepared for General Iiullor Is getting
cold.
Governor .Shaw Is to head the Iowa
(delegation to Philadelphia. So would
tho governor of Nebraska If he were
only a republican.
Uvea (he popocratlc organs In tho re
nncctlvo districts reeognlze the strength
of the republlean candidates placed in
nomination for congress.
Nolo tho crowded condition of Tho
lice's advertising columns. Merchants
ndvertlse In The Hoe because they get
their" money's worth and more.
If that Jail-break: had only happened
under republican control of the Douglas
county bastlle, what a howl would be
raised by tho popocratlc mouthpiece.
Tho polltlrnl campaign must not bo
nllowed to Interfere seriously with tho
campaign for Omaha, In which there
should lie no factionalism or division.
Chicago will entertain Dewey nnd tho
TMothodls.t quadrennial conference at the
name time. Which attraction will draw
.tho greater concourse remains to be
Been.
Tho Omaha Ministerial nssoclntlon
should now rescind Its resolutions prais
ing n certain newspaper for not dese
crating the Sabbath with Sunday edi
tions. Half tho battle lies In elllclent gen
eralship. That Is n good thing for
Kebraska republicans to remember
iwhen they assemble In state convention
lit Lincoln.
This Is tho week that wilt see tho
republican state ticket put in nomina
tion for Nebraska. It will be a winner,
unless the convention places the party
on the defensive.
Matt Goring is said to bo nching to
enter tho lists against Congressman
llurkct. Tho IMuttsiuouth spellbinder
should take another look at tho stars
nnd road them aright.
Mrs. farter Harrison will help to en
tertain Admiral Dewey in Chicago, but
that docs not signify that Mr. Carter
Harrison will help Mrs. Dewey to mako
B president out of her husband.
Itopubllcans who keep constantly play
ing Into the hands of the popocrats for
tho purpose of making political capital
ngalust a republican administration sub
Ject themselves to question as to their
loyalty to tho party.
Can tho World-Herald explain why It
refuses to accept The lice's challenge
for n complete checking up of the
Omaha newspaper census by a commit
tee of business men left to Its choosing?
Q'he W.-II. may crawl out, but It cannot
explain.
Local fusion jlltlelaiis are boasting
that they will force .Judge Holcomb to
defy all precedent In order to deliver the
police commission over to their keeping
by supremo court process, Slnco when
lias tho Judge delegated his Judicial du
ties to the Omaha gang of ward heelers
nnd hold-ups?
If Edgar Howard would Inquire how
tho Omaha charter happened to exempt
tho railway terminal property from
local taxation ho might locate the re
nponslblllty pretty close to the fusion
reformers who constituted tho Douglas
county delegation to tho fusion legls
laturo of 1807 that Inllletcd tho charter
on Omahn.
Tho World-! lotuld niakos sport be
cause tho platform of the congressional
convention was written on the back of
n bill for merchandise sold nnd de
livered. Never mind, tho bill was re
ceipted, showing that tho debt was paid
In good gold standard-American dollars,
kept worths 100 cents all the world over
by tho administration of William McKln-lejr.
skXAitm riiriisro.vs dkfkssk.
While Senator Thurston has up to this
time refrained from attempting to make
n defense for himself for appearing as
attorney on behalf of the Standard Oil
trust before the supreme court of Nc
liraskn, his ardent but Indiscreet friends
nre trying to Impress upon delegates to
the republican statu convention that his
action was nothing more than "a tech
ideal error."
"We agree," says the Ashland Gazette,
"that Mr. Thurston has been guilty of
technical error In nppenrlng as the at
torney for tho Stnndnrd Oil company
In thu litigation brought by the attorney
general, but his error was technical
only. To carry the defense to a success
fill Issue would be to do the people of
JN'obrasku a substantial service. "So
one can name a single benellt to be
derived by the people from the ox
pulsion of tho Standard Oil company
from the state of Nebraska. On the
contrary, It Is well understood by all
Intelligent people that tho effect will be
to distress tho consumers of petroleum
products by materially raising the
price, while It will benellt not a single
soul except n few shyster politicians."
This Is n most lame and Impotent
idea It Is not a question whether the
Standard Oil trust is to be driven out
of Nebraska, but whether the senator
who represents the state at Washington
can Justify himself In accepting a re
talner to leave his seat In the senate
to plead In the supremo court against
the enforcement of n law enacted by
his state. It Is not a question either
whether Senator Thurston has it right
to practice law and take clients whor
ever he can get them, but whether as
tho paid and trusted representative of
the slate he has tho moral right to
accept pay from a corporation arraigned
before the courts for violating the nut!
trust mw or the state, enacted iy a
republican legislature and approved by
n republican governor.
Would it have been a technical error,
for example, for Mr. Thurston, while
solicitor of tho Union Pacllle railroad,
to have taken a retainer from another
corporation sued by tho 1'nlon Paclflc
railroad? Would It bo a technical error
only for tho city attorney of Omaha to
appear In court as the attorney of a
franclilsed corporation seeking to
nullify some charter provision restrict
Ing franclilsed corporations?
To contend that tho senator's effort
to defeat the anti-trust law Is Inspired
by a desire to benefit the jmojile and
to prevent the rise In the price of oil
Is as stupid as It Is preposterous. The
legislature enacted the law for the pub
lic good. It Is not for one of Its repre
sentatlves In congress to attack Its
validity. The Standard Oil company
has an abundance of other legal talent
In and out of this state to care for Its
Interests.
This Is no longer a question of ethics,
but of politics. Tho republican party
In Nebraska, as In all other states, has
taken Its position firmly against tho
trusts. Krom that iosltlon It cannot
recede without inviting disaster. It
cannot at the snmo tlmo condemn the
trusts nnd Indorse the trusts by placing
the attorney of tho Standard Oil trust
at tho head of Its delegation to the na
tional convention.
AIHWMKXT VOli XKUTllAhtr.ATlON.
In the current number of the Forum
tho president of Northwestern uni
versity, Henry Wnde Rogers, presents
a strong argument for the neutraliza
tion of an Isthmian canal. Ho declares
tltft In providing for this the treaty
pending In the senate Is In accord with
the historic American position. "From
lS'-io to 1SS0," says Mr. Hogers, "the
statesmen of the United States favored
an Interoccnnlc canal which should be
open on equal terms to all nations and
bo neutralized by the Joint guarantee
of all."
He also cites numerous facts In
support of this statement. He declares
that a neutralized canal Is not only the
historic jKillcy of tho United States, but
It Is tho policy as well of Nicaragua and
Costa Klea and of the nations of Eu
rope. The concession granted In IsSi
by Nicaragua to tho Maritime Canal
company provided for the neutrality of
the canal and for tho equal right of all
nations to use it on payment of the tolls.
Tho subsequent concession granted by
Nicaragua, that of 18! IS, also provides
that the canal should be neutral, that
In case of war trallle Is not to be In
terrupted and the port at either end Is
to bo free.
In regard to the objection that tho
new treaty Is subversive of tho Monroe
doctrine. Mr. ltbgers thinks It not well
taken. Ho says: "Tho Monroe doctrine
prohibits European Interference In
tended to alter by force tho constitution
or form of government In an American
state. It also prohibits any future Eu
ropean colonization of the American
continent. As understood bv President
Polk and President Cleveland, the doc-
trlno also precludes the acquisition of
additional territory on tho American
continent by any European state. This
Is all there Is to tho Monroe doctrine,
and In not a single particular does this
treaty conflict with It. Tho neutraliza
tion of the canal Is an agreement to
keep hands off and that Is exactly what
the European states are required by the
Monroe doctrine to do." Tho supremacy
of tho United States on tho American
continent, he urges, Is not BiirrondoTod
or Imperilled by nn agreement not to
fortify a cannl that Is to be neutralized
and which Is not even In our own terri
tory.
Mr. Hogers answers tho various ob
jections t lint have been raised to the
pending treaty with what seem to us
to Ik conclusive arguments and we
think with him that reflection will con-
vlnce most persons that It Is wiser to
allow the ships of all nations to enter
the canal upon nn equality and thus
secure Its neutrallaatlon-than to deny
them that privilege, thereby endanger
ing the safety of tho canal while In
volving tho United States In the onor-
moiis expense contingent on tho forti
fication nnd defense of the waterway,
to say nothing of the political complica
tions that would ensue. We bellovo that
the principle of neutralization has been
gaining adherents and will continue to
do so from audi lucid ami logical dls-
THE OMAHA BAUA HttjS: MONDAY,
cushion of the mibjoct as that of Presi
dent Hogers.
mil ivnxi;nn:tt8 wai.k-awa r.
In tho fight for notional commlttccnuu
thus far It. II. Schneider has had a clean
walk -away. T1h six conKreenloiial dlatrlrto
of the state have now held their conventions
and chosen twelvo of tho sixteen delegate
to tho national convention to wblch the
stato Ui entitled, Tho stato convention,
which meets at Lincoln next Veduesday,
will choose tho remaining four. Up to dale
-Mr. Itojowatcr, tho only other candidate for
the place, has secured but ono doie.tto
friendly to him as tommlttwmnn. Ulevcn
of tho twelvo arc against him. If the usual
order of things Is pursued and tho delegates
choose n committeeman the vote would
stand cither 1G to 1 against Mr. UcscMater
or 11 to 5 against him, the proportion de
pending upon tho action of tho convention
next week. Krcmont Tribune.
Coming us It does from his personal
organ, wo have it right to assume that
this claim to ownership of eleven out
of the twelvo district delegates to the
national convention Is made by Mr.
Kchnelder himself. If Mr. Schneider
already carries these eleven delegates In
his pocket, ho should give himself no
further concern about the remaining
four to be elected by the state conven
tion. Ah a matter of fact, Mr. Schneider Is
doing n great deal of whistling while
passing through the woods. The only
particle of truth aliotit his braggadocio
Is that twelve delegates have been
elected In the six congressional dls
trlcts. Not one of these districts pro
nounccd In favor of Mr. Schneider.
Tho attempt was made ut Norfolk to
Instruct tho delegates from his home
district to support him, but the resolu
tlou was voted down on a call of conn
ties, nearly two to one, showing that
Mr, Schneider Is not the choice of tho
republicans of the district In wlilch he
Is best known. On the other hand, the
only district In which Instructions were
voted Is the Second, which by unani
mous vote expressed Itself in favor of
Mr. Schneider's competitor.
Another straw as to tho drift of the
contest for national committeeman Is
found In the fact that In most of the
districts the candidates for delegates set
up by Schneider In his own Interest
were defeated and men have been
elected who nre under no obligations
to him.
That, however, will not stop him from
claiming everything, both In his home
organ at Fremont and In bis popocratlc
newspaper champion at Omaha.
77 k TwuxTirrn-vhAuviii' iu.i.i.
Omaha never had such a substantial
basis for growth as it has today. There
are more busy people In Omaha than
ever at any one tlmo In boom (lavs. The
volume of business done by Omaha
merchants and manufacturers Is greater
than at any former period in its his
tory. There is not a vacant dwelling
or store house In Omaha lit to be occu
pied. The street railways have never
done as large a business ut any time
except alone during tho Trnusmlssls
slppl Exposition. The bank clearings
show a larger percentage of Increase
than for years. The business of the
Omaha poslollice Is breaking all former
records.
More substantial public Improvements
are under wny and In contemplation for
the coming year than have been under
taken in a decade. The building opera
tions begun nnd In prospect also exceed
those for the same period back. The
demand for real estate for Investment
and Improvement has not been so active
slnco the latter part of the 'SO's.
Omaha already occupies the third
place among the meat packing centers
of the country nnd Is steadily forging
ahead, confident of ranking second only
to Chicago within the next ten yenrs.
As n grain market Omaha has not
yet commenced to utilize the vnst re
sources within Its reach, but the pro-
Jected establishment of colossal grain
elevators and mills cannot fall to build
up a market for tho cereal products of
tho corn and wheat region traversed by
tho railway systems converging here.
New mills, factories and Jobbing
houses are being ndded from month to
month to Omaha's business directory
and the Increasing railway facilities are
constantly enlarging the territory
tributary to Omaha as a commercial
and manufacturing center. That Omaha
s destined to be tho greatest trallle
center west of Chicago and this side of
San Kranclsco Is conceded by all who
oinprchend the trend of Industrial de
velopment within tho most proline agri
cultural belt on the American continent.
If tho Hoard of Education labors
under tho delusion that the taxpaylng
citizens will not seek the Intervention "t,B" a,,oplc: ,n " or" !co Kenor-
, . ... ,. minting the gas on tho spot with chemical.
01 me courts to prevent me creation or.
1111 overui) 111111 may 11111 into uiiiiuroiis
of thousands of dollars In the proposed
erection of tho new High school build
Ins it will discover that It is much mis
taken. The plain duty of the board Is
to contract for a fireproof structure that
can bo completed with the money placed
at Its disposal when tho Illsh school
bonds were voted. If nfter tho new
wins Is completed the people of Omaha
can bo convinced that another bond
ssue Is necessary to enlarge or extend
the building as planned by the architect.
It will hud no opposition to another
bund lssi;
The Heo does not have to doctor Its
books to prove up circulation, u Is
cady at any time to furnish the names
of bona fide paying subscribers to any
patron who desires to satisfy himself.
The Heo does not liayo to keep two sets
of circulation books to befog tho police
commission or the experts of nnv lriuir-
unty company.
What has happened to the enso that
was to determine whether the council
has the right to order paving within a
close radius of tho court house without
waiting for tho petition of the abutting
property owners? .Several unpaved
streets In the heart of the city are kept
almost Impassable by niossback obstruc
tionists.
The Hryunlto organ, as the champion
of R. It. Bchuelder, tell.n us that he al
ready has ten delegates to the national
convention pledged to Ids support. In
asmuch ns It takes ouly nine delegates
to elect, Mr. TJilinelder can rest eny '
and let Sennfor Thurston paddle or
himself. '
Hi'DcHn ii ni-iniicrntlc Siieclnlty.
aticlmidu TrlbuiiB.
Porno democrnfs 'tofer to tho treasury
flurplu ns a dilemma. Well, tho dcniicrau
never had a perjilcxlty ct that kind con
fronting them.
Intention ;u1, CiihIi Mi;-,
New Xoik Tribune.
Tho sultan's cordial treatment of tho
American chargo d'nlTalrrs la entirely natls
factory as far osjoca, but It falls Just
1100.000 short of going far enough.
I'KClenii Wi'iNti- ot Miilloner)-.
Hostoa Trnnscrlpt,
It might bo well for Admiral Dewey to ar
rlvo at tho conclusion that a public man who
undertaken to cnlor a formal denial of all
tho lies that are told about hlui use up
a vast amount of stationery.
1 .
A SI in pli I'riiiionltluu,
New York Tribune.
Tho auMtlon whether tho Pacific cablo
la to bo laid by tho government or by a
BUbildUed corporation rojolvm Itwlf, In tho
tart analysis, to this: Shall the government
pay for tho cable and own It, or pay for
It nnd not own It?
ll)N III 1'olltlCN.
Wnshlimtou Star.
It Id fully understood that In enjoyment
of tho right guaranteed by tho constitu
tion tho Individual pursuit of happiness
nny man has iicrfect liberty to name tho
presidential tickets. And free nnd Independ
ent citizens nil over tho United Stutea nre
liberally exercising this privilege.
Tone mid Tour of David,
11 u (Tn to Exaress.
It would appear from tho tone of Hill's
flpeech that ho purposes to be In stale pol
itics this year, rather than national, llryan
will bo supported, of course, but the order
will go out to elect a governor and legis
lature in this stnte, If possible, and let tho
national ticket tako caro of Itself. What do
tho gcnulno Uy.ranltcs think of that pro
gram? t'liN unil Dimyiin of Com-nt In.
Springfield Republican.
Tho aojlgumont of General Sir Charles
Warrcit to be administrator of Hechuanaland
Iaya low another cf the gcnerala of tho Natal
campaign. It would seem as If something
should now happen to Uullor, who was re
sponsible for Warren. Tho Irony ot tho
situation Is that Heneral White, who wa
driven with 13,000 men Into Ladyrailth and
cooped up there, for months by the Hoers,
should bo received In England as n military
fcucccua and ns qulto a hero.
Sit Time to 'I'll In I.',
Raltlmoro American.
Great Urltaln should stop to think. One
of her most importnnt dependencies is suf
fering from tho pangs of nn unprecedented
famine, while sho la trying to Hubduo two
small, self-supporting South African repub
lics to add to her ll3t. It would he better
If sho would feed thuia already under her
care beforo extendlnk' her vast dominion
still furthor. Ilul questions of slrnnl,, hn.
inanity do not flgnro largely In tho pollciw
of our boasted cttd-of-tho-ccntury civiliza
tion. OX KOI'
AMI VI
,I)T.
beetle mill liu-ldi-ntn Alonir the l'li-lnir
I.Iiu-n In .South Africa.
Tho town of Wegener, which tho Iloor
nttncktil with such vlcor, and then lied be
fore onclrcllng arms, of Urltlsli
trrnri
usually lias a population of COO. It is situ-
. ...
In Dasutoland aro tho mission ttation, of ,
Mafeteng and Morlja. the latter of which i
slapping away for somo tlmo nt the Dote
trenches, when It was decided to tend for
ward a detachment of Dundonnld's cavalry
to try to head off n band of moving llojrj.
As tho horaemen galloped past tha Infantry
men ono lost his seat. Tho fallen rider nn
Irishman pulled himself together and
chased his mount. As ho ran past the In
fantry lines the "Tommlo?" Jarred at his
undignified position. Paddy halted for a
second. "Yes, yo may laugh, bhotu." hi
said, "for sure OI'm nothln' but a ccnimon
foot-eoldlcr now!"
Tho balloon service of tho Ilrll'sh nrmy
In South Africa has proved Its us.fulness
many times over, n fact which appears to
havo been recognized by the IlocrH, Judging
from the announcement that a similar Eerv
lco Is to bo organized by some Russian ex
ports for the Transvaal. Tho balloons used by
tho Dritlsh aimy nro different from thoso l Bed .
atcd on the r.nnlhprn hnnlnt ,r thn rirn....
Free State, seventy mllcu from llloninfon musl uroaK "way lrom ulu ,eaucr3 lmye I ""C" a man tho republican pres used every
teln. 'It 'I. hbburtwelve years old Tlw !f?UBht r,e1,,,Ibllcnl,,m Inl 1 precaution and finally agreed upon Charles
town Is picturesquely lo ated l2 Iho Caledon faVOr, ?nd 1d,8rfm ' ,Tho fl'1 nB' '"""j I Mch to head the ticket. Mr. Dietrich's
river hlch Is snanned neirl v hv Trll , cnce(1 by BIBal,tlc trus,s a,ul ,ei1 b' "llrcad , election was heartily received by the peo
brWge. Thoro ae several hTrgo flour mills capners and corporations Is again without , ,)Io ,hroghout tho state and L voter,,
i w. i, , socrai mrgo Hour mills rCKUrd to pUuic opinion, seeking to thrust aro novv expressing their convlrLlnn tint
" " '.,,n Ah ? ?' V itself forward ns a dictator ot the party of , ho ls n S'l'.d'hi
Is tho oldest. In IlasuUiland, having been 1 fo .)0 crushed Self-constituted lcadeis of ,oerl8"n , gubernatorial boom that was
established more than sixty yea. ago. fJ tfto the rear and J -cob .the other day Is that It
in ono of tho images beforo Lady- L"" "itafo" 0:' o'q ut ! Jn "r',s - S'l
smith various sections of lnfantrv had hr.m feC e.!..',. , .. L back-fire to D. E. Thompson' senatorial
tor spectacular purposes', gold-heater's skin housed aro restaurants or not.
being employed in their construction. This nurlnK tho senatorial campaign In .Ala
Is much lighter than oiled silk and nlso bama ono ot ti10 most animated In tho hls
much more Impermeable. The envelope of J , y ot tno stat0i senator Morgan remained
10,000 cubic feet capacity weighs ouly U0 : , W,l.matcn attendiug to his duties Ho
pounds nnd tho complete weight of balloon
nnd appliances teady to lift two observe a
Is less than 200 pounds. Tho cnblo which
connects tho balloon with the ground wolgljs
olghty-acvon pounds for a length of 550
yards. Hydrogen Is employed to Inflate tho
balloons. It Is carried compressed In steel
cylinders for use when desired, this method
These reuorvolrs form tho heaviest part of
the equipment, as cylinders for ono charga
wqlgh two nnd three-quarters tons.
Major General Sir Herbert Charles Chow
sldo, who succeeds to General Gatacro's
command In South Africa, Is n distinguish. d
ofllcor. Ho was born In 1850, educated at
Kton nnd entered Jho roynl engineer corps
In 18GS, gradually proceeding lo Iho rank of
colonel by 1887. ,Jn JS77 ho was military
nttncho with tha Turks In tho llusjo-Turk'sh
war and In tho following yotr ho niAiated
In tho delimitation, of the Turkish frontier.
According to an od'liorlal article in the
Cape Times, that rcraarkablo proclamation
Issued by Colonolt JlaiUm-rowell wns pro- j
pared in n puro spirit Qf fun and was with-1
out serious Import. T1( lloers are no'orlous 1
for their lack of humor and linden-Powell
was simply playing 119011 thU characteristic I
with his proclamation.' Tho document In 1
question was sent tq' Commandant Snyman j
under a flag of trunoj' "Tho nntleh com
mander," says thovCapo Times, "pointed to
them (tho Uoera) ilho ifolly of continuing
their present hopclnis procejdliKs. Sitting
down nnd looking at n plnce, ho wrote, wan
not the wnv to tnkn It. Ho urceil tbr, mm
to put themselves right wltn tho new rub'
under Imperial authority by retiring to tho'r'
liomw, leaving as a souvrmlr ono horse, ono 1
rlflo and 160 rounds of ammunition per man. j
On compliance with this condition within
throo days they wore assured of a free
pardon, peaceful possession of their farms, 1
compensation for any live stock roiulrol i
for the Imperial supplies on the advance i
through the Transvaal and security aalrst
molestation cf any kind for tho evrms of
tho war." Tho wit ot this was entirely lost
on Oom Paul's people, who saw In It only
a serious demand liy one of the queen's
officers and Commandant Snyman prompt'y
returned an angry answer,' it Is safu to
believe that Colonel lladen-Powell cnt as
much fun out of this reply as he did out of
lits own proclamation. C
A PHIL ttO, 1!)00.
THE SECOND DISTRICT ENDORSEMENT.
Resolutions adopted by tho Second District Republican Convention at Omahn,
April
WHEREAS, The redemption of Ncbraskn, so earnestly desired by re
publicans of this state nnd nation, an be brought about only by a per
fect and effective organization; and,
WHEREAS, The organizing ability of Edward Uosewnter, demon
strated time nnd again, notably in tho successful national campaign of
lS!'-,( which he directed In this stnto as Its national committeeman,
and more recently In tho successful city campaign In Omaha nnd South
Omaha, together with his long experience as n iolltlcal manager, wldo
acquaintance and close relations with tho national lenders of tho party.
mam s ltim in our opinion, the most
devolving upon the position; therefore, bo It
RESOLVED, That It is the sense
gates to the national convention
shall
the selection of Edward Uosewnter
tlonal committee.
Nicciiss HKi'iini.te.vx watciiwohd.
Imperial Journal: Why any republican
should mako objection to the pntchlng up
of tho dUMgrcomont which has long been
rlfo In Douglas county between John h,
Webster and Edward Rosewater Is more
than wo can comprehend. Uurmony among
the republican forcen of Douglas county Is
fil.IlH'tlllriff l lim-n tint tm.t f.r n I,,,,,. Il..,
' nml I f ,i nilvAril ttiiinii. ,!. ...i.iiti.... . -
. . . uivuita uuuillUll Ul II
couplo of thousand votes to tho republican
cause.
Wnyno Hernld: Thero seemB to be llttlo
doubt that at Llnccln matters will he so
adjusted by thu republican inte convention
that tho utmost good feeling will exist at
thn conclusion of tho convention's work.
It Is not alwaja that men can attain their
every do3lro, but If tho republicans are to
carry Ncbraskn ono and nil must cast to
tho -winds their feeling of resentment nnd
march In solid front to ondorso tho admin
istration of President McKlnlcy.
Plcrco Call: Tho World-Herald seems to
bo greatly Interested In republican politico
In Nebraska this year. Tho W.-II. should
remember tho outcome of tho recent mu
nicipal fight In Omaha and keep Its "yawp"
clraad. Of all tho dirty, contemptlblo nnd
detestable sheets In tho popocratlc ranks
tho W.-H. for rank uufnlrncsa lenda them
nil. Any republican who supports tho
World-Herald la any manner Is net only
feeding a viper, but alio doing a great lu
Justlco and Injury to the party.
Dakota City Kaglc: Tho republican stato
convention will bo held In Lincoln next
Wcdncoday to select four delegated to tho
national convention nnd to placo in
iiimniiuiiim a mil ucitci winner.
It Is tho first tlmo In the history of No-
braska that the different ofllces nro Booking
tho men. As yet there are only a few whoao
names havo bcecn mcntloue.l for nny oMlco
and tho political elate makcis nro nt n 1 ss
to go Into business. The republicans of tho
stato cannot afford nt this tlmo to maku any
mistakes, neither will they. No man should
bo nominated where It Is necessary to make
a dcfenBo of nny kind. Let goad Judgment
nt ll timed bo useJ, sit down on corpora
tions, select good, honest, conscientious
mien for representatives on tho ticket, work
tjT harmony and let tho delegates In the
convention do the work nnd not tho little
rings which usually domineer.
Plerco Call: Tho Call was a great nd
nilrcr ot John M. Thurston beforo ho en-
tored the senate. Ilut a record of broken
t nli.ili'ru mnqt Hnlnmntv tnniln in thn vnlern nt
'-'--" - -
tho Btato, has quenched that admiration and
regaid. If wo desire succe3 this fall wo
9 thing? t so then tho party
' n JTtuy, erhed re huko and deserve,
r iim ini. WM11 it n nnrm I nil tn df
..... ...... ....... . .
will rally around Its standard, and carry the j
grand old flag to a glorious victory.
I'KHSOXAI. IMMNTHHM.
Senator Dcpew Is CO, but he doesn't look It.
Tho Door commissioner found plenty of
peaco at Tho Hague, but none to carry away .
with them. j Hcan legislature mako use of his Benutorlal
Mr. Held Snpp of Chicago ls going to Cape , candidacy to promoto his senatorial a3plra
Nome. It Isn't necessary to go so far from j t.'ons. I.ambertson is personally all right
homo to get tapped. j ani 1,0 would mnko a good governor or an
Tho report that W. A. Clark will resign I dually gond senator, but his present candl-
his scat in the cwnato and return to .Mon- (
tana for vindication will gladden the hearts
of tho pluggcrs out there, who regard him
as a "good thing."
Governor Roosevelt has signed tho bill re
quiring hotels and restaurants to provide
Ki.nta for waltretoes. It now becomes a
burning quostion whether the quick lunch
wns ro-olected.
Governor Mount ot Indiana, ns head of tho
Nanny Hiinka Mciuorl.-l association, has pur
chased tho old Lincoln farm, near Evans
vllle, I ml , on which is the g.nvo of N'.tnty
Hunks, mother ot Abraham Lincoln. A mon
ument will bo orected thcrj and tho slxteeu
aero farm converted into n public park,
n
CAN THE PARTY AFfORD IT?
Stanton Picket.
Senator Thurston Is an able man.
As a national delegate be would
attract attention. He might even
bo selected us presiding ollicef of
the groat national convention. Hut
even this honor to a Nebraskan
would not compensate for what
republicanism In the state would
lose by his selection, and why?
Simply because no man can Justly
servo two masters, Mr. Thurston
cannot Justly ami honorably act as
Tutted States senator and as at
torney for the Standard OH com
pany in a suit against the state lie
Is supposed to represent at the
same time. lie cannot honorably S
leave his sent In congress mid Jour- 5
liey to Nebraska to appear before
Its supremo tribunal as attorney s
for opposing litigant In a case at
law, particularly when such oppos- c
Ing litigant Is a maiuniotb corpora-
tlon. The republican party cannot- i
afford to endorse such net. The re-
publican press of Nebraska cannot i
afford to remain silent. Were mat
ters reversed and Senator Allen
placed In Senator Thurston's po
sition every republican paper In
tho state would condemn such act.
"Wo cannot tell, but only predict,
what the stato convention will do, ?
It Is time for the republlean party
In Nebraska to retire from tho
"vindicating" business. Au lion- S
) est character needs no vlndlc
atlou.
vvvvwO
2S, 1900,
capable matt to perform the duties
fore, bo It
:tso of this convention that the dele-
hall vote nnd use their Inllueuco for S
as a member of the republican na
i
IS 'I'll K HUt't lll,H'AN FOl.l).
Tekamah Journal: O. M. I.imbertTOn nnd
A. E, Cady nro prominent candidates for th
republican nomination for governor and lieu
tenant governor. Doth are excellent men
and nowhere In tho stnto could more ca
pablo or honest men bo found
Kimball Observer: The State Journal Is
busy booming (I. M. I.ambcrtson of Lincoln
for Governor, limbcrtwin is a strung man
pOFPmsltik to a largo degree tho necessary
qualifications for an Ideal candidate, but
wo are not silro Hint his boom was not
launched In the Interest of a certain fnc
Hon, and factional fights should bo care
fully avoided by tho republicans this year,
I'npllllon Herald: The tiamo of Judgo J
It. Wllpon of Sarpy county is suggested by
many republican papers as an excellent
man to run for tho ofllco of commissioner
of public lands nnd buildings. Mr. Wilson
Is a phenomenal campaigner. During tho
last six years ho has held odlcc In the
county from which ho hallo. He Is n man
without a political or social blemfsh, hence
is certainly qualified for the oftlce. Let
Mr. Wilson's name be heard nt Lincoln
nnd let him 'bo tho unanimous nominee.
There nre nono In thu Btato who could
mako a bettor race, basing the qualifications
on intelligence nnd trustworthiness,
nioomlngtcn Echo: A lot of self-constl
tutcd delegates from over tho state met nt
Lincoln ono day last week and utteaipted to
no tno work of tho stnto convention by try
ing io nominnto o. M. Lambcrtson of Lan
caster county for governor. Among thesa In
attendance and no doubt claiming to repre
bl-iii mo county no regisiete.1 from wns
v:"i-"i jnuies u. unge, set down ns frcm
Franklin county. Wo do not know how It Is
In other parts of the state, but the repub
licans of Franklin county do not recognize
as oinuing tho work done nt Lhicolu by
theso sclf-constltuted dolegntes and on next
Wednesday, when tho state convention Is
held, they will orohably find It a trlllo dlfll-
j cult to deliver tho goods. No man In the
pnrty will be allowed to carry tho vote of
rrnnuiln county around In his vest pocket.
Haatlngs Tribune: Has It come to pass
that tho voleo of the stnto profs Is to have
no say in tho Important mattor of selecting
candidates for various ofllces on tho Btato
ticket nnd that a handful of federal omen
holders Is to do the dictating? If this be so
then Indeed Id politics roUen to tho co-e.
For several months tho repubMcan nrras
of Ntbiaska haw been enuaccd In selectmen
mnn fn- itnvrynnf ......l.i . .1...
,i, nnuiu uv irn.- tuuii'o 01
the people nnd not a ilcurehoad choiti hv
I a few political olllceholders. In selecting
j "'n,,m,eu eu-
. Kearllcy ,,ub: The trouble with the Lam-
. . . . . .
uenon gunernatorlal
-ZuCrT." f "l.'
miij ia i 1
of It, for Lambcrtson for governor. Henco
ho must go Into tho convention without his
own county, relying for success purely on
a political outsldo combination. Then tho
prorumptlon is Btrong that should ho s
1 nominated ho would whether elected or
not In the event of the election of a renub
, " J ,. '., " '
lltlcal "Job" to commend it to tho c-miug
stato convention.
Central City Nonpareil: Tho bringing out
of tho namo of G. M. Lambcrtson for gov
ernor has created much Intone! nmcng re
publicans of the state. They all recognize
Lambcrtson as a big irnn, largo In Intel
lect and stability, a man of unquestioned
honesty and intenrlty of purpose. He would
mako tho homeliest, b!ggef.t and best gov
ernor Nebraska hns had for many n year
nnd show tho people ot tho state what It
means to havo n rcnl live ndnilnlstrattan
at Lincoln. Thero nro several other repub
licans mentioned for the placo who would
make splendid executives and If tho nomina
tion falls upon one of theso Instead of Lam
hertson republicans will havo no cause to
bo lax In their efforts for the sui-crns of
tho party. Tho republican party In Ne
braska holds more than ono man big enough
for governor, hut no ono who Is personally
acquainted with Lnmbortson and has fol
lowed his career enn help recognizing In
him splendid gubernatorial timber.
Grnnd Island Journal: It Is nnnounced
that a deal has been made to run G. M.
Lambcrtson of Lincoln for governor and
A. R. Cady of St. Paul lor lieutenant gov
ernor. The whynrns ot tho -whlchnrns Is
not apparent to the writer, but If ho were
gclng to fix up a ccniblnntlon of tho3e two
ho would reverse tho order nnd put Cady
at the head of the ticket. Tho fact that
Lambertoin is n rruldent of Lincoln would,
In tho writer's Judgment, wenkon him ns a
candidate. It ls notorious that Lincoln and
Omaha havo for yenrs demanded moro than
a Just shuro of honors. This has
caused troublo n tho lepublicnn
party and It Is tlmo that tho
stnt03nien who hover abaut the domo
of tho capital rccognlzo that fact nnd "throw
away ambition" enough not to put them
solvru In the way of republican bucccsj.
Good men aro sometimes victims of loca
tion. Thu Indications nro that the Hall
county delegation In the stnte convention
will bo for C. H. Dietrich for governor, not
that other men aro act good, but boenuso ho
ocem.t to bo tho best under tho existing
conditions.
swm.i.i.Mi Tim: or kvpouts.
KlKlircH II111I SIiiht Hie HiiImimI CiiiiiII
llim of Our I'm ierl I ,
Chicago Post.
Tho figures In rolntlon to cur foreign trads
for March, ns presented In the ofllclal stn'o
ment of tfco Treasury department, may with
out exaggeration be described r es on'sblog,
Our progress In the world's markets Is con
tinuous, and our valci abroad go on lucres),
lug deplte tho rUe of prices, which usually
tends to check exports. The total expor a
for March aro valued at f 131, 313, .118, against
101,C5'j,6S3 In tho cortoipondlng month of
thu year previous. Contrast this with the
total for March, 1SUG, which was but $75,-
571, 183, or with that of tho samo month in
1893, which wus GG,51C,571.
In fact, thu shipments, for last month wore
jaiKcr Uinii th'p of nny month h. o r
- ......i,.... i-MinH licrpmofr, i.nhs. re em
J , her, ho m tor, Is tho heaviest export in nil
j , of tho year, so that the advantage still ro
.mains nlth Mured. Tnkliiv i ..
lumui ). , opiiuK iJcreinlif r, iss. p
I . . . . " "'' Hii'mii;
v oi mo ctirr
S It appears
j l ports la al
current llseal year tndwl uitb m, i.
mm mo uiini value or th'- r
mi considerably la oxem. f ,.
1 1 of nny corresponding nine month m ,hl)
history of the foreign trade of the loumrv
In fifteen years tho snles hmc doubled, and
tho Incre.ne over 1S96 Is over 63 per c m
Tho figures nro ns follows:
i!M (nine months ended with
..i"nrcll Il.iwrc-,
;..
1Sf 615. VM .,
It Is nppnrcnt that the results f. r Uu
wholo year will eclle all previous
achievements. It Is probable that the valuo
of our oxiorla for 1900 will reach Jl.300,000.
000, nnd that manufactures wilt contrlhuta
fully $100,000,000. It Is in manuf.icturea
that nn Increase of nbout $100,000,000 hns
accrued In .tho nlno months ended with
Mnrch. Our agricultural exports will doubt
less bo equal to, but certainly in t greater
than, those of 1S99.
All this Indicates a 'sound nnd healthy con
dition. It nttests tho substantial character
of our prosperity. Our Imports have nlso
Increased, but It Is noteworthy that tho
principal ndvanco Is found In the l.ne . f
manufacturers materials. These go mm
tho finished products nnd nre rc-expnrte .
With speculation In Industrials cheeked, a
stable stnndnrd nnd nn Improved currcno
ByBtcm, there Is every renson to look foi
ward to further progress in the direction of
profitable foreign trade.
A REPUBLICAN PLATrORlH
5 Adopted by Second District Convention.
i McKlnlcy and prosperity.
i An honest dollar and a chance
to earn It.
Keep tho factories and mills go
ing and the money will be coined
by the tollers.
Free competition and no truce
with the trusts.
A patriotic nation will ever pro
tect Its protectors nnd defend Its
defenders.
I'oi.vrici) it i.ii.vit ics.
Cloveland Plain Dealer: 'Thai olllce boy
of yours has a thoughtful cast ot cuunir
nance." "Hasn't he? He's thlnklmr un xome new
excuses for getting away to tho ball
Climes. "
Harlem Life: Htimlnv KMi.ml t.Ii,
(Iliil.shiiiK thn narr.itl.ui Ami tlmt u ,..
story of Jonah and the whale.
Johnny Ibu'i It strange they knew what
u Jonah was that long ago?
Phtladelnhln. Press: Mp.ll ri-nr.llnnp tin.,-
nock, hi wife never uIvi-m him n Mmm.. t
say a word.
Thingumbob You're wrimir Hi pre Thir.
nro times when she becomes a very ntlen
tlvo listener. lleliieek talks In his sleep,
you know.
Atclllsoil Globe: Tills Ih lhV nvrlnno arm-
SOn, when wo feel worried over people In
other states and they worry over us in
Kansas.
Indl.innnoUti PrwA Mintim n.,nt .
believe In man's superiority lo woman?
lekwlre Snnerliirll v In u-lmi? in ,iui.
ii hummer or 11 hulrpln'?
Phllndelnhbi Iteennl: "Tli. rliwr."
said the wmniiua individual, "were sent
from Havana."
...i7. ""erled the matter-of-fact person.
People thero wouldn't smoke 'em, eh?"
Detroit Journal: ".!lsn PppIiIu "
mered the bashful yount; man at the other
end of the sofa, "would vim er consider
mo bold If 1 was to-er throw a kiss tn
0117'
"Hold?" OUOth she. "I'll rntixlili.r It tli.t
oulutesseuee of InzlncHH."
Philadelphia North Amprlrnii! Vnv 1 nn.
eentcd Air. ltoxley last night.
May Good gracious! Weren't you ner
vous about II?
Fav-No. Why?
Mil: Oh. 1 U'lllllil h.ivr. hoon f nhmil.l
th'nk the su.xpenso would bo awful wlillo
011 were waning tor tils answer.
THU WOltKlNC MAX.
John U. Ilarrett In Hcrnntnn Truth.
In lavs his hand upon the stubborn soil
Ami. Id! 11 miIl-IiIv iiiii-ii.i iu 1I0 tin
t Blows, responsive to his touch of toll,
j'lumui linn i.ur nuneain uie goiuen sun.
At his behest the prairie Is transformed ;
nn nun tne deseit and it disappears;
liefiiro his plow the wilderness stormed,
iviui i!-,miii' ui L-iirn un up tneir splendid
shears.
mld his sheaves he stands a happy man,
....1 nn-nn in nuive inu iniugs peyond ins
ken:
Content with tho All-wipe, I0tcrn.il plan
u' "iini miiu aniiiies me nesiiiiies 01 men.
Tho skr Hint bends above him shows no
suira
At nonn; nnd yet bo knows tho Power
Divine
I'hat shaped the Pleiades nnd fashioned
In their nrpolnted tlmu will bid them
shine.
Ills hearthstone Is the nltnr, hn the priest
Of home's sweet sanctuary, day by day,
In toy or sorrow. Indigence or feast,
Where love unsullied keeps Its ccntlo
swuv.
No narrowing envy occupies his breast,
No schemes of avarice distress his mind;
Hv benveti-Feut peace his simple life is
blest
And In his tasks ho blesses all mankind.
Ills labor brings the harvest to tho plain,
And through his bravo exertions million:)
live;
Ho works the miracle that grows the grain
And all tho crops the pregnant acres givu.
To him the crowded city lonkH for food;
From htm gaunt famine llees nnd squalor
hides;
Ills eiiercles sustain the multitude
And where his blessings fall pain want
subsides.
For him tho sun and stars give forth their
light;
For him tho restless ocean ebbs anil
Mows;
For him the rndlant day, the peacoful
night
And nil things beautiful their charms dis
close. He builds tho mighty ship whose progress
nourns
The roaring tempest on the trackless sea;
Ills strenuous life thu wheels of enmmnrco
turns
And cleaves a wider spare for Liberty.
Oh! wonilcr-worklnsr toll! God's gift to
man.
What blessings follow where thou nit ap
plied In strict accordance with the Muster's
plan.
And what disasters whero thou art denied.
find bless athn honest toller, everywhere.
In mill and mine. In factory and Held)
Ills life's the nntldote for dumb despair,
11. s sturdy arm the Nation's Hiirest shield.
1
And m:iv God keep the toller freo and
brave.
From petty tyranny of clique or elan
Thai seeks to dv.nrf his soul and to en
slave Tim free-born spirit of tho Working Manl
"Daisy Queen"
31 fragrant perfume, rich In tbi
sweetness of field and forest.
Delicate yet lasting.
Sherman & nicCoHiiell Drug Co.,
DlyerS'Dllhn Drug Co.,
Kubn X Co.
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