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Htnte of Nebraska, Douglas County, M :
George H. Tx-x huck, secretary of The Heo
I'ubllshlrig Cmpnny, being duly sworn,
nays that the actual number of full and
complete copies it Tho Dally. Morning,
a;vrilrit? ned S'ir.diiy Hee, printed during
tho month of A pril. ID"), was as follows:
1 U7.7I.-. 18 BS.iMIO
2 1S7.IIIII 17 !!7,JKi
2 ::s,iwi is a7,an
i i.ir-'o 7,to
C B7.HIII 20 1!7,70
fj U7.S'.iO 21 8H,20
,7. ......!...!.. i!7, SOU 22 H7,!0
y VH.Mitr. a S7,i
9 2:7,010 21 'JH.OUO
10 liH.miO 23 l!7,iOO
Jl lM.;t70 M B7.IHJO
p2 27.11211 27 27,0.1
03 27,s:tl 2 27,710
U 27,I2I 20 B7.HIIO
15 BS.OIJO 20 27,2(10
Total h:ib.ibs
y.of unsold and returned copies.... io,o7i
Net total toiles S2r,,OH
Net ilally average 27,r02
OKOItOH II. TZHC'HUCiC
Kubcrlbed ninl sworn before rnu this 1st
Bay of May, M).
stocktos irivnr.
(Heal ) Notary l'ubllc.
Malt (icrliiK "'III lie nllowed to con
tlmn' to hew wood ami haul water for
tliryuii's Nike.
1 Thai dark look on the sun's fare today
Ja only the s. owl of displeasure that an
'insignificant i tin lift like the moon hIioiiIiI
''Jan1 to crosM before lis path.
Tho I'ronoh people arc about to cm
.jihasl.o llidr devotion to the republic by
'koIiii: wild over (lie visit of a few rep
resentatives or loyalty to tho Paris ex
position. No republican Is too Kood to serve as
JeKlslallve timber for his party In this
year of I!i0. The party needs Its best
men for candidates and Hhould ilnift
.thcni If necessary.
Not it word as yet In any of the popo
rrcttlc organs nhout tho record-breaklnj;
deposits In Omaha's banks. Nothing
that reflects upon the prosperity of the
country can llml space In their columns
mxcept hy oversight.
Omaha cannot complain that It lias
too few public parks, but that they are
located In the wroiii,' spots. A few ju
idlclous real estate trades on the part of
tho park board mlxht Improve the sit
uation J 1 1 1 1 i asm ably.
, CoiiuTcinan Neville has not yet Ret
.tip Hie claim that he earned the money
Idrawn as salary for the Interval foe
tweiiu Mr. Crcene's death and his own
election. The best excuse he has Is that
ttlio technicalities of the law allow It.
'Assurance Is kIvcii that u plUK hat and
a hickory cane will be all the password
'nd ptiHteboard necessary for admlsslou
to the Kansas City convention. The
fcnno will be of asslstanc( In walking
tiomo for those who lose their return
railway coupons.
i According to cable advices the French
irovcniinciil Is iloliiK all It can to stltli
"mvrry symplom of resurrection of the
(Dreyfus agitation. No wonder. The
((Dreyfus trial Is hardly an Incident to
rwhleh any of the Trench olllclals con
feeiued In It can look back to with pride.
Olllcial announcement Is made of tin
Clft of $lni) (KK) to the democratic na-
Itlonal cauipaln fund conditioned on the
endorsement of llryan at Kansas City.
HUiIh should be luterestlm; to the plain
jicoplo who have been so persistently
assured that all the plutocrats were
jnpposcd to llryan.
I ''or Hie llrst time In the history of the
Hetnocratlc party Its national conven
tion will meet at Kansas City simply as
b ratification meeting to put the party
tftnmp upon candidates already nomi
nated for It by the fusion populists.
(Never before have the democrats al
lowed another parly fo select Its stand-
iird bearers for It.
' "While the rioting continues nmuuK the
fit. Iiuls Hlrlkers the public should not
forget that the democrat te governor of
iMUsourl places Hie responsibility for the
Inciting of this lawlessness upon a co
terie of democratic txilitleians. It Is well
to keep this point straight, as attempts
(Will be made later in the campaign to
twist the tacts around.
i Think of Salisbury chatiKlin; his mind
'Fright full Yet in .limitary last (iov
crnor I'oynter puhlU'ly declared he
Avould appoint no new tHdlco coiumls-
Bloucrs for Omaha because such appoint
iiieiits would be n violation of law ami
In April made the appointments. Poyu
ler, however. Is privileged to change his
sulnd whenever he gels the proper
fioluter.
' The extraordinary proceeding of the
fusion supreme court Judges In citing
tho editor of The Heo for contempt does
not seem to have elicited npproval even
from the fusion press. Popocrntle pa
Iers that have the courage to refer to
tills attempt to throttle free press in
rrarlahly deplore It as uncalled for and
Ill-advised. We have yet to see the Ne
braskn newspaper of any standing that
Is championing Uilu rosort to tho ruyul
grurouUvtt.
t OVS, ISTISf HLttl hlti
If ( tiiM.iiitii J Smyth v.-r k n' be
would Mt upon a regal throne built of
th ImiicH nmf skulls of i-ottteinptuotis
editors who hail Incurred hH royal
wrath.
Should his highness, CoiHtantlne the
(Ireat, nwend the throne ho will lur
n Htiminoni to nppenr before his court
for every retiorter who has ever given
til in n roust and every publisher who
does not pay homage and tribute to lilt
resplendent genius, and those who re
fuse to crook the pregnant hitues of
the knee v 111 bo sentenced to serve out
full terms at hard labor In the royal
Iteitgnl bastlle.
If Constantino were king, he would
surround himself with n royal ldy
guard picked exclusively from the
widely scattered scions of nobility
whose names are Inscribed on the royal
register under the caption of "Smith,"
with u "y" in tho middle.
If Constnutine were king, he would
not subject himself to the Indignity of
traveling on his annual pass with the
common horde, but would have it royal
train expressly built for hU majesty
with free right-of-way over every rail
road In ids realm.
When Constantino Is king he will
make an International exposition of him
self uud give continuous performance
In Ills Ice palace for tho special benellt
of the gallery of his dexterity as a trtit
smasher ami political trapeze performer.
When Constantino becomes king he
will ilo ti way with legislature and
courts and he ti law unto himself which
no one will dare to question or Interpret
unless he has made his will in advance.
When Constantino is king the privi
leges enjoyed by the donothlng secre
taries of the State Railroad commission
will foe oMeiided to every member of the
royal household and the only service ex
acted beyond drawing their pay will be
to salute his worshipful nibs three times
it day before meals.
ASSIST Tilt. (7.A.SC.S T.ih'KllS.
Die taking of tin1 census of the I'nlted
States for the year !!))) will begin next
Friday. .Mine 1. The task devolving
upon the district .supervisors and enu
merators Is In many respects dlllh-iilt
and thankless. The questions to be pro
pounded to every citizen may appear
impertinent to many and of little Impor
tance to others, but every community
and Hie slate at large Is vitally con
cerned In the holiest and etllcient per
formance of this work and a correct ex
hibit of our population for comparison
and future reference. The federal cen
sus Is accepted nil the world over as the
standard of measurement for America's
progress and development In every Hold
of human activity.
It is a matter of notoriety that former
census returns have been grossly Inac
curate, due partly to the Incompetency
or dishonesty 'of enumerators, but
largely also to the lack of co-operation
on tho part of the general public.
Omaha. Is especially concerned .'it this
time In securing u complete return of
every Inhabitant without omission and
without nodding. Tho only way to
make sure of such a census Is for every
man, woman and child to give such as
sistance to the enumerators by prompt
and correct answer to all questions em
bodied In the census blanks. This In
cludes also civil and respectful treat
ment of the men ami women who an
employed at this work and upon whose
elllclcncy so much depends.
nunK iti:t,ATHhs with caxada.
Hon. J. Charlton, a member of the
Canadian parliament and also of tin
Anglo-American Joint high commission,
discusses American and Canadian trade
relations In the current number of The
I'ort ni. Mr. Charlton points out that
uatunfl conditions should lend to lull
mate commercial and social relations
between the I'nlted States and Canada
and he Is an earnest advocate of such
relations. He shows by statistics that
Canada, even under the conditions that
at the present moment govern trade ami
which he regards as repressive on tho
iiMi-t or tills country. Canada, with
Its ri'iOO.OOO Inhabitants, Is a better
..nstomcr to the United States than
all Spanish-America, with a popu
latloii of l.",iMM,(XH). Last year the total
trade of Canada with the I'nlted Slates
was larger than with Croat llrltain and
the balance In favor of tills country is
stated to have been $.-i,XNUK)U. Can
ada sold to Croat Itrltaln more than she
purchased from that country and Used
the chief part of tills balance in her
favor to pay for her Importations from
the I'nlted States.
The statistical facts presented by Mr.
Charlton certainly seem to show that
the Canadian trade policy toward the
I'nlted States Is more liberal than the
llscnl policy of this country toward Can
ada. Another Interesting fact Is that
Canada Imports more agricultural prod
ucts from Hie United States than It
exports to tills country, the general Im
pression being that the reverse was the
case. Conceding tho accuracy of Mr.
Charlton's llgures, they show that In
KM Canada bought farm products from
the I'nlted Stales for consumption to the
extent of more than four limes the value
of the farm products It sold to this
country. Mr. Charlton says that Can
ada has turned Us attention to new out
lets for Its products with marked suc
cess, so that the Importance of the
American market to It Is becoming of
smaller moment year by year, ami he
adds: "A fi cling Is also gradually tak
ing hold of the public uiiml, whh h. If
not one of hostility, Is one of Intense m.v
sutlsfnctlon with the commercial policy
of the I'nlted States toward Canada;
ami the day Is probably not distant
when practical action will lie deinan lei.
either In the shape of securing Increased
exports to the I'liltcd States or of adopt
lug a policy which will very sharply cur
tall Importation from that country." Mr.
Charlton says tho present condition of
affairs. If permitted to continue, will de
velop Into more serious estrangement and
he suggests that "It might perhaps be
worth the while of American economists
to consider the probable effect of raising
tho Canadian standard of -(! per cent
on dutiable Imports to the American
standard of 11) per cent, with perhaps
im Increase of tho differential In favor
of Croat Ilrlliilu."
There U a very strong sentiment in
the I tilled Si.it i fnorihh t il m. r
trn It n l.itioiis uh ( oti.ida and pt tii in
It will grow hut the dltllcdty has been
that in the erforts made to establish
more intimate commercial relations
CiiiiihIii'h proisaN have required
Kieater concessions on the part of the
I'nlted States than It was dipo.cd to
make and there Is no assurance that this
Will not continue to bo the case. The
subject certainly has great Importance
and tlu1 presentation of It made by Mr.
Charlton merits careful consideration.
im; ri.t.imn to cciia.
It was expected that the disclosure of
postal frauds in Cuba would stimulate
the demand -llrst coining from the po
litical opponents of the administration
for the early withdrawal of American
authority from the Islam), but It was
not anticipate! that any republican of
prominence and Influence would encour
age this demand by alleging there Is
danger that the pledge by the govern
ment to the Cubans Will Hot be ftlllllled.
at the same time endeavoring to add to
the dlllli utiles ami embarrassment of
the situation by asserting that Amer
ican administration In Cuba has been
a "carnival of corruption and fraud In
every direction."
Tin so declarations made In the senate
by Senator Hale of Maine were there
fore mot surprising. The bitterest op
ponent of the party In power could not
have more strongly challenged Its Integ
rity and hoiiity. Admit thai there are
Intliteiices. as Mr. Hale assorted, that
are determined we shall never give up
Cuba, lias there been the least Indica
tion that Hie administration is In sym
pathy with this Influence? On the con
trary. Is It not a fact that the adminis
tration has repentedly and In the most
positive way assured the Cubans that
the promise of Independence would be
faithfully carried out V From the first
day of American occupation to the pres
ent every step taken by the administra
tion litis hud this promise In view. As
was snld by Senator Spootter In reply to
Mr. Hale, this Is a government of honor
and a people of honor and the pledge
made to Cuba will bo redeei 1.
As to the charge of a carnival of fraud
and corruption, will any falr-mimlcd
man say that so sweeping an accusa
tion Is justlflid by Hie postal pecula
tions'.' No wrongdoing has been shown
In any other direction and nobody ques
tions that the military administration
has been clean and honorable. That the
American occupation has been of great
benefit to Cuba is undeniable and that it
should lie continued until I he people
are better prepared for seif-governineiil
It seems lo us till intelligent men must
concede. The postal frauds are most
deplorable and all connected with them
should ami undoubtedly will be pun
ished as they deserve. I 'lit they do not
Justify the sweeping charge made by
Senator Hale ami In thus magnifying
this solitary scandal he lias not strength
ened his claims to public conlidoiicc.
The question is frequently asked both
at home and abroad whutiier Nebraska
can be redeemed this year from noun
era tie rule. The I tee unhesitatingly an
swers yes, providing the railroad man
agers will allow the party to redeem
Itself. The conditions are more favor
able this year than they have been at
any time since the populist uprising and
the wholesale defection from republican
ranks as a protest against corporate
domination. Itut the republican rank
nml Hie is sensitive and the element dis
posed to retain to the fold still distrusts
campaign managers who are known lo
be political agents or side partners of
railway magnates. In plain Kngllsh, the
rcpublhans of Nebraska will win out
this year If the corporation and trust
representatives will discreetly fall to the
rear ami leave the management of the
campaign to leaders of Minwu ability
who can inspire confidence among tliti
masses because they are free from cor
poration strings.
In France every well regulated news
paper Is provided with an editor whose
business It Is to serve nut all the prison
.sentences lnipoed for the publication
of articles to which the courts take
offense. This, however. Is a relic of the
Imperial regime that preceded the re
public. In Nebraska, however, it is
reserved for Hie parly that pretends to
oppose Imperialism and militarism to
set the precedent for repressing unpal
atable publications by the summary ex
ercise of the royal prerogative of con
tempt. People would know It Is a presidential
year by the organization ot so many
new political clubs If no other signs
whatever were at hand.
Tile Kentucky l liicli.
I'lilrasn Ilecord.
(Jiving pnsiKgun of the oalpe nnd with
Hie (lOebol law back of It, there seems to bo
no reason why Mr. Uectilmni Hhould not hold
an for llfo If ho ho iIcjIi-oh.
Siiicill of tin- HiiscmIn,
lnillpnn:nlN Journal.
Already thn administration's agents In
Cub:i are criticised for arbitrary arrests
will "li hive be.-a made. This crithii'm simply
goes to hIiow that the administration Is very
mui'h lu earnest.
One Milium-; so.-. nn,
Hiirlugtlclil Iteniili'li-in.
On thr sanitary side tho American occu
pation of Culiu Ii.ih been a brilliant duress
During April tlirro weie no dratln from
yellow fever In Havana ami it miih tho llrnt
April la ten years ulth mich a rejord.
A llelnleil Hum I.
I'lcree Call.
For the pnst wrek tho World-Herald li.m
, been 1'owllng about the lr - trust In that
I city. Well, In other, you are a little bow,
About nl mouth' or a yu.ir ago Tho Deo
was talking nr.ihut the Ice trust In Omatm
but tho World-Herald nor tho "reform" at
torney gomral, Smyth, ever opened thor
heads about It.
A IIInIioii iim ii SmiiKer.
M'nneivuIN Tribune.
When the nues'lon of prohibiting tho uso
of tobacco by thn clergy came up lu the
general council of the Hefcrmeil KpMcopal
church la lultiiuore. lllahnp Htovonn Rild
"1 uniolie, and I nliall continue to smoke. I
don't believe the use. of tobacco lu as bad as
it has been described; I bullevo tt la all a
pleco of will worship. Ood has never said
anywhere that no should not be ministers
of Ills gospel If w do uac It. God provided
for every need lu naturo and I thank (Ind
for my cigar." Then tho council voted to
, drop the tobacco (juentloa.
voice or the
I.tUTrrlntr' it Dlmitl)'.
NotJch I.eider
With all due r?rrt ami rcspc t to Itio iu
prenio court of the utate of .N'obr.mkn, tlio
general verdict of the public will bo tint It
has lowered telf In dignity hy tho atten
tion It lias given' to newspaper articles and
the citing of IM;frd Koiewater of The Hoe
to atpetr and nruer for contempt. So far
09 tho merits or-dtmorlta cf the articleo
are concerned tlu public at large cares llt.le,
but every good cltizln desires to tea IW
hlgheat tribunal elevated to a plane beyond
the reach of criticism. In all Its aspects tho
occurrence eetns vory unfortunate.
reuple Muni He ('nrrfiil.
York He;iubllcan.
Democra'r. and populists d it alike tha
republican rupremc court. It was oald
openly that members of that body would Ilnd
themselves hanging In the portico of tho
stato house. Newspapers mouthed nil torta
of baoeleAH charges and allegations. The
supreme court proceeded calmly about Its
buslneoj. It was too big to pay attention
to the littleness of Its vile vllllflors. It Is
different with Holconib mil Sullivan, how
ever. The people of tho stato must l care
ful what they say about the supremo court
cow.
Liberty of I'res Meiiiilimle.
Kearney Hub.
It Is difficult to see where the "contempt
of court" comes in for which IMward Hos
water and The Omaha llee are cltcl to ap
pear beforo the supremo court of Nebraska
to answer for contempt. Indeed, If Tho Heo
Is guilty charged, the Instances of con
tempt have In the past been "toa numerntii
to mention." In this instance, It Tho
Hee can be cinched It will not ba
possible for any newspaper In this s ato
to criticise the supreme court of No
hrcska, and tho liberty of the preis
will be a meinlnglojs figure of 8pirj:h.
Press Hie lliiluni'l.' of 1,1 licrl -,
Nlulirara 1'loneer.
Tho attempt to lino IMward nosewates for
contempt by the supremo court of this state
Is an ususttal proceeding. Mr. Itosewatcr
criticised Judge Holcctnb for sitting In the
police commtfjlnn ease because the members
of this commission were appointees of Gov
ernor Holer mb. How tho Judge can give nn
unbhsed decision for what the governor did
when the Judge and the povernor are one
and the same peM.-.n Is certainly a riddle to
tho I'lonctr. There Is a higher court than
tho supreme court of this stato and the pea
plo will sit In Judgment over their tem
porary aervants. The prc-M of this country
Is Its safety as a llbcrty-lovlug nation, and
when Its fearlensnr'jd Is encroached upon by
oven tho courta, which too often consider
their position surrouuded by n sort of hato
liko atmosphere, It Is tl-nie to pull out the
original adage- made famous by Shrader on
tho birth of populism lu Nebraska "the
hiiprcme c.iurt be d d."
lttf ii rm ullli a Veinieuuce.
St. Paul Uriiuhliran.
Tho "reform" Hjprome court of this sta'o
Is mighty icnsitivej about Its dignity. Within
the pant week it has thrown out two attor
ney's brlefo became Silas Holcomb's vlv.d
Imagination found pome reflection upon hi 4
sacred honor lu them, nnd B. Hosc.vatrr has
been cited to appear before it nnd answer
to tho chargo of contempt of court. Koie
watcr'a chief crime corislstn of having writ
ten an editorial on "Tho Kthlcs of Jus
tices" which Judgcu Holconib und Sullivan
preferred not to hnve publishnd Just nt this
time. Having perused the article cin fully,
the Republican lies arrived at the cino'u
slon that a guilty consclcuco Is necro?ary
to tho dlicoveTy of anything offensive In It.
It simply calls attention to tho fact that bc
foio men are allowed to serve n Jurors In
tho most Insignificant cases they arc re
quired to swear that they have neither
formal nor expressed an opinion concerning
tho lasuct! Involved. Judge Holconib, hav
ing exprnised a very decided opinion on tbi
Omaha llro and police commlialon case
whllo governor of Nebraska, Mr. Hojewatcr
taken tho reasonable position that by nil
rulcn of devenry and Justlco ho is disquali
fied from trying tho case, now that he U i
member of tho supremo court. Silas Hol
comb has denioustratei time and again dur
ing his public career that ho Is no hlng mo o
thun a very ordinary lump of human c'ay.
nnd no ovidenco has yet boon submittal
that the assumption uf Judicial robes has
Improved tho quality. If tho adoption of
Cunningham H. Scott's tactics is tho del.b
erato policy that has been mapped out by
tho "reform" Justices, tho supremo emit
commltHlon, which was killed by Oove-Ttior
Poynter's veto, will have 'o bo revived for
tho accommodation ot those who bold such
practices in contempt. All other litigation
must wait.
A1IOI.ISII TIIK .iii.nki:t.
A Prulltlc Source of Corruption anil a
.Niilliililll Seiinillll.
Ilrnoklyti Katie.
The tendensy to Interfcro with governm nt
by inspection and Investigation has bten
glowing In this country to nn unseemly ex
tent. Directly that some leisure-loving con
gressman finds a supposed subject for an
nfflclal exninlnatUn he gets himself nml a
few congonlal associates sent off to make up
a report upon It. Ho settles himself at the
Lest hotel In the town, order wine, cock
tails and cigars without limit, for his own
coimmlttco nnd for friends, relatives und
favored witnesses, travels In special cars, hna
personal servants, holds his little lourt for
two or three hours a. day nnd sends the bill,
a good big one, to tho United States. When
ho dies his grateful associates folio him In
other special cars, clear to Dallas, .Scuttle or
Okeechobee and tho cars are fitted up with
bars and barber shops nnd other unac
customed conveniences, and ngala the bill
Is sent to tho United States, nnd II Is not a
small one. We hruo had these Junketing
companies rambling all over tho country
when their services- were presumably needed
In Washington. At the best they usurp tho
place ot paid, qualllled and resident olllclals
of this government. At the worst they uro
swlndlos. If lnfcrnintlnn was renlly wanted
tho local placo holders with facts and figures
at ready command could hnve supplied It In
twenty-four hours, 'without other ctat than
that of paper and Inkl ' '
Hut Information obtained In that manner
would preclude plrnfc-H1.'- It would be far
more useful, reliable and authoritative, lut
It would not bo the 'fause of nn excursion,
nor could any congreMmnn on tho strength
of It obtain board and llituor at the oxpeim
of Ids country for !j4;joith or so. Kven lu
congress itself trerc, e a feeling that tho
Junket has served im day ns a political re
wutd or a personnl rJeTtpiUlto. nnd this f 'cl
ing has long been unanimous on tho part ot
tho public. Tho congressional Junket Is
a greater eorruptlin than nro many of tho
corruptions it Is devised to report upon, and
It Is with satisfaction that the public hears
of u propiud measure to restrict congress
men to their representative, and leglsln
tlVH work, to abolish the summer excuisloa
ut government expense nnd to create com
missions, when uch things are needed, as
they commonly nro not. only from men
especially qualillod nnd not connected with
tho national legislature. What congte s
should do aud what It may do uro possibly
different, but tho opinion of tho pcoplo Is
well enough known and has been often
enough expressed to Insure tho carriage
of the meanuro. And what applies to con
gresn mny also be said to our state legis
latures and our municipal boJIei. Abolish
the Junket.
Nebraska press
Of Interest lo All cvpiwcr .Men, . I.eultliiinte I'rm Iner of en in pern.
St ward ltejidrtor Aurora San ('b in i
Tho Nebrisk.i supreme court has got I The ctntempt prove dl'igs nualnst The I'co
after Kdward HfMewater, editor of The ' by the supremo court seems to be ill-id-Omaha
lice, for contempt, and he has been j vlned. Wi cannot sn that the article corn
cited to appear and show rauuo why he plained of goes outside the legitimate piov
nhotild not bo punished for the publication j Inco of a newspaper, Tho rupromo ceurt of
of certain edllor'al articles which are con- , the United States ha been many times
sldered by the court to be an affront to us more severely criticised without taking no-
dignity. Mr. Hoscwater seems to feel con-
fldent of the righteousness of his pwltlon,
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un hit ui I VIIUU1I9IIIII, mi- UUJl'l IIUIIIIUII- UIM
cles and arguing the matter editorially. The
caso raises questions la which newspaper
men arc especially Interested, and Its rieult
will determine tho extent of criticism ot
courts which ta permissible iu newspapers.
Will Have t Split llnlri.
Hialr Pilot.
The supreme court of Nebraska, especially
that part presided over by Judges Holconib
nnd Sullivan, and particularly Hulcomb's
end of It, seems to have been terribly hurt
by n few editorials that appeared In The
Omaha Hee some time ago. Kdltor Hose
water ha.? lieen cited lo uppear before that
court lu n few days and tell why he should
not be punished for contempt, before an
honest court Kosewater will have no trouble
to show cause why not. The Pilot hns care
fully read the editorials nnd iu our humblu
, u, t nn: ,c0U,"'l't ,u J a long-headed political Eehemo to drop tho
have to Hpllt ha . The torwtltutlonal right ' 0maha editor frcm the Philadelphia de'ega
.f free Hpeech and "free press' will no-, tlon. Tno ,,rL1Jnon, Tr,blII)u b , "
doubt act something of an Injunction on Klvon notCo to tho Hl)crn3tp.al.ln 1
, ,u " "-." rvu.iu.ii.
'liirotlllittr I he I'i i'ai.
Ord (.Milz.
IMItor Kcwwater again finds himself In
serious trouble. This time It I contempt of
court and Supreme Judges Holcotub nnd Sul
livan have Issued the papers requiring him
to como before that august assembly and ex
plain why' ho has commented to freely nn
seme of the doings of that body. Hut then It
Is nothing new for llosewater, and wo ven
ture; he has lest no sli'cp over the affair.
When Judge Scott wan on the bench II was
nothing out of ordinary for llosewater to be
called Into court on contempt proceedings
after every clltlcn of The Heo made its ap
pearance on "tho streets. Past attempts
should prove to public olllccholilers that it It
no easy snap to close Tho Hco'a mouth If It
dttslres to speak. Willi no much wood to
cut Hcsey Is going to keep hewing away,
leaving the chip to fall where they will.
I'lrsl Case of IIh Kind.
York Times.
Slnco former Oovernor Holromb mounted
tho supreme I each that high tribunal icomj
to have considerable trouble to enforce tho
respect naturally due the court of last re
sort. Hriefs havu to be amended or ex
punged and newspaper editors cited for con
tempt. The objectionable briefs were written
by si.mo of tho greatest lawyers In the statu
and tho editor cited for contempt lu tho
Lest known in all tho western country. If
wo remember right, the supreme court has
never exnerlenced tills trouble before. One
thing Is sure, tho court or man who Is
worthy of rcepect will receive it without
coercion from all . sensible people, while he
who merlin tho coutumpt of the public
cannot keep them from feeling It even
though they daro not express It. Tho
supreme court Is a high and dignified body
and It Is a shame to clevnto to that position
tricky politician:) for whom a large number
of tho people of the btate feel only contempt.
ICutctinu mi a civ lira,
Central City Nonpareil.
Hecauso he I'ared to criticise the two fu
sion supreme Judges Kdltor Itofewaier of
The Omaha Heo has life-en cited to appear
beforn the supremo court, e barged with
contempt of court. This heats government
hy Injunction all hollow ami is an unusual
proceeding In this state. If all tho populist
nnd democratic edltrrs who have uttered
harsh criticisms ogainst the supremie court
were Jerked up before the supreme court In "'"ana ueo stiould bo punished because of
this summary manner there would be a va- unlicensed nnd unwarranted statementH
cancy In every popocratlc e.litoiinl chair In regarding tho members of tho supremo
the state. Hut heretofore tho supreme court court. Indeed, wo want to see him punished,
has recognized tho freedom of the preas ! "iileos ho shall bo able to prove his every
which, wo admit, many newspapers have otntement. Hut It docs seem unfair nnd
gnmsly abusi l but It seems we have en- unjust that an American citizen In this day
tered upon n new era and Hint our supremo must suffer trial nnd punishment at the
Judges are abovo and beyond criticism nnd i hands of magistrates who nro certainly not
tho editor who does not recognize the Im- freo from bins in tho premibes. If tho in
maculnto purity of the present Incumbents dividual members of the c.urt have been
will become a victim of their righteous Indlg- i libeled by The Hee let them resort to tho
nation. Mr. Uojewater's crticlsms consisted libel law of the ntate. and let n Jury pasa
of raising the point as to tho propriety of upon tho guilt or Innocenco of the nccused.
Juctges Sullivan and Hclcoml) eiipeially As nn humblo advocate of righteous demo
the latter sitting In tho trial of the Oranha crutlc doctrine, the Times protests ngalnet
Flro nnd Po'lce commhslon case, Mr. Hoi-j government by Injunction and court-made
comb having beccn somewhat Identified with i law, whether practiced by a fusion tribunal
tho measure during hU occupancy of tho j in Nebraska or by ono of Mark Hnnua's
governor's olllcc. 'corporation Judges In Missouri.
lT.HSON l, I'OINTKHS.
Oct your smoked glasses ready.
When Colonel Haden-Powell, tho defender
of Mufcklng, was at school his mates al
ways called him "Hathlng-Towel."
Tho tars on the battle ship Texas appear
not to have realized that the war Is over,
i They aro lighting nimong therm-elves nnd ten
, c iiirts-martlal are now In progress.
I Hnltlmurc threatens to erect a municipal
Ice plant ns the only means of escaping tho
; exactions of the Ice trust. Why not ulKIzo
1 Oormiin or Wellington us a continuous frost?
i A Now York man committed sulcldo when
'n bill was presented which ho could not pay.
Then ho fell ir to $2f.0.0oi. Most men,
however, alii their creditors to worry
, about their unpaid bills.
Dr. Moaes M. Ilrngg, who died In Utlrn
j tho other day, left his library of New York
hUtory to thn New York Historical society.
Dr. Hragg's collecMon was considered tho
best of Its kind extant.
I Only ono native of Vermont has been presi
dent of tho United Stntoa. Cheater A. Ar
thur, the successor of (iarfleld. Stephen A.
Douglas, democratic candidate for president
i In ISOO, was born In Vermont.
I The Stato department has made Its un-
mini publication of warning to credulous
Americans that there aru no great uu
clal'ined estates In Ihiglaud walling heirs
and that the Hank of Ihiglaml has no funds
, that it doesn't know what to do with.
I It turns out thnt the cccontrlc at Wil
mington, Mnss., who provided money for
I dispensing peanuts and lemnnailo on the
streets ca the day of her burial, nnd for
other forma of merrymaking, mnrrlel her
coachman after the death of her first hus-
I hand.
The Kiinxvlllo Chamber of Commerco np
I pointed the other day a committee to as
certain tho real birthplace of Admiral Fnr
rngut. Two report.: were made, tho cue In
i favor of I.owo's Kerry, the other, the mi
nority, lu furor uf Campbell's station. The
latter Is thnt assigned by his son.
Poor Commissioner Oenernl Peck Is In a
' bushel of trouble because of the ninety odd
I Jitrora ho has appointed tn Judgo exhibits at
I the Purls exposition only three are women.
1 All tho other American women In Paris nre
1 talking angrily and It looks ns though tho
conversation would extend to this si lo.
1 The Portland Orcgoulan explains the large
Importation of Japanese laborers by haying
that limes are so good that It Is Impossible
to find men for rough work, and mcst of the
coolies importfd are used on rnllroad cm-
str action. Tho average wages paid them Is
$2 per day with hoard und Iolglng. For this
sunn, the Orrgnulan s'tys, It U almcst im
passible to get American labor uu thu Pa
cific cuimt.
on offended judicial dignity.
ttcn thereat. Tho state coin
1 court ought mt to bo
: more sensitive.
.Nothing Olijectluitnlitr nUecriillilc.
llartliiRtmi lb raid.
Judge llolcotnls action In citing K. lime
water and The llee 1'ubllshlng company to
appear to answer to a ehirge of contempt of
court Is Just what might, be expectfd from
a demagogue of his caliber. There Is no'.hli g
objectionable In the Hee's arti.-les and tho
! '"n""J 'V4','1 ,hr""1 aw,lwt ,riv nni1
I T .I'""' ' r.upr,.me .Jl,,1 wh'M
llltlcal record Is such that ho dnre not face
free and open criticism by tlu prens Is cer
tainly unworthy to wear iho ermine of a
gicat commonwealth Ilka Ne-braska.
In It il I'ollllcnl s,.,cluef
Ited Cloud Argus.
IMItor Itixowater has been summono.l to
appear before tho supreme court June 5
nnd nnswer to tho charge of contempt. It
HepniK In tie lha mitiilnti nf ..nt. tlia. fl.iw la
lJro of Kearney, to keep up his spirits
. u.p,.., t. ui.-. IVI l(T IIIJI. j il u 1IIUIU91-
Ings of the supnmo court will be watched
with Interest. If tho caso Is d'spoiod of at
once, all well nnd grod: If It is Inld over
mull about June 10 It will look suspicion,
to wy the least.
I'uie lll-loiiciil I'licl,
Ilroken How Republican.
IMItor Uotewater has not. in our opinion,
exceeded his rights as n publisher In the
nbovo article. He relates ninttern of his
tory and deduceti therefrom logical conclu
sions. The court Is neither deflod nor cen
sured. It was only n few days ago that Oov
ernor Poynter was credited with having
made a thre-at to defy the Injunction against
1dm by tho courts and, In cate he was Im
prisoned for contempt, to pardon himself
out. Such a sentiment Is very clo3o akin
to Shrader's memorable denunciation of tho
constitution and the supreme court upon
tho lloor of the house cf representntlvew a
few years ago whllo serving as a member of
that body from I.-jgan county. If populists
can defy the court and d n tho constitution
with Impunity wo are unable to see why n
republican should be held liable for reciting
history nnd drawing a logical conclusion
therefrom.
('vet-nine lit by I ill il net Inn.
l'npllllon Times idem )
Inconsistent Hint's the bent tho Times
can apply to the action of the supreme
court of Nebraska In citing Kdward Hose
water to show cause why ho Fhould not bo
ndJudgeM In contempt. We nay tho action
Is inconsistent, because it tdngles out that
ono editor for "punishment, when scores of
writers in the state have goie further In
innuendo and open charge against members
of tho supremo tribunal. Why make thla one
man bear the sins of many? Ood nnd men
know that IMwnrd llosewater has enough
sins of his own, without laying upon his
wicked shoulderx tho sins cf others. And,
moreover, tho Timet) regi.rd i.s undemo rati:
nnd repugnant to the spirit of the best
Americanism contempt proceedings of what
ever naturo, savo only in lnttauccH where
tho contemptuous act la of a nature calcu
lated to Impair the dignity of tho tribunal
Itself, rather than that of tho Individual
magistrate. Wo know there Is law to sup
port tho action of the court, but It Is chlelly
court-made law, Just such law na nil true
American citizens dcsplsa and denounce
when they protest ngainst "government by
Injunction." Perhaps tho editor of Tho
i:CI. t'DI.VC AMIllllCAX MIMT,
Chicago Inter Orean: Tho Industrial In
ternitii of Oermany strengly cp;o!o the m nt
'bill, but the necessities of tho government
have compelled their ti mpornry sacrifice 10
the land owners. Tho result Is a situation
which, If handled Judb lounly by emigres',
will in tho end conduce to the prosperity of
the United Slates by still further diversify
ing Its manufacturing Industries, lncieaMng
tho use by Ainoricaus of their own products
and expanding the agricultural rteourci's if
our Insular dependencies.
Philadelphia Record: Ily prohibiting
canned meats and sausage, of which thn
United SLnten could send to Oermany such
abundant supplies, nil meats will bn made
irote scarce and dear to the masses of the
Oerman peoplo. Hut tho bill will expire by
Its own terms unless It shall bo renewo I
hy thu Ilolchstag two years hence. In the
meiintlmo the Oermau pcoplo will be likely
to agitate for cheap ment, and this may
prove a dear and short-lived victory to thn
agrarians. Mxtremo meaoires like thin over
reach themselves by begetting an Invincible
diHlro for lufonn.
Haltlmnro American: The first effect wi 1
bo to keep out supplies needed by a very
largo class of Hermans, heunuao tho agrn
rlaim canriHt by any posjlbillty supply the
demand. What they have, however, wid
J;o so largely Increcncd In price ns to le be
ond tlio means of a largo number of pp'plo
Dcfiie. the supply lias begun to adjust luelf
to tho demand tho law will bo suspended or
repealed for the United States will not put
up with this burnt commercial slap In the
face. This government lias cndeao ed with
extraordinary patience lo bring about Hime
thlng llko reciprocal trnde relations with
tiermnny, und cinnct ten anally Lo exitv-tnl
to endure till sort of thing nny linger.
Deaioeraey'N limit Uimucr.
Now York Mall and Kxrrciis.
In some states the deniiocracy Is for ex
pansion, In somo it Is for conlrart'on and
lu others It is simply for tho ohires and
revenue only. All that the dismal old party
is sure of is that It Is very hungry, that Us
toes nre awfully cold and that unless smio
thliig Is done mighty soon It will have to
seek relief In bankruptcy or the poorhouso.
I, ouil Cull fur C clone.
New York Sun.
Hon. Cyclone Davis should bo Imported
Into tho enemy's country. It needs htm. It
needs to hear htm. even If It Is not rndy
to repeat his beautiful language uttered
at Sl'iux fulls, nnd "to worship at his Mil I mi
and give to him the hot bioesorrs cf n noble
surrender ns the only hope, the only salva
tion ot this nation. "
nil 'I liry llf frn.i It,
t'f- VlitU
The pop pur- whlrh ffw je&ta wen
d g the onstitiit r,n md the eouns,
and crying out mcflnut "goYernmenl by In
junction" and lonti-rnpt proceedings, will
have a hard time dnfemJing Ju lues llolcoiub
(nd Sullivan in thdr pernonal spiel agalut
Tho Omaha llee.
I'ollllcnl spit,. Itellcctril.
I tan toft lllade.
K. ItOHowater and The llee I'uhllohltig
company have been cllod to appear beforo
the Nebraska sunreniH court Jun i-. i..
j answer tho charge of contempt for sayln
, mean things ubout Judges Sullivan and Hoi
comb. This will probably prevent Mr Hone
water from nttcndlns the national repub
lican convention, which meets at Phila
, dolphin Juno 19. HiU m4lon
' political spite, cither on the part of some
of Dune that are of the natim i.olttli-M f oil,
as Mr. Hoiownter or some of thoe that havu
different rolltical views.
liniiil liroiniils fur lliiiieneliinent.
(.iiniid Muni Journal.
In 1S90 Holconib wss elected to a poslt'oa
uiwn the supreme bench. It wm lalKei dur
ing tho campaign that In the event of his
' election the lire nd po Ice commltrion ca n
would again come up, nrrd It Is well under
stood that the Influcnco of the liquor ol -.
meat wrm med la his behalf, and that in
heailqunrterH w in the metropolis.
It was but a short time after ho took hi i
sent upon the bench before Governor Povn.
ler appointed a set of men who set up tho
claim that they constituted thn fire and po
llro commission of Omaha and i.he nttorne.
general began quo warranto procBedltiKi
against the fire Btid lobee commission ap
pointed by the mayor.
What Is the situation?
Thu individual who has beun raid! jj
around In tho potitlori filled by former g -eruors
has gone square tuck on what ho
protended to advocate and he ih-uiiips t j
take away the sovereign right vouchsafe I
tho people of Omaha by the constitution ;.i
govern themselves and attempts to usuip it
himself. He baa been howling for iu
against the concentration of power and at
tho first opportunity he tries to conc.n
tralc it within himself and that is cone ti
trating It very grestly-and Uieu tho attor
ney general essays to help htm. and Hi u
the supreme court Is called upon lo us a
party to the deal.
When tho &upreme court handed cV.vn I
decision that the Inw under which tho gov
ernor had authority to appoint a lire and
polleo commission for the city of Omahi
was unconstitutional that law censed to
exist. It Is dead and ean only no rcviv d
by being rc-rnnrted by Die ieg'ala'ure th
same as If It had never exltl. If the su
premo court, simply because of a singlij
change In the personnel th' reef by wh ,-h
the political complexion of tho majority l
chaiiRid, can open the grave of the deal
law nnd ngaln make; It in active faitor
tl.ere Is norciron why the law rolitlr.g to the
penitentiary In state ex rel. I.eldlgh agalrnt
llolcomb. 4C Neb., or the high school law,
the municipal court law of Omaha or any
of the numciroiH other In a a that have bom
hold to be unconstitutional eannot be taken
up In the same manner.
That some nre guilty of attempting to
place tho supreme court in nn iinplenmnt
or ridiculous position there Is no question,
but the facts do not Indicate that It Is any
oilier than the atoms who ore rattling
around in the ofllce of the chief etcutlw
and head of the legal derailment of tlu
stntc. They would hae the court eiinb
llsh n precedent which would say to lltl
gnnto: "You ean bring our cases here and
this court will pass upon them, but the next
set of Judges may reopen the case, levlve a
dead law and bold Just the reverse to what
Is held by the court at this time."
Can the people nfford to have such a con
dition exist? In It right that there should
be no point at which a case Is finally ad
judicated? Is It not fair to nssumo that the
governor nnd attorney general are In collu
sion In an attempt to usurp pawer which
belongs to tho people of a portion of tho
stato?
A governor may be elected against tho
protest of every oter lu the city of Omaha
and no a result tho fire department, the
polleo department und the liquor llrenso
department of the city wrulil Im entirely
out of Uio hands of tho city, anl to ask a
court to hold such n law to be good may
not put the party asking It In contempt of
court, but It is a contemptible thing to do.
The Journal Is of the opinion Hut tho
governor nnd attorney general are llablo to
Impeachment for their acts in the matter
nnd that they merit the condemnation of all
who havo any respect for the supreme court
for their clfnrt to drag the highest tribunal
of tho state into mich a disreputable mess.
I.UIilllMi (JAN.
I Boston Traveler: He Yes, I know two
men I thoroughly admire.
! She- Indeed! Who's the other one?
Cblcngo Ilecord: (Itllce Hoy Please, sir,
cm I ret olT" My gramma's awful sick.
, hmployer No, Jerry, I'm going lo lliu
game myself,
Chicago Tribune: "The strike must tn
making nil kinds of business dull," ven
tured the street ear passenger ,wth thu
valise.
i The passenger sitting not to htm shrug
i U'i'il his shoulders nml illicicctlc Mil III Until.
Ing. '
He was n pawnbroker.
Indianapolis Journal: Confound ibis old
lawn mower; It won't cut a thing; blarno
"Henry! Henry! how you talk! Hegln
again, now, anil run that lawn mower thu
way u Presbyterian deacon ought to tin
Chicago Pnst: "Why ilo you speak of him
as a man who lacks nerve".'"
"Well, he has been calling on one girl for
live years and their engagement Is not yet
announced."
Detroit Free Press: "Vch." she declared,
"I am an ardent advocate of women's
tights."
"Yet you married a widower." they
pointed out. "Suielv It Is Inconsistent fur
na advocate of women's rights to annex it
woman's left."
'Philadelphia Press: "I've prepared an
'ad,'" said the Junlnr partner, "In which I
say the bed we manufacture to sell ni :i!H
Is us go.jd as those snld elsewhere for 'i."
"Onod"' exclaimed the uliler man, "as
we expect the advertisement to make our
bed, let us lie III II."
II' I W H l'..
Detroit Journal.
If f was I'll nml had a boy who liked to
have ii lot of fun,
I wouldn't scold when I ot Iiuiiih and
found the evening chores not ilnne
I wouldn't go uud cut a gatl and lay Ids
Jacket 'limit the werHt
He'd ever had. but Just look stem and let
him lull thu rensoii, llrst.
If I was Pa and Imd a boy who liked to
ko In swimmln' 'limit
Six times a day. an' tlin came home with
half his clothe turned lnsll out.
I wouldn't shake Ills daylights nut pud te
him not to go no mure,
Jes' up arid tell him "go ngln," but "keep
III water elu.st to sliole."
If I was Pa and then some day when I got
homo ma im nml said:
"I didn't inlnd" and I hail Jieen Just "tak
ing on to rnle the ileml."
I think I'd tlx the matter up by making
Just a few rcuuirkH,
And tlnlsh up like grandpa hiiv. "I!uh will
be boys and have Unir lurks."
In fact If I wan Pa I think I'd have thing.!
Ilxed In such it w.iv
That anv little buy of mine could have
good times "most every day.
I wouldn't have him always 'frald thnt
everything he'd say or do
Would get him In a fuss at home, If I waa
l'j, would you'
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