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rnrtlm Icnvlnit tlip olij- for
tlir u in 111 it inny luivc The Her
scut to tlii'iii roA'ulnrly liy
nirliiK Tlin lire llnsluess
nlltoc, In iierxoii or by mnll.
Tlir nililrcss will lie clinngctt
as often us ileal red.
Tho IVkln IcKiitlonH hnvo boon re
lieved niitl tho credit belongs to Presi
dent MeKlnley.
Several beautiful obituaries, will have
to bo culled In by reiiHoii of the rescue of
tho 'loRiitlonors at Pokln.
Tho OoiiRiir woman In njjuln In evi
dence as one of the chief Bryan shout
ers. What lias Brynn done to deserve
this?
Tho shirt waist man Is scheduled to
make his appearance In 11 thriving city
of western Nebraska. Kvery vegetable
nnd fruit nourishes In Nebraska.
Oonernl Chuffec and his associates
ought to be able to make a line collec
tion of peacock feathers while entertain
ing themselves In the Chinese capital.
The man with tho multiple spectacles
must also bo at work giving out esti
mates on the value of the gold brought
down from Nome on each incoming
vessel.
Ono of the tlrst tasks of the allied
commanders at Pokln is to locate tho
man responsible for tho fakes about the
massacre of the ambassadors aitd make
the punishment lit tho crime.
The United States Is not n favorable
soil in which to plant anarchistic plots
ngulnst constituted authority. Tho
fungus Is not Indigenous and will not
grow here as 11 transplanted specimen.
And now wc are told by his Omaha
organ that Mr. Bryan's, position is im
pregnable. That Is Just what it said
four years ago, but the Impregnable
position was carried by MeKlnloy not
withstanding. Field Marshal Count von Waldersoe
Is In hard luck. Ho has the title of
commander-in-chief of the allied armies
In China, but tho credit has been
gathered In by others. Tho count, how
ever, can llvu In hope.
Now that tho safety of Minister
Conger Is assured nil ears over In Iowa
nre glued to tho ground for the volco of
Governor Shaw miming tho successful
aspirant to tho senatorial vacancy
crcoted by tho death of Senator (Jour.
Having demonstrated their ability In
setting 11 counting machine Ixuind to
elect without reference to tho ballots it
is not surprising that the Kentucky
democrats have been able to set a Jury
bound to convict In tho Powers murder
trial.
No 0110 has yet pointed out tho clause
or paragraph In tho constitution under
which Brynn would act In establishing
n protectorate over tho Philippines. t if
air. Jiryan Knows in what part of the
constitution It Is would ho kindly
specify?
Hemeinber that were it not for Presi
dent McKlnley's Insistence upon a
prompt advaneo upon Pokln for tho
relief of the legatloners the allied armies
would still bo squatting In the vicinity
of Tien Tsln, studying which move to
make tlrst.
When the mountain wouldn't come to
Mohatimcd, Mohammed concluded to go
to the mountain. Having discovered
that tho people are not coming to see
nnd hear him In any great numbers, Mr
Bryan declares ho will renew his tour
making practices In quest of an audi
enco.
It Is Intimated that Charles A, To who,
the discarded tall of Bryan's, kite, will
be commissioned to follow In the 'wake
of Hoosevelt during his western tour in
order to take account of tho iliniage
done tho popoerats by the republican
rice presidential candidate. Mr, ''owne
will tlnd he has his hands full.
vn r.t xs i'.i nr is w.i rmv. Tins.
OMAHA, Aug, 18, 1900. To tho Editor of
The Dec- Had Mr. Hryan an ofllclal voice
In the making or the ratification of the
treaty of Paris? If eo, In what capacity
did ho net and by whom was he nppolntod?
Plcaso answer In The lleo nnd oblige,
Yours truly, PETER LIDDELL.
Mr. Bryan s part In procuring the rati
tleatlon of the treaty of Paris was not
In nn ofllclal capacity, but It was Just as
effective.
To ratify a treaty requires n two-thirds
vote of the senate. This necessary ma
jority could not have been obtained for
tho treaty without modification, except
by the assistance of Mr. Bryan In turn
ing the votes of democrats nnd populists.
As soon ns the treaty had been agreed
on by the commissioners In Paris Mr.
Bryan resigned ids commission in tho
army for tho express purpose of using
ills influence to secure its ratification.
He Journeyed to Washington and
brought his personal pressure to bear
on tho senators subject to his persuasion.
With all his efforts the treaty finally
passed by n vote of i7 to L'7. A change
of ono vote from the ufllrmntlvo to the
negative would have caused the defeat
of the treaty and sent it back to the
peace commissioners to Incorporate1
changes in It In conformity witli the
views of the senate. Of the vote that
made up the required majority ten were
democrats and live were populists,
among the latter being Senator Allen of
Nebraska, whore vote Is admitted to
have represented the wishes of Bryan.
Mr. Hrynn admits that lie, by his per
sonal efforts, procured the ratification o'f
the treaty by which tho Philippine
islands were annexed to the United
States. He declares that his motive in
favoring the ratification of tho treaty
was to bring tho war with Spain to au
end.
Tho effect, however, was to force the
United States Into a war with the Kill-
pluos more deadly and costly than was
the. war with Spain. So long as tho
treaty was still pending tho military and
naval forces of the United States were
required under tho agreement for an
nrmlstlcs not to encroach beyond the
boundaries of tho territory they then
occupied. The moment the treaty was
ratllled sovereignty over tho Islands
passed from Spain to tho United States
and every foot of ground In the Philip
pines became Uultcd States property In
which the president was bound to main
tain order and uphold the national au
thority. His duty to suppress the Kill-
plno Insurrection was tho same ns If
rebellion had broken out In New Mexico,
Alaska or Hawaii, in other words, hud
the .treaty not been ratllled the Philip
pines would not have been annexed and
yet the war with Spain would not have
been renewed.
If annexation of the Philippines Is the
llrst step toward Imperialism and mili
tarism, tho blame must attach to Mr.
Bryan ns much if not more than to any
other ono man.
U'ltATUFAMtiKlCAXSI
Mr. Bryan said at Lincoln that "if
we dare to exclude the people of Porto
ltlco from a share In tho government In
which they live, we will deny our faith
In a principle that has been fundamental
in this country for n century nnd n
quarter." How about tho colored Amor-
lean citizens In flic south who nre being
excluded from a share in tho govern
ment In which they live? Does not the
principle to which Mr. Bryan refers ap
ply also to these citizens, made free by
the greatest civil conlllet In history nnd
given tho rights of citizenship by con
stitutional amendment?
These American citizens have been
disfranchised In several southern states,
In violation of the principle that has
been fundamental In this country for n
century and a quarter and in nulllllen
tion of tho federal constitution, yet Mr.
Bryan shows no concern about it. Ho
is very solicitous regarding the rights
of the Porto Hlcnus and the Klllplnos,
but ho does not concern himself In the
least about the rights of his colored fel
low citizens in tho south. He knows
that they are terrorized, Intimidated and
robbed of the dearest privilege of citizen
ship, that hundreds of thousands of
them have no shure in the government
In which they live, yet lie Ignores this
condition of affairs, which is tho great
est of all dangers to our free Institutions,
and devotes himself to battling for peo
ple In far-away islands, a part of whom
are warring against American nuthorlty
and sovereignty. Mr. Bryan might ac
complish much In behalf of our own citi
zens In the south who nro being deprived
of their rights, were he to espouse their
cause, but this he will not do for obvious
reasons.
A FALLACIOUS "ill KOltV.
Some of those who opposed Bryan
four years ago and are now supporting
him, while admitting that tho principles
of Bryunlsiu, as enunciated at Chicago
and realHrmed at Kansas City, are
dangerous, reassure themselves upon the
theory that as to the principal policy of
tho Bryanlte party tho overthrow of
the gold standard a Bryan administra
tion could do nothing because tho senate
Is republican and is likely to continue
so for several years. Thoy nay, lu effect,
that while It Is true Bryan stands for
a tlnauolnl policy that would prove do
4
structlvo and disastrous, ho will,
elected, be powerless to put that poll
Into effect.
Now the election- of Bryan would cer
tainly carry with it tho election of a
democratic house of representatives and
It Is highly probable thnt the senate
would becomo democratic In the middle
of Bryan's term, Mr. McKlnley's elec
tion secured tho control of the senate by
his party in the middle of hlstlcrm and
Mr. Bryan's election would be almost
certain to secure to his party the con
trol of tho senate by tho middle of his
term. The republican national commit
tee has pointed out thnt the party ma
jority In the somite might bo lost on
March t next and probably would be If
Bryan were elected. Any ono who will
look nt the list of senators whoso terms
expire March .'! next will see that the
senate on March 1, BUM, Is very likely
to be of the sumo political complexion
as the president.
But even should the senate remain lu
republican control during the entire
term of a democratic administration,
still such an administration would be
able to practically nullify the gold stand
ard law. Tho senate would bo a bul
wark against the repeal of the law, but
It could not prevent tho payment of gov
ernment obligations In silver. There is
110 question that this could be done, nor
is there ti reasonable doubt thnt a Bryan
administration would do It. Mr. Bryan
would be bound by all that he has ever
said to pay obligations of the govern
ment in sliver and the pressure upon
him to do this would bo Irresistible.
It cannot be necessary to point out, nt
least to practical men, what the result
of tills would be. In spite of the fact
that the gold standard has been tlxed
In law, the country would be placed
virtually on a silver basis and there
would bo produced one of tho gravest
financial disturbances this nation has
ever known.
The notion, then, thnt Mr. Bryan
would be powerless for evil because the
senate Is republican Is obviously fal
lacious. Kqually mistaken and delusive
Is the idea of some that a Bryan ad
ministration would manifest no hostility
to the gold standard law, but on tho
contrary would faithfully carry It out.
The Kansas City platform vigorously
denounces that law and demands Its re
peal. Can any rational man believe
that au administration elected on thnt
platform would respect 11 statute which
It lias unqualifiedly condemned? Can
there be any doubt that such an ad
ministration would take advantage of
any loophole for contravening the law
nnd would exert all the power and In
fluence at Its command for the over
throw of the law?
t'KATJIEll IS OMAHA'S VAI'.
Tho award of a gold medal to the ex
hibit of the Omaha public schools lu
the educational section of the Paris ex
position Is another feather lu Omaha's
cap.
The people of this city lmvo always
taken special pride in the work of their
public schools. They have 'cheerfully
voted bonds to build handsome school
buildings and paid taxes without grudge
to maintain the schools on the highest
standard.
The school exhibit from Omaha has
had recognition in every exposition in
which it lias been displayed, having re
ceived awards at the Paris exposition
of 1889, nt the New Orleans exposition,
at tho Chicago World's fair and at the
Transmlsslsslppl exposition.
Aside from the advertising which
Omaha secures through success in these
competitions, the most gratifying fea
ture of it Is that when judged by the
most severe tests the methods and work
of our schools stand a comparison with
those In the older and wealthier
and larger educational centers of the
country.
.S TO ADVKHTlSISa HUYAX.
When the announcement was made
that arrangements were lu progress for
a grand reception to Candidate Bryan
on ills return to his home in Lincoln
from tho. notification meeting nt Indian
npolis and flaring proclamations were
made Informing his admirers that half
fare rates would bu in force on tho rail
roads to bring In special excursions, The
Bee Intimated that when the reception
was found to bo n disappointment in
point of numbers the Bryanltes would
try to explain that it hud not been sutli
clently advertised.
What was then intimated lias proved
true. Chairman Hall of tho democratic
state committee lu trying to tlnd ex
cuses for the meager numbers welcom
ing Bryan homo says that the "event
was not extensively advertised nnd that
the weatjier wus not as favorable as it
should have been."
Think of having to advertise a Bryan
meeting ut which Bryan Is tho star at
traction! Four years ago the more
mention of the name with the time nnd
plnco of his appearance would have
been all that was necessary to lusure a
general out-turning of the Inhabitants).
Bryan requiring advertising! What n
coufesslon of weakness!
lu this particular case, however, tho
excuse hits no good foundation because
every Bryan organ sounded tho trumpet
for him a week ahead of time. .Must it
not be humiliating for Bryan to tlnd
that his name has lost its power?
Bryan lias already confessed to the sus
picion that the crowds that greeted him
four years ago were attracted chlelly
out of curiosity because where ho had
tho biggest crowds ho got tho smallest
vote. But not even curiosity is serving
him now nnd he must resort to printer's
Ink and advertising spnee.
If advertising falls to do the work,
as It seems to have failed lu connection
with the Lincoln home-coming, some
new scheme will have to bo devised by
Ills managers to Insure audiences for
the euudldute commensurate with the
olllce to which lie aspires.
Sound money democrats who were
sincere In opposing Bryan as the apostle
of 1(1 to 1 free sliver four yenrs ago are
Just as llrm in their conviction today
that Bryan's election to the presidency
would be a misfortune from which tho
country would take years to recover. Be
cause Bryan has tried to switch the
Issue does not mako Bryunlsm less dan
gerous or abato tho duty of patriotic
citizens to ward off the menace.
The Bryanltes are trying to mako it
appear that the United States exercises
11 protectorate over the South American
republics by virtue of Its enunciation of
the Mouroe doctrine. It might lie a good
Idea for them to look up the definition
of tho word "protectorate." The United
States will hardly recognize a claim for
damages for any failure of a South
American republic to perforin Its duty
toward foreign nations,
United States Commissioner Uenernl
Peck comes In for a decoration of the
French Legion of Honor as u compli
ment to his part In t ho Paris exposition,
As Nebraska has contributed one of the
honorary commissioners It may also bo
lu danger of having a similar decoration
conferred upon ono of Its citizens.
Secretary Porter not only reserves the
right to pass on the validity of certltl
cuteu of uomluation, but regards him-
self as empowered to revise tho party
names adopted by the different organi
zations, The only wonder Is thnt the
fuslonists did not Insist upon ids cluing
lug the designation of the republican
nominees when their certificates were
Hied.
Ail wmtimcn of I'lvlllxntlon,
llaltlmoro American.
Whllo tho American minister to China Is
shut up In Pekln In a state of siege the
Chlneso minister to tho United States Is
summering nt n seaside rc3ort. Even to
tho Oriental mind civilization must present
rorno advantages.
I lit till M 1 1)1 C til I'lllll.
Washington Star.
People who Insist that the present pros
perity Is fictitious must find some means of
convincing tho western farmer that what
ho Is receiving credit for at the bank Is
not real money, but a base Imitation, not
worth CO cents on tho dollar. Invented by
Wall street for purposes of deception.-
DniiKeruiin to I'oul With,
Chicago Post.
Tho Chlneso at Canton woutd experience
quite a surprise It they should (Ire upon the
American Eoa-gotng monitor Monterey. The
e89cl la not formidable In nppcarnnre, hut
If It should open up on 11 Chinese port tho
Celestials would soon begin to think that
they had stirred up a floating volcano.
Ilmni-i- of the Contort.
Philadelphia Lodger
Webster Davis Is doing his new allies
llttlo scrvlco by hU labored efforts to prove
that tho reception of tho Doer envoys In
this country cliowed a secret understanding
between our government nnd that of Croat
Britain. Po falls to show wherein such nn
understanding, If It wero possible, would be
detrimental to this rountry. utid he simply
cnlls attention to It to create 11 sensation
out of tho envoys' visit.
Nut nt All ItriiitirKnlilo.
Philadelphia Lodger.
What a thrill ran through the country
and what capital the opposition press made
of tho fact the llrst time that the total ap
propriations for two sessions of a republican
congress amounted to $1,000,000,000. The
present congress has appropriated nenrly
three-fourths of this nmount $710,1E0,S62
In a slnglo session nnd nobody seems to
think It very romnrkablo. The people seem
to have gotten nccustomed to being shorn
of their wool by tho politicians.
(ioinl Slun of tin- Tlnim.
Washington Post.
It Is a good sign of tho times that Eng
land lu at last wearying of tho scnBOlcss,
Inexcusable and cruel attempts to crush out
of bouth Africa the one spurk of human
freedom glowing there. Of course, tho war
will go on. Croat Britain has already wan
tonly sacrificed too much blood and money
for her rulers to ngreo to lay down their
arms. It would bo occasion for world-wide
rejoicing If they would abandon their fell
purpose, but. in tho meantime, let us bo
thankful that tho murmur of protest, tho
echo of which comes to us across tho At
lantic, is ovldcnco that all of the English
peoplo arc neither heartless nor blind and
that tho lovo of human liberty is not alto
gether extinct in their souls.
CrtMvth of Small IIiiiiUh,
Now York Tribune.
Small banks, with a capltnl under ?."i0,000,
havn grown up under the new currency law
In thosa parts of tho country where they were
most needed, in numbers which give token
that they meet serious nnd widespread bus
iness requirements. Tho whole number of
national banks up to Juno of tho present
year was 3.583 of which Hfl. malnlv of
small capital, bad been organized slnco
tho laBt annual enumeration. They nre
largely located In the south and west, tho
addition In New England being only a single
one, showing that in general its financial
machinery Is equal to all the strains ex
pected to bo put upon it. It Is not so in
other parts of the country and tho new in
stitutions made posstblo by tho wtso pro
visions of the currency bill bring with them
an urgently demanded relief. There will
bo more of them as the years go on.
TUB LATH JOHN .1. INtiAI.I.S.
Chicago Chronicle: Ingalls was a man
of ability of very great ability. Ho was a
hitter partisan, he had n tonguo like n
whiplash and a temper like a hornet, but
his Intellect was as keen and bright as a
Damascus blade. Ho was easily tho big
gest man intellectually that has como out
or Kansas slnco the war.
Minneapolis Times; Mr. Ingalls was a
man of great genius. As a debater ho was
feared and respected by tho ablest of those
who opposed him. Few men of his tlmo had
as great a mastery of Invective; few of
the speeches of the period in which he
flourished had such literary finish and
polish ns his. In all admiration of his
talents ono can only wish that he had
budded more.
Kansas City Star' While Ingalls was in
tho United States sonato Kansas was al
ways an object of national attention. He
was, by long odds, tho most brilliant and
impressive figure in the hlBtory of tho
state. His famo is as secure ns that of
Webster or Clay or John Randolph of Ro
anoke. Ho will bo remembered for ex
traordinary qualities which havo been pos
sessed by few American statesmen nnd by
none who went beforo him or camo nfter
him In Kansas.
Chicago Times-Herald: Ills career in
public life was no less dramatic than his
entry upon tho crest of tho pandemonium
that marked tho downfall of l'omeroy in
tho Kansas legislature. Ho was such n
master of invective and sarcasm that he
was more thnn a match for any senatorial
antagonist. As a debater ho had no su
perior In tho scnato during tho thrco terms
In which he served In that body. His
trouncing of political opponents was mer
ciless and severe.
Indlunapolls Journal: Senator Ingnlla
was ono of tho most brilliant men of hlu
tlmo. In his day ho was a power In Kan
sas tho power to placate enemies by his
persuaslvo eloquence. Whllo ho attracted
much attention by his speeches In tho son
ato nnd was its president pro tern, ho did
not havo the Influenco In that body that
less conspicuous men exerted, because- he
could not be counted on respecting soma
importnnt questions. His writings for
newspapers and periodicals attracted much
attention for thoir brilliancy nnd originality
of expression, but It Is doubtful if he has
left much in a literary way of permanent
vaTtto.
St. Louis Olobo-Dcmocrat: There was a
tlmo during his senatorial scrvlco that In
galls was the moat interviewed man In
Washington, and he had a wny of expressing
himself that rendered his talks exceedingly
lntorejtlng. I'orhaps he would havo been
reckonod more of a statesman If ho had had
less vivacity. Epigram Is sometimes two
edged. Conservatism and brilliancy may
bo at variance. When Kansas btcamo popu
llstlc It fell out with Ingalls. or perhaps
It would bo more accurate to ray that It
fell nut with Itself. Its history, Its best
piomlso and aspirations. IngulU did not
succeed In getting back Into the current of
oitlclal affairs, though In innnv respect
equipped to bo useful to his state and the
country. Ho belonged to tho party of free
dom nnd progress and ro30 to distinction In
its ranks. Whatever his Individualities, ht
choso the noble side nnd exerted his pow -era
manfully. Ills ability had some of the
aspects of genius. Ho will be remcmbereil
as a senator and public man of far mom
than ordinary force.
REPUBLICAN Prospects in
it.
Our ,nt I.CRlMnture.
As mentioned In a former article, tho
election of a republican legislature in Ne
braska Is of greater Importance thnn even
our presidential election, not only for our
state, but for the whole union, because tt
would add two republican members to the
United States senate. Therefore tho most
energetic part of tho battle will bo fought
on this point of tho field and the repub
licans ought to pay tho closest attention
to It. The fuslonists certainly will. They
hnvo nlrcady. In anticipation of 11 possible
nnd even probable defeat of Bryan's effort
for the presidential chnlr, planned to cover
his retreat to a scat In tho United States
scnato by electing a fusion majority to
the next Nebraska legislature.
The difficulty presented by tho legislative
election lies In Its difference from the pros
Idcntlal clcctlor. For tho latter tho candi
dates for presidential electors arc nctually
nothing but messengers, who have to de
posit the vota which they havo been or
dered to deliver, and tho candidates for
whom thoy havo to vote aro known. So,
tliLTofote, It Is rather an Indifferent matter
who delivers the vote nnd their personality
will not prevent anybody from voting for
them.
On the contrary, In the election of a
member of our legislature everything de
pends on tho candidate's personality nnd
his political standing. The candidates for
United States senators aro not known. Tho
IX TUB I..I.M1 ()l
in: joss.
Komon mill liicltlentN llrouirht Into
.Notice liy tho Himv.
The news of the success of the allied
army In rescuing tho besieged foreigners
In the capltnl of Chlnn Is received with
Joyous acclaim by tho civilized world. Dis
patches from various national capitals ap
plaud tho achievement nnd give tho Im
pression thnt all mankind regard it as a
brilliant victory for modern arms. Hut
thero Is ono mild note of dissent in the al
lied concert. Field Marshal Count von
Wnlderseo was not n factor In tho move
ment, thercforo It cannot bo regarded ns
a really great triumph. Unfortunately
tho count oould not rench tho seat of war
In time. Certain nrrangmcnts were neces
sary to glvo his departure tho royal flavor
and pomp demanded by his station. Hut
tlmo did not wait for him, neither did the
allies. To him tho news of l'ekln's cap
turo brings little comfort nnd loss glory
nnd for tho tlmo being ho can rumlnato
on tho pathos of tho words, "What might
havo been." Perhaps tho next move In
tho oriental chessboard will give tho
count a chnnco to display his military
prowess. At present the allies havo ac
complished what they were called upon to
do.
Tho legation compounds or fortresses In
Pokln, which withstood tho assaults of tho
Chinese troops and mobs, aro surrounded
by high brick walls that effectually cut off
the sights nnd most of tho sounds and
smells from without, but thero are nu
merous back gates and narrow passages
und no other city In tho world offers such
facilities for "underground" means of com
munication. Tho British legation is ad
joined on tho west by the imperial carriage
jm uiiu on Doin norm anu souin by me
compounds of friendly Chinese, whllo one
of its back gates opens into a native mar
ket. Thero nre in the British legation
compounds, to which most of the minis
ters and thoir charges repaired during the
last half of tho siege, not only tho estab
lishment of the minister and separate es
tablishments for tho first and second sec
retaries, but oxtenslve quarters nnd bar
racks for consular students and military
escorts, tho minister's private stnblcs and
goneral stables for tho rest of tho lega
tion. Tho legation, In fact, Is such a large
establishment that It has lta own doctor
and hospital' and Its own chapol and chap
lain. The other legations, except the
American, aro all maintained on the same
general plan, though not on so elaborate
a scale.
The Chlneso minister at London, Sir
Chlchen Lo Feng Lu, Is a highly accom
plished master of English, as ho proved
some three years ago by making a speech
on a philosophical legal subject beforo n
brilliant audience, in which was tho lord
chancellor himself. Ho has translated
niackstono'n "Commentaries," "Tho Ono
Hundred Greatest Men of tho Western
World" and other books into Chlneso and
has lately been engaged on n translation
of a llfo ot Cromwell. It is his intention
to found a library In his natlvo city and
to present it with tho wholo of the works
of Shakespeare In Chinese.
"It is a remarkable thing about Pekln,"
says a writer In Collier's Weekly, "that,
in a city laid out on an enormous plan,
with largo avenues, high walls, beautified
by pretty pagodas, olegant temples, largo
yamens containing tho imperial palaco
and sacred grounds, so little Is douo to
ward tho comfort of pedestrtaus and of
peoplo riding on mules, horses, camels or
vehicles. The thoroughfares are never re
paired, so that the streets are flooded
soon after It begins to rain. You cannot
walk In tho streets at such times. Tho
only means of travel then Is tho peculiar
sprlugless Pekln cart, by which one gots
full of mud and filth. Tho undo placed be
foro tho cart has to wade through the
morass and thn wheels sink deep Into the
mud. With tho exception ot open canals,
traversing cities, tho Chinese do not drain
their streets."
David Starr Jordan, president of Stan
ford university, who is spending tho sum
mer in Japan, gives n summary of Japancso
sentiment on western aggression In tho
far cast in a letter to tho San Francisco
Call. First, ho says, thero la tho zoal of
the missionaries; second, tho recklessness
of railroad and mining engineers and third,
the occupation by foreign powers ot the
Chlneso coastline, Theso points aro not
now. A more Interesting point is that tho
Japancso bellevo that the westorn nations
havo nn exaggerated Idea as to tho speed
with which tho Chines provinces can bo
developed. As Mr. Jordan writes:
"Railways or other enterprises on a
large scale cannot be mado to pay In China.
The nature of the people Is such that
things have to movo slowly. A little at
a time China demands progress) but not at
any break-neck pace, and not all tho
Occident can forco her to quicken her
steps. The movoment In the Orient must
come from within. Even In progressive
Japan, European Influenco counts for llt
tlo; European pressure for next to noth
ing. The Japanese sea something thoy
want a blcyclo, a lamp, a brand of ciga
rettes or a social custom and forthwith
they tako it. Nobody can force It on
them."
A I'nlillo llenefactor.
Bt. Taul Pioneer Pren.
This country and all tho world should
feel gratified for the spirit of dignified and
unvarying optimism with which tho Me
Klnloy administration bus treated tho Chi
nese trouble from the beginning, flood
natured forbearance nnd patience uuch as
the government has shown count for a
thousand times more than the pessimistic
snarling to be heard In one or two Eu
ropean CApltals that might be named Roth
In official life and private thu optimist U
a public benefactor.
I
' legislator has his choice nmong thoso who
will aspire, and ho Is exposed to nit tho
legitimate and Illegitimate means that will!
I be employed to bring about his decision. ,
I1 Mottover, he has nlso to make laws for the
people and disposed of the taxpayers'
money. For tho election of our legislators
consequently everything depends on tho re- j
I liability. Independence nnd honesty of tlu'i
I .ll..H,1ala,u nlmrnnlA n..l 1.1. I n 1 1 I -
IV..IIUIUH.V (1 V (. 1V IV .111 1UO llllUlll-!
genco, expcrlenco nnd his availability. Tho
I greatest carefulness nnd sagacity Is con-,
scquently necessary In presenting cnndl-,
dates for our next legislature and tho so
! lection of them cannot bo loft to tho old
railroad-ridden lenders of the republican
parly. If tho party expects to ho success
ful. In order to elect a republican majority
, of tho legislature It will not only bo neces-1
miry to keep all factions of republicans to-i
gciuer, uui niso to satisfy a number ofj
voters who stnnd outside of tho party lines .
nnd nro ready to vote for tho best man. i
For this renson tho republican candidates
for the legislature must bo free from all
suspicion of connection with the corpora
tion interests nnd their Hgents, and consid
erable nttentlon must bo paid to tho feel
ing of tho whole foreign element. It has
been too much neglected nnd wherever
there are reliable, ablo and popular men
to be found In this element they ought to bo
presented ns candidates.
Thh Is tho only way to republican suc
cess In the election for tho legislature and
all Interference of tho former corporation
lenders through their packed caucuses nnd
rOI.M'UIIN ON .STATU IMM.ITICM.
Hastings Tribune: Neither Governor
Toynter nor Lieutenant Governor Gilbert
wero present to wclcomo tho old soldiers
at Lincoln. It will bo different next year
when Charley Dietrich Is governor and tho
reunion Is held la this city.
Norfolk News: Some of the fusion pod
ullsts nro anxloiiRly Inquiring whero their
chanco for government ofllco will como In
providing Mr. Ilryau Is elected. With Mr.
Towno's declination thoy feel that they
have no rights whatever as far as national
affairs aro concerned.
Humboldt Lender: With four columns
of "help wanted" advertisements In tho
Sunday edition and oitfy fourteen "situation
wnnted" ads It would seem thnt tho lead
ing fusion dally of tho state could seo a
slight Indication of tho prosperous condi
tion which It so strenuously denies In the
editorial columns.
HUdrctu Telescope: The middle-of-the-road
populists of tho Fifth congressional
district will hold their nominating con
vention at Oxford on August 26. Tho pre
sentation provides for 157 delegates. Wil
liam Dysart of Webster county Is prom
inently mentioned as tho probable nominee
for congress.
Stanton Picket: Both Governor Toynter
and Lieutenant Governor Gilbert gavo the
stato reunion that Is being held this week
tho cold shake. They were on the program
and failed to respond or furnish excuses.
Well, It Is not as though the encampment
can not go on without them. Thoso gentle
men themselves arc the losers.
Schuyler Sun: Tho mountains of Col
orado soem to havo more attraction for
Governor I'oynter than the Grand Army of
tho Republic encampment at Lincoln. It
was expected that tho governor would
make a speech to the veterans, but ho
failed to respond. Thero nre but few
Grand Army men who will support our
present governor for ro-eloctlon.
Norfolk Nows; Attorney General Smyth's
nttentlon Is directed to Mr. Brvan of Lincoln,
who seems to have a monopoly on scare
crows nnd seems to be supplying the demand
regardless of tho desires of other men and
parties. His price Is extortionate, being
nothing less than tho presidency of tho
United States, and If tho trust Is not crushed
by Mr. Smyth tho people may Instltuto a
boycott nnd refuse to pay tho demand.
Wilcox Herald: The pops had met at
Ragan to nominate a township ticket and
elect delegates to the county convention at
Alma. When they heard that Stevenson
was nominated for vlco president they
promptly adjourned without transacting any
business nnd consequently that township
was not represented In tho convention nt nil,
something that haB not happened since tho
organization of the pop party. Vet the
fusion aggregation tell you It Is all har
mony. Kearney Democrat: S. C. Grosh has been
placed In charge of tho printing depart
ment at tho Industrial school at Kearney
until after election. Tho regular Instructor
of tho printing department, J. R. Ferris,
has been taken to Lincoln tb superintend
Governor Poynter's printing bureau until
after election. This Is another Item ot ex
pense that the governor will not feel re
quired to Include In his campaign expense
account, as tho taxpayers will pay tho sal
ary. Pierce Call: Up In Knox county the fu
slonists seem to be In a hard row for a news
paper that will loyally support their nomi
nees. Tho Verdigris Citizen has dumped
tho fusion crowd nnd Is supporting tho middle-of-the-road
ticket, whllo the Peoplo's
News at Crclghton, tho official organ ot that
county, refuses to support John S. Robin
son for congress. Tho last straw to break
tho backs of tho fuBlonlsts camo this week
when tho Niobrara Tribune, n democratic
paper, camo out In support of tho middle-of-the-road
movement.
Humboldt Leader: Tho action of Gov
ernor I'oynter In leaving on a fishing ex
cursion and falling to tcspond after allowing
his name to bo placed on tho progrum for
an address of wclcomo to the Grand Army
of tho Republic at tho state reunion will
not servo to strengthen him with the old
soldiers at the polls In November. Follow
ing tho example or his chief executlvn the
lieutenant governor also failed to put In nq
appcaranco without any explanation nnd the
opinions expressed by somu of tho veterans
toward tho precious pair would not servo to
mako thoir supporters set up nights to ron
gratulato themselves.
North Platto Tribune: It may bo interest.
Ing to those populists who believe that a
railroad pass Is ti railroad bribe to know
that W. D. Oldham, usslstnnt attorney gen
eral, who bpeaks at the fusion ratification
meeting In this city tomorrow rldeR on a
pass. For some time past Mr. Oldham has
beon nstoclatod with Attorney General
Smyth In "fighting" tho railroads, yet at the
samo tlmo ho accepts pusses and uses them
on every railroad in tho stale. Can this be
considered consistent? Is It right? Do you
expect favors from an enemy you aro fight
ing? Do railroads lesue passes without
expecting ndoquate returns? These nro
questions that populist reformers may well
consider.
:oM i:niX(i "Mv I'HiB.vns."
The Cry of Four Veiifn Ako unit tlir
fry of Toiliij',
J Sterling .Morton. Conservative.
"My friends." said thn peerless leader of
tho matchless torgue, "the democratic party
has begun a war of extermination ugalnst
thn gold slumlord. We ask no quarter, we
give no quarter. Wo shall prosocuto our war
faro until there Is not an American citizen
that dares to advocate a gold standard pol
icy. You ask why' Wo reply that the gold
standard Is a conspiracy against the human
race and that wo should no more Join It
than we would an army marching to destroy i
our homcfc and to destroy our famlllei,
ier-j
'We believe that no language can ov
NEBRASKA
conventions will be ruinous. Their names
nlono have a bad Influenco nnd their tern
bly bad Judgment In selecting their candl
dates does the rest, having caused minv
defeats of the republican party. Tho vot
ers ought to take the matter Into their
own hands, ought to tell thrss men, keep
your hands off, nnd ought to select good
nnd available candidates In honest primary
elections. The voters must learn to do
their duly, thoy being responsible for the
result. And they must net dutifully lu
every county, as ncgllgenro In a few coun
ties nnd oven In a slnglo ono may be disas
trous to the whole campaign. Tho care
lessness of too many republican voters is
tho foundation of tho numerous republican
defents. If they had not given way to tho
Impudence of bad tenders the republican
party would not have suffered Its great
losses. Wc hope tho rank and fllo will
understand It this tlmo and act accord
ingly. Too much Is at atnke. The major
ity In the United States scnato nod the
fate of national affairs may depend on it
Wo In Hall county enn spoak from hard,
old nnd recent experience, our republican
party having submitted obediently to thn
commands of n number of corporation
tools, who subjected the nation's and the
party's interests to railroad impostors and
to their own desires for profitable offices
nud corporation business.
About Hall county nffnlrs another article
will spoak. KUED HEDDE.
Craml-Island, Neb,
stato the Intlnlto distress that gold stand
ard means to the human race.
"I bellevo wo shall win now. Hut whether
wo win now or not, wo havo begun a warfare
against the gold standard which shall con
tinue until tho gold standard is driven from
our shores hack to England."
Tho foregoing was delivered with the
imooth unctuoslty of an old-time exhorter
calling sinners to repent nnd reform.
"We ask no quarter, wo give no quarter."
was uttered with tho majesty of one willing
to die a martyr In the grniid war for 16 to l.
Who can forget those tremendous economic
and philosophical utterances mado by the
deliberate and sago Bryan In 1S0C?
"Wo shall prosocuto our warfare until
there is not an American citizen who dares
to ndvocato n gold standard policy."
Who aro now tho "Wo?" Whero Is tho
American citizen who docs not advocate (.
gold standard whenovcr ho feels llko 117
With Chndband simplicity tho peerless
asks "why do we prosecute this war against
tho gold standard?" And with more than
I'ecksnllllnn humility ho nnswers his own
question:
"We (who nre we?) reply that the gold
standard ts n conspiracy against tho hu
man race and that wc should no more Join
It than wo would nn army marching to de
stroy our homes and to destroy our fam
ilies." Now, after four years of gold stundnrdlsm,
havo any homes or families been destroyed
in tho state of Nebraska or nnywhero else
In tho republic?
How can tho bolllcoso Colonel Flryan de
sert tho sacred "tantnmount Issue" ot thn
free nnd unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to
1 which In 1696 be said "must bo settled, and
settled right beforo any other governmental
policy, expediency or principle could become
an Issue?"
lu 1S0G Colonel Bryan could not have
spoken eight words, much less 8,000, with
out making silver "paramount' 'to all other
questions. But In IP00, though ho declared
ho could not accopt candidature except on a
free silver platform, Bryan says "Imperial
Ism Is paramount." The valorous colonel
decreed the pnramountcy for 1800 with the
samo Jnw that ho proclaimed the tanta
mouncy of 1896. And the paramount ot today
knocks tho tantamount of yesterday Into the
realms of tho used-to-bc-nnd-tho-has-been
by tho explosive forro of a Fourth of July
resolution nt Kansas City.
"Oh; My friends, bnllots for me are bal
lots for tho war to 'continue until the gold
standard is driven from our shores back to
England.' "
Glvo mo ballots or give mo deatht
M 1 1) -S 1 M M 1 3 II MHUHIMKVr.
Philadelphia Tress: Tesr-How did you
enjoy yourself nt her wedding?
Jess Very much, llor gown was n
wretched bod lit nnd everybody was re
marking how poor the presents were.
Detroit Free Press; The Mother How
can you marry a man who Is beneuth yoj
socially?
Tho Daughter Why, ninmmu,- I didn't
know ho wns.
The Mother His people are worth only
half ns much ns we are.
Washington Star: "B I'lurlb.is Unum."
said Senator Sorghum slowly. "I feel sure
I lmvo seen thnt somewhere before."
"Why, that means 'one out of many.
"Well, thnfs pretty good. That stands for
tho number of dinners tho fellow thnt's
running ngalnst us has of being elected."
Bomervlllo Journal: It Is not known defi
nitely whether a mini can be absolutely
honeHt In political llfo nt Washington and
still bo successful.
Detroit Journnl: "iHn't It wonderful how
a man's memory Is stimulated as ho sinks
for tho third time, In drowning!"
"Wonderful, Indeed! I wns Just reading of
a wcll-nltc.itod case of a politician who
upon sinking that way actually remembered
the pledges he hnd mado to hlH constituents
beforo election!"
Bomorvlllc Journal: First Kontucklnn I
rend In a book tho other day, sir, that water
constitutes 90 per rout of the human body.
Second Kcntticklan Yoh, sir.
First KontucltlHii-Well, sir, thnfs
enough.
Philadelphia Press: "What nre you kick
ing nbout?" thoy said to him. arranging
their chips In piles of ton. "You seemed
glad enough when wo lot you In "
"Yes," replied tho hard loser, "but If you
Chlruirn Tribune:
Tho professor was sum
mering In the forest, far w
om i no nusy
liaiiniH or men.
"Found a bro tree, did you?" ho mild to
the woodman who had come nlong ioudod
down with honey. "Jlow did you manage
tho booH?"
"Killed 'cm," replied thn mnn. "Smoked
'otn to death with brimstone."
"You wood-boo assassin!" exclulmed the
professor, horror struck.
HIMiBMl FIBI.I) ON MTI'JVUaMOX.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Mr. Stevenson's own convictions on any
political or tlnnnclnl question nro of such
light weight that his candidacy docs not
servo to steady tho llluhtlnoss of hU chief.
How different lu tho days of '92, when
Mr. Stevenson Journeyed to Buzzard's Hay
on tho visit Immortalized In the following
lines by Eugemt Field, printed In the Ch'
cugo Boconl on the given diitrs:
AT BUZZARD'S BAY.
1.
.July !M. 1W2.
Upon the porch ot Buzzard's Bay,
Hard by tho breakers grim,
Sat (Irovor on a summer day
And there wero no IIIom on him.
Some distance off old Adlal sat
In passing sorry wise,
For from his brogmis to his hat
Did roost ton million flics.
Quoth Orovnr: "Adlal, what I see
Hath tilled mo with togri't.
But If you travel round with me
You'll have to wear a not."
It.
July 21. 1S92.
The Fisherman's Daughter, Haby Ruth.
Played on tho porch one summer day
With her teething rings and her dolls and
In her Innocent, sportive, childish way.
Presently, toward that shady porch,
Through tho burning snud and Ma.ln
sun
Tho Fisherman cmiw with tho thing
fame,
Thu nominee from Hloomlnglon.
Then the Fisherman's Daughter, Hali
Ruth,
(lave forth u cry with wonder fraught;
"Oh, mammu, dear. ' she cried, "turn her
Turn here an' soe what papa's caught!"