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The Omaha Daily Bee.
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tlKMOCtlATS AXD TUK IOSSTITVTIOX.
The- claim of the democrats that they
are the special defenders of the consti
tution and the particular exponents of
the Declaration of Independence, says
the Cleveland Leader, Is nothing new.
Throughout Its history, says that paper,
the democratic party has protended to
Cvkiy Vc7'on" Year!''::;;::;;:::::::;:; 'its r,,t,0 of lleu'iiuViicef and In that way
offices- 11 ",,s BoiiKni 10 jusiuy an us amicus
Omaha; The Bee Building.
, "V,t,n Omaha; City HnllBulldlng, Twen
Council Bluffs: 10 Pearl Street.
Chicago; 1640 fully Hulldlng.
New ork. Tomile Court
L"..'IMW;.M1 Fourteenth Street.
Bloux city: CU I'ark Street.
COIUtESPONDKNCE.
traps In the business area. Omaha suf
fers more by comparison with othe
western cities of Its class through the
cheap character of many business block
man from any other one thing. It must
be remembered, too, that the first I in
presslons of visitors are often lusting,
and for that reason the city should do
all It can to Improve Its general appear
mice, to say nothing of the safeguarding
atttl protecting of other nrotu'i-tv wlileli
upon me integrity oi me country mm Its Is always exposed to dancer bv thn erne.
ciiensneu insuiuiions. - ton of ennzv litillilltitrM In tlmir vi..inHv
iicicmug to me record oi me demo
cratlc party, the Leader points out that
In 18iW, when the very life of the nation
was threatened by rebellion, the demo-
A t'ALSti C1IA11UK.
Because the republican party Is warn
lug the country against the dangers o
Hryanlsm to llnanclal and Industrial In
terests, some of the Bryanlte organs are
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nuplne If tiers and remittances should width, under the nr'etoiwo of a mllltn. v S 1 rel,ub,l" " en
fe The Bee Publishing Com- .V' "M"y. U1L ,,n tt"t , "r 11 """""J deavorlng to create a business panic
The Hnltlmore Sun, for example, whlel
CommiihttiiiliiMv MAH.. n,t I fn-ntl,. t,,tr.l i....
fdllorlnl mVt- '".V'."4 i.'" "V.V....i. .v" "v '"""'""' )""" m-i-mien inni
Omaha lice Editorii Dpnnrtment af,,'r "r y,',a f failure to restore the
business LETTEHS. union oy the experlmeut of war, during
pany,
Omulm.
REMITTANCES.
necessity or war jwwer hfgher than the
constitution, the constitution Itself has
T-., ... , , . .1 LWIinillllllUll lll'll till
42 Vo hV raiffinr&U'S'ny': dlsreganled in every part, and pul
uniy .-cent stamps accented In payment of lie lllim-tv mul
mnii nrrnnnia ir..l ,,iw,i. " i nv ihmi-
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0n.h" r Eastern exchanges, not accented, den down, and the material prosper ty .. i,,, t, i,v ,.,., ' ;' , .
"i minnum,, nui-ny mm me DUOlll'
four years ago saw nothing but dls
aster for the country in Hryanlsni, now
says that the republican party "Is un
STATEMENT CV fTIJi-ITt.ATinv
stnto of Nehraska. DouRlas Countv. ss: welfare demand that Immediate efforts
PiThi ifi.n "u"' 8"V5Lnr ".l.1??."?0 l'f "'de for n cessation of hostilities:
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llSt , Jay of July, im ,0 boforo mo U"8 government to let the confederate states
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uti". n. TZSCItUCK.
.U7.1170 .McClellan had been elected in that vear
. ' the confederacy would have succeeded
17', 10 1111,1 ,llt' L'nlted tstates would have been
..i!7,nio divided. If the democratic patty In
-7,111.1 1 ig(V could have had Its wav we Mlmnlil
not now have the "norfect union" whieii
iir.r.o fathers of the republic established,
.U7,.i7o but on tho contrary there would be two
'-"!!!! l"umil,1,L'M m-esent boundaries
1:7010 of tllu United States-one a republic of
.i!7,:uu freedom, the other 11 republic of slavery.
J7,noo It Is worth remembering that a million
and a half of democrats In the midst of
the rebellion recorded their votes In fa
vor of the proposition that the war for
the preservation of the union was a
failure and that It was the duty of tin
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Notury Public.
PAIITIKS LEAVlXf) Foil
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He mi miner may Imvc The llro
flit li iIipiii rruulnrly l,y
nollfjluK: ti,p lM! UuN
onire, In iiPrson or hy mnii.
Thp nililrrsA Mill be chituecit
oftrii un Uealreil,
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" " "iiiim n census ugures are
stiii sore, nut the time of the popula
tion propnets is growing short.
Bo.
The attitude of the democratic partv
at that time, with Vallandlghani as Its
chief exponent, was not essentially dif
ferent from Its position today under the
leadership of W. .1. Bryan. Tho partv
then, as now, was in favor of a Hat cur
rency, it warred upon the Hag, It put It
self in opposition to the honor nnd the
patriotism of the American people.
lhlrty-slx years ago It demanded the re
treat of the union armies; it urged that
they had failed to accomplish their pur
pose and should abandon the struggle.
It Is doing tho same thing today in re
card to the work of our soldiers in the
I'hlllpplnes. Had the American people
heeded the counsel of tho democratic
party durlug the period of tho civil wai
ls there anything sugeestlve In the they would not now be nble to boast of
nice that a heavy windstorm was coin, this republic being the foremost nower
cnient with the formal opening of the 1,1 the world. If they follow the lead of
popocratle campaign In this stateV that party now they will put this nation
on a backward course and denrlve It of
1 no stars and stripes are now wnvltnr the advantages, the honor and the irlorv
l wans 01 I'euin. Hut who con- that arc now before It.
tends that the constitution has followed
tne nag Into the Chinese capital? summfm uf.at am) vunuc lWAL'lll.
fn. . 1.1, - ... .
1 hi: dinners 01 uie all ed unworn i.i-i.
dently failed to see the "Keep off the
grass signs around the Imperial Chi
nese city.
While Omaha has been singularly for-
ropocratle orator, In tho ononlnir tunare In escaping tho usual fatalities
speeches of the campaign, wen; ovl- produced by summer heat, as extreme niate and Is fully justified by the dls-
conlldence and to create a state of public
sentiment which might, under certain
conditions, lead to panic."
The republican party Is doing nothing
of the kind. It Is simply urging what
every rational man should understand
that the democratic party stands today
for the same Ilnanelal and economic pol
teles that it stood for four years ago and
that If those policies were then Inimical
10 uie interests or the country they arc
so now. This Is a perfectly reasonable
and legitimate contention. The Bryan
lte party Is today the party of free
silver as fully as it was four years ago.
Mr. Bryan himself Insisted upon having
tho silver plank of the Chicago platform
specllieally reallirmed In the Kansas
City platform. Ills very latest utterance
shows that he Is still devoted to that
proposition, A considerable portion of
his supporters believe that If he Is
elected he will do all that he possibly
can to defeat the purpose of tho gold
standard law and promote tho cause of
silver. Hvory free silver man In the
country confidently believes that in the
event of Mr. Bryan's election he will use
all the power that he would possess as
president to pay the obligations of tho
government In silver and there Is no
doubt that he would do so. There Is
difference of opinion, it is true, as to
how far ho could go In this matter, but
the Judgment of the ablest tinanclers Is
that without passing .1 free silver coin
age bill nnd without the support of a
free sliver congress, a sllverlte president
could do Immense llunnclnl hnrin to tin
country. He could pay a considerable
part of the obligations of the govern
ment In sliver and thus practically bring
about a suspension of gold payments.
It cannot be necessary to point out whnt
this would liieau.
The charge that the republican parly
Is endeavoring to work up a panic, to
unsettle llnanees and to promote a feel
ing of distrust which may prove dis
astrous, Is utterly preposterous. The
warning which tho republican party Is
giving to the llunnclnl and Industrial in
terests of tho country Is entirely legltl-
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uentiy ot the Impression that Agulnahlo s It has boon during the past two
was a voter. A close Inspection of the weeks, still our people ought not to over-
poll nooks falls to reveal the name. took the ordinary precautions for pre
serving tlie public health under these
11 iirjnn meets with disappointing abnormal conditions.
crocus (luring ins campaign trips It Is The health records of tho larger cities
not necause tnev linve not reenlv-,i c!,,m. di.it i..iti. ti.r, ,,,(...... ,,r i,,i..
enough advertising, but because he Is tho number of deaths from Intestinal
no longer the drawing card as of old. diseases Increases largely, producing, os-
nnctnllv nmntif f1il1ilrnn n innrtnlltv tlttit I
1 iiu MM 01 Old line democrats Who are Is elinnieloi-lzeil nn Hlmnlv iiniiiillliit- V
mil miHii.illK I.iyail IS R lOllg one. but Vew Vm-L- nliv.ili.lnti. wrlHmmi Hit
tho democrats have Webster Davis. As snhieet In i-eeent nnmim.- nf ti... Me.i'.
air. neuisis an n i rancisco paper says, heal Hecord. calls attention to the fact
that the number of children under
years of age succumbing to one class
of this disease In that city for live years
aggregated 1,007 In June and l.UUO dur
ing July, and declares that this enor
mous excess Is in a large measure pre
ventable, lie goes on to enumerate the
different ways in which public authori
ties can and should contribute to the
reducing of hot weather mortality
Tho first point of Importance which lie
emphasizes is the ueed of a safe aud
adequate milk supply. The efforts of
the local authorities In Omaha to Insure
the delivery of pure milk to milk con
sumers are In llnu with tho reeoinnienda-
tlnctly defined attitude and the clearly
proclaimed purpose of the Bryanlte
parly. That party has unqualifiedly de
nounced tho gold standard law and de
manded Its repeal. Mr. Bryan is In full
accord with this and if elected will do
all that he possibly can to carry It out.
mere is only one of him and that Is
plenty.
It Is Intimated that Mr. Conger may
ask for a leave of absence to come home
to rccuperato from the effects of the
ordeal through which he has passed,
Mr. Conger has earned all the vacation
lie may require.
l'our years ago plenty of people had
time to listen to Mr. Bryan when he was
announced to make a speech. They are
so busy now that only an Indifferent
crowd could be drummed up in Satin
dors county to the formal opening of tho
popocratle campaign in tills state. If
popocratle enthusiasm Is at a low ebb
In that hotbed, where do the calamity-
Ites expect to secure their following this
fall?
must be ecured In tho fnltcd States or
in 1 anada. boft steam coal was formerly
applied to European navies by England
and Wales, but during the late session of
Parliament a law was enacted forbidding the
exportation from tho United Kingdom of
coai 10 bo used for military or nava
purposes. Onco established, tho Amerl
can export trade In coal should advance from
year to year by leaps and bounds.
Trntlc l'rlt inU,, r.ill.n, iVncr.
Atlnnuaitnlls Times.
We arc doing business with Spain once
more and our trade with that country Is
Krcnier man it was beforo the wnr. In
iai, tne year preceding the conflict, ex
ports from the United States to Spain footed
up $10,912,745. This yenr the total Is $13,
399.6S0. Tho United States has bought goods
irom apain to tne value of $3,050,017 thts
year, against 13,631.073 in 1S97. The btisl
ncss men of the two countries are trading
away ns 11 nothing had happened and Spain
is ocgmning to think It Is better off with
out thoso Islands than It was with them.
A very pleasant war. Indeed. Is ono that Is
satisfactory to nil parties concerned.
SiiHiilnli Wnr reimlom.
Philadelphia Times.
Already more pensions havo been aDnlled
for on account of the war with Spain than
1110 numDer or men who saw actual fight
ing service In that war. Such Is tho mrnni
of the pension onico brought up toJuly 1
of this year. In 1899 tho pensions nllowcj
were i jo to Invalids and 178 to widows
LP to July of this year tho numbers allowed
were 926 to Invalids nnd S88 to widows,
making a total of 1,811 In tho two years.
In the 30,981 pensions that havo been ap
plied for n great number nre for tho
widows whoso husbands died of disease In
unhealthy camps or from eating bad boef
ana otner rood.
Cruel Ministry Crltli-Ini.
New York Tribune.
England's military establishment In
crnl is coming in for n shariinesn nf
criticism to which it has not been subjected
slnco tho tlmo of tho CrI mean wnr.
Viscount Wolscley's declaration that the 20..
000 men Just maneuvered before him at
Aldcrsnot were "utterly unfit to send abroad,
badly led and badly taught," will fall rather
dismally on thu car of John Hull, who pays
thq bills and expects his drilled fighting
men to como up to a good standard. Hut
It is wholesome.. If disagreeable, that he
should know tho truth about them, and
there Is no reason to doubt that Lord
Wolseley has Imparled It to him In a direct,
unvarnished manner.
T I ir....M - . .
iiuuK viiuug assures me powers
that tho Boxers have been dispersed.
i-rom tins distance they do not appear
to nave entirely vanished, but what dls-
perslng has been done was accomplished
by tho troops of tho allies.
The story that the German paper pub
lished at Lincoln had been bought by
Mark Hauna, assiduously circulated In
popocratle organs, Is now denied and
apologies are being offered by thoso who
were so loudly ropcatlug tho misstate
incut. If the democrats are forced to
take back all the fakes they are starting
they will be kept busy from now until
election day.
The man with the multiple spectacles
Texas juries have recently struck 11
tlons urged In this paper, and our peoph
has now discovered a plot to defeat Kd- Hl'ouItl nmIlzo 1,10 fm'-ieachlng effects Uovoro blow to one of the great Indus-
gar Howard by hanging up a big prize or loruS I11IU inspection, particularly h f tlint state. Several men en
for a straw candidate to enter the race. 111 U1,! M,l"iuer season. kP'1 In a lynching enterprise have
A first-class oculist should tlnd rnmiv otner lood supplies must also Ito iieen sentenced to tho pcnltentlm-v fur
fleninnd for his services among our pop- Wlli-,1('1 Wllil I'mviui scrutiny. uie mv. if tills precedent Is to be consist
coiiHuuipuuu 01 uuus nun vcgeiauics in
a city the size of Omaha reaches enor-
The United Christian party has at last 1110,1!) proportions, aud their distribution tlon of the state boarding house,
found a man willing to stand as Its can- 1,11 unsound condition is sure to work
rlldate for president. Ills work in the lmvoe "I,on tlU! health of the column- n looks as If Adlal had no dead cinch
campaign need not Iks dllllcult and the " "at lnJ fi(,,'m 10 ninny to ue an on that populist substitution to the place
entiy loiiowed tne next census may
show a material Increase In the popula-
nomlneo will have the satisfaction of unnecessary intrusion upon private busl
Feeing his name printed In next year's 11CSH 1,1 tne enforcement of sanitary reg-
itatlstlcal almanacs. illations is really demanded for the pub
lic safety, aud any neglect of this duty
made vacant by the withdrawal of Mr.
Towne as second tall to the Bryan kite.
V few more promises of appointive Jobs
to be redeemed by Colonel Bryan may
be required to line up the members of
the committee vested with the authority
to give tho certllicate.
The charges against Police Judge Uor-
Bsnator Pcttlgrew Is quoted In an In- on the part of the city would lininedl
lervlcw ns saying he would rather fall n,0'y no reflected in the mortality roc
of re-election himself than to see I'resl- "ids.
dent MeKluley re-elected. As President Still another suggestion In this snine
McKInley Is to bo re-elected, tho South direction Is that the embellishment of a
Dakota senator might ns well start niak-1 city by the planting and cultivation of don nre now taking formal shape and
Ing arrangements for retiring to private trtt's contributes to tho maintenance of It rests with the council to say whether
lire. henlthful conditions by absorbing the they shall be pursued to the n.iinr nf
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heat Into the foliage ami reiluc nir the call ng the police 1 mitre to neemmt it
And now Hussla wants to borrow temperature. A cenernl purillcation of niav be nut down mm n . wnfe nu.iiiti..
f 150,000.000 In this country. That Is a the air Is also produced by the action of that the people of Omaha will stand bv
1 n KrvA 011111 tit - 1 9 t 1 1 1 ... . . I ...
"" 11 ""nam luniiy waius it vegetnt on upon tne component iini-ts of nuv act 011 t hat w ro-'enei-nte ti. ,i,
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-uub.. iu pu0 11111 iiiieicsi auu put tne atmosphere. These grent benefits lice court.
up good security It can be found by dig
glng up a few old stockings whose con
tents have been laid away for a rainy
Jny.
Tho farmers of tho country arc taking
nuvantngo or the present prosperity to
have a llttlo outing, and tho result Is the
largest attendance at the Farmers' con
gross during tho twenty years of Its ex
istence. During democratic times It
kept tho farmer scratching to stave off
Iho mortgage.
are too often overlooked In tho agitation
for tree culture, and a city government
could with propriety enforce the plant
ing of trees In Its residence districts as
a purely sanitary measure.
EITet-t of Trnile Eipiiiinlou,
Indianapolis Journal.
It has been ascertained that tho larce
business houses In Omaha aro employing
60 per cent more traveling men now than
u 110 neaitn and comrort or the Inhabit- four years ago. There Is probably no city
ants must be the first care of every
progressive city, nnd the inhabitants
should understand In just what way tho
public authorities are working to that
end f-o that they may co-operate with
them.
In the west which docs not have more men
on tho road now than in 1896.
Iho business men's excursions to sur
rounding towns have proved so popular
lilory for llu .lnp.
Sprlngtield Hepubllcan.
No ono can read tho story of the oper
ations ot tho I'ukln campaign without
concluding that to the Japaneso belon?
the chief honor and glory for tho rescue
of the envnvH nf thn nnu-ar. t'ii.n...
tho tiro limits filed with tlie city council them tho expedition at this tlmo would
Tho protest ngalnst the contraction of
Is timely and in order. Omaha's the not havo been possible.
that tho Commercial club and Knights limits aro not too extensive and Impose
of Ak-Snr-Ren aro likely to havo more no unnecessary hardship upon property
Invitations than they can accept. While owners. Tho only wnr Omaha can he
American L'oul Trnile .Wiriutil.
Philadelphia Record.
There Is a continued Hpari-ltv nf rmal In
it Is possible to have too much of a good built up to be a cltv of substantial ,m. Continental Europe and no new kources of
thing, Omaha business men can hardly pearanco Is bv tho strict enforcement s!",nlr ln ,nat fRrl ot tne world arc In
hart too many of these excursions. 0f the regulations against erecting lire- 5!K.h!L.,"0'L!:'rn:S f.n!' il"iBl.rt.want c.?aI
- 1 1 wi men urica auu mo ucvegsarr supplies
ciii.v.v ami Tin: tini;si:.
Deulli of One of the Olilenl Captain
In Hie A 111 r I n 11 Arm;.
In tho shadow of tho hoary wall of I'ekln.
with victory achieved by tho allied army,
war claimed us a sacrifice tho gallant Cap
tain Itcllly, ono of tho oldest captains in
tho American array and famous as uu officer
of the "Fighting Fifth." He commanded
tho crapk Battery V of tho Fifth artillery.
Captain Reilly was a fine, tnll, slender man,
with nn Iron-gray Imperial, blue eyes and
most engaging mnnners. A man who tode
ax It his horse and hlmeclf were of one
body, whoso discipline was sevcro without
being harsh, strict without being hard a
man who was a superior being to his men.
kind to them lu trouble, always polite, al
ways mindful of merit that was the Captain
Jlellly his regiment knew.
Dr. 13. F. Koblnson, lato of the United
States army, now practicing In Kansas City,
says of Captnln itellly ln an interview in
the Star: "He was not only a thoroughly
competent army olllcer, but ho had a hold
on his men that few army olllcers over
acquire. His men had the subllmest con
tldcnce In him.
"Personally ha Was a good deal ot a
fatalist. 'If you are to be hit,' he would
say, 'you can t orchpo your fate, so why
hould you try?' At another time ho bald
It the bullet and 1 get to the same place
t the samo time ono of these days, it's all
right. 1 accent the result. I don't trouble
about It.' Ho had no premonitions of death
because he had no worry or fear of it."
Captain Hellly's family, consisting of wifo
nd four children, rcsldo at Fort Hamilton,
X. Y. Ono of them, Harry, is a cadet at
West Point.
Hero's to Captain Smedley I). Hutler.
United States Mnrlno corps, exclaims tho
New York Sun, "and hoping ho may soon
recover from the wound ho received at Tien
Tsln. Captain Butler Is a very remarkable
boy. He was 19 years old on the last day
of June and has taken all tho part ho could
In three wars. He was a second lieutenant
of tho Marino corp3, "appointed for tem
porary scrvica." during (ho Spanish war; he
was appointed permanently on April 8, 1890,
and promoted tho samo day to first lieu
tenant. He commanded tho marine guard
on the Newark and mado a namo for him
self in the Philippines fighting guerrillas.
On June 1 1 ho waB sent ashoro with tho
marines at Taku, and was promoted captain
a few dnys aftei ho fell with a bullet In his
thigh in front of Tien Tsin. Ho Is the
youngest olllcer of his rank In tho navy
perhaps in any of the services; and If he
IIvbb will b3 brigadier general commandant
of tho United States Marine corps. W'c
hope ho may reach that rank; ho will be a
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wormy successor 01 me iuhiuu.- cuum
soldlcrs who have held It, If he keeps on as
ho has begun."
REPUBLICAN Prospects in NEBRASKA
in.
' Hull .iiiiii)'h e.tl I'.trctltm.
Hall county has seen for a long tlmo tho
most dlscournglngly bad examples of re
publican railroad nttorucy management,
which havo ohown its unhappy effect in a
very conspicuous way ln tho fall election
of last year, when wo had to elect county
olllcora and district Judges. The railroad
leaders mado up tho slate ln their usual
way nnd forced their friends on tho voters,
who ncctpted only two of them, electing
democrats and populists for all tho other
county offices. This' proved bad Judgment.
Uut with perfect Idiocy they nctcd In tho
selection of candidates for district Judges.
Our district comprises n dozen of counties,
In nil of which, Hall county excepted, the
demo-pops havo a smaller or larger ma
jority and feel a great abhorrenco es
pecially to railroad agents und similar
classes of people.
! or the two Judges to bo elected in this
district tho peculiar wisdom of our cor
poration lenders selected as republican
candidates two railroad attorneys, ono of
whom had served tho railroads for over a
quarter of n century, the other for ten or
twelve years! It Is nearly Incredible that
any person laying claim to leadership
could commit such n bungling blunder.
But It Is true. And they were forewarned.
It was told them that no republican law
yer from Hall county could be elected;
that It was absolutely necessary to take
one of tho rnndldntcs from our adjoining
county of Howard, where possibly an
available candidate might havo been found.
Hut thoy ln .their superior sagacity could
not take sensible advice. They proposed
a railroad attorney of Orand Island, who
did not even got a majority In his own
county, and a railroad attorney from Ord.
Both suffered crushing defeats, a result ex
pected by every sensible man from the be
ginning, And It was not the result of
these candidates' legal Inabilities' or other
especially bad qualities. They wcro good
lawyers and rcspectablo men, but disliked
and absolutely unavailable on account of
their connection with the railroads, and
they had not n ghost of a show against the
opposing candidates, who had no such bad
name ln this district, one of them being
ono ot tho former Judges of tho district, a
good lawyer nnd popular fusion 1st.
Tho whole campaign was also misman
aged by these corporation lenders, tho
chairman of the republican committee nnd
their stupid newspaper organ committing
continual blunders, hurtful to tho repub
lican candidates.
Undoubtedly a good many counterparts
to this little sketch ot a Hnll county elec
tion could bo found in other counties,
showing tho folly of relying on tho man
agement and the propositions of these old
leaders, and the voters ought to havo them
before their eyes when they select tho
candidates for tho legislature. These lead
ers look out mostly for the acquisition ot
olllcrs nnd nearly nil of them hold an olllco
or havo held one. Tho voter, however,
ought to tnko a higher view; he ought to
euro for tho Interests of his country und
hla party and ought to net Independently
nnd Intelligently, not obeying the dictates
of tho corporation men.
Tho tlmo Is propitious for a republican
victory In Hall county as welt ns In incut
other counties, ns the belief In the honesty
nnd sagacity of the demo-pop leaders Is
destroyed by their bad management of our
Btnto affairs, and quite a number nf old
and Intelligent adherents aro leaving
them. But the excessive blunders of tho
former corporation leadership must be
avoided. That is tho absolutely necessary
condition of republican success.
Tho Halt county election of this fall has
In one respect somo similarity with tho
Judicial election of IiirI fall. For state
senator Hall and Howard canities form on
district, and while In Hnll lounty a re
publican majority may be expected, tha
majority In Howard county is probably on
tho other side, unless a very popular re
publican of Howard county Is nominated,
If Inst fall's blunder is repented by nomi
nating un unavailable Hall county man, a
present of tho senatorshlp will bo mado to
the fuslonlsts.
flreat earn also ought to bo taken In tho
selection of the two representatives to
whom Hall county Is entitled, and (lis
railroad attorneys ought to havo little In
fluenco In the same, If we want good rc
suits. Independence from corporations Is
n necessary requisite In our candidates
and popularity among the foreign,
especially the (icrman elomotit, which has
been alienated by the arrogance nnd In
judicious action of tho railroad servants.
Wo havo In Orand Island several Intclll
gent and popular men of Oorraan descent
one of whom would make n splendid candi
date for tho legislature, and could, to
gether with a strong man from the sur
rounding county, beat the fusion to pieces,
But sensible management Is tho tin
avoidable condition.
Kxperlencc Is a great teacher, and tha
republicans of our county should heed tho
lessons It hns sought for long years and
mote distinctly than ever In our Inst fall's
campaign. If tho party has learned o
place no conlldence ln monopoly lenders
and If they will put Independent nnd popu
lar men in nomination, a republican victory
with all Its Important consequences Is In
sight. PItKIJ IIKDDH.
Orand Islnnd, Neb.
rOMTICAI, SNAPSHOTS.
nasningion rost: Tho democrats can
confer a favor upon Mr. Brynn by turning
their heads whllo ho Is engaged In accept
ng the populist nomination.
Philadelphia Times: Candidate narker
Bays he will havo a million nnd a half
otcs, which shows that even a populist
may bo mixed up with ono of tho biggest
rusts tho country ever knew.
Indianapolis Journal; Senator Stewart
of Nevada signalizes his return to the re
publican fold by a forcible and concise
btntcmtnt of reasons why Bryan nnd his
party should bo beaten. It Is not often
that so much political horse sense Is
found In so llttlo space.
Salt Lake Tribune: When Mr. Bryan's
ext speech on imperialism appears the
men of tho United States, after reading It.
hould turn to tho great Lawton's last
words to his countrymen. They were these:
"If I am shot by a Filipino bullet It might
as well come from ono of my own men, be
cause I know that tho continuance of fight
ing hero Is due to reports sent out from
America."
St. Paul Pioneer Press: Senator Stewart
of Nevada unnounces that he will vote for
President McKInley. He criticises Mr.
Bryan freely, thrusting his lanro Into more
than one cranny of tho rickety armor of
hlra whom he supported so valiantly In 1S96.
Talk about straws! It Is more than a
wind It Is a gale which blows so stalwart
a Bryanlte as old Stewart back Into the
republican fold.
San Francisco Chronicle: Bryan asserts
that tho prevailing prosperity of tho coun
try Is largely visionary nnd yet the
doubling ot his own property assessment
during tho past two or three years gives
me nu iu inu niaieraeji. upsides Europe
owes the United States today J50O.OOO.O0O
and the latter has Just become England'
banker by lending It $25,000,000 ln gold for
its bonds on the shortest kind of a notice
Brynn talks too much.
Philadelphia Ledger' There Is muc
truth in Senator Morgan's declaration tha
there Is no paramount issuo in tho cam
palgn, because somo voters will pay more
attention to ono issue nnd somo to nn
other, and this Is what makes It dlflleul
iu ue crriain 01 uie people s win on any
or tne topics cmbrnced In tho discussion
This la really what has Impelled Mr. Bryan
10 reopen tne issue of 16 to 1. He think
tho peoplo did not condemn that, but some
tning else, in the election of 1S95. It
probable, however, that another defeat
this yoar will convince even Mr. Bryan.
FAI,I,l.(i OF TUB (Sit HAT U'AI.I..
Mlrrlnir l'p the Ilimt of Auen In llir
sonilier Umpire.
Philadelphia Saturday Post.
"The dawn comes up like thunder out of
Chlnu." And It Is tho thunder that seems
to prcsago tho final storm of destruction
that will sweep China, as a separate and
Independent power, out of existence. Its
monster wall, which was built when Han
nibal was fighting the Uomans. has bym
boltzed the Chlneso policy In things ma
terial nnd mental and political. But the
wall Is crumbllnK.
For decades this result has been an- for w understand that tho republicans
tlcipatcd. For years It has been looked upon mu "eaten in tho stato and yet enro
lls iiseiy to happen at any time. China has legislature, anil that tho success of
too many enemies, eager to snatch at its w,c,r electoral ticket In tho state wilt as
territory. sure to them nn overwhelming majority In
mere is a grandeur, a solemnity nbout the lao legislature.
impending dissolution of China that will
none who resent the falluro of hla pre
dictions. Nebraska's satisfaction with Its condi
tion gives n curious Interest to Bryan s
alternative suggestion, that if ho bo not
elected president he shnll be chosen for
tho United States senate. A rcully con
fident candidate for president would not
permit this altcrnatlvo to bo discussed. If
It has Mr. Bryan's approval It certainly
permits tho supposition that he Is not
sure of hla success In his own slate. And
11 uu tnnnoi carry tho elcetorul voto In
Nebraska ho cannot win the. legislature
umnw il une 01 me most stupendous events
ln the history of tho world. China antedates
all history. The Prophet Isaiah snoko of It
as tho Land of Slnlm. Ptolemy wroto of the
Chinese ns tho SInae. Beforo Romulus and
Remus were wolf-suekled China was grny
with nge. There was n great empire of
yellow-faced, silent men into which Alex-
nnder the Great did not attempt to ponc-
uuie.
China Invented gunpowder and tho mari
ner s compass and the nrt of printing. Had
11 wisuen, it could havo furnished powder
i.MII,IN; 1,1. US.
Philadelphia I'rrsu- -r 1 -n., u
aeiitMnarJhff. ",a"' "ln. K,V,"K J friend
a llttlo wiioleromo advice whoncvei tha
thhig"" M 11 doesn,t you any-
"It COStS VOII vnur frl..,H ...... ......
said tho ivlfo mm,; ""c"'
Tribune: "Wi women,
this
s
Chlcaco
vhSliV., rcm"",'"- our Wi
moifl wwdly than men remember thoiri
ui course, my dear. You know- you havo
us men to iirp.im ,,i.,, 1 " iau "a0
tievelund I'luln Dealer
."Tho Chinaman
ttldlanarmlla .Innnmi. mi...... .... . . .
- ,l fiiiriwaim man"
IMMISOXAI, l'OI.VTKHS.
"Tho Chlneso are tho politest people In
the world," said a man who has seen much
of tho diplomatic corps In Washington
"hut I havo scon ono Instance where
Americans wcro not bohlnd them In good
mnnners. It was ut a big dlnnor party
Among tho guests wcro tho president and
his wife, tho Chinese minister and an
attache who had Just arrived from China
Tho dlnnor wns an excellent ono nnd the
now attache, who was a very cultivated
man, won golden opinions all around. As
soon ns thn Inst courso was removed, how
ever, ho gavo us n Burprlse. Lennlng back
In his chair ho crossed his hands on his
stomach and delivered himself of a deep
resonant, heartfelt grunt. Thoro was Just
a second of silence, broken by a similar
effort from tho hostoss, a creditable gruut,
too, hut not so vigorous ns that of the
celestial. When tho president's wlfo
grunted, followed by tho president, tho
Chlneso minister and all tho guests, you
would havo thought you wcro In a pig
sty.
"Later the Chlneso minister explained
that It li the custom In China for a guest
to grunt after dlnnor, to show his ap
preciation of tho good cheer ho has en
joyed. But It wns tho Amorlcan hostess
that saved tho situation."
"A curious sight la to seo wealthy China
men traveling on board of a coast or ocean
steamer," says a correspondent of Collier' s
Weekly. "Thoy all retire to tholr cabins
to remain there during tho voyage. Hero
they will eat, drink, nmuso themselves nnd
smoko opium, with tho pungent odor of
which tho neighboring cabins aro soon un
pleasantly filled. On a voyage from Nlngpo
to Shanghai I onco visited a Chlneso steer
age; thoro wcro over 700 men nnd womou
crouched on tho floor, smoking tholr pecu
liar wator and opium plpos, tho smoke of
which filled tho whole ship. It Is always
a groat curiosity for a strangor to nnter
ono of tho publlo pluces. mostly Chinese
tea houses, where a kind of sofa arrange
ment for opium smokers may be found.
Places exist with moro than u hundred of
such sofas, on each of which two China
men generally lie, tho ono conversing, whllo
the other holds his pipe over a small burn
ing lamp and puffs tho smokabtc extracts
of tho Indian poppy. Of courso thn fumes
render It Impossible for a fornlgnnr to
remain ln such a place- for any length of
time."
it Is said that Mr. Ingalls, during the
latter years of his life, mado out of his
writings and lectures ns much as $15,000
a yenr.
Now Hampshlro farmers are not worried
about the prlco of wheat. Somo of them
aro Belling grnsshoppers to tho Btato at a
dollar a bushel.
Richard Henry Stoddard, the blind banker
and poet, has given up dictating much of
his copy nnd writes most of It. In snlto of
his blindness he writes a remarkably clear
nana.
It Is, of course, too violent a presumption
to conclude that the empress of China, Just
Decnuso sho has dlsappeprcd, has eloped
with Agulnnldo, or that hor Intention Is to
Join him.
Ono ot thoso to tako part in tho recent
celebration of "Old Homo Week" at Buck
field, Me., was Secretary of the Navy John
D. Long, who was born In Buckfield, and at
tho celebration delivered an address.
Second Assistant Secretary of State Alvoy
A. Adee was born a deaf mute, learned the
use of tho organ of speech by artificial
methods and mastered tho art of llp-rcadlng.
Later In Ufo ho camo to hear partlully.
Walter Warder, who, in the nbsenco of
Governor Tunnor, 1b acting governor of
Illinois, won popularity ln Chicago during
tno Haymarkot riots by his fearless action
beforo tho mob nnd the ready aid he gave
tho wounded.
l-ew men of his ago aro so agllo and
athletic as Secretary Hay. He ts past CO
but still Indulges In all sort', of exercises,
including a fast walk every afternoon, livery
morning at 7 o'clock ho undergoes massage
treatment nt the hands of a skilled Swedish
operator.
W. A. Clark and Marcus Daly of Montana
tiro by a mere coincidence both in Paris.
Clark Is hunting up pictures for his now
palace In Now York nnd Daly Ilea seriously
ill at his hotel. Meanwhile In the state
from which they hall tho fight between
them, waged by their constituents, grows
moro nnd moro hitter.
Admiral Oowey's application for member
ship In tho Dewey Infantry, an Independent
military organization established at Mc
Kecsport In tho beginning of the Spanish
wnr and named nfter tho admiral when he
nank the Spanish fleet lu Manila bay, Is
cnuslng surprlso to many. In his applica
tion ho gives his occupation as admiral of
tho navy and says ho wl.l try his best to
heroine a good soldier.
.Mimic In III Siiiik,
Ilultlmore Amerlt-an.
"Adna Hamnnza," the Christian names
bestowed upon General Chaffee, signify
'Pleasant song without words." Whenever
there Is anything doing In Chaffee's par
ticular lino of musical eflorts bullets sup
ply the word deficiency.
The I Miin I llrmilt,
Detroit Journal.
While they aro nbout It the allies evi
dently intend to muko Pekln a wide open
town from center to circumference
10 tno nuns and Vandals who devastated mu",r, r,,ld ,ino mist's victim na he
r.umjie, Hnll 11 COUlCi naVO ntlt thn nri-nnxl uu- i mo cuulr of tor-
or their devastations Into print. It could . "So must the tartar." ,e.nnri,n,i ,i
nnvo given Lelf Kr kson .1 nomii i WI operator. '"v
him ncross tho Atlantic. But 11 i,l,t it-
discoveries away.
China had Its wars, Its troubles Internal
and external, and tt finally reached the
settled conclusion that truo happiness lies
... munition, so with its mighty popula
tlon It shut Itself in behind li u-.n ,.n,i
the sea, and asked for nothing but to bo
lot alone. It had an olaborate form of
Tnt'flrnninHl I . . 1 1 .
n'imuviii. il civil RPrvinn tn-tiM u.t . ..
mado It posslblo for tho poorest man In mV iVusb,-, ml "nn.?; "F.8' S"rP-' "
WnMilnt-tnti Rtn. "a . . . . .. .
,1,,,..,, ,L" , v man can i rMCK
tlown tho ladder o" ucepHs roun' In- ro.m .
Id Uncle Kben
cocs ue wlia 0
thiblJ. f?lf,,"v lio nd to keep lit, telt In
c rlKl' P''lco ""I tliri time he'd tlnd out
ho wasn't any smarter thun woman "
Washington Stnr: "A m;
down thn Initrirr r,' ,n.. .
'I? ,jaino way ho climbed," na
h.r his foot slips ho generiy
trip, kcrsmash. '
Detroit Free Press: Mrs.
1T1V llllsh.-itiil "11,,,....,,.... ..
the same as that of our own early Puritans "t,?b,1 ,sh , Perfect harmony between man
who tried to force themselves Into tho "oirJSfft'l.imr'
land
V 1 1
',ur ln'ia been without advanced
inns 01 action ror the definite benefit of
ts own people. When It found that tho
.uii.oriniion nna uso of opium wero work
ing great Injury it ordered tho Importation
Mopped. It nt onco found itsolf at wnr
itn tno greatest nnval power, represent
ing tho highest civilization. Tho result
that civilization mado money
ono of tho pitiful attempts made by lead
ing Indian chiefs, In this country, to stop
wiu nine 01 wnisky among tho tribes.
Hand ln hand with hatred of forelcn en
trnnco Into his country goes tho China
man s iovo ror his own land. When nbsent
from It, his strongest hone Is to rmnrn.
When ho dlos abroad, othor Chinamen seo
10 it mat his nshes aro returned to his
native shores. There Is something fine
uuotu mat.
1110 neatnon uninoe, with his smile so
cniiaiiKo nnd bland, is within limits a
irun portrayal, but Is far from represent
Ing tho race, to silent, so somber 0
rotlcont.
uno can nimost hear tho crumblinc nf
t, r mel "o; ' vp Rnt n" 1 can do to
mtCoPt0COh :,t;U.'u"-"' alwai-S
"For." wo observed, Indulgently, "vou
dispense large sums in charity " ' 5
innM'Ir'T replied the Commercial Oc
tonus. "I do tint lut , .
ir-,J".".,"V" '"urn
. niiiiurt nu: o, sir:
and
was inai opium continued to go In, and I J" s ws finlto In accordance with our
. It reminds ',UV,0H impressions.
IJ.tXCIXi; OK SISTKIl CA'MNtt.
Frunk L. Stanton in Leslie's Monthlv
nrCrh0n'.!!Ji,.ni.,V.Vy ,,C ""'""-Sister Ca lln,
Kn d room a-gwliio 'round me. cz I swuit
ner lor nu' right
All up en tlown dn hull:
Su-llli- fn'tmral" Id .i , ,
"Bless God. dat Slstor rvi'iinn 1 ..
dancln' cr 'cm all!"
De 1?!. Tv'uz ,V,H, n-creakln en de frosty
winders shake,
I'-n do ol' folks Norirr n,i
what wo make-; " "
Kn betW'Ix 'm itur'a n antim.
t.. A T. tor lu U'C' ri0 double shuffle,
bister C11 lino gwlno 'roun' 'em wld At
flounces en d.o ruffle.
Disier cit une s iter Cti- no. nin-t
."in hi iniKiiiy mum .
yoj
tl,n ,,'nll An ...k.- 1, .. .
r V.c. w ho " Z ., ""? r I"1 1 -rram d'pr hVr gw.ne ter tu n
--- . t.iiiiiii-BB cen
turies. Spanning the aces. Mlr-n
uriiigc, who its lartner end hidden In mist
ann Btorms. such Is China. It bridges nil
niuiniM nnn rinnrin ii-,,r
uescenuea upon this Its latter end.
SO.HI-J MOIIHASKA (,'OMJITIOXS.
you out do cliu'cii!'
But I tu'n en seo tic preacher
Do HOllUm crOKnlll InnnliAr
A-swIngln Sister CaMlne ever' time dat hn
uuuiu rcucn ncr:
"Sister rvUnc-I Is tired, en do fiddle tired
too!
Can t you stop untell dn preacher take en
nun 1 y urn I'll j'oil ;
Hilt tin itt-fMlr-hnr ktft thn ul,,HMn
Finn Ills shoes, en swing "em double:
uks dls uln t
'bout do
"I ain't cwlne marry any foil
no tlmo fcr trouble!''
But w'on we gwlno home'ards-
brcakln' er tie tlav
I seo do preacher liuggla' Sister Ca'llne all
in way
Kn hit sho' did tnko my href
ues mi me on tie uno r.
Dnwn-RnM Vle,v of l,e Sltnntlo,,
llereiilmnlii.
New York Times.
A great effort is belnc miuiH in vh..i,.,
by tho populists and democrats, to arouse
enthusiasm for Bryan and tn
electoral voto of that Btato for tho Kan-
sas tlty ticket. Tho confidence of iirvnn When he low She hop bo llvelv. Ill de
n tho loyalty to him of hla own t,,in 1. "mrry l,er niyscf
sum 10 uo complete or complcto enough
to warrant him In believing that If ho is
not elected president he will nt iint i,
chosen from Nebraska to be a senator of
tho United States to succeed Mr, Thurston.
But Mr. Bryan sees that ho has
unfavorable circumstances to contend with
In order to obtain the electoral vote. Tho
state has enjoyed great prosperity for
nenrly four years, In splto of the dread
predictions uttered by Mr. Bryan In the
campaign of lSfifi. When ho mado thosr
gloomy declarations money was scarce 1
Nebraska, and even upon the best rcul
estato security It wbb dltllcult to borrow a
8 and 9 per cent Interest.
Two years later money began to seek In-
vestment, but borrowers were few even ut
(1 nnd 5 por cent. Now money Is abundant
and "easy," tho banks aro filled with tho
leposits of farmers, and prices nre satis
factory for farm products.
Four years ago tho advocates of Hi
lection of McKInley could offer no nrr
comforting assuranco than that tho tlnrs
could not bo much worse than they were.
iiryun promised that ho would Improv-
them, and that McKInley must make them
Infinitely worso than they wore. Thcro are
many persons in Nebraska who f'tir year
ago voted for Bryan to change tho tondi
tlonB of their Ufo ami to Improve the pros
pect of the future. Very few of them rr
so afflicted h:i In on unable to rumombcr
me predictions of the popollst leader, aud
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