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V. M. 1J. IICNOATE.
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No polltlonl mavericks on tin1 cuttle
rane tills year -1 hoy have nil coint?
up to I lie republican corral.
N'el'rnsku prnlrlcs will raise- still one
more crop this year the largest yield
of republican votes they have produced
In several seasons.
Roosevelt day, which comes Thursday.
October I, Is the next red letter day on
Omaha's calendar. Mark It down If you
have not already done so.
Nothing would so disappoint the Hry
anltes as n satisfactory settlement of
the coal miners' strike. The hope of
tho Hrynn ticket lies In distress and
calamity.
The Commercial club should keep
right on In its quest for new Jobbing
houses and factories for Omnhu. The
procession fs already started aud should
nof be allowed to stop.
Medical authority says It Is bad for
the health to- go to bed with an empty
stomach. In democratic limes', how
ever, many people are forced to the con
sequences of such a condition.
It Is a poor election when our voters
nre not treated to the opportunity to
express themselves on n few bond prop
osltlons. The chances are the year WOO
will be no exception to the rule.
The appeal of Hrynn and the national
committee for the formation of Hryan
nml .Stevenson clubs evidently fell on
something worse than stony ground it
did not have even an ephemeral growth.
Agulnaldos private secretary Is In
this country to make a few speeches
on tho Philippine question. It will not
require more than one guess to settle
which presidential candidate lie would
like to see elected.
The seven new members of the school
board to be chosen this year would by
themselves almost make a majority of
that body. The necessity for lining the
places with substantial and trustworthy
men was never greater.
Large crowds come out In the rain to
see and hear Hoosevelt. The repub
licans of Nebrasku are in earnest this
year aud no little things like a rain
can prevent them from doing honor lo
their vice presidential candidate.
Four years ago yesterday the aver
age price paid for hogs on the South
Omaha market was $'.MM. Yesterday the
uverage price was ?r.i:j,. Do the
farmers and business men desire to re
vert back to the conditions o ISlnj?
St. Joseph may have hypnotized the
census man to list It with a bigger
population than umiina, but It cannot
product) the statistics of school enroll
ment, election returns nnd other evi
dences of population to maintain the
claim.
The musical festival, the street fair
and tho Ak-Sur-Heu carnival have come
and gone, but their lulluence will re
main. They have served to show what
Omaha can do when all pull together
and the lesson should not be lost In
the future.
Hoss Croker canuot understand why
he should bo dragged Into national pel
ltlcs, but he keeps right on trjlng to
make himself n factor in the national
election. Tho best way for Croker
avoid unpleasant publicity would be to
keep hie hands out of the presidential
election.
Tho Kngllsn press insists that In th
edicts promulgated by tho emperor of
Ohlnu ordering the punishment of lead
ers in tho outrages committed on for
elgners the hand of thu United State
diplomacy can be seen. If American
diplomacy can accomplish tho result
how much better It will bo than to
ndopt tho European plan of forcing n
unnecessary war in whh h thousauds of
lives must be bacritlced?
QVEST10S8 1W KWU XUT AXSWKt;,
With something of hrnvnilo Mr. Hrynn
linn it mimbcr of 1 1 ttion told audiences
Dint lie la willing to state what his
policy la regarding the Philippines rind
that ns much cannot bo said for Presi
dent MeKluley. Now ns n matter of
fact no lntelllKent person who has renil
the president's letter of acceptance can
luivo- any doubt ns to his Philippine
policy. Ho made that so clear tlint no
one could misunderstand It.
Hut why Is not Sir. Hrynn equally
frank as to some other questions which
nre no less Important to the American
people? For Instance, the country
would very much like to know whether
or not, If he should be elected, he
would pay coin obligations of the gov
ernment In silver. There Is a very gen
eral apprehension In financial and busi
ness circles that ho would do this and
the fear Is even now having an unfavor
able effect. The question Is one that
Mr. llryau could answer without any
explanation. A mere aflirmatlvo or
negative reply Is all that Is necessary.
Hut he will not answer the question.
There Is another matter as to which
the views of the popocratlc candidate
would be Interesting. That Is the dis
franchisement of colored citizens In the
south. These citizens are being de
prived of their constitutional right of
suffrage by discriminating laws. The
principle of the eotisout of the gov-
rued Is being clearly violated In their
ase. Hut while Mr. Hrynn Is most so
licitous to apply this principle to the
Insurgents in the Philippines he hasn't
word to say In regard to Its denial to
his colored fellow citizens In the south,
who are loyal to thu government.
Mr. Hrynn will continue to Ignore
these questions. They are not vote
catchers.
J.MIUll H'UVU) SUFFER.
Hon. .lames II. Kckels, who was comp
troller of the currency in the second
Cleveland administration, says that In
the minds of those who carry on the
flulrs which mnke our business world
Hryan Is associated with uncertainty
ml doubt. "It will not do," says Mr.
Kckels, "to say that these Interests ate
selllsh and ought to receive u lesson,
for the greatest sufferers will be those
who are most dependent upon the larg-
st dally activity In business. No one
would sud'er so much as tho laborer, for
he must have steady work, day In nnd
day out. He has no reserve capital
from which to draw uud the curtail
ment of business operations means the
urtnllmcut of the employment of labor,
with attendant distress and Idleness. 1
look upon Mr. Hryan as the most dan
gerous man to the labor Interests to
day In public life."
It would seem that every Intelligent
worklngman must seo the truth of this.
What cau labor possibly gain through
any policy for which the Hryanlto party
stands? For three years labor bus been
well employed at fairly remunerative
wages. The eiieci upon uusmcss mm
enterprise of the success of a party
which advocates debasement of the
currency ami nee initio ouiu m
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evltably be such as to work great In
jury to labor. This Is already appar
i.nr. Therefore the worklngman who
considers only self-lnterest-to whom the
most Important question Is that of prop
.riv m-iivldlni- for himself and his
"rf " " "
family should refuse to support the
party which otfers him nothing to pro
mote his welfare, but whose policies, on
the contrary, would certainly bring a re
turn of the unhaiMiv conditions ot a
few years ago.
ewitsixa a muA'siox.
The worst deluded people In this cam
palgn are those who believe, or profess
to believe, that Mr. Hryan, If elected,
would do nothing to overthrow the gold
standard law and put the country on a
silver basis. The Haltlmore Hun voices
the view of such people when It says:
"if Mr. Hryan should bo elected presi
dent and both branches of congress
were controlled by tho democrats during
his administration It Is not probable that
the currency legislation enacted by the
Firtv-slxth congress would be repealed
or that a tree coinage net wmim m
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passed. With his party divided on the
llnanclnl Issue, it Is doubtful, to say the
least, whether Mr. Hrynn would make
more than n perfunctory effort to secure
free coinage legislation."
This Implies a doubt of tho honesty
and sincerity of the many declarations
of Mr. Hryan of his hostility to the gold
standard and his devotion to free silver.
For four years he has been talking for
silver, denouncing the gold standard as
n conspiracy aud proclaiming his de
termination to get rid of it it given the
opportunity. Ho toreeu tne Kansas
City convention, as a condition to his
acceptance of a nomination, to specinc
allv rcttlllrm the free silver plank of tlx
Chlcauo platform. HO mis repeaicmj
said in tho present campaign that his
liurtv stands now on tho tlnanclal ques
tion precisely where It stood In IS'.M,
Hoes the Sun think that in an tins .Mr.
Hrvun has been deceiving and mislead
Iul' his free silver adherents? Hoes It
belluvo him capable of deliberate and
persistent duplicity In this matter?. And
if so how can It have commence m ms
pledges as to other questions? If ho is
capable of betraying the faith of ills free
silver adherents, why not also tmu oi
tho "antl-lmperlallsts?"
Hut the Sun Is self-deluded. It would
not be a perfunctory effort that Mr
Hryan us president would make to se
cure freo coinage legislation, but a per
tdstcut and determined light, with all
the power and inlluence of his adniinls
tratlon, to restore the free mid unllm
itmi minute of .silver. This is the be
lief of the free sliver men who constl
tuto a large majority .of tho Hryanlto
imrtv and it Is well-founded. They
know most thoroughly the fanatical tie
votlon-now being held In restraint In
order to beguile those who put the Imgy
of imperialism above the question of cur
rency debasement of their leader to
free silver nud they have the most un
Itiostlonlng faith In his promise and
nirpose to make n determined light
against the gold standard If the party In
successful In the election. In whatever
other respect Mr. Urynn's sincerity, may
bo questionable, there can bo no doubt
as to his honesty regarding this free
silver Issue.
Those who think as the Haltlniorc Sun
does are nursing a delusion which will
be rudely dispelled If Mr. Hrynn should
be elected. lie will orgunlze nn ad
ministration hostile to the gold standard
and every effort will bo made to Hud a
way to nullify the currency law of last
March, to every feature and provision
of which the Hryanlto party Is opposed.
The llrst step In this direction would be
the payment of the coin obligations of
the government in silver the effect of
which upon the tlnanclal and business
affairs of the country every practical
man knows would be disastrous.
XOTiuxa srvrKKDs ukk svrri:ss.
Nothing succeeds like success. This
Is again exemplified by the success that
has crowned tho musical festival and
k-Sar-Hcn carnival Just brought to a
close In this city.
Hoth of these ventures were under-
aken by their promoters with misgiv
ings as to the outcome In some quarters,
but the unprecedented record miido by
each of them proves again that In the
lexicon of Omaha there Is no such word
us full.
One specially slgnlllcant feature that
s remntked upon by all those actively
engaged In the management of these
enterprises Is the better feeling nmong
the Omaha business men nud Omaha
people generally, prompting them to
work together for the advancement of
the city.
This feeling seems to Indicate n re
vival and strengthening of public spirit,
always necessary for adequate support
o every public undertaking. The qties-
Ion asked Is not, Can It be made a
success? but, It must be madu a suc
cess, and what nre we expected to do
to help it along?
If this spirit can be maintained aud
stimulated Omaha's Immediate future
promises ns great strides forward as
mve been made In any period in the
past. what Omaha lias done it can
do aguln with the same co-operation
and determination among its citizens.
A V1SIU. OF itJU-lSVG.
On another page will be found n brief
vision of the terrible distress tlint over
spread the country and particularly
Nebraska In the years before the elec
tion of JS'JO. The exhibit Is too de
pressing to be extended over the en
tire period, ii mere glimpse being sulll
clent to recall the dark days through
which we have happily passed.
Contrast with this retrospect the evi
dences of prosperity now to be seen on
every hand, happy homes, bountiful
crops, overflowing granaries, revolving
mill-wheels, buzzing factories, busy
working, crowded marts. Who would
want for a moment to turn back the
hands of time nnd exchange again the
prosperity of the present for tho pov
erty of the past?
Keep the two pictures in mind and
nsk yourself whether you want a
change.
Governor Buyers of Texas reports the
amount, of money received by him ns
contributions for the relief of the (Sal-
veston Hood victims as ?(!"L,,47( and it
Is probable that nlmost an equal amount
n money nnd provisions has been con
tributed direct to the cities ullllcted.
Where will anyone llnd in the whole
civilized world such an exhibit of sub
stantlal sympathy called out on short
notice in response to the appeal of a
stricken community?
Chairman Jones of the democratic mi
tlon'ul committee, Van Wyck, the demo
emtio mayor oi x-sow ioik, unu uu-imiu
- i in.. i. .....i
Croker, the democratic boss of that
cltv, are all now defendants in legal
actions brought under the anti-trust
laws. Ip the trust matter, as in others,
there are several beams In the demo
emtio eye.
How do the populists of the west who
re supporting Hryan like It to Have
Hoss Croker dictate one of the most
inporlant cabinet positions In Hryan's
ublnct in case ho should bo elected.'
Senator Hannu mokes the unquulltled
,,Uu,ii.n,iii' iiini iu knows Croker has
such a promise.
Hefore talking about the McKlnley
managers shaking down federal olllelnls
the popocratlc organ should publish the
schedule of assessments levied on the
fusion state appointees In Nebraska.
According to reliable reports the fusion
assessment Is more than tho trallle will
bear.
'The dilliculty encountered In securing
competent men to servo as registrars at
tho coming election is another sign of
all-pervading prosperity. With every
one steadily employed at good wages the
Inducement to lay off to serve the coun
try as a registrar is not very tempting.
There has not been a fall for many
years in which the soil of this state has
been lu such good condition to go Into
winter as the present. This means a
long start for u good crop next year.
Nebraska Is prosperous and bids fair
to keep along the same road.
The Mil ii Who Itom TIiIkkh.
Vushlntton Post.
If Mr. Hanna has really settled the coal
miners' strike he has accomplished more
good than all the other politicians com
bined. Problem of the Century.
Philadelphia Times.
Collego' oducutlon la said to reduce a
girl's chances of marriage. It brings up
tho question whether tho light of science
Is an equivalent for that of a good match.
Money, lo Mute Ihr Crop,
Philadelphia ltecord,
The demand for small notos usual at this
tlmo of year, whether for moving the crops
or fjr carrying tho elections, will bo met
without froublo at tho federal subtrees-
urles, Small gold and sliver certificates
ones, twos, fives nnd tens will tie cj
changed for certificate of larKer dennmlua
tlous to meet demand. This preparation
on tho part of thu treasury to fnrllltatn
fall business operations will bo Kteally ap
preciated by tho public.
Queer Notions ot ('out Unrolls.
Huffalo Express
Tho Rrunt coal corporations are very
much lu favor ot union and orKiwilinllon
amoiiR themaolvcs to control tiie output
and prices of their product. Hut as to
union and co-operation ntnoni; tho inliierii
for Kclf-pi otoctlon, that (lu tho ctttlmntlun
ot tho coal corporations) is quite a different
thing.
,V True lteiriciilntl ve.
Amorlcnn Pressman.
Fred M. Youngs of Omaha hns tho nom
ination for tho legislature. It Is needless
to nay that organized labor will havo a
truo and loyal representative If ho Is
elected. Ills past Is his recommendation
and the printing craft ot Omaha will miss
un opportunity of it lifetime If they neg
lect to orgnulzo n Fred Youngs club uud
seo that ho Is elocted.
Wlliit nrjiiiilsin Would Do,
Now York Sun.
Under llryanlxm every Important Indus
try lu the land would bo made to feel a
shock such as business has never felt In
the countiy's entlro history. Any tariff
agitation, any panic ever lived through was
u summer breozo to the killing tornado of
the Hrynn policy against tho country's In
dustries. Does uny sensible man, whother ho owns
$2 or ft, want to bring on such n catas
trophe? Oenernl l'nliner nnd Ills Pension.
Louisville. Courier-Journal.
Let It not bo forgotten In reviewing the
Ufa of tho Into General John M. Palmer
that when n pension of (100 n month was
voted him In his old ago nnd poverty he
made the request tluxt tho amount bo cut
In hnlf, ns that sum would bo enough to
sntlsfy his slmplo wants. What a contrast
to tho action of a Judge who has n salary
of 17,500 a year and who yot brought suit
to compel tho payment of $100 a month
which ii commissioner of pensions held was
excessive.
Vondcr of lln- Xrw nvy.
Chlcnuo Kccord.
The naval maneuvers at Newport sug
gest that tho Btibmurlno torpedo boat may
yet play a larger part In history than had
been anticipated. Tho submarine boat Is
still In the experimental stage, but tho
pcrformanco of the Holland In approaching
to within striking distanco ot several of
tho vessels of tho blockading squadron
Indicates tlint Its possibilities nro large.
Sham engagements of any kind nre rarely
effectlvo us tests, but If tho Holland wero
to do In real warfare what It demonstrated
that it could havo done off Newport tho
destruction of nt least ono flr3t-class bat
tleship would be recorded to Its credit. It
Is interesting In this connection to noto
that France, which has kept well In the lead
In building "sousmarjns," has four of theso
boats In service, with eight more building
or projoctcd, nnd a program which cnlls
for tho construction of twenty-six more
beforo 190,".
STOPl'INC THAI.V ItOllltEUIES,
Easy ns HoIIIiikt II a I.oc When You
Know Hoiv.
Philadelphia Times.
Why is 11 that train robberies seem to
Increase In frequency and daring nnd that
their movement la from tho west, where
tho open plains nnd unpopulated mountain
regions cnablo the thieves to mako good
their cscapo lo tho east, whero every
square mllo cau furnish a posse to pursue
and tho telegraph and telephone wires
should hold tho perpetrators ns in a net?
If It Is not buuiluso tho record of these
crimes is marked by tho supluo cownrdlec
of tho victims It will bo hard to find an
other reason so satisfactory.
Thcro Is not an instance of resistance
being mado and thieves havo como to know
that their order, "Hands up!" will be
promptly obeyed and that no field is so
safo for tholr enterprises ns that offered
by tho passengers on a train. Tho .man
who will attack burglars In his house nnd
storo or put up n good light with a high
wayman in a lonely street seems to bo
paralyzed with terror when n train r.obber
who Is supposed to bo Infinitely more
desporato than all others, approaches. Tho
spectaclo of ono masked man with a pistol
deliberately robbing fifteen or twenty men,
many of whom have weapons, has been re
pealed until It has become an accepted
belief that train thieves can practice with
Impunity upon tho fear their namo oxrltes.
Ono of these days some man will muster
up courage to shoot, and shoot first, nnd
on the day tho first train robbor Is shot
down tho number of tho acts of brigandage
will begin to decrease. Let that man
hurry up nnd mako himself known, for until
ho arrives train robbery will thrive.
CO.VCKIlMMi IMI'EHIM.lh.M.
Fuel Unit Itlsc Allot c t.ie (Mutter of
Cn III I M it Druninii'iK.
Washl. on 1 ost.
If wo can get a llvo minutes' hearing
In this deafening din which our estceemed
democratic contemporaries havo raised
over tho question of imperialism, wo
should llko to suggest that they would
be wise to moderate their vociferation
That thcro Is Imperialism lu our present
and pnst policy, wo do not pretend to
deny, Tho president has made u tariff
for Cuba nnd tho Philippines, nnd regu
luted In those Islands other parts cf th
machinery of government which, under the
constitution, lie within tho provlncs of
congress. That ho haR been conscientiously
ndvlBed In thlR, wo do not for n moment
doubt. Whother ho has been well nd,lscd
Is qulto nnothor matter. Unless Imperial
ism Is to bo found In these directions, we
should hcBltato to look for It nt nil. In
our opinion, however, It is there.
Hut who are democratic leaders tlint
they should cast stones nt condl I ns
which they havo done so much to bring
nbout? Look back two years and say
who wero most actlvo, most indofatlgibl?
nnd most persistent In their efforts to
plunge tho country Into war with 3,mln!
Everybody knows that Mr. McKlnley was
nverso to that war, and that ho resolutely
set his face against It up to tho very last
moment. If ho had been supported in his
reluctanco and strengthened In his humane
predilections by tho democratic leaders In
congress, this Imperialism of which they
now complain so loudly would havo be n
mado impossible, Sonator Procter was ono
of tho fow republicans of real weight and
consequence who helped to precipitato tho
outbreak. No one lu Mr. McKlnley's cabl
not desired war. although some ot tho
secrotnrlos fenrd that It was inevitable.
Tho agitation wnB conducted chlnlly by
democratic loaders and organs, and most
of tho glory and tho sorrow and the dis
nstrous complications resulting therefrom
may properly be credited to them. Th'
war brought us Cuba, I'orto Hlco and tho
Philippines nnd, ns an Inseparable con
comitant, nil the dltricultles Including im
perialism Unit now confront us.
This Is merely u word In passing. Wo
have always felt sure that tho uproar In
1S97 was of puroly partisan Inspiration nnd
contrivance, It does not surprise us, there
fore, to find tho democrats bewailing re
suits of which they wero tho most con
spicuous cause. Wo insist, nevertheless,
that tho democratic howl about Imperialism
Is Injudicious and Impertinent. The situa
tion is bad enough, but thoss who d.d so
much to crcato It should accopt tho re
sronslblllty and leave others to conduct
the proteeUtloo.
Dollar and
Portland Oregonlnn.
What shall It profit n man to assist
Agulnaldo to a throno nnd loso his own
Job?
McKlnley propones to establish order in
tho Philippines, set up a stablo government
Willi local self-government nnd United
States sovereignty. Ilrynu proposes to
establish order In tho Philippines, act up
ii stablo government with a local self-government
nnd n United Stntes protoctorato.
Is tho dlfTf rctiro great enough to pay a man
to vote for ig to l, tiring on nam tunes
and throw himself out of work?
Thn Idea is to return to tho republicanism
of Washington, Jefferson, Jackson nml Lin
coln. Tho Idea Is If wo enn't havo "consent"
In thu south or with tho Indiana or lu
Alaska or Porto Hlco, anyhow wo must give
It lo Agulnnldo, even at tho cost of n finan
cial nud Industrial revolution here at homo.
It's u pretty hard proposition.
Lot us elect Hryan and tho silver con
gress that will go along with his victory,
l.et us keep up n scaro In business, nhnndtm
Pacific expansion, enrourago riots, get n
few nnnrchlsts Hi tho supreme court, shut
up tho fortorles with threats of freo trade,
break up n few banks with fear of the sll
cr basis, tell tho world that four years
of prosperity at homo nnd honor nbroad
don't suit us nml have a change nil
around. It will bo a tough dose, hut Alt
geld nnd Tillman will bo happy and Agul-
a iwinrno sci:m:.
Departure of (loin Paul from the South
African llcinilille.
Philadelphia Times.
Thero Is something pathetic nnd much
that Is Instructive In thu sccno that will
soon be witnessed in Uctngon bay when thu
Dutch battleship Cleldcrland will receive on
hoard tho former president of the Into
Transvaal Republic to carry him back to
tho land frefm which his forefathers came
250 years ngo.
Ills departure dates tho failure of ono of
tho most respcctablo efforts of a liberty-
loving peoplo to establish a freo nation In
n land fur removed from interference, ns
they fondly believed, nnd although he re
turns in defeat, leaving behind a few rem
nants of his people, he goes with honor nml
dignity. In thu effort that tho Doers mado
nt colonizntion success of tho first order
marked tholr endeavors. 12von ufter the
grand trek was made nnd In order to secure
tho Isolation tho sea forbade them to en
joy on tho const, nnd they passed Into tho
heart of Africa and established themselves
ou tho banks of nn untiavlgablo river, tholr
slmplo tastes, their persistent Industry
nnd unwearying patience found their re
ward. When, however, they haiTftcciimu
lated wealth enough to nttrnct tho roving
eyo of the Ilrltlsh their real troubles began
nil over again, and the unhappy discovery
ot gold hastened tho disaster that has over
taken them. Thero is no blight can fall
upon a country or region to be compared
with the possession of mines of gold nnd
sliver. Peru, Mexico, Nevada and India are
Illustrations of tho fact, and If California
und Australia havo escaped the cure, It was
because nature bestowed u greater wealth
In their whent fields and vineyards. The
full weight of this nlllictlon of gold fell
upon tho African republic and Insured hsr
destruction. Whatever issues of tho day
may havo provoked tho opening of hostili
ties the primal cause of tho war was gold.
Tho Kngltsh fought for tho mines and tho
Hoors fought for liberty, and the sordid
causu has won. Ignoble ns havo been many
of England's enterprises no one of them
equuls in Infamy" tho destruction of this
noblo llttlo nation. Compared to it the ag
gressions ot Warren Hastings in India; the
deportation from Acadia, which, alas, docs
not exist only In Longfellow's hexameters;
tho massacro of tho negroes by Kyre In
Jamaica, anil tho opium wnr lu China, arc
mild and civilized measures JustlfW In
somo part by tho conditions that created
them, but tho wnr In South Africa was
utterly unjustifiable, based upon a false
statement of causes and conducted with no
other view than the annihilation of tho re
public. It Is probably truo that tho Rug
llsh expected to attain by bluffing what has
cost them so much blood and treasuu' aid
also their prestige as a warliko nation.
Tlmt her military operations should con
tribute to the burden of contempt viilch
her policy has Invited Is righteous nnd
Just.
The Boors nro blotted out of exls(en?o ns
a nation, but their noble and hopeless de
fense Is un Inspiration for the love-s of
liberty that lifts Colenso and Sploa Kop to
places nlongsldu of Marathon nnd Hunker
Hill, Oom Paul on his bou Journey lo Iiol
land carries with hlin tho sympathy nnd
respect of civilization, and tho little band
of dnring men with their glorious leaders,
Jolibert, Itotha anil Do Wot, have galued nn
Imperishable renown
HiiY.vx us vr.uioii.
The .-liraku i(,v Inclilcnt n H Ai
pi'iira Some Ulslanec Attn-.
Chicago Tribune.
Mr. Hrynn went to Nebraska City day
beforo yesterday to talk starch. Thero
Is In that town u starch factory giving
employment to 800 persons. It Is thochluf
Industry of tho pluco and the citizens think
much of It. Over a year ago the Nebraska
corporation which owned It sold Its property
to tho United Starch company and tin
proceeds wero divided between tho stock
holders of tho Nebraska corporation, which
was dlksnlvcd. Subbcqiiently tho United
Starch company sold nut to tho National
Starch company. That concern owns or
controls all tho important titarch factories
In tho country.
Recently tho populist attorney geueral of
Nebraska began suit to iiiinul tho salo of
tho Nebraska City factory to the United
Starch company, to restore It to tho Ne
braska corporation which onco owned It
which Is defunct nnd cannot be resur
rected by nn order of court und to restrain
tho United Starch company, which is nlso
defunct, from doing business in the stnte.
It Is said that this litigation was Instigated
by Mr. Hryan. Certainly the people In
and near Nebraska City wero not tho in
stigators. Tho factory buys tho corn of
tho neighboring farmers and nearly one
third of tho Inhabitants aro directly or In
directly IntiTestcd in that factory. Nor
have tho women of Nebraska been com
plaining to tho attorney general of the
"trust" prices of starch. While the manu
facture of that article Is controlled by ono
company It hus been enroful not to estab
lish high prices lest It should provoko com
petition. Tt does not cost much to equip
a starch factory und It Is Imposslblo for
a "trust," oven If so Inclined, to prevent
tho purchase of tho raw material by a
competitor. Corn Is too plentiful for that.
This mnvo on the part of tho attorney
general filled tho peoplo of Ncbraiika City
with consternation. They foresaw In his
action the closing of tholr factory and Hie
destruction of their great homo Industry
In order to bootho this excited community
If possible Mr.' Hrynn went to Nebraska
City day before yesterday. Ho told the
people that tho attorney general had com
menced proceedings "not to destroy your
locnl manufacturing establishment, but to
prevent thn manufacturing establishment
from entering Into a trust." That Is not
a correct statement. Tho Nebraska cor
poration has not "entered Into a trust,"
but has sold out lis property and has dis
solved. If the courts decide that the cor
poration which now owns that property
shall not do business In Nebraska It can
do one of two things. It can close the fac
tory, which would harm Ncbroka City
greatly, or it can sell the factory to a
Dinner Pail
naldo can blow his silver whistle undls
turhed. You tell mo that t must do the hand
somo thing by Agulnaldo. Well, whlla
I am taking care of Agulnaldo who
will bo taking r.ure of me? Who In going
to buy my goods If my customers cancel
their orders? Who Is going to y.ot my
money out of the savings bunk when It
closes up? Who will pay my lii'-omo
tax if ono Is enacted? Who Is koIiik to glvo
mo a Job If I um thrown out of voV'
Hryan says It Is inonnlroiia to lulfa xboHi
tho dollar la thn poi kut so uiik u A K o I
tuildo Is unsatisfied Ho siiys II l dl ''
lug to talk about thu full dlnuot iil, pa
as if a man had no Ideas nbovn lb IInwk
pull. Hut If a mun u HiliiHoK 'M
without both tho dollar Mid thn diw
pall ho wnnts to know wh.r h l n'Amt
to get off. It would bn pf!uiii luthv. hii
the lirynns, doubtless, at tb Vliln
It would bo ngreeublo to Ak'iIoI1',
proclamations twice a week to bin wt"
In Manila. Hut the avcrago r;i u ufi
going to think so much about h nill
happen to Agulnaldo as to foigi;l i M,i,l
about what will happen In this l ouMty.
Wo go on tho principle In this ninitirr
that It n man doesn't look out for him
self nobody will look out for him. A good
many people think highly of self-preservation.
That 4s what Agulnaldo did when
ho took (100,000 ot Spanish colu and sailed
away, leaving the sacred cause of freedom
nud "consent" to its own resources.
dummy Nebraska corporntlou nnd be ns
much tho master ot tho situation as It Is
now. Tho factory cannot be taken nwny
from Its present owners by tho courts and
handed over to the original owners or any
body else.
After Mr. Hrynn had appealed to his
audience not "to subject themselves nnd
their countrymen to the extortion prac
ticed by nil the 'trust?,' lu order to main
tain one trust, which has ono factory in
their city," he said: "I want you people
to know that If wo get control of this gov
ernment the federal administration, as well
us tho state administration, will lay its
hands upon the stnrch 'trust.' " How will
tho federal administration do so unless
congress Is given by a constitutional
amendment a power over commerce nnd
manufactures It does not possess now?
Thu Htnto of Nebraska may be able nml
willing to drive n starch factory out of
Nebraska City because owned by n "trust."
Tho state of New York may havo tho
power to close tho Oswego starch factories
because owned by a "trust." It never
will consent to exercise that power. How
can tho federal government close those
factories or stop thu shipment of their
products to purchasers In other stntes?
Mr. Hryan proposes that tho federal gov
ernment shall lay its hands on "trusts"
by the enactment of laws which shall "dis
solve every prlvato monopoly which does
business outside of the state of Its origin."
Ho should tell how ho proposes to pro
vent the consumers of starch In states out
side of New York from sending orders
to the National Starch company aud having
Its products shipped to them. If the men
nnd women of this country were to agree
to use less starch or uo stnrch In tholr
shirts and skirts they would harm tho
starch "trust" far more than It cau be
harmed by any federal legislation Mr.
Hryan can devise. Hut there will be no
boycotting of starch. The consumers do
not think tho price excessive.
If Mr. Hryan did stir up the attorney
general ot Nebraska to begin this anti
trust suit he has made a mess of It. For
ho hns irritated some men tn his own
stnto whose votes ho may need. Ho hns
alBo, In trying to pacify the Nebraska City
people, shown again that while profuso
In promises to destroy "prlvato monopo
lies" If elected he Is unable to tell tho way
In which It is to be done.
TUB ITIIAX SITUATION.
rro(trelv; Mrlilen of the IMmuler
To it n rd I nil r up ml en rr.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The complete ascendency of tho nation
alists In tho approaching Cuban constitu
tional convention is not surprising. Tho
convention which organized the government
of tho United Stntes wob dominated by tho
late revolutionists. It must necessarily bo
the caso when any dependency succeeds In
separating Itself from the mother country.
Whether tho nationalists will use the power
given them in tho Institution of tho gov
ernment with discretion and Judicious tol
erance toward defeated parties tho futuro
will unfold. It Is posslbio for the ruling
party to bring about difficult If not strained
relations with tho United States by de
manding tho withdrawal of our protectorate
beforo thcro Is reasonable nssuranco that a
stable government has been set on foot in
the Island.
Tho nationalists nre, It is said, In favor
of independence at once, the withdrawal of
American troops nnd the immedlato removal
of all American supervision or control, If
the convention declares that this shall bo the
relation of tho Island to tho United Stutcs
a delicate situation may arise. Tho United
Stntes must bo tho Judge of the stability
of tho new form of government. Tbo Cuban
lesolutlons, for obvious reasons, fixed no
tlmo limit for our occupation ot the country.
We disclaimed any intention to exerctso
control, savo for pacification, and when that
Is accomplished, to leavo tho government
and control ot tho Island to Its people. By
the peace treaty our obligations with respect
to Cuba nro limited to tho tlmo of Its oc
cupation by tho United States. Under tho
lesolutlons reasonable tlmo must be given
the United States to test tho stability of
tho government to bo organized. Should
anarchic conditions urlse In tho Island nfter
tho withdrawal of our troops It would bo a
new situation with which congress would
have to denl. Under our pledges wo can
not retain troops Indefinitely In Cuba. Gen
eral Kltzhugh Lee, In a newspaper Inter
view, Is reported ns saying:
"I do not know what this government
will do If a government which rejects all
connection with the United Stntes Is or
ganized and thn withdrawn! of our tioops
demanded, it may be, If thero Is plain In
dication of disorder or Inability on the
part of tho neiy formed government to
preservo order and to protect foreigners,
that wo will retain troops on the Islnnd
for tho purpose of protection until the
stnhlllty of tho new government Is assured."
Overt, unmlstnkable nets or proscription
or oppression directed ngalnst Spanish sub
jects or others, any curtailment of their
civil rights by tho new government would
not be tho government which, In form tr
practice, was contemplated by our Inter
vention In Cuban behnlf. Wo must seo to
It that tho country has a fair start In fret,
Just government. Tho constitution to bj
adopted may bo fair enough on Its faco,
hut a reasonable test of Its practical exe
cution by ofilclsJs must also1 bo made. Tho
fact that the lute Insurgents, those who
were actively or sympathetically engaged
in the revolution, will Inaugurate tho new
older Is not In itself alarming. It was
Inevitable. Responsibility often has a
sobering, restraining effect upon parties
to whom It is intrusted. They wish to
succeed themselves In political control, and
this moderates their policies. Immediately
after the election of delegates to tho con
stitutional convention, when It was clear
that the nationalists had triumphed, the
tono of their newspapers moderated.
A constitution will bo framed for Cuba
A government, republican In form, will be
established, It Is one thing to proclaim a
government or a dynasty; It Is anotbci
thing to sci'iiru rcspcit tor nnd willing
obedience to it. From tho political com
plexion of tho Culxtn convention it appoars
that It will not declare for Annexation to
tho t'nltrd States. If thn rouittry Is cvor la
become uu integral part of the country
It must como ns tho freo will offering ot
the great majority of Its people. Should
tho convention be silent upon this question,
or declare ngulnst annexation, It will bo
exercising a fundamental right. Our present
duty Is to nsslst these people In setting up
their own government by maintaining set
tled conditions, without which no 'govern
ment, however wisely framed, cau prosper.
i,iiitso. ii, piu vi mis,
lluil"t C'xrkran has won out and will
hum thn tfwUI car he wants. It will cost
im m dy.
(wil Miles has a new Job. Ho has been
ttwl toiniiutider-ln-cblif of the Spanish
fi'mr ViiUrans.
A Cbluete prqverb says: "If the bear has
h'tnuy uu his pans 'tis no sign that ho
'J'iIimJ It by pun base. Tho bearil bear
mirhing."
ChpUlii Timothy Hengan of Dayton, O.,
who died last week, was tho oldest raliwoy
mull clerk In tho United States and had been
In the service for thlrty-fivo years,
Andrew Carnegie contemplates building
u railway to connect his steel works with
tidewater, thereby avoiding the employment
of some one elso to haul his trallle.
In discussing national politics the other
day David H. Hill said reflectively: "Presl
dents aro very much like sausages," "Why"
asked n puzzled auditor. "Oh, you llko 'em
better when you don't see 'cm made," was
tho dry rejoinder.
Tho new portrait of tho late governor of
Massachusetts. William K. Russell, painted
by Kdwnrd C. Tnrbell, has arrived nt tho
state hollso In Boston anil will bo hung In
Doric hall among those of tho other past
executives of the state.
Christopher Columbus Langdcll, the re
tiring dean of tho Harvard Law school, was
tho first to revolutionize tho old methods of
legal Instruction nnd substitute tho ruse
system for the textbook. He is "I years old
and his eyes nro glvlug out.
John C. Wlngnte of Wlngate, Ind., owns
tho famous whllo beaver hat thnt helped to
elect two Harrisons president. It was mnde
for Mr. Wlngate's grandfather. Christian
Coon, who wore It to the old Harrison rally
on the Tippecanoe battlefield.
Now It Is in Washington that n cry has
gouo up asking tho district commissioners
to suppress the hugging nnd love-making
that goes on In public, especially In street
curs, theaters and public parks. And con
gress Is not lu sesslou either.
Sir Claude Macdonald, the new Ilrltlsh
minister to Japan, nnd, during the trouble
In Pekln, the Kngllsh representative there,
became a soldier at tho ago ot 20 and was
In almost continuous nctlvo service for
twenty-llvo years. He has been In the
diplomatic service only three yenrs.
Ono would suppose thnt If anything were
cheap In the Klondike It would be Ice. In
deed, according to all reports coming from
thnt frigid region It has been supposed tlmt
thoro Is Ico to burn there. Neverthless an
Ico machine has been ordered by a business
house in Dawson City. Ico is now fi cents
a pound, nnd a hnrd winter coming on.
I.AI'CII I.VCi M.TTi:it.
Detroit Journal: "He aspires to be tho
champion pugilist."
"Well, 1 i-uppose he has a talking
chance.
Chicago Record: "Joe, I'm delighted to
bee you."
"Well, I'm glad you're plcapcd."
"Yes; since we met beforo you've got ns
bald us I um."
Philadelphia Press: I'adley Jove. t
should think ou'd live In more romfortablt
und stylish quarters than this. . .
Hadlev So I would If I had the halvs
and dollars I've loaned to some people
who do.
Washington Star: "Kf fotnc or dose
politicians bib'ved half delr own align
ments." said Uncle Even, "dey would be
easy victims fob de fus' bunco man dal
happened along."
Hoston Transcript: Minnie Carrlo savs
that Kred thinks the world of her. He
actually loves her faults, she says.
Hattle And she hns so many of them!
What a wealth of love ho must bestow
upon her!
Detroit i'ree Press: She What nre you
thinking nbout Harry?
He-Nothing. .... . ,
She Aren't you afraid of overtaxing your
brain, dear?
Chicago Post: Tlrlggs Look here, you've
been making lnvo to tho girl I nrn en
gaged to.
tJrlggs Well, nfter T 'had seen her once
or twice, I mado up my mind that you
needed help.
Philadelphia Press: Wife Oh! John, the
moths have made several holes in your
winter suit.
Husband You don't -a- ' That's sur
prising good news.
Wife Good news?
Husband Yes. It shows It has somo
wool in it. I never believed It before.
Wnshlngton Star: "What did you expect
to provo by that exceedingly long-winded
argument of yours?" asked tho friend.
"I didn't expect to prove anything," an
swered tho nrn tor. "All I hoped to do was
tn ennfuso tho other tellow so that hi
couldn't provo that I didn't prove any
thing." OCTOIIKII.
Jane Frances Winn, In Olobc-Democrat.
Fust clinging to tho wall tho woodblnu
strong
Hns felt tho cold UIrh of the frost,
And crimsoned o'er with shame anticipates
Tho nuked days when will be lost
The wealth of fnllugo tho summer gave.
Aeross bare Holds tho startled n mi II
('prising whlstlo clear their mellow rail.
Late hii miner clouds, rnse-iimber. 'all
High tin In noon-day imure. while nt morn
A nebulous and misty haze ,
Knve'opes all the earth, und nuellt within
Tho filmy and concentric maze
Tho spider spins, u thousand dew-drops
Shine ouf'iiiul sparkle. Jewel-llke.
Along the roads and 111 the hedge rows
I" 1 . 1 . , , , ,,
The sumach's ilgld scarlet splkr.
Anil leaves with blood-red shining petioles.
The brown wing'd llerenlce's lightly toych
Riidbeiklas stiff and golden rod:
Crushed grupcH and bruised walnuts scent
the air:
The grosbeak pecks nt milkweed pod.
Vague i caseleHs whirlings tell of Insect life,
Through misty distance far away,
Creeps up the dark'lng twilight silently
And ends tho sweet October dny.
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