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(Seal) Nolury Public.
Itr.vnn Is ip good deal bettor nt asking
liiestlons tluiu In: Is ut answering thoin.
Nebraska Is raising n crop of cam
paign wenfhernot excelled In quality
even liy Its crop of yellow corn cars.
Is the negro of North Carolina who
has liecn disfranchised by democratic
trickery cltleu or subject? We pause
for reply.
How fortunate tho foot ball season
extends over the election, otherwise
tho chrytiiiiitheinuin-hnlred collegian
might at any time not have the field to
himself.
The shah of Persia threatens to In
illct his subjects with a book embracing
the narrative of his travels. If this does
not Justify revolt and Insurrection noth
ing will.
Mr. llrynn's Omaha organ warns the
nrynnltes not to take It for granted
that llrynn ,wlll carry Nebraska, 'l.ils
In Just what tho republicans have been
telling them all tho time.
Tho llrlllsh Parliamentary elections
are nearly over. Clreat Britain has
more elections to choose a new Parlia
ment than we to select a now congress,
yet wo seem to consume more time In'
the process.
Kx-Cnndldnto Towne Is said to be
much worn with his tour through. the
west. The states he has been covering
are those In which tho greatest revul
sion from Uryan to McKlnley Is found,
and no wonder Towne Is tired.
The campaign phonograph loaded by
Bryan with samples of his oratory, In
terspersed witli songs and recitations,
has reached Iowa. Iowa Is so safely
republican that the democrats do not
euro to campaign that state except by
phonograph proxy.
The campaign of Mr. Dietrich, the re
publican candidate for governor of Ne
braska, has been Interrupted by the
death of his father at his old home in
Illinois, but his absence from tho state
will not prevent his friends from cam
paigning for him.
Omaha's bank clearings, as shown by
the last weekly clearing houso exhibit,
nro nearly twlco those of St. Joseph.
Wo mention this simply for the benelil
of the census man. whoso spectacles
enabled him to see more people In St.
Joseph than In Omaha.
The Hague permanent arbitration
board wilt soon bo open for business
If customers can only bo drummed up
to tho International bargain counter. As"
an Infant Industry, however, the board
cannot expect to be rushed with orders
for some little time to come.
Talking about political machines!
No machine was ever worked so hard
In this vicinity as the iuhIoii county
machine, which Is hammering down
fusion county olllelals and their ap
pointees for a slice of their annual
salaries for campaign purposes only.
The city of Omaha 1ms just redeemed
a bond Issue originally llonted In 1872
nt 10 per cent Interest and later re
funded at 7 per cent Interest. Its
bonds are now sold nt slightly above l
per cent. This does not look ns If the
gold standard made money constantly
dearer.
Pour years ago Mr. Hrynn declared
publicly that ho did not want the votes
of CMuvelaud, Carlisle, Olney and Mot ion
and their friends. This year, however,
ho Is llshlng as hard as he can lo get
tho support of the men ho denounced
at that time. Hut they do not change
their minds as easily as he does.
Popocratlo laudations of Nebraska's
present populist stale treasurer assert
that "every cent coming Into his bauds
Is accounted for." Hut every Inquiry as
to the whereabouts of the school fund
or tho identity of the persons drawing
Interest on It has failed of answer. Why
not account for tho school fund interest!
I'ltOF'AI. Till. Mit.U
If the anthrai lle coal operators lire di"
poed to be fair and reasotiiilile In deal
ing with the minor Hie strike should
be at an cm 1 itml work resumed within
tin; next few days. The convent Ion of
miners adopted a resolution hi favor of
accepting I he 10 per cent advance of
fered by the operators, the only condi
tions being that payment of Hie advance
shall continue until April l of next year
and that the sliding scale In the I.ehlgh
and Schuylkill legions shall be abolished.
Ii was iiNo recoiiimendeil that In the
event of this not being acceptable lo
the operators all questions at Issue be
submitted to a fair and Impiirthil board
of arbitration.
In this action the miners have .shown
a reasonable and conciliatory spirit
which Is most commendable and which
places them in a position that cannot
fall to command general public respect
and sympathy. When their convention
met It was apprehended that not only
would they refuse the advance proposed
by the operator, which President
Mitchell stated in his address to the con
vention was not satisfactory, but It was
thought they would Insist upon having
other grievances remedied. Manifestly,
however, tho conservative element was
In control of the convention and this
fact should have much Inlluence with
the operators. A majority of the miners.
It Is evident, wish to return to
work and It may be that many of them,
as was said by President .Mitchell, are
considerate of the public interest. At all
events they have acted reasonably and
if the operators mean to act In good
faith an early settlement Is assured.
The public, which Is very greatly con
cerned in the matter, would most heart
ily welcome such a result.
WHAT OMAHA MCST H'OKi Foil.
Great strides have been made during
the past Tew years toward building up
Oinnha Industrially and commercially
and extending the territory tributary
to Its business Interests. The work of
strengthening the position of the city,
both with its own people and with
those outside, must continue and will
continue if our business men co-operate
In the accomplishment of tills purpose.
While Omaha's railroad facilities have
been vastly Improved by the entrance
of new roads and the development of
old ones, It Is sure to move further for
ward as a transportation center as the
gaps In the lines converging here are
tilled. The next great railroad link
for wnieli Omaha should strive Is that
needed to give n direct route into the
central part of South Dakota, which is
territory properly belonging to Omaha's
trade.
The Internal lines of the development
of Omaha are fairly well mapped out.
The erection of an auditorium would
enable us to compete with other cities
for great national gatherings and to en
tertain properly the various state or
ganizations holding periodic sessions
here.
Omaha has been nddlng a number of
wholesale establishments to its Jobbiug
Interests and more are on tho way.
In the lino of manufacturing Insti
tutions the most pressing need Is for a
sugar factory, cereal mills and factories
to work up still further the by-products
of the great meat packing Industries at
South Omaha.
While Omaha cauuot expect to ac
complish all these things in a day or a
year, It has something detlnlto to work
for, and with n helping linnti all around
is sure to carry out its program in the
near future and accomplish much more
besides.
A X J.S'.S VK THAT WILL, XUT HOWS.
Mr. Bryan is not discussing free sil
ver, though ho continues to declare,
when pressed for an expression, that he
and his party stand where they did four
years ago. Kastorn Hryantte leaders are
making every effort to keep this Issue
In the background, some of them going
so far as to assert that It Is no longer
In controversy. Kx-Senntor Uorinnn of
Maryland In a recent letter said: "The
attempt by the republicans to make the
currency question predominant will fall.
That question was, four years ago, the
logical production of conditions which
no longer exist. Tho phenomenal ad
dition made to the volume of gold since
lhHOnn amount equal to If not greater
than nil the coin in circulation on the
nt'st of January of that year removes
the question from the domain of con
troversy." The llnaiiclal and business Interests of
the country, the prosperous farmers and
contented wage-earners, do not. concur
In this view. It Is not In accord with
the democratic national platform and
the declarations of the democratic pres
idential candidate. The platform says:
"We reatllrm and Indorse the principles
of the national democratic platform
adopted at Chicago 111 1S90 and we re
Iterate the demand of that platform for
an American tlminclal system made by
the American people themselves which
shall restore and maintain a bimetallic
price level, and as part of such system
tho Immediate restoration of the free
and unlimited coinage of sliver and gold
at the present legal ratio of ji; to 1
without waiting for the consent of any
other nation."
This was Insisted upon by Mr. Bryan
and he unqualllledly endorsed It In his
letter of acceptance, in this language:
"The platform reiterates tho demand
contained In tho Chicago platform for
an American llmiiiclal system made by
the American people lor themselves.
The purpose of such a system Is to re
store and maintain a bimetallic level of
prices and In order that there may be
no uncertainty as to the method of re
storing bimetallism, the speellle declara
tion In favor of free and unlimited coin
ago at the ratio of 10 to I, Independent
of the action of other nations, Is re
peated. Whether the senate, now hos
tile to bimetallism, can be changed dur
ing this campaign or the campaign of
Piou can only bo determined after the
j votes are counted, but neither tho tires-
out nor tho ftituro political complexion
( of congress has prevented or should pre-
'erf mi nnii'iiiiiMiut'iit of the parly's
position upon this sublet In unequivo
cal terms."
With tlico explicit and positive enun
ciations of the currency policy of the
democrat le party before them enuncia
tions which the candidate of that party
as fully and firmly believes In today as
he did when they were made- no Intel
ligent man and particularly no man en
gaged In practical affairs can be Induced
lo believe that the currency question
has been removed from the domain of
controversy, livery friend of sound
money knows that such Is not the case
and all men w ho desire the continuance
of the conditions which make for tliiitn
clnl security and business prosperity
feel that the currency question Is not
only an Issue in the campaign, but by
far the most Important and vital of all
the Nsucs. Mr. Bryan Insisted on again
thrusting It upon the American people
and It will not down, however anxious
he or his adherents may now be to Ig
nore It.
xxtrs rnuM au'a v fhom iiomf..
There Is a saying that one has to go
away from home to hear the news. This
is certainly the ease with the following
Information contldentlnlly Imparted as
"Purely Personal" In the last Issue of
the Poitrth Kstato published In New
York:
ullbcrt M. Hitchcock, publisher of the
Omaha (Neb.) World-IIerald, whoso plc
turo appears on tho front pugc of this Inane,
Is tho democratic candidate for stuto sena
tor from hla district. As ho Is popular with
his party and has many republican friends
who will voto for him ho has a fair chance
of winning.
This Is the first niiyoue In these parts
knew that Gilbert .M. Hitchcock was
"the democratic candidate for state sen
ator from this district," but the Fourth
Kstato evidently feels sure It has sized
up his caliber about right. If he were
only aspiring to be state senator his
"many republican friends" might cast
their votes for him, but they cannot
vote for him this time, unless his name
appears on tho olllclal ballot.
If .Mr. Hitchcock could rely on his
popularity and believed he had "a fair
chance of winning" tho proper way for
hltn to Invite popular endorsement would
be to Jllo his name under the constitu
tional provision for the expression of
preference for United Stntes senators
directly by -the voters.
By the way, It takes only fi.OOO sig
natures to make up a petition to have
the name of a candidate for 1'nlted
States senator placed on the olllclal bal
lot. The time for filing such petitions
does not expire for another week.
Will Mr. Hitchcock submit his candi
dacy to popular vote? Will heV
ATsOrilF.il FAKE F.Xl'I.ODr.D.
One of tho popocratlo fakes wh'ch
has been spread broadcast over the
country Is to the effect that the sol
dlerfl In the Philippines have been
driven Insane by the hundreds, with the
Intimation that if kept there much
longer they would all have to be re
turned to their friends and relatives in
this country bereft of reason. The
facts In the ease prove the authors to
bo more flt subjects for an Insane
nsyluui than tho men serving In the
Philippines.
Kroni olllcial reports received by the
Mirgeon general from all the army med
ical ofllcers the showing Is made that
only eighty-four cases of Insanity de
veloped during the last year among the
troops In the Pacific Islands. For the
entire army, Including those stationed
In this country and Cuba, there were
only 1S8 cases among a total of 105,." 10
men. Tho surgeon general calls atten
tion to these llgures as being a much
smaller percentage than will be found In
any city of that population. Further
more, half of the cases reported wore
only a temporary result of mental de
pression and nervous anxiety caused
chiefly by homesickness, from which
the patient fully recovered when he
reached homo. Mobt of those who have
suffered from such temporary derange
ment have rejoined their regiments,
while tho number of cases attributed to
Intemperance Is very small indeed.
The hue and cry over insaulty In the
army, therefore, by which the popo
emtio yellow journals have been trying
to manufacture political capital, must
fall Hat when an investigation Is made
of tho actual facts. These fakes are
perpetrated to Inlluence the unthinking
and those who permit their minds to be
swayed without investigation of the
terrible tales. Service In the army is
not a pleasure jaunt, to be sure, but the
lot of tho soldier has been made as
comfortable and safe by the present ad
ministration as it could possibly bo
under the circumstances.
It is already apparent that the Bryan
lles are preparing to coVer their defeat
again by howling about republican
money biiying tho election. That Is
what they did four years ago, some of
them oven having the assurance to deny
that McKlnley was ever elected presi
dent, although they know that no presi
dent waii-evcr so decidedly the choice of
the majority of the American voters
live from Inlluence and tiulraiiiineled In
expression than was William McKlnley.
The Bryanltes realize that a repetition
of the defeat of INHi awaits them and
like the little boy are making a noise In
advance to lessen the pain.
"The demand for houses and the
rental price for them still Increases," Is
the information brought from South
otnnha by thu local Bryunlte organ,
whose editorial page persists In deny
ing that we have substantial prosperity
with in. The people of South Omaha,
however, can explain It on no other
ground than that of prosperity.
General Miles' report as commander
of the army will recommend a regular
military force of 80,000 men. This Is one
to 1,000 of the population, the ratio ad
vocated by General Miles for years past,
but It will doubtless excite tho same
popocratlc protests ns n novel and un
heard-of conspiracy to Increase the size
of the ctnndlng army,
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DO THEY WANT A SCAPEGOAT?
rr.'iunin Mcr.iM f
Some i publicans we I. now f
Would nil her lose every olliee In the
state than permit F.. Uoewnter to be J
elected Fulled States senator.
The Nebraska national committee-1
man Is now frantic In his efforts tot
make even a respectable showing In j
Nebraska. He has nt last found a I
scapegoat In Mr. ltoewuter. WhijiJ
Uryan's i!."i,iiio majority Is counted J
out the night of election then nil tltej
men with Itosewnterphoblii will
!
claim The Bee editor was the pause
of It.
t liner Worth Wntcliliig.
Baltimore, American.
China has promised to punish the guilty
mandarins. Fame tlmn ago tho sultan of
Turkey promised to pay nil Indemnity. U
will bo Interesting to watch tho mad race
between tho two toward the goM of ful
fillment. Visible lllYrct of llr aiilsin.
Cllobc-Democrut.
K.x-Presldent Harrison repeats that
Hr)an's election "would throw govern
mental and business affairs Into confusion.''
The currents of buHlncBS aro already slowed
up to iomo extent because new enterprises
are postponed until nftcr tho elertlon.
Dontit of Sni-cran.
Sprlnglleld (Mass. I Itepubllcan dml.i
Ilettlng on tho election In Wall street
has moved back a peg In favor of McKlu
ley tho odds of 2',4 to 1 of a few days ago
rising now to 3 to 1. with fow takers at
tho smaller end. In that part of the coun
try thcro Is no moro doubt of republican
Eucccss than there Is of tho nun's rising on
the morning of November 7.
lf of it Wiir Vclei-nn.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
General Drag, tho gallant war veteran,
who hns for many yearn been tho foremost
leader of tho domorrntlo party In Wis
consin, tnado n speech Thursday nt Mil
waukee In which ho Bounded u trumpet
blast of warning to patriotic democrats
against following tho dangerous nud ruvo
lutlouary leadership of W. J. Uryan. Ills
voice will go far In Wisconsin to rally In
telligent and conservative democrats to the
support of McKlnley and ltoosevclt.
I'llipiliMiill,' for I'onln.
llrooklyn Kngle.
The ado about corruption, about corrup
tion funds and about false counts Is made
by thoso who ure Bilcnt against riots, an
archy, assaults on speakers, repudiation and
tho Fchomo to broak down courts of law,
by thoso who favor cllpt cola and Filipino
murderers. The ado probably conceals des
porato schemes of their own or their own
despair. Morally and Intellectually, tho cry
Is riapdoodle. Horace Greeley defined Flap
dcoilte ns tho stuff on which fools ure fed.
Housing; Class Haired.
Kunsas City Star.
There Is a certain tone about the recent
speeches of Mr. llryuu that do not betoken
confldenco In the success of his party. An
abatement of moderation 'in a campaign
leuder Is not a hopeful omen for his cause.
In his late efforts on the stump Mr. Uryan
manifests a disposition to excite clans prej
udice among his hearers. Tho general In
fluence of this stylo of campaigning Is looked
upon with .disfavor by thoughtful people,
and It tends to nnlmato tho opposition of
tho conservative element. Its general effect
Is mischievous, but It Is usually most harm
ful to the politicians who practlco It.
.Vutiililt- Punt otllei; Aclili'vi-mriit.
Philadelphia Record.
Tho extension of the freo delivery of
mulls to populous rural districts In which
tho service promised to bo distinctly ad
vantageous nud feasible has boen the most
notable nchtovement of tho Postofllco de
partment. Over 2,000 routes havo been es
tablished, nud nearly l.uOO.OUO fnmllle3 are
served with n dally mall at their doors.
Tho success of tho experiment has boen
so liamedluto and popular, and so unex
pectedly Inexpensive, that congress will no
doubt appropriate whatever amount of
inouoy may bo asked for to extend its oper
ation. Free delivery makes practicable
the abolition of many small postonices,
with resultant staving, and nt tho samo time
leads to a larger use of tho malls for the
quick dispatch of parcels as well as of
letters and newspapers.
III ? an us n "Hired 311111."
J. Sterling Morton's Conservative.
Colonel Dryan'.i conlldenco In his (nulli
fications for tho presidency and ability to
acquit himself properly In that position Is
due, as suggested by tho Rochester Demo
crat, to Ills mistaken notion about the
duties of tho office. Ho has frequently said
that tho president ft. only a "hired man"
and he deems himself capable nud compe
tent for this bort of h job. Some kind
friend should Inform Mr. llrynn of the re
sponsibilities nttachlng to tho position of
chief executive of this great republic and
lnduco him to apply elsowhero If ho Is
looking for a "hired man's job." Farmers
In need of n "hired man" might avail
themselves of this opportunity to secure
competent help. Tho Conservative, cheer
fully rccommonds Mr. Uryan for such em
ployment.
AMHHH'A.V .VIACIII.M.Il V AllltOAI).
AmnrliiB liu'icuse In Slilinirn(s
Aliroml In Four Venrs,
Portland Opnnlan.
The growth within tho last four years
In our shlpmnts of manufactures to foreign
countries is amazing. This Is especially
true In regard to American machinery, tho
exports of which in tho last year were
enormous, and tho demand for which Is
still rapidly Increasing. This represents
moro than a triumph In finance; It Is a
trlbuto to tho Inventlvo nnd mechanical
skill of American workers In Iron and
steel that cannot be questioned. When
skilled English engineers, with a natural
prcferonco for their own land and Uh
products, anil when great inventors and
manufacturers of tho Old World come to
Amorlci to obtain machinery that cannot
bo gotten elsewhere, but onn conclusion
Is possible. Not only Hngland, but France,
Germany and ltussla shuro In tho admira
tion for American Ingenuity and rMII thus
disclosed, nnd buy of us as a matter of
highest self-lotcresit.
There Is no sentiment In all this. It Is
a pluln biislnesi proposition. These for
eigners wlio nro buying bhlploads of ma
chinery from us would not coma hither
as purchasers It they could do ns well or
nearly as woll at home. Tho truth Is that
Americans lead lu all labor-saving nnd
progressive Ideas as worked out In ma
chinery, and it Is this Hint enables them
to attract Old World buyers and underbid
on contracts foreign competitors who have
tho Initial advantage of low wngos. The
American manufacturer pays tho highest
wages given by any employer In tho world,
but ho gois more out of bin men because
of their rcndlness to lay hold on mechanical
moans for reducing tho cost of production.
These are among the glorious victories
of peace victories many of them mado
possible, however, by war nud Its ever
present menace. With tho products of our
skill, Industry and enterprise In demand
everywhere, added to tho fact t hit wo are
fast becoming tho great creditor nation of
the world, surely there la not much o
desire In the uy of change In our na
tional policy.
miu is or Tin: vi'vn: piiiiss.
Norfolk Journal Will Governor 1'oynter
be IU"d onough to nil his audience to
morrow whether ho rldM on a pass or his
lailroad fare Is paid out of the nssens
nirnts "xncted from the employes of the
state
Norfolk News: During tho yenr 1S'1
forty-live stnto and private banking Insti
tutions In Nebraska went out of business
and yet there tire people who will nrgtlo
that limes are no better now tlmn they
vvero then.
Wnhoo Wasp: In December, 1S?C, the
bank deposits In Saunders county's banks
amounted to $005,631. vvlillo tho statements,
Just published, show Ihein to contain de
posits amounting to t.767.270. Study and
compare theso figures. Another forceful
fact Is that tho greater pat I of this enor
mous Increase of hank deposits belongs to
tho farmers of Saunders county.
North Plntto Tribune: Tho state fusion
lommltleo has dispatched n mnn to Chi
cago to r.tlso a $S0.000-dolIr campaign
fund In order to niako a more vigorous
fight to save Nebruska to Uryan. lMtnlsten
claims the stato for llrynn by 20,000, but
tho sending of this emissary to Chicago
shown just how desperate U the true condi
tion of tho fuslonlsts lu Nebraska,
Hentrlco Impress: Mr. Stark, tho fusion
nominee for congress from tho Fourth dis
trict, has lived In Nebraska about twenty-six
years. Sixteen years of this time he
h.ts held olllco and fed nt tho public crib.
During the greater part of the other ten
years ho was most diligently employed In
trying to get nn ofllpo, cither meeting de
feat In tho nominating convention or at
tho polls.
Fairfield News-Herald : Captain T. A.
Taylor Informs us that ho will vole for
McKlnley and Uoosovelt this fall, He Is
no democrat; ho cannot endorse Steven
son, for ho remembers his record too well
during tho war of the rebellion. Ho says
ho can voto for n man that fought for what
he thought was right, but ho cannot vote
for a man that stayed at home nnd stabbed
lilm In tho back.
York Times: The populit.tR have a noxi
ous habit of settling their domestic quar
rels by paying everybody nil ho wants out
of tho state treason. Two insurance
boards received full pay for several months
nml two claimants for the same position
havo frequently been reconciled by pay
ing tho salary lo ench. As tho salary Is
all the averago populist Is after the system
works admirably.
North Platto Tribune: It Is ceueinlly
believed that Congressman Neville was re
sponsible for tho nomination of II. (!.
Stewart for congress by tho mld-roadcrs
and that It was, of course, part of the
program that Stowart, after a lapso of n
few weeks, should decllno tho nomination.
The Idea of this was to shut out some mid- !
road nominee who would accept the nom
ination nnd stay on tho ticket.
Grand Island Independent: Phillip An
dres, manager of tho German press com
mittee of tho democratic stato central com
mittee, has neatly demons! rated the small
ness of his caliber. In the Anzolgor-Hor-old
and presumably In other German
democratic papers, ho has a letter plead
ing with the Germans not to tnke any re
publican literature out of tho postolllce.
It Is nn Insult to German voters and at tho
same time nn exhibition of smallbore
politics.
Creston Statesman: While tho States
man Is a nonpartisan paper we believe the
olllco Lhould st ek the man rather tlmn the
man Beck lb- '"-e and that voters should
look to tin' nt tho candidate rather
than the ium . , :' ihe party that chooses
him. From the best authority we can ob
tnln the respective ability and fitness of
the candidates for congress from this dls
trlit lead us to take a pronounced bland
fur John it. Hays. Mr. Hays Is n poor mnn
(nn Incidentally a friend of tho poor man),
his public and private life Is without a
bleinhih, hlH ability beyond question nnd 'f
ho Is elected to congress will bo an honor
to his district. A strong effort by pro
fessional politicians will bo mndo to de
feat Mr. Hays, but wo feel sure the voters
of this vicinity will throw partisanship
aside and give John It. Hnys a good nn
Jorlty, which ho so justly deserves.
Stuart Ledger: If there Is a single citi
zen of Stuart who doubts that prosperity,
with a great big P, has located tipou our
fruitful pralrlcB, let him get up early In the
morning nud look at tho long string of
farm wagons loaded with lumber, some
from loug dlbtnnccs (we suw ono Monday
from forty-five miles away), and go back
loaded with lumber for Improvements on the
farms. Besides these thero nro many from
less distant points which do not stop over
night that come and go singly without at
tracting nttentloa. Aud hero Is another
pointer for the big P. There Is not an Idle
workman In this town who Is Idle for lack
of a chunce to work. A mnn engaged
In tenming scoured tho town nil over ono
dny last week looking for a helper, but did
not find an ldlo man. He Inquired of visi
tors and offered topuotch wages, but ho
didn't even henr of a mnn out of work.
Tho "paramount" Issue Is like a bass drum
there's nothing in It except noise.
O'Neill 1'iontler: Republicans havo arisen
to remark that the sample of the ballot
that is to bo used nt tho coming election Is
nothing short of an outrage. Tho arrango
ment Is n unique schemo to catch the voter
who Is lu a hurry nnd doesn't toko tlmo to
study his ballot. Tho names of tho fusion
nominees appear first la every InBtnoco ami
tho following arrangement has been used
In naming tho parties; People's Independ
ent, democrat and silver republican In full
on ono lino and Immediately below tbo re
publican in "silver republican" Is tho word,
"republican," which Is to designate tho
administration party. Tho sumo plan Is
used tho whole length of the ticket and
anybody In a hurry Is liable lo run down
tho ticket ami mnrk tho cross opposite tho
vviong "republican" from which ho In
tended. It Is a good design to catch voters,
but comes a long ways from according with
tho tloo theories of equal lights to ull and
special privileges to nono of the fusion
party, of which the persons who de
signed tho ballots are high members.
I'llHSONAI, .() Ti:S.
The evidence In the successive trials In
Kentucky goes to show that (focb'el was shot
by a syndicate.
Thomas Sidney Cooper, tho artist, Is still
painting at the age of 07. Ills eyes are la
good condition nnd he has never worn
spectacles.
Llttlo Delawnro still continues in popu
lation to lag behind many cities of tho third
class. Llttlo Ilhody has left Delawato very
far behind.
John Olue.v of Chicago, whose death at
tho ago of 78 Is announced, was Hie last
Illinois Lincoln elector and tho oldest mem
ber of the Chicago bar.
General Low Wallaco and Mrs. Wallace
havo presented to tho library nf Wabash
college the original manuscript of "The
Prince of India," of which thero nro over
2,000 pages.
Senator Piatt of New York, during tho
first month In which ho was a member of
the senate, received nnd answered 10.000
letters, and even now ho frequently gets as
many hb 2.0 a da .
Hx-Spoakcr Uced, being himself a most
methodical man. likes thoso about him to
be ns punctual In business tuattors tts he Is.
Tho other day ho reprimanded nn ofllco boy
for the tardiness of Ills arrival at the office.
"Well." said the boy, "you said there was
nothing like regularity, and as I d been an
hour lain for tho hist two weeks I didn't
like to change my method nd coins In on
tlmo todfcjr,"
Waning of
Phil idiililit 1'
With the passing of Hr.vau will phsh
Uranism nn event xhi.li will v ui
compllnhi'd on tho tith of November next
nud whii h will ha oillrially recorded lu
tho return nf the eleiilon of that d.iv.
Notwithstanding the roiitldeutly declared
predictions of the democratic managers
and organs Hint Mr. Uryan would be
elected by n larger majority thmi that
given to Mr. McKlnley In 1SHS, the Ledger
Irts never fur n moment wavered in It
belief Hint he would be nguln defeated,
since to believe otherwise would bo to
assume that an overwhelming majority of
the American people hick not only that
Intelligence which Is hotter known ns com
mon sense, but also that political good
conscience which they have nlwnys exhib
ited upon great occasions.
Mr. UryulT, In his recent address at
S'alcm, HI., strongly Indicated that, as the
day of election draws nearer, ho Is much
Inclined to share with tho Ledger lis be
lief In his defeat. In that speech he ap
peared to go out of his way to prepare
his supporters for President McKlnley's
success and to lessen the nllng of his
own failure. What he said was this:
"If the election were held today there
In no doubt wo would have a majority In
the electoral college anil on the popular
vote. Hut tho republican mnnngtrs are
now collci-tlng from tho monopolies a
largo campaign fund. They will buy
every voto that can be bought. They will
coerce every vole thai can be coerced.
They will Intimidate every laboring man
who can be Intimidated. Thry will bribe
every election Judge who can be bribed.
They will corrupt every court that can
bo coriuptcd."
That Is not the language of the leadtr
who in assured of victory, nor of the men
thst expects or even hopes for ll. It Is
rather the man who Is looking defeut In Iho
faio and trying to soften his anticipated
fall. Mr. Ilryun Is not without political
shrewdiiecs, nor Is ho unobservlng, nnd It
In not strange that, going up and down the
country ns he has been doing during the
camp.ilgn. he has observed that the
strength of public sentiment Is unfavorable
lo his ambition to be picsldcnt.
Tho election cannot be held today, as
Mr. Bryan knows. The time for holding
It Is moro than tlireo weeks distant, but If
It were held today Mr. llrynn would not
bo given a majority In the electoral col
lege nor by the popular vote. There Is mi
great excitement shown by the electors in
the result of the election, but there Is very
Thrown Out of Court
V llHlllllglll'l
Pel haps the most pathetic and melan
choly spectacle developed In tho whole
campaign Is that of the democratic organs
hysterically approving territorial expan
sion and, at tho same time, denouncing
tho party which makes expansion possible.
They nil admit In tho south especially -that
"expansion" Is necessary to any protlt
ablo exploitation of our foreign trade, and
yet they all agree that the republican
party must be defeated and Its principles
and policies rebuked, If wo are to have u
virtuous government In our midst.
Surely the philosophic btudenl of our
political affairs must derive Immeasurable
umiiHemeut from this grotesque condition
of things. Ho has before him the antound
Ing spectacle of a newspaper which two
years ago, and In fact for several months
before that, was tho noisiest, tho most
uncompromising und the moat Irrespon
sible agitator for war with Spain. That
newspaper spent thousands of dollars mis
representing tho situation in Cuba and
shamelessly magnifying the Importance of
the Insurgents In order to preclpltato the
war. When hostilities had censed that
same newspaper screamed aloud for ex
pansion, denounced the traitor who would
"haul down tho American ling" In tho
Philippines, nnd proclaimed a policy of Its
own that comprehended every hemisphere
l.vruitKST in Tin: joivr di:iiatij.
Grand Island Independent: There are
many hero who doslied to hear the Hose-
water-Hltchcock debate and they do not
thank the little giant for telling tho World
Herald that Hall county did not want the
debate.
Stanton PLket: Kdltor Hitchcock may
not realize ns much now, but before his
scries of Joint debates with Kdltor Hose
woler closes ho will Ichiii that ho Is up
agaliiiit Ihe leal thing. Mr. Itosowuter may
not bo capable of Infatuating un nudlenco
us completely as Senator Thurston, but
stenographic reports of his addresses put
In cold typo nlwoys make mightily Inter
esting rending.
Springfield Monitor: A Joint discussion
on tho nll-absorblng political question Is
belug arranged botween Kdltors Kosewatrr
and Hitchcock of Omaha's leading dailies.
They agree to avoid personalities, but
whether this can bo done or not when
they come together remains to bo seen.
The suffering public will be given a chance
to read what they say, for It Is in the
ngreoment that both papers shall glvo a
full report of both sides of the debate.
Wood Itlver Interests: A series of Joint
debates has been arranged between K.
Itosowater of Tho Omaha Ileo and Gllbort
Hitchcock of the World-Hornld. One Of tho
debates will bo held In Fremont. As both
of these gentlemen nro avowed candidates
for the Fnlted States senate, aro able ora
tors and skilled swordsmen lu tho art of
sarensm nnd repartee and Incidentally hate
each other, this forensic combat will be n
scene fit for the gods nnd will doubtless
draw Iho multltudo from far and nenr.
Norfolk News: Kdltor Hitchcock of the
Omaha World-Herald recently Issued a chal
lenge to Kdltor Itoscwator of The Omaha
lleo for a series of Joint debates, both
gentlemen being candidates for tho position
of United States senator from Nebraska.
Tho challengo was-promptly nrceptod, Mr.
Hosevvater Imposing tho condition that com
plete stenographic reports should be pub
lished la bath papers. Mr. Hitchcock has
placed Mr. Ilosewatcr In a position where
he prides himself on being nn adept and he
may bo carry he spoke befoie Iho contest Is
over.
A Full Stnt- Trcimiirj.
Chlcu-o Tribune.
According lo tho annual report of tho
stuto treasurer, the finances of Connecti
cut nro In a flourishing condition und the
treasury is full and running over. It h
tho best showing which has been mado
since 1S61. In 181: the net debt was J2,
551,511. In I860 It hail reached JS,4G2,2lsS.
In 1S37 It had fallen to $3,117,173, and dur
ing tho last throo years, under republican
administration of affairs, It has been still
further reduced to J2.1US.873. Tho bonded
debt leached Its highest point In ISCrt. when
there wero $10,000,000 of bonds outstand
ing; now there nro J3.lf0.00O, and there
would bo still less If tho treasurer could
find any more to retire. Tho receipts of
revenuo for 1000 nro $2,S7C,S50, of which
railroads nro tho largest contributors, and
the expenses. $2,528,614. Tho taxpayers
are rejoicing that tho stnto has a surplus
of ovor $100,000 In bank and that nil tho .
bonds have been paid which can be found.)
Studying tho finances of "the land of steady i
habits" for tho last three years under re- (
publican management, It is not rcmnrkable
that It U growing- mors republican every
'' I
Bryanssm
l-isl Mini ti j i
Rrcni i nrncsi nets Mi bv the majority of
them wlHi tiH,( to ti The men of
nflntrs, of m-at Industrial nml flnanctnl
enterprises, are fully alive to tho neces
sity of crushing out Hrynnlsm by defeat
ing llrynn, as If they do not do so their
prosperity, their business, will lie Impaired,
or, for the time, possibly, ruined. Thrv
have cause for their determination to deal
Hrynnlsm Its death clout.
Mr. Itryai. snvs to his hearers In thos
slates lu which freo silver Is net a thing
to chnrm with that freo silver is not tho
paramount lss.uo of tho demoirntlc party
In this campaign, though elsewhere he ex
ploits It ns the corncrMono of the demo
cratic faith. It Is well to remind thoso
whom Mr. Itryan has attempted to begulbi
with the belief that freo silver Is but a sec
ondary question with him what ho said to
his countrymen on the lCth day of Septem
ber. 13G, nt Kuo.xville, Teun , on the sub
ject of the current y. Heto It Is:
"If lliero Is any one who believes th
gold standard Is a good thltig. or that It
must be maintained, 1 warn him not to
cast Ills vote for me, bemuse I promise
him it will not be ninlut Allied in this coun
try longer than I um uble to get rid of It."
That was said four years ago In another
rninpnlgn. not this year In the presri't
louipalgn, his supporters will say nnd they
"III say aright. Hut Mr. llrv.in hns said
thin year, In this campaign, at Knticsvtllr,
0 , on September I:
"The (den ocratlc) party stands where It
did In lSsifl on the money question"
Tho llrynn parly Is the came puriy that
I' was In ISfld, and It Is standing on tho
same platform of free nud unlimited silver
coinage nl Ihe ratio of 1C to 1. It Is a mis
take to tall the Uryan parly tho democratic
inrty, since the genuine democrats are not
of It. nor for Hivsn In this campnlgu Its
gloat men, lis great leaders, Its men of
thought nnd principle, nro upon the other
side of the argument nnd are ranging
themselves In support of President McKln
ley, because they know that Hrynnlsm
spells ruin to the prosperity of Ihe people.
Mr. Uryan perceives that the drift nnd
the force of popular seiiilment are nil In
the direction of Mr. McKlnley. Ills Salem
speech from which we have quoted Is a
virtual ocl't owiedgmeiil of defeat. It Is
not n cry of confidence, but of despair. It
Is. Indeed, the strongest assurance which
has yet been given of Mr. Bryan's defeat
nud of ihe Haul passing of Hrynnlsm- a
thing -di' 1 has ebturbed lb" whole coun
try and ? Ii , tiered the deniorratlr parly.
Pus. Ill i i
and subdivision of the world Whnt It did
on a large nnd vulgar scale the deinncrntla
organs did with nunc or less clamor nnd
Irrational violence. Ami now, with this
nstoundllig newspaper hi the lead, they
are indulging in the most vociferous and
nnsty abuse of "imperialism" whatever
they mean by that term nnd calling
hi'iiven to witness that our liberties and
our most precious Institutions are In peril
of extinction on that account.
Altogether It Is a pad mess, albeit en
tertnlnlug to the cynic and the scoffer. It
Is all very well to sinrlfy the republican
hypocrite who advocates the acquisition of
fnr-dlstunt territories and the violent sub
jection of their peoples on the ground that
we thereby discharge n sacred duty Im
posed upon us by civilization nnd Chris
tianity. But what of tho democratic hypo
erltc who, supporting that policy for tho
sake of the money there Ih In It, hns tho
liervo tp vole against It on moral and al
truistic grounds'
Undoubtedly thero Is much to criticise
In tho republican Administration of our
public affairs since March 4, 1SS7; but what
claim of consistency can tho democrats
set up by way of establishing their title,
to the country's respect and confidence,
nud admiration?
StMli: l'HIC.NCIl .IOICKS.
net roll Jiuirnnl: Wlin. having become
rich beyond the dreams of nvnrlce. he rarae
back to claim his bride, ho found i:il.
uwnltlng him
"Then you remember me?" ho cried, fold
ing her In his strong embrace.
"Iti'ineinbi'i- you, Harold? Whv, I re
member your mlddlo lliltl.il, even!"
Dovollim, this!
Cnllno was stopped In the street by an
elegant-looking gentleman who nsked him
the vvuy to well, to Baxter sttopt.
"Straight ahead!" said the ragej "It is tho
third street to your right." Tho gentle
man thanked Mm, both rajsed their hat i
ami started, ench nn his route. Huddenly
Callno turn"! around and shouted: "Hey!
If you are left-anndcd, turn tho other way!
See!"
An Ameilein, speaking to a member of
tho League Against the Abuse of Tobacco,
declared that n Chicago millionaire, who
died recently, "usimI lo smoke three thou
sand hums n day." With n look of horror
tho reformer exclaimed: "It Is no wonder
the monster died!"
Chlrngo Itecord! "Did she get your lilllV"
"Ves: I directed It to her husband nud
marked It 'personal.' "
Indlnnapolls Press: "It'. been four years
now." said tho descried lady, "since he It ft
tn ami his happy home, t remember it
lust us well as yesterday -how lie stood at
the door, holding It open till six flies git
lu the house."
A vvoulil-bo dinniatlc author wns lu lb"
habit of plaguing the theatrical customers
or a certain cafe with details of Hie plays
ho Intended to write. "My dear boy " said
a comedian between yawns. "Isn't It a limit
time for you to puss from words to acts."
A fragment from the conversation of two
socialists: "Let us remain ever faithful lo
our glorious principle to divide everything.
"But would that bo really advantageous
to us III the end?"
"Idiot! Of course It would be advm-
tngeous to us, since we havo nothing."
A Paris hnckinnn, hailed by a countryman
who was dressed in u style well calculated
lo innko the itv chaps laugh, shrugged
his shoulders and was about to drive en.
W 111-11 llt'3 . l.l,,,., J ft,, ', ,.,...,,.1,,. ii,,,,.
"VVh.it, you refuse to take me, although
you aro not engaged!"
"Well, no," said tho cabby; "I'll tnke you
Just to nmuso tho poor old fiorsa!"
Two tramps on the banks of the Heine:
"How can we raise tlm wind?"
"I havo it. You throw yourself in and
MI Jump In lifter you and take you out. '
Then I'll get tho rovvurd fioni tho humane
society." . .....
"Good! Horn goes'" Ho Jumped Into the
wnter, and after floundering "bout for
somo tlmo ho was getting tired out. "U oil,
he asked, "how long aro you going to re
main slttlm there? Why don t you oomo
In and take mo out?" ...
"Because I think I might mnko more, out
of you In tho morgue."
POTKXGl (II' Tin: PAIU
Washington Star
Von may sins of tho heraldry haughtily
shown, . . .
Or the demagogue's banner that float I
o'er the street. . , ,
Or the. medals of glory which proudly nrn
known
'Mb! splemlora where beauty nnd bravery
There's nn emblem more potent than these,
though obscure,
The might that It carries was ne'er
known to fall
"lis a gunrdlnn talisman, wondrous secure.
And the world must respect It tho tin
dinner pall.
Tho skill of nn scientist ever devised
A tnensuro so nicely adjusted ns this,
For the heulth of u nation Is safely sur
mised From Its contents. Tho truth II wai
iirt'er known to lnlss.
And the plotter may plan r.nd tho scholar
may scrawl
Far Into tlm night and grow weary nii
pale,
But the real derision awaits, after all,
On tho vote thufs attached to tho tin
dinner pnll,