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THE OMAHA DAILY 3JEE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1000.
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Hons Crokcr noud not worry over tlmt
cabinet position.
Kx-CntHlliluto lirluss should Imvo nn
rnny slldu down the duinourntlf to
boRgnn. The message, to tSarcla will have to
take second place this year to the mes
sage from Nebraska.
The elect will now have their
troubles In the siege of otllce seekers
eager to secure appointive positions.
This Is one of the penalties of victory.
Thnt Indian supply depot ought to
materialize for Omaha right soon.
Tho Indians tuny get cold If their
blanket allotments do not have the
Omaha label ou them.
There Is a suspicion abroad that the
otllclal llgutes whleh Secretary Jewell
alleges he has to prove, the election of
l'oynter are some stocK carried over
from the campaign of two years ago.
Hcforc going to trouble ami ex
pense to reorganize the democratic party
It might be well to take nn Invoice and
discover If there Is enough of It loft
to mnko salvage operations proiltable,
(icneral Hullor Is back In London nnd
hopes to eat his Christmas dinner In
that city this year. His ndvnnce on the
ltrltlsh capital was more peaceful and
successful than the pursuit of his last
yenr's feast.
"Walt until 1001" Is the only conso
lation that our Hryanlto contemporary
enn hold out to Its deluded readers,
The year 1IK)1 Is 11 long way off, espe
cially when It gives no better promise
than did 11)00.
Hryan Is bound to attend an inaugura
tlon. As he was not favored with a
front seut at the Washington show In
March he will go to Florida and witness
the Inauguration of his cousin as gov
ernor of that state.
If the fusion gang is still claiming
l'oynter's olectlou in the hope that some
opportunity may offer to repeat the
ballot frauds practiced In the supreme
court amendment recount It might as
well hang Its harp on the willows. The
game will not work this time.
Is It true that the Nebraska populists
refused to vote for tho Hryan electors
to put their- stamp of disapproval on
fusion and that the democrats refused
to vote for Governor l'oynter and the
state ticket to show resentment to popu
lists hogging all the places? Is it true?
Campaign speakers from abroad re
port that Nebraska audleuces were uni
formly attentive and respectful. No dis
orderly conduct or riotous Interruptions
ninrred the meetings In this state, friend
and foe being treated with equal cour
tesy. It Is gratifying to have such re
ports given out.
Tho nudltorlum committee will have
Its hardest nut to crack when It comes
to tho question of location. The public,
which Is expected to furnish tho funds
for the construction, will not stand for
anything thnt looks like n real estate job
and It will be well that the auditorium
promoters keep this In mind.
Omaha's challenge for 11 population
comparison with St. Joseph ou the basis
of the vote cast has not been accepted.
Of course there Is good reason for St.
Joseph's rcluctuuce. Taking the elec
tion figures as a test the city down the
river Is at least 15,000 people shy
of what Omaha can prove up.
People, must expect tho popocratle
office holders to keep on claiming the
elertlon of Governor l'oynter uutll their
last hope Is taken away by tho otllclal
promulgation of tho figures. It Is hard
on tho fusion taxeatcrs to separate
themselves from salaries, and no vol
untary self-decapltutlou Is to be hoped
for.
WHAT OF PVSI0X7
A little more tlinn tt yenr tigo n promi
nent democrat of the Sixth Nebmnkii
district, lifter n eotitlrtentnl Interview
with William .1. ltrynn. wrote 1111 In
uplred letter whleh nehleved no little
notoriety. In whleh he declared tlint the
year llHHl would be the lust year of
fusion.
Will till declaration prove true? Huh
the disastrous result of what .1. Sterling
.Morton en IN "party miscegenation" In
the recent election taught the lesson that
spoils combinations cannot appeal suc
cessfully for popular support?
Already the various elements to the
fusion alliance are making charges of
bad faith upon one another, recalling the
crimination and recrimination that at
tended the tripartite conventions which
came near to shipwreck on the rock of
dividing the nominations. The demo
crats are asserting that the populist's
failed, In resentment of the repudiation
of Towne, to cast their solid vote for the
Hryan electors, and the populists are
complaining that the defeat of their
candidates on the state ticket N ascrlb
able to democratic disaffection. More
over, In the four congressional, districts
which are still claimed for fusion, the
democrats, by sharp practice and
shrewd manipulation, have taken two
of the nominees, although the popu
lists furnish almost the entire bulk of
the votes necessary for their election.
As to the so-called silver republican
party, the farce which It played from
the beginning lias been ended by Its
complete disappearance. It Is safe to
say the last so-called silver republican
convention has been held in Nebraska
and its pretended party organization has
already vanished Into thin air. It never
had any ground for aspiring to an equal
voice with any other party and Its
further recognition Is out of the ques
tion.
Whether fusion between the demo
crats and populists can be maintained
Is, therefore, a question to which pres
ent conditions seem to relied a negative
answer. The basis of fusion as It has
been accomplished In Nebraska In the
past is destroyed and It Is doubtful, to
say the least, If any new bond of union
can be Improvised to take Its place.
(MXY.l AS CAMl'AlUX MAX AO Kit.
When the republican convention at
Philadelphia put In nomination Presi
dent McKinley and Governor Roosevelt
to be the national standard-bearers
there wore, It must be admitted, mis
lvlngs In many qunrters as to the ad
vlsnblllty of continuing Senator Hanna
as chairman of the national committee
and manager of the national campaign
These misgivings arose not from any
doubt as to Mr. Manna's qualttlcatlous
for the position or his ability to per
form the duties, but rather from the
fear that his personality, which had
already drawn so much lire from the
opposition, might prove an obstacle to
an aggressive contest.
The progress of the campaign, nnd
more especially Its tmexnmpled results.
have proved that Senator Hauua was
the right man in the right place. As
an organizer and far-seeing and shrewd
political, pilot he has vindicated tin
reputation he had achieved In 18JKI.
While, doubtless. Senator Ilaumi him
self would not make the light again
In precisely the same manner If he
had It to do over and would concede
that nilstnkes of more or less serious
character were made, yet they were
few when compared with the oppor
tunlty for missteps, and his manage
incut has proved successful even
beyond expectation.
The campaign of 11)00 developed a new
side of Senator Uanna's versatile char
acter In the speeches delivered by him
at various meetings in Chicago, New
York and, later, on his tours of South
Dakota and eurasua. wniie in 110
setibe a master of polished oratory ho
showed himself capable of presenting
solid truths In a forcible nml convinc
ing manner that not only held his bear
ers, but carried them with him. These
speech-making tours of Senator 11 anna
aeccomplished wonders In the way of
dissipating the prejudice which had
been created against him by partisan
misrepresentation and plctoral lam
pooulng.
All In all Senator Hanna as a cam
palgn manager stands out uuapproached
by any of the multiplied heads of the
popocratle aggregation and has earned
a place alongside of the great masters
In political generalship produced by our
peculiarly competitive party system.
nKMOCllA TIC UKQltUAXlZA TU)X,
Will the democratic party reorganize?
That is a (mention that Is lllllng the
minds of old-line democrats with a grea
deal of solicitude and eliciting from
them no little expression of opinion
Tor the most part this opinion runs In
the direction of a complete repudiation
of what Is called by the old-line demo
crats Hryanlsm, and In their Judg
nient u complete renunciation of the
principles of true democracy repre
sented by the great leaders of the party
from Jefferson to Tlldeu.
There Is not today a leading demo
crat In the nation who Is a supporte
of the Hryanlte democrats as a whole
There are a few men who opposed
Hryan four years ago and supported
him in the late campaign, but who
were not in full accord with tho prln
clples of the Chicago-Kansas City plat
form. They gave their adhesion to th
candidate and the platform In order to
bo "regular," and those men nre to
day as opposed to the general principle
of Hryanlsm as they ever were In thel
lives. Tho Idea that Olney, for In
stauce, and others that assumed a po
sltlon In support of Hryan aeeeptei
the principles that he represents 1
perfectly preposterous, because the,
are absolutely antagonistic to every
position that these men had held before
Mr. Olney, for example, while agreeing
with Hryan In his hostility to so-called
imperialism, was opposed to him o
every other questlou, and tho same wa
true of nearly every other democrat of
promluenco who supported the nryan
Ite party. They distinctly declared
that while they were aiitl-lmpcrlallsts,
so-called, they had no sympathy with
the other doctrines or principles enunci
ated by the Kansas City platform. It
was this fact that had a great deal to
do with discrediting Mr. Hryan In the
country. The men who opposed him
on general principles In which were
involved the vital Interests of the Ameri
can people at home could not help hint
with respect to the Interests of people
thousands of miles nway.
So far as the reorganization of the
democratic party Is concerned, that Is
a matter of such profound concern as
to command the serious attention of
fcvery citizen who realizes the fact that
guiles are essential In a republican
government to the proper arrangement
of political conditions. We need po-
lltcal parties In a republic for the just
qulllbrlum and adjustment of the
political machinery and no citizen who
understands the proper relations of par
ties to government will regard the re
organization of the democratic party, on
proper ami patriotic basis, as any
thing but desirable. There are many
Ustlngulshed men who are known as
democrats who should be able to re
habilitate their party and freeing It
f the poison of Hryanlstn give It again
character that would command the
respect and conlldence of the American
people.
TI1H I'AHAMOVXT MISTAKE.
While the campaign waged by and
for Hr.v.in was full of glaring errors
rom the very beginning, one flagrant
mistake stands forth in striking promi
nence as paramount above all others.
That mistake was the ulllance with
Tammany hall and the glorlllcatlou of
'roker.
When Mr. Hryan accepted tlw hospl-
alltv of the Tammany boss and gave
him recognition as his chief of cam
paign In the east he disgusted beyond
measure all sincere followers who had
een persuaded to believe that Hryan
ypltled reform and reform forces, Tho
ulogy of Tammany In the words "(Jrent
Is Tammany and Crokcr Is Its prophet!"
reiterated and emphasized by Hryan,
bowed that he, In his weakness, pre
ferred to stick to the mistake rather
hau to acknowledge It and attempt
to rectify It.
Tamniany and Crokcr are so nauscHt-
na to all believers In honest govern
ment that mere contact with them.
designed to approve their methods and
countenance their practices, threw dls
credit upon the sincerity of the demo-
ratle candidate, which no amount of
ndorsement from respectable party
leaders could wipe out.
When the history of tho disastrous
defeat of democracy in the year 1000
conies to be written this paramount
mistake will overshadow nil others.
When It comes to Impeaching county
olllcers do not overlook tho fusion sheriff
who locked himself up In Jail to avoid
service of an order of court whose man
dutes It Is his sworn duty to enforce and
obey. Do not overlook the fusion county
nttorney who has kept constantly as his
chief deputy a man who, when placed
on the witness stand as a witness in a
gambling trial, refused" to testify be
cause he would Incriminate himself. Do
not overlook the fusion county treasurer
who has loaned out county money to
local banks without turning any Interest
over to the county treasury, in spite of
the express provisions of law. When It
comes to Impeaching county officers the
fuslonlsts will have their hands full.
Spain Is making an effort to secure
the trade of the Spanlsh-spcaktug conn
tries of South and Central America,
which was lost to that country when
they threw off the Spanish yoke. They
have a common language to assist them
nnd the feeling of animosity growing
Out of former struggles has doubtless
largely died out. As the United States
Is also cultivating the same territory, It
remains to be seen whether Spain will
be any better able to compete In the
commercial Held than It was In arms,
The Held Is a rich one, and American
push, aided by reciprocity treaties
should enable the mauulacturers of this
country to win over the commerce of
that section.
In the reorganization of the British
army it is announced that special at
tetitlon Is ti be paid to Improving the
marksmanship of the soldiers and that
an Increase Is to be made In tins allow
ance of ammunition for target practice
The experience In the Transvaal has
taught tho British that one man who
knows how to shoot and hit what he
shoots at Is worth more than Severn
who shoot Into the air. The Spanish
learned the same thing when they came
Into contact with tho American navy
and results have demonstrated that the
olllcers of the United States army and
uuvy wore wise when they eneouragei
target practice In all arms of the serv
Ice.
Tho only way for a democrat to get
otllce In Iowa Is explained In a dispatch
to our anilablo popocratle contemporary
under date of Sioux City. This dls
patch says that Just before he was
elected to the ottlco of county super
visor 1'ellx Jnuron of Sallx, la., had a
twelve-pound sou born to him, and thn
three years ago, a few days prior to his
election to tho same otllce, ho had be
come the father of twin girls. He Is the
only democrat elected to any olllce In
Woodbury county at tho last election
If Iowa democrats do not take the hint
they will deserve to remain out 6f of
lice forever.
What became of all thoso warrants
which, according to the popcrntl
organ, were sworn out Just before elec
tlon and placed In the hands of the
sheriff to be served upon men who had
perpetrated fraudulent registration? W
have not heard of a single arrest. Let
tho fusion brlgado own up that all tho
talk atKJiit republican registration frauds
and all the fake warrants against
alleged Illegal voters were pure bluff
and bluster designed to cover up the
crooked work which the fusion machine
was engineering down In South Omaha.
Just as the sultan of Turkey was con
soling himself that the powers were too
busy In China to bother him the ltus-
lnn sends In n dun for the long over-
lue war Indemnity, with the Intimation
that expenses In the Orient render It
Impossible to extend further credit. It
s a shame that the sultan cannot be
allowed to drown palace favorites who
have fallen from grace and Indulge In
11 few massacres over In Asia Minor
without being disturbed by these un
pleasant reminders on the llrsl of each
month.
Would-be Senator Clark Is not expected
to shed any tears over the death of his
political enemy, Marcus Daly. The death
of the copper king ends one of the most
remarkable political feuds In the his
tory of the country atxl, while personal
utility was the moving cause of tho
light on Clark, Ids rival did the country it
service In exposing the rotten political
methods In vogue In Montana, which
would have been considered a disgrace
In Nevada In the palmiest days of sen
atorial seat sales.
Touching 11 Tender IKiiot.
Haltlmorc Amcrlcnn.
The appeal to tho stomach Is not only
the shortest roulo to tho voter's heart,
but to his bralnn ns well.
I'rllU if (In- Anlnnclie.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Is it never going to stop? Hero now
Is Chairman Jones' own county in Arkansas
gone Into tho republican camp.
Npeetueli- Tor Hie fJoil.
Indianapolis News.
Tho Hon. Don M. Dickinson would mako
an admirable loader In tho reorganization
of tho democratic party, galloping In tho
forefront with his whiskers given to tho
winds!
lldiicatloiiiil SlroiiiiiiMlty.
llostou Globe.
Thus early In the school season two
young students have died from Injuries
received In hazing. Hnd they died In prlzo
tlghts great would have been tho disgust
of some people.
I.ooUImk Out for Nnmber One.
Chicago Chronicle.
Whatever may bo tho feeling of tho east
respecting Imperialism, so-called, there can
ho 110 doubt an to tho sentiment 01 mo
Pacific coast. Tho vote of Cullfornla, Oro
Kon and Washington Is beyond n doubt an
expression of the dcslro In that section for
the retention of the Philippines ana any
otUr Oriental territory that we can get.
Tho sentiment Is no doubt Inspired by com
mercial Interest, but It is strong nnd not
likely to he changed.
HuMt unit Will lie.
Philadelphia Itecord (dem)
Thcro Is u general deslro that the demo
cratic party shall bo reorganized and there
Is no doubt that It will bo reorganlzeu. no
bettor basis of reorganization could bo pro
posed than the statement of foundation
principles made by President Jefferson In
his inaugural address In 1 SOI. These prin
ciples n"ro ns appllcnblc now as they wero
than; and no mnn who accepts them snoulu
bo denied the fellowship of the democrntlu
party, nnd no man who denies them should
be admitted to tho camp.
A Few ICInil Word.
Hnltlmore Sun.
H has been and still Is the fashion of
bitter partisans to denounce Mr. nryan as
a demngogue, us an extremist, bb showy,
but without depth or breadth of intellect.
In every position which he assumed In this
campaign and in every policy ho advocated
ho can glvo Jefferson, Jackson and other
grent democrats ns precedents. If, In the
cnuso ho maintained In this campaign, he
was n demagogue, then Jefferson was a
demagogue. If, In hlB opposition to tho
money power, he Is nrralgulng class against
claps, whnt shall bo said of Jackson and
Taney in their campaigns ngainst the
backs?
IUiirlN of .tlitiiufiM'tiirr
Bprldglluld Republican.
Tho detailed report of foreign commerce
for September shows that manufactures
contlnuo to form a largo and Increasing
fraction of total exports. Notwlthstand
lng tho great Increase In cotton shipments
during that month, the outgo of manufac
turcd products was largo enough to form
29.9 per cent of tho wholo volumo of ex
ports, against 2S.9 per cent in the samo
month last year. And this Is during tho
height of the export season for nil staple
products as well as cotton, It was not
very long ago that manufactures formed
only from 20 to 25 per cent of tho total
exports.
SOME I'l.UUAMTV KllU'ItUS.
Sluulllcniit I'Vntiire of Hie Voting In
Hie KliNt mid Went.
Buffalo Kxnrers.
It now looks ns if Mckinley's popular ma
jority would prove to bo even larger than In
1890. This surpasses tho expectations of
the most confident of the campaign mann
gers, They were counting on a consider-
ablo Incrcaso In his electoral vote, but It
was thought this would bo obtained by
smaller pluralities In tho various states.
It Is ono of tho Interesting factB of tho cam
palgn that the only states In which McKln-
ley's plurality has declined materially are
tho New England stntos (oxcept Vermont),
New York, Now Jersey nnd Illinois. These
show the following losses:
1900. W.
Maine 23,KO
Now Hampshire 2).0W SJ.tfO
Massachusetts $3,000 173,00)
Ilhnrln lKlnnil 17.000 23.00
Connecticut 2S.OO0 3,000
New York 1,000 2W0
New Jersey 62.000 S7.(K0
Illinois ... 100.0W UJ.W0
It will ho noticed that tho largest per
centage of loss Is in Massachusetts, while
Now York, Maino and Connecticut fall only
a little behind. These oro tho Btatca in
which tho importance of sound money was
appreciated arller and probably better
than nnywhero else. Kor this reason their
comparative lukownrmncss toward tho re
publican tlckot Is tho moro singular and
may suggest a variety of explanations.
Hut whllo McKinley lost In tho east
where ho was strongest four years ago, he
gained heavily in tho wost, whero ho was
thon weakest. The most important figures
oro:
1900
71,000
30,000
70,000
RO.OOO
26,000
8,000
10,00)
15.0'1
, 40.01 10
ISOfi.
47.0V)
18.000
r.7.ooo
12.0frt Dem
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
I own
Kunsas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Orecon
California
13.000 Hum
1S3 Dem
2,010
M.OOO
t'tnli
5,000
fllO) Pom
12,000 Dem
Washington s.OXi
In the few western state3 not carried by
McKlnluy tho democratic pluralities wero
greatly cut down. Henco It appears that
whereas tho victory of four years ago was
n markedly eastern triumph, that of thlB
year is a moro markedly western success
Tho difference is only ono of pluralities
hiwevcr. Tho east and west have united
their political Interests onco more, nnd
moro firmly than ever. The effort to at
tach the west to the south has failed and
probably will never bo tried again till there
1 Is really a ncv south.
The Result
Kansas City Star
1 nc Rrcaiesi mow
which Mr. Hryan has yet suffered In his
political career was the loss tit his own
hihiu uu MicB.iuy. 11 musi, ineviiaoiy,
" BV,' 5 .r.icn in ma imuro u n
j.i 1 1 1 1 1 in ii ...inner r.gnu my or not, wo
...1 II 1.. 1 . UM..1L II..
I'eoplo nre prone to tittnch much algnla
cnuco to the standing
indlng of n publicist
II,. It Is not an Amcr.-
in lils own comuiun
Chicago Times-Herald: In the burial of
Hryanlsm tho state of Nebraska has taken
nn honornblo nnd conspicuous pnrt. She
haH driven In the last nails. While tho
election of Tuesday rrsulted In many stir-
prising transformations In all prts of thn
union, popular Interest doubtless centers In
tho returns from Nebraska, which Indicate
n complete rout of the forces of fusion and
Hryanlsm In tho homo state of tho demo-
rntic nominee. .Nothing could bo moro
Ignlftcaut of the popular revulsion against
tho calamity doctrines of populism than tho
wiping out of the 13.&.G plurality given to
Ilrynn In 1896 with S.000 plurality for the
McKinley electors, tho election of a re.
publican governor nnd n republican lcgls-
Inttirc. In tho next state election follow
lng tho presidential contest, In which Mr.
Dryun again made a complete canvass of
iiAi.M I'oit tiii: ni.r.r.mvt!.
I.quIhvIIIo Courier-Journal: Nobody seoms
in a hurry to orgnulzo nn expedition to dig
(icorgo Krcd Williams out.
Washington Stnr: Any efforts of the older
lenders of the democracy to appear heart
broken are in most cases likely to be
palpablo fictions.
Philadelphia Times: Those people who
wero too wise to bet vary their patting
themselves on tho back by giving their
packet a gentle caress.
Now York World: There Is ono very
significant word In Mr. Hrynn's telegram to
Mr. McKinley: "It is my 'lot' to congratu
late you upon a second victory." There Is
lots of meaning In that "lot."
Washington Pest; Providence gave Presi
dent McKinley over G.000 majority nnd
elected u democratic mayor by 1,700, This
Indicates that there nre still n few old
fashioned democrats in tho cast.
Philadelphia Record; Perhaps tho thorn
iest sting of defeat for Mr. Dry an Is tho
result of the voting In. Now York after he
had submitted himself to the indignity of
touching elbows with Rlchnrd Croker.
Chicago Times-Herald: It Is political If
not poetical Justlco that tho one ofllcc in
Cook county which the democrats have
paved out of tho wreck should bo that of
coroner. They need him In their business.
It would bo rank partisanship to have n re
publican coroner sit on the long array of
democratic corpses that strew the battle
field. Philadelphia Ledger: Senator Pettlgrow's
new party is to bo mndo up of "persons
discontented with the elements In politics"
nud will be organized ns "a protest against
the existing conditions." Thero Is a certain
proportion of dissatisfied persons in every
community nnd thero has never been a
tlmo in the history of tho country when
there wns not a lnrgo minority opposed to
tho policy of tho party In power, hut tho
senator cannot hope to combine all those
elements of opposition Into one body. Thoy
are too diverse for that, as the campaign
Just closed, with its dozen presidential
tickets, plainly showed.
Chicago News: General Wheeler says he
felt and knew McKinley would be over
whelmingly re-ele:teJ and adds; "There
are two things the American people rever
ence first, their God, and, fcccond, their
flag. A word agninst either will bring down
their condemnation. There never was a
president defeated for election who had
conducted n successful war. Wars are popu
lar in this country nnd nro growing moro
popular with tho masses and any party that
opposes a successful war president will meet
defeat." This Is n different explanation of
results from thnt ordinarily given nnd may
help to cxplnln how It ail happened.
EDUCATIONAL OAMlICJS.
Fenlnre of l'reMldriillnl Control
I'ooMemiliiir Much Value.
Chicago Post.
It is generally recognized that there has
been a notable improvement in the char
acter of our presidential campaigns. In
ono respect nt least wo have made an ad
vance upon the ways and practices of "tho
fathers." Tho violence, rancor and personal
bitterness of tho early contests nre absent
from those of tho present day. Personali
ties nro frowned upon, nnd Instend of In
vective and nbuso the oratora rely upon
arguments. Thero nre still nor n few ex
ceptions, especially among the Inferior
spellbinders, but they servo to emphasize
the rule.
The Intelligent Amcrlcnn voter cannot be
frightened or coerced or stampeded. Ho
must bo reasoned with and convinced.
Manifest exaggeration and bigoted perver
sion he passes over as perhaps Inevitable
in the heat nnd stress of a party conflict
but as unworthy of serious attention. Ho
wants tho truth. Ho asks for tho facts and
for a common-sense Interpretation of them.
Ho takes it for granted that neither party
has a monopoly of patriotism and good In
tentions, but ho knows that when two op
posite policies nro advocated ono must he
right und the other wrong. He domnnds a
full, freo and fair discussion of these
policies.
Thero Is little In the campaign of 1900 of
which nny thoughtful American has occasion
to feel ashamed. It baa been n real cam
paign of education. It wns not necessary
to rcarguo tho question of gold versus sliver
and little that was new wnH advanced by
either sldo on this issue. Tho people had
voted on and had decided tho money ques
tion and It was only necessary to determine
whether or not the parties had changed their
respective positions with regard thereto, It
was not difficult to prove that the gold
standard would be endangered by democratic
success, notwithstanding tho relegation of
silver to the rear. Hut Imperialism and
truBts wero new Issues to tho majority of
tho pecple, nnd who will deny that much
light has been shed upon them nnd that
tho average man has been Intellectually
enriched hy tho discussion?
Much has been said ngainst our quad
rennial political struggles orgies thoy have
been called, nuslncss Is disturbed, wo have
been told, prejudices nnd passions nro
stirred, money is wasted and politics mado
fnr moro promlnont In the nation's life thnn
It dceerves to be. Hut this Is a fallacious
view. Under a popular government a gov
ernment by discussion presidential cam
paigns nro Invaluable as school), tor the
higher education of tho electorate. They
ralso the standard of Intelligence; they
concentrate attention on great public ques
tions; they check unfortunate tendencies
and emphaslzo tho responsibility of parties.
Mr. Hryco In his admlrablo work on tlm
United States recognizes the Immenso moral
nnd educational benefits of our campaigns,
ctpeclally as now conducted.
Discussion fosters independence, and In
dependence is a safeguard ol faithful and
efficient government. Intenso partisans do
not decide elections, The balanco of power
is in tho hands of conscientious, earnest and
thoughtful men who realize their re
sponsibility and are not hampered by
notions of regularity or party slavery.
nuiiuu mm a propnci 13 noi wuuoui tiay tne republican! made n ciean tlic i-uhan i.onin . thrv really nre-thelt
honor save in hi own country. It Is a,- everything except congressmen, electing ban ' VrV oddoS
Ed."1. T'Ul"" f"V,r !!- lectors and the entire state r"nd8,adTncenlt?P?heli "IfSw prJ.
"ui"' i" uB iii.Tu 110 1a ucbi ituuwii. iickci i rom governor uonn ."" .! i,iirnmBtl ,i , i
in Nebraska.
ino siate, tne fusion canuiuaio mi ! v.
JihIko rerel
vc.i nooui tne
that was given to Bryan In 1896. In 139S,
111 131-0.
nowever, tho revulsion agninsi u., .........
rau set in, nml tne uisiou uu . -
... - . lit.. o
governor got In by a Pare pmram,
In 1S99. howovpi-. tho fusion rnmwiaie ior
supreme court Judge was successful hy n
'p.urallty of ,3,107. In the election of Tu.
Intendcnt of public instruction
Chicago Chronlclo (dem.): The demo-
cratlc tlmo servers, the Incompetent and
stupid national democratic, managers, lm-
uglned that to secure the eight electoral
votes of Nebraska It would bo wlso policy to
risk chnnccs of success In tho great eastern
states havlne almost one-half of the na-
tlonol electoral vote. The sacrifice was In
vain. The popullstlc-democratlc political
"trust" lost Nebraska. Tho judgment 01
the people of that slnto was Just. They
were not moved by Btato prldo nor hy per-
sonal admiration for the democrnttc-popu-
llstlc candidate for president. flood
harvests nnd good prices had cured thorn,
If there Is a colossal, though somewhat
serious, Joke connected with the presl-
dcntlal campaign of 1900 It relates to tho
result In Nebraska.
IMlltSOWt. MVl'ICS.
Krugor prudently omits to mention the
probable duration of his "holiday."
Luckily for Mr. Crokcr his election bets
nre nil payable In money and uot In frvak
performances.
Kx-Governor noger Wolcott of Massa
chusetts returned from a six months' trip
to Europe Just in time to vote tn Boston.
Judge Robert Grant of Iloston, tho novel
ist, Is a member of the board of overseers
of Harvard for 1901. Resides being a II.
A., he Is a doctor of philosophy.
At the centennial celebration of the Dis
trict of Columbia next month the speakers
wilt be Senators Daniel anil McComas and
Congressmen Pnyno and Richardson.
The emperor of Japan devotes most of
his leisure to literature. He Is ono of the
moat widely rend men In the east nnd has,
moreover, to depend very little upon trans
lations. W. C. Todd of Atklnscn. N. II., has offered
5,000 to the New Hampshire HlBorlcal so
ciety on condition It raised $3,000 more
by the end of this month. The whole sum
Is to go toward the enlargement of tho
society's present building nt Concord.
Tho New Orleans city council has re
jected n proposed ordinance providing for
separate street cars for negroes, In spite
of great pressure brought to secure Its
passage. A similar movement failed In the
stnto legislature at tho recent seaslon.
The German Emperor William has given
SO.OOO marks toward tho new building which
the Lotto society proposes to erect In a
Ilcrlln suburb ns a model house .'or 2,000
young girls, who will bo Instructed thero
In bookkeeping, photography, housekeep
ing, etc.
Tho Society of Arts of London has
awarded n silver modal to Prof. K. W.
Wood of tho physics department of the
University of Wisconsin in recognition of
his work on the diffraction process of
color photography. Prof. Wood visited
England In February by special Invitation
of the society, presenting papers on this
and other subjects before the nincipal
societies in London.
"Twenty-seven years ago," says the St.
Louts Post-Dispatch, "Charles M. Hay,
aged 19 years, was a clerk In tho 'Frisco
railroad offices In St. Louis, with a salary
of J40 a month. Last week Mr. Hays, now
42 years of ago and still retaining his
home in St. Louis, becamo the president
of the Southern Pacific railway, the second
largest railway Rystcm In the world. His
salary will bo $35,000 a year, making him
tho highest salaried railroad man In thn
world nnd a better salaried executive than
the president of tho United States."
3IOXKY wi:i,i, si'iivr.
Completion of Hie Work of t'riisiia
Tu U I n it In Culm.
Wnshlngton Post.
The census of Cuba for U99, co'mplled by
crdcr of tho War department, Is uot only
ono of tho most complete nnd comprehen
sive documents ever issued hy tho United
States government, but It Is also especially
Interesting to nil who have tho Cuban ques
tion at heart, whether as officials or as
private citizens. Wo do not believe that
any moio uniquo volumo has ever been
prepared by any administration. It goes
far beyond tho limits of tho conventional
consua nnd gives us details Illustrated
with pci 'hr fcrco nnd happiness which
are invaluable to tho student and the
statesman.
This work was confided by Secretary
Alger early In July, 1899, to Lieutenant
Colonel Joseph P. Sanger, inspector gen
eral, U. S. A. Colonel Sanger nt once
prepared n memorandum Indicating tho
lines upon which ho proposed to operate.
ThlB was approved and the enterprise was
launched without dolay. Colonel Sanger
had authority to draw upon tho export staff
of tho regular census bureau. He received
tho cordial and cffectlvo co-operation of
Director General Mcrrlam and promptly
began to rcnllzo tho complicated and com
prehcnBlvo schomo he had already formu
lated. There was no procrastination, no
hitch, no obstacle of nny kind. Colonel
Sungor had placed at his disposal the most
accomplished and experienced men in Mr.
Mcrrlam'n bureau nnd tho enterprise was
set in motion as though by magic.
Looking over the volume of nearly 800
pages, which contains a history of the
and resist our advise, on Hals."
Its a mistaken idea that only hat stores have the best hats.
Why do you continue to pay one or two dollars extra for Borne
special label? You can find ab good a hat and as good a style
here iis anywhere. We handle only the best kinds made. Hats
that have a reputation hats that keep their shape and hats that
wear well. We sell a mighty tine hat for 12.50, ?il.00 und 3.50.
Our label is in tho top, 'but it can be removed if you think
our name is not exclusive enough and you save from B0c to $2.00
by making your hat purchase here.
Winter Caps, HOe to $2.fi0
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Omuha'i Only Exclusive Clothiers for Mc sd Hoy
Ktncsls, a statement of the conduct and
a compendium of the results of this rI
gantlc undertaking, one Is forced to admit
that It represent nu extraordinary
effort of Intelligent nnd wcll-dlrccttvl In-
jugiry
An a matter cf fact, the docu
mclIl COntnlns n compact and accurate
',,.-,, f ,K ,nrnl.
social, ediua-
,,. ,. ,,,.,.,-. rnMiti0n now nr
ynlllnc In Cuba-a nrrflentfttlon so lucid
nll(I R0 convncln.r that the nuestlon Is at
onco removed from the domain of con-
t ,... .. T1 ...,,.1.,
""'W- tJJ
no longer tho
rgumcnt. wo see (.uoa ana
possibility
Is not, as we see it, n particularly encour
nglng picture, but at least Colonel San
ger's work has been complete, searching,
vigilant and Impartial,
This census has been, under tho guidance
nnd Instruction of our own experts, com
piled by Intelligent Cubans. It amounts, In
fact, to a complete and detailed description
of Cuba by tho Cubans themselves. And,
besides all this, it Is n conspicuously en
tertaining and Instructive publication.
Largo sums of money have boon expended
In the Islands for various and more or less
worthy purposes, but It Is safe to say that
the money spent In completing this census
has been more wisely nnd profitably In
vested than any within the knowledge of
tho American people at least to far as
concerns the Island of Cuba.
i.acoiii.m: oas.
Indianapolis Journnl: "Well, the strenu
ous campaign Is nbout over."
.. Don't ;;iu believe It. I've got bets out
that It will tuke two months to collect."
Yonkers Statesman; He-Do yon under
"'S.n" UV 1"BUB" of flowers, dear?
8he-Oh. yes, n little.
"Do you know what thoso dozen roses t
sent you last night mono, love?"
W hy, yes; nbout 92.70, dear."
Roston Transcript; The Connolsre ur-You
don t mean to suy that there was ever
anything In nnture like that landscape?
Artist Well, I should say not. 1 claim
to b original In my work, I'm not a
copyist, I'd have you kn.iw
Wnshlngton Star: "Money." remarked
the idealist, "Is r responsibility and not a.
personal luxury."
"Well." nnswered Senator Sorghum, with
n thoughtful glance at his check book. "I
must say that as the rnmoalgn draws to a
closo I feel relieved of r great denl of re
sponsibility." Iloston Journal: Myer Who Is the man
ncross the way with the gold medal on his
coat?
Oyer-Oh. that's Downing. He holds tho
automobile record.
Oyer Automobile record?
Oyer Yes; ran over thirteen people In
one n Mm noon.
Philadelphia Record; "If that poot comei
In tell him I've gone to Kahimnzoo." sal'l
the editor,
"What's up?" asked the nsslitnnt editor,
Oh! it the compositor again," snld the
editor wenrlly; "he mnde the poet say
thnt a miss Is ns good as n male.'1
Wnshlngton Stnr: "I suprose you regard
the country .is snvrd." said tho friend of
n successful candidate.
"Not nt nil." wns the bland reply. "If
the country were to ho regarded ns Minn
lutelv safe wo politicians would have noth
ing left to talk uhout. Saving tt Is our
profestlon."
Philadelphia Prcs: "A mnn can't be tat
enreful nbout trifles In this world." re
marked the moralist. "You go along with
your mind Intent upon some big plan, and
tho nrst tiling you know torn little thing
upsets you that you never noticed."
"That right." replied the other, "nnd,
say. there ought to be a law against throw
ing bnnnnn skins on the pavement."
.H!MPI.G OX A FI0IJ.OW."
St. Iuls Republic (dem.)
Great Catsar's ghost!
Say, confidentially, between you and me
und the gatepost.
Dlil you thtpk there were that many re
publicans In our midst?
Or thnt they were going to do us up thi
way they didst?
Buffering land!
This trlcM of surprising nr enemy b-ns
the band!
It's wrong, It's sinful. It oughtn t to bo
nllowed '
Lying low and then Jumping on a felloe
with nil your crowd!
Lay on Mnrdiif
Nobody on enrth ever heard n democrat
cry "Enough!"
Come one, como nil, ns Jnmes Flit-James
was wont to sing.
We msv be u bit dlsflgurfd, hut we re still
In the rlns!
Just wait nwhllo,
And you'll see ns tne tho mark with th
gamest sort of-n rmllr:
And when four years roll 'round nnd tin
fight Is on nncw
Say. republicans, we won't do a thing tn
you!
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