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Governor Poyntur to tho turkey:
Tour turn to pot tin; nx coincs next.
Perhaps Ketintor Allen wishes lie hurt
not rt'HlKiiril Unit JtitlK'fshlp for an nji
polntive term In the seiiute.
Private Secretary Jewell has Riven up
the phost ami the stakeholder no longer
has any excuse for refusing to cough up.
Anotlier Immense cave has lieen ills
covered In the Hliick II Ills. The dis
coverers inluht name It the Cave of
iloom and rent It out to the defeated.
Senator l'ettlprow should have a full
stock of resolutions of Inquiry ready
when eoiiRress tissemlileH, as his time
for Introducing such measures Is limited.
If the fusionlsts only had the legis
lature, with the power to redlstrlct Ne
braska for legislature and congress, what
an artistic Job of political carving
might bo expected!
The Hryanltes say they will take no
advice from the gold democrats. That
Is Just what they did In ISDO and again
In 1000, with disastrous consequences.
Nothing like consistency.
The annual call for government relief
for stranded gold hunters in the Klon
dike or Nome region is about due.
t'nelo Sain has to act as a guardian
periodically for wards Infected with the
gold fever.
When we get that auditorium Omaha
will have choral societies and orchestral
hocletles and all sorts of societies which
cannot nourish now because they have
uo available place In which to offer their
entertainments to tho public.
Omaha Is to have a new Chicago-
Omaha tlyer put on by one of the trunli
Hues anxious to capture the fast mall
contract. A few fast trains running in
the other direction taking mall out of
Omaha would bo more appreciated.
The coming short session of congress
promises to bo notable in Important
legislation. With Speaker Honderooii's
hnnd on the throttle of the house, how
ever, nothing savoring of Ill-digested ex
perlmcntatlon Is likely to get past that
body.
Douglas county will be the last county
In the state to complete Its official can
vass of the vote at the recent election.
Douglas county, however, casts more
than one-eighth of the entire vote of
the stato and gives the canvassers the
biggest Job of all.
The president and cabinet are reported
to be talking over the contents of the
lorthcomlng message to congress. If
they will only wait a little while the
nclf-consclotis Washington correspond
outs-will fully outline the document
nnd save tho president tho trouble.
liovernor l'oyntcr's Thuuksglvlng
proclumaUon steers clear of political
references this year, although a year
ago ho could not icstraln his partisan-
Hhlp from creeping out In lils olllclal
pronunclumento. He also refrains from
announcing that this is his last Thanks
giving proclamation.
The European nations rear the United
States will spoil tho concert of the
powers, rrom Its past record this
country canuot be expected to join In a
chorus tor blood vengeance, .lust Ice Is
all that the I'nlted States desires and
if tho powers aro willing to stop at
thnt tho concert Is in uo danger of
discord.
An appraisement Is to uc made of the
real estate owned by the city, In order
to glvo nu Inventory of the property
Htuudlug in thu corporations name.
When tho schedule comes to be made up
the people will see that notwithstanding
the bonded Indebtedness Omaha hns
good and fiitlwdnntlul assets to offset It.
What Is equally gratifying, tho realty
belonging to tho city Is for tho most
part property that will lucrcube In value
un the city grows.
Tin, vnKssriih u .n.i
ti t-Jii policy on the part ot the
powers toward China Is necessary, lint
It should not lie needlessly cruel and
oppressive. The disposition of some of I
the powers to carry their demands to
this extent threatens to ndd to the cm
harrassmeutH of the situation, though
the latest advices from Minister Conger
are reassuring. He reports that at a
conference of the foreign ministers on
November 11' tin re was a general ex
pression of gratification at the progress
made ami he expressed the opinion that
proposlllons would ho ready for sub
mission to the Chinese plenipotentiaries
at nil earlier date than he had hereto
fore hoped.
The London newspapers, perhaps re-
lleetlng olllelal opinion, llinl fault with
the altitude of both (.ieriuauy and the
United .Slates. Their criticism of this
country refers to the refusal of our
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jjoveriiiuetit to concur
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Ilult'S.lIf llllllllsllliic
In the demand
liment o1' thoc of-
Ilelals who are alleged to be respon
sible for the anti-foreign outbreak. Ties
Culled .Stales can well afford to have
Its position In this respect character
ized as "reeble," since It !s entirely
consistent with American Ideas and
with the spirit of our civilization. Wo
arc not seeking, revenge In Ulilua, but
sluiply u Just reparation for wrongs
igaiust our citizens, and nuch guaran
ties as may fairly be asked for tho fu
ture protection of our citizens and our
Interests In the Chinese empire. Our
government has Joined In the demand
for the punishment of certain persona
of whose guilt there Is no question, and
It Is not probable that vyu shall go be
yond this, whatever Ureal Jlrltaln or
any other power may think of our at
titude. If that result 111 breaking tho
concert of the powers well and good,
but wo do not believe It will.
As to tJormany, there is furnished In
the speech of Kmperor William at the
opening of the llolchstag a statement
of Its position and It Is not revengeful.
The emperor said that tho governments
are united "with the sole wish to ro
nton' an orderly state of tilings as
speedily as possible, and, after the ban
ishment of the chief culprits, avert a
recurrence In the future of such a dis
turbance of the peace of the world."
Germany has greater reason than any
other nation lor seeking revenge, yet
there Is no Indication of a desire for U
in the .speech of her sovereign.
The position of the I'nlted States in
regard to China Is fair and just and
It will bo adhered to, let other powers
take what view they please of It and
regardless of tho possible effect upon
tho concert.
VUMHISATIUSS J.S KXULAXD.
It Is quite natural that tho demo
cratle view that protection Is the mother
of trusts should be accepted in Kng
laud, yet It Is a fact that trusts and
combinations are almost as common in
free trade Kngland as they are In
America. Tho London correspondent of
tho New York Tribune says: "Mann
facturers In nearly every great industry
nere nave neen employed (luring re
cent years in selling their properties
and business to new combinations con
trolled by themselves ami In cheapening
their products by various economies in
buying supplies, selling goods ami get
ting rid of cutthroat competition."
Uo says the consolidation of business
Interests in great corporations Is now
the established rule, but the subloct
Is never discussed by the press exeunt
where there Is an opportunity for a
suurp tnrust at American protection. A
member of the Industrial commission,
who visited Kurope for the purpose of
making an Investigation In regard to
trade combinations, found that they are
numerous In Hnglnnd and Increasing,
Such facts dispose of the claim that
they are the offspring of protection.
ny a large majority tho American
people rejected this democratic view and
the protective policy will be maintained
Meanwhile the republican party will lind
a way to deal with the combinations
that will not be dlsastious to American
Industries and labor.
A IIAUMUXIUCS AUMIXISrilA TlUX.
There Is complete harmony between
President McKlnley and his cabinet nud
the desire of the president that his otll
clul advisers remain In the admlulstra
tlon will be concurred In by republicans.
The cabinet Is an able body, every mem
ber of which Is thoroughly equipped in
Intellectual attainments and In ex perl
once for the duties devolving on him
(secretary or btate Jlay lias made a
record most creditable to the country,
showing himself to be a diplomatist of
the first rank. In the dllllcult task pre
seated to him not only lias 110 mistake
been made, but the American Depart
ment of State has had the extraordinary
distinction of marking out policies which
were promptly accepted by other gov
ernments. It was Secretary Hay who
found 11 way to communicate with the
American minister at l'ekln when the
European foreign otllccs were helplessly
endeavoring to learn something of tho
condition of their beleaguered legations
and In other respects he has shown wis
dom and sagacity that entitle him to a
very high place among American score
taries of state.
No one will question the ability as a
tluaueler of Secretary (luge. Perhaps
he bus made mistakes, but on tbo whole
his administration of tho Treasury do
purtment has been Judicious ami capa
bio. As a conservative llnaneler,
thoroughly In accord with the sound
money sentiment of tho country, ho has
tho full confidence of tho llmtuclal and
business interests of the nation, it has
been reported that Mr. (Jago would re
tlru from the cabinet In order to take
euro of his private affaire, but It ap
peals probable that he will comply with
the president's wish and remain during
the second term. As secretary of war
Mr. lioot has Icon an industrious,
energetic and most eli'.iient olllclal. He
grasped the duties of tho position with
remarkable readiness and under his lu
telllgeut und vigilant administration of
T1I13 OMAHA DAJLY 1J.BIC: TlirHSDAV. NOVRMUKH 15, 100.
the department abuses have been reme
died and the military branch or the gov
ernment has worked smoothly. Equally
cordial commendation Is due to Secre
tary Long of the Navy department,
whose record Is without a llaw. Ills
namo Is conspicuously and honorably as
sociated with the achievements of the
navy In the war with Spain. Charles
Kmory Smith has shown a high degree
of executive ability as postmaster gen
eral, while Mr. Hitchcock at the head
of the Department of the Interior and
Mr. Wilson at the held of the Depart
ment of Agriculture have made excel
lent records. Attorney General Griggs
has been subjected to n great deal of
criticism by the opponents of the ad
ministration, but he Is one of the ablest
and wo believe also one of the most
conclonllous men In the cabinet.
If the president shall be so fortunate
as to retain In the public service these
capable nnd ellleleut ollli'lals It will be
gratifying to the country, for, as Mr.
McKlnley said, If the result of the re
cent election was an Indorsement of his
administration, It was no less an In
dorsement of the men who had stood
by him In the time of stress and ad
versity. TIIH IlEAl WAY OCT.
When tho census of 1000 credited Ne
braska with 1,0158,000 population, an In
crease of only 10,000 In the decennial
period, It was plain that the state would
lose one of Its congressmen If any ma
terial change were made in the ratio of
apportionment.
The steady Increase In the apportion
ment ratio since the beginning id the
republic, In order to prevent the un
wieldy expansion of the lower house of
congress, would lead us to expect a sim
ilar Increase this year, because the re
tention of the old ratio would greatly
enlarge the membership of the house.
The problem, therefore, becomes one of
practical politics and no amount of la
menting over the census llgures or com
plaints against census olllelals will help
In the solution. Tho hard facts are that
unless some substantial plan Is proposed
to relievo the pressure upon the house
of representatives an Increased ratio of
apportionment will be applied which
would cut off one Nebraska congressman
and one Nebraska vote In the electoral
college.
We believe the solution lies In the en
forcement of the fourteenth amendment
to the constitution against the southern
states which have disfranchised the ne
groes and hope to evade the penalty.
The second section of that amendment
provides that when the right to vote at
any national election Is denied or
abridged to any of the male inhabitants
of the state otherwise qualllled by agi
and citizenship "tho basis of representa
tion therein shall bo reduced in the pro
portion which the number of such male
citizens shall bear to the whole, nuirber
of male citizens twenty-one years of age
in such state."
For years the people of this country
have patiently submitted to the dispro
portionate representation of tho south
ern states in congress and In tho elec
toral college. As a result u mere hand
ful of southern voters have been able to
exercise the same voice In national leg
islation and In president making as two
to live times their number in tho north
ern states. If congress will but perform
its duty nnd exercise Its authority with
out further pandering to the southern
oligarchy, tho excessive representation
of tin. so southern states will be cut
down and the ratio of apportionment
can lie kept unchanged without materi
ally affecting the size of the new house
of representatives.
The enforcement of the penally clause
of the fourteenth amendment would sim
plify many things In our political or-
anlzatlon. it would reduce the south
ern representation In our national nomi
nating conventions and our policies
would be shaped and our presidents
nominated by tho people who bear the
responsibility.
The way out for Nebraska Is clear. It
can only prevent a reduction In the nuin
ber of Its congressmen by forcing the
Issue on unconstitutional representation
of the disfranchised blacks of the south.
The mock solicitude expressed by our
popoeratle contemporary over tho do-
feat of tho colored candidate for the
school board on the republican ticket
will deceive no one. That sheet did all
It could to defeat him and Its deprcca
tlon of race prejudice at this time will
fool no one. Trying to excuse the
course of the democrats In tho south In
disfranchising tho black men on the
ground that race prejudice Is not. en
tlrely eradicated In the north Is a pre
tense that will not go down. If the
popoeratle organ were not shedding
crocodile tears It would have como out
nml ported the colored mari when
lls support
might havo counted for
somcthlm
Tbo olllcers of the republican btatv
committee have undertaken to remove
the state headquarters from Omaha to
Lincoln. The headquarters were located
at Omaha by a vote of the committee
Itself, nnd, strictly construed, the com
nilttee ulono is in position to make
change. While tho principal work of
the organization Is completed for this
year and no objection might be entered
to tho move, we only wonder what 11
protest would have been made had the
affair been reversed ami the heudqtiur
tors taken from Lincoln to Omaha with
out consulting the committee.
The net result of the democratic cry
for "the constitution and liberty" Is the
Introduction Into the Ueorgla legislature,
which has Just assembled, of a bill In
tended to disfranchise the negroes of
that state. There Is nothing surprlsln
In this, however, as democracy Is never
expicied to stick to Its text,
Georgia democrats aro Incubatln
legislation to take the ballot away from
thu negro on a plan similar to that
adopteil In North Carolina and Ala
jbamo. The negroes aro in the minority
In Georgia and without any menus of
protecting themselves, so that the
scheme Is most likely to be carried
through to completion. A few years
more and every state formerly embraced
In the confederacy will have nullllled
the fourteenth amendment unless some
check Is put upon It. 'I'Jio great
trouble Is to devise a check Unit will
be effective.
The protest against the proposed pro
cession of school children, marshaled by
their teachers, to make more spectacular
the cornerstone laying of-the new High
school building. Is timely and lo tho
point. To compel the school children,
particularly the little girls, to march
through tho streets exposed to the
weather simply for show purposes would
answer no good purpose, while It would
endanger the health, to say nothing of
the comfort of the little ones.
Under the new organic law of Iowa
there Is some question whether the old
stato and county olllcers do not hold
over for another year, but If such n
construction Is held to be good the old
state olllcers will resign and allow the
governor to appoint the newly elected
ones as their successors. What a snap
such 11 sltuntlon would bo for the Ne
braska populist olllelals.
It Is no new discovery that the census
of Nebraska threatens to cut down the
state's number of representatives In
congress and also the stale's representa
tion In the electoral college. That was
plainly visible at the time tho llgures
were first ninde public. It Is a condi
tion, however, rather than a theory
which confronts us.
Oimilin Investors are said 1o have
cleared rrom ?.'00,000 to $1,000,000 in the
boom In stocks following the election.
If they will plant some of this money In
substantial building improvements or
new enterprises in Omaha the wicked
ness of speculation will be overlooked.
Spain' Volet- t iilniriiieil.
St. Louis Republic.
Spain wants a voice In the Chinese, peace
negotiations, u seems that about tho only
thing that Spain brought uninjured out ot
its war with tho United States was its
voice, and Its solicitude in thut behalf is
not Burpristng.
Huiilty or Chic Uut).
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Uoth President McKlnley and Mr. llryan
took off their hata when they entered their
respective voting places. Tills was a neat
nnd appropriate tribute to tho dignity ot
tho duty they were about to perform. It
would havo puzzled some men. however, to
havo carried u hat and that blanket ballot,
too, nt tho sauio time.
ANu.ilc or Pi't'eloiiH Mult.
Chicago News.
It U estimated tho world annually loses
$800,000,000 by Imperfect combustion ot coal.
This Is a criminal waste nnd people In the
downtown districts, whoso low chimneys
belch thick clouds of smoke into their
neighbors' windows, ure of tho kind that
Dante, for such sins, would havo tucked
neatly away la ono of tho smoky compart
ments of Inferno, had they lived la hla
day.
KlnR Cotton'M Strong Pull.
Boston Transcript.
Evidently tho dominion of Kins Cotton
contluue3pronounccd. In October our ox-
ports of the stnplo were valued at over
$00,000,000, or moro than twice tho total ot
tho snme month last year. Other leading
nitlcles of exports fell olf, breudatuffs by
2,000,000, provisions, cattle and petroleum
about $1,000,000, but tho gnln In cotton was
so immenso that tho tota' of our October
exports ot leading non-manufactured goods
considerably exceeds $100,000,000, and is
nearly $30,000,000 greater than in October,
ISM; indeed. It Is a record-making month.
As It Is known that our exports of manu
factured goods havo been maintained at
tho great rate of previous months, tho com
plcto figures of our foreign tiade for Octo
ber, duo in a few days, will show anothci
wonderful record of American expansion In
tho world's markets.
Dunn (o UiikIik'nh Vinv,
Philadelphia Ledger.
Tho discharge of tho receivers of tho
Union Pacific railroad is a new oplsodo
in tho career of that famous enterprise
and marks a new period in Its sensa
tional career. Sensational It has been
from its inception, which was, at tho timo
it was mudo, a proposition so bold as lo
bo counted for lunacy. Uut the exigency
demanded a bold entcrprlso. California
was to bo snved to tho union, tho rapidly
growing population nt that acctlou of tho
country must be given facilities of com
munication with the rest of tho country,
a great commerce with tho Orient wan to
bo developed and tho heroic entcrprlso of
the west was challenging the east to meet
it la a venture to connect tho two oceans
with lines of rail. Under Buch circum
stances tho work was begun. It was car
ried on uuder a pressure, ot excitement
which grow moro intenso as it proceeded,
until tho Juncture, of tho two lines was
celebrated by ringing tho bolls in every
town in tho country that could ho reached
by eleotrlc wires. Next rnnio tho sensa
tional development of Jobbery In congress,
nnd, later, tho almost equally sensational
revelations of tho road's financial dlfllcul
ties. What further spectacular career re
mains for it cannot bo predicted nt this
time.
mil liitY.w.s st.ti:mi:xt.
Should llnvi- Pltehril III I'olltleul
Drittli Siiiik to u llljtlli-r Note,"
Philadelphia North-American.
Mr. Dryan's statement ot tho causes con
tributing to his defeat must be as disap
pointing to hla supporters as it Is to thoso
of his opponents who aro not prejudiced by
their partisan feelings, nnd nro ready to
recognizo (ho admirable qualities of ono
with whom they disagree. It falls so far
below tho level of his Indianapolis speech
In thought and expression that It la difficult
tn reconcllo tho two as tho utterances of
the samo man, even after making duo allow
anco for tho chagrin of defeat nnd tho reflex
action of campaign strain.
Tho mind of Mr. Uryan lacks equipoise
It Is capahlo of lofty flights, but It drops
occasionally to u level below' common
places; takca nnduo notice of small things
und loses the teaao of proportion. It was
u nurcr and discreditable descent to tho
trivial and spiteful to attribute any of tho
republican udvantni;o to railroad passes for
xotcrj, nud it was feeble to make- vague
Insinuations of corruption, followed by ad
mission that neither passes nor the pur
rhaco of votes could account for tho great
Increase In tho republican vote.
iU'cngnlzing the things of great weight
In turning tho scule, ns ho does, Mr.
Ilrynn loses In dignity by evou mentioning
tho llttlo things. When submerged by tho
ocean tide It Is distinctly not worth while
to rail at thu lipplep.
It la 11 pity that Mr. Ilrynn did not take
more timo In tho preparation of his post
election statement, nnd pitch his political
acuta song In a higher key.
A Study of
1- It, T. In li'steii 'i ra.i i Nt'
present rainpniKU opcnel It nrdnon lountr
When tho
found the state of Nebraska a decidedly
poor field for republican. Tho fusionlsts
luul complete contiol of the state govern-
metit (every stato institution worklns for
the fusion ticket), while four of the six
cotiKrcrsuieu, ono "f tho senators nnd a
majority of the supremo court were theirs,
and tho renomlnatlou of W. .1. Uryan seemed
to assure to them the electoial vote of tbo
state. Control of tho legislature counted for
tinthlni?. for Km only temibllran net hud
bcea neRjtlved by dentil and it had nd-
Journcd eighteen mouths before the ram-
pnlpn bcstiti Hcpubll'-nns did not baso
tinny hopes on their record of currying 1I10
icRia'aiure In 1S0S, for then Mr. Uryan was
In tho nnny and took no part In the con
(cut. It was n dlscoiunKlng outlook nnd
the battle km a storm-swept, bitter nnd
hnrd-fotiRht ono of which we In tlfc east can
have llttlu conception. Want Is tho result?
Uepuhllcnn Kiiins In nlmost every precinct,
four fuslonUt congressmen elected by
hundreds whero four nnd two years no
they had thousands, two republican eon-
pressmen by larger pluralities, tho electoral
to for McKlnley, the whole atato ticket
and n majority of tho legislature republican,
Insuring union in legislation nud two re-
publican United States senators. It certainly
wnu in Mm mnlorltv nnrty a. glorious and
surprising victory.
Yet upon tho pnrty a heavy responsibility
la laid. It lias, wo opine, well learned its
Ichsons of adversity. Its nomluees of re
cent yeats havo been men of high char
acter. It can no longer put up "yellow
does" nnd hone to elect them, 'lo mat ex-
tent populism has benefited Nebraska In
purifying the great party. N'o moro of Its
stntu olllcers will bo tried und couvictcu
of embezzlement nnd no moro stale money
will bo lost by bank wreckers who aro sent
to federal prison. The new legltilaturo must
lendjust the . ngrcnBlonal boundaries tie
ccrdlng to tho now census, and probably
will hnvc to cut down tho number of dis
tricts to live owing to tho email Increase
in population. It should also readjust tho
legislative boundaries, which have not been
changed in twenty years. Tho petty Jeal
ousies of the, older, long-settled rural coun
ties prevented tills act of Justice from con
summation ten years ago In much tho same
wav In which tho llttlo lowno of Connecti
cut hug their rights of 11 century ago and
decline to yield them to tho demands ot
growth and progress. For example, ittcu-
ni:i:it.i. macaiituiics iuipuht.
Indlananolls News: According to (len-
ernl MacArthur tho Filipinos nro nluicteil
with oratory. Our armies have a great deal
to contend against.
Indlnnapolls Journal: The idea that the
seeds of republican government may be car
ried from tho Philippines to Asia Is Indeed
calculated, as (Sonera! MucArthur says, "to
warm the fancy of tho most Indifferent."
Philadelphia ltccoril: General MncAr
tliur's annual report polnto clearly to a
lotig purine" of hostilities before the tribal
pnelllcatlon so Jubilantly nnnouneed last
summer by tho Taft commission can be re
nllzcd. aiobo-Democrat: General MacArthur
says tho Philippine problem enn he settled
by "nmlnblllty. patience nud nn adequatd
force." Tho American people have signified
that tho necessary force will back up tho
moral sur-slon.
Springfield Republican: It must bo con
fessed that Ueneral MacArthur'a report
does not support tho tnegaphono idea of
ending; tho war. That Is because it was not
written for political purposes. He reports
to Mr. McKlnley that "for many years to
como tho necessity of a largo American
military and naval forco is too apparent to
admit of discussion." Whow! ,
Philadelphia North American: Uut one
conclusion can bo reached uftcr reading
this comprehensivo nnd thoughtful report.
If General MucArthur Is to crush tho in
surrection by forco of nrnis, ns ho has been
ordered to do within the last few days, he
must bo given enough troops to carry on an
aggressive campaign of extermination
against tho elusive guerrillas. Unless a
forco HUinelent to accomplish that much Is
put at his disposal, tho only alternative for
tho I'nlted States In to approach the Fil
ipinos In a conciliatory spirit by making
such concttslons to liicm a3 will disarm
their hostility.
Dotrolt Free Press: General Mac Arthur's
report of conditions nnd prospects in the
Philippines is not reassuring. Kxplanatlons
do not removo or palll.Uo tho fact that tho
Filipinos aro btlll In a maddened stato of
rebellion and that the guerrilla warfare
now being carried on U moro difficult to
deal with than would ho a regularly consti
tuted army lighting la aceordauco with
rules and legulatlons. Wo aro maintaining
eight limes its many military stations us
wo did .1 year ngo and our soldiers nro being
worked beyond all precedent In striving to
deal with tho relentless bushwhackers. The
health of our tioldlery has coustantly been
growing worse nnd tho outlook Is for a
larger peteentage of fatalities from disease.
rniiMiXAi. a ornnnivisn.
St. Louis pays $1,850,000 for tho state
police that was unnblo to suppress the street
car riots.
Tho Dewey nrch was to have been per
petuated In mnrblo in tho first flush of
natriotlc enthusiasm. It 1b now serving as
11 background fo.' patent raedlclue advertise
ments.
Count von Waldersco receives as com-
mnmiinif ninccr of the Germans in China
$.100 a month, besides $760 ns field rnarsnai
mi i? r.nn for wh.it Is known as "tablo
money."
General Wesley Mcrrltt found tho Paris
oxposltlcn not up to hla expectations. Uo
thinks that tho principal defect was In or
ganization, a respect In which tho French
fair was far inferior to thnt hold in Chi
cago. It seems rather absurd for tho subjects of
tho ehah to complain of his speuding a
bet-'gnrly $2,500,000 during his European trip
whllo they were quietly left behind to rnjoy
Somo neonlo aro bound to
gruuiblo,
Tho status of Guam has been rather
puzzling to definition, some persons calllug
It 11 colony and others a dependency. Com
mander Schrouder, its governor, defines it
ns "Tho Kingdom of Doko l ar Monte,
and ho ought to know.
Governor I'lngreo of Michigan, speaking
of his political life, has told tho nowspapers
that they may erect his monument and
wrlto his epitaph. Ho has taken no part
In tho present campaign, ub his health re
quired quiet und careful nursing.
There wcro 111 deer killed in Vermont
during tho open senson, which ended Novem
ber 1. Last year ninety wero reported
killed In tho brief ton days' season allowed
and in 1S03, when tbo open season extended
throughout October, 130 were killed.
Tho "abandoned" farms of Massachusetts
aro fast being taken up. Three years ago
thero wero 330 thus classed In the state,
A recent enumeration shows there nru now
but 13. All tho rest havo been sold to per
sous who desired them for cultivation or
for summer homes.
Tho old homo of Stonewall Jackson, In
Lexington, Vh., Is now a tenement houao
an l tho dwelling which once sheltered one 1
family comfortably now swarms with a
largo number of families, crowded In un
comfortably. The famous Sunday school In
which General lacksoa taught negroes la
Btlll nourishing
Nebraska
, ,
tho extreme southeast
la
corner has one senator nnd three repre-
sentntive.i with lis 1VOOO votes, while Doiik-
Ihs (fimahal, with six times those vnte".
hns but tlireo times the members of llm
legislature. Tho constitution of tho stnt
declares tint nfter rsch stato census, which
rhall bo taken at lutervals of ten years
front 1SS3. and nluo after every national
census, the boundaries of the loKlslalltn
districts shall bo set in accordance with
the stlOttltlcs of thnt census, but tllU 'Pllir-
relliiRS of the various sections, especially
the envy of the old counties and tho rivalry
ct umaim nnd Lincoln, havo prevented im
action. And while on this point It may bi
well to add that In splto of the inimiiiu
tion order ("shall") for a state canvas
ccry ten years, none was tnkcu In IHli.l bo
cause of Its expense nnd the bad pllxhl In
which it would have tevealrd tho Mliito
sfter It had no greatly suffered from drouth
nnd consequent crop failures. And no No
braska returns lo republicanism. IJicopt
un populism hns made belter tho nppi sIiir
party by the chastening lutluencc of afflict
tlon, It Is dllllcult to sec wherein lb" '
pertinent has helped tho state. Scandals
have continued, although not so Kreat as
before, and tho ndtnlnlstintors havo been
no more ctllclcnt and little moro honest,
nnd unsafo legislation has often been
threatened. Tho ehango will, probably,
"clean out" every state nstltutlon of Its
heads and nono of the ofllccrs will feel safe.
Kven tho State university may loso its new
chaucellor. our 13. llenjamln Andrews, as
soon as Its board of regents shnll Bb'
como into republican hands. Now, tho
board, elected In tho odd-numbered years,
Iihh 11 fuslonlst majority. These fusion ro-
gents urougni Andrews in .-seurasMi, i
tho republicans will find In that fact, and
In Andrews' old sympathy with Ilryanlsm
nud his attendance tills year at Uryan
meetings and Indorsement of the speeches
there delivered, an excuse for his removal
when they secure control of the board.
Such nn netlon will not be 'condoned by
many fair-minded men, but It Is 11 part of
the strenuous, bitterly partisan public llfo
of Nebraska. Perhaps tho state, after Its
slonn-tosscd political existence of tho last
ten years, will settle down Into calm and
sedate ways nud become more mellow and
tolerant In its views. If this should hap
pen. populism may have been worth almost
n 3 much as it cost.
nr.viuwiMi political wui'.cn.ua:.
Philadelphia Ledger: The country has a
real concern In having a strong und sato
democratic party, guided by hnno leaders.
Tho only hope for tho demociats Is the fruuk
recognition that Ilryanlsm Is dead beyond
resurrection nnd tho reorganization of the
party, divested of silver, populism, socialism
nnd led by strong, capable men whoso char
acter and standing are In themselves 11 plat
form nnd a rallying: cry.
Minneapolis Tribune: Gencrul Joe
Wheeler, although ho felt it his duty as a
southerner to vote for Uryan, did not lmvo
any Illusions as to tho result, nor n to the
folly of the Ibsuo upou which Uryan fought
tho campaign. Ho says ho did not go to
Decatur to hear tho returns, because he doe3
not like to go to funerals, nnd adds: "Thero
are two things the American people rever
ence: First, their God, and second, their
Hag. Thero never whs a president defeated
for re-election who had conducted a suc
cessful war."
Springfield llepubllcau: Hx-Secretary J.
Sterling Morton hns never been nt 11 loss to
express Ids hatred of Mr. Uryan and his
supporters, but ho fairly outdoes himself lu
un interview of n day or two ago whore ho
glvo3 volco to a fear that llryanlBiu has
mado tho name of democracy to odious that
tho reorganized party may havo to tako a
now nnmo If it hopes to make nny head
way. That Is to say, tho democratic party
can survlvo Its Identification with slavery
and opposition to tho civil war, but cannot
survive Its Identification with "Urynulsni"!
It need only be said that thoso who would
reorganize the party must apptoach tho mat
ter in n different spirit from that if Ihoy
expect moro than their labor for their pains.
Philadelphia rtceord: The most hopeless
thing n bout Mr. Uryan a3 a political leader
is his Inability to learn auythlng even In
tho dear school of experience. Having onco
reached a (.(inclusion, ho assumes that Its
sounduosd can nover bo questioned and de
clines to consider any evidence calculated
lo prove that it Is fallacious. Thus lu cum
moiling on tho result of tho elections he
k.ijb: "Wo linvu nothing to regret." Twice
n majority of the people havo declared that
they will not have freo silver coinage, nnd
once they havo signified that they prefer
even tho dangers ot nu administration
which holds thu constitution lightly, and
which not merely tolerates, but actually
oboys tho trusts. Yot in tplto of the
obvious lesson thut by his insistence on tho
Insertion of the freo sliver plank In tho
Kansns City platform he Invited defeat, Mr,
Uryan sees nothing to regret.
Dnston Transcript: Wo bellcvo that nil
patriotic citizens, whatever their political
nflillatlons, would like to sco u clean, strong,
enlightened nnd vigorous democratic or
opposition party. Tho situation Is very un
satisfactory if not positively alarming when
ono party Is so weak and so lacking In
popular confidence that tho other can do 03
It pleases. Tho one-party states aro tho
least advanced. Thero should always be
two parties, at least, in order to preserve
safe and proper bystem ot checks and
balances, and tho higher tho standards these
two parties can set up for themselves, tho
better will thu affairs of tho nation bo nd
mlnlstered. whichever Is in power. We
would llko to sen an opposition party re
stored along those lines, but nothing to that.
end has yet been contributed by the cheap
and frothy suggestions of practical
ost at This
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P)llfi( ini. 1 The Mr ' s'rp Is to rerontilo
tin- r.t thai the democratic party, so
called. 11 i"iv in a state of rhnns. To
pmnphn . T'nnysoii, If H Is ever apaln to
linnimmi'l popular ronlldtinro nnd political
I power. 0 must rise on stcppln-stones of Its
i(if(il r(f ( , hpr
intr.i:,v chat.
Ileltolt .loiifiml. "Oh, her husband Is (is
Mill us Ci,i.us' Hh tould luivo tho love
Ileal thliiM If nhe Ui'le not too lazy to pltx
fdl them'
Phllndi-lphl Press- "There's onn tiling
slrmiK" "I""'! Hits rabbit stew. I've no
lie'!. ld lli- ruii'tloiiH boulder.
U'lmt's Dial1
nsk.Mi Mrs. .Slnrvein.
'It Umn n Inn
lo II "
Chlimro 1 1 Ibid,) . "Wiv, how odd!" r
ihilmi'd the Hlrl in Mm fu Jackot. "Your
hull Is fiHi-oitiliiK iiM'timliirely nniy!"
VV)"II, li e or.ini gi.iyv iiMreoly retorted
Mix Kill Willi Mm .ll',w bimklliH.
India On polli
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Postman Well.
Mli
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CIH.OII W IihI h ki ii '
PtniMi 'ilmt wiiiosii over there says It
I ilon I imim Hhmii miller Mlmil get her
Ml"!!) Of B'IMM Oilier j,UIHII.
(iv-lfid Plain lil)-r '.Veil." said the
phllowoplixr, a h ilr'p.-i Ms inornliiK
pupT, "Id us nil lifim in Mm himt Interests
of Alni'll'dli KIM plil' N'.mor Mint the
lml Mum wn liuvi 11 i.ii-H'iM,tml )).: 1 1( it 1
hot Ii Mix "M'll(ltiti- Hill ! l,v named Wil
liam "
Philadelphia Pn . imur.' Timt modlutn
doesn't Know k thliiK wtmn tti. U In u
till IK-)'.
1 IrlKfn - f'li, y flifl Coin.
MrlKgs- What riiukca yu ihlnV fo
JrIlCKs-ll"nu th otimr any I MM iv
deal nway In thu iiiMdle ul ott lthou
puylnt;.
Chlrsgo Tribune; "Kdlth, ytn osrbtii
to );ir your pink rutin whlit ulth k ltd 11
Uny i.kln."
"K'lgar, yoa don t know h. thlnj kJDou'.
styles."
"Well, I know that you'd Imv rrm lock'd
up if 1 wore my Ores coat with my plaid
i;olf bos)-."
Washington Htnr. "What do you think of
llm way Kentucky wont"
"Well." miKWered Colonel Ktilwell, "thrr
was som pretty Inely otlng, nnd some
prettv brisk rooming Kut It wasn't much
lor marksmanship."
r.i.oitioi s roirr u.ma. i;.mu.
Portland Orcgonlnn.
Away with th feebl- prize light,
Away with tho lifeless ring,
Away with the palsied short-arm Jab
.no (iccrepii luii-artn swing:
For our blood is hot within us.
And the snort Is dull and tame.
And wo thirst for tho blod thnt atrc&k
tue rnuu
t the glorious foot ball game.
Hurrah for the seething acrlmmace,
Of the landed t wrntv-two!
Hurrah for tho writhing legs nnd arms
Ur the binllllikr. tlKhtinir crew:
Hurrah for the blood of battle
That dyes the maw with flame,
And tho grewsome groans and the mcltlne
moans
Of tho glorious foot ball game!
From the tense nnd breathless llnc-up,
llefore the first wild rush,
When tho slushing, smashing guards go
uown
In n ennried nnd knotted crush.
Till tho stretchers come to carry
A way the maimed and lame:
Thero Is pjre delight In tho very sight
ur inc gionous root nun gume.
We see the gory garments
In shreds nnd tatters rend,
Wo watch tho frantic halfback Jump
Upon tho pronu left end:
Wo watcli the doughty fullback
Slide o'er tho IIidj to fame.
And wo catch our breath In the fear of
death
At the glorious foot ball game.
And their limbs nro wrenched and swollen.
And their heads nre gnshed nnd sore.
And the gutters 'round the wliltc-llncd field
Are running red with gore.
Dut the "subs" relieve the wounded,
And the play goes on tho same
Ixit tho dying Ho In their blood and die,
And go on with the glorious game!
Wo cheer from thn thronging grandstand
And thu bleachers echo buck.
As we trace tho bull through ull its lone,
Uncertain, sinuous track;
And In yells that e'eavo tho heavens
Our ecstusv proclaim,
And shout till hoarse through the changing
course
Of tho glorious foot ball game!
And when tho tight Is finished,
And the wounded borne to bed.
And a few- heartfelt but hasty tears
Am shed above tho dead.
We rush upon the players
And we bear with glad nccinlm
Tim surviving tew of the twenty-two
From tho scene ot the 'glorious game.
Then down with the pnlslcd prlzo fight,
It's 11 brief nud bootless boro;
And It's oinlo und tmne beside the gams
Thut Is sport to the very core;
He only Is 11 hero
Who lights his way to fnmo
At the rlsl; of Ufa through the struggling
strife
In tho glorious foot ball game.
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