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When docloi'rt ilIsnRTee Ahollt the
czot'h nllnicut every one can tleehlo for
himself.
Tho Inauguration of (Jovornor Dietrich
will be a historic event inarklnu; the re
demption of Nebraska worth taking a
day off to sec.
Every report turned In by the de
partment heads pIvluR an account of the
year's work for the Information of con
press Is a chapter In tho story of pros
perity. Tho popocratlc press of tho state has
nrrlved at the point where It realizes it
bus been struck with a brick, but has
not recovered suillelently from the ef
fects to locate the direction from which
It came.
Tho fuslonlsts will try to cover up
election frauds perpetrated by them In
South Omaha, but they cannot succeed.
Tho evidence Is too conclusive and tho
methods employed too brazen.
George F. Washburn and George Fred
Williams would make a good team to
start tho roll for Massachusetts pf the
proposed new reform party that is to1
stick to llryau through thlcjt and thin.
Tho first snow of the season worthy
of thu name has made its advent. A
liberal snowfall throughout tho winter
will not bo objectionable because It
Insures tho soil conditions necessary to
good crops.
Alvonl must now take a back seat as
tho champion bank Uilef. Tho Ken
tucky mau who stole all tho capital
stock, surplus and profits, together with
most of the money of depositors, Is
easily tho champion.
American brides with money arc still
lu demand by titled Europeans whoso
patrimony has dwludled to the point
whero work Is starlug them in the face.
Tho duko of Manchester Is the latest
fortunate soldter- of fortune.
Kentuckians have reduced politics- to
as near a seiouco as any In tho world.
No political Napoleon ever thought out
u brighter Idea than to get colored
voters Into n crap game and keep them
busy until after the polls had closed.
Wholesome athletics will always find
popular favor in Omaha, but Omaha
does not want to achieve n reputation
as n prize-fighting center. It Is time
for tho authorities to shut down on tho
fistic gentry who are trying so hard to
get a lodgment in this city.
Not only have tho good qualities of
tho American soldiers In China been
praised by the foreign commanders, but
tho American mule came in for his share,
of commendation. The American mule,
when piloted by an army "inula
skinner," Is without a peer In his realm.
Tho report of the commissioner of
navigation .makes u sorry showing for
tho American merchant marine. Only
I) per cent of tho foreign trade of this
country Is carried lu American ships.
Tho building up of this great Industry
Is a problem which demands tho best
thought of tho statesmen and business
clement of the country.
Pittsburg firms last week contracted
for tho delivery of over 1200,000 tons of
finished steel product. This Is tho best
week's business since tho early months
of tho year, lleforo election popocratlc
papers said the stories that buyers were
holding off until they learned tho result
of tho election were Imaginative. Ho
suits show that they were true.
'Mr. Bryan ndvlses democratic con
gressmcn to support democratic prlnel
pies and opposo republican policies.
Thev will havo dltllculty. however, In
weeding out from tho Kansas City plat
form tlu democratic from tho populist
nrotmeaudn. If they had somcono In
authority to defino Just what demo
cratlc principles uro they might follow
tula auvlcc. w
3 tn: Mi:ittii.iST maiiixk.
The annual report of tho commissioner
of navigation will revive Interest In the
subject of the merchant marine. The
report abounds In Interesting and In
structive Matlstles. It shows u largo In
crease In American shipping during the
last Hscal year, which promises to bo
equaled or exceeded in tho present year.
This increase, however, was almost
wholly In the coastwise and lake trade.
In the ocean-carrying trade we are still
as dependent as ever upon foreign ship
owners. Tho report states that tho ex
port trade of the United States requires
about 120 per cent of the world's sea
going tonnage in foreign trade, Including
tho largest, fastest and most expensive
steamships. 'This fact suggests what an
enormous Industry would be built up If
we had nu Atnerlcnu merchant marine
etpinl to the demands of this great com
merce. In regard to the uroposed legislation
for creating such a merchant marine,
Commissioner Chamberlain points out
that It would not cost the government,
In the form of subsidies, any such sum
as the opponents of such legislation al
lege. It would be several years before
-the annual cost would bo :?!),000,000,
when a reduction of subsidy rates would
be necessary. In tho meantime there
would bo n great growth of the ship
building Industry, giving employment to
a vast amount of capital and labor.
Those who object to subsidy seem not
to consider what advantages and bene
tits would come from having u shipping
Interest equal to the requirements of
our foreign trade. Tho fact that Amer
ican producers and manufacturers an
nually pay nearly ?00,000,000 to Hrltlsh
and othct' foreign shipowners appears to
have no weight With them. Neither do
they seem to be Impressed by tho cer
tainty that sueh a policy would ulti
mately mako tho United States tho
greatest shipbuilding country In the
world. Still less, apparently, do they
consider the Importance to our foreign
trade of being Independent of the ship
ping of other nations.
AH these considerations must be taken
Into account In order to get a proper un
derstanding of the proposed subsidy
legislation. Besides, this does not con
template an out-and-out gift from the
national treasury. It Is proposed that
the government shall have a return.
Tho commissioner of navigation holds,
and he Is probably correct, that the sub
sidles proposed for American steam
ships similar to those of foreign nations
are not nioro than adequate to secure
American ocean mall services to tho
great continents equivalent to those of
Great Itrltain, Germany and France.
It Is believed that if tho proposed leg
islation Is enacted there will bo an enor
mous Investment of capital In ship
yards and shipbuilding, both upon tho
Atlantic and upon tho l'acllk coast.
There Is no doubt that some of tho con
tracts 'that are now in process of ex
ecution, perhaps most of them, are being
entered into because tho feeling Is that
this congress, or If not this one cer
tainly tho next, will adopt a shipping
bill such as Is now before congress.
.Meanwhile it Is gratifying to know that
tho shipbuilding Industry of tho United
States Is prosperous ttnd growing.
HHUAUDiya TAX MSVUCTIOX.
Tho question of tax reduction will
doubtless receive attention at the coin
ing session of congress, but It Is by no
means certain that anything will be
done. The treasury estiinato for tho
next fiscal year, beginning July 1, 1001,
though not yet made public, Is said to
show a, marked increnho In expenditures.
Tho surplus for the last fiscal year, end
lug with June, was lu round numbers
$80,000,000. For the current year it is
estimated by Secretary Gago that the
surplus will bo about !?r0,000,000 and for
tho year following about .f;to,000,000, a
decrease of about $50,000,000 compared
with last year.
It is dltllcult to estimate expenditures
for tho next fiscal year, owing to un
certainty as to tho demands that may
bo made upon the treasury during that
year, but Secretary Gago Is quoted as
saying that tho revenues nro not likely
to exceed the aggregate of appropria
tions to bo made by more than $U0,0Q0,
000. It Is therefore considered doubtful
whether there can bo any reduction
made by legislation In tho present rove
nues. It Is pointed out that aside from
tho large expenditures that will bo re
quired for tho army and navy, legisla
tion Is proposed at the coming session
that will add many millions to the ex
penditures of tho civil departments. The
Nicaragua caual, Pacific cable nnd other
projects that will, If authorized, require
largo sums of innuey, would make a
largo cut In tho eMInmied surplus for
tho fiscal year ending lit 10012, possibly
entirely absorbing It.
Such being tho situation, It Is apparent
that Congress cannot now safely mako
any material reduction In taxation
There will undoubtedly bo more or less
pressure for legislation to this end, but
the demands of no special Interest
should be considered. Whatever reduc
tion, If any, tdiall bo made, should bo In
the general Interest, as, for example, the
repeal of tho stamp tax, which reaches
all classes. Of course tho tariff will not
be touched by this congress. There Is
not time enough In tho short session
for a thorough revision and besides
there Is no present necessity for it. That
must bo left for the next congress, If It
shall then ho deemed expedient to mako
general changes lu tho tariff. It is tho
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U1JI11IUI1 Ul CUUHJ JUl'IIIIIJ IU Mil' pUllC
of protection that tho existing tariff
may be modified without Impairing that
prluelplo or working any "disadvantage
to American labor. It Is argued that
our manufacturers, having demonstrated
their ability to successfully compete In
tho markets of tho world, no louger
need so hlgji a degree of protection as
they now get, that If they can sell
their products at a profit In the foreign
market they would bo lu no danger from
foreign competition In tho homo market
should tariff duties bo lowered.
promlucut ronubUvuu otllciul la quoted
as saying: "The tariff should bo re
vised by Its friends. The duties which,
by reason of tho development of our
Industries, have become superfluous,
should bo removed or reduced and thus
llmlnated from controversy before wo
enter another campaign." The question
k ono for the determination of the next
congress and meanwhile there will be
ample time for an expression of public
opinion regarding it.
OMIAXr.KD CUA ItlTY.
From Cleveland comes Information
that the Chamber of Commerce has un
dertaken to Investigate tho work of all
harltablo societies In that city and to
certify to those that prove worthy of
nibllc support. In every great city
charitably Inclined people are solicited
day In and day out for various benevo
lences which they havo not the lime
nor tho means to subject to tho test
hat would bo demanded by business
methods. This Is particularly true lu
Omaha, where we have u multiplicity of
harltablo associations engaged fre
quently In tho same field yet working
Independently of ono another.
When the charity organization so
cieties were originally Instituted It was
supposed that they would take upon
themselves tho task of co ordinating tho
different charities of the city and see
ing that they did not lap over ono an
other's territory or duplicate ono an
other's work, in Omaha, however, tho
charity organization society bus never
occupied this position. It lias reserved
for Itself only the Investigation of un
known mendicants who may bo re
ferred to them by Individuals to whom
they have applied for assistance.
While the good work accomplished by
our various charitable i-ocletlos Is readily
appreciated, there Is no question but
that better results would bo obtained If
there were some systematic direction
and central supervision. Competition
between charitable workers Is lu no way
desirable, because It breeds waste of
effort and substance, whereas co-opera-tion
all along tho 11 no upon some mutu
ally agreed plan would prevent Impos
ture and Insure relief for those who are
actually needy and deserving.
One 'example alone may be cited In
tho number of hospitals maintained In
this city. Omaha has not too many hosi
pltnls, but all of them are engaged
along the same general work In
stead of specializing for different classes
of patients. The original Idea of tho
founders of one hospital was to confine
its accommodations to children, but tho
line lias never been drawn. Surgical
cases are treated In every hospital In the
city, while wo havo no hospital particu
larly devoted to women s diseases. In
other cities these divisions are recog
nized and observed.
Whether a commercial club or cham
ber of commerce Is the proper body to
take hold of this" matter may bo open
to question. But some central organiza
tion, in which all the various charities
are represented, would certainly work
improvement in the haphazard plan now
pursued by Omaha benevolent Institu
tions and societies.
Indications multiply that the German
Holchstag Is determined to force a tariff
war with the United States. It would
bo foolish to assert that sueh a course
would not injure this country, but Ger
many and Its people would suffer from
such measures. The adoption of such
a course would injure the commercial
Interests of both countries and In the
end Germany would be the loser. Othe
markets can bo found for all the goods
and products that country takes from
tho United States, but Germany would
look lu vain for another market to ab
sorb Its surplus articles.
Whatever opinions may be held re
gardlng tho burning of the negro by
Colorado citizens, criticism of the act
comes with poor grace from Governor
Thomas of that state. Had Governor
Thomas done his duty there would have
been no lynching. Ho was asked to
provide protection for tho prisoner, and
cither refused or neglected to do so. Tho
stain rests more on the olllclals who will
fully foiled to do their duty than nnou
the people who committed tho act under
tho inlluence of powerful passlous.
Omaha wholesale houses and manu
facturers! have In the past years built
up their business in spite of adverse
railroad discrimination. Tho roads of
late have shown a disposition to assist
In building up the city by conceding
fairer rates, and another year of as
good progress as has been made lu the
closing one will remove tho handicaps.
If tho past success has been achieved
under discouraging conditions tho city
should take n great bound forward
under Improved conditions.
Tho first results of tho Tammany cru
sade against vice In New York are tho
arrest of two singers ut the Grand opera
house for rendering "sacred" music on
Sunday. This Is as near to a genuine
crusado against vice as Tammany olll
clals could bo expected to approach.
Such arrests are made only to worry
people who nro respectable, If not
church-goers, lu order to make tho move
ment unpopular, while genuine vice
stalks abroad unchecked and unpun
ished. "Tho backbone of tho democratic
party In congress comes from tho
south," remarks a popocratlc contem
porary. That Is nothing now. 'The dem
ocratic party has been a sectional parly
ever since It was forced to give up
slavery. It would not havo even tho
power It now exercises in the south If
It were not accorded representation lu
congress for all tho negroes who are not
allowed to vote, or If they do vote whoso
votes are not counted.
Chief Itcdell is again calling attention
lo tho risk of tiro loss run by Omaha
when Its lire companies respond to calls
from suburbs outside of tho city limits.
The assistance offered Is pprely a 'natter
of courtesy, as tho chief points out,
while u lire lu tho district of the nb-
sent company might prove particularly
disastrous. On extraordinary occasions
Omaha Is glad to go to the rescue of
suburban property endangered by tire,
but It should not bo expected to furnish
egtihtr tire protection except within tho
Ity limits where tho residents contrib
ute lu taxes to tho Uro fund. Tho prob
lem has not caused much trouble as
ct, but might at any time and there
fore deserves careful consideration and
the adoption of some definite line of
policy.
Clntliiini lu (I rent I,uek,
Brooklyn Eagle.
With CrnUrr tnrnml mntik nnd Pint! re
former tho future of the city Becma bright
Indeed.
lleform lu Little Itlmilr
l.oulsvlllo Courier-Journal.
Kliodo Islnnd will no longer have two
capitals. Tho "glimmer capital" nt New
port wns abolished at tho recent election.
Ono capital would really seem BUfllclcnt
for .t small stnto llku Itliodo Island. Provi
dence, has a gorgeous new stnto house, and
tho legislators wilt got $10 a dny.
Work of the l.lfc Suvlnii Service,
Philadelphia J.odccr.
Tho tost of maintaining the Hfo savlnr.
service during the last year was $1,635,930.
Tho amount of property it saved was, in
round figures, IT.BOO.OOO, In addition to 2,607
lives. Such a record as that would seem to
Justify better pay and better enro for tho
men cnenged In buch dldlcult and dangerous
work.
Vhnt Might llnve llrrn,
Chicago Chronicle.
Itlslng In defense of his Cuban career
Don Valcrlano Woylcr y Xlcolau, marquis
of Tcncrlffo, declares that, bad as ho may
havo been, ho never committed In Cuba such
Inhumanities as tho British havo been guilty
of In tho Tranbvanl. Tho troublo with this
pica Is that It doesn't excuse. It Is no de
fense of Don Valerlano to say that he Isn't
sueh u bruto as'Uullcr or Mcthucu. "Other
people are as Lad ns I am" Is n mero plea
of confession and avoldanco and deserves
no consideration whatever.
CoiiiIiiu to (lui- Soliootn.
Xew York Tribune.
When James Ilusscll Lowell wroto his
delightful essay, "On a Certain Condescen
sion In Korelgners," he little thought that
boforo the end of tho century foreigners
would bo flocking to tho United States to
study American manufactures, American
machinery and American Improved methods
In many departments of Industry. Our
tnofit recent visitor coming hero to get In
formation of especial value Is the port
warden of Ulasgow, who intends to Investi
gate tho systems employed in handling ores
and grain in tho principal shipping centers.
AVe.vler Work IIU Cliln.
Philadelphia Record.
Tho notorious Woylcr, formerly captain
goucral of Cuba, has emerged from his ob
scurity to assert, among other things, that
ho could havo whipped our troops and
driven them Into tho sea and saved tho
(Jem of tho Antilles to Spain. If tho iOO.
000 conscripted striplings whom tho Span
ish government sent to Cuba to dto from
neglect and tropical diseases had been
seasoned veterans and If Spain had had u
Xapoleou to command them perhaps tho
courBo of events might havo been different
after our little army of regulars had been
used up at Santiago and in the fever camps
lu Cuba.
Dccnilenee lit the Snereil Clt'.
Kansas City Star.
Nothing has liloro clearly Illustrated the
character of tho Chlncso government than
tho condition t tho sacred Inner cltv of
I'clcln, containing tho household und throno
of tho dynubty. Tho allied commundcts
marched through tho sacred city to show
tho Chlncso populace that they were really
conquerors and then closed It to their
troops to prevent tho destruction of tho
treasures of art nnd tho burning of tho
beautiful buildings. Tho palaco iuclosuro
was found to bo qulto as interesting, archi
tecturally, aa was expected, but tho court
yards, laid with ponderous Hags uf stone,
were disfigured by tho undisturbed growth
of weeds through the Interstices. Tho
stream spanned by tho live marblo bridges,
was stagnant and covered with green scum.
Tho roof of tho gront tbrouo hall leaked
nnd tho throno Itself was falling to dust, a
most imprcBslvo oxamplo of decadenco,
amid tho great glided pillars of tho tna
jcstlo hall. If tho very palaco and throno
room and household surroundings of the
craporor ,of China havo thus fallen Into
decay, under the oyos of hundreds of court
officials who, Indeed, wcrq nuracrjius In
tho place, dressed In tho most gorgeous
costumes, and tremblingly waited upon tho
foreign troops with tea nnd sweetmeats
this of ltsqlf would explain tho strnugc
conduct and helplcssnoss of tho Mnnchu
dynasty.
IXCRKASttI) RAIMIOMI C.VSIUT.TIKS.
Unfuvnrnlilc SImmvIuk, XtitrvMltNlaiul
1 ills' Improved AmiHniiecN,
Kansas City Star.
Tho number of railroad casualties In
America has been Increasing rapidly with
tho revival of traffic during tho last threo
years. For the twolvo months ending Juno
30, 1809, 7,123 persons wero killed and A 1,020
Injured. This Is nn lncrenso over the pre
ceding year of 201 killed and 3.73S Injured.
Tho figures for ISitS showed 422 moro killed
and 4,151 moro Injured than In 1897. During
tho year ending with June, ISP.", theie wero
noarly 1,000 fewer pooplo killed and 10.S72
fower tujured than for tho samo period In
1S98 and 1899,
Tho Interstate Commerco commission,
which glvos theso figures, makes tho deduc
tion that "liability to accident Increases as
tho density ot employes uud of traffic In
creases." It points out that there was n
marked decrease In tho number ot accidents
during tho falling off ot traffic after tho
panic ot 1S93, Since Its revival tho In
crease In casualties has been relative as
well as absolute. The Increase In tho num
ber of employes to tho mile of road, from
1893 to 1899, was 4.43 per cent. This was
accompanlod by nn Increase of 12.87 per cent
In tho number of killed nnd of nearly 10
per cent In tho number of Injured. Pas
senger traffic gained 9 per cent, whllo 8.11
per cont more wcro killed and 16,87 per cont
moro wore Injured than during the previous
year.
Tho commission reports that throughout
tho United States ono employe out ot every
420 was killed nnd ono of every twenty
seven was Injured. Ono passenger of 2,189,-
023 was killed and ono of 152,000 was Injured,
In certain sections of tho country th6 liabil
ity to accident is much less than In others,
Thus, in Xew Hnglaud, 125,250,000 passen
gers nro carried ono mllo beforo ono Is
killed, while In tho southwest four ot tho
same number would bo killed. This Is not
surprising In view of tho greater woitlth of
tho eastern roads and their ability to uso
two ond ovon four-track systems and to
avail themselves of tho services ot a larger
proportion of employes. Xevertheloss tho
public has u right to demand that railroads
provide bettor safeguard's for thu lives of
passongers nnd employes. Tho largest pro
portion of casualties among tho employes
has boon from coupling and uncoupling cars,
With the gonoral employment of tho auto
matic coupler, as provided by law, this
Bourco of accident should largely disappear.
Passengers aro injured and killed chiefly in
collisions and derailments. A moro rigid
system of Inspection and othor precaution
ary measures are nocded for tholr protec
tion. V
PENALTY OF NEWSPAPER FAKING.
Heaver City Tribune Tho present plight
of tho Omaha World-Herald would be con
ulslnRly nmuslng If it wcro not so pa
thetically sad.
Wauneta Hrcezo: If you bank too much
on tho World-Herald for forecasts or how
It Is on election returns you nro likely to
bo disappointed,
Xcllgli Leader: It took tho World-Herald
.ind tho populist state central committee
mora than a week to ungraciously admit
Dietrich's election, n fact that was patent
to any unprejudiced observer within forty
eight hours after tho polls closed.
Ucatrlco Democrat: It Is not legitlmato
newspaper enterprlso to keep tho pooplo
In doubt as lo election returns long after
tcsults aro known. Tho man who takes u
paper Is entitled to tho best Information
nnd best judgment that tho editor has.
Whllo It Is customary for nil party papers
to claim everything Immediately after elec
tions, when tho returns nro In it Is rank
lnjustlco to deceive readers. Some papers
or metropolitan pretenses do this very
thing.
Valentino Kopubllcan: Tho dlshoncVt and
disgraceful courso of tho World-Herald In
tho recent campaign has so Injured lti
standing among decent people that its
owner has become alarmed nnd Is casting
about for n scapegoat on which to unload
his own sins. It Is reported- that lltchard
L. Metcalfe, chief editorial writer, will havo
to look for n now Job. Wo advlso him to
try tho 1'ollco Gazette. Ills experience
with tho World-Herald eminently fits him
for a high place on that disreputable sheet.
Central City Xonnarlel: Tho cross
representations of tho election returns by""war1 tM0 sensational,
tho Omaha World-Herald cost Its readers llloomlngton Mcho: liver sluco election
thousands of dollars tho last week. When tho World-Herald has been claiming this
nil tho returns Indicated that McKlnley had ntato for tho fuslonlsts. Gradually thoy
carried the stato by a good plurality nnd havo been forced to admit that McKlnley
that tho republican stato ticket wns elected carried the stnto by o fow votes. Then they
tho fakery continued to solemnly affirm that wero forced to admit that his majority wns
Ilrjaii had a safe lead lu Xebruska and that
l'oyntor was surely elected. Many of III
trusting readers backed up theso assertions
with their coin nnd nro now poorer In purse,
but richer lu experience.
York Itoniihllenn- Tim Oinnlm wi.irii.,i.
Herald has moro stops out of order Just ut
nrescnt than wero ever boforo fmin.1 In
ono organ at ono time. It wns u body
blow to tho head of tho dancing dervishes
of Uryanlsm In Xebruska. Tho "boys''
would no doubt forglvo It but for tho fatal
fact that on Its wild claims nnd predict
Hons they fed their courage to tho betting
point and lost their money. It has had
moro Inlluence lu Xebraska than It should
havo had, becauso of Its Incendiary char
acter moro lnflucnco than It will have
for tho future, becauso of the character of
the land that "slid."
Stanton Picket: Truo to that caber's
established reputation as a fako organ tho
Omaha World-Hernld continues to claim tho
election of 'oynter and tho leg Mature for
tho fuslonlsts long after every honest man
ar nil familiar with tho facts has conceded
tho success of tho republican candidates,
Perhaps tho World-Herald wanted to afford
Its friends an opportunity to loso moro
money on the election result, but moro
probably It was cognizant ot a scheme to
Kcntuckylzo tho returns and was withhold
Ing tho facts for a corrupt purpose. Added
to that paper's repututlon as n faklst Is tho
further fact that the politicians it repre
sents will bear w'atehlng.
Lolgh World: Tho World-Herald was
wrong agr.ln this year on election returns
as usual. Not only was It wrong, but it
willfully Hod to tho people who hud nlwnys
snoro by its reports ns correct. After tho
reports were In nnd It was definitely known
that McKlnley had ccrrlcd tho stato by u
large mnjorlty and the entire state ticket
was elected It still claimed tho stato for
fusion nnd oven went so fur as to give out
MUX WHO (Ht(i..M7.i:i VICTORY.
Kearney Hub: Hosewater and Tho Deo
havo beeu potent factors In tho lato cam
paign and ho Is entitled to considerable
consideration In tho bestowal of such hon
ors ns tho republican party may hand out.
Humboldt Standard: As manager ot tho
ctato campaign Harry Lindsay has proved
himself us good as tho best. Ho has not
spent his tlmo tn making wild predictions,
but has quietly seen to it that tho party
organization wns perfected lu every county
In Xebraska.
Aurora Hopubllcau: H. C. Lindsay has
won tho etcrnul gratitude of tho repub
licans uf Xebraska by his magnificent work
as chairman of tho stato committee. Ho
has directed and won n hard-fought battle
with tho odds greatly against him and has
brought Xebraska from tho hosts of con
tusion back Into tho control of tho grand
old party. May Colonel Lludsay llvo long
and prosper!
nurwell Trlbuno: Ono of tho most po
tent factors for success In tho campaign
Just closed was tho work dono by the
country press, with the assistance of tho
press bureau of tho stato committee L.
A. Williams, tho chief of tho bureau, dealt
tho opposition olodgo-hammnr blows In
every nrtlclo sent out by tho bureau. Too
much credit cannot bo given tho buroau and
Its assistants, tho republican country press.
Illalr Pilot: Thcro Is'no uso denying tho
fact. Ono of tho most potent factors In
redeeming Xebraska was Tho Omaha Deo.
Edward Itosowater's paper never let up
for a moment, but kept up an incessant
flro for republicanism. At tho close of tho
campaign, when other means ot reaching
the peoplo had closed, Tho Ilco opened its
columns still wider nnd made a beautiful
finish. Tho Ueo Is entitled to a largo chunk
of credit for tho victory.
St. I'nul Republican: It was a glo
rious victory. Hut whllo republicans nro
congratulating each other upon tho splen
did results of tho election lot them not
forgot to glvo credit whero It Is duo, Tho
work of organization began in 1899 by
Chairman Tefft of tho Btate committee wns
Intelligently curried out this ycnr by H.
C. Lindsay, as able a political general as
over guided "tho old Bhlp" in Nebraska. Ho
enjoyed tho udv'antago of a corps of as
sistants who worked together harmo
niously, accomplishing moro good In less
tlmo than has boon dono boforo for years.
Tho press bureau was particularly effi
cient under tho management of L. A. Wil
liams, His suggestions wero valuublo In
concentrating tho tiro of republican news
papers upon tho roost vulnernblo points
of tho enemy's position and wcro, In tho
Itopubllcnu's opinion, nn Important factor
In carrying tho stato for McKlnloy und
Dietrich.
Hartlngton Herald: Xow that tho battle
has been fought and won tho Herald desires
to commend tho splendid work ot tho re
publican state centrat comralttco and espe
cially that of Chalrroau Lindsay nnd L, A.
Williams, editor of vthe Illalr Pilot and man
ager of tho press bureau. Mr. Llndcuy
proved n great organizer and the mugnin
cent results of his thorough and syste
matic work aro laurels of which to bo proud.
Mr. Williams Is president of tho Xebraska
Federation of Republican Xowspapors, as
well as munuger of tho stato committee's
press bureau, and much of tho credit for
our big victory is auo to nis excellent work
la supplying tho republican papers through
out tho stato with uffectlvo campaign matter
In tho form of plato and auxiliary service
Mr. Williams being a country publisher him'
self was thus in touch with tho needs of tho
campaign from tho country editor s stand
point, Mr. Williams Is n flno fellow and
richly deserves tne succcfs no ncnicvoii
Tho Herald hopes the press bureau will ba
personal advice over tho state by telephone,
tensing many democrats and populists lo
wager money on Its Judgment. Many people
vho wcro taken In by Its false reports nnd
wire Influenced to part with their money
nro now condemning tho fusion mouthpiece-.
Still It lu only a repetition of what
It has dona boforo and parties who aro
willing to swear by such nn unreliable sheet
can learn only by tho dear school of ex
perience. Hastings Tribune; Tho World-Hcratd
niado n monkey of itself nnd ninny of Its
leaders by Insisting that l'oynter had been
re-elected after tho official returns and
everything elso proved Mr, Dietrich's elec
tion. Tho fUKlontsts In and around Adams
county lost hundreds of dollars through the,
World-Herald's misrepresentations and
havo since denounced that organ ns n yellow
Journal. Nowadays the people want tho
truth as soon ns they can get it, regardless
of which way tho wind blows.
Norfolk Xows: Tho World-Herald Is
gradually coming to tho sumo point attained
by Tho Ilco a day or so after election re
garding tho results of tho lato contest. It
has admitted that Nebraska has gono for
McKlnley nnd that tho entire republican
stato ticket Is probably elected, It now re
mains for it to concede that tho legislature
Is republican und to Increase tho pluralities
received by tho successful stnto otllcoin sev
eral hundred votes, which It may bo ex
pected to do tn n week or ten days. Thoso
,who havo read both papers for the last few
'years are beginning to rcnllzn that Tho
jfj.Hee Is uniformly reliable, whllo tho World-
mlR-a1'01''1'1' 18 strictly partisan and Inclined to
-
8,000 and nil this tlmo thoy have strongly
maintained thnt l'oynter, for governor, was
safe. On tho last proposition they havo
gradually been forced to yield until In tlio
Issue of Xovcmber 13 they admitted
that Dietrich was elected by u scratch. All
of tlllB tlmo 118 Tclllio "r sportively
lncllnod wero betting on tho reports of tho
paper nnd of course lost their money. It I t
"all over" now and wo havo tho stato and
wo havo tho legislature.
Tildcu Citizen: Anathemas In Ilugllsh,
Deutsche and Scandinavian were directed
hist Saturday In Tllden against Omaha's
great Journalistic abomination, tho World-
Herald. Tho curses enmo from inon who
had yet to learn that tho newspaper In
question habitually refrains from printing
a political fact, unless by accident, nnd,
relying upon tho accuracy of Its published
election returns, had bet several hundred
dollars on Ilrynn and l'oynter. They de
servo no sympathy, perhaps, for their
!n...,u 1.,,, ,1.1c, w,t tl.n ,...
thnt the WorlMloral! has facilities for
Ivlu rcailt,rs n real)lo h,atemcllt ot
,, ,m ,
wi. nnP1.rrnr ,. ,.
fulluro to do so Is strictly In conf-mlty
with Us firmly established system of bunco
steering In politics.
Uenova Signal: Many Xebrnska nowspa
pors aro commenting on tho utter unrelia
bility of tho political news furnished by
tho World-Herald. Hundreds of Its read
ers bet their money partly on Its state
ments nnd they almost Invnrlably lost.
Pooplo ought to read newspapers for other
reasons than to get betting Information,
but if betting men havo to shun a nows-
paper for its utter unreliability other poo-
plo may tako warning from them. It took
tho Omahn World-Herald two days to nd-
mlt tho evldout fact that McKlnloy had
carried Xebraska. It tbok It a wholo week
to find out that the entire stato republican
ticket had been elected nnd that tho legis
mado a permanent feature, nnd no ono Is
better fitted for tho position of manager
thau L. A. Williams.
Dakota City Eaglo: Lltllo did anyone
think at tho beginning ot tho campaign that
Xebraska tho homo of Wllllnm Jennings
llryau would go for McKlnley. An opin
ion of that kind would havo been sneered at
and well had they good reason, for Urynu's
majority four years ugo was over 13,000
and with tho united effort put forth by hlm
Bclf and his henchmen all over tho stato it
was expected that ho would dovelop moro
stteugth than before. Never did tho re
publican national committee, do a. wiser act
than when It selected Kdwnrd Hosewater of
Omaha as tho Xebraska member of tho ad
visory hoard. Tho general management of
tho campaign in tho respective states Is
usually placed in tho hands of tho member
from that state. From tho result at tho
polls It shows that no mistake was tnndo
when Mr. ItOBowater was chosen. Hoitnow
of every crook nnd turn that was to bo
mado during tho long and tedious campaign.
Every move thnt was made on tho political
checker board la Xebraska lu tho Interest
of tho national ticket was mado under his
dictation. His ndvlco was closely followed
all over tho state nnd McKlnley carried It
by nearly 9,000. Ilryan feels worso over
tho loss' ot Xebraska than ho docs ot his
defeat, and well ho should.
J'KH.SONAI, l'OINTi:ilS.
It Is estimated that Androw Carnegie's
Income is '68,130.18 n day.
Death and taxes aro two things which
can't bo dodged. In Xow York they add a
third tho cablo car.
Oliver II. P. Uelmont Is Bald to havo sunk
30,000 in his weekly paper, tho Verdict,
which has Just suspended publication.
Thoso who havo suffered will best ap
preciate Mark Twain's statement that humor
In out of placo lu tho dictionary. Ho says
it calls tho carbunclo "n kind of Jewel,"
Captain A. T. Mohan, In spcnklng nt tho
Episcopal church congress at Providence,
It. I., on Thursday, treated of war from tho
Christian viewpoint and declared that a
righteous war wub not an evil.
A I'arU paper declares that tho king of
tho Delgtaus, whoso beard la of truly royal
proportions, puts tho vast hlrsuto adornment
In a silk bag every night beforo retiring In
order to keep It from losing curl.
Major General Chaffco won tits reputation
and bis success as an Indian fighter by
meeting tho Indian with 1 is own weapons.
Ho Is deeply versed In tho red man's llfo and
customs and speaks several dialects fluently.
Lieutenant L. H. Lawton, who received
mention in tho official dlsputches from tho
battlo of Tien Tsln, Is only 28 years old,
Ho is a native ot Indiunu, but was brought
up at Auburn, X. Y., and had his first
active service In tho Chicago strlko of 1894,
Job Caslott of Kdwardsvllle, Ta., Is a
busy man. Until recently ho held six
offices In tho town. Ho wus burgess, Juultor
of tho town hall, keeper of tho lockup, town
clork, driver of tho borough team nnd street
commissioner. Tho court thought ho was
entirely too busy and removed him ns
burgess, but tho other fivo positions ho still
tills.
Frederick D. Tnppen, president of the
Gallatin National bank of Xow York, lias
been lu Wall street for fifty years and feels
as young ns ho did In tho days when ho
wus u spools clerk, Tho other day, whon
Mr. Tappen was celebrating tho rounding
out of his half century "on tho street" IXus
sell Sage, who is in the same class ns to
ngo and speed, was guilty ot what Is bo
lleved to be his first attempt nt fun. Ho
sent around his condolences to Mr. Tappen,
sympathizing with the latter on his ago and
tho growing Infirmities incident thereto.
lature would bo republican on Joint ballot,
These nro fair uamplos of tho election
news that paper contained all fall. Its
readers had a good many bets to pay be
cause they believed tho Idlotls things they
read In It.
Tender Hepubhc: It Is nn extremely hard
proposition for tho World-Herald and Its
followers to ndmll defeat In Xebraska, yet
nevertheless such is tho case. A defeat,
too, that is most comploto and definite.
Whllo the majorities nro not large, they
nro ample and Imllrato that u great many
ot heretofore fuslonlsts left that party nnd
decided to let well enough alono by standing
by tho present administration. It was h
grand nnd substantial victory for tho right
nnd tho stato will bo well reputd for Its
chatigo of heart.
Grand Island Independent: Tho lleo has
completo returns (lorn all of tho counties
In tho stato exceptlug Mcl'herson. Tho re
turns for sovcuty-clght of ninety counties
nro nfllclal. Mcl'herson in lbOS gnvo Hay
ward n majority of ono vote, out ot a total
of about 100 votes cast. Theso returns
show a plurality for Dietrich of 1,021. Tho
World-Herald says tho fuslonlsts still have
hopes that It may como their way, say
they havo figures which give Dietrich but
a slight lead and that In tho Journal's
and Dec's figures corrections must bo made.
Wo nro not familiar with tho vote In other
counties, hut wo know that tho official
count la Hall showed 1,921 fur Dietrich and
1,73 for l'oynter, whllo tho World-Herald's
flruros give l'oynter 2,018 and Dietrich 1,021.
1 It Is so misguided as to other counties It
Is not to bo wondered at that tho fusion
Journal still thinks thcro Is hopo for tho
hopeless. How It can ninko tho mistake
slnco It has lu Its own columns printed tho
correct figures, it Is a bit difficult to bcc.
Kearney Hub: Tho relutlons between tho
Omnha World-Hcruld and Its fusion readers
In Xebrnska and tho west will bo soiucwhut
strained for a considerable tlmo to come
Never did a newspaper inoro thoroughly
and completely und apparently moro lnten
tiounlly deceive Its rending constituency
than tho World-Herald has done ever sluco
It took up tho cause of W. J. Hryon, uud
there was piobnbly not In tho United Stntes
during tho past campaign a newspaper that
was so utterly and absolutely nnd unde
niably unreliable. Its readers In this ntato
wero not only misled on tho general propo
sitions of tho campaign, but wero willfully
deceived regarding tho voto In tho stnto and
buncoed Into the loss of their money on
foolish enmpnlgn wagers when It was patent
to any person with ordinary eyesight that
there was absolutely nothing nt all to Its
claims, first on Dryan, then on l'oynter and
thu stato ticket, and flnnlly on tho legisla
ture. Kor nomo tlmo to como tho World
Herald will bo harvesting tho fruits of Its
follv.
St. Paul Republican: Tho Omaha World
1erald has never been noted for Its ac
curacy or fairness In political mailers,
Whatever reputation It may havo enjoyed
on theso linen wus sacrificed by lis position
during tho campaign and even r.fler tho
election. Several urdont democrats In this
vicinity who pinned their faith to tho un
reliable sheet lost money becauso tho
World-Herald refused to concede Xebraska
to thu republicans long after tho truth wns
known. Tho sacrilegious headline, "Xot
This Man hut Uarabbas," used lu announc
In tho defeat of Hryan tho looming after
clectlou, has incensed tho church peopln
oven more seriously thau tho ful.o claims of
victory havo angered tho sporting popula
tion. Thcro aro many decent people lu tho
democratic party who will not couuteunnco
palpable lies In politics any moro than they
will sanction a comparison between Wil
liam Jennings llryiui nnd Christ, or Presi
dent McKlnloy uud n robber, finch peopln
nro stopping their subscriptions to tho
World-Hernld In disgust.
TllOrtiHTS THAT TICKI.Ij.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Wot kind o'
tlmo did you havo at th' enko walk,
Tommy V"
"Huk."
Chicago Tr'.huno: "Hello, ThrogalnKl
What has become of that loiifr, bluck,
magnificent heard of yours 7"
"I don't know, Judklns. I lost it on tho
election."
Philadelphia Hecord: lliudilppc I alwaya
do my hnrdesl work before breakfast,
Horrowell What's that?
llurduppo Getting It.
Detroit Freo Press: "Why do you call
DIlltilKhnm nn old skato?" asked Direr.
"Ho s so slippery," explained TrtWit.
Washington Star: "Did your wife re
prove you for betting on tho election?" In
quired tho luttmato friend.
"I'm not Hiiro," answered Mr. Meckton.
"I can't qulto ninko up my mind whether
sho scolded mo for betting or for falling to
bet on tho winning side."
Detroit Freo Press: Mr. Henpeek (sotto
voce) It can't bo true, 1 must havo been
dreamlnif.
Mrs. Henpeek What nro you talking
about?
Mr. Henpeek I haven't heard you Bay a
word for half an hour.
Detroit Journal: Annabel sighed trem
ulously. "I was n little gooso when I consented to
tin your wife!" sho protested.
"Then why did you tremblo like n fawn?"
demanded K-irnld fiercely.
It wns that thought of having been de
luded thnt rankled In htm.
Chicago Trlbuno: "Speaking of tho lato
election," suld tho professor, "I hrivn honiM
occasionally of 'the peoplo rising In their
might.' but this seems to havo been n ens'i
In which tho peoplo merely sat down
hard."
Philadelphia Press: T033 I understand
Miss Krusty netuully paid mo a compliment
thn other evening.
Jess Xot 'julto, but sho came as near it
as could bo expected of her.
Tois What did sho say?
.TesH Sho said you wero "very charming
-but-"
Pittsburg Chronlelo: "Wasn't ttdread
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"Wasn't what dreadful?" repeated Mr.
HniiKps. .
"That woman throwing a hatchet at tho
German emperor."
"Indeed It was. In attacking tho wnjr
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