THE OMAHA DAIIy BEE: MONDAY, yOYEMREK 20, 1900.
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2 ser.nio is U7,;ti)(
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Net dally average 2N,(M2
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Subscribed In my presence and sworn to
buforo mo this Ilrst (lav of November, A.
D. 1900. M. H. HL'NQATE.
(Seal.) Notary Public.
Nebraska's populntlon schedule by
counties In due from tlio census office
this week.
St. Joseph may lmve padded Its census
and probnbly did, but It Is linrdly for
Omaha to throw bricks.
Mr. Bryan announces positively that
ho will continue to receive his mall ad
dressed to Lincoln, Neb.
Perhaps tho osteopaths nnd the medics
would do well to appoint an umpire be
fore they begin the game.
With Judge Gordon's exit from official
position the Omaha police court will
cease to bo known ns a vugrnnts' para
dise. Itemcuiber that the final ratification
meeting to be celebrated by the repub
licans will take place at Washington on
Inauguration day.
Nobody has yet proposed n scheme for
tho reorganization of the silver repub
lican; party. Not; even Charley Towne
could And enough of It left to. reorganize.
Another thing tho republican ma
jority of the legislature will do for
Itself Is to choose thu speaker without
waiting for the aid or" consent of the
fusion organs nnd managers.
The governor of Mississippi has hud
a man jailed for aTi attempt to bribe
him, personally signing the complaint
for tho nrrest. Tho complaint does
not sny how much was offered.
May Is. generally known ns tho moving-day
month, but this year moving day
will come In Jauuary for most of the
fusion plo-blters who are Hearing the end
of their stand nt the public crib In this
stale.
Muyor Van Wyck of New York has
received a bill of exoneration from Gov
ernor Koosoyolt In the application for his
removal from olllco for olllclal misde
meanors. Judge tJordon was not so
lucky.
The redoubtable John O. Yelser Is nt
a loss what number to call up over the
phone since the State Hoard of Trans
portation has been ordered out of busi
ness. This will save ltlin telephone tolls
at pay stntlous.
A populist contemporary calls ntten
, tlon to the fact that Governor l'oy liter's
Thanksgiving proclamation was printed
In blue and suggests that It was pre
pared by the retiring private secre
tary to rotlect his own feelings. All will
agree that no other Inference Is pos
sible. The lawyers of Omaha are all nn.v
t lous to have a supreme court commis
sion appointed of not less thnu nlno
members and more If possible, and they
also stand ready to furnish volunteers
to 1111 every one of tho plueiM provid
ing only the compensation Is big
enough.
One tilling the Incoming state oftl
cers should have Indelibly Impressed
upon their minds Is that In making
nppolntments only those men should
be favored who. can help build up the
party rather than tenr It down. Ne
braska republicans can keep control
of tho stato If they follow the teach
ings of experience and listen to the
dictates of common sense.
Tho popo"cra tie y el lovTjou run I must
bo hard up when It has to coutlnue
tho roorback business after the elec
tion Is over. Tho alleged cloud on Gov
ernor Dietrich's title because of a pre
teuded violation of the corrupt prac
tices act may be n good space tiller
for thu fnkery, but has nothing sub
Btnntlnl behind It. Governor Diet
rich's Inauguration will take place on
schedule time.
It Is brought out that the decision of
tho supremo court Invalidating the do-
nothing stato railway commUslou puts
an end to countless lawsuits to which
the commission was a party. This Is
ono way of relieving the overcrowded
court docket and moy, perhaps, have had
Bomo lnttuenco In determining the do
clslon to cut tho gordlan knot ruther
than trying to untie lt.
WKHH TUKY SIMl'LY l'LAVlSU A HOLM
One of the potent arguments used
by tho Urynultes during the campaign
to persuade themselves that a great
change had come over tho country
since 151)0 In favor of Ilryan was that
great gulns had been mnde In tho way
of support from the newspaper press
of the country. Long lists were printed
of papers said to have opposed Hrynn
four years before who were then sup
porting him, although the newspapers
which In the Interval had gone back
on Hrynn were almost Invariably Ig
nored. Now that tho election Is over It Is
amusing to II ml an Inspired Hrynn or1
gun like the Nebraska Independent
quoting approvingly from the It linen
Democrat what It calls "some plain
truths about the democratic campaign
In New York," which It assures Its
readers Is In substnnco Just what tho
Independent mid oh the Ktibject at
the time. Tho "plain truths" read ns
follows:
Tho comments since election of leading
democratic papors, tho New York World
and tho New York Journal among tho
number, provo that their support of Mr.
Ilryan was reluctantly given and was due
moro to tholr opposition to McKlnloy and
tho policies of tho ropubltcan party than
to any harmony between their own views
and thoso of Mr. Ilryan upon tho Issues
of tho campaign.
Tho Independent adds Its own testi
mony that there was not a dally news
paper In New York that gave Hrynn
hearty support. And speaking us It
does for those who have always been
closest to Mr. Hrynn nt his owu home
It evinces n suspicion, at least, that
these great newspapers, whose sup
port was heralded as the harbinger of
success, were simply uctlng a role as
signed to them by democratic leaders
anxious to beat Hryun and relegalo
him to the rear.
The startling point In this Indictment
Is that It Includes the New York Jour
nal and Its proprietor, Mr. Hearst, who
advertised himself so extensively as
president of the Nntlonal League of
Democratic Clubs, and who made him
self sponsor for the fatal Tammany
alliance. Mr. Hearst's paper has ad
mitted that It was neither In favor of
tho revival of the 10 to 1 Issue nor
opposed to expansion, but ncceptcd the
attitude of Hrynn simply because Im
posed by hlni on tho Kansas CUy con
vention. If the same Is true of the
other papers which were so loudly wel
comed back to the llryanlte fold, the
natural Inference Is that most of them
were playing the same bunco game.
AS TOAUMV JXCttKASK.
The question of a reorganization nnd
Increase of the army Is being earnestly
discussed nnd vnrlous opinions nro ex
pressed as to what should be done,
though all agree that an Increase of
tho regular force Is necessary. Ad
vices from Washington sny that If the
military committees of the two houses
will agree upon a bill drawn upon con
servative lines, based on the needs of
tho government and the exigencies that
confront It. avoiding nil efforts to pro
mote the Interests of Individuals, there
Is no good reason why action should
be delayed beyond the Ilrst three weeks
of the session. Chairman Hull, of the
house military committee, favors an
army with a maximum of 1)0,000 nnd
a minimum of fi'-000 and It Is quite
probable that this Is about what 'con
gress will provide for.
It Is not expected that the demo
cratic opposition to u reorganization
and Increase of the army will be
formidable. Representative Hay of
Virginia, who Is a member of the com
mittee on military affairs, is In favor
of continuing the present status of the
army for two years a permanent or
ganization of 05,000 men and volun
teers to the number of 115,000. He be
lieves we must maintain our forces
In the Philippines. Representative Liv
ingston of Georgia, a member of the
committee on appropriations, favors re
organization and increase of the reg
ular army and says his party will not
oppose the passage of a fair bill. "It
Is not the democratic policy," said the
Georgia representative, "to make large
expenditures lor military purposes lu
time of peace, but I believe democrats
who are proud of their country will
stand for liberal provision for all
branches of the government."
Provision must be made for supply
ing the pluces of the soldiers whosi?
term of service will expire July I next
nnd It should be made without un
necessary delay.
Lrt:iu:sr lynhippao mu..
A great deal of Interest Is being
shown by members of congress now In
Washington lu the shipping or subsidy
bill which It Is expected will be
brought forward early In the coming
session. Senator Hanna nt u ted In u
recent Interview that He believed the
measure would be passed, but Repre
sentative Hurton of tho Cleveland,
Ohio, dlrtrlet has expressed doubt of
Its getting through the present con
gress. Mr. Hurton Is one of a few re
publicans who are opposed to the
measure. lie said that while It may
be deemed wise by certain foreign gov
ernments to pay subsidies to merchant
vessels, ho questioned the wisdom of
the Pulled States doing so.
It Is not known how many house re
publicans are lu accord with the Ohio
representative, but tho number Is prob
nbly not sulllelent to prevent the pas
sago of the bill by that body. Whether
It can be passed In the senate, how
ever, at the coming session, Is not so
certain, not because of republlcau op
position, but for the reason that the
democrats may be able by filibustering
and dilatory tactics to prevent action.
The administration Is understood to be
favorable to tho proposed legislation.
President McKlnloy said in his last an
nual message: "Tho value of an Amer
ican merchant murine to the extension
of our commercial trade and the
strengthening of our power upon the
sea Invites tho Immediate action of
congress. Our nntlonal development
will be one-sided and unsatisfactory so
long ns the remarkable growth of our
inland Industries remains uuaccomna-
J uled by progress on tho seas. There is
no luck of coiistltutlonal .nuthorlty for
legislation which slinll give to the
country mnrltlme strength commensu
rate with Its Industrial achievements
and with its rank among the nations
of the earth. We shall fall to realize
our opportunities If we complacently
regard only matters at home nnd blind
ourselves to the, necessity of securing
our share lu the valuable carrying
trade of the world." He referred to
the subject lu his letter of acceptunce
In like terms nnd the forthcoming an
nual message undoubtedly will again
allude to It. The lniluencc of the ad
ministration, therefore, will be strongly
exerted, as now Indlcnted, for the pas
sage of the shipping bill by the pres
ent congress.
The measure has been amended ma
terially since It was Ilrst Introduced
and It may be further modified. It
has been misrepresented, so far as tho
subsidy feature Is concerned, by the
statement that It would Involve an Im
mediate demnnd upon tho treasury for
$0,000,000 annually. The commissioner
of navigation hns shown that It would
be several years before the subsidy
would reach that sum, after Avhlch a
reduction lu the payments could be
made. In the meantime we should
be developing our shipbuilding Indus
try and retalulng ut home u portion of
thu large sum now annually paid by
our manufacturers and agricultural pro
ducers to foreign ship owners, while
ulso moving townrd tlint independence
in tho ocean carrying trude which Is
manifestly desirable.
Tho shipping bill may not become
law at the approaching session, but It
Is a part of tho policy of thu repub
lican party that will bu curried out.
A VIsKAN MAJUIUT1'.
Although the olllclal canvass has not
yet been made, the completed tabulation
by the secretary of state of unolliclal re
turns of thu lnte election shows that
for tho Ilrst time since 18SS Nebraska
has given the republican candidate for
president a clean majority over the
combined votes cast for nil his op
ponents. Subject to possible slight
modification on tho final revision, thu
vote of Nebraska on president this year
stands:
McKlnloy, republican 121,385
Ilryan, fusion 114,013
Woolloy, prohibition 3,683
Darker, mid-road 1,103
Debs, social labor 820
While McKlnley's plurality on the face
of these llgures Is T.ItTL', an easy exam
ple In arithmetic discloses that the total
vote cast for opposing cnndldntes ag
gregates only 11D.021, as against li!l,:i85
lu the republican column, making an
absolute majority for MoKlnley of 1,7(14.
To appreciate the full magnitude of
this exhibit, It must be remembered that
while In 1800 Hrynn's plurality In Ne
braska was close to 111,000, a similar ad
dition of party vote would have left the
republicans 18,040 behind.
Nebraska's electoral vote was cast for
Benjamin Harrison In 1S02, but tho re
sult was achieved by mere plurality.
Had the democrats nnd populists been
effectively fused In that year they
would hnve carried Nebraska for their
electors by 20,037, and the combined op
position polled W.nUO more votes In Ne
braska In that year' than the successful
republicans.
A clean mnjorlty In Nebraska of 1,7(H
for MoKlnley has more significance
even than his decisive plurality of
7,372.
EXIT JVUOK OUHDOX.
The judgment rendered In the Gordon
Impeachment proceedings against him In
the district court will mark thu exit of
Judge Gordon from the police court.
Judge Gordon's Incumbency of that po
sition has been productive of scandal
almost from tho start, so that his re
moval will bu welcomed by the public ns
a much-desired relief.
By his reckless administration of the
court, his misinterpretation of the law
nnd his disregard of the plain duties of
the olllco. the police court Instead of be
ing a deterrent to crime came to be re
garded as a haven for the vicious classes
and a refuge for them from police stir
velllunce. Instead of worklug lu harmony with
the pollcu department for the purpose of
suppressing lawlessness, the court, under
Judge Gordon's administration, was used
to block the efforts of the police and
embarrass them In their endeavor to
keep the city rid of professional crooks
and criminals.
The most encouraging feature of the
Impeachment of the police judge Is to be
found lu the example It sets for other
public olllclals, who are thereby given
notice that the Impeachment law Is not
a dend letter and that the violation or
abuse of olllclal trust will bring down
upon them tho, full penalty of removal.
At Philadelphia, President McKlnloy
again gives acknowledgment to the
great body of Independent citizens who
rallied patrlotlenlly to the support of
the government lu tho recent cam
paign. The result of tho election, he
Insists, "Is not the triumph of an Indi
vidual, nor altogether of tho party,
but an emphatic declaration by the peo
ple what they believe and would
have nialntnfned In government."
With thu president viewing his re
election In this light we may bu sure
that lie will continue his policies along
safe and conservatlvu lines.
Mr. Hrynn Is another object lesson
that no able-bodied man willing to work
need remain Idle In these good repub
lican times. He says he has received
Innumerable- offers for his services,
comprising opportunities In nearly all
tho vocations of life, but Is so well
fixed that hu does not need to work for
the present. Tho only distressing clr
cuuiKtauco about It is that he cannot
turn over the positions offered to hint
as rewards to the hungry horde of
plnce-hunters who would have scoured
recognition had he been successful lu
his race for tho presidency.
Chalrinnn Jones of the democratic na
tional committee Intimates that Mr,
Hrynn would refuso another presiden
tial nomination If It were offered to
him. Mr. Bryan has accepted more
presidential nominations than any
other man lu the history of tho United
Stntes and has never refused a single
one. What right has Senator Jones to
assume that he has now reversed his
policy?
Hoke Smith Is the latest democrat of
prominence to come out otnphutleully In
favor of the retirement of Hryun and
n new deal all around. Hoke may uot
realize what u risk he Is running In
expressing himself so openly. No man
who pretends to be a democrat cau
advocate dropping Hryotilsni without
being labeled n traitor to his party
and having his. loyalty during the last
two campaigns questioned.
The Cuslonlsts are now trying to make
political capital but of tho fact that Gov
ernor Dietrich was held up by a fusion
political leech to the tune of ?2." during
tho campaign on the old game of selling
tickets to a picnic nnd barbecue. The
governor ought to hnve some severe
penalty lulllctcd for biting so easy, but
how this Is going to help thu fuslonlsts
It is dltllcult to see.
The suggestion of The Bee that n re
ception be extended to General Fltzhugh
Lee upon his arrival to take charge of
the Department of tho Missouri, with
headquarters In Omaha, has been taken
up by the Grand Army posts of the city.
The veterans of the war are fully ca
pable of upholding the reputation of the
city for hospitality.
For Nllvrr ns t'nnnl.
Haltlmorc American.
Mr. Hryun gives notion that expression
of his opinions In future will bo for revenuu
only. In othor words, while speech will still
bo silver, It will be no longer free.
V'f)lfr' Turn to I.iiukIi,
Indianapolis News.
Tho laugh Is with Wcylcr. Enpland Is
adopting tho rcconccntrndo policy In
South Africa and tho plan has bacn sug
Rested to us la tho Philippines. Thcro is
no such thing, It seems, as a merciful war.
Heredity In Mim le,
Olobo Democrat.
Sir Arthur Sullivan, tho composer, nnd
Sims Hooves, tho famous tcnorr who have
died within a few days of each other, wcro
eons of orchestral performers and familiar
with music from Infancy. Tholr careers
strengthen the afllrmatlvo side of heredity.
A I'opnorntlp llnqur-t.
Ord Journal (pop.)
In tho election of Prof. Fowler to tho
stato suporlntendcncy, tho schools of the
stato will certainly be benefited. Although
wo do not 'nyrcc with Prof. Fowler po
litically, yet wo recognize his ability as a
school man and predict that his adminis
tration will bo strong nrnl satisfactory.
Tho schools of IUalr will miss him.
IlryniiUnt In Oiilo.
Now York World.
Uy n curious coincidence tho onlclal count
of tho vote of Ohio shows Mr. I)rynn to have
received as tho democratic candldato for
president In 1900 exactly tho samo number
of votes neither ono moro nor ono less
that ho received as such In 1896. Hut In
1390 ho received a. small vote In Ohio on a
scparato populist Ucket. Ills total voto this
year consequently fell about 2,000 sliort of
what It was four years ago.
'Hull for IloiiKliifl County.
Dlombigton Echo.
From tho returns that havo been made
by tho different counties of tho state It
has been dlecovercd that Douglas county
was wholly responsible for tho election
of Dietrich for governor. Ho was elected
by a plurality of only 801. Douglas county
gave a majority of SSI for Dietrich. Tho
elghty-nlno counties outsldo of Douglas
gave Poynter a plurality of 23. 'Hnh for
Douglas county!
I'roiuotlnir Civilization In Clilnu.
Springfield Republican.
The execution of tho Chinese officials, In-
culdlng nil acting viceroy, at Pao Ting turns
out to have boon a plcco of cold-blooded
treachery. They surrendered on tho orders
of tho Chlneso peace envoys at Pckln, with
tho undorstandlug that they should be given
a fair trial, nnd that If pronouncid guilty
they should bo punished by tho Chlneto au
thorities. Hut when they had surrendered
themselves tho allies summarily put them
to death.
Sncrrd lllitlit ' i'clllloii.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Tho American peoplo havo always con
tended strongly for tho right to present
petitions for tho redress of grlovancos, or
did eo until they took the matter Into
tholr own hands and decided to redreBs
tho grievances themselves, and they will
bo likely to claim tho samo right for tholr
children. Tho action of tho authorities at
the Naval academy In degrading a class of
cadets becauso Its members dared to pe
tition tho secretary of tho navy In behalf
of bno of their number, savors of tyranny
more than tho peoplo nro likely to approve,
That tho otTondor deserved punishment Is
cortaln, If the facts are as reported, but
that Is no reason why his classmates should
not bo ponnltted to file a respectful pe
tition for clemency In his behalf.
CKVrUHY'S ICMllllilS KXIMNO.
Clime In I.lkp a I, Inn, (iolnur Out Like
u I. mull.
London Truth.
There has been a century of giants, but
tho century which camo In like n Hon Is go
ing out like a lamb. Napoleon, Wellington,
Nelson, Pitt, Bismarck, Gladstone, nea
consfleld, Fox, Talleyrand. Moltko, Ooetho.
Schiller, Hymn, Wngner, Turner, Darwin,
Farnday, Huxley, Davy, Dickens, Thack
oray, Scott, Carlyle, Macnulay, Landsecr,
Lawrence, Canova, Thorwaldtcn, Moyorboor,
Weber, Schubert, Newman, Wordsworth,
Sholley, Southoy, Washington Irving, Mrs.
Slddons, nnd, great ns any, Vlctorln, aro
names that have been cut deep In tho his
tory of tho race. Five hundred men and
women of genius havo their names associ
ated with the century, but whero aro ten
that aro living? Thero should bo 1G0.
Is tho supply of genius becoming exhausted?
Is groatness being stifled by the phenomen
ally luxuriant crop of glorified mediocrity,
or Is tho now nll-nbsorblng anxiety to make
money the cause?
Within tho next few weeks tho century
will bo reviewed by mnny writers, Wo shall
bo reminded that tho population has grown
onormously, that the rauso of frcodom has
prospered ns It never did before, that sci
ence has worked wonders but who will
point out that wo havo no Wellington, no
Pitt, no Dyron, no Thackoray, no Scott,
no Turner, that there Is no great orator, no
great preacher, uo great historian, no great
poot, and no great novelist? Instead of
thoso thoy may namn many who nro fa
mous because they havo aniHsed largo for
tunes In brewing, In distilling, In banking,
In spo;ulntlng even In peculating! Is
Dung, who has acquired a fortune by sell
ing millions of gallons of beer, of more
consequence to tho community than Dick
ons? If he la not, why has Hung been mado
a peer, whllo Dickens was officially Ignored?
Is It not a bad pajloy to encourage tho ac
cumulation of vast wraith to such nn ex
tent that all tho brains of tho country nro
moro eager to make money than to earn
fame?
Democratic
The result of tho late election appears
to nave been a sort of solar plexus blow to
future fusion, if we are to Judge by the
tone of both democrotlo and populist
Popes.
It not only knocked It out but It paralyzed
an ruture nopo along mat line.
Tho pops declare that they were bo-
trayed by the democrats, who resented the While a great many pops aro willing to
treatment that was meted out to them In neccpt nearly everything that Is demo
the stnto nnd county conventions, whllo cratlc, there aro many others who will
mo ucraocrats accuse tno pops or going
back on tho ticket because Churllo Towne
was not nominated at Kansas City.
ine laci is tuai so long as men of dlf-
icreiii parties are on tho outside nnd can
unlto upon a principle, they can work har-
moniousiy together.
Hut as soon ns they get Into power nnd
the flRht Is reduced to a scramble for pelf
nnd plunder, then It Is that harmony ceases
and tho disappointed aspirants prefer to
help tho other fellow rather than their
own nominee, who Is unnblo to provldo for
tnom.
That Is what defeated Poynter.
It was not that tho democrats repudiated
him, but that tho pops who had been given
a tasto of milk, wero suddenly shut off
from tho public teat,
They are In politics for what thero Is
In It.
They stand upon the street corner and
talk about republican corruption nnd the
necessity for reform, but when they aro
turned out of a Job thoy denounco tholr
own lenders nnd nre willing to entrust ths
reform movement to republicans.
However. It fs not Impossible for the
democrats and populists to unite upon Is
sues In this atatq ngntn.
Now that they havo been kicked out, tho
iigut win oe 10 gei ones in, ana tnoy will
probably bo willing to make that fight nnd
VICTOR V NI iX.FFtR A Z1r A I
St. Louis aiobe-Dcmocrnt,
Tho official returns plnco President Mc in NobrnBka in 1892 and consequently tho
Kinley's plurality in Nebraska at 7,822. .republicans hold on to that state, though
Tho total voto of tho stato was heavier their lead over tho populists was only 4 000
thun over before, showing that tho Interest Hut ever since 1S92 Nebraska hns been
In tho canvass was Intense. In tho can- moro uniformly nnti-renuhllcnn ihnn ifn.
vass of 1S98 that state's whole voto was sas hns been. Several times, for governor
223,215. It was 251.093 In 1900. Tho re- or other olllcos, tho republicans have car
publican candldnto for governor hnB also rled Kansas In tho Inst eight years, but
carried Nebraska, but by a much narrower Nebraska has clung pretty constantly to
margin than that obtained by Mr. McKIn- tho democrats nnd tho fuslonlsts during
ley. In tho legislature, likewise, tho ro- this tlmo until 1900. This Is one of the
publlcnns will havo a majority on Joint reasons why Nebraska's swing to tho re
ballot, publicans this vp.ir Is ovn tl Til nrn ulnntfl.
Nebraska's voto In 1900 Is significant,
That stnto early drifted Into populism nnd
thus Into a coalition with tho democracy,
Tho farmers' alllnnco appeared In No-
braskn about ns early as anywhere. It wns
nffected by tho samo sort of Influences
which made thomselveB felt In Its southern
neighbor. Tho pitch to populism which
Kansas mado In the enrly part of this do-
cado was shared In by Nobrnska, except
thnt tho republicans held control some-
what longer in Nebraska than they did In
""UI' " i"- uiuiu wun n pruuuvHi
amalgamation between the democrats nnd
tho -populists In Knnsns nnd under tho
coalition thnt stnto gave Its electoral voto
lo Weaver, tho populist nominee for presl-
dent. Thero was no such hnrd nnd fast
union between the antl-republlcan elements
I'I3HSO..I, AM) OTHKIIWISH.
Whllo tho allied bulls remain In the
China shop It Is useless to expect that
tbo crockery will be spared.
Henry Vlllard began llfo as n newspaper
man nnd made three fortunes, holding on
to tho last. A good man, rightly started,
can't be kept down.
A book giving "A View of Now York In
1071" recently sold for J2.000. Pretty stiff
prlco for nn ancient peep, A view of mod
ern New York will cost nny old prlco tho
viewer can stand.
In common parlance tho nemo of theft
13 the taking of a hot stove. Tho deed was
actually dona In New York City recently
and the thief was enptured whllo attempt
ing to sell his wnrm load.
Tho venerable St. Paul shed Its rheu
matics tho other day and shied Its hnl i
at a sauerkraut man who persisted lu
shocking public tnsto with pungent nroma.
Tho punishment fairly fitted tho crime.
Tho example of Chlcngo In rigidly en
forcing honest weight In tho sale of co.tl
lu small quantities commeuds Itself to
other cities. Qf all classes the very poor
should bo protected from petty swindling.
A great wavo of tcmpcranco reform Is
sold tr be sweeping over tho state of Maine.
Prohibition has been a law of tho state for
forty years uud an occasional rovlval seems
necessary to produce a modurato degree of
sobrloty.
New York's Ice trust did not have a very
prosperous season after all. High prices
reduced consumption and ns a consequenco
the trust has 500,000 tons of tho crop on
hand. Litigation melted a largo part of
the rrotlts.
A pnragraph Is going tho rounds stntlng
that Dun Hlce, the showman, Is yet nllve
and boozy. A little whllo ago his death
called forth extended eulogies nnd biog
raphies. Possibly tho real spirit did not
go out with tho substance.
Down In Jackson, Miss,, tho King's
Daughters sought to turn nn extra penny by
putting Lieutenant Hobson on exhibition at
25 centB a throw. But tho lieutenant did
not show up, ns ho has retired from tho
Bhow business, temporarily at least.
AN UNSOUGHTTESTIMONIAL j
ILKIt GRAND, OMAHA. Nov. 21. t
To the Hdltor of The Bee: I de
sire to personally congratulate you
upon your splendid American news
paperhaving had the pleasure of It
dally for the past two weeks. And
the fact that 1 am moved to address
you, I trust, Is appreciated In "point,"
when I have such duties as compel
mo to visit nil of the principal cities
In tho United States, and when I
see "clean" Journalism I feel like
saying "go ahead," The particular
guiding spirit of such editorials,
general news, etc., could not make
many mistakes as senator.
Trusting I am understood as only
desiring to compliment where It Is
deserved, and that by such acknowl
edgements I havo caused you to
mnki' nn additional resolve to con
tinue to be not only an educator, but
a benefactor, I take pleasure In
wishing you success and signing my
self Yours respectfully,
O. M. M'CONNHLL.
I sign my name so you may be
sure I am uot mythical, But, I also
wish to state, I am a stranger to you
nnd your city uud live many miles
from here, for which place I leave
today, so I have no "ax" to grind,
and desire no acknowledgement of
communication received, I desire
simply to give tribute becauso you
deserve It. 0. M. M,
Post Mortem
Deatrtco Democrat.
take chances on a division of spoils after
election.
Tho Democrat has never regarded fusion
as more than a temporary makeshift
While there are some good things In the
populist creed, there are a greRt miny
that will never bo accepted by tho dcniD
crats.
not accept the name, and thcro you havo It
It Is the height of folly to maintain two
or three political organizations upon tho
samo platform nnd supporting the aamo
ticket
Such n course holds the movement Bp to
ridicule, nnd disgusts men who might othnr
w'80 Blve It their support.
T'" Idea of several hundred democrats
Kolng to Lincoln and sitting up all night
n convention to nominate a cnndldnto
ror attorney general by arclnmatlon, uud
' whom there was no opposition. Is enough
to uranu tho party as a farco comedy com
Pny of the amateur type.
Tho pot'8 ucl(l convention, fought nil
nlgnt over 8PHs nnd tho democrats simply
waltc, rr permission to ratify tholr nets,
T,' tb-lK to do la to unlto all opponents
t0 reP"""ean mlsrulo In one party.
Tl,'s cnn better be done under tho ban
5" of donlocray "n under any other
If thoro are populists who prefer to unite
witn tno republicans, lot them go
As a matter of fact, tho democrats havo
gained nothing by fusion In tho past.
Tlin tmnilllat ,,n... I lrtMl..
m'who reused ngc; : count'enane
republican methods, nnd most of them
would unite with us in a political organ
lzatlon that should proBont principles of
government, nnd contend for their su
prcmacy. .
cant thnn Is that of KnnsaH. thmn-h Pr,.l.
dent McKlnley's lead In Kansas In tho re
cent election Is much greater thnn It Is In
Its northern neighbor. Another reason why
the republican victory In Nebraska means
more than does that In nny othor stnto
which has been changed to tho republican
side since 1S9C Is thnt Nebraska Is Hrynn's
own homo. Nebraska's desertion of Ilryan
Is a serious blow to tho pretensions of thnt
parsonage, though somo of l.U fri.n.i.
thrcntcn that ho will remain In politics to'
ootner tne oiu-insliloned democrats In 1901.
Tho drift away from the lirynnltcs In Kan-
sas, Nebraska and South Dakota and somo
of tho other states west of tho Missouri
undoubtedly means, however, that tho pop-
ulist party will never appear In nnottior
presidential election.
XO TKAHS TOR Till; STATE HO.lltl).
Schuylor Sun (rop.): Tho State Hoard
of Transportation Is a thing of tho past.
Tho supremo court in n iinniiinn .,.i.....!
Wednesday declared tho law providing for
Dctiuiuries, etc., as unconstitutional.
Thero will bo no moro snaps nlong this
line. The state hns no business furnish
ing peoplo snaps anyhow.
ColumbiiB Telegram fdem.l? Tl, ni.t.m.
court wound up n soft birth for polltl-
cuiim wnen on wcuneBday n decision was
handed down declarlne
creating the Stato Hoard of Transporta
tion mm unconstitutional and Is held void
bocnuso It wns not passed by tho legisla
ture In tho mode prescribed by tho statute.
The opinion was written by Chief Justice
Norvnl nnd concurred in i,v i.iuit ui
... .. J w..u.VU IIUI-
comb.
Haneroft lllade (rep.): Tho State Hoard
of Transportation met Its qulotus Monday
when the supremo court of tho stnto held
that tho law which created It wub un
constitutional. It ban nlwnva l.n,.,.
of teposo with no power to move Itself
im no manliest inclination to bo moved
by outside forces nnd nhmit thn nniv
change which the court mnde was to cut
u mo .-,uvu per year wnich each mcinbor
received.
Norfolk News irep.): Tho supremo court
has declared tho law creating the State
Hoard of Trnnsnortntl On lltinnnotttiillnnnl
nnd thoso having grievances against the
rauronus win no longer bo afflicted by tho
promlso of relief from this hndv tint no,..-
accomplished anything. It wns a highly
ornamental flxturo of tho stato machinery,
but n rather expensive ornament after all.
If It Is not possible to creato a board with
an ability and power to earn tholr salary
ii is uuuer inni ic oe abollslied entirely.
Flllmoro Chronicle frrn.; Thn nnr..mn
court has decided that tho Hoard of Trans
portation act is Illegal, Tho board carried
thrco secretaries, in tho persons of J. W.
Edgerloil. G. W Laws nnd .1. n. riaiiimn
nt a enlury of $2,000 each per yenr. These
moro or less worthy gentlemen would have
lost their Jobs anyway about January 1 nnd
are not visibly crleved. In tnrt iii n
doubt find keen satisfaction In the knowledge
tnai tno tnree jz.oou per year Jobs cannot
bo filled with republicans, nwtni? in thni,-
abolition.
York Times: Tho Vehrnskn Rlnln Ilnnr.l
of Transportation has been knocked out by
mo supremo court mm will Uo nothing moro,
tlinilL'll the Hporntnrlnu will rnntlnn.i I,. ,1r,,
their salaries until January 1. This Ib all
thoy havo dono slneo the fusion board waB
appointed and nclthor tho railroads nor tho
peoplo will suffer from tho change There
nuvo oeen secretaries or tins board who
hllVA liriftn fnlthflll nMl,nru nn,1 hmm
formed their duties as enrnostly nnd well
as tney couiu novo ilono in nny omco, but
thev havn nlwnvn wnrkml nt n dlnnilvn ntac-n
ii ml tho people havo been much readier to
criticise tnan praise.
Fromont Herald (dem ): Tho supremo
court has declared unconstitutional tho law
ercatlug a Stato Hoard of Transportation,
becauso of not being legally passed. Tho
original act was passed In 1885, but lu
1887 an entirely new(nct was passed. Since
that time $80,000 In salaries has been paid
nut under the law. It Is a groat aggrava
tion that theae fat sinecures should bo
wiped out Just now, when tho republican
"lieclorfi" nro coming up to tho trough for
their reward, As the decision llrlng these
hangers-on wns written by tho republican
momter of tho court, tho niovo cannot bo
chnrged altogether to tho despised "pops."
A republican court, howovcr, would doubt
Ies9 have held tho nxo in tho nlr until It
was tho "pop" board to be offectod. Tho
railroads could havo got a decision years
ago If tho "board" wa,s hurting them any.
Hut It wasn't It was simply bleeding the
taxpayers,
Grand Island Independent (rep.): The
Slato Hoard of Transportation is no more,
Tho law wna passed lu 1887 and, directly,
It never wns worth a cent to tho peoplo of
Nebraska. It had, however, nn Indirect
vaule. It thoroughly and exactly demon
strated that the pretentions of tho finlonlsts
to reform the railroads in the Intercut of
the people wero all hollow mockery. For
years that party had the entire authority
to enact Its pledges, but Its board aud Its
secretaries never did a thing excepting to
draw $2,000 a year as salary nnd, at tho
last session of tho legislature lo Inform
thnt body that tho tlmo had not arrived,
under tho Btipreme court's decision on tho
maximum freight rate law, when Nebraska
could seeuro lower rates. That tho law
should now be declared unconstitutional,
when fusion has been routed, may bo con
ceded to savor a bit of consistency, whllo nt
tho samo time such a decision may bo con
sidered lu another light. Hut for tho pres
ent the board has been killed nnd thcro
need bo no mourners. Thorn u nm fait,
of a constitutional amendment providing for
mo election of railroad commissioners by
the people, in which enso theso men would
bo refponslblo to tho voters' under which
conditions thero might bo better results,
TW SI'UAKBHHHIl' CA.MIItl.VrilS.
Pender Henublle: Hon. .1 t. Mr,,rii,.
tho re-elected member of the legislature
from Dixon county, is probnbly more fre
quently spoken of for tho speakership
of tho next house than utiy othor member.
His service In the last house, of which ho
was one o.' tho most Infliinmiui n,i
lng members, gives him an excellent claim
to tho Importnnt post. Besides, ho ts a
conservative and careful legislator, whoso
experience and Judgment would redound
greatly to tho credit of tho stnte. This
section of the stnto has not had a speaker
mo inst twenty years and wo believe
It Is only fair that northeast Wlim.ba t,n
Riven this honor.
Tckamah Journal' Hurt m,ni. t
, v tuuillj UIU
brought forward n rnn,it,ii tr
thlp of tho Incoming legislature In th
ptrson of Hon. W. (1. Hour.
from this county. Mr. Rears brings Into
mu i-umcBi many eioments whUli will con
tribute tO Ills BUCCeSK. An tn nn-.,m.l
fitness ho has tho qualifications which would
mime mm an cxcellont officer. He Is rool
nnd collected nnd nOHICRAIMl lit 11 nnlrlt ,.f
fairness and Justice In nil things. These
qualities havo marked his rureer as one
of tha lending nttornevs nt thn
Judicial district. For six years ho has
uioii county attorney of Hurt county and
for sovcrnl terms tnnvnr nf ihn oi..
. -. .. Ul
Teknmnh, Ho has for years been a promi
nent nguro in public affairs in this .bcc-
iion oi tno state.
WORTHY OF RECOGNITION.
Hloomlleld Monitor.
In the mngnlllcont fight for the re
demption of Nebraska from the
clutches of populism, the republican
press of Nebraska did valiant and
effective service. It was a long,
tireless and fearless campaign nnd
every point of vantage gained was
firmly held while the victors pushed
on nnd over the ramparts lu
triumph. In the vnn pushed The
Omaha Bee, with Its deadly gatllng
nevei silenced, blazing the way for
the magnlllcent victory which fob
lowed. In this light ICdwnrd Hose
water won his senatorial spurs and
should receive them at the bauds of
the legislature. It would be but a
fitting recognition of the services of
the "boys" who made the great vic
tory even possible.
FI.OATI.Ml MS.
IndlnnnnntfR .Truirnnl. "r ,
Tnbltlia nbout our robber."
wen"
Will, Uf.nt tlU n itnlnnn 1.j.n. at,. . (
nlwayH mnko n big fuss when a Htrnnger
comes on tho plnco."
'ChlPni-Cl nVllltlMn. lf l.nr.A
clean piny."
(Jii, l m sure it Ib! I licnrd my brother
sny yesterday they use n tnnk In It'thut
holds moro thnn 100 barrels of water."
Detroit Free Press; "It Is folly to meet
Old Aire half way."
"I think so: I wnutdn't mnnt Viin. , ,.n
If I knew how to get out of it."
rittsburiT Chronicle: "llnw tlm .i.i
shakes the biihIich, dear," said Mrs, Rhndy-
r.M.,-, u.-i until, iu uer uiiBuunu, wnilo tlio
gnlc was h ch
"Yi'H. thn windows nro having n rattling
good time," nssentcd Mr. Bhadyslde, who
iii-icuiiuii Mem mi in mecp again.
Cleveland 1 Plain Denier: "Do you tlo your
dog nljjhtH?"
' Lome over after dark and Investigate "
,.P.(,.,..rolt Journnl: "These lloers nrn called
Old estament Christinas. Now what Ih nn
Old Testament Christian?" 4
"Why, I fancy he's a Christian who nd
vniieeH with tlio sword In one hand nnd the
Old Testament, merely, In the other."
Philadelphia Press; Asklt What Is your
understanding of tho golden ruin? Doi-s It
menu; "Do unto otherH as you would 'like'
to be done by?"
Illzness No; my Interpretation Is; "Dr,
unto others as you would 'bo likely' to in.
done by."
Brooklyn Llfn: She You know that check
for $10p you nave me? Well, they refused
to ciihIi It. Thn teller said that you only
had $75 lu thu bank.
He By Jove, I'm nwfully Horry, dear.
"Oh. It wns nil right. I deposited $25 nnd
then they gave me tho monoy."
Chlcngo Tribune: "My nleco," Bald the
doctor, "hnB Joined nn organization they
enll the-the Btrnngn I can't thin), of thn
name. I liuil It at my tongue'n end a mo
ment ngo Oh, yon, I remember It now
They call It thn Thimble club."
"Then you didn't have It nt your tongue'e
end," obleeted tho professor. "You had It
at your finger's end."
in: in it i) o'i'AiiADisn.
L. I'. Hoxt In Leslie's Weekly.
'Possum ment nm mighty sweet; 'Inters
sho, nm line;
Punkln pies nm better dan rte melon on do
vine,
Pork chops, fnt nn' greasy, allers hits dlH
nigger right,
An' RiiusargeH nm temptln' an' a very pleaH-
lu' sight.
Mincemeat pies nm glorloun an' bo am npple
tnrt,
An' gib n nigger chicken ef yo' wnnt lo
tech ho heart.
Hut dnr nrn one t'lng beats dem nil do tuk-
koy fnt nn' nice
Do big Thnnlcsglvln' tukkoy am do bird o'
paradise.
Itackcoon In do blackgum swamp wink ho
eye ut mo;
Squirrel ho look snflsy cllmbln' up do hlck'ry
tree.
Itnbbtt lu de briar patch, he shake hn bushy
tall;
Iloastln' shouts In de white folks' pen am
mighty peart nn' hale.
All dem crlttnrB sho' am itood, templn' an'
sublime,
Hut den u nigger's appetite am changln' all
de time,
An' ronn' about Thnnksglvln' dey don't cut
no sign o' Ice,
'CatiBo tukkoy nm de critter f'um de lan' o'
parndlse.
Hoar de glnny cacklln'; henr do rooBter
crow;
Hear de hen a-scrntchln' fer do worum In
de Btinw. ,,
Hear de old gray gander squnll-do uoosn
am squallln' bock,
An' henr do ole mlHCovv duck, a-quackln',
quack, qunck. quack!
Dey kin make a lot o' fuss, an' raise a bit
alarm; , , , ,
Hut Homohow dey music don't persess de
happy charm,
For dnr urn muslo sweeter den do soun ob
crapplu' dice
Do sweet, entlcln' gobble of de bird o' para-
(line.
Come, you rusty niggers, now, an' cast
nxldu tho Ikio;
Fetch d tum-orlne an' bring de fiddle an'
do bow.
Hlg up In yo' Rundny clothes nn' wear yo
beaver hats,
An' don't fcrglt to shine yo' bootB fin tl"
yo' white cravats.
Hear de big plantation bell n-rlngln' loud
an' sweet;
Beo do while folks goln" In do dlnlll' room
to ent.
Hurry up. you niggers, 'cause I's hongry fer
ii slice,
An' longln' fer to rasscl wld do bird o paraJ
disc,