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I'AltTlUa LEAVING FOK 3UMM1SU,
Pnrttc tcnvlnit the city tor
tlm uuiuier may have The lice
cut to them regularly by
nutlfyluic The llee lltnlna
uUlcc, lit iicmou or hy mnll.
The ndclrea rrlll be chnOKed
often n desired.
.Minister Conger lins renched Pekln.
Iowa republicans will not require liliu
to make unotlier return trip this year.
"Irrlgntcd Nebraska" will bo tho label
liofaro long that will cover most of tho
map onco branded ns "Tho Great Amur
kan Dcsort."
U'est Olnalia precinct lias been wiped
oft tho map, but Clontarf precinct still
VreinaliiH. This Is a reversal of tho nat
ural law of the survival of the llttest.
lOmaha lias not built a new paper rail
rqal now for several months. Our rail
;wt.V-builders should wake up before
they fcet out of practice.
Local wholesalers express n fear that
they will encounter a scarcity of canned
HOods the comlm; winter. If It conies to
a pinch, they might draw on the canned
oratory left over from tho last cam
palgn.
Hubert I'. Porter says that electricity
Is the only antidote for steadily decreas
ing returns on llrltlsh railway Invest
ments. He might have added that
American doctors can best administer
the treatment.
It turns out that James .1. Hill will
'not make his appearance In Omaha for
the present. People owning loose rail
roads in this vicinity can therefore dls
charge their night watchmen and sleep
peaceful ouco more.
Tho next time Homebody reports that
hu heard of a man who swallowed a
piece of white gum Mr. Punkhouser of
tho school board will stand ready to
vouch for tho truth of a well-dellned
rumor that ho swallowed three white
crows.
Tho proroguing of the llrltlsh Parlia
ment so far In advance of tho convening
of tho American congress leaves the law
making boards free for several months.
No danger, however, that tho art of
tinkering with the statute books will die
out by disuse.
Somo of tho members of tho Central
Labor union object to Invitations being
extended to prominent editors of pollt
"leal" nc.vspapera- to address the work
men at their Labor day picnic. This Is
eminently correct. Labor day orators
should be chosen from tho ranks of
labor.
Those heavy taxpayers always so so
lieltotis about city tax levies might Had
n hetler Held for operations by keeping
1 heck on tho lavish expenditures of th
county board. Tho fact thut tho demo
'nWs constitute the dominant majority
ot tho county board should uot frighten
tlit'in away.
We aro reminded that tho three-ringed
ivolltleal circus at Lincoln this year will
e only a two-ringed circus. All tho old
cfoiformers, however, will bo there and
jjiid aniplu room for tho usual perform-
wo, not omitting 1110 grand masque
11, do march by the whole troupe of aero
jtlc clowns,
at
If Von "Walderseo really wants to bo
''iperlal chancellor, ho will doubtless
,,'otd there eventually. Comparison with
nrpn'Sron (-',uuu-'olIor who llrst held down
without might bo out of place, but 110
i:i1,a so tlmu wl,n tuu otuor ehancellors
uoi have lllled lu time since the great
Uo'llfwirck went Into retirement.
Han"'
".Sterling Morton takes a decidedly
Jslto view to that of William ,1en
''s Hryan as to the hopefulness for
Uuturo of the young man Absalom
rryan should give us a revised ver
1 picturing a more roseate prospect
ie growing youth, wo fear Mr. Mor
uklit nut ou Ills dUuuil bpcctueU'ti.
II 7MT M.iKVS .1 rilMWllf
The appointment of 1). Clem Denver
to the receivership of the O'Neill land
olllce appears to be a source of almost
as much distress to poporratlc organs
as It Is to the fragments of the smashed
composite ring lu Holt county. The up
roar of the howlers Is that Denver lias
been rewarded lor being a political
traitor. Wo should like to know what
makes a traitor as dellned in the polit
ical dictionary of Nebraska popoorats.
Everybody knows that Denver and
the mlddle-of'tho-road populists made
their light against Kryau and his fulnu
cohorts open and above board. They sup
posed Wharton Murker, knowing all the
time not only that they could not elect
him, but that by voting for him they
were Indirectly nsslstlng In the defeat
of Mryan and the election of .McKliiley.
Not a man who voted the mldroad ticket
was tricked or deceived by Heaver, nor
did the conduct of Denver differ In any
respect from the conduct of tho head
lights nnd footlights of democracy or
populism.
In tho campaign of 1S!)'J Cleveland was
pitted against Harrison Just as McKln
ley and Mryan were pitted ngalnst each
other In WOO. Tho populist candidate,
Weaver, had no more chance to bo
elected In jfeP'J than Wharton Marker
had last year, yet the Nebraska dem
ocrats, both gold and silver wings, sup
ported Weaver, although they did not
want to elect him and know they were
shooting In tho air.
It Is n matter of history that this plan
of campaign was heartily seconded by
AVIIllam J. Mryan, then a member of
congress, who four years later, as can
didate for president, advised his fol
lowers to wear gold badges and vote for
sliver. It Is a matter of history, too,
that tho democratic national committee
man, .lames K. Moyd, urged Nebraska
democrats to cast their votes for Weav
er electors and AVeaver would have car
ried tho state but for the refusal of
'J 1,000 rockrooted democrats to prefer
expediency to principles. The question
Ik, Was Governor Moyd a political
traitor?
"When Orover Cleveland came into
ofllce ho showed his appreciation of the
democrats Who shot In the air by tak
ing J. Sterling Morton Into his cabinet
and appointing such open supporters of
Weaver as James K. North to be col
lector of lnteru.nl revenue, A. .1. Sawyer
district attorney and l'uclld Martin post
master at Omaha. In what respect did
any of these latterday gold democrats
of 1802 differ from tho mldroad pops
of 1000?
I'K XSS i I. VA til A VOIATICS.
Political conditions In Pennsylvania
may not bo so utterly bad as tho demo
cratic platform alleges, but that they
very greatly need reforming there Is no
doubt, since lending republican papers
admit It. Thus the Philadelphia Press
characterizes tho democratic platform,
which most vigorously arraigns tho ad
ministration of affairs In the stnte and
In Philadelphia, as admirable and says:
Pennsylvania and Philadelphia aro
both overwhelmingly and unchange
ably republican nnd any political move
ment In which this fact does not re
ceive recognition and control Its olllclal
expression Is doomed to failure. The
corrupt machine which rules this city
and state, while mainly chargeable to
the republican party, has Its tentacles,
props and support lu the democratic
party."
That Is undoubtedly tho case. Demo
crats, particularly lu Philadelphia, have
from year to year been freely bought
and no doubt It will bo repeated this
year. As tho Press says, these demo
crats care nothing for political prin
ciples. Self-Interest Is their guiding
motive and plunder their objective
point. The mistake which the demo
cratic state convention made was in not
leaving open the door for fusion. Tho
platform does, Indeed, Invito "all polit
ical parties, all organizations of men
heedful of the public welfare, and all
Pennsylvanlans to Join us in a crusade
for tho purlllcation of the polluted chan
nels of public authority," but this does
not necessarily mean fusion. It does
not signify a definite union of the forces
that aro seeking the overthrow of tho
"machine." The Press thinks It tin
fortunate that tho democratic conven
tion did not Invito such a union.
Tho anti-machine elements appear to
bo doing somo strenuous work, but we
have not observed any confident pre
dictions -that they will bo successful.
Perhaps tho best that can be expected Is
a decided reduction in tho republican
vote.
to PHUMUTt: nimr uxvohts.
Tho fruit growers of tho country, par
ticularly those of California, are tali
Ing a lively Interest in the plan of tho
secretary of agriculture for promoting
the exportation of fruit. At tho last
session of congress an appropriation
was made to enable the pomologlcal
buieau of the Department of Agrlcui
ture to Investigate, In co-operation with
other divisions of tho department and
tho experiment stations of tho several
states, tho market conditions affecting
tho fruit trade of tho Putted States with
foreign countries and the methods of
harvesting, packing, storing nnd ship
ping fruits anil vegetables; also for ex
perimental shipments of fruits to for
eign countries for the purpose of In
creasing the exportation of American
fruits and for all necessary expenses
connected with the practical work of
the same.
Secretary Wilson proposes to utilize
this appropriation to guarantee a mln
lmum return to fruit shippers or to ilo
fray the whole or part of the transpor
tatlon charges. As explained by the
secretary of agriculture, "under this ar
rangement the exporter would receive
the net proceeds of sales; that Is, all
proceeds after deducting freight and
other charges. If this net return shall
be less than the guaranteed amount, the
difference between tho net proceeds
actually realized and tho guaranteed re
turn would bo paltl the exporter out of
the moneys appropriated for pomologlcal
Investigations. Tho controller of the
treasury having decided that this may
be done, the experiment will undoubt
edly be tested. The Los Angeles Times
'sain; "Southern California, which Uu
ponds so largely for Its prosperity upon
the raising 0f high-priced horticultural
products, upon which heavy tranxporta
Hon charges have to be paid, Is special
ly Interested in this latest Idea of Sec
retary Wilson, There Is another reason
why such a plan Is of special Import to
us Just now. It Is useless to attempt
to deny or conceal the fact that Porto
Hleo, since free trade with the Pnlted
Stales has been established. Is destined
to become a dangerous competitor of
Southern California In the growing of
oranges for the Atlantic coast trade."
The Times, points out that with cheap
land, cheap labor and low rates of trans
portation to the Atlantic coast, the
orange growers of Porto Hleo will have
an Immense advnntago over those of
Southern California.
Objection Is made to the plan 011 the
ground that It carries the bounty Idea
further than It has ever been carried lu
this country. The New York Sun char
acterizes It as "a dangerous experi
ment" anil advises Secretary Wilson to
abandon It, saying: "While the amount
of money Involved Is small, the de
parture lu principle and the Initiative
In is)llcy are of enormous Importance."
This Is perhaps taking a somewhat too
serious view of the matter, though It
must be admitted that the plan Involves
an Indirect bounty on exports. It seems
quite clear, however, that the proposi
tion of Secretary Wilson Is entirely con
sistent with the legislation of congress
under which tho experiment will be
tried.
TllllKK 1II.AVK VlUtM'S.
Those "well-dellned rumors" on which
the school board based Its demand for
a grand Jury turn out to be another
version of the story of the three black
crows. That famous fable started with
a wclt-dolincd rumor that a man had
swallowed something that looked black.
At the next street corner this had lieen
transmuted Into a story that he had
swallowed a blackbird that looked like
a crow. My tho time the story had
reached the next street corner ho had
swallowed two black crows. And dually
ho was credited with having swallowed
three black crows.
In this Instance it seems that Mr.
Kuelld Martin heard somebody say that
It was rumored In the lower end of town
that somebody was levying blackmail
on the dlvokeepers tinder the guise of
police protection. When this story had
been transmitted to Mr. Millard Funk-
houser by Mr. Kuclld Martin It had ex
panded Into a report that forced con
tributions were .being levied by Tom
Dennison and that he was dividing the
Jackpot between tho mayor, the chief
of police and an editor. Thereupon Mr.
Kunkhouser nssured the llnnnce com
mittee that tho rumor was so well de
llned that the board was Justified In
taking the initiative for deposing the
mayor and the chief of police by calling
for a grand Jury.
The llnauce committee swallowed the
crow story, feathers and all, without a
choice or 11 sputter, and all tho other
members of the board reposing the
fullest conlldeuco lu tho lluanco com
mittee and Its Impressionable chairman
did likewise. They fell Into line, with
out Inquiry, or Investigation, and ap
pended their signatures to a resolution
placing tho olllclal seal of tho board
upon a rumor that had Its origin in
stupid and malicious gossip. Had these
men given tho subject any thought they
must have seen that tho story lacked
every element of veracity. They must
have realized, lu the llrst place, that tho
levying of blackmail upon-upwards of
i!00 women could not remain a secret,
and In the next place that Tom Dcnul
sou Is not a babbler nor a fool. If It
were possible for Tom Deunlson to col
lect tribute from the vicious classes and
keep them from divulging that fact, It
Is not likely that ho would make known
tho names of the beneficiaries or set
atloat any germs for tho development
of well-dellned rumors.
Such an exhibition of credulity and
gullibility Is simply unparalleled. Its
only counterpart Is the crow story, nnd
even that absurd rumor had at least tho
foundation that something black had
been coughed up by the man credited
with swallowing three black crows.
Senator Tillman has the advantage of
his democratic associates only In that he
does not disguise the purpose to disfran
chise the blacks of the south by any
trick or device that will accomplish tho
object. Tho southern democrats have
never subscribed to the doctrine of equal
rights either at home or In our new
possessions, although It was Tillman
himself who lent dramatic color to his
reading of the Kansas City convention,
pretending to proclaim a new declara
tion of independence for the people Just
liberated from Spain. If they could
only secure acquiescence in their
schemes for negro disfranchisement
lu the south, the democrats who train
with Tillman would uot hesitate to hand
the Cubans, Porto Hlcans, Filipinos and
all back to the Spanish oppressor.
Quite a number of the smaller towns
throughout Nebraska and Iowa are pro
paring for fall festivals of various
kinds. These undertakings reflect the
energy and enterprise of the communl
ties behind them and invariably prove
creditable to the places lu which they
are held. It Is the duty of Omaha,
which cultivates trade relations with all
this territory, to give whatever encour
agement and assistance that conies
within Its power. A helping hand Is al
ways appreciated and remembered.
The Omaha World-Herald's Lincoln cor
respondent was scandalized by tho falluro
of tho Lancaster republican convention to
put forth a platform of principles. Lincoln
Journal.
Inasmuch as the Omaha World-Herald's
Lincoln correspondent Is the Lin
cola Journal man we suggest that these
two papers discuss their little differ
ences inside the family circle of Its own
olllce.
All tho members of the school board
disclaim any knowledge of alleged cor
ruption on the pint of the city authori
ties In levying tribute on disorderly
houses and not one member of the board
Is willing to stand up and declare him
self In favor of the restoration of the
mviHlily tluo system, liow can they
J
Increase the school fund by a single dol
lar through any action by a grand Jury
or court?
llnl fotcli In lliwintim 11,
Hostnn Transcript.
A light Scotch mlftt, tho first wo have
had this month, wrapped the city this
morning lu Its chilly folds, blown up by a
southeast breeze.
V .Ni'Vf-r-o-ll( ( ertiikeu Oiiporliinlt; .
Washington Post.
Minister Conner stopped at Honolulu
long enough to give the Iowa republicans
their last chance to honor themselves, but
thy declined to tnko advantage of the
opportunity.
Old (ii-ntt Itim Drj.
Iluffalo Express.
Tno action of Commissioner Jones of the
bureau of Indian affairs In condemning
$12,000 worth of inferior clothing which
had been delivered on contract for the use
of Indians should be a warning to careless
contractors.
I'lMicr Until Her llornp.
Cleveland Leader.
Every great disaster which gives res
cuers the least chanco discloses the pres
ence of heroes. Wars aro not needed to
prove the bravery of Americans, nnd It Is
caty to sre, when worklngmen risk their
lives for their fellows, why American sol
diers do not depend upon the leadership ami
Inspiration ot their odlcers to tho extent
which Is common In lands where the com
mon people are not expected to show cour
age or executltvc ability, except ns they
liavo examples sot by the nobility, or by
"gentlemen."
Xo, You I'h! I i Your O1111 Flrnf.
Philadelphia ledger.
While our naval experts arc urging the
government not to fall behind other na
tions In tho building and equipment of
warships, Oreat Drltaln, the best equipped
of them all. Is being urged not to fall be
hind the United States. This Is the posi
tion taken by members of Parliament who
supported n bill for proposed naval equip
ments amounting to a graud total ot $137,
500,000. Evidently the scheme of universal
disarmament Is In no danger of being
spoiled by precipitate action on the part
of the nations.
Ylrclnln Yorolon of n riiiKlc.
Philadelphia Itecord.
The proposed Virginia method of dealing
with the political remains of William
Jennings Hryan Is unique. It is precisely
the reverse of that adopted by Marc An
tony, who, after having declared,
I come to bury Caesar, not to pral.10 htm,
proceeded to the task of eulogy. The Vir
ginians, protesting that they came to
praise Dryan, not to bury him, nt onco
set about wrapping him In grave cloths
and laying him nway for sepulture with
JelTerson, Jackson ami Tllden. Wo do not
helievo that this polite way of saying
"goodbyo" will suit Mr. Hryan and we
suspect that the shades of the dead states
men, to whoso illustrious company he Is
commended may bo a trifle nervous be
cause of the Intrusion.
Antrouoni)- unit AKrleulture.
Philadelphia Itecord.
There are opinionated persons who re
fuse to accept the theory of Prof. Servlss
that tho extraordinary heat and dryness
of this summer aro duo to holes In the
solar vapors, which allow an uncommon
amount of heat to come through nnd strlkt
the earth. A prominent farmer at Denton,
111., has his own vlows ns to the cause
of the drouth, and they aro at the least aa
worthy of consideration as tho Scrvlss
theory, although Prof. Scrvlsa U an as
tronomer In good standing. Tho former.
In commenting on the proposition that
thero should bo prayors for rain, said:
"This earth Is flat as a pancake, and at
this season of tho year tho aldgo Is turned
to'ard the thunder region. If tho rain
should como it would only hit tho aids'!
and do no good to crops."
IOWA AXI lMIOlliniTlOX.
Knutrrn View of tin Hffpi-t of Co lu
lu In' Xomlnnllnn.
Boston Transcript.
Iowa's rcmarkahlo leadership In the
moulding of tho politics of the present nnd
future on the national field In tho recent
republican state convention's utterances
against tariff protection ror trusts nnd
against denying final self-rulo to the Cuban
republic and against tho disfranchisement
of negro citizens, has already been much
commented upon. Tho source of this stir
ring new departuro Is undoubtedly tho rup
turo In which prohibition In Iowa has been
destroyed. Tho nomination ot Albert n.
Cummins, lta leading opponent, for gov
ernor by tho republican convention has
made necessary an appeal to democratic
sentiment to mako good tho loss of the
prohibition elements of tho republican party
still unreconciled. Tho fanatics have died
hard, but they are at last routed and
overwhelmed.
It would bo Interesting to trace tho
gradual steps by which the prohibition
fetich, which for so many years dominated
thit state, has been shattered. Tho basis
of prohibition In Iowa was In the main
good. It was the detestation of drunken
ness and the multiform evils which In
evitably lurk in tho shadow of the drink
habit. In the minds of tho vast majority
of those who voted for this principle's
embodiment Into law there was not a traco
of hypocrisy or pharlsalsra. That Its
falluro as a practical means of reforma
tion dragged thousands of well-minded
people Into the advocacy and practlco of
hypocrisy and deceit Is one of tho strange
and sad features of Its history. It was
this Insistence on the shadow aftor the
reality and substanco bad gone which
mado tho work of the broad-vlsloned so
often disheartening.
At lakt, however, tho law was vtrtually
repealed and a more liberal nnd satisfac
tory ono took its place. Hut the old-time
leailers of tho prohibition wing of tho
party, unable to keep their cherished law,
have pursued tho policy of proscription
toward all those who, fought openly for its
repeal. Among the wise and strong men
of tho repeal movement Mr. Cummins stood
foremost. Ho ton years ago utterly re
fused to work with his party uhlle It
espoused prohibition's baneful pretenses.
Although a resident of tho city of I)es
Moines, a vorltablo hotbed ot partisan re
publicanism, ho dared become a candidate
for the legislature on tho antl-prohlbltlon
ticket, and, being endorsed by tho demo
crats, was elected, a most rcmarkahlo and
significant victory. Plnce that time Mr.
Cummltib has been fought with almost
venomous bitterness by the old leaders, nnd
has been defeated twice for the t.'nlted
States senatorshlp and twice for the gov
ernorship by reason of this old feollnn. In
splto of the fact that he has been In thor
ough accord with his party for eight years
and has done valiant and brilliant work for
It In all state and national contests.
Mr. Cummins' success at Cedar Itaplds
n few days ago, In which ho triumphed over
not only the fanatical element, but what
has been known as tho "state machlno,"
was thoreforo notable and epochal. There
Is. wo are advised, not the lonst doubt of
Mr. Cummins' election. Several of the
lending democratic newspapers of the state
will support him. especially as the plat
form contains new matter on the vital
issues opposing the trusti and tho policy
of the Piatt amendment In regard to Cuba.
He will thus draw very many more votes
from tho opposition party than ho will
lose fiom tho fanatical elements In his
own. Thus all those who rejoice In lib
erality of jhought and Its expression should
be pleased at hU success,
o.n tiii: I't.sio.N sun-, oi'tiii: n:.rn.
Hioken Uow Republican The managers
of the slher republican party held nn Ill
quest over Its remains at Lincoln last week
and brought In a verdict of death for want
of- cause for existence. Neither Towne nor
Teller Is reported to haw attended the
funeral. Dryan was there.
Loup City Northwestern. The silver re
publican party lived out Its usefulness, de
posited Its history In the archives of the
three-ring circus, made Its lost will and 1
testament, took n congestive chill after j
reviewing Its past and sensibly gave up
the ghost at the tripartite committee meet
ing at Lincoln last week. It Is not stated
whether Its suicide was the result of earnest
Urulm? bv the two tnrppr nlptnptita nf "re- 1
form," or whether It became conscience
stricken nnd committed the deed upon Its
own motion. Its last kick was made heap
ing blesslugs upon its father and patron
saint, democracy, and as it sank beneath
the waters of oblivion there came a last
gurgle to preserve Its records. Poor thing.
It was a hybrid and Its species Is extinct.
Wnhoo New Kra (pop.): The main reason
that the New Kra upposes fusion on the
couuty ticket and is so Insistent that we
populists should bead our energies to re
habilitating nnd building up the populist
party Is the eventual position of the demo
cratic party, nationally, In 1P04. In isas
the people's Independent party polled 1,
222,04', votes In the I'nltrd States and Its
giowth up to 189tS wn rqntlnual, so that
In the south it threatened the overflow of
tho democratic party. In 1894 the populist
vote of the Hlole ot Texas reached 152.731
votes, lu (leorg'la 83,23$ and large gains
In nearly every southern state. It was
this Impending danger that threatened
democratic supremacy In the south that
made the southern delegates so ready to
throw their influence to Hryan. Hut when
the democratic party stole the nonullst
platform, nearly so, It became easy nnd 1
natural for popull3ts, who came from the
democratic party, to return to Its fold,
which nrcounts for tho almost annihilation
of tho populist party In the south, nnd It
has had tho same effect, though In 11 less
degree, In other slntes. Fusion has been
damaging to tho populist party even In
Nebraska.
St. Paul Phonograph (pop.): Tho "yellow-dog"
plague threatens the populist
party today; tho party has fallen Into tho
hands of "leaders-' scheming for ofllce.
Only the moral courage and patriotism of
the newspapers stand between the party
and decay. The populist newspaper should
of right bear a heavy duty and responsi
bility toward the principles for which the
party stands. Some think that they aro
doing quite enough if they criticise the
opposite party and agitate for tho exten
sion of their own. We do not so take It.
The populist party is composed of the same
clayey humanity which constitutes other
parties. It has the tendency to grow cor
rupt It the salt of truth Is not constantly
applied. Tho duty of the press Is to be n
conservative as well as a missionary force.
Whenever wrong acts aro committed by
party olllclals, trickery Introduced Into tho
councils or professional politicians ad
mitted to Its leadership, the newspapers
should be tho first to criticise nnd correct
these Ills. Wo agree that this Imposes
an extra heavy task upon the newspapers,
a task for which there Is no reward save
the approval of tho Individual's conscience.
One's business Interests and standing arc
much safer under a system of compromise
nnd condonement of political mismanage
ment. Kvcn those who aro not In the
least Influenced by promises of prospective
pork fear that they would lessen tho
chances for party victory by Indulging in
any criticism of party affairs.
Neltgh Yeoman (pop.): Thero was ono
voto against fusAon In the populist commit
teo meeting at Lincoln the other day and
a very few papers in the stato seem to
favor that view. There are good reasons
for an honest difference of opinion on this
Important question. The varying condi
tions in different states and In different
counties of tho same stato are measurably
responsible for this divergence of opinion.
Two men whose environments are very
dissimilar study tho question from different
viewpoints and hence arrive at different
conclusions. The Yeoman believes that
fusion Is only temporary, that tho honest
advocates of reform In the present fusion
rauks will, In tho near future, get together
under ono banner. Hut tho time Is not yet
rlpo for this. Tho developments of tho
next few years will open tho way. de
termine the necessity nnd clearly point out
the lino of action. It behooves us to watch
tho signs and patiently nwalt those de
velopments. Circumstances alter cases.
Different local conditions of the political
body require different treatment. Whatover
may bo thought of fusion In other states,
nnd whatever may have been Its results,
wo know that In Nebraska It has accom
plished great good. Neither party alono
could havo carried the stato. The two
parties here wero working on similar lines.
Hryan democracy and populism aro sulll
clcntly agreed on general principles to war
rant a union of tho two forces, bo that
whatever we may think of tho party leaders
In tho east and however much wo may
distrust our ability to longer work togcthor
nationally, we ore warranted by past ex
perience, present conditions and future
prospects in continuing the alliance in Ne
braska. It Is said that friction always
results from a division of offices nnd the
holding of separato conventions. Hut can
anyone point to nn Instance wherein thero
has been greater friction In any of our
double or trlplo conventions than has been
brought about by tho warring factions In
a single republican convention? Hy a union
of forces wo routed tho corrupt gang that
had disgraced and robbed our fair common
wealth, but by doceptlon and the frco uso
of money the samo gang has again got
control at Lincoln. It behooves us, there
fore, to contlnuo tho snmo methods by
which we routed them boforo nnd place
the state back where It belongs In tho fu
sion ranks. Wo mako no sacrifice of princi
ple In this matter. There Is not today ns
great a divergence of opinion between
Hryunlsm nnd populism as there Is between
tho different factions of the republican
party. If ono of thoso factions can con
sistently vote for tho successful candidate
of the other faction, then tho different
fusion forces can unitedly vote for tho
nominee of either force without any In
consistency. Our motto should be: In
fundamentals, unity nnd harmony: In leescr
matters, concession and charity.
miiii.i? oxii:iti3xrn at vlxoA.
Itcv, Dr. .lolin Mo.VHIl of flln;iMV
Deliver Illncnurnr to
TIioiiniiikIn.
WAHSAW, Ind., Aug. 18. The Winona
bible conference opened Its seventh annual
meeting at Winona lako today. A devo
tional servlco was conducted at sunrise by
S. D. Gordon of Cleveland. Tho opening
sermon was preached hy llov. Dr. J. Wil
bur Chapman of Philadelphia, director of
tho conferonce. Hov. Dr. Oeorge L, Hob
Inson of the McCormlck Theological school
spoke this afternoon. Tho Hillside serv
ice, corresponding to Northfleld's Hound
Top meetings, was conducted by Todd H.
Hall, tho naltlmoro detective ovongollst.
Almost tho cntlro summer population nf
Winona nttonded this service.
Hev. Dr. John McNeill, on eminent divine
of Olasgow, Scotland, delivered the even
ing discourse. Among the prominent
clorcymen In attendance ore Dr. Cornelius
Woelfkln of Brooklyn. Hov. Dr. deorgo T.
I'urves of Now York, Hev Dr. W. L. Mun-
hall of Philadelphia. Hev Dr. Alexander
Patterson of Chicago, Hev Dr A. A Ful
ten of Canton, China, Ulshop J. W. Hotl
of Dayton, 0. w
TALK AlHHT MI'IICMH .111)111'..
Ilrnd.ihrtw Hepuhllian. The It"publlciin la
for Judge S. II. Sedgwick for supreme Judge
Mr Sedgwick Is one of the iugs' clear
l.rnded nttorneys-ot-law la th aint. He
Is 1 onservrttho, honest, blg-henrted a-.d
brave ond would make n dlpullltd rlguie
among those who are already seated on th
bench. Let us h.ive Sedgwick.
Dakota City Eagle (rep ); Judge Dickin
son of Hurt county was In these parts the
first of the week taking a bird's-eye view
of the political fences. The Judge's name
has been favorably mentioned In connection
with the republican nomination for supremo
Judge. Ills years of experience on the bench
well qualify him for this honored position
nnd as North Nebraska la at pre?enl without
representation on the supreme bench no
better or higher tribute could be paid to this
section than to place Judge Dickinson at, the
head of the ticket. A man among men. n
close student, a dignified Judge, gifted with
ample knowledge and practical experience
Is Judge Dickinson.
North Plattt Telegraph (rep.): Although
this Is nn oft year politically, Judging from
the tone of the republican press throughout
the state, the coming campaign will lie
much more vigorous in tone than Is usual
when there Is so little at stake. A supreme
Judge and two regents of the university ore
tho only ntato olHccrs to he elected, but to
offset this are full county tickets which
serve to keep nllve the Interest. However.
If this were not tho case, republicans are
alive to the Importance of holding every ad
vantage gnlned In the campaign of last fall,
and It is confidently predicted, where the
conditions are harmonious, (hat the repub
licans will not only hold their present ad
vantage, but will make further Inroads Into
the enemies' country.
Wayne Hepubllcan: Attentltn l c.dled to
the fact that of the cntlro supreme court.
Including the commissioners, not one if
them Is from the country north cf Hie
Cnlon Pacific railroad. North Ncbrnski Is
entirely without rcprernt.tt Ion, and by 1 hit
we do not mean to Intimate that the per
sonnel of (he court Is any the les able, but
cite tho circumstance to show lh.it th.
part of the slate referred to Is entirely
without recognition and that such distribu
tion Is unfair and unjust. We believe that
north Nebraska has abundance rf legal abil
ity and among the members of Its lar are
men who would do credit to th state and
themselves, and we trust that as a matter
of simple Justice the other portions of tho
state will recognize the force of Ita cla m
for the m initiation by the republican eo:
vetitlon of one of Its sons for tho rsi 1 11
of supreme Judge.
Hastings Tribune: The people of this
stnte will this fall choose a man for Judge
of the supreme court nnd the republican
party In state convention should nnminnte
a man thut, the people will elect. The Trib
une has heard named for this position Judge
Keysor of Omaha. He Is a good lawyer and
a good men. It has also heard named Judge
Dickinson of Tekamnli; he Is n good lawyer
nnd n good man, hut perhaps tho most
available man thus far named for tho place
Is Judge Davidson of Tecumseh. He Is as
good a lawyer as cither of tho others and
has (he advantage of never having been
Identified with any faction in the republican
party; and furthermore Is located In n part
of tho stato which has always been repub
lican. Tho Trlbuno will cheerfully support
cither cne of these three gontlcmen, but It
will bo greatly pleased If the sta(e conven
tion shall nee fit to honor Judge Davidson
with this nomination, as tho Trlbuno be
lieves that he can be elected nnd that ho
will mako n Judge of whom tho entire stato
will bo proud.
Ol'I'OSr.ll TO TKHATI.NfJ
Southern I'niier- Iim olulin Strongly
AKnlimt Con vli Inllty.
Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser.
Wo have seen It stated that tho Knights
of Columbus nre going to Inaugurate a
movement la Ohio to put down tho treat
ing habit, which Is n strictly American In
stitution. If they succeed In breaking up
tho pernicious practice, they will do more
to promote the cause of temperance than
many who go nt It In a different manner.
They will really bo doing n knightly work
In fnct.
Thero can bo no question about the In
jurious effects of this practice. If a man
feels that ho wants n drink, and can go
Into a rnloon and. tnke ono drink quietly
and go about his business, that Is his own
business. Hut, If there Is a crowd in tho
saloon and ho feels that ho ought to ask
them to drink with him, 'It will nlmcst
Invariably happen thut he will spend moro
money thnn he Intended and drink moro
than is good for him. A man of qoclal and
liberal nature and habits can hardly resist
nn Invitation to drink with n friend, and
then he feels bound to reciprocate. Then
ho will pay for two or moro drinks when
he may not be able to stand the expense,
and will drink two or more, when one Is
all that he wants nnd more than may bo
good for him.
It Is useless to argue that a man Is under
no obligation to treat or to drink with oth
ers unless ho wishes, and the argument Is
true In the nhstract, but will not always
hold good In practice. If aoveral friends
ore standing at tho same counter or seated
nt tho same table each ono would feel mean
If ho ordered a drink without Inviting the
others to drink with him, and If they com
plied, ho would be oxpected to drink with
nil of thorn In turn. If he escnped going
homo with n Jag on him, ho would nt lenst
bo moro money out of pocket than ho could
afford.
After nil, what reason Is there for the
habit? If a man goes Into a restaurant
nnd orders his dinner, ho Is not expected
to Invito nil others who mny be present
to eat nt his expense, nor Is he expected
to cat a dinner with each friend who may
be present. Tho treating habit may not bo
peculinr to this country, but It Is doubt
less carried to a greater oxtreme here than
nnywhnro else, and If It can bo brought
Into general disrepute, It will bo n boon to
many who practlco It against their wills
and their hotter Judgment.
I HIIAX THAXSI'OHTATIOX.
Another of tlie Coiuplcxltli' of 1,1 fe lu
11 Modern fit)-.
Washlngti 11 title r.
The problem of transportation In cities
is ono which grows as tltno goes on. Tho
passenger traflic Is fairly well managed In
most places as things aro, for tho electric
car Is swift, capacious and comparatively
noiseless as well as cheap. Hut about
two-thirds of tho noise of cities Is caused
by tho rumbling of heavy trucks and de
livery wngous.
Chicago Is trying to solvo a part of tho
difficulty by a plan to utilize tho river,
which runs through the town. It Is argued
that barges can bo utilized to carry "long
haul" wagons along the stream, thereby
saving much nolso and dirt on tho streets.
The cost of delivery service would be re
duced and so would tho wear and tour on
the wagonB.
Thero is little question, however, that
lu course of time tho liorsei ns a draft ani
mal will he eliminated from the life of tho
city. Livery stiehles may still bo main
tained for those who enjoy driving nnd
riding nnd prefer tho horse to the auto
mobllo. but olectrlclty will do most of
tdo work. There was a time when dnxa
were necessnry to overy household, either
as guardlons of property and life, hh
shepherds, or as aids In hunting; nowadays
thoy aro kept for what may be called their
personal qualities alone The man who
lives In a city and keeps a handvmo New
foundland or greyhound does not expect his
dos to bo anything but oruauicutBl unless
he happens to live on n direct where th
police do not often come. In that cato hu
buys nil animal with serviceable teeth and
n belligerent disposition toward suspicion
strnngrrs,
The effect of Ibis change on the human
population will be considerable Instead
of drivers, grooms and hostlers there will
be men trained to tend machines of ono
kind or another. There will be n further
specialization of the people la the trans
portation department. It takes more In
telligence to guide nn electric ear than to
drive a dray and less to net 111 Janitor of
tho power house than to tnke care of
horses. The nieu who are not tit for
the higher forms of mechanical work
will be relegated to the departments of
mere musculnt labor. In a city are always
found extremes. Some of the people aro
adapted to the highest forms of work;
others are fit only for the lowest. The
country village forces all its inhabitants
to know how to do more than one kind of
work, the city makes It necessary for men
to know one kind of work thoroughly.
A beneficial effect ot the substitution of
electricity for horse power will be found
In the absence of noise and dust and the
Increased cleanliness of everything. Tho
business of street cleaning will he sim
plified and It will be much easier to prevent
nnd to remove accumulations of dirt of all
kinds. On the whole, like most modern In
ventions, such a change will bo n gooJ
thing for the community.
OI.O-Tl.lli: TKI.EC.ltArillHlS.
SIimi WI111 WorUeil lln- Key I" the
InCiincy of the Crnft.
Chicago Inter Oceiin.
It Is expected that Chicago will have a
delegation of at le.ist 100 representatives In
attendance at tho annual outing of tho
old-time telegraphers, to he. held In Mon
treal. Canada, em September 11, 12 nnd 13.
The public mind Is likely to be confuse I
with regard to the ihnrncter of n gathering
that will probably Include a thousand or
more middle-aged nnd aged men. It will
be the nnturnl but erroneous supposition
thut thene persons nre now employes of the
grcnt telegraph companies, who have se
cured a vacation and who on their return
to their respective homes from Montreal
will resume their position at the key,
sending or receiving private, commercial or
press nifHsages nnd keeping everythlnj
they send locked up In their Innermost
souls.
Not so, however. The old-time teleg
raphers of the Putted Slates, genornlly
speaking, nre men who abandoned the In
struments to younger ears nnd younger
lingers long ngo. Some few of them have
remained Ju the telegraph business men
like Itobert C. Clowry nnd somo few of
them have remained In lines of work nllled
to the telegraph business, but tho gr.-at
majority of them have found their way Into
other llcids of endeavor and would never
be recognized ns telegraph operators ex
cept from their characteristic listening nt
tltudo and (heir propensity to speak nf
remote plnces ns If they were located In
the next room.
The old-time telegraphers of Chicago ns
a rule aro steady-going, conservative, suc
cessful, prosperous biistuctis men nnd In
clude) such citizens as A. H. Hllss of tho
Chicago Hoard of Trade, II. P. Darlington,
manager for Armour & Co. at the Union
Stock yards; O. M. Karnhnm, Chicago
ngent for the Erlo Itallrond compinyj
Luther L Smith of Evannton, president
of tho Illinois Hroom compnny: Dr. W. D.
fientry of Rogers park, W, H. Plum, law
yer, and for eighteen yenra president of
tho Military society; S. L. Robinson of thn
Chicago Hoard of Trade nnd K. P. Whit ford
of tho Postal Tclegrnph company. Thn
civil war telegraphers have dwindled In
numbers sndly during the Inst ten years
nnd tho old-time telegrapher of thefe- days
Is not, generally speaking, a man who did
duty In the field. Some of thoso mentioned
above wero useful to tho federal armies
on moro than ono occasion nnd snmo of
them havo been thnnked hy the government
for meritorious service, but tho prosent-day
old-tlmo telegrapher Is more nt home In
calling up reminiscences of the grent Chi
cago flro, tho panic of 1S73, the Tllton
Heccher trial, tho rallrnnd riots of 1877,
nnd, perhnps, tho "Ornnt of 1880" move
ment. Tho men who worked the long circuits
during the twenty years following the war
saw the telegraph business of the country
transformed nnd practically revolutionized
Tho Introduction nf the "ditpo" and tho
"qund," the copper wire, tho Improved bat
teries and tho greatly Improved Insulators
hail made the way comparatively easy for
the operator of todny.
Tho old-time telegraph operators had to
know n grcnt mnny things nnd to do
great mnny things which aro not required
of operators now. becnuso evon as late as
twenty-flvo years ngo tho telegraph busi
ness hud not yet been reduced to a science.
And It Is the many queer things thnt tho
old-time telegrapher had to know nnd tho
many funny things ho had to do that at
tract him to these reunions of old-timers
witero some extraordinary stories aro told,
but where tho strangest of ndvenfures and
those that would be most Incredible to out
siders find ready believers, bccaiifio tho
old-tlmo telegrapher who was on duty
thirty or forty yenrs ago, when the coun
try wns pnsslng through a crisis nnd tho
giant west was young, realize fully that
truth Is stranger than fiction.
s.Mii,i.(J i.ixr.s.
Philadelphia Heron!: Sllllcits Woman Is
n riddle. She keeps us guefslng.
Cynleus And yet wo would rather bo kept
guessing than jrlve her up.
Yonkers Htatesm'in: Orange Citizen Did
you sny he had on his Sunday clothes?
Newark Mnn Yes, he had on h!s golf
suit.
Chicago Heconl-Ilernld: Ile-ro you think
ri mnn ought to wear bracelets?
She Well, If 11 mail want to wear brace,
lets I think he ought ti wear them, i-o that
everybody will know lie Is the kind of a
man thnt wants to wear bracelets.
Philadelphia Press: "While you were on
your vaenllon," snld the assistant editor o?
the Dungtown Hnnner, "several of our sub
rc'rlbers passed In their cheeks."
"What!" exclaimed the editor nnd pro
prietor; nnd then recovering himself. "Oh!
I see. I,uok here, young mnn. you'll huvn
to drop those western expressions or Himo
day you'll plvo me heart disease."
Washington Stnr: "People nre nlwnys
content with their children," snld Mr.
Crusty.
"Yes." answered Mr. Dusty. "If n boy In
ellflldetit they say he Is naturally rolliied
nnd If he Is holsterois they say ho is nuro
to make his way In tho world."
VAM'll !' J"IT.
Itobert Ornv In Success.
There's nothing that's gained without grit
Hi-member that always, my Ind
Ambltlcin will solemnly nit,
And energy, mayhap, go mud;
t'nlesH grit will push them along
To the goal wheni success rolgns supremo,
Your life's but 11 somnolent song,
You struggle wearisome dream.
Ah, then, If tho nail yen would hit,
lie suro that you do It with grit;
For, until you do,
You will find it quite true
That nothing Is gained without grit, mj
hid-
That nothing Is gained without grit.
You struggle until you urn old,
Then Hay, with a sigh, "Nothing won,
Oh, why didn't some one tnke hold
And chive me till fcomnthlng was donor'
Why didn't you know how to grasp
The value of ench flitting day,
And not let old Idleness clasp
You tight In his meshe.', and sny:
"Ah, Ind, you emi t win on your wit,
it takes lots of courage and grit
You mny conquer 11 place
Near the llrst In the race.
Hut nothing Is gained without grit, roV,
No, nothing Is gained without grit"