TTTTS OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1901.
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crinlicr.
wcntliLT Is predicted for Do
lt Is to be hoped tho rciulllcnns of
DoiiKlns county will not allow tho tlonio
crntH to dlctnto tlit'lr candidates.
Now that AU-Kar-lteii hus cclobrntcil
Ills aiinuiil festival tlio nudltorlum will
lliul room to taUo tip tho attention of
our business men once. more.
The only way to retrieve the fortunes
of the HulTiilo exposition Ih to prcvnll
upon the railroad mnnnpers to put in
low excursion rates that will bring the
people.
Ak-Snr-Ben's carnival and street fair
have proved successful notwithstanding
the unlooked-for nnd unavoidable ob
stacles that had to ba met Ak-Sar-Uen
always conies out on top.
Aguiuiiido s bodyguard has surrcn-
dered to the American forces. With
their chief a prisoner nnd themselves
out of a Job neither profit nor glory re
mained In playing Insurgent.
It makes no difference to Judge Gor
don under what party designation his
name appears on the otllclal ballot so
long as It Is there. Any old party label
1Kb him as well as any other.
The assessor has more to do In llxlng
the tax rate than the county board, nnd
the taxpayer who suffers from unequal
assessment should see to It that the
fouutaluhead of Injustice Is purlilcd.
If President Itoosovelt lluua time to
read the newspapers he will probably
.wonder how he found time during his
short life to do all tho wonderful and
peculiar things various story tellers at
tribute to htm.
Wo are waiting patiently to learn
.whether tho cracker trust has responded
favorably to the demand of tho retail
grocers for a change lu the size of
cracker boxes that will facllltato their
uso as egg cases.
The republicans of Iowa have opened
tiieir state campaign. It Is really a
iivnsto of time, but lown democracy nl
.ways Insists upon a formal funeral and
the republicans are charitable enough to
give tho mourners a chance.
According to South Omaha packers
tbcre Is a demand for all' the beef that
can be secured and there Is no reason
to believe that the price of fat cattle.
Will decrease. It takes nerve to put fiO
cent corn Into cattle, but the prospects
nro that those who do It will come out
Winners. .
Tut It down that tho candidates for
republican nominations for whom the
local popocrntlc organ manifests tho
most solicitude before the primaries nnd
convention nro Just the candidates It
will wiulo Into hardest should tho re
publicans take popocrntlc advice by
nominating them.
The popocrntlc press Insists that I'res
Kient uoosoveit must change the per
sonncl of his cabinet If ho wishes to re
tain the contidence of tho country.
Should ho decide to niaku any cabinet
changes, nowever, tne same papers
would be Just as loud lu their fault
llndlng as ever. No republican presl
dent -can satisfy the popocratle organs
and Hoosevelt will not try to do so
The cotton manufacturing Industry In
Mexico Is languishing. Mexico has the
cotton, the mills and cheap labor, but
the ,oiie thing said to be lacking Is
"American push." The lack of this
ennio quality has rendered Impotent the
competition of Oriental countries and
ho long as the nntlons retain their pros
cnt characteristics neither America nor
the great manufacturing countries of
Kurope have anything to fear frpui the
non-progressive millions of tho Orient or
tlio tropics. . .
rRESWKXT AND PKOPLB.
Tlio suggestion has bceu widely made
that the practice of tho president of
the United States going among the peo
ple and shaking hands with them
should be abandoned. An Oinnlia min
ister said lu his address .Sunday: "Tho
assassination of three presidents must
bring tho nation to n realization of the
folly of allowing our public men to ap
pear ostentatiously at public meetings.
The nation has come to be so great and
Its people so varied that It Is not ad
visable to adhere to the customs which
prevailed when the republic was tlrst
organized." The earlier presidents, It
Is needless to say, did not go among
the people as have those of later years.
Traveling was then more or less of a
hardship and tho presidents of the
earlier days rarely left the national cap
ital and then only for short trips.
President Johnson, we believe, was
the tlrst to make an extensive tour,
with the distinct purpose of meeting.
shaking hands with and talking to tlio
people, when he made his "swing
around the circle" In advocacy of his
policy. Later presidents have gone
about tho country not only for the rea
son that they deemed It well for tho
chief executive of the nation to como
Into contact with tho peoplo, but also
for their own benefit In tho knowledge
of public feeling to bo obtnlncrl from
such contact, ns well as to learn from
observation of tho resources, tho prog
ress and the greatness of the country.
It was largely this that prompted Mr.
MeKlnley's trip to tho I'aclllc coast last
spring. There Is no doubt that he de
rived valuable Information from that
tour and that the peoplo who saw
worn also benolltcd, If only lu
Ing their patriotism brightened
him
hnv
mid
strengthened.
Wo think tho view taken of this mat
ter by Cardinal Gibbons the correct one.
Referring to the advice that the presi
dent should henceforth abstain from
public receptions and handshaking, he
said: "No, let the president continue to
move among his people and take them
by the hand. Tho strongest shield of
our chief magistrate Is tho lovo and de
votion of his fellow citizens." A pres
ident who lu this day should seclude
himself from his fellow citizens would
not have their love and devotion. Me
Klnley won the affection of tho peoplo
because he ever sought to be near them,
to know their sentiments and to make
them feel that ho respected and hart
confidence In them. He enjoyed meet
ing the peoplo and shaking hands with
them and when among them ho desired
no other protection than tho popular re
spect for the great olllce he held.
American presidents, we may bo sure,
will continue to go among the peoplo
and to hold public receptions. Hoose-
volt will do so nnd ho has already
shown thnt ho desires no extraordinary
precautions for his protection. If over
the time shall come when tho chief
magistrate of this republic cunnot freely
move among tho peoplo It will have to
be confessed that our republican lustl
tutlons are a failure.
NO CIUXOE A CUBATf POLICY.
General Leonard Wood has returned
to Cuba, after having conferred with
tho president on the affairs of the
Island. Ho expressed tho opinion that
there will be no chango In the attitude
of tho ndmlnlstrntlon townrd tho
Cubans, but that the policy Inaugurated
by Mr. McKlnley will bo continued by
his successor. In regard to the electoral
law adopted by the Cuban constitutional
convention, It Is stated that with n few
modifications which Genernl Wood will
endeavor to have made It will bo satis
factory to the Washington authorities.
This law provides for a general elec
tlon, which will probably be held In
December, at which a president, a vlco
president, a senate nnd house of repre
sentatlves will be chosen, and each
province wllf'also elect a civil governor
nud provincial council. The president
and vice president will bo chosen by
tho IIKJ electors and senatorial electors
will choose four senators for each of
tho six provinces. Tho chief defect In
the law Is lu tho provision It makes for
six elections every year and It is under
stood that It will be suggested to the
Cuban convention that the elections bo
reduced to two n year, which tho Cuban
people will find quite as ninny as needed
for political activity, If they aro going to
give proper nttentlon to other matters,
With six elections a year most of their
time, ns Americans well understand,
would be given to the discussion of poll
tics, necessarily to tho neglect nnd dotrl
mi' nt of their business Interests. The
Island would be almost continually lu a
state of political excitement, diverting
the popular mind from other nffairs
perhaps tho law may need modification
lu some other respects, but whatever Is
suggested by our government will bo
with a view to Insuring the proper
worklug of the law nud starting tho
Cuban government on n right basis. It
Is tho expectation of General Wood that
tlio conduct of affairs can bo handed
over to the Cubans by next May and It
Is doubtless tho desire of President
Roosevelt that tho American occupation
of Cuba shall end as soon as possible
So much for our political relations
with Culm, which It may safely bo as
sumed nro established on a firm basis
The commercial relations, not less lm
portant to tho future welfare of tho
Island, are yet to bo arranged. As to
these the views of President Roosevelt
. . ......
nro not Known. .Mr. .uciviim-.v unu
promised the Cubans that as soon as
they had established their government
tho question of trado relations would
be considered nnd of course nothln
can bo done until then. It Is probable
that Mr. McKlnley was In favor of a
liberal policy toward Cuba. This is
fairly to bo Inferred from the position
of General Wood, who was close In the
confidence of the late president as to
Cuban affairs. He urges that the United
States should make tnrltf reductions
upon the staple producb of Cuba, on
which the welfare of the Island abso
lutely depends. Tho perplexing quos
tlon Is ns to how far we run go In this
direction with a due regard for domestic
Interests. Wo cannot give Cuban sugar
or tobacco free ndmlsslon to our market
without destroying tho homo Industries.
That Is admitted on all hands. It Is
urged thnt reasonable reductions lu the
duties on these products would not In
jure our Industries ami would help
greatly to Insure the prosperity of
Cuba. What would be reasonable and
safe reductions It Is not easy to deter
mine. This country Is much concerned
lu the development nnd prosperity of
Cuba, but In helping to promote these
we should not Ignore the claims of do
mestic Interests.
THE SUUTll OMAHA VAXDIDATE.
Tho campaign being waged on behalf
of the South Omaha candidate for the
republican nonilnntloii for sheriff is
unique In many respects. In order to
rally tho South Omaha republicans to
his support the friends of Mr. Mcllrldo
have made bold to assert that the un
friendly attitude of Tho Hee to his can
didacy Is Inspired by Its hostility to
South Oinnlia and Its opposition to any.
candidate South Omaha republicans'
might present for an important county
olllce.
As it matter of fact The lice lias no
animosity to South Omaha or any legiti
mate enterprise that would promote Its
growth, nor has It any disposition to an
tagonize any republican candldnto for
olllce from South Omaha who has right
ful claims on tho party and a clean rec
ord to back him. Tho Roe lias always
regarded Omaha and South Omaha as
ouo and Inseparable. Whatever affects
the welfare of ouo city affects the wel
fare of both. South Omaha was
founded by Omaha capitalists and de
pends upon Omaha for Its continued up
building. Sooner or later tho two cities
will be consolidated and become one
community, political as well as commer
cial.
A citizen of South Omaha has Just as
much right to aspire to tho highest olllce
In the county as a citizen of Omaha or
a resident of a country precinct. Tho
lice's objection to the South Omaha can
didate for shci'lll' Is not that ho lives in
South Omaha, but because he has by his
conduct forfeited any claim for prefer
ment he might have had on the repub
lican party, and furthermore because his
candidacy has been championed by the
rotten republican ring that treacherously
sold out McKlnley and tho legislative
ticket of 11)00.
That Infamous betrayal of the party
for boodle by South Omaha grafters Is
still too fresh In the memory of loyal
republicans to bo forgotten. Tho men
w.ho stood up for McKlnley and for the
redemption of .Nebraska have shown
themselves charitable enough to con
done, but they are not yet willing to
reward disloyalty lu the supremo hour
of the party's struggle. Although car
rying tho brunt of the battle of IbOO The
Hee has shown no rancorous, vindictive
or factional resentment, but It proposes
to draw tho Hue on republican olllce
holders who failed to rally to the sup
port of the republican standard In the
national campaign year when the party's
very existence was nt stake.
Mr. Mcllrldo admits that ho was aware
of a conspiracy against tho ticket and
claims that ho suggested to Chairman
Ostrom the expulsion of the head con
spirator, Miles Mitchell, from the county
committee. Rut If McRrlde know that
the ticket was to bo scuttled In South
Omaha, why did ho skulk on election
day and allow tho outrage to be perpe
trated without nu effort to prevent the
.Impending disaster? Is ' a man who
shirks bis duty In the midst of battle to
be promoted to a position of command V
If South Omaha republicans want
recognition on tho county ticket they
will encounter no opposition If they pre
sent a man who Is competent for the
place he seeks and Is free from tho taint
of disloyalty at tho Into national elec
tion.
The enthusiasm of tho popocratle
press over the stato candidates of tins
parties Is iio greater than thnt of tlio
conventions which named them. They
are endorsed lu a perfunctory manner;
tho beating of drums and clashing of
cymbals Is not heard In the land. The
populists, who furnish the majority of
tlio fusion votes, do not relish bulnj
hitched onto tho wagon for the sole pur
posu of ballast.
Kor tho next few days tho Omaha
yellow journals will devote themselves
to tho demolition of the so-called repub
llcnn machine, of which they aro mor
tally afraid. Tho funny thing nbout the
yellow organs Is that thoy Insist that
the republican machine wants to re
elect the democratic sheriff and that Is
tho reason they do not want the ma
chlno to have Its way.
The anarchists who have been junior
arrest at Chicago have been released,
tho state admitting It had no case
against them, instead of appreciating
tho fairness with which the law and
Its officers havo dealt with them these
peoplo will probably commence nt once
to rail against tho law, which In this
caso has been their protector.
Tho burning of tho Norfolk Hospital
for tho Insane is another Illustration of
tho folly of erecting anything but firo-
proof structures for such purposes. In-
mates of unsound mind are especially
difficult to handle under such conditions
and It speaks well for tho management
and the assistants that only ouo life
was lost.
The president of Franco and the czar
of Russia are said to have discussed
tho Turkish question during their recent
conference. In view of tho well known
desires of Russia and the stralued re
lations with Franco the Turk will do
well to keep nn eye to tlio windward:
The Farce of Kimluii,
Kansas City Journal.
The Bryan party In Nebraska has agnln
'fusod" with Itself, nfter performing the
customary farce of holding two conven
tions on tho sarao day.
Snniiori fiet u Iliincli,
New York Tribune.
Secretary Hitchcock has Just ruled that
the consent of tho Indians who own mtn
eral lands In Oklahoma must be obtained
before mineral claims can bo worked by
white men and that In no case can the al
lotments be secured by those persons filing
claims, This will expel about (5.000 proa-
pcrtors who havo settled on Indian lands.
It Is a just decision, tor It will secure n
permanent Income for tho Indians, who
other Iso might sell their lands for a trifle
and becomo public charges.
AtitlilliK to Hush Miter,
Washington Post,
Tho Iowa democrats nro In dead earnest
In their effort to get WW from th" sliver
question. They nro accusing the repub
lican gubernatorial nomlneo of being au
expert golf player.
ItiinKlniitlnii llnlUril.
Ilnltlmoro American.
Imagination falls la the effort to docldo
what Prlnco Chun would do it ho ever
stopped at an American summer resort
hotel, slnco ho objected to tho slight over
charge of ten times tho regular price in
licrlln.
Tin- ItlKht Spirit.
Indianapolis Journal.
President Roosevelt Is reported ns saying:
"I nm going to do my best to bo tho presi
dent of tho wholo peoplo and not for any
ono section." That was tho spirit of his
predecessor, nud It Is tho truo American
spirit.
CoIicmUp I'nwrr of I'lc.
Philadelphia Record.
Tho democrats and populists of Nobraska
have fused this year on a basis of division
In tho ofllces. Tho democrats aro conceded
tho candidate for Judge of tho supromo
court this year In return for tho promise
of giving tho populists tho naming or
tholr cnndldato for govornor next year. It
Is n bod mix, but as no principle sooms to
bo involved it doos not much matter. It
was notable that both popullsta and demo
crats declared thorasclves in favor of
stringent laws for tho suppression of an
archy. VlrKliilii in rnrR.ilftil Mood.
Now York World.
Virginia's constitutional convention did a
foolish nnd n dangerous thing when It votod
to amond tho state's bill of rights by omit
ting tho gunrnntco of "liberty of tho pross
nnd freedom of speech." What Is tho grand
old stato of Washington, Jefferson, Mar
shall, Patrick Henry and Madison thinking
about? Has sho forgotten nil her most
glorious traditions and Is sho going to
provo unfaithful to tho teachings of nil her
great eons who helped to frame the consti
tution, In which oven congress Is expressly
prohibited from making any law "abridg
ing tho freedom of spoech or of tho press?"
Sen i if llcnixmiilliltltr
Kansas City Star.
Ex-Prcsldout Cleveland recalls that when
ho and tho late Prcsldcut McKlnloy woro
riding to tho capltol for the Inauguration
of tho latter Mr. McKlnley romarked:
What an Imprcssivo thing it Is to assume
tromendous responsibilities!" Mr. Clevo
Innd Is probably right In believing that in
this significant comment lies tho key to
President MeKlnley's manner of adminis
tration. Tho senso of responsibility should
bo tho first consideration of any man who
assumes tho duties of ofllco on bohalf of
tho people, but how many consider first of
nil tho glory and tho personal advantages.
How many, too, glvo only perfunctory at
tention to tho needs nnd rights of thoso
thoy nro chosen to roprcsentl If only tho
realization ot Individual nnd official re
sponsibility wcro folt throughout tho ranks
of tho nation s servants, there wouia no
llttlo fault to find with tho publlo admin
istrators. WHO 'AIUO AIiIKXS?
Plfirc of Illrih LIlUc IlenrliiB
on tne lnetlnn.
Knnfias, City Journal.
What Is It to bo an alien? It Is not merely
to bo born on tho other sldo of tho water, to
como hero and after wnltlng a probationary
period bo Invested with tho dignity of legal
citizenship. What Is It to bo nn American
citizen? It ! not merely to bo born In tho
country, to Inherit as a logacy of birth the
privileges ot participation In tho affairs ot
tho republic. To bo n citizen In tho truo
sonso Is to bo n citizen In heart. Sorao men
aro mentnlly nnd morally qualified for cltl
zcnshlp when they land nt Castlo Garden
nnd others In whoso veins run generations
of American blood nro nil their lives alien
In heart nnd nnarchlsts In sympathy.
Speaking ethically, to bo nn allon Is to be
aligned ngnlnst tho spirit of our Institu
tions. To bo n citizen Is to bo in sympathy
with the spirit ot those Institutions. Citi
zenship Is loyalty, and no man Is moro of
nn alien than he who, born In this country,
enjoying tho priceless horltngo ot tho past,
his every Interest safeguarded by tho flag,
Is arrayed In heart and thought, oven If not
in action, against tho genius ot tho Amor!
can republic. No mnn Is moro of a citizen
than he who, horn on foreign soli, comes to
this frco land to help It work out Its
destiny, giving his energy nnd his sympathy
to tho fulfillment of Its mission.
Deportation has been suggested as ono of
tho romodlcs for anarchy. If wo would
Btamp out all alienism there would have to
bo somo expatriation.
XRW KPOC1I IN PHttSIIir.NT.S.
"A ii oilier I.n n 1 m uric In the XiiHoii'n
IIlHtory llim Ileen llciicheil."
til. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Mr. McKlnley was probably tho last of
the presidents whom tho country will havo
who served in the olvll war. Thoodoro
Hoosovolt was only 3 years old In tho early
dayB of tho war of secession. Truo, ho Is
younger than nny other president whom tho
country has ever had. Tho chances nre.
howovor, that tho chief magistrate here
nfter will belong to n Inter generation of
men than did thoso who controlled tho na
tion's destinies from Uncoln's days on
ward to thoso of McKlnley. All this list
of elected presidents served In the nrmv
during tho civil war except Mr. Clove-
land.
When Martin Van Durcn was elected
two-thirds of u century ago' the country
realized that a now epoch In the nation's
history had been reached. Ho was tlio first
of tho presidents who was born nfter the
cloao of tho war of Independence. All his
predecessors, oven Jackson, the man who
wns In ofllco dtrqctly before hlra, had elthor
participated In the war or were old cuoush
to remember Its passlonB and to be In
fluenccd, In somo degreo at least, by the
Issues which that conflict created or by tho
pnsstoiiB which It generated. Van Huron
was born In the Inst month of 1782, Just
nfter tho preliminary treaty wns signed by
which Ooorge HI. recognized tho Indo
pendenco of his late rolonles.
In the present Instnnco also a new land
mark In tho nation's history has been
reached. It Is now over thtrty-alx years
slnco Leo's veterans stacked arms for the'
last time, Forty years will have passed
from that date by tho time tbo next presl
dent Is Inaugurated. Not many men In
tho army nt the close of 1S85 wero. below
22 or 23 years of age. Few of them who
will bo allvo In 1905 will be under 63 years
of age, and that mark Is pretty close to th
dead line In presidential ambition. Onl
threo presidents havo been as old ns 65
at the time of tholr Inauguration William
Henry Harrison, Taylor and Huchanan
and the last named was tho only one of
them who lived through his term. The
chances nro that the country has seen In
the presidential office tho last of th
men who fought In tho civil war. The
present president belongs to a later gen
eratton and It Is likely that all his succcs
sors will. A new page In the nation's his
tory has been turned. ,
Gain in Political Power
New York
Some curious and Interesting variations
re shown In tho growth In political power
f tho various sections of tho union. New
England In twenty years has gained three
votes In tbo houio and In tho electoral col
lego, Massachusetts getting two of them
nd Connecticut one. Thico of tho middle
stalesNow York, New Jersey and Penn
sylvania havo gained ten votes, New Jer
sey's proportlonato advancement threo
votes bolng greatest nud Now York's--
threo votes being least. In what was so
long known politically as tho solid south
Toxas's growth has qillto overshadowed
that of any other stato. Arkansas and Mis
souri have gained two votes apleco In
twenty years, nnd thcoo eight states havo
gained one vote apiece West Virginia,
orth Carolina, South Carolina, Florida,
oorgla, Alabama, Mississippi nnd liula-
lana, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky nnd
Tennesseo havo mado no progross. In the
Iddlo west Ohio nnd Indiana have likewise
merely held tholr own In political strength
through tho last two decades. Illinois has
lenped ahead of Ohio, having now twenty-
ve, Instead of twenty, seats In tho house
representatives to Ohio's twenty-one.
lsconsln's voto has boen Increased by two
nnd Michigan's by on.
Ileyond tho Mississippi, Minnesota has
rawn up rapidly on lown. Twenty years
WASHINOTON OOSHIP.
Scene nnd Incident niisrrrril nl the
Nntlnnnl Cnpltnl.
Tbo contlnuanco of Oeorgo It. Cortolyou
i secretary to President Roosovclt Is
armly commended by tho press of tho
country. Few men connected with the
deplorable tragedy nt Uuffalo displayed
such sleoplcss zeal, vigilance and discre
tion ns tho mnn who stood closest to tho
prosldenl In tho full flush of health ns woll
ns In tho days of pain nnd anguish. His
reappointment to tho position ho filled un-
or tho lato prcaldont Is a merited tribute
to n faithful, conscientious olllclnl.
It will bo six years next month slnco Mr.
Cortolyou, through tho Influence, of Secre
tary Lnmnnt, ontcrcd tho oxucutlvo man
sion as stenographer at $1,000 a year. He
rose to bo next to tho president of the
United Stntes In tho most confidential re
lations, having succeeded tho lato John Ad
dison Porter of Connecticut ns prlvato sec
retory.
Prior to his cntrnnco Into tho Whlto
Houso Mr. Cortolyou had occupied a minor
position In the Postofflce department, his
first appointment being nt tho compensa
tion of $000 per annum. His executive
qualities, howovor, attracted the at
tention of tho fourth assistant post
master general nnd ho was quickly
promoted as confidential secretary to'
that official. Secretary Lamont hadi
been sponsor for Mr. Cortelyou. who was
.....
roAiaont or uuencas county, .ov ork.i
and ho kept an oyo upon his protege with'
viow to nnvanco mm just as rapidly ns
trcumsinnccfl would permit. An oppor-1
tunlty occurred to trnnsfer Mr. Cortolyou!
o tho Whlto Houso when Mr. Robert lu
O'Drlcn resigned as stenographer to Pros-'
ldent Cleveland to becomo n newspaper
correspondent In Washington. Mr. Cortel
you was chosen to fill tho vacnncy and when
President Cloveland rotlred tho protego of
Sccrotnry Lamont was still at his post.
During tho rcglmo of Prlvato Secretary
Porter a great deal of attention wns paid
to social obligations at tho Whlto Houso
nnd tho president was compelled to roly
more end moro upon his stenographer In
order to keep In touch with public affairs,
When falling health necessitated the re
tirement of Mr. Porter thoro wns no hes
itation on tho part of tho president about
choosing bis successor and tho mantla fell
upon tho shoulders of Stenographer Cortol
you. How well he has Justified this choice
has been demonstrated from tho beginning
of tho Spanish war down to the hour whon
tho president was stricken at Iluffalo on
September 6, 1901, nnd until his death n
week later.
Callers at tho Whlto Houso upon offi
cial business will recall tho rolianco that
tho president felt In his prlvnto secrotary,
for whenever a mooted question aroso his
unvarying request was: "Send for Cor
telyou nnd seo what he has on tbo subject."
Always alert nnd fntthtul In tho dlschnrgo
of his duty, It Is no wonder to thoso who
know tho Intimate relations between tho
president and his prlvato secretary that In
tho crucial moment beforo undergoing tho
operation nt tho hands ot tho surgeons that
tho stricken president Inquired of Cortol
you: "Aro tneso competent surgeons7" ho-
colvlng nn affirmative answer nnd confident
that Cortelyou know what ho was saying.
tho president submitted without further
questioning or anxiety ns to tho result.
According to tho Washington PoBt offi
cial mourning will bo obsorved during tho
entire winter season and not until January
1, 1903, will tho Whlto Houso doors ho
opened for either public, diplomatic, or
army nnd navy receptions. Tho members
of tho cabinet will not hold open houso,
and thero will bo no official participation
whatever In tho social llfo of the capital
for the first six months of President Roose
velt's term. It will bo a mourning season
n full accord with tho peoplo's hearts, for
under tho shadow of tho tragedy, which
has Just fallen upon tho country, there Is
naturally no mood for gayctlcs.
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Times says tho valuo ot tho
estato of tho lato president, Inclusive of
everything ho owned and tho Insurnneo
policies upon his life, Is believed to bo
about $200,000.
Whon Mr. McKlnley was elected for tho
first time ho had Just lost practically ovory
cent ho possessed by Indorsing notoB for
Ohio friends, He was a most gonerous
mnn, earing llttlo for monoy. Ho stopped
Into tho Whlto Houso financially wreckod,
not merely having lost all his monoy, hut
heavily In debt, with notes ngnlnst him.
His friends, prominent nmong whom
wero Mark llanna ana it. it. nonisaat.
wont to his rescue. They took up his paper
nnd put him on his feet.
Tho president was frugal and lived
plainly at tho White House. Ho saved a
good part of his salary of nearly 51,000 n
week, and devoted It to repaying the
friends who had como to him In tho hour
of need. Eventually he paid back every
penny advanced on his behalf, a sum total
of ahout 1100,000,
Ono of Mr. McKlnloy's closest personal
friends said tho other day that the Canton
houso was worth $12,000 and tho farm
$30,000, and that, with securities and cash
of $100,000 and insurance of $60,000, tho es
tato would bo worth a trifle moro than
$200,000.
Tho lato president left a will, the bulk
of tho estato going to tho widow.
Orovcr rierelnnil'n Tribute,
Ruff alt) Kxpross,
Of all tho spoken tributes to tho char
acter and memory of President McKlnley,
not ono has surpassed In dignity, discrimi
nation and feeling that which was dcllvorrd
In tho great hall of Prlncoton university
on Thursday by his only living predecessor.
Peculiar Interest would Inevitably attach
to tho words uttered by Mr. Cleveland on
such nn occasion, nnd a multltudo of his
fellow cltlzons will long retain a grateful
sense of tholr perfect approprlatenss
Tribune.
ngo Iowa
had eleven representatives to
Minnejoui's flc. In the next housn Iowa
will havo elovcu representatives to Mlnne
sola's nine. Nebraska's representation
rose In from threo members to six.
t'nder tho last rensuf, however, the state's
population showed practically no Increase.
In the further west tho growing states have
been South Dokotn, Colorado, California
nnd Washington. Kneh gained a voto In the
apportionment net of lS'Jt. ond again In that
of 1901. Oregon has stood still In the race
for twenty year, nnd has consequently
been outstripped by South Dakota, Wash
ington and Colorado. Kven North Dakota
Ins now drawn up even with Oregon In po
litical power. In tho Increased strength
that comes from population alono the nine
const nnd P.ocky mountain states havo
gained six votes under tho last two cen
suses. Tho northwest, Including tho Dako
tas atnl Kansas, has gained eleven voles,
Tho middle western states are stronger by
eight votes nnd tho states of tho now
broken solid south by seventeen voles. The
middle states and New Rnglnnd havo In
creased their power by thirteen votes. A
fairly equal national growth Is thercforo
shown, with tho two greatest relative cen
ters ,of gain In commonwealths ns widely
separated In latitude and In political nnd
social chnrnctor as Minnesota and Texas,
Now Jersoy and Illinois.
I'USIOX V1KWS OF COVKTiO,
Illnlr Republican (pop.): Tho nomination
of Conrad Hollenbcck of Fremont for su
promo Judge appears to bo very satisfactory
to tho fuslonlsts of this state. Ho Is not n
brilliant orator, but his record for honesty
nnd uprightness Is conceded by all,
Scrlhner Nows (dem.): Dodgo county
feels especially good over tho outcome of
tho deliberations of tho conventions, for tho
nomlneo for supremo Judgo Is ono of Its
most distinguished cltlzons. Judgo Conrad
llollonbeck's profound knowledgo of tlio
law, his slnlnlcss record as district Judgo
nnd his dullberato nnd dignified methods
of procedure under nil clrcumstnnces aro
qualifications that nppoal strongly to the
people of tho ontlro state.
Stanton Heglstor (pop.); Tho fusion con
ventions hold nt Lincoln on Tuesdny wero
tho most harmonious this writer ever at
tended. There has novor been n tlmo when
tho delegates of both pnrtlcs wero so
nnxlous to bo friends ns this year and every
man considered It n plcnsuro to speak n
good word for each other. It was a har
mony that presages certain victory this fall,
a victory that will give us Hollonbeck for
supremo Judgo nnd Hawxby and n.-iyston as
regents. It was a great convention and
wo'ro glad wo wcro there.
i-oiumbus Telegram (dem.): Tho peoplo
f this .llatriri .m ,.rfin..inM .,i.,..J... ....
tho selection of Ju,im iv,i,i iinii.,i,i
nS iho
pwpMti.ii iiuuiiiiut;
for JikIkp of tlw Rlinpumn rmirt. In Mm
thoy eco n Bplendld typo of American man-
nood, an nble nnd Just Indue. His record
on tho bench In thU district Is suro Dromlso
of tho record ho will mnko when clovnted
to tho supremo trlbunnl of tho state. His
sense of fairness, his knowledge of tho law
nnd courage to npply It Impartially havo
ennoared Mm to all men who really bo
llovo In tho motto of our commonwealth,
"Equality before tho law." With such men
ns Conrad Hollonbeck on the bench that
motto will becomo as much n fact In Ne
braska ns It has sometimes been meaning
less. Schuyler Quill (pop.): At tho fusion stato
conventions In Lincoln this week, Judgo
Conrad Hollcnbcok of Dodge county was
nominated for supremo Judge, nnd J. H.
Ilayston of Frontier county nnd Fred G.
Hawxby of Nemnhn county wero nominated
for regents of the Stato university. Judgo
Hollenbcck needs no Introduction to the
voters of tho Sixth Judicial district, whoro
he Is now serving on tho district bench.
Ho Is 52 years of ago, of German parcntngo
and wns born In Pennsylvania. Ho has
lived In Nobraska twenty-flvo years. In
his services on tho district bench ho has
proved himself to bo an ablo Jurist and his
election to tho supremo bench will bo a
recognition of bis sterling qualities.
PUltSOXAI. NOTRN.
Great Rrltaln should ccaso naming hor
torpedo boat destroyers after members of
the serpent family. Tho Viper and the
Cobra havo both como to grief.
Tho Society of American Wars Intends,
with tho fiunnclnl assistance of patriotic
peoplo of San Francisco, to secure the erec
tion of a monument to tho memory of
John Paul Jones.
It has been determined that tho memorial
of tho late Senator Stephen M. Whlto of
California shall bo In tho form of a life
sized stntuo which will bo placed In the
courthouse grounds nt Los Angeles.
Rohort W. Wilcox, who represents the
Hawaiian Islands In congress, says that tho
general sentiment of Hnwnllnns is favorablo
to tho settlement nmong them of ns many
peoplo from this country "as tho Islands can
accommodate."
Shower baths havo been Introduced In ono
of tho Now York public schools. The Inno
vation In said to bo a sanitary measure,
but slnco corporal punishment Is no
longer popular somo means was necessary to
cool tho hot boys of the East Side.
Notwithstanding tho doIorouH condition of
mankind on Thursday n riot was narrowly
avorted In nn Indiana town becauso the
prlco of plo was boosted from C to 10 cents
a slice, uomoines nno. corners may no tol
erated In other necessaries, but when they
como to plo look out for trouble.
What
A Mother Said
A mother of two well-built nnd nninmtcd boyfrof the hearty
sort recently remarked while in our store: "I have never known
before what it wns to have my boys well dressed. Tour boys'
suits eertninly do wenr."
Milking our (;onipliinentn to this appreciative mother, and
to others who have expressed satisfaction with Iho real honest
quality of our Children's Clothing, we wish to add that there is
more of the Hiune sort to be had at the same plaee.
Browning, King & Co.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox Manager.
rrrv
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M.MIS TO A SMI liK
Somervlllo Journal:
lug." n man will my.
"It's no use tnlk
nnd thou ho keeps
rigiit on.
Tho Smart Set: Daisy I have mndo up
my mind t enter society,
Hardhead What has your mind got to do
with It?
Roston Traveler: "A notable social nf
falr. 1 nm told."
"Not very." said Ihn womanly woman,
with manifest scorn. "I haven't tho leiiHl
trouble In tho world finding my wraps."
Chicago Trillium: "You don't have to go
to meet trouble," cniiineil the mnn with
the swollen Jaw. "There nro somo kinds or
toothache that will Just Jump nt tho chnnco
to net nt you."
Washington Star: "Hrulns nro what
count in this day," said the enthuslnst.
"Yes," answered tho pessimist, "but
there Isn't much uso of their counting If
you can't put dollar marks In front of the
llgures employed In tho process."
Ilnltlmoro American: .Mr. Oooph I toll
you, Hllthcrsliy's wlfo Is n. Jewel.
Mr. Whoop Is that so?
Mr. Ooonh I should say so. Whv, ho
went llshliig yesterday and enmo home
with an empty Jug, a can of salmon and
two suit mackerel nnd sho complimented
him on his luck.
Catholic Stiindnrd: I licks I see William
Waldorf AHtor says ho would still be an
American citizen but for tho Jibes and Jeers
of the American papers.
Wicks Ah! And yet some people claim
the American dally press has ceased to bo
a power for good.
Chicago Nows: Smith What
brother 13nb doing-?
Drown Oh, lie's runnlnc n
bad co fnrni out wns.
Is yoiir
Slnsonlo
Smith Mnsonle Imdso fnrni?
Brown Yes; or crhns you would, rail
It n cat ranch. His specialty In Mult. so
crosses.
W1IF.X .IOII.NW SI'KVDS Till! V.
Elizabeth Sylvester, lu tho Century.
When Johnny spends tho day with us, you
novor hei- the boat
O' nil tho things a-hiippcnln' In thin olo
houso nn' street.
Ma sho begins by lucklii' up
door un' cellar,
An' nv'ry jiluce that's llko ns
tho pantry
not to ln-
terest n feller.
An' nil her ehlny ornyments,
a-Milckln'
round tlie wall,
Sho sets us high ns hhe klu reach,
for
lenr iney II git a ran.
An' then she gets tho nrnlcky, an' stlckln"
plaster, nut.
An' says, "When Johnny's vlsltln' thoy'ro
good to lino nbout."
1 tell you what, there's plenty fusi
When Johnny spends tbo day with us!
When Johnny spends tho day with us, pa
puts his books nwny,
An' says, "How long, In thunder, Is that
noosanco goln' to stay?"
He brings tlio new lawn mower up, nn'
locks it In the shed;
An' hides his strop an' razor 'tween tho
covers on tho bed.
Ho says, "Keep out that llborry. whatever
elxo you ili,
Er I shall have n settlement with you, nn'
Johnny, too:"
Says he, "It innki-u n lot o' fuss
To havo him spend tho day with us!"
When Johnny spends tho day with us, tho
man ncrost tho street
Huns out nn' swears llko nnythlng, nn'
stumps with both Ills feet; ,
An' says he'll havo us 'rested 'enuso his
winder glass Is broke,
An' If ho ever ketches us It won't bo nny
Joke!
Ho never knows who ilono It, 'cnutfo there's
no ono ovur 'round.
An' Johnny. In particular, ain't likely to
be found.
I tell you what, there's plenty finis
When Johnny spends tho day with us!
When Johnny. spends tho day with u. tho
cnt gits up nnd goes
A-scootln' 'crost a 'Jozen lots to tome olo
pluco sho knows.
The next-door children ellmh tho fenoo,
an' hang around for hours,
An' bust the hinges (iff tho gate, nn'
trample down tho lliiwern;
An' break tlio lino with Bridget's wah,
nn' muddy up tho clew;
An' Bridget sho gives warnln' then an'
Unit's tho way It goes
A plenty noise, an' plenty fust.,
When Johnny spends tho day with us!
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