THIS OMAHA DAILY 1U3JC: JIOMJAY, "NOVKMJlKIt 18, 1901
t
Tub uni ah a Daily Bee.
K. HOSIJWATHIS, F.DlTOIt.
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STATKMKNT OF CIRCULATION.
Btato of Nebrnskn, Douglas County. ss.:
acorgn. H. Tzschuck, secretary of Tho Hee
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
says that th actual number of full anil
complete COpi"S 01 Hie uaay, .uuriunN,
Evening and Sunday lire printed during
tho month of October, 1501, was us follows:
1 an, loo
2 u!,oro
3 at),OSU
17 sntM
is 211,020
13 as, in)
hi -!, tuo
;i :to, ito
22 us, ono
4 an.oco
6 iMI.UIIO
e s,iao
7 it!,l70
8 ..,28,NIO
5 UH.MX)
10 liN,7W
11 VH,HTM
02 211,0-0
13 an.or.r.
14 as.uao
15 as.onn
16 2H,mo,
Total
23
21
25
26
27
2,720
,as,77ti
ao,7io
:to,iiKt
20,07.'
aa.itio
59 at),7HO
30 itO.IHO
si aa.onu
017,a4l
Less unsold and returned copies.
Net total sales 1M)7,I
Net dally average 2U,2T-t
GKOROK H. TZSCHUCIC,
Subscribed In my presenco and sworn to
bcroro me tins am any or ucmiier, j. u.
1W1. M. II. H UNGATE.
(Seal.) Notary Public.
It Is not necessary for the Board of
County Commissioners to wait till New
Year's to turn over a now leaf.
Jim Illll seems Just now to be thu
brightest star In the railway llrmament
But, then, the constellations change with
thu succession of the seasons.
'The approach of the holiday season
RUggests that Omaha people can best
promote the interests of the commuuity
by patronizing home industry.
It is worthy of note that the graud
Jury has not yet been overwhelmed by
the rush of school board reformers to
tell what they know of those well
deflued rumors.
Tho World-Herald opposes a special
Resslon of tho legislature. What else
was to be expected' Had Tin.' Bee op
posed the plan, tho World-IIcrald would
have advocated it.
If those Iowa bunk robbers and safe
cracksmen read the signs of the time
aright, they will launch out on their hoi
idny vacations at once without stand
lag on the order of their going.
Tiie more we read about the iuex
trlcabie condition of the tiuauccs of thu
Buffalo exposition the more striking
does the linuuclal success of Omaha'
Trausmlsslsslppl exposition stand out by
comparison.
Omaha postotllec receipts and Omaha
bank clearings continue to show steady
Increases over thc same periods of a
year ago. They clinch the observation
that Omnha is enjoying steady Indus
trial growth.
The Ohicago-Omaha railroads are
shortening the time schedules on 'their
through trains. All thu competition, it
U noticeable, Is carefully conllncd to
uavltig the passenger's time rather
than his money.
A disturbance over thu division of thu
pie among the faithful promises to be
tho Hist fruit of the achievement of the
democrats lu capturing two more county
olllces. A place hunter grows on every
democratic bush.
(ieruiau army and naval olliccrs have
been given a strict Injunction not to
talk or write for newspaper publication
If they want to avoid getting Into
trouble. Snmo American army and
naval otllcers would have escaped with
less trouble If they'had followed a slm
Unr rule of action.
The .lacksonlan club has found cause
for Jubilant celebration lu the election
of the democratic school board ticket.
And some of the credulous republicans
who weie duped Into supporting the
democrats actually believe that they
were enlisted In a great non-partisan
movement to keep the schools out of
politics.
A serious runaway was made more
serious by the catching of tho wheels
of the vehicle lu dead street railway
tracks that cut up the pavements on loo
many of our streets. Wo should think
It would bo a matter of economy as Well
at) precaution for the street railway
company to remove its unused rails, at
least from thu business center of the
t-lty.
A Nebraska fusion organ has dlsi'o
ercd that the downfall of Tatnniany In
Now York Is a great democratic victory
and speaks of the democrats elected to
otlU'o wltli Sotli Low as fusion demo
crats. Tho fusion democrat In New
York, however, Is of decidedly different
,coiuposltloti from the fusion .democrat
lu Nebraska uud it win tune a pretty
fur-fetched imagination to find comfoit
foV the fusion brigade in this state lu
tins outcome of thu Now York municipal
UUUtcati
1
The Hee 1 havo read the story about ths
Hurt ftn'nty bond deal In your paper to
day. I am very murh surprlsul that you
should Lave- held this back until after tho
election. Can you explain why this Infor
mation was not given to the public when
It happened? Yours truly, (J. H.
TIiIh lu'ftliicnt liHiulry'cnlN for ti
prompt ii lid frnuU rpioiif.'. Tli' niiHWui
Is t hut The Boo li.'t.x Hot covered ntiy
thltiK nji of held nnyttiliiK bsick frotii
the public.
il'lie first Intlmntloii to reach Tho Bne
that the pitrehnHe of the Burt county
it'fiiinlliie liond"t for the stntc school
fund wan a ipietlotial)le transaction
came Inst Tuesday from the eouitnltteo
of iiromlncnt Burt county citizens eon
slstln of Speaker Searn, cx-Ootinty
I reiiHtirer riper and ex-.Senator Nesblt,
who stopped In Omuha on their way to
ilncoln ttt seek redress from tho state
treasurer. On the strength of the In
formation received from them a special
representative of The Bee was dis
patched to Toknmnh Thursday to exam
ine and verify the records and procure
all the facts obtainable.
It koos without saying that The Bee
would have given full publicity to these
disclosures had Its attention been di
rected to them sooner. It I" almost
needless to add that tho plunk demand
Itij: publicity by custodians of public
funds was Inserted In the republican
platform without special reference to
tho state treasurer or any other ottlcer.
'J' I ic Bee had implicit coiilldeiicc in
Treasurer Stuefer's integrity anil ex
pected him to be the lirst to comply
with the demand without evasion or
equivocation.
Of, if l'f. KXKSS O-V THE SKA.
Senator Mcl.nurln of South Carollua
Is an earnest advocate of our American
merchant marine. In an address a few
days ago lie said that our weakness on
the sea Is the one great danger, from a
commercial point of view, Hint confronts
the nation. "The object of extending
government aid to tho upbuilding of our
merchant marine," said .Mr. Mel.aurln,
is to secure adeiiuate protection for tho
uatlon upon tho sea. Wu do not want to
see the isthmian cannl become merely
a foreign highway of commerce. We
do not want our millions ex'peuded
merely to become a bounty to forclgu
shipping. It should bo an American
highway and we should so develop our
mercantile marine that with tho open
lng of this great canal our own Hag
shall predominate at the masthead of a
majority of the ships that It aecomnio
dates." .
Whether or not our weakness on tho
sea Is an actual danger, no one who has
given Intelligent nttentlon to the matter
can doubt that It places this cjjuutry
at more or less of a disadvantage in tho
struggle for foreign trade. That has long
been evident In regard to our trade with
thu countries to tho south and thc samu
disadvantage must appear in tho trade
with the Orient If existing conditions
continue. "Next lu advantage to huv
lng the thing to sell," said President
Mclviuley, "is to have the convenience
to carry It to the buyer," which is an
absolutely sound proposition. A coin
mcrclal nation that must depend upon
foreign ships to carry Its products to
the world's markets Is handicapped and
while it may make progress, as thu
United States has done tu splte of tills
dependence, advance will be less rapid
and gains less, secure thau if possessing
the convenience to carry its products to
the buyer.
No cgulldcnt prediction can be inadn
respecting what the coming congress
will do to encourage thu upbuilding of
an American merchant marine for our
foreign commerce, but there is no doubt
as to tho great Importance of n mer
chant marine to our commercial expau
slon.
MIUTAKV HULE IX VHUM'PIXES.
Military and naval olliccrs who hav
recently returned from the Philippines
are said to bo generally lu favor of
restoration of military rulu in the
islands, some of them having urged
upon the presideut the expediency of
doing tills. It Is understood that tho
president lias given very careful atten
tion to tht Philippine situation aud will
discuss the matter in his message, with
such lecoiuuieudatlous as may be sug
gested by the report of thu civil com
mission. There Is reason to believe that the
plan of civil government in the Philip
pines has uot been altogether successful.
It is a liberal plan, but it Is doubtful
whether the natives generally appreciate
It. A very Intelligent Filipino who a
short time ago came to the United
States expressed the opinion that there
should be a radical chaugo In thu sys
tem of governing the Islands. Ho said
they need a stronger baud, that thu civil
system should bo reorganized and the
military element given inure power lu
directing the government. Ho declared
that thu Filipinos do not understand
kindness, regarding it as an indication
of weakness, and added: "I think thu
problem of pacifying the Philippines and
establishing stablu government there
will never hi solved until tho military
branch of tho Pnlted States government
Is powerfully represented on any com
mission that may bo selected for that
purpose. Tho present plan will certainly
never accomplish anything substantial
in tiie direction meiitloued." General
(Jhnffoo Is understood to have llttlo faith
lu the plan.
Thu civil commission lias been work
ing hard aud faithfully, but It Is. a fact
that results havu not met expectation.
The progress of piicltlcatlou Is exceed
ingly slow ami llttlo coiilhlcuco cau be
placed in natives who have been given
olllclal positions lu thu provincial aud
municipal governments. Some of them
are doubtless loyal, but the uumeroUH
betrayals that havo occurred suggest
that there Is constant danger of treach
ery and that perhaps generous treatment
Is wasted on the average unlive. Tho
military men who have returned from
the Philippines say that whllo Iho ro
hellion Is no longer organized, outbreaks
and unrest may be expected for years
aud until the Islands havo been pad tied
It Is useless to attempt to establish civil
government.
The restoration uf military rule would
.0T1I ISO t OVKllKI) VI'.
LINCOLN, Nov l.-To the Editor of
ie a backward step and the president
Is not likely to take such action with
out the best of reasons, but It Is ipille
possible thai lie may Hud It expedient
to do so, The report of the civil com
mission will very likely determine the
matter. If .Judge Taft, and his asso
elates believe It wKc to continue the
civil government plan there will be no
change, but any expression of doubt on
tiicir part as to me emcacy oi uie iiuu
lu promoting paclllcatlou would be very
likely to bring nbout the restoration of
military rule, with severe conditions for
those who should continue to resist the
authority of the I 'lilted States.
M,KE THEM TiSLl HAT llltfi KAt'o. I
Three month ago the Board of Ktlu-
cation olliclally appealed to the Judges
nt thn iiuti li.t i ninl ini-n L'liind liifv In-
estlgatlon of well-de.incd rumors of
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corruption on .lie pari o. uiu im.i.mm. . .e
lilef of police, and parties salil to be
associated with them, In levying black-
mull on the vicious and lawless classes,
WIh.ii ihU m.iw.iil uns imiile nubile It 1
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asceiiaiu wneiiiei or iiol me i-uuiif
corrupt practices weie well founded,
nnd, If proven, to take the Initiative for
the Impeachment of the mayor, thu sus
pension of the chief and their ultlmatu
removal from olllce.
With this end in view tho council au
thorized Its judiciary committee to iiiiiko
a thorough Investigation of these ru-
mors. But the members of the school
board who had asked for a grand Jury
declined to appear before the council on
tiie ground that the disclosure of thu
source of their Information would frus
trate tho purposes of a grand Jury In
vestigation by affording an opportunity
to spirit away witnesses and cover up
the tracks of the guilty parties.
Tho grand Jury has now been In ses
sion two weeks, but so far as we can
learn not a single member of the school
board has seen lit to appear before that
body to furnish proof in support of the
charge on which tho call for a secret In
inlsltiou was based.
Why do the members of the school
board keep away from the grand Jury
which was called at their liihtaucu under
. '. i , i ,i . . .
to thu school fund was being pocketed
u ii gioiqi oi uiiicKiiiiiucis.- u ""i
member of the board Is in possession of
any Information to substnntlate these
charges, why docs ho not present himself
before tho grand Jury and place It lu
. .. . , .
position to return Indictments against
the guilty persons? If they !md nothing
to tell, why should tho county have been
put to an expense of several thousand
dollars under false pretenses? Was the
hue and cry about Tom Deunlsou, the
mayor and the chief of police raised
solely for the purpose of furnishing cap
ital for the re-election of M. V. Kunk-
liouser and, incidentally, tor tiie benellt
of O. G. I'earsu?
These are miestlons that will very
naturally suggest themselves to people
who have been led to believe that
Omaha Is alillcted witli u veritable Tain-
many in the administration of Its police
and executive denartmeiits. It seems to
ns thai the illltv of Iho irnmil lin-v Is
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plain: Inasmuch as the parties who
were Instrumental in having It called
have not voluntarily appeared they
should be cited to appear and tell what
thev know about nlleired eorrimllon In
the administration of the affairs of thu
city.
The Central Labor union will ask (!ov
ernor Savage to allow It to naiae one of
the four members of the prospective po
lice commission. Tin; .Municipal league
will also be entitled to representation
through at least one liieuiber. 'The dein-
ocrats will by law be entitled to one
tho populists will claim another and the
socialists still another. The Commercial
club will naturally Insist upon its right
to name at least two inemtiers. winio
the republicans will of course be able
to get along without representation, in-
nsniucli as they constitute only a small
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'JUIIIIHI.
P. S. Inasmuch as the supreme court
has uot yet decided to reverse Its last
homo rule decision. It Is barely possible
that Governor Savage may bo compelled
to disappoint these various patriotic
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imiiiMiiiuiuiin iiivii iil u i:n-iuu uiu
morale of tho police and lire depart-
mellts.
Aud now thu olllclal organ of No-
lii-MHkii iioniillsm elmrtres Hint the w..
i.,.,ill II,. li,.,,l,... ..l..,.iilni.
..... .nlilli.,1 ii ..,1 until I, til iiiiiiut'il mill
Unit it was issued to neip tue repiimican
ticket. That Is a clever way lor Hie
fuslonlsts to try to unload a boomerang
M.rim-' bv thelc oiimniiliMi lminacers.
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oiuiein ui uii; i.iijiuii ui'iui'in iionuum
Hon are also trying to put off respon
sibility and the men who signed the cir
cular have taken it all upon themselves.
The circular at the time of its Issue was
supposed to be a great political stroke
for the fusion candidates and It Is rather
late for Its perpetrators to repudiate
it now, two weeks after Ihe election.
'I'lie .M i ii n re h of I'oiils.
Philadelphia Hccoid.
The gentlemen who havo got tho control
of tho Pacific railways have concluded to
pool their Issues," They find It much
more profitable to combine than to tight.
If tho public could only bo assured that
their partnerships wcro less dnngcroui
than thuir wars there would be new causo
for thanksgiving.
V n in I nil fit I of Their Duly.
Minneapolis Journal.
It seems that tho reason why eggs are
so scarce Is that the selllsh furmcrs aro
rating Instead of Belling them, In theso
times of prosperity, pence und plenty tho
farmer Is getting altogether too independ
ent and unmindful, of city folk. Does ho
not know that It Is a part of his duty never
to consider his own comfort or luxury and
alwtiyn to sell what peopln with nionoy
want? At least such Is thc tradition,
I'liKstiiK of Uii- Snoril.
Hprlngtleld ItepublliMii.
The sword Is clearly doomed as a part
of nn otllcor's equipment la war. HrltUh
experience of late has demonstrated that
the thing Is an Incumbrance to foot of
ficers r.nd of no use whatover to mounted
officers, because no one, either mounted or
on foot, nowadays gets within slashing
distal!! e. In an engagement It lu hardly a
surprise, thercfoie, to read lu tho Wash-
Ington Star that tho sword may disappear
befotn long from tbu I'nlted States regular
army, notwithstanding tho strong senti
mental attachment for tho wenpou which
exlts.
Itenllt) .lit m I'iipk).
Chicago1 Journal.
Mr. Cleveland's Ilkculng of capital to tho
"warm rain" and of labor (o tho "fertllo
soil" Is very poet I en I, so long ns you do
not rptleet Ihnt uhnn Ihn fprtlto unit pnti
umcr thc warm rain Its nHtuo Is mud.
I'iikIiIiik Ituritl l-'i-rt' licit ir.
Indianapolis News.
Tho growth of tho rural mall delivery Is
most gratifying atid tho postmaster general
wants congress to Increase the annronrla
tloit for this work from S3.S0u.OUO to 1S.O00.-
000. Tho Incrciiso should certainly be
granted. Thcro Is hardly any other Inllu
once that Is benefiting city and country so
i""cti, it puts them in closer touch with
" . Z " Z"?
OVkllll i II V IVUUUIIIII' t I Itt
As raallcr of fnut ,ll0llRl, ,f ,ho
PostoHlco department wpro u llttlo more
stringent la enforcing the regulations rc
spcctlng second-class matter, as It has
lately shown a disposition to be, It would
inure iiHiu nave mo uuuiiionui amouuv ashcu
I'ootlnli ItiiiovnlliiiiN,
Chicago Chronicle,
Tho fcnilnal leaders of Franco would
confound confusion. Uccauxo "monsieur"
Is applied to boys and men alike, alike to
unmarried nnd married, they would abol
ish "tuadatnolHcllo" and call all women
sng0 ana murrleil. young and old,
"madam." lly courtesy "madam" Is ul-
ways employed now In this manner when
direct address Is required. Hut If tho un
married daughters of John Smith are also
to bo one and all "Mine." Smith, what Is
to becomo of thu real or conventional
precedence of their mother? Our abbrevia
tion of "mistress," "miss," Is Indlspcns
able to clearness, and Its triumphant wear
l,y many distinguished women is proof that
not to be married Is no longer a reproach
upon n good woman.
MkiiIiih of Demoem!.
lloston Transcript
Tho Nebraska democrats must bo wan
dercrs, for Mr. Hryan says one of the
reasons for their defeat la that state on
tho 5th was that tho party did uot havo
money enough to bring homo thc men who
were nway from home to vote. As Ne
braska went republican by about l'.'.ooo
thcro must havo been n perfect exodus
of democrats from tho state this fall which
was unnoticed by tho press. Mr. Hryan
L )lBn,y Xn,tQ ro ,9 (lumo.
cratlc opponents, for If Nebraska, his own
state, went republican, New Jersey, where
tho democrats got together by eliminating
ho Bllv,!r lu" fla"10 T1"
, " ; ' "
from tho fact that It has become almost a
tra(lltnn for mt ,, t0 K0 ln nI1 off year
against the party that carried It In tho
preceding campaign.
MI'TY VKAH.x WITH TIIH IMP
A .'ctv I'l'i-lluent ItcmnrkK on Siunk
I MKT mill Smoker
Now York Sun,
Our esteemed contemporary, the Cleve-
land Leader, mentions a melancholy illu
slon of a poor victim of tobacco:
"A woman of 108 years at Wllkesbarro,
l'a., attributes 4ier long Ufa to thu fact
that she has smoked a clay pipe for fifty
years,
Out of sheer good nut tiro wo assume
that tho Wllkesbarro woman of 10S ac
tually lives and Is not a myth. Some
scepuca jeer ni mo seeming irequcney
In tho United ''States of persons "going
on m miwMyp tnl8tlns ,nInd
m(iy be pllMied to and that about every
centenarian that turns up or Is Invented
Is naul to havo smoked and drunk for at
lRt ""X these hardy plants
began to bo fumigated and to drink balm
of barleycorn at 21. It Is remarkable how
much rum theso centonarians have had
the time and constitution to consume nnd
what cords of tobacco they havo burned
Thc Incredulous sometimes attribute
these stories to tho nefarious Imagination
of the Whisky trust and the Tobacco trust
hut this Incredulity Is as unscientific as
nn unreflecting credulity would be. It Is
a tough liber that will last 100 yeurs.
moderato amount of alcohol may tend to
preserve It and In tho lire and smoke of
tobacco all tho bad bacilli perish. Time
. t0!ZlaT'
'imi. that it m.iv drive ott small dls
cascs as well as big ones. Indeed, smoking
Is a sort of Inoculotlon. Hy sickness you
acquire the habit. It Is right that It should
serve as n propnyiacuc.
i,ci us admit also that It is possible to
v, ma voiira nld nnrl Hint thorp In In Wllknn
uarro a woman of 10S, who has smoked a
clay pipe for fifty years and attributes
her long llfo to that fact. If hor theory
Is correct sho would now bo i!16 years old
1 no " ""' ;" '; , UB a
Instead of when she was 58. Hut this may
, ,,! ,.. .iii,,p. ...uh hrn.
0iogy. Look at It from the point of tho
down-wlth-tobacco people. According to
them tobacco Impairs vitality and shortens
life. It is hurd to estlmato Just how much
time tills w HKesbarre smouer nas tnrown
away, i uih touch is citar, hoit. v uiy-
otgut ypan she didn't smoke; for only fifty
I - r
years moro to make her llfo symmetrical
This .shows thc folly of beginning to smoko
Into la llfo. Hoth tho friends und tho foes
of tobacco would bo much better pleased
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I timut av ii wnni In lh vnnnir nml nm
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bltlous who aro determined to live to bo
100 or more. Klther smoXo early or don't
smoko at all. A centenarian that has never
smoked at all Is an Interesting monument,
so is tho centenarian that has smoked for
eighty years or more. A centenarian that
Is u non-smoker for llfty-elght years and
n smoker for fifty simply Irritates rurl
onlty and the statisticians. What Is worth
doing at all Ir worth doing well nnd a cen
tenarian should llvo up to his or her op
portunltleD. As yet tho vote stands KS to fiO against
tobacco In this Wilkeabarro rase, a vote
displeasing to tho devotees of smoko and
by no means rich in triumph for tho foes
of the great consoler. In reality tho volo
ought to ho counted in favor of tobacco.
That Is no flower for Infant llfo. Perhaps
17 Is too enrly nn age for Initiation Into tho
rites of Nlcotla, but take 1" as tho per
missible ago then Wllkesbarro has smoked
fifty years and gono without smoking for
forty-otic. Tho columns of tho statistician
should not be clogged by irrelevant figures
of tho cradle,
Now, a good, fiio-trled. experienced,
faithful, sweet cornrob pipo Is meat, drink
and medicine. Why man mado of clay
should smoko a pipe mado of tho same we
don't profess to understand. We are awaro
that thousands of Iho great und gooddo
smoko clay pipes nnd draw comfort there
from, but who knows how much better and
greater they would bo If they trusted them
Bolves to the life-giving corncob? An ex
ception may b noted In favor of tho nose
warmer, tho nhort-stemmed dhudcen. Tho
man who habitually smokes ono with tho
bowl turned downward Is nn artist nnd
ought to llvo forever.
If the woman of Wllkosbarre had used
the corncob pipe sho would now be not
less than 432 years old. Hut why should
tho spirit of mortal bo proud' Methusalch
holds the tlmo record and ho was a non-
smoke r
The Nebraska Lesson
Nashville American (detu.)
Mr, Hry.tn made an active canvass ol lepuhllrnn party will not bo perennial. They
his state in behalf of the fusion ticket and will not be many In tho future unless demo
made urgent appeals to tho voters, but It cratlc blunders In the adoption of prln
gavc a greater republican majuilty than It rlplos and of politics shall always continue
gave a year nan. Tho fusion llrket was
Imtilv a combination of dniniMrats. noun-
lists, sllvcrltes nnd the. vailmm odd and
ends which havo littered the political field
during I ho last fow yearH, but It went down
before the straight republican ticket lu spite
of Mr. Hryan. The Chicago Chronicle, ro-
viewing tho general result of Tuesday's
elections, says of Ihe democratic defeat In
Nebraska; "Tho defeat or the Hryan fusion
popullstlc nnd democratic ticket In No-
hraskn eliminates Mr. Hryan from all con-
federation of democrats In the fuluie as to
their Platform and national candld.ite. As
his last hold on tho national democracy ho
announced hla Intention to "redeem" Nt
braska from tho republicans, who ciurlcd It
ngalnst him In l'.'OO. Nebraska was not "ro-
deemed;" It gave a greater republican uu-
Jorltv than It gave a year ago. There aro
no unkind feelings toward Mr. llryau; his
future Is before him, not behind him, as Is
tho case with many defeated leaders. He
may till n career of political usefulness
which never would have been possible in a
natlonal administration nnd policy founded
on tho unsafe, Impracticable basis of tho
Chicago atid Kansas City platforms. Tho
democracy must look to the future, not to
tho past. Its vision must be toward tlm
rising Issues, not that of retrospection over
abandoned and bnrren fields of confll-t
which ended in defeat. Tho triumphs of tho
ON AX I'.VTH A SH.XSIOX.
North l'lntto Tribune: Tho Omnha Heo
has asked an opinion from each member
of tho last legislature on tho advisability
of culling u special session of the legisla
ture this winter aud tho opinions will
probably be published uext Kunilny. Un
less we mistake tho caliber of the legis
lators, tho majority of them will oppose a
special session.
Dakota City Kagle: The Kagle believes
It tho proper thing for Governor Savago
to call an extra session of tho Nebraska
legislature, to convene In January. There
nru many Important matters that the stnto
Is Interested In Hint could be given ntten
tlon, besides tho congressional, Judicial,
senatorial and representative districts could
bo reapportioned.
Columbus Telegram (dcm.): Governor
Savago, spurred on by Thc .Omaha Hee,
promises to call an extra session of the
legislature. As a rule thc work of spe
cial legislative sessions Is better than that
accomplished at regular sessions, whero all
effort for public good Is subordinated to
the Interests of senatorial candidates, We
grant that thorp Is need of legislative ac
tion In Nebraska, but wo scarce daro hope
for good returns from tho men who did
tho bidding of tho corporations nt Lincoln
last winter.
Wayne Herald: There aro many reasons
why Governor Savago should convene tho
stnto legislature. A revision of tho statutes
Is a necessity, an amendment to tho con
stitution providing llvo supremo court
Judges, instead of throe, Is of vast Impor
tance to tho state, as has been proved by
the great expenses incurred to tho state
ln tho appointing of nine supreme court
commissioners, tho redistrlctlug of tho
state and many other matters. Tho repub
lican party Is ono of progress nnd should
not hesitate to perform Its duties.
Nellgh Leader: A special session of the
Nobraska legislature Is being agitated.
Among tho more Important matters desired
to bo takeu up aro tho redisricting of tho
state into new congressional, Judicial and
legislative districts, giving tho Statu Hoard
cf Health power to control contagious dis
ease nnd other Important subjects. If tho
legislature could be convened nnd tho mem
bers Immediately settle down to hard, sys
tematic work in tho best interests of the
peuplo of the whole stutc, an extra session
would not bo objectionable. Otherwise It
would generally be condemned.
Mlndea Gazette: Tho Omaha Hee ad
vocates calling a special session of the
legislature for thc purpose of submitting
amendments to the constitution aud other
various matters which might bo Included
In tho call. Whllo It Is truo thut thn con
ditions exist ns nnnounccd by The Hee, It
would not help mutters to convene tho legis
lature In special session. Tho republicans
had a working majority In the regular
session and these conditions wcro known
at the time, yet nothing was done, which
might havo been done, to remedy them.
Wo all understand thnt the senatorial fight
was tho burden that perhaps prevented tho
consideration of theso things nt the reg
ular session, but outside those who were
personally Interested la tho fight, more
Interest was tuken In Just such matters
of legislation. No, Tho Bee is making a
mistake In Its advocacy of n special ses
sion nnd tho Gnzottu hopes that none will
bo held.
Tekamah Herald: The Hee refently, In
nn able editorial, advocated tho calling of
a special session of the legislature to enact
such laws and to transact such business as
muy bo deemed imperative by tho governor
nnd Included by him ln tho call, Tho
Herald most heartily endorses tho sugges
tions of Tho Hee. No one with any ac
quaintance with our constitutional provi
sions will contend that It does not need
revision, Tho revenue and road laws aro
very deficient, membership of the supremo
court should be Increased, nuthority to
Invest permanent school funds should ho
changed, also thc county depository law to
mako the intorest rnto harmonious with
existing conditions. Tho repairing or re
building of the Norfolk nsylum and thn
Remodeling of the penltimtlnry nro both
Imperative. Tho Heruld believes that Gov
ernor Savage, from existing conditions,
would bo fully Justified In convening the
legislature In extraordinary session. Thc
cost to the state would not exceed $25,000,
which would soon bo more than repaid by
the benefits accruing from the enactmont
of necessary legislation. Tho Hcrnld nlso
emiorso's Tho Heo's suggestion tliat thn
stoto of Nebraska should bo well ropro
scnted nt thn Louisiana Purchase exposi
tion to be held at St. Louis and to do so
would rrqulro a legislative apportionment
at this thue. The republican party is re
sponsible to tho people of tbo state for
good government. It Is utterly Impossible
to properly administer tho naalrs of tho
state without amending tho constitution, It
is not adequate to present conditions, Our
population and commercial importance havo
outgrown Its provisions, Tho remedy Is
in a special session of thn legislature, Let
us havo It,
I'olltlenl t urf-Alls.
Portland Oregoalnn.
It Is a safe proposition that when wo havo
nnother panic tho demagogue will stand
forth again. Maybe In Lincoln and maybe
from somewhere else tho place mnkes no
difference some eloquent and Imposing
Idiot will gather the groundlings about him
and tell them thnt what alls this great
country today, gentlemen, Is that wo need
more monoy. Thn money power has cor
nered it, tho banks are In a conspiracy and
If ho Is elected tho government shall forth
with provide every honest man with coin
or paper of the realm sufficient to his
needs. The poor shall then bo rich and
the mnn shall be above tho dollar
All of which doubtlews Is well It won't
do for things to bo too easy lu this world
nlong tho path of Unparalleled obstinacy
nnd folly. Tho course Is plain before us.
It la visible to the eye of wisdom. Its lines
aro palpable to the touch of common sense."
As a prpsldentlal possibility Mr. llryau Is
over the fence and out. As n safe parly
lender he Is discredited, ns tho result of
elections again nnd again has shown nnd
as the marcld tendency of the party for tho
last live years has proved. Thc Chtonlclo
says "there arc no unkind feelings toward
Mr. Hryan." We don't know about that.
There are many democrats who find It dlfll-
cult to suppress n feeling of resentment
when they contemplate tho plight to which
the teachings and the leadership of Mr.
Hryan havo brought tho party. Of Mr.
Hrynn's patriotism and good Intention
there Is no question. Theso are virtues
which aro not exclusive or unusual. They
nro possessed by millions of men In tins
country by men who work In tho shops and
who till the fields ns well as by those who,
for parading such virtues, claim great ro-
nown. Patriotism and courage are desir-
able virtues, but they nro greatly Impaired
when not balanced by common sense nnd
Judgment. Perfonally Mr. Hryan Is nn nil-
tnlrablo gentleman, but thn sooner tho
democratic party gets nway from Hryanism
tho better It will bo for tho democratic
party. And lu this opinion we believe nine
democrats out of ten will concur.
IICrilHMCA.V VIHW.1 OP HK.Stl.T.
Plcrco Call: Tho World-Herald iays
there are several reasons why Judgo Hoi
leabeck should havo been elected. Well
there nro several moro reasons why he
shouldn't.
Hradshuw Republican: Judge Sedgwick
has been elected and no man or corpora
tion liming u Just causo need fear his
decisions. It Is tho fellows who nru found
without tho right in their cause that need
loso any sleep.
Lyons Sun: Tho future outlook of tho
republican party 1 bright, In county, stnt
nnd nation. Hy strict attention to duty
and by recognising thc measure of their
responsibility, those who have been chosei
to positions of trust mny keep thc political
horizon clear.
Centrnl City Nonpareil: Soiuo republic
ans nro inclined to glvo Hryan the credit
for tho big popocrntlu slump lu thc slato.
This is not entirely correct, nryan's speak
lng tour through the state mado reptib
llcan votes nn doubt, but he Is not en
titled to all the credit, even If thc fusion
vote did fall awny significantly In every
county In which he spoke.
Stanton Picket: Fuslonlsts have already
figured out Just how many of the stny-at
homes were of their kind of people and
how would havo been tho majority for their
stnto ticket had tbo full vote of tho stato
been polled. That's easy, particularly ns
no ono Is likely to go to tho troublo of
proving them wrong, and It Is nf after-
comfort of which no ono should seek to
deprive them.
Wnyuo Herald: There Is no longer any
doubt of the republicanism of the grand
old stnto of Nobrnskn, Tho majority of
nearly 14,000 given Judge Sedgwick clearly
demonstrates that populism and nrynnlsm
Is n lost cause. Republicans who were led
nwny nro returning with each year, until It
will bo no surprlso If in the fall of 1902
tbo republicans roll up an old-time ma
jority of something like 20,000.
Uentrlce Kxprese: The result of tho
Nebraska elections has attracted national
nttentlon. People who study the signs of
the times see In the great republican vie
tory tho final doom of populism and fusion
nnd calamity, and Nebraska Is at last fully
redeemed from tho unpleasant stigma that
It gained hy electing the tlckot of ruin nnd
repudiation so often. There is no doubt
thnt republican success Is the best ovl
dence of moral character In n common
wealth.
Vork Times: It matters very llttlo
whether tho republican majority In Ne
braska Is oven 13,000 or 12,750. The sig
nificance Is Just thn same. Nebraska will
continue to Incrcnso In wisdom nnd virtue
until It has a republican majority like
Iowa. Thero Is no reason In thc wide, wide
world why tho people of this state should
not be Just ns scnslblo and loyal ns our
neighbors across the creek. They aro get
ting that way as rapidly as It Is safo to
go, A steady growth beats u boom.
Palls City Journal: And wo, tho people
of Nchraskn, are to enjoy a good old-fashioned
republican Thanksgiving. There U
nil tho difference ln the world between a
republican Thanksgiving and a pop Thanks
giving. In rcpubtlcnn times the spirit of
prosperity and good feeling Is evorywhero
present nnd a mnn Is thankful Just because
ho can't help It. In pop times tho gloom
of dire prophecy rosts on thn land aud a
man can't sit down to his Thanksgiving
dinner without looking under the tabic to
see If an octopus Is not hiding there.
I'KIISO.VAI, AMI OTIIKUWINi:.
The New York Evening Post Is 100 years
old and a fairly sufo ono to tin to.
So King Kdward must stop smoking,
Evan the king business Is not what it litis
been cracked up to be.
Tho. Huffalo physicians who attended
President McKlnloy have decided not to
put In a bill for their services, preferring to
leave the matter of compensation to tho
discretion of congress.
Occasionally a man acknowledges ho Iisb
had enough. A doting Hoosler fnthor, who
gave his son away to his divorced step
mother In moro senses than ono, chenr
fully remarked- "Tako her, my boy, and
be happy. I couldn't."
Alderman Hunter of Chicago has con
ceived thn notion of establishing a home
for tho neglected and dilapidated ntntues
which In years past havo crept Into Chi
cago's parks and other public places. Iln
will call It Ruination park.
A baptist preacher ln Missouri who was
nsked to suggest a suitable minister of
thut denomination for chaplain of the army
advertised tho fuct and received f'SI rn
spouses by mull besides several score of
cnllors. Tho possibilities of advortlslns
contlnuo to amaze Its devotees.
The German emperor Is Hold to be a good
shot In splto of his liuno arm. Ilo uses a
kind of prop on which ho rests his arm
when taking aim. Ilo Is wonderfully apt
and to seo him riding, shooting or driving
it would never bo supposed that he cannot
even cut his own meat at dinner.
Mrs, Alice (Jwyiuio Vanderbllt has given
the commission for the most elaborate,
massive and costly sot of bronze doors ever
fashioned In America as a memorial to her
husband, tho lain Cornelius Vanderbllt
They aro to form the portnls to St. Harthol
omnw's chuich, which Mr. Vanderbllt at
tended.
At least ono cat did not come back. Pius
scaled a polo carrying electric power from
Niagara falls, walked on the feed wire and
rested Its 1 h II on a parallel wire. -Thorn
was a Hash and a yowl, That ended the
narrative and the cut. Hut the body hung
lifeless to tho wlie. short-circuited tho
curienl and stopped business on the lino
fur two hours.
AATIO.VM, All! I'Olt HtltKiAi IO.,
Kcntiirr of (In- I'riibleiu llru.iilrliiur
.Sertoli Cnnslilpriilloii,
IndlittmpullH Joumnl. ,
Tho advocates of nn extended system ot
nntlonnl Irrigation aro nlrrndy pushing theli
plans to secure a large appropriation to b
expended lu reclaiming the arid lands,
which embrace u Inrgo portion of tho ter
ritory west of tho 100th meridian. It Is
claimed that J200.000.000 will be needed to
inrry out tho plans which have been made
and that thcro Is sufllclcul water to mako
nearly or qulto all the arid lands fertile.
In reference to the wnter supply, thrro
should be no mistake, since much of tho
expenditure would prove useless If It should
bo discovered, when It shall bo too late,
thnt thc water supply is deficient. Tho
desirability of u moro general system of
Irrigation lu all of thc agricultural statos
bus been demonstrated by tbo reports of
the wonderful results which l.avn been ob
tained la tho limited areas la tho far west
which have bceu treated by private capital.
Thu past season tho protracted drouth over
the corn belt rut oft hnlt the corn crop, to
say nothing of thn d.uungo to other crops.
Those who take a cheerful view of tho loss
of tho corn crop say tho smaller yield will
bring about as much money as would havo
been realized from a full crop. Thero could
bo something la thnt claim If all tho com
grown worn sold ns n cereal Instead of being
disposed of In tho form of cattle, hogs and
like products of corn feeding. To thoso
farmers who feed stock tho higher prleo
brings no compensation or relief. Such a
system of Irrigation as would Insure thn
older agricultural states ngalnst drouth
would add Immensely to tho viduo of their
farms.
Very niiturnlly, tho congressmen and
others who llvo In tho nrld states and ter
ritories nro noxious to havo tho work b
gun upon so extensive a scnlo that millions
of ncrcs of desert lands would becomo thn
most productive in the world In tbo courso
of a very few years. So Intent arc they In
this purpose that they do not stop to con
sider the Injury that may romo to the
owners of farms in the older states by thn
bringing of millions of acres ot now Innda
under cultivation, For this reason the ad
vocates of largo expenditure, for artificial
Irrigation in the arid country must not bo
surprised if they find tho congressmen of
tho older ngrlculturol states lukewarm If
not hostile to extensive schemes for Irri
gation. Senntor Spooner Is reported to bo
hostllo to an extent that he will opposo
nuy scheme.
To avoid tho possibility 6f depreciation
of fnrms ln the older states the work ot
irrigation by fcdernl apptuprlntlon should
go on gradually and tho Inuds should bo dis
posed of nt n price which will enable tho
general government to get back a largo
part of tho money expended for artificial
Irrigation. To this end, and to keep the
lands out of tho hands of speculators, con
gress should mako certain thnt a good
prleo bo put upon the lauds to be reclaimed
and limit iho tracts sold to a half section
In order to keep them out of the hands ol
specillatlvo persons. It will bo of untold
value to tho country to hnve tho nrld lands
brought under cultivation, since U will bo
equivalent to adding several largo states
to tho Inhabitable area of tho t'nlted
States, but tho making of those Inhnhltablo
areas should go on grndunlly and exoduses
llko those into Oklahoma and tho recently
acquired Indian lands prevented by placing
a fair prleo upon thn lnnds inndo valuable
by artificial Irrigation. x
i,.w ;nij i.i.m'.s.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Mrs. Noah-Say,
pa. I wish you'll talk to Shorn nnd .laphotb.
Tho Admiral What's tbo matter wt
'em'' . . . . i -
"Why, they're making an awful nicked
because they hnvo to sit down nt tho snmo
tablo and cat with Unm."
Dotrolt Free Prpss:
"Hut .Touch, gavo ypu
his
word, didn't be?" said Frlshle.
Yes," replied Perkasp. "but I don't UUe
to tuko Jones woru. no woiri uvcn ncci
It himself."
Chicago Tribune: "Have you no liluh
Ideals?" asked the man with thn subscrip
tion bonk, who wns trying In vain to got n
donation for the neighborhood Improve
ment fund from the tobacconist.
"Nn," said the tobacconist. "That's u
brund wo don't handle."
Chicago Trlbuuo: Sympathizing Friend
It must bo u terrible thing to lmvo one's
boy so far awny from homo nnd to feel that
his llfo Is In danger every day. I can
Imagine How It mum seem in you.
Tearful Motlier-Ob, It's not the sou Hint's
In tbo Philippines I'm so uneasy about. It's
Dicky. Ho's Joined tho college foot ball
team!
finvptaml Plain Dealer: "I was nwfullv
troubled with Inxomanla last night.
"Are you sure. It was lumnnunm.
"Why shouldn't I bo suro? I was wlda
awake at tho time
n'.iai.iinri.iii Minr- "Tim banana, nee!
Joke seems to have guno entirely out of
vogue, reiuui 111:11 m- ini.,,
That, repueii uiu iiiy w. mm
,... ,nluu...i ii trick. "Ih entlrclv due to
the efficiency ot the street cleaning depart
ment."
u.,.., nr., III.. .Imii-iuil: Kvimi when 11 girl
doesn't really love the young man who
regularly brings ncr a iwo-ihiuiiu
eliocoiaies every wren, luiim-u."
,,,.ii imr thnt Ii r unwise to discourage
him until sho absolutely bus to,
Philadelphia. Press: "How- byld-lieaded
t'nelo Menry Is, na: cxcinimen wnuo
Hneruni. , .
Yes, respnnoeo .111. iim-iiim iimu-.',-
slvely. " to look at nun you wouiu never
suppose that your Uncle Henry wus once
11 famous fool ball player.
tu.ii.i.i..iiiii I'litlmlli! Rtimiliml: "Don't
you think thn now cook Is pretty, dear?"
she said.
"II 111! riltll'ir, Kllllllllien ll. . n;ijuj.
"And such beautiful hair. I wish 1 bad
It "
"Ho patient." said he. ns hn examined
a forkful of hash, "and no doubt we'll both
get It by uogrecs,
Philadelphia Press: "It Is feared now
ladelphla Press: "it is reared now."
.), iirliuiinr "thnt nur troons 111
said
South Africa may be attacked by a small
pox epidemic, i ne uiseuro ik uimu inci
lent iinioni; tho liners."
"No nanger. iu i-m i r'".il,,
unless you get within mllo or so of It.
Wnslilnctoii Star: "I always . stand by
my friends." remarked Senator Sorghum.
"Hut some of your old allies aro very
Indignant".. . , . .....
"Tliat s all rigui. ui "iiw "i uni
nnss It sometimes becomes necessary for
mo tO ir.lllrionil " IH'.'HU nil" nil .'liriuy,
thus obvlaling thn necessity of standing
by him any more"
THU TA VI.II.V AT Till! ll.MI.
Haltlmoro American.
Down life's rood a Tavern
Marks tho end.
Where sometimes quartered
Fon nud friend,
Weary of tlm Journey:
Faint of breath
Friend and foe must greet him,
landlord Death.
Landlord Den Hi Is quiet
In his wiiv;
Yet ho has pleasures
Day by day; ,
Pleusurrs Hint hn greets with
Smiles bo grim
Yes, and they who travol
Smile on him,
You may tnku no luggago
To his Inn.
Juy nor tears nor fortune,
Nay. nor hI it.
When you come you Icnvn It
Ail behind.
Many vow sincerely
Death Is kind.
Guests thero are who tremble
At thn gate:
Guests theio are who enter
All scdato;
Other guests would parley
For a whllo;
Others, too. who hasten,
With a smile.
Down life's road a Tavern
Marks thn nnd.
Farther on the highways
Dlrnly blend,
Death will mako no answer,
Ye or No,
If wo nn that highway
Stay or go,
1