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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FBI DAY. DECEMBER 27, 1901.
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Tho ilrst ChrlstmnR of the century will
bo rcniotnberod n a model of climatic
perfection.
The treclcHH prulrlo Htutc8 Hccm, never
theless, to produce bouic of tlio best
cabinet Umber.
Tho army or uuvy ofllcer without n
reprimand In his pocket has reasou to
compluln of being slighted.
It 1b estlmuted thut Chicago consumed
1,500,000 turkeys ChrlstmnH day. It
must be preparing to gobble up a few
nioro BtiburbH.
Iowa has not yet managed to plaut n
favorite son In the presidential chair,
but It Is succeeding pretty well In pre
empting tho top rounds of the ladder.
Tho sewer pipe manufacturers havo
formed a combination, with a capital
stock of several million dollars. How
do they ever expect such u combination
to hold water?
Tho World-Herald's excluslvo tip on
the pardon that was to have been Hart
ley's Christmas present was doubtless
only another caso of the wish being
father to the thought
Fornkor and Ilnnna have burled tho
hatchet and tho threatened polltlcnl
prlso light which was scheduled for New
Year's day at Columbus will not bo
pulled olt as advertised.
Weather sharks arc greatly disturbed
by thu appearance of sun and moon
"dogs." As they are well behaved dogs
that never howl, there uppcars to bo no
good reason for objecting to tbeir
presence.
Tho session of tho city council as a
board of equalization Is ten days off.
That ought to give time enough to the
representatives of the Iteal Ustato ex
change to formulate a strong showing
against thu tax shirkers.
The Civil Servlco commission has noti
fied Historian Maelay that nothing In
tho law Interferes In the least degree
with his dropping the laborer's shovel
and hammer ami devoting all his time
nud attention to literary effort.
A bill Is to be Introduced lu the Now
York legislature providing for a censor
ship of the drama. If It eliminates
Bomu of the "Now York successes"
which Hunt out this way a suiferlng
public will welcome Its speedy enact
ment. Candidates for tho position on tho dis
trict bench about to be vacnted by Judge
Baker still have two days In which to
present their claims to the bar. These
candidates should not overlook the fact
that the court bailiffs may have some
thing u say.
Kvery mini appointed on tho commit
tee to devise a plan for settling peace
uldy disputes between labor and capital
has accepted, It Is too much to hope
that serious differences can bo done
away with entirely, but the makeup of
the committee would seem to Justify the
belief thut It can accomplish something
if the members will d'ovote their talents
and energies to the task before them.
The regular mld-wlutor Indian war
scare comes this year from Indian Ter
ritory. Evidently the flght-wlth-des-porado
story has been worked out. In that
section ami correspondents are forced
to go back to the old original. Tho In
dians In the territory have accumulated
a Iurge amount of experience lu past
years and are not likely to seek auy
tnoro Instruction at tho bunds of tho
oldlera.
SKCUKTAHY GAGE'S SUCCESSOIl.
The financial and commercial Inter
ests of thu country will bo well satis
lied with tho appointment of Governor
Shaw of Iowa to succeed Mr. dago us
secretary of the treasury. He brings to
tho olllce the same preparation for Its
arduous duties that Mr. dago possessed
practical experience lu llnanclal uf
fairs and a very thorough knowledge
of the science of ilunnce. Some of the
strongest nrguments for thu gold stand
ard were niude by doveruor Shaw and
there Is no more earnest supporter of
that policy than he. We are unable to
say what his views are regarding thu
propitious for further currency leg
islation and as to the plan recommended
by .Secretary dage In his annual report
and there will be gieat Interest lu learn
ing his position. What enn conlldeutly
be expected Is, that the administration
of the Treasury department under .Mr.
.Shaw will be safe mid conservative and
that the business Interests of tho coun
try will be cured for to the full extent
of tho secretary's authority to help the
money market whenever It shall re
ipilru help.
.Secretary Gage lins maile a record
that places hlui In tho very front rank
of lluunci) ministers. His administra
tion has been signalized by tho enact
ment of tho gold standard law of March
14, IU00, the eminently successful financ
ing of the Spanish war und thu enhanced
credit of tho government It has been
a thoroughly practical administration
and hits hud at all times tho Implicit
conlltlenco of tho country.
MAYCUXSWKIl I'A&'AMA I'lWt'OSAU
Washington advices say that congress
may consider thu Panama company's
proposal to sell. Tho correspondent of
the New York Times says that If the
Frenchmen come to the United States
prepared to trade according to Ameri
can methods and really offer this coun
try a bargain It Is the prevailing opin
ion that there will be a possibility of
a sale. Tho correspondent states that
Influential senators do not assent to tho
dictum that tt Is too lato to think of
tho Punanut route. They hold that they
should not rush to tho disposition of
what they consider it matter of stu
lienilous Importance nud that It Is not
necessary, In order to meet tho expecta
tion of the country, to pass tho meas
ure In n hurry.
Other correspondents, however, say
that the action of the Panama company
shareholders Is not expected to mako
any appreciable change In the pro
grant in regard to tho passage of the
Nicaragua canal' bill. At the same
tlmo It Is noted that there Is a growing
doubt as to tho wisdom of rushing for
wurd wltli the Nicaragua enterprise, re
gardless of any possible advantages to
bo derived from tlio use of what has al
ready been done nt Panama. If the
French compauy Is prepared to sell Its
property at a reasonable' price It Is un
derstood that $40,000,000 will bo asked
which would result In saving the
United States ninny millions of dollars,
It Is manifestly thu duty of congress to
consider tho proposition. Tho building
of an Isthmian canal Is purely a busi
ness enterprise and should bo treated
us such. If wo can buy tho property
of tho Panama company so that the
cost of completing that route would be
mnterlully less thnu the cost of the
Nlcurngun cauul, sound business princi
ples dictate that that Is what should be
done.
It now nppenrs probable thut an earn
est effort will bo mndo to secure con
sideration for any reasonable offer the
Panama company shall make, but It is
doubtful if further negotiations will
avail anything, so strongly committed
are a majority of congressmen to the
Nicaragua route. Tho Hepburn bill
will come up In the house Immediately
after the reassembling nud It Is safe
to say there will be llttlo delay In pass
ing It. The senuto may, not be disposed
to hurry canul legislation, but when
ever It does act It will bo for tho Nica
ragua route.
COUNTY TllEASUllEltS' OOADS.
The costly experience of the state and
the various cities and counties of tho
state which have sought to recover from
tho sureties of defaulting treasurers tho
sums lost or embezzled has brought
about a general abandonment of tho old
system of Individual sureties for cus
todians of public funds. Few property
owners who nre able to (pmllfy on treas
urers' bonds are disposed to Incur these
obligations, even for their best friends.
On the other hand, olllclals charged with
the scrutiny of these bonds and tho en
forcement of their provisions llud It
almost Impossible to recover from Indi
vidual bondsmen their pro rata of tho
losses sustnined through tho dereliction
of faithless treasurers.
llecause of the strict provisions of the
depository law, which requires city,
county and statu treasurers to account
for tho Interest received from the de
posit of public funds, the Income of the
treasurers is positively limited, In no
caso exceeding ?L,r()0 a year. To com
pel the treasurer to procure an In
demnity company bond Is therefore a
hardship and affords an Incentive for
the farming out of public funds for pri
vate gain. To remove this lnceutlvo
for speculation in public funds the lust
legislature made an appropriation to pay
for tho bond of tho state treasurer and
enacted a law giving to the county com
missioners of each county the right to
pay for the bonds of comity ollicers
wherever furnished by surety com
pnnles. Tho law specifically nuines all
the state nnd county ollicers who shall
give bouils and the amount of the bond
which each shall bo required to furnish.
With a view to applying the provisions
of this law to the Incoming county olli
cers the hoard of commissioners
of Lunenster county has procured nu
opinion from It legal adviser, who de
clares that there Is grave doubt of the
constitutionality of tho law, by reason
of the defective title of the bill. While
the opinion of tbo county attorney ia not
conclusive, the action of the Lancaster
county otllclals In refusing to pay for
the bond of their treasurer and other
county ollicers affords a precedent which
other county boards nre likely to
emulate.
In view of Its great Importance It Is
to be hoped that a test cuso will be sub
tnltted to the supreme court and Uie
constitutionality of this law speedily de
termined.
AMEltlLA.t LVADEllSlllV.
A Mexican newspaper, referring to thu
return to tho United States of a mem
ber of our delegation to the Pan-Amerl
can congress Just us Important quesv
Hons are coming up tor consideration
by tlio congress, miys "It's now coming
to be believed that at Washington there
Is discontent over the fact that tlie
Latin nations do not show docility In
accepting the leadership of the United
States." There Is In this a sumucsllon
of the spirit that prevails to a consider
able extent among the people of thu
Spunlsh-Aincrlcaii countries and lends
them to distrust this country. Almost
tiny suggestion proceeding from the
United Suites Is regarded with sus
picion. This country bus not attempted to as
sume leadership of thu Latin nations.
All It has undertaken Is to bring about
closer polltlcul and commercial relations
between the republics of this hemisphere,
with a view to the advancement of their
well'aro unit prosperity. In proposing a
conference of the republics there was no
purpose on the part of our government
to assume leadership lu that body or to
dlctato policies and principles. The
United States stands upon an equal foot
ing wltli thu other countries represented
In the congress, with the same privilege
of suggestion and recommendation that
Is enjoyed by the other republics. So
fur as the authorities at Washington are
concerned they are probably not greatly
concerning themselves with what Is tak
ing place In the Ulty of Mexico certainly
not to such an extent as to attempt
to exert any undue Iniltieiice upon the
deliberations of the congress. The rep
resentatives of the United Suites lu that
body will urge the acceptance of Ameri
can principles and what Is believed here
to be the proper policy for the southern
republics. That Is their duty, but they
will perform It In no offensive way and
with no assumption of leadership, In the
sense conveyed by the Mexican news
paper. It Is very remarkable that after all the
effort which has been made to assure
tlio Latln-Americuu countries of tho
hearty umJ sincere friendship of the
United States and of the earnest solici
tude of this country for their peace and
prosperity, we are still distrusted and
doubted. This feeling Is not so general
and strong now us It was Immediately
after the closo of the war with Spain,
when the Idea was fostered Unit this
country had entered upon a career of
territorial aggrandizement thut menaced
tho southern republics, but there Is no
sound reason why any of the feeling
should continue. The assunuiccs given
by President McKlnley und by President
Itoosovelt ought to have swept awny all
feeling of distrust of the United States
In 1U relations to the southern republics.
The iwllcy of the United SUites lu re
gard to those countries was expressed
by -Mr. itoosovelt when he said that
"wo wLsh to work with them hand In
hand, so that all of us may be uplifted
together." Wo desire to cultivate the
friendship and good will of our sister
republics and this we shall best accom
plish by leaving them to work out their
own salvation In Uielr own way.
The announcement Is mndo thut the
provision In the urtlcles of Incorporation
of thu auditorium association prohibit
ing the corporation from assuming a
mortgage liability has been abrogated
by a vote of moro than two-thirds of tho
subscribers to tho stock, nud the man
agers anticipate no further trouble lu
raising Uie money required for the erec
tion of thu nudltorlum building by a
building loan, or, In caso of failure to
negotiate such a loan, to Induce responsi
ble contractors to assume all risks lu Uie
collection of balances duu them after the
building bus been completed. Wo ap
prehend, however, thut sonio snugs may
still havo to bo removed before the chan
nel Is clear. It Is nu open question
whether all parties who were Induced to
subscribe to tho auditorium stock on
condition that the grounds mid building
should never be mortgaged will ac
quiesce lu tho very radical change In the
coudlUons that. constituted the contract
between them nnd tho association. It
also remains to be seen whether any
contractor with sulllcleut means to
complete tho building can bo Induced to
venture on the undertaking unless ho
has something more than a lieu on thu
property to Insure to him repayment for
material and labor within a reasonable
time. Assuming thut the atidltorium
compuny can raise one-half of the cost
of thu building, thu contractor would
still have to cany from $75,000 to $100,
000 ami take his chances on realizing
that amount by foreclosure of tho Hen.
The proprietors of tho Denver pool
rooms and bucket shops and Uie Denver
Mining and Stock exchange havo been
notllicd by tho sheriff that tliey must
discontinue busluess at ouco or be ar
raigned for violating tho criminal code
of Colorado. Tho postscript to this an
nouncement gives tho additional infor
mation that this Judicial notice Is not to
be taken seriously, but Is merely an
edict issued In technical compliance with
law. The uctuul closing of the places
designated by tho sheriff of Arapahoe
comity would precipitate a riot.
The county commissioners aro ngaln
besieged by franchise speculators who
deslro to secure right-of-way over county
roads for suburban electric motor lines.
The board haR heretofore managed to
resist the blandishments of various sets
of promoters and dealers In franchise
opUons and It 1b to bo hoped It will con
tinue uraily In thut courso and reject all
proiwsnls not known to bo backed by
ample capital. Omaha nud Douglas
county aro vitally Interested In the con
structlon of a system of suburban motor
lines thut will accommodate the con
stntiUy growing tralllc between this city
and towns and villages within n radius
of forty miles. Hut these much-needed
Improvements should not be allowed to
become the stock-Iu-trnile of lmpccunl
ous promoter and adventurers.
A big hoe has been knocked In the
now German tariff bill before It Is even
enacted Into law. On demand of Hus
sla thu minimum grain duties have been
strlckun out und by the time other
neighbors are accommodated little of the
orlglual spirit of the bill will remain
With tho possible exception of Uie meat
provisions, those relating to grain are of
the most concern In the United States
and with Uie minimum duty provision
removed the door is left open for adnils
slon of American grain through treaty
provisions. The political necessities of
Europe are proving the best ugeiicy for
warding off the hostile sentiment against
American trade advancement.
J ho llckleness of Cuban character
could not be better Illustrated Uiau by
Uio treatment of General Gomez, who la
now touring Uie Island lu behalf of tho
cundlducy of Setior Pol ma. Tho old
general has glveu years to the service of
Cuba, been the mainstay of Its efforts
for Independence, und uska noUiiug for
himself In return. Yet because he Is
supporting a candidate who Is uupopu
lar in a particular province, he Is hooted
and hissed. Decent regard for the sue-
rillces of Gomez would at least suggest
a respectful hearing.
ThLIiiu Au Clinura.
Washington Post.
It will bo noticed thut Marconi used thu
old-fashioned wires in sending for thu In
dhuiupolls girl whom he lu to wed.
Jerry Spill I he Crenm.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Jerry Simpson confesses that most of his
populist posing in congress was for political
uuect as everybody outslilu of Kansas bus
pucted at tho time.
.Sell ley uml the t'rlie .Money.
lndlanupollx News.
mo ireasury ilepartment has sent to
Admiral Schley a check for f 3,334, tho share
of tho prize money duo him for the destruc
lion of the Spanish fleet at Santiago. So
tho man that, according to Dowey and tho
people, commanded at the battle and is en
titled to tho glory of (ho victory, docn not
receive one-eighth aa much prize monoy as
Admiral Sampson, who was not in tho fight,
wnuu captain Chndwlck, who was bo for-
tunato uh to command tho vessel that bore
tho absent bampsou, received four times as
much as thu mau who commanded and won
tho light!
Cnucrriitiiir "fenny Pontage."
Philadelphia. Ledger.
Henry C. Payne, tto new postmaster
general, Is quoted as aylng in an Inter
view that ho favors, "fenny" which prob
ably means ono cent -jostago and will do
all In Mb power tobtlng It about. That,
however, Ib a matter ipr congress and not
thu Postofllce department to decide. He Is
also represented as Baying that he4
"strongly favors civil scrvlco In all depart
ments, and tnis win bo reaBsurlng to
many who have locked upon his appoint
ment with some apprehension, because his
reputation Is Bomuvthat tho other way.
A ltoyol 'Up from Slum.
Philadelphia North American.
Tho king of Slum deigns to notify tho
government of tho United States that It Is
his royal pleasure to visit this country
nud that ho will graciously permit elthor
thu government or a syndicate of flattered
nnd kow-towing citizens to pay bis ex
penses. Ho will coudcsccn'l tc accept an
official Invitation from tho president to
coiuo as the guest of tho intlon. Tho na
tion, If consulted on tho mitter, would ex
tend a cordial Invltntlon t tho royal beg
gar to stay where ho Is or travel like a
gentleman at his own cost.
O in rim Unit Fitlled.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Theto has been a gcncrtl hunting up of
omlnouu precedents in connection with
English coronations, enou;h at least to
glvo King Edward a bad quarter of an
hour. Crowns have toppbd, attendants
havo Mumbled and fallon, canopies have
been torn nnd other unpleisant mlsbnpn
havo occurred. Perhaps It vlll encourago
him to read that eomo of tie most awk
ward of these happenings oicurrcd at tho
crowning of his mother of blessed memory.
Surely tho omons did not mterfcro with
tho succeea of her long and trllllant reign.
THE rilKSIOK.Vr "HUN. THIXCJS."
Good Itraaltn Likely to l'ollovr
Ilia
Attention to Detail.
Minneapolis Jotirnul (rep)
It Is reported that tho numbers of the
cablnot And President Ilooavelt a hard
man to got along with. Tho members are
represented ns complaining Uat tho presi
dent undertakes to docldo all tho big qucs
Hons In every department, reducing tho
secretaries to mcro clerks. Whether these
reports represent facts or not they aro not
surprising or startling.
Tho prosldent Is of a sanguine tempera
ment and of a dominating lendency. He
likes to "run things," aa the common
phraso has It. It la said thfct ho has ex
pressed great pleasure in bung president
and that he Is not weighed doun by the
cares of nfllco or worried by Pb responsi
bilities. It Is a posltivo pleusuro for him
to Htudy great questions, deckle momentous
points and map out policies. Tho prospect
of a desk full of Important matters press
ing for consideration dellghu Instead of
appalls hlra and he goes at fch task with
as much zest as ho does at his 'Unner later
In tho day.
Under a president who lets his necretar
Icb settle the questions that ariso In their
departments the president's real power
dwindles and tho government becomes In
organization a sort pf bureaucracy. The
cabinet members represent only so many
divisions of tho .executlvo power. Strictly
speaking, they aro only executive clerks.
Tho cabinet Is not recognized la tho consti
tution. As an advisory body to tb presi
dent it Is a creation of custom I'ustnm
has made the cablnot officers powerful, but
with a president of Itoosovolt type they
will have only tho power he grants bem.
If the president doesn't undertako too
much detail this disposition to pars on the
acts of his secretaries Bhould have a good
effect. It will make the Becr'tarles moro
rareful and it will mako government em
ployes everywhere feol that the nc ot a
vigorous, hard-working, progressive. Inno
vating president aro upon then- Already
we are told thore has been a pronounced
change of atmosphere In tlie bureau,
Kverybody Is waking up and there Is a feel
ing abroad that every employe of the gov
ernment Is expected to have Ideas, be
original, tako th lnltla.ttv ami tet out ot
Jim Hill's
Portland
President Hill's statement of the circum
stances that gave rlso to the Northern Se
curities company is a testimonial to the
power of public opinion. Aa such no fault
Is to bo found with It, for It deals with mat-
ters of which it is proper that tho public
should bo Informed. But it Is also n rev-
elation of weakness, of conscious weakness,
on tho part of Mr. Hill, his friends nnd his
enemies. This revelation Is presented In
Mr. Hill's argument, the essence ot which
Is that the great nnd good men who direct
the destinies of tho new railroad trust havo
been forced Into this position nt trcmen-
dous sacrlflco to themselves for the protec
tion of tho dear people. And for this heroic
self-sacrlflco aro they criticised by an un
feeling public.
Ono need not quarrel with Mr. Hill's
statement of facts lu order to see the fallacy
of his Insidious conclusions, though It Is
nows that tho Harrlman people were first
to attempt tho capture of the Durllngton
syotem. llut the Ilurllngton having llnally
been secured for tho northern lines and at
least temporary control of tho Northorn
Pnclflo having been obtained by tho Union
Pacific, seems no Justification for tho or
ganization of a new corporation, tho appar
ent purpose of which v.aa to crystallize In
permanent form tho extravagant "values"
that had been manipulated Into certain
railroad shares. I,osa than $250,000,000 of
Northern Pacific and Great Northorn Block
constitute tho assets of tho Northorn Se-
curltles company; yet that company Is ex
pected to earn between 4 and 6 per cent
on lta capital ot 1400,000,000. II y this pro.
coss tbo $200,000,000 Is mado to yield a sum
that would bo legitimate return on J400,-
000,000, nnd it Ib done In a way calculated
to protect tho Investors from public
scrutiny.
Klvo per cent does not seem too lnrge an
lncomo from legltlmnto Investments, but
5 per cent on $100,000,000 18, 8 per cent
on $2.)0,000,000, and a combination having
HOl'.Ml Allot;'!' NEW YOltlC.
Hippie on tlie Current of Life In the
Metropolis.
A widow from San Francisco residing
In Now York City appeared In court re
cently as defendant In a novel BUlt brought
by a grafting specialist for services ren
dered. Tho defenso of tho widow revealed
a somewhat common practice among society
people In Greater New York, that of work
ing as agents for various money-making
schemes. The plntntlff In tho caso was a
Bomatopathlst," defined as a practitioner
who "corrects physical Irregularities or dls-
cases by manipulation nnd descnsltlzatlon
of tho patient." Tho widow had a few
physical defects which tho "Bomatopathlst"
manipulated $90 worth. In her defense J
tho widow declared ho had agreed to ac
cept In exchange for his Bcrvlcos her In
troduction to her friends and acquaintances
nnd In addition would Induce them to
pntronlzo tho manipulator. Tho plea satis
fied the Jury. Tho practice has become
known as "society grafting." Women aro
tho chief workers. They aro supposed to
be people of Influence. They go to n dealer
In Bomo commodity nnd suggest that If ho
will keep them supplied they will pralso his
goods, to nil their friends. A new nnd
aspiring florist has a dozen society women
'on his Btnff" In this way. Thero aro
numbers of dames of groatcr or less prom
inence who would never think of paying
anything for having photogrnphB taken.
Cosmetics, lotions and various beautlflers
are to be had gratis by those who are
adroit enough to show how they can ad-
vertiso the articles among their acquaint
nnccs. A woman who bears one of tho
best known names In New York nnd who la
nothing less than tho paid agent of n cer
nln brand of chnmpagnc, nor Is all her pay
taken "In trade," cither. Sho Is supplied
with tho wine, ad libitum, and gctB a nice
llttlo amount of pin money overy month
also. It has romalned for tho Ingenuity of
the Sun Francisco widow to Introduce, this
method Into the learned profession.
Now York makes dally uso of 1.0R0.000
quarts of milk. When thoro Is a big storm
and tho trains are lato, ns wbb the caao last
Saturday, thero Is trouble In homes nnd
hotels. Tho city was compelled to got
long with but 680,000 quarts. Tho hotels
hospltnls and restaurants wcro given tho
preference and prlvato consumers compelled
to go without
Five years ago a mnn could havo bought
Beat on tho Now York Stock exchange for
$15,000. In 1898 a snlo was mado at $27,500,
which was tho highest that had been given
in ion years, cscvcrni weeks ago two or
threo sales wero mndo nt $73,000 nnd now
tho record price of $75,000 has been mndo,
ThlB Indicates tho lmmcnso expansion In
the buying and selling of stocks nnd the
monoy thero Is In It for the brokors.
Tho fight against tho despotlers of the
Palisades along tho Jersey const of the
Hudson rlvor Is bringing fruit. The Inter
state Park commission Is acquiring all the
land between Fort Io and Piedmont nnd
the stntos of New York nnd Now Jersey nro
expected to open their purses ngaln to pay
for tho now tracts yet unpurchased. It Is
the Intention to mako a public park along
tho river and when this Is done tho west
horo of tho Hudson will bo as beautiful an
tho east shore, which Is now lined by
Rlversldo park, one of tho most picturesque
breathing npots In America.
New York has decided that It does not
caro to purchaso tombstones. There han
been much land recently condemned for
public purposes In Westchester county and
other suburbs, and among tho parcols havo
been a largo number of prlvnto grounds.
In these nre many tombstones, nomo of
which are fifty or moro years old. The
thrifty farmers havo been compelling the
city to pay for those, In addition to the
land, nnd It Is surprising how a moss
covered stone that has been standing over
tho gravo of somebody who was a grand
father to somcono who once owned tho land
can Increnso In vnluo when it cornea to a
matter of Bale. Dills for hundreds of such
stones nro now In the city's hands.
Tho olllclals have now decided that they
will hereafter pay for no slnbs, vaults,
stones or other evidences of a time-worn
grief.
Iloeliery nnd Kooaevelt.
Philadelphia Press,
Lord Hosobery's now doctrine Is that a
nation, like a mnn, must hustlo for all It
gots. "Ulcssod are tho hustlers," ho says
In suMtanco, "for they shall got the earth,"
This Is President Uoosevclt's favorite beatt
tudo also. Tho men much resemble each
othor. both began with llfo's advantages
and disadvantages, Mr. Prlmroso, the
Scotch lawyer from whom Lord Iloscbery Is
descended, was much the sort or man from
whom President Rocsevelt starts In tho
some century. Doth have distinguished
themselves In letters. Both enjoy life,
though In different ways. Doth talk woll.
Each has risen to high placo early. Both
havo the courage to differ with their party
and party leaders. Both prcuch tho strenu
ous life. If thu two English-speaking na
tions come lo put these two men, bo alike,
In charge at onco, there will bo soma very
Interesting history made. Both txillcvo la
jjlolcx thlsstf.
Explanation
Oregonlan.
for Its object tho throttling of competition
In order that such great profits mny be
taken from the people very reasonably
nrouscs public' hostility. True, as Mr. Hill
says, tho railroad kings In tho Northern
combination might have sold their stock
nt a handsome advance, but It will take
Mr. Hill a long time to convlnco the public
that It was consideration for the Interests
of th people of Mlnucsotn that deterred
them from doing so. They did what It was
for their private, selfish lutorests to do
and if the Interests of tho public were to
to reap benefit In any way, this would be
entirely Incidental to tho main object of the
deal. It Is nonsenso for Mr. Hill to seek to
convoy the Impression that all this labored
manipulation ot colossal railroad Interims
wan for the particular purpose of keeping
the spirit of the antl-consolldntlon laws
nnd at serious tlmmclal loss to the men
responsible for tho action. It Is nil gam
mon. "tet tlmo determine." says Mr. Hill,
"whether the public will be benefited or
Injured by what wo have dono nnd will
contluuo to do." This Is n specious pica.
It Is the plea of (lultcnu or a Ozolgosz;
not of the magnificent railroad builder nnd
business organizer we have been accustomed
to recognlza In James J. Hill. Time mivv
be nn essential clement In proving tho
wisdom ot some courses of action, but nn
act that Is morally nnd legally and cconom-
lently wrong cannot bo made otherwlso by
lapso ot time. Mr. Hill's entire cxplaua
tlon Is obviously addressed to the people
who tako tho view that his railroad trust
Is Illegal nnd harmful. If It la so todnv
tlmo cannot Justify It. A plea for tolernnco
for time to entrench more securely the new
railroad policy of non-competltlon, will
find small favor with tho general public,
nnd will probably move tho people of MIn
nesota to moro determined action against
tho combination
l'Altno.MMJ POWER OVHHWOItlf EI.
Executive rieiiieney t'ndolinf tin
Work of tlie ('our In.
Ht. I.ouIh Republic.
Coventor Davis ot Arkansas might with
ndvantngo have gono farther In establishing
a new rulo governing the method of making
implication for gubernatorial clemency
through tho medium of petitions for tho
pardoning of convicted criminals sentenced
to punishment by due process of law.
Tho governor of Arkansns would hnvo set
a good example to tho executives ot other
states It ho hnd announced that ho would
refuse to consider any petitions for pardon
bhvc in cnseB so exceptional by reason of n
flagrant mlscnrrlngo of Justice as to lm
peratlvely demand remedial action at bli
hands.
Tho abuso of tho pardoning power resting
with tho governors of states, an abuso
brought about by an increasing prossuru
which hns no Justification In public wel
fare, haB reached a point whero restrictive
action mny well bo taken. In many In
stances potttlons for pardon represent only
n mnwklsh sentiment which would shield
all malefactors from payment of tho pen
alties provided for Infraction of the laws.
In mnny other cases they represent po
lltlcnl pulls enjoyed by tho criminals or
their friends nnd used to detent tho ends
of Justice.
What Is needed Is tho Inauguration of a
system which shall hereafter prevent tho
governors of stntes being regarded as the
willing liberators of such criminals as
chuncu to poBcss political Influence or to
nrouso hysterical folk to foolish action In
their behalf. Under tho wise and generous
laws which aro n part of our English
hcrltngo tho accused on trial In our courts
possess overy advantage tending to shield
them from unjust conviction. Only when
tho proof of guilt la overwhelming Is con
viction posslhlo and even then thero aro
numorous technicalities avallablo which
constantly enablo guilty persons- to escape
sentence. So npprohenslvo Is tho Anglo
Saxon spirit of Inflicting wrong upon tho
Innocent thnt tho law In framed with pecu
liar genorosity to the othor extreme, making
Infinitely moro likely tho escnpo of a guilty
man than tho condemnation of ono wrong
fully accused. For this reason thoso found
guilty In our courts may well bo regarded
ub having received their doserts, snvo, as
Btnted, In thoso extremely rnro cnBen whero
proof of flagrant mlscarrlago of Juatico de
mands correctlvo notion. Aa things now go
the pardoning power of governors Ib being
worked overtime.
PEIl.SOXAI. NOTES.
W. S. Ollbcrt, who collaborated with Sir
Arthur Sullivan In tho writing of a number
of comic operas, Is conducting tho final ro
horsals for tho revival of "Iolantho" la
London.
ucncrnl Lew Wallace Is spending the
greater part of each day at his homo at
Crawfordsvllle, Ind., nt work on his uuto
biography. Ho hopes to complete tho work
within a year.
Jacob Cantor, tho next borough president
or isow ork, declares that his first act will
be to give a thorough scrubbing and clean
ing to all the public buildings, Including
scnooi houses.
Count Tolstoi consumed five years In cath
criug niaioricnl material for "War and
Pence," and tho preliminary writings from
which the book sprung nro now In tho Hum-
Janzoff museum, Moscow.
In connection with the appointment of Mr.
Payno to bo postmaster general It Is re
called that with the exception of Mr. Wann-
maker no ono slnco tho civil war has
eorved a full term In tho position.
Tho memoirs of tho late former Premier
Crlspl, showing that It wns King Humbert
who prevented Crlspl from recalling Ocn
eral Baratlerl from Abyssinia, so causing
tne Adowa dlsnBtcr, havo created a Bcnsa
tlon In Homo and the government Is trying
to suppress their publication.
Andrew Cnrneglo Ih to bo given a banquet
whon ho dedicates tho laboratory of engi
neers at tho Stevens Institute of Technology
lit February, at which tho oystors will be
cooked In a miniature blast furnace con
structed by tho Rtudents, and tho Ice cream
will bu molded to tho form of a railroad
spike.
Thero Is a smart saying current In Lon
don that nowadays nil the peeresses are
elthor nctrcsses or Americans and that the
members of the old aristocracy havo all
gono Into trade. The latest recruit for tho
latter 13 tha duko of Cambrldgo'B daughter-in-law,
Mtb. George Fltzgoorge, whose
husband Ib a colonel, She will shortly
Btart a hygienic benutlfylng concern In the
heart of Mayfnlr. whero she hopes to rid
her raBnionalilo mends' faces of wrinkles
und other blemishes.
Equal to the ThnU,
Minneapolis Journul.
Tho west would bo pleased to se Gov.
ernor Shaw of Iowa enter tho cabinet. Wo
bellevo that he is fully equul to the treas
ury portfolio, Ab a buslnuss man he knows
tho practice of finance; aa a politician hn
has thoroughly learned Its theory.
Seeoml the Motion,
Atlanta Constitution.
Wo rise to a question of privilege ,m
move a voto of thanks to the London turf..
who sent tho unspeakable Diss do Bar to
uio pcuiicuuu? ivr Bovcn yoars.
LAIIOH l.EADEUM KOIl AWItU.i:.
Ormt .strike Lender Are Often
ttnlrkly roritnitiMi,
Tho sudden and unexpected bounce of
President Burns of the Knights of Labor,
following the total eclipse of President
Shaffer of the Amalgamated Association of
Stoel Workers, calls attention to the re
niarkablo frequency of tho fall of labor
leaders and how quickly thry aro forgotten
by tho general public. The fall Is par
tlcularly emphatic with lenders of strikes
that fa'l. Of nil the leaders of great atrlke
or Ubor organizations and movements thero
are today but throe men who. holding tho
confidence of the men they lead, aro still
at tho helm. Each one has been known
for his conservatism, They are: Samuel
Clomprrs, president of the American Fed
eration of tabor; President Arthur of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
and John Mitchell, who led tho miners
In their recent struggle. All threo believed
lu arbitration nnd used all menus nt their
dlpos.il to avoid strife.
Only a few years ago the name of Jnmes
Sovereign was prominent In all labor clr
cles. lie was the general master workman
of tho Knlchts of Labor. It was said of
him thnt he could, In the event of n labor
war, call out on strlko almost 1.000.000
men.
Sovereign has now disappeared entirely
from tho horizon of labor politics. Ho Is
now employed by an Insurance company In
tnp south.
Eugene V. Debs, who at one. time was
hailed as labor's Moses, who would lead
tho way to tho worklngmen'.i promised
land, l no longer conspicuous His volco
Is heard now and then through tho paper
with which ho Is connected, tho White
Slave, and that Is all that Is known of
the former president of the American
Rallwav union. But so far n tho general
public l concerned, bin name Is rarely
heard. There wns a time when apparently
scrlous-mltided men n anted to nominate
Mm as nn Independent candldato for presl
dent of the United Stntes.
Thero Is Bcarcely a labor union mnn In
tho country who has not heard and known
of P. J. Jlcflulre, who for years was sec
rotary-treasurer of the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters nnd first vice president of
the. American Federation of Labor. He
was ono of the principal organizers of tho
Utter body nnd was nfterwnrd known
throughout the organization as Its real
head. He Is no longer an officer of the
federation and has now no Influence In
labor circles.
Martin irons, -whoso work In the great
strikes of n deendo or so ngo Is still talked
of In labor circles, Is dead. Not a friend
was near him when he passed away In
Texas and nono of his former associates
knew he was 111 or was aware of bin
whereabouts. He sought that state, It Is
clnlmed, because of the Ingratlludo of labor
men Ho bad, like all thu strlko leaders
who had failed, been reviled by tho very
men for whom he hnd sacrificed every
thing. Terence V. Powderly Is alive today, hut
shorn of his power to n great extent In
labor circles. The strike of the rirent
Southwestern railroad system, which tied
up nil the Oould lines, was tho beirliinfnr-
of tho end ro far as lm ni nn,.nnn.i
Ho settled that strike after a sliorf onn.
ferenco with tho late Jay Oould. whtl th.
other members of the executlvo committee
wcro seated in nn ante-room. After tho
conference Powderly came out and an
nounced that tho strlko wns Bettled, nnd
tho executive committee, which wns thorn
to arguo matters, retired In disorder. Tho
inevitable row followed, with serloua re
sults to Powderly as n labor lender.
Scores of less prominent leaders hnv
vanished from tho stnge. Some are-rtnad,
somo aro afllcoholdcrs, but oven the living
are forgotten.
t'UEEHV CIIAK
Washington
Stnr: "Some folks," said
uncle Kiicn,
mutter how much (ley tronins on yon feot.
duy h puffeck gentlemen if dey says 'hcuso
reeins to nmg ne lnt nn
Somorvllle Jnunml- Mr Tiir.v.n.... .
you think tho baby looks liko mo?'
Mr. Icks-M-tn-! Well-posMlbly, when
he cries,
Bnltlrnnrn AmoHrnn "n,
tilt) AllKfV Mlin. "urn vnrv ml nl.1;,.
Indeed."
"At the nrPHpnt nrlnn nt tmintn.. t
compelled,'' suld tho Other Fellow, "to con
sider your remark u compliment."
Cleveland Plain
Denier: "He doesn't
Hiild tho girl from tho
amount to shucks
Kansas corn belt.
.."Pardon me," snld the girl from llostnn.
"but It seems to mo thnt ho renlly Isn't
on nn oquullty with a hill of beans'
Phllndelnhln Press- " 'tin nnin mi,... n.
i." .""u,u "'ivi- tuners no unto you. said
Mnrklny. "That's the golden rule, and 1
believe In It, too. Don't vou?"
"Well." repllPd Uorroughs. "If I did I'd
bo offering to lend you $10 this minute."
Philadelphia Press: Aotor No, smoklnjr
doesn't hurt mo. Seems rnther to do mo
good.
Frlond I wouldn't nnnounco that foot
If 1 were vou.
Actor Why?
Frlend-Woll, you know smoklnjr is Boort
for hams. ,
Boston Post: Employer Hnw does It
eomo you got around to tho ofllco so Into
tin-so mornings?
Employe- Well, wo got tip later than
UHiml nt our hoiiHo these dnys; you se
we'ro going to glvo our llttlo boy n horn
nnd n drum for Chrlstmns, so we're trying;
to get ahead on sleep.
fiomervlllo Journal: Nell Mrs. Walker
siivti she enn't abldo young Mr. lllohnson.
He lie Nn i. ho nskrd her tho othor day
what thu illfTerenco was between a woman
nnd an umbreUu.
Phllndolphln Press: "Your Mujestv."
wild the Court Chamberlain, "(his Is (fin
ioiody " " ,Kllftvl"K HU Bcnndn-
"Ahi" exclaimed tho King, "a looso pngel
He inilHt be brniiflit to book."
"A royal Jest, I'll bo bound," said the
pngn with nn npportuno luugh. Tharo
upon tho King forgavo him,
IT'S MOHUA.V.N.
Philadelphia Record.
I PfllTIA in II tntll liv flm rl ,.- dl.tn
A half ml la long nnd nearly ns wide,
un a juic-ni ui smelts unci nn army or
men. '
Tolling at furunen and shovel nnd pen.
"What a most magnificent plant!" f cried:
And n man with a smudgn on Ma faco
rupneu :
"It's Morgan's,"
I entered n train anil rnrfu nil
On it regal nonch anil a right of wny
hlch reached I s arms all over tho land
In a system too largo to understand
"A splondld nrnnertv thui" t .ri.i,
And ft man with ii plntn on his' hat replied:
"it's Morgan's." '
Bttlled on a great Bhlp. trim nnd true.
Ar.im.fenm,,t 10 kce1' fro'" cibln to crnwt
And tho ship was-ono of n monster fleot
Au"if.t"olnKR nyy, C01"'1 "-'rcely compote.
"What a beautiful rraft flho Is!" I cried:
And n. man with akimbo legs repllodi
"IPb Morgan's."
I dwelt In a nation filled with prldn;
wfdu- yiUT" m""y' ,ler landH W"r
Her record In wnr and sc.lenco nnd art
Prowd greatness of rnusclo and mind and
henrt.
"What a iminrl nlrl rrmnlrv i (ut t i- .
And a mnn with his chest In the ulr repllodi
"It's Morgan':.
Went to Heaven. Thn Inanai, oil..
Towered high and wide, nnd thn "irolden
hulls "
Bhono bright beyond. But a strango new
murk
Was ovor the gate, vlr.:
"Why. what is tha mo.i
"Private Park"
oanlng of thin'" I
cried ;
And o, sulnt .with n livery on rwplledt
"It's Morgan's."
I went to tho onlv nlnon i.ei mni
A C,iakc 00 th" b0Ut " ,h brlm,,,onf,
Or perhaps I may be allowed to sit
pit -'J5 nr "f tho H0'"1''
llut a leering lout, with thorns on hl faco,
Crlod out, an ho forked me off Uie pla.ee!
"Jt'a JHorsaa'd."
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