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THE OMAHA DAILY BEEf MONDAY, FJEBRUARY 17, 1002. TlIE DMA! I A DAILY PER S. ROSEWATER, EDITOR. . rUBUBHSD EVERT MORNINQ. TERMS OF BUBBCRIPTIOX. Dally (without-Sunday), One Year..M 0 lally Hee and Sunday, on Vear W illustrated Bee, On Vear buoday ee. One Tear Baturoay Bee, On Year 1 w Twentieth Century Farmer, One Year... l.W DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Dally Bee (without Sunday), per copy.... So bally Bee (without Sunday . per weea....Uo Daliy Bee (Including Sunday), per week..lio hunday Bee, per copy elvcnlng Bee (.without Sunday), per week.luc Jvenlng Bee (Including Uunaay), per week o Complaints of Irregularities In delivery shout be addressed to City Circulation De partment. orriCEa Omaha The Bee Bunding. South. Omaha City Hall uulldlng. Twen-ty-nfth and M Streets. Council Bluffs 10 Pearl Street. ' Chicago IMo Unity Building. New fork Temple Court. Waahlngto-ol fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and edi torial matter should be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. Bualneaa letters and remittances should be addressed: The Bee Publishing Company, Omaha. REMITTANCES.' Remit 'by draft, express or postal order, payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Uly 8-cent stamps accepted In. payment of Sail accounts, personal checks, except on man or eastern exchange, not accepted. TUB BEE FUBLiBULNO COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Stat of Nebraska, Douglas County, as.: Oeorge B. Tsacbuck, secretary 01 The Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, ays that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally. Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the month of January, 190a, was as fol lows: 1., 80.SM t SO.SIO a....... ao.two , 80.110 i SO.IBS S. .80.490 7. ....,. .30,860 80,820 80,170 10 80.180 11 80.8VO 12 80,430 U S0.47O U 80,180 I 80.0TO Total ... .11 80,180 17.. 80,180 U 80,3(80 1 .feo.sno 20 80,100 Jl 80.430 22.... 80.490 JJ 80,800 U 80.1S0 80,000 24 BO.400 17 S1.180 g , 80,080 83,940 20 8080 n ao.noo ..041,005 Less unsold and returned copies.. B,S4 Net (otal sales B32.0TW Net dally average .8'.,T OEO. B. TZBCHUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me this 1st day of February.A, D., ItXK. M. B. HUNOATB . MunujiK Notary Pubilo. tSeaD People who want to keep abreast of British politics will do well to keep an Bye on Lord Bosebery. . If Bryan bad only known tbat Cleve land bad also been Invited to tbat Til den Jubilee, would be have deigned even to send bis regrets? For once The Bee agrees with J. B. Kitchen in bis conclusion that grinding taxes to sharpen political axes is not good politics In the long run. We wait with bated breath for tbe return attack on John L. Webster's sec ond elucidation of the hidden beauties of the Declaration of Independence. From tbe number of telephone bills Introduced Into the Iowa legislature there must be a surplus of talk charge able to overproduction In fhe Hawkeye state. Chief - Donahue's crusade against "until daylight" publio dancing was Bounties Inspired by an anxiety to pre vent young people from catching cold after midnight ' If Fighting Joe Wheeler were still on fleck In the bouse be would doubtless have Jumped into tbe breach with a hot reply to the gallery play of bis name- lake, Wheeler of Kentucky. Hot water and hot sand may serve the purpose for midwinter foundations of the Union Pacific sbopsbut hot air In midwinter and midsummer creates that tired feeling for tbe patrons of the Omaha Fakery. If Marconi's wireless telegraphy could only connect Omaha with tbe Platte river canal and power plant it would. oore a prompt and lasting victory ver the slow-going processes on which tbe promoters have been relying up to date, . Governor Taft asserts as a result of his observation that 90 per cent of the Filipinos are too Ignorant to sit on a )ury. Taking the standard of jurors as they usually run, this Is the severest ar ralgnment tbat has yet been laid against our new wards. Pat Crowe has a right to claim place a few rounds higher up the ladder than those Bulgarian brigands. When Crowe's demand for ransom was met be' promptly executed his part of the bargain by releasing the hostage like au honorable bandit The county board has adopted a reso lution notifying the various county offl cers and department heads to cut their garment according to their cloth and If they need any more cloth they will have to step up to the counter run by the county board for a fresh supply. People who read signs In the stars uaj so In the postponement of the meeting of . the Nebraska Exposition torn ml salon called to block out plans for the state's participation In the St Louis world's fair a forerunner of tbe post ponement of tbe fair Just to give Ne braska plenty of time to get ready. On the same principle that a man' shirt Is nearer to him than bis overcoat, the question of Just distribution of tax burdens here in Omaha concerns us great deal more vitally than the ques tion whether the Tagalogs should rule tbe other races In the Philippines or. tbe Americans should rule the Tagalogs. For the health department to Issue precautionary proclamations Is all right but they should be followed up with a more - stringent enforcement of the health refutations. Omaha Is naturally a healthy community, with tbe best of climatic conditions and municipal sani tation, and If the people will only do their share no difficulty will be encoun tare - - V A BRIEF EXPLANATION.. When the yellow Journals and frensled swashbnrklers -.were shouting themselves hoarse for war In the spring of 1808, they stigmatized everybody who favored a peaceable settlement of the Cuban conflict as an enemy of freedom. After the war was over all who opposed expansion beyond the Tactile were de nounced as "little Americans." The re buke then administered by The Bee to tbla exhibition of Intolerance is now quoted by the World-Herald, which was one of the most virulent among the yel low Journals of the war period, with A demand tbat Mr. Rosewater answer the Question why be denounces as dema gogues, mountebanks and Inspired Igno ramuses those who protest against the administration's Philippine policy. The Bee has never dodged an Issue nor does It propose to run away from Its record. The Bee opposed the acanlsltlon of Hawaii when President . Harrison sought to annex it. It opposed the at tempt to fores war upon the country for the liberation of Cuba, believing that Cuban .Independence could.be bought cheaper with money. Tl Bee did not favor the acquisition of tli Philippines while the treaty of peace was pending before the senate. In contrast with the World-Herald, which urged the demo crats and populists In the senate to ratify the treaty, The Bee pointed out the Inevitable1 consequences of the treaty namely, the permanent annexa tion of the Islands with all the burdens and responsibilities the United States would have to assume. After the treaty was raffled, nothing remained for loyal American citizens but to uphold the president and congress In carrying out the letter and spirit of the treaty and in restoring peace In the Philippines and protecting the lives and property of all it Inhabitants. In this course The Bee has been con sistent, as well as outspoken. The time for talking independence for the Fili pinos was before the transfer of sov ereignty in the islands to' the United States. Those who were parties to the ratification of the treaty and those who favored ratification have no right now to assail the 'president or congress for discharging the duties Imposed on them under the trtaty. And those who invoke the memory of Abraham Lincoln to stir up rebellion and sedition In the islands and foment discontent at home for political ends are demagogues and mountebanks, If not something worse. They know their clamor can do no good to the Filipinos, and they know that there can be no Independent Filipino republic before the Filipinos are able to govern themselves.1 ci vil Bcnrice reform extension. The announcement by the postmaster general that hereafter fourth class post masters will not be removed from office except for Inefficiency or misconduct and that the department will no longer con sider these places as political patronage. will be heartily approved by the 75,000 postmasters of tbe fourth class through out the country. It will also have the very general approval of the friends of civil service reform, who will regard It as a very, proper application of the re form which can hardly fall to have a good effect It Is quite in accord with the president's views' respecting the merit system and nndoubtedly to him belongs the credit of this departure from the old policy. Indeed, It Is noted that when Mr. Roosevelt was a member of tbe civil service commission be often discussed tbe Idea of placing the fourth class postofflces under the civil service rules, but It then seemed a task too great to be undertaken. Conditions are now more favorable for such a change of policy. It Is not contemplated to make the pew regulation strictly applicable to cases where senators or representatives have already asked for changes in fourth class postofflces. It Is stated not to be the Intention of the department to run counter to senators and representa tlves in carrying the new policy into execution. Therefore where changes have been contemplated, or where there are promises outstanding to make changes, the department will give them full and fair consideration. Whenever a senator or representative hereafter shall call at the department to urge a change In a fourth class office the new policy will be called to his attention and he will be urged to allow the depart ment plan to proceed In its own way, i It is to be expected that the spoilsmen will kick vigorously against this change, but It Is said that the president and postmaster general expect It to meet with all the encouragement necessary to establish it successfully and per manently. The civil service reform principle has encountered opposition from the spoils politicians at every step of Its progress and there is still a goodly number or such politicians. They mani fest their hostility to' the : reform at every session of congress. Only two days ago a United States senator de clared tbat he Is opposed to the system from start to finish. But the principle has the support of lutelligent public opinion and it will assuredly get no set back from the present administration. President Roosevelt being one of its strongest and firmest friends. ' The rule that fourth class postmasters will not be removed except for Inef ficiency or misconduct Is reasonably ex pected to prove of benefit to the service. It Is believed that its effect will be to Induce fourth class postmasters to exer cise greater care and take more Interest In the service, thus conducing to more efficiency. At all events, the postal ser vice cannot suffer any injury from the new policy, while It U a very notable extension of the civil service reform. principle. Reducing the number of of fices that have served for political pat ronage to the extent of 75,ouO la a tir cuuistance of more than ordinary in terest The hot-spurred Edgar Howard hurls the opprobrious epithet "ingrate" at the J noble form of former United States Sen- ator William V. Allen In response to the letter's repudiation of the Hon. T. Jef ferson as the only and exclusive origi nator and patentee of tbe self-evident truths of man's eqnallty in tbe enjoy ment of natural rights. Unless the distinguished ex-senator quickly Joins in the assiduous cult of democracy's patron saint and sees the glorious light that shines in the red hair of the sage of Montlcello, be may take due warning tbat no future honors are in store for him that must be bad with democratic help. ."VO StMPATBETIC PROSECUTION. The trial of the late state treasurer, J. B. Meserve, who was Indicted by the Douglas county grand Jury for the em bezzlement of state funds, Is set for next Thursday. Former Attorney General Smyth, who has been retained to defend Mr. Meserve, has given it out that be proposes to waive all technicalities on behalf of his client and confidently ex pects to secure his acquittal by an Im partial Jury. County Attorney Shields, who will conduct the prosecution, has cited witnesses and sent for papers and records to substantiate tbe charges and, so far as appearances go, proposes to vindicate the law. There is, however, well grounded ap prehension that the preparations of tbe county attorney are a mere prelude for a judicial farce. It is an open secret that the county attorney and his assist ants made every effort to convince the grand Jury of the Impropriety and In justice of presenting an indictment against Mr. Meserve. It is a matter of notoriety that they disapproved the ac tion of the grand Jury after falling In their obstructive tactics. It is a matter Of notoriety, too, that the county attor ney Is just as much in sympathy with Mr. Meserve as the former attorney gen eral, and, while he may make a showing as prosecutor, bis heart will not be In the work, and when a man's heart is not in bis work he seldom, If ever, succeeds. No honest man would desire Mr. Meserve to be convicted unless bis guilt can be established beyond a reasonable doubt It is, however, due to the people of Nebraska as well as to Mr. Meserve tbat his'trlal should not be a jug-handled effort in which the prosecutor and de fense play a pre-arranged part in a dra matic exhibition. While the amount of public funds al leged to have been embezzled by Mr. Meserve is comparatively small, the es sence of the crime with which he is charged is absolutely the same as tbat for which Joseph S. Bartley was con vlcted and sentenced to a twenty-year term. When Mr. Meserve accepted the position of state treasurer he assumed all of the grave responsibilities devolv lng upon the custodian of public funds for the state of Nebraska. With the ex ample set by his predecessor and with the full knowledge of Its consequences. Mr. Meserve should have been the last man to appropriate public funds for prl vate aiu, especially the patrimony- of the school children of Nebraska. It was not merely his duty to turn over every dollar of the principal that came Into his possession, but every dollar of Inter est pafd to film by banks, whether they were official depositories or not. If ex-Treasurer Meserve can make a convincing showing that he has com piiea witn ail these obligations, he should be exonerated. . But an exon- eratlon secured through Incompetent or negligent prosecution will not vindicate him in the eyes of the people of Ne braska. While a speedy trial Is granted by the constitution to every person ac cused of crime, there Is no reason why the trial of Mr. Meserve should be. rushed. He is at large and cannot suffer serious loss or Inconvenience by reason able delay. PKOTrCT THIS BOMB IND U8TRY. The duty of congress to protect the American sugar industry was strongly urged by Senator Mitchell of Oregon in a speech In the senate last week. He declared that congress should not strike down an agricultural Industry like that of beet sugar, in which, on tbe faith of the pledge of protection given by the United States many millions of dollars have been Invested an Industry which, if compelled now to compete with the more than 1,000,000 tons of sugar tbat will soon be produced annually la Cuba must Inevitably be driven to tbe wall and out of existence. He asked why congress, while turning a sympathetic ear to tbe Cuban sugar planters, should not have some consideration for Ameri can farmers who cultivate sugar beets, Let us," said Mr. Mitchell, "give helping hand to the agriculturist as well as to tbe manufacturer; to the men who toil on the farm, as well as to those who work in the shop; to tbat poor, struggling portion of humanity who go from their bumble bomes to their dally toll with the rising of tbe sun, as well as those who dwell In parlors of luxury." He said that the tapld de velopment of the beet sugar Industry, under the fostering care of the protec tive tariff, fully Justifies the estimates that are made that if properly protected this Industry will in the near future, at least Inside of the next ten years, lead to the annual cultivation of about 3,000, OtM) acres of beets, giving employment to over 300,000 people, who will receive more than 1100,000,000 annually In wages, and furnishing opportunity for profitable Investment to the extent of over $500,000,000 in capital. Senator Mitchell contended that plac ing Cuban, sugar on the free list or largely reducing tbe duty would not benefit the American consumer. With duty removed or materially reduced the market will be controlled absolutely by tbe sugar trust, which after procuring the raw sugar at Its own price will fix a price on tbe refined article to be pur chased by tbe great body of America consumers. No one can doubt this who knows -SDjthlDg about the character and methods of the sugar trust. ' Its attitude In this matter has reference wholly to Its own sggrandisement. The trust understands that It has but one competitor, the beet sugar Industry. If It can destroy that the market will be completely In Its hands and the con sumers of sugar must pay whatever price the trust shall ask. Neither would the Cuban producers be much If any benefited, for they also would be largely t the mercy of the trust It is not yet clear what will be done by congress In regard to this matter. The subject will. It Is said, soon be dis cussed In a conference between Presi dent Roosevelt and republicans leaders In congress, when probably a decision to what should be done v411 be reached. As Is well known, the presi dent Is very earnestly In favor of some concession and It Is said tbat most of the republican congressional leaders are In accord with him. The perplexing question Is as to how far concession can go without being disastrous to the home Industry. The certain thing In the situ ation Is, that Cuban sugar and tobacco will not be given free admission to the American market. John N. Westberg in his capacity as a private citizen has entered . complaint with John N. Westberg as a member of tbe Advisory board against the Dodge street motor cars and we may confi dently predict that John N. Westberg sitting In Judgment on the Advisory board will order the street railway com pany to furnish a more commodious equipment for Private Citizen Westberg as he Journeys from the city hall to his borne in tbe Sixth ward. This threatened collision between a man in his capacity as a private citizen and the same man in his capacity as a public officer might have been avoided but for the stupid provision In the city charter prohibiting city officers from traveling on street railway passes. These observations should not be considered by the street railway company or by the public as an apology for the poor car service on the Dodge street line. The tendency among the great Ameri can universities to seek locations where, although within ,tbe confines of large cities, they niay yet have room to grow and enjoy comparative isolation, is seen again in the determination of Johns Hopkins university to abandon its pres. ent site In the heart of Baltimore for one in the near suburbs of that city. The removal of Columbia university from the center of New York City to the newer residence section a few years ago showed that an established institu tion of higher education could not only be transplanted with safety, but with good results from the standpoint of ex pansion. It win doubtless take several years yet before Johns Hopkins univer sity will be boused. In it new home, but when once there a new period of growth for It may confidently be expected. If the salaries of our federal Judges are increased according to the proposal already endorsed by the senate, it may be safely accepted as settled that tbey will never be reduced again. The fed eral constitution expressly prohibits con gress from diminishing the compensa tion of members of the Judiciary during the terms for which they are appointed, tbe object being to prevent the infliction of punishment In the nature of a fine by congress reducing their salaries to get even for some objectionable decision they might render. The result however, is that once raised, judicial salaries must stay up, for the judges would quickly declare unconstitutional any leg islation seeking to take part of their stipend away from them. Unless tbe drotnio whom the Douglas County Democracy has projected Into the congressional arena can be Induced to step down from the second-story sanc tum to the ground floor business office to arrange the differences between him self and the dromlo whom the Jacksoni ans have In mind for the same position during the coming campaign, tbe con fu sion lets of this district may discover that two bodies cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Ss Corners that Fall. Washington Poet The collapse of ths last D Wet corner reminded us quite forcibly of th grain operations of young Mr. Phillips. Frleaaly After the Ficht. Baltimore American. In ths new treaty of amity the United States and Spain ar shaking bands after th late unpleasantness. And long may this hearty handshake be registered In the mem ory of both nations! Fronts f the Trade. Boston Transcript Mr. Brodrlck has stated to ths House of Commons that 444,088 horses have been bought by the British gavernment for ths war, of which 77,101 came from ths United States and 11.864 from Canada. At the average price glvea of $140 to $150. Amerl can horse breeders have had a good time of it but It has been death to th horses. Aaotfcer Myth Exploded. Chicago Inter-Ocean. From Austria, Francs and Italy w re celved a hostility more or less open. From England ws received a hostility veiled under pretense of friendship. Th British myth with which w bare been regaled for the last three years that England was the our only friend In Europe Is thus exploded. To comment upon this fact would be super- fluoua. Th lesao is too old to require repetition here. Fitted for the Task. Philadelphia Record. Complaint Is mads that out there in th Philippines army officer perform many, of th functions of civil administration, to tbe exclusion of civilians. -Why not? When tbe army officers can perform this service aa well or better what Is the use of encum bering the government with swarms of of nclals who cannot discharge th least duty without protection of the military? Sehl ta th Phlllpataes. New Tork Tribune. Ths nubile schools over which the Amsr- less Bag Is floating la ths Philippines may not be in actual fact tbe little red school houses of which w heard so much a taw years ago, but they seem to be doing an excellent work la th fac of whatever dif ficulties and discouragements may b In evttabl. Many of tbeae schools hsv bee opened and much progress baa been already mad la th education snd sollgbUnnieo of ths children of Ue aaUve. "Ancient Landmarks" Washington Post. Bine Mr. Bryan sod his followers can- been the changes since Lincoln was elected onlted Abraham Lincoln their political literature has been replete with accusations and railings against the republican party for Its alleged abandonment of the teach- Itgs of Lincoln and the doctrines and poll- les on which the republican party was founded. Democratic organs that are ad vocating about all that Jefferson abhorred, Jackson detested and Cleveland loathed Indulge In pathetic, reproaches of the party but anxious, early In 1861, to have a con In power based on the charge that it has stlttitlonal amendment adopted prohibit- erred and strayed, like lost sheep, from the creed of tbe first republican president statesman who In his life was not In frequent receipt of democratic praise. Here is a sample paragraph of democratic origin which Is having a 11ns run through the democratic press: "Nothing Is plainer than tbat tbe repub lican party has gradually forsaken all ths ancient landmarks held sacred by Its found ers. No one can conceive of a doubt being entertained by Abraham Lincoln as to the Lincoln's mission, ths work to which Lln fundamental truth that all men were created coin's party addressed Itself, was, as we wun equal rights, nor as to the possibility of one man's governing another without his conaent. MUl UWSS WhO nOW Proclaim these truths are sneered at by representa tive republicans as 'small Americans.' " What are or wers those "ancient land marks" which the republican party has gradually forsaken?" What .was It that called that party Into existence? What was Its creed. Its "paramount Issue?" Simply and solely oppoeltlon to the exten- iou, am tna existence, or slavery, to prevent the carrying of that Institution Into territory then free was ths mission of the republican party, and many of the most influential democrats in the north left their party and Joined Lincoln. Seward, Oreeley. Chase and their associates. Has anybody forsaken that "ancient landmark?" Al- though less than half a century old. It seems ancient so many and so great hsve REPlBMCAHS DISCUSS FAVORITES. , Hastings Tribune: Tbe Tribune would not ba surprised In ths least if th friends of Hon. W. E. Andrews would soon start movement for his nomination for con gress In the Fifth district Superior Journal: Frank A. Dean of Hol- drege is spoken of quite favorably by some of the Fifth district papers for the nomina tion for governor on ths republican ticket Mr. Dean is a prominent business man of that city, and Is also Its mayor. Kearney Hub: Senator Arends of Otoe and F. M. Wetherald of Thayer ar can didates for governor. It Is said. It is also announced that H. H. Wilson of Lincoln is a candidate. The first two are well known to most of the state, but the third party needs an Introduction. Lyons Sun: Hon. W. O. Sears of Teka- mah has been prominently mentioned as a probable candidate for th governorship. We are not prepared to state Mr. Sears' attitude toward such a proposition, but we ar confident that in ability and integrity the state has no timber superior to btm for the place. Valentin Republican: The O'Nell Fron tier announces Judge Klnkald as a candi date for congress from the Sixth district and sets forth good and sufficient reasons why he should be nominated. The Repub lican heartily endorses the candidacy of Judge Klnkald and believes that la ..the dominating sentiment In tbe entire con gressional district. No man has a mor valid claim upon th republican nomina tion than he, and no man would aooie . U telltgently represent the people of this dis trict. He Is entitled to and ought to be given the nomination without opposition. Columbus Times: Columbus, in present ing a candidate for congressional honors tbat is the peer of -all aspirants, to say tbe least. Is simply the new Columbus way of being supreme In all things. Dr. Homer Hansen was born in Logan, O., November 1872. He graduated from the Logan High school June 1, 1901. After a year's travel he began tbe study of medicine, and gradu ated In March, 1895. Located at once in Platte, county. Paased winter of 1898 at postgraduate school In New Tork city. In 1900 was six months abroad In schools of Europe. Received the degree of Master of Arts from northern Illinois college June 1, 1901. In politics he has always been an active republican. No better selection could possibly be mad for a congressman from this district. It Is unnecessary to state tbat he Is a thinking, reading, progressive man, and that this district is, with a good, clean candidate, positively republican In this year of grace, 1902, and the Times believes that Dr. Hansen is the man. Fremont Tribune: Tbe Lincoln News an nounces that Lancaster county has In H. H. Wilson a candldats for ths position of gov ernor on the republican ticket and that the candidate in question is such by bis owa volition and that his candidacy will -be In dorsed by the republicans of ths county. But for ths circumstance that th News speaks for Mr. Wilson and thereby creates an Impression that he Is a Thompson man and therefor a Bartley candidate, we would assume Mr. Wilson's candidacy wa meant to be an antidote to check a movement In tbat Influential county In behalf of Governor Savage. It has been accepted as certain that hi soms way Bartley's friends would manipulate the county so as to help the governor. Ths Tribune, without full knowl edge of the exact affiliation of Mr. Wilson, would not wish to commit Itself until It I well assured he Is not another string to the Thompson-Savage-Bartley bow. Ths republicans of this a tat ar In dead earnest about steering clear of ths smudge and smirch and disgrace of defalcations. They don't propose to be steered up any blind alleys if they know it. Exeter News: Tbe strong and Independ ent republican papers of this district. In counties not having candidates of' their own, a re almoat unanimously In favor of th nomination of Hon. Charles II. Sloan for congress. They recognize this fact tbat It Is a district containing nearly 200,000 people, with a large number of cities and villages, and that ths task of making the campaign Is on that can be safely Imposed only upon a candidate of large personal acquaintance and a strong and effective public speaker. Th district, according to ths vote last fail, was republican, but tbe republicans can not sxpsct to win without a serious fight, aad this year's eonvsntloa 111 be only satisfied with nominating an able campaigner. They will further demand that the nominee, when elected, shall have th mental equipment and ability to suc cessfully cope vlth th best minds sent to our national bouse of representatives from districts that .have heretofore been prudent In selecting their representatives. These considerations make Charles II. Sloan of Geneva the logical candldats In this dis trict at the coming convention. Jaalrlal Teat mt Heaas. Chicago Chronicle. Sotomonlan wisdom entered into th mod adopted by Justice Underwood to determine whether or not a large quantity of beaas declared good by th seller and petrified by the buyer were edible. He cooked them. For a time tbey resisted the bubbling of ths water In th presence of th court, but after a reasonable subjection to th right temperature turned out mellow aad palat able with Judgment agalnat the buyer. Tbe Judicial test of ordeal for the beans by lire la sot eontemplatad by th statutes, but It shows ths practical benefit of having house hold science taught la ths free school. on that Issu. As to Lincoln's views on equal rights and the consent of the governed, let ui look at the facts of bis official record. Slavery was certainly a denial of equal rights and th consent theory. But Mr. Lincoln respected th constitutional right In the premises. He and th leaders gen erally of his party were not only willing. lng any Interference with slavery in any stats wherein that Institution existed. But all that did not wis for Abraham Lincoln the approbation of democrats. And al though he continued his efforts to save the union, without touching slavery, until the list day of 1862. tber was not th slight est Indication that the Urn would ever oomo when th democratlo party would adopt llm and arraign th republicans on the charge of having forsaken htm, have said, to prevent ths extension nf ala. very. That task was fully accomplished be- fare T.tnrnln'a Ufa enrt.il Wlin mnA m-hoe. has th republican party been unfaithful to th great mission which it was bora to ac complish? Of course tbat party's record Is not free from mistakes, and soms of them have been disastrous to ths country, Its great est mistake was th enfranchisement of the ex-slaves, but that was giving some millions of men a chance to consent ti the Government that mind h.m n.. as that error was, It la quits defensible on the equality of right snd consent of the governed theory. Is It not somewhat significant that the republican party's most e.l.mitn,,. hi,,n.. ... ... ... . to square Its policy with the Declaration 0f Independence? POLITICS Iff THB FUSIOff FOLD. Rushville Standard: General Victory Vif quain Is being boomed by his friends as a candidate for governor of ths reform forces. Vlfqualn Is a good man, a strong man and a popular man and should he get the nomi nation would b supported by all patriotic. Nebtaskan. But until developments are adjusted, John C. Sprecher of Schuyler stands first on the list with this paper. Madison Mail (ex-Senator Allen): The recent Ineffectual attempt of th democratic editors to force the populist party to dis band will make co-operation more difficult than ever. Those populists who have favored co-operation will necessarily be oome alarmed and be more cautious than in the past. Th movement was so inex cusable that it scarcely seems credible that It was the work of sane men. Tawnee Chief: The Chief would Ilk to se a democrat nominated for governor by the fuslonlsts of Nebraska this year. The available candidates are not many when we take Into copslderatlon tbat th man who Is nominated must be generally known to the people t be a man who Is absolutely free from corporation Influence. We be lieve that C. J. Smyth would come nearer meeting tbe requirements than any name yet suggested. The people have confidence In him and his record with the corporations Is well known and would meet with aub stanttal Indorsement war be mad our candidate for governor. Pawnee Press: In contemplating pros pecti. candidate for state officers the coming fall, on tbe fusion ticket tbe Press has heArd frequently mentioned for state treasurer ex-Senator John M. Osborn of this county. The allied political forces could nowhere find a mora suitable candi date nor one of mor strict Integrity than Mr. Osborn. Hi Interests ar the Inter ests of tbe masses of the people, of whom he is one, and his superior ability and substantial character In every way render him a proper candidate for this Important position. With Mr. Osborn as state treas urer, the people of Nebraska could feel assured that their financial interests would be faithfully guarded snd a strict account given of bis stewardship. Stanton Register: As a candidate for gov ernor John C. Sprecher of Schuyler is one of the strongest men that has been men tioned. He is fearless In bis advocacy f right and no on ever knew him to shirk a duty. His honesty Is unquestioned and his Integrity and ability Is equalled by few men In the state. Mr. Sprecher served two terms In the stat legislaturs and he was easily one of the brightest men who were elected. His 1 legislative record Is clean In every particular. Always perfectly square In his dealings, as governor he would do right and punish wrong. Loved and respected by his friends, his enemies cannot help but admire his sterling qualities. If the fusion fore nominate John C. Sprecher no mis take will be made. Columbus Telegram: Senator Allen ap pears In greater fear of democrats than of republicans. Ths burden of all his song is a plea to pops to keep away from demo crats. Once upon a time he did not sing such a song. Then he was glad to get as closs to democrats as the law would allow. He did get close enough to win tbe highest honors within the gift of democrats hut now well, there ar no honors in sight Just now, and so Allen has begun a crusade against th memory of Thomas Jefferson and against everything anq everybody beam ing the democratlo brand. Th Telegram does not desire to create discord within th fusion ranks. W sincerely hope that th democrats and pops can get together this fall and redeem Nebraska, but It bad Just as well be understood now as later tbat no man, be he Senator Allen or another, can heap insult upon th memory of Jefferson and still be In political harmony with Ne braska democrats. The democrat of this state have treated Senator Allen right. He has no kick coming,' unless It b th kick of an Ingrate. ..- mercantile: credits. Hw Tbey Ar Bale t B A See tea hy th Baakraptey Law. Boston Advertiser. Senator Dolllver of Iowa Is credited with a determination to try to get the present bankruptcy law abolished. Hs give as a reason that it makes It so easy for young mea t rush 1st debt and then secure a discbarge in bankruptcy .fist many prevl usly honest young mea are now borrowing all they can, with the purpose of appealing to the bankruptcy law In order to defraud tbelr creditors. On moral grounds he thinks that the law should be repealed. W agree with Mr. Dolltver In the stat. meat that th preaent bankruptcy law puta a premium upon dlabonesty by affording no end of loophole by which dishonorable men caa escape paying their debts. Ws do not agre with him as to the practical working of th law. It really tends to lessen credits instead of Increasing them. Tim wss wbn th averags merchant could go to bank and borrow money for his seeds. Th bankruptcy law has mightily changed this. Tbe large banks no longer buy commercial paper. Soma still accommodate eld and well-tried customers, but they ar gradully withdraw ing from these discounts. In ths Isrrs cities commercial paper, except tbat of great corporations, is handled to but small fraction of what was done a few years ago. la smaller places, where Individual borrower ar belter known, th change not so radical, but it Is going ea there. The bankruptcy law was passed In order to help credits. In order to secure a federal engln of collection. It has hurt them, be cause It makes th wsy of refusing to pay and of getting a clean dlsrhsri too easy. The true foundation of rrtdiis is the de gree of willingness felt by bankers to loan. For they In th end carry all credit. And the bankruptcy law has already. In part, dried Up the confidence of the banking world In lending money upon commercial paper and th distrust Is increasing. Ths result Is that th banks were never so strong and never made so few losses, but th small merchant and manufacturer, soft est many ttmes, suffering th earn as th dishonest. Is finding the sources of credit closed and Is going oat of business or being absorbed Into larger concerns of estab lished capital and credit We have no Idea that the present bank ruptcy law will be abolished or eertouslv changed. W believe that In some regards A - ' . iv ib serving a good purpose, cut a very different one from what was anticipated by some of those who ux pec ted muoh from It. PERSONAL NOTES. Th exhibition tour of th womaa who went over Niagara Falls In a barrel, has been a financial failure. Dr. Butler, the new president of Colum bia, is said to have declined fourteen col lege presidencies before h got th offer that he wanted. The chiefs of the fire departments of Waterbury, Conn., and Faterson, N. J, are respectively Snagg and Stagg. A hoodoo must lurk In the combination somewhere. It is related of Samuel Alvln Soerrv. who has Just died In Reno county, Kansas, that he was one of a family of fourteen children, all of whom lived to be mor than 76 years old. Henry Kaytoa, the veteran artist of Bal timore, has just celebrated bis 93d birth day. Among hi best works as an artist wer hi portraits of President John Tyler and Governor Iredell of North Carolina. A writer in the London Saturday Review. speaks of "Mr. Senator Tell of the United States House of (elected) Lords." This reference Is undoubtedly to Senator Teller of Colorado, but is It a Jok or an exhibi tion of Ignorance f Sir Conrad Reeves, chief Justice of Bar- badoes, wbo died a short time ago, was a mulatto who rose from the humblest social condition. He began life aa a newspaper reporter and eventually came to be re garded a the greatest statesman, ablest lawyer and most patrlotio of all native West Indians. At the time of his death he was 80 years old. Alphons G. Caron lived aa a clowa for a quarter of a century, traveling with big circus shows In this country aad abroad. Now he has stepped from gay to grav with a vengeance, having opened an under taker's establishment uptown In New York. Caron's father wa a clowa and bis mother was Zanfretta, known to half of Europe aa a clever dancer and trapeze performer. It now appears that Carnegie plagiarized In choosing for bis epitaph th words: Here lies a man, who. knew enough to surround himself with men wiser than hs." The 1st Emperor Frederick of Germany made a speech shortly after his father's death in which he said: "He was a great man great especially because he knew how to surround himself with men greater than he was." FLASHES OF FIN. Juda-e: Landlord The rent of this suit Of rooms Is $M a week. Including water. Colonel Kentuck How much without th water? . .... ...... ...... ,i.. .t Chtcaaro News: Tom But cerhaDS eh doesn't love you. .,., j&ck u. yes, sne does. Tom How do you know? Jack When I told her that I had no money to get married on she offered to borrow some from her father. Chics o Tribune: "What kind of souo Is this?" asked the professor, as the waiter placed the dish before him. ' - ut tail, repuea in waiter. 'That's the last Dart -of the ox I'd ever use for soup," said the professor. Baltimore American: "As ta my merit." said the young man who wa asking the laay a ratner tor ner nana, -you win nav to take me at my face value. have to drop In later In the day. Th mar ket quotations on brass ar not out yet." Plttsbura- Chronicle: "The Leacu of American Wheelmen bum lost a large pro portion of Its membership," said the Obser ving uoaraer. In other words. It Is doing considerable back-pedaling," .added . the Cross-Kyed jjoeraer. Washington Star: "Cholly Cbubbs Is raising a mustache," said on young woman. ... "I hadn t observed It," said th other. "Probably not. He' raisin- It on his valet. Not nearly so much trouble and he can watch It grow." Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Ma. ta na tight?" wnat aooutr ' ' 'I asked him how th bald caste cot Its name and be said It was because It dif fered from the bird of freedom. ' And I asked how It differed. And he said It dif fered because the bald eaal was a mar ried bird." You so out and tell your lather that he's a silly old imbecile." , Chic so Post: "What are you coin- to f ive up In Lent?" asked th assistant rec or. She pondered the matter deeply for a moment. .. "I 11 aivs un ons of my encasement rings," she said at last. "I don't think It's very nice for a sir I to be encased to two men In Lent, do you?" FAVRB MAYDB AKD BRAVE KNY43HT. W. D. Nesblt In Saturday Evening' Post Te Fayre Majrfle In ye Palace aarte. And wept full dolefullle; With reddened Nose and streaming Ey. A sorrte syg-hte to see. Te Brave Knyrhte rode adown y Pyke, Ryg-hte proude In costlle gears, But etopt full auddenlle whenas Her weeping smote nys tsare. Gadsookea!'' he 'called. "What meane these weeps? ... Why sorhe a. mournfull Phis? Now, marry! I shall resou thee. For reecuelnse's my bis!. But fyrste, Fayre Mayde, tell m y woe That bids me crofs y Moate, And then I'll make the loye one more, Else I'm a BUU Goat!" T Fayre Mayde wept; y Fayr Mayd cryea: 'Alas, and laokadaya! t My Papa la y cruelle manne Who makes m weep tnis wyi" 'Odsbioode!" ye Brave Knyghte spake nym thenne, "Tnnr Prda ahalla ba tochta That menne there be who have ye myght To showe hym what Is what!" He reyned hys praundng Charger thenne, And aette hy lance at reste. Te Kayre Mayde loude dldd wayl agayne: "My hearts Is sore opprefsed. I have but tenpe alike dancing Gounes '' To go uponne my backe; But turtle Paris bonnettes, and On costlle Sealesklnn saoqu. "Fyv golfing suits, syght' walking Oounee, Wyth frylle snd furtxilowe" T Brave Knyghte's sued wold fayn advance: Te Brave Knyght shoutedde Whoe!" "Twelve trunkes besyd are Ailed wyth gear," Y Fayr Mayde dldde deplore, ' "Put Pap cruelle Paps sa ye II will nott buy m mor. "But now, syne that yen bravell say You'll rescue ma. Brave Knychte, I'll drve my Tearea, well knowings yon Will see I'm togged out rygbte. I onlle want " But suddenn soundes t'pon her Kare dldde stryke They were ye HoofebeaKea of y Horse. Ye Knyghte fled down ye Pyke. YE LESSON. Oh. Maydenne fayre, y Lefaoa Is: Telle notte ye foolish menne About ureases tll you r wedd , , They may pott fie you henn. ,