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    THK OMAHA DAILY BKE: SATURDAY, APIUL 12, 1902.
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Another chapter of Iowa legislative
history is concluded.
The base hall season is about to break
loose for fear we might forget that
spring Is due.
If a funeral procession five miles long
proves greatness, Cecil Rhodes' place In
the Hall of Fame is secure.
It looks as if the real Christmas would
come before the proofs to support
Christmas in his sensational bribery
charges.
Kansas will be allowed to furnish the
new pension commissioner. As the
original Roosevelt state, Kansas de
serves recognition.
If he Is a man on horseback. South
Carpi lna'a reception to President Roose
velt Indicates that the Talmetto state
prefers statesmen who ride.
The democratic members of ' the
county board have been officiously ad
monished by the official organ to stop
squabbling In front of the pie counter.
Having failed to bold themselves In
line with various traffic agreements, the
railroads are trying to discipline several
steamship companies for committing the
same offenses. This is probably on the
theory of trying it first on the dog.
Nebraska is at top notch on the
cale of states growing winter wheat
With anything like a continuance of
present favorable conditions Nebraska's
wheat yield -will open the eyes of the
world to its possibilities In that direction-
Nebraska's delegation lu congress is
said to have at last gotten together for
solid support of the pending Irrigation
bill with accepted modifications. With
the representatives of the semi-arid
states all pulling together, the opposi
tion Is sure to be overcome.
i Llncolnltes apparently do not relish
having the State university affiliate
with any professional college at Omaha,
but they are quite willing to welcome
all the Omaha students who can be in
duced to attend the university at Lin
coin. It all depends on the point of
view.'- ir.y.'r; - . . : '
The referee In the tax mandamus case
rpivtm mends a decialon airalnat th
plaintiffs, with the costs taxed up to the
defendants. Docs this mean that the
uostis must be paid out of the city funds?
Why not let the f rancblsed corporations,
who are the real beneficiaries, pay the
addlerl
The local popocratlc organ devotes a
whole column of editorial space to read
ing a curtain lecture to the three demo
cratic members of the county, board.
It doubtless thluks this method Is
cheaper and safer than calling them
Into a private rootu a'uil havlug It out
at wordy warfare. ,
The announcement that the Board of
County Commissioners has turned Its
fit against the county fair for 1U0U
will be gratefully appreciated by Doug
las county taxpayers. Three thousand
UoIUrs a year for an exhibition of over
grown squashes and cabbages and un
tiers row a crab apples Is altogether too
much of a luxury,
New York's legislature Just adjourned
appropriated $100,000 to defray the ex
penses of participation ef the Empire
state In the Louisiana Purchase expo
sition at St Louis. It will be well to
remember the slse of this contribution
by the wealthiest state la the union.
wUvn we come to iwss on the nropoel
tlon for aa approprlatlou for Nebraska.
LIST WE roROET.
The preliminary skirmish of the cam
paign of 1002 recalls to the rrruiMlcnns
of Omaha the unmitigated outrage per
petrated under whip and spur by the
last county convention In the Interest
of Congressman Mercer. Reference is
made to the delllxrate attempt to dis
franchise the rank and file of Omaha
republicans: In all. future conventions
and upon the county committee. For
the first time In the republican party In
this county and state the convention
went so far as to make an apportion
ment for the conventions to be called
hereafter on an arbitrary basis that Ig
nores altogether the relative voting
strength and seeks to perpetuate minor
ity rule for all time to come.
While the representation of the Coun
try precincts In the county committee
and in conventions had for years been
extremely liberal In fact out of all pro
portion to relative voting strength the
Mercer, machine, which 'obtained control
of the last convention by trickery and
downright fraud, undertook to fasten
minority domination by still further de
creasing the relative representation ac
corded to Omaha. The Infamy of the
new apportionment must Impress Itself
on every fair-minded republican who
will glance at the figures:
In the presidential year of 1900 the
aggregate vote for McKlnley In Douglas
county was 14.284, of Which Omaha cast
11,134, South Omaha 1,783 and the
country precincts 1,367. But the Mer
cer apportionmeut limits Omaha to
ninety delegates lu future conventions.
South Omaha to eighteen, while the
country precincts ate given seventy del
egates. In other words, 'based on the
vote cast for William McKlnley, every
nineteen republican In the country are
entitled to one delegate, while In South
Omaha It takes nlncty-nlne republicans
for one delegate, and in Omaha it takes
123 republicans for one delegate.
Figured on the vote cast for Judge
Sedgwick In 1001, every fourteen repub
licans in the country precincts will be
entitled to one delegate, while in South
Omaha it takes lxty-two- republicans
for one delegate mid In Omaha eighty
republicans for one delegate.
Still more flagrant Is the disproportion
of representation In the county commit
tee, where more than 11,000 republicans
of Omaha have twenty-seven members,
while the 1,807 republican voters in the
country precincts have twenty-eight
members in the committee and South
Omaha, with 1,783 republican voters,
has six members.
West Omaha precinct, which cast 191
votes for McKlnley, has four members
In the county committee, while the
Sixth ward, which cast 1,819 totes for
McKlnley, has only three members In
the committee, and West Omaha, will
send Just as niauy delegates to the next
convention as the Sixth ward.
The disastrous effects of this high
handed disfranchisement manifested
itself at last fall's election and must
seriously Imperil the future of the party
until the wrong Is righted.
anw BEcipaocirr movement.
Thq meeting at Chicago to form a
league for the promotion of trade reci
procity was not Impressive as to num
bers, there being In attendance repre
sentatives of only sixty manufacturing
and other Industrial establishments, but
It must be regarded as the expression
of a sentiment which is quite general
and is perhaps growing. ' While what
Was said by President McKlnley, in
his last public utterance, regarding reci
procity, seems to have made little im
pression upon congress, It has exerted a
great deal of Influence upon public opin
ion and particularly upon those indus
trial interests that are seeking foreign
markets for their products. The man
ufacturing industries, with few excep
tions, have arrayed themselves on the
side of reciprocity. They have accepted
the McKlnley view that that policy is
necessary to the maintenance and ex
pansion of our foreign trade. They be
lieve, with the late president, that "reci
procity Is the natural outgrowth of our
wonderful Industrial development under
the domestic policy now firmly estab
lished" and that "reciprocity treaties are
In harmony with the spirit of the times."
It Is therefore not Improbable that
the movement for a national league to
promote reciprocity will grow. The dec
laration of Its promoters Is for "broad,
liberal commercial regulations beneficial
to the people of the whole country" and
whllo there are. features of the resolu
tions adopted that will not be approved
by the more radical supporters of the
protective policy, the chief purpose will
find numerous supporters among moder
ate protectionists. There are, by the
way. some very significant Indications
that that class Is Increasing in number.
Note, for example, the speech on Thurs
day In the house of Representative Gros
venor of Ohio, who has always been one
of the most earnest champions of pro
tectlon.- He declared that tariff sched
ules are pot sacred and predicted that
the time would come when there would
be an Inexorable demand for revision of
the present rates. He further said that
the republican party must not chain
Itself to the tariff schedules. Nothing
more significant could have come from
any republican . in congress or the
country.
The advocates of reciprocity do not
propose to abandon protection. They re
gard the one as the handmaiden of the
other. They believe, with President
Roosevelt, that "our first duty is to see
that the protection grunted by the tariff
In every case where it is needed Is main
tallied and that reciprocity be sought for
so far as It can safely be done without
injury to pur home Industries." This
was the idea of McKlnley when he said
"By sensible trade arrangements which
will not Interrupt our home production
we shall extend the outlets for our in
creasing surplus. If perchance some of
our tariffs are no longer needed for rev
enue or to encourage and protect our
Industries st borne, why should they
not be employed to extend and promote
our markets abroad?" The reciprocity
Idea, as clearly'pn-sented by McKlnley,
contemplates retaining the foreign trade
we have got and securing more, which
fs necessary to our continued industrial
progress and prosierlty. The foremost
protectionist of his time saw lu this
nothing Inimical to that policy.
THE SKWCOMMISMOXEH.
The selection by the president of Mr.
K. V. Ware of Kansas to succeed Pen
sion Commissioner Evans will un
doubtedly cause general surprise and
probably nowhere more than In Kansas,
where there were two aspirants for
the position, barked by political In
fluence. Whcu It was announced some
days ago that neither of these would
receive the appointment It was assumed
that the state would le passed over by
the president In making a selection, but
he has recognized the claims of Kansas
and chosen a man for pension commis
sioner who will doubtless be acceptable
to the politicians of the state and to the
old soldiers everywhere, when they shall
have learned more of him. One thing
can lie safely assumed and that Is that
the president is thoroughly satisfied as
to the qualifications of Mr. Ware, who
is said to be a good lawyer and lu all
respects an estimable citizen.
Nothing Is said as to when Commis
sioner Evans will retire, but In all prob
ability It will be soon, this being In
dicated by the announcement of the se
lection of his successor. As the presi
dent intends to appoint Mr. Evans to
another position, it is not Improbable
that he will be the first diplomatic rep
resentative of the United States to the
Cuban republic.
cp to the courr hoard. .
The report of the referee In the appeal
for the reassessment of the public util
ity corporations leaves little hope for
redress to Omaha taxpayers from the
Inequitable valuation of the Board of
Review and the arbitrary course of the
majority of the council. The only ad
vantage that may accrue from the move
ment instituted by the Real Estate ex
change must come from an awakened
public sentiment in favor of assessment
reform that will make each class of
property bear Its Just share of the bur
den of local government
While the work of assessment for
county and state taxation by the pre
cinct assessors is not yet complete, It Is
safe to anticipate that the sume problem
will have to be met by the county board
when It comes to sit as a board of equal
ization. Last year's county assessment
was if anything more rank and unjust
than the appraisement made by the
Board of Review for the city tax list.
Nobody expects or asks either the as
sessors or the county commissioners to
discriminate In favor of any property
owner, but it Is only fair and reasonable
to demand that In the valuation of cor
porate property the same ratio to actual
value shall be applied that governs the
assessment of all other classes of prop
erty. The frauchised corporations are
certainly ..in position to bear their due
share of tax. burdens fta easily as any
other class of property 'owners. It goes
without saying that no perfect system
of taxation has yet been devised, but
there is no good reuson why millions of
property values should be exempt by
special favor or misconstruction of the
revenue laws.
In the case of the city assessment the
corporations were allowed to steal a
march on the other taxpayers before
the latter were awake to the situation.
When the question comes up to the
county board the men Interested In fair
assessments and a reduced tax rate will
be In position to assert themselves be
fore action Is taken.
The execution of a colored boy at St
Louts after his reprieve had been or
dered by the governor Is a disgraceful
example of over-eager zeal to perform
official duty. The sentence of the court
called for the execution of the prisoner
between G a. m. and 0 p. in., and before
ten minutes of the period bad elapsed
the work of the hangman bad been
completed. It Is morally certain that
bad the boy been white Instead of black
he would not have been the victim of
this uncalled-for haste. With such ob
ject lessons repeated from time to time,
it Is little wonder that race antagonism
In the south refuses to die out
Two bodies cannot occupy the same
space at the same time, but sometimes
oue body occupies two spaces at one
time. This Is the case of Frank
Koutsky, who will be compelled to ex
ercise the functions of mayor and city
treasurer of South Omaha at the same
time until the deadlocked city council
of that town Is unlocked. The South
Omaha charter expressly prohibits any
city officer from holding two positions
on the city muster roll, but the framers
of that Instrument could not have fore
seen the game In which two three spots
would wrestle for the Jackpot
State Superintendent Fowler advises
lu favor of three-year contracts with
school superintendents in order to avoid
the disadvantages of too frequent
change. Long-time engagements may
be all right where the man employed
a superintendent is qualified for the
position, but an incompetent man is
dear on any terms and no school board
should allow Itself to be tied up for
three years with any superintendent un
til he has proved his capacity by work
rather than words.
London which for years has been be
hindhand In Its facilities for rapid
transit now finds Itself on the eve of
acquiring a modern system at the bands
of a syndicate organised by Americans.
The first tramway in England was that
built by au American, George Francis
Train, and It is specially appropriate for
America to come to the rescue once
more with up-to-date methods for re
lieving the congested streets of the Brit
ish metropolis.
After two months' Jangling the referee
In the corporation tax controversy bus
discovered that there are several flaws
In the revenue laws that compel bliu to
Live Nebraska Towns
Beatrice Queen
As I view It, there are three general
standpoints from which we may consider
the desirability of any town or city as
place of Investment: Mrst, Its location;
second, Its resources, and third, its fu
ture possibilities. These are essentials rec
ognised by all home seekers and Investors
and If these essentials are such as to com
mend any particular locality every wise and
thoughtful man -will be at once convinced
and the problem will be solved.
I call attentloa to Beatrice as one of the
live, progressive title of Nebraska, with
the assurance that an Investigation of Its
location, resources and possibilities will
convince any right-minded, man of its su
perior advantage and attractiveness, not
only as a place to establish a home, but
a a place whose commercial and Industrial
advantages offer rare and permanent busi
ness Inducements. A notable feature of
thla "Queen City of the Blue" is Its com
manding site upon the banks of the Big
Blue river, thus Insuring good drainage
and an Inexhaustible supply of wholesome
water, which Is now distributed through
out the city by means of the Holly system
of water works. This location is not only
pleasing to the view, but Is alio most
healthful, as a glance at the mortuary rec
ord of the city will verify. I am warranted
In saying that thla location on this beauti
ful river Is la itself a strong attraction
and one which causes other pretentious
cities of the state to look up6n Beatrice
with envious eyes. This river affords
water ' power possibilities as yet unde
veloped and unthought of. This water has
recommend the dismissal of the com
plaint which recalls very forcibly the
story of the mountain that labored and
brought forth a mouse.
Stretched to the Breaking Point.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Impression is growing that Captain
Christmas has an imagination which is too
much for his veracity.
Hearty and Wholesome.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
South Carolina's welcome to the presi
dent is exactly In line with the best tra
ditions ot southern hospitality.
Sla-alfleance of at Halse.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Iowa has Increased the salary of her gov
ernor. Perhaps she hopes in this way to
offer an attraction that may in some case
prevent her sons from accepting the first
cabinet position that la offered them.
An Overworked Graft.
New York Tribune.
The pugilists who fight with their
tongues are even noisier and more voluble
now than they ever were before. And thev
are more generally distrusted and despised
now than in any earlier time. They have
been found out. They deserved to be ex
posed long ago.
Weathery, bnt Cheering.
San Francisco Call.
Senator Frye stated recently that never
since he has been in congress has the busi
ness of the long term been so well ad
vanced as at this session, and he predicts
congress will be ready to adjourn by the
end of June. Such a prediction, of course,
Is aot Worth much more than one from the
weather bureau, but' all the same It is
cheerfng. " ' . .
Menace of Indifference.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Almost uniformly, the reports ot spring
elections in western towns and cities say
that a very light vote wis polled. The
same thing is so common in eastern towns
and cities as to be an item of political cal
culation; comparatively few ot the voters
care to attend any but a state or national
election, and politicians base their plans
for municipal manipulation largely on this
fact. Thoughtful people will perceive in
this tendency to shirk an easy but" import
ant public duty one of the gravest perils to
the American plan of aelf-government.
Vncle Sara's Growing Roll.
Philadelphia Record.
From the latest official report of the
treasury. It Is evident that the sources ot
government surplus revenue will not be
entirely closed by the repeal of the war
taxes. The customs receipts for the nine
months of this fiscal year amount to $190,
182,000, which is $10,000,000 more than the
receipts for the same period of last year,
and $40,000,000 more than for the nine
months of the fiscal year 1S98-9. With the
Increase of the revenues from customs there
Is at the same time a considerable reduc
tion of expenditures for the army in the
Philippines and Cuba.
POLITICAL DRIFT.
The legislature of Massachusetts Is wrest
ling with a bill to license cats in that
state.
During an uncommonly short session the
New York legislature managed to grind out
500 bills.
It republics are not wholly ungrateful,
some ceuntles surely are. Yell county, Ar
kansas, went back on James K. Jones.
Colonel Watteraoa declares that Senator
Jones ot Arkansas "was too honest to suc
ceed In politics." The Star-Eyed Goddess
la working a rich vein ot humor.
Nine thousand voters ot Kansas City de
clared by their votes that fly months of
school Is a plenty In on year. It should
be remembered that Kansas City is in Mis
souri. It Is evident from the primary returns
that Governor Jeff Davia ia more successful
in gunning for obnoxious senators than in
chasing editors with his mouth.
Several republican clubs are booming
General Shatter for the republican nomina
tion for governor of California. It Is gen
erally conceded his candidacy would give
considerable weight to the ticket.
The practice of throwing rocks at the
municipal governments of Philadelphia and
New York, heretofore a popular pastime In
St. Louts, has been Indefinitely suspended.
The town by the bridge has troubles ot It
own.
They ar talking of running Rev. Charles
M. Sheldon for mayor of Topeka, Kan. Rev.
Sheldon la the man who gave the world a
aample of a dally newspaper run on pious
line, at the same time mixing several
"raw" "ads" with prayerful editorials. As
mayor bis supporters believe be would be
"a corker."
Kansas City played a atar engagement la
the recent run for municipal spoils, hoping
to break the Reed upon whom th town
leaned for two years past. But the "better
classes," so-called, failed to respond to
the appeal at the ballot box, and th Reed,
bent by the wind, regained the -perpendicular
by several hundred majority.
Governor James P. Clarke, who defeated
Senator James K. Jones in the tight for the
Arkacsas senatorial nomination, occupied
th gubernatorial chair of Arkanaas from
1895 to 1887. His political career began in
188. wbea b was elected to th stat legis
lature. He was elected attorney general oa
th democratic ticket In 1892. He wa bora
la Taioo City, Miss., in 1854. Governor
Clark has been practicing law at Littl
Rock sine his retirement as governer.
City of the Blue
a fall now ot three and a half feet
from a point five miles above the city and
while this power Is used to some extent, it
It capable ot being expanded a thousand
fold. A canal constructed from this point
has been discussed more or less and such
a canal could afford power to turn every
wheel in the city and will certainly be
built In the coming years.
Of the resources I have only space to
make the briefest mention. The popula
tion la upon a conservative estimate placed
at 10,000. We have paved streets, beau
tiful church edifices. One business blocks,
a gas plant, electric plant, a courthouse
costing $100,000, a beautiful government
building and ornate private residences
which reflect the taste and intelligence of
the people. Every line ot business Is well
represented and the rich agricultural coun
try surrounding Insures a safe and profita
ble business to all our merchants.
W have a goodly number of small fac
tories, but the factory to which w point
with especial pride la that of the Demp
ster Mill Manufacturing company, an In
stitution! sprung from- small beginnings,
but which has grown to bs one of the lead
ing manufactories of the west, employing
from 300 to 400 men the year round. Our
railroads deserve especial mention, of
which we have four, centering here, thus
giving us ample means of Ingress and egress
and affording excellent: market facilities. We
have coal, stone and cement deposits in
close proximity to the city, all of which
as they are developed will prove ot Im
mense value. WILLIAM H. EDGAR.
OTHER LANDS THAN OCRS.
In Mongolia, as well as In southern
China, the extraordinary taxes Imposed by
the Chinese government for the purpose ot
obtaining money to meet the terms ot the
war indemnity exacted by the powers which
united in the expedition for the relief ot
the foreign legations in Pekin are driving
the people ot large districts into revolt.
They prefer the desperate chances of re
bellion to the exactions of the imperial
authorities. Increased, as they doubtless
are, by the corrupt local officials through
whom the taxes are collected. It Is not
strange that such outbreaks should take
place. The Chinese are always poor and
never able to pay their taxes easily as a
nation. Extraordinary government burdens
mean simple confiscation of scanty belong
ings In many instances. As a rule the ad
dition of war taxes calls for painful pinch
ing of food, clothing and other necessaries
of life by the masse. The hard experi
ences the Chinese are now passing through
will not be forgotten, nor will they be
thought of without bitterness toward the
foreign powers which forced such burdens
upon a people already heavy laden. Antl
forelgn feeling will be greatly Increased
and prolonged by the collection of exor
bitant war Indemnities.
Within the last two or three weeks a
number of Russian and Polish students,
most of whom attended the lectures in the
technical college at Charlottenberg, have
been expelled from Prussia on the charge
of political agitation. There are some dis
crepancies in the accounts of the affair,
the local German papers asserting, that
only those students were expelled who had
been caught In the act ot attesting secret
meetings, while the Polish papers maintain
that all non-Prussian ' Polish students.
Whether actively engaged ip political agi
tation or not, have been sent summarily
across the frontier. The temper of the
Berlin press is Indicated by the Neuests
Nachrlchten, which, quoting the Polish ver
sion ot the affair, remarks: "We do not
know whether this statement is correct In
all It details, but we have no reason to
doubt its general accuracy, since it is
within our knowledge that -Count von Bue
low on his own initiative Issued instruc
tions for the expulsion of all foreign Pol
ish agitators. In all truly patriotic cir
cles this measure will be welcomed with
unmixed satisfaction. If foreign Poles feel
constrained to devote themselves to Pan-
Polish agitation they are at liberty to do
so In Oallcla or under th tender supervi
sion of the Russian police officials." The
Polish question evidently Is becoming more
acute.
Although a conference held in Madrid last
summer by delegates ot the South Amer
ican republics, promoted for the express
purpose of extending the Spanish market
and Influence in South America, ended In
fiasco, It appears that the Spanish govern
ment has been more successful in. dealing
with the delegatea who attended last win
ter's Pan-American congress In th City
ot Mexico. Just before the Easter recess
of the Cortes the duke of Almodovar, min
ister of foreign affairs, announced that th
government bad, through Its representative
In Mexico, concluded treaties between Spain
and Argentine, Bolivia, Colombia, Guate
mala, Mexico, Paraguay, Salvador, San Do
mingo and Uruguay. By tbes conventions
it Is agreed that all difference whlch may
arts between Spain and these" countries
should be submitted to arbitration, and that
the arbitrator should b cither the chief ot
a Spanish-American stat or a tribunal
composed of Spaniards or Spanish-Americans,
"in order to give greater emphasis
(dar mayor relieve) to the solidarity of In
terests which exists between all branches
of the Spanish race." Only In cases of fail
ure to agree upon such an arbitrator are
questions to be submitted to th tribunal of
The Hague. The minister added that simi
lar conventions will shortly be' signed by
the republics of Peru, Honduras, Costa
Rica and Venezuela, in their respective
capitals.
On the heels of the published progrsm ot
President Loubet's prospective visit to St.
Petersburg Is the announcement made In
La Vols National of Paris that negotia
tion are pending between Berlin and Parts
on the subject of a possible visit of the
president of th French republlo to Ger
many. The German emperor would. It ap
pears, be gratified If a break In the return
journey from Russia were made, so that he
could meet th president of th republic
at a German port. It is recalled by La Votx
how the emperor received the French at
Kiel, bow that was followed by bis gra
clousness toward the officers and crews ot
th Iphlgenl at Bergea aad th Ibis at
Geestemunde, how also bis majesty re
ceived Oeneral Bonnal at Berlin. The mo
ment would, therefore, be opportune la the
Interest of good feeling between the two
nation to bring about a meeting between
their respective chiefs. La Volx. however,
which I a nationalist organ, looks with
an unfavorable eye at the news given la
Its own columns. It wsrns public opinion
In France that the aim ot the Germano
phlles Is to fore on a period of appease
ment on th Blsmarcklan theory of ac
complished facts.
Nearly every recent by-electloa for th
German Reichstag has resulted In a victory
tor a social-democratle candidate, and most
of these havo beea ot very high character
and Influence, not only as Oermaa social
lsta, but as authors, lecturers and students
of sociology and political economy, fre
quently of European repute. The receat
election of Eduard Bernstela as a socialist
member for Braslau has, tor thea reasons,
attracted wide attention. HU majority
ever bis radical opponent was over l.tOO.
Imparts that peculiar lightness, sweetness,"
and flavor noticed in the finest cake, short
cake, biscuit, rolls, crusts, etc., which ex
pert pastry cooks declare is unobtainable
by the use of any other leavening agent
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oval baking sowDEft co
His return brings the number of socialists
in the Reichstag up to fifty-eight. Herr
Bernstein for many years has stood In the
front of party warfare In Germany. Among
socialists he occupies a high position, for
bis service to his party have been immense.
H is probably their ablest dialectician;
but he has never been able to free him
self entirely from the taint ot heterodoxy.
His dramatlo defense and his conduct at
the recent socialist conference at Luberk
will be remembered. Herr Bernstein Is
well known In London. His sympathies for
England are genulno, and have been often
expressed In his numerous writings.
According to advices from Berlin, the
Oerman emperor la taking deep Interest In
a movement which has arisen In Germany
for transferring the control of the drink
traffla from the hands of private individ
uals to corporations snd companies, which
will derive no pecuniary advantage from
the sale of intoxicating liquor. Through
his civil chancery he has sent an inter
esting letter to the leader of this move
ment, Baron von Dicrgardt, stating that
all efforts having for their object the dimi
nution of the use of alcohol and the edu
cation of the public In the moral and eco
nomlo evils attendant on Its use have his
entire approval. He follows with attention
the example set in this respect in Scan
dinavia and England, and hopes, when the
project has assumed a firmer footing, to
hear more of it.
TWO LEADERS WAST PEACE.
Conciliating: the Warring interests
of Capital and Labor.
Cleveland -Leader.
It mean much when two men like Sena
tor Hanna and Samuel Gompers speak from
the same platform, as they did In Philadel
phia last Saturday night, and both declare
themselves in opposition to strikes and
compulsory arbitration, and In favor of con
ciliation as a means of bringing capital and
labor together.
The leading representatives of both cap
ital and labor are learning valuable les
son. It seems to be admitted on one side
that big combinations of capital are a
accessary outgrowth of present Industrial
conditions,: while on the other It Is con
ceded that labor has the same right that
capital possesses to combine Its forces.
These being admitted conditions. It Is
generally conceded that nothing can be
gained by arraying these great forces
against each other. Peace between capital
and labor la desired, because neither can
enjoy a full measure of prosperity unless
there Is harmony in their relations.
Thus It is that capital la anxious to pre
vent strike, and thus it is that labor Is
putting to the front as Its leadera men who
are fit to meet the great "captains of in
dustry" and discuss questions of wages and
hours in a businesslike way. That ta why
the National Civic Federation's efforts are
meeting with success.
From now on there are likely to be fewer
great strike than formerly. Capital has
discovered that It does not pay to light, and
labor realizes that strikes are unprofitable.
In the meantime the labor question Is be
ing taken out of politics and everybody will
be glad of that.
ASSESSMENT OF FHA.NCHISE.
California' Experience Duplicated in
Other States.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Nearly a quarter of a century ago Cali
fornia provided by her constitution that
"franchises" should be assessed as other
property. , This at the time was assailed as
"revolutionary" and. "rank socialism." snd
as generally Indicating a plundering and
lawless spirit. It was not, however, ever
claimed that franchises could not be sold
for money, according to their Income pro
ducing power, as readily as land or cattle.
This principle was established In California
and has long sine been confirmed by the
courts. We do not, It is true, as yet actu
ally get franchises sssessed at their real
value In proportion to other property, but
ws ar gradually approaching It, and th
principle- is settled and no longer ques
tioned In this state. Within the last few
years this principle, established by the con
stitution of California, is coming to b gen.
erally accepted elsewhere, and franchises
are now regularly assessed la New York,
fvT7
If you've an idea .that you had to
have your clothes made to measure,
come here and you'll put that notion
out of your head.
You'll save 10.00 or f 15.00 besides.
SPRING SUITS, $15 to $25.
No Clothing Fits Like Ours.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers
RaS. Wilcox, Manager.
too william sr., new vork.
Illinois and other states, and all sorts ot
people are now claiming the "credit" ot
fVrst seeing that any right which could be
sold for money should be taxed as money.
The credit of first enacting this obvious
principle Into law belongs to the people ot
California of a quarter of a eentury ago.
Such a law. after having been sustained
by the Illinois courts, has recently been
affirmed by the Tntted States courts In
Chicago, to which the litigation was trans
ferred, on the ground that taxation ot
franchises was confiscation of property In
violation of doctrines of the t'nlted States
constitution In such rase tuado and pro
vided. This contention was promptly
brurhed away, and the decision Is of Interest
only as Indicating the proper rule fur valu
ing franchises. It has been a very general
practice to value them according to their
market price. The United States court did
not approve of this as a controlling method
by reason of the fictitious changes in price
constantly taking place, as the result ot
stock Jobbing. The court held that fran
chises should be assessed In each year by
capitalizing the net earnings ot the pre
vious year at current rates ot Interest, and
assimilating the real value thua found to
the values of other property as returned
for taxation. A franchise yielding $1,000
profit would be capitalized at S per cent
at $20,000. If property generally was as
sessed at one-half its real value that fran
chise would be assessed at $10,000. There
Is a good deal of sense In this reasoning
and the method laid down may come to be
generally adopted.
POINTED REMARKS.
Washington Star: "It's easy enough foh
it race hoss to git beat," said Uncle Enen.
"But dar ain't any beatln' de men dat a
runnln' 'em."
Philadelphia Tress: "I'd like to see Miea
Pawsay," suld the mftn at the door.
"You can't," replied the maid, "she's
got the toothache.'1
"Impossible, for I'm from her dentist's
and I've got her teeth here in this pack
age." Chicago Post: "Yes," said the orator,
"I'm a self-made man.
"In that cane," was the reply, "you are a
very serious reflection on your own work
manship." Detroit Free Press: Collector Can't you
give me any encouragement at alt about
this old account? ' 1
Mr. Go-Easy Why, yes, of course; I will
pay you as soon as I pay anybody. -
Philadelphia Press:- Rube I reckon you
kin yank this tooth fur me.
Dentist Certainly. Have you ever taken
gas?
Rube Don't git fresh, young feller. Thil
gabby hotel clerk's been tellin' you some
thin', ain't he?
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Yes, f amoka
at least a dozen cigars a day. This is a
good one."
"Somebody must have given It to you."
Somervllle Journal: Jones The office
should seek the man.
Smith Well, If it did. I know what office
would bo seeking Brown,
Jones Which?
Smith The police office.
Somervllle Journal: She What Is the
longest day In the year?
He Any day when I don't see you.
Youth's Compnnlon: The youthful author
pocketed his rejected verses, but he could
not swallow the editor's criticism.
"Sir," ald he, nut without dignity, "a
poet Is born, not made."
"Young man," said the editor blandly,
"It won t help your cne to try to shift
the blame onto your parents."
YOU ARB NOT SO MANY.
William J. Lampton In New York World.
Say, when you think you own the earth,
And by some right of royal birth
You think you are of nobler blood
Than those of us who'r made ot mud, ,
And by that are the best of any,
do count yourself you're not so many.
Say, when you feel that you are what
The vast malorlty of men are not,
And cannot be, because your make
la far superior to theirs, please lak
A little tumble, If there's any.
And count yourself you're not so many.
Say, if you have an Idea that
You of us all know where you're at.
And while mankind remains In doubt
You know Just where you're coming out;
Collect your wits, if vou have any,
And count yourself you're not so many.
Say, brother, if you have the gall
To think you really know It all;
To feel that you are better than
The ordinary, average man,
And that hereafter you will rise
To higher glory in the skies
Than those who do not have a penny.
Go count yourself you're not so many.
SUITS TO
SUIT.