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THE OMAHA DAILY HEK: MONDAY, NOVEM1IKH a, L1W2. The omaha Daily Bee E. It' iSKWATrn, EDITOR. . PVBE18HED EVKRT MORNING. ' TERMS OP PT BSCRITTION-. Dally Bv (without Sunday), "iw Tear. $4 in ially Hn snfl HtiuilHy, line ir Jlluitrated Uee, On Year....... Sunday Bee, One Tcr Saturday Ilw, Una Year". Twentieth Century Farmer, One Year. DELIVERED BY CARRIER. DalW fl (without Puttilny), per copy Dallv (without Sunday!, per week 2 irt j nit l.M .V2r Dally Bw (Including Sunday), per week. lie UK fM3 Hunday Be, per copy' . IT3 Kvenlng JW (without Sunday), per week c Hunday Iee, k:vtiin Mo (IniMiifiiiiK Hunuav). per Hc (inciuami WW; Comr.sJnts of Irregularltl-a In delivery should te addressed to CUy Circulation De partment. . . OFFICES. The Bee Butl'llnR. South Orr.Bha City Hall Building, Twenty-fifth, and M 8treets. (Vrtmell Wufra 10 Pearl Street. Chicago 1M0 Cnlly Building. New Tnrk 232 Park Kow Building. Vi!hlngton-S01 Fourteenth Street. 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H 13 19 30 21 23 24 25 26..... tl io,40o "aalsao i.nrn I 3t,T4o t?:..l ..as,a.i5 81,10 ...sa,HM 20,20 , 31.3.V 31,230 StlO ..ai.ovo 2s ai,no 29 31,3fl . na,soo 3i si,aao 16 32,700 Total I.css unsaid and returned copies tHIO.615 Net average aVe's.!!!!'.".'.!"'.'.!'.'.! aotnv9 GEORGE b. TZ8CHUCK. HuuscriDea in my rrewenca ana sworn to . k.r. .I-- (vk.. l n wffi . . v. . m. B. H ungate. ' I (Seal.) .Notary Public. The 1902 crop of campaign roorbacks Is now due. . , Apathy should find no foothold. In a government of the people. With Mercer It's "all for one." but not "one for all". If ho has done anything: I for hla associate. - oil the rennhllcan licket It Is not vislblo to the naked eve. Out in Utah they are fighting over the woman question again. The woman nuestlon in Utah 1 one of those peren- nlal Issues It Is eradicated only to be i-cNiirrcctod. ' Now It is a shortage of cars ou the coal roads that prevents replenishment aud at a good deal of difficulty may ,,v to say nothing of rccompens of the coal supply. It is not hard for encountered In negotiating a satis- iQ , lty from wnlch they have the coal barons to find excuses for. keep- rftnrv . arraDeemeuU. provided the . keD: I ing prices up to the strike period notch. I - . , . " ' ' of Governor Savage's Thanksgiving proclamation ? We were d believe the governor carried a Mil line o, proc- 1m ma tlons for all occasions constantly .... in band. t'olonel Bryan promised to put In a whole month at renr platform orating In Nebraska, bnt compromised on less than two weeks of It. Ami tin nn hna entered any serious complaint against the shortening up. .. 4 J. rierpont Morgan' attendance at the I Chicago homo show monopolised for him all attention to tho exclusion of both tne noraca and tluj fair spectators' tol- . . . i lettes. As far as the public ia aware, j however, Mr. Morgan has not yet pro- Jected a merger of all tho horse show enterprisea throughout the country. Speaker Henderson la quoted by the rMercerlte handbill aa having urged bla friends In this district to see that Mr. Mercer la returned to congress. Speaker Henderson's .opinion of Our Dave waa expressed Tery rorrlbiy to the editor of ito ee when na asked, "Uuw much of prbmot.ug;the Ort.t -America Expos.- lion urn no speud? ih you think be ipent.,10?;' . The bogus claimant still persists In discrediting Hen n tor Manderson and John A. McShane with the $1,200,000 ap propriation they secured for the Omaha public building before ever he had been thought of for congress and tries to make people believe that be alone . se cured the entire tl.cUo.000 which has . 1.1. q ........ .rlofl within tho last ..hi-. ....... it ru jrain t tuc uuituann vi nix; ground and construction of the federal hulldlnir - When a ship is manned by mutineers It scarcely ever fails to strand on tho rocks. If disaster overtakes republicans in this county tomorrow they can charge It up to the political buccaneers who raised the, black flag tbe moment they anto'red the ship they had tried to ncuttK In the presidential campaign two yearn ago. Instead of trylu to conclll- ate, they bave sought to club the legi timate majority of the party Into Hue and heaped Insult upon lujury In a cam paign of defamation that could not fail to dlfgust falr-minled republicans. Tha enllanse of a crowded araudstand at a foot ball game at Chicago empha- .w th. H.nwr of fllmsv temoorarv structures nut up for emergencies of this c haracter. If special care ia needed lu construction work it la for stands ...t,i.. vpr. roudlnir bv spectators at naradea or outdoor SDorts. The peo- in.itt tn nccunr such ulacea have ..... no nnnnrtiinttT to illdae oftheir safety, but must rely on the Inspection of the lulld(ra and authorities, I'eouie m- lured lu such accidents bave a right to lave the blame located and to hold the Llamiy. parUca responsible. . . - A MODtL or MrroRfTr. The mammoth campaign poster that has been flung upon the billboards of I Oinnlm represent roiiKressinan David It. Mercer standing tlpon pedestal henrlng- the' Inscription: "Integrity." The roncepil.iu of Mercer a the Imper- Honation of Integrity Is an Insult to the Intelligence and an Impeachment of the I Integrity of the people of this district. Would a man of Integrity drawing a salary of 3.)00 a year pocket S1,!00 an- mini allowance for clerk hire and sign vouchers for the same as If, It had been paid to a clerk? Yet this Is precisely I what Mercer has done for several years, j Would a man of Integrity occupying a ignition of honor and trust take false precaution to have his drafts cashed through a middleman? Yet thla Is pre- cisely what Mercer has done when he placed the draft of $200 paid to him to promote the Oreater American ex- position In the hands of Oorge Sabine to tie cashed. I Would a man of integrity make oath to' false statement of campaign expen- dltares .required by law? Yet this Is precisely what David II. Mercer has done when he swore that the entire j a mount expended by himself and all his broken. Apprehension of this may give friends for him In seeming bla election tne legislature to the democrats. In 1000 aggregated only $123, when he .gumming up the situation, the repub must have known that Tostniaater Etter ncauB W1U lose in the senate of the of South Omaha alone had advanced Fifty-elghth congress a vote from Ken over $800 to promote his .last election, tuckyf one from North Carolina and one . -m ln. nnnaM. anil I oj wniun f nun l thongand9 of doilar9 ia addlUou were expended through his campaign mana- eor that rear. This Is precisely wnai Mr - Mercer has done again this year when he swore under oath tnai ine en- tire amount exiwndetl ry aimseu auu all his supporters In securing his noun- nation aggregated tne earn or , when he must have known tnat "e i amount disbursed to accomplish that re- j sult was nearer 1X0,000. 1 Would a maa of Integrity deliberately cheat the government out of postage on ht nrlvate mall through the criminal I - ai.M 4wn nlrlnfT nflirttiro? Yt I this is precisely what David II. Mercer ,,, done In the present campaign wneii u ,n, -tt-tth lottcra ind no noouuu mo " ...i, under h!s congressional frank containing campaign circulars, cartoons ' of his opponents, portraits of himself, classes, that the railroads of the coun and personal appeals for support. I try are likely to be confronted in the If Mercer Is voted a type oi me nign- est Integrity worthy to occupy Je- braska's pedestal In the national pollt- leal gallery, our Ideals must tie very low i.wWd. BLVCK1SO CAR Ah UiMi.u... The attitude of the Colombian gov eminent in regard to tne rauanm v- nal is very naturally creating some cow- corn at Washington. It nas not yei been fully and clearly defined, but the Impression prevails, iroui m iuuuu tlons as have been given, that the pol- Icy of Colombia is not as favorable to tUe 1Tnited States as bad been expected factory arrangement, provided United States government shallpnraue tho matter further than It has already gone. has submitted a t r nZZl i7accordane with L.0 t.TltZ Our governmeni. tuo inviuuv. b.v ago and which It baa every reason to believe would be entirely Bausiacwry. The terms are fair and liberal, giving far more to Colombia than Is asked by Nicaragua and Costa Rica for like con- rouuioiiti. They ho as far as It was thought the Colombian government could reasonably a tue uunr m. to make conditions, uur. tnai goTeru- ment is manifesting a disposition to throw aside its past propositions, which nromlaed a perfectly satisfactory agree- . . . . , i... i ment, and to tlemana terms bjui iubibi upon exactions whien tnia country could not accede to wunour. putting itself at a distinct disadvantage, tne attitude of the Colombian government at present is one or oDsirucuon, wim.u Is especially remarxaoie wnen it. re membered how anxious that country seemed to be only a little while ago, or before the enactment of the law a'u- thftrl.,B(. the orealdent of the United to nejrotlate for the purchase of I tv rtv nnA franchise of the new mad p.w Canal company, to have the gtatts the right to con- i Bn,i rroeeed with the u u-t i" v . - - work aa soon as possiDie. It Is not probable that there will .be any prolonged dickering with Colombia In this matter, resident Kooseveit w in do What he deems to oe nis amy in car rying out the authority given him ny the Ppooner law, but It Is entirely safe to say that be will. not submit to any extraordinary deiuandB or unwarrantod I . . ka . ... itiA VlnmlllH n I eXaCU)UI JU luo l v I a. T tlA nWoPn l tTl t lal lint I aTOVeruaiPUi. i mai. uir.u.. i , prepared to maae ..r terms, the president has authority to ne - I . 1 . I eotlate wltn Nicaragua. both of which are ready aud anxious to make conditions perfectly satisfactory to the United States. There will be an Isthmus canal, under the absolute ownership and control or I this government Of that there Is no doubt. It will probably be the Vanama canal, but the attitude, of Colombia makes this for the present, prowemat leal ucjxoojc ron aatioal sbxai. The republican majority la tbe United states senate is now twenty-one and this win dc maintained uu iu,.. ,u- creased after aiarcn a next. iuv re publlcana wboiw terms expire at that time, representing nortnern states win either be re-elected or will be succeeded by republicans. Thirty sonata terms ex- plre on Mann, a, iwa. i a.juauuu concerning the inangea in tne cuibs oi senators whose terms end at that time la this: Three southern etates, each with I VII KAaaa" saaylll Vaafrnra a repuuncau wu,iof democrats; three western ; stages, now I arnuiug uur fvfviiaw --, in all probability return tareo repuo- llcans. lUi souinern group conaiata oijoates mis year waa wrn in toe uniiea jMaryUal. Unuky andyrib CaivUaa, etatta, but would any of them bt any whore Wellington, Dcboe and rritchard will fclve way to Oorman, Mcfreary and "gome good democrat." The western three are Karma, rtah and Washing- ton, where Harris, llawllns and Turner will probably give place to republicans. This would leave the senate as It stands politically, delusive of Delaware, were there to be no other changes, but there are three other states In which results are In doubt Colorado, Idaho and, Nevada. Tho republicans have a fair opportunity to elect a aenator front Colorado to succeed Mr. Teller, w hlla it Is by no means certain that Idaho wju boi elect a republican successor to Heitfeld. Nevada has republican scn- ator In John P. Jones, who Is not a can- dldate for re-election. Representative Newlnnds is the democratic candidate to RUCceed him, while the. republicans are pushing a man named Hawley. Tha result cannot be foreshadowed with any accuracy. As to Delaware, which Is not now represented In the senate, no safe prediction can be made. The republican factional fight In that etate Is as bitter vr and If the republicans should carry tho legislature It Is probable that tne senatorial deadlock will reuialu un- . ...,. rrom MBryianu, it air. eiiniBiuu mu be called a republican, making three In a( whIlo thpy wnl galn ono from Kan M . m utan an(i one from Wash- jngton . probably one from Colorado and another from Idaho. In any erent as now appears assured, the re- bcan nia,ority will not lw decreHsed, eren leaving out of consideration Dela which but for the factional con- fllct. wouu undoubtedly send two repub- nC8ns to the senate, dkmaHO of Hailruad mmfloi ks. a distinct movement Is discernible At rrsi r a-alliwoil Amiilnvaa a 1 mnuf iinlvnrai aiiy to demand a substantial Increase of wages. Bo imminent is it tnat tue tf.n tit.t imiml wima itn mmWi ' .... . . wno are almost exclusively of the In- vesting, speculative and capitalistic next few months with the alternative of paying more wagea or paying more nioney as the result of a strike, and It is significant that that organ declares such a result to be fully justified. While there have been a considerable number of increases of the wages of rail road employes, the Increases have by no means Vent race- with the increase of the of Uvi The avcrage incrt.a8e of wagcg ha8 been less than 10 per cent, Tln r! Imposition of numerous oruranly.a- tlons of employes Is to demand a 20 per .lvan... wbjch would certainly not . . . nf ih Pls nitm which nstin,h Aside from an equalization of their wages to subsistence cost, on which ground alone public opinion would sub tb G6'nana 01 raUr0aa Ior " th ? f thS roads have refused to maae any equiv Mf neelon from their profits. These haye been enomoHS sIrjce 189Ci that the value of most of the stocks has In the meantime doubled and trebled. In fairness the railroads should let go their grasp upon some fraction at least of the Incalculable gains contributed by labor at not much more than the old wagea ou the one band and the general public on the other. An average Increase of 20 per cent on account of wages would re . 2 t , t nop;iOII - rf earnlng8 now goiag theoretically to Btockhoiders, mt a far less per cent of pion fact accruing to them. ,, d emDlovea in the United gute( who are thoroughly organised, n unauestionably have It In their power to force the corporations, to male Just concessions. Tbe general public would be as universally and decisively In sympathy with the railroad wage earners as they bave been with tbe an ... - The Bubl,c na. eaually " . I I. 4, IQe BMUIUUcn uiu iivauwu vi mo I. 710 In enfor ed en- .. .. . i trioiluons ior carriage buu turouga vueir j nnvanring reslsUnce to payment of a . nrorKM.tlon of the tax burden. Ke- Uef wlthln reacn of raliroad employes f . ha?e tne to i, Tne naanascrs of the South Omaha packing houses, three Omaba bank pres I Jdeut8 Beveral bank cashiers, tho heads of twelve lobbing houses, three rctall- I i . t . j ,1 : t .. , erB Buu Beivini uiru uin-vij- I 1 a. It ...... I aeiM'UUCUL upou rauway wiuuruuuus i - have issuea an appeal on oenau ot our 1 nonresident congressman and expressed their unbounded connaence in Mr. -ier I . . . . . . I ttri Ve make bold to assert, however, j that i, ne H Dot re-elected not one of j these bankers, packlug house managers I or wholesale Jobbers would place Mr. I Mercer In any responsible position in I any department of commerce or finance ln wuich they had a large personal ln- terest. It Is not uncommon for people to recommend a professional politician or legislative lobbyist to places of honor and trust ln the public service when they would not trust them out of alirht with their own affairs. It Is Just bMIIM. of tnB double standard of pr,vate and public morals that this t to and the country at large have Buffered so much within recent years , omoked treasurers. booUllng law maker, and grafters In public office generally w ho could not make an bon egt UT,ng n any reputable calllug In ,tg circular on achool board tickets the execuUve committee of tbav Mu I . . a a a . JAIiJ.. a. 1 a nicipai league, in aauiaon o giTiDg tue pIaca of Dlrtn of egcn candidate. Inserts I into lis uiugrauma. ia aa AUieruiu, it just happene that each of the candl less a American If he happened to have been born elsewhere and come to this country by choice to become a natural inert American cltlcn? Are any of these candidates truer Americans than their fathers or grandfathers who were foreign born Americans? In Omaba some of our best school liosrd members have been nnturatlxed citizens and some of our worst hava been native born. It seems to us beyond the wope of any municipal league to undertake to draw such a line of distinction ou candidates for any office. Why should the home owner of moder ate means pay city taxes on full value assessment while tho property of the giant railroad corporations, worth in the neighborhood of $15,000,0(10, pays taxes on an assessment of only $200,000? Can any rational reason for such flagrant discrimination bo given? Kiteadlag the (ilad Haari. San Francisco Call. So we will not be able to buy tbe Danish West Indies after all. This Is enough to enroll Denmark among our eternal good friends. Freak Meatnrles l.laa-er. St. Louis Olobe-Dcmocrat. America la not as familiar with Slam as It ought to be. la most of tho localities visited by the erawn prince ba la looked upon being one of tbe famous twins. What Peal Hanker For. Chicago Record-Herald. David B. Hill says the people want free coal, free beef and free necessaries gen erally. Mr. Hill Is right. And a lot of them would like to bave the free things put in their cellars wltbout extra charge. Not Yet Fally ('viaeed. Indianapolis News. A rumor Altera through from Philadelphia that while, of course, tbe price of coal will come down when it strikes the commercial level. It will, by order of the anthracite trust, still be about 60 cents blgber than It was before tbe strike. It's awful bard for those coal men to take a hint. Somebody will have to get an ax yet. A Few Tab a Lett. Kansas City Star. Don't worry too much about the reported failure ot the champagne vlntgae. Moat Americans are drinking the same "tlx" now which they will continue to Imbibe with convivial freedom If France should never yield another t6n' of champagne grapes. And it gives a man Just as big a head the next morning as tbe real article. Kaarklac Oat the sneatboi. St. Paul Globe. Tbe Indiana supreme court has sustained a verdict for heavy damages against a po lice officer, who subjected a prisoner to the ordeal of the sweatbox In order to extort information or a confession. Tbe officer bad neglected the little necessary matter ot getting out a legal warrant for tbe pris oner and tbe Jury very promptly scorched hint with a hot verdict. It would be well for police authorities to everywhere take note of these legal precedents and so order' tbe work ot their' departments as to do away with the drastic and cruel methods of illegally treating prisoners and the prev alence of which In most of our cities ia undeniable. I acl Sam's Faraa. New Tork World. It will be a surprise to most parsons in the east to learn from -the report of Com missioner Hermann.' of the general land of fice that more homestead lands were given to settlers In 1901-1902 than in any pre vious year. Unci Sam still "has land enough to give us all a farm." Ha gave away 19.4S8.530 acres last year enough to make 120,000 average "quarter section" farms and to support 1,000,000, Including families and farm laborers. In addition 16,250,000 was obtained from land sales and feea. And 900,000,000 acres and mor.e re main unclaimed enough to last forty-five years, evca at -the present rapid entry and settlement. d Hale la Baataeaa. Atlanta Constitution. I The late John W. Mackay, not withstand- I lng the multiplicity and magnitude or bis business affairs, when be bad fallen on death and his body had ben burled la Its mausoleum, those whose office It was to settle tbe status of his great bust Less found that he did not owe a dollar to any man beyond tbe usual monthly current ac counts for Items of personal and household supply. Ha had out no notes payable, no unsettled balances In bis commercial en terprises, none of those troublesome un liquidated claims that so frequently delay and decimate estates. John W. Mackay had lived and done business strictly on tbe pay as yon go plan. Because he had ad hered to this policy from tbe commence ment of his career he was able to leave behind a clean score with an enormous balance oa the tight side. The Incident Is a strongly suggestive lesson to young mea beginning In business careers. It ia on easy to learn and sure to win. WASTING OIH t'OHKSTS. Art Raraaed hr the Maa Bealaa tha Ax, Boston Globe. Congreis Is now committed to the ac complishment of the grandest work ever set on foot on tbe American continent an ade quate supply ot water to tbe vast area of sterile and uninhabited lands that, if prop erly Irrigated, would transform the coun try and add Immeasurably to Its wealth and population. It was to promote this great enterprise that the national Irrigation congress held sessions at Colorado Springs. Its plana will involve Immense expense, but tbe nation must sooner or later shoulder It. But from some points of view tbe pros pect Is very discouraging. While tho Irrl gallon congress emphasises tbe necessity of building up the forests, and while vast sums of money are about to be spent for the purpose, the most reckless set ot van dale on the earth Is busily at work wasting the forests that we already have. According to a recent report of the geo logical survey ot tbe 23,394 square miles of primeval forest not long ago existing in tbe state of Washington, nearly one-third has been deatroyed, and tha major part of tbe portion destroyed baa been destroyed by fire. That report waa made before the for eat fires of tbe last few weeks, which have swept off some thousands of ml lea more. This Is only one eiample of what is happen ing In many other atates. We Invite tbe forests with one hand and destroy tbem with the other. Our lumbermen waste ten times as much as they market, and not only this, but hunters and careless mea of all descrip tlons wantonly set fire to the forests. Mil lions ot acres of the best farming land in America, hitherto amply supplied with moisture, are now menaced with drouth because of reckless timber cutting and for est fires. We must adopt the methods of Europe garrison our forests with police, enact more stringent laws and better educated public sentiment on the subject of forestry, else our great congressional schemes will prore aj IsubUui ralua. RF.rtllLtCA TATI5 TUKF.T. Hsvld City Record: John II. Mickey sup ported the high license law when a mem ber of the Nebraska legislature, because he considered this measure for the best In terests of the people ot tbe state. There Is no sense In saloon keepers making a fight oa him as a candidate for governor. Kearney Hub: The theory of the political enemies of J. It. Mickey thnt a man may be too dean and circumspect In hla per sonsl character and babita for tbe gov ernorship of Nebraska Is something quite new In our politics. Pt 111 the novelty of the proposition does not commend tt to the sensible voter. Kimball Observer: The republican candi dates on the state ticket, ' except J. II. Mickey, are up for re-election, and during tbo present term have proven efficient and popular officials and are Justly entitled to a second term. J. II. Mickey Is the man who should be elected governor. He will give tbe state a clean and able administra tion. Humboldt leader: Plate Superintendent W. K. Fowler is without doubt the most energetic worker who hss filled the office. He Is an educator of ripe experience and has placed the schools of the state on a higher plane than ever and baa made friends of every section ot the state. There Is no doubt as to his re-election if friend of education do their duty. Platnview Republican: Mickey came to Nebraska and grew up with the country.' He tolled on the farm early snd late and endured all tbe hardships of the pioneer days. That such a man should be called a corporation tool seems strange until we consider tbe motive behind tbe sccusation. IJke many other men of strong convic tions, he has unscrupulous enemies, wbo do not hesitate to slander htm for political effect. Alnsworth Star-Journal: J. H. Mickey, republican candidate for governor, repre sents all that Is pure and good In politics. He is an absolutely clean man In both public and private life, and Is free and untrammeled by any pledge or promise made to secure his election. He Is a safe man for the office of governor to which he will be elected aa surely as tbe 4th day ot November comes. lon"t forget that state ment. York Times: Not a word has been said by the opposition against Marsh, Weston, Prout, Follmer or Fowler. They would not hesitate to say It If there was anything to say. Tbe state has been faithfully and efficiently served by these men and they deserve the endorsement they are sure to get at the polls. If honesty and efficiency are not appreciated there Is not much en couragement tor that way of discharging a public trust. Falrbury Gazette: In the lant election Judge Sedgwick had 13,000 majority. Every body knows this was largely composed ot populists wbo were formerly republicans and did not propose to become a tall to the democratic kite. This should be Increased thla time by the addition of a very much larger number of populists of republican an tecedents. If tbey do come home, where they naturally belong, Mickey's majority for governor should not fall below 20,000. St. Edward Run: Have yon noticed that nearly every charge that Is made by those that oppose J. H. Mickey of Osceola for governor are those wbo borrowed money at his bank and gave a note for payment and when it fell due they had feelings toward the management of the bank, be cause they seem to get the idea Into their heads that tbe bank Bhould not ask for tbe money back again. We have Investigated i some of these charges made against Mr. Mickey and we find the bank was very- lenient, but was forced to use strong meas nres to jet Its money back. Alnsworth Star-Journal: Every person ln Nebraska at all Interested ia educa tional work must recognise the good work of State Superintendent ., W. K. Fowler. He Is honest, conscientious, obliging and approachable and an Indefatigable worker. His methods are up-to-date and the In terest he manifests Is Inspiring. It is not a question ot bis re-election but ot the size of his majority. Every voter who values education and desires to see his own and his neighbor's children have the best possible advantages should vote for W. K. Fowler Irrespective of politics. Loup Valley Queen: The f unionists over the stats have been tearing their finger nails off during tbe campaign ln an at tempt to dig up something corrupt against our man Mickey, but so far they have been unable to unearth anything worse than the fact that he Is a church member and teetotaler. The writer has talked with men who are personally acquainted with Mr. Mickey, and who have known him for years, and they speak in the highest terms of him. and say that he Is the only man to place at the head of our state govern' ment. Kindly remember this next Tues day, and cast your ballot for Mickey for governor. Alnsworth Star-Journal: Nothing can de. feat tbe republican party in Nebraska thla fall except republican apathy and over confidence. Tbe fuslonists are trying to move heaven and hell ' to get out their full vote and are engaged ln a most stren uous still hunt for that purpose all over the state. Every fuel on 1st la a polltclan and every mother's son ot 'em constitutes himself a committee of one to see that very other Malonlst is at tbe polls. Let very republican voter go to tbe polls November 4 and register his approval of President Roosevelt's administration and the splendid republican policies of pro gression and prosperity, and thereby set their seal of disapproval on tha antediluvian or untenable policies of tha mixed crowd Alliance Times: Reports continue to come of the work against Mickey, the re publican candidate for governor, by the saloon trust, and especially those ot the eastern part of the state. An old bill be Introduced In the state legislature twenty j years ago tor some probibltionlst is being read before the bar In many saloons. And after all what figure does that cut even if that were his own convictions twenty years ago, which is doubtful? Few mea of ability fall to change their opinions con siderably In twenty yeara, and, anyhow, the liquor question Is settled ln tbls state tor years to come. It Is a democratic subterfuge. If the people of Nebraska al low a man so good as Mickey to be de feated, we much mistake their general tem per, Indeed. Sidney Telegraph: Peter Morteasea, re publican candidate for state treaaurer, and W. K. Fowler, republican candidate for state superintendent ot public instruction, honored the Telegraph with a call Wednes day. Tbese gentlemen met many of our citizens baud to hand and both made an Impression that will put them ahead of their ticket on election day. Morteasea was born in Denmark and his English la somewhat detective, but there Is nothing the matter with his Americanism It Is as sound as the American dollar. He has been a resident ot Nebraska tor thirty years and is as patriotic and devoted an American citizen as anyone born in tbe shadow of the stars and stripes. Mr. Mor tensen built the first "shack" in Pawnee county, and the first school In that county was held ln bis "shack." He has always been enterprising and public spirited, and his Integrity has never been questioned. He belongs to tbe plain people and pos sesses the common rugged honesty of this rlass. There will be no BartleyUm during his administration of tbe state treasury and no speculation with state funds for personal gain. Mr. Fowlsr Is also a com' meadabla caAOidata. Ha ha mad tuca a good record In th oltlee thst he bss gained the support of many democratic educators, who declare that he Is the best supcrln- endent the stste ever bad. Nrhrsska City Tribune: The present state superintendent of public Instruction, Wllllsm K. Fowler of Washington county, was not sa attendant st the Washington county repuMlcsn state convention thst esr, either aa a delegate or as an inter tod hpectator. He whs auperintenllns be schools In his home city of Blair, which lie had been doing for seven consecutive years, snd knew nothing of the talk of bis nomination until be was telephoned an In quiry asking If he would accept it. He was "drafted" for the nomination, and. It s not strange that at the republican state Convention this year the renomlnatinn of Mr. Fowler waa unanimously conceded. In fact, ao other name was mentioned su! ho other person was for a moment thought of. One good term deserves another. Ashland Gazette: Mickey's career as a business man, a church man, a family man, a society man and a public officer hss been dragged as with a fine tooth comb by a vicious and malignant, enemy, and here's how the matter stands: He is clean and capable; he does not drink; he keeps his word sacredly; he has exceptionally good business ability; be is benevolent; he is considerate of his neighbors: The sum of the dlslika against him arises from the tact that he does not get drunk; thst ho has occasionally collected honest debts by legal process; that he contributes to Chris tian and charitable enterprises. Added to this Is the fact that he was once seen to speak to J. N. Baldwin! All of tbese reasons are the reasons par excellent why the average citizen should and will vote for Mickey. Red Cloud Argus: Hon. J. II. Mickey's speech last night in Red Cloud plainly In dicated to us that the republican candidate for governor was a man ot business, and he presented some new ideas to the voters of this county. Among tbese should bo men tioned the Insuring of state Institutions. State institutions are not insured unless tbe legislature makes an appropriation for that purpose, and for the last number of years, during fusion and republican admin, lstratlon alike, this has not been done, the only difference being that the fuslonists were fortunate enough to escape having the fires which have been so unfortunate dur ing the late administration. However, as It Is, some $300,000 has been saved in pre miums which would bave been paid to tbe Insurance companies and the losses by fire mount to only 3115,000. It the fuslonists want tbe state institutions Insured, why don't they have their legislators make a move in tbat direction? Stanton Picket: It Is generally conceded tbat educational positions should be out of politics, and for this reason many superin tendents, principals and teachers of demo cratic and populistic tendencies are this year openly supporting Mr. Fowler for a second term, and at the Grand Island fusion convention a man bad to be drafted. though only a "straw" man, A comic ques tion In this campaign Is, "Who Is Fowler's opponent? Whence does he come?" This, too, among school superintendents and principals! On the other hand. Superin tendent Fowler has been a leading man In educational circles ln Nebraska for the last twelve yean. Today he Is . the peer of any state superintendent in the United States. He has been an active member of the National Educational association since 1B92, and at Its conventions his opin ions are given careful consideration by the leading educators, of tbe country. Like all successful men, Mr. Fowler's genius lies ln hla hard work. In matters of education he believes In tbe merit system. The people ot Nebraska will never trade a successful educator like Superintendent Fowler for an unknown quantity. PERSONAL. NOTES. General Young, the next, lieutenant gen eral, also rose from the rankb. A Joke that was no Joke was the Chi nese maniac Ah Joke who ran amuck ln the streets ot Marysville, Cal., tbe other day. The most remarkable thing about a 84-year-old mule owned by a Klrksvlllo (Mo.) farmer is the fact tbat it was not sold to those British remount agents during tbe Boer war. Frank A. Munsey. the magazine publisher, has added the Boston Journal to his stock of dally newspapers. Mr. Munsey has three dallies on his string now, and hopes to keep his surplus rash from overloading tbe till. Webb C. Ball of Cleveland has received tha appolntement ot chief watch inspector ot tbe Vanderbilt roads. Tbe watches ot all employes of the system are required to be compared dally and regulated as often as may be necessary. On bis silver wedding anniversary Charles J. Bwanson, a Minneapolis manufacturer, gave to each ot nine ot his employes who had been with him for twenty years a deed for forty acres of improved land In Anoka county. Tbe total value of the gifts was 15,500. A curious political situation is presented ln Greenwich, Conn., where three rich men, each named Mead, have, been nominated on separata tickets for members of the state assembly. There are 2,700 voters in the town and of these almost 10 per cent re of the same name, including tbe wealthiest and most Influential citizens. Prime Minister Balfour must already be placed among tbe record-breakers in British politics. In a recent speech he mentioned a fact tbat came as a surprise to nine tenths of the public. He said be has now led the House of Commons for a longer continuous period than any other parlia mentary leader of either party since the day of tbe reform bill ot 1432. HAyer's Hair Vigor Makes the hair IliMn wihk 8row- Cheeks Vail N I f ,4kr- oi.n mi th i a yr.w way. Iltninveat ermin Preached hy tha PresMent In III Prorlamat loa. lnlitnaplls New.. Once sgnln the nation Is urged rr l' president to keep tho great feast of Thanksgiving. Though It Is not eay to put old truths In new way, there Is nevertheless a note of originality. If not of thought, at least of style. In Mr. Roose velt's proclamation. He reminds us of tb grest blessings which this nation has en joyed during tho whole rourn of Its life, snd says thst "we have hal on tho whole more to be thankful for thnn hss fallen to the lot of sny other people." But tho presi dent preaches a . little sermon thst is marked by great scrlousnci.. . He says: "Generation after generation has groan to manhood snd psssed say. Each bss bad to bear Its peculiar bill dens, each to face Its special crisis, and each bss known years of grim toll, when (ho country wss menaced by malice domestic, or foreign levy, when the hand ot the Lord wss heavy upon It in drouth or flood . or pestilence, when in bodily distress and anguish of soul it puld the penalty of folly snd a fry ward heort. Nevertheless, decade by deraile, we liara struggled onward and up ward; we now abundantly enjoy material weli-bclng. and under the favor of the Most High we are striving earnestly to achieve moral and spiritual uplifting." "The frowsrd hesrt" It Is tha word of the Hebrew prophets, and from the day thst It was first sporvn It hss been re peated over and over again with a pstbetic emphasis by the preachers and teachers and leaders of tbe race. No man with the slightest sense of vision can fall to dis cern the perils Involved in this sin. Nation after nation that ha forgotten God. or, if that phrase be objectionable, has le ttered the law of righteousness and trusted solely in its pqwer and the multitude of Its riches, hss paid the penalty for Its mistake or sin. The froward heart is usually found In great, wealthy and pow erful nations and In times of prosperity. So the warning against It Is-specially needed in this country, and at this ime. Nations, as men, must suffer for their iin. We do not always remember this. We ar too prone to think that as long as trsde Is good and the people are happy In their material blessings, everything Is all right. So, too, we attribute our good fortune, not to the Almighty, to providence, or to the orderly proccsnes of nature, but to our selves. We swell with pride, not simply over good fortune, but over our own work in bringing It to pass. So the president's sermon has a peculiar timeliness and ap plicability. The way tb avoid the peril of froward heart is, as he points out, to strive "earnestly to achieve moral and spiritual uplifting." Thanksgiving day should teach us not only the duty of thank fulness, but also a sense of our dependence on something outside of ourselves, and should make us all realize that national greatness and happiness consist In char acter and not in possessions. An observ ance ot the day in tbe spirit of the presi dent's proclamation would do something to save us from "the penalty of folly and a froward heart." MKS TO A I.AM.II. Browning's Magazine: "(live me half your apple; won't you, Ethel?" "No." "Give me a Hlte then?" "No; I'd rather give you half." Chicago Tribune: "It's all nonsense, though' said Mr. Woozle, reluctantly ex tracting from hts pocketbook the $3) bill his wife wanted to use In buying a new hat, "it's all nonsense, I say, for anvbodv to speak of 'tears, idle, tears.' When von shed them they work ma for anything you want." Washington Star: "Did you ever do any thing you were ashamed of In your polltiosl life?" asked the solemn man. "Tes," answered Senator Sorghum. "I once took $50,000 and found out later I might Just as easily have had $100,000." Philadelphia Press: City Editor What Instruction did you give that new reporter when you assigned him to that hanging? Assistant I merely told him not to make his story commonplace. Why? City Editor Well, he has tried to follow your orders. For Instance, he sneaks of the body falling "with a sharp Invigorating thud. Brooklyn Life: First Decorator-I advised him to have his house decorated during hut wife's absence, a a surprise. Second Decorator Good! Then we'll have to do It all over again when she gets back. Chicago Tribune: The man whom the court had ordered to pay his divorced wife an allowance of $26 a week protested against thn severity of the denree. "Your honor," he said, with deep feeling. "It will take nearly every cent of my prer ent wife's salary to pay it!" Washington Star: "I'm afraid our boy Josh Is one of them geniuses wbo doesn't know the value of a dollar," said Mrs. Corn tossel. "I dunno 'bout tbat." answered her hus band: "from the way that Josh keeps wrltin' fur dollars I should say be was purty appreciative." I.1IAN SUMMER. Kmlly Dickinson. These are tho days when birds come back A very few; a bird or two To take a backward look. These are the days when skies put un . The old, old sophistries of June A blue and gold mistake. Oh! fraud that almost cheats the be. Almost thy plausibility Induces my belief; Till ranks of seeds their witness ttesr. And softly through the altered air Hurries a timid leaf. Oh, sacrament of summer days.' Oil, last communion in the haze! Permit i child to Join Thy sacred emblems to partake. Thy consecrated bread to break. Taste thine Immortal wine.