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(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
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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
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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
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1.1. q ........ .rlofl within tho last ..hi-.
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it ru jrain t tuc uuituann vi nix;
ground and construction of the federal
hulldlnir
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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
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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
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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-
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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..
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prepared to maae ..r
terms, the president has authority to ne -
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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
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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
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IQe BMUIUUcn uiu iivauwu vi mo
I.
710 In enfor ed en-
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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-
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, erB Buu Beivini uiru uin-vij-
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I aeiM'UUCUL upou rauway wiuuruuuus
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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.