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THE OMAHA DAILY TKE: HATURDAY, ' OCTOBER 31, 1D03.-
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Register Jtoday.
Last chance to register today.
That nonpartisan Judiciary bluff Is
played out. The voters will call It next
Tuesday.
The unexpected often , happens in
politics, but the expected happens much
more often. . . .
Have you registered? If not, be sure
to regUter today under tho penalty of
losing your vote.
Colonel Bryan is headed this way.
He may yet manage to come in at the
tall-end of the Nebraska campulgu.
The democratic campulgn in this
county In a go as-you please walk. The
republican campaign is oue-for-all-and-
all-for-one.
Republican success is in the air." Get
into, the buud wagon and ride at the
front of the column instead of follow
lug the democratic hearse."
If President Stlckney can induce Mln
neapolis mill men to erect a few grain
elevators and mills In Omaha, the favor
will be appreciated and reciprocated.
Prophet Dowle is learning by his ex
perleuce iu New York City that a show
that is good for a two-night stand will
not necessarily draw well for a month's
run.
Last chance today to register for the
coming election. Be sure to seo that
your name is on the list before the reg
vjstrars close their books at 0 o'clock to
night
Ouiaha wants new industries and bus
iness enterprises that will give employ
ment to wage workers. Any promising
project in this direction may safely
count on substantial encouragement
i ..
Jtulge Sullivan declares that he Is
seeklug a re-election, not because he
wants it, but because his party leaders
insist upon It Under the clrcumstauces
the 'voters will try to please the Judge
by helping him to retire.
The lutest double-shotted and double
leaded Salvation Army editorial that
appeurs lit the World-Herald is devoted
to Judge Barnes' duty to the railroads
The next oue should be devoted to the
ralluouds duty to Judge Sullivan.
There is a well-donned rumor that the
alarm sounded by democrats over al
,iegea registration frauds i In South
Omaha really covers a well laid demo
cratic colonization plan for registering
several hundred colonized voters in
Omaha and South Omaha.
AJ1 the army officers of importance
are ou record iu fuvor of the restoration
of the canteen, but the clmuces ure that
congress will not act accordingly for
fear of offending those who procured
tho legislation abolishing the cauteen,
It is another case of sentimcntalism
versus practical experience.
The Interruption of the building
season in this city by the labor troubles
Inst spring is producing the natural con
sequence of stiffened rentals which
might Have Ihvh expected. Men with
money to Invest can gel goxxl returns
by putting up substantial dwellings lu
Omaha and letting theiu at moderate
prices.
The naming of one of the new mili
tary posts lu the I'alUpplucs after
Colonel Stotseuburg, who led the First
Nebraska boys wheu they distinguished
themselves dnriug the war with - the
Filitiluos, is a delicate compliment
which the friends of the lamented sol
dier will appreciate. Colonel Stotsenv
burg left a name which ,h credit to
Llrusvlf and an honor to the two states
vitu w hose service he tdrntild.
TRM OUTLOOK FOR CVHA.
The advocates of closer trade rt'lit-
Hons with Calm, vhlcu tiny .urge as
m'Iuk quite as much In the interest of
this country al of the nelgulwriiin' re
public, lire expecting favorable action
jr con (r reus at the extra session. Sen
ator t'ul loin stated in a recent Inter-
lew that he believed the necessary leg
islation for making effective the reci
procity treaty would bo passed and
there have been expressions' from other
sources to a like effect. It la the under
standing that a number of those who
opposed the reciprocity treaty in the
Inst congress have decided not to con
tinue their opposition and If such ia the
case the chances for the treaty are good.
Hostility to Cuban reciprocity ia still
strong In California, but howN much
weight this will have remains to be
seen.
The sugar and tobacco Interests in
Cuba are of course anxiously awaiting
congressional action. Conditions in the
Island are by no means bad, but it is
apprehended that they may fcecome so
f closer trade relations with the United
States are not established. According
to the statement of an American doing
business in Havana the tobacco plant
ers made some money this year,' but the
sugar planters who came out even were
fortunate. He said that while there
was plenty of money during the Amer-
can occupation, the advent of the
Cuban government affected business un
favorably. Yet statistics show that the
commerce of Cuba has been growing
and are on the whole quite as favorahlo
as could reasonably have been expected.
One Important fact shown by the statis
tics Is that while the imports from Cuba
Into the United States have very ma
terially Increased, our exports to that
country have not, and this fact fur
nishes one of the strongest arguments
to the supporters of reciprocity. It Is
certainly a reasonable contention that
the United States should furnish a
large part of all that Cuba imports, in
stead of allowing this trade, very con
siderable now and certain to grow, to
go to-European merchants and manu
facturers. We recently called attention
to tho Cuban trade statistics compiled
by the Department .of Commerce and
Labor and they certainly show that this
country, has something to gain ; com
mercially from closer relations with
Cuba.
President Roosevelt has in the most
unmistakable way shown his deep in
terest In this matter and he will doubt-
ess make a strong appeal to congress
ou the subject.
AUBMCAX ATTiTVDB A FACTOR.
The first report regarding the meet
ing of the Russian and French minis
ters in 'Parts, as to the significance of
which there is more or less speculation,
the statement was made that the pres
ence of Count Casslnl, Russian ambas
sador to this country, was construed to
Indicate that the attitude of the United
States is a factor in the present discus
sions. While the nature of the confer
ence between the) foreign ministers of
Russia and France is not clearly de
fined, It is naturally assumed to relate
in part to the situation in the far east.
In that case it is not to be doubted that
the American attitude will receive con
sideration, though how much of a, factor
it will be in determining the future
courso of European powers, and partic
ularly Russlu, in regard to China la un
certain.
While it is safe to suy that this coun
try will not be ignored in any discus
sion of the far eastern 'question, still
there are many who believe that it is
the settled purpose of Russia to even
tually Bhut the "open door" and exclude!
American commerce- from China. It is
that end, says a writer on the subject
who appears to have given it careful
and intelligent study, to which Russia
is bending all her energies in the far
east and to which she is making every
thing else subsidiary. "She Is not
fighting for an outlet to the always
open sea, for that she has already se
cured. She is not striving to enlarge
her borders for the sake of more land,
for she' already has more land than she
knows what to do with. She is endear
orljig to injure and strike down her
most formidable commercial competitor,
the United SUtes, and, having vainly
irieu to uo so wiine Aiancnuna was
China's, she now proposes to do It by
making. Manchuria her own. That is
her chief reason for so flagrantly break
ing, her promises to evacuate Man
ehurla. She wants to exclude America
from that country." All of which is
plausible and may prove to be well
founded.
The latest advices report that Russian
troops have entered Mukden,, one of the
open iorts provided for .in the treaty
between China and the United States,
the pretext being that the Chinese did
not preserve order there. Count Cas
sini Is quoted as saylug that the status
of Mukden as an open port will not bo
affected. Possibly not, but the move
ment on the. part of Russia, in view of
pust experience, is not reassuring. It
is more than likely that she will find
some excuse for holding the control of
this port and of course China is power
less to prevent her doing so. However
anxious the Chinese government may
be to act in good faith in carrying out
the treuty with this country, it can
aloue do nothing in opposition to the
will of Russia. .
Tho American position has been
clearly defined and is perfectly under
stood. It looks simply to the mainte
nance of existing conditions, so far as
concerns the world's trade with China.
It alms to preserve the territorial In
tegrity of that empire and asks that
our treaty rights there shall be respected-
It seeks no special favors or
privileges for the United States. It
may be the aim of Russia to exclude
American commerce from China, but if
so she will not find the Usk aa easy
one. Mrauwune th attttud of the
United EtaUa wQl oodoahteiCy rsctlrt
due consideration iu any European dis
cussion of the conditions In the far east
OMAVA'S FISK FIRC RECORD.
Figures compiled by the natloual
board of Ure underwriters, covering the
fire statistics In the larger cities of the
United States for the last year, disclose
that Omaha's record of fire losses Is de
cidedly creditablo to Its flre-fightlng
forces. Tho statistical tabulation re
duces the losses from fire to a per capita
basis, and although some allowance
must be made for the fact that the fig
ures come largely from the heads of
lire departments who are anxious to
make the best possible showing for
themselves, still the relative position of
the different cities is probably un
affected by material errors. The table
Is as follows:
Washington $0.49 New York City. .$204
Topeka 0.71 New Orleans 2.08
Bait Ike 1.11 Chicago 2 1
Baltimore 1 34 Portland, Me 2 6fl
Omaha l.H I-oulsvllle 2 71
Peoria 1.51 Minneapolis 2.74
Ietrolt 1.68 St. Ixmis 2.87
Cleveland 1.57 Boston 2.H8
Newark 1 M Seattle $.00
Pes Moines 1.66 Cincinnati 3.09
Philadelphia .... 166 Kansas City 3.20
Milwaukee 1.66 Hartford a.W
Bt. Paul 1.74 Memphis 4 33
Indianapolis 1.75 Atlanta 4.74
Brooklyn 1 88 Birmingham .... 8.53
San Francisco... 2.01
Omaha's per capita Are loss of fl.M
Is beaten by only four cities of any pre
tensions in the United States, while the
average is at least 50 per cent higher.
It is not wise to boast of freedom from
fire losses, since much that Is accidental
enters Into the matter of destructive
conflagrations. A showing like this,
however, Is certainly cause for congrat
ulation and might even be made the
basis for an appeal to the insurance
companies for concessions
in better
rates on tire risks.
catch 'km cvmik' catch 'm uoin.'
In its stupid anxiety to make political
capital for Judge Sullivan out of the
bible-lu-the-schools-declslon the World
Herald has given great prominence to
the utterances of Trotestant preachers
who favor bible reading In the public
schools, not for the literary merit of the
scriptures, but because it Inculcates re
ligious doctrines that are at the base
of Christianity. In order to head off
the threatened defection of Catholics,
wtio constitute a large percentage of the
democratic rank and file, a frantic ap
peal on behalf of Judge Sullivan, di
rected to Catholics, 1b made through the
World-Herald over the name of "Blake
Ma her," In the following florid strain:
As a Catholic I am surprised and Indig
nant at the attempt on the part of Mr.
Barnes' managers to make use of Catholics
for political ends. Che use they are mak
ing of the decision In the bible case Is
nothing more nor less than an attempt to
U3o Catholics to secure the defeat of Judge
Sullivan and the election of Mr. Barnes.
Such an attempt savors of profanation and
merits a decisive rebuke, and the Catholics
of this state owe it to themselves and the
church to see that the rebuke Is effectively
administered.
Perhaps Mr. Maher is not aware of
the fact that the shoe fits the other foot
Perhaps he Is not aware that Judge Sul
livan's managers have foolishly but per
sistently projected the bible-ln-tbe-schools
decision into the political arena
With the sole aim and purpose to draw
Protestant republicans to Judge Sulli
van's support. Perhaps Mr. Maher is
not aware of the fact that Judge Sulli
van's managers have induced Rev.
Meikle, a Methodist minister residing
in Omaha, to issue a circular letter to the
Methodist ministers all over the state,
nrglng them to use their Influence ou
behalf of Judge Sullivan in order to
counteract the defection of the oppo
nents of bible- reading in the public
schools in general and Catholics in par
ticular. Whether this attempt of catch 'em
coinln'--catch 'em goln savors of pro
fanation and merits a decided rebuke,
we leave Mr. Maher and the managers
of the Sullivan campaign to decide. As
n general thing religion and politics do
not mix very well. Political candidates
mounted ou two horses riding in op
posite directions generally find them
selves after election "where the wicked
cease from troubling and the weary are
at rest." .
The controversy between the council
and the Advisory board over the pur
chase of a new fire engine is the same
old controversy between sucking to
standard-make machinery and expert
mentlng with not devices. In matters
of this kind it is always safe for tho
city authorities to take the advice of
their own experts in this case of the
fire chief whose experience with fire
engines makes him most competent to
judge. It Is always possible that new
machines may be built that in time will
demonstrate their fitness to stand be
side the old ones, but insofar as the
taxpayers of Omaha are concerned we
are sure they would prefer to have
some other city pay the bills for the
experimental period.
One of the noticeable things in the
present campaign is the cards of the
democratic candidates, which studi
ously omit any reference as to which
party the candidate la identified with
The only rational interpretation is that
the democratic candidates are either
ashamed to acknowledge their party or
want to smuggle themselves into olflce
through the votes of republicans who
may not know to what party they be
long.
The proposal of the Philippine com
mlsslou to purchase 80,0tf) water bulla
loes to replace those that died from the
ravages of the pest threatens to provoke
complications in the neighboring sec
tious of China. It will be surprising In
deed if some shrewd financial mantpu
later of saffron hue does not take ad
vantage of the situation to work np a
corner tn cartbao.
John Mitchell, the head of the national
organization of the Mine Workers of
America, insists that he has no politics
aspirations. What tuts destroyed - the
nsetaloess of must of our labor tender
has U Ucr a&fcixiea tor poll tl mil
WE OLD
fi
Absolutely Pure
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
preferment If Mr. Mitchell sticks to
his purpose he will retain the confidence
of the laborers he represents. j
Waaderlnar Crooks Cornered,
Baltimore American.
The movement among the nations of the
world to formulate better and more
promptly working extradition laws Is a
great blow to criminality, and makes the
world a great deal smaller and more ex
posed hiding place for the fleeing criminal.
Llrht FUterlBS In.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Presbyterian synod of New Jersey U
Inclined to favor the restoration of the
army canteen. It has made the discovery
that the value of beer taken by each man
during the day was 2 cents. Yet one
would suppose that every camp was filled
with roaring drunkards. Better leave the
management of the army to Its officers,
gentlemen.
V
Concerning; Banco Steerers.
Chicago Chronicle.
Some time in the early spring of . this
year Mr. Bryan made bold in the course
of a speech to refer to ex-President Cleve
land as a bunco steerer and to certain gold
democrats in Chicago as confidence men.
So far "as heard from none of the persons
thus pleasantly stigmatized had anything
to do with the writing of the last will
and testament of Mr. Bennett of Con
necticut. Jack Frost Peacemaker.
Philadelphia Record.
When the snow begins to fly the warriors
usually bethink them of putting off their
wars until a more convenient season.
There are many signs of a more pacific
disposition both in the revolting Turkish
provinces and In the -far east. In the
spring, when campaigning ..will be more
comfortable, there may be a resumption
of hostile preparation Mid a "general biting
of thumbs among the war lords.
Great Business Institution.
New York Tribune.
The Postofflce department of the United
States now pays out annually a total In
excess of $138,000,000 and takes In receipts
above $134,000,000. such ugures are stagger
ing almost beyond belief, but they are offi
cial. This wonderful world goes spinning
down the ringing grooves of change, and
with its progress the activities and the de
velopments in this republic become steadily
more extensive and more important.
Too Much Talk.
New York Tribune,
On of the states of the union has decided 1
that its legislature shall meet only once In j
four years, and that even tnen its proceed
ings shall be strictly restrained to ex
tremely short sessions. In various parts of
th renublla the sentiment against annual
nf tha Rnlons of the capltols and
against prolonged deliberations and dis
cussions when the sages ao assemoie is evj
Aenttv ralninv k round. The belief that
earlier generations have been legislated for
to excess and that mere nas oeen oo mucn
talking through weary months in state
houses is steadily making headway.
Dangers of immigration Koasense.
Philadelphia Record.
Mr. Sargent, Commissioner of Immi
gration, Is becoming tiresome, une coun
try was afflicted with him last summer,
arid now that his annual report Is in, more
warnings are being issued about the
dangers of immigration. If immigration
were ever a menace to this country It was
half a century ago, when our population
was small, and we did not know how mucn
assimilating we could do. Now our
population is vast, and we have demon
strated our ability to assimilate immigrants
and rapidly make good Americans out of
rather unpromising foreign material. In
spite of all Mr. Sargent's shouting the coun
try will not become alarmed.
Canals aa National Highways.
Philadelphia Press.
Ttio derision of the United States supreme
court, Judges Fuller, Harlan, Brewer and
Peckham dissenting, puts canals in states
under the maritime Jurisdiction of the
United States. The decision grew out of
repairs to a canal boat on the Erie canal,
the owner holding that a law of New York
state tn regard to the matter could not
apply because the federal government had
i,,H,n,.tinn of the canal. The supreme
court by a vote of five to four upheld this
contention. As the canal Is wnouy in iNew
Tnrk nt the federal sovernment has never
had anything to do with It, this decision
has caused a good deal ol surprise, it win
apply to all canals in the country, no mat
ter where constructed or by whom owned.
Downfall of Morg aottrloi.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
T pierpont Morgan Is attacked from
many sides for his peculiar methods In the
itmniremcnt of things In some of his
trusts. The latest personage to assail him
Is the receiver of the United States Ship
building company. Morgan, Schwab and
others did some queer financing In that
combine, and. It Is said, this was one of
the things that brought that trust to dis
aster. Whatever may have been the real
cause or causes for the fall of the com
bine. It J certain that It no longer at
tracts any attention except as an exam'
pie of the sort of promotion which should
be avoided. The British and German ship
pers are laughing at the talk of Morgan
and his friends of two years ago of bow
they were to sweep the seas of their rivals
Their rtvtls are apparently making money,
while there sami to be nobody pour
enousa to amy a gned werl law Kurgan's
abipntar trw.
RELIABLE
POLITICAL DRIFT.
Late returns show that Mr. Bryan's will
power Is doing business at the old stand.
Des Moines is crowding St. Louis for the
record by Indicting sixteen officials lor
crookedness. -
The official ballot for Tuesday's election
In New York City will be ten columns
wide, but It Is not all wool by considerable.
Joseph Folk, champion hunter of boodlers,
has publicly announced his candidacy for
the democratic nolr.itlon for governor of
Missouri.
Fhiladelphlans express Indignation over
the idea of colonizing votes In New York.
The scheme Is decidedly raw, and not half
as decorous as voting the names of the
cemetery population.
The latest "roorback" in the Ohio
campaign Is that Marcus Aurelius Hanna
out-Hobsons Hobson as a kisser of gliis.
As Marcus has votes to spare he can
afford the gumming exercise.
Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago has
kindly consented to permit his name to go
before the next democratic national con
vention. The announcement materially in
creases the fall gaieties in Chicago. -
The state of Ohio Is entirely out of debt,
there is a surplus of $3,000,000 In the state
treasury, and state taxes have been cut
In two. As a sample of political financier
ing the Ohio exhibit takes the bakery.
Mayor Holtsman, newly elected in In
dianapolis, declares his willingness to turn
over his job for a week or so to someone
better able to deal with the swarms of
office seekers who pursue him. His honor
is willing to pay double salary to a sub
for the time Indicated.
Postal card polls made by the Brooklyn
Eagle, the New York Herald and the New
York World prove beyond a snadow of a
doubt that Mayor Low will be elected by
from 15,000 to 36,000 plurality and that
George B. McClellan will be elected mayor
by a plurality between 8,000 and 80,000. As
a .betting proposition these figures are a
cinch.
Elections will be held in eleven states next
Tuesday. Full state tickets are to be voted
for in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Mary
land, Ohio. Kentucky, Iowa and Missis
sippi, while In New York, Pennsylvania,
Nebraska and Colorado a Justice of the
upper courts, tegents of the State uni
versity or minor state officers are to be
chosen. Municipal officials are to be se
lected In Greater New York, San Fran
cisco and Salt Lake.
Six Hawallans have registered and wish
to participate In the New York City
election. They are known to favor the
fusion cause, and their right to vote was
questioned by some Tammany politicians,
but Judge Brenner of the republican
campaign committee, holds that as they
were born In what Is now a territory of
the United States, they are natural born
citixens, and can vote for local officers If
they have resided a year In the state.
AGE OF RAILWAY PRESIDENTS.
Discussion Started by the Xorthern
Pacific's Choice,
New York Evening Post.
Wall street's attention was attracted to
the age of well known railroad presidents
by a statement following the announcement
of Howard Elliott's election as the execu
tive head of the Northern Pacific to the
effect that the Northern Pacific had the
youngest president of any of the Important
systems. This Is not so, however, nor Is
Mr. Elliott below the age at which many
other railway presidents have taken office.
President Elliott of the Northern Pacific
Is 43 years of age.' W. H. Baldwin, Jr..
president of the Long Island, Is 40 years
old, end has been at the head of that road
since lfi. Stuyvesant Fish, who Is now 62,
was chosen president of the Illinois Cen
tral when he was 36. George J. Gould
began his railroad experience in an official
position as president of the Little Rock
& Fort Smith at 32, and has been at tho
head of the Missouri Pacific since 1K93.
E. P. Ripley was chosen president of the
Atchison In 1896 at 61, while in 189$, at the
same age, A. J. Earling was placed at the
head of the St. Paul. Charles S. Mellen,
who resigned from the Northern Pacific to
become president of the New Haven road,
started with the western system at 46.
As against these relatively youthful
starts, one of the . best known railroad
presidents in the country, A. J. Cavtutlt of
the Pennsylvania, was 60 years of age
when he accepted the position. President
Newman of the New York Central at 61
was elected president of the Lake Shore,
while James J. Hill took charge of the
Gieat Northern in 18S9 at 61. Joseph Ram
sey, Jr., has been president of tho Wabash
for a little over a year, and Is now 63.
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Crossing a river
TakiiiR out a policy of life assur
ance early in life is like crossing a
river near its source. The cost of as
surance is then lowest, and the width
of the river is there narrowest. As a
river widens and deepens as it flows
toward its outlet, so the cost of assur
ance increases the longer it is delayed.
If, while in early manhood, at the head
of life's river, a man assures his life,
he can do so with comparative ease,
as the premium is then lower than it
ever will be again. The longer he
wails, the larger will be the premium
he must pay annually. If he should
defer the matter until old age, the cost
might be prohibitive.
A river that must be crossed some
time should be crossed at its narrow
est point; and when a man knows he
will need life assurance some day, he
should procure it at the time the cost
is lowest. , i
The Equitable Life
Assurance Society
II. D. NEELY, Mgr.,
Merchants National Bank bldf
Omaha. Neb.
JAMF.S W. AUEXANOF.R,Prldnt
HENRY B. HYDE. Pounder
JAMES H. HYDE. Vice-President
PASSING OP OLD STAOBHS.
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Ravages of the Matrimonial F
Anton Wifeless Senators.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
tTarAiv ,av congratulations ceased to
pour In tn Senator Piatt and his young
bride when the current of public attention
Is directed to Senator William Morris
Stewart of Nevada, the oldest member In
point of service of the upper house of con
gress. Senator Rtwart, following In the
footsteps of the Illustrious New York sena
tors, has at the age of 76 taken t-Jito him
self a wife more than thirty years his
Junior, and to all appearances Is preparing
to continue his notable publics career for
many years lonter. The senator has wav
ered In his political faiths now and then
and has passed througn many siormy
periods, but it is gratifying to note that
through all he has clung tenaciously to
the tender passions which predominate tne
ran And An rimfrlns- nubllo will extend
best wishes tot the couple, at the same
time holding In high regard the courage ot
the sturdy Nevadan.
tvhdA atntintlrs show that American
manhood is yearly deferring the problems
of matrimony to a later limn me tniiea
Rtatoa aonate is clearly entitled to the
present day record In this particular. Sena
tor Depew, who is 69, set tne pace, roon
to be followed by Senator Piatt at 70, and
now comes the gallant old westerner. It
Is a sentiment of poesy that "hearts don't
change much, after all," and the recent
acts of so many notable public men fully
sustain the Idea.
Xo Trouble In the West.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
While we In the east are sadly computing
our losses in watered stock and looking for
a general collapse in business to justify the
havoo we have brought upon ourselves the
farmers of the west, no longer cumbered
with heavy mortgages, are contentedly
transacting their flourishing business, ig
norant of or indifferent to sufferings which
they do not share. The unchecked plans
for railway development in the west are
significant not only of the present pros
perity of the country, but of substantial
grounds for assurance that It is based on
solid growth and will continue, uninfluenced
by the troubles of eastern speculators.
We Don't Want to Knock
We want your business; therefore don't let these ?35 and
f GO suits, that you are in the habit of buying, prejudice you
against the ready-to-wear sort that you can find here at !J20
and $22.50. This new Clubman suit that we place before
you this fall, ia an exception. Tine style and fine tailoring,
and will compete with anything, the merchant tailors can
possibly produce from any point of view you may take.
They are cut over special patterns, and made more extreme.
The coats are big shouldered with semi-shaped waists, col
lars narrow and snug, and we pledge the shape holding
parts to you. Beautiful fabrics in which subdued plaid and
overplaids predominate. Have your money and buy one of
thene swell suits of us. f 20.00 will buy a beauty.
NO CLOTHING FITB LIKE OUKS.
gro Wiring 102 (
II. H. WILCOX, Manager.
TUB WEST 7NDEPEMDEHT.
Walla and Lamentations ot Wall
treet Vail est Deai Ears.
Detroit Free Press.'
Many fall to understand how it Is possi
ble that to many silted mines could have
been sold on Wail street, bow such a large
proportion ct values cculd have been wiped
out, how promoters could have grown
fabulously rich without having rested their
fortunes upon any solid foundation, how
character, confidence and values could be
wrecked, without bringing disaster upon
the whole country. It la Impressed upon
the popular mind that the United States
rhlpbuildlng concern. Judged by ordinary
conceptions of morality, vas one of the
most unblushing frauds ever perpetrated,
a conscienceless and vulgar conaiX-acy to
rob the unwary and confiding, Yet It was
nothing more than modern promotion with
the guise of respectability torn off because
those Involved could not find enough vic
tims to win' the millions anticipated. Many
of this class of sharpers are coming to
grief and the aggregate of losses has
reached proportions that cannot be
measured.
According to precedents this should have
caused a national panic. But conditions
have changed as the result of an era of
prosperity. Wall' street Is no longer in
financial control. It Is not long since the
west, especially beyond the Mississippi,
was dependent upon the east for ironey
and paid the usurer's rate for being taken
care of. Now all classes declare that the
troubles on Wall street have Knot touched
them. : The farmers are depositing money
Instead of paying everything they can
rake and scrape on mortgages. Thiy have
ample crops and are getting good prices
for them. It Is straining transportation
facilities to take care of the traffic. Manu
facturers ure enlarging their plants In an
attempt to meet orders. Traveling men
say they cannot furnish goods fast enough
to meet the calls made upon them. The
elevators are full, the caf.le are fat for
the butcher end the heavy deposits with
the banks meet every loal demand. The
west stands proudly upon Its own feet. It
operates In actual values and the specu-
lative movements of Wall street are en- .
tlrely apart from the abiding wealth which
It Is building up.