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It will take more than a light touch
of frost tff knock King Corn out of the
box.
Had that St Joseph man who forged
waybills turned kidnnper It would have
been more in keeping with the name of
Ilarroun.
That reminds ua that the long-promised
Jacksonlan club meeting to ratify the
nomination of Parker and Davis Is still
on the future event slip.
The storm that enveloped Judge Par
ker on hla way to New York is noth
ing to the snowsllde that will catch him
before he get to Washington.
It Is said; that Parker has gone to
New York to confer with former Presi
dent Cleveland, but no sale of railway
tickets from Esopus to Lincoln has been
reported. s-.x r; y t
Georgia militia J baa ' been aeut . to
where the We of a negro is threatened
by lynchers. Whether the detail is to
protect life or see that the lynching is
well done, is not stated.
The speechless candidate is to "reply"
to the 'questions propounded in Presi
dent Roosevelt's letter , of acceptance.
He will And that a "reply" Is easier to
prepare tban an answer.
Omaha men are taking prominent
parts in the meetings of several great
national organizations now in session in
different cities In the country. The
Omaha man always goes to a front seat
Montana democrats are not half no
much Interested In how the national
campaign comes out as in learning
which billionaire will replenish the
party coffers for the ensuing season.
The commander of the Lena has de
cided to dismantle his vessel, but asks
for Information as to how much of its
apparel must be removed before it can
remain In San Francisco without excit
ing comment
The chromatic vest seems to be a
"hoodoo" in politics this year. Now Tim
Woodruff of New York has refused to
let his name go' before the state con
vention for governor. And we air know
what happened at Chicago.
Ak-Sar'TSen's court carnival this year
coidineinoratcs the fiftieth anniversary of
the founding of Omaha and also the
tenth annlversuryof the founding of the
Ak-Sar-Ben organisation. This will call
for double enthusiasm.
A grand Jury at Huutsvllle. Ala., has
indicted the mayor and sheriff, together
with ten prominent cltlsens, for com
plicity lu lynching a negro, but the rwal
test of public sentiment will come when
the indicted men are placed on trial.
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Russian sailors on board the tra im
port, Lena con congratulate themselves
on the prospect of spending a winter on
the genial const Of California rather
than in Vladivostok, where they stand
a chance of having a "hot time" in gero
weather.
How does Colonel Bryan aud the
Bryantte organs like the twist that has
placed Senator Gorman in charge of the
national campaign in place of Chairman
Toggart? Does Colonel Bryan's offer to
place himself at the disposal of the na
tional committee mean that he is now
subject to orders from Senator Uoruiuul
The Interests of the public schools de
mand intelligence and business ability
in the school board. Five places are to
be filled at the coming election and It
behooves (rtetida.of the schools to wee
that candidates are entered who nut only
have the requisite maliniatloii. hut nlso
have no strings ou tbent and r. per
sonal flail W ttj,
pay Be (without Sunday). On Ter..H 0l
Vully Be and Sunday. On Year J "V
Illustrated Be. One Year J
Sunday One Year V:
Saturday B, On Year
'iwentieth Century Farmer. On Teaf.. l.w
TRUSTS XXD TUK jCOMMOS LAW'
Judge Parker Is regardotl as an able
Jurist He has had long exeprlence ou
tbe bench and wheu nominated for the
presidency held the highest Judicial po
sition in the state of New York. Yet lie
appears" to have made a great blander
when he expressed the opinion, In hit
speech of acceptance, that "the common
law as developed affords a complete legal
remedv acainsf monopolies." Still, la
this, as In regard to most other matters.
the democratic candidate was not en
tlrely confident of the correctness of bis
position and eald: "While this Is my
view of the scope of the common law, if
it should be made to appear that it is
a mistaken one. then I favor auch fur
ther legislation within constitutional
lines as will give the' people a Just and
full measure of protection."-
Well, It has been shown Jhat his view
was a mistaken one. It is pointed out very
clearly and conclusively by President
Roosevelt In his letter of acceptance,
"There is no common law f the United
States," says the president "Its rules
can be enforced only by tbe state courts
and officers. No federal court or officer
could take any action whatever under
them. It was this fact, coupled with
the inability of the states to control
trusts and monopolies, Which led to the
passage of the federal statutes known as
lhe Sherman anti-trust act and the in
terstate commerce act; and It is only
through the exercise of the powers con
ferred by these acts and by tbe statutes
of the last congress supplementing them
that the national government acquires
any Jurisdiction over the subject. To
say that action against trusts and mo
nopolies should be limited to the applica
tion of the common law Is equivalent to
saying that the national government
should take no action whatever to regu
late' them. After being thus Informed
of his mistake of course Judge Parker
will not repeat It in his letter of accept
ance, but what excuse can be offered
for an experienced Jurist having so blun
dered? Does It not suggest that whllo
the Judfc-e may tw very familiar wltb
New York law be has yet something to
learn respecting tbe operation of law in
a broader field?
It would seem that a little careful, re
flection by Judge Tarker would bare
suggested to blm that the men in con
gress who framed the anti-trust act,
some of them very 'able lawyers, were
not unfamiliar with the common law
and if they had deemed that sufficient as
a legal remedy against monopolies
would not have gone to the trouble of
enacting a law against combinations in
restraint of trade among the states and
with foreign countries. But evidently
the Judge did not. reflect carefully. 'Ho
knew that the common law could be ap
plied in New York against monopolies
and his range of information apparently
did not go beyond that state. It Is pos
sible that the Parker letter of accept
ance will urge further legislation far
dealing with monopolistic combinations,
though this is a rather delicate subject
for the candidate In view of the friendly,
attitude toward blm of most of the com
binations. ' ' ' ' ' "
NEW YORK REPUBLIC AXS.
The republicans of the . Empire state
have been a good deal disturbed over the
selection of a candidate for governor,
but the action of the state convention
will doubtless ha.ve the effect to restore
harmony and solidify the party. There
was an earnest fight for the gubernato
rial nomination between Lieutenant
Governor Hlgglns, backed by Governor
Odell, and former Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff, who bad the support of Sena
tor Piatt Hlgglns was unanimously
nominated at tbe suggestion of Wood
ruff, who withdrew, thus giving assur
ance of a united party. ' -
The nominee for governor Is a popular
man, who as state senator and lieuten
ant governor has a political record t1tb
out a blemish. He is a business man of
ample private means and the New York
Globe says of him that no one who is fa
miliar with his character will deny that
If he becomes governor of the state he
will be his own master. It Is needless to
any that the republicans fully realize the
importance of making a vigorous cam
paign, and that they will lose no time In
opening the contest. At present the sit
uation looks favorable to republican suc
cess, but a change Is quite possible, a
good deal depending upon the character
of the democratic ticket. The democrats
will have their convention next week
and It now appears, probable that they
will nominate for governor Edward St.
Shepard. who Is a man of decided abil
ity, though perhaps not so generally pop
ular as some of the other prominent
democratic leaders. New York Is .the
principal battleground this year and po
litical events and conditions there com
mand Interest throughout the country.
THE LATEST FROM MAINE.
The republican plurality In Mains Is
not so large as wag at first reported. The
latest unofficial figures give It at a. little
over 27.000, which Is considerable fall
ing off from the plurality In September
four years ago, though about tbe same aa
that of 1902. Comparing with the last
presldeutlal year," however, there 1s
shown a democratic gain of over 6,000
and that party has gained several mem
bers of the lower branch of the legisla
ture and elected a few county officers.
The prohibition Issue, always a live
question In Maiue politics, chiefly ac
counts for the democratic gain, that
party favoring a resubmission of the
question. Thus It la noted that In one
county the candidate for sheriff who
was elected two years ago, on the ques
tion of the enforcement of the llqtior
laws was defeated last Monday, and In
another county a democratic candidate
for (sheriff who favors the sale of liquor
under proper restrictions was , re-elected
by an Increased vote. Iu a number of
towns, notably tn Portland,' there were
democratic gains due to the prohibition
Issue. While a majority of the people of
Maine are still In- favor. of the prohibi
tion policy, in spit of the fact that it is
not generally' enforced and it has been
demonstrated, cannot be. It Is evident
that there is a growing sentiment
against It and In favor of a license sys
tern. A change may not be effected In
tbe near future, but that It will ulti
mately come Is not to be doubted. It
should be understood that the demo
cratic gains in Maine are not due to the
Influence of tbe national ticket.
00 BLOW THE BE!
Tbe disposition of the city council to
order all sorts of expenditures In differ
ent departments of the municipal gov
ernment without regard to the balances
remaining In the various funds out of
which they are to be defrayed should
be effectively repressed.
Every time we have a tax levy in
front of us the plea for a reasonably low
rate la met with an exhibit of all tbe
variegated past obligations already due
that must be provided for In addition to
the demands for current expenses. The
way to keep the tax levy down Is to
stop the overlaps, and It is Just as Im
portant to keep within the limits of the
available resources during the last half
of the fiscal year as it Is in the first
half of the year.
If there la no money In sight to pay
for improvements called for In different
parts of the city that ought to be suffi
cient answer for the councilman to make
to hla constituents. It will be much bet
ter to withstand the pressure for ap
propriations now tban to face the music
that will be started later should the
next year's tax rate fall to show a ma
terial reduction from the excessive levy
of the current year.
HUMOR OF THE CAMPAIGN.
"We came very near electing our
fusion candidate for governor night be
fore last," exclaimed Colonel J. J.
O'Connor, the veteran war horse who
has served so many years as member
of the democratic state committee in Ne
braska, as be greeted a republican friend.
"You did, did yon?" was the puMled
rejoinder.
"Yes." continued the colonel: "we had
light frost night before last."
"How's that?" asked the questioner.
"Why, if we had had a heavy frost It
might have elected Berge."
The popullsllc patriot who was nom
inated for three places to be elected on
the same ticket has allowed, himself to
be persuaded to renounce tbe nomination
for congress In the Sixth district not
withstanding the fact that tbe honor
came to him unanimously and unsolicited
at the hands of the nominating conven
tion. By this act of self-amortlzatlon
tbe next congress Is deprived of tbe
privilege of weleommg this eminent Ne-
braskan Into the councils of the nation
and the national statute books will never
know what contributions from him they
have missed. The fact that the congres
sional contest In the Sixth district Is
conceded to Congressman KInkald, re
nominated by the republicans, of course,
had nothing whatever to do with the
retirement' of bis populls't competitor, be
cause the nomination which the latter
has retained on the state ticket is equally
promising of barrenness. The real reason
must be that the Sixth district Is too
small to contain the expansive abilities
of the eminent populist campaigner, who
requires the freedom of tbe entire state
to give full swing to his hypnotic
oratory.
Candidate Berge, the fusion nominee
for governor. Is free in telling the Real
Estate exchange how he would amend
the revenue law. But all these very
questions which he Is discussing were
up before the legislative committees at
the time the law was in incubation.
Yet Mr. Berge was noticeable by hla
absence. Representatives of the Real
Estate exchange went down to Lincoln
and argued for the very things for
which Mr. Berge says he has always
favored. He was living right In Lincoln
at the time, but forgot to raise his
voice or even to second their arguments
by bis presence. Of course, had fie
dreamed at that time that he was to
be the next fusion nominee for governor
be would have come out of his seclusion
The insurmountable drawback to the
present fusion campaign in Nebraska Is
that when the fuslonlsts were iu power
before they did nothing to make the
railroads bear any greater shore of the
tax burdens. The republicans, on the
other hand, bave this year made con
siderable headway in tax reform, and.
although the railroad assessment Is not
yet what it should be, It is much nearer
the true figures than it ever was under
fusion assessing boards.
An up-the-state paper wailts to know
what there Is about the bridge business
that makes It a public scandal In every
count'. It seemsto be the same thing
that Is tbe matter with the school book
business a deep-seated preference on
the part of the venders to give the re
bates in one form or another to the pub
lic officials Instead of to the public
treasury.
f
Members of the Interparliamentary
uuloiV on a trip through tha west will
see why the United States is auch a
friend .to international peace. The
broad, undeveloped acres of tbe bound
less wept require universal peace and
domestic tranquillity for future great
ness, and peace and tranquillity Uncle
Sam will bare even If be baa to fight
for it.
Since Oklahoma carried off tbe Philip
pine bonds iu competition with Wall
street, western bankers are becoming
more assertive. Western delegates are
talking to tbe convention of the Amer
ican Bankers' association Just as if they
had aa much say in the financial destiny
of tbe country aa any of tbe big ones
from the east.
Tbe World-Herald, make much of the
fact that the State university now has
three distinguished educators Iu Its
faculty, "every one of whom was driven
from an educational post because he In
slsted upon exercising the right of free
speech." The World-Herald has been
laboring as hard as it could to drive one
of these same educators from his post
because he has Insisted npon his right
of free thought and disagreed with th
World-Herald on tbe advisability of ac
cepting the Rockefeller donation.
Don't Get Excited.
Chlcas-o News.
Some on should suggest to that excitable
Japanese consul out In San Francisco that
the United States Is not China.
A Temporary Loan.
Washlncton Post.
The . packers estimate that the meat
strike has cost them 17.000,000, but they look
upon this aa simply a loan to th con
sumers, to be paid back on the Installment
plan, with Interest.
Pie Bltcra Hashed.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
That executive order forbidding govern
ment employe discussing estimates and
expenditures In their bureaus Is a cruel
blow upon these statesmen, who have been
accustomed to conduct the affairs of the
nation while eating their pie at noon.
Pee; for Croakers to Haas; On.
Sun Francisco Chronicle.
The bank clearings of the United States
were 22. per cent better during the week
just closed than during the corresponding
week of 1908. The "calamity howler" gets
little encouragement from the figures pub
lished every week, for they Invariably show
Improved business.
Prophecies and Performance
New York Tribune.
Oeneral Kouropatkln entered on the war
with th declaration that he would not let
a single fighting Jn.pa.nese get back to his
country alive and that he would dlctnte
terms of peace from Toklo. But circum
stances alter cases, and by this time he
may have a new set of Intentions, Including
the central purpose to do what he has to
and respond to event, however unwelcome
and unexpected.
A Menace to the Republic.
T. W. Lawson In Everybody's Magaslne.
During the last thirty years the Amer
ican people have become so used to enor
mous figures In connection with corpora
tions and trusts that they have not stopped
to discriminate between the different classes
of fortunes nor figure out that fortunes of
certain kinds are absolute self-evidence
that they were acquired by Illegal methods,
and If allowed to multiply their kind, the
people will surely be enslaved and the re
public destroyed, For Instance, there are
In New York City alone hundreds of na
tional, and savings banks and Insurance and
trust companies which control money
enough to make them practically omnipo
tent In whatever, direction their controllers
exert their power.
Roosevelt and Parker.
Baltimore American.
President Roosevelt has many advantages
over Judge Parker. In the flrat place, the
former Is president of the United States
and has for three years demonstrated his
executive ability and his fitness for the
place, as well ' as . his thorough trust
worthiness as custodian of the people's
moat sacred interests. Even had he not
this advantage, he would still have the
advantage of a previous official experience
of the sort that would fit him for the place
better than Judge Parker has been fitted
by bis droning duties on the bench. And,
last, but not, least,. President Roosevelt
didn't hav to , build a little telegraphic
shelf to the platform- he stands on In order
to, be able to ruBj-oongclontlousIy and vig
orously. And yelj again. President Roose
velt has heard officially from Vermont,
while Judge parker hasn't.
DEFYIXG THE FLAMES.
Conclusions of a' Committee of the
Fire Protection Association.
New York Tribune.
One of the standing committees of the
National Fire Protection association de
votes Its attention to those features of con
struction which are best designed to check
the progress of a conflagration. Imme
diately after the Baltimore disaster of Feb
ruary last this committee entered upon an
elaborate Investigation of the damaged
property, with a view to obtaining such
fresh Information as might be afforded
thereby. It was hoped that a report would
be ready In the spring or early summer.
For some reason Its appearance was de
layed much longer. The document was dis
tributed only a few days ago. In spite of
Its tardiness, the opinions there embodied
will prove of immense value to Insuranco
men, architects, owners of large buildings
and to those municipal officials who have
occasion to study the essentials of fire re.
Istlve construction. The committee was
composed of twelve . well known experts,
and In the performance of this special task
had the assistance of four others. So au
thoritative an expression as that of these
men has not appeared before In many years.
Perhaps It is without precedent since the
era of steel frame buildings opened.
The first topic 'treated in the "conclu
sions" of the committee is the necessity
for suitably shielding the metal columns,
floor beams and other steel and Iron mem
bers of a modern structure. .The committee
affirms In positive terms that nothing serves
so effectively aa well burned brick, laid in
cement mortar. Hollow tile lack stability;
they do not stay in place; they are also
perceptibly affected by severe heat. Plaster
blocks are pronounced Inferior to terra
cotta. Hollow tle proved unsatisfactory
for floor arches tn Baltimore for a variety
of reasons. Sometimess the arches had
too wide a span to insure strength. Some
times they were not properly overlaid with
cement. Often the lower layer of the tile
technically known aa the web would break
under Intense heat, and thus weaken the
rest of the tile. Almost invariably the
lower flanges of the I-beams In the floors
showed thut they had been Inadequately
protected. One form of covering failed be
cause it was held by exposed metal clips.
Another proved defective becuusa the skew
backs projections from tha adjacent arch
tile broke and released their burdun. Ou
the whole, for arch construction cement
"seemed to stand up well," although it was
not extensively used In Baltimore,
For exterior walls,, those In front and
rear, nothing haa been found that Is com
parable with good brick, atone suffers
much mora from fire. One the sides, also,
the walls should be of brick, and thick
enough to stand alone If the adjoining
buildings coUapse. Even tn partitions tarra
cotta, plaster blocks and metal lath proved
unsatisfactory. The committee qualified IU
disapproval by limiting tha same to th
present methods of employing these ma
terlals. The best type of partition tested
In the Baltimore fire was one composed of
five-lneb tile, but the latter usually be.
cam loosened, and hence ceased to do
much good. Th significance of this part
of th report Is enhanced by an additional
comment of th committee relative to th
proper subdivision of large floor spaces, Ilk
those In a department store. It declares
that without a sufficient number of Interior
barriers the contents of a "flr resistive"
building are scarcely safer than In on of
th most careless construction.
In the formulation of Its report th com.
mlttee of th National Fir Protection asso
ciation has rendeerd an important service
to th country
XCBRA8KA AT ST. LOUS.
A tnecessfal Advertisement.
Printers' Ink. August M, 1804.
"What we need Is something that moves,'
said the secretary of a costly state dispfay
of agricultural products. This display is
virtually a history of his state and a cata
logue of Its resources. It was Installed
with no other purpose than to attract
home seekers. Hut the crowd passes It
by, and th exhibits of forty other states,
equally complete and costly, to hurry up to
th least expensive state exhibit In tha
Agricultural building. This Is th exhibit
of, Nebraska. It ' has something that
moves a moving picture entertainment.
showing views of Nebraka's wheat fields,
dairy herds, beet sugar Industry, efc. The
Nebraska state appropriation was only
$25,000. No state kulldlng could be erected
for that sum. Rut the appropriation fell
Into the hands of- a commission that not
only serves without salary, but has th
advertising Instinct. Th moving picture
entertainments ar visited by fully 1,000
persons daily and are the means of inter
estlng desirable home seekers In the state's
free lands and Industries. In a little thea
ter seating over 100 people a different set
of views Is shown every half hour. When
spectators come out of this theater the ad
vertising booklets of Nebraska have some
meaning to them, yet the whole show will
not cost more than $5,000 during the fair.
And thus the state that had least to spend
Is getting the beat advertising results.
History in Picture.
Cosmopolitan Magaslne, September, 1904.
In the Nebraska agricultural exhibit ther
Is a small hall fitted up with a blograph,
which at all times entertains a large gath
ering In displaying the qualities of Ne
braska soil. Chapter 1 of this blograph
story opens on a prairie farm. You se
the farmer come out of his comfortable
home in the early morning, take hla team
from the stable and proceed to. the field.
The plow stands ready In the furrow. Two
strong horses are attached and off they go,
the veins standing out on. their necks,
strength In their limbs, spirit in their move
ment. The rich black soil is turned up in
furrow that is Irresistibly convincing to
the practiced eye. There can be no ques
tion whatever about the quality of the soil.
Its richness Is before your eyes, and I do
not believe there' was a single person in
the room who did not wish he owned a farm
In such a land of natural wealth.
Glimpse of Real Nebraska.
World's Work, August, 1904.
There is no Nebraska state building, but
one need not leave the fair Ignorant of the
details of Nebraska life. Nebraska con
centrates Itself on agriculture. In the
Palace of Mines It exploits Its corn as gold
nuggets from Its many kinds of prairie
soils. A pleasant rest room in lieu of a
state building occupies one part of the Ne
braska section on the main aisle of the
Palace of Agriculture. Once there, you
are In Nebraska, for when you have looked
at the stuffed form of the largest steer
ever raised and have understood why corn
running forty bushels to the acre at 40 cents
a bushel Is being replaced In parts of Ne
braska with sugar beets running ten and a
half tons to the acre at 14.50 a ton. bell
rings and you step inside a little theater.
A blograph begins to whir. Before you,
on a screen, the scenes of Nebraska life
fly by. The corn Is planted and harvested.
The sleek cattle Jog by to market. A street
parade passes In Lincoln, a county fair is
reproduced. Meanwhile a courteous lec
turer explains the rapid progress of the
state.
LEADEN FOOTED Jt STICE.
Administration of Criminal Law Cal
culated to Promote Crime.
New York Sun.
' Is It' matter for wonder that there Is
public dissatisfaction with some features
of the administration of the criminal law
In various parts of this free and tndepend
nt country? The trials of the men accuse!
of responsibility for the Iroquois theater
Are horror are about to begin and the
prosecution has Just learned that one of
Its most Important witnesses has "disap
peared." He waa the spot light operator
probably not a wealthy man able to. hang
around dotTTg nothing until It pleased the
state to call him. and It Is not inconcelv
able that he has left Chicago for other
parta as much to earn a living as to es
cape testifying, although undoubtedly he
is glad to avoid appearing In court. The
Slocum disaster has not resulted In any
thing more tangible than Indictments, and
it seems now to stand a fair chance of
being forgotten.
In New York county a person accused
of murder has been locked up for a long
time because the prosecutors are not
ready to go to trial or else the courts
are on vacation. The accused Is willing
to stand trial now, and would enjoy a
short vacation from confinement within
the city prison. What has become of the
cases of those responsible for the Darling
ton hotel collapse? There was a mighty
hue and cry. when a score of men were
killed by its falling walls.
Such cases as these convince a great
part of the public that something Is wrong
with the manner of enforcing the criminal
laws throughout the United States. Tho
courts are slow, the prosecutions are
slow, and an offense is forgotten before
its perpetrators ere haled to the bar.
The prosecution of the. Iroquois theater
proprietors may serve small purpose now;
Jerry builders may pay little attention to
the Darlington disaster, if It ever comes
to court; and all for the want of prompt
administration of the law.
PERSONAL NOTES,
Captain Salvatore Plzzatl, the million
aire philanthropist of New Orleans, has
given $250,000 to establish an Italian hos
pital In his home city.
The agitation over the decline of the
English physique, to which attention waa
so forcibly called during the Boer war,
has led to a crusade against Juvenile smok
ing. The New York cab owners "have It In"
for the "Seeing New York" automobiles,1'
which are becoming very common and drag
you about without bankrupting you. This
is considered unprofessional.
The many admirers of Marlon Crawford's
novels will be sorry to learn that three of
his four children, among them a boy of
17 and an older sister, are ill with typhoid
at Mr. Crawford's Italian villa, and are
not expected to Uve.
Dr. Guermonpres, a professor of tha
medical faculty at Lille, France, Is advo
cating an International understanding be
tween physicians and the authorities,
whereby tha former can put an end to th
lives of patients suffering with Incurable
diseases If so requested In writing by the
patients themselves.
The disparity In numbers of the Russian
and Japanese armies Is frequently alleged
as a reason for the reverses suffered by
th troops of the cxar. but when one real
ises that the average Japanese soldier Is
only about half the slse of the average
blonde barbarian of the steppes, the dis
parity in forces seems somehow to disap
pear. Dr. William Lord Smith of Worcester,
Mass., a Harvard man. explorer, mountain
climber and hunter of big game, Is on his
way back to this country after th greatest
achievement of bla sensational career, that
of curing th shah of Persian of a serious
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FUNDAMENTAL CONDITIONS SOVND.
President Harrlmnn'e Interview on
the neatness Outlook.
United States Investor.
The opinion of E. H. Harrlman, president
of the Union Pacific, who ha Just been In
terviewed regarding the business outlook
Jn this country, coincides, for the most part.
with our own. In an Interview Mr. Harrl
man says:
"It Is my opinion that the days of wild
cat schemes are over and that fundamental
conditions throughout the country are such
that a continuation of prosperity Is alto
gether assured. Conditions which in other
years caused panic and national disaster
do not exist today. In all localities tn Ne
braska, Kansas, In the east and In the far
west local moneyed Interests are conserva
tive. It is Impossible to Investigate with
accuracy any financial or Industrial ques
tion. The small money centers, as well ss
the large ones, are well supplied with funds,
and this fact Insures careful Investment
and minimizes risk. When a period of con
traction comes, as It did last year, this
condition of the country acta as a cushion
and makes the rebound to prosperity eaMer
than it had ever been before.
"It Is now so late In the season that any
serious damage to corn or cotton crops is
almost out of the question, and with a nor
mal harvest advancment Is assured. Condi
tions two years ago were abnormal; de
mands upon the railroads were so great
that they ordered equipment In excess of
the usual requirements. They wanted
evertyhing at once. These conditions will
come again, but at, present w are moving
along the upward path slowly and con
servatively. There has been a slow, steady
enhancement of values, and It is still going
on."
We quote Mr. Harrlman's opinion In full 1
oecause ne is a man or broad mind and a
close observer, a man who Is eminently In
a position to clearly analyse the conditions
which govern the business Interests of the
country.
Mr. Harrlman's opinion that the funda
mental conditions throughout the country
are sound Is shared by some of the most
conservative and level-headed financiers In
Wall street. . Business ' Improvement ap
pears to be developing everywhere despite
the adverse labor situation and other un
favorable factors already alluded to. The
general feeling Is that the crop of corn
and cotton will certainly be a large one
despite anything which can now happen
to retard Its growth and development, and
while we may have reactions in the stock
market and many stocks may sell some
what below current quotations, the market
gives every evidence of strength behind It,
which Is bound to carry stocks fai above
present quotations before the close of the
year.
According to reports received from officers
of western railroads, tho traffic situation
In the western states Is most promising,
an Indication pointing to a volume of
freight that will tax the roads even be
yond their rolling stock ability. A car
shortage seems probable, and as a conse
quence the car and locomotive building
companies will doubtless enjoy a revlvnl
of activity. Politics seem to cut but little
figure In the present financial situation, and
as we near the period of national elections
the opinion seems to be growing that the
present party will remain In power.
POLITICAL SNAPSHOTS.
Baltimore American: It does not require
an Inspired prophet to read the political
signs just now. Coming events are casting
shadows tn such density that a blind man
might almost stumble over them.
Washington Post: Former Senator Marion
Butler says that half of the populists will
vote for Tom Watson and the other half
for President Roosevelt. We can under
stand the Watson vote, but we hardly ex
pected Tom Tibbies to vote for Mr. Roose-vU-
Philadelphia Press: It is not right to
Jump on the democratic candidate for viae
president because he contributes only tfO' O
to the campaign fund. That ia more than
the nomination Is worth, and apart from
that the candidate will spend more in the
West Virginia canvass.
Chicago Post: There is something sadly
familiar to William J. Bryan In the elet.
tlon returns from Malno and Vermont,
but they don't distress him so much now
as they did four and eight yeurs ago. Mr.
Bryan Is prepared to share Judge Parker's
Joy or sorrow alike with a smiling face.
Kansas City Star: August Belmont, ageot
for the Rothschilds, George Foster Pea
body, David Bennett Hill, Patrick McCai
ren and William F. Sheehan all corpora
tlon magnates aro the patriots Colon.-;
Henry Watterson is depending upon to re
store the republic to the "old free systei i
of Washington and Fitnklin and Jeffer
son. Such beautiful and simple fnlth It
worthy of a much richer reward than It
will meet with.
Boston Pilot: Except for th party label,
Theodor Roosevelt Is an Ideal American
democrat of the old-fashioned tipo. II
Is a man who Is never afraki to tuko the
responsibility. Andrew Jackson himself did
not squelch nullification more promptly
than the present executiv ket'.lcd th
great coal strike, of hla own Initiative.
Th arrogant coal baron would neither
retreat from their lofty position nor ae.
cept any compromise. They had "nothing
to arbitrate." They wrr vry wHiIng to
arbitral after a short Interview with the
strenuous president.
Monnmeatnl snurninar,
Ht. J.ouis C ):-DemocisL
Brysn la not clirulatlng r.i.iong th pop
utlBte of Nebraska the Parker speeches
h makea In Missouri. But Bryan expects
to carry the Nebraska legislature by the
populist vote and populist greenback plat
form. Such shuffling In politics Is mon
umental In absurdity
FARMERS WANT SO CHANGE.
Favorable Condition Forecast Rttsb.
Itoan Snceesa.
Philadelphia Press.
Estimates based upon the government
figures show that the oats, corn and wheat
grown by the farmers of the United State
this year are worth approximately (fi.SOP,
000,000. Last year the three crops wer
worth 11,700,000,000. This represents a clear
gain to the farmers of 1600,000,000,
At the same time the banks of Phila
delphia and other eastern cities contain
mors money than ever before. IntereM
rates are abnormally low. The necessi
ties of business are cared for at a mini
mum expense.
With the farmers from the west pouring
their great flood of money into the chan
nels of trade, and with people in the city
having enormous savings to Invest, there
seems to be little chance for the success
of any political party that demands revolu
tionary changes.
Nasby used to say the "democrats are a
party of early frosts.'' Big crops and
banks bursting with savings forecast re
publican success like a barometer. .
POINTED PLEASANTRIES.
"I don't suppose Newrich Is a hero te
his valet."
"No, but he Is leading comedian to his
butler." New York Sun. ,
"I see that Simrklns left all his wealth
widow?"
"Oh, she Is going to marry the attorney."
Cleveland Leader.
"An Iowa woman haa a peculiar nervous
malady that obliges her to walk backward
when she wants to go forward."
"I'll bet that's a woman who would get
off a street car the right way. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
"Don't you think that some men In con
gress waste a great deal of time?"
"Some do." answered Senator Sorghum,
"but I never did. I made over J80.000 be
fore my first term expired." Washington
Where are you going next?
Campaign Spellbinder I've got to do a
few turna now in one of th pivotal state.
Chicago Tribune. , v- .
"Mr. Borem is forever relating soma
anecdote about himself."
"Yes; isn't It odd?'"
"Oh. I don't consider It odd exactly."
"But, you see. they're the only relations
he seems to be fond of, and they're mighty
poor ones." Philadelphia Press.
"Don't send any more of your spellbinders
Into our state!" begged the resident politi
cians. "Why not?" demanded the campaign man
ager. 'Because It's stirring the other fellows
up. confound thorn, and they're getting
ready to knock the tar out of us!" Phila
delphia Press.
Uncle Josh Most every official that
amounts to anything haa to Ale an annual
report.
Uncle Hiram Yes; an
n' t gui
.Puck.
:uesa utii
about all some of 'em do.
Ml SIC OF THE) CORN.
Baltimore Bun.
The grand armies of peace are encamping
afield.
There is no glint on the spear, no blase on
the shield.
No flashing of helmet, nor the gleaming of
blade,
For the shaft of each weapon is with peart
Inlaid.
Their standards are gllst'nlng with the dew
of the dawn,
And growing In splendor with tbe growing
of morn. .
And there's muslo far sweeter than the
clarion horn
'Tis the life-giving music of the rustling
corn.
How stately and majestlo and graceful In
mien
Are the soldiers of peace In tbetr mantles
of green.
O'er the brow of each soldier waves a tall,
tABunliirt nl limit
An emblem of plenty is the straw-nodding
bloom.
From the land of the prairies and realms of
the morn .
They are oomlng, their arms brimming with
golden corn.
And there's muslo far sweeter than the
huntsman's horn
'Tis the Ufe-gtvlng muslo of th rustling
corn. ,
They are marching abreast where the dim
skyline dies
The srond ar'es of peace, born of eartn
and the skies.
'Neath their rlbiwns and pennon ther are
no ugly scars . , m
The tronhle of victories, the red ensign of
wars. ...st
Dread rearers for the nations, more fruitful
than trees, ,
The tresd f their legion Is heard across
the wide seas, , ,,
Keeplne step to the music of Plenty s full
"Tis the life-giving muslo of the rustling
corn.
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