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Don't bit rne. I am a poor political
cripple.G. M..H. ';'" . i
As usual, the local campaign, has al
ready progressed to the point where
Roaewater is running for every office on
the ticket 5
The bunco steerers who are trying to
befog the people of Omaha about the
electric lighting issue will presently get
some light between their eyes that will
make them see stars'.
Judge Tarker dived Into the Philip
pine discussion with all of the ardor be
has previously manifested in his plunges
Into tba Hudson, but bis return to solid
ground la not so easy.'
Sir Thomas Llpton announces that he
has not renounced the idea of again
' challenging for the America's cup. The.
sale of tea cannot have reached what
he considers ta limit in this country.
, v'f-'l II .', r ,. y '"J
King ' Leopold of , Belgium ' would,
through his special commissioner, con
vey the impression that Great Britain
has a few chestnuts In Africa and wants
the United States to draw them out of
the fire. ' v
In all probability neither General
Oyama nor General Kouropatkln la a
strong advocate of the "good, roads
movement'" in Manchuria,' since under
present conditions rain gives both aides
time to rest, '
An Impression is gaining ground that
Bunau-Varllla Is not as popular with
the residents of Panama at thla time as
he was a few months ago, but. bis popu
larity with holders of French canal se
curities has not apparently waned.
The next winter maneuver of the
American squadron will be at Hampton
Roads. Bines the maneuvers on the bat
tlefield of Bull Run It Is but fitting that
ths navy should return to the scene of
conflict between the Monitor and the
Merrlniac. .
The man who was willing to sacrifice
all hi wife's relations Isn't In It with the
president of the electric lighting com
pany.' To stall off a municipal light
ing plant, Mr. Nash, may even be will
ing to put the Auditorium on a popular
price basis.
The report of General Whittlesey to
the Lake Mohouk Indian conference
tells the people what they already knew,
that White men are pandering to de
praved Indians In order to secure their
money. With this fact so generally
recognised, it would seem that Investiga
tion should give place to action wblcb
will result fn Improving conditions.
The house of deputies of the Episco
pal church has adopted a compromise
plan whereby the "Innocent party" to
divorce 'may remarry at the end of a
year from the Issuance of the decree.
It would be interesting to know at Just
what part of the twelve months, In the
opinion of the deputies, the nature of
the' marriage vows Is Supposed to un
dergo a change. ' '
Th expert examiner has found an
other alleged ahortage In the accounts of
former Adjutant General Colby. Th
man who kept the books evidently
burled some things deeper thsn others
or the expert Is giving nut half com
pleted results, as he did regsrding Gen
eral Barry, who was found to hav hi
accounts correct after an alleged short
age had been reported. , .
1. -1 JB
The World-Herald Is regaling us with
some historical reminiscences to show
how active certain railroad lubbyUta
were In the organisation of the two
houe of the last leglslsture, It Is care
ful, however, not to recall how active
lobbyists representing the auie railroad
and some of them the same lobbyists
were In the ermulaatton of the Ivfiala
Vir when the fualont&ts had control.
Lack popvlah coxrwtsct.
In looking over the general political
situation the New York Herald, which Is
favorable to thei democratic, national
ticket, concludes that the cloud over Par
ker's campaign is largely due to the fact
that the confidence of the country in the
democratic party Is not fully restored. It
Is a sound conclusion snd the reasons
why the democratic party lacks popular
confidence must be obvious to all
thoughtful people. It threatens to undo
all that has been accomplished. It puts
Itself In the wsy of nations! progress snd
development It sntsgonlses ' policies
nnder which the country has steadily
grown and prospered. Its svowed pur
pose Is not to trpbulld, but to overturn.
It Is the party of obstruction snd Its
spirit and aim are distinctly reactionary,
It does not sppeal to popular patriotism
and- to American pride in the greatness
of the country.
Such a party does not deserve and
cannot expect to have the confidence of a
majority of the people. Its plstfonn
declarations promise nothing that would
benefit the country. Given the power It
would destroy the system of protection
to our Industries and labor which has
been so fruitful of good In developing
Industrial resources and securing to labor
a higher standard of living than Is en
joyed by the wage earners of sny other
land. The people have not forgotten
what the effort of the democratic party
In "this direction eleven years ago cost
them. The party Is committed to a policy
of scuttle In the Philippines and there Is
very good renson to apprehend that In
the event of its success we should have
another Insurrection in the islands.' The
platform of the party demands addi
tional " legislation against the combina
tions, but the party's candidate is of the
opinion that this Is not necessary and
that the common law provides a com
plete remedy. In view of this what could
the country expect with the democracy
In, power? Certainly not more legisla
tion on the subject of trusts and very
likely no enforcement of existing laws.
In regard to the currency the candidate
Is committed to the gold standard, but
not the party, hundreds of thousands of
whose members believe with Mr. Bryan
that the day will come when the party
will again declare for silver. The demo
cratic party,' it its professions are sln
cerei would put a stop to the building np
of the navy and perhaps make no effort
to maintain In proper condition the ships
we have. It promises that the construc
tion of the Panama canal would be con
tinued, but it Is difficult to feel confident
that the promise would be carried out' or
at any rate that there would not be ob
structions to the progress of the work
which would greatly delay its comple
tion. Such are some of the reasons why the
democratic party does not command pop-1
ular, confidence. The American people
are enterprising and progressive. They
are for moving forward and not back
ward. They do not favor reactionary
policies. Well satisfied with the advance
the country has made and proud of its
greatness and Its Influence, ? they want
nothing done to retard ,ita' progress or
weaken It as a world power. Democratic
policies would have this result and there
fore the party does not gsow In confi
dence among those who desire to see the
nation continue to move forward. -
." , tAiif trwoRTS fob peace.
; Some very worthy persons are engaged
In an effort to induce our government
to take steps looking to the restoration of
peace in the far "east Former Senator
Edmunds is one 'of these and Is reported
aa saying that the United States should
advise Russia and Japan to cease hos
tilities long enough for the leading na
tions to get together and at least offer
suggestions for arbitration. Other dis
tinguished gentlemen; whose humane
Impulses have been actively stirred by
the sanguinary character of the' war, es
pecially the awful carnage in the recent
battles, " also urge ' that this country
should do something having In view the
termination of hostilities. Some of these
have presented their views at Washing
ton, only to learn that neither of the
belligerents would consider a proposal
of mediation and that consequently It
would be wholly useless for our gov
ernment to make any move in this di
rection. The far eastern war; la certainly de
plorable. Then has been a loss of life
that appalled humanity. But the com
batants are determined , to fight it out
and so long as both are of this mind
other nations will keep hands off.. In
tervention Is not question of humanity,
but of International law and comity, and
any Interference on our part would be
a violation of all law and precedent It
might be regarded by Russia, If not by
Japan, as an unfriendly act Everybody
feels that If It were possible to bring to
an end the terrible carnage It would be
a grand, humanitarian thing to do, but
ontslde Influence can do nothing, at this
time, to avert further slaughter. If
either belligerent should msnlfest a de
sire for peace doubtless our government
would be found ready to Join with oth
ers In an effort to secure peace.' At
present it can do nothing.
BKlfZtiBKR. i
, "Remember, every one In your house
uses water but are electric light neces
sary r asks the aubsld.sed electric light
uiouopoly champion in red letters on Its
front page.
Thla Is a poser. Every one in your
family needs bread, meat fuel and cloth
ing, but-they don't all need telephones,
do theyT For that reason they are not
Interested in. cheap telephone rates.
Every one could get aloug without
paved streets; they could get slong with
horse cars Instead of trolley Knee; they
could get all their letters at the post
office instead of having them delivered
by carrier, and with gasoline lamps In
stead of gas or electric lights. . In fact,
they could gvt along In the dark. If worse
came to worst, but most people, in these
days want the best of all modern con
veuluucea and Imprdvenicuts, especially
when they are psylng full price for them
When they are psylng for 1.20O or
1.B00 candle power .lights, they do not
wsnt 300 candle power lights, and they
remember that the last city electrician
was hampered through the machinations
of the electric light monopoly from
msklng tests of the electric lights, snd
that the present' electrician has been
thwarted In every effort to enforce wir
ing regulations thst would ssfegusrd life
and property.
They remember that when a man is
killed by electric wires it Is slwsys the
poor worklngman, who Is entitled to
protection Just ss much ss the owner
of the electric lighted mansion, end there
never will be any protection for the
poor worklngman as long ss the electric
lighting company can tamper with our
councils and electricians. ' .
They remember thst a conflagration
In the business center of the city may
spread over the residence portion and
destroy the homes of hundreds of poor
people whose homes are not electro
lighted, and such S catastrophe or ca
lamlty win befall us sooner or later If
the city does, not own Its own public
lighting plant. '
Last but not least, they remember that
the acquisition of an electric lighting
plant does not In any way hinder the
city from acquiring the water works,
The Issue of f 200,000, $300,000 or even
$500,000 In electric light bonds will jiot
prevent Omaha from Issuing the' $3,000.'
000, $4,000,000 or $.1,000,000 of bonds that
may be required for the purchase of the
water works. ,
TBK HARMLESS CANDIDATE.
The campaign which G. M. Hitchcock
la msklng for re-election to congress has
up to this time been chiefly a roundup of
the democrats, populists knd socialists
with a battle cry. "The masses against
the classes." Although Mr. Hitchcock
was born with a golden spoon In his
mouth and kid gloves on his dltrits. he
now poses as the deadly enemy of the
classes with whom he has been identified
by inheritance during a whole lifetime.
and the champion of the tollers, whose
toll he has never shared except as an
employer, and whose battles he has
fought at long 'range, when . It did not
involve any risk or loss,.
But the Second congressional district
is republican by about 2,000 majority
and Mr. Hitchcock has no hope of being
re-elected unless he can embroil the re
publicans into a factional contest and
satisfy the consciences by furnishing a
plausible pretext for a bolt of the dls
contented. These are primarily assured
by Mr. Hitchcock and his backers that
he has beeni positively harmless in con
gress and will continue to be harmless
for another term.
Pointing backward, we are told that
Mr. Hitchcock has done nothing in con
gress that would hamper republican
policies and could do nothing for the
next two years, even if the house were
democratic, because the senate will be
securely ' republican and Roosevelt's
election"- roreBorw-cwrnsloTii'It Is
also polnfed out that Congressman
Hjtchcock has been as harmless In the
departments as any other well behaved
democrat could be, and would continue
to be harmless for two yeas longer, be
cause In the future the heads of the de
partments would pay no more attention
to him than they have in the past.
This Is very, ingenious and It Is liter
ally true. Mr. Hitchcock has been per
fectly ' harmless,, for the last twenty
months, since ,he .has been drawing a
salary, as representative of the Second
congressional district To be sure, he
has Introduced some bills, but not one
of them has passed or Is likely to pass
during the remainder of his term, nor
Is there any probability that any of the
measures he has introduced would fnre
better in the next term if he were re
elected. In this respect, at least Mr. Hitchcock
Is a harmless candidate. The only act
by which he has attracted some atten
tion to himself was his resolution to
ascertain how many horses and. drivers
were on the pay roll of Uncle Sam at
Washington, and that inquiry has not
even furnished the national democratic
campaign committee with one cartridge.
It was so harmless. ,
When the Howell-Gllbert compulsory
purchase blllwas about to be launched
the Omaha Real Estate exchange
promptly endorsed it, although not one of
Its members was fully familiar with all
tta provisions and few had auy Idea of its
mischievous scope. The only excuse for
Its unconditional endorsement, was Jhat
the members of the exchange were all
In favor of municipal ownership, and
especially the acquisition of the water
Works without delay. ' "Now that the
entering wedge for municipal ownership
has been Inserted by the proposition to
establish a municipal -electric lighting
plant, the exchange,. at the behest of
parties operating from behind the screen
In the Interest of the electric lighting
monopoly, has reversed itself by de
claring against the proposed municipal
ownership of an electric lighting plant
and this decision, like the decision on the
water works question, was reached by
giving a hearing only to one side in
stead of inviting full discussion of both
sides of the question.
In the language of the foot ball re
porter, the conditions In the eastern war
at thla time are: At the opening of the
Vental game the Russians had the ball,
but in a short time the Japanese secured
It on downs and carried the Russians
back to their tweuty-mlle line, where
they loht the ball on a fumble. - The
Russians were held for downs and ths
first half ended with the ball' on the
Russians twenty-mile line. Score: 0 to 0.
,The plea that the Issue of electric
lighting bonds would prevent the pur
chase of the water works Is the gamiest
excuse In favor of public utility mo
nopoly snd couiK-lluituilir grafting that
baa ever been presented to an Intelligent
public. Iteoause the water works ap
praisement may be followed by litigation
In the courts thst may delay the final
purchsw for several years, thst Is given
as a reason why the electric lighting
contrsct, which expires by 1105. should
be extended for five year.
One of the rules-In the Jefferis pri
mary election code adopted by the
"antls" when they bad undisputed sway
In the republican county corumlttee
reads:
Each candidate for nomination shall be
required to elan a pledge In writing that
he wilt not become a candidate against
the nominee of the republican county con
vention In the event that he shall not be
nominated.
Such a rule ought to be unnecessary,
but if the "machine" city committee bad
only enforced such a rule, the talk of a
candidate defeated' at the prlmsry run
ning against his successful opponent any
way might not be so brash.
Preldeall Slae.
Chlcaso Tribune.
When Senator Fairbanks Is epoXen of as
being "of presidential else," It need not pe
understood that a man must be sis feet
four Inches In height to be qualified to run
in that clasa. 1
Plea Pe ir PI.
Cincinnati Enquirer (dem.)
Bourke Cockran says democracy
Is a
faith and republicanism an appetite.
Still
democrats cannot be blamed for getting a
little hungry occasionally. It Is not amply
demonstrated that even angels do r.ot eat
Forct It.
Baltimore American.
Tha scheme to help raise an army of ex
pert marksmen by making eharpihootlna
a part of the public school curriculum
will be hailed with delight by the boys
themselves, doctor and glaslers. but will
bring dismay to mothers, cats and the
general public likely , to officiate as Invol
untary targets.
Trat Castles la Spala.
Minneapolis Journal.
Spain has been making rapid commercial
advancement since Its late disastrous war.
and many American commercial Ideas are
gaining ascendancy. - The newest Spanish
project I a combination of native coal
mines Into one big company with' t0,000,000
capitalization. About the time thla trust
get thing going nicely and begins to
put on the acrews, the Spaniards Willi be
sorry Uncle Sam ever licked them.
Seatlment aad Divorce.
New Tork Sun.
If fashionable society should oetraclse
th divorced the penalty . might frighten
those of Ha member disposed to get rid
of mates objectionable to them; but after
all, the civil law which grants divorce Is
the expression of a far larger and wider
social sentiment. The sum and substance
of It all Is that the church can enforce
It law only on the conscience of those
who firmly believe In it full' and divine
authority. , ' -
SeoklagT Troahle .aad Finding- It.
. New York Tribune.
Germany' "little war" with the native
In southwest Africa continues, and grows
more and more serious. Volunteers hav
been called for. and a whole army will
be sent to the scene of trouble. Hitherto
It has been common for other nation to
carp at England because of Its "little wars"
1th subject races. ' - The leaaon Is now
being learned that every nation that seeks
to acquire and develope savage lands is
likely to h'ave that earn trouble.
V ' -
"Glorlowa..". Come Hlrh. : -
' Springfield Republican.
Whatever hope ..tha Japanese originally
had of a'Bbort war; they are now prepar
ing for a long and exhausting struggle.
Count Okuma la- free to tell ' hi country
men that they must expect to apend at
least fl.000,000,000:" The taxe will be piled
on the people. Internal Improvement will
be stopped, even popular education is to
be curtailed. In Russia the same proced
ure will take place, causing even greater
distress to the nation. And this I glori
ous war.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Eminent German professors are becoming
proverbial for their longevity. The latest
to celebrate his - seventieth birthday Is
Ewald Herlng of the German university at
Prague. ; ..
The death of a Pennsylvanlan 'who ha
alway used tobacco and whisky and who
reached the mature age of 101 years revive
speculation It it 1 not true that the good
die young.
His Caroline N. Mcllvalne, custodian
and librarian of th Chicago Historical
society, has obtifned some very rare books
and mapa from the collection of the late
Hiram W. Beckwlth, touching the early
history of Illinois and the Mississippi val
ley. -
Gallant Mr.' Davis, vice presidential can
didate, threatened last Saturday to kls
each and every one of a bevy of fifty girl
who had turned out to do him honor, but
when It came to the acratch he withdrew,
ppalled at the enormity of the under
taking.
Surgeon General Rlxey In hi annual re
port, just Isaued. advocatea the title "sur
geon admiral" Instead of "surgeon gen
eral." He would have the medical di
rector become "aurgeon captain," the med
ical Inspector "surgeon commander," and
ao on down through the list of medical
corps officers.
Clau Sprocket, greatest of the sugar
barons, la 76 years old and Pacific coast
estimates put his wealth at 1100,000,000. . A
poor Immigrant, he started out In life with
no capital beyond a large stock of German
thrift, rugged health an" a nose for the
almighty dollar. He ha had enough fam
ily trouole to kill ten ordinary men, strife
eternal with son, daughter,- aon-ln-law
and brother-in-law. . , I
By the will of Daniel Wlllard Flske, a
native of Syracuse, N. -T-, and at . on
time a professor of Cornell - university,
who died In Germany recently, he left con
siderable money to create a fund to be held
by the governor general of Iceland as a
trust, th Income of which la to be ex
pended annually In ameliorating th oondl-
tlon of famine Inhabiting th tiny laland !
of Orlroaey, off th north ,coat of Iceland, i
Ex-Senator W. D. Washburn of Minne
sota is a picture of robust and placid old
ge. He Is th only survivor or seven
brothers, four of whom attained national
fame. Thrt of the Washbums, Israel,
EHbu B. and Cadwallader C, war mem
ber of th national hous of representa
tive at the earn time, the only Instance
In th political history of thla government
when three men thu related had seats In
congress simultaneously.
One of Emperor William's favorite s
young man named Doarfllnger, a theolog.
leal atudent ys Ambassador Charle
magne Tower. He found hie way to the
war lord friendship ln n interesting
manner. William, walking one day In the
treet near the palace, met the student and
aid to hire abruptly:' "Where do you come
fromr "I am Berliner," waa the reply.
Phaw!" aald th emperor. "the Berliner
are good for nothing." "I know two Bee.
11 n boya who ar exceptions to that rule,"
returned th atudent. "whom?" "Tour
majeaty and mvaelf." Th emperor com
manded him to attend at th palac.
' GOSSIP ABOCT THH WAR- .
(a-itlon Noted ay Varloa Carre
pendent at ta Frant.
"It Is with, great reluctance that I dls
cuaa here certain characteristic of th
Russian officer." writes Thomas r. Millard
In Scrlbner' macitlne. "Aa a rule. It I
most unfair to any army to brand It with
the doings of an element from which none
t entirely free. But It I Impossible, In
this Instance, to Ignore th tendency to
dissipation among th officers of the Rus
slsn army, for It undoubtedly haa a ma
terial effect upon the efficiency of the or
ganisation and the conduct of the war.
I have seen aomethlng of many armies.
both In peace and war, but I never before
saw one wherein the trait of conviviality,
to put It mildly, struck auch a predoml
natlng note. I know comparatively nothing
bout conditions of army life In European
Russia, but anyone who has seen Port
Arthur, Vladivostok or Harbin will hardly
wonder at the scenes to be witnessed- now
In Manchuria. When General Kouropatkln
visited. the far east two years ago on a
tour of inspection hi report Is said to
have been ununiilly frank and drastic
on this and kindred . subjects, .. and is
thought to have been the first schism of
the breach between him and Admiral Alex-
leff. ...
"Hsrbln Is the place where thla evil Is
most In evidence. This Is the real Russian
base In the present - war. being situated
In the center of Manchuria and at th
junction of the Manchurtan and Siberian
railway. Here are the flour mill and
packing houses which are expected to sup
ply the army with much of Its food, and
all troops and supplies destined for either
Vladivostok or Manchuria must piss this
way. Naturally, the town Is filled with
troops. -and particularly with officers on
their way to various localities In th
theater of operations. The town Is filled
with wine gardens and cafe chatanta, many
of which never close their doors except
when the police are called to suppress an
Incipient r!ot among the revellers. The pas
sion for gambling, always so pronounced
among Russians, here runs higher than
ever, , the reckless spirit invariably fos
tered by war spurring It to unusual ex-
ceases. The man who Is to siaae nia in
tomorrow Is not apt to consider the value
of his rubles tonight. ' . ,
'It Is a relief to turn froni th Russian
officer to the Russian soldier," continue
Mr. Millard. "Ivart. poor fellow, with all
hi Ignoranc and atupldlty, Is a man to
love. His simple, kindly nature, unswerv
Ing loyalty to 'car and country who hav
done bo little for him, unquestioning
obedience to officers who take such little
care for his welfare, never falling patience
under reverses, unflinching courage in the
presence of the enemy, generally uncom
plaining attitude In misfortune, and quiet
endurance of poor food . ana excessive
fatlirue make him an almost heroic figure.
lTnaccutomed to what he would consider
ordinary comforts, he does not miss them:
knowing nothing better, he Is contented
with his lot. Perhaps it I his deeply
religious nature that enables him to bear
so well the hardships put upon him. He
would rather enter battle without food
than wtihout the blessing of the regimen
tal priest, whose picturesque flowing gown
and long, uncombed hair are to be met
even an the firing line. Many priests wear
the St. George cross, given only for gal
lantry under Are." ,
Tou might suppoae that the soldier who
for thirty years has been well fed would
for only one day rest content without his
rations." saya Richard Harding Davis.
writing about the Japanese army ln Col
lier's Weekly. "But, like the watch, if
he Is not wound up, he will not go. And
so while' general officers are leading him
to battle, othof officers, less conspicuous.
less In the public prints, but displaying
even greater ' executive, are stoking him,
clothing him. and reloading his rifle. The
army now outside the walls of this city
extends over an area of,' let us say, five
miles, but behind It. stretching like a tall
to a kite. Is an unbroken column of rice.
cartridges, clothing, blankets, and It ex
tends for 160 mile. And behind the 160
miles, for 500 miles more loaded transports
are eoming with the regularity of ferry
boat In the East river bringing with them
more rations, more ammunition. As our
trail followed the railroad, this moving
caravan was ever before our eyes, and
even when night came and we dropped on
the floor of some railroad station, we still
saw In our sleep the great column pressing
through the green valley, the unwieldy
carts, the straining mules, tho shrieking
coolie in their blue pajama-llke garment
and teapot-lid hats, the freight car cov
ered with the Imperial arms of Russia,
now filled with ammunition for Russia'
enemy, and pushed forward by the hands
of the same Chinese who had laid the
roadbed, th Japanese transport carts, with
tlrtlr kicking, screaming, biting ponies, and
over all the curtain of stifling whit duat,
th heat waves, and the glaring sun. As
thla army continues its' triumphant march
toward the north. It Is well to remember
It is handicapped by this lengthening chain
that It drag behind It; and also to re
member th tired, harassed officer who,
unsung and unphotographed, feed the men
who fight."- .
j ,.
: Colonel Thomas Wentworth Hlgglnson.
in discussing one of the many reverses of
th Russian arms, said the other day: "It
seems that tha criticism most applicable
to Russia ln thla matter would be one of
the ort that Du Terron mad of Vlvonn
at Messina. Vlvonne, you will remember,
after aome reverses, wrote the king: 'We
only want 10,000 men to finish thla affair.'
He gave the letter to Du Terron to seal
andDu Terron, before closing It. wrote In
after '10,000 men,' the words, 'And a gen
eral.' " '
i The proverbial politeness of the Japaneae
haa resulted In the development of a num
ber of neat . little cuatoms. -One of the
beat ln the r manner In which one hostess
gets rid of an unwelcome guest. She does
not hint that time I about up for his stay
or that she Is going visiting soon, but set
to work preparing a dainty luncheon which
ah packa In a little box, tlea up with rib
bon and paper and hand to the guest
some morning.' It isn't an Insult, either,
it's just a hint, and one that Is always
taken.
is pcHisuaiK.vr impending
Officer aad Dlrectar Raaaoaalbl for
Statement la Prosaccta.
' Washington Post.
To tho who believe lb protecting hon
et neoole against cunningly devised de
ception and fraud there la good cheer In
recent ruling by th auprem juatlcea of
New York. Th ', New York Commercial
4ys of thoae rulings that they show no
disposition by th bsnch to permit thoa
peraon and companies grouped somewhat
Indiscriminately as "promoters" to escape
full responsibility for all their acta In th
flotation of ecurltle. Mr. Justice Kelley,
sitting In Nassau county, ruled that th
officer of th L'nlted State Shipbuilding
company, at the tlm of It organisation
In lvuf, and those who stood sponsor for
It be for th public, must appear li) court
and answer to tha allegation of an In
vestor that they knowingly and purposely
permitted the Insertion of ful and ml,
leading autement In th company' pro
pectua. The defendants hsvlng. ' with
amaslng gall, declared that, even If th
charge are I rue. they do not furnish a
eaus of ctloar Judge Kelley said:
"I do not think tha court tUould In-
dig In presumption that , director 'ar
not responsible for such corporate pub
lication (aa the prospectus). Th eourt
hould not presume patvly. Th
negations of the complaint r ufflclent
to entitle th plaintiff to offer evidence
of affirmative acta or omlaalon by th
demurring defendant . and personal par
ticipation In the wrong-doing charged
against the corporation of which they were
director at th time the alleged fals
representation were made."
The prtxpectu or advertisement which
lured the victim to their fate Is said by
the Commercial to have borne the letter
head legend of the Trust Company of th
Republic, and Its signature as transfer
agent and bankers for the company: th
signature of the Mercantile Trust Com
pany as trustee for the Shipbuilding bonds.
th signature of Alexander tt Green aa
counsel, and th signature of th dtrec
tor, seven of whom were presidents and
one th vice president of the subsidiary
companies; and the Commercial state that,
In addition, ten reputable banking houses
and trust companies were referred to at
prepared to furnish any desired Informa
tion, and as "authorised to receive sub
scriptions for these bonds." It la the opin
ion of th Commercial, a very conservative
journal, that he attorneys for the woman
plaintiff who makes oath that she lnt
COO.OOO through buying Shipbuilding bonds
on the amurancea of these eminent de
fendanta have a fin opportunity to fix
direct reeponalbr.lty for that loss. Our
New Tork contemporary think It Is Inter
est(ng to note In this connection that Re
ceiver Smith' report declare that the
prospectus made absolutely untruthful
statements a to th company' contracts,
profits and working capUsl.
All this Indicates a posalhlllty of very
serious trouble for responsible and repu
table bankera and brokers who have per
mitted the Influence of their names to be
used by sharpers In carrying out a gigantic
scheme of fraud. '
ADVICE TO FIRST VOTERS.
Former Prealdent Cleveland la
Hla
Role aa Natloaal Mentor.
Baltimore American.
Ex-presldcnt Cleveland, In his role of na
tional mentor, writes to young men who
are about to cast their first vote, telling
of his own mental processes when about
to deposit his maiden ballot. In 1856, and
how he finally decided to support the "ma
ture, undramatlc, experienced Buchanan."
He now asks American youth to support
Parker.
This Is an unfortunate illustration - of
youthful groping which went astray and
of mature judgment which it la wise to
avoid. Buchanan poses In national his
tory as the one president who, when beset
by the gravest of questions, most conspic
uously failed to arise to th emergency.
He was timid, vasclllatlng, tmpotently at
tempting to please antagonistic sections
of the country and succeeding In dis
pleasing everybody. A prealdent of posi
tive character and broadest patriotism
would have, grappled heroically with con
ditions and probably led the nation In the
path of peace Instead of Into a ' terrible
fcur-year war. Had he been such a presi
dent, and had h adopted auch a domineer
ing policy In favor of peace, the country
could have been id no worse plight had he
failed. But he made no positive endeavor.
He was timid and halting to the end, and
went out of office Into a profound obscur
ity from which he never emerged, even to
defend himself or even to advise American
youth in his old age how to cast their first
vote.
In all things, except the one feature of
experience, Buchanan was the prototype of
Parker. When questions of profoundest
gravity were to be decided by the ballot
Parker showed no capacity for Independent
judgment. Free coinage of silver threat
ened to- bring upon the country a financial
devastation only less, destructive . than a
civil war. Strong men of his party., Cleve
land included, were averywher abandon
ing th Bryan ticket. Judge Parker, un
able to reason as to. tha wisdom or un
wisdom of the party' platform, or else
not troubling his brain at all about th
matter, decided to vot for tho conven
tion nominees. Himself nominated for the
presidency, he has shown capacity only
for timidity and vasclllatlon, and has ex
pressed something akin to positive convic
tion only when driven to It by command
and entreaty of newspaper supporting
him.
It Is quite logical, therefore, that a man
who can take pride ln having cast his first
vote for Buchanan should advise young
men to support Parker. But th advice
will not appeal to young men of real
American spirit. To tho young voter, a
to the mature voter, who Is Inspired by
grand achievements of Americans and
America, Theodore Roosevelt must be the
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ha marked th current republican ad
ministration. No thinking young man will
risk regrets in the future by caatlng hi
first vote for the spineless, oplnlonlesa,
speechless, modern Buchanan . of Esopus.
In justice to Buchanan, however, it must
be aald that even In hla most unattractlv
aspect he wa vastly superior to Tarker
In al! the qualttlea that make for states
manship. LAIGHING GAS.
'I wonder why they call these apart
ments 'flats.' That doesn't mean any
thing." I ' X . . V. a m.m Wht Aral InuAnl.ut
them happened to look at the building plan
aldewiae. ' Philadelphia Press.
"What conclusion does that campaign or
ator reach In his argument?"
'He never arrive at a conclusion. HI
merely stops now and then to tak a
breath." Washington Star.
Caller Mv health and digestion ar per
fect, doctor. 1 haven't an ache or a caln.
The trouble with me la that I can't aleen
tn'sht,
f nysician ir mat is me case, sir, i sug
gest that you consult your spiritual ad
viser. Chicago Tribune. T L , . ,
Sllaa They say ole man MeddergTsss
is an easy mark for these here sharp
swindler. - . ,
Reuben Shuksi They don't ay nan
enough. Why he' an easy mark for the
dumb one. Philadelphia Press.
'She must be a very brilliant woman.
for I hear that she say so much that
la worth remembering."
"Indeed she does. She teaches th mul
tlDllcatlon table in th primary grade."
Cleveland Ixader.
Joblin sava he lost hi watch on the
back platform of the car."
"Tea, and he seems greatly pleased about
It"
"How eoT"
"He says he waa on his way to leave th
watch at the repairer's and he feels sure It
wa cheaper to lose It." Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Dentist (who has pu'led the wrong tooth) '
I see how I made the mistake. I
counted the molars from th back Instead,
of the front. You don't sem to hav cut-,
your wisdom tooth yet, young man.
Groaning Patient That's evident from
the choice I made of a dentist! Chicago
Tribune.
Noah was looking at his rainbow.
"That meana more, grief for me," he
soliloquised, "because my wife will have a
dres iilke it, and,'When'h"mkks"lt- over--she'll
b sure to pnd m to .match th
goods.' Cleveland Leader.
THO MAN OF WHITE AND TAN. .
Hurrah for the man of white and tan.
We'll vote for him every time we can.
In Roosevelt' name the right will win.
And he Is the man to lead us again.
.
We've seen him the scholar In . cap and
gown;
We've seen him the prince 'of th ranchman
brown;
A hero in war, a leader In peace,
A first-rate man for the White Hous leas.
Chorus:
Hurrah for the man of white and tan,
We'll vote for him every time we can.
In Roosevelt' name the right will win.
And he 1 the man to lead ua again.
We like the man of the whirlwind fore
That's trained to the aim of the states
man' course;
The man with the eyes of kindly blue,
And hand that la steady, strong and true
Chorus: BERIAH F. COCHRAN.
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