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DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1904.
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Mr. Metcock Is sad.
dent.
That's very.evl
Ten little fusionlsts sitting on the leg
islative fence.
The socialist purty is distinctly on the
ntap In Nebraska as well as In tho coun
try at large.
Municipal ownership Is a good slogan
to stick to. The people will not allow
themselves to be fooled all the time.
An to the chairman of the republican
county and city committees, it is now
firmly established that he can't be statu
peded.
The only advantage Henry G. Davis
has over Judge Parker is that his state
still remains in the family, although It
may have rejected him.
' It's quite evident that the republicans
of tils congressional district made no
mistake in choosing John L. Kennedy
to b their nominee for congress. '
;8enator Cockrell Is to be congratu
Uted upon the fact that, although he
must retire from office, his successor
Mill not be another "gum shoe" states
man.
It is now permissible for Russian
, newspapers to discuss freely the Internal
affairs of that country- -which means
that the conditions are certain to im
prove. , -
If Judge Tavkcr had written his laBt
letter at the time be wrote his first one,
no person could have complained about
lack of decision on the part of the can
didate.
Missouri never does things by halves
Having decided to put Joe Folk in ofllce,
It concluded to give htm associates
against whom no boodle charges have
been made.
.Omaha democrats who staked their
money on the report that Mickey's eleC'
tlon was "still doubtful" have concluded
to stop investing their pennies in World
Herald "etrls."
' That lone7 socialist iu the house of rep
resentatives may find happiness in the
thought that he alone has sole charge
of the official record of his party for the
next two years.
- Tn generosity extended to Sttckney
and his Great Western has been fully
Justified. Thanks to Mr. Stlckney
efforts, Omaha will presently be a grain
Market in fact as well as in name.
"Maryland has decided to divide its
vote in the electoral college, which may
be tome consolation for Arthur Pue
Gorman after all, inasmuch as Indiana
takes its republicanism straight
, With only ten fusionlsts in the legis
lature. It would have been very dlsa
greeable for Mr. Berge to have occupied
the executive chair in the state house,
He would have felt like a cat in
strange garret
With the dowager empress of Russia
and tb queen of England striving for
peaco between Russia and Japan, it is
possible that the czar will continue the
war if only to show his Independence of
petticoat government
We are still living in darker Omaha,
but when the mist and clouds that have
obscured the borison clear away the
romuiunUy will become conscious of the
Imposture to which they have been sub
jected in the consideration of economic
Questions ot vital import.
Slowly but surely the essential fac
tors needed to build up Omaha . aa a
great grain warket are being brought
into play. The building of elevators
and storage place is bound to be fol
lowed at an early day by the erection
of ecrwtl and flouring mills, starch fao
torlo, etc.- Let the good work go on.
OKE OF THE SVRrniSES.
One of tlie mmt Interesting and per
haps also significant surprises of the
ekctlon waa the victory of the demo
cratic candidate for governor In Massa
chusetts, William L. Douglas. While
the republicans carried everything else,
their candidate for governor was de
feated for re-eiectlon by a margin so
large that the Springfield Itepubllran
declare nothing like It was ever before
known In Massachusetts. Other demo
crats have been elected governor of that
state, but none under like circumstances
or by any such vote as was given Mr.
Douglas.
The governor-elect Is a shoe manufac
turer on an extensive scale, and lias al
ways been friendly to organised labor. He
advertises his shoes as "union made."
This commended him to the labor vote,
which the republican candidate had of
fended, and in Massachusetts this vote
Is very strong. Then he Is one of the
most ardent of the New England advo
cates of reciprocity with Canada and un
doubtedly for this reason received a
large number of republican votes. This
Is a question that appeals very strongly
to the manufacturing Interests of the
Bay state and It evidently won a great
dear of support for Mr. Douglas. Gov
ernor Bates, the republican candidate,
while a man of ability, lost In popular
ity since coming Into office and espe
cially his vetoes of legislation In the In
terest of labor antagonized that element
which It is apparent was practically
solid against him. He will probably
be powerless to do anything beyond
rorttiue executive duties. Yet there Is
a lesson In his election which the repub
lican leaders In Massachusetts will
hardly fall to heed and perhaps to
profit by.
LA FOLLETTE S VINDICATION.
The re-election of Governor La Fol-
letto of Wisconsin, by a large plurality,
Is a complete vindication of his course
iu regard to the public service corpora
tions. He has been for years battling
for the Interests of the people against
the encroachment and usurpation of
power by special interests and the pop
ular approval of his attitude Is most de
cisive. In making this fight he has hod
not only to contend against the power
of the corporations, but also with a
strong element In his own party, which
has most earnestly endeavored to over
throw him.
Having won against such odds, there
appears to be favorable promise that the
reforms he stands for will be realized.
The majority of the legislature just
chosen have declared themselves in fa
vor of a railway rate commission with
power to regulate transportation charges
within the state. Whatever other legis
lation may be found necessary In regard
to the corporations will doubtless be en
acted. Governor La Follette favors a
primary election and the people have
endorsed it by a large majority.
Wisconsin's governor has shown him
self to be a most earnest friend and able
champion of the public interests and his
reward at the hands of the people is
fully merited.
THE NAY Ah PROGRAM.
The general board of the navy has
recommended the building of three more
battleships, five scout cruisers, six tor
pedo boat destroyers, six torpedo boats
and two squadron colliers, at an aggre
gate maximum cost of 41,S00,000. Tho
secretary of the navy will refer this to
the board of construction and will base
his recommendation to congress on the
reports of the two boards. It Is thought
thut the recommendations of the general
board In tho main will receive the en
dorsement of tho board Of construction
und finally that of the secretary himself.
While this is not an extravagant pro
gram, measured by some in. the past,
yet it Is quite probable thut If presented
to congress it will be materially modi
fled. The fact that the expenditures of
the government are in excess of the re
ceipts calls for the praetlce of a reason
able economy In every branch ot the pub
lic service and dictates moderation In
appropriations for naval construction.
It is manifestly the popular judgment
that the time has not yet come for call
ing a halt to the building up of the navy.
The people have very distinctly ap
proved the course of -the republican
party in this particular. But in carry
ing forward this work it Is necessary to
bavo a prudent regard for the national
revenue, so that naval expenditure shall
not compel a curtailment in other direc
tions that might impair the efficiency of
the public service. We are Inclined to
believe that the present congress will
not be disposed to authorize thecon
stmctlon of three more battleships and
it Is very likely to reduce the number of
other vessels recommended by the gen
eral board of the navy.
It appears that already there are more
warships than there are officers for,
while there is difficulty in securing a
sufficient number of enlisted men. Not
until 1000 will the Annapolis academy
furnish an adequate number of subordi
nate officers and what Is to be done in
the meantime appears to be puzzling the
department officii. A Washington
dispatch says it would seem from
talks with officers of the Navy depart
ment that something of a crisis in the
service was impending because of the
scarcity of commandtug officers. The
matter Is talked about as one of serious
import It Is stated that in some cases
midshipmen on their first cruise are do
ing the duty of commissioned officers.
It Is also said to be quite likely that the
department will have to put certain
Ships out of commission in order to get
officers enough to go around among the
now vessels. The law requires the de
partment to keep in active commission
for at least five months each new war
ship as It la delivered by a contractor.
In view ot these conditions it would
seem to be plainly inexpedient to main
tain naval construction on the scale rec
ommended by the general board of the
navy and it is safe to say that this will
be the opinion of congress. Building up
the navy will go on, undoubtedly, but
the 'progress will be less rapid than
hitherto.
XUW FOR THAI REVISED CHARTER.
The charter for cities of the metro
politan clas, under which the municipal
government of Omahn is now conducted,
was framed seven years ago. Tuls wa
done at a time when general commercial
depression prevailed In this city and
state and In response to the popular de
mand for radical retrenchment.
With this object In view the city coun
cil was reduced from eighteen to nine
members, and a Board of Public Works
made up of the city engineer, the comp
troller and building Inspector was sub
stituted for a salaried hoard that had no
other function than the supervision of
public works, letting of contracts for
paving, grading and other public Im
provements. The ward assessors were
abolished and the tax commissioner sub
stituted. The last delegation from Doug
Ins county to the legislature made con
fusion worse confounded by requiring
the city council to confirm each individ
ual street sweeper and ordinary laborer
before he could draw his pay. The same
delegation made a sweeping Increase In
salaries of certain favored municipal offi
cers and saddled the city with the ex
pense of providing guaranty bonds for
every municipal official as well as for the
members of the fire and police depart
ments. While some of these changes In the
charter may have been salutary many of
them have proved a source of contention
and an Imposition upon the taxpayers.
The controversy over paving specifica
tions and paving contracts must have
convinced our citizens that the saving
effected by the abolition of the old Board
of Public Works has been more than
offset by the damaging delays caused In
paving and other public improvements.
In some other respects the present
charter Js sadly out of Joint with the
needs of Omaha and requires radical
changes to simplify the machinery of
government on one hand and prevent
wastefulness on the other. An Intelli
gent revlslon'of ythe charter In the In
terest of the taxpayers and for better
government demands a full and free dls
cussion of the defecta of the present
charier and the reforms proposed to be
Instituted.
This discussion cannot be begun too
soon. To postpone it would mean simply
a repetition of former, patched-qullt leg
islatiou that has always proved discred
itable to the legislative delegations and.
unsatisfactory to the people'of Omaha.
The only way to go about the charter
revision intelligently Is for a representa
tlve body of citizens and taxpayers to
confer and discuss with the members of
the delegation that will represent this
city and county In the legislature and
If possible to formulate a charter that
will be acceptable nnd can be supported
without a conflict after the legislature Is
convened.
South Omaha has voted to issue bonds
for the erection of a city hall and pur
chase of Darks. While there may be
some excuse for the latter, there is ab
solutely none for the former. South
Omaha's annexation to Omaha is Inevi
table, and a city hall In the south end of
Greater Omaha will be no more needed
than a city hall in the north end of
Greater Omaha. Tug, scheme originated
with a bunch of town lot speculators
and grafters, and unless the taxpayers
of South Omnha outside of the ring In
tervene n large part1 of the proceeds
from the city hall bonds will be turned
into the pockets of crafty gangsters.
The less that is said by the Omaha
Fakeriee about their glorious achieve
ment in fol. ting the piountebonk marl
ner on the water board the better It will
be for their reputation, If they have any
They know, as everybody knows, that
he got In by a game of bunco, and thou
sands of dollars of electric light monop
oly boodle, but, after all, his election
viewed at long range from Lincoln or
Washington will appear like a fly speck
on the political ceiling.
It was not G. M. Hitchcock's popu
larity or John L. Kennedy's unpopular
ity that caused a slump In the majority
of the republican congressional candi
dute, but n Job lot of degenerates, rene
gades and sell-outB who have been tak
Ing tlielr inspiration from John N. Bald
win In the Inner recesses of his Indian
club. .
The Interstate Commerce commission
having decided that railroads are grant
Ing unfair rebates to certain shippers
in the way of division of terminal
charges, it Is up to the roads to devise
some other means of accomplishing he
same result.
The Philadelphia Ledger soys the de
feat of Tarker Is but the second step
toward leading the democracy back to
tho ancient landmarks, while an eminent
Nebraska n seems to think the landmarks
have all been swept away.
For a second time the meeting of the
stockholders of the Oregon Short Line
has been postponed, and between now
and the date fixed by adjournment the
officers are supposed to find out exactly
who controls the stock.
Congressman Hitchcock's uncompli
mentary aspersions on the character of
the voters of the Third ward who did
so much toward putting him In congress
reads very much like new evidence of
a sting of Ingratitude.
The coming legislature of Nebraska
should be able to adjourn In less than
sixty days. There will be no time
wasted in the election of a United States
senator, or in party caucuses to head
off fusion reformers.
Great, but Regrettable.
New York Tribune. .
General Btotsupl la reported as praising
the bravery of the Japanese and their kind
ness to the Russian wounded, and says he
Is proud to fight such a foe. While traglo
la the great loss of life, the assault and the
defense of fort Arthur are .worthy to be
ranked among the brightest examples ot
modem heroism.
A Cram of Comfort.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Judare Parker can hsve the cn!m assur
ance that the gold standard Is still sale,
anyway.
Premature Thak,
New York Tribune.
To Judge from the- BiebMfka returns Mr.
Parker's thanks to Mr. Bryan were a irme
premature. ' ,
gtandlnsr by Their Ow.
Chicago News.
Minnesota went rtrongly for Roosevelt,
but It could not reMt a democratic candi
date for governor whose name was John
Johnson.
Is Bryan Convinced!
Chicago Tribune.
Mr. Bryan himself ought to be convinced
by this time of the folly of a presidential
candidate' trying to carry an election by
going on 'the stump.
A Reasonable Explanation.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The t'nlted States cruiser Oljmpla ran
Into and damaged a British schooner near
Gibraltar a few days ago. In Justice to the
Olympla's crew it should be explained that
it didn't have even a pint of vodka aboard.
8IG.MFICA5IT HIST.
Wisconsin Voters Eapreaa m rroii 10
Corporation Politicians.
Chicago Tribune.
It is a proud moment for Wisconsin.
Wisconsin, first of all the atates of the
union, has made It clear that the pivot of
modern Industrial life Is the rallroada.
La Follette said that the railroads should
Day their fair share of taxes and should be
supervised by a state railroad commission.
The railroads, therefore, fought La toi
lette at the republican primaries. Being
defeated there, they fought him In the
republican state convention. Being de
feated there, they fought Mm In the su
preme court. Being defeated there, they
fought him by means of a republican bolt
ing faction.
They are now defeated again. They win.
therefore, In all probability, pay more
taxes and get more supervision. It will not
be so easy for them In the future to control
legislatures by granting low rates to their
friends or by Imposing high rates upon
their enemies. They will cease to be In so
full a sense the masters of Wisconsin.
They will make a beginning toward be
coming Its servants.
Here is the fruit Of La Follette s amo
tion." He was ambitious to have Wiscon
sin control the railways and to be the man
who should cause WUconaln to control the
railways. He wanted to have It done and
he wanted to do it himself. That is his
main fault. He wanted to do It himself.
He would rather do it himself than havo
anybody else do it.
Out of such faults are successful, ef
fective statesmen made.
THEY ARB Bl'SY PEOPLE.
War Puts to the Test the Energies of
the Japanese.
Chicago Tribune.
More Japanese gold Is to flow into this
country. Extensive orders are Deing piacea
here for railroad and ship material ana tor
machine tools. Within the last two weeks
$2,000,000 worth of tools have been sent
to the orient. These purchases are partly
to repair the ravages of war. They also
Indicate that the railroad men, the mer
chants, and the ship builders have come to
the conclusion that Count Okuma was right
when he said the other day that the war
was to be a long one. " '
When It began the government took every
available piece of machinery that could be
applied to the construction or repair of
ships and railroads. The owners were glad
to let them go, and got along the best they
could, hoping that the ngntlng would not
last long, and that they would get back
most of their material.
They have changed their minds. The
shipping companies which handed most of
thlr boats over to the government for
transport service are ordering new ones
The mercantile shipyards are making lib'
eral purchases of machine tools. The rail
ways are buying rolling stock nnd rails.
All the news from Japan Indicates that
the nonenmbatants feel that It Is their
duty to work to make money for their
country to develop Its resouroes and In
crease it exports while the soldiers are
doing their duty on the battlefield. It de
volves on the manufacturers and other pro
ducers to provide the sinews of war. Ja
pan will have to borrow next year. It Is
the desire of the Japanese statesmen to
borrow the least possible amount abroad,
so that tho credit of the country may be
preserved.
The increase In Japanese exports testifies
to the Industrial activity of the country.
Seemingly there are no Idlers in Japan.
A GREAT MAJORITY.
Republican Triumph Imposes a Great
Responsibility.
Chicago Record-Herald lnd. rep.).
The hows ot representatives that was
elected in the fall of 1S00 contained K2
members, of whom 88 were republicans, 236
democrats and 8 farmers' alliance. Uncle
Joe Cannon wlH remember that congress
very well, because he was not In it. And
when he got back, after the next election
ha found the republicans still In a small
minority. There were but 127 of them,
against 218 democrats and 8 of tho people's
party.
These figures deserve very careful con
slderatlon from the republicans now, be
cause they will correct some misconcep
tions that may arise In the flrst flush of a
great victory. Though it seemed at the
time that the democrats had recovered the
ground they had lost on account of the
war, their Joy was of the briefest. Neither
the congressional majorities, which were
larger than that gained by the republicans
Tuesday, nor Cleveland's largo plurality in
the electoral college, were proof against
the subsequent developments and the re
action.
The fact is that there is nothing stable
In politics, and that there la always great
danger for a party In 'an overwhelming
success. It is apt to produce an unwar
ranted complacency, arrogance, inattention
to much that Is deservedly calling for rec
ognltion. It Is apt also to result In serious
disappointments of expectation. It imposts
upon those who are Intrusted with power
the very special duty of supplying of them
selves that alertness that is naturally de
veloped when there la a strong opposition.
It encourages the evil elements In the
party, bad men and aggressive, selfish
groups, to aim st a tyrannous control that
may lead later to party disaster.
So the republican party today should feel
thai' it must rrsiiit such a control, it
should understand that the people still have
faith In Its promises of reciprocity and
tariff revision; that they are looking to it
for the enforcement of the anti-trust laws,
anil that their support will vanish If It
should be a party of special privileges In
stead of a people's party.
A most hopeful factor In the situation Is
the president's blessed declaration of Inde
pendence In the statement that ha will not
be a candidate for re-election. This gives
him a freedom that he could not possibly
have If he were figuring on another term,
a freedom that will enable him to treat
the broader questions of public policy in
the broadest way.
OTHER LASDS THAS OVRS.
Although It Is too enrly to formulate the
results of the Italian Tarllnmentary elec
tions, the returns from last Sunday's ballot
ing show the Influence of a reaction against
the extremes to which the socialists have
gone. For a number of years past there
has been practically no conservative party
left In Italian politics, chiefly as a result of
the absentlon of Catholics from participa
tion In the general elections, and the
various groups of liberals, radicals and so
cialists have been governed more by the in
fluence of personal factions than by any
broad principles or governmental alms,
rave that all the extremists are the avowed
enemies of the church. Premier Olollttl's
early leanings toward the extreme social
ists, after his accession In the fall of 19uG,
have been very much modified under the
Influence ot public opinion, and his uncom
promising refusal to submit to their do
mands for the weakening of the police and
army have undoubtedly strengthened his
government. This fact, the divisions In the
ranks of the opposition, and the overthrow
of the extreme socialists In Oenoa and
Milan, all tend to strengthen the ministry.
Most of tho gains, however, have been
made by the conservatives, nnd It is prob
lematical whether they will continue to
support Signer Glollttl. A great deal has
been heard recently of a modification of
the Vatican's Injunction against the par
ticipation of Catholics In national politics,
but nothing has yet been done In that
direction. It Is perfectly obvious that If all
good Catholics could vote for Parliamen
tary candidates without seeming thereby to
give acquiescence to the overthrow of the
temporal power of the papacy, a conserva
tive group In the Chamber strong enough
to keep the extremists in check would bo
assured.
The treatment of their coreligionists in
Russia hue an obvious bearing on the feel
ing with which tho progress of the war in
Manchuria Is regarded by the Catholic
world. Sixty years ago the conversion of
the Inhabitants of Manchuria to Chris
tianity was undertaken by Catholic mis
sionaries, and has since been energetically
prosecuted. The Japanese have given as
surances that under their Jurisdiction the
missions shall be protected. Whether as
much can be expected from the Russians
depends on the extent to which the recent
manifesto of the Crar Nichols II will be
carried out. There Is, unfortunately, too
much reason to fear that the St. Petersburg
government, If successful In the far east,
will revert to the intolerant policy which
it has maintained toward Catholics for up
ward of a century.
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Some excitement was created In political
circles In Vienna the other day by the
simultaneous publication In several jour
nals of a dispatch from Rome to the ef
fect that Italy, wlih the consent of Eng
land and Germany, would soon occupy
Tripoli, and that ten large steamers were
at Oenoa reads for the expedition. The
story, apparently, was a political canard,
Invented with no other purpose than that
or making tnlschlet. Heveral years ago,
after successive negotiations with both
Prance and England, Italy bound Itself to
give Franc a free hand in Morocco,
France agreeing not to Interfere In any
way with Italy In Tripoli. This agree
ment was communicated to tho various
Interested powers and provoked no com
ment, except from Turkey, which asked
what it all meant, and was toll that it
referred to trade Interests only. When tho
Italian premier recently visited Chance),
lor von Buelow at Hamburg, It was sug
gested that Tripoli was one of the subjects
under discussion. But It has been pointed
out that Tripoli is a Turkish province,
that Germany Is posing just now as the
friend of the sultan, and that It Is ex
tremely unlikely that Count von Buelow,
who abstained from sending trops to Crete
or military officers to Macedonl.it would
have stultified his policy by advising his
Italian ally to make an excursion Into
Tripoli. It Is not expected, therefore, that
Italy will enter upon any enterprise of the
kind In the Immediate future.
General Andre's vote of censure in the
Chamber is now tully explained. A Paris
paper publishes indisputable evidence of
the existence of a spy system In the
French army anrt of discrimination against
officers on religious and political grounds.
Indeed, the minister of war admitted
frankly that the roster of officers was
being purged for non-military reasons,
and defended the blacklist. He maintained
that Jesuitical and nationalist plotting In
the army Justified such extreme measures
as promoting free thinking officers syste
matically over tho heads of Roman Cath
olics. It has been clearly shown In the
press that General Andre's information
has been largely obtained from tho
Masonlo lodges, which issued an official
questionnaire and practically supplied the
War ofllce with a religious and soclul cen
sus of all its officers. In other words,
General Andre has planned and conducted
against his brothers-ln-arma precisely the
sort of anti-clerical campaign that M.
Combes wages in the country at large.
pleading with M. Combes, urgent peril
from Rome. The army, like the state. Is
to be laicized.
The notorious burgomaster of Vienna.
Dr. Lueger, has Just celobrated his Goth
birthday In exceedingly characteristic fash.
tlon. Not long ago at a sitting of the
Austrian Diet, he remarked gcr.la'.ly that
the workmen who took part In the social
ist May day celebration were a lot of
rascals. The socialists, naturally, were
displeased, and when they heard that Dr.
Leuger's antl-Semltio of Christian social
ists Intended to do htm honor on his birth
day with a torchlight procesclon, they re
solved to take part in the proceedings snd
do what they could to spoil them. Both
sldea were ready for a free fight and a
riot seemed Imminent, when the police
Interfered and announced that no proces
sion would be allowed to take place. Tho
partisans ot Dr. Lueger were furious and
Introduced an emergency motion In tho
Diet, attacking the police and accusing the
premier of "having capitulated to the ter
rorism of the sorlil democracy, and thus
given proof of shameful cowardice." The
motion was carried and Dr. Lcuger deliv
ered a Bpteeh which in violence and vul
garity exceeded his' finest previous efforts.
Alluding to the claim of his supporiers
that the birthday procession was stepped
by the police on account of his vast pop
ularity he said that he, for his part, was
not the least Jtalous of the popularity of
the emperor. Later on he was cheered by
great mob in the streets.
Th flege of Port Arlhor.
Bpringfleld Republican.
The Japanese are evidently making slow
progress In reducing Port Arthur, but, ac
cording to their official reports, now being
so freely published, they are little by llttlo
gaining a focthold in the main line of forts
that defend the plnce. It does not ronow
however, that the final fall of the fortresi
Is very near, tleneral Stoes?el, It is prob
able, can make the remainder of the opera
tions vrry ccKtly and deadly to trie assail
ants, and he appears to have the disposi
tion' to do It. Tills delay Is costing the
Japanese something besides blood and
treasure, moreover, for the longer the Rus
sians hold out tho less will be the moral
effect of the fall of the fortress upon tho
Chinese and ths world. Admiration for
gtoessel's great defense Is rather sure to
Increase as the (Jays pass and the doomed
fortress refUKos to succumb on schedule
time.
Tramps Ilsra to Death.
ALTOONA. Pa., Nov. 11. Four tramps
wire burned to dtith In O. W. Hagerty'a
barn, whlco was destroyed by firs today.
THE rRRMDRHTS mOMISB.
Kansas City Star: President Roose
velt's declaration thnt "under no circum
stances" will he seek a renomlnation In 1!
la a .mean advantage to take of those
persons who aie neer hnppy unless they
are worrying.
Chicago Post: Coming in the flush of a
splendid victory, the presiiU-ni's declaration
shines with a luster of a pure patriotism, a
genuine and exalted sens of the duties ot
the cltlson, a noble jealousy ot the liberties
of the republic.
Philadelphia Press: The country has
learned that Theodore Roosevelt acts at the
psychological moment. Mr. Parker's
declaration was made for effect. The hour
of President Roosevelt's more than all, the
man himself make It mean all It says.
Chicago Tribune: The president lias
banished effectually any doubts that may
have disturbed republican statesmen who
have presidential hopes. He seeks no
third term. He said frankly a year ago
that he was a candidate, and they got out
of his way. Ho says now, with equal
frankness, that he will not be In their way
In 1808. They will begin at once to lay
wires,
Milwaukee Sentinel: Most acceptably
and refreshingly comes this evidence that
the fine old American spirit exemplified by
Washington and fostered by the wisest
statesmanship of the succeeding genera
tions was never more alive than it is to
day In the breast of America's first citizen,
Theodore Roosevelt, affording, sa It does,
assurance that the chivalrlc qualities of the
fathers of the republlo Still live and And
expression In the acts and purposes of
public men of the broader and better type.
POLITICAL DRIFT.
The doubtful states were doubtful only
as to the size of plurality.
Missouri has broken into good society at
last. It doesn't need to be shown now.
The Debs socialist vote last Tuesday Is
estimated at 600,000 for the whole country.
Four years ago the total voto of the party
waa 87,709.
Uncle Henry Gassaway Davis did not
carry his own state, but he had the pleas
ure of Hobsonizing a large, sweet slice of
the country.
With a loyalty beautiful In its strength,
the Washington Post Insists that If Grover
Cleveland waa nominated the result would
have been different.
Spellbinders seeking new fields of useful
ness should move on Kansas at once.
Farmers there complain of lack of air to
move the windmills.
One of the congressional districts of Mis
souri, where 1,031 ballots were required
to nominate, was so ungrateful as to de
feat the nominee at the polls.
The late Senator Vest prophecled that the
result would be Just about what it is, but
died firm in the belief that, come what
might, Missouri would be not join the solid
north.
President Roosevelt Is booked as the guest
of honor at the banquet of the New York
Chamber of Commerce next Tueoday. It
Is expected the president will respond to
an appropriate toast and make Important
statements as to the policies of the admin
istration. Congressman Cockran promises to Intro
duce in congress a bill providing that cam
paign committees shall publish the names
of contributors and the amount contributed
by each. If the author eecures flrst reading
for the measure he will be fortunate. Con
gresslonal statesmen are not overanxious
to give themselves away.
An Indiana politician says the election of
Senator Fairbanks td the vice presidency
will break up "an exceedingly odd sena
torial combination, the like of which can
not probably be duplicated. In the first
place, both our senators are from the same
town, a fact not in Itself So unique, but.
furthermore, they are both members of the
same church. Here Is a double coincidence
without parallel. Now, with Mr. Fairbanks
out of the senate, Indianapolis Is not st ull
apt to have both the senators. Some of the
smaller towns will give Mr. Bevcrldge a
colleague, and it is also probable that the
new man may be of a different religious
faith."
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rOIXTKI) RF.MARKS.
'Tid you ever buy a gold brick?"
"No," answered Farmer Corntoasel; "but
I've sold a few lots fur city reiple to build
cottages on." Washington Star.
"I don't believe that fellow nilllnger Is":
smart enough to come In when it rains.'
"Well. I know thnt he was smart enough',,'
to borrow my umbrella tne last time It.,'
rained nnd forgot to return It." Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Fuddy What n vindictive disposition
Kurdy has! When ho once begins a quar- '
rrl, he never will give up. "
Duddy That's nut because he Is vindic
tive, but because he Is stingy. He hates to
give up anything. Boston Transcript.
Chlmer I'm surprised that
you should
speak so unkindly of Miss Gushlngion;
siie speaks well of you. She was telling
me you loaned ner a hook oi -vertes, anu
she thought them lovely.
Rimer Yes, so she told me; but when
she returned the book the pages were still
uncut. Philadelphia, Ledger.
Mrs. Snapper Was that the piano in your
house I heard yesterday?
Mrs. Naybor Yes. my daughter is taking
leseions by the quarter now.
Mrs. Snappey Indeed? I thought It was
by the pound. Philadelphia Ledger. .
"Don't you think that every man should
have a voice In the affairs of government?"
"Yes," answered Miss Cayenne. "But he
ought to exercise It In some oilier way than
shouting at election bulletins." Washing
ton Star.
"She has a plaintive voice."
"Yes, she's sued no less than three men
for breach of promise."
" said plaintive."
"I thought you said plaintiff." Cleveland
Plain Dealer
THE WEATHKR MAX.
Somcrvllle Journal.
The man who tries to tell us what the,
weather's going to be
Has never heard me sigh with grief be
cause I am not he.
In fact. I wouldn't take his Job, no matter
what the pay
Might be, because I should so hats to hear
what people say.
If he's the least bit sensitive, his heart
must sorely ache
To hear the unkind comments that so
many people make.
He's sure to start s wall of woe, no mat
ter what he does.
And every prophecy awakes a harsh, dis
cordant buzz.
Let him predict a pleasant dVy the farm
ers all complain i
Because their crops are drying up, and
they have prayed for rain.
Then when he sees them looking sad be
cause their crops are sere,.
He cheers them up with: "Frequent show
ers," and thousands say: "Oh, deirj .
Of course, you do not need to have mi tell
you here In rhyme
That all the world would starve with pleas-
ant weather nil the time.
We can't have rain ond sunshine both to
order every day.
And different folks want different things,
and some one must give way.
e
The moral Is. of course: Don't kick! It
won't do any good.
For everything wil
in nav
have to go &a Nature
thinks u Kiiouia, .
And when the propherles don't please,
don't blame the weather man.
He can't please everybody, and he does the
best he can.
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