THE OMAITA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 15, 1904.
Tire Omaha Daily Bee
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(Seal) M. IS. H UNGATE.
Notary f'ub:o.
Colt-fldo iuhj yet Iih to rt'tvlve re
turns from the artprriw' court In-fore it
knowg Just who Imp Uevn I'lfctml.
It ewtua Unit the Woi'lil-Hndi! ha
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Hot yef rece veil . Monl from John N. ,
Baldwin to let up on Oovernor Mickey.
In response !o his rejoinder on the luted In a mai.ncr prohibited by both I gery, with its Roentgen rays, would tee
reortfnnixed dcuiot(icy' Juiige Shoe-(the KiUins and Interstate laws. lie totally disagree as to the disorder that.
maker gets the clinching answer, "Muie- !
maker, stick to thy last."'
The referendum started by CoUmel
Tibbies on the subject of the future of
the populist ptii'ty Is Intended to answer
the old quest foil, "Whet, are we at':"
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. The bond for the const ruction of now j i
are engine nouses CHrrieu at (tie recent
electiou. Now watch the real relate'
rg . , : j the authority of the Interstate, coininii!-
1 "'?'' '' 'hsl'cii.' Bailrotid managers generally ' do'
'horn WatflW aay""t1 wtt CJeyelaml'l ,cp with this view. 'i ts; t
who gave Roosevelt hia 'great majority.; IIoW extensive the hualnea of the
The former president's uiii.t.'iu:o),;il ' I 'vnte car coniianle I, Is Hhown In the
good works seem to be growing as tine
pnsaes.
If those belligerents In- Manchuria dm
Bet start to fighting soon some of the i
South A luetics n republics may break out
gala In revolution Just to Varythe mo
notony. So long as Omaha continues lo coun
tenance the erection of fire traps within
th business district there will be a
continuous cry for auore. fire fighting.
apparatus and more fire fighters.
Colonel Wat tenon incidentally an
nounces that he Intends lo take a trip
to Europe. - Tom Taggart can hope to
return to Indiana without fear of the
hemp with which the Louisville editor
threatened to use.' '
v.u,....a.i' u.
There will be m dearth of candidates
for the speakership of the coming Ne
braska hotise of representatives, but It
la to be J:oped that the nest; speaker
will be a "Ban who does not wear the
label of any railroad. . J.C
It may JUo somewhat impertinent, but
nevertheless 'apropos,' to Inquire why
the Auditorlmu building still lingers un
der a tar and lumber roof . when tie
plans and specifications call for a. fire
proof red tile head covering.
, By placing the majority of positions
tinder the Panama commission ou the
civil service list the president baa doubt
less relieved the pressure ujion a number
xt congressmen, but some of the faithful
may wonder why they worked so hard
this fall.
Should the "Crumpacker bill," basing
representation In congress upon the pro
portion of voters permitted to vote at an
election, the solid south would have an
opportunity to show, whether Its fear of
negro domination Is real or "for cam
paign jijirposea only." . '
It will be noticed that in the list of
"greatl democrats" mentioned by Tom
Watson In Lis post mortem statement
William Jennings Bryan is the only man
living north of the "solid south'1 who Is
so recognised. But Watson's idea of
democracy cannot be said to be unpreju
diced.,. , . A
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, After DeccmlaT 1.1, Harpy county
farmers will enjoy the luxury of a com
plete rural free delivery service, but
the complete delivery service for Harpy
county woukl 'have tan n ordered by the
Tostofflce department without the flld
or consent of the coiiktesinmu from the
Second district.
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After Sixteenth wireet la restored to
the pavement area there v. ill be other
streets that demand ' attention. If the
contractors will only give their permis
sion Omaha will make more headway
next year In the direction of Improved
Street paving thau It has since the
TraDsulssissippl exposition period.
WRAT IT SIGXIFIES.
A 'mind Ik n r'.t to a Nt York
peprr 'rL'ar'l'np t'n l'gii!rlitinoe of tti-
i'V.t rf ;,! i-etciit k- ner I i!cti"n hi
Mii rh-nilniurt, mi'l li H liilt'fiirftntUi.i
of ;t ! v:r;-.M't tti'. n- ' -ry !itl t'lmth-i'
of tl'p 'Itan.lK-riat'i m tlit'Miit .I'ei't-
bii.v In t'itiiHtla. II? mint -i: t t'"tt il'
f ii'iii'lirni iM-oniicr. lit tho bi:in"imr f
the f!ctlo'-nl itir;ia!i;n. juit liiniM-If iii
rornrtl na renl.v to tr't witb tJreflt, Riit
ain on an iiii!l and Iriili'jwn'Vrrt foxiiliip
ntt'1 to iiiako n trewty of wmniPii-p nit
nlil to Tnnntla'a pnrtittilar copt1i!ii!;.
li anya that Sir Wllfrwl l.aurifr v ill
now have the opportunity of prewiitins
hia proiKflla on behalf of Onnuda to the
Britlah govornnient. whiih, without ilc
ttiohiiiK her politically, w ill mice Iter to
thp Ktttttts of a aeuii-lntlopoitdont atnte
comnierclnlly. If theae are aewpted by
Kresit Britain, Canada will then bo free
to enter Into eoninierrial treallea with
other countries without the former con
ventional interference of tirrat Britain.
There aeenis to be no doubt that th"
orenvhelminB' mici'esa of tlie liberal
party will aacure to Canada greater free
dom in the matter of making coniniercinl
treiitlea, thla being a eardintil fetilure f
the prk'.r of the present premier. 'Flint
would be fatal to the Chnnibnihiin prop
oaition, ao far n he Iomiii!on is eojt--erned.
The fact is apparent that while
the Canadian people are not ready to as
aert political Independence, they want it
oinmerclally and unquestionably will
obtain whnt tliey desire. AVhen tliy
have secured this it will not be a very
loiijt time until they will sever the politi
cal relation to 3reat Britain and become
an intlependeit republic.
THF. I'UIVATF. VAIl SKli I'IB.
The investigation by the Interstate
Commerce commission of the private car
service Is not. it appears, expeeied to
have any practical result, tor the reason
that the commission is powerless to ef-
feet any reforms in that service, no
matter how bad it may consider condi
tions to be. The fact litis been disclosed
that the parlies controlling the private
car service are very exacting in their de
imiiiiis jntl that great prolits are made
"from the service. It also uppt-ai-H that
there is systtMllatic dis'-iitnintition anil
that oilier serious kIhisi k exist. A rail-
read ivMcial wiio testified, before the ,
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coiitmifsioii wild that rates have Meiijof Mollere, would be very Instructive,
! Iiiterfcu-d with, corrupted and mai.ipu-;
stated that now a comfit ion has been .
j reached producing tle result that lcis
developed at the hearing of the commls-
j si. it has been due largely to sharp
iUim1 stronge competition for traffic. -This
has led certain roads to promoting anil
aiding in the organization and oper
ation of certain car lines. The private
ar companies assert that they are not
niv?;iftb!e to the law as common car
riers and therefore are not subject to
statement that there are now 130.S-10 of
their cars in use In all parts of the coun
try. The amount Invested In private car
lines is $1IM),(X10,(IN, on which is earned
25 per cent annually. Commissions of
lli'i per cent are paid hy the railroads
for private cars, based on -lie freight
rates. In the payment of commissions
by the railroads the'prlvatie cht interests
are able to rebate them to shippers,
which la another way of getting around
the Interstate commerce act and the
Klklna law. Undoubtedly this matter
will lie brought to the attention of con
gress find the question whether or not
the private car service can be made sub
ject to the authority of the Interstate
Commerce commission determined. If
these eompanles are not amenable to ex
isting laws, a they claim, tien there
will have to be legislation that will
reach and regulate them. The claim
that they are not common carriers, while
performing all the functions of such,
seems to be entirely untenable.
A QCESTTOX OF TRADE.
Early next month the existing trade
treaty between the United States and
China, better know-n as the "exclusion"
treaty, will expire. That convention was
entered into ten years ago and it was
stipulated that It should lie extended for
a second decade unless either govern
ment should give notice, six months le
fore the expiration of the flint period, of
a desire to end the agreement. Such
notice has been given by China, accom
panied with a request for the negotia
tion of n new treaty.
It Is well understood that the Chinese
government will demand better treat
ment for Its merchants coming here io
trade. It regards the course that has
been pursued toward Chinese merchants
as wholly unjust and a very clear Inti
mation luis been given that a change
will be firmly Insisted upon. Iu this the
Chinese' government will doubtless have
the support of American manufacturers
and merchants who are seeking trade In
the Orient and Who of course desire that
no obstacles shall be put lu their way.
They want an open door here for, Chi
nese merchants who may come to make
purchases or to acquaint themselves
with conditions In th-? American market,
knowing that If this, is not done these
merchants will go to European markets,
w hej-e. they will encounter no restraints
or restrictions, with the trefult that this
country will lose a great deal of trade
wWch a less Illiberal -course than Is now
pursued w;ou)d enable it io secure.
As the New York Commercial re
marks, . thrre is a vast field In CI ti:a for
tho salt at certain American otlnctK
and manufacture a, field whose outer
edges Oiily have I mi pel v been touched.
"If advantage is ever to be taken of that
Held --If the .disir alsr Is to be opcued
wide this goxwninent must meet China
half way and accord her u more liberal
treatment. Any reasonable demand by
the Chiuejie governmeiU In tit Ui direction
should bo granted at once.' It Is under
stood not to b the Intention of that gov-
eminent to aak th ahandonment of the
pxcip.aion of Cli'nse laborer. It is not
(Wroit that its pi-ple shall eininraie.
Vhat if tieek U tt.ii! the rnrchauts of
Ch!;i!i v:vt1i.ii th" I nltnl States shall be
relieied l'f the lt".tl i li'ilis Hew itlipoHod
on th' tn :ipd r, hlcii ar- anipijitts ynd
humiliatln. If this n-quest shall not tie
allowed tV-re is re.is'ii, to ex pet t t'.iiit
hina will adopt a rcta!:nry policy end
we noiiU! have no just r'clit M coi;i))laiti
if she did so. Vt any l it", if our coy
mini i pt tidiierca to Hie present policy it
iscrrtf ln that the effect will be to keep
Chinese inert hunts from coining to this
country, a ml this will mean a serious
loss, it Is not to be doubted, to Anierlc in
manufacturers and merchants. More
over the Chinese, should nothing be done
by their government v-ny of retalia
tion, would be very likely to manifest
their dissatisfaction by refusing to buy
American products.
Doubtless this matter, so obviously im
portant in its bearitur upon the future of
our commercial relations with China,
will receive attention in President Uoose:
velt's annual mesvape and it Is lilRhly
probable that the president will be found
favorable to at least a modification of
the existing drastic regulations.
DK.W'K.7U('r i)lK WITH HHTS OX
Tom Watson proclaims to the Amer
ican people that he Intends to go back
home to pick up the fragments of the
demo-pop wreck and In-gin to put the
pieces together, on plans and specifica
tions formulated in the eighteenth cen
tury by Thomas Jefferson, who illumi
nated his mansion with tallow dips and
wax candles, never dreamed of a rail
road, telegraph, telephone or electric
motor, and had no more conception of
the conditions under which a conuloni-
eratetl nation or more man ,-to.iiiw,orv
of p"!p' should .conduct self-govern
ment than he had alniut n modern print-
j n;r p,.t.s: photography, a stereoptieon,
j wr,.i.ss telegraphy, submarine torpedo
l)0ntH or iTOclad cruisers.
The trouble with .leffersonian de
niocnicy Is that it consult, the almanac
for weather predictions, and tries to run
the government by ox team locomotion.
The post-mortem on the democratic
corpse, therefore, by such eminent po
litical surgeons as Dr. Watson and Dr.
Bryan, Whose diagnosis was made by
the process that prevailed In the days
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but the twentieth century school of sur-
produced democratic locomotor ataxia,
followed by the fatal stroke of paralysis
of November 8. The latter would say
In pimple language that the defunct
came to his untimely end because he
was run over by a "red devil" automo
bile while weighted down with .leffer
sonian footgear of the vintage of 1800.
THE NEW CHARTER.
The most valuable service the Douglas
delegation to the coming legislature can
render the citizens, and taxpayers of
Omaiia Jb In Enacting a' &cv charter
framed on rational lined, with a view to
bringing about a more equitable distri
bution of tax burdens, a reduction of
taxes and a general betterment of local
government. This can be accomplished
most effectively by concentration in one
direction and expansion In another.
It must be apparent to all familiar
with the niechaulsin of our local govern
ment that there is altogether too much
duplication in the city hall and court
house. There Is no longer any reason
or excuse for the maintenance of sepa
rate assessors for the county and city.
A saving of $l(,0O a year can be
effected by tho abolition of the office of
tax commissioner, and the concentration
of all assessments, municipal and
county, for Omaha, South Omaha and
the towns and villages within the county
under the supervision of the county as
sessor. There Is absolutely no reason or valid
excuse for maintaining separate city and
county treasuries with their numerous
and expensive retinue of clerks and col
lectors. The concentration of all tax
collections and public fund disburs
ments in the hands of a single treasurer
would effect a saving of not less than
$20,noo a year for the city of Omaha
and fully $.1,xx a year to the city of
South Omaha. The consolidation of mu
nicipal and county tax assessors and
money dishursers would, moreover, be a
great convenience to the taxpayen.
Paying taxes or cashing warrants in
three offices is extremely Inconvenient.
Other consolidations of a minor class
can be Judiciously effected, to the advan
tage of the- taxpayers and convenience
of the public generally.
On the other hand, experience seems
to suggest that a marked Improvement
can be wrought In municipal govern
ment by a re-subdivlsion of the city and
a corresponding Increase in tho member
ship of the city council. With the city
divided Into, say twelve wards, each
represented by a councilman elected
within his own ward and nine couiuil
uien elected by the voters, the municipal
legislature would consist of twenty-one
members instead of nine, and it would
require eleven councllnien to pass an
ordinauce or Incur a liability instead of
five, and It would take fourteen council
men to override a mayor's veto. With
couniilmanlc salaries remaining at f'.XXl
a year thlc. change would Involve an In
crease of the payroll by $10,800 a year,
but this Increase would be more than
compensated for by the more efficient
representation and the brake It would
afford against reckless expenditure,
wastefulness, overlaps and snap judg
ment legislation In the Interest of con
tractors, public utility corporations and
measures calculated ta nipple' the city
by auy, subordinate department of the
municipal administration.
The i)r. 'ioitn for-a constitutional
convention to revi-is Nebraska's cnpstl
turlon seem a to have gone by default
throuth failure of tho voters to express
theiu.Jv s on It one way or the other.
The great mistake of the last legislature
was In refusing to submit definite
amendments to the constitution ou tbotw
points on which every one Is a a" reed
Such amendments would hare had the
endorsement of all the political parties
nnd would hare carried without quea
1 ion. Al! that is left now ia for tin
ruining legislature to make gmni this
orii-sinn. which in the meanwhile de
lays two years essential reform now
barred by constitutional provision.
It is in pt if ect ""accord with the eter
nal fitness of things for political attor
neys of railroads to advocate fcovrrn
liient ownership of railroads before
philosoplucal societies, which are long
on theories and short on conditions, but
it Is safe to predict that no railroad at
torney will lie found voting with people
who favor government ownership In any
contest that presents that Issue squarely
or cast his ballot for candidates who
oppose railroad domination or favor
govern men t o w nership.
Thetpanese government has reduced
Its ordinary expenditures and Increased
Ita taxes to meet the demands of war.
The real loyalty of the people will be
testetl when they are called upon to foot
the bills. If they do not register objec
tions they will have shown themselves
the most devoted people on earth, for
whil; In other countries many shout for
war, few like taxes.
Are not those Civic Federation law
yers going at it In a peculiar way? How
do they explain the withholding of
their complaints against law-breaking
saloon keepers on evidence which they
have had In their possession for months?
If they were on the square would they
not have started their prosecution as
soon as the evidence came to hand?
With the east buried under snow, the
wind blowing a hurricane off the coast
of New England and these conditions
likely to come to the west at any time,
a lot of people hope that the Interstate
cemmerce commission will render a
speedy decision ns to the alleged combl
nation between the coal-carrying rail
roads and the mines.
. Planters of the south are urged to hold
back their cotton, but the appeal will
probably Is? as effective 88 the "hold
your wheat" circulars, which at one time
flooded Nebraska and Kansas. Produc
ers will sell when a fair price Is offered
and are not inclined to join board of
trade dealers in a "bull movement.
Thomas Tibbies lias undertaken to as
certain by means of a referendum vote
the will of the populist party as to re
organization, thus giving a lesson In hu
mility to Mr. Bryan, who promises to
submit a plan of his own to the demo
crats without giving them a chance to
offer preliminary suggestions.
Don't Forget Tibbies. " 1
Chlcftfro Tribune.
Don't lavlah all your sympathy on Uncle
Henry. Mr. . Tibbies would appreciate a
few messages of (tamest commiseration,
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Competent, to Give Advice.
St. Louis Republic.
A permanent worfa" fair Is proposed for
Washington. The projectors ought to bear
In mind that tranaitorlneaa la one of the
best assets of hn' exposition.
Political Flotaam Gathering;.
Indianapolis News.
If you have an lam that you harven't been
able to land any place, don't neglect the
opportunity to attend that conference- to
be held In Chicago at an early date for the
puipowe of forming a political party that
will please everybody and then some.
Root of a Linage Qneatlon.
Baltimore America n.
Governor Peabody'a remark "that the
people know what they want and always
have the ballot with which to get it,"
goes to the root of a great living question.
There can be no such thing a oppreaaion
or Injustice In thla country, except by
collusion, of the, people oppressed and
wronged, for the weapon of defense which
the constitution lis a placed In the hands
of the people la stronger than the moat
cleverly organized fir the most strongly In
trenched tyranny. A political machine of
long standing and atrong roota has before
thla gone to pieces In a twinkling before
the torrent ot a popular uprising. The
government Is always aa good and aa
Just as the people want It to be, for It ft
in their humla, ths cynics and the peaai
mlsts to the contrary notwithstanding.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH SYSTEM.
Effect of ( heap Ralea on the Baalaeas
In Australia.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Australia haa 4S.0W miles of telegraph
llnea. lis mileage In proportion to tha
population Is nearly six times as great ns
that of any other country In the world,
excepting only Now Zealand. It haa 3,000
telegraph stations for a population of 4.000.
000 people, .or one for every 1.S00 people.
The rate for messages la 12 cents for six
teen words io town or suburban service,
18 cents for the inane number of words to
a point within the same atate, and 24
cents for a message to any part of the
commonwealth. Statlatics three years old
show that two snd a half messagea a
year for every Inhabitant of the country
were pasalng over Ihe wires.
Compare these . facts with the United
States, remembering that though the popu
latton of Australia is leas than ons-twen-tleth
of our pwn, the area of the country
la almost exactly the same aa that of the
United States proper. We have 27,000 tele
graph atatlons, or only one for every S.000
inhabltanta. Our wirea carry Just about
one message per year per Inhabitant. Our
rates are from two to three times as high
as thoae of Australia. .
Theae facta are given by Hugh H. Luslc,
an Australian barrister snd politician, In
the current number of The North Ameri
can Review. They are Interesting enough
as showing that Australia Is leading the
world in the telegraph service It possesses,
but they have a still higher Interest from
the fact that all of the Australian tele
graph lines sre owned by the government,
having been flrat built by the states, and
then taken over by the commonwealth,
along with the postal service of the
country.
Now Mr. I.uk tells ua that this great
system paya uH Us expenaea of operation
and maintenance, together with S per cent
Interest on the ctit of construction. Three
per cent would not he a satisfactory re
turn to private Inventor, and therein lies
the flrat economy the government secures
In Its service. Hut a greater economy lies
In the fnrt that postal and telegraph sorv
ices are urici'iiMc-red as one syetem. snd
that 1 r.c a I postoffice and telegraph stations
are comhlned In. the same establiahment.
Of the 6. 0t positifflcea of Auatralla t.OOA
are alao telegraph ' atatlons. snd In, tbe
smaller atatlons the 'postmaster' must be
himself a tlegruph operator, .
army noaaip 11 ft a.amtiOTOi.
tarrent Events Gleaned front the
Army aa avy Reglater.
The War department has rerelved no ap
plication In behalf of the son ef Booker
T. Washington. The newspapers have
contained statements to tie effect that
the young man was u graduate of a north
ern co!:e and was a candidate Tor ap-p-ilntrr.ent
as pajninster In the United
Htatea army. The report wSs Interesting
on account of the prominence of the al
leged candidate's father ntnl possibly the
rport served some snte-elecllon purpose.
Honker Washington, hlmse'.f, furnishes, a
denial of the candidacy, which denial
seems to be quite conclusive on the
strength of the fact that his son is only
a boy, 16 yeara or age.
Two or tha army officers who have been
serving with the Russian army In the field
hnve been recalled by the War department.
These officers are Captain Carl Relch
mann, Seventeenth Infantry, and lieuten
ant Colonel Walter 8. Schuyler, Second
cavalry. It was believed that the con
centration of the Russian campaign mttde
It unnecessary to have more than two mili
tary obse" era In addition to the iirnty sur
geon who will shortly Join the Russian
army In Manchuria. Practically nothing of
Importance has been received from the offi
cers with the Russian troops or from our
military representatives with the Japanese.
Some reports have been received from the
latter together with photographs, tut not
ing will be divulged by the War deport
ment until after the hostilities have ceased.
The chief signal officer of the army Is In
receipt of some suggestions In the form ol
a report from Captain W. E. Mitchell of
the, signal corps as a result of the latter't
observations during the combined maneuv
ers In Virginia. That officer says that
the signal corps should he orgnnlaed Into
companies and kept together In order that
the offlcera and men might have system
atic Instruction and work together as an
organisation. It Is also stated that the
OiSht bttzscr wire and the ordinary visual
signals can not be depended on to conned
the various parts of a force while in bat
tle. It was also shown that after the
buzzer wire had been used twice it Is hard
to recover and use It for a third time.
New wagons for the transportation of the
equipment of the signal corps should be
adopted. It was observed by Captain
Mitchell that all of the men of the corps
should be well instructed In horsemanship
and In the utm ot their arms.
A general order has been prepared by the
general staff of the army prescribing the
examination which shall govern the ap
pointment of post non-cnmmlssloned staff
officers. There has been a requirement
in the regulations that such an examination
shall be preliminary to appointment and
that It shall be conducted along such
lines as arc Indicated by the War depart
ment. Hitherto there haa been no stipula
ted examination and an entire lack of uni-forntlt;-
In the examinations that were
held. A few dftyn ago the quartermaster
general recommended that certain lnstruc
tlons be Isaued which would serve as a
bHSls of examinations all over the country
and In the Philippines. This establishes
an equality of conditions which has not
heretofore existed and insures an impar
tial requirement throughout the service.
The proposition related to the appointment
of post quartermaster sergeants, but when
the recommendation reached the chl?f of
staff it was realized that the system
might profitably be extended to other poet
non-commlssloned stsff officers, and In the
genersl order now istued this has been
done
The 'president has under consideration a
list of civilian candidates tor appointment
as second lieutenant In' the army. Upon
the designation of these candidates they
will be subjected to the usual physical and
mental examinations. Four candidates
from civil life, hitherto examined, both
physically and mentally, have already been
provisionally appointed and will be re-ex
amined physically before they are commis
sioned by the president. They are Allan
R Williams of Vermont, Richard D. La
Garde, son of Major I. A. La Garde of
the medical department; Arlstirles Moreno,
a first lieutenant of the Porto Rico. regl.
ment of infantry, and -Louis Chester
Qrleves of Michigan. There are twenty
two vacancies In the grade of second lieu
tenant, of which position eight are In the
artillery. The candidates designated for
that corps will take but one examination,
special one, alono; the lines Indicated In
the orders governing admissions and trans
fers to the. artillery branch. There Is
considerable Interest in observing to what
extent tho candidates succeed in paasing
that examination, the severity of which
has alrcad.' attained reputation.
POLITICAL SNAPSHOTS.
San Francisco Chronicle: Bryan eald
Parker waa the Moses of the democratic
party. He is now where Moses was when
the candle went out.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: It may be Im
agined that Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Bryan
both hold about the same views regarding
the share of blame that attaches to each
other.
Washington Post: The Nebraska legis
lature will have a republican majority of
1U on Joint ballot. Mr. Bryan's super
stlilous dread of unltcky numbers will
probably prevent him from making much
of a tight for a seat In the Un ted States
senate from Nebraska.
Kansas City Star: The tone of the
southern presa is to the effect that ths
south can stand It If the rest of the coun
try can, because cotton is high snd pros
perity is general. There aeeme to be this
difference between the north and routh:
The people in the north found Inspiration
In tho conditions from which the south
drsws only conization.
Phllsdelphla Press: The republl an ma
jority In Pennsylvania for Roosevelt and
Fairbanks is so large thst It could have
been dlvldsd nearly equally between two
sets of republican electors and ths set re
ceiving the smaller vote would still have a
plurality of 79,COu over the democratic elec
tors. Mr. Rooaevelt's majority of 4M.12S
Is 1W.000 grester than the entire demo
cratic vote of the state. The peor-le of
Pennsylvania appear to be pretty neatly of
one mind.
Consult your
doctor about
your cough
At the same time ask him
what he thinks of Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral. He will
know all about it, for we
send doctors the formula.
For over 60 years doctors
have endorsed it for colds,
coughs, weak lungs, bron-
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RKSPO-tMNIMTttES or POWER.
Clevelsnd lender trerO: A democratic
victory In 19m would be assured hv care
lessness or lark of judgment on the psrt
of ths dominants. We have no fear that
President Roosevelt will he a consenting
party to any Injudielnua legislation or to
anv criminal neglect, but congress wil bs
held secountsbls for Its own sins snd In
190 Theodore Roosevelt ceases to be S
controlling fsctor In the repih!l-an di
vision. Chicago Chronicle trep ): Ths gemora:lc '
psrty will have to undergo a peri d of
probation before It will again be trusted,
but once that period of probation h-.s ex
pired the republican party will require ail
its good behavior If It would remain In
power. In the meantime It will do well to
be laving up a record of good administra
tion sgalnst the day when an account of
Its stewardship will be demanded of It.
New York Journal of Commerce dep.):
The republicans have had warning that
their extreme position on the question of
modifying the tariff. If it stood alone as
an Issue, would not have the support of the
country. The- sentiment for reform of the
tariff and greater prudence In the pscal
policy of the country Is strong and ln-
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fusing to recognise
this find lo leave
abuses to grow more Intolerable would
be to Invite disaster In the nX'. tontcst.
which might go so far its to b" disaster
to the country as well ns the party.
Boston Transcript (rep.): The house of
representatives chosen r'.i?lay will 'lot
In the normal course of ovens enter upt.n
the discharge of Its duties until December,
1906. Here In more thsn (! yea" n which
sobering reflection may Irduc.? fie ma
jority to see the S-;pedlon?y of models
tion In the employment of Its tilvantatrc.
Such reflection should dispose It to shun
radical measures and to avoid policies of
adventure, either political or economic for
the country desires a period of tranquil
progress. The people have said thst what
the republicans have done was good, and
what they promise to do Is acceptable.
They have approved n program I. ;se on
achievement. nt on conjecture. The true
policy of the majority should be that of
progressive conservatism. If they forget It
they may have occasion to remember the
landslide of 1R74.
PER SOt A L XOTES.
Count Victor Rafferto says thst "the
Hamming of doors Is the most noticeable
thing about ths American people."
Dr. Charles H. Potter, one of the fore
most Investigators In this country in the
field of micro-photography, has just died
in Baltimore.
"A Landslide done Wrong" is the way
the Louisville Courier Journal announced
the news on "the cold gray dawn of the
morning after."
Judge Parker Is so particular in his dress
that were he not such a stalwart specimen
of humanity some folks might be tempted
to call him a dude.
1-remier Laurler is again In such poor
health on account of his hsrd work In the
recent political campaign that he has ar
ranged to go to the southern states to re
cuperate until February, when Parliament
will be called.
Since Mlaaourl Joined the republican col
umn the natives are disposed to make
merry and say things about late associates.
Kentucklans who recently visited the
World's fair, are socueed of d, Inking great
quantities of water.
A statue of Daddu, founder of the fl at
Babylonian dynasty, which has Just been
unearthed st Adab, where it. was ret up
,0QO years ago, is said to bear a striking
resemblance to our own twentieth cen
tury Chauncey M. Depew.
So the true explanation of the democratic
slump In Missouri is that since the Isst
election upward of 30,000 republican fann
ers have moved Into the state, which. If
Mr. Jacob Riis surmises correctly, will
henceforth be of the Roosevelt pemuaalsn.
A crowd of fashionable folk gathered In
the Orange club of Orange. N. J., on Tues
dsy night snd received the election re
turns over a special wire. Thomas A.
Edison sat at the key and received returW
writing them out in his copperplste hand
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i nm iuu n.w ...us unie priors re-
linqulshlng Ms plare to the regular opera
tor and seemed not to hare lost his A
kill with the key.
Mrs. Robert Anderson, widow nf Major
Anderson, known as the hero cf For
Sumier. drove to the White. House the
day after election with a large bouqaet of
flowers for President Roouvelt. On ac
count of her affliction she was not able t.
lesve her rsrrlage. but ths preMJent -sm
out of his office to where the carriage wis
stsndlng and conversed for seme time
with tho soldier's widow
PASSIHU PUBASASTRtKS. w
"Did your candidate run well?"
"No."
"f thought he was sleeted."
"He was, but he wort In a walk." devo
id nil Plain Dealer.
He I don't tblnk your brother John likes
me.
She Oh, I'm sure he does. Whr, he tols
me todsy you were a regular brick: ho
went further. In fact, and said you were a
regulsr gold brick. Philadelphia ledger.
"Have you any city conveniences here?"
asked the prospective resident of the native
of the country town.
"We've got a telephone line Snd electric
lights," answered th itatlvef "and they're
going to tear un a. street next wesk."
Cleveland Leader.
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The Leading Man What's to be done?
We've got the wrong trunks.
The Pessimistic Stage Manager A W. what
of It V What 'lirfetehoe will It wake to tha
hotelkerper? Puck. .,, - .
"It's kind of hard to' tell Jusf'Vho are
republicans and 'Who are democrats dust
now. . .
'Not st all. answered the sporting char
acter. "The republicans are counting money
and wearing new hata.' w ashlngton mar.
Addlpos Don't ,you hste to be as lean as
you are? '
Sklnnicus -No: sometimes I find, lt'o a
decided help, t can cross my legs In a
crowded csr without taking un any more
room than I did before. Chicago Tribune.
Mr. Lovett Oood evening,. Tommy, la
your sister st home?
Her Brother Yen, but so Is pop, an' he's
gat Indigestion. You'd better skip. Phila
delphia ledger. , ,
"Has your husband a steady Job now?"'
"It's almost steadv.-sir: he goos to work
at 4 1" In the morning and works till 11 i
at night, hut they give him time Out for
meals, sir." Cleveland Loader. . '
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