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The Tart th;it tli'Tc- H not inmrilmlty
of iMitliiiiit f.11 tho l'uclflo const In
favor of the ppscnt policy In enforcing
the Chlnpjto rxcluslon lav l shown In
tliH fippoul fc Prcslilont H'xiarvclt ly the
Portland Clininhor of rotninrrrp, nrfttna
tluit thrro'bo h nviri? libonil liitiTpn-tn-tlon
of the- liiwn .y th iininlKriitloii au
thorities nml Hint Hi" I'nlt.'il 8titos
fiiithfully prrform It treaty oMIimllon.
Tlu litiliirfH tnon of Portland huvo rvi
dtiitly mid with K'xxl roiiHon lircotno
Hl.tnnrd at thp nctlvlty with which the
inorchnnti of Chlnn, utrongly supported
hy pnlilli' sentiment ttiere, are orirnnlzlng
to lkiycott American fiol mid they
wimt Immediate action ty otir jtoveru
ment with fl view to chocking a move
ment the rnpld protfresa of wlili'li threiit
eiu to he dlenstrous to our commerce In
Asia.
Thin nintter wn nenln the subject of
rnlilttet ronwlderntlon n few dnys no
nnd tlie noxurHnre Is frlven thnt the nd
ministration will do nil In Its power to
stay tho tide of protest and retnllntlon
which Is growing nanlnst this country
In f'hlun. It If understood thnt the
minister of the United States nt Peking
hns received Instructions to notify tho
Chinese frovenimcnt of this. It has aNo
lMen stnted thnt the luiniirntlon mi
thorltlea have been notified that they
should be more liberal In their construc
tion of the exclusion Inw. Those oiTJ
clnls, however, nppenr to be to a very
jtrent extent n law unto themselves nnd
It Is to be apprehended thnt until con
gress shiill modify the exclusion act and
miike n change in the methods now In
vogue onuses of complaint against Its
harsh and severe enforcement will con
tinue.
The Portland Chamber of Commerce
snys n Its appenl that the first consider
ation Is regard for the nation's honor,
"which demands faithful and fnlr per
formance of its treaty obligations."
There ought to l no doubt of general
concurrence In this. We cannot reason
ably expect thnt China will faithfully
perform her treaty obligations toward
lia If we full to observe ours. If we set
a bad example In this respect we cannot
justly complain If it should be followed
by the offended country
There is manifestly a growing Interest
In this exclusion question throughout the
country and such expressions as thnt
from the business men of the Oregon
city very plainly show the development
of fl more liberal feeling respecting the
Swedish belligerents are making more exclusion policy. The retaliatory action
noise, but the pacific king is doing better of Chinese merchants has aroused Amer-
wor ican commercial intoresrs rrom trie in
difference which has long prevailed nnd
One of the most Indubitable proofs of taught them to realize that If this coun-
prospcrlty In Oiuaha U a gradual and try is to obtain its shnre or the Asiatic
steady rise in real estate prices. trade It cannot afford to exclude the
merchants, students and tourists of tho
Joseph L. Bristowr has made his report most populous nation of Asia. As to
on the Panama railroad, but It Is not io Chinese they are showing thnt they
probable that congress will insist on nro capable of resenting an Injury nnd
having it published In full. thnt they reel they are not dependent 11
the T nlted States for supplying their
The double platoon system tins again needs. We have already lost trnde
become the bone, of contention between which will not be easily regained and
the fire fighters, the mayor and civil we may be sure that our commercial
servile commission of Chicago. competitors will take the fullest possible
j 11 . . I advantage of the opportunity that Is of-
The.ruan who tried to deal ith "green fered them.
WHEN OiT OK TOWN,
gobsrrlbrra leavln lh eity tem
porarily should liava Tb Be
nailed to them. It la better thus
u dully letter, from home. Ad
dress "HI be chunked a often aa
requested.
to lo f.mnd, and, while this showing of
our greatest university Is not to be fully
matched by any of tho others. It cer
tainly affords tnniribip pnxif of the ever
widening circle of our hither educa
tional activity.
77r CAHAKlAS ATTITll't.
It is Interesting to note the statement
of a newspaper of .Now l'.ngland, where
the agitation for trade reciprocity with
Canada has been most active and per
sistent, that under present conditions
the (inevtion of reciprocity is an acad
emic one merely. The Roston Tran
script observes that at present the Ca
nadian government regards what Is
known HH the Massachusetts plan of
reciprocity as entirely out of tlx? (jm's
tion, "A limited exchange of natural
products and 11 few raw materials to
bo worked up into manufactured goods
nt lower tariff rates is as far as Canada
Is prepared to go."
It is somewhat remarkable, that this
did iut sooner dawn upon the minds of
tho New Kngland reciprocity agitators.
Tho manufacturers of that section who
hnve for years been urging closer trade
relations with the Dominion hnve culti
vated the Idea thnt our northern neigh
bors would be found disjiosed to mnke
valuable concession, to American manu
facturers. There has, however, never
been any such intention. No commis
sion thut hns ever come to the United
States to negotiate for reciprocity pro
posed or contemplated any valuable con
cession to our manufacturers. What hns
been chiefly sought was an exchange
of natural products, by which arrange
ment the farmers of Cnnnda would bene
fit at the expense of the American farm
ers. They wnnted practically a renewal
of the one-sided treaty of 1K."4, which
proved so advantageous to the agricul
tural prodticers across the border and
so detrimental to our own. The Cana
dians nre now apparently quite Indiffer
ent as to this, since with the growth of
their manufacturing Industries there has
been created a home mnrket for the
products of the farm that Is very satis
factory. Cnnnda Is bent upon develop
ing Its manufactures and In order to do
this manifestly cannot afford to encour
age American competition In Its home
market, which Is already very strong.
The Canndlnn mnnufneturers wnnt more
protection not less nnd they have at
tained to a power nnd Influence which
the povernment cannot Ignore If It would
nnd which it has no desire or disposition
to. It Is undoubtedly a fact that a very
large majority of the people of the Do
minion nre protectionists and will le
more strongly so as the Industries of the
country expand.
It Is noteworthy thnt New Knglanders
seem to hnve entirely lost interest In
the question of Canndlnn reciprocity and
the view expressed by the Boston paper
alove quoted, which is unquestionably
In touch with popular sentiment, ex
plains why.
goods' Circular" promoters was not con
victed, but his trial should serve to re- TIME FOR THE ruTlsw machine.
duce the number of "suckers.' Now that it U settled thnt we are to
have an election this fall, preceded by
That "war fever' said to prevail at U primary election that will be ton
Tarls will probably run its course with- ducted at the expense of the clty( and
out becoming contagious, and the day county. It seems to ns that the time Is
has past when Paris was France. rpe for the ncoulsltlon of voting ma
-
chines for use In both Omaha and South
The man who polls the most votes in I Omaha.
blocks of any Uospitni building, either
before, during or after the Fourth of
.Inly. This precaution is worthy of emu
lation by the municipal authorities of
Omaha, anil every other city for thnt
matter.
If upon second sober thought It shall
trnnsplre that the call for a speclnl elec
tion to fill tho vacancy in the First con
gressional district caused by the election
of Flmer J. Burkett to the United States
senate should prove to be In conflict
with the statute, no very great harm
will be done to the people of the First
congressional district, or, for that nint
ter, to either of the jtollticnl parties thnt
have placed candidates In the field. The
people will lie content to wnlt until the
genernl election In Noremler and the
candidates will hnve to be content
whether they like it or not.
Assistant Secretary of State Loomls
hns snllcd for Purls and hopes to cele
brate the Fourth of .Inly with the Ameri
enn contingent nt the French capital
and to participate in the exercises Inci
dent to the removal of the remnlns of
John Paul Jones, preliminary to their
transportation to the United States.
Whether John Paul Jones will ap
preciate the compliment, or Is expected
to reciprocate Is not divulged, especially
In view of the fact that there Is still
some uncertainty ns to the remains
lelng those of John Paul Jones or some
smaller celebrity.
President Alexander says he signed
papers at the request of the elder Hyde.
Policyholders In the Fqultable may have
made a mistake as to who was running
the business, but the principal stock
holder made no mistake In locating the
ensh.
I'nfonnded Claims.
Cleveland I'laln Dealer.
The kaiser chose, for the text of his latest
sermon, "The Lord of Hosts Is With Us.."
But It will not he forntten that the Rus
sians started forth with the same Impression.
A Dlfflenlt Tnslf.
Indlnnaimlls News.
Superintendent Hendricks of the New
York Insurance department would seem to
Intimate that even a man of Mr. Cleveland's
bulk Is hardly eo,unl to the task of keeplng;
thn Equitable, lid on straight.
the First congressional district will have
a sent In the national legislature without
respect to flaws In the special election
tall.
Court house officials who estimate the
cost of a primary election under the
new law at $15,000 have overshot the
msrk. They are entitled to another
guess.
The Nebraska supreme court wisely
refuses to constitute Itself an umpire of
ecclesiastical disputes. The complete
separation of church and state Is a good
rule to stlclt to.
A gain of 25 per cent In its bank clear
ings over those of the corresponding
week of last year Is a straw that In
dicates which way the wind blows In
Omaha.
When the purchase of voting machines
wus under discussion lust year the
county board and the city councils of
Omaha and South Omaha estimated that
It would take sixty-five machines to sup
ply the requisite facilities for nil voters
In the two towns. This estimate, in our
Judgment, is extravugant Two ma
chines In each of the twelve wards of
Omaha and one In each of the six wards
of South Omaha should be ample for
present use, but It might be advisable
to Invest In half a dozen extra machines
to supply any special demand or fore
stall nny derangement thnt might occur
In any of the machines in use.
The price of thirty six machines at
each would be f Jt.fioO, but we feel
sure thnt a battery of thirty-six ma
chines should not cost over $5K) each, or
118,000, nnd not over (20,000 in any
event. The saving to be effected by the
The duke of Argyll Is to attempt to substitution of machines for the ordl
secure the gold lost In the sinking of the nary process would ray for the ma
Spanish Armada, but up to date no one chines within three years and possibly
bas suggested searching for the gold lost within two years. With the number of
by Spain In Cuba and the Philippines. voting districts reduced from eighty
eight to thirty ttiere should be a saving
A president of Guatemala has decided of at least (2,") at every primary elec
to equip a school of agriculture and M'"" "d every general election, lnclud
science from his personal funds. Evl- 1"K with the savings of election officers
dently he has not secured enough cash P"T tho Py of registrars, which would
to warrant a revolution nnd life In h3 reduced corresponding to the number
Paris. I of voting districts,
It should also be lsirne In mind that
Ooternor Folk now realizes the differ-1 there will be at least two primary eleo-
ence between enforclug laws himself and tlons and two general' elections In
depending upon others to do It. The I Omaha and South Omaha next year,
sheriff of St. Louis county Is not holding I which would go far toward repaying
an office where he may not legally sue-1 the original outlay for tho voting ma
ceed himself. chines
The saving In the original cost of prl
The current chapter of Ida M. Tar-1 mary and general elections Is, however,
bell's Kockefeller article would indicate I Hot the only consideration. l?y Insuring
that the author had taken a tip from I necuracy In the count of the returns
Dumas, sr., and Uiat the story will not I there will a large saving effected not
end as Kng as some of her subjects' I only for the city and county in the event
ancestors or descendants can be traced. I of contested elections, but also a large
saving to every candidate contesting for
"The electric light has. In receut years, I an election.
been the most popular field for municipal
enterprise,' exclaims the Omaha Junior I Tho sphere of Influence of n big unl
yellow, that sold Its columns to tho elec-1 verslty Is now here more strikingly illu
inc ngnt monopoly ouiy eigni montns tratea tnan iu me statistical summary
ago 1 order to defeat municipal owner- I of the quinquennial catalogue just Is
ship. I sued by ilarard university. According
to this compilation. Harvard university
The proposed excursion from Omaha I has since Us establishment granted de
to New Orleans by bouse boat Is not I grces to 2d.1W.) graduates and of these
likely to be as numerously attended as ld,042 are supposed to be still living
the recent excursion to Chicago and Mil- 1 While no rfcerJ of the achievements o
waukee at (5 a round trip. Ttiere are these graduates Is Included In the vol
well grounded fears that the house boet ume. It may be reasonably estimated
rosy be anchored 01 a sand bar this aids I that they occupy positions of more thnn
Lprdlnary importance wherever they are
The old adage that "we are.governod
too much" Is almost as true . as holy
writ. Not only are we piling up lnws
that cannot be enforced, but ngltntlng
for visionary reforms that have no pos
sible chance of being realized. Much
of this ngttatlon nnd cogitation springs
from the numberless congresses that are
holding sessions in various pnrts of the
counti , in senson and out of season.
Thus we have waterway congresses,
mining congresses, trunsmlssisslppi con
gresses and arbitration congresses. The
very latest congressionnl fad has Just
been projected by the Colorado State
Realty association, which hns adopted
resolutions calling for n western Immi
gration congress, and the governors of
nil western states and all commercial
bodies will be cnlled upon to nppolnt
delegates to the proposed immigration
congress, to devise ways and means for
attrnctlng foot loose people to the coun
try west of the Missouri. It enn be
safely predicted thnt tho coming immi
gration congress will accomplish Just as
much ns any of the Congresses that have
gone before or will follow after. It
will pass resolutions and pnss the lint
round.
M'hen Mercy In Treason.
New York Tribune.
A republican officeholder In Philadelphia
has Just been dlscharg-ed from the federal
service because of his connection with an
election fraud case. Twelve, democrats-
some of them officeholders have, Just been
forced to plead irullty to election frauds In
Cambrldfte, Mass. Whether republican or
democrat, whether In Philadelphia or In
Cambridge, the falsifier of the ballot de
serves no quarter. He should be hunted
down as one of the worst enemies of popu
lar government.
PERSOX!, SOTKS.
- vt Nebraska Clt,
The Trnnsmlsslsslppl congress to be
leld at Portland the middle of August
Is expected to pass resolutions In favor
f the creation of n department of
mines, with a momlcr of the cabinet
to supervise the mineral resources of
the United States and Improvise meas
ures for their development. A depart
ment of mines would, of course, not
merely Include the burenu of mining,
but the bureau of geology, nnd n trans
fer of the mining lands from the general
and ofllce to the new bureau expressly
rented. If this new departure Is In
augurated the Department of the In
terior would eventually have control
only over Indians, patents nnd public
lands, and the Department of the In
terior would degenerate Into n mere
shell that would scarcely warrant the
retention of a cabinet minister at the
head of the Department of the Interior.
Another serious objection to the pro
posed department of mines would be
the enlargement of the cabinet to dimen
sions that would make It top-heavy, un
wieldy and Inharmonious.
The awakening of the far east Is on In
real earnest. China has entered one of its
bright young men as a cadet at West Point
Ramon Corral, the new vice president of
Mexico, educated his children in the United
States, and he Is in .sympathy with the.
most advanced educational methods.
Cardinal Olbbons, after calling a college
president a "luscious peach" and Mr.
Roosevelt an "angel of peace," seems to
have qualified for tacking descriptive titles
to the caar and the kaiser.
Senator Depew, In commenting upon the
resignations of a number of the Equitable
directors, says "there BTe many distin
guished men left In the Kqultable." Senator
Depew is an officer of the company.
M. Combes, who until a short time ago
was prime minister of France, la a doctor
by profession. Now that the worries of the
premiership no longer trouble him, he Is
practicing medicine in tiia native village.
The Oregonlans whoop in this fashion:
"The banks of Oregon have deposlta to the
amount of 2,fVx) to every man, woman and
child within Its borders," but they fail to
name the three or four curmudgeons who
have three-quarters of It.
Alderman Sloan of Kansas City has given
a distinctive name to frame structures
veneered with stone or brick. He calls them
"shirtwaist buildings," and is making vig
orous war on a proposed law permitting of
their construction Inalde the city fire limits.
Rulldlng and loan association people
throughout the country will be gratified to
learn that Herman F. Cellarlus, deputy
Internal collector for ttie Cincinnati district,
is to be promoted to the collectorshlp on
July 1. His promotion has been endorsed
by Senator Ftjraker and Dick. Mr. Cel
larlus has been secretary of the United
States League of Ruildlngs and Ijoan As
sociations for ten years and his statistical
work In that office are highly esteemed and
are embodied In the current financial pub
llcatlona of the federal government. An
equally fine compliment to his ability is
his appointment by the Department of
State as a delegate to the International
Congress of Chambers and Business Cor
poratlons which meets at IJeges, Kelglum
next September.
impohtixt i.rtnn nrnsiof,
.lodgment of Mnasarhnsetts Snpreme
Court on the Cloned Shop,
Pprlngfleld tMass.) Republican.
It is a very Important decision which
came recently from the Massachusetts
supreme court concerning the limitations
of labor union activity, and will attract
attention throughout the country. I.et us
take the case in Its barest and essential
outlines, and consider the scope of the
Judgment
A union of shoe factory employes reaches
nn agreement with the employing firm that
thereafter only union men of full standing
will be employed In the said factory. It
happens at the time that one nonunion
man remains In the employment of the
firm, and, In accordance with the agree
ment, he is discharged. Something la snld
shout this man's having a contract for con
tinued employment. If so. then he might
rslse a claim for damages against the em
ployer, but this does not enter Into the
case. He brings action Instead against one
of the union leaders, and recovers damages
In the trial court.
The supreme court now sustains this con
clusion. Rrlefly, the Judgment of the court
is that the acts of a combination of per
sons to effect an unlawful end are unlowful,
which goes without saying; that acts com
mitted by a considerable number of persons
may be unlawful when not so If committed
by two or three, which 1 also to be ad
mitted as a settled rule of common law;
and to deprive any man of his employment
through the use of "force" Is an unlawful
thing. As it Is held that the plaintiff lost
his place through the forcible efforts of the
union, It follows that damages are recover
able. This Is what may be called a victory for
the "open shop," and It la the most signal
one which has yet been won. The New
York state court of appeals, by a division
of four to three, in a very similar case,
decided differently. That case, indeed, was
much stronger against the unions than this,
for It concerned a combination of workers
In a number of plants. Instead of one plant,
to prevent the employment of nonunion
men. Still the court held the acts of the
union lawful, maintaining, as we recall,
that the legal right of labor to extend
combination as far as It could peaceably
is to be conceded, and that the strike In
Itself, or threat to strike, is a weapon
which may bo lawfully used to extend and
perfect the combination. In a word, It
was held that the pursuit of wholly lawful
courses did not or could not Involve un
lawful consequences, or consequences for
which the union or Its agents could be held
responsible.
And right here, stripping away all legal
verbiage, is the nub of the whole conten
tion. It is apparently not denied by the
Massachusetts court that these shoe work
ers had a perfectly legal right to combine,
nor do we understand that their right con
certedly to quit the employment of the
firm, or to threaten to quit for any caus,
Is denied or questioned; and presumably it
Is not denied that In concert the unionized
employes enjoyed freedom of contract with
the firm in any matter directly affecting
the conditions of their employment, or in
directly by affecting their union. So fw,
apparently, both the New York and Massa
chusetts court travel together. Hut the
contract In both cases, lawfully obtained
up to this point, results in depriving one or
several men of employment where thejr
were, and here the two courts part com
pany. The one says that the result, follo-Y-Ing
lawful acta, cannot or does not rendVr
them unlawful; the Massachusetts court
takes the contrary position.
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It seems to us that the sounder opinion
Is with the majority of the New York court.
If the reasoning of the Massachusetts court
Is right, we are logically forced to some
very remarkable and sweeping conclusions.
Observance of the law may, indeed, be
come fraught with the gravest dangers. Hy
ie same token, for example, strikes law-
ully Instituted and conducted, become n-
awful acta if they injure anybody, and as
they always do injure somebody, they be
come always unlawful. It might be well to
have this fact enforced, but Is It law? How
ever, by way of answer, we would hasten to
say with the lawyers in court. It Is law now
that your honors have spoken.
The far-reaching consequences of this
decision as It affects tho labor union must
be at once observable. No union, under
uch a decision, can peaceably seek to ob
tain exclusive employment anywhere, and
no employer, apparently, can venture to
ccord exclusive employment. The court
says In conclusion: "How far the principles
we adopt would apply under different con
ceivable forms of contract to an Interfer
ence wltn a workman not engaged uui
seeking employment we have no occr.slon
n this case to decide." But it would seem
o be perfectly obvious that the Judgment
applies as much to a rase where the em
ployer refuses to hire a nonunion man as
to this case where ho discharges an em-
loye on that ground. It Is all one to the
nonunion man his range of employment
has been equally contracted In either case.
A Massachusetts schoolma'am has
scored a glorious victory. A city ordi
nance of Summervllle, Mass., provides
for the publication of a pamphlet dis
closing, among other things, the age of
every city employe. This provision ap.
plied to several hundred women teach
ers, and 10 each or tnese was sent a
card to be filled In, giving the different
particulars asked for under the ordl
nance. One of the teachers rebelled
against this Inqulsltorlnl process and
the courts have sustained her In the po
sltton thnt sehoolma'nnis are privileged
from giving away their nges under nny
pretext.
The new ordinance prohibiting the
promiscuous discharge of firearms and
fireworks on the Fourth of July In the
city of Chicago contains a provision
against setting eff fireworks within two
A SCAXIHN'tVIAX OIIVK IIRAfC'll.
Sweden to Norway 1 "rick tp Yonr
Duds and Uo."
Philadelphia Ledger.
The appeal of the Norwegian Storthing to
the king , and peoplo of Sweden, and tho
conciliatory attitude of the Swedish coun
cil of state In recommending to the Riksdag
a bill practically authorising negotiations
for a formal dissolution of the union of th
two kingdoms, point the way to a speedy
and amicable adjustment of the present
anomalous position of affairs In the Scandi
navian peninsula. Even tbe deposed king,
In his speech to his lojul Smedlsh subjects.
Indicates his acceptance of the Inevitable.
The olive branch In the first Instance
seems to lis.ve been held out by the Nor
wegians, and the address sdepted by the
Storthing will go a long way toward re
storing to Norway the popular sympathy
which, In spite of the Justice of their claim
to equality of treatment In the union, was
to some extent alienated by the bitterness
shown toward the Swedish people. They
have made honorable amend, however, and
while the addresa of the Storthing does not
abate one Jot of the kingdom s original de.
mand for s separation, the expressions of
regard for the people of the other northern
kingdom, their disclaimers of animosity and
their kindly refer-nces to the king should
all help to smooth the way to a dissolution
which Sweden ran regnrd aa legal.
A little moderation now will lavi th
throne of Norway to the house of Rerna
dotte. and, what la more Important, will
open the way to a growth of feeling of
friendship and sympathy between the two
kingdoms such as never before existed In
the history of their relations. Ths Btor
thing has made a manly effort to assuage
the wounded pride of Sweden, the Swedes
In the government and Riksdag have me
the ovrrtu'- half way, and, should no new
obstacle arise, Norway and Sweden will
enter upon a new and brighter chapter of
their careeA
Thla decrees the open shop as a matter
of potential law, whatever may be the
leanings of the employer, and aa long aa
only one man remains outside of a union
he con render abortive all Its efforts to
establish Itself In a position for that "Col-
ectlve bargaining" of which we have
heard bo much from the disposers of the
labor problem. The union will have been
so completely unhorsed that It might about
as well disband.
Perhaps there Is an expedient as well as
desirable thing to undertake to bring
about; and It must be said that the arro
gance 'and lawlessness recently manifested
by many of the unions In various parts of
the country are such as naturally to Dritig
forth judicial decision of tho character of
tho one before us. Society, If necessary,
will stretch a point In order to put some
bounds to labor union aggression.
Rut If labor Is thus to be dlHiirmed en
tirely, as It were, It Is Incumbent on the
state to step In and supply a substitute
form of protection. This must be done If
we are to escape worse trouble.
rnpllllon Republican: While the news
papers nil over the country are crying
about regulating freight and passenger
rates why don't they Include the express
companies? Express rates could be cut !
In half and then be too high.
Hastings Tribune: While the culmination
of the fixing of the railroad values In Ne
braska Is not what It should have been, yet
It has brought the matter of railroad taxa
tion before the people In a clesrer end bet
ter light, which will bear fruit in the fu
ture. Central City Nonpareil: The Kearney
Huh thinks thnt If the legislator were In
session now the members would he climb
ing over each other to pass an anti
pass law. Why? The sentiment against
the pees nuisance was Just as strong at
the close of the lost session as tt Is now
and the legislators utterly Ignored It. Why
would they change their minds now?
CuHter County Deacon (pop.): Edward
Rosewater had a lengthy article In the
Sunday Ree on railroads In which he proves
that in spite of the fact that J4,nno.nnft,n(if
of water has been Injected Into the rail
road capitalisation of the country, there
never was a time In the history of the
country' when the rallronds of the country
were as prosperous ns now. Mr. Rosewater
Is standing by President Roosevelt in his
demand for regulation of railroads by the
general government.
St. Paul Republican: Editors of all the
leading dally newspapers In Nebraska, have
been summoned Into federal court to prove
that last year's Increased railroad assess
ment, was largely due to the influence ex
erted over the board by the state press.
Attorney-General Rrown might offset this
by subpoenaing Railroad Tax Commission
ers Pollard, Clancy and Scrlbner, to say
nothing of Lobbyists Ha" twin, Ager and
White. There are at least two sides to
this question of undue Influence.
St. Patil Republican: If Rafhom Craw
ford of Omaha, or any other gentlemen
who are bombarding the Republican with
literature calculated to prove that there Is
no need for Increased government regula
tion of railroads, will explain why the
people of central and western Nebraska
are required to pay a dollar or two more
per ton for Rock Springs coal than the
people of Omaha, who live 300 miles farther
from the mines, their circulars will com
mand a more respectful read'ng in this
office.
Kearney Hub: The Burlington railway
fought for a decrease of Its assessment,
with the Intimation thnt nothing less than
a 20 per cent reduction would be accept
able. Its lines are, however, assessed
the same as last year. The Union Pa
cific opposed an increase, but $1 000 per
mile has been added. Roth of these com
panics are opposing last year's assessment
and there Is naturally some curiosity as
to what they will do next. If they do not.
appeal from the present assessment they
admit that the assessment of 1904 was all
right. If they do appeal they will simply
add fuel to the flame of popular Indigna
tion, with the probability of an extra ses
sion of the legislature to reduce trans
portation rntes. The most fortunate out
come, therefore, wotiM be an early de
cision In the United States courts against
their appeal from last year's levies.
St. Paid Republican: The railroad prob
lem Is more Important In Nebraska elec
tlons than the tariff, Imperialism or any of
tie other "paramount Issues" of the past
few years. Rut that Is no reason why
republicans should surrender their party
banner on the eve of victory and Join In
he nonpartisan conference proposed by the
4Rors of the Columbus Telegram, the
Omaha World-Herald and other demo
cratlc newspnpers. If these gentlemen are
sincere In their professions there is nothing
to prevent them from co-operating with us
In this fight for control of the state gov
ernment. National Issues cut no figure
now, but even If they did It should be easy
to Join hands with a party led by such a
man as Roosevelt. Cnless the nonpartisan
conference Is the transparent scheme which
It appears to be, there should be no diffi
culty In effecting an alliance upon this
basis.
Reatrlce Times: The Columbian news
bureau, at Omaha, and some kind of a
news agency at Kansas City have been
contributing to this office several unsigned
articles In opposition to congressional legts
latlon which will place railroad rate mas
ing under the supervision of pubtlo officers.
Considering that such rallronds ns are hack!
of thin propaganda probably send their
literature to all the newspapers of the
country. It will 1 seen that they have
opened a powerful political csmpalgn. The
Times relieves that the people of our com
mon country, through their lawmakers at
Washlns-ton, will know what they want
by the time congress as-nln convenes. At
any rate, we are more disposed to trust
them In their demand for fair trestment
than the rallronds whose offenses aicninst
conscience have brought on thin revolt.
This, we regnrd ns the view of our mem
bers of congress and of the entire Ne
braska delegation, with, It may be, ths
exception of one senator.
SMIl.twn I. IX KM.
"I snv, Samho." said s. gentleman to bk
Improvident negro who had Just lost a JoH
for the third or fourth time, "aren't vmi
worried over the question of wherewithal
to support vou?"
"Lordy, Msrse Henrr." was the reply,
"I ain't worryln' about wherewithal: Is
worrvln about de wherefore fur de herein.
Harper's Weekly.
Arabella Why do you think ClArs, so
clever?
Isnbel Oh, she csn comb her hatr to look
ss 1f she never rods In anything but an
automobile'. Puck,
Checking the Divorce
Ban Francisco Chronicle.
Archbishop Farley voiced the opinion of
the American people when ho pralsrd the
attitude of iTesldent Roosevelt toward dl
vorce. Ttiere Is no question thnt the presl
dent, by his views as well as by his do
mestic life, has given a great stimulus to
the movement against divorce. This move
nient la growing, for It la plain to every
one that tho facility with which dlvorcei
are granted In most statcB Is a great evil
and one which Is bound to seriously affect
American home life. This home life has
other enemies, such as the desire to con
gregate In hotels. Ants or apartment houses,
but the main foe la divorce.
A Valuable Handmaiden.
Spring-field Republican.
A neat epigram Is a work of art. Justl-e
Prewer of the United States supreme court
la credited with saying: "Jnpnn, It would
seem, has made the goddess of victory her
hired girl." And It can be added that the
goddess takes no afternoon off.
Admirable Foresight.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Re fore going to battle with the Japanese
fleet Rojestvensky sent his paychest to
Che Voo. where It waa placed In charge of
the Russian consul This seems to thor
eugty dispose of ths claim that, Bojeetvcn
sky was taken by surprise. ,
"A statesman should know how to ad
vise the masses."
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum, "and
the masses are very much like individ
uals. In order to keep their friendship, you
must find out what they prefer and thon
advise It." Vnsh1nrfon Star.
Tens Yes, Mlsi Trim was going to writs
to her flanee today, but she wn Just
lounging around In a dressing gown and
he was too lasy to gel uressen up.
Jess Why should she get dressed up
Just to
Xess-O. graelons! Sh wonldn't think
of writing to him wM1 she was In dis
habille. Philadelphia tress.
'Miss Esmeralda, may I ask tf your par
ents object to my coming 10 you :
'Whv. Mr Hasfilcy. you come so seinnm
that I don't think they know anything
about It yet.
He came oftener after that. Chicago
Tribune.
TVViw an roller Graduates lllwavs given
diplomas of sheepskin?"
'it's very appropriate. What does B. A.
BOeilT V leveianci i-wi-r.
"TV, voii think- that government owner
ship would solve all the problems of our
civilisation?" '
"No, answerea in eereno r.m,-n, uui
It would create some new ones and so re
lieve the monotony." Washington Star.
Kngllsh Rector (to parishioner) Oood
morning. Thompson; I hear you havs a son
and heir
parishioner Yes. sir; our household now
roprpsonf the Cnlted Kingdom.
Rector- How so?
Parishioner Why. you se. I am Fng
llsh my wife's Irish, the nurse 1s Scotch
and' the bnbv walls. Harper's Weekly.
pAsniox.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
I saw her today, she was crossing th
street.
And she grabbed
At her .iklrts behind;
She walked on th heels of her dear little
feet.
And she grabbed
At her skirts behind.
She took little steps of four Inches or so.
Ph was careful her new patent leathers
would show
And Just so they wouldn't get muddy, you
know.
She grsbhed
At her skirts behind.
I ssw her again, later on. from afar.
And she grabbed
At her skirts behind;
Sh was running like mad, for she wanted
a rar.
And sh grabbd
At her skirts behind,
phe waved her free hand In a wild, frantlo
way,
And tried her best efforts the street car to
sta v.
Rut sh wouldn't let loos of ths other,
nay, nay.
And she grabbed
At her skirts behind.
I ssw her on Sunday, ah stood In the
aisle.
And she grabbed
At her skirts hehlnd;
Th church Hlo was crowded, she stood
quite a while,
And sh grabbed
At her skirts liehlnd;
She was gowned In a fashion becoming and
new -
I watched her while the usher showed her
to a pew,
And the last thing I saw as ahe vanished
from view
She grabber
At her skirts behind.
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WM
Of course consumption can
be cured. Modern medicine
teaches it.' No one longer
doubts it.
Babies have it. Young mothers
have it. The aged have it. None
are exempt.
For over 50 years doctors have
prescribed Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
for this disease. It quiets the cough,
controls the inflammation. If inter
ested, talk thisover with yourdoctor.
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