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WHBJ OVT OF TOWS.
Sabscrlbera learlsjar Ike elty tem
porarily ehoala have The Bee
mailed to them. Address mill tie
changed as often aa reaaested.
Mr. (trouQclbog may prepare now to
make his debut fully entitled to a reul
coming-out party.
Until Great Britain has something
lietter to show, It display ptsir taste In
criticising tJie American school system.
The weather man I trying to Vie gotsj
to our farmer by giving their fields a
snow mantle at Just the time when It is
lost nettled. .
The IennIson-Molse combine will
have to muzzle some of their over
sealou Broatch boosters '.' bofwe they
t-ll all they know.
General Wood's luck Is staying with
1 1 111- He -I the first man In several
months to win a presidential congratu
Intion for work' in the Philippines.
Sum Jones says that what we want
nowadays Is men of character and coin
mou serW.'A little more coiiinion sense
would not hurt Ham Jones, either.
With railroad presidents rushing to
the Interstate Commerce commission to
claim Immunity for grafting retmtcs, it
Is possible that the Klklns law will only
catch the shipper.
The failure of Arizona-New Mexico
statehood Is calculated to make at least
two Nebraska Jurists who had berths
on' the territorial bench wish they had
held on to a good thing.
Philanthropist have an exceptional
opportunity to confer a blessing upon
humanity by offering a prize for Inven
tions by which coal mines may la op
erated In greater safety.
Patrick Dolan seems, to have J, now 11
lietter what wa wanted by Pittsburg
miners than was' supposed, since they
have sent delegates to the second con
ference who approve his ldea
The Idea of Consul General Mason re
garding deal by which America will
trade coal to European countries for
Iron might be improved by permitting
America to sell them both com mod I ties.
Omaha continues to 'expand as a
grain market by the erection of new
elevators aud storehouses. A few cereal
mills, starch works and glucose facto
ries would, however, come In right
handy . '
Secretary Taft is of the opinion that
members of the Panama canal commis
sion can do better work by staying In
Washington to advise congress thau to
go to Fananua and decide what they will
do If congress will let them.
If the present members of the city
council want to have another credit
mark chalked up for them, they will
take steps at cue to have a proposition
to erect workhouse submitted for the
approval of the voters at the coming
spring election.
The suggestion of Governor Ma goon
f the Panama bob as the possible suc
cessor of Secretary Taft In the event
tb latter la transferred to the supreme
beach la amply supported bf the theory
that the next secretary of war be as big
Bun physically as well aa mentally as
the present secretary of war.
Kom or the candidates who have
flied for nominations as comptroller are
really ruled out by the requirements of
the charter which say the comptroller
must bo an experienced bookkeeper aud
accountant The position of comptrol
ler for city like Omaha doing a bust
nesa of more than ft million aud a half
every year calls for something more
than ability to add up coluuiu of
tifttm.' ....
TTtF. WITHDRAWAL OF VOnTE.TSCX
It Is announced from IJncoln that
State Treasurer Mortensen hss come to
the definite conclusion to withdraw bin
name from eutiNlderntlon ns a candidate
for the republican nomination for gov
ernor, owing to the fact that there Is
question an to his eligibility under the
constitution and no feasible way of se
enrlng a eonrt adjudication of the mat
ter In advance of the nomination.
Mr. Mortensen has made an excellent
record aa state treasurer, not only aa ft
rntodian of public fundi and manager
of the state' finances, but a a repre
sentative of the eople in bl capacity
as a member of the state board of as
esraent. In which he ha rejieatedly
shown hi Independence of corporate
domination in fixing railroad assess
ment. Ill rugged honesty and unim
peachable Integrity would have made
hirn a popular candidate around whom
to rally the voter at the fall election,
but we lielleve he ha acted wisely and
for the best Interest of the party In de
ciding' not to ask the republican con
vention to take the risk, whether great
or small, of electing n governor with a
clouded title.
The withdrawal of ."Mr. Mortensen
will probably pave the way for the pro
jection of new candidate because the
Issue Involved remain unchanged. It
1 highly desirable, If not essential, to
success that the republican of Ne
braska shall thl year head their ticket
with a man unimpeded by entangling
alliance with railroad or other great
corporate Interests.
.von a; reuate revklatioxs.
Such disclosures regarding rebates us
George II. Ingalls, general freight agent,
aud T. K. Connor, general agent of the
Rig Four rood, have Just made iu their
testimony before the Interstate Com
merce commission are furnishing Irre
sistible arguments for the enactment
into law of the pending Interstate com
merce measure in stringent form. These
official of an imiMirtant railroad sys
tem, who are the chief and resjionslble
officers for their department, testify as
a matter of their own knowledge, not
only that cash rebates have been paid
by their company, but also that the
equivalent of cash rebates ha lsen ren
dered to n large nuinlx'r of favored
shippers of coal and Iron through the
subterfuge of accepting the shippers' re
ports of weights, the intent and effect
leing rebates ranging from $3 to $! per
car. The light which such revelations,
now ltcing multiplied with suggestive
rapidity In many quarters, of railroad
practices In the very teeth of the exist
ing federal laws, upon the necessity of
strengthening these laws is timely and
ought to have effect on the senate. They
throw Into an unfavorable perieetive,
which is Impressing the public mind
more and more every day, the hair
splitting arguments, unfriendly amend
ments . and other parliamentary tactics
by which it is sought in the senate to
emasculate th? riolllver-IIepburn bill
- .These high railroad officials who a
witnesses before , the Interstate Com
merce commission had to be promised
Immunity from criminal prosecution be
fore their evidence could las secured
forcibly ijlustrate the difficulties with
which the authorities have had to eon
tend under the existing laws in dealing
with the vicious system of rebate and
other Illegal discriminations. One of the
main difficulties Is, not so much to pun-
lsh the offense when It Is known, but to
discover It and the evidence to prove it,
the Ist witnesses usually being a in
this case Involved In the transgression.
How, gross, widespread and system
tie rebat lawlessness bus actually
leeii among the railroads since the El
klns law went Into effect, and how va
ried and successful the schemes through
which such lawlessness has ceaselessly
operated, Is only now beginning fairly
to appear, notwithstanding all the the
atrical railroad protestation to the con
trary. '
MAKE IT A XHORVVGH JiiB.
The Board pf County Commissioners
seems at least to have realized that the
enforcement of business methods in the
management of couuty affairs requires
a stricter control of the fee offices of
the couuty and it has set to work to
check' up the Isniks and account of
these officers. That an amount of loose
ness and leakage will surely be dls
closed If the Job Is made a thorough
one la a safe prediction, because from
time to time various questionable prac
tices have been uncovered in more thau
one department.
But the checking up will 1s perfunc
tory If It Is con lined solely to a verifies
tion of the reports mud by these fee
officers to see that they offset the sur
plus on deflclt In the ' balance sheet
showing the cost of conducting' the
office. The Inquisitors should go further
a.nd ascertain how much money that
should have been accounted for as off!
cial revenue has lieen retained or dl
verted to private channels under one
pretext or another. It Is susceptible 0
proof that considerable sums have Iu
the past lieen H-keted which should
have gone Into the county treasury and
It is possible some of thik money could
be recovered by projer procen-dlngs,
Another profitable field of inquiry
would be aa to the disposition of the In
terest earned on money In the custody
of county officera other than the county
treasurer. The clerk of the court, the
county Judge, the register of deeds 'and
the county clerk all collect public money
and b-ld It iu dHMit accounts of their
own. Interest earned by such deposits
should be credited back to the county
but no one ha ever heard of such cred
its. The county Judge moreover ha
fond in his custody belonging to es
tates to hl'-h he should account for
the Interest.
Btlll another hole that should te
stopped can be found lu the claims for
mileage put In by the sheriff aud his
deputies for trip traveled 011 free
psetes., l'eri,livuatjr oAlcer tu tjoJlec'
back, from the county mileage expense
never Incurred amount to the nie
thing a rendering fraudulent accounts
and the practice should be stopped, no
lurtter how longstanding It may be.
A thorough Job of checking and au
diting the fee, officers of the county will
stop enough leak to repay Its cost sev
eral time over, while a half-baked Job
will not be worth the powder.
PRESWEST AXD COXaRESS.
Even the least scrupulous critics of
the president are lately abandoning at
tacks on him on the score of unwar
ranted Interference with congress in
pending railroad legislation. The presi
dent was for a long time persistently
and vehemently assailed along that line
through newspaper and other channels
representing hostile Interests, and to
some extent the Impression was spread
abroad that there might be chance of
his Keal exceeding discretion. But as
the situation has lKH-ome clarified by the
meeting of congress the groundlessness
of such charges is disclosed, and it Is
noteworthy that criticism hostile to the
administration policy ha been forced to
adopt other tactics of resistance.
The sole fact at the bottom of this
species of misrepresentation at any time
s the Intense ssesl of the president for
the realization of national control of
interstate carriers and his determination
to do all within his constitutional pow
ers to secure It, a zeal and determina
tion which have In no wise abated, but
on the contrary have Increased, If that
e possible, with the progress of the con
test. The enemies of rate legislation,
retaliate to charge what they no
doubt anticipated, would have been tle-
gbted If the president had offensively
nterfered with the law-making depart
ment, which is notoriously Jealous of ex
ecutive influence. This is one of the
most dangerous rocks on which many
measures, some of them of the most Im
portant character, have struck, and It
was evidently hoped and plotted by its
enemies to steer the rate regulation bill
upon It.
It is singular and almost unprece
dented that In the case of a measure en
listing so wholly the interest and the
solicitude of the executive there should
ie wanting at this stage effective accu
sation of attempted executive dictation
to congress through use of patronage,
and punishing opposition. Hardly any
has occurred in the whole course of the
controversy which more forcibly sug-
gists to considerate minds, not only the
wisdom of the president but also Ms
loyalty to public Interest, than the fact
that despite his Impetuous temperament
he has been able so effectually to disarm
his enemies and leave them no opening
at this point.
ELIOT OX CORPORAT10X ETHICS.
The address bf President Eliot of
Harvard university before the Chicago
Merchants' club, enforcing the iwlnt
that no distinction can be allowed be
tween those engaged In managing large
corporations and those engaged! in ordi
nary occupations, is like all the utter
ances of that eminent educator and
moralist, stimulant and wholesome. The
address Is not composed of truisms but
deals trenchantly with the prevalent
corporation Immoralities which have
risen to the polut of a public emergency.
The wrongs connected with over-capital
ization, stock dividends, excessive sala
ries and perquisites and "dummy" di
rectors are not less wrongs because of
the bulk of the transactions, the firms
involved In corporate fiction and the de
lusive machinery letween cause and ef
fect. President Eliot presses the point
home that corjiorntions, though they are
said to be soulless, are after all but the
doings of men who have souls. s
It Is uecessary, never so necessary as
now, to put the compulsion of the law
around men who are clothed with the
power and euvlroned with the tempta
tions that arise out of the management
of great corporations, and public senti
ment has lately been notably aroused
to this fact. But beyond the field of
statutes and legal remedies, although
they may accomplish much and are In
dispensable, real salvation, as President
Eliot sugcests, rests upon a moral foun
dation and calls for enforcement upon
the consciences of men having to do
with corporations of thone ' obligations
and. ethical restraint which iu all ages
and under all condition are drawn from
the line between light and wrong.
We doubt whether the suggestion that
the name of Omaha's Sixteenth street
lie changed to Broadway will secure
serious consideration. There are Broad
ways and Broadways some famous
and some Infamous. Even if It were
conclusive that Sixteenth street Is not
suitable for the principal thoroughfare
of retail business, it Would still be de
sirable to have a distinctive and charac
teristic name of our own rather than
attempt to shlue in the reflected light
of New York's world-renowned high
way of commerce.
The story from Peking that Russia
preserved the peace In northern China
for years may Indicate that the czar is
again laying plan to enforce his idea
of "parauiount interests" In the far east
but it is hardly probable he will act this
time without consulting Tokio.
There is treachery inside the Indian
teiee. Several candidates on the Fon
tanels late headed by Big Chief Ben
son are oenly engaged in a war dance
under the leadership of Medicine Man
Bros ten. What sre the Fonts nelie
braves going to do alsiut it?
"Bums" Cox made the mistake of his
life when he attempted personally and
directly to lufiueuce the Judges at Cin
cinnati. He should have given them an
nual passes.
Ohio railroads have already placed
tickets on sale conforming to the 2 -cent
passenger rate law. They evidently Ag
ue It out (hat they will love nothing by
the change, otherwise they would surely
have hung the law up In the courts as
long a possible If only to keep their
salaried lawyers busy.
4bstarlea to tllar Thlaas.
Washington Post.
Secretary Honnnarte wants bigger nsvy
and Secretary Taft wants a bigger army.
Both could be accommodated If Secretary
Shaw should suddenly acquire an appetite
for u bigger deflclt.
Railroad Hetallatloa In Ohio.
Cleveland leader.
The railroads have struck their first re-
talltntory blow at Ohio, It has landed upon
the clergymen, sisters of charity, the Salva
tion Army and the inmates of soldiers' and
sailors' homes. Noble warfare!
A Senator Who Knows.
Indianapolis News.
Senator Scott's views are entitled to
careful consideration. Not only ha ha had
intimate relations with railroads as a
shipper for thirty years, but also other
wise. When It comes to knowing what the
railroads want Senator Scott Is recognised
as a pretty well Informed statesman.
Talking; Too Match.
Springtleld Republican.
The inordinate publicity that lias liei-n
given to the pjans for the Invasion of China
Is being chsrged up against the general
staff. It la a queer general staff that
cannot keep s military secret. If one were
to believe that the staff Is responsible It
would be necessary, to advise Its abolition
on the groun-1 of a juvenile Incompetency
for war.
An F.ncoaraglag He.) Cot t.
Philadelphia Record.
The Chinese boycott upon the trade of
this country Is not so serious as it has been
represented. According to the Monthly
Summary of Commerce and Finance the
exports of the United States to China In
the seven months ending with January, ltnifi,
amounted In value to RM,82,G80. against
KJ3,4ii2,!M8 in the corresponding period of the
preceding year. There Is little cause to
complain of that kind of a boycott.
Japan's Ambition and Destiny.
Portland Oregohlan.
Statements from foreign officials and
from newspaper correspondents In Japan
express the opinion that Japan Is ambitious
to dominate the Orient in every respect.
They say that Japan, having won its vic
tory in a great war, over a nation formerly
regarded aa the most formidable power of
the world, Japan does not intend to sacri
fice any of the prestige it lias gained, but
rather purposes to add to its glory and
strength by taking udvantuge ,of the new
opportunities opened to it as the natural
consequence of the late war. So, we read,
Japan Is moving upward and onward all
along the line, In order to achieve what It
regards as a still higher destiny, and is
spending money UviBhly on internal Im
provements and launching out on a pro
gram of paternalism which promises far to
surpass anything of the kind heretofore
seen.
PERSONAL, MOTE.
A walnut tree and a pecan tree have
been planted on the grave of Governor J.
S. Hogg, in compllante .with hfs dying re
quest. .
It Is safe to say that no American home
again from a foreign, shore ever cast eyes
on the skyscrapers of New Tork with less
pleasure than did W. HlUon, alias Andrew
Hamilton. .
Professors in the l-nlverslty of Maine
have perfected plans; to travel throughout
the state In a finely, equipped special train
and give free lessons lh" theoretical agri
culture to the farmers.
Mr.. Longworth'a -wjft of-a stout Cuban
cigar to Speaker Cannon suggests a terri
ble question: . pld tb,e genial, speaker Im
mediately strike a match on the most
convenient surgsce of that new Jean suit?
Speaker Cannon la a. teetotaller and so Is
Representative Nehemiah Day Sperry,
republican, Second district of Connecticut
Cannon has made Sperry chairman of the
house committee ori alcoholic liquor traffic.
Fastening a compass to his plow, Cap
tain Sycamore, who sailed Sir Thomas'
Upton's Shamrocks In the American cup
contests, defeated a local farmer in a plow
ing match at Brlghtllngsea, England, last
month. Ills furrows wye far stralghter
than his opponent's..
Prussia's minister of public works has
ordered that In future engineers and fire-
hien on the state railways must be totnt
abstainers. Many railway accidents have
occurred recently, a lutge number of which
are attributed to the Intemperance of rall7
way employes. Hence the new order.
When Wisconsin passed its famous rail
road law in 1874. President Mitchell of the
Chicago, Milwaukee tt St. PaUl author
itatively declared tthat It had destroyed
all future railroad enterprise there. How
ever, the rallwsy mileage in Wisconsin In
194 amounted to 7,014 miles. Iu l7b it was
l,S25 miles. ,
uovernor Penpypacker of Pennsylvania
is a man of many sides. For iourteen
years he sat aa a Judge, after having been
a farm hand and a "business man. He has
given a deal of study to certain branches
of chemistry and can compound a pre
scription with most drug clerks. French,
Itln, German, Dutch and Spanish are
familiar tongues to him.
KO( KKKKLLKR S SI BSTITVTK.
Standard (III Rogers Analona to Snve
Ilia Chief.
Chicago Tribune.
It is said that Mr. Rogers haa offered
himself as 11 vicarious sacrifice to appease
Attorney General Hadley of Missouri and
that probably Mr. Rockefeller In conse
quence will be spared the mental strain
and publicity of having to go on thu wit
ness stand and tell or refuse to tell how
hla company does business. Assuming the
report to be true, the question naturajiy
arises why Mr. Rogers or some other asso
ciate of Mr. Rockefeller has not offered to
ascend the sacrificial altar before. By do.
Ing ao he could have saved Ma chief the
humiliation of hiding for weeks and per.
haps won his. lasting gratitude. The oil
king's successful evasion of the process
server has heightened his reputation as an
artful dodger and afforded amusement to
newspaper reajers, but has not Increased
public respect for him. He has had the
nerve to do so many reprehensible things
during his business life that he ought to
have the nerve to go Into court and answer
a few simple questions. Manifestly he has
not.
Doubtlesa Mr. Hadley would rather get
Mr. Rockefeller In the witness chair than
anybody else. Securing his testimony is
not necessary, however, to the successful
proaecutlou of the auit against the Stand
ard Oil company. What the Missouri at
torney general is trying to find out is the
exact relation between the Standard and
certain other oil eom names doing business
in his state which claim to be Independent,
but which are believed to be merely bas
tard offspring of the trust. Any high of
ficial uf the BUndard can give him the
desired facts. That they have not been
given to him before Indicate that they
are not in harmony with the statutes of
Missouri. Mr. Hadley ha shown great
perseverance and energy In trailing the
octopus and seems In a fair way to soon
get It Into a place where tt will have either
to submit to the laws or get out of ths
stats
HITS Of" WASHUfJTO 1.1 FR.
Minor Scenes and Incidents Sketched
on the Snot.
Some amateur managers of the campaign
agalnrt railroad rate supervision are con
tributing a little to the gayety of the con
test as It loom up In Washington.
Through the courtesy of 8enator Elkln
of West Virginia the Congressional Rec
ord has been fattened with a bunch of
about 400 protests against the bill. Ths
attractive feature of these knocks re
their literary snmeness. They were
worded exactly alike, and sre as harmo
nious In vocal tones as the two senators
from West Virginia. All messages came
from Wisconsin, Minnesota. Iowa and Illi
nois. These four Slates have the Constitu
tional representation In the senate, but
the authors of the messages passed them
up and confided their heart throbs to the
friendly bosom of Elkins.
'Railway companies are entitled to right
of appeal, same as other Interests, and the
power to make rates given commission by
Hephurn bill should be revised accord
ingly," Is one of the messages that was
so popular that six men In Minnesota used
that identical language.
No more may members of congress send
grand pianos and carriage horses through
the mails on franks, if tiie senate and
house leave a certain provision In the pos
tal sppropriatlon bill, which wa agreed
upon today by the house committee. The
bill, which will be reported In shout ten
-dsys, provides that nothing shall be
franked through the mails which an ordi
nary Individual en n not mail at regular
postage rates, and prevents committees, or
ganizations or associations of citisens from
enjoying tho franking privilege. ' This
would reduce materially the weight of
mail at weighing periods and the remuner
ation of the railroads.
. The bill carries a total of I191.XS.MS, a
against Ill,0,(i3 for last year. It in es
timated that the amount of mail increased
10 per cent each year, and the appropria
tion is believed to be as small as possible.
A man from South Carolina, whose busi
ness In Washington takes him to the capi
tal every day, happened to pass the north
gate of the White House Just as the -president's
carriage rolled out, carrying the
president to the dinner st Secretary Met
calf's house. The South Carolinian marked
the care of the policemen at the gate a
the carriage passed out and saw the two
secre't service men following 011 their bi
cycles. 'What a tremendous difference there is
In Importance between the president and
the vice president," he said. "This morn
ing I f'Xie up to the capllol In the same
street cur with the vice president On ons
side of him sat a negro woman -and on
the other side an Indian. I doubt if three
persons In the car recognised him. But If
something should happen tonight to Mr.
Roosevelt the secret service men would be
following Mr. Full-bank tomorrow."
Senator Dick of Ohio prepared a speech
on the statehood bill and carried It around
with him for two weeks before he had a
chance to deliver it. When opportunity
did offer the effort proved to be unusually
dreary, and In a few minutes ths senator
was addressing a few page and the pre
siding officer. Mr. Dick had underscored
a lot of words he Intended to emphasize
to. give the maiden effort the proper de
clamatory effect, and he sent that copy to
the government printing office. The result
was that th speech in next morning's
Record was bestrewn with italics and capi
tals and looked like a college girl's com
mencement essay.
At White House dinner not long ago
Secretary Taft had occasion to say some
thing In regard to the Philippines, and, ua
was .rrpectedj his conversation was full
of good and first-hand Information. Every
body was interested in what he had to
say, and when he had finished one of the
women, who. It Is needless to add, was a
stranger in Washington, turned to the sec
retory of war and asked in a frank man
ner: "Mr. Secretary, were you ever in the
Philippines?"
The secretary was too embarrassed to
answer, and the woman's neighbor quietly
Informed her of the secretary's record in
the Islands. This occurrence was some
thing like that which happened at a dinner
party given by Secretary Hay. During the
course of the evening John Hay began
personal reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln.
He spoke for aome .time, relating some
most interesting and entertaining anec
dotes. A United States senator who was
listening with the greatest attention broke
Into the conversation, saying:
"Mr. Secretary, why don't you take time
some day and write a book about Abraham
Lincoln?"
Mr. Hay laughed and replied that he
had already done a little something in that
line, to which the senator replied:
"You ought to get to work and write
a big book. Tou seem to know so many
stories of the martyred president."
Aa the guests of -the dinner party were
leaving one of the gentlemen remarked to
the senator:
"Did you ever hear of the celebrated
biography of Lincoln by Hay and Nico
la y 7" To which the senator confessed
Ignorance, but replied:
1 he wrote that book no wonder he
knows so many stories about Lincoln."
Senator Tillman was talking about the
rate J 1 1 1 In his room to a number of his
friends recently.
"What do you think of Senator Spooner's
escrow Idea?" asked one.
"I always look for a good thrng to come
from Spooner," replied the South Carolina
senator, "but in this case I am a little
distrustful."
"olow's. that?" said two or three to
gether. "I don't like the sound of that 'word."
answered Tillman with his peculiar nasal
drawl. "It sounds like a diet that has
been served out to us democrats too long
and often."
A party of Apache Indians 011 a visit to
Washington visited the senate and listened
with stolid Interest while Mr. La Follette
talked of attempts by corporations to steal
Indian coal lands. One of the red men had
bees imbibing freely and when the bell
rang for executive session he refused to
depart, demanding that the paleface, talk
some more. It took the combined efforts
of his friends to remove him.
Penalty Oalerlant.
Springfield Republican.
It is a pathetic picture of Dr. Osier that
was drawn by President Rem sen of Johns
Hopkins university for the benefit of the
New York alumni ot that institution. The
doctor's name has become a verb "osler
Ixe" and he ha to travel Incognito to
avoid the distateful notoriety that suddenly
swallowed him up. "He went to Atlantic
City incognito after that speech." Bays Dr.
Remaen, "and be did the same when he
went to England. He is a very sensitive
man, and if you ever meet him again, don't
ask him about his alleged theory." . Dr.
Osier has certainly had an unpleasant ex
perience, but he should be reassured on one
point. The world has tinall- understood
that his ttiloroforni suggestion wus a Joke,
which was spread -abroad in the first In
stance with the humor extracted by the
stupid reporters. President Rernsen ought
to stop referring to the matter In his
speeches, aiace lie lup it in that nay be
for the public, . 1 :
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Arcadia Champion: If Kdwsrd Rosewaler
w-ould announce his candidacy for the
United States senate, subject to the ap
proval of the republican mate convention,
the mushroom candidacy of Norrls Brown
would look like a sunbaked tondslonl in
about thirty minutes.
Pawnee Press: Senator Millard says lie
would like to be returned to the United
States senate by the next Nebraska legis
lature, but that he ran get along without
it. We are of the opinion that the people
of the state will accept the latter part of
his request and permit him to so get along.
In the meantime. It will be well for repub
licans to keep their eyes on Mr. Wattles
and Mr. Rosewater of Omaha.
Beatrice Express: The announcement
thut C. J. Greene, the Burlington railway's
attorney, is to be a candidate for the
United 8tates sennte bears testimony either
to the existence of unparalleled affrontery
or else of a shrewd scheme to draw the Ore
from some one of the gentlemen whom the
railways will seek to elect. Greene is Im
possible, since he tried to take the state
from Roosevelt In 1WU in the interest of the
railways.
Grand Islandf Independent: The Norfolk
News is of the opinion that If the repub
licans of the state fire to select a candi
date on a one-Idea platform, the one idea
being anti-corporation, Hon. Edward Rose
water should be a candidate. Which la the
most unkind thing that could be said of
Rosewater and makes Its objection to Nor
rls Brown seem rather a' complaint. But
neither Mr. Brown nor Mr. Rosewater is
a one-idea man and neither Is an antl
corporatlon man. Both, however, may be
antl-corporation-control men.
Kimball Observer: While In Omaha last
week a prominent business man informed
the writer that he considered G. W. Wat
tles of that city the coming man for the
senate and thought he could easily defeat
Attorney General Norrls Brown for that
position. The gentleman said Wattles has
plenty of money to put into the campaign,
that he has enough of this world's goods
laid by to keep himself and wife the re
mainder of their days and he would now
consider It a great honor to represent the
people of Nebraska In the United States
senate.
North Platta Tribune: The latest move
to throttle the candidacy of Norrls Brown
for United States senator Is to drop Sena
tor Millard and take up Gurdon Wattles of
Omaha. He Is a well known financier and
In addition to receiving the backing of
bankers In different porta of the state,
will have the support of both the Union
Pacific and the Burlington . roads. Mr.
Wattles could probably afford to spend a
good many thousand dollars to secure the
senatorshlp, but we do not believe that in
the coming senatorial election money will
have the same effect as in the post.
Creto Vldette-Herald: When Senator Mil
lard side-stepped from the railroad com
mittee to allow Senator Crane to take His
place, tt was not only a plain mis-step, but
a very conspicuous mis-step. Had Senator
Millard remained on the committee and
voted the sentiment of- his constituents,
the republicans would have had the honor of
claiming full credit for the rate bill and
Senator Dolllver, Instead of Tillman, would
have had control of the measure. As It Is
the democrats properly claim the credit
and have . actually stolen the republican
thunder which President Roosevelt pro
mulgated. Springfield Monitor: In the selection of a
man to fill the exalted position now held
by Senator Millard, when his term expires,
the Monitor feels there Is no show for a
democrat and the next best thing to do
would be to choose a republican who has
the Interests of the masses at heart. We
know of no ons who Would come nearer
filling the bill than Edward Rosewater. the
editor of the Bee.'; While Rosewater, like
all mankind, has his faults, yet after
having watched for twenty years or more
the fights he has waged In the Interests of
the common people, we believe his heart is
Mill right ard that with- his influence
throughtout the country with hla paper
that he Is the man to serve ths people of
Nebraska as senator. The only trouble In
electing Rosewater is that he Is a man too
honest and fearless for the politicians,
which should make him the logical candi
date for the common people. If we can't
have a good democrat from Nebraska, then
Rosewater. ,
Schuyler Free Lance: The man whom the
republicans ought to elect to the United
States senate is Edward Rosewater. He is
the logical candidate of that party, now
that the chief issue ls?fore the ivople Is
the railroad c.uestlon, put forward by the
Influence of President Roosevelt. Hose
water is the pioneer In this and has fought
for It In season and out of Beason and
stood for-lt when It seemed that he stood
alone He has battled for it In the ranks
of his party on all occasions and has aacil
flced his political ambitions In fighting
railroad tt.ls in his party ranks. The
republican party has not an abler nor more
honorable man in its ranks than Edward
Rosewaler and he would be a credit to his
state In the upper house of congress. He
is a pioneer of Nebraska who has always
stood up for the state and the republican
party would honor itself by honoring hint.
Upstarts like Norrls Brown belter serve
for a time in the ranks ere they ask such
great rewards as this. Rosewater is en
titled to the senatnrshl for a long and
faithful service along the lines his party
has finally come to by the personal prestige
of Theodore Roosevelt, who is really 11
newcomer aside m veteran like Rosewaler.
The Free Lsnre editor is an admirer of
Edward Rosewater. We huve been In the
newspaper wrrk for twenty years and hsve
closely watched his course and our admira
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Aiao Rock Springs, Illinois, Har.rts, a:.r!den. Wilnul Block, Eto.
For- g.n.ral purpoaas, usa Charokaa Lump, f 5.50; Nut, 96.00 par ton
Mlaaourl Lump, 4.75; Larja Nut, 4.50-malias a hot, quick flriT
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WATCHES.
watch has behind
a responsible maker
ideal by means- oi
tion Is founded linnn what he la and what
he hail stood for. What bettiT gauge is
there for measuring the worth of man?
We like Norrls Brown and give him credit
for what he has done, but hla services srr
nothing compared to Rosewater'a. There
is one man In the republican ranks In Ne
braska whose past sas that hs la the
logical man for United States senator and
he Is the editor of The Omaha Bee.
Fremont Tribune: Mr. Wattles has re
turned from a visit In the sou til and we
have It from reliable Inside authority thai
he is holding conferences with the afore
time "well known powers In Nebraska
politics", with a view to making an en
trance Into tho senatorial fight. Mr. Wat
tles Is regarded ss the man to pit against
NorHs Brown. It Is conceded by those
who are most familiar with tho Omaha,
situation that he will lie able to get the
Douglas county delegation to the state con
vention. He will be backed by the Fon
tanels club, the street railway and other
big corporate Interests. He will easily take
the delegation from Senator Millard. Mr.
Wattles will then havo the Burlington and
probably tho Union Pacific support, and
some banking friends in different portions
of the state. It npiers now that the In
terests opposing Norrls Brown will at least
make their first stand for Mr. Wattles.
He will throw much money into the cam
paign. He will organize a bureau to spread
his fame as a financier. By sheer force of
money he will expect to keep himself be
fore the people as fit senatorial material.
He will keep his pledgs to "organlso" the
state. He can pour out money like water.
He has said he can contribute 1100,00", if
necessary, to the cause. Mr. Wattles, It
must be admitted, has a right to aspire to
the high plane. He has achieved mucli
during hla residence in Nebraska. He has
demonstrated himself to be -a man who
does things. He Is rightfully regarded as
one of the successful men of the state.
But conditions are not propitious Just now
fsr the fulfillment of Mr. Wattles' political
ambition. He is too closely- Identified with
big corporations to give that confidence
the people insist upon In their public ser
vants. Being a dominant factor In the
Omaha street railway makes him a natu
ral sympathizer with everything the cor
porations want that tho ieople insist they
shall not have. The fact that he - was a
Bartley bondsman during the flrrt term ot
the state treasurer when the largest defal
cation occurred will also militate against
hla availability In the minds of the people.
Hla statements concerning the generous
manner In which he will spend money will
also create a prejudice. The United States
senate needs to. bo regenerated with, re
spect to Its being a "house of lords" and
a collection of plutocrats, out of sympathy
with the common people. Mr. WattUa is
likely to create some stir, but in the nature
of things success does not seem possible
for him.
PASSING PLEASANTRIES.
Miss Thuttyfore He was the best ano
truest man in the world, but we quarreled,
and well, you know the rest.
Miss Chlllicon Yes, I understand: It is
always the biggest llsh that gets away.
Chicago Tribune.
The Magnate Do you mean to say, sir,
thul you will charge me $l,o for this op
eration If 1 live and JL'.KX) If I die? How is
that?
Great Surgeon If you die it will be Bo
much easier to collect from the estate.
Brooklyn Ufe.
"You know," remarked Mr. Klu'msev,
"they say dancing Is tie? poetry of mo
tion." "Huh!" snorted Miss Grace, Jnst recov
ering from u walls with him, "but when
the feel get twisted It's mere doggerel."
Catholic Standard Times.
Her No, Tim my ideal man must be
brave and intellectual.
Him Weil, didn't I rescue' you from
those tramps who attacked you?
Her That was brave, but not especially
intellectual.
Him Wasn't It? f hired those tramps
to attack you! Cleveland Leader. . .
The bride's father was looking the pres
ents over.
"How are we coming out, daddy?" she
asked in her playful way.
"As near as I can figure up the lot," he
gloomily replied, "we are coming out in
debt." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"I see that the Monte Carlo - gambling
shop cn-arud a profit of X."..tH o.s last year."
"That'a a great bank to do business with
for the syndicate that runs It." Cleve
land Main Dealer.
"Hh!" whispered the burglar to his pal.
"What's that?"
I "Nothln' but a grnphnphnne." said the
oiin-r. i wan in. jt s on me noor above.
"Ye blame fool, hain't ye got sense
enough to know that everybody In this
flat II be wlue awake and swearln'? Back
out !"
The rear window was found open nezt
morning, but nothing was missed. Chi
cago Tribune.
IS THE NIUHT.
Paul Kestern In McClure's.
When you shall waken
In some far off town
Distant alike by many miles
And many years
From home.
And all shall seem
I 'nchanged ;
The dim light falling
H- the wludowsill.
The maple leaves
Whispering beyond.
The echo of the 111 lghbor's stj
omlng belated by;
When it shall seem to yos
You need but raise your l40fl
To touch your mother's
Sleeping facfa.
That any whispered word
Hlia.ll wake her. -
t-'or your comfort
In the awesome hour.
When you shall know
That morning brings no drru
Hf j ond the fear
of rainy days or school:
Then when some sense
Of present time returns
And youth departs.
The heart grows old again
Aad feels with bitterness
The weight and pain
(if all the intervening eai.