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    THE OMAIIA DAILY BfcEt TUESDAY, AUGUST 2S, 1500.
The (3maha Daily Dee.
. ROSEWATER, EDITOR.
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THE BED PL BLISHINO COMPANT.
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglaa County, as:
C. C. Roeewater, general manairer of
Tha Baa Publishing company, being duly
sworn, says that tha actual number of
full and complete coplea of Tha Daily
Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed
during tha month of July, ItOS, waa as
follows:
81,830
S1.W0
80,900
81,750
81.0O0
11,830
81,970
81,780
aa, io
vobo
ll.SUO
81.010
887,880
10,MS
Net total sales
Dally average..
,.878. 984
81.818
C C. ROSE WATER,
General Manager.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn
to before ma thla list day of July. ISO.
(Seal.) M. B. Hl'NOATE.
Notary Public
' WHBM OIT OF TOW!.- '
Sabaerlbera leavlaa" tha elty tem
porarily ahoald hay Tha Bee
mailed ta them. Addresa will bo
ehaaaea aa aftea aa raejaaatad.
What has become of Tom Worrall
and big antl-Oraln trust campaign?
The greatest danger menacing Nor
rla Brown Is still front his fool friends.
Poland has ono advantage over Rus
sia In that Its revolutionists use rifles
rather than bombs.
It Is to be hoped Chile will greet
Secretary Root with a hand-shake
rather than with a land-shake.
If Cuba wants to become a part of
tha United States It can do no better
"than to continue In Its present state.
' General von Liarllerskl must have,
been the man 'who Bent out the buV
, letlns of Russian successes in, the far
Salt. T-- -vyv, t , , ... ,
, Would it not be good policy for the
railroads to try. .to mollify the people
Of Nebraska a little bit by paying their
, Not withstanding, tin arrival of the
Nebraska tralnload in New York, the
Bartholdi status seems to be bravely
standing Its ground.
. With J.J. Hill gnd W. Av Clark pro
jecting lines into California ths South
ern Paclfio may And Its control of that
Stats following the era of passes.
Senator Foraker has the merit of
constancy, but will probably be willing
to admit that ths Hepburn law has not
weakened ths measures he deems ade
quate. ' That German firs Insurance company
which declares It will not recognise
judgments of California courts should
be given no opportunity to Ignore
those of other states.
An Iowa paper asks: "Is Bryan
safe?'' ' He certainly Is safer on the
ocean than he will be when he reaches
that bunch of hungry democrats wait
ing for aim In New York harbor. .. .
I
Candidates for the legislature whose
records do not Jibs with ths platform
.pledges made by. the republican party
should either withdraw or be defeated
at tha polls. You cannot grow figs on
thistles.
In pardoning all persons convicted
of lse majesto In honor of the birth of
kls grandson. Emperor William has
givsn . Germany real cause to Join
'Americans In the celebration of the
Fourth of July." '
And now we are assured that Prosl
dfcnt Roosevelt's endorsement of the
simplified spelling system Is but an
other evidence ot his desire to make
it easier for the average man to write
as well as to do right.
Bince Mayor benmtts bas gone on
record against the San Francisco street
railway strike other peaple will hardly
tee like favoring the strikers, even
while recognizing the fact that nothing
breeds conservatism Jlke responsibility.
Members ot congress, federal Judges
and federal employes generally will
not ba expected to return their Inter
state railroad passes to headquarters.
On and after thla day they will be
taken up by the conductors. If pre
sented. Governor Mickey has taken ths
Bouth Omaha police commission conw
plaints .under advisement which' re
minds lis of the Judge who had made
p his mind to dismiss the complaint,
hat did not want to announce the de
cision until the prosecuting attorney
Xad started on bis annual vacation, t
1 30,140 IT
1 31,710 II
t 82,830 1
sa,oo . io v
saos n
81,880 11
T. sajiao 1 ti
I.......... 80,800 14
.. 11,880 II
It.......... 81,880 II
11 81,830 IT
it saeo ti
II S3,SM II
14 S4.080 19
II 80,400 ' l
II 83,800
Total I
Laaa unsold coplea...
JE.jr.aTOR pt)Rrtft-.fxKa.
Nothing more forcibly Illustrates tt
revolution In popular sentlrqent rela
tive to governmental control ' and
supervision of railroads and other cor
porations -engaged in Interstate com
marc, than Senator Foraker's plea (or
clemency conveyed to the republicans
of Ohl6 by way of Washington. "
Anticipating a'"- mild or possibly
severe rebuke at the hands of the ap-
proachlng republican sut contention.
Senator Poraker attempts to Jastlfy
his persistent antagonism to legisla
tion that was designed to enlarge j
the powers of tha Interstate Commerce
commission and make railway super-'
vision more effective. "My contention
was." declares Senator Foraker, "that i
under existing law, which I helped to
enact, every serious wrong of every
kind practiced by the railroads can be
remedied. Everything I said In that
respect has been fully Justified and
vindicated by the many successes the
attorney general has met with In the
numerous prosecutions he has insti
tuted in the last nine months until
which time, long after the debate com
menced, no one seemed to realize not
een the government's own officials
the excellence of the laws we already
had."
There Is some truth lft the senator's
declaration, but we doubt whether the
republicans of Ohio will condone hla
opposition to the legislation recom
mended by the president in defiance
of the overwhelming sentiment In Its
favor among the republicans of Ohio.
A few years ago the people of Ohio
viewed with equanimity, if not indif
ference, the subserviency of their rep
resentatives In the national legislature
to corporate power. Today they are
Just as keenly alive to the Imperative
necessity of curbing corporate aggres
sion as are the people of Wisconsin
or the people of Nebraska.
The congressman or senator who
takes his instructions from railroad
and tru3t magnates is foredoomed to
retirement from public life.
COMMISSION AXD RAILROAD KXPKRTS.
The criticism which is being made
In chorus In railroad quarters of the
personnel of ths new Interstate Com
merce commission, that It embraces no
expert In practical railroad operation,
is neither consistent nor conclusive.
The alternative plan which the railroad
opposition to the rate bill urged with,
all Its might was, In substance, to rele
gate the settlement of rates and all
transportation' controversies to ' the
courts. Yet it would be impossible to
find In all the federal courts a single
man of the type, the lack of which is
made ths excuse for vehement attack
on the composition of the reorganised
commission, while in the nature of
things-a special tribunal dealing ex
clusively wltA transportation, although
containing no expert railroad adminis
trator, Is 1ft' Jfar better position than
the courts could possibly be for quali
fying Itself for the discharge of ths
great duties requ4red by ths. amended
Isw. ., i
It 1s true that ths commission ' will
henceforth need to avail' Itself 0 of
knowledge ; derlyed from" practical
railroad experience god it will 'un
doubtedly'" do so freely. ' Provision
is made by law -for securing ths ser
vices of such men. Indeed far better
provision than the courts could com
mand. The success of the bureau of
corporations In tracing and uncovering
tiansfortatlon abuses in the Standard
Oil and other cases has been largely
due to tlie policy of employing prac
tical experts familiar with the methods
they were set to expose. If the appro
priation at the command of the com
mission proves Insufficient, It will be a
simple matter for congress to In'
crease Jt. , V ' ' ' '
There is another way In which the
necessity for such talent may be greatly
reduced, namely, for the railroads to
accept in good faith the amended law
and the commission's authority, and to
co-operate loyally aa they are In duty
bound to do in giving full effect to ths
policy of public control.
AS TO tOltT OMAHA.
The Bee hag always . given credit
where credit is due, .and cheerfully
concedes that Senator Millard should
hsvs credit for doing' hla share to
wards the reoccupaney of Fort Omaha
by ths regular army. Senator Millard
cannot, however, truthfully claim to
have been either the orlglnator of the
plan to make the fort a signal station
, or , the chief factor In bringing It
'
about. .
The abandonment of Fort Omaha
and Its rehabilitation constitutes an
Interesting chapter in the history of
Omaha.. The site of Fort Omaha was
donated to the United States by the
citizens of Omaha and ths money was
raised by contributions from -leading
property owners and ' business men.
After several hundred thousand dol
lars had been expended In the erec
tion of buildings and the beautifying
of the grounds, a scheme waa batched
to dispose of a big tract of land In
Sarpy county at three times 4ts value,
under the pretext that there was not
ground enough to enlarge Fort Omaha
to meet the wants of the army. The
Mil to carry out . this schems was log
rolled through the senate; and in con
sequence Fort Omaha waa vacated by
the army and left to go to grans.
After Us abandonment ths conver
sion of Fort Omaha Into a military
school was strenuously advocated by
Ths Bee. and a bill to carry out this
Idea waa passed through both houses
of congress in iSI7. but was smoth
ered, by Graver Cleveland with a
pocket veto. When General Miles vis
ited Omaha during ths Transmlsels
slppt exposition he waa urged by. the
editor of The Bee to reoccupy the old
pott and expressed himself favorably
atter Inspecting the grounds and bolld-
. - ( - - , r
Ing and promised -to etert, hit. Infiu-
eaes with that end la view- J ,
. Later, General Oreely, thief 'of the
signal corps, who had 'lived In Omaha
In the 70s and who had become at
tached to this city, was urged by the
editor of The Bee to arrange with the
swretary of War for ths canvrslori"of
Fort Omaha Into a signal corps' school.
General Oreely was favorably Im
pressed with the proposition and at
once mapped out the plan, which was
eventually concurred in by the secre
tary of war and carried Into effect
As there was no serious opposition
to ths measure. Senator Millard en
countered no difficulty In having the
amount set apart for the rehabilitation
of Fort Omaha inserted In the appro
priation bill. Senator Allison, chair
man of the appropriations committee
of the senate, Speaker Cannon and
Congressman Hull, chairman of the
committee on military affairs, are
equally entitled to whatever credit
may attach to the resumption of min
ts ry life at the old fort.
START OVT RIGHT.
Ths republican state committee
Is j
about to perfect Its organization for
the coming campaign. In view of ths
conditions under which ine contest Is
to be fought, It is highly important
that the committee should start out
right.
Ths republicans of Nebraska In their
recent convention undertook to set
themselves squarely against the old
regime by which the party organiza
tion was simply an annex of the rail
road lobby. In theh platfoTtn the
republicans have spoken plainly against
the perpetuation of free pass bribery
snd have for the most part nominated
men who square with the platform
declarations.
No railroad lawyer or free pass
grubber should have a place upon the
official roster of the stats committee.
It is said that the choice of the chair
man and secretary of tha committee
has been devolved upo.n the candidates
nominated on the ticket and. If so', these
candidates will have their first chance
to prove their sincerity to the declara
tion of corporate independence by se
lecting men known to be Independent
of corporate Influence.
If ws are to have a new deal and a
square deal, as we have been promised.
we should have a new deal and a
square, deal all around beginning with
the governing body of the party. -
The advent ot the Beatrice & Lin
coln Interurban at Bethany recalls an
Interesting Incident that happened not
many years ago in the suburb of Lin
coln known as Havelock. The inter
urban procured a right-of-Way through
Havelock and tne mayor approved the
ordinance making the grant. Imme
diately thereupon the mayor and cOun
cil, who were all employes of the
Burlington, were called to the Office of
one of Its magnates and lnfqrmed that
this was an Illinois Central scheme to
which the Burlington waa opposed.
The vmayor and "council "prtmptly 're
considered and revoked its action.
The Interurban, being lout but, .built
its line by 'way of Cotner university,
two..' and one-half .miles from Have
lock!. Under its annulled, contract the
Interurban was to have charged only 6
cents fare between Havelock' and Lin
coln, while the present trolley lino
charges 10 cents to Lincoln by way
of University Place, and the Burling
ton employes are paying; the freight.
This only affords another illustration
of beneficent paternalism. -
The paramount Issue of the impend
ing campaign in South Carolina will
be whether the rum shops of the
Palmetto state shall be under super
vision of the whole state or whether
each county in South Carolina shall
run Its own dispensary. It was ex
pected when ths stats created the
liquor traffic monopoly that there
would be a material falling off In the
consumption ?sfl Intoilcgnts, but the
revenues ot the state dispensary have
in the last "twelve years' grown- from
160,000 to 13.000,000 a year. -This
surely goes to show that the climate
ot South Carolina is not conduclvs to
temperance In drink any more than to
temperance . in speech, as exemplified
by Pitchfork Tillman.
Now that the Pulajane band ot Leyte
has broken up into small detachments
ths. work of ths court martial may. be
turned over to the police Judge with
marked Improvement to the situation,
as even a patriot will balk at breaking
atones en the street though he would
be willing lo stand under the limelight
at the point of a rifle.
The Nebraska contingent of Bryan
boosters has reached New York, and
Its principal topic ot conversation is
the same as that indulged In once
upon a time between the governor of
North .Carolina and the governor of
South Carolina when they were both
thirsty.
Alabama democrats must have less
confidence in their legislators than
people of other states since they not
only nominate candidates for the
United States senate, but also name al
tern a tea to be elected in case the in
cumbents should die or resign.
Now that the World-Herald cham
plona the ex-post facto candidacy of
Senator Millard, the question suggests
Itself why Millard's name was not ths
one to conjure with Instead of that of
father-in-law when the Fontanellea put
up their rotary ticket.
Ravel "ftentlamaa'a Aarree
Baltimore American.
eat."
Managers of railroad companies have met
and resolved that tha naw rata law ought
to be obeyed. Thla la very nlca' of them.
It dlspoaea of any lingering doubts that thla
measure waa passed only la order to fur
Slab opportunity lor speachmafclng."
VKTAKMSBtl) tnXJTn AS TO THS
-' sttrATvtwnrp.
. An article published In a local
paper, manifestly inspired by Senator
Millard, seeks to fasten upon me the
responsibility for the loss of the sens
torshlp to Dougtas county and seri
ously reflects npon the delegation that
gavs me. lis loyal i support It 18
chsrged thet "with Edward Rosewater
out of the way the convention, on the
second or third ballot at the furthest,
would have gone for Senator Millard,
John L. Webster. Gurdon W. Wattles
or Lorenzo Crounse."
Incidentally, In the same Inspired
article. It Is asserted that I had made
two promises. One, that I , would
never go to Brown, and the other to
the effect that when I saw I could not
win I would throw my strength to an
Omaha man. , ..
In justice to myself and in ths in
terest of a truthful narrative ot events
I am impelled to contradict these base
less imputations.
It Is a matter of notoriety that I had
repeatedly, during the progress of the
preliminary canvass, announced that
the contest was squarely between my
self and Norris Brown and that no
dark .horse could Intervene. I sub
mitted my claims to the republicans of
Douglas county and obligated myself
to abide by the result. My delegation
was elected by a majority of .two to
one over that of my opponents,
Crounse and Millard, who threw their
support and full strength to. the dele
gation put forward by the Fontanelle
club-
As a matter of honor, thess gentle
men should have subsided when their
delegation was defeated, but they did
not. Lorenzo Crounse, disregarding
his moral obligation -and the pledge
made for him by his son and son-in-law,
who were . candidates on the
Fontanelle ticket, projected himself
into Washington county, and wlth the
assistance of his ex-embezzling oil in
spector, Frank Hilton, pocketed , the
Washington county delegation, which,
under 'express ' instructions, .should
have come to me at. the latest on the
second or third ballot. ' . ;
Senator Millard, who did not dare
openly to submit his name to popular
approval, announced, Immediately
after the defeat of the Millard-Crounse-Fontanelle
delegation, that
he would not "abide by the result of
the', state '-convention, whatever It
mlghtbe, but Wuld seek re-election
at the hands ot, the legislature. Nat
urally -and -'properly, the convention
took him at his word and paid no more
attention to him than if he had been
the governor of Hollo. It was a mat
ter ot common, knowledge that Sena
.tof v,MiUard- ha;d entered into a con
spiracy with the corporation man
agers to prevent, if possible, the nomi
nation of a senator by the state con
vention, with the deliberate Intent to
deadlock tha legislature next winter
and to Vnliujq,ti its members Into a
betrayal of the people. That con
spiracy failed.
Under fheclcumstances.' It was a
sublime Mce'Tof 'assurance and brazen
effrontery on the part of Senator Millard
to permit, his name to be put forward
In a-conventional for an endorsement
he h&d,talreadyt'pronounced worthless
anA.wb.qse, actions he was endeavoring
to block', In defiance of the overwhelm
lsg sentiment of the republican rank
and' file. Although holding the ex
alted office of senator, he could mus
ter, only 46ft-ut of 857 votes after a
most strenuqs's effort, which must bs
taken' as striking proof that he has
been disowned and repudiated by his
own; party beyond any possibility ot
resurrection.
It was utterly out of the question
for the Douglas delegation to have
made Millard or any other Omaha can
didate at any stage of the balloting.
Had the attempt been made to switch
candidates the delegation would have
split Into fragments and neither Mil
lard nor' Crounse could have secured
a corporal's guard. There were half a
dozen men In the delegation better
qualified, more Justly entitled to party
preferment and more in touch with
popular sentiment on the vital issues
ot the day than either of those two
A proposal to the delegates to foist
either .Millard; or Crounse upon ,the
party would. bve met wjth a storm of
resentment, not only in the deiega
tlon, but iU" Omaha . and . Douglas
county.
But eyen though the whole Douglas
delegation. cou)d have agreed on' Mil
lard or any other Omaha candidate,
any attempt to . change front would
only have resulted In a stampede to
Norris Brown. My support consisted
of '223 delegates outside of Douglas
county. This force was not transfer
able and the bulk ot it would have
gone over to Brown rather than to
any other man whoae name was before
the .convention. ' They represented
constituencies sttached to mo because
of the principles- I stood tor, the re
forms I have advocated and the battles
I have fought against corporate dom
(nation. No other one of the Douglas
coanty candidates . mentioned repre
sented these principles and Ideals, and
Uast 'of all Joseph H. Millard, whose
life-long association and identification
with railroad corporations and trusts
made him distinctively offensive to the
embattled farmers who constituted the
great majority ot that convention.
But why ask the mountain to come
to Mahomet when it was so much
easier for ' Mahomet to htks to the
mountain? There would have been no
difficulty for the forty odd Millard
supporters to have fallen In lino for
me, and If Senator Millard had pos
sessed an ounce of gratitude or a grain
ot manhood he would have withdrawn
his name when the complimentary
stage of the balloting had passed and
advised his followers to cast their, vote
for the only Omaha man who had a
chance for the nomination. Had bs
done so, and bad the other stalking
horses not held bsck ths votes which
had been pledged to me after the first
or second ballot, Douglas county
would not have been deprived of s
senatorahlp that has always been con
ceded to It because of Its relation, com
mercially and politically, to the re
mainder of the state.
E. R08EWATER.
TO REDtCTC ARMAMENTS.
rrablems ta Caaaa Before tha Heat
Sana Coafereaee.
Baltimore American.
Much effort Is being made to show that
tha proposal which Great Britain Is ex
pected to make at tha nest Hague confer
ence for a curtailment cf armaments will
be a failure. Of course. It la hasardoua to
predict what a peace conference or any
other International conference of an official
character will do. But there Is no Inherent
Impossibility or Improbability In the- mat
ter.' Those who think that such a pro
posal must bo a ftllure appear to tgnora
the object of such gatherings. Thetr aim
Is supposed to be peace, tha world's peace.
and It Is presumable that they will do some
thing to further that aim. Great Britain's
la the only practical suagestlon looking to
that end and Great Britain ta backed by
France, which, after the former, has the
most powerful nary In the world and an
army fully equal to any In Eufope.
This Is a powerful leverage to start with.
It Is supposed that the United States wilt
join those two In furthering the proposal.
The only purpose of this country In attend
ing such a conference la to promote the
pence of the world. We have a small navy
and an almost ridiculously small army,
which most nations would regard as pre
posterous for police purposes, but which
has been adequate to any emergency. Any
reduction In armaments that might be de
creed would not apply to the United States,
unless It waa made very sweeping, so ths
United States can be counted on to support
the proposition of the two other powers.
Italy would certainty favor the proposal
and Austrla-H unitary would Ilka to do so.
while Russia Just at present Is a negllgable
quantity.
The Idea appears to be that Germany
would oppose a curtailment of armaments
and block the conference. It Is not neces
sary to Infer either of these things. Ger
many, It la to be presumed, has the aama
purpose as the other conferees In sending
delegate!, the promotion of the world's
peace, and If this Is the only practical
proposition before that body there Is no
reason why Germany should not favor It.
It Is not proposed to deprive any govern
ment of the means of managing its own
affairs as It pleases, but to curtail Its power
of making war on other nations. The pres
ent emperor has ahown no disposition to
make war on other countries, and If the
tatter's armaments are curtailed as well
as his own, there Is no reason why ha
should not agree to It. But, If an overpow
erlng combination of countries favor and
adopt the proposal," Germany may be oom
polled to agree. It Is a powerful state, but
It would be suicide to oppose ths determined
will of all the others. '
SPELLING REFORM.
Chicago Tribune: "Thro" Is a lovely
looking word, isn't Itf Why not change
"too" to "tn?" It would save a letter.
Chicago Chronicle: The Chronicle ad
mires and follows President Roosevelt as a
political leader, but it draws ths Una at
his orthography.
Philadelphia Record: "She blusht when
ho kist her, thrilling thru and thru." This
Is a Una from a novel of the future, with
tha spelling a la Roosevelt.
SI. Louis Republic: A great many per
sons j who .'have been ' -misspelling English
words nearly all their lives have suddenly'
found out that they were reformers.
New Tork Sun: May ws be permitted
to doubt that had. ths president been aware
of the practical consequences of his order
he would hsvs thought twice Instead of
hot at all before ha Issued It?
Chicago Record-Herald: If tha president
succeeds In overcoming all the opposition
this will certainly ba his greatest achieve
ment. Destroying or taming an octupus
would bs child's play by comparison. (
Kaasaa City Star: Mr. Roosevelt's sur
passing activity has precipitated a moat
interesting topic It Is better fitted to
these August days than the rate law or
the canal. But surely there is nothing in
It to alarm even the moot devoted slave
to antiquarian charm.
Indianapolis News: Ths best dog-day
Item ws have bad, ths beat silly seaaon
story, Is the account of thla order of tha
president that the old spelling must go.
We look forward with keen plesure to
reading Mr.. Roosevelt's meesage klothed In
tha new dress. What will "Unkla Jo"
think of ItT
Kansas City Journal: The .ewe of ths
president of the United BtaUe upon such
a subject are no more than the views of
any other cltlsen, and are entitled to no
more consideration. Orthography Is not
a matter of legislative enactment or de
partmental sanction. A certain preatlgs
may be given to a "reform" by its adop
tion on tha part of the chief executive, but
an order ta a publlo printer Is not going
to. revolutionise the spelling of a nation.
That ta a matter of slow growth. It Is al
most a matter of cosmic force.
PERSONAL DOTES. . ,
The Tellow Kid and the Stormy Petrel
have buckled to. In New York, and the
mercury la climbing.
Several foreign Insurance companies, upon
hearing tha news from Chile, promptly de
termined to welch again.
II. C. Rowe of Connecticut la lord of an
Oyster Bay of bis own. He has 16,000 acres
planted to . the bivalves.
' Charles E. Lee, , general superintendent
of tha Boston Ma In system. Is only 48,
but knows every department of ths road
thoroughly, having worked his way np
from a telegraph operator.
J. Q. A. Ward, tha veteran sculptor, at
the age of 18, has taken his third bride.
He Is now working on a status of General
Hancock, to be set up In Philadelphia.
When It Is completed he will undertake no
mora commissions.
The Pittsburg wife who asked divorce
because her husband forced her to eat
every new brand ot breakfast near-food
waa turned down by a Judge who evidently
thrivea on excelsior, chlpa, sawdust, punk
and granulated busks.
James Nelamllh, the Inventor of the pop
ular game of basket ball, la now physical
director of ths State University of Kan sea
Tha Idea cams to him when he was try
ing ta devise an Indoor game that should
bs exciting and st the sams tuna should
not bo rough and dangerous.
If the shah of Persia were to ba deprived
of hla Income ha could still make sura of
being one of the richest men la the world.
He would only have to sell hla ornamenta,
garoa and precious stones to become poa
aesaed of about 136,000. 000, the sum at which
the magnificent oollectloa is valued.
Henry ' Claws. Jr.; son of . tha noted
banker, la living In Paris carving oat a
reputation as' a man of letters. He and
Ferdinand Bernard, a French dramatist,
have written a play which Is about to
be produced, tha title being "The Poverty
Of the Rich." Mr. Clews will undertake
an English tranaiallea tor performance la
POLITICS IN NEBRASKA .
Karris Brawa's Nesalaatloa.
Kearney Hub (rep.).
Tha republican state convention at Lin
coln Wednesday nominated Attorney Gen
eral Norris Brown of this city as the re
publican candidate for United States sena
tor to succeed Senator Millard, whoae term
will expire March 1 1XTT. The result of
the campaign that has been In progress
for the laat six months Is not a surprise
to his suporters nor to ths general public,
for the steady progress that his campaign
has been making throughout the state In
the various county conventions has af
forded foundation for ths anticipation that
Is now realised.
The campaign for the republican endorse,
ment in the stats convention will slways
be memorable In the annals ot this stats
fer three reason a vis: (1) That Attorney
General Brown Is a poor man, without
powerful connections or Influential back
ing, relying solely upon his merits ss a
man and hla record as an offlnlal to make
good his claim for this preferment. (D Be
cause there was arrayed against him ths
powerful Influence of ths railway corpora
tions and such Influences as are naturally
allied to them, with a brigade of pass dis
tributers and an army of pasaholders op
posing htm at every turn of the road. (S)
For the final reason that his principal op
ponent, Edward Rosewater, Is a man of
character and Influence, experienced In
politics, editor of the greatest dally In the
west and deserving of support from ths
msss of the people of this stats opposod
to railroad politics snd favorable to stricter
railroad regulation and control.
The strength of Norris Brown with the
people has been Isrgely of a personal
quality. Ho has not only impressed people
with his sincerity end honesty of purpose,
but has at the same time attracted scores
of people through a magnetic personality
and Inherent manliness In his contact with
men and an unafreoted geniality that
leaves a pleasing Impression with those
whom he meets. As a matter of fact, Nor
ris Brown la thrice armed In. mind, manner
and morals, and la strong without knowing
It or without others realising the source
of hla strength.
It Is possibly superfluous to congratulate
the next senator upon his splendid vic
tory, a victory that Is not entirely per
sonal and that Is, aa a matetr of fact,
largely due to tha cause for whloh ha
stands, a cause that la enlisting and has
already begun to number many of the
ableat young men of tha country In ths
new deal and square deal for - which our
president stands most conspicuous and for
which tha people of tha country are ex
erting themselves aa never before.
Sheldea far Oevcraer.
Fremont Tribune (rep.).
The nomination of George L. Sheldon aa
a candidate for governor was an act of
great wisdom on ths part of ths repub
lican state convention.
Mr. Sheldon carried on his campaign tn a
frank, open and honeat manner, that belnc
the only way In which hs was capable of
doing It. He took the peopls of the stats
into his confidence. Hs told thsm, through
the press, by letter and from tha platform,
just where hs stood on the Issues of ths
day. Ha especially emphasised his belief
in ths necessity for utterly abolishing oor
porate dictation in state affairs. He mads
It plain that It he Is elected governor
there will bs no official subserviency to the
rallroada In tha executive office. He was
taken at his word by his party. A flsld
of seven candidates came out and were
brought out against him. They attempted
to consolidate to check ths march of this
sturdy young Nebraska born farmer to the
governor's office, but they tailed In ths
nominating convention.
There is every reason to believe Mr.
Sheldon will be given ths largest majority
at tha polls any Nebraska governor ever
had. for the peopls will come to have an
abiding and' unreserved ' faith in him be
fore the close of tha campaign. Former
Governor Poynter, a populist. Is quoted as
predicting a majority of 80,00a That may
be too high, but It la certain to be a phe
nomenal one. Conditions are favorable for
a tremendous Isndsllds. The people are
looking for Just such a fearless, abls and
honest governor as Mr. Sheldon. The op
position has contributed to his causa by
nominating a candidate who for years
has borne the reputation of being near to
ths rallroada. - This will drive thousands of
former populists, especially, to Mr. Shel
doa. The republican candidate is an Ideal ona.
He Is strong physically, morally and in
tellectually. Hs has sil the Urns on
tended It was mora essential that govern
ment should bo kept excluslvsly In ths
hands of the people than that ha should
score a personal triumph. When he an
nounced, after his nomination, that there
would bs "no strings" on him, hs uttered
what everybody believes to ba true ot him.
His record and his character are a guar
antee of his official course when hs Is
sleoted. Ha will bs for Nebraska what
Roosevelt is for the nation.
Work af Ceaatia.
Heatings Tribune (rep.).
There la nothing radical in ths platform
adopted by the republican ststs convsntlon
-aach plank Is a response to tha demands
of the people, and when you get the voles
of the people you get the voice of good
government. It commends ths leadership
of Theodore Roosevelt and declares un
alterable allegiance to the principles of
protection. It approves of ths action of
"our officers, both of tha nstlon and ths
stste." and ssys thst ths Union Paclflo
and Burlington railway companies should
hsvs accepted the valuation placed upon
their property by the Stats Bosrd of
Bqusllsatton.
Ths platform ' demands that the next
legislature enact a direct primary law.
providing for the nomination of all stats,
county and district offices. Including con
gressmen and tTnlted States senators, by
dlreot vote, and until such a law Is
eneeted It favors the nomination of United
Btstes senators by the state convention.
It favors an amendment to the constitu
tion of tha United States providing for
the election of United States senators by
fhe direct vote of ths peopls- Ths pist
form Is opposed to the interference of cor
ttoratlnns In public affairs, and endorses
the proposed constitutional smendment
providing for three railway commissioners
to be elected" by direct vote of the peo
ple, and demands that the next tealalature
shall confer noon such commission power
to prohibit rebatea. discriminations, spa
Hat rates, to corporations, persons or lo
cslltles. and demands the enactment by
ths next legislature of a "law slong the
sams lines aa has been adopted by con
gress touching ths liability of employers
to their employes, to the end that such em
ployes may recover for any Injuries suf
fered, notwithstanding the negligence of a
fellow servsnt.
The platform further demands an Im
partial enforcement of the revenue law
by county and state officers, to the end
that all property, both corporate and In
dividual, shall be assessed at its actual
cash vslua, and the raising only of such
revenues ss Is needed to meet ths current
expenses of the stats government under
the most rigid soonomy. It demands that
the revenue Isw be so amended that the
railroad property within the cities snd
villages shall also be aesessed and taxed
tha earn aa other nroaertv far oltv and
village purposes, and recommends that the !
next legislature shsu onset aucn measures
aa will Insure Inspection and uniform tests
of dahry produete.
It la upon such a platform that the
republican candidates of Nebraaka are run
ning, and tha tloket as a whole Is strong
and will commend the support that It de
serves, Dowafall af Ualasha,
Tork Times (rep.).
Mr. Oalusha'a downfall was occasioned
by his tardiness In publishing the notice
of the constitutional amendment. And yet
it la ths opinion of a good many that ha
was right. It Is certain that the notice
will hare to ba published fourteen weeks
In most of ths papers to maks It legal.
Thirteen publications will not cover ths
entire period from .August t to election
day, and It certainly would Invalidate it
to omit the publication on ths last week
preceding election Ths publication must
be continuous from the time it begins
until election. At sny rate Mr. Oalushii
acted In good faith and has the precedent
of every proposed constitutional amend
ment back of him. But It does not mav'
ter. There waa a suspicion that he de
ferred ths publlcstlon Intentlonelly for ths
purpose of defestlns the amendment, and
a suspicion Is enough In tltnea like these.
It is unaccountable, but true, thst there
are eras of, revolution, sometimes Iocs! and
sometimes spreading throughout the world,
when Judgment, moderation and reason
are brushed aside; they count for nothing.
There Is aa much of a revolution In this
country now as there waa In France a
hundred and fifteen years ago, aa there
Is In Russia today. It Is not sanguine and
cruel, as In Francs; not barbarous, wild
and tumultuous, as In Russia. It la a
clvlllaed, humane. Christian revolution,
such ss an educated, high-minded, benevo
lent snd Christian peopls would be ex
pected to engage In. like all other revo
lutions, however, It Is suspicious, unrea
sonable, extreme. Justice must welt on
prejudice and reason gives place to pas
sion, Ths penalty of misdeeds Is visited
allks upon the guilty and the Innocent and
ths very best and the very worst men are
whirled aide by aide Into office and power.
In this Christian country and this enlight
ened sge a revolution Is not so serious a
matter as In other countries snd other
tlmee. om, ptopy, ,r, nurt but nobo,y
allied or permanently wounded.
FLASHES OF FIN.
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divorce mamma nave gotten a
tooy Of One Of them an1 T mil h . .v. -
other.-New Tork Sun
ln7y0oVf.n. lYtr"M P-
In L.?!!.'" r.7werJ Mr- funirox. "I put
lh emP'tlon In order that
in tfcitr IT"nb?r..of m family might put
Star. kmn t'me. "-Washington
a.'.Ti'!!2!." MJd Jh observant man. "you
"nu"u"''y h"PPy this mom1ng.,
Yes. replied the optimist, "I m golna
.dv.rt,;..m.rtl,,,0.b' J J answered 2"
5r. A."1".- tt" offered a canvasser's
to .1'.?" r b wJtn wh,,h r" be 'o
Lesdelr? week. "-Cleveland
TmV h.i'S;4! lou nd In an alarm.
TO,u hesrd the burglar, did yout"
nekti'' dl,tlnctlr- H made quits a
yJ.u wer not 'lightened?" -rnViAblt-
. V"""1' vu my husband
coming home." Chicago Tribune.
inM V.f xc,aLTnt, ths rabbit, "you're run
fore" oversaw you go be-
,." gasped the hard-preased atag,
Ledger rs. " Philadelphl
,.',.,..Jn"urne-'.' M man of
to win Am ,n wn,ch ou hv
'Nnt aAl. . it. . l . .
m-I" " i.iT.V 1 1 ins man or narsh
uZ F"1 f"u 1.f,,n h"v tn satlsfao
,hat wnn th Policy la
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vZmZ,,JmaaTJa- I'm glad!
term? study general , history . this
Johnny Jtmpson Wot's ren'rat hlstorvf
alImrny,Tw,1"?!-W''' soout ien7r!
als. you chump qeveland. Leader
AT A WESTERN WINDOW.'
Ben 8. Parker In ths Reader.
I fsse from the western window,
Athwart the nsrrowlng day,
Where the sunshine and the shadows
In parting glory play.
To violet Islea enchanted
That smile at the open door
As the argosies of evening
Ball through to a fairer shore.
The day is long behind me,
The night Is coming on;
But I hear a robin singing
Ths song hs ssng st dawn;
Now one ta the morn with evening,
And one are the earth and aky.
The hlosaoma In the meadow
With the stars that breathe on high.
And youth Is young' forever,
And love Is never old.
Though maaks of age are breaking
Back to the primal mold.
So here, from my weetern window
I gaae, as the stars Increase,.
And the mortal and Immortal
Are ono In this blessed peace.
SCALP HUMOR
Badly Affected With Sores and
Crusts Extended Down Behind
the Ears Some Years Later
Painful and Itching Pustules,
Broke Out on Lower Part of
Body Son Also Affected
A TRIPLE CURE BY
CUTICURA REMEDIES
"About ten years ago my scalp be
came badly afiectad with sore end
itching humors, crusts, etc, and extend
ing dawn behind the ears. My hair
came out in places also. I was great!
troubled: understood it waa ectema.
Triad various remedies, so called, with- 'i
u affect, baw your Uuticura advar
Uaameot. and got them at once. Ap
plied then aa to directions, etc., and .
altar two weeks, I think, of use, was
tear as a whistle.
"I have to state also that late last
fall. October and November. 104, I
aa suddenly afflicted with a bad erup-
' tlou. painful and itching pustules ever '
tha lower part of the body. I suffered
- dreadfully. In two months, under ths
skilful treatment oi my doctor, con- .
t lined with Cuticura Soap and CuHcure '
inlmeut, 1 found myself cured.
"8n years ago my son was laid up
with e severe cold, a hard cough, and
flnally painful eruption all over the
body. I prauurad the Cuticura Remedies
as soon aa poasibls, and after his faith
ful use of same was as wcJl as ever in
two weeks, as well as I ean recall. He
has never had a return of the illness,
as far as 1 know.
" 1 have always bean pleased to eora
mend ths Cuticura Remedies, and testify
as to their efficacy. 1 am a veteran of
the late Civil War, 'Sl-'Si, between
seventy and eighty years of age. Yours
truly, H M. F. Weiss, Jlosemond,
Christies Co.. IU., Aug. SI. HOfl."
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