THE OMAHA DAILY BEE? FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1906.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska. Douglas County,
George B. Txschuck, treasurer of Tha
Bee Publishing company, belna duly
sworn, say that tha actual number of
full and complete copies of Th Dally
Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed
during the month of August, 106, was at
ioiiows:
1
11,860
It l,3O0
II 81,840
19...: 80,980
JO 81,140
3 si.eoo
t S1.S80
4 33,060
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31,140
31,70
81.S40
80,060
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31,980
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. S0.800
. 30,610
. 30,630
. 30,070
. 38,440
.873,600
. 8,148
II 3L880
Total .
Less unsold copies...
Net total sal 964,468
Dally average 31.111
GEO RGB B. TZ8CHUCK.
Treasurer.
Subscribed In my presence auu sworn
to before ma this list day of August,
10.
(Seal.) M. B. HUNOATEU
Notary Public
WHEN OCT OP TOWS,
subscribers leaving tb city tero
liorartly should hav Tha Be
walled them. Address will b
changed as often as requested,
Now that tho "roping" ot lire stock
is declared to be brutal, Omaha must
look to something else for notice.
Secretary Tatt s reiuaraa In Maine
Indicate that he has no desire to over
rule the decisions of. Judge Tatt in
Ohio.
Oovernor Folk has returned home
from New York with malaria. The
air ot the metropolis never did agree
with reformers.
Colonel Bryan will start on another
long trip very shortly. He will wisely
take no chances on wearing his home
coming welcome out.
With all Governor Mickey's experi
ence in pi:U:ic life he still seems to
have talk-.! Wrn when to talk and
when to t'n talking.
Mexican conspirators who write let
ters are not as dangerous as the other
sort, as education always makes for or
der oa a proper basis.
The collapse of a building under
construction In Ohio proves that an
other bad New York .idea has found
followers outside of Ootham.
With a wireless telegraph station
at Tutulla the new system will have
practically circled the globe and the
United States, as usual, Is the pioneer,
In offering to leave their claims to
the arbitration of the voters Cuban in
surgents show either greater wisdom
or weakness than 'the usual tropical
revolutionist.-
At long range it is difficult to dls
cover whether the strike settlement In
San Francisco is a defeat for Strike
breaker Farley or for the men who go
back to work.
If Cuba will Just Increase Its trade
with the United States to the proper
amount Uncle Sam may again find it
necessary to Intervene to preserve or
der oa the Island.
Japanese courtesy was never better
shown than when the seal poachers
pleaded guilty. - Had they appealed
to a lawyer they might have become
international figures.
Public school enrollment in Omaha
tor the opening week shows material
Increase over the corresponding fig
ures of a year ago. This is indisputa
ble testimony of Omaha's growth.
The arrest ot Promoter 8egal as ac
cessory to the embesilement of Presi
dent1 Hippie may cause men similarly
situated to hesitate before handling
funds Illegally, drawn from deposi
tories. Now that the Interstate Commerce
commission has beauty to Investigate
the operation of block signals, some
railways may find employes' lives ot
as much importance as their pocket
hooka. The breaking up ot the local Ice
combine will be welcome, but it would
have been doubly welcome could it
have been accomplished at the begin
ning Instead of at the end ot the
heated season.
If one Omaha hotel has really
cleaned ud I $0,000 in three years at
Is alleged in a pending case of litiga
tion, the incentive ought soon to be
great enough tor some capitalist to
come to Omaha's relief with that long
beaded inodera fireproof hotel.'
URTAX ASD HAlLROAD XATIOSAL1ZA
TIUX. Whatever rosy be thought of nation
alization of railroad property' a k po
litical issue: of current Interest, espe
cially in the complicated form of na
tional ownership of trunk lines and
state ownership of branch and local
lines, Mr. Bryan Is net open to the
angry criticism, now being urged from
hostile quarters In his own party, that
he stealthily waited before proposing It
till afer his party had been virtually
committed to his renoralnation. thus
taking advantage to foist upon it an
Individual vagary which otherwise
would have prevented him from reach
ing his present dominance.
On the contrary, Mr. Bryan told the
literal truth when, referring to the
storm of democratic protest raised by
his New York deliverance, he de
clared: "I advocated government own
ership ot railroads two yars ago."
Early In 1905, In a carefully prepared
speech before the Iroquois club at
Chicago, he proposed the scheme in
substantially the same form as In the
recent New York speeches and the
series of utterances that has followed
it. The Iroquois club speech was widely
published at the time, and its points as
to government ownership were reiter
ated in Mr. Bryan's personal, organ,
the Commoner.
It is true that the proposition na
turally did not attract so much atten
tion then as it does now. but it was
quite extensively commented on and
controverted, and at ail events It was
known to the public, and there Is no
excuse for pretending now that It was
not. known. Mr. Bryan, therefore, has
not thimbled-rigged his party, nor In
veigled It Into buying "a pig In a
poke," but throughout has been open
and above board.
The simple fact appears to be that
a powerful democratic element, hereto
fore hostile to the Nebraska leader,
imagined that the time had arrived
when they could use him as a candi
date and that In consideration of their
support he would be eager to pose
now as "conservative" and "sane and
safe," and during the.llaBt three or
four months they were busy arranging
the stage scenery for that purpose. It
should have been warning enough
when y the chief actor in response de
clared himself "even more radical than
In 1896," but It took the paramount
pronunciamento In favor of the mixed
national and state ownership scheme
conclusively to bring them to their
senses and to reveal to them Mr. Bryan
still in his original role. In fairness
they should blame themselves, not
him, for the preposterous denouement.
PROSKCUTIOy OF CRMISAL TRUSTEES.
The arrest oa criminal charges ot
officers of tho wrecked Philadelphia
trust company and of persons who got
hold of its funds through Illegitimate
schemes should be merely the begin
nlng of vigorous prosecution that will
land them In prison. , The vare of trust
funds, whether in the keeping ot banks
or insurance and like companies, must
be made equally safe and sacred
against the robbery or criminal negli
gence of officers within and of others
outside.
There seems to be no question in
the Hippie case in Philadelphia, as in
the Stensland . case in Chicago, that
vast sums of depositors' ' money were
abstracted through criminal conspir
acy. Such treason is one of .the high
est crimes under the law, as it should
be, and now Is the time to make ex
amples In these-notable cases. - The
public will welcome, and applaud the
visiting of condign vengeance upon the
offenders, not merely because it is
Just, but also because the lesson is
needed.
It Is utterly Impossible as society
and business are organized to avoid
these trust relations, and they are be
coming more extensive and vital every
day. It is therefore absolutely neces
sary to protect the dependence ot the
many upon the comparatively few
trusted agents and to make the terrors
of the law real and unescapable.
ROOSEVELT THE 1SSCE.
Secretary Taft's notable speech in
Maine pushes into ' paramount place
the Issue "whether in the coming con-
giesslonal election President Roosevelt
Is to be indorsed and given a vote of
confidence or repudiated and crippled
In the work he has In hand. It is pre
cisely the point which the president
himself has centered his efforts to
raise in the mind of the people la the
present political contest,, and which
Indeed is involved in the very nature
of things. '
With the ODDOsltlon leadership al
ready bestirring itself ;wlth unwonted
eagerness for the1 national struggle
two years hence, a democratic major
ity in congress would ' Inevitably put
forth its supreme efforts in partisan
obstruction and to discredit .the admin
Istratlon. It has never failed at the
corresponding Juncture to dp so, and
it never was under such great tetupta
Uou as It will be during the term of
the next cuiigresaV Already the air is
being filled with insinuation and belit
tlement of the Roosevelt policy and
record, and it would be in the power
of a democratic congress by partisan
investigations and hostile - tactics
gravely to interrupt, if not wholly to
paralyze, the work In which the ad
ministration has been and is bo loyally
and successfully engaged.
The only possible chance of such an
outcome lies in the overconfidence and
negligence of the voters, who at heart
overwhelmingly approve Hhe, leader
ship of Theodore Roosevelt and wajit
it to go on unhampered, or in their
failure to appreciate the practical con
sequences ot democratic victory. Even
a serious reduction ot the republican
majority would stimulate effort to em
barrasa tho-administration4 efid : to
weaken the movement -for asserting
public authority over great corpora
tion Interests and the equal enforce
ment of the law upon hit.
war oo tu liscolsi
The Information 'comes from Lin
coln that Governor Mickey has re
quested an opinion from Attorney
Oeneral Brown as to whether the
Board of Fire and Police Commission
ers "for the city of 8outh Omaha has
authority to revoke a license to sell
liquor In that city for law violation
without previous conviction In a court.
and whether, also, It has authority to
refuse to re-lssua a license for another
year, basing the refusal on failure to
obey the law during the preceding
year.
The question suggests Itself to every
thoughtful cltlsen, Why should tne
people ot South Omaha have to go to
Lincoln to find out how to Issue or re
voke liquor licenses, or for directions
on any other matter of purely local
self-government? This Is the Inevita
ble consequence of having a governor-
ppotnted fire and police board, which
means the transfer of the administra
tion of those departments of municipal
government from South Omaha to Lin
coln. The same situation exists, aiso,
with reference to the Omaha Board ot
Fire and Police Commissioners, which
looks to the government at Lincoln as
Its fountain-head rather than the peo
ple of Omaha, who are the. only ones
directly concerned.
No more striking object lesson In
favor ot municipal home rule could
have been presented than the appeal
to Lincoln for Instruction as to the
management of police and excise af
fairs In South Omaha.
SPOlLltiO it alL.
And now comes Judge Edgar How
ard and spoils it all.
The veracious Judge assures us that
the Wild West tales about Mayor
"Jim's" stunts in New York are every
one of them fanciful fiction ot lurid
reporters and that Mayor "Jim" con
ducted himself "with decorum" all
during the trip, doing nothing of
which a citizen ot Omaha would not
approve. The only consolation which
Judge Howard leaves us out of all the
air castles Is the corroborated testl-
... n . ST T MM
mony that ne oia lasso m.t. dui
although "this exhibition was given
merely for the amusement of his own
friends and was not witnessed by
others."
This public proclamation by Judge
Howard may be in the interest of the
truth, of history, but It is surely hu
miliating and disappointing to the
Manila nf Mavnr "Jim" at home. It
makes us all feel as If we had gotten
something by false pretenses In the
unearned and undeserved advertising
lavished on the honored chief execu
tive of our city. What is the use of
having a cowboy mayor if 'he cannot
ride down Broadway on a broncho with
a rope hanging from the pommel of his
saddle and six-shooters sticking out of
both hip pockets?
We had been led to believe that
Mayor "Jim" would bring back as
trophies of his expedition a few bulls
and bears lassoed on Wall street, and
at least a couple of Tammany tiger
kittens to install as ornaments along
with the glastlcutuses overhanging the
city hall. It seems that he will bring
back only a silk tile and a frock coat.
The high water mark attendance
npon the Nebraska State fair at Lin
coln ought to mean the high water
mark of the State fair revenues, pro
vided none of the revenues are di
verted or intercepted. And with a
full treasury the State fair manage
ment ought to be able to get along for
a year or two without harassing the
legislature to hand over money taken
out pt the taxpayers' contributions to
the public' treasury. A self-support
ing state fair is quite within the range
of possibilities If the legislature will
enly shut down hard and fast on all
further requisition for appropriations.
The names of a lot ot candidates
who should have withdrawn will ap-
oear on the official primary ballots be
cause the time has expired in which
theyvmight have pulled off. The tact
Is, most ot these names should never
have been filed, but . the privilege of
free advertising is too much of a
temptation for the professional office
seeker and our primary law leaves the
door wide open for those after this
sort ot notoriety.-
The advertising department of the
Union Pacific announces that it has
prepared a pamphlet to disseminate in
formation about all the towns oa me
Harrlman system. People who want
information about the earnings and
dividends of the Harriman stocks,
however, are left to take what tips
they can get from any available source
at their own risk.
Now that a new treaty with New
taundland Is being considered some
steps should be taken to keep Senator
Lodge on the reservation and prevent
him from going on the warpath for
the fishermen ot Cape Cod.
With call money at 20. per cent, the
average Wall street speculator can
hardly be expected to feel Jubilant, but
the man whose cash is in western in
vestments will waste little sympathy
on the plunger this year.
The promptness with which the sul
taa of Morocco agreed to the extradi
tion o,f . Stensland shows that he wants
no man ia his realm better able thaa
himself to connect with other people's
money.
Irrigators who object to lower duties
on Philippine sugar should not be sur
prised to find a fiasaber ot their former
friends in Opposition when bther fa
vors are to be asked for the arid west.
Rnenah for the Sennon,
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Bar association wisely decided 10
postpone the Insurance debate until th
next convention. The Insurance factions
are furnishing all the debate the country
can stand at present.
Small Ends of Graft.
Baltimore Amerlcsn.
At last the pettiest grafters
t'nlted States service have been
In th
dlsoov-
ered. They are persons who steal franked
envelope from the government printing
office In order to avoid payment for postage
stamps.
Time for Co-Operntlon.
Chicago Record-Herald,
reople who have no scales msy catch the
short-weight Iceman by means of a meas
ure. People who have scales might do a
little experimenting with all sorts of sup
plies. That will encourage dealers who
have not realised hitherto that they were
skimping snd who are anxious now to co
operate with the city sealer. The more
Seneral th co-operation the better th
nance for correcting regrettable errors
which everybody deplores.
Eqaal Right for All.
Kansas City Star.
Tha prime objeot, of this railroad law
Is ethical In It nature. It Is designed to
accord the small shipper the same privileges
and Immunities as the large shipper.
Equity and Justice and a recognition of
the rights of others is the basic principle
of all rate legislation. The- moral ob
ligation of all to obey the law to the letter
Is unquestionable. Such a course will con
serve the Interests of th railroads vastly
more than to pursue a policy of retaliation
evasion or defiance.
Last Chapter of Disappointment.
Springfield Republican.
The bare announcement that the old
Junk, left of hundreds of thousands of dol
lars' worth of machinery taken to Panama
by the French, will be sold for some $0,000,
writes the word "finis" to an unparalleled
tragedy ot disappointment, betrayal and
ruin. It Is the last word of the French
effort to build the canal. A special report
of this old junk was published last Win
ter and showed how the money of the
thrifty French shareholder had been
squandered In lll-deslgned and unnecessary
contrivances, often useless to the point of
absurdity. . ..
Orereonddenee la "Good Men.'
Indianapolis News.
Really there ought to be no such thing
as directors leaving everything to the presi
dent of a bank or other fiduciary concern
because "he is such a good man; so pious
and faithful In church attendance," and
all that. Some of the worst failures of
recent years have been due to that sort
of overconfidence. Men subjected to large
temptations should Invariably be under
real and regular examination and scrutiny.
This Implies no reflection on their Integ
rity. But It la a tremendous moral safe
guard alike for them and th Interests
that are Involved.
Trustworthy Business Barometers.
Philadelphia Record.
Insolvency statistics constitute one of the
most trustworthy barometers of the state
ot trade; for1 panics and depressions are
always preceded by losses which are re
fleeted In tha tables of commercial mor
tality. It Is an Important fact, therefore.
that Bradstreet's tables show, that th In
solvencies last month, were smaller than In
any preceding. mon(hf for seven years. Th
aggregate liabilities .were swelled by th
suspension or the Real Estate Trust com
pany her and the Milwaukee Avenu bank
In Chicago. But omitting these, the total
of liabilities, like the number of Insolven
cies, Is exceptionally small
MR. BRYAN'S BLIND POOL.
Most Mysterious Ever Organised fey
Mlsa-nlded Politicians.
New York World (dem.)
What Is the mystery of Bryan's extraor
dinary popularity T Borne of it Is undoubt
edly personal. Mr. Bryan is a wholesome.
hearty chap, full of red blood and th milk
of human kindness. Like Kipling's Fussy
Wuxiy. he Is a first-class fighting man, and
most Americana like a man who Is ready
to battle for his beliefs, no matter whether
he be right or wrong. Mr. Bryan has much
of that personal charm which mad Henry
Clay the, best beloved man of his genera
tion, but which could never mak him
president. And at a time when oratory Is
In a stat of decay he Is an exceptionally
clever and forceful public speaker. AU thi
serves to account for th admiration ot
thousands of Individuals, but does It ex
plain why a great, historical party persists.
despit IU terrible -defeats under his leader'
ship, In making him Its candidal, tor
president again two years In advance of
the nominating convention? Does It ex
plain why' all factions of that party
should frensiedly unit upon him as their
standard bearer and begin the campaign
of 1908 In the summer ot 1906 T.
Are not the democrats of th country, by
their folly and stupidity, tying their own
hands and closing the door of opportunity
upon themselves? So far as it lies In their
power, they have .made Mr. Bryan their
candidate for president In 1908 without
knowing what issues may be before th
country two year bene or what Mr.
Bryan's attitude toward those Issues will
be. Must not every speech he makes from
today until election day In 1908 necessarily
be a campaign speech? Must not every
word he utter Inevitably commit his party?
HI oversealous followers hav given him
carta blanche to tnak his Issues, fram
the platform and shape the campaign. In
deed, they have given him a blank power
of attorney to manage tb affairs of th
democratic party for tha next two years
and commit It to any policy, idea, fad or
mistake he pleases, and this in th nam of
politics. -I not "extraordinary" a mild
word with which tq describe such a situa
tion? Nobody will deny Mr. Bryan's personal
popularity.' It Is - probably nowhere
stronger than In his own state, where h
la best known. But. loving Mr. Bryan and
voting for his principles er different pair
of sleeve. . Anybody doubting It Is Invited
to examine the Nebraska electtona for th
last ten years. In 1890 Mr. Bryan carried
his state by 1J.676. In 1900 Mr. McKlnley
carried, t by 7.82S. In 104 Mr. Rnoaevelt
carried' it by M,6s Every congressmsn
and every state officer Is a republican.
Ever western state that Mr. Bryan carried
In 1896 is now republican on national Issues.
The west may still love Mr. Bryan, but it
prefers to elwct republicans to office, de
clining t9 mix Its affections with Its politics.
A ISu reception to William J. Bryan, th
distinguished American orator. Journalist
and prlvtta clllxen. Is on tbjng, but a 19U6
ovation ta William, J. Bryan, th nxt
democratic candidal for president, la tiulte
another. It Is the most mysterious "blind
pool" ever organised by misguided poli
ticians. It Is th most Impolitic, foolish
abdication of power on th part of a great
political organisation ever recorded In the
history of th t'nlted State. Even th
partisan of Louis Napoleon waited until
they hsd elected him president before they
made him a dictator, but th democrat of
th United States are oompleuly abdicating
their self-control and party self-government
by making Mr. Bryan their party
dictator before they hav sleeted him to
anything. ''A mad world, y anast,"
SXjHffSHSSl1HiS.nS
IN MEMORIAM.
i .
Asafeltloa ead Aggressive. Jf
Norfolk News.
Edward Rosewater was aggressive. He
was never still, and he never allowed thlnxt
to lag for one moment, lit was also am
bitious. The one bright hope In bis life
was thst he might st some time, repre
sent the state of Nebraska as t'nlted States
senator. But his aggresslvene'ss and his
ambition did not go well together. A poli
tician who hopes to win can not take the
aggressive life. It seems, and the results
of training The Bee's guns on various
politicians and ruhllc men whom he did
not approve, cost the veteran editor th
toga which he sought.
' Warm and Trne Friend.
York Times,
Today the bitterness of enmity Is for
gotten snd malice and detraction are swal
lowed up In awe and admiration of the
mighty genius, the matchless energy, the
Indomitable spirit, all so suddenly quenched.
Hon. Edward Rosewater was the foremost
Journalist In th west, the most widely
known and Influential cltlsen of the state of
Nebraska. This high position he worked
out himself, unaided by money or Influential
friends. He stood apart from the common
field where men fought and joined hands
In Insincere friendship, and from his lonely
eminence dealt crushing blows. But he
was as warm and true In his friendships
as he was unyielding and dangerous to his
enemies and the few Instances of his sever
ity are outnumbered and overshadowed by
generous and kind deeds.
A Born Fishier.
Fremont Tribune.
Ever since he founded his newspaper In
174, he has been a militant fore In the
life of his city and state. Pugnacious by
nature he was never satisfied to permit af
fairs to drift. He was ever ready to sug
gest, aid and direct. Ha was as free to
critlclie, and this dominant characteristic
led him Into many fierce newspaper and po
litical battles. He was. in fact, a born
fighter. He had a vigorous command of
language and a tenacious memory that
combined to, make him a formidable foe.
As a cltlsen Mr. Rosewater was public
spirited and generous. He did a man's
share in the work of building a city and a
state. The Impress of his life will be in
delibly stamped on the history of Nebraska.
Convictions and Conrswge.
Nebraska City News.
But few If any men have ever stamped
their Individuality so thoroughly on a
new state as did Mr. Rosewater on Ne
braska. He was a man of convictions
and had the courage to fight for those
convictions. As a writer he was one of
the ablest the state has ever known, and
as an editor was recognised throughout
the civilised world. He wa on of the
great newspaper men of the world. These
words are not written today because of
the death of Mr. Rosewater, but the News
has said the same while he was alive
and Mr. Rosewater was no friend of the
News.
Died In the Harness.
Central City Republican.
From the cradle to the grave his life
was one great battle. A poor emigrant
he became one of the flrt men of the
nation. . He stemmed the tide so bravely
that he shows head and shoulders above
the warring elements that sought to over
whelm htm. The long tory of his life
is Nebraska history. Now that It ia all
over his enemies fade from view and his
splendid traits of character ' stand oat
In bold relief. The permanent valu of
his labors is assured, but their full meaa
ura cannot yet be calculated.- Ha goes
now to sleep with th unconquered ones
and humbly w do tribute to his memory,
Bis Great Heritage.
Kearney Hub.
"He Is gone and forever!" He fought
the good light. He kept th faith. In
hi day he mad more enemies than any
publlo man In Nebraska or the west. He
died without an enemy. He had con
quered them all. He had conquered him
self, because hs had lived to see the
futility of living for revenge upon his
enemies. H who had been maligned
who had been misunderstood, who had
been reviled and misjudged. In his Isst
days came into the greatest heritage of
understanding, of good will, of apprecla
tlon. He has done a great work. The
Omaha Be was the creation of this
genius, his energy and his persevering
determination. What more fitting than
that, with a Ufa work so well done and
his own name and fame secure, he should
ceas from his labors and enter into rest
not as his fellow cttisens would havo
willed or as he himself would have
planned, but aa Ood willed?
Void ia Newspaper World.
Omaha Labor Advocate.
The entire community was startled
Friday morning by th announcement
that Hon. Edward Rosewater was
found dead In his office in th
Bee building. On every hand were heard
expressions of the keenest regret,' even
those who had been his sworn enemies
for years Instantly feeling th loss sua
talned by Omaha and th west. Time only
can demonstrate tha void In the newspaper
world and In politics that Mr. Rosewater'
death will create, but this much la cer
tainthat the working class have lost on
of their, best and most' powerful friends
in this country. Himself of the proletariat,
his heart has ever been thoroughly In sym
pathy with tb clats from which he sprung.
Being In thorough sympathy with the alms
of organised labor, he wit ever ready with
hi pen and vole to aid th labor move'
menu In particular will his loss be felt
by th printers, with whom he has been
on such Intimate terms for many years.
To the employes of The Be hi loss will
seem mors Ilk that of a father than a
"boas," for ha was ever ready to listen to
a just grievance, and many a petty Injus
tice practloed by som on Usser In
authority had ben righted by "th old
man."
Big Man Mentally.
Nebraska City News.
Nebraska has lost one of Its largest,
mentally, and widest known men in the
death of Edward Rosewater, who died ao
suddenly In one of the rooms In The Bee
building. No doubt if he could have beee
consulted and known tha finger of death
was to be laid upon him that he would
hav chosen that as the place where h
paMed hia last moments on earth, except
that he would have asked that he be sur
rounded by his wife and family. Tb Be
building Is his monument. Mr. Rosewater
was a big man mentally. He was a strong
man politically and he posessed all those
qualifications that enable a man to mak a
winning fight and compel th world to
racognis him as a factor.
Islssse Always for Good.
Blair Pilot,
Hi work is finished, but th influenc of
th life of Edward Rosewster, not only on
Omaha and Nebraska, but on the nation,
will llv as long aa history, and his Inuu
nc was always exerted for the good.
He was a remarkable man and bis death
may well be looked upon as a national loss,
because for years hs has been high up la tho
councils of his party from a national stand,
point, and on many occasions has ho been
sent for to go to Wastftngton that his Ideas
might be obtained on matters pertaining te
the wUar of th nation.
COMMENT ON NEBRASKA POLITICB
Crete Vedette-Herald; Barge's book. "A
Pars J 4 a Bribe," ought to be used r-T
Thtwnpson. Hitchcock and 8hallenberger,"
as a text book during the campaign.
Banoroft Blade rep): Th republican
stste convention did the proper thing by
turning down Secretary of State .Oalusha.
If It had continued a little further and
dropped Eaton and Bearle It wviold hav
been still better.
Kearney Hub (rep): Let us hope for
the credit of the .republican party In Ne
braaka that the day of stalking horses ha
passed, with the last stat convention, to
be seen no more forever. Half a dosen
strong state delegations were tied up In
this msnner. with the delegstes hand
cuffed and hobbled so far an carrying out
the wishes of their oanstltutents were
concerned or for that matter of acting
upon their own Inclinations or convictions.
The stalking horse Is a mighty poor poli
tical proposition and the man who assumes
the role has no comforting reflection after
he haa played It to his own discredit.
Blue Valley Blade (rep.): The agitation
for a two-cent rate on the railroads Is ill
flapdoodle. It you travel very much you
can now buy mileage books for two and
one-half cents per mile. The real need Is
reduction of about thirty-three and one-
third per cent In the freight rntes of this
state. The freight rat touches every
man, woman and child In the country, and
there is no reason why Nebraska should
pay one-third more for freight than her
sister states of Kansas, Iowa snl Mis
souri. Get at th vital point, which
amounts to millions a year and you will
save enough Jo pay four cents a mile for
all you hav. to travel.
Albion News: It Is only necessary for
the railroads to elect seventeen members
of the state senate to absolutely block any
legislation which doea not suit them. This
Is all that Is left them to work for this
fall. Th people are going to scrutinise
the candidates for both branches of the
legislature most carefully this time, and
are going to elect those whom they believe
will best represent th peolc'a Interest.
Even the fact that a United States senator
Is at stake will not be sufficient to hold
the voters In line for their party nomine
unless he represent the "square deal" prin
ciples. Nebraska's Internal Interests are
paramount to her Interests in th national
congress. ' t
Sioux City Tribune (Ind.): Nebraska
republicans have voluntarily incorporated
Into their platform a plank demanding that
railway property within cities and vlllsgea
shall be assessed ss other property for city
and village purposes. This proposition Is
one which Mr. Rosewater. haa bed before
several legislatures under th nam "termi
nal taxation," but th railway lobby has
always been too potent. Th Idea Involved
In this plsnk Is Important enough to at
tract the attention of other state legis
latures. A rsllroad has the same mu
nicipal advantages, th aam fir and po
lice protection, as a . similar amount of
other property, and ought to be obliged to
pay municipal taxes) In proportion to Its
actual value. Under th present system
of taxation no benefit Is derived by th
city from' the location of the terminals,
and in many Instances they escape taxa
tion altogether. The demand of the Ne
braska plank seems reasonable.
Columbus Journal (rep.)t On behalf of
Nebraska farmer w deny that th farm
are of Nebraska ar "against th rail
roads," as has been chsrged by som
leaders In both political parties. What
the farmers and shippers of Nebraska want
are reasonable rates and a square deal
all around. They bellev that twelve cents
I too high a rate, for Instance from Co
lumbus to Omaha. They bellev that a
carload of coal from the west should be
sold at least as cheap in Columbus as It
Is sold In Omaha after being hauled
through Columbus and nearly one hun
dred miles farther. They believe that th
shipper who pays hundreds) of dollars a
year to the railroads In freight 'shou'd
rid nearly as cheap as th political Oxer
who never contribute a cant In freight nor
pay, a cent for his transportation. They
realise that their valuable lands would
be almost valueless without tha railroad
to market their produce. They feel that
the man who drive the engine and the
man who turns th brake on th train that
carries their grain and live stock to mar
ket la really doing one part of th "farm
work." They, know If anything I done
to Injure their railroad "farm hands."
that the injury will be felt at once on the
farm. But on the other hand they do
not want the fellows working In th trans
portation department Of their big co
operative productive enterprise to i try to
"run the whole works" or to collect more
than their share of th profits. All they
want Is that the people, the public, who
are bigger than the Whole productive sys
tem, should appoint managers who shall
see that th profits ar justly divided
among th various classes of, workers
And In the long run It will be best ro
ths railroads themselves to submit to sue'
regulation as will Insure"' them a reason
able profit on -Jthelr actual Investments
wisely and ' eco'nomlcally managed. The
attitude of the shipper Snd the farmr and
the public generally should be snd must
be pro-railroad, even when considered from
a selfish standpoint. '
PERSONAL NOTICS.
Charles Dsnar Gibson Is seeking a sudo
In Psrts after a tour of JJts great art gal
leries of Italv and Spain. He acknowledged
being a sufferer from hofneslcknes snd
would hav returned to America but for
the persuasion of friends.
Dr. T. D. Bancroft pf Denver. Colo.. Is
touring the cast In an effort to rats money
for free homes for poor consumptives. Mr.
Bancroft .has had an In'tereatlng caseer. In
ric with John Brown and a
personal acquaintance with Abraham Lin
coln. " '
Banker Stensland will not only hav to
face the rausio but It will be of a quality
te suggest that he do som lively dancing.
Secretary FrederickHartsell ot the Mc
Klnley National Memorial association has
tent out a call for a meeting of the trus
tees In Canton. O., on October 4.
The new king of Bengal has been crowned
at Calcutta with all kinds ot royal pomp.
His name Is 8urandrnath Banerje and
he was tb leader of the agitation against
the division of the province of Bengal Into
two lieutenant governorships, which went
Into effect October 16 last.
INDIA AND CEYLON
The name (Joseph Tetley Co.) on every package of Teller's Tea In
sures every buyer against impurity. The ouly way to get acquainted with
its deliclousness is by trying it.
McCORD-BRADY CO., Wholesale Agents, Omaha.
7
McKibbin it all
HAT.
You don't
pay extra for "name" or
reputation". You par
for HAT only. Pay he
other fellow" another two
for the name if you WISH.
If you want to SAVE it buy
DEMOCRACY. KEYNOTE.
Kansas City Times! The Nebraskans
have stayed with Mr. Brysn since he left
the Prlniess Irene. . This will compensate
to some degree for the way they left him In
1900.
Kansas Cliy Stnr: The railroads alone are
to blame if a ma a of Mr. Bryan's luminous
magnetism finds It easy) to create senti
ment In favor of such a regrettable propo
sition. St. Lonls Qlobe-Democrat: Th money
question. Mr. Bryan says, has been quieted
hy "unexpected conditions." This seems
to be another name for a big republican
majority In the electoral college.
Minneapolis Journal: ' Strange that Mr.
Bryan should come home and repudiate
free silver just when the republican ad
ministration Is buying silver. . William
thrives most vigorously in opposition.
Philadelphia Record: The campaign which
resulted In the election of William Henry
Harrison "Tippecanoe and ' Tyler too"
lasted thirteen months, and so far Is th
longest presidential campaign on record.'
But Mr. Bryan has commenced his cam
paign more than twenty-six months before
the date when he la to be elected presi
dent. Buffalo Express: Bryan had sounded
public opinion on the idea of a combined
federal' and state ownership of railrads In
an Interview given out while he was In
EWope. Apparently he judged from' the
fact that no serious criticism wsS made ot
it that It would prove popular. He U
evidently disappointed and chagrined, now
that he has definitely committed himself
to the proposition, to find how greatly tu
has startled and amased the conservative
men of his party whom he Is not anxious
to placate. Nothing cuts a serious man Ilk
ridicule, and the realisation that he has
brought ridicule upon himself evidently
has stung Bryan deeply. A greater contrast
could hardily be Imagined than that be
tween th triumphant, self-satisfied speech
followin- his enthuslutln rmnHnn In W.w
York anri th hltt .11,., r.4M .
at the meeting In the rooms of the Demo
cratic olub on Saturday night. - It was a
strange Ending to a political chapter which
was begun with so much joyous good will
and harmony.
Sl'NNY CiEMS.
K nicker Did h rise from nothing?
Booker Yes; you might say that nature
dealth him from the bottom of the pack.
New York Times.
First Constituent WM1, Senator Lots
mun always talks sense, anyway.
Second Constituent Yes, but he always
thinks dollars. Chicago Tribune.
Mrs. Borelng Imagination What is im
agination? Mr. Borelng It la that faculty, my dear,
which makea men believe that marriage is
bliss. Judge.
' "Poor man," exolatmed the good-hearted
old woman, "to what do you attribute your
craving for drink? Is It hereditary?"
"No, ma'am," replied Weary Willie: "It's
thirst." Philadelphia Ledger.
"Who Is that extremely plain woman
over there by th window?"
"That' the woman who lectures on th
evils of the kissing habit." Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Venus of Mtlo gav a despairing cry.
"I'm out of th race, girls!" she ex
claimed. "How do you ever suppose I can
fasten a waist buttoned down the back? "
Baltimore American.
"What's the mater, my boy? You look
discouraged."
"1 am. My bos sinvlted me out to hi
house to dinner a few evenings ago."
"Well, that'a not ao bad."
"You don't understand. I accepted his
invitation, and I'm afraid now that I'll
have to marry hia eldest daughter or lose
iiy job." Chicago Record-Herald.
MOON OK OOLDKItROD
Atlantio Monthly.
In the Moon of GMdenrod,
All the land with languor fill.
Dreamily the cricket chlrre;
Drowsily the locust whirrs;
Ceaselessly the katydid.
In the dusky branches hid.
All the night long shrills and shrills.
In th Moon of Ooldenrod.
In the Moon of Ooldenrod.
Every grass blade on th lawns
Bears Its cobweb streamer fin.
. Shimemrtng in th hasy shln;
Fairy hammocks, spider-spun,
- Lightly swaying in th sun.
Dewdrop-jeweied, grsoe th dawns
Of th Woon of Ooldenrod.
In the Moon of Ooldenrod,
Orchard branches, laden all.
Droop to touch the orchard graas.
And the harvest winds that pass
Pluck the fruit that mellow there,
Purpl plum and yellow pear,
Fling them to the lap of tall,
In th Moon of Ooldenrod.
In tha Moon of Ooldenrod, ,
Palely blue the aster blow '
Her and there, amid the green.
Of tha sumac-thicket seen,
Autumn's crimson banner tells
That th summer's citadels
Weaken to their overthrow, '
In the Moon of Ooldenrod. .
Ah. tha Moon of Ooldenrod!
Butterflies go drifting by
On their gorgeous painted wings.
Lovely. Idle, aimless thlngsi
Careless they that summer goes;
Heedless of Impending snows;
Lovers of today as I. . k
In the Moon ot Ooldenrod. . , .
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