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36,340 22 36,140
T 36,500 23 7 36,950
98,880 24 66,460
36,383 2 5 16,540
II 30,410 2f 35,100
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' Treasurer,
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WHEN OUT OP TO WW.
abacrlbers leaving; the city tem
porarily should fcave Thai Bee
mailed to them. Address will ho
cbaaged as oftea as requested.
. Every householder Is something of
a coal operator these days.
, Uneasy lies the head that wears the
crown, even In these twentieth century
uavg. '
1 The straw votes being cast for Fora
ker are not causing any drain on the
forage supply. "
Six weeks of winter yet to come,
according to Mr. Groundhog's official
weather forecast.
"There is nothing easier than lying"
says tho Philadelphia Record. Speak
ing from experience?
Like Banquo's ghost, the specter of
the Success league, In epite oC its ill
success, will not down. '
So far as the rice presidential noml
ratton Is concerned, the democratic
door of hope Is atill open.
Tho Nebraska farmer ha been look
ing for this snow and would even have
been glad to have welcomed It sooner.
Caruso lost 140,000 in a bank fail
ure, but ho need not be unduly cast
down. He can ettll raleo money on his
notes.
Finding the lid down tight in
Omaha, the ground hog had no trouble
in seeing that his shadow was on
straight.
The president la showing no disposi
tion to apologise to the American peo
ple because his views and conduct do
not please Senator Foraker.
Governor Johnson la still waiting for
a letter from Lincoln allowing him to
bava the Minnesota delegation in the
democratic national convention.
London milkmen have decided to
adopt an official song, to be sung af
regular meetings or tffe organisation.
How would "The Old Oaken Bucket"'
dof
Senator Piatt declares that he is fat
and happy, and adds. "I am about as
happy aa I am fat." He is not so fat
but what he can still hide behind a
elout cane.
Mayor "Jim" is not Just the kind of
a mayor we want for Omaha, but his
absence from the city does not give us
a substitute that la any marked im
provement. ThU proposition . to send the ex
presidents to The Hague is gaining
much support. The disposition of the
people is to reward ex-presidents, not
to punish them.
Hon. "Jim" . Jeffries has been ap
pointed a member of the committee to
welcome the fleet upon its arrival at
San Francisco. - "Jim" is a striking
figure at alf times.
."Countes,Saechenyi will be received
luv court when she goes to Austria,"
says the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Still, it is a little early to be hinting
about, divorce proceedings.
A Missouri editor is apologising be
cause he wrote "Mr. Bryan la the most
desirable candidate in Bight" and the
printer made It ' "Mr. Bryan . Is the
most durable candidate In eight."
That's no mistake,
Shocked as the civilized world I
over the tragic end of the life of King
Carina of Portugal, It must be ac
cepted as the natural and expected
culmination of a series of political dis
turbances that have kept Portugal
seething In a practical state of revolu
tion for many months. A three-cornered
conflict has been in progress
between the radicals, who desired the
overthrow of the monarchy and the
establishment of a republic; the minis
try, which sought certain constitu
tional concessions, and the king, who
persisted in asserting authority In the
face of the opposition of a majority
of his people.
King Carlos had been a stubborn
champion of his claims to absolutism.
He looked upon the revenues gained
by burdensome taxation as the per
sonal, perquisites of his kingly office
and used them to maintain a 'large
and luxurious court, despite the finan
cial abyss In front of the kingdom. He
persisted in using the army budget as
a private fund to be lavished on favor
ites. He refused to make any conces
sions In the matter of suffrage and
stoutly opposed every effort of the
people to secure representation in the
management of public affairs. Last
May he dissolved the Parliament be
cause the Parliament and the ministry
had united In a program of economic
reforms which contemplated a reduc
tlon of the kingly power. Since tha
time the revolution has been open and
growing.
Premier Franco, hailed as "the man
of the hour" in Portugal, whiter expos
ing the corruption, extravagance and
Incompetence of the monarchy, sought
to restore order through an improved
form of government by means quite
as drastic and radical as those cham
pioned by Carlos In defense of his
absolutism. The populace evidently re
fused to be satisfied with the Franco
program, commendable as it Is gen
erally conceded to have been, and
popular demand for reform and popu
lar protest against monarchial abuses
finally found vent In the brutal murder
of the king and the crown prince.
It is Impossible at this time and at
this distance to forecast intelligently
the Immediate effect of this tragedy.
Whether the influence that caused the
removal of King Carlos will be content
to seek relief and reform In govern
ment through the queen and the cabi
net or will press for the overthrow
of the monarchy remains to be seen.
But one thing seems certain, and that
is that another step, "blood-marked
though it be," has been taken toward
constitutional form of. government In
a march that has been In progress In
Europe for hundreds of years.
KEICPISO SOLDIERS IS CVBA.
The administration at Washington
has made' an eminently wise decision
that our troops shall not be immedi
ately withdrawn from Cuba as soon
as the affairs of that Island are turned
over to the natives one year hence.
When the island government is re
stored about 2,000 American troops
will be kept in the island, until such
time as the Cuban and American au
thorities are convinced that their serv
ices, even in a precautionary capacity,
are no longer needed. Governor Ma
goon and the other representatives of
the United States will retire from the
Islands, but the troops will stay over
five or six months at least.
This decision, it Is undet'slood, Is
based upon requests made by some of
the most representative citizens of
Cuba, men who are enthusiastically in
favor of the restoration of the Cuban
government, yet anxious that the in
dependence of the republic be estab
lished on a firm and stable basis. These
men fear that the premature with
drawal of the troops would be marked
by uprisings of the Cuban lnsurrectos
and a split between political factions
that might lead to an early overthrow
of the government. They want the
troops retained until the germ of stable
government has had time to spread
and the new officials get the machinery
of local affairs running smoothly. They
want Uncle Sam, in the form of his
army, to act the role of spectator while
the self-government experiment is
again conducted through the prelimi
nary stages. The Cub.-.u leaders and
the authorities at W.,iu!iigtci.i have
consequently agreed that it Is better
for the troops to remain a few months
after the official, evacuation of the is
land than to be compelled to respond
to a hurry call a little later.
BLOOD OH THE MOOX.
There la blood on -the mid-winter
moon.
Here comes the Dahlman Democracy
and challenges the Jacksonians to
mortal combat, accusing the latter of
being controlled by merely "alleged"
democrats suspected of treacherous
and traitorous designs upon the polit
ical life of Nebraska's great Com
moner, William Jennings Bryan.
According to the proclamation of
the Dahlmanltes, the have up to this
time been in a "conciliatory" mood.
with the carefully concealed purpose
"to avoid the expense, strife and con
tention" of the primary election for
which they have been loudly clamor
ing. But, finding their peace offering
rejected, the Dahlmanltes are now re
signed to the necessity of having a pri
mary, much as they would prefer not
to, and are girding themselves for the
fray.
For fear that some people might be
innocently misled, the Dahlmanltes
want it known far and wide that they,
the Dahlman Democratic club, chris
tened la the name of his honor.
Mayor "Jim," of lariat and other fame,
are. the only truly-labeled, blown-ln-
rel
the-bottte and burned-ln-the-cork
champions of Bryan, and that all oth
ers, no matter what their claims and
pretensions, are spurious, mlsbranded,
short-weighted and adulterated imita
tors of Bryan democracy.
With the gauntlet thus insolently
thrown at tbelr feet, it Is up to the
Jacksonians to come to the scratch or
be counted out and relegated to the
"Order of the Has Beens."
SKSATnR HALC SHOCKEb.
For lack of other bumper to stand
between the senate and legislation
most urgently demanded by the presi
dent, the senate is devoting a portion
of each day's session "to the revision
of the criminal code of the United
States. The need of this revision is
not questioned, as everyone knows
what a queer Jumble, conflicting and
confusing, they present, but the neces
sity of considering It at this time is
not apparent. However, developments
have shown that even In such a dry
subject opponents of President Roose
velt can find occasion for criticising the
administration. Senator Hale, for in
stance, has just been terribly shocked
by the discovery that a form of slavery
exists among the natives in some por
tions of the Philippine Islands.
In the consideration of the revision
of the code one senator moved to
strike out the provision prohibiting
lavery In the United States. The mo
on drew out the fact that slavery still
exists in certain parts of the Philip
pines. Senator Hale was promptly and
properly wrought up and declared:
If that monstrous condition exists today
and has received the sanction of this gov
ernment or of the senate, It certnlnly has
not been appreciated by me. It may be
beca.use I have been careless and have not
watched the progress of things, but. I have
not been aware tb,at In our beneficent work
of civilizing and converting and building
up the Philippine inlands as a community
we have considered as ona of the atcpa
necessary In this march of benevolence and
beneficence to recognize human slnvery and
polygamy. 1 do not think the secretary of
war, who Is a man of very wide under'
standing, a good lawyer and a patriotic
man, has ever considered that that eondl
lion nbsolves hint from reporting from time
to time us to conditions In the Philippine
Islands, which reports, either direct or
through the president, are supposed to
tome to both bodies of congress. I am
not prepared to say thaf the War depart
ment has suppressed Important facts and
conditions In the Philippine Islands which
boar upon the public sentiment with re-
gard to those islands. Tho presumption
Is that wo have been told the whole truth
and that tho government there Is in i
degree, you may say, almost despotic; yet
I think It always has recognised, and
hope It always will recognize, the fact that
every condition must be reported fully to
congress for Its action.
Senator Hale's confession of ignor
ance as to conditions in the Philippines
Is far from creditable. He has been
an active participant in all discussions
relating to Philippine affairs, and it is
difficult to understand how ' he sue
cceded in -missing what Is known by
the entire country that slavery exists.
In certain forms, in the Sulu group of
the Philippines, and exists by virtue
of an agreement entered Into by the
eultan of 6 Sulu and General Bates,
representing the United States author!
ties, during McKlnley's time. This
agreement was considered absolutely
essential to any step looking to the
pacification of the Sulus. It Is a form
of bondage, more religious than com
mercial, which is being rapidly stamped
out. It was recognized as one of the
necessary steps In changing the cus
toms of hundreds of generations
among pagan savages.
No effort has been 'made to conceal
this "monstrous condition," and the
progress of the Sulus and their break
ing away from old customs has been
treated in nearly every official report
made on conditions in the Islands.
While the system of slavery in the
Sulu group Is in process of extinction
there is Just about enough of it left
to furnish a pretext for carping at the
administration.
Over in South Omaha the city attar
ney has made a ruling that candidates
for the school board 'are not to be
nominated by direct primary under the
Nebraska law. Last fall, however,
candidates for the school board In
Omaha were nominated by primary
election and went oil the ticket by vlr
tue of that nomination. Inasmuch as
the law makes no difference between
Omaha and South Omaha in' this re
spect, the difference must be in the
lawyers.
Nebraska has In Its permanent
school funds over 17,700,000, of which
nearly half Is loaned out by the pur
chase of their bonds to other states
from Alabama and Massachusetts to
Utah and Colorado. If there is any
good reason why more than $3,000,000
belonging to Nebraska taxpayers
should be used to help out the taxpay
ers of other states we would like to
hear it.
The only democratic congressman
from Nebraska broke into a discussion
of the deficiency appropriation the
other day with a defense of Bryan and
Bryanism. He has followed thla up
by making a few remarks on the tariff
on paper and paper pulp while the
Indian bill was under consideration.
After a few more tries he may get
down to the subject in hand.
Note the difference between Presi
dent Rooseveltjs attitude toward cor
rupters of good government and that
of Colonel Bryan toward Roger Sulli
van, whom he accused only a short
time ago of having asphyxiated the
democratic party In Illinois.
- The Increase In Omaha bank clear
ings shown by the comparative weekly
and monthly statement must be grati
fying to all of us, but It should be re
membered that the local clearing
house now Includes four banks In
South Omaha In Its membership which
were not members a year ago. This
may account for a large part, If not all
of the increase.
In discussing the agitation for laws
guaranteeing bank deposits, John For
ean, one of the leading bankers of
Chicago, says:
If all deposit! are to be guaranteed, the
banker may ask himself, why not risk
them In trying to make himself rich, see
Ing no one In particular will be the loser?
This Is not particularly compllmen
tary to the bankers, out It raises a
point advocates of the deposit guar
anty plan cannot afford to overlook.
ine Boston Transcript, reports a
Providence wedding as "uniting two of
the greatest manufacturing families In
Rhode Island and also uniting two of
the three great fortunes of the state."
Commercialism is certainly run wild
when a Boston paper cites Bradstreet
Instead of Browning in reporting matri
monial mergers.
The limit of patience has about been
reached with those members of con
gress who spend much time In calling
the speaker a czar and abusing him for
his alleged autocratic use of his power
The speaker has only such power as
the house gives him by the votes of a
majority of lt members.
Democrats are poking fun at Gen
eral Grosvenor betause he , predicts
that Bryan .will have but 166 votes In
the electoral college. They would en
Joy their sport more If It were not for
the fact that "Old FIggers" has a rec
ord for getting mighty close to the ac
tual results.
Miss Ida Tarbell asserts that the
recent paalc was caused by women
who spend all the money they can get
and have not learned to save or econo
mize. As the women cannot vote and
are not running for office the explana
tion will do, at least until after No
vember.
"Mr. Bryan never makes any sacrl
flees for his party" says the New York
World. Unjust. Mr. Bryan will have
to cancel at least ten lecture, dates
worth $500 each, In order to serve his
party as chaperone at the Denver con
ventlon.
The New York World has figured
out that It cost the country $150 a
minute to maintain congress. Yes
and the financial cost is not the great
est feature of the burden.
The court-martial ehould acquit
General Stoessel, It Is certain that he
held out as long as possible, since bis
wife was selling chickens at $4 each
and milk at 1 a quart.
The illuminating example set by
Colonel Bryan Itl 'embracing Roger
Sullivan seems to have been altogether
lost on the belligerent Dahlmanltes
and the Jacksonians.
With both our United States sena
tors natives of Iowa, is it any wonder
that the Iowa plan of dispensing fed
eral patronage Is likewise to be trans
planted In Nebraska?
The best reason that the United
States and Japan will not engage In
war Is that they have nothing Just
now to fight about.
"Park Bar'l" Empty.
Philadelphia Preas.
There are going to be no public build
lngs handed out by congress thla year.
so that we shall bo compelled to keep
the fires of patriotism going ivlth gov.
ernment free seeds.
Pass 'Km In.
Louisville Courier-Journa',.
in avoid neart disease, suys a spe
cialist, "do not' allow your troubles to
prey upon your mind." In other worda,
promise the bill collector everything he
wants and let htm worry up a case of
cardiac paralysis If lie likea. .
Clarar Bands Most Go.
St. Paul Ploneer-Presa.
The cigar band la an imposition on good
nature. It la economic waste. It puts a
premium on selfishness. It promotes bad
temper. And altogether it Is a highly Im
moral agent. It la a nuisance to be abated
and a cancer to be extirpated by the Soci
ety for the Suppression of Vice.
Rlvalrr In Saval Prog-rams.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The German Reichstag has voted to per
mlt the government to spend $100,000,
000 annually durlngthe next ten year
In carrying out its naval program. This
wlil make It necessary for the British
Parliament to vote to spend at least $110,-
000,000 annually in strengthening Eng
land's navy.
Hapa Scoots far Caver.
Portland Oregonian.
A message of dire Import came rumbling
under the aea a few day ago all the
way from London to New York. It waa
from the syndicate of the former city
that controls the entire output of dia
monds from two of the greatest diamond
mines of Africa, to a diamond importing
company of the latter saying that the
present price of diamonds will 4e main
tained at all hazarda.
Kahlalt Aamber Oae.
St. Lui Globe-Democrat.
While Mr. Bryan la on the subject of
third battle he might offer the Ne
braska returns as an instructive exhibit.
Mr. Bryan received in his own state In
! a total of 116,, and in 100 the
figures declined to 114,011. In 104
Parker, got but (2.821 In Nebraska anil
there waa a separate populist votu of 20.
518. Mr. Bryan la the favorite son of
two parties in Nebraska and baa reduced
both to a frazzle.
Promoting- Conversation.
Boston Globe.
By the aid of electricity the American
people now exchange yearly hundreds of
millions of telephone talks. They probably
use the telephone ten times aa much aa
they do the telegraph. And the telegraph
ia also utilised more thanver. If It were
not for the telephone and telegraph, how
ever, the pieces of mall matter In our poat-
office would be so Increased that In the
large cities many thousands of messenger
bo s would be required to deliver tha com-
nu.Ucattons now sent in a single day ever
the telephone wires.
o rnninETi ai, firi.kq lik,
Important Qualification of eeretry
Taff for the Presidency.
Providence tR. I.) Journal (rep.).
One peculiar qualification which Mr. Tsft
has for the presidency Is derived from his
Judicial career. The president Is more than
a parly leader, move than an executive
officer; his potency far transcends the
n-.ere prerogatives of his position. Z?sl
for reform Is desirable, but It should bp
accompanied by balanced judgment. Mr.
Roosevelt's chief weakness Is the essen
tially partisan nature of tils temperament.
Whatever he believes, he believes so strenu
ously that he will not admit there can be
any honest difference of opinion. This
characteristic has been of service to him In
forcing through constructive legislation In
the face of an Indifferent or even hostile
congress. On tlie other hand. It has led
hint Into errors which have too frequently
alienated those heartily drslrous of sup
porting him. Mr. Taft has been unjustly
characterised as a mere echo of Mr.
Roosevelt. Tliat he endorses Mr. Roose
velt's policies broadly speaking, lie has
himself made clear; Indeed, ho could hardly
have remained a member of the administra
tion on any other terms. But ho would
doubtless tarry these policies out In his
own way. Nor Is thereeany reason to sup
pose that they are not in the main approved
by the nation at large. The "reactionaries,"
so far as can be Judged, are in a distinct
minority. Most of the criticism which the
president has had to meet of late has been
based rather upon his methods than upon
his alms. Buch criticism would not apply
to Mr. Taft. A man who has filled a high
Judicial office ao satisfactorily as lie must
have the breadth and sanity of view which
enables him to look at all sides of a ques
tion. There need be little fear that he
would be "too rash, too unadvised, too
sudden," if he should become president.
The Kaoniox Mr, Bryan.
Washington Letter in New York Times
(Ind).
Mr. Bryan has handled his campaign on
this visit to Washington with consummate
skill, lie has taken a leaf out of the
Roosevelt book and has become master,
with a big stick. He has greeted every
one of the men who secretly cherished th
Intention of telling him that he ouglit to
be the Warwick and not the candidate of
the democracy with very much the sativ
sort of cheerful glare that John L. Built
van used to employ on his antagonists in
the ring. As a result that aecretly cher
lshed Intention has remained secret.
Mr. Bryan carried off the Newlands din
ner on just that plan. When the clgara
were reached and the guests moved out
to the smoking room Mr. Bryan took charge
of the conversation, and thereafter the
senators listened dutifully to what he had
to say.
He began by telling them he had heard
of but' one candidate for the presidency
who had been defeated three times; tha
there might have been a man defeated
four times, but he was absolutely certain
no man had ever been defeated on his fifth
campaign. Then, apropos, perhaps, of
something he felt In the atmosphere, he
told the story of a cowpuncher In Texas
who went unbidden to a ranch dance. The
floor manager took him by the arm and
somewhat abruptly conducted lilm outside
In a short time the cowpuncher tried again,
Then the manager tackled lilm with vlo
lence and threw him out. As he picked
himself up the cowpuncher turned to some
loungers and said: "Those fellows can
fool me. I know what they mean. They
don't want me."
Taft'a Strength;
Chicago Record-Herald (Ind ).
.Waller, WeUman.. describes the Taft
Foraker eltuatlon in Ohio In the following
terms:
"The peculiarity of the whole thing Is
that the man who had no machine, no
organisation, no political acumen, and who
Is, In fact, judged by the old standard, one
of the poorest politicians In the world, has
completely overthrown, horse, foot and
dragoons, one of the keenest and ablest
political leaders in the country, backed by
one of the most perfect organizations, led
with rare skill."
It ia no wonder that politicians of the
older type, are dumb with astonishment. It
is no wonder that Mr. Wellman himself
records the advent of a new type of politi
cal leadership which will dominate the
political future in this country'.
The significance of the phenomenon de
serves the widest attention. If such leader
ship aa Taft has given to the progressive
policies heretofore most closely Identified
with the name of Roosevelt is to be the
leadership of the future, then. Indeed, the
pessimists who despair of the future of
government by the people in our country
are completely refuted.
Can Bryan Get Two-Thirds f
Leslie's Weekly (rep..
The general . expectation that Rryan, In
spite of the disastrous results of his leader
ship in 1896 and 1900, will be the nominee
of his party in 1908 may be disappointed
If tha fifty-three democratic representatives
in congress who are reported as opposing
his nomination stand by their guns. In
democrat lo national convention a two
thirds vote Is necessary to insure nomina
tion, inatead of the mere majority which
suffices in a republican convention. The
votea in he national convention from the
tates represented by theae fifty-three con
gressmen are not, It Is true, quite sufficient
to constitute the requisite one-third to
render his nomination impossible, but their
total la great enough, if the anti-Bryanltes
can agree upon a more conservative candi
date, for the nucleus of a successful oppo
sition to the naming of the selfish and
socialtstio editor, lecturer and politician
who has so long been hanging upon the
neck of the democracy.
Democracy and Democracy,
Brooklyn Eagle (ind. dem.).
The Eagle will not abide by the action
of the Denver convention, If that body haa
any Bryanism left in it. Bryan Is not a
democrat, and Bryanism is not democracy.
The Denver convention will have to do a
great many things which it apparently wilt
not do. In order to revive, or even to regal-
vanize, democracy, as the Eagle under-
tands it. That which opposes Bryan or
Bryanism ia historically, morally and log
ically more democratic than Bryanism in
any form. Those who stand by democracy
as It was, represent tha democracy that
should be. They will oppose a so-called
democracy. Infused with Bryan or Bryan
ism, and will oppose It to the end, and
they will abide the chances of their opposi
tion, well assured of the support of their
consciences and of their countrymen.
Governor Johnson.
Minneapolis Journal (rep.).
Governor Johnson Is not an orator. But
there are few men In the country who
can give a bettor account of themselves
before an audience. The Minnesota governor
can talk faster for two hours and make
more frienda and fewer enemies, advance
more plausible Ideas and skip more hard
nuts than any other man In politics today.
In short, without being a hero or a pro
found public man, the Minnesota governor
aa a candidate, resourceful, human and
quick. Just the kind of man who makes a
good run. In office ha la quiet, modest,
ready and dependable. One of his moat
charming characteristica la his handling
of patronage. It la tho point at which
moat politicians fail down. It Is tha point
at which Johnson rises to his baaC-
A rAn-RR t('MIG DKCMIO.
lanlflennre of fha l.ahor I nloa
Decree of the Kanreme t'oart.
Hnetnn Transcript.
The decision of the United States su
preme court. riTlartna- unconstitutional
that section of t ho Krvlmann act which
forbids rnllroRds or other carriers engaged
In interstate commerce to discharge em
ployes because of membership In Isbor or
ganisations Is one of sweeping significance.
It may be pointed out In the first place
that this derision shows elearly what the
eotirt would do to the Reverldge measure
for the prevention of child labor by ex
eluding Us products from interslato com
meree. If the court were called upon to de
termine the constitutionality of this plan
The court lioMs In its opinion on the Erd
mann act that the status of union labor In
the railway service has no such connection
with Interstate commerce as to Justify fed
eral Interference in Its behalf. Clearly
then, the employment of child labor in
manufacturing establishments Is beyon
the constitutional limits of the federal
regulating power In reference to Interstat
commerce. It can hardly be doubted tha
the court, as now constituted, would declare
the Beverldge bill unconstitutional.
The principle in this decision. If followed
In other cases, would Invalidate many stat
laws for the protection of union labor
against discriminating treatment by em
ployers. Massachusetts, for example, ha
a statute that prohibits employers from re
quiring employes not to Join labor union
organisations as a condition of aecurln
employment. ' Mssssciiiisetts and other
states also have rlausea In their constltu
Hons similar to the fifth clause of the
federal constitution for the protection of
personal property and liberty on which the
recent decision of the supreme court I
based. The consistent application of th
principle In question, by state and federal
courts, would thus nullify the laws for the
protection of union labor. Indeed, some of
these laws have already been declared un
constitutional by the state courts.
It does not seem to us that the adoptlo
of compulsory arbitration would be ren
dered Impossible by this decision. If
effective public demand for such action
should ever arise. In that event some
constitutional way would doubtless be
found to put the desired plan Into force
At present no such demand for It exists
Thus far Indeed the public has shown
amazingly little restlessness under the bur
den of strikes and lockouts. Its subml
slve patience tinder the tribute laid upon
It by predatory combinations of capital on
the one side, and militant organization
of labor on the other side, reminds us of
one of th blessings of Jacob: "Issachar
was a strong ass bowed down be
twoen two burdens.".
It Is better. In any event, to have the
recognition of trade unions come naturally
and gradually through the Influence of the
organizations themselves. Prof. F. J. 8tlm
son has well said, in commenting on the
constitutional expediency of legislation to
enforce the employment of union labor
"If employers of labor are to come to era
ploy only member of trade unlona, it would
bo better and more In consonance with the
principles of a free government for them
to be persuaded, not coerced, by the unlona
themselves, rather than for the government
to undertake It by law."
CVBA SHOILD PAY THK BIM..
hoalderlna: Coat of Occapalloa oa
I'aclo flam.
Chicago Tribune.
The urgent defklency bill now bt'lore the
house carries an appropriation of $4,000,000
to defray the expenaea of the present occu
nation of Cuba. A motion was made to
strike out the item on the around that the
Cubans should bear the cost of an Inter
vention which was necessitated b" their
own misconduct, but It difeaUd.
' It has beer, taken for granted truit Cuba
was to foot the bill. Certainly It ought to do
so. The United States can not properly be
asked to carry He generosity so far aa the
deficiency bill contemplates, especially If
the president shall carry out his policy of
experimenting with another. Independent
Cuban government. ,
According to Governor Magoon. the direct
rust to the national treasury of Cuba of the
revolution of lKW amounted to $8,000,000,
Whilo the Palma government was fighting
the revolutionists it added to the numbar
of rural -guards. It called out 11,000 militia
men, whose pay amounted to $1,000,000 and
whose maintenance 'cost nearly $1,500,000.
The indirect damage to Cuba, such as the
check of the investment of capital, the
loss of credit, etc., the governor does not
attempt to estimate. Now, if in addition
the Cubans shall be required to reimburse
the United States for all Its outlays on
their account, they will have a better un
derstandlng of the costliness of a revolu
tion and may be less ready to Indulge In
such luxuries. It Is true that there are a
great many Cubans who are not taxpayers
and would not be disturbed by thoughts of
the cost of a revolution which offered them
an enjoyable occupation. But there must
be many whose Insurrectionary ardor would
be chilled when it was made plain to them
that the full price of Intervention had to
be paid.
The Cuban treasury is far from being
empty, and all the money that the United
States has spent in pacifying the Island
ahould be taken out of it.
I'KHIONAL NOTES.
Isaac L. Rice of New York hae had a
room hewn In the solid rock under his
Riverside Drive residence to get away
from noises.
John Leonard Reeder celebrated his
10th birthday at Qulncy. III. He waa in
the battle of Waterloo, serving under
Blucher In the Prussisn army.
A dangerous disease Is aald to be threat
ening the chestnut trees of the cast, but
th suppfy of chestnuts will never cease,
aa long as the story habit continue.
Thomas F.. Porter, the poet mayor of
Lynn, Mass., has written a poem In
praise of the muddy streets. The bur
den of his lay Is that the mud gives the
tailors, the bootblacks and the laundries
work.
Senator Gore of Oklahoma told a New
York writer that lie had been a candidate
for United States senator ever sine he
was 11 years old, and. speaking of Okla
homa, he added: "We have there every
requisite for human happiness, I tl.TTT:
and we don't get anything from the east
except the sunrise."
John R. McLean, owner of the Wash-
ngton Post and the Cincinnati Enquirer,
and onto democratic candidate for gov
ernor of Ohio, has a fad for collecting
tapestries, and has recently added an
enormous hall to hi town house in Waah-
ngton to be used as a museum for the
display of his treasure.
Helnrlch Conried ha announced that
at the close of the present season he
will close bis Metropolitan Grand Opera
school. The school ha been Conrled's
hobby sine its Inception and he has per
sisted In keeping It alive under dlscour.
aging circumstance and agelnat tha ad
vice of peraona prominent In the affairs
of the Metropolitan. It ha produced lit
tle in the way of actual result.
Taklasx More Chaaeea.
Indianapolis Newa.
The railroad aak for a little more Urns
In which to comply with th aicalled
nine-hour law. A this law . waa de
igned largely to prevent In some raoss-
ure th frequency of train wreck. It Is
to be assumed that th railroads ere will
log to take a further chance on the seri
ous damage they suffer therefrom.
A RKHtRKADin MnW.
Ilryaa la the Art of Flllaa; Ills Third
Party tortaaae.
Pittsburg IHspatih.
One William Jennings Bryan of Ne
braska Is at rresent engaged In giving
quite the most extraordinary exhibition
ever given In American politics. Mi.
Bryan Is in Washington, the national cap
ital, where every American citizen ha a
right to go and has a personal Interest.
The Nebraskan Is not there, however, tu
question or Influence legislation; not to
look upon the splendid public buildings or
monuments that belong to all of the peo
ple; not to con the treasures of art, or
clence. or of lltoraturo gathered in the
national repositories. Mr. Bryan Is there
to look after a nomination for president
' that he assumes belongs to him by ooms
right, and to soc that it Is not sequestered
from him.
With some flourish of trumpets It was
announced a few days gO that leading
democrat were about to try to Induce
Bryan to eliminate his candidacy flnr the
nomination In the Interest of their party.
They had been looking around and had
decided there was no- chance for demo
cratic victory with Bryan a the party ea
dldate. Then Mr. Bryan hastened to Wash
ington, and there he ha since remained,
giving out assurances that he will not re
nounce his candidacy at the request of hu
enemies; that he will hear what his fr1ip.i
have to say, but well, his candidacy mn
be endorsed or condemned by the plain
people. He hss met all comers and hm
given them what to him eem to be gno.l
reasons for clinging to that prospective
nomination.
As an exhibition of sublime confidence
In his own hypnotic powers this ha never
been excelled by any man. ' As an exhibi
tion of assumption of ownership of a party
it la without parallel. Bryan, however,
has gone further and selected candidate
for vice president for his personally owned
party one who had been named as a possi
ble rival for his coveted presidential nomi
nation. In short, Mr. Bryan has said to the
democrats of the country. In ' ways that
speak louder than words,' that he: ombodirs
all of the wisdom of that party, that to him
belongs the right to Select the candidate
for president, vice president and to dictate
the platform on which they will stand. Tu
the suggestion that all this mean defeat
he coolly Inquires whose business Is that
save Ms own. He ha thriven on defeat,
twice administered and with Increasing em
phasis, and a third defeat wilt not Injure
his lecture receipts In the least. - As we
said In the beginning, it is quite" the most
extraordinary exhibition eve given in
American politics.
LAUGHING OAS.
You'd be surprised to know- tho number.
of proposals 1 have had thin winter!"
Someone must have circulated a rcnort
that you have money." Houston Post.
Bachelor How about Dusenberry's trial
marriage that he took a year ago?
Benedict just iiko any otner. All mar
riages are trials. St. Iouia Times.
"I hear Jones Is to be fired for having a
case of beer In hi room. What action do
you think the faculty will take?"
1 don t know; they re trying, the rase
now behind locked doors." Yale Record.
Young Spoonamore (with enthusiasm)
Isn't that Dolllo Dumpling a dream?
Ardfax yes; you 11 wake up some aay
and find that's all she Is. Chicago Tribune.
Moses had Just written -down the Ten
Commandments.
'But. they cried, "would you dare at
tempt any legislation In a presidential
year?"
Herewith the ancient lawgiver cnangca
the subject. New York Sun.
American Eagle I certainly am , glad
about this new issue. .. . ;
Goddess of Liberty Why aiflht you' like
he other one?
American Kagle Because, my dear lady.
whenever I looked at my nether extretni- I
ties, I felt that I ought to join a pony
ballet. Baltimore American. -
"There are two sides to every question."
aid tli broad-minded man.
"Of course," answered Senator Sorghum.
But that's no reason why h man shouldn't
Uortck to his opinion. Anybody who loses
time trying to look at both sldea at oncu
ia pretty sure to be whipped." Washington
Star.
Mr. Suddenrltch (traveling abroad) That
guide of ours ia a very impertinent young
(Her.
Mra. Suddenrltch What has he done?
Mr. Suddenrltch Why. he's got onto tilt
fact that we came from the country.
Mrs. Suddenritch How could he know
that?
Mr. Suddenrltch 1 dunno. nut. no pomteu
out one of them oldest pictures an' said
he s' mined I d be Interested in Kunen.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Why are you weeping, dear?" asked th
young wife's mother.
"1 in airaia, aoooea me aieiruiaau our,
that (Jt-orife is untrue to me. Ho wont
away this morning without kissing me
good-by, and It ha been months sinon he
hn written me a love note from the office
or sent home any flowers during the day."
Cheer up. my child. When no oegins to
do those things again It Will be time enougu
for you to get auspicious." Chicago Record
Herald. "SAl'CB FOK THK UA.1 DEH,"
I.
n a germ Infested city,
There went forth the proclamation .
From the Board of Health, that, cbildrta
Musi submit to vaccination.
But the parents went demurring,
A they were but human creatures.
Saying "If you 'scratch" our children.
xou must aiao soraicu ""
II.
Now the teachers went demurring.
Saying "Money will nol lure us.
For we'll not submit no, never
To that cruel vaccine virus.'
Yt they made this one proviso,
Kavlns- tliev would make concession,.
If their worthy superlnienden-
Headed the barermeo procession. -
in. - - - '
But the superintendent, too, demurred
At this Insinuation, .
And vowed that they must also cratch
'Hi. Board of Kducatlon. - .
Of this . august body, every man
IxKiked wle ana snoo nia iiean.
'Scratch" if you must these august arm,
But "scratch" the doctors', too,"r4.hey said.
IV.
The Board of Health said foolishly.
"They surely (Ion t mean us.
But the cltiaeiis gave It a rising vote
And made no end or fuss.
or the mediral men thla wa a blow.
But these worldly-wls Jintght errant
Immediately ae on foot a scheme
To vaccinate tne parents. , t
v
Now we have no doubt these worthy souls
Would haveplayed the part of hero.
But old Jack Frost came "buitin" in
And the mercury fell to zero.
Then 'twaa "twenty-three tor ine small
pox germs, .
Their fled on the Win Of the bllStara,
And all the city wa made Immune,
A if "scratched" by ine wana cm m . wi.
ard. BAYOLL NB TRLLK. (
Jast a Word of Pro lac.
Has anyone perchance seen a Spanish
troubadour wandering about th field apd
byway of Omaha, watching ilia 'sun go
down or listening to tlie call af tba home
seeking bird as the dusk JHT. Such a
one there must be, for w welcome him
again to th columns of The Boo- after a
hort silence, gometimna fcW poem caiJ(
the lilt of a bird's song; ",8 vlhers if
chances on some trick or manner of poor
humanity and laugtimgl holds'-!t up te
view In whimsical rhyme. Sometime we
catch a gliinpe of a heart lo Jove with
nature, sometimes a tender prnsiv Verse,
but never a sad or serry Une--a merry
heart that truly "doefth good flke medi
cine." Sing on sweet singer from the Span.
Uh main,
"There" a ship on the sea that belongs t
thee, ,
And over the sea lie Spain.")
And "Bayoll Ne Trele" wlU coma to his
own In time. INCOGNITO,
Omaha, January JL Joj. - '
y J covered by Instance.