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TITE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, MAY 18, 190S.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
State of Nebraska, Douglaa County, m.i
Oeorae B. TYschuck. treasurer of The oea
rubllshlng company, being duly sworn, says
that the actual number of full and complete
copies of The Dally,- Morning. Evening and
Sunday Ilea printed Curing tia month or
April, 1808, was as fallows:
1 36,943 '.t
I 1 86A30 . .
I t 36.TM - .....
1 37,010 K
2 1 36,800 20
! 6 37,500 11
j 7 37,340 12
i I 37,040 It .
! 37,140 14
10 87,060 tf
It 37,060 2
U 37,060 IT...
I IS 87.340 IS
I 14 37,330 2
) It 37,130
SO ,99V
BAAOO
7440
30,060
36,830
86,830
36,440
M,eeo
se.sso
36,850
36,600
36,760
36,980
36,990
36,70
Totals
Less unsold and returned copies
.1,108,580
. 11,341
Net total....... ...
Dally average
GEORGE B
1.897.1T8
86,878
TZSCHUCK,
Treasurer.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn
to before ma this 1st day of May. Ifl0.
(BaaU ROBERT hCNTER,
Notary PubHc
WHE1T OCT OF TOWS,
nbsertnos- leaving tno ity tnsn
o rarity shonl novo Tne Boo
nail tm tkeab AASraa will e
changed ns often as reqmested.
, The Cannon presidential boom
using noiseless powder Just now.
- Cleveland has 3-cent street car fares
and ntinoara to be getting 1-cent
service.
Governor Johnson is Bald to bo a
base ball enthusiast, but Colonel Bryan
is onto bis curves.
Base ball fielders are expected to oe
particularly active in the campaign fox
tha extermination of fnes.
The country will have to take care
of Itself this summer. Chancellor Day
is going to Europe for a long rest.
A Kansas chief of police raided 8
gambling den and secured $S0O. That's
the only way to beat a gambling game.
The motto has been restored to the
gold coin, but the coins have not been
restored, not so you would notice
them.
Judge Cray's friends say that he "is
in the hands of destiny." Perhaps
but destiny does not control the dele
gates.
The Omaha bank clearings continue
to show a comfortable Increase over
last year a certain sign that business
la steadily advancing.
Senator Bailey signalized his return
to Washington by making an attack
on the president The "Roosevelt
luck" holds out.
Mr. Harriman is said to have
weakness for red aecktiea. That may
account for his persistence In waving
the danger signal.
"Are Merry Widow hats paid for
by the yard or the piece V asks a
reader. Chances are that many of
them are not paid for at all.
. London Punch predicts that
Bryan will be elected president
year. Still, some folks contend
Punch tever prints a good Joke.
Mr,
this
that
Other aspirant for the nomination
at Chicago ought to hold a conference
and select the man to move to make
Mr. Taft's nomination y acclamation
A southern base ball pitcher claims
to have invented the "Merry Widow
curve." He's mistaken. The Merry
Widow curve wag in evidence before
Chadwlck was born. '
. Congressman Leake of fJsw Jersey is
charged with having unwillingly given
away some of the nation's naval se
crets. A federal plumber should be
put to work on Leake.
"Where Is ex-Senator Billy Mason?
asks the Atlanta Georgian. No one
Is complaining over the fact that Ma
son has got out of the Spotlight, so
why drag him in again?
There were 31,000 more deaths than
births lu Parts last year. A new
edition of the president's treatise on
anti-race suicide should be printed for
the special benefit of the Parisians.
- Competition for the place left -a
taut by the death of Secretary Bennett
of the State Board Equalisation Is
becoming active. It will be s. mistake
If this IniporUnt pofaStloo. Is tilled by
maa named purely for political ex
pediencjr. The state pf Nebraska has
too much at interest In the matter to
trust such Important work to a mere
BoliUclaa. -.- - V
TflK TTCE PRgsroiiTCT.
With the nomination of Mr. Taft as
the republican candidate for president
assured a mouth In advance t the
Chicago convention, leaders of the
party will naturally give more consid
eration to the selection of a suitable
nranlng mate for the war secretary,
and the conditions happily are such as
to make It possible for the convention
to do a real service to the party and
the country by the selection of a can
didate for rice president who, It
elected, will be a real help to the pres
ident and a factor In administration
flairs.
It has become a custom, founded on
usage, to use tne vice presidential
nomination to reward some element
of the party or to placate another, tak
ing geographical and other political
considerations Into account, with but
little or no effort to consider the real
presidential qualifications of the nom
inee. As a result of this custom, the
vice presidential nomination,, by both
the great parties, has come to be
looked upon as a shelving of the can
didate and placing him in the ranks
of outsiders, so far as active partici
pation In administration affairs is con
cerned. Under the accepted practice,
the vice president has less Influence
In administration affairs than a chief
clerk In one of the departments. While
e Is nominally the presiding officer
of the Benate, even this service is
usually left to a president pro tern.,
elected by the senators.
The duties of the president of the
United States have grown so rapidly In
the last decade that it would appear
be most desirable that the vice
president should be chosen with a view
to his active assistance in administra
tion affairs. A vice president who is
In full sympathy and accord with his
chief, could relieve the president of a
vast amount of more or less Important
work connected with the different
branches of the government. He
might, for Instance, give his 'special
attention to diplomatic affairs, to the
Panama canal, or to any one feature
of Important work, reporting to his
chief aad greatly relieving the de
mands upon the time and attention of
the chief magistrate. This could be
done without any division of. either
authority or responsibility, but it
would elevate the office of vice presi
dent above Its present popular dis
favor and result in a betterment of
the public service. It would adapt to
the government service the principle
that Is observed with such good re
sults In corporation and private busi
ness organizations, where the vice
presidents, or assistants under any
title, have Important duties and do ef
fective work. The vice president
should have a share and influence In
the work of the administration Instead
of being limited to the duty of keep
ing posted as to the condition of the
president's health.
THE COMNQ AJRSBIP.
The amused Indifference with which
Americans have been wont to regard
the efforts of Prof. Alexander Graham
Bell and other inventors who have
been predicting the final and early tri
umpn of the airship has received
another shock by the success of the
Wright brothers, who have been con
ducting a series of experiments with an
aeroplane on a sandy spit of land on
the North Carolina coast The dlrigi-
bility of the balloon has been estab
lished for some years, but all efforts
to produce a real "flying machine'
have resulted almost as disastrously
as that of Darius Green, who was a
pioneer in that line of effort The sue
cess of the Wright brothers, however.
1b a long step toward the accomplish
ment of the dream of inventors to
navigate the air at will.
The Wright brothers have pinned
their faith to the aeroplane and have
succeeded In flying at the rate of fifty
miles an hour, facing heavy adverse
winds and guiding the ship in any di
rectlon desired. There are two schools
of experimentalists in this field. One
clings to the gas bag, while the other
Insists that the permanent airship must
be able to maintain itself In the air in
spite of weight The Wrig'hts cling to
the airship plan, and have modeled
their ship after the sea gull, the habits
of which they have studied on the
North Carolina coast They claim to
have already made the most Import
ant achievement in the history o
aerial navigation, and ask but a little
more time to so perfect their invention
that it may be made of actual and
practical use. The world has almost
gotten over the habit of wondering at
any new achievements of science, but
will take deep Interest in the future
development of the airship.
THE OA SB AO K QVESTIOS.
Anoiner or tne perennial suits In
volvlng the right to dispose of dead
animals In the city of Omaha is drag
gmg Its way through court A private
individual claims the exclusive privi
lege and Is seeking to restrain other
private Individuals and the city as well
from interfering with what he claims
as his prerogative. It matters not
what the Immediate outcome of this
case may be, the right's of the tax
payers will scarcely be conserved. This
ixutdlUoa of affairs has prevailed in
Omaha for many years and will as long
as the present method of dealing with
the garbage question remains.
Experience of other and larger com
munltles than Omaha has proven that
but one satisfactory way Is known and
that 1 to take the matter entirely un
der the control of tie municipality.
When this Is done and the service Is
properly administered the city Is kept
clean and there is no clash over the
right to haul or dispose of the offal
and rubbish that is an everlasting
source of contention when Its disposi
tion Is made a matter for private
profit.
The taxpayers must settle for the
aullng of garbage sooner or later and
would be better for all If the matter
were entirely controlled by the city
nd not allowed to be farmed out to
private individuals or corporations.
HEED or MORE REVESVE,
The cost of maintaining the Amer
ican government and encouraging the
development of different industries
as grown Immensely In the last few
years and the provision of means to
meet this Increased expenditure will
be one of the big problems that con
gress must face In the next few years.
The democrats will, of course, during
the coming campaign charge that the
depletion of the government's enor
mous Btirplus Is the result of repub
lican extravagance, but the facts will
not furnish warrant for the charge.
Chairman Tawney of the house
committee on appropriations, which
has the framing of all the big money
bills of the government, has explained
at length the necessity for economy In
government expenditures, and his
committee has reduced the estimates
of the heads of the different depart
ments by more than $100,000,000,
nd yet the total exceeds the probable
revenue by many millona of dollars.
The demands for additional appropri
ations for the different branches of the
service, the army, the navy, the De
partment of Commerce and Labor and
the Department of Justice, which have
had charge of the campaigns against
looters of the nation's national re
sources, the forestry bureau and other
branches of the service have becomo
practically Irresistible and the con
gress must meet them. The problem,
then, is to devise some method of rais
ing additional revenues without im
posing new burdens on the general
taxpayer. The problem is not parti
san and would be as great for a dem
ocratic administration as for a repub
lican one.
The treasury now has a surplus of
about $200,000,000, most of which la
on deposit In the naltonal banks, but
indications are that this amount will
be required to meet the excess of ap
proprlations made by the present con
greee, bo that the treasury will be
down to positive needs by the end of
the fiscal year In June, 190S. The
condition may be relieved by the re
sumption of normal conditions In the
export and Import trade, but It is
doubtful If this can be sufficient to
make up the expected deficit. While
the revenue question will not be dom
inant in the coming campaign and
perhaps it is better that It should not
it will be the paramount problem
for consideration by the congress that
will come Into existence on March 4,
1909.
tux XATioira popvLATioy.
James J. Hill did most effective
service at the governors' conference at
Washington in calling attention, by
striking facta and figures, to the lm
peratlve need of prompt and vigorous
action for the conserving of the natural
resources of the nation, but he appar
ently became too optimistic, or too
pessimistic, In his prediction of what
the population of the nation will be In
1950. In an effort to show the dele.
gates to the conference that unless the
waste and abuse of national resources
were not checked the government
would be cramped to support Its peo
ple in forty-two years from date, Mr.
Hill ventured the prediction that the
population of the United States In
1950 would be at least 200,000,000,
The records do not furnish warrant
for Mr. Hill's prediction. The increase
by birth and immigration kept a uni
form ratio in this country from 1790
to 1810, when there was a decrease In
Immigration, which lowered the ratio.
From 1820 to 1860 the rate of in
crease was about normal. Then came
the war, which upset all calculations
and destroyed precedents. After the
aar came a tide of immigration, and
it was not until 1870 that the census
showed the rate of Increase In popula
tlon had assumed about normal propor
tions. The census of 1900 showed that
the population of the nation was about
25,000.000 less than it would have
been had the birthrate of the first half
century of the nation's life been main
talned. It showed also that great as
the Immigration had been in the dec
ade between 1890 and 1900 it was not
so large, in proportion to the popula
tlon, as It was a century ago.
Mr. Hill makes the error of assum
lng that conditions which have ob
tained In this country for the last fifty
years will hold for the next forty-two
years. All indications are that this
will not be true, it is almost certain
mat the birth rate will decrease, as it
always does as oountiies rrow
and that the Immigration will not make
up ror tne loss. With a present popu
uiuon or jjo.ooq.ooo. lt would be
VVUK"M' estimate to place the
prooaDle population in 1950 at lBfl.
uuo.000, or a little less. That will h
practically double the uresent tn,,i
uon ana give rise to most important
economic problems that will have to
be settled by the American people, but
jesa strain tnan would re-
u ii r. iiui's predictions are ful
ieorasitas representation at the
Washington conference Is especially
creaiuioie, oovernor Sheldod has
made a record in this regard which
will Do nard to equal. lie upheld the
dignity of the state in one big epoch
making affair on the Pacific coast and
then, traveling as fast as the swiftest
train could carry him. took his part in
an entirely different but even more lm-
portant occasion on the Atlantic coast.
This shows that our governor Is not
only a remarkably vigorous traveler,
but is also sufficiently versatile to do
the state credit In whatever capacity.
The senate committee on postofflces
and postroads, which rejected the
600,000 appropriated by the house
for an Increase in the pay of letter
arrlers has restored the Item. After
uly 1 letter Carriers who have been
In the service for a year or more, and
ho have attended to their duties, will
be advanced in wages $100 a year.
In addition, they will get a leave of
absence on pay for thirty days each
ear.
The Burlington makes a showing of
net earnings for six months in Ne
braska of almost $4,000,000. Inas
much as these six months cover the
period of greatest depression the net
profit of above $1,500 a mile for track
operated surely shows that the claim
that Nebraska was not hard hit is well
founded.
The Methodists seem inclined to re
tain the' traditional terminology of the
church. In one case they have acted
Isely. It is difficult to see wherein
any improvement would result from
changing the venerated title of "pre
siding elder" to that of "district su
perintendent" More permanent Improvements are
being made on the State fair grounds
and the permanency of the exposition
at Lincoln is being made doubly cer
tain. Careful management should
make the Nebraska State fair more
than worth Its cost to the state.
Omaha school boys did not make a
very remarkable showing In the state
competition at Lincoln, but they had
the satisfaction of taking part with a
lot of husky young Nebraskans in a
remarkably active athletic competition.
The senate has fixed December 16
as the date for a vote on the Browns
ville case. Senator Foraker will have
the vote of November 3 before him at
that time and may not be so deeply
Interested In the Brownsville affair.
Colonel Watterson has written a
duble-barreled editorial against a
third term for President Roosevelt
It is pleasing to find Colonel Walter-
son and the president agreeing on one
proposition.
With two Omaha candidates for gov
ernor and eacn one an experienced
campaigner, the democratic primaries
In Nebraska will have a tinge of In
terest they have lacked for many
years.
Railroad reports now coming In do
not warrant the assertions made at
the time the 2-cent fare and similar
bills were being enacted, by the leg
islature, r rf .'
Every Chin Helps.
Baltimore American.
In considering the conservation of Amer
ica's natural resources the eonferenca lu
Washington should see that plenty of hot
air Is supplied for the coming presidential
campaign.
Cemetery Promotion.
St. Louis Globe-rjeniwrat.
Turlng the last three months of 1!KT the
railroad casualties were 20,458, of which
l',092 were killed and 19,368 injure 1. Such
a showing in the whole of Europe would
create consternation there.
Aa Example Worth, Following;.
New York Tribune. '
You cannot contemplate without envy
the good fortune of the consumers of gas
In London? One company there has re
duced its price from 71 cents to 69, and
two others new sell for E5 cents and, 49
cents a thousand, respectively. '
Reverence for Hello.
Baltimore Americsn.
A man who stole a statue of Diogenes
and his lantern from a department store
In New York was quickly caught and pun
ished. When forced to associate with
common shoplifters Diogenes must feel
that his lot has fallen on evil days.
Packago for Kewa-tiettera,
Wall Street Journal.
After the Union and Southern Pacific
dlrectora' meeting E. H. Harriman called
the newspaper men Into bis office and said.
You fellows are trying to do our financing
for ua. Wa are not In need of any money
sow, and we can wait for a better market."
Wise Warmers Hetrenta.
Indianapolis News.
Consideration of the Brcwnvllle affair
has been postponed by Senator Foraker
until December 16. "In time of war pre
pare for peace" Is a mighty good motto.
vou know. Senator Foraker may not be
wholly discreet In alt things, but he Is
probably too judicious to take any chances
on losing his Job In the senate.
"Let la Alone."
The Outlook.
For the real origin of that motto, how
ever, which expresses so tersely the tem
per of the National Prosperity association
and which has captivated the New York
Sun, we must go back nearly nineteen
hundred years. It Is recorded In the gospel
according to Mark that there was In
synagogue a man with an unclean spirit
who, when he "heard One teaching with au
thority and not as the scribes, cried out,
"Let us alone; what havs we to do with
thee? Art thou come to destroy us?" The
next time the National Prosperity associa
tion or the New York Sun prints with Its
enthusiastic approval the motto, "Let us
alone," we trust that it will give credit to
the man with the unclean spirit.
Jaalilal Kats Making;.
Philadelphia Press.
Another railroad in Pennsylvania has
beej taken from under the operation of the
S-cent fare law by a court decision. It Is a
little road of narrow gauge, running
through portions of Greene and Washing
ton counties. The court in the latur county
holds the law to be inoperative as applied
to that road, for the reason that lt ao re
duces the company's revenues as to be an
Injustice to the stockholders. The judges
maintain that a ( per cent dividend ahould
be allowed the stockholders, and that in
addition a I per cent annual fund ahould
be created for extraordinary emergencies
and to make better menu. The 1-cent rate
did not permit this, and so the road ean
charge what It pleases as long as that de
cision stands,
O rRKMDE'YTI t.I, riRIXO MtK.
Progress of (ha Cam pa I an far Parly
tanriarel Bearers.
Taft's lead told In detail:
Total Bomber of delegates to Ctaleege
oonvsotlon FO
Weoessary to nomlaatloa 4l
ror Taft, total 60S
for Taft, no contests 480
ror Xnoa , 70
For Hashes 56
For Can aoa F.9
ror Fairbanks 48
ror X.a rollett SS
ror Foraker 13
TJninatrneted (many friendly to Taft) 108
Contested (sis by Taft) 188
Instructed for or otherwise
committed to
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STATE, ITO.
Alabama .... 98 .. .. ...
Alaska a
Aiisona .... a
Arkansas ...IS a
California ..80
Colorado ...10 .. ,, .. ., ., , .
Connecticut .14 .. .. ,. .. 6
Deiawre . . e
Diet, of Ool a
riorlda
Georgia .... 11 .. 1 , . 1 .. 10
Hawaii a
Idaho
Illinois a . . . . 48 . . . . 4
India so ..
Iowa 86 , . ,
Kansas ..... 80
Kentucky ... 84 a ..
Louisiana ..18 .. ,.
Maine 6 6
Maryland . . 14 8
Masa. 80 18
Michigan ... 86 .. .. 8
Minnesota . . 88 . ,
Mississippi.. 80
Missouri ... 84 a
Montana ... 6
Nebraska ... 16
Herada .. . . . ., ,. .. 6
Hew Kamp 8
Hew Jersey.. 13 8 .. 3 1 .. 8
Hew Mexloo. 8
Hew Tork... 3 .. 68 80
H. Carolina.. 84 . . .,
H. Dakota... 8
Ohio 49
Oklahoma, 4 .. .. . . . . . )
Oregon 8 .. . . .. . . . . ..
Pennsylvania .. 88 ..
Philippines.. 8
Porto Bloo .. .. .. . . 8
Rhode Island 8
So. Carolina. 8 8.. 8
Bo. Dakota.. 9
Tennessee ..84 ,, . . .. . . ..
Texas 83 .. .. 8 . ..
Utah 6
T ernkont .... . .. ., 8
Tlrglnia .... 84
Washington. 10 . .
Vf. Virginia. 14
Wlecons.n .. 1 .. .. 88 . .
Wyoming ... 8
Totals . . .603 TO 86 M 43 88 108
Foraker gets a from Florida. 3 from
Georgia, 4 from Ohio and 4 from Boat
Carolina. -
Dtaconraared Allies.
Boston Transcript (rep.).
The "allies" have surrendered, and their
original leaders are now hoping not only
for Taft's nomination, but that It. may oc
cur on the first ballot. This Is because they
arc republicans primarily and want to
make as e".. as possible the election of
the man whom the republican party has
already decided to nominate. They also
recognise the administration's control of
the situation to the extent of being wllUn
to take a Roosevelt platform and a vice
presidential candidate selected by the same
majority Interests. No attempt will Ac
cordingly be made to recognise both wings
of the party by giving a conspicuous rep
resentative of the aJliiiS, or conservatives,
the second place on the ticket. The Chi
cago convention will thus demonstrate
President Roosevelt's continued hold upon
the party, and to Insure the success of its
ticket will be the present administration's
last great responsibility. Ail prospect of
breaking the Roosevelt regime by a return
to the old-time conservatism at the end of
bis eight years of office has now been fully.
formally and finally abandoned.
BeeonS riaco on tne Ticket.
Washington Star (rep.).
Governor Hughes would be the strongest
man for the place. His letter to General
Woodford, Just published, denies his party
the use of his name. The statement Is
explicit, and doubtless Governor Hughes
expresses his true feelings. We may easily
believe that he does not desire the vice
presidency, and many people would rejoice
to see him serve a second term as gov
ernor of New York a post he Is fining
in an admirable manner and with admirable
results.
But Governor Hughes puts the case too
strongly. To say, as he does, that he woutd
not serve as vice president tf elected Is
to Invite Incredulity. No man could afford
that. A declination would mesn an af
front to the people, and would put an end
to all of Governor Hughes' Influence on
public affairs. Confident as he now may
be on that point, he would yield under the
pressure of so great an obligation. If the
republican party decides at Chicago that
It needs the use of Governor Hugbes name
and Influence In this year's campaign, and
nominates him for second place, be will be
forced to bow to the call.
Democracy's Only Chssee.
New York World (rep).
Mr. Bryan has had two opportunities to
appeal to this nondemocratlc vote And
failed both times. In 1894 he had the demo.
era tic nomination, the populist nomination
and the silver republican nomination and
the benefit of broken and demoralised
party lines, yet his vote was less than the
combined democratic and populist vote of
1892. In 1900 he had a slmtlsr opportunity
and polled fewer votes thsn In 18M. If
he is again the candidate In 1906 he will
do worse tbsn In 1900. "
The only chance of the democratic partr
this year is to present A now candidate,
Identified with none of the old feuds, who
has no record of disaster to defend, who
has proved that he can carry his own
state and draw votes from the republican
ticket. Johnson has twice demonstrated
this. Just as Bryap has twloe demonstrated
that under tils popullntlc leadership defeat
is certain. i
An Impartial View of Bryan.
Harper's Weekly (ind ).
Nothlr-e will teach him political wisdom.
His head Is not built to hold 11. His proc
essed of thought do not yield It. Ha can
not think right on the great concerns of
political policy and statecraft. Doubtless
he would If he could, but the power has not
been given him. What has been given him
is a remarkably strong, enduring body, a
magnificent assurance, on engaging man
ner and a wonderful gift of speectu He is
full of talent; he makes many friends; he
la one of the best talkers In the world.
These gifts have won him the leadership
that ha enjoys. He Is A great fellow, Is
Dr. Bryan, but he Is not a 'great atatesman
and never will be. He Is a fair moralist, a
great entertainer, and would probably have
made a notable preacher or an extraordi
nary actor. That he has great gifts Is in
disputable; that be has great personal at
tractiveness is cvlutsni. bo aiso Is it evi
dent to any thoughtful student of his rec
ord that he is unfit to be trusted with tor
great roponlbilitles of the presidency.
Man Wko Does Things.
St. Lulis Times (dem.).
Mr. Taft seems to have a way of attend
ing to big affairs without brass band ac
companiment. He baa visited Panama,
settled local troubles, inspected the work,
placed A few charges of dynamite under It
where they will do the most good and now
he is homeward bound, loaded with cam
paign speeches and a report for the president.
trmiT or the statu rnrss.
Falrbury Journal: The following repub
lican papers In the Fourth district sre
openly opposing the re-nomlnatlon of
Congressman Hlnshaw; The Fslrbury Oa
sette, Hebron Journal, David City Banner,
Tork Times snd Vtlca Sun.
McCeok Tribune: Governor Sheldon Is
disclosing senatorial qualifications. Since
his California visit he Is quoted at stating
that the Plntte valley la worth as much
a the whole state of California. The gov
ernor evidently forgot us out here In the
Peerless Republican valley. But It was a
doodle of a Jolly Just the same.
Norfolk Frtss: The Press wishes to say
rlf ht now, before saying so rs.n be applied
personally to anybody, that this pftper will
r.ot support any candidate for the legisla
ture mho will not unmlstskably make a
pledge that he will not vote to repeal or
annul any of the reform measures passed
at the last legislative session, and that he
will vote to amend the primary law so
that each voting district cn nominate and
elect Its own party committeemen.
Bradshaw Republican: Mr. L. L. Llnd-
sey must be one of the most prominent
cltlrens In our capital city. We notice
that his name appears on no less thsn six
teen petitions for saloon licenses recently
published In the State Journal. It appears
that we have heard of that name before-
better known as the notorious Bud Llnd
sey. There ought to be A law restricting a
name from appearing on more than one.
saloon petition 1n any one town or city.
Norfolk Press: Harry Lindsay has been
reappointed clerk of the supreme court and
will continue to assimilate a - bunch of
fees every year that la big enough to make
a Judge's salary look like 39 cents. It might
be a needed reform to pension every su
preme Judge who reaches the age of 70
without starving to death by making him
supreme court clerk. That might fix his
bank account so ths heirs of his estate
would have enough to settle with the under
taker.
Rushvllle Recorder: Governor Sheldon
has certainly been a conspicuous figure In
the demonstrations at San Franc Ifco and
the Pacific coast. There Is something
about Sheldon that commands respect, if
not admiration. He Is made of that stern
and earnest stuff that counts among
statesmen, especially In this Roosevelt age.
While he la not anxious to figure in the
presidential race, he certainly would make
a fine running mate for Taft, and bring
honor to the state that gave him birth.
Grand Island Independent: Quite a num
ber of prominent eerqocrats In this stste
are heart and soul for George M. Sheldon,
governor of Nebraska, snd a very possible
candidate for A renominatlon to that office,
as vice presidential candidate with whom
ever the republicans name as candidate
for president. From s democratic stand
point It would be an excellent thing to
do. The kindly Interest would cease, of
course, with the nomination and Governor
Sheldon's sweet reposing oa the shelf so
far as the governorship Is concerned.
Kearney Hub: Addressing the bankers'
convention At Hastings last week, J. P. A
Blsck declared that the guaranteeing of
bank deposits is wrong in principle, for In
fact "a depositor's deposit is liks Any other
Investment And no more deserves to be
guaranteed by the state than would some
Ather class of Investment." This is cer
tainly a "high And mighty" view to take
of the matter and one that will not be
Acceptable to the public even among those
who do not have deposits in banks. The
proposition has very generally mat with
favor. Many bankers favor it and It 1s
quite natural that nearly everyone outside
of banks should also favor it. Ths guar
anty of bank deposits Is a present live
Issue and Mr. Black will probably be In
the banking business long enough to see it
an accomplished fact.
Norfolk Press: Edgar Howard, editor of
the Columbus Telegram, has Announced
himself as a candidate for the democratic
and populist nomination for congrees in
opposition to Senator J. P. Latta. Howard
Is a fellow who talks good and makes a
good Impression, but be doesn't Always do
an he talks. He Is Just about the biggest
falfe in Nebraska newspaperdom, taking
equal rank with G. M. Hitchcock or the
Omaha World-Herald. He Is Always shout
ing for reform with a big R, but when it
comes to a showdown he will support Any
candidate or policy that bears a democratic,
label, however rotten tlther or both may
be. Ho hates a populist as the devil doee
hcly water, and never bos a good word for
that party or Us members, except when
he is fishing for votes. Howard will he
easier meat for Congressman Boyd than
Jim Latta.
Fierce County Leader: The republican
papers of Pierce county never miss an
opportunity to say something detrimental
about A democrat, but when one of their
own tribe goes astray they are mum-very
muni. Not one of these papers, with the
exception of the Plaluvlew News, has men
tioned A word About County Attorney Van
Wagenen being arrested and taken before
the Board of Insanity on the charge of be
ing a habitual drunkard and a fit subject
for the dipsomaniac asylum. If the repub
lican papers of this county want to be
fair, why don't they mention it? Mr. Van
Wagenen is-one of the county offtelala and
the people of the county have a right to
known how he has been oonaucun ...
self. The Leader has always been friendly
towards Mr. Van Wagenen, and we do aot
wish at this time to do hlra an Injustice, but
we are publishing A paper for the news and
our readers are entitled to kaow what la
going on. Why don't the republican papers
glvo their readers the news which tbey are
entitled to receive?
Aurora Republican: It is too bad the
railroad boys have seen fit to take the
side of the railroads In the matter of rate
regulation. Ail the benefits the boys have
reaped In the past In the way of Increased
salaries snd shorter hours have come from
those who are now engaged In trylne to
secure for the public simple Justlcs In the
matter of rates and service. We believe
that they will yet see before It is too late
that they are simply being used by the
railroad managers forcaUpaws to pull
out of the fire aome very rotten chest
jutA By going Into politics, the boys
may succeed for a time in defeating their
real friends. But in the end Justice must
nrevslL On the face of things it does look
as if reduction In freight rales might force
rinwn salaries and destroy dividends. But
it must be remembered that the railroads'
figures are all based upon a fictitious
valuation resulting from the watering of
stock and that the proposed reduction In
rates must not be Interfered with until
the element of gsmbllng and atock-water-lng
la forced out of the railroad business
and the railroads get to figuring earnings
on the baais of actual physical valuation.
The common flavoring extracts in. the market bear
no comparison for fine flavor to
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A FISCAI. WArllXO.
DeBcIt In national Tlevenae Aeansalna.
Large Proportions.
Pittsburg Despatch. '
The summaries of the revenues and en
pendltures of the government for the flrsl
ten months of the fiscal year are of s char,
acter to compel a little sober thouant- Thl
pose In customs and Internal revenue fo
the ton months Is ,ono,000, while Increase!
In miscellaneous receipts make the net loss.
141.397,0(10. At the same time expenditure!
have Increased c,72?.ax. Of this Increase
a(T.ao,ono ia in the three items or armyt
navy and pensions. Last year there was
a surplus of M.T5.ono. So far this ya
there Is deficiency of 131,644,000.
The deficiency for the full year Is estk
msted at from MO.000,000 to t70.ono.000. a
the rate appropriations are being made.
Mr. Tawney expressed a fear that the defS
clency next year will be 150.000,00O, Thai
with this year s deficiency wilt reduce tha
treasury surplus to a narrow margin. Ye
the disposition of either the administration;
or congress to conform expenditures to the
reduced revenues Is conspicuous by Its)
absence.
If the Increased expenditures were fos.
reproductive work such as multiplies ln
dustry and commerce It could be accepted
as certain to pay for itself in the future.
But that class of expenditure is the one
our phenomenal fiscal policy Is willing te.
retrench or wholly suppress. As stated
the present year's Increase for the army,
nary and pensions went far toward in
counting for the deficiency. Yet those tn
creases followed larjre Increases In previous
years, and from present prospects are to;
be followed by further Increases In the nexj,
year.
This country used to congratulate tteelfj
that It was free from the military and
naval burdens of the old world. The new!
regime seems to have succeeded in entirely)
emancipating us from any undue vanity o4
that score. ,
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PERSONAL NOTES. ''8
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AH up for the merry widow hat It hag
caught A thief in Pennsylvania.
The yearling prince of the Asturtas ti
now enrolled as a private in the Spanish!
army. In n Infantry regiment, of course
At last A train has been flagged and!
saved from wreck by a red bandana. Here-,
tofore the red petticoat had been getting!
most of this sort of glory.
Controller Wilson of Chicago has ruled!
that no telephone, traction, electric light OS
other public utility corporation can maks
contributions to hospitals or other charities,
Having been awarded $3S.0u0 for damages)
sustained at the hands of. the Kentucky;
night riders, the plaintiff will now embark
upon the very hasardous peril of collecting
the money.
Messrs. Carmack and Patterson, who arn.
battling for the governorship of Tennessee
are both red-haired men, and from ths
talk now being Indulged in, it looks As 1
some of their supporters are getting red
beaded, too. ,
Senator Flint of California might, with
out great exaggeration, be called the dude,
of the senate. He is easily the best dressed
senator, not because his clothes Are an
finer in quality than those of some of his
colleagues, but because they fit him betteg
and sre Wore correctly cut to the mode.
All the easy marks do not wear alfalfa)
whiskers and srarchless shirts. A Chloagd
family quartered In a marble mansion
signed up some 190,000 worth of orders fo
art works. The paper proved to be promts
sory notes, which are now coming In front
"innocent purchasers" with great regu
lartty. The art works snd ths artlaUdj
crook; are invisible.
Miss Carol Barnes Newberry, daughter
of Asslstsnt Secretary of the Navy New
berry, has been designated by Ooverhon '
Warner of Michigan as sponsor for thai
battleship Michigan, whose launching is ta
take place on Tuesday, May 26, at the)
yards of the New York Shipbuilding com,
pany at Camden, N. J. The governor of
Michigan and his staff will be Invited tov
attend the launching. , jj
POINTED REMARKS.
"Why do women enjoy weeping at sj
matinee?" said he.
"I don't know," answered she. "Why da
men enjoy getting angry at the umpire?"-
Chicago Record-Herald.
"Yes," said the landlady, "a man must
be proud who has risen from nothing."
"That's so," replied the star boarder,
looking sourly at the table, "but no manj
likes to sit down to It" Houston Post
The isthmus mosquitoes gathered enthu
slastlcally around the genial secretary of
war.
"Here's a candidate." they hummed, "ex
actly to our liking."
At tha succeeding banquet It was agreed)
by all present that a very enjoyable time;
was had. Chicago Tribune.
"What do you do," asked the fair brldrn
player, whispering to the man sitting be
hind her, "when you have a hand like
that?"
"I generally swear," he answered. Chi
cago Tribune.
"Jane Summers has been trying to de
scribe a soul kiss to me."
"I don't see how lt could Interest Jans
she's so fond of onions." Cleveland Plain,
Dealer.
"It's hard." said the sentimental land
lady, at the dinner, "to think that this
poor little lamb ahould be destroyed In Its
youth lust to cater to our appetites."
"Yea, replied the smart boarder, strug
gllng with his portion, "lt is tough."-
Philadelphia Press.
"So you think lt Is a good Idea to gird
your audience much In the way of stalls
tics?" asked one campaign orator.
"Not too much. Just enough to let hint
rest up and get a llttla hungry for anotheg
anecdote." Washington Star..
"What are you thinking about?" he asked,
as the hour grew late.
The girl blushed. "I was thinking of thSj
rain," she said.
"But you blushed."
"Well, I was thinking whether to lend)
you an umbrella, knowing you would make
It an excuse to come again, or to let you
sit out the storm snd have lt over At one
dose." Philadelphia Ledger.
A TOKE.V. '-'Vwi
Above, a red-bird loosed his melting songl
Below, a maiden lightly tripped along.
Her sunny hair tossed by the breese of
morn.
Her brow as radiant as the day jdst born,
A-down the fragrant, dewy path she sped,'
Nor paused 'midst rarest roses, white an4
red.
Until she reached A lowly bush tha
drooped ;
Then over this moat lovingly she stooped.
She plucked a bloom Ah, could a rose bul
spek!
And, sighing, pressed lt to a mantling
"Wee rose," she breathed, "most fair of sf)
to me.
Last night I saw I saw his sleeve brust
Omaha.
M. C. DOYLE.
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