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STATEMENT OF fTTRCTTUATION.
Bute ef Nebraska," Douglaa County, at.!
Qeorge B. Tsachuck, treaaurar of. The
Bee Publlehlag company, being duly
worn, says that the actual number of
full and complete coplea of The Dally.
Morning. Evening and Sunday Bea printed
during the month of July. 10, waa at
follow:
1 SO, TBO IT SS.400
S... 95,740 II tS,S50
1 85,710 19 - W.000
4... 94,100 10... M.400
S. .......... 800 II tO
.... 84V400 Si tSSOO
7, 85380 II.... M,70
I.., BtfiW U 85,800
I , 38,580 IS B8,0
10.,... 88,400 ! 85.860
11 88,100 ' It 80,880
H... ....... 88,100 31 80,960
It', t.. ...... 88,880 I Ck880
11 88,880 10 S5,80
IS.. , 8850 II 88,150
II'. w. ...... Busa
Totala ...77777 X.11880
Less unaold and returned coplea.. 8,048
Net total 1,109,418
Dally, averag . 35,T8
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poraally aboalaV kava Taa Baa
mailed ( tbena. Addraaa will ba
chanced aa ftaa aa naaeatta,
Anyway, the airships do not Bpoll the
road a nbr mtlra pedestrians.
Candidate Sherman will be the next
to have his suspicions confirmed.
Even the airship men are learning
tha,t this Is not a good year for ma
chinea. .
"The enormoue growth' of the cigar
ette, habit Js shown by figures," says
n exchange. Yes. and also by fingers.
The sultan of Turkey proposes to
build a fine new- Parliament building
at his .) ew'W..AVhwe did be get
the price?. . . ..
A Chicago man advertised for rain
and the next day 4 Vt Inches fell, break
ing a drouth of long standing. It pays
to advertise.
An astrologer asserts that Mr.
Roosevelt will be president again In
1620. Of .course, he will have to beat
Mr,,Brjan again.
The Eagles wlU find the atmosphere
of the Missouri valley splendjd to fly
In. They roost high here, and can
hoot whenever they like.
Senator ' Stone Is doubtless hoping
that the Kansas habit of changing
United States senators will not get
over no Missouri this winter.
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president Roosevelt's expert commis
sion will have to hurry if it succeeds
In beating, the farmer to the work of
improving the farmer's condition.
, '.
"Mff.Taft buys a horse. He weighs
li200 pounds'.says a New York paper.
That's Just a" campaign canard. Mr.
Taft weighs less lhan 300 pounds.
, V'The Teddy Dear Is no longer popu
lar In Georgia," says the Atlanta
Jonrnil. The real popular animal In
Oforgfa these- days Is the blind tiger.
The prohibitionists had an eye to
te fitness pf things when they named
for president a man who was born at
Waukesh,' wher the water comes
from."
Mr. Kern announces that his letter
of acceptance wil be ahorter than that
of Mr. Bryan's. " Mr. Kern has fewer
words thatl'Mr: Bryan, but more
bilkers.
Building plans filed In fifty-nine
cities in July are 11.9 per cent over
the corresponding month in 1907. The
tide of business Is running In the right
direction again.
State Senator Onion of Texas Is com
ing; north orr-a. ispeech-maklng tour In
Bryan's behalf. Onion is one of the
epellblndera to'whom the term "baited
breath" applies..
The president's commission, In seek
ing means cf Inducing the boys to re
main on the farm, might try the plan
of having tbe farmers' daughters wear
directqlre gowpa.
Governor Ebeldon'a prediction that
Nebraska Is not going democratic this
fall is not only based on faith, but on
facts as well. Even the democrats do
ot expect t carry the state.
,Tb same old phantom crowds so
familiar in all his recent progress are
again pursuing Mr. Bryan. The dif
ference between the stories told by the
BryanttA correspondents and tbe can
r& 'IB . tat -' -difference between the
fakirs' idea of truth arid actual facts.
tnt cctloc nr uifBOtni
, Vk envelopments cf the political
situation, J n Missouri since 1896 show
th.t.h84alance of power in the state
l84fivtbMiandaf Independent voters,
whe) ave very fixed Ideas on issues
offered tot their consideration. The
record) shows that the trend of this in
dependent ote lias been toward the
republican Iparty end the republicans
otlh fctate are encouraged to believe
they "will b able to keep Missouri in
the republican column this year.
It may be admitted that Mr. Bryan
la stronger in Missouri than Judge
Parker as in 1904, but there are
other conditions which offer encour
agement to the republican leaders. In
1899, Mr. . Bryan received 363,667
votes in Missouri, a plurality over Mr.
McKlnley of 58,7rf. At that time, the
silver sentiment was strong in Mis
souri, the democrats being ardent ad
mirers of "Sliver Dick" Bland, who had
been their candidate for the presiden
tial nomination. In 1900, Mr. Bryan
received 351,922 votes In Mlsosuri, a
loss of 12,000 from 1896, while the
republican gain In that time was 13,
000. In 1904, Mr. Roosevelt carried
the state by 25,137 plurality over
Judge Parker, whose total vote was
296,312. At the same time, J. W.
Folk, the democratic candidate for
governor, was elected by 30,000, indi
cating the numerical strength of the
Independent vote of the state. In that
election, the republicans elected all of
their state officials, with the'exceptlon
of governor and commissioner of in
surance, and elected a majority of the
legislature, giving them a United States
senator.
The situation in Missouri this year
holds a number of local features that
promise to appeal to the independent
vote in favor of the republican candi
dates. Mr. Bryan is no stronger in
Missouri than he was in 1900, if he
has not lost ground. The free silver
sentiment Is as dead In Missouri as it
Is in other states and the voters of the
state are particularly well satisfied
with Mr. Taft and with the administra
tion of the republican legislature. At
torney General' Hadley, who has estab
liehed a national reputation by his con
duct of affairs of his office, is the
republican candidate for governor and
his election Is practically conceded,
even by the democrats. He is opposed
by W. S. Cowherd, a democrat from
Kansas City, who Is a forceful cam
paigner and a man of ability, but who
is admittedly alled. with the .corpora
tion Interests of the state, against
which the democrats and citizens gen
erally have been In revolt for several
years. The republicans are united as
never before in the history of the state
and the democrats are sadly divided by
factional quarrels. The state Is ad
mittedly in the doubtful column this
year, with chances favoring the repub
licans. SIGNIFICANT SE!fA7E CBASOKS.
Reorganization of the United States
senate, which began In reality when
President Roosevelt started hjs ag
gressive campaign for railway rate and
other reforms, soon after the election
In 1904, is proceeding more rapidly
than is generally understood. While
the senate Is still the deliberative
body of congress, as contemplated and
designed by the framers of the consti
tution, the changes of the last few
years, both In Its personnel and Its
traditions, have caused the senate to
become much more responsive to pub
lic demands than It has been for many
years.
Since the foundation of the govern
ment, the senate has been governed
by seniority In service and by customs.
While the house, with the ever present
prospect of its membership being rad
ically changed every two years, has
been easily Influenced by. public ap
peals and popular sentiment, the sen
ate has adhered to Its traditions and
pertisted in taking its time for the
consideration and digestion of legisla
tion too frequently hurried through the
house and sent to the senate in a crude
form. Tbe spread of the reform
spirit in many legislative directions
has caused a feeling of dissatisfaction
and discontent over the deliberative
methods of the senate, and so emphatic
has this become that marked progress
has been made toward reforming sen
ate membership and methods. That
body may, Indeed, now be relied upon
to give a reasonably accurate reflex of
the national mind.
Special attention has been directed
to this changed condition by the de
feat of Senator Long of Kansas, com
ing so soon after the retirement of
Senators Klttredge, Dryden, Hans
brough, Fulton and Spooner and the
practical certainty of the defeat of
Senator Ankeny for re-election. These
changes, with the coming selection of
a successor to the late Senator Allison
of Iowa, will give the younger and
more radical republicans a representa
tion in the senate that will defy long
established customs and precedents
and bring the work of that body up to
date. The list will be further enlarged
this winter when the Colorado legis
lature electa a successor to the veteran
Teller, who has announced his inten
tion to retire from public life with the
close of his term next March, and by
the election ,of a successor to Senator
Stephenson of Wisconsin who, while he
was first chosen by the La Follette
forces, Is now looked upon as too con
Eervatlve to suit the Wisconsin re
publicans. This group of younger senators re
cently elected, aided by Bevertdge.
Curtis, Brown, Borah and others who
have been in the senate for several
years, believe the legislative program
has progressed too slowly and they
are determined bereafter to tnsist on
their opinions. nt though they may
Interfere with the- designs-o the tra
litinl tldtr sutesmeu. The situa
tion is the natural result of the popu
lar tendency toward what may be de
scribed as the more progressive senti
ment of the country, crystallized gen
erally Into the Roosevelt policies. The
new progressive sentiment has estab
lished itself firmly in the senate and,
with augmented numbers- and larger
courage, will make itself felt in mak
ing the senate more responsive to
popular demands.
CO CAT VKVMAS WAK 8CARB.
Count Okuma Is evidently the leader
of the democratic party In Japan. He
Is very much against the government
and insists that Japan Is sharpening Its
teeth for the purpose of making a short
meal of the United States when the
proper time comes. He declares that
augmentation of the American fleet in
the Pacific Is aimed at Japan and can
constitute nothing but a menace to the
Toklo government's plan of aggression
In the Pacific. The count used to be
prime minister of Japan, but Is now out
of office and Is the recognized leader
of the minority, a sort of William Jen
nings Bryan and Richmond Pearson
Hobson rolled into one. In a formal
Interview In one of the leading Journals
of Toklo, Count Okuma draws this
picture of the United States and what
would happen If Japan decided to go
to war with us:
America has no enpmy at present and it
will be a thoughtless policy for America
purpoeely to make an enemy by Inflaming
the public opinion of Japan. The United
States Is the wealthiest country In the
world! but It baa not sufficient defense In
the Pacific. If the two nations are to come
to hostilities, nothing could be more dread
ful. In that case craiy persons, ai'.d the
Japanese are a "crazy" nation In fighting,
will display the same madDess as was
shown In the late m'ar.
The Japanese are always ready to throw
away their Uvea for the nation. They re
gard their lives as light aa water. On the
other hand. Americans and Europeans at
tach the chief Importance to money and
(those who love money love their lives.
Suppose, therefore, that two nations whose
Ideas toward death are fundamentally dif
ferent are to fight, the final result Is
easily seen.
Clearly Count Okuma Is a Jingo and
is accepting the Jingo challenge of the
democratic convention at Denver. In
considering the count's utterances, it
Is well to remember that he is a states
man out of a Job and is trying to re
gain his political prestige. His fear
some warning might cause some alarm
if it were not offset by the statement
of Baron Takahira, the Japanese am
bassador at Washington who, when
asked what he thought of Count
Okuma's utterances, said:
I ahould not care to comment on this
matter, because Count Okuma represents
the opposition, and alao because his re
marks are printed In an opposition paper.
1 know nothing of any naval movement
directed against Japan by your country or
by any other. Our countrlea ar good
friends, and as such wa should not be
watchlnj each other to find out who Is
getting ready to fight.
Baron Takahira knows that the
United States is not augmenting its
naval power in the Pacific, unless the
comparatively short term stay sched
uled for the battleship fleet In the Pa
cific may be so regarded. The weak
ness of the American naval force in the
Pacific Is generally known and its
strengthening could not be regarded
as a menace to any other power. In
the meantime, Japan Is frantically
seeking to enlarge IUnaval strength,
even at the expense of threatened na
tional bankruptcy, but the United
States is not worried over the situation.
Japan Is in no position to, carry on a
foreign war and cannot be for years,
so this nation will not be alarmed by
the Jingoes of the Okuma brand in
Japan or the Hobson brand at home.
THE SUNRISE IOVBT.
. Chief Donahue has suggested a re
form in Omaha police court methods
which readily commends Itself to any
who will stop to think for a moment.
He proposes that some arrangement
be made whereby minor offenders may
be given a prompt hearing and either
punished or dismissed from custody
before time to go to work on the morn
ing following their arrests. This
seems simple enough, and yet It has
encountered a snag in the application
of the law as well as some opposition
from quarters where it would least be
expected.
Chief Donahue's sole idea Is to so
regulate matters that all would not
suffer, that no serious offender would
be shown any undue leniency and that
persons whose arrest is due to minor
or comparatively negligible delin
quencies might not be called on to suf
fer unreasonable hardship. At present
a man merely overcome by his pota
tions and sleeping on the sidewalk or
In a sUlrway on Saturday night Is not
only liable to, but extremely likely, to
find himself locked up In the city Jail
when be recovers consciousness ou
Sunday morning, and there he will
stay until long after time for him to
go to work on Monday morning. When
arraigned in police' court he is dis
missed with reprimand or punished by
a nominal fine. The majesty of the
law In his case is easily upheld, but
the delay in its application is likely to
cost him his employment, and certainly
indicts a loss of time. Many other
persons come under the purview of the
police and are temporarily held at the
station. These cases could easily be
adjusted by an early session of the
court, were one held. Several plans
for this early morning court are sug
gested, either of them practical, but
they require the co-operation of the
several elements of the police depart
ment of the city. This co-operation
should not be difficult to secure when
It is in tbe Interest of true reform.
Tbe Omaha double-ender gets much
consolation from an exaggerated re
port of the Brysnfte frost at Lincoln,
published tn the Qitca&o Record
rTerald. Whatever eonsalatfon It may
bare trow the stories of "a deafening
roar of applause," and "all night and
all morning the trains had been bring
ing thousands and thousands of' vis
itors to the capital city," it is welcome
to. The railroads sw none of these
trains and the ;,lncoln people who
gathered on the ate house lawn suf
fered little in thayi auditory sense by
reason of any upr hat greeted Mr.
Bryan.
The meanest man has been found
tgaln. He lives In Lincoln and has a
plate that was Intended for Mr. Bryan.
It is unkind In the extreme to deprive
the Peerless of any little m-nientoes
of this kind, for he will need thera all
In future years to enable him to over
come some of the bitterness of thought
that will result from the outcome of
his present venture.
, "Nearly every state In the union
was represented In the crowds." says
a Lincoln dispatch to the Chicago-Record-Herald
on the Bryan notifica
tion. Yes, even New Hampshire was
represented, Mr. G. M. Hitchcock of
Omaha appearing as the proxy from
that state on the notification com
mltteet Brother-In-Law Tom has backed
away from his hastily assembled bunch
of straight-out populists. This is
mighty consoling to the local unterrl
fled, who would, no doubt, have greatly
relished the prospect of voting for
Elmer Thomas as a presidential
elector.
The effort to capture the printers'
national organization for Brynn failed
for the reason that the printers are an
uncommonly intelligent body of men
and their national convention Is made
up of their best representatives.
The Interstate Commerce commis
sion has ruled that railroad passes may
be issued to "indigent, destitute or
homeless persons." Democratic poli
ticians will be on the eligible list after
November 3.
Douglas county will still bear the
brunt of the state taxation and will
still be the target for many unkind
flings from persons who do not realize
the real relations between Omaha and
Nebraska.
Alexander Troup proposes that Sena
tor Gore, the blind statesman from
Oklahoma, should lead a speech-making
tour for Bryan In New England. An
other case of the 'blind leading the
blind.
George Gould's oldest son Is working
in a mine out west. Since Mr. Harrl
man got acquainted with the family,
the Goulds apparently appreciate the
necessity of earning their own living.
The democrats propose to take an
immediate, .poll of the country. .The
poll taken W the republicans on the
first Tuesday1 after the first Monday
In November is the one that counts.
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Count Okuma of Japan is talking
about a war between his country and
the United States. Why not match
Okuma and Hobson in a 12-foot ring.
When Did Ha Get lt
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Speaking of publicity about campaign
funda Mr. Bryan has a splendid oppor
tunity to explain whence came the $300.
00ft that Chairman Mack says was "left
over by the management in 1904."
A Deal with the Dotch.
Bt. Louis Times.
Under a new treaty with the Nether
lands we can buy our brandy at a lower
price, in return for which Dutchmen will
be able to get our meat products at smaller
expense. It would appear that the Hol
lander geta the best of the deal.
A Booar of Holiness.
Cltveland Plain Dealer.
Following Mr. Harrlman'a vacation trip
along the Union Pacific there Is a re
sumption of activity that is very encour
aging to all beholders. Mr. Hurrlman has
some queer ways, but when It comes to
perceiving the approach of prosperity he
Is In the van.
Hot aa Dad aa He Looks.
Brooklyn Kagle.
The bankrupt Harry Thaw does not
seem to be quite such a fool as the lawyers
and doctors took lilm for. That lawyer
who charged a dollar a minute for time
spent in sleep working out hla cllent a
problems in the subliminal region of con
sciousness manifests a greed that nothing
short of an Insane desire to part with
millions could satisfy. Thaw came near
being synonymous with freeze-out."
Land Grabbers Forced to Disgorge.
New York Trbrie.
Tha recovery by the government within
three years of 1.2!U.tt9 acres of land In
Nebraska from the clutches of land grab
bers Is a gratifying achievement and dem
onatratea that It la well worth while to
try to enforce the law. That splendid area
will afford homesteads for a multitude of
htneat settlers and ray a considerable re
turn to the government. Instead of enrich
ing unprincipled grsfters. And there are
probably millions of aors more elsewhere
which may be reclslmed In the same way.
PEN ALTY FOIt CARELESS ESS.
Btaacerlaar Loaaes by Fire In Tbla
(.'an try.
New York Olobe.
The totala of fire loss in this country msy
signify little to tha average mind, but the
comparative figures ahould mean much.
Tha figures Issued by the national board
of flra underwriters show that the average
fire loss per csplta In the United Statea tor
the laat flva years was 13.02. against 33
cents for six European countries. Including
France, Germany and Austria. It may be
objected perhaps that It is unfair to select
this particular period for purposes of com
parison, since both tha Baltimore fire of
1904 and tha garj Franclaco flra of I'M are
Included In It. And yet If these two fires,
representing about l300.00o,OO, were deducted
from tha total fire losa of the country for
tha five years which la estimated at 11,237,
T1I.96 tha total would ba reduced by but
little over a fourth. And tha American per
capita loaa would remain about all and on
half times) larger than the European. What
la to blama for this great dlaparily? ' Ar
we so much more caraleaa than European?
Ar ITuropeana building code. Or depart
mcKta and water eaptlie Cram six and a
half to tea Omea better than thoaa found
In tile Uniud Staial
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nme Feat are of Mr. Rryan's AcreiM
a nr na I ; sed.
Pt. I.ouls Times ;l"d.V
One of the correspondent of The Time.
rlt,n from 1-lnroin. ra'd In I Is rti spttcV
of yrstrrday thst "It srs sn allngfthcr
different Bryan lh.it faced the h'g cr.iwj
In the cspitol grounds this afternoon. Th
Shirk of lennlne blat'k halr'thst grsi ed lit
head In the campaigns of 1P1 and Iffo Is
gone, and his forehead now extends ruck
to a point well beyond the ers, w.ilic gray
strands showing In the r--maindr piov.
thst the raisers of time are hclng fell by
Nebraska s Idol.''
The correspondents might have gone
farther. He might hai sail, uiion hear
ing or reading the Bran acceitanj
spppch. that the democratic chieftain Is a
different man In his view and manner of
expressing them. Yesterday's speech at
Lincoln showed bjt little of the srlilt tht
waa a part of the utterances of 1SIM or
the firm "paramount Issue" attitude of
1Pi. Indeed, while there Is much cf elo
quent command In the speech cf this year,
It lacks the note that wss present -n as
late as 13M when, here In ft. Ixuls. Btyin
told how he had kept ihe faith.
The new Bryan Is relatively a conserva
tive. He is not as radical as Roosevelt.
He has taken In his horns. He masks I Is
old views under fine phrases tlm havi a
reassuring sound.
Divine l.nvt Exponnded.
New York Sun (rep.).
We cannot overlook that discreditable
passage of Mr. Bryan's speech of accpt
ance. In which he saya:
There la a divine law of rewards. When
the creator gave us the earth, wttli lis
fruitful soil, the sunshine with Us warmth,
and the rains with their moisture. He prj
flHimd, as clearly as if His vote hsd
thundered from the clouds, 'Ho work, and
according to your Industry and your Inte II
genoe, so shall be your reward." duly
where might has overthrown, cunning uim
ermlned or government suspended thU
law, has a different law r val,d To con
form the government to this law ought t)
be the ambition of th statesman; and ni
party can have a higher mlralon than t
make It a reality wherever governments
can legitmatcly operate.
Analyxe this doctrine. Does Mr. Bryan
mean and the qufs rn n iv b asked with
out a particle of li revcicnce that God has
enacted for the benefit of human beings
a divine law establishing the meaure of
the rewards oi their Industry and Intelli
gence; thtit the divine, law has been so
loosely framed or so negligently enforced
that Uod's definite InUntlon In this r'
spect ore continually thwarted by the
might of the powerful oi Ihe wiles of iho
cunning among His creatures, and that
supplementary legislation dictated by Mr.
Bryan -in thei-tl'oru required In order to
render effective the divine law which tha
Crtator has linpnterlly proclaimed?
If Mr. Bryan's words do not mean that
what can or do they mean except that
the old propensity to the utterance of sanc
timonious humbug for political effect Is
still his manter?
Bryan's First Installment.
Brooklyn Eagle (lnd clem.).
We are restrained from characterizing
as they deserva the suppressions and eva
sions of this First Installment by the con
sideration due to the nominee of a once
historical party for a still historical office.
Mr. Bryan's address Is one not of perti
nence, but of impertinence; it is one of
pertness, not of power, or of candor. It
neither suggests nor Induces conviction.
The candidate pettifogs, where he would
persuade, and begin by fooling himself
before he would Impress others. Unteach
able or unchangeable partlsana may' he
"stirred'' by the First Installment, but
men to whom truth is 'more than sunlit
else, men to hom parties and candidates
pass to review, under the light of reason
and of Justice, and with the wish to choose
between them for the best good of Amer
ica, should realize, long before next No
vember, that Mr. Taft should be advanced
In public service to the presidency, and
Mr. Biyan b preserved to the journalistic
field and to the lecture field, us equal
theaters for his rhetorical and histrionic
gilts of utterance and of acting.
Shifting Hla Ground.
Wall Street Journal (lnd ).
Mr. Bryan, in his speech of acceptance,
said:
"The democratic party simply assena that
as the government creates corporationa It
must retain the power to regulate and to
cf.ntiol them."
In a letter to the editor of the Wall Street
Journal published Apiil 10, 19o7, Mr. Bryan
said;
"At this time a majority of the people
still feem to 1 ave faith In regulation, and
th first thing necessary I to ascertain the
present value of the railroads and then
prevent any more watering of atocks. I
shall assist, aa far as I am able, to teat
regulation under as favorable conditions as
can be cteaied, but having reached th con
clusion that in the end; regulation will be
found Ineffective, I have stated the con
clusion." In VM, therefore, Mr.- Bryan held to the
opinion that the regulation of the railroad
corporationa would be ineffective, yet now
In August, 190A, he assort that the demo
cratic doctrine la that the government must
regulate the corporations.
I there any guarantee that Mr. Bryan
may not next year change his attitude as
regards the policy of regulation? A poli
tician who shifts ground as frequently as
Mr. Bryan la not the man for the White
House.
On Excellence.
Denver Post (rep.).
The speech has one excellence It reads
pleasantly, demands no thinking, awakena
no animosities and skillfully evadea every
Issue that the course of the campaign may
raise to a "burning question." Time haa
Indeed worked lta marvels with Mr. Bryan
when twelve short yeara have softened him
from the burning fever of the Crown of
Thorns to this pink tea notification that
might have graced any lady'a "afternoon."
Tbe Peorile Mill Rale.
Philadelphia Ledger iind.1.
It Is lmiossible to avoid a cuntrast mlth
the clear, Judicial examination of all th
large problems' of the day which was
made In the corresponding apeech of the
republican candidate, and the most ardent
admirer of Mr. Bryan cannot find the con
trast to his advantage. In his peroration,
the candidate returns to his glittering gen
eralities and claims confidence for the
democratic party because of lta devotion to
"the people" and Its willingness to "die
for a great cause." This may b a reason
for sympathy or even admiration, but
scarcely for practical trust. Mr. Bryan
exercising his mind needlessly. Whatever
party ur candidate sjceetd, he may r.si
assured that "the people will rule," and
will have their way.
tooled Off.
Cleveland Plain Dealer (ind. dm ).
Mr. Bryan in hU address saya nothing
to arous antagonisms, voices no new de
mands and tn no way altera the popular
conception of hi nr. that, while still a re
former,, a propagandist at heart, he la a
Usa rampant on than tha public beam
familiar with eight and twelv yeara
ago.
Aa laBrvaaat.
New Verlt Commercial (Lnd.).
Colon! Bryan cam hardly tall to b
distinctly ttrooier with th paopL after
thla eMua uf acceptance Uiaa k
befox u.
"I I Ml TU.EItS I GEOnt.H.
Sample t'aae of Prohibition I nenrked
!-i nrnnnh.
Attatit. C mtll tit I n
Ssiannah city treasuiy will suffer
nothing as the result of tleorct.i's prohi
bition la a.
The pries Is a simple one.
The el'y l- issued sn edict prohibiting
the opening of ' -blind tilers ' en f undJj !
But as for aeek days, it Is the city that
la blind sr.d n"t the llgers.
Except thst once every six months the
city wakes up. aummnna the alleged eye-
i less ones Into recorders cojrl, extracts
! from em h Jlpn. and semla them on their
j way tej.ilclng In another half year's .m-
I' munliv.
By this process the city treasury Is en
riched to the extent of o.nco a year tii
sum thought to have been loat as the re-
suit of prohibition a sum now be.oni the
price of open and defiant lawlessness
It must 1 said to g.ivannah'a cred.t
that the city male, apparently, an honest
effort til enforce th law. Blind tiger pro
pi It tors w ere arrested and brought into
court with aeemlrgly unquestionable evi
dence. There waa no notable laxity about
the prosecution, and yet petit Juries cam
back promptly with emphatic verdicts of
'not guilty."
And s the question arose. If Juries will
not convict. If public sntlment will t it
erate, why should not the city have Its
c rst while revenue?
Bavannah haa answered hy procesdlng to
collect It.
Batch No. 1, tmprovect and Recognized
Order of Blind Tigers, ninety-three In
number, has Just been haled Into court,
leaving KI each-,3rt0 for the city treaa
ury and ther are 100 others yet to come.
An interesting condition this which con
fronts Oeorgla with th most stringent
prohibition law yet adopted by any atate.
A condition i f lawlessness absolute, recog
nized and licensed by municipal govern
ment! But what shout It?
Is there any hand that will or can be
tals d to stay It?
Or will It thrive and grow until unre
strained example haa spread Infection to
other communities of the atate?
An economic, problem of deep Intricacy
here presents Itself.
KIMES OUT FOR TAFT.
Leading; Democratic Paper of Mary
land Desert Bryan.
Baltimore Sun.
It is th Judgment of the Sun that the
material 'welfare of the people of th
United etatea Induatrlal and financial
would be promoted to a greater degree
by the election of Taft than by th elec
tion of Bryan; that their rlghta would
b safeguarded as carefully by Taft aa by
Bryan.
The Sun la convinced that the "arm of
the law," personified by a president or
balanced Judgment, with a thorough
knowledge of the law a man of steady
purpoae, Just and resolute would prove
a better defender of the rights of the
people, would do more to promote their
material welfare, than the big stick haa
uunH m cue lianas or Mr. Koosevelt or
than the big club could do In the hands
of Mr. Bryan. It is our deliberate Judg
ment that for th next four years th
material Interests of the people of this
country would be safer with Mr. Taft at
the head of the national government than
with Mr. Bryan, tv further believe that,
while lawbreakers would be brought to
account by Mr. Taft with as little fear
or favor as Mr. Bryan could display, the
methoda employed by Mr Taft would not
curtail th worklngman's opportunities
for employment by disturbing the busi
ness of law-abiding men and corpora
tions, aa ha been witnessed In th last
few years. " -' , "
Mr. Taft's experience In Important ad
miniatrativ posts, his Judicial tempera
ment, his patience and thoroughness in
investigation, Justify the belief that aa
president h would execute th law faith
fully and well, but not epectacularly.
And while thla type of man ought to be
in the White House all the time, he
aeems to be especially needed now, when
the country la emerging from an Indua
trlal and financial depression which
brought distress and suffering into many
homes.
THE WAY TO BOOST BIM.ES.
Tip for Railroad Manager Who Talk
of Increaacd Rate.
New York Evening Tost.
Because the railroads have not filed with
the Interstate Commerce commission the
proposed schedules for advanced tales, let
no on Imagine that their campaign of
education la to be abandoned. The power
of suggestion la to b used to accustom
shipper and the general public to the u
creaae, and we shall finally see the higher
tatea conceded by the ahlpper as by one in
an hypnotic trance. In all seriousness, the
higher rate schedules are being kept aa
an Instrument In the railroad armory. If
the suit filed by the Texas commission
against a significant synchronous rlna In
rates of many railroads Is not held a trans
gression of the Sherman anti-trust act. if
the election news is reaasurlnj:. If crop
prospects Indicate that the traffic can bear
another stiffening of charges, the project
fur higher rates will be quite ready. It will
be well not to forget this skeleton In the
closet. Meantime a alray Item of railroad
news shows a more excellent way of aug
menting earr.lnga. South Jersey distributed
more than 11,0(0.000 of produce over New
England, the middle west and Canada lat
month, an Increase of fTaO.cuO over last
year' July shipments. The significant ex
planation given la:
"Special achedulea were established, and
traina known aa 'preference freights' Wer
run, making tlm equalled only by passen
ger traina. The market was greatly
widened as a result of th development
campaign urjertaken by the Pennsylvania
railroad In behalf of the commercial and
agricultural intereata of southern New
Jersey."
Difference la Greatness.
Baltimore American.
The Frlme Minlater of New Zealand aays
that both King Edward and President
Roosvelt ar born rulers, each richly en
dowed with common sense. Americans will
agree to thla to some extent, although the
personalities of th two are very different.
President Roosevelt's is that of the ag
gressive, dominating type which simply
cannot remain in obscurity, but will rli
to the top, regardless of circumstances,
while It la likely that If King Edward had
ben born a private citizen, he would have
made no more Impression in t lie world than
aa an amiable gentleman, meeting circum
stances with tact and ability, but neither
shaping nor overcoming them.
Cllmatle Favora for th Fleet.
Boston Trsnscrlpt.
The fleet hss met with a warm reception
at a cold season In New Zealand, where II
Is now winter. The mean temperature of
January la 68 degreea In the north Island
and degree In the aouth. and in the lat
ter Jun aeea th mercury down to n de
grees. A August progresses the New
Zealandcrs ar cheered by th reflection
that warm weather can not b far off.
Too o4 to Ltae,
Kansas City Star.
It appear that th Kebraaka republican
faI so kindly toward Mr. Bryan this yr
thai they ar willing to do anything; Uly
aan tar blirv xt-pt vote for n1"v,
' THR nETRMH ORDER.
A Fart oaelely Overlooked tr L
lirmnrrstlr atamnrr. T
WssWnglnti Post I
j The democratic vringressdinsl cmnil't
' l In '.luting the speec h of Mr. Henry of I
i'ln. a ery able lawyer and a C-' flr
I oratt r. en the subject of Injunction. Mr.i
Henry asserta that for three-quartf rs tf a
I century It was the law that no Injunct lonl
! should Ism e in any esse nhntit rann:M
previous nolle e to the adverse ra"y. or h
attorney, ot the time and place Of movlni
the ssnie.
j Whether that statute, that was ni't .1
! In 1793 and repealed In 172. Is obnoxi iu
to sections 1 and i of artlcl 111 of i lie con
stitution haa never been drtetm'ned h;.
the supreme rourt. for th reason. prnp.
that during the entire life of the statute
temporary restraining order a ere lsued
without notice and a temporary retraining
order accomplishes for the o. ea;on pre
cisely what an Injunction would effect
There I a heap of eloquence te, ti..
argu that It I not the Jurisdiction of
court of equity to prevent or to pun s i
crime, but no one denies that a court or
equity may make order to preserve tht
right of property. If a citizen's goods are1
threatened with destruction It I his right,
to appeal to a court of equity, filing afft.
davits setting forth the facts and givim
bond to Indemnify anyone ringed by ti
Issuing of the Writ, to have a restraints
order Issued and served On the ran -menacing
his property wlthiut previ,..;
notice to that party. If no wrong I l-i-tended
nobody is harmed by that transac
tion. True, It may prevent crime, but It p-e
serves property, and whatever preserve i
property can work Injury or hardship t
no good citizen. Every man In a free coun
try la entitled to what he legally acquires,
and his accumulations should be exempt
from the vandalisms of all malefactor,
Every man In a free country Is entitled t
labor for a living without let or hlndrsm
from any Individual disturber or any mot,
of collected disturbers.
And a government that does not icur
the citizen In his right to his property aol
hia right to work merita the contempt cvpf-'
every freeman. Let ua not make a Mo
rocco or a Venezuela of our free republic. '
Let us throw the protecting arm of the I
law around every man, whatever his sta- j
tion or condition. I
And, If we are not greatly mlataken. the I
American ptopl Intend to ahleld every f
good citizen from tha turbulenc and the '
violence of every evil culprit.
PERSONAL MOTES.
Alton B. Farker ruahed for a runaway
rig tn California the other day and ever
hauled It. He never sprinted Ilka that after
the Bryan bandwagon.
The democratic candidate for governor
in Maine offer to retlr In six month
after election If he does not keep his prom
ise to enforce all the laws.
Seventeen cases of phonograph records
loaded with Chines mualc have been re
ceived In New York City. Th Society for
the Suppression of. Useless Nolsea has no
picnic ahead of It.
Mrs. William C. Eaklns, the wlf of a
New York broker, Is a candidate for mem-
berahlp of the Arlington Board of Educa
1
ef.)
tion. and ahe la the first woman In Nw
Jersey to be nominated for an elective
flee.
Thoraaa H. Green of Fall River has
been carrying letters for thlrty-flv years
now, and laat week th other letter earrlera
Invited him to a clambake and gav him
two gold star for the sleeves of his uni
form. The gaa meter has been brought to beoki
by tha Publle Sarvlc commiaalon In New
York, with the rsult that but 13 pr cent
of th 28,000 meter teated proved accurate.!
But this I less Important than thst over
53 per cent were faat.
The German emperor Is never without hlal
revolver, and he la extremely skillful In
the uae of the weapon. It ia inspected and
freshly primed every morning, so aa to
make sure It la in perfect working order.
Firmly convinced that he la going to die
by the hand of an anarchist this fate hav
ing been prophesied for him long ago he
is determined to make a atern fight for h4e
life, and to have, at any rat. If he falls,
of inflicting aome Injury upon hla assailant
PASSI.NU PLEASANTRIES.
"I don't see why women, if they have V
any consistency ahould oppose their hus
bands' buying drinks In aaloons," said
I'hunnyman, tentatively.
"How dare you aay that?" cried his angry,
wife.
"Because all such purchases arc Indis
putably bar'galrjs. ' Baltimore American. ,
"My dear air, .1 am Just crazy to marry
your daughter! '
"And he'd be crazy to marry you."
Houston i'ost. j
1 i
"Alfred, dear, what Is everybody cheering
about?" ,
"cireat Scott, Alvlra'.aDldn't you a th '
man out there In canter field pull down
that fly Juat now?" .
"i aaw htm pull down aomethlng. but I
thought It waa the ball. Your eye mul be
belter than ntin." Philadelphia Press.
V,
I.et me ask you on Question " tt the
issuer oi m surrrageta to an attanth
masculine listener. "Would you glv u.lv
your seat In a street car to a woman?"
"No, ma em," the min replied, "l
wouldn t." i
"And why not?" th auffraget demanded, t
"Because lm a rooiorman. ' th man r- '
plied. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"No, my dear, you cannot go Inte that
boat." said the New England chaperon to
her young charge. , ,
"Why no;.?" d. manded th maiden, natur
ally ungry at being deprived of her row. I
"Because 1 heard somebody aay th
other day that ), waa hugging the
shore." Baltimore American.
H-8e that pretty girl ovr there? She
annoy a me all lb time by w riting me
la-ins.
aiie-Reall ? How does ' ahe get them I
past Hi attendant? Llpplncotl a.
The liuller. tired of having nothing to
do. had guile out to the atablaa to com
mune wiln the coachman, and waa nosing,
around in his usual dignified way. i
' My word!" ha exclaimed, looking w th '
..tit. , liriilkllU ( m .. . l . ' . I
Juki picked up. "That's the biggest safety I
. r, now ao yoj put the
blades in It, JawgeT
"Safety iax.r! howled the coachman
-1 ou nloomm' Mitt thai'. pitF,MnMki
Chicago Tilbune.
WHE THB FISU WOVT UITB.
National Sportsman.
Thr'a days when th fish won't bit;
ics enner too cim or else ioi rough; s
It's either too wurm or not wsrm enough- X
It s either too cloudy or the sun s too
hrlsht: I
Th wind's the wrong wy, or th moon'
noi riglll. i
It eltlier too wet, or else It's too dry;
Ur for some other reason, you can't tail
why,
But th.re a data when th fish won t blt.T
There's daca when th fish won't bit; !
You msy try every lure, you, may try;
every bait. ' i
You may do what you will, and wait and i
wait
From morning till noon and from noon till
night, a
But you won't get a nlbbl tho' you try
all your might: ,
You may grumble or awear,
nui tne risi don t car,
For there a daya when th fun won't bit.
But there's days -when th ftjh will bit:
When It t.:nt too calm acd U ain't Lot,
rougn.
w nen n am I too warm, but Juat warm
ra L
And the big old fellows, oh, Joy, how th
f iartt !
Your rod sbarrt doohla a you kas joS
How they leap! .Boar taaaT run!
Ge whla. but lt'a fun!
On. to dag whan, tha flsit wiil bltai
erf
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