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THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1010.
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STATEMENT OT CIRCTTLATIOW.
etate of Nebraaka, Douglas County. .:
Oeorre B. Taaahuck. treasurer of Tha
Bee Publishing Company, being duly
worn, aaya that tha actual number of
full and templets ooplea of Tha Dally,
Morning. Evening and Rtinrtay Bea printed
Purina- the month of February, ItiV. was
aa follows:
1 43,149
t... 403
1 48.C7
4 48,TQ
43,030
I 41,740
7 41,810
I i 48,080
40,810
10 48,880
11 40,700
It 40,100
II 48,100
14. 4fl .890
It 48.870
40,880
17 40,850
11 40,890
II 48,770
10 41.880
11 4a,tao
tl 43470
II 48,040
it 48,010
II 48,880
28 43,440
IT 41,700
II 43,870
Tout
.1.188,880
0,880
Returned! eoplea
Nat total L,us.B70
Dally average 48,488
GBORQB B. TZBCKUCK,
Treasurer.
Subscribed In my preeenoa and aworn to
before ma this JStti day of February, 110.
ROBERT Ht'NIKK.
Notary Public
Sbscribra leaving tha elty ten
erartlr- skoal have The Be
raalle t them. Afldreea will ba
aYa-SB Baal aWJ
Tea, and Pittsburg still remains the
steel center of the country.
Easter lllea are also higher. Won
der If the new tariff did that,-too?
According to the calendar, there is
still time for lamb-like March to go out
like a Hon.
The man who owns Omaha real ea-
tate is not losing sleep over his Invest
ment these days.
The duke of Orleans Is all ready to
be made the king of France. But
hbw about the rest of them?
If Uncle Joe wants to keep in touch
with insurgents he might run for the
office of dictator in Nloaraugua.
There is still work, for the fool-
killer among those who start prairie
fires in the face of a high wind.
When ' Theodore Roosevelt stopped
a day in Cairo the Egyptians celebrated
the Fourth of July In his honor.
Besides being a "ousted phenom,"
Dr. Cook is said to be broken in finance
and health. Three breaks and out.
Omaha expects a square deal from
tho railroad rate-makers, and, what is
more, will rest satisfied with nothing
less.
The idea of a really destructive fire
which will go down In history as such
is tho burning of 1,000,000 eggs in
Chicago recently. '
Edgar Howard says be knows no
more about conservation than Senator
Burkett knows about statesmanship
Bouquet Or cabbage?
A Texas man who had voted the
democratic ticket for Beventy-nlne
years paused quietly away the other
day "Jes all. wore out."
The Baltimore American says that
women who wear Chantecler hats
should learn to crow. They need no
training practice along that line.
Incidentally, are Jeffries and John
eon to fight for the pugilistic cham
plonship of the world, or are they to
fight for the little purse of 1101,000?
Boston now has a school of matrl
monial war maneuvering and it has
plenty of material to work on Boston
has nearly twjee as many women as
men. , . , , ,
It is a trifle, early to .talk about vot
ing more bonds to complete the new
court house, in course of erection. No
need of crossing bridges until we get
to them. . .
And then it may all be that Dr. Cook
has been writing hla memoirs and "ex
ploratory autobiography" while off on
hla trip. You never can tell what he
ia up to, anyway.
That German scientist still insists
that Theodore Roosevelt has the germ
of the sleeping sickness in his system.
Ho wouldn't dare talk that way about
Emperor Wllhelm.
Wo are waiting for someone to In
quire whether the large amount of hot
air turned loose in congress started
tho upward current in the vicinity
which resulted in the late tornado.
Speaking of being slow, an Indiana
man went out one morning to milk the
cows end did not come back for forty
three years. That must have hap
pened tn "Hooppolo township, Posey
-ounty, V VT?
Mr. Eoosevelt'i Khartnm, Ftcrancea,
Dispatches from Egypt indicate an
undercurrent of protest on the part of
the members of tho nationalist party
of young Egyptians against the senti
ment expressed by Mr. Roosevelt in
his Khartum address. The apprehen
sion of the British officials at Cairo
for the safety of the American ex
president was at first keen, but with
characteristic frankness Colonel Roose
velt declined all police guard and drove
freely through the streets of the city.
There was no demonstration other
than that of enthusiasm at any time,
and the young Egyptians joined
heartily in this with tho American and
English tourists.
The utterances which caused tho un
rest were simply those of praise for
the British government in Its work of
developing the resources and civiliza
tion of Egypt and especially of the
Sudan. The members of the nation
alist party are and have been for years
fighting British rule and in all pos
sible ways striving to throw it off.
For some time the protest was but
feeble, but recently, on account of the
overthrow of the sultan of Turkey and
the shah of Persia the nationalists have
become more open in their activity,
The attitude of Mr. Roosevelt was con
sidered by the young Egyptians detri
mental to their cause and hence their
remonstrance mildly expressed.
The Egyptian people are of a peculiar
oriental nature, Inclined somewhat to
fanaticism, and are easily aroused by
anything said or done, which appar
ently opposes them or their interests.
This is the case, even though the of
fending utterance is the truth. Tho
recent success of their racial kindred
in Turkey and Persia has apparently
emboldened them and their activity
has caused some dtequietude on the
part of the British. It ia unfortunate
that such ehould be the case at this
time. '
What Colonel Roosevelt said in
praise of the school system, the devel
opment of the country and of the gen
eral advancement in the Sudan under
British rule was so plainly true that
to neglect to notice it, especially dur
ing such a hearty reception, would
have been unappreciative If not dis
courteous on his part. Yet clearly Mr.
Roosevelt must be aa careful of speech
aa a private citizen as he was as chief
executive.
A Continent in tho Antarctic
The French explorer, M. Charcot, re
cently returned , from the Antarctic
zone, reports that he has discovered a
great southern continent. He backs his
statements with records of a seemingly
reliable nature as well as various speci
mens of ore, fauna, vegetable life and
minerals. He insists that he has gone
at this exploring business seriously and
has with him all the necessary sclen
tlfic material which goes to prove the
existence of stores of undeveloped nat
ural resources beyond the Antarctic clr
cle. To add to the value of his dlsoov
eries M. Charcot reports that this con-
tlnent is not surmounted by great cap
like glaciers, but in many places is
comparatively free from such forma
tions, thus making it of possible ma
terial value to humanity.
Mankind has, with much difficulty,
conquered the temperate zones and la
fast establishing mastery over the trop
ics. It has been a long, hard fight, but
the victory is now pretty nearly com
plete. Within recent years the con
quest of the Arctic zone has been going
on. Alaska and northern Canada have
been made accessible. Greenland has
been occupied for centuries and bids
fair,' even yet, tdt develop a wealth
hitherto unexpected, The Arctic fish
eries of Russia and the great northern
mines of the Scandinavian peninsula
are also among (ho northern surprlsea.
Has it come the turn of the southern
polar district to uncover possibilities
of which no one had dreamed?
The discovery of the North pole and
the exploration of vast Ice fields and
ocean depths in that section are of only
scientific value, but the discoveries re
ported in the south carry larger possi
bilities. To Do Their Own Reforming1.
With the sentiment of the Brltlah
people expressed strongly In favor of
"mending or ending" the House of
Lords, the members of that body, to
the number of 192, have decided by a
vote of 175 to 17 that they would do
their own reforming. For some time
the House of Commons has been clam
oring for a radical change In the com
position of the House of Lords and to
curtail its power, particularly its ab
solute veto power. Premier. Asqulth
recently fathered a proposal for reor
ganization of the Lords and "his resolu
tion to that end is now before the
Commona for consideration. Even King
Edward ia eald to favor readjustment
along this line and the majority of the
British people registered for a change
In the late parliamentary elections.
Lord Rosebery has come to the res
cue and secured the adoption of a reso
lution by the Lords themselves
whereby the proposed action of the
ministry and the commons will prob
ably be forestalled. Under his plan
mere possession of a peerage will no
longer carry legislative rights. Hence
a process of selection and , election of
those lords who are to sit in .Parlia
ment will obtain, the length of the term
of office to be determined at a later
date. . . . . .
It goes without saying that this pro
posal comes as a shock to the ancient
nobility of England, whose families
have held membership in the upper
branch of Parliament for centuries.
But then these particular lords have
alwayB "voted one way in a bunch" re
gardless of the advisability of the
measure and have not santtlonod or
supported a single piece of construc
tion legislation for years, the crisis
has arrived where the Lords must re
form or he reformed, and it is not sur
prising that they prefer to follow the
path of discretion.
The Rewarding of Fitzgerald.
While the democrats of the house
have been trying to make out that
they were fighting for principle as
much aa were the Insurgent repub
lican when they all joined together
to change the house rules and make
the committee controlling the order of
business elective instead of appointive,
their selection of Congressman Fitz
gerald of New York aa one of the
minority members of the new commit
tee stamps their whole action with in
sincerity. The house democrats are
evidently proceeding on the theory
that the memory of the public Is short
and that their denunciation of Mr.
Fitzgerald less than a year ago for
leading the democratic bolt that saved
the Cannon rules for the time has
been completely forgotten. When
Speaker Cannon appointed Mr. Fitz
gerald to tho old rules committee this
la what Mr. Bryan wrote in bis Com
moner: The action of Speaker Cannon In select
ing Congraasmon Fttsgerald as the minor
ity member of tha committee on rules was
gross violation of tha rule and uaages
of tha house of reprasentatlvaa. If any
ona Is appointed to a committee aa a
democrat, he ousht to ba representative
of his party, and Speaker Cannon knew
that Mr. Fltagnrald waa not anly not a
representative of his party, but that he
openly and notoriously betrayed hli party
Into the hands of tha republican. If Mr.
Fttsgerald's servloes to ' the republican
party entitled him to a plaoa on tha com
mittee on rules, ha ought to have bean put
on In tha place of a republican, and not as
a democrat. It la adding Insult to Injury
to put him on tha committee over the pro
teat of the democrats and then ubo hta
appointment to deny to tha democrats any
repreaentatlen. If Mr. Fltsgerald had any
reepect for his party he Would refuse to
act as a representative of an organisation
which repudiates his oonduot, but his as
sociation with Mr. Cannon seems to have
demoralised his sense of propriety as ef
fectually as It has his democracy.
Instead of disciplining Mr. Fitzger
ald now for originally making his
trade with Speaker Cannon for a place
on the old rules committee and put
ting him on the back seat on proba
tion, the democrats of the house have
rewarded him with an endorsement
of his bargain by confirming him in
possession of what he acquired in that
questionable way. Yet the democrats
of the house want the people to be
lieve that they are inspired by honest
motives and that if the republican in
surgents had only, gone the whole
length with them, a more complete
reformation would have been ac
complished. Mr. Fitzgerald was re
warded the first time by Speaker Can
non for breaking away from his
democratic associates, and now he
gets a second reward from the very
democrats who then pretended to be
enraged at his treachery.
Farm Demonstration in the South.
In our exploitation of the west and
southwest the "south" has been largely
neglected, but it has not been for
gotten and' recuperation has now
started new development. The south
is coming into its own again and is
attracting both wealth and energy from
other quarters, while its home produc
tion has assumed in value enormous
proportions. The latest feature in this
development is the establishment of
experimental farms in many southern
states for educational purposes along
scientific lines. The south is ambitious
and is omitting no effort to secure the
best and most up-to-date methods and
equipment for the full utilizing of its
resources.
The climate and the soil of the south
are suited to a marked degree to the
development of agricultural pursuits,
Richer soil is to be found in but few
placea. Thousands of acres have been
Idle since the war. Timber abounds,
the summer season 1b long, the rainfall
la plentiful and everything that nature
can put at the disposal of a country to
make it agriculturally productive Is
there. That the west should have
taken precedence of the south in de
velopment 1b not unnatural, since the
south could not recover at once from
the terrible devastation it had to out
grow during the latter half of the last
century.
But the progreesivenesa of the
younger generation of southerners is
really inspiring and is now about to
tell. The southerners are not going
across the Canadian borders or to the
jungles in the islands of the sea, but
are finding opportunities for expansion
right at home.
We almost overlooked tho fact that
the resolution unanimously adopted at
the recent Bryan birthday feast begins
by acclaiming Mr. Bryan "the greatest
citizen of the world," and concludes as
follows:
And wa hereby endorse all of hla public
utterances on all of the public questions
before this country.
Every one who voted for that reso
lution apparently endorses the plea for
16 to 1 free coinage, the arraignment
of "Emperor" McKlnley, the declara
tion for government ownership of rail
roads, to say nothing of a lot of others
which even Mr. Bryan, himself, no
longer endorses.
Talk about luckl Here is our dem
ocratic congressman catching himself
on tho fy while passing through
Omaha and, not only succeeding in in
terviewing himself, but also in per
suading hla own paper to publish the
Interview.
Why should Congressman Hitch
cock's paper be poking left-handers in
the direction of that able statesman,
George Washington Berge, whoso vir
tues it used to extol and whose praises
it used to Blng? Is Mr. ..Bergo. aua-J
pected of harboring an ambition of his
own to occupy the seat in the senate
which Mr. Hitchcock covets?
Hats off to the South Omaha demo
cratic platform makers who have skill
fully evolved the following:
Wi promise to enforce all the laws on
the atatute books governing the liquor
traffic and other municipal affairs, yet wo
are In favor of aa great a degree of per
sonal liberty as Is consistent with the law.
Davy Crockett's coon trap, built to
catch 'em a-cornln' and a-goln', will
now be thrown In' the rummage heap.
Gobs of I, or at Color,
Chicago News.
It is Colonel Roosevelt's privilege to con
fer additional glory upon the pyramids by
merely looking at them In the presence of
the awestruck correspondents. It la great
to be great.
An Opening- Overlooked.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
It Is strange that trust lawyers have
failed to utilize tn behalf of aocused cli
ents tha excuse given by a St. I.,ouls big
amist who pleads that It waa his "sub
conscious self that committed the crime
of forming a combine.
I'D In the Air.
Washington Herald.
.Having helped the republicans dispose
of the finest old chopplngblock ever In
vented for political purposes, the demo
crats are now in fine strategical posi
tion for fanning the air their most
familiar occupation and pastime.
Money Value of n Cinch.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The American Sugar Refining company
was mulcted last year by a 12,000,000 judg
ment In favor of the Pennsylvania com
pany's' receiver, and for more than 12,000,000
In settlement of customs frauds. But Its
operating profits were $4,320,000 in excess
of last year's. Tha economics of combina
tion are truly apparent.
I
Leaaona front Dlaaater.
New York World.
In the Rock Island train wreck. In
which more than forty lives were lost, the
fatalities were almost entirely confined to
the day ooach passengers. Only two Pull
man passengers are reported killed and in
tha sleeper at the rear the shock was so
slight that the seriousness of the aocldent
waa not realized. On many roads it is no
longer necessary to pay the extra charge
for a Pullman seat aa a premium for
safety. It should be so on all roads.
NOW FOR BUSINESS.
Congressional Decks Clear,!
for
Progressive Legislation.
Chicago Tribune.
"I am tired of consulting particular In
terests to see whether or not a thing tfught
u bo 'inrougn. i am 111 favor of oonuultlna
every interest to see what its argument
may oe ana want to give Justice to every
lntret. I want to know if a thing Is
right If It la right, we can convince the
people that It la right and they will be
wita us."
While the house of representatives waa
reaohlng the climax of its internecine war
Over the revision of the rules, the chief
executive of the nation and head of the
republican party was making this signifi
cant declaration.
In this utterance he spoke his own mind.
But it expresses as well the overwhelming
sentiment of the rank and file of the party
and of the whole people of the nation. The
battle in the housa was only another ex
pression of tha same feeling. The president
Is tlTed, and we are all tired of wrangling,
evasion and delay.
And now the Issue of Cannonlsm ia over-'
board. The decks are cleared for action.
Lt ua have action. The president's legis
lation in fulfillment of the pledges of the
party knocks at the doors of congress.
It is up to all members of the party there
to see that these pledges are fully kept.
Conservation, Interstate commerce law
amendment, Injunction restriction, postal
savings banks, are all on the program to
which the party Is bound. A republican
congress cannot longer evw.de responsi
bility for legislation upon these major
subjects in full compliance with the man
date. of. the people at the pollB.
The republican floor leader in the house,
as the smoke of battle clears, declares:
"The house Is left with a coherent repub
lican majority, which will enable us to
pass the legislation that President Taf t has
been urging upon congress.'
The leader of the "Insurgents," Repre
sentative Norrls, summing up the situation
for the victors, says: "I am making no
warfare on the republican party. I am a
republican working for party success. . )
believe what we republicans have done
today will make for party success. There
may be other changes In the rules, but I do
not anticipate they will come at this ses
sion. I am through with my fight for
the present."
The order of the day is: "Forward to
gether." Regulars, so-called, and so-called
"insurgents" face now the party duty of
harmonious action In the fulfillment of
the party promises.
Our Birthday Book
March 80, 1910
A. B. Klttredge, former senator from
South Dakota, was born March 2, lsflt
Mr. Kfytredge Is a native of New Hamp
shire and a . lawyer by profession. His
home Is in Sioux Falls.
Francis Curtis, Journalist and author. Is
62. He was born in Derby, Conn., and hla
principal work is a two-volume history of
the republican party.
Louis Klopsch, tho editor of tho Chris
tian Herald, who died recently, was born
March 26, 1JSG2, in Germany. Mr. Klopsch
through his paper probably raised moro
funds for charity and relief of victims of
scourgo and calamity than any othtr one
man.
Lee McClung, Yale's famous quarter
back, now treasurer of the United States
and former treasurer of Yalo university.
Is Jiint 40. He was born at Knoxvllla, Tenn.,
nd in his day was top-notcher on the
gridiron.
David M. Parry, manufacturer and un
compromising foe of organised labor, was
born March 2o, 1S52, at Pittsburg. In lead
ing the fight on trades unions Mr. Parry's
name has attached to his followers, who
are oftn referred to as "Parryltcs."
W. A. Gordon, head of tho Expressman's
Delivery company, Is celebrating his for
tieth birthday tcdny. He was born In Win
tered, Ia., and has been tn the express
and transfer buslnees since he was 16
years old.
W. F. Zabel, claim agent for the Union
Pacific, waa born March 2fl, 167, In Ger
many, and came to thla country when 11
years old, finishing his education tn the
public schoola her. For ten years ho was
tn the mercantile and real estate business
In Iowa towns, and has been with the
Union Pacific slnoe lixH.
A. L. Meyer, manager of Her A Co.,
waa bora Just fifty-two years ago in Hano
ver, Germany. Mr. Meyer came to this
country when only 17 years old and has
boen with the Her establishment since 18SI.
In "Other Lands
Rids X.tf kta aa Wkat Is Trans,
plrlag Among tlia Vaaf and
ra JTaMena ef tba Carta.
Lord Rosebery's resolutions declaring the
necessity for recasting the constitution of
the House of Lords and eliminating the
hereditary right have been nailed to the
platform on which the toriea will go to
the country at the next general election.
Lesa than 200 of tha 616 members considered
the Rosebery move of sufflclont Importance
to forego their lenten gayetlee and attend
the sessions, well knowing that the reso
lutions and the speeches were strictly
academic. It is conceded that the adoption
of the third resolution against hereditary
right to a seat in the house serves the
doble purpose, of a play to the political
galleries and as a matter on which to lay
the Imposing declarations which the min
isters will transmit presently from the
House of Commons to the peers. These
declarations, as formally announced, fol
low tha lines hitherto indicated by liberal
party leaders. Tha lords are to be de
prived absolutely of veto power over money
bills. Any other measure receiving the
adverse vote of the lords may become a
law by a vote of the Commons in three
separate sessions, but two years must
elapse between introduction and third ap
proval. The hereditary principle is not
attacked, nor the aggregate membership
of the upper house. If the veto teeth can
be drawn, progressiva interest in the make
up of the body will become one of curiosity.
After the Easter recess the resolutions
will be whipped Into shape by the Com
mons, provided the ministry lives through
tha contest sura to arise should Premier
Asqulth persist in his purpose to send the
Lloyd-George budget through before deal
ing with the veto.
No matter whera one encounters the
fester of standpatlsm, at home or abroad,
the flaming outlines of the boll on the
body politic is the same. In every case
symptoms of stagnation are manifest, dif
fering only In degree of activity. Witness
the amazing hysteria of the standpat ele
ment, in the Hungarian Chamber of Dep
uties; observe their attempts to strangle
progress. The new government following
in the footsteps of Its predecessor seeks
by various conciliatory measures to wipe
out racial rancor and bring racial cohe
sion out of conflict. "Fair and fraternal
treatment" of the non-Magyer races has
been urged as a matter of Justice and
national unity. But the Magyers regard
themselves aa a superior people, entitled
to greater privileges, and is having no
Interests in common with non-Magyers.
Appeals to patriotism, to the spirit of
charity and good will, served to inflame
the boll to the bursting point, and pro
voked the shower of Inkwells which fol
lowed the retreating ministers. Whenever
the dispatches report an eruption of ink
wells in the Hungarian chamber the
reader is safe In concluding that some live
booster of the human family has rudely
Jarred the standpat fester.
Americans are frequently regaled with
foreign criticisms of various phases of life
in this country. Chriutlans, whether favor
alble or unfavorable, are considered of suf
ficient interest to eecure the benefit of ex
tended newspaper circulation. American
globe travelers are beginning to retaliate
in kind, providing enough fuel to keep
typewriters hot on both sides of the pond.
Emerson Hough, In the Saturday Evening
Post, fires at the old world these epigrams:
"Europe to a sponge, not a fountain.
America Is where things grow. Europe to
a toy country and one continuous Coney
Island, but it lacks Coney Island decorum.
In Italy and France they prepare an entire
dinner out of a little water mingled with
copying ink, six onions and the foot of an
anolent hen. All over Europe you have to
pay from ten to twenty-five cents for a
demi-tasse of stuff that you would throw
In the face of any waiter who would offer
It to you in America. It is literally true
that Europe could live off the leaving of
tha American tables. What total money
European Bcenery has taken from Ameri
cans is something that staggers imagina
tion. Yet most of the beauty of that coun
try is the beauty either of condensation or
of property."
From a British point of view, the situa
tion in India, continues extremely perplex
ing. Repressive measures aimed at agita
tors and suppression of native newspapers
from the chief activities of the authorities.
An editor of a native paper at Lahore has
been convicted of sedition, his offense con
sisting of printing William J. Bryan's re
view of British rule In India, written during
his trip around the world. Sir Herbert
Rlsley, home secretary, In presenting a
bill to the supreme legislative council at
Calcutta, openly charged that a widely
read portion of the Indian press was en
gaged in rendering the government odious
in the sight of the people; representing it
as foreign, therefore sottish and tyrannical;
draining the country of its wealth and Im
poverishing the people; poisoning the wolls
to reduce the population, and trying to
wipe out religion by a godless system cf
education, in which it seeks .to destroy
caste. He is also quoted aa saying: "Every
day the press claims openly by suggestion
that the only cure for the ills of India is
freedom from foreign ruhs a.nd urges mar
tyrdom on the part of the young, using
Hindoo mythology, European literature and
the sacred book, Glta, corresponding to our
'.'Imitation of Christ," In an attempt to in
duce political murders and sedition."
Prime Minister Briand scored a distinct
triumph over those seeking to smirch the
French ministry with responsibility for the
scandalous looting of confiscated church
property. The announced determination of
the government to prosecute the thieves to
the full extent of the law satisfies the leg
islative conscience, which is not particu
larly tender with respect to church prop
erty, and averted a troublesome isaue on
tho eve of a general election. A political
scandal is disagreeable at all times. It Is
particularly offensive in a campaign ac
companied by odors of loot that smell to
heaven. Suppression with promisea mmi
gatlon conduces to party success and helps
to explain the enthusiasm of the French
assembly In hurrying the scandal to the
Umbo of an Investigating committee. More
Important issues will be pressed to the
front In the campaign. The election has
been fixed for April 24, and the second bal
lots for May 8.
Discussing In the Century Magaxlne the
military strength and preparedness of Ger
many, George von Skal says: Germany can
assemble an army of over 1,000,000 soldiers,
ready, literally speaking, to the last but
ton, at any point along the borders, In lesa
than, a week. Not drilling, courage, pat
riotism, Intelligence and military spirit
alone give the German army the formid
able strength it possesses, but also the
painstaking labor that ahlrka no effort,
and recognizee the value of the smallest
detail. And in this work the general staff,
the war department and, in fact, exery
officer, is engaged year after year, rest
lessly trying to improve what appears per
fect, always on the lookout for the chance
of saving half an hour of the time re
quired for the mobilisation of the army,
and always following tha maxim of tha
great Moltke: "Only by striving for the
Impossible may we attain the possible."
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Fremont Tribune: The Omaha Bee quite
aptly says that nepotism in public office
Is not confined to any party, and that the
only way to stop it is to prohibit it by
law.
South Omaha Democrat: Would be candi
dates for United States senator are still in
the air and probably will be until Bryan
comes back and Indicates what he is going
to do. Too bad the democrats have to be
stalled and sidetracked every time there is
an opportunity to win.
Madison Chronicle: Meanwhile, to Judge
by the tone of some of our democratic
exchanges, not all are in favor of county
option, notwithstanding the "declarements"
of the "peerless one." Time was not long
since when to oppose him in any way was
rank heresy, but It seems to be different
now.
Albion NewB: Some of the dally papers
speak of Doug Shawvan's candidacy for
the United States senate as a Joke. They
don't know the Boone county man who had
the courage to defy the mighty Bryan
alone and unsupported. If he concludes to
enter the democratic senatorial race, he
will make the jokers think another thunk.
Wausa Gazette: What Just reason Is
there that the people of this district should
re-elect and send James P. Latta to con
gress. Is there anyone who has noticed
that he has made any showing there dur
ing the two years which he has held the
office Let us try to send a man there who
will be heard from, at least once, while
ho is there.
Holbrook Observer: The fact that Super
intendent Poulson and Dr. Ludden, both
political wire pullers and trimmers, are
at the head of the Anti-Saloon league in
Nebraska, Is not going to have any bene
ficial effect so far as the success of that
organization is concerned. The Observer
is strongly in favor I of a county option
law, but not through the Influence of such
a political grafting bunch as these two
have proven themselves to be. In play
ing. into the hands of these kind of fellows
the league Is bound to curtail Its influence
and lose the ' respect of all right minded
and right thinking people. Just as it has
in the past, by -being made a '"cat's paw,"
for cunning and designing politicians.
Madison Reporter: We have heard many
democrats - and republicans, too, who ex
press themselves as sorely disappointed in
Governor Shallenberger In not having the
courage to come out openly for county
option, but getting around the issue by
saying he will abide by the party's action
on this matter. The governor could have
cinched the nomination If he had done so,
but he will now have the fight of his life
on his hands, and if George Berge should
now come out for governor on a county
option platform, Dahlman will have a
walk away for the nomination. The pros
pects of electing a republican governor
this year grow brighter every day, espe
cially if a good, strong candidate can be
found.
DESERTIONS FKOM THE ARMY.
Are Complaints Against the Public
Well Founded f
Minneapolis Journal.
In his annual report the adjutant gen
eral of the army bewails desertions as the
greatest peril to the army. Nearly 6,000
American soldiers deserted last year. In
Europe deseratlons are rare. He attri
butes the wholesale desertions to a defect
of publio opinion, which practically con
sents to them and affects to see nothing
more in them than the breach of a civil
contract for service. Citizens look upon
the deserter with complacency and manage
to aid him to escape punishment "In the
comparatively rare event of his falling
into the hands of the military authorities."
The quotation probably comes nearer
giving the key to the situation than do the
complaints against the public. Deser
tions will multiply in proportion to the
Immunity obtainable through the failure
of the military authorities to exert them
selves. Burglary would flourluli also If the
citizenry did not tax Itself roundly for the
machinery to make burglary a hazardous
business.
When the military authorities realize
that they have something to do In the
matter and do it, they will have less to
oomplain of regarding the public.
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POLITICAL DRIFT.
Eugene Debs emerges from obwcurlty for
a moment to declare for Theodore Hoose
velt for president In 1912.
Philadelphia Is terribly shocked and hu
miliated by the graft scandal at Pittsburg.
Getting caught to an unforgivable offenwe.
Fashion is quite pert In siding up to
events. An "Insurgent" cravat is out in
Washington. It Is made of liberty silk and
bears an embroidered cannon, spiked.
Minnesota republican editors canvassed
are largely favorable to the return of Sen
ator Clapp, who is one of the Btoutest of
the senatorial insurgents at Washington.
The net debt of New York City is now
almost as large as the bonded dobt of tha
United States the approximate figures be
ing 30,000,000 for the city and )913,000,000 for
the national government.
A unique and amusing situation will be
presented in the house of representatives
when the Foss brothers divide on party
line. Eugene Foss, the new congressman
from Massachusetts, Is a democrat. Georgs
Edmund Foes, congressman from Chicago,
la a republican. It Is said to be the first
instance on record where two brothers were
arrayed on opposite aides in the house.
Publio contempt for the grafter rises iu
proportion to the cheapness of the grafter.
The Infamous "Black Horse Cavalry" of
New York's capital command occasional
words of admiration for the thoroughness
of its operations, rarely less than four fig
ures. iThe cheapness of the Pittsburg bunch,
one of whom squealed for the change of a
dollaro, excites a degree of wrath words
cannot express.
LAUGHING GAS.
"A paradoxical condition In congress,
isn't It?"
"In what way?"
"The Cannon is no longer such a big
gun." Baltimore American.
"This new play won't do at all."
"Why not?'7
"None of the characters does anything
that he ought to be ashamed of." Detroit
Free Press. '
A Swede entered a postofflce In the
north went and Inquired:
"Ban any lettera for me today?"
"What name, please?"
"Ay tank de name is on de letter."
Everybody's Magazine.
Dick and Tommy had come downatalrs
too late to take part in the family devo
tions. Has paw got through yet?" asked
Tommy.
"He's about half through," whispered
Dick, who was listening at the door of tha
sitting room. "He's Just got past 'may
our sins be as far removed from us as the
east is from the west.' "Chicago Tribune.
"And did your wife die a natural death?"
"Oh, yes. She was talking when the end
came." Cleveland Leader.
"Pork Is getting very expensive," said
Mrs. Slrlus Barker.
"Yes," replied her husband, "if pigs
keep on getting precious I expect to sea
thfm using bristles instead of feathers for
hat trimming." Washington Star.
"Jane told me she hadn't ordered her
Easter hat."
"No, she wants something to match her
complexion."
"That's easy."
"No, it Isn't. She hasn't decided on her
complexion yet." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Tell me all about It," said the woman
who was 111 and couldn't attend the wed
ding. " 'Twasn't much," said her husband.
"There wus no bent man and the bride
groom forgot the ring and had to go back
home for it."
"Lucky girl!" she exclaimed. with
woman's Intuition. "She Is marrying a.
plumber. Buffalo Express. 4
EASTER THOUGHTS.
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Wilber D. Neblt.
The day of the Easter lilies;
The day of the Kaster song;
The day of the chant trlumphantr-
Clear-caroled, full and strong;
The day of the faith as holy
As that it la builded on
When the heart bent.- with the gladness
Of the lilies and the dawn.
The lilies and the dawning
The flowers and tha sod
And over all Urn blessings
Of deep blue sky and God;
The day of the banished sorrow;
The day of the heart-break gone
When the world reflects the glory ,
Of the Jllles and the dawn.
The day of the Easter lilies;
The day of the Waster song;
The day when thu world is better
And s'tavs from the path of wrong;
When the deep-toned organ thrills us,
As the souk Koes throbbing on,
And tho soul glows in the grandeur
Of the lllUs and the dawn.
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