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The (JxtAHA daily bee
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STARCH CIRCULATION.
State of Kabraaka, Canary a( Deuglea. on
Dw1st William, circulation anaeiecer
ef Tha Baa ye bussing company.- helng
taly worm, sere that the average dally
circulation, tan -spotted, unnsed aad re
turned centre, (a taa stoat at Mare,
- " - D WIGHT WIU.IAMB.
-. . Circulation Manager,
auseerihed la my prsseaoa aad swore
la osiore ei uui a oar
tbeeLJ
RUBKKT HUNTER.
:-.. , Notary Puaac,
karrlbara leavlag the aly
tesspararllr - sneald bar Taa
In aeailaal theau Aedswa
wtll a chaas aa aftam aa r
Todiy 1 th day.
Powa tha Hn ltk John Hanry go
Mr. Cummlna attU haa bit Job la
the aenata left, tbongk.
No votlnj machinal thli Urn, to
prapara for a alow count. " '
Nota that tha tomplalnta asalnit
Madaro ooma from tha "outa." aot
tha "Ina."'.' --
Taa eaarga t tha lUht brljuda
Hhty-alx la all baln early tbla
It tbara ara any dovaa loft la tba
ark. Cairo probably would Ilka to
borrow than. '
Fuaer'i latimate of Taft
What Secretary Flaher of the la
terior department emya of Prealdent
Taft, eepecially la bta reUtlon aad at-j
titade toward tba work of ala de-
partmeat. la of - eommanama u-
poruace. becanea it waa over taia
department that tha anti-Tart ttorm
reached lta rortex; bocaaae Baereury
Ftoher baaJieea IdenUfled with tboea
bow bitterly fi(btia tha prealdent
and becauea Secertitry Fuher U Juat
the aame "proreaslva" today Uat be
waa when ha Joined tba cabinet fam
ily- .
Note well that Secretary ruber de
clare that be accepted tbla portfolio
Ithout aay reservation or obliga
tion for political eervice aad that ha
baa Barer been called oa for aay.' He
declare further that ha la aa aood a
procreaalve" today aa aver and be
baa been "a good enouf a pro
ireeeive to be denounced aa a rad
leal," eo that aarely ought to qualify
m. Aad bere la a atatemeat of
prima Importance: "No department
head could ak from tha chief ex
ecutive a mora Intelligent apprecia
tion, a mora helpful co-ope ratioa or a
more uniform and unawereinf aup-
port than I bava received from the
prealdent."
la not that enough to aallafy Preal
dent Taft'a critic ? Secretary Flaher
ha by thia atatement exacted very
direct teat of bta old frleada' conl
dene la him. Ha baa put tbla Issue
squarely before them. "Do yoa still
believe la ma? If to, yoa must be
lieve what I aay about Taft." That 1
tba aubatance of it. Thee three rea
sons whgr Secretary Fisher believes
President Taft abould be renomi
nated ara cogent enough to bear
repetition:
First, became k beuovte la popular
toverement. te be achieved through the
prtaKlplas ef raprasentaUva dtisooracy.
mean ef which aleaa tenuiae and
endurlne popular aovaramaat can a aa
eared lor the people ef thla country.
Baeoad. aeeausa be bae daaionstrated
oanstructiva aaliHy at time when con
structive etatesmaaiblp la needed as
never kefore alnce the repubUo waa
founded.
Third, because aa the principle he ha
advocated and aa the proarresa be has
achieved the republican party muet
stand at the election.
If "progressive I aa progressive
doe," tha testimony et Secretary
Fisher for Taft ought to weigh mora
with progressive than tha attacks of
anyone wearing progressive clothes
merely tor purpoee.
Did yea get atxty or -only thirty
daya' timer la which ta par tor tkat
Baater 'boaaett . ' t i Z" . '" -
la tba deatb of poor Rodgera wa
see tba element, are still grudging
of their eecreta. -
How good o dwell ea high, dry
land oaveloped in tba balmy atmoa-
pher at UebraekaV ;
. It la gratifying to know Uat Ty
Cobb promlaee not to be tha whole
Detroit team tbla year.
Fancy colored Easter agga causa
death In Bt. Loula,' Nearly aa bad aa
sarae of tba faacy-prloed eggs.
Governor Wilton was robbed of
campaign epeechea and paper. It
takea a mean mas to Meal a rival's
thunder Ilka that .
If aome of tboa who are crying tor
the rigkt of free speech would exert
half the effort to earn a steady living
they aad tba country would be better
off. , ;, ,.-,
"It this country Is to be a good
place for any Of as. It baa got to be
a good place for all of aa." Cheer
up. colonel, Ifa tba best old place la
the world. ...
With 4b water exceedingly higher
and steadily ruing, tba weather maa
at Kan. city declared tbere would
be no Hood. Talk about AJax and
aa lightning. V -.
Disc seeing the bill to tax phoa-
phorouj"mtche out of existence Sen
ator Ksybara recalled that John tha
Baptist rWas called "Pboaphoroua."
Yea, aad they got Joha's head, too.
8tlll,Mt k quite axplalaabla why
Senatob ta Folletta neglected alto
gether Id put la a good ward for Colo
nel Jofn O. Teiaer. the original origi
nator ej the initiative and referen
dum, r
Our Senator Hitchcock la omlng
home w look after his political fences.
But he j as careful to delay his visit
till aftat Ue city primary, for which
aome ef bis democratic supporter
might six bis help. .
And who are the executive commit
tee thathaa ndertakea ta ehooee our
aeveo tdmmlaslODers foroa. It's dol
lars todougbnata that oa having the
'Jet re stover the flrat time yoa would
have tdraak wka half of them are.
One '&( tba dexeocratle gubernator
Ul aspirant advertises that ho was
"aJwtya Omaha' trn friend-" But
If he lTed a that much, why did he
tranafar hia borne and affectiona to
anothejdty? ' Coma back aad prove
it.
The,-enlor from Wlaeonain got
mixed alp oa hia endorsement aa be
tween enr two candidate for the re
public aotnlnatioa for United States
senator rrMkairepubJleana will,
however, proceed oh tha theory that
they know aa well whom they want
represent them ta tba aenata aa doea
any visit or from another state.
floods ara ecare. Aaotber one may
aever coma la hia day. Flushed
with the prospect, inspired with
visions of scoops dancing before his
mind, be "hits out." and very seldom
will the ticking telegraph or tele
phone turn ia any feat a re of his
heroism, never by himself.
Hers ta on reporter riding a log
down the raging river, another a
young woman wading and awtnv
miac her way through potential
death to the nearest telephone office
to flash her story ia to the paper.
A dosea others, maybe a hundred,
are ruaning similar risks and only
naw aad then doea tba cold. Indif
ferent typo as mpeb as mention that
something of the kind has occurred.
Were it don by any other tbaa a
reporter, namee aad addresses, with
elaborate heroics, would be played
up. Ia tha case of the aawapaper
man, unless ha forfeits bis life, it Is
only. "a reporter."
Bat ba goea oa keeping hia cease
less vigil at floods, fires, wrecks.
ruins, wherever death and danger
lurk or stalk la boldest form. He Is
tba pivot la tbla vast machinery by
which the newspaper gather and
chronicle the dally history of tba
world before) It la twenty-tour hours'
old, and tba average reader scan the
page, perhapa with a sneer, aeldom
condescending to pause aad appro
data tha effort it baa coat to roll to
gether all the facta from the tar
flung corners of the globe Into this
compendium of information for
which he dolea out tha handsome
sum of 1 cent, or possibly I.
. If Bstf Tells it AIL. '
A. Huef, Esq.; of Ban Quaatia
Cel., announces hia Inteatloa of writ
ing the story -of bis Ufa, particularly
that chapter covering hia aaceadaaey
la tba political affair of San Fran
cisco, H propoees la run tba story
ta aerial form In tba Baa Francisco
newspaper whoa editor was largely
laetrnmeata! In retiring Mr. Kuet to
the pectoral preclncta of beautiful
(aa Quentin. the name editor later
giving way to aa emotional eoavo.
tlon tor Mr. Ruaf'a liberation upon
Iba sweet theory that It waa wrong
for tha mighty law to visit It
strength and power upon on -eak
Individual, who hadn't done aaytblng
worse thaa get rich plundering other
plunderers. 1
Thla la all vary Intereetlng and
bespeaks moot ready and volumi
nous sale for tba newspaper. If It
bad occurred to Mr, Ruef to Issue the
story in book, we think It would
have become oaa of tha "beet sellers"
at tha Jump-off. There la not
doubt that the serial will be eagerly
read every day and Uat Interest In It
wtll never lag. Ita dally grist will.
we can Imagine, be even more keenly
anticipated by certain aubscrlbera
Una their evening meals, whether
relished aa much or aot
If Mr. Ruef really tells bis whole
story, "all I know," aurely there will
be "Something doing" In gay old Baa
Francisco. Former Mayor SchmlU,
of course, hs come clear aa a result
of. Ruef 'a refusal to testify against
him, but there are many others, who,
without regard to their legal res pos
sibility, would certainly be loath to
Invite furUer publicity even though
assured by Ue astute Mr. Ruef that
be la actuated by Ue beet of motives.
his sterling conscience having
whipped him la to abaoluta contri
tion. A contrite heart la proximity
to such a fund of imformatoa as Mr.
Ruet'e memory contains eaa have
little coaaolatloa for certain et Mr.
Ruef 'a erstwhile and highly eeteemed
fellow eltlseas.
Doa't forget to aubecrtbe. '
A Plaea far Reform.
There la urgent seed et real re
form la the methods pursued bv our
county board for Ue conduct of Ita
bualneaa. The five commissioner
constitute Ue board of managers for
the corporate affaire of the county.
They are handling upwards of half a
million dollar a year, of the tax
payers' money for current expenses.
ad completing a court house tor
which the county baa been bonded
for $1,100,000. They are. doing
bualneaa. tor a county embracing
property aggregating la value more
thaa 1200,000.000.
We recall all et tbla merely aa a
suggestion Uat the work ef the
county commlasionera Is not boy's
play, but real, serious business that
should be transacted oa a business
basia. No good reason exlsta why the
county board ebould aot hold Its
meetings aa other public bod lee do,
with a measure ef dlgalty. with ob
servance of parliamentary rules, and
with aome aystem aad order. . We
know that Ue hapkasard, go-ae-you-
please, personal -encounter method of
traaaactlng Ue county business hat
been prevailing right along, and that
the blame la not W be charged ape-
dally to the present board; but It la
time te call a halt and tura over a
new leaf, before the people become
completely disgusted. ' '
The leporter.
Comparatively tew pereoas.
Imagine, who read Ue Urtlling story
la their dally paper ot the devas
tating flooda In the south atop to
Ulnk how, through what channels
of humaa effort, this news is brought
to Uem. They shudder In sympathy
at the appalling disaster that sweeps
away Ue homes ot 10,000 people, de
stroys millions ot dollars worth ot
property aad many Uvea, but It la ex
tremely . .doubtful If Ue average
reader glvea a thought te the maa
who at hi owa peril ban gone out
to "cover" this "asslgament."
Bat he is only a reporter. That
la hia bustaeaa. He gets paid for
that Yea, munificently; gets paid
for daring death, for risking hia Ufa
out there la that surging mas et
foams that Is driving death and deso
lation before It But Ue reporter la
aot thinking ot hie pay when mica aa
assignment comes te him. aad he
aot thinking of Ue danger. An op
portunity confronts him, Ue chance
of hia Ufa tor a big atory. Such
lonpartiaajiship a WUl-e'-tht-Wiip,
Doa't delude yourself with the ho-
tlon that politics can be excluded
from government Just by changing
namee. . Politico baa always had
more or lesa play la our municipal
government, aa well a la out state
and national governments, and there
ill be politic la our commission
plan ef government, ao matter who
ara elected commissioners.
Tba reason for this is that politic
la government, and government
politics, and that four la a majority
of seven, aad majorities mast shoal'
dor responsibility. If a majority of
socialists should be elected, responsi
bility would be upon Ue socialist
to carry out their program, and like
wise it the majority la of republicans
or ot democrat, efficiency. Integ
rity, economy aad fair dealing are
attainable through Ue election
good men. Non partisanship 1 a will
o'-tbe-wiap.
QookWBaclmard
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rcoMPuavo rWituriui
April 8.
Thirty Tears Ago , !
A (sir for the puraeee et ralstng fund
I kuUd aa addlttoe) to Bt. Joseph' boa-
pttaJ oowuaeneeo ss Cr1htoa hH. eeraer
Rwveatfc) and Faraam streets, and win
continue for two weeks.
Laat la ever.
Morrte Morrison ba eeea appointed aa
Mser for the Beeoed ward te succeed
Fred Behm.
Maurice Bar dm ef the Musical I'nloa
orchestra has received a pair ef valuae!
kettledrwme from Franca, costing COB.
The Opera Mease raetaaraaC hftherte
run by 1. W. Bradley, bae been sold to
Thomas Falconer, who haa takea pos
session and will ran It right up to the
top notch.
Julius Traltchke, Twentieth and Leaveo-
worth, advertises that ba bee found a
Call torn la magpie, whose owner eaa have
the sane by proving the property aad
paying for thla advertisement.
re. H. M. Atkinson ef Banta Fe hi
pending a few dare with her slater, Mrs.
Cretan.
General Mead haa returned from CM-
eage accompanied sy hie son, C. H.
Meed, end bis daughter, Mies Mam
Meed.
A call tor a meeting of the Omaha fir
department far annual election of officer
I turned by Jerome Pentael, secretary.
eiasisaaaBBBBB
Twenty Tear Ago v .
with Billy Sundey playing center field
Kansas City beat the Omaha Wester
leau ball team 11 to T.
The colored beaux and bell of Omaha'
turned out ea mass te angle for the
award In the free-for-all cake walk con
test at Exposltloa perk and sueh cake
walking sa waa done by the Omana negro
ellta haa seldom bee seen, but alaa and
alack, a rank outsider walked off with
the prise cake. Mr. and Mrs. K. D.
Bowena ef Chkwgo got the blue ribbon.
Mr. Owtn Megealb. superintendent of
the ooal department of the Union Pacific,
and Mrs. Megaath went east They in
tended visrtmg New York. Baltimore and
Washington.
A gasoline stove at A. King's bouse.
Ninth and Caattllar, exploded, but did no
serious damage.
The democratic county convention at
Washington hall was 'both apectacular
and dramatic and terminated 1a a bolt.
led by T. J. Maboner, eotiaty attorney.
The big tight waa over the selection of
national eoeveatloa dalesatea, and th
respective factions wsr ltd by Euclid
Martin .and Governor James B. Boyd.
Cob Gallagher. Pete Elsasser, 'the (liver
tongued orator from the city council;"
Nat Brown, M. V. Gannon aad Charles
Offutt were among the first arrivals,
leading the Boyd hosts. Carroll a Mont
gomery and T. J. Maaoney were the lieu-
tenanta for Martin. The Boyd crowd
overrode the ethers esd Mshoney and
Montgomery led the rump convention to
Oer mania hall, so two sets ef dtlegata
was tn result of the day.
It waa Qermaa night for the German-
American at the Tonne" Men's Christ taa
union and WllHam a. Heller waa
the chief orator of the oocaaloa.
Tea Teara Ago
Fred Hunter, sob ef Mr. and Mr. Rob
ert Hunter, law Lethrep street, enter
tained twenty of hi young friends ta
honor ef hie eighth birthday anniversary.
Mies OIHo pamhower and Mr. Wesley
Hoeeoe) were Btsrrtod at t p. at by Bav,
C. N. Dawson at the ride's home, MM
North Nineteenth street The bride was
attended by bar lists', Mia Iaa 8 pain
he "er, while Mr. Lout 8va-e waa beat
men. Mrs. Smith, wife of Dr. Smith,
played the wedding march aad Mr. Kelso
sang "Oh. Promise Me."
The recants of the University of Ne
braska mat and formally accepted the
plana te make the Omaha Medical col
lag a department ef the institution. d
soa RJleh spake for the recent asd Dr.
W. F. Mtlroy for the Medical college.
William H. Redmoad. the great Irish
Patriot, spoke te a large assemblage at
Boyd's theater. Many out-ef-towa men
came te the masting. Judge J. J. Bulllvaa
aad Edgar Howard beaded a large dele
gation from Core tn bus,
Joseph P. Fran Bar and Miss Joel Hart
man, daughter ot Mr. C A. Rutherford,
were married at St. Peter's Catholic
church by Father Abeara. After a wed
ding breakfast they left tor a tour in eld
Mexloo. Among the attendants at tha
ceremony were Mr. aad Mrs. Peter Fren
Ber, Mr. and Mr. John Franaer. Mr. and
Mrs. F. P. Rutherford of HL Fatal end
Miss Ella Rutherford. C. W. Robertson
was best maa aad Miaa Law Frenaer
brktesmald.
It la difficult for us more fortu
nately situated to appreciate the full
magnitude of misfortune) which has
befallen Ue flood-etricfcen districts to
the south. Cairo, HI., reports aay, Is
totally surrounded by water, making
It abeolutety aa mland eity. and aome
10,000 people are homeleea. This
means a call for help Uat aiuat not
go unanswered. No such call err
doea la tbla country.
The place where the nonpartlsaa-
ship for which the democratic World-
Herald yearna ooiee out ot the city
primary In the Judges and clerks of
election appointed by Ue present
democratic city councilman, who have
emphasised their aonpartlaaashlp by
seeing te It that la many precincts
none but dependable democrats are
oa guard.
Our Water board statesman, who
la buying Ue water work's for us for
$1.3(3,000, I trying to buy the coun
try newspaper throughout Nebraska
for himself at $1 apiece. It's differ
ent when yoa are paying out your
own money.
gtwt ev Stata Wertler.
lneaanapous News.
When Reoaerott wanted office he was
the saoat eereile ef party maa. Wbaa
there la aothtac saere for Mm wttata the
Party's gift be see la the party, when
ma ny anetner. a awnstar that
destroyed. Be paint ul t him at
eeortty that watts hiss, ee n iniii h
the Hmettght HI talk about principle
a ue aver eat twaddle, for be aever yet
haa stood by a srlscipie at ta oast of
vote. What be wants Is power. Tou
and 1." he wrote te Harrhnsa. "are
areoueai caea." He waa n
Practical thaa aow. He knows precisely
what ba Is about, Aa for the republican
Party, way a Is stl
People Talked About
J ernes Bryce, the British embassador,
will leave Washington lata this month
a trrp te Naw gealand and Aus
tralasia. He Is writing a new book on
democracy, aad desires to study at first
band the advanced social legislation of
these Br!tlh dominions.
Another father ot the department
store Idea of sualasas, Henry Leveea, la
dead la Brooklyn. N. Y, aged It. Hs
earns te that country front Germany with
Carl Bcbilrs. When he retired from buat-
av la UW, be bad a string of ektht
store la as many New Bnglaarf cities.
Borne surprise is affected by tha
VTata east because the sow eenaler
from New Mextoe and Ariaoaa acted:
like net sera te the toga when cwora
in. and did net shoot a few hole through
the roof of the senate chamber. A sur
gical operetta may yet be aseeasary to
remove the "Alkali Ike'' from provincial
kails.
Luna park, the tame us amusement re
sort ef Coney Island, projected and de
veloped by Fred Thompson and the hate
"Skip" Dundy ef Omaha haa gone te
the trail financially and has been turned
ever ta Tbempaoa'e creditor, lire and
hubiuty te obtain Insurance are the
cause of the failure.
Warren 5- Stone, grand chief of the
Brotherhood ot Locomotive Engineer,
who to threatening to tie up railroad
traffic aB ever the east, is generally a
mlM-sttresered end pleasant-spoken maa.
Because he ss and because be rarely "let
himself out.- the railroad people pay the
extreme respect of calling aim a danger.
Jamee C Waits, a California f
who wagered in tM that he would aot
shave until William Jeoejna awyaet wa
elected president, broke ble long contract
recently. His whiskers were several feet
hang and he wore them ea a spool te
avoid stepping aa them. He made the
wager ta 81 Louis while at work la a
eepaiussait star a ribbee) clerk.
BOUQUETS. .
Howell Journal (dees.): Victor Rase-
water la now at tha head of the repuh
Bcaa national committee. Good for Roee
water! Stand up for Nebraska!
Falrbory Kewa: Victor Roeewater tt
ebairmaa of the national republican com
mittee ead Will Harvard at eetietair
Nebraska baa several other good men
who could All the office et treasure!
and executive committee.
Sioux City Journal: With Victor Rose
wetar of Nebraska, ta charts of tba re
publican national committee, and Char sty
Burke ef South Dakota, In charge of the
repulbteea torigi easls net eommittee, inleV
weot repubheaas cannot complala f lack
of reeesjnltlea ta the his council et
the party,
O'Neill Frontier: Victor Roeswater.
editor ef The Omaha Bee, bae filled the
position of republican national ouuiiultteO'
maa the hut four years sod baa takea
a very prominent part ta the eeundle ef
the party and hia experience puts Mm
ta position for more aetxve work during
the coming four year and the Frontier
believes be should be elected te his pres
ent position.
Rasbvui Recorder: Victor Roeewater.
owing te the death ef Job Fremont Htn,
former governor ef Main, becomes ebair
maa ot tha national republican commit'
tee. Hia sueceaaloa Is due to the fol
lowing of precedent and place Mr. Root-
water to the front ta national committee
affairs, Mr. Roeewater is one ef the
moat active and Indefatigable members
ot th republican party In Nebraska aed
la certainly doing all ta ble power to
keep Nebraska ea the map.
Kearney Hub; Nebraska republicans
have reason for gratlficatloa at the aue
cuslon of Victor Roaswater to th chair
man ship of the naUonal committee, fol-
lowiag the decease of tha late Chairman
John F. HilL By reason of thla circum
stance Mr. Rosewaler and Nebraska are
both given additional prominence end
prestige, aad there should pot be any
question as to hia selection to succeed
himself at the statewld primary to be
held tn April.
Edgar Bun: Republican votera trill re
member that Victor Roeewater, the pres
ent national committeeman, will be an
the primary ballots April 11 to be voted
for for renomi nation for national com-
tnltteemaa tor the ensuing year. Mr.
Roeswater has accomplished good for re
publican Interests In all th state as
well aa Nebraska, and It wlU be Very dtt
Ocult to place a man oa that committee
that will take a deeper Interest or a more
efficient worker for Nebraska than Mr.
Roeewater.
McCook Republican: The candidacy ef
Victor Roeewater for national ooaunlttaa-
maa from Nebraska should receive the
support ef every republican la the state.
His work tor the party ta the peat In
that position bss been such that It baa
brought much preatlg aad honor to the
state la aattonal affair, aa well aa credit
te himself. In IK at a member ef the
national committee he had charge ef the
publicity department 1a the westtra di
vision, and hi work haa been eenunendel
by th ehairma ef el) the weatara stata
ae well ea leaders all ever the country.
Fokrok Bapadu (translated): In tba
eoiuma ef "American newe" we ere an
nouncing the deatb ef J. F. Hill, the
chairman ef th republtcaa national com
mittee and selection of Mr. Victor Roee
water ta Ma plo ss the acting chair
man ef that body. Thla ssltollon place
Mr. Roawatr at the head ef our na
Uonal political Ufa and gives a distinc
tion aot only te our state, but alae ti
oar Bone mean nationality, considering
the parentage ef Mr. Roeewater and h'r
sympathies for the cause of our nation
ality everywhere, whenever a worthy
cause is at issue.
Bheiton Clipper: A petition ha bean
pled with the aeoretary ot state piecing
.The aame of Victor Roeewater. editor et
The Omaha Bee, ea the primary ballet
(or national committeeman. Tba peti
tion make a bulky package oontalnlng
names, nearly double the required
amount, end Inelade prominent
publican from nearly every county tn
the state. Mr. Roeewater bae been hi
pubtle life tor a. great many year and
th number of at (natures contained ta
the petition go to enow that hie endorse
ment by Nebraska republicans baa been
met with hearty approval. '
Waterloo Oasette. Victor Rosewatar et
The Omaha Bee he filed for aatlonal
committeeman. For this position and aa
a republican, w do aot hesitate to aav
that tbara It probably no one betttr quali
fied la the Mat, both by educatioa and
experience, than Mr. Roeewater for that
position. Hs has been national commit
teeman for three years peat and haa been
accorded dletlnctloa) by his fellow mem
bers ef the commutes, end now bss been
selected chairman ef that eommittee to
fill the vacancy caused by the death ef
Chalrmaa Hill of Maine. Mr. Rose water's
petition for oommtttennaa waa signed by
over g.W prominent republican In the
Mate, which Is la Itself a strong recom
mendation for the position.
Western Laborer: Victor Rosewatar,
owing to th death or Chairman Hill, f
now chalrmaa of the republican national
committee, and he will occupy this poat-
tloa till after tha national convention
make Ita nomination for president and
vis president. This will be of more or
leas advantage to Mr. Roeewater In hie
campaign before the people ef the state
for national committeeman from Na
break. The Bse is the great republican
newspaper ef the middle west and the
least tha republicans night do would be
to re-elect Victor Roaswater to that pe
at tlon. W want t see Mr. Rowttratar
national committeemen. We like to eo
men like O. M. Hitchcock aad Victor
R use water gat big. tmportaat, respenel
Me positions because their ealUng makse
them broad aad hberal. and they aader
stand th sympathies and sea tl meats ef
the people to a much greater extant thaa
maa ta ether professions. Th very na
ture of the newspaper busts make tt
members llatea t the heartbeats ef tb
people. From the standpoint et organ
kssd labor Victor Roeewater has a record
that Is Al net He ha (dees aad theogrhu
away ahead of the labor movement and
along conatstent aad sound Bnas. For
several months Mr. Rosewatar bae bee
a member of an Industrial commiaaioa
created bw th last legislature to inquire
into aad frame ea employer' habUlty
haw. Whatever success this eommlsstoa
will bave will ba ef direct Interest to all
worktog people who are engaged ta baa
asdeue empioymeat. He gives a time
and thought to thia work without pay,
and we want to see this eommtasloei whip
out a taw that wtll ba fair and just r
employers and worklngmen ta Nebraska.
And while Mr. Rosewatar la asTed I
suck week we dwa't pr spues te edvtst
that be be turned dewa for some one who
ba a grievance.
' POLITICAI SRAPSE0TS.
Cleveland plain Dealer: The rough
rider may be abls aow to sympathise
with tb Freacbeaaa whose parachute
cloak dM not open when be leaped.
Chicago New: Despite the bathroom
and other revelations. Senator Lertmer
Is sun talking about bta love tor govern
ment of the people, by the people and for
the people. Senator Lorimer'a nerve Is
nothing short of sublime.
Bt, Paul Dispatch: Colonel Bryaa says
oovernor Harmon Is the candidate efi
Wall street, Maybe those Baltimore hotel
keeper are ta a conspiracy to nominate
tb goveraar by sdoptlng a scale of prices
that only magaatas aad their friends can
pay.
Bt. Lsuis CHo be-Democrat: Whea Mr.
Bryaa tweaks against Governor Harmon
ta Okie aezt Friday Harmon will deliver
aa address la Nebraska, the only reply
be eeaeaneee that be will make to Bry
an' attacks. How much the mice will
ptey while the eats are sway must be
ieft to guessing. The orator engaged In
tbla eroaa-firing eaa ring sacb other up
by amg distance whs If they desire to
interrupt.
wid yer? Go on In: be rant gtve yar ear -
more, caa be?-Sue ton Transcript.
"A number ef wemea have been found
regularly engaged ia tha holdup busl-
5 UK AT GIXS.
"I'm glad you're getting the better of
your laryngitis, old chap. Is It true that
the doctor had te operate ea you?"
"He thought he bad to, anyway, blame
html He cut out my ctgaroots!"
Feeling the craving coming on again,
he reached for another tlab of chewing
gum. Chicago Tribune.
"I understand hia wife came Into con
siderable property a few months sgo."
She did."
"What a lucky dog he Is."
"Lucky, ehf He' been humping him
Hit every day since to try to raise the
money to pay the taxea." Detroit Free
Pre,
First Newsboy (urging bis chum on)
Don't be a quitter! Go on an' lick him.
Beeond Newsboy I won't neither. I've
got two black eye now an' that's enough.
First Newsboy Well, what da matter
"Good gracious! Who are they?"
"Baby nurses." Baltimore American.
"tt seems to be a case ef stomach com
plaint." That's what tt Is, doc My stomach
complains all the time, 'cept whea I'm
teedia' it with whisky." Chicago Tribune.
"Well here's another sisna coming
along; whea lots of political lies UI be
sailed."
"Yea, and lota ef thumbs will be
mas bed In the process, too."-alauc
Standard and Tunes. ,
A LDO 07 THE LAW.
When a widow came to ask ble Sid,
Since rents were overdue.
Tbe laaryer saw he'd not be paid
For the work he'd have te do,
So he aaved her away with a sweep ef
the band .
For this limb et h taw wss a busy man.
A cripple came with a tearful pica;
He had lost his legs In a smash.
When a corporation had failed te as
Improvements meant aught but caah
Tha company paid tbe lawyer a sum.
And the crTpple paid him another one.
A resident rich with e shady plan '
To eestroy his neighbor a trade
The lawyer sought, and tha honest maa.
Refused to aid In the raid
Until a fatted checK end radically raw-,
Waa laid oa tbe desk ef the amb ef tbe
law.
Another attorney had plodded aleeg
A on ot the many obscure:
Ue had earnestly (ought ail corporate
wrong
In a manner that ought te eedare:
He asauted th poor, th tame ead th
halt
And he barely waa earning hia salt. -
These two Bought a Judgeship one sad
day.
But tne poorer ran in vain.
For the richer woa ta a walkawey.
Decrying the ot tier's "Ul gam"
And tha people elected hktu whenever he
ran.
For thla Umb ot tba law was aa upright
ANTHONY. M. EASTERLANO. "
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' ORGA5HFD JAM' ART 2, 1902.
PVRK PROTECTION INSURANCE.
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Reserve J-uad, Jaauary 1, 1912 ; 37CM3VS
Becwrittea with State Department, Jaatsary 1, 1,12 g73,3O.O0
(To Secure Our Insurance Contracts.)
Kate Per ttoacaad, age 33 (ether aee ta proportioa), aj.75.
IfoHalit cost, per 91.900 insstrance, mean amount, year 1911. $3.10.
OepositOfT Banks appotwted lift,
heeaeorlty for payment of future loasew in- pretmrtle to total 'lesewa
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