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of the state have for a great many
years been supine victims of the arro
gance and selfishness and acquisitive
ness of the city of Omaha. Within the
Missouri river city there has existed,
ever since the capital was removed to
- Lincoln, a vengeful spirit of retalia
tion and conquest, and year by year,
quietly and often insidiously, but in a
manner at once constant and 'deter
mined, this spirit has been exerted for
the profit and upbuilding of Omaha
at the expense of the remainder of the
state. The people have been quiescent
under this policy of conquest. They
have allowed Omaha to manipulate
freight rates in such a manner as to
balld up the business of that city and
tear down that of other smaller cities
of the state. They have allowed Oma
ha to retain control of one United
States senatorshlp to the manifest
especial advantage of the city of Oma
ha. They have witnessed the spectacle
of a state legislature controlled every
two years by Omaha money and in
fluence for the purpose of draining the
treasury and the appointive power for
the benefit of Omaha, for the purpose
of obtaining and retaining the subjec
tion of the stock raisers of the state
ulterior purpose.
We are in possession of authoritative
Information that Omaha is at the
present moment entering upon a gi
gantic scheme that has for its object
the stripping of Lincoln and every
other smaller city in the state of all
vestiges of Importance, and its own
immediate and effective aggrandise
ment, and there is significant external
corroborative evidence of the existence
of such a scheme, and of the fact' that
the work has already begun.
The Omaha conspirators' purpose is
to so manipulate freight rates that no
wholesale business can be profitably
conducted outside of Omaha. Very re
cently the Union Pacific and Fremont,
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroads,
aided and abetted by the Omaha Com
mercial club, endeavored to nullify a
freight schedule that has been In force
for years, and put In force a system
of charges that would strike a power
ful blow at the jobbing business In
this city. This endeavor Is now being
prosecuted. It Is the first Important
move in the latest undertaking of our
ambitious friends. If successful it will
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to the stock yards monopoly at South
Omaha, for the purpose of twisting
and turning every measure for the di
rect advantage of Douglas county.
They saw. a year and a half ago, the .
Influx of Omaha boodle, and the bodily
theft, made easy by legislative cor
ruption, of the state fair. The people
of the state have witnessed all these
and many other evidences of the per
sistent Omaha policy, and have, in
many instances, been willing assist
ants of the Omaha manipulators in
the various enterprises fcr the subjec-.
Ilea of the commonwealth and the su
premacy of Omaha.
But all the efforts that have been
made in the past are but the prelim
inary skirmish in a definite undertak
ing that bears every evidence of being
a thoroughly constructed and admir
ably controlled conspiracy for the
further establishment of the commer
cial and political supremacy of the
metropolis, a conspiracy that, if the
present Intentions of Its promoters are
carried out. will soon make a signlfi
caat demonstration of its power. The
leag-persisted in course of the Bee in
attacking every state institution not
located In Omaha, and more especially
the institutions maintained in the
state capital, and the at all times un
friendly and oftentimes belllgerant at
titude toward the state university.
have not been without a definite and
be followed by other and more sweep-,
lag changes and discriminations In
rates. And that is not all. The Omaha
scheme contemplates, first, the re
moval of the government experiment
station to Fort Omaha, and, second,
the removal of the state university.
Omaha, according to the plan, is to
be the Alpha and Omega, the only city
of importance in the state; all the rest
of the state is to be made a feeder for
Omaha. And this is no fairy tale.
There is such a scheme and it is
backed by powerful influences. The
great railroad companies are more or
less concerned in it.
And here in Lincoln, while all this Is
going on, we are sleeping the sleep of
peace and innocence. Our eyes are
full of sand and our limbs are stiff
from disuse. In our long drawn out
siesta we are Indifferent to the cam
paign that Is going on. We are numb
and dumb and comatose. Omaha
steals what she can and we dreamily
hand over what she doesn't take. Lin
coln is being reduced to the rank of
a village and we sleep on, a sweet and
docile smile- on our faces. And the
people cf the state they observe the
encroachment of Omaha, and are as
indifferent as we are. How long is
this sort of thing going to continue?
Are we going to continue In slumber
till we awake some' day and find Lin
coln a third rate country town and
Omaha a majestic, all powerful me
tropolis? Or are we going' to rouse
ourselves, while there is yet time, and
matching Omaha enterprise and ac
tivity and acquisitiveness, assert our
rights, and hold fast to that which Is
ours, and-press onward to a higher,
more complete development? If Lin
coln Is ever going to amount to any
thing we have got to move now. What
are we going to do about It?
The distinguished editor of the Bee
delivered an Interesting address In
this city last Sunday before the T. M.
C. A. on "Integrity." We have ob
served the printed reports of the
speech somewhat closely, and we do
not find that he made any reference
to the reprehensible practice of steal
ing speeches. Some conspicuous pub
lic speakers in this state have been
guilty of this offense. An arraign
ment of those offenders would have
been distinctly appropriate in an ad
dress on integrity, and any condemna
tion coming from Mr. Bosewater would
be significant and effective.
Mr. Rosewater has made an im
portant discovery. He declares that
Abraham Lincoln had a phosphores
cent eye. Now Mr. Rosewater Is too
much of a Journalist to say that Lin
coln had a phosphorescent eye without
definite knowledge that Lincoln's eye
(he only mentions one) was really
phosphorescent. The publishers of
McClure's Magaslne would do well to
commission Mr. Rosewater to supple
ment their interesting history of Lin
coln with a chapter on the phsopho-
rescent eye.
Before another Issue of The Courier
Is made William McKInley will be
nominated for president by the re
publican party, and such action will
be taken as will, in all probability,
work a considerable readjustment of
the lines of the existing political
parties in this country. The almost
absolute certainty that the Chicago
convention will be dominated by the
free silver democrats, and the knowl
edge that, in that event, the old line
democrats will not nominate a separ
ate ticket, foreshadow a declaration
by the republicans on the financial
question that will draw to the party
all believers in sound mosey. There
does not seem to be much doubt that the
platform will be such that the major
ity of sound money democrats will en
dorse It with their votes. The silver
issue will have to be met some time,
and the present is probably the best
time. The people will have an oppor
tunity of properly testing the strength
of the fiatists and stable money men,
and it Is good that this question should
be settled quickly.. The populists will
help to elect the free silver democratic
ticket, and thus the issue will be clear
ly defined. Sllverltes will flock to the
party of Boles and Bland and Bryan,
and the stress of circumstances will
force all who oppose the free coinage
of silver to vote for McKInley. So J.
Seedless Morton and Andrew Jackson
Sawyer and Albert Watkins and Dan
Cook and Col. N. S. Harwood are
to be forced into the republican party.
It Is only a few years since CoL Har
wood left the republican party. It is
a good thing there is a safe place for
the colonel to light as he is forced to
quit the democratic wreck.
Of course Major McKInley and his
friends will make a brave fight to force
the tariff to the front, and in some
states It may outweigh the money
question, but generally the leading Is
sue will be whether we are to have the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
the ratio of sixteen to one.
THE EDITOR.
A SUMMER RESORT.
A delightfully cool and attractive
place theee warm days Is the handsome
store of Sutton & Hollowbusb, 12th and
O street. A new addition Is a large and
beautiful onyx soda fountain, one of thn
finest In the state. This Is presided
over by an expert fixx clerk. This sea
son nut Ice-cream and many new flavor
In cream and ices are strong favorites
Mr. Sutton's cream has a state reputa
tion; .he fills orders dally from many
outside points; and Is making a special
ty of this trade. The line of candy is
now larger and finer than ever. Confec
tionery always fresh; many novelties.
The Flier will make better time by
several hours to St Louis, Cinclnnattl,
Washington, New York and to all east
ern points, than any other line out of
Lincoln. It Is a screamer.
For Information about rates, connec
tions, ets, or for sleeping car berths,
call at city ticket office, 1201 O street
F. D. CORNELL. C. P. & T. A.
SUMMER
REDUCED
TRIPS AT
RATES.
The North-Western line Is now sell
ing tickets at reduced rates to many
tourist points in the western, northern
and northeastern states and Canada.
Any one desiring a summer trip would
do well to secure our figures before pur
chasing tickets elsewhere.
CHEAP RATES TO ST PAUL AND
RETURN.
The North-Western Is now selling at
reduced round trip rates, tickets to St.
Paul, Minneapolis and numerous re
sorts in Minnesota. This is the Short
Line. City office, 117 South Tenth St.
Lincoln, Neb.
Don't make up jour mind on a bicycle
before seeing the makes handled by
Billmeyer & Sadler, 1133-35 M street.
First publication May 30.
Notice of foreclosure of chattel mort
gage by sale of mortgaged property.
Whereas, On the 7th day of March,
1895, C. C. Clemens executed and de
livered to Lew Marshall a certain chat
tel mortgage conveying one "Turnbull"
lumber box farm wegon to secure the
payment of one certain promissory
note for $13.50 by C. C. Clemens, exe
cuted on the. 7 th day of March, 1896,
due May 7, 1896, said mortgage being
filed of record with the county clerk
of Lancaster county, Nebraska, May
23, 1896, and demand having been made
and payment refused, notice Is hereby
given that I will sell the above de
scribed property at public sale to the
highest bidder, said sale to take place
at 1224 U street at 10 a. m., Tuesday,
June 23. 1896. LEW MARSHALL.
June 20.
SUMMER SCHOOL.
In this issue of The Courier Is an
advertisement of the summer school
in the Chamberlain college in the Lan
sing theatre building, to which at
tention Is directed. Mr. C. M. Sklles
Is manager and all the Instructors arj
graduates of the state university. The
public is Informed that the new school
has new methods, new Instructors, new
rates, etc
Empress Josephine, toilet preparation
face bleach, face tonic, hair tonic, etc.,
at Kleinkauf Jb Grimes', 117 North 11th
Trilby's "Truthful pills" is a specific
in all rases of kidney and liver toublee
Just one pellet at night does the work
At Riggs pharmacy cor 12 and O.
Mr. C. A. Wlrick has just received a
"Lady Ide Bicycle" and we are pleased
to note that Lincoln has at least been
favored with an agency of this most
popular and superior wheel.
The lady that Is fortunate enough to
secure this wheel can be happy in the
fact that she has the best wheel on
the streets of Lincoln.
Though it costs a hundred it Is worth
every cent of it and cannot be bought
for less.
Sutton & Hollowbusb, 12th and O,
Funke opera house corner, make a spe
cialty of serving families and parties
with the finest ice-cream and ices. In
all varieties; also fine cakes, etc.
Beginning May 10th the Missouri Pa
cific will run a new fast dally train
leaving Lincoln at 3:20 p. m., arriving
at Kansas City at 11:00 p. m. and at St
Louis at 720 a. m., making direct con
nections at new St Louis union sta
tion with all east bound trains.
Fine cigars at Kleinkauf & Grime
drug store, 117 North 11th st.
NOTICE.
Water consumers will take due no
tice that the penalty for non-payment
of water rent will take effect on Mon
day, June L Saturday, May 30, la a
legal holiday and the office will be
closed. Hence time to avoid the pen
alty will expire Friday next
L. J. BYER, Water Commissioner.
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