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OBSERVATIONS
Ten days more and the republican
party of this state will meet in conven
tion for the purpose of nominating: a
full state ticket A grave responsibility
is upon the party. It is a matter of
great importance that the electoral vote
of Nebraska be cast for William Mc
Klnley. The way to Insure that result
Is to closely scan the list of candidates
and select as the standard bearers of
the party in this year's campaign the
biggest, brainiest, cleanest, ablest men
who can be found. It is important that
men of this sort should hold state of
fices and It is important that proper
candidates be nominated for the purpose
of keeping Nebraska in the great re
publican column.
Every republican in this state whose
Ideas are formed In places other that
saloons or sink holes of political corrup
tion, whose impulses and aspirations
are still susceptible to the bugle call of
patriotism and the highest form of par
tisanship, should consider well the dan
ger that menaces the party. Every re
publican with a character above char
latanism and a hope above higgling
owes it to himself and the party to in
Jst on a line of policy at the state con
vention that will press back the oil room
manipulators, the barroom loungers,
the cheap politicians, the small bore,
grinning, hand shaking, bibulous can
didates, and select as the standard bear
era of the party men whose names are
something more than an apology, men
who stand for Nebraska manhood and
dignity, who are able and honest and
of good repute, who may be depended
upon to lead the party to certain vie
to. Among the candidates for state of
fices this year are some of the strongest
and best men who have ever appeared
before a state convention and some
of the smallest, weakest, most trivial
men who have dragged their paltry
schemes through the back door into the
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party councils. And there are some
unprincipled, daring.. dangerous manip
ulators who would not hesitate to In
volve the pan 'in defeat to attain their
own ends. From which class shall the
candidates be chosen? There is a deep
and widespread sentiment among re
publicans that calls for the highest ef
fort and the best results at the conven
tion. Will the delegates yield to that
demand and select as the candidates
for governor and treasurer and supreme
Judge and other offices honorable, able,
dignified men? Or will they become
mere puppets in the control of base
tricksters and cheap bosses, and name
as the candidate for governor a grin
ning, storytelling, hand shaking, gin
mill hero, and as treasurer a man
brought out and backed by the present
treasurer and pledged to go easy on the
day of reckoning? Absolute safety.
state credit and honor, the advancement
of the party are to be found in one di
rection, and possible defeat, humilia
tion, scandal must be met if "the other
road is taken. Which?
Henry D. Estabrook arrived in Chi
cago after delivering the university
commencement address in this city in
time to see a large double-column por
trait of himself in the Tribune and
read a column of compliment well cal
culated to turn, the head of a man less
evenly balanced. Mr. Estabrook, who
has many admirers among the news
papers of Chicago, is compared to
Emory A. Storrs in the Tribune article
and It is the opinion of the writer that
the mantle of the great Chlcagoan is
about to descend on the graceful shoul
ders of "our Henry." Here are some
of the nice things said about Mr. Esta
brook: "Oratory Is with Mr. Estabrook a
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natural gift. It comes to him by In
heritance, and has been cultivated
with all the assiduity of a lawyer am
bitious to excel on the rostrum and In
the court room. In addition to the
mere flow of language be has the cult
ure that pleases and the earnestness
that convinces.
"Mr. Estabrook comes from noted
stock, being the ninth lineal descent
from John Alden, whom Longfellow
has immortalized as one of -the stanch
est of the Mayflower pioneers in the
new world. He was born in the little
town o'f Alden, in New York, forty-owe
years ago. The town, by the way, was
named after the orator's ancestor. His
mother had left her home In Omaha
for a visit In the quaint little town,
and fortune ruled that a Nebraskan to
all Intents and purposes should be born
a New Yorker.
"So today Mr. Estabrook does not
say much about his birthplace. He
simply says he hails from Nebraska.
As to his father it is a different thing.
He tells with pride that he was Expe
rience Estabrook, the first attorney
general of Nebraska, and at one time
the attorney-general of Wisconsin.
"Mr Estabrook received his early
education in Omaha, and after gradu
ating from the high school In that city
went to St. Louis, where he studied
law in the Washington university,
graduating with honors. He then re
turned to Omaha and began the prac
tice of the law as a partner of Judge
H. J. Davis, who Is at the present time
his partner in Chicago. An Impression
prevails that he was once the partner
of Senator Thurston, and that he dis
solved ills partnership owing to Thurs
ton's being engrossed in politics. This,
however, is said to be untrue.
"Soon after his return to Omaha Mr.
Estabrook married Miss Clara Camp
bell of that city. The couple have one
PRICE FIVE CENTS
child, a daughter of fifteen. Mr. Esta
brook's only sister Is the wife of Col.
R. C. dowry, vice-president and gen
eral manager of the Western Union
Telegraph company. The move to Chi
cago was made that the attorney
might have a broader field. Mr. Esta
brook Is living In La Salle avenue, near
Schiller, with his family, and has law
offices In the chamber of commerce
building.
"The story of Mr. Estabrook's suc
cesses in oratory is briefly told he Is a
new man. Attention was first attract
ed to his powers of eloquence a few
years ago when he delivered an ora
tion at the union league club in this
city on "The Vengeance of the Flag."
It was a Washington's birthday cele
bration and the incident that attracted
most notice was the clever use of an
accident to Wilkes Booth when he as
sassinated Lincoln in the theatre in
Washington.
"It will be remembered there was a
flag on the stage when the fatal shot
was fired and that Booth tripped over
this in his effort to escape, laming
himielf In such a way as to make his
capture possibly more easy than it
would have been If it had not been for
the accident. This was the vengeance
of the flag, and the orator dwelt upon'
the circumstance in such a way as to
make a lasting Impression on the
minds of his auditors. The same ad
dress was delivered In New York with
equal success and was much comment
ed on throughout the country.
' "In 1895 Mr. Estabrook delivered the
Washington's birthday oration in De
troit. This was another victory for the
speaker, and was quickly followed by
still another, that at Galena, when he
was called upon by H. H. Kohlsaat to
deliver the oration on the celebration
of Grant's birthday. This was when
Thomas Nast's celebrated picture of
the surrender of Appomattox was pre
sented to the town. The reputation
Mr. Estabrook had achieved was then
the reason for selecting him as the or
ator of the day, and the address deliv
ered was thought to be sufficient proof
of the wisdom of the choice.
"Mr. Estabrook is modest in his re
gard of his ability is a speaker. He
never refers to It and never thrusts
himself forward on occasions when he
has every opportunity to profit by
such a course of action. He has had
various offers made him of prominent
positions In the political field, but has
uniformly refused them. The only po
litical office he has held is that of re
gent of the university of Nebraska."
For a week or more the ablest news
paper writers of the country have been
In St. Louis giving their Impressions
of Mr. Hanna's convention. One of the
most notable features of this week's
great gathering has been the brillant
manner in which It has been reported
In the daily press.
The New York newspaper that of
fered ex-President Benjamin Harrison
110.000 to go to St. Louis and send a
daily telegram of 1,000 words hardly
expected its proposition to be ac
cepted, though its acceptance would
not have Involved any greater sacri
fice of dignity, than has attended the
distinguished ex-president's perform
ances between the beautiful covers of
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