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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1896)
' . ifqesf v vj$ ': - -f- If-" THX COURIER. pep Face to Face ti 1- .--V'- ,v Wt- A " 5i--. '- '- , y 3kv- L"?' i r. 8"- " & - J- i arfV. Vj!-.?. .Withthe.gfeatest bargains you have ever seen with exceptionally and very special "- - nriro oHwrfinnc mt ronnnt holrt hur invocficoto - r':fK ' ..' . . . Economy demands it . 'V. - BIGHATSAbE ' !, if i - . r : - : : s ! I fAt Browning King & Co's this week Entire stook being closed out at cost. New Spring stiff hats, soft hats -straw hat8,r caps, etc. for men and boys and children Nothing reserved. EVERYTHING GOES AT 60ST II SI. Ron m any application for offloe from this state. The nominee of the republican con vention Is, In many respects, a remark able man. Not since the days of Lin coln and Grant has a public man In this country become such a popular Idol, and Lincoln was brought to public notice under unique conditions, and Grant was made a public hero through the events of the civil war. Blaine blazed a more or less spectacular way through public opinion, and had many followers. But given as he was to twisting the British lion's tail, to spreadeaglelsm and to making brilliant appealsto the Imagination and patriot Ism of the American people, he never attained the remarkable personal triumph that Is McKInley's today. Two things have given McKlnley his great popularity, his conspicuous Iden tification with the great principle that, through persistent republican policy and recent democratic maladmin istration has at last come to be re garded as the essential American prin ciple; and his great strength of chara ter that has In the last two years Impressed people of all shades of poli tical belief. "Without parade or demon stration of any sort Mr. McKlnley has come to be known as a careful, consveratlve, able, intensely patriotic strong-willed, high-minded, honest man in the highest sense the typical American; and certain other traits of character as exemplified In his private life have endeared him to the people and given him a peculiar place in their affections. Mr. McKlnley Is today the foremost American, representing all that is noblest and best In the American character and standing for that which is honest and true and patriotic in govermental policy. The republican party has never gone to the people with a stronger candidate. He la strong in his republicanism, strong in his individuality and character. (Continued on page 4) JOHN M. THURSTON Br Carl Smith Since that memorable summer day eight years ago whe n John M. Thurs ton burst full panoplied Into political existence by the simple means of a picturesque speech, In'which he alluded to James G. Blaine as the later Henry of Navarre, who "in the sublime magnanimity of his incomparable greatness," had set aside the gift of the presidency, the Nebraska lawyer has become a fixed star in the political firmament, and today he Is approach ing his greatest degree of magnitude Tomorrow., or as soon 'thereafter as practicable, he will be chosen as perm anent chairman of the national con vention and will make one big speech and shortly after he will nominate, or, rather, second the nomination of Maj. McKlnley, and will then make an even bigger talk. In the convention He will crowd Foraker aside from the honor of being the fine figure of the McKlnley movement, and will push right along to his cabinet position covered with the picturesque orna-. mentation of vivid acclaim as he would put It himself Judge Thurston is by long the strong man of the McKlnley movement . They talk about Hanna. Pshaw! The hogs are in the alley with high fences on either side, and, of course Hanna can't drive them along. It took much of the finesse and political acumen of Thurston to get them into the alley for Hanna's driving. Foraker ought to be the sagacious and flowery head of the McKlnley movement, but the folk here have an idea that there Is celluloid under most of Foraker's love for his fellow-Ohloan and that the rag need not be very wet to rub it off. Thurston has the confl denca of the rooter fmcn Hoophole township and of the moneyed manu facturer with steel rails and woollen clothes to sell. Judge Thurston there It is again the title comes easy, although, as is frequently the case, the senator's judicial career has been bounded by the four walls of the office of a Justice of the peace. By force of ability alone he developed from his justice shop to the halls of statecraft If statecraft has halls worth mention ing. It is not the slightest disparage ment of his abilities that his title of judge is something on which he could not "prove up" and gt a good, sound deed. He doesn't need it In his busi ness, anyway. Two men equally equipped went out from Nebraska to attend that cele brated convention which nominated Harrison eight years ago. Both were lawyers of the best caliber, both were railroad attorneys. Both were clever and shrewd politicians. One of them, Charles J. Greene, Is still the head of the Burlington's legal business in Ne braska, being overtopped oniy by Sena tor Manderson, the line's general soli citor; the other, John M. Thurston, is a United States senator and a probable secretary of state. Starting from the same scratch line these two men have fallen farther apart yearly until now Greene Is not even familiar to the councils of his ward club In Omaha, while Thurston Is fixing up to fool around among ambassadors and barons and things at Washington. This same John M. Thurston was four years ago only two removes from the presidency of the United States. Had the postponed Blaine movement been successful at Minneapolis the ticket would have read: "Blaine and Thurs ton." The second remove was election. The ticket mentioned, had Jt been elected ovor Cleveland and Stevenson combination, would have arranged things so that Instead of Thurston be ing here In St. Louis battling for Mc Klnley he having pronted by Blaine's death would be waiting at the end of a telegraph line at Washington for news from out the westland-concerning his nomination to succeed himself. On or two Ifs can do a great deal of damage If fate only places them care fully. Mr. Thurston Is practically the owner of this convention. Except for Mc Klnley he. will himself be the fat wom an, the bearded lady, the tattooed giant and the glass eater from Borneo com bined. He has already planned for two speeches, and he has words enough up his sleeves and secreted elsewhere about his person to respond to the demands of any emergency. What he says gos Just as forcefully as does that which Hanna says. CLEAN CANDIDATES. John T. Mallalteu, chairman of the republican state central committee, has the .interests of the party and the wel fare of the state, very much at heart. He Is very anxious that the candidates for office on the republican ticket this year shall be clean men. To this end he gathered up all the candidates he could find In the city one night this week and took them to the sanitarium, where they were all given a bath In the pool. The clean andMatcs are: W. M. Geddes, A. E. Cady. George Eckles and prominent citizens George A. Day, Dick Smith and Charles Sut-phen. ,mlrr- --- 3a &S-S.V - ai'ji tikC-v'.Hjfajfcat&tfj1-.: -s-iSgs
