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Uvea from all ever the United States
to running a dangerous risk of
Bering a great away people at
ace. It is safer for a speaker
to coafae herself to the con.
crete, the results of her own experi
ence, etc. The audience, especially
sch a oae as assembled at Denver, is
quite capable of drawing conclusions
aad really prefers the intellectual ex
ercise. In the days of old they stuffed
capoas for the market and they may
yet, across. the sea, we like our food
prepared with greater simplicity.
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The streets and. alleys of Denver are
free from paper and barrels f rubbish
la the latter are emptied once a day.
Te the city improvement association
in Denver this sanitary and aesthetic
coaditioa is due. But in Denver the
womea vote and when representatives
of a large organization call upon the
mayor to make recommendations they
are listened to with the attention and
consideration which any large body
of voters receives from a politician
worthy the same. So remedial action
ay women in city-keeping will have
much effect until their approval or
disapproval means votes gained or lost.
Whea womea vote, their good will,
from a political as well as a sent I mental
standpoint, will be worth having.
Theirefforts to improve the appearance
of this city have accomplished some
thing for the neatness of Lincoln,
hat not much. Merchants are allowed
to empty paper into the streets, res
taurant keepers are allowed to keep
barrels of swill standing in the alleys
for days, and the billboard papers are
not gathered up until the wet paste is
ao longer strong enough to hold them
aad they drop into the street. All
these things, which a city odcer is
paid to prevent, make this city an un
pleasant sight and smell. There are
plenty of women who would be willing
for the salary to inspect and improve
the city. Such a woman would not
be found in a saloon. She would con
scientiously, it may be fussily, per
form the duties of her position and
the looks and odor of Lincoln would
improve. The streets cannot be ad
ministered from a saloon window with
any better result than the neglected,
Basty streets and alley of Lincoln
show. Tfce lesson of tlie streets of
Deaver to the women who live there
and the women who went there is one
of discouragement in attempting to
better municipal conditions without
the help of the ballot. The ballot is
the oaly weapon the lazy and incapa
ble city servants respect. The con
temptuous jocular reception of "a Jot
of women" who wish to make the
city a wholesome place for men,
women and children to live in ought
to direct the attention of the ''lot" to
the weakness of their position. With
the iaiux of a body of good house
keepers into the voting strength of
Lincoln, such a man as the present
street commissioner or mayor would be
impassible. Woman suffrage might not
broadnn or effect in any way the diplo
matic easiness of the United States
or rhingr for the better pronouncedly
the aimiaistratieB of the central gov
ernment, bat it would improve and
partly the conditions of every town in
this country. There is no sophistry
i make as believe that a man
i been unable to earn his living
eaeept by keepiBg a saloon or worse
will make an honest or eflcient street
lOBMBlnnirtnrr if by oar votes we give
htoa the opportunity to try the experi
ment. Sack a man could not get the
retM ef the women af his own party
heeaaee they are mothers aad wives
fret and hold the health and well be
ing ef the family above every other
coaainaraTiT The history of muai
ctpal feverament ia this country
that it m a ratiure,
Nominations are dictated by the
saloon element and by rings of utter
ly selfish politicians who care nothing
for the economic conduct of the busi
ness ot the city, or for the welfare of
the good who are everywhere in the
majority. This class of professional
politician is in control of the munici
pal affairs of America. New York,
-Chicago, and even Lincoln has tried
and is trying to dislodge them, but so
far with incomplete success. Because
women are in homes, because they are
mothers and wives, evil men in an
evil business will never be able to
reachthem or influence them. There
fere the entry of women into
municipal affairs is a condition
of the existence of democracy. It is
now in the hands of those wlio would
choke it for gain but who could never
handle the woman's vote. The stren
uousness and insistence upon condi
tions which are favorable to the de
velopment of moral character in her
children is what will give character
to the woman's vote and remove it
from all corrupting influence. To be
sure there are bribable women but the
average woman lias set ber heart on
moral greatness for her child and can
not be bought off.
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Richelieu said to Baradas, "Behind
thee stalks the headsman." Judge
' Bastings by his decision said to Mayor
Graham, "Before you stands the peni
tentiary." After an able and elabor
ate argument on behalf of the accused
the district court has decided that if
the state shall be able to convince a
jury of the truth of the charges made
against ths chief executive of this
city in the indictment that official
will have to serve a term in the peni
tentiary, clad in prison garb, his hair
cropped, his face shaved, walking
with locked step and condemned to
share the lot of a common criminal.
In view of the near proximity of that
public haven towards which the
mayor appears to be drifting it will be
the part of wisdom on bis part to im
mediately tender his resignation and
retire from public office. The city at
torney has given it as his opinion that
the person now occupying the position
of street commissioner will hold the
position until his successor is nomi
nated and confirmed. Does the mayor
dare to nominate for the position any
man whom the city council will con
firm? Were there any deals between
the chief executive of this city and
the gamblers which resulted in the
immunity 'of the spurting fraternity
from prosecuting while they plied
their vocation? if there were who
acted between the parties?
The time hae arrived when the
mayor should act in his own interest
and si;ve himself- from the disgrace of
a conviction of a felony and the subse
quent incarceration in the states
prison.
The republicans of Lancaster coun
ty held their convention last week
The action of that body discloses little,
that is worthy of commendation.
Lawyer Billingsley was made chair
man of the convention. His selection
will not largely increase the vote of
the party at the polls. The delegation
to the state convention is headed by
"Bud" Lindsey, who has been re
peatedly arrested in this city on crim
inal charges. He is the appointee, in
timate associate and warm personal
friend of the mayor of this city, who
is now out on bail under indictment
on the charge of felony. For months
it has been common report that Lind
sey was the go-between who con
ducted negotiations which resulted in
gambling houses being operated in
this city. During the recent investi
gation of alleged corruption on the
part of municipal authorities a wit-
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We are now ready for the summer season
with our new line of
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and Novelties. Also a fine line of Harness,
Whips and Robes in the city. Largest and
best line of Bicycles.
Billmeyer & Sadler.
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whichever yon may wish, when suit
ing yourself with a pair of oboes,
you will find in oar handsome and
up-to date Btock of men's shoes,
fan shoes are the favorites at this
season of the year, and we have
them in all shades tnat are cool,
easy and comfortable. No foot
should bs without one on a hot
day.
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ness testified that it was general
rumor and understanding among the
gamblers that Lindsey went to South
Omaha to interest a gambler there to
come to Lincoln to open a house. His
name appearing first on the list of
delegates he will under precedents
which have heretofore obtained be the
chairman of the delegation and will
be addressed as such by the judges
and honorables whose names appear
on the list below his. '
The delegation to the congressional
convention was not announced but
the privilege of naming it was con
ceded to E. J. Burkett, whose princi
pal claim to prominence is based upon
the fact that two years ago he was
selected as a representative in the
state legislature and the notoriety he
has secured by the energetic industry
employed in his inane and driviling
attempts to imitate W. J. Bryan in
his personal actions and appearance.
Chosen by a convention of the domin
ant political party of the county to
represent the first district of Nebraska
in congress where questions of vital
importance are to be discussed and
determined, he did not possess the
ability to define his positien upon any
of those questions when called before
the convention after he had beet
awarded the honor of naming the
district delegation but devoted bis
time to urging the delegates whom
he was addressing to appear at the
district convention and insist upon
his nomination . He did not leave the
impression that in his case the office
was seeking the man. He will doubt
less receive the nomination at the
district convention and it is some
thing more than probable that his
opponent will be George W. Berge,
who is seeking the nomination at the
hands of three political parties which
are expected to fuse Like Burkett,.
Berge has for several years labored
assiduously to imitate the expression,
manner and methods of the recently
commissioned colonel of the Third
Nebraska regiment. Between these
two illegible copies the voters of thi
district will have to decide in Novem
ber. The nomination of Mr. Beckman for
county commissioner was apolitical
mistake. Not because the nominee is
a bad man or because his record as a
public officer is particularly malodor
ous, but because he has twice been
honored by his party with an office
the term of which is three years and
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