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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1898)
"aiPIPiFfZ ""Tf3" '! P?)! liW'-S". &""flBCWr ST?re-9?taqfiS??? V JJ5J5gp-vT-XJr THE COURIER. position demands a man of intteltf- ally support indications of a healtiiy geace, uprightness and rare insighit, moral sentiment attempting to over but the huge records of police court throw the gang which battens on corruption and injustice indicate that bribery and corruption. The fight is not many have answered the call. li one which must be fought over and happens that such a mam- is presiding over again. W kh the newspapers on in our own police court. Be hits begun the side of the system which has been io struggle against the system wftket fashioned into a tool by the potiti has condemned the wards of society clans there is less to hope in Lincoln to a policemen's mercy and so Jar from the efforts of the few righteous without appreciatton. Every Honest office holders that are trying to per BMn and woman in this city, without form their duties according to the regard to politics, ought to be inter- statutes and in response to the trust ested in and encouraged by Judge expressed in their election by the mi- Oomstock's efforts to disregard tradi tion in an institution overgrown wMi its weeds. The sincerity and persist ence fas characterize his work in spite of the opposkioa of the daily newspapers are admirable and The Courier believes that he wBd make a sew standard and new precedenttc for his court. We weep over the sufferings of Jean Valjean and rail at French trials and we flatter ourselves that we are tej der hearted and would lend a hand to right e car of justice if It were over turned on our road. But when a really great reform is begun before our eyes we allow ourselves to be mislead by newspapers who ceil such efforts "namlby-pamibyism," "Sunday sojooI foolishness," etc Roosevelt's inresUcatkni of jj- York policemen, recent discoveries of the collusion of the Chicago police with the gamblers, as well as the poKce his tory of cor own town; are convincing proofs that policemen are not eligible judges, and are frequently poor wit nesses. Doubtless there are many trustworthy policemen bet no man can for years beat drunken- men and vagrants with a dub, however neces sary ft may be, without Twins' brutal feed and unfitted to pass judgment on his fellowmen. They are necessary evils at preset, but they are cruCe makeshifts and their petty tyranny is responsible for many a violent and fataO mrtfeuTst. For mercr's sake let us support tfhe judge who is trying t teach (ban that the law, which has made "their burly and aggressive per- sows sacred, also protects the meanest and most unfortunate man or woman they choose to "run in." The News affects to lielieve that Judge Comstock's innovation of apply- ing the law to those who are brought before Km is dangerous to society, Now if society cannot be protected against comparatively few paupers and Baiseedkwieous tramps and vaga- bonds without breaking the law made for them and us, why should not "one of the least of these" break it in re torn and in despite, as soon as he is released? The "society" referred tt is stronger by overpowering numbers, in the possession of wealth and posi- tn by being well fed and well clothed, and above aU by being well bom. It is an unnecessary cowardice to withhold the protection of the law from these shivering, hungry intern- perate cases whom the Pharisees and scribes are urging Judge Comstock to sentence regardless of law or guilt. Naaabypambyism spread in Chicago till there were enough theorists who resolved to find out the rela exwtisg between the gamblers Bd the police and their chief to scare the gaardians of society. Mr. Hill rMs!fPOiHtedi,by gFCnP fazen to Sf" wy the gambJers were ZLtZZ Z .P0"56- .. - rwUv. ..- v. lr,, of the gamblers. Then Mr. Hill's house was up ana tne police v !i .rTrT. 3? T 3fcH.ll fired that bomb himself. The gi jary has just , flashed exam.n- ""IS Jers and have handed in a verdict se- vw o-n .. fn o - "" --"-e. " - - chief. In Chicago the papers gener- jority of the people. The Cosmopolitan offers two hun dred dollars for the best essay on tae economic arrangement and construc tion of subways for carrying the sew ers, water, gas, et cetera, of the great cities. Probably no greater waste cf millions is going on at the present time than that involved in tearing up city streets, first for the construction of water mains, then for gas, then for sewers, than for increase in mains and changes in sewers, again for con necting with private houses, an con stantly for repairs. Underground tunnels full of mains and pipes like those with which Paris and London are veined, seems the only solution of the problem. The exposed plumb ing of the houses should give a hint to builders of cities. The under ground acqueducts, pipes and con duits which are constantly springing leaks should be accessible without the necessity of tearing up a paving which costs so much to lay and cannot or is not put back as good as new by the plumbers or gang of street work ers hired by the city for such work. It is as well perhaps, considering' the mdltkm and size of the wafer mains on street, that the paving has been delayed. Many have observed that MW paving seems to spring leaks in l the pipes. At any rate, no sooner t laid than men attack it with P'ckaxe and spade. They dig down ro the pipes and when they fill up the hole the work is carelessly done, and just so much of the two dollar a yard paving as they have token up is spoiled. The people pay for it by. a steadily increasing taxation. Some- way of reducing the taxes and still maintaining the beauty and health- fulness of cities there must be. The prize offered by the Cosmopolitan may result in a plan which will save cities the waste of millions. The pipes can not, of course, be exposed like inside plumbing on account of the danger from freezing, but a series of man- holes giving access to a chamber in which the pipes are laid and roofed by dirt deep enough to protect the pipes from freezing seems possible. The gas, sewer and water pipe repair men are an unmitigated nuisance and where the franchise of the shreets has been given away, as it has in Lincoln, to a company which provides expen- sive gas, the actual sum they cost the city and inconvenience it suffers every year is not easily commputed. The launching of the battleship 111- inois on Tuesday adds another ship to our sea force. Ship builders are hard at work on others. It has been proposed to name the next ship that ; launched the Helen Gould in rec- ognition of Miss Gould's generous gifts and personal service in this war. JHs Gould is a singularly modes; JOUMf laOV ana ll ner Wishes Were consulted would nrobablv decline ku public an honor. The svstem of nnn- rDff tCr the Sereral 8tates Gf the Union is one which should be persisted in until every state is god- n,0theP KMp- Tbis System tends to incrpau tht ntonrc f , ,.!? I . .!ntercst of guumouier siaies in tne navy and makes naval appropriations come eas- HARDY Mil GO., I w 1224 O St., Lincoln, Neb. f rm This fall we are showing; a very strong- line jF j of medium furniture, carpets, curtains and v pL draperies. Here are two of our leaders in din- jIL ing room furniture. rm Solid oak dining table, Solid oak dining gL Solid oak dining table, top 42 inch square, very heavy and will last a life time. Six foot length, $6.50;eight foot length $8. FBEIGHT PAID ONE ier from congress. Considering the gallant contingent from Nebraska in the Spanish war our corn an sun- flowers and Indian name might ap- proprfately deck the prow and side of the next battleship that slides off the warfs into the ocean with the baptismal drops glistening on her bow. Every district, according to our principal of representation's entitled to a representative. The Platte has been the dividing line in state politics and it is cus- tomary to select men to the various representative offices, with salary at 57000 a month with palace some regaid to an equal division. rent 1 and horses, coaches and Cities are divided into wards and equipments as well as servants, fur ports of a ward. Two representatives washed by the government, is intended from one ward, according to this uu written law, should not be neighbors, Mr. Stein happens to be a neighbor of Mr. Webster's and this may account, in part, for his rejection by the coun- cil. It has been charged that the mayor only presented Mr. Stein's name to the council after an assur- ance from a majority of the members that they would vote against confir- mation. Such an arrangement pre- supposes amicable relations between Ui msvnr amrt M nminnii -wTiioli m impeachment proceedings have, to all appearances, interrupted. Again it is said that Mr. Thompson objected to Mr. Stein's confirmation and the conn- cil meekly took the hint. The rejec- - tirm nt Wi- llumnii'i nrnmntao- mn. t.r - t ni. -nmo nwi inM..oiiv ni iiki . ., v.w:i.nn md couJ". indicates that his con- trol of that body is Sable to interrup- tions. The personelle of the unc11 ly eame as v .t. A en the pumping contract was under considAmiinn mH ihr is no evidence that Mr. Thompson's Solid oak dining chair, cane seat, brace A verv srood thing. We sell six of them for $5. HUNDRED MILES. approval or disapproval of Mr. Stein had anything to do with the vote against his confirmation on Monday night. The candidate is a man-with opinions and a strong will and like everybody else possessing these char- acteristics he has made quiet enemies who only wait for an opportunity to get even with a fair degree of per- sonal safety. Mrs. Curzon,(born Letter) Vicereine India must support royal state in the palaces furnished the viceroy by the British government. Orientals 1 magnificence and Mr. Cutzot's to be a sign of England's power to a subject people. The viceroy is ex pected to spend the surplus in the business. The American girl must feel queer with a crown upon her head holding court and receiving de butantes and distinguished foreign ers in Queen ictoria's piace. When her guilded coach rolls along the nar- row Greets and the brown faces tur- baned and burnoosed stop to look at the princess in her coach, she must think of little Cinderella and the ef- st ot a fairy godmother's wand. ' The meeting of the state federation of women's clubs which occurs rert week at Omaha will be very short. Tf Jo l.rttWI tl,.! ,, !!, , !,. . ?n -.,.. ti. ? -,. n... .i... will be a full attendance, as many club women have put off attending the exposition until this occasion. Mrs. Stouten borough and the board ,.... have arranged an exceptionally attrac- tin nmirram. Thr stimiilniinn nr 4h. meetings is not to be lightly tlisre-