Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 17, 1887, Page 4

cong) ¥ e v b [ u d a THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMA OF SURSCRITTIO Deflv Morniae Eaition) Includin Brp, One Vear For 8ix Month For Threa Montha The Omaba Swndny i address, One Yeur L muiled 1o nny OMATEA Orpr Wasuizuio All co torial i TOI O All by A THE DAILY Sworn Statement of Circulation, State of Nebraska, County of Dou; 3 7sehuick The Dee Publi o n loe: ¢ v_&wear that the actual eirey aily Bee for the week endin 7, was as | Thursday, Jan. Friaay, Jan. 1 dand sw y ol January AL D., ISEA LS N { Geo, B, Tzsehuck, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that hie is scerctary of the Tice Publishing company, that th erage daily eirculation of the Daily Bee for the month of January, 185, was 10,178 copies, copiess for March, April,” 185, 12,101 copies: for June, B4 copie: Septem! 030 _eopic for Nov Gro. B Tzsenvek. Sworn to and subseribed before me this 1st day of January A, 1), 15 N. I’ Fem, Notary Publie. has been found in V ginia, is ten to one that the iron and coal found in Georgia inia discovery in practic A ¥EW hours only remain hefore the opening of the scnatori wrestling match. General Van Wyck, to use a professional expression, “‘peels well. He is all muscle and has the inside hold, Coruans and columns have been writ- ten during the past two weeks about the senatorial situation, but the wholo mat- ter could just as well have been summed up in four words—Van Wyck's eleetion 18 assured. Mr. Lamp has been iterviewed on the Kn 15 bill and of course claims all the credit for its success in the senate, where Mr. Laird h as much in- fluence as he has in London or Vienna, Mr. Laird’s herenlean ecfiorts for the Knevals settlers in the upper house will not mate lly strengthen his senator booml s about Tmrry-THREE hundred dollars are re turned as the net proceeds of the charity ball. There isno other way in which such a sum could be so easily collected for charitable purposes as the one adopted for the past three years in Omaha. Itis safe to predict that the charity ball has come to stay as an an- nual mstitution. -Senator McDonald by Judge Turpie has caused a breach in the ranks of the Indiana democracy which will not be speedily closed. The success of Turpie w vidently due chielly to the fact of his being 1n sympathy with the revolutionary tacties of & majority of the democrats in the legislature, which were not approved by McDonald, On the score of ability and party service the claims of the veteran who was rejected are infinitely greater than those of the successful candidate, who is not eredited with large eapacity and who 18 not known outside of Indiana, if generally in that state, as a party lender. The result is a at disappointment to McDonald and his friends, which they will not soon for- got. It is by no means assured, however, | In th THE OMAHA DAILY BIE: The Senatorial Situation, Livcony, Jan, 16.—[Editorfal Corre- The present week will mark ¥ i the The First o predictio t become ¢ ant by this th impor t epochs ry of the WO k leon made il E lized or Cos ek, He me ed statesman- zed rid or to ignorance cal by about to terminate in the re-elec- of Charles H. Van Wyck leonic The ¢ ot defent involves in a dogma of human progress or reacti person of Va k are embodied opular liods whole the hopes and sentiments of the ideal of political mc and policies, Throughout the itry Van Wyck is regarded foremost champion in the reform in as the of the United States of the productive and fal classe the most t of co in and fearless Op- phalanx are ar- oppone porat rgression, posed to him in golid L the colorts of monopoly, the cor- nd the horde of political the of Nebraska om people ¢ t but us unclean, For the first time in the country the testis to be made whether the will of the people, as direetly and in- direetly expressed, shall be respected by ntative ature by ory of the their repre in the Jeg! the choice of United States senator. Our system of elective government will ¢ prove itself a sham and farce, or a fabric worthy of confidence I remember well how pow- sentiment was in favor of giving people a chance to vote their choice for United States senator when our nt constitution was being framed. matter of record that the first leg- islature convened under the present con- lier and respect, crful populs stitution alwost unanimously passed o memorial to congress demanding an amendment to the national constitution that would muke the ollice of United States senator elective, the same as members of con- o Popular sentiment on this question is more intense to-day than er. The people of Nebraska will have themr choice as indicated by their ballots and conventions, or they will know the reason why. Not only the people of Ne- ska, but those of the whole country are anxiously waiting to hear the result of the bulloting. In every respect the position of members the sawe as those of presidential electors. If Van Wyck had been running for presi- dent and received over 51,000 votes out of the seattering returns eyery elector would m honor and duty bound to cast ! tor him. The attempt with members who were Van Wyck issue is just as amous and villainous as was the effort e Cronin’s vote for Sam Tilden It is rather significant, red in that boodle scheme are to-day plotting to overthrow the popular choice in Ne- is in s vole to tamper clected on the in to purel ten years ago. too, that the partics enga An extraordinary eflort is being made to concentrate all the prominent Miller democrats here to-morrow. Some of them are already here. The purpose of such concentration is to bulldoze demo- tampered with and barg | oft | required | dom of the count® ‘has adm ned away his vote. E. ROSEWATER. The Electoral Connt Bill, The action of the house of representa- tives on last Friday, in adopting w division the electoral count bill reported by the conference committee, renders it certain that the country is finally to have a clear and simple law regulating the al counting by the two houses of congress of the presidential vote. It kas a discussion of eighty-six years’ duration to bring about this result, not withstanding the fact that the best wis: itted the defects of the existing vlan. The first clectoral count bill was introduced in 1800, and provided for a commission to decide all disputed returns, to consist of six senators, six representatives and the chict justice of the supreme court. This bill, which passed the senate, was amended in the house, and failed between the two, doubtless suggested the electoral commission of 1876. A second bill was introduced in 1824 and passed the senate, but failed in the house. This measure, by Mr. Van Buren, provided that if a return were objected to it should be counted unless the two houses, voting ately, concurred in rejecting it. Iy 5 Senator Morton introduced a bill which provided that if objection were made to any return it should be counted unless it w rejected by the concurrent vote of both houses, and that in case of double returns that one should be counted which the two houses, acting separately, should declare to be the true: one. In case of failure of the two houses to agree, the vote of the state would be lost. The bill pa the senate by a party vote, but a motion was entered to reconsider and never finally disposed of. If this measure had passed Tilden would probably have been seated in 1876, as the fuilure of the two houses to agree as to any one of the southern states 1 dispute at that time would have thrown out its vote and thus given the democratie candidate the majority of the electoral college. The electoral commission was a make- shift, and it served to more strongly em- vhasize the necessity for a change in the Jaw. In 1878 Senator Edmunds intro: duced a bill which provided that each state might establish tribunals for the trial of electoral contests and that their decision should be final; that 1f there should be any aispute as to the lawful- ness of the state tribunal, or if there should be double returns from a state which had not provided such a tribunal, only those returns should be counted which the two houses, acting separately, should concur in recciving, and that any single return should be counted unless ted by both. This measure passed the senate, but not facted upon by the hous Similar results attended sev- eral attempts since mad The present bill was introduced by Senator Edmunds at the last session. It provides that in those states where a tribunal has been established for the determination of elee- toral contests, and such tribunal ias decided what electors were duly appointed, the determination of the tribunal shall be conclus- ive; that when there is but one return from a state the vote so returned shall be counted; that when there are two or more returns and the question arises which of two or more state tribu or authorities is the lawful one, that turn shall be counted which the two houses, acting concurrently, 11 ac- cept; that when there is one state gov- ernment and two sets of returns pur- porting to be the vote of the state, that return shall be counted which sup- ported by the certiticate of the executive of the state, unless both houses, acting separately, shall concur in deciding that cratic members and compel them to vote solidly for MeShane with the sole pur- pose of defeating Van Wyck and turning his friends to some other man, presum- ably Dundy or Paddock. Thisis to be done even independently of MeShane'’s wishes. But this scheme is altogether too trans- parent and will not win. I have talked with quite a number of the members and they positively declare that they will not violate faith with the people. They say that McShane has no more chance of that Turpie will be the next United States senator from Indiana. There is a very good chance that Harrison will be s own successor. If he and Turpic go to Washington with certificates of election, a8 now seems probable, even so good a democrat as Mr. Holman has expressed the opinion that the seat will be given to Harrison, and there is a considerable element of the Indiana democracy that would not regret that result. Wirn the frost still in the ground and spring several months distant, the rail- road surveyors have already taken the field and are running their lines and driving their stakes in a half a dozen di- rections which all radiate from the cor- porate limits of Omaha, Within a few months we shall see an interesting scramble for entrance into our city by several important companies. Competi- tion has nccomplished what eajoling and prayers failed to win, The very lines which a few years ago were haughtily declining all overtures ure now making the first advances, Years ago Omaha had a hard struggle to secure the entrance of railroads within her corporate limits, Now it is the rail- roads themselves who are struggling for entrance. Your great trunk svstems are firmly located among us and an equal number of no less important lhines are preparing to make Omaha their Missouri river ternunus. Our vast commercial in- terests, our growing industrial import- ance, the stock yards anda great city doubling in population every five years and advancing more rapidly than any other metropolis of its size in the west, are the magnets which are drawing iron rails and the steam horse to a closer and more vital connection with this prosper- ous community. Omaha, working steadily if slowly upwards by her own ospital and through her own re- sources, has finally reached a point where capital 1s eagerly seeking nvestment in her midst anxious to advance the boom and to find remunerative returns in the ggeneral prosperity. Within ten years we 1ave passed from a town to a city, and drom a city to a metropolis. The men and corporations who formerly watched with little interest the lagging wagon of slow progress ure now feveriskly anxious to catch on behind and take a ride with the procession. And they shall be wel gome, - There is room enough for all, election than Dr. Miller, and they scout the idea that the clamor of railroad demo- crats can influence their action which was preseribed by their constituents, On the other hand, all the schemes to break the ranks of the Van Wyck repub- licans have so far failed. The hue and cry about Van Wyck alliances with demo- crats {s hypocritical on its face. The very people who are loudest about straight goods have applauded the railroad re- publican element in its alliance with democrats to organize the scnate. It was perfectly honorable and strictly re- publican to tie up with Vandemark and Campbell in order to prevent Van Wyck republicans from electing the officers of the senate; but it would have been awfully disloyal to the republican party if Van Wyck's friends had done the same thing. Republican members, elected and pledged to support Van Wyck, are exhorted to desert him whenever the first democrat casts his vote for him, but if Campbell and a dozen other democrats cast their votes for a railroad republican, it will be straight goods and no mis- tako. Rampant stalwarts who now are shocked at VanWycek's disposition to accept the supportof democrats, were jubilant when Hitcheock defeated Thayer in 1871 by the solid and purchased dem- ocratic vote; they rejorced at the triumph of Paddock four years later when he carried the legistature by the nearly solid vote of democrats, and the Vandervoorts, Valentines and Geres made the most desperate efforts to re-eleet both Hitch- cock and Paddock in 1877 and 1879 by demoeratic support. Eyen our latest senator, Manderson, had an arrange- ment the night before his election to re- place republican caucus bolters by democrats and anti-monopolists, With these stubborn historic facts before them it is not likely that any houest Van Wyek republican will desert the senator under the flimsy pretext that he cannot conscientiously support him if demoecrats vote for him.. Such an excuse will only it1s not the lawful vote of the state. This is clear and simple, and under the operation of such a law it is not con- ceivable that any circumstances could arise to make trouble. 1t is left to the tribunals of astate to determine what votes are legal coming from that state, the two houses of congress to be bound by such determination, and it will be the state’s own faultif the matter is left in doubt and its vote is thereby lost. Still Keeping Aloof. The advice extended to Mr. Cleveland by in demoeratio editors that he should put himself on terms of closer in- timacy with the leaders of his party ap- pears not to have had any eficctuvon the president, It is still a matter of com- plaint with the democratic politicians that Mr. Cloveland ignores them, or rather that he manifests no concern as to their views regarding questions of pub-. lic policy. He keeps along in the even tenor of his way without consulting the party leaders, and apparently without the slightest interest respecting what they may think or desire. This course of the president, which he scems deter- mined to maintain, is undoubtedly very annoying, if not exasperating, to the parties ignored. Their feelings are prob- ably voiced by the correspondent of the leading democratic journal of New York, who recently remarked that Mr. Cleve- land “‘shows signs of succumbing to the terrible discase of the swelled head,” *‘If this were not true,” further remarks this correspondent, “‘would he not consult more with the leaders of his party? Would he not oceasionally cease to re- gard his cabinet as seven confidential clerks? Would he not cease to regard criticism of himself and his administra- tion by the leading democratic papers of the country as haying some better motive than disappomted personal ambitiont” Then the promise 1s held out that the president may yet accomplish something if he *‘will only place himself in close re- lations with the leaders of his party,’ but otherwise the situation seems hopeless, Itis not a new revelation that Mr, Cleveland is a vietim of the swelled head The man who in 1850 was *‘a humble torch-bearer ina Hancock de in Buffalo,” has since learned to place an estimate upon himselt that is not de- ficient in any direction. But who else than these complaining democratic poli- ticiuns are responsible for this? Tuey had vamly struggled for twenty-four years with the old hulks and wachinery to restore their party to power when Cleveiand was discovered. He was an accident with no disparaging political record, while all the old leaders had hustories which the peoplelwere very sure to repudiate. He a4 necessity to the rty, He won the fight, which none of the party politicians conld have done, Mr. Cleveland understands all this, and therefore his self-suflicieney. But he has be plain proof that the man has been ) another reason for not cousuluing these leaders, and that s the fact that they are | themselves in continnal disagreement. Whom, for example, shall he pr arlisie or Randall, and if he list both, what wnce is there could decide on any poliey? Is le al fault upon the pres leaders of tho party to consult are unable to agree? But itis purely a democratie squabble, for democrats to nd it looks, despite the whining of the voli ident when t whom he is aske sotl ticians, as if they will be compelled to go | Cleveland again as the on party. This, the presi ently understands, —— hope of the nt appar- Dr. MitLER has been sent post haste to Mexico on a contidential the admimstration, which, it 18 under- stood, has & vital conncction with Min- ister Manning's late pertormances among the greasers, The doctor is earnestly re- quested not to look upon the reputation- destroying mescal when it1s red in the bowl. Much as Omaha enjoys a proper notor gained by its prominent citi- zens abroad, it would grieve excecdingly to learn that the doctor's diplomatic in- vestigations had afforded food for the paragraphers who lunched so voraciously on Sedgwick and Manning. mission Oyana's real estate transfers on Satur- day rolled past the half million point. (L or frosts chill their in- STATE AND TERRITORY, Nebraska Jottings. The poor farm of Dodge county has cighteen gue: “The schools of Columbus report an average attendance of 415, A planing mill isto be added to the manufacturing interests of Hastings, Four tramps, loaded with cutlery and revolvers, have been jailed at Loulsville Adams county 1s a parent. A fine baby boy was born at the poor farm last week. Stuart's improvement record for the t year showed an expendituce of ,000. The Anselmo Sun has hid its light under a bushel of debt and disappeared in a halo of mortgages. The State Firemen's asso in Columbus Wednesday, The citizens will royally entertain the boys. Herman Natenstedt, a Columbus black- smith, sneaked out of town one night last week wrapped up in $300 borrowed money. Exp Messenger Frank Cheneworth, who was ir iy the Dunbar wreek on the Missouri Pacitic last week, died athis home in Kansas City. The Kansas City & Omabha _railroad company has filed articles of incorpor- ation in Adams county and Hastings ex- peets to capture the main line. The rage for illustrated journalism has struck O'Neill City. The Tribune has in- vested in an artist, with a butcher kmfe in his hand and a revolver in his poc to silence eritics. Union Pacific surveyors are running a line for stension of the road from Norfo ioux City, The movement excites considerable interest along the route and in Sioux City. Miss Baldwin, daughter of Rev Baldwin, pastor of the tional church of Pierce, reeen position in one of the land oflicy orado at a salary of $1,200 a year. The child of Mr. and Mr ames Long of Clearwater, Antelope county, was choked to death by a kernel of corn bo- coming lodged in”its throat, The little darling was only fifteen months old. The Burnett Blade tells of a wrathful parent who attempted to thrash a school teacher and fuiled miserabiy. s am- bition cost him a sore head and sh paid into court. This memory skurrying back to the s nd o little brick sehoolbiouse in York state. A party of four rebelled aguinst mental disci- pline one warm spring morning, and took to the woods. Next day the teaches man of p and much muscle, iny the runaways to a rrivntn seance during reces The rebellion broke out afresh and a stampede for the door followec Three escaped, but the leader after re peated knockdowns, was mduced to re- ation meets | Which be had just received. main. ‘The agony of the ensuing twenty minutes was made plain by the yells and whacks that creased the peaceful atmos- phere. The sounds were impressive alike within and without, and playful children stood open-mouthed listening to the fearful commotion. The follow- ing evening the agitator of youth stopped at the home of the whipped boy to explain the cause and effect of the cas- tigation to the father. He was warmly welcomed, The father and four brothers fell upon him and wept with satisfaction. The exact duration of the matinee and the parts taken by the several performers was never recorded The neighborhood from results. The re- ent to the town hospital and the school closed for two weeks, Jowa Items, Clinton is sinking an artesian well. Missouri Valley improved during the past year $100,000. The next state fair is booked for Sep- tember 2-9, at Des Moines, The Keokuk Canning company has contracted for 500 acres of tomatoes. Two old residents of Des Moines county are each ninety-seven years of age. Carroll county will spend $350,000 in building a court house anda jail this season. Drunks are as common m the Des Moines police court as before the era of prohibition. The working classes of Cedar Rapids have §200,000 deposited in the city sav- ings bank, The Towa State Horticultural soci will hold its twenty-first annual me at Charles City January 18 to 21 sive. Mrs, George S oty ceting inclu- age, of Harlan, is re- ported to have traveled 14,000 miles in pursuit of her husband; who jast fall ran off with the lured girl. Mr.John 8. Gortner, of Mechanicsville, was one of the victims of the ill-fated train on the Baltimore & Ohio, and per- ished in the burning wreck, He was a hanker of that place, 'he druggists of the state gencrally are bitterly complaining of the actions of law sharks, who are harrassing them with suits for the purpose af muking moucy instead of enforcing the luw, att Stork, an ex-saloon keeper of dreda, forged notes on prominent farm ers to the amount of §185. He was ar- rested in Chicago and brought back, placed under $1,000 bonds and’now lan' guiskes in jail The German Trost and Savings bank, of Dubuque, o a capital stock of 50,000, has filed articlos of incorporation J ry of state, as also the Labor Review Publishing company, of Clinton. The Standzrd” Lumber “com- r, of Dubuqu ved its corporate ace for a period of ten y sed its capital stock to $160,000. ceney, of Holy Cross, a far who hud been stopping at Dubuque for a 4y Or tWo, assuuted by several des erate eharacters as he was boarding the ‘hicago & Milwaukee train at that city, dragged from the platform, knocked less with a elub, und robbed of 1,200 It was the inere | have a from | most daring tobbery that ever occurred in Dubuque; Dakora, The Masonic frateor'y of R d a site tor a hall The First National bank of Far, paid up eapital of §150,000, I'he Oaa Fellows nall in Ha cost £20,000 was dedicatad rees In the lower Brule agency church and four shapels church membership reaches 100, 1 which they taka great pride. Rapid City has jo of bonds voted to lands to tne railw all dam company. One d has select 234,000 worth nburse donors of y company and to pay t of-w .y, ete,, for the ntly Milt Brisbine’s head came in contact with the hind foot of a Yankton county farmor's mulo., The mule died, but Milt was kept home for a week feeling sorry for the animal, ertown land office claims ansacted more businessduring the rter than any other land oflice_in the terry I'ho receipts of the oflice for that period w 716.50. What comprises now 20,000 acres of worthless land in Yankton and Clay counties is to be reclaimed by drainage. A diteh that will cost $20,000 has been by thecounty commissioners, re colony ot negroes from North Carolina and Virginia 1s looking up Dakota as an objective point. There are 11,000 who want to settle on government land somewhere. A committee has con- forred with Delegate Giftord and will visit Dakota. to Wyoming. Parties are investigating Laramie with a view to establishing glass works, The Crook county bank, capital $15,000,has been organized at Sundance. The Wyoming Mining company, of Sun 30,000, has been incorporated. ‘T'he republicans were vietorious in the city eleetion in Cheyenne. They elected the mayor and two of the three council- men, On the last day of 1836 the Rock Sprins coal mines produced 167 car loads of coal, the largest output known to the mines. During the month of December, 1336, the merchants of Laramie reeceived , 370,600 pounds of freight, or tnearly double the amount received during tho December of any previous year. gy The Perils of High Living, Pittsburg Press. ke such deaths within a few years as those of Grant, Matt Carpenter, Zach Chandler, Hancock, Hendricks, Arthur, MeClellan, Logan, Judge David Davis, General Miller, Vanderbilt, and the many less prominent but still widely known men, and it may be ascertained that their deaths were due to high living and sed- entary habits. Sceretary Manning has been disavled from a similar cause, and President Cleyeland for the second time this winter, laid up in_bed with rhewmatism, gout, or something of the kind, brought on by too much eating and not enongh excreise. Now Cleveland and eneral Sheridan talk about the “mas: age” treatment, or a sort of Turkish h treatment, to reduce their burdensome flesh! Mechani removal of bluhber,in other words! What they and all such should do is to live moderately and ex- ere frecly, The world langl ving down his {awarden a quence of his at Gladstone chop- Imost daily_ trec at crank, and’ in conse- ce-chopping and other healthful exercise Gladstone is a pow in the world at near cighty years of age; and Bmperor Wilhelm, who takes his seback exercise, is a hively old How many eighty-year-old able-bodied men in publiclife ‘have wein the United States? Washington living and the pac ing of heavy dinners here and there about the country uses Americans up at a time when English statesmen are at their best, Bancroft, the historian, is over four score and still healthful and happy, but he takes his duily long walks, as he has done these twenty years, But Americans with the physical qualities of Baneroft are scarce. W our prominent and well-to-do people nead is temperance in cating, and an abundance but not excess of exercise, More of plain bread, beef and tea, and less of turtle, oysters and wines; more of active exercises and less of sedentar) oce 1ons; more of walking and less of carriage riding, and so better health and longer lives. One thing more they should observe: The design of nature was to make eating and drinking abenefit, not adetriment, to the body; and according to that wise provision, cheap food, whiclh is the food most ily obtained, is the best food, so ti it be not foul or cor- rupt with deeay or adulteration before being taken into the system. The man who attempts to eat out'his imcome after it passes a reasonable sum will find his great income a barrier to his happiness, and a standing menace against ]us life, Logan was not rich and therefore could not give many dinne but he was powerful, or promised to be, and ho was a_favorite with people who could give dinners, and he suffered in consequence. Those who give and those who accept too much eating and drinking are equally unfortunate. _ Gospel from the Bench, New York World, There bave been several notable legal decisions of late which have done much to increase respect for the bench, They have been aimed directly at a species of business immorality practised by men who assumoe to be respectable. These, by their example, wealth and social in- fluence, have succeeded in bluating in financial and commereial circles a proper sense of their dishonesty. Watering stock, wrecking railroads, “‘cornering” necessaries of life and compassing legis- lative corruption are actually regarded by many, through the mere force of cus- tom, s forming a regular and admissible clement of business, A man can indulge in these things either directly or fiy proxy and enjoy a good commereial rep- utation. Nor will they interfere mate- rially with his standing as a pillar of the church if he chooses to be one, This wide social acceptance of inhe ently dishonest metnods earries men along with it who refrain from such wrong-doing themselves, but have not the nioral courage to wake things un b leasant by protesting. Luwyers of the lnghml ability help to stréengthen the respectability of what are designated n the deeisions alluded to as frands and erimes. Judge Gresham, in the Wabash case, Judge Danicls in the Keene lard- corner matter, and Judges Jones and Hannlton, of Cleveland, in the Nickel Plate mortzage suit, have shown that sy are independent of the strong in- s in question. They call things by their right names. From their high places they strike at the great sin of th I Cleveland judges stated t tion of the Nickel Pl frandulent. Judge Gres denominated the Wabash as thie Judge Dani s as respe robhe lawful conspiraecy Gospel can come well the pulpit. I honor be to the judges who can rise above the influenee of the immoral business current spoken of, and te th prospe te wus etically management s defined o as erime, from the bench as ous malefactors - ‘T'ne gombination, proportion and pro- cess in preparing Hood's Sarsaparilla are peculiar to this. medicine, aud un- kuowu w others. REASONS FOR RE-ELECTION, | | crats then, r the mask from the foces of | bers who l We think | the Her: an Wyck the Deople's First and Oxuly Cloice. HIS HONESTY WARMS T o Patrintic and Worthy Masses Iroad Cabooses, Bosses and Loodles — Democrats on Dust-y Miller, A Very Lively Corpsc, Fromont Tribune: The *0Old proving to be a much livlier corpso many of his assassins anticipate No Doubt of it ka City News of the I slators wish going to heaven were Wyck's of re-clection. Man'" is Whatever. No doubt their chances as Va Net many of ever had a v place m the hearts of this people than €. H. Van Wyek man ever had and merited n g hatred of the railroads and thar 2x4 politicians than he. Gentle Hint to the “Junior Plattsmouth Herald: It is reported that Senator Mande n will soon arrive at Lineoln to take part in tight ainst Van W Scnator Manderson will do well to steer ar of the sen torial squabblo in this state, for he nothing to gain by active participation in the contest, and possibly may lose much, No Dust-y Miller Hoere. uyler Democrat: ‘I'he talk of elee ing a democrat to the Senate from t state is all nonsense. Uhere is no - sible show, and papers like the Omaha Herald know better when they say there is, As much as we would like to sce a democrat senator from this state, we see no good re: for lying about the facts in the casc ho noxt senator will be an Wyck or some republican, Thin Objecty Schuyler Quill publicin organs as the Omaha Republi and Lincoln Journal, say they object to Van Wyck being re-elected to United ates sen beeause he tes too much with the democrats, > railroad demoeratic organ, the Omaha Herald, objects to him receiving any support from that side of the line because he s too strong a partisan republi bad these would-be diet leet a straight-out objections to Van Wy They no Use for the DPeople. Crete Vidette: It is diflicuit for the way- faring man to tell which of the organs—the Herald or Republic 1est over the bright prospe Not o of Ne- sto Van Wyck, The railroad tho state, such re of tool. Their re thing Mt Lo ps ¢ Journal ‘T'heir ev eftort is put forth in behalf of monopolics, and the r uttered an honest thought in the interest of labor. If Van_ Wyck was a railrond tool they would howl themselves hoarse for hini, but they have no use for the people’s candidate. ill Should be I »s: Tho people of the state prefer Wyck. There can be no question about that. r vote of 46,000 for him out of 51,000 cannot he mis- understood. It is not absolutely bindi upon this I but is a elear indi- cation of what constituents desire them to do. They are there, not to obey the mandates, bui the will of their con- ny wish of the people, clearly should be their law. Theonly se n member of the legislature co @ive for going contrary to the will of his constituents is his ignorance of their will. In this ease thut excuse cannot be urged Van Wyck's solid Strength, Lincoln Cor. Schuyler ¢ Van Wyck's strength at present far ex- ceeds that of any other candidate, and unless the railroads combine ngainst him his election 15 almost an assured fact ‘I'he signatures of thirty republ It have been sceured, pledging their sup- port to the senator, and refusing to enter a caucus. This, with the thirty-eight democrats, who fare known to favor the senator and who would largely support that issue, sure indication of the out- come, unless serious tampering by the use of boodle or false pledges is made. Of one thing thero1s a certainty, that the present condition of the members will permit of no republican caucus i sulli- cient numbers 1o eflect a nomination, un- less Senator Van Wyek’s friends go in, and they will not enter the caucus until they have streagth enough to control it. Can’t Injure the Old Man. Columbus Journal: We don’t know who the man is that now writes the ““Lopics” department of the Lincoln Journal, but whoever he may be it is well enough to say to him that in” his warfare agaist Senator Van Wyck he has o’er- stepped the bounds of de and out- raged that senso of fair play which all men entertain, Itis proper enough to combat a man’s opinions, to oppose him i s ambitions, to compass his defeat for oflice by just means, but to speak of a man as a physical monstrosity is goin tle too far. That method of warfare will, howeyer, not injure Van Wyck any. It only shows the weakness of the man who indulges m such remarks. It re- minds of the fashion of children who make faces when they wish to vent their spleen and dare not strike a fair blow, Pricking the McShane Bubble, Norfolk Gazette: The Omaha Herald has hoisted Congressman McShane as the proper caucus nominee of the demo- cratic party for the United State senator- ship, and claims that the factof his being the first democrat to represent Nebraska in congress entitles him' to still higher honors, Thisis doubtless true, but by MeShane's nomination, and perbaps clection, the party would gain nothing, or at least, much less than it would by the cleetion of any other leading demic crat. ‘To put it ters What wil profit the democratic | f Nobrs if it gain a senator and lose a congres man? Mr, McShane made a good fight for congressional honors in the First district and overcame his opponent by substantial majority and for this he is entit to credit without limit, But were he to be sent to the Unmited States senate, his successor in- cor would be republican and the gain in the trans- action would be MeShane's only; to the democratic party it would be almost :l, wameleon Pen, The Omaha Herald party whip over the Mill Schuyler Herald is now cracking the shoulders of the democratie senators and representatives, whom it is afraid will vote for Van Wyck, and is charging them to vote for some democ 1he editor of the Herald is in a poor position to eriticise the action of any democrat in this dircetion, AL a meeting of the leg- islature, not so long ago but that a tmany of us younger democrats re- ber it, Dr. Miller,” the editor of the Herald, personall asked democratic members, including the one from this county, to yote for ex-Senator idock for United States sena- s € HE HEART | than | The worthy doctor was not as _par ar about democrats voting for dem s he seems to be now. Mem- | 15k o vote for Van Wyck will | ably do so regardless of what the | have to say on the question at before the session is over 1will get over its anxiety to 1l the demoerats vote for a demo- About the time some railroad re- rob ald m have crat. n bobs up a8 & candidate, and has A show of being elected we expect to soo tho Herald advising democratic meme bers to vote for some republican Honor to Whom MHonor 1s Due, Colum Journs A prominont “lrish Democrat t Van Wyck bo tho prsswo to overy fruo man who will mount guard i the halis of on, because no man who serves moember, cither m the honse or s who Dbelieves in the maxim 1or 18 due, bu to save the union, artan stood up ate and battled for the ri people, and with such amaze the whol ation namo has become a house every home throughout ti wan who can stand up and say that Wyek did not do s duty i | States sen and ought not turned i not worthy of ment, §s posses of a . pard enough to grnd wel for e ting an eeg shell Mr, Editor, the whole country is watching tha prosent legislature and the member, bo \e demoerat or republican, who for e try gain will help to slay Van Wyek the contest will be well remer rod should he s win for name will be pants;” as the country take care of those men who muke rule to pack convention with men carr ing spurions eredentinls, — Such men aro bemg shadowed and will in due tima bo aismissed from the pay roll as too bur. densome to the people. No doubt money will be spent frecly at the eapital to conis pass Van Wyek's defeat. Where money is used to put aman out of office there is & “nigger in the wood pile,” for had Van Wyck been a bad servant the taxpayers throughout the state wonld soon tell him 80, but that isn't the wrinkle, Van Wyck wants to help better the condition of all men who honestly toil for a living for themselves and familles, and that don't o down well on the bloated stomae of moncy kings. Musr Respect the Popular Will, York Times: A desperate attempt 13 being made by the opponents of Senator Van Wyck to nullify the favorable ex- pression of the people of the state at the clection last fail. 'The conduet of the ringsters and the corruptionists has nover been more despicable and unfair than in their method of dealing with this mat Under the provision of the constitution Senator Van Wyck appealed to the voters of the state to ‘express their prefore for United States senator. 1f they wero Lul sed with his course he wanted to now it, and if they were dissatisticd with his work and desired to have some one else to serve them he wanted to know it. Very few honest men will object to this proceeding, as it conforms to the constitution of the state, and to the spirit of popular government There are men who have been so tricky or are so incapable that the people do m and will not vote for them, § 'ncan only gret oflice by appomtment. They will” never appesl to the people themiselves nor will the ever favor such an anj by any one clse. These men once began (o try to defeat the expression of the people, and to cheat them out of the opportunity 0 expresss their preference for senator What reason had they for doing this There could be none exeept the faet tha the people ferred Senator Van Wyek, nd they did not wiunt to consult " the seople in the matter. Now that the voters i clired for Senator Van Wyek, the opposition, instead of listening to the voice of nincty two per cent of the who had a pre nec husy tryi prove that the preference of thie voters of the state does not amount to anything It never has influenced them any. ‘Their tactics have ys been to over-r wishes and interests of the, people get themselves in by deeeption and « canery, and then to Steal everythin was 100se, even to the e W cuspa- dors in the legislati nbers, They Vhat i thepeople have expressei i Wyck, thatis not The logis must eleet just Now toa man who must be keptin prison to be law-abiding, or a man who never does an honest thing un- less he is absolutely compelied to do it, would be wod argument, but to a person who belicves that” the sentiment of the majority should control, and that the preference of the people should be the guide of th ervants, such a state- ment scems peeuliar, (o say the le: When men are elec to the legislatu it is supposed they will cnact such iy as the people want, and do what the people want done; in fact they are sup posed to be the representutives of the people. 1 in anything they defy the ex pressed wishes of the poople they recreant to their trust, forfeit the confidence of their constituents. Such defiance of the preference of the people has_already broken the neck of many aspiring poli- ticians in Nebraska, and it is the rock upon which any man wiil be wre who strikes it. There is no future legislator who sets at naught the wishes of the people. Lxperience has alwauys taught that the man who 18 nearest the heart of the peoble is the most successful in public life, and it should be so. The people have spogen in thunder tor They have said they wanted Van Wye to succeed himself.” Will the legislature have the efirontery to turn a dear them and suy they can have no voice nor choice in the matter? Those legislators who do that way will find that they have forfeited the respect and confidenc even the enemies of Senator Van Wy R The Nebraska Senatorship, The owdy West, Douglas, Wyo. It appears that previous to the last election the main issue in Nebraska poli- tics was Van Wyck and anti-Van Wyck, and that members of the legislature gen- erally were elected on that issue, candi- dates, both republicans and democrats, putting themselves squarely and publiely on record, and pledging their firm sup- port or opposition to Van Wyck, if elected, 1t would also seem that if all thoss elected keep ther pledges, 1 Wyck is pretty sure of re clecuon. Many of the leading republican papers bitterly oppose Van Wyck, and would ovi- dently rathe see o democrat dlected th him, and to com- pss his defeat they are urging hoth parties 1o hold canciises and agree to abide by the caucus nominees, pro- vided, of course, that Van Wyck is not one of them. On the other Liund, demo crutic pupers that want Van Wyek do- feated urge u eancus nominee, while those in favor of him as bitterly oppose it. Itisa quecr poliieal muddle, and what the result will be of course no one an tell We are not meddling with Ne politics, but in our opiuion ther to be just as much honor i politic matters anything else, and political pledges should be “considered “just as sucred as those of a business character, A man may not always be able to pay note or account when he prowmises Lo 4o &0, but he ean and should vote for a can- didate if he agrees to. If democrats sceured their election by promising to vote for Van Wyck, they should step right up like men and 8o wn- nounce their votes in the lezisluture, Another thing: There is scarcely ghost of a chance of a democratic se ator being chosen, gud + being the case, we should deemn it 1 siler part of democratic wisdom 10 vole for and clect Senator Van Wyck, who is always found arruyed on the side of the people and agilinst monopolies, und which, by the way, accounts for such violenut repuie ACan 03 position to be ro com e hat nd