Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 27, 1892, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. —— = E. ROSEWATER, Eprron PUBLISHED EVERY " OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, DaflyBee (without Sunday) One Year Daily and Sunday, One Year.......... BixMonths ...l Three Montha Sunduy Bee, One Yoar. nturday B, One Your eekly Bee, One Yoar, OF FICR! Omaha. The Bee Bullding. EouthOmaha, corner N and 26th Streets. Councll Bluffs, 12 Penrl Stroet Chicago Of hamber of Commerce. New York,Rooma1”, 14 and 15.Tribune Building Washington, 513 Fourteenth streot. CORRESPONDENCE, All_communications reluting to news and itorial matter should be addressed tc the ditorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS, All business letters nnd remittances shonld Leaddressed to The Bee Publishing Company, Omaha. Drafts. checks and postoffice orders . to be made payabie to the order of the com- 2 f‘)l'h"erBea Publishing Company, Proprietor " FWORN ETATEMENT OF OIMOULATION, tate of Nebraska T County of Douglas. f N. P. Foll, business managor of The Boo Jublishine Company, docs solemnly swear thut the nctual eireulation of THE DAILY Bre for the week ending March 2, 1802 was s follows Iny. Mareh 20 28,005 Funday. Maroh o Nondny, March Tuesday, March & Wednesdny, Ma Thuradny. Mar Friday, March Euturday. March 20 Average...... Sworn to hefore me and _subscribed in my 1resence this20th day of M . D, 1802, Average Clreu [1ikc Board of Education will find pub- licsentiment sustains its proposed uction in opening a kindergartea school in the Kellom building. [r 18 unfortunate indeed that our State Board of World’s Fair Commis- sioners was not uble to expend so small a sum as $5,000 without s GoverNor McKINLEY would be a drawing card for the Beatrice Chautau- quaand Tnk BEE hopes he can bo in- duced to deliver an address before the association, Tii ancient tradition that Mary had a little lamb has become a matter of doubt. At all events the lamb is now the sole property of Hon. William J. Bryan, member of congress from Ne- braska, and has whisicers. Tire republicans of the suffering cities of Iown, who are now so anxious for a reconsideration of the Gatceh bill, should have put themselves in motion sooner. Indefinite postponement applied to a legislative measure is almost sure death, ‘without hope of resurrection. S1oux Crry will be dry again for two yoars and consequently Covington promises to be once more the liveliest and wickedest city in the west. Cov- ington is one mile from the center of Sioux City and a pontoon midge spans the cold water deadline between Sioux City and free whisky. —_— ALTHOUGH the public library board has opened and inspected the drawings for the new library building and the preliminaries for its construction are proceeding slowly and surely, wo have not yet beon informed that the heirs of the lute Byron Reed have consented to eonvey the library site to the city in tabsolute fee. GLADSTONE'S organ takes strong ground against Salisbury and in favor of arenewal of the modus vivendi. This is the first good chance Gladstone has had to make us forget that he was un- friendly in 1861, and he has been quick 1o embrace the opportunity to show his good will and his good sense at one and ‘the same moment. —_— OvEer halt a million acres of Indian lands will bo opened to white settlement in the month of April in Indian Terri- tory and the Dakotas. It is probably in order to remark that a considerable part of the appropriations of the **billion dol- lar” congress are accounted for by ex- tensive tracts of Indian lands restored 40 the public domain and available for home seekers, ANDREW CARNEGIE is immensely woalthy. Tt is to the credit of this multi- millionaire that he is making good use . of his money. Mr. Carnegie has just nnounced his intention to build a _library, public hall and gymnasium at . Homestead for the benefit of the work- tingmen in his mills. This is the third library built by.the sturdy Scotch-Amers ican in Pennsylvania, Other million- “aires might take the hint, follow his ex- ample and utilize part of their immense fortunes for the common good of man- kind during theirlifetime. Millionaires Payne and Brice are two conspicuous democrats to whom this hint is appli- cable. S Tur bill which passed the house of representatives, providing for the bet- ter control of national banks, has been recommended for passage by the finance committeo of the senate. The specific features of the bill are that it prohibits the making of loans to the officers or sorvants of a national bank unless the loan has been specifically approved by s majority of its board of directors or its executive committee. It also forbids the oficers of any bank to overdraw their nccounts, In short, the measure proposes to make directors. direct and holds them responsible if they do not. There has come to be a very general public sentiment, in view of the number of banks that have been ruined by their ofticers or employes within recent years, that the existing law is defective either in its provisions or in the manner of its enforcement, The proposed law is in- tended to do what legislation may do to protect the interests of the stockholders = -and deposivors of the national banks from the operations of rascally and ra- pacious officers and employes, and it will not be questioned that there ought to be sucha law, It might not destroy all the evils it is aimed at. but it would re- duce to & minimum the danger from them. 'THE OMAHA DAILY BEE THE LIBRARY BUILDING. By what authority does the public library board assume entire charge of the construction of the proposed library building? The provisions of the charter for metropolitan ocities form the only law under which ¢he library board can conduct its business. Section 59 of that charter reads as follows: ‘Che mayor and council shall have power to establish and maintain public libraries, read. ing rooms, art galleries and museums, and to provide the necessary groands or buildings therefor; to purchase books, papers, maps, manuscripts and works of art snd objects of nataral or soientific curiosity and instruc- tion thorefor, and to receive donations or be- quests of property for the same in trustor otherwise, They may also pass necessary by-laws and regulations for the protection and government of the same. This is the law, but the library board persists in being a law unto itself, and continues to ignore the plain provisions of the law under pretoxt that the law relating to the management of libraries in minor towns and cities applies to Omaha. - Omaha is a metropolitan oity, and public library buildings i metro- politan cities can only bo ervected under the direction and control of the mayor and council. The library bourd has no more control over the erection of the proposed library building than it had over the orection of the city hall in which quarters for the library had been provided. The board is the creature of an ordinance, and its members are crentures of the mayor and council, who have a right to abolish them and may avany time dispense with their services. They are a subordinate branch of the city government and can only act in an advisory capacity if the laws are en- forced. And why should the law be dis- regarded so far as it relates to the library board, which is not even con- templated by the chartor, while the laws are enforced as regards the Board of Health; the Board of Public Works, the Park Commission, and other subor- dinate branches of municipal govern- ment that are croated by the charter and cannot be abolished by the mayor and council? Why should any branch of city government be above the law and above the power that o through which alone it has When the library board incars liabil- ities for plans and spec going outside of its jurisdiction. The mayor and council alone have the right to invite plans for the library building and all other public buildings, and they alone have authority to pay for such plans and to award contracts for tho plans and the building itself. THE BEE has no disposition to embar- rass the library board, but it cannot consistently advocato the strict enforce- ment of the charter limitations upon the mayor, the council and theirsubordinutes and countenance palpable violations of law on the part of any branch of munici- pal government, even if its members are the most honored and trusted of citizens. THE SENATE SECRET SESSION. It was demonstrated long ngo that the secret sessions of the United States sen- ate do not secure secrecy. Rvery dis: cussion of an important matter which takes pluce at thesoe sessions is promptly given to the public through the news- papers—not in full, of course, but suf- ficient to enablo the public to know the sentiment of the senate regarding the matter under consideration, This was the caso with the debates in the Bering sen arbitration trealy, which were printed in considerable detail all over the country, and this is but one illustra- tion of many that might be ocited to show the absurdity of the pretense that the executive sessions of the senate are in anv true sense secret. On nearly every occasion of the dis closure of these discussions behind closed doors the senate has manifested its indignation and sought some new expedient to secure secrecy, but still the newspapers were able to obtain all the information they desired. The most re- cent publication of the debates of the executive session has brought about a somewhat radical expedient. All the employes of the senate except the secre- tary are to be required to withdraw when there is an executive session, Such, at any rate, was the order a few days ago, and it is very likely to bo made permanent. There is ah obvious injustico in casting such a reflection upon the integrity of the senate em- ployes, who ure doubtless quite as likely to observe their pledge of secrecy as the senators themselves, but there was an urgent demand for something to be done, and perhaps nothing better was suggested than to turn out the employes, notwithstanding the fact that to do so was to impugn their trustworthiness. It remains to be seen whether this device will help the matter, and itis perhaps entirely safeto predict that it will not, for there is reason to believe that it is the senators who divulge the secrets of the senate. Of course, they are all pledged not to do this, and unquestion- ably this pledge ought to be regarded as inviolable; but thure are conceivable circumstauces in which men might sat- isfy their conscience that there would be no guilt 1n disregarding it. But 1t is of little consequence where the fault lies for the disclosure of senate secrets, The only important suggestion in connection with the matter is that the secret session rule is a bad one and ought to be abolished. It has been well remarked that it is a rule which de- frauds the public of its rights so far as it is operative, and so far as it is inoper- ative makes the senators liable to mis- quotation and mierepresentation. The executive session is for the confirmation of appointments by the president and the consideration of treaties. What reasonable justification is there for dis- cussing behind closed doors the char- acter of men appointed to the service of the public? Is not that a matter in which the whole people are concerned and of which they should be properly informed? Asto treaties there doubt- less are circumstances under which it would be expedient to discuss them secretly, but if any harmn has ever re- sulted from the disclosure of the views of senators regarding any treaty the fact is not now remembered. Certainly the country has never been involved in any difficulty by reason of such dis- closure. Several earnest efforts have been made in the past to have the secret sessions of the senate abolished, and the advocates of the reform were able to show very conclusively that the rule is essentially unrepublican and entirely unnecessary and indefensible. Every argument that has been made against it is still good. The secret session will be abandoned whenever the senate gets nearer to the people than it is at present. AN AMERICAN PRELATE Archbishop Ireland’s visit to the pope and its results are as significant to non- Catholics and non-sectarians as to the faithful themselves. Aside from the Cnhensley movement for a foreign hier- archy which should help to perpetuate alien tongues and alien habits which he successfully checkmated, he had an- other form of opposition to contend with. Archbishop Ireland, as most American readers know, is ono of the most patri- otic of citizens, He is a pronounced re- publican in his political views and in- tensely American in his ideas of govern- ment, At the St. Paul session of the National Educational association he paid a waem tribute to the American public school system and followed it up with an honest effort to transfer at least part of the parish schools of -his diocese to public control. At Stillwater, Fairi- bault and some other points in Minne- sota arrangements were made wheroby the parish schools should become a part of the public system of their immediate communities. The Poughkeepsie iden was adopted. That is, the boards of edu- cation took the parish schools into the public system, with the same books, course of study and session hours, hiring us teachers the Catholic sisters or brothers, but rigidly prohibiting sec- tarian instruction during school hours, The religious features of the school were banished to the chapelsand the religious teaching was performed after school hours, This honest attempy of Archbishop Ireland to solve the school question brought upon his davoted head a torrent of un-American abuse from the bigoted denominational class. The attacl fol- lowed him to the doors of the vatican and most venomously was he antagon- i by hs feliow churchmen upon this point as upon that raised by the Cahen- sley movement. But the clear headed Trish American was unharmed by the slunderous abuse which fell to his lot and the pope gave his sanction to the plans, purposes and past action of the prelate. It is now hinted that the sub- ject of American education will be made the occasion of aspecial encyclical letter to the American church, The American idea of a public school does not carry with it teachers in mo- nastical or other distinctive religious attire, nor does it contemplate a school in which all the pupils are of a common reiigious faith. The Poughkeepsie plan will never, therefore, be universally adopted. But the approval of the arch- bishop’s plan by the great head of the church has important significance to American Catholics. It is an implied endorsemant of the public school system of New York and Minnesota. It recog- nizes the sufficiency of secular instruc- tion apart from religious instruction and aporoves in general the nonsectarian text books found in our public schools, The only condition rvegarding re- ligious instruction is that it shall be imparted out of school hours. The only point of any force in the arguments against the public schools heretofore, has been the assertion that they were godless and therefore their influence was against religion negatively if not positively. This is surrendered and Avrchbishop Ireland deserves the thanks of every true American for securing the approval of the pope to his theory thut rveligious instruction can be provided for Catholic children without interfer- ing in any way with the secular instruc- tion imparted by our schools. He has opened the way for rallying the whole people, Catholics and Protestants alike, to the loyal support of our public school system, the bulwark of our liberties. POS AVINGS BANKS, In his annual reports the postmaster general has discussed the establishment of postal savings banks as a means of encouraging economy and thrift among the people. At the recent conference of postmasters at Washington out of 100 different schemes, projects and proposi- tions relating to the extension and de- velopment of the postal system that were taken under consideration, the establishment of postal savings banks was one of eighteen selected for recom- mendation to the attention of congress, aud of these eighteen it was placed first as the mrost necessary and important, Such a recommendation from a body of intelligent men who it is presumed lad given the subject very careful con- sideration, is entitled to thoughtful” at- tention. The idea of postal savings banks is not new, nor would tho. estab- lishment of such banks be an experiment, The system has been in successful op- eration in Great Britain for more than a quarter of a century, There it has been signally effective in promoting thrift among the people. This depart- ment of the British postofice holds many millions of dollars, representing the sayings of thousands of depositors all over the country, the money being subject to withdrawal by them at short notice in part or in whole. ‘I'he success of thesystem is due largely to the two very important conditions of safety and convenience. The security afforded de- positors is absolute. . The government is responsible for the repayment of the money it receives, consequently there is not the leust risk of loss, and thus the first important re- quirement of a suvings bank is secured Another element in the popularity of the system is its convenience. Every mouey order office in the United King- dom is also a postal savings bank, and deposits can be made and withdrawn at any one of them. The depositor away from home is not obliged to wait until he returns either to put money in any postal savings bank or to withdraw it from one. If he have his book with him that shows him to be a depositor he can do that wherever he happens to be. The same conditions that have made the postal savings bank popular in Great Britain would undoubtedly give it popu- larity here. Depositors would koow that their money was absolutely secure in the hands of the government, and while they might receive less for it than private institutions would pay, with a great many this consideration would be outweighed by the assurance of absolute safety. Tho featurs of the British system, which allows a depositor to pay in or withdraw money at any money order office, would be even more valua- bie in this country ‘than in Great Brit- ain, for the reason that the population here is much more migratory. In his report for 1890 Postmaster Gen- eral Wanamaker stated that the depart- ment is continually urged to act as the guardian of moneys for people resident in parts of the country where savings banks do not exist, and he said it is the large mass of wage oarners outsido of large cities that clamor for help to keep hard earned gains, *“To teach economy and thrift,” said the postmaster general, “as leading up o better citizenship, falls short if there is no adequate provi- sion for the safe keeping of savings. Such places ought to bs within an hour’s walk of the home of every work- ingman. They cannot be left to private capitalists to provide, because it would not pay them to deal in small sums or perform the necessary labor.. The post- offices and the postmasters are in every respect rightly situated to do this work.” Of all the great powers in the world the United States and Germany alone are without postal savings sys- tems. The recommenaation of the con- ference of postmasters that the system be established in this conntry ought to receive the careful consideration of con- gress. CHARITIES The nineteenth national conference of charities and corrections will be held in Denver June 23 to 30. The object of this conference 18 to disseminate and make popular the better ways in charity and reform, and in the pursuance of this work it has accomplished a vast amount of good. It brings together in its annual sessions a representative body of men and women whose business it is to deal with the poor, the ignorant and the criminal, with others who are devoted to the work of private charity. It is a purely philanthropic organization, unit- ing all ereeds and political opinions upon the broad platform of humanity. The conference has been instrumental in instituting throughout the country enlightened methods of grappling with the evils and misfortunes of life. It does not conflict with any existing form of benevolence, but aims to place before the country such details of practical in- formation, with the results of experi- mental altruism, as cannot fail to be helpful to all. Its membership is unique. There are no salaried officers and no benefit to appeal to the solfish- ness of any one, so that its doors are open to all the world on a footing of the most perfect equality. Interest in the work 15 the only requirement for mem- bership and for, pagticipation in the de- liberations anddiscussions of the confer- ence. There cn be no question as to the great usefulpess of this organization, for what it has aiready accomplished abundantly attests this. It has steadily grewn in _popular appreciation ns the character and¢ practical value of its work bacome 'better understood, and must continue .0 do so while unsellish philanthropic effort has the approval of mankind. Thus far only a provisional program has been arranged for the next session of the conferance, but this is so compre- hensive and excellent that it will prob- ably undergo very little change. All the subjects to be presented and dis- cussed are of universal interest, The nineteenth session of the conference promises to be highly successful. TELL THE TRUTH. General Russell A. Alger has a lauda- ble ambition to be president of the United States. That ambition should not, however, overleap itself and mar the high standing and reputation he enjoys and upon which he prides him- self. During his brief sojourn in this city General Alger is quoted as saying: “When I saw Mr. Blaine but a short time ago he was as strong, vigorous and unim- paired as I have over seen him. I can hardly believe that since then he has failed as tho papers report.” It Genoral Alger has been correctly reported his statement concerning tho health of Mr, Bluine is, to use a very mild phrase, decidedly unretiable and misleading, We do not know how far back General Alger’s acquaintance with Mr. Blaine dates, but if he has known Mr. Blaine for ten years, or even sinco the national campaign of 1884, when he was still fairly vigorous, it will hardly comport with the truth to say that he still retains his former buoyancy or physical strength. Quite the reverse is true, In the last week of November, justfour months ago; a delegation of Nebrasians who were at the national capital endeavoring to secure the location of the republican national convention at Omaha called upon Mr. Blaine to pay their respects to the man who had been idolized by the people of the west. Nearly every man among them had been an ardent admirer of Mr, Blaine, but there is not one of vhat number whe' was not shocked by Mr. Blaine’s appssfance. And all went away sadly consious of the fact that his health was shustered and his hold upon life frail and undficthin, It is incredibl@toiuppose that GGaneral Alger is not awiteo of the fact that Mr. Blaine’s positlfiy ‘declination to be a candidate foreishp presidency was prompted by the conviction that it was beyond his physigal strength to undergo tho tension and ygar and tear of a presi- dential campa ign. o If Genoral AdgoMs diagnosis of Mr, Blaine’s conditlffif Was correct and he is roally as strongyaigorous and unim- paired in health/ns he has beon within the last decade, ' Gieneral Alger would scarcely have ventured into the po.itical arenn &s & competitor, The only ra- tional conclusion to be drawn from his alleged statement concerning Mr, Blaine’s health isa desire to profit by Mr. Blaine's popularity in the west and by the use of his name to smuggle into the national convantion delegates pro- fessing to be Blaine men, who were in reality for Alger or anybody to beat Harrison. * — YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCTETIES. One interesting topie of the Methodist Iipiscopai general conference to be held SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 1892-SIXTEREN PAGES. here in May will be the question of the young people’s societies, The strong organization among the evangelical churches for the promotion of Christian activity among the young people is the great interdenominational Young Peo ple’s Society of Christian Endeavor. The fathor of this society is a Congre- gationalist, but nearly all the orthodox religious bodies outside the Catholic communion have adopted it and this has been one element of its great popularity. The Presbyterians have a distinctive organization called the Westminster league, the Baptists one named the Baptist Young People’s society, and the Methodists the Epworth league. The endeéavor soclety outnumbers them all, however, and four yours ugo there were more endeavor societies in the Methodist denomination than Epworth leagues. At that time the general conforence de- clined to displace the Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor in the churches with the Epworth loague. The matter was left to the churches them- selves. Within four years the number of Ep- worth leigues has vastly increased and the clorgy of the denomination have generally given their influonce to this organization a3 agains the interdenomi- national society. The denominational journals have very generally favored the sepurate organization. In Omaha there is but one Indeavor society re- maining among all the Moethodist churches and efforts are now being made to transform it into an Epworth league. It has become apparent to most persons familiar with the subject that so far as this great donomination is concernod Loagues will take the place of Endenvor societies and the Methodist young people will flock by themselves. There ure a few clergymen and some laymen in the church who are opposod to the movement for a distinct and ex- clusive church society for the young people. Among them is Bishop Vincent. It ‘is possiblo that the discussion will develop more strength for the inter- denominational organization than ap- pearson the surface. The Epworth league advocates are very aggressive, however, and will in all probability carry the day and make the Sunduy devoted to their society in the last week of the confer- ence an occasion for a very large union of local leagues and to rejoicing over the action of the general conference in their favor, WHEN it comes to a quick-ncting and offective grand jury Chicago can give most other cities points and still win the game. A this distance it looks as if Mayor Picrce of Sioux City had secured an option on the Covington pontoon bridge. Belaboring a Sign of Spring, Washingdon Star. One of the happiest satires ou the waathor comes from New York city, whero the hood- lums snow balled a circus parade, it f O With the Spike, Philadelphia Times. It is not 50 much modern tendencies that are the basis of Germany's present troublo, but the spiked hat of an oppressive army. “Tho emperor should sit down on that, e Cowplim & Horizontal Dill, Philatelphia Record. The election of Hon. William R. Morrison as chairman of the interstate commerca com- mission is at once a tribute to a far-sighted and clear-hoaded economist and a guaranteo that the public interests will he guarded faithiully. -— The Raitronds In Politics. St. Paul Pioneer Press, Railroad interests appear to be very active at present. What with recent purchases of the Chicago aldermen, New Jeorsey legisia- torsaud a few other public servants here and there it would seem they have arrived at a determination that a fresh reign of pop- ular hostility to them is what they need. —_— The Agitated Theory, New York Commerclal. Igaatius Donnelly scems to share Grover Cleveland’s opinion about the ghoulish glee of the press. . Ho says that ‘‘the lying ca- pacity of the American nowspaper is tho most colossal exhibition of mendacity known since the Almighty tumbled Lucifer over the buttlements of heaven,” whatever that may have boen. Mr. Donnelly is evidently ox- cited, ——————— A Spasm of 13 nee. Philadelphia Inquirer. April 27, tho anmwversary of (eneral Grant's birthday, has been fixed upon as the time for laying the corner stone of the be- lated monument to his memory in Now York. The monument is to cost $350,000. OF this sum $150,000 has been subscribed. New York has her reasons for benevolent aculvity, but they are not concurrent with the occasions when the claims of doad men are to be con- sidered, e Rough on the Prophets, Philadelphia Record. Theiyear is proving baleful for the ohief lights of weather prophecy. LieutenantTot- ten’s relations with Yale univeraity will end {n Jupe next. as the professors make no con- ocealment of the fast that they will be glad to have done with him and his fantastic va- ticiations, His fellow pessimist, Prof. Do Voo of Huokensack, N. J., 18 in even worse luck, Just as he was telling a crowd of gap- ing histenors in front a sawmill, 8 fow days sinco, that winter was not half over and that *‘we are golug to have a hard time of it,” he was struck by a block of wood burled by the revolving saw, which closed his eyes and broke bis nose. Some Truthi tuly Told. Weoping Water Republican. Now again scruples as to the eligibility of Boyd have arisen in the minds of Thayer and some of his friends, and they are talking of asking the supreme court to reopen the case, If Thayer undertakes anything of the sort he will make good the name of *‘old granny,” which his enomies have seen fit to apply to bun. Wby should John M. Thayer feel called upow to hold up to rigicule the repub- lican party of Nebraska to gratity a make- believe qualm of conscience arising from the bare possibility that Boyd may do an illegal act because illegally holding theoftice! 1f he does, be acd the democrats are responsiblo, aud not Thayer aud the republicans. If John M. Thayer and his fool admirers are anxious 10 elect a democratic governor of Nobraska this fall, they should be given a gold medal for discovering the best method, - L TAKEN, Bearrice, Neb,, March 24, —To the Editor of Tug Bei In counection with the appeal of the Nebraska manufacturers to the people of Nebraska solicitiog their preference for home industries, it appears to me it would not be out of the way to agitate & request of the home packers Lhat they patronize no tin can manufacturicg establishments outside the state. Why send abroad for that which we can maunufacture just as cheaply at bome! T'nousands of doliars are squandered yearly ou Chicago cans which coula be put to profitable wse in the payment of fair wages to a great number ot home oanmakers. Vegetable packers turely need experienced operatives during the packing season. Our home ocanmakers, the most of whom are experienced packers a8 well, could turn their hands during the packing season in assisting the various oan- ners throughout the state. At the close of packing these home canmakers should be omployed In manufacturing the noxt year's cans. If ths Manafacturers and Consumers nsso ciation is vitally intorestod in the people of the state It it give the ideas herein con- tained careful considoration. Bex W. Tavion. —— THE SEAL CONTROVERSY. Chieago Tntor-Ocoan (rep.): The duty of our goverament is pertectly plain, and it is 1o small comfort to foel that the cotntry has in the presidential chair a statesman with head equal to the emergency. Chicago News (ind. dom.): 1t the appalling ignorance of British toryism in most matters relating to_other governments, espociaily that of the United States, woro assumed, it would be entertaining. But it s real, vary real. Globe Democrat (rap.): President Harri- son’s declaration that he will exclude poach- ors trom Boring soa il military powor has to be omployed for the purpose is the kind of talk that suits the people and increases the sontiment in favor of his re-clection. Kansas City Journal (rep.): Iresident Harrison's lettor to Lord Salisbury is posi- tive in tone and means but one thing, and that is that the United States proposes to have no protection of poachers while the question at issua between the two countries is pending. Chicago Herald (dem It is Cannda that is our roal ar.tagonist in the entire dispute. It is Canada that must be brought to terms for a modus vivendi. The way to bring her to terms is to annul tho aiplomatio privileges sho enjoys by pussing her goods in bood over our border, Chicago Tribune (rep.): The American vessels in the Pacific must bo sent north at once to cloar Boring sea of the murderous poachers. If British vessels resist and come to the proteotion of the poachers, then arbi- tration must proceed on the stern lines of war and the British government must be held responsible for it. There is no other alternative, Chicago Times (dem.): The protestion of a fur monopoly will not stir the people of the Unitod States to assume a position, the ultimate of which might be awful loss of biood and treasuro. When senators and rop- resontalives aro quoted us saying that they would noy tonsidar wht & publio calam they speuk, if reported truly, 1n the viclous, jobbing atinosphore of Washington, not as men ia touch with the vast body of the peo- vle. Minneapolis Tribune (rep.) Harrison's virorous message will meet with the approval of tho American people. Tho abandonment of a sound position because the head of a strong nation chooses to be unrea- sonable would be little short of cowardice. We want no trguolo with Englund, and the vast majority of tho English peonlo want no trouble with the United States. The pros- ent position of affairs is annoying and vexa- tious but not alarming or dangerous. Portland Oregonian (ren.): Why should tho Uniteu States, either as a matter of sup- posed national honor or in tue mistaken no- t1on that the sBals can be protected by closing Bering sea 1o poachers, send a fleet of wer vessels to that dispute gion for the seizure of Canadian vessels, at the risk of bringing on complications with Great Britain that might lead to war or the payment of heavy damages! The seals are not’ worth it, *and the national dignity does not call for it. St. Paul Pioneor-Press (rep.): T.ord Salis- bury’s course in tuls matter cannot be char- acterized as anything short of trifing, and trifling of such a sort that no self re!!mnllnl nation would tolerate much of 1t. he means to affect British politics or hopes to score a point against us without cost, or sumply animated by tho overboaring and bull- dozing spirit that makes any amicable agree- ment with England a diMicult task, he will “find that the whole United States, as one man, stands behind President Harrison in his resentment against diplomauc tritling and bad faith and his defense of the nation’s rights. Presidont MEDDL RUDE. Kate Field: A few days ago Senator Alli- son presented a petition of the United Pres- Dbyterian congreeation of Crawfordsville, Ia., containing 170 signatures; a potition of the Presbyterian church of Villisca, In.; a peti- tion of the Young People's society of Atlan- tic, Ia., and a petition of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor of the [Mirst Presbyterian church of Winterset, Ia., pray- ing for the closing of the World's Columbian exrosition on Sunaay: that the sale of in- toxicating liquors be vronibitea thereat, and that the art department be conducted in ac- cordance with the American standard of purity in art. All these potitions wero re- ferred to the committee on quadro-centennial (select). What their fato will be remains robed in obscurity. The preseutation sug- gusts a few pertinent questions. Smarting under the intolerance of church and state, certaiu British subjeots crossed an unknown sea to set up their own form of worship. When years later our wise men framed a constitution for a brand new repub- lic they inserted this clause: *Congress shall make no laws respecting an establish- ment of religion, or prohibiting the free ex- ercise thereof.” Do these well meaning Iowans realize that their petitions aro absolutely unconstitu- Whether | tlonalt the Sabbath to Jews and Seventh Day Bap- tists, who have equal right to ask that the World's fair be olosed Do they roalize that out of sixty-five million population less than one-tenth attend churches of any denomination, and that majorities rulo in ropuolics, one-tenth b no business to dictate to nino-tenths! More- over, it is nimost certain thata compara- tively small minority of church-goers sympa- thize with mistaken Sabbatarians through- out the land, who mako up 1n loud and tre quent protests what they lnok in sense und vumbors, Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, Unitaria Univorsalists, Spiritualists, Theosophists, Agnostics and other beliovers and unbeliovers form tho bulk of American cltizena. Add this fact toa constitutional provision, and by what authonity do Towans 50 thoir opinions on this nation | Lat holds good as to Sunday closing holds good as to prohibiting tho salo of in- toxicating hiquors at tho World's fair. Wera tho Columbian expositioa an agricultural show located in Town, these petitioners might prohibit liquor to thoeir hearts' con- tent, and see their law violated as it is today in every town of their state; but, as our declaration of independence asserts that all men are ontitled to life, liberty and the pur- suit of havpinoss, as liberty means primarily porsonnl liberty, and us the majority of Amoricans ave opposed to prohibition, is it not suprome impertinence to aiotate to con- gress, espocially as 11HN0is pays a large pro- portion of the fair bills, and may pay more if Cougross refuses the approptintion asked forl What right has ono state to interfero with the affairs of another ! Lastly, will these Towans inform the Na- tional Art association now forming for the advancement of art among our people what “'the American standard of purity in art” ist Soveral yoars ago tho prudoes of Norwich, Covn., wero so shocked at the sight of the beautiful Apollo Belvedere and othor casts ot famous Greek statuary as to hold a meetiny and demana that these casts be draped Later, a similar spasm of virtuo possessod w similar contingent in Detroit, who cried loudly for clothes under all circumstances in art, whatover the lack of them in nature, The world looked on and laughed contempt- uously at the impurity of minds which saw nothing but depravity in the buman form divine, A fanatio in Omaha throw a wooden chair ata painting by Bovruereau because the femalo tiguro was not_arrayed according - to his taste, He mado a holo 1n & canvas which now attracts thousands whore it formerly drew hundreds. Such is tho effect of un= healthy protests against what only impurity of thought can contort into impure art. “There was a timo when the American stand- ard of purity, according to prudes, de manded pantalottes on plano logs, Accord- ing to tuese same prudes, tho Aterican standard of purity now demands the sub- stitution of “lumb" for *leg" in conversa tion. Know all men ana women, in lown and out, that among artists, art lovers and a public believing man to 'be made in tie image of God, the American standard of purity in art differs in no respect from the Iuropean standard. Know further that Mr. Halsey C. Ives and the efticient art commission of the World's fair are quite compeatent to decide whut is pure art without tho interference of congress. By 1 SABBATH LUNCHEON. Yonkers' has w head Lik the swini. azette: Ttis usunlly a man who weork who gots nlong best in Burlington Republican: basks in the sun you may snap, but be hasn't. alligator think he has a soft Yale Record: Ethel—Lord English said {mue was photographed on his mind. ~Ethe fihes ‘photogruphs are usunlly mude on ministor will never succeed; ho 15 too pusily rattled.’ “Inever noticed it oI did, Emma Harkin's wedding ho d shook nandy with the ride.” Yonkers Statesman: Some mon are tried and trusted, while others are tried after being trusted. — RELIGION AND ART. H, 1. Heath in Chicago Herald, In ancient timos ihere lived a seer, Wlo knew all hidden lore, And 1o him ¢ duy with foar A durkened soul some truth 10 hoar, Some token to implore. “Tell me, wise father, canst thou see this or 1 tght and fove will be, Aheuven with light ubl +#Or shall I liere forever dwell, Plunged in a mist of woe, Bound with a soul benumbing spell, Writhing amid the pains of bell, Tell me, whut dost thou know?" The graybeard stroked his chin and sald o s no keuven for thee. y visions art thou wed. The duwn thou ne'er wilt see." me a lud not grim or sad. is trilling sonys mude all things glad, So full ho was of glee. I love the plne tree's shade. The blue sky filis my hourt with Joy, Toll me! ~ Will death 1l this destroy? Witlull the sunshine fade? “Wiso father,” quoth the smiling boy, ere a place where love lles dead yond the funeral bell; Where overflowing tears are shed And demons with men's souls aro fod? Futher, Is there such a hell? The wise man smiled and whispered low, hiere is no hell for thee. Forover throuzh the dawn's fresh glow Wilt thou with bounding footsteps go. Thy night will never be." you for it. will suit you. comes in. Open Saturduys till 10 p. Othier eveniugs Yli G0, ~ BROWNING,KING S¢ W. Corner 15th and Douglas Sts. Oh! What a Snap Yes, the snappiest kind of a snap. We've got the snap on the finest spring wear, and while we're not giving the snap away, at the same time snaps if you snap quick enough. We handle none but the very best clothing for men and boys, and if you want some- thing shoddy you'll have to go elsewhere But if you want something nice in a spring overcoat or spring suit at the price of inferior goods come to us. make, the style, the quality and the price That's where the snap importations in can snap up these The Browning,King & Co |S. W. Corner 15th and Douglas St Do they realizo that Sunday 1y not on Saturdayt g | ‘ |