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

THE DAILY BEE. B ROSEWATER, Erircn. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING, ~ OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE BITY, TERMS OF TION Dafly Pee (without unday) One Year Pnily and Sunday, One Yeu £ixM onths Three Months, Sunday Hee, One Ye Eaturdny Bee, One Weekly Bee. One Yenl CFFIC Omaha, The Ree Building. fouth ha, corner N nnd 20th Streets. Counctl Blufrs, 12 Pearl Streot. 17 ¢ hum ber of Commerce. \&1%, 14and 15, Tribune Bullding Washington, 613 t CORRE: All_communieations reli ftorial matter should be diterial Depurtmen BUSINESS LETTERS All business letters and remittances shonld teaddressed to The Beo Publishing Oompany. Omahn. Drafts. checks and postoffice orders 1o be made puyabie to the order of the com- pany. - S ® 8238833 !‘lfl news and rossod te the Stateof Ne County Georgo 13, Tzsch Hishing compnny, ual elreulation of ending May 21, 1592, was us follows: Sunday, May 15, day, May 10 ) s, 5. . wocrotary of The Bee Pub- # solomnly swear that the act- ¥ for the weck fday, M Saturday, May 21 Avernge. Ol Sworn to before me and subs.ribed in my presence st day of May, A. D., 152 N. . FELL Not: " MR. WATTERSON came out on top in Kentucky, but Louisville is several miles TimEs have changed. Think of the Conklingite Hatton shouting for Blaine and declaiming about political virtue. — MeMBERS of congress are putting in their time quoting the bible and Gold- pmith. Well, even that is better than attending the races. pe e SN 1r Tiri Omaha base ball club should win another game from Minneapolis wo would forgive thuse people the posses- sion of that petty convention. ‘WuEN Tug BEg said that the demo- crats were between the davil and the deep sea it had no intention of plagiariz- Ing Mr. Watterson's utterances. THE only argument of the Quay gang Is that President Harrison is not mag- netic. Their idea of a president 18 a man who will “set ‘em up” to every caller. THE wandering oditors are having a ripe time in Califorma, but we notice that the quantity of their wine and the quality of their oratory decrease in a direct ratio, THE Boston Advertiser is the only northern paper which endorsed Texan Kilgore’s insult to the memory of General Sherman, A mugwump atmos- phere is conducive to distemper. THE city of Chicago is having quite a large amount of excitement ovor the sducational appropriation. Chicago is the town, according to Dr. Bristol, which pays its pigsticker more than its wuperintendent of schools, Now let us prepare for the exhibition of home induswry. Fow people in Ne- braska comprehend the magnitude of our manufacturing concerns, but they will experience an agreeable surprise when the exposition opens next month, THE true and successful public spirit for Omaha would point out to its citizens their duty to cast aside all personal and solfish aims and pull for this city. If ‘we are going to go ahead we must push things and individual prosperity will be sure to come. EVERY foot of space in the Coliseum has been taken and nearly all the space In the annex is already engaged for the expoeition of Nebraska home manufac- tures in June. Why can’t the promoters of the enterprise place the entire block under cover so as to give ample room for every mill and factory to display its wares and products, THE Springfield Republican says that Mr. Blaine is ‘“‘physically broken.” Well, it is enough to physically break any man to have. his friends show so plainly that they don’t consider his word worth anything. It isa grievous and cruel wrong for Platt and Clarkson and the rest of that crowd to assume that Mr. Blaine does not mean what he suys when he positively declares that he will not accept the nomination, WHAT Omaha must have in order to ‘become a convention city in a capacious auditorium, with every convenience for the accommodution of large nssembluges. The need of such a hall has been forci- bly demonstrated by the meeting here of the Mothodist Episcopal conference, which,it must be frankly confessed was not provided with all necessary facili- ties,, though the best was done by the local committee that was possible. Until Omaha has a building, centrally located, suitable for a large assemblage, it will bo at a disadvantage in contests with other citics for conventions and such bodies as it has just entertained. —_—— Tae democrats understand the motive of the men whoure endenvoring to make 8 presidential candidate of General Alger. A democratic Journal remarks that besides having large wealth him- solf, Alger has a number of personal friends in Detroit, some of whom ave as- sociated with him in business, who are also wealthy and would contribute liberally to his campaign. This is what has allured Clarkson and the other plot- ters to the Michigan carndidate. They want boodle, regardless of availability or even of principle. It should be need- “oss to say that thair scheme will fail, Having been fully exposed it is doomed W inevitable defeat. It would not be surprising if they themselves abandoned It before the meetiug of the consention. At any rate there is not the slightest possibility that Alger will be nowinated at Minoeu poiis. A CAMPAIGN OF PRINCIPLES. Tho campaign of 1602 will be fought on principles. The republican party will be arrayed against the renctionary policy of the democracy and the finan- cial and economic vagaries of the peo- ple who are endeavoring to establish a | third political party. Alrendy the charactorof the campaign is practically defined. The republican platform has been maude by the work of the Fifty-first congress and of the ad- ministration. Its eardinal planks will be the protection of Amevican indus- tries, the maintenance of a sound and stable currency, “every dollar of which shall be as good as any other dolla the extension of American commerce through the agency of reciprocity, and the security of American rights and the protection of American citizons in every land Opposed to this will be the demo- cratic party demanding the overthrow of the protective system, the opening of the mints of the United States to the free and unlimited coinage of silver, and the abandonment of every poli stituted by the republican part; as an auxiliary to the demoeracy will be the third or so-called poople’s party ealling for a fiat currency and various wild expedients the effect of wh would be to revolutionize the financial and commercial systems of the nation and reproduce here the experience of the Argentine Republic. The issues of the campaign will thus be clearly defined, so that the least in- telligent voter cannot fail to understand them. Every man who desires to con- tinue the policy which has given this country industrial pre-eminence among the nations will affiliato with the repub- lican party. Every man who belioves that the financial policy which for a generation has given the country the best currency it ever had ought to be maintained will enroll himselt in the re- publie ranks. All men who regard the policy of reciprocity as tho wisest for extending the ¢/ mmerce bf the coun- try will unite with the party that inau- gurated that policy and is pledged to continue 1t. . Every citizen who believes that it is the duty of the government 1o maintain its rights at any cost and to protect its citizens in every land wil ay him- self with the party which uniformly maintained this principle and under the present administration has given it con- gpicuous assertion. On the other hand those who are prepared to surrender the American market to Kuropean manufacturers, to bring the currency of the country to the single silverstandard, and to abandon reciprocity, will support the democracy; while h as would revolutionize the financial system of the country by issuing an endless volums of paper currency which would drive out all coin and eventuate in inevitable dis- aster to all interests, reducing the gov ernment and the people toa common™ bankruptey, will receive a hearty wel- come tothe people’s party. The republican party will enter uvon the campaign involving these issues with the zeal and confidence born of faith in the intelligence, the integrity and the patriotism of the American peo- ple. It has faitnfully kept its pledges to the country, and it is able to point to re- sults which splendidly attest the wisdom of its policy. Under its administration of the government established ind ustries have increased and new ones have been created: foreign and internal commerce has been greatly enlarged; the finances of the country have been free from dis- turbance und its currency has remained stable, the dollar of the farmer and the workingman being as good today as it was three years ago; the international relations of the government have been conducted with an ability, skill and firm- ness which have reflected honor upon the nation and elevated it in the respect of the world. With this record the re- publican party will go into the contost of 1892 earnestly, aggrossively and fear- lessly, coufidently relying for an en- dorsement of itsacts upon the intelligent judgment, the progressive spirit, and the patriotic impulses of the American people. SECRETARY FOSTER ON COINAGE. Hon. Charles Foster, secretary of the treasury, has felt called upon to take notice of the charge frequently made that he favors the exclusive use of gold asa mov metal, and also the criti- cism of the president’s efforts to brin about an international monetary confer- ence. Mr. Fostor says that he believes that goid alone is too narrow a basis upon which to conduct the money inter- ests of the world, and he is quite sure the president concurs in this view. He, in common with the president, has op- posed the free and unlimited coinage of silver because they believed it would be the worst possible policy that could hap- pen to the silver interests. It would put the country upon a silver basis, and that being done it would be impossible to effect an agreement among the groat iations of the earth to fix a ratio upon which the mints of all those countries could be opened, and thus utterly fail to restore silver to a parity with gold, The position of the administration is, that to successfully return silver to its proper place, as a money metal, requires the co-operation of the leading natious, Secretary Foster says that ever since this administration came into power it has had its agonts in Kuropo investi- gating public sentiment, and this has resulted in an arrangement by which an international conference will be held to tuke into consideration the question of the Increased use of silver among the nations of the earth. The secretary of the treusury believes that substantial progress will be achieved through this conference, if not the full realization of the desire of this government for an in- ternationul agreement upon a fixed ratio, and the vpening of the mints of all to silver as they are now open to gold. In no, respect has Fresident Harrison been more unjust!y misrepresented than with reference to his position regarding silver. At no time has he ever uttered @ word that could be construed as unfa- vorable to thut metal for monetary use, but on the contrary has 1epeatecly de- ared that he fuvors bimetall ism under couditions that would maintain goid and silver at a parity. Yet with these plain and explicit avowals of the presideat before thew the lree silver men have persistently denounced President Har- risou as an encwy of silver, und when THE OMAHA he gave the strongest possible mani- festation of his interest in the cause of bimetallism, by his successful efforts in arranging for @ monetary tonference of | the leading nations in _behalf of silver, | they had the unmanliness to, queation | the sincerity of his motives. Some of these men will go to the Minneapolis | convention to oppose the renomination of the president, and will loudly assert | there that ho cannot carry the silvers producing statos. President Harrison is in complele harmony with the groat majority of his party on this question. The republican party never has opposed a bimetallic | currrency and does not now oppose it. It believes, however, that the free and unlimited coinage of silver, as the policy of the United States alone, would bring the country to the single silver stand- ard, destroy all chance of establishing an international ratio between gold and silver, and inevitably prove disastrous to all interests, particularly those of the farmer and laborer. The platform of the Minneapofis convention will undoubt edly be in full acrord with the position of President Harrison on this subject. A MAT BST. Omaha bankersare complaining about a glut of money in their vaults and a shrinkage of income by reason of the decrease in loans. The manifest cause of this condition of thin, is the fact that money is superabundant at low rates of intorest in onstern money cen- ters and western securities and good western short-time paper can bo dis- counted on more favorable terms in Chicago, New York or Boston. The re- sult is that merchants and manufactur- ers whose paper is gilt-edged have borrowed in the east because they can et money at 6 per cent when Omaha banks demand 8 per cent for the best paper and 10 per cent from smaller dealers. That is the true inwarduess of the situation. Our bankers, like other business men, must either meet enstern competition by reducing the intevest rate or put their shoulders to the wheel and invest their surplus in enterprises that will stimu- late commercial activity and create local demand for money, because there is a chance for investors to turn borrowed capital with profit. In other cities the heavy capitalists who are engaged in banking ulways endeavor to stimulate legitimate enterprises and help to build up their cities by liberal advances and large investments in facioriss, mills, olovators, hotels, jobbing houses and railway. In this connection the following letter from one of our wholesale dealers is to the point and should be digested by the men who have amassed’ weaith in Omaha as well as by our bankers and other capi- talists: Omana, May 24.—To the Editor of Tur Bee: 1 am told that Colorado capitalists outsida of Denver have sent ropresentatives to Denver, Kansas City and other cities to ascertain wheve, 1n their opinion, woula be the best piaco to invest monoy safely and profitably, and I have it from gooa authority that the report will favor Omaha. The prospect of getting the new bridge, depotand Nebraska Central railway was a factor in making the decision. Western capitalists have their eyes on Omaba. Eastern capitalists are watching and waiting for our wealthy citizens to show their faith in Omaha by their good works. 1t a half dozen wealthy citizens would take hold of Omaha as Mr. Garrettson does of Sioux City enterprises, we would distance all west- ern cities very soon. Imagine if you can tho banefits we would derive at coce1f six men whom any of us could name would say to Marshall Field or J. V. Farwell or any other large importer and wholesale dealer in dry goods: **We will put in $300,000 if you will open up a $1,000,000 business in Omaha.” The stock would pay a profit, property would advance and tho wholesale and manufacturing . busiuess of Omaba would double in less than two years. ‘There are no two things that are needed more than the enterprises I have named. Can we get them? We have railroads and 2ood dry goods houses, but uot enoush to do the business that rightfully belongs to us and wants to come here now. After a while 1t may uot want to come. Nrpraska, AN ORDINANCE has been introduced to create the office of official reporter to the city council with a salary of 81,500 & yeur. The official reporter is also to aet as clerk of the mayorand be subject to the mayor’s directions for any work that he may requiro that does not con- flict with his duties as official steun- ographer. Now it seems to us that the work which the council requires of its official stenographer should be per- formed by the city clerk, who is now vrovided with a deputy, two clerks and a stenographer—an ample force to per- form all the work which .the council may require of it, and which 1n fact is now doing the work which 1t is proposed to provide an official reporter to do. The mayor’s clerk is of necessity a con- fidentinl agent, and should be solely under the control of the mayor. It is impossible to serve two masters satis- factorily. If the council desires to economize it would be much more ap- propriate to let the mayor’s clerk act also as clerk of the police commission, of which the mayor is exofficio the head. That will save the entire salary of mayor’s clerk. On the other hana, if the city clerk has nobody under him capable of acting us stenographic ve- porter he should substitute a compe- tent clerk for an incompetent one. Mg, HENRY WATTERSON, the able editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal and a democratic leader of national re- pute, has received an_exceptional honor at the hands of the democrats of Ken- tucky, The stute convention selected him us a delogate-at-large to Chicago by acclamation, and he is the first man to be 8o chosen in the history of the demo- cratic party of Kentucky. Mr. Watter- son deserved such consideration at the hands of his purty, for he has been most faithful and loyal in its service, and whatever muy be thought of the wisdom of his counsel at times there could nover be any doubt regarding its honesty. Mr, Watterson will go to Chicago a deter- mined opponent of the nomination of G rover Cleveland, not from auy dislike of the ex-president, but from a profound conviction thut he could not be elected and that it would be a fatal mistake to make him the candidate. He will not be the least important figure in the na- vional convention, but will exery a vory strong influence there. The unusual ex- | The “tactics DAILY BEE: FRIDAY pression of coM®pnce giver him by the oky domyaghta will be likely to him a larfre} factor than before in the democrutidi nation. THE Omaha bridge monopoly expects to defeat competition by nrraying one part of the city acainst the other part of corporate monopolies always has veen to rule by division of the people. SOME things were said in the houso of representativel Wednesday, regard- ing the neglect4d fairly recognize the colored people 1 public affairs, which were true, but the chargo that Presi- dent Harrison has been a purty to this neglect was wholly unujsi, as was con- clusively shown by Representative John- son of Indiana, That gentloman very truly sald that throughout his life Harrison has been a firm and consistent friend of the colored man, as his record in congress and elsewhere fully attests; and as president he has done quite as much as any of his prodecessors, if not more, for the colored race. The president is not given to effusive manifeswations of interost in any class of people, but the statement may safely be made that he has recerved no application in behaif of a colored man for any position within his gift that was not given a fair and impartial consideration. The colored race in the United States has no more loyal friend to their true interests than Prosident Havrison, and any attempt to detract from his claims to their respect and confidence will fail with those who know his recor d. Progrossive Prot; Philadelphia Record, Eight-tailod comets were unknown in n. the American heavens unul MoKinley's time. ———— An Impossible Task. Kansas City Journal. Colonel Watterson has made it very clear that Cleveland canuot be elected. Showing that some other democrat can be olected iz a task of such magnitude that the genial colonel quails before it. Collapsed. ws (dem.) Tho Now York Advertiser says ox-Scere- tary Whitney 1s williug to become Cleve- land's logatee. There can be no objection urged. Cleveland has littleto leave his beirs oxcept a busted boom, a bolting convention and a disorganized followin etk nl Subtreasury Man, Philadelphia Record. A dispatch from Nevada, Mo., announces the discovery of a curious gram pit among the auclent mounds in that vielmty, which should go to show that tho original sub- troasury man was not the alliauce farmer, but the Missouri mound builder. Chicago Post. On the subject of itineracy there was much aispute, but the conference refused to abol- ish the five years’ \imit on its clergy. In- deed, five years havo not yet elapsed since the limit was imposed. But enough was re- vealed of the progrossive spirit in the church to make it certain that itineracy 1s doomed to disappear in the near futu: et P tor the Sockles: St Liouis Republic. Barring*some tittle-humbug and nonsense in favor of the silly subtreasury scheme Hon, Jerry Simpson' of Kansashas been a useful member of tho house and & help to the cause i democracy and decenoy. We seeno reason why any Kausas democrat should hesitate to help Jerry hold his place until a thorough-going, straight-out demo- crat is ready to step nto it. Ta it e A Hospitality for “the People.” Yankton Press and Dakotan, Omaha is making overy effort to entertain the people's party convention in good style, and there is to question of her ability to do so. Rival cities are disturbed hecause of the supremacy which Omaha obtained by being selocted as the convention city by the peo- plo’s party, aud are insinuating all sorts of scandalous things aoout the metropolis of tho new northwest. There wiil be no lack of everything needed for the comfort of tho thousands who visit Omaha to celeorate the Fourth, b g SSaid s Schemes the Conspirators, Chicago Herald, The latest plan suggested by which the anti-Harrison republicans propose to defeat the president’s renomination 1s an adroit one ana may succeed. ‘'hey intend 1o forco the nomiuation of Blaina at Minneapolis and then adjourn the convention over for ono day to give the “plumed knight” timo in which to make up his mind whether he will accopt or reject tho nomination. If he ac- cepts that, of course, onds the matter. If he declines thoey belisve the Harrson forces will have become sudemoralized that it will then be an easy matter to defeat the presi- dent with Alger, McKinloy, Rusk or Reed. Biaine's treachery to Harrison 15, bowever, essential to the success of this plan, A ath und Omaha, St. Louls Republic. People who understand the politios of this country in their present development and tendency reaiize that there are four national conveutions to bo heard from before esti- mates, or even approximations of results, aro possible, When the Minneapolis and Chicago roturns aro ail in the men whose couclusions, whon -reached, will have any value or importance will tura to Cincinnati and Omaha, Inthe Obio city the prohibitionists will nominate a ticket and formulate a platform. In the Nebraska metropolis the people's party, embracing ‘widor that generio title the vavious agricilthral and laboring peo- ple's orginizations, will meet and select can- didates and enunciste principles in support of which it is propased to combine all the disaffected elements, In times and soétiohs when and whero one of the great political parties bas an over- whelming majority,third parties sod side issuos are objocts of ridicule. Ten years ago, whon the dethdcratic party had, com- paratively speakidg, no standing or footing in the west and,porthwest, the Cincinnati and Omaha gatherlngs would not have been seriously cousidep# At this time, and under existing ;gl!uum-unw, they are stratogio featuro.pf the campaign, snd are objents of continual solicitude jers in both the old parties. under present conditions, cin ror, parties are closely divided and even small defections are seriously felt, every move- ment looking to a new political align ment of when voters is fllled with great possibilities. When the shifting of a fow thousand votes may control electoral results in states vital to ropublican or demouratic sucoess, he is a poor politician indeed who cannot see that at Cincinnati and Owmsha, quite as much as at Chicago and Mianeapolis, the result of the coming campaign may be determined. N THF BLAINE MANIA. Chicago Inter Ocean (rep.): In the entire history of Awerican politios there was never a parallel to the spectacie of these men (Clarkson, Plawt, Quay & Co.) undertaking 1o dictate Lo the' republicans of the uation when they have faied as dictators In their oWl stutos. pecimen of pure and un- MAY 27, 1892, diluted gall this combine could not possibly be surpassed. Boston Globe (dem.): “Blaine or bust!" 18 the last desperate watchword of tho anti- Harrison politicians. It may be “‘Blaine ana bust’ later on. Chicago Nows (ind.): The Blaine cam- paign is tactically an assault. Tho enemy works are to be carried by storm after period of scoret minming aud then of open cannonaaig. Tho idea is to disloage Prosi- dent Harrison by a sudden and terrifio on- slaught. It is by no means clear that the present hostilo demonstration oan be main- tained at its present pitch until the call of the roll in the Minneapolis convention. Chicago Mail (ina.): What, then, stands in the way of his (Blaine's) nomination! A personal pledge to President Harrison that he will not antagonize tho president's re-clec- tion, Amoug those who know Mr. Blaine best there is no longer any doubt that the administration has such a pledge, virtually if not actually. To permit tho use of his name at Minnonpolis would be to Invito the cry of tronchery and bud faith-and to provoke the open hostilities of the Harrison forces in the eusuing oampaign. Laramie Ropublican (rep.): When John M, Thurston omerged from that poiitical con- feronco 1o Alger's residence ho was accom- panied by the opinion that ‘“unless Hlalne says positively ho will not accept the nomi- nation 1f it 1s tendered to him, the Minneap- olis convention will choose nuim as its candi- dato for the prosidency.” 1t would be inter- esting to learn what Mr. Thurston considers ‘‘positive,”” The Maine statesman has twice declared over his sizuature that he will not accept the nomination. Why can't thoy take his word for it1 Detroit Free Press (dem.): The cabal of disaffected republicans opposing Mr, Harri- son are conferriug no favor npon Socretary Blaine. 1f he desires a nomination at all a simplo announcement of the fact would bring nim & stronger following than such wrofessional wire-puliers “larkson, Platt, Quay, Thurston and Kassott can insure, T'hoy want somo one to pull their chestnuts out of the firs, and look upon Blaine as tho man to perform that service. Thoy want Blaine only because they think him the best man to work out their purposes. AR il ety CLARKSUN'S DUPLICITY., The Washington correspondont of the Chicago News telegraphs as follows: “The friends of President Harrison expect to make things embarrassing for James S. Clarkson before long. They speak confi- dently of being able to show thut he is play- ing a double game and that he is attempting the irapossible task of allying himself with bbth the Harrison and the anti-Harrison wings, Untll within a duy or so the Harrison pecple have felt sure that they had Mr. Ciarkson with them, and they dismissed the printed western 1nterviews as unauthorized and sensational exaggerations of the true vosition. Mr. Clarkson himself gave the Harrison mon here good reason to believe that he was being misrepresented as to his opposition to the president. He took the pains to write the létter to Director of the Mint Leech expressing the warmest ap- proval of Mr. Harcison. There are other evidences of a documentary form which in- dicate that ho has been saving very nice thiugs of Mr. Harrison to those near the president, who weuld naturally report to their superior the expressions of fealty given by Mr. Clarkson. “‘Mr. Leech took the lotter from Clarkson to Secrctary Foster, who read it througn with satisfaction aud then went over to the white house to assure Mr. Harrison that all this talk of Clarkson's defection reported in the newspapers was misleading rot and was wholly disproved by the written statements of Mr. Clarkson himself. This is said to be only one of the various documents which Mr, Clarkson has sent to the Harrison wing with a view to baving them reach the president. It is being noted also that the charge that Clarkson had writ - ten in the most cordial terms of Harrison to Mr. Leech was publishod throughout the country three days ago, 50 that Mr. Clarkson is fuily aware of it, but he has taken abso- lutely no step to ény it. On the other hand, Mr. Harrison’s friends are now fuily alive to the fact that Clarkson is one of their most dangerous eucmies. They no longer doubt tho accuracy of the interviews in Chicago and elsewhere, for Mr. Clarkson has re- peated the same anti-Harrison doctrine in the east. “Ho has gone further and has even been auoted with autnority to the effect that Blaine was the only man in the party who could ‘sweep the country.’ This is what the Harrison men comblain of, for they say it convicts Mr. Clarkson of double dealinz. It is prebable that they will arraign Mr. Clarkson in some definite form and that the deadly paraltel column may be placed beforo him within the next few days. In one column will be his authorized statement saying in effect, *Harrison 1s not the right maa for the piace. In the other column will be the doc- umentary evidenco which 1s claimed to be at band, including the Leech letter, saying substantially, *Harrison is the man for the place.” It will not be possible to publish the Leech letter in extenso, as Mr. Leech tore it as soon as he had shown it to Secretary ‘oster. But certain phrases of tho letter were distinctly impressed upon their minds, and these and other Clarison letters wiil sorvoas well as a fuil letter in exposing Ciarkson’s efforts to ride two horses. sietburhivedidybdls Renominate General Harrison. New York Independent. The republican convention at Minneapolis snould renominate General Benjamin Harri- son, not for his sake, but for the sake of tho party hoso ably represents and for the sake of the country he has so well served. Tho samo great issues that were prominent in the last presidential canvass are still before the country. Thoro has beon no essential change in the situation., The republican party stands today for protection and reci- procity, sound currency, civil service re- form and honest elections. Iv carried tho country on these issues in 1858, and the strongest possivle appeal it can make to the people for a new lease of power is to present the record made during the last three years by the Harrison administration. That the party leaders foel this to bo 50 13 evidont from the unanimity with which state and local conventions praise it. These endorsements are not mere- 1y formal and meavingless resolutions; they express the strong and earnest convictions of intelligent men everywhore that the admin- istration has been worthy of the groat party. It has been able, cloan, safe aud patriotic. It has met, as few administrations have ever done, the popular expectations, It bas ex- coeded rather than fallen short of thom. The party leaders can offer to the country noth- ing better than this, It would be a singular spectacle indeed for the party to meet at Mioneapolis, endorse Harrison's administratiop, appeal to the country for & new loase of power on the strength of it, and then set aside the man who oreated it. ‘Lhis would be Hamlet with Hamlet left out. Geaeral Harrison s the life and soul of the administration. He is no figurehead, Ho has impressed his strong porsonality upon every department of the government. In all matters of administra- tion he has been the central, controlling force, His cabinet officers bave been his ad- visers aod helpers and not his masters. They bave contributed their share to tho success of the administration, snd only that. With sleepiess vigilance and unwearying labor, the president has discharged all’ the great dutles of bis bigh office in such & way 0 1o make his wfluence felt as far as his au- thority extends. Not offensively, obtrusively, egotistically, but quietly, nmughl,hlll{, cou- scientiously, and efclently he bas in the executive chambor, in the cabinet chamber, in the departwents, 1n publio addresses and ia private utterances, diffused his own spint everywbere and influenced profoundly the whole course of public events. This nobody will deny. During the three years of his presideacy he has never been abseat from his ost of duty for & day on account of sickness. 5\“‘9.. his cabinet officers bave been sick he bas carried their burdens in addition to his own There is ot 8 strong feature of his ad- ministration, not excepting reciprocity, that does not owe its strength to him. Toeundorse bis administration is to praise bim. To ap- peal to the country on the strength of his ad- ministration is to ask the country to eudorse him. Howi By re-olecting hiu. The president 1s cortainiy as strong as his party. It would be a grave political blunder roasons for it that would strongly appeal to the good sense of the American people. It would put the party at once upon the defen- sive. lts first duty would bo to make ex cusos. It would creato division in the party awaken foars in the minas of the peopie thay a chango of leaders meant & change of vol. foy. 1t would check that healthy growth of party hopofulness and enthusiasm that has boen 8o marked since the party began to ro cover from the offect of tho eloctions of 1800, It would give new hope and courage to tho democrats now so demoralized, divided and uncertaln, Why should Harrison be set asije anda now and untried man put forward to lead the party! Has any man appoarod who com- bines moro elements of strength than the prosident! No. The most diligent search has failed to find & man who can compare with him. Is there any great popular do- mand for a change! No; the bpeople, the sank and file of the party, are satisfied with Harrison. Is there a deep-soated or wide- spread opposition to a second termi No, ‘Then why not renominate Gouoral Harrison! Wo have taken great deal of pains to learn what s are at work to create a senti- ment against his renomination, and will very briofly give the result of our inquiries. Somo complain that he is “‘cold in manner.” Sup- poso this were truo. It does not in the slightost degree mar the splondor of his administration. The great mass of tho 60,000,000 peoplo of this country, whose ove:y interest is affectad by the character of the administration, have no convern or care as to the more manner of the president. Everybody knows him to be au bonest, abie, pure-minded man, without a stain on his character or reputation. But it is saia: *“He lucks maguetism and awakens no enthusiasm.’ He coertainly has as much magnetism now as ho had in 1888, and he awakened onough enthusiasm then to defeat Grover Clevoland. He stands a much botter chance uf election in 1802 than he did in 1888, Then ho was & compurative stranger, now he 1s well and favorably known. Then he entered the lists ngainst a crat?” asked the lightning rod agent of the tarmer, “'No," waa the gloomy _reply, “but I will be, Dy gum, if 1t don't stop ralnin’ mighty soon.” Now York Herald: wenrs such a long beard “8o that the farmers won't know that he wenrs o necktie.” wonder why Peffer Indlanapolls Nows: His Candldate—So you don't belleve in the logloal candidate bus, No. 1 am for tho geological oandi nd what sort of The one with rocks, ndidate Is tha! ot course.' SIGNS OF SUMMER. Washington Star a sodu water sizzle ¥ moment brings a drizzlo; s falr; \ © many Eats leo cream with Dick or Benny, And the young men havon't any Cash to spare. Baltimore Amer A ors of conzrosy know. thelr duty to tholr fellow men too woll 1OLL0 putapiric ln- thelr, aiscussion of wint bils. Boston Post: Diokey Club—My oolloge (yys were ripe with oxporience. s Cl Yoo, 1 ktow; that Is why you were pluct Lowell Courler: Every thrifty farmer will keep his land well aressod, kut ho b 500 to bo ushumed of a strawborry TWO RIVA New York 1 The bride of May is now tho Sho pormentes each papor's pi Her zown. her llowers, hor gay tro Hor gitts and graces wo all kioy But soon she'll abdlonto the th The wodding beils will co And wo'll read of that other girl, The sweet girl graauate of June! ssonu, Chiengo Nows: Peoplo fu some parts of the wost are boginning 10 rogrot that they were born without gills. popular president intrenched in power: now ho has the prestige of a strong administra. tion behind him and the help of the consarva. tive business interests of the country that deprocate o chauge. Then ho was confronted with an opposing party united and hopeful; now ho 10oks upon the same party distracted and discouraged. But it is objected by the republican advo- cates of free silver that Harrison is opvosed to their scheme. ~ Yes; and it will be a fatal mistake to set him aside for that reason. Nothing is more ereditable to his administra- tion thau the firm stand hehas taken in favor of o sound currency. Ho has taken the ini- tial steps to socure a monetary conference of tho great nations, whoso deliberation ought to settie this grave finaucial question aud take it out of politics. But—and lere is the great secret which ex- plains tho cry of “Anybody to boat Harri- son"—he has dispieased 8 few politicians, Porhaps he has; but ho has, in 50 doing, pleased tho people. Prosident Harrison is not an ethereal statesman; ho is, in n very good sense, a practical politiciad, He is u party man, recognizes the necessity of party organization, and knows, as well as auy man, the rights and claiws of the workers, He 'is not uugrateful nor unmindful of favors, nor does he Nimagine he can go alone. To succeed he must have helpers, and must find them within the party. Ho has indeed goue further as a party man than has met tho approval of political purists. But in _dispensing putrouage he bus of course disappointed some peoplo. When thora is but one oflice forten men only ono can have it, and nine must be disap- pointed. Every dispenser of public putvon- age is doomed to hostile critiolsm, There is not a moreadmirable quality in any dispenser of patronage than a careful regard for tho public welfare, and ic nothing has President Hurrison shown hbis fitness for his place more fully than in the character of his ap- pointments. He is mot a spoilsman; he is not & tool of spoilsmen: he is not & boss, and he has no bosses. If the spoiismen, the political bosses, shuuld succeed in setting him aside and in'nominating some oue who would, for the sake of the empty honor ot being called president, surrender to their hands the vir- tual control of the administration tley would make a grave if not a fatal mistake. Wothink the people would nov endorse their action. The safe, wise, cousistent thing for the graud republican party to do at Miuneapolis is to reaflirm the great vrinciples that it rcopresents, as illustratod in the present ad- mipistration and embodied in Benjamin Har- rison, the sagacious politician, the wise statesman, the able ruler, the Christian gen- tleman, and renominate him to be president another four years, They ought to do this, and wo belleve they wili do it. President Harrison has not fasked for re- nomination, nor, so far as we kunow, has he given any public assurance or intimation that he cared for or would accept it. He wiil make no sacrifice of principle,nor in any way demean himself for the sake of a renomina- tion or re-election. He has borne mmself in « most dignified manner, and he has won for himself an honoraolo place in the history of great presidents. His fame is secure. He can afford to retire, but the party needs his wise and safo leadership, aud the country cannot afford, at this juncture, to dispenso with his services, It needs just now at the helm a strong and steady pilot. Wo believe tho renomination of Benjamin Harrison means the continued ascendency of the re- ublican party, and insures national prosper- tv and progress at home and respact abroad. Lot well enough alone; renominate him and mako success doubly certain. e LIGAT THOUGHTS. Columbus Post: The worst case of miss-for- tune i belng cut of in the wilL “Then the guests went Philadelphia Recor home nd tho neighbors went to sicep,” is the way 1 locnl weekly winds up its account of a livoly purty given downtown. Chicago News: “What aro you—a demo- Philudelphia Record: An uptown chocolate Ker advertises for “a gitl who is fust Yonkers Statosman: 1t was the young lady who was singlng *[ foar no foo” thut stoppeid long enough to serenmn whon u of the hull yellod omeone In the $1.000.00. PRESIDENTIAL PROPHECIES. INO. s 1 PROPHESY THAT WILL BE NOMIN. ED FOR PRESIDENT BY THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTIOD AT MINNEAPOLIS NAME : TOWN ¢ Tk Osana Bz will present a $1,000,00 tife insurance policy paid up for one year in Vermont, M. L. Roeder, managar, 10 tho first porson sending in the closest ostimate in accordance with the @b>ve coupon. Coupons will_be numbered in their order of receipt at this offico. Incomplete or muti- lated coupons will be rejected. This coupon will bo printed daily until tho issus of Juna 5. No coupons will be receivod after June 0. Date of conyention, June 7, 1892 Send in as many coupons s you please, Address all prophoecies to “Presidentiul Prophecies,” Boo Oflice, the National Lifo Insurance company of / @@BRUWNJNCE,KING%@ Largest Manufac Clothin; It's the arers and Rotallers of q in the World. Gospel Truth--- ing every popular fal at $7.50, $8.50, $10, $1 more; some for twice That we sold all but nine of those $18 Suits for $7.50 long before night, Satur- day, and so many were disappointed that we're going to lgive them another show. We've taken all the broken lots, 405 suits in all, about 30 different kinds, and from 1 to 15 suits of a kind, compri rie, size, color and style, and made5 lots on the frontcounter 2.50 and $15. These suits are worth and have always hereto- fore been sold by us for a great deal as much. Browning,King &Co To ive our etaployes thelr evenings, wo olose | § W, Cor. 15th & Douglas SIS.W WLUid) p. 1, uxcopt Saturdays. avlo p. o tosst him aside, unless there were owe |