Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 7, 1894, Page 4

@ are to fill the vacancy in the park com- | Waaegon why Nebraska's floating indebtedness ' should mot be wiped out within the next | THEOMAHA DAILY BEE. VATER, Bditor, BVERY MORNING. Daity iy and &1 Mot Omaim, The South Oma! “ouncil 1 arl stevot iengn Offic Chamber of Comms New York, Rooms 13, 10 and 15, Tribu Washington, 1407 I street, N, W. CONRESPONDENCE. | AL commun al matter sh oa should be company, MPANY, eomplete coptes of The t 1 during tie month of April 8 Wi 1,050 27548 EEEESSemuanane= Total Less deductions for copies 3 1 TZSCHUCK me and subseribed inm; y of May, 1504, N. P, FEIL Pub ; COMMITTE The republican state led to meet at the at LINCOLN, May central committee is cs Millard hotel, Omaha, Tuesday, May 8 o'clock p. m. A full attendance is desired, as the time and place for holding the next state conven- tlon will be at that time decided upon. BRAD J."SLAUGHTER, Chairman. Seal fishing is the latest industry to be taken under government regulation. Chairman Wilson will get back to Wash- ington before the tariff bill shall have been disposed of, and he won't have to cut his va- cation short to do so. Why is it that the hail storms demon- strate such strong proclivities toward states like Towa and Kansas, that are so largely given over to vagaries and “isms?"” The man who shall devise some safe .and sure way of preserving specimens of heavenly hailstones will deserve a credit mark twice as long as that given to the other great bene- factors of mankind. Z It is to be hoped that Americans will be ‘more generous in their patronage of the international exposition at Antwerp than the Europeans were in their patronage of the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. ‘The republican judges of the district court are wrestling with the problem whether they mission or whether the park commission shall continue democratic by four to one when it was presumed to be non-partisan. Troubles are piling thick and heavy upon the Western Passenger assoclation. Not one of its many schemes to insure stability of rates has been carried through upon the lines originally laid down. The association must either do something or quit business. What is the use of providing penalties for contractors who fail to live up to their agreements In constructing our war vessels If congress is to remit them by speclal act whenever they are imposed? Contractors who fncur the penalties should expect to pay them. 1 Minneapolis 1s just now engaged in a rat- tling gas fight very much the same as we had In Omaha some months ago. The only difference is that in Minneapolis the council stands up for the city and the consumers and is holding out against all the allurements of the gas trust. There may not be any money in a park along the river front for the real estate speculators, but that is no reason why the park board should not give this subject some attention. It is not the sole duty of the park board to supply lucrative real estate @eals for the speculators, When the Princess Alix becomes the wife of the Russian czarewitch she will have the privilege of changing her entire name at once. It is the privilege of royalty to be consulted upon the choice of their given mames. Ordinary people must make the best of the names that are given them. s Editor Stead draws some rather startling pictures in his recent book when he depicts the evils of tax shirking in Chicago. The city on the lake, however, Is not alone in Tespect to the presence of the tax shirker. He abounds In every large city in the coun- try. He finds an able and efficient co-worker in the assessor, and it is sometimes difficult to decide which of the two is most culpable. The people of Nebraska will be glad to accept the assurance that the members of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds propose to do thelr duty, now that the supreme court has placed them in a position where they cannot longer ignore a good law. Every one of the members of the board sub- soribed to a solemn oath to execute the laws and to do their duty. How have they ful- flled their obligation Colorado populists threaten to attempt to dnflict Governor Waite upon the United Btates senate as representative from that ate. As if the people of Colorado had not " yet had enough of Waite in public life! Even It the Colorado populis's have still preserved their admiration for their gov- ernor they ought to have some consideration for the people In other parts of the country But then the populists are not to have It all their own way In the election of the next senator from Colorado, There is now no good and sufficient rea- three or four months. The state has in the hands of its treasurer sufficient money to pay off every outstanding warrant, and a reserve large enough to prevent the accum- ulation of & new lssue of warrants. The Interest charges will be running for awhilc Jonger, but the interest will go to the state Had the law been enforced two years ago Nebraska. would have saved money enough to bulld several state (nstitutions. THE NEW TREATY WIITI CHINA. The Pacific const senators propose to make A dotorm!ned fight against the ratification of the new treaty with China, which they say would have the effect to reopen our ports to Chinese tmmigration and nullity afl the leglslation for the restriction of such Immi- gration. Whether they will be able to de- fout ratification or not is a question, but they will spare no effort to bring about that result. As a matter of fact the treaty distinetly recognizes the undesirability of Chinese im- migration to the United States and prac- tically pledges the Chinese government to its prohibition, Although in effect it abrogates the Geary law it is misleading to say that it opens the door to Chinese tmmigration. On the contrary, it provides that for the next ten years the coming, except under condi- tions specified, of Chinese laborers shall be absolutely prohibited, and the Chinese gov- ernment s pledged to co-operate to this end. The conditions relate to the return to the United States of registered Chinamen now here and who may leave the country. This right s restricted to those who have a law- ful wife, child or parent in the United States, | or who own property or owe debts in the country amounting to $1,000. The return of theso Is very strictly gnardéd, and it Is provided in the treaty that the subject may be further regulated by future legislation. There appears to be no good reason to ap- prehend that under this provision of the treaty there may be a misuse of reglstration papers or the smuggling in of new immi- grants, as the opponents of the treaty con- fidently assert would happen. Other pro- visions of the treaty relate to the registra- tion and protection of Chinese in the United States and Americans in China, The pro- visions of the Geary law are to be enforced and the right of the Chinese government to enforco similar legislation is recognized, Of course this provision amounts to nothing more than u concession to the dignity and cqual rights of the Chinese government, as there are no American laborers In China to spealk of and probably smever will be. It is further stipulated that the government of the United States shall furnish the government of China annually with a list of all Amer- feans reaiding in China, other than laborers, giving the name, age, occupation and place of residence of each one, not including diplo- matic and consular officers. It is thought this provision might contribute to the safety and protection of Americans in China. It is plain that Secretary Gresham was most careful in negotiating this treaty not to offend the sentiment which is opposed to the coming of Chincse to this country, while at the same time recognizing the duty and policy of dealing fairly and fustly with a friendly nation with which it is manifestly desirable to maintain and cultivate relations of amity and good will. The future of our commercial intercourse with that great em- pire, which ought to be made of very great benefit to ws, may largely depend upon our own policy toward the Chinese. Hitherto this has been a source of Irritation. The new treaty would undoubtedly correct this, and if so its ratification is demanded in the interest of our own welfare, in the promo- tion of which the Pacific coast country would be the largest beneficiary. From the overwhelming tide of election re- sults adverse to the demccracy there has floated out one crumb of comfort. This was the election of a democrat to congress in the Third Ohio district. It is not very much of a crumb, because the majority of the successful candidate in this demo- cratic district was largely reduced from that of his predecessor, but such as it is the democrats are making the most of it. They claim it is a distinct declaration in fayor of the pending tarift bill and that it gives evidence of a reaction of popular sentiment in a state whose people are among the staunchest supporters of the protective policy. Mr. Sorg, the new demo- cratic congressman from the Third Ohlo district, received a majority of a little over 1,700. His predecessor had about 4,000, and the district gave nearly that majority to Cleveland in 1892, It has always been demo- cratic with the single exception of last year, when it was carried by McKinley, due to the treachery of the Campbell' faction to Nell, the democratic candidate for governor, many of whom did not vote. As a matter of fact the vote of last Tuesday shows a reduction from the normal democratic ma- Jority of the district of fully 60 per cent. It is true that the campaign was made | distinctly on the tariff issue, and the effect was to considerably increase the republican vote, but there is a much larger clement there than in most of the Ohio districts which is not materlally affected by the tariff. Another point s that Mr. Sorg is a very wealthy man, and it Is said that he used money hvishly In the campaign. But at any rate It was not reasonably to be expected that the republicans could overcome a normal democratic majority of about 4,000 in such a district, and the result was really a vic- tory for them. Referring to the claim that the democrafs held their own in the district, the New York Sun says: “The statement would be comforting if it were true, but it is untrue. The truth is that the democratic majority in the district has fallen oft from 4,316 to 1,721, It has been more than cut in half. It has suffered a loss of 60 per cent. Congressman Sorg is a brand snatched from the burning. The result in the Third Ohio district 1s hardly less lamentably signifi- cant than was that in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth disiricts cf New York three months ago." And this is the view which candor and an honest regard for the facts require. PARKING THE RIVER FRONT. It 1s easy enough to find excuses not to do a thing it you do not want to do it. Several of the park commissioners express the opinion that they cannot carry out our sug- gestion for parking the river front. One reason given Is that the board Is short of funds and the other more significant reason Is the pretension that the river front park could not be utilized as a public resort be- causo of the railroad tracks passing across It. This ds simply absurd. In the first place the main object of parking the river front would be to do away with a public nuisance and prevent epidemlc contagion. Coupled with this is the idea of beautifying what I8 now an unsightly spot and making the approach to Omata from the two bridges pro- sentable to tourists and people who pass In and out of the city. Nobody contends that every grass plot In the city must be a pub- lic resort for nursery maids and lovelorn swains. We can afford to have two or three green spots within the clity limits just to please the eye. The most ridiculous objec- tion ralsed is the fact that the railroad tracks would traverse and cut up the river front plot. Some of the most beautiful parks In Europe coveriug ground formerly occupled by walls and great ditches of feudal days are traversed by railroad tracks. The roads, of course, are fenced, and the crossings are covered by little bridges. But We are uot obliged to go to Burope for ex- amples. The Pennsylvania rallroad passes through the middle of one of the most lovely parks In this country at Allegheny, and we could cite scores of parks in other towns through which raflronds have been built. If there is any real obstruction to parking the river front it may be the want of money, but where there is a will there is a way. If the park commission favored the project it would soon find a way to ralse the means, And why should not it find a way when it is demanded by the people whom the commissioners are pre- sumed to serve and represent. COST OF LIVING IN ENGLAND AND HERE. How much value s to be given to com- parigons of the cost of living in particular districts of England and the United States depends upon several conditions, as the relative proportions of the populations, their character the proximity of such districts to the supply markets, and the extent to which they produce what the people con- sume. But at any rate such comparisons are more or less Instructive and suggestive, and those furnished by two contributions to the April number of consular reports, made by different consuls at Tunstall, in Staffordshire, England, which s the seat of the pottery manufacture in that country, are Interesting. One of these reports was made more than a year ago, and as its com- parisons were for the most part favorable to this country it seems to have been held back until a report could be made by the consul appointed by the present administra- tion, and which bears date in February of this year. If it was expected that this later report would overthrow the statements of the earlier one the expectation was dis- appointed, for the present consul was able to make no changes of any consequence from the facts and comparisons presented by his predecessor, so that the report of Consul Burgess made last year may be ac- cepted as pretty accurately showing the cost of workingmen's living at this time in the English pottery district, though his fig- ures for the Trenton, N. J., pottery dis- trict should be reduced as to a number of artielos. The comparisons made by Mr. Burgess show that while many necessary articles cost more In this country than in England there is an equally greal number which cost less here. He glves, for example, a comparative table of prices of furniture, cmbracing every article necessary to fur- nish a workingman's house, from parlor to kitchen, the total cost in England amount- ing to $201 and in the United States to $148. Of course the price of only one article of a kind is given, so that these sums are not to be taken as representing the actual cost of furnishing a house in either country, but they show that the American working- man can furnish his home for less money than the Englishman with the same quality of furniture. With regard to the compara- tive cost of articles of daily consumption the difference between the two countries is not so great as to be material, the advan- tago being somewhat on _the side of the American workingman, Yaking all the articles named, but some of these are not necessities. As to clothing the report of Mr. Burgess says it is dificult to make a comparison with any satisfactory degree of certainty, but when one takes into con- sideration the quality of the material, the fit, and the gencral finish, one finds very little difference in the cost of the same articlo in the different countries. Cotton clothing is generally cheaper in the United States than in England, but woolen clothes cost less in the latter country. parative prices of a complete outfit, includ- ing working suit, Sunday suit and overcoat, one garment of a kind, show that an Eng- lishman would pay $39.fT for what would cost the American $44.30. The English woman pays $33.84 for what costs the American woman $40.42. The report of the present consul asserts that the greatest advantage the English workman enjoys over his American brother is in the line of clothing, the advantage being In the quality rather than the cost. The English workman has an advantage in rents, which are only about one-half what the American workman pays, but generally the latter has much better accommodations and conveni- ences. Besides the Englishman must pay all rates, taxes, church tithes and water rates on the property, and must keep the house In repair, so that the difference is really not so great as it appears. The wage comparisons between Stafford- shire and Trenton are decidedly in favor of the latter, the average wages In the American pottery district being fully 50 per cent higher than In the English. It is (hus shown that it costs but little less for workingmen to live In free trade Eng- land than in protected America, while wages in the former are much lower, and that it a balance were struck it would be found that the advantage is on the side of the American workingmen, who unquestionably get a more liberal share of the necessities and the comforts of life. COUNTY BOARD EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, The present Board of County Commis- sioners has done very well in introducing business methods 4nto the affairs of the county and holding officials to a strict ac- countability as custodians of public funds and public property. One feature of the pro- ceedings of the board fs, however, open to serious objection and should be abolished. We refer to the executive sessions. The board of commissioners is to the county what the council is to the city, the only difference being that the action of the coun- cll in all things affecting the treasury is subject to revision by the mayor. It would be regarded as decidedly out of place for the city council to do its business In executlve session or to discuss and determine what course it shall pursue concerning any public moasure or pending question behind closed doors. Such action would be resented as a star chamber performance, The Board of County Commissioners as well as the council and in fact all elective officers, whether executive or leglslative, are exercising delegated powers and In the dis- charge of their functions are expected to take the taxpayers into their confidence by holding thelr sessions In public, so that no member of the board can shirk responsibil- ity for what he says and how he votes on any pending measure. The executive session fs a screen behind which trimmers and dodgers can with im- punity play fast and loose. They may ta and vote on the wrong side in executive ses- sion and when they are outvoted come Into the public session and go on record with the majority, It it is a commendablo act they claim credit with the majority and pose as reformers, when In fact they had done their worst in executive session to defeat the re- form. If the measure adopted by the ma- jority is odious and unpopular the trimmer and dodger will loudly proclaim that he had done all he could in exeoutive session against the act, but was forced Into supporting it agalnst his will. This 1s only one of the many objections that can be urged agalnst executive wesslong, The fact Is executive sessions are wrong ih principle. The people have a right to know not only what action the commissioners THE OMAHA DAILY BEF The com-, have taken as a body on any proposition before them, but how each member of the bourd talks and ¥oted on the propusition. This does not Imply tHat committees should hold conferance fn, public on every project or matter referred; to. them, but that the board, acting as a’boatd, Is expected to dis- cuss In public afl| projects and measures pending before it and take whatever action it deems proper in‘bpen session. As a result of the recent discussion of the problem of irrigation iy Nebraska the move- ment has recelved a decided impetus in the western and northwestern part of the state In Lincoln county alohe, according to the statements of the Nor(h Platte papers, over 100 miles of irrigating ditches are under construction. The work of constructing a systom of irrigating ditches is necessarily slow in a state in which the problem is com- paratively new. The necessary capital is re- luctant to embark in an enterprise which has not yet been demonstrated to be success. ful In a prairie state, but In spite of the difficulties in the way Nebraska is bound to reap the benefits of a vast irrigation system within a few years. Thore is no quostion as to the extent of the results. Irrigation will quadruple the population of the western and northwestern parts of the state. Sioux City is making active efforts to or- ganize an industrial exposition in connection with its annual corn palace attraction and proposes to interest the surrounding states in the enterprise. 1f successful, as it gives overy promise of being, this exposition will draw great crowds of visitors to Sioux City and materially improve the trade of its busi- ness men, besides benefiting the city In a hundred other ways. Omaha has an oppor- tunity to develop its exhibition of home manufactures into something more than a mere local affair. aha should bestir her- self before her neighbors have too great a start, Omaha should encourage the efforts of Its delegates to the bieanial meeting of the Switchmen's Mutual Benefit and Aid asso- clation to have this city designated as the next meeting place of the convention. Every occasion that brings people to Omaha from different parts of the country advertises this city abroad and increases its weight in the public estimation, not to spdak of the im- pression which it must make upon the vis- itors themselves. Omaha should strive to become the convention city of the western half of the continent. Postmaster General Bissell has intimated that henceforth no one who has been con- ducting a liqucr business will be able to se- cure a postmastership while he is head of the department. There is nothing, however, to prevent ex-postmasters from embarking in the liquor business if they choose. Promo- tion must be from postoflice to saloon instead of from saloon to postoffice. This is the real import of the policy enunciated by the post- master general. Absorbing Common Facts. Chicagg Inter Ocean. ““The Democratic ¢lub” of New York city at its late meeting ‘declared that ‘“the democrats at Washington had made fools of themselves.” But people who read had discovered that fact long ago. —r——— rthy Memorial. Chicago Record. The highest of compliments should be paid to those responsible for making tne monument to the mothier of George Wash- ington a simple, 'stately obelisk. Klse- where the surface of- this fair land will continue to be dottpd by sculptured freaks and statues that ifapersonate and impart that tired feeling. A B Outsiders Would Appreciate It, Plattsmouth News. The tough looking houses and ragged river front in Omaha as you enter the city on the train is an eye sore to visitors, as” well as residents. The Bee favors turning the flat into a park and we must say It is a most sensible thing to do and would be appreciated by many people .who are not residents. S The Light of Patriotic Fires. New York Sun. Instead of the fire of patriotism growing feeble as the result of the great immigra- tion of the last generation, it is now burn- ing with an intensity never before reached in this country. The observation that does not discover the truth is defective, and the imagination which does not discern its fm- portance is torpid. The political party that does not take it Into account in moulding its policy is blind and incapable of inter- preting public sentiment. — An Unprecedented Triumph. Indianapolts Journal. The overturns in Indiana Tuesday have nowhere a parallel this year of democratic reverses except in New Jersey. More than sixty cities, usually more than half democratic, held elections Tuesday and not over a half dozen of them show demo- cratic ascendency. Local issues and con- troversies entered into some of the con- tests, but these usually affect one party as much as the other; but on Tuesday it was the democratic ' policy which has paralyzed business, destroyed employment and_brought loss or want to many thou- sands that the people were determined to condemn, and they did it. L FUNNY FLINGS. Yonkers Statesman: The base ball umpire should be a good judge of diamords. Dealer: Husband—Sup- ose the legislature should give you the bal- ot, what would you do with it? Wife— Make a dress patfern out of it, unless the size be changed. Cleveland Plain Galveston News: One must first learn to think to stop before he can stop to think. Tid Bits: Some one “brevity I8 the soul of wit” write eat staie Q-cumbers. They'll' W up. Yonkers Gazette: Yeast—Did Church die a natural death? = Crimsonbeak—Oh, yes: you know he was living in Brooklyn ‘and was struck by a trolley car, who Dbelieves that “Don’t Spare Moments: The happy father of twins in_ Liverpool telegraphed to his brother at Manchester as follows: *Im- @ jJoy; we've Bot twins. More later Philadelphia Record: BEditor—Fix _up a good half-column_obituary of Dr. Heavy- tome. Reporter—Shall T say anything about his poetry? Editor-Poetry! “Did he write poetry? “Reporter he strung it out b the yard. [ditor—Never mind that hal column. I'll put him in the “other death column. ‘ “Phis is a cold, crool “Folks ain't ngton Star: sald Meandering Mike, satisfied weth turmn*=a man down; they goes an' does it disagreeable,” What's the matt I jes' made a call at the farm house, ‘Madam,’ says I, ‘I'm bungry, T am.' " An’ what did’ ste a9?' She jes' looked at me significant-like an' says, ‘s0's my Jog.’ THE YSUAL WAY. New York Press. He woved serenely in fashion's whirl, Extracting the from life; He flirted with many a pretty girl, But avolded taking a wife. At last with a yeuthfil widow he met, Quiet, sedate and p¥im, And, ere he knewx he' wis in her net And the widow had married him, (Lo wlle AN IMPENDING SCANDAL, 8t. Louls Republic. He was a plous man, And ne‘er forgot to ‘pray: He scorned all games of chance= Was never known Lo play; He didn't know a thing About the use of dice, And shunned them as hé did Al other tools ov vice, ut Ague, came alorg, B S throush e Arst, Then left the wretched man With fever's awful thirst, And sald in going hence ““What a talk ‘twill cause, methinks, ‘When brethren find out how 1 shook him for the drink: MONDAY, MAY 17, 1894 SCOTT VERSUS THE PRESS A Few More Bcorohing Words Touohing an Unjust Judge, HE SHOULD -BE IN THE ASYLUM NOW But as Long as He Isn't, His Record Should Be Alred and His Course De- nounced by All Lovers of Liberty. Gresham Gazette: We think that Judge Scott’s name will be Dennis hereafter from the way the leading state papers expre:s themselves in regard to sentencing Editor Rosewater fcr contempt of court. West Point Progress: There are saner men In the asylums at Lincoln and Norfolk cott of Omaha. And this, we Christian charitable view of Rosewater case. The Board of Insanity on Judge Scott of the Omaha district, nor has the fool destroyer yet opened operations on him, but one of these should lose no time In doing a little business on the cranial notary. West Point Republican: The Omaha Bec is now running its stinger deep into the cuti- cle of Judge Scott by reproducing several hundreds of comments’ from other papers upon the judicial farce. The Douglas county than Judge take it, 18 a his action in the Pender Republic has not yet passed bar' should attempt to eject Judge Scott from the bench. Valley Enterprise: Judge Scott has had Rosewater. He has also placed in_the county jall by his maliclous decision. When this man Scott bobs up for office again, long be- fore the end of the campalgn his old dry hide will rattle on The Bee's back fence. Tecumsel Chieftain: From two to three columns in each day's Dee attest the fact that Rosewater hasn't forgotten Judge Scott the judge who sentenced the editor to jail for alleged contempt of court. If Scott i fond of personal mention the current num bers of The Bee will certainly satisfy him. O'Neill Frontier: We must have a free and untrammeled press or jeopardize the life and liberty of our citizens. If corruption in high places is to be allowed to go unre- buked simply because the offender has the power to arbitrarily punish, then indeed has the time arrived when common people should get off of the earth. Platte Center Signal: For the past week The Bee has reproduced all the way from two to four columns each day from papers condemning Judge Seott for his imposition on Editor Rosewater. Scott has had more space in newspapers than any other man cver before on the bench, and it is all on the one side—condemnation. Central City Nonpareil: The state press is airing Judge Scott's record in great shape. While many of the papers do not have as much love for Mr. Rosewater as the Lord commanded, yet they desire a spirit of fair- ness. They recognize in Judge Scott brute force instead of ability, oppression instead of justice. The judge has had his inning—it will be Rosey’s turn next. Emerson Enterpris Judge Scott of Omaha, who is so sensative about newspaper criticism, cannot take much pleasure in read- ing the numerous newspaper comments upon his action in fining and !mprisoning Editor Rosewater of The Bee. Most of the editors express more contempt than did the pub- lisher of The Bee, and if Judge Scott hauls them all up he will have the Omaha jail full. Atkinson Graphic: The action of Judge Scott in sentencing Edward Rosewater to prison for contempt of court, when no con- tempt had been committed other than that felt by the general public for the erratic Jjudge, was an outrage on common justice, a disgrace to the judiclary and a travesty on the guaranteed freedom of press and speech. If this modern Jeffrey is not speedily im- peached, then has the judiciary of Nebraska become a moloch more detestable than that which cursed the valley of Tophet. Wayne Democrat: Rosewater may have been in contempt of court, but he was in all human probability the only newspaper in the state that was, but since Judge Scott has showed his hand it is hard to find a paper in northeast Nebraska, no matter how much they may dislike Rosey and his methods, that does not entertain a contempt for the insane judge and his contemptible court. But we are of the opinion that before Scott gets through with it Rosey will have his political htde on the barbed wire fence and his carcass in an insane asylum. Stuart Ledger: Clothea with a little transitory power, Judge Scott of Omaha is attempting to make his official position sub- serve the base use of paying off an old grudge he owes Editor Rosewater of The Omaha Bee. He recently had him arrested for contempt of court, found him guilty and sentenced him to jail for thirty days and to pay a fine of $500 on a trumped up charge. The editor only lay in the bastile six hours till he was released on a writ of habeas corpus issued by Judge Post. Judge Scott will find that he has bit off more than he can chew when he attempts to muzzle the press or even a small portion of it. Silver Creek Times: If Judge Cunning- ham R. Scott had a sort of Charles J. Guit- teau itching for notoriety, which is more than likely, he ought now to be enjoying himself immensely, for the newspapers, from one end of the land to the other, have been denouncing him in unmeasured terms for his malicious and arbitrary attack on the free- dom of the press in his proceedings for con- tempt of court against Edward Rosewater, editor of The Omaha Bee. If Judge Scott’s vanity were not Inordinate and his hide thicker than the hide of a rhinoceros, he would now feel like crawling into his hole and taking the hole in after him. St. Paul Phoncgraph: Judge Scott of the Omaha district is a disgrace to any court and should be impeached. His latest, and prob- ably greatest, outrage on justice was his sen- tencing Editor Rosewater of The Omaha Bee to $500 fine and thirty days in jail for con- tempt of court. The sentence is a misnomer on justice, and evidently grew out of personal prejudice, caused from an article published in The Bee criticising Scott's general wa of doing business on the bench. Even the reporter who wrote up the article was given but a farcial hearing, and was fined and sen- tenced without having even so much as a chance to offer a defense. Rosewater was not even given an opportunity to furnish bail or prepare for a new trial. Chappell Register: The manner in which Judge Scott of Omaha acted in his case against Rosewater makes one's mind revert back to the time when gladiators existed. Judge Scott Is the greatest freak on the bench of Nebraska, and if ever a man needed public castigation ott Is surely the man, When a public oficial proclaims that he is greater than the power which created him— his constituents—time is at hand when he should be kicked from the bench by publie censure. There is no wonder that he is held in contempt by all with whom he does bus! ness. Rosewater Is belng grandly upheld by the bar of the state, as well as by every newspaper almost that is published in the commonwealth of Nebraska. Estherville (Ia.) Vindicator: Editor Rose- water of the Omaha Bee spent a few hours behind the bars a few days ago. He was charged with the helnous crime of being in contempt of Judge Scott's court. An article In The Bee claimed that partiality had been shown by the judge, since those convicted of the lesser crimes were glven the heavier sentence. Because this article appeared in his paper Mr. Rosewater was both fined and impriscned. This judge seems to have acted on the theory that a public servant acting in the capacity of a judge cannot be criticised. This view 15 surely wrong. Although serving the people on the bench is an exalted and dignified duty, it is folly to hold that a judge should not be honestly criticised when he errs through Ignorance, or when he wilfully acts in the wrong. Minden Gazette: Are we the subjects of the czar of Russla, and has the press no rights which the courts are bound to respect? A stranger from Bohemia or any other place where a censorship has been established by his inning with Mr. had Mr. Rosewate law would very naturally inquire in what respect free America differs from other countries. And well they might venture such an inquiry when they see the proprietor of a public journal like The Omaha Bee arrested, tried and sentenced to thirty days imprison ment in jall and to pay a fine of $500 for contempt of court without considering any evidence in mitigation of sentence, but hurrled off to jall to serve his sentence, seemingly for fear the dignity of the court might suffer by a half hour's delay. If the object of Judge Scott was to pu Rosewater for an Injury which he had con- celved to have been Inflicted upon him per- sonally at this or at any other time, it to have been In bad taste to have exercise sems his power by a decree of his own conrt. To outsiders It appears to be a matter of per sonal enmity betwben men such as belittles and Impatrs the dignity of a court of Justic by suffering itself to become a party to |t Fair play 15 a Jew Long Pine Journal: Edward Rosewator, editor of The Omaha Bee, was teneed to thirty days imprisonment fn the county Jafl and to pay a fine of $600 for contempt of | cou by an Omaha ju ge. Rosewator may hava been severe in his criticisms, but the «otion of such a Judge s the one who sen tenced him {8 an outrage against American citizenship and Amerfcan freedom. Som Judges are altogether too fres to defond the honor of the “beneh” when a lawyer or court {8 criticised, yet ‘“professional eti quette” allows a lawyer to go unpunished for committing crimes that would send an ordi nary man to the penitentiary. Rosewater In Jall oc a post of honor compared with a judge who would disgrace his office by taking advantage of official position to get revenge for an offens Dutler County . Press: Judge Scott of Omaha 18 another of that class of small gimlets who is trying to bore an augur hol with a very small bit. Rosewater took him out of obscurity and put hith on the bench A little brief of authority seemed to de velop more vanity and petty tyranny in him than Rr. Rosewater's court reporters could stand, and one of them_ resented the court's discourtesies to attorneys, and every one else unfortunate enough to cross hiz'onor when his billious moods were on. He had Mr sowater arrested, refused to hear his at torney, refused to grant him any exceptions refused to entertain an appeal, and fined him $500, with thirty days in jail, even when there was positive testimony to show that Mr. Rosewater knew nothing of the article until after it was published. The court was clearly in the wrong, but the tendency with a certain class of judges, who usually merit more contempt than ever finds cxpression, is to encroach on the guaranteed rights of a free press to protect their sacred person from just and honest censure, Los Angeles (Cal) Times: The episode which curred fn an Omaha court was not one which is likely to increase the respect that is felt for the law in this country That ig to say, supposing tbat the account of the affair that is telegraphed is correct “ "« %+ There has been an Increasing ten dency among judges of this country during the past few years to enforce the punish ment of what they regard contempt. of court on the part of newspapers in com menting upon court proceedings. While it is proper that there should be a reasonable degree of restriction In the matter and a proper respect shown to the courts of the country, those courts should remember that they are only respected so long as they re- spect themselves. When a judge so far for- gets the dignity and responsibility of his position «as to truckle with politicians or toady with wealth he must not be surprised it the people fail to regard him with that respect which a man of his Important po- sition might naturally be expected to re- ceive. We have seen enough of this sort of thing here in California—enough of the in solence of ths jud'cial office in cirtain class: where legal and political accidents ha been elevated to the bench by the deceived and too complaisant electors. Furthermore, when such s the case, the press of the country not only have the right to expose and criticise such ecring officials, but it Is a sacred duty which they owe to the public to do so. In these days, when superior judges often receive their seats as presents from party bosses, with the implied under- standing that they will do something in re turn for the favor, it would, indecd, be a dangerous thing for the country if the press were to be muzzled and forbidden to com- ment upon anything that goes forward in the courts. But it will not be muzzled. Oakland (Cal.) Tribune: The relations be- tween the judiciary and the pre seem to be considerably strained these days in vari- ous parts of the country. The proceedings in the Omaha case are somewhat out of the usual line of contempt proceedings. Tha offense which roused the ire of Judge Scott, who presided over the district court, con- sisted of the publication in The Omaha Bee of an item commenting upon the difference in treatment accorded by him in the admin- istering of justice to two men caught rob- bing a railroad depot. * ¢ * Where sb much vindictiveness, ignorance and prejudice was displayed by the judge It was nothing strange that one of the justices of the su- preme court should have promptly released Rosewater on a nominal bond pending a re- view of the contempt proceedings. Almost at the same time that these extraordinary proceedings were transpiring at Omaha something very similar was occurring at Oklahoma City, where Judge Henry W. Scott of the district court sentenced the two pub- ishers of the Daily Times-Journal of that ty each to ten days' imprisonment and a fine of $200 for contempt of court, because the paper had commented upon his judicial character. The Scott of Oklahoma City was, like the Scott of Omaha, disposed to stretch his judicial powers, for he refused to allow an appeal. Somecthing similar to these two cases happened at San Jose about a year ago, when Judge Spencer attempted to pun- ish Charles Shortridge of the San Jose Me cury for contempt. The supreme court, in that case put a curb on the judicial powers to punish for contempt, and defended the rights of a free press. It will no doubt re- sult the same way in Omaha and Oklahoma City. Tt has surely come to a pretty pass it the judiciary shall be exempt from criti- cism when deserving it. —— Short and to the Point. New York Sun. Down with the red flag! for freemen’s backs! No income tax ATATE POLITICAL NOTES. Plattsmouth Herald: Let's turn in and elect Henry Bstabrook for governor this fell, | He is a good man for the place, and that | 18 a place for a good man. | Indtanoln Courtor: We have it from a | person who clalms to know whereof he speaks that certain McCook politiclans are | Brooming Hon. John C. Allen and getting | Mim ready as a dark horse to enter into the congrossional race. They had better | keep Johnny in the background at present Cozad Tribune: The contest for the repube | Mean nomination for congress from this dla- | triet seems to be narrowing down to H, M. Sullivan of Broken Bow and John T, Mal- lalieu of Kearney. While tho latter is cer- | tainly a very estimable gentleman, in our | Judgment Mr. Sullivan is the man best fitted | to make the eanvass | O'Neill Fronti After carefully searche fng for a solution of the congressional probe lem that has presented ftself, we have ar- rived at the conclusion that Holt county | republicans ean do mothing but support the candid f Judge Kinkald and at the same time keep unbroken the present peace and harm within thefr ranks. York Republican: It there is anybody in Nebraska that is not sick of this Tom Majors racket that has been golng on @ wholo lifetime he m be made of stern stuff. What has Tom evor done for Nes braska, except to run for office? What are his qualifications, aside from working Rose- water Into a frenzy? These questions are honostly asked. Whenee cometh all this wherefore about Tom Majors? We have plenty of just as good materfal right in York county. Ashland Gazette: Our fellow citizen, Hon. J. Pickett, state senator from this di trict in ‘89 and ‘90, will be a candidate th year for secretary of state. After measurs ing up probabilities for some time it has been decided that the locality Is very favorablo, that his friends are strong ones and that his chances are good. The endorsement and sup- port already accorded Nim have been very flattering. He will therefore be a candidate in earnest, using every honest means to win the nomination and 1o Holdrege Cltizen: The western part of tho state Is just filled with men who feel from the crown of their head to the sole of their feet that Jack MacColl is the man who should be the next governor. The governor- \ip has gone to the eastern part of the state for yoars and years and they think it is about time that the west had a chance, especially when they present sach a good man as Jack MacColl. The sentiment seems to be growing in this direction and as the convention time is quite a ways off it 1s probable that tl y will be much louder when that time arrives. Bayard throughont the question The newspapers “Big Sixth” are discussing to who shall fill the vacancy Transeript: the now oxisting in this district in congress. J. T. Mallalicu of Kearney is a popular republican with a clean record. Matt Daugherty of Ogalalla is ‘in the field. Henry St. Rayner of this county could be induced to accept and would make an ex- cellent candidate. Hon. L. P. Kinkald has been urged for the place, but the man near- est the heart of the people in this western end of the district is Captain Fred H. Dor- rington of Alliance. Mr. Dorrington is in every way capable of representing the dis- trict and should he become the candidate he would receive hearty support from a large majority of the people. Surely the republicans do not lack for excellent timber, and if a judicious nomination is made, & united pull together will easilly fill the vacuum now existing in our congressional representation. Wayne Herald: 1t remains for the republi- can party to act wisely and judiciously on (he money question. It is the party that has ever been ready to meet any Issue and dis- pose of it in a_manner that is universally satisfactory. Conservatism s considered much safer than ultraism, and it is the party that will find a tenable position between the cxtremes of free coinage of silver and monometallism. It s the party that will bring about an international conference from which will result a more extended use of silver, the only logical sequence of the money question. The republican s the only true American party and the one that has made other nations gaze with admiration on the United States, but they now look at us in a short year and a half buried in shame with men marching to Washington in armi and people almost starving amid plenty. This is the product of democratic statesmanship. Shall this kind of thing continue? The re- publican state convention will do well to wisely construct the platform this year on the living issues. Ainsworth Journal: The time for holding the primaries for the purpose of choosing delegates to the republican convention 1% rapidly approaching, and It behooves every repubiican in Nebraska to attend them. It will soon be time, too, for them to begin to consider who the men are they desire to have serve them in the capacity of public servants for the ensuing terms. This matter Should not be left unatténded to until after the delegates are selected and the nomina- tions made, and then set up a howl for the alliance or democrat, or some other kind of a convention to nominate other candidates. We believe there are plenty of good, tru and able men, who are republicans, in Ne- braska to select our officlals from, and we are not in favor of going outside of the party for any of them, and if every re- Dublican in the state will make it a point - to httend the primaries and vote for men a8 Gelegates whom he knows will carry out the wishes of the people, there is no doubt but what we shail have a_ticket nominate that will rally to its support every repub- lican elector in the state. RO iy A iy i (. by buying $2 worth of department. BOYS' cassimeres, ages 4 to 14 Single breasted long cuts, 14 to 18 years. BROWNING, S. W. Cor, Flrleem! 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