Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 25, 1894, Page 13

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FEIL, Notary Public. e e e —— cribed in my pres- The landslide ought soon to give way to the snowslide. Tom Reed | the spen 10ws from experience that chair is just his size, Mr. Coxey got off the grass, but he scems to have alighted on cobble stones. atisfied to get a enator by annexing the Clileago ought to bo United States rest of the s The question of the hiour: Which col- lege hias the best claims to the foot ball championship for the year? This s the zenith of the college foot ball n. In two weeks more the foot ball star will have suffered a total eclipse George M. Pullman didn't furnish quite enough passes to sccure substan- tial results in the report of the strike ravel on half-fare permits may yet be forced to save their money by the threatened cut tes, The prohibitionists might contest the election of governor were it not for the fear that cold water would be thrown on them at the outs If Don Cameron really wants a presi- dential nomination the first thing for him to do is to secure a residence some place outside of the state of Pennsyl- vania, —_— Be patient. The Washington corre- spondents have only one week left to speculate on the contents of the coming annual message of the president to con- gress. Adlai’s hope has not yet vanished. It is still possible that the deciding vote of the vice president may be necessary to earry some party measure through the senate. Chairman Wilson might make another visit to England now and partake of all the London dinners that may be offered him without running any risks as to his political future. At the hour of going to press the num- ber of republican aspirants for the gu- bernatorial chair of Iowa was still in- creasing, with no immediate prospect of closing the lists. What if the law were such as to re- quire a verified and itemized public ac- counting of the money expended by the republican state committee in behalf of the corporation candidate? The follow of Sturdevant and the straight democratic ticket will not be doing their duty unless they inaugurate a little talk of a contest on behalf of their chosen standard beare Now that Port Avthur has passed into the hands of the Japanese, we suppose that some Chinese worthies in high offi- clal life will prepare to lose some more peacock feathers and other plumage. Can any one blame Japan for refusing to entrust the settlement of griev- ance with China to a president who is said to be suffering from a combination of sprained ankle, rheumatism and gout? It is safe to deny in advance any rumor o the effect that retary Car- lisle will be invited to take charge of a prominent Wall street institution as soon as he gets ready to retive from the cabinet. The story that the talls of the white house horses had been docked proves to be an invention of the most airy sort. It Is the political party represented in the white house which has suffered vivisee- tion of a very painful kind. The republican congressmen-elect would remove one great source of vexa- tlous uncertainty among the people if they would get together right away and agree upon an amicable division of the committeeships of the next house, We must have a general rate war to ecommemorate the dem’se of the Western Passenger assoclation, otherwise the members of the defunct organization might not be considered to have shown sufficient energy in the obsequies, We haven't heard what Hon. Frank Lawler wants si his defeat as an in- dependent candidate for congress, but we shall not be surprised to see a new and longer petition than ever asking his appolntment to some minor office under the lllinois legislature, INTEGRITY IN PUBLIC POSITIONS. The annual dinner of the New York Chamber of Commerce the past week was made the occasion for congratula- tions upon the success of the reform movement In New York City, to which the chamber as an organization had very largely contributed. This was not done in a partisan spirit, because men of both the great parties are members of the chamber and the discussion of po- litical questions is not permitted at its dinners, but was an expression of the feeling that a great moral victory had been achieved for which every good cit- izen ought to be glad and gratified. Many excellent observations and sug- gestions were made by the speakers, and among them the president of the Chamber of Commerce presented some thoughts that are worthy the consider- ation of all communities, and especially of business men, After remarking that the financial and commercial skies are clearing, though some dark clouds are still to be seen liese and there on the horizon, President Orr said he could not “help believing that a thoughtful consideration of the whole question of national peril must lead to the conviction that the para- mount menace of the present day to the | zrowth, prosperity and happiness of this fair land of our comes not from strikes, f sorder, or financial embar- rassment, or tariff complications—pad as [ they all are in their w ~but from a owing tendency to venal and incompe- ation, both national, state and tent legis municipal, which ter 24 its withering touch the moral forces the nation.” He thought that sooner or later the force of circumstances would drive the people to understand that the only sure method of warding off these seasons of distress is for men to hold in- dividual interests far enough off so as to enable them to enlarge the range of their moral vision and see to it that only men of tried integrity, capacity and pa- triotisi are sent as our representatives to legislative halls or appointed to mu- nicipal offic There mna in this. Other men have uttered sim- ilar thoughts and doubtless all intelli- gent and patriotic eitizens have enter- tained such sentiments. The trouble is that so few give them practical applica- tion and effect. It is only rarely that the Dusiness and professional men of any community are aroused to that sense of duty and responsibility which leads them to actively exert their influ- cnce to secure the election and appoint- ment to public positions of men of known integrity and capacity. They will deprecate and denounce the venal- ity and incompetency of public officials, but go on from year to year permitting these officials to run politics and fatten at the public expense upon the oppor- tunities it affords them. The most der lict in this respect are business men, who have valu ed for good or ill by legislation and by the administration of official trusts. The great majority of tuese give little per- sonal attention to politics, and very few are found willing, if called upon, to serve the public. The mayor-elect of New York, himself a Dbusiness man, stated at the Chamber of Commerce din- ner that he had received much intelli- gent and valuable advice from business men regarding the reconstruction and reform of departments of the city gov- ernment, but in every case where he had proposed to any of these men to put him at the head of a department he had declared that it would be impossible for him to accept the position. They want good, clean, honest government, but they are unwilling to make any per- sonal sacrifice to secure it, and what is true of the business men of New York applies generally. Everywhere they know that the professional, self-seeking politicians cannot be trusted, yet they surrender to them the whole business of making the laws and adininistering them, at any rate until things become 80 bad and corrupt as to be intolerable. Venality and corruption in the public service will cease whenever the more in- telligent, substantial and patriotic men of the country take a practical interest in political affairs and work and vote for men who have established a char- ‘tor for integrity and capacity. The remedy for the evils in government is simple and easy if all good citizens will do their duty. THE QUESTION OF POOLING. There is to be a strong effort made at the coming session of congress to pass the bill repealing the anti-pooling clause of the interstate commerce act. The subject of railway pooling will be discussed by the commissfon in its an- nual report and the measires reported by Representative Patterson of Tenn see will be substantially approved. This bill provides for pooling arrangements between competing lines of railrond subject to the supervision of the Inter- state Commerce commission, whith is given authority to pass upon the rcason- ableness of rates and may annul any ar- rangement that is not carried out in strict conformity to the law. It is understood that the author of this meas ure will make an appeal to Speak Crisp immed ely after the g of congress to permit 1ts consideration in the house, and it is thought the re- quest will be granted, so that action on the bill may be taken before the holi- days. The supporters of the measure are sald to be quite confident that it will be passed. It would seem that they have Deen doing some missionary work since the close of the last sess'on and the secre- tary of the Interstate Commerce commis- slon is authority for the statement that the pressure from the railroads in be- half of the bill has been very constant. That officlal expressed the opinfon that the bill would pass. The subject was recently considered by the Philadelphia Board of le, and while no action was taken the sentiment of the board seemed favorable to pooling under proper restrictions. Doubtless other commercial bodies will express them- selves on the question at an early day, though it is already known that very generally these bodies are friendly to the proposed change in the law. The arguments for and against pool- ing have been so often presented that it must be presumed the public is per- fectly familiar with them. Pooling Is advoeated on the ground that only by that means can ruinous and demoruliz- r sembling ¥ be nothing essentially new | ble interests to be affect- | ing rate wars be stopped and the rafl- ronds be enabled to do a reasonably profitable business. It Is contended that it would be better for all interests to have freight rates stable on a basis that would give the carriers a falr re- | turn for their service while exact equality to all shippers. The op- position to pooling s founded chiefly upon the assumption that whatever the conditions the railroads would be en- abled to exact unreasonable rates, while under existing circumstances the public gets the benefit of the competi- tion in rates. But as the question of the reasonableness of rates would be de- termined by the Interstate Commerce commission, representing the people and presumed to give their interests first consideration, there ought not to be any serious apprehension that the roads would make unreasonable rates, here would always be an appeal to the com- mission to correct them If not reasona- ble. It is the small shippers who con- stitute the principal factor in tlie oppo- sition to pooling, and as there are much more numerous among the constitu- encies of congressmen than the large shippers, who are generally favorable to pooling, they have a decided influence which must be considered in estimating the chances of passing the pooling bill. insuring ARMY DESERTION. The recent report of Adjutant General tuggles shows that the desertions from the army have fallen from 1,682 during the fis year ending June, 1803, to 1,078 during the fiscal year ending June, 1804, The latter point has been the lowest it has ever reached since the army was placed upon its peace footing. The gain to the army from the reduc- tion in the number of annual desertions is almost inestimable. In the matter of discipline alone its importance cannot Dbe represented in figures. On the other hand, every desertion from the ranks costs the government a special outlay to replace the man lost. General Kelton, when adjutant general, estimated in one of his reports that the 88475 desertions that took place between January 1, 1867, and June 30, 1891, averaged a loss to the government of $260 per man, or a grand total of $23,003,500, which he characterized as being “without the ast compensating advantage. The present extraordinary decrease in army desertions is attributed to several co-operating causes. Recent congres- sional legislation has enabled the men to buy their way out of the service after serving one year, and this has furnished an outlet for some who might other- wise have taken “French leave,” to use xpression. Other laws have d a better tem of adminis- tering justice by summary courts and by establishing a definite penal code, and the chances for the reeruit to rise from the ranks have been materially im- proved. Some of the officers are in- clined to lay some stress the more attractive life at the army posts due to better rations and new and commodious quarters. Finally, there is the tempo- rary deterrent of hard times, which cannot but have exerted a powerful in- fluence to induce men to hold the posi- tions which they have in the absence of any outlook for other equally good posi- tions. It is to be sincerely hoped that the desertions can be kept at the low point which they have now *hed. UNIFORM BAR EXAMINATIONS. In view of the almost general dissatis- faction among prac'icing a toracys with the system of bar examinations in vogue in Nebraska it is reasonably certain that an effort will be made before the new legislature to secure such modifica- tions in the law governing admissions to the bar as will remedy the most ob- Jjectionable features. As examinations are at present conducted there are few Jjurisdictions in which a really thor- ough test is applied to the different ap- plicants, and in none of them is any minimum amount of study or appren- ticeship in a law office exacted. Worse still, the standard of examinations va- ries greatly from district to district and in the me district from one examining board to another. It is not to be con- tended that there has been no improve- ment in this direction of recent years. The newly admitted members of the bar are undoubtedly more competent and better qualified on the whole than were their predecessors a few years back, but there is yet room for improvement. Ne- braska is still far behind many of her more progressive sister states, which have taken precautions to give the pub- lic better protection against the imposi- tions of legal pretende Perhaps the most recent and perfected law on this subject is that which was cnacted by the last New York legisla- ture and which is to go into effect in wuary next. New York has been rather stringent in her examination of expectant practitioners, requiring as a preliminary two years' service in a law oflice or one year's service and an equivalent for the other year in attend- ance upon a reputable law school. It some time ago abolished all sy al priv- ileges to graduates of particular schools, the college graduate and the self-edu- cated clerk being subjected to the same tests. The old plan, however, lacked the one essential of uniformity, and it is to supply this that the new law aims. A state board of law examiners is ¢ ated, to consist of three members ap- pointed by the judges of the highest urt of appeals, for terms of thre years, one to retire each y The ex aminers must be members of the baf of at least ten years' standing and shall act under rules prescribed by the court fixing their duties and compensation. here shall be examination of all per- sons applying for permission to practice as attorneys and counselors at law at least twice in each year in each judic department in the state, as well as at such other times and places as in the apinion of the court of appeals may be necessary. Every person applying for examination must pay a fee not exceed- ing §15, as may be fixed by the court as necessary to cover the cost, and such payment entiles him, should he fail, to two additional exnminations. The board is to certify to the general term of the department in which each candidate has resided for the preceding six months every person who shall have passed the amination and who shall ve in other respects complied with the rules regulating admission to the bar. Of this gompliance the board is made the judge. Upon such certificate, If the general term shall esteem the person to be of good moral hiiracter, it shall enter an order licensing and admitting him to practice as attorney or connsel in all the courts of the gfyyte. No diserimination is to be made on.account of race or sex, but any framdulent act or representa- tion by the #fiplicant in connection with his examination is to be sufficient for the revaeation of his license by the i 1 term by which it was granted. The movement for uniform bar exam- inations is net confined to any one state Minnesota hasa law on the subject very similar to thit of New York. In Illinois only a few months ago a memorial was presented to the supreme court by the lending attorneys praying for the ap- pointment of a commission to control or supervise examinations throughout the state and to preseribe uniform condi- tions therefor. There is no reason why Nebraska should not join in the reform. 1ONAL ELECTION CONT lyery new congress has a number of election contests to decide, th constitu- tion making the house of representa- tives the sole judge of the elections, re- turns and qualifications of its own membe It is a notorious fact that many of these contests are not decided with a strict regard for justice and equity, and both parties are subject to the charge of unfairness in this respect. Partisan interest and partisan feeling have generally more influence in shap- ing the decisions in these cases than anything else, and so it not infroquently happens that a wrong is done that casts proach upon congress. A notable in- stance of this was the O'Neill-Toy con- test, from Missouri, in the present con- gross. The clection of Joy, republican, was so clearly established by the re- turns that a number of democratic rep- resentatives, including three from Mis- sourd, voted inst the report of the committee unseating Joy, but the report was adopted and O'Neill given the seat to which he was not elected. There might have been some pailiation for so flagrant an injustice if the democrats had only a small majority in the house, but it is the wrong can only be ex- plained as due to partisan feeling. It is mnot questionable that republican louses have in the past been equally unfair in deciding these contes It is already assured that therve will be an extraordinary number of contests in the house of the Fifty-fourth con- gress. Notices of twenty-six been given and there are more to come. Of course congress is bound to investigate and adjudicate «1l contests that are brought. That is a duty imposed by the constitution that,it must.perform. What is expected and: should always be ob- served is abkolute fairness and impar- ity in the discharge of this duty. It gratifying'to learn that this the feeling among republicans. The report from Washington is that Chairman Bab- cock and his associates of the republi- can national congressional committee are strongly opposed to unseating demo- crats on technicalities. The that public sentiment never fails to rebuke that sort of thing at subsequent elec- tions. If these gentlemen represent the general feeling mmong republicans, and it may safely be'assumed that they do, the intent of the voter will determine contests in the next house. While fla- grant fraud on the ballot box will be punished, technical clalms to seats will be disregarded. This is the wise and the right policy and any other cannot fail to operate to the injury of the party practicing it. No matter what the majority of the party in control of congress, whether small or large, partisan interest should never be permitted to influence the decision of an elect.ion contest. If the principle is firmly adhered to by the next house of unseating democrats only in cases where frand is clearly established, and it is not to be doubted that there is a num- ber of such cas the republican party will profit by it. e IMMIGRATION RESTRICTION LEAGUE. Some time ago there was organized in Boston an Immigration Restriction league, the object of which is to secure national legislation looking to the fur- ther judicious restriction or to stricter regulation of immnigration. It was sup- posed that the organization was to be merely local, representing certain persons who are fearful that the popu- lation of the country may increase too rapidly from foreign accessions, to our damage and demoralization politically, socially and morally. Tt appears, how ever, that the Boston league was but tl nucleus of a national organization, an extension of the plan having recently developed which contemplates giving it national scope. It is announced that loeal leagues will be established soon in Neav York City, in Philadelphia, in Ohio, Michigan, California, West Virginia, and in two or three other states where friends of the movement are already active. A league has been organi Brooklyn, N. Y., and the promoter the movement expect it to make r progress, so that when the first meeting of the couneil of the les appointed to be held in New York nes Mareh, is conyened it is anticipated that a large part of the country will be rep- resented. Political affilintion is not made a test of membership in the league. It is learned upon the authority of a correspondent of ‘the New York Evening Post that the leagune has no definite plans for legislation, but it will probably have something ‘to urge at the coming session of congregs. The objective point is the embarkntion of immigrants on the other side, and it'is desired to secure the passage of a Jaw which will make it a part of the duties of our consuls to over- see the characted of the people who set out for this coun with the intention of becoming permanent citizens. It ap- pears that thie members of the league are not agreed upon the proper place to draw the line in shutting out undesir- able people from our count Some would admit all who are capable of passing an educational test, who would be law-abiding and permanently able to support themselves. Others would shut out law-ablding, self-supporting people on the ground that they live on a lower plane and therefore are undesirable ele- ments of our population. Manifestly if these divergent views are not reconciled and a definite policy agreed upon the influence of the league is likely to be what it wants if it expects to have any welght with congress, This move- ment promises to renew an agitation which there was reason to hope had been ended. For severaf years the dis cussion of the question of restricting im migration has been going on with more or less vigor, with the result of demon strating that while the sentiment is gen eral in favor of the most strir for excluding the s, such as are already de sting laws, only a small minority of the people are favorable to legislation that will operate to shut out immigrants who are worthy and who come to the country honestly intending to better thelir condition by practicing industry and thrift. For the most part the people who want such legislation are actuated purely by selfish motives or narrow pre judice, which prevents them from con- | sidering the question in an Intelligent, eandid and patriotic way. The laboring men who fear the competition of the immigrants ean see nothing but that, while a class of natives are governed almost wholly by their antipathy to the foreigner who comes here as an immi- grant. Nelther of these ¢ b8 I8 quali- fied to counsel in a broad and patriotic way on this subject, because their judg- ment is necessarily warped. | During the past year the population of the United States has not inereased to any appreciable extent from immig tion, the number of people who hav returied to Kurop e Leing almost as large as the number arviving here. It is not probable that next year will witness any material increase in the movement of people from Kurope to this country, inducements offered to dissatisfied B peans to go to other lands being quite s Inviting as are offered here. The law s now being well enforced and it is conceded that the classes excluded under them are being kept out. In view | of these conditions, what neeessity or Justification is there for an immigration restriction lengue? The movement has no adequate ¢ and ought not to be encour it legis. undesirable ribed in Some of the castern p think they are having lots of fun over Mr. J. Bd- ward Addicks, “the man from nowhere, who is setting his pins to capture the Delaware senatorship and enter the sen- ate as the succossor of Mr. Higgins. 1. Bdward is deseribed as a man who parts his name and hair ig the middle, wears a monocle and sports an English accent that the most expert cannot detect. He mountains of money and some ligtle influence in Delaware, although it is claimed that he is so migratory in his labits that he cannot establish a legal residence in that or any other state. Should Mr. Addicks’ ambition happen to be fulfilled the jokers may conclude that the joke is on them. Mr. W. 1. Walters, who died in Bal- timore last weck, was generally ac- knowledged to be the possessor of the finest private art collection in the United States. His penchant for art, how; did not interfere with his ac- 1 wider field of philanthropy. In fact, his art collection v employed for philanthropic purposes, being open to the public on designated days on pay- ment of a small admission fee, which is turred cver to particular Baltimore char- ities. It was through the artistic taste of Mr. Walters that many of America’s most valued art treasures were brought to this country. The world of art loses in him a patron of whom it has long Dbeen prouc Prof. Herron seems to have the un- fortunate faculty of constantly run- ning up against the wrong man. It will be remembered that he had an unpleasant passage at words with Governor Crounse last year. Now he has been criticising Postmas- ter Gene Wanamaker very severely on account of his holdings in the Read- ing railroad, and has been accused in return of talking about things of which he kunows absolutely nothing. TProf. Herron may, perhaps, mean well, but he has made several deplorable mis- takes. If he should subside for a while e might pernaps be better appreciated in the future. Ob, ¥rances, How Could You! New York Commercial. Miss Willard should not be hard on the newspapers. It is to them that she owes nearly all of her prominence. They have been merciful, too, in the matter of her portraits. AL The Artistie Hoss. Washington Star. Mr. Platt deprecates any disposition on the part of ambitious busy-bodies to boss the New York legislat I it is to be bossed, Mr. Platt naturally Is a certain pride {n having it done artistically. > M Get Thee ta Salt River. « e-Journal. You chumps! Can't a man ride a tidal wave to land, and, having sunned himself and dried hig clothes, mount a horse and ride to the devil if he be so minded? Avast, ye lubbers! The alle es on the banks of Salt river are all right! (iDL Economizing at the Top, Springfield Republican. The Lehigh Valley railrond ha novel way of reducing expens s of cutting wages it slashes iuto the aried list, from highest to lowest, to the exlent of 10 per cent on all salariés above $1,000 a _year. If y cut In wages wer pre 1'in this way there would be fewer strik: Tow 1 Began. Chicago The ante-war cor ndence between Japan and China is interesting, China noti- fles Japan that there is a rebeilion in Corea nd that she s going there to protect “our tributary state.” Japan replies that it does not recognize as tributary to China, and that it will send troops also. China then expresses its surprise and insists Japan must not send many troops and must not send them into the interior. Japan replies it will send as many troops as it pleases, and offers to join China in.a general_readjustment of Corea on modern lines. China rejects the offer, whereupon Japan declares she is going to reform things in Corea on her own motion. Then they mixed, after waiting a week, and subsequent events, show Japan on top and China howling for help. An American Tnstitution tn Peril Philadelphia Record The Boston school board has stirred up sedition among the schoolboys of that city by a sumptuary enactment forbidding them to ent pie et lunch hereafter and prescrib- ing & new dlet, which is presumably some- thing in the hygienic brown bread line. The boys in & formal protest have warned the honorable school board that It s tres- assing on dangerous ground, and that un- ess the anti-ple edict shall be reversed within two weeks the signers will boycott both their studies and the new lunch. It is strange that such a revolt should r in a city which the world has long recognized as the ple center of pan-Amer- ica, If not the pie hub of the universe; and stranger still that the autocratic aufhori- ties should have chosen such an unseason- able time as the verge of Thanksgiving week, with Its savory pumpkin aroma, to start'a crusade against pies. Whether this attack be inspired by sanitary zeal or by the dyspepsia which sooner or later fastens on all the banqueting public functionaries, it Is predestined to prove a mere brutum fulmen-or, s they say in New Eogland, & flash in the pan 18 4 CONTEST ADVISARLEY Hayes County Republican: ANl this blab about a contest should cease at once. Lot us accept the situation, go to work to uphold the business interests of the state, and act like men and as republicans should. There 18 plenty to do. Plattsmouth News tost The gubernatorial con- ms to be getting a pretty black eye from the republican press of the state There I8 no sentiment to speak of which vors any such a proceeding. Mr. Hol comb will be rnor. Neligh Leader: Considerable has been caused by the rumor that proceedings would be commenced against Judge Holcomb. No definite source can be found for the report, and it Is all doubtless buncomb. nless a strong case can be | made contests do not pay. Fremont Herald: It will be ratler a Al.m-l cult matter for the men who have threatening to create a spirit of anarchy throughout the state by keeping the man selected by the people for their chief exec tive from coming into his honorable to dispose of a plurality eo large as the cial table shows to the credit of G Holcomb, | Gretna Reporter: Talk of a contest might | s well be discontinued. Majors and Matt | Daugherty were honestly defeated and might as well take their medicine, and what is mo we should be satisfied with five out of t six congressmen and all the state offices but one We have reason to be proud of Ne | braska even If two pops were elected. It the people want them why not let them ha their way, and ring off on this contest busi- ness. Fremont Leader: There fs considerable bluster in some of the republican papers about a proposed contest on behalf of Tom Majors against Judge Holcomb. The roturns now in the office of the secretary of state, show beyond controversy that Holcomb has about | 00 plurality over Majors. The same turns will be presented to the legislature. It there is room at all for a contest it is on the popullst side, ns against some of the republican state candidates on account of colonization of voters. | Papillion Times: It is tow the general belfef that Majors will contest the election of Holcomb. Last week the Times expressed | the opinion that the contest talk would all | end in talk, but so anxious are the railroad and stock yard politicians to place their tool | in office that they have practically forced the | republican state committeo to inaugurate the contest. The republicans have the power to unseat Holcomb, and the railfoad people who contributed the campaign funds will insist that the proposed outrage be perpotrated. | However, we belicve the scheme will fail. Central City Democrat: What infernal non- sense it is to talk bout Holcomb being | elected by fraud. Every honest man in the | state knows that Majors received fifty illegal | votes where Holcomb received one. The | publicans had oceans of money, the opposition | had none 'he former had all the shady | politicians in the state with them. Thoy | had all the railroads to help the voters, and the voters were coloni right, and now after they were whipped, they whine like school bo beaten In a marble trade. - Shar Seward Repo Holcom's over Majors is In the fact, as shown by the official returns, the re- pubiican state central committee would do well to make very sure of its position be- fore commencing any contest proceedings. | It cvidence can b had to show fraudulent voting and fraudulent counting enough to overthrow the Ho'comb plurality, a contest will be in order and should be instituted. But the evidence should be strong and con- clusive, or else more harm than good will result. So far as any published statements €0, we have seen nothing that would in any | wis warrant a contest, The republican | party can better endure two years of Hol- | comb than to bring on an unsuccessful con- | test. Howells Journal: The talk of a contest over the governorship _ will probably not amount to anything, as it is only upheld by the rule or ruin element of the republican party. The populists will not lose anything | by a contest and it may be possible that | they would gain. Let them who wish to see a contest go ahcad, and we feel safe to say that when the matter is finally settled Judge Holcomb will be not only 3,000 ahead, but his plurality will be 10,000. No, a contest cannot hurt Holcomb, but will surely hurt the men and the party that finstitute it. Nothing will go further toward assuring pop- ulist success in 1596 than the defrauding of Judge Holcomb of his seat as governor. If a contest Is started fraud will bo proven, but it will not bo on the side of the populists. O'Neill Sun: Holcomb's plurality s 3,192, as certified by the county clerks to the secre- tary of state, also to The Omaha Bee. The republican state central committee has not yet decided to contest his election, but a deep Iald plot to seat Majors is now being hatched, or trying to be hatched. As each county clerk of the state has certificd the official figures to the state canvassing board, which gives Holcomb a plurality of 3,192, it will have to be a bold, brazen, trumped up charge to try to prevent Judge Holcomb's inaugural. T the republicans should at- tempt to count Holcomb out, in view of the returns made by the county clerks, the in- dependents would be justified In seating their rightly elected governor by force if need be. Let us have honesty of count and y in elections, regardless of who the itement | contest | been tion, offi £n0F | re who are | on them! plurality ce of this er: RURBINSTRIN. Chicago Record: Pleturesque as was the figure he presented among his contemporaries, there will be an Interesting and pathetic chape ter of history to write when the story of his ifo is told. The early triump! the later unhappiness and the stormy course of Iife fllled with passionate likes and disiikes the carcer which seems to be typical of great artists, particularly when the artists are musicians, St. Louls Republic: His was made when his executive its zenith, We have not seen since that season such an effect as he produced on the musical public. Paderewski had a sen- sational year, but the sensation was on a far ower p Rubinstein's death removes the last the giants among music pers formers, Chicago Tribune: His death leaves a great vacancy In the musical world. He was of the herole mold, physically and mentally. He belonged among the great ones of his profess sion, nearly all of whom are now gone. Much as ho did for Ru: a he has done more for the world. He had honors galore from natiof and _decorations from kings and emperors, but he cared little for them. He was of the Beethoven cast, whom he singularly re- sembled. His place must remain vacant, s his successor has not yet appeared. MISS FIELD DECORATED, American tour uity was at of Chicago Post: The French republic hons f yesterday by conferring on Kate Ficld the dignity of officer of public instruce tion—“the highest distinction the depart ment of public instruction ean bestow for service rendered to literature and art.’” It could not be too high for the plucky, amusing American woman, We are not certain as to Miss Field's contributions ta literature and art, but we know she has rendered enormous service to common sense and downright speaking fn Americ 1t they gave medals for that she could have a necklace made of ‘em. Power to the elbow of Mile, Field! Washington Post: To conferring upon Miss Kate Fleld the “Academic Palm,"” the highest distinction the department of public instrues tion can bestow, the French republic formally recognizes, in a manner as rare as it {s com= plimentary, one of the foremost women of America, Essentlally an American woman, she has not only rendered scrvice to literas ture and art, but has been a leader of public thought. To Miss Ield's efforts, on the platform and with her pen, was due in no all degree the solutfon of the Mormon problem, which made statehood for Utah possible, and in other questions of moment her influence has been widely felt. —_— SALVE FOR LONG SERMONS, ler: “This," paid for sewin ant by single t Plain Den as h is m said the bachelor, y o button, “Is what Washington Star: Bhen, “hez allus de stan’ Pinions,” said Unele zotter be considere pusson dat ' de tuh’ “Friend—You have five ters. Have you never wished for a er~Often, even If it were only a son- cton Star: Uncle Eben, keep talkin' "hout waitin' "tell his ship comes in ain’ nebber had, ‘nough hustie in 'Im ter sen’ no ship ou Truth: Kennard—1 wish I were a_rumor, Lucie—Why ennard—So that T might gain currency. 1exas Siftin, taurant chick catch your cal Recolpts for making res- salad should begin: “Rirst Indianapolis Journal: “That Joshua story is true, 1 suppose.” sollloquized Mr. Iigg, who had to get Tommy ready for school “but it was no S-year-old son he tried the trick on.” Syracuse Post: Staylait—I'm a man with a ‘good deal of go. She (wearily)—I shouldn't have believed it if you had not told me, _———-— - THANKSGIVING ON THE FARM. New York Sun. > Ye may talk aboot yer spring time an' the y month o' ‘May, rn not say , ef ye like it best, an’ ye nay; But ez fer me, no time o' year hez sich & btle charm mber, with the ol* Ez Thanksgivin’ in Nov folks on the farm. Thar's dad, he's eighty-five, come June, er mebby eighty-six, But chipper ez a twb-year-old to argy poly- 3 (l;'!kfl: it allus does me good an’ gives an’ a; ro '’ churm & i To the stuffin’ o' the turkey with the ol® folks on the farm. Then thar's the dear ol' mother, with her sweet an' gentle face; "tain't no Thanksgivin' less her boy in his place; An’ while she’s thar'—why, bless ye, 'twon't nced no other charm 1l me hum Thanksgivin’ with the ol folks on the farm. An’ when at night we gather round the pine log's ruddy glow, An' watch the flickefin’ shadders o' the fire- light come an’ go, I dream ‘at I'm a boy ag'in, an’ life takes ‘At sty GREXE Thank asts next Thanksgivin' J folks on the farm, o' With the ol R ——— R — “Money’s Worth Chinee Turkee or Money Back,” "Meliqan man buy turkee, and eatee allee up, But "| Chinee man know better and likee nices pup”—We'ra for the our turk *“'Melican” kind, and in window you'll see a large ey that we're going to give to the person who guesses nearest its weight. Two more will be given to These are this season's prod we'll deliver them to your pan Wednesday eve. Yo have the long tails that a turkeys as well as coats. the next nearest guesses. uction; no old styles, and address all ready for the u'll also notice that they re popular this season in The turkey is the only thing in our store that it's necessary to guess abou t. Any one can see what the goods are—that's whera the turkey's weigh dif- fers from our way. Any purchaser can guess, Browning, King & Co., Reliable Clothiers, S, W. Cor. 15th and Douglas, o “