Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 7, 1895, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY B THURSDAY, _ THE OMAHA DALY BEE — e K. ROSEWATER, Rditor, TERMS OF SURSCRIPTION. fly Bee (Without Sunday), One year. ly Ttee and Sunday, One Yeor Bunday Bee, Ono X Baturday Ties, One Yeas Weekly Dee, Ono Year. OFFIC Omaha, The Bee Bullding. Bouth O Singor Bik., Corner N and Mth 8ts. t Commerce. 4 and 15, Tribune DIdg. N. W. CORRESPONDENCE, ANl communi relating to nows and_edi- torfal matter should be addresscd: To the Editor, DUSINES . ness 1otters and re All bu wddressed 1o The Hee T Omabin, Diafts, checks and p be fnade payable 16 the order TH PUBL MENT OF CIRCULATION George 11, Taschuck, secreary of Tho Bee Pul fishing company, being duly sworn, the actunl of full and comp of the 1 Svening and Sunday A ng; printed during the month of a8 follows: Ifebruary, 1895, was 1105 easacsdion It is suggested that Count Castellane will be kept so busy checking those twenty trunks that he will not have time to become tired of his wedding Journey. Any one reading the Chicago news- papers just now will quickly come to the conclusion that Mayor Hopkins' de- cision not to seck re-election this spring was very wisely reached. The thirt diction over the bad white men who sell whisky to good Indians it mf ade a record equal to that of the » federal grand jur grand indictments. Had it had juris- jury returned only While repealing the ordinances fixing the salaries of the Board of Health em- ployes why not repeal the ordinances establishing the various inspectorships and give us an entirely new deal, both as to inspectors and salaries? We commend the plain speaking in the council finance committee’s report on the question of tax shirking and un- dervalue assessments to the patriots who are opposing the plan for a single tax assessor and revised methods of prop- erty valuation. It seems to require an” almost super- human effort for some of the ex-con- gressmen to break away from the vicin- ity of Washington. . Perhaps it is the thought of their probable reception on reaching home that has destroyed their eagerness to once more mingle with their former constituents. If, as ex-Congres: 1 O'Neill of Mis- sourl intimates, the representatives who were elected to stay at home last No- vember are making preparations to go to work, we sincerely hope they will exercise every precaution In order that the novel experience may not lead to disastrous results upon their health, e The Union Pacific officials prefer to continue to pay employes by checks rather than by cash and take the risk of having the checks raised oceasionally By the skillful forgers who have been operating along the line. The fact that a long line of railroad depository banks depend on the pay check system may have something to do with its popular- ity. Is the legislature going to endorse the plan for the kindergarten school of ag- rieulture and mechanic arts which the regents of the State university propose to substitute for the present preparatory department? The university complaing of crowded buildings. Abolish the Ppreparatory school in fact as well as in pame and some of the pressure will be speedily relieved. —_— It has been a long, long time since a president has been abie to keep his cabinet Intact from the commencement Ao the end of his term of office. When President Cleveland selected his present adylsers, shortly before his last Innugu- ration, it was understood that his choice was influenced by the prospect of hold- ing his appointees together for the whole four years, If this was his expectation it has been already disappointed. The difficulty of maintaining a cabinet is increasing with the increased weight of public business, and the president of the Tuture who succeeds in leaving the white house with the same cabinef with which he entered will be the exception to the rule, The university appropriation boomers object to the reference to the large en- rollment at the State university as the product of mushroom growth, They pretend that the attendance on that in- stitution is no more than it should be and that it will be largely increased so soon as money Is furnished to provide Aadditional accommodation and addi- ‘tlonal members of the faculty, In all sthese discussions they point to the Uni- versity of Michigan and the University ‘of Wisconsin as Institutions with a larger number of students each. They forget to mention the fact that Michigan has twice the population of Nebraska, and that Wisconsin has half again the popu- lation of Nebraska. If 2,000 is the proper atiendance <n the Nebraska State university, then there ought to be over 8,000 studeuts at Madison and over 4,000 at Ann Arbor. Harvard univer- 8ity, with her lmmense endowments and all ber technical and professional schools and with a dense population all around ‘her, has only a few more than 3,000 students. The idea that 2,000 should be the normal attendance at a State muniversity in Nebraska is preposterous. MAKING UNREASONADLE DEMANDS The efforts of members of the Chicago Board of Trade to nssist the destitute farmers of the drouth stricken districts seem to have been misunderstood by many of those to whom thelr proposi- tion has been addressed. The plan was inaugurated abont two weeks ago by that organization by the appointment of a committee to solicit funds for invest- ment in seed grain to be loaned to the drouth sufferers on stipulated terms of repayment when the coming year's crop should be harvested. The committee sent letters to correspondents in differ- ent counties asking for information re- specting the need of seed grain and questing the co-operation of men of sub- stantial standing in each community. Instead of entering into the spirit of the movement the people of several counties have apparently proceeded on the theory that all they had to do to se- cnre a free gift of geed grain in super- abundance was to ask for it. As a nat- ural consequence the estimates of needed grain have been gwelled beyond all proportion. We have it on the au- thority of the Broken Bow Republican at ome of the counties sent in appli- ‘ations for a million bushels of seed 1d that others have been comp: no more moderate in their de mands. No wonder that upon applica- tions such as these the members of the Board of Trade committee have felt constrained to issue a second circular letter. This letter states that the re auest for seed grain is of such magni- tude and the tenor of replies to th previous inquiry indicates so much con- fidence in their ability to supply all wants that there may be a misappre- hension as to what ald can be looked for from them. It goes on to say that the Board of Trade as a corporation can- not appropriate money for this or like purpose, so the proposed fund must be raised by personal subseription. What that will be is yet unknown, but at best it will be but small in comparison with the needs of the many drouth stricken counties. They therefore suggest that too great relinnee should not be placed on their assistance. If any counties in Nebraska have been asking for a million bushels of seed grain they have certainly essayed to impose upon the generosity: of their friends. The Dest estimates are that one and one-half bushels of seed grain are required to the A million bushels therefore would suffice to plant over. 66,000 acres, or more than 1,000 square miles. The largest counties in Nebraska, with the exception of Cherry and Chey- enne, have scarce 2,500 square miles, and only a comparatively small part of those are under cultivation. The average size of Nebraska cdunties is about 850 square miles; the average of those in the drouth area is a little larger. But in no part of the state is there such ut- ter desitution that the whole cultivated area must be planted with borrowed seed. What the farmers everywhere are expected to do and ought to do is to pro- vide themselves so far as possible with seed at their own resources and leave the outside assistance to those who are unable to get seed grain in any other way. The different counties should re- vise their estitmates and put the figures not at what they would like to have, but at what they cannot get along without. If they only make their requests reason- able they will spur on the efforts of the Board of Trade committee to carry out its plan of seed grain relief. AGGRESSIVE AGRARIANS. The German agrarians are making a most aggressive fight to obtain more protection than they now enjoy against foreign competition, and it appears that their efforts are largely directed against Amwmerican products. According to a re- port from one of our consuls the products of this country steadily grow in popularity with the consumers of nany, a fact which the agricultur- ists of that country fully realize. Hav- ing succeeded in persuading the gov- ernment to prohibit the importation of American cattle, they are now directing their attention to other products of the United States. They are agitating for a higher duty on cotton seed oil, in which they are supported by the oil manufacturers, so that this is very likely to be conceded to them, and any day may develop demands for a dis- criminating policy toward other articles of American production imported into Germany. This feeling of hostility toward the competition of American products on the part of the German agriculturists is a rather serious mat- ter, especially in view ofi the possibility that it may find a favorable response from the government. Congress hav- ing allowed the differential duty of one-tenth of a cent on sugar to stand, the German government may feel that it is fully warranted in adopting a dis- criminating policy as to those American produets the competition of which the agrarians of Germany most object to, Besides losing the man markets for our cattle, it appears that we have also lost largely in our wheat trade with that country, due mainly to the competition of Argentina, In 1802 Ger- many imported over 6,000,000 tons of wheat from the United States, and less than 700,000 tons from Argentina, Last year this country exported to Germany only about f the amount of wheat sent there in 1802, while Argentina ex- ported more than the United States. In other words, the statistics show a decline of American exports of wheat to Germany in 1804 as compared with two years before of more than 50 per cent, and an increase of about 50O per cent in the exports of wheat from the Argentine RepubMe togthat country. This is due to the fact that it costs less to deliver the wheat of Argentina in the Buropean markets than it does to put down there the grain of our north- west, and this formidable competi- tion, threatening in time to deprive us of the Buropean markets for our sur- plus wheat, is growing from year to year. It is a matter which, taken in connection with the bhostility of the agravian element of Burope to Ameri- can products, Is worthy of serious con- sideration. It is to be remarked that so far as the German agriculturists are con- cerned they are not eonfining their movement for more protection wholly to the competing products from thi country. If they could have their way they would treat the products of European countries which find a mar- ket in Germany with less favor than Is now accorded them, but in this di- rection their efforts will be futile. The commercial arrangements which Ger- many has with Russin and other European countries will be adhered to, and it is Dbecause this is so that the government is likely to do what it can, without, perhaps, going so far as to invite a war of commercial retaliation, to satisfy the agrarian demands. The resolution introduced in the German Husbandry council in session at Ber- lin, demanding that countries outside of surope competing with Germany be refused treaty consideration of the most favored nation, and th: a customs union of the Kuropean husbandry states be eventually established, is significant of the sentiment of the element com- posing the council. The ag - ngi- tation abroad is replete with interest to the agricultural producers of the United States, TH TO. The manifesto issued by the Amer Bimetallic league, announcing the p Jected organization of a party for the one purpose of securing the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, by the United States, will lhardly command more than a passing attention, The signers of this mani- festo profess to believe that a majorit of the yoters of the country are in favor of the policy they advocate, but they will discover in due time that they are laboring under a delusion. The Amer- fean people are unquestionably favor- able to both gold and silver as money but they know enough to know that the silver dollar cannot be made the equi lent of the gold dollar at the ratio of 16 to 1 by the fiat of congress, It is entively safe to say o very large majority of them thoroughly under- stand that if this country alone should under existing condition dopt the free coinage of silver it would be only a very brief time when gold would disap- pear from circulation, to be obtained only by paying a premium for it, and the country would be on a silver basis. The American people have been study- ing this subject most carefully for sev- eral ye , and there is not a reasona- Dle doubt that the proposition that the United States shall enter upon the free and unlimited coinage of silver without an international agreement has been steadily losing ground. The assump- tion of the authors of the league mani- festo, that “the United States has power enough in the commercial world to alone restore the link between gold and silver broken in 1873, is absurd. No one country has the power to do this, and the United States being a debtor nation to an enormous amount would exert less influence 1o such an end than Great Britain, or Germany; or France. Some of the other views put forth by the so-called Bimetallic league are equally ill-advised and unsound. There is most favorable promise of another international conference, from which there is reason to hope for prac- tical results beneficial to silver. But of course the extremists who constitute the league are unfriendly to a confer- ence and seek to cast discredit upon the efforts of the bimetallists of Burope. A like spirit shown by some of the free silver senators, when the proposition regarding the appointment of a commis- sion to an international monetary con- ference was being considered, elicited a vigorous rebuke from Senator Wolcott of Colorado, who will not be suspected of lacking interest in the cause of sil- ver, and what *he said will well apply to the authors of the free silver mani- festo. The republican party is in favor of international free coinage of silver; it is not in favor of national free coinage of silver. It will undoubtedly firmly adhere to this position, for it is the only one that is in the interest of sound and safe bimetallism. The men who propose the organization of a free silver party calling themselves bimetallists are seek- ing to mislead the people. Thelr policy would not give the country bimetallism, but silver monometallism. MUTILATING THE CHARTER, A dozen capitalists and heavy real es- tate owners appeared before the senate committee on cities Monday to remon- strate against the passage of the charter formulated by the charter committee and introduced by the Douglas delega- tion in both houses. Claiming to repre- sent one-fourth of the taxpaying realty of Omaha, these gentlemen declare that several vital amendments agreed upon by the charter committee are detvimen- tal to their interests, and therefore should be taken out of the charter amendments, They lay special stress on the proposed creation of a single tax assessor and insist that the old system of precinct assessors must not be dis- turbed. In the interest of the public works contractors and owners of corpo- rate franchises, with whom they are more or less afliliated, these capitalists also ask for a number of other changes that were thoroughly discussed and voted down by the charter committee, This is only a repetition of the costly experience through which Omaha has passed every two years since the metro- politan charter was adopted. Why did not these property owners and capital- ists make their objections before the charter committee, which is made up of citizens of Omaha who know the de- fects of our system of assessment and taxation and are famillar with the rela- tions of contractors of public works and contractors for water, gas and electrie lights to this city, instead of seeking to enforce thelr views upon a legislative committee of which only one member comes from Omaha and which, b ng this member, knows nothing about our charter and the leaks and drawbacks which this community has to overcome? Grant that these gentlemen do represent one-fourth of all the taxpaying property, why should the wishes of the other three-fourths of the taxpayers who can- not appear at Lincoln be Ignored and their interests sacrificed? Why shuulnl| the heaviest taxpayers, who are always | able to get concessions from our nsses- sors, county esioners and councils, be allowed to owerride the will and subordinate the ‘dnterests of the thou- sands of home_ owners and the middle cl of propgrty.,owners to their own will and interest? This s a réfredentstive government, presumed to be xmled by majorities: in other words, a go¥ernment by the peo- ple and for the people. Now, whom shall the Douglag delegation represent in framing the eliarter, the wealthy property owners, who number less than one hundred and represent one-fourtl of the taxpayig prope or the thou- sands of smaller taxpayers, who repre- sent three-fourths of the propert Does it stand to reason that legislativ committees, who absolutely know noth- MARCH 17, 1895. “HERE'S TO THE DEAD ALRFADY.” Minneapolis Tribune: “Weeping, Joice to see the curse removed.” Kansas City Journal: Goodby, ~you poor, miserable wretch, Globe-Democrat: Nothing in the iife of the dying congress becomes It like the leaving it. Chicago Post: In the case of congress and the people the following words of the late Mr. Shakespeare are particularly ap- propriate: “Parting s such sweet sorrow.” Indianapolis Journal: The Fifty-third con- gress will pass into history as the most worthless, incompetent and unpatriotic eon- gress the country has ever had. Long may its record in this regard continue un- broken and unapproached Chicago Inter Ocean: The real trouble with this Fifty-third congress was that it was democratic in reality as well as In pro- fession, and that is preciscly why its de- mise (s 8o very gratifylng to the American people and that, standing over Its coffin, the country is in a mood to sing with unction we re congress 1 bW Aty | the doxology. ing about the wants of Omaha in the N Crvlbi DG - th <ar CUER wiay of municipal regulation and re- deration it is difficult to find in steietion, are in better position to det n history a cong! which began mine which of the proposed amendments I8 desirable than the charter committee that framed these amendments after full discussion of all their bearings upon the municipal machinery? The periodic chopping up of our charter by tive committees manipulated contractors and corporate managers ha Dbeen a veritable blight to Omaha during the past ten years, It has retarded the growth of this city, destroyed property alues, made us pay four hundred thou- and dollavs for parks that could have been sccured by eminent domain con- demnation for half the money, and divided Omaha from South Omaha to the detriment of Dboth cities. It has promoted exemptions and tax eva sion and indirectly contributed towar foreing thousands of thrifty and honest men and women to have their home and savings sacrificed at sherifi’s sale. with such high expectations on the part of the political organization which controlled it and which after disappointing those expecta- tions as signally, came to an inglorious end. It will be known as the Democratic Calamity Congress, St. Paul Pioneer-Press: There has been much abuge of congress in the past, some of it jesting and ill-timed; but it has to be said in ‘all seriousness of the body which has just gone its ways that it was the lowest in the scale within human memory, and that it will be well for the future stabilty of this govern- ment If it shall never have a successor that will fall as low Indianapolis New Two years ago today the democrats were jubilant and elate. For the first time in a generation they were in control of the legislative and exccutive branches of the government at the same time. They had such an opportunity to show their capacity for government as seldom comes in time of peace to a political party, and they have shown it. Alas, they have shown it Minneapolis Journal: Congress has ad- journed, and the farce of democratic rule is over. It was over thirty years since the democratic party had had full control of the government when the late congress met, and This 18 not an overdrawn picture, The | it 18 likely to be (hirty years maro betore it AHnTten [ 8T wn | Bets full control again. It will not be charter mutilations of 1887 and 1880 | K10 Q0 CTE B hes Upon the field of gave a setback to Omaha that cannot be | political action that cannot remember the computed in millions. Had it not been | record of the past two years. for these mutilations we should today EEE ANE Fill Y PEOPLE AND THINGS. Lave had our market houses and audi- o o toriums and other local improvemen Congressional absentees drew full pay, that would have stimulated real estate values and given employment to thou- sands that have literally beems driven out of the city or have had to be sup- ported by charity, Are we to have the costly experience repeated this ar? That remains for the legislatur ation from this county to The retrenchment committee of the counell reminds us very much of Arte- mus Ward when he decla willing to sacrificé all his wife's rela tions in the war,; They are ready to knock out the building inspector's clerk, but retain on the ¢ity pay roll the $000 a year sergeant-at:arms of the council whose duties were, formel performed by a member of the police force. They want the fire and police commission to cut down the:salary of the assistant fire chief, who risks his life every time there is a big dire’'and has no night or day that he ¢an ‘count his own, but they are not Willing to cut down the salaries of clerks who are drawing the same pay as the assistant fire' chief at their desks in comfortable offies, with a half holiday every week and Fourth of July and Christmas most of the year. And that, too, when men of the same capacity, doing work in our banks and railway headquarters, are only too glad to work for from 15 to 25 per cent less than the city is paying. He Gets There Juat the Same. S8t. Paul Globe, Now that the government Is paying the South Dakota and Nebraska Indlans their annuitles in cash instead of misfit clothing, damaged canned goods and stock, the life of the Indian trader is be- coming more tolerable, as the Indian ds concerned, is just the same, e Signs of Better Times. Boston Globe, Viewed from every possible standpoint it seems manifest now that the long extended depression _and dullness has run its full length, and that the last vestige of doubt as to the future prosperity of our country has been removed to re-establish fresh hope and confidence. It may almost be sald fo have been in its way a blessing in disguése, —_—— A Pass at tiie Constitution, Chicago Times. The people of New York adopted a con- stitution in_which was a clause intended to put an end to the practice of the ac- ceptance of railway passes by publie offi- clals. ~ Now the New York assembly has passed a measure ingeniously designed to defeat the constitutional prohibition. Per- haps, however, the courts will hold the ex- pressed wil of the people superior o the hungry grab of the legtsiators. * iy Pleading the Haby Act, Cinclnnati Tnquirer. When we say that consideration for the ladies plays a tremendous part in the official life at Washington we intend to be taken in the utmost serlousness. We know of cases where eminent men have accepted officiul positions that they didn't want o picase heir wives, and of some of them who have held on, though much inclined to resign, because their wives have been attached to the gay life of the capital Breathe freely, though, for we shall “name no names," — Keep the Depository Law, Chadron Signal. The Omaha Bee has come gallantly to the law for state defense of the depository and county funds, sShowing conclusively, as the editor of this paper has done, that the law is framed on just principles and only amendments “on minor points, e it has been honestly ob saved people thousands of - dol It nowhere been responsible for the loss of lic funds, Back of al peal of the law 1§ the bankers' and trea: urers’ combinationy, “which intend to us publie funds for their own private profit the act is repealed. ey Complimentary Bougquets. New!York Tribune. As everybody Knowd, Mr. Depew’s expe ence with newspaper men has been large larger, we presume, than that of any other man in the country; , What he had to on the subject at the Press club din ther:fore, Of specigl interest, It w s 1 said in the way of 'fldttery, but as a matter of stmple justice and truth. “I can say, Mr. Depew declared, “that in my experien: with reporters I#iavé never been misrepr sented except by, lpcapacity or accident," This is a high and, not undeserved praise of a hard working cliss of men to whom the public In general owes a la ger debt than it s commonly willing to acknowledge, Mr. Depew'’s testimon Rev. Dr. Newmah Smyth, who recently said that several’ years ago he made the discovery that repdrters were not the ene- mies of mankind, and ever since then he | had “found no Class of m to respond or willing to pay cai to the courtesies and the confiden tlemanly intercourse.” e of gen- diseased live hig methods more simple’ and direct, while the result, so far d it has this agitation for the (18 In accord with that of notwithstanding those vociferous professions of economy. Oscar Wilde's prowess as an author does not harmonize with the marquis of Queens- barry's rules. So far ao the cabinet is concerned, the symptoms of Casimir-Perierism are confined to the postofiice department. The marked falling off in war news strengthens, the mpression that the Chinese army finds walking pretty good. Senator Camden asserts “the Lord's prayer could not pass the senate without amend- ment"—unless sprinkled with sugar. In the calm, secluded recesses of her prison home Mrs. Dominis will have ample time to ruminate on the misfortunes of the thrown. Congressman Wadsworth of New York graduated from a champlon base ball ciub and wears a crooked index finger as an insignia of merit. Governor Morton's lively messages to the legislature of New York amaze the schemers and gratify the rest of mankind in that quarter. With very few exceptions the newspapers note a lively movement .o real estate since the first of March. A good deal of it, how- ever, is in the air. The death of Grand Duke Alexis recalls his visit to this country in the early 70's and his hunting trip to the plains, Omaha entertained him for a day in a genuine western fashion, and he showed himself very appreciative of the hospitality accorded him. Elmer Clapsaddle, known as the *“Hermit of Bix Mile Creek,” lives in a cabin alone in Niagara county, New York, and over his door has posted the notice: ‘“People not wanted here.” This interesting youth is only 25 years old, and has written a cranky book called ““Key to the Bible.” Mme, de Lesseps, widow of the famous pro- jector of the Sueze.and Panama canals, has followed the example of the Duc de Chartres, who recently had his son, Henrl d'Orleans, put under a “conseil judiciare,” or guardian. Her son, a non-commissioned officer in the cavalry regiment of chasseurs at Vienna, was living the life of a spendthrift. The story is told of the late Prof. Blackie that when he once put a card on the door of his lecture room, reading “Prof. Blackie will meet his classes at 1 p. m.,” some waggish student obliterated the ‘“c” in “classes.” Happening to pass that way the old professor saw the change. Stepping up to the door he obliterated the letter 1" and went grimly on his way without a word. Captaln Auld of the Baltimore police, a son of Hugh Auld, who was the master of Fred- erick Douglass duriig his days of slavery, possesses the original bill of sale for Doug- lass, given by Thomas Auld to Hugh Auld. It is dated October 28, 1845, seven years after Douglass ran away, and the consideration was $500. Captain Auld says that this bill was executed with the idea that the fugitive could be recovered, although at that time he was in England. —_—— The Promotion Full In the Army, Washington Star, People who gyrate in military circles have expressed some astonishment at the conduct of two army officers who have declined to accept brevets for services rendered in Indlan campaigns, the general impression being that such onor should be accepted with a display of humble gratitude. There is really nothing astonishing in the declination referred to, the remarkable feature of recently announced bre- vets being thelr almost unanimous accept- ance. In these days the brevet Is really with- out value, for while it confers something of distinction the merely nominal added rank cuts no figure except in an obscure place in the army register, and is of no ‘advantage whatever when promotions are being passed around. Only the other day a captain who was outranked by a hundred others was causelessly lifted away over the heads of officers who had been breveted more times than that samo captain had been under fire, and who had rendered the country services more valuablo than any ever rendered by the one who was so surprisingly favored. It is, therefore, quite rensonable to say that the brevet is today absolutely valueless, and un- less there is speedy reform similar announce- ment may truthfully be made as to the medal of honor, which was originally Intended as & mark of appreciation for the display of more than ordinary courage. ———— Embargoes on American Cattle, Boston Advertiser, There seems o be a strong sentiment in many sections of the country In favor of retallatory action by the president. The claim is made In a few tariff reform journals that crmany, France and Belgium are merely enforcing a protective tarlff and therefore ought not to be punished. Such a confusion r 1ot terms is weak and puerile, A special ¢ " | bargo upon American cattls has few if any points of resemblance to a protective tarift upon a certain kind of merchandise, as an embargo is not laid for any purposes of reve nue and applies only to certain special coun- | tries, while a protective duty yields revenue and makes no distinction as fo the foreign country exporting the product. It may be added that under the McKinley protective tariff the United States had no cattle em- bargoes in France or Germany to fight. It is the “tarlff reform law, under which the em- bargoes are being ralsed by Europe against American products. Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U, S, Gov't Report Roval Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE DESPERATE POLITICAL GANG Got All the Votes They Wanted Rogardless of Mothods Employed, REPORT ON TROY ELECTION CORRUPTION All the Tronble from Repeating to Murder Attributed to Evil Influences of the Murphy Machine-Both Partios Aro Blamed. ALBANY, March 6.—The roport of the majority of the special committee to investigate the Troy elections is a bitter attack on United States Senator Murphy. After asserting that repeating, riot, assault and even murder have been committed, it says: “It is the work of a deperate and hitherto resistless political machine, o ad- justed, organized and run as to enable in- dividuals in the name of the democratic party and in deflance of law to overthrow government and thwart the rights of suf- frage. This machine is an organization com- posed of professional politiclans, having a acknowledged and responsible and operates through democratic elec- tion officers and other outlaws supported by a police force and a police department obedi- ont to its obligations. This organization, known as the ‘Murphy machine,’ approves, rewards and protects its tools and thus por- petuates its power, The process known as repeating is accomplished by persons not entitled to vote going through the city singly or In bands, voting in the various districts on the names of legally registered voters, A sergeant or police, an ex-president of the common council, an ex-detective, are fair examples of the positions of those who es- corted and guarded those criminals in the commission of their crimes. In rare in- stances those aiding the repeaters claimed to be republicans, but they aro known as ‘Murphy republicans,’ a class as much mis- trusted in theory as the Murphy democrats themselves. They are on the board of po- lice commissioners, on the ‘police force and in other stations, and abject submission to Murphy is the apparent price of their ap- pointment. Their chief value lies in their pretended affiliation with the republican parly, for democrats can be found in abun- dance to commit crimes; the need is to find men who will do vile service and at the same time, by professing republicanism, place part of the odium upon the republican Darty. “Under this machine a system so de- graded and rotten has been created and fos- tered that no person who has not actually heard the testimony could believe that a condition £o appalling and corrupt could exist in a_civilized and decent community. The republican party is in no way responsible for this condition, but some individual members of that party are responsible. Year after year Murphyism has gained strength. One republican has surrendered himself for office; another for business advantage; another through fear, until scores of prominent re- publicans, who were willing to trade their political principles for personal advantage, are now serving as Murphy republi The effect upon the republican party of this pernicious system is that large numbers of apparently respectabie men, claiming to be republicans, can be put into immediate and determined” action at the bidding of Mr. Murphy, even though such action be against republican measures and against the over- whelming sentiment of the republican party. “In the fall of 1893, although the state gave a majority of over 100,000 against Isaac H. Maynard, Troy, In spite of the over- whelming and unprecedented popular up- rising, gave Maynard a majority of nearly A0, the frauds of that election being with- out parallel*even In that corrupt and de- graded city. “In conclusion your committee takes the view that the Troy election corruption is due to the disregard of law by the leaders of the democratic party, to a dishonest and incompetent police force and the subserv- fency of many so-called republicans to the atroclous service of the Murphy machine.” ———— Negro Colonization In Mexico, CITY OF MEXICO, March 6.—W. H. Bl- lis, the negro Moses, has arrived here from Tlahualilo, Durango, where he has just lo- cated 700 negro colonists. This is the first immigration of the African race that aver entered this republic, @he colony not only has the sympathy of the government, but of_the business men of the country, SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 6,~Twenty- five negro men whom “Peg-leg” Williams took to Mapimi, Mex., last January passed through today, ‘enroute to Alabama. They are on foot, and have been on the road since the first week they struck Mapimi. They state they did not like the country. S 8t. Augustine Reached Port at Lust. NEW YORK, March 6.—The long delayed and storm tossed little American coasting steamer City of St. Augustine reached port yesterday after a stormy passage of thirty- one days. She usually takes the run from Jacksonville to this port in four and a half days. She salled from Jacksonville on Feb- ruary 2 and made g00d progress up to Feb- ruary 7 off Barnegat, when she experienced a terrific gale and was driven 300 miles east of Bermuda. On February 18 she reached Bermuda and sufficlent coal was taken on to enable her to continue the voyage to this port. —— President Faure Has the Grip. PARIS, March 6.—President Faure is suf- fering from fnfluenza, MICHIGAN'S SIREN RLAST, Denver News: The Michigan demosrata have adopted the right kind of a platform. It demands free colnage at 16 to 1, without walting for any other nation. Thez will earry the state on that platformi, Courfer Journal: The wmusic has begun. The Michigan democratic convention, having assombled to nominate candidates for judge and university regents, adopted a resolution for immediate unlimited coinage of silver at 15 to 1, independently of anybody or anything. It Is a great pity that the free silverites can- not try their little exporiment without bring- ing dieaster upon anybody but themselves, Chicago Tribune: The Michigan democrats have repudiated Cleveland and ondorsed Weaver. They held a state convention Thurs day to nominate a judige of the supreme court and two regeats of the university. While it was not at all necessary for them to say what they thought about national fssucs, the com- mittee on resolntions unanimously reported and the convention adopted with enthusiasm 8 resolutfon that ‘“‘the democratic party of Michigan unqualifiedly declares in favor of the free and unlimited colnago of silver and £old with full legal tender power and at a ratle of 18 to 1. The democrats could not have pronounced much more unequivocally in favor of a dishonest curr R S—— NEBRASKA AND NERRASK NS, The new 0dd Fellows templo at Fatrbury will be dedicated April 26, the seventy-sixth anniversary of the order. The annual meeting of the conference of the United Brethr will be held at Blue Springs, M Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Cotterell of North Bend nhave been married fifty years and have celes brated the event with befitting ceremonies, John A. MacMurphy talks French to the people of Beatrice in lis salutatory as editor of the Beatrice Tir And still he asks for “fair play and cqual rights.” The chief of the Nebraska City fire depart- ment has asked the city council to purchase a chemical engine. There have been too many fires in town recently to suit the fire- men. The mayor and police judge of Nebraska City came very near having trouble because the chief executive took the liberty of pardon- ing prisoncrs whom the police judge wanted held. The mayor will not be 50 handy with his pardons in the future, ast Nebraska WHITTLED TO A POINT, b sase Simj; Jr.—I ain't er Mr. Sim] 1N ) Simpson,” Sr.~Wal, doan’ % look ez i yo Boston Transeript: the really happy man I who thinks better than anybg who_is stu himself, as the phrase goes, She—We SUppose you ought to Know. After all's sald, he 1§ sceptic in’ his a beautiful red mant vermin. It was a gran Philadelphia_Ledgel m_going to call my baby Charles,” said the author, “after Lamb, because he s such a dear little amb.” “Oh, I'd call him William Dean," d the friend; “he Howells €0 much." all trimmed sight.” with Washington Star: *“Did d the excited statesman, impossibility for me to tell’ the truth?” *'No, sir,” replied the other, “‘I merely sald it was an' improbablity.” Philadelphia Record: If the lawmakers can’t check the big hats in the theaters the boy in the cloak room can, you say, sir,’” that it was an Indianapolis Sentinel: Visitor—This must be a remarkably healthy locality. 1 never saw so many old people in as smill a town before.” The Li Pessimist—Yas, they keep a-livin’ on because this here place ain’t one no, decent man wants to be found dead in. Syracuse Post: Cholly Chumpey.l ses that earrings are coming Into fashion again. Have your ears ever been bored? Miss Caustic—What a question. Haven't I often listened to your twaddle? 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