Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 29, 1900, Page 4

THE OmAHA DalLy BEE E. ROBEWATER, Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY MOR TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIC » (without Sunday), One and Sunday, On r One Year Year One Year. One Year OFFIC Omaha: T e Buildin South Oma City Hall ty-Afth and N Stree(s Council Biufts, 10 Pearl Street, Chicago: 1640 Unity Bulldin New York. Temple Court Washington: 501 Fourteenth Street. Bioux City: 611 ark Street. CORRESPONDENC Communications relating to news and edi- torial_matter should be addressed. 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B, HUNGATE, (Heal) Notary Public. o —————es The campalgn of 1900 Is now en- tering the home streteh. t tota al sales.. t dally b The next and last registration day Is Baturday, November 3, Mark it down. We are still waiting for that ambl- tlous philanthropist who wants to im- mortalize his name over the door of Omaha’s projected auditorium, —_— Fdgar Howard's volce is still In bad condition, but it Is a paragon of reso- nance to what 1t will be when the re- turns are in from this congressional district, If you will read the popocratic news- papers you will discover that popocratic candidates always recelve “ovations, while their opponents never get any- thing warmer than “chilly receptions.” —_— Nebraska's great trust-smasher is now going to crush the Amerlcan Biscult company Into cracker dust. He evl- dently wants to add to his collection of titles that of “crackerjack octopus ex- terminator.” Omaha is not alone In promising a largely increased vote at the coming election. Every great city in the coun- try has a much larger registration than In any previous year, so Omaha is not an exception. Political statisticlans have figured out that each election in the state of Nebraska costs the taxpayers GO cents, approsimately, for each vote polled. Of course, this is entirely ex- clusive of what It costs the candidates. _— When republicans get circulars advis- Ing them to bolt their party candidates, purporting to be Issued by a committee whose members are afraid to sign their names, they will not have to guess more than twice to hit upon the authors. —— The local Bryan organ would not be malintaining its record if it did not spring at least oue new fake cach day, but as the election approaches Its fabri- cations get wilder and wilder. How fortunate for it that scarce ten days more remain for the campaign. A registration of more than 21,000 voters in Omaha and South Omaha in two days indicates as much interest in the present campalgn as in any previous campaigns. The voters are not making #0 much noise, but they are preparing to cast their ballots on election day. The latest perfidions republican plot unearthed by the vigilant Bryanites is a scheme to bribe the fuslonists not to vote, What a venal cluss these fusion- Ists must be if they are open, charged, to all sorts of corrupt propo- sitions. The ridiculousness of the fake 18 so apparent that people must only wonder at the audacity of the faklirs, John W. Parish, the republican can- didate for county attorney, is & young lawyer of most excellent standing among his associates and his reputation for integrity and fidelity Is unassailuble, He has the endorsement of the leading and most respected members of the bar, The contrast between him and his fusion opponent is all In favor of Mr. Parish. e——— The fusion managers will try again to extract some comfort from the regis- tration returns by persuading them- selves that many who bave registered as republicans have done so through pressure or compulsion and will per- jure themselves by voting for demo- We do not believe many voters ave to be found in that cratle candidates. category. The desperate straits into which the candidacy of Governor Poynter hal fallen is {llustrated by the frantic ef- forts of his political organs to black- wash the character of the republican ‘When a man occupying the position of chief execu- tive of a great state like Nebraska has to go into the mud-slinging business his . gubernatorial candidate, L hopes wust be sadly battered, ‘ \ BRYAN'S TRUST REMEDILS A little intelligent attention remedies f trust proposed Bryan will that they merit. Mr. Abram 8, Hewitt, formerly distinguished, in the councils of the | democratic party, has pointed out very clearly the weakness of the Bryan prop ositions, which he quack remedies In regavd to repealing tariff dutios on any article produced and sold by corpo rations ealled Mr. Hewitt | marks that does not kpow that this remedy would hundreds of individual produce are entirely free from any connection with trusts or with monopolies of any kind. In other words, he would ruin hundreds of Innocent persons for the sake of punishing a single offending corporation. In doing this the labor oyed by these individual produc would necessarily suffer, for of course under such ecircumstances it could not find work with the trusts, Thousands of peaple would thus be thrown out of employwent. As to the plan of pro- viding by law that before any corpora- tion organized in any state shall do business outside of that state it shall be granted a license by the federal government, Mr. Hewlitt says that un der the constitution as it stands th: federal government cannot grant such licenses. This proposition, therefore, requires an awendment to the constitu- tlon, such as was proposed by the re- publicans of the house at the last ses- slon, and it is doubtful if an amend- ment could be secured that would trans fer to the federal government the power over corporations now exercised by the states. As to this the Philadelphia Record says: “The states would not favor eveu an appearance of federal in terference with their control of corpora- tions which do business within their lmits. Every state now possesses the power to control foreign as well as do- mestic corporations which operate within its tervitory and hence there i no necessity for the intervention of congress even If no mischiefs and dan- gers sbould be involved therelun. The most radical enemies of the trusts might well shrink from so dras- tic an exercise of power as to take away the license of & cor- poration, and with the license the corporation’s interstate Dbusiness, the moment an ‘attempt’ should be made ‘to monopolize any branch’ of trade. An amendment to the federal constitu tlon must have the ratification of three- fourths of the states. 1Is it probable that that number of states would sur- render their control over corporations? It is quite natural that as a free trader Mr. Bryan should be disposed to strike at the protective policy, but he appears to have forgotten what he sald a few years ago, that he did not with the suggestion that to put hing on the free list that trusts make would destroy trusts. The rea- son he gave was that “If an article can be produced fn this country as cheaply as it can be produced abroad the trnst could exist without the ald of any tariff,” and it was a sound reason. The entire democratic plan, evolved by Mr. Bryan, for dealing with the trusts, if put into effect would do a vast amount of harm and no good. It would remedy none of the evils incident te the trusts and would produce other evils disastrous to industries and to labor. to the by M without show are characterizes as trusts, Bryan re m to affect s who WHERE THE DELEGATION STANDS. There has never been any attempt on the part of the republican candidates for the legislature to deny that they were individually pledged to support Edward Rosewater for United States senator. The preference of the repub- licans for United States senator was the only Issue In the republican pri- maries and the will and wish of the rank and file were emphatically ex- pressed In every contested ward and precinct. The names of the competing aspirants were upon every sample ballot and nobody can claim that any decep- tion or evasion was practiced on either side. The primaries were as orderly as any ever held in this county; nobody was allowed to vote who had not been registered or sworn in as a republican: both sides were represented by chal- lengers and watchers during the polling and at the count. When the conven- tion assembled not a single seat was contested and the regularity of the proceedings and nominations cannot be called in question, The convention carrled out the will of the great majority of the party, as ex- pressed through the ballot box, by ming a leglslative ticket known to be favorable to the candidate for United States senator who had won out in the primaries, Had John L. Webster won out, only such candidates would have been named as were pledged to support Lim. Taking it for granted that Mr. Webster would have procured the nom- ination of as clean and unassailable a set of candidates as are now before the | republicans of the county, he would have had a right to appeal for the un- divided support of the party for a Web- ster delegation. All attempts to discredit either the legitimacy of the republican primary election or the nominating conveution have emanated from the camp of the fusion enemy and their bushwhacking allies, who prefer o fight in the dark rather than to come out in the open. It goes without saying that the attacks made on the delegation by the popo- cratic organ and the brazen falsehoods fabricated by the Hitehcock Fakery have but one end in view, and that Is the election of the fusion candidates for the legislature. It must also be apparent by this time to all reputable republicans that the coterle of pretended republicans who are finding fault with the delegation because it is pledged to a candidate for United States senator whom they per- sonally do not favor are trying simply to find an excuse for disloyalty at a time when the test of republicanism THE OMAHA DAILY BEL MONDAY OCTOBER 29 ticket, including president, man and the legislature that United States senators. Congress Is to elect two This ex to believe the rank fakes circulated by the organ of the fusionist candidate, | no candida republican for the legislature on the ticket in this county | pledge that would prevent him from en | tering a republican caucus, AN EVIL THAT WILL SCRVIVE The Philadelphla Tedger much to be feared that, it M says though Bryan shall be relegated to political ob- | livion in November, some of the Wworst | cyement of some of these non-p and evils of Bryanism will | continue to bear fruit of their kind, | “The worst of them all is unquestion ably Mr. Bryan's determined purpose to create and foster class prejudice and enmity. This is an offense public mo policy which our shrewd, patriot!c workingmen should be the most ea to condemn at the polls. As sover citizens of the great republic survive they gogue who stigmatizes slaves of capital.” t he shall be overwhelmingly defeated the effect of his teaching will not be manifested In a serious form. election, however, would be very lfkely cause an aggressive assertion of it that wight become dangerous to the public safety. Bryan's election would be fol lowed, in the judgment of most prac convulsion, A great many people now employed would be thrown out of work. There would be reduction in wages. Strikes and lockouts would be numerous, With such a condition of affairs grave contlicts would be very of Mr. Bryan. No doubt most intel- ligent workingmen do condemn the ap- peal to class prejudice and enmity, but there are many in the larger cities whe are In hearty sympathy with it. There Is a danger in It which it Is to be feared most people do not fully appre- clate, n T OF THE HOM The interest of the home owner in defeating Bryaulsm and all that it stands for was thoroughly discussed in the campaign four years ago, but his interest should be just as strong this year as it w then, A large number of people, especially those of moderate means, have become owners through the agency of building and loan assoclations, the existence of which would be seriously jeopardized Ly any legislation tending to cheapen the money standard. Four years ago the United States League of Building and Loan associa tions, by its delegates in convention at Philudelphla, adopted resolutions de clar 3 1. That It is the sense of this meeting that the interests of all shareholders of bullding and loan assoclations of the United States demand that the present standard of values, upon which our monetary system hus been based since the resumption of specie parment in 1879, shall remain un- changed and inviolate. 2. That we belleve the interests of every class of the community and especially those of the great wage-earning class, im- poratively demand that every dollar fn circulation, whether coln or paper, shall be equal in purchasing power and therefore legal in value to every other. 4. That patriotism demands that every dollar bearing the mint mark of the United States shall be the equal of the dollar of the most advanced nations and entitled to full faith and credit all over the whole world; and to that end it must be main- tained free from all suspicion of debase- ment or repudiation. The reassertion of the free silver fal- lacy by the Incorporation of a 16 to 1 coinage plank in the Kansas City platform 18 taken as notice that the election of Bryan at this time will be fraught with the same dangers to home owners and members of savings institu- tions as threatened when he ran the first time. ‘While the democratic campaign man- agers are whistling to keep up thelr courage their every movement gives evidence of lack of confidence in the outcome of the contest. Writing for the current Independent on the demo- cratic outlook, Congressman J. D. Rich- ardson of Tennessee, who is the mi- unority leader in the house and was permanent chairman of the Kansas Clty convention, feels Jjustified in saying nothing stronger than this: *“Our ad- vices from the middle west and from those eastern states where we are mak- Ing our fight warrant the most flattering hopes.” And he concludes: “The pros- pect of victory 1s exceedingly good.” Mr. Richardson might as well have ad- mitted that the democratic natlonal ticket 1s in a bad way and its defeat assured. 1t is plain that he iIs afraid to injure his reputation for sound judg ment by making any empbatic declara- tion expressing confidence that Bryan will be elected. In 1896 Bryan was o anxlous to curry declined an invitation of New York cepted an invitation to a dollar dinner, glving as the reason that he wanted the entertainment to be within the reach of the poorest, and is hobnobbing with Croker and eating elaborate suppers whi pocketbook. in it this year, Nearly e should be clected to the presidency. ' cuse they will hardly get by pretending It Is hardly necessary to repeat that ! a clear title to a second term as an in has ever given or been asked to give any is against als, public safety and public nest gn €liould be the first to rebuke the dema- them as the Nothing is more certain than that the evil influence of Mr. Bryan's appeals to class feeliug will long continue, but His to Intensify the class feeling and to tical men, by an industrial and business likely to arise, inspired by the teaching favor with the plain people that he friends to a banquet, but fnstead ac- This year he has forgotten all about the plain people other plutocrats and millionaires and the bill for h would shock & man of ordinary The plain people are not ery letter from soldiers in the Philippines expresses the opinion prevailing there that the insurrection is stimulated chlefly by the expectation of the Insurgents of concessions from the American government in case Bryan They insist that were it not for this must be the support of the natioual | hope held out by the Bryanites in this | have long ago submitted to American authority. ‘That being the case, it be- | the duty of every patriotic| American to put an end to the fire in | | the rear by giving President McKinley comes dorsement of his efforts to enforce the | authority of the nation over the terri- | 1 ceded by the peace treaty with | The official organ of the state house populists has an article entitled “The Non-Producers,” which holds up all the doctors and lawyers as do-nothing | mewbers of soclety. The unearned in- oducing | class it asserts, {s enormous and in timates that a general erop fallure for |two or three years all over the land would be welcomed as the only effec- tual mans of stopping the income of all these chaps. This must be interest- ing reading to the doctors and lawyers who are being appealed to every day to come to the support of the fusion candidates with their volces and votes —_— All Mr. Bryan can say, commenting on the settlement of the coal miners’ country the rebellious Filipinos would | strike, is that it points to the necessity for a system of arbitration. He should have added that the only substantial moves In the direction of arbitration of labor dificulties have been made by republicans, Mr. Eryan himself was in congress four years, but he was more intent upon reducing the wages of la bor by opening the doors to competi tlon with the poorer pald laborers of Europe, through free trade proposals, than any feasible plan of wage schedule arbitration, Do the citizens of Nebraska with children or relatives in state institu tions want to have them at the mercy of Incompetent political spolls grab bers for amother two years? If not, let them exert themselves to supplant the present fusion state government, which is responsible for the mismanage- ment of these institutions, by electing the candidates on the republican state ticket. The bardest nut for the government- by-consent shouters fo meet is the Dis trict of Columbia, whose people have not a single vote or volce fn any part of their government. Bryan himself helped govern the district when he was in congress without consulting the wishes of the governed and to impose taxes on people who have no represen- tation In congress at all, The chairman of the populist state committee has issued his final apeal to | the “reform forces of Nebraska,” asking them to contribute to the cause of re- form by jolning Bryan in the chorus, “Great is Tammany and Croker is its | Prophe "It must have made Edmis- | ten laugh up lis sleeve when he wrote | the word *“reform.” Why Some Men Cheer. ew York Tribune. The man who proposed three cheers for Bryan because he ‘gave poor people ice | 1ast summer must be a cousin of the man | who didn't want a railroad through his | tarm for fear it would cause hog cholera. Large Truth In Few Lines. Indianapolls Journal. The Omaha Bee is publishing the reasons of voters in Nebraska who have changed from Bryan to McKinley. The reason one of these men gives 18 too much fals) prophecy In 1896 and too much proeperity in 1900. Wake Up and Hustle, Chicago Post. It the British firms who have been beaten om contracts by American enter- prise now stop to rail at their hard luck they will merely still further demonstrate that they ought to be beaten. There is only one thing to do in those circum- stances, and that is to get up and hustle. Modern Packing Methods. St. I'aul Ploneer Press. The excellence of modern packing meth- ods are illustrated by the fact that one of the largest cargoes of canned goods ever floated was last week shipped from San Francisco on a sailing vessel bound for New York. Such a frelghtage through such extremes of climate as are experienced in the trip around the Horn would a few years ago have been deemed impossible. Our Greatest Industry. New York World, According to the annual report of the United States commissioner of education, nearly 17,000,000 pupils are regularly at- tending public or private schools. Add to this the great army of wen and women employed In teaching them and it s scen that over one-fourth of the entire popula- tion of the country is elther instructing or being instructed. Education is mani- testly the leading industry of the Ameri. can people—a fact of cheerful significance. Croker's Late Investment. J. Sterling Morton's Conservative In bis speech at Hinton, W. Va., Bryan thus expressed his felicity that he was opposed by the business men of the coun- try: “I am glad that 1 have not behind me the trust magnates, for I do not want them to tell me how they elected mo and there- fore clalm that they own me.” Mr. Bryan is of the opinion that a presi- dent must feel that he i3 “owned" by the influences that contribute to his success. How, then, do the American people like the prospect of a president owned by the Tammany “Boss?" Didn't Loosen His Grip. Chicago Chronicle. Once more the statement is telegraphed trom Ccnstantinople that his imperial wajesty Abdul Hamid is in mortal terror over the aproach of an American squads ron, fearing lest its misslon may be to enforce the payment of that small matter of $100,000, long since due and payable, It 18 to be noted, however, that his majes- ty's trepidation kas not impelled him to pay any part of the sum nor even to range for its liquidation In monthly in- stallments. It will evidently be mecessary to send the bill collector to the sultan in order to secure a settlement Champlon Political Twister. Indfanapolls Journal Mr. Bryan's malden speech in congress was in favor of free trade and when he come to have it printed in pamphlet form he headed it with a quotation from the Bible. He had been told that free trade would destroy the American rate of wages, 80 he prefaced his speech with the proverb, “Better is little with righteousuness than great revenues without right.”” Observe the argument: Free trade is right and pro- tection is wrong; therefore, better freo trade and low wages than protection and high wages. The attempt to twist & prov- erb ot Solomon into an Indorsement of free trade was characteristic, Compare Buftalo The record of the republican party fn antl- trust legislation during the last session of congress |s A constitutional amendment giving con- gress full power over trusts, supported by all except two republican members of the house of representatives present and voting. A bill making trusts criminal, forbidding them the use of the mails and forbldding to trust products the use of interstate com- mon carriers, passed by the house of repre- sentatives with the support of every re- publican except one, and now pending be- fore the senate. The record of the democratic party anti-trust legislation is The casting of 120 votes against the pro- posed constitutional amendment to 6 in its favor, thereby defeating it. The pledges of the republican party on the trust question are: “We condemn all conspiracies and combi- nations fntended to restrict business, to cre- ate monopolies, to limit production or to ntrol prices, and we favor such legislation as will effectively restrain and prevent all such abuses, protect and promote competi- tlon and secure the rights of producers, la borers and all who aro engaged in industry and commerce.”—Republican Platform. “Combinations of capital which control the market fn commodities necessary to the general use of the people, by suppressing natural and ordinary competition, thus en- n Bryan and W. E. Guthrie of Omaha has received the following letter from a personal friend serving in the American army in the Phil irpines: TAYUG, Luzon, Philippine Islands, gust 0.—My Dear Mr. Guthrie are perhaps not aware that 1 have been over here since last January and have been at this place, which Is nearly in the cemter of the island, since February Although the insurrccto army had dis- tatded or broken up the country has been run over by small bands, robbing and kill- ing at every opportunity, and we have been pretty busily engaged in running them down, until on the 12th Inst. 1 recelved tho surrender of a lieutenant colonel, a major and six captains, the last of the force operating in this section, and as a consequence matters are very peaceable around this vicinity, There will doubtless continue trouble in various points, however, Aguinaldo and those with him, who are still holding out against us fn the hope that the result of the coming election in the United States may in somo way favor them, find out thelr mistake, There i+ no doubt in my mind, nor in fact in that of any one out here, that the actions and utterances of certain people in the Unitod States have prolonged this bloody business and have cost many Amer- Au- You to be until the Two Express hanciog prices (o the geueral consumer, are obnoxious to the common law and the pub- | lic welfare. They are dangerous conspira- cles against the public good and should be madae the subject of prohibitory or penal leg- fslation. Publicity will be a helpful influ- ence to check this evil. Uniformity of leg- tslation in the different states should be se- cured. Discrimination between what s in- Jurious and what is usetul and necessary in business operations is essential t and effective treatment of this subject. Hon- est co-operation of capital is necessary to meet new business conditions and extend our rapidly increasiug foreign trade, but con- spiracles and combinations intended to re- strict business, create monopolies and con- trol prices should be effectively restraiued ~McKinley's Letter of Acceptance The pledges of the democratic party on the trust question, as embodied in the dem- ocratic platform and Mr. Bryan's speeches at Buffalo and elsewhcre, are To put all trust products on the free list To require corporations engaging in inter- state business to take out federal licenses The republican party asks nothing more of the voters than a fair comparison of these | performances and promises. But a fair com parison of performances and promises is what Mr. Bryan dces net invite. He would prevent the votera from making such com- | parisons it he could. Insurrection ican lives and will cost many more before “Aggy" awakes to his true eituation. While 1 am not particularly anxlous to see our country engaging in the expansion business, especially so far from home, I do not see how our course in the premises | have well been other than it has been, for certainly these people are not now capable of governing themselves. If it was only themselves it would not much matter, but there are thousands of White people here to whom it would mattor and having thrust out the Spaniards, it seem that duty and interest now combine to force us to maintain our hold rather than to give it up to Germany or some other—commerclally, — at least—hostile power. Commerce {8 both war and the life of a natfon In these days and those who would extend and defend them must have a fool- hold in the countries where they are car- ried on. But I ad not intend to say any thing about this. It is none of my bu ness. A soldier has no concern with poli- tics, his dn'y being to obey orders from the regularly constituted authorities, no matter which party they may represent §till, we cannot help thinking of such things and being interested in them and when one sits down to talk with an old friend like yourself the talk naturally drifis that way. Very truly yours, H. B. FREEMAN. could CENTER SHOTS AT FUSIONISTS, Kearney Democrat: The exposure of how murderer Kearns, sentenced for life in the Nebraska penitentiary, secured his pardon will cost Mr. Poynter 10,000 votes, and it should cost him the vote of every honest man in Nebraska. Beatrice Express: Governor Poynter's pardon of the infamous murderer, John Ben- well Kearns, is having about the same effect that Altgeld’s pardon of the anarchists did in Tllinols, Cass county is furious over the pardon of the cold-blooded and brutal mur- derer of Farmer Akeson, and the indigna- tion of the Cass county people will be made manifest November next. Beatrice Express: The Omaha World- Herald displays more enterprise than jud ment in collecting statistics traveling men who will support Bryan. When it makes traveling men out of Bea- trice citizens who haven't been away from the town in years it is certainly time to draw the line. Nearly all the traveling men reslding in Beatrice will vote for McKinley and good times, and what s true of Bea- trice s true of other towns. Grand Island Independent: Governor Poynter's principal weakness lies In the fact that he has tried to be a political bos#, In which he has lgnominiously failed, rather than the executive of a great state, in which he has falled in even a greater degree. Instead of trying to lead, in a political way, by pandering to the wishes of political patronage seekers, he allowed himselt to be led by them. This caused confusion and mismanagement in the state fnstitutions, and, in instances, severe scan- dals. The Beatrice affair, the Norfolk af- fair, the investigation of Physiclan Swig- art and the comedy at Kearney are only samples. Even his own party criticlses him. The Papillion Times, fusion, sald of tho Kearney affair: “His action in chopping off the political head of one Hoxle and then gluing it on again makes us doubtful. It is with regret that we notice a tendency of the governor's spinal column to curve and fall down before .the brag- garts and the tools in his political circle. We had hoped—we still hope for better things.” As to the remaining hope, a good way to realize it would be to vote for Dietrich and a business administration. Falls City Journal: The disgraceful man- ner in which the Bryan hoodlums conducted themselves during Mark Hanna's stay here was enough to disgust any sensible demo- crat who believes in according the opposi- tlon the same treatment he would expect for himself. The disturbance was so well or- ganized as to show that it was a prear- ranged plan, and was well known to the fu- slon leaders, ahd from the part that some of the prominent party leaders took in it it leaves no room to doubt but that they were cognizant of what was to take place. Such conduct on their part does them no good and every good citizen who belleves in law and order and who is willing to accord all parties a decent hearing should cast his vote againet every man on the fusion ticket. This is the kind of following Mr. Bryan has all over the country, as has been shown by the assaulte they have made upon Governor Roosevelt. It would seem that those charged with maintaining order in the city were derelict in their duty when they did mot quiet the disturbance. The very fact that there was no attempt by the leading demo- crats to quiet their shouters s evidence suf- flcient that it was & plot to break up the meeting. Tilden Citizen: It would seem from that great and rellable Bryanite paper, the Omaha World-Herald, that Pat Stanton has concerning | change his political faith, but it fs doubt- ful it ever they will be charitable enough to forgive him for having habitually voted | for all the democratic nominees in the dis- trict for twenty-one vears past when he | was all the time a true-blue republican. | Atter all, though, it may be possible that the World-Herald lles like hades. PERSONAL POI RS. | Oom Paul is not likely to run inst a #earch warrant on his trip to Holland. His watch Is not gold. President Patton of Princeton is a Brit- | ish subject and therefore is not pestered about his political preferences. Governor General Wood does not agree with Horace Greeley's advice. At least he urges young men to go to Cuba and raise sugar cane and lots of It | A New York spellbinder has named Woolley, the prohibition candidate, *‘the cash register.” The answer is, ‘‘because he s tho bartender's worst enemy.' The late Charles Dudley Warner was the one honorary vice president of the Egypt exploration fund, whose American branch bas its office fn Boston, with Rev. Wil- liam C. Winslow as vice president and | honorary secretary. Mr. Warner took too much practical Interest in the explorations. Librarian Putnam has abolished the cus- tom of permitting persons of well known cbaracter and unquestioned position occa- slonally to take books from the congres- slonal library after making a deposit as a precaution against accident. Mr. Putnam 8 that there have been no abuses of the custom, but he thinks the absence of all risk the safer plan, When the late General Palmer was a member of the Springfield (I11.) Board of Education some years ago he brought about the abolition of separate schools for white and colored children. By way of answer to the storm of bitter opposition and criti- cism to which that action ve rise the general withdrew his own daughters from the private school which they had been attending and sent them to a public school in which the larger number of the pupils in attendance were negroes. Colonel George P. McLean, whose death in Philadelphia I8 announced, entered the army &t the outbreak of the civil war as major in the Twenty-second Pennsylvania volunteers and soon afterward became colo- nel of the Eighty-elghth Pennsylvania vol- unteers. He served as military governor of Alexandria, Va., and after active service on the Potomac, the Rappahaunock and at Cedar mountain he was mustered out. He then organized the One Hundred and Eighty-third regiment, Pennsylvania vol- unteers, and fought with this command through the Wilderness campaixn and was mustered out finally in 1865, since which time he had held office under the Phila- delphia collector of customs and other fed- eral appointments, until failing health forced his retirement. MYTHICAL SILENT VOTE, Not as Mysterious a Political Factor as Some Belleve, Boston Herald. Party adherents sometimes leave their party, and independents make choice of one party or another in our elections, but it 18 a mistake to suppose their action is out of the popular vision any more than is that of the bulk of party followers. Their action fs & part of the presidential canvass; Its effect is as much estimated in it s are its other features. It was well known in advance that independents were been, until quite recently, living a sort of double political life. His intimate ac- qualntances have supposed, erronecusly it now appears, that he had always been a rock-ribbed democrat who doubted if any- body could be quite certain of eternal sal- vation unless he voted the democratic ticket. The contrary must be true, how ever, for the World-Herald says so in the followlog, taken from its lssue of October 12: “Obliged to be a Democrat. Pat Stan- ton Leaves the Republican Party. Knows About the Miners. Pat Stanton, one of the leading citizens of Tilden, was in town last evening to hear Bourke Cockran. Mr Stanton says he has been a republican all his life, but the time has come for a part- ing of the ways. He w reared in the Pennsylvania coal flelds and knows the conditions of the miners. He s convinced that Bryan is the only hope for the labor- ing man. The whole Stanton family s in the same fix.”" The republicans of Jefterson precinct scknowledge the right of Pat to " server as to what to vote for Cleveland in 1884; it was well known in advance that independents were to vote for McKinley in 1896; we may add that it s well known that independents are to vote for McKinley this year. Some of them are to vote for Bryan also, But the intentions of neither are concealed to an extent that should mislead the ob- are llkely to be the proportions in the case. The truth of the political situation as It 1s apparent 18 that the republican party is better united in the support of McKinley than the demo- cratic party 1s in support of Bryan, and that the republican party is, in the nature of things, aside from this the stronger party. It i3 that which is carrylng the election for McKinley, and no sagaclous political observer can fail to recognize that such is the condition of affairs. There is mothing unknown or mysterious in the political world that is at all likely to re- the wise | weuld | | would COMMENTS 0N 3 JOINT DEBA Hastings Tribune: Edward Rosewater has proven in his detates with Hitcheock that he 1s a good sound thinker and perfectly capable of holding his own with the very best of them Wayne Herald: In the joint debate be tween Edward Rosewster of The Bee and G. M. Hitcheock of the World-Herald, at | Omaha and Lincoln, Mr. Rosewater scoms to | have had decidedly the best end of it McCook Tribune: In his debate with Bdi tor Hitehcock Editor Rosewater has proven himself to be a master of logic, reasoning | and facts and short on the tricks and ef- fervescence of oratory. His appeals have been to reason and not to passion or | prejudice. | Juniata Herald: The great debate between B. Rosewater of The Omaba Bee and Gilbert M. Hitchcock of the Omaha World-Herald is creating considerable interest. Both speakers are going into it exhaustively, but o0 far Mr. Rosewater scems to be ahead, as he largely has the advantage in having the best arguments to advocate. Friend Telegraph: In the debate between | Hon. Edward Rosewater and G. M. Hitch- cock Mr. Rosewater has shown himself the clearest debater and from the start he has taken the lead. Unquestionably Mr. Rose- water has had the bes of the argument from etart to finish and it is evident that as thinker and who expresses his Ideas Mr. Rosewater has no peer in this clearly state Chadron Journal: K. Rosewater, editor ot The Omaha Bee, in his series of debates with Gilbert Hitcheocek of the World-Herald had by far the Lest of it all the way through | Mr. Rosewater's ready fund of knowledge | concerning men and things and his long ex- [ pertence in politics give him all the mate rial he needs to answer questions or pro- pound others to his opponent unanswerabls and confounding ‘ Wisner Free Press: A perusal of the re port of the Rosewater-Hitchcock debate evinces that Mr. Rorcwater ably sustalued | the republican eide. Unlike his opponent ha evaded nothing and upheld the position ot | the republican party in a masterly manner | He made it plain that the rant, the wailing and the crocodile tears ever the Filipines l'is onlv to mask free silver. free trade and | the other iniguities of the Chicago-Kansas City platform. His argument was plaln aod convineing | Neligh Leader: Hon E Omaba has recelved many complimentary | notices from republicans for the logical character of his arguments in the jolnt de bate which has been In progress between bim and Mr. Hiteheock, the editor of the | World-Herald. Mr. Rosewater {8 gaining in | the estimation of republicans and should Douglas county, under his management of | the campaign, roll up a substantial majority for the ticket there will be nothing too good | for him at the bands of the party, not even a United States senatorship for a Christmas | Bift Grand Island Independent: In the Rose- water-Hitcheock debate Saturday Mr. Rosewater scored a telling point when Mr. Hitcheock defined the policy of the demo- crats to protect Aguinaldo and his-to-be government with the army and pavy in lieu of “governing them without their consent,” and when subsequently Rosewater de- manded to know, granting for the moment that Aguinaldo and his bandits represented the Filipinos, when and where the democ- racy had secured Aguinaldo's consent to the protectorate, without which consent democracy could, according to its own policy, not proceed. Norfolk News: The first Rosewater- Hiteheock debate was held before a large audience in Omaha Saturday night and each speaker recelved liberal applause from those assembled. Viewed in an impartial munner Mr. Rosewater had the best of it in logle and good, sound, sensible argu- ment. Mr. Hitchcock's strength lles in his oratorical ability and his talk might prove more pleasing to the audience at the time, but would scarcely bear the 1ight of thought and investigation that Mr. Rosewater's Mr. Hitchcock is not so much to blame, however, as the issues of his party contain little logle, but are appeals to the prejudices and passions of the people. One discussion will stick while the other will melt awny in a mist of glittering generali- tes. Rosewater of LAUGHING LINES, Chicago Record: T must ha getting old." What makes you think so? “Younger men have begun complimenting me on belng spry.’ Detrolt Journal: The Goddess Athena—I aprang full panoplted from the head of Zeus! The Goddess Hera—Full panoplled! Why, child, every stitch you had on could be put in one small trunk Detroit Free Press: The Recording Angel asked for an assistant “What I8 the matter now?" demanded 8t. Peter. “Well, the campalgn llars have got into action, you know Whereupon St. Peter gave him two. Detroit Journal Shall 1 order up a col- umn of troops’ asked the mandarin A stickful I8 amply sufficient,” gibbered the Emperor Kwang Su, Belng of weak mind hix majesty deemed this jest sufficient not only to' manifest his contempt of the foe, but l{kewise to bolster up the grotesque pretense that the Chinese originated the art of printing. Philadelphia Press: “It's acandalous tha way the bearded lady is drinkini adays,” sald the Wild Man m “I should think he'd be afrald of d tremens.” g “Oh, no! he considers himself safe, re plied ‘the Living Bkeleton “He's married to the Snake Charmer, you know." Chicago Post: “I am a great stickler for my rights,” he said. "I always Insist upon having and keeping what is mine The hurlcsque actress who her . third matrimor venture doubtful “In some cases.' would be less difficult divorce courts.” Philadelphia Press: I understand old Delahanty's favorite grandson, to whom he Joft all his money, has erected a fine moniu- ment to the old man's memory. Yes, and the inscription”on it reads: Erected 1o the memory of Patrick Jeremy Delahanty, by his grandson and namesake, p. Jerome De La Hantay, Esq.’ makin looke: she suggested, “that it there were 10 Detrolt Journal: *“Oh, how beautiful she 18! cried Marte. “Hut very likely she {8 a wicked adven turess,” urged Kathryn, “and then, who knows but she fs padded Marie looked up, wistfully. “How I wish I had your faculty for loo ing always on the bright slde of things she exclaimed, heaving a great sigh. Washington Star: "I am afraid our Fill pino citizens are a lttle disappointed in o utin't. he surprined “I shouldn't be surpi who s llved In "the weat. "‘Maybe they got the idea from our noble red men that the principal features of civilization are firewater and rations. Pl ROORBACK IN ACTION. sald the man 1 Am The Campaign Roorback, With a big “R." Annually before 1 rush forth Upon the unwary. 1 frighten - The "'timid voter, And the man Who “wants to be on th Is my chosen prey. I predict That there will be A landslide And all those Who do not vote As [ wish them to Will be caught therein The democratic candidate Will be elected by acclamation, And the republicans Are colonizing voters ‘And are buying votes ethroned e election 1e winning side” Liberty {8 Heware! BEWARE!! verse that apparent decision In the repub- lican tavor. ‘BEWAIIE!H