Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 3, 1900, Page 4

4 e ———————————————————————————————eee et et - THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THE _©OMAHA DAILY BEE E. ROSEWATER, Editor. “PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. " TERMS OF BUBACRIPTION y Bee (without Sunday), One Year. ee and sunday, One Yeal C r ally llustrated Bes, One ar unday Bes Ohe Year. aturday Bee, One Year eekly Bee, One Year ok OFFIC! aha: The Bee Building, L4 maha; City Van®sunaing, Twen- fih and N reets, uncil Blafra: 19 Pear] Street. Chicago: 164y Unity Bullding. ew York: Temple Court. ashington: i Fourteenth Street. Bloux Clty: 611 Park Street CORRESPONDENCE, Communieations reiating to news and edi- forial matter shou.d ve addressed: Omaha 2 Editorial Department. BUBINESS LETTERS. Iness letters and remictances ¢hou be addressed; The Bee Publlshing . pany, Omaha. s ds REMITTANCES. ) emit by draft, express or stal order. goyable to The fade “Bublishing Company nly 2 accepted in payment . f 5‘ e HE“ erluv;'u xnnm;«l et-:"ltm" r Eastern exchanges, nut a ed. THE Hoe PO SOMPRRY BTATEMENT OF CIRf t Nobraska, Douglas County, s, B. Tzschick, secretary of The Hee Company, being duly sworn the actual number of full an coples of The Dally, Morning. and Bunday Eee printed during the of November, 1000, was as follows: 0 16 EBENRRERR Less unsold and returned coples. Net total sales 1,481 Net daily average, ””'36.447 GEO. B. TZBCHUCK. Bubscribed In my presence and sworn to fore me this 1st d-;’-“nfupmb-r A D. Good morning, Mr. how do you do today? Congress, Speaker Henderson continues to do business at the same old stand. —— The officlal canvass of the vote for president In Nebraska moakes Mec- Kinley's majority 7,822, Paste this in your hat. According to President Kruger's train schedule of his journey to Hol- land, the longest way around is the shortest way home. The auditorium fund Is hovering at the $100,000 mark. When it gets to the $200,000 mark it will furnish a good ex- cuse for a grand jubllation. Judge Gordon will have the privilege of carrylng his woes up to the supreme court. The court of public opinion, how- ever, has already given a final adjudica- tion of his case. The naval cadets have outdone thé West Pointers on the foot ball grid- fron. The navy Insists on sharing first honors with the army JMnice its bril. Uant feats in the war with Spain. A 17 per cent increase in the weekly clearings ' exhibit 1is evidemce that Omaha's business establishments are prospering which go right along expand- ing without reference to passing condi- tions. THE MEETING UF CONGRESS. The second and short session of the Fifty-sixth congress begins today. There s a good deal of work, some of it urgent, already cut out for it, but as to how much will be accomplished there Is diversity of opinfon. The most pressing watter 1s army legisla- tlon. Under existing law the term of service of the volunteers in the Philip- pines expires at the end of next June, only seven months hence, and provision must be made for replacing them. There are several propositions that will receive the consideration of con- gress nnd as now Indicated the one most likely to prevail 1s that of the War department, which provides for a regular force with a maximum of 100, 000 and a minimum of balf that num- ber. As there is some republican oppo- sition to this plan, however, a compro- mise 1s possible. There will have to be legislation for the navy, but It is by no means certain that the very lib- eral program of the naval authorities will be carried out. The acting chalr- man of the house committee on naval affairs, Representative Foss of Illinois, while favorable to the Increase of the navy, thinks there should not be ex- hibited too much haste in that direc- tlon. He takes the view that we are making satisfactory progress in the construction of ships and must ot lose sight of the fact that the building of war vessels and thelr maintenance requires large expenditures, He there- fore belleves in pursuing a conservative policy, so that the burden of taxation may not become too great. There Is promised a reduction of taxa tlon under the army revenue bill, the sub-committee of the ways and means committee haviug prepared a measure which provides for cutting off about $30,000,000. This measure, however, if it shall be adopted by the house, will undoubtedly be radically changed by the senate finance committee, the chair- man of which, Senator Aldrich, thinks that such radical reductions in the present war revenues should be made as will render It unnecessary to enact further legislation of the same kind tor the next three or four years. It is sald that Senators Allison and Platt of the tinance committee hold substan- tlally the same views. The outlook for the passage of the ship subsidy bill 1s not altogether fa- vorable. There Is some republican op- position In the house, but it !s prob- able that the measure will pass that body. It is by no means certain, bow- ever, that it will pass the senate, since the opposition there may by dilatory tactics prevent action upon it. The fate of the Nicaragua canal bill ap- pears to depend largely upon what is done with the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, but the probabilities are favorable to its passage. Currency legislation may be proposed to remedy defects in the law pointed out by Becretary Gage, but it 18 more likely that this subject will be left for action by the stronger re- publi¢an congress thiat is to follow. As to Cuba and the Philippines the gen- eral opinion is that there will be no legislation at this session. There seems to be a quite general sentiwent in favor of economy in ap- propriations. Representative Bingham of Pennsylvanla, a member of the committee on appropriations, declares that every effort will be made to cut down estimates to the lowest possible figures and that this will apply to all Kansas Olty marksmen carried away the palm from our home competitors, but they had a good run for thelr money, Omaha will be ready at any time for a return engagement to even up the score. —————— Bulleting from the sickbed of the czar Inform the public that be is living on a diet of beef extract and milk. If he wants the best and most nourish- ing beef he should place his order with the American meat packers, The coming legislature will have ita usual pumber of seat contests. Had the fusionists curried the legisla- ture there would have been an equal, if mot greater, number of contests, calcu- lated to increase the fusion majority. Lincoln i8 preparing to welcome the restoration of republican control of the state government by a grand inaugural ball, to be held In Its auditorium, - It has been some time since Nebraska has boasted the luxury of a real inaugural ball, Loundon is eomplaining that the price of foedstuffs has gone up as a result of the Pouth African war. America is able to replenish the British food sup- the money bllls for which the com- mittee on appropriations is respon- sible. . E— FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE. The most lmportant committee of the United States senate at this time is the committee on roreign relations, of which the late Scnator Davis was chalrman. Who will succeed to the chairmanship Is consequently a ques- tion of no little Interest. ) The republican wembers of the com- ‘wittee, o the Order of thelr stand- ing, are: Senator Frye of Mal Sena tor Cullom of Illinols, Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, Senator Clark of Wyomlng, Senator Foraker of Ohlo and Senator Wolcoft of Colorado. Ordina- rily the succession would fall to Sena- tor Frye, but as he is president pro tem of the senate and performing the duties of vice president, be probably will not succeed Davis. Senator Cullom is chalrman of the interstate commerce committee and it is thought will be satisfled with that. 1le has not wani- fested any conspicuous interest in our foreign relations and very likely has not made such careful study of them as would be necessary to fit him for the chairmanship of the foreign relations ply on demand, the only conditlon precedent belng the payment of the prevalling market price. —_— Governor Poynter 1§ making an ex- pedition to Colorado to fix up private Business affairs, ostensibly, In the form of mining property Investments. The governor might wait until his engagement with the people of Ne- braska has been terminated. — The Omaba Bryanite organ recalls Barnum’s remark about the plenitude of fools and fifty-cent pleces in connection with the announcement that Sara Bern- hardt 1s to recelve $1,000 for each per- formance In America. What about Mr, Bryan's famous lecture engagement at $500 per lecture? S=—r——— The demand for poor relief upon the county and other puvtic and private charities 13 less than usual for several years past at this season. People who have opportunity to support themselves do not require outslde assistance. It s to be hoped the same conditions will continue throughout the winter, CEE——— Omaba's public library is exhibiting evidences of the same quickening which 1s visible in all actlvities In the com- munity, particularly along the lines of culture and education. When the people attend lecture courses, study clubs and concerts they will also read Instructive books, This I8 the way the Increased patronage of the library s to be ex [} committee. would be a worthy successor to the late chalrman. The New York Sun says of him: “Senator Lodge has nearly a full term before him., His previous service on the committee on foreign relations has strengthened by experience his natural aptitude for that special post. His energy is equal to his talent. His familiarity with the {m- portant questions which will concern the committee at the approaching ses- slon s excelled by thav of no man in public life” It may be that the able and scholarly Massachasetts senator is not so thoroughly famillar with our toralgn'relaflon- as was the late Sena- tor Davle, but it 1s not to be doubted that he is the best equipped man for the successlon and republicans gen- erally would be glad to sce him at the head of the foreign relations com- mittee, THE “PROFOUND IGNURANCE" PLEA. It would be amusing were It not pitiful to find the prinelpal organ of the state house fuslonlsts charging the loss of Nebraska by the so-called allled reform forces to the ‘“profound ignorance” of the voters. This is al- most as Insulting to the intelligence of the people as Mr. Bryan's explanation of his defent on the ground of the cor- ruption of voters who would otherwise have cast their ballots for him. An Senator Lodge is next in standing and | assertion that the republicans have been better provided with newspaper lNterature, more freely clreulated among the public than thelr oppo- nents, The truth is there is no foundation for this statement. Candor compels the admission that, taken altogether, since their ascendency in this state the fusionists in Nebraska have had the better country press organization and have waged a constant and consistent educational campaign which has not been fully matched by the republicans until the recent presidential contest. The republicans, as a rule, have failed to appreciate the value of the work done for the party by the re- publican newspapers and have been lacking In according that support to which these newspapers were justly entitled. Day in and day out, from one end of the year to the other, the re- publican press has upheld republican principles and carried out the work of political education on its own resources. Republicans, however, who expect it a8 a matter of course to respond to every call of the party, frequently glve preference to fusion newspaper literature to the extent of alding the enemy instead of centering a loyal sup- port on thelr own party organs. Nebraska has been redeemed, but It can only be kept In the republican column by dint of eternal vigllance and unremitting effort. The people have awakened out of thelr “profound g norance” by recognizing the beneficence of republican policies, and they must not be allowed to lapse back into the darkness that leaves them to grasp at fusion fakes aud fallacles. This can best be done by bullding up and strengthening the republican press of the state. An active, aggressive, In- telligent organization of republican newspapers will be one of the impor- tant factors in continued party suac- cess. e——— WORK FOR THE COMING LEGISLATURE. The Nebraska legislature that will con- vene on New Year's day has a task and responsibility greater than any that have devolved on any body of lawmakers in this state. Quite apart from the far- reaching lssue involved in the election of two men to represent Nebraska in the United States senate, the coming legislature will be called upon to wrestle with problems that will tax the capacity of the ablest minds in 1ts membership. Under the constitution it becomes the sworn duty of the coming legislature to re-district the state for congressional and legislative representation, and Inciden- tally it may also reorganize the judicial districts It I8 a matter of history that the legislature of 1801, which was to have made the apportionment under the census of 1590, failed to dis- charge that duty. The constitution ex- pressly forbids the making of legislative apportionment except by -that immedi- ately following the taking of a national or state census. As no state census was taken in 1895, we still remaln under the apportionment made thirteen years ago based on the state census of 1885, Next in importance will be the re- vision of the revenue laws elither directly or through a commission such as has been resorted to In fowa and other states. Our existing revenue system is a rellc of the past, seriously defective In many important particulars. The legislature will be called on also to provide for constitutional revision elther by amendments or a.convention. All parties agree that the constitution of 1875 is a strait jacket that hampers the development of the state and pre- vents an efficient and economic admin- istration of the various branches of state government. The management of the different state institutions and the care and keeping of their inmates will take up thelr share of legislative attention. As the direct con- sequence of the new census will come the reconstruction of the laws providing for the government of countles and citles. And last, but/not least, the patch- ing up of holes that have been knocked iuto various important pleces of legisla- tion by supreme court decisions, Includ- ing irrigation, Insurance, corporate regu- lation and labor reform. It is safe to predict \bat the coming Nebraska legislature will have its hands full of work affecting all classes, and its sesslon will be watched with Interest from start to finish. Report has it that the telephone will be substituted for the telegraph in all the operating business along the North- ern Paclfic rallroad. The telephone would supplant the telegraph in a great many lines of business to a far greater extent than It has done were not the telephone and telegraph monopolles working under an agreement to keep out of euch other’s territory. If the telephone companles employed stenographers to recelve messages and reduce them to writing for delivery to non-subscribers at all prineipal traffic points the tele- graph companies would have to part with a large percentage of thelr busi- ness, —_— The stories of contemplated Boer {m- migration to the United States ave being renewed with more serlousness than originally. 1In all probability the opening of spring wil) find several large parties of Boers settling in this country and forming the basls of Boer communities. The United States 18 always ready to welcome Industrious and frugal immigrants who desire to aseimilate with our population. Ne- braska has plenty of room for additional immigration and will be glad to be among the states favored by Boer set- tlers. — The arrival of General Lee to take command of the Department of the Mis- sourl will complete the staff of depart- mental officers for the first time since the outbreak of the war with Spaln. This department is one of the most im- portant among our military divisions, exceptiug only thote \n the new posses- slous at present under military rule, and it will resume its old position as soon tteropt 18 made also to boleter up the plea of “profound ignorance” by the | peace basis - n & < [ G L l“ the country Is entirely mn‘, to a | of which must prove prejudicial @ersessctescsossosscsccccced SPLENDID AND TELLING. Boemer Times. One of the United States sena- tors to be elected during the ses- wlon of the legislature should be Edward Rosewater of The Omaha Bee. Mr. Rosewater and The Bee did some splendid and telling work for the republican ticket at the late election and it is nothing more than right that he should recelve his reward by giving him the senatorship. Y l eeececes Century Phenomenon. Buffalo Bxpress. That this 1s a phenomenal year i fur- thor demonstrated by the fact that an- other American girl who is to marry a for- elgn nobleman fs not an heiress A Rald on the Cemetery. Washington Post. The appointment of Hon. Charles A. Towne to that vacant senatorial seat would be the most unapproving thing Gov- ernor Lind could do. It would but empha- #ize the fact that the free silver leaders bave to resort to political grave robbery in order to get into office. eeme— Can't Lose “the Peer Globe-Democrat, Senator Allen of Nebraska says Bryan will be nominated fn 1904. Alien, as a pop- ullst, ntaurally clings to Bryan. The latter pel g0 belongs to the populistic end of the democtacy and this Is the reason why there s a rovolt against him at preeent among the party's conservative element. Nebraska, however, Is 4 bad place to start @ boom for Bryan in 1904, Nebraska has just turned Bryan down by & good-sized ma- Jority. Vivitylng Toneh of Unecle, Detroft Journal. The touch of Uncle S8am's political hand seems to have had a vivifying effect upon the Hawalian islands. Not only has trade been greatly stimulated, but a larger num ber has been added to their population in the last four yi than in-the previous. ten years. There are more people in these fa- lands now than at any other time since they were known to civilization and three times 88 many as there were at the period of their greatest depression In 1872, A Board of Control. J. Sterling Morton's Conservative. The charitable and educational institu- ticns of Nebraska must cease to be the playthings of practical politics. The laws #hould be revised and so amended that each establishment may be go of trustees, who shall be named to senate and confirmed by that body. trustees should be mnon-partisan. should be selected because of character and adaption to the duties of the place. They should have free power to employ and to discharge all employes. With such a system, scandal Boston Tranacript. In a broad way the improvement of the military situation in the'Philippines is de- pendent to some degree om the improve- ment of the civil situation. Let thore be once established in « few given distriots civil order promoting great business ac- tivity and the people of the islands wiil want to share in the prosperity they see within the limits. Bir Andrew Clarke says that Orientals prefer wearing silk to going clothed In cotton and there grea of information peace of the: pines must be con- quered by eivll fule co-operating with mili- tary force. Neither alone or acting In- dependent of the other can attain it. SHEFFIELD SHIPPERS KICK. R Enforced by Consul Cause a Ferment. London Ironmonger, Nov. 10, Major Church Howe, the newly-appointed United States consul for Shefeld, has sig- nalized hi Tival by a course of action which has set the manufacturers of that city by the ears. The consul requires manu- facturers not only to declare that the mar- ket value of goods involced for shipment to the United States is the true value, but he also requires full particulars to be given of the cost of production and of the profit made by the producer. There can be lit- tle doubt that the information thus ob- tained will be of the utmost value to rival manufacturers across the Atlantic. It is stated that the consul {s within his rights in demanding this information, the giving to the ShefMeld manufacturer. The Shefeld Cham- ber of Commerce are taking the matter up, but it 18 not easy to understand how any- thing effective be done in the event of the consul persisting in his attitude. On November 6 a deputation of Shefeld manu- facturers waited upon Major Howe relative to the demands made upon them. The deputation was received in a very friendly manner and Major Howe explained that he bad the matter under consideration, P —— SOME DETAILS OF THE VOTE, Bryantsm Spurned Everywhere by Increased P 1th Kansas City Btar, The official count of the vote of the few slates that have reported shows several in- Lerosting features. One of these is that in Nebraska the Bryan electors received 134 more votes than Dletrich, the republican candidate for governor, who was elected. About 8,000 persous voted for president in the gtate who falled to indicate their cholce for governor. 1t had been expected that Poynter's lack of popularity would make him run behind Bryan, so that the an- nouncement that the presidentlal candidate was defeated by 7,000 votes, while the fu- sion candidate for governor was beaten by & margin of less than 1,000, created sur- prise. The oficial count, however, shows that Poynter ran 1,000 behind the national ticket, as had been predicted. Outslde of Nebraska the outcome w: merically far more disastrous to Mr. an, On unofficial returns It Is calculated that, in the six states of New York, Michigan, In- diana, Illinols, Kansas and Miunesota, his pluralities fell behind those of the demo- cratic candidates for governor by more (lsn 150,000 votes. In Kansas, where 4,400 of those who cast their ballot for president failed to vote for governor, Breidenthal ran 8,000 ahead of Bryan. In Indiana Bryan ran 7,000 votes behind the democratic candidate for governor; In Michigan, 20,000; in Min- nesota 566,000 and in Illinols, 18,000, while McKinley's plurality In the last state was 33,000 above Yates'. Ohlo, which showed a defection of 106,000 votes for “‘Golden Rule" Jones~last year in the state election, re- turned to its normal condition and gave only 80,000 to the various minor parties, in- cluding soclalists and prohibitionists. Mec- Kinley galned 18,000 votes there over the results of 1896, Maryland is a curlous in- stance of & southern state returning a solld republican congressional delegation. Mas- chusetts, almost as strongly republican by tradition as Maryland Is democratic, sends three democrals to CODEress. The state results all point to the in- avallability ot Mr. Bryan as a candidate for a third nomination. The fact that the republicans made.gains in the house as well as in the electoral college can be no con- solation to him. The result of the comgres- sional elections simply showed (hat the people wanted congress to uphold the flag and the policy of expansion. The outcome in the state balloting showed that thou sands of democrats. refused to vote for the Bead of ‘the pational tickets MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1900, FUSION PRESS ON FAKE CONTEST, Dixon Tribune (pop.): C. H. Dietrich has violated the law in his campaign for governor. He knew it when he did so He 1s not legally entitled to the office to which he was elected. A law 18 placed upon the statute books to be obeyed and enforced. Governor Poynter should hold his office “until his successor is elected and qualified.” Alblan Argus (pop.): While Mr. Dietrich may be gulity of furnishing lots of beer, some banquets and other violations of the anti-corruption law, in our opinion, we Ao not think he need worry much about being barred from his office. The consclence of the American people is not very tender on the point of violating the law, per se, and in this case no one has enough personal Interest in the matter to prosecute it. Springfleld Monitor (dem. Just because Mr. Dietrich took pity on the middle-of-the- road pops during the late campaign and kave the Omaha manager $26 to help out o banquet, the fusionists in certain quarters are saylrg all manner of mean things about our next governor violating the election law, and even talking of contesting his right to the office. The matter, if It is intended seriously, should be dropped, as there is no earthly show of convicting Mr. Dietrich, and It would only kick up a big muss for nothing. While this contribution of Ne- braska's next govervor looks rather bad, yet when you come to sift things down, lots could be found in political campaigns that 1s not Intended for the closest scrutiny. Dietrich used poor judgment in bestowing his cash. It would have been much better had he contributed the $26 to some mews- paper man. Kearney Democrat: The Omaha World- Herald and a Lincoln evening paper have ralsed a cry over the fact that Governor Dietrich certified in his expense 'report that he bad given $25 to someone for & barbecue, or for tickets to seats to a din- ner, and these papers would have it appear that Mr. Dietrich has committed an oftense which makes him fneligible to the office fo which he has been elected. This is only en attempt to make It appear that there is ground for a contest. We do not believe that the law of 1899 has been violated in this instance. The barbecue or dinuer was never given, and had it been given the effect would have been the same because Mr. Dietrich was not glving an “entertain- fa the law, but simply purchased tickets to a dinner given by somebody else. No one will deny that he had a right to buy a ticket to a theater, but he had no right to buy a theater and give it to the electors. St. Paul Phonograph (pop.): We are not wholly sure that the proposal to contest the seating of Governor-elect Dietrich on the ground of his violation of the election laws Is the proper thing for the fusion managt to do. If left to us we would say no. The republicans have won ¢n the face of the re- turns, and let the opposition abide by the result. Certalnly we are in favor of en- forcing the The law is just and right. But we are opposed to a partlal enforce- ment, to making one man the scapegoat, especlally under circumstances where the motive would resemble p: n vindlctive- ness ratkter than zeal for the law. We have no taste for Dietrich’'s beer and sauerkraut, nor for the roast ox he conferred upon Morearty. But the difference between him and & number of others seems merely to lle In the frankness of his confession. If there can be a general movement for a general punishment of offenders of this law a move- ment relieved of color of partisan pique, we say—all right. Columbus Telegram (dem.): Chairman Edmisten of the people's independent sta commfttee is quoted as saying that would be taken to prevent Governor-elect Dietrich from assuming the duties of gov- ernor on the grounds that he had violated the ‘“‘corrupt practices” law and was ther. fore ineligible to the office at the time of his eloction. As a matter of fact the “cor- rupt practic law fails completely to remedy the evils for which it was enacted all candidates to commit perjury when they file their expense accounts. In the matter complained of Governor-elect Diet- rich has a decided advantage over numer- ous ot! candidates, both successful and unsuccessful, in that he has refused to commit perjury and has truthfully ac- counted for money expended to secure his election. If all the fool laws passed by the Nebraska legislature were strictly en- forced a large majority of the men who have taken any considerable interest in politics would be serving long-time sen- tences in the state penitentiary. David City Press (dem.): There I8 a good deal of talk in the papers to the effect that Governor-elect, Dietrich has forfeited his right to the office by disregarding the anti- bribery law. The Press has no sympathy with a contest on these grounds. Governor Dietrich had 800 majority in a total vote of 249,000, and those who supported him knew perfectly well the kind of a man he is. To Mr. Dietrich and the men who supported him a little thing like bribery cuts no fig- ure, To attempt to deprive him of what he and his friends bought and pald for would create anarchy In this state. When the rallroads imported 10,000 voting cattle into this bailiwick they did it becau: they wanted Dietrich for governor and a legis ture they can control. There is no senti- ment in the republican party against bribery—aye, or even murder, it it insures success, and Kentucky's recent republican vote shows it. So long the republican party revolts at no crime thac wins it suc- cess, to contest Deitrich’s right to his seat because he bought up a few political prosti- tutes like Morearty of Omah man 80 dead to shame that he makes oath that he was bought for $2G, would be accepted by every republican as a demo-pop effort to hold on to the cffice. Republ will fight Just as bard for Charles H. Dietrich, con- fessed bribe-giver (after the other fellow ‘“‘peached”), as they would for the most perfect Christian gentleman who ever trod the soll of Nebraska. Let Governor Poyn- ler step down when Inauguratioan time comes like a manly man, with the knowl- edge that his administration has been honest, clean and respectable, PERSONAL POINTERS, A woman in a Chicago church cholr had an encounter with a mouse and came out victor without a single scream. Controller Coler says that the total debt ot New York City is larger than the ag- g1epute state debts of all the states in the urlon. A Chicago doctor offers $3 a square inch for healthy human skin for grafting pur- poses. This will glve many a man a value which he never had before. Thirteen years ago the entire cost of cleaning the streets and removing garbage and ashes in Philadelphia was $315,000. It had advanced to $927,889 In 1900 and may go 200,000 higher in 1901, Thomas A. Edison's middle name {s Alva, which Is little known to most people. He Is of Dutch origin and the founder of the American family, John Edison, came to this country in 1737 and became a banker fn New York. 80 highly do the Chinese think of General Grant that on every Thanksglving day the Chinese minister at Washington journeys to New York and places a wreath of flowers on the tomb of Grant and does it in the name of the emperor of China. An Indlanapolis alderman has been con- victed of soliciting & bribe. The melancholy incident lends force to a suggestion, com- ing from the same quarter, that lobbyls hould be required to wear uniforms. In the formative stage of legislation it le tportant to know who's who, MORALIZING ON RESULT, STILL Holdrege Progress (pop.): Now that the election is over and the result generally known two questions which naturally pro pound themselves to the popullsts, particu- larly here in Nebraska, are "‘Where are we at?" and “What of the future?’ or what course shall the populist party pursue in the future. That the fusion policy—main- talolng three distinct party organization the populist, free silver democrat and free silver republican, when all three were ad- vocating the same principles and striving for the same end—has outlived its useful- 0ess, no fair-minded man will deay. It accomplished its purpose fn this state when It purged the state house of the public thioves which held control during the last years of republican regime. Instead of a reorganization of the allled forces under one head when that reform was accom- plished, however, the tripartite was con- tinued by the politiclans and party leaders untll November 6 last, when we reaped the whirlwind and the spoifs hunters must now admit that they have actually come up agalnst the real thing. Now, what Is to bo done? Take another dose of fusion? Nay! The eastern extremity has so contam- Inated the body of Bryan democracy that the name democrat has become a nauseat- ing stench to the whole reform element Another campalgn on the fusion basis of the contest just ended can but add to the wreck already sustained. So far as the Prog- ross {s concerned It Is done with and will not uspport the fusion policy during another campalgn under its present editorial man- agoment. To coutinue such w policy not only courts ignominious defeat, but is akin to political prostitution in view of the re- sult of tusion in Nebraska. The only hope tho Progress sees for the enactment of ponulist principles into law s a comple reorganization of the reform elements under one head and under a new name. Call it popullst, democrat, socialist or what not. Grand Island Democrat: Thanksgiving, ab, yes, this 1s Thanksgiving day, but wherefor shall a poor democratic editor rejoice and be exceeding glad? Why should he, of all men, make a joyful noise unto the Lord? When he sees the forces of evil triumphant, when he sees the gentle gospel of the Son of God supplanted by the mes- @ of the Gatling gun why should he glve thanks? It Is not enough to arouse gratitude to know that he is alive. Lite under some circumstances Is ecarcely worth the llving, while it the preachers tell us true staying in this world of sin is cause for griet rather than joy and we should be thankful rather for release from an earth full of republicans and sinners. But the plcture is not all dark. There are still some spots of brightness where the sunshine of gladness lightens our clouds of gloom. We are not in power, therefore we have no offices to divide among the hungry. We have no patronage to distribute, therefore we are free ‘rom the fawning of the licke spittles who would willingly barter thelr souls for the crumbs that fall from the official tables. We have not been called upon to attend to the business of the pub- lie, therefore we have all the more time to attend to our own. We have not been selected to make the laws that govern our country, therefore: we are mnot charged with any responsibility save that of good citizens. to furnish full dinner palls, therefore we will not be execrated for promises unful- filled. Yes, we can still be thankful as we sit facing a fat turkey and lift our hearts in pralse to the Giver of all good things; thankful that we are still the uncrowned soverelgns of the greatest country in the world instead of servants of an ungrateful people; thankful that our consclences are clear, having dellvered our message to a wi and parverse generation, even though that message -fell upon udheeding ears like the good seed that fell upon stony ground, or shall we not say rather upon dry ground, which needs but the coming of the rain to make it yleld an hundred fold? Thankful! T should say we are most thankful, if not for victory perched upon our banners, then for a most thorough temporary licking, which whets our appetite for the Thanks- glving in which we shall rejoice over triumphs achleved four years from now. THE LATE SENATOR DAVI Boston Globe: By his independence of mind, well as his abllity, Senator Davis gained respect popularity in no small degre e much missed in and out of the nation's capital. Senator Davis was only 62 years old at the time of his death, which was the result of an accident, and it will add to the general regret over the 10ss of such an able public servant that tricken down in the fullness of his Ciocinnati Commercial: Senator Davis was a born leader of men, not because he resorted to artifice to secure such domina- tion. Nature had fitted him for the task and endowed him richly with the gifts that demand homage, inspire respect and secure confidence. He loved his fellow man and gave his life to his country and its people. Indianapolis Press: Next to his country’s welfare, his own good name was dear to him, and he was one of the few senators of long standing to dle a poor man, as worldly riches go. The enduring wealth he ac- cumulated was the high esteem of all men he came in contact with, and the gratitude of the great republic he served so well. Philadelphla Record: Senator Davis was a recognized authority on questions affect- ing international law and regulations, and the Paris -treaty, which was largely his work, illustrates fairly his passion for jus- tice and his rare gift of clear, comprehen- slve and felicitous statement. His place in the federal senate and In the councils of the republican party will not be readily filled. New York Sun: His service is finished, only too soon. His Inspiring example re- mains. The nation will have suffered an immense loss if the patriotic faith that was Coshman Kellogg Davis’, and the resolute and resourceful determination to maintain the Monroe doctrine in letter and in spirit, should rot be equally strong in the case of his successor in the chalrmanship of for- elgn relations. Chicago Record: Whatever may be thought of his attitude on certain lssues now demanding attention, he was undoubt- edly sincere, and merely as a useful agent in throwing light upon little-understood phases of these quostions he was of lnes- timable valuo to the sepate. Never has there been a time when the natlon stood in greater need of Intelligent, broad-minded men of sincere convictions, positive char- acter and patriotic purpose. The wide- spread regret occasloned by the news of Mr. Davis' death will be all the greater in view of the fact that his solid qualities and high attainments must have stood the ocuntry in good stead at an fmportant stage in its development. Ex-Sepator Edmunds in Phlladelphla Ledger: “In the death of Cushman K. Davis the United States senate has lost one of its best members. He was a man of extraordinary ability, great quickness of perception and clearness of thought and statement. No senator was more indus- trious and attentive to all his duties. He was a great student of history in general and of the administrative workings of the government. To all these qualities he added that of an absolutely uprigat career, He would not tolerato or wink at any of the many Irregular methods that are so much resorted to to promote selfish interests of individuals, communities or states. Altogether, he was a model sena- tor, one of whom any state might well be proud, and one whose loss will be a heavy to the senate and to the country.” We have not made any contracts | O REQUIESCAT IN PACEM, Greeley Leader: Last Wednesday the su- preme court rendered a decision declaring the law providing for secretaries, etc., s unconstitutional and this will knock out the State Board of Transportation. This board seems to have been in distavor for a long time and {n fact we know of nothing it has done to better the general public. Weeping Water Republigan: The su- preme court has decided that the State Board of Transportation f{s unconstitue tonal and three secretarles with sala fes of $2,000 a year each will have to look for other jobs. The board has never dens any- thing except to draw ity sa'ary and the ex- pense to the state since the law passed has been $80,000. Its aboltshment fs the best thing our pop supreme court has done. Waterloo Gazette: The supreme court having killed the law creating the State Board of Transporiation the hungry re- publicans will have few offices to fight over unless the leglslature comes to the rescus with a new enactment. But it there's not a marked improvement over the old law, at least In its operation, the state will be just as well oft and dollars ahead In the treasury it we don't get a new board at all Beaver City Time The supreme court handed down a deeision declaring the 8'ate Board of Transportation was an unconstitu- tlonal body. It was knocked out on the grounds that the law did mot p both branches of the legisiature in due form. It s now up to a republican legisiature to do #omething along this line. We need a con- stitutional conventlon that propsr proviston may be made for ulating the ral'roads of this state. Let us have a new constitu fon. Springfleld Monitor: The law creating the State Board of Transportation has been knocked out by the supreme court and with it three secretaries who have been draw- ing §2,000 & year for doing practically noth- ing. During the existence of the board it has cost the state something Iike $80,000 in salaries alone. If there was only some way of getting that back witbout costing the state any more good money Nebraskans could feel happy, which they no doubt do with the decision of the court. The only ones to feel bad about it are those drawing the cash or those expected to. The coming legislature will try to pass some law along the same line the one declared vold by the court. GAINS IN THE WEST. and democratic states ppl the republicans have made remarkably large galns over 1896, Official returns from ffteen states, including six in the transmississippl reglon, glve McKinley a total of 3,636,122, agalnst 3,494,542 in 1896, and Bryan 2,921,719, against 2,037,306 in 1896. The republican galn in the fifteen states is 41,680 and the demo- cratic loss is 16,587, a net republican galn of 67,167. But the gain comes entirely from the states west of the Mississippl, as the following table shows: ~MocKinley— —Bryan— 1900, 1896, 1600. 1896, 351,913 363,667 14013 116,880 81142 1 Missourt Nebraska. Arkansas 83,087 10,208 M99 Totals .......588518 616,001 635,382 In every one of these six western excopt Oregon the republicaws largely in- crease their aggregate vote of four years go and there is & democratic loss in all. The net republican gain in Missouri s 20,- 907, in Nebraska, 21,388; In Arkansas, 36,- 349; In Oregon, 11,100; in Wyoming, 4,812, and in Utah, 63,178. The total republican gain In the six transmississippi states (hat have reported officially is 147,720, McKin- ley gaining 71,617 and Bryan loslng 76,- 112. The verdict of the men of the west on the issues of 19500 Is proof of the rapid rise of the tide of republicanism. - THE IMPORTANT FACTOR. Lelgh World, There 18 no use disgulsing the fact that The Omaha Bee was the important factor in bringing about the result of the eclection In Ne- braska. While The Bee is not always whnt everyone likes, It ought to b gratifylng to every republican i Nebraska to know that the state s where it belongs and they should place a portion of the credit where it belongs. - FLOATING FUN, regon . Wyoming Utah ... Detroit Journal: Strictly speaking, of se, & man can't be ready to die for two t girls without leading & double life. Washington Star: ‘*'Taln’ always easy,” sald Uncle Eben, “to te!l whether a ma runnin' ‘foh office is due to patriotism or fohce o' habit.” eat. nt the whole evening our children." Indianapolis Journal ‘I don't see how you can say foot b hyglenic; look at the men who get hurt!" “Well, look at the thousands of men who jump up and down and howl in the fresh alr without ever getting hurt at all.” Detroit Free Press: *I wonder,' lean man, “why the women alwi raving over men with curly hal “Tuh!" sald the fat man. “That sort of a chump Is more easily flattered.” 1d the are ‘Tribune: “Have ot n't you g yet?" asked the impatient cus- ' answered the beotblack, with all his might. I kin Chicago through tomer. “Purty near, polishing awa, see my finish Washington Star: ““What keeps some of us 80 pore,” sald Uncle Eben, “Is usin’ up our time 8 what we'd do ef we only had de mone: %o Post: “Why are you going to asked the friend from a distance, wuch & disgustingly poor rhood that we simply have to,” wis the rep! Why, we haven't found & soul with a felephone we can run in and use or a bleycle we can borrow,' Detroit Journal: “And there fs no new woman among you?' we exclalmed, quite aghast. ‘None!" answered the savages, with in- ite pathos. '"We eat without dishes, and there ‘are no dishes to be washed, whence I8 there to come the impulse to the higher life?" Chicago Post: “Ou this occasion, at Jeast,” remarked the casual reader, *Croker ining whit he preaches.” they asked. ‘g announced that ‘vice must tmmedlately packs his grip and Plain Dealer: u were playing foked boy amen with wicked boy amen those naughty children on the Babbath day! Tmust punish yon meverely," “Hut, mamma, those were the children of that man on the avenue that you sald made $1,000,000 Inst month." “Oh, well, don't let it happen again.” G OF PETTIGREW, Atchison Globe, Tell me, Mark, oh, tell me true, Hast thou knocked out Pettigrew? Yes, Billy, It In true, We'have defeated Pettigrew, Your joy 1 share with you, Whoop de do dee do! .Whwop de doodle do! Ax the figures show, we threw A fow Hooks into Pettigrew! “Why, you We ripped his flag In two, We -“fl_l-pfd his hullabaloo— o d rew The fangs from Pettigrow. The old, red white and Flles where it always A To the .:muoln Pettigrew. bl flow—