Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 23, 1901, Page 7

THE OMAHA DAILY RING CORN IS ACROBATIC Makes Bensational L that Excite Chi- oago and New York Markets, WHEAT, T0O0,COMMANDS MU CH ATTENTION { Bulls Claim that Being Ruined Spring an; Growth (s Some it ern Speculators Swallow the Bait, | NEW YORK, July 22 surrounded the corn ring was larger thau | usual this morning. Brekers with their | hands full of buying orders were constantly beaieged by messenger boys bringlog dis- | ~The crowd which | patches that told of continued hot, dry | weather all over the corn belt The bell | at 10:30 o'clock transformed this nervous | crowd of brokers into a erowd of excited men. To the gallery it looked like a ver itable bedlam. w8 coming In from the west told of advances in pri There Letng tew sellers, the price jumped rapidly en wheat was affected, and before the day was out robbed corn of its leading place and absorbed most of the interest. Thie double ‘market thing new on ‘Change anfl attiacted the attention of the floor. The bulls claimed that spring wheat was being rulned by ex- cessive heat and the publie, evidentiy be- lieving the reports to a considerable extent, sent in a stream of buying orders. Sep tember, which closed Saturday at 73% cents, | opened at 74% cents, and by noon was up to | 76 cents, The strain was heavy, but as orders kept coming prices kept rising until, before the close, 77% .cents was touched Then a reaction to 77% cents tollowed, | with a later curb rise to 77% cents, [For- elgn houses bought freely on French a count and cables were generally stroug and | higher. Coru, although opening 2 cents higher, at 60% cents for Beptember, kept right on Jumping throughout the day, until 6234 conts was reached. The close left traders | unsettied, CHICAGO, July 22 speculative was some- The grain markets | opened wild today. The intense heat of yesterday and the early reports showing the drauth unbroken created a heavy gen- eral demand, especially for corn and oats Corn for September delivery opened 2 to 4 cents higher at 07 to 69 cents; September oats 3 to 1% cents higher at 36% to| 371 cents, and September wheat % to 1% cents over Saturday's closing fgures The corn and oats pits were crowded with | excited traders. Buying orders were every- | where, but there was little for sale for some time. — | WILL APPLY UNION IDEAS | Omnha and South Omaha Will Prob- ably Unite in Labor Day Celebration, Mounday, Septem| 2, Labor day, will probably be celebrated jointly by the unions ot Omaba and South Omaha at Syn- dicate park. The committees of the Cen- tral Labor union of Omaha and the Trades and Labor assembly of South Omaha will meet to perfoct arrangements Friday even- ing and at that time committees will prob- ably be appointed to take up the - verious matters in relation to the festivities of the day. ’ The labor unions of South Omaha are pre- paring to erect a bullding in that ¢ity, and for this reason they desire,to make as g a showing on Labor day. as possible. Therefore, the Central Labor unlon of this city ~has consented to foin *the ‘Woutlern unfon on au equal footing as far as division of the receipts of the day Is concerned and have tacitly consented to go to South "Omaha to celebrate. The South Omaha unfon leased Sypdicate park some months ago for the day and have made some pre- liminary arrangements which will un- doubtedly be acquiesced in by Omaha. Coun- cll Bluffs unions were invited to join the celebration, but have intimated that they will observe the day at home. Great Scotch Shipbuilder, GLABGOW, July 22.—John Henderson, the well known shipbuilder of this city, is dead. Seasonable Fashions Woman's Funcy Blouse, No. 3882--To bui made with or without the fitted lining. | The blouse with the sailor collar s a marked and deserved avorite of the season In such a fancy form as this it is sulted both to the eatire costume and the odd bodice and Is eminently smart, as well as generally becoming. The original fs made of white loutsine silk, with trimming of narrow Persiun bands, shield and stock of cream Cluny lace, but all silks, wools and cotton materials are appropriate. The fourdation, or fitted lining, closes at | the center front. Oun it are arranged the | various parts of the blouse proper, which closes at the lett side beneath the box plait. The center front is tucked in groups for a | short distance, then allowed to fall free and form soft folds. The fronts proper aré Iaid In one box plait at each front edge, but otherwise are plain. The sailor collar is attached to the blouse and the shield Is arranged over the lining. The sleeves are in bishop style. When the lining is omitted the shield is attached to the waist beneath the collar, permanently to the right and buttoned to the left, and the waist is either gathered at the walst line or adjusted by means of tapes run through a casing Otherwise there Is no difference in the making. To cut this blouse for a woman of medium size 4% yards of material 21 inches wide, 3% yards 27 inches wide, 3 yards 32 inches wide, or 2l4 yurds 44 inches wide, wiil be required, with % vard of all-over lace. The pattern 3852 is cut In sizes for a 2, 84, 36, 38 and 40-inch bust measure For the accommodation of The Be readers these patterns, which usually retall At from 25 to 50 cents, will be furnished at & nominal price, 10 cents, which covers all expense. In order to get any pattern en close 10 cents, give number and name of pattern wanted and bust measure. Allow about ten days from date of your letter before beginning to look for the pattern. Address, Pattern Departmept, Omaba Be | moral | such glory in | who The State Press on the Bartley Parole St. Paul Phonograph (pop.): The most astounding symptom of the hour {s the edi- torfal o the Omaha World-Herald of Tues- day eulogistic of Governor Ravage for his Jail delivery and descriptive of Joo Bartley a8 a martyred angel! The very spectacle of the World-Herald flaunting to the peopls such tdeals §s enough to freeze confidence mankind. There is a paper with intelll- nee enough to advocate honesty and ju tice, and we had presumed that it possessed the Intelligence to measure the destructive energy of the depraved sentiments (so thoughtlessly, we will hope) thrown into that editorial. The whole article a condonation of crime and is morally cor- TUpting. The paper makes the deliberate €tatement that Bartley d4id not steal, but made mistakes. Even Bartley himselt could hardly muster the sublime gail to assert that balt militon tound tts way into his pocket through mistake. But the most re volting proposition is that the state should €ell morality for dollars, that Barley should secure immunity from punisbment by bribery with a part of the very moncy he has stolen from the state. It justice and y are to be colned into dollars what remains, then, too sacred to be turned into & commercial asset? Is there anythiog left? “The law was not intended so much 48 a punishment to the trunsgressor as it wias @ lesson to soctety is the only seneible statement in that column articl Aud yet the World-Herald insists that th slate should subsidize crime and pay a high premium for its commission. Here 1s a | Proposition to pay a man at the rate of | $100,000 for cach year that he stays in the pen. Should this be a terror to the hun- |dreds of politictans whose only consclence 16 the flash of the dollar! No, the gov- ernor has inflicted upon public morals a blow which cannot be recovered in this generation. And the World-Herald has un- done much of its prior splendid reform work by fts unaccountable prapk as a criminal lawyer. We cannot understand it—it stag Rers our senses when we contemplate the swift descent of our heloved Nebraska; Inlquity, such a leglslature, such a governor, and now such a World- Herald, coddling the very thing that Is the root sin of the rottenness we have to- gether been fighting. O'Neill Frontier (rep.): Why Bartley was given a twanty years' sentencs for embezzling halt a million of pubiic money, should be [iberated after serving only four years {s a query in a good many minds. The governor's explanation leaves people decidedly in the dark, but hie prons ses to spring'a secrdt that will satisty the taxpayers of Nebraska that paroling Bartley was a smart move. Whether this means that Bartley has a, plan whereby he can make his shortage good by belng Iiberated Is being guessed at. Democrats were active a year or more axo circiluting petitions for Bartley's release, but what the object was nobody ever scemed to know. While the people of the state wiil naturally look to Governor Savage for some satisfactory explanation, there is no doubt but that tne governors act will be fully justified. That Bartley was guilty of a great wrong therg.is no question, but that he has suftered retribution.commens surate with the iptent to crime there is neither no question. ' Norfolk News (rep.): Governor Savage clalms to have an object in paroling Bartley which he has pot made public and has im- posed conditions which may lengthen his parole .indefinitely, What the governor's ©oblect was and what the conditions im- posed mey be amply sufficient for his action and until these are known it may be unfaiy to offer cxiticism. . For some time It has D quite, generally believed that Bartley was made to suffer for the wrong- doing of others and that not he, but thoy, were the ones who profited by his action. It this were true those who participated in his' crime and derived the profit there- from should certainly share his punish- meat and his ignominy. This, however, would be scant excuse for his pardon; rather the other gujlty persons should be discovered and punished. Whatever the governoi's objects in pardoning Bartley, they must be exceptionally strong, for the crime was no light one and the sen- tence, considered from facts on the surface, was not extreme. The public s so far In- terested in the case that it would desire Bartley's punishment to be of such a nature as to put a stop to further defalcations of public ofcers. Ashland Gazette (rep.): This action will doubtless call down upon the head of the governor a good deal of criticism. It is Intimated that the result may be the restoration of some portion of the lost iunds to the state. * Should this be the event the public will doubtless sustain the action of the governor with its approval. It there is any just reason for the re- mission of the penalty it does not appear on the surface. We believe in the fn- evitable retribution for evil doing as the best conservator of public morality. Pun- ishment ought not to be vindictive and it should be administered solely for the good of soclety. Bartley was guilty of a grave offense and the penalty imposed for the crime was a just one. The man who con- templates the commission of crime is more apt to be deterred from his course if he knows that the penalty of the law will fall with inerrant certainty. Wood River Interests (rep.): roling of ex-State Treasurer Dartley by Governor Savage will not prove popular with the people of Nebiaska. - He has only served four years of his timc. Governor Savage makes a grave mistake It ba turns Burtley loose. He but makes light of the law and the decree of -our courts, and but lends encouragement to dishonest officials If the republican party would retain iis grestige in Nebraska its head offictals must stop playing horse. The people want nothing less than a clean, honest admin- The pa- { istration St. Paul Republican: Bartley will be &lven his cholce of telling what becama of the state's money and making such | restitutions au he can, or returning to the penitentiary to serve out the balance of his twenty-year sentence. 1f this theory Droves correct there are very few people who will feel Inclined to censure the gov ernor. It understood that Bartley's sllence has been maintained for the pro- tection of friends to whom the state money was loaned. It is not improbable that he will now feel that, having suffered alone for four long years, all obligations of loyal friendship on his part are discharged. At any rate, it will do no harm to wait sixty days for further developments. An un conditional pardon would be inexcusable, but all fair-minded people will give the governor a chance to show his hand before censuring him. Stanton Register (pop.): The paroling of Bartley is an outrage. Bartley stole $500,- 000 and only served four years of a twenty- year term. The action of Governor Sav- age places a premiim on ofclal dis honesty. The young men of Nebraska can only draw one conclusion from the goy- ernor's act: That large thieves with In- fluence can escape with only a minimum punishment, while the theft of a ham puts a man behind the bars to the limit of the law. It is argued that others profited by Bartley's embezzlements. but It this is the case his guilt is worse, as he would not implicate his confederates. Nebraska has been disgraced before the nation and the people bow their heads in shame when they think of the act of their governor. Governor Savage s doubly to blame for not taking the public Into his confidence regarglug the conditions that secured the parole. He first moral law and then refuses to trust people that elected him violates all the Schuyler Sun (rep.): It 1s reported that on condition for his present freedom he has promised the governor to give informa- tlon regarding the whereabouts of certain tate funds supposed to have been in his hands when he was arrested for defaulting. It is a difficult matter to say whether this famous act of the governors will result in the greatest good to all persoms con- cerned or not. The Sun hardly belleves that any further imprisonment whll be of value as far as correction or suffering for the crime (s concerned. There are other contingencies arising, howsver, fn whicu the whole state of Nebraska is interested from a pecuniary stifidpoint, which time alone can tell whether his freedom will aid in clearing him. The result will be watched with the intensest interest by every Ne- braskan as well as by his hondsmen. Let's have the facts, Joe, and the great generous- hearted people of Nebraska will forgive the wrong you have done them Albion Argus (pop.): Bartley should have been honest, no matter what others miglht have sald or done. He had the ability to Lave done right instead of wrong. To deny this viuld be to make him an imbecile aud incapable of crime. His crime was committed with the full knowledge of the law and its penalties before him. His in- carceration was not for his good or with any hope of reforming him, but to make an example to others not to follow in his steps. Governor Savage by his action has placed a premium on crime. Let Gevernor Savage and the party assume the respon- sibility of encouraging crime it they choose, but, thank goodness, this sin cannot be laid on the pop party nor Its governor. York Times (rep.): Joe Bartley has been paroled by Governor Savage. After four vears of confinement in the penitentiary he has heeu restored to liberty, during good behavior. Whatever may be thought of the depth of crime to which he descended or however deserving of punishment he may have been thought, no one who knew him doubted his homesty when he was elected state treasurer and everybody agrees that he was one of the best fellows in the world He has borne his punishment bravely and manfully, in poor health and during all kinds of trouble. He is certainly not dan- gerous to soclety, for no one thinks him a eriminal. It he did wrong the circum stances which surrounded him impelled him to. He was obliged to choose be- tween (wo or more wrongs and chose, what he thought was the best course for himself and friends under the ecircum stances. There are very few in Nebraska who will be sorry to learn that he has been restored to liberty, Alnsworth Star-Journal (rep.): At this writing (Monday morning) we have read or heard of no reasons for executive clemency, neither do the dailles make editorial com- ment But at this bird's-eye view we are free to express the opinion that the gov- ernor has made a serious mistake and one that will have a marked effect for the worse upon the republici party in Ne- braska. And we do not wait to hear from the big guns on the matter, ner wear the party collar so tightly that we cannot breathe disapproval of this action on the part of the executive. Such work puts a premium on blg thievery. No wonder murder and stealing is on the increase, when a man knows the more extensive his operations along those lines the more sure of early pardon and freedom at the hands of weak-kneed governors who are putty men in the bands of unscrupulous friends and attorneys of the big criminals. North Platte Telegraph (rep.): There (s a great divergence of opinion regarding the wisdom of Governor Savage's action in paroling Joe Bartley, defaulting ex-state treasurer of Nebraska. A great many peo- ple lose sight of one great object of the law and hold the opinion that if a man commits a crime the only object of tho law Is to hold him behind prison bars as long as possible. The world {s growing more liberal in its views along all lines and today it Is not so much the length of the sentence as it is the effect which the confinement will have on the moral standing of the criminal. If it could be ascertained that three months in the county Jail weuld make a noted Aesperado a good, honest man that wo's .e the sentence to Impose.” So In Bar-%;s case it may be Wise to hold judgment in abeyance until the final result is apparent. Of one thing we feel confident, the governor fs being actuated by a sense of right or he would Dot pursue his present course. Oakland Independent (pop.): In com- menting upon this clemency of the gov- ernor, the World-Herald takes the stand “that it would be well if executive clem- ency were shown more frequently than ft {8." ““And that the law was not intended 80 much as punishment to the transgressor as it was a lesson to soclety.” What les- sons will soclety learn after a man hai embezzled nearly $500,000 and to twenty years in the penitentlary for the crime, and after four years the gov- ernor sets that person free? Emerson Enterprise (rep.): Governor Savage has paroled ex-Treasurer Bartley but has not made public his reasons for so dolng. It is understood, however, that the governor expects to recover from other parties, through Bartley, quite a portion of the money embezzled from the state. Time may show that the governor's action was wise, but the Enterprise is very much in favor of criminals of the Bartley-Dorsey character being required to serve out their terms. Schuyler Quill (pop.): Of course, Bartley may have repented, and in such case is deserving of sympathy. If he makes reparation for his past misdeeds, pays back to the state the money he embezzled, and livas an honorable and upright lite here- after, no serious objections can be made to the actlon cf Governor Sava The harm which (s liable to result from paroles and pardons of this kind, is that it will estab- lish a precedent which, if followed by future governors, will mean the wholesale pardon of criminals of Bartley's clas Auburn Granger (pop.): The Granger does not want Governor Savage burned at the stake for the crime of paroling Jo- seph Bartley, but as there are many con- victs whose term of service will not be interrupted by pardon or parole and who though their offense was not one-tenth that of Mr. Bartley, will have to serve out their sentences, it does make a difference how much oue steals or misappropriates. We don’t say that Mr. Bartley should be re- turned to the pen to serve out his sen- tence, but we believe there are many within those walls the presence of whom in soclety would not be a menace, as aiready they have learned that the course they did pur- sue was not the better way, Stromsburg News (rep.): If Mr. Bartley embezzled $201,884.05 of the people's money while he was their state servant, and there was evidence enough to send him to the penitentiary for twenty yeary, them Gov- ernor Savage is setting one of the worst kind of examples to the world by pardoning this man. We care nothing about the political nature of this question. It is simply & matter of justice and whether or not the laws contaiued in our statute books are worth the paper they are printed on. We care not what the political com- plexion of this case might have been. We believe Governor Savage has drawn the fire of the people of Nebraska in allowing himself to pardon Mr. Bartley at this time.. It looks bad on the face of it It 18 an iosult o the law-ablding people of Nebraska and a vicious slap at clvilization, for which our schools and churches have and are doing so much. Lincoln Post (pop.): While we do not endorse the position of the World-Herald upon the Bartley pardon, we can but ad- mire its courage. The Herald compares the case of Bartley with that of Boln. There may be some similarity, but the cases should be contrasted rather than compared. Boin humble—Bartley deflant. Boln had done wrong and wal ready to admit it. Bartley had done noth- ing he was ashamed of. Boln only asked a chance to show that he had reformed. Bartley has never intimated that he peeded any reformation. Boln run up the white flag. Bartley says he never 4id and never will. The Herald truly states ‘‘that law was not Intended so much as a punishment to the transgressor as it was a lesson to= soclety.” We presume no one opposed to Bartley's pardon is 60 because he rejoloes in his punishment, but what is the lesson to soclety of which the Herald speaks? It is that the man who embe:zzies most shall be punished the least in proportion to the crime. But our esteemed contemporary says: "As a business proposition, Gov- ernor Savage's action Was a wjise one. We are sorry that anyone looks at the matter from that standpoint. This is but compounding the crime. It {8 saying to the criminal, “give me back a part of the stolen goods and you can keep the rest and g0 free. No one presumes that Bartley can or will restore any considerable part of his defalcations, but suppose he could restoro one-half, are we to understand that future embezzlers shall be entitled to one-half of thelr embezzlements? It 80, embegzlement Wwill become the most profitable if not the most popular of em- ployments Lincoln News (rep): Here and there are undoubtedly persons who would cordially approve of thé extension of executive clemency to Mr. Bartley regardless of whether or not any conditions were im- posed. These will include men who were triends of Mr. Bartley, beneficiaries of his lavishness when he was custodian of the state’s funds and men who believe that his punishment has fitted his crime. With the great body of people, however, no executive can hope for public approval of such an act unless coupled with conditions such as it is believed Governor Sivage has made, namely, the return of as much of the money taken as Bartley can sccure. Bartley's crime was of a heinous character, and was aggravated in the public mind by the stub- bornness with which he refused to tell the public what he had done with the public's money. That refusal he has repeated since the governor gave him & sixty-day fur- lough. There is no disposition on the part of the people of Neébrahka to be hard upon Mr. Bartley. For the theft and embezzle- ment itself, perhaps he has given due ex- plation, considering his previous condition in lite. The public is willing to do the falr thing by him it he will do the square thing by It York Republican: The position that Bartley s not a criminal, taken by some papers of the country, is amusing to say the least. If stealing a half million dol- lars does nct constitute a crime, then steal- ing a million dollars would no doubt he an act through which the perpetrator might cquire merit” In the minds of these who claim that the lesser theft was not a erime. There is little ground for the hope that Bartley will ever restore a cent to the state of Nebra The Republican does not believe that any éme, even those closest connected with the..parcle and probable pardon, expects it. The people of the state of Nebraska do most gravely and seriously suspicion Governor *‘Savage. He cannot blame them. He Had'placed himself in a susplclous posifion, from which his hints of great objects to be attained cannot absolve him, and only great résults can remove the cloud under which he at present moves through the devious ways of INebraska politics. Republicans all over the state are uttering deadly protest at this unwarranted exercis. of executive clemency. They ought not to be placed in a position where they are compelled to apologize for such execu- tive performances. They have a right to protest until they see the outcome and they will protest until they see it. The gov- ernor owes it to them to give them some- thing more than hints as his reasons for placing them In such d position. It cannot be expected that men will submit to such things just to avoid being called kickers. They will not submit to them. And when they all get to kicking there will be a serious time In Nebraska for some of the fellows who always shout “kicker” when any rottenness is objected to. Pender Republic (rep.): We believe that it was a mistake to parole Bartley, which was done a few days ago by the governor. Even it Bartley was only the tool for some one else, that is no excuse why he should not suffer the full penalty of his erime. The state can botter afford to lose $500,000 than to have the impression go broadcast that such leniency for such stupendous crimes is permitted or approved by the people of this state. Geneva Signal (rep.): The governor' action came as a great surprise. It was not anticipated that Bartley would be paroled it anything at all were done in his case. The governor declines to say why he pureued the unusual course of glving a sixty-day parole, but Intimates that in proper time the publi¢ will learn the reason and approve it. Viewed in the light of sub- sequent events and the circumstances that surrounded the panic years of Bartley's LWo terms as state treasurer Rno one can believe that Bartley was an intentional criminal or that he devoted the state's money to his personal use or profit. He turned over every cent he could and made no attempt to escape the legal punishment. His punishment has already been heavy. If he can reimburse the state by compelling the persons who got the money In the first place to pay it back the ends of justice will probably have been served. Table Rock Argus (rep.): While there has been a growing belief among the people that Bartley was not alone the beneficlary of his defalcation, yet it is doubtful if his parole and ultimate pardon will be satis- factory to the people of the state, The conditions surrounding the parole have not been made public, but it has been intimated that Bartley thinks he can recover most of the money lost. That Bartley has already suffered intensely for his careless handling of the state's money is probably true; he bas been nearly blind since his imprison- ment, but the penitentiary 1s not maintained simply as a means of punishment; it is a Warning to every citizen that wrong-doing fnvites an awful penalty, and in this re- spect Bartley's parole falls short of the intent and purpose of the law; it holds out to the tempted that the penalty for crime may be avolded by & political or financial pull, if the stakes are large enough, and they take the chances. Without knowing the reason which prompted the governor, the Argus believes he has made a mistake and that Bartley should have finished his term In the penitentlary. Ord Journal (pop.): Joe Bartley, the de- faulting treasurer who robbed the people of the state of Nebraska of nearly $600,000, has been paroled by Governor Savage. It was freely predicted in some quarters dur- ing the last state campaign that should a republican governor be elected it would re- sult In releasing from the penitentiary the republican ex-office holders who were serv- ing time for thelr crimes aad corruption. It Is a crime agalnst public and political morality. It will teach public officers that BEE: TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1901. they may safely ateal, provided they steal enough. It will create afscontent within the walls of our penitentiary. It will harden the heart of every man who |s serv- Ing out his time for some smaller offense. A Valley county man is serving a five-year sentence for breaking into a hardware store and taking $150. This arch cripinal, Bart- ley, after stealing over a halt mililon dol- lare, wantonly and deliberately, {s turned loose at the end of four years. Fremont Herald (dem.): Bartley says he has never yet showed the “white flag” and does not propose to do so now. Such boasts come with poor grace at this time. It Bartley does not make restitution or tell who were the beneficiarles of his stealing he should be sent back to the penitentiary to serve out his full term. York Democrat: A great deal of sym- pathy was aroused in certain quarters from the time Bartley received his twenty years' sentence four vears ago on the ground that he was shouldering alone the blame for the stealing from the state, but it he had accomplices in the looting of the state treasury he should have let it be known who they were that criminal proceedings could have been brought against them and his pals made to share his prison bed Callaway Courier (rep.): The governor has assumed a very grave responsibility in this proceeding, and a great deal of very unfavorable comment has already been made through the press. The pardon of criminals ou & big scale has been entirely too common for the public weal, and it would seem that Bartley should have been compelled to serve out his time the same as many of his fellow convicts who stole only a few dollars. However, the Courier will reserve fts judgment until it recelves a little more 1ight on the subject. Falls City Journal (rep.): Governor Sav- age has paroled ex-Treasurer Bartley from the penitentiary, but as yet has made no statement regarding his reason for so doing. | Consequently conservative people have withheld thelr judgment on the governor's | action pending an explanation and the mak- | ing public of his reasous. Of course & A soap made of can buy for it. Made by Kirk, aft penitentiary and lose what rightfully be- longs to the state of Nebraska. But as far as the editor of this paper is concerned he would have let the defaulter laid in the penitentiary until death removed hitg be few of the most obscure and unreliable pop papers have jumped at the conclusion that | it was simply a case of republican governor | paroling republican thief and have rou:lc«l; his excellency to a turn. But people who are in the habit of knowing what they are| talking about have withheld their judgment. | It is the prevailing opinlon that an effort will be made to secure the return of the missing funds, and as the amount approxi- | mates a half milllon the restitution is certalnly to be desired. Broken Bow Republican: This would im- ply that his parole is in the nature of a business proposition which the governor thinks the people of the state will ap- prove If the conditions are complied with. As the parole is only for two months, it the conditions are not complied with, Bart- ley can and no doubt will be returned to the penitentiary. From the standpoint of mercy and business the governor's action will meet the approval of a large element of the state, but from a political view It was not good policy. Yet the courage of a man who can rise above policy and public opinfon and do what he believes is right and for the best interests of the pub- lic is to be commended. There nas always been a general belief that Bartley was Lot alone to blame. This act of the gov- ernor may result in determining more on that line. Alllance Times (rep.): Former State Treasurer Bartley nas been paroled for sixty days. C. 0. Whedon guarantees Bart- ley’s return or the cash, and the presump- tion {s that Bartley will endeavor to return | the money lost by the state, in which event be will be granted freedom by the gov- ernor. The republican party in Nebraska canpnot afford to let Bartley off without restitution of the state's money is made— something like $225,000. Bartley may have been the victim of friends, but for the future security of the people’s money some- one must be punished for it. Pender Times (pop.): His excellency, Governor Savage, the same man who at- tended the bull fight at South Omaha last week, wound up the week by paroling the notorious Joe Bartley, under whose admin- istration as state treasurer Nebraska lost $500,000. Bartley has served about four years of a twenty-year sentence. Every ef- fort was made to get former Governors Holcomb, Poynter and Dietrich to pardon him, but it seems it was left for our cow- boy governor to do the act. Nebraska has been redeemed. Niobrara Ploneer (rep.): As one reads the record of Joe Bartley, with bank fail- ures and insolvent individuals staring him in the face, charity on the one hand and business gacity on the other rather Justity Governor Savage's action in releas- ing Bartley on a sixty-day parole. He will make good headway in sixty days, and many of the men responsible for his down- fall are mow in circumstances where they are able to repay to the state much of the miesing money. The Ploneer is not In- clined to condemn this action of the gov- ernor 1f it brings good to the people, and Joe Bartley's long sentence may as well be cut short {f that mission is partially ful- Olled. Scribner News (dem.): A point empha- sized by those who uphold the action of Governor Savage in paroling Joe Bartley Is that it is & good “‘business proposition" because Bartley will be able to return to the state a considerable portion of the money he misappropriated. It is safe to say that there isn't a single person in the state penitentiary today who would not only be willing but anxious to pay double the sum he originally stol. in order to secure his liberty. As far as the matter of dollars and cents is concerned it would be a good “business proposition” to par- | don every (hief in the ponj entiary. But any person of orlinary intelligence can conceive the carnival of crime that would be inaugurated by such a course. While Bartley, belng agaln a free man, may be able to restore to the state some of the money lost through his defalcation, the moral effect of his parole will be a much greater blow to the state than the total logs of the funds would have been. Polk County Republican: Ex-State Treas- urer Bartley was paroled last Saturday by Governor Savage and he 1s now a free man, contrary to the wishes of nine-tenths of the people of Nebraska, no matter whether they claim alleglence to the democratic, populist or republican party, and Governor Savage knowing this to be a fact must have a very good reason for his actlon or he would not blindly proceed to wreck his own political future as well as that of his party at & time whon the star of repub- licanism was in ascendency in this stats, During last fall's campaign it was con- stantly belng thrown in the faces of party workers by fusionists that a republican vietory in Nebraska would result In set- ting Bartley free and this charge was the heaviest load the party had to carry, for many of the “old line" populists, while de- testing democr and fusion, at the same time did not want to vote a man out of the penitentiary who had deliberately robbed the school children of the state by stealing hundreds of thousands of dol- lars belonging to them. The daily press #eems to Intimate that one of the cond|- tions imposed upon Bartley by the goy- ernor was that he return the amount em- beszled to the state without delay, and if this s true Governor Savuge is not to he condemned too severely, for a majority of the people might feel that under the circumstances It is better to have the money back than to keep Bartley fu the | Governor Savage's action in pardoning ex- | | niency shown convicts'of the penitentiary (e fore ho would ever approve of giving u pardon or even a parole, for he brought disgrace upon the state and his party by his defalcation McCook Courler the (pop.): It remains for World-Herald (0 excuse and explain Treasurer Bartley. Of all the dirty, hypo critical, blow-hot-and-cold propositions in the country styling themselves newspapers, the World-Herald easily takes first rank Columbus Times (ind.): Governor Savage is 4 man of earnest and sincere convies tions, with the courage of vigorously ex- pressing them. His parole of Joe Bartley will bring a torrent of abuse and fuvectives against him from a number of stralght- laced Pharlsecs that can sce no good in anybody or anything beyond their punctil- fous ereed, but to the great masses con- versant with the causes that precipitated his downfall, the goveruor will be upheld in his executive actlon. We are pleased | to note that the only great metropolitan daily of the fusion persuasion in the state unstintedly approves the governor's decree. This will head off a lot of little whipper- snappers throughout the state that were ready to jab thelr vitriolic pencils the governor's anatomy. Wayne Republican: The Republican knowledges its disappolntment and cha- grin at this action ot Governor Savage. It sees In this a mistake not easily explained and believes the governor did wrong and that the mjstake will be expensive in more ways than one. Joseph Bartley should have suffered the consequences of his wrong-doing and the brand of mercy or clemency extended In his' or like cases s of the wrong kind. Politically the act of the governor is a grave mistake, but aside from all political effect it puts a premium upon all big steals and says | plainly to men: “If you steal at all get | plenty.” There will be many fawning apol- ' ogists for the governor's act, but the Re- publican does not desire to be classed as one of them. Such acts as this by re- publican officials are responsible for the great hold of popullsm and its kindred evils In the state and we do not find much fault with men who become disgusted with the way affairs are conducted. The Re- publican sees small hope for the continued ascendancy of republicanism In the state | when it is made to appear as the cloak and shield of criminals of high degree. We are disgusted and feel as though we had recefved a jolt in the ribs from a very un- expected source. Gretna Breeze (dem.): The parole of Joseph Bartley, the embezzling state treas- urer of Nebraska, whose crime is famillar to all Nebraskans, from the penitentiary at Lincoln by Governor Savage is a travesty upon justice and should bear the disappro- val of all honest men. Bartley was con- victed of stealing several hundred thou- eands of dollars from the state treasury and his sentence of twenty years in the “pen” was a just one and he should have been made to serve it. Fremont Tribune (rep.): Joseph 8. Bartley has been liberated from the peni- tentiary on parole. As yet the conditlons of the parole are not made public. Gov- | ernor Savage assures the people of Ne- | braska when they learn of the conditions | they will approve his action In setting fato A transparent soap for roc. vegetable oil and glycerin--the finest ingredients that money Perfumed from the natural rose. Rose frnase wana) Soap er 62 ycars of exper- ience in soap making, Not a soap that costs 25c. and more is better than Jap Rose. Kirk's best is the world’s best. o Burtley free. I8 to return to the state, In some manner, a part or all of the money he owed it when This probably means Rartley his term as state tre: rer expired. This 16, of course, devoutly to be wished and it would doubtless reconcile the average citi- zen to the parole. Otherwise the actlon of the governor wus unwise, Bartley, it is true, has been & model prisoner. It Is alse true that he was a star embezzler and the fujury he did his bondsmen and the state demands greater punishment. 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