Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 6, 1902, Page 6

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There I8 one declara of_tho Town reptibfican platforta Which shoull be given more attention than it appears to Bave, recelved, ,This 18 “We favor such amendment of the interstate com- metee act as will more fully carry out its prohibition of discrimination in rate making.” It Is well understood that one of the greatest advantages enjoyed by the great combinations is fhe favor they get from the raflroads In rates. Testi- mohyto this effect was given before the Industrial commis#ion by many high au- thorities, some of whom expressed the opinion that if the great industrial com- binations were deprived of advantages in transportation and treated exactly as the small corporations and individuals dre treated in the matter of freight rates and in the granting of rellway fa- cilities, there ‘wotlld be less necessity for any legislation to regulate the trusfs. 1t was this discrimination that largely helped the Standard OIl, company; to break down competition . and establish its monopoly. Railway managers bave packers in this respect and it fs well understood that the praétice of rate ais- ‘erimination in favor of the combina- tions is general. At present the Inter ‘The Beo | state Commerce commission ls practic- ally powerless. The law as it stands ng, | has falled to correct,one of the principal Rnse St ‘and Fetarnsd Sopies, Net total' seles; ' At last accounts Tracy was in Oregon, n Nebraska, in Texas, in Montana, in 'Mexico and in the newspapers. That fall at ‘ennessee pen- ftentlary indicates that Bandit Tracy has not abuses it was intended to remedy. All this is familiar, It has been set forth repeatedly in the réports of the commis- slon and in other ways. It has been discussed for years. Yet congress has neglected to amend the law so.as to more fully carry out its prohibition of discrimination in rate making. The Interstate, Commerce commission wants the power, when a question 18 raised as to the reasonubleness of a ate, rot only to declarp whether ft fs rea- gonable_or not, but If-if is not reason- able it wants power. to-declare, what a reasonable rate in ‘the case in question would be. In addition to this it wants the law so miodified as fo give'to it§ de: clsions practically the forte of decisions of court. When it has decided what would be a reasondble rate’ in a given case Jt wants' the'law: to compel “the rallway accept that rate until the by & United States court. -The declara- ral public sentiment. = Mvarywhe ‘u?z‘-dm‘ 1s that the interstate com- merce act should be aiended so as to strengthen the powers of the commission and make the law more effective. A way must be found to put a stop p,n& dis- crimination and rebates.. Until the law is made to reach and remedy. theso abuses, which' give such“great .advan: . it will be of s B V2 T i : 1] ) 7 the position of the United States gov- ernment respecting the Spanish frises in the Philippines. It proves incontroverti- bly that in the judgment of the wisest men of the Catholic church the demand of this government is reasonable and fully justified. . BROATCH. It 16 in mccord with the efernal fitness of things that Willam J. Broafch, a business man out of politics, should head the Savage police board. * Broatch Is a- man after Savage's own heart. He has a record behind him not quite so brilliant as that of Joe Bartley, bt almost a8 commendable in the eyes of the great pardoner. . As appraiser of penitentiary contrac- tor's junk Broatch awarded $88,000 to Bill Dorgan for materials for which no- body ottside of the penitentiary would have pald $5,000, and then drew $500 out of. the state treasury for assessing the truck to make sure that the appropria- tion made by the legislature should not burden Joe Bartley as treasurer. - As for.thrift, no business man out of politics has shown greater capacity than Broatch, He drew three salaries at the same time, one of $2,500 a year from the federal treasury as Missour! river com- missioner, one of $2,500 & year from the clty treasury as mayor of Omaha and a third of $800 a year as member of the police board. .For a business man out of -politics Broatch was pretty nearly as successful in packing primaries as Dave Mereer, who is no slouch . himself. When Broatch wanted to be renominated for a second term ad mayor he put 400 polit- {eal street sweepers on the city pay roll and marched them up to the polis re- gardless of race, color or previous con- dition of politics. As a conservator of the city’s interests he’has never had his equal. - During the last hour of his first term as mayor.be signed an order confessing judgment for $45,000 to the gas company, a ' olaim legal standing acd eould not be éol- lected from. the city, He repeated. the same -performance with . the electrie lighting contract during the last hours of his seconid térm and was 8o well sat- tsfled with his’ job at the public erid that he made desperate efforts to hold been for it at an election in which tch was not even .a candl- date and bad pot received a single vote. All these antecedents, as well as his last effort to defeat the entire repub- Mean ticket two years ago; including Hara P. Bavage, of _course naturally commended him as just the man to head the. new. nonpartisan and unblased po- URGING OPERATORS TO RESUME. upon them, not_ for meré private profit, but for the purpose of promoting ‘the general welfare and the enjoyment of those privileges involves obligations which have been too ineglected.” is no doubt as to the correct- pression npon the operators. They have given no sign of a desize to confer with, to search far to find & man to I hik piace in thelr educational organization. ’ . i E— 2 A shorter course of study for High 561 puplls 18 not so pressing as more and efficient instruction in the es that are given., The High school ‘pupll can stop whenever he wishes and under & short course systém the In- to continue to the end of the full four years must be largely impatred. While at best only a small percentage of those who enter the High school gradu- lished precedent and judiclal usage In his gseal to serve bis political associates. In all such controversies the right of both parties to be heard has been re- spected by the issue of alternative in- stead of pereniptory writs, which always savor of a judicial autoeracy not con templated under our system of govern- ment. Whild Judge Estélle manitestly hitd hig thind made up as to the merits of the case without hearing it, and the outcome of & hearing would doubtless have been the same, his action is simply in -keeping. with Governor - Savage's declaration that he proposed to seat his commissioners if it took all the military power of the state to do so. Empge——— Things Coming Our Way. Buffalo Express. The United States is looking up. A small voleane in Californis and & large ome in the Philippines must be added to our lst of industries. Jol hell as » Leader, Detroft Free Press, John Mitohell betrays unmistakable signs of being the ablest, the sanest and the most honorable labor leader that ever made his ‘appearance in the United States. [ —— Delights of Raflway Jeurnalism. MoCook Tribune. ‘Wi . Presidont Burf of the Unlon Pactfio gots his Omaha dally In action and D. B. Thompson’s Lincoln Star commences to twinkle there wifll be, something doing in the metropolls and . eapital eity. —— Searing the Swells. Philadelphia Record. ‘The African prophet who warned the gay pleasure seekers at the seaside of a coming tidal wave made the mistake of fixing the date for his -deluge.’ - Like the political tidal waves which sweep the country every November, there is no terror in the thing itself; it is all In the forecast. / The Making of Books. ‘Washington Post. It would be better for this country and the civilized world in gemeral {780 per cent of persons who are dabbling in literature wera employed (n wholesome and ussful ‘manual labor. Not one in ten of the hooks that ‘are printed hae any excuse for ex- istence and most of them are worse than useless. If not positively viclous they are inane. This Smacks of Treswon. Philadelphia Record. The oscillation of .political favor shows no mors constancy of t than the drift of the cloud: would = have thought that the “démocrats of Michigan would build a candldate for governor? Can such things be, And overcome us I Without, 6ur Ipmllll.":m lor? The Rog¢k Island Deal Chicago Tribune. The Tribune sald st week that ome great object of the reorganization of the Rock Tsland road was to enable the men in oom- trol to retain contrél with a smaller fn- vestment of capital. The detatled plan of reorganization shows exactly what they win #ain in this direction. The new Rock Island company will have & capital of $150,000,000. A little over one- third of the stock will be preferred stock, but the preferred shareholders will elect five of the nine directors, and a majority of the five must conot very important act of the board. It preterred stock be at par it will call for an investment of only about $27,000,000 to retain control of the read. The sum required when stoek of the present Rock Island road f: muoh above par as It 18 now is ‘$62,000,000 or more. 8o the carrylng out of the reorga nization plan will release about $25,000,000 hile the control of the road -y . It fe asserted, ow In control will make a profit of millions by the scheme of reconstruction. For every $100 share of Rock Island stock the holder is to recetve $100 in & per cent bonds, $70 in preferred stock of the Rock Island company, and $100 in the common stock of the company. - Rock Island stock was quoted om Saturday at 180. The par value of the securities given in exchange for a share seliing mow at 190 18 $270. The nearer per the new securfties can be marketed the grester will be the profits of the reorganisers. The profits will ctedulous #8 to pay a fancy price for se- curities in which théy cannot have absolute confidence. Lagt wéek the new securities, “when {seued,” were quoted at 45 bid for the common' stodk, 82 bld for the preferfed stock, and 91 Bid for the bonds. An excessive Increase in the oapitalise- tion of & railroad is not ® novelty. The provisions to insure the retention of the cotitrpl .of the road by the holders of & majority of the preferred stock, belng & little over ome-third of the total capitali- sation, are a novelty of questionable merit. As has been stated, the holders of the pre- forred stock are to elect a majoritq of cannot be deprived of. To the directors greAt powers are.given. They are allowed to determine the amount of the working 1 at their discretion in buying /the of the capital stock on such térms may deem advisable. The shares 80 bought of the men controling a majority of the preferred stock, and consequently of the board of directors, to sell the'e shares to the company on their own terms and dbuy them back on thelr own terms. It will be in their power to perpetuate their comtrol of the company and incidentally to manipulate the market quotations of its securities. These powers may net be abused, dut they are susceptible to abuse. The de- vices for vesting the control of a great rafl- road system in & fow men for an indefinite period will not commend themselves to the public, which s as much opposed to mi- nority rule In rallroads as. it is in politios. be uncertain. The public will not. be so e PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN 1004, Faorable Sen t Oryetallising in Republican Circles. Philadelphia Presa, Most of the republican conventioms of the year have distinotly promounced for the nomination and election of President Roosevelt in 1904. This is especially of those held within the last two months. Harlfer in the season events had not so definitely shaped themselves and tie trend ‘was not so clearly marked. The admin- Istration itself was new. It was a foi tive perlod. Any' forecast them would been premature. But for some time before congress ad- they could be measured; the ‘work of the administration had proceeded far emough to furnish a test of ita success; and the personal and political ocurrents had be- cbme plain. Hven now the administration ROUND ABOUT NEW YORK. Ripples on the Current of Life in the Metropolis. A writer In Leslie’s Weekly presents a sorles of statisiics to lllumine the well known faot that New York City ocongains & gréater ratio of foreign-bora people than ady large city in the United States. Thie is nécessarily so because mino-tenths of the immigrants land thers and a large per cent of the néwooiners' settle there. Of the white population only 737,477 per- #ons were born-of iatlve pareits, or but 21.4 per cent of thé population of the oity. ‘There are more persons of foreign birth New York than ‘th Ohlcago, St. Louls and Boston ombined. Manhattan has mot cne assombly distriot—even on the upper west slde—where the number of foreign- born residents Is delow 25 per cent. There are only: three other cities of more than 25,000 tnhabitants in the state of New York in which the foreign-born population is in excess of that percentage. 18 not a year old, and it s altogether un- |, & perfod of its accession there #0 positive and general a readin clare for the nomination of ‘the president. But the sentiment is declded and the out- ook is so clear that there is no hesitation in giving 1t explicit expression. Hvery republican convention of the year has indorsed the sdministration, but Kan- sas was the first state to name Roosevelt for 1804. This was followed by Pennsyl: vania, Missourl. Minnesota and Nebraska Now Towa joins the procession. The lowa worlh the linen'thoy are written on. And ‘this destfuction Gf ‘oné of the favorite heathen Chinee Who was addicted to the practice thers might be an explanation in ‘bis 1finited ‘understanding of the letters pre’ ensions 18 much addicted to the ‘same practice. e e SMOKING AND OLD AGH. . Long and Happy Life? 5 I i A ; : I fE g: i i I 7 g : l !Zi !z if T H : H : g H E | £ § ‘ ; i g i Sg ] £ H afs 5 FEE .ti H EE He was Mari, & Hi resided. In the western city ever iybody ¢ould remember. The most bas been a steady smoker for sixty years, and scouts the suggestion that tobacco ‘has ever injured her in any way. Many other instances of the prolonged use of 4 ‘Ym declaration, undoubtedly sums up truth of the pofitical situation. .The circumstances under which Mr. Roosevelt came to ‘the prekidency involved both dan- ger and promise. No vice president before him has acceded to the chief office without britging differences and confliot. lowed the footsteps of his predecessors. ke Wwould walk'the road of peril. If, on the | great responsibilities was If he succeeded In 'such than met public expectations. armed doubts. He has grasped’the dutfes and the opportunfties of the presidency with & steadiness, courage, firmness and wisdom which have won public confidence. by comparing the sotive leadership 8ir Bdgar Viscent, who is mentioned as the probable successor of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach as chancellor of the Bx- chehquer, was British, Celgian and Dutch representative on the council of the Otto- man Public department at Constantingple March, 1 af presideqt of that coun- ofl, in he proved a very conspicuous ability for finance. 'The 8t. Louls Globe-Democrat hae s dis- pateh deseribing & military dinner glven to General Funston at Prescett, Ariz. One of the officers toasted the general snd spoke of him eloguently as the hero of the Philippine war. Funston responded in just three sentences.” He safd: “I Iike & hero. I don’t feel like & stmply & Jucky dog." and has occupled Lis present chair wealthy New York the ble of Aodrew Car- appearance, died & day or two it i BiEEE i; Eigi & T i i £ occupy much spac a tenth of what modern ways the Darlings have gone along paths of domestic bliss in the old reliable way and‘ accumulated a family of twenty- six’ children. No. 36 arrived last month. private secretary was sitting serene and dignified at her desk, there entered pre- oipitately the Englishman. “How do you do?" she sald sweetly. “1 beg your parden,” said the Englishman, “but could you spare me just & litle the Englishman a second time, in still more confusien. “How stupld of me, I remem- ber now you say mucilage in Americs.” Some novelties in the way of streét recently Introduosd in New York bide fair to put the organ grinder out of business at no very distant date. About ¢ month ago the residenits of Harlem were treated to music i i i g H 2 E 2 £ E o) ?§:§E§; Perhaps it was because the firet glamour | 'he Dretty 0: pride had worn sway and the of = prve seives Darling & bit trri- table' when a reporter called to congratu- late him. A © "I don't see how the fact of my rearing & fairish-sized family should interest any- one,” he sald, ‘gruffly. “Why, if ""1'."' asked the reporter, in m\ J “1s 1t possible that you consider an object of .commiseration rather than congratulation over. an advent of child No. 287 el e4_Mr. Dafling, “every- one that T know has been to death and it has got me. on edge.” reporter timidly ventured to sug- gest jocularly that Mr. Darling might have in store a vast amount of pleasure with- out much work by revamping in up-to-date style the bright saylngs = of the other twenty-five ‘and telling his friends sbout his precocious No. 26, 4 | had visions » “Now, look-a-here,” he said, “It's true that we've got & new boy down at the house, but there' 3 o "w.“;—'-—‘- . yoe. 03 ?ume'hllllfillfldmyh ca For large men. Ohio State Journal; “I don' " dald the ent, i “Oh, you may linger several weeks,' pllfi the physician fortingly. “'Great hnv!-ul" ex: oy Bl of a prodigio et well wbl i “in that case I'll at once.”" B e breast measure is 89, 40, 41, It 42, 44 or 46, tono_nvs“;on can buy a single or double breasted serge suit for always sold at $10.00, Douglas street windows. $5.00 $12.50 and $15.00. On display in 0dd and broken lines of men's trousers that seld from $4.00 to £7.50 your choice now at $3.50 No Clothing Fits Like Ours. Btore closes "W,fl 9P M G