Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 27, 1903, Page 17

( \ { DAILY BEE SUNDAY, SEPT EMBER 27, Republican Harmony and let us not wasts it in internal strite Applause. ) It was my privilege in the last presiden- tial campalgn one of the electors in thin state, to vote for both Willlam Me- Kinley and Theodore Roosevelt, the one for president and the other for vics president, and iIn that way Indirectly T voted for two Pprosidents of the United States. I say to you that were It my privilege to be one of the electors in the next presidential cam- | palgn and 1 should be permitted to cast my ote for John L. Webster for vice presi- dent, 1 would consider I was casting it for 48 great a man as I cast it for for vice president In the preceding campalgn. (Ap- plause.) Now, gentlemen, lst us go from this hall tonight, not in name, but In fact, united Do not open up these old matters at all It us plan this campalgn and when the campaign {s planned let every man work, and 1 will promise you one of the greatest victories that the republican party has ever | known. (Applause.) an | Dr. W. B. Christie. Mr. Chalrman and Fellow Republicans 1 do not know why I have been picked out o speak on this occasion. I have always voted the republican ticket ever since I have been a voter, which was the first time that Grant was candidate for president 1 have voted the republican ticket straight from that time to the present, with the exception of what might be considered by the machine men last spring. It I remem- ber right, I was voting for a very good republican then. (Applause.) The last speaker upon the platform (Mr. Jefferts) has rather taken my text away from me. The gentleman who edits the | paper up on the hill is the man to solve | this proposition, and the first thing that he ought to do Is to eliminate the *yel- low dog™ proposition. There are no dogs In the republican party, and the trouble with the machine has been In the past that they have been dictatorial, and they | have presumed that the republicans in this Sreat western state were like the hoodlums in New York City—that they could be dic- tated and led around by the nose like a hog with & ring In it, and when they didn’t do it, then they are dogs. This may not be harmony, but if this matter is elimi- nated there will be harmony. We all recog- nize that he has the ablest of papers printed In the west, that he s the great- st of editors that has ever swung a quill, but why should be assume In this man- ner to brand republicans? That is no way for harmony, and if the editor of that paper will exercise rightly the ability and power that is given him he will no longer have the candidates for the state tickets nominated by the state tickets as he has in the past. Judges to the supreme court will no longer be populfsts and democrats. The gentleman who is upon the ticket this fall will.be just as sure of your support us Mr. Holcomb was a few years ago, and it may be whether he endorses the ticket or mot., But I do not say this dispar- 18ingly; I do not say this with viciousness, but with all honest sincerity and In the spirit of trus harmony. I have voted the republican ticket time and time again when I know that parties crying for har- mony have knifed it. Good government s one of the funda- mental principles that we are a!l deeply and profoundly interested in—every cittzen, | everyons who loves his country. 1 never expect to hold an office for pay or emolu- ment. I have never engaged in politics for the pelf that was in it. I have engaged in polities in the past for what I belleve to bs the good of the community in which I Itve. Not that I have any il will against any person on earth, and I do not believe that any genuine republican should, and when we come to believe and think and feol like other people, have consciences and bratns, and the integrity and good will of the communi*v at heart, then this spirt which destroys harmony will be wiped out and effaced, and unity and harmony and %00d will will prevail. We have one of the most lovely clties and one of the most beautiful counties tributary to i¢, and it shouid be one of the most powerful counties, and we should be one of the most powerful states in this union. And in the recognition of the nomi- nation of candidates for vice president it has already been recognized, and unless we can have this good will, this spirit of genuine barmony prevaling; no threats of “yellow dogs,” no curs. We are all men and we are going to labor together for the £00d of the party, and we are going to vote for the ticket that is nominated, be- osuse the republican party only have good men that, they will indorse. (Applause.) They never have had any others that have been put up by the republican party, by the will power and conscience of the republican party. When men are nominated to office by cliques and factions for personal aggrandigement of individuals then there | may be such question, but when this is freo and untrammelled common sense will have come. Then desire for good govern- ment, then we will have honesty, integrity, ability and character. Then the repub- Hcan party ever will nominate the proper men. They always have, they always will: The great leaders in the past have always kept their ear, figuratively speaking, to the sround. The peopls have ever been near and dear to them, and the volces of the people have In the past raised as a mighty thunder, and they have carried the leaders to victory, to.honor, and our nation has Been thrust forward in honor and in glory, not only to our own country, but to the civilized world And when we have such leaders, such sentiments and such spirits predominating the activity and intelligence &nd will of the party there can be no ques- tion of what the vote will be. I have noth- ing further to say upon this matter, except this, that when the republican party makes | the nomination this fall I shall expect to endorse and vote for every one of the nominations that are made, because the republican party is going to make them, and it will be right. (Applause.) E. Rosewater. Mr. Chatrman and Fellow Republicans: There is an anclent adage, that “to err is human, but to forgive divine.” (Applaase.) We have reached that stage on both sides of factional Uines that we can well afford 10 bury the errors and forgive the Injuries, and march shoulder to shoulder to vanquish the common enemy. (Applause.) Some months ago I was talking with Mr. Herman Kountze about the future, and he | sald that the thing that alarmed him most | wus the faet that individuality was pass- | ing away. That the captains of industry were blocking the avenues of the new gen- eration, so that very few men indeed could | work out their destinies, as they did when | he was a young man, and when both of | us were young and ready to grasp any op- | portunites, or overcome any obstacles that confronted us. There are young men on | this platform who probably were not born | bdefore I entered Omaha, which was just forty yoars ago:yosterday, who think that individuality is going to assert itself more | in the future and concentration is going to pass away. I do not agree with them. Back in- the biblical times, you read fin fho old testament that when the Jews wanted 10 g0 to war, they ordered their / men to form into battalions and appointed tommanders fo; tens and commanders for | bundreds and thousands and placed them under martfal rule. That is precisely what every political party must do to win batties. We are toid it is all bad. We must not com- | | this primary | holders were on the list |12 1 recollect right, €0 his own way. In the early days of the republic, when this country only had three million and a half population, in the days of George Washington, when they framed the constitution for this country, they pro vided an electoral system, allowing the elector to chose from among the most emi- ment men they knew president and vic president, but within a few years a change | was made which allowed the the electors and took from those el much of the individuality that they sessed when the constitution was framed. es to select tors Today the idea that all the people should di- | fectly rule themselves is impracticable cannot prevall in a republic of elghty lons. You can make direct nominations in country towns where man knows his nelghbor, but in a community like ov system needs Intelligent and adership and that must the party goes to It every couragecus 1 rocognized, or (Applause.) I fllustrated that the other day by eall- ing attentlon to the great enterprise that was ®o0 estully carrled through by Omaha wix years ago. 1 refer to the Trans- miseissipp! exposition. We had incorpo- rated under the laws of Nebraska and when we wera about to elect a board of di- rectors we found that more than 6,000 stock- We opened the stock books and set a day apart for the elac- tlon, but before the stockholders’ meeting a | few men who had organized the company met together and scanned the list of stock- holders and relected with the greatest care fifty men, who represented every interest In the community. They carefully selected men engaged In wholesale and retail trade, man- ufacturers and bankers. They placed upon that st George W. Ioldrege to represent the Burlington, Mr. Bldwell to represent the Northwestern and Mr, Dic rep- resenting the Unlon Pacific. upon the list professional men, ed yers, representatives of the packing houses and Inst, but not least representatives of organized labor. When they had that list prepared they handed it to the stockholders. There was no coerclon or dictation. The stockholders could vot as they pleased; anyone could write another name on his ballot; he could select from that list as many names as he saw fit or take the whole list. What was the result? That list was accepted and voted by nearly four-fifths of the stockholders. Suppose you had let them go without any direction or suggestion. You might have had a lop-sided directory, lgnoring im- portant business interests whose enterprise 150, he ors, law- you needed, whose help you wanted. You | might have made a conglomerated direc- tory and you could not ' ive made a suc cess of the great Transmieslssippi exposi- tion. (Applause.) That illustrates precisely the probable effect of your new direct primary system. There are 15,000 republican voters in this county, and not more than 1,600 know all the candidates. A majority may K w some of them, but more than four do not know them ail. You leave people without any direction, deprive them of any slate, and you leave the outcome to chance. You will have a ticket without representation of the various elements and localities in the city of Omaha without representation for the country and South | Omaha. You are liable to make a failure of this new system and will wreck the ticket which we are all here in harmony pledging ourselves to support becafise it deserves support and not because we have made party pledges. (Applause.) Let us be good American citizens as well as re- publicans. The republican party rules the nation because it constitutes the best ele- ment and gives ‘ths American people the best government, a better government than democracy can give. I have been identificd with the republican party since its incep- tion. I marched under the banner of John C. Fremont before it had any patronage to give. I was but a boy and have been through it in all its phases, but T have always recognized one thing, upon the ban- ner that the party first holsted to the breeze was inscribed this motto: Free epeech, free soil, free men and Fremont. #oil the republican party fought and won the great battles of the nation. Freedom and Fremont are inscribed upon the badge I still have preserved. It was the freedom that T have exercised as editor that made | the paper great and not my ability to write editorials. leved, right or wrong, what T advocated, that the paper has exerted could not do you any good In this campalign or any other if the people did not belleve that T sincerely believe the measures I ad- vocate to be in the interests of good gov- ernment. You say there are no bad men in the republican party? You might as well say there were no bad men In the church. (Laughter.) Let us be honest with ourselves and we will have the country with us. What we want is honest and competent men in office. T wrote tho article this afternoon because 1 wanted to impress upon you that for which we talk harmony. for which we may consult and unite, name'y, that we must bear in mind that we must nominate the kind of men that will have the confidence of (he community or we cannot succeed. (Aprianse) That is what I tried to im- press upon you. That is what I want vou to think of when you go to the ballot box on October & You must know that the men you vote for are deserving of success and are competent to flll the place to which | they aspire. It 18 ridiculous to say that when a man has pald $60, $60 or $100 that he is a man that everybody must take on | trust. (Applause.) It is not the money that makes the man and never has made men. (Applause.) We will accept his meney, but don't (ap- piause), don't say because he pald the money that he is entitled to everybody's support. amine the character of the men and thelr records and that is the privilege you must exercise befors, and not after, out with the harmony organization there was one pledge that they wanted to exact of me, that no discussion should be had until after the nominating convention, and it was upon that rock that we split, because | T believe the discussion should bs before the onvention, so mistakes. 1 am gratetul to you all for coming here that we might make tonight to demonstrate the natural trend | of the party for harmony. We have fought for years, and we shall be like the Ken- tucky feudists if we keep this up. The old {esues must be set aside and we must march forward with new lssues with new men. 1 thank you for being here in such large numbers and trust you will give the next speaker as close attention as you have given to me. (Applause.) W. F. Gurley. Chairman and Fellow Republicans: the last time Mr. Rosewater and 1 were on the platform, I also had the close. That was, however, in a debate Tonight we are more for- tunate. We have no debate. We are all presumed to be here, actuated by a com- mon spirit and with A common purpose in view. I romember the last time 1 was down east, 1 happened to see & copy of the New York Sun. I was there several days and took the paper each day, and I noticed that at the head of the paper thsre was, to designate it, a plcture of the sun with its rays, and underneath it the motto, “The Bun Bhines for AlL” That was the motto of the newspaper. I am in hopes toulght, wfter hearing my friend Rose- Mr, bine. We must scatter and let every man | water speak, that hereaftes the editions of mil- | be | pleces. | placed | in | these | speech and free men and froe | It Is because 1 sincerely be- | influence. I | the nomination. When we started | The Omaha Bee will appear with the ple. tures of a bee, and the motto of the paper “To Err Is Human; to Forgive, Divine.” (Applause.) When 1 came here know but perhaps it would be necessary 1 to prepared for a strenuous time. I did not know what kind of & speech I would have to make. 1 did not know what some of the speakers In a moment of for- tfulness might saf, but I find that every- thing has been very pleasant. Everything has gone nicely. 1 have been very much pleased to hear a number of gentlemen, 1 of them friends of mine, some of them l tonight, 1 did not voted (Laughter.) I was reminded of a story which I ence heard of a young fellow who lived back east, and he got into a little trouble and found It convenlent to leave homs sud- denly. He packed bis grip and went away out west on the plains. He struck a eamp of cowboys, some six or seven other boys, as Smith, Jones, etc. He stayed around with them about a week. One night when they were all sitting around the campfire, talking, suddenly there was a lull in the conversation. Presently one of the fellows epoke up and Boys, let us all tell our real names.” (Applause.) Now, as has been sald, this is & harmony meeting, and as my friend Mr. Cowell satd, it reminded him of the old Methodist re- vival and experience mesting when he was a boy. I do not think that we ought to | turn this into an experience meeting. There are a great many things that we all of us might say. Mr. Connell Impresses upon us quite vigorously the necessity of turning all the democrats in the city hall out. He asked you how it was that they got there. He sald it was because of disloyalty of re- publicans. I think there fs some truth in that and it s aleo true that we lost the best congressman that we ever had through the disloyalty of republicans. (Applause; a voice, “Good.”) It was through the dis- ty of republicans. And, gentlemen, there s no doubt in the world that it is the contemplation of the suicidal mistakes which were made then that has caused men of all factions, perhaps, to call a halt and say “For God's sake are we going to keep this up in the future.” (Applause.) It Is up to us whether we are going to do it or not. Harmony! How are they golng to have harmony, they say. Gentlemen, it 1s the plainest thing in the world how to obtain harmony. It has been suggested here tonight that you cannot have harmony by holding meetings of machine and anti- machine factions and asking each other can we trust each other and then not being quite certain when we give the answer. | You cannot have harmony in that wa Why, gentlemen, it they are to go on and hold a serles of meetings from now until the primary, of machine and anti-machine republicans asking each other whether we can have harmony, it is as it an army on the eve of battle should hold meetings of | its various regiments to determine whether they would be loyal to their country in the hour of battle. (Applause.) We simply will insult ourselves and our own intelli- gence by holding any further meetings on this proposition. There to do it. The last speaker does mot favor the present Crawford primary system. He stated, as it seems to me, & rather remark- able thing, “that the people cannot rule | themselves.” That is not a new doctrine, but it Is a new republican doctrine. The people can be trusted to rule themselves. If they cannot who can? A few self con- stituted leaders on this platform? not. Why, he sald, we ecould exemplify that by showing that at the time of the transmississippl exposition 6,000 stockhold- ers practically selected the Board of Di- rectors who had been chosen by a few men, That is all right. Those of us who have any money to put in the bank deposit it in the bank fo let the bank take care of our money or over-drafts, just as we happen to have. We have to trust the bank officers to look after our money, because we know very little about handling finance, less than they do; but, gentlemen, no man who is fit to be an American citizen will say that any other man can tell him how he ought to vote. The present system, which is new, takes the cholce of our nominees out of the hands of the packed conventions, out of the hands of delega selected to trade and barter their votes and puts them in the hands of the sovereign electors of the re- publican party, where, under God and the flag they belong. Talk about slating up any of these candidates who are to be nominated. My friend Rosewater says, of course, we have taken thelr money, but— (Laughter.) That Is it, but— (Laughter.) Now, gentlemen, 1 want to tell my posi- tion on this question. Under this system any republican elector who desires to be a candidate at the allowed to place his name upon the ticket by handing in his check for the amount designated by the committee. That made him a candidate. And as a candidate, as a citizen and as a republican he bas the right to have his name ftairly considered by all the republican voters of this county, and without Interference by any leaders, whether myself or any- body else. (Applause.) If you want harmony with a vengeance, | just try to slate up a few preferred can- didates and leave the others out. (Ap- plause.) Now, gentlemen, that is absolutely im- practicable, and as I say, we can have | harmony, not by talking about it, but by the republican ticket. | known loyal { letting every republican go out and sup- port the candidates for the different offices whom he believes to be the best men. Some suggestion was made that the leaders ought to get together and balance the ticket, to ses that the different lo- calities and different nationalities wers represented. Now, gentlemen, I say no. And I say further that no man s en- titled to nomination at the hands of the republican party, either becauss he was born in Germany or Bohemia or Ireland, | ing competent and honest, he best rep- resents the principles and policies of that party which administers for the citizens of this republic the best government on earth, no matter from what clime he comes or from beneath what sky. (Applause.) The voters will take care of that. Now, gentiemen, I do not believe we will have any other meeting on the gquestion of har- mony. 1 do not think we need it. Bvery Fepublican here, I think, believes that the way to have harmony s to get out and support the best men and then when they are nominated at the primary, to have a full republican vote and we will elect the ticket and do awey with factionalism. (Applause.) J. B. Barnes. Republicans jof Douglas County: I be- lieve 1 see some signs of promise in the sky. It Jooks to me as though Omaha and Douglas county republicans were coming to their own agoin. (Applause) I come from outside of your city, and I know how the republicans in the state feel about you |and how they talk about you ani what they think of you. (Laughter) Now, let me say In the first place that 1 have never been one of those who have been opposed to Omaha because she is the biggest, but 1 have loved her aud her citizens because she is the best (applause) metropolitan city of the state of Nebraska, and every man within the borders of the state ought to be proud of her. (Applause.) I believe the time is coming, and is here now, when Omahz and Douglas county will roll up ber normal republican ma- jority of at least 1500 in the coming elec- called machine republicans and some antl- | republicans, eaying that they had | is only one way | 1 think | coming primaries was | aye, of America, but rather because, be- | tion, (Applause) That fa what we want o do, and that is what I belleve you wiil do. There are reasons why you should do It. As I sald, you are the largest city In he state. You furnish the market for the state of Nebraska. You have the largest republican vote of any part of the civilfzed portion of the state of Nebraska and you ought to be one—you ought to be a power in the councils of the party—the republican party of the state That you have had factional fights in the | past we have heard. (Laughter.) That you | { will have any more In the futurs we do not belleve, because we think you know what | has come of it and what has been the| result 8o far as you are concerned. With | the delegation that you have in the state | convention, if you come down to the con-| vention united on some thing that you want, and are willing to concede to other parts of the state some things that they ought to have, why, you will be the power behind the throne, and absolutely irresist- | fble. (Applause.) | But I have seen you come down when the | delegates said, “Why, what do we care| about Douglas county? They don't know | what they want themselve Speaking of your primary elections, I don't know anything about it, and I don't care anything about it, but 1 want to say to you here now, whether it be a £00d thing or a bad thing, you are going to try it this time, and when you have tried it and have elected your candldates, 1f you lfke it you can stick to it, and 1f you don’t like it, in the future, change ft That is the way to do business. Now, gen- tlemen, I am not going to take any more of your time. I want to mee you get to going and roll up your normal majority. We have been telling the president and all of the people down in the east that Ne- braska is for Theodore Roosevelt. Wea have told them that on paper and with our mouths, but let us show them that w meen it. Be ready to show it to the pres dent next fall when he comes up for your suffrage. (Applause.) When all the speakers on the program had been called upon the chairman started to announce an adjournment, but from all parts of the hall were heard cries of “Web- ster!” Webster! John L. Webster!" After | being repeatedly and enthusiastically fin- vited by the audience to speak Mr. Web- ster stood upon the floor, but the audienc immediately began to call, “Platform! Platform!" Mr. Webster then stepped upon | the platform, when the applause of the audience seemed to know no bounds. Mr. | Webster then made a short address, as fol- lows: John L. Webster. Mr. Chalrman, My Fellow Citizens, and I Think I Can Say Just as Well, and Gladly, My Good Friends: (Applause.) 1 am persuaded from what I have heard here tonight that all these people who sit upon’ this platform and who have so elo- quently talked to you upon the subject of harmony have come to belleve what I have been preaching for twenty-five or thirty years to the republican party of this city that the foremost and most important duty of every republican is to support the re- publican ticket. (Applause.) I know that sometimes we difter in our opinions about who ought to be nominated, and sometimes we find, or belleve, that certain persons | are objectionable after they have been placed upon the ticket, but nevertheless there is & greater and more important duty | which comes to us, and which !s that we are a political party, having political prin- ciples and, believing in those principles, we hold conventions and nominate our candi- dates and always rally to defend the elec- tion of republicans. But when I heard my friend upon the platform described by some as ail-powerful and all-influential, and from which [ do not mean to detract a singlo word or weaken what was said, still T am reminded of romething in Amer- fcan political history that illustrates the situation. When after two months of labor in the convention that framed the federal constitution and the work was about com- plete many members thought that the form of the constitution was faulty in many things and objected to signing it. The ven- erable Dr. Franklin was selected by the members of the convention to make a per- suasive appeal to them to sign it, and sald, among other things, that he often found himself doubtful of his own judgment, that he had lived a great many years and as he grew older he frequently changed his opinion and had frequently changed his opinions regarding the constitution while listening to the debates during the sitting of the convention; that he disapproved of many things which were then in the con- stitution, but that he did not know that he | should hereafter disapprove of them after mature consideration and reflection. By way of illustration he sald that Mr. Steele, protestant, had once written a ded- fcation to the pope, In which he said that the only difference between the Catholl religlon and the Protestant religion was that the Catholic church believed itselt infallible, and the Church of England thought it was never in the wrong. (Ap- plause and laughter.) He added, by way of further {llustration, but in a more homely form, the statement once made by a French lady, “I cannot understand how it is, my dear sister, that I never meet anybody who is always in the right but myselt.” (Applause and laughter.) After the conclusion of Dr. Franklin's address, the constitution was signed by nearly every member of the convention present. But one exception was rather re- markable—that of the person who had pre- sented to the convention the first original draft of the constitution, Edmund Ran- dolph of Virginia; but Bdmund Randolph'| afterward discovered the mistake, and worked for the ratification of the constitu- | tion fn the Virginia convention. So should | we all find it our duty to support the re-| sult of our political conventions after their work shall have been ended. (Applause.) The speakers who have preceded me dur- ing the course of the evening have been se- lected to represent particular political ele- ments, or factional differences, but | T appear before you enly by invita- tion of the audience, and therefore I am speaking for myself alone; but for myself T would like to sce the republican party of Douglas county work together | in such harmony and unadimity of senti- { ment as to command the respect and ad- | miration of the party of the entire state, s0 that when we go with a united front| to. the state conventions we shall be re- celved and greeted as a solldaorganization of men entitled to the most favorable con- sideration, and equipped to accomplish re- sults. (Applause.) Anything is better for us as & political party than factional contentions, disrup- tions and defeat. As radical as T am In my republican views, 1 would meet any political competitor with liberal conces- slons in the interest of harmony, to the end that the republican ticket, when nom- inated, shall recelve the votes of all the members of the republican party. (Ap- plause.) Before this meeting adjourns T want to |say a few words in behalf of Judge Barnes, who sits upon this platform, and who is the candidate of the republiean party for member of the supreme court. I have personally known Judge Barnes from about the time he first began the practice of law, some thirty years ago. I have known him | rather intimately from that time to th present, and I have the highest respect for the persomality of his character, his honesty of purpose, the Integrity of his heart, and his ability understand and administer justice as It should be admin- it by the supreme court of this, a growing and progressive state. (Ap- plause.) I bespeak for him the enthusiastic and unanimous support of all republicans not In this city only, but throughout the borders of the state. (Great applause) to | byterian clersy ! light several ds PIANOS! PIANOS! OCTOBER IST TO 10TH. 1) DAYS CUT PRICE SALE OF HIGH GRADE PLANOS Bargains on October 1st we will cele brate the first anniversary of our store in Omaha by offer- ing to piano buyers the greatest piano bargaine ever known in piano selling. This sale will last just tem days, and to show our ap- preciation of the liberal pa- tronage we have received in the past we will give Every Piano in the House The Greatest Bargains Witl Be Given on the Following Classes FIRST—Pianos returned from rentals will be sold at from one-half to onethird origi- nal cost. SRECOND—Pianos partly paid for and returned on account of nonpayment of balance due will be sold for the amount of balance. THIRD—A great bargain. Pianos taken in exchange for the Baldwin or Hamilton Pianos will go at less than one-third what others ask. FOURTH—New pianos taken from discontinued agencies, all fally guaranteed for ten vears from date of sale. This line will include the celebrated Baldwins and Ham- iltons and all the Baldwin Co.'s best grades of pianos. FIFTH—New pianos, styles that have been discontinued and will not appear in the 1904 catalogue, will go at amazingly low figures. 1t you wish a real good planc for less money th Great Bargain Giving Sale, October 1st to 10th. a4 your pocketboek, which yo attend th OUR TERMS will be satisfactory to you others would ask for & poor eme, mot fall te had better bring with you. BIG ORGAN BARGAINS—New and second-hand Kimball, Western Cottage, Estey, Monarchs and Hamil- ton Organs at §S, §12, §18, §22, §27, §38 and up to #75. D. H. Baldwin & Co J. J. Huston, Manager. 1408 Douglas Street” RELIGIO! Rev. Charles Flelscher, a well known Jewlsh rabbi of Boston, has just returned from a trip throughout North America, cov- ering & distance of 16,270 miles For forty years Benjamin H. Conant has played the same organ in the same church at Wenham, Mass. During that time he has scarcely’ missed a service. S Bishop Murphy of Hobart, Tasmania, the dlstinction of being the cldest Rom Catholic prelate In the world now in acti service. He was born on the day the battle of Waterloo was fought Rev. Dr. William J. Williameson, pastor of the Third Baptist church of St. Louls, has declined a call to the pastoraie of Tremont temple, Boston. The salary offered him was $7,000 annually. The compensation he at present receives is but §5,000. The largest dlocese in the world is that of Bishop Warren of the Methodist Episcopal church. It extends from the Afghanisian border and the Himalayas, through and in- cluding India, Burmah, the Malay penin- sula, Borneo and the Philippines. Fifty years ago Rev. C. C. Hart, a Pres- man, was married at St Louls. On Wednesday he and his wife cele- brated their golden wedding in the same city. The exercises were all of a religious and somewhat somber character. Willlam Henry Parker, a colored Phila- delphia 'longehoreman, better known as ‘Diamond Dick,"” s s all his lelsure tin angelistic work among men of his owr s, and Is accomplishing much good. He Aid to be singularly eloguent and force- ful as an exhorter. Another copy of the famous “Breeches Bible," rinted in 1008 and which Is eagerly soughit hy book collectors, was brought to 's ugo In Saratoga by the ill of John Pollard Knowles Bpain. The bible has been through the family for the filing of the of "Hallston handed down last 300 years. Rev. H. W. Jameson, pastor of the co'- ored Baptist church at Madison, Wis., is starting an industrial school for children of his race. The boys will be taught car- pentry and the rudiments of other trades and the girls will learn cooking. house- keeping and sewing. Twenty pupils alre have been enrolled successor of the late Cardinal han as Roman Catholic archbishop of Westminster is the bishop of Southwark, Rt. Rev. Francis Bourne. He Is 42 years old—a very early age for so important a ! 8o far he has not been remarkable or anything exccpt his industry and plod- ding attention to the duties of his dlocese One of the most costly chalices in the Roman Catholic churches of New York will be presented to' Rev. Dr. Burke, rector of the colored church of St. Benedict the Moor, upon his return from Rome next month. The gold and precious metals in this communion service have been con- tributed chiefly by colored people from all parts of the state. Eight special trains over as many rails roads have been engaged to carry “Dr." Dowle and his_“restoration host” from Chi- cago to New York Clly next month. expected that 3,00 followers of Zion will make the trip, for which a rate of one fare and a third, on the certificate plan, has been secured. The trains will leave Chicago on October 14 and will arrive in New York on October 16 The $750,00 bullding of the First Chris tion Science church at Centrs] Park Wes and Ninety-sixth street, New York City, is nearly completed and elaborate plans for its dedication are being made. 1t is ex- pected that Christian Sclentists in large numbers will come from all parts of th country to attend the dedicatory services, which ‘will continue for one week. A hope that Mrs. Eddy would ba able 10 be pres ent will hardly be realized on account of th. anced age of the founder of the church rew building is large and imposing and 1s already one of > buildings. surpassed only by cathedral and the Cathedral of St Divine. The large reading roc joins the auditorium, has small adjol x to be occunled by the Ch'l slers, the effect being much th f the of'a steamship with the state rooms ing out of it. A part of the fiding is being used already for services de Lodygensky, the Russia has given out the following published by the Russi “A"certain self-styled bisl it the end of 132 arrived in States and Canada, and call raphin. metropolitan of Am ebrated divine services, ordain deac liected funds for the erectl . “ory in New Yark Citv. ja In Russian orthodox ex-priest, Stenh Ustuvolsky, who in 1852 was permjtted ompliance with his own request, to aha don his sacred order and return o the sta of a layman without the right of calll himself a priest or of performing religic functions. “Nelther the Russian church gov ernmert nor the eastern orthodox patri- archs recognize in ‘Seravhin eafastical state whieh he asor seif as ‘orthodox hishon of America.’ In view of this, said ‘Sera- phin' (%) as well as all persons ordained by him are 1o be considered as impostors and preudo clergymen. and all the religious acts Derformed by them (consecrations. wed: dinws. ete vower." dy uj in It s | ) are void and without legal | I Lest You Forget That we have the LARGEST RETAIL establishment in the country in con- junction with our wholesale store on the corner of 15th and Dodge streets, where you may get ANYTHING in PAINT, GLASS and HOUSE FINISH- INGS, we would remind you to keep remembering the locality, Enamels, Fence Paints, Floor Paints, Stains and Everything Else. Kennard Glass & Paint Co., 15th and Dodge Streets, 1s manufactured with the idea of surpassing all other flaked wheat foods. We think we have succeeded. It will cost you but 10 cents to get & package It your grooer doss not keep it send us his name and 10 cents and we will send you a package, postpaid. Ad- dre: all communications to Egg-o- See, Quiney, IIL uadflndog.. $90.00 October 8 to 17, inclusive, round-trip tickets to San Fran- cisco and Los Angeles, $50.00. Liberal return limits. Stopovers allowed at many points enroute. CALIFORNIA The Burlington is the SCENIC ROUTE to California. ries you past the grandest scen- It car- ery in the world — the Rocky Mountains. AND Thro’ sleepers to California daily. standard and tourist Let me send you folders telling all ab our wh there. J. personall t to mee Free. conducted excursions an Californla when you get B. REYNOLDS [City Pass. Agt., 1502 Farnam St., Omaha