Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 17, 1903, Page 6

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: e e e THE OMAIEA DMLY_BBE E. ROSEWATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNIN TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Daily Bee (without Sunda Qne Ye: Mally Bee and Sunday, On Year Jilustrated Bee, One Ye Sunday Bee, One Year. daturday Bee, One Year ‘T'wentieth Century Farmer, One Yea DELIVERED BY CARRIER Dally Bee (witnout Bunday), per copy-— 2¢ Dally Bee (without Bunday), per week..12c Dalfy Bee (Including Hllndu)l per week.1 Sul n&y Bee, per o) Jivening Bee (without Sunday), per w livening Bee (ncluding Sunday), ‘weok Complainis of irreguiaritiew in delivery whould be addressed to City Circulation De- partment. ’ $4.00 6.00 IO" 1% .mvl OFFICES Onnhn»'xny Bee Bullding. South Omaha—City u.u"snudm.. Twey: ty-fifth and M sireets. Council Bluffs—10 Pearl Street. Chicago—ledd, Unity Bullding. Now York—2328 Park How Bullding Washington—501 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and edi- | torial matter should be addressed: Omaha iee, Editorial Department. | REMITTANCES. Remit by dra‘t, express ot postal order payable to The Publishing Company, Unly 3-cent stamps accepted in pay; ment of \alt mccounts Bersonal checks, except on Omaha o: eastern exchanges, not accepted. THE BEE FUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATIG. as Count, H Grge B Tosahici aciretaty of The Hoe B, Tzschuck, auly sworn, T of full an lu Cmnplny bein, l oo s of The Datly Morning. o A Sunday Bee printed durin tu Tmonth of Gotober, xm was a8 follows! 28,800 1aas Ilnlold and nlurl.d eoplol ivet total sales... Net average sales fl.'" GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed in my presence and sworn 1o lLofore me this 4th day of October, A. D., 1908, M. B. HUNGATE! Kansas will not play foot ball in braska’s back yard any more. It looks as If our Indian sumwer had gome on a permanent vacation to the linppy hunting grounds. The Board of Review In In session veady for business. Property owners with grievances wiil duly take notlce. EmpeE— Business men and merchants who are ngking for more seasonable weather will now have no more cause to complain, ¢ TEpm———— _If the Kansas Kickers had only won the game instend of lost It the post- ujr"t would surely have been different. —— ‘Meanwhile Cuba begins to detect sev- oral poluts of resemblance between t(he government and the demoeratic inarity. 4 : e—— Our vallant district attorney must have been too busy Sunday. to dictate Ivig daily contribution to ‘the local popo- cratie yellow. How can the people of Panafua hope fo’ enter fnto full fellowslip with us . when they have never had cither a conl bin or a chaked furnace? e o | Prophet Dowle insists that his expe- dition to New York was a great suc-| cess—but he scems to be the only juror | who brings in this verdie EETTE———— Bmperor William's - physiclans are still issulng bulleting on the state of his fmperial majesty's health. That's an easy way to earn the money. The fruit on the federal pium tree in this vicinity is rapldly nearing full ripe- ness. But what a lot of politiclans we will have wearing disappointed faces when they explore the recesses of their Christmas stockings. enmTe———— It ex-President Clevelund and Senator Gorman will only range themselves against President Roosevelt's Panama poliey, Colonel- Bryan may yet come | back to sustain the president's hand a8 he dlg with the Parls peace treaty ‘Why ge to all the trouble of a special nppralsemeut of the water works prop- erty? Tax Commissioned lh'mlng has saved the arbitrators the trouble’ by fix- ing the valuation of that part within the efty Mipits for the munletpal nssessment roll. H SrTpe——— The new congressional directory Is' being fine-tooth-combed for blograph- feal freaks wnd there is no danger that the searching expeditions will come back empty-handed. The proportion of freaks that go to congress has uot de- creased. ET—————— One of our amiable contemporaries prints a little story about a Bouth Owaha attorney who came here fifteen years ago with practically no resources, was subsequently elected to the state senate and now “has one of the finest howes in the county.” This is certainly an object | lesson, { E—— The exclusion of the sale of liquor from the eapitol restauranis Is Mkely to force the lawmakers to resort to des- perate strategles. The example may yet | become popular that was set hy the late Wade Hawpton when he was in the senate of having a special bottle- “shelf built fn his cloak room locker. | | the ne cesslon of King Christian of Denmark to the throme has just been celebrated with marks of real affection on the part of his subjects. It is doubtful TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 190! 4 NEW DEMOURACY. Noting the evident trend toward Sen- ator Gorman for the democratic presi- dential nomination next year, the Balti- more American expresses the opinion that in the campaign of 1004 the repub- lican party will have to face a new democracy. It remarks that the one fact which stands out clearly and Indisput- ably in all the current gossip about the Maryland senator is that the long-ru- mored reorganization of the democracy has, to all intents and purposes, been ef- fected. “There are some men in official places,” observes the American, “who are yet to be unseated, but the change in the party sentiment—upon which any | reorganization must depend-—has been made complete,” and it adds that “just now Mr. Gorman Is an interesting char- acter, for the democracy he will lead can be nothing less than the direct an- tithesls of the democracy of Bryan, while at the same time it must be a most decided modification of the democracy of Cleveland. Tt is going to be a new brand of the old. staple political faith. Just what it will be like in its details cannot now be reported, but it is safe to say that it will be so different from the old as to bring republicanism face to face wlth a new and untried antagonist.” The next democratic national conven- tion and not Mr. Gorman will define and declare the principles of the party, al- though that leader will doubtless have something to do with the framing of the platform. But if the work of defining democratic policy for the next national campaign were to be left entirely to Mr. Gorman what good reason i there to be- lleve that he would make so radical a departure as the American suggests? He would have to recognize some of the principles proclaimed by the democracy in the last two national campaigns or run the risk of losing the support of a very considerable element of the party, and it is not at all probable that he would fake the risk. Nobody doubts that the democratic convention of 1904 will ignore the silver question. That all sensible democrats now regard as dead and there will be no serious attempt made next year to revive it. But, the persistent democratic attack on a tariff for protection will be maintained, #o- called imperialism will undoubtedly again be denounced, something is to be expected condemnatory of “government by injunction,” and a more or less vig- orous declaration against the trusts can be confidently looked for. So far as these matters are concérned, therefore, it is quite safe to say that the demo- cratic platform of 1904 will in effeet re- peat the platforms of 1806 and 1900, In what respect, then, is there likely to be any such departure from already de- clared democratic doctrines as to create a new democracy ? What principles or poli- clbs does Mr. Gorman partienlarly stand for-that would constifute & basis for a new democracy ? His latest political move was as an advocate of negro disfran- chisement, but it is hardly conceivable that he ‘wiil be able t induce t‘- demo- cratle party to mal that a ‘nationn! | Issue. of any such change in the character of the democratic party as the Amberican forecasts. It would doubtless be well for the country if the party should un- dergo a radical change and get into sym- | pathy with natlonal progress, instead of persisting in playing obstructionist, but {to effect such a change will require a much abler and stronger leader than Arthur Pue Gorman, ) ——— APPEAL TO GREAT BRITAIN. The Colombian authorities have pre- | sented thelr case to the British govern- ment, in the form of a protest against the action of the United States regard- ing Panama. It is & purely perfunctory proceeding and will amount to nothing. As the reader will see by reference to the dispatch from Tondon, the claim Is wade that the United States government is responsible for the secession of Pannmna, a charge wlileh has not the slightest evidence to support it and which It ean be very confidently pre- dicted will receive no consideration from the British or any other European gov- ernment. Another allegation is that our government has prevented the govern- ment of Colombla from using proper means to repress the rebelllou. The fact is that all the representatives of Co-| lombian authority in Panama wheh the independence of that state was pro- claimed withdrew, except such as joined the revolutionists, leaving the latter com- plete masters of the situation. The withdrawal of Colombian treops from Panama was not required by our gov- ernment, but that having been done and | the new goveirnment there recognized, as was clearly necessary under the eciremustances, it was very properly de- cided by the Washington authorities in order to prevent interference with the | open and free transit of the isthmus, that Colomblan troops should not be permitted to land at Colon or Panama. Not to have done this would have left the way open for another conflict in Panama which would have endangéred freedom of transit across the Isthmus and very likely compelied the United States to employ -force in ecarrying out lits treaty 'obligations. President Marroguin asserts that the Uuited' States infringed the Aarticle of the treaty of 1846 relating to the sover- eignty of Colombia. This is the chief argument urged by Ameriean news- papers against the course of our gov- ernment. It overlooks the fact that in effect the sovereignty of Colombia had been withdrawn from Panama. Moreover, this tmplied duty to main- tain Colombian sovereiguty over the isthmus had reference wholly to pos- sible interference by foreign "powers and not at all to any revolutionary movement such as resulted in the crea- tion of the pew republic. governwent, as stated by Secretary ‘In short, we do not see promise | traffic. “In such cases,” said Becretary Hay, “we have intervened sometimes at the suggestion of Colombia, some- times on our own impression of the necesdities of the cnse; but always to the profit of Colombia as well as of universal commerce.” It is In the in terest of universal commerce that the present action of the United States has been taken. It is hardly necessary to say that Co- lombia will receive no countenance for her protest from foreign powers. She may get expressions of sympathy from some of the South and Central Ameri- can states, but that is all. The recogni- tion of the Republic of Panama by the United States s complete and irrevoc- able and other countries will in due time follow our example. And having entered into diplomatic relations with the new republic it ie thereby assured of our protection. | RAILIUADS, POLITICS AND PROSPERITY. | Our old friend Edgar Howard pro- fesses to be greatly distressed because The Bee passed pointed comment upon his tearful prayer for a return of calam- ity, crop failure and business stagna- tion as offering the only possible hope for another era of democratic ascend- ancy in Nebraska. Judge Howard in- sists that his protest was against rail- road domination and that hard times are needed to prod the producers up to make an effective resistance to railroad encroachments. The trouble with the democratic prophet is that he is so blinded by partisanship that he cannot distinguish a railroad democrat no mat- ter how plainly labeled. He wants the people to stop electing republican rafl- road attorneys to office, but the only remedy he has so far suggested Is to elect democratic rallroad attorneys to of- fice. The democrats combined with the populists have given Nebraska some of the worst railroad ridden government the state ever had and every one of the recreant officials had Judge Howard's active support when they were candi- dates before the people. If the railroad influence is still too strong in Nebraska, as we are free to admnit, we have no as- surance that it will be extinguished or even reduced Ly golng back to demo- cratic or fusion officials. The railroads’ emissaries are always within both politi- cal parties to be sure of standing in with the winning side. / THE SAME OLD STORY. Word comes from Cedar Rapids, that the taxpaying citizens there just awakening to the situation by which they have been paying all the taxes for the support of their city au- thorities which the raflronds showld be paying on the valuable terminal prop- erty enjoying the benefits of municipal government. This is the same old story that we have been telling over and over here in Omaha—the outgrowth of the vicions system of alleged distribution of terminal values in the nmtt-m of .'nflnnd property for taxa “This_alleged. distribution, “hkn does not distribute, is also a part of the lowa revenue laws and the vesult is most flagrantly seen in Cedar Rapids, where property worth hundreds of thousands of dollars formerly assessed for munici- pal taxation at reasonable figures has been recently acquired by the rallroads. and, after passing through the distribu- tion hopper, comes back in the city tax roll at a valuation of a few hundred dol- lars. If thé railroads would only buy enough property for their terminals and distribute it all outside of the jurisdie- tions where city taxes are imposed, the munieipal assessment roll would be practically wiped out. The Bee vecently called attention to a similar complaint occasloned by the de- cision of the lilinois supreme coust up- holding railroad tax-shirking by pre- tended distribution, and what it said then with reference to Illinois applies equally to lowa. If the exemption is only statutory and in no way in conflict with constitutional guaranties of tax uniformity, the only remedy is by reme- dial legislation, and the prospect for that is not encouraging. In Nebraska, how- ever, where the fight for equitable ‘tax- ation of railroad terminals is boing waged with persistence, the constitution Is explicit that all property subject to municipal taxation should be assessed |80 that the taxes respect to persons and property within |the jurisdiction of the body Imposing the same.” "Paking any part of the rail- road property within the municipal cor- poration outside of it for taxing pur- poses destroys the uniformity of the | taxes levied on the other nproperty. | That is the point of the fight in a nut- shell. ‘The Injustice of the present sys- tew is/gradually being seen wherever it prevails and the protest against the eva- sion by the railroads of municipal taxes ix sure to spread and grow louder. are The lowa State Board of Control is asking for appropriations aggregating ovér a milllon dollays for permanent improvements at the various state in- stitutions under its supervision. From the items in the building budget the inference is justified that contemplates nothing but substantial fireproof construction—if not, the legis- lature certainly should {impose such | conditions by incorporating the stipula- {tion iuto the appropriation bill. Towa 'luu had several unfortunate conflagra- tion experiences in its state institutions too recent to be forgotten. The expo- sure of helpless wards, or unfortunate defectives, to the danger of fire should not be countenanced in a great and rich commonwealth like Iowa, or, for that matter, in any state of the re- pablic. emm—— The way they are projecting demo- cratic candidates for congress up in the While our | Third Nebraska district we would im- aglne that the democrats have actually whether agother mouarch fu all Europe | Hay, bas constantly protected Colombia | persuaded themselves that they have a occuples a place as close to the bearts | from forelgn invasion. in domestic dis- | chance to regain that district next year. of his people as the Danish sovereigu,'| sensions, which have been nuwerous. { They were never wore deluded in their ore genulue nhl it has intervened fl-dfi. to prevent dis- lives. If the late Congresswan Robin- ?l-tbl-owdb- 1a., | “shall be uniform in | the board | Third district to victory none of the others mentiomed wonld he shie to wrest it from his soceesefnl repodlicxa cous petitor. That we have to go away from howme to hear the news is again exemplifed by the fact that down in Washington the report is current that Omaha is hot after the republican national convention. People out here are not aware of it, but, of course, if the committee wants to favor Omaha in fixing the location we will try our best to take care of the con- vention and guarantee It the usual Omaha hospitality. Only two or three discordant notes in the country press on Omaha's new grain market project. The false 'idea that the growth of Omaha must be at the ex- pense of the remainder of the state is too firmly imbedded in some small minds to be uprooted in a day or a year. When success Is demonstrated they will all come to their senses 25 The recent dispatch quoting certain eminent citizens of Denver as counsel- ling the use of shotguns in the preserva- tion of a pure ballot only reminds us again that these same eminent citizens, under the leadership of Colorado’s demo- cratic senator, haye met such reverses lately as require definite efforts to ex- plain. L ] Omaha has not enjoyed the privilege of being called the wickedest city in the world by some itinerant money-grabbing evangelist now for several weeks. This exemption cannot be expected to last. It will not be long before we have an- other sensational soclal reformer to tell us how bad we are and to offef to help to save us for a price. Warranted to Keep. Kansas City Journal Alaska is a little early with its instructed delegation. However, there is' plenty of ice up that way and things keep fresh a long time. Jarred on His Ears. Philadelphfa North American. President Andrews of the University of Nebraska declares that there is a lack of real culture among us. Some one must have sald “appendeceetus’ in Dr. Andrews' presence. /| are two old forts. A Fair Inference. Chicago Chronicle. Mr. Bryan's remarks on the subject of organizing a new democratic party lead to the inference that he may attempt to write the last will and testament of the old original democratic party. Demoeratic Leaders Collared. San Francisco Chronicle. There is now no democrat specially in- flusntial in national democratic politics who is not a corporation man, and o party was ever more completely dominated by “capital” than the democratic party in this Gty A Hopeless Cane. New York Tribune. Just before he embarked on a voyage to Jiurope for recreation and enjoyment Mr. Bryan breathed forth threatenings and slaughter against, republicans and against the democrats who had falled to support him in 1896 and ip 190, and, aboye all, against Mr. Clevelpnd. Is there mo im- aginable alchemy which can so transform the twice-defeated candidate for the presi- dency that he will take a ‘cheerful view of life and polities? A Bouquet From the Opposition. Holdrege Progress. | The Rooseveltian manner in which the president has managed Uncle Sam's aftairs in connection ‘with the new Republic of Panama is ‘thoroughly characteristic of President Roosevelt and s at the same time a high seryice in the advancement of civilization. According to the profound ethics of modern diplomacy and stafecraft the president may have been a little early- and he has thereby’ furnished the opposi- tion press a wonderful lot of cheap ammu- nition—but the Progress gredicts that pos- terity and future generatlons, regardiess of political creed, will mot only endorse, but highly commend, President Roosevelt actions {n the Panama controversy of 1903. Hils strenuous and promptness in the prem- ises appear so eminently correct that even many pf the metropolitan papers opposed to the president have not yet recovered sufficent breath to make any great noise. The Progress is mot a republican paper, but nevertheless admires many of Presi- dent Roosevell's qualities as a statesman, and especlally commends the “emergency clause” policy which is so characteristic of his administration. He is generally “up-to-now” when an enfergency arises, Instead of a “what-might-have-been.” PERSONAL NOTES, Circult Attorney Joseph W. Folk of St. Louls has been invited to deliver the ora- tion at the commencement day exerclses at Harvard on June 30 next Representative Sulzer of New York has asked for an appropriation of $60,00 for the erection of a monument somewhere in Washington to Samuel J. Tilden. Turkeys are scarce, say the dealers in them, and 80 thin you can see through them. Bo are the stories of scarcity started cvery year just before Thanksgiving. Phil May, the noted English newspaper artist, who died recently, left practically nothing, having lived a sort of Bohemian life and spent his money as fast as it was made. W. B. Yeats, the Irish poet and foremost among the advocates of the study In schools of the Celtic Janguage, who I8 vis- iting America, Is in Boston this week, and his frst lecture will be at Wellesley col- lege. “How are you feellng?" inquired a friend of Senator Morgan of Alabama, who is | now in his elghtieth year and can still | make as long w speech in the senate us any other senator. “In the words of the small . boy,” answered Senator Morgan, “I'm feellng go well that I would have to send for the doctor if 1 felt any better.” In al) the big crowds which attended the opening of congress none among the vis- Itors were more proud (han Mrs. Mary Kumler Landis of Kokomo, Ind., who from a seat in the members' gallery looked down and saw her two sons,’ Frederick H. and Charles B., take their seats among the na- tion's legislators. Mrs. Landis is 70 years old and she enjoyed to the full an oppor- tunity given to but few American mothers, Willam Hughes, member of congress from the Stxth New Jersey district, did not ride to Washington for the special session on & pass. He had the opportunity to do 80, like every other congressmap, but after considering the matter he quistly sent it back to the Baltimore & Ohle company, with & hrlef latted of thanks. Mr. Hughes, who is & democral, won his seat against one. of e -u-n.- o the district. DOINGS I¥ THE ARNMY, Matters of Gemeral Imterest Glemmed from Army and Navy Register. The retirement of Lieutenant General Young in January and the appointment of General Chaffee as chief of staft will leave a vacancy among the general officers serv- ing on the general staff. It Is commonly supposed that the successor of General Willlam . Carter, when that oficer leaves on the next transport for Manila, will be General Tasker H. Bliss, the head of the Army War college. This léaves unfilled the place vacated by General Chaffee. Two names are mentioned as those of officers between whom the cholce of selection rests. | One {s General Arthur MacArthur, now in command of the Department of Californla, and who would, of course, become principal assistant to the chief of staff. The other officer named is General Thomas H.i Barry, who 1s now in Washington. The only re- quirement of law 18 that there shall be two general officers in addition to the chief of staff and the chief of artillery, so that it is possible two brigadier generals will suc- ceed to the places now occupled by General Chaffee and General Carter. There continues to be discussion of the appointment to the grade of brigadier gen- eral in the army, a vacancy to occur on the reiirement in January of Lieutenant General Young. In addition to the names which have already been mentioned in these columns it is now sald that an officer whose friends have been encouraged to ex- pect his appolntment is Colonel Albert L. Mills, superintendent of the Military acad- emy at West Point, and a captain of the First cavalry, While Colonel Mills is not a candidate in the sense that his application is on file for the approaching vacancy, he has been recommended for the place as a recognition of his service in the field. An- other officer whose name is inentioned this week is Colonel E. H. Crowder of the judge advocate general's department, a member of the general staff. The military information division of the general staff has been compiling much In- formation of value to the War department in the event of military occupation of Pan- ama or Colombia. The army and navy of the Colomblan government are not of suffi- clent size to constitute much of a problem. The great difficulty which would beset an Invading force would be geographical rather than strateglc. In Colombia the progress of a military force would be impeded by the | mountainous character of the country, and in Panama, while the country is flat, the tralls are narrow and crooked through dense jungle. Under both conditions an enemy of inferfor numerical strength would have decided advantage, especially In the guerrilla_warfare destined {o be carrled on there. The only fortifications worth men- tloning are those at Cartegena, where thers The most accessible port on the north is Barranquilla and progress into the Interior would have to be by means of flatboats up the Magdelena river as far as Las Yeguas and then to Honda by a raflway line. After that the approach to the capital Is over a mountainous trall. The | ROYAL Baking Matkes the food more nutritious to both articles used. I use the Royal, edly the best. I onstrated to my always making and wholesome Reliable “ Royal.’ Powder wholesome, and more brain and muscle. I have given the Training Table to the Cornell University for five years very satisfactorily, and am z certain that much of the success has depended upon the quality of In baking powder, for it is undoubt- have occasionally given others a trial, and have dem- satisfaction that there is but one always reliable, -perfect, delicious food, — The Old (Mrs.) Amelia Morey Atkins. REMNANTS FROM POLITICAL POT. Syracuse Journal: The World-Herald continues to exhibit strong symptoms of | rabies. Pender Republican: An agitation of a genulne nonpartisan judiclary might meet with more favor from the people than a fako agitation concocted for partisan pur- poses only. The supreme court {8 now non- partisan, but the majority is republican, as also will be the clerk of the court, one of the best jobs In the state, with a salary greater than all the supreme judges com- bined. There has been a lurking susplicion port on the Pacific side 1s Buena Ventura, from which place to Bogata the line of march would be over three or four moun- tain ranges. This situation on the isthmus brings up the question whether troops and marines will be obliged to occupy the isthmus permanently. If this is found to be the case, It Is likely that a tour of duty there will not extend beyond one year, The prospect of garrisoning the canal route is not the pleasantest one, and there are more agreeable naval stations than being located off Colon. The regulations governing the promotion to a commissioned grade in the army from the ranks have been amended. Hereafter there will be no grading affecting the gen- eral average on such subjects as physique, moral character and antecedents. 1s reasoned that candidates are qualified or disqualified to start with in those respects and that there is no relative merit. Here- after the preliminary examination will be competitive, which it has not been here- tofore, and in this respect 1s made to resemble the final examination which has always been competitive. A further change 1s that which requires that candidates shall be at least 21 years of age. While it rarely happens that candidates are less than 21 years old there have been incidents known of those admitted to examination who had not attained the legal age, and, what is more, they were commissioned. The new regulations also specify that the candidates shall be under 3 years of age. Hitherto the regulatipns have been so worded that a candidate was eligible to the examintion and appolntment up to and Including the day before his thirty-first birthday. The change of the phraseology is In accord- ance with the text of the law of July 0, 18%, providing for the promotion of enlisted men to the grade of second lleutenant. Changes have also been made In the form preseribed for the individual record of the candidate. One of the questions, that which asked the candidate if he had ever been ap- prenticed to a trade, has bgen omitted, Another question which had to do with previous service in the National Guard now embraces in the inquiry volunteers and organized militia. Another subject under consideration in the general staff is the increase of the artillery corps. A proposition to this end has been submitted to the chief of artiilery and it is understood to meet with favor, at least so far as the general proposition is concerned. It s recognized that sooner or later thére must be additions to the artillery force which 18 at present unable to adequately man the coast fortifications. Secretary Root, however, has signified his indisposition to make recommendations along this line and unless his successor at the head of the War department shall entertain other views on hig subject there will be no department recommendation to congress for artillery increase or the in- crease of any other arm of tie service. Liebig Company’s Extract of Bee! oo that the Jabel hag this e'gnature in blue : appointment by asking for the ne Liebig Company’s For forty years the first. Feel Your Pulse If it beats fast, then slow—ekips beats, your beart is weak and should be treat- ed at ojice. Dr. Miles' Hoon Oure Is on guar- | buy that this was the real occasion of the hard fight put up by the fusionists, Howells Journal (dem.): The abuse that some of the fusion press, particularly the ‘World-Herald and the Nebraska Independ- ent, heaped upon Judge Barnes was re- sponsible {n a measure for the loss of many votes to Judge Sullivan, although no fault of that gentleman, who did everything in his power to have a clean campalgn. Both nominees were good citizens and able law- vers and there was no call for personal matters being dragged into the campalgm. Suliivan's record upon the bench shoul have furnished sufficlerit argument fn his favor. Falls City Journal: The republican party in Nebraska s in power to stay, probably forever. There is only one thing to beware of and that is not to get arrogant with our power and think that we can force any- thing on the people. The republican party must be careful to put its best men into office and keep clear of any improper leg- islation. Next year there will be a legisla- ture to elect and that body will elect one United States senator. This s a critical time for the republican party and care must be taken that the strength of the party Is not destroyed by bad management. 8t. Paul Republican: In reply to the campalgn charge that Judge Barnes is a tool of the rallroads it has been pointed out that his largest vote came not from raflroad strongholds, but from the farms. Now that the fight is over, it may as well be said candidly that there was never any sound reason fot believing that the rall- roads preferred Barnes to Sulllvan, or vice versa. Of course, the World-Herald and its small-bore imitators made a great howl, it wae all for effect. Everybody who kriew anything at all about the situation understood that there was no choice be- tween Barnes and Sullivan so far as the raflroads were concerned. Both men were recognized as fair-minded and capable and it 1s doubtful whether any raliroad oficial or employe cared a straw. which was elected, except as his mind may have been influenced by his individual politics. There are times, no doubt, when the railroad ls- sue may be legitimately raised, but its in- Jection into the campaign just closed was the cheapest kind of claptrap. —— tent as Knockers, Indianapolis Journal. The democratic party is at least con- sistent in one thing. It opposes every measure or policy for the protection or ad- vancement of Amerlcan interests, and it follows, as of course, that it must oppose the policy of the present administration in Panama canal affalrs, O SAID IN FUN. ('Ilurch—who was the author of “The takes of Moses? Q“lhmdfl\u typewriter, I Yonkers Statesman. why do s'i.l.e)' make such long suppose.— congr y son, If you knew how much trouble it is to get the floor you wouldn't be sur- Qrised at this reluctance to give It up.’ Vashington Star. Tommy—When you want to son selfish for No. 1, Pn— Tniess youre speaking of & widow. he's l]'lyl Iooldn( out for Ne. x—mudalnhh call a per- Jiou slways say he's fooking out The vouw man who proposes to a girl over the t aqnunfl may spare her blushes, hll“t he loses lots of fun—Somerville Jour- n Clara—~Do yo think mer- l- sy chance of his askl to ¥ hi Clara—The bride and groom both have red Cm'lr- fih‘ ways they are awfuily fi ther_all UN time—and. I(l t lov-m—m:mn Free Press. ¥ “He's as bad as a = monkey on & .uet‘" s requires go little ul make hlmfllfafldlculwl."—clwdln!i% "How do you like Alization?” the suitan of "Clvlll tion, “ns rocco, “is iike (hn bicyele I have been Inrnln. to fldo It's great as Iunf as you gan manage to stay "o top. —Washington THE LOVERS, E. L. Salim In the Smart Set. The sky above was tender blue, And golden was the weather. 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