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It must have boon with a grain of grim humor that a Nebraska Judge sentenced a prisoner to the "pen" for stealing hoga. There Is a slight rny of hope that re sponsibility for the county hospital construc tion swindle may bo placed "Where It belongi upon the contractors or their bondsmen. Not content with the western blizzard , New York has also drawn on the west for a display of beautiful northern lights. The beauties of the west will bo appreciated In the cast In the duo course of time. It Is Mid nt the capltol nt Washington has cost the people of the United States over $ ' 50,000,000. Very likely ; but that Is not a clicmnstaiico to vv'iat the mon who occupy the capital ha\e cost the country. Just as soon as the weather penults an other effort should bo made to clean the streets. Wo ore liable to ha\e a sudden thaw that would cause greater loss and damage to property than the cost of clearIng - Ing the gutters and carting away the snow. Mr. fiiyan Is to speak In Denver In order to convert the people of Colorado to the policy of free silver coinage. IIo might with equally good propriety seek an Interview with Henry George to win nlm over to the single tax. Orators wonderfully suc cessful when they ride the hobbles ol their audiences. We have not as yet noticed 'that J. Ster ling Morton has endorsed the proposition to pool the democratic and populist vote on Rryan for governor and United States sen ator. It looks as If Mr. Morton was waiting to hear from Tobias Castor , and Tobias Is probably waiting to hear from the czar of Nebraska. Those Peirtis } Ivanla federal appointments * which the president wasso careful to send Into the senate before the congressional election held Tuesday In that state have not made an appreciable Imprint upon the size of the republican majority. Eleventh hour political finesse has but a limited influence upon votes and voters. "Tho old machine Is rusty and croaking , " used with reference to the democratic party under the leadership of President Cleveland In an article In Harper's Weekly , Is a phrase that may become a parallel to the trite saying about the old ship leaking. Thcro Is more significance In calling the democratic party an old machine than is apparent at the first reading. The populist members of the house still Insist that the Income tux schedule Is purely a populist measure and that were It not for the Income tax they nould no\or have voted for the Wilson tariff bill on Its passage In that body. Wo are willing to let the demociats and populists fight it but among thomselvcH as to who should have the credit for originating this wonderful meas- u 10. If fire affords the cheapest way of securing the removal of the World's fair buildings , why not recognize the fact and apply the torch systematically ? But there Is no ex cuse for these successive Incendiary confla grations , which might so easily bo pro- vented. A few precautionary watchmen would come cheaper than the employment of the whole fire department to extinguish the ( lames. i The Incessant cold weather has reduced the supplies of the Associated Charities , w hlch must bo replenished. The sltuttion Is critical. Suffering and want ha\o been In tensified , Families that have until recently - contly boon able to pay their way are now destitute. Official and private relief agon , cles are overtaxed , and must have help. Wo bollovo that our readers will lly to the rescue. Mr. Ifornblowor Is gradually Betting Into a position whore ho Is willing to talk about the rejection by the scnnto of his nomination for associate Justice of the supreme court. At u bamiuet on Washington's birthday ho said that ho had more regard tor the Sons of the American Revolution than for the son. 'ate , oven had It clothed him with a gown of Bilk. If vvo will only wait In patience a little while , wo shall probably learn Just what Mr. Hornblovvor tlilnka of the senate. We already know what the senate thinks ot Mr. Hornblovvor. nngllsh blniBtalllsts are beginning to see that If another attempt to arrive at an Inter national monetary agreement Is to be made , the Initiative must come from the British government. They are therefore becoming more and more outspoken and cannot but Influence public opinion In this direction to someextent. . Hut the government Itself haa always turned a cold shoulder to move * menta with this object In view. Not until It shall have been convinced that Internal tlonal bimetallism off era the only way to re. store the prosperity of British commercial Interests are the , counsels ot the bimetallism likely to be followed. The continued aglta * tlon , however , will servo to keep the matter ncll before the British public. A SLAl' AT TIIK AITOllXKY OKNKltAt , Wo trust that Attorney General Hasting * appreciates the tic it thrust contained In the cloning words of Justice Norval's opinion In the currant funds decision. The spectacla of an ofilccr ot the state , chosen to defend the Interests of the state tind to prosecute for violations ot the state laws , coming Into court In behalf of another official who was trying to overthrow the plain mandate ot n state legislature appeared so remarkable to the court that It could not resist taking ad. vantage of the opportunity to call the atten tion of the public to the fact.Vo have not considered , " eald the court , In concluding Its Judgment on the case before It , "nor do vvo now determine , whether the relater has such an Interest ns entitles It to maintain the action ulnco Its right to do BO has not been raised nor argued by the counsel. As the state nt larno Is directly Interested In the enforcement of the depository law , the attorney general could , and doubtless It Is his duty to , Institute proceedings to compel the depositing of the funds In the banks des ignated as depositories , and perhaps a bank which has compiled with the law mlRht dose so , at least In case the attorney general should refuse to appear and fllo the appllca. flon. As It Is Important to the public ln torfsls that the real questions Involved In this controversy should bo determined and set at rest , wo have thought It necessary to pass upon the merits of the case without going Into the question of who should have Instituted the proceedings. " What a forcible , If not delicate , way of Intimating that the attorney general has failed to do his duty In connection with the enforcement of the state depository law. That law was enacted for the benefit ot the people of the state and not for the benefit ot the banks. The banks already had the money , but wore paying Interest to the private account of the state treasurer In stead of to the public account of the state treasury. It Is Immaterial to the taxpayerfi whether one sot of banks rather than an other set of banks have the use of the public money so long as they are equally safe guarded. The Interest of the taxpayers Is that the payment for the use of that public money should go Into the public treasury. The attorney general draws his salary on the express ground that ho shall defend the In terests of the public at large. How has he been doing this ? The depository law was put on the statute book by the legislature of 1891 , but there was not even a pretense ot carrying out Its provisions until a few months ago. What has the attorney general done to expedite Its enforcement ? While the state board sat Idly by and refused to designate any banks as state depositories the attoiney general Imitated their masterly Inactivity. When , In connection with a case relating to county deposits , the supreme court upheld the constitutionality of the law and the state board reluctantly named a few state depositories , the attorney general turned in to help the state treasurer In his contention for the narrowest possible con struction of the term current funds. In the case Just decided the attorney general ap peared on behalf of the state tre.isurer and against the Interests of the state at large , throwing the burden of the proceedings to uphold the law on to the shoulders of a pri vate bank , The supreme court could not refrain from commenting upon such con spicuous neglect of duty. KKWAL UfJOnilUfG TttADE. The consensus of opinion among the Job bers of this city shows gratifying Improve ment In the wholesale trade. Sales are resuming old-time proportions , while collec tions are fair to good. The people of Ne braska , taken as a whole , are In pretty good circumstances. Depression Is largely confined to the cities and towns , and that chiefly because of the shrinkage In Indus trial production and general tendency ot all classes to hold on to what money they have rather than Invest , deposit or loan. In many respects Nebraska Is much better off than any other state this side of the Mis souri. Unlike South and North Dakota and Kansas , Nebraska Is not seriously affected by the extremely low price of wheat. While Nebraska does raise wheat her product Is scarcely in excess of homo consumption. Corn Is the chief staple of Nebraska , and. corn , hogs and cattle and their products are- the staples of 'export. The price ot corn has not shrunk as much as wheat , while cattle and hogs have brought fair prices. During the greater part of the past year corn and hoga have commanded higher prices than for many je.irs previous. If there has been any decrease In the Income of our farmers It Is duo to the shortage of crops In some parts of the state and ex cessive freight rates In nil parts. The Jobbers of Omaha whoso trade Is chiefly In Nebraska need therefore not bo discouraged. The depression In the Job bing trade of this city has been felt largely , If not wholly , through the collapse of trade In the Rocky mountain states and on the coast. It goes without saying that Den ver , Salt Lake , Portland , Seattle and San Francisco have suffered much moro seri ously from trade depression than has Omaha. They are almost wholly depend ent on the activity of the mining Industry , and so long as they remain dormant their trade will remain paralyzed. The twin Minnesota cities , St. Paul and Minneapolis , the bulk of whose jobbing trade Is In the Dakotas , cannot experience a recovery In the volume ot traffic so long as the price of wheat remains below CO or , for that matter , 80 cents a bushel at the mills of Minneapolis. Omaha and Kan sas City are , under these clrcumstanos , In bolter shape for Improved trade pros pects than any of the jobbing centers ot the west. A OAXDW CIlll'lC , At the banquet of the Southern society ot New York City on the anniversary of Wash ington's birthday one of the speakers was Abram S. Hewitt , ex-congressman and ex- mayor. Secretary Carlisle was to have spoken on the public credit , but was unable to attend , and on short notice Mr. Hewitt consented to take his place , speaking with very little preparation. This stalwart demo crat Is well known for candor and plainness ot speech and ho maintained his reputation on this occasion , The feature of his ad dress , which Is particularly striking In this respect , will probably bo a subject of general and not altogether commendatory commer In the south. * Mr , Hewitt declared that the southerners of today are not what their fathers wore , "They were men of college training , of dis ciplined minds , men of high Ideals , with the knowledge that gives power and love of study and research and the familiarity with history that are the foundation ot all true statesmanship. Not BO the men of the south of today. " He then proceeded to divide the southerners ot the present Into three classes the men of brains who have come , north , those who have stayed at homo and devoted themselves to Industrial development be cause they were too poor to come north , and those who , being fit for nothing else , have turned their attention to politics. The latter class Mr. Hewitt scored unqualifiedly. One ot them , ho said , with southerners nn sup porters , la trying to coin the sclgnlornse. "Ho might ns well try to coin a vaccuum. " Other representatives of the south "havo succumbed to the fallacy that the appoint' ment to the supreme court bench la n local question to.bo nettled between the president ftml some local politician. " Ho had supposed - posed that appointment to the supreme court was n matter ot national concern , to bo filled without reference to locality or partisan prejudices , and not to bo made a foot ball for ward poll * tlclant to kick from one end ot the country to the other. "Go and tell your southern people , " exclaimed Mr. Hewitt , "that Calhoun - houn and Hontou and Itlves and the grand old southerners of former times would have abandoned their senatorial honors and have Rene back homo In sackcloth and ashes rather than degrade thosa honors and drag themselves down to the status of a mcro potty politician , without statesmanship , without breadth or power ot Intellect , with out character. " Tlnally Mr. Hewitt de clared that the trouble with the southerners In Washington Is Ignorance "blank , crass Ignorance. " Mr. Hewitt will undoubtedly bo subjected to a vigorous lushing from the southern press for his blunt and candid arraignment of the politicians ot that section , yet It In quite In line with the declaration of Mr. Wattorson that this Is an era ot small men and tow will venture to say that there Is not good ground for the arraignment. It la not Ignorance alone , however , that Is respon sible for the course of a majority of southern representatives. The spirit of sectionalism has no small part to do with It. U Is this spirit that makes nearly every southern man In congress a supporter of the Income tax proposition. There Is hardly any tendency moro common than that ot exaggerating the ability and worth of the men ot the past , but It must bo admitted that the soutlu at present lias no political leaders comparable with those of the era preceding the civil war In Intellectual ability and those qualities ot mind which make statesmen. It Is also to be said that the men ot that day ncro gen erally no less sectional In their fccllnga and alms than arc those of today. XOT AX ACCIDENTAL Democratic newspopers have not boon not ably successful In finding excuses for the enormous republican plurality in Pennsyl vania. The first returns suggested that the aggregate vote was lelatlvely small , and this was offered as an explanation , but It was disposed of by later returns , which showed that the total vote was largo and that the unprecedented republican plurality sig nified a heavy gain from the democracy. There was no escape from this conclusion and efforts to belittle the \alue and unmis takable meaning of the republican triumph simply brought ridicule to these making them. As the Philadelphia Ledger well says , the people of a great commonwealth such as Peniislyvanlu do not accomplish such a political result by accident. They accom plish It by voting In accordance with an Intelligent appreciation of the issue pre sented to them. The threat that the prin ciple of protection was o bo destroyed or impaired was sufficient to send hosts ot thoughtful , Intelligent democrats over into the ranks of the republicans. There can bo no question as to the issue In the canvass and the popular verdict was a protest agaliut the economic policy proposed by the democratic congress. So overwhelming a verdict by the voters of Pennsylvania against the tariff policy of the democracy , following closely after the republican victories of last November with this Issue predominant , ought to dispose of the democratic claim that the elections of 1890 and 1892 meant that the people wanted the protective policy abandoned. In the former year the election came on within a few weeks after the passage of the existing tariff law and a largo body of voters were misled by the dlro prophecies of the demo cratic party. The laboring classes espe cially were told that the McKluley law meant abuse and oppression for them , and In this way hundreds of thousands of them were Induced to join the democracy. While It Is true that the tariff was an Issue In 1892 , there were Influences operative nt that time which were peculiarly hurtful to tbo republican party , perhaps the most Important of these being the labor troubles at Hume- stead. That most unfortunate affair Is ad mitted to have cost the republicans hundreds of thousands ot votes of men who huva n direct Interest in the maintenance of pro tection. But If It bo admitted , for the Fake of argument , that the elections of 1S90 and 1892 meant all that the democrats claim , obviously the same process of reasoning re quires the admission that the elections of 1893 and 1894 mean that the people have soon their mistake and reverse their judg ment. Will any Intelligent and candid man pretend to say that the people have not given most ample evidence of a realization of their mistake In placing the democratic party in control of the government ? The party In power at Washington has , however , refused to give heed to this evi dence , and there docs not appear to bo any probability that It can be Induced to regard it. The senate democrats will perhaps make a few changes In the Wilson tariff bill , but the expectation Is that that measure will bo finally passed without material altera tions In these schedules which affect most largely the Industries and the labor of the country. An officer of the New York State Liquor Dealers association puts forth an Ingenious plea In favor ot lowering rather than In creasing the federal Internal reVenue tax upon whisky. It the tax Is raised to $1,20 per gallon from the rate ot 00 cents now charged , the retailers , he maintains , will have to purchase a poorer quality of liquor. He cannot change the price ot a drink of whisky because that has become an estab lished feature of the business , and to recoup himself will simply let his patrons Imblbo poorer stuff. On the other hand , were the tax lowered , ho would bo enabled to lay In a supply ot better grade stock und dispense It at the regular retail price , thus conferring untold benefits upon the army of whisky drinkers. According to that authority the tux ought to be lowered so as to make whisky bettor In quality. The report of the second comptroller of the treasury upon the rlcht of Congressman Sickles to draw two salaries from the gov ernment , one as member ot the house and the other as an officer of the regular army upon the retired list. Is an Ingenious piece of sophistry , The constitution forbids any one holding an office of profit or trust under the United States from occupylgg a seat In congress. The constitution also vests In each house the determination ot the qualifi cations ot Its own members. The house knew that General Sickles was drawing the pay of a retired urmy officer when he pre sented his credentials for admission to that body. It accepted those credentials and thereby , according to the second comptroller's report , It declared that n position on the retired list of the army Is not such an oflleo of profit or trusas } , { was contemplated by the constltutlomitoil disqualify Its occupant from taking a phttanln congress. In other words , the constllii lbn says General Slckloi , can't hold twoofjfes ( ) under the United States , but the intsont ot congress rjuspemls the operation of . constitution , This 13 constitutional iMf \Mlth a vengeance. U > the way , when vds ! the second comptroller of the treasury , ! nvqited with the duties of the supreme court uDtho United States ? All great explorers of modern times have made their o/y-ly,1 / start In Nebraska Stanley AfrlcanuH stdrted direct from Omah ? for Abyssinia mid riven now looks back to the lime ho llveil'ln ! Nebraska with a good deal of satisfaction. General Grccley was stationed In Omaha as United States slgna officer for two jears previous to his venture on the famous polar exploration , and Walter Wcllman , who will leave Now York on the llth nt the head of a polar exploration party , mndc his atari In Nebraska as a country editor seventeen or eighteen years ago , when ho was a mere lad , and still points with pride to his caily home In the pralrlc stato. It Is slnguhr that all these explorers should at some period ot their lives counted Nebraska as their homo. It Is quite natural that the Hngllgh queen and other members of the royal family should prefer that the contest between the two houses of Parliament bo avoided If there Is any possibility of such a Ihlng. Thd tenure of the reigning monarch Is not so secure that she could view without concern the onslaught upon one of the constitutional branches of the government. Let the people abolish the lords and they may bo so enam ored of their work that they might wish to try again on the throne. Once ol the ball a-rolllng and lliere will bo no telling where It will stop. II is to the Interest of the royal family that the lords retain their present constitutional status. The revised electrician ordinance should bo passed next Tuesday without a word changed unless It bo by reason of clerical errors. The ordinance is In accord with the underwriters' regulations and has been carefully prepared to protect the city's In terests and the lives and property of our citizens. Without disparaging anbody In the council wo are bold enough to assert that not a single member knows as much about electrical wiring and lighting as the men who prepared the ordinance. There is no excuse whatever for mutilating this ordinance and no valid reason can bo given for delajtng Its pissagc. Judge Wilson of Keith county expresses the hope through the official organ of the fanners alliance that General Paul Vandervoort will see to It that the Indus trial Lesion is thoroughly organized In Ne braska. If anybodj can Induce General Paul Vandorvoort , wh6 by1 Iho way never held a commission In auj army and never has been within 100 miles of a battle , to do an honest day's work at any time during the present > ear ho will create quite a sensation. The Idea of a man vvho ,1s earning a living by wagging his Jaw organizing an Industrial legion Is enough1 to rnako a horse laugh. It In. Up to the moKicritf of going to pi ess the Omaha Bee hasr not opened a bureau for Ihe relief of thd World-Herald. IVntchlitK , llin Itoodlors. 71MSH Citizen. It Is hoped thariothcr ma tiers rw 111 not crowd In upon Mr. Rosewater with such volume as to divert his attention from the state house thieves at Lincoln. The Bee has become very popular with the masses on account of Ita own warfare upon coiruptlonists. and should not stray from its well chosen path of rectitude at this stage of the game. Other Jllcliinomls In the I'ield. The Miimltml. Unlesa the political prophets mistake themselves , McKelghan will have to con tend against powerful opposition If he se cures anothei nomination. Already candi dates are beginning to trim tholt sails for the coming battle. Among the piospectlve aspirants who are likely to develop con siderable strength la district judge , P. B. Beall. ureunltif ; of Irrigation. KcaintyJiib. . Irrigation Is the greatest question before a majority of the people of this country today. Instead of large and insufficiently productive farms It means rnoie little farms well tiled , more people producing for themselves the necessailes of life , less con sumers who have nothing to buy , less charity for the needy because there will be less need of Itand a general Improve ment of social and business conditions. Stand up for Irrigation. o Itescuo the Kcurniirgo. Chicago lleialil. There are occasions when the United States government can afford to spend Borne money for a sentimental purpose Such an occasion presents Itself now. The historic ship of war Keaisargc , recently sunk on a West Indian reef , can be i aided by the expendltuic of a few thousand dollars lars There should be no hesitation about oulerliiK the expendltuie. The old VCSHOI may not be woith raising from a imiteilal standpoint , but the occupies a place In American naval history second only to that of the frigate Constitution. It would bo pitiful economy to allow her bones to rot on a coral reef for the sake of a few del lars. She should be raised , towed to one of the national navy yards and tetlrcd from seivlce at ) an honored veleran whose fight ing days are over. The Ilratlllo State. Lincoln Ken * . The decision of the hupr mo court on the depository law will considerably re lute the $00,000 a > ear perquisites ; inoertalulns to the state treasurer's olllce. 'Ihe opinion in full throwH noa lleht on tne imirt'p < on- structlon than th'j nylUbiH gave and In. dlcutcs clearly inut i.baut mio hit ? ot thu money now drawing Interim : for the tieas- urer will hencefoi th Iraw Interest fr lt > u state unless the tie HIT ir ran tnilUo ip n few moro h.'T-sf | iitlnr ti'ohiiicnUtlei that will cause delay ana Hum luuro to ) ils lirne- fit. Tlu > trousurci i < ontilH na to what constitute cur.out rumU appear to liivc been effe > i.iinllr ( jlpsiimtal , although ho now InslstH tint tie > < iiitcnia | court Uih | < K1i his Interpretation of the law. The supreme court appears to have the luippy faculty of pleasing both Bides eveiy time now , and this beatific Htntft of affutia will , vve hope , continue indefinitely. Ilryan'H Clmurm. IMtells lownat. The Schuyler/Quill li out In favor of Ilryan for United States senator. We pre sume that the editor of that paper would be pleased to ROO him sent to the neimto as nn Independent , but we hardly think that he will be. Before the last uenatorhtl light numerous Independent papers were boom- inir Bryan for the place , but vve notice that when the legislature met and It was found that the IndcpendentH , together with the democrats , had a working majority and could elect whomever they saw lit to the Homite , the IndcpendentH Htiulghtway for got all about the brilliant young deinocint and began hunting mrough theli own ranks for a candidate , which resulted in the elec tion of Allen. Again when Bryan made his luHt congreMslonal tight hla Independent friends had a chance to help htm. Did they do so ? Not that anybody knows of , but Instead they put up an Independent rftyimp , who was in league with the rail roads , and did everything In their power to defeat Bryan. The independent press of the state dishes up no end of taffy for Nebinaka's popular democrat , and Indepen dent conventions pass ic'Holutlons endorsing hla actions , but when they have an op portunity to render him any practical aid they always turn up missing. The Quill man may rest assured of one fact , und that Is that us lone as the Independent party of Nebraska la under the control of such men as Vandervoort. Burrows , UdKerton and the like , Bryan Htands no show of be ing sent to the ncnate by the aid of Inde pendent representatives and Henatora , They have altogether too many olllco fceekcra In their own ranks to go outside of It far a candidate for United States senator. The democrat : ) may help the Independents an much us they choose , but they never re turn the compliment. it in.mi.iii'iti t.nit .M.VJ/M.SAM. An Appeal from Populist * to Itullxvar Mt > i In und Out of llmplciymrnt. The follow Ing manifesto has boon Isiuoc by one ot the leading popitlUt organs In thl state , which evidently Is designed ns a prelude ludo to the campaign of 1891. For that rcu sou It la Interesting to nit politicians who aspire lo office during the coming > eir. In n few months time the old polltlcn bol ) wethers will begin acllvo preparation ! ) to solidify the 20,000 votes of the rallroai boys In this Btito. These polltlcil plr.Uos will operate , as usual , through the under Officials of the road , who , by reason of their petty iwsltlons of authority , Imagine them selves great railroad magnates. After many years of experience this par of the political program has been reduced tea a science , and the casting ot 20,000 rallroai votes In n lump has been over nud over ngatn practically accomplished. In order to latlsty this vote a syRtcnmtld clfoit Is tuado to prejudice the railway cm ploves against the populist pirty , the same as was done against the old null-mono ! movement. It Is alleged that the farmeia alllmiccoiind populists are trying to reduce the employs' wages , 4o knock ( hem out o their Jobs and to otherwise harass am mistreat them should they , tlio populists once get Into power. And to avoid a rediic tlon of wages , to secure permanent cinploj luont and hive guaranteed to them profil- able and peaceful lives , Iho railway employes must renounce all Individual opinions nm vote for a certain set of camlldalos upm whom the hlgh-muck-a-mucks have agreed Year after year this program hns hcci practically carried out , with these excep lions As soon as the election Is over , nm the candidates dictated by the "officials' have been clotted , then the employes are brought face to face with a condition am not n theory The conglomerated mnsa o creditors , stockholders and fancy sahuled officials of the load have become more hog gish Ihnn ever. The icvcntics ot the roni must be Increased , regardless of consequences quences The orders foi "retrenchment am reform" are Issued from hendtiuartrrs , mi' upon the nblllly of all the OfHol. ln , from the h'ghest ' to the lowest , to mcrcilOBEly cn- force the commands depends their head The consequence Is there Is a mad struggle between the men who risk life and limb who furnish the brain and muscle to op erate the road , to see how deep they cm gouge Into the vltnls of one another He- ductlon of wages follows in rapid succes sion. The force Is reduced nml the work and responsibilities and danger to the op erators Increased. The unions and confed erations formed by the men BO as to place them In a position where they can speak In a representative character arc assallec : In a cowardly , stealthy , but none the less effective manner. It Is a notorious fact that even In the heyday of their prosperity , notwithstanding the roads charged for their services "all the traffic would bear" am : hundreds of millions wore being made n ! Iho business , Iho only thing which stooc : between the emplojes and pauper wages was their labor organisations. But now the country Is overrun with idle men , hunger and cold Is chilling the very marrow In their bones , and the anxiety to care for the wife und little ones Is fast drifting Into despair and desperation. The life of every wage earner's organization stands In Imminent peril. The starvation process Is slow , but , mon , It Is sure. After years of nursing und training , the great railroad corporations have effected an open partnership with the federal courts , until all the company's manipulators have to do is to prepare a decree and judges after the Duudy stripe will sign them without know ing and caring less about Its contents. Lib erty of speech , the right of peaceful assem- blace. the prlvlleco to quit work , the bread of the family , their shelter , the chance for men to remain self-supporting , self-sustain ing. Is all decreed away by a man too In different to the responsibilities and power of a good , honest. Impartial judge to acquaint himself with his own rulings. It Is poor consolation to the employes to know that out of every $9 earned upon their labor onlj $1 is applied to actual operating expenses , and that the other J8 goes toward maintaining watered stock , manufacturing Dundis , corrupting legislatures and under mining their organizations. In duo season , however , the political wire pullers will bob up serenely and smiling as ever , and the great benefits the employes will derive by-standing-put by the "selected can didates , " will again bo pictured In rose- tinted hue. Ilut the gnat question is , will not the railway employes lay aside their deep seated prejudice of long btanding and realbo the fact that the great overshadowing and Ino- pressiblo conflict Is between the ovei bearing , arrogant capitalistic classes and the mer chants , tradcbmen , mechanics , laborers , farmers and all wealth producers who maybe bo properly classed as Industrious. This be ing true , wo will hang together for life , liberty and pursuit of happiness , or else will all hang separately to our disgrace and , until vvo are dead. * * So lone as the railroads remain In the hands of private owners , It Is the cleslie ot the populists to see the roads paying a fair and reasonable dividend on the actual money Invested , but prefer and will labor to accom plish the government ownership of all lines of.transportation , for well known reasons not necessary to reiterate at this time. It is the desire to see all railway em ployes , from the lowest to the highest , not overworked nor underpaid , with steady situ ations and peacefully enjoying a prosperous and useful life. And it Is not the In tention of the populist to reduce wages , lengthen hours of labor , increase responsi bilities and thrust men into greater danger of life and bodily injury , but It Is their de sire to do the reverse. It Is not the Intention of the popu lists to injure our transpoitation service , but on the contrary thev would relieve the service of delicious burdens heaped upon It by unprincipled and designing men ; render It moro effective , and at the same time so Incicuso its service that It would bo abso lutely necessary to employ five or moro men where one man Is employed today. The populists have no grievance against the employes or local officers , but the complaint Is against the same mighty hidden power that manipulates legislatures , seduces courts , controls public officials and oppresses employes and the public at largo with Iho same Iron hand. The populists recognize that there U a wldo difference of opinion between thorn and the majority of the railway boys ; they also recognize that under the circumstances this unfortunate state of affairs Is perfectly natural. But they hope that before another time rolls around for action at the ballot box there may bo a bettor understanding , and having a common Interest at stake , regard less of our diversified occupations , we may vote more In unison , ( lulling Togntbor. JVehrdd a Cll\l \ I'lem. There Is n desire on the part of many of the lepubllcan faith In Nebraska lo con- dilate all antagonizing ulemenlH In the parly and In bind It about with the coida of harmony , HO to speak , au It hns not been for vearH. That thla Is of all times the best for such action no one can deny The rally should alvvaya bo easiest when the enemy beats a retreat But then , while members of thla and Hint faction talk of the dcHlrabllity of concord and t i.od feel- Inn thev continue to entry on the Inler- neclne warfare as fiercely as ever. About all the harmony they care for app iruutly la u little elide of It about themselves. And liny ltut m , Ton , t'ltinunt llentld , The Bee says of Iho maximum rate bill , which was Hupposcd to have passed the legislature a year or BO ago , und which haa Hlnco been hung up In Judge Uumly'H court. "Nearly a year will have elapsed before Ihe casea mo laken up al all , and It la fair to presume that several moro years can be consumed before the mutter icachesi a final determination. " IH It any wonder they can xcatcely conceal their contempt for the people ? Short breath , palpita tion , weak and sore I lungs , pleumy , coughs , I coUs , asthma MX ! bron chitis relieved in ONE MINOTB by the Cirri- CURA ANTI-PAIN PLASTPH , the first and only instantaneous pain-killing plaster. Tor weak , painful kidneys , back ache , uterine paini and weakness , it is simply wonderful. It vilahies the nervous forces , and hence cures nervous pains and mtu cular weakness when all others fail , ' " Price : asci five , $ i.eo. At nil drurgiitior by null. I'OTTBK UBUG AMO 9H5 > Conr.i I Tinuti : . The lower home > of congress should bo treated for hemorrhage ot the lungs. To vendors of religious leaflets Hob Ingor- soil and his family are shining attractions , The Bum of $130,009 Is spent > early In China for the paper money burned In nncss * tral worship. Miss Alice Hothschlld , 0110 ot the famous hanking fnmlly , has n collection of roses valued at $100,000. The Kansas statesman out of n Job shows In a letter to the llnpiibllcnn Stale league of Missouri that his reported conversion by S.im Small Is a delusion nml a snare. The newly appointed consul to Niagara , Out. , Is Ihe man who opposed Grover Cleve land for sheriff of Urlo county , and was de feated by only one voto. This started Mr. Clevnlind on hlB successful political career. Miss Helen Carroll ls Bald to be Iho rich est girl In her own right In Washington. She Is n sister of Hoyal Phelps Carroll , and Inherited nn Income of MO.OOO a yuir from her grniidfatht-r , the lalo Itoynl Phclps of New York. lr ) C II. Merscreau , n prominent New York phjMolnn , h > pnotlzt < d Bandow and made him believe llmt a llttlo dlllnbell weighed 300 pounds. With much difficulty nml many grunts the strong man finally brought It clear from the floor The reform mayor of Chicago persists In making himself unpupiilir with his official subordinates The climax of his absurd no tions , In their opinion , Is an executive- order leqillrlng oniplo > es to woik. That Is treason to the traditions ot office. Academician senator , di-puty , minister and best known Jourmllst ot Paris are some of the lilies of Jiilun Simon , who celclmilul his elKhllelh birthday last week Ho has lived In the same aparlmont In Paris for forty-five jcars , and his one great passion Is music. If the threatened gory argument between Congressman Strait of South Carolina and fourth Assistant Postmniter General Max well comes to a head Iho weapons will of necessity bo broidaxes The P. A P. G > being the challenged party , has the choice of weapons and 18 regarded as an expert nxnian. Dr Gustav Lelpnllz , who has just died at S.in Prniiclsco , was known all over the west ns the "nuaKo doctor. " Not that ho used snakes In his practice , for he did noth ing so smacking ot charlatanism Rattle snakes and Glla monsters were his pets , and It wai his fearlessness In handling them that gave him his title No ono would have supposed fiom some of his cartoons that Kopplor was u Roman Catholc , jot such was Hie fact. Ho had , howovtr , ceased to affiliate with any church , and was buried without religious ceremonies. Thomas Mast , who , In his day , rivalled Kepp- ler , In lampooning the Catholic church , was , like Kcppkr , born and reared In that faith. Cecil Rhodes , now known as the "Un crowned King of Africa , " and called by Lobengula "tho man who cats n whole coun try for his dinner , " went to Africa a sickly lad , twenty-four jcais ago , for his health. IIo Is only 40 now , > ol ho has built tele graphs and railroads , extended the border of Capo Colony , held a woild's fair at Klmbtr- ley , and Is a man of athlellc figure. People at Oil City , Pn. . say that the bril liant aurora boreulls which was seen In various parts of the counlry Thursday night assumed there the slnpo of a huge white cross , radiating from Iho moon , at each cor ner ot which were huge balls of fire of all the colors of the rainbow. At Kansas City the fire department bent men a half milo toward the northern part of the city , undei the apprehension that there was a fire. Tlin Duty of llitpubllran * . Km 1h licml I . 'iitiWonii The time has passed when the lepubllcans of the state will vote for a man with the republican brand , regardless of fitness or honesty. It might Just as well be ad mitted now as at any time that public offices have been made articles of traffic with which to teward party wotkers whose Mole claim to recognition Is their ability to pack caucuses and control county convcn- It Is time to call a halt. The Republican has heaid mentioned for -vaiious state olllces the names of men who cannot under any circumstances secuie Its support or the vote of ils edlloi. The editor Is willing to make great sacrifices for the prnclplcs of republicanism , but he Is tired of : swallowIIIB without a murmur every bit ter dose mixed by the bosses. A new deal Is demanded and the rank and file of the patty demand a cut. The self-constlluted lenders who have lived oft the parly for years must voluntarily rellro to the rear , or thev will be set back theie vvllh a lolt that will Jar their back teelh loose. The Hlale convention this > car must be made up of men who are nol professional pollll- clans ; the slale lleket must be made up of clean men whose only oblluntion Is to serve the people who elected them. There Is a senator lo be elecled nexl winter , and the convenllon should nominate Ihe repub lican candidate. That candidate must be a man who knows what the gieat working cla ses need. lie must not be a society leader who flaunts the wealth of himself and relatives In the faces of the shivering , hungry volers of the state's metroplls He musl nol be a man who rldea behind a gllllerliig foul-in-hand , guided by a liveried coachman and altended by a smart "User , " whllf * men vvllh tailored shots tramp the stieets In search of work that will furnlBh food for hungry wives and lltlle ones. The people know Ihe man who has dune and Is dohiK Ihese HUnga , and Ihey want no more of him. Charles F. Mandeibon must be laid on the political shelf. Union labor must be represented on Ihe Blalo llckcl , Und Iho platform promises to see that the laboier receives his rlKhtH must bo carried out. Labor has Htootl at the back door foi > ears , and must now bo Invited Into the dining loom. The duly of Nebiasku , lepublleans la plain. Indianapolis News : The election of ( Irow In Pennsylvania will not bo contested. Kansas City Journal : Tim Penns > lvanln election returns are a handw riling on the wall to Ilolslmirnr Cleveland , and It doesn't take n Daniel to Interpret It , Globe-Democrat . Mr. Grow's majority Is one ot the kind that Is calculated to make the democrat * rub their c > os and wonder what has become of Iho Influences thitl worked lo their advantage In 1S92 Cincinnati Commercial : Hon. Galushi A , Grow Is elected congresitmin-at-hrKO In Pennsylvania by n plurality upprotlmalliiK 1BO.OOO Grover Cleveland and Iho aulhor of thu Wilson hill will bo nlilo to find very little comfort In those figures. Such n le- publican plurality Is unprecedented In an of ! > enr. Minneapolis Journal The great manufac turing stales uf Now York , Peiinsjlvaiilu nud Ohio have spoken In stentorian lonea nt the polls against iho democratic larlft policy. The ilomocrals hive hud full and fair w mning anil > ct they are paddling their own canoe as fast as they cart down the rapids towmd Iho cntarael And they will bo wrecked bj It In November Pioneer Press The result of Pcntisvl. vnnl.i's election , giving to Iho republican ticket n mnjoilty unheard of In thai or any other state , Is not a surprise to any ona who watches the signs of thu times It la exactly In line with the elections of last fall , and with what any man can understand who lakes pains lo talk llvu minutes with frlenda of his who have hcrcloforo voted the demo cratic ticket There la no record of u party finding such swift and almost universal con demnation as has been assigned to the ono that Is now fooling along at Washington , with only nn occasional access ot spasmodic energy. Just sufficient to accomplish some net of mlsguvormnont The people of tlio United Stales are wild lo gel n chance to vote ; and when they do , bo the Issue gen eral or local , they will hit every democratic head In sight Mi'fn t itr i n i f > 7 ; , ' / ; ' / KS Boston Tinu crlpt There's n lesson to bo Icnrucd fiom the pin , mv BOII II Is given head Dial It mnj not go lee far Buffalo Com lei. While Die rest of ua may think we are rlijhl In the front row , at this lonson of the venr It Is the Ice- ctillei who really takes the cake Tld BitsGtlnns Did jon evei renllzo nm thlnj ; In the Ciurmnn lotleiles' ' BrlsKS- YCM , I tried live times and realized that I was an Idiot Texas Sittings "Avlod vvhlskv and water , mv son , " Huld the fond father "It la a dilution and a smnie" Buffalo Courier Jlllsou Ma > he has no ticed thai when a discreet mail Roes to the pivvnlirokor'H he Rencrnllj puts up and uhuts up Atlanta Constitution "Does the colonel draw well In Washington" " "You bet ! aits every cork the fiist pull1" Constitution rend Mother O , .professor , will vou trj mv daughter's voice' The Piofessor ( who has heard "daughter's voice" ) No , niadaine , nobody but n Justice of the supiemc court Is lit to iry It. Indl mapolls Journal Interested Citizen Whv don't jott and the editor of the Rnz/lcr Ret together and light , If jou really mean to , and not be cnrljlni ; voui suns mound the slreet In this ridiculous man ner' ' Colonel Ooah We are waiting , sib , for pome one to offah a Biilficlent purbo Washington Star : "I don't understand , " said tbo man who was vlslllng New York , "how Tumper came lo be put Into the directory as a mechanic " "Well , vou see , he had to have some oc cupation " "But I thought he busied himself solely vvilh pollllc-s ? " "That's it. He nllends to the machine. ' SHADOWY. AViii ) 01 fr 1'ifKH. He's bless'd who In her smile's sweet sun shine ba ks ; None ever foi her dreBslnghrtd to wait ! She wears a -crowned hat at pla > s , and. asks Her minor only If that hit'H on slralght. That "he Is always right she ne'ei Inslsta , A llllle mouse no lorrois Jias for her ; She keeps a secret well , and she exists In the ImaBln-Ulon , gentle sir. Ilryuii Js'onlH Jf fliinrillun , Frcmnnt 1'i.nill. The Jncksonlan club wants Mr. Bryan lo confine himself lo Ihe Income lax In hla talk In Omaha. He Informs Ihein llmt ha is not tonKtie-tled and will talk as ho pleases , If he lalKs at all. Which Is very ( iropci. He knows enough to take care of ilnibelf , and has never had any airings tied to him. William rtnien'ctn UinliiK. As soon as my trade picks up a bit , " Slid the merchant , looking wise 'As soon as my trade picks up a bit , I am Kolngto advertise. " 'As soon ns my vessel reaches port , " Said the skipper with a wall 'As soon as my vessel reaches pott , I am going to set my sail. " 'As noon as mv field of grain Is grown , " Said the fanner , sore In need 'As soon as my field of grain Is grown , I am ( jolng to sow the seed. " 'As soon as the man Is well and strong , " Said the doctor , drawing close 'As soon ns the man Is vvt-11 and strong1 , I will give him a curing dose. " 'As soon as I know my soul Is saved , " Was the preicher's observation 'As soon as I'm sure my soul Is saved , I'll pray for Its salvation. " & COL The largest mnkiTH and Hullorn of line clothon uu iirth , Your monoy's woitli prjour _ money bno'f. Not over yet Don't delude yourself with the idea that winter is nearly over , because it isn't not for sev eral moons yet. Don't keep on wearing1 that shabby suit any long er , but get into a new one and bo in style as well as bo pretty. Wo have out the prices down so low that you can aflbrd to wear ono for the rest of the winter and save it till fall , Never carrying over any goods , wo take this means of making sure of getting rid of all goods now on hand. The prices will surprise you when you see the suits. We can't quote any prices , for our space is limited , and the different kinds so varied. We'll soil you a suit if you come in , and the price alone will do it. BROWNING , KING & CO. , Wlllcay ihofxrrcFslfvouEend C \V ( < -Ur.lJlll ' nnrl Ilmmlnc / ftrnow rlfioriiioro " " - L/OUglaS