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Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12
STRING THEM UP.

The two senator's from Douglas,
Brown and McShane, have committed
q grave crime according the editor of
the Omaha Herald. "They both
worked and voted for q vicious and
villainous bill to reduce freight rates
on all railroads 20 per cent. 1t was
not their fault that that bill did not
become q law" They also did another
villainous thing which Doctor Miller
does not mention. They both worked
and voted..for a villainouslbin to reduce
passenger rates from four to three
cents a mile. It was not their fault
that that bill did not pass. They also
worked and voted for q bill to compel
the railroads to pay local taxes on
about o million dollars worth Of prop.
erty In Douglas county which is exempt
from city and county taxes and Jumped
together as a right of way. In addi-
tion to these villainous bills they also
helped to get through the senate a bill
that would make railroads responsible
for injuries to employees incurred
through the negligence Of other en-
ployes. Bot worst Of all they worked
for and helped to get through an act
to prevent extortion and disorimina.
ton In tho transmission and delivery
of telegraph dispatches. This last
Was the GROWING crime Of all and
they are therefore doomed forever.
and politically damned. Under the
compact between the railroads and the
would.be democratic leader NO demo-
crat in Nebraska will be allowed to
hold office who dares u favor the re-
duction of transportation tolls and
obstructs In any way the despotism
wki.h these corporation kings have
established In this state. Senators
MoShsne and Brown had better there.
fore make their wills. They will be
strung up pu~nctually as soon as the
death warrant Is signed by Sidney
Dillon and Tom Kimball.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12
PRESIDENT MAKING.

Several eastern newspapers have
been attacked with the fever of making
presidential nominations a year In ad.
vance of the conventions. The Phil.
adelphia Press hoists the name of Sem
ator Edmunds, and a Baltimore daily
publishes a long list Of exchanges who
favor Mr.. Bayard.
This Is a harmless amusement but
it Is Neutrality-suspicious.. Presidential
nominees will not be before
the public for at least a year
to come. No well informed
politicians of either party will dare
to hazard an opinion for some months
to come as to who Is or who is not an
available candidate.
The conduct Of congress- at the next
session will do much to determine the
choice of candidates by determining
the policies and platforms CT the op.
posing parties. The demo crats will
control tho next house Of representa-
tives and the work Of the session Ia
certain to have assror g influence upon
both nominating conventions.
One thing already certain IA
that the next president will
be elected by the independent vote
which to-day holds the balance Of
power in the country. Last Novem'
Der 1t united with the democrats fol-
the purpose of rebuklng republican
disregard Of the peoples Interests, and
the desertion of 1,500,0 600 votera
changed the majority to a minority
This floating vote has not lost In mum
bers since the last election.
Any estimate of the probable results
of the next presidential election which
leaves out of calculation the voteu OF
men upon whom party lines hang
loosely is not worth two straws.
The party which bids most SUCCESS
fully for the confidence of the In.
dependents will win the day. The
general disSrust of republic ans by re.
publicans has not been materially de.
creased by the record of the last con.
gress. And on the other hand 1t Ia
only fair to say that confidence In de.
mocratio professions Of reform ha.
not increased since the revolution OF
1882. Both parties stand practically
where they did two years ago, and
the Issues of the next campaign are
yet to be promulgated.
For this reason slate making ai
present Is worse than useless. Mr.
Edmunds Ia . sound man and Mr.
Bayard's record has been In the MAR
excellent, but newspaper nomination
at the present time can In nj
way influence the choice Of partieI
much less can 1t force pub
lio opinion to the support o
parties or candidates before the issue
are ~squarely made up.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12
ant work has been concluded under
Bill Chambers management the com
mission will purchase q Webster's die.
tionary and begin operations.
The Dignity OF the Senate.

The Dignity OF the Senate.
Chicago Tins.
Senator Van Wyck is an honest
man, but he does not know how to
reach the Pennsylvania ideal Of sena.
torisl dignity. The hubbub that he
created by laying bare the outrageous
facts about the fees paid by Grew.
%ster," as he signs himself, shows at q
glance that Van Wyck's ideas of pro.
priety are very different from those OF
Don Cameron.
brewster is Pennsylvania man,
the political discovery of the Cam.
erons. He has Pennsylvania ideas
about the propriety of taxing the rest
Of the country for individual benefit.
He excuses himself from attending to
the star route trials on the ground tina,
he is sick" aud ''too busy" but still
finds time and health to 60 to Penn
~sylvania to argue cases for the West.
ern Union. He allows the special
counsel $1C0 a day for Sundays as well
as other days, and $40 day for hotel
expenses, and money for cigars, "sun.
dries" Pullman. carriages, baths,
Pullman porters, and the like.
Senator Van Wyek jumped into the
middle of this abuse like a reform bull
into one of Sherman's Ohio potteries.
He declared that the people were being
robbed In order to punish the star.
route robbers. This was too mvch for
Logan and Cameron. The latter, with
q great deal of spirit of one kind or
another, shouted to Van Wyck
"You stop. Brewster never done
wrong" Logan, by o skillful
question, expose the damaging fact
That the figures which Senator Van
Wyck was using, and which had been
obtained from the department of jus.
tice by order of the senate, had never
been referred to q committee. This
was all Logan wanted to know about
Van Wyck. That a senator should
tell the truth without being author.
lied to do SO by q committee twas 90
undignified and SO wide a departure
from the usual method of proceeding
In the senate" etc.. etc.
hos SOhobOk oil wynn buOuiO
have done was to have arisen and sol.
emily and dignitiedly moved that the
communication from the department
of justice be referred to the apprc-
priation committee, where it would
have been given decent and digni6ed
barial, and the people would never
have heard a word of these incendiary
disclosures. But Van Wyck did moi
stop" when Cameron told him to,
and he did not get d!gn.fed and dis.
honest when Logan rebuksd him, but
went right on, like the man he is, and
told the people all that he could tell
them about how they were being rob.
bed under the forms of justice.
That the truth had NOT been ground
over in the senate c.rcumlocution millr
made 1t no less the truth. What the
interest of those he represented called
for was the facts, not IN exhibition of
suppression dignity. Would thatthere
were more Van Wycks In congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12

BUFFALO entered her protest against
the exorbitant prices which Abbey Ia
oharging for the Nillson concerts, by
refusing to secur enough seats In ad.
vance to make up the necessary guar
autee. Mr.. Abbey In high dudgeon
whisked the singer off to Canada, and
cancelled the engagement, declaring
that the people of Buffalo couldn't ap.
preoiate good music. The Buffalonians
replied that they knew what they
missed, but are opposed to paying
fancy prices for a concert when the
house could have paid handsome
ly at half the figures demanded.
just as long rs the amusement-lov.
ing public permit themselves to be
ieecsd by the exorbitant demands of
heightened managers fancy prices for
every halfway respectable perform.
ance will rule. No manager who can
get IS q seat for his house will sell his
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12

THE civil service commission which
Is q body of gentlemen appointed to
reform the spelling of privates In the
federal brigade has assembled at Wash
ington, and decided that there is no
hurry about beginning operations IN.
til the several clerks for whom the late
congress made positions have been re-
curted into office. After this import
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12

tickets at popular prices. Protest
does no good. The only protest which
will make Itself felt Is 4 thin house
and small advance sale
of seats. The public hold the
matter In their own hands. The rem
edy takes a little self denial but It will
pay in the long run. A general pro-
test Of the Buffalo stamp would very
soon bring managers and performers
to their senses. At present there 10 a
prevalent impression that the Ameri
can people enjoy being feeced and are
willing to pay handsomely for the
privilege.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12

THE printing by permission in tho
Congressional Record of undelivered
speeches Is q great relief to fellow
members on the floor and occupants
Of the galleries. Some of the wlndi-
est efforts Of the session come out In
the supplementary iusues Of the
Record. General Bragg, Of Wiscon.
sin, perpetrated n Of l04 psges,
with several maps, on the Fig. John
Porter case, enough to make al CO.
tave volume Of 500; and Columbu.
Upton, Of Ohio, addressed . few ro'
marks to the tariff question covering
ITO pages Of the Record. II was or
awful relief to the hoase and saved
several days Of precious time.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12

Elk SENATOR TABoR's performance
in Washington suggest to the Boston
Herald, Swift's cynical remark: "You
can zee what the Almighty thinks Of
money by the men be gives 1t to-"
Still there are q good many mon who
would be willing to be made awful ex.
amples like the Hon. Horace Tabor.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12

GvoERNoR KNKRAD, of Nevada,
makes . bitter arrsignment of the
Central Pacific railroad, and charges
them with combining Ito crush the
state out of existence, ruin her pro.
ductlve capacity, and drive her citi-
zsns to seek new homes. He alleges
that the company charges the most
outrageous local rates and deliberately
maneuvers to strangle manufacturing
enterprise which might, for q time, at
least, dlminiah Its freight business.
Rates from Reno to stations near at
hand are higher than through to San
Francisco, snd farmers sometimea
haul their grain In wagons fifty
miles by the side of the rail-
road track. II q factory Is started to
produce on the ground any article now
brought In, rates arc at once lowered
to almost nothing so that outside com.
petition kill the enterprise out, and
then the old charges are reestablished.
The result of this is that there Is hard.
ly q mandatory of any kind In the
state, and the great water power of the
Truckee river lies entirely Idle. Again,
there IL personal discrimination
sgAlnst Wholesale merchants, such q,
absolutely prohibits business Of the
kind In the state, and all eastern
goods are freighted through to the
coast and then back again In parcels,
So the people Of Nevada sell CHEAP
and. buy dear, all business Is depressed,
and the process Of depopulation goel
o."
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12

AND now DR.. Miller has concluded
that II was Mr.. Colpetzer's fault after
all and that the senators from Doug.
las cannot be held responsible for
every mistake Of the Douglas county
delegation In the house.
This is . great relief. The shoul.
ders of Charley Brown and John
MoShane are not broad enough to
carry such . load. The fact il that
the delegation In the house from this
county was below notice a. far as
ability is concerned. The only Nom.
Der who could make himself
heard was Mr.. Gray, and his
mouth was always opened for the rail-.
roads. Mr.. CLARK meant well and did
not tie up on the capital appropriation
bill. But MI. CLARK like several Of
his colleagues wa q shipper of freight
and dared not vote against the Wishes
Of the railroads. On the contrary he
openly svowed himself as q railroad
man. Measrs. Colpstzer, Christopher.
son and Gray were In the
same boat, while Mr.. Turtle whose
votes rp to the closing part
of the session were straight, allowed
himself to be frightened into placing
himself on record in favor of the pas.
sage Of the sham railroad bill gotten
up by the railroad strikers.
THE BEE at the opening Of the last
campaign warned the people against
nominating or supporting as osndi-
dates for the Legislature men either
employed by the railroads or depend
ent upon the corporations for the CON.
duct Of their business. 1t insisted
that such men however honest and
well meaning, In justice to theiS own
interests dared not oppose the policy
Of the railroads. The result has
proved our position to be q sound one
In every respect. The Douglas county
delegation Is not the only case In
point. A score Of other instances
could be given. "If they expected me
to work for snti.monopoly," said Mr..
Schroeder, of Platte county, to his
constituents, "they had no business to
send me to Lincoln. They knew that
1 was a heavy shipper over railroads
and could not oppose their interests"
And Mr.. Schroeder told the truth.
While there can be no xcuae for the
violation Of pledges to constituents,
the voters Of Nebraska who foollshly
trusted the making of laws against
railroad abuses to men dependent
upon the railroads for their bread and
butter have themselves TO blame II
they have been sold Out. Human ma.
ture and personal interests are strong.
er with most men than political prom.
tses and regard for the general welfare.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12

Omaha IL not likely to escape a
heavy rise of the river. There Is
every indication that the Missouri Ia
preparing for q first. class boom. AT
Fort Buford the river Is now six feet
above The low. water mark and rising
rapidly, although the Joe Is still ur-
broben. Warm weather will hasten
the food, which promises to be I'M
comfortably high.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12

/ ntNn Wy tCiVhtbBh
submit to established regulations and
restrictions. II they do business In
violation of these restrictions they
will be subject to certain penalties.
Now, what are these regulations and
restriotiont2
LIST. Telegraph companies ard press
associations are required to file copies
Of their articles of incorporation or
copartnership with the secretary OF
state.
I'd. Telegraph companies are re-
CURED to transmit all dispatches i'm
partially and use due diligence to so
transmit without wilfLl delay of mes
sages end divulging Of their contents
is punished by fac or imprisonment.
Sd. Telegraph companies are pro.
hibited from charging, collecting or
receiving q greater sum from any
patron than they charge for q like SER
vice to any other patron, and they
are prohibited from charging q greater
sum for sending q message containing
q given number Of words over q GER
tain distance than they charge for
sending q message containing an equal
number Of words over q greater dis.
TANGO.
4th. Telegraph companies must af-
ford equal facilities to all aewspaper
patrons and press associations, are re-
qulred to furnish dispatcher on the
same conditions to all papers In any
locality where they do business.
9th. Telegraph companies are re.
to receive dispatches from all
patrons and competing telegr aph com.
panies, o refusal to receive or failure to
transmit subjects them to liability of
fines and damages.
9Th. Telegraph companies are made
liable for damages caused to patrons
by delays, errors and non.dellvery of
dispatches, Notwithstanding any clause
condition, or agreement In their print
ed blanks.
18th. Telegraph companies are re-
quired to notify ell patrons who desire
to send dispatches when lines are down
and wires overcro wded-a violation of
this provision subjects them to PEN
alties.
Wherein does this act constitute an
abortion2 What Injustice does it at
tempt In ordalning that telegraph
companies shall treat their patrons
with impartiality and shall be liable to
them for Losses sustained by the neg
ligence Of employees or non-fu'fll-
ment of their obligations as common
carrlera2
Nearly all these restrictions have
been imposed by the legislatures Of
other states and by congress. Why,
then, should any honest man object
to their enactment. In Nebrasks9 But
this is not where the shoe pinches.
The would be competitors of THE BEE
have for years been accorded special
privileges through a close corporation
which bears the same relations to the
telegraph company TINT the Standard
oil monopoly bears to the railroads.
This close corporation is for the first
time to be subjected to the restraint
and control Of law. And the legisla-
ture Is just a. competent to regulate
and restrain these quasi public con-
Germs as It Is to regulate and restrict
insurance companies, mutual bene6,
associations OF gas companies.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12

The new two cen. stamp will have
the head Of Washington on Its face.
Even the most rack rooted bourbon
does not dare to defend the present
~atrocity of a portrait of Jackson which
the new stamp will replace.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12
The BEE PUBLISHING co., Props.
T.. ROsEwATER Editor

LIFE insurance companies are doing
a heavy business In Europe In anti
~cipation of the ez,r's coronation. The
prince of Wales will not attend. He
always was afraid of dynamite.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12

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orders to be made payable to the order oil
the Company.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12
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Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12

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Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12

Ing proviso:
SECTION Is. And be IL further enacted
that the several companies authorized to
construct the aforesaid roads are hereby
required to operate and use said roads and
telegraph for all purposes OF communities.
tion, &c., a. one continuous line and In
such operation TO afford and secure to each
equal advantages and facilities as to rates,
&c, And It shall not be lawful for the
proprietors Of any telegraph authorized by
this act, or the Aot amended by this act,
to refuse or fall to convey for all persons
requiring the transmission Of news and men,
age Of like character, on pain of forfelting
to the person iniurad, for each offense the
sum Of 500 rand such other damage ss he
may have suffered on account of said re.
fusal and failure, to be sued In any court
Of the United States, or any state or terri
tory OF competent jurisdiction.
How will Mr.. James M. Woolworth
utterly Wipe out this act of congress,
which relates to nearly all the tele.
graph lines now operated In Nebraska,
and compsls them to transmit news
without discrimination under certain
pensltlesl This act of congress, pass.
cd while Nebraska was a territory,
has now bsen supplemented by the
legislature Of "the state Of Nebraska"
That legislature Is competent to regu.
late the railroads originally chartered
by congress, and 1t has equal authority
over the telegraph lines operated
within our " state. Beyond it's
boundaries this act does not attempt
to reach. 1t simply ordAins that tele.
graph companies and associations en-
gagged In the conveyance of
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-25
History OF the Democratic Platform
without the Free-Trade PLANK.
from The louisville Post.l


We have gathered from direct and au-
thentic sources a history OF the platform
adOpted by the Convention that assembled
in Louisville few days ago. and the facts
we give NAV he relied upon in spite OF the
which come from dis
appointed and irresponsible sources. At
the first meeting OF the Committee on Re
solutions there were but FIVE members pre-
sent. One Of these already had resolu-
ton preplrcd-it matters not by whom
strongly favOring a tariff for revenue
only, in express words. Owing to the
small number OF the committee pre-
sent It was agreed. OF course, that no ac-
ton in regard TO the platform be taken, but
the resolution was discussed in private
way, and the sentiment OF those present
was so decidedly against 1t that 1t was not
reproduced at any subsequent meeting OF
the committee in the same shape. Another
meeting OF the committee was called. which
was more largely attended. At this meet
ing the same resolution was presented in
formally in modified form. but the senti-
mcnt OF those present was stlllS so adverse TO
it, adoption As 70 discourage the gentleman
who had prepared and presented it. lie
WAS told bv one member OF the committee
that though we have Democratic majority
Of five thousand in the city and county,
our present congressman, who is conceded
to be popular aud to have strong hold
upon the people, would be defeated should
ne adopt Il rs his platform. This was amaz-
ing intelligence TO the country member
who spoke up bhntly and said, "Then you
are not Democrats here"
The committee then agreed to have 4
formal meeting the next morning. Atthat
meeting a member proposed, after making
some remarks on the subject, 4 resolution
declaring that the party in Kentucky adj
| hercd to the principles Of the Democracy
! as set forth in the various national plat
| forms. Another member suggested that il
was not necessary to 90 back over all The
party platforms, but that the words . the
platforms OF 1876 and 1880" be used. Thi,
suggestion was accepted without debate
and without 4 vote. The resolution finally
appeared and was adopted by the COnyen-
| ton in that shape. The committee wa,
composed OF some OF the most ciear-headed
and capable men in this Commonwealth.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-25
virginia News.

Strong forces OF men are are work laying
track on the Valley road extension from
Stanton TO Lexington, Va.
The Charlestown free Press SAYS that q
cave has been discovered on the farm OF
Mr.. W. NJ. Clements. near summit Point.
in that county. Three rooms have been
explored, and some beautiful stalacttes
and stalagmiics found. In one OF the
rooms is perfect representation OF Il
turtle.
The Lynchburg TiginiQn OF Thursday
saws: Passengers on the incoming trains
from the West on the Norfolk aud Western
railroad Yesterday reported snow a Bris-
toll. Dublin. and several other points along
the line OF that railroad. \ gentleman
connected with this office, who returned
from his home. I'm Carroll county, yestcr-
day, saws the mountains all around were
covered with snow, and IL was showing
when he left.
A German woman immigrant l. teaching
the farmers in the noighbOrhood OF NOflolh
something about strengthening. Inc ar
Jinidn saws: The nOdNS OpcrdHdt was SIM
pie, but very effective. ana great improve
ment on the old Virginia method, which
requires two negroes to catch the sheep,
two to hold il, and one to shear. After
catching the sheep and tying ils nihu irel
together, the woman sal down on the
ground with her legs stretched OUT III front
and bound the animals hlnd ieet 10 her
right foot, then taking the sheep.s heaa I'M
der her left arm she rapidly ana sSi'Iaiy
pied the shears with her right manu. Inc
work was beautifully done, the heece Delhg
removedye evenly and the SKIN iree from
all cuts. When necessary the sheep was
shifted from side to side.