Omaha daily bee., 1883-07-24

me-" This was the universal ending of
| all conversations on the subject. One
shipper said bitterly, 1.-THE railroad will
be debating next what kinds of clothes
and shoes we are TO wear. For years
they compelled us to purchase our coal
from the Rock Springs mines, they con-
troll our elevators and stock yards and
inform our citizens that they shall pave
their streets with no material in which
the company is not interested. If the
Holly scheme had succeeded the Union
Pacific would have had its fingers in our
water works system with Shelby as the
chief fugleman. Cushing's letter book
contained some curious promises from
Shelby in reference to the assistance
which the great corporation prepared to
give the sharks in carrying the elections
and securing a city council which, like
the present one, would override the
wishes of the people"
"rhings have got to such a pass nova
days" said a prominent lawyer as he sat
in front of the Paxton the other evening,
THAT we need a detective in every i'm
portant trial to watch the jury. There
are two or three professional jury fixers
III Omaha. One of these who is well
known by his connection with Union
Pacific politics, particularly when the
foreign vote is to be affected is always re-
tanned in criminal cases by a prominent
attorney in our city to look after the jury
box and he generally does it in good
shape too. A properly taken care of jury
is better for the defendant thar a score of
lawyers and the best kind of a judges
charge"
The death of the short lived Omaha
club has called out a good many com
ments. The general impression is that it
was organized with too many stockhold-
ers, and that with ten original members
the chances of its continuance would have
been much better than with fifty. The
scheme was too magnificent at the start,
and called for too large an expenditure of
money. The experience of other institu-
tons Of the kind has shown that a small
beginning makes the best ending.
There are a good many pilgrims to
Omaha of late, to feel the political pulse
and to get pointerson the supreme judge
ship. Candidates are beginning to be as
numerous as blackberries in the month
of July. A prominent member of the
legislature from the western portion of
the state was in town the other day, and
reported that John M. Thurston had
rendered the supreme judgeship to Ha-
mer, of Kearney, who hasbeen connected
with the anti-monopoly wing of the
republican party. AS n maker of SUI
nrnr,n ,,lr,ao VAln hnu,'t haar r,n
nounced success. His attempt toseat Hay
ward in the place of the late Judge Cant
was a rather dismal failure, not to mention
his early trials when he ran for district
judge of this district and was beaten by
Savage. Speaking of Savage reminds
me that there is an undercurrent in his
favor among democrats, who believe he
could be elected if he was disposed to
run. "Way down deep" said a politi-
clan from Wahoo, ''Judge Thurston will
pull for Rees, when the time comes, al
though he has encouraged General Dill
worth to place himself in the hands of
his friends. The general has a slight
recollection how John nominated him
not many years ago and had Judge Max
well walk away with his scalp" Among
the lawyers, the judicial campaign cuts a
very big figure, but the weather is alto
gether too warm to excite much interest
among the people.
The wholesale discharge of the conduc.
tors on the U. p. has caused a great deal
of feeling among other employees On the
road. There may have been some dis
honest conductors but there are more
roguss among the spoilers than among
the ticket takers. In fact there would
have TO be spoilers to spot the spotterstc
keep them from pocketing money
that they pretend to pay to conductors
To discharge worthy men on the mere
report of hIreling sneaks, is to put al
undeserved stigma upon their families
why don't they let out some of the
bosses in L. p. headquarters, who have
been getting rich out of all sorts of jobs
along the roadi" said a man who had beer
very high up in the U. p. road. 'Thert
are five men up there who pocket more
every month than the whole army of con
ductors do in a year; but the spoilers
don't trouble them very much. Som,
day some of these honest and faith
full servants will retire with a for
tune, and their families will point with
pride to their remarkable business sue
CESS"