Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-21

lem. II would give some relief to tho treas.
uries of some states to have a large fund de-
voted by the government TO popular cduca-
ton. But on the other hand IL might destroy
the vigor with which the people OF the states
have always been taught 70 deal with their
affairs. They might comefo feel dependent
upon the government and cease their own
efforts, and that would be. deplorable, still l
think an effort will be made to pass the Blair
pill. Congress must not attempt 10 control
the elections in the states IL has no right to
interfere, and to do IT will make trouble.
FOR THE SAKE OF HARMONY.
For several years the secretaries of war
and navy have declined TO permit barrack
and marine bands to leave their posts for the
purpose of furnishing music on public oc.
casons at a distance. The reason assigned
has been two fold
First, IL was not thought to be the proper
thing TO permit band paid out of the public
treasury TO come in competition with private
hands; and, secondly, 1t was regarded as in
judicious on account of the interests OF the
service, to permit band to leave the post of
duty to cater to outside interests at DIS
tance Senator Ransom, OF North Carolina,
has succeeded in overcoming these objections
and secured the services OF the Marine band
at the centennial celebration at Fayette-
vile, N. c., November 81, when the
rati fcation of the federal constitution will
take place. The surprising thing to most
people here is that the band should be tend
to be the principal speaker and a number OF
prominent confederates are to take part in
the proceedings. One of the principal OBJ
| iects In granting leave for the Marine band
| to attend this celebration is to demonstrate
| to the southern people that there is no preju-
| dice against them, and that there is no deeire
| on the part of the administration to draw the
| line against the south. Thus privileges
| which have been refused persons in the north
are granted to the south that there may be
1a ,t,,.tA fnr pnt nrd
| claim that northern republicans are trying
| to keep up sectional feeling.
BAYARD A MASCOT.
Ex-Secretary of State aud ex Senator
| Thomas +. Bayard Of Delaware, is figuring
| to get back into public life He wants to be
returned to the senate. The Delaware demo
| Gratis have come to regard Bayard as their
| mascot and are laying their overthrow last
| year, by which Mr.. B odgett, a republican,
was elected to the United States senate, to
| the fact that Mr. Bayard has stepped out
| side the state and entered q federal Office,
| and was not personally at the mead of the
| campaign IL is said he will be offered the
| nomination for governor next year unless he
| declines it in advance. The first vacancy in
| the senate will not occur until March 3, 1893,
| over three years hence, when the term OF
| Gray, who is Bayard's successor, will expire
| This Is the place that Bayard is looking for,
but Gray and his friends are bitterly opposed
| to the return OF the eX-sccretary of state and
| tlS prospects are u ivory
| personal fight will ensue. Senator Gray, i,
| will be remembered wanted to get the place
| on the supreme bench given either to MIR
| Lamar or Mr.. Fuller, and his friends claim
| that il Bayard had stood by him as he should
! have done, Gray would have been appointed
MISCELLANEOUS.
| Miss Libbie Harrison, who has been visit
| ing her sister, Miss Carrie Harrison, will re
| turn TO Iowa in q few days.
| Within the next ten or a dozen years the
| army will lose the last of it's first ieutenants
who were veterans of the war In all the
| army there are but seventy-three, and the
| records show that ten Of these are incapaci
| ated for future service.
| Alexander w. Coulee. of Nebraska, has
been promoted from Sl,40O to $1,000 in the
| general land office.
| Colonel Michael Sheridan, assistant adju-
| tant general of the army is in New York for
a few days on business connected with the
| settlement of his brothers estate.
".F PERRY S. HEATH.