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Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25
PURIFYING POL ITICS.


The keynote ofthe alliance movement
In Nebraska Is the need OF better gov.
ernment The platform Of principles
which members OF the alliance signed in
the call for an Independent people,
party declares that the members OF the
now party pledge themselves to vote
only forpure andgood men. In other
words, no man was 10 be supported as
n candidate for any Office unless he was
known 10 bea man Of strict integrity
and good moral character. This test
waste be applied alike to the candidate
forthc Legislature, the candidate for
congress andthe candidate for governor.
Gan Judge McKeighan, the alliance
and democratic candidate for congress
in the Second district, stand this testY
Is he honest and does his conduct en-.
title him tobe classed among men OF
good moral character? Judge Nc.
Keighan has declared on the stump
that 1t did not matter what
his own character or record h as been as
public Off Ger, 50 long as he represents
a principle. Thisis virtually anOpencon.
fcSson that the charges that have been
broughtaganst him as a public man
and as a citizen are well founded III
they are true, and we have abundant
evidence thu they are then the pledge
to give US pure and good men for Office
falls to the ground.
The question is cana man bo trusted
to live up toa principle as a congress.
man when he has trampled prnci.
pies under foot and violated the
most sacred Of trusts as the
custodi an OF widows and orph ans fundsy
Can wehope that Mr.. McKeighan will
resist the temptation in Washington
that he has been unable to Withstand in
Nebraska?
Itseems tous that when a party sets
QUITO purify politics and uproOt cowup.
tion and jobbery, it should at least start
out with men whose reputation and
record are unassalabe.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25
SUPREHE URT REIIEE

The struggle in congress over the
question OF providing relief for tho su.
preme court of the United States, which
has been going on for several years, is
Still undecided. Wheth er anything will
bedone at the present session or not is
uncertain. The difficulty to be over
come appears tobe chiefly in tn OppO.
sltion Of the east to any change in the
judicial arrang ements of the west. The
proposed changes relate chiefly to the
Judi districts of the west, where the
excessand growth OF business havo been
most pronounced, and tho demands for
relief in the Eighth and Ninth circuits
have met with more opposition than
any other.
The Ninth circuit includes lives states
and territories. and the evidence is that
under present conditions justice is not
fairly dealtout The Eighth circuit is
hardly any better. Senator Doph of
Oregon, in advocating the measure Of
relief, showed very clearly the extent to
which the courts OF the Eighth circuit
had been overcrowdcd with business in
the past and the ce rtainty of the condi-
tions being worse in the future
unless some new arrangements
were made, and urged the neces-
Siy ofcreating another judicial circuit,
tObe composed of Oregon Washington,
Idahoan Montana Senator Wolcott
ofColoradO said he thought there co uld
be nodoubt that there is very great
injury and very great injustice being
worked by reason of the territorial
boundariesof the present circuits, and he
Thought the greatest inconvenience and
injustice came from the ppse mt terri =
torial arrangement Of the Eighth circuit,
extending from st. Paul on the north TO
Little Rock on the south, and from st.
Louis in the east to Denver in the west =.
There was no odiffcrence of opinion in
the senate as 10 the necessity ola com
pete change in the boundary of
the circuits, and perhaps the addi-
ton OF twoor more circuits, but just how
this should be best accomplished in the
general interest is the perplexing ques-
ton. TheimpOrtance Of doing some
tmngto relieve the great burden and
pressure upon the supreme court is fully
recogniz'ed and acknowledged The in
tcrestS of hstice, already injuriously de-
layed, and zee rain to suffer more se-
yerely in the future unless something is
done to relieve the pressure, demand
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25
NOT CREDTA BILE POL ITICS.

1t is not 80 the credit of the grea
state ofPennsylyani thatits two lead
ing candidates for the office of governor
are on the rack OF defensive cam mign
1t is notfairto presume that either il
guilty Of criminalities, and yet crimi
nalitiesare "laidat their doors,'7 tier
ated and reiterated about the state. II
may be, very probably is, the fault OF
politics and not the fault Of the candi.
dates that such IN unfortunate political
situation obtains in SO grand and 50
prominent astate. But tits there, and
the clamors and harangues of the
orators and organs of Pennsylvania are
being very literally quoted by the press
of otner states, freq quently embellished
with highly colored comments. 1t is
Otgood for politics, or for political
parties, thatsuch campaigns be- toler
ated, and yet it is very often the fault OF
the people who deprecate most such
political fights that such candidates are
named for Office.
No more is the federal constitution
the bulwark of sire ngth of this union
than is the politics of the people. Poll.
tics are almost wholly responsible for
the lavyma king, as well as The judicial
and executive branches Of the govern.
ment, and shouldb equally as well re.
spotted. There can be no respect for
the pc rsonal politics that the politicians
of Pennsylvania are agitating this fall,
The hope that springs eternal from
every demo OCratic breast at the on tset OF
each and every campaign, begins Co wan
at this season of the year, and despera.
tion seems TO have laid its heavy hand
upon the party. In July last the demo.
Gratis Ofthe Keystone state Were sure OF
electing PattisOn; in August they
doubted the strength of their convio,
tions, and now, in September, the repub.
lican party is given an even show, and
their campaign has degenerated from
politicsinto vituperation. 1t is dis
grace that ii has
The youth OF this country, for the good
of the country, should make q study Of
politics, butwould itennOble youth, or
man, tOfamiliarlze himself with the pol.
itiCs ofPennsylvan or the candidates
that are to the forefront Of the partiesY
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25

land department practical common sense
Theheadof the depa rtmentof the interior,
andof the land and Indian bureau, of all men
connected with the admi nstraon Of the
affairs Of government should come from
the west. They should be men
who know the country by knowl-
edge gained from actual cxperlencc.
Many ofthe mrdships the west has had to
endure have grown out of the ignorance Of
the men placed at the head Of these depart
ments, men who never knew an ythiug Of the
west beyond what they have read; theorists
OF the east, whose IDEAS Of government have
been gained from the Laws, customs and hab.
its Of theeast 1t Is n source of qualification
to the western people to know that there lisa
man at the head the land department who
rises to the situation This smu ch the News
eels justified in SAYING, in view oithe amen.
table failures Of former land commissioners.
whose IDEAS were coined and restricted
solely to the country east of the Mississippi.
By that section they undertook TO judge the
whole region west of the great river, the
region most affected by the existing land
laws.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25

G REATNESs and prosperity invariably
breed horde of jealous snars. The
wonderful progressive strides of Omah a
during the past ten years provOkes
howls of rage and ppointment in cer-
tain quarters not necessary to name.
The howlers deserve pity rather than
censure. Omaha com misserates the VIC
Tins Of inflated hopes, and movesste adily
onward and upward, expanding and de-
velopng her industries, enarging her
trade territory and seeking new fields to
conquer The wrath Of her pretended
rivals, like breakers on a rock bound
shore, d ash harmlessly on her impregna-
BILE posi- ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25
NOVEL CANA DIA
A Youthful Woul d.Be Muri erer Pun
ished by Flogging.

OTTAWA, Ont, Sent a. Special Tele-
gram to The BEE When David Smith, the
ten-yearold boy who two weeks ago last
Sunday stabbed young Peter Hassen close to
the heart with pocketknife was before
Magistrate Dunble at Coburg for sep tence,
the judge said the prison had been guilty of
very bad ofense and had sh own a bravado
that was astonishing. Hewas undou btedly
boy Of bad dprocivities, yet the magis tmte
felt that to send him to prison. a lad of his
tender age, would simply confirm him in
crime. Under all crcu instances his honor
thought the best thing that could be done
was to give the boya severe logging. He
said that if Smiths father Won id give the
boy twenty-four lashes on the bare back with
birch gad and intlict the punishment con-
ScentiOusly and to the satisfaction of the
court, he would not send the boy to the re-
f0rmatOry-
The father readily accepted the magis-
trate' s suSgest ion and in the police cells be-
low, In the presence Of the chief constables,
The boy culprit was severely aogged by his
father. Each stroke of the CAD left livid
welt upon the back of the boy, who cried
with the pain. After the boy had recovered
somewhat from his caStigaion he was taken
back to the courtroom and sentenc ced to close
confinement in the county Jail for the bal
ance OF the month.
The magistrates novel mode OF punish
ment is generolly commended by the towns
people as wise and autory.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25

legislation that will provide the needed
relief, but constitutional difficulties OBJ.
trude themselves which it Is hard to
overcome. There is no duty, however,
devolvlng upon the present congress
more important than that Of making
provision to relieve the pressure upon
the supreme court, and the majority in
congress can in no respect more surely
commend itself to popular approval than
byenacting legislation that will advance
the cause OF justice in the final tribunal
ofthe nation.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25

The national convention Of undertake
ers which meets in Omaha next month,
Will prove one of the most important
gatherin gs of the year. 1t is a mistake
to supposethattheC coming ofhundreds of
professional leaders will cast n funeral
pail over the metropolis. Indeed, the
brethren of the casket emph asize the
fact, "F'rom grave to gay is but u STEP"
and their annual surcease from melan-
choly cares is calculated to show their
ability to enjoy the good things of life.
In selecting Omaha for the convention
they took into consideration it's notable
heal lthfulness, SO that their delibera tons
would notbe marred with cadaverus
suggestions. In return for the compli-
ment, let ON aha don her brightest robes
and prepare TO tender the coming guests
hearty welcome.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25
a DEcLA RATION OF TNDEpENDENCE.

A DECLA RATION OF INDE PEN DEN CE.
The platform Of principles adopted by
thcrepubliC Of theE'irst congressional
district takes an advanced position in
favor Of experimentation on all eco.
nomic questions ecting the people Of
the west. 1t is practically a declaration
freedom; an assertion Of the rights OF
the west. The domination ofthe cast in
the legislation Of the co wtry has been a
selfish abuse OF power. Acting on the
principle that might makes right, the
east heretofore united, regard less of pO-
litcal atfil liations, inspuming the inter
ests ofthe west. The people were made
the hewerS OF wood and drawers Of
water for the monopolies of the Older
states. Byreason Of superior numbers
measures OF vital importance to thcgreat
inland em plre were frequently shelved
tomake way for measures solely devised
in the interest of the east
Despite this selfish provincialism the
west grewand expanded. Its marvel
lous fertility attracted thousands of
thrifty tillers and home builders, many
Ofwhom exchanged a mise rable exist
cnce on barren, rocky fl elds for a com pe-
tence in the west Coupled with the
unlimited mineral ric hes of the noun
tains, responding lavishly tointelligent
toll, hamlets have become powerful
Industrial and commercial comm uni
ties, villages have become cities,
and the great American desert has
given place to productive farms and
stock ranges. Thus the maligned
rowdy west, under the impulse of
rugged, fearless manhood, has become
the great productive empire of the
country. The men who have led the
march of civilization and development,
who have fashioned states and built
cities, who have opened the hi ghwa avs
that guided hundreds of thousands to
paths of usefulness, fame and veal tn,
Impressed their followers with spirit
oflofE independence, which is grad
ually and effectively asserting itself
The present is the first congress VIII ich
has felt the expanding political power
OF the west. What little has been ac-
cOmplished in legislation serves to show
the necessity Of greater unity and indie
pendence among its representatives on
all matters affecting the welfare of the
west.
The republicans of the First district
OF Nebraska sound the keynote offuture
action. They pronounce for independ-
ent and united action on all western in
terests, regardless of the edicts of party
CAUCUS.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25

CERTAINTY the people of Nebraska
who have travelled through Iowa will
not accept as truth the "testimony'' OF
the district judges Of Iowa, II they be
not on the witness stand and properly
sworn, particularly after one of them
has said that the Charlton distri ct
''would have been entirely rid Of the
Saloon for the past year or two II the
federal courts had not nte riered wi tn
state courts" For the past year or
two" or three, no less than twenty sa.
looms have Robustness in Lucas, Lucas
county,a n few miles from Charlton, in
the Charlton district presided over 10y
the Hon. Dell Z, Stewart, and for only
the brief existence OF the ori glnal pac k.
ace law has the federal court ever inter.
Tered with the prohibition laws of Iowa.
and during that timeit is very doubtful
ifany serious Interference was notice.
able atLucas. The very fact that pub,
lie sentiment in the several judicial and
other districts OF Iowa is religiously re.
spected by the oalceholders of the state,
impeaches their testimony, especially
testimony gvenon the political stump
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25
FOREIGN NOTABLES s.

Queen Margaretof Italy is given to making
unannouncedvlsits its to charitabl g in stimt ons,
particularly those devoted to the care of
children, andis kindly critical about their
management
Cavendish Bentcl has discovered, stored
away aslumber in damp cellar adjacent to
thecloisters of Canterbury cathedral, the
archbishop S throne presented to the cathe-
dral by Archbishop Tcnison
Baron Rothschild manages to devo tea little
time from his business to Collecting pos tage
stamps. He has spent great deal of money
on this hobby
Mrs. De Maitro the ssterof Robert Louis
Stevenson, is contributor to the Loudon
magazines and one of the wits of the Literary
Ladies' Dinner club.
Anton Ru bnstein is staying in tine Black
Forest, and is so busy composin g tn a he
rarely goes out except for an hours stroll
late in the afternoon. He is thought to be at
work OIa grand opera.
Cardinal Newman, like many 9th er great
PREACHERS, was only trOng when he used his
pen, All his printed sermons Were read from
manus cnpt, and when the pen was out of his
hand bis felicity ofdicton quite failed him.
Pope Leo is now busy with his encyclical
letter. He locks himself upin the pavilion of
Paul ", surrounded 10y books, brochures and
social tracts. He has his lunch carried to
him in his study, and spends several hours
every day reading and digesting the materials
onwhich hewill base his encyclical.
Prince Bismarcks temper has been gre atty
improved byhis recent experiences. A mia
bility has taken the place ofhis former stern
ness, and from being one of the ost unap-
piNacabe of men he has come tOegam CRATE
fully demonstrations OF respect and tokens of
admiration from men and he meets
Mr.. Glad stones tourn October is lillelyto
beconsiderably curtailed. He will not make
any speeches whatever, except in Mindlo-
THAN, wherehe is to address his con stu ents
at Edinburgh Miicalder and Dalkeith. Mr..
Gladstone will stay with Lord and Lady
ROseberry atDalmeny about ten days, and
onhis way southis topay visit to Sir An
drew and Lady Clark at DalquihaIran castle,
Ayrshire.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25

THE democratic literary bureau of
Iowa has opened shop and is doing some
business. One of it's first efforts is to
che the heart of the unit errified in the
Third district Itmaycheer all but one
heart, but the one that it does not cheer
it will Chill. Two years ago the Hon.
William FL. Chamberlain, who this year
heads the democratic state ticket, op-
posed the Hon. David Henderson for
con gresS and Mr.. Henderson was tri-
umphantly elected. Notwithstanding g
Mr. Chamber Rain political prominence,
and Notwithstanding his promi can
didacy, the aforesaid literary bureau
bulletins the informal ton that "hereto-
fore Henderson, ms n candidate for con-
gresS, has been opposed in name only, :"
but that this year Judge Couch, a
strong man, will contest the election
with him." The bureau does not say
positively that Mr.. Couch will be sue
cesslul, but it strongly intimates as
much Mr.. chamberlain will no doubt
accept the bureaus work as a doubtful
compliment to him, but the assertion
that in name only has Mr.. Henderson
been opposed for congress is truth that
will be accepted all over Iowa, even
though the bureau said what it did not
mean to say.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25

AFTER the nomina ton and election ot
Grover Cleveland as president OF the
United States, Buffalo subsidized, as il
Were, and gradually dropped back into
its normal condition and provincial
commonplaceness Just recently, how.
ever, the town has become ex cited, and
Is assuming arrogant airs, because tb G
hoses of one of its citizens have broken
tho double team trotng record. It is
not so very much TO celebrate over, but
the prestige of Hamblin's horses will
afford the average Buffalo man IL great
deal of consolation.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25

= n ISvery gratifying to learn from re-
liable sources that the agricultural in
terests of the two Dakotas are loOkins
upward, and that crops promise we'll
Espec ially are the people of South Da
kota encouraged from the harvests gar
nered and the outlook for the crops ye
in the field The exhibit Of grains
fruits, live stock, ETC., at the South Da
ko'a state fair, just closed at Aberdeen
1smostfattcringly mentioned by our Ne
baslIa friends who attended. The Da
kotas have great future inpromise,
and the great north west shares with il
the pride oithatpromise.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25
NJ issOuri Valley Matters.

MIssoUKIyALlEY, Ia, Sept. "a. .-[Special
to TIE BEE. The foot race between Glenn
HoughandC. r, Huntley has aroused the
sporting fraternity and the two members
have again been matched to run October /,
for 500 side. The timemade by Hough-
81 seconds-is almost withouta paal lie Ian d
still Huntlcy and mis- friends claim he can
beat Hough
The county fair begins here next Monday.
With good weather twill be the most sue
cessful ever held. Several very close and in
teres ting races have filed wit fast steppers-
The Latter Day Saints of western Iowa
will hold their annual campmeeting begin
ming next Monday. A large attendance is
nticIated
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25

rights disputed at the threshold Of Office
casts funeral shadow over the Joys of
victory. The most serious Of the consti-
tutional bunders. however. is the claim
that Wyoming cannot legally partlci-
pate in the presidential election of 1892,
unless the present constitution is
amended. 1t Is said that no provision
was made for ancelection two years
hence and that all officers elected on
the 1lth inst. must necessarily hold Office
for four years. although the term of
state officers islimited to two years. If
these claims are we'll founded, steps
should be promptlytaken to amend the
constitution. 1t is the best and surest
way out of tn G difficulty.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25

SENATOR WoLcorT is supposed to
represent Colorado in the upper house.
His opposition to Omaha as the most
central point for the court of the new
judicial district shows he represents the
narrow minded element of Denver,
whose lives have been embittered by
Omaha s progressive career. The broad
gauge people of Denver, however, are
above such unmanly conduct and have
endorsed this city in pre- ference to ST.
LOlls
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25
The Farmer ofth C Future,
BoSton Herdt

Mr.. Dopew has given the farmers some
thing to think about. All this rush to the
cities, bycutting DOWN the ranks of the food
producers is bound, sooner or later to give
the raising of farm products a tremendo ous
boom. When Horace Greeley used to go
about leCturing to the farmers he told them
thebes thing they could do was to set out
shade trees. He thought heKnew something
about farming, but the millionaire railroad
president goes far ahead of him on practical
points.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25

WYOMING scarcely recuperated from
the exhaustion of her first state cam
paign before political litigation was
begun. Trifing blunders in the consti-
tuition are magnided and every ousted
county oficeris convinced that the cleo
tionwas stupendous mistake. They
insist that the election should not in =
clude county officers and propose to cling
to the public cri b until the courts pass
upon their rights, Meanwhile the elect
are not in very comfortable frame of
mind. They entered the cam paign with
uncommon zeal, having discovered that
election meant a fouryear term, as the
constitution failedt to provide for election
Of county officers in 1892. To have their
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25

MIR. BRYANis unfortunate in his Sc
lection OF Omaha dates Hereafter care
should be taken not 10 conflict with Mr..
Connell S engagements AS the gentle
man from Lancaster is running for
amusement, his managers should see to
it that no distrac tions interfere with his
hilarious occupation,
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25

The first republican governors and the
first democratic governor OF Kansas are
stumping the state arm in arm. The
spectacle is astrange one, but prohibi-
tiOn begcts Stran 90 bed.fel lows.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25

The repub blicanS of the south are a
unit against the tobacco schedule of the
tariff bill, and thorepublican senators OF
the west have com bined against the
binding twine trust These two ele-
ments control the fate of the Mckinley
billin both honseS, and if they stick to
their purpose the high tariff, steerers
m Ist come down.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25

THE campaign in South Dakota pos
sesSes all theloud and lurd features of
presidential contest in apivotal state.
1t Is a dull and listless community that
is not r'asped or thrilled with one or more
talkersa day, with the accom- pniments
OF professions, bands, banners and fam
beaus. Candidates are as numerous as
principles, and partiesmore SO. Indeed
1t Is wise voter who knows hi own
party.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-09-25
The Man for the Place.
DMuer Nei1s,

Judge Grof is awestern man. He knows
something of the country west Of the Mis-.
sissippi river In his administration of the
land department he has brought TO his aid
a practical Knowledge Of the workings Of the
land laws in the country where the United
States owns and controls more of the public
domain than in any other section. With tho
aid Of this knowledge he has been enabled TO
bring to bear in the admins tration Of the