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Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07
SHOTS At THE DOONIS.

Cincinnati Tribune: We apprehend tina
within year Levi P. Morton will have
cause for breach of promise against Thoma
! G.. .Platt.
| New York Press: The William r. Nor
] rison presidential boom seems to be IL
langer of arrest on the charge of having nc
visible means of support.
Boston Standard: The wicked McKinley
men are trying to cause Mr.. Russell Har.
r.son of Indiana to utter few interviews
turing the next two or three months.
Minneapolis Times: The Robert Todd
Lincoln presidential boom Is in a condition
20 sympathize with the Cush Davis boom
Bob Todd is the attorney of the Chicago
Gas trust.
Globe-Democrat: Some of the democratic
papers are putting Boies in the list of
published in Iowa are taking particular care
% keep him out Of that list.
New York Advertiser Mr.. Whitney is ex-
tremely slow in hurting himself into the
third term movement. If he is to cut much
of a figure as a third termer he cannot
afford to defer action much longer.
Chicago Times-Herald: Before proceeding
to the selection of republican presidential
candidate Messrs. Quay and Platt should
bear in mind the fact that the people may
possibly desire to be heard on the subject.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Senator Allison
has sounded the Iowa keynote. Hon. John
c. New has been interviewed again, and there
is renewed activity among the friends of
Hon. Cushman X Davis. Eastern presi
Dental candidates may as well be hustling
Boston Globe: McKney's former hotel
landlord declares that the Ohio governor is
''the noblest man on Gods green earth" II
this is really true, Of course he should be
nominated without opposition and elected
unanimously. But Tom Reed and William
e. Russell are pretty passable sort of men,
Philadelphia Record: The Allison boom for
the presidential nomination is rapidly as
suming proportions of serious character.
By many political observers it would be
labeled Dangerous and certainly by all
other candidates 1t will be regarded as at
least dignifed. Iowas affection for her
favorite son is exceeded in history only by
the devotion Of Maine to the "Plumed
Knight"
Chicago Record: 1t is an open field as yet
for everybody, and-Platt and Quay to the
contrary notwithstanding-it is idle to at
tempt to eliminate Mr.. Harrison from the
race unless he voluntarily and peremptorily
withdraws. Should the republicans in 1896
decide that they want man OF conservative
views. not troubled with extreme opinions
on the tariff. hailing from a central state
and possessed of a record which at least
justifies confidence Mr.. Harrison would be a
very strong candidate indeed.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07
TIE TEXAS KNOCK our.


Kansas city Star; Texas now has an anti
slugging law aud Governor Culbesson Ia tho
kind Of fellow who may be expected TO
enforce It.
Chicago Tribune: But whether the Eight
Culbcrson aud the Texas legislature deserve
the applause Of decent men and women every
where.
st. Paul Globe: Goveraot Cul6erson msy as
well be declared champion pugist OF the
world. Ills Knockout OF Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons IN one round, both with the same
straight-arm blow. should stand as the
record for the prize ring for several moons.
Denver Republican: There will be no prize
fight In Texas, thanks to the manly courage
and high moral sense displayed by Governor
Culberson in opposing that form Of human
degradation The object lesson thus taught
should not be wasted on other public officials.
Three cheers for noble Governor Culberson.
Globe Democrat: Texas and her governor
did themselves infinite honor yesterday by the
enactment Of the law to prohibit ard punish
prize fghting 1t went throught both houses
of the legislature practically without opposl-
tion, Notwithstanding the powerful and wolf
equipped lobby that had been organized to
prevent this result. 1t was the best days
work ever done In Texas.
Chicago Post: The moral sentiment OF the
greatest republic on earth has driven the
prize fighters from pillar to post until now
they are shut out Of every state in the union.
The victory is complete and the status OF
nineteenth century civilization In the I'M
portant part Of America is defined. Compli-
ments to Governor Culberson and congratu'a-
tions to decent citizens everywhere
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07
FOR MEETING THE DEFICIENCY.

1t appears that great many repub-
lican members of the Fifty fourth con-
gress do not concur in the view ex-
pressed by Senator Allison in recent
speech, that the tariff should not be
touched by that congress, because any
measure which the republican house of
representatives would adopt would only
be met by the veto of democratic
president and therefore any agitation
of the subject would simply disturb
business conditions. 1t is said that
many of the republican members of the
next congress believe that there is only
one way for them, as republicans, to
proceed to meet the deficiency, and that
is by proposing special tariff bills in
tended to raise revenue if not to Incl
dentally protect American interests.
According to. the Washington correI
spondent of the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette, if the democratic administra-
tionists are calculating upon the repub-
leans in the coming congress meeting
the deficiency by any increase of in
ternal taxes they are doomed to the
most abrupt disappointment The
democrats will propose among other
things to double the tax ON beer. This
measure, says the correspondent, will
be pigeonhOled in the house committee
on ways and means, and in it's stead
will be proposed by republicans meas
ures to raise revenue by impost duties,
like a duty on wool. Republican lead
ers say that If the democrats prefer to
issue bonds rather than raise reve-
nue. on imports, simply because the lat
ter will assist rather than retard Amer
lean industries, or to issue bonds sim
ply because republicans will not vacate
their fundamental principles against
heavy internal taxes in order that free
trade may be established, well and
good. The republicans will not adopt
democratic revenue policy even to
prevent the issuing of more bonds.
Some prominent republicans have
suggested that the proper course for the
house of the next congress to pursue
will be to pass the appropriation bills
and adjourn. This would not be wise,
hp"N'Ni' ltSdlutu lIOH the
standpoint of duty or from that of the
welfare of the republican party 1t is
obviously the duty of the majority
party in congress to propose measures
for supplying the government with
needed revenue and II should do this
in accord with its principles and en-
tirely without reference to what the
democrats In congress or the admins
tration may do. Senator Allison sug-
gested in his Marshalltown speech,
which has received II great deal of at
tention, that revenues must be raised,
If at all, by some composing OF differ
ences. But which of the parties should
propose this? Certainly not the party
which is entirely without responsibility
for the existing conditions. The re-
ce.pts of the government are running
behind expenditures. the gold reserve
is subjected to periodical attack, and
the credit of the government is i'm
paired, because of the blundering policy
of the democratic party. 1t is mani
festly absurd to ask the republican
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07
THE prvrrEHTrARY HoLp.up.

/ When the deal was consummntcd by
Which the Moshcr convict labor contract
/ vas annulled and the state regnlned
control OF the penltentlary by paying
/ Dorgan $4,000 for his trumpery and
] Junk the people were assured that a
! great saving would be effected in the
cost OF maintaining the prison. 1t was
asserted that under the control and
management OF the state the convicts
could be made self-sustaining In other
words, the cost of feeding, clothing and
guarding the prisoners was to have
been Offset by the value of the labor
which they perforlsed.
On this score there appeared to be no
divergence of opinion between Gov
ernor IIolcomb and the members of the
Board OF Public Lands and Buildings.
The governor wanted this accomplished
by making the warden the manager of
the institution. The board, or, rather,
Russell and Churchill, who dominate
1t, on the other hand, had n scheme of
their own. They insisted on letting a
new contract for the period of two years
and until the legislature should provide
differently. To carry out their scheme
they advertised for bids.
Responsible parties, including ex-
Warden Beemer, talked freely of cut
ting the expense of the state from 40
cents convict per day to 20 cents a
day. When the bids were opened, how
ever, the Beemer bid ut 40 cents a day
was found to be the lowest. With such
manifest collusion on the part of the
bidders all proposals should have been
rejected. In spite of this the contract
was awarded by the board to Beemer
under conditions that it construed to
be a mere employment at $1,000 year
for Beemer as superintendent and
subordinate as bookkeeper. The action
of the board was pronounced illegal by
Governor Holcomb and access to the
prison has been constantly refused the
alleged contractor.
And now Mr. Beemer has filed bill
with the board for the maintenance and
care of the convicts at 40 cents per day
for every day since his alleged contract
was made. This affords conclusive
proof that the contract, as Beemer un-
derstands 1t, was not an employment
at $3.50 a month, as the board pre-
tended, but a renewal of the Mosher
contract under conditions more unfa-
vorable to the state than the original
Mosher invested several thousand dol
lars for the plant that belonged to
Stout, supplied all the clothing, food
and paid the salaries of the warden
and guards. Beemer claims the same
allowance without furnishing anything,
either in the shape of plant, subsistence
or guards.
How can any public officer who pre-
tends to have any regard for the re-
sponsibilties resting upon him make
himself Il party to such a barefaced
imposition? Is there any plausible ex-
cuse for countenancing such an undis-
suised treasury raid? From the very
outset of the penitentiary job and
through all its various stages The Bee
has protested in behalf of the taxpayer
and honest government. Although its
rcmonstrances have been ignored it will
continue to denOunce the unbusiness-
like methods pursued by the Russell
Churchill gang in connection with the
penitentiary management.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07
THE PASSING SHOW.

Notwithstanding the provocation Of friends
General Harrison continues dismembering the
woodpile.
The defeat of Tommy Watson for congress
renders superfuous the historic conundrum.
"Where am l at?"
The American Society for the Improve
ment of Speech" has established headquarters
in New York. A more inviting location could
not be chosen.
Corbett and Fitzsimmons ought to call
party primaries in Chicago and settle their
differences that way. There's room for few
more in the hospitals
DR.. Mary Walker has purchased farm in
New York, on which she proposes cultvating
and developing the new woman. Two years
ago Mary made the effort OF her life in shout
ing and waving her cambria when the name
Of David b. Hill! was presented in the Chi
cago wigwam. But that hardened bachelor
failed to reciprocate, and after a weary wait
Mary bows to the Inevitable
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07
ANOTHER JUGGLE WITH FIG GURES.

And now comes Cadet Taylor, chair
and juSgler extraordinary, with an ar
ray of figures to prove that the late
defaulting treasurer did not divert as
much city money as was shown by the
| exhibit published in The Bee. Mr.. Tay-
lor vouches for the correctness of his
cOunter-statement and takes occasion to
| assure the taxpayers through the me-
dunn of the city council that they have
not been chiseled out of as much money
as they had been led to believe by the
disclosures made public in this paper
Coming from such disinterested pa
triot as Cadet Taylor, whose bulb bank
had been illegally borrowing both city
and school money to keep itself on its
legs, this assurance will be taken for
what it is worth.
First and foremost, The Bee has no
retraction to make for what it has
charged against the incompetent and
derelict officials whom the dervish coun-
ment and prosecution under the laws.
The figures published by The Bee were
copied from the books in the offices of
the city treasurer and the secretary of
the Board of Education. Taking Chair
man Taylor's statement as correct and
complete, which we by no means con-
cede the only difference is that the true
apportionment of the interest Illegally
pocketed by the late treasurer with the
connivance of the city comptroller, cred
its more of it to the school fund and
less of it to the city funds. Instead of
diverting $355,OO0 of city money, the
late treasurer diverted less than $780,
900 of city money, the remainder
diverted being school money. Instead
of pocketing So of interest due to the
city for every 81 pocketed due to the
school district he is said to have pock-
eted only 81 of interest due to the city
for every SO due to the school district
This discrepancy, If it exists, is a
distinction without a difference. The
total amount of interest on public
money unlawfully converted to his own
use by the city treasurer is precisely
what The Bee has indicated, if not
greater. If the bulk of this money
really belongs to the schools instead of
to the city, so much the worse for the
comptroller. He pretended to have
been denied access to the treasurer's
bank deposit books, but he always had
the records of the school board before
him. III he had not closed his eyes
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

Frank Johnsons name was presented
to the citizens convention, In which the
democrats outnumbered the republicans.
He was voted for and rejected by four
fifths of the delegates. That refusal of
a vote of confidence would have led any
other man to vnrate the field. There was
no possible chance for him to win with
out the citizens endorsement. Mr.. John
son Is intelligent enough to know this.
1t is decidedly cool, therefore, for his
hackers now to call upon Mr.. Coe, the
citizens reform candidate for clerk of
the district court, to withdraw in his
favor. AS matter of fact Mr. John
sons record Is such that his name would
be entirely out of place on any reform
ticket
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

Detroit Free Press.
THE DREAM SHIP.

Eugene Field in Chicago Record.
When all the world is fast asleep,
Along the midnight skies,
AS though IL were wandering cloud
The ghostly Dream-Ship flies.
An angel stands at the Dream-Ship's helm.
An angel stands at the prov,
And an angel stands at the Dream-Shp's
side
With a rue-wreath on her brow.
The other angels. silver crowned,
Pilot and helmsman are,
But the angel with the wreath OF rue
Tosseth the dreams afar.
The dreams they fall on rich and poor.
They fall on young and old;
And some are dreams of poverty
And some are dreams or gold
And some are dreams that thrill with joy.
And some that melt to tears;
Some are dreams of the dawn of love.
And some of the old, dead years.
On rich and poor alike they fall,
Alike young and old,
Bringing to slumbering earth their JOYS
And sorrows manifold
The friendless youth in them shall do
The deeds of mighty men,
And dropping age shall feel the grace
OF buoyant youth again.
The king shall be a beggarman,
The pauper be a king,
In that revenge of recompense
The Dream-Ship dreams do bring.
So ever downward float the dreams
That are for all and me,
And there is never mortal man
Can solve that mystery.
But ever onward in it's course
Along the haunted skies
AS though 1t were a cloud astray-
The ghostly Dream-Ship HES.
Two angels with their silver crowns
Pilot and helmsman are,
And an angel with a wreath or rue
Tosseth the dreams afar.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

1t is understood nthat in his next annual
message President Cleveland will renew his
recommendations for revision of our .finan-
ciai system on plan which will include the
retirement of the greenbacks. He will-ask
congress to confer on the secretary of the
treasury power to sell long term low-rate
gold bonds to an amount sufficient to enable
him to call in and retire all the outstanding
paper that otherwise might be used to ex-
hause the treasury of dts gold. 1t is reported
that the president has received assurances
that the bankers oflthe large cities and the
commercial interests Of the country will Join
In urging congress to adopt these recon-
mendations as sure means Of preventing
runs on the treasury to get gold for ex-
port, or for piling up in private boards ar
home. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

1t Will be hard work to make the dem
ocrats of Nebraska believe that their
votes for judge of the supreme court
this fall can be tortured into either an
endorsement of the financial policy of
the Cleveland administration or the en-
dorsement of the demand for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to
l. The supreme court of Nebraska will
hardly be called upon to pass upon any
case involving the question of free sill
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

President III. c. Akin of the Board
of Education has decided that If he
can't have the dervish nomination for
clerk of the district court he might con-
sent to take that for city treasurer
Does this mean that the machinery of
the public schools is to be brought to
bear again on the caucuses and pri-
maries leading up to the republican
city convention Are the schools to be
Kept in state of constant demoraiza-
ton just to further the political ambi-
tons Of the successive presidents of the
school board?
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07
That state Fair Ring.

Every day brings out new evidence Of the
crookedness Of the political managers of the
late state fair. Here is an illustration of how
the gang does business: A citizen of Lincoln
offered $3.50 for the privilege of selling score
cards on the state fair races. The managers
told him the privilege had been let to another
man for $500. but according to the report
of Secretary Furnas the society received only
$S7 for the privilege. The business men of
Omaha, and in fact the people of the state
ought to go after these political barnacl who
are wrecking the state agricultural society,
and drive every ONE Of them out of office,
and do II quick. Va
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

Governor West of Utah anticipates
the adoption of the new constitution by
sending in his report rs the last which
he will he called upon to make. should
the people fail TO accept the state con
stitution submitted to them and prefer
to remain territory until they could
secure one more TO their liking, Gov
ernor West might yet have to make
several reports to the secretary of the
interior But according to all adyices
from Utah, the governors assumption
Is perfectly safe.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

10 the peculatlons Of the treasurer he
could not have helped missing the In
terest which was supposed to have been
accruing on theschool balances.
Chairman Taylor should try to ex-
plain some of his own dubious relations
with the late city treasurer. There
is enough there to keep him busy, and
he may have, TO cali upon Comptroller
Olsen to help him out.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

party TO provide remedy for this state
OF affairs by sacrifice of Its principles
and policy. The republicans of the Fif-
ty-fourth congress will undoubtedly
have plan for providing the govern
ment with needed revenue. This they
should put In the form of law regard
less of what the senate or the president
may do with 1t. They will then have
done their duty and the responsibility
for continued deficits will rest else
whprp
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

The Nebraska Jeffreys wants vind-
cation and for that purpose has sought
and secured n denomination from his
dervish friends in the name of the party
he has disgraced. Scott is not the first
man in disrepute who has tried to get
the republican party to go into the vim
dicating business In nearly every in
stance the task has resulted in disaster
to both party and, candidate.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

The Anamosa patriot, like the old
man of the sea in the Arabian Nights
Is hanging on the neck of the repub-
lican party of this county, and will not
lose his grip even If it takes the party
to perdition with him.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07
The Good Times Coming.

One Of the Rothschlds is credited with the
opinion that within five years the prosperity
of the United States will surpass that Of any
other country in the world. And it doesn't
take much of a financier and statesman to
see that. either. Mr.. Rothschild is only one
OF great many who are confident that good
times are coming. They are bound to. They
VIII probably be with us much sooner than
ive years. There has been long slump, and
we must go to the opposite condition, in the
course of nature.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

The death of Hjalmar Hjorth Boye-
son, the Norwegian novelist, deprives
the United States of one of its foremost
and most popular writers, Prof. Boye-
son was one of the few foreigners who
nave done their best literary work in
the English language. AS an educator
he was also successful. The work of
Prof, Boyeson will always be regarded
Ms credit to the Norwegians, both in
America and in Norway.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

The Northern Pacific has for the time
receivers enough to equip several bank
rupt railroads. m The easiest solution of
its receivership muSidle would be a sale
in foreclosure and the discharge of all
the receivers. But the road has not vet
been milked dry enough for the inter
ested parties to agree to this at the pres
ent stage of the game.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

Land Commissioner Russell admits
that his Grand Island electric lighting
contract is unauthorized by law. But
with the aid of his partner, Churchill
he will read into the law enough to Ell
able him to get at that $500 appropria-
~;
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07
Having Too Much Fun,

weeping wafer Republican.
The Omaha Bee editor thinks that not
withstanding the fact that II may appear
unbecoming on his part he will have to
disappoint the World-Herald. He is not
ready to die yet. and has no notion of resign
ing the position as editor-n-chief of The
Bee SO long as there is so much fun in the
work In Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

Those S20-a-day expert accountants
who are porting leisurely over the
books in the city treasurers office will
have life tenure of Office If the coun-
Gil combine that keeps them on the pay
roll Is not deprived of authority at the
fall elections.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

A whole lot of republican papers have
disposed Of e. Rosewater in various ways,
the latest move being to retire him to private
life and turn The Bee over to his son. But
the old man seems to be doing business at
the old stand just the same.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

Kansas democrats have concluded not
to put in nomination any democratic
candidate for the one lone state office
that Is to be filed at the election in Kan
sas this year. The nomination would
have been but an empty honor for the
recipient at best
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

What's that? A gold mine in the
suburbs of Lincoln? We were under the
impression that the only gold mine ex-
plotted by the good people of Lincoln
treaSury
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

The free coinage of Nebraska corn into
cash will keep the farmers of this state
so busy for some time to come that they
will not have leisure to devote to the
question of any other kind of free coin
n
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

Property owners adjacent to the Elev-
enth street viaduct are of course dam
aged by the fact that the Eleventh
street viaduct is closed for repairs. 1t
is altogether another matter, however,
to fix the amount of damages or to col
lect even one dollar from the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

Omaha was rather shabbily treated in
the distribution of favors by the Ne
braska State Federation of Woman's
Clubs. Not a single Omaha woman was
given one of the regular offices, nor was
Omaha mentioned in connection with
the location of the coming conventions.
The Omaha women ought to deserve
better of the federation than this.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-10-07

If water works Doodle flows so freely
at this stage of the game it will be
doubtful if there will be enough money
in the construction fund to give us the
promised enlarged mains and improved
spryipp