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Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28


The next subject that demands attention
labor cheap? We are easily miscd by the
relative rates of wages in any country TO
the conclusion that the low quotation of
wages necessarily implies cheap labor, This
is not true. Labor is cheap or dear In
proportion, not to the nominal rate paid.
but to the relation OF that rate to the pro-
ductive capacity or the result of the labor
purchased with the money. England has a
productive capacity in her machinery OF
400, 100000 of men. Here is an impersonal
factor which receives no wages. The
wages of labor have increased with the in
PRODUCTION of labor-aiding machinery because
1t has augmented its productive power.
However nominally cheap the labor en-
ployed in agricultural production in Japan,
it becomes dear when judged by the stand
ard of its produCtivcness An estimate
made by five of the most extensive and in
telligent wheat farmers in California re-
Gently as to the productiveness of a single
farm laborer with the use of existing ma
chinery as against the productive capacity
of a single laborer when wheat was cut
with a sickle and thrashed with a fail, re-
suited in the consensus of opinion that with
the gang plow and combined harvester the
productive capacity of a single laborer in
California was seventy-five times greater
than by the primitive methods. 1t is easy
to derive the conclusion from the picture
herein presented Of the methods of agri-
culture in Japan that a single farm laborer
in California will produce more wheat by
the aid of machinery than 100 farm laborers
would in Japan. Farm labor in California
is therefore cheaper by what might be
termed an indefinite degree without exag-
pera tiOn
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28
THE EXPOSITION As AN EDUCATOR

THE FApOSiJiDN AZ lN EIttI JDR.
The voluntary offer of the regents and
faculty of the State university to CO.
operate in every possible way with the
managers of the TransmisSiSsippi eX-
position in their efforts to make it IL
grand success emphasizes the exposition
as an educational factor. While the
State university is vitality concerned
with everything that makes for the up
building of Nebraska and the west and
the increase of the resources and ma
ticular bond of union between the two
must be that they are both factors in
the instruction of the people
There are certain things that can be
taught in no more effective way than by
object lessons. This fact is recognized
in all the work of modern advanced
educational institutions where labora-
tory methods and practical demonstra-
tion prevail. What the laboratory and
museum are to colleges and universi-
ties the great Transmississippi eXpo5i-
tion will bc for all the people who at
''A'A ~ w S'hhf Allt many anu Nillti
exhibits that will there be on view. Not
only will the spectator be afforded an
opportunity 10 examine the raw ma
terialS and finished products of western
farm and factory, but all the machinery
and intermediate processes will be dis
played. person can learn more in II
day about practical industry from per.
aonal inspection of the various stages
of production and manufactures than
by weeks Of porinG over books or lis
tening To theoretical explanations. So
the exposition itself should be huge
lesson in landscape gardening, archi-
lecture, and mechanical construction TO
say nothing of the exhibits and the
management of the enterprise and the
control and protection of the crowds of
visitors.
AS an adjunct to our public school
system the exposition ought TO prove in
valuable and should be worth, purely
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

provinces. the recognition OF Cuba as an
Independent republic, or its annexation to
the United States is inevitable Although
the annexation of Cuba has for many years
been the fayorite theme for spread eagle
American orators. we should prefer TO see
the territory npw occupied by the United
states settled by a more dense population
before advocating a further extension Of
territory. IT, IN therefore to be hoped that
the Spanish government will see fit to adopt
policy which will insure the continuance
of the friendly relations between the two
countries 'tlu
If for King Amadeus we were to sub
stitute the present regent and existing
ministry of Spain in this article every
view expressed in it would be pertinent
today rs it was when written. 1t is Il
striking example of history repeating
itSplf
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28
TtE UoTgL1S COUNTY MIDDLE.

iffE BOtbIIS tbJ M 4 MIDIYisE.
ON the twenty day of May the
republicans of Douglas county in con
vention assembled, by vote of about
4 to I. instructed their delegates to the
state convention to exert every honora-
BILE effort to secure the nomination OF
Il. Il. Balch for state treasurer and q.
X. Williams for commissioner of public
lands and buildings. The county con
vention with equally decisive votes re-
fused to endorse the candidacy of At
torney General Churchill. Having
elected 10 delegates by wards and
precincts. the convention authorized
these delegates to complete the quota of
delegates to which Douglas county is
entitled by the election of six delegates
at-large.
Confident that the delegates elected
would live up to the letter and spirit
of their instructions, the endorsed can
didates felt perfectly secure of having
the MISUNDERSTANDING chosen from
among men committed to their support.
In this. however, they seem to have been
mistaken. Reinforced by the police
commission with its club over every
resort that is always subject to its
caprice and dareS not incur its dis
pleasure. Churchill made n sufficient
number of involuntary converts in three
weeks to muster strength enough to
contest the election of the delegatcs-at-
large, and succeeded in capturing five
out of the six. Whether he can hold
ut Lincoln the force that he rallied
under whip and spur here is another
matter. Men who will violate inStruc-
tons once will not hesitate to violate
them again and to break promises as
soon as they are made.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28
SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PULPIT.

cincinnati CommercialT While
Pastor Sheets of the Epworth Methodist
church Chicago was preaching sermon on
Moral Depravity" last Sunday, divers
small boys furnished an illustration to the
text by smashing the windows with cobble
stones This growth of realism is start
ling.
Philadelphia Record: Cardinal Gibbons is
patriot as well as prelate. He denounces
the formation of a secret Catholic associa-
tion to oppose the American Protective as
Sociation. Il believe that ii is the duty of
all to concur in electing to office the best
men, irrespective of their religious convic-
tions, and that no man should be debarred
from Office or public trust or private conf
dence because of his religious professions" +"
Globe-Democrat: Archbishop Faconio
the successor of Cardinal Satolli as the
pope's ablegate to this country. speaks
English fuently and has already spent
fifteen years on this continent. He was at
one time president of the Beneventure col
lege at Allegheny, Pa, then he was sent as
vicar general to Newfoundland and from
there he was transferred to Rome, where
he has held high executive offices in the
franciscan order. His appointment to
the most important mission in the gift of
the Vatican implies that he is recognized
as one of the foremost men in the service
Of the Catholic church.
New York Tribune: Three hundred BIZ
cycle riders recently attended an Anglican
church in the diocese of Toronto Canada
the rector preaching a special sermon to
them. A silver plated bicycle covered with
flowers was one of the special decorations
of the chancel which church paper de-
nounces as "a most monstrous, irrcverent
and distraCting intrusion into the house of
Gods presence" Stronger language" saws
the Independent could hardly have been
used if the rector had quarreled with a
vcstryman. told lie, or done ANYTHING
else really wrong. Between a1OrniDp
church with a bicycle or with boquet is a
matter of TASTE and as to it's being dis
tracing, the cycle is much quieter and less
disturbing than many a choir
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28
THOMAS D. EcKERT, President.


POSTAL CABLE COM
PANY, EXECUTIVE OFFICE. 253 BROAD
WAY, NEW YORK, June pa 1S9G-Mr Ed
ward Rosewater, Omaha. Nebraska.-My
Dear Sir: l have to thank you for your invita-
tion to participate in the celebration of the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of
your great newspaper. which | appreciate
as fully as if it had been possible for me
to be present. No doubt the event proved
to be worthy of the occasion. and If So IL
must have been one of enjoyment to all
concerned, and especially so to yourself.
The companion pictures of yourself in
1871 and 1896, while still showing you Il
resoute and substantial man, affords some
comfort to the rest of us old-timers in that
it proves that the flight of time leaves its
impress upon all.
With best wishes for the future pros
perity of The Bee and its proprietor, | am,
very truly yours, A. b. CHANDLER,
President.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

True nobility shows Itself In doing good.
There is so much preaching that is only
preaching.
1t takes some dark days to tcll us what
sunshine means.
There are no purely ornamental places in
Gods living temple.
The greatest man Is the one who renders
the greatest service.
The power Of a life for good Is in the
walk more than I'm the talk,
The stingy man robs himself every time
he puts a dollar in his pocket.
Some folks make a speciality OF picking
out crosses for other people to carry.
People who carry sunshine with them
shine the brightest in the darkest places.
The right kind of martyrdom is never con-
cerned about what will be said on its tomb
stone
A wolf in Sleeps clothing may look like
sheep but he bctrays himself whenever he
comes in sight of a bone.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

What will our college professors of
political economy do this year? They
can't have the sound money demanded
by adherence to strict economic princi-
pies without cspousing the republican
cause. And they can't have their pet
theory Of laiSseZ-faire without joining
the free trade democrats. The profess
sorial political economist will either
have to straddle, saw wood or admit
that protection is all right and the
money question oyershndows every
thing else.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28
ENDUSTRL4L CO-oPERA TIoN.

There Will come IL time when the
question of industrial cooperation in
the United States, as one means Of Sc
curing better conditions for the working
classes ard settling the veXed relations
between employers and employees. will
receive greater attention than has yet
been given it. Efforts have been made
in this country to establish the system
which has proved so successful in Eng
land. but the results of such efforts
have been satisfactory only to very
limited extent and therefore rather dis
cpuraging than otherwise. At first
glance it would seem that there is no
good reason why American workingmen
should not be rs we'll able as those of
England to make Il success of industrial
cooperation. but there are differences in
characteristics which largely account
for the failure of the one and the sue
cess of the other.
The reports submitted at the last
annual cooperative congress in Eng
land. held Il short time since. demon
strate that the success of industrial CO.
operation there is we'll established. In
thirty years the number of cooperative
societies has doubled, being now LOO,
with Il membership of / 100000. The
capital Of these societies is S75, 900 900.
their annual business amounts to the
large total of $25O.OOOOOO and their
profits to S25 100000 annually. These
are significant figures ana imprcssively
show what can be accomplished by com
binations of workingmen under wise
and honest direction. The societies
pay dividends to their members and
many of those who own the houses in
which they live would never have been
in the present position had not the
accumulated dividends been used TO
start them toward becoming house
holders, this being the aim of the move
ment
OF course it is Il question how far
this cooperative work can be carried
and continue profitable. 1t embraces
in England hardly ) per cent of the
population and whether it would be
equally practicable ana successful if 30
per cent of the working population was
engaged in it is II question not easily
answered, and indeed it can be an.
SWercd only by actual experiment. An
other matter of speculation is rs to
how far cooperation will settle the
veXed relations between employers and
employees between capital and labor.
But these problems need not be an
| obstacle. Their solution will be found
III time and meanwhile it is sufficient
to consider what has been demonstrated.
The estab ished fact is that the employees
of the cooperative societies in England
are more contented and prosperous than
most other workers. They are Il sort
of privileged class in the army of labor.
they have sense of partnership of
common interest, in the work they do.
which is Il great incentive TO putting
forth their best effort Certainly the
results of industrial cs-oberation in
England are worthy of the serious con-
! sideration Of American workingmen.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28
HISTORY REPEA TING JTSETE


The strained rela tions between Spain
ana the United States by reason of the
Cuban insurrection appear to be almost
duplicating the conditions that so nearly
embroiled America in II war with Spain
twenty-five years ago. The views eX-
pressed by The Bee concerning the Gu
ban revolt against Spanish miSrule back
in 1871 would apply TO the situation to-
day, rs will he seen by the following
comment made editorally by The Bee
in its issue of December 20. 1871:
The firm attitude of President Grant In
relation to Cuban matters leaves no room
for doubt that the question of war or peace
between the two countries hangs by a very
slender thread. Our latest advices from
Spain show conclusiyely that King Amadeus
and his cabinet comprehend fully the grave
and critical situation. That Spain, with its
| internal dissensiOn and weak yacillating
administration, is prepared for war with a
powerful nation like the United States we
are not ready to believe The complications
have arisen chiefly from the misrule in
Cuba. which. by its violation of every prin-
ciple of international law, has become per
! fectly intoerable TO the American people
! While Spain continues to send reinforce
ments and munitions OF war to Cuba with
the hope. perhaps, of being able to crush out
every yestige of rebellion, it is now gener-
ally admitted that the lul In Cuban hostili-
| ties would after all be merely temporary
| Unless the Spanish government is prepared
TO recognize the rights Of the people to self
| government, at least SO far as would give
her Cuban subjects as liberal a government
as is now enjoyed by the British American
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

The Bradford. England, woolen in
tcrests are trying to work up n home
demand for their goods by inducing the
members Of the royal family to wear
them. The United States has 20 royal
family to stimulate the use of its manu-
featured products among its own people
ana it does not want any, A protective
tariff that protects will do the work,
and the republican party will give lis
the protectiYe tariff
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

Nobody has questioned the right OF
the regents of the State university to
order the trust funds in their possession
te,oporarilv invested in Understanding
State university fund registered war
rants. Nobody would question the
authority of the State Board of Educa-
tional Lands and Funds to invest the
other university and school trust funds
temporarily in intereSt-bearing, regis
tered state warrants. That the idle
school moneys are not so invested can
be explained only on the theory That
members of the state board have some
personal interest to subSerye in keeping
them uninveSted.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

The heads of state statistical bureaus
la their national association have de
cided to investigate the relative merits
Of private aud public ownership of
municipal water, gas and electric light
ing plants. This is fruitful subject
in which the public is greatly interested,
II The slatisticians viii furnish the un-
yarnlshrd facts, the people viii be able
so1n. to draw the right conclusions and
apply Them 10 the peculiar conditions
Of tAeif own community.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28
THE srpDE,IN C1TTpT ITnnr

THE SUPREME COURT JUDGESiiTrS.
one of the twelve constitutional
amendments that have been submitted
tiOn next November provides for an
increase in the number of judges of the
supreme court from three to five Under
this amendment the two additional
Judges of the supreme court are to be
voted for ut the same election, to AS
sume office contingent upon the adoption
of the amendment In conformity with
this provision the republican state COM
mittec has included in the list of nomi
nations to be made by the coming con
vcntion two judges of the supreme
court.
While The Bee has no favorite candi-
dates to recommend for these places. it
is deeply Interested in the ratification of
the constitutional amendments and in
the maintenance of the highest standard
of our Judiciary. 1t must be apparent
to everybody that the character and
capacity of the nominees for the two
additional supreme court judgcShipS
will tend either to strengthen or
to defeat the constitutional amendments.
Unless the men who receive the endorse
mcnt of the convention are known to
possess judicial qualifications and to in
Spirc confidence in their integrity and
sound Judgment their nominations will
drag down the amendment.
From IL party standpoint it is equally
important that the candidates for SUI
preme judge shall be men of acknowl-
edged fitness and mature experience.
This is not year for defensive cam
paigning. Every candidate on the ticket
should add strength to it, rather than
burden it with Il dead weight of ques-
tionable reputation or of doubtful ca
pacity. There is enough tirSt-clasS ma
terial in the republican party to choose
from and il would be Il grave blunder
to make any selection that would have
to be defended before the people.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

Participation in the exposition celebrn-
ton by citizens of Council Bluffs WIS
one of the most gratifying features Of
the jubilee, The old-time. sensale IS ;ral-
nusy which once found lolgmcnt' in the
minds of pioneer residents of the two
cities has happily been disSipated.
Leaders Of public sentiment in either
city have grown broad enough to see
that. any great enterprise which will
bring men and money TO one city must
benefit the other. The exposition is to
be located at or near Omaha, but III no
other sense is it an Omaha affair.
Iowans will appreciate the fact later on
if they do rot now rs Il rule that the
exposition was planned for that state
quite rs much rs for any other.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28
DOMESTIC TIPS.

Judge: Horatius Uhc good onc)-Pa says
If I'm real good hcll take me to the circus
Thomas Uhe bad one)-Aw, rats. Yer
haint got no bruddcrs ncr sistCrs-do cz
yer please. Yer de on'y excuse he's got.
Chicago Post: us he a numismatst?"
whats that?"
"a coin collector"
II don't believe so. ! don't think he
cares whether it's coin or paper money so
long as it's legal tender
Philadelphia North American: Benedict
See here, I've solved the problem.
Arnold-What problem?
BCncdiCt-ThiS thing about marriage. |
married money and have found that It's a
failure That is to say, her father failed
the day after the wedding.
Life: Husband-I expect some friends of
mine this evening, and l must go out and
Wife-Why, / thought you bought some
for them.
self"
Household Words HtarrymW,hats girl was
Willie dndignantly)-Wh you are
pleased to call tow is usually spoken of by
people of culture as blonde tresses.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: ,Timkins1,suppos,,
Miss Timbers-Wel. If it were church
aisle, and the bridegroom waited at the
other, end, l should endeavor to press
Cincinnati Enquirer: "Why doesn't Mabel
marry that young idiot?'' asked the father.
II am getting awfully tired of his coming
here so much"
Il believe l prefer to have him come
here" said the mother. IF she marries
him he'll stay here"
Philadelphia North American: Chapley
estiyely)-Speaking of grammar, Ma
bel. is this correct sentence: Il love
you?"
Mabel (sweetlyl-Just ask my father
Harry.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

General Miles has just received the
degree of LID. from Harvard. When
he goes out to fight the Indians again,
all he will have to do will be to proclaim
his new title and the red men will make
themselves scarce without ceremony.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

The chaneS4 are good that Mckinley
will gatherealnost the entire 1896 crop
of maiden votes. The younger genera
tion has no sympathy with repudia-
tionists and debt scalers. Every Ameri-
can who has just attained his majority
will be anxious 10 cast his first vote for
honest money.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

Hugh McCplloch, Benjamin IL. Brs-
tow and John sherman lived good
many years after they emerged from the
work of the treasury department. The
number of more recent secretaries of
the treasury who have survived the
Office very long is comparatively small.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

Any one who listens to the free silver
republican boilers would imagine that
they We're speaking as the authorized
representatives of all the other political
parties, whereas their applications for
admission have not yet been endorsed by
any of them.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

The presidential candidate draws as
big crowds rs the presidential conven-
tion. The next innovation in national
politics will be cities bidding for the
location of the candidate during the
period of the campaign
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

Among the twenty-five leading clear
Ing house cities Omaha takes first rank
in the report for the past week with an
increase of 53 per cent over the CORE
spending period of last year. while only
two other cities in the twenty-five show
any gain
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

As the names of the presidential candi-
dates do not appear alphabetically on
tine official ballots, or rather do not
appear on them at all it will not make
any difference whether the democratic
nominee begins his name with an A or
u. lie will be beaten just the same.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

The resourceful inventors are patent
ing designs for campaign buttons. The
time will be welcomed more, however,
when they get on patent substitute for
political button holing.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

ElklNS, w. Va, June 10, 1S96.-Edward
Rosowater. Esq-Dcar Sir. congratu-
late you most heartily on the twcuty-Rfth
anniversary of The Omaha Bee. II is a
great paper and is doing great work. not
only for the west, but throughout the whole
country. | regret exceedingly that previous
engagements will prevent me having the
pleasure OF being with you on the day of
your celebration. with good wishes for
continued success am. very truly yours,
5. II. ELKINS.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

No one can aspire TO the democratic
presidential nomination unless he can
pose as n martyr to the free silver cause,
That is why Senator Teller's friends
think he has n chance. But the martyr
racket has been tried before and seldom
with success.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

The money plank and the sugar plank
are the two planks in the national plat
form that have IN especial siSnifcanCa
to Nebraska farmers. The farmers
want market for their products ana
they want the products paid for in 100
cent dollars.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

One of the recent acts OF President Glove
land was to change the name of his vapor
launch from 1.-TWO Sisters TO Three Sis
ters." Mrs. Cleveland urged this course
as a matter of Justice to the third daughter
of the household But even now it is ex-
pectcd the name of the launch will be
changed again during the season III order
that justice may be fully satisfied.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-28

A Memplfs councilman has been con
victed andrSentenced for accepting II
bribe in CONNECTION with the approval
of plans fora new market house in that
city, 1t iSsa,lain the regeneration Of
the south has begun. No one need be
surprised 10. see half n dozen southern
states in the republican column this
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