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Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23

place ban upon prize nghting and permit
foot ball to 20 unchecked. The latter is
a pastme compared with which prize fight
ing is a regular drawing room exercise.
Red Cloud Argus: 4 few more tragic
deaths like that of Young Bert Serl OF
Hastings. who was killed in a foot ball
game at Lawrence last Saturday, and the
game will come into utter dlsrepute, as 1t
should If the present methods OF the game
are continued bull fight is a pleasant
and Christianlikc pastlme in comparison.
Nelson Herald w. II. Serf, the Doane
college foot ball player, who was killed In
Kan. last Saturday, was buried at Hastings
his late home. Tuesday. The death OF this
young man is only another strong argument
against the rufianly features OF game
which has to be won solely by brute strength,
and whore life or limb is not considered for
moment.
Sutton Advertiser; Another victim has
been added to the list of foot ball homicdes
in the person OF Bert Serf, the son of a Ger
man congregational minister at Hastings.
Serf was a student at Dcane college. and
was engaged in contest at Lawrence. Kan,
when he received his fatal injury. We are
In favor of suppressing this class OF crime
by legislation. and II should be tabooed by
college authorities
Ashland Gazette: Last Saturday one OF
the players of the Doanc college team was
killed at Lawrence, Kan. The fatalities
resulting from foot ball are moro numerous
than those resulting from prize lighting.
1t has always seemed to us that when the
students of a college are organized into
companies of travelling sports, going from
state to state to engage in such sport as
loot ball, they are long, long way from the
proper work of an Institution OF learning.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23
BRYAN AS A LECTURER.

Washington Star: Mr. Bryans determi-
nation to go on the lecture platform will
claim the interest of Mr.. Hill and number
of others who have made a similar expert
ment.
Detroit Free Press: Mr.. Bryan's lecture
engagement settles the question, What shall
we do with our unsuccessful presidential
candidates? 1t also takes care of the vice
presidential candidates. Tom Watson can go
ahead with the Autographs and small bills,
and Mr.. Sewall can act as business man
sger.
Philadelphia Times: II 1t is true that the
late w. j. Bryan has contracted with a re-
sponsible party to deliver fifty lectures for
the sum of $4,000. he has struck his gait.
Delivering lectures is as easy as rolling off
log to Mr.. Bryan, but getting 81 900
apiece for them is not so easy to most lee
turers, and if he can secure so good a bar
gain for himself he will have achieved the
FIRST real success of his life. A failure as
lawyer, editor and political leader, success
in new field will doubtless be very crafty
ing to the late presidential candidate and il
ne Will lecture on some subject beside poll
tics. even the public may consent to be
glati6pd
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23

bership In the organization In the end,
therefore, IL these suggestions were fol-
lowed. the Knights OF Labor would become
political rather than a labor body
There is no need for the participation OF
worklngmen in politics. but there ought to
be political organizations enough without
sacrificing for that purpose the labor organl-
cations which were formed for other special
objects. AS general thing, the trade
unions have showed wisdom on this point
While In many cases a majority of the men,
bers OF various unions have been earnestly
IN favor OF free silver, or other policies that
were political issues, they have not sought
to commit their organizations to these
policies in such manner as to drive from the
unions those who were in sympathy with hts
trade objects, but were opposed to the pollti.
cal policy favored by the majority.
Workingmen as individuals or organized
into political associations, should be in poll
tics, and may properly seek to accomplish
certain ends by political action. But the
union which is trade organization, largely
for economic purposes should be kept free
from politics.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23
NEDR ASIEA A SUGAR STATE.

Alma Record: To repeal the sugar bee
bounty will mean the removal of Nebraska
sugar beet factories.
Grand Island Independent: Sugar beets
mixed with corn will be the salvation OF
the farmers of Nebraska.
Wayne Herald All men who feel that a
sugar beet factory would be a good thing
are requested to so inform their senator or
representative. This is a time for building
up, not tearing down.
Emerson Enterprise: The sugar beet crop
is said to be the best ever raised in Ne
braska, both as to quality, quantity and
amount of sugar contained. What the state
needs is more sugar factories.
Stuart Ledger: There will be a deter
mined effert made on the part of some of the
great fnanciers and. political economists to
thwart whatever prospect this state has for
the development of the sugar beet industry,
especially in north Nebraska.
Wayne Democrat: 1t is possible that the
next legislature will repeal the beet sugar
bounty bill and give the growers the direct
benefit of dollar per ton for raising them
1t Is a complex question and there Is bound
to be beat in it somewhere.
Chappell Register: The time is not far
distant when every part of the state will
have beet sugar plant, giving all a chance
to reap the benefit to be derived by raising
sugar beets. Beet farming will be the main
Industry LOT our ldTIleTS anu one lndl VIII
pay double the amount OF any other crop.
Platte Center Argus There are dozens OF
towns in the state of Nebraska that will
put in beet sugar factories within a year
from this date, yet some people are in favor
OF the legislature taking the bounty OFF
from such Industries. 1t Is time to drop
such foollshnees, and our people should com
mence to build up our state and towns with
factories of every kind.
Chadron Signal: There Is a great deal OF
sensoless talk about the next legislature
destroying the beet sugar industry in Ne
braska" The beet sugar industry has come
to stay and grow in this state. 1t will bt
dealt with with all rghtful consideration by
the next legislature, a large majority of
whose members are farmers and more in
terested than any class In the develop
ment OF more farm resources.
Clay Center Sun; The Grand Island Re
repealed by the Nebraska legislature the
the factory runs at all, will be 81 instead O
SO per ton All proposed new enterprises
looking to the erection OF new factories
will. be held in allegiance. Factories at home,
to convert our raw products into articles
Of consumption, are the greatest need OF Ne
braska, and now that the people are learn
ing how to profitably raise sugar beets, and
a demand Is being created for new factories,
II would certainly seem to be against good
common sense business principles to throw
the least impedlment in their way. For
the prosperity OF the state II Is to be hoped
that the body OF our legislators are made
Of better and sounder material than some
Of their leaders-
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23
wHERH PRoTECrIoN COUNTED,

Although California gave its electoral
vote to the republican ticket by II very
small margin. when all things are CON
sidered the victory there for sound
money and protection was as notable
as any achieved in any other state. if
indeed it was not the prize victory of
the year. The California republicans
were confronted at the beginning of
the campaign by conditions which in
the opinion of many shrewd politicians
seemed to assure their defeat. Repub-
licans generally felt that the state was
more than doubtful Two years before
the democrats elected their governor
and the populists polled 10000 and that
was the year of the republican land
slide. The fusion of democrats and
populists this year and the well known
fact that many republicans were in.
fected with the free silver heresy, pre-
sented n situation to the sound money
forces which it appeared hardly posi-
bic to overcome but they went to work
fearlessly and their courage and lnde-
fatigable zeal won.
But it may well be doubted whether
this victory would have been achieved
If the free silver issue Eal been ihe
only one presented to the voters OF Cal
ifornia. According to Senator Perkins
of that state the tariff was the main
issue and 1t was the cause OF protec-
ton that carried California for the re-
publican ticket. The people OF that
state have had severe experience
under the operation of the present lnliff
law. Wool growing was most imror-
tant industry there and it has suffered
greatly, the losses in this interest alone
amounting to many millions of dol
lars. The people of California have
seen foreign wool drive their product
out OF the market or SO depress Its price
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23
Worthy of Emulation,
Kansas city Star.

The city of Glasgow, Scotland, is now
enjoying the reward of wise investments
in the past. One of the first cities in the
world to adopt the scheme of municipal
ownership Of natural monopolies and fol-
lowing this policy with business intell-
gence to its logical conclusion, the city
now finds itself able to perform all Its
functions of government on the proceeds
of its business operations without taxing
the people single cent. OF course this
Is an exceptional case and is the result of
the best directed effort and highest meas
ure Of integrity. The conveniences which
the city supplies, water, light, heat, etc.
are OF the best quality and at the lowest
rates, but, nevertheless, the service is
profitable to the city and distinguishes
Glasgow as the only town of considerable
population in the world where the people
are actually uEtaxed
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23

! that it's production became Improbable.
Then the fruit growers AID the VINE
makers of the state have also lost hcav-
lily under the operation os the demo
cratic tariff, while other interests had
similar cause of complaint. Th Is while
Californians had Lively interest ia the
cause of the silver mining states, most
Of them felt much deeper interest in
the policy of protection under which
they had realized progress and pros
perity.
The same Is true of Oregon. Tile sor-
ators from that state agree that Il
could not have been cnrr@"l for Me-
Kinley excepting on the protective
tariff platform. They say tnat II was
the injury done to the slate by the dem
ocratc tariff law that gave the repub-
leans Il majority. Oregon having bcIn
Il large producer of wool ami that M
terest having suffered there ais else.
where from damaging forrgn COM
petition.
Protection, according to trustworthy
authority, counted more FOR the ,cpub-
lican party i'll th@Se states lhlm did
sound money and it is therefore but
natural TINT they should expect from
the party, as soon as possible after it
shall have assumed control of the lcgiS-
lative and executive branches of The
government, legislation that will i'm
prove the condition of those industli,
that have suffered from the present
tariff. There is no doubt of the inten
ton of the party to provide such legis-
lation, the only question being as to
how long it may be deferred. The
party cannot unduly postpone the ra!ief
which the people of the rar west, III
common with other sections "f the
country, anXiously desire without the
danger of being discredtad ly many
who supported it in the late election.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23
Governor HoIcomb's Pledge.
Ashland Gazette

In our opinion Governor Holcomb rendered
the state of Nebraska a patriotic service
when he gave 1t out to the public in an
authorized interview that no radical legisla-
ton may be expected from the incoming
legislature touching the relations of debtors
and creditors, and in respect to the nteres: Is
OF investors of capital generally. We be-
lleye the position of the governor is sound
and Will meet the approval of the sober
second thought of the people. 1t was a
wise and pctriotic thing for the governor to
say, even If it rendered ineffective certain
campaign thunder for future use. When
the popocratic governor does that which is
wise and just, we will always endeavor to
rave the fairness to give him credit for it.
But in this connection we cannot repress
the thought. II the new regime travels right
along in the footsteps of their republican
predecessors, what will they have to say to
the peCpe when campaign issue is to be
Joined in the future? If Governor HoIcomb
IS to be accepted as reliable authority, the
populst regime in Nebraska is going to be
vastly different thing from what it was in
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23
DANGEROUS INVITATIONS.

st. Paul Pioneer Press Apparently secret
order limitations" must go the way of coll
lege hazings. A Des Moines man has Just
died of blood poisoning contracted in the
course of one of these facetous ceremonials.
Sioux City Journal: 1t is not necessary
III expressing regreat for the death of Chair
man curry of the Iowa democratic commit
tee or in commenting on the unfortunate
circumstances causing Ii to condemn the
order of Elks or secret societies in general.
Other accidents have happened in lodges of
other orders ard will happen again, for
there VIII be carelessness in lodge work so
long as careless men live; but this does not
detract one whit from the fratcrnal and
benevolent purposes of the secret societies.
ne Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks is one of the growing orders in the
United States, 1t was founded by actors
ana newspaper men for social benevolent
and protective work. If the death of Mr.
Curry is directly traceable to the lodge
room in Des Moines it at least cannot be
traced to the society.
Detroit Free Press: 1t ought to be said
IN justice to the order that such a foohardy
initiatory proceeding as that which caused
the death of a candidate in the lodge of
Elks at Des Moines, Ia, is utterly foreign
to the ritual as prescribed by the grand
lodge, and almost universally followed The
torture chair feature of the initiation was
an innovation peculiar to the Des Moines
organization, ana was introduced to satisfy
such an abnormal desire for merriment as
once found qualification in the violent and
senseless proceedings of the Knights of
Malta. 1t was commonly supposed that this
species of semi-savagery had disappeared
from secret society limitations. but the Des
Moines affair proves that there are those
VINO still find amusement in the infliction
of physical pain. To be sure a fatal termi-
nation of the ceremony was never dreamed
of, but the experience ought to teach all
concerned in it to regard the human body
as too sacred for the infiction of torture
gVgn i'm rup
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23
NATIONAL SOLVENCy.

Addressing the Duluth Board of Trade
a few days ago, Speaker Reed said that
with the revenues of this nation run
ming from S30,000,000 to S5O,000,0O0 be
low its expenses, we can never expect
to hold up our heads among solvent ma
tions," and he appealed to his hearers
rs business men to create Il sentiment
that will result in the passage of such II
revenue bill as will enable us to estab-
lish ourselves as Il solvent nation. This
and other utterances of Mr. Reed indi-
cate that he is in favor of revenue legis-
lation at the coming session of congress
and in this he unquestionably voices
the sentiment of the industrial inter.
ests of the country. All organizations
of manufacturers and business men
which have expressed themselves on
this subject urge that some such meas
ure as the Dingley bill should be passed
by the present congress, so that the
treasury deficits may be stopped and
more protection be given to industries
that require it.
But there is diversity of opinion
among senate republicans as to the eX-
pediency of doing this. Several promi-
nent senators are reported to favor post
poning action until the next congress.
which it is understood would in that
case be called in extra session very
soon after the induction of the new ad-
ministration. There is an unconfrmed
report that Major Mckinley is against
the Dingley bill or any tariff or revenue
legislation at the short session, on the
ground that the republican idea of pro-
lection must prevail in whatever is done
and that satisfactory tariff bill could
not be passed this winter. 1t is GER
tainly true that the present congress
could not pass Il bill that would satisfy
the expectation of the industrial inter
ests of the country or carry out the re-
publican pledge, and if it could do so
such Il measure would fail at the hands
of President Cleveland. But does this
situation absolve the republicans from
making n united and earnest effort for
legislation that will provide the govern
ment with needed revenue until there
can be careful revision of the tariff!
Is there not danger, if the party repre-
sentatives in congress shall fail to do
this, that the party will suffer some
discredit in consequence? 1t clearly
seems to be the dictate of sound policy
that republican senator's should stand by
the action of the house in this matter
and if they are unsuccessful the re-
sponsbility for the failure of revenue
legislation cannot be charged to the
republican party.
1t is very doubtful whether Major
Mckinley has expressed himself on this
subject or that he will do so, though il
is quite probable that his opinion will
be sought by the republican leaders III
congress. 1t is safe to say that he will
leave the decision of the course to be
pursued to the Judgment of the repub
lican senators, to be ascertained in eau
Gus when congress assemblies. The
chances of securing revenue legislation
at the approaching session appear to be
small, but this should not deter repub-
licans from making an effort to obtain
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23
FOOT BALL BRUTALITY.

Fremont Leader: w. b. Serf. a Nebraska
student, was the last foot ball Victim. We
have a long list OF foot ball victims every
year. showing It a game fit only for bar
barians instead OF a university game,
Shickley Herald: Last Saturday young
man belonging to the Doane college foot ball
team was injured in a game at Lawrence,
Kan, and died shortly after. There
ought to be a law against foot ball playing.
II amounts to nearly the same as prize fight
ing.
Fullerton Journal: At foot ball game
at Lawrence, Kan, last week a member of
the Doane college eleven was killed. 1t
might be remarked In passing that ono OF the
lnconsIstencies OF lawmakers is that they
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23
The Responsibility of Success.


Never before in the history of Nebraska
has the populist party had full and com
plete control of the legislative and exec
utive branches of the state government. 1t
now has absolute control. Will it be equal
to the occasion and give us an administra-
tion which will be economical. conserva-
tive and honest? If it does not populsm will
be thing of the past in Nebraska. II
has great burdens to assume They must
be borne to the credit of the state and with
out creating internal disruption in the
party, II it comes out of power stronger
than it went in. There must be no wild
fanatical legislation such as dsgraced Kan,
sas when populsm was supreme there.
There are perhaps 500 good saaried appoint
ments TO be made. VIII the positions be
given to those who by personal effort and
excellent management both in the demo
cratic and popuist parties, made success
possible, or will they be given to some rela-
tives or favorites of the bosses? The chances
are that the bosses will rule and the plums
go TO those who neither earned nor deserve
them, while the sturdy intelligent and
Systematic workers who made the success
of the party will have to be satisfied with
a circular letter of thanks from the bosses.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23

In appointing w. ID. MclIugh to the
vacancy on the United States district
bench President Cleveland has made a
most credtable choice. Mr.. McIIugh
is man of unlmpeachable integrity
and spotless reputation. He ranks with
the ablest lawyers Mt the bar and Is
in every respect qualified for the i'm
partial and fearless discharge of ju-
dlcial duties. His elevation to the fed
eral bench Will commend itself to the
people of this state. While the late
Judge Dundy was republican 1t was
not to be expected that the president
would make his selection from among
republicans In view of the fact that so
many competent and deserving demo
crats asplred to the position and had
rightful claim to preferment
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23
Another Consolation Table.

If New York had declared for sound money
by $4,000 majority, that would have been
secure and comfortable. Hence there were
600 votes cast for sound money in New
York that might have been used to advan-
tage in wiping out free silver majorities in
states that went for MIR. Bryan.
His total majority in seventeen of the
twenty-five states he carried was 243 900.
Therefore New York's surplus, judiciousiy
distributed, would have left Mr.. Bryan five
states-Missssipp Texas, Colorado, Mis-
souri, and South Carolina.
And this uses only about one-fourth of
the overwhelming national majority against
free silver. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23
Penny Wise and Pound Foolish.

Among the enterprises that the next leg
islature Is expected to make vigorous at
tack upon Is the raising Of sugar beets. 1t
is pretty well understood that the silyerites
are opposed tb FaYng bounty to encourage
that industry afdlso the expectation Is that
they will repeal the bounty now allowed
Many OF the best people in the state believe
that by paying a-bounty the industry can be
brought up to 'such conditions as to more
than compensate the public for the
amount paid ioltyss a bounty. We can help
the state more jnsthis way than in any other
and after awhileSgit 1t all back. The penny
wise and polnd foolish opposers of the
bounty would rather the industry en-
tirely fail than to give it this needful help.
The Legislature will no doubt look at it in
this light and give the sugar beets and their
friends the gb-by merely to carry out a pre-
conceived opinion on the subject of bounties.
With the help that should come from the
state and the encouragement we may expect
from the government, the sugar beet indus
try may reasonably be expected to reach
gratifying proportions in the near future
and be a feature of husbandry in this state
that will command the attention of the
world
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23

ment is commanded to purchase, own
and operate all the railroads in the
United states. How the government is
to buy o1t the railroads which repre-
sent a bonded debt of over five thou
sand million dollars without issuing
another bend or intcrcst-bcaring note
his ecccntTic and conccntric majesty.
our gracious Sovereign, has not yet di-
vulged. It's royal secret.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23

The Pcayune believes that while a few
of the democrats will remain with their new
associates the great body of them will at
once return to the old organization. But
they must give up Bryan and Organism. He
is iirebrand who will surely destroy every
thing he can dominate, and, If he is to be
taken up as the leader in the next presi-
dental campaign, then truly has the grand
old party come to its end. But it will be
impossible to believe that the democrats
can again follow the will-o the-wisp of
Organism after having once been led by it
into a dreadful SLOUGH of desmond.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23

Senator Thurston's views about the
Dundy succession recall to us the
highly polished and profound editorials
that appeared in the Omaha mammoth
consolidated Tribune and Republican
in the early 70s. These elaborate
essays from the gifted pen of the la
mented DR.. Thomas invariably con
cluded "and we desire it distinctly un-
derstood that we do not wish to be un-
derstool "
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23

Unless Chicago makes haste TO annex
indianapolis, Milwaukee, St. Paul and
Minneapolis between now and the first
day of January, its glory of distancing
New York in the November race for
votes will be of brief duration. The
Greater New York will celebrate New
Years day as city of over 100000.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23

Now that the defeated pOpocratic can
didates for the house from Douglas
county have decided to contest the seats
of their successful rivals there is an
other chance for Judge Ambrose to get
another warrant on the state treasury.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-23

When Bryan goes out cunning after
plutocrats for thousand dishonest
200-cent dollars a night he will furnish
American toilers with an object lesson
that must convince them of his I'M
selfish devotion to the cause of suffering
humanity