Omaha daily bee., 1897-07-03
POLITICAL DRIFT.

Ex-Secretary Carlisle is not wholly re-
tired from public life. He is booked for a
speech at the kentucky sound money demo
cratic convention.
Rev. G. W, Lee of Nevay, Ind, when the
| republicans hove nominated for congress to
| succeed the late w. s. Holman, is q retired
Methodist minister who has become a
prosperous farmer.
Jerry Simp7on's warning to Ohio democrats
to have nothing to do with plutocrats was
oheycd in spirit and ignored in action. The
platform rasp5 the money power yet the
| candidates have money to burn.
There Is no danger of a scarcity of material
| from which to choose federal OficehOlders.
Up to July ! there have been filed 1O5. 1906
written applications for federal jobs.
Several more could be had without much
e~Xertion.
1t is said that a KentuCkian who recently
spent six weeks in Washington, in what
finally proved to be a successful effort to
have his wife appointed to a small post
office, actually paid out more money for eX-
panses than the Office yields in a whole year.
The governor OF Pennsylvania has APP
| proved the bill passed by the legislature
| taxing unnaturalized foreigners 3 cents for
every day they work in the state. The Jaw
is likely to prove a coatly mistake, should
a foreigner fail to obtain naturl.iZalio
papers. he cannot he employed, and, if poor
must be assisted out of the state or sup
ported by the community.
only one little judicial office Is to be
fought over this fall In Kentucky, but it is
big enough to plunge the democratic fac
lions into a renewal Of their knife and
pistol fight. No quarter will be given or
accepted, Among the delegates to the gold
democratic convention on July II will be
ex-Sccretary Carlisle. Editor WattersOn, W,
G. p. Breckenridge and General Buckner.
The Philadelphia Ledger remarks that "the
appointment of Lieutenant A., G.. c., Quay,
L. :. A.. TO be captain over the heads Of
COZ first lieutenants is one Of those rare in
stances Of recognition of merit which must
serve as an inspiration to those youth who
are spUrred by a noble patriotism TO deserve
we'll of their country. Without Justice cOur-
age is weak Captain Quay is a son Of Zen
ator Quay
The legislature Of Massachusetts, sets a good
example in passing a common sense libel
law. II gives to newspapers the right to
show In mitigation of damages that the
alleged libel was publ he'd in good faith and
without actual malice and that the paper
published or offered to publish a Tetraction.
Uulesn the p~laintlff proves malice or want of
good faith, or a failure to retract or offer to
r~etrant, he can recover only compensation
for the actual injury he has sustained.
Solomon in all his glory never lived as
high or had as good a time as aid members
Of investigating committees Of the Penn
s~ylvsnia legislature, Several of these com
mittees have rendered bills of expenses
aggregatiug $50 900. Contested election
cases aud other Incidental committee ex-
ponaes ran the total up to SIG, 900. During
a Discussion of the items one member
objected to the sum Of $40 for himself for
extra car fare and ether personal expenses
He a.,0nished the house by declaring that
as he did not spend the money he could
not accept the appropriation. He was taken
at his word and the rest Of the bills rushed
through,