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Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
TO PREVENT DETERMINATIONS.

It is said to be the intention of the
National Association Of Railroad and
Warehouse commissioners to use all pos
sible influence to induce congress to IN
act legislation giving the Interstate
Commerce commission increased pow
ers. The executive committee Of that
organization is reported to have taken
the matter in hand and will recommend
to the next annual meeting of the asso-
citation the adoption of a resolution ia
voring the passage of the amended Ell
kins' bill. At a recent meeting of the
committee the consensus of opinion was
that there is a growing tendency Oh
the part of railroads to make concessions
in favor of trusts, so that the small ship.
per was either driven out Of business
or compelled to go into some combina.
ton. 1t was alleged that the railroads
either willingly, or because forced to
do so, were doing more than anything
else to assist in building up industrial
and commercial combinations, by means
Of preferential rates, and 1t was thought
that in order to combat this the com.
mission should be given power to enforce
its findings.
1t has been represented that the lead
ing railroads were not making discrimi
nation and had taken measures to pre-
vent the smaller roads from doing so
thus assisting the commission in en-
forcing the law. However, this may be
the expediency and desirability of in
creasing the powers of the Interstate
Commerce commission is obvious anC
the Association of Railroad and Ware
house commissioners will not lack pub
lie encouragement in my effort it ma!
make to strengthen the authority of tn,
commission. There are measures nov
in congress for this purpose and Their,
ought to be legislation at the next SEES
sion.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
a pABTY WITgoUr srIBILITr

In his speech opening the Ohio cam.
paign Senator Foraker said that de
mocracy is one thing here, another
thing yonder; one thing this year-a diff
ferent thing last year-something else
next year. 1t lacks stability, II lacks
sincerity. It lacks principles. Such a
party is well fitted to stay out Of power
and criticise. but not at all fitted for
the administration Of public affairs"
The Ohio senator pointed out that the
very opposite of this is true Of the re-
publican party, which has well defined
policies and principles and carries them
out. 1t is the party of achievement and
what 1t has accomplished has challenged
the admiration of the world. Its his
tory is a triumphant march of progress.
Every promise It has ever made the
American people has been faithfully
kept. 1t is the party Of constructive
craftsmanship, keeping always in view
that which will contribute to the ad-
vancement Of the nation. 1t stands for in
dustrial and commercial development
and for the welfare Of the whole people.
From. the moment of its organization
down to the present time it has gone
steadily forward from one success to
another" said Mr.. Foraker. All that
was promised by the republican party
six years ago has been fulfilled. where
all was paralysis we have the keenest
business activity. Where there was
only idleness and want there is en-
ployment and plenty for all who are
willing to labor. Adverse balances Of
trade have been shifted to the other
side of the ledger and exhausting drains
have been turned into floods of gold
that pour in upon us with unceasing
constancy."
Six years ago the democratic party
endeavored to persuade the people that
the remedy for the unfortunate condi.
lions which its economic policy produced
was to be found in an unlimited Issue of
silver dollars. 1t urged that high
prices were the one thing needed to re-
store prosperity and 1t proposed to bring
about an era of high prices, by the
simple expedient Of calling fifty cents
worth Of silver a dollars worth. The
minis were to be worked TO their full
capacity pouring out silver which would
make everything boom. Then the demo
cratic party had nothing to say about
the tariff. Now that the country is EN-
joying great prosperity and prices are
high enough to yield a good profit t
producers, as the result of republican
legislation which opened the mills Ia
stead of the minis, tho democracy as
sails the policy of protection, undel
which in the last five years we hav,
made such extraordinary progress.
1t is needless, however, to go int
details In order to show that the charg,
Of Senator Foraker that democrac,
lacks stability, sincerity and principles
Is fully justified. Whoever Is familia
with the record of that party knows sucl
to be the fact A political organization
Of this character is not fitted for tn,
administration of public affairs and t.
give 1t power even to the extent of con
trolling n branch Of congress coul,
hardly fail to have a disquietinE an,
disturbing effect
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
PROSPERITY AND TRUSTS.
Necessity Of Legislation for TheiE
Control.
Phnadelnhia Press trep.(.


Philadelphia Press (rep).
II is a narrow and short-sighted view OF
the public. the law, and the trusts which
CHALLENGES President Roosevelts demand
for the regulation and publicity Of these
great corporations as lacking in a conserva-
tive regard for the wide interests OF bust
ness and the permanence OF prosperity.
The real peril to business and prosperity
lies in the intangible but none the less de-
cided public conviction, growing all over
the country. that trusts have advantages
and enjoy privileges denied to other enter
prises. Many OF these corporations do not.
They share the viclssitudes Of trade. Sew
eral have made conspicuous failure. Spe-
cial privileges in freight rates are yearly
becoming circumscribed. Competition Is
growing up about nearly all OF these cor
porations which originally had something
approaching a monopoly.
But these facts are generally unknown TO
the public. and when known are %misappre-
ciated and misunderstood. The overcapital-
ization OF these corporations, their large
profits, the vast fortunes made by those
who organized and promoted them and the
arrogant behavior and lavish expenditure
OF some who manage them have all united
to breed an almost universal public convic-
ton that the trusts" are too great for the
good of the country and full of peril for
personal enterprise and individual business
careers. It is believed that they escape
taxation, avoid paying full rates on the
railroads. evade the laws and control legis-
latures.
Nothing can be more p~erilous TO general
business interests OF to existing prosperity
than such a conviction. Right or wrong, It
exists. 1t extends through all classes. 1t
is felt by men widely removed from want
and sharing none of the prejudice or envy
Of those led by demagogues. Sober. sane,
sensible business men of liberal means feel
that a time has come TO call a halt on
trusts.
When such a conviction is widespread
nothing is wiser and nothing more con-
servative than to propose legislation, based
on the principle that trusts call, not for
destructive or punitive action, but for regu-
lation and publicity. Such a policy meets.
directs and disarms the wide and general
suspicion OF trusts and substitutes for It
a coherent policy which conserves, pre-
serves, regulates and investigates. 1t lifts
a question and q prejudice with which dem
agogues might do infinite mischief into the
light and air OF rational discussion and
conservative legislation.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
FEELING Fine Trees for Fuel.
Cleveland Leader.

One of the many pernicious consequences
OF the anthracite mining deadlock is the
high price paid in cities for hrewood. II
stimulates the cutting Of forest trees 50
greatly that more timber is likely TO be
felled, in various well-wooded districts.
within the next few months, than has been
cut for use as fuel in the last three OF foul
years. Fine old trees which have beer
growing for a century or longer will be cut
up into hrewood because the market for
fuel which is not unpleasantly smoky has
been made abnormal by the refusal Of the
men who control the coal companies AND
the coal carrying railroads OF the anthracite
region 10 submit their difference with th'
miners TO arbitration. The ills which can b.
traced back 10 hat stubbornness and greed
are remarkable for number and for the harm
they do.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
Where is COMMAND in Iowa against the

There is complaint in Iowa against the
d%runkards law, although 1t has been
in operation only a few months, on
the score that II is being stretched by
the judges far beyond the intent of the
legislature. The courts are committing
many to the insane asylumns for in
definite periods on evidence that is in
competent. The intention was that
inebriety should be proved by competent
medical testimony and that a broad dis
tinction should be maintained between
ordinary drunkenness and a condition Of
alcoholism equivalent to mania.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

Governor Savage is making prepare
lions for another junket This time
His Accidency proposes to go to St
Louis, ostensibly to select a site for a
Nebraska building on the st. Louis ex.
position grounds, although there is no
money at the disposal of the governor
for exposition purposes. AS on all for.
mer junkets, the railroads will furnish
the transportation and the refreshments
liquid as we'll as solid. The capacity
Of Savage for free lunches is bounded
only by the size of his digestive Ap-
naratus.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

might or should be done is in such cir
cumstances Of no value and unfortu-
nately there seems to be no practical
way of dealing with the situation. A
movement has been started for the APP
pointment of a receiver for the coal com
panies and coal carrying roads, but 1t is
by no means certain that this will avail
anything. The state Of Pennsylvania
has it in Its power to recall mine own
ers to their senses by asserting its right
to control the coal lands, but the au-
thorities show no disposition to do this
Public protest is utterly futile. 1t is a
very ugly situation in all its aspects,
u of which may develop very grave
conditions.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

Springfield Republican.

Statistics quoted in the Insurance Press
indicate a very great increase OF deaths by
accident, amounting last year to nearly 8
per cent Of all the deaths in this country
or more than twice as large a proportion
as deaths from old age, and in the way
Of disease only excelled by deaths from
tuberculosis, pneumonia, and heart fall
ure"-the last a vague term. which often
signifies nothing OF cause. II is an increase
to be expected with the constantly growing
completely Of civilization. multiplying dan
gers, the constant. drift OF population to the
cities, where causes of accident most
abound, and in a measure also to the larger
invasion OF the country regions with the
instruments OF danger. such as electric
wires, %trollies and automobiles.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
THE COAL N.

The statement of President Mitchell
in regard to the contest between the an
thracite coal operators and the miners
is a strong presentation of the miners
case. No one who reads IL can fail to
be impressed with its earnestness and
sincerity and its probable effect will be
to strengthen public sympathy for the
men who are struggling to improve their
condition and obtain what they believe
to be justice. The great fact favorable
to the miners is that they are still will
ing to submit to impartial arbitration
the demands they make and to abide by
the result, while on the other hand the
operators Obstinately and arrOgantly re-
fuse to arbitrate and insist that there
can be no settlement without complete
submission on the part Of the miners.
Meanwhile, for the general public the
coal problem is becoming most serious
and everywhere the question as to what
can be done is being most earnestly
discussed. a. many points a fuel
famine is imminent and there is a gen
eral feeling Of apprehension that the
coming winter will be a season Of wide
spread suffering. TheOrlzing as 70 what
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
Value OF seIf-ContrOI.
Kansas City Star.

hdnsds NIIy bIdIs
At a time when the captains OF Industry"
are so much in the public eye 1t is we'll to
keep in mind that their work is really OF
a subordinate sort. II is useful; in some
cases even essential. But 1t is mechanical.
while life itself is concerned chiefly with
ideals. 1t goes for nothing unless 1t proves
serviceable for the greater objects. Means
and ends are constantly confused. AS
Matthew Arnold has pointed out, liberty
is good only when It is good for something.
So the conveniences OF modern civilization
are desirable chiefly as they enable people
TO make more OF themselves. Mere COM
mand over nature carries with 1t no claim
to distinction. A mans chief aim is to
secure control OF himself rather than OF
nature,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

There are some small men in politics, but
The Bee makes out Congressman Mercer
one Of the smallest when It says he pockets
the allowance of 500 per month for clerk
hire and makes the secretary Of his COM
mittee perform the work. while other con-
gressmen pay out the allowance to a de-
serving young man or woman from their
district. Fremont Leader.
And yet the charge is absolutely true
pocket the allowance for clerk hire If
reelected.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

A tremendous sensation is said to have
been created in Birmingham. England,
owe the discovery that one of the lead
ing lawyers, recently gone into bank
ruptcy. has absorbed a large amount OF
money belonging to his clients. Why a
great sensation should have been Gre
ated by such a discovery would hardly
be appreciated in this country, unless
It were that clients should entrust SO
large a sum to one lawyer when there
are so many others that need the money
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
IN A LIGHTER VEIN.

Brooklyn Life: Ethel, dear. how could
you marry an actor7"
But, mamma, 1t won't last long"
Washington Times: The sister-I have
become engaged TO Fred.
TIL Brother-Whatever induced you to
do that?
TIL Sister-why. Fred, Of course.
Detroit Free Press. Mrs. H~ishbig-What
made you leave so early last night, Mr..
Skitterton?
Mr.. Skitterton-Oh. all the other women
wore so many diamonds that Mrs. Skit-
terton felt insufficiently clad.
Washington Star: Don't you dread the
ney?"
NO. answered the intrepid explorer;
what I dread is a frost when l am pre-
pairing for my lecture tour"
Boston Transcript: wife-You'n probably
marry again, John, after I'm gone, but I'm
afraid you'll never get another, woman like
me,
Husband-No, dear; I don't think there.u
be any danger of that. l wouldn't worry
about 1t, dear, II I we're you.
Philadelphia Press: 1T saw Klumsey's
baby Yesterday. It's a regular chip on the
why. I couldn't see any resemblance at
mo? Well, when 1 saw the kid Il had
just opened its mouth and put its foot in
Chicago News: This IL what I get for
proposing to that literary girl"
What is 1t. old man?'
why, she just writes on a card ID. w.
What does that meant"
Declined with thanks"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
Out in Montana the regular democratic

Out in Montana the regular democratic
organization is confronted with a new
antitrust democratic organization. The
only inference to be drawn from this
alignment is that the regular democratic
organization is hitched up with the
trusts. 1t would be nothing unusual,
however, for the democrats to be sup
porters of the trusts in Montana while
trying to make antitrust political capt.
tai in the next state.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

wrung out Of a world of over-issued
stocks. The government has refused
to bolster them up in Wall street. The
steerers Of the packers trust deliber-
ately concluded that it was not a good
time to unload their inflated Autographs.
They are simply unlucky. They ought
to have got in before the slump.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

If Omaha and Douglas county were
accorded the representation to which
they are entitled by population, we
would be electing seventeen members of
the legislature this year instead of only
twelve. t
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

Visitors from abroad invariably ex-
press admiring establishment at the
street Nominations presented by Omaha
during the Ak-Sar-Ben festivities. PeO-
pie, may travel the whole world over
without witnessing anything Of the
kind as striking and impressive. An
in~candeseent fairyland could not Guido
OmAha's electrical Examinations.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

James ]. Hill promises, If possible to
find the time, to attend the coming ma
tional irrigation congress, which is to
meet next week lin Colorado Springs.
Mr.. Hill evidently wants to be in on
the ground floor When the time comes
to form a merger of all the big irrlga.
ton ditChes.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
PinchIng the Mine Owners.

BuIdIO EXPRESS,
The decision of the British government
to assess $500, 900, 900 of the cost Of the
war against the Transvaal and Orange River
colony 10 not unreasonable II the tax is
laid on the wealth Of the country-that Is,
the mining industry. 1t is understood that
this is the intention. The mine owners,
however, will find themselves little better
off, so far as taxation is concerned, than
when they were under Boer rule.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

New York democrats are still split up
on the money question, but they are a
unit In denouncing the administration of
President Roosevelt. In a word. they do
not know what they want. but they do
know what they do not want.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

The irst fatality Of the foot ball sea-
son has already been reported, although
the season is hardly begun. The foot
ball men apparently have not been dis
mayed by the fatality record of the
automobile,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

In some respects Colorado is looking
upon the coal situation with equanimity.
Large amounts Of the Colorado article
are being used in Chicago. and the
Pennsylvanians may wake up. at the
end OF the strike, and find a good share
OF their trade gone.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

And now it is intlmated that Sir
Thomas Upton may take up b~allooning
as his favorite pastime. We refuse to
believe II. Sir Thomas is too true a
yachtsman to be diverted by aeronautic
hot air.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

After having burned another poor
negro at the stake, the good people of
Mississippi will go out and adopt reso-
buttons denouncing the cruelty and In
humanity of the water cure in the Phil
ippines.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
"Hovv soon We Are Forgotten"

Washington Post.
The Cuban government has formally de-
handed the withdrawal of United States
troops from that island. The Cuban gov
eminent evidently overlooks the fact that
1t would still be skulking about the woods
II the United States troops had not gone
there.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

District court will be in full blast
shortly, although the bench of this dis
trict is shy a Judge or two. There is
no danger, however, of any Of the judges
being overworked.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

IL is to be hoped the railroad tax
bureau has not abandoned It's literary
activity altogether. Such transcendant
literary genius must not be allowed to
be snuffed out.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

Having lost the speakership by the
retirement of Colonel Henderson, Iowa
might be paci6ed with another seat in
the cabinet.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

Official confirmation has been had that
the emperor of Corea is not only alive,
but in the best of health. The yellow
journalist must have been t~ransplanted
to the yellow land.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
Outward Appearances Deceptive.
Baltlmore Amerlcan

buINITHVIV HIIIUIINdHs
From the Boer manifesto and the British
indignation over II, 1t is plain that the re-
cent apparent lovefesst OF victors and van
pushed is not to be judged by appearances.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

For fear we might forget 1t, it is only
right to remind ourselves that the Doug.
las county fair is now in progress.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
A Real Friend in Need.
Philadelphia ledger

PhlIadeIphId IedBeI.
Every time, the democrats gain a little
strength in the east on the tariff question
Bryan gets to talking on free silver and
helps the republicans as only he can.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

Zola's last story has been written by
the hand of time.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

Ak-Sar-Ben carnival continues all
line week. Make the most OF IL
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

In Omaha it now costs $15 a ton to
burn hard Goa. This is not exactly
like having money to burn.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30
sTATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss:
George b. TEschuck, secretary OF The Bee
Publishing Company, being duly. sworn;
complete copies OF The Daily. Morning.
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
tina month of August, 1902, was as fonows;
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

Less unsold and returned copies.... O,s7T
Net total sales .....................S00,b63
net daily average. 2s,O21
GEO. B. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to
before me this LIST day of September, A. D.,
1902. N. b. HUNGATE,
(Seal.) Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

Boston Transcript: Wife-You'n probably
marry again, John, after I'm gone, but Tn
afraid you'll never get another woman like
me,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

Brooklyn Life: ETHEL, dear, how could
you marry an actor?''
But, mamma, it won't last long"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

me,
Husband-No, dear; I don't think there'll
be any danger of that l wouldn't worry
about II, dear, If I were you.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-30

Washington Times: The Sister-I h
become engaged to Fred.
The Brother-Whatever induced you
do that?
The Sister-Why. Fred, of course.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-27

S. Burgwyne Offering congratulations
from Pettigrew's brigade of the army
OF Northern Virginia.
Another message was from Wash
ingtOn and bore the signatures of W.
II. Dudley, w. w. Jones, II. Lewis.
John r Webb and Jerome s. Johnson.
Among the novel congratulatory
kilograms was the following from Mil
waukee:
The clock strikes 75 today. May the
pendulum continue to swing indefinite
~ Congratulations
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Thielges
N. S. Gibson of Madison was among
those to send early messages. Then
the more substantial reminders began
to arrive. You have not noticed your
chair yet, said Mrs. Bragg, pointing
to handsome Morris chair in the
cory corner by the library CRATE. That
is from your wife and daughter with
love and good wishes for many happy
returns of the day" Looks rather
old fashioned said the genral grnf-
ly, but there were tears in Fis eyes
and it was only a few moments later
that he was comfortably seated IN
the plush cushions enjoying a cigar
from the box sent by Mrs. Kate Per Of