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Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

crease in the value Of realty "a also
be taken into account next year. The
versatility Of the railroad lawyers can
not be better illustrated. While busy
in nearly every state trying to ward
of taxation, they adjust themselves to
different conditions with marvellous
agility. The railroads Of Indiana are
willing to stand at the highest valua-
ton ever before placed upon them, but
the railroads of Nebraska, which were
assessed in 1891 at $29;S54,221 for
5,157.5T miles, insist now that an as
sessment for 1901 on 5,652.33 miles Of
500, 346, 1850 is altogether too high.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

Readers Of the local popocratic organ
will now have a double-column double
shotted serial continuing indefinitely
from day to day on the evil results Of
the policy Of Imperialism that is putting
the Declaration Of Independence to sleep
and so Transforming the inherited bless
ings Of liberty that the fathers could no
longer recognize them. Imperialism is
to be the scarecrow and the boyle man
Of the pending campaign, paramount
above all other paramount issues. What
shall we do to be saved7
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
TAX ON CORPORATE FRANCHISES.
F~OoIishness of Corporations Fighting
Against just Taxation.
Nouv Vorlr NUoriH

New York World.
BY the time the final decision on the con-
etitutionality of the franchise tax law Is
reached not less than four years, possibly
hve, will have passed since that light tax
burden Of about 1900. 900 a year was laid
by the legislature on corporations that hold
public franchises worth over a billion dol
lars,
Justice Herrick, having Just confirmed
Referee Earl's report in favor OF the laws
constitutionality, the next appeal is to the
appellate division OF the supreme court;
the next to the court Of appeals; the next
and last to the supreme court OF the United
States. The contesting corporations an
nounced, the moment the law was passed
in obedience to a public demand led by the
World, that they would fight the people to
the court Of last resort. 1t seems to the
lay mind, therefore, as IL all the time taken
up with these intermediate courts was
wasted. Why not in such cases go straight
to the highest tribunal? The answer Of
the lawyers doubtless will be that on the
chessboard of the law each court is a sep
arate square and there can be no jumping
over.
Meantime the corporations owe arrears
Of taxes amounting to about $12 ,000, 900 II
the law finally stands, SO, 1000, 900 of which
is due to the city treasury Of New York.
without regard to the legal aspects Of the
case, their business sagacity in making so
stubborn a resistance to a tax SO entirely
reasonable is very doubtful. The people
will surely insist on taxing their franchises
by a new law II they upset this one; and
they will almost certainly not let them off
so lightly again. It is plainly a contest In
which the further they go the worse they
will fare.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
ARryoLr AeAINsr PROHIBITION.

The principal issue In the Vermont
campaign this year is prohibition. The
republican convention declined to put
in its platform, az urged by a consid-
cradle element Of the party, a declara-
ton in favor of high license and local
option. but 1t adopted a resolution that
the question be submitted to the people
at some future time. This was not sat
~isfactory to the republicans OF the local
option league and that organization
nominated independent candidates for
state offices, on a platform which de-
mands the repeal Of the %prohibitory law
and the enactment In it's stead of a high
license, local-optiOn statute. Thus the
Vermont republicans are divided on this
question and the possible effect of this
may be the loss of the state. There
is also a revolt against prohibition in
New Hampshire and 1t is said the
gubernatorial canvass in that state is
assuming a similar aspect rs in Yer,
mont
The fact is that prohibition has beer
a failure In both states and they are
apparently no longer willing to follow
the example of Maine, where under the
guise Of prohibition the sale Of intoxi
eating liquors has been winked at IL
most of the cities. In such places al
irregular compromise Of periodical fine
has been for years taking the place
OF some practicable license system ye
to be embodied in the state law. what
ever may be the immediate result" oh
serves the Boston Transcript, "eithe
In Vermont or New Hampshire. at tn
approaching fall elections, the effect o
the protest against prohibition mus
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

MRS. JENNIE l.. ODONNELL,
President Of Oakland woman's Riding Club.
the wonderful curative value of Lydia
T.. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. For eight years / had female
trouble, falling Of the womb and other
complications. During hat time 1 was
more or less of an invalid and not much
good for anything, until one day I
found a book in my hall telling Of
the cures you could perform. l became
interested; 1 bought q bottle of Lydia
r. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and was helped; l continued its
use and in seven months was cured, and
since that time 1 have had perfect
health. Thanks, dear Mrs Pinkham
again, for the health l now enjoy
Mrs. JENNIE O'DoNSELL, 27s East 51st
St., Chicago, III. $4,000 forfeit II aooVs
Testimonial is not genuine.
Women suffering from any
form of female ills can be cured
by Lydia Il. P1nkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound. That's sure.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick w0-
men free. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
SUPPRESSION OF mENDIcANox.
No Excuse for Continuance of the
Street-BegEinE Nuisance.
Providence Telegram.

PROVIDENCE Telegram
New York City has a new system for the
suppression of mendicancy. The system is
operated by the Charity association OF the
metropolis Ia union Of all the charitable or
ganizations), aided by the police ana courts
OF the city. Members OF the society take
pains to inform themselves regarding the
beggars, regular and special, and thus as
certain the genuineness or spuriousness Of
their claims. .
A statement Of the associations work and
results is made public and explains that
professional beggars are now arrested as
Migrants. instead Of "disorderlies," and. II
convicted, given from three to six months
Imprisonment. instead Of a week in Jail. Old
people. II really In want, are given their
choice of the almshouse. and usually take It,
while the younger ones are discharged on
the promise Of relatives or friends 70 take
care OF them or provide them with work.
II is noteworthy that a large percentage
OF the beggars whose seeming deformities
or inhrmities appeal so strongly TO the pity
and assistance OF the people turn out to be
frauds OF TO possess means sufncient to rem
der unnecessary their insistent calls for aid.
There is reason and Christian charity IN the
idea that beggary, when the mendicant is
driven to II by actual netd. ought not TO be
accounted a crime, but every community
should provide SOM effective means Of car
ing for its deserving poor without subject
ing people on the streets TO the annoyance
OF solicitation.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

In Nebraska the railroad attorneys and
tax commissioners have been insisting
that railroad property in this state is
grossly overtaxed and II justice were
to be done their assessments would be
reduced still further instead OF in
creased. In Indiana, where the railroad
attorneys are going through the same
performance before the State Board OF
Tax Commissioners. their motto is
LET well enough alone" with the plea
that the assessment should be allowed
to remain without change for the pres
ent. In Indiana the assessment OF real
estate is not made every year and the
additional argument is thrown IN that It
will be time enough to increase the val
uaton Of the railroads when the in
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
TAFT"S CLOSING INTERVIEW

The closing interview between Gov
ernor Taft and Pope Leo merits atten-
ton because of the fact that it sweeps
away the false reports that had gone
out respecting the negotiations with the
Vatican and gives renewed assurance of
the desire Of the Catholic authorities at
Rome to do all they believe they prop
erly can do to meet the requirements of
the United States. When Governor
Taft expressed regret at the false re-
ports that were put into circulation the
pope Is reported to have protested
against those reports, he having pre-
viously expressed himself as pleased
that the negotiations had progressed so
well. He also stated that an apostolic
delegate would be instructed as to car
rying out the ideas which had been dis
cussed and the pope would himself
watch over the work of the delegate, in
stead of leaving this to a subordinate.
Nothing could more conclusively show
the great interest which the pontin
takes in this matter and it should be
satisfactory to all reasonable persons,
Catholic or Protestant. There is no
issue between this government and the
Vatican and 1t appears safe to assume
that there will not be. The United
| States is not a~ntagonizing the Catholic
church in the Philippines or making war
upon any of it's representatives there. 1t
has simply asked the assistance Of the
church authorities at Rome for the
withdrawal from the islands Of the
Spanish friars whose presence there is
believed to be a menace to peace. There
is no objection to representatives Of
the church of other ~nationalities taking
the place of the Objectionable friars,
who according to Catholic testimony
are obnoxious to the native clergy and
to a very large portion of the people.
The Vatican did not see it's way clear
to complying with this request within
the time fixed for withdrawal, but 1t
did not regard the position and views OF
this government as unjust or unwar-
ranted, or at all events did not indicate
such a feeling. There are some at
Rome, of course, who think the friars
should be permitted to remain, believing
that the charges which have been made
against them are not well founded, but
nothing Of this kind has been said oil
implied by authority Of the Vatican. On
the contrary, it proposed the gradual
withdrawal Of the Spanish friars and
the substitution Of priests Of other ma
tionalities.
Intelligent Catholics who can look al
his matter without prejudice will hnc
no reason for just complaint at the posi-
ton of the United States, especially IL
view of the fact that there has beeI
nothing Of the kind from the highes'
authorities of the church. Protestants
on the other hand, cannot reasonably
find fault with the desire of the Vatican
to proceed carefully with the considera
ton of this problem, which is manifestl1
one Of great delicacy. The negotiation
at Rome, entirely undiplomatic in char
acter, have been conducted In a candid
straightforward way and undoubtedi!
this will be continued when they ar
resumed at Manila. The effect ha
been to create pleasant relations be
tween our government n the Vatical
from which good results may be ex
pected, at least In regard to the Philip
> Nlnaa
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

In a desperate attempt to score a
point. one Of the speakers at the woman
suffrage conference in session at Asbury
Park is said to have declared. 1.-TWO
thirds OF the church members are
women and nine-tenths of the criminals
are men" The surprising thing is that
the women consent TO have anything TO
do with the men at all, much less beg
to share their right to vote
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

Our popocratic friends Will have to
rescind their excited walls about Presi-
dent Roosevelt's administration attack
ing the religious interests of the Chris
tianized inhabitants of the Philippines in
requesting the withdrawal Of the friars.
The church authorities, for some reason,
fail to see any omen Of antagonism or
religious warfare in the presidents posi-
tion-
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
What WIN senator spooner Dol
PHILADELPHIA Press.

HIIuuOIpNId IIUoo'
1t may be taken for granted that Senator
Spooner will not humiliate himself. He
will not crawl or truckle. He will pre-
serve his own self-respect. The senate
needs him more than he needs the senate.
He will do nothing unworthy Of his own
dignity and honor for the sake of staying
there. But 1t is to be hoped that he will
not allow himself to be driven from the
field by any trickery of offensive condl-
lions. The republicans Of the whole coun-
try have claims on him.. Take him all In
all. he is the most useful man in the SEN
ate.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
r.

When a few days ago the British trade
commissioners sent to South Africa were
received by the johannesburg Chamber
Of Commerce, there was a disclosure
that must have slightly marred the har-
mony of the occasion. A member of
the chamber read a telegram from New
York offering freight from that port
to Natal at about one-third the lowest
rates from England and other members
said they had received the same offer.
1t is easy to understand that this an
nouncement must have proved some
what discouraging to the British trade
commissioners In their effort to revive
trade between Great Britain and South
Africa, but it is not the only example
Of American enterprise with which they
will have to contend.
The very low rate offered from New
York Is attributed to the new compet-
ton from that port. The United States
already had great advantages in South
African trade. Food and lumber and
railroad material, which are large i'm
ports at Capetown and Durham, are
among u leading exports. Bridges and
locomotives we have sent thither be-
cause we could make lower prices as
well as faster deliveries than English
manufacturers. With a large advantage
in freight rates there is no reason why
we should not do a large trade with
South Africa in the face of British COM
petition. Indeed it is not the competi-
ton Of the British so much as that Of
the Germans that we have to fear In
the struggle for that trade.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
An Artist only of Disaster.
New York Evening Post.

AVN HNCiAAi6 o
Mr.. Bryan now shows every sign Of
monomania. Remember 1894" is his
latest shrek, "and how Cleveland led the
party to terrible defeat" One would think
that party defeats would be the last thing
that Mr.. Bryan would care to mention.
AS an architect Of defeat he himself is
without a peer. He is consummately per-
feet in the art of showing his party how
not to win. He has fairly wallowed in de-
feat for six years. Under his leadership
the democratic party has not only twice
lost the presidency, but congress after
congress and state after state, not for
getting Bryan's own Nebraks- II defeat is
an argument for needing a political leader
no longer, he has the least right Of any
man living to demand that his counsels be
followed. To attend further to such an
artist of disaster would be party madness
and ruin.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

A picnic is IN the taps for the Doug
las County Democracy. AS all games
Of chance and gambling devices are to
be strictly tabooed according to the pros
pectus, no Jacksonian will feel at home
there unless be brings his own deck with
him.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

Instead Of amazement at the numer-
bus railroad wrecks, the real wonder is
that they are so few, in view of the diff
culties presented by washouts, floods
and swollen rivers. Give the men who
operate the trains credit for unusual
skill and zeal in preventing Interrupt
ton of railroad traffic.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

Land Commissioner Follmer thinks he
has uncovered a tract OF school land
supposed to have been washed away by
the Missouri but since restored by the
same vagarious stream to the domain Of
Nebraska. 1t takes an elusive piece OF
school land to escape the vigilant eyes
Of the present land commissioner.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
Important IL True.
Los Angeles Herald.

y I-HbNTVS NIVTWTN'
1t turns out that the convention OF the
National Educational association at Mime
apolis was not so great q success, in point
of attendance. as the preceding one in Los
Angeles. Minneapolis is a very attractive
city, but It seems to lack the mysterious
magnetic influence that moves eastern
people toward the metropolis of southern
California.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

Senator McLaurin evidently forgot
that there are a lot of ex-senators who
have not hesitated to connect with the
federal salary roll by appointments ar
ranged for as q result of legislative
deals.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

The gratifying announcement is made
that Congressman Mercer will hire an
Office in Omaha for a few weeks in
which he win do business. In former
campaign years the Mercer bureau was
located In Tom Blackburn's apartments
rs a matter of economy. Our Dave must
have money to burn this year or he
would not be SO extravagant
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
PRUDENCE.
Bonneville Journal.

Bonneville Journal.
Prue-for Prudence-is her name.
How II does belle heri
For in foolish madcap pranks
No girl can outvte her.
Always in some mischief new,
Seeking some new folly,
Often TO be mourned next day
In deepest melancholy.
Always thoughtless when she acts,
Never once malicious.
Forever getting into scrapes-
To me she is deliciousi
Prudence! What a name for hert
How IL does belle herl
Yet in wttching charm-for me
No girl can outvie heri
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
A safe Ten-to-One shot
Chicago Chronicle.

The omens were not deceiving. Miss
Bulgaria Bandit Stone. the ransomed one,
is prowling around Chautauquas and other
summe gatherings retailing her ex-
periences to the seeker for knowledge who
has two-bits to pay for a lecture ticket.
Whether the proceeds Is to reimburse the
people who contributed to the ransom is
not stated. 1t Is about 10 to 1 that they
do not.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

1t is recorded In the old testament
that when David and Jonathan met
they fell upon each others neeks, EN-
braced aud wept for joy. The meeting
Of Our David and His Thomas was only
n twentieth century repetition OF the
biblical incident, the only difference
being that they kissed each other on the
cheek.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

Having been a star performer at so
many three-ring political ~circuses, no
wonder ex-senator Allen cannot repress
his desire to take in the real thing once
In q while.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

Army promotions are moving so fast
in these days of age retirements that it
takes al expert to make sure of address
ing "A high military nan by the right
title one day after the other.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

Street signs that are in~destructible are
what the council committee proposes to
exact from bidders. Nothing on this
earth is i~ndestructible except matter and
energy.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
A Publication Overdue,

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"The Life and Crimes Of Harry Tracy
is about due on the book market. 1t may
be doubted, though, II 1t would be possible
to locate the outlaw long enough to enable
him to autograph an edition de luxe.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

The possibilities of the Photographic
camera as IN arbitrator of labor strikes
are yet to be demonstrated.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

Russell Sage was shaken up by n
street railway accident the other day.
But no me has been able to shake him
down.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

Striking garment makers in New York
have "a press committee" That looks
like twentieth century labor union man
Rgement.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

From the way they are sliding around
the new oleo law those oleo manufac-
turers must be mighty slippery fellows.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
Not GrumbIing Much Now.

Detroit Free Press.
It is hard to satisfy the western farmer.
He grumbles when his corn is burned up,
and he grumbles when 1t is drowned out.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

State Of Nebraska, Douglas County, S.:
George b. Tzschuck. secretary of The Bee
publishing Company, being ouly gWorn,
says that the actual number OF run ana
complete copies of The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the month OF June, 1902, was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
Did Clev Gland Leave the Partyf
New York World.

Mr.. Bryan charges that Mr.. Cleveland
left the democratic party in 1896"
The former president may Justly claim
that he didn't leave. He simply stood
still. on precisely the platform upon which
the democratic party had twice elected
him president, and whereas to funda-
mental Observation-Disclosures. jackson, Sey-
mour and Tilden had stood before him.
1t was the Chicago convention that left
the democratic party in a wild goose
chase after popullstic and free silver
republican votes. Naturally and rightly
they got left at the polls.
The democrats who are still at the old
stand occupy the only right and hopeful
rallying point for a reunion of the scat
tered forces, to be effected without recan-
tation on one side or reproaches on the
other, for q new departure on old lines.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

Some of the Boer commanders are to
visit Europe. They earned their vaca-
tons.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23

The public appreciates more and more the
Importance Of investing money in men, not
in buildings. When / hear OF large gifts to
erect magnificent halls at our colleges l
think what greater good would be accom-
plished II that money we're used TO help q
number Of deserving young men and women
through their college courses. When these
young people have finished their work in
the world they may each and all be able to
erect $50, 900 buildings for their alma
matters. A certain generous-minded man
once said to me, 81 have given money quite
freely to help the distressed. to soften the
bitterness OF helpless age and 70 alleviate
the condition OF the unfortunate. but there
was little or no inspiration in It. When. on
the other hand. l have helped a bright boy
to secure for himself q good education, my
imagination has become affected. I have
seen my dollars-won by hard application, In
sordld ways-transmuted into intellectual
agencies powerful to affect the thoughts and
feelings Of generations which will live when
/ am dead" This sentiment is becoming
prevalent among the thoughtful men OF
America
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
No Platform Broad Enough for Boil
Chicago Journal.


w. J. Bryan holds that that there can be
no harmony between "a democracy that
means democracy and a Clevelandism that
means plutocracy."
1t is certain that Grover Cleveland would
reply that there can be no union between
"a democracy that means democracy and a
Organism that means populism."
So there you are. The prospects for
democratic harmony are no better than at
any time since the campaign of 1900. The
l~ong-haired populists are shouting demo-
cracy and the well-groomed, silk-hatted
New Workers are talking hard about the
glorious principles of democracy. But
there is as much difference between the
Kansas-Bryan brand Of democracy and the
New k-Cleveland brand as between the
koran and a Sunday morning newspaper.
Neither time nor defeats have taught new
lessons or settled old scores. Bryan and
his followers worship before their same
old gods, and the eastern democrats hold
to their affairs and idols. No con-
vention can make a platform broad enough
to hold both factions.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
On the Road to Promotion.
Buffalo Express,

Bu1alo ENpresR
Pension Commissioner Ware seems to be
following Evans methods. Then, will he
not share Evans fate?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-23
MRS. ]. E. O'DONNELL
Was Sick Eight Years with
Female Trouble and Finally
Cured by Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM I'll have
in my life given a testimonial
before, but you have done so much for
me that l feel called upon to give you
this unsolicited acknowledgment OF