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Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08
THINGS THAT NEVER DIE.
Charles Dickens.


The pure, the bright, the beautiful,
That stirred our hearts in youth,
The impulses OF wordless prayer,
The dreams of love and truth
The longings after something lost,
The spirits yearning cry,
The striving after better hopes
These things can never die.
The timid hand stretched forth 70 aid
A brother in his need,
A kindly word in grief's dark hour
That proves a friend indeed;
The plea for mercy softly breathed,
When justice threatens nigh;
The sorrow of a contrtte heart
These things shall never die.
The memory of a clasping hand,
The pressure of a kiss,
And all the trihes, sweet and frail.
make up loves first bliss;
II with q firm. unchangtng faith,
And holy trust and high,
Those hands have clasped. those lips have
met
These things shall never die.
The cruel and the bitter word,
hat wounded as IL fell;
The chilling want OF sympathy
We feel but never tell;
The hard repulse that chills the heart,
Whose hopes were bounding high,
In an unfading record kept
These things shall never die.
Let nothing pass, for every hand
Must find some work to do:
Lose not a chance to waken love
Be Arm and Just and true.
So shall light that can not fade
Beam on thee from on high,
And angel voices say TO thee
These things shall never die.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08
A victory for the People.
Minneapolis Journal

minneapolis journal.
The lower house of the Illinois legisla-
ture has passed the Mueller street railway
ownership bill, the senate was expected to
pass it today and Governor Yates will not
dare to veto It. This bill is a measure
which will give Chicago the whip land in
dealing with the street railway franchise
question. Franchises may be granted for
twenty years. or the municipality may take
over the lines and own and operate them,
1t does not follow from this that they are
to have municipal ownership in Chicago; It
merely means that the city will be in a
commanding position in negotiating with
the companies. If the latter are disposed
to drive too hard a bargain the city can
resort to municipal ownership. With that
possibility in the background there is lit
tie prospect that the city will be gouged.
1t is a great advance. too, to have the life
OF a franchise limited by law to twenty
years.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08
fourth Of the entire taxable wealth Of
the state.
roo-SWnrPlNe INJUNCTION.


In times Of strife between organized
labor and organized capital It Is a deli
cate matter to express dissent from
policies pursued by either party to the
contention. and especially to c%riticise
judicial Intervention, even though 1t
oversteps precedents and constitutional
limitations. There Is, however, a sacred
duty imposed upon the press as the
champion of individual rights and con-
stitutional liberty that must be dis
charged by every conscientious journal
and journalist ever at the risk of offend
ing friends and making enemies.
The greatest menace to free institu-
tons is the use of force and the abuse
of power. The resort to force by work
ingmen on a strike to compel employers
to 8ccede to their demands and every at
tempt at intimidation of %nonunion work
ingmen leading to turbulence and riot
must be repressed by the exercise of
the police powers Of the state, and ex-
ecutive officers charged with the pres
ervation of order are in duty bound to
protect life and property by all legiti-
mate means at their command.
The abuse of that power, however, is
as intolerable and as dangerous as mob
violence. A police officer has no more
right to club a man or shoot him down
merely because he is on a strike than
he has to club or murder any other man
or The only time he is justified
in using force is in putting down riots
in defending himself from assault.
What is true of the police is also true
Of the judiciary. There are limitations
beyond which courts cannot venture
without seriously endangering the
rights Of citizens, guaranteed by the
state and federal constitutions.
The temporary restraining order
issued by Judge Munger has gone to the
furthest extreme in the direction of
government by injunction. If the fed
eral court has Jurisdiction over city
transportation lines and teamsters
formerly employed by them, which is
extremely doubtful as regards men en-.
gagged in hauling building materials,
fuel, ETC., from one part of the city to
another, 1t manifestly overshoots the
mark when 1t orders the transfers
union to disband and forbids a meeting
of members Of that union to discuss
peacefully grievances, whether imag.
mary or real, which caused them to &c
on a strike.
There certainly can be no law for one
class Of unions that does not equally
affect all classes of unions. If the
courts car disband labor organizations
it must disband also employers organi
cations. Under the temporary excite
ment it may seem very popular Will
one class that the other class shall be-
suppressed by court mandate, but the
danger Is that the exercise of such ar
bitrary power under the cloak of Judi
cial protection will in the end under
mine our entire fabric Of free govern
ment. which all liberty-loving Amer
leans would deplore. 9
P. S.-Since the above editorial wa!
put in tyne Judge Munger has modified
his original restraining order by striking
out that portion prohibiting the Team
Drivers International union from con
tinuing its organization For thi
prompt revocation Judge Munger is t,
be, commended.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08
Fact Outruns NimbIe Fancy.
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record.
The Postal Telegraph company, when us
cable shall have been laid across the Pa
cihc to Manila, proposes to send a message
on connected wires around the earth in
forty seconds. This feat will Guido magma
ton. The boastful Puck, when sent on n
quick hest by the king Of fairies In "A
Midsummer Nights Dream" declared:
I'll put a girdle round about the earth
In forty minutes.
But the Postal proposes to do the Job
in two-thirds. OF a minute. So far does fact
outrun the nimblest fancy in these marvel
Gus latter days!
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08
Any Old Thing to Win.

OIHCIIIIIdI Enquirer NutINJ'
Cleveland evidently has the confidence OF
the country beyond any one now in sight.
We have earnestly opposed him in the past,
but in politics 1t is the present and the
future that count. II the democratic party
is to survive it must begin to win presi-
Dental elections. Would 1t be better to
win with Cleveland or to lose with SOM fig
urehead whom Colonel Bryan may set up?
What say the rock-ribbed democracy of the
middle west? II the east, where the real
battle ground will be, demand him for the
leader, shall we fall in line?
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08
THAT "RAILRoAD JOKER"
Eject of the Tax Clause smuEEled
Into the Omaha Charter.
Municipal Journal and Engineer

Into the Omaha Charter.
Municipal journal and Engineer.
Owing to the efforts Of the Real Estate
exchange tax reform in Omaha, Neb., which
began last year by assessing the franchises
Of the public service corporations at some
thing near their actual value, has been car
ried still further this year by the assess
mept OF the terminal properties of the
steam railroads at their true value. This
latest action Of the tax commissioner.
which has been approved by the Board or
Review and the Board Of Equalization, has
resulted in the addition OF s25, 700, t5s to the
assessment roll Of the city.
At the time the city charter Of Omaha
was before the legislature, in 1897, It con-
tanned the usual provision for the assess
ment OF all property for purposes of mu-
nicipal taxation at it's fair cash value. and
before it's passage the railroad lobby tackled
on what has since been known as the rail
road Joker" an addition excepting the
criminal properties Of the railroads. the
valuation Of which the city tax commits
sloner shall take from the figures fixed by
the State Board of Equalization as returned
to the county clerk"
The State Board OF Equalization. which
has been under the control Of the railroad
corporations, has made a practice Of assess
ing each railroad as a whole and prorating
the assessment among the various counties
through which the road ran according to
the mileage in each county. Aside from
making a very low assessment per mile. the
state board exempted all sidetraoks, yards.
depots and other properties along the right
OF way under the pretext that the value OF
this property was included in the sum total
Of the mileage, Under this practice the
city Of Omaha has up to the present time
only collected taxes on each mile OF 1lain
track within the city limits and has been
leaving the great yards properties and val
liable depots virtually free of taxation.
This year the city tax commissioner con-
cluded to disregard the railroad Joker" in
the city charter and assess the railroad
property within the city limits on the same
basis as all other property in the city is
assessed. finding his justification for such
action in the constitutional requirement
that every person or corporation shall pay
a tax In proportion to the value of his or
her or its property and franchises and that
taxes shall be uniform in respect to per-
son and property within the jurisdiction Of
the body imposing the same" II is there
fore the contention Of the city tax com
missioner that the railroad joker in the
city charter is In conflict with the consti-
tuition Of the state.
The following table shows the assessment
Of railroad property in the city OF Omaha
as fixed by the State Board OF Equaliza-
tion and by the City Board Of Equalization
for THE war.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

The state auditor has sixty days from
the adjournment of the legislature to
prepare his statement Of moneys APP
%propriated during the session, which
means that the statement will be due
before long. The session laws are also
required by the constitution Of Ne
braska TO be printed in book form
within sixty days after adjournment.
Let us see IL this information cannot
this year be given TO the public within
the time prescribed.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

II Governor Mickey has determined,
as Is reported, that he will observe
strictly the provision Of the eonstitu-
ton designed to keep members Of the
legislature from trading themselves into
appointive places, he will be entitled TO
a special credit mark, particularly as
most OF his predecessors in the executive
Office have resorted TO technical loop
holes to get around the law. Governor
Mickey will have no difficulty in finding
men outside the legislative lists well
qualihed to take all the vacancies in
once he may be called upon to I'LL
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

Under the rules of mathematics three
three-year terms in the mayors office
would mean an official tenure extend
ing over nine years, but in the ease Of
Mayor MOores the three terms Will
cover two months more than nine years.
This has been brought about by the
thoughtful postponement of the election
by his opponents in the legislature, and
who by moving up the election from
March until May also gave Mayor
Moores a corresponding extra to his
term of office. Again we see that the
best laid plans of men and mice are
liable to slip up.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

All this talk about graft in Omaha is
the talk of cheap demagogues. Ugly
rumor committees, private detectives
and grand juries have for years been
looking for the alleged graft without
being able to locate it. Isn't it about
time to stop on this fimsy fake?
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

OF all the silly twaddle INDUCED In
the aftermath Of election, the yarn
about Howell electing Moores by deliv-
ering to him all the democratic votes
cast In the last three hours Of the poll
ing is as fantastic an invention as a
diseased mind could produce. The idea
Of the democratic candidate holding
back his votes TO find out first
whether he was likely TO succeed is 50
prepOsterous as TO make a horse laugh.
| especially when II is known Howell had
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

So many immigrants are applying for
admission to this country at New
York that the immigration agents have
to work overtime TO pass them through.
After they are in, the immigrants will
have to work overtime to catch up with
the procession of progressive American
mechanics and labOrers.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08
WHAT MONUMENTAL IMPUDEEcE


So the railroads in Nebraska are
assessed too high! They want their as
sessment of last year reduced for 1903.
What sublime audacity! What monu-
mental impudencel
The Burlington asks for a reduction
from $4,000 to $1,000 a mile, although
its stocks were converted into bonds
only two years ago at the ratio of two
dollars for one and its lowest estimated
value is $4,000 per mile.
The manager of the Elkhorn, which
is assessed at $1,000 per mile, claims
that the railroads are assessed at one
erty is assessed at one-ninth to one
twelfth, when the reverse Is absolutely
the case. Railroad property is assessed
at one-thirteenth and other property at
one-sixth.
The Union Pacific also appeals for a
reduction. Its chief tax knocker tells
us that the main line of the road cost
$32,354 per mile and is therefore as
S0NN u VI oi piopOlIiOh ut @O'cOOi
but he forgets to tell that every mile
of the road, branch lines and main line
are capitalized and will sell In the pub
lie market for more than 100000 q
mile, whereas they are assessed on an
average of less than $1,000 per mile.
The cheek of the railroad aggregation
in jumping OF the state board the mo
ment 1t opened its session and before
the board had adopted any rules or ever
attempted to examine the reports from
railroad auditors, which under the law
are required to be made, would put {
government mule to shame.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

A British critic of u course in the
Philippines expresses the opinion that
the situation was complicated for the
Americans by the capture Of Agulnaldo,
Equally competent critics, however,
agree that the situation would have
been more complicated had AguinaldO
been left at large to brew mischief at
his own sweet will.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

The strikers in Omaha deserve credit
for their orderly behavior so far. 1t is
to be hoped they will do nothing to
destroy the good record for law observ-
ance and will exert all their influence
to keep the camp-followers from break
ing over the traces.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

-
Say, old chap. can you read Scotch dia-
i've written several stories in it."
II know, but can you read it?"-Brooklyn
Eagle.
1t is no compliment If a friend comes
fifty miles to your wedding, but IL is a
great tribute II he comes five miles to your
funeral.-Atchison Globe
And you say she is happy with her sec
ond husband?'
: Happy I e She She ought oSs to be- ,t She's .5s,s got him
sun.
Ibid you see that idiotic woman kiss that
Yes. DO you wonder that some dogs go
mad?"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Some folks ideas" said Uncle Eben,
'Is jes' like an ostrich's feathers. Dey
doesn, mount to muffin, In partiekleI III
else. "-Washington Star.
some men, said Uncle Eben, axes yoh
advice an assistance an den thinks you
ought to be grateful to EN- fob helpin' you
kill time."-Washington Star.
Mrs. Grlmes-They say that frequent
bathing is very injurious to the human
system.
was that your family enjoyed such perfect
Northumberland Plain Dealer.
Doctor-Medicine isn't what yoo "
You need more exercise.
Mrs. Gilson-More exercise! You do,
realize, doctor, that our telephone Is on az
eight party line .-Somerville Journal.
Mammal am surprised and grieved to
learn that my little boy threw a big bottle
at a neighbor's cat.
Johnny (sobbing)-We'd been givin' the
cat another name, mamma, and 1 was chris
TENN her.-Chicago Tribune.
rs your employer out?' inquired the
caller.
Yes, SIR" replied the office boy.
How do you know without looking into
his private officer"
Because 1 just heard him growl about
the cards he was gettin' and call for an
other stack OF Observation-Disclosures Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

Frank e. Moores would have been re-
elected mayor with the vote of the
Third ward entirely excluded from the
III That is the best answer to the
p~retense that Moores' success is due to
the lawless elements. Moores carried
the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and
Eighth wards. Some pretty good peo-
pie live in those wards.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

Some Of the democratic newspapers
really take the suggestion Of Grover
Cleveland to head their next presidential
ticket seriously. Whether Mr.. Cleve-
land takes It seriously is decidedly open
to question. -
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08
close TO the Rassed EDGE.
Detroit Free Press.

IIeIIUII ITNN ITN'N'
By declaring the title detective a Min
nesota court has taken 10000 acres OF land
away from Uncle Russell Sage. Taking
things away from Uncle Russell comes dan
gerousiy near the constitutional inhibition
against cruel and unusual punishments.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08
Think of the Future.
Washington Post.

WashinRton Posi-.
Really, a president should stop to con-
slider posterity before he goes to kissing the
babies. Think how the people Of Iowa will
suffer sixty or seventy years from now from
those old folks who insist on telling how
they we're kissed by President Roosevelt
when they were kids.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08
Nearing the Merry Figure,

st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
In a short time the per capita will look
like $50, and yet some folks complain
that they cannot produce their due share
Of the circulating medium.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08
Wells of the Knockers,
PHILADELPHIA Press.

Philadelphia Press.
District Attorney Folk of st. Louis Is
now accused Of slandering Missouri because
he persists in prosecuting the boodlers.
This is an old and familiar thing Bood-
ling is nothing, but exposing 1t is a great
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

Missouri grand juries are still ready
to give a good reward to any n who
will put them on the track of a few
more $1,000 bills.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08
Thi. ourht 10 satisty.

Detroit Free Press.
Mr.. Baer makes It plain that there has
been no combination among tho coal opera
tors. They merely got together and agreed
to boost prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

Late Candidate Benson's post-mortem
statement is sufficient evidence to sup.
port his assertion thar he is not a poll
tician.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

Senator Plat Of New York declares
in roundabout terms that there is moth
ing to arbitrate with Mayor Low.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

The opening of the local base ball
season is timely for those who stand in
need of a vent for repressed exuberance.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

State Cf Nebraska, Douglas County, ss'I
George b. Tzschuck secretary OF Inc zee
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
Bays that the actual number OF IuIl anu
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the
ynonfh az AurII 1903. was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

That Hennings van turned out to be
a racing sulky when 1t was put on the
track.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

Superintendent Richard Sylvester Of the
metropolitan police Of Washington, D. c.,
has made public a police regulation for that
city which reads: ITO spit on any paved
sidewalk or footpath, or to spit on any
street railway car or other public vehicle
or TO spit on any part OF any public build
ing under the control Of the commissioners
NJ the District OF Columbia, is unlawful"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

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Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08
FLASHES OF FUN.

'owned by Chicago, Burlington & quincy
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

Some folks IDEAS said Uncle Eben.
lis jes' like an ostrich's feathers. Dey
doesn' mount to muffin In paTtickler till
dey gets into de possession o. somebody
else. ''-Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

And you say she is happy with her sec
ond husband?"
Happy! She ought to be. She's got him
so subdued that she makes him sprinkle the
flowers on the grave of No. 1."-Baltimore
Sun.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

Observation-Disclosures isn't what you W
You need more exercise.
Mrs. Gilson-More exercise! You do.
realize, doctor, that our telephone is on a
eight party ine.-Somerville Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

Some men,, said Uncle Eben, axes yoh
advice an assistance an den thinks you
ought to be grateful to EN- fob helpin' you
kill time."-Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

Ibid you see that idiotic woman kiss that
dog of hers2"
Yes. Do you wonder that some dogs go
mad?"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

Mrs. ~Grimes-They say that frequent
bathing is very injurious to the human
system.
Mrs. Symes-I've always wondered how II
was that your family enjoyed such perfect
northumberland Plain Dealer.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

Mammal am surprised and grleved to
learn that my little boy threw a big bottle
at a neighbours cat
Johnny (sobbing)-We'd been givin' the
cat another name, mamma and l was chris
TENN Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

1t is no compliment IL a friend comes
fifty miles to your wedding, but IL 10 a
great tribute If he comes five miles to your
funeral.-Atchison Globe
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08

Say. old chap, can you read Scotch dia-
lect?'
i've written several stories In it,"
IT know, but can you read it?"-Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-12

But the positive effects OF showing
mercy are, directly opposed 10 this In
deed mercy has It's greatest value not IN
what ~ is. but IN that which II produces.
Perhaps n would be better TO say that n
has Sta virtue I'm what ~ finally becomes
For after a time the caterpillar ceases 20
crawl and gets wings and scars. so
mercy r. finally transformed PITY H.
headed downward. and when 70 has been
pushed 90 its goal y becomes contempt
Mercy lifts upward and raises its OBJ
fect 10 n plane where admiration is pos
slblc and love is a natural result
just here We are permitted 20 800 tho
workings n y practical law I'm life. which
II may help us 10 understand. In under
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-12
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