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Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13
NOTES.

Mr.. Cleveland says he is out Of politics.
This confirms a rumor which has been in
circulation for several years.
Emperor William, It is said, makes Il a
point never to be behind hand In his bust
ness. He Is too good a soldier to let even
work attack him In the rear.
President Francis OF the st. Louis worlds
fair is being entertained by all the
crowned heads Of Europe" On the strength
of this he would be justified In entering
himself as an exhibit.
Among other novel features Of the st.
Louis exposition will be reunions OF the
Smith and Lewis families, which all the
Smiths and Lewises in the country will
be invited to attend. The Smiths are rails
ing a fund of $40, 900 for the erection of a
building on the exposition grounds to be
used as their headquarters during the fair.
Mark Twain and Chauncey Depew met in
Depew's ONCE not long ago and the senator
took occasion to wash his hands, soiled
from writing. Mr.. Clemens observed that
1t might be a good thing to perform a SINH
lar operation on his conscience. Posi-
bly, said Mr.. Depew. Soap would do for
me. but IL It was your conscience you'd
have to use pumice stone"
Mrs. Charles J. Murphy, who died in
Brussels, Belgium, on the 9th Of February
last, was long Identified with the movement
to populariZe the use Of American maize
in Europe. Her address at the Women'a
congress Of the Chicago Columbian exposi-
tion, relating to the corn propaganda In
Europe, is still circulated. Her maiden
name was Catharine Tone and she was a
lineal descendant OF Theobald Wolfe Tono,
the Irish patriot.
The surviving soldiers who served under
Generals Taylor and . Scott in Mexico in
1876 and 1s47, are invited to be present at
the thirty-seventh national encampment of
the Grand Army Of the Republic In San
Francisco. next August. The pension rolls
show that 5000 still live, and 1000 dwell
on the Pacific coast. The managers hope
to attract at least 400 OF them to the re-
union, believing that 1t will be the last
they will ever attend.
A short time ago Senator Foraker of Ohio
was asked by a gentleman interested in a
Methodist convention to go on to that state
from Washington and help organize the
convention in the interests OF a certain
candidate for bishop. "oh, no." replied
Senator Foraker, II guess I'll keep out of
that. When It comes to republican politics
and Methodist politics the Methodist politI-
clans leave the republican politicians a
mile from the starting post"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13

FOREIGN VIEW OF OUR PROSPERITY.
Financial and industrial conditions in
this country command very great inter
est abroad and there is Just now a
tendency to regard them somewhat
pessimistlcally. In the opinion of some
of the foreign observers we have been
indulging in a financial debauch, for
which there must be a day of reckoning
that may not be far of. One Of these
remarks that mo country can show con-
tempt for sound business rules with i'm
punity," which is entirely true, but it
is not shown that this country has been
doing this. The writer who makes this
remark points to a few facts, chiefly OF
a financial character, which give a meas
ure of FEASIBILITY to what he says, but
he overlooks a great many others that
do not support his conclusion that we
have been showing contempt for sound
business rules.
1t must be admitted. OF course, that
there has been speculation, in some d.
rections TO perhaps an unsafe extent.
1t will be conceded that financial opera
lions have not always been upon a CON
sentative basis. There has been a vast
overcapitalization of industrial combine
tons and no little recklessness in the
financial support given TO the promotion
of such combinations. Corporate ex-
ploitatiOn has been carried on during
the last five or six years to a dangerous
extent. But Notwithstanding these
things there are many and substantial
evidences Of prosperity which furnish a
sound basis for American confidence in
the immediate future. We have been
steadily developing our industries and
moving forward toward commercial
supremacy. Whereas ten years ago the
manufactures exported were less than
a hfth OF the total exports they now
amount to a third. Last year the iron and
steel Industries were unprecedentedly
prosperous and they are still active.
Never were the agricultural interests in
better condition han now. The new
mileage added 10 the railroads last year
was greater than for a number Of years
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13
WOULD DEFEAT THE CANAL.

If the proposition should prevail to
amend the Panama canal treaty so as to
provide that the United States shall
W outright the territory through
which the canal passes, or the neces-
sary strip on each side of the canal,
with the right to fortify, the probable
result would be the failure of the en-
terprise. This question Of acquiring ter
ritory from Colombia has been most
fully considered and the fact clearly es-
tablished that the constitution of that
country does not permit the alienation
of any of it's territory. The treaty goes
as far as the Colombian government
can constitutionally go in the conces-
sion of territory. 1t gives the United
States such control over the canal and
the strip of land on either side of It as
amounts practically to sovereignty. Our
government would exercise every right
and authority necessary to the manage
ment and protection of the canal and
there Is no reason to doubt that this
would be perpetual. With the canal
constructed there would never be any
serious danger of Interference with the
control and authority Of the United
States.
AS the New York Tribune remarks,
this country is not in the business of
annexing South American territory. To
ask Colombia to do that which is inhlb.
tied by her constitution would GER
tainly not be creditable to this govern
ment and It is to be regretted that such
a proposition should be seriously pre-
scented In the senate.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13
ACCEPTS TIE MONROE DOCTRINE.


The Argentine Republic is the first of
the South American countries to form
ally accept the Monroe doctrine as a
principle of American public law. Other
southern countries have given indirect
recognition to the doctrine, notably
Venezuela, but it appears that Argen-
tine Is the first to give It direct ac-
acknowledgement and 1t is to be expected
that her example will be generally fol-
lowed in due course of time. The
Argentine government submitted to the
American Department of State a state,
ment Of its views regarding the liability
of South American states for debts
growing out Of injuries to foreigners or
Of default in the payment of loans
contracted by the state, desiring to
know how the government Of the United
States regarded the question. 1t is
stated that in reply Secretary HAY
quoted from President Roosevelt's mes
sages and advocated settlement of dis
putes by arbitration when the claims
were not capable of adjustment by dip-
lomacy. This appears to have been en-
tirely satisfactory to the Argentine GOV.
eminent.
There are the strongest reasons why
the Latin-American republics should &C.
knowledge and accept the Monroe doc
trine as a principle of American public
law and it is surprising that only one
Of them has done so. That doctrine was
declared, nearly eighty years ago, for
the protection of those countries against
foreign aggression as well as for the
security Of the United States. II has
protected them and will continue to do
so, yet they have failed to realize its
value and Importance Inc some of them
have even been as hostile to II as
European governments with whose col
onlzing ambitions 1t i~nterfered. The
doctrine will stand whether the south
ern republics accept II or not, but a GEN
eral acceptance on their part would be
effective in silencing European antag-
onism and perhaps causing the doctrine
TO be universally recognized as a part OF
international law.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13
WHAT THE WORLD is CRYING FOR
Fewer Ideas I'm TheOryJ More in Prac-
tical Operation.
Saturday Evening Post.

Saturday Evening Post.
The common but very erroneous impress
sion prevails that the great want Of the day
is the man with ideas; that the world is
crying for such a man and Is ready to fall
at his feet. Nothing could be further from
the truth. Ideas are as plentiful as the
flowers that bloom in the spring; the men
who are afiicted with them are as the
leaves that fall in autumn.
The great want is the man that can put
ideas into practice; who can crystalline
theories. For one man who can ring the
bell thousands can hit the target. For one
who can do a thing, thousands can tell how
it can be done.
Another common error is the superstition
that an idea strikes just one fortunate In
dividual. who is sure to profit by II. For
Instance, one might almost think, Judging
from the common belief, that the idea Of
the r~otundity Of the earth was an inspira-
tion OF Columbus. II was nothing OF the
kind. The Chinese, the Arabians, the
Egyptians-all had an idea that the earth
was round. The idea was in the air and
was handed down from the more ancient
peoples to the inhabitants of Europe. Co
lumbus set to work to prove it.
When Edison had succeeded In making
the incandesoent lamp, and the report OF
his success was published. dozens of men
who were working on the same problem
wrote explanations Of the imposslbility OF
Edison having done what he claimed to
have done. TIT professors had been work
ing at the matter for years. but had net
succeeded in finding the value OF the
elusive 4.
A suggestion OF the wiTe-wOund gun
which is often enormously regarded as
something entirely new-was In the cannon
fired at Crecy. AT the time OF the civil
war a number OF men we're working quietly
on this very discovery"
The atmosphere is charged with ideas.
The successful man is he who can supply
the link which will chain them down TO the
real
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13

and the demand upon transportation has
been larger than EVER before expert
enced. Vast as has been the production
OF all Industrial enterprises. there is no
sign yet Of overproduction Of the com
modities in which m deals.
Such are the evidences Of a sound and
Legitimate prosperity, for the continu-
ance Of which the promise is most
favorable. AS m eastern paper remarks,
European distrust of American con
ditions betrays as incomplete an under
standing Of their strength and direction
as European talk of a trade boycott
against the United States. ''The forces
that would have to be thrown out of
gear in order to terminate the present
prosperity era are as difficult to divert
from their path as the forces that would
have to be brought into new combina-
ton in order to organize the industry
of the continent as a unit against the
United States" 1t is true there is
nearly always present the danger of
oversDeculation and of an unsafe ex-
tension of credits, but the immediate
tendency is toward conservatism and
this is certainly to be encouraged. 1t is
not a favorable time for promoting over
capitalized corporations and it is a re-
assuring fact that this is not being done.
AS to the general business interests OF
the country they are still on a healthy
basis and the outlook for them is highly
satisfactory.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13
WHY MIR. BRYAN WILL NOT BOLT.
Preparations to Jar ReOrEaniNers
with a Club.
Chicago Inter-o ocean.


Mr.. Bryan will DOT bolt in 1904; he will
use a club. This is the sum and substance
Of a pronounciamento published in Mr..
Bryan's Commoner this week, which is, in
effect, a declaration Of war against the
Cleveland-Hill wing OF the democratic
party. and oticial notice OF the opening In
the west Of the democratic campaign for the
presidential nomination.
MI. Bryan explains that he and his
friends were able to control the national
democratic convention in 1896 through the
organization of the bimetallic league In
1895. Now he is forming IAN organization,
similar in plan and purpose" through Kan
sas City platform clubs. to control the
democratic convention in 1904. The mem
bers of these clubs are pledged to the sup
port Of the Bryan platform Of 1900. with its
reinforcement of the Chicago platform Of
1896, and are committed to the free trade,
free silver, anti-expansion, Bryan politics.
On these issues Mr.. Bryan declares there
will be an organized and open night with
purpose to protect the rank and file of the
democratic party from the designs Of those
who desire TO emasculate the Kansas City
platform. II the Bryanites win, Mr.. Bryan
assures the country there will be no bolt,
unless IL is on the part Of those opposed to
him.
II he does not win. il the Kansas City
platform clubs do not succeed in doing what
the bimetallic league did In 1885, Mr.. Bryan
does not say what will happen. He says
simply that he will not bolt because he
expects 10 WELD a club in 1904 heavy
enough to compel the convention 10 do his
bidding. At all events, Mr.. Bryan is on
the wsrpath against all the reorganizers
Of the democratic party, and he seems to
believe that he will be strong enough to
carry his point
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13

Indianapolis News.


Next to the problem Of municipal govern
ment, that of getting decent legislatures
is the most dificult and pressing. The peo-
pie are often good-natured and careless
enough to take the candidates estimate Of
himself. In other cases men are nominated
and elected as the representatives of GER
tain interests-railroad and other-so that
the lobby is really made up in part OF mem
bers of the legislature. Here is a field
where reform Is greatly needed. OF course.
there is no patent device by which the
needed change can be wrought. The only
remedy that can be applied is in the hands
OF the people themselves. II is to be hoped
that they will use 1t before long. The bust
ness of legislating for such a state as In
dian is a serious matter. II cannot safely
be intrusted to inexperienced or corrupt
men, or to men who have interests that
conflict with the public interest.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13
ADVERTISING NrIsANCEs.
Movement Go Al dangerous aud
D~isEracerII ntubuards.

D~isEraceflI ntubuards.
Lesle's weekly.
II Is highly gratifying 20 note that a
movement Is now In progress throughout
the country looking to The statement Of
billboard and poster adyert Using nuisances.
The legislatures OF New York, pennsyl,.
van.a. Ohio and Illinois have measures
under consideration impot Ing various re-
strictions upon this kind OF advertising:
and a large number OF municipalities. in
GLIDING Chicago. Mlnneapo, Is, Washington.
Buffalo. Syracuse and Albany. have either
adopted ordinances having the same object
in view or are proposing 10 do so. The
ordinance proposed In Albany is one OF the
best that We have seen relating to this
abuse. and II might well be adopted in
other cities which are considering local
Legislation Of this character. 1t requires
the advertiser or blllposter who would set
up a billboard. first. to secure permission
from the commissioner Of public works,
and, secondly, TO give a bond OF s., 200 to
indemnify the city against any damages
that II may incur by allowing the board to
be erected. The proposed ordinance also
seeks to limit the height o.; boards to ten
feet or more back Of the lot line, and tweIv6
feet when placed nearer. these arc reag
sonablo restrictions. and their rigid en-
torcement would go far to relieve community
ties Of the advertising denominations now
thrust upon them. %
We arc gratihed. also, TO note that the
American Park and outdoor art association.
through its president. MIR. clinton Rogers
Woodruff Of Philadelphia. has inaugurated
a general movement to checl this growing
evil. Cities and towns are ccing urged by
the association to adopt ord. ances IMPOSE
ing fines for advertising on electric light.
telegraph, telephone and str. ct car poles.
trees and tree boxes. Laws ave been pre-.
pared for Introduction into - e state legis.
latures to prevent the pastins or placing Of
advertisements in any form IN any public
building or other object upon the grounds
OF any OF the state instit tons, or OF,
those OF a private citizen q. corporation,
without the written consent " the owner
or tenant. Such a bill has L,en introduced
in the Pennsylvania legislature by the Hon,
Leslie Yates OF Philadelphia, Il the request,
OF the association. The as4 ISOLATION has
likewise taken up the quest on with the
federal government with a view to having
congress enact similar legislation. No work.
could be more in line with the objects
which this association was organized to ac-
complish, and under It's influence and lead
ership much good should b effected.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13

The exemption Of the public service
corporations from assessment on their
market values under the Gilbert amend
ment would have meant a loss to the
grand assessment roll of over 100000
on the valuation of the f~ranchised cor
porations in Omaha alone. The tax
Sinking of the railroads means the
shifting of tax burdens in far greater
amount to the shoulders Of the ordinary
property owner. Equality in taxation
is the only fair rule.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13

The first step toward printing reform
In the state house should be the aboli-
ton of the costly and i%nconvenient form
of legislative bills and the substitution
of the congressional style of bill print
ing. The present style of bills is not
merely wasteful in quantity and dimen-
sion, but entails an extraordinary ex-
pense for bill files which are carried
away as souvenirs by the members of
each succeeding legislature.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13

The Howell telephone bill has been
modified by a home rule attachment
which gives the people the ultimate say
whether a new franchise shall be
granted by requiring submission for
popular ratification of any franchise
proposition. This is certainly an i'm
provement for IT would be the most
fragrant invasion of local ~self-govern-
ment for the Legislature to attempt to
give away valuable franchise rights In
our streets without the aid or consent
Of the citizens affected. But il home
rule is right and proper in the granting
Of telephone franchises. why is II not
equally proper for the selection of water
commissioners, police commissioners and
all the other officers who administer any
branch OF the municipal government
Why make any exceptions to the home
rule principle?
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13

Can they crush Bryan in Nebraska?
That question inst now seems 10 be
paramount in the minds of democratic
editors aud politicians In these parts
With every officer I'm the state house
elected by from ave 10 fifteen thousand
majority and with 100 republicans In
the legislature out OF a total member
ship Of 1873. the unclOuded political mind
would naturally infer that there Is very
little more crushing 10 do
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13

II every legislature still in session
passes resolutions joining in the demand
for a constitutional convention to sub
init an amendment for direct popular
election Of senators the number Of states
on record for the proposition will be
perilously near the requisite two-thirds.
The contamination of this great refOrm
is steadily coming closer and closer.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13

The public service corporations will
have to pay taxes on In assessment de-
termined by the market values Of their
outstanding stocks and bonds secured
by their property and franchises, The
railroads should be compelled to pay
taxes on the same basis. No other plan
will produce the uniformity guaranteed
by our constitution.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13
REMARKS.

Mrs. Dunne-Ohicer. ! need help
Oh1cer-All right, ma'am. Which Will you
have, a cook or house girl? Detroit Frec
Press. "a
NO, said the lobbyist, e. couldn't set
"Ah!" exclaimed his friend, and yet youi
claimed when you went after the votes.
that every man had his pricn.'"
''Tha was the trouble. Every man hady
his price and wouldn't consider mine. -
Philadelphia Press. a.
IT wonder why II u.s." bewaied the actor
who had turned preacher, mat with my,
most imprisoned utterances from the pull
do when l was on the stage
Perhaps suggested his fr' nd, the rea-
S Son were vs. eh speS TheS s ySn W other G mans nne li SrasS
Chicago Tribune. g
ents send him there? He's no etter than
a wind bag"
because he can talk the strongest bill TO
sary to keep up the talking. Cleveland
Plain Dealer. sc
"ThSt was a splendid speech you made
"T9 ssa ny y;p,gh: What part OF Il did y9af
Well 1 hardly know. Your quotations
from Webster were mighty hne."-Record-
Herald. @t
do you think that I am con petent to fill
this government position" suid the con-
man.
Don't have a moments doubt" answered
the friend. who IL rich in worldly expert-a
ence. Anybody who Is smart enough TO
get q political place nowadays is smart
enough to I'LL it."-Washington Star. "S
H~usband-rm not feeling well this morn
ing, my dear. 1 wish you would call in
two doctors.
Wife-Two doctorsl
misunderstanding. One. to correct the
mistakes OF the other.-ChicaKo News.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13

A lot OF coal dealers who tried to hold
up the consumer when coal was scarce now
complain that they are overloaded with
coal carried over from the day OF high
prices and salable only at a loss. Nobody
will grieve much for them. II they had
been content with a reasonable profit In
December and January they might now be
better off.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13

Local manufacturers and jobbers ex-
plain that the reason Omaha gets made
quate benefits from the Indian supply
depot is that the bidding and contract
letting for supplies all take place in
Chicago and the expense of making an
exhibit of samples in Chicago eats up
too much of the profits. If we had Sc
cured the army supply purchasing depot
which was once within our grasp had
not Congressman Mercer deliberately
killed the bill providing for 1t, the show
ing made on army supply purchases
made here would have opened the way
for letting Indian supply contracts here
also.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13
A STATELY RHYME.
Brooklyn Eagle

Brooklyn Eagle
In the state Of Mass.
There lives a lass
I love to go N. c.;
No other Miss.
Can e'er, / Wis,
Be half so dear to Me.
r. !. IL blue.
And her cheeks the nue.
OF shells where waters swash
on her pink-white phiS
There New. Ariz.
The least complexion Wash
La! could / win
The heart of MINI,
I'd ask for nothing more
But / only dream
Upon the theme.
And Conn. Il DER and Ore
why is It. pray,
can't Ala.
This love that makes mo Ill?
N. Y, o., WY.
Kan, New. Yer. L
Propose 10 her my Will?
I shun the task,
'Twould be TO ask
This gentle maid to wed.
And so, TO press
MY suit, / guess
Alaska Pa. instead
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13

The merger of sugar plants out in Cali
fornia is of course like all the other
mergers, solely in the interest of
economy in production and distribution,
in which the consumer may expect to
share, but the price of sugar will not
suffer any decline on that account.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13

IL is only fair to explain that the
Midway islands that have just come
into our possession are located in the
mid-Paclhc ocean and not on the
skinker road in the St Louis worlds
fair grounds.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13

The suspension of a division chief in
the Postofice department at Washing
ton for borrowing money from his sub
ordlnates is just retribution. Had the
offender only borrowed money from his
superior officers also they might have
been Interested enough to see that he
did not lose his job.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13

requesting congress to submit an amend
ment to the constitution Of the United
States in accordance with article v.
which requires congress to submit
amendments ON petition Of two-thirds
OF the states. A similar resolution was
passed by the last Nebraska legislature
and by the legislatures Of a dozen other
states. but the United States senate
the graveyard Of constitutional amend
ments-does not appear to heed these
demands and will probably pay no at
tentlon to them until two-thirds Of the
states have Joined in to force the issue.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-13

Competing telegraph companies are
compelled to connect with each other in
the transmission of dispatches. Why
should not competing telephone COM
panies be on the same footing?