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Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-06
Rurke Recoverinr from Ininrier.

Isaac Burke, the colored Omaha hackman
whose carriage was wrecked Saturday after
noon at the Broadway and Eighteenth
street crossing by IN Illinois Contra pas
senger train, was resting easily at the
Woman's Christian Association hospital
yesterday. The attending physician stated
last evening that unless internal injuries
develop Burke will be able to be removed
to his HON in a day or two. His injuries,
It Is thought. consist of severe bruises and
a general shaking up.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-06

l am organizing several person
ally-conducted excursions 10
California, for April and May.
May l send you full particulars
of special advantages offered?
Some of the excursions are one
way only, in tourist sleepers,
for homeseekers.
Others are rOund-trip, in first
class Pullmans, for general
sightseers; good, if desired,
on limited trains.
The rates are very low.
Accommodations are excellent.
l have selected the best Cali
fornia line-the Santa Fe-
and confidently guarantee
a delightful outing.
Why not go this spring and
see California at it's prettiest?
Such an opportunity seldom
comes.
Don't miss il.
Write 10 Z. L. PALMER. 400 Equitable
Bldg, Des Moines, and receive In reply
full particulars. with copy OF beautiful
book about California
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-06
and heating. Bi1Dy g Son.
Report ON City's Industries.

Commissioner Loomis OF the Commercial
club In response to an inquiry from Hon.
August Peterson. consul for Sweden and
Norway at Washington, has prepared a list
OF the industries of Council BLUFFS. The list
shows that in this city there are no less
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-06
COUNCIL BLUFFS.

than eighty-three industries represented
and doing business. Consul Peterson is
preparing a report to the boards Of trade
in the capitals Of Sweden and Norway and
It is for this that he desired the Informal
vEon
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-06

ter, is missing and nothing can be learned
of him, leading to the belief that there is
another victim. In all the cases Of disap-
pearance, Kunnecke was Indebted to the
parties.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-06
No Time 10 Fool away.

Coughs. colds and lung troubles demand
prompt treatment with DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. No cure, no pay. soc. 81. For
sale by Kuhn & Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-06
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Rain or Snow in ebras and Rain
In Western Part of Iowa
To-day.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Forecast:
in south portion; Tuesday fair.
Iowa-Rain Monday, colder in west por-
ton; Tuesday generally fair.
Illinois-Increased cloudiness Monday,
rain at night or Tuesday; brisk south winds,
shifting to northwest Monday night.
Colorado-Fair Monday, colder in east
portion; Tuesday fair, warmer.
Wyoming--Fair Monday; Tuesday fair,
warmer.
Kansas-Rain and much colder Monday;
Tuesday fair.
South Dakota-Fair in west, rain or snow
in central and east portions; colder in east
portion Monday; Tuesday fair.
Local RecOr6.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, April b.-Of1cial record of tenn
p%erature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day OF the last three
years:
Maximum temperature. 66 6S 4 50
Minimum temperature. 40 Il 81 So
Mean temperature,......,. 5S 81 80 81
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March /,
1903:
Normal temperature. ................... 40
Excess for the day 3
Total excess since March ..................l 40
Deficiency for the day ............. 90 inch
Pr ecipitation since March l......... IS inch
Deficiency since March 1...,......1.3S inch
deficiency for cor. period in 1902. L. p inch
Excess for cor. period In l9Ol......,. .S inch
reports from stations Mt 7 p. M.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-06

Take Piso's Cure for Consumption for
coughs, colds and consumption. Sold every
where
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-06

T indicates trace Of precipitation.
J.. A. WELSH,
Local Forecast Oficial.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-06
MINOR MENTION,

N. Y. Plumbing Co.. Tel. $50. Night, Fss7
Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-06
Railway

Dwight Lewis. secretary of the railroad
commissioners OF Iowa, returned from Chi
oago where he attended the meeting Of the
committee Of the National Association of
Railway Commissioners and assisted In the
preparation Of an extensive report on the
method of securing uniform accounts and
reports. The committee will have another
meeting in June to complete the report.
This committee will report to the national
association later and the report will be of
vast benefit to all railroads ard to all rail-
way commissioners
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-09-24
ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY FOR
GOVERNOR.

The office of Chief Executive of the
State of Missouri is an exalted posi-
ton, worthy of the highest ambition
of any citizen. 1t affords an oppor-
tunity for useful public service and
has been worthily filled under past
Democratic administrations by some
of the purest and ablest men, whose
names have given lustre to the State.
In what | now have to say | ad-
dress myself solely to those who be-
lieve in the principles of Democracy,
and who are loyal to its teachings. |
shall not seek the nomination to the
high office of Governor of this great
State at the hands of any political
organization except the Democratic
party. I expect no support for this
nomination save from those Demo-
Gratis who propose to. preserve the
party faith and the party supremacy.
do not claim to be better than my
party. | will not subordinate the in
terests of the great party to which
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-09-24
WHAT is A PRIVILEGED
CLASS"

We ere accustomed to associate
the term with those who inherit
kingdoms. dukcdoms, and certain
other hereditary powers But, in
its proper acceptance the term
privileged class" includes all those
citizens or corporations exercising
powers and privileges which are not
open to all other citizens. For all
practical purposes it matters not
whether monopoly is created by the
decree of despot or is established
under a general law which permits
the creation of AIN organization SO
powerful that other corporations or
individuals can not engage in the
same business The result in either
event, is the same.
The one great lesson that stands
out upon every page OF written his.
tory is that men with unlimited pow
or abuse their power. 1t matters not
whether this power is IN the hands of
despots. who exercise the functions of
government. or is found in grants
which create Monarchs in the COM
merciGl world. the end has always
been eStcrticn from the people.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-09-24
QUESTIONS OF NATIONAL POLICY

But great National questions press
upon us in the settlement of which
Missouri must do her part. The com.
ing campaign may be crucial
There never has been tine in the
history of the Republic SO momCntuus
as the present hour The battle of
all the ages has been between the
advocates Of pure Democracy and the
posscssors Of privileges. The strug.
gle is as old as the world II began
at the moment when the superior
brute force OF some savage enabled
him to enslave his fellows. and To en-
tail his powers to his children as
privileges coming to them hy birth.
The system was extended until all
that tended to sweeten life was monop.
olized by certain privileged individ.
uals.
Back of practically every privileged
class, the thing which enabled it to
maintain its powers. was the monop-
olizaton OF the sources of wealth.
Finally. the masses were reduced to
mere beasts Of burden, bearers ot the
yoke of practical slavery
Then came the great legal revolution
in England the promise and prophecy
of our present liberties. This revol-
ution brought about the passage of
the Statute of Mortmain. which had
the effect of releasing to the people
some of the sources of wealth. This
was the beginning of the greatness
and progress of England.
When our fathers settled upon the
virgin soil of this country, they re-
Remembered the evils of the old
English system. They undertook to
enact a constitution. which would
render imp0ssibIo th2 monopOliza-
ton of the sources of wealth. Ac-
cordingly. thoy prohibited the entail
ment of lands and with infinite So
licitude and care wrote into the
Statutes of nearly all The states in
hibitions against large capitalization
by private corporations. The great
men of that day knew that if cor
porations were created with unlim-
tied power, it would result in the
,nonopoliZation in the hands of few
gigantic concerns of such tremend-
Gus energies as would enable them to
crush the individual.
The dangers which our fathers
fore3aw have been multiplied be-
ycnd even the broadcast scope of
their fears.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-09-24

I am proud to belong to any personal
ambition. | should regard my DemOc-
raey as of a poor quality il | were
to obtain great popularity in a Re
publican convention or enthusiastic
support from the anti-DemOcratie
press. | am neither the champion of
dis-Organizers nor will | consent to
be championed By disorganizers. |
have back Of my candidacy no power
ful combinations of men. who. during
recent campaigns. have been the open
enemies of the party. and who are at
this time engaged in a conspiracy TO
turn over the Democracy To those
who clamor for Reputation of party
platforms and for national re-organ-
ization. Ny political fortunes have
never been syndicated. and they will
not be syndicated in this campaign.
| am not a candidate upon one issue
alone. but intend TO stand upon the
Democratic platform and advocate its
every plank.
Since arriving at my majority. in
every campaign, National. State and
municipal, | have freely given what.
ever measure of ability | possess in
advocating those policies ut govern
ment which are for the best interests
of all the people. When the Dcmoc.
racy requested that | resign the OF.
lice of Prosecuting Attorney To assist
in redeeming Kansas City from Re-
publican misrule. | responded To the
call, although II involved a substantial
financial sacrifice.
All good Democrats feel some sat
istaction in the fact that Kansas City.
formerly solidly Republican. has been
carried by our party in the last three
campaigns, and by steadily increas.
ing majorities. These services have
not tended to popularize me with the
Republican machine. nor to endcar
me to the Republican press.
The grand old Democratic party OF
the state of Missouri is good enough
for me. If individuals have betrayed
the trusts imposed iP them by the
Democratic party, we will purge the
party of their presence, but the party
Will continue to exist as potent
agency for pure government. Our
party in the future as in the past will
battle for honest government, cham.
pion the rights of the masses. insist
upon fair taxation, oppose the ag-
gressions and usurpations of privilege
and seek to keep all branches of the
government free from the stain of cor.
ruption. When it ceases To do this
it will no longer be the Democratic
party.
In all things let the watchword be
Economy, but Progress. | would like
10 see this State, which We all so
greatly love, placed so high that all
the world would do her homage.
The amendment to the Constitution.
providing for free text books in the
schools should be passed; it will cost
the State some money, bur there is
no question more important than ed,
ucation. and no investment which pays
a better dividend
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-09-24
INFANT INDUSTRIES HAVE BE
CONE GIANT MoNOPoLiES.

There can be no doubt but that the
Republican p7rty has absolutely sur
rendered to the trusts. Let Us trace
for a moment the progress it has
made along this line. 1t levied a tar
if upon the people Of the country.
for the alleged purpose of protecting
Infant industries but it solemnly
declared that. as soon as these indus
tries were able to withstand compe-
tition from abroad, the tariff would
be repealed. These Infant pets" of
the Republican party have become
the great trusts of the country. They
are not only able to withstand COM
petition from abroad. but they are
selling abroad at prices that range
from ten to forty per cent less than
they sell at home to the American
trade The result then Is, dear
prices at home cheap prices
abroad" Extortion from the people
who fostered. protected and sustain
ed them in the days of infancy. and
benefits conferred upon foreign
nations. The whole effect of the
tariff as it is at present. is to en-
able these corporations TO stand be-
hind its prohibitive walls and de-
spoil the people at home. while 9TH
er nations receive the benefit. And
yet the President blandly announces
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-09-24

that the tariff has nothing to do
with the trusts"
Who today can defend the Repub-
lican party? The trusts absolutely
control its policy They dominate its
conventions. While they keep one
hand securely on the fruits of special
privileges, with the other they steer
the Republican machine. and con-
time TO use it for the oppression Of
people.
| say again. the strength of the
Republic ia the independence of the
citizen. The only man who is truly
independent is the enc who can earn
his living despite the diCtation or
mandate of any other man or any
power. This was the condition of
our fathers. II is not the condition
Of our country at present.
II the march of the monopoly is
to he arrested and the business of
the country again turned into health
ful channels. tho work must be done
by the Democratic party. The Re-
publican party las surrendered body
and soul.
In this battle. want to see Mis-
SnuIl = licnuCTdCI remain tnc CEN
trail phalanX Of the Democratic army.
Her STANDARD must be placed in no
uncertain hands
We may as we'll expect the bitter
est at CnSlaughJs. The Republican
party will command the millions of
the trusts. and will endeavor to
create enough diScord within our
ranks TO win Ivy unlimited use of
money. There never was greater
necessity than now for the Demo-
cracy of the State and Nation to
close its ranks In this grave crisis,
the desires of individuals should be
subordinated to the party welfare.
For my part have no ambition so
great that ! am not willing To lay IL
aside, rather than see the interests
of the great party | love- joopardized.
Whatever may be the decision of
the Democracy of this state. it can
command my services in the future,
as ii has in the past | will serve
in the ranks as Loyalty as at the
head OF the column.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-09-24

repetition of the baselesS charge. And
TO make an end of the Globe-Dem-
ocrat and the Kansas City Star, and
drop the noisome topic, let us go a
little into history.
The greatest mass of official cor
ruption yet discovered grew up and
flourished under the Ziegenhein ad-
ministration in ST. Louis. Did the
Glohe-Demoerat sound ever a note of
warning? Did it expose the naked
yillianies of that infamous regime?
Not at all. On the contrary, il was
its sponsor at birth, its defender
through life, and remained its stout
adherent until the final end. II OPP
posed by all possible means the cleo
ton of Rolla Wells, whose admins
tration compared with that of Zie.
genhein is as healthful hand clasp
to lepers loathsome touch.
In like manner the Kansas City Star
defended all the infamies of the Jones
administration. When the Street
Railway Company was grabbing fran
chises worth millions, it could rely
upon the faithful support of the Star;
and when the agents of the road were
accused of trying to bride jurors, and
the chief officers of that company
were refusing to produce its books
before the Grand Jury on the ground
that their production would incrim-
mate them, the Star still neglected to
enter upon any crusade for honesty.
1t steadfastly adhered to these dis
credited officers, and rendered to
them all possible assistance In the at.
tempt to elect men to office who
would deal more gently with these in
terests than the Democratic admin
istration.
Such, then, is the true character Of
some of the press which is now de.
ness, and seeking to dictate to the
Democratic party what 1t must do in
the premises.
But softly, my friends, we have yet
other advisers. The Republican party
is just now engaged in looking after
our interests. It's solicitude is the
more remarkable in view of the fact
that the party managers are even at
the present, counseling as to the
strongest man they can put forward
to defeat the Democratic nominee.
The situation strongly suggests the
ancient story of the negro's coon
trap which was set to catch 'em
gwine and comm"
Here. again, we may inquire. why
are these Greeks bearing gifts?"
The people will not speedily accept
advice from that party which be-
queathed to us the Drake Constitu-
ton. That threw priests, ministers
and teachers into prison because they
had not taken the test oath; involved
the State in a fraudulent debt, the
burdens of which it bore for more
than thirty years: that issued bonds to
the amount of bankruptcy against
many counties of the State and that
has during all of these years stood
as the defamer of our magnificent
commonwealth.
You say this is ancient history? |
reply, these were the acts of the
Republican party of Missouri in it's
youth, but its vices have only in
creased with age. In its internecine
feuds over Federal patronage the DOM
mating influences in the Republican
organization have been uniformly in
different to every measure calculated
to benefit the State of Missouri.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-09-24
UPHOLD THE FAITHFUL, CON.
DENIM THE WRONG DOORS.

Let us calmly survey the field and
ascertain what should be done.
First, 1t may as well be taken as
settled that the Democratic party will
proceed in the regular way in accord
ance with party precedent to NOM
mate its candidates without asking
the aid or consent of any other po-
litical party or political syndicate.
Second, both parties will be more
than usually solicitous to nominate
only men of undoubted integrity.
But we will not condemn the faith
full public servant because some
scoundrel has betrayed his trust.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-09-24


If they get control in Missouri, will
they turn the party over to the re-
organizers?
Who have they selected to succeed
Francis Marion Cockrell in the
United States Senate?
We know that these gentlemen have
some original political methods. They
have been instrumental in circulating
petitions asking that county conven-
tiOns be called to select delegates to
the State convention months before
the State committee has even met to
fix the basis of representation or the
date of the convention.
We desire to be courteous to these
unknown patriots, but we humbly in
quire why this unseemly haste? Is
there fear that the people may make
q mistake II they take time 10 think :?
Or do these mythical gentlemen pro-
pose to relieve us of that task? Do
they believe that if the people take
time to consider they will decide
against virtue?
Perhaps these questions may seem
slightly pointed, but we have the right
to make some inquiries. We would
like to know who these new leaders
of our party are. We are all in the
Gsrk.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-09-24

be removed. The veto power should
be used against every measure intro
dueed for a sinister purpose and at
the same time it should be clearly
understood that improper interference
by any corporation or individual. with
the due course of legislation must
cease. In this connection. | favor the
enactment of statute FORGETTING the
franchises and rights of any corpora
ton which is guilty of bribery | go
further and advocate the enactment
OF a statute, or il necessary, an
amendment to the constitution. for
feiting to the State the property of
the corporation so convicted. II goes
without the saying that the processes
of the Criminal Courts should be
used against every Institution or in
diyidual. however great or powerful
guilty of bribery.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-09-24

Bankers uniformly use all possible
precautions in selecting cashiers. vet
occasionally one OF them steals the
funds and decamps. Yet for this rea-
son the banker does not conclude that
all his other employees are Williams
and Unfortunately condemn them.
Parents exercise great solicitude in
rearing their families, yet sometimes
they must suffer because of a way
ward son. For this reason. however,
they do not censure or punish those
who have observed their precepts.
The church has presented many ex-
amples of broken VOWS and has Suf-
fered the humiliation of almost in
Vulnerable hypocricies, yet for this
reason no just man censures her. She
simply expels the unworthy. She may
hereafter sometime be made the vic
tim of the hypocrite and knave, but
the church of God will live forever.
There was a Judas among the
twelve apostles. but the eleven car
ried the torch of Christianity into eN-
cry land.
The fathers of the Republic were
extremely cautious IN selecting the
commanders of the Continental army,
yet after having distinguished himself
for courage a hundred times. Benedict
Arnold became a traitor. Neverthe-
less. the faithful officers and soldiers
of the Continental army saw the ban
ner of England supplanted by the
Flag of Freedom upon the battle
ments of Yorktown. Those who re-
manned faithful were not condemned
because one wretch had sold his honor
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-09-24
A POLITICAL SYNDICATE.

But strangest of all is that power
full combination of men in st. Louis,
who conceal their identity while they
display their cash. Their names are
withheld from the public, but we are
informed vaguely as to their geograph-
ical location. What their opinions up
on public questions may be is Il mat
ter Of such grave doubt that the
bOldest refuse to hazard a guess.
We are told they are business men,
and 1t is possible they have an idea
that the governorship of Missouri can
be syndicated, Whether this associa-
ton is composed of Democrats, Re-
publicans. or Captains of Indus
try" no man can tell.
Do they consider trusts beneficial
institutions, or regard them as con-
spiracies against the people?
How many of these gentlemen
voted the Democratic ticket in 1896
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-09-24

luc HiOoJ udASCiOuo COuo pr dlOI D
against the Republic.
The professional legislative lobby
list is such a combination and har-
moniOus blending of impudence. de:
ceit, treachery and scoundrelism as
entitle him among the assembled viii
lians of the earth to stand without a
rival and without a peer"
We are told that the remedy for
corruption is to select honest men
to office. True, If we could always
look into the heart of a candidate,
read his soul and divine his future,
we need not then select any but the
honest and the brave. and the cure
would be complete. But we are not
thus gifted. You have sought in the
past to select honest men. You be-
lieved Lee was an upright citizen.
Mistakes have been made and may
be made again. Your judgment will
not suddenly become infallible. We
will certainly in the future get some
men who have an itching palm"
We cannot always discriminate be-
tween the honest and the dishonest.
In the crowd which cries, stop
thief" the thief is frequently con
cealed; and the clearer his guilt the
more pious is his countenance; the
greater his fervor and the lustier his
lungs. Just now. we have some
strange reformers in Missouri.
The greatest step toward the Grad
ication of corruption is to be found in
the destruction of the lobby. Here is
the chief source of the iniquity. II
| had infinite power and wanted to
stop all evil l would first Kill the
devil and then turn my attention to
the lesser scoundrels. If Beelzebub
were gone roguery would lack its in.
spiration.
| say now, as have said before.
get the bride giver as well as the
bride taker; get them both. They
ought to be chained together. But
more dangerous than the bride taker
is the bride giver. Let us scourge
both from legislative halls. The bribe
taker must go, but the professional
corrutionists must be driven from the
capitol.
Can the lobby be expelled? l an
swer that it can.
In the first place, all excuse for
the maintenance Of the lobby should