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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01
Furnishing "MY sCOUNDRELs."
Evolution in Party Creeds Respecting
Grafters.
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
President Roosevelt says he permits him
self "one particular bit of personal dis
elimination" He is Just a trihe more in
tent on furnishing the republican offender
than the democratic offender, because he
is my own scoundrel. l feel a certain
sense of peculiar responsibility for him"
This has not been the creed of American
political parties. They have always been
inclined to deal tenderly with their own
scoundrels when they were true to the
party" Each party has made all the ex-
cuses it could for it's offenders, but has
denounced with great energy the offenders
who were not in its ranks That is an
unwise policy. The party which exposes
and Furnishes its own scoundrels with spe-
cial severity is the one which shows itself
most deserving of popular confidence and
support.
The president made the remark about the
personal discrimination he allows himself
while discussing the. subject of law reform.
He desires some reforms in the administra-
ton of criminal law so that the govern
ment may be able TO deal promptly with
Offenders against It, In his last message
he called attention to the delays in crimi-
nal prosecutions due to a defective system
Of procedure which has grown up in the
federal courts. 'In criminal cases." said
ne, 1.-The writ of the United States should
run throughout the borders" so that the
accused may be taken without delay to the
place appointed by the constitution for his
trial.
Provisions of the law which were devised
for the protection of the innocent against
a tyrannical government have come to be
the shield of men who are guilty of
crimes against the government-that is,
against the whole people. 1t often takes
years to bring such men to trial. Often
the right OF appeal is misused for their
benefit. All that the president asks is that
there be enough law reform ito give the
public an even chance with the criminal
whose offense is against the public"
The last congress paid no attention to the
presidents recommendation as to the
change in federal procedure. 1t was as
apathetic about law reform as state legis-
latures are. They are continually being
appealed to to do something to expedite
the punishment of the guilty, but the mat
ter does not interest them. President
Roosevelt ist one out of many who are
pleading for law reform in the interest of
the public. He may be listened to while
the voices of others are unheeded. Per-
wholesome legislation-that employees of
the government who have defrauded it
the "scoundrels' whom the president has
in mind-may be tried and punished with
out delay.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01

TROUBLED GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.
We have heretofore referred to the
amendment to the civil service rules
made by the president a short time ago,
under which the chief executive and the
heads of departments may summary
remove persons in the classified service
whom these officials personally know to
be inefficient or incapable, and whose
removal would be for the betterment of
the public service. We pointed out that
there is no danger in this order for those
employees of the government who are
efficient and faithful, while for those
who are not it is manifestly the duty Of
those responsible for the administration
of public affairs to get rid of them. This
is simple business proposition which it
would seem everybody would unquali-
fiedly acQuiesce in.
1t appears. however, that the civil
service employees In the departments are
still troubled about the order and that
their fear regarding its operation is even
stronger now than it was Immediately
after the announcement of The amend
ment to the rules. A Washington report
says that what seems to be feared most
of all by department clerks is that the
little rings of sycophants and informers
which exist in nearly every bureau will
now have matters pretty much their
own way and will be able, by means Of
a chorus of denunciation, to secure the
dismissal OF such of their fellow en-
ployes as they may have taken a dislike
to. 1t is stated that fears are also ex-
pressed in many quarters that the order
will furnish an opportunity for the dis
play Of personal spite on the part Of
individuals who happen TO have risen
TO the headship of some bureau.
Such apprehension shows a lack Of
confidence in the fairness and integrity
Of the chief officials for which there is
no good reason. The new order gives
no authority to the heads of bureaus to
dismiss an employe. They may, of
course, report to the chief of their depart
ment persons who are inefficient or in
capable, but in doing this they must pre-
sent very conclusive evidence of the truth
of their charge. The fact that they dis
like an employe will not count in the
absence of positive evidence of inefi-
cheney or incapacity, No chief of a
department it is safe TO say, would
dismiss an employe without being fully
convinced that the person was unworthy
TO remain in the public service. The
best organized and most satisfactorily
conducted departments are extremely
careful about discharges. There are de
partments in which il is a standing rule
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01
PA M'CURDY.
Butte Inter Mountain.


"You are old. Pa McCurdy," remarked
And your hair has become very white.
And yet you persist in the methods you
Do YOU think at your age It is right?''
I'm my youth" said McCurdy' Il figured
7 could rise to an opulent state.
1 riz by these methods. Go back 10 them
Say, What do you think me-a skater"
you are old, Pa McCurdy," went on Mr..
''Yet You seem most decidedly hale;
Pray what is the reason, abstention from
Or Keeping yourself out Of jan?'
I'm my Youth" said McCurdy, 1.-THE basis
Resolving whatever befell.
To spend all the surplus the company
And thus have kept very we'll"
"You are old. Pa Mccurdy, remarked Mr..
Hughes,
"And you're a little too gay;
1 think that a parsonage holding your
views
Had better resign right away"
'In my youth" said McCurdy, II got what
And sometimes another mans share,
And you bet your sweet life 1 amt going
to resign
As long as the salary's there"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01

that every paper and document relating
to a proposed discharge shall be read
with care by the head of the department
or by one Of the assistant secretaries.
Perhaps conditions are more lax in other
departments, but cabinet officers desire
to be fair to employees under them.
There have been no dismissals since
the presidents order was promulgated.
Doubtless there will be some, since I'M
questionably there are employees to
whom the order applies. So far the indi-
cations are that it has been serviceable
in bringing about greater efficiency and
closer attention to duty in all the depart
nents and bureaus
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01
Personal NOTES.

An enthusiastic spirit in Kansas is pro-
posing to erect Roosevelt peace tower
200 feet high.
For a man of his weight Secretary Taft
must be regarded as the champion long
distance Splinter.
A West Virginia gentlemah drew one card
and filled a royal flush, whereupon he i'm
mediately fell dead. Doctors pronounced
his death due to excitement
]. s. Van Buren,, whose grandfather was
president OF the United States has been
appointed general agent OF the Great North
ern Steamship company, with headquarters
in Hong Kong Mr.. Van Buren, has been
In the trans Pacific steamship business for
over thirty years.
The new lord mayor of London, Walter
Vaughan Morgan. is "A years old and was
sheriff OF London four years ago. He is a
merchant, a manufacturer and a news
paper proprietor. In addition he is a Free
mason, a liberal in politics and a member
of the Reform club.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland. sister of
former President Cleveland, is now a
wealthy woman. A score of years ago she
invested $500 In an island off the Maine
coast near Camden. Fashion has turned its
eyes in that direction and Miss Cleveland
has just sold part Of her island for $4,000.
Mrs. Charles F. Joy OF St. Louis an
nounces she has been offered a site at Santa
Barbara, Cal, for her proposed 1850, 900
university In which the human soul will be
principal subject OF study. The university
will attempt 10 establish scientifically the
existence OF the soul and 10 put other
psychic phenomena on a scientific basis and
make It useful in everyday life.
Governor Hoch, in a speech before the
Woman's Christian Temperance union con-
vention at Topeka, Kan, said that he will
depend 70 a great extent upon che prayers
Of Kansas women in his coming Contest for
denomination. Kansas women are not
towards" he said. Il would rather have
the prayers Of one good woman in the con
test which is coming than the support Of all
the lawbreakeEs in Kansas"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01
DRIVE PROBE TO THE BOTTOM.
Importance of Searching Inquiry Into
Political Banking.

Wall Street Journal
The Enterprise bank of Pittsburg, which
failed a few days ago, is a national bank
and subject to national control. This fact
ought TO be sufficient to defeat any at
tempt to conceal the conditions which led
to its failure.
Powerful politicians appear to have been
involved in the scandals that brought about
its downfall. These politicians will exer-
else every power that they have to prevent
and disclosure of the facts. There are re-
ports to the effect that they are meeting
with success in these efforts.
In the interest of the whole country there
should be a full disclosure OF the whole
story of this failure. The Enterprise bank,
although a national bank. was made use
OF by Pennsylvania politicians for their
personal profit at the expense of the
solvency of the institution. The story, as
II is now told, is that h%money of Penn
sylvania was deposited in this bank with
the understanding that il should be loaned
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01
RIVAL RAILWAY BUILDING.
Mr.. HRrrimnn's Prediction and wall
streets Interpretation.
New York Evening Post.

New York Evening Post.
That Fridays stock market should have
experienced a mild shock on the publication
of the Union Pacific presidents volunteered
prophecy of competitive railway construc-
ton was, perhaps, not strange II is in the
main a new generation which is active to-
day in Wall street, but there is still suff-
cient recollection of railway history, If
teen to twenty years ago, to throw an un-
pleasant light on such predictions What
Mr.. Hartman said was this:
II think we are apt to run into an era
of competitive railroad building, just as
we have passed through an era Of COM
petitive railroad buying"
The statement. 1t will be seen at once,
was worded most incautiously; for the rea-
son that the competitive railway buying
of 1901 and 1902 was conducted on lines of
such daring extravaganza that, If competi-
tive construction were to be similarly pur-
sued, a startling situation would develop.
1t is not probable that Mr.. Hartman meant
exactly this. In a broader sense, the pre-
diction merely voiced the belief of most
experienced men, that consolidation OF rail-
way systems. through lease or purchase,
has pretty much reached its limit, and that
the next chapter necessarily will be eX-
tension Of such systems into surrounding
territory. But this can hardly happen
without dispute as to spheres Of infiu-
ence," and when such disputes occur, there
is always a chance Of parallel railway
lines
But the outcome can hardly duplicate
that Of 1886 and 1887. Those were distinct
lively years of speculative railway build
ing; that is to say, an entirely new rail-
way. often directly paralleling existing
lines, was built with the proceeds Of bonds
sold to New York or Europe, the pro-
moters rewarding themselves with the
stock What this new railway building
amounted to may be seen by comparison
Of mileage constructed in that period with
mileage constructed in the last few years:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01
Nilles.

In other words, the immense expansion of
wealth and population during the recent
boom" has not called for half the new
mileage that was built in the not over
prosperous days OF the later SOS.
Wall street no doubt, laid most stress
on the fact that the prediction came from
Hartman. who was defeated by the Hill
Morgan party in the fight in the courts for
Northern Pacific, who was forced on the
directories of the victorious interests, and
who was looked TO for some retaliation, un-
til the public announcement of peace last
May. The most troublesome railway dis
pute between Union and Northern Pacific,
in the clearwater country" was settled
by joint control; the fighting railway presi-
dents publicly affirmed that whatever dis
agreements existed between the Hill-Mor-
gan faction on the one side and f. II.
Hartman on the other, had been settled"
The days comment was that the latest
Hartman interview suggested smouldering
embers. But perhaps 1t was only human
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01

During his boyhood years G. NJ.
Hitchcock acquired a smattering of
German in the capital of Saxony.
Jawohl!
That explains why the X-ray con-
gresham has fired three columns of
Dresden China German at County Treas
urer Fink. Jawohl!
The substance Of the indictment pre-
scented against County Treasurer Fink
in Dresden Saxon German, translated
backward into the vernacular, leaves
no room for doubt that Mr.. Hitchcock
has soul-stirring grievance. Jawohl!
The pith of that grievance in pure
Dresden German spells "Scavenger Tax
List" and thereby hangs tale of woe.
Jawohl!
In the spring of 1908 the legislature
suspended a juicy plum on the county
patronage tree, which made G. NJ. Hitch
cocks mouth water. Jawohl!
To get that plum he rugged up a
"complot" with the democratic Board
of County Commissioners through his
man Friday, who prowled around the
court house night and day to pluck the
plum and bring it to his master. Jawohl!
Under the contract, which Hitchcock
then held, advertising for the county
was TO be done at less than One-tenth
of the legal rate up to July 1, last year.
1t was arranged, therefore, that the
award of the scavenger tax adj
vertising was to be done after
instead of before the first Of
July, but to make sure of the CATCH
Hitchcock's man, Friday, induced the
chairman of the board to sign a letter
June 30, notifying Treasurer Fink that
the county board had awarded the scav-
enger tax advertising to the World
Herald. Jawohl!
AS a matter of fact the board had
done no such thing. No meeting had
official notice was designed to keep
Fink from acting, as he had a right to
do under the law after the LIST of July, if
the board failed to act "Jawohl!'
On the morning of the I'd of July
Treasurer Fink, finding no record of a
meeting by the board, gave the adver-
Using to the paper of known circula-
tion-to The Bee-and in that action he
was sustained by Judge Day, who, after
full hearing in court, refused to issue
mandamus to compel Fink to give the
list to the doub1e-headed paper with a
Dresden China German digest. Jawohl!
That constitutes the most unpardon-
able offense Mr.. Fink could have COM
mitted in the eyes of the man who
prides himself on his German silver ac-
cent. JawOhl.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01
POINTED REMARKS.

Hes publishing paper, l hear"
Yes, IT'S the OFFICIAL organ OF the dental
"Ah, a sort of a mouth-organ, eh?"--
Philadelphia Press.
do you think our candidate will do all
No" answered Farmer Corntossel HE
has had to hustle so hard to get elected
to get rested up."-Washington Star.
Pluto was Boosting of his three-headed
That's nothing unusual" returned by
stander. Every chicken in our boarding
house always has three necks."
Entirely silenced, the god hastily trexked
for Inferno-New York Tribune.
wifey-James, what's this white powder
on your shoulder?
-Why-er-that's chalk from bill
lizard cue-been playing al the club.
Wifey-And do they use violet scented
chalk at your club?--Cleveland Leader.
THAT woman in tina next row has fac
like tack hammer" he whispered betwee
TITS a case Of evolution remarked the
knocker."-Detroit Free Press.
"she was the only woman I ever knew
who could sharpen pencil properly"
she comes by that naturally
"Her father was an artistic woodworker.
He used to make those wooden pins that
the butcher sticks through roasts. ''-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer
skinner the theaterical manager, has
been tripped up at last"
Skipping of with the box office receipts
AGAIN."
''Yes: but he made the mistake of his life
this time. 1t was an Uncle Toms Cabin
show, and they used the bloodhounds on
him. '-Philadelphia Ledger.
you seem to be terribly distressed" said
the renter of the second-fioor fiat, because
! play the violin a little"
mo, sir" answered the man on the first
floor. what seems TO distress me so ter
ribly is that you cant play the violin
little" Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01

Under the last democratic county
treasurer all the interest earned on de-
posits of county funds was intercepted
before it reached the taxpayers to whom
it belonged. Under County Treasurer
Fink more than $4,000 will have been
paid in to the credit of the taxpayers
as interest earned ON county deposits
in two years-or $500 more than will
pay the treasurer's salarv three years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01
Chicago Chronicle.


By going beyond the territorial limits of
the United States in returning to Washing
ton the president has brought out the ques-
ton whether by so doing he has vacated
his office. The lawyers reply that since he
is on an American warship he is legally
on American territory. But that does not
answer the question. Would he vacate
his Office by passing into foreign territory?
If there is anything in the constitution that
says he does will someone please quote II?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01

The ship carrying President Roosevelt
from the south made record run from
the mouth of the Mississippi to its des-
tination; but as the president is some
thing Of a record breaker himself the
work of the squadron is not surprising.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01

In rejecting the name OF Mr.. Jerome
as republican nominee for district attor-
ney Of New York democratic members
OF the election board have probably
thrown a sidelight on the reason Cover
nor Folk refused to speak for the New
York reformer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01
Oratory,s Cruel FIni.h.
Somerville Innrnnl

oOIltTNIIIe JOuTnHI.
1t is awfully disappointing to a political
orator to work himself up to climax Of
enthusiasm, hoping to carry the audience
with him heart and soul, and then while
he is waiting vainly for the outburst of
applause to hear the motorman on the front
seat say in a stage whisper to his fellow
motorman: Another fuse blown out"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01
Idnbo wives Chanoe Hands.

NEW YORK. oct at was announced
today that the Federal Mining and Smeit-
ing company has purchased for 5000 O0O
cash the Morning and Youlike group of sill
ver-lead mines near Mullan. in the Occur
D'Alene district Idaho. To meet these pur-
chases the company has increased its COM
mon stock issue from 100000 20 100000
and its preferred stock from $4,000 coo 20
sl2 600 600. The new shares viii he offered
to present stockholders on basis OF one
dfth OF their present holdings.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01
Count Witte and mi. shake.

bpSNOu 1IdnSCIlpt.
Count White always shook hands with
the engine driver of his train in this coun-
try, a thoughtful act, as not everybody
appreciates what the engineer of his train
has done for him No doubt he would
gladly do the same with all the engineers
in Russia just now, II they would see him
through the pending crisis in which this
former railroad hand looms up a central
figure.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01

Remember that SATURDAY next is the
last day of registration, Those who
fail to register will not be allowed to
vote at next Tuesdays election, nor will
they be able to participate in the pri-
mary election for the nomination of
candidates for city offices next spring.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01
what's the Use OF Knocking
pronLIx-r, U,oclc

Casualties on our American railroads
during the last fiscal year amounted to
400 more than the total losses in the
biggest battle of the Russo-Japanese war.
Yet nobody rises to make Objectionable
remarks about the horrid custom Of rid
ing on trains.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01

OF course il is not nepOtism for six
members OF the Fleming family to draw
salaries out of the city treasury at one
time 1t is lucky, though, that the
Fleming family is not large enough to
take all the good jobs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01

Times have certainly changed. Count
Witte now insists upon adopting the
British system of government, rather
than that of the United States, because
it grants greater power in government
affairs to the Individual.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01

What kind of a county commissioner
would Mr.. Tracy make and to what ex-
tent could the taxpayers of Douglas
county depend upon him to protect their
interests?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01

The Nebraska man who rejoices be-
cause he was sent to a Missouri peni-
Tertiary rather than hanged may change
his mind after he famlliarizes himself
with the interior menage of a Missouri
prison.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01

Blankets supplied the government at
the Philadelphia depot are to be sub
jected to rigid examination. Wonder If
the War department fears they may
transmit the germ OF graft.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01

The report of General Greedy on the
use of wireless telegraphy over land in
Alaska may have no effect upon the
stock market, but it will probably set
. good many people to thinking.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01

What has become Of Judge Hastings?
Is he still running for supreme Judge
on the demo-pop ticket or has he abdi-
Gated to Cole and Lightner all the fun
and glory that comes out of Rockefeller
cartoons served up with cannon-ban
SCUM?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01
siEnIncnnt sentiment.

Springfield (Mass) Republican.
The criticism OF the higher finance Is
going pretty far when a bankers conven-
ton in Nebraska rapturously applauds a
banker who scores severely the upper ten
in financial circles. OF course, II was in
Nebraska, but it was also in a bankers
convention
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01

The first minister from the United
States to Montenegro has presented his
credentials. He has a fine chance to
show the natives what they have missed
by not getting better acquainted with us
sooner.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01

superintendent Dougherty of Peoria
explains that he "mixed his personal
accounts with those of the school board; !"
and as a matter of fact this seems to be
just why he was indicted.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01

New York City and Nebraska are the
two places where the elections this year
are so nearly under the direction OF the
courts that the party committees and
political organizations are practically
out of business.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-01

The consensus of opinion is that we
need more new blood in the county
board to infuse business methods into
the management of county affairs. The
demand of the hour is for a lifting of
the lid not only in the county court, but
in every department of county govern
ment 1t goes without saying that this
can be accomplished only by the cleo
ton of candidates for the county board
who are in dead ernest for a general
Overhauling and are, moreover, familiar
with the inner workings of the county
machinery. No man is better qualified
for this work than Emmett G. solomon,
who is not only absolutely perpendicu-
lar, but willing to devote all his time
to the county's Service.