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Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15
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In his address opening the national
campaign in Ohio, Governor Hughes
delivered some telling blows at the
claims Of Mr.. Bryan and congratulated
the country anew upon its escape from
Organism in 1896 and 1900. Cover
nor Hughes said:
n all that Mr. Bryan has favored during
the last twelve years had been enacted
into law. we should have been over
whelmed with disaster and would regard
is as our chief business IN the future TO
find a way Of escape from the meshes Of
il-considered legislation in which we would
have been ~entangled.
While Mr.. Bryan processes to be the
only genuine disciple of Jefferson and
his principles, Governor Hughes re-
minds the country that Jefferson's con-
tention that that country is best gov
erned which is least goyerend has been
entirely overlooked by Mr.. Bryan who
has been persistently active in recon-
mending new legislative remedies for
all existing and prospective ills.
Governor Hughes criticism concerns
in particular two governmental policies
which Mr.. Bryan has a different times
advocated. In 1896 and in 1900, Mr..
Bryan %contended in nearly every pub
lie speech he made that the govern
ment should coin all the silver bullion
that might be sent to the minis by any
person or from any source into legal
tender silver money at the ratio of
16 to 1. 1t requires no argument
now to convince any person that the in
dustries of the nation would have been
paralyzed IL Mr.. Bryan's monetary
scheme has adopted in either of his
former campaigns for the presidency.
Two years ago and again about a
year ago Mr.. Bryan declared his con
%viction that railroad regulation could
not succeed and that the only remedy
for railroad abuses is to be found in
government ownership of railroads. In
face Of almost universal protest from
his own party, Mr.. Bryan ~sidetracked
that issue for the time being, con-
WINGED of the revolutionary and chaotic
consequences of any attempt to put
such a scheme to realization. He has
been equally as far from the true
American policy in his advocacy of
the disposition of the Philippines, his
plan for the adoption of free trade
and on practically every issue he has
urged upon the attention of the Amer
lean voters.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15
THE DIRTY DOLLAR.

The dirty dollar may hold it's head
up again and demand restoration to
its standing in the community, as it
has been granted a clean bill of health
from an unquestioned authority. Only
a few years ago a veritable crusade
was started against soiled paper money
and enthusiastic sanitarians apparently
WED with each other to see which could
count the largest number of disease
bearing germs on one of Uncle Sans
promises to pay. Timid people took the
matter very seriously and even in some
of the banking institutions the men who
handled and counted large amounts of
money took precautions against ty-
phoid, tuberculosis, diphtheria and
smallpox, whose germs were supposed
to have a special fondness for bills Of
large denomination.
But now comes Warren w. Hilditch
of the Sheffield laboratory of bacteri-
ology IA hygiene in the Yale uni
versity, making public the results of
most elaborate experiments with chem
icals, incubation and all other known
methods, proving that the soiled bill is
practically harmless. Taking twenty
four of the most ~disreputable bills he
could find. Mr.. Hilditch started out to
find the deadly germs. He found bac-
terra in %profusion, on the new bills as
well as IN the old ones, but could get no
trace of disease-bearing germs by any
of the tests known to science.
In addition to the tests in the lab
oratory, Mr.. Hilditch. went to the
Treasury department at Washington,
where bales of foul-appearing bills are
handled daily, His Investigations there
showed that no employee of the Treas
ury department had ever contracted
any infectious disease from the han
ding of paper money, thus supporting
the contention that the dirty dollar
should again command popular conf
dence. 1t would be preferable, of
course, to have clean, crisp, new bills,
but |. is some relief to know that the
unlaundered dollar need not be
stunned as a disease-conveyor.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15
FIRST UNITED STATES CENSUS.
Quaint Features of the First Count
of Families.
New York Times,

New York Times.
The heads Of families whose names
adorn the pages of the first United States
census of 1870. now for the first time pub
lished at Washington, we're less than eight
times as numerous as the army of 7Q00O
census takers that will be required to
count the population OF 0,000,O00 In 1910.
There were six persons i'm the average
family, so that, exclusive of slaves. the
total population in 1890 is set at S,21,5S3,
The schedules for the states of Delaware,
Georgia. Kentucky New Jersey, Ternes-
see and Virginia were destroyed when the
British burned the capitol at Washington
in the war OF 1872, but the records OF the
rest of the colonial states are complete.
The cost OF the first census was $44.S77.
For the census OF 1910 IL will be approxi-
mately $14.OOO,OOO, and the country Is grow
ing so tremendously that Director North
predicts It may thereafter require a COM
plete enumeration every five years, instead
of for each decennial period. The United
States marshals and their assistants, $50
in all. acting under orders from President
George Washington. had greater difficulty,
IL seems, in obtaining answers to their
simple questions about free persons and
slaves than do the later enumerators with
their more complex requires ents. one Sec
ton Of the colonial population found Bible
warrant for opposing the count, while
other forefathers we're somehow fearful
that increased taxes would result from
their disclosures, Ths heads Of families
In this city and state did admit, however.
the possession o. 2l.l29 slaves. besides many
persons bound in service, and they freely
gave their names. II is OF passing interest
10 those who are still IN doubt about the
pronunciation of the name Roosevelt
that II was spelled On the original census
sheets with a single o.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15
NOTES.

Naturally. any sea serpent who claimed
to be on the coast Of Ireland was at once
set dow as a liar,
Judge Parker's enthusiasm for Bryan
seems to be about a stand-off for the en-
thusiasm of the Nebraskan four years ago.
George Cooper, an English ~bookmaker,
leaves an estate of $2,5 ,OO0-won from
the fellows who think they know all about
playing the ponies"
Pugilist Nelson got only $7,5eS for whip
ping another man. However, there really
are people who habitually do useful things
and don't get so much in a year.
Street car conductors who find plugged
nickels in their money bags may soothe
their feelings by remembering how Russell
Sage, expert, was plugged with gold brick
securities and left $50. 900, 900 in real money.
Mrs. Fanny Wells Embre, whose death
occurred in New York City several days
ago, at the age Of 81, was national represent
tative of the state of New York on the
sanitary commission in the war for the
union.
Word has been received at Washington
from DR.. Robert Koch. the German sclen-
fist, now at Vancouver. b. c., that he is
on his way to Washington to attend as a
delegate the International tuberculosis
congress-, which is to be held at Washing
ton beginning September 81 and to continue
for three weeks.
James ]. Hill returned to New York from
S. Paul, where he had been for several
weeks. Asked about the remark made by
E. H. Hartman In Portland, Ore, that
complete harmony had been re-established
between the Hartman and Hill interests
in the Pacific Northwestern territory, Mr..
Hill replied: That's nothing new. is it?'
He said he knew nothing about Mr.. Harri-
mans reported prediction of extensive rail-
road building in that region.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15
Prosperity In RepubIicsn Times.
Philadelphia Press.

Colonel Bryan explains that he has only
MADE $l5O,O 10 in the last twelve years, and
is not the s1,OOO.OOo plutocrat that Speaker
Cannon declared. Colonel Bryan's wealth
Is not an issue in this campaign. How
ever, in view of the fact that the demo-
cratic candidate lis persistently trying TO
show that only the rich rave a chance
under a republican administration the &C
cumulation of $ls0NoO in twelve years, be-
sides living rather comfortably ia the
meantime, is an argument that knocks him
out Of his own position. Colonel Bryan
has done well under twelve years of re-
publican administration.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15
THE PRESIDENTS "BoYIsHNEss.,
BuOyancy of Youth Manifested In All
His Projects.
Dalts,,oro C,n

Dull
A dispatch from oyster Bay states that
the tent which the president will take to
Africa when he goes on his big game ex-
petition was set up on the lawn of Mr..
Roosevelt's home, Sycamore Hill, last
Monday. That day the president, accord
ing to the dispatch, played about It like
a boy, tightening ropes here and there and
arranging the folds to the best advantage"
This description gives a glimpse Of Mr..
Roosevelt in one of the most attractive
phases of his personality. He is an enthu-
siast in all matters in which he is inter-
ested, and he has all the buoyancy Of
youth. The president Is so years young.
1t is a great thing for a man who has
rounded the half century mile post to feel
that he has not outlived the enthusiasm
of his earlier years. The picture of the
president playing about the tent Ike a
boy" Is a thoroughly natural one. Some
men were born old. They were never boys
in spirit. Mr.. Roosevelt has never out
grown his b~oyishness. We can easily i'm
agine him at 20 years of age playing
about a tent" or engaging in recreations
with an interest as eager and a spirit as
youthful as he displays now in his various
diversions. We suspect the president will
never get as old as his years. Fortunate
Is the man who never loses his interest in
life. never feels that life is not worth liy-
ing, who always keeps in touch with youth
and is neither ashamed nor disinclined to
play about his tent like a boy"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

The prismatic political prophet of
democratic contemporary has again
discovered that the editor of The Bee
was running for every contested place
on the ticket at the recent republican
primary and having been jolted by the
defeat of his political pets, the editor
of The Bee is to be further c~astigated
at the election by the defeat of those
who defeated him at the primary. Is
this the kind of stun the B~ryanites
want to make themselves believe?
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15
I'm in a difficulty over my girl"

I'm in a difficulty over my girl"
What's wrong2'
i've been saying such nice things to
her that she's getting concelted. IL | quit
she'll think L don't care for her any longer,
and II | so on she'll think she's too good
for me.'-Ppck.
II met Mrs. Chatterbuck a while ago
Poor lady! she seemed to be going down
hill rapidly"
HAS she aged so nluch?'
Il don't know about her aging, but her
automobile spilled her out Just as they
got on the grade. Philadelphia Press.
- .th.
object to my language, do you? Well,
l believe in calling things by their right
Names"
"Oh, that's all right. But couldn't you
manage to call them in a whisper.-Cleve-
land Leader.
Grandmother-Why is the baby so happy?
Nurse-Oh, his mother and father are
coming. 49,
Grandmother don't see them!
Nurse-Nor / ma'am But the child's
nose is very keen. He smells the automo-
bile, ma'am.-Harper's Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15
BIN. Forsotten Thunder.

81. Louis Globe-Democrat
Not so much asa whisper comes from
Mr.. Bryan charging that anybody has
stolen the free silver thunder Of his first
campaign. And yet the whole armament
rocked and reverberated with his racket
about the necessity o. going into free sill
yer to save the country from everlasting
ruin. Foxy Mr.. Bryan. to forget the big
end Of his thunder.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

II do not condemn him for making
money, and I'm glad to see him prosper.
And his money. so far as I know, has
been made honestly. But Bryan has be-
come sordid. He has lost his ideals and
the dollar looks bigger to him than the
principles he used TO cherish. lie Is now
a political adventurer. us eXpediency
now, and he'll do anything politically to
make a point. lie will advance q prop
o%sitioH, feel the public pulse and II Il
doesn't go he'll drop II, Government
ownership OF railroads, for instance. Now
he's angling for the negro vote.
But the principal objection l have TO
Bryan IL his persistent effort to arouse
class against class, 10 stir up strife and
enmity between the poor and the rich. All
through history We can find examples OF
gli~b-tongued demagogues who have sought
TO ride into power By such methods, and
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

1t is stated that Mr. Bryan takes no
interest in aviation. That's little sur
prising in view of the fact that he is
for his quadriennial balloon
ascension on November 3.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

Representatives of city and county
have about gotten together on the jail
proposition. Inasmuch as a lot of val
liable time has been needlessly lost by
diiatory negotiations, the jail builders
ought TO be made to get busy at once,
so hat the plan finally adopted may be
carried out without being stopped half
way by cold weather.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

A Montana woman shot her husband
because he refused to apologize for
of his remarks. These Montana
folks are great sticklers for etiquette
and the proprieties.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

Mr.. Bryan declares that state rights
must not be allowed to lapse. His
government ownership plan, however,
is a long step in the other direction.
Likewise his bank guaranty scheme.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15
Not This Year.
washington Post.

That Nebraska democrat named Shallen-
berger should get all the satisfaction he
can out of his victory over Cowboy Mayor
in the ~gubernatorial primaries.
for 1t Is doubtful IL the republicans will
let him have the office.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

sometimes they have succeeded. But they
have always brought sorrow and suffer-
ing and misery in their train. Mr.. Bryan
knows this. He is not a fool. And not
being a fool, there is the only alterna-
tive. He is a demagogue. hungry for
power and willing to get 1t at no matter
what cost"
And this is also a hard thing to say
against a man.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

Mr.. Bryan publicly denounced
Colonel Guffey of Pennsylvania as a
representative of predatory wealth and
a man whose membership in the dem
party was a reproach TO the
party. Now MIR. Bryan has ordered
the fight on Colonel Guffey by Bryan
ties in Pennsylvania to be stopped.
Who has changed, and why?
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

II is proposed to prosecute the prin-
ter who took billy" Sundays m
and copyrighted them and then sold
the copyright to Sunday for $500.
That mans place is in Wall street.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

Did Eou notice that, notwithstand-
ing that warning. Beware OF Smith. "
who was running for presidential cleo
tor on the democratic ticket. Smith
got over 1000 votes right here in
Douglas county in spite of being ad-
--isAd as opposed to Bryan?
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

nishes another illustration Of the &C
cepted idea that few men serve terms
in prison without losing something es-
sential to proper conduct and right
living after they have done time"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15
HoMn vInws OF BRYAN.
SeutimSnts Of Lincoln People Noted
b. n Correspondent.

NemNtnAenNA OF Lincoln EFRRAN NWANN
bT n CORRESPONDENT.
a staff correspondent OF the Baltimore
sun, who recently visited lincoln to feel
the public pulse on Organism, notes the
result as follows
Mr.. Bryan is undoubtedly popular in this,
his home town. He Is probably its most
popular citizen personally. but stin the town
may not cast a majority OF its votes for
him.
lie is regarded as a good fellow, always
willing to obiige. He win come into town
at almost any time and make an address
in one of the churches for a minister, but,
after all is said, he is not as popular as Is
generally believed in the east. His picture
can be seen In windows all over town, but
from a rather casual observance, not an
actual count, It seems that there are just
as many Taft pictures as those of him.
TIL people OF this town are not slow
by any means. They are Just as wide
awake to the main chance as any Connecti-
cut Yankee. and they realize that MI.
Bryan is an asset to the town OF considera-
BILE commercial Importance. And they are
playing this up for all It is worth. As
a1result there have been several very anus
ing occurrences, particularly Just after the
Denver convention. when large delegations
were expected to come to Lincoln to con-
graduate Mr.. Bryan on his nomination.
One of these grew out of the hanging Of a
Taft banner across one OF the main streets
leading from a railroad station.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

Kansas city's great Sunday closing
crusader, Judge Wallace, has quit the
fight and acknowledged the impossible
ity of making q SUNDAY school out OF a
city Of several hundred thousand pop
ulation. AT last accounts omaha's
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

Note that the. independence party
succeeded in electing six members of
the legislature in Vermont, placing the
democrats third in numerical position
in that body.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

An Omaha pastor has been devoting
a sermon to Reasons for Nonattend-
ance at Church" Those who do not
attend church will doubtless know the
real reasons.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

A market report states that canned
peaches will be higher this year.. That
may be, but canned speeches will be
cheaper than ever.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15
shaky MiIIionaIres OutcIa.sed.
Chicago News,

SHlCdkO NeNbs
Mr. Bryan Is worth but a beggaTlys $780,
900, but as it is in real money and other
desirable possessions It is more than some
New York milionaires can show.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15
Columbus Telegram

The Telegram asks:
Wouldn't that power canal make a
nice Thanksgiving present for Column
bus?" OF course. IT. would. But We
thought that power canal had already
been built at least three times,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15
Lei I'D Go ne Thnt.
Washinnton Posi-.

The Omaha Bee appears to be amazed
at the discovery that there are 10000 dis
tinct species of flies. Perhaps it now sees
the folly of claiming that there are no flies
on Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

Mr.. Bryan says he is the only candi-
date with a war record. True, but 1t
is a record of resigning his commission
before smelling powder.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

What We Need Is the title of Ella
Wheeler wilcox's latest poem. Well,
the list includes almost everything ex-
cept canned speeches.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15
CooIest OF the Rnnch.

Chicago Record-Herald.
1t would be difficult, indeed, to find any
one who views the political situation with
more calmness than is exhibited by
Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

Russia Is determined to prevent the
celebration of Tolstoi's birthday It is
a little surprising that Russia allows
Tolstoi 70 have any more birthdays.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

Candidate Chain says that Washing
ton is one of the worst cities in the
world. Well, he won't have TO live
there.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15
Political GymnastIcs.
Chicago Tribune.

Only one short year. ago Colonel Waiter
son was looking despairingly around for
some available candidate who could free
the party from the blight of Organism!
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

Was a woman ever known to blow
out the gasgD asks the Kansas City
Star. Perhaps not, but she has been
known 10 blow him up.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

AT any rate, Chief of Police Dcna-
hue had nothing to do with fixing the
amount of the bail.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

Drsssmakers announce that the ideal
figure for hex season will be as slim
as a beanpole. A delicate compliment
to the Boston society leaders.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15
why This I-ndIrnatIon :

Chicago Record Herald.
Mr.. Bryan Indignantly denies that he is
worth 100000. There are people who
can't understand why he should do it in
dignantly. r-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

Mr.. Bryan got his dates mixed for
some Of HE eastern engagements. Is
It possible that he is still using an 1895
calendar?
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

The appointment of a receiver for a
archaeological institute is going to
cause an inquiry into M skin game.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

Just to show how far Mr.. Bryan has
~retreated. his press agent no longer
refers to him as a silver-tongued ora
tor.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

Why shouldn't Mark Twain leave
New York? There's no fun for a mai
of his years in that city.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

p%uritanical Sunday promoters we're
still busily engaged at the hopeless
task. =
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

President Roosevelt is for Taft and
doesn't care who knows 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

Senator Ankeny Of Washington will
doubtless agree with Mr.. Bryan that
the people do not rule.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

1t is really too bad that nothing the
Omaha police may do in any case at
any time looks right to the fault
finding newspapers persistently back
Gaping Chief of Police Donahue for
personal or political reasons. The po-
lice are expected to maintain order and
detect criminals, but they are not ex-
pected to manufacture evidence to
railroad anyone to the ~penitentiary.
They are supposed to get all the facts
connected with the commission of
every crime and put them at the dis
posal Of the prosecuting officers, but
the responsibility for conviction rests
upon the county attorney and the
courts. The police should lot let any
real criminal get away, but neither
should they prosecute anyone against
whom the evidence of guilt is wanting.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

First call for the straw hat, the ham
mock and the peek-a-boo waist.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

Magazine writer's will create no spe-
cial interest by discussing the scarcity
of skunks. The gasoline car is a very
fair substitute.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

Mayor Jim could have told those
base ball players to look out for trou-
bic when they went to Sioux City,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION
state OF Nebraska, Douglas County, S.;
George b. Tzschuck, treasurer OF Inc
Bee Publishing company, being uuLS
sworn, avs that the actual aumpel OF
full and complete copies of The Dailyi
Morning. Evening and Sunday Bee printed
during the month Of August. 1908 was as
follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15
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Subscribers leaving the city tenn
p~orarily should have The Bee
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