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Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03
PARkERs PoisoNEp porortr

II Alton B. Parker projects at Den
yer his resolution in commemoration
Of the late Grover Cleveland in the
form in which it has been made pub
lie, we may expect sparks to fly on
the convention floor.
Every flower of the bouquet which
Judge Parker would lay on the grave
of the last democratic president con
tains poison for William Jennings
Bryan.
When the Parker resolution COM
mends the faithfulness of Grover
Cleveland to the settled traditions and
policies Of the democratic party as ex-
empliied by all its great leaders,
from Thomas jefferson to Samuel J.
Tilden,'' 1t studiously stops short of
the intrusion of Mr.. Bryan and init
mates that Organism is the complete
reversal of democratic traditions.
When the Parker resolution empha-
sizes Mr.. Cleveland's heroic devotion
to principle" it suggests a contrast
WIFI MI. bryan . DOAlhS VI IHS bOil'A
cal compass.
When the Parker resolution holds
Mr.. Cleveland up for admiration for
respecting the integrity of the
courts" it draws a line through the
platform plank demanding the c~urtail-
ment of judicial power which Mr..
BrvaA Is demanding.
When the Parker resolution praises
Mr.. Cleveland for maintaining the
public credit" and standing firm as
a rock in defense of honest principles
Of finance" it excoriates Mr.. Bryan's
propaganda for free silver repudia-
ton.
From first to last the proposed reso-
luton is a direct contradiction of all
the bitter arraignment which Mr..
Bryan has repeatedly made of Mr..
Cleveland. The adoption of such a
resolution by the democratic onven
ton could be construed in only two
ways-either as an indictment of Mr..
Bryan's democracy or as a reflection on
his sincerity.
Fol the same delegates in conven-
ton assembled to adopt such a resolu-
ton of tribute to Grover Cleveland
and then to nominate Mr.. Bryan to be
the party's standard bearer would be
a political satire of monumental pro-
por+ions
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03
NOTES.

Licensed to marry in Chicago: Thomas
Much Joyski!
When Mr.. Roosevelt hunts lions he should
bear in mind that the story of the Staying
Of one by the bare hands has for some
time been viewed with suspicion.
Editor George Harvey of the North
American Review says: The music in
women's voices counterbalances any posi-
BILE disparity in the ideas expressed" Com
pliments like this usually drive the women
to writing letters to the man who makes
them. .l
Thomas Wilkinson, whose proudest boast
was that his face had not been touched
by razor or shears since the civil war, is
dead at Adrian. Mich. His whiskers meas
ured about eighteen feet, and he formerly
Travelled with a side show exhibiting them.
He was a veteran of the civil war, and
was we'll known all over the state.
The firecracker and the toy pistol can
not be suppressed by debate. The fathers
who talk against these evils are poor NOR
alists. Where is the man in the United
States who hasn't celebrated the Fourth
with these dangerous toys of war? The
safest way is to AXE the children away
from the bad boy next door on that day.
John b. Jacken, American minister at
Teheran, Persia, has applied to the State
department for leave Of absence. The Off
Gals say they see no reason why It should
not be granted, which is regarded as an
indication that they do not consider the
Persian situation an alarming one, at least
so far as American interests are concerned,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03
THE UPRISING IN MEXICO.

The administration at Washington
is charged with a delicate duty in u.s.
ing federal troops along the northern
border of Mexico to prevent the revo-
~lutionists who have been finding refuge
in Texas from crossing the border to
take part in the Mexican uprising.
The laws on the subject are vague and
indefinite and our government has al
ways refused to take co%gnizance of the
political quarrels of other peoples. At
republic and the necessity of preserv-
ing American interests furnishes war
rant for determined, but cautious and
conservative action to prevent Amer
lean soil from being used as a recruit
ing ground for a revolution against
a friendly nation.
The present instruction against the
government of President Diaz has
been brewing for a dozen years. Mex
lean politicians who have failed to
make Roadway have been fomenting
the revolutionary sentiment, hoping
to start an uprising upon the death or
retirement of President Diaz that
would place the old regime in control.
These insurgents established headquar-
ters at st. Louis some years ago, but
the American authorities compelled
them to move on. OF late years they
have been living at different towns
near the Mexican border in Texas and
carrying on their plotting under cover
President Diaz has used strong meth
DDS to suppress the bandits and NAL
contents in his country and has given
Mexico the first stable government 1t
ever had. He has aroused much an
tagonism by giving subsidies to Amer
leans and using every effort to have
the resources of the country developed.
He has been handicapped, however, by
the large discretionary powers lodged
in the local governors and his plans
for Matchmaking the Mexican railroads
and making other extensive improve
ments have been bitterly opposed. The
lazy, shiftless and rowing MeXicans
who have become dissatisfied have
joined Benito Juarez, a descendant and
namesake of the grand old aborigine
who led a successful revolt against the
imperial government of Macmillan, in
a new revolution against Diaz.
The outcome of the revolution can
not be long in doubt. President Dia7
has a strong, well-drilled and finely
equipped standing army of 5000 mer
and can recruit it up TO 100000 or
short notice. The insurgents have ar
unknown number of followers, most
of whom appear to be fighting fol-
plumber rather than principle. The
insurgents heve already sustained one
defeat and will probably break up into
outlaw bands. At all events, the
United States has a duty in prevent
ing the misuse of its territory.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03
SHOITING Irs HAND.

The democratic city council is show
ing its hand in its desperate effort to
avoid giving The Bee the contract for
city advertising to which it is entitled
for having submitted the lowest and
best bid. Refusal to award the contract
is confessedly inspired by no other mo-
tive than to punish The Bee because
it upholds republican doctrines, and to
use the advertising contract to reward
the local democratic organ for faithful
service as an apologist for the council.
OF course, had the World-Herald put
in a bid either higher or lower than
The Bees the council would have
found a way to give the advertising to
the democratic organ. But the failure
of the World-Herald to put in any bid
whatever, in spite of ample notice and
invitation, has put its democratic
friends in the council up against a
pretty strong proposition. They have
been forced to an arbitrary attempt to
reject The Bees hid after opening 1t
and making it public for the benefit of
competitors and by re-advertising to
invite the World-Herald to come in by
after thought with a lower figure.
The council is in the same situation
that it would be if 1t sought to reject
the lowest bid for paving or for gut
tering simply because it did not like
the politics of the bidder. On the
other hand, had the democratic World
Herald been the only bidder we may
be sure the contract would have been
closed up, signed, sealed and delivered
before anyone could say Jack Robin
SON." Although the democratic coun-
Gil may not concede to a republican
newspaper any rights which it is
bound to respect, The Bee may have
other ways of enforcing it's rights.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03
ORCHARDS coMMurArIoN.

The commutation of the death SEN
tence of Harry Orchard, the confessed
murderer of Governor Steunenberg of
Idaho, will be hard to justify. If
Orchard we're guilty of half the crimes
of which he boosted on the witness
stand, no nan ever merited the death
penalty more than he. If he was as
sured of protection for turning states
evidence, which has been denied by all
parties concerned, he could rightfully
have demanded a full pardon instead
OF a life sentence.
Communication to life Imprisonment
in Orchards case will be taken to
mean merely postponement of liberia
ton by holding u to him the expecta-
ton of another Communication or parole
at some later time, From whatever
point Of view Orchard may be re-
garded. he eannot be considered as en-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

Montana democrats have just held
their state convention to choose dele
gates to the Denver meeting, less than
a week before the convention is to be
to be made about seating these dele
gates there would be scarcely time to
serve the notices, much less to give
each side opportunity to answer, The
democrats will some day have to adopt
the rule incorporated into the repub-
lican call, which requires national con
vention delegates to nave been selected
thirty days in advance of the conven-
tion and sets a twenty-day limit to the
filing Of contest notices.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03
PREPARE TO CELEBRATE.

w. j. Hampton in New York World.
Get ready now to celebrate
The Glorious Fourth and show
To all the world to what extremes
Our patriots will go.
Give giant crackers TO the boys
To make a glorious fuss,
But have the doctors. over night,
Prepare for tetanus.
Go fling the Starry Banner out
At half-mast for the sons
OF patriot fathers who supply
Their kids with fatal guns.
Let every man and boy turn loose
With noise 10 raise the dead,
And notify h hospitals
There's extra work ahead.
Set off the fireworks with a sizz
To sling their glare about,
And let the undertaken trOt
A few more hearses u
Pang forth the Tousing fusillade
That beats the beating drums,
And tell the sweepers of the streets
To watch for eyes and thumbs,
Shoot up the daylight and the dark
OF this our Glory Day,
And hang some Grape upon the door
For Willie passed away.
The patriot fathers fit and bled
And died to make us free,
And once a year a few sons ought
To die for Liberty.
Hail 10 the Nations natal day!
Let East, West, South and North
Get ready now TO celebrate
Our grand and bloody Fourth
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03
PeriIn of High FINANCE.

Philadelphia Record.
The trouble with the substantial old Rock
Island railroad is that it has been high
financed-to the end Of putting millions Of
money into the pockets of the man who
died in Paris recently. This explains why
that great property has become a recur-
rently depressing factor in the securities
market. Next to the high-financing Of the
traction properties of New York City, the
Rock Island initiation affords probably the
most striking and iniquitous example Of
the kind. Wall street suffers from such
misdeeds as these of its own inspiring
rather than from President Roosevelt's
performances.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03
signs of Returning sense.

Boston transcript.
The Tennessee primaries, held on Satur-
day, resulted in the rejection of Mr.. Car
mack, who aspired to the governorship.
failure involves a rebuke of the state
wide prohibition idea and correspondingly
is a popular reaffirmation Of the local OPP
ton system of regulating the liquor traffic.
This is not the first check to the temper
ance week in the south, for in Georgia 1t
is plain from the triumph of Brown over
Hoke Smith that among the influences
making that result was doubt whether the
state had not gone too far and too fast in
enacting absolute prohibition.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

"I hear your daughter Armies wedding
was quite a lively one, Mr.. Jones"
well, It was something of an Aunie-
mated scene. baltimore American.
"A hammock large enough for two?"
echoed the dealer. do you want II with
or without"
I" With or without what?" asked the
girl.
'Crowding," replied the dealer, SMILING
at her innocence.
Then she save her order in a whisper
Philadelphia Ledger.
Your son, Mrs. Simpson" said the col
lege professor, portentOusly, rs, am
sorry to say, afflicted with sesqu.pad':ia
verba.
20 lord, Professor cried the agitated
parent, ''can II he cured without an orCr-
alton F'-Ph!lsdelphia Press.
paw. have YOU ever been caste"
Yes; | spent a year in New York City
when l vas considerably younger than 1
am now"
well, what 10 the eastern question'7"
"rhe only one l ever heard was, How
much is he WORTH Chicago Tribune.
"This town is awful dry, amt it, mister?"
asked the thirsty drummer.
You bet it's dry all right" sourly an
swered the hotel proprietor, ITS that dry
that folks about here won't even ltquidata
their bills. Baltimore American.
Mrs. Gushleigh TO steamer acquaintance
i save all of my husbands old love let
ters. DO you save yours2"
The other Woman-My dear madame,
have had four husbands" Chicago
Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

The Water board is to be com
mended for taking the ]precaution to
name an acting chairman and empower
him to sign vouchers and salary war
rants during the absence of the chair
man. If the Water board could not
draw salary warrants without inter
ruption it would be, indeed, in a state
of suspended animation.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

victory won. All that remained was to sec
to the rescue and comfort of the survivors.
Three Of the American ships had made
fights without parallel in naval history.
Seven had concentrated their fire at once
on the extended line of the enemy. One
cruiser had engaged at close quarters four
armed with heavier ordnance and reputed
to be more powerful, swifter and better
able to withstand a hard contest.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

A war expert has asserted that 1907
900 Japs might easily seize San Fran
cisco by Disgusting themselves as
United States soldiers. Easiest thing
in the world. All the Japs would
have to do would be to put on United
States uniforms and add about a foot
to their height.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

Congressman Pollard is looking for
young men among his constituents
willing to enter the marine corps. 1t
seems hardly necessary for anyone to
go outside of Nebraska for experience
on the winter.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

There is no question but that
Charles A. Towne has the best claim
to Colonel Bryan's favor for second
place on the ticket as a matter Of graft
tude for eliminating himself in 1900
in order to make 1t more smooth sail
ing for Bryan and Stevenson. But
then, Colonel Bryan has been accused
of harboring "a sting of ingratitude."
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

The Real Estate exchange does not
want to mix in the pending %controver-
sizes before the County Board of Equal
1zation. rhe Real Estate exchange
has a peculiar knack of mixing in when
it wants to and finding an excuse not
to mix in when it does not want to.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

Editor Watterson calls President
Roosevelt THE Great Nominator."
The president might retort by deslg-
mating the colonel as The Great
Divisor."
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

Who denies that the world is grow
ing better? A man has been sentenced
to seven years in prison at Goldfield,
New, for selling fake mining stock.
Life is going to lose some of its at
tractiveness in the west if it is made
a crime to fleece a tenderfoot by the
mining stock game.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

Iconoclasts are now trying to prove
that no such person as Betsy Ross
who is supposed to have made the
first American flag, ever existed. Next
they will be trying to prove that there
never was such a person as Charley
Ross.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

titled to any consideration at the hands
of society, and It seems to us that his
execution without the interference
with the due course of law would have
been the best way to close the astound-
ing chapter which he contributed to
the history Of crime.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

Seventeen miles of travel and less than
two hours of fighting and three of the
mighty cruisers were gone. on swept the
Brooklyn and Oregon, the big battleship
now close on the quarter OF the flagship,
hanging grimly to the chase. Up numbered
the Indiana and Iowa and, 10 longer able to
maintain the chase, turned to the rescue of
the u~nfortunates. A flag broke out on the
New York, now rushing by, and Captain
Taylor, on the Indiana, saw his ships num-
Der called. Then he received a signal order
TO return to his station off the blockade
and guard the harbor entrance. So slowly
and reluctantly he came about and dropped
out Of the fight,
Fighting Bob" Evans, with the Iowa,
having done as much damage as possible
while The enemy's fleet existed, now turned
his attention 10 caring for the survivors.
Evea while at this work the New York,
under full steam and with screws revolving
under forced draught, plunged by on its
way 10 get into the fight. On the bridge
was the commander-in-chief, whose orders
were being so CALAMITY and thoroughly car
ried out by the ships OF the two squadTons
in his absence. He sent Taylor back, flag
ged Evans to care for the wOunde ana
surviving and then raced ahead TO where
in the distance ne was able TO see puffs Of
white smoke mantling the Oregon. and then
later on see a geyser OF water beyond the
fleeing Colon as a thirteen-inch shell ex-
pIoded on the inshore side. But II was too
late. Even as the fleet flagship drew near
to the chase the Colon turned inshore and
the last OF the enemy signalsd submission
and defeat. Then up went the signal OF
sehlsy that the battle was over and the
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

Mr.. Root says he is happy to be at
Muldoon's. A man who has spent
months buffetting politicians, congress-
men and diplomats may be excused for
finding relief in the company OF a
trainer of pugilists.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03
Political Capital Gone wrong.
New York Tribune.

ITVW IVTh TTTUWTTW'
Mr.. Bryan's attention is respectfully
called to the fact that the Mobile & Ohio
railroad, which some time ago cut the
salaries of employees, high as we'll as low,
has now ordered all salaries restored, with
the exception Of those of president and vice
president. Another good piece of political
capital gone wrong.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

Venezuela needs a few good doctors
who are immune from the bubonic
plague more than It needs a visit from
Uncle Sans warships.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

Nebraska has been permitted to fur
nish the sixth vice president of the Ma
tional Educational association. We
are not advised how many vice presi-
dents the association boasts.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

The astronomers were much inter-
ested in the recent eclipse of the sun.
The democratic politicians will be in
terested in the eclipse of a whole
group of favorite sons that is sched-
uled for some day next week at Den
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

The treasury deficit for the fiscal
year amounts to about s60,OOO,OOO.
This might be serious were it not for
the fact that the treasury started out
with about $3.50, 900, 900 of surplus
money to make up the deficiency.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

Chairman Lloyd of the democratic
congressional committee bewails a
woeful shortage of funds. The situa-
ton is particularly distressing, as T.
Fortune Ryan is in Europe and did
not cave his cable address even with
Mayor Jim or Brother-in-Law Allen.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

Mr.. Hearst's New York paper is Civ
ing up a stingy bit Of space over in
the inside pages TO let its readers know
that a democratic national convention
"a about 70 be pulled on
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03
BROWNELL HALL

A Boarding and Day School for YounG
Women and Girls. Students holding GER
tificates covering in full the entrance res
quirements of a standard State Univer[
slty, are admitted without examination
TO Junior year of collegiate course. CertiS
ficate in college preparatory course admits
TO Vassar, Wellesley, Smith, Mt. Holyoke,
Univ. Of Nebraska, Univ. of Wisconsin
vantages in Music, Art and Domestic
Science. Well equipped gymnasium and
outdoor sports. Students mothered SYM
pathetically by women OF large practical
experience with girls in that highly im-
portant formative period between FOUR
teen and twenty-one years OF age.
Send for illustrated Year Book. Address
Miss Macrae, PRINCIPAL, Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

Because our amiable democratic
contemporary went to sleep at the
switch it now expects the democratic
city council to back the train down and
give it another chance to get aboard.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

The Gray and Johnson boomers are
unable to agree on any issue that is
up for consideration, thus proving the
genuineness of their democracy.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

The weather mar is duly advised of
the neal approach of the glorious
Fourth and the urgent necessity of
clearing the atmosphere to keep the
powder dry.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

Minister WI Ting-fang says he ex-
poets TO live TO be 200 years old. Even
at that some of his questions will prob
ably remain unanswered.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03
suiting Action to the Letters.

Chicago Post.
The gentleman from Minnesota, who was
at one time rumored to have presidential
aspirations of 1908 growth, has been made
an L. L. D.. Some wag will promptly sug-
gest that It was a tip to him and might
be Interpreted, Let's Lay Down.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

When Miss Plant fell into the ocean
At Atlantic City and was rescued by Mr..
Blossom, the acquaintance thus started
promptly lowered into matrimony.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

1t will be worth the price of admis-
sion at Denver to see the Tammany
tiger jumping through the Bryan
hoops.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03
IntercstinE, II True.

Washington Post.
Mr.. Bryan's assertion that the republic
can platform repudiates Rooseveltism will
mildly surprise the people who though MI
Roosevelt wrote Il.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

Nearly all the newspapers in the
country made note of the fact that Mr..
Bryan gave a dollar to a hobo. 1t
pays to advertise.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

to Il on a calamity platform and that
he must stop playing up prosperity ii
he does not want to kill the effect of
the calamity howl.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

Congressman billy" Sulzer of New
York has arrived at Denver, so there
is no occasion for delaying the pro-
ceedings any longer.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

One of the big fish concerns has
been Gned for accepting rebates. Still,
how is a fish concern going to do bus
mess without ~re-baits?
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

Sunny jim" Sherman has fully re-
covered and Utica may go as far as it
likes in welcoming him home.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03
A FAMOUS ANNIVERSARY.
Destruction of Spanish Fleet at
SANTIAGO Ten Nenrs AGO.

Destruction of the Spanish Fleet at
santiago Ten Years Ago.
A famous sea battle was fought and won
off the harbor Of Santiago, during the
forenoon Of July 3. 1895, ten years ago to-
day. The news of the battle and the re-
silt came opportunely, on the morning Of
the Fourth. and the customary rejoicings
OF the noted day took on a degree Of
patriotic exuberance that has not been ex-
p]erienced since. No anniversary OF indie
pendance day since civil war times was so
enthusiastically celebrated, none sounded
the depths Of patriotic JOY as thoroughly
as that which marked the end of Spanish
dominion in the caribbean sea. omaha
turned loose 6O,OOO strong in the Trans
mississippi exposition and celebrated as
never before-or since. The hours of day
and night We're as swift as the pace of the
crowd, and both merged YEARLY into the
morning Of the day after. Oh, memory,
hush!
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION:
State Of Nebraska, Douglas County, SIS:
George b. Tzschuck, treasurer of The
says that the actual number of full and
complete copies of The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the month of June. 1905, was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

Governor Swanson of Virginia is to
second the nomination of Mr.. Bryan
at Denver. Please note that the name
Is Swanson. not Sw%ansong.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

Now that 1t is all over, Mr.. Fair
banks might tell whether he drank
that cocktail.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

The Vermonters should not try to
shoot the balloonists who are doing
the best they can.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03
Emotion.

minneapolis JOURNAL.
That Mexican revolutionary movement
resembles an uninstructed delegation adopt
ing the unit rule.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

Castro has not yet called on Japan
to help him whip Uncle Sam.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-03

The gentleman from Texas and Mex
leo is now busy making a new charter
TO govern Omaha.