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Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02
HOW 1T ALL CAME ABOUT.
Origin and Development of a scheme
hat Failed.

Origin and Development of n scheme
that Failed.
The friends OF Secretary Taft are chuck
ling over the way william ]. Bryan did not
embarrass their hero on the subject of pub
licity for campaign contribution. The story
of how Mr.. Taft came to write a letter to
Senator Burrows, chairman of the senate
committee on privileges and elections, and
how the letter came to be made public, is
not without interesting details. About three
weeks ago Perry Belmont, who is at the
head OF an organization deeply interested
in securing legislation providing for the
publicity OF contributions, called on the
secretary Of war and said TO him:
"Mr. Taft, how do you stand on the sub
ject OF publicity for campaing contribu-
TONS"
"Pm fer It," said the secretary Of war.
Then why don't you write a letter to
Senator Burrows saying as much" said M.
Belmont.
YES, I will do that" replied Mr., Taft.
The letter was written that afternoon.
Mr.. Taft marked it personal, because he did
not desire to be put in the attitude of Off
clally or semi-officially requesting ~legisla-
ton on the subject of publicity for contri-
buttons.
A few days after the letter had been
written. Mr.. Belmont whispered into the
ear Of William z. Chandler. former senator
from New Hampshire. that Mr.. Taft had
written such a letter. Here was a great
opportunity for Mr.. Chandler 10 get in
some OF the fine work for which he is
noted, and so he went straight away to
the capitol and finding Senator Burrows
said to him:
IT understand you have a letter from
Secretary Taft on the subject of campaign
contributions"
Senator Burrows evaded giving a direct
answer by saying that he had received no
official communication OF any kind from
the secretary of war. Mr.. Chandler then
asked II he had received a personal letter
from Mr.. Taft. To this question Senator
Burrows replied that If he had received a
personal letter 1t was a matter between
him and Mr.. Taft.
BY this time Mr.. Chandler felt that he
was after big game. The assumption was
that Mr.. Taft hao written an evasive let
ter to the chairman Of the committee on
privileges and elections. that he had gone
on record as favoring publicity for cam
paign contributions, but not until after the
next election. So the former senator from
New Hampshire got busy. Someone got In
communication with William ]. Bryan,
and as a result Of the suggestions made,
the candidate for the democratic nomina-
ton sent Mr.. Taft the telegram suggesting
that the two leading candidates for the
presidency join hands in f~avoring publicity.
Persons who had a part in getting Mr..
Bryan to send the telegram were confident
they were setting a trap for the secretary
OF war; and great was their disappoint-
ment when Mr.. Taft, in answer to the
Bryan telegram, made public the letter he
had written 10 Senator Burrows letter
in which he came out flat-foofAA f~ a
publicity law,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02
InrMooRArIo pILEMMA.


BY his record-breaking talk In the
senate against the adoption Of the
emergency currency bill, Senator La
Toilette, is being hailed by democratic
organs as a champion Of the people, a
man with the courage OF his conviction,
a hghter against the aggressions Of the
money power, a republican worthy OF
democratic admiration. But they
do not venture to explain, why, IL his
cause was just, the democrats in the
senate failed to COME to his support
at the critical moment.
Democratic acclaim of La Follette's
bravery and courage and independence
would doubtless appeal more to him
II he could forget that at the final
test, when he looked around for
volunteers to fill the breach he had
made by his daring charge, he found
himself practically alone. No help of
any kind was proffered except by
Gum Shoe Bin" Stone of Missouri
whose sincerity in the cause was never
free from suspicion and by the vener-
able Gore of Oklahoma, blind of eye
and physically incapable of carrying on
the assault. The brainy, resourceful
p~ugnacious Culberson of Texas, leader
of the senate minority, had retired to
hold communion with the commissary
department. The fiery Daniel of Vir-
ginia was asleep in his tent. The
beauteous Bailey was in Texas or on
the way. The learned Rayner of Mary
land was writing a letter of sympathy
to Colonel Stewart of Fort Grant,
Ariz. The quarrelsome Money of
Mississippi was preparing a treatise de-
Tending southern laws, disfranchising
the negro. The pitch fork-wielding
Tillman was on his way to Europe.
Those famous democrats, Bacon, Bank
head, Martin, Paynter and "Fiddlin'
Bob" Taylor had accepted pink tea en-
gagements, leaving the Wisconsin
Ajax to lead the forlorn hope alone.
Deserted by the men who had cheered
him on at the start, La Toilette gave
way only when his voice broke at the
hopelessness of the uneven conflict.
1t remains for the democrats to ,ex-
plain their failure to follow the fighting
La Toilette. They can not base 1t on
moral objection to a filibuster, for had
not the democrats been playing at fill
buster for weeks in the house? They
can not argue acceptance of the cur
rency bill, for most of them voted
against 1t. Apparently their only ex-
PLANTATION is that they cared nothing
about the merits Of the measure be-
yond the possibilities it offered them
to manufacture democratic campaign
thunder. If the democratic leaders
insist that Senator La Toilette was
right in his fight against the measure,
they convict themselves of cowardice
by their recorded failure to rally tc
his upport
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

speeches are furnished by the govern
ment printing office at cost and de-
livered by the thousands or hundreds
Of thousands to members or TO am
paign committees. Tons of this
campaign material are sent out under
the franks OF members in every cam
paign and the government pays for
distributing them. Each year the
postmaster general files figures to
prove that II the ranking privilege
we're abolished the Postofice depart
ment would be self~-sustaining, instead
Of having to meet an annual deficit Of
from 100000 900 TO $12, 100000
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

The Charleston News and Courier,
admittedly one of the ablest demo-
cratic newspapers of the south, says:
We believe that nine-tenths of the people
in South Carolina without respect to their
political predictions will rejoice with the
News and Courier at the dawning of the
certainty that Taft will be the republican
standard bearer. Our sole objection to
him is that he is the most popular candi-
date whom the republicans can nominate.
1t will test Mr.. Taft's courage to go
on looking pleasant and cheerful when
he knows that the political enemy
feels that way toward him.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

make 1t certain that his chief will be
nominated on the first ballot at Den
yer. He evidently does not take into
account the possibility which is wor-
rying the democratic world-Herald.
that some Of the delegates may violate
their instructions.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Extremely doggy women in New York's
fashionable set nave taken up with m
thing new in the way Of leashes. A little
gold clasp fastened to the bottom Of the
skirt at one side is snapped into the ring
Of the dog collar. Two women with dogs
attached were in one Of the uptown depart
ment stores the other day. Apparently the
dogs had been broken to the skirt leash.
for they trotted along at the side without
once getting under the feet OF the owner
and without getting tangled in the crowd.
One Of the women had her dog fastened to
the bottom OF a long coat and this seemed
TO be better than the skirt clasp, although
she had to keep the coat buttoned. A good
many persons who saw the women Won
dersd what would happen If two Of the
skirt-leached dogs took a notion to mix
IL IN,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

1t goes without saying that Mayor
Jim" is also to handle the $4,000
which will be produced by the assess
ment on the Nebraska delegates and
alternates to Denver II they all re-
spond to the touch.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02
Something to Bank On.

The president of a Chicago bank says
that after listening to Mr.. Bryan's remarks
on banking problems for one hour, he
could find nothing in his talk to indicate
that the orator had the slightest concep-
ton of what a bank deposit is Can it be
that Mr.. Bryan keeps his lecture tour re-
ceipts in a stocking under his bed?"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02
RorNp ApouT SEW YORK.
RippIes on the Current of Life I'm IN,
Metronolla

RippIes on the Current OF Life I'm the
Metropolis.
The biggest clock in the world Is ticking
the seconds. pointing the passing minutes
and striking the hours and presenting a
very plain face on the tower OF a factory
In Jersey City. II can be seen and the
time noted from the New York side Of the
river. Heretofore the Westminster dials
on the Parliament buildings In London
held the record abroad, with a diameter Of
twenty-five and a half feet and an area Of
3s square feet. In this country the dials
on the Philadelphia city hall were the
largest. measuring twenty-five feet across
and having an area of 400 square feet.
The Jersey City clock has an area of more
than twice of either Of these, the dial being
thirty-eight feet across and its area 1,134
square feet. The minute hand is twenty
feet long and with its counterpoise weighs
nearly one-third Of a ton, while the ponder
Gus weight that moves the mechanism
weighs Just 1000 pounds and the whole
clock approximately six tons.
Across the dial of this clock twenty men
OF average size could. stand shoulder to
shoulder. Instead of the usual transparent
dial, lighted from behind at night, the
hands are outlined with incandescent lights.
Brilliant red lights mark each numerel and
an incandescent lamp each minute mark.
These are twenty-four inches apart. Thus
the tip end of the hour hand travels TWEEN
ty-four inches every minute, or more than
half a mile a day.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Brigands are said to be lying in
wait in Siberia for the New York to
Paris automobiles. Still, those auto
mobilists who paid the toll when In
diana farmers dug them out of the
snow drifts will not be frightened by
anything Siberian brigands may do.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

There are still a lot of children driv-
ing automobiles through the crowded
streets of Omaha. They ought to be
absolutely disqualified from assuming
the responsibility Of running such ma
chimes with or without the consent of
their parents. The danger to the pub
lie is " greater than the risk to the
passengers.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

OF course the result of the Chicago
convention has not been absolutely set
tied, but 1t is a safe wager that Mr..
Taft will not spend the vacation this
summer at Murray Bay. Canada, as
has been his custom.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

And to think of it, that $4,000 of
good Parker-Ryan-Wall street money
was spent through Mayor Jim" and
Brother-in-Law Tom" in a vain effort
to elect Reformer Berge governor of
Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

If the award of the Iowa senator
ship were to be determined by the
country at large Senator Allison would
unquestionably be returned by an
overwhelming vote In recognition of
his long and efficient service as a ma
tional lawmaker and Governor Cum
Minis put on the waiting list. The out
come, however, will be determined
alone by the republican voters of Iowa,
where factional lines have been so
strongly drawn that both sides claim
to be confident of victory, and nothing
but the count Of the ballots will make
certain the winner.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02
Discredited Epigram.

There is an old Latin epigram descriptive
of the growth of the Austrian empire which
runs, WARS let other nations wage thou,
Austria, are lucky in marriage. But of late
years Austrian archduchesses have been
proving the epigram false.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

The failure Of congress to adjourn
in time forced several senators and
representatives to put their Memorial
day addresses in cold storage. But
there will be other Memorial days.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Evelyn Nesbit Thaw is to receive
$1,000 a month as a sort of voluntary
alimony as long as she behaves her
self. AS long as she behaves herself
she will not need $1,000 a month,
even In New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

IF Bryan Is elected says the Men,
phis Appeal. Governor Haskell OF Ok
lahoma will be made secretary of
state" 1t is high time to have a re-
union of all the men who have served
in one or more Of Bryan's cabinets.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Governor Johnson won all hearts
in Alabama" say a Tuskegee tele-
gram. Perhaps, but he failed TO win
even a majority Of the votes, so the
heart harvest will not help him any at
Denver.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Fortune knocks once at every mans
door"
Yes" answe. ed Mr.. Sirius Barker, but
there are so many knockers abroad In the
land that II is difficult to distinguish them
Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Ella Van Dross. a young colored girl,
was tried before Judge Rosalsky in general
sessions on the charge that when Joseph
Kayatt, a White man from Yonkers, asked
her in the hall Of 29 Second avenue
whether the Joneses lived on the floor
above. she stealthily removed a ~pocketbook
containing so from his pocket.
The jury deliberated only a few minute
and then returned with their verdict, The
girl, much disturbed, was led to the bar.
The foreman arose. I'VE find the de-
PENDANT not guilty" he said.
AS the late prisoner was turning to leave
court Judge Rosalsky called out: One mo-
ment, Ella. Be careful not to let any more
suspicion fall on you. whether you are in
nocent this time or not"
"Oh, judge" said the girl. "Ah nevah
done It befoh, an To- de Lord All nevah
will again"
The jury looked amazed.
That's one on you, gentlemen re-
marked the judge, and all the court room
laughed.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02
what's the UseR

The situation Is this, simply this: Mr..
Bryan cannot be elected, and Mr.. Bryan
will not allow any other democrat to be
elected.
And after Bryan-the deluge.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Nebraska yields the long distance
talking championship. which 1t has
held for fifteen years, but it will not
promise not to try to recover it at
some future time.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Men should be as honest in poll
tics as they are in business" declares
a New York paper. Most politicians
are just as honest as most business
men.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02
She is An Right.


Let the pessimlst and the funny person
speak lightly OF the sweet girl graduate If
they will. All the rest Of the world. in
GLIDING the dressmaker, is lost in admlra-
ton Of her.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

A Philadelphia man has been sent to
Jail for stealing a street car. He
should have Incorporated himself and
taken the whole street car system.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

A German professor says that An
drew Carnegie does not use good Eng
lish. Perhaps not, but he can count
on his money to talk fuently.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

1t is only natural that Senator-to-be
Cake of Oregon should be accused of
having used dough in the primary
fight.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Commercial reports from all parts
OF the country indicate that there will
be precious little inducement for the
emergency currency to emerge.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

All the billboards in two Oklahoma
cities were wrecked by a recent storm.
The news should come under the head
OF Public Improvements"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Secretary Wilson that
the outlook is particularly promising
for all kinds OF crops. The speech
crop included.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Oklahoma and Texas are both very
wet states just now, in spite of the
fact that most of their counties have
gone dry.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

I, begins to look as though the cam
paign funds this year would be COM
posed largely of emergency currency.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Senator Foraker may now have some
difficulty in maintaining his member
ship in the association of headline
hunters.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Most folks win want a good deal Of
salt served with that story of Hetty
Green having spent $40 a plate for a
dinner to a select few Of her friends.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Mr.. Carnegie is now writing poetry.
He may have the satisfaction of dying
a poor poet, II o a poor man.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02
A Check 10 Greed.

II our waterways we're all improved the
railways might be a little less confident
about putting up rates because the country
does not furnish traffic enough to suii
them.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02
Mockers FIabbersasted.
Minneapolis Journal.

And 10 thiEk that five years ago some
folks were saying Theodore Roosevelt was
a nice civil service sort OF a fellow. but
didn't understand poliucA
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Hearst is gaining In the recount of
the mayoralty votes in New York, but
he doubtless hopes he will not be
elected before his term expires.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION:
state Of Nebraska, Douglas County, SIS:
George b.. Tzschuck, treasurer OF The
Bee Publishing company, being duly sworn
SAYS tbs the actual number of full anu
complete copies of The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee printed during
the NINTH Of Nav. 1908. was as foIloWs:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Mayor Jim" declares that II he had
had $4,000 more Berge would have
been elected governor of Nebraska In
1904. Howl
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Rome was burning, but Nero continued to
fiddle.
why not?" he said. 'Hetty Green is
enameling her face while Gage Park Is
drowning"
Putting a little more resin on his bow, he
played louder than ever.-Chicago Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Judge-Remember, witness, you are
sworn to tell the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth.
Witness-Judge, I'm tryin' my durned-
est to do it, but that pie-faced slob of a
lawyer over there won't let me!-Chicago
Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

The Iowa primary contest is now up
to the battle of the ballots.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

More Gould Troubles" is the head
line in a New York paper. Railroad
or family?
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Seating himself on the porch. he wiped
his perspirlng brow.
II am going to ask you the old, old ques-
ton" he said to the girl at his side.
Never mind asking it," she said, wiping
her brow in turn. Yes, it Is enough
for me. "-Philadelhpia Ledger.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Won't someone please remind the
weather man that June is here?
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

WHEN OUT OF TOWN.
Subscriber leaving the city tenn
porariIy should have The Bee
mailed 20 them. Address Will be
changed nS often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Mr.. Bryan's Official press agent an
nounee hat enough returns are in to
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Twenty-Five years ago there occurred one
opening on May "A, 1888, with a great dem
onstration of the Brooklyn bridge. In COM
memoration of that event American flags
were flung TO the breezes yesterday from
the top of the great stone towers.
For a few years after the Opening wise
acres, looking up from the ferryboats,
held many conferences as to how long the
structure would last. They never dreamed
that the bridge could possibly stand the
strain put upon it for a quarter Of a CEN
fury. In fact, soon after the opening there
was much discussion over what was termed
the folly" of permitting heavily laden
wagons on the roadway. While the record
of the number OF persons crossing the
bridge is no longer kept, the number Of
trolley cars alone crossing gives a fair
idea Of the traffic. Between 5000 and 1000
each car seats sixty persons; therefore tho
passengers in these alone would be about
100000 per day, or over 7O,OOO,OO0 a year.
In the first year that the cable roat
operated, the total of S,52S, 900 passengers
was considered The lines In
twenty-five years Is the measure of the
Increase. On Decoration day, 1898, a woman
stumbling at the foot of a flight Of stairs
at the New York tower caused a panic
and a crush which resulted in the death
of twelve persons. This is the most APP
palling of the accidents in the long life Of
the structure.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

wouldn't you call me a good gardener IL
l told YOU that l raised all the vegetables
for my family in our own back yard2"
Nope
wouldn't you call that good gardening2"
Nope; that's just plain lying .'-Houston
Post,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

W sparkling Sixth avenue sales girls
seated themselves in an elevated car OPP
posite two young brokers from Wall street.
II washed my hair last night, Alice, and I
can never do anything with 1t after I
wash it." said one. That's just what I
said the other, land 1 can't either"
A pause. at was nearly 10 o'clock when
1 washed my hair last night, Alice. and
since then I can't do a thing with It, :"
tucking in some stray locks. "Well, that's
just the time I washed mine and I can't
do a thing with It either" The two brok-
ers listened, as did all the passengers in
the nearby seats, and there was scarcely
another subject mentioned by the girls
that did not end with IT can never do
anything with my hair after l wash it,"
Reaching their station. the two brokers
arose to leave the car, and one, stumbling
over the girls ~protruding shoes, politely
removed his hat and said: Pardon me;
1 washed my feet last night, and l never
can do anything with them after 1 wash
them" The car roared.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

rIrs. Youngley-I heard an awfully funny
joke today about an Irishman In an auto
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

]. p. Morgan, George Westinghouse and
several other prominent men have gone into
the hotel business. They are the owners
of the Hotel Gotham and, not satisfied with
the way things were going under the old
arrangement, have Cancelled the contract
with the leasing company and are now
running the hotel themselves. There was a
report afloat that the real reason for the
change was that the lessees were far be-
hind in the matter of rent and that rather
than nave the arrears pile up to enormous
figures the owners decided to run the hotel
themselves. The rent of the hotel is s1s0,OO0
a year. The land on which the Gotham
stands cost $4,000, the hotel building more
than $2,OOO,O 600 and the furnishings $500, 900,
or about $500, 900 in all.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02

Mr.. Noungley-Yes, dear, / heard II.
wanted to tell il to you. It was so funny.
MIR. Youngley-Go ahead, dear; II will
he even funnier the way you tell it.-Phila-
delphia Press.