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Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

the protest Of Mr.. Clark, favors pro-
~tecting many Of the industries whose
development has been urged by the
south and other members of the
minority are clamoring for protection
Of timber. lumber, coal, sugar, cotton
and other interests and products Of
their districts. Floor Leader Clark is
an out-and-out free trader, cloaked as
advocate of a tariff for revenue only"
but he will hardly be able to muster
a corporal's guard for any bill offered
as a party measure and II is doubtful
If the democrats will be able to
prepare such a document. The re-
publican leaders are apparently COM
mitted to a rather radical reduction Of
the tariff schedules and all indications
are hat their bill will be perfected
and go through the house at least
without help. hurt or %hindrance from
the ~disorganized remnants of what
vas once the democratic party with a
definite tariff policy.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

brought by the Department Of Justice.
Mr.. Roosevelt never made any preten-
sions Of being drilled in the law and
did not hesitate to order prosecutions
in advance of full investigation into
the facts and legal phases of the points
in controversy. Attorney General
Bonaparte shared his chiefs enthusi-
asm for going after alleged Of
tenders and the result was the COM
mencement of many haphazard, hit
or miss suits against all kinds and
conditions Of corporations and in
dividuals.
The new attorney general is pa
tiently going through the unfinished
business account of his predecessor
with a view to eliminating the junk
from the docket. He understands
that it would discredit the department
to choke the courts and harass de-
PENDANTS with hurridly prepared cases
promising but the slightest chance of
winning. Where the government has
a good case it will be diligently
pushed. The Department of Justice
will make no effort to be spectacular
in its productions. While this program
will doubtless produce fewer law suits,
no man or corporation may hope to
evade the law and escape trial, where
there is enough evidence to warrant
a good lawyer in expecting a success
full prosecution.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18
Prosecuting Lawless Combinations

That a temporary halt has been
called in the federal prosecution of
cases against alleged trusts and UNI
lawful combinations will doubtless be
hailed by democrats as a weakening Of
the policies OF Mr.. Roosevelt and an
indications OF the ~lessening of activities
of the government against the vested
interests" that have been under legal
fire for several years. Nothing could
be further from the facts in the case,
however, as the statement of George
w. Wickersham, the new attorney
general, bears evidence.
Attorney General Wickersham has
explained the hating of prosecutions
by saying that he proposes to have
every pending cas thoroughly ex-
amined before it is pressed to the con-
sideFation of the courts. Mr.. Wicker
sham is an able attorney thoroughly
conversant with the requirements and
necessity of careful preparation of
cases and he is determined to take no
needless chances Of having an i'm
portant case thrown out OF court for
failure of the Department of Justice
to be fully prepared on every question
involved in 1t. He appreciates the
fact that he has been made legatee of
a great pile of unfinished business
and he has decided hat every pending
case shall be careful reviewed, the
weak points strengthened and the
hopeless ones dismissed. before as
Stunning the burden OF hghting for the
governments contentious in the courts,
President Taft. n of the sblest
lawyers in the nation. recently ex-
pressed his belief that there Is a
great deal OF Junk In the case
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18
QUILL DRIVES AT OMAHA.

Nebraska City Press; The Omaha bunch
evidently forgot to ask the legislature To
pass a Law legalizing prize fighting In
Douglas county so they could pull off the
Jeffries-Johnson match in Omaha.
Plattsmouth Journal: The women Of
Omaha are commencing a crusade against
biilboards. We are with them. Many a good
man has gone home with a black eye caused
by lacking against the unruly billboard, and
the sooner II is done away with the better.
Springfield Monitor: B. f. Thomas, the
reformer, who has gained considerable
notoriety In Omaha in recent years, has
received a harder jolt from the Civic Fed
Grafton and a member Of the legislature
than he did from the bomb exploded on
his porch a few years ago.
Springfield Monitor: The Omaha Com
mercial club Is making a move in the inter-
est of better roads. It will prod up the
state and also the government to take a
hand IN the movement. The project is
surely a good one and should meet with
encouragement all over the country
Valley Enterprise: II Douglas county was
ever Inundated and dlsgraced by a a bunch
OF lawmakers it certainly has an overdose
at this time. Their constant cry is Home
Rule yet that is not what they want.
They were elected on a platform of
whisky rule, and they are doing their
best to make good.
Aurora Sun: The World Herald is still
excited over the possibility that the legis-
lature is not going to grant Omaha such
a charter that that city can become the
open cesspool of the state. It Is all right
to let the people rule. but that does not
mean to segregate that part Of the state
where the ignorant and vicious are In the
majority, and let them rule. The legis-
lature proposes to be careful what they
grant to Omaha.
Kearney Hub: This democratic Legislature
has voted down a county option bill. the I
TO I daylight closing bill and the bill TO aid
in the enforcement of the anti-treating law.
The only action favorable to temperance
was voting down the bill to permit a license
for the sale Of liquor at Krug Park, and
this is more than offset by the determine
ton TO force a saloon upon Fort Crook,
near Omaha, where federal troops are To-
Gated. There are still a few days in which
to make additions to the record.
Grand Island Independent: Omaha will
again vote on the proposition OF the mu-
nicipal ownership Of its water plant. The
proposition is to buy the present plant
for s6.5OO,o oO. Opponents of municipal
ownership think the price is too much for
the plant. And. although Omaha is a big
city and there must be an immense In
vestment in mains. etc, the price does
look big. Would Omaha. could IT go back
to a city OF this size today. take imme-
date STEPS to own and control all OF its
public utility plants, especially water and
light? There does not seem to be much
question about that. It would. in the
meantime, be interesting to know how much
of this s6,5OO.OOO represents franchise value,
given away for absolutely nothing and
without a string to it. by the people OF
the city. through their councilmen.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18
PERSONAL NOTES.

Free Cuba Is fighting bulls again. 1t felt
that it just had to fight something.
Thomas r. shipp. secretary of the Ma
tional Conservation commission. used to be
an indianapolis reporter, which is where
he learned to conserve.
Senator Gamble OF South Dakota, is a
frugal man. When he visits the president
he leaves his cigar butt on the window
ledge Of the White House and RECEIVERS It
when he leaves.
New York states collections relating to
Indian life are to be enriched by a gift of
$4,000 from Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson.
Mrs. Thompson Is the daughter OF the for
mer governor. Myron H. Clark. who took
much interest in the State museum at AL
bany, and the proposed museum of lro-
quois culture will be known by his name.
Since the war the United States has had
five presidents-Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Ar
thu and Taft-who had a middle initial,
and slx-Lincoln. Johnson. Cleveland. Har-
rison, Mckinley and Roosevelt-who had
none. Four-Grant. Hayes, Garfield and
Harrison-Wore full boards, two-Lincoln
and Arthur - whiskers, three Cleveland,
Roosevelt and Taft-a mustache. two
Johnson and Mckinley were smooth
shaver
Recently Captain James Blakeley of Ore
gon visited Vancouver. Wash, for the first
time In fifty years. When he first saw II
Vancouver was a cluster OF cabins snug
gled up to a military post; now it's a
brisk little city of 10000 Inhabitants. The
captain is 81; they call him the oldest man
In Oregon. He crossed the plains in 1916.
In time for some lively Indian fighting, lie
walks without a cane and uses his glasses
for reading exclusively.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18
The Minority's Incapacity.

The reorganization OF the house In
the S~ixtyAfirst congress served to
demonstrate again the apparent in.
ability of the democrats to rise to an
emergency when constructive rather
than negative action is necessary. The
cooperation of the republican "insur-
gents" and the democrats resulted in
the defeat of the standpatters' motion
to adopt the rules of the old congress
for the present session and the allied
forces then had it in their power to
make any needed changes. At the
critical point. however, a number of
democrats weakened and refused to
vote for the amended rules. The
natural result was a compromise by
which the power OF the house
oligarchy was materially weakened,
but not destroyed, and the democratic
members who had refused to abide by
the agreement with the insurgents"
drew their reward in choice commit
tee assignments.
Immediately after the reorganiza-
tion the democrats met in caucus and
INDUCED in one of their free-for-all
caterwauling performances, in which
charges of bad faith, party treason
and t~reachery were banded about
without in any manner changing the
situation, other than to emphasize the
| decentralization of the minority and it's
uselessness as an efficient opposition
force always beneficial in parliament
tary bodies. Champ Clark. the
minority leader, is disgruntled and out
! of touch not only with the speaker. but
with his own party, and every demo-
crat in the house is practically free
to do as he pleases, make his own
terms with the majority leaders and
carry on his fights, regardless of party
caucus rules or party leader orders.
Under these circumstances there Is
no prospect for any defined OF clear
cut policy on the part Of the minority
IN the house In the consideration OF
he tariff bill now before congress. MT.
Underwood OF Alabama. appointed on
he ways and means committee over
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18
In the Closing DAYS.

The sitting legislature is approach
ing the closing days Of the session,
with indications hat the activities Of
the corporation lobbyists on the out
side Ind the corporation representa-
tives on the inside are to be even mor
active and more potent than In former
Nebraska legislatures.
The republicans had managed in re-
cent years to systematic and expedite
Legislative business so as to get along
without resort to the sitting commit
tee. AS everyone knows, the sitting
committee is the favorite stamping
ground for the wire pullers and manip-
ulators and affords the machinery used
to prevent bills frequently demanded
by the majority from coming to a vote.
The sitting committee is the legislative
graveyard in which are inferred the
bills which encounter foul play in the
dark corridors and closed-door COM
mittee rooms of the state house.
In a word, all signs indicate that
Nebraska's democratic legislature,
which set out with such loud promises
and noisy protestations OF reform, is
to have a whirlwind finish in which
the professional sand-bagger and the
political acrobat will be the principal
performers in the ring.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18
WHITFIELD TO A POINT.

DO you think the influence OF the thea
ter is perniciois7'
Certainly II is, snapped the lady with
the latest In millinery, Didn't they start
the habit OF making us take off our hats
Wen, the churches are beginning TO do the
same thing. philadelphia Ledger.
The witness had been arraisned for per
Jury.
your honor he complained, this Is
most unjust. | never could permit an alb
fact that I am q gentleman"
This was construed roughly as a plea of
guilty Philadelphia Ledger.
~ heard a DREADFUL thing about Miss
Jenks"
What was it?"
THAT she married a member Of the
Black Hand contingent
well she did marry the coal man
Baltimore American,
ct licked the stuffin' out O. Dick Smith
this mornin'.'
You bay boy, Aren't you sorry for it,
"Yessum-awful sorry. | Jest found out
that he's goin' ter have a birthday party
tomorrow.-Cleveland Leader.
The Dominie-How is it, my young
friend. that your mother always does the
carving when you have company to din
ner?
Freddie Cause dad always says things
while he's doing it-Puck.
Lady Photographer-Turn your head a
little. please.
Susce ptible Gentleman-Ah, you have al
ready turned it.-Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18
STRENUOUS DAYS.


DtlTOll tItt IltSEH
The foreman Of the newsroom sat painting
in his chair,
On his face a look of anguish, in his eyes
a CLASSY stare;
The l%inotypes were clicking at a most un-
usual pace,
And the copy bows were rushing helter-
SHELTER round the place;
What's the natter" asked a printer.
that you lCok SO worn and thin"
And the foreman answered. feebly, though
he tried his best to grin:
II told him we were crowded, that we had
no room for more.
That we couldn't set his leader. 1t was
then l hit the floor.
Three stenographers stopped pounding
their machines and looked sghast:
They were sick of his dictation, and they
got their breath at last.
I tried to be respectful, and l wished to
save him toll.
l told him that we couldn't run his talk on
We've killed three ads already L eN-
planned at length to him.
Mr.. Roosevelt. we can't run it, Then his
face grew stern and grim
And he jumped right up and grabbed me
yes, he grabbed me hip and thigh
And he shouted; Say, who's, running this
newspaper|you or ~ -rr
Then a copy boy came slowly to the fore
man and he gave
An article from Teddy on 1.-The Fleet hat
Rules the Wave"
Here's another one" he muttered, land
the forms are bursting now.
I shall go right down and tell him, |
won't run II, anyhow
Then he turned to those about him. 81
must brave him In his dem
He muttered, and II may be / shall see
you ne'er again,
But If I fall, remember"-here the foreman
sadly sighed.
Remember, brother printers, twas for
duty that I died"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

The Bo1and bill has been amended
to make any compromise agreement
with the Omaha Water company in set
Element of the pending water works
litigation subject to a popular vote.
The attorney for the Water board told
the legislative committee that il so
amended the Water board members
would have no right to object to the
bill. 1t remains to be seen now
whether the Water board attorney
really spoke for the board.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18
EaUALIzING FREIGHT RATES.
Importance of Recent RULINGS OF
Commerce Commission.
Boston Herald.

Railroad rate discrimination between
cities has been declared unlawful by the
Interstate Commerce commission. A rail-
road cannot adjust its rate schedules 10
force commodities into a particular city
OF port. The chief function OF a carrier.
the decision says. is 10 carry at reasonable
rates the traffic rendered it, and the ship
per has the right to choose his own market
without restraint OF arbitrary rates. The
immediate application Of the ruling will
compel railroads from the northwestern
gain fields 10 grant TO Miiwaukss rates
as low as thoss given to Chicago. The
desision IL more important, however. In
indicating the probable scope on the COM
Missions policy in equsliHlnE rates within
the llmits Of traffic Eones
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18
oroaks of CIoseed Liver.
Philadelphia Record.

Optimism runs in the veins Of the aver
age American, but now and then his liver
ologs. and blue funk selEss him. II is not
enough to tell him that all Is w~ell-that
tire rotins are here, that the srass . citing
green. that the tariff busaboo will soon dry
up n blow away and that billion-bushel
bumpers In the shape Of 1908 crops must
be looked after. II lie not enough TO tell him
these things, for no IL goins 70 gTunt and
eroak until he Just naturally gets through
niE ETununE and eroaking.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

The Indiana legislature has passed
a bill legalizing Sunday base ball on
regular grounds, properly inclosed,
which pay a tax ranging from $50 to
$500 a year. why tax Sunday base
ball9 It's a poor kind Of conscience
hat can be creased with a dollar.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

A st. Louis woman is suing for a
divorce because her husband threw a
cabbage at Clay Clement during a
performance. The woman Is taking
the Ease more seriously than the actor,
who understands that the man could
not aford to throw egT
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18
safe Prediction.
New York Tribune.

Senator McJ-aurin is quoted as predicting
that the new tariff law will be something
OF a fraud upon the nation. We do not
think, however. hat the president viii
have occasion TO characterize IL, as the
last democratic president did the last
democratic tariff, as a piece OF "perfidy
and dlshonor."
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

Unfortunately no camera fiend was
present when Mr.. Roosevelt was
caught hanging to a strap in a New
York street car and quarreling with
the conductor about his transfer slip.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

President Taft will find that he can
not scoop the Washington newspaper
correspondents, They have ven beaten
him to the discovery that he is going
to TURF all republicans out OF federal
jobs in the south and NIL the places
with democrats.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18
'.DegEadIMe" a Colonel.
New York Tribune

Cooper case insisted thai Carmack lin
suited and degraded" Cooper by calling him
major when he should have called him
colonel" Fortunately this is not a
s~hoot-on-sight offense in portions of the
country where the fine points OF military
etiquette are less understood than in
Tennessee. with its imposing quota, at
least 10000 strong. of majors, colonels and
generals.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18
Don't he Too Sure.
Boston Herald.

II can at least be said in concentration
OF the action OF Nebraska I'm refusing the
benefits OF the Carnege pension fund for
the professors OF its state university that
II isn't trying to straddle two horses for a
free ride. like some other states we wot
of nearer the home base.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

1t seems that Omaha is compelled to
renew maturing municipal bonds even
under democratic administration.
When it comes down to the hardpan
of finance a city can no more pay off
its debts than an individual except out
of surplus
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

In a few days Oyster Bay will give
way to Mombasa, British East Africa,
as the abiding place of Americas most
distinguished private citizen.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

There is to be a reduction Of the
duty on refined sugar, but the Sugar
trust will not mind that If only
allowed to fix the scales on which the
imports are weighed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

Some of the southern states are
bidding for the location OF the Wirtz
monument. II should be located at
A~ndersonville, where he made his
reputation, ,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

Why should the democrats in the
ton officers and put their own crea-
lures in their places? No for any
good and honest purpose.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

The I'D anniversary Of Grover
C~leveland's birthday will be celebrated
in New York to-day. Mr.. Bryan. con
trary TO the usual announcement, will
not sneak.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

MIR. Bryan predicts that the national
house of representatives will be demo-
cratic in 1910. Looking over the
tariff schedules carefully you will find
that Mr.. Bryan's predictions are on
the free list.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

Mr.. Bryan's Commoner will proceed
to jubilate because the State university
has been saved from the blight of
tainted" money by the votes of a few
tainted" legislators.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

Ex-senator Albert J. Hopkins is
having dificulty in convincing the
Illinois legislature that a primary is
not a secondary matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18
Queer Case OF ButtinE In.

clifford Pinchot's testimony that free
lumber would not protect American forests
looks a bit queer, coming Just at this stage
Of the game. All the s-tand-patters will en-
dcrse this sentiment.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

The attorneys for the defense in
that Cooper-Carmack case are trying
to prove that there is no closed sea-
son for editors In Tennessee.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

Business men who are anxious to
have congress dispose Of the tariff
promptly should pray for regular
Washington hot weather late In May
or early in June.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

The local democrats who are talk
ing about downing Mayor Jim In the
coming primary should inspect the dia-
gram Of the gubernatorial race last
fall and think it over.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

II Mr.. Hobson cannot have another
war, possibly he might be satisfied to
have congress impose the wal taxes.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

If W o members of the police board
col do business for Ave. four members
of the city council must be able to do
business for twelve.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

Los Angeles is discovering that a
recall is practically synonymous with
a call down.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

The World-Herald declines to ac-
cept The Bees challenge to make good.
By its side-stepping and evasion 1t
pleads guilty TO classifying.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

st. Patrick may outrank St. Jack
son. but in Nebraska he will have to
submit to N~ebraska's motto, Equality
before the law"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

The desire for cheaper shoes is said
to be the sole reason for proposing
the removal of the duty on hides.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

Referring to INT once more
Adam Appel is a fruit merchant il
Pittsburg.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

The fashion plates show that the
women are also revising the waistline
downward.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

Congress may as well prepare itself
to hear that Mr.. Bryan is not pleased
with the new tariff bill.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

Senator Bailey has called at the
White House and greeted President
Taft, but Senator Tillman still has a
blanket wrapped about him and re-
fuses to return to the reservation.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

Lucky Baldwin's family has de-
cided not to contest his will. Bald
wins luck will not be shared by the
attorneys.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

Latest Legislative refrain: I'VE are
sifters. We are filters"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

Danger turks in eggs,' says a
scientist. So do chickens.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

WHEN OUT OF TOWN.
Subscriber leaving the city tenn
porsrily shoul have The Zee
mailed to them. Address will BIO
changed as often as requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

1t is said that $4,000 doses of
medicine have been placed among the
stores Mr.. Roosevelt will take to
Africa. Unfortunately Mr.. Roosevelt
has never learned to take his medicine.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

The political street cleaners are al
most due.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-18

No States" this time-only "en-
dorsements."