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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1901)
i-jm tta wwm itfip maw innWiin n i rmnrn n a iimiiiii r ijj-"jiBirtifiiiihi-idn .r wt r m- nm -, .auu -nttini m. - - . Theodore Hcoe-Oelf rather. Theodora Roosevelt Is tho youngest Atnoncan citizen who has over been called to tho head of our nation. Ho was born In Now York City, Octobor 27, 18C8, his father, nftor whom ho was namod, being a promlnont merchant a patriot, a philanthropist, and a mov mg spirit In tho Civil War. Tho oldor Theodore Roosovclt went to Washing ton aftor tho first Ilattlo of Hull Run and warned Prcsldont Lincoln that ho must got rid of Simon Cameron as Sec rotary or War, with tho result that Mr. Stanton, tho "organizer of vie tory," took his place When tho war was fairly under way, It was Theodora Roosovclt who organized tho allotmont Pian, wnictt oaved tho families of eighty thousand soldiers of Now York Stato mora than flvo million dollars of tholr pay; and whon tho war was ovor 110 protected tho soldlorn ngalnst tho nnarKs that lay In wait for them, and caw to It that they got employment. Through his Influence tho Now York nowsuoys lodglng-houso nyntom and many other Institutions of public bone lit and helpful charity wcro established, Thcro woro four children In thn lino. volt family, of whom Theodora was tho second. Thcro wero two boys, nnd two girls. A younger brother was killed In a railroad accident, and tho hopes of uio minor woro centered on Theodora. At tho ago of flvo or six, Theodora gave juuo promiso or maintaining tho pros tlgo of tho Roosovclt family lino. Uhe Tretdent' Early "Boyhood. Ho was a puny, sickly, dollcato boy. Somo ono who know him In thoso days of tho Civil War described him ns a "weak-eyed, plg-chested boy, who was too frail to tako part In tho sporta of lads of his ago." When ho arrived at tho ago of air, ho was sont to tho famous old McMullon School, whoro he remained for eight yearn. It was not howovor, In Now York that tho boy Roosovclt spont with most profit tho months to which ho looks back with pleasure. Tho oldor Roosovolt bellovcd that children best thrlvo In tho coun try. Ho selected a beautiful spot near tho vlllago of Oyster Bay, on tho north shore of Long Island, and erectod a country houso which woll descves Its title, "Tranquility." Horo It was among the hills which border tho sound nnd the bay, that Theodore Roosovclt and his brothor and slaters spont tho long summer months. At fourteen Theodora was admitted to tLs Cutlor School, n privato academy In Now York conduct ed by Arthur II. Cutlor. Hero ho took the preparatory courso for Hnrvard Unlvorslty, making rapid advancement under tho careful tuition of Mr. Cutler, arid graduating with, honora. Become an Athlete. Dy careful attention and plenty or gymnasium exorcise and out-of-door life his framo becumo mora sturdy and his health vastly Improved, It thus happened that when young RoOsovolt ontorod on college life at Harvard, In 1875, ho Buffered llttlo by comparison with boys of his ago. While ho did not stand in tho front rank of athletics, ho was woll above tho averago, and had no reason to bo ashamed of his physi cal prowess. Novor for a waking moment was ho ldlo;' U was olthor study or oxorclso. Inaddltlou t IjIb regular studlca and special coursos ho took upon himself the editorship of tho collego paper, and 'mado a succosa of it. Ho waa demo cratic In his tastes and slmplo in his mode of Jiving, Theodora Roosovolt waa graduated from Hurvard In 1880 with high honors, lu splto of sovero study, his health was but llttlo im paired, and ho at onco started on u forolgn Jaurnoy In noarch of Instruc tion, pleasure and adventure. Ho ills tlngulBhsd himself as a mountain cilinber, ascending tho JunRfrau, tho Matterh'orn and many other peaks, and was made a mombor or tho Alplno Club of' London. "Begin Study of Latv. On his return to America ho studlod law, and In tho fall of 1881 ho was elected to iliu State ABSomhly from tho Twonty-flrBt District of Now York, generally known iu Jacob Hcss'u dis trict. By ro-olcctton ho continued In tho body during tho bphbIou of 1883 and 1831. Ho Introduced Important reform measures, and his entire legislative car oo r was mado conspicuous by tho courago and zeal with which ho as sailed political nbunos. As chnlrmau of tho Commlttoo on Cities ho Introduced tho measure which took from tho Hoard of Aldermen tho powor to con firm or reject tho nppolntmonts of tho ILayor. Ho was chairman of tho noted loglslatlvo Investigating commlttoo which boro his numo. In 1881 ho went to tho Dad Lands in Dakota, near tho "Protty Duttos," whoro ho built n log cabin, and for sovoral years mingled tho life of a ranchman with that at a literary worker, From 1.1s front door he could shoot door, and tho mountains around him wero full, of big gamo. Amid audi surroundings ho wrote some of his most popular bookB. JIo became a daring horaoman nnd n rival ot the cowboys in feats of skill nnd strength. In 1886 Mr. Roosovolt was the Republican candidate tor Mayor against Abram S, Hewitt, United Democracy, and Henry Qaorgc, United Labor. Mr. Hewitt, waa elected by about twenty-two thousand plurality, la 1889 Roosevelt waa appointed by President Harrison a mombor of tho 2 6 A' PRESIDENT'0' U S. I United States Civil Servlco Commis sion. His ability nnd rucccd honcstv n tho administration of th-r nffalrs of that ofTIco greatly helped to strengthen his hold on popular regard. Volico Commissioner in Jfetu VorX. Roosovolt continued In thac offlco tin. til May 1, 1805, whon ho resigned to accept tho offlco of Pollco Commla- sloncr from Mnyor Strong. He found tho administration of afTalra In a de moralized condition, but ho soon brought order out of chaos.' Saya James A. litis, who Is an lntlmnto friend of Prealdont Roosovolt: Wo had been trvlnir fop rortv vnnn tn achieve a system of doallmr deepntiv with our homeless poor. Two scoro years be- iore, tno surgeons of tho pollco depart ment had DOlnted out tlint hpnllnir thorn In tho cellars or over tho prisons of pollco station In festorlnir beans, nnd. turnlnir hem out hunery at daybreak to bee their wny from door In llnnr. will Inrlnnntit nml Inhuman. Slnco then grand juries, ncad cmlos of medicine, committees on nhll. nthronlo cltlxens. had attnnknil thn fnnl disgrace, but to no purpose, resilience ravaged tho prison lodgings, but still they luyeu. i Know wnnt tnat light meant, for 1 was ono of a committee tlint waned year auer year, and suffered defeat overy time, until Theodore Roosevelt camo und destroyed tho nuisance In a night. I remember tho caricatures ot tramps shivering In tho cold with which thn yellow nowspapors pursued him at tho time, labeling him the "poor man's iuu. Ana i remember ic ne lust a llttlo licasy lest thov wound him. nnd norhntm make him think ho had been hasty. Hut not ne. it was only thoso who did not know him who charged him with being hasty, Ho thought n thing out quickly yes, that Is hlu way: but ho thorn-lit it out, nnd, having thought It out, suited ue- jion io ms judgment. Of tho consequences ho didn't think at all. Ho mniln m.ro I. wub right, nnd then went ahead with por rect conlldenco that things would como out right. Hi Ad-dice to Organised Labor. Mr. RHh says ho novor Baw Rooso volt to hotter udvantago thnn whon ho onco confronted the labor mon nt their mootlng-placo, Clarendon Hall: Tho pollco woro all tho tlmo having troublo with strikers and their "pickets." Hoosovelt saw that It was becauso neith er pnrty understood fully tho position of tho other. nnO, with his usual directness, sent word to tho Inbor organizations that ho would llko to talk It over with them. At his request I wunt with him .to tho meeting. It dovelopcd almost Immedi ately that tho labor men had taken a wrong mensuro of tho man. Thoy mot him as n politician playing for points, and hinted nt troublo unless their demands wero mot. Mr. lloouovolt broke. them off short: "Clontlcmonl" ho sald-wlth that simp ot tho Jaws that always mado pooplo listen-"! asked to meet you, hoping that wo might como to understand ono unoth er. Remember, please, before wo go fir ther, that tho worst Injury nnyono ot iou can do to tho cnUBo ot Inbor Is to counsel violence. It will also bo worso for him self. Understand distinctly that order will bo kept. Tho pollco will keep It. Now wo can proceed." I wns never so proud nnd pleased as when they applauded him to tho echo. Ho reddened with pleasure, for ho saw thnt tho best In them had como out on ton, as ho expected It would. Attached by "yelloto" Jfctvj' papers. It was or this Incident that a handlo wns llrst mado by Mr. Roosovolfs eno mles In and out of tho pollco board nnd ho had many to nttnek him: It happened thnt thcro wns a lunula hull In tho building lu which tho labor men met. Tho yellow newspapers circu lated tho llo that ho went thcro on pur pose to soo tho show, nnd tho ridiculous story was repeated until actually tho liars persuaded themselves that It was so. They would not havo been nblo to under stand tho kind ot inun they had to do with, hud thoy tired, Accordingly they fell Into their own trap. .It Is a tradition ot Mulberry Street that the notorious Bccley dinner raid was planned by his on vmles In the department ot which ho was 1 to head, In tho belief that they would cutch Mr. Hoosovelt Micro. Tho dinners woro supposed to bo his "sot." Somo tlmo utter that, Mr. nils was In Roosovelt's olllco whon a pollco of ficial ot superior rank enmo In', and re quested a privato audience with hhu: Thoy stepped nsldo and tho policeman spoka lu un undertone, urging something tttrongly. Mr. Hoosovelt listened. Hud denly I saw him straighten up as a man recoils from something uuolcun, and dis miss tho other with n sharp: "No, sir! I don't light that way," Tho policeman went out crestfallen, Hoosovelt took two or three turns about tho lloor, struggling evidently with strong disgust. Ho told mo afterward thnt tho man had como to him with whnt ho said waa . certain knowledge that his enemy could that nlRht be found In a known evil house up town, which It wns his alleged hnblt to visit. Ills proposition was to raid It then and so "get square." To tho policeman it must havo seemed llko throwing a cood chance away. Hut It was not Hoosovolt's way: ho struck no blow below tho belt In the governor's chair afterward ho iravo tho politicians whom ho fought, and who fought him, tho samo terms. They tried their best to upset him, for thoy had nothing to expect from him. Dut they know nnd owned that ho fought fair Their backs wcro secure. Ho novor tricked them to gain cm advantage a promiso given by him wus always keut to the letter. yt Adjutant Secretary of Jta-Oy. Early in 1897 ho was called by Presi dent McKInley to glvo up his Now York offlco to become Asslstant-Sccro-tary of tho Navy. His energy and quick mastery ot detail had much to do with tho speedy equipment ot tho navy for its brilliant feats in tho war with Spain. It was ho who suggested Admiral Dewoy for commander ot tho Asiatic station. Dowcy was sometimes spoken ot in thoso days as It he wore a kind ot fashlon-plnto. Roosovclt, however, had faith In him, and whllo walking up Connecticut avonuo ono day said to Mr. RIIs: "Dowcy la all right Ho has a lion heart Ho Is tho man for the plnco." No ono now doubts tho wis dom of hla solectlon, and naval officers ngrco thnt tho remarkable skill in markomansblp displayed by tho Amcr Icnn gunners was duo to hlB foresight Ho saw tho necessity of practice, and ho thought It tho best kind of economy to burn up ammunition in acquiring skill. A characteristic story Is told regard ing Roosovolt'a luslstonco on practlco In tho nnvy. Shortly after his appointment ho asked for an appropriation of f800,000 for ammunition, powdor, and shot for tho navy. Tho appropriation was made, and a few months later ho asked for another appropriation, this tlmo of 1500,000. When nsked by tho proper authorities what had becomo ot tho llrst appropriation, ho replied: "Every cent ot It was spent for powder and shot, and overy bit of powdor and shot has been fired." Whon ho was nskod what ho was going to do with tho $500. ,000, ho replied: "Uso overy ounce ot that, too, within tho next thirty days tn practlco shooting." Hi Cuban tOar "Record, Soon aftor tho outbreak of tho war, however, his patriotism and lovo ot uctlvo llfo led him to lcavo tho compar ative qulot ot his government offlco for servlco In tho field. As a Houtonant colonel of voluntcors ho recruited tho First Volunteer Cavalry, popularly known na tho "Rough ltldors." Tho mon wero gathered largoly from tho cowboys of tho west and southwest, but nlso numbered many collcgo-bred men ot tho enst. In tho beginning ho was socond in command, with tho rank ot lleutonant-colonol, Dr. Leonard Wood bolng colonel. Dut nt tho closo of tho war tho latter was a brlgudlor gouoral and Roosovolt was colonel In command. Slnco no horses wcro trans ported, to Cuba, thta reglmont, togeth er with tho rest of tho cavalry, was obliged to serve on foot. Tho regi ment distinguished itself In tho San tiago campaign, nnd Colonol Roosovolt ucenmo famous for his bravery In lead ing tho chargo up San Juan Hill on July 1st Ho was nn efficient olllcor, and won tho lovo nnd ndmlratlon of his mon. His euro for them was shown by tho circulation of tho famous rcund robln which ho wroto protesting ngalnst keeping tho, army longer lu Cuba. A Gcdcrnar of JVctv &orf(. Upon Hoosovolt's return to Now York there was a popular demand for his nomination for governor. Pre vious to tho stato convention ho was nominated by tho Citizens' Union, hut ho dccllnod, replying that ho was a Ropubllcun. Tho Democrats tried to frustrate his nomination by attempting to prove that ho had lost his legal resi dence In that atnto. That plan failed and ho was nominated in tho conven tion bv n voto of 753 to 218. for Clover nor Black. Tho campaign throughout tho stato was spirltod. Roosevelt took tho stump and dolivored many sneochofl. His plurality was 18.079 Ai thn rnmniiien nt 1900 drnw near. tho popular demand that Roosovelt's namo snouiu oo on tno iNauonai re publican ticket grow too imporatlvo to bo lenored by tho leaders. TIio hnnnr nt thn nnmlnntlon. for Vlco-PreS Ident wns refused tlmo and tlmo again liv TlnnanvnH who fnlt thnt hn htul n "j - . - - - great duty to perform as governor ot now York: state. Says Cal O'Laughllh, apropos of tho Republican National Convention, which was hold In Philadelphia on Juno 19, 20 and 21, 1000: Nominal ton at 'Philadclohia. On tho cvonlnir of tho first day of the convention, jiootoveu snw iriaii. -my unmn must nnt lin nresOnted to thn con- ...hIUm I 1. . . .1 .lm 11, . ii m mnd and mad clean through: but ho acquiesced VCII11UII, ,1(7 ...III, . lull n" H.I..I, ana uoosevou rcturncu 10 nis aparinicni to run Into tho arms of tho Kansas dele gation. "vo uo not request you io ac cept the nomination," sum Stato senator UUILUll, IT U IIUL .HSU " "---'" UJU I1UJJII1IUIIV1I, UUI U j'UJll .V orders to you, nnd we expect you to obey them. xnrougnout mo aenvery oi ir. ltn(nnl. m n rr a TYnnantnlt ntnnil with snouiucrs square nnu icct ai rigm unKies, his chin occasionally shooting forward, as If ho wero on tho point ot objecting to the argument that he alono could rcscuo Dieeuins avansua iruni ucinaKORisui aim ttrtntillotii 1 1 1 1 f tin . t-M I . 1 rtntlnvitlv until IUIIIIIOIIIt U U b ..V II I . V IHIII.IIII, u..... 1 1 1 U I1UUI l.U II 1. 1. 1 . .1 U , 1. 1 kill... ! 1' I' " to mo ivunsuns 10 uko nis worus at uieir rnca vatue. nnu voio lor somo ono or mo candidates. But his appeal was useless, for Senator liurton, grasping his hand, congratulated him "In advunco upon his nomination and election," and tho dole- Ration cnthtislastlcnllv nnnrnveil the sen tlmcnts. So certain was Kansas that Hoosovelt would be tho choice of tho con vention, tnat it had printed a huge plac ard, bearing tho words In largo, blact "KANSAS DELEGATION FIR8T TO DECLARE FOlt GOVERNOR ROOSRVRI.T." And. When thn nnmlnntlnn urn. .lanlnnA to havo occurred, triumphantly carried It uuuut uonveution Hall. After his nomination. noanvnU said: I held out es lont- n. t mhI.i t ClVO in When I IIIW thn nnnntn oAnH.ni " - ' IIUJIUIHI OVIIIIIICll b of tho convention. I i, i. ...... - , " i I. la ,iijr uukji Now thut It is nil over, I want to say that i appreciate ruiiy tho sentiment which atvuiiipmueu my nomination. Tho unan imity ana enthusiasm of tho convention iur my nomination never will bo forgot ten by me. During tho political campaign which louuweu, no traveled 10,100 miles, flashed through 23 states, delivered 459 Bpeecnes, containing 8G0.O0O words, ana iubuo ins appeal directly to ?AA AAA uvv,vvu persons. Hi Caaacilv fat- Wnt- Mr. Rlis, says that tho thing that bo- wuuus mo judgment of his critics is uoosovoit'a amazing capacity for work J!? n, wclKh tho Pr0i and cons of a t.,nX V " B." " lno mt of it In less ih , " 1 .ea 111081 of ls to stato nM.me.- nronslt'on. And ho Is aurprls- .i.nni .iScnt eomos sometimes ns a shock to tho man of slower ways He does not atmi n "8 roiiiiV in V.i.i "',T'y 80 with tho round ErnYi t.,nUbn',n.8.klnK the government to recall thp porish ng army when it hn.i and tM0 a?M,' VW0 their end and talked of precedents. Precedents! it ms been Roosevelt's business 0 make them most of hi time. Hut Is there any. ."i;1!!!""1"" o Hot that ono v-iiuiiiiy no ono who with saw tho army como home, it hm mo COinO a Hnv Inn innn ti .7 . not more Infal.,., Than tho rest ofus. Ver w' Ln ;C,.!;a " .LVQ. aoen him' pan's" . , ukuiucu upon his lino of ii, mm ioviow it to sco where tlmm was a channn fnr ho would uo hls"ordervHh theobe0; comment! "TIium. . , . B?ocr vn T. ...V. ' " UOnO tno bCBt .... .1 iiiimo is any mistake wn win make it right. The fear of it shall Sot di" ivi- us iroin (inlnc nm .1..... . man who never makes a mlitake Is the ...... .. ..u nu)cr uous uiiy tiling," Enforcing the Latv Referring to Roosevelt's strict forcemont of the Sunday excise tho San Francis en- la w, "tjwimiH a noy York coiTespondont, "Flnnour," wroto Now uuuer uaio or acptembcr 2, 1895: Tin lm.. I.. ... v inn in unr n immiiiiinn.. t . .1 , I . h iuuiiKcepors who refused to yield up tribute, n 8 a Domocratio hw. was Introduced nt tho Instigation "f Tammany, was passed by a DemooraUo i iiii i wuviu ii. ji . Senator Hill s now trying to make political can al by abusing Roosevelt for "onfi , . (lUeStlOnnliln iiimlllnn ."H)tullUUIU IIUHlIinil U'hnli nVir.lf" r ot 11 party 1,1 a 8,a. when hi iu,,, uuii n miin I Party passes an excise law, and wlZ ho i'tulmlL81?'." lt,.ns governor, he certainly f,n .,8 Jl,."c" w.hon- .o embarrass a : , -uuii, o emimrru nOlIttrnt nnimnnn l.n u -""" ". "Kins against the I v.i.w.ichii-hi oi uio very law which ho i "'self passed. The opponents of etiforc" iitVin i . miner nnrd aaru'is0?, ntaa to enforco It." Hut who l to decide on it it . . "uviiib; a rather ' r,0,U-!.,V0 "?v,;fty or mildness of tho " uiiiiiimsiioiier ttooseve t himself frankly says that he does not believe ' in such a sovero Sunday law. but as it Is the no is Boing to enforco It. And he f uo"'C so. Tnero s a good deal of humor In thn Amo,i and in this great citV thVre are" ZnV thousands Who nr.. r.illl.,.. . .' ..' over the plight ot Tammany caused by .......v...u -.uiiniiuii iiiw. I'or Tam many s rovonues como larcely from iha blackmailing ot liquor saloonsf 8 President Roosovolt nas beon a stu dent of political economy slnco boy hood. Ho has been an omulvorous render, and has pursued his studies with tho eamo zeal and energy that havo "characterized all his acts in civil and military life. San Francisco Argonaut SOMETHING DOING. RESULTS OF TREMENDOUS ENERGY IN ALL DIRECTIONS. No Such HlRnMcnnt Achievement Hate Ker llefore Ileon Possible and Ther Are Largely Due to Wise National Toiler. Our sales to Canada Increased fmm $28,500,000 In 18GC to $117,000,000 in 1900. Of tho latter $56,000,000 was on tho Canadian froo list. This was 73 per cent of tho total freo imports Into Canada for 1900. Census reports show that In 1890 ttho number of manufacturing establish ments In tho United Status was 355, 115. Though our 1900 census Is not complete li already shows CG3.000. nearly doublo as many. In 1890 tho output was $9,372,000,000. Allowing for the great reduction In price, slnco 1890, of most of our manufactures. notably electrical apparatus, wo can lafoly estimate the outmtt for 1900 nt $16,500,000,000. In this wo mako al lowance for tho larger nroduct. duo to improved methods of manufacture. in connection with, tho noor of for olgn countries, wo are accustomed to ipeak of tho United States as tho bcBt place for them to como to. In thn sum bopo.lf thoy lmve a trade and aro will ng and able to .work, If improving their condition, hut thcro Is a still further gain. Thoy aro soon able to savo up a llttlo monov and send It to tho old homo to improve tho position there of those dear to thorn, thus mak ing American energy, work and nros porlty do good in lands beyond tho seas. Tho records of tho Now York postofflco show that, last year, foreign ers, resident hero sont to Europo tho largo total of 515.148.000. whllo onlv $4,019,000 was sent out to New York. a gain from freo Amorlca to oppressed isuropo of over $11,000,000. Ireland received tho largest proportionate ahare of this; Italy comes next, but with thrifty Germany it was nearly an equal, thing each way. Tho Dominion Securities comnanv. owned by Now York capitalists. Is rapidly acquiring the amaller Cana dlan railroads. American surplus capital la now compelled to hunt tho world over for Investments. Tho $140,000,000 distributed last year among tho 1,000,000,000 porsons on our ponslon lists Is not any lost.' whatever to tho country, ns It stays with us and passes from hand to hand, holplng merchants, real ostatn owners, work people: Indeed, neonlo of each and overy class. Tho forthcoming report of tho In torstato Commerce Commission will show gross earnings for last year of $1,487,000,000, against operating ex penses of $961,000,000, leaving not earn ings J52G.000.000: employes. $1,017,653: passengers carried, 576,000,000 (equal to nearly seven rides nor head of our entire population): dividends nald. $139,000,000; Interest and fixed charges paid, J4ai.ooo.000. Of tho 576.000.000 passongors carried, only 249 wero kill. ed, 4,057 extra miles of road completed. Walter J. Ballard In tho Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. -li UNOLE SAM ON LABORERS. r found Undo Sam last Monday re viewing a labor parnde. What more magnificent snoctaclo Ib thoro on earth than this?" snid ho. "Fully 20,000,000 men, resting from tnclr inbor for a day. marching, roast ing, playing and listening to Inspiring music and addresses. Think for n mn. ment what thoso men are doing nnd wnat tnoy aro earning, and whnt thnv aro buying nnd consuming. Thov nrn producing over $20,000,000,000 worth of now material overy year, much of which Is added to tho wealth of thn country. On tho fnrms lmmonso crops are raised; in tho mills, from n. llttln almost worthless ore, great locomo tives aro mnde, hugo engines, plows, mowors and reapers; building material put into shape for construction; ma chinery ot all kinds; Innumerable tools; clothing and the countless nr tlclo3 of dally uso by my 77,000,000 of pooplo and tho pooplo of all tho world." "How much do you pay your men. Undo Sam?" I asked. CRUCIAL OASES. Mr. Edward Atkinson when, durlnc his testimony before tho Indnatrlni commission, ho was confronted with the cold lndlsputablo facts thnt thoro was no tin plato Industry In thin rnun. try previous to tho putting of n tariff on tin plato by tho McKInley lnw, and that Immediately nfter tho of that law tho Industry sprang up nnd uouriBneci nnu grow nnd has gono on growing over slnco. replied that tho caso of tho t,u Plnto Industry wns "ono of tho crucial cases whoro durlnir tho existence of n hleli n uwMiu 1 11 i HI u special art has made a vory great ail- uu diuwh tnat mo industry woui? hrrn r,oped ,n s country ,f th had been no tariff ui i. ii I'unu, luuiu un vo ueon so many of these "crucial cuboh." so mnnv in dUBtrlcs which havo Just "happened," according to tho froo traders, to bo do velopcd under protection thnt, If tho rrco traders wero to bo bnllnvmi th history of thlf. country would offor tho most remarkable history of coinci dences that tho world haB ovor seen or tho Imagination conceived of. If tho freo trndera would lot go for a llttlo whllo, their childlike faith In tho omnlpotont powor of "coincidence" to explain ovory occurrenco In tho In dustrial world, and would glvo a llt tlo tlmo to tho study of causo and ef fect, they would soo rather moro rela tion between our protectlvo system and the development of our industries than thoy soo now. If the free traders; are not the illogical unbusinesslike theorists which protectionists consider them to bo, they certainly aro, by tholr own showing, hoodoos ot tho most effective kind; for, whenovor thoy como Into control in this country, business collapses, Industrial prosper ity comes to an end, and, moro often than no, things wind up In a financial panc. Thoy can tako (heir choice as to nam?s. The fact remains that froo tradp means closod factories and ldlo workmen, and tho peoplo of thfs coun try scorn pretty unanimously inclined to steer clenr of it In the future. "I don't believe 1 could figure up ex actly," ho replied; "but fully $30,000, 000,000, counting thoso engaged In transportation and trade. That is $100,- 000.000 for nvrrv wnrklnr"dnv. And It is all spent in nnmn wnv. too. Thnt In why I nm getting so rich. We mako ior oursoives, and for the most part buy for ourselves. That, nddml to mv splendid forolgn balance, keeps plenty of money nt homo and In constant cir culation." "Isn't It n Grand hodv of mon? Every ono of them woll dressed, money In their pockets, and happiness reflect ed In tholr faces. Thoy aro woll nnd strong and ambitious. Why, aomo of thoso men will bo millionaires somo day. Somo of them will bo Congress men and governors and mayors. Tholr sons are getting n collego education nnd their daughters are tho equal of any princess on earth. How I should hato to sco theso men tnrown out of work or tholr wages reduced to tho lovol of foreign countries. But that Is whnt will happen if thoy go to tinker ing with tho tariff. Don't mako any mistake about that. I'vo seen it happen too ninny times already. And tho farmers would suffer equally with tho mill hands." "But. Undo Sam," I asked, "wouldn't you llko -to manufacture for tho world and increaso your exports flvo or ton fold?" "Of courso I would, and I propeso to. but not by means of freo trade or Jug-handled reciprocity. Whon I do It . want It to como about without thn sacrifice of a slnglo Job theso mon hold. I'vo cot a trade ot unward of 130.000.- 000,000 a year right hero at home and a tow Hundreds of millions abroad, more or less, don't cut much Icq. ns Dick Croker would say. Millions of theso men you soo in line today havo homes whollv or nnrtlv nnld fnr. Mil lions moro have money out at lntoreot Millions more havo little investments, somo of them In tho very concerns in which they are working. Free trade would mean an awiul Bhrlnkago of all theso vulues. would mean idleness to many,, lower wages to others, and no work or wages to some. This Is tho day of all days to think of these things and I hooo every ono of theso men fully rcallzo the situation. Labor Day is ior an ray peopio, ror tnoy aro all laborers, whether thov work with thnlr hands or their heads, and all would suffer tho samo, for my Amorlcan sys tem of protection affects every man, woman and child In the land, uo mat ter whoro they llvo or how tho wniro- oarners ot tho family aro employed." While tnlklnc tho old ccntlemnn wan constantly taking off his old gray hat to uio cnecring muituuues ana looked as happy ns the occasion. F. C. FREE TRADE OUTS WAGES. RIDICULOUS PROGNOSTICATIONS. Tho tariff nollcy of tho nonuhllenn does not tend to Induce forolgn coun tries to buy moro of our wheat, cot ton, corn nnd other farm products. Id fact, tho reverse of this, for by shut ting out foreign goods wo crlpplo tor- elan countries In their purchaslnu nowor and necessarily thov will bm loss of our breadstuffs and raw mate rials. Patcrson (N. J.) Stundard. Tho Democrats are creat for nmnhn. eying, but mnko a poor fist at acknowl edging tho facts already accomplished. How ldlo to say that tho Republican tariff policy "does not tend to induco" foreign trado whon thut trade, both ox nort nnd lrnnort. has been rolllnn- nr with unexampled volumo under the rulo of tho very policy referred to! Jefferson said: "I can hi dim of thn tn. turo only by tho past." Why prodlcl that tho protectlvo policy will not pro duce the same results in future as il has heretofore? Vest, llrynn nnd Silver. Sonator George Q. Vest of Minnow! a man who stands closo to tho top lu Democratic councils, Is credited In uu Intorviow with saylnc: "To vocato sllvor would bo suicidal for tin Democratic nartv." So nt lnat wn nn to bo thrown down by tho nartv which got everything it asked for In Colo rado, nnu some thlnxs it took without asking. Mr. Bryan has our sympathy for ho Is both a good and a great man. and It Is certainly to bo deplored thai bo brainy a man as he did not i. a party that know Its own mind foi ten consecutive seconds nt ior.oi Denver Searchlight. r