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VNH Wa; wfrjfrfrij 4 . t V V TALK, BUT NO ACTION A NTI-TRUST PROCEEDINGS CON TINUE TO LAG. Department of Justice Officials Ghr Out Vague Hints of Something Which May Happen in the Future, But the Public Is Skeptical. The anti-trust measures adopted by the late Congress to which some of our spellbinders have been pointing with pride have thus far borne no fruit of which anyone can- bo proud. One of the measures appropriated $500,000 as a special fund to be used In the prosecution of trusts which the administration may regard as objec tionable. Of this sum only $20,000 has been expended, and half of that went In one fee to a Pittsburg attor ney In the Northern Securities case, which originated. It wi!I be remember ed, before the late Congress did any thing atx.nt the trusts. The Department of Justice would have us believe, nevertheless that It Is not Idle and that the new legisla tion is really of some value. It gives out Information that a number of anti trust cases are In course of prepara tion and that there will be a great commotion one of these diys. Like the revision of the tariff, however, it must Mstponed until after the fall lections, ami the people must be en tertained meantime by mysterious outgiving as to the extremely cau tious activity of the department In M-tting kimmI and ready to make Ihin.s li.ii pen when the time comes. Among these encouraging outgiving. '.- one to th:; effect that officials of tno (iep.irt metit "are almost unanimous in the opinion that a g xd case" against the anthracite trust "can be made un iler the new anti-trust legi.slathm." Itefure going Into ecstasies over this almost unanimous official opinion wc may as well recall the fact that long ego the industrial commission was almost unanimously of the opinion that a good case could be made (.gainst that most audacious of trusts under the anti-trust law of 1S90. Also that the interstate commerce com mission lonr; ago was almost or quite unanimously of the opinion that a gcNxl case could be made against that impudent trust under the interstate Commerce law. As not a thing has been done by the officials under the laws which have been so long on the statute book, only very sanguine people will be confident that they will make out a good case jnder the new legislation or that they will seriously attempt to make cut a good case. The anthracite trust is merely a good one to which to ad irinister stuffed club punishment be fore election. The Trusts, the Administration and the People. The National Glass Budget of Aug ust 15 says that the Flint Bottle Manufacturers Protective Associa tion, at Its regular monthly meeting in Indianapolis advanced prices on a majority of its wares from 5 to 15 per cent. It also agreed not to make any contracts for delivery after Jan. 1. 1901. and decided not to start any of the factories before Sept. 14. This Fame Glass Budget contains a circular letter Issued by the Federation Win dow Glass Company predicting higher prices fcr window glass. Here are two trusts boldly plying their illegal business under the nose of President Roosevelt and his Attorney-General as well as in front of the iiew Department of Commerce which was to kill all bad trusts by publish ing the facts about them. Is it not high time for these functionaries to pet busy and to wipe some of these thousands of illegal combinations off the map of this once free country? When can we expect results? The trusts are not sleeping even if the of ficials are. 't hey are making hay while the Republican sun is shining for them. They are "standing pat under the Republican tariff umbrella and are playing their game of hold-up without losing a trick. The people are the victims. Will thesa victims of trust robbery again vote for the party of trusts and for officials who habitu ally violate their oath of office and who apparently can neither smell, hear, nor see trusts, although they are as thick as mosquitoes in New Jersey, and a hundred times more harmful to the people? Thy will not unless Lin coln was mistaken when he said that "you can't fool all of the people all of the time." Climate and Morals. Not very long ago an American rewspaper published in Manila declar ed, in extenuation of numerous official ii regularities and peculations then brought to light, that the climate of the Philippines has the effect of weak : ning the moral fiber cf men from the temperate zone. It asserted that no man could live in the archipelago for any considerable time without danger of developing certain failings and weaknesses likely to get him Into trou ble. There is, unfortunately, reason to believe that the theory is well found ed. The history of our occupation of the islands is not agreeable. Aside from the "water cure" and kindred manifestations of un-American savag ery there have been too many charges Df financial irregularities on the part of officials, military and civil. The hole atmosphere of the islands seem lo be impregnated with cruelty and Jishonesty and there is small reason !o hope that, if we should hold the Philippines for two or three centuries, rur record would be tny better than that of the Spaniards. As affecting the moral sense of men hitherto right-minded It is only neces sary to cite the case of Governor Gen eral Taft. That gentleman was in this rountry a jurist of excellent repute, a san whose ideas of right and wrong irere beyond criticism. Since he has been in the Philippines Tis moral vision has become so ob ;nse that he can see nothing wrong tx a government monopoly of the ipium traffic, making the United States government the purveyor of a Img which is destructive oi soul and aodr alike. He even resents the .. a i . tenon or me Beviri the propositi011 and points out the U-n-J'ch.-'rS K: ... - - Comment upon nuch a moral bouto verscment as I: here Indicated Is not necessary. It is, perhaps, permissible It) remark that if a man of JudM Taft's itancling and reputation tnu succumbs to the moral poison of tht Philippine atmosphere it Is hardl; Mrango that a poor devil of a second lieutenant should now and then durl'-, cate his pay accounts or a civilian functionary occasionally disappear over night taking the assets of his of fice along with him. Tho malign Influence of the climate Is quite evident. Strikers Accept Lower Wage. The trade journals of late contain many news items indicative of the kind of prosperity now afflicting this country. The Wool and Cotton Re porter of August 13 contains one very Important item which is not being widely published and circulated by the Protective Tariff League or the Republican newspapers. It Is headed "Philadelphia Strike Ends." It tells us that all but 40.000 of the 125,000 textile operators who went on strike June 1st for higher wages and for a reduction of hours from CO to 55 a week, have gone back to work, and that the most of the remaining 40.000 will be back at work within a week. It says that "In some of the mills, it is aid. tho employers. In addition to re fusing any concessions, reduced the wages of employes 10 to 15 per cent." After being without work for over two month3 these deluded strikers who foolishly believed in the Republi can cry of prosperity are glad to re turn to work at greatly reduced wages. They will now live as best llicy can with wages 83 or tW per cent of those of a few years ago, and cost of living 135 per cent of what it was six years ago. As a day's wages of one of tne.se unfortunate textile work ers will now only buy 66 per cent much as it would be in 1897 his or her actual wages have been roiyced 34 per cent. It is In order cor these operatives to strike for lower cost of living and see what will happen. They can do this most effectively by voting against the party that protects the trusts by stringently enforced high tariff laws and unenforced anti trust laws. Pension Them All. It is reported from Mindanao via Manila that the Bacolodian Moros are again throwing up fortifications and demanding tribute before submitting to the United States. There must be some mistake about this. Did we not read some brief weeks ago that our colonial forces under the leadership of Capt. Persh ing had cleaned up the island of Min danao and brought into loyal submis sion all those Moros who were not plugged full of nickel-jacketed bul lets? Is it not, moreover, the island of Mindonao to which Brigadier General Wood has been assigned, and can it be possible that any Moro, no matter how fierce and bloodthirsty, would dare inaugurate hostilities against that medico-martial phenomenon? The story sounds incredible. Yet, if it be true, why not make the best of a bad job and pay the tribute demand ed by the Bacolodians? The story sounds incredible. Yet if it be true, why not make the best of a bad job and pay the tribute demand ed by the Bacolodians? We already pay one greasy, murder ous, licentious, slave-trading scoundrel a liberal salary to keep the peace. Wny not put the others on the na tional pay roll? Sugar and Protection in Austria. The beauties of protection are well illustrated by the sugar industry in continental Europe. The advance tiheets of consular reports of Aug. 21, 1903, discussed the "sugar industry of Austria-Hungary." The beet sugar in dustry has been so stimulated there by import duties and export bounties that more than two-thirds of the sugar output has to be exported every year. The Import duty amounts to three and i. half cents per pound, while the- ex port bounty is two and one-fifth cents per pound. The "cartel," or sugar trust, of course, exists to make the people pay the full tariff tax. As a result sugar Is exported to England at two cents and sold in Austria at eight cents per pound. The English eat Austrian sugar at three cents per l-ound, after collecting an Import duty of nearly one cent a pound on it, while the Austrians eat their own mi gar at eight cents per pound. As a result the average Austrian con sumes fifteen pounds of sugar a year, while the Englishman consumes nine ty pounds. This demonstrates that protection is a most bencviient system for coun tries which fc not have it. Expensive Amusement. Last year Newport was the benefi ciary of the navy's endeavors to fur nish additional attractions for water ing places. This season it is Bar Har bor, and, while the guests at these places have doubtless been much i amused and entertained by the ships and the officers, the question before the people is. Can the nation afford for the sake of booming summer re sorts.to have one of its best ships run upon the rocky New England coast each year? We do not believe the people wil reply to that question hi the affirmative. They are Interested In the summer resorts, but they ar rot interested in them to the extent of helping make them popular by sac rificing a ship a season and going into their pockets to pay the cost to the tune of half a million or more. Set New Record for Boodling. From the present outlook Secretary : IlllCncoCK 19 going io niBiwe rusimar j ter General Payne look pretty cheap. , That is to say, while Mr. Payne's sub ordinates got away with only a few hundred thousand dollars Mr. Hitch nock's talented assistants have ap parently been stealing - government land a county at a time. Latest From Our Liege Lord. His strenuoslty is probably the only sovereign who ever made a naval re view the l:asion for a continuous per form art i speech-mklng. In this . rturf. .. ... .. s :s outer matters our iiece SIGNS OF TliCJUlJLE IVIDENCES THAT BUSINESS DE PRESSION IS AT HAND. Strong Probability That the Republic! cans Will Have to Reap Their Own Whirlwind This Time Some Sig nificant Fact?. It now begins to look as if "Repub lican luck" was going to desert the G. O. P. Shrewd political observers of both parties recognize the fact that the Republican party has been as for tunate in its defeats as in Its vic tories. All well-informed and fair minded men know that the panic of 1893 and the succeeding years of de pression would have occurred no mat ter who had been elected president In 1892. The Harrison administration was put to Its wits' ends to conceal treasury deficits and stave off a bond issue until Cleveland was inaugurated. In fact the plates for a new issue of ronds were ready before Harrison left the white house. The 1893 panic was partly due to the Republican spend thrifts who, before 1893, had "blown "in" all of the big surplus left by Cleve land in 1888. It would have been for tunate for the Democrats had they lest in 1892. But the Republicans have over stayed their time and are almost cer tain to have to take their own medi cine next year. They are doing their best to prevent a business collapse be fore next year and are whistling hard to keep up their courage. But many jecognize that the jig is up with them. This idea is beginning to find expres sion in Republican papers. One of the oldest and staunchest of them, the Chicago Journal, said a few days ago, ' That the belief is strong that the tide of prosperity is turning, or is about to turn." The government bulletins , and re ports, and of course the Republican newspapers, tell us at length all about the prosperity Items but say little about the gloomy items which are get ting more numerous from day to day. Thus the Bureau of Statistics -Bulletin of Aug. 8 show up the favorable fea tures of our internal commerce, say ing that "the current year compares favorably with the corresponding pe riod In 1902 and 1901." and then hast ens to say that "there is no evidence of a general recession in commercial activities, corresponding to the extra ordinary shrinkage in speculative values." The American Economist, the organ of the Protective Tariff League, is working harder than ever to demon strate on paper that prosperity is still here. Some of the headlines in its issue of August 21, are: "Prosperity Rampant." "Gen eral ' Prosperity Untouched," "The Facts of Prosperity," "Significant Fig ures Our Commercial Expansion Un der Protective Tariffs," "Labor's Pros perity." When the Republican papers are as serting that "Prosperity is still here" and are trying to prove it by publish ing statistics showing that Pennsyl vania's iron and steel industry paid twice as much in wages in 1902 as in 1896; that our imports were greater last year than ever before; that our lostoffice receipts were higher than ever last year; and other favorable statistics which they tell us are re liable barometers of trade; while we are being assured that our crop pros pects are again good and that the railroads are threatened with another car famine"; and while the Secre tary of Agriculture is telling us that everything is lovely with the farmers who are simply worrying about how and where to invest their rapidly ac cumulating profits, it may be well to mention some of the signs that point in the opposite direction. Here are a few of them: 1. Great depression in Wall street. Stocks have shrunk ,from 20 to 100 points during the last year, the aver age shrinkage being about 3 per cent. Financial experts do not agree with Republican politicians that there is no connection between Wall street and the rest of the country. They know that business is done mainly upon a credit basis and that Wall street is the heart of the credit system. Hence when the heart is disordered and dis eased the whole system is deranged and debilitated. Thus, Mr. Cuthbert Mills, for many years the financial expert of the New York Tribune,- the leading Republican paper in the coun try, said in its issue of August 9: "The country is beginning to wake tip to what is liable to happen in mer cantile and industrial affairs. There is less boasting than was recently heard about the country not being con cerned with the gambling operations of Wall street. These operations, when they are on such a scale as we see them now, are the sign and fore runner of a business contraction, in production and prices, which will put the country through much the same experience that Wall street has had. Good crops will mitigate t-" con siderably, but will not prevent . And it may be repeated what v - . said last week, that the merchant " man ufacturer who is much spres'" -ut at this time, is in the same da-orous position as was the spread ciu Wall street man six months ago." 2. Hambleton & Company ar l other financial authorities have rocantly written in the same vein. This is a year of numerous and great strikes. History shows thit the sequels to such years arc years of depression and panic The strike years of 1872, 1883 and 1892 are examples, r- the middle of 1892 there were between 500 and 600 strikes on and the number increase 1 later. The year 1893 saw a collapse in business and a financial crisis not equaled since 1837 Un doubtedly the 1893 panic owed nuch of its severity to the flotation of rum erous protected trusts with watered stocks and to the high trust prices and ftock-kiting which followed the pas sage of the McKinley bill in 1S90. with its outrageously high duties. Tho 1304 depression is likely to be as much more severe than the 1893 one, a? the rumber, size and power of trusts and the watering and kiting of were greater following the clocks than following the McKinley b mot rAnrr Ki Vi a vi ama "Ram mi mm Pco Kilmer's Swamp-Root, anciHn vua a V. iu. m aw umuw vw uua rmt . i I efforts of the great and small steel trusts to regulate production asd pi ices. (Southern Foundry No. 2 pig iron has declined from $18 to $12 per ton. Bessemer pig, which sold at Pitts burg. Aug. 20, 1902, at $21.50, sold at $17.85 Aug. 19, 1903. Within a year titeel billets have declined from $31 to $27; steel beams, at tidewater, from $2.25 to $1.73, and steel bars from $2 to $1.70. Much of this decline has occurred within a few weeks. 4. The country's clearings or bank exchanges are declining. From $3,680, 967,392, May 9, 1901, they fell to $2, 452.239,721. Jan. 3, 1902; to $2,277,061. 129 Jan. 3. 1903. and to $1,969,306,927 Aug. 15. 1903. 5. Fewer buildings are being erect ed. The monthly record kept by the Constructing News shows that build ing operations in nineteen of the prin cipal cities fell off 17 per cent for July. 1903. as compared with July. 1902. The decline Is attributed to a stringency In the money market and the apprehen sion of what the future has In store. 6. Great land speculation, especial ly in the North west. Political econo mists agree that the climax of what is called prosperity is marked by a great rise in lind values. This rise, for rea sons which need not be explained here, marks the beginning of industrial de pression. 7. Some of the minor signs of trou ble ahead are: Closed cotton mills throwing 500,- 000 out of work. Closed iron woolen and other mills "to make repairs" and because of low 1 rices. Reduction of 50 cents per ton in price of buckwheat (steam) coal in Philadc.phia, because of the shutting down of many industrial plants. Recent heavy withdrawals from New York savings banks. Blowing out of over COO coke ovens in Connellsville region, because of over-supply. Reduction of 10 to 15 per cent in wages of many of the textile strikers in Philadelphia, who three months ago struck for higher wages and shorter Lours and got neither. Decreased demand for high-grade woolens and increased demand for cheap and shoddy and cotton goods, ihowing exhausted buying power of the people. Unparalleled immigration, greatly increasing the number looking for jobs and thus prolonging strikes and insur ing defeat and lower wages for work- ers. In view of these facts, or portents of l.ard times, it is improbable that the Republicans, with all of their advant ages from being In control of govern ment and industry, can stave off the inevitable collapse until the election of 1904. The two great factors in their favor and that have prevented a col lapse before now are a succession of good crops and a decrease in the value of money caused by greatly increased output of gold. The stimulus to busi ness from cheapening money which manifests itself in advancing prices, rrtificial and deceptive though it be is likely to continue. It can postpone but cannot prevent a depression in business. If our crops turn out much below the ordinary hard times may begin this fall. If they are above the ordinary the break, though it will be gin soon, will not be severely felt un til next year. BYRON W. HOLT. Aiding Political Renegades. A Simple Act of Justice. It is well known that Senator Aid rich represents Mr. Rockefeller, the great financial magnate and Standard Oil baron, and it is tolerably certain that any currency legislation that the Republicans in Congress may pass will be only such as is approved by Mr. Rockefeller. For some reason, so far unexplained, this element is oppos ed to asset currency, but very much in favor of the legislation that was pro posed in the Aldrich bill of the last session. Senator Aldrich now announc es that the Senate sub-committee which is trying to prepare a financial bill to Introduce in the coming Con gress, has decided to frame some ' simple measure" upon which all may unite. . That must mean that Senator Aldrich has persuaded the committee to revert to the Aldrich bill of last year, which in some of its features is quite as objectionable as asset cur rency. The Rockefeller idea is to con tinue the high protection taxes and divide the surplus not used by the government between the favored banks of which Rockefeller owns or controls some with the largest capital. This would entail a constant drain from the taxpayer to the coffers of the Wall street magnates. It is without a doubt a very "simple measure," but will hardly be indorsed by those representatives of the people that are not controlled by the money power. A more simple measure would be to reduce taxation by taking from the trusts the protection they now en joy and which allows them to charge exorbitant prices for their commodi ties. The surplus would then have to be paid out, and taxation being reduc ed to the needs of the government, it would kill two birds with one stone the trusts would be unable to charge exorbitant profits and the surplus nbvr in the hands of the Wall street bapks would be used as fast as neces- such deficiency should ould be "simple" jus- Jaa long long term of trust -oppres- l j ,,., ,.., .,.., ..,.. ., I,,., , Commoner NEBRASKA CONVENTION. The democratic state convention held at Columbus, Neb., August 25, was an enthusiastic gathering. .The Kansas City platform was reaffirmed and state issues were met and dealt with in true democratic spirit. Judge John J. Cnllhran rirkii.- fhlof -iiictir-0 nf tho Tap braska supreme court was renominated. Judge Sullivan has. made a good rec ord and has adhered to the rule which in his speech of acceptance he laid down for the guidance of all judges that the one thing above all others that should characterize the conduct of a judge is "independence absolute judicial independence." The nominees for regents of the state university, William O. Jones of Adams county and Dr. E. O. Weber of Saun-' finds protection in the state of In ders county, are good men. Professor i diana by the grace of Governor Dur- Jones is well known as an educator, although he is not now actively en gaged in educational work. He is a man of large experience and an ener getic student. Dr. Weber is a young man who stands high among his neigh bors; and should these gentlemen be elected, it may be depended upon they will contribute materially to the wel fare of Nebraska's great university. Fusion between the two parties was accomplished without difficulty. In deed, the populist convention had nom inated Judge Sullivan before the demo cratic convention at Columbus had reached that order in the proceedings. So far as the public welfare is con cerned, no comparison is to be made between the ticket chosen at Grand Island and at Columbus and the ticket chosen by the republican party. Sev eral weeks before the republican con vention nominated Mr. Barnes, for judge of the supreme court, it was generally understood that Mr. Barnes was the choice cf the railroad lobby. Judge-Sullivan did not ask, indeed, did not desire a renomination; but be could not avoid the honor and it came to him because the democrats and pop ulists of Nebraska recognize that it is important to the people of this state that Judge Sullivan be re-elected. He owes his renomination to the good record he has made during six years of faithful service on the supreme bench of the state, and if the people of Ne braska fail to indorse that record at the polls, the people will in the end be the losers. THE CRIME OF SPECULATION. The bank embezzlements which have come to light since the slump in stocks emphasize the necessity for a law that will make it a penal offense for a bank officer to speculate on the market. The gambling mania is so strong when one once yields to it that trust funds are always in danger if the nolder of such funds is speculating. A law to pre vent such speculating by a bank offi cer would not only protect the public, but would be a protection to the offi cial as well. The Nebraska republican convention cheered the name of McKinley, but the committee on resolutions killed a resolution declaring in favor of reci procity, the declaration being in al most the exact words of McKinley. If the administration is so worried about getting the money back into circulation among the people it might begin by adopting measures calculated to stop taking it away from them by excessive taxation. It is to be hoped that Mr. Pulitzer's new school of journalism will have a chair devoted to teaching aspiring genius the virtue of always giving proper credit. It seems that the president was sav ing up all the good things to say to Mr. Root. Mr. Root may deserve them less, but he needs them more. The pretender to the throne of Mo rocco is dead again for about the ninth time. He is still a few laps behind the money question, however. Can it be possible that the persistent Wall street booming of Cleveland is actuated by a knowledge that repub lican management is to again end in a forced bond issue? Governor Pennypacker has discov ered that it takes more than a sub servient legislature and an enacting clause to secure the Tsi Anification of the Pennsylvania -press. The democracy has less to fear from republics ntnan It has from men who claim tojT jliemocrats. but put in most of JgLtSfC boosting republican poli- VERY PLASTIC. The Sword of Justice as the "Elastic Laws" Advocates Would Have It. Used by courtesy of The Commoner. Comment. WHAT ABOUT TAYLOR? Governor Durbin of Indiana has writ ten an article for the Independent, re ferring directly to the riots that have recently occurred In the Hoosier state. In this article Governor Durbin says: "Either the supremacy of the law must be established beyond question or free rein must be given to the fury of riotous assemblages engaged in tram pling all law into the dust. Anarchy and constitutional government may not thrive within the same geograph ical limits.". It would be well If the governor of Indiana could employ some of this spirit in considering the case of ex Governor Taylor, who is a fugitive from Kentucky justice and who now bin. If the Indiana governor really be lieves that "the supremacy of the law must be established beyond question," if he is devoted to constitutional gov ernment and bitterly antagonistic to anarchy, with what reason docs he ex ercise his authority to prevent the re turn to Kentucky of Taylor, the fugi tive from justice, in order that Taylor may not be required to answer for his alleged complicity in the assassination of Governor Goebel? The governor of Indiana will find it just a bit embarrassing to write up on the "supremacy of the law" so long as he persists In extending protection to Mr. Taylor. The Chicago Chronicle, driven from its assertion that Mr. Bryan bolted in 1892. says that he would have bolted in 189C if the gold men had controlled the convention and declares that he was "potentially" a bolter. This com ing frcm one who voted the republican ticket in 1896 and 1900 is truly inter esting. Senator Hanna has discovered that money is being collected from southern negroes for the pretended purpose of aiding the passage of the ex-slave pen sion bill introduced by Senator Hanna "by request." He would probably be willing to withdraw the bill without waiting to be requested. Mr. Aldrich is reported as announc ing that there will be no effort made to secure an asset currency at the coming session of congress. What's the mat ter? Scared out? The republicans do net dare to meet the currency issue, They are preparing another confidence game on the people. Dr. Shaw's failure to promptly pro vide an adequate remedy for that case of undigested securities was not due to lack of desire. It was due wholly to Jack of transportation facilities at a critical moment. He could not get the medicine to Wall street instantane ously. After recalling Limon, Leavenworth Spring Valley. Evansville, Danville and a few other localities to the north of the Ohio river, perhaps the south would be willing to let us settle our race problem in our own way. What would it profit democracy to have Its loyal newspapers devote all their time to exposing republican rot tenness while disloyal democrats were wnrklnz republican schemes under cover? Ex-Governor Taylor will hardly launch a vice-presidential boom as long as Governor Durbin has one on the way. It might complicate matters for Taylor. The postal agents demand steel postal cars. This Is the first intima tion we have had tnai mere is uui enough steal in the postal cars. Loval democrats will not be slow to note that every time Grover Cleveland is criticised the republican organs fly to his defense. The Nashville American is now de fending the Louisville & Nashville rail road. The American is doing Its best to earn its money. Under the new army management of course every soldier has a right to sign a "round robin" protesting against the grub. Up to date Mr. Brisow has not re ceived any lengthy l-ommendations from Oyster B3y. Has the New York World any as surance that Mr. Cleveland wuld not do it a gain 7 : X THE OHIO CONVENTION. The Ohio democratic Mate conven tion met last week. The plat form adopted will be found elsewhere In this issue. The platform contains Inherent evi dence of the handiwork of Hon. Tom L. Johnson, the nominee of the con vention for governor. It not only putn the party in that htate squarely on record In favor of the Kuiihhh City platform, but commits the party to the taxation reform measures which Mr. Johnson has been urging. The convention nominated Mr. John II. Clark or Cleveland for the United States senate. Running cm the plat form adopted, he Js pledged tit the principles and policies indorsed at the last national eonventlon. While Mr. Johnson Is the guberna torial candidate, he is even more In terested in t lie M-lci'tlem of a 1 mo cratic legislature than In his ewn ! Hon becaiiHe the next legislature will elect a successor to Senator llaiiii.i and will also have to ejeal with impor tant ejuestiejus of taxation. The McLean element f -ndeavore d both to defeat the nomination ejf John son and to make the platform e-ejlorless, and in the campaign that element will throw every possible obstae-e In the way ejf success, but with a platform that is honejst, definite and fearless the party can appeal to those honest republicans who are beeornlng tired of corporation rule in their own party. If the democratic party expects to win the confidence anl support of eann-st men it must show itself earnest. Every reader of The Commoner will bid Godspeed to Johnson and these on the ticket with him. A vietory In Ohio this fall would not only accom plish wonderful good for the people? of that state, but It would stimulate the party all over the country and gives an auspicious beginning to the cam paign of 1901. The Aldrich bill provides for deposit ing government meney In favorite! banks. Mr. Rockefeller owns the fa vorite banks. Senator Ablrf'h's son married the daughter of Mr. Irwke feller. The administration's- financial policy is quite a neat little family affair. Those eminent republicans who were horrifieel at the idea of previding the people with an increased volume ejf real money are now laying awake nights trying to frame up a scheme for giving them a token money based m intangible securities. The Ohio democratic platform eeeR not please republle-an organs and their assistants. The Ohio democratic plat form was framed largely for the pur pose of disple;aslng the aforesaid or gans. Our great and gejod friend, Abdul Hamid. sultan of Turkey, Is afflicted with failing eye-sight, but lie can still distinguish the difference Lve;en an ultimatum and a warship. Up to date the administration has &ent no battleship up the raging Wa bash to demand summary punishment of a man implieated in the; assassina tion of Governor Goebel. Democrats who are dlsi-ouragrd by two defeats in battling for principle might study with profit the persevering qualities- of Sir Thomas Lipton. A large number of postoffice officials insist that the government "Hand pat" on the statute of limitation. It will be cheerfully admitted that Secretary of War Taft knows as much about war as Secretary of War Root did, and Secretary Taft didn't know war -when be saw it. u ne a:a ne would not admit it. A genuinely democratic platform means the same in New York that It does in Nebraska; the same In New Jersey and Louisiana. Mr. Taylor did not "stand pat" un til after he had reached the north tank of the Ohio river. Has the New York World yet . re ceived formal notice of the dissolution of the law firm of Stetson & Cleve land? Ohio democracy lost no time In mak ing it known that it U democratic. In a race between a man's will and a woman's won't the latter ini'arlably wins. Xn woman 13 a heroine in tne ey of her cook. A fool is a mag who iMigns own folly. if?""1 7V-. mm ' t 1 j, Binghamton, N. Y., on every t r