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The Commoner.
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comes the grant puatifonei. At aerMfcu Cfinaa' ff
tlie year ttlituH'engtiU' are' sent Bruadhant, and ftmm
Sbllbws Ule e'efiibraitoid ffecmau. iftiell The- coim
baflhmtJa are prateutfed over will vital' partw off the
bodfo Me CaT-ii- being- tlie open battleground..
Each contestant haldu a saber on. high and a4er
the preliminary ceremonies blows begin to- fitilll
Bfc Hi- at slash stroke, given with a peculiar frwfafc
off the wrist. A contestant iu not permitted to
dbdge- ai blow,, but muat afcund up undi nawe liifas
flice aliished until Ibua off blbod compels lifcu to
stapv. This account's fbu Wig suatnsttd) flticeai off
Cermani stiudenfcr ivmU acmaf qllTuiuai ao eflBbni
seem mYtlie TBbitfatK Sbutea."
joj: BijiEfrr ejossokh:
Wc.. Buyjwi. recently rmeLvd" Cfcomi a pcoinf
nenfc cltizeni olr Butte. Mbnt., a. letter Esomi wMchi
the fib Mowing-., hi talcen:
. "While- reading- your speeuh at Warn Mtofnesi.
Ini wlitMii you so strongly show wq the- InibjLiiHfes:
off the- present tariff, it occurred! to me1 that B
cuuTd givev you from, an- experience- off my ow-nv.
a pertinent iHuateatiant off the tafhanoua robbery
perpetrated uponi the- American) people by tlie'
millionaire1 beneflciariea off aaidl tariff. Bm HS4KI
II bought from the Singer Sewing- Machine- com
pany a sewing: macliiiie,. for wliicii 13 paid $fl5L
Bm USM; D wen to- Sburh America, and! located!
at Montevideo tlie- capital off tlie republic off
Uruguay,, a city off 2.50,000' inhabitant, where
I found in the principal atorea, tlie sanie Identi
cal Singer aewing machinea with all the latest
attachments and! improvements, all brand! newr
and: just received from tlie Singer factory.. E
ihajuired the price audi waa told it was- $"3'4k. II
Bought one;, and! thinking the price astonishingly
Tovr;, JT iniiuiredat the itlier stores and! found
tile price? tlie same;, and! hud: I! so. desired II couFd
have puxcfiaaedl x. dbseiii at that price1.. Now
thieati? merchairta-- liadl paitE J&efgli for fr,.(raO mil'ea;.
and! ai lieiCTy inrporl? dXvt& am tliflae macadnegi,
audi yet GouTd: 311 themi at ai profit far- ?35cv
JL GOOD STOKST
THieErainaaaT; City Jauimall (irepv)' fir. greata
esercfaedl Aa; tire? Jaurnall putsR'it,, "tliei edifilir
off am HndTan TJeKritory paperatru not aee hoiwr
tfiiet tacifff protecta the1 farmer." Concerning; th.e
Eodlam Territory editor,. th,e JouirnaB aaya: "He
fa; very probably ho neat im hla- pasitionv thaughi
lie; iis putting: cliarity to aomewliat off ai atraiin.
wliem Tie deciarea that 'ai farmer' wfi.o cam be a.
republican, ia one off tlie curiaaMea; off the politii
cal! aituation.' "
Tlhat remindla ua off a. story wnfcfii Jiuxfge
Xoaepli) K. (Dug;, formerly off Nebraska but now: off
Gbraradb. waa wont ta telH.
ii. democratic orator waa adureaaiiig: a crowill
Ini Eudiana antil saiul "How 1 arm going; to put.
to youi farmera.ai ojieatfom wliihui II want youi to
tfiihlc over for aeverall dayaH audi them iff youi cam
give me an, answer,, write to me at my home..
TBlie qjieatiom ian "Wliat iu there a farmer aelTa;
whicln lie geta1. more for, andi what ia there ai
fawner Biiya which, he gets for less, oui account
off aliiglr. pratecrive tariit1? Tliinlr of tMar and!
annwor at your leisure."
Several weeks later this democratic: orator
received' a letter froiiv an. old) farmer,, who? had!
been, one of hia audience; audi tlie letter waa
about as follow: "Bear Sir: Wlien. youi were
down, in- Bndiana aeverall weelca. ago you aafceiSr
'What ia there- a) farmer aelte that he gets more
fbir, and! what m there a farmer buya- that h.e geta,
for loss, on. account off a high; protective fea!riIffi',
WfelH. sir,, B have been, thiulcing: about that qjaea
Wbm ever ai'nce, audi I have come to the cancUm
sibm Wtvua tih'ere- iuu't a: dar-diumedi thJng'.-"'
IJli Cimaha Bee published! approvingly- a
1'etteiT torn a mam in. Elearney ridicui&agc the Idea.
tliat SNvetfea in. tlifa country are sending money
to ban lea in Swedem for safekeeping;.. "Such; an.
ffflSBidon" aays the learned! contributor;, "ia so
palpably foolish, that one would! hardly care to.
dlrtcusa it fif the Worlol-Heraldi did not give- it
sucfii prominence"
The WorrdVHeraldv with: great pleasure
presenta- tiie foHbwing: extracts from pages six
andi sevent of the last annual report of the post
master general submitted to- President Roase
velt November 2iQr 19 01:
"jSfore than, aevert millions; of immtgrotnts
IbuKTed! hx this? eountry duringr the past ten years
andi it has been: demonstrated tliat in. th aggre
gate immense suma of money have been, hbard
edl or sent away by these people-. In many in
stances: It ha beert found 'that for, Vfitht bt
postal aaving3 bankn, money orders; axe bei&ig:
bought, payabre to the purchaser,, goad! fbr one
year. Burning: tlie fiscal; year endSirg: June 30v
I90T, thepoatofilce department sent to-EhatopeaiL
countriea atone in tlie formi off money orders,,
?T2,int.TS'llfe Tliia money,, wlifle it waa aa
cuniulati'ng,. would naturally have been .placed
for safety in; tlie postal aavings bamfta. In fact,,
it haa beem brought to my attention) that money
of the immigrants, on account of tta poaaeaaorsi
being ignorant off our language and ausp&iibua'
off our private inatitutiona, is being- sent home
m; order that it may be placed in th:e postall
aavings banlta of their native cou8lrie,.,"
Ia. tihla; statement of Mhr..'Raoaevert3i paafe
maater general, buttreaaed by facta- as it fa-,. afao
'BaEpaBHF faaliah."
Dt bears out directly the point thfe newa
pai)er waa: malting. It explains why Shirty-thiree
off the banks of Sweden; advertiae En ai singPe
issue off x. Swedish newspaper pubHshed m
Cliicagov. for tlie deposits of Swedes. who have
made this, country their home.
Sb estensLve ia the practice,, not only among
Swedes but among fareigiL-barni cltizena off oth:er
nationalirfea, that the postmaster' general! used
the fact as a strong: argument im favor off postall
savings- banlta; It la,, of course, enjualy strong: as;
aaii argument for guaranteed bank dTaposfflSjc
, nmhui WorrdHHeraWL
PEilTFOKMS.
A pratfbrm; ik- binding: aa- to what it amifec
aff weffl aa to what it contafha.. Accordohg: to
tlie- democratic? fifea,. tlie peaprre thdirk; far t&jem
sellves and select afliciala to carry out their
wiaftes. Tlie voters are the sovereigns; tlie
anTciaTa are the servanta, employed far a fixed
iifine aud at a -stated salary to- do what tlie sovereigns-
want done, and to do it ini the way the
aovereigna want it dbnei Pratforma are entirely
fiD harmony withi this democratic fdeau A prat
fbrmt annairncea- the partya. paaitibtt am the? quea
cibnff wliichi are at issue,-: and am aflTcfap ia. nafc
irt Hberty to uae tlie authority vested ini hm to
urge personal! views; whichi have nat heem sub
mitted to the vatera far t&elr approval . Iff.ane
is: nommated upan x platfornL wliitav'.fa;,nqt aat
iafactnry to Mmv'tte muat,. if candEd; either de
ciaire lihe naminatibn;. orr tn accepting; Sr prar
pase an: ameuded platfaimx hii Heu; off && ane
adopted by tfre canirentian. 5Ta aualr situutlbnv.
however,, confronts; your canxjatev, tav. tEe plat
form upbm which: I waa nominated not only con
tatoja naffiilhs from which: E daasent,, but it spe
cifically outHnea aM the remedial! legfafatibm
wliichi we cam fiape to secure dlnnng: the next
four years:. IPsomj Mfc. Bryanfa Speechi off Accep
tance iv tw w v
The democratic: party seeka not revolutibnv
but refbrmatfonv, and I need hardly remind the
student off history that curea are mildest wnem
applied at oncer that remedfea increase hi se
verity aa their application; Ia postponed.. Blood
poisoning: may be stopped hj- the loss, of a finger
todayr. it may coat am arm tomorrow or' sl ig&
tlie next day. Sb palsom Im the body politic cam
not be removed tao saanv far the evils, produced
by It mcrease with: tlie Tapse of ttmei. That
there are ahuaea which: need to be remedied,
even the repuhHicam candidate admits; that hia
party ia unable to remedy them, has beem fiuiEiy
demonatrated duxtng: tne last ten years.. E have
audi confidence im the urtelligence ae. weEB aa.
tlie patriotism of the people, that I cam not dbuibt
their readimess to. accept the reasonable' refbrma
wh.lcli our party proposes, rather tham perm&
the continued gro-wthi of existing abuses to himrry
the country ore to remedies more nidfcaB and
more drastic. From Mr. Bryan.-S. Speech: off Ac
ceptanee.. DE3IOCKA.TIC FARTr DEPEXDEK OF HOTT
EST WEALTH
We may expect those who, hau committed
larceny by law and purchased InimunlwShT
tneir pohtical influence to attempt to raiSe S
fasuesv and. to employ "the Ifvery of Heaven?
to conceal their evil purposes, but they cam na
longer declv The democratic- party fefnofc
est accuuiuiactonb. it en, canJkrarv- a.
friend of Industry and the steadfast iSor
of that weaUh which represent a serS to
society. The democratic party does n" seek
to auulhUat all cocporatrons; it slmlTaslerte
that a tho sgverument creates- coSteit
fcatoi, and -that ,slitwird nat permit my
corparatifam to comverH&ifcrfff ii$a ai monnnnl
Suirely we- should have tifire tfj-cperatibn -if aii
Tegitfciate Gorponatibna im aur- efforts to protort
business and industry' ffrainVrfcne? adium u'icIl
rawl'eas combimafiionaj oC: capiitaB will, if un
checked cast uponi themu Qmly Yi the agina
tion; off the goad ffromi the bad cam the gaud ha
made secure- Franr 3SHr' Bryans: Speech oi lo
ceptance. to tp v-- t
7USa?I3iI T& AEEb
Etecagnizins tliat E ami indebted) for ir
nomfiiatibm to the ramkc and filte? off our lar
and that my eltectlom imust came; is It "um$
at alffl,. firomi the unpurchased and unpur'-uic-abre
suifEragea off the Americans people, lnm
fae,. if entruated with the responsibilities n! a.a
high oflTce,. to consecrate whatever ability I ia
to- the one purpose of malting: this, in fai" 1.
government im which the people rule i int
ernment which wim db justice ta all, and iffr
to every one the highest poaaibre stimuiua
great and persistent effort,, hyr asauring to ai-lL
the endoyment off hia juat ahare off the proceHiiu
off hia toil1,. na matter im what part off the vine
yard he labors,, or to what occupation,, prufcs
sibnl or caEGhg: he devutea himseliff. From Mr.
Efnyanfa Speech off Acceptance;.
t' gfV fl." ffW
THELBiyiSSr 1LA.W QW KEWJTAKDS
There ik a. divrhe law off rewards. When
th& Creator gave; us the earth;; witai its; fruitful
soih, the-anmalime with Its. warmthv and the raina
with their maiatuxe,. He pcaclaimed,. aa -clearly
aa iff Hia, voice had thundered rronn the clouda,
"Sb work,, and accordihgj ta yaur ihduatry and
your intein'gHnce;. so) shaEO be your reward."
Only where mfeht has o-verthrawn,. cunning- un-dHnmiTTP-d
oir gavemmemt amsp ended B.ia Paw, haa
a-, different how: prevailjad. Tb conform the gov
ernment; to thiHvlaw' auht to hetheambltian of
the statesmam and aa party cam have' a higher
mi'asibm tham to make it a: reality wherever gov
ernments cam EegitimateTy operatei. From Mr
Bryam's Sneecfii at Aaceptohce..- -
the: smGrna sossrs
They sweep out. off the gentirmes, tHe stars
that. iQuxney highh- .. , '..""tk"
They traced the path off ages,, .bff eternflnea gone
.ayr, ;! , ' . . :,
They move through seemiing; sflehceas acrasa the
fferdi off night '
And flunr along: the leagues off space their flames
off Hvms Tight,-,
But sbmewhere im the heart off things no wall
off siiehce bars
And In.a, wondroua cadence rings the singing at
tfafe'stara.
A thousand thauaand stars there be,, and thou
sand! thousands mare..
Ta fleck: fche skies we may not see,, to gleam in
heavem's floor.
And they go ieweHSihgr ii& years,, these iistruua
gems off time
The stars that glow where no mn peers what
fang; long; heights they dnmh!:
The hazyr distant duat off Eight by unknown, suna
bepearEed
Siings em forever through the1 might that shrouds
another world!
The stars whose somg: we cam not hear thy
raEC through realims umknowms
Adbwm thei ages,, cream and dear,, they send their
maxveC-feane,. '
And none may knasw the melody they are d-
creed to bear
Into the' centuries to he,, front ceniuaims thai
were
For they know neither tfme nor spacer begin-
mfeig- holt mar emd
Btofc we who duatmbiy mark: and trace,, we can aot
comprehend.
They sweep- out off the cemtmries,, the stars thai
come; and gov
They milrror the eternal seas whose, age-tides &&
and flbiwr .x t '
And always always? as they runvthey touch tlie
chords off fame:.
And star and star nnd sum n.nr suni make har
mony sublfmev
Fbr whHe? Ibngr dead creaiaans, sfepfe the scan
have iQuxmeyed om
And vgithi their primal chamft ha.v.ekep.the drum
beat ,cif: thft dawr.. - ".- r- ."
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