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ing that pioplo would rathor pay a fair
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spect than to havo it placed on tho cheap
onlor in both price and quality
Hut to tho new subscriber who will pay
ono year in advance wo will crodit hiH
subscription up to January 1 1101 and
will innko him n present of a copy of
Kendalls Perfected Hecoipt Hook worth
itself moro than wo iisk for tho papor
ono year To old subscribers who will
pay up to dnto and ono year in ndvanco
the sanio offor la in ado
Tho sonsationul announcement of
David Bonnot HillH paralysis of tho
month is vigorously denied Mr Hill
iH simply resting
Major MoKinloy has not forgotten
tho nttributos of a good noldior audit
has boon tho hiBtory of tho republic
heretofore that good Holdiors nuiko good
prosidontH
Mr Atkinson quickly passes over tho
ntntomout of AguinuldoH former coadju
tor that tho Tagal lender iH trying to
roduco tho islands to a condition of do
mestic slavery
Soino of tho domocratio papers are
mentioning Dowoy for tho presidency
quito forgottlug tho fact that it is ono
thing to load u horso to water and an
other to mako him drink
Oom Paul is a religious man and bo
Moves in tho scriptural injunction to
watch and pray Ho keops ono hand on
tho powdor horn whilo ho tuniH tho
prayer book with tho othor
John U McLeans tomporary sojourn
in Ohio will givo him an opportunity to
ronow soino old acquaintanceships Mr
lioLonn will later with his family re
turn to his Washington residence
Tho Klondike craze has a more
enbstantinl basis after all than it has
iany titiKM boon oroditod with Tho
gold output for this year in that region
IB conservatively estimated at 10000000
Ono of the surest ovidonces that tho
Ohio democrats aro expecting to bo de
feated in this years campaign is the
fact that thoy hayo doinandod in their
platform a reduction of salaries of Btato
oflloials
If freo silver and tho orimo of 7il dies
and Aguinaldo gots thunipod hard
enough to quit whnt will the domocrat
io loaders do for an issue in 1000 The
dinner pails aro too full for a calamity
axupoigu
If it is true that American merchants
aro supplying the Filipinos with arms
and ammunition from Hong Kong thoy
nght to bo most severely deal with It
ia enough to muko ones blood boil to
think of suoh treasonable action
Whnrton Barker the populist candi
date for tho presidency thinks his
hances aro good for suceooding
MoKinloy Hut since W 15 is tho only
man in tho conutry who holds thnt view
Mr McKiuloys frionds will not lose
onfldeuco of his re election
When tho auti oxpausionists began
tho policy of presenting ditliculties as
an argument for withdrawing from tho
Philippines thoy simply broke grouud
for their own graves Difllcultv ami
danger aro what Youiir America foeds
and thrives upon ami eagerly courts
Nothing gives surer proof of prosperous
times than the increased demand for
luxuries Hero is uu item of significance
throe years ago tho value of diamonds
imported into this country at New York
-was 7200000 This last fiscal year it
was 20000000 and their price had
advanced 25 per cent
The political campaign of next year
will really resolve about the question
What do you think of MeKiuleys re
cord as president nud the voters
recognizing tieir own prosperity and
tho glorious war record in behalf of
humanity will overwhelmingly say
MeKiuleys all right
Mrs Mary Ellen Lease recently said
I am fully batisfii d that 10 to 1 is a
dead issue and with it Mr Bryan will
be laid on tho shelf In fuirness to
onrront history whilo Mr Bryan is
moro nnd moro it as tho prosidontial
candidate of tho domocraoy it is
eortninly true that Mary Ellon is noithor
a prophet nor tho son of a prophet
Silver is a past issue but Mr Bryan is
very much in evidence
President Schurmnn of Cornell mil
vorsisity who was ono of tho commis
sioners sent over to Manila has just ro
turned to thin country and videos tho
Hontimontof tho largo majority of Amer
icans when he says I havo no doubt
tho president will soon effect a solution
of tho Philippine problem which will bo
entirely satisfactory to tho American
people To hiH statesmanship and tried
ability wo may entrust the issue with
perfect confidence
It is interesting to soo ono after
another tho old states rights advocates
who havo always been vigilantly jealous
of any surrender of state authority to
tho central government now whip into
lino and oppose the proposition for state
investigation of trust and insist that the
work shall bo done by tho national gov
ernment Of course it Is simply a co
incidence thatsoveralofthesellop abouts
aro governors or othor high otllcials of
their states and it might bo prejudicial
to their future political ambitious to bo
compelled to investigate tho trusts doing
business under their laws
Mr Bryan now accounts for MoKinloy
prosperity by crediting it to tho influx
of gold from the Klondike It is an
encouraging indication to havo Mr
Bryan ncknowledgo that there is
prosperity yet as ho notunlly does mako
that admission it is gratifying to know
what has brought about this bettor
condition But attributing thoprosout
increase of business over 18110 tho
increaso of nearly r00000000 in tho
countrys circulation the omployment
of fully a million idlo workiugmon and
tho othor indisputable indications of
vast improvement to tho vory fow
millions comparatively which havo come
in from the Klondike would seem to be
tho high water mark of sophistry and
demagogy
In his rocout uddresH to tho pooplo of
Oiilm President MoKinloy appeals to
them to assist in the stops by which
yon will procooil to the establishment of
an olTeotivo system of self government
Tho Atkinsouian caluinniators will in
suoh a statomout find vory littlo comfort
The president simply voices tho nations
good faith and sincerity of purpose in
its pledged attitude of good will toward
tho iudopondouco of Cuba It is not to
bo questioned but what many of tho in
fluential residents of that island desire
annexation But tho president moves
straight forward assuming only the
Cubans ability anddosiro for the burdens
and responsibilities of independence
Tho imporial of William MoKinley is a
royal dosiro to uplift humanity
The st oiios which coniefjfroin South
Africa of tho rich mineral wealth there
eclipse oven tho wildest dreams of the
most enthusiastic Klondiker Tho
land of the Boers is said to benbundaut
in iron cobalt coppor diamonds and
coul Eiigineors have already measured
by moans of diamond drills a gold
deposit within a few miles of
Johannesburg which thoy claim
amounts to more thau 1000000000
Gen Joubert tho commander of tho
Boors says that tho disoovery of gold
in his country is tho reason why his
people have been disturbed and thiB
statement is very likoly true If suoh
woalth as is reported is really there it is
bound to attract the attention of tho
adventurous from all lands and an
immense stream of people will jiour into
South Africa Tho quiet of Oom
Krugers domain will bo a thing of the
past but tho worlds wealth will be
greatly increased
Thus it is that some of tho states of
tho Americou union have arisen iu our
favor especially tho domocratio party
are the words credited to Emilio
Aguinaldo by the Chicago Iutor Ocean
What a prodicamont for a political party
comprising patriotic and truo Americuus
to be announced by tho leader of an
armed and treacherous rebellion against
the United States as tho active ally and
supporter of tho rebol cause But yet
what moro uatural what moro could
bo expected than that a foreigner un
familiar with our exact form of gov
ernment should couhtrne tho expressions
of deniocratio conventions ami reco
uizod domocratio leaders into being
actual revolt agninst the policy of tho
administration liable at any time as is
tho case in French politics for instance
to cause a resignation of the present
ministry aud a direot chaugo of polioy
which would withdraw our troops from
tho Philippines Of course iu the event
of those same blatant leaders coining
into supremo power the last thing they
would actually do would be to carry out
their announced convictions but
Aguinaldo is unable to distinguish
honest expression from mere talk for the
sako of opposing the administration
and so ho continues bolstering up his
canso and deriving comfort and support
from theso seditious
utterances and reso
lutions thus placing largely tho respond
bility for the coutinuauco of his move
meut npon that same party which in
1804 declared tho war for tho preservation
of the union a failure especially the
democratic party
Tho County Ticket
It is nn exceptionally strong tlckot
that the republicans placed iu tho
field at Battlo Crick last Saturday
Every man named is a representative
republican and ono who will draw votoH
not only for himself but help tho
ticket ns a whole From a geographical
standpoint no tlckot was over prosontod
to tho voters that contained such an
quiil distribution of honors as tho ouo
named at Battlo Creok
Chr Sohavland for dork of tho dis
trict court roprosonts tho extreme south
western part of the county his homo
town being Nowman Grovo in Shell
Creek precinct Mr Schnvlund has
nearly completed his first term mid has
Hindu for himself a record that will
insure his leeleotion Nono aro ho
tapnblo of judging tho qualifications of
a man iu this position as the lawyers
with whom nearly all his business is
transacted and tho ovedonco of ono of
tho most prominent members of the bar
of this city Is that Glnis Schavland is
tho best clerk of the courts that Madison
county has over had and tho lawyer
referred to has been doing business with
that olllco for moro than 20 years
Philip Bunch nominated for county
dork is a resident of Madison and thus
represents tho oxtromo southeastern
portion of tho county Philip Bauch is
too well known iu this county to need
any introduction at our hands Ho was
ono of tho oarly settlors of tho county
and has fared with tho othor pioneers in
tho ups and downs of lifo iu tho west
sooing it grow from a wild aud bleak
prairio to a rich and prosperous country
Ho is a well informed man every way
capable of taking care of tho position to
which ho aspires Being nn old timor iu
tho county and well likod by ovoryouo
he will not only bo olectod himsolf but
will holp carry others through to success
It O Miles tho nominoo for county
treasurer lives in Emorick precinct and
henco givoB tho western part of tho
couuty a placo on tho tickot Paddy
Milos ns he is affectionately oallod by
his closo frionds is ouo of tho stalwarts
of tho ropublicau party in Madison
county Ho is a farmor as honost as
tho day and will mako an eillcieut
ofllcer Ho accepted the nomination
two yours ago for tho couuty treasurer
ship whon thero was almost no hope for
his election and having made a campaign
ngaiust greatest odds thou it is but right
that ho should now receive tho full
support of his party
Norfolk is represented ou tho tickot
by S L Gardner candidate for sheritr
one of tho best all round mon iu this citv
Tho memory of man runneth not when
Sam Gardner was not a fumiliar figure
iu Norfolk and tho peoplo who havo
known hiuifor years know that ho is
conragoous straight forward and trust
worthy Ho has ovory qualification for
a good ofllcer and ho will innko a sheriff
of which tho party ueod havo no fear
that it will evor bo obliged to oiler any
apology
The candidate for county judge S A
Mnckay comes from Meadow Grove
Mr Mackny has served the party faith
fully aud well during the past year as
chairman of tho county centrul com
mittee and is well known as a man of
sound judgment and good business abil
ity His election to tho ofiiee of county
judge will mean that the estates of those
who are unfortunate enough to pass
ovor the river will bo conscientiously
and equitably administered
Tho soldior boys wero not simply
complimented through resolutions by
tho republican county couvoutiou but
they were remembered in a much more
substantial manner in the nomination
of George Snyder of Jefferson precinct
as candidate for superintendent of
public instruction George Suyder was
sergeant of company B aud was with
tho Fighting First at Manila
Previous to enlisting in respouuso to his
countrys call ho was a teacher in Tildou
and is thoroughly couversaut with tho
requirements of tho public school system
of this country Ho is a young mnu of
education and ability and the oflieo in
his hands will be well taken care of
Dr Edward Tanner of Battlo Creek
renominated for coroner has hold that
otlico for a number of tonus and the
duties of tho position have beeu econom
ically aud conscientiously performed
It is concoded by democrats and republi
cans nliko that Dr Tanner is the proper
man for coroner and this belief will
lead again to his election as usual
Norfolk had intended to have only
ono candidate ou tho ticket this year
but when tho rest of tho county insisted
thnt W H Lowe take tho nomination
for couuty survoyor because he is a man
eminently fitted for the placo boiug a
competent civil engineer and surveyor
and one who knows every foot of ground
iu tho county the place was accepted
by the Norfolk delegates ou behalf of
Mr Lowe who was uot preseut at the
convention
Chris Smith who was chosen as the
candidate for couuty commissioner from
the First commissioner district lives iu
Greeu Garden precinct Ho is a success
ful farmer aud business man nud will
look after the iuterre6ts of tho county
as one of tho board as faithfully us he
does his own
Thus it will bo found that every corner
precinct of the county is not only repre
sented ou the republican ticket this year
but four of the interior precincts as well
aud all by mon of kuowu worth and
ability The convention wa harmoni
ous throughout every candidate but one
bolng nominated without tho formnlity
of taking n ballot and bin nomination
was mndo unanimous by tho hearty
consont of nil delegates presont With
out druvlng invidious comparisons it
may bo truthfully said that tho ticket
now presented for tho consideration of
voters is ouo of tho strongost ovor placed
In tho field in this county Thoro is not
a weak iinmo on it and tho manner iu
which tho nominations wore inato
means that ovory candidate should havo
tho loyal support every republican in
this couuty
Opinions of the Trust
Tho country has two overshadowing
questions up for its consideration which
take precodenco ovor everything else
Ono is purely foreign tho other solely
domestic Both press for solution and
until satisfactorily udjustod nro likely to
absorb a vory largo share of attention
Ouo is tho Philippino quostion tho other
tho trusts and how to deal with thorn
Tho latter is attracting tho serious
consideration of tho ablest minds in tho
country and investigation proves that
mon soriously differ in their ideas in
regard to trusts and como to very widely
different conclusions as to dealing with
thorn
There is being held in Chicago this
week an important conference Men
recognized as able aud thoughtful ap
pointed by tho governors of tho ditlerout
states and representing all shades of po
litical belief havo como together to
frankly disscuss tho situatiou Whilo
nothing defluito iu tho way of nsolutiou
is promised such airing of views will do
much to clear tho atmosphere and pavo
tho way for tho settlement of tho trust
question
Governor Roosevelt of Now York has
named among thoso who shall ropresont
tho Empire stnto Chauncoy M Dopow
ox Socrotary Carlisle Bourko Cochran
Francis P Thurber aud Gcorgo S
Guutou Theso aro all men of national
roputatiou and what they think of this
great question is a matter of much
interest to tboir countrymen of every
shndo of political opimon
Mr Carlisle according to Holland
tho well known nowspapor correspondent
regards tho drift toward economic com
binations ns one that in tho vory nature
of eventB is irrosistablo aud cau bo over
come only by social or industrial rev
olution
Mr Cochran holds largely to tho same
view although ho has expressed him
self as believing that there aro obnox
ious influences aud certain teudencies
that deserve correction
The opinions that theso two men hold
aro tho moro significant iu that they aro
both lifo loug freo tradors aud do not
agree with thoso who contend that
trusts aro a direct result of a protective
tariff policy
Senator Dopow in a recent after din
ner speech called attention to both the
bouefits aud daugors of trusts Ho
frankly expressed himself as to tho
fuudnmoutal principle ou which trusts
aro estnbliBhod believing it to bo in tho
highest degreo conducive not only to the
creation of wealth but to its equnblo
distribution At tho same time over
capitalization watored stock and any
kind of fictitious values aro to bo con
demned aud guarded against
Mr Thurber who is recognized as a
very able thinker and business man be
lieves that tho trust is a reaction against
extravagance aud wastage aud that the
principle coutaiues the seed of pros
perity
Mr Gunton the scholarly editor of
Gmntons Magazino contends that
truBts are uot necessarily destructive of
individualism
The opinions of these men are entitled
to respectful consideration Other
states have Bent to tho Chicago con
ference men of strength aud character
and its deliberations are being watched
with interest It will contribute no
small share toward the settlement of a
questiou which at preseut is perplexing
the American people
Patriotic men of all classes rally to
tho support of the president in his pros
ecution of the war in the Philippines
Whilo such men as Andrew Lee tho
populist governor of South Dakota aro
so un American as to advise the with
drawal of the troops tho brainy demo
cratic leaders many of them seo that
tho situation must be nntliuchingly
faced Tho sentiment of the masses
has beon splendidly expressed by
ator Arthur P Gorman in tho following
language All the men aud all the
money necessary to bring the war to a
closo should bo the motto of every true
spirited American It is too lute now
to withdraw It would be a confession
of our inability to cope with these bar
bariaus and to whip thorn into subjec
tionit would be ignominious for the
American forces to back out of the
Philippines at this time Tho country
is generally disposed to stand by this
proposition and it is anxious to see tho
war prosecuted vigorously If it is truo
that more meu aro needed to help Gen
Otis they ought to le sent forward as
speedily us ships could take them
There should be no dallying with the
situatiou Tho sooner the Filipinos are
brought to time tho better it will be
for them and for all concerned
In 1892 the democratic rarty ridiculed
the idea that tin plate could be success
fully manufactured iu this country If
it ever is churned the free traders it
will be at u greatly increased price
THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21 1899
which will come out of the pockets of
tho poople But tho facts show that
Binco tho passago of tho McKinloy tariff
tho total production of tin plato by
Amorican workinginon In America has
boon 22rGD052 pounds and tho prico
to consumers has declined one fourth
The democratic party iu this prediction
demonstrated its characteristic weaknesB
of being long on fancies nnd short on
facts
Tho democratic party has uttorly
failed to gain the confidonco of tho
groat middlo class of American votors
the class of men who aro neither vory
rich nor vory poor who constituto tho
backbone of tho business world This
class moro than any other stnnd firm for
the groat principles which tho republi
can party has so long uphold and it is
to this samo great army of conservative
middlo class dtizons that the country
must look for future safety
Tho delegates to republican comity
couvoutiou at Battlo Creek tomorrow
should innko their nominations with
but one idea in view and that is
tho success of tho tickot nt tho polls in
November This is a ropublicau year
and with tho exercise of good judgment
in choice of candidates there should bono
reason why tho court houso at Madison
will uot bo filled with republican ofllcers
after next Jauuarv
Tho proceedings of the twenty seventh
annual session of tho Nebraska Press
association held at Omaha last January
have finally been published in tho form
of a neat volume iBsued from tho press
of tho Merwiu Publishing company
Beaver City Tho book is illustrated
with half touo pictures of oflicors of the
association aud coutuius a stenographic
report of what was said nnd done nt
tho last mooting
Even China can uo longer follow the
dictates of her own conscience in many
matters nnd regulate its standard by
fiat The late speculation of Boston in
copper and tho consequent riso iu prico
of that metal hnB caused no end of
trouble among the celestials Their
chief coin is the copper cash aud the
raise in its commercial vnlue has made
a groat disturbance iu business
There is such a thing as overstating
ones case especially if it is a weak one
to start with Mr Havermeyer said
recently that the tariff was the mother
of all trusts Nevertheless everyone
knows that tho Standard Oil compauy
the most gigantic trust in this country
never had any help whatever from a
protective tariff
Tho democrats have met with another
bitter disappointment Senator Foraker
has called on the president and person
ally assured him of his loyalty to the
republican party and his purposo to do
all he can in the splendid triumph that
awaits the republicans iu Ohio this fall
In workiiiR for McLeans election to
the governorship iu Ohio Mr Bryan is
playing with edged tools Should Mr
McLean be successful there is no ques
tion but whnt ho would becomo n for
midable candidate for the democratic
nomination for tho presidency
Sinco the capture of Manila a num
ber of American prospecting parties
havo been exploring various parts of
the island and have located some rich
veius of gold which will be worked as
soon as peace is established
Someone has very pertinently said
After reading eight or ten columns of
the DreyfiiB affair in my daily paper I
feel as if I am perfectly capable of dis
cussing it incoherently and uniutelli
gently
Since tho beginning of tho year 00
new cotton mills have been built iu the
southern states at a cost of nearly or
quite ten millions of dollars employing
700000 new spindles
Courage in tho face of difficulties has
gained for Roosevelt and Funston a
place among Aine icas heroes It will
gain success in tho battle of life for any
man
The fashionablo necktie worn in Lon
don now is a combination of tho Btars
and Btripes ami tho British union jack
Let the eaglo scream and tho lion roar
An exchange thinks that a woman
1 who will throw a man a kiss when there
is nothing to prevent a personal delivery
is wasting a sublime opportunity
There is a paper over in Iowa thnt is
still engaged in denouncing the crimo
of 7J but it is as lonely as it is obsoure
It is uot Dreyfus but the Frouoh army
leaders that were on trial and the whole
oivilized world hasdeolared them guilty
Dout join the army of croakers but
holp to thin out thoir ranks The man
who whines is an enemy to progress
A mnu caunot nlways marry the
woman he loves An exchuuge thinks
this is often fortuuato for the woman
The British musonm contains 1050000
bound volumes and is the second largest
library in thb world
If things cost moro money under a
remitllipjlll dHrnfnlatMflnn It la Vn M
they are worth it
MR BPIZOOT WILKINS
lie TMnka Ttint Mr Ajcnlnnldo Is
Iroiln lllxnclf fer He nn ICfllnliunt
Allr uv the IMinlorallo 1nrty Kd
Muril Atklimonn Opinion
Btmo UV INIEHMASIIUN
Washington D O
ITu the Edltur
In nil opiuyun the time her cum weu It
It our dooty tu rekoBidze the services uv
Mr Aguinaldo hou Iz provln hlzsclf tu
be ii ti clllshuut ally uv the Dhnlcrntlc
paity and sleh Itcpiiblikhis ez kin be de
pended ou tu work with em in opposln
tin Flllipecn policy uv the ndinhilstrn
shun Mr Auinnhlii hez bin labcriu un
der liuMiny lilliklltles but he hex blu nn
nctiv nud cnllioitslnstle young patriot boo
hez devoted I1I7 lime and lilz legs tu
plantiii the priuslphs uv liberty nnd Inde
pendence iiitu the swamps and jungles
uv wtui uv the Killipeen Islands This
nooze I hev strnte fruin Mr Edward At
kinson anil Senator Hoar and other
nnti iuipcriiilists uv Massachuosetts hoo
hev stood sponsor for hlz lofty patriot
ism wich tlui asshonr me iz uv the snnio
brand thet George Washington bandied
doorin our Itcvolooshunury war in 1770
I never herd thet George accepted a bribe
uv two hundred tlinustiu dollars tu sell
out hlz country ez Aguinaldo took from
the Spnuyiirds but 1 kin see the ml
vantig uv uot bein left in poverty and uv
bavin inunney enuff tu pa trnvelllu ex
penses iu case the Ainerikins imidu it tu
hot fer him
Ez noer ez I kin make out f rum tho
iufeiinashim given me hi the distinguish
ed citizens uv Mussnehoosetts hoo I hev
referred tu Mr Aguiunldo Iz the only
man livin or tryln tu live in the Fiill
peon Islnmls hoo hez got the right bleep
uv guverinent Ez I ondcrstnnd it he iz
the gnrdeen uv konstitooRliimnl liberty
in thet visinity and biz simpathizeiS air
tlie only pceple hoo kin be depended upon
tu take kare uv it in the Yoonited Stalls
Therefore ez konstitooshuniil liberty is
ulwaze a tender plant in the tropics it
wood seem tu be our first dooty tu sen
that Mr Aguinaldo hoo is acclimated
hez 11 chanro tu wnteh its growth nnd see
whut kind uv fruit It will prodooce At
present he iz being grntely interfered
with hi the officers uv the Amerikiu
Army nnd Nnvy hou air lnyiu plans thnt
du nut meet hiz appro vnl They hev
gone kontrnry tu hiz wishes and hev on
konstitooshimnlly opprest his subjecks
wen thn didnt hev eny clothes on and
hev perpetrated grate wrongs upon n hi
toned shivnlrous ami liberty lovin peeple
Now I ask In all serinsness huw kin
Aguinaldo du ez he wants tu if we wunt
let him and how kin he raise the right
kind uv koustitooshunal liberty if suni
buddy with different idees iz goin tu in
terfeer with the job I kin see plainly
enuff now how little Dewey nud Oti i
nnd Lawton knew whut thn wuz doin
when tiia wanted to establish Amerikiu
authority nud make it soopreme on our
own territory Thn shood hev konsulted
Aguinaldo nnd nst him whut kind uv n
guverment he wanted nnd whut hiz
price wood be for supporting it ontil sum
thin better turned up
It seems tu me thet a little joodishus
diplomncy backed up by the paymaster
wood hev prevonted wnr with him and
inude him one uv us ez long ez he found
it profitable tu du so Instid uv pursooin
this reezonabie and safe course fer tho
time bein our generals hev bin pursooin
Aguinaldo hizself and he dont feel right
nboiit it One thing hez astonisht me
and thet wuz tu find so menny peeple In
this kountry hoo dont kno nothin about
koustitooshunal lnw and liberty after
foolln with it fer more thnn one hundred
and twenty veers and to find thet one
young man in the Flllipecn Islands lied
the right brand anil knew nionr about it
thun all the rest uv us put together I
sent a letter to Mr Edward Atkinson
uv Boston tu explane it nnd ho sez it i
owin tu the fact thet we hev drifted
0120 114 uv the distance frum the old
koustitnoshun ez interpreted bi our four
fathers and thet whut we lied lost in
the wa uv liberty nud Independence lied
bin caught on the fiy bi Aguinaldo hoo
wuz goln tu plant it in more congeenlal
soil nnd sho us whut renl liberty wuz
But wun obstukle stood in the wn and
thet wuz the erooel and oppressiv policy
uv the adiniuistrasliun in deelin with tho
Fillipeenoze nnd preventin thoin frum
doin whutever thn pleezed Mr Atkin
son further sed In hiz reply tu ml letter
thet it tub exerooshlatinly dopressin to
kno thet the Presidents policy seemed tu
hev the support uv n large mnjority uv
the Amerikiu peeple nnd thnre wuznt
enuff like hizself tu cut much uv n figger
In niouldln publiek opinyun IIo cood
only hope thet the time wood soon cum
wen we shood stop murderin our Filli
peeno frends withdraw the Amorikin
forcvH nud let Mr Aguinaldo establish n
form uv guverment thet wood mnik the
descendants uv George Washington
nshntned uv their own in less thnn HO
days and -Ii miuits
The first dooty uv the hour ez Mr At
kinson writes me iz fer us nil tu mnik a
grand stand phi agin the ndniinistinshun
tu blioot off our mouths in opposishuu tu
whutever it proposes tu discredit our
boljers and belittle their victories and
tu proclnme frum our housetops if we
own enny thet Aguinaldo iz a pure and
oniidulterated patriot hou iz beiu diabol
ically puisooed bi tyrants hoo ware the
uniform uv the Yoonited Stnits It iz
also our further dooty tu convinso our
own citizens thnt their liberties are likely
tu bu upheaved nnd overthrown If wo
allow the Fillipeenoze tu be wound up tu
biiddcnly
I am afrude it Iz going tu be n big job
tu mnik tho Amerikin peeple beleeve
thet their President their generals their
udmirais their soljers and sailors and n
large mnjority uv the voters nir wrong
uml that Mr Atkinson nnd hlz fiend
Mr Aginualdu air right It teems like
uphill work tu stem the tide uv publiek
opinyun wich seems tu be mostly 1 wn
but I suppose I hev got to mniku btart
nnd I shall begin bi ritin tu Aguinaldo
hizself and tell him just whut we expect
uv him I hev bed all nlong thet 11 set
back tu our army in the Fllllpeens or
nnythlng thet looked like n permanent
toomult must help the Dhnioratie part v
The hetbuck hez cum nnd tho Fillipee
noze seem tu bu uble tu hold our army iu
check ontil we can git sum nionr meu iu
tho field This iz our oppertoonity nnd
we must muik tho most uv It
JtoiitUfiito
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Frum Applejack Farm wich iz next tu
Grover Clevelands In the statt uv Noo
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