THE OMAHA DAILY EE : TUESDAY , MABCII 22 , 1898.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEEX
n. nOHEWATEH. Editor.
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Notary Public.
The jliiRoos of the Trnnsvnnl will Imvo
to do some loiul shouting for war It thi-y
expect to be licsml nbovo the din.
The customary holdup Is regularly re
porttMl and the highwaymen as ri'fiularly
j
oiijoy the customary Immunity from 110
lice Interference.
ly all means lot the West Point
cadets lirliiK their encampment to
Omaha and acquire an adequate con
ception of the size of Uncle Sam's conn-
try >
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If you are In doubt about Omaha's
population bi'IiiR on the steady Increase ,
Just commission yourself to Hud a few
available vacant houses and be con
vinced.
Assistant Secretary of AVar Melklojohii
Is a Nebraska man and may bo de
pended on to promote actively the In
terests of the exposition in every way
possible. _
Dank robbers have commenced work In
Kansas tiKaln and $3,000 was secured on
the llrst raid. Kven the robbers seem
to have taken notice that prosperity has
reached Kansas.
One of the Til est exhibitors at the
Transniisslsslppl Exposition will be
Uncle Sam , but \Iie \ will show lines In
which ho has a monopoly and thus avoid
"
arousing the Jealousy of
- IflTe silence of the police board organ
on the subject 'only makes people moro
anxious to know just what the con
sideration was for Its suppression of the
news about the recent gambling raids.
The seacoast summer resorts have not
begun advertising their attractions for
the coming season. The newspapers are
advertising the attractions , such as they
are , free of co.st.
Governor Holcomb evidently cherishes
no such pleasant recollections of the
last legislative session as to make him
nuxlotts to have the legislature again
on his hands , maximum rate decision or
iio maximum rate decision.
Omaha Is showing the good effects of
the approaching exposition In the Im
provement of private store buildings
and dwellings already under way. By
.Tunis 1 the whole city ought to look as
if It had just emerged from a paint
shop.
A democratic convention In Davenport ,
In. , has nominated a city ticket of both
gold and flllver democrats and adopted
u platform which does not refer to
Thomas Jefferson , the time-honored prin
ciples of the democracy uor the Chicago
platform.
Another populist has expressed himself
freely on the fusion question. Ignatius
Donnelly declares he Is opposed to fusion
"except with a handsome woman , and
even then I Insist It bo under one name. "
How to be consistently true to this doc
trine of populism and remain Independ
ent Is the problem.
The state of Virginia will convert the
battlellelds of Krederlcksburg , 'Glmnccl.-
loivsvllle , Spottsylvaula and the Wilder
ness Into a battlefield park , a bill for
the puidiase of the ground having
passed the legislature. The VIcksburg
biittlelleld park project Is still awaiting
the action of congress. This bnttlelleld
parks are as appropriate monuments to
the men who fell there as any yet do
vised.
It transpires already that the school
board's estimate of revenues for IS'JS '
Independent of direct taxation was con
siderably too low. That , however ,
neither excuses the board from Its duty
to go after all the money that under
the law rightfully belongs to the school
fund nor relieves It of Its obligation to
administer the schools In the most
economical way. The people of Omaha
want no more school fund deficits and
neither do they want their public schools
to deteriorate.
On the question of newspaper circu
lation It Is pertinent to remind the public
that the offer to pay $5 for each name
lit excess of 100 of bonn lido carrier de
livery subscribers to the Morning and
Kvenlng World-Herald in Omaha or
South Omaha omitted from the lists pub
llshcd in The Hoe last December has
not yet been accepted. If there were
thousands of such mimes omitted as
claimed at the time the production of a
few hundred might be turned to the
advantage of tua Buffering Cuban *
TllK MAIAB KKMEF RILL.
The house of representatives uunnl-
moiisly passed the bill providing for the
relief of the victims of the Maine dis
aster. There was little debate on the
measure , men of all parties recognizing
Its justice. It Is to be presumed that the
senate will promptly concur , so that the
bill may become law as soon as possi
ble nnd the money It provides for be paid
to the survivors nnd to the relatives of
the dead who have a proper claim to it
at an early day.
As stated by the chairman of the com
mittee on navnl affairs , Mr. Boutelle , It
was the desire of the committee to dual
liberally with the victims of the disaster ,
proceeding on the basis of the relief
given the victims of the Snmoau disas
ter. It Is needless to say that the coun
try will fully and heartily approve this
action of the house and even n more lib
eral provision for the Maine victims
would have met no popular objection.
The American people have no niggardly
notions in a matter of this kind , but per
haps the house has done all that Is nec
essary to attest the HPUSO of the nation
that the sufferers from the most unfortu
nate disaster should bo reimbursed for
losses sustained. Indeed there Is no
valid reason for doing more than this.
If it should be determined that the dis
aster was caused by an external force
and uti Indemnity should be exacted
from Spain , of course the survivors and
the relatives of those killed who could
show a proper claim would share In the
Indemnity , but at present the government
will do Its whole duty In the matter under
the provisions of the bill passed by the
house
KNIILAND HUT INACTIVE.
Wliilc the British government lias re
cently appeared to be almost apathetic
hi regard to affairs In the far east and
the world lias heard chiefly about what
Hussla was doing' or contemplating In
that quarter ol the -world , as a matter
or fact Great Britain has not been In-
autive , but haw been steadily strength
ening her naval force In Chinese waters ,
until she now has a licet there equal to
any probable emergency. It Is stated
that there are now thirty or forty war
ships In the China station , among them
some of the most powerful lu the British
navy , such as the battleship Centurion
ami the Powerful , the largest , swiftest
and most heavily armed cruiser in the
world. In all respects the British gov
ernment is said to bo making the most
ample preparations for possible trouble.
Meanwhile Japan , which In purpose Is
in accord with England , Is increasing her
already powerful navy and vigorously
preparing to resist any encroachments
by European powers which she may
deem a menace to Japanese Interests.
The far eastern squadions of Uussla ,
Germany and France look more formid
able on paper than they really are , for
the reason that a number of the vessels
In these squadrons are obsolete types.
With the naval forces now lu the far
east It Is estimated that the effective
strength of the two u respectively antag-
onistle4navalcombinations IlussUv , Ger-
rf iiy and France constituting one and
Jicat Britain and Japan the other Is
n the proportion of seven to eleven. This
istlmate , however , makes no allowance
or the greatly superior size and power
of several of the BrKlsh and Japanese
vessels over the strongest ships of their
rosslblo opponents. If such allowance
> e made and the proximity of the Jap
anese and British bases of supplies to
lie scene of action be taken into consid-
ration , the sea power of Japan and Great
Britain In tle | far east Is to rhat of Rus
sia , Germany and France combined as
: wo is to one.
There are menacing factors In the
iasteru situation , hut tnless Hussia as
sumes a more aggressive attitude than
she at present holds , war Is a mnote
possibility. If It should come Great
Jrltaln and Japan will be well prepared
and their united sea power Tvould prob-
ibly make short work of the European
combination.
DO WU n'AKT A MUNICIPAL , UUSBUS11
Ono of the principal legacies be
queathed to Chicago by , the World's
lolumblan fair Is the great Field mu
seum , in which are on permanent view
nany of the most Interesting exhibits
that attracted public attention during
.he exposition of 1S03. It was the hope
of the original projectors of the Trans-
nlsslsslppl Exposition that one result of
that enterprise would be the erection of
at least one permanent exposition build-
ng to bo later turned over to the city
as a public museum , the nucleus of its
foundation being gathered from among
the exhibits of the great show. For
easons that require no explanation here
he exposition managers failed to Include
a permanent structure In their list of
buildings , and If Omaha wants to take
tdvantago of the unequalled opportunity
to acquire the beginnings of a great
museum some plan must be formulated
for securing and taking care of such
urtlcles of value and interest as may
be had at the close of the exposition
[ H-actlcally for the asking.
Under the Byion Heed bequest , by
which the public library building was
erected , the donation to the city of
Omaha Is to be used not only for the
imrposu of maintaining a public library ,
nit also of establishing and maintaining
i public museum and art gallery as well.
The ordinance prescribing the duties of
the board of public library directors
specifies a public museum as one object
to be kept In view. While the public
library building Is not specially adapted
for museum uses , one entire lloor Is at
present unoccupied and can readily be
devoted to exhibition purposes , at least
temporarily , until 001110 more available
place Is provided Into which the exhibits
may be removed.
The establishment of a municipal mu
seum will of course Involve certain ex
penditures for proper housing , arrange
ment and care , but the benellt should
certainly outweigh the cost. Such a
museum vould be made a constant ad
vertisement of the city. Strangers
would come to Omaha to visit a line
museum , just as In Kuropo they fre
quently travel hundreds of miles to In
spect famous historic relics lu some
otherwise obscure town or village. A
museum In this city Illustrating the his
tory of the great Trnusuilsabslppl region
and IU Industrial development would
soon bo known far and wide , and would ,
when oru'o started , grow by natural ac
cretion into an Instructive and famous
Institution. The city authorities should
consider the qiiesjlon of n municipal
museum without delay nud take such
action ns mny bo necessary and advisa
ble to put Omaha In line to Inherit from
the exposition the groundwork of a
great museum.
WHAT KILLKD TUB TttEATV.
The Xew York Sun , which speaks by
the card for the Hawaiian aunexatlou-
Ists , says that unquestionably beet sugar
defeated tlio treaty for the annexation oC
Hawaii. "If the question had come up
a few yenIH earlier , " It adds , "when Ne
braska pursued health , happiness and
prosperity without thought of beets , an
nexation would have been by this time
an acomplished fact. "
What would have happened had the
proposed treaty been presented to the
senate before the beet sugar Industry
had obtained a foothold in this country
no one can tell , but that annexation now ,
whether by treaty or by congressional
resolution , is clearly Inimical to the
farming interests of the west. Give the
American beet sugar Industry a fair op
portunity to expand and Its development
will bo worth more to the people of the
United States than would be a dozen
mld-Paclllc Islands.
The admission that beet sugar killed
the treaty Is complimentary to the sugar
beet producers In this , that it accords
them the horse sense not only to know
their own Interpsts , but to go about It
the right way to protect them. The Sun
says "tho anti-monopolists engaged lu
raising boots have just succeeded in cut
ting down the majority In the senate
enough \ to prevent the Hawaiian treaty
from being ratified. " It Is to bo hoped
the same influence will bo potent to pre-
eut back-door annexation by any an-
exatiou resolution.
THE ISSUE Tire YKAIIS I1BXCU.
The address of Secretary Gage before
ho Chamber of Commerce of Clevo-
, ind , O. , last week , Is one of the
blest and strongest contributions ho
ins made to the discussion of the mono-
ary question. Mr. Gage is convinced
hat the predominant la.sue in the cam-
algn of 1800 is again to bo the main
ssuo In 1000 nnd ho urges that the
rlends of sound money mu.st bo ready to
neet It. He. thinks there need be no
ear of the result , for "the virtue of our
eople , having successfully resisted the
eductlve proposal of cheap money udvo-
ates , or fiat propagandists , and of
revolutionary orators , will not be over-
Mine by state appeals to enter the path
of infamy and ruin. " Still he expects
hat the coalition between revolutlonlz-
ng democracy , silver republicanism and
iat-teachlng populism , will be pushed
, vlth both vigor and zeal and he points
o the fact that already the leaders are
bringing their skirmishers into line for
the congressional contests of next au
uinii.
Secretary Oiige topic up iho appeal ro-
ceKt ! > s\'Ut ( out by the chairman of the
national democratic committee and
showed the Jal.slty . of most of its state-
nents and assertions. In reference to
the statement that the country has been
commlttcd-to the gold standard for
twenty-four years , Mr. Gage said that
siii'ce 1SIM , more than sixty-three years
ago , the present standard has been in
operation and was Inaugurated by the
democratic party. Thomas II. Bentou
was the leader of the measure which
practically banished silver from the
mint and it had the approval of Andrew
Jackson. In regard to the declaration
that the effects of the gold standard arc
seen nnd felt In a reduction of wages , a
lack of work nnd a doubling In the
weight of debt , Mr. Gage suggested that
the chairman of the national democratic
committee should have stated when
those effects manifested themselves.
They wore not In evidence In the pros
perous years from 1870 to 1802. At nil
events the evil conditions complained of ,
the natural fruits of democratic policy
and doctrines , are passing away. "Under
the assurance that the present metallic
system will bo maintained for at least
three years , " said Mr. Gage , "Industry
is reviving , labor is coming into employ
ment , wages are tending upward , the
weight of debt , through lower rates of
interest , is becoming less and less bur
densome. " Every business man who is
enterprising , every fanner whose affairs
are conducted on business principles ,
every skilled worklngmau , knows this
to be the case. The victory for sound
money In 1800 nnd the subsequent
chnngo from a democratic to a repub-
Ican fiscal policy have been very largely
Instrumental in bringing about indus
trial Improvement , making a better mar
ket for lab r and diminishing the weight
of debt. Cnn nny rational man doubt
that the opposite of these conditions
would now prevail If the free silver
cause had triumphed In the last national
campaign ? Can there be n reasonable
doubt that the success of that cause In
the congressional elections of this year
would put a check upon the material
progress of the country , Ijy creating ap
prehension as to the result of the next
presidential election ?
As was said by Mr. Gage the leaders
of the free silver coalition offer no cur
ative recommendations. In effect their
advice Is to break down nnd 4lestroy.
Their policy would produce general dis
turbance In Industrial and commercial
a ( Tali's and nccc llato a readjustment In
the relations of all the products of labor ,
a slow and painful process , In the workIng -
Ing out of which labor would itself bo
the chief s'lifferer.
Secretary Gage Is undoubtedly correct
In the opinion that the free silver ques
tion will be an issue In tha next national
campaign , us it will bo In the congress
ional contest of this year , for which the
free silver forces are already being or
ganized. The friends of sound money
need to bo alert and active , for while
the conditions are more favorable to the
success of the sound money cause than
they were two years ago and should con
tinue to improve , the supporters of that
cause cannot afford to bo apathetic.
South Omaha republicans carried their
lost city election by putting up a united
front and sinking personal and factional
differences. The conditions of success la
he pending.municipal campaign are the
same. While tttero Is a doubtful ele-
ncnt In the largo number of now voters
vho have bo"cn nttracted to tno city dur-
ng the pnsttyiw by the bustle of busl-
less , there [ .very reason to bollove
the citizens _ would prefer to trust the
republicans with the entire management
of their
The president , of one of the English
spinning nictations , Mr. Ashton of
Bradford , appreciates apparently better
: hnn many jiAmerlcnns the practical
vorklug of the American protective tariff
system. "If lt were not for the pro
tective tariff A he' has recently said , "wo
would flood { he United States with
yarn. " There are Americans who nffect
to believe that with the protective sys
tem broken down' American Industries
would bo better off. Englishmen know
better.
During the month of April more than
,00,000 fleeces will be shorn from the
locks of Utah sheep In two towns of thov
stnto nlonc nnd the wool will be hold for
} icarly ] double the price It was on the day
McKlnley was elected president. This
ought to set the Utah people to thinking
of the advantages of having their state
In the republican column.
Mnrc'n the Pity.
Star.
It Is a great pity that In all her centuries
of history Spain never had a George Wash
ington hatchet Incident to Inspire a noble
example.
David' * Head In Level.
Chicago Tribune.
Ex-Senator D. H. Hill Is perfectly cafe hi
saying that "no honest public man need
fear the criticisms or witticisms of ttio
press. " It la the dishonest ones who are
made to wince. At the feet of the honest
man and patriot tuo Rhaft of malice "hurt-
less falls. "
The I'crviKlliiK
Now York Tribune.
A good deal of the war talk now cur-
ent suggests the old saying : "He who
cnows nothing fears nothing. " "You look
icarcd , lieutenant , " said a coarse-grained
follow In the ranks to an Intelligent young
ofllccr as the regiment was ordered to charge.
'I am scared , " was the answer , "and If you
were halt as scared as I am you would bo
on the run five miles In the rear. "
An ICpouli In Hlntory.
SprlnsfltMil Republican.
The federal gold reserve has now passed
$170,000,000 and goes on climbing up , while
jold continues to 'he Imported from abroad
In large quantity. This Is the flrst tlmo In
the history of the country that a war scare
has see-med to draw gold voluntarily Into
the public treasury and Into the money mar
kets of the nation. But as war scares now
encompass the earth , the yellow metal has
small choice of an asylum. "
UulliirH Count in AVitr Time.
„
iN'ew York Mall nnd Express.
National debV-'of Spain , $1,709,000.000.
National Interest charges annually , $105-
000,000. '
National 'ncome ' annually , $160,000,000.
Look at the 'pron'ortlon ' between the total
revenue and ( Hi Interest charge upon the
public debt , and ho 'who fears war with Spain
may be reassured that the hostilities may oc
cur only between the treasuries at Washing
ton and MaJrIO. It' Is far moro likely to be
a battle of dollars than of guns , and In such
an exchange of volleys It is cause for congratulation
' '
gratulation that' th'o dollars ot Uncle Sam
' ' ' " "
are oouiid. _
Ko Ohjeoklnn to Tlic-se.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
While thi'ro Ja'a general feeling against
the Incoming of the 6ff-scourlngs of Europe
no one will hive a word to say against 605
steerage passerigers" wh9 arrived last week
on the Kalserf'WHheim. ' ' Their average age
was 25 years- old nnd they brought
$21,460 with them , had railroad tickets to
their destination and knew exactly where
they wanted to go. A third of thoji were
Russian Mennonltes , who are bound for the
Oakotas and Washington , where so many of
their countrymen are already settled and are
developing that great agricultural territory.
Such citizens as these would be welcome any-
whcro in the world.
GeiienlH of "Tito O'HIgirlna. "
New York Sun
Some people are a little puzzled over the
name ot the Chilian cruiser O'HIgglns. They
think McGlnty might bo more appropriate.
At all events they may bo sure that the name
would bo changed by the Spaniards , if they
got the ship , for O'lilgglns , the Chilian pa
triot and son of the famous IrUhman whcsb
story Is moro marvelous than that of Dick
Whlttlngton , gave the Spaniards some hard
knocks , wtich they still remember.
The flrst O'Higglns was born Jn 1730 In
county Meath , Ireland. His family lived on
the outskirts of the picturesque- little vil
lage of Summcrhlll. His fatbor , who was a
genuine old-time hedge schoolmaster , put
him through a hard course of Greek , Latin
and mathematics , and his uncle , who bad
been educated for the priesthood In Spain ,
taught him the language of that country ,
which proved more valuable to him than a
Whlttlngtonlan cat. He left .Ireland for
Buenos Ayres , where ho landed after a peril
ous trip. There ho became a peddler. He
crossed the Andes with his pack on his back
and settled In Chill. Tiring of peddling , he
took to soldiering and distinguished himself
In the Araucanlan wans. His promotion was
rapid , and In a short time he was made
marquis of Osarno. Then , reversing the
stupid fashion of certain Irish In America ,
he picked up the 0 Instead of dropping it.
He considered himself entitled to the arlsto-
cmtlo distinction , because he had ennobled
himself. In county Meath he was dimply
Ambrose Higglns , without the O ; but. Inas
much as he was a greater man in Chill than
he was In Meatu , he assumed the O. He was
viceroy of Peru when he died.
His son was a broth of a boy , and It IB no
wonder that the cruiser was called after him.
TUB IMItTKD COJIl'AXV.
Price of Kurin I'rodnct * Give Sliver
n Colil Shnke.
Philadelphia Times.
The great battle of 1S96 was fought by
Dryan and his cheap money supporters , on
the dUtinct Issue that the decline of silver
by Its demonetization had brought about a
corresponding decline in all the products of
the farms of the land. The farmers were
Importuaed to support free sliver for the
purpose of re torpg ) the value of farm prod
ucts ard thus enriching the great agrlcul-
tura1 Interests pf , the country.
Sec M of thousands of farmers ot even
a\i.rpKo Intelligence were misled by the
plausible theorle ot the cheap money dema
gogues , to support the cheap money candi
date for president because they expected
thereby to Increase the value of silver and
correspondingly la create the value of their
farm products. , They blindly followed a
theory that was npjt an intelligent or oven
a plausible one ; , but as farm products were
then sold at a price that was not a fair com-
pensatlon to farmers , they were easily rate-
led Into an experimental movement that was
positively claimed by Its friends aa certain
to advance the jirlce of wheat and all other
products ot the farm.
Figures don't 'lie. The farmem of the
country now aee that the theories ot the
cheap mcney democrats of 1896 were abso
lutely false and simply the Invention ot
political demagogues. In July , 1S96 , silver
sold on the markets at 69.2 cents per ounce ;
wheat sold at C3.5 cents per bushel ; pork at
$7.75 per barrel ; wool at 17 cents per pound.
The present price of silver , that has
' 'lightly advanced within the last month , Is
04.3 cents per ounce , while wheat Is worth
$1.04 per bushel ; mess port Is worth $10.73
per barrel , cud wool U worth 28 cents per
pound.
Thus while silver has steadily declined
until the silver dollar la worth less than
half Its face value , wheat has advanced
from C3.5 cento per bushel to $1.04 ; pork has
advanced from $7,75 per barrel to $10.75 and
wool has advanced from 17 cents per pound
to 23 cents. The argument is conclusive ,
that silver Is Just like wheat , pork , wool and
every other commodity , and that IU value
la reguUted entirely by the Inexorable law *
of aupoiT ud demand. . . . .
siaxs OP rnosi'EUtTY.
lied Cloud Argue ! If tha ttrcncra of Ne
braska continue their reduction of mortgage
ot the rate which they progressed In 1S97
there will bo nothing left for Dry/in and his
cflioc t 3 to use as a foundation for their
silver theory In 1900. The mortgages released -
leased Id the state In 1897 amounted to
111,767,000.
Friend Telegraph : The Industrious hen has
begun business In earnest this spring and eno
brings her owners many thousand dollars per
week. It Is said that the ftunual egg output
of Nebraska Is of more value than the sllvrt
output of Colorado. It our free nllver friends
would get up a cvchrme to double the price ot
eggs the Nebraska hen would bo with them
every time.
PCKSO.V.Vb AND OTIIKIIWISE.
There Is a firm of wholesale grocers In
Johnstown , Pa. , which rejoices In the name
of Love , Sunshine & Co.
General Edward I. Thomas , who died In
Oklahoma the other day , wcs the man who
captured Idcrbldc , the famous member ot
Santa Anna's staff during the Mexican war.
Senator Allison Is an accomplished diner-
out , being In great demand on account of
his ability to sustain an entertaining con
versation. The senator has just passed his
69th birthday , but really dcea not look over
65 or so.
The Marquis of Salisbury Robert Arthur
Talbot dascoyno Cecil , to glvo hla full name
ivnd not a little of his pelJgree has bwi
in public Itto since 1S54 , when as a youth of
24 years ho flrst entered Parliament.
A Chicago doctor has substituted hypno *
tlsm , by means of musical phonographs , for
drugs In rendering patients unconscious In
opemtlono , and now cuts off leg ? and arms
and otherwise edits anatomy hi need of re
pairs to the accompaniment of lively tVo- (
steps or Souca marches.
Ambassador White ono morning recently
found a letter on his dealt from an old
American woman requesting him to kindly
procure for her the autographs of the em
peror end emprct's of Germany and alee
these of the crown prlnco and of Prince
Bismarck.
John Kendrlck Bangs and Edward W.
Townscnd sometimes glvo public readings to-
gether. Bangs one night In a western tow-
"got the laugh" on his companion by gravely
announcing : "I am to bo followed by Mr.
Townsend. who will read from his blog-
pahy , 'Chlmmlo Fadden.1" Townsena re-
orted by saying to the audlencu : "Sneak-
ng of biographies , Mr. Banks made his first
uccesa , as you know , with 'Tho Idiot. ' "
U Is a long time since Edmund Burke
i-rote the following description of a yellow
ournallstlc warrior to the sheriff of Bristol.
It holds good today : "I cannot conceive
ny existence under heaven that Is more
uly odious and disgusting than an 1m-
otent , helpless creature , 'Without civil wls-
om or military skill , without a conrclous-
oss of any other qualification for power
ut hla servility to It , bloated with pride
.ml arrogance , calling for battles which he
s not to fight , contending for a vlolcmt do-
ntnion which he can never exercise , tatis-
ed to bo himself mean and miserable. In or-
er to render others contemptible and
vretchcd. "
X WAR llRSOimCES.
osKllilIltlcM of the United States
When Put 1o the Test.
Washington Post.
Foreign Journals and even foreign govern
ments can hardly avoid estimating the pos-
ilblllties of the United States as a power
nterested In the determination of Interna-
lonal questions. Not that there Is any
eason to think wo shall ever abandon the
radttlonal policy of avoiding all outside en-
angloments. Our advantages as an Isolated
people , with no direct Interest In the quea-
lens that are liable at any moment to drive
all Europe Into war , are too many and too
obvious to bo thrown away for anything
ive could gala by the most attractive al-
lances. Still , so vast and so resourceful
a country , with so large and active a popula
tion , is a .spectacle that Is alluring to these
irho figure on the International problems
f the future. Such a tremendous Influence
could bo exlerclsed by a nation of 70,000,000
people that only these who are Intimately
acquainted with the character of our people
can leave It out ot account In estimating
the world's political forces. Yet those who
figure on It show a largo Ignorance of our
qualities and our means when they speak
of us as wholly unprepared to uphold what
ever honor and obvious duty or defense
might require. By thle they encourage
rashness on the part of so weak a power as
Spain.
It is found that wo have not only ample
means for the purchase of whatever is
necessary for war purposes , but ale guns
and ammunition and available ships
no ugh to afford ample protection to our
coasts and our commerce on the seas. We ,
have only a small regular army of some
30,000 effective men and officers , and an
organized militia of 113.000. Half of the
alter , with the 'tens of thousands of able-
bodied survivors of the civil war , could
supply drill masters and officers enough to
place on an effective footing the largest
army the world has ever seen. We have
the material for such an array. It Is esti
mated that 60 per cent of the male citi
zens of mllltiry ago would be available for
service , making the unparalleled force of
6,000,000 men. Jt Is the quality of thla
available material that the foreign student
does not understand. At the breaking out
of the civil war en utterly undisciplined ,
undrllled army was put In the field , and
the officers bad no closer acquaintance with
military affairs than the men. The com
mon soldiers had lived under democratic In
stitutions and wore suddenly placed under
the conditions ot an absolute monarchy.
They were Ignorant of the aristocracy of
shoulder-straps that Is essential In an army.
Yet to their officers , with whom they had
lately been on terma of social equality , they
gave a positive , If not always cheerful obedi
ence.
There was never a moro Intelligent army.
It was said that In every regiment could be
found a man who could repair and run
an engine or construct a bridge. The men
knew their rights and Inilsted on them , out
unavoidable hardships and deprivations they
bore with a good nature that Is character
istic of Americans. Their power of en
durance was extraordinary. They quickly
mastered the drill that Is necessary to an
iffeotlve army. But they lost none of their
.ndlvlduallty and force of character under
severe discipline. A * charge was ordered on
a line of works at the foot of Missionary
ridge. It was carried with such spirit that
the men themselves , regardless of commands
and to the astonishment of the commanders ,
determined to scale the steep hills and take
the formidable works above. The officers
fell In with the humor of the men and thus
ono of the most Important and brilliant
achievements of the war was the Inspiration
and work of the American private soldier.
It Is because they lack knowledge of our
material resources , and , especially of the
quick Intelligence and adaptability of our
people , that Spanish military officers and
church dignitaries mislead the masses of
their people as to our strength and courage.
Europeans , naturally enough , are iwt able
to sco any difference between the American
pecplo and the masses of their own
countrymen.
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Qlobo-Domocral ! The apcech IB a power
ful piece ot reasoning , supported by facte ,
for the speedy Independence ot the Island ,
Chicago Journal ! The most highly-colored
accounts from the Island have not contained
assertions morn shocking to a Christian pee *
plo than I ha testimony of this dispassionate
observer.
Springfield Itepubllcan : Senator Procter's
speech In the senate , embodying his views of
affairs In Cuba after a vlt'lt to the Island ,
must be regarded as an Important contribu
tion to the literature ot the question.
Minneapolis Journal : Senator Proctor Is a
faithful and Just witness against the Spanish
government. Mo has given the nation prob
ably the most accurate statement of the con
dition ot the Interior ot .Cuba . which has yet
appeared , anil , In brief , his report exposes
thoroughly the bald-headed falsehood of
Spanish pacification ot the Island.
Now York Mall and Exprccs : There Is not
much that Is new In what Mr. Proctor de
scribes ; but he gives to his hideous epic the
authority of a senator of the United States ,
of a former secretary ofor and of an Inti
mate friend of the administration. His
Judgment Is so well known for Its accuracy ,
Its conservatism and Its placidity that no one
need take the trouble to eliminate the per-
eonal equation from his statements.
Chicago Hecord : The crucial point of the
crisis at this stage la not so much the ques
tion of the Maine or of Spanish treachery as
of this necessity of Intervention. If the gov
ernment , while proceeding In all order and
dignity , shall nnd that euch Intervention
would bo repelled by Spain , It Is advised to
go ahead. In such u caupo not only the
American public but the Judgment of the
Christian civilized peoples ot earth will sus
tain It.
Buffalo Express : One thing Is made clear by
the senator's speech , however. The honor of
the United States could better overlook the
destruction of the Maine , even putting the
worst construction on that affair , than It
could permit this barbarous policy of con
centration to continue longer. The most
speedy means of ending It would be probably
by an ultimatum , backed by so strong a
display of force that Spain would feel obliged
to yield.
Indlanapol's News : Senator Proctor's con-
cluslvu statement of the conditions In Cuba
incidentally throws much light on the com
ing elections , for It shows that polling places
are to be only within the fortified towns
controlled by the Spaniards. Cirpet-baglsm
in Its palmy days never had thlnga more
Us own way that the Spaniards will have
in such an election. As Mr. Proctor quietly
stated It , "Such elections ought to bo safe
for the 'Ins.-1 "
Indlanapol's Journal : Wo need hardly wy
that we 'have no sympathy whatever with
jlngoUm , or that wo regard war ns anythlnpr
else than a horrible evil. But If Spain Insists
upon fighting , In order to retain her hold on
the Island which she haa done her utmost
to ruin , the blame will bo hers and not ours.
The ad.nlnlstratlon seems to feel that the
affair can tie adjusted without war. Wo
hope It Is right. But wo do not think that
much time should be wasted In negotiation.
Detroit Free Press. The senator's testi
mony conccrnlm ; the wretchedness of the rc-
coucer.trat'03 ' , the desolation of the country
and the dubious prospects for autonomy ,
serves to couflrm the commonly hold suspi
cion that the situation of the Cuban people
Is Inconceivably m'serable ' , and to strengthen
the feeling that Spain Is unable to apply
the remedy. Unfortunately it cannot ba
said that his report offers any aid to the
exod problem now confronting the American
[ overnment the problem of putting an end
o an unbearable state of affairs , without
plunging the country Into war.
Now York Sun : The first statement of an
official color regarding the horrors of Span-
sh warfare In Cuba has come from the lips
of nedflcld Proctor of Vermont , speaking
n the federal senate. It was but a few
Ines out of the most terrible record In
death dealing ever known In civilization.
What Spain has done during the last three
rears In Cuba In the way of exterminating
that Island's people U more awful In Its de-
itructlon than the entire achievement of
Jpanlsh armies In the course of their wars
; o extend Spain's dominions In other coun
tries , from Charles V In Holland to Uoves
and Morlllo In South America.
PIN.VXCIAU STItUMJTII.
ProgreBM ofthe Nation from n Dcllplt
to n SuriiliiN.
Now York Tribune. *
In sixteen days of March , with fifteen re-
nalulng , the treasury receipts were $17,242-
(77 ( , so that receipts for the 'month ' may not
mprobably reach $34,000,000 , against about
(30,000,000 ( monthly required for ordinary ex
penses of the government. In this state of
Jacts the remarka'bly heavy Imports of gold
servo only to supply the outside money mar
cels or 'possible demands , and the position
of the treasury remains undisturbed. The
recent yielding In prices of domestic cloth-
ng wool , notwltl'standlng strong bidding at
Lor.don eales , Indicates that Imports of that
product may not bring In largo revenue for
some time , but on other articles the duties
are developing much as was expected. Wbtlo
prospects of war diminish. It grows clearer
ihat the country has been and Is In wonder
fully strong position 'to ' stand any strain of
that nature , and somewhat free purchases
of American securities on foreign account
within the lost few days gave expression
to thai belief.
Some of the blunders which are made In
comparing the decline In prices of United
States and Spanish bonds are far from credit
able. Ono paper calculates a fall of about
seven points In Spanish bonds and about six
points In United States fours , and Imagines
that the credit of the two nations Is about
equally affected. On the figures It uses
Spanish bonds fell about 12 per cent ot their
previous value , while United States bonds ,
which were worth about twice as much , fell
about 5 per cent. The main point Is that
Spain cannot sell 4 per cent bonds at CO ,
whllo the United States could sell such
ionds at 120 In largo amounts. Spain can
not borrow , as the reported answer by the
Rothschilds states , while the borrowing
power of this country In , ' case of need Is for
practical purposes unlimited.
The state of national finances has nut out
of mind the real or assumed anxiety about
currency and tbo maintenance of gold pay
ments. Really , the republican policy lies
been subjected to a test far moro Revere
than anybody expected , onJ has borne it
triumphantly. It was claimed by repub
licans In congrrs * that a sound revenue law
would go laaure national prosperity as to re
move anxiety about the currency. Hut It
was not then suspected that possibilities
of foreign war might come to affect the
public credit , and My such disturbance of
credit would obvlouily Incroast Immenaura *
bljr any distrust In regard to the malnton *
anco of the gold standard by redemption
of notes. Before the new revenue law h
reached Its full emclcticy the foreign dli
turbance hna come , and has produced at least
03 much effect on quotations of bonds and
the public credit as anybody could have an
ticipated , and yet has not In the sllfihost
degree disturbed confidence In the ability ot
the government to maintain ( he soundness
of Its currency.
It M a common habit to aesumo that pres
ent conditions must bo temporary , caused
by concurring bad crops elsewhere and good
crops here. But a fact of far greater Im-
portanoe In the long run ls that the chief
manufactures are enabled , by the security
which ample protcctlcn affords , to enter for
eign markets with success. No Important
establishment produces one thing only , tnd
all are liable to be embarrassed If only part
of their production can bo arrested by for
eign competition. But when resolutely and
amply defended they ore able to sell thl
week , for example , 12,900 * tons of ralla to
Australia , 8,000 toes rolls acid 7.000 tcus
brldgowork to South Africa , 5,000 dcckplate
to KtiKllsh shipyards , end other jiroducta
of this single Itilustry averaging about $5-
000.000 n month , and at the same time to
meet without any rise of prlce.i a far gieater
demand for domestic uses than hns ever been
known. The key of the whole bus'ciess In
that Americans have stopped rurnlng Into
debt In order to buy from other countries
products which they can make at homo by
emplojment of labor otherwise Idle.
TUITHX1 > TAUT.
Cincinnati Knqulicr : Mrs. Ferry Ar .
your new neighbors woll-to-do ?
Mrs. Terry I think they me. The chit-
ill en have such awful manners.
Brooklyn Life : HrluRS What did she say
when she rejected you ?
Grists She said It wasn't neces-snrlly liua
to lock of merit , but on account of the
great pressure of other nmtcilal. i
Chicago Post : "I've heard It s.ild ho wal i
a mlml reader , " said her clearest friend. i
"It'a not true , " she replied bitterly.
"How do you know ? "
"Ho hns been calling on me tslco a wcolt
for thrco month * nnd hasn't yet mustered
up the cour.ige to propose. " .
Washington Stnr : "Aro yon tnklnp much |
Interest In the Spanish-Cuban war ? " In
quired the European statesman. i
"I should say I am , " replied the capitalist ;
"compound Interest. "
Indianapolis Jouinnl : "Woman , " re
marked the cxtj-.a hairpin , "cannot keep
secret anything she Is toUl. "
"HoKBltiK' your panlon , " retorted the mir
ror , "but shu ( loci not conllile elsewhem
that which I tell her. "
Chicago Post : "What do yon suppose | j
the reason that lirown has stopped yelling
for war ? "
"Why , lie lias Just boon reminded of the
fact that he has some property Interests * ! ! * _ _
the seaboard. "
Harper's Hazar : "Do you find , Mrs.
Drldohy , that the old saying Is true , that
what Is enough for ono will do for two ? "
"In some respects , yes , " said1 the charmlna
little woman. "In the matter of chairs ,
chlelly. " i
Detroit Journal : "So llllx passed his law
examination with flylnii colors ? "
"Vcs. the examining committee pro
pounded 100 principal laws to him , and ho
told how ninety-live of them couid bo
evaded. "
Philadelphia North Amr-rloan : "Sapnsta , "
said the queen repent , "havo you noticed
that the Americans have set aside $50,000-
000 for war put poses ? "
"Yes , your majesty , " replied the prime
minister ; "will you let me have an order
on the treasury for HO cents for postage ,
stamps to call a meeting1 of the ministry
for action ? "
QUITS.
Ilrooklyn I-lrcf
Said a young nnd tactless husband
To his Inexperienced wife ,
"If you would but give up leading
Such n fashionable life ,
And devote more time to cooking-
How to mix and when to bake-
Then perhaps you might make pastry
Such as mother used to make.
And the wife , resenting , answered ,
( For the worm will turn , you know )
"If yon would but give up horses
And a score of olubs or so |
To devote moro tlmo to business
When to buy and' what to stake-
Then perhaps you might make money
Such as father used to. make. "
A COLLOQUY.
JIaJiley H. Pdke In Puck.
I.
"If I were a man. " nald she , "I'd not i
Make people wonder where I could hav *
Bet ;
When people had'found mo I'd not sit
dumb
'Tlll-peoplo wished that they hadn't coma.
I'd not look hauKhty , I'd not look harsh ,
I'd leave off pulling1 at my .mustache i
And talk when people talked to me
If I were a man , " said1 she.
II. '
"If I were a woman , " said he , "I'd lure
My friends to G o'clock ) teas , quite aura ;
( Though C o'clock teas my friends cnn'l
bear ) ,
They'd come for the sake ofl meeting me
there ,
I'd spend the whole of the time In talk ,
With the greatest puppies In Greater New
York ,
Then wonder where my friends could be
lt I were a woman , " said he ,
III.
"If I were n man , " sold she , "I must
Confess I wouldn't bo so unjust ;
I'd feel for a girl compelled by fate
To chatter and chatter and wait and watt.
When the wrong one comes and the right
one don't ,
And the wrong ono will and the right on *
won't :
I'd pity that girl just a tiny wee ,
If I were a man , " said she.
IV. .
"If I wore a woman , " said he , "I'd BUCSI
No end of thlnps one couldn't express ;
I'd RUCS-S the words ono dared not say ,
I'd puoss the part ono dared not play
Guess ono's timidity KUCSS one's woe ,
Guess that one l-llked no , loved me so
Ono hadn't the heart to voice onu'a p'.ca.
If I were a woman , " said he.
V.
"If I were a man , " said she , "I vow
I'll ask no girl to show me how
To banish every single doubt
Concerning the points yon fret about.
I'd Instantaneously understand
That here In her muff she hides her hand ,
And that , should I take It , nobody could
see ,
If I were a man , " said sho.
' I take Mm to be the only rich man
who lives upon what he has , owes
nothing , and is contented.-// .
Nothing is better calculated to give contentment than
proper clothing.
Nothing is likelier to rob one of that satisfaction than to
owe for his spring suit.
Nothing will go further to enable a man to live on what
he has than to buy his clothes of us , . 1
r r
Every man must have clothing , and our prices for good
garments enables him to dress within his means , whatever
they may be , without waste and without extravagance.
Oor.J < Jtft nng l/ougUt