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TTTTC (TMVATT.Y DAILY TiTCTC: RATVHDA Y, STSPTTmTCT? 22, 1900.
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For tlir llrM (Imp In recent jenri
The llee li 11 it Iipcii 'oliiiclleil to in
Kue n paper ihlch In not up to lis
ntnndii ril. 'Clip failure of the iiuper
mill to ship our nil p pi)' na ordered,
conplr.l 1 1 It the Ini'l Hint The llee
unrn n alc of paper turner (linn other
pnprrn In thin section, linn niiiile II
iieremurj' to Ihkiip Ilie paper In the
preapiit form. It In confidently r -lieeteil
lliat tills Irregularity trill not
occur 11 Kill 11.
A few Htnipgllng tmse bull scores nre
now the chief retiiltitler.s of the passing
Df Ktiinnicr.
People In this part of the world who
fall to visit Omaha Ak-Snr-Itcii week
will mlHH the event of the year.
And now the popocratie t'nke factories
nre all eoinpelled to work overtime to
ennhlo tliein to keep up with orders.
Omaha will have an auditorium rom
tnimsiirute with Its requirements before
another year Is up. Murk that down.
The most disastrous combination with
which the community could be allllcted
Just now would be a combination be
tween the weather man and the coal
dealers.
Humors nre nualn Hi the air of n
combination between the telegraph and
telephone companies. Naturally the
telephone people Insist that It Is noth
ing but talk.
News reportH from China ate to the
effect that the Chinese forts started the
latest liKht In the Orient. It would
Keem that the Chinamen would learn
before long that It was loaded and quit
blowing In the muzzle.
Candidate Woolley Is not destined to
lie disappointed since he admits he does
not expert to be elected president, .lust
what he expects to get out of his prohi
bition campaign Is not apparent, as lie
takes It too seriously to have any fun.
Mayor .loncs of Toledo has declined
to accept the democratic nomination for
congress. This does not look as if
Mayor .lones was putting any contl
deuce In the prospects of democratic
success In that bailiwick.
Colonel llryan Is now parading his
military record, which begins with a
commission as a colonel and concludes
with a resignation before seeing active
hcrvlce. Major McKInley does not
have to parade his military record.
The clergymen of the Pennsylvania
mining district have started a move
ment to settle the strike by arbitration.
If they succeed they will have done hu
manity a larger service than generally
falls to their lot and earn several bl
credit marks In both this world and
the next.
Democracy appreciates the potency of
the full dinner pall argument and Its
orators and editors are turning all their
heavy guns on It, No one questions the
ability of democracy to annihilate tin
full dinner pall if given a chance, but
the American worklugmau Is not likely
to vote It the chance.
Comptroller lllrd S. Color of New
York read a paper before the Municipal
league on "The Commercial Spirit Hi
Politics." If Mr. Coler had only taken
time to tell what lie knew about the
penalty of colliding with the Tamuiauy
machine It would have proven still more
interesting to the reformers.
The democratic primaries in Douglas
county, contested iu nearly every ward,
brought out less than 1.B00 votes, while
the republican primaries two weeks be
fore potted a vote upward of ,",0(H). If
the Interest displayed by the rank and
tile In the primary contests may be re
gnrded as a political straw, republican
have a right to all the encouragement
ever prospects In Dotiflas county.
the df.suh inr r Asn rnvsrs.
An Inquirer Is Informed that no anti
trust law was repented during the ad
ministration of CJrover Cleveland, but
on the other hand the. democratic party,
which was In control of congress during
the lirst half of the second Cleveland
administration, did nothing for the regu
lation or suppression of trusts, although
that administration went Into power
pledged to the enforcement of cNlstlng
law and to the enactment of any further
legislation that should be found neees
Miry for dealing with the Industrial com
binations, Mr. llryan was a member
of that congress and the only thing he
did In regard to the trusts was to Intro
duce 11 bill proposing to place on the
free list all trust-made goods a measure
he made no effort to have acted upon,
but allowed to be pigeonholed In the
ways and means committee. '
We have heretofore presented the
record of the democratic party regard
lug the trusts, but It will not be unin
teresting to refer to It again. That
party discovered that there were trusts
In l.SVf. It then had control of the
house of representatives and appointed
a committee to Investigate the subject
of trusts. This committee took evi
dence for six months or more and the
outcome of the Investigation was 11 re
port, submitted near the close of the
Fiftieth congress, stating that owing to
differences of opinion of members of the
committee "they limit this report to
submitting to the careful consideration
of subsequent congresses the facts
shown by the testimony taken before
the committee." At that time the demo
crats could not agree as to what should
be done In regard to the trusts. They
were unable to formulate any plan and
therefore left the subject to be dealt
with by the succeeding congress, which
was republican.
That congress, the Fifty-first, took
up the trust question and passed what
Is known as the .Sherman law the anti
trust law of l.s'.Mi which was opposed
by prominent democrats In both the
senate and house. Thai law has been
sustained by the supreme court of the
I'nlted States, it was a piece of con
structive republican legislation which
the democratic party seemed Incompe
tent or unwilling to perform when It
had the power. In a recent speech
Hepresetitatlve Payne of New York,
chairman of the ways and means com
mittee, said: "The Fifty-second con
gress, as well as the Fifty-third, was
democratic. Mr. William .1. ltryan was
a member of those two congresses, Mr.
llryan'.s attention was directed to trusts
and he started Hi to destroy' and break
up these 'bands of thieves' which were
thriving on the labor and toll of their
countrymen, lie introduced two bills
to destroy trusts and had them referred
to the committee on ways and means,
M' which ho was a member. They were
promptly Mud by the clerk of the com
mittee and laid away in the pigeonholes
of the committee's papers during the
whole time of which Mr. llryan was a
member of the committee. They slept
the sleep that was designed for them to
slumber when Introduced by their au
thor. This was the only democratic at
tempt at legislation on trusts during
those two congresses, except an impo
tent clause in the Wilson tariff bill
which the trust people, regarded as ab
solutely harmless and of which no
practical use could ever be made."
After all its Investigation and study
of trusts the democratic party Is still
unable to offer any practicable plan of
dealing with them. Its leader, Judging
from the character of the remedies he
has suggested, manifestly does not un
derstand the subject. In the light of its
record respecting the trusts what contl
donce can be felt iu the ability of the
democratic party to wisely and effect
ively deal with them?
TIIK IMMMUATK ISSVK.
The gold democrats of Maryland have
a correct apprehension of the Immediate
issue. At a meeting of the Honest
Money league, composed of sound money
democrats and recently reorganized for
the campaign, the following was among
the resolutions adopted:
"Any form of government it may be
desired to establish In the new posses
sions, by either the ltryanltes or by the
so-called Imperialists, cannot be com
pleted In one president In' iTiu nor even
advanced beyond recall. Hut llryan, In
one day of his term, can destroy our
present llunucial system, bring on a
panic, ruin our credit ami stop the
march of Industrial progress, now
halted, merely awaiting notice of his
defeat."
He could do this by directing his sec
retary of the treasury and It is need
less to say that he would appoint to
tills position a man iu full accord with
Ills views -to pay in silver all obliga
tions of the government that are pay
able In "coin." There are some who
profess to believe that he would not do
this, but that on the contrary he would
curry out the currency act of last
March In letter and In spirit. They can
11 iitl 110 ground for this faith In the at
tltude or the utterances of Mr. llryan
Ills letter of acceptance shows him to
be now as strongly wedded to free sit
ver as he has ever been. It shows that his
hostility to the gold standard has not
abated in the least. He has repeatedly
announced his determination to over
throw that standard If the opportunity
Is given him and every free silver ad
herent of Mr. Bryan has complete con
lldence In that pledge.
The election of Mr. Hryan would tin
doubtedly bo followed at ouce by a
tlnanelal and business disturbance bor
derlug on panic. Money would not seek
Investment, loans would be dllllcult to
negotiate, enterprise would be checked,
prosperity would be halted. The Iluau
clal and business Interests of thu conn
try would not wait for the Inauguration
of the Kryau ndmlnlstratiuu, but would
promptly prepare for the worst. Tim
distrust occasioned by his election
would cause an Immediate hoarding of
gold, which would strain to the utmost
the existing provisions of the net for
maintaining the parity of the metals.
All Industries would be unfavorably af
fected and tens of thousands of people
would be thrown out of employment.
Hy the. time Mr. ltryan was Installed in
olllce depression would have spread
over all the land nnd there would be
repented, with perhaps greater severity,
the disastrous experience of the period
front 1MW to 1S!T.
This, then, Is the Immediate Issue,
which should command the serious and
undivided attention of every man who
desires to have existing conditions eon
tlniie. All know that If President Me
Klnley Is re elected the currency will
continue 011 n sound basis and that all
the condltlouv which have contributed
to material progress and prosperity will
be maintained. It Is 110 less certain that
the election of llryan would bring about
a radical and destructive change. It
would be a rellcctlon upon the In
telligence and Judgment of the American
people to assume that u majority of
them will choose the latter.
SOMK FACTS OVh'.M.IHlKF.n.
In their attempts to make capital out
of the anthracite coat miners' strike
the Itryanltes willfully overlook several
vital facts.
Mr. Itrynn takes occasion to Inquire,
very much with the same sneer with
which he asked four years ago whether
anyone had seen (tcneral Prosperity,
whether coal miners receiving HO cents
a day are sharing In the boasted repub
lican prosperity.
Prosperity, like poverty, Is compara
tive, and compared with the era of
tlnanelal depression and Industrial stag
nation that preceded the election of Mc
KInley even 1)0 cents 11 day In the coal
mining district might be an Improve
ment upon no work at all.
In a statistical review of the strike
situation a careful writer in the Chicago
ltecord shows that the prices of the out
put of the mines are controlled by the
coal-carrying railroads, subject only to
the demand of the coal consumers.
When factories were closed down and
the milts stopped there was no work for
the miners even though their nominal
wage scale was the same In lS'JC, as It
Is today. He continues:
Wages through all the mines are exactly
the same today us they were when McKIn
ley was Inaugurated and, generally speak
ing, huve not been changed for thirty years.
The miner has made more money since
prosperity wus restored, not from an In
crease In wages, but from nn Increase In
work. During hard times he went Into the
mines only three days In the week; now he
uurks live and six days.
While every one, Irrespective of po
litical alllllatlon, deplores the fact that
the coal miners are so poorly paid und
would gladly see them secure better
wages and conditions of employment, It
will not do for llryan and his echoes to
Intimate that the miners have hud no
share Iu the benellts of business re
vul brought about by the restoration
of republican policies. On the contrary.
when they cover up the facts they are
practicing au Imposition on the public
which deserves prompt rebuke.
nnoiMtrnixn Tin: rvn.h:.
One of the demagogic deliverances of
ltryan. which he Is repeating on everv
possible occasion, Is his assertion that
the I'uitcd States litis not a good title to
the Philippines.
In throwing a cloud upon our title to
the Islands Mr. llryan, whether wittingly
or not, casts discredit iinon himself.
He admits that he exerted all his ner-
sonal tnllueuce for the ratllleatlon of the
eiue treaty, under whose provisions
Spain was to receive SCo.iuu.uoo iu con
sideration of the transfer of Its claim
over the islands to the I'nlted States.
If .Spain could not give us a good title
Mr. ltryan puts himself Iu the position
of forcing the United States to pay
fJO.UOO.WO for a worthless deed. Mr.
ltryan knew at the time and knows
pow that the only title to the Philip
pine was vested in Spilii and that
Spain had a perfect right, under the
usages and precedents of liiternatljiial
law, to transfer Its title to another na
tion, either for a cash consideration or
out of pure friendship, as It might see
lit.
As has been pointed out by President
.McKInley In his letter of acceptance,
our title to the Philippines lias not only
been unquestioned by any other coun
try, but our undisputed sovereignty over
the Philippines, so tar as foreign na
tions are concerned, has been ollldally
recognized. Our title to the Philip
pines Is precisely the same. In ultimate
basis, as our title to Porto KIco, Alaska,
California, Florida and the Louisiana
purchase. It is the title given by
treaty between Independent nations and
will stand any test that may be ap
plied. Iu reiterating his declaration that the
l-'nltcd States has 110 rightful jurisdic
tion over tho Philippines, Mr. llryan not
only stultifies himself, but impugns the
Intelligence of the American people, be
cause if our title to these Islands were
not good our title to a large part of the
territory admitted as states Into tho
union would bo equally Invalid.
tin: m'.yoai- m:t:.
Headers of The Itee Sunday are prom
ised a number that wdl satisfy every
demand for artistic and literary excel
lence. Iu addition to all the news of
the day The Illustrated llee served to
each subscriber gives a news magazine
of the highest standard.
The frontispiece this week reproduces
photographs taken specially for tills
paper of the launching of the coast de
fense monitor Wyoming from the ship
yards at San Francisco. The launching
party Includes a number of oillclals of
our neighboring state, the central llgure
being Miss France Helen Warren, the
daughter of Senator Warren of Wyo
ming. A group of the launching party
and the story of the launching will also
prove of Interest.
Another special feature consists of a
handsome group page of photographs ex
hibiting the flower of Nebraska woman-
hood represented In lloral carnival. The
pictures were made by our stuff artist
at Fremont it week ago und aro strik
ing iu every particular.
The story of the amnesty celebration
at Manila, gotten up by the Filipinos
to give evidence of their reconciliation
with the Americans, Is told by a former
member of the First Nebraska, with ac
companying illustrations from his own
photographs. The views show the festal
arch, the head of the parade nnd the In
terior of the banquet hall.
Carpenter's letter this week relntes
nn Interview with I.l Hung Chang,
China's famous diplomat nnd statesman,
which brings out his Ideas on many
current topics of special moment at the'i
present time, sot off with a recent pho
tograph, presented to Mr. Carpenter by
his excellency this summer, and other
pictures.
The number Is also replete with timely
pictorial features. One is a snapshot
of the corner-stone laying of the Sacred
Heart church In this city; another Is a
view of the corn palace at Mitchell, S.
1)., portraits of the late Itcv. J. It, Max
Held, a pioneer Methodist churchman, of
a North Platte boy who has Just been
admitted to the United States Naval
academy, anil others.
Insist upon having The lice if you
want the best paper.
Tho Hryan organs do not take kindly
to the Instructions given by President
McKInley to the Philippine, commission,
Insuring for the Filipinos all the guar
anties of civil liberty Included in the
constitutional bill of rights. They
would much prefer to have the Filipinos
persecuted or enslaved, so that they
might make political capital out of It.
The great mass of Intelligent citizens,
however, will see In the presidential In
structions a determination to give force
to the promise In the republican plat
form of that measure of self-government
for the Inhabitants of our Island
possessions that they are capable of
exercising. It Is worth remembering In
this connection that the instructions to
the Philippine commission were Issued
In April, two months before the party
policy was outlined at the Philadelphia
convention.
Following the universal American cus
tom, General Chaffee Is taking mens
tires to feed and clothe the destitute In
China In the wake of his army. If the
other powers would follow the same
precedent they would ilnd the Chinese
much more willing In future years to
open their doors to the foreigners and
allow the world's commerce to lave free
entry into that country. Military rule
Is etlleaclotis when an army Is present,
but kindness and Justice render the ap
plication of military force unnecessary.
"When It conies to doing things In a
hurry this country Is easily Hrst. Less
than two weeks ugo the great storm at
Galveston destroyed 'the railroad bridges
leading to that city. Friday a tempo
rary bridge over 't Wo miles long had been
completed and trains were running over
It. To add to the dltliculty the railroads
leading to the bridge had to be recon
structed for miles before work could
even be commenced on the bridge.
The fact that Candidate ltryan llnds
time to make a county campaign in his
home state is evidence that he Is more
Interested in retaining his prestige In
Nebraska than he Is in the larger cam
paign. Kveu Bryan's optimism is not
siilllclent to induce him to put In full
time pursuing a forlorn hope in states
sure to go republican.
The Issues of the campaign nre to be
discussed In Nebraska during the re
mainder of the campaign by the ablest
speakers on the political rostrum. No
voter iu this state will have any excuse
for casting his ballot In ignorance of
the questions Involved In the outcome of
the election.
Touch It (ieiitly, IMcnue.
Hoston Transcript.
Wo shall have to reviso the proverb and
make it read "(lunpowdor Is tho root of nil
evil." instead of "money." It Is 0110 of the
chief dlUlcultles at tho bottom of the real
strike.
It Iu Ii t I rum (hi- M liler.
1'htladclpliU North Anient an.
Governor Roosevelt's letter of ncciptanoc
la characteristic of tho man. It Is vigorous
In tone, torso In stylo and aggresslvo lu
argument. Thero Is nothing of evasion la
duallng with the two great Issues of tho
cumpalKu-
Hopeful sKn of the TIiiich.
Indianapolis Journal.
That democratic leaders now appreciate
Abraham l.lmoln, thirty-five years after
his death, Is 11 hopeful Indication, hut a
party thirty-live years behind the rest nf
tho world Is not tho one to direct tho
American people.
Con fit sin 11 A NN 11 III III I fill .
Washington Slur.
Tho Intimation of snmo of Mr. Ilryan's
ndmlrors that tho salvation of tho country
demands a democratic president to squelch
"Imperialism" and 11 republican senate to
hold freo silver In check Is, to say tho
least, a trlllo confusing.
Iliuinn on the Stump.
Chicago Post.
As a speaker lluuua seems to bo quite nn
forceful, energotle und successful as he Is
ns an organizer, and naturally It worries
tho democrats. They aro quite as anxious
to get him off tho stump now as they were
to see htm on it nwhtlo ago.
lllNlorle Coincidence.
Sprlngtleld Hepubllcan.
Sweden Is also seeking a loan In New
York side by side with Germany. It hcglui
to look as though tho day when the raono
tnry center of tho world began to move
from London to New York will be written
down In history as tho day when Knghind
began tho destruction of tho South African
republics.
A' !sil mil Crj Nlnlllcil 111 l.ntv.
New York .Mall nnd Kxpress.
Six months' experience under tho new
currency law seems to vlndlcato tho wis
dom of the provisions rclutlng to national
banks Mid their uoto Ihsuea, as well ns
thoso llrinly establishing tho gold stand
ant. In regard to both, It Is of tho utmost
Importance t,al tJO policy entered upon
within the present year should bo carried
out consistently and uninterruptedly, until
there Is neither danger, fear, nor suspicion
that It would bo reversed or abandoucU on
a chaos of administration.
The President's Letter.
Uostnn Transcript.
We do not recall any purely polltlcat
paper of recent yenrs which has had such .1
uldo rending and has produced such a
strong Impression ns the president's letter
of acceptance. Not only are the wisdom nnd
ability of the writer nppnrent to all, but, far
more effective than these, his belief that ho
Is right stands out clear and strong. The
language Is not that of smug nnd adroit
hypocrisy, but of earnest, truth-seeking
patriotism. Impressed with the sense of his
responsibilities, the writer Is plainly striv
ing to meet them with tho proper estimate
of their gravity nnd yet with a resolute
spirit. One mnn who has been strongly op
posed to tho president's policy, who did
not vote for him four years ago and ills
agrees with him on instiy subjects, said
after reading the letter: "It seems to 1110
to be n ory strong paper and In Its logic
practically tiunusweiable. Ills grouping of
events and the recitation of tho steps ho
has taken ns n consequetieo of those events
seem to me to Justify his actions. It has
raised him very much In my estimation nnd
makes him approach grcntuuss. He Indi
cates a course of duty, Ignoring every gross
argument or consideration which seems to
me to be clear and distinct and which ho
seems to have followed through nil tho
devious paths with which the strange hap
penings of tho past three years have
led us."
In Hint lnst sentence lies the key to tho
president's policy In the Philippines, ns
well ns In other great affairs. It In the
easily found solution to nil his actions. It
Is simply the assumption that tho president
moans to be and do right. Of course to lu
slst that his every act Is right would be to
endow him with perfection and superhuman
qualities. To say that ho makes errors,
thnt he Is compelled at times to compromise
and that ho is subject to prejudices and
passions Is only to sny that he Is a man,
with faults nnd foibles. Hut to refuse to
take cognizance of this rational explanation
for his nets, It seems to us, Is to Ignore
what Is patent and to stamp one's self ns
narrow and looking rather for darkness
than light. Honest no doubt nre many of
tho president's critics let them credit him
with honesty. Patriotic surely ro they
and so Is he. And so are tho thousands of
the lenders of his party throughout tho
country who, despite nil the talk of party
slavery and political patronage, would not
OTIIKIl I.AM)S Tll. Ol ltS.
Hrltlsh administration, nccordlng to tho
annual icport of the high commissioner,
which has Just been Issued, has done won
ders for Cyprus. The revenuo has in
creased steadily year by year, taxation h.is
been Infinitely reduced and, after tho pay
ment of nil expenses and tho Turkish sub
sidy, there Is a handsome nnnual surplus,
nxporta nre considerably in excess of Im
ports. They consist of animals of different
kinds, carobs, wheat, barley, wine, etc., the
Pnlted Kingdom, Kgypt, Turkey und Franco
being the chief customers lu tho order
Hatred. Tho chief industry. In which 12.000
peasants nro engaged. Is tho manufacture
of wine, which would be of much liner qual
ity than it Is It capital were mvesud In th
Improvement of the machinery used. Noth
ing could be better than the grapes, but the
pcoBiint has nothing but his old crude
enrthen pots and skins to work with. Silk
manufacture Is ndvanclng quickly and Is
likely to become of great value before h.ng.
Tin re aro also sponge fisheries, which only
require development to prove extremely
remunerative. Tho grain crops are Increas
ing year by year. Tho methods of ugrlcuU
ture, however, arc much tho same as they
wore In the days of tho Pharaohs. Kfforts.
are being made to tntroduco a modification
of 0110 of tho Indian Iron ploughs; the Im
portance of good seed is being taught, and
modern machinery Is being Imported frr tho
ollo-oll industry. On all sides there aro
to be found contentment, peaco and pros
perity, where twenty ye.us ago all wns pov
erty, misery, and despair.
The Insurrection In the Hrltlsh Hnat Afri
can protectorate of t'gundn con
sists of an outbreak among the
Inhabitants of Nandl against the rep
resentatives of tho Hrltlsh commissioner,
Sir H. II. Johnston. Nandl, through
which tho new section nf the "Cape to
Cairo" railway passes, lies to tho east of
Lake Victoria and on the inrnan road from
Cganda to Mombasa. According to recent
ndvlces received nt the London foreign
otlke, the Wa-Nandl have succeeded In des
troying the telegraph and In demolishing
the newly built roadbed.
As far back ns last Juno a party of Ku
ropeans traveling from Mengo, on arriving
nt Ugowo Hay (the slto for the railway
terminus on the northeast shoro of Lake
Victoria), was stopped. Tho government
olllclnl In charge there refused to allow It to
proieed further, owing to tho dangerous
state of the road, and ordered the araan
to go north to Mumla's, lu Kavlrondo, from
which place It subsequently proceeded un
der n strong escort of t.'iO Sikhs and Wa
ganda, with n Maxim, toward tho coast.
Since then numerous reports have reached
Downing street of nttacks upon caravans,
made up mostly of Kuropenns, by tho Nandl.
It has also been stated that a caravan
of fifty peoplo had been cut oft, nnd n gov
ernment mall caravan has also been nt
tacked. In well-informed circles the nvivo
ti'cnt Is regarded as local, the Nandl In
most cases being actuated by the desire
for plunder. Nevertheless, Sir II. II. John
ston has dispatched a largo force Into tho
Nandl district to disperse the natives nnd
to protect tho workmen on tho railway,
which ho Is urged to complete- at the ear
liest possible moment.
A recent dispatch to tho London press
from Pretoria furnishes the latest Informa
tion concerning tho condition of tho Hand
mining Industry. It uppears that crushing
operations could bo resumed at onco at
snmo of the mines If It wero not for tho
scarcity of labor. In many of tho mines
thero aro great quantities of water which
cannot bn pumped out In less than three
mouths, but. ns has been announced, nil
tho machinery Is In fairly good condition.
Tho lack of labor Is explained by the fact
that 11,000 Kafllrs ordinarily employed nt
tho mines nre temporarily engaged In build
ing the new Springs, Hand & Vereenlglng
railroad, which will be ready for trntno
soon. At tho suggestion of Colonel Giro
ward, director of rnllwnys, tho mine owners
have subscribed Inrge. orders for new rolling
stock to bo delivered next June. It Is said
tho Honrs have mnssod at Selatl, In the
neighborhood of Leydsdorp, no less than
8,000 trucks and 200 locomotives nnd should
these be destroyed tho Industry of tho wholo
country would bu paralyzed until they
could bo replaced, which could not be ef
fected probably In less than a year and a
half. The consumption of coal on the Hand
nlono Is lKi.OOO tons a month and all this
has to bo carried. The present wlilto popu
lation of the Hand Is estlmnted at about
30.000, at least 00,000 Hrltlsh subjects being
abHcnt, but eager to return upon the rstab
llshment of any form of -Ivll govorninout.
The French minister of marine InUly
caused to bn published a scries of otllctiil
documents which reveal the steps that aro
being taken from the ministry down to
place the navy of France upon a more formi
dable footing. The budget statistics bliow
that tho annual lncreiibo for the last ten
years tn expenditure on the navy has been
10 000.000 francn The admission Is made
: thtt this rate of laireue will show no signs
follow him If they thought he wero not
honest and patriotic
Klghteous ns nre these crltli-s, do they
claim to have nil tho righteousness In the
nation? We bellexe the vast majority of
the American people have become pos
Fessed of this key to the president's course;
one hears little else than tho expression
of belief In the president's honesty among
tho ablest of the opposition at Washing
ton. Tho humbler citizen who, after nil,
often more quickly sense a fact than tho
tenrmd. Just as tho masses loved nnd
trurted Lincoln while the leaders sneered
at and belittled him throughout his presi
dency, we bellevo have n conception that
the president Is acting solely for wh.u
he considers to be the highest good of the
people here and In those unhappy Islands.
"The ptty of It nil!" one cannot help ex
claiming when he contemplates tho bitter
wnrfaru the Tagnlogs have waged against
our arms. People .alk os If wo were deny
ing thoso tinthes their rights, nltlu-ugh In
point of fact, while they are seeking the
Iflnls fntuus "Independence" which they
could not possess longer than It would
take foreign Ironclads to reach their cous.s,
the nre denying themselves the inestima
ble boon of Individual freedom, peace and
safety, and nt length selt-goernmeut.
"Self-government" Is the president's own
word freely repealed In his letter. Tho
natives nro divided Into the ennl lenders
and blind, trusting, fanatic nl followers,
and we submit that anyone who encourages
them In their contest against our authority
Is only rewarding tho wickedness of the
one class and bringing greater punishment
for tho folly of the other. For this latter
class nothing but sorrow can ho felt. What
greutcr boon could any people, long 111
bondage, nsk thun the protnetlon and ele
vating Intluence of the American govern
ment? Who Is there thnt duos not bellevo
that the aim of this administration Is to
protect, elevate and enlighten Ihe l-'lll-plnos?
And who does not cry out ugnlnsl
tho nwful blunder of these people, who,
when this nld wns freely offered them,
Like the Imso Indian, threw a pearl away
Itlcher than all his tribe?
It Is tho purposo of this administration,
ns kindly, nnd carefully as It can, to show
tho poor natives their blunder. It will
tnko years to accomplish this, to repair
that mistake, but it is not tho American
way to falter and turn back when con
Tlnced that tho end Is Just nnd right.
of diminishing, as not only Is there to be no
slackening In the building nf new ships, but
each addition nuido to the navy represents:
an addition to the permanent general ex
penses. It is also foretold that the necessity
of steadily nccummulntlng naval stores Is
likely to prove a source of further outlay.
On the other hand no Increase Is contem
plated for the present, or, Indeed, through
out the yiar In the number of ships com
posing the home squadrons or the force in
foreign waters. The only changes will be
the replnclng In some Instances of com
paratively old vessels by ships of the new
est type. For Instance, the new Ironclad,
tho loan, will take the place In the Channel
squadron of tho Amlral Haudln and In the
Mediterranean squadron tho Chanzy will
give way next year to the not yet entirely
llnlshed Jeanne d'Arc, which the French
expect will prove the llnest cruiser they
possess.
Tho list of new vessels thnt should bo
ready next year is considered to be some
what formidable ns, In addition to the
Jcnnno d'Arc, It Includes four other exceed
ingly powerful cruisers and two Ironclads,
the Henry IV nnd the Suffren. A consid
erable increase In tho number of sailors Is
provided for next year, ns the total number
of men Is to bo raised from ir.3S5 to 1!I,"!S.
POLITIC I, imil'T.
Golden Hulo Jones of Ohio having de
clared himself, tho campaign only awaits a
word from General Coxey to stnrt a-hum-mlng.
Senator Caffcry has declined the nomina
tion for president on tho liberty ticket. The
senator has no time to waste on political
trifles.
Young Mr. Vandcrbllt refunes to become
enthusiastic over polities. IIo has refused
several tempting offers to net ns treasurer
of campaign committees.
The governor-elect of Arkansas Is Jeffer
son Davis. The secretary of state, elected
on September :i, Is named Crockett und the
Btato auditor Is named Monroe.
Women will vote for president In Idaho
for tho first time this yenr. Hetween ISiifi
and LS'.iS. through tho extension of the suf
frage, tho vote in Idaho increased 50 per
cent.
This Is a great year for war heroes. A
major, two colonels and a general aro run
ning for congress In one district of New
Hampshire. General Apathy has no show
there. Tho four great republican spellbinders
whoso names will be neon frequently lu the
papers during tho next few weeks are Hen
derson, Hepburn. Dalzcll and Llttlcllcld, all
congressmen whoso re-elections nre Hiiro.
Notwithstanding Mark Hanna's expressed
fears about tho electoral oto of New York
state, betting down thoto stands at 2 14 to 1
on .McKInley. Gamblers know n suro thing
and nro accepting nil tho Hryan money In
sight.
Tho newly elected preacher-sheriff of
Portland, Me., threatens to raise hall colu-n-bla
lu Hint section by vigorously enfor. ing
tho prohibition law. If there Is anj thing
Portland dislikes It Is Interference with Us
Illegal liquor tralllc. At the same time it
would slap tho brand of ireabon on any pi r
son attempting to repeal iho law. For nil
Intents and purposes of argument Maine is a
dry state, but they punish as mu ii booze
Ak-Sar-Ben Week.
S Ua GJS
It goes without saying that whatever we
sell is right as to quality
In furnishings, our neckwear, underwear,
hanebwear, feetwear and headwear, conv
prehend all that fashion dictates,
And we do for the boys and children what
we do for the men
Give them every possible want in fur
nishings at a modest price, and the best se
lection in town to choose from,
N. B. And no clothing fits like ours.
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Omaha's Only Uxclusivo Clothier for .Mou uud Uoya.
per iapin dow n there ns In any "wide opeo''
s n'e in the union. The preacher-sheriff has
the t.iw 011 his side. Public sentiment Is on
the other.
J The democrats of the West fluptrlor dis
trict of Wisconsin, which Is strongly repub
I llcnn. have, regardless of nil thelt proteMa
1 lions m to wealth nnd tho tolling miiscj,
1 nominated a bunker for congre6v The pre",
lent congressman from this district Is u ni-
uve or Knginmi.
Four states hve populist governors at
present Mm esotn. Nebraska, South Dakota
and Washington la Washington, Mlnticnou
and NVbrnsKa Governor lingers, Governor
Llnd nml Gnvcrttor Poynter nro cntulldntej
for re-election 011 fusion tickets. In South
Dakota Governor Lee Is a candidate for con
gress. Kx-Judge Thottms A. Moran of Chicago, a
leader In the gobi democratic movement of
ISM, has come out for llryan on the question
of Imperialism Oi, t lir- other hand, ex-Con -gressmaii
J. It. Ovitbwalto of Ohio, also a
conspicuous gold democrat, has declared for
McKmley. This evens up Hie score and thu
campaign may proceed.
Politics makes strange combinations. Tho
New York Titties is pounding Hryanlsm and
supporting Croker'a man for governor, whllo
the Evening Post Is tanking war on both Mc
KInley and llrynti nnd supporting Piatt's
man for chief executive of the state. Tho
Sun has become the organ of organs of ic
publlcniilsin. it is n trlplo-barrellod or
chestrion tun by electricity.
I.A Mi l7l ("(l A.s,
neliolt Free Press: Funny Mai, ,!.
deni.vi- it,, t bicsti t cut any ice. does ho?
innocent- ho"
Funny Man The coal man.
CJiiengo TrllumerpInnima," snld tlm
I "-jcar-.iiu ai 1 ne maiuice, I want to
! take iilT in;- hat.
"VVIlMl f.. .I....H.'
rw'l ""' m'n 1'5,'ho sent behind mo
can see over my heail. "
tt-..l.l. . r. .
I ..." """'"Kioii sinr: "snmo men." said
1 nrie .,nrn. "irtcs to br so broad lit deli-
n,ls,!r;,,,s
i-i.','.',r.?" nir"'.lli. "Uy. I have iilwnxi
kct.i the tirwt dollar 1 0VPr made. It -n
s!nidV"m V W Ulnl 1 a1'1"'
And tile counterfeiter laughed heartily at
the recollection.
1'hllndclphla Press" Clcrk-Those new
gloves are to sell for a dollar, aren't thev
1 ! 1"l:V;-u,lln "' to know? Mrs. Mav'k
lev.' dh. nip. H easy! Tell hcrJI.TS. though,
of course, they re only worth a dollar.
( Icrk (to Mrs. Markley. a moment lalen
I hey re l..n. inii'aui. though, of course,
they re on'y worth a dollar.
Snmervllle Journal: Admiring Son-Wen
you the sm.irtcst hoy In M-hool, pn, when
you wen- us ..lit ns I am?
lleinlnlsceiit Fathnr-U 1 wasn't it waen f
tin- tci. her h fault, lie did his best to
make mi. smart.
si;i'imiin:u unions.
' Pittsburg Chronicle.
In the month of June wo wondered
When prores. Ions by the bundled
l p to Hymen h altar marched in gia,i array,
1 or all records then were broken
In the number of vows spoken
Hy the couples Joined In wedlock day by
day.
Marriage license clerks wore busy,
Oft coiifused and oft made dizzy
Hy the rush of lovers watting far their
turn;
Alnny parsons were delighted,
For the couples then united
Oft gave evidence that they had can)i to
burn.
There was rushing undiminished
I III the days of June were finished
And He- honeymooners on their tours had
sped;
Then there came a sharp reaction,
Causing much dissatisfaction.
For w- feared ihere were no lovers left to
wod.
Hut the lill was temporary
For vacations long nnd merry
Claimed attention that sly Cupid lonn had
held;
Then the darts that he'd been shooting
In the hearts took deeper rooting.
And In course of time our fears wnr nil
dispelled.
With tho ending of vacation
dime renewed determination
To get married and then settle down for
1 1 f e :
And again we see processions,
Men .Miibraclnv all professions,
Kneh with maiden fair who soon will bis
his wife.
Now September's brides we're greeting.
And the sweet vows they're leptjatlng
Kre trum 11 men's happy yltar they
retire;
And 'tis Imped, for their contentment,
Ihey're agreed without renentmerit
As In wbl.-li ah. 1 II g.-t up llrst and start
the lire.
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