BITS OF
Germany has 90,000 more -women than men.
Tho United States now has 3,646 millionaires.
A Bltlgle plant of red poppy produces 50,000 needs.
Tho world now Bends 1,250,000 telegrams every day.
There aro In London 52,000 people over 7G years old.
Turkey now exports 000,000 worth of opium a year.
Italy makes eight millions a year out of foreign visitors.
Tho eleven million inhabitants of Slam ubo only American flour.
Tho demand for American goods is Increasing throughout Canada.
All tho Mormons do not live in Utah. There aro 2,000 In Germany.
," Every ono of the largo automobllo factories Is far behind Its orders.
' Thero are about 114,500 telegraph offices now open In tho whole world.
Methodism has gained in Now York city nearly 47 per cent since 1875.
Tho youngest bride in Berlin last year was sixteen, the oldest Bovonty-fivc.
Slnco 1872 4,000 miles of railroadB havo beon laid in tho Japanese emplro:
Berlin uscb every year nearly half a million tons of English and Welsh
coal.
An acre of sago-palm will yield as much nourishment as 1C3 acres of
wheat
One of tho burroughs of London, England, Iiob a motor street-cleaning
machine.
From a 20-year-old mulberry tree 218 pounds of leaves have been picked
in a year.
Franco haB four classes of roads. They aro respectively CO, 40, 33, and 25
feet wide.
Tho crusade against tho billboard nuisance Ib making headway in Buf
falo, N. Y.
Tea-pills are now sold. They run 14 to the ounce, and each mkes a larso
cup of tea.
Rosewood Is so called becauso it exhales the fragrance of roses when
freshly cut ,
New England makes nearly CO per cent of tho boots and shoes made in
this country.
Springfield, Mana, has Just colebrated her fiftieth anniversary &b a
municipality.
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Walsh of Brooklyn has given nearly $800,000 to CatV
ollc charities.
New Britain, Conn., was the first city in the Nutmeg state to put wires
under ground.
Tho New York Board of Health has established a department for Pasteur
treatment free.
A new railway is to bo built from Southern to Western Australia. It will
cost 4,400,000.
Tho newest schooner 1b 480 feet long and haB seven masts. She is being
built in Boston.
Tho Brazilian coast city of Bahia haB about 200,000 Inhabitants, who llvo
Jn 17,000 houses.
Tho golden tiara presented to tho Pope from English Roman Catholics
.Will coBt 40,000.
Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Walsh, of Brooklyn, has given nearly $800,000 to
Catholic charities.
Baltimore holds tho world's record for negro population. It has 80,000
black inhabitants.
Of tho 21,273 peoplo who ascended Mount PllatuB by rail last summer
.200 were British.
Over 1,000 bunches of grapes havo appeared on a vino now growing near
Boren in tho Tyrol.
Tho United States received from Gormany" during tho nineteenth century
5,079,362 immigrants.
Not a pound of all tho coal burned in Switzerland Ib dug within the bor
ders of that country.
No interviews with Count Leo Tolstoy or Maxim Gorki may now appear
In the Russian press.
Two hundred and forty-nine European missionary societies keep 13,607
missionaries at work.
A two-thirds majority of tho cardinals' conclave is necessary for the
election of a new Pope.
Prismatic Lake, in tho Yellowstone National park, is the largest body of
hot water in the world.
Horses, giraffes, and ostriches have the largest eyes of land animals;
cuttle-fish of sea creatures.
What was probably tho first public library in tho United States was started
in Charleston, S. C, in 1749.
Tho French government has asked two officials to Investigate the benefits
and detriments of tho trusts.
The father of M. Santos Dumont has an estate on which 9,000 laborers cul
tivate 40,000,000 coffee plants.
Tho Juneau-Skagway cable has not been used for two months owing to a
break which cannot bo located.
Eight million bottles of abslntho are yearly consumed in Paris. This is
doublo tho consumption of 1895.
For breadmaking purposes seven pounds of American flour are said to bo
equal to eight pounds of English.
The biggest avorago farm in tho world is in South Australia, where tho
average squatter holds 78,000 acres.
The most expensive and roomiest railway station In the world is that of
the Peninsular Railroad at Bombay.
The number of ants in a nest varies from 12,293 to 93,694. These figures
nro from a recent count of five nests.
There is a mountain of salt near Carona, In Spain, which contains 500
million tonB of almost pure rock-salt
Modern Inks only date from 1798, at which dato the researches of Dr.
Lewis in the chemistry of Ink began.
Modern inks only dato from 1708, at which date the researches of Dr.
Lewis in the chemistry of ink began.
The entire population of Malaga Island, off the mouth of the New Meadow
river, Maine, Ib suffering from measles.
Wakes time Is a fair which occurs every year In each of the groups of
English towns which form tho Potteries.
Mme. Isacescu, the Vlenneso lady swimmer, Is training for another attempt
to swim the English channel this summer.
A banker, who Is a grand-nephew of Mendelssohn, has Just paid the record
price of 4,000 for a Straduarlus violoncello.
There are no less than 3,262 different species of fish Inhabiting the waters
of America north of the Isthmus of Panama.
Tho United States now own nineteen battleships, and comes nexA to
England In this respect Russia haB sixteen.
Denmark's agricultural capital Is now 140 for each inhabitant This is
more than double that In tho United Kingdom.
An Eastern city boasts of a man who spent $186.65 for cigars, and by
saving tho wrappers secured a $15 suit of clothes.
Sweden and Denmark havo no soldiers who cannot read and write. In
Russia's army 70 per cent of tho men nro Illiterate.
Seventy thousand cochineal Insects go to a single pound of dried cochineal.
The world's crop of cochineal is from 300 to 500 tons.
There are now only about 87,000,000 sheep in Australia. Drought has
reduced tho number by a quarter In the past few years.
New York has 250 hotels, London over 500. But Now York's hotels will
hold nearly as many people as London's greater number.
The amount of merchandise transported by rail in the United States Is
double that of all the other nations of the earth together.
In 1889 an Australian stockman, kangaroo-hunting, picked up an opal.
mnce men Australia nas exported 4ZU,uuo worth of opals.
It is proposed at Duluth, Minn., that the local branch of the Salvation
army Bhall add street cleaning to Its many other activities.
Indianapolis now holds the record in rapid hog killing; 3,298 hegs were
recently turned Into pork, sausages, etc., within five hours.
Connecticut pays a bounty of $1 for each fox killed within its borders.
Last year tho payments on thlB account amounted to $1,272.
Salmon-traps are forbidden by law in Canada. Therefore, salmon costs
15 cents apiece in Canada, but only ono cent over the border.
The oldest known petroleum-well Is that at Zante, one of the Ionian
Islands. Oil has been obtained from it for nearly 3,000 years.
While a square dance represents only half a mile of walking or moving,
an average waltz takes dancers over three-quarters of a mile.
A white badger, which is almost as great a rarity as a white blackbird,
.waB killed recently by the Axe Vale England) 1adger hounds.
In tho palm of the hand there are 2,500 pores to the square Inch. If these
pores were united end to end they would measure about five miles.
Greenland glaciers average 1,000 feet in thickness, move 50 feet a day, and
discharge Into the sea four square miles of Ice yearly 1,000 foet thick.
Four thousand foreigners were expelled by the police from France last
vear: 1.500 of these were Spaniards, 1,300 Belgians, and 500'Germans.
It will probably bo a surprise to learn that Mary is the most popular
name among actresses. Next in number are contractions of Eleanor.
The total number of farms in Alabama is given at 223,220, of which
129 137 are operated by white farmers and 94,083 by colored farmers.
The biggest casting ever ordered was recently made at Chester, Pennsyl
vania. It was for the propeller-shaft of a steamer, and weighed over 60 tons.
Four railway lines now connect Mexico with the United States. In 1S8C
tkere waa only one railroad In Mexico, leading from the capital to Vera Cruz
INTEREST
IN THEJLAST DITCH
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM AND 1Tb
, PHILIPPINE PLANK8.
Certain "Members of American Faml
Ilea" But Not the Army, Endorsed
Ti.e Cry of tho Craven Confession
That Laws of War Have Been
Violated.
Tho Republicans, In their state and
iongreslonal conventions, aro execut
ing wonderful feats of rhetoric on tho
lubject of tho atrocities committed
y American and Macabcbo troops
antler orders from army officers like
Smith, Hughes, and Boll. Ono of tho
finest of these efforts, and ono that
may bo taken as a typo of tho whole,
's tho following ambiguous plank In
tho platform adopted at Dcs Moines,
fowa, July 80.
"We aro proud of tho high standard
if good conduct maintained by
MEMBERS OF AMERICAN FAMI
LIES doing duty In tho Philippines,
WHILE THEY ARE EXECUTING
OUR LAWS AND CARRYING CIVILI
ZATION TO PEOPLES IN THE FAR
CAST under exacting conditions, and
glvo them assurance of our sympathy
and confidence."
Notice how adroitly this sentence Is
tvorded. It confines Its praise to
'members of American families" ex
clusively, and oven limits It exclu
sively to those members of such fami
lies who are actually "executing our
laws, and carrying civilization to peo
ples In tho far EaBt." Is tho army of
tho United States in tho Philippines
composed of such men? The state
ments of Major Gardener, Private
Weir, Capt Flint, Sorgt Riley, and
many others, show that it is not Tho
records of tho court-martials in tho
cases of Gen. Smith, Major Waller,
MaJ. Glenn and Lieutenants Gaujot
and Cook, demonstrate that It Ib not
Nor is the army there composed
chiefly of Americans of any sort.
According to a statement given out
by Representative Hay of Virginia, tho
ranking Democratic member of the
House Committeo on Military Affairs,
printed in tho Washington Evening
Star of July 30, 1902, a large major
ity of our troops In tho Philippines aro
natives. Mr. Hay says:
"There Is no doubt that tho Amer
ican peoplo are being deceived as to
tho number of troops in the islands.
Tho statement has been made that
there aro now but 15,000 troops In
the Islands, when as a matter of fact
thero aro besides this number 12,000
natlvo troops, or scoutB, as they are
called. Theso scoutB are authorized
and paid by an appropriation in the
army appropriation bill and aro a part
of tho United States forces Just as
much as aro any other troops. Their
pay is somewhat less than that of tho
American soldier, but only slightly,
and they aro furnished rations and
equipment These Bcouts should not
be confused with tho constabulary, a
civil forco of between 7.00Q and 8,000
natives, who aro employed and paid
out of tho island rovenucs."
Thero aro 27,000 regular troops and
8,000 constabulary troops, making in
all 35,000, only 15,000 of which are
Americans; but for tho conduct of ev
ery ono of theBe 35,000 men tho ad
ministration is responsible, and tho
Republican party Is responsible.
The plank of the Iowa Republican
platform abovo quoted does not en
dorse our Macabebo and Vlsayan
troops or our constabulary, though
those troops constitute two-thirds of
the American army, and act In entire
obedience to American officers. That
platform Is, moreover, a confession
that there have been violations of the
laws of war by American troops, for
It distinguishes between tho army as
& whole and "members of American
famllhjs" who aro executing our laws,
etc. It does not pretend to defend
"tho army." It does not oven assert
that any member of an American fam
ily there Is actually executing our
laws as a rule, but only expresses ap
proval of tho "high standard of good
conduct" of thoso, If any, who are so
doing, provided and only so long as
they aro so doing. This Is tho posi
tion of Senator Honr, Carl Schurz,
Geo. S. Boutwell and the Democrats
and Antl-Imperlallsts generally.
The Republicans of the Senate and
House of Representatives at first de
fended the Smlth-Hughes-Bell-Funston
cabal; and tho President and secre
tary of war did the same. When pub
lic opinion reproved them for this
shocking defense of high crimes and
misdemeanors, they next attempted
to excuse those outrages on the
ground of revenge and necessary re
taliation. When they were driven
from this untenable position, they
went into the conventions of their
party, and endorsed those "members
of American families" who aro doing
their duty and actually executing our
laws. And they prudently "urge that
the contention over ourpollcy In the
Philippines should now "cease." Such
s tho cry of tho craven. But that
:ontentlon will not cease. Nothing
,s settled finally until It is settled
'ight Republicans may discriminate
n favor of certain members of Amer
can families, and may give them as
surance of sympathy and confidence,
out tho American people, while doing
die same, will go further, and will
:ondemn, even as Senator Hoar has al
ready condemned, the brutal, barbar
ous and imperialistic Philippine policy
t tho administration, backed by the
Republican party.
fHE EXPENSIVE TARIFF TAX
Figures Which Shed a Great Light on
the Situation.
In tho last report of the secretary
it. the treasury there Ib a statement
in page 144 of customs receipts and
expenditures thai showa die amount
received nt each port of entry and
tho number of persons employed to
collect it and tho salary they received.
Tho receipts at some of tho ports aro
bo absurdly small that it is a wonder
that Mr. Shaw, our new reformer In
charge of tho treasury, does not turn
his attention to a reformation of this
abuso instead of his present principal
occupation of perambulating about on
pleasure excursions nt government ex
pense. Tho first placo on the list
that strikes attention Is Beaufort, N.
C, whero tho expenses of tho two em
ployes of tho government wero $1,
494.54, whllo they collected only tho
paltry Bum of $4.12. This shows that
every dollar collected cost tho taxpay
ers $362.75. Bridgeton, N. J., did not
mako quite as bad a Bhowlng; thero
the bIx employes of tho government
collected $80.17 and their expense ac
count was $1,489.65 or $18.58 expended
for each dollar collected. At Natchez,
Miss., the amount collected was $5 and
tho collector received $500. This lone
some colored gentleman doubtless
amused himself by sitting on the land
ing and watching tho majestic Mis
sissippi roll by with an occasional
spell at fishing to relievo tho monot
ony. Tho New Hampshire Republican
politicians evidently wero more power
ful with tho administration, for they
succeeded in embalming six of their
clansmen in office at Portsmouth, who
collected $278.36, receiving $3,645.81
for their laborious duties. Thero are
a number of other ports that mako re
turns of similar magnitude, which
shows that our high protective tariff
is an expensive luxury to tho taxpay
ers, requiring expensive machinery at
every spot a vessel can land. Why
are theBe so-called ports not closed
and tho waste and expense of keeping
collectors of customs and other offi
cials saved?
These expensive ports are among
tho beauties of tho protective Bystem
that haB gradually grown up and ex
panded. Tho politicians who control the ap
pointment of tho collector of customs
and other officers fill theso places with
their political strikers and use them
to control caucuses and conventions
and assess them for contributions to
campaign funds.
Henco they aro all ardent protec
tionists, not only for tho reason that
tho system protects their friends who
control tho .trusts and combines, hut
also because It gives them an oppor
tunity to ensconce some of their politi
cal strikers in snug berths with llttlo
or no work and good pay.
THE EVERLA8TING FIGHT.
For "Equal Rights to All and Special
Privileges to None."
In nearly every state In tho union
where tho Republican party is in
power thero is a fight in progress for
equal taxation. Tho taxpayers are de
manding that trusts and railroad cor
porations pay taxes on their property
at tho same rate as tho individual tax
payer does. In somo states, notably
in Wisconsin, tho Republican machlno
has been overthrown and a reform
element of tho party given a chanco
to bring about reforms. Nominating
candidates for state officers and adopt
ing a platform pledged to reform tax
and other abuses is a good stop in tho
right direction but will be worthless
unloss followed up by the nomination
and election of members of the legis
lature that are also of the same mind.
There is where the Democratic vot
ers in Republican states can mako
their power felt, by nominating their
men who aro known to stand for equal
rights to all and who have no compli
cating alliance with the railroads and
who are not under obligations to them
for favors received. It Is rare to find
a Republican politician of any noto
who Is not tied to tho railroadB or
other corporations and if elected
would legislate In their interest in
stead of that of tho ppople.
It is encouraging to note that In
nearly all tho states controlled by tho
Democratic party a more equitable
stato of affairs exists. It only requires
that eternal vigilance for which Dem
ocrats slnco tho days of Jefferson and
Jackson havo beon noted, to preserve
tho good reputation and protect their
Interests by enforcing that good old
adage of "equal rights to all and spec
ial privilege's to none."
Attacking a Policy, Not the Army.
It Is evident that the Republicans in
tho pending campaign intend to an
swer all references to atrocities in
tho Philippines by tho counter charge
that the Democrats aro abusing tho
army. It Is not tho army as an organi
zation that Ib attacked, but certain of
ficers that have issued Illegal orders
and men who havo committed crimes
without orders. But in addition to
this, and of more importance, is the
gei&ral policy pursued by tho adminis
tration in regard to tho Philippines,
which was felt to be so inexcusable
that desperate efforts were made to
keep the facts from tho American peo
ple. The army Is only an Incident It
Is the policy pursued at Washington
that Is really up for review by tho
American people. Louisville Courier
Journal. Deserve No Sympathy.
Men who go to the polls and vote
tho Republican ticket In tho faco of
the outrageous wongs for which the
Republican party Is responsible de
servo little sympathy. They will suf
fer, and they need to suffer, in order
that their eyes may be thoroughly
opened. Omaha World-Herald.
Biggest Joke of Them All.
President Roosevelt has been mado
tho Tlctim of several practical Joker,
but they aro all tame In comparison
with the assurances ho has recelvel
that Louisiana can be carried by the
Republicans with proper "help" from
Washington. Atlanta Journal.
Commoner
Extracts Prom W.
OLD DOCTRINE STILL GOOD.
An Illinois democrat, who describes
himself as a supporter of Mr. Hopkins,
asks Mr. Bryan whether ho still be
lieves In free coinage at 16 to 1, and
whether he would favor such a law If
he were president Yes. Tho doctrine
of bimetallism Is as sound today as
It ever was. The reasons for It are
not altered by a temporary Improve"
ment in Industrial conditions. In fact,
better times In tho United States aro
duo to an Increased volume of money,
and better times, therefore, vindicate
the contention of btmetalllBts and es
tablish the quantitative theory of
money. Bimetallism is not a wild
scheme suggested as a possible relief
from a panic; It Is a system of
finance approved by centuries of ex
perience and calculated to prevent such
panics as are due to the scarcity of
money. The increased production of
gold has to some extent lessened tho
strain upon it, but this nation haB
been receiving more than its Bhare and
tho recent exportations of the yellow
metal Indicate that the work of equali
zation has begun. Less than half tho
world uses gold as a standard today,
and if India and China were driven
to the gold standard tho rise In the
purchasing power of the dollar would
again become marked. The man who
becomes a convert to the gold stand
ard because of the unexpected Increase
in the production of gold Is as short
sighted bb a man who would stop work
because his neighbors got up a dona
tion party and gave him a week's Bup
ply of food. Fluctuations in the pro
duction of the precious metals have
occurred before, and they give sup
port to the bimetallic theory.
Other questions are for the time be
ing more important than the money
question, but that fact does not Justify
an abandonment of the party's position
on the subject If one child is sick
tho parents can give It special atten
tion without putting the other chil
dren out of tho house. So a party
meets new issues, but it cannot afford
to abandon Its position on any ques
tion if that position is right It may
bo added that the enemies of bimetal
lism never fought an open fight and
are as deceitful and treacherous to
day as they ever were. They aro now
scheming to secure.without the knowl
edge of the people, an asset currency,
a branch bank and a redeemable silver
dollar each proposition being a part
of the gold standard plan to turn the
entire country over to the financiers;
and those democrats who want to
"drop the money question" aro either
intentionally or Ignorantly aiding and
abetting the Wall street crowd.
And tho ratio? There is no practica
ble ratio but 16 to 1. Those who op
pose that ratio never have done any
thing to restore bimetallism and never
will. It is the ratio at which gold and
silver circulate In this country today
and other countries havo substantially
the same ratio. The Increased produc
tion of gold makes It easier to main
tain the present ratio. The republican
party is In power and has within three
years coined more Bllver than has ever
before been coined in this country in
the same ength of time, and yet no
republican has proposed to change the
ratio. The republicans should either
change the ratio or cease to 'find fault
with it The man who opposes bimet
allism usually favors the gold standard
in its place, but tho man who opposes
16 to 1 offers no other ratio as a sub
stitute. The Illinois democrat above referred
to announces that he will in his county
convention oppose a general endorse
ment of the Kansas City platform and
Insist upon specific declarations on
each subject Included In the platform.
He ought to be accommodated, for the
friends of the Kansas City platform
are not dodgers.
A general indorsement of the na
tional platform Is usually sufficient In
a county convention becauso It covers
all national issues and a reiteration of
each plank, added to the declarations
on state and county matters, would
make the platform unnecessarily long;
but If any Hopkins man thinks he can
prevent a reference to the money ques
tion by demanding a specific plank ho
should be answered by a demand for
the specific Indorsement of every plank
in the platform. If he objects to tho
wording of any plank, let him present
his substitute. If he opposes bimetal
lism, let him present the plank Indors
ing the gold standard. If he objects to
16 to 1, let him name some other ratio
at which he favors free coinage. If ho
is opposed to the plank condemning
banks of Issue, let. him prepare a sub
stitute favoring banks of issue and
stating whether notes should be issued
on bonds or assets. If he wants spe
cific declarations ho should have his
desire fully and completely satisfied
and he should bo compelled to meet
honesty with honesty. If tho demo
cratic party Is to Indorse the gold
standard for which republican leaders
plotted secretly for twenty years and
which they now defend by arguments
which they disputed six years ago If
the democratic party Is going to In
dorse this policy. It ought to buy a
ticket and enter the republican tent In
a dignified way and not crawl in under
the canvas when Hanna and our Btren
uous president are not looking.
A QUIET LITTLE MEETING.
The New York Commercial Adver
tiser, in Its lssuo of August 6, prints
what it calls a good story relating to
an interview between ohn W. Gates
and E. H. Harriman. Mr. Gates called
The Indianapolis Sentinel Is repro
ducing the comments of the papers
that commend Its stand on tho ques
tion of reorganization. About seven
out of ten exchanges quoted are dis
tinguished by the mark ("rep.").
It must be confessed that Mr. Knox's
attempt at exploiting the strenuous life
suffer greatly from the effects of ama
teur press agent work.
Why is It that an Injunction against
a laboring man Is so speedy, while the
process is so slow when applied to the
beef trust?
Comment
J. Bryan's Paper.
t;
on Mr. Harriman who, by tho way, Is
chairman of tho board of directors of
the Union Pacific Railroad company,
and said that ho and his friends
thought of buying a majority of Union
Pacific stock. Mr. Harriman, accord
ing to this "good story," took the In
formation very coolly, whereupon Mr.
Gates asked him what he would do
about It Would ho glvo Gates and his
friends representation on tho board of
directors? "I'll tell you what we will
do," replied Mr. Harriman. "When wo
hnve got you and your friends loaded
up with tho stock wo will have a quiet
llttlo meeting of the directors and ls
buo $100,000,000 more stock, and that;
perhaps, will keep you and your
friends busy."
This is Indeed "a good story." It in
dicates tho readiness with which theso
great financiers may create something
out of nothing. These people told us
In 1896 and In 1900 that value could
not bo created by law, but it secnm
very plain that they can creato value
by "a quiet little meeting."
Mr. Harriman undoubtedly under
stands tho process thoroughly. Theso
"quiet llttlo meetings" have become
quite common In this day. The man
agers of the Rock Island Railroad com
pany recently had "a quiet little meet
ing." They decided that the present
Rock Island Railroad company having
$75,000,000 stock, is to become tho
property of a new Rock Island com
pany, capitalized for $125,000,000 stock
and having in addition $75,000,000 in
bonds. Then this new Rock Island
company Is to become the property of
a New Jersey corporation capitalized
for $150,000,000 and to bo known as the
Rock Island company. Not a penny ofr
additional capital has been put into
the concern; and it will be Been that
the old property which was capitalized
for only $75,000,000 has, through the
mere process of "a quiet little meet
ing," been transformed in "value" so
that after being bonded for $75,000,000,
tho entire sum of Its original capitali
zation, this property Is represented by
the capital stock of the twin corpora
tions In tho enormous Bum of $275,
000,000. Some tlmo the American peoplo will
appreciate the evils of the trust sys
tem. They will learn that public In
terests aro not served at these "quiet
llttlo meetings" of tho republican
party's fat-fryers. -They will then
havo meetings of their own. It will
not. however, bo "a aulet little meet
ing." It will be in the form of great
mass meetings held throughout this
nation in the presence of the ballot box
of every precinct In the United States,
and in these assemblages the doom of
the republican party will bo Bealed.
MR. BRYAN'S AMBITION. '"'
Tho following telegram and answer
may bo of Interest to readers of The
Commoner:
"Hon. W. J. Bryan: Will you be a
candidate for president next campaign?
If so, under what conditions? A reply,
would bo much appreciated.
"TIMES-DEMOCRAT."
"Editor Times-Democrat, New Or
leans, La. Dear Sir: Because of tho
friendly Interest which tho TlmeB
Democrat has taken In my candidacy
In two campaigns, I gladly answer
your Inquiry. I Bhall not be a candi
date for the presidency in tho next
campaign and, I may add, I havo no
choice beyond the desire to see some
ono nominated who was loyal, not only
to the ticket, but to the platform In
1896 and 1900, and who, if elected,
could be trusted to stand by the peoplo
In their Btruggle against organized
wealth.
"While no one can look very far
ahead or foresee the contingencies that
may arise, I have no plans looking to a
rcnomlnatlon at any future time. i
"I am deeply Interested in the re
forms for which I have been contend
ing and shall continue to advocate
them. I am content to do my work as
a private citizen and am euro that I
find moro pleasure in my present posi
tion than I would in the distribution
of patronage.
"If I ever again become a candidate
for the presidency it will be because I
am convinced that I can In that way
glvo more effective aid to the cause In
which I am enlisted for life, and I am
not anxious to be convinced.
"I cannot say more with prejudging
events. Yours truly,
"W. J. BRYAN."
VOICE OF THE DEMOCRATIC '
PARTY.
Tho Philadelphia Times says: "The
democratic party has twice listened to
Mr. Bryan through Its great disasters;
it will be better for him now to listen
to the voice of the democratic party
and to put himself Inharmony with
its new life." How Is one to recog
nize the voice of the democratic party?
Ib that voice to bo Judged by the omis
sions in a few state platforms In the
face of the clear and explicit tones of
the North Carolina platform, the
Texas platform, the Arkansas platJ
form, tho Nebraska platform, and the
platforms of the two Missouri con
ventions echoing as they do the voice1
of the national platform, are to bo
wholly Ignored? The Times would do
well to explain to its readers tho
method It adopts In ascertaining the
"voice of the democratic party." How
did it happen that the men for whom
the Times speaks did not listen to the1
voice of the democratic party In 1896
or in 1900? Or will the Times deny
that a national convention has any
control over the voice of a party?
)
When the president addresses a law
school will he tell the boys that a good
criminal lawyer will not only be will,
lng to try a case, but anxious to have
crimes committed so that his business
will increase?
Secretary Shaw has been doing a
keynotlng up in Vermont Can it be
possible that Vermont' republicans
need It?
Having enjoined the beef trust, Mr.
Knox should not mandamus It and
compel It to acknowledge the injunction.
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