BRYAN ACCEPTS.
Tho Domocratlo Oandldato Trnna
nilts His Formal Lottor.
Fro Silver, Tariff, Tnromn Tux mill Other
riiuiUn of tho Chicago riiitform Trent-
)(l lit Length Kvrry IMiitik Ull-
rcnorvutlly Indorsed.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 10. Mr. Uryan
yostorday mado public his letter accept
ing the democratic nomination. Its'full
text in a follows:
Hon. Stophon M. White find Other Members of
tho Notification Committee of tho Demo
emtio Convention:
Cloritlemcn: 1 neenpt tho nomination ten
dered by you on hohnlf of the democratic purty
anil In ho claim; doslro to assure you that I
fully appreciate tho high honor which n nomi
nation confers and tho ifrnvu roitporiHlliIlltlcn
which nccouipany an election to tho presidency
of tho United States. So ilooply am I Im
proved with tho power vested by tho constitu
tion In tho iihlof exooutlvo of tho nation, and
with the enormous Induonco which ho can
wlold for tho bonollt or Injury of tho people,
that I wish to enter tho onico. If elected, free
from nn7 personal desire, except tho desrro to
prove worthy of tho confidence of my country.
Human Judgment In fallblo enough when un
binsod by Holllsh considerations and in order
that I may not bo tempted to uso tho patron
ngo of an ofllco to advance any personal ambi
tion, I hereby announce, with all the emphasis
which words can oxpross, my llxcd dotormlnn
tlcn not, undor any circumstances, to bo a can
didate for re-election In caso this campalKii
rcsultH In my election. I liavo cnrofiilly con
sidered tho platform adopted by the domo
cratlo uallenal eoiivuutlon and unqualifiedly
indorso ovory plunk thereon.
Our Institutions rest upon tho proposition
that all men, being croated equal, nro entitled
to equal consideration at tho hands of the gov
ernmeul because that all men are created
equal no citizen 1ms n natural right to Injuro
any other clti.en. Tho mnln object of govorn
mont being to protect all cltlzons In tho onjoy
mont of life, liberty and tho pursuit of happi
ness, this purpose must load tho government,
ilrst to avoid acts of nMrmallvo Injustice, and
Hooond, to rostrein each citizen from trosp.iss
liur upon tho rights of any other citizen.
A democratic form of government Is condu
cive to thohlghost civilization because It opens
to each Individual tho greatest opportunities
for development and Htlmulates to tho blithest
ondoavor bv Insuring to each tho full enjoy
ment of nil tho rewards of toll, except suoh
contribution as Is necessary to nupport which
protects him. Domocraoy Is Indifferent to peil
lltreo It deals with the individual rather thnn
with his ancestors. Domocraoy ignores differ
ences in wealth, neither riches nor poverty
can bo Invoked in bohalf or nitalnst any cltl
ison. Domocrncy knows no creed, looognUlng
tho rlitht of each Individual to worship God ac
cording to tho dictates of his own conscience
It wolcomos all to a common brotherhood and
guarantees equal treatment to all, no matter
in what church or through what forms they
oommuno with tholr Crentor.
Hnvlng discussed portions of tho platform at
tho tlmo of Its adoption and again when your
lottor of notlllciitlon was formally dollvorod, It
will not be nocossnry at this tlmo to touch up
on all tho subjects embraced In tho party's
declarations. Honest differences of opinion
hnvo ovor existed and over i.'ll oxlst as to tho
most effective means of scouring domestic
tranquility, but no citizen falls to recognize
nt all times and undor all circumstances tho
absolute necessity for tho prompt and vigor
ous enforcomont of tho law and tho preserva
tion of public penco. In a government llho
ours low Is but tho crystallization of tho will
of the pooplo, without It the citizen Is neither
(lecuro In tho enjoyment of life and liberty,
nor protootod In tho pursuit of happiness.
Without obodlonoo to law, government Is Im
possible. Tho domoorntlo party Is plodged to defend
tho constitution and onforoo tho lnws of tho
United States, and It Is also pledged to ported
and dofond tho dual aohomo of government In
atltutod by tho foundors of tho republic. Tho
Jinmo United States was happily chosen. It
combines the idon of national strength with
tho Idea of local government, and suggosts nn
"Indissoluble union of distinct states." Our
wise forofathors, fearing tho tendency toward
centralization ns well bb tho dangers of disin
tegration, guarded against both, and nntlounl
mafoty, as woll as domostto security, Is to bo
found In tho careful observance of tho limita
tion which thoy Impose It has boon
notlcod that whllo tho United States
.guarantees to every state a republican
form of government, and Is ornpoworod to pro
toot each stato against Invasion, it Is not au
thorized to lntorfero in tho domostlu affairs
of nnyastnto except upon tho application
of tho legislature of tho stnto, or upon
tho application of tho executive whon
tho legislature cannot bo convened. This
provision rosts upon tho sound theory
that tho pooplo of tho stato, noting through
tholr legally choson roprosontatlvos, are, be
cauRo of their moro Intimate aaqunlutnucu
with tho local conditions, bettor qualllled than
tho president to Judgo of tho necessity for
fodornl assistance. Thoso who framed tho
constitution wisely determined to malco ns
broad an application of tho principles of local
self government as circumstances would per
mlt.aud wo cannot dispute tho correctness of tho
position tnlton by them without oxpiosslng a
dlfatrust of tho people themselves.
Kcnnoniy.
Stuco governments exist for tho protection
of tho rights of tho pooplo una not for tholr
spoliation, no expenditure of public money can
be Justified unless that expenditure Is neces
sary for tho honest, economical and ofuctcnt
administration of tho government. In deter
mining what appropriations are necossnry, tho
lutorosts of thoso who pay the taxes should bo
consulted rather than tho wishes of thoso who
rccelvo or dlsburso publlo moneys.
Bonds,
An incroaso in tho bonded debt of tho United
States nt this tlmo is ontlroly without excuso
Tho lssuo of Intorest-boarlug bonds within
the last few years was defended that they
were necessary with which to obtain gold with
which to redeem bonds and United States
notes and treasury notes: but this necosslty
has been Imaginary rathor than real. Instoad
of exercising tho legal right vostod in tho
Unltod Statos to rodoem Its coin In either gold
or sllvor, tho oxeoutlvo branch of tho govern
ment has followed a procodont established by
u former administration and surrondorcd
tho option to tho holder of tho obli
gations. This administration policy loaves
tho government at tho morey of thoso who
llnd a pecuniary prollt In bond Issues. Tho
fact that tho doalors lu monoy and securities
Snivo boon able to deploto or protoot tho treas
ury according to tholr changing whims, shows
Jiow dangerous It Is to permit thorn to oxor
olso a controlling influence over the treasury
department. Tho government of tho United
Statos, when admlnlstorod In tho Interest of
r.U tho pooplo, Is nblo to establish and maintain
Its own financial policy, not only without tho
wld of anv syndicates but In spite of any oppo
sition w hloh tho syndicates may oxort To as
sort that tho government Is dependent upon
tho assistance or good will of a portion of tho
pooplo or other than a constitutional majority,
la to assort that wo have a government Ju
form, but without vital farce.
National Unnk Currency,
Tho position taken by tho platform against
tho lssuo of papor money by nntlofial binlts ti
supported by tho highest domocratlo nuthorlty
as woll an domanded by tho Interests of tho
people Tho present attempt M tho national
banks to force tho retirement of Unltod Statos
notos and treasury notes In ordor to sccuro a
basis for a larger lssuo of tholr own notes
Illustrates tho dnngor which arises from
permitting them to lssuo their papor
as a circulating medium. Tho nnttonal
bnnlc note, being rcdccmublo In lnwful
money, has novor boon better than tho United
States note, which stands behind It, and yet
tho bunks persistently demand that theio
Unltod Slates notes, which draw no Interest,
shall glvo placo to Interest bearing bonds, in
ordor that tho banks mny collect tho Intopst
which tho pooplo now save To ompowor na
tional banks to lssuo circulating notos Is to
grant a valuable privilege to a favored class,
surrender to private corporations tho control
ovor tho volumo of papor money, and build up
a class which will claim a vested Interest In
tho national llnnnclnl policy.
Tho United States notes, commonly known
ns greonbnclis, being redeemable In oithorgold
or sllvor at tho option of tho government nnd
not at tho option of tho holdor, nro oafor and
choapcr for the people thnn national bank
notes bnsed upon interest-bearing bonds.
Tlio .Monroe Doctrine
A dlgnlllod but firm maintenance of tho for
eign doctrluo not forth by President Monroo
unil lolterntod by tho presidents who hnvo suo
ceeded him, Instead of arousing hostility
abroid, Is tho best guarantee of amicable re
lations with other nations. It Is better for nil
concerned that tho Unltod Statos should resist
nny suoh extension of Kuropcnn authority In
tho western hemisphere, rather than Invito the
continual Irritation which would necessarily
result from any attempt to Incroaso tho inllu
onco of monaichlal Institutions over that por
tion of the Amoflcas which has been dcdlcatod
to republican government.
Tension.
No nation can ntord to bo unlust to its de
fenders. Tho care of those who havo suffered
In tho mllltury and naval Rorvlco of tho country
Is a sacred duty. A nation which lllto tho United
States rolles upon volunteer scrvlco rnther
than upon a largo standing army, adds to Its
own security whon It makes gonorous provi
sions for thoso Who havo rlskod tholr lives In
Its defense and for thoso who aro dopendeut on
them.
Tim l'rnduerrii of Wealth.
Labor creates capital. Until wealth Is pro
duced by tho application of brain and muscle
to tho resources of this country, there is noth
ing to divide among the non-producing clnssos
of sooloty. Since tho producors of wealth pro
tect tho nation's Hag In tlmos of peril, tholr
lutorosts ought nt all tlmos to bo considered by
thoso who stand In ortlelal position. Tho dom
ocratlo party has over found Its voting strength
among those who nro proud to bo known as the
common pooplo, and It pledges Itsolf to prepare
and enact legislation as Is nooosary to pro
toot tho masses In tho free exerclso of ovory
political right and In the enjoyment of their
just share of tho rowardn of their labor,
Arbitration.
I dcslro to glvo special emphasis to tho
plank which recommends such legislation as Is
necessary to secure tho arbitration of differ
ences between employers engaged In Inter
state commorco and tholr employes. Arbitra
tion Is not a new Idea-It Is simply an exten
sion of tho courts of Justice. Tho laboring
men of tho country havo expressed a desire
for arbitration and tho railroads cannot
reasonably object to tho decisions rondorod by
an Impartial tribunal. Sooloty has an lntorost
ovon groator than tho Interest of cmployor or
omployo, and has a right to protoct Itsolf by
courts of arbitration ngalnst tho growing ln
convoulouco nnd ombnrassmont occnsloncd
by disputes botwoen thoso who own tho groat
arteries of commorco on tho ono hand, and
the laborors who opor.ito thorn on tho othor.
Immigration.
Whllo tho dcmooratlo party wolcomcs to tho
country thoso who como with lovo for our In
stitutions and with determination and ability
to contribute to tho prosperity of our nation,
it is opposod to tho dumping of criminal
classes upon our snores and, to tho Importation
of either pauper or eontraot labor to compote
with Amorloan labor.
Injunction!.
Tho rocont abuses which havo grown out of
injunction proceedings havo been so omphnt
icnlly condemuod by publlo opinion that tho
souato bill favoring trial by Jury in cortnin
contempt oasos will moot with gcnoral ap
proval. Itntl roads.
Tho right of tho Unltod States government
to regulate lntorstato commorco cannot bo
quoBttoned, nnd tho uocosslty for tho exorolso
of that vigorous right Is becoming nvoro and
moro apparent. Tho intorests of tho people
require such an enlargement of tho powers of
tho lntorstato commerce oommlsston as will
enable It to provont discrimination between
porsons and places and protoct patrons from
unreasonable charges.
Cuba.
Tho pooplo of tho Unltod Stntos, happy In
tho onjoymonts of tho blessings of froo gov
ernment fool n generous sympathy toward nil
who nro ondcavorlng to securo lllto blessings
for themselves. This sympathy, whllo re
specting nil treaty obligations, is especially
actlvo and earnest when oxcitod by tho strug
gling of neighboring pooplo, who like tho Cu
bans nro ncur enough to observe tho workings
of n government which derives all its nuthorlty
from tho consent of the governed.
Tho Civil Service.
That tho Amorlcnn people nro not In favor of
life tenure lu tho civil sorvlco is evident from
tho fuot that thoy. ns n rulo, mnko froquont
changes In tholr oftlclal representatives whon
thoso representatives aro chosen by ballot. A
permanent onion holding class is not In har
mony with our Institutions. A llxcd term In
executive ofUcos, oxcopt whoro tho federal leg
islation now provides otherwise would open
the publlo service to n larger number of oltl
zons without Impairing Its eftlclonoy.
Water Ways.
Tho policy of Improving tho groat water ways
of the couutry Is Justllled by tho nntlonnl char
acter of theio water ways and tho enormous
tonnage borno upon them. Kxporlenco has
demonstrated thot continuing appropriations
are, In tho oud, more economical than slnglo
appropriations sopirntod by long Intervals.
Tho Tariff.
It !b not necessary to discuss tho tariff ques
tion at this tlmo. Whatever mny bo tho In
dividual views of cltlzons ns to tho relative
merits of protection and tariff roform, all must
reoognizo that until tho money question Is
fully and Unully settled tho Amorlcnn pooplo
will not consent to the consideration of any
other important question. Taxation presents
a problom which lu somo form Is continually
present, and n postponement of dof
lnlto notion upon It Involves no
Miorltlco of porsonal opinion or political
principles; but tho crisis prcsontcd by Uunnolnl
conditions cannot bo postponed. Tremendous
results will follow tho action tnkon by tho
United Statos on tho money question and de
lay Is impossible The peoplo of this nation,
flitting ns a high court, must rondor judgmont
lu the cause which greed Is presenting ngalnst
humanity. The decision will either
give hope and Inspiration to thoso who toll, or
shut tho doors of mercy on mankind. In tho
prosieucu of this overshadowing lssuo, differ
ences of opinion upon minor questions must bo
laid aside lu aider thut t'-oro may bo united
notion among thoso who nro dotormlnod that
progress towards n universal gold standard
shall bo stayed and the gold nnd sllvor eolnugi
of tho constitution restoml
William J. Butah.
HOBAIIT'S LETTEIt.
Ropubllcan Nomlnoo for Vioo Proa
idont Formally Accepts.
Views on tho Money Question anil Fro
Coinage In 1'artleular Tim Tariff Dwelt
Upon1'nvors lte-ltnl)llshinoiit
or the Homestead Law.
Patkhhon, N. J., Sept. 10. The let
ter of Gurrott A. Ilobart, accepting tho
republican nomination for vice presi
dent, wait madu public yesterday. Con
coming1 the llnnnclnl problem lie says:
The money standard of a groat nation should
bo as llxcd and permanent as tho nntlon Itself.
To sccuro nnd rotnln the best should bo the de
sire of every right-minded citizen. Hosting on
stable foundations, continuous and unvarying
certainty of valuo should bo Its distinguished
characteristic. Tho oxpcrlonco of alPhlstory
confirms tho truth that every coin, made under
any law, howsoovor that coin mny bo stamped,
will finally command in tho markets of tho
world tho exact value of tho jnalorlal.s which
compose It. Tho dollar of our country, whothor
of gold or sliver, should bo of tho full valuo of
100 conts, and by so much as any dollar Is worth
loss than this In tho market, by precisely that
sum will some ono bo defrauded.
Tho free coinage of sliver at tho ratio of six
teen to one Is a policy which no nation has
ovor boforo proposed, nnd It Is not to-day per
mitted In nny mint In tho world not oven In
Mexico. It is proposed to mnko tho colnngo
unlimited, nt an absolutely llctltlous ratio,
llxcd with no refereneo to Intrinsic value or
pledgo of ultimate redemption. With sllvor
nt Its present price of loss than 7.) cents per
ounco in tho market, such a policy means nn
Immediate prollt to tho seller of silver, for
which thoro Is no return now or hereafter to
tho peoplo or tho government. It monns that
for each dollar's worth of silver bullion de
livered nt tho mint, practically two dollars of
stamped coin will bo given In exchange For
SIM) worth of bullion uearly i!0J silver dollars
will bo dollverod.
Any attempt on tho part of tho government
to create by its tint, money of n llctltlous
vnluo would dishonor us In tho oyes of other
pooplos nnd bring lnflnlto reproach upon tho
national character. Tho business and llnan
olal consequences of such an Immoral act
would bo world wide, bccauio our commercial
relations aro world wide All our settlements
with other lnnds must bo made, not with tho
monoy which may bo legally curront In our
own country, but In gold, tho standard of all
nations with which our relations are most cor
dial and extensive, and no legislative enact
ment enn free us from that inevitable neces
sity. It Is a knowa faot that moio than 80 per
cent, of tho commerce of tho world Is settled In
gold or on a gold basis.
Mr. ilobart thon goes on to tell of
the effect lio thinks free coinage would
have on various interests:
Thoro aro now on deposit In tho savings
banks of 3J states nnd torrltorlcs of this union
tho vast sum of 2,000,OX),000. Thoso aro tho
saving! of almost 5,C00,OO3 doposltors. In many
cases thoy roproseut tho labor and economics
of yoars. Any depreciation In tho valuo of tho
dollar would defraud every man, woman nnd
child to whom ovory savings bolong. Every
dollar of tholr oarnlngs when deposited was
worth 100 conts in gold of tho prosent standard
of weight and ilneness. Aro thoy not entitled
to recolvo In full, with Interest, all thoy havo
sodoposltcd? Any legislation that would ro
duco It by tho valuo of u slnglo dlmo would bo
an Intolerable wrong to each doposltor. Hvory
bank or banker who has accepted tho earnings
of thoso millions of dollars to tho credit of our
citizens must bo required to pay thorn back in
money not ono whit less valuablo than that
which thoso banks nnd bankors received in
trust.
Thoro aro. In this country, nearly 0,000 build
ing and loan associations, with shareholders
to tho nui)or of 1,800,000 and with assets
amounting to moro than J500,(MU,000. Their nv
orugo of holdings Is nonrly 830J per capita, nnd
in many cases thoy roprcsont tho savings of
uion and womon who havo denied thomselvcs
tho comforts of life In the hope of being able to
accumulate enough to buy or build homos of
tholr own. They hnvo nldod In tho erection
of ovor 1,00),000 of housos, which aro now
ntfordlng comfort and shelter for G.COO.OOO of
our thrifty people
Froo colnngo ut tho arbitrary rato of sixteen
ounces of stiver to ono of gold would bo equiv
alent to tho contlscntlon of nearly half tho sav
ings that thoso peoplo havo mvoste J. It would
bo tantamount to a war upon American home
makers. It would bo nn Invasion of "tho
homes of tho provldont" and tend dlroctly to
"destroy tho stimulus to endeavor and tho
.ompensatlon of honest toll."
The vico presidential nominee then
touches on tho tariff as follows:
Our party holds that by a wlso adjustment of
tho tariff, conceived In moderation and with a
view to stability, wo may securo all needed
rovonuo, and It deolaros that In the event of its
restoration to power, it will sook to accom
plish that result. It holds, too, that It is tho
duty of tho govorninout to protect and encour
ngo In nil pructicnblo ways tho development of
domostlo Industries, the olovatlon of homo ln
bornndtho onlurgomout of the-prosponty of
tho people It does not favor any form of leg
islation which would lodgo In tho govorumont
tho power to do what tho people ought to do
for themselves, but It believes that It Is both
wlso and patriotic to discriminate lu favor of
our own maturial resources, nnd tho utiliza
tion undor tho host attnlnnbio conditions of
our own capital aud our own available skill
und Industry.
In conclusion Mr. Ilobart says:
Tho ropublicnn party has always stood for
tho protection of tho Amorloan home. It has
aimed to soouro it in tho eujovmont of nil tho
blessings of remunerated Industry, of moral
culture nnd of favorablo physical environment.
It was tho party whloh Instituted tho policy of
froo homesteads, aud whloh holds now, thnt
this policy should bo re-established, and thnt
the public lands yet vacant nnd subject to en
try In nny part of our uatlonal territory, should
bo preserved ngalnst corporate aggression ns
homes for the people It realizes that tho safe
ty of tho stato lies In tho multiplication of
households, and tho strengthening of that sen
timent of which tho virtuous homo is tho best
and truest embodiment; nnd it will aim to dig
nify nnd enlarge by all prtfpor legislation this
olomont of security.
If olected to tho position for whloh I hnve
boon nominated, It will bo my enrnost and con
stant endeavor, undor divine guidance, In tho
sphoro of duty assigned to mo, to servo tho
pooplo loyally nlong tho lino of tho prluolples
and pollolos of tho party which has honored
mo with Its preference
Nansi'ii aud tlio Fruin Arrive
CimisTiANA, Sopt, 10. The arrival of
tho Frnm, lmvintron board Dr. Nanseu
and the companions of his Arctic expe
dition, was made tho occasion of an
extraordinary demonstration of wel
come yesturday.
At Doncaster, Entr., tho prlnco of
Wales' bay colt, Persimmon, wlnnor of
this year's Derby stakes, won tho St.
Leger stakes on tho Uth by a length
aud u hulf,
NOTIFICATION NO. 3.
Senator Allen Tells Ilrynn of His Nomina
tion by tlio l'opullsts Watson Is Also
Notified.
Madison, Neb., Sept. 15. Senator
Allen, chairmnn of tlio populist na
tional convention, mnilcd to William
Jennings Jlr.vttn yesterday a letter of
ficially notifying him of his nomination
by that body. Among1 other things
Mr. Allen says:
It was duo largely to tho fact that tho money
question Is tho ovcrshndowlng political lssuo
of tho ago, nnd bocnuso you havo at nil times
been nn unswerving, nblo nnd fearless advo
cate of tho f rco and unlimited colnngo of sllvor
nnd gold on terms of oqunllty at tho mints of
tho Unltod States at tho ratio of sixteen to
one It was thought also that tho obsorvanco
of a patriotic duty required a union of all ro
form forces nnd tho convention took tho lib
erty, without soliciting or consulting you, of
placing your namo before tho people as Its
standard bearer.
It has at no tlmo been expected or Is it now,
thnt you will abandon your adhesion to tho
Chicago platform, nor that you will accept all
that Is declared In tho people's party platform,
however gratifying tho lattor would bo to nil
populists. It must bo understood that tho
party does not nbato ono Jot or tltho of loynlty
to Its principles. Wo hnvo declared oursolves
In favor of many Important reforms, in our
Judgment essential to tho liberation of tho
peoplo from the present unjust und iniquitous
industrial bondage
Tho peoplo's party will exact of you no
promises further than those made In your pub
llo utterances nnd exemplified in a llfo devoted
to tho wclfnro of tho rnco, nor will It ask you
to abandon tho party of which you aro an hon
ored member.
51 It. WATSON AI.HO NOTIFIKI).
Washington, tcpt. IS. Senator Ilut
lor, of North Carolina, tho chairmnn of
the populist executive committee, sent
a letter to Thomas E. Watson, of
Georgia, notifying him of his nomina
tion as a candidate, for vice president
by the populist national convention.
Ho says in part:
Tho domocratlo and ropublicnn parties no
longer represent tho prlpoiples upon which
they were founded. Uoth havo betrayed tho
peoplo and havo legislated In tho lntorost of
bankers, speculators, bondholders nnd monop
olists, thus enabling tho favored few to absorb
the millions of property earned und created by
the toiling masses.
If tho democratic party had been truo to tho
people nnd to Its own platform In Its selection
of a candidate for vico president, we would not
now have tho honor of addressing you, ono of
tho worthiest nnd most beloved sons of tho
peoplo's party, in this otllclnl capacity, for in
that event, tho peoplo's party would havo
nomlnnted tho whole domocratlo ticket by ovon
a larger majority than ltnominatod Mr. Uryan.
KILRAIN AN EASY MARK.
rho Onco Noted 1'tiglllst Knocked Out by
Irnmk Sluvln.
UAT.TiMOiti:, Md., Sept. 15. Jake Kil
nun, the Ualthnorcan, and Frank,
otherwixo known as "Paddy," Slavin,
the Australian,
were the stars in a
lively fistic contest,
which took placo at
4lin l.i,klr,i Alt.i4it
3 club near this city
last night. Tho
fight attracted
3?lnrgo delegations of
porting1 men from
all parts of tho
country, as bad
blood is known to
have existed be
tween the two men
paddy" slavin. ever since blavm
defeated Kilrain at Iloboken, in 1801,
and somo hard punching was thought
to be certain. When Kilrain stripped
he looked to weigh not less than 250
pounds, and the llesh hung; from him
in rolls. Slavin, on tho contrary, was
in tho pink of condition. Jako led
with liis left, but it was a
moro feather tap. Then Slavin
sent out his left, landing lightly,
and then clinched and began to
play on tho wind. Slavin hit hard, but
Kilrain wus not effective. Three times
tho pugilists repeated this performance,
and then Slavin caught Jake in tho
ribs; they clinched; Slavin hit his man
a terrific short-arm blow under tho
heart; threw his arm around Kllrain'a
neck, hooked with his right on the jaw
and tlio one-time champion fell like a
log. Ills head struck the floor. lie
tried to rise as the referee began to
count; staggered to his feet as tho fa
tal ten was spoken, but could not raise
his hands and was pronounced "out."
DYNAMITE PLOT NIPPED.
A 'Widespread Conspiracy Thought to Have
Keen I'rustrateil In London.
London, Sept. 15. It is generally be
lieved hero that tho police, by the ar
rest of Edward lioll at Glasgow on Sat
urday; J. Wallace and John F. Kearney
at Rotterdam, and P. J. P. Tynan ("No.
1") ut Uoulogne-sur-Mer, France, havo
nipped a widespread dynamito plot in
the bud. At Kotterdam, in addition to
arresting1 Wallace and Kearney, the
police captured a number of infcrunl
machines and a quantity of correspond
ence, which is said to incriminate a
number of people, nnd which mav re
sult in further urrests in tho near fu
ture. Tho Globe, which has closo relations
with the government, in a long lead
ing1 editorial article yestftrday after
noon intimates that the arrests wcro
mado on information received from ono
of tho recently released Irish prison
ers. It is added that this man has also
furnished tho authorities with valuablo
evidence in relation to tho Clniwia
Gael, and It is further stated that tho
government recently released several
prisoners bo as not to furnish nn exact
clow to the source of Its Information.
A later dispatch to tho Associated
press says that from information in
possession of tho police of the city
thero Is a strong suspicion that con
spirators wore planning an outbreak,
to occur whllo tho cznr and czarina
visited tho queen at lltilmoral. It Is
added that all tho suspects are known
to havo purchased materials for the
manufacture of bombs.
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UNCLE SAM'S EIGHTS.
Attornoy-Qonoral Harmon Patriot
ically Dofonds Ono of Thorn.
Bryan's Attitude on tho Right of CJovcrn
miMit to Suppress Itlots Criticised
l'pilurnl Intorforoiieo In Certain
Cases KxprcBsly Authorized.
Washington, Sept. 12. Attorney
General lliirmon yesterday furnished
the following for publication:
I havo concluded tfl glvo a public nnswor t
tho many Inquiries mado of mo upon n sub
ject of great moment, to which gonoral atten
tion Is now directed. Mr. Uryan, In his letter
accepting the nomination for president by tho
convention at Chicago, amplifies tho protest
which that convention made In Its platform
ngalnst federal Interference in local affairs,
which, strangely enough, Is not found In tho
platforms of tho other conventions which havo
also nominated him.
As nothing else has been proposed to which
theycun posslUy apply, thoso protosts were
Intended and i.ro understood to bo directed
against tho recent notion of tho prosldont lu
forcibly suppressing riotous disorders which
had stoppod tho carriage of tho malls and in
terstate commorco nnd wcro defying the civil
olllcers of tho Unltod Statos. Tho president
took this notion, not only without tho requests,
but In somo instances ugalnst the protest of
tho authorities of tho stato In which tho riots
occurred, and Mr.'llryan. talcing sootlon 4 of
article 1 of tho constitution to bo tho law on
the subject, pledges himself against any repe
tition tho violation thorcof, which his lottor
necessarily charges. Ho indicates tho wisdom
of the f minors of tho constitution by declaring
that tho local authorities "aro better qualified
than tho prosldont to Judgo of tho necessity
for fcdernl .assistance. "
This, In my judgment, is a far more sorloui
ninttor than tho monoy quostlon, or nny of tho
othor questions that aro now boforo tho people,
grave as they all arc. Our form of government
may tmrvlve a wrong decision of thoso ques
tions, and tho people may endiro for n tlmo
tho evils which result from false systems of
finance nnd taxation, but if the president has
deliberately disregarded tho Instruments upon
which tho union Is founded, by supplanting tho
authority of a sovereign state, by armed forca,
a precedent has been made which threatens
our form of government; whllo. If a candidate
for prosldont properly pledges himself in ad
vance, as Mr. Ucyan has done, to do nothing to
protect tho proporty, maintain tho authority
and enforo tho lawa of tho United Statos unless
nnd until the ofllcor.s of another government,
request or consent, thon wo really havo no fed
eral government, for a government whloh Is
not entirely f reo to uso force to protoct and
maintain Itself In tho discharge of Its own
proper functions is no government at all.
Ilut by the express terms of tho constitution
a state has nothing to do with tho malntonanco
of tho authority of tho oxocutlon of the laws ot
tho United States within tho territory of tho
state. Tho prevention and punishment of of
fenses connected with tho mails, with Inter
state commorco, with tho administration of
justice In tho federnl courts, nro committed to
the gcnoral government, and to it alone. Such
offenses In no wlsotnenaco the genet al govern
ment of tho stato within whloh they aro com
mitted. Theroforo, tho stato cannot require
protection ngalnst them. The stato has no
duty to discharge In thoso raattors. Theroforo
it can require no "federal usslstanco" with re
gard to them.
According to Mr. Bryan thero is somowhero
implied in tho constitution, for it is nowhere
expressed, a prohibition of tho uso of force by
tho United States against porsons, who, within
the limits of a state, may bo successfully re
sisting its oftlcors and completely paralyzing1
all ltt operations as a government unless tho
local authorities shall llrst muko requests or
give consent. This Is contrary to tho settled
principles that Whllo tho federal government
Is ono whoso operation Is coullnod. to curtain
subjects, It has, as to those subjects, all tho at
tributes of sovereignty, and ono of thoso Is
always and every whore, within tho territory ot
tho statos which composo It, to suppress and
punish thoso who In nny wise Interforo with
the exerclso of Its lnwful powers. Tho fact
that there aro within that territory other gov
ernments, exercising sovereignty ovor all mat
ters not so committed to it, can make no dif
ference undor a doublo form of government.
tho essential principles of whloh is a parti
tion of powers to bo exercised Independently
ovor tho same territory.
This sovereign right In tho United States
necessarily follows its ofllcors and agents
everywhere thoy go, protecting and maintain
ing them in the dlschargo of tholr duties. Con
gress hns accordingly, by section fiiOZ of tho
Revised Sta.utos, authorized tho president to
uso nrmed forces of the government In aid of
stato authorities whon requested by them, ns
provided In tho constitution, and has also, by
tho following seotlon, fiCDS, authorized him to
employ such forces upon his own judgment
alone, against "unlawful obstructions, com
binations or assemblages of porsons," "In
whatever states or territory thereof tho laws
of tho Unltod Stales may bo forcibly op
posed or tho execution thcroof forcibly ob
structed." It was under tlio power conferred bv tho sec
tion last named that tho Into rebellion was
supprcssod. Mr. Bryan's doctrine that this
law is unconstitutional is more dangorous than
secession; tho latter at least loft tho govern
ment somo power and authority In tho terri
tory which choso to remain Mr. Uryan would
reduce it to tho idlo mimicry of tho stato.
It was no moro lntendnd to make tho general
govorumont dopondont upon tho statos with
respect to the matters committed to it, than to
malto tho statos subject to tho gcnoral govoru
mont with respcot to tho rights reserved to
them. As tho gonoral govorumont Is author
leod to maintain a regular army and navy,
which tho statos cannot do, and as tho militia
of all the states Is subject to tho dlroet call of
tho president, It was nnturnl that tho states
should bo mado to call on it for aid ngalnst
vlolonco.but thoro wns no reason why it should
eall or wait on them for protection to Itsolf.
What I hnvo said Is woll known to lawyers and
studonts of tho constitution. It Is chlellv in.
tonded for tho peoplo at largo boforo whom
tho subject has now boon brought.
Tho action of tho president und his adminis
tration his tho full sympathy nnd support of
tho law-abiding masses of tho peoplo of tho
Unltod States, and ho will bo supportod by all
departments of tho government and by tho
power and rosourcus of tho entire nation.
It must bo thnt Mr. Bryan, umld tho many
demands on his tlmo. ind attention, has fallen
Into nu Inadvertonco. I cannot bellovo that ho
really thinks the president has no powor under
tho constitution nnd lews to maintain the gov
ernment Intrusted to his care. Nor can I be
lieve thnt Mr. Bryan means to promise or to
make or permit othors to think he has prom
ised not to lntorfero If ho should bo olected,
and tho situation of tho riots of 1891 should
urlso during his term. 1 will not lightly ques
tion either his knowledge ns a lawyer or his
sincerity as a publlo m.in. Certainly his letter
Is generally misunderstood, unless It moans
either that Mr, Bryan thinks the president has
no power or that ho would himself not uso It u
elected. Ju3oy Hahmon.
A Silver llorsmfiuo for Itrynu,
St. Louis, Sept, 12. At a social
meetliu of tho Journeymen Horse
shoer's association it was unanimously
decided to present Willimn J. Uryan
with a solid silver kcriso shoo on LU
arrival here,
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