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ilsc Pe-ru-na for Coughs, Colds, Grip and
Catarrh-A Congressman's Letter.
In every country of the civilized world
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do they minister to the spiritual and
intellectual needs of the charges com
mitted to their care, but they also
feiinister to their bodily needs.
With so many children to take care of
and to protect from climate and disease,
these wise and prudent Sisters have
found I'eruna u never failing safeguard.
Dr. Hartman receives many letters
from Catholic bisters from all over the
United States. A recommend recently
received from a Catholic institution in
Detroit. Mich., reads as follows:
Dr. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio:
Dear Sir: "The young girl who used
the Peruna was suffering from laryngi
tis, and loss of voice. The result of
the treatment was most satisfactory.
She found great relief, and after
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The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O.
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that its con
tinued use will
fully eradicate a
disease of thirty
years' standing.
David Meekison.
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States, was the first man to formulate
Peruna. It was through his genius and
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the medical profession of this country.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
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Commoner
THE DOCTRINE OP DESTINY.
President Roosevelt went all the way
to Memphis to Join in welcoming Gen
eral Luke K. Wright upon the latter's
return from the Philippines. While
there the executive took occasion to
exploit anew the convenient theory of
destiny, which has been urged as an
excuse for the permanent retention
of the Philippines. He said, among
other things: "Whether we are glad
or sorry that events have forced us to
go there is aside from the question.
The point is that, au the inevitable re
sult of the war with Spain, we found
ourselves In the Philippines, and that
we could not leave the Islands without
discredit."
The statement that "events have
forced us" to exercise dominion over
the Philippine islands Is not true. The
demand made by this government for
the Islands was not a forced one so
far as we were concerned. It was
purely voluntary, and the demand was
made because of the supposed pecuni
ary advantage that the islands would
be to us. Immediately after the vic
tory of Manila the president began in
quiring about the resources of the is
lands and Influential exponents of the
Imperialistic doctrine have constantly
paraded the financial advantage of
"our new possessions."
The treaty with Spain should have
provided for the independence of the
Philippine islands as it provided for
the independence of Cuba. The fail
ure to make provision for independ
ence wos the first mistake on the part
of the administration, but that mistake
could have been cured by a declaration
of the nation's purpose to give inde
pendence to the Filipinos. The rati
fication of the treaty did not compel us
to hold the islands, and the senate,
after the ratification of the treaty,
came within one vote of passing a
resolution promising independence. It
required the vote of the republican
vice president to defeat this resolution.
Then the McEnery resolution was sup
ported by nearly all the republicans
who voted for the ratification of the
treaty, and that resolution declared
that the question of disposition was
left to the futune determination of
congress.
Ever since that -time the opponents'.
of imperialism have been endeavoring
to secure a declaration of purpose on
the part of congress, but the republi
cans have refused to disclose their
plans or admit that they had any. Un
der the excuse that we were coerced
by events, our government has pro
ceeded to kill thousands of Filipinos,
and to dispose of their land. Because
they have erserted the doctrine set
forth In our own Declaration of In
dependence aad refused to recognize a
title based upon purchase or force, they
have been called insurrectionists and
have been put to the sword.
When Spain, under compulsion, ceded
us the Philippine islands she gave us
only a quit claim deed; she simply re
linquished her claim upon them, but
could no more convey title to them
than the king of Spain could convey
to an American citizen a valid title
to a Spanish subject. When the Unit
ed States accepted title it accepted it
in trust for the Filipinos, just as a man
who takes a stolen horse away from
a thief holds it as trustee for the real
owner. If a man catches a horse thief
in the act of leading away a horse
from a neighbor's barn and rescures
the horse he can not say to his neigh
bor that, finding the horse valuable.
he feels forced by events to keep it.
And yet if be did so his conduct would
be no more absurd or indefensible than
the conduct of the administration in
trying to lay upon circumstances the
responsibility for the establishment of
a colonial policy. The president lays
great stress upon strenuousness, and
is credited with much physical cou
rage. If he has the moral courage to
announce and defend the principles
which underly imperialism let him
cease to hide behind manufactured cir
cumstances; let him boldly condemn
the doctrine of government by the con
sent of the governed. Let him say:
"We are bigger than the Filipinos and
can whip them, therefore we are en
titled to anything that they have." And
when he has applied the doctrine of
highway robbery to nations, let him
draw the line between such a princi
ple applied to governmental affairs and
the same principle applied to indi
viduals. When he attempts to distin
guish between force as the foundation
of national expanseion and force as the
foundation of individual acquisition he
will begin to realize what imperialism
means.
It is reported in the newspaper dis
patches from Washington that "some
of the statehood boomers are now urg
ing the extraordinary strength of Pres
ident Roosevelt in Arizona. Oklahoma
and New Mexico; they say that this
strength insures ten electoral votes for
the republican ticket in 1904. These
statehood boomers have hit upon the
"argument" that will most appeal to
republican leaders. Anything that will
contribute to the success of the repub
lican party is interpreted by these lead
ers as being "good for the nation.
A reader of the Commoner calls at
tention to the decision of the supreme
court to the effect that the silver dol
lar is an unlimited legal tender except
where contracted against. This law has
been in effect since 1878. although
many advocates of the gold standard
seem ignorant of the fact.
A. the president has sent a silver
watch, chain and medal to his loyal
subjects, the chiefs of Tutuila, we
may assume that he considers 16 to 1
about the ratio existing between a cit
izen and subject.
One reason why the daily newspa
pers print ten columns about a college
football game and ten lines about a col
lege debating contest is that many
people think more of feats of the feet
than they do of contests between cere
brums. Newspapers are made for the
same purpose as the Frenchman's
razors.
Those business firms that imagined
they had such a sure thing on the
Cuban business are engaged in howling
loudly about the woeful ingratitude of
the Cubans. Cuba is showing many in
dications of being able to go it alone.
The gentlemen who urged the Pana
ma canal route In order to delay canal
construction are disconcerted because
the Colombian revolution is ended. But
they live in hopes that another one will
he started in time to postpone canal
construction.
Mr. Addicks admits that he has spent
$250,000 in trying to secure a senatorial
toga. Mr. Addicks seems to delight
in being classed an an "easy niark."
Aftrr declaring that there are no
trusts it la only natural that Mr. Han
na should deem the Sherman anti-trust
law suQcient to restrain them.
Comment.
President Eliot of Harvard, recently
said: "We have lately, to be sure, felt
some hesitation whether there were
not In our own country powers strong
er than our government. We have had
r.ccasion to observe that combined cap
ital seemed to regard the government
of our country as a secondary power.
We hae also observed that combined
labor seemed to regard the government
of our country as a secondary power.
Hut it is not so, gentlemen, and the
coming years are going to demonstrate
that the American democrary has the
Bupreme authority In the continent it
occupies." But what is President Eliot
doing to bring about this reassertion
of the American democracy? He seems
to have many words by way of criti
cism for laboring men; but if he has
yet uttered a vigorous protest against
the trust system and the powerful in
fluences that for selfish ends are con
trolling our government today, such
utterances have not been given wide
publication.
The Rochester (N. Y.) Herald says:
"The vigorous opposition to the ship
subsidy grab waged by democrats and
independent republicans for the past
three years has thus far borne fruit
in the stimulation of a healthy senti
ment in favor of the protection of
the federal treasury against the more
brazen schemes of individual favorit
ism." Undoubtedly the Herald Is cor
rect in its statement; and yet it re
mains to be seen whether this fact
will have any effect upon a republican
congress. It did not restrain the sen
ate from passing the ship subsidy bill
and recent dispatches announce that
Congressman Grosvenor has been at
Washington for several days with the
view of making a special effort in be
half of this iniquitous measure.
The London correspondent of the
New York World cables to his paper
as follows: "The foreign agents of the
United States steel corporation have
been instructed to offer finished steel
abroad at prices below those quoted
here. This plan was tried by the con
stituent companies of the United States
steel corporation three years ago and
was very successful. Excess of produc
tion over consumptionin certain lines
is said to be the cause of the reduc
tion." And yet republican leaders are
interpreting the result of the recent
election as a decision by the people
in favor of "letting well enough alone"
on the tariff question.
Abram S. Hewitt was recently asked
by a reporter for the New York World
if he would express his views on the
future of the democratic party. "No,
sir," replied Mr. Hewitt. "I have no
interest in the matter. I am not a
democrat." Mr. Hewitt has made some
progress. When he refused to support
the democratic ticket in 1896 and again
in 1900 his refusal was based on the
ground that he was "too good a demo
crat" to give support to that ticket.
Now Mr. Hewitt is candid and there
are others who ought to be equally
candid.
The St. Paul Globe gives the Ameri
can people a pertinent reminder when
it says: "We have played a contemp
tible part in the Cuban transaction. Our
part was, moreover, foolish. But it
dictated to us by the protected inter
ests and we filled the role doubtless
to their satisfaction. It will be still
furthed to their satisfaction should it
prove that little Cuba is in a position
to refuse our exports and to seek else
where for a market for her own."
The Rocky Mountain News suggests
that the growth of the trusts can be
checked by adding a few words to our
copyright, trade mark and patent laws
providing that the privilege granted
under such laws are in the form of a
lease and not transferable except by
the consent of the government. It is
a good suggestion and worth adopt
ing. Anything and everything should
be tried that looks toward the destruc
tion of private monopolies.
Congressman Hepburn of Iowa says
that should Mr. Cannon be elected to
the speakership, there would be but
little necessity for any other represen
tative in the house than the gentleman
occupying the speaker's chair. For
many years the speaker in a republican
house has dominated the entire body.
It would seem that Mr. Hepburn would
by this time have become accustomed
to one man power.
It is estimated that the advance in
wages by the railroad companies will
mean $50,000,000 for the railroad em
ployes. It Is also estimated that the
advance in freight rates will mean
$120,000,000 for the railroads. This is
at least one instance where it pays to
be "generous." It certainly pays the
railroads and the shippers foot the
bill.
It is now proposed to appropriate
$10,000 of the public money to entertain
the king of Siam when he visits this
country. It will be remembered that
the entertainment of the Boer dele
gates took place on the back steps of
the White house and cost nothing save
a lot of mental anxiety on the part of
the administration.
That harsh, metallic sound from the
west is caused by Mr. Perry S. Heath
endeavoring to patch up the running
gear of a senatorial boom that collided
with the ambition of Mr. Reed Smoot,
Perhaps Baer will explain that his
sudden change of front on the strike
settlement was due to a revelation in
forming him that no concession should
be made to his wards.
President Eliot's latest remarks
about union labor do not indicate that
he has learned more about union labor.
It merely indicates that he has learned
more about the good sense of the
American people.
Having raised wages slightly the
railroads are now beginning to raise
freight rate more than enough to cover
the wage rise.
Of course the trusts were thankful
that it was Mr. Knox after them, and
not an attorney general who really
meant it-
Having drawn from John Mitchell
all the facts about the miners' union,
let Mr. Baer be put upon the stand and
all the facts about the anthracite coal
trust drawn from him. .
We gather from some administration
organ defenses of Mr. Babcock that he
believes the republican party is always
right, even when convinced that it is
wrong. '
It is hard to reconcile the claim of
republican leaders that their party la
the party of progress with the cam
paign shibboleth of "Let well enough
j alone. -
3IS LOGIC FAULTY
UDGE GARY TALKS AMUSINGLY
ON MONOPOLY.
Acting Head of the Great Steel Trust
First Denounces it a Evil, arid
Then Shows Hew Hit Comrany
crusnes uui ai competition
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The Industrial chieftains &i the
lead of the billion dollar steti trust
iay understand their business as
iteel producers, but as economists
ind philosophers they ar wobbly in
iheir logic.
President Charles M. Schab made
some bad breaks both as to facts and
theories when he was before the in
dustrial commission in 1901. Now
omes Judge I,. H. Gary, the acting
lead of the trust, with a three-column
Interview in the New York World of
Nov. 21. which can properly be
described only by sayi::g that it is a
'corker." Here are a few samples of
i: is economic wisdom on the subject
of monopoly:
"I am opposed to private monopoly.
No decent man in American can de
fend it."
"It is an impractieabl ; and utterly
unsound idea in businesi."
"All sound organizers of industry
regnize the absurdity of the mon
opoly theory. No large Industry can
last in America unless it is founded
on the basis of competition, that is,
the survival of the fittest."
"If the United States steel corpora
tion, the mosi powerful private Insti
tution in the world, is to succeed, it
jiust not and cannot found its policy
Dn a program of monopoly. Its suc
cess is due to the highest form of
competition, competition in brains, in
methods, in work."
"No man need fear that monopoly
Is making any headway in this coun-
BAER'S CROCODILE TEARS.
.' or? fcancaaaST usa&QQ
try. A study of tha United States
Steel corporation or of any other
great and successful industrial or
ganization in the United States will
show that it is the spirit of unsleep
ing competition a competition that
avails itself instantly of every new
idea or appliance that makes suc
cess." But Judge Gary has very peculiar
ideas as to the meaning of monopoly
and competition as will be seen from
the following quotations from this
same interview:
"There is a tremendous competition
going on all the time between our
various mills, a friendly, good-natured
rivalry, but none Vhe less eager. It is
the kind of competition that Is giving
the industrial supremacy of the world
into the hands of America.
"No, we know very well that we
cannot win by the device of a mon
opoly. We must win by getting pos
session of the best and most econc mi
cal raw product "And by using the
most concentrated and highly devel
oped methods of production. This is a
competitive, not monopolistic, idea.
"Of course the first element of
strength which the United Stages
Steel Corporation has is its posses
sion of raw products. We own 70,000
acres of Connellsville coal, practically
the whole supply of the world. We
also own 50,000 acres of Pocahontas
coal. These two rals beat the wfcrld
for cheapness and quality. We f. so
own 700,000,000 tons of unmined ifca.
We have methods of measuring the
supply in the grow?:d, and that is our
estimate. Then w have about 100
miles of our own railroads, besides
something like a hundred and fit een
steel boats on thi lakes. Our vast
system of steel a ill iron mills is con
trolled by fifteen subsidiary om
panies, which, in turn control their
own subsidiary companies."
No further coi-xment upon Judge
Gary's logic is necessary, except to
say that the oniy danger he sees
ahead for his wor'd-conquering trust
lies in lower tariff duties and in less
protection. "If we are to be the domi
nant manufacturing nation of the
world," he says "ve must be as fully
protected as any tlher nation."
Judge Gary Iv up-to-date, Z and
knows how to maiufacture new defi
nitions and roles c f logic, as well as
steel rails. These are great times.
Byron W. Holt.
REPUBLICANS IN CONTROL.
They Must Legislate ' on Tariff and
Trusts Procrastinating Tactics
Will Not Satisfy the People.
Tho Republicans are now sailing
with a fair wind, and on the crest of a
wave of seeming prosperity. How
long will It last? There are ominous
signs of . a financial storm. That
I MW -"all a m-' 1 A -a Jm m VU" . aw- m
v.Tftgtf of bnslnMS, th btocJc mar
ket Ks on. s descending scale, and In-
clpjfent signs of a panic are observable
tohose wno iook ucneain ine guriaco.
One cause of the financial trouble
Ahat is" surely coming Is tho high price
of many articles. High prices reduce
consumption, and this miiRt soon bo
followed by a reduction in production.
The family with a limited Income
cannot spend more than is earned; If
the necessities and luxuries of life
are maintained at high level, as thry
have In the past year or two, those?
with small, fixed Incomes will have to
curtail their expenses to make both
ends meet. The laborer, the mechan
ic and the-clerk find the coal hill, th
meat bill and the rent have ndvunccd
beyond their means to meet, unless
some of thr luxuries are disiicnsed
with or poorer or cheaper c lothes aro
made to do.
Prosperity,, therefore, to these peo
ple of limited incomes Is a delusion
and a snare. High-priced prosperity
always makes large profits for the
manufacturers ami generally for tho
merchant, but the consumer suffers
unless incomes advance in the samo
ratio with the Increased cost of liv
ins.
It is admitted that the cost of living
has increased about 40 ht cent and
wages on the average have only ad
vanced from 10 to l.r per cent.
Is it any wonder that worklngmen
are demanding more whros and that
numerous strikes have been Jn prog
ress? Prosperity that is only participated
in by a part of the people and leaves
the great majority with less than
enough to live on comfortably does
not deserve the name. The trusts
and corporations and favored minori
ty are, through monopoly and the pro
tection granted by the Republican
tariff, piling up riches undreamed of
until these last few years. These
enormous profits of the monopolists
all come from the work of the farmer,
the miner and the workmen, who
transform the raw material into the
necessities and luxuries that our civ
ilization demands. These producers
are, therefore, entitled to a fair divi
sion of the proceeds that is, enough
to live comfortably and something to
spare for modest luxury, or to save as
pleasure or thrift may dictate.
Letting wll enough alone and
standing pat may be good logic for
the trusts and monopolists, but even
Senator Hanna and the great majority
of other Republican members of Con
gress will find hard times on their
hands if they continue to bleed the
people by piling up riches for the
trusts and combines. If the Iowa
idea prevails in the selection of a
speaker, and the shelter of the pro
tective tariff is removed from the
trusts, the Republicans may acquire
another lease of power in 1904. If,
however, the procrastinating tactics
of a tariff commission are adopted as
the policy of the Republican party,
and no revision of the tariff is accom
plished before the national election, a
political revolution will result.
With all the departments of the
government in the hands of the Re
publicans the people look to them for
relief.
Great Slump in Values.
From Sept. 8 to Nov. 12. fifty-six
railroads and eighteen industrial
stocks (71 per cent of par value of all
listed on the New York stock ex
change) declined an average of 10
per cent, or $601,442,000. It is esti
mated that all of the listed stocks,
with a face value of $7,314,421,790 de
clined in value between $700,000,000
and $800,000,000.
It would have been easy to account
for this great shrinkage had there
been a Democratic victory on Nov. 4.
It would certainly have been charged
to thewicked Democrats who are bent
on ruining the country, and whose
coming victory cast its shadow in
advance.
Thousands of editors would have
jumped at the chance to blame the
party of adversity. They are now at
a loss to account for this great
slump. Not only will the Republicans
have the next House by a safe major
ity, but big crops and the settlement
of the coal and other great strikes
assure us peace and prosperity for
some time to come. What, then,
caused the slump?
As most of the shrinkage occurred
after the election, it cannot possibly
be charged to the Democrats. It is up
to the Republican philosophers to
concoct a plausible explanation for
this lack of confidence in the G. O. P.
No wish is to be Ignored when It !
backed by endeavor.
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PEOPLE WHO ENJOY MISERY.
Strange Affliction That Some Unfor
tunatea are Subject To.
How can anybody enjoy being mis
erable? Men do , and no do women. They
surround themselves with an atmos
phere of gloom. They hug trouble to
their breasts. They make mountains
out of mole-hill", and there aro tear
and groans when there should be
smilcH.
Perhaps you have a cynle hi your
employ. You can pick him out with
your eyes Khnt. He ban the blues
from Monday morning till Saturday
niKht. He will tell you that ho
always gels the worst of It from
everybody; that his talent Isn't recog
nized; that his genius Is wauled; that
he Isn't g'-'tlug enough money; thnt
there Is no future for him and a lot
of tommyrot like diet.
Aller that i-onies the brooding
i.tae. Any man who broods over
real or f'incled wrongs Is dangerous.
He in not hane. and he Is also a
n i;lity poor workman, whether h: I
milking hoe handles or counting
money in a bank. He deliberately
destroys his own efficiency and
chance for succesn, and all for llm
perilous and quei.tlonuble happiness
of being miserable. Cleveland Press.
MATTER OF RELATIVE WEAP.
Leather Scat Patch Would Co Farthea
Than Paper Sole. ' 1
The New KiiKlum! town meeting is
ever a source of anecdote, and on
that may bear repealing comes from
Welleslcy. Mass., noted for a college
and, until his recent death, for one
Solomon Flagg. who attributed his
fourscore healthy years to the fact
that he had always used tobacco and
liquor If tne liquor was good.
Flagg was town clerk, historian
and the traditional wit of town meet
ing. At one of these March gather
ings the management of the poor
farm was under criticism, and aomfl
one had made liold to defend the
superintendent, Robinson by name,
who was charged with being Intoler
ably lazy.
Flagg listened Intently, then clear
ed his throat and thus addressed the
chair: "Mr. Moderator Our friend
who has taken his seat Is an eloquent -gent,
and there may be some truth In
his remarks. Hut, Mr. Moderator, In
my opinion, a pair of paper taps on
the soles of Brother Robinson's shoes
' would outwear a leather patch on th
seat of his trousers."
And Solomon Flagg carried the day.
New York Times.
The Bishop and the Bum.
Sir Robert Anderson, a veteran of
the Sot land Yard detective force, of
London, England, maintains that
bums and criminals often spring from
blameless families, that they may be
reclaimed, and that the offspring of
criminal families may be developed
into respectability if caught young.
Max Nordau maintains the reverse
on each of these three points. He
insists on the literal truth of the
proverb: "Like father, like son."
Nordau also claims that the sins of
the fathers are written on the face
of their wins.
Recently Anderson and Nordau got,
into an argument on the subject in
Ivondon and Anderson produced two
photographs, one of a bishop, and the.
other of a burglar, and challenged
Nordau to point out the criminal.
After some consideration Nordau de
clined to make the attempt.
Napoleon's Egotism.
New anecdotes showing the heart
less egotism of Napoleon are even yet
appearing annually. Somo of the new
est are from memoirs, recently pub
lished, of Chaptal, Minister of Statw
under Napoleon.
Chaptal said of the Emjieror:
"Accustomed to take everything to
himself, to have no eye for any on
but himself, to esteem no one but him
self. Napoleon paralyzed at last every
body and everything around him.
"If he caressed a child, he pinched
It, to hear It cry.
"He never felt a generous or hu
mane sentiment. His heartlessneHS
was expressed In a remark once made
to Prince Kourakin, the Russian min
ister: 'Your master has not, as I have,
twenty-five thousand lives to spend
every month.' "
Hoodoo Started Trouble.
"Some people I know," he began
lu an Insinuating tone, "act very
much like a hoodoo."
"Who do?" asked bis indignant and
suspicious friend.
"Yes, that's what I said, hoodoo!"
"Well, answer my question who
do?"
"You stupendous ass, that's what I
say hoodoo! Hoodoo! Hoodoo!"
"You hopeless, gibbering idiot,
that's what I'm asking you who do?
Who do? Who do?"
At last their friends found them
locked in a deadly embrace, chewing
each other's ears, and long before the
attempt at explanation wag complet
ed each had been placed tenderly In
a heavily padded apartment. Los
Angeles Herald.
Noises Attract Snakes.
It is a remarkable fact that there
are certain kinds of noises which at
tract snakes. For instance, the whirr
of the mowing machine, instead f
scaring these reptiles, as might bo
supposed, seems both to allure hem
and enrage them, and they almost In
variably dart toward it, rearing them
selves in front of the machine, which,
of course, promptly chops off their
heads. In six months so many as 120
cobras alone have thus been slaught
ered on a farm in India.
There by Right.
One of them went over and whis
pered to the stranger who had come
In and taken a seat:
"I beg your pardon, but this Is a
gathering of working women, met to
protest against " J
"l am a traveling preacher's wlfe.T
said the stranger.
And they made her the president i
the meeting. V
The only v.oman who is pro
against temptation is the woman
loves.
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