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The following is the substance of United States. Democracy has its false
the mwh delivered by Mr. Bryan at prophets now. They stand in the mar-
Columbus. O.. February 12. at the din- ket places and talk about harmony
ner given on Lincoln's birthday by the the very thing that they themselves
jenerHon-Jat-kson-I,ln-oln league. Hon. have destroyed. They demand the
John J. Ientx was toa&tmaster and ex- I leadership and say to the party: "Did
ftovernor Budd of California, and we not hold office In thy name, and In
mayor Tom I Johnson of Cleveland I thy name draw large salaries?" If
alHo made speeches. Mr. Bryan said: I the party has learned wisdom by ex
It la enUrely appropriate that we I perlence it will say: "Depart. I neTer
rneoraie mis nay. in April. 1859. the knew you. ye that work iniquity."
republicans of Boston, celebrated the I Those who are old enough to aspire
birthday of Thomas Jefferson, and Ab- J to leadership have made a record dur-
ranam Uncoln In a letter expressing j Ing the last seven years and by that
nis regret mat he could not be present record they must be judged. The great
eulogized the author of the Declaration fight between manhood and mammon
or Independence in eloquent terras. Lin- began In 1896. and is not yet decided,
coin said at another time that he had Those who did not realize the nature
no political principles that he bad not of the contest then ought not to ask to
drawn from that declaration. If the be put in command over those who
early republicans could nonor the natal
day of Jefferson in 1S59. we democrats
can at this time observe with fitting
ceremony the birthday of Lincoln.
. . ...
i am giau u ne present on tnls o
casion, and I appreciate the generous
words of compliment spoken by the
toa.stma.ster. Mr. I.entz. We are for
tuaate in having with us in our fiht
aaintf. foes within the party and
againHt foes without, so able and cou
rageous a democrat as Mr. Ivnt. has
shown hinii-elf to be. I was glad to
listen to the distinguished ex-governor
of California. You are to be congrat
u la ted on his presence, not only be
cause of the pleasure his speech has
givnn you. but because he is a living
proof that w have active and vigorous
democrats on the Pacific, coast. Pardon
me if I call him a Budd of promi
and we have them all over the country.
I was gratified to hear him refer to the
work that Mr. Hearst has done person
ally and through his papers. Mr. Hearst
Las been of immense service to the
Irty. He has shown that wealth need
rot lead a may away from the people:
he ha shown that he is willing to trust
his fortunte to the care of laws made
by the masses. The democratic party
has never condemned the accumulation
of money by honest means. A man can
have any amount of money if he
makes it legitimately and still be a
democrat. It is only when his money
ban him that he finds it necessary to
be a republican in order to find con
genial company. Jefferson, the greatest
democrat of all time, was rich in, this
world s goods richer for his days than
Hearst or Johnson are now but Jef
ferson asked for no class legislation,
and lived up to the maxim. "Equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none." It has delighted me also to hear
did. and those who knew the nature of
the contest and yet directly or Indirect
ly aided plutocracy must repent and
bring forth works meet for repentance
Lefore they can be trusted with control.
We want harmony, but there can be
no harmony between the party and
men who call themselves democarts
and yet oppose loyal democrats more
bitterly than they do republicans. !t
I.i much easier to convert the repub
licans who really desire just govern
ment and equal laws than it is to
draw back to the paity those who,
trust ocntrlbuted $175,000 to his- cam
paign fund more than half as much
as we are able to collect from the more
than six million who supported our
ticket in 1900. lis administration was
mortgaged to tMa trusts and his record
was hung like a millstone about the
neck of the party In two campaigns.
He is nearer to organized wealth than
any living republican and as a presi
dential candidate, if his nomination
were possible, he would be more accept
able to the monopolies thaa any re
publican that could be named. What
mockery to talk about harmonizing
with him or those who worship at
bis shrine.
No matter what qiiestion is consid
ered,, whetehr train, money, trusts,
imperialism or the labor question, the
same principles must be applied and
the democratic party must meet them
all and on all of them deal fairly and
honestly with the people.
Even on the low plane of expediency
success cannot be won by aping repub
lican policies and methods. With a
party as with an individual character
Is all Important, and what the demo
cratic party needs today more than re
cruits is to get rid of those so-called
democrats who use the democratic
name as a cloak while they carry out
undemocratic designs. They repel
honest seekers after good government
because their record is such that their
very presence in the party casts sus
picion upon the purity of the party'3
motives. The democratic party must
SHODDY PROSPERITY
REFUBLICAN CLAIMS CONTRA
DICTED BY FACTS.
Trusts Able to Pay Enormous Divi
dends, but the Purchasing Power
of the People l Almost Exhausted
What Charity Workers Say.
understanding the issues, supported cta. ,OIt. 1Hoola a. it milHt
. 1 11.' . I 1 . I . fl(. . - .J . 1. - w V " v' v " " " " '
iue republican ucttec in or voteu
for Palmer and Buckner, for many re
publicans, though not approving of re
publican policies, were held to the
party by the strength of party ties,
while the democrats who left their
party gave positive proof that they
preferred republican principles to denvl
ocratlc principles.
were held within
apply democratic principles to all ques
tions regardless of the prospect of the
temporary victory or the danger of
temporary defeat. If a young man
asks my advice I tell him to be honest
and industrious, performing well eveiy
duty as it comes. If he asks me if that
will rimrantei Immprllfltp Riifpess. I
Many republicans wIm lh.t ImmcHiato minuet en n not
their organisation hu anv fn hut that
by the recollection of early republican lrit ,g the on,y basis upon wnich per-
rusumeuui. urn. me uemm.au. manent success can be predicated,
went over in 1S96 were attracted by T, a . th tpilth rrmstontiv ha
the vices and hypocrisy of modern re-1,,, become better and better able to
piiblicanism. and we do not want them .. T, . .:,. tr tirnnro
to come back until they are disgusted it for a reward he ultimately loses the
enough to come back for good. They to dlstinguisn the true from the
told us how it pained them to leave fa1o. a nH t mv arid that it is not
the party in 1896 and I do not want probable that a man of ability can live
them to be compelled to go through the an uprlght life in any community for
same anguish again, as they will have twentv.flve years without so wining
to do if they return to us with the hope tia Mn1,Aant.a nf via nPip-hhnrs as to
of transforming the party into a re- K caUed u to gerve tnem
publican party. ,r :i to f
The struggle . between . democracy I D" KT Vi' , ,
and plutocracy is still on and must con- 11 ul" a"u
tinue until one side or the other is com- ln fcp ercep"nl 0tlTXXthm
pletely triumphant. It is a real contest I,tiis4fure bneeie! ln ft a""
with the welfare of the race at stake,
and we are not willing to have it con- 11C ? lL a- I
The plat-I w I uug ujl om i ciiurunife
VArtarl Intn a oha m To 1 1 1 a
against the voice of Cleveland's mayor. form of 189G was democratic, and the the riht- n must invite the confidence
i rejoice mat senator nanna nncis in questions raised by it have not been OI inose w"a. wnui. buu s"u-'
ttlnrl The nialfnrm arfnntprl t Kan- c """ ' "
sas City was also democratic, and the
issues raised by it have not been set
tied and the republicans have no
plans for settling them. The reorgan
izes tell us that the money question
has been disposed of, but no statement
could be farther from the truth. True,
we have fome five hundred millions
more money in circulation now than
we had in 189G,but it only proves that
we were right in asserting that more
money would make better times. And
his own home city a foe like Tom John
son, who has the brains and the brav
ery to meet him and overthrow the
commercial standard which the repub
lican leader has set up. Mr. Johnson
says that he has no higher ambition
than to be mayor again. Well. God
speed him In the realization of that
ambition, but as long as I believe as
I believe now that he only desires of
fice because the office will enable him
to protect the rights and interests of
the people. I shall be glad to aid him
I care not to what he may aspire
I have taken for my subject tonight,
"The Test of Democracy." but I do not
care to preach a new gospel or to for
mulate new rules. The principles to
which we hold are not new principles;
they are truths self-evident truth
and truths are eternal. Jefferson did
not Invent the principles set forth in
the Declaration of Independence; he
merely stated them in language so apt
that the words will always linger in
the memory of man. Jackson did not
create new principles; he simply ap
plied with matchless courage the polit
ical doctrines handed down from a pre
ceding generation. Neither did Lin
coin originate new principles. He
built upon the foundation laid by Jef
ferson. And we today are not seeking
to secure the adoption of a new theory
of government; we are only trying to
make the government what the fathers
intended it should be a government
of the people, by the people, and for
the people
So with the rules for measuring men
and parties, they are not new rules,
they are rather the every day rules
which we apply in the ordinary affairs
of life. Nations and parties and men
are judged by their performances
rather than by theirpromises: by their
works rather than by their words. In
every calling, profession and occupa
tion men are measured not by what
they say of themselves, but by what
they do. and it is even so in politics.
Christ laid down a rule that applies
to the world as well as to the church
He knew that false prophets would
arise to deceive and to mislead, and He
ave to his disciples this sound, but
simple test for distinguishing the falso
from th true: "By their fruits ye shall
know them. He stated it even more
Etrongly and said: "Many will say to
me in that day. Lord. Iord. have we
not prophesied in thy name? and in
thy name have cast out devils? and in
thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them. I
never knew you: depart from me. ye
that work iniquity."
There have been false pronhfts in
politics also. There were fals? prophets
in the days of Jefferson men who
professed great love for the people ond
yet would not trust the peowle. There
were false prophets in the days of
Jackson, and he was warning his
countrymen against them when ho
said: "The path of freedom is contin
ually beset by enemies who a3sum?
the guise of friends." The nation has
its fal?e prophets today who are de
claring that duty to the Filipinos com
pels us to make subjects of them, an l
yrt thrr,e false prophets a; ? not will
ing to do their duty to citizens of the
ment administered for the benefit of
tae whole people. Instead of trying to
make the democratic party so much
like the republican party that we s!iaU
get a few republicans by mistake, let
us make it so different from the re
publican party that we shall get many
republicans by design republicans
who turn from the mammon-serving
leaders of that party and seek a party
that puts the man before the dollar.
When we gain such recruits the party
I in V. ......... V.nnnl l-!-.f V In numlutrs
yet with all this unexpected increase in Wl" ,uc sutU6luc'r' "o.
the circulation we still have too little
money in the country. Reserves are
loaned and reloined and Secretary
Shaw had to rush to the aid of Wall
street and tide the financiers over a
panic by giving them the free use of
more than $130.0000,000 of government
money. Not satisfied with this scarc
ity of money they are now seeking to
make the silver dollar redeemable in
gold and abroad the financiers are en
deavoring to make gold dearer by driv
ing silver-using nations to the go?d
standard.
cannot long conceal its degeneracy.
The commercialism that now dom
inates will so degrade it that there will
be a revolt. The protectionists ln the
party will not allow any revision of
the traiff, the financiers are becoming
more and more exacting, the trust mag
nates insolent by refusing to permit
any effective legislation, and Philippina
syndicates continue to demand that
their pecuniary ventures shall be made
profitable at the expense of the Amer
ican people. This cannot last always.
I T Ult.M a Winn j IA Ofl1 1AT11 Vkl t 'Q A
Talk about the money question be- """1'"" J". i
Incr eottlcH' Rptarv Shaw In his JuugmeuL nuai., p.v.
latest report declares that we have just
reached one phase of the money ques
what party fan republicans turn for
relief? Let us make the democratic
II""?: "r"::'1"; party their hope and their reliance
null. ioui uwu spitumu CAfuurui wi - - thoii- ennnnrt
democracy, the president, has already ir" . r f,, -t y,aa th
. r I bv eivins assurance that it nas tne
canea aneniion 10 iu .ir. oiiaw saj a. i - - otrtv, in
"The frequent purchase and retire- courage lo urui
ment of bonds renders the amount
available for circulation gradually less,
while a rapidly growing population.
additional banking facilities, and ex
panding trade suggest the need of m
ever-increasing circulation, f. there
fore the time has arrived when it will
be necessary to adopt one of two pol-
resist temptation. Let us make tne
word democracy stand for positive and
azeressive principles. Let it apply to
citizens who are unterrified and incor
ruptible. Let it be so holy a name that
none will assume it who lack sym-
nathv with the struggling masses or
who are willing to trust tne people wmi
the management of their own affairs.
icies: euner me government ueut The democratic banner may be an in-
be perpetuated as a basis for national I e nn a1d to those who are
full harmonv with all the
issued as occasion may require, or some
other system must be provided.
Here is a financial proposition that
must be met and it Involves the same
question raised by other phases .t
not in
party's purposes, but that banner can
not be nlaced in tne nanas oi nie.i
about whose democracy there is- any
Question. As in a church so in a party.
the organization must be in the con-
the money problem, namely. wnetnPrtroi ef those who are strongest in the
the government snan ue run iur fajth and whose lives are o living creea.
benefit of a few financiers or in the in- Tf n!)rtT -iii but maintain its in
terest of the whole people. The demo- tetrrity and convince the country of
t rans rariy l3 ntustu i wHi'"" " its steadfastness or purpose me nag jl
bank currency whether based on bonds tne party wSij yet be placed beside the
or on the assets of the banks. It is - tn union and the words "de-
pledgcd to the greenback issued and and "republic" will be ree-
controlled ny tne government, an.i ognjze(i throughout the world as reprc
e very democrat nominated for a federal I splf-eovernment and
ofTircmust take his stand upon tnisl. t!
qiltSlILMl. 11 ii r- uirco me wain m
i ill 1 1-v V T-r-n Anv" anrl
rent lie win "'-" " . -o 0.rH 5e caHsfie.l
"disrupt the party" again; If he ravors n rroiurm v,,... -
the bank currency he will not be sat-1 with the shackles manufactured by the
isfactory to any opposed to the moneyreccnt congress he is in perfect .accord
trust. The democrat who attempts to interests he once threatened
ienore the money ouestion is either
deceived himself or is trying to deceive
others.
Neither can the reorganizers be
trusted to deal with the evils of private
monopoly. Mr. Cleveland is the neal
to shackle. rney iook upon me
shackles as being ornaments of rare
design and workmanship.
A republican organ that still insists
In spite of the fait that Senator
Hanna and other republicans assured
th American people that "There are
no trusts." rerkli'an papers are now
boa?tins of the "anti-trust" legislation
that has been passed by the republican
congress.
The New York World overlooks the
fact that tariff reform was "repudiated
br the people at the ballot box before
bimetallism as "repudiated" by them
at the ballot box. But the New York
World has a habit of overlooking the
kinks in its logic.
mil front of the reorganizers and we that " the foreigner pays the tax
can judge by his record what the party says that President Castro's order in-
would do on this suhject u again unurr i creasing duties per ceui m nam
his leadership. He was elected in isyj on the merchants doing Dullness in
by money collected from the corpora- Caracas, but does not explain how that
tions and his administration was dom- can be when the foreigner pays the
inated by the corporations. uns tax.
Mr Hanna has given his permission n will be noted that the newspapers
veral Ohio gentlemen who yearn so busily encaged in selectir.T a can
to run fnr governor on the republican didate for the democratic party in 1904
t'eket. In due time Mr. Hanna win are the newspapers mat so coraiany
nominate the candidate supported the republican ticket in l&Jb
and 1900.
ThP New York Tribune asserts that
"Goebelism is still rampant in Ken-1 The indications are that ths next
tucky." The Tribune should take note time Mr. Baer win not aeciare mere
of the fact that one Taylor is still hs nothing to arbitrate until after he
ramnant in Indiana. has made a second examination.
if the foreigner pays the tax. howl The time to organize is right now.
comes it that the tariff-fed barons wax I To wait until a few weeks before eleo-
so rich? tion day is political iony.
Prosperity, prosperity, prosper
ity" we hear and read of it all the
time, whether we listen to after
dinner speeches or read the metro
politan newspapers. Where there is
so much smoke there must be some
fire and there is. The earnings and
profits of the - railroads, trusts and
monopolies are simply marvelous
The net profits of the Steel trust in
1902 were 132,000,000; of the Stand
art Oil trust 545,000,000; of the Beef
trust probably $100,000,000; of the
Anthracite Coal trust perhaps $100,-
000,000, in spite of the six months'
strike. The profits of the thousands
of other trusts, including the natural
monopoly trusts, were enormous.
nut trusts and monopolies can
not thrive except by obtaining high
prices for their products. Unfortun
ately, somebody must pay these high
prices. They are, in fact, paid by the
whole of our 77.000,000 people. Upon
all of them, except a comparatively
few, rests the heavy burden of trust
prosperity. The farmers of the West
have been able to carry their share
of this heavy burden because they
have been blessed with excellent
crops for five or six years, and, be
cause of poor crops in the rest of the
world, have sold their products for
high prices. But for these facts the
trusts would have been compelled
to be more moderate in their charges
and the cost of living would not have
increased so greatly over 40 per
cent in five years.
Wage earners have been trying to
get advances in wages which would
enable them to live through these
trying prosperity times, but, as usual,
wages do not rise as quickly or as
much as prices, and at least half
of our population are struggling
along and waiting and hoping for
"hard times" and lower prices. Do
you doubt this statement? Consider
a few facts.
Organized charity never had great
er difficulty than during the past win
ter in meeting the demands upon it.
The Rev. Father Tewes of New York,
is quoted as saying that "There
never was such general suffering and
extreme poverty as this winter."
The Wool and Cotton Reporter has
for weeks been complaining of the
poor demand for woolen goods and
of the comparatively low price of
wool when other prices are very high
and when the scarcity of wool the
world over is greater than the pres
ent generation ever saw and the
great trade journal accounts for this
lack of demand for woolens by say
ing (Jan. 29) that the "diminished
purchasing power of the masses will
not admit of tieir paying more." It
says the people cannot afford to pay
for good woolens, and adds signifi
cantly:
'In this connection, it is worth
noting that the shoddy dealers are
talking very bullishly and are look
ing forward to an unusually profit
able season. Rags are also very firm
and a large business in them is look
ed forward to. Facts of this nature
cannot be overlooked in estimating
the future of the wool market.
The wool manufacturers must neces
sarily be tempted under such condi
tions as exist at present
to make a liberal use of substitutes
Again in its issue of Feb. 19, this
journal explains the lower prices for
wool by saying:
"It should be borne in mind, des
pite the alleged general prosperity
of the country, the average person is
feeling rather poor, by reason of his
having to pay a great deal more for
everything he buys than he has paid
for a great many years. The average
person to-day is under the sternest
necessity to economize, lne pur
chasing power of the average income
is low rather than high."
These are the explanations, not of
theorists but of experts familiar with
the facts. In plain language, we
have to pony up so much to the
trusts that we cannot afford to wear
woolen clothes and are, instead,
wearing more ar.d more clothes
made from cotton and old rags
ground up. From this we see that
trust prosperity means shoddy pros
perity and that trust prosperity is,
in fact, shoddy prosperity for the
masses. It means untold wealth and
luxury for the few monopolists and
hard work for the masses at wages
that leave them "under the sternest
necessity to economize" that they
may continue to exist and to pay
trust prices. Great splendor and
great squalor. But those in the
squalor class can at least enjoy the
privilege of reading about the great
prosperity of those in the splendor
class. To enjoy this privilege, a
majority of the people are willing to
vote to tax themselves and to pay
trust prices to increase the profits
and luxury of the mcnopolists. Great
country, this. Byron W. Holt.
they are unable to support and edu
cate properly.
When the party of protection Is pro
tecting the "infant industries" of
manufacturing until they become bil
lionaire giants and can dictate the
prices of most that we consume, It is
destroying the real "Infant Industry"
of the millions of American homes.
If President Roosevelt is anxious to
protect this Industry he will recom
mend Congress to abolish all possi
ble tariff and other taxes. This will
greatly - reduce the cost of living
which was higher on Feb. 1 than on
any previous February in our his
tory. start tthe wedding bells
jingling and fill our homes with
prattling cherubs. In this direction
lies the solution of the race problem
as well as the salvation of the home
and the nation.
No Hope From a Republican Congress.
Some years ago. Mr. Havemeyer,
the experienced sugar trust magnate,
in giving evidence on the combines
and monopolies before the Industrial
Commission, said the tariff was the
mother of trusts. Last year and the
year before the Republican platform
of Iowa declared that the tariff shel
ters monopoly. Both these high Re
publican authorities have not been
heeded by the majority party ln Con
gress in fixing up the trust-busting
legislation. In the House of Repre
sentatives, and amendment to the
Littlefield bill was offered by the
Democrats, placing certain trust
products on the free list; it was
voted down by the Republicans.
It is thus plain that those Republi
cans who favor the revision of the
tariff can look for no relief from their
own party. The leaders who control
the Republican party and dominate
Congress are so under obligations to
the combines that they one and all
approve Senator Hanna's slogan
"Stand Pat." The two or three Re
publican Congressmen who really fa
vor reduction of duties, and some
others who pretend they want it, do
not vote as they made their constitu
ents believe they would, or the
amendment noted above would have
been adopted.
The Republican party is evidently
not to be trusted on either the tariff
or trust issues.
QUIT THE TURKEY BUSINESS.
They're Both Growing But
T
The Elkins law prohibits th giving I Recalling a certain senatorial inves-j The St. Louis Globe-Democrat says:
or taking of rebates. There Is. how- I tlgatlon of sugar speculation, the ideal "The country will observe that the re-
ever, a wiae rnasm Deiweea cubi-uub
law and enforcing law, and up to date
Mr. Knox has not shown any disposi
tion to go Into the ctiasm bridging
business.
Owing to the fact that the senate is
overwhelmingly republican. Senator-
elect Smoot can afford to keep silent
in all known languages and attend
strictly to his fuel heap.
The doctors of Europe seem unable
to make the "Sick Man" take his medicine.
comes that perhaps Mr. Rockefeller's publican party is once more carrying
coachman sent those telegrams. lout its promises;" to which the Louis
ville Courier-Journal very aptiy re-
if New Mexicans. Oklahomans and! torts: "On a shutter.'
Arl7onlan are disappointed it is be-1
cause they were so foolish as to put I . Of course those recalcitrant repub-
their confidence in the sincerity of re-llicans In congress came to tne scratcn
publican platforms. I in time to pass tne appropriation dihs.
I rooming couia prevent reiuuiitu
A man 200 years old has been found I from appropriating.
In Russia. This gives us reason to
hone that some of us may live long! Senator Aldrich may not have earned
enough to see the republican party re-1 his salary, but he certainly has won thft
deem at least one of its platform I approbation of the special interests b
pledges.
I represents in congress.
Roosevelt's Race Problem.
President Roosevelt's recent letter
on "racial suicide,' in which he prac
tically advises everybody to get mar
ried and to get as many children as
possible, is bringing to the surface
some unpleasant facts for the party
that has been in power practically all
of the time for the last forty years
and is, therefore, partly responsible
for present conditions.
It is being noted that the average
size of the American family was 5.6
In 1850 and only 4.7 in 1900. The av
erage size of the family declined in
every state, except North Dakota,
and no increase would have been
recorded there but for the heavy in
flux of immigrants. In fact, popula
tion here, as In France, would per
haps be on the decline were we not
importing every year hundreds of
thousands of immigrants.
Again it is being noted that both
men and women are ready and will
ins to marry and to have children,
but that the cost of living, nnder the
rule of protected trusts, is so great
that they can scarcely support them
selves separately and they hesitate
3 marry and bare children whom
Greed of Bindery Girls Soured Secre
tary of the Navy Whitney.
The story of how a few Impatient
women destroyed a mighty good reso
lution, says the New York Tribune,
was recently told by the chief clerk of
the Navy Department. In 1888 Secre
tary Whitney was delayed in getting
out his report, and finally had to pUBh
It through with a rush.
oo wen was me work done," Rays
Mr. Peters, "and so pleased was the
secretary, that two days before
Thanksgiving he sent for me and said.
'Mr. Peters, I wish you would go to
the market and buy a turkey for every
employe of the government printing
office.' 'But, Mr. Secretary.' I replied.
'it would require 3,000 turkeys to fill
that order.' 'It makes no difference if
5,000 would be needed; buy them.' 'It
is impossible. I said; 'there are not
3,000 unsold turkeys to be had in
Washington to-day.' Then, said he.
'ascertain the names of the men who
had the principal part ln getting out
the report, get a turkey for each to
day, and order the necessary number
3,000 or 5,000 and see that they are
delivered in time for Christmas.' Un
der these instructions nine turkeys
were sent to the printing office that
day. The next morning the secretary
received ten letters. Nine were notes
of thanks, and the other was a letter
from fifty-five girls in the bindery,
who demanded a turkey each because
of the part they had taken in getting
out the report. As soon as he read
that letter the Secretary of the Navy
said: 'Mr. Peters, I have gone out of
the turkey business.' Nothing further
was necessary. The Christmas distri
bution was not wade, and all on ac
count of the haste of fifty-five women
to get recognition for their services."
TO WORKING GIRLS
I if yf
A TALL BLACKBIRD STORY.
Honest Old Darky Makes Another Con
tribution to Literature.
"Well, suh," said Bro. Luckie, as
the shavings fell from his plane, gi
Ing along the rough way of the plank.
"you don't see no blackbirds in At
lanta now, lak what you use ter see."
"Blackbirds?"
"Yes, suh! Sence dese tall buildin's
come up, dey don't fly over lak In de
ole days. I well remembers w'en I
lived nigh Medlock's, a drove of
blackbirds come 'long, one-half mile
wide and ten foot deep. Yes, suh!
You white folks don't b'l'eve dat now;
but dey's lots of old cullud folks 'mem
ber dem days! I wuz younger don dan
what I Is now; en one day, 'long 'bout
de time blackbirds wuz a'flyin', I took
my gun en crope up on de cowshed,
so's ter git a good shot at 'em, en not
ter strain my gun, en bless God. here
dey come! Dey -wuz full half-mile
wide en ten foot deep des lak I tell
you en dey darkened de sun fer full
fifteen minutes so much so dat de.
chickens 'lowed dat night wuz come,
en gone ter roos'! Well, suh, I shet
my eye en pull loose on 'em 'twel I
hear de double-barrel gun go 'Bow!
Bow!' en den dey commence faliin'!
Dey felled en dey felled en dey felled
'twel de barnyard wuz black wid
em: en I slid down. I did. fum dat
cowshed,
FKKK MKIICAIj AIVICB
Kverv worklntr clrl who In not
well Is cordially Invited to write
to Mr. Plnkhuiii, Iynn, Mass.,
for advice; It ixfreely rlveii,und!
has restored thousands to health.
Hiss Paine's Experience.
"I want to thank you for what you
have done for me, and recommend
I.ydlo IS. lMnkhani's Vegetable
Compound to all girls wIioms work
keeps them standing on their fret in
the store. The doctor baid I must
Btop work ; be did not seem to realize
that a girl cannot afford to stop working-.
My back ached, my appetite was
poor, I could not bleep, and menstrua
tion was scanty and very painful. On
dav when sufrerinir I commenced to
take I, yd la E. IMnkhaiti's Vege
table Compound, and found that
it helped me. I continued It use, and
soon found that my menstrual periods
were free from paiu and natural ;
everyone is surpried at the change in
me, and I am well, and cannot be too
grateful for what you have done for
me." Miss Janet Paixe, S30 West
135th St., New York City. tfiOOO ftrftlf
If original of aboto Itttmr proving fnulnn can
mot M proaucma.
Take no substitute, for It is
Iydla K. Plnkham's Vegetable
Compound that cures.
The puffin is the most punctual of
birds in tho matter of its annua! mi
gration.
To Cure a Odd in Onn dar.
Take Laxative Uromo Quinin TaMetn. All
urugglHUreiun'l money it itruiltitucure. ilto.
Irony is an insult conveyed in tho
Torm of a compliment. IS. I. W'hlp-
ple.
Plao'a Cure for r0nuniptlon la an iDfalllbla
medicine for coukIih ami colilo. N. VV. iiAJicsi
Ocean Grove, N. J.. Feb. 17. ItfOO.
Canada has 100,000 Indians, tho Uni
ted States 270,000.
WIIKN YOI,K (iltOCKK NATS
he does not have Jeflnce Blarch, jrou
may l.e sure he 1 afrall to keep It until
his stock of 12 uz. packi) k- urn aold.
fiance March Ih not onlv batter than anv
other Cohl Water Starrh, but contains IS
oz. to trie puckavu ant tells for
money as 12 oz. brands.
Tho man who is always nowllnj? at
fortune accomplishes qulto as much
as the bulldog baying at the bam.
The well earned reputation and lncrea
r. !t ln tn t ha
em: n.n aai ain i ue wusm oi iu, nax- maintained hiiu Quality uud annreciatlon
fer ten whole days atier oat ue people ui me sinoKer.
picked up blackbirds fer ten mile furn
I slid down, I uld, lum oat a ue wen rumen reputation
en picked up two barrels of feSr JJ"
dat am t de wusst of it, kaze maintained high quality uud
Philadelphia Record.
That Ship Subsidy Steal Again.
That gigantic old steal, the ship
subsidy bill, Is being warmed into life
again under the fostering care of
Hanna, assisted by Grosvenor and
other Republican leaders. The well
known lobbyists that usually appear
when Griscom and the Pennsylvania
railroad are after big game, are said
to be in great evidence in the lob
bies of Congress. The ship subsidy
hunters must mean business. Grosve
nor has been well paid already for the
activity he is showing in trying to
get a favorable report from the com
mittee on merchant marine and fish
eries. J. Pierpont Morgan, the head
of the ship trust, came down with
a check of four figures, when the
general called upon him to ante. No
one believes that Mr. Morgan would
waste his time reading Grosvenor's
"Book of the Presidents," and when
he paid such a large sum for a book
that was worth only a dollar and a
half and dear at that containing
Grosvenor's twaddle, he possibly had
in view the fact that the chairman
of the committee which had his pet
measure in charge was the author, and
it would be well to be his benefactor.
Anyway, it was soon after the large
check was given to the order of Chas.
H. Grosvenor that Hanna began to call
upon "Charley' to get busy.
what I fust let fly at 'em; en fer two
months dey wuz nuttin' but blackbird
pie in dat neighborhood; Ef you don't
b'l'eve what I tellin' you. des ask
Dock Smith he wuz dar, en he seen
it!" Atlanta Constitution.
HIS THIRST FOR LEARNING.
Young Man Willing to Give Up Vhat
He Had for the Privilege.
A young man entered a college of
fice, and, touching the president's
arm, asked in a peculiar mountain
broeue: "Be ye the man who sells
Revival of Fopplsm.
It may have been only one of life's
little ironies, says tho Inlon Ex
press, that, when Mr. Beorbohm Tree
was giving a picture at His Majesty's
of "The L,ast of the Dandles," there
should have been a revival of fooplsm
all over London. Carefully corseted
young men may bo seen daily swag
gering down Piccadilly elaborately at
tired, with tight trousers, gorgeous
waistcoats and slender-waisted frock-
coats, and invariably a crook-stick
swinging in one arm. The eye-glass,
which hangs by a slender cord, or is'
kept in a special small pocket. Is by
no means an assistance to sight; and
though, happily, is is no longer the
larnin?" Before the president could
answer, he asked again: "Look here, custom to "make up" vast sums of
mister, do you uns run this here money are spent in soaps and sbav-
thing?"
The president replied: "Yes, my
man, when the thing is not running
me. What can I do for you?"
"Heaps," was the only reply. Then
after a pause he said: "I has hearn
that you uns educate poor boys here,
and, being as I am poor, thought I'd
come and see if 'twas so. Do ye?"
The president replied that poor
boys attended the college, but that it
took money to provide for them; that
they were expected to pay something.
He was greatly troubled. "Have you
anything to pay for your food and
lodging?"
His face brightened as he replied:
"Yes, sir, I has a little spotted steer,
ing creams, hair lotions, and even fine
face powder. A man's dressing case
today has quite as many appointments
as a lady s, and can cost quite as
much.
Bridesmaids Who Are Paid.
The profession of bridesmaid seems
io be growing in New York. For
some time it has been the habit at
weddings in that city to pay brides
maids. At a recent wedding there
were no fewer than fifteen brides
maids, who were all punctually paid.
Besides the beautiful dresess given by
the bride's father, they each received
$25 apiece for appearing In the wed
ding trap. There are young ladies
who accept so much as $100 for their
Carralling the Darkey.
Secretary Root has come to the
conclusion that negro suffrage is a
laiiure, but the President considers
the negro delegate to a national con
vention as important as a lily-white
delegate, so he continues to appoint
the colored brother to federal offices.
The Senate has a number of these
negro appointments hung up for re
pairs, which makes the job of cor
ralling the colored delegate the
harder. Hanna's move to pension
the negroes is the most popular move
so far made. It allows the "corn
field darkey" to nhink of the pension
he Is to get and gives a magnificent
opportunity for the "smart nigger"
to fleece the balance. What with the
President's erratic moves between the
colored and lily-white factions and
the Republican leaders holding up
negro appointments, it is a state of
chaos for the average negro politi
cian. My! my! but what a time Clark
son is having!
office of honor. One girl who is much
and, if you uns will let me, I'll stay souSnt after 'or her beauty has ap
wid you till I lam him up." Tei bn'lesaId ,at novo than
- " v,'iuiii-,.j, uuv iian iu a, nilOI I tllllQ
emassed quite a goodly sum, besijea
receiving many costly presents.
ASKING QUESTIONS.
Free Coal and Wages.
The party of protection has always
claimed that if the duty was taken
olf coal the wages of the miners
would be reduced to the pauper scale
of Europe. But late events prove the
fallacy of this argument, for since
the duty has been removed an enor
mous tonnage being imported 60,000
tons being on board ships lying in
Boston harbor, on one day a week or
two ago the coal operators have
agreed to pay higher wages to tho
miners. The Republicans will have
to invent some other fallacy or the
people will be demanding that beef
and clothes and other necessities of
life be also put on the free list.
The Frills Did It.
Titles sometimes impress even the
messengers who are in attendance at
the doors of the secretaries of the var
ious departments.
"Take my card to Mr. Root," said
Representative Sulzer, walking up to
the messenger on duty at the door of
the Secretary of War.
"Sorry, sir, but the secretary ain't
seeing anyone to-day," answered the
messenger, who had been turning
away senators and representatives all
day.
"But I'm Representative Sulzer of
Sew York."
"Can't take your card in, sir."
"You tell tne Secretary Representa
tive Sulzer of New York, the ranking
member of the minority of the com
mittee on military affairs of the House
of Representatives wants to see him."
The messenger was overpowered
and steped inside the room, and re
turning threw the door wide open, say
ing: "Walk right in, sir. The secretary
will see you."
Segregation's Sequel.
The segregation of the sexes at Chi
cago university is said to have re
sulted in "a. frowsier lot of students."
It is possible, however, that Prof.
Triggs has merely been making the
students' hair stand on end by some
new remarks.
Derivation of Connecticut.
' Connecticut," says the Springfield
(Mass.) Republican in an article on
Indian names, "is from quonne, long;
tuk, tidal river; qut. at; that is.
quonnetukqut, 'at the long tidal
river."'
An Inquiry Changed a Man's Whole
Life.
When you get a man to recognize
that his bad feelings come from im
proper food and that he can get well
by using scientific food, the battle Is
half won. One of New York's business
men says:
"I was troubled for a long tirae with
Indigestion, headache, and stomarh
trouble, and had taken various medi
cines, but with no good results, con
cluded to see how a change of food
would affect me. I never cared partic
ularly for cereals of any kind, but ate
meat and pastry continually and drank
coffee.
"I found on inquiring that Grape
Nuts were highly spoken of, and de
cided to give them a trial. To say I
was surprised at the result would not
begin to do Snstice to my feelings. My
headaches left me, my brain became
clearer and active, my attacks of Indi
gestion (rrew fewer and fewer until
they ceased entirely, and where 1 once
went home tired, fagged out and in
disposed to any exertion whatever, I
now found a different stale of affairs.
"My color was good, my muscles
strong and firm and fully equal to
anything I asked of them. Instead of
sort and flabby. I live two miles
from my business and walk it dally
back and forth, if the weather per
mits. I am 55 years old and feel as
well and strong as when I was SO, and
can ride 70 miles a day on a blcyclo
without feeling any bad results."
Name grvn by the Postum Co, Bat
tle CreeJS, Mich.
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