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f t Ik mm The Wealth Makers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated. VOL. X. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 4. 1899. NO. 51. ) News of the Week Tb force oppoMd to imperialism are organizing In every part of the country. During last week Important meeting! wm held la Boston, St Looi and Cbica iro when immeoM audience vehemently nrntestsd against th abandonment of tbe principle tbat bar mad tbbjtb greatest nation on tb face of tb eartn One of trrtiat eutbulalosm and turned j, neso woe held by tbt German In St. Louis. Tber It wu stated by Dr. Pre- torlou tbat of the 700 Gorman new- pa pee printed In tbls coon try, erery one 01 toem wa opposea 10 imperialism. ?' Among tb resolution passed were me following. "What la tbere in atalwart American isrn(it native Americanism, if you will) xceottbGerman.American are aay loir now in declaring tbat tbey gave up home aod friend and came tbooeande of mile into an unknown can n try for the deeo love-not of Dritlebcolonlaliem but of American repoMJcanlsm. To tbat the ars loval now and always. To Americanism, not to the British com merclalisra of tbe bayonet to American- Ism, to liberty, to progress; to freedom from mllitarylsm, to tb expectation of a time to come wben the world will be no longer shackled by Imperialism, witb lU bayooete and fetters to tbat, German- American wbo renounced imperialism lu Kurope. are a devoted now ae tbey were fifty yeare ago, wben tbey listened to Seward, u be said to those eame 'ex Danaloulst'; 'Kir, tbey bave eent tbe A merican eagle abroad, bearing not tbe olive branch, butasbackle In Metal one.' "Tbe flag of tble great republic etande now not for what the London Time approves but for wbat it meant wben Seward etood under it to otter tbla Im mortal sentence. "8ucb republicanism as that was not bis. nor tbat of any loyal German-Amer faun, or of an v other American whole loyal to bl flag aud to bis country Mar beaven forbid tbat It ever ehoald be. May tbe time Beyer come when the American people will applaud those who drabble a flag dedicated to freedom and human progress in the blood of men wbo die on their own soil minting tbe same principle of British imperialism egainet which America triumphed at Yorktown and New Orleans. "Such ideas will never prevail in Amer lea. Any party wbicb commits itself to them will; be wiped out of existence. Tbe eastern Associated press censor did not seem to think that It would be good policy to let western readers know tbe dt Ails of tbe meeting in Boston. Wbat little was sent indicates that it was an immense and an enthusiastic meeting in which they resolved to eon tlnue to stand by tbe declaration of in depeudonoo. Tbo meeting at Chicago was held on Sjnday and was addressed by clergymen aau others. Trof. J, Laurence Laugblin s tenia to havs seen a new llirht as he talked differently from what be ever did before. Among other tbinge be euid: "Commercialism has suuk Its fangs deep enough Inin our political lite. It cannot go much further without stirring the righteous ludlguatlou of Juetlce-lov Inu-Ainerktiuis. Too Ionic bo public oHIe been given, not to selected fitness, but to servk in advancement of irson al ambitions, (treat fortunes, rather than great statesmanship, too often All tbeseuate. Arrogant wealth buysk-g- islatlou, which should b as cheap for tb frugst coaunier as for tbs owsrlul prodmwr. W sead up an appeal hu h will bs billowed by a shout of approval from the A merman electorate for quab Ity la trealUMat of all bulb rlibwnd .H.r; aad for justlew to tbe weak whstb. r shits or brown, "Tbe led u tbat w are disloyal, tf eild an! agre with aey and every iKlllrv of Mit4ral abut may b ar ranged for as by lbs governnwaij ikal we should not Isert'WM tb dfteilila of a bd situation, I but sbouM aat si a tb ar of lb wis wka ks Is lVIg alH. I It dull') si Id keep war BAittiH la Ik ib of knstiiT Us wku iiv oaf imaalry aowtwlah ko tbat Its lUf sball bs as.tais4.M Tkal I aa etllisiy difUrsal sosg front tbs tksl kisses; dsrikg lb lUjaa sesipaisa, II b al a hw ulhsi bad two Halt I tea, a ol sol tuw t IghUkg hr tk rouu of bbtty m tttfoKiitat. II l'ss bad Ua lMei, iaaival 1 a klstk llssaa ad taihisiratioa kuls bmaa sa lor i a kal aual l bat kal lr Cut aiikuttt a asr. llMbop Mis' id t'fitie, liiiaoU, aUi hta.Uaa addfM la kb bs4i l. " W. staad at tbe psrtlsg id Ik aats. It is not yet too late to tarn from tbe way which leads through war and son quest to imperialism, to standing armies, to alliances witb foreign power and Anally to the disruption of tbe onion Itself. It Is not ,too late, because it is still possible even, tbat tbe American people will reoonslder tbe whole question of tb complication In which our vic tories over Spain bav inrolred us, and calling to mind tb fact tbat they did not enter into this war for the purpose of becoming ao empire, but for the pur pose of helping other to throw off the yoke of a tyrannical Imperialism, will see that to be blinded and led away by success la to be weak and foolish; or rather, since here tb highest interests of humanity are at stake, is to be wicked and criminal. If tbls may not be, then tb American people bar degenerated, tbey bave lost their hold upon tbe his torical caunes and the political habite which led to tbe founding of our Instfto. tlons and to tbe marvelous growth and prosperity of our country, "ff tbe Inhabitant of tb Philippine came gladly to thrown themselves Into our arm w should refuse to do more than counsel, guide aud protect them until tbey form themselves into a stable and Independent government. Wbat, tben, I to b thought of those wbo seem resolved either to rule or exterminate them, believing probubly that tbe only good Filipino is a dead Filipino. "Was not tbe Koman empire built on the ruins of tbe republic? Was It not made possible by tbe general loss of virtue and patriotism, by tbe luxury and corruption which tb stolen wealth of a hundred cities bad spread through Rome? It is only wben tb inner sources of life run low that men rush madly to gain possession of external things. When tbe real good of life escape us, money and wbat money buys seems to be all that is left. Tben men become cowards, liar and thieves, Tbey cringe aud fawn and palter. Tbey worship success. Tbey call evil good and good evil. Tbey bave no convictions which are not lucrative, no opinion which are not profitable, Then all thing are for sale, tben demagouges are heroes, tben opportunities for plunder are welcome tben tbe best policy is tbat which wins most rotes and most money." How very much like , populism all this sounds, Those wbo bave been long in tbe reform work recognize all tbls as font what we bave been saying for tbe lost eight years, often almost exactly In the same words. Out when we said it these same meu wbo now repeat our word, declared tbat we were lunatics. How tbe world tnoveel Tbe military commission appointed by McKinley to Investigate the canned aud embalmed beef wh;cb I'll it Armour fur nltthed our soldiers during tlie warhas made a report declaring that the canned beef was good aud nutritious food and that there was no processed or embalmed beef furniehed at all. Most men have had fail h in tbe honor and uprightness of our regular army officers. This report is a sud shook to them aud tbe wurst blow that could bs struck at the honor of tbe army. Tbe proof tbat the cuuued txef was not nutritious aud wus utterly uu fit for an army ration was overwhelming. Tbe report is In ul revt Opposition to tbs svideiies. It seems that ths Armour trust has been able to duniorHlii tbe army as well ns every other deportment ol tus government. Wbensueba state of affairs exists at Washington, is It a wonder that many eontervative nieu begin to fer tbat there ! uo otbr way out of tb s of eorruptioa ercpt by revolution? Wbat to say about tbe condition of affair la tbe l'bilippln would pant lb aiol ludfstlgttlaarekrfortratb, la tbs first ess tbevlus censorship id w siertHMKl there, wh lea l rsvlmaa ho deelarwt to Im mora viaetlog tbaa tbat of WeyWr wba bs was military dn tstor of t ubs, aiut Im tsksa lata iUrstUia, 1 bs aw I hot vly cea oeed In MsstU bat also gln Ulors it rw'blbpuik nht to llievasd what not In twlisv would ulsaSt. wiuo. u swat however thai pea a golUtloks ar folaj pa but oar ath il Mum to grasl aa arntUtu sslil tky ars tliJ, Tb tfOHMitka of Ua I'iliplan Is Im rriir, M asettraee Isgtvsa that tbvf ratalr gorss.s as4ef Iks rot tu of ikst'sitsd Ntales, It st ait If tibeial Oils, doabtkN if s Urrr oi,Wf ut Ut kiitWy, itk a (bmad l surrsader likost vo) (mum, iw as be sat ikal b will grsal rdoa to Ik t'iitpiit lr Ihe.r rMlioa. Tkal tlhstwadiUoa ul alsir as II fcsa reaibwl k Ibrwitgk lb 4m ak'bsa, I iuU b ItllW b i U ars Ulsg la- troduoed to a military government ad ministered from Washington. Tbe postmaster-general issued an order pro hibiting . the circulation through tbe .nail of certain pamphlet attacking Im perialism. Witb all tb dispatches from Manila censored, witb tbe malls at borne closed, with a purchased press denounc ing every man a a traitor wbo dis agree with the policy of imperialism, we are fast advancing to either tbe rule of a dictator or revolution. Tbat is at least tbe opinion of some of tbe most conservative men in tbe United States, AS TWO PEAS IN A POD to KcKlulef s Impsrlsllsut and Thsl ol the Monsrcbs sf tb Old Werld. In hi pecb at Milwaukee Dryan drew a picture of old world Imperialism and tb sort tbat McKinley la Introducing Into this country, .lis said: . "Not only are tb republican imitat ing the monarchic of tb old world In their policies, but tbey are copying the language of monarch In carrying oo their Dollcr. "In ths proclamation recently Issued to tbe Ulloliios wo And these words: 'The commission desires to assure the nenulaofths I'hiliDfiifis islands of the cordial good will and fraternal feeling wbicu la entertained for them by the president of tb United Stales and by tb American pnoplm The aim and ob jectof the American government, apart from the fulfill meat of tbe solemn obliga tion it lies assumed toward the Family of nations by its acceptance of sover ignty over the rtiillppin islands, Is the well-being, prosperity and protection of the Filipino peooi aud their elevation and advancement to a position among the cmflznd peoples ol tbe world "Compare this with tb language used by tb queen In ber proclamation to tb people of India in wben she said: "'We bold ourselves bound to the natives of our Indian territory by the same obligations of duty which bind us oo our otliersubjects,' aod 'in their pro perity will be our strength, i their con tentmeut our security, and in their grat itude onr best reward. "It will be noticed tbat benevolence breathee through botb declarations. And tben a to tbeir participation In ?;overnment a proclamation to the Fil pinoseavs: . "'Tbr shall be guaranteed to the Filipino people an honest and effective civil service, in which, to tbe fullest ex tent to which it I practicable, native sball be employed.' "Tbe queen' proclamation reads: "'And it Is our further will that so far a may be our subject, of whatever race or creed, be freely' and Impartially ad mitted to offices in our servlns and duties of which they may be qualified by their education, ability aud integrity duly to discuarue.' "Aud jet in spite of those promises made to the people of India today com plain tbat the offices are tilled by tbe younger sons ot .nglib aristocracy, while tbe taxes are paid by tbe people of India. The policy of Imperialism Is always de fended on tbe ground tbat it Is for the Koodoftbe people governed, but we have never recognized tbe rmht of any nation to benevolently assimilate an other nation," BRYAN IN BUFFALO Aa Ovatloa Never Kseeeded to That (liven to Any Mu In Ihs I'nlltd tttstes. The entbusiastio outpouring of the pfwple to bear the Hon. William J. Hryan at Music Hall was ths lret aud most signiflNiut ever beld in Iluffato. Itwus a cosmopolitan gathering, a meeting of the buslnees men, (lis pro fessional meu and the working men, all eager to bear the great rxponent of tbs priompbs ot true demierscy and ths standard b-srer wbo lead tb common (WHipIs of the United States In tU.r bat tle aaniust trusts and republican mis rule aud corruption. "Ths duller abovs ths tune." was the key sot ol that part ol tbs uisstrrly ar raiguiiint ol Ih h-pulilu-au party by Mr. Irysn In bisdist uMion f the i.riin'h pies, so eniied lor wiiii'fi tbs party id l.tu eoln wo eouteifls. Opiltio to truis to riuiou, wbm'B luesus lniet(allsm, were other leynoies eiHiii miwh was built ossol tbs most lo(Ueul sn eou Vlseisg address svef illirri by Wil i'n jessiugs iirjnu. It was a srewl aud Very s guide! mesiiag, II wns r'Uinomd upos by rvpatilMsu a reuiatksbts thsl Msoea t.iMMi n. ft,tNMi reiks sknald OH llit bsll I 'Ug ll fs T 'i'Ih os sh Apni evpsisg, ta a Milittal ' iffr." i ker saiHisal Usu deMUMwd. w gS'Bissl as Ihilmsttkg tl.al lbs rtitKkioa ipoi wrtMa awsk'k'd, sad Iks rmsksl! NtiMtsa ul Mr. Wva ts ' bss hut ( ,Mn, VI r IWra wss lHlrwlu ly J Is Tlli. tl Iks Ktllo ul his kstw Mr irtsawroMi an I gUs- Mrd, kts briskl ? !! talk uiltt aud Iken bMktkg ftmly lbs fs ul (MHtpIs im Iks esa l.MMj lbs sane Mtostest nistosi 'f aian ta is bad t kis Ml, lbs tl'l mm,Ws id lbs ttil'i.m J iirtsa t lsb la ik Uai edrbaits kld talks kri wfcb trvvlrd k bfsk lMl.SS H"isl k.alr, II in a grsai seei a si wa btd, whmm a tM kaktllvnbkis ad ns. ksis avr lbra bak sad Iroat sal In k'l asd Mtfkee l tl 4 UtiaMi IUU rllvt as rUus M sab k4 sees kssrd bsl oiea ImSii a poMasI aileg is ItsOaiowk I Ihsl wa whr Me. I'm as as sttttUarif tbsend la I ! IWAalu llae. SOUND POPULISM, 1 Senator Harris ha a standing in tb United States senate tbat Is equal to any man in It. Tbe populists of Kansas wbo sent falni tbers ar aa proud of blra as Nebraska pops ar of Allen. In a letter recently given to tbe press he says: "Tb tendency throughout the civil ized world is to Increase the power of municipal government. We should cul tivate and encourage everywhere the power of municipalities to provide those thing which are necessary to a civlllxad, peoplewltbout the element of profit en ter inginto tbe contribution of tbe peo ple.for tbe purpose, Tbe general govern ment should also take op such measure and Interest as cannot bs reached by municipalities or states, and do tbe same work. "The real anarchist in this country I tb corporation or trust tbat absolutely defies all laws, trample upon tb au thority of sovereign states and that pre sume to smirch the ermine of tbe judi ciary. Tbe most effective teacher of so cialism Is tb combination or trust, wbioh by tbe completeness of it organi zation enables one or two men to abso lutely control the production, distribu tion and consumption of many of tbe great necessl ties of life, Some year ago I'rof. Kly stated that tb German social' 1st bad discontinued their labor be cause th combination of capital In the hands of corporations were performing their work more effectively tbaa can bs doue in any other way, and that all tbat was necessary was to wait for tbe fulness of time to demonstrate the correctness of tbelr theories. No man ha less re gard than I have for much tbat Is colled socialism politically. Much of the cur rent litereature and teaching of these men sems to me to be mere cant and tend to afford a biding place for Inconi petency, ignorance and vice, a leveling dowq iustead of leveling up. I bave no sympathy wbutever for anything of tbi sort which destroy tli stimulation ol legitimate aad fair compensation, but I bave bo respect for a government which vacates the field of proper governmental activity aud permits tbs people to be oppreescd in the interest of avarice aod greed." WOULD IT BE BETTER Would life be more tolerable or liberty swveti'f witb tbe thought tbat our sons and brother were doing deed of hero ism in shooting naked savages? Would we enjoy greater liberty than now? Would taxation be lead burdensome? Would tb laboring man receive greater waires? Would our homfs be happier and our domestic affair Improved? I answer no: It Is the first ttep towards tbe loss of personal liberty and national Independence; it I tb eutering wedge that will bring our laborer down to a par with foreign workmen; It Is tb pre lude to a condition of domestio turmoil, to a vigorous foreign policy and conse quently to a strong wot ml government, because a war nation must have tbe power to throttle opposition to schemes lor levying mn and women witb which to maintain Itself. Judge Titus of New York. THE WAY OF HONOR Kdltor Independent: Yon asked the farmers to help you edit the Independent, and tell tbera why you nek It and how to render that as sistanoe. If we fall to respond to such an Invitation we should bs unworthy ol such a paper ns th Iodeiendent. It seem to m that th two proclama tlous sHiit out, on by ths president and one by th commission to the ThlHo- ptui-s, muet huve originated in Hell aud hava Imn-h SUifvealed I'V lb devil. Had l'reeidnl McKiuley added to bis proelalkMoii a lew words Ike the (ol lowtitii: "The right of the Fillpiuos to an liideiid.u! government will bars- ie-ei,., Tb I'Murs Millions of ths I'liitsd States and Ihs Philippine Inlands III havs to I dstrunued bythsoon cress ol tbs Celled Hiatss aad sueb aa tnorn a; alter ord-r pas ts-ea r- lorvd. Iha rivllid portion ol I'hillp. pine moIm by a In and lair eltion inav dsaiiinat tor th nurpo," aad aad th won Hiiuiu in I heir proclama tion rMfatd thtaa ideas, tbers would kas brva b war twiwea I ail Htatea and lb 'btlipils Mauds. In. Ira I IhseoiNiuUaioaltilMiluata tUrat that ruakaa Iks kit! ol ever seltrs. t leg ilH'is' tHUlwilb iH.lijsailoa and asssr. I ' slatigblef g on. 1 1 or- riiiM korribiv I t his soar ui'skl b"l kv hum ap i.rod t (he wtonnn kul govvrnaM-kls ol I sK'l- and A bn U iilsil Iks kalM.ks would bats s'Mfd, aad Ikte ai pfiival id lbs latiiiis would Vvs Mais.! lk I kiled Wlalra Rtor honor, mora proiitf, kr p.i.r Ikaa all Iks arras skssaa law or astleasba eaa build. l.iiMM.1111 ?. A CHRISTIAN DUTY wkt? wk ib tk? ivbv.ikef It tkst It k rl'H ' Tel w ultlMk uk'tllku! (Usfklf HsltWkit bav i. r tbrWIUr.lt; a If tbof d a il got il lilt a tt lkf ar 4-sel l anaku ) I ani iommm1 iKrvbn ibrtaiuctty. I ksd mi Ibotti; Utt II la Iks d Urai eta k aaa aal kit kis aigkbr a blwa!l, n ba foa sleml Ik goaw) t4l 4 a tUt Itsg gsa, tbi kit ar bt do ol an kUM as; aiur, (l.gklrf and continued applause.) And those wbo are missed are too bnsy burying tbe dead to listen to your preaching. (Ap plause,) Mr. Gage in a speech at Sa vannah, said that philanthropy and 5 percent would go band In band. Tbi lantbropy and S per cent! W bave seen them together before. Whenever there baa been a war of conquest, you can find tbat boary-beaded pair, philan thropy and 6 per cent; pbilantnrophy ba chloroformed tbe conscience of the oonquerer and 6 per cent picked tb pockets of tb conquered. (Applause,) Philanthropy and 6 per cent bars marched together down tbe pathway of history, and whenever philanthropy ha become weary aud rested by tbe wayside, 6 per cent bo gone right on without feeling lonesome. A Christian dutyl They mistake ths foundation principle of th Christian religion.-W, H. Dryan at Buffalo. MUNICIPAL MUSIC, Indoor concerts, though carried on by many European cities, bar probably never before been undertaken by any American municipality. Two aerie of Ix each, however, war actually given In Music Hall In Boston during the last fall and winter, under the charge of tbe new music commission. J laving been sue cessful in organizing a municipal band of thirty-seven piece for summer music In tb nark, tbe com mission proceeded in tbe fail to organize a municipal or. chest ra of of thirty-fir pieces fur winter concerts, Tbe program were rendered on Sunday eveufiigs, usually to full bouses madeupchli-tlf of wage-earner, aud wer of a high order, Tbe admission ranged from 10 to li5 cent and practi cully met tbe expenses, It Is Intended next fall to open another eerie of these concert. Chamber coucerts, rendered by a string quartette with the assistant! of a soloist and costing from $&0 to f 00 ar also given by tbe commission on week day evening in tbe mor remot districts of th city. Those are free, tbe cost being borne by a private donation, No money ha been appropriated by tbe city, but it is quite reasonable to exptct tbat wben it standing and th demand for It bav been more clearly defined, It may be put upon a permanent basis at publio coat. A' pip organ, however, ha been recently purchased by tbe city, to be used under tbo direction ol th cam misslon ior regular recital by a muni cipal organist and other popular pro jects are in mind. From Sketch of May or Quincy of Doiton, by George E Hooker, in tbe American Monthly Ite view of lleriew for May. WOMEN IGNORED, sjaawBsskss Presldeet McKinley showed a marked indifference to the wisbe of American women wben be refused to appoint a woman to represent them at tbe peace conference at The Hague. The Washington branch of the Na tional Arbitration association, the Fed eration of Women's clubs, numbering ten tboueand, tbe Woman Suffrage as sociation, the Women's Industrial League, Woman National Tress asso ciation, and other organizations passed formal resolutions aelung lor the ap pointment of of Mrs. liulva Lockwood of Waeb'ogton, 1). C. as a delegate to tbi conference. Tbe appointment of Mr. Lockwood. one ol our most dlstln. auisbed and talented countrywomen would have seemed most suitable and flttlug, a her dietlnctive life work has been along these Hues, aud she Is now secretary of tbs American branch of tb International 1'eac liureau. Five meu wer appointed a delegate to ths conference to represeut tbs edu national, diplomatic, military and naval Interests, but tbe thirty to forty million women citizens and mothers ars nnrs- presented eveu after petitioning lor tbi small meed of j net Ice which should have beu granted without the aeklug. It Is a flagrant aud direct insult from tbs presideulto bis countrywomen, which very woman wbo has a spark of sell rep-ct or womanliness eliotild spiritedly recent. Women who bav reared sons, olttlme amid toil, anxiety aud hardship, Mrs uot to b allowed a rprent otstivs la this conference which means so much to them, nrouncil stipr nieares looking toward dlaariuamrnt or toward th d ersass ol nriumi lore and tbs Oiial abol. Itioa ol wars and Ibeir erlislual aad la buiuaa praclbM. Hut wotueti must obey tbs U wbb b tbey kav ao Vou la making and lu whe b they bavsarwr eoaaKuisil. Kvry womaa, although sbs owes but a diUpl- did rtHikalove, a wssklub or a awiug marklne, Hud pay !! to klp snpfMtrt Ihia goveraatset wila ad It waked nt aud ilravsau. iU lha eoa- snl id th givrsl I bt awsry w ba II fttawia to onion rnlis ol Ibta ptmalry and I'lltteniM. Our government, bowsvsr, la no kvig a good snias kuwrwlng IMipiso without iksr wa al as it ba la Ik rasa sf wouwa. V. U. II. M'KINLEY CHRISTIANITY (barb IWaaf td Miaesaoul. Kan sas, a atswibs l tk ratbt truss Ikal slal bow la Iks rbitluola Wflleoi ' II was ana sateitisf as u imui tronnd ' ajwakleg td Ikstksrgaof lbs sum rgMe at rwliMNta 'and (ofcwl ! oil lts ussd. II Slat! an "tutMij had laksa a to rfcMit and stoppe! Is rt'i sal nrdvfvl tkaes bp lata llss Urn ttt Hess, and tssltf west t'asUia ttiakop bwk Iw start Ikass, I kr terarrv4 tw bar.h-l ikl 1 r w, 1br bad hoir prhMr and dida t kau wkal M d wilk tbeat, 1kf akst tsptu (Mkp akal lii dtt a I b a d. ' kau Ik wrdvf1 ad btar aatu Iwl STILL BELIEVES IT, Justice Brewer of ths Valtfd Stats 0n prsma Court Bay hs ItlU Hands by tbs Voelaratloa of lodspsndsneo. ' Justloe Drewer, associate justice of th supreme court ol the United States, in a epoecb recently delivered In Boston said: "Somehow or other I still believe In th declaration of Independence, and do not take kindly to a statement like tb fob lowing In tbe September number of the Boston Congregatlooallat: 'The Kev. W, T. 1'errln, on ol the ablest of the Meth odic clergymen of Boston, defended the annexation of Porto Hlco, Hawaii, and any other Spanish possessions, holding tbat th people of tb country ar realis ing tbe absurdity of the clause in tbe declaration of Independence which say that government derive ite juat power from tbe consent of the governed. Tbe logic of event baa mad It our duty to do so, and duty I greater than the ory. Government derive it power from God, and God alone, and tb nation ar responsible to bim.' "Tbi assumption of divine 'authority has been tbe cry of every despot from Loul XIV., who said, 'I am the state, ' to tbat madcap on tbe German throne, wbo J credited with saving, 'Me und Gott.' But with a diviner insight and a truer reverence we have believed tbat government derive il power from tb governed. I glory la the fact that my father wa an old-line abolitionist, and one thing which he instilled into my youthful soul wa tbe conviction tbat liberty, personal and political, is tb God-givea right ol every Individual, aad I expect to live and die in tbat foitu. "I know that a Massachusetts lawyer year ago sneered at be declaration of independssce as a collection of glittering generaltles, but It take tb audacity of a Boston preacher to say in effect that tbe declaration wa a lie, It I true tbat during tbe century and a quarter of our existence our conduct bus not been al ways on the plane of our avowed prin ciples. Very few nations, a very few in dividual, live up to their high ideal, but surely tbls ba been tb Ideal of onr life, and we bave striven to make It more and more real, The great war between the state wa but an effort to max tboe principle mor far-reaching," GOT EVEN WITH SHAFTER, How Sergeant Carroll Marebad Ihsftsr IFoarlssa Mllss Hsndenffsd, la tb Hot Sun, Jack Carroll, a retired army sergeant, of Topeka, Kan., one arrested , General Sbafter and marched bim fourteen mile down a hot and duety mountain trail in Arizona. Carroll' own atory of how be "got even" la tbls: Oo day, during a difference of opin ion botween myself and tbe officer of th day over a trivial affair, tbs officer to far forgot bimself a to atrik m across tb face with tbe flat of;hl sword, after calling me several vile names. No soon er had the blow fallen than I drew back my fist aud with all the strength lu my right arm struck the officer between th eyes. He fell about ten fust from me In my passion I t an to bim and and kicked bim several time before be could rise. "The affair wa tbe sensation of th garricon for about two week and wa supponsd to bav blown over, wben Col. Sbafter beard of it. H sent word for m to com to his oflloe. Her b in formed in tbat b had heard tb story aud asked m 11 1 reolied tb enormity of my offensaln striking my superior offi(r. I told bim that I did, but would striks any oitlvr who would subject m to th Indignity which tb officer of tb dav bad. "Hhsfter became angrv at tbla reply and said witb a sueer, 'You would sink M, I SUpiHMS?' ' I oiiM-lly auawafwl 'Yea, air "What, witb tbeas oa? Yja would striks a man wearing lbs? )o vol dar In tell m you would striks ate?' "I smiled at bis auger aad told blot tbat I rrt slit ly would. II wa lllsrally uaeontrollabUtia kl pwaeioa al tbisrw ply. lis ealWd aa or i rly aad la a vote heavy with smoiloa ord-rad at tkrowa Into tb guard bottas, a a ks mianlaa afterward b st-nt aawibof ordriy with luatrui-lioss tu Ih guard to rivet a ball sd tbala oa aty askW. aas belt la Ik euadillos lor Iva ask altkoui a ekasM a ebjuws atv sioislsg and aa fiortutty lor a baa lag td air Hum. Iisall v lieaeral Milea brdol tbs affair and rdar at r baw-d witkiHil a Irtai, "i root Ikal Huts l tba vlt-aw ni ait lerat id snliatwral tut. Mkaftee ao atv bilirroal snamv and k b au oi ivtsiit ly slip la bsatHUis a, I Mva4 wa am.sl ol Ik vnatiiy, la rw.slMt akua mt term had tipiro.! aad wal do a ta Iks hills loaa fcaaf Ik loft aad slajsd Ih.fs avsfal wsks. "its wvotaisg a prlval Irani b fu kl earn lata Iks iulg aad luM mm thai Ik t'oloa! aad a Hirlr ol kd im la Ik wutaia wa a fcsal, i saw Ikal at linw hr rvea aa laa ttdoai bad art vd, and bat4 u Ik ... ttJd klrii Ikal 1 w iald lt blot tl k mH tb-alta a la arnwb Iks viat if taaskt hint thiiatisa lb gaata U. "I too asotbf wua aad ai aa u awiasUia. Wha wsakiei kiwi k bad sl sk.il a Urg b k, 1 eprasg lorwaM aad, palilkg wy rvvulvsr, lkitao4 klt (iVatlaw) w WkUt !,) 7