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ft wrM J iP J Consolidation of tbeZWealtbntakers and tbe Lincoln Independent VOL, XL LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, OCTOBER 26, 1899- . NO. 24. 7 6ERMAN EDITORS PROTEST 1 They Declare that Within the Ut Year Policy fcan been Adopted Contrary - to the Declaration of Independence. The following document was handed to the editor of the Independent while nassiner alone the street in Lincoln. It was printed in German. It is submitted to the readers of this paper in a a literal translation made by one of the best Ger man scholars of Lincoln. We are in formed that it has been largely circulated among the Germans of this state. The address is signed by ten German editors in Nebraska (out of twelve), among them republicans, too. The pamphlet con tains the speech made by Mr, Lvhurz on the 14th of January. 1899, before the congregation of the university of Chica go, in full. It contains further qnota rUonsfrom Washington's Farewell Ad dress; also, 'uuder the title "Was Agui naldo our Ally?" the story of the relations between the Filipinos and our troops from Anril 27. 1898. (meeting of Pratt and Aguinaldo) until February 5, 1899, (da ; after the outbreak of nostiiiiiesi, A third chapter is entitled "Are the Filipinos Savages?'! which contains the opinions of Admiral ueorge uewey, uen erals Lawton. Anderson, Whittier, King, Funston, Commander Ford, ex-Minister Barrett Consul Wildman ana uonsui Williams on the Filipinos and on Agui naldo. The final chanter. "The war is uniust!" contains quotations from the savings of prominent Americans about this war or about a policy of conquest in ereneral. Here are quoted: President McKinley, Admiral Dewey, General Otis. Karl Schurz. Senator Hoar, ex- . Governor Boutwell, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln. The nrst , page is devoted to a protest of the German editors of Nebraska, and is as follows: A GERMAN VOTE OF PROTEST. To the voters of German descent of the State of Nebraska "The federal government of the United States has in the last year adopted a policy inconsistent with the principles of our Declaration or independence ana with the views held so far by the Anier ican people. Contrary to the principles of our Declaration of Independence, that a government can derive its just powers only from the consent of the gov erned, the president has waged war against the Filipinos, who but shortly before had freed themselves from Span ish foreign rule, and wishes to force a free people against its will under Amer - inn's rule. As a hundred years ago the citizens of the United States bought with their blood the freedom of this country, as in 1813 hundreds of thous ands of the best men of Germany went to war against the French couquerors, bo today the Filipinos stand ready to sacrifice lite ana iortune ror we mae nendence of their fatherland, and the soil of their country is already red with the blood of their sons. "On our part the unhappy war has de manded many sacrifices too, and in many homes, in our state also, parents deplore their sons fallen in a foreign country. In money this war has cost the United States far over 1400,000,000 already, many more millions of dollars will be wasted and the people will have to carry the burden of taxation many years yet And what for? "Will the American people, which has sacrificed more than two thousands of of its 6wn blood to free Cuba from for eign rule, now rob another people of its independence? Is the purpose of this war worth the life of a single son, a sin gle brother or the immense costs? Is that purpose worth to burden the United States from now on into the farthest future with the oppressing burden of a large standing army? "Many Germans left their old country in order to escape military service. We, Germans, know how hurtful it is for the development of a country if so many thousands of men fit for work and in the prime of manhood are taken from their civil occupation, and we know what the maintenance of a large standing army coste. And the history of many centur ies has taught us how dangerous a stand ing army is to the liberty of the people. For the native Americans soldiering and warfare is something' new, but we, Ger mans, know the bad consequences of it from our own experience. "In the month of November there will be elections in Nebraska, Iowa, and Ohio. In Nebraska one judge of the su preme court and two regents of the State University are to be elected, in Iowa and in Ohio the governor and all the higher officials of those slates. There suit of this election will serve as a direc tion for the administration. If the citi zens give great majorities to the repub lican slate candidates, the administra tion will regard that as a proof that the voters have decided in favor of militar ism and the war of conquest If, on the other side, the republican candidates will be beaten with big niajorltias the administration will change the course snd the republican congress right after convening will restore iwaco. i v..i.... t i i i o:i.. r in .ivuiunnu i'li niiu Filing A. Holcomb are candidates for the office of judge of the supreme court. Both are honest, conscientious and cap able men. Holconib has been governor for four years, and Lasgiven to t he state the lient and most honest administration it ever had since its foundation. Uecse has iH-en judge of the supreme court for ypHi's, niu! has shown him-el. one of the most rapiible und mot conscientious judges. The voter might therefore vote with good con-icieiice for either one of them. "This is not the time lo discuss gold or silvf r, free trade or protection there will be ehdiiees for that riioie Hum enough next year. Hut. v; hoover dcsirer. to give his b.dlot, Ihe t igtiilicance of a ir.ytt.t ag.inst militarUui and against the war of eoniite-it .ought to yic, in Nebraska, for Silas A. lloleoiub and Iter write a cross after his name. But this is not enough. The German-American can easier judge the present critical sit uation on account of his experience in the old country, than can the masses of natives, and so -everyone is bound in duty to enlighten others and to warn them against the dangers and sacrifices the present foreign policy requires and will require. "We, the undersigned editors of Ger man papers in this pamphlet submit to the Herman-Americans a spnech of Mr, Karl Schurz, our countryman and one of the greatest statesmen, and without regard to party affiliations we ask all to spare no effort that on the 7th of No vember against the present foreign pol icy a protest of such strength should be given that the government at Washing ton should know that the American peo ple, and especially the German-Americans, do not want any militarism nor wars of conquest The will of the people is the supreme law but the will must be expressed on election day by the ballot FrIEDRICH SSHNAKB, ' Editor Lose Blaeter, Omaha, HjSSER Schall, Publisher Staats-Anzeiger, Lincoln JJRUNO HERMANN. Editor Freie Presse, Lincoln, J. B. Windolph, Publisher Anzeiger and Herold, Grand Island. F. L. Brandbs. .Editor Nebraska Courier, Grand Island, Ji.MIL SCHULTZ, Editor Nebraska Post, Beatrice. J. K. Johannes. Editor Nebraska Biene, Columbus. Al. T. Siewer. Editor Germania, Bloomfield! Chab. Weiss. Editor Cedar County Baechter, Har tmgton. C. H. Shaeffer, Editor Platte River Zeitunir. Fremont. ' If Thunder Maker Harrison has the original letter that George Abbott wrote to the editor of the Independent, he or some one else stole it out of a locked desk the night of the fire. And in con nection, it might as well be said that the only person who saw the letter written by Mr. Abbott to Chairman Edmisten, a garbled portion of which appeared in the State Journal and which Mr. Abbott denounces in this issue of the Indepen dent, was one Samuel Lichty. Two days after Lichty called and asked to see the letter the garbled account appearedv The editor of the Independent will speak at Benedict, York county, on the evening of Nov. 2d. ' Tenth Conspiracy. The Independent has had something to say upon several occasions about the attempt to fool all the people all the time by controlling all the avenues of inform ation through which the people may be informed. It seems that thinking men in all parts of the country have felt the power of this conspiracy. The following are some words of Flavius Van Vorhis, written and published last March. It is not too much to charge that there is to-day a conspiracy against public in formation and public intelligence; and that this administration is a party to it is too plain to be denied. The internal avenues of public information are con trolled by dangerous monopolies, that stand as censors not only to determine the information the public shall have but to give it a coloring according to their interests. The external sources from which and the avenues through which we must receive information con cerning occurrences of great interest to us and importance to the country are controlled by the administration. What ever of truth there is in what has reached the light few are foolish enough to be lieve that the country has been permitted to know the whole truth. Any attempt to inform the people is thus made diffi cult, but, sure as the days go by, the time is coming when they will knowthe truth and when those who have deceived and betrayed them will stand face to face with the consequences of their misdeeds. Idlotic Treacher. Some time last year, Bishop Doane of the Episcopal church sent Rev. Mr Pey ton to the Philippine Islands to investi gate and report upon the prospect of protestant missionary work there. Mr. Peyton ha returned and says there will be no opening for protestant mission aries until the American troops are with- rawn from tho islands. When the American array entered Ma nila there were only one or two saloons, while now there are 4-'K), all of them typ ical places of the western frontier, and the worst of the situation is that the sa loons are quite respectable in comparison with other )est stwts either planted or ept alive hy Americans, lue result is that "Manila is a hell hole. It h alleged that the friars have taken dvantage of the shin-king immoralities thus presented to warn the lagalos wh it hey may expect should the island ie onie Protestantized. For this reason Secretory IVyt n is of the opinion that nothing can lie done in the Philippines in the way of itiHMonary work until the comliuoiiH w hich now characterize Amer ican control are removed. It is practi cally un less, he soys, to do anything un til the United Stales troops depart or reform. The pretence of Mchinley ha been t tint he wn bound io e-titli!i-h law and order in t he Philippines Mid he Ivis ni.iile i he territory that ve occupy "u hell hole." Tne iniiiislers who luive lie-u preaching lioo :ls'ie.i in the hope .f cx,endu:g tilt .r church io!l i -Di-e in the i.liili Unre toUl th.it tin pD, icy iiiiop'.e'l will forever ex clude tl.eiii. "What a set of fools they have mads of themselves! THE MAN WE NOMINATED An Untarnished Record, the Best Gover nor Nebraska Ever Had, a Lawyer and Judge, We will Elect Him Again. . Six years ago Holconib was selected by the populists as their standard-bear er in the campaign for supreme judge, That was before the days of fusion with the democrats, and the democratic nom inee for supreme judge drew enough votes away from Holcomb to elect the republidan nominee. But the populists were determined to secure the services of Holcomb as a state officer, and the following year they nominated him for governor. He was even then serving as district judge out in the Twelfth judic ial district, and the people of that dis trict knew of his sterling honesty. straightforwardness and undoubted ability. Populists all over the state had become acquainted with him during the canvass of 1893. and they recognized in him a man who would make himself felt in the world. So he was nominated for governor, The democrats began to see the folly of acting as cat's paw for the republican monkey, and they were willing to join with the populists and help rescue the state from republican misrule. Gover nor Crounse. the best republican gover nor who had sat in the gubernatorial chair for years, was not in good standing with the manipulators of his party, and they turned him down for Thomas J. Majors, a notorious "heeler" for the railroad corporations. Rosewator, of the Omaha Bee. had been sat down upon by the republican ring on several occasions, and, thirsting for revenge, he fought the republican nominee and supported Hol- Momb, Holcomb was the only one oi tne rus i . . , n j ii t. i ion nominees who pulled through, and early in January, 1895, he took his seat as governor with six republican execu tive state officers. These republican officers began a systematic effort to crip ple Holcomb s administration, livery conceivable mean thing was done. The state legislature, an intensely partisan republican body that year, went parti san mad in their effort to "put the pop governor in the hole." But through it all. Governor Holcomb pursued a digni tied course, and came out unscathed. The people s independent party had demanded in its platform that the unin vested permanent educational funds be invested m state general fund warrants, The supreme court had already decided that such warrants are "state securities within the meaning of the constitution hence, a proper investment for the idle educational funds. At every meeting of the board of educational lands and funds Governor Holcomb presented a resolu tion requiring the state treasurer to - in vest certain sums in state warrants, but the republican members of that board were stubborn add voted down the- reso lution every time. The then attorney gene al even went so far as to render an opinion for the board in which he re versed the supreme court ot XNebrasKa, and decided that state warrants are not state securities within the meaning of the constitution. The people s independent party had also demanded an economical adminis tration of state affairs. By virtue of his office, six state penal and charitable in stitutions came under the control of Governor Holcomb and his appointees, and seven institutions remained in con trol of the republicans. Governor Crouse's management of these same six institutions had t-horfn a marked de crease in cost over previous administra tions, yet notwithstanding this fact, these six institutions, under Governor Holcomb's careful and businesslike management during the years 1895 and 18U6 showed a saving of nearly $100,000 over Governor Crounse's management in 1893 and 1894. A similar comparison for the seven institutions under republi can control in 1895 and 1896 showed a saving of about $6,000. Under complete republican control the coat for maintain ing an inmate of a state institution aver aged 55jr cents per day. Under partial populist control during Governor Hol comb's first term, the cost! wa 44 7 10 cents per day. And under complete fu sion management daring Governor Hol comb's second term, the cost was 41 8 10 cents. In other words, the republicans, from 18i)2 to 1894, needlessly wasted alwut $320,000 of the people's money in maintaining the state institutions; and the reform forces, headed by Governor Holcomb, from 1895 to 1898, maintained the same state institutions in better shape, with more inmates, for alxiut $370,000 less than the republicans would have spent had they been in power. This splendid record for businesslike management, begun under Silas A. Hoi comb, is being continued by Governor Poynter and the other state officers in the same admirable way. But why dwell at length on facts that thinking people understand thoroughly? Populists, democrats, silver republicans, ali know thee facts. So do the repub licans themselves. Everyliody who reads knows that lioth terms of Governor Hol comb were marked by a strict adherence to economical - but not parsimonious conduct of the state's business. He was just as careful in spending tho state's money as in friending his own and this irritates the ring republicans who had always miide it a rule to spend eery dollar the legislature would appropriate for them and pile, up a lot of detieienev claims be-ide. It is because Ifolcomi) really guarded the stnte's everyi interest vvi'h jeiilous cure, that riniT repiih'ienn ' heeler-.'' m tke vicious and unwiirTnuted H'uicks upon him, lie hus etalili-heii n precedent in state government, which the people will insist on having followed hy nil succeeding administration -and that w ll I.e unuh'v awksvjird for the-e liiU repub'ieans if they nliou'd oxer, by imy combination of circuniHtaiices, gain en, tro of t de rjrecu' ive olliees, Silas A. ll'vleniiib' ubi'iiy as a 'lawyer is ungues' iniwd. He has been tried s a district judge and his record is clear. He has been tried two terms as governor and the splendid record he made tritely summed up in the phrase, "The best governor Nebraska ever had." He is a man of exemplary habits, pure in his private life and with a record in pub lic life untarnished in the slightest de gree. He is broad minded, clear headed, a deep thinker and an earnest student at all times. He has the Judicial mind careful, deliberate and painstaking; he must have all the facte before him and all of the law bearing unon the ouestion then he decides deliberately, conserva tively and justly. The supreme court as at present con stituted has one representative of the B, & M. railroad, one representative of the the V. P. railroad, anrt one represent tive of the people. After January of next year, with Holcomb to sit with Sullivan, the people may congratulate themselves upon having two representa tives upon the supreme bench two judges who will perform their dutv fear lessly, earnestly and justly, keeping ever in mind the maxim, "equal righu to all, special privileges to none." SEND HIM TO COYENENTRY. The Washington lime Declares that J. Sterling Morton Should be Excluded - From the Society of Gentlemen. "Away back in the year 1889, when Mr, William J. Bryan was a poor and strug gling young attorney in Lincoln, Neb, with a family to support, and few briefs with which to maintain the balance of trade and the equities between himself and the butcher and baker, he committed an error ot judgment which must ever be a stain upon an otherwise bright es cutcheon. He was witless enough to look upon one J. Sterling Morton as his friend a thing that individual was never known to be to any living being him self in the way of selfishness and animal cunning, alone expected. But the youth f ul barrister did not know this. Being in otraitened circumstances and thinking he saw a chance tor a pot boiler, in the shape of a position as secretary of the state board of transportation, he sought to enlist the good offices of the person Morton, and addressed to him a letter in which he explained that he was not ac tuated by political ambition, which Mr, Bryan even then seems to have suspected would be resented as a dangerous thing for a young man to have in that neigh borbood, but by a desire to earn the sal ary attached to the office. In the confi dence of private correspondence he did not stop to guard the words in which he described his -situation and needs, be cause he assumed that he was writing to a gentleman, and hence a man incapable ot putting a false coni-truction upon them, or any construction other than that Morton knew from previous oral conversations with the writer, to belong to them. Mr. Bryan no doubt - wrote what he is now, with much attempt at sensation, charged with writing. Here is the letter: (Mr. Bryan's letter is printed in full and then the Times comments as follows): "This impresses us as being perfectly legitimate, frank and manly. The young man was thinking oi bis wife and baby. and of his rent and grocery bills. His political ambitions at the time were con fined to placing himself in a situation to take care of the first and pay tho second Morton understood this thoroughly. Now after ; any years he resurrects this old letter and hurls it at Mr. Bryan, who in the interval, has incurred his displeas ure by achieving a position before the American people, to whichjhe never could aspire, the brilliant idea being that it will cover the fatter with shame and dis may. Those who know J. Sterling Morton intimately will not be in the least sur prised at his action in this matter. The only wonder is that having such a fire cracker in his pocket, he did not explode it in Ib'.Kj! JJut this is a small matter, Mr. Bryan's friends could easily submit the document in question to a committee of gentlemen, of undoubted standing as such, anywhere, and ask it to decide whether the circumstances surrounding the letter did not exonerate the writer from any violation of moral or ethical sentiment; and, whether the action of the receiver, in his hostile publication of a communication received ana accepted in the confidence of friendship, would not justly bar him from the society of gentlemen?" Washington Times. If Judge Reese, in 1889 and 1890, really needed his wife, C. B. Reese, to render him "clerical assistance" at the state's expense, how does it come that all the clerical work of preparing and signing vouchers and receiving and cashing the warrants made out to C. B. Reese, was done by the chief justice himself? How easy it would have been for O. B. Reese, wile and "clerical assistant," to make out her own vouchers and receive and draw the money upon her warrants, while the chief justice was buried to the eyes in musty tomes and great piles of manuscript neatly prepared by the aforesaid trusty "clerical assistant" Perhaps H. A. Reese, son of the chief 'cleri great chief justice, may have rendered some' al BHsfstance" to his father, the constitutional lawyer. But the justice took great care not. to let tho Ixiy get his lingers on very much of the money which the taxpayers of Nebraska had to pay for such clerical assi-tnnce. Six warrants, amounting to 271. were issued by the auditor to 11. A. lieee, but Harry never hud the pleasure of signing his inline on the bacii of but one of tho lot. "11. A, Ree-s, pr M. 1J. Kee-o" p ars with tinulu'il regularity as the eu.loi-'e uient. A son old eiioutili and Miir.rt enonirh to m-t ns clerical assistant to the chief justice of Ncl-ra -tot. otiuhl to he old enouph and smart e-'otiu'li to draw tii own wages from the state. The chances rue that Harry knew nothing alxmt the warrants tci!ig Usued. 6000 POLITICS What Bryan Said in 1 SOS-II I. Judgment of Senator Hill's Method and the Kenult. In 1893 the writer of this was in Wash ington. One day Senator Hill of New York made a speech for the repeal of the Sherman act and in the interests of the banks and gold standard from begin ning to end. Mr. Bryan came over from the house and listened to the speech attentively from beginning to end. In one of the corridors I met Mr. Bryan and walked with him over to his rooms which were not fur away. An we walked along we talked of the speech. Mr, Bryan asked me what I thought of it I said in reply, it might be good politics for Hill to make such a speech, coming as he did from the stronghold of the gold standard, as a senator from New lork. After a few minutes of silence Mr. Bryan said most positively: "It is not good politics, Nothing is good pol itics that is not based on truth and jus tice. You think that the speech is bad economics and I am sure it is worse pol itics. Time wiil prove that it is bad pontics." Of course I cannot repeat Mr. Bryan's exact words but that is the substance of what he said. It made such an impression on my mind that have never forgotten it, The other day the state committee of Mr. Hill's state held a meeting. Mr, B3il was there and the New York Jour nai gives tne louowing account or some of the things that occurred at the meet ing. Frank P. Mott proxy for Thomas II, Dowe, of Chautauqua, plumped upon the desk this resolution: The Democratic State Committee of New York recognize that William Jen nings Hryan is the natural approved leader of tbe democratic party In the nation. The Democratic' State Committee hereby expresses its solicitude for his health and strength, and, while he is tern porarily stricken in the people's battle field, they beg to assure him of thoir loyalty and love. Mr. Croker listened intently to the reading of the resolution, and when See retary DeForest had finished took the floor and said: , - "I heartily approve of the resolution and every word it contains. If Mr, Bryan is nominated for the presidency I shall certainly stjpport him and do all I can to secure his election. I believe that the rank and file of the democratic party of this state and nation demand his nomination." For a moment Hill seemed completely unnerved. In the midst of a hubbub. created by the demands of several com mitteemen for the floor, Senator McCar ren was heard to exclaim: "Yes. let's endorse Mr. Bryan this minute, tonight, and let it go forth to the world that the democracy of this state will never falter In i s support of that magnificent demo crat and American, William Jennings uryan." Cheer upon cheer greeted Mr. McCar ren, and more cheers were given for Bryan. In the uproar John L. Shea, proxy for Hugh McLaughlin, got a chance to yell: "This committee cannot afford to oppose any resolution indorsing Bryan tor any ponor he may seen." ' By this time Hill had somewhat recov ered himself. He was apparently angry through and through, however. Walking away across the space which divided him and Mr. Croker. he leveled his fist almost under the letter's chin and burst forth: "What I have to say to you, Richard uroxer, is that you can change your mind once, you can change your mind twice, you can change your mind three times if you wish. You have already changed your mind twice within six months. "But I warn you that if you change you mind again after this you will lay yourself open to another charge or in sincerity." Mr. Croker laughed, stood up, and, looking Hill straight in the eye, retorted: "Well, you are something of a light ning charge artist yourself." (This was doubtless a reference to the ime Senator Hill was a free silver man. During this speech that he was making in the senate for the gold standard, sev eral attempts were made by different senators to read extracts from a strong silver speech that Hill not long previ ously had made in New York, but he would not permit it) " The resolution was finally adopted by vote of forty-five to three. It was supported by Croker. Murphy. the solid New York and Kings delega tions and a number of member from up the state. Hill declined to answer to his name on roll call. Very soon after this Hill had A. A. Mc Lean move a reconsideration of the vote hy which, the Mott resolution was adop'ed, and had submitted another matter, simply congratulating Bryan on the splendid work he had done for the 1 his was defeated by an overwhelm ing vote, and Hill subsided for a while. A number of committeemen crowded round Mr. Corker nnd congratulated hint uixin his outMHiken chninpion.-hip of i'ryan. lie received the handshakes nnd good words with pleasuM", to some -ay ing nay ing Mmply: "I meant every word I said," to others . ho remarked: "Why, whom el-e tint Bryan is there to liimiin.'i'e?" l a'er, however. Senator Ilfil sue ceoilcd in carrying through the Camp bell .-clieme foi a permanent Democratic Btfte lle,i(liii,iicrs. Senator McCanvn, anticipating that Hill might insist upon their establish establlshment - in Albany, offered the amendment that they be located in this city. Everybody was pretty well tuck ered out and finally the original plan was adopted, the location of the head quarters being left open. Hill will try to have the headquarters at Albany. During the pending cempaign they will be in New lork. , ... The editor of the Independent baa no love for Dick Croker and despises bis political methods. The story of how Croker came to be a Bryan man is ks follows: He bad Tammany, he sup posed, fixed up for some other candidate. The first thing that had a tendency to open bis eyes was the cheers for Bryan when the Texas orator broke over . bounds and mentioned his name. Then Croker went off to Europe. He soon began to receive letters saying that club were being organized all over the state pledged to support Bryan for president Croker wrote to find out who was doing the organizing. He was told that no could find out that there did not to be any mun at the head of the move ment the people all over tbe state had, simultaneously, begun to organize theae clubs and the most active bad never been heard of in politics before. Croker soon found out that the peo ple were going for Bryan and if lie wanted to be in it, he had better get in the band wagon himself. He jumped right in. He gave out an interview be fore he landed from the steamer that he ' was for Bryan. s; News also comes that clubs of this sort are being organized all - over, tbe -New England states. There don't seem to be any man or set of men at the bead of the movement It is spontaneous. ! '.. i Causa of Alarm. 1 ; i ,, . n a i Lovers of liberty, in every land an " struck dumb at the abandonment by the authorities in this conntry of the declar- ation of independence, the fundamental principles of the constitution and the re versal of all tnose things that Americana have heretofore held sacred. - The Man chester, England, Guardian, comments upon the trend of events in this country as follows: "If there are two things which everr ' American, good or bad, must regard as definitely wrong: they are the institution of slavery and the government of a people against its own will. To abandon these two convictions is to stultify the whole of the Republic's past .history and to convert all its heroes into hypocrites and impostors. Both these convictions have ; been sacrificed in tbe Philinnines. A. war of liberation has rapidly degenerated into a brutal war of conauest: and the only successes 'that have been gained have been gained among the Mussul mans of the south by the recognition of the institution of slavery. It is no won, der that the American people are becom ing alarmed at the rapidity of this politi cal degeneration. Better leave the Fili pinos to stew in their own juice than rescue them at the cost of sacrificing every political ideal." Outgrown Him. Gov. Lind, in welcoming Wm. McKin ley, president of the United States and Emperor of the Philippines, got off a bit of supurb irony that had a sting in every word. He said: By our growth and development the mission of the American volunteer has come to an end. For the purposes of conquest and subjugation he is unfit for be carries a conscience as well as a gun. The volunteer soldier has always stood for self government, liberty and justice. With your general ion he will pass from the stage of our national life. His fame' and his example will continue the heri tage of our people the theme of story and song. May the spirit which has ac tuated him ever guide our people and temper the strength of the nation which has outgrown him with the eternal prin ciples for which he has fought and died." The Flag Hauled Down. The latest statement of the Alaskan boundary dispute is that a provisional . line has been agreed upon 1 pending the final settlement of the contention. The temporary" line, it is understoodicon- cedes territory to, Canada which was previously ours, and this surrender is made while the extreme apostles of ex-' pansion are roving up and down the land vociferously declaiming against the low- ering of the nag upon any territory where it has ever been unfurled, and branding any proposition of that sort as treason. 1 bo flag has been hauled down n Alaska and withdrawn from territory held by us ever since its purchase from Russia by an unchallenged title. Phila delphia Ledger. The flag has been hauled down. Who auleditdown? McKinley. What flag took its place? The flag of Great Britain. A unr The ffml, In Arywna alone there are 3,000.000 acres of lands that only need water to make them the "garden of the earth:" nd in the great West (hi re are ".VIKK):- OMi acres of Mich l:nd. With water this now useless hind would he v or'h In its irginlty at the lowest cp leu In tion &'.") an ere. Here wonM ho t.i.U,t ...tH: and cotile lell us the Government eot'ld not. rotitably undertake the bnihih'tr of lorn ;o re-crvoir.-t to de.vrlcp this Bind, it can fpend hundreds of ;;!: n to eot!lior the overpopu'a'cxl trt pleat itandrt of the China rt-if. Thai is a regular mullet head idea of commercial supremacy. ' i ; f I J