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T7? .. I t Alt EXHORTATION TO POPULISTS VOTERS. JUDGE HENRY C. CALDWELL nnrniriTci iinvi vie tm rnTinv TV ' ! i i V J is i Madison. Neb., Oct. 6. To the popu Bate of Nebraska: In the discharge of any official duties, I am required to re in thin district, or at least within call, which will prevent me from taking aa active a part in the campaign a I have heretofore taken, when time waa more at my disposal. 1 therefore trust you will bear with me in what 1 nay say In this open letter. My faith In the cause waa never more flna and unshaken than at the present moment, and I have never been more deeply impressed with the vital im portance of harmonious action among the reform forces, and of the Impera tive necessity of voters going to the polls and casting their ballots in vindi cation of their political convictions. I have at no time permitted myself to doubt the philosophical soundness and wisdom of the cardinal principle- of Our party. They represent concretely, And in the highest conceivable iorm, the true principles of a people's govern ment, in which all should participate on terms of equality. If a popular gov ernment means anything, it means that very citizen shall have an equal part therein, and an equal opportunity to record his convictions for or against the enactment of laws, and in the se lection of those whose duty it will be to administer them. If this be not true, then the government has ceased to be government of the people. and has be come aa aristocracy. In late years we have seen the Individual constantly sninlmlzed and almost blotted out, while wealth and power and those who pos- .-oes the one and exercise the other. have been maximised and exalted to the highest conceivable degree, rgard- leas of fitness or merit. Such a state f affairs, If continued can have but one result the final overthrow and com plete destruction of a popular form of ..government, we should not oe misled ty false appearances "by false lights on the shore" The thirsty traveler in the desert, lured .by the mirage of narkllng stream of refreshing water, travels on, hoping to quench his ever Increasing and agonising thirst, but to find himself at last deceived, and to Perish on barren sands; but whoever Is deceived by a political mirage is not only himself destroyed, but he helps to deceive and destroy those about him and unconsciously contributes to the destruction of the government of which be is a part. The principles of our party have ever Been capable of vindication in the press -and on the hustings. Few men can be found who have the hardihood, when pot to the test and forced to discus on to deny that every plank in the platform la but the reiteration of the truisms and maxims oi me nignesi po litical wisdom. And yet there are those who. actuated by personal am bition and greed for power, deny them ojm) despise those who advocate them. The absolute paucity of argument and the sinister attitude of such persons are found chiefly in the manner In which they combat, or endeavor to combat the truth. It Is always the last resort of the ignorant to heartily despise those who hold to doctrines la which they do dot share, and the soundness of which they have no other means of refuting. Such persons refer slightingly to the personality, or the standing as a cltl aaa or man of business, of the man whose politics they oppose. Hostility thus manifested must be expected In all political campaigns. DEFEATED BT STAT AT HOMES. The reform force of this state have fcstn defeated in three elections within -the bast nine years by the singular fact -that oar membership remained away -gram the polls. It was utter inattention to affairs of the deepest concern that deprived us of the supreme judgeship In 11, and again In 189J, and It was -do la a large measure to over -confidence that we lost control of the legis lature In INS. My fellow citizens, yon cannot win victory by remaining away the field of battle! Tou must WAS IT MONOPOLY 8a much has been said to the effect i that the railroads caused th defeat of ; M. B. Reese in 1889 for re-nomlnatlon ' to he supreme Judge, that the World Serald la asked to give the exact facts. -It is true Mr. Reese's renomlnatlon In ISM was prevented by railroad lnflu--once. But It has been claimed by emi nent republican authority that this was largely because of Mr. Reese's po ltlon on questions other than those re flated to anti-monopoly. Boiled down, this is the record as "Vouched for by republican authority: In 183 M. B. Reese waa nominated to be supreme judge. His nomination waa brought about by the railroads. In 1889 the prohibition question was growing to such Interest and Mr. Keese's record waa not 'popular on -that point, so republican politicians -concluded they could not afford to dominate Reese, but should select some -one against whom such criticism could aot be made. , ,. In order to fully understand the slt vaUon It will be well to glance at Mr. Keese's state record from the begin -lng. In 1888 Mr. Reese was opposed by E. rJRosewater of the Omaha Be and Dr. Miller of th Omaha Herald. Th for anor fought Mr. Reese largely on the ground that he waa a corporation man; th latter opposed htm on th ground -tha th waa a prohibitionist. la th Herald of September 89, 1883 JPr. Miller had this editorial: DR. MILLER'S VIEWS. "Th nomination of Mr. Reese for wattle of th supreme court by the republican of Nebraska will arouse ta wUdeat enthusiasm among liberal voters of this commonwealth. When , aropoaitiofs waa mad la th Lin ln convention to insert a liquor ' aiaak la th party platform It waa ob Jaotod to on th ground that tt might ( objectionable to certain voters. Thsufnn th question was disposed -of m traly radical fashion, that is, p-alsilr Ignored. All the mora emphat damtly. however, waa th isao embodied fa th principal candidate In th coming IX taor MB a niom, ibwm 1 prohiMOoniat in in to M. a Reese, th re- i for Justice of th a- w MSB oafs. All irwaoo ot Lnnlmr. Bberol views and tolerant r wttl rejotos at th opportunity "ppSrcai waio bhl poealiar prlnel t;VwU fwd fan andfra Wlioatkm." U f UoraM of swot bar HV M Or. I.-r had jMa, editorial: -At ox us ik a i of MrwM. wsitil to MP- 1 7f Mi wonJJ ho aa aoanlef- , twmf o U bopo for. AM aood "j wio twt t tfco ponsot am ta r w Er. i A ! UMltl th buckle on your armor and mingle in the thickest of the conflict until the battle has been fought and the victory won and declared by an honest count throughout the state.if you would have success. Any other course means de feat and disaster. If you leave the Held to the enemy, if you fail to take the part in the conflict which duty re quires, you will have nothing of which to justly complain if the opposition shall be enthroned In power, and ad minister the state government to your detriment in the future as has been done in the past. The last three years have seen the oganlzation of more trusts than were created from the beginning of the gov ernment to that time. Every conceiv able thing in the Industrial world, ex cept the products of the farming and laboring man, have been combined into trusts by which the prlct of articles of common consumption have been ad vanced from 50 to 100 per cent, while wages have remained practically s tionary. And while the farmer, for the time being, may find slightly more ready money than during the bankers' panic of 1893, he does not find himself getting out of debt as readily as he should, nor is his way to freedom from obligations clearer than before. Pinch ing economy and anxiety, and deep daily solicitude for the future, are ever present factors in bis life. If he would better his condition and the condition those who are dependent upon him and are to succeed him. he must con stantly exercise a high degree of polit ical judgment and foresight, and be ever active in the vindication of polit ical principles which will advance his interests and the Interests of those de pendent upon him. The same may be truthfully said of the laboring man. United action at the polls, unswerving devotion to duty, and unquestioned loy alty to the common cause, must be the watchwords of all who labor. The out look for the laboring man of America is not now encouraging or inspiring. It Is everywhere said by the advocates of corporate domination, "once a la borer, always a laborer," and this will inevitably be true unless there be a change In the administration of the government. The occupation of the la boring father, with Its onerous burdens, will pass to the laboring son, and that of the laboring mother to the laboring daughter, for endless generations, un less the Industrial classes of this coun try firmly unite In an Intelligent, he roic and sustained effort to rescue the country from its present condition, and from the hands of those who now control it At the basis of this action there must be the highest Intelligence, I the greatest fortitude, and the most accurate political sagacity. HOME OF INDUSTRIAL SLAVERY. The campaign of 1M0 has already dawned upon the American people. The most Important states in the present campaign are Ohio and Nebraska. From the former little can be expected. It la dominated throughout Its length and breadth by political rings and by the vulgarity and oppressive power of combined wealth. The masses are de pressed, scattered and unorganised. and are unable to successfully struggle against the tide and assert their rights at the polls. It is pre-eminently the home of industrial serfdom. By wise and patriotic action we can save our state from the disgrace of such domi nation, and from the great calamity that would follow the reinstatement of our political enemies to power. While it Is true that we are to elect simply an associate justice of the su preme court, It is equally true that the office is one of the most exalted and important In the state. Shall the su preme court, the last tribunal to which the people can appeal, be controlled by corporations, by corporate Influences, or, for that matter, by outside In fluences of any kind; or shall it be free from all Influences and reflect alone the wishes of the people, and intelli gently and honestly administer the OR SOMETHING ELSE Other editorial by Dr. Miller ap peared In the Herald as follows: Herald, Oct. 2, 188J "One reason why Mr. Reese should be defeated by a crushing majority Is because of his bigoted, fanatical and dangerous views on the temperance question. It has happened before now, as recently in our sister state, Iowa, that a broad minded Judiciary has saved the com monwealth from disgrace. Injury and endless difficulty. A bench composed of such men as M. B. Reese would have precipitated, rather than averted, all these evtls. Questions touching upon sumptuary laws are apt to come within the action of the supreme court of the state, when Judges of preconceived nar row Ideas might work endless mischief. The republican nominee is in every re spect unfitted for the place to which po litical intrigue has named him." Herald, October 4, 1883. "We are now Informed that Mr. Reese Is a prohibi tionist, but not a fanatic. The distinc tion Is too fine for ordinary Intellects to determine. It needs a clearer definition." Herald, October 7, 1883. "An appeal Is made to the Herald to withdraw the charges against Mr. Reese, the repub lican nominee for the supreme court, as being a prohibitionist. Unless that gentleman can withdraw his zealous efforts In behalf of the prohibition amendment the Herald will have no occasion to yield to th appeal. Mr. Reese, judged by his own record. Is s temperance fanatic." REFUSED TO RECANT. Herald, October , 1881. "The Herald haa been asked to correct the statement mad by It, that Mr. Reeae, th repub lican nominee for supreme Judge, Is a prohibitionist The gentleman himself Is quoted aa saying that 'he is not, and never haa been a prohibitionist.' Mr. Reese ought to ho pretty good authority on anything concerning himself, and a nee the language attributed to him la direct and unqualified it I but just to not it. "Now th Herald ha been credibly informed by several persons of estab lished reputation and veracity, and re potoUcana withal, who are not open to th charge of political bias or prejudice, that Mr. Ross la a prohibitionist and a fanatic; that he ha labored zealously and spoken frequently In favor of the prohibition amendment to th state con stitutlon, when pending, and that hr haa never missed aa opportunity to pose aa aa etremlst In that case. "The ar conflicting statements on a matetr of fact, which should be easy of eonflrmatloa or refutation, as th caa mar be. Mr. Room to ft candi date for paMlo owe, and If th stigma of being a praMMdoatot harts htm, It to m hto powor to remove It From the haformatlBa oa hand, w do not be novo th rspamww nomtaos will be a to do oa. If ha oaa, tho HoraM wll fans to o Mm laws of the state? Shall this exalted tribunal be occupied by one who has the courage of his convictions, and who is possessed of sufficient manhood to vindicate the right at all times and under all circumstances, who views with equal solicitude the Interests of the highest and the humblest, or shall It be occupied by one who, having been disciplined by his party for many years, as a consideration for promo tion, is willing to subordinate lifelong convictions to the wishes of mere politi cal bosses, and bow with humble sub mission to their will? This is a highly important question which must be settled by the voters of this state at the rapidly approaching election in No vember. GOVERNOR HOLCOMB. , Governor Holcomb represents In a high degree the sentiments of the peo ple. He is a man of sterling worth, of unimpeachable Integrity, good educa tion as a lawyer, and has had long ex perience as a jurist, as well as possess ing four years' experience as chief ex ecutive of this great commonwealth, by which he has become familiar with the needs and wants of the people. The affairs of the state were never more honestly administered than by Silas A. Holcomb. He was an ideal chief magistrate. He Is a lover of the common man. a believer in his rights and privileges, and for the governor. In this contest, should be cast the ballot of every man who believes in the right of the majority to rule. In adldtlon to these qualifications, he possesses In an eminent degree the judicial tempera ment, God's rare gift to man, which no education, however complete and ample, can fully supply. Deeper still is the significance this election must have in Its bearing on the great battle of 1900. I want to live long enough to see the presidency taken from the fetid atmosphere of the cor poration ridden east and transferred to the purer atmosphere of the great mid dle west, nearer the geographical and population center of the United States. Every Nebraskan, through state pride alone, if for no other reason, should be interested in having the president a resident of this state. There should be no divided opinion on this question. If. by any misfortune, or by reason of Inattention on our part, the state should go to the opposition at th ecom ing election. It would be heralded throughout the world aa the downfall of the very citadel of popular govern ment. Long and loud and wild would be the acclaim and applause of those who would gladly witness the down fall of the republic to advance their own private Interests. It would be a triumph of evil, the culmination of po litical folly. TRIBUTE TO BRTAN. In 189 we gave to the world William J. Bryan, an honored citizen of our state, a stateman without a peer among the English speaking people of the day. I have nothing to say of those evil-minded persons who would belittle the talents of this great man, or decry the doctrines he advocates. Many of them are actuated by Ignorance, and others are blinded to the truth by jealousy and envy. There can be no doubt that Mr. Bryan will again be the candidate of the reform forces In 1M0 for chief magistrate of this nation. What a vindication of popular govern ment his election will be! Shall Ne braska go republican, and approve the present mad career of militarism and forcible colonisation and accept the English plan of fighting weaker peo ples who seek the liberty we ourselves enjoy? or shall It go fusion, and vin dicate the constitution and the Declara tion of Independence, which have been the sheet anchors of our safety In every storm of our national life? Our naturalised citizens view with dread the dawn of militarism and large standing armies in the United 8tates. tlon Involved In this matter. A pro hibitionist. In our opinion, Is a danger ous bigot, a man who, wittingly or un wittingly, conspires against the per sonal liberty of his fellow man. Such a person cannot safely be trusted In power, and least of all with Judicial power. But a man may be a prohibi tionist and still be honest Some peo ple are sincere even In their errors. Mr. Reese cannot be one of thse. If the republican candidate has really espoused the prohibition cause, as we have every reason to believe he has. his present avowal that he Is not, and haa never been, a prohibitionist, either Involves a falsehood on his part or brands him aa a hypocrite." GERMAN PAPERS OPPOSED REESE Investigation on this point seemed to operate to Mr. Reese's disadvantage, for the Omaha Evening Poet, then the German republican organ In this city, came out In opposition to Mr. Reese In this editorial: "With the present Issue of this paper we withdraw our support, which has hitherto been exerted on his behalf.from Mr. Reese, the republican nominee for the supreme court. This action Is ta ken from a careful, conscientious and thorough Inquiry Into the records of Mr. Reese, which convinces us that he Is unworthy of the support of a German paper. At the outset of the campaign, charges were made against the repub llcan nominee that he waa a temper ance fanatic. Mr. Reese denied the fact and we were willing to accept his word therefor, and supported him according ly, but now by an Impartial examina tion we have arrived at the exact truth, and are forced to abandon him. Not only Is Mr. Reese a dangerous bigot, but he lacks, what Is Infinitely worse, the courage of his conviction. No hon est Intelligent Oerman, who loves lib erty and freedom, can vote for such ss he. Were Mr. Reese tne best scnoiar and lawyer In the country and ranked higher even than the celebrated Black atone In his profession, the fact that he Is a fanatic should deprive him of the votes of freedom-loving citizens. But more than that. Considering Mr. Reese's denial of an absolute truth proves him to be a demagogue, determined to gain an office, be the means he employs fair our foul. For this reason we ask all our fellow citizens to unite In the sup port of Judge James W. Savage, who, whatever his faults, cannot be charged with deceit and cant and hypocrisy." PROHIBITION DECISIONS. On the bench Mr. Reese's decisions were In line with the estimate Dr. Mil ler bad mad of him On February II, 1888, long before the republican convention of that year, th Omaha Daily Republican had th fol lowing editorial : "Tno Republican's criticisms of th supreme court have been sever, per haps, bat they have been frank and h on sot There to scarcely an Intelligent lawyer la Nebraska who does not In dorse them and wish they had bosa evn mors vigorous. Th bar has UU1 respect for th They know, by bitter experience, lis rigors, its burdens and' Its hardships; and those of us who are descended from revolutionary fathers are not so far removed from that eventful period In the nation's history as to forget that it was the English policy of forcible an nexation and unlawful colonial acquisi tion against which, and In defense of the right of the people to rule them selves, our ancestors warred for nearly eight long years. Shall we, then, their descendants, deny this right to others? Are the doctrines of the Declaration of Independence, that "all men are created free and equal," that they have certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty an 1 the pursuit or happiness," and "that all govern ment derives Its Just powers from the consent of the governed," applicable alone to the people of the United States? Or are these principle the di vine heritage of every man, wherever bom, or under whatever sun he may live? It was the strict observance of thes great primary truths, and their defense upon the battlefield and In naval wart with England that made us the won derful governing factor In the civilized world we are. Shall we abandon our en tire history, with all its glory and its honor, shall we throw away every safe guard, every principle of Justice and right, and enter the mad race with Eu ropean governments for colonial power and authority in the remote and worth- less Islands of the sea, thus becoming complicated with European and Asiatic politics, keeping a standing army oi perhaps 1.000,000 men or more, Increas ing the Interest bearing national debt beyond the power of the present or fu ture generations to pay? Shall we pile mountain high national obligations, to rest as burdens upon our posterity? Such a consummation would speedily introduce the hour when our govern ment would fall from its high estate and no longer be the asylum for the oppressed the safe citadel of the com mon man! PROGRESS, NOT RETROGRESSION For nearly half a century I have dwelt west of the Mississippi river. Tc this state I have given my undivided loyalty, and for this country no man has deeper solicitude or a more faithful heart than I have for mine. I want to see progress, not retrogression; I want to see national safety, not national dan ger and dishonor. In this contest I have personally nothing to gain and nothing to lose. I only desire the gooa win or those who have been my friends, of my country and my countrymen. And to you.my fellow citizens, I appeal with all the strength and ardor of an Intense nature, as one thoroughly convinced of the dancer of present conditions, to unite and rally, to stand firm and un broken at the polls this fall In vindi cation of the rights of the people in vindication of your own rights! Such a course Involves everything good In gov ernment If victory is won, and If defeat hall befall us In consequence of duty not performed. It will be productive of nothlnr but the ashes oi Humiliation Lae your fields your shops and nlacea of business on the day of elec tlon. and ss sovereigns of a great state and a great nation, spend enough time to Intelligently execute your sovereign ty at the polls! It Is the most Import ant work you can do, the highest duty you can perform. Let no one deceive or ridicule, cajole or mislead you. Into falling to discbarge the most sacred trust, upon the faithful performance of which so much aepenas tor wesi woe! With a sincere desire for success and the victory of the principles upon which our government rests, ana an equaiiy sincere regret that I will be unable to meet you In person and take an active part In the Impending campaign, I re main, your obedient fellow citizen, WILLIAM V. ALLEN. suDreme bench: one may In this city In the course of a day hear a hundred complaints not unmixed with anathe ma at the stupidity and professional Ig norance of the three justices who are our court of last resort. The supreme court never hears these things, because the attorney Is, like every other man, aware of the side on which his bread is buttered and thinks that If he should Incur the enmity of the Judicial trinity It would go hard with him. Well, the Republican Is not terrorized. It Is will ing to sneak for those who are afraid to speak. It I of the absolute conviction that no greater reform could be secured to Nebraska than the raising of the salaries of the supreme court and the employment In the places of the pres ent Inmucmbents of lawyers who would deserve and command the confidence of the profession and the people." TERRIFIC ARRAIGNMENTS. Previous to the convention the Omaha Republican had these editor ials: Omaha Republican, October 7, 188. "It Is highly probable that Douglas county will present the name of Her bert J. Davis to the state convention as its candidate for the supreme bench. Mr. Davis Is a sterling young attorney. with brains, and he would be a refresh nlg novelty In our highest court. Some new blood with Intelligence to It Is sad ly needed there. WAS IT MONOPOLY? Aftr the nomination of Norval It was asserted thst the railroads had de feated Reese and the World-Herald accepted this to be true, as the follow ing editorials will Indicate: World-Herald, October 9, 1889. "The action of the republican state conven tion In nominating Judge T. L. Norval of Seward for supreme Judge Is a men ace against the Independence of Ne braska's highest Judicial tribunal, be cause It was unquestionably achieved through railroad Influence and as a re sult of a complete organisation of the railroad forces. Bo splendid and per fect was this organisation that Judge Reese, who bad confidently expected a renomlnatlon, waa completely over whelmed by the first ballot and defeat ed two to one. Th convention was largely a convention of proxies and railroad representatives, and there can be no doubt that the candidate selected was a candidate of railroad managers. Against Judge Norval, personally, th World-Herald knows nothing. This pa per can look upon his candidacy with absolute and dispassionate fairness. It can cheerfully admit all that his friends may claim In his favor, and yet what man having the Interest of this state at heart, can view without alarm th elevation to the supreme bench of a man who will owe his place to railroads, and yet be one of those to judge on final appeal between th railroads and th people on the great question that aria between them? "Will th people of Nebraska allow tho railroads to select Judges of tho supreoM court V "Will Bryan be elected president next year?" Quick as a flash carae the emphatic reply: "Yes." "Are you really in earnest?" "Emphatically so." "And your reasons?" "Because Bryan is a man of conditions and Is not afraid to express them, ills financial views have been so often exploited that they are familiar to all. and instead of waning they have a stronger hold on the people than they did in the last campaign. Desires, new Issues have arisen which must and will strengthi-n Bryan." And then the distinguished Jurist, Hon. Henry Clay Caldwell, presid ing judge of the United States court of appeals for the Eighth judicial district, proceeded to elaborate and emphasize his views In a character istic manner. Judge Caldwell Is a stalwart American, over six feet tall, broad shouldered, weighing 200 pounds, and Is 6 years old. He Is a native of West Virginia, though reared In Iowa, which state he se-ved two terms In the lower house of the general assembly, being a member of that body at the commencement of the great war between the states. He left the hall', of legislation for the army, and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. In June, 1864. while in the field with his commind, President Lincoln appointed him United States district judge for the district of Arkansas. When two districts were created in that state, Judge Caldwell continued as Judge of the eastern district until he was appointed to the circuit bench by President Harrison in 1W0. For more than thlrty-flve years he has been on the federal bench. How well he has sustained him self the bar and the people generally of the states In which he has held court can testify. He Is an old-time Judge believes In the constitution as Interpreted by the great legal lights of the earlier days of the republic. He does not believe, for Instance, In the latter day use of the great writ of Injunc tion. The abuse of that writ by many Judges of late years he has char acterized in terms not to be mistaken. His address before the Missouri Bar association early In the present year was a notable production on this point. Judge Caldwell does not believe either that the decisions of the su preme court and the court iself are too sacred for criticism, but It noted for driving straight to the point. The man who aBks equity In his court must come with clean hands. To do Jusctlce to litigants is the ruling Idea of Judge Calwell. But to Bryan. "He will be elected," said Judge Caldwell, "because he la right. He is right on the money question, right In his attitude toward the trusts and right in his opposition to Imperialism. Do you know," he continued, "that the more the policy of President McKlnley Is examined the more the peo ple are falling away from it? Take the Philippine Islands. There the president has agreed to pay the Mohammedan king of the Sulus 14.500 a year for the privilege of allowing the American flag to float In his king dom. And the king can have all the wives he wants while war Is being waged on the Christian Filipinos!" Knowing that Judge Caldwell had lately spent several months In the Hawaiian Islands, he was asked about that country. "It la no country for a poor man," he said. "The Chinese and the Japanese are the shopkeepers, the small traders and the common la borers. They work for cheaper wages than the Americans. The main product of the Island Is sugar. The plantations are all owned by rich men. The Chinese and Japanese laborers get an average of 18 per month and are held In as abject condltlonof slavery as were the negroes of the south prior to the war. Prior to the annexation of these Islands the Bugar produced there was admitted free of duty, so this country ha gained nothing on that score. Of course, their sugar Is produced cheaper than the Louisiana products." ... .. And the distinguished Jurist again repeated with great earnestness his belief In the triumph of Mr. Bryan for the presidency In the year 1900. GEN. OTIS AS A CENSOR. (The following Is from a Private let ter by Mr. J. T. McCutcheon, the Chi cago Records start correspondent in the Philippines it was not written lor publication.) In view of the tact tnat our protest against the censorship at Manila has at tracted considerable attention 1 tnougnt It might be well to give you a brief sto ry regarding the matter. Here are a lew instances oi mis cen sorship: Collins of the Associated Press sub mitted a telegram which stated that the business men of Manila believed the silver basts best for the Islands. Thomp son read It and exclaimed: "Why that's a direct boost for Bryan. My Instruc tions are to let nothing go that will hurt the McKlnley administration." One day. when asked Just what mat ter could go, Thompson said: "Noth ing In reference to future moves of the military, nothing calculated to aid or comfort th enemy and nothing that will hurt the administration." On another occasion a telegram was submitted referring the court-martial of an army officer. Thompson said: "No, that can't go. Nothing can go out of here that will reflect on the army." Otis has persistently refused to allow anything to go which might represent the Insurgents as acting on tne aggres sive. For Instance: One night the In surgents attacked San Luis, fired three volleys Into an absolutely unsuspecting American force, killed one man and then retreated. Otis refused to let this story for for two or three days. Finally he dictated a dispatch which made it appear that the Americans acted on the aggressive. Otis has repeatedly cut out the words attacked" and "surprised," substitut ing "had an engagement." The words "evacuation and aban donment" are not allowed to go. They may have got through by accident now and again, but we are not supposed to use them. When Agulnaldo sent his message In to the foreign consuls notifying them that he had closed the ports and also making a bid for recognition, Otis re fused to allow It to go for some time claiming that It wasnot true. Finally he admitted that It was true. Otis haa added to dispatches the words "Insurgents severely punished, when as a matter of fact the officers In the field confessed that they didn't know whether a single Insurgent had been killed. One day a pigeon message came In directed to either the Record or Her ald. Otis at the time waa In his office tallkng with Davis of the Sun. The news In the message waa exclusive, but Otis read It aloud and Davis promptly went out and filed the substance of It. During the row between Otis and the peace commissioners all news referring to the latter was struck out. "The peace commission has no standing here," said Otis. Nothing has been allowed to go re garding future movements of the troops. This Is a good rule, but the lo cal papers freely printed the news of th movements at leaat two of three days before we were allowed to send It. Oh. these local papers are so unre liable that nobody believes what they print so It doesn't matter," said Otis. The fact that they print the stuff will make th people doubt It." Matter has frequently been cut out of our dispatches on the ground, to quote literally, "that would have the people of the United States by the ears." This has been a ravorit epres slon of Otis' when he has cut out mat ter that might alarm th people al horn. Nothing waa ever allowed to go which might Indicate that the volun teers wanted to go home and were dis gusted at fighting the Filipinos. There were numberless Instance proving this sentiment but w were not allowed to use any of them On regiment nearly had a mutiny la one of It companies. It waa a regular regiment, but th men who had enlisted for th Spanish war aid that they would lay down their arms the day their time was up If not sooner discharged. HosmUI roDorta sontny uti include only the sick la th First and Second rsosrv hospitals and Corrogldor. All those In field hospitals and In quarter are not Included. Otis has repeatedly tried to keep the sick list down, for, aa he says, "a quarter of the men la the hospitals would be able to fight If they thought there was going to be a big fight" Headquarters has persistently (until lately) refused to give out news, mak ing It necessary for newspaper men to pick up the news the best way they could. The generals were cautioned not to talk to newspaper men, and many other obstacles were placed In our way. There waa no official source of new. And still Otis would say: "You fellow must pick up your news In the Es colta. I never heard of such yarns aa you bring In." Because Lawton gavo out the interview regarding the 100,00 men to Palmer, Bass and me, Otla called htm down severely. On another occasion he said to Wlldman: "General Lawton baa given me more troubl than any other man in the army Just by his talking to you newspaper men." The censor refused to allow the fact to go that the sailors from the Monad nock and Helena came to the recsue of the soldiers on June 13 at Zapote. Th Manila signal book shows this sig nal from the soldiers: "We need sup port" Sailors were landed and found many of the men with only five round of ammunition. If the sailors had not been landed It Is possible that every one of t hat little band of American on the beach would have been captured or killed. Nothing was allowed to go which lr- dlcaled that the navy captured Hollo. Consequently Miller was promoted for gallantry in the capture of the town, though the marines of the Boston had been landed a half hour before the soldiers, had cleared the town of Hollo oft nsurgents and had an American flag flying. In reference to the number of troops necessary out here, nothing except that Lawton Interview was ever able to get through, and that went because Otis never saw It. Otis constantly said that he could put down the rebellion with 30.000 troops. "If I had had 60.000 during February," he said, "I could have ended it ff'd-" Ily, but now the insurgents are broken up and 30,000 Is all that Is necessary." Yet In spite of this he repeatedly abandoned cities and towns because "I cannot spare the troops to garrison them." And still he maintains that he had enough. lie couldn't extend his lines because he hadn't enough men to hold them, and still he wouldn't ask for more. The following partial list will show what our troops have done and will reveal what a word of unneces sary work they have had to do. . Paslg haa been captured three timet and abandoned twice. Guadeloupe has been captured four times and abandoned three times. Marlquina has been captured six times and abandoned six times. Canlta haa been captured twice and abandoned twice. Antlpolo haa been captured once and abandoned. . Morong has been captured twice and abandoned twice. Santa Cruz haa been caDtured DAM and abandoned. Pagsanjan has been captured one and abandoned. Longoa haa been captured one and abandoned. Paete haa been captured one tad abandoned. Novallches haa bean captured twloa and abandoned twice. San Mateo haa been captured oa) Ban Jos baa been captured one ui abandoned. Augot haa been captured one and abandoned. Baa Miguel d Mayuma haa bsa cap tured once and abandoned. Motco haa been captured twloa and abandoned one. Bacolor haa been captured twloa tad abandoned one. Macabebe, the only town friendly u th Americana, waa lakoa and flissrtsi aad allowed to b burned by tho a. QttlBffna waa takoa twloa aad