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BRYAN LOSES In All Sections of the Country And All Indica tions Are that Kc IS BEATEN POPULIST. Bryan’s Prelcnsions Dissected by a Former Supporter. Democracy's Death la a Prerequisite to Aoy Political Reform Says (ieorte Rutherford, the Populist. Oeo. W. Rutherford, one of the pion eer* of the Populist party in Marlon County, III., Hryou’s home county, la out against Rryan. Mr. Rutherford has been n Populist erer since that party wan formed and lias quite a following lit this State, a* be la well and favorably known at a inuu of high Integrity. When giving hi* rea auina for not voting for Rryan tSU year, a* be did In 1WMI, Mr. Rutherford *nid: "I severed my connection with the Re puhllean party solely on the question of finance, voting for Peter Cooper lu IH7d. Hinoo then, till IWhl, I uniformly voted, when voting at all, for the presidential candidate of the third party. *'I supported W. J. Hryuu four year* ag t la-rouse: ‘ I lie Ntood for hiiiietiilli*in at the ratio of 1(5 to 1, demanding also in the platform ‘that the Blandard silver dollar eh< utd be a full legal tender, equal with gold, for all debt* public and private.' “il. The Democratic parly, for the Ural time since the Civil War, look the ailtrm ntive side of the live inane*, and we Popu list* duped ourselves into the belief that Mr. Rryan and hi* party really meant it for. at least, as many years a* five. ‘*:i. That party actually named a can didate for President outside of New York, a political heresy they hod not dar <-d to he guilty of hut twice ill thirty elk years, *T cannot support Rryan and Hi *vi*n son this year for various reasons, some of which are: "1. 'ITu-y stand for n 45-cent silver dol lur. Ry purposely leaving out of llu-ir silver plank at Kansas City the legal len der clause, their so-called sliver dollar shrinks to it* bullion value, "ii. Mr, Rryan sold in accepting the Populist nomination: ‘If I* true that the Populists believe in an irredeemable greenback, while the Detuocrals ts-lleve in n greenback redeemable in coin,' “Tom Merrlt of Salem *uy*: 'In fishing for Populists you need no bait, instead throw In the naked hook: they will Idle nt anything.' Rryan and Tom attended the suiue school. 3. Hrynn m party relegated to the rent' the allver qiteation by 'pm amounting' the bogy ‘Imperialimi,’ which i* n rliilil of Bryan'* bcgctMiig. lie acting it* urconch eur In securing tin* one majority for the Hputiiah Anierleun treaty. Then he took the place of v. cl nurse, having the chihl dressed at Knu«u* City, afterward* cm riml to Itidianapoli*, iiml h aiding the puh lie weakling ii|i liefore the gaze of hi* luidtuir*. he attempt* to Justify hi* lial con by the following aelf-couvictlng tcrii niorty: " T believe that we un* How in h lielter poxitioli to wage a Hiiecexxfill coiite*t ugaliiHt llii|>eriuli*ni than we would have been had the treaty been rejected.' "He, not like St. I’nltl, would do evil that good to hi* party might come. "Hi* action* in urging the member* of 111* party in the Senate to vote for tile ratiticntim of thut treaty, and hi* lan guage in juNtirtcution convict* hint be yond doubt, to any the least, of duplicity. That treaty provided for the payment of $20,000,000 to Spain for the Philippine*, the Culled State* agreeing to ceitnin stipulation*. the performance of which require* ten year* from the date of the ratification of the treaty. A light had occurred between the American Noldicr* and the Filipino* two day* before the treaty wax ratified; mul that treaty con tain* the following aeetlolt: 'The civil right* and political *tntu* of tin- native inhabitant* of the territory herein celled to the Cnited State* * ha! I lie determined by emigres*.' "All of thi* Mr. Bryan knew, yet he pone* u* tile champion of the riitiflcatioli that spa wued iiuperialiitoi a* w- ll a* the champion anti imperialist. "d. The K.au*ii* City platform charac terize* the Philippine war n* 'a war of crimlual aggression,’ Mr. Bryan running upon that platform mid in *uh*iaiicc at Indiauapnii*; 'If elected President, my tir*t act after inauguration w ill I*- to con vene Cuncre** in extraordinary aeohiou ami give to the Filtpiuoa a *4uhh- ami in dependent govern men t.’ "If Mr. Hr) mi I* n frieml uf the Amer ican kuhtier. iiu well im n frieml in the l'‘ili|iilinK, Imw cun lie he iiilikiklenl ill the iliiiuraetlifiit nf that ilmi<c nf hlk |iluI>r 111 knowing, n» lie ilneo, linn il inn have iio other I flfect Hinn the encourag* inelit uf ilie lutter to light hi till ufler November liV "lie nin.v l«> nble hi rccnmile Ii nillt Tic nupeiiiliniiihtnl love fur hnmanil). w I .or,ally ilie 11111101111111 i <iion of n, on tin* theory tlinl it put* him mol Illein in n heller tiukiltun In wage .1 g||e» ’’•mfttl war uguiliKt iinpcrinh'iii Ilian if n no n *i iii the platform. "The In* III’' mm limit ha- I he K*M ef j frouler) In Ulk nlki il 'lUe rull» Il of Hie guveilieil,' when the) lire Ilie “1*1) party lit the I iiiieil Mi ite* Iliai ha» Ken alol I* guilt) nf governing people nllhtml thitr i mi’ll ul, in I mil hu g »*in • K*lte»ci| lu Ihe liivnte right uf one man < • ■•an1 gum her "lln.l ll H4 h«e’* fo the I »ruft*»”M tif u%ill.toil |V|Mitn>r h -Ml Inin tie Ve.i.aj of Ihi I Kino* r,*ue | on in IVhI lb !( lomiiii looem e wolihl have leu-cii ■ • *1 >*. the u'lJerinke*. an I « »an«J»' me » j” VI .oil.| li ■ .t lie I” ’ i M oig ’ He i< evertaalnig k> no l'» ’lealli t» I’*’’-! all* to an* {...title'll n form l< t» Hi. | Vi riluhte ll *g in the maug I* *• H. K |< la* a* II Ilia » »*" --i - ■ oi-.* ■ u.| alnlth . i,t* a- ■ ■» the pathway ! I’lgriMa ' ‘^*1* part) *a*lh nkhtl I bit* Kan I4r%i.|i^ fiar mait) I went* Mae year* baa • .m*n»n>.4 %«ney*tr. a**»t I in. n laph.o lOvai.au. >4 gt I I II m of a* an.I ml on * ( BOSS CROKER i Warmly Supported Expansion in the New York Journal. Views of the Tammany Leader—“An Insult to Suggest that We Aban don the Peoples Rescued from llondage. (From tin* New York Journal.) Every man, in my opinion, should ex press himself elearly on the great ques tion of the day. That question Is na tional expansion, which ha* hern the mainspring of this nation and tin* policy of the democracy since the nation's birth. The views which follow arc mine personally, and ! write them us u private individual: I believe ill expansion; I believe in holding whatever possessions we have gained by annexation, purchase, or war. This policy is not only patriotic, but it Is the only safe one to pursue. Any other policy would show weakness on the port of the United Htales and invite for eign complications. This must b<* avoid ed. Irenoc onr policy must be vigorous, Every patriotic American, and every democrat In particular, should favor ex pansion. Jefferson was an expansionist, other wise he would not have favored the ar qtiisitlon of Louisiana, with its foreign population, which in Jefferson's lime win* quite as remote ns the i’hilippines. t'n this ago of steam and electricity, dis Inner is no argument against expansion. We spend millions aiiunally for mis sionary work in foreign countries. Now we have a elm nee to spend this money in our own pm : es- ons, and muke the people of our new lauds good, law abiding eltixeiis, who in time will be loyal to onr t'om-titutinn and our ling. Take England, for example. The people of thl** little Isle conn* pretty near owning the mil Ver-e. Are tlol olll* people lis intelligent, us powerful am! ns patriotic as the Eng !i*li people? The ('lilted Htulcs is tile only country on earth superior to the English. Why not illustrate to the world that si* are fully able to cope with great er problems than we have bad occasion to in the past, and in tin- future dominate an? emergency'/ W<* have a population of eighty mill l<me of people; the country teems with young men full of life, hope and ambi tion, Why not give these young men a chance to develop our newly acquired possessions, and build up n country rival ing in grandeur and patriotism our own United Slates? I say by all means hold on to nil that rightfully belongs to us. ff the grciit country west of the Jtoeky Mountain* was filled with wild ludiiius at the present moment, how long would it take us to suppress them and make them respect our law* and our Consti futlouV The same thing applies to the Philippine* and any other country that may fall into our hands by the province of peace or war. ft is an insult to the American peo ple iHoi to our Hag even to suggest tiial we abandon the peoples we have released from bondage, or. what would be more disgraceful, that we should offer to sell them to the highest bidder. Kneli a proposition place** the American people in the same category with the Chinese, who have neither patriotism nor a foreign policy, and lire in consequence utilized ns u doormat hy the powers of tin* world. This is too great a question to be con sidered as a mere matter of dollar* and cents. Our people want their rights pro tected: they will not figure on the cost. Bring it down to haul government in the ease of street cleaning the* cry is. *’\Vo want clean streets," regardless of the is>*r. They deinuud them as their right, .lust so with our possession* the people want the properties acquired by war protected. They will pay for a standing army, a powerful navy, and the protection of our flag the world oTer re gurdless of any monetary consideration. They have proved their willingness to sacrifice their blood for the honor of their country and their Hag! and when the question is brought to an issue they will arise ns one mao aud demand ex pansion as a citizen’s sacred right! men a it i > citoKKit. New York. Jan. Ii. ISili*. POPULIST. it'ouuniied from tir*t tolmnn.l lcitll.tr apeakiut;. a political orphan. Aa an American eltiaen I claim (he light lo ilo my own thinking mid to caat my ballot for I hi* right hn I coio'clvc it to ia*. I am not in accord with the Itrpubln an party mi tin- tin a net* quealioli In think lug that other people are nylatakiwt I hate oil till nmmtlona llintigni lha) I', too, be lug human, tva*,liable to err. "I have inter claimed that the kind of ItloueV which a holt hi Ilf coined and tiMtl by the |H'uple of the t'liiled Utile* la eoeciftod in the 'Hill of Higlita ' loll l a i|im**i|o|i of rvpednne.v. The gold aland ■ nl haa he«u adopted acd ia on trial If it prove* to lie lhi* la*a( for tta, Will and good If Mot, mir only appeal ia fo • he people I tonald"? that ipicalmu *el lied for the lime lielng *'|! therefor* |aaiiit*r< ttlc. a* 40 \*nrr nan etttaen. to put my tote wdere I Ihinb, all IIIoig*> • ««»Mk-rmt. It will <b> the Metal g al | ah alt therefore aupp.'l the party of rniaM* ipal on and ptogn a. Who dare mi that the tnh th ia * of Hawaii and lh* territory ceded by dnaln to ipe I’tiled hlllM are *d an the high load to «dn> ati»« amt rtttUiaU>>*. and even Mow eft)o)IHg a greater degrr of freeaiont than lh t *»*• diranird of white ytalrt the 4t*niull ■* * f Wp.tatah rate and • hat of If oH Lit ng i aiil * ' I*' a d« MI Ml hiykt a adm.'li lral on* (, o *,* • 1 y * i .-I w i of . 0.. 1 ii> 1, pain the I* no •*!" party for 11* t nit rd *tale*inat>*htp in >*tte nil* at oatfll 1 allow with Chin* h' o that, if f«« noth i Ikg war to dea. .y*» the c« . 1.an lag gr»titadai at ail tide lawn tat DEHOCRAT. No Thoughtful and Responsible Man Can Hesitate. John S. Williams, a Virginia Democrat, Fearfully Rends the Dangerous Platform and Program of (he Bryan-Demo-l’opocraiy. The word "Democrat" with us has cov ered all shade* of O|iinioti among respon sihlc people, and has meant, generally, opposition to negro rule nod social equal Ity. Outsiders can never know the losses, humiliations anil outrage* to which we have been subjected in our struggle* t<> regain our right* and to rc establish while supremacy. We have been, politically, under virtual martini law; and means nod method* have been resorted to nnd made familiar which only the exigency of our situation could justify. At Inst white dominion is being effec tually established in the South, and we will have the ways of peace und free government. The present phase of the negro problem ; i* convincing the North, and the whole wortd, of the folly und dircfulues* of the effort to place the negro above or on an equality with the white. Sufficient amend* can never lie made for the insult and harm done to brothera of a common stock nnd household. Hut those who com milled it ore dead and dying; and a new riicr and a new cm of Americanism is upon iis. Forgetting and forgiving are the order of the day. We of the So.itli have reached oar level of citizenship. Absolute unity is no lotig ir necessary to avert n dire danger. We can participate in public questions, nnd share in government fur the common good. Moreover, with our minds nml muscles it ml manhood, we have in spite of dan gers, in every department of huiiimi ef fort nnd Industry in our land, brought forth wonderful resources and achieved wonderful results, I'or agricultural, mineral, manufactur ing and commercial advantages and promise, our section stands ns the fav ored land of tiie world: mid our domestic and social standards mid ideals me of the liest and highest. With our history in the past nnd latest present, from our immediate standpoint, and with our liright outlook, what we want most is peace and stability in our public affairs. And this is the want of our whole country. I'neertalnty in our standards of value, duplicity in our obligations, want of char acter In our public men, and mere strife for party supremacy mid spoils in our elections, must, each and all. point the way to general confusion nnd ruin, ITn- ■ dor such conditions our best hopes and promises may come to nothing. That's the lesson of history. As Is'twcen the present administration mid a pos'-ihle Bryan administration, I can hardly see how a thoughtful and re sponsible man can hesitate. Those of us who still cherish old sectional animosities have lull one old Idea, that of op|*itdtiou to Itepubliennlsni, and they go for Hrj an. On the other hand, men of business mid i nterprUe. responsible and thought ful, are ulnmst unanimous against him. To me. Mr, McKinley represents, large ly, stability in general niauageineiit, und improving tinaucinl conditions mid sound principles, lie i.< trying to do his duty, lender his administration our country bus encountered problems and difficulties of immense importance. The Spuuiab war uas against bis will. Both parties rush ed into it and lie could not withstand them. But in that our eouutry, under the guidance of himself und his cabluct, organized a great unuy, und, lev the fa vor of heaven, achieved u speedy mid overw helming triumph over u (rent em (lire, to the udtnlriltloii of the world. We were ut once approved n* n great power among nation*, t'utmu and Filipino hi tungleiuentN are uuhappy eoii*enueneck. They can lie nettled only by experiment aud in time. The Chitle»e difllctiltic* have liecu mutt aged with temperance and wisdom mil general credit, tlur linn mini matter* ure progr<~ «ins without inline or iroulde. Time and c\ perieure will cure them. Free intuiting nlone will kettle the currency <|iic*ttnli. Ah things are, it i* plain W Isilom to let well enough alone, tint him' call* for tempera lice. \« to impi riaiUtn. thu' i« nothing Imt a parly cry. We have ten thnitkatid tines more to fAnr from the dcsputlain of par t> leader* uud the deuioralililig on no* and im ihods of Tniniuauy and the uiipor • Ini'* throughout the country, amt pu.it ieal linn blurry geuei ally, than from Hie enlargement or rxpau*iou or exertion >f the atroug ami of .in goferuiuenl fid lowing and protecting tin rntciprUe of iilir eltUeti*. In Mr lityan 1 e.iii only re-ognlye tl.a champion of i haute, the leader of the out* agaiual lhe in*, the mouthpiece of fault It ode i v the head center of tualeoii lentk, the Miirrnr and kodak of even pha*e of pollth* and fanaticism an India Mitdicr man ami an infant phenomenon In hi» |**( canvas* he *(*eut six month* Hi *callrrili4 In orsli-s and kindling *.*■*) antagonism* and feeding envy, hatred, malice and ait witch vMtaldetics* I regard him a* a very apc-stle of tea fo*i..u lie ha* iii-rnl up free *dkcr with which he Wa* htraiiSril, Is.no*« it .lot not *e* to to I th* \k hat cisc to ha* mer*ed tn hi* paadora'* hit m* it** kn»w* i am no UrpohiHan | . latm my r'*hl i * . X 1 X for Ir.. e' f |...| is,, m. V », S|... • ih l.lv la V -I. for th* 1**1 ,nt****:* t-f n. . .«.i i.». * i.. til c. , , aafety of an# c nnlry d* panda an every naan t tanning tkat Hgfct *ad wwatng ikal I* I *.i lot Jt III \ M Vt ||,| UM» It fco* *.,4. 11 , Hv| .*< |tarn SOLDIER. I Gen. Anderson on the Character of Our Filipino Allies. Theodore Sandico Issued the Proclama tion Ordering the Extermination of All Foreigners sad Filipinos Started Fires. Were any confirmation misled that the Agulnaldo party intended the tnaaaaere of ail nmi-Filipinos in Mutiila und to burn the city itself, it ha* been supplied by tjen. Thomas M. Anderson (retired), He was in command of the troops ut that critical time in Manila, uml in regard to the wild statement* of Senators Petti grew and Allen lie says in a signed com munication: "Sir- In the report of Senator Spoon er's speech In relation to the suppression of the Philippine insurrection, it appear* lliiii Senator Pettigrew denied that Theo dore Sauilieo issued a proclamation or dering the extermination of till Inhabit ant* of Manila men, women anil chil dren- except Filipino families. 1 was then in command of the district south of the I’asig river, and found the proclama tion posted In conspicuous places in my part of the city, I had them torn down and nue translated. They were signed hy Snndieo. "I hud received letters from him and knew Ills signature. Moreover, soldiers of my eoiiiniand arrested two Filipino tnell III women's clothes setting fire to die bouses in the city. They were hroiight to 1'ic and I had them turned over to the provost marshal general. “Senator Allen also asserted that Seiior Torres came into the city under a Hug of truce to ask for a suspension of hostili ties, Am 1 know that Torres was within our lines win u the fighting began it is not apparent bow lie came in. when it seems almost impossible for him to have gotten out. On the flth of February white tings were tiling out from every Filipino house in Manila, and the few Filipinos who ventured into the streets carried little white Hags iis an evidence of submission. Senator Allen's reliable iufoi’iiiunt seems to have forgotten to mention this circiitn stance in saying that he saw Torres going to hend<iitfli'ters under a Hug of truce. Torres riattirnlly inferred, without con sultation, that Aguinahln would like u suspension of hostilities, for in front of our first division alone tlw insurgents had lost in hoc day 700 killed and drowned, •Wo prisoner* and seven cannon. "I send this cnminiinirntfon to correct, so far as my testimony is relevant, a very erroneous Impression. "THOMAS M. AXJJEItNON." EX-CONFEDERATE. Thos, H. Baker on Moral Sup port in Modern Warfare. Acuinaldo Would Have Been a Peaceful Citizen but for the Encouragement Given Him by Sentimental Traitors. I <lo not believe that the Southern her der States would have seceded from the Union in IStil but for the aid and com fort given them by tin- Copperheads of llie North. When one distinguished ora tor declared that the Union army would bare to march over the dead bodies of •Mt.tNMt Indiana licmorrnts before they reached the South, the magnificent ntlcr aiM-e electrified Tenucssce with hope. Thousands of men hesitated upon the brink of the awful abyss. They loved the Union uud hated the Abolitionists. The Union was a “theory" cot wined with beautiful and pafriotie sentiments. Slav ery was a “condition" In which was in vested the bard earnings of a lifetime. At (be supreme crisis came the promise ot Northern iH-nioerats that they would not let us be hurt; their bitter denuncia tions of the ltepubiican party. The South made the leap. I luring the war w e saw imlinliH regi incuts and brigades march through the State of Kentucky, "Tramp," “Tramp," " Tramp," they passed through Teum s see. I.eorgta aid South I 'arotilia. We never did learn how the poor fellows g«t over those 4tl,»aai dead bodies of theip Ilemo.-ratie friends and neighbors. We were fully |w r«uadc«l they killed slid made a corduroy roa.l of iliem, Itecaiis.< the anti imperial 1sts uf ludiaua said they would Our nett hope after we got mued up together was that Kt g aud and Urato e would help us lor «"iiiuo-vr lal reasons \ aliaiobghain. Stevenson and a thousand ••thet t <ip|o rh< sos like toe good lu«4hv«ii who held up Joshua's a*ms held ours up by encouraging Ms to holt) (Hit a tilth, huge*, by denouncing the war a “fail ■ire 1 and keeping its posted at to tbs itwitvas-iiit of OUV ops tores, Tb.» is ail anew at history, but I ait ulst t‘isnfs-sterate, inn or v»ty irtditj how the atlli iMips r.aiist .cugo* salt Urn lei (sally sol Van n#)4*i io4 In* t rwHtl !.««•( » uM »*'«4*tf, S«*fMi m>l 4 4k *i iU.l* 'll** tufiW 111 ii.wrdl life# nil U*(> «4 IbH't' |My 1 l«Nf \i«rtk*4|l | *» »«*(«« #41 *» 9 |4| I Iti’jig ll* •**•* 4! k| M‘ l*« % h 4* 4 4* lIuluH lbt|l In# III# fikt In* Ilk* H vrltrti ft lw the ar M"»l|l lull s< ul th» \kU Itl pei.al league • M« tVt V*l< It VK Ml I a • lest State* lit its) VI ester is bot it v.f fetalis A | m* |t*«* CLERGYMAN. “God Has Expanded Us,” Says Bishop C. H. Fowler. A Powerful Sermon on Expansion and the Duties of the Hour, Preached by the Noted Methodist Divine. All men now begin to recognise the providential eharaeter of Abrahaiu Lin coln. We see him us one of Hod’* prophet*. History repeats itself. One generation stones the prophets, und the next, their children, build them monument*. Only a few souls have the intuition to recog nise u living prophet. These prophet* neither dress nor net like the old proph ets; that would be mere charlatanism. Kvery prophet must be fitted into Ids own time, suit his own environment. One conies as a pilgrim, like Abraham; an other as a hired man and herdsman, like Jacob; another as a lender and lawgiver, like Moses, Another a* a warrior, like Joshuu; another as an executioner, like Klijub; another a* a scholar, like Paul; each man lining his own age. To tind a prophet, wc must not take the grave clothes of the dead seers, and run through tin* mart, trying to tind sonic man whom they will fit. We must so rend events ns to recognize the man who tits and tills hi* time. He 11111*1 be in league with event*. Napoleon oil St. Helena said: "At Waterloo events desert ed me." He dropped out of the nick of time. The prophet mint lie a history maker. To tind our prophet, we must tind the trend of events; then we can easily find the hand that is making the bend in the stream of history. This hand wc find in the White House. President McKinley may not lit the clothes of the old prophets, hut he is fitting tiie trend of events in this age. He so stands in the midst of the world’s forces that he reaches results in civilisa tion. He is I lending the streams of his tory in the right direction. Sink down into the undercurrent, down below the purty strife on the surface, down into the great stream that sweeps on through the sen of the centuries heating the races lip to higher latitudes and levels, and catch the moral forces that are evolving the world's destiny, and you will tind that this statement is not polities, but relig ion Hod's religion, ttint moves always on in one direction. The three greatest missionary events of the Christian era since the crucifixion of .leso* are! First, the conversion of St. Paul. This opened the door to the Hen tiles; this was our chance. Second, the firing on Fort Sumter. This made the Saxon race tit for evangelical uses. Third, the blowing up of the Maine. This uni lied the nation and scut it* out about our work. It melted the American elements in tlie furnace of war. and made all American* one. The son of Hen. Hrant and tiie nephew of fieri. Lee marched side by side under one llug and against a common en emy. These Saxons are said to be bad neigh bor*. We have some dark spots in our history. The Saxon sometimes has made a bad record. Yet it must also be said that we have never enslaved a race, with out leaving it freer than it was before wc enslaved it. For the age* through and the world around, there can be found no such liberties anywhere else as arc found under the Star* and Stripes. The blowing lip uf llm Main" was an ry< -opener lo its, and soon to all the world. Our great Washington (we should never speak his name but to honor it), our great Washington said to us, as a little strip of Atlautic colonies, ‘‘Beware of foreign entanglements.” It was the height of wisdom. It soiled our infancy like a bib. lie pinned this bib upon us and said, "Keep ill the middle of the lot, or the Imi.\s mi the next lot will throw mud on your bib.” So we kept in the middle of the lot. and grew till we out grew the lot. We grew from three mill Ions to seventy-live millions. The bib was too sum!! for us. It looked like a cotton patch oil llie breast of our uni form. We bad more beef-teak* and silk dres-es. more spelling hisik- and New Testaments, to the thousand people, than coilid be found anywhere else in the Wot Id. We were a* much under d,ligation- lo help llie poorer and more ignorant raies hs eier. St. Paul was to go “far hence to the I {entile*"; toil we si nek lo our At lautie waters, coasted by our shores, we Ill-Id on to our little big, cniiti uled. ex pediug to -tay always in uiir western w aters. Itiil one day ihe Spanish touched off a lougaxine under u- Then the jig was up. Come what might, we m i l light to the finish. Me went up iiito tie air, and came down everywberi to slay. This sent li* out alsiut nui provideu tial job; this made Missionaries nf u>. \V «• are in Manila. We a<> to )••»)(» • 'tuna • •• %|»nu<l* *1 ti«, m» 4u's if, V•*« might an »p|| try lo »*«trfti ) nuiki • 4gU |H*rt ?*•■*! <mi a « » .»4 *f ihH iihi fiiooittia Hi* t * 4ith tit* MhtFlWllt<l. 411*1 tlo 11 IM lo * hitH I*«m k into tlt«* litiU* *gg*kvl| our of * hi* u In* ha* luukefi. ai t*i try to ittroiiU* iai* 4U 14* ** 41*4 * m*l st t*g*k «•«!•» • lo* iklftreh origin*! imlimir*. H *uo- 4»t ! lb** *»I4 fct«<lrioro »*•• »h*i uM «t*il »•••»•• “f tk***4‘ uM thtfiffu otltUbi, »!• k««v | !'♦ trf !**ft II, Ui4> tklftk it * 0(«M k’ 4 i«*«) tkiotf for i'HS tfri'Ml t«Ot> lie ill “f». i i«f 4* t*g h “i*!r I* * 000* 1*4* k Hal I it U liu*i lift* r\|i«u !»*) h* (<Al*| M 41* 4#**, 1*4* k ill lh*» t'lfls* i, t II |k iiImU I hitlHt Ml.pi « fit *4 1 ■ 1*0 I 4*1 %l*ic| 4*| 10 4 s |»S V ; ‘ii Ik* *ti H4t* k !» *•! 1*4 fo* * 1*4 *4* *41 ffc*g4 luldtll Ilk* wt tt|| 4>lt| 44*1 1 » "x ikn*, g* 4 to* .» *•» ikr !.<**» I '• 4*ik lie fc<** U o|4 utt, 1*41** % *u**4 I >t ni.uMd «i bw<Un of «,x x - Urna t j BRYAN Will Destroy Gold Standard at First Opportunity. Me Is Nol Begging or Voles of Those Who Believe (iold Standard Essen tial (o Welfare of This Country. They Huy I am begging for votes. Not al all. I never asked a man to vole for me. In Tact, I have told Mimi) people in vote against me. That la more than moat candidates do. I have anid that if there win anybody who believed In the maintenanre or the gold atandard until fhrrlgn na tion* came lo ua and graciously per mitted ua to abandon It, I an Id that If anybody should believe that the gold standard was absolutely essential lo the welfare of this country, he ought not to vote for me at all. I do not want any man lo vote for me ami then object to my lining what I e» pret to do if you elect me, and If I can prevent the maintenance of the gold Ntandard you can rely u|hiu my doing it the very tlrat poaNlhle oppor tunity given me. Wild,IASI JIONNlNOm liltVAN. I'hiladelphia, Kept. Ml, I MIMI. ‘ DEAR BOY” LETTERS—NO. 5 My Driir Boy You ask why the Dem ocrats insist I hilt imperialism ami mili tarism are the "pnrniiinuiit issues of this campaign.” The reason, my son, is very plain. Our Democratic friends are pushing these things to (lie front because there isn't anything else for them to talk about this year. All the rest of their powder has been burnt once and won't even lizzie this year. Their platform denounce* the Dinglcy tariff bill, but they do not wish to meet u* before the people on that issue. The hard time* under the Wilson hill and the present prosperity under our protective turlfT furnish an object lesson which makes It uphill business to argue free trade this year. Their platform also denounces the gold st ami aid legislation and demands free coinage of silver ut the ratio of lt> to I. But that powder was burnt four year* ngo and events huvo shown the falsity of their prediction*. They are like the boy who when beaten playing marbles says, “Let’* play some thing else.” Bciitcu oil tariff and the money question, they want to play “mil itarism" awhile. Their lack of uuy other issue is responsible for the conjuring up of the spectre of “iiupe.rialiam.” But while they are not talking about free trade or free silver, the people are not going to forget that they are the free trade and free silver party. And, as Mr. Lincoln used to say, (but remind* me of a little story. One of our excellent missionaries ami his good wife went to an island in Poly nesia about fifty years ago. They stayed there sixteen years and their work was wonderfully successful. They found a tribe of savages. They left » tribe of civilized, Christian people, indiiKtrion* and temperate, “clothed and in their right mind*.” The incident which illustrates my point occurred during the lirst year of their residence on the island. A chief clothed in sunshine and nothing else called on the missionaries. They treated him politely, hut a* lie left the house the missionary followed him and said: “Chief, we are glad to see you and want you to come ugniu, hut in my country men wear clothes ami my wife is not accustomed to sec men without clothing. The next lime you come to see us, won't you please put on a little clothing, one or two gar ments at least?” The chief promised compliance. A few days after, lie entered the missionaries’ homo with u satisfied smile on hi* face, saving. “Me nil right now." lie had on a shirt collar and a pair of socks. My son, Mr. Hryan ami liis friend* are luidly deeeiveil if they think (lint their "imperialism" collar and "militar ism" aoeka will hide the free trade ami free silver nakedness tif the Itemoerntic party from the gaze of the American people. Ity the way, speaking of "iniUtamin,” I advise you always to watch with aiia pieion any man nr any party that i* afraid of the I'nited States army. Our army is a volunteer army of as gallunt men as the sun ever shone upon. i”hey are our d< fender* and the protector* nf otir person* and property. Hard work ing, uncomplaining, brave ami faithful, tiny follow the (lag through summer'* • mi and winter’s storms, through tropi cal jungles and the daugera of fever am) uf haute fur yuii and me and for their country'* suke If a man is a good, law ulndiug rttizen he has no rcasou to ha afraid uf an American soldier. 1 was one, my father was otic, uiy 'grandfather was one, ami my great J grandfather waa one, and 1 feel like lak : mg off my hat lo every soldier I meet. Ami whenever I ttud a man who is afraid of the "tyranny'* of our gallant ■ 'otic aniii I f**e! like **iiag him what | lo ha* been doing It i* a small army j for mi great a nation, ami Ike Inlroilu* i tie i *f ’’militarism'' 10 this campaign * -hew* that oi.r ItenoM fdatie fi lends am j it.iiil up for an i**t»e. YOt'M KATIIKH. CL.IHOVMAN • I'nolinoed from hfik ndumn t * 's t U igk ike tlvl try Hate for the it** the far final i hr age** are rilled • 41 *»t|f fff I Me are • i*nd«wg by 1 hr naiite of i ' ** ».» she In a*kmg si tor drinytmt, N 4> ha« ryiiM the ytsioe of a Nor lb* re I tt> it walki like a man and she | * * a si iog Amernsa to wave her i'll A HI.MM II fttWI.IIM, It U , H.dae. V V.