Nebraska Newspapers

    SUPPLEMENT.
LOT P CiTV NORTHWESTERN.
loup CTty, .... Nebraska
Friday, November 2 1900.
KEEP THE riAS FLYtKG.
THE HEW STAR-SPANGLED BANNER.
Ob, say, can you see, by the far Eastern
light,
What so proudly i* hailed at the twi
light's lust gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars,
after many u fight.
In lands near arid far, Is so gallantly
streaming?
And the I hunks in our prayers, rising high
in the air,
(litre proof to the World that our flag is
still there;
Oh, say, let that star spangled banner be
waved
O'er the lands we have freed anil the
peoples we've saved!
Oh. thus be it always, whenever we stand
Between the oppressed ami a King's
desolation!
Blest with victory and p*aee, may the
heaven-rescued land
Praise the l’uwer that, hath made us a
powerful nation!
And onward we must, for our cause it :s
just;
And this be oi.r motto, “In (iod is our
trust;”
Let the star-spangled banner In triumph
be waved
O’er the lands we have freed ami t!.e
peoples we’ve saved!
MALTIN' Ft AXE.
WHICH WILL YOU HAVE?
McKinley with fields of waving
grain; <»r Bryan with a wilderness of
weeds?
McKinley with running spindle-;
or Brynn with rusting machinery?
McKinley with solid dollars; or
Bryan with amply pockets?
McKinley with a lull dinner pall;
or Bryan with hunger at the door?
McKinley with roaring furnuces;
or Bryan with dva<| untie* in the pit?
McKinley vvttJa crowded school
hou<rs; or Bryan wltti crowded soup
houses?
McKinley with National industry;
or Bey us with our markets free to
foreigners?
McKinley with increasing bust
nrn; or Bryan with generui bank
ruptcy?
McKinley the practical statesman;
oe Bey tin the air ca-,tlc builder?
McKinley the agent of prosperity;
or Brynn the upoall ol' poverty?
McKinl y the true uttd tried; or
Bryan the theorist?
McKinley the reliable American;
or Bryan the political acrobat?
McKinley the performer; or l.ryan
the promtarr and false prophet?
The auvwur rests with YOL'.
>
This is a comparison that nil! lie,
Spprei dated, especially by those
working in the tuba co uml cigar
ind uatiies.
. The following are the oli'i |.il
figures for the fiscal years ending
June 30:
Cleveland'* ndmmiatrati n:
1KJ3.*4,si 1,107.117
isji . 4.00*1,017,4:2;
IHOfi. 4,1*21,072,440
1S00. 4,230.735,0-13
Total . J7.2N2.S12,033
* Might mouths under llarrUou.
McKinley's adutinbtinti m:
1*07.M.Otd, 100,007
ISOS. 4.!>lO,037.3ft7
1S';j. 5,077,2*7.824
1000 . 5,003,17*1,381
Total .20,01 l,.V.l,*i07
• K.ght mouths under t i.land
THE in- REASE 1 M>KR M
KIM,MV 8 AImMIN ISTIt X’l lON
\X AS 2,731.721,7*10 * I'.AtiS
At uu average of tgi.taat cigars
pe; man per ymr, it wmild rnjuire
luorr than Ib.ia-'i eigurm tki . » tu
• apply this 11.• ' a«e in predui ti-ui,
a ml iliis it -•* dot tutiuile the a-tdt
tio.ial tmuilier -f I-- - i■ - - «vu)
to supidj this ev.ra lti.iMJ tneU
with material.
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8I*o\sn»ilhv <»i niv.M.
INI! TIIKSh IMI'UttV Mil CON
lUTItiVs TUK1 AIM \ n
DO* tit IN \ii. OTIIKH
TRAttKR
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wig-* lit 1 !' >r ii» friu il » iv g« -Ual
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l. .U»l ,%*»*•> igllJM f M»I*m| . I ll*f» u
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HAS RECOGNIZED LABOR.
McKinley Gave More Appointments to
Wage-Earners than All His Pre
decessors Combined.
President McKinley has recognized la
bor in appointments more than all liis
predecessors combined. The following
nre some of his appointments;
PETER B. LAIRD, stone-cutter and
member of Local Assembly loOU of the
Knights of Labor, Brooklyn, New York
—Commissioner of Immigration at Que
bec, Canada. Appointed 1897.
DAVID IIEALY, Journalist, writer on
labor topics for fifteen years, ex-chair
man of National Executive Board of the
Knights of Labor—Commissioner of Im
migration at Vancouver, It. C. Appoint
ed 1899,
CAMERON MILLER, coal miner,
Secretary Miners’ Union, Ohio—runni
giant Inspector. Appointed 1898.
i FRANK BAROENT, Grand Master
! Brotherhood Locomotive Firemen—Ap
pointed member of Industrial Commis
sion, but declined to serve owing to the
- desire of his organization to retain him
. as Grand Master.
M. I). BATCH FORD, coal miner,
| President United Mine Workers of Amer
ica-Appointed member of Industrial
Commission, 1898.
JOHN L. KENNEDY, printer, mem
ber of Typographical Union. Appointed
, member of Industrial Commission, 1S98.
JOHN FARQUHAK, printer. Ap
pointed member of the Industrial Com
1 mission, 18518.
EDWIN C. MADDEN, locomotive en
( gineer, member of Brotherhood of Loeo
1 motive Engineers. Appointed Third As
sistant Postmaster General, 1898.
IV. G. EDENS, railroad brukemnn,
member of Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen. Appointed Superintendent of
Free Delivery, Chicago. III.
CHARLES H. L1TCHMAN, shoe
maker, ex -Grand Secretary Knights of
St. Crispin. Px-Getieinl Secretary of the
Knights of Labor. Appointed member
1 of Industrial Commission. 1900.
JOHN THOMAS, coal miner. Ap
pointed Immigrant Inspector in territory
opposite Buffalo, in Canada, in 1898.
ROBERT WATCHOUN, advanced
i from Immigrant Inspector to Special
; Supervising Immigrant Inspector, 1895).
ADOLPII J. YOU, locomotive engi
neer. member grievance commit tee B. of
L. E.—Special Immigrant Inspector,
l’ugot Sound district. Appointed 1899.
ROBERT D. LAYTON, sxmaker,
member of the Axrnakcrs’ Union, ex
Grand Secretary of the Knights of La
bor--Special Immigrant Inspector. Ap
p< it ted 1898.
T. V. POWDERLY. Commissioner
General of Immigration, appointed 1897.
Was initiated into the Machinists’ und
Blacksmiths’ Union in 1870, and remain
ed a member until the dissolution of the
! organization in 1877. He became a
tat tuber of the Knights of Labor in 1-874,
an i is Mill a member. Was a member
of the Industrial Brotherhood from 1-874
! to tin* dissolution of the organization in
1878; is in honorary member of seven
| teen different labor organizations in as
! many States.
This list, and It falls fur short of being
I complete, shows tlint President McKiu
| 1p> lias given more appointments to labor
than ail of his predecessors since the
foundation stone of the government was
laid.
PLENTY—STARVATION.
Of course' it does not strictly pertain to
the subject to record an interesting fact
w ith regard to the general labor situation
in Omaha, which presumably is a typical
Western town, but it may nevertheless
lie recalled that the Omaha World-Her
ald was Mr. Bryan’s personal organ in
1 ‘s'.*«;. and during that campaign it made
the prophecy daily that in the event of
McKinley's election the depression and
di tress among the working classes
would lie widespread. The best proof
j of the falsity of this prophecy is found
on the want pages of the World-Herald.
I A recent issue at hand contains the ad
j vert iso me nts of two females and seven
i males who want situations, while on the
j same page the "help wanted" advertise
i men' ; ask for 107 feinal - and 111 mail s.
This is in addition to the "agents want
ed,” and dues not include the advertise
ment fur 1,000 m n for railroad work.
The calamity prophecy was a failure in
Mr. Bryan's own State, as ii was else
where.
Omaha hud its share of hard times in
1803-1894.
Wage Unrners.
"The whole free silver movement is a
conspiracy against wages."—Hourke
fork ran. 1S90.
Wages under free silver:
China
Unskilled lnlior.lOe to k’Oe per day
Skilled labor.'JOc to 40c per day
M xlco
Unskilled labor.45c to tlfte per day
Shilled lulwir.50c to 81.Sn tier day
In the United Stati s und r gold basts:
Unskilled labor., $ I .Oil to 81 50 per day
Skilled labor. 8'giiO to IhYtsJ per day
Which is tbe tw-si f.,r you?
Ash the IlMilroitil lien.
i Kadrov! men are piu.pe a. beyond
1 precedent. If ymt do not be a - it, a*k
, them The condition f the railroad m> u
i hriwvkh} t to | lion ug ihort t Mm
, llrli employed Is.It.. M'JS.'rJA
i Men employed l*y5...TVc'kit
I
i Increase .. lilt."slat
Wage* paid 1v' 8*'^- '.*17 .'uni
i W < „ * pan! I s. • i .. 11 s |
»
Increase ... 877.150,035
I iit|.litt Mtenl art k. Imhur.
. We 1.4 »• g me 1 no inditstri.il deprrs
I s.'-n to industrial a- litliy We liov*
gone from tails.r set Willg I>biph> t uie III !O
> • II »* seeking li’iif. We hate
| witttbOaM act titliples! ion a isle I’tOi Ii«-y
the s ji d in r slid He base all-c
passed St;. m it r ’."I b* l»‘t It is tl cas
| t li t isse-i M (» tli sur b i s11»11 Urr «|
d ist M K.h.ry at U »• n bolt, tl, tl,
laut
BRINGING THE QUESTION
HOME TO THE WORKERS.
Never before have the wage-earners of the United States been better
off than during the years 1807-11100 under the administration of Presi
dent William McKinley. Stefore casting hi* veto the wage-earner eheuld
ask himself these questions:
Is work easier to get than It was In 180.7?
Are wages higher?
Am I living up to a higher standard?
Am I saving more money than I did then?
Am I better able to educate my children?
Are my fellow men In belter condition us a class?
I* it not a fact that the vast army of wage-earners are better off phys
ically, mentally and financially than they wore?
What lias become of the vast number of unemployed men who, (luring
the last Democratic administration, walked the streets of the cities and
canvassed the farms for work?
Let the wage-earner ask himself those questions and then let him nsk
whether he want* to vote for the restoration to power of a party that
brought the country to the verge ol ruin, that stayed manufacturing by
Its low tariff theories, and whose success woul 1 bo to incite panic, ft loss
of work and un unsettling of tlio prosperous business conditions the
country over.
If the wage.earnor will do this, and vote as he know s is tru", there will
hs no doubt about the success of the Republican party in this election.
LET HIM KEEP IN MIND WHETHER HE IIAs NOT POUND WORK
MORE REGULARLY UNDER M'ltlNLEY THAN HE DID UNDER
CLEVELAND. WHEN DID HE HAVE TO LAY OPP THE MOHT?
MORE WAGES ARE PAID,
MORE MEN EMPLOYED.
Whenever the wage-earner Is tempted to betl-v« t!int the dim who tol1
In the factories and workshops an* no better oil'than formerly, u.sk him to
think back four years only. Ho knows.
Whru he asks for figures, give him these:
WAt.E-EARNI:Its E.11 PLOYEI).
Fiscal year. Number,
IftOO. 7,500,000
iisou. r»,ooo.oco
Iucrtutr under McKinley administration . 2,200,00 i
WAGES PAID.
Fiscal year, Aninnut,
IOOO. $3,12.7,7.70,000
1800. 2,00.7,7.70,1 M3
Increase under McKinley administration . $510,000,817
An army of two million mure wage-earners, an additional pay-roll of
half a billion dollars Is the Republican record.
Hie full dinner pail means more tbae a man's Immediate wants; It
means the opportunity to raru and save and prosper.
Think back lour years.
LABOR BETTER EMPLOYED™"™
THAN EVER BEFORE.
Look st this:
Membership of labor organizations employed ia 1S97, 1S08 and 1809, from
ofiieiul reports of the unions:
—Eimpigyuieui or
total member
ship. I’or i t
Craft*. 1807. lhltH. IKDi).
Agent* .UK) UK) lot)
Bricklayers ami stoijp ma
sons . 70 75 0.5
I'.rootu makers. 50 05
Barber* . 70 80 BO
Bicycle worker*.00 Do 05
Bolter makers and Iron
ship builders . 50 (15 05
Brh'knankiT* . 50 75 100
Blacksmith* ..80 ho OH
Brewery workers .00 O'J 05
Bakers . 80 ho 00
Bookbinders . 70 75 loti
Boot and shoe workers. 50 75 05
Conductors (railroad) . 00 05 08
Coopers .. 05 05 05
Curluin tlneei operators..,. 00 05 OS
Core makers. 48 03 07
Carpenter* . To 75 oo
( I ear ii . kers. ho 85 95
i : glneers .mollve). 75 88 US
lvijineer* (coal hoisting) .. .. 75 1*1
Kli t'trical wt rkers.UO 1<ki loo
Knglners (*taimi ar,v). DO H
I it i ti.i a i i uu i . .. 98
rireuieti tloeotiiot Ivet .. 00 !>5 OS
Class bn ' le blow r*.188 100 180
Class w rkers. .. tst 9'
(larniettt workers. 50 00 85
(.old heaters. 1***
II orseslioer* .. 75 75 7-5
Hatter* . .. 75 75 75
Iron utoldefs. 70 80 DO
—i.mpio.vment or
total member
Hit 11). per rt.
f'rafl*. 1*07. intis. 1*00.
Iron, steel and tin workers. so s5 loo
I.ongalioremen .On lit) too
l 'utlier worker*.loo loo loo
Meat cotter* and butchers .... .. fin
Musician,* . .. :so
'I to! w rke . .. on
01 ii i n I ti I *1 s . 70 75 100
Mine worker*. oo so 08
till ami g.is well workers. .. 00
Potter* . .. loo
Steel and copper plate print
er* . P5 05 08
Paper maker*. so Oo lot)
Printer* . 70 *0 08
Pattern maker*. 7u *5 Pki
Stein 'cutters . 50 Of! 05
Spinners (cotton niulei. 00 100 loO
Stove UMOintrr* ... . .. 75
Singe employe)! . 75 85 1iM)
Stnet railway employe*.... 75 75 oo
Sen men . 70 HI lOt)
Ti l,or* . 00 75 05
Tin-plate worker*. So Oo
Telegrapher* . 00 05 OS
n i i. .. 75
Hndroml I*borer*. 7n fa) 05
Textile worker*. S5 Strike, lia)
Tobacco worker*. Oo 75 05
I phi uterw* . 50 70 0.)
Weaver* tela tie Bore). 07 Os
Wood carver.*. 55 7o S5
Wood worker*. 5*) 80 OS
Average .50 1 03.1 02.7
AgMiis are 'in nmsti.i "ii '"in mission if *ir enure tiii'in |» are always
employsal, though ion always earning wage*. Their pay depend* entirely on tlie!r sales.
Ilcferenee to the table of Increase of membership of trade unions will show
that those reporting practically liie full i,."!'il>ci ship employed in IV17 have
experienced a |ihenotnenal increase in ineiuhersklp since that year, clearly dem
onstrating that McKinley prosperity has reached them.
Many More F#i'tiirii“« Ituiiniiig.
The preliminary report of the hush*
bureau completely tli proves the fi"er
tioii that the small manufacturing estnb
lishuioiit* have been driven out or ab
sorbed by tin* larger ones. The number
of factories, large and small, in the l.'uit
ed Stutes In lSliO and lUUU compare us
follows:
Year. Number,
i:»si ... 5!»\<Ch
lstw ... ruf-MsW
Increase ..‘Jt 15,300
Itryau n I also 1‘rophet,
"If Nb tv.:d 'V and the Uepuhlicvn par
ty ate successful, and put in power for
the neat four years, wage* will be de
creased, hold time* will c •ini* U|I0I1 us
and over the land the price of wheat will
g ■ down and the price of gold will go
up mortgages on our homes will !«• f»*re
rtticsl l»t the it. -m y lenders, sh »ps nitd
fse> tries W lii elo*e. We W ii! evjeirt lit!
g d« and we will ilo| irt from foreign
lands all the g ods we tpe, thus will
ruin, was i d : very l» with U» " Wtl
u., ,u Jcnning* Hit m, | Vnl.
>••»« Ml. ttlgao I tl lorles
I' -fe St M ,,!*n I 1st', fact<*r|*w
{ which Were not In cttslrwce * Js.i*,
j b* < *e f»«*t*.r!e* employ pc aple,
I whose y, it y w .gen am .ant to at at lb
1 Mai mat * »f 1 .«r .,i,,e hat empt .y te.enl
I in Ihd, bat many hod t t. The %u4aitt#
j I Ml* labor ba* b. y ei decreased that
I the oMs-uiihi m. gh off .It* higher
I wag>s than they did in ln*»l hi | it hard
I t« gel Hi. a to Wvrg ta their raatps
Prealtlcnt Mi'KInlry a I'ninn Man.
In August. IV,Hi, F're* id cut McKinley
" is made u member of the Bricklayer*’
nnd Stum* Masons’ I’nion of Chicago.
He attended a meeting of the union mid
win addressed by President (iubblni of
the union, who said, among other things:
"We know that you are the friend of
the workingman ami tlint you are deeply
concerned in all that concern* him."
President McKinley in reply auld, in
concluding tu* remarks:
"The word 1 would leave with you is
! this Improve nil the advantage* and op
portunities of tliis free government. Your
j children, your families, your boy* and
girls, are close to your heartstrings, and
my word is to avail yourselves fur your
• hlldren of the *pl< ndld opportunities for
schooling under our eveeUeut flee school
'stem. tl ve them the lc**t education
you can. That is the best >i|utpni*nt for
An rlean cltiums lApplau*- I Ini. lit
gence and integrity wit win their way
anywhere. I don’t want you to estakdlsh
hostile .,.iup< an I dividw Into daupu I
d> Hot want I" *ee wait* *g illi t your
teiy * and girl' it’hes-i ittgi. f * oil.l ms
iin barrier in the way of their aeibiiion
to occupy the highest fiti.ys it* this free
government • l.*U»g,en»itluwesl applause
and rheeling t
’’Hut n *w I most atop I moat I.' * aw
you | leave * i with my Very I *vt
w lsh. . ai d g >d « i I I g . w tty the
j ugayar that l 11 may at' 1 ays ecn11 aue to
os IIro g "h| employment |l • «»| wages
I kn-.w that l|r<e I eg' wl! tuu.g olu
t*‘ It Ml1’* !•*%*• %■ J ** i.11 . It *» , * t (I \»|*
A Story op Country Life.
m' n ii'M— mr mmil
BY ALMA L. PARKER, GUIDE ROCK, NEB.
CHAPTER VIII.—(Continued.)
“Well,” continued Mr. Murphy, "lt'»
been a naehur’I sueelssion of Ivints thot
lias placed this udndnlsthrutlon In Its
prissent position. The byes a worritin'
on the Job have been doin' some doni
hard liftin', with no tolme to listen to
aunties, for the dodgin' of cannon balls.
Now, tills here argyfylu's all right In
your front parlor, but It cuts no figure
with them Mouscr bullets. Now, all
sensible Americans knows that the
United States means to do wliot’s right
by them PUllpeaners. Mr. McKinley
Isn't goln’ to steal anything from ’em.
Nobody's tryiu’ to cheat them out of n
rent. Whenever they <jult their kickin'
we'll treat 'em In slch a way they’ll la*
glad we Hosed 'cm. I think If some of
thlm fellers tliot's agin Ivrythlng would
go to Muuill.v and wur'rk on the Joti,
they’d find out thot. while's limy's pick
in' bullets out of their hardtack. These
fellers tliot's agin Ivrythlng makes me
think oi a ship -wrecked sailor that was
Jest like ’em In this respect. The ship
lie was on went down, ami he swam to
nu island. A native came to help him
up the bank. Now this feller was al
most drowned physically, Imt he was
still able to blow his bazoo. '<!ot a gov
ernment here?' lie said, says ho, to the
native. ‘Vos, sor.' says the native.
‘Wal, I’m agin It,’ said the feller,"
“See here, Mr. Murphy." said Simon,
"It Is nearly time to retire. Our house
Is rather limited, and I gimss you'd bet
ter go oil and stay some other place.
CHAPTER IX.
Healing of the Hreach.
In oplte of Simon’s protestations,
.Mr. Murphy, the Irish traveler, suc
ceeded in spending the night at the
Urey residence, and iu the morning,
with Jolly good humor, went Ills way.
"That’s Just the kind of fellows that
are in favor of expansion. Ezra/’ said
Simon. "What docs lie know about
such things?"
"It may be, Simon, that lm Isn't fa
miliar with the knowledge of books,
Imt bis good common sense, In spite of
bis ignorance, has kept 1dm on the side
of our most intelligent men.”
"Ezra Urey! Who can you point out
among our nation's noted men that
were expansionists?"
"Well. Simon, there were Ueorge
Washington, Thomas Jefferson, An
drew Jackson, and many others."
"Why," said Simon. In astonishment;
"Jefferson and Jackson were Iiemo
v 4 ill”.
“To hi* sure they were, hut they must
have been in favor of nu expansion
policy, for during their administration
our country expanded greatly. Wash
ington was an expansionist nml yet tho
Itenioerats and Populists say they are
standing in line with him."
“When tin* purchase of Louisiana
was agreed ujmiii through the treaty
made by IVesident Jefferson with
Ho nu parte, the anti - expansionists
fought it on tho ground that the Con
stitution made no provision for our
holding ‘foreign territory.’ But in spite
of the people that fought the Idea, he
purchased Louisiana, thereby adding
over a million square miles to the area
of tills nation. If tin* anti-expansion
ists of tlx* day had prevailed, that vast
area west of the Mississippi would to
day be a foreign country, and the
Cnited States an inferior power.
“Now, Jet's look at (Jener.il Jackson,
tlx* 1 letnocratie idol. Without author
ity from tin* government at Washing
ton, lie invaded Florida and demon
strated tlie fact that it was completely
at the mercy of the Cnited States. Its
cession to us by Spain was largely due
to his persistence, lie looked Into the
future, nud saw the advantage of our
possessing a coast Hue to the (lulf.
Jackson was an expansionist.
“When Texas asked for annexation
to the Union, the liomoerntlo party
was In power. The Whigs bitterly op
posed the protiosltioii.
“We annexed Texas, defeated Mexi
co, and by the treaty of peace in IMS
secured the immense area now occupied
by California. Nevada, Utah, part of
Colorado, New Mexico aud Ari* urn, an l
made toe i*acitle our Western bound
ary. Had tho anti expansionists had
their way. Texas would now tie a for
eign country, nml tills area Just de
scribed would be a part of Mexico, In
stead of the United State*. Tin’ll 1
might go on and explain how the anti
expansionist* bowled when the govern
nieut purchased Alaska. They thought
It was awful, yet see how well Alaska
has paid us. 1 trti you. Minton, we can
not expand too much. U lull would
tircat Itrltnlu In*, one of tin* mightiest
nations of tti<- glolu v > re It not for her
colonial possession*s’*
■ Welt K*ra, you never can convince
me that the Philip;dm* sir I* right
Y»u might argue all your hie.ith away,
amt I would still tlunk M< Kinky was
making a great Bit stake **
’ Now Mtmon. I siitii to call your at
'
In Cong *'*a pushed \h H ok v into the
Mpntdait war Ido jr were i .e *m party,
shouting that \|. Kitiiev so a row
ard Mm quickly have event* crowd d
u|*>u events, as Is cause f«ig* tfutllv **
of the fact, that iu the euily days uf
Inst year the Democrats and Populists
goaded William McKinley, Jeered at
him, because he hesitated to declare
war against Spain. Dewey's victory at
Manila originated expansion. Ail
through the hot summer of 1SHS there
were no Democrats, no Republicans,
nor Populists -only Americans, rejoic
ing In the achievement of Admiral
Dewey. Then President McKinley
was rumored to have said, ‘Only the
city of Manila will be retained. It will
he ilie American Hong Kong;’ and don’t
you remember. Simon, what a cry of
indignation went up? ‘What!’ cried the
Democrats and Populists of last year;
‘give up the spoils of victory?’ ‘What!
Haul down the flag?* ‘What! Hive up
the finest thing In the whole business?’
‘Wha at!’ V
"Now, filtnon, any reasoning man
knows that If McKinley had not Jn
Htnictcd the Peace Commissioners sent
to Paris to demand the whole Philip
pine archipelago; If in* had turned and
given up the Island, as was first pro
posed, I say, you know, Hinton, what
the Democrats would Is* doing to-dny.
It wouldn't be natural for them to
agree with McKinley. Why, the Dem
ocrats and Populist purtlcs would he
crazy for expansion."
“Well, Ezra, you can’t deny thp fact
that one great. Intelligent man is In
favor of antl-ltnperlalism, and that is
William Jennings Bryan, the greatest
man now living.’’
’’You’re right, Simon; that wonderful
Bryan Is against the government’s ex
pansion policy, the same as lie is
against every other policy of this ad
ministration, but one somewhat re
markable fact Is that while Mr. Bryan
so viciously attacks the policy of this
administration In Its conduct of Philip
pine affairs, he has not yet Informed
even his party of what ought to be
done In those Islands. Would he have
the United States troops withdrawn?
Would he haul down the flag and give
up the Islands at this Juncture?"
“Well,” said Simon, carelessly, "you
have wasted a great deal of precious
breath on me since you came last night,
haven't you?"
“Wasted?” said Cynthia. "Yes, that’s
right, Ezra. Every time you try to con- tl
vince Simon that lie's mistaken about
anything you’re Just wastin’ your
breath. He’s one of these kind of fel
lers that’s perfect. He never makes
mistakes,” said Cynthia, sarcastically.
"Now, I believe,” she added, “that
when a person sees their mistakes they
ought to rectify ’em. Now, I made a
mistake when I argued against the Re
publicans and predicted that they
would make hard times. Time has
proven that, and I am ready to rectify
It. I don't want to be agin everything,
as Mr. Murphy said, especially when
everything's all right."
"Say, pa,” said Jimmie, "inn's turned
Republican, and Anna Jest told Mary,
out In the yard, that she’s ugoln’ to see
Vlnnle, and Mary said she guessed
she'd go to, In spite of what you say.
Too had. na, that you have got so much
trouble."
"If lie's pot trouble, be lias no one to
blame but himself," said Cynthia.
Then Jimmie ran out of the door,
shouting:
"Hurrah for McKinley!” and Johnny
took up the cry, till anybody would
have supposed the whole family to be
thoroughly ltejuihliean.
This riled Political Simon up to such
a height that lie soon forgot his resolu
tion, and Jumping up, said lie guessed
he'd have to make a & «■ corrections In
his family; and by the sound of the
yelps given liy Johnny and Jimmie It
was evident that they were the first
corrected; then he proceeded to tell
Anna and Mary how they would liave
to do If they remained ut home; nml
then In his rage swore that Kara was
the cause of the whole rumpus.
No more was said that day, and SI
mou tlrey was left with his medita
tion*.
The next morning, as soon hh he met
his family, he said to Cynthia:
"Send for Vlnnle, mother, and we will
have u family reunion.”
YouVnn guess, my renders, what an
effect that remark produced. Why,
Cynthia. Anna, Mary and the hoys all
tried to emhrn e him at otice, and they
all cried for Joy.
Vlnnle was sent for post haste, and
the following morning as Cynthia waa
preparing n "big" dinner for the prodi
gal child, the sound of carriage wheels
were heard.
"It's Vlnnle and «•!»•«,“ they all whls
pi red. ami evcryl*>tl> scrambled lo em
brace her first. Minion was on hand,
atl 1 With fears In his NatMul her
alight, and asked her to forgive him
Me will leave mir heft* here, 'inId
i pha uut family miit< umllug*. mid my
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