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Bonton (Mo.) Record: Tho steadiest
, friends tho reorganizors have aro the
'republicans and their organs.
Virginia (111.) Enquirer: Tho sug-
Jigestion that tho trusts bo placed in
the hands of tho fedoral courts is ren-
j clorod valueless by tho circumstance
Tthat tho fedoral courts aro apparently
' in tho hands of tho trusts.
Tarklo (Mo.) World: The platform
suits tho democracy of this state all
right and tho ticket will bo olected
by a big majority. Nobody is kicking
because the same thing was not said in
lour or Ave difforent ways either.
Contorvlllo (Md.) Times: Puzzle
If it taxos five republican congresses
to got to tho point where they begin
to think anti-trust legislation is de
manded by the people, how long will
it take tho Hon. Charles Littlefield to
secure tho passage of a real trust
..busting bill?
Stanton (Neb.) Register: " Tho mon
y question Is not settled yet and tho
republican plans for an asset cur
rency has proven to the people
the insincerity of those who profess
to favor a single standard. Tho
money question will still be tho lead
ing one in 1904.
Provo.City (Utah) Democrat: Re
publicans of the nation are trying
hard to got into democratic lines by
advocating legal proceedings against
the trusts. It's a little too late, though.
The place to have effected a remedy
for tho trust evil was in tho 57th con
gress, which has adjourned.
West Bond (la.) Advance: In
' parallel columns of the Chicago Rec-
ordHrald Mondayarmeaied- the 'fol
lowing hef"ttmes: "Paid $12,000 for
His Brl?l Outfit "Soldiers Ordered
pM i(y 11m Miners." vStudy out the two
conditions of life suggested by those
headlines. Then ask yourself, "What
breeds anarchy ?"
' Lexington (N. C.) Dispatch: If tho
democratic party decides to follow
the dictation of republicans in Its na
tional policy it will be as sure to meet
defeat as the sun shines. It is safest
to find out what your' enemy wants
you to do and then go straightway and
do the other thing.
Carrollton (111.) Gazette: The dem-
ocratlc party does not need reorganiz
ing. All It needs is tho united efforts
of -all democrats, and victory is cor-
$ tain. All persons who are opposed
f ' "tq'th centralization of power, imper
jjJ56? iailsm, antf trust domination are dem
ocrats any should be working in
- democratic harness.
.;;. MHIWm (Pa.) Journal: Republl
4; " can duplicity in dealing with the trusts
is shown y tho fact that in every in
stance where Attorney General Knox
instituted proceedings against the
trusts it was where there was no real
tangible Jvidence against them, but in
t eases where the evidence was direct
' and poslolvo proceedings woro not in
stituted.'
Farmihgton (Mo.) Times: If Presi
dent Roosevelt is sincere in his pro
tended opposition to trusts, why
doesn't he make an attempt to enforce
the anti-trust laws, Instead of prom
ising "specfal trust legislation." He
and his, party are "long" on promises
to tho people just before elections and
"short!' on their fulfillment after elec
tions. Bellefonte (Pa.) Witchman: Won't
somebody please examine the field
glass through which the Philadelphia
Times man takes his view of the politi
cal horoscope. Judging from the fre
quency with which ho feels called upon
to "shoo Mr. Bryan off the presiden
tial trade" we fear some one has
. pasted a picture of that gentleman .on
its . magnifying end.
Weekly News Summary.
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Contorvlllo (la.) Journal: It seom3
that our republican friends cannot find
sufficient law to make injunctions
work against tho beef trust and other
great trusts that aro robbing the peo
ple of millions annually. But when
it conies to apply the injunction
scheme against the laboring man it
works like a charm.
Waynesburg (Pa.) Democrat: Who,
that remembers, believes those lies
about Bryan wrecking the democratic
party that Cleveland had brought to
victory. Indiana gave Cleveland 11.
000 majority in 1892. In 1894, two
years before Bryan was mentioned,
this same state of Indiana rebuked the
Clovoland administration by giving a
republican majority of 47,000. Facts
aro said to be stubborn things anTl
tho reorganizors ought to be fed on
them a plenty.
Tiffin (O.) Advertiser: Tho demo
cratic national conventions of 1896
and 1900 denounced the republican pol
icy of government by injunction, and
its fruits are now being gathered by
the laboring pen who supported tho
republican party and its vicious policy.
But they still have tho right to vote.
Bucyrus (O.) Forum: The Chicago
Chronicle describes the populist as
"a man who is always wanting govern
ment to do something for him, who is
so lacking in self-reliance that he
looks to the government" not as his
agent, but as his guardian and bene
factor; who is so much of a vagrant
as to insist that the world, by which
he means other people more industri
ous and capable than .himself, ..owes
him a living." The fellows this fits
are chiefly the tariff "and trust barons,
the Clevelands, the Shermans, the
Plerpont Morgans, and all the host of
fellows who have secured millions at
public expense or through class legis
lation; but they don't call themselves
popuiists, and they aren't satisfied with
"a living." They want to "hog" the
whole business, and leave only a bare
existence for the people who toil.
Fulton (111.) Journal: There is con
siderable frothy talk wasted by some'
alleged democrats concerning "reor
ganization," and "harmony," and
"conservatism." No meaningless,
shilly-shally platform, on which
stands a, good Lord and good devil
candidate for the presidency, the cam
paign under the manacement of man
who piloted the democratic party on
to the rocks in 1894, and who voted
the republican ticket in 1896 and 1900,
and who have not expressed repent
ance for their ill-advised course, will
win a victory ror democracy and the
people in 1904. During the past six
years the republican politicians have
given campaign material enough with
which the democrats should win a
glorious victory. But the democratic
platform should bo as clear, positive,
radical as the platforms of 1896 and
1900 were on every question.
Alliance (Neb.) Herald: Tho Her
ald wants harmony, and wants it bad
ly. It will harmonize on any demo
cratic ground. The -Kansas City plat
form is democratic ground, and don't
you foi'get it We were right in 1896
and 1900, and by the eternal we are
right now. Wo want harmonv hut wo
don't want it badly enough to accepr
what traitors offer nor to follow tho
lead of those sulked and skulked when
honest democrats were fighting like
men. By all means lot's have har
mony tho harmony of democrats who
fight for principle and not for pelf
the harmony of democrats who fight
for loyalty above loot; the harmony of
democrats who would rather be de
feated forever while fighting for right
than damned once for battling for
wrong. If this is a false note In the
harmony chorus ,all right. The Her
ald will continue to sing in' this key
till the cows come home.
(Continued from Page 13.)
It is reported that President Roose
velt will call the senate in extraordi
nary session early in November, to
act on a reciprocity treaty with Cuba.
The president hopes to have the rec
iprocity question cleared away entire
ly before the regular session of con
gress, which will meet in December.
The new German Lloyd steamship,
Kaiser Wilhelm II., was successfully
launched at tho Vulcan shipyard at
Stettin on August 12 in the presenco
of Emperor William. She is to bo of
39,000 horsepower and will have ac
commodations for 1,000" cabin passengers.
The third reunion of' the National
Society of the Army of the Philip
pines took place in Council Bluffs, la,,
beginning on August 13. Governor
Savage of Nebraska and Governor
Cummins of Iowa with their staffs
were present and other noted visitors
were Brigadier General Charles King,
General Wilder S. Metcalf, and the
president of the society, Brigadier
General Irving Hale, together with
many noted veterans of the Philippine
war. On Wednesdav evening, August
13, the citizens of Council Bluffs ten
dered the visitors a reception which
was attended by fully 5,000 people,
and where several addresses were delivered.
A . Washington, dispatch of August
13 says: The navy department has
been informed by the officers In com
mand of tho Asiatic squadron that the
following named vessels have been put
out of commission at Cavite, P. I.:
Basco, Calamines, Panay Mariveles,
Arayt, and Paragua. These vessels
are small gunbaots and were captured
from the Spanish during the recent
war. The action taken indicates that
they no longer are needed for service
in the Philippines.
A New York dispatch says: The
four harvester companies not includ
ed in the concentration are D. M. Os
borne & Co., Auburn, N. Y.; John
stone Harvester company, Batavia, N.
Y.; Walter A. Wood Mowing and
Reaping Machine company, Hoosic
Falls. N. Y.t and Adriance, Piatt & Co.,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. It was announced
tonight on the best of authority that
the headquarters will be located in
Chicago.
A dispatch from New York, under
date of August 13, says: Bishop
O'Gorman of Sioux Falls, S. D., who
accompanied Governor Tt to the
Vatican and who returned Tuesday,
bearing a gift to President Roosevelt
from the pope, will on Saturday visit
Oyster Bay and then present the gift,
which is a mosaic of the pope sitting
on a terrace in tho Vatican gardens
surrounded by a number of attendants,
with a view of Rome in tho distance.
The bishop has received an invitation
to dine with the president. Bishop
O'Gorman will go to Newport prob
ably tomorrow to visit Cardinal Gib
bons. He said ho bore a special mess
ago of greeting to the cardinal from
the pope. He will later visit St. Paul
as the bearer of a similar greeting to
Archbishop Ireland.
It is reported from Bvanston, Wyo.,
that a good flow of petroleum has been
struck near Spring Valley. The oil Ib
of the finest quality, and tho fact that
the strike occurred five miles from
the other wells of the district indicates
that che field is extensive.
An interesting report from Tromsoe
Norway, dated August 13, and concern
ing the difficulties of Explorer Bald
win has been made public, and reads
as follows: Evelyn B. Baldwin and
several members of the crew of the
America have made statements before
a notary public regarding the dispute
between Mr. Baldwin and Captain J6
hannssen of the America. According
to Mr. Baldwin's statement, Captain
Johannssen refused to obey the orders
of the ice pilot and that necessitated
his removal from the command. Bald
win also says that Captain Johanns
sen left the vessel at Honingsvaag,
without Baldwin's knowledge or con
sent. The relations between Baldwin
and the ice pilot were always of the
best, the statement asserts, and it is
added that while the death of half
the dogs from worms hindered the
party from reaching as far north as
intended, Baldwin is confident that
Within twelve months the America will
reach tho intended latitude, en route
to the North Pole. The consulate at
Christiana, to which Captain Johanns
sen complained, has referred him to
the consulate at Bergon.
On August 13 It was reported from
San Francisco that the Chinese-American
Commercial company has filed ar
ticles of incorporation, with a capital
ization of $1,000,000. The incorpora
tors are Ho Yow, who for six years
has been the imperial Chinese consul
general to this country, and the fol
lowing San Francisco business men:
Henry F. Allen,. Henry F. Fortmann,
George T. Hawley, Francis Cutting, P.
E. Bowles, G. D. Greenwood, W. H.
Chickoring and Rudolph Spreckles.
The purpose of J;he company is to de
velop business and trade between Chi
na C" this country. Ho Yow will
temporal Jly resign from the consulship
to manage the affairs of this compact
in China. The company will establish
commercial museums for the exhibi
tion of American manufactures and
products all over China and will do the
same in America for Chinese products.
Interesting news comes from Rome
under date of August 13k as follows:
Recently published statements that the
famous Borghese palace was to be sold
at auction are authoritatively denied
by the legal representatives of the
Borghese family.
A Rome dispatch on January 24 an
nounces that the Italian government
had purchased the Borghese art gal
lery for $800,000, tho sale being made
by Prince Borghese because of finan
cial difficulties. In November. 1901,
Prince Borghese offered to donate to
the Italian nation all of his painting3
except Titian's "Sacred and Profane
Love," if he were allowed to sell that
picture abroad. It was said he had
been offered $1,000,000 for this paint
ing. The government refused him
permission to sell it abroad.
A Manila report says that a small
party of Moros surprised an outpost of
the Twenty-seventh infantry at Camp
Vicars on August 12, killing two Amer
ican sentries and wounding another.
The attacking Moros were all from
Bacolod and tho occurrence probably
will result in a move against the town,
which has a strong fort and other de
fenses. It is also reported from Ma
nila that the fourth anniversary of
the capture of the city of Manila,
which was surrendered to the Ameri
can forces on1 August 13, 1898, was ob
served as a general holiday.
On August 11 it was reported from
Havana that at today's meeting of the
house of representatives the bill to
raise a Cuban loan of $35,000,000 re
ceived from the senate was reported
and referred to the committee on
tariffs. The house today refused a re
quest made by a judge of instruction,
asking permission of the house to
prosecute Representative Aiques, who,
the judge claims, is the author of an
artlclo which appeared 'in La Luchak,
directed against Senor Diaz, secretary
of public works, accusing him of be
ing personally interested in an affair
before the house. Four members votea
in favor of granting tho judge the per
mission he asked for.
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