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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1904)
X V h' M ! I .! i THE FARMER SEES REASONS WHY HE BELIEVE8 IN AND TRUST8 REPUBLICANS. They llne Never Deceived Nor He trnyed Ill Intcrcata niul Have Ar urcanlvcly Pnvoreil Leiflalntloii for Ilia llenellt. Kach tintionnl oamimltrii emphasizes the fnrt tlinl tliu "farmer" vote must be reckoned with niul catered to, mill nil parties put forth their best iiriniirnts when addressing the farmer. A way from the madding crowd, iiiitruminclcd liy tliu prejudices nml false cries of the polltl dnn, tliu farmer calmly rends nml thinks, nml thinks nml lo 11 1 In, mnl decides the itii'Mlini with discerning judgment thnt lead to u decision which Ih honest mid right. In 1SII0 It was generally frnrcd thnt lh farmer would ho deceived hy thi' grent promise in.'iili' of thv beneficent re units to be attained hy voting for free diver, lint this wns nut so; the farmer mlKlit be deceived when nwny from home, but nt IiIh ow.n fireside, with plenty of time to weigh the question, ho decided for the gold Klniiiliinl, AND Till'. DF.M OCRATIO PARTY AND ITH CANDI DATES ON TIIH NATIONAL TICK KT NOW SAY THAT TIIH PARMI.lt DKOIDIM) RIGHT. In 00 the cry was imperialism, mid with his love of freedom It was said that the fiirmrr might be stampeded, hut iiguiu he allow rd coinmon sense mid entin consideration to deride the question, mnl, seeing no danger of militarism or overthrow of the fitahlWhed government liy the new order of things, forced upon us by the war with Spain, the. farmer again cant his liallot for the Itepnlilicmi ticket, and time Iiiih proved that his judgment was good und liln decision right. Cliuir Will Not Answer. In the present cnmpnlgu no new or striking issue Is presented. The Demo crats nrrnigu the Republican party, vilify the President mid hold forth glittering generalities, Imt delinltcness is lacking, mid what would lie gained by the elec tion of a Democratic President Is not ap parent. A general "calamity howl" In no argument, mid to secure the fanner vote It Is necessary to present moie than chaff. One term of n Democratic President, two car only of absolute Democratic ndmliilstrntioii, wns siitllcicut to prac tically pnrnlyr.e liiinlncss throughout the natfoii, deprive the worker of the chance to earn mi honest living, depress values mid prices mid make us the laughing stock and subject of ridicule of the na tions of the world. McKlnley wan elected, a Republican Congress enacted n coiisistc,ut irolectlve tariff, Industry wan revived, factories Marled, unemployed given work at the highest wages ever known, consumption tdlmulatcd, values restored, Spain defeat ed, Culm freed, order established in the Philippine Islands and the people given civil liberty In its fullest sense mid the opportunity of becoming a creditable part of the greatest nation on earth. The sta bility of the currency has been assured by the action of the Republican admin istration; the public debt reduced and Interest charges lowered; laws passed that will bring the arid lands under cul tivation, and that, too, without tax or cost to any person except the one di rectly benetited by the purchase of the laud from the government. The securing of the route for mi isth mian canal, the construction of which is now assured, is a crowning triumph for n ltepiibllcaii President mid the part.v. and no one class will receive a greater benefit from the connection of the At lantic and Pacific by this great waterway than will the farmer. The opposition to the Cuban reci procity bill, on account of the reduction of the tariff on raw sugar, cauie largely from n misconception of what the result would be. Instead of retarding produc tion mid lowering (lie price of sugar beets, the opiioslte has been the result, mid the production has been stimulated mid profits Increased. Ileiteilta of Protection. The policy of protection which guards nml develops the Industries of our coun try, cardinal with the ltepiibllcaii party, Is necessary to the prosperity of the farmer. A tariff on agricultural products may not Increase the price if the de mand does not equal the supply, but a tariff which protects American labor mid home Industries insures work at high wages, plenty of money and Increased consumption, Insuring high prices fur farm products. The farmer is indebted to the ltepiib llcaii party for the rural free delivery system. First suggested by the editor of u leading farm paper, himself a He publican, the Idea was reported upon mid recommended by n Republican Postmas ter General, adopted and enlarged upon liy the Republican party, appropriation made by a Hcpubllc.111 Congress for mi Investigation nml trial of the proposed system. A Democratic Postmaster Gen eral, supported by a Democratic Presi dent, refused to expend the appropria tions and reported not only adversely to the system, but that the scheme was Impracticable. Not until the Republi cans were again In full power was the system given a fair trial, and its entire practicability, ns well as the great benefit to be derived by the rural population, fully demonstrated. Prom a $10,1X10 ap propriation for the trial of the system it has grown to an appropriation of over SUOAXVMXH) under the friendly encour agement niul aggressive business policy of Republican administrations. No other one thing isiuld have been of such gre.lt benefit to the farmer; it has placed him in dally communication with the world, mid from the seclusion of farm life he emerges und becomes u part and parcel of this great nation nnd is not only able to read of the doings throughout the world, but the facilities afforded for frequent and prompt communication en able him to take part in its affairs. The fanner Is nnw recognized as a big, liro.nl minded business man, and the discovery Is due to the rilfal free delivery system, established and fostered by the Repub lican party. The Republican party ha.s always been aggressively In favor of legislation for the benefit of farmers, ami the record will be considered and remembered when the fanner casts his vote. The platforms of the ltepiibllcaii mid Democratic parties are mi similar on important subjects that the conclusion U inevitable that the latter followed the former ror rore-caicning purposes, anu that tlit Democratic part ii iugJnctreJtbJngii niul asking iiiport under false repre sentations, mid tln farmer never favor or tipiirts insincerity ur friitnl. "MUD.8LINQINQ.' Democratic Newapnrera Are Ilorrl licit When Fnctn Aro Btnted. I New York Tribune. To charge that the President of the Pulled States Ik so reckless nml tin scrupulous that he means. If elected, to grnsp Mixicn, the West Indies. Central America mid South America, nnd con Milidatc all In one huge American em pire th.it is moderate nnd proper polit ical discussion. "The candidate Is the issue." To recite, with scrupulous moderation, the historic facts concerning the entry Into public life of the opposing enndi-dale---fncts thnt no man disputes or date dispute that is "miid-throwlngl" To mention that his first political friends nml creators were the hnllnt-hox staffers of Stony Hollow mid Jockey Hill; that his debut ns a political mali nger wa, Mhlle a surrogate judge, as the Slate chairman for nnd personal representative of David It. Hill, who In gratitude made him a Supreme Court Justice; nnd that, when he needed n close friend to intrust with his bid to llryanites for the Chief Judgeship of the Court of Appeals on the ground that he had voted for Itryan, he chose as such coulidciitlal representative the elec tion thief Dnnfortli -to mention these undisputed nnd indisputable facts, it seems according to the horrified Demo cratic organs, is "mud-slinging." Well, shivering souls, if thus facts imply "mud," then that Is the sort of "mud" your candidate lives in. You in .nkc In vain u cast-olT judicial robe to hiilu it. "The candidate is the issue." ROOSEVELT GOOD ENOUGH. Tlie Feoulc I.Ike the l'rcaldcnt'ii Dem ocratic YVny. I John S. Wise, of Virginia. 1 The people have seen more of Roose velt now as youth and cowboy and sportsman and naval seerelnVy and po lice commissioner and soldier and gov ernor mid President to think themselves fair judges of his Ingrain democratic nnd icpuhllcau personality. They believe he would spring ut mid grnppln witJi u usurper or a monarchist as fiercely as he would lasso a wild broncho or light n Spaniard. And they like his demo cratic wiijs, more democratic far in ac tion than t lie aristocratic and cxclusiw ness of Pinker, with Ills colorless demo cratic platitudes. Talk does not settle popular estimates of public men. Thousands nn., hun dreds of thousands of Democrats see more real democracy in the vigorous, ag gressive, wideawake Theodore Roosevelt than In the colorless, secretive Alton It. Parker. The platforms are mighty near together. The men nre going to be a more decisive feature of this campaign than usual. Ami with my knowledge of the American people and the things which please their taste mid fancy mid till their Ideals of what real American manhood Is I would. If I were a betting mini, stake all I had that Rooseve't will be an easy winner. Cheap llitrrlcmlca. It i droll, the attitude of the Demo iratic party in the present campaign. It has nominated candidates of mod erate talents as llgurc-hc.iils for the ven tures of the discredited party, and ex pects the people to support them, while the Democratic National Committee nnd Tammany nru expected to buy or steal success. The Democratic party, with its un sound ies, fiiiumcia! and economic, lies hopefully lsdilud Parker and those un named expectancies uiiced by Williams. I try an and other Democrats, And lliyau promises to reorganize the party after the election! llowV Evi dently on lines of socialism, government and municipal ownership of telegraph and railroad lines, wall all the sequence. What a vagueness of thought mid prom ise! llo'u may so-eallcd leaders of any party expect to get thr votes of sensi ble men upon a proposition so dim as this'. The fault with the Democratic party, this car. is that it docs not eten furnish a good dissolving view. Tnkc Your Choice. David It. Hill, the sponsor r the Democratic candidate fur the Presidency, said at St. lmis that lie "did not know how Pinker stood on the money ques tion." I-'or thirty je.n-s Hill mid Park er have been Intimately associated, so cially and political)). If the statement made liy Hill is to be believed, then Parker is too secretive a man to elect to the President-,v ; if false, then it was evidently made for the purpose of mis leading the people; mid if the people are t.i be deceived 111 one thing, why not in all the acts of the Democratic leaders V Would It lie Wiser It Is conceded that the Democrats are not on record on the tariff question. This being the case, would it not be unwise to trust tariff revision to the party op Kised to the principle of protection, the result Mug practically free trade, bring ing industrial depression, luird times and the inevitable lowering of prices on farm products? Tom Watson acknowledges that the i .'million of American workluguieii is now vastly improved, and that in their home they enjoy conveniences of life vvlikh a king could not command some huiidrisl years ago. if the Democracy had Its way we would reverse the wheels of progress so that the workluguieii might enjoy the privations of life that were the common lot in the grand old days of JctYersouian scarcity of hath tubs, The lielnfiitncai of the Oerninns to VTiint each other tin tieen one of the Hitenli(l tcinonn they hnvc tntitrht. Fidelity Innlwnye un nit mlrulilu trait, the fidelity of Oermune tonuril encli other line heoit to me nlurnye one of their trlkliiB an.l udmlr.itilc cliurac UrUtlc.-8utor Knlrbank m ImlUimpolli, sj tcniU-r 3, . Pnder the Republican wney of pro lection our Imhiic market affords our manufacturers and pioduccrs the htt market in the world, even If we did not sell any of our products abroad. Hut protect 1. m has alto made us the greatest exporting nation in the world. Chinn and India nre "cheap" countries. Human mlsir is held very low in these lands nnd the result is tliut the masses ure constantly steeped in poverty mid menaced by starvation. In spite of the so-called cheupneen the people do not k't THE PHILIPPINE ISSUE. Mnrkail Modification orjndj-e Parker's Poiltlon. Nothing In the conduct of the Demo cratic party is more conducive to the public weal than the case with which It abandons untenable Issues after pledg ing eternal fealty to them, For eight years It was liidisKolulily wedded to the free nnd unlimited coin age of silver nt nn arbitrary ratio only, nt the telegraphic behest of its candidate, to accept tliu gold standard ns "firmly unit Irrevocably established" by tliu Re publican party. Prom tiimi beyond the memory of the oldest voter the Democracy has been fill initiating against "protectionism ns n robbery" only to have David II. Hill waive the tariff issue into the back ynrd nnd nbym of time, "because It Is a ques tion on which very few of us (Demo crats) agree." Nothing could have been "more beau tiful to see" than the sham frenzy with which Democrat) nnd "nntl-lmperlnliiits" denounced the prompt action by which the United States seized tliu npiMirtunity nml became possessed of the authority to dig and control the Isthmian canal ex cept the avidity with which the Demo cratic convention swallowed all Its vo ciferous scruples ami resolved that, "when entrusted with power It will con struct' tliu Panama caunl speedily, hon estly and economically." No wonder tliu mocking echo, "when entrusted with power," reverberated through the repub lic. And now comes Alton 11. Parker nnd draws the pen of ante-election expedient through the Philippine plank of his par ty. "We Insist," reads that siblllant doc ument, "that we ought to do for the Fili pinos what wc have done already for the Cubans, nml it Is our duty to make that promise NOW." At the first opportunity Judge Parker was given to unburden Ids soul over the wrong perpetrated iu substituting Ameri can Justice, liberty and security for Span ish cruelty, extortion nnd oppression in the Philippines, lie modified the "now" ill the nbove quotation with these Hso penn words: "The nccident of wnr brought the Phil ippines into our possession mid we nre not nt liberty to disregnrd the responsi bility which thus came to us. but that responsibility will be best subserved by preparing the Islanders as rapidly as pos sible for self-government mid giving to them assurances that it will come as soon as they are reasonably prepared for it." When Interrogated by John (!. Mil bum of Iluffalo os to whether the Del phic phrase, "self-government," in the torcgoiug sentence was to be construed ns "identical with Independence political nml territorial," he replied: "I am in hearty accord with that plank in the Democratic platform which advocates tieatiug tlie Filipinos precisely as we did the Cubans; mid I also favor making (lie promise to them SOW to take such action AS SOON AS IT CAN PHP DKNTI.Y Hi: DONF-." Aye, there's the rub! Give the prom ise, and n Democratic promise at thnt, now, am) redeem it "as soon as it can prudently be done." Was there ever u more flagrant ense of that juggling with words thnt gives the word of promise to tlie ear, but puts its fulfillment beyond the pale of living hope? Why promise now what iu the expediency and wisdom of the future it may never be prudent to fulfill? No wonder the Democratic New York Times scornfully declares that "the only perceptible difference between the Demo cratic position and tlie Republican posi tion is that Judge Parker would tell the Filipinos now what is in store for them, mid President Roosevelt would not. There is nothing either iu his speech or In his letter to Mr. Miiliiirn which would in any other than a heedless auti-lmpe-liulist mind lead to the conclusions that were ho Iu the White House he would pursue toward our possessions iu the far Fast a policy different from that pursued by President Roosevelt." The Times further expresses the opin ion that "If the American people were asked to vote to-day upon the question of immediately granting independence to the Philippines, they would vote the proposition down leu to one, perhaps twenty to one, certainly by mi exemplary majority. They would vote it down be cause they arc not insane ami because they are not heartless. If they were asked to vote upon the question whether we should 'make the promise now' they would laugh in the faces of tlio.se who asked them to take the trouble to express their will upon a mere question of expe diency." A promise now to do something which Ir may be prudent to do fifty or two hun dred years hence, possibly never, would seem to almost reach the unscalable heiu'lits of Democratic folly. Certninl.v Judge Parker's promise now with its "as soon as it can prudently be donu" condi tion, eliminates the Philippine issue from the Democratic category of Republican transgressions, Iniie-lntlinjDf Kte.qt. When the great iron and steel indus try of the United States thrives, other American Industries thrive. Tlie Dent al ruth party could not legislate to de stroy tlie protection to the iron and steel Industry without legislating to destroy the prosperity of the United States, The millions of additional profit and wages that nave count in tlie iron mid steel industry under Republican rule would have been earned, if at all, by foreign nations, had Democratic policies prevailed during the last eight .vears. The gigantic rise of this Industry dur ing the lust eight years added enormous ly to the wealth of the United States, and every branch of American industry ami agriculture has been stimulated by it. "Prosperity at home mid prestige abroad" has Indeed been intimately con nected with the increasing Imperialism of steel, which once was Pauper but now is King. Prosperity nt Home, I'rcutlue Abroad, "Prosperity nt Home and Prestige Abroad" was n campaign phrase that nppealed with great force to tliu Amer ican people in 1!HM), It should appeal to them with still greater force in 1P0I. for during the last four years of fur ther Republican rule there have been still further great gains in the prosper ity of the United States, and still fur ther great Increase in the respect enter tained for the United States by all the nations of the world. Democratic Party Divided, The Democratic campaign managers are trying to hoodwink the mass of the party by saying; all Democrats-are work ing frmtl for the election Parker. The truth it, there Is now more dis affection in iie Democratic pnrty than there wns vhen lliyau was humiliated the first tine. Neither ltryiiu Demo crats nor fnends of W. It. Hearst will Htipport Parker. In New York State tlie llryanites lave put n State Populist ticket in thr field and will vote for Wat son, the Ptpullst nominee for the Presi dency. Iu New Jersey the llenrstltes have organized the "People's Demo cratic parly" mid will fight the regular organization. In Indiana and other States the free edlver and Itryan Demo crats are In nrms nnd will worry the. Parker party. THE WORKINGMAN'S FRIEND. Hallway Firemen Pnjr a Notable Trib ute to President ltooicvelr. No President ever received n more notubln tribute from a labor organiza tion thna Theodore Roosevelt did at the convention of the Brotherhood of Ixico motive Firemen held In Iluffalo. A pub lic meeting was held on tliu night of Sept. 111. Fully 5,000 persons were iu nttembiiice. Grand Master Hnnnnhnn, In conclud ing mi address, called attention to the fact that u New York newspaper had criticised the President because lie had accepted an honorary membership In the Brotherhood of Iocomotive Firemen. "Iet me Hay." said Mr. ilminahati, "thnt If the President of the United States or any other of iu citizens does nothing vvore than accept membership In this organization he will neither merit the III will nor deserve the censure of any of his fellow-mcti. (Cheers.) "If the rest of the public, and particu larly thosu who are Intrusted with the direction of our government and the management of the nation's greatest en terprises would do ns the President and meet us upon a common level, there would bo fewer strikes and less strife and more of peace and goivl-will iu the industrial world." "What has tlie President dono for you?" shouted mi intoxicated man, who stood near the stage ifoor on tlie right. "What has the President done?" re pented Grand Master Hanuiihati. "The President has proven to the organized worklngincn of this country that he lias an interest in their welfare by accepting nn honorary mciulcr.sliip iu un org.inizi tlon of men whose faces are begrimed by smoke ami dust, and who dally ami hourly face the gravest dangers." The monster audience burst Into deafening cheers, Tlie tumult rolled from wall to wall mid back again. Men stiMxl up on the benches, wildly waving their hats and cheering for the Presi dent. The demonstration vvns spon taneous and was general nil over the hall. Finally It died down mid sonic one In the audience shouted: "Hurrah for Theodore Roosevelt!" And again the crowds burst into cheers mid when the second demonstra tion died out the intoxicated man was nowhere to be seen. During the demonstration the men on the stage sat silent mid made no effort cither to check or urge on tlie remark able ovation which the President had re ceived. The Brotherhood does not per mit polities to influence its action, hut its members, regardless of parly, enter tain a high opinion of President Roose velt and will stand by him as firmly as he stands liy them. MR. DAVIS CONTRIBUTION Democratic Vice Presidential Cnndi date Draw, the Line nt s?5(),O0(). A press telegram dated Cumberland, Md., Sept. 7, says; "It is stated on reliable authority from Kikius that the campaign contribution of Henry G. Davis will not lie anything like tlie amount (lie Democratic manag ers had expected. He has fixed the amount for alt purposes at 3."0,(H)0 ami Ills brother. Col. Thomas It. Davis of Keyser, W. Va., gave a similar amount. "Mrs. Klkins mid Mrs. Arthur I.ee. daughters of Mr. Davis, an known lo have objected to their father contribut ing large sums, ami his son, John T. Davis, is said to have done likewise. "Four years ago dulin T. Davis spent a large sum in four counties when his Uncle Tom was a candidate for Con gress, but no results were obtained. Col. Davis being defeated by a large vote. Since then the Davises haw little faith iu politicians' judiciously expending money." There's some sense iu the Davis fam ily, it appears. Tlie ex-Senator himself has always succeeded iu hanging on to his dollars. How much better it will be to use some of papa's money to buy pretty bon nets and gowns with, than to throw them to the mocking-birds of tlie Democratic campaign committee! And all for nothing, loo! Handicapped. Mnrshnll P. Wilder's most successful joke of the season has a political tmiu t it that is calculated to make even u Democrat with any sense of its eternal aptness laugh. He tells of a teacher who. nsks a class of boys whether they would like .to be President of tlie United States. Observing that amid the gen eral enthusiasm of assent one lsiy was silent nml disconsolate, she said: "What's the matter. Willie? Don't you wish to be President V" "Ycs'iu, but I can't," replied the boy. "How do you know you can't?" she asked. "Because I'm a Democrat." That let him out. Kenulillcnn vs. Democratic Poller, Organization does much to maintain the wages of labor, but organization of wage-earners does not provide consum ers. Consumption of coal Is always greatest when mills and factories are run ning full time. It is the policy of the Rcptihl'cai) party to protect nil Indus tiles by wise and beneficent laws, while it hnR been tho policy of the Democratic party, as evidenced by the last Cleveland administration, to provide as much work as possible for the artisans of other coun tries by removing the protection the tar iff affords American vvorkinginen. The Democratic party has been fatally wrong on every phase of the money ques tion from the resumption of specie pay ments after the war to the establish ment of the gold standard, both of which it opposed. It is constitutionally unfit to deal with financial questions. The story of the struggle on the edge of the arid belts is n record of heart breaking disappointments ami of failure for causes utterly beyond individual con trol. Under national irrigation tbes will teenr happily uo more. NOTHING TO TAKE BACK. Hovr Wltl Itr.Toit Kxplnlti Ilia Hon tlllty to l'arkcr' Wtltlfitti t,iiil,,r-a Itft-nt, line linn nffl. clnlly engaged by the Democratic Na tional Committee to make speeches in evv lurk, Indiana mid oilier places. The former candidate for the presidency lino nntiiiiflttiii f witttit iitfiti nu (ill me nviini uiiife ui 41 i .-fii in nun tn agile political contortionist, but he will have the time of his life explaining his record during the present campaign. Mr. nrynn uas nceu on a good many sines oi a good many different questions, and yet he lives to tell the tale. But just liow lie proposes to advocate the election of Pinker Is a mystery. ttrtiin iVFiu ,i,i(iiui,jl tn l'lirl-nr it.'f.ii the convention met at St. IuiIf. Ho wns opposed to Parke.' every day during the sessions or mat inharmonious garnering. VA liui. PuhL'ah .....( I.I.. lnlnin,ii utt,i,tl.a it ..tril A Mini'. J-UIIL III-, II 'IVpllllll i-u'l'iv meiitlug the Democratic platform Mr. itrynu rose rrom it oei or mckiicss to uc- lioillice llie niittilnen n n ti-'itlor nml a dictator, mid his dramatic appearance on mat Mniuruuy nignt was one or tlie most extraordinary episodes of an extraordi nary convention. Itryan lashed Parker and 'he dared the convention to send u telegram to the nominee demanding his honest onlnlnn on other well-known Dem ocratic principles. Uitcr on Mr. Bryan, In his own paper, thr I ".llllllliifiiir. n lilli. flu. Kiimla It, tliu convention were fresh before him, openly nnrged that Judge Pnrker wns a party fl II fllt-f-lltit ntf.itiitir ti. .l.wwl-,i flin Att. ..- .- .......,. i I,I,M,. IU ...... I, V .... ..... vention and that his nomination had been secured hy Improper means. It was then that the former candidate for the piesi dency put himself on record by saying in the Commoner of July t.'l. less than a week after the nomination: "1 have noth ing to take back." It seems a curious thing to find n man who has "nothing to take back." appear ing on the stump favoring the election of Alton It. Parker for the presidency. If Mr. Bryan has "nothing to take back." he should in eomui'iu honesty when he .llll.Ciir fill tint .tmnn In liiili.iu.i mnl -i - .-......,. ...... elsewhere, repeat to his audiences exactly vviiai ne sunt in tlie Commoner or .inly 1!!. which was printed exactly one week after the Democratic eoiivention was called to order mid only four days after Judge Parker was nominated for tlie presidency nml had sent his telegram repudiating the Democratic platform. Iu this issue of the Commoner Mr. Bryan said: "It was a plain nnd deliberate attempt to deceive the mirlv. The New Vnrl; platform was vague and purposely so. because the advocates of Judire Pnrkt-i- were trying to secure votes from among i ne pisipie vviin vvouiii nave opposed nis views hail they known them. The nom ination was secured, therefore. Iiv ernol:. tsl and indefensible, methods." As an exhibition of political gyinnns lies Bryan's campaign speech for Par ker ought to be -worth going miles to hear. If. as he says, lie has "nothing lo take back," how will he explain mat ters to the people? What did he mean when he said iu the Commoner: "The nomination of Judge Parker virtually nullities tliu anti-trust plank?" Was ft true on July lit that Parker's nomination had been secured "liy crooked means"? If it was true then is it not true uow? Mr. Bryan in tlie Commoner said: "I shall not appeal for votes for the ticket on false grounds." How can lie appear oil the stllliin. llierefiiri. nml sehinitclt- ask tlie workliigincii of the country to vote ror tlie Democratic nominee after tliu Commoner had declared that "Tlie labor plank as prepared by Judge Par ker's friends on tlie subcommittee was a straddling, meaningless plank?" Was Mr. Bryan lyiuu when he said in his paper, "A Democratic victory will me.iu very little, if any. progress so long ns the party is under control of tliu Wall street element ?" If the party was under the control of tlie Wall street element when Mr. Bryan wrote that editorial, is it not just' us much under the same control while he is on the stump? Perhaps Mr. Bryan can explain away these tilings. Perhaps he can answer these questions. Perhaps not. TAMMANY "TAR WATER." Will It Prove an Acceptable llevcrnce to Kcsiirctnlile Dciuacrate? Judge Parker's "admonition." ad dressed to his waning supporters, in his speech to the visiting editors, has iu it. tor all its liiodomoiitade, a shadow of the pathetic. It is little wonder that there nre dis sensions in the Democratic camp, as staid gentlemen from tlie South. Fast and West, men who have certain tradi tions of respectability to reckon with, find that their candidate is and always has been cheek by Jowl with David P-euuett I X 111 ami hand in glove with Tammany. Judge Parker, recognizing the dangers of Ids position, imt unable to shake off the political associates and methods by which he has rl-eii. pleads fervently for "the elimination of personal, factional and unimportant differences Involving no surrender of principle." Such elimina tion, he declares, "is essential to suc cess." But will tlie Democrats drink the Tainni.iuy "tar water?" Then is something to be said or there WAS Iu favor, even, of "tar water." Bishop Berkeley iu his famous eulogy upon that old-fashioned but un plcas'iut mixture declared: "IT IS OF A NATURF SO M1UD AND BUNION AND PROPORTIONKD TO TDK HUMAN CONSTITUTION as w. WARM WITHOFT HWATING. TO OIIKKIt BUT NOT lNKBRIATi:." Still, tur water went out of fashion! A man nlio la weak enonch to pnt his candidacy in their (Hill's nml ne. nioat'n) lluiuls before the convention wonlrt not tie etrontx cnoiich to rc-.tr. t tholr Influence nfter election, tr lie were by any ior,4tilllty Niicccr.afii. William J. Ilrynn. Forty years or practical control of tho government by the Republican party covers the whole period of modern prog res.s. Tin; only Intervals of reac tion or failure to progress were when tho Democratic parly was iu Kwer. History shows that a Democratic tariff has always been followed by bind nesa adversity and a Republican tariff by business prosperity. Why not ac cept the verdict of histury? The Democratic party is like the man who was in favor of prohibition but "agin" the enforcement. It favors a Panama Canal, but opposes the mra-urM neceary, to obtain it. "AS MAINE GOES," In each cnmpnlgn They look to Maine To make the future outcome pl.in, I'or each one knows That as Maine goes The tide of public judgment Hows. One time Maine "went bent for Kent," And every one knew what that ineaut This year the State Uns struck a gult That sets Republicans elate. At Ksppu.s There is n fu. Because the voles are going thus; ' 4 And Gassnvvay, So blithe nml gay. Must write checks till election day. The Texans shout And jeer und limit Kecatise their State is not iu dniiht But D. B. Hill Has hnd a chill And thinks thnt hw hnd best keep sUlL Much pain is felt Beneath the belt Of those opposed to Roosevelt; They have the bines At this great news They know that Roovelt can't lose. The record show That as Maine goes The tide of public judgment Hows The fight is vain, For all evplnin That they will hare to vote with Maine. PENSION ORDErTnO. 78. President Ifonscvclt'e Action In In I.lne with I.nw nnd I'rcccdrnt. The groundless character of the charge that President Roosevelt has exceeded his constitutional povvcis is .-hou'n clear- t ly by examination of the fads nml the laws concerned iu the executive ne'lon known as the "age pension order" issued last March by direction of the President. Anyone vvlm will take the trouble to lead the act of June '11, 1SW, :i amend ed May .i. IlltKi. will find n clear basis to begin with. It directs who shall luve pensions, and how the amount of tho pension, in eneh case, snail be ilctci :nin ed, as follows; All iirrson. wlm served UO (lays or mere In the mllltaly or linvnl sen ho of Hie t'nltisl Slites iinrlng the Int.- vuir of tlie rebellion ami ulm have been honorably ills cliiuied tlificfioin. mid who nre no'w er who may liercnfti i he surfeiliig finiu u mental or lil.-n I disability of a permit neiit cliiiiiiitiT, not the riMilt of their own vicious tin lit i m. which liiciipncitnlcs tluin fiom the pcifoniinui e of manual labor In such n ih'Kiic ns to lender theiii unable to earn n support, shall, upon uiaMiig due proof of the fiut ncceiilliig to siii-h rubs niul legiiluttoiis ns tlie Secielary of the Interior may provide, he pl.n-eit upon the INt of Invalid pensioners of the rolled States mid be eiitltlul to receive u pen sion not cxcei fllu fVi per month, mnl not less than $U pei month, proportioned te the degree of Inability lo earn a support, nnd lit ijfleimluliig such Inability em h and ev ery ilisnbllltv shall he duly cniisbeiel, nnd the aggicgnle of the disabilities sbowu shall lie rated. Thus, ns plain ns words can make It, is authority given to tlie Secretary of the interior to determine what pen don shall be paid to any applicant for pension who served ninety dns in the Wnr of Re bellion, wns iHUiorably discharged, ami who is disabled I'or the performance, of manual labor by any cause other than the results of his own vicious habits. The Supreme Court has decided that upon the point of establishing tlie rate of pension to be paid, vvitJilii the limits pre scribed by the Inw the Secretary of tha Interior has entire control. The only cheek or supervision upon him is from tlie President of the United States, whom tlie general laws specifically direct shall have control of the Commissioner of Pen sions and the administration of the pen sion system, Therefore, it wns directly in line with the duties imposed upon him according 1 to section 471, I.'. S. Revised Statutes, that President Roosevelt gave the cele brated order which has been called ou evidence of "usurpation," "imperialism," "a desire to override the constitution," a "looting of the treasury," and other hard names, by excitable Democrats, Tlie section of the Revised Statutes referred to reads as follows: "The Commissioner of Pensions shall perform, under the direction of the Sec retary of thv Interior, tiuch duties in tho execution of the various pension and bounty-laud laws as niuy be prescribed by the President." President Roosevelt, in his pension or- . der, did no more than his plain duty, act- iug strictly within the powers conferred upon him by tho Congress of the United States. Parker'a lilcctlon Would Unnettl lliiaincsa. I'ugene A. Merrill, president of the Minnesota Ioau and Trust Company of Minneapolis, in mi interview in the Com mercial West of Minneapolis says: "Much has been snhl concerning tlie In significance tit the coming election so far lis It relates to hiiNluess, It linn been urged that the maintenance of the gold Maud lin! Is assured, etc, hut, while the theory of the case Is excellent, yet as n matter nf fuct the inn ii with money to Invest does not vwmt to be monetarily Involved Iu unsettling of eruditions tlirnuch n change of administration The policy of the party In power Is prcttj well known nml lis on tlminiice In elllce will precipitate no dtltl eultlcs. The policy of the or,oltlon may be ever so i lenrlj conjectured, hut Its ac cession to eimtiul would, I think, emis some contraction In business nml llniinelul enterprises, at least temporarily mull the safety and imiserviitlsin now talked of should he more substantially deinonrtrat td." TiiKcnrt la Fnacinated. Tom Taggart Is so fascinated by the inscrutable mystery behind Judge Par ker'a speech of acceptance that he can not lay it aside long enough to take his meals. He pores over It from morn till dewy eve. He reads It In his bath nt French l.ick Springs and drops lo sleep reading it iu bed. He declares that lh elusive mystery of what it nil meant becomes clearer with every perusal, and that by the close of the campaign he con fidently expects that It will be as clear as the water of his own Pluto spring. A Pure Blun, Now we know timt David It. HIIUn tends to quit jollities next January, or lie has disclaimed calling President Roosevelt "a fraud." That n little In iiocuous tling like that when he has ex hausted the vocabulary of vitnpcrntiou upou the Republican half of tho Ameri can people for "nigh ou 40 years" ! surely a sign tiiat David is setting bit hon in order and wants to deDart P" f) H llltlcaJ UU at peace with ail awn. w-r s -.rii.rtfc.t.- .-.. WWfctVWr' 'OTk,NMMr tnumtmv . 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