i 0 The ftoitf oik rleuas Tho iintlnnnl ttckotfl crmtiiiiii to mnl llply Tho prohibitionists mo now In Ohtrngo niuiiliiK nimllilnton mid writing pint forma Tho Hrjriui ticket will not lmvo tho support of tho soolrtllstH tlmt it hml four yiwsnRO Thoy lmvo u tioltot of thoir own tlmt thoy vro supporting with nil thoir vlRor Ono HnstiiiKslmnkor took in n Kold brick Another IlnstliiKH Imnkor took tho ropuullcnu liotiiiiuvtion for Kovnuor Thofjold hrlrk is worth il 10 wlmt is tho other brick worth Voik Toiler bonioiriit SJfiOO i yonr Tho republican forcos nro lininn up utroiiRly and pliinnliiK n vlRoroiiH buttlo nllnloiiK tho lino Thoy nro ombiiod witli oiithusinsin mid coiitiiltinoo mid will not lot up on democracy until nhout Novombor when their cnmlidiitoH will conio untlor the wires iflonotiHly Mr Bryan rocolvod tho uiuinlmouH Rapport of tho Sioux Kullfl convention and yot ho him not Hiiid either Thank you or Darn you IHh oratory in ovidontly on tap only for tho KniifuiH City convention Hocoinplotoly luiioros tho populifitshut thoy remain an devoted to him us n dog to bin luaRtor Willio Hoarnt 1h Bomothlng of n magnate himself BoHitlon tho York Journal ho owns tho triiHt Now San FranciHco Kxainlnor and will Rtart now paper in Olilciigo Ho hooiiih a to control also tho thinks in the Oniahn World Horald and many othor papers of creator or less limKuituilo Tho Hough Kidor oainpaiRU club of Lyons will soon room von tliiK from Governor Uoosovolt which will probably bo highly appreciated by his enthusi astic admirers and bo in evidence at nil their rulliiH and demonstrations Tho republicans in Lyons and Burt county arc mimorous energetic and enthusi astic JolT Davis has been uoiuiuatcd by tho democrats for govouor of Arkansas The sumo convention rofusod to instruct for David B Hill of Now York for vico president and neither Bryans name nor 11 to 1 woro mentioned in tho platform and peoplo of all parties nro wondering whero tho Arkansas domocrata stand on these important iiuostions Tho Lvous Sun says Now will sotuo good democratic editor givo us a lending editorial on wheat and silver V It is imposalblo thoso editors which mnko such a grand play about bopsos nro waiting for the signal from the Kansas City follows to let them know whoro thoy aro nt Thoy dont want to begin eating orow right on tho start A fusion oxchaugo occasionally makes a feoblo effort to discredit MoKinley prosperity but its efforts nro utniully us sickly as thoy aro foolish Tho load ing journals of tho party lmvo boon caught up so many times on tho subject that thoy have lntoly boon completely ignoring it nud oudoavoriug to divert thcir readors minds to othor subjocts Richnrd Yates who has boon nomi nated for governor by the republicans of Illinois was a class mato of W J Bryau in tho old Illinois collogo nt Jack sonville They woro contestants in tho class of oratory and Yntos won tho first honors Ho stands a good ohauoo of winning othor nud greater honors with his old competitor iu tho load of his opposition Tho Texas democrats aro not a unit for autl oxpausion although tho stato convention doolared iu favor of pulling down tho flag in Cuba Porto Rico nud tho Philippines by a vote of 707 to 101 It is probnblo that Texas democrats are however much more uuauimous on tho question than thoso of other states At tho opouiug of every war thoro nro rumors nud prophecies that nil tho groat powors of tho earth will havo a genora niixup boforo it is endod nud tho simo sort of mntorial is in circulation concern ing tho troublo with tho Boxers inl Ghiun Thus far tho foroensts have proven falso nnd it will probably so suit this time ro MnKiulnv anil Roosevelt worn snliliors Editor G oldie of the Wayne Demo crat has no more use for P H Kohl of that city than he has for a rattlesnake nppnrontly but tho Kohl forooswon out in the democrat lo county convention and Goldlo has been labeled with tho brass collar bearing tho tag of 1 11 if lie fought against boing collared all along but will probably wear it with subniisilvo docility in fact ho hat sig nified his willingness to crawl up nud lick the hand that struck him Tho old ipiostion lmi nrison whothor or not tho president had a right to send Unltod Statoq troops into China without a formal declaration of war by congress Whon tho Chlnoao fired upon our war ships thoy certainly declared that our re lations woro stralnod probably tho American citizens who Itavo boon robbed and murdered roally thought tho pro ceedings warlike While Tho Trilmno may doprocato the necessity It does not raise tho question of etiquette oithor na tional or international Sioux City Tribune Beonuse n man Is n banker reason that ho deserves political or nny othor sort of ostracism often true that a banker doos not tho interest iu his bank that farmor stockholder has but how to handle the business uot come back Consistent possibly 1 is no soolul It is have some ho knows whilo tho farmor knows how to till tho soil nud obtain results from his work Neither is a man a rascal becauso ho is a banker Ho is often more honest nud conscien tious than his neighbor who may labor for his living The bankor Is homo times considerably maligned becauso ho stands up for his rights nud whon it comos to public Boutiuiout it is usually against the banker That Bryau and democracy are freo from corporation nud money influence nud that tho slush fund for this cam paign will not be largo nre propositions of which it will be considerable of n task to convince tho common peoplo iu tho lignt of ovonts past nud prosont One man alone John It McLean of Ohio contributed 35000 to Bryans campaign before leaving for Europe nud othor magnates and capitalists may bo oxpoctod to equal or oxcood this contri bution Tho question is whoro tho bon ollt to tho common people conies in when tho woalthy follows stop up and buy an interest iu democracy that n poor man cannot hopo to obtain It is surprising whnt sympathy tho littlo wostorn shoots of fusion propoL have for New York stato because Governor Hoosovolt was iu domand as n vico presidential candidate Thoy need not fear that Governor Roosevelts bon iflcout influence will bo outiroly removed from his stato ami ho will not only probably havo something to say in re gard to tho partys choico for his suc cessor but will spend nt least throo weeks iu activo campaigning thoro As it is Roosvelts iulluouoo will not only bo felt iu Now York but iu tho entire Uuitod States as ono of tho leaders of tho national campaign Thoy will bo moro certain to await election returns before couuting tho Empire state for Bryau nud Accordiug to tho Bryan argument it is uot tho provisions and uocessitios that aro high at Capo Notno but tho gold that is cheap The Nebraska City Prr83 publistios n correspoudeuco from that placo giving tho following The prico of lumber wheu I arrived April 14 wns 230 por one thousand feet nud it lias raised to 173 That is if you can find any to buy Provisions havo been pretty reasonable flour 5 to 7 rolled oats 1 20 for a tou cout sack sugar 25 cents per pound Rico cau uot bo bought us it hns nil boon sold for dog food Bacon has been i0 to -10 cents por pouud butter 1 nud milk f 1 per can Eggs nro fcl per dozen nnd fresh meat 1 25 You can get a very good meal horo for 150 Bryans is a record of evasion contra diction und a play to tho gullorios Ho talks about backbone butdoesut know of what backbone is constituted His speoches iu previous campaigns aro all the urgumouts that will bo needed iu lMJO to doom him to defeat Iu lbi whon the democratic stato convention in Nebraska endorsed tho uctiou of President Cleveland ho thus dofiuitoly defined his position in regard to boltiug Gentlemen I know uot what others may do but duty to country is nbovo luty to party If tho democratic party after you go homo endorses your ituiiuu iiuu muKus your position its per clothes nud fought for their couutry j manout PHy tho ono in tho war of the robolliou nud tho other iu the Spanish American wnr But they nre not soldiors nlono They enn write nnd orate nud best of all they can not nud usually accomplish what thoy set out to do Thoy aro full of tho qualities that tho peoplo admire nud will bo eleoted in November If you want another of thoso do noth ing congresses elect Mr Bryau to tho presidency nnd enough democrats to give them u majority in the lower house and tho wholo sbootiu match will do little moro than draw their salaries There is certain to bo a republican sen ate for tho next four years It will bo much hotter to have tho capitol filled with a harmonious working majority Therefore your vote should be for repub lican congressman this time I promise you that I will go out and serve my country and my God under somo othor name oven if I must go nlono Iu Richmond Vu in 1890 Mr Brynn thus definitely stated his position us to boltiug I want to warn you who aro coutemplat iug desortiug from tho democratic party at this time that tho mun who in tho f ice of such au enemy either goes to the rear or is found in secret coufereuco with the enemy is a traitor upou whom the brand shall be place and he shall THE NORFOLK NEWS THURSDAY JULY 5 1900 Oh Iu 1S92 tho sympathies of the demo crats and W J Brynn among them UAta fill tlltll fln - 11 nw tun jnr laoorillg man aud former who paid tho obnoxious tar iff tax Cartoons of olothiug cutlery and other articles with the tax in prominent figures were displayed by every cross roads journal and the people believed them They thought that their sympathies meant that thoy would prove their condition Grovor Cleve land was elected and tho rolgu of calam ity coinmonced In I Si0 tho sympathies of this party wassald to bo with tho silver mluo owner nnd the pooplo who wore robbedby tho crlmo of Tho peoplo however placed their confi dence in MoKiuloy uid tho protective tariff and as a consoquonco their puraos nnd stomachs were tilled and thoir na keduosj clothediu spite of the tariff tux nnd tho crlmo of Til This year again the democrats havo sympa thies but theyaro not so much for tho grout common peoplo Thoy nro for tho tho Cubans tho Porto Rleaus the Ta gnlsntidtho Boors If their sympn thies bring thomjinto control and thoy offoct these peoplo llko It did tho la borers and fanners of Americn tho victims of American imperialism nud militarism will wish thoy had nevor boon sympathized with by tho demo cratic party of the United Statos THE FOURTH WE USED TO KNOW Oh for nnother July Fourth The Fourth of days ngoue When cannon bellowed on tho green Before tho break of dawn When with tho village band wo march ed Atlre with freedoms glowl Oh let It come with life nnd drum Tho Fourth wo used to know Do you remember how wo roso Long ore the break of day And hurriedly slipped on our clothes And made u dash away To where the bells and cannons were Where Binoko was hanging low Ah yes a morn of freedom born Tho Fourth we used to know Do you remember too the Hag Above the village square How proud and glorious wo felt To see It waving there Do you recall the stirring speech Which set our hearts aglow Tho grand parade the gnmes wo play ed The Fourth we used to know Tho Fourth we used to know Oh where Has the old spirit fled Wo still nro brave I cannot think That spirit wholly dead The spirit born at Hunker IHH At Concord long ago Oh let It come with life nnd drum The Fourth we used td know Jon Coxn r py py Jf Tn W The Flrnt Flnjj Betsy Ross of Philadelphia wns known as nn expert needlewoman at tho time of the Revolution and had gained reputation in her cnlllng by making the rullles for George Wash ingtons shirts When congress in 1777 appointed a committee to design a Hag the committee very naturally consulted BCtsy ltoss The original design con sisted of 13 red and white stripes and the same number of stars NOTES ON THE DECLARATION Some at least If not nil of the pa triots who took part In tho work of congress In 1770 nnd knew tlmt they were making history expected that Ju ly 2 and not July 4 would be recog nized ns the birthday of American lib erty The Virginia delegates entered congress under Instructions to propose u declaration of the Independence of tlH colonies nud In June Thomas Jef ferson was appointed by congress chair man of n committee to draft a declara tion The spirit of this declaration wns however anticipated by Richard Hen ry Lees famous resolution It wns July 2 1770 that tho Lee res olution wus passed that tho united colonies were and of right ought to be free and Independent states On July 4 after two days debate the Declara tion of Independence wns read nnd agreed to but not signed On the fol lowing dny copies were sent out through nil the colonies On tho 10th of July It was resolved thnt the Decla ration passed on the 4th be fairly en grossed on parchment and signed by every member On the 2d of August the Declaration was 3lgned by the ma jority But not until the 4th of Sep tember of the same year did the Hon Matthew Thornton sign It There were a number of others who did not nllix their blgnaturcs until 17S1 among them the nun Thomas McKenn Although the popular belief that the Declaration was signed on July 4 Is up hold explicitly by John Adams Thorn ns Jefferson and the printed Journal of tho Continental congress yet no candid Inquirer who examines the evidence to disprove the date can doubt that Ad ams nud Jefferson though both present nt the session nnd the printed journal though It bears the authenticity of tho otllclnl sanction were grievously nt fnult Garibaldi the Italian patriot was born July 4 1S07 Spain brought on tho Franco Prussian wnr by on act of tho cortes calling a German prince to the throne July 4 1870 Reports from southbunteru Arizona stato that forest fires havo brokon out afresh iu many of tho mountain ranges ami uuless there is rain soon the loss iu timber will be great Tho Fiuuish senate has addressed a memorial to the czar declaring its ina bility to promulgate the imperial re script regarding the introduction of tho Russiau language iu Finland Tho promotion of Captain Merrill Miller commanding tho receiving ship Vermont to be a rear admiral iu the navy will be tho only immediate result of the death of Rear Admiral Johu W Philip Frederick A Betts of New Huvou has been appoiuted temporary receiver of the Keating Automobilo company of Middletowu Conn on the application of creditors Tho asset of the com pany are estimated at about 1700000 und liabilities 500QQ TO LIBERTY OUR GUIDING STAR Wbcrj dreamy ArJ frctdom BY NEIL MCDONALD rjfsrcivtpcsS fill fbfe heart la is waved oe I Wnd rcesstrArfelcreMb it tolclj I M3eStnf t Liberty our uMirg staj TiJ rgt tbe bour of daojc that beu with pride I I abideN I X iiw tr i tes Jsfrorrj our course our duty to toe world Butfvzbep tb up of fortune oo us smlts JWc Ttiay forget and freedom bacl be burfed Vc have enjoyed so lobe tbe priceless dower Left byfoTjjjlres arid purchased by tbeiEbfpod Tbat we forget ip plermude of power -5 How rmicr It cojt tc stem oppressfoosHlobd KOSCIUSKO ilnZE our lear ptarry banner to ttjorf eze dSxposed its tolds and nailed patron born myoutbs to mVnbood grown In distant seas vSR otber lands tour f lat now greet tbf mora fair Xwejfcr of Antilles the pride of Spain g fltsister Isle and slia of Orient sea j dJkjlbt Hawaii of tbe Southern main er you our flaf now iaves may you be frjcjll lree from the rutme39 despots calling sw Free with tbe Iwerty befitting man TbewJiidinsbbxUi With none moiastiigs safe from tyrants bar Our countrys flag flag of tbe Vue and brv Whereer thy folds expatisLrnfcn roust be free At home abroad O ever may It wave Oer man enfranchised and as man should be tttttttttttttttXyKXXXMHXg THEY STRUCK FOR LIBERTY 1 July 4 1770 is a day to date from in the history of human progreFS in spite of the fiiet that the experiment in free government inaugurated thut day wns not a new thing among enlightened people The example of ancient Athens might be culled exceptional hut in the heart of Europe the Dutch republic existed for more than two eentmies with rapacious mouarchs nil around the border and its owa people divided ns to the true seat of political sovereignty whether in divine right or human And for nearly 000 years the SwUs have maintained a republic against princely greed and the weakueas of hutnnu nature The birth of true democracy iu Athens was in the time of Solon It was not won by fighting but was afterward saved by the sword especially at Marathon WRSS WASHINOTON 000 AuHtrinns inn nnd Platea Pencles the shining light of Greece established de mocracy In Athens by the over throw of the aristocracy and aft erward in the states which united with Athens in the period of her greutnoss Under his Inlluence nnd with a system of popular gov ernment wars were fought suc cesifully the arts and sciences flourished nnd the common peo ple shared fully iu the general prosperity The first great victory of the Swiss patriots wns won nt Mor gnrten Nov 16 1315 Thnt day 1400 mountaineers defented 20- LAFAYETTE longue of four forest cantons formed n perpetual confedera cy celebrating Motgurten day ns an anniversary Lnter four other cantons unit ed aud the confederacy fought for liberty against the Austriaus at Sempach in 1380 and Olarus in 1388 Napoleon robbed the Swiss of their liberty but after his fall the old freo can tons with new allies adopted a constitutlou which was ratified Aug 7 1815 ihe birthday of the present republic The nuuiversnry which the whole English spenking rnce has enuso to re member is Magna Cbarta day June 15 On that duy 1215 the key to English liberties wns wrung from King John by the nobility nnd the landholders Tbe uprising wns due to the kings unparalleled cruelty rapacity nnd inihgovcrnmeot After granting the great charter he attempted to Mibdue the patriot party but died while taking the field with a vast army France wns hi turmoil at the time of the Americnn Revolution In 1774 the people demanded of Louis XVI nn equnble taxation freedom of trnde nnd manu factures nnd the abolition of jobbery nnd sinecures The nncient stnto legisla ture called the states general which had been extinct 200 years wns convoked and met Muy 1 1780 The inundate of this body in which the third estate or common people were all powerful was for revolution Lafnyette commanded the national guard until he was exiled by the extremist The battle which es tablished the constitution wns fought at Almy Sept 2 1702 Sympathy with the Freuch revolution cost the people of the Dutch republic their own freedom for Napoleon imposed the monnrchy there once he was la KOSSUTH nowe Ihe Dutch broke loose from Spain by revolution nnd the republic twice defented Englnnd John of Barneveldt wns the hero of the Netherlands He favored a legislature superior to the exec utive or stadtholder and was martyred for his principles The American and French rev olutions had given such an impe tus to aspirations for freedom that tho undent monarchies form ed tho Holy Alliance to suppress liberty The revolution in Spain in 1820 which sprend to Portugal nnd Italy was suppressed by the alliance but Spnln lost her Amer ican colonies in the struggle In spired by Kosciusko who had fought under Washington the Poles invoked the sword iu tho name of liberty in 1701 The struggle wns n long one nnd the fate of Poland wa finally sealed by the nllinnco of Prussia and Austria with Uussia The French alone came out of the widespread revolution of 1848 with triumph In Italy the patriots fought nnd lobt Hungary which derlared its in dependence of Austria April 24 1840 fought bravely under Kossuth but KiiFsia Joind her ancient idly In suppressing the patriots In Germany the revolution was quinkly suppressed Ireland greatest rebellion was that of May 1708 when the United Irish men compelled England to send immenso armies to the field That of 1803 wai abortive aud young Robert Emmet died on the scaffold Mexico aud Chile took advantage of Nnpoleons usurpation of Spnnlsh pow er In 1S10 to rebel Mexico wns reconquered but nfter many revolutions against dictators and foreign powers the present republic was establishtl iu 1857 The sword of flenernl San Mr tlu the deliverer of Chile helped also to give Peru her independ ence July 28 1821 Cubn the the Inst of Spains American col onies to thrfaw off the yoke enter ed upou n ten years struggle April 10 1800 The last uprising started Feb 24 1895 Among the scores of names ven erated by the republicans of South America that of Holivnr stands highest as a fighting champion of KlUJQER BOLIVAR liberty lie fought for and ruled over Venezuela nnd Peru founded the republic of Bolivia out of northern Peru and was president of the republic of Colombia which included Venezuela and Grauadu the last named one of his conquests Englands declaration that the independence of the South African republics hall be destroyed gives the world a spectacle without a parallel in the history of itruggles for liberty The Boers have been free for two generationi with the ex ception of four years between 1877 and 1881 when the Transvaal was annexed by Englnud The Orange Free State became n republic in 1854 by the voluntary ctlon of England but the Transvaal won its Independence by fighting at Lningi nek aud Mujuba Hill In 1881 under a revolutionary declaration made Dec 10 IStiO This date Svas the anniversary of Dingaans dang long celebrated as the original Independence day of the Boers Paul Kruger Pretoriua and Piet Jou tvt condoett d the gerenunent as a triumvirate uutil peace was established Uhsia lrara wu ekvtvd proideat To the Musical Public FREE FREE FREE I I HP kC2B B vissssssssV CHICAGO EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING CL O NASHVILLE Write to day and recele a genuine Walo Sller Steel String torelther Oultar Mando lin Violin or Uano absolute ly on cclplof a2 ccnt stamp or r e turn postage Wc do thU to Introduce tua Wnlo Silver- Steel String which Is a com bination ot tho ben tone- pro ducing metal It strong 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