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Cbc Conservative ,
Brigadier o n -
PKRSOXA I. .
oral Victor Vif
quain , the hero who captured the bat
teries at Blakely , nn outpost and fortifi
cation of Mobile , during the civil wnr
who was commended for vnlor on the
field by General Canby , thanked by
congress and given a medal in commem
oration of his efficient gallantry , is just
returning homo from Cuba as colonel of
the third Nebraska , having entered the
present service under Colonel William
Jennings Bryan and Governor Holcomb ,
who liked military experience in all his
colonels.
General Vifquain was twice appointed
to the consular service by President
Cleveland , once as consul at Colon and
again as consul-general of Panama.
And ho wa < ? twice removed from that
service and twice succeeded by officers
of the Confederate army. The first re
moval was by President Harrison when
Vifquain was superseded by a Confeder
ate captain , and the second removal was
by President McKinley , who appointed a
Confederate general to succeed Vif-
quaiu. How "the boys in blue" are
loved by the g. o. p. !
President Grover
THK CHICAGO Cleveland cal led
RIOTS.
out the military
and put the mob at Chicago to flight ,
extinguished the fires of incendiarism ,
restored order and reinstituted the su
preme sovereignty of the law.
For that act he was voted the thanks
of the United States senate and the
house of representatives and the legality
of that act was , without a dissentient
voice , affirmed by the supreme court of
the United States.
Thus the right and duty of the execu
tive head of this government , as defined
and maintained by Grover Cleveland ,
during the revolt of anarchists in Chicago
cage hi 189JJ have been recognized and
confirmed by the highest legislative and
judicial authorities of the republic.
And that confirmation by congress and
the supreme court is unanimous and ir
revocable.
But Altgeld , Bryan , Senator Teller
of Colorado , Tillman of South Carolina ,
and all the rioters
nryuimrcliy. , , ,
and mobocrats
themselves denounce that riot-suppress
ing act of President Cleveland and. con
demn the law , the courts , the writ of
injunction and any and all other legal
processes which may bo invoked to sub
due riots , quell mobs and wipe out
anarchists.
But let it be remembered that the
Chicago platform of 1896 condemned in
terms the action of the federal authori
ties in bringing to an end the Chicago
riots , by means of the military power of
the Um'ted States , used to enforce the
mandates of a federal court. Upon that
platform Tom "Watson and Bryan were
candidates for office. Both men de
nounced the maintenance of law and
order and with Altgeld preached tu
mult , disrespect for laws and courts.
And now in the year 1899 the s.imo gentlemen -
tlomon are posing as the only patriots in
the United States who have a thorough
understanding of the needs of popular
government.
As recently as April 12 there comes
from the over-vocal Bryan an ultimatum ,
issued as from the headquarters of a
commanding colonel in Cuba , telling
who may and who may not enter the
democratic party. Listen to this vener
able sage I
Hearken unto this experienced and
successful lawyer whoso innumerable
clients everywhere throng in myriads to
praise him.
Give car to this financier whoso earn
ings and management of money , by the
miracle of a mouth , have given him for
tune and fame as sun and storm give
blush to the rose.
In listening awe bo\v before this great
guuless soldier , who in powderlessness
and pomp was photographed rt warrior ,
but only proved himself , outside of Cuba ,
invincible in peace , invisible in war.
He remarks :
The doors of the party are always
open to receive new additions , whether
they be new converts or former mem
bers of the party. To err is human and
those who erred in ' 90 have only to ad
mit it and subscribe to the party creed
in order to be taken back into the party.
They may dissent from some portions
of the platform , as some did in ' 96 ,
and yet subscribe to the platform as a
whole.
I have found among the democrats no
hostility toward those who wish to re
turn provided they recognize that the
democratic party now has a platform
that is satisfactory to the democrats. A
democrat who comes back merely for
the purpose of fighting against the reaffirmation -
affirmation of the Chicago platform , will
not find the party congenial. Those
who recognize that they erred in ' 96 are
not likely to insist upon prominence in
the party management until they have
had. time to bring forth works for re
pentance. If they do aspire to promin
ence they will have to convince their as
sociates of the sincerity of their purpose
to aid the party in its fight against plu
tocracy.
The only unwelcome guests are those
who deserted in ' 96 and still claim to be
bettor democrats than those who re
mained with the party , and who demand
the surrender of the Chicago platform as
the price of their return. Only those
who are willing to stand upon the last
platform ought to have a part in the
writing of the next platform.
St. Peter seems not to be the only
master of keys and doors with plenary
power to lot in or keep out callers , visi
tors and guests.
"To err is human , " but Bryanarchy
never errs. Is Bryanarchy human ?
"Only those" who are willing to stand
upon the Chicago platform , saith this St.
Peter the supreme doorkeeper of dem
ocracy can come in ! Who , among
gold democrats , has intimated that any
body would make declaration of fidelity
and adherence to Bryanarchy for the
sake of sitting down at the feast of
fallacies ?
The patriotic men who aligned them
selves for the principles promulgated at
the Indianapolis convention of 1896 ,
which nominated Palmer and Buckner
will never , never surrender to the vaga
ries and sophisms of Bryauarchy.
U is
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in the administra
tion of justice that juries , both grand
and petit , be drawn in exact conformity
to the spirit and letter of the law. Good
citizens should study into the methods
and investigate the means by which
jurymen have been , or may hereafter , be
drawn.
Personal liberty , the rights of property
and even life itself are jeopardized by
any other method than the lawful and
fair and square method of organizing
the juries of courts.
It is time that every decent citizen
who loves liberty and justice should
awaken to the importance of legally se
lected juries.
RAILWAY LIFE AS A CAREER.
The April issue of New York Bail-
road Men contains a number of expres
sions of opinion from well-known rail
way officers in reply to the following
list of questions :
1. What are the present opportuni
ties for young men in railway life ?
2. What effect does the tendency to
consolidation in railroads have upon
such employment ?
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8. In your opinion , what department
of the railway service gives best promise
of success ?
4. What kind of training will fur
nish the best preparation for success in
railroad life ?
There is remarkable unanimity in the
replies to the first question , as to the
opportunities for young men in the ser
vice. What the tenor of these replies is
the following extracts will show :
Roswell Miller They are better than
they have been.
W. H. Truesdale As good as they
ever were for the right kind of men.
E. T. Jeffery Better than ever be
fore.
fore.G.
G. L. Bradbury Better than ever be
fore.
John F. Wallace Better than they
have ever been.
J. M. Barr Were never brighter.
O. H. Chappel Competent men al
ways in demand.
Russell Harding Never better or
brighter.
G. W. Stevens Very good.
F. D. Underwood Under certain con
ditions , better than ever.
As to the effect of consolidations on
employees the almost universal testi-