18 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , OCTOBER 23 , 1898.
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WELCOME TO THE IIEO BUILDING.
No vliiltor to Omnlia nnd tlie
C2innlttnii Rltoald c nvray
vrltltont InupccUnR Tlio Oce
uulldliiR , tlio Inritcut iioivB-
piilier liulldlntr In America ,
and The Dee ncvmiiuiier
plant , conceded to bo the
Jlncit between Chlcnjfo and
Sun Frnnclftco. A cordial
welcome IB extended to nil.
After clouds , sunslilnc.
Last week of the exposition. Make tlio
best of It.
Exposition attendance can and should
yet bo pushed up well above tlio 12GtX,000 , ) ,
mark.
Enterprising business men will soon be
advertising goods honored with "highest
award at the Omaha exposition. "
The1 silver and wheat argument seems
singularly to have been relegated to the
shelf In the popocratlc campaign of 180S.
As the exposition season approaches
its close the magnitude of Its suqccss
and the extent of Its achievements ex
cite over-Increasing wonder und admira
tion.
The Chicago peace Jubilee committee
expended ? in,000 for speakers. The
Omaha peace jubilee did not spend a dollar
lar on that score and had speakers to
spare.
Tlio empress of Germany has been
graciously permitted to visit the harem
of the sultan , but the sultan took great
care to keep Emperor William at long
range.
Everybody within t > 00 miles of Omaha
who has visited the exposition can afford
to visit it once more at the extremely
low rates announced by the railroads for
the coming week.
It Is worthy of note that In all his
Journey from Washington to Omaha and
return through nearly a dozen states
President McKlulcy nowhere found
himself in the enemy's country.
Election this year comes on Novem
ber 8 , the second Tuesday In the mouth ,
nnd the latest day possible under the
law that fixes It for the first Tuesday
after the first Monday.
County Attorney Baldrlge Is on the
right track. The way to Insure the en
forcement of law and order Is to hold
olilcers sworn to enforce law to a strict
accountability for its flagrant violation.
For the past week Omaha's bank clear
ings reached nearly $8C > 00,000 , or 44 per
cent Increase over the figures of the cor
responding week of last year. This in
dicates a substantial increase of busi
ness.
The speeches made by President Me-
Klnley on his trip to Omaha and return
will compare well with the speeches
made by any of his predecessors lu the
presidential clmlr on any similar tour of
the country.
From now on we shall hear more anil
more about Alaskan gold discoveries nntl
long before spring sets in the mining ex
changes will bo Hooded with tempting
prospectuses of millions to be made out
of shares offered for a mere song.
"When a popocrat like George Fred
Williams rants about the blood of mur
dered soldiers rising up to accuse Presl
dent McKlnley ho simply suggests tin
Inquiry : Why Fred Williams did noi
filed a little of his own precious bloot
for the liberation of Cuba ?
The rubber goods trust has an clastli
constitution. After inflating itself bj
millions upon millions of watered steel
It has now absorbed its last business
rival and expanded ltd capitalization bj
over $8,000,000 more. This expansion Is
however , not so much in the Interest 01
economy as it is to enrich the maulpula
tors and exact from the people > vho an
obliged to buy rubber goods such price :
as the trust may ecc tit to tlx.
r A irotiLV roirmt.
One of the most notable of the ad <
dresses during the Chicago jubilee was
that of Archbishop Ireland , In the course
of which he paid : "The world today , as
never before1 , knows and confesses thu
greatness and the power of America.
America Is fee great to bu Isolated from
the world around her nnd beyond her.
She Is a world power , to whom no world
Interest is alien , whoso voice reaches
afar , whoso spirit travels across seas and
mountain ranges to most distant con
tinents and Islands and with America
goes far and wide what America In her
grandest Ideal represents , democracy
and liberty , a government of the people ,
by the people , for the people. " It Is
true the United States Is already a
world power. Its commerce embraces
every civilized laud. Its moral Influ
ence is as widely extended as that of
any other nation. Its political example
Is felt in every quarter of the civilized
world. In all these respects this repub
lic is unquestionably a world power , per
forming a vast scivice to mankind. Its
only Isolation Is in standing aloof from
thu political complications of thu old
world an isolation counselled by the
founders of the republic and wisely ad
hered to during the nearly a century nnd
a ( Juarter of national existence , but
which it Is now proposed shall be sacri
ficed to thu grocd of territorial aggran
dizement.
The United States has become a world
lower by virtue solely of the unergy und
enterprise of its people , qualities in
which they surpass every other people
on earth. We have not needed in order
to attain this position to annex islands
In the t sea and appropriate territory
thousands of miles distant from our bor
ders. Steadily wo have grown In in
dustrial and commercial power without
having to reach out for remote terri
tory or undertake the task of governing
and clvlllzlug alien peoples. Our mar
velous Increase in wealth and In ma
terial development has been accom
plished while we were Isolated from the
[ wlltlcal disturbances nnd controversies
of tlie old world and kept our foreign re
lations free from any entanglements.
Shall we not continue to be n world
power and continue to grow in commer
cial strength and moral nnd political in
fluence If we still pursue the policies and
methods that have worked so well In
the past ? May wo not still safely rely
upon the energy and enterprise of our
people to achieve new conquests in the
markets of the world without abandon
ing the wise and sound principles that
have hitherto guided us ? Having dem
onstrated our ability to be a world
power without territorial expansion ,
there cannot bo a reasonable doubt that
we shall be able to maintain and
strengthen that position though we
should not hold a foot of territory in
the Philippines. Indeed , territorial ex
pansion might prove a source of weak
ness rather than of strength , might re
tard rather than advance the attainment
of the commercial supremacy we de
sire.
Moreover , that American spirit which
Archbishop Ireland eloquently pictured
as traveling across seas and mountain
ranges may lose some of its force witli
territorial expansion. It Inevitably
would if .our policy in governing new
possessions should not be In strict ac
cord with this spirit and in harmony
with the Immortal principles , to employ
the language of President McKiuley ,
upon which our government was
founded.
CHARACTER OF TUB FILJPIXOS.
*
If the United StatesIs to take under
Its guardianship the people of the Philip
pines , it is interesting to know somothln-j
of their character. In regard to this
statements accepted as trustworthy
differ In some important respects. A
writer in nn English magazine , who
spent some time in the Philippines , gives
a not unfavorable picture of n grcal
part of the population. The Filipinos
of Luzon are much the most civilized
and of these the writer says they arc
pliant and easily managed with justice ,
but very sensitive to Injustice. They
will take punishment for an offense
they have committed without resistance
and with no thought of revenge , but thcj
are very resentful toward injustice
They will follow n brave leader any
where and will never be the first tc
yield to hunger or fatigue or possible
danger of death. "Ills word is uoi
worth a straw , " says this writer , "bul
as a subject he can be easily moulded
Into any fashion which a Just , honcsi
and merciful government could wish. '
The Inference is that It Is only neces
sary to give these people a dlfforeni
form of government from that they have
had under Spanish rule to make then
as truthful , honest nnd correct In theli
conduct as any people.
A. different view of the Filipinos 1 ;
given by the correspondent of Harper's
Weekly In Manila , who has been study
Ing them carefully under circumstances
and conditions favorable to obtaining ni
accurate knowledge of their character
This correspondent says that the Fill
pine Is the true child of the east. "Ills
moral fiber is as flimsy as the web 01
the pineapple gauze of which the womci
make their dresses. He will cheat , stea
and He beyond the orthodox limit of the
Anglo-Saxon. Ills unreliability and tin
persistency with which ho dlsobcyi
orders uro irritating beyond description. '
IIo says our soldiers hate and dcsplsi
the native for the manner ho has lied t <
and cheated them and ho declares thn
the Filipino is unable to appreciate tin
benefits of n good government. General
oral Halo of the United States army , whi
is at Manila , characterizes the Insur
gents as nuisances , a term that ma :
Imply a great deal.
Wo are Inclined to accept the state
meut In regard to these people made l > j
the American correspondent. The fnc
Is the Filipinos us n people are instlnc
tlvely untruthful , dishonest and Insln
cere. These faults arc racial nnd an
not due to Spanish treatment , thougl
very likely this treatment has operate (
to more strongly develop them. Aguln
aldo and his adherents have kept faltl
with the American commanders from i
wholesome fear of the consequences o
breaking faith and not from any affcc
tlon for the United States or Its people
They persisted in their efforts to nnuo ;
and embarrass the American forces a
Manila until It became necessary to In
sist upon their withdrawal from thu po
sition they held near that city. He-
cently the Insurgent government sent
out armed vessels llylug its Hag , which
Admiral Dewey very proiwrly treated
as piratical craft. Our commanders
have found It necessary to keep constant
surveillance of the Insurgents and it is
well understood that Dcwey has at no
time felt very great confidence In the
sincerity or honesty of purpose of the
Filipino leaders.
Should wu undertake the control and
government of n people who arc unable
to appreciate the benefits of n good gov
ernment ? If wo do so we may expect
no end of trouble , for In view of their
character there can bo no doubt that
the Filipinos would conspire against
American authority , no matter how
kindly nnd generously this should be
exercised. Intriguing politicians and
ambitious leaders would foment dissat
isfaction with our rule and our methods
of government and we should bo con
stantly called upon to suppress revolts.
Tills would compel us to maintain In the
Philippines a considerable army , proba
bly n much larger force than wo now
have there. In the opinion of General
Hale , "guarding the Islands against
meddling European nations , to whom
they would be more valuable than to us ,
nnd governing the people , will be more
trouble than the country is worth. "
JS THERE OULD
The free silver dclusionlsts persist In
asserting that thu marked decline in
prices during the past quarter of a cen
tury la due almost wholly to the de
monetization of silver , when every well
informed person knows that the primary
cause of the decline In prices is the
marvelous changes wrought by steam
and electric power In transportation and
labor-saving machinery.
With equal persistency the free silver
agitators of the Fred Dubols and George
Fred Williams brand keep on asserting
that the gold standard cannot be suc
cessfully maintained because there Is
not gold enough in the world to supply
the world's demand for gold coin.
This assertion is not only contradicted
by the fact that an enormous surplus of
gold In bars and coin Is hoarded in the
treasuries of all the great civilized na
tions , but by the Increasing production
of gold beyond the ordinary demuiui
caused by population-growth and in
creased commerce. The report of the
director of the United states mint , cov
ering the production of the precious
metals during the year 1897 , Just sub
mitted to the sccietary of the treasury ,
presents reliable figures from the gold
and silver producing countries , which
compute tlio aggregate of gold produc
tion last year at very nearly § 200,000-
000.
000.When
When it is borne In mind Unit
California in Its most prolific era of
gold production , covering the twelve
years from 1848 to 18GO , produced an
aggregate of § 003,000,000 in gold , or
§ 53,000,000 per annum , the fallacy of the
cry that there is rot gold cnougli lu the
world must be manifest. In 1848 , just
fifty years ago , the total stock of gold in
the world as estimated by Mulhail , the
eminent British statistician , was § 7S3-
000,000. Tlie gold output for 1897 Is
therefore fully one-fourth of the total
stock of gold in 184S.
At the time of specie resumption ,
twenty years ago , the total amount of
gold In all the banks of the United
States and in the national treasury ag
gregated $210,000,000. Today the gold
reserve in the United States treasury ex
ceeds $230,000,000 and the aggregate
gold In the United States Is over $700-
000,000 and nearly as great as was the
total available gold of the world fifty
years ago.
These figures afford striking proof that
the assertion that there is not gold
enough has no sound basis.
FUTURE OF THE 1/JV/O.iV PACIFIC.
The announcement Is made from Salt
Lake City that the reorganization of the
Union Pacific will eventuate In the reconsolidation -
consolidation of the first transcontinen
tal railroad with the Oregon Short Line
and Oregon Navigation company and the
absorption of the Central Pnclllc rail
road. While this report is as yet un
confirmed by thu managers of these
roads , It is the only logical outcome of
the purchase of the Union Pacific by
the syndicate that now controls most ol
the system. It would not be rational tc
expect capitalists who have ventured
upon such a colossal project to stoji
without acquiring the control of terminal
connections on Puget sound nnd the
Pacific coast.
Whether the Central Paclllc will fall
into their hands or not must be a mutter
of conjecture for some time to come ,
When the divorce between that road anil
the government Is completed Its owners
must either make satisfactory tratllc
terms with the Union Pacific or take
chances with a rival line which tlie
latter would be compelled to build as
a matter of self-preservation between its
present western terminus and San Fran
cisco. Should the Southern Pacific ,
which now controls the Central Pacific ,
keep possession of the road and operate
It to Ogden or Salt Lake in connection
with the Ulo Grande the Union Pacllle
might be forced to extend Its main line
not only to San Francisco but to South
crn California.
With the menace of such an invasion
of its own territory before it the South
ern Paclllc Is not likely to resist the
acquisition of the Central Paclllc by the
syndicate that now owns the Union
Pacific. In fact , it Is more probable
that the Southern Pnclllc will ultimately
cuter Into nn offensive and defensive
alliance with the Union Pacific that will
enable them together to monopolize the
transcontinental tralllc.
In any event , the prospective undi
vided control and management of the
pioneer overland route between the Mia
eourl river and the Pacific ocean can ,
not help being beneficial to Omaha ami
the country commercially tributary tc
It , because the Inability of the Union
Pnclllc to make terms for the tralllc
over the entire distance between San
Francisco and Omaha has been a serious
drawback to the extension of Omaha's
jobbing trade and the Introduction 01
the products of Its factories nnd mills
west of Salt Lalto.
rosn TJir. MUSEUM
The first steps toward flccurlug a col
lection of material for a great transmls-
slsslppi museum at Omnha have been
taken. An appeal has been made ta
state commissions and exhibitors to
donate for this purpose such Imperish
able articles ns constitute n nucleus for
the projected museum. The public
library board has made provision for the
temporary care nnd protection of the
museum exhibits that may be given to
thu city and It is hoped that In the course
of time the museum will grow by dona
tions and bequests to such dimensions
as to justify the city In erecting a
museum building and maintaining thu
museum as a distinct public institution.
For the present it is important that thu
friends of the project exert all their In-
llucnco to secure the most extensive ana
varied collection made up of the choicest
specimens of tlie various exposition ex
hibits. No better disposition could pos
sibly be made of the articles brought to
gether to Illustrate the resources and de
velopment of the transmlsslsslppl coun
try than their permanent display In a
public building lu the exposition city. If
the object of the exhibit is to advertise
the capabilities and attractions of the
different western states , that object can
be still further subserved by contrib
uting the best features to n collection
that will be kept hero within the reach
of tourists and visitors from all parts of
the country.
The Idea of a permanent exhibition of
the material resources of the west was
the primary inspiration that culminated'
In the Transmississippl Exposition. Now
that tlie exposition lias proved an un
precedented success the museum , which
was contemplated by its promoters ns
one of Its beneficial results , should ba
pushed through before the opportunity Is
lost.
THE ANOLO-FREKCn DIFFICULTY.
It Is not probable that England and
France will go to war over the Fashoda
question , but the present aspect of the
situation certainly looks threatening.
The reports for several days past lu re
gard to naval preparations by both countries -
tries have been significant , though it
was said that the French movements
were simply carrying out the policy of
the minister of marine nnd had no refer
ence to possible war. No such explana
tion , however , has been offered respect
ing the British naval movements nnd lu
view of the declarations of members of
tlie government , notably those of the
chancellor of the exchequer a few days
ago , it must be assumed that the British
government Is getting ready for war , If
France wants to settle the Fashoda dllll-
culty In that way. It would seem , however -
ever , that tlio French government would
desire an amicable settlement of the
trouble , for France , nccordlng to the
best European opinion , is not in condi
tion to fight Great Britain. She is very
much inferior lu sea power and the war ,
of course , would be one of navies if confined -
fined to these two powers. There Is an
intimation that in the event of war
Hussla would take an active part on the
side of France , but the course of Russia
would probably depend a great deal
upon the attltuele of Germany and there
Is a good understanding between the
latter power and England. The chances
are that the difficulty will not eventuate
In hostilities , but If war should result it
would be very likely to bring about a
general European conflict.
Colonel Bryan has placed himself in a
rather unenviable light by his request to
excused from testifying before the
War department investigating commis
sion concerning the alleged grievances of
the troops under his command. If theru
are any real grievances or abuses It was
Colonel Bryan's duty to make them
known , so that they might be redressed
or righted. If there Is no foundation for
the charges of neglect and mismanage
ment ho should have been manly enough
to exonerate frankly whoever may bu
unjustly accused.
While It is generally understood that
there Is to be no heir presumptive to n
scat In the United States senate in the
person of John L. Webster , republican
nominees for thu legislature are con
stantly represented by the popocrats as
being committed to the cheap wheat can
didate. This should be authoritatively
contradicted. John L. Webster will not
bo the competitor of Senator Allen In
the coming legislature and Webster's
name is simply being used as a scare
crow to help Senator Allen corral the
legislature.
The code of honor and the duello art1
no longer respected or protected in
Italy. An Italian count who killed a
radical member of the Chamber of Depu
ties In a duel last March has Just been
sentenced to thirteen mouths' Imprison
ment in spite of the plea that he was
the victim of Insult and gross provoca
tion. The code of honor under which
men wearing uniforms kill and malm
each other by tlio hundreds and thou
sands on the slightest provocation Is ,
however , still upheld among all civilized
nations.
At the philanthropic conference at
Battle Creek , Mich. , last week Hev. P.
J. McVcetoy , presiding elder of the Al
bion district of Michigan Methodists , ad
vised the clergy to enter politics , cast
aside their sanctified-appearing gar
ments nnd manners and work , Instead
of talking so much. This may be re
garded as blunt , but then : is more truth
than poetry in It.
By this time the patrons of American
dallies have had a surfeit of detail about
the Into unpleasantness , but the end Is
not yet. Secretary Long threatens to
publish all reports and all correspond
ence of the Navy department relating
to the operations of our naval forces In
the war. If this Is done it will fill , not
several columns or several pagea , but
several volumes.
Our new acquisitions uro liable to
cause some original rulings at the hands
of the American authorities. Latest dis
patchers from Cuba announce that tem
porary restrictions on emigration were
put into effect owing to the large * num.
bor of upgrow arriving there from
Haytl , San Domingo nnd Jamaica In
search of employment. Suppose , on the
other hand , that a number of Cuban
negroes should laud In Florida lu Re-arch
of employment , what would be done
with them ?
Next time we have a war the country
may be expected to be called on for n
guaranty to supply every enlisted man
with dally rations of baked pigeons , ter
rapin and ice cream. Nothing less will
satisfy the mountebanks and dema
gogues who are trying to make the sol
diers believe they have been outrage
ously maltreated lu the military camps
and In the field.
Thu friends and relatives of the
soldiers In camp In Alabama , Georgia
and Florida will feel relieved by the an-
nouucement that heavy frosts have
killed all the disease germs In tlie fever
Infected section.
Spenlilnw from l-JxiiorlcuccT
Somervlllo Journal.
Many a man who thinks thut ho Is run
ning for office finds that ho wasn't even
walking alter the votes have been counUed
on election day.
I'rcncrvliiB : < > 'f AvornBC.
Kansas City Star.
Last year the apple crop was light In the
east and abundant In the west. This year
the situation Is reversed nnd the apple av
erage is thus maintained. This Is a boned-
cent provision of nature which Is duly ap
preciated uy that largo American clement
that Is devoted to apple plo.
Name nml N'miilii-r , I'lensc.
Chicago Post ,
According ta story trom Iowa , a watch
swallowed hy a calf was kept wound up by
the process of respiration and lost only four
minutes In seven years. Will the watch
manufacturers of this country please stand
In line ? Now , don't all speak all once , but
whoso make was that watch ?
Slloc of VtrlfH O ered.
Sprlncfleld Republican.
The Methodist bishop from Liberia cornea
forward opportunely to ask the United
States to take the negro republic under Its
wing. This Is an expansive era , and there
1s nothing lllco speaking up at the right
moment. If wo are to be In It with the
fighting powers In Asia , why not also In
Africa ? When you want war , go where
war la.
A Klne'n Otitiortmilty.
Cincinnati Tribune.
A war king wandering In the Holy Land
makes a singular spectacle. As he looks
upon the scenes made endurable by the
presence of the Prlnco of Peace two thou
sand years ago he will bo apt to meditate
upon the hollowness and mockery of the
Prince's occupation In this day and genera
tion. But you can't tell. Ho may bo so
wrapped In the Ideas of his own Importance
as to overlook and neglect the reflections
calculated to make of him a better man
and a nobler ruler. Ho has at least a mag
nificent opportunity for introspection , and
it will bo his own loss of ho falls to im
prove It.
The Knl * r'M I'l'urrlmnec.
Buffalo Express.
The kaiser Is not the Hist royal visitor
whom Palestine has entertained In modern
times. William's father , Frederick , then
the Prussian crown prince , visited Jerusa
lem In November , 1869 , on his way to the
opening of the Suez canal , and a few days
later Emperor Francis Joseph followed him
to the holy city. Dut neither of Cheso visits
had as much political significance as that of
Emperor William. It is easy to understand
why France , the legendary protector of the
Christians in Palestine , and Catholic Aus
tria , with her ambitions toward Turkey ,
should now bo watching the kaiser's travels
with ill-concealed displeasure.
Evil of r rlt"itinif Clvlnff.
Philadelphia Press.
Another glaring evidence of the evil of
curbstone charity is the case of a. "blind
beggar" in New York who , It has been
found , Is worth several thousand dollars.
This professional Impostor , curiously enough ,
although not blind at first , became blind
through simulating the infirmity. As ho
made such a rich haul this accident did not
distress him In the least. He probably
viewed it as an unavoidable incident of hla
trade. Ills whole career Is , however , an elo
quent appeal against street charity. It
benefits the worthless and the criminal ,
whllo those who are really deserving are
denied aid. Charity through organized ehan-
nels tells for the betterment of society , while
Indiscriminate curbstone giving encourages
mendicity and mendacity and is altogether
demoralizing.
Mundlln Sympathy for Crime.
Baltimore American.
A woman who has achieved sudden and
national notoriety as a murderous avenger
of her wrongs Is receiving much attention
from the people of tlio town In which shr
U Imprisoned and her'cell la dally filled with
costly flowers. This hysterical sentimental
ity , with its morbid sympathy with crime ,
Is one of the depressing features of our
latter-day civilization. To well balanced anil
sensible minds It Is a mystery. To cleat
observers It Is a social danger , as It tends
to confuse Weos of right and wrong and
condones vicious passions by Idoallzlna
criminals. There is ground for suspecting
that much of its real cause comes from
the modern depraved taste for sensational
ism and the desire to share even In a mluoi
degree Inthe notoriety thereby created.
iiuiiAi. piinu DELivnnv.
Proponed Extension of tlie System In
Thlelcly frtl'oil T l rIclH.
Philadelphia Press.
Experiments with the free delivery service
In rural districts are proving of great ben
efit. The complete success of the move
ment lu all the more settled parts of the
country will In time bo assured. The benefit
to the farming communities will bo incal
culable and the farmers appreciate th fact ,
os Is shown by the largo number of peti
tions they have sent to the Postofilce de
partment ) asking for the extension of the
service.
The opposition to this reform since * Mr.
Wanamaker first brought It forward while
he was at the head of the Postomco de
partment ! has been unfair. "It will cost
$54,000,000 , " Is the stock argument. The
statement that the cost will bo any such
a sum 1s unfounded. No one has ever proposed
In the "Hockles"
posed to have free delivery
or on the plains , whore each family lives
miles away from a neighbor. But there are
many rural districts In Pennsylvania and
clsowbero through which mall carriers pass
each day. The people of such a district
could with small expense bo served with a
dally mall. Wherever mall can be served
In that ) way , ' with comparatively email ex
pense , that should bo done.
Such was Mr. Wanamalter's proposition.
It can bo carried on to the fullest extent
possible as long as the expense Is not coo
great. It would do much to make life In the
rural districts more attractive and would
bo an educational and commercial Influence
of great ) benefit. The proposition has never
had a thorough trial , The Postofllca depart
ment la , according to report , going Into the
matter more extensively now rhan over be
fore. The experiments will be watched with
much Interest ,
it SHOTS * AT Tim ruiii'ir.
Boston Transcript : This Is a largo coun
try , but apparently not largo enough to
furnish a man who ( suits -the tastes of tha
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church of New
York.
Washington Post : The congregation of the
late Dr. John Hall have decided to Import
another pastor. There are people In New
York who would not think of making the
trip to heaven with a domestic pilot ,
Courier Journal : The chaplains seem to
bo suffering from tongue troubles. Chaplain
Mclntyro no sooner caino to grief through
his loquacity than an army chaplain with
tv.-o wives claimed attention.
New York Herald : A leading pastor In
an Ohio town has Induced many of the
women lu his congregation to remove their
hats In church. There seems to ho no
greater reason for wearing big hats In
church than In the' theaters.
Ploucor Press : A new religious order
has been established by a Now York rector ,
the rules of which Include "a epongo bather
or cold tub every day. " This Is thu
first rule of the order and If it seems llko
putting the cart -before the horse , captious
critics may bo reminded that It is easier
to pray with u clean body.
Springfield Republican- Religious senti
ment Is manifested In strange and contra
dictory ways. An order lias recently t > cen
organized by a Now York clergyman whoso
members are pledged to bathe themselves
once a day , on the theory that cleanliness
of soul Is promoted by cleanliness of body.
The fathers and devotees of the early
church reasoned differently. They main
tained that the soul became purer as the
body was moro and more subjected to the
mortification of sores and scourgings and
excessive dirt.
A WAIIXIXG VOICC. *
of ExpniiHlnn ( o ilic Work-
of tlio UiiHril Htnti-H.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mingled with the exultant strains at' the
Chicago peace jubilee yesterday there was
ono discordant note. Heard above the
chorus singing the song of "expansion"
was one voice of reminder and warning.
Whllo other orators took their cua from
the president's recent remark about having
"tho courage of our destiny" and enlarged
on our new responsibilities and our duties
to the peoples who have come , or are to
come , under our charge as a result of the
war , President Samuel Gompers of the Fed
eration of Labor called attention to the
older responsibilities from which the coun
try has not been discharged and the duties
the government owes to our own people. In
plain uncourtlcrllke language ho pointed out
to president and people the consequences of
departure from the ways that have proved
safe so far lu order to enter upon now and
dangerous paths under the false Idea that
"our destiny" calls us Into them.
It IB not necessary to accept all the views
of President Gompcrs In order to acknowl
edge their claim to attention. The presi
dent of the Federation of Labor may bo
considered as speaking for a large proportion
tion of the worklngmen of the United
States and the matter Is one that concerns
the worklngmcu of the country In more
ways than one. It In reality touches them
moro nearly than any other class of citi
zens.
zens.On the one hand it Is claimed that the
expansion of our territorial limits will be
accompanied by an expansion of our com
merce and a development of our Industries
a proposition which Is open to discus
sion. On the other it is certain that ter
ritorial expansion In the direction under
stood by the majority of the "expansionists"
will add enormously to the cost of govern
ment , In Its civil , military and naval de
partments , and no matter how the burden
Is at first distributed , It will eventually
rest on the shoulders of labor.
Passing over what President Gompers had
to say about the manner In which we ac
quired Hawaii and Porto Rico and the In
definite status of Cuba , what ho said about
the Philippines deserves serious considera
tion. Calling attention to the patent fact
that there Is even now a strife going on
amoiig the nations of the earth for the
partition and possession of the eastern
countries , ho added : "Let us take the
Philippines and wo shall be In the midst of
the conflict. We shall have to follow the
monarchlal policy of large standing armies
with Immense navies ( not always volun
tary ) . Wo shall not only have to bear the
heavy burdens of debt and taxation exceed
ing that of other nations , but wo will come
to the point against which the genius of
our institutions revolts compulsory military
duty. "
Wo have many problems confronting us
at home , President Gompers said , without
attempting to divert the thought's of our
people to foreign complications of any char
acter. "It Is worse than folly , aye It Is a
crimeho eald , "to lull ourselves Into the
fancy that we shall escape the duties which
wo ewe to our people by becoming a nation
of conquerors , disregarding the lessons of
nearly a century and a quarter of our na
tional existence as an Independent , progres
sive , humane and peace-loving nation. "
Whllo we are shouting our determination
to keep every foot of territory wo have
gained and a few score thousand square
miles besides It Is not amiss to reflect on
the consequences of such a determination.
When wo listen to lectures and sermons
upon the duty we ewe to the dark-sklnnud
natives of distant Islands wo have rescued
from Spanish oppression it should not bo
forgotten that we also ewe a duty to our
own people , whi e-sklnned and dark-skinned ,
and that this duty takes precedence of the
other.
Before the decisive step la taken In the
proposed "new depaiture" a step of mo
mentous Importance and which once taken
cannot bo retraced It Is well to think of
all that it entails.
L AM ) OTHERWISE.
Holders of Cuban bonds are patriotically
In favor of Uncle Sam endorsing them.
Americans are shipping cordnood to San
tiago , although the town is surrounded by
wood * .
Speaking about peace Jubilees , Omaha net
the pace , Chicago followed and Philadelphia
will bring up the rear.
The managers of the Lafayette memorial
RheuM revise their literature at once and
make thu name correspond with the record
ono word , small "f. "
A Brooklyn Judge decides that a street !
car transfer chip is good on any car lu
which the holder can got a Beat. Time
limit does not go there.
President McKUley shook bands with 3,327
people In Chicago. That was no great
shake. The greatest effort of his life was
In shaking 100,000 people at the Transmls-
slsslppl exposition.
Compliments on the courage of Howard
Gould In risking $5,000,000 for a wfo are
nromature. When a wlU drawn by 3. J.
Tlldea could not stand the test of New York
courts the young man wisely concluded the
Fame courts would not "do a thing" to Old
Jay's will If contested. Howard Is not
HXely to lose any sleep on that score.
General Wood Is having trouble over the
color question In Santiago and the proprie
tor of the Venus cafe Is finding out things
about America which ho did not know be
fore. Some of the white ofliccra refuse
to patronize the restaurant unless the col
ored officers are excluded and the Utter
have appealed to General Wood. The mat *
ter U now in orocBit of adiustmont.
11IASTS 1'ltOM HAM'S HORN ,
ralth doe * not rest on the bed of fancy ,
u-V
A bud man's bate Is a good man's repu -
tatlon ,
The root ot all evil Is the cause of much
digging.
It takes a windy man to blow his own
trumpet.
Hope Is a staff in the morning and a
couch At night.
You can throw a ten-pound stone farthel
than a feather.
Few people get too mlstrly about laying
up treasures In heaven.
U Is sometimes better to climb over a
mountain than to remove It.
Thinking over our own faults mnkcs us
talk less about those of others.
Some people seldom lend a helping band ,
unless It Is to help themselves.
If you feel llko shaking a friend who
Is In trouble , let It bo his hand that you
shake.
When wo get so selfish that wo waal
the earth , no are not likely to give much
thought to .tho world to come.
DOMESTIC IM.U.YbA.tTRIES.
Chicago Post : "Arc you sura she will
ir.uiry > ou ? "
" \\liy , of rourse. Hnm't her father ab
solutely forbidden it ? "
Brooklyn Life : "So' Allco has decided
finally io marry an ollicer ? " "Yes , Blm
captured him In what she positively do
ulurcs to bo her last engagement. "
Indianapolis Journal : "When my ,
starts in to glvu mo a lecture I Juat tell
her to ketp quiet , I do. "
"And docs bhoV"
"Buy I Look here. You are. settlnc alto *
gether too ImiuUitlvcI"
Detroit Frco Press : "Ten years ago that
woman vowed she would love mo forever.7
" \\ell ? "
"I culled on her last night und she naked
mo what my middle nuiiiu uus. "
Chicago Post : "Yuu say your fortune
coiulbts of a 1 und llvu ciphers , " she sue-
CCBted.
"I do. " he admitted.
"WfJl , on which sldo of the 1 do you
place the ciphers ? "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "They soy Deb
bins' wllo has a mania lor glvlin ; uway
everything. "
"Yes. I heard she couldn't even ko p her
temper. "
Chicago Hecord : "It doesn't seem to
worry you that your wlfo has your flat
tilled with house plant ? . "
"No ; the Janitor will kill them oft lontf
before Christmas. "
Somervlllo Journal : Jinny a girl Is will * f
Ing to Intrust her future to u young man <
to whom she wouldn't bo altogether will
ing to Intrust her past.
Cincinnati Enquirer : "Spenklnff of apply *
Inff the artistic to ordinary unties , " salq
the ablest liar In the grocery , "rimlnl m
of my unmarried Aunt Ophelia , with whom
I lived when I was u kid. She used BOIIIQ-
tlmc-B to do such a line Job of making the
bqds that fihc would make us kids bUi'p on
the floor , because she hadn't the heart to
see her work spoiled. "
I.OOICI.\i roil FLAWS.
Ella Wlifclsr Wllcos.
Don't look for flaws us you go on tlirougU
life ,
And oven when you llnd them
It is wine and kind to bo somewhat blind
And look for the virtue behind them.
For the cloudiest night has a hint ol
light
Soimwluro In the shadows hiding ;
It Is better by far to look for n star
Than tlip spota on the sun abiding.
The current of llfo runs over away
To the bosom of God's great ocean ;
Don't set your force 'gainst the rlver't
course ,
And think to alter its motion.
Don't waste n curse on the universe
Lion't shrink at the trials before you ;
Don't butt at the atorm with your pun *
form ,
But bend and let It go o'er you.
The world will never adjust itfclf
To suit your whims to tha letter ;
Some things must go wrong your whole llfo
long ,
And the sooner you know It the better.
It is folly to fight with the Infinite.
And go under at last In the wrestle.
The wisest man shape ? into God's plan
As ths water shapes Into a vessel.
OUR DAILY
PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , Oct. 23 , 189S. Tha
peace Jubilee opens In this city today , with
appropriate commemorative services In all
the churches. Prayers will go up from every
altar for the future prosperity of the coun
try , nd pulpit orators will utter words ol
thanksgiving.
We are showing Overcoats ,
Gloves and Neckwear of the
most approved styles , and canes
and umbrellas too if you like <
for with the cool days the pro
menade is again in favor , and
we fancy that young men have
quite the same pleasure in a
becoming and fashionable wardrobe - '
robe , that the young women
have in new wraps and milli
nery. We are prepared there
fore to fit out the young man of - '
fashion , as well as the staid j
man of business The w rk-
men and the merchant alike
may find here what his purse
or his fancy demands ,
.O. V. C n Utft and UourtM * IM ,