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Hub-crlbcd in my prcutiro and .worn to
before mo this tfHIi day of Hcpiiniber. A. I),
laou. M. ii. Hi'NiiATi:.
iHcal) Notary I'ubllo.
riialrmau .(ones of the demociatle na
tional committee Is still carrying states
for llryan with a lead pencil.
The campaign lor the auditorium has
only begun. II will nor bp closed until
the structure has been dedicated to the
public use.
The battleship Wisconsin has broken
another naval record, and the Alabama,
which held the mark for the fastest
ship of that class alloat. must now take
ii buck scat
Mr. ltryan asserts that the laboring
man Is not all nppellte, and In this he Is
correct. The laboring man has an ap
petite, however, which democratic times
have never been able to satisfy.
The AVoman's clubs of the state have
decided to coal lime the study of house
hold economics. Is this preparing for
Hie possible contingency of democratic
times, when It Is no) so easy to keep
the dinner pall full as at present?
The two houses of the Kentucky leg
islature are still at loggerheads with
the substitute for the (Jocbel law. It
begins to look as If all the democratic
talk about repealing the law was sim
ply -a good-sized bluff from the llrst.
The I'Vench are preparing to have a
warm time during the closing days of
the Paris exposition. If they an! really
In earnest they might gain some
pointers from those who helped close
the gates of our Transmlsslssippi ex
position. Of course nothing but curiosity at
tracts audiences for Koosevelt, while
patriotism and Interest in the groat Is
bucs of tho day draw people to hear
ltryan. At any rate that Is what overy
popocratic newspaper persists In reltcr
ting. Some time ago it wits rumored that a
man by the name of Poyntcr was run
ning for governor of this state on tlio
popocratic ticket. As popocratle papers
und speakers have been practically
ullent regarding him for some time It is
feared ho was captured or numbered
among the missing at the last battle of
1 tea trice.
Now an excuse Is offered for .leffer-
con's acquisition of Louisiana on the
theory that Jefferson acquired the ter
ritory for the fnlted States to avoid
li war, while the Philippines were ac
quired as ti result of war. Tho fact Is
that the Philippines were acquired to
Insure peace, so that the distinction is
twlthout it difference.
Kour years ago democratic hoodlums
made an organized effort to break up
tlio omaiia meeting which Kourko
Oockran had been invited to address
lu opposition to the vagaries of Hryan
Ism. This year when he was talking
for ltryan he received respectful atten
tion from all. Republicans believe lu
free speech, free ballot and an honest
count.
While popoerats are talking about
ex president!) they are reminded there
Is one living at Princeton, N. .1. A
word from him advising his friends
to vote for Bryan would be appreciated
by that gentleman's managers, but
strangely enough It falls to come. The
latest deliverance from that source was
to tho effect that he had nothing to
take away or add to the position taken
by him on the currency four years ago.
The condition of the courts in Manila
presided over by native magistrates Is
an Illustration of what might bo ex
pectcd If Bryan could hnve his way.
The authorities have uncovered the
fact that decisions are being bought
mid sold and the revenue of the court.
nmounting to thousands of dollars
monthly, Is being appropriated by the
native Judges. It Is always n hard and
tedious tas!: to teach the lesson of of
llclal honesty to native olllelnlx reared
and -taught under tho Spanish system.
Till, i ill. w l. i llAUhl I of fn-orgc Hliots bouse titul Profe-snr
I mil' year "pi Mr. llryan niul his I T. hdnll"s spite wall,
party innniigorH ehurgod tlml working- j Another article tolls of tin- suitcrsll
men were being Intimidated and coiivcd i lion tlutt liaiuit tin' Chinese, while
l.y employer. They tire repenting this
charge mow. Mr. ltryan nld In lit-
upevoh In llllnoW tliut tin- republicans
"wilA coitii' every volt' tlml cati lie
coerced; they will liitlnililiiU' every
laborliNginan who tun bo Intimidated."
(Minimum .Toiioh of the d"iuocrutle mi
tlointl eoiiiinlttce hns iiuulo the state
ment (hat he hail already colleeled evi
dence iiKalnst nliotit forty fut'torlt'si
where filtemptM have heen made to
roeree employes to vole for McKlnloy.
An eastern r.ryitnlte orsnn hiij-h: "Due
of the muit sinister ftatuies of the
ptesldeiillal eontost thin year H the
pulley of coercion and Intimidation al
lcf:i'd to have been adoited by McKln
leylto employei'i of labor In all parts of
the country."
It Is the initio old lactic, the same
effort that was made four years ajro lo
Incite workliife'iuen against the employ
ers of labor, the kiiuo base ulass ap
peal and It Is as fale and trtouiidless
now as It was then. Those who make
this chnrpe miiHt have a low estlinale
of the Intelligence and the manliness of
worltluirineii. In the llr"t place, In
nearly every state of the union the
Mtcr Is protected from Intimidation or
coercion by the secret ballot. 1 to Is
permitted to cast Ids vote without any
body but himself knowing for whom It
Is cast. If he has Hltlllelclll Intelligence
to read and mark a ticket. Anything
like coercion Is therefore" impossible
mid no employer with common scum1
"""''I attempt It. Prior to the adoption
of the secret ballot and let It not be
foi'Mltt'ii that the country owes this
protection to the voter to the repub
lican party -lutlmldatlon was practl-
'""''l'' 1,1,1 " s" " '(.",';'',' 'I'ln'U, also,
there was Wholesale nuyillg oi votes,
but the secret ballot has largely or
wholly done away with that, for the
obvious reason that there can be no
certainty of a purchased vote being cast
as desired.
It is presumed that no one will deny
to mi employer the right of every
American citizen to express his political
views In the presence of his employes,
If he shall see lit to do so. The demo
cratic candidate for the presidency Is
asking men to vote for him on the
ground that his election would benefit
them. Why has not the manufacturer
and the business man an eipial right
to say to those he employs that he be
lieve the success of the republican
party would be to his and their ad
vantage? There Is no more coercion in
the one case than ill the other and so
far as the -question of belf-lntorest Is
concerned It Is hardly necessary to say
thai the candidate Is quite as likely to
be luilueneed by It as the employer.
It Is possible that some will be influ
enced by this ehargo of coercion mid
intimidation, which those who make It
do not attempt to support by a scrap of
evidence, but we cannot think that any
consldcrajilc number of Intelligent mid i
tair-iuluded workinguieu will be misled
by it. Certainly such a charge Is any
thing but complimentary to them as a
class. The Intelligent American work
liigman is not easily coerced or intimi
dated. He knows his rights mid has
tlie courage to maintain them, lie
also understands his duty to himself,
his family and his fellow-workers and
can be depended upon to perforin that
duly according to his convictions of
what is best for the general welfare.
O.VZJ CUKD1T MAllK DVE.
Whatever criticism may be passed on
the form of the otlicial ballot the action
of Secretary of State Porter In omitting
the nmnes of the candidates for pres
ident mid vice president, although they
are included In the statutory schedule,
will meet with general approval.
Whether the Insertion of those names
lu the schedule Is n mistake or not,
their use on the ballot would have been
the source of endless confusion and
nullified the votes of thousands of citi
zens who would have put cross marks
opposite the names of McKlnley or
Hryan, Imagining that they were record
ing themselves for their respective elec
tors. We believe further that Secretary Por
ter Is fully Justltled lu his course be
cause so far as he Is concerned olllolally
he has no notice of any presidential
nominations. The otlicial records of his
otlicc contain nothing to show that the
republicans have nominated McKlnley,
tliut the democrats have nominated
Hryan. or the populists Barker, and no
one will have any reason to insist upon
the addition of their names to (lie list of
certified nominees.
Kvery voter of Nebraska should have
the fact impressed upon lilm that the
only effective way lo register his choice
between tho presidential tickets is to
put his cross: mark lu the circle that
votes the entire group of electors stand
ing for the different candidates.
Tin: si's day nhi:.
The feature of The Hoe Sunday will
bo it series of photographs Illustrating
Oovcrnor Itoosevell's tour through
Bryan's state. These photographs were
taken specially for this paper by Its
staff photographer, who accompanied
the party.
Tor the front page are reproduced
two handsome pictures, one showing a
troop of cowboys saluting the governor
and the other the various members who
made up the governor's escort.
A whole page of snapshots at the
crowds and Incidents along the route
exhibit to the eye that which words
could not convey to the mlud the gen
eral out-turning nnd unexampled en
thusiasm with which the republican
candidate for vice president was greeted
at every point by the populace, lu a
word, Oovcrnor Boosevelt's tour is told
In picture In a most graphic manner.
Other timely nnd instructive features
comprise a letter dealing with Historic;
spots In Kngland made memorable by
famous literary people, with plcfuros
TI1K OMAHA DAILY" HHK: ATl'WDAV. OCTOIHSH 10, 1000.
Carpenter's letter relates the history
mid work of the footblndlnn society re
sponsible for the small feet of. Chinese
women with appropriate Illustrations.
There me also a number of portraits,
Kt'oiip pictures and snapshot 4 "f noted
people mid current events.
Insist upon havlnp The lice If you
want the best newspaper.
hi, i nif.v in .witahju.
That veteran democrat, Celiernl
P.ragg of Wisconsin, doc-, not mince
words in declaring his opposition lo
Ilryanlsni. In his speech at Milwaukee
Thursday he denounced In unmeasured
terms the principles of the P.ryauile
party, saying that It seemed boyoitd
possibility "Unit any party or any can
didate can succeed in reaching ihe sup
port of the electors of the t'nlted Stales
when In the face of bloody war he
clnssliies the treacherous Agiiltialdo as
a patriot mid his guerrilla bauds who
were shooting our soldiers as subjects
of our sympathy."
funeral llragg scored Hrynn for Ids
appeals to class prejudice, declaring
that in tills Is the real danger to the
peace and prosperity 'of the republic,
and he characterized Hryan an the chief
of agitators, who must be suppressed.
"As you desire." said (Jeneral ISragg,
"to suppress this growing Ill-feeling be
tween class and class mul to maintain
harmony between employer and em
ployed upon an honorable basis, vole to
suppress lilm and his doctrines and
methods."
Democrats: like (ioucrnl Hragg have
not given up the democratic principles!
which they have held for a life-time,
but they refuse to support the new
democracy because It bus departed from
those principles mid does not represent
anything which gnve to the party be
fore it been mo Hryanlzcd respectability
and a claim to the confidence and sup
port of honest mid patriotic citizens.
They seek the defeat of Itryanlsm In
order that true democracy may be re
stored and they will exert n great in
lluence toward the attainment of this
result.
The ditllculty encountered by the
county clerk lu securing available places
for election booths Is another sign of
changed conditions. Although the
county Is prepared to pay good rent for
the use of the rooms for registration
and elect loll days, i all the suitable
buildings are occupied by people who
do uot want to give them up even tem
porarily. If there Is any other expla
nation for this situation than the havoc
wrought by McKlnloy prosperity it has
not yet been vouchsafed.
Omahn for the tlrst time secures the
presidency of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs. Ah a recognltlou of the
women of Nebraska's metropolis this Is
a gratifying compliment, particularly
so as It emphasizes tlio decadence of
the antipathy toward Omaha so often
manifested in state organizations. It
goes without saying that Omaha can
furnish the women's clubs with a pres
ident whose administration of the otllco
will stand comparison with all prede
cessors. Tlio democrats profess to be disap
pointed because ex-President Ilnrrlson
did not say enough for them In Ids pub
lic statement. He said enough, how
ever, to advise every patriotic citizen
to support the republican ticket and to
promise Ids own active co-operation.
After all the popocratic fakes about
Ceneral Harrison's alleged disaffection
his straightforward announcement cov
ers the ground completely. No wonder
the Hryanitcs are disappointed.
The people know what they have to
expect In the way of popocratic cam
paign canards from their experience of
LS'.tii. Mr. Bryan's campaign is being
engineered by tho same crew that was
in command four years ago and they
are simply repontlug their former tac
tics. The cries about coercion, slush
funds and colonization are all familiar,
but as bogles they have been worn thin.
Why not start somothltig new?
The receipts of sheep at the South
Omaha stock yards for the past live
days have been a little over ."4,000 and
these have all been sold at a good profit.
The woid which was taken from them
last spring also brought more than
twice as much as it did In Wl'.son bill
days. Do the voters of Nebraska desire
to give this great industry another blow
which will cause paralysis to recur?
Although the building bcasou Is al
most ended, permits are still being taken
out for new structures, chiefly lu the
nature of small dwellings. The best
foundation for a largu city Is a con
stantly growing number of home own
ers. Omaha cannot do better for Itself
than to encourage this tendency.
In the Air, o I snul.
lan Francisco Call.
It Is evident Hint Hryan Is gulng Into
the air before ho reaches tho backstretch
and will not get on his feot Hgaln during
tho race.
(iooil MoKo (ii t'ollon.
Hlobe-Pemocrat.
"Let well enough alone," Is tho inolto
ot a club of theatrical men formed in
New York to work, for tho olectlon of
McKloley and Hoosovelt. The) amusement
fraternity has no desire to return to the
black dnys of depression that prcalled
from 1S9H to ISfltS.
ItiiynllNt Scull me ii I In llnunll.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Hven In Hawaii, which seemed so anx
iuus for nnnexatloo. it appears wo now
have government without tho consent of
tho governed. No other interpretation can
be placed on tho announced intention ot
the Independent party to nominate, as dele
gate in congress Ilobert W. Wilcox, an
avowed royalist and nn enemy of annexa
tion Mr. Wilcox may not bo elected, Hnd
If he Is, ho may not represent a majority
of the people, as there nro three parties
In tho field, but f.t any rate his nomina
tion will show a pretty strong anti-American
sentiment In the Islands.
.1 n .., .u.tl
It IS lielievei in Lincoln Mist oil t!.
ltosowntor offered to become u populist and
turn his paper over to the suppott ot ili.it
party two years ago if the fuslonl'ts would
accept lilm ns a senatorial i.indldaio, be-t-auso
lie wan "more than half way popu
list anyway." Kvery time republicans think
of tlio last senatorial, cninpaiRti' nnd see
what Is roIiir on at present tuoy have diffi
culty In restralnlnR their emotion. Lincoln
Journal. HepuullsueJ by the World-Herald.
This species of political warfare may
be considered legitimate among a cer
tain class of politicians lu the city
of Lincoln who believe that a He will
j serve them belter than the truth.
but among reputable and decent repub
licans this dopieable style of bush
whacking win f 1 1 ill no favor. Honest
men of all parties love fair play mid
honorable met hods In polities as well as
In business and It Is only to that class
tnat I neon, it proper to address mysell. i
i list ami nireniosr. l nave noon a re-
publican from the beginning of the
party. .My tlrst vote was cast for
Clysses S. (Irani lu lwlS and for every
republican candidate for president from
that day to tills. Through all my career
1 have advocated republican principles
as expounded by Hie founders of the
parly.
It Is absolutely untrue that I have
ever offered to become n populist or
democrat or that 1 have ever offered to
turn The I lee over to the democrats or
populists on any terms. On the con
trary 1 have at all times and on all
occasions refused to make any pledge
or promise that would conflict with my
political views or creed nor have 1 ever
entertained any proposition Involving
any change In the political course or
policy of cither myself or the paper
controlled by me.
I brand as absolutely faNo every
statement industriously circulated by
political enemies that I ever made
either written or verbal pledge to
recant any part of my republicanism
for fusion support for Hie I'nltcd
States senatorshlp or any other otllce.
The rectitude oV my course nt Lincoln
during the last session cannot be called
lu question by fair-minded republicans
conversant with the conditions, as every
act of mine was consistent with my
devotion to republican principles.
Incidentally I deem It proper also to
brand as absolutely faNe the report
circulated by the World-Herald and the
Lincoln .lournal that I was asked by
Senator Ilauna or the national execu
tive committee to refrain from sub
mitting my mime to the voters for an
expression of preference in accordance
with the provisions of tho Nebraska
constitution. Whllo the subject was
among other matters discussed between
Senator Ilanuii and myself, in the pres
ence of Messrs. Schneider and Llndsny.
It was llrst brought up by myself, and
neither Senator Hanna nor any other
member of the national executive com
mittee took any exception to my pro
posed action, which, by the way, was
publicly aunounceli months ago through
the press, both Kt home mid abroad.
Tills story about fiuy lining "hauled on
I lie carpet" by Senator lltuiiiu Is of the
same brand and emanates from the
same source as the story that I had
pledged the legislative candidates from
Douglas county not to go Into repub
lican caueus, when as a matter of fact
no such pledge vn wver asked or given.
K. KOSUWATHIL
I'OMTICtl. Ult ITT.
Tammany's boss doclares In favor of "any
kind of money." Of course. Hlrhnrd und
Tammany are making all kinds of mouoy.
There Is considerable hustling and shout
ing for votes In the gas belt of Indiana, and
tlio persuasion is not confined to gas,
either.
About 500 spollblndein ore now putting in
loud licks for their favorites In New York
eery night, and Tim Woodruffs est tops
them all.
Tho Louisiana republicans, have chosen
the elephunt us their parly emblem on the
otlicial ballot, preferring It to 'the Ameri
can flag.
Delaware hasn't u gicit many votes, but
they are very precious. At a recent primary
as high as $10 was. paid for Notes, with free
beer and clgarB thrown In.
The melancholy news comes from Phila
delphia that tho town lu JUT, 000 short on the
promises which induced tho republican na
tional convention to go there.
A feature, of tho campaign In Wisconsin
Is the appearance of Paul Carpenter, son
of the stalwart republican senator. "Matt"
Carpenter, on tho democratic side.
Complete returns of the September eloc
Hon In Arkansas mnke tho democratic vote
8S.C37, the republican voi 10,'Ot and the
populist oto 3,041 ou tho governorship
Dick Croker cries nut In agony, '(Ine
the young men a chance." That's what
Dick does In a horn. Ten of his candidates
for tho legislature average 41 years of ngc
and one of them hns been 'cracking the
publlo crib for thirty-four years.
One result of tho September election in
Maine Is the certainty of the return lo the
t'nlted States senato by a piactlcally
unanimous vote of William P. Pryc, whose
term expires on March 1 next. Tho legis
lature will be overwhelmingly republican.
(Jeorge SV. Peck, nuthor of "Peck's Dad
Hoy," democratic governor of Wisconsin
from 1S!H to 1S9J, Is ruunlng for congress on
the democratic ticket In the Milwaukee
district, which is politically very closr,
against Theobold Otjen. the present re
publican representnthe.
Vermoot is rich In republican asplinnts
for tho t'nlted Stales senatorshlp, nmong
them being ex-Uovernor William P. Dil
lingham. Congressman William W. Hrout.
Jonnthan Hobs, now senator by appointment
of the governor, and Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Charles A. Prouty.
Jcffersuli county. Kentucky, which In
cludes Louisville, gave McKililey 12,000
majority four years ugo, and upon the size
of Its republican majority much dependence
for republican success In Kentucky this year
Is based. Outside of Jefferson county llrjna
had more than 11,000 plurality In ISSfi. In
the state election of Inst year To shir, the
icnubllcan candidate for governor, bent
coebel lu Jefferson county by 3.100. Out-
sido of Jefferson (loebel had a plurality of
Lion.
A new obstacle to the flee and untram
mcled rlglit of suffrage has been proposed
In Haltlmore, some of whoee election officers
liae dovlied ii method for tho prevention
of fraudulent voting. At the lust session
of the various boards of registration photo
graphs were taken of all suspicious or un
known persons who offered themselves ror
enrollment, and at the forthcoming election
theso portraits will he tseil for the purpose
of identification, when tho samo photograph-
ers will Uke additional llkonesses of those
who attempt to vote on supposed Improper
credentials,
Germaais for McKioiey
n-i.1 Vow nrk sitiintH-Ki liunir the lead
imt (lertuaii newspaper in the I'nned States,
last Monday announced Its support of the
republican landldates for president and Ice
president In the followltiR editorial.
"The campaign has entered upon Its last
month and the situation has become tolcra-
bly clear. It does noi appear likely that
events will occur which can materially
change the. present aspect. The democrats
have not succeeded In the attempt, under-
taken by their contention, to make im-
tierlallstii the paramount Issue and to place
ihe silver ..nestlon In the rear. Their own
cnadldato hns frustrated n'l effort, in this
dlrectlon bv his letter of acceptance, in
which he took a decided stand for irco
silver coinage, and by nssertltiB In numerous
speeches that he and his party had not
changed their attitude toward the (Uinnclal
n,in .f inf.,s Thu means that Wtl-
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Ham J. llryan Is mill resolved to use his
Mo o (rs(ro. ,he roW Btnni,Bn!
and to bring about the free and unlimited
aml , ,)rlll
coinage ef silver neu. uui nu cmi u uinwiu mum umuui
"Our cellmate of the dangers connected tho assistance of congress. And we must
with President McKluley's colonial policy consider that his election would be Inter
has undergone no change. We are not only prcled by the politicians as n victory of
firmly convinced that the Philippine silver. Politicians are nlwK anxious to
Islands will never icpay In material ad- no on the popular Mde of every question
Mintage, the. sacrifice!) mado for their pos- and It is moro than possible that, as prcsl
sesslon. but we are also satisfied beyond all dent, llryan would be able to secure n
doubt that a continuation of the policy of majority for his schemes In both houses of
ronnuest must hopelessly corrupt our public congress. Many of the senators ami con
life and either destroy our free tnstltu- grcssmen who nro now opposed to free
lions entirely or at least compel us to rn- coinage hate voled for it botore when they
gago In a severe struggle for their preserva- thought tho majority of the people desired
lion, noi to mention tho dangers of foreign It. and they would do so again,
complications. Furthermore, wo aro fully "Whllo we earnestly desired an entirely
anaro of tho fart that Mr. McKlnlcy's elec- different solution, unci must acknowledge
Hon will be Interpreted and exploited as a that we are bitterly disappointed, we can
victory of Imperialism, even If It has been not resist the conclusion that the success
caused by the mistrust of Mr. Ilryan's teach- of the republican ticket, while undoubtedly
ings and character. a ravc evil, will be the lesser of two
"In spite of all this we consider a rc- evils, and that, therefore, the election of
publican victory less dangerous for the wut- William McKlnley will be connected with
fare of the nation than the election of lcts Immediate danger than that of William
William J. Hrynn. It would have been J. Hryan."
p'osslblo to overlook many ot the weaknesses
OTIir.lt LANDS 'I'll AN" Ol ltS.
Ono consequence of the recent wholesale
slaughter of the Chinese In Munchurln by
tho Cossacks Is a serious dlmlnu'loa of the
food supply of the region. Hitherto the vast
masses of the population on both sides of
the Amur have existed mainly upon fish,
beef being loo costly for them, owing to the
great distances, over which it has lo bo
transported. It has been related already
how thousands of Chinese were drowned In
the river In their efforts to escape from tho
f'osFncks and It is now bald that the dead
bodies of thoso killed In the fighting around
Illagovetchensk were also thrown Into the
water. Kvrn Russian papers say that the
stream Is filled with corpses somo of them
estimating the number as nt least 12,000.
The latest reports are to the effect that the
fish nre dying In shoals and nre flinging
themselves on to the banks to avoid the
tainted food. Not unnaturally, the fisher
men and the natives generally believe that
tho whole river has been poisoned and pre
fer starvation to feeding on the fish taken
from it. As for the fish leaping out of
the stream the explanation of that phenom
enon Is supposed, to be tho arrival of sharks
and other fish of prey, attracted to the
neighborhood by tho feast of carrion pro
vided for them.
The Pioneer of India commenting upon
the sensation caused In Kngland by the re
cent publication of an nrticle pointing out
tho defects of Indian armaments and de
fences, expresses great surprise that any
Intelligent person should have been aston
ished or excited by the recital of facts long
Hlnco notorious. It Is high time, howevor.
it remarks, that the delusions which have
prevailed Hi the mind of the general Hrit
tsh public with regard to the fancied su
periority of Indian armaments should he
dissipated. There Is no reason, it goes on
to tay, why the matter should not be fully
ventilated, for there Is no secret about It.
so far as forelgi. powers arc concerned. The
archives of the War department In Paris.
llorlln und St. Petersburg loiuaiu la.-m
about mll'tary matters In India which are
and disgraceful than
far more significant and uisgr:
1 1 i ..I
any that have lieeq, or are '';""'""
ly 10 lie, jmhi-
Untied lii the newspapers, it
II is ilium iiiua.
says the Pioneer, that the Hiiltsh garrison
is perilously -mall and that an increase In
field artillery and modern guns and addi
tional defence works are Imperatively
needed. There is. However, moro uuum
ahout the necessity of new forts on the
northwest fiotitler. ns the experience of
South Africa has shown, that mountain de
files can be held easily by small bodies of
troops against very large attacking forces.
In conclusion the paper says that it s
ridiculous for the authorities to try to hide
the true state of tlio case tiny longer.
The prevalence of child labor in franco
which, in spite of the many attacks made
upon It on moral and sociological grounds,
modifying It from time to time by Inad
equate legislation, bus nt length attracted
tho attention of Ln Pronde, the only dally
paper conducted by women In Prance, if
not In tho world. This paper, wh.ch took
an Important part lu the recent women's
congresses nt tho exposltlun, protests
purely on economic grounds and it di
re, ts its attack toward tho form of child
labor that is maintained In the various j
,.,.,. nrnhnnagCB. The pith of its protoat
is tlmt tllB form of child labor takes so
much from the mouths of tho workingman
nnd woman. To support us marges lM
Tronde cites the following figures: In
1S99 the number of philanthropic tnstltu
liens nmounted to l.f.73, in which 20,000
children were under the ago of 13 years.
P01 were from 12 to 13, 17,500 wero from
13 to 1G years old. 11 .Cut) from 10 to IS
years nnd 8.000 from IS to 21 years. La
Krondo points out that theso 60,000 chil
dren. In laboring for the stute. are thus
deprived not only of education, but of the
wnges which children nre paid outside the
orphanages. On the hypothesis that 60.000
of these orphans at least do definite work
and fixing Hi'' uniform dally wage at iio
centimes (10 cents) per child, nt tho end of
ono year tho money that these state charges
have deprived tho working classes of
nmniintH to 8.000.000 francs. Hy tho hypothe-
sis, also, that nine-tenths of theso children
arc! girls, 7,000,000 francs would be n mini
mum' flguro which the freo working women
of Prance ore deprived of. This competi
tion, Ln r'rondc also maintains, Is mainly
responsible for tho excessively low price
paid for women's work.
In tho time that will elapse before the
first week In January, when the elections
will take plnco which are to return the
members to the lower house of the Aus
trian Uelchsratli, tho Korrher ministry
will, It Is said, In spite of all precedent
to the contrary, take an active pan lu the
campulgn and by every means In its pawor
attempt to close the breach between tho
raco rjctlons which for the last two years
has made legislation practically Impos
sible In Austria. It is njso Intimated by
tlio Inspired press of Vienna thnt Hmperor
Pranrls Joseph will hlinsrlf seek to ad
dress tho electors on every Important oc
casion nnd impress upon them Ihe graw
consequences that must attend a further
policy of obstruction ln tho Helchsrath.
In fact, his speech In C.altiin the oin
jdsy. where he was witnessing the nianeu-
' ers, Is taken as tho forerunner of many
l other addresses, much moro to the point
, that he will deliver from time to time
i should the signs of reconciliation bo no
I mor apparent than they are st present J
of the democratic candidate If lie had stood
firmly upon the ground he iool in his speech
of aneptance m Indianapolis Hut after
he hns shown, in his formal litter of ac-
ccptaticc and in numerous ,pceohf de-
lixcred since then. Mint he has not lenrned.
annul and will not Icaru anything In re-
pard to tlio tlnanclal question, that d
iKUorance and lack of, perception in this
direction are Incurable, he must be con-
sldrM the Rreater Immediate danger. HI"
election would undoubtedly produce n wide-
spread disturbance of present economic
conditions, from which hardly anybody
ould escape, and which would subject
u ihiru run i mi- .imt ricuu pcuriu lu (
ecr sunum.u.
"It Is not well to rely too firmly upon
the hopo that congress will not contain a
majority friendly to silver. Tho lack of con-
fldcnco in William J. llryan s character Is
........ 1 .....1.1
so prouounceu irai n i-u-i-utm um.i m.
nCe to produce grave economic convul-
Mous, even If his hands were completly
In receiving the Polish parliamentary dtp.
utation in (lallcta the emperor Impressively
Informed ihelr president that the dlssolti
Hon of tho Helchsrath and the com'ng
elections were the last constitutional
menus which would be employed by Ills
government. Tills Is taken to signify that
If the new Parliament will not hnry their
differences and legislate the constitution
will be suspended. The moderate elements
opposeil a dissolution and they now palm
out that the next Parliament will prove
more unruly than the last, as the radical
elements, such as the antl-sc mites, the
Czech extremists and :he Pan-Oermanlc
group will be strengthened. ,whlln the mod
erate factions themselvts will be swamped.
These politicians of moderatu views are
said to tie graduallv uniting on the ques
tion ot tho Introduction of universal
stiff rage, which they assert Is the only
alternative should the new Parliament ro
fuso lo carry out Its obligations accord
ing to tho constitution. The Vienna press
is almost united lu the opinion that the
only advantage gained In Jnuuary will be
by the obstructionists, which, however,
will bring the long-Impending chaos jtut
so much nearer.
t'p to the ICth of September i'fl.OOO.OOO ad
mission tickets to tho exposition nt Paris
had been used and It Is thought to he ex
tremely unlikely that the remaining 36,000 -000
tickets printed will be utilized. The
total Issue of 03.000,000 tickets were at- I
tached, L'O each, to It.SfiO.OOO bonds, the prlre
of a bond being 20 franca. Purchasers of I
the bonds are said not to hnve expected to
oo aiun to 3cu all tneir bonds, but counted
somewhat on the chances of the lottery
prizes, which range from 1,000 franca to
100.000 francs. The possessor of a bond con
siders It a valuable lottery ticket This
monin ine drawings will be ended, after l
which tho bonds will be worthless and the
admission tickets attached lo them will
alone hao value. Tho selling price of the
tickets wes about 12 cents nt the opening of
uio exposition, me nominal price, or fnc
vniue, iieing
'0 rents. .Thev have since
I3""" lo '! l-M "' have at times touched
It Is estimated that about I0.fi00.niin
, ,CK,., nuv ,.rel. ,,.., hl. ,. ,"..
. - i ' i
before the exposition closes, against the "s -
000,1)00 Issued for the exposition of lfiS.0. The
visitors to the exposition hnve not been ns
many us were expected, Pnshodn. Dreyfus
and tho Hoer war having In one way or an
other prevented the Kngllsh from attending
largely. London excursions made die fortune
of former expositions.
An 1'iiNiifc .Mini.
Inillnmipnlls News
Any man that declnres that we maintain
a standing army Just to keep down labor
when. It makes Just complnlnls Is unsife
in any walk or lire, and ho Is especially ro
as n candidate or one or tho grent political
pnrtles ror the presidency.
NEW SHAPES IN COATS
There arc Inili" a dozei. (linliiicl niodelri in Fall and
Winler Overcoats lids season perfect examples of
which yon will Hnd here,, and in such an assortment of
fabrics as must meet the requirements of every individ
ual last?.
Covert top coals, Kaplans, Chesterfields, Kurtoutu,
Paddocks whatever yon please, in roiifih or smooth
oiids, and lined most luxuriously,
$15.00
Will buy a !horonj;hly jood and fashionable armont
such a coal as it is a joy to slip into.
Browning,
R. S. Wilcox, Malinger.
Oinuhn'B Only Exclusive Clothier tor .Men and Uoya.
I'l.UlMMI.V I'l l'.
i llil.ann He.,.rl What' Klfl cents f
'puttlnit In thlti lead of etml? Yeu chnrisf.
i only ti cents the last lime."
I "Yes in. but coal has ltd."
Indianapolis Journil: "No, I II put
i seiif under obllRation to no man by being i .
' 1 . -t , i t j nil t to n ? What are voil tnlklnu Khmi'
When ott owe a man money mid pay It i
.htm, w outfit u feci the obligation.""
,
niVV,ew nelKhlWrsV" '
, ()),, ij(Knr, It was the meanest molm
j J" r;(cIr1,;n "" J!
SlSvo." l0Ul""1 Mllnh '"
chlcaco Tribune: ''Say, 1 wish vou d ke. (.
1 1 our old goat "fim my B" -
, , "iSuUl ottJcSV." "rl,,-
.., unn , caTn ror ,,, Kuri,HRl,, Up (, wr
feme to that. Hut he has eaten two boa
eft tho box."
Philadelphia 1'irss: "Do the Amerl.
girls l-enlly affect men's clothe to nn
great extent?" Inquired the Hngllsh tourl'
"Oh. no!" replied the gallant nnlhe.
".No? I thought they did."
"No. or course, a little complexion now
der or rouge may stick to n fellow's sire .
occasionally, but that could hardlv be wiM
to nffci t the clothes."
Washington Star: "It s perfectly tmr
sold WUlPc Wellington, sadly
".i,."u.,MiT" ''"Hl tli" busy friend
Ilils talk about its being harder to
Miuiib man to Ret a living now thin r
'ZV, ,,,"!Uo " mv '
l;er time 1 apply to toy father f..r
check he mviiis mere reluctant ntid Im
longer lecture i OYIIver on the ,:." ..
i coiiomllnt. '
l'hllficlelidila Press: "Don't ou tm.i i,
t. u- Ai pr, M HVn"-" 1,111,1 .v"'iK t'"'"'
rn" ' " "r' "ar" f"U of ,von, ,h''"
. ...I '' ""' ri'P'loil the editor. "I new
j ut them to that U.M; j ,,.roy trol, thP
.it. . i.T-Littaiiei.
Soinervllle Journal:
Sometimes a in. i
11 Il ls lie R I. ii-.... ,, 1, 0, t. I..... i...
... ...... ,,,..iri jtiri ...
cause lie fnti bent other p'-opte's mlsfo.-
iiir.nipii(r
tunes with unshaken equanimity!
Delrolt Pree Pre. "I know a man who
won d Just give the world for u glimpse of
me. ' said the girl In gray.
'Hour fellow commented the girl in
brown comuilsei-atlngly.
"Why do you ny that?"
"1 always pity the blind."
Detroit Journal: "A .sail!" shouled the
lookout.
The admiral knitted hi.i brown.
i nope ii s me enemy: ho muttered.
' JU ,v , ,'!! "Ji V 'n o '' r V' " b",IIc' '""
wit!, this Ii" f.l".'.!. nn.l olonmiu
conteiiipluled the horizon.
i. cm vn lint's i(jt in,
"Who I this inn, Hryan. im.
Of whom .10 much Is said?
'..y " soldier or tonown.
Who hosts to victory led?
Is he a slatesinn, learned and wise
who wiltcs- the natluns laws,
or refotmer of heroic mold.
Who pleads the peoplo's cause?"
"oh. no. my son: no warrior deed
Has earned him this reoown
rls true he once ,ook up the sword
Hut quickly Inld II down.
A colonel's epaulet he wor.
Hut no battle ev.-r s,nv
Jln soon became dlsablei) wm(
A viruknt lo'k.iaw.
"No statesman's honors has he won.
He never framed a bill;
Hut his talk on what the laws might be
W oulit a hundred volumes till
No life of sacrniCe ih his.
To lessen human pain;
Tho ills thnt most he deprecates
Are the coinage of his iiraln."
"Then why should people praise him so',
Why tie so tiongly bent,
And do their besi bx honk and crook
To ni.ikf lilm president?"
'The iritlhjH this, my noble soli.
Ills pr.il.se hae been sung
Heciiu.sc 'tis whispered that he has
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