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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1900.
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STATEMENT OF CHtCULATION.
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QEOHOE H. TZ8CHOCK.
Subscribed In my presonco and sworn to
before mo this SOIh ay of September. A. D.
(Heal) Notary Public.
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Uef,'lstor todiiy If yon nro not ulromly
registered.
..soi.nns
Delay Is dnnneroiiK. Today Ih regis
tration tiny. Do not neglect this Im
portant duty.
If. there Is nny aituimlcn orntorv In
this vicinity yet uncorked tho Wators
nro reminded that but little time rc
innlns to pull the stopper.
Four years ap;o the dinner pall was
empty mid mudo Its share of the noise
when llryan Btruck It. This year It Is
full and Rryan Is forced to mnko nil
the noise himself.
Tho democratic campaign fakirs who
have started the cry of false registration
too eurly nro met' with tho demand
that they show up or shut up, which
strikes them nmldshlps.
No one who wants tho public schools
administered by competent men In a
businesslike manner need hesitate a
moment to vote for the entire repub
lican bcIiooI board ticket.
Rryan started out In the campaign
with the declaration thnt he would ap
pear on tho stump but little. He has
been .on the stump ever since and will
be talking until the very day of election.
Bryan condoled with Ills fellow farm
crs whllo In Delaware. In that little
stato tho presidential candidate, can pose
ns a farmer, but out where twenty-live
acres is no more than a garden patch It
will not work.
llctwcen the allies, tho Boxers and the
reformers who aro now In revolt, tho
Chinese army Is about tho busiest body
In tho world. It may not be doing much
lighting, but It is greatly worried, to
know which way to run.
How would tho people of Nebraska
like, to havo tho samo methods of tlnan
clcrlng put In pructlco In tho state
treasury which the fusion candidate
adopted in tho case of the Atkinson
bank whllo receiver of that Institution?
Tho city of Dawson' offers as proof
that It has become civilized and is no
longer a rough mining camp the fact
that ii man can wear a whlto shirt
thcro without being In danger of get
ting shot. Tho evidence is nll-suf-
llcleut
People who havo Insisted that south
erners aro not progressive and keen In
a business way must revise their Judg
mcnt. A southern postmaster has been
arrested for sending u dog through tho
malls In order to lncreaso tho ealo of
stamps at his otllco.
It Is feared in somo quarters in Cuba
that tho delegates to. tho constitutional
convention will purposely delay tho
work of orgaulzlug a government for
tho sako of the salary they obtuln as
delegates. It might not bo a bad Idea
to follow the Nebraska Iden aud shut
off the salary after tho convention ha
been In session a specified number of
days.
Tho full figures for Nebraska's census
may bo expected very shortly. What
ever may havo been credited to Its tw
principal cities, wo may bo sure tho
population of tho. state will show up
creditably, although It will not give ns
great an Increase as somo of its neigh
bors which havo escaped Nebraska
experlenco with drouths, crop failures
and fusion.
Tho present democratic county attor
nny has proved a mlstlt from the day
ho entered upon the duties of tho ofllco
Ho has been tho most costly luxury In
tho shape of a county attorney ever
Inflicted upon Douglas countv tax
payers. He proved such a failure that
his own party tried to shelve him after
ono year of trial under preteuso of pro
inotlnc him to tho district bench. It
Is high time to relievo him permanently
by putting him on the retired list.
1XFAM0V8 CAStrAiaxixa.
When I entered tho present campaign
ns a cnndldnto for United States sena
tor I expected thnt my political enemies
ud competitors would resort to tho
most desperate means to encompass my
defeat.
At the outset I announced my will
ingness to submit to tho ordeal of popu
lar approval or disapproval through the
ballot box nnd Invited candidates of all
parties to avail themsele3 of the priv
ilege granted by the constitution of Ne
braska, which allows voters to express
preference for United States scuntor.
Whllo tho platforms of the three parties
represented In the fusion ticket declare
for nnd pledge their candidates to tho
direct popular election of United States
senators, all their avowed candidates
decline to give proof of their confidence
In the people by placing their names on
the olllclnl bnllot, but seem to bank for
success on defamation, falsehood and
malicious misrepresentation.
Their trump card Is now played In the
charge made by the World-Herald, in
the Interest of (J. M. Hitchcock, thnt
during the legislative session of 1S9S I
had signed n written pledge to the
fuslonlsts that If elected senator by
their votes I would oppose it policy of
Imperialism, oppose tho acquisition of
tho Philippines, oppose any lncreaso in
tho standing nrmy, opposo the retire
ment of tho greenbacks nnd all legis
lation favorable to national banks, and,
finally, In the event of Uryan's election
to tho presidency, would refrain from
otitis against a free coinage bill, pro
vided my vote was necessary to defeat
the measure.
I am always willing and ready to face
my record oil all questions of public
concern. No pledge that would com
promise my republicanism or rellect
upon my honor has ever been made.
In November, 180S, within ten days
fter tho election, Secretary of Statu
W. 1'. l'orter called at my olllco to ask
whether I would bo willing to accept
the solid support of the fusion members
tho legislature for United States
senator. I positively declined tho offer
and Informed him that I could enter
into no such arrangement, although no
conditions were attached. I told him
I believed tho republicans would hold
caucus and nominate a South I'lutte
man for senator before tho day for bal
lotlug. Soon thereafter I left for
Washington and New York nnd did
not return uutll December.
Tho proposition made In November
was renewed on my return and I again
declined. I did not go down to Lin
coln until ten days iftor th,e bnllotlng
had been going on. There appeared no
prospect of a caucus or agreement
moug republicans on nny cnndldnto,
while nil the republican candidates had
emissaries out to get populist votes
when they should break away from
Senator Allen.
At that juncture I was Invited to de
fine my position on national Issues and
compiled with tho following letter,
which is tho only sthtumeut I made:
OMAHA, Jan. 23, 1809. Hon. T. F. Meni-
mlugcr My Dear Sir: Your request for an
expression of my views on Issues deemed
t vital moment to tho American people, and
specially tho peoples of Nebraska, Is cheer
fully compiled with.
My past record as legislator and editor
lias been constantly tn accord with the
following principles:
I am a republican bellovlng In' tho cardi
al principles of that party as enunciated
by Abraham Lincoln, and Intend to con
tinue on theso lines as long as I live.
I am opposed to corporate monopolies
nd trusts and favor uattoual legislation
for tho control of tho former and restric
tion and suppression of tho latter.
1 favor tho regulation of railroads and all
public carriers by national and stato legis
lation. I favor tho postal telegraph and the pos-
tal savings bank and am opposed to the re
tirement of greenbacks.
I am opposed to the annexation of tho
Philippine Islands. Youra very truly.
E. UOSEWATER.
Is there anything In this letter thnt
supports tho charges made, barring
alono my opposition to Philippine an
nexatlou, which nt that time had not
yet been consummated, inasmuch ns the
peaco treaty was not yet ratified? On
tho contrary, I positively declined at all
times nnd to all comers to chango my
position on the money standard or moko
any pledge that would Interfere with
my loyalty to tho republican party.
Not only thnt, but later a verbal offer
of fusion votes was made If I would
agreo to help to re-elect William V.
Allen In 1000. I emphatically declared
that under no conditions would I prom
ise, cither by myself or through Tho
Uee, to waver lu my support of re
publican candidates and principles In
the Impending natlonul campaign.
These facts aro known to all men who
wero associated with mo nnd to prom
inent republicans to whom I communi
cated them at tho time.
It Is hardly necessary to repent that
all stories about an alleged alllanco with
D. K. Thompson uow or at auy time
aro absolutely untrue aud fabricated
solely for tho purpose of creating
prejudice and discord In republican
ranks. K. ItOSKWATNIL
AVVEALINO TO TUB XEQltO,
lu West Virginia and In Maryland
Mr. Uryan made nn appeal to tho negro
voters. In tho former stato ho asked
tho negroes to consider this question: "If
a brown mnn In the Philippine lslnnds
has no right to a voice lu his govern
ment, what about the black man?" In
one of his speeches In Mnrylaud ho
snld: "Before tho blnck men of this
country voto tho republican ticket they
hnd bettor look Into tho matter nnd
find out what tho ehnnco of the black
man Is to be when wo draw a race line
and say thnt because n mnn' In tho
Philippine Islands Is brown and not of
our race wo will send n carpetbag gov
ernment over thero nnd hold that gov
eminent uy lorcc irom nun with n
standing army."
Wo do not suppose that any ordinarily
Intelligent colored man could bo made
a democrat by talk of this kind from
tho lender of tho party that Is dls
franchising the negro In tho south and
Insists upon governing him without his
consent. The colored man would rea
sonably nsk why It is that llryan nnd
his parly nro so deeply concerned about
the political tights ot tho brown men
In nnns ngnlnsl the government, while
denying to black men who are loyal
American citizens the political rights
given them by tho constitution. The
colored man knows thnt the republican
party has dono all that has been done
to give him a voice in his own govern
ment and that the democratic party has
nlwnys opposed the republican policy
lu this respect. He knows that his
race has been Justly treated by the re
publican party nnd he hns no reason to
doubt that that pnrty will be Just to
the Filipinos.
Mr. Uryan's appeal to negro voters
will do liltn uo good. Ills party is too
heavily hnndicnppcd by Its record of
injustice to tho colored race.
A CAXDWATtl OF I'HOMISES.
Mr. Hrynn Is prolific In promises. He
hns promised to do n number of things,
If elected, some of which are not within
the range of executive authority. Ouo
of Uryan's promises Is that If ho be
comes president "wlthlu a year there
will not bo a private monopoly lu the
United States." Now this sort of talk
may win votes among tho iguoruut, but
no fairly Intelligent man will be In
fluenced by it. Whut could Uryan do?
He could direct his attorney general to
have suits instituted ngnlnst such of
tho trusts as may be nmcnablo to exist
ing law, nnd having done this his au
thority would bo exhausted. IIo would
have no power over tho courts and the
suits Instituted might, and very likely
would, drng along for years. There
uro hundreds of combinations desig
nated by Mr. Uryan ns "ptivuto monop
oly," all of which are able to make a
prolonged legal contest and It is need
less to say would do so. It Is there
fore manifestly absurd for the demo
cratic candidate to tulle about wiping
out till these combinations within a
year. It Is more likely that he would
not bo able to destroy any of them
during his presidential term.
Tho followers of Mr. Uryan, how
ever, with n fanatical faith In every
thing ho says, accept such stuff iimpies
tlonlngly nnd Mr. Hrynn goes on playing
upon their blluu confidence nnd de
luding them with Impossible or Imprac
ticable promises.
Ebcoviuaixa run ixscnaEKm.
Secretary of War Hoot Is careful as
to his utterances. Ho makes no state
ment that he cannot substantiate.
When, therefore, ho said that the Fili
pino Insurgents aro maintaining a show
of resistance In the hope of Mr. Bryan's
election and referred to General Mac
Arthur nnd others ns having thus re
ported to tho government, the state
ment must be accepted ns entirely trust
worthy. Thero Is abundant testimony to sup
port it. The secretary to Prof. Moses
of tho Tuft commission, in a letter
from' Manila, says: "Much interest
exists here with regard to the cam
paign now going on In the states. This
war would hsve been ended long ngo
were It not for Hrynn, He Is more the
lender of these poodle now than
Agulnaldo nnd every American soldier
thut Is killed during these months can
be laid directly to his door. They aro
making extra efforts now, simply to
make a showing to bo used In tho states.
If Uryan is defeated the whole thing
will crumble." Captain Bookmlllcr of
the Ninth regiment returned to his homo
in New Haven, Conn., a few days ngo,
having been a year In the Philippines.
In au Interview he said: "The present
attacks on the American troops by the
Filipinos are undoubtedly Inspired by
Amerlcnus whom the Filipinos call their
friends at home. I am thoroughly con
vlnced thnt as soon as the election of
William McKlnley Is learned by the
Filipinos tho concerted attneks on the
American troops will cease. They
Uruily believe that If Uryan Is elected
tho American troops will bo with
drawn. The best citizens nnd a ma
jorlty of the Filipinos don't want the
troops withdrawn. They want law and
order."
No one who desires to know tho truth
about conditions In tho Philippines, or
nioro properly in the Island of Luzon,
will disregard this testimony, corrob
orated as It Is by much more to the
sumo effect. Thero Is not u shadow of
doubt that Agulualdo and other Fillpluo
lenders uro well Informed In regnrd to
opinion in this country relntlve to the
Philippines. They have rend tho Knn
sas City platform. They know of Mr.
Uryan's promise to give them Independ
euce. They are famlllur with the uttl
tudo of tho "antl-lmpcrlallsts." Tho
relatively few followers of Agulnaldo
are thus being encouraged to maintain
a show of resistance to American au
thority, In tho hopo of democratic suc
cess. Should that hope be disappointed
as there Is every reason to think It will
be, ve confidently believe that resist
anco will cease and all the Filipinos
will accept American sovereignty, as
most of them nre now willing to do.
Tho democratic pnrty und Its "out!
imperialist" allies nro responsiblo for
the mnlntennucc of Insurgent uctlvlty
in tho Philippines. They nre guilty of
having encouraged tho Filipinos to keep
up war ngnlnst this government. Uut
for their course there Is every reason to
bellovo that mouths ago the Insurreo
Hon would hnvo ended. If they nro
defeated on November 0 It Is a safe
prediction that a cessation of hostilities
In tho Philippines will soon follow.
Taken all together, thero has been loss
litigation than usiuil this year over the
makeup of tho official ballot. Succes
slvo court decisions have gradually do
fined tho lines which have been In dls
pute. The ouly point where tho bullot
Is likely to vary from county to county
Is In tho order of tho nominations by
tho respective parties. Tho law clearly
gives tho tlrat pluco on the ballot to the
republicans, as tho party casting tho
highest voto at tho Inst election, lie
cause that claim cannot be mudo by
any ono of the fusion parties. Tho
fusion county clerks, however, may bo
expected to shut their eyes to this pro
vision of the lnw In order to tnke nn
advantage which does not belong to
them.
Tho railroads are said to be again
considering the plan of abolishing the
fecdlng-ln-translt rate on live stock.
The roads took such action last year,
but the pressure was so strong that
they were practically forced to go back
to tho system. t No single rate Is of so
grcnt volume to the live stock Industry
as this aud tho roads cannot well abol
ish it, because by so doing they would
strlko the prosperity of tho people, upon
whom they depend to make their lines
prolltable. .
The report of the bureuu of education
shows that n little over oue-llfth of tho
entlro population of the country Is act
ually in attendance In either public or
private schools and fifteen-sixteenths of
theso nre In the public schools. Those
who pretend to see visions of empire
enn rest easy regarding any people los
ing their liberties among whom educa
tion Is ns universal ns this aud In which
pntrlotlsm has alwnys been so conspicu
ous. As n sample of financiering by tho
fusion caudldute for stnte treasurer his
receivership for n failed bank in his
homo town of O'Neill hardly commends
him to tho tnxpayers ns n snfo mnn to
entrust with tho conduct of the stnte
treasury. What the people of this stnte
want Is conservative nnd -.honest man
agement of the stnte funds. They nre
only sure to get this by electing the re
publican candidate.
Tho sultan of Turkey had u scare
over the report that an American squad
ron was headed toward Turkey. No
squadron wns enroute, but If the stiltnu
desires to sleep In profound pence with
out being disturbed by such dreams It
would be well for him to pay that little
bill now past due to Uncle Sam.
The last time Douglas county s.ent a
fusion dclegatlou to the legislature
every business interest here was In hot
wuter under thrcnts of disturbing legis
lation. The business men of Omaha
cannot afford to experiment again with
fusion would-be lawmakers.
HKGlSTEll TODAY.
Toduy ,1s registration day and every
voter expecting to cast n bnllot at the
election on November 0 should see that
his name Is properly enrolled on the
registration books.
The registrars will sit In their re
spective wards aud precincts from 8
a. in. until 0 p. in. today. In
order to register each voter must appear
personally before tho'registrars and an
swer the questions relating to his resi
dence nnd qunllllcntlons prescribed by
the law.
No previous registration will hold
good this year.,, Failure to register
means self-dlsfrrinehlsemont.
One of the questions which will bo
asked by tho registrars, under the law;
Is: "With what political party do you
wish to affiliate?" To tills question
every person who expects to support
President McKlnley should answer:
The republican party." This auswer
Is necessary to qualify the voter to
participate In the republican primaries.
Be sure to register today.
Get Out nf tUr. Wei.
Chicago News,
nussla and tho United States occupy
Identical positions on tho Chinese ques
tion. With England and Germany also
paired thero Is nothing for Franco to do
but to throw her lnducueo In favor ot ono
or tho other of these combinations. It
will be rather hard for French editors
who have been smllln n a superior way
at American diplomacy to como In under
tho nusslan-Amerlcan umbrella, but that
seems to bo their only chance.
Peril of the SuIkmImii l'rouena.
Detroit Free Press (Ind. dem.)
We have no doubt that great responsl
bllltles would sober Mr. llryan, but by
the' tlmo Mr. Dryau was sobered the wheels
ot Industrial progress might have been
turned back half a decade and tho coun
try would be In tho midst of another
porlod ot Industrial and financial depres
sion. Is It worth this sacrifice on tho part
of tho American people to havo Mr, Bryan
sobered? Tho Free Press cannot bellovo
It. howovcr desirable, from certain points
of view, n sober Mr. llryan mignt be.
rUItSONAL NOTES,
Tho action ot tho lato Spanish cabinet
Indicates that our old friend, Weyler, Is
about as popular with tho decent people In
Spain as ho was In Cuba.
Sir Henrv ntnke. (rovernor of Hone Kong,
says In a letter to a London friend: "Slnco
this troublo began I haven't had an hour
of real leisure nnd yet the excitement Is
rather enjoyed by nearly all ot us."
Dennlson Whcolock, a full-blooded Oneida
Indian, has Joined tho staff of a Green Day
(Wis.) paper as a reporter. Ho ls"a gradu
ate of Carllslo Indian school and while
studying thero was leader of the famous
Carlisle band.
Joseph Jefferson, addressing tho students
of tho American Conservatory at Chicago
last Friday, Bald ot acting: "There Is In
no other profession so great a chanco for
mediocrity. All parts, great and small,
should call for equal care."
The H. S. Stono publishing house ot Cbl
cago turned down the manuscript of "David
Harum," when It came to them, and tho
Appletons, with somo misgivings, took it tn,
Tho saleB havo Just reached 605,000 copies
and now tho Stone rartners take turns
kicking one another.
James Bryro, tho distinguished English
statesman and author, Is In Paris for his
first rcnulno visit to the French capital.
Ho says that whenever ho has been thero
beforo ho was simply paaslng through and
that ho Is less acquainted with Paris thifn
any ot tho other great continental capitals.
Tho Illinois Audubon society Is about to
checkmate tho milliners by securing nn
amendment to tho game' laws that .shall
make It an offopso, with penalties, for any
one to possess auy part of tho wild birds
now protocted by the law. Somo of the mil
liners havo contended .that a part ot a bird
was not a bird.
Tho father of M. Kdmond Rostand, tho
author of "L'Alglon," la also a poet, who
comblnos versifying wlrh clever articles
on social economy In French reviews. He
Is also a member of the Institute. When
tho son was raised to tho ofllcerehlp of tho
legion ot honor he implored tho government
to grant the samo distinction to "Le Per
Cyrano," as M. Eugene Hostand Is play
fully called by hs friends.
No Threat , of Militarism
Minneapolis
Thcro has always been moro or less
militarism In this country, yet tho army
has never usurped tho powers of tho civil
authorities and most Americans aro still
disposed to "hike" back to their farms,
their shops, their counters nnd their desks
the tnlnuto their military service is ended.
It is dlfllcult to tnduco n returning regiment
to strut even for a brief hour boforo an
admiring populace, so eager always aro the
boys to rcsumo tho vocations of peace.
When Louisiana was bought during Mr.
Jofferson'a socond administration ho was
authorized to employ tho army of tho
United States and tho nillltla of the several
states to the number ot 80,000 men lu
maintaining our rights In that territory, it
necessary. Tho population ot tho United
Sfates was about 6,000,000 at that time, so
that an army ot 80,000 men then would
havo been equivalent to a forco ot 1,000,000
now.
At tho closo ot our socond war with
England, when wo had less than 9,000,000
people, our regular army consisted of 02,671
men, tho largest number nuthorlzed until
last year, when It was in round figures
63,000 strong. Our regular army at tho
closo of tho war of. 1812 would represent
moro than half n million mon at this date.
From 1817 to 18-10 tho average strength of
tho regular army was 10,000 men and tho
mean population of tho country 13,600,000,
tho ratio of soldiers to population being
less than It Is now. The Mexican war ln-
How They Hated Lincoln
Democratic organs and orators now ro-
gard President Lincoln, for campaign pur
poses, as a patriot ranking with Wash
ington, and quote his writings with unusual
unction. This is something new in demo
cratic circles. They talked differently In
1864, and at tho samo time) worked tho cries
of "Imperialism" and "militarism" as en
ergetically as thoy do today. Following aro
extracts from speeches and editorials show-
Ins democratic methods thirty-six years
ago:
Cincinnati Enquirer, Sept. 24, 1SG4 : It
Lincoln Is entitled to the gratltudo of tho
blacks, ought ho not to rccelvo tho ctornal
curses and maledictions of tho whlto raco7"
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Oct. 13, 1854: "If
Lincoln is reelected wo will never again
have peace or union lu this land."
John McKcon to tho democratic conven
tion, Sept. i, 1864: ,TThere Is not a man
hero whoso life, property and everything
whoHO wlfo, children and home will not bo
In danger should such a deplorable result
follow rb tho election again of Abraham
Lincoln."
I Indianapolis Sentinel, Sept. 13, 18C4: "The
election oi l.mcoin means war, anarcnyanu
disunion the success of McClcllan will
bring pence and tho restoration ot tho
union. These aro tho issues Involved In
tho elections of October and November."
Hon. J. 1). Haskins to the democratic
convention, Aug. .11, 1864: "Tho constitu
tion is Indeed a most sacred lnntruraont.
It 1b attacked by armed traitors In the
south and by Insidious, double-dyed traitors
In this administration Mr. Lincoln at tho
head at the north."
Colonel Gray of Detroit, Mich., Oct. C.
1864: "By arrogating to himself powers
not granted by tho constitution and tho
laws, Mr. Lincoln has exercised, or at
tempted to exercise, a despotic power over
tho people such as only tho emperor ot
Austria can exercise. Ho has given him
self over to thoso who declare that tho
constitution Is n Ieaguo with death and a
covenant with hell."
Now York World, Sept. 13. 1864: "The
party of which Abraham Lincoln Is the
candldato and representative, though pro
fessing fealty to the union, Is Its most dan
gerous foo. Tho facts of Its history, th
spirit of Its policies, the tendoncy of Its
measures tally as completely with disunion
I'OIMICHATIO MAIIIII.
'nUr Prophet of M0 AVorklim Over
time 'I'll U Vciir.
New York Tribune.
Tho fulse prophet of popocracy Is trying
to play the bogle man. Having failed to
entice voters to como over to his Bide, he
is trying to scaro them away from the re
publican side with warnings of tho awful
things that will surely como lo pass If Presi
dent McKlnley Is re-elected. "An industrial
despotism threatens this country!" ho cries.
"Are you willing that men by 'Intimidation
shall rule this country? You wilt
havo a perpetual debt, and the peoplo
will pay the Interest. Ono of tho
reason why thoy want a largo nrmy is to
build a fort In this city (Now York) aud uso
tho army to "suppress by force that dis
content that ought to bo cured by legls
latlon." And so he goes on, holding up one
straw boglo aftor another trusts, militar
ism, imperialism and what not and tell
ing the American peoplo that thoso evils
will surely bo brought and forever fixed
upon thorn unless ho Is elected president to
be their savior and redeemer.
Unhappily for this popocratlo mahdi, the
falsity of his prophecies has already hecti
fully demonstrated lu tho sight ot all tho
people. Four years ago Mr. Bryan said:
"If McKlnley and the republican party
aro successful and put In power for tho
next four years wages will bo decreased,
hard times will come upon us, mortgages
upon our homes will bo foreclosed by tho
monoy-lenders, shops and factories will
close. Wo will export no goods, and wo
will Import from foreign lauds all tho goods
wo uso. Thus will ruin, want and mUerj
bo with us."
That was Mr. Bryan's prophecy in 1896.
Mr. McKlnley and tho republican party
wero put into powor for four years, an
proceoded to carry out tho policies tbe
had promlsod and which Mr. Bryan de
clared would bring theso dreadful thing
upon us. But instead of being decrease,
wages have been Increased, good times havt.
prevailed, mortgages have beon paid oft,
shops and factories have been opened an
enlarged, the country haa exported mora
goods than over before In its history, ana
prosporlty and comfort have beon tho lot
of the peoplo. In brief, Mr. Bryan'k
woeful predictions have not been fulflllea,
but exactly the opposite has happened lu
every detail,
If tho popocratlc leader was ko false i
prophet then, why should his present
vaticinations bo belloved? What reason Is
there for supposing his calamity bowling
lu 1900 Is any morn Judicious or any better
grounded than It was In 1896?
Two t.'uiiipulan Pictures,
Chicago Post.
Tho dignity and senso of propriety dis
played by President MuKluley cannot fall
to meet tho approval ot tho American
pcqple. And, Incidentally, It may bo sug
gested that It Is difficult to plcturo Bryau
declining to tako part In campaign dem
onstrations In similar circumstances. Be
ing his own entlro campaign ho could not
well keep off tho stump under any condi
tions, I'nclr .Ion Simula from I'nder.
Washington Post.
It will bo recalled that, while General
Jeo Wheeler denied ho Is a republican, he
didn't throw' up bis hat for Bryan.
Tlnics (ind.)
croased It to 10,690 In 1S46 and to S1.6S6 the
next year. Slnco then It has never fallen
below 10,000. In 1862 It reached 25.4S0
ofllcers and men. and In 1S67 66,815. lu
1S74 It had boen Reduced to 30,520. From
that time until the temporary lncreaso au
thorized bectuso of tho troubles In the
Philippines it remained at about 23,000.
Two years after the civil war tie had
ono regular soldier to every 700 people;
now wo have ono to about 1,100 ot popula
tion. Thero has been no apparent growth In
"militarism" In this country. When Mr.
Jefferson needed soldiers congress accom
modated him. Thcro seemed to be no
lack of men to fight tho Moxlcan war, and
millions came forth from tno north tn the
civil war. The regular array has always
been Insignificant In Its proportions except
when ft reached high tldo after tho war
of 1312. It Is safe, to say, after a gtanco
at tho proportions of our army, regular
and volunteer, lu times ot atress and be
foro and after such periods, that when
tho pcoplo of this republic noed a big army
they always get one nnd when they do
not, tho regular establishment Is a small
affair as compared with tha total popula
tion. As we elect a congress every two years
and a presldont evory four years wo aro not
likely to bo oppressed with "militarism,"
tn this country until tho people themselves
demand It.
designs as If they bad been dictated by
cold, subtlo and calculating hostility to our
national greatness."
Bx-Oovcrnor Wtckllffo of Kentucky, at
Now York, September 0, J8C4: "I cannot
glvo you any better argument why you
should chango this administration than to
say that If you prefer liberty to slavery you
will chango It and chango It quickly, for
If Lincoln Is elected, farewell to civil liberty
In tho United States."
resolutions adopted at a democratic meet
ing, Now York City, September 1, 1661:
"Hesolved, That tho administration of
Abraham Lincoln, by Its Imbecility In tho
conduct of tho warsnud Its ruinous financial
policy, has forfeited tho confidence aud re
spect of the loyal states." '
Missouri Republican (now SI. Louis He
public), November 8, 1864: "Friends of
constitutional liberty, will you this day
arouso yourselves to tho full appreciation
of tho danger that surrounds you? "The
frightful strides which tho present adminis
tration has already made toward usurpation
of powers unknown to tho constitution, tho
outrages upon individual liberty, the
usurpations of arbitrary authority In all
parts of tho country without even the pre
text, In many Instances, of military neces
sity, tho corruptions of oMa'al speculators,
who, In tho name of loyalty aro sucking
tho very life blood of the nation, without
tho rebuke, and often with the' connivance,
of tho national administration, warn you
that unless a change Is made at thin election
of our public rulers, tho rate of tho re
public is scaled forever, and all your
boasted liberties are laid prostrato at tho
feot of despotism.
If, thon, you would rebuke tho rampant
spirit of fanaticism which Is rapidly bring
ing tho nation to a dishonored grave, If you
would save tho constitution from wreck and
the institutions of your fathers from utter
destruction, If yot would savo your Individ
ual liberty from being crushed out by tho
heel of despotic power, If you would restore
tho union of your fathers by nn honorablo
termination of a war whoso victories under
the policy ot the present administration
havo turned to ashes on your Hps, If you
would secure to your bleeding country the
blessings of an honorablo and lasting peaco,
then give your'voto to elevnto to tho presi
dential chair tho tried soldlor, tho trusted
patriot, Georgo B. McClellun, and let noth
lng deter you from the discharge of your
duty.
I.OMS I'OMTICAIj CAHHBIl.
.Inh ii SIktiiiiiii lloliln the llecnril for
CtiiitlniKiUfi Service.
St. Loula Globe-Democrat.
The length nnd tho Importanco of John
Sherman's carocr can not bo grasped by
a mere glance at the list ot tho posts
Which he filled and nt tho dates which ho
entered and left them, Sherman as a pub
lic man was older than tho party of which
ho had been a lending spirit for moro than
forty years. Ho was elected to tho house
of reprcoentatlves in 1854, tho year when,
by tho repeal of tho Missouri compromise,
tho republican party was created, but tho
men' who composed tho party In its first
pieclduntlal canvass had not yet all united
in calling themselves republicans. At tho
tlmo when ho was first elected to congress
most of (hem, including himself, were
known vaguely as autl-Ncbraska men.
Only about half a dozen states adopted tho
name republican in 1854. Sherman pro
sided over tho first stato convention of tho
republican party ever hold lu Ohio, that
of 1855. Ho also presided at the one held
In 1893, roveallng a prominence lasting
through forty years of tho most stirring
political life which tha United States has
seen.
At tho tlmo when Sherman, early in 1856,
as ii member of tho congressional commit
teo which Inquired into tho Kansas dis
turbances, first became a national figure,
nono of tho men who at tho presout tlmo
aro in public life woro known outsldo ot
tbo precinct In which thoy resided, excopt
Grow of Pennsylvania, und his length of
years In public stntlon is not half aa great
as was Sherman's, though ho entered pub
lic llfo four years earlier than Sherman.
Conkllng, Blalno, Hayes, Oarflold, Peed,
McKlnloy and all the other leadors of tho
republican party In recent years, savo Jus
tin S. Morrill, who entered public llfo at
tho same tlmo as Sherman and who died
two years ago, wero newer men than Shor
man. Lincoln has been dead thlrty-flvo
years and he beenmo known to tbo country
forty-two years ago, at tho tlmo whon he
stumped Illinois with Douglas In tho con
test for United States senator. Lincoln
received many votes In tho Philadelphia
convention of 1S58 for vice president on
tho ticket with Fremont, yet Sherman may
bo said to have been a national porsonage
earlier than Lincoln, although Lincoln had
previously served a term In tho houso of
representatives.
Clay's public life, from beginning to end,
covered the period from Jefferson to Fill
more. Cass entered tbo public service as
an army officer In tho war of 1812, In Mad
ison's days as president, and was appointed
United States marshal for the district of
Ohio several years earlier than that tlmo
by President Jefferson and ho was In Bu
chanan's cabinet at tho ovo of tho war of
secession. Benton's days of public service
covered tho period from tho udoption of
tho Missouri compromise to Its ropeal, ex
cept two years when he was In retirement.
Nathaniel Macon was In ono: or tho other
branch of congress from tho first term of
President Washington to near the end of
Madison's service. William Ilufus King
entered congress boforo tho beginning of
tho war of 1812 and died ns vice president
in 1853. John Qnlncy Adams' career, com
prising servlco at forolgn courts, In both
branches of congress, in the cablnot and
In the presidency, stretched from his ap-
polntment as minister to tho Netherlands
by President Washington to his death In
the houso of representatives In tho latter
part of tho term of President Polk. Adam
alono of all theso celebrities had a longer
actual nervli'n In niil.ll.. olntlnii thnn .Tnbn
Sherman. From the beginning to the end
oi jus career sncrman'a service, except tor
a day or two, Was continuous, whllo that
of all the others who have been named
was broken by years of rctlroment.
woiiit tii, i. sivr k si x.
CrrluliU) tif Suceox m i:,-ue for
ItelnxliiK nrfiirtx.
Unltlmoro American.
Tho ro-elcctlon of President McKlnley
seems to bo assured beyond preadventure.
With each parsing day tho certainty of this
much desired consummation of tho cam
paign Increases, and the people everywhere
aro settling themselves to this outcome.
Hut, whllo another republican triumph
socms guaranteed, tho party managers and
workers should not allow confidence In tho
result to causo a lessening In their ac
tivity nor a decrcaso lu their energy. From
now until election day tho work should go
forward even moro vigorously than It has
up to this time. Public sentiment pro
nounces for McKlnley, but thero nro still
Bomo doubtful voters to bo won oer, and
particular attention should bo paid to con
verting tho wavering. In order that tho
anti-Bryan majority may, bo so largo as to
sound, for once nnd all, the dcathknoll
over tho pernicious theories he advocates,
And whllo this Is being dono thcro Is
another and an even moro important work
to which the parly organization should
address Itself. Public sentiment is ths
determining factor in all elections, but the
ballot li the medium through which this
sentiment exerts Itsolf. It Is, therefore,
essential that a majority of tho ballots
accord In their markings with public srntl
nient. When confidence in tho result Is so
firm ns It Is now thero Is a disposition on
tho part of somo to remain nway from ths
polls. Mnny of thoso who favor nnd would
voto for McKlnley will say: "I don't
need to voto; McKlnloy Is certain to tin
elected." To overcome any such dispo
sition on tho part of tho voters to remain
at homo should be tho work of tho re
publican orgnnliatlon botween this tlmo
and election day. A small majority will
suffice, but thcro Is safoty lu numbors, and
every man that favors (ho re-election of
McKlnley should bo Impressed with tho
Importanco of going to tho polls and voting.
Kvory ono that remains away gives half a
voto to Bryan nnd thus makes confidence a
boomerang, which rebounds only to injure
its favorites. Tho closing days of the enm
palgn should see such effective work lu
this direction that on election day no sup
porter of McKlnley nnd Roosevelt will
think of staying nt home.
iom:s as a ciiamimo.v.
MntemeittK ApoluKetli In Tone nii.t
InrliiKly n, im ,-.
Detroit Free I'rcsH (Ind. dem.)
Chairman Jones of tho democratic na
tional committee Ignores or forgets tho
sago old advlco never lo get on tho defen
sive. He Is out In a statement that Is posi
tively apologetic In its tone nnd glaringly
evasive. He weakens his caso In tho outset
by declaring that "It has been tho fashion
for tho republicans for somo years to do
nounco democrats as anarchists, revolu
tionists and tho like," Thoro is an In
excusable blunder In thus confounding
democrats and Bryanltes to the detriment
of tho former and only a certain well known
contingent nmong them has been accused
with any approach to tho extremo terms
used by tho chalrmuu.
As to what Mr. Uryan If elected would do
rrgnrdliig tho United States Judiciary as n
prselblo agency In the tarrying out ot his
e.icutlve plans Is known to no one, unless
himself, nnd this leaves the" whole ques
tion to the Interpretation that tho Individual
voter may place upon tho Kcnuas (jlty plot-
icrm. it sir. uryan be a democrat Blgnlll
cr.nco attaches to this statement from tha
chairman: "The lending Idea with demo
crats everywhere Is to return to the princi
ples of the constitution and to fnlthfully
administer the laws as written."
This, with tho rest of tho chairman's
promulgation, Is undoubteUly inspired, but
if It means that Mr. Uryan would not at
tempt tn pay outstanding obligations ot
the government In silver, why docs he not
say fo? Why docs ho not permit a close,
hard-money friend llko Bourko Cockran to
say so, or why does ho requlro tho head
of his nntlonal committee to put forth a
doubtful Intimation that Is cunningly
framed with an Intent to please populists
on ouo hand and the upholders of a solid
nnd houoHt financial system on tho other?
Tho people will not stand for their part
In (his gamo of shuttlecock. Thoughtfid
men Intent upon continuing In the,way of
prosperity nre not content with tho argu
ment that the country's financial system
and financial credit nro too strong for a
hostile chief magistrate to overthrow. They
want In that capacity an aggressive friend,
not an avowed enemy. They nre not so
blinded by partisanship or so prejudiced
because of minor Issues as not to realize
that If Mr. Uryan is not for them b Is
against them.
SMILING LINKS.
Indluunpolia Journal: "They say massage
will euro baldness."
"Nonsense I I know men who got bald
trylnic to learn how to pronounce mas
sage, Chicago Hecnrd; "Did yon have any
troublo with foreign languages on the
othi-r sldn?'1
"Wo got along all right with French and
ncrmnn, but wo couldn't understand tho
Kngllsh."
Detroit Free Tress: "netting stout doesn't
afrm to worry you nt nil."
"No, Indeed: Vvo bought a mirror that
makes mo look tall and slim."
Chicago Post: Bunting Larkln Is a man
of wolghtv opinions.
ni'roy-rThat must bo tho reason that ho
expresses them.
'What do you mean?
"1 supposo they uro too heavy to go by
mall."
Washington Slnr: ''I supposo you would
rather play Hamlet than cut," Audi tho ud
miring young woman, who Is given to
colloquialisms.
"Well," answered Mr. Stonnlngton
Hnrnen, "I nnvor put ft In Just that way.
Uut your remark HUKgeatH tho alternative,
that usually prcHcnts Itsolf,"
Chicago Tribune: "Answer tho question,
witness. AVhat kind of fence Was It?"
"It was n, splto fence, your honor."
"A splto fenco? What kind Is that,
madnm?"
"Tho kind thnt spiteful folks hulld In
hark yards, your honor, Just to keep other
folks from looking Into their kitchens."
WIMTKIl BO.VH,
(Translated from tho Norwegian ot HJorn-
stjerno BJornson by A. U. Honne.)
Summer slumbered In winter's arms,
Winter roso and ho tucked her In:
"Hush!" he nald to tho harbor's din,
"HiiHh!" he said to tho brooks and farms;
Hllcnt grow then tho forests grim.
Nought was heard but tho creaking
limb.
All tho good that gave summer Joy
Winter tenderly stored away:
Tlest It found ufter toll and fray,
Tilly need nnd the sprout so coy
ftld llko kernels In hardened nuts,
Kartli was crumbling around tho, ruts,
All the Ills thnt made summer ache,
Pest-Heed, sickness and harvest h'.leht,
Winter banished In frost nnd (light:
Stainless, mimmcr in peaco shall wake,
Laved In anow und winter winds,
Hailed by qulcken'il and healthy mind.
OVr the brow of tho sleeper fair
Winter painted ii xplcndld dream,
Htnr-llt vivid In norlh-llght's stream;
On It boro her to visions rare,
During tho lengthy winter night.
Then sho open'd her eyes so bright,
Winter, scolded ns harsh and drear, '
I. hen for that whluh ho must not see;
lie, thtiUKh scolded for murder, ho
Guards and purges our land each year;
Then be hides In the mountains wide
Till It grow cold at eventld.
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