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liot Hf In the liiro kIiow.
Tho iwvliiK problem lu Omnlui bos
ulinnn'ri'rt down to n problem of dlvllon
nnd nllcnco.
Cholorn nt Tort Arthur may result In
plitcliitf tM iikmUciiI dcimrtuiflit lit the
licnd of tho list of herocM.
MnssHolinsettB reports the ornnborry
nop tlnmntcod by frnMlH. but the west
will niiilntnin Itn t'lihnkpglvlnR nplrlt as
loug ns the turkey crop' holds out.
Now thnt (Mnnlin wenrH the clmmplon
dlilp base ball belt It must, like tho
champion prize tighter, hold Itself ready
to meet and knock down nil competitors.
The Russlmi admiralty's desire to send
the Riltlc fleet around the-horn may be
to give the 'officers t:r !o 'to accustom
themselves to a hot time la the tropics
first.
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The pavlmt cbutnutor who can offer
to pay $.-ih outright' ml $100 a month
to n member of the Board of Public
Works for Influence-must have money to
burn. '
An ovation was given tin? new Rus
sian minister of the Interior on his ar
rival at St. Petersburg. If he doesn't
live up to expectations he may get a
"blowout' later.
When former Senator' Carter sees tho
reception accorded Fairbanks In Mon
tana how glad he must be that ho re
tained possession of Ids senses at the
critical time eight years ago In St. Louis.
The disclosures made by members of
the Hoard of Public Works and paving
contractors present a splendid opportun
ity to the Civic Federation. All the law
breakers hud grafters are not confined
to tho Third ward.
Judge Gray has decided lu favor of tho
miners In the matter of the employment
of cheek wclgtunen another reason why
the democrats will not make President
UooHi-wlt's action In the, coal strike ti
campaign Issue.
Were one dlsense visitation to kill or
miilm us many persons jn the United
States as are killed and wounded by rail
road accidents the people would consider
it a scourge. Why should we accept
these nccldcnts ns a matter of course?
Now that Mr. Parker hus solemnly
nssnrjvl the Vouutry that he accepts tho
nomlBatlun for tho presidency ami holds
himself ready to move Into the White
Himikc Iji ruse he is elected, the country
will rent euster und the world will
breathe freer.
Itusiness jnen who advertise In fake
new ppapers that depend for their sale
particularly on sensational headlines and
are merely glanced at by the great ma
jority of people who buy them, throw
away their money. Such papers aw
practically worthies as advertising me
diums. i . - i
While the sympathies of many Ameri
cans may be with Japau in the preseut
war It must be admitted that Russia Is
dealing more Illterally with the world at
large in the matter of wur news, aud
this doc not tend to Injure the govern
ment of the ciar lu the minds of the
people.
The Dea Molues Kegiater considers
General Corbin'a remarks on the advan
tages of wingle rife fur soldier as a di
rect blow at Iowa girls who have not yet
had an opportunity to benefit from the
establishment of Port Pes Moines. Had
they only knowu this, Ies Moines people
of court would not have worked half so
hard for that appropriation.
THE rtSAL ACCtttASCK.
In delaying the publication of bla let
ter of acceptance It was reasonably as
sumed, and on the part of democrats
most earnestly hopcti, that Judge Tarker
wus carefully prepitijig a deliverance
which would Inspirit his party and in
fuse some animation Into an almost life
less campaign. Ills speech of accept
ance had a dampening effect. It not
only created no enthusiasm among dem
ocrats, but more than one organ of the
party nduilttrd that It gave a setback
to the campaign. The candidate was
earnestly nppruled to to make a hetter
plea for the democracy In his letter to
Ito less "Judicial" and more specific and
aggressive in asserting the principles
and the attitude of bis party. Undoubt
edly Judge . Parker has endeavored to
satisfy this demand, but it will not be
seriously claimed that he hag done so.
Ills letter will be no more serviceable
to his party than Mas his uninspiring
speech of acceptance.
In the talk nlout Imperialism, which
has reference wholly to American occu
pation of tho Philippines, the candidate
Is not In accord with perhaps half th
democrats of the country. We think
there is no doubt that if the question
were squarely presented to them
whether the United States should retain
or surrender the Philippines a majority
would declare for their retention. Aa
a matter of fact there Is no Imperiallflin
In the American policy regarding the
Philippines. If tho Judgment of our
highest Judicial tribunal Is to be ac
cepted. As to the contentlonof Judge
Parker that there is a tendency in the
government toward Imperialism it is ut
terly groundless and will Influence no
one who can take nn Intelligent and un
prejudiced view of existing conditions.
The views of the candidate respect
ing the tariff are of the familiar demo
cratic character. The argument for re
vision presents nothing new and nothing
convincing, at least for those who re
member the consequences of the last
democratic attempt nt revising the
tariff. Against all that Judge Parker
says stands forth the great fact that un
der the policy which he would do away
with the .United States has in a little
more than a generation grown to be ibe
greatest of Industrial nations and the
American people the wealthiest In the
word). It Is perhaps noteworthy that
Judge Parker does not go as far aa the-
platform in denouncing protection as
'robbery." In favoring reciprocity
treaties Judge Parker refers to what
was said by President McKlnley nt Buf
falo nnd this Is really the best feature
of his letter, but the democratic idea
as to reciprocity Is that It Is a step to
ward free trade and this was not the
Idea with McKlnley. He urged a ro
clnroclty that 'would work no harm to
our Industries and labor. That the re
publican party now favors, but demo
cratic reciprocity means something dif
ferent, os the Parker presentation of
the matter plainly shows.
There Is one unambiguous statement
In thi Parker letter. This is, that rhe
will. If elected president, revoke the
pension order which enables a union sol
dier to draw $(l a month from the gov
ernment when he has reached the age
of !2 years. Br way of not appearing
hostile to the veterans of the civil war
he promises to contribute his effort to
ward the enactment of a law giving an
ace pension without reference to disa
bility. The veterans and their friends
will understand what construction to put
upon this., The discussion of national
exp nses contains nothing new and noth
ing that has not already been amply an
swered. It Is in no respect a strong or
oppressive letter nnd will contribute
little to the democratic campaign.
RElSFOItCIXQ THEIR ARMIES.
Both Russia and Japan are reinforcing
their armies In Manchuria aa rapidly aa
possible, thus conclusively showing that
neither of the belligerents has any
thought of terminating hostilities or any
disposition to accept intervention should
It be offered. The decision of Janan to
mobilise the first line of reserves will
add nlout l.TO.OOO men to the mikado's
forces In Manchuria and on the Lino
Tung peninsula. This Is Jupan's responso
to the Russian mobilization of two addi
tional army corps for service in the far
east, making evident that both sides
realize that the struggle must continue
through at least one more campaign and
each Is determined to put forth' every
effort to achieve decisive results.
Both armies have been losing heavily.
the Japanese undoubtedly to a greater
exont Wan the Russians, for the reason
that their operations have been against
fortified positions, so that while the
mikado's forces have maintained a more
or less active campaign in pursuing the
enemy, it Is probable that neither of the
belligerents is now In condition for a
great battle. According to late advice
fresh troops are constantly arriving at
the scene of war from Japan, some of
these reinforcing the armies about Muk
den and others going to other points.
According to the view at St. Petersburg
the Japanese are preparing to resort to
their favorite fiankiug tnctice and tho
indications all point to tills. Such a
movement calls for a very large force
and before It is undertaken the Japanese
comuunders of the armies co-operating
will have probably not iesa than 230,000
men. If they can speedily collect audi
a force for operations about Mukden It
Is safe to predict another disaster to the
Russians, for the arrival of reinforce
ments for the latter is necessarily alow.
Tho reorganltatlon of the Russian
army lu Manchuria baa been offlclall
announced and It is stated that probably
300.000 men will be placed In the field
in addition to the number already there.
This would raise the total Russian forces
in Manchuria to over ROO.OOO, but it Is to
be borne In mind that it will take many
months to get this fresh army to the
scene of mfllct and the Japanese mill
not le idle In the meanwhile. It Is easy
to believe, aa stated in a dispatch from
the Russian capital, that the emperor Is
THE OMAHA DAILY BE3: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. 1901.
personally Ton vtneed that the political as
well as the military prestige of the em
pire Is at atake and that every other con
slderatlon must give way before the exi
gencies of war. The resources of the
empire in men and money must be
drained. It ia declared, if necessary In
order to'turn the scale and vindicate the
power of Russia.
The situation at Port Arthur, if re
porta are trustworthy, looks very bad
for Russia. The Japanese are making
gradual headway there and their recent
successes are Important. The operations
abont Mukden are very likely to result
In favor of Japan, though of course no
confident prediction can be made as to
this. The decisive struggle of the war,
it Is beginning to appear reasonably cer
tain, will be waged around Harbin, but
this will hardly come in the very near
future. Should Russia be driven out of
Harbin her prestige in Asia would be
completely destroyed nnd it Is not to be
doubted that the Japanese are looking
forward to the achievement of this.
EDUCATIONAL EVOLUTIOS.
The trend of twentieth century educa
tion is In the direction of manual train
ing. The demand la for an education
that does not como entirely from books
for education that trains the eye, the
hand and the brain in harmonious
unison.
The twentieth century boy likes to
make things and to do things. On the
playground he either wants to construct
something or pull down something. The
mental Impulse Is the same in both
cases. If be has no opportunity to build
something or to put something together
he naturally seeks to gratify his curi
osity na to how they are made by pulling
them apart a process that exercises
whatever mechanical taste or nptltnde
he may possess.
This evolution In the direction of In
dustrial training Is by no means confined
to America. The steady drift of women
Into the industries Is mosf notable in
Germany. In the work of Intelligently
solving the problem of industrial educa
tion Oermrtny Is far ahead of any other
country on the globe, but America Is
rapidly overtaking Germany.
Manual training schools ore multiply
ing In all the large American cities nnd
the growing popular demand for training
of thin kind In the public school Is mani
festing itself by the marked increase In
the enrollment of the Industrial- training
departments. It Is to develop nnd ex
ercise the creative and constructive fac
ulty that manual training is being Intro
duced In public, schools. The plan Is to
shift from the books to the workshop
and from the workshop to the books
again, supplying a rational education
which nrt only furnishes a knowledge of
mechanics, but also nt the same time
constitutes an incentive for boys nnd
girls who have a natural taste for in
dustrial training to remain in the schools.
Coming events cast their shadows be
fore. Arrangements are being made In
the city of Lincoln for the establish
ment of a municipal lighting plant,
which will be Installed in the water
works parlorg and tho two departments
eventually will be consolidated. This In
suggestive. If Omahu gets possession
of the water works there la no good rea
son why It should pot operate Its elec
tric lighting plant from the water works
power house at Florence and save thou
sands of dollars now expended for gen
erating light nnd power by the electric
lighting company. Quite apart from the
saving In power would be the saving ef
fected In the erection of a power house
building and the cost of maintenance.
Whether the city acquires ownership or
adopta Dr. Miller's plan of water supply
and electric power, Omaha will at no
distant day be in position to emulate
the example of Lincoln.
Among the discoveries made since au
tomobiles have come into pluy in Ameri
can cities la the fact that gasoline ruins
asphalt streets and ordinances regulating
automobile transit In cities require auto-
moblllsts to equip their cars with pans
or other efficient receptacles so that gaso
line, kerosene and other oils shall not bo
constantly dripping upon the asphalt or
bituminous paved streets. An examina
tion of the afreets In front of any hotel
where automobile stands are maintained
reveals the fact that gasoline and kero
sene softens the pavement and rapidly
causes Its disintegration. In Omaha the
depressions nnd holes in the asphalt
pavement antedate the automobile, but
for all that the regulations for protec
tion of asphalt pavement established In
other cltlea should be adopted and en
forced in this city.
Just why college boys are expected to
be ruffianly in their class contests has
never been satisfactorily explained, but
as long aa the faculties of the schools
and the parents, who generally foot the
bills, are satisfied the public can watch
the annual fall performances with the
knowledge that the most physically fit
will survive.
There Is no doubt that Thomas E.
WatsAn Is really interested In the present
campaign. Ills assault upon the negro
stage driver waa one of the most ef
fective appeals he could make for Texas
democrats to leave their old party, and
reuses one to wonder what form of ap
peal he la preparing for bla tour of Mis
sissippi The St. Louis police commission baa
Imposed a fine of f 10 upon a policeman
who kept bis seat In the street car while
a woman waa standing In the aisle adja
cent to bla seat. Should this unwritten
regulation be emulated by police boards
In other cities, a shower of tines may be
expected.
General Kouroptakln saya that be has
discovered Just what the Japanese forces
are planning In the way of an attack at
Mukden. If this la so the coming battle
should be a test of the power of the
contending forces something the Rus
sians have not yet been willing to admit
aa to other battles.
Tke Coaatltatloa Defrayers.
Harper's Wpkl)r.
The natural d"fend"rs of the constitution
at any givtn time are ths members of th"
party that Is opposed to the pirty which Ij
at that time In a position to subject the
constitution to pressure.
Prciaatare Calralatlona.
Chicago Chronicle.
Japanese talk shout collecting war In
demnity from Russia Is clearly premature.
The bear ha more than one good hog
left in him, aa the elant-eyed person will
discover when he sends In his bill.
Testimonials nf Oood Will.
Wastlnaton Post.
King Edward Is going to sppolnt a com
mission to devise some plan of denllng
with the feeble-minded. There will prob
ably he no change In the present plan of
encouraging them to remove to America.
Will Tlnhlea Make fiood f
Chicago Rpcord-Herald.
Mr. Thomas Tibbies, populist csndldate
for the vice presidency, says Ms only wish
is to make men happy. Mr. Tibbies enn
achieve a fine beginning by keeping his
letter of acceptance from slopping over
Into the next column.
Sample of Watterson'a Whoops.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Wake, niggers, wake, day's a-breaklngl
Little Svengall Cortelyou may be a snako
charmer, but Tom Taggart has a shlllelah
worth two of Teddy's biggest sticks. Indi
ana? We shall carry Indiana, hand down.
Also Wisconsin. Maybe Illinois. Surely
New Tork, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Have you read, have you analysed, the re
turns from MalneT Give us the some per
centage of gains elaewhre and there won't
be a grease spot of Teddy by election day
outside of Pennsylvania!
Paaalna; Tf Chief Joseph.
Philadelphia Record.
Chief Joseph of the tribe of the Nes
Perces, whose death on the tribal reserva
tion near Spokane Is announced, belonged
to a clasa of Indian warrior which, with
the death of its last surviving representa
tive, has become aa extinct aa the dodo.
The conditions under which a Black Hawk,
a Tecumseh or a Red Cloud could arise,
and for a time hold the power of the
United States at bay, have ceased to exist,
Civilisation has overrun the prairies and
the great western plain; It has overlapped
the Rockies and the Sierra and filled the
remotest valleys and the red man has been
enfolded by It. Never again will there be
an Indian war like that conducted by Chief
Joseph In 1877, when he measured his abil
ity aa a strategist against General O. O.
Howard, whom he eluded: General Gibbon,
whom he defeated, and General Nelson A.
Miles, to whom he succumbed only after
a desperate battle and a long siege. The
wilderness has been subdued, and with It
the flerro men who were It primitive In
habitants. STRIKING THE BALANCE.
Comparative Merita of Two Parties
Ikoira hy nesalts.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The campaign for the presidency of the
United States la on. The democratic party
the party out of power has produced a
candidate In Judge .Parker and la before
the country with hlrn asking the support
of the people. "Put the republicans out of
office; put ua in," is the cry of the Parker
ltes. Well, let us see about that. Before thlnkf
Ing seriously of accepting the democratic
position it would be well for the country
to take account of 'stock to strike some
sort of a balance between the two parties.
That balance will be found to run some.
thing like this:
REPUBLICAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Erected mills and put people at work.
Opened up foreign markets.
Employed labor to a full extent at good
wages.
Rnetored public confidence ana public
credit.
Established the gold standard.
Made Cuba fre.
Gave Porto Rico civil government.
Protight about order in the Philippines
and granted civil government in a large
measure.
Made Hawaii a territory.
Marched Into Peking and hv dlDlomacv
maintained the Integrity of China.
Obtained open ports for trade In the far
east.
Insisted on arbitration In the Venesitelan
matter and successfully defended the Mon
roe doctrine.
Made the United States flag respected
everywhere.
Made American diplomacy notable In his
tory and a power In the world.
Protected the rights of American cltlssns
and kept the pence.
fonstnictea a navy or importance
Made appropriations to reclaim arid lands.
Purchased the Panama canal property
and started to connect the two ocenns.
PEMOCRATIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Closed the manufactories.
Irove labor out of employment.
Fostered the free soup houses. '
Insisted on making a dollar worth 50
cents.
There you have It the record. And It Is
not the full record, either, so far as the
republican party is concerned.
CORBIX VEI1SI 8 CIPID.
Kansas City Star: But how are the
views of General Corbln on matrimony In
the army to be harmonized with the views
of President Roosevelt on the question of
race suicide?
Washington Post: There is no danger,
however, of General Corbln's recommenda
tion going Into effect. The War department
ss the ofnctal supervisor of loving hearts is
a thing impossible.
Philadelphia Press: Can it be thst this
General Corbln, who speaks out against the
marriage of young officers Is ths same Gen
eral Corbln whom the country a short time
ago felicitated aa a bridegroom? If so, why?
Chicago News: General Corbln may
think now that he has sufficient authority
to determine what army officers may get
married, but wait until his orders are
passed along to the young women to whom
the officers are engaged.
Philadelphia Record: A simple life and
the necessity of exercising prudence and
cultivating good hablta would b do draw
back to an officer wholly devoted to his
profession, though they would be Impedi
ments to those ambitions to shine In the
realms of fashion, whether they be married
or unmarried.
Chicago Chronicle: It Is not clear why
General Corbln's aoticltuds should be con
fined to lieutenants. Impecunioalty 1 not
peculiar to subalterns. An officer' style
of living and family expenses generally
keep a little ahead of his promotions and
his salary. The habit of living beyond
their means is one to which soldiers and
sailors are peculiarly tempted, irrespective
of rank, and the higher the rank th
greater the Injury to th service.
Portland Oregonlan: From th stand
point of th military officer who haa In
dulged In high living at the expense of
th government during practically all ths
years of a long Ufa, It may appear to be
necessary for a man to spend all he makes
or can hope to make for years upon himself,
but ordinary cltlsena, who practice econ
omy. Industry and self-denial, bring up fam
ilies, maintain homes and jay taxes upon
th Income of their endeavor, will fall to
sea why shoulder straps should be an In
signia of Irresponsibility, or why th pro
fession for which they stand should exempt
a man from th common duties of life
th first duties of responsible cUlsenshlp.
ARMY GOSSIP I WA9HI5GTO.
Carreat Events cleaned from the
Army am! Savy Register.
The quartcrmastor general of the army I
In receipt of a suit of clothes such as sre
Issued to the Russian soldiers, samples
which sre Interefilinr lust now on account
of the fart that this apr-re Is to be IssuPd
to the troops In Manchi:rla In anticipation
of a campaign until rpr'.ng. It Is not nec
essary to dw-ll on the fact that there Is
no comparison between the rlothlng Issued
to the Russian soldier snd that provided
for the troops of this government. Th?
Russian, for Instsnc", suppllps his own
stockings, an omission which the American
soldier would hardly forgive In our own
quartermoste r's department. Of course this
useful srtlrle comes from the home of tho
soldier If he has sny one there who can
or will send him stockings. It Is of Interest
to know lhat the Russian soldier makes use
in lieu of stockings of a piece of cloth cov
ered with tallow and wrapred arounl the
foot. This Is said to prevent abrasions
and sorenrM.
The chief of staff of the army Is In re
ceipt of the report of the board convened
at Fort Leavenworth. Kan., for the exam
ination of candidates from the army for
appointment to commissioned grades Id the
military service. There were forty-five can
didates and only about one-half of them
were reported -ss qualified for appointment.
Of some of these and many of the re
mainder there we'e failures noted by tho
surgeons, which In the case of those other
wise qualified may be waived, although
there will he greater strictness In that re
spect than ever before. It Is said that fully
three-fourths of those who took the 'exam
ination failed to meet the requirements of
th surgeons. The physical exnmlnstlon
was unusually severe at Fort Leavenworth.
Should not more than one-half the army
candidates be appointed. It will leave sev
eral vacancies In tho grade of second lieu
tenant to be tilled from civil life. Most
of those who came from the Iesvenworth
class will go Into the Infantry, there being
no vacancies In the cavalry and the require
ments of an examination for entrance In
the artillery corps, where there are nine
vscancies, probably operating to discour
age candidates in that direction.
The Infantry drill regulations are ready
for distribution. An edition of 4O.000 will
be sent out to army officers snd officers of
the militia. The new army regulations will
shortly be ready for issue an edition of
12,000 having been ordered from the govern
ment printing office.
The army officers who have been Inspect
ing the militia commands in various parts
of the country, and especially during the
period of the maneuvers, have observed
that in Some of the states the clothing is
sued to the recruits bear Unmlstakabli
signs of belonging to the second-hand class.
In one prosperous state it was found thnt
a soldier was wearing a hat which had evi
dently seen hard usage, for In addition to
being dilapidated, it was decorated with
various colored inks and bore numerous un
mllltary symbols. The wearer was asked
how long be had worn such a hat and ho
replied, to the astonishment of the Inspec
tor, that tho period of possession was but
four months, to which the army officer
was led to express his curiosity as to the
particular use to which the hat had been
so severely put in that time. The soldier
said he had not been the first possessor,
and It then developed thnt many predeces
sors had left their Bepective marks on
brim and crown and that it had been kept
In the service by a frugal commonwealth
to save the cost of new uniforms for newly
enlisted men. This thrifty custom ex
tended to other articles of apparel with an
Impartial disregard to sources of inherit
ance and the sensitiveness of successive
heirs. ., There really appears to-be ho good
reason for such economy In any of the
states, who are qualified to draw upon the
general government for supplies and funds;
in fact, there are very good reasons for ob
jecting to such a proceeding so contrary
to the rules of health and decency.
The general order relating to certain
Changes in the army uniform is nearly
ready for issue from the general staff of
the army. The subject has been assigned
lo Colonel John B. Kerr, Twelfth cavalry,
who will make a report thereon. The
order will provide for the new type of
shoes, of which a description has been
published In these columns and which
were suggested by the quartermaster gen
eral after a thorough trial of the article
in the field. There will also be a provision
for chevrons for the field uniform and the
designation of a service cap, similar to
that worn by Lieutenant General Chaffee
and Quartermaster General Humphrey dur
ing their transcontinental Inspection tour.
Tf the War department follows the advice
of Major General S. S. Sumner, command
ing the Southwest division, several large
western forts, regarded of greatest Im
portance only a few years ago, may be
abandoned. The forts mentioned by Gen
eral Sumner are for the most part those
made necessary by Indian warfare.
Some posts he wishes to be brought up
to date In the matter of water supply nnd
other conveniences, ns In the case of Fort
Iluachuca. He wnnts the post enlarged,
and if that is done he suggests the aban
donment of Fort Grant, which Is too dis
tant from the railroad. Fort Clark Is said
to be in a tumble-down condition, ten
miles from the railroad, on a limestone
ledge, and in a most uncomfortable posi
tion, so. General Sumner says, that for
strategic reasons it would seem well to
abandon the site of Fort CInrk and estab
lish a post of like size 'near the present site
of Camp Engle Pass.
Touching Fort Ringgold, on the Rio
Grande, opposite Camargo, it is said that
the twenty-mile road connecting it with
Havana on the railroad is practically im
passable In wet weather, so General Sum
ner recommends that Fort Ringgold be
abandoned at an early date and the garri
sons at Fort Brown and Fort Mcintosh
be correspondingly Increased.
If these suggestions are adopted there
will be a line of posts on the Mexican border
covering all rail communication between the
X'nlted States and Mexico. Other posts
that might be abandoned are Forts Win
gate and Tmj Chesne, while Fort Apache, It
Is said, is too remote to maintain at full
strength and should be reduced to a two
troop post.
The news Is received wlthj Joy by army
officers, who dread assignments to these
Ion posts.
Pot aad Kettle Remarks.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
No better Instance of a very black pot
reproaching a kettle for blackness has oc
curred for many a day than the protest of
tha St. Petersburg government against th
British "diplomatic mission" which haa
made Thibet practically a British Instead
Of a Chinese province. Russia complains
that Britain promised only to regulate
trade between India and Thibet, but has
established Instead a virtual protectorate
over the land of tha lamas. It also asserts
that China's rights have been invaded.
There is some sense In this latter conten
tion, but fancy Russia posing a the cham
pion of China's territorial integrity!
Th Heal Democratic Nee.
Washington Post.
Judge Parker Is now being called ths
democratic peacemaker. A good peace
maker Is a welcome acquisition to demo,
erotic ranks, but what th party really
nds la a corkiog good pacemaker.
f MOJIFICA3T POLITICAL MOYT5 W BT.
Drift of Irish Amerleaaa Tower
Rooaevrlt.
Boston Transcript.
One of the most striking and elgnllrant
Incident of the pridentl.il csmpafgn ia
the volte-faro cf the venerable and always
loyally democratic Pilot of this city, which
hus now come out from the democrstlo
camp and enlisted Itaelf under the banner
of RooserHt. Almost since the very be
ginnings of the democratic party, the Irish
Catholic element In our voting population
has voted solidly with the democrats, so
that the terms Irish and democrat have al
most been synonymous, and to be an Irish
man and" a republican was like being a
Scotchman and a total abstainer. Rightly
or wrongly, as the case may be, tho Irish
American voter r4 It Into his head that
th democracy was his only hope, and sev
eral generations of him, native-born as
well as Immigrant, have voted the demo
cratic ticket as naturally almost as they
have gone to msss.
Nearly every Catholic paper In the coun
try has been either sctlvcly democratic, cr
at least "agin" the government" when the
government happened to be republican, and
the most etanchly democratic of all has
been the Boston Pilot, though never so
hide bound a partisan as not to be ready
to rebuke even a democratic secretary of
state for any truckling to that European
power, namely England, which It hfld to
he the natural enemy not only of Its be
loved Irelnnd, but of the United States
also. Under Patrick Donahoe as well aa
under John Boyle O'Reilly, the Pilot was a
paper of great democratic influence, but
now there's a new hand at the helm, and
the present editor of the Pilot, Mr. James
Jeffrey Roche. Is steering the erstwhile
democratic barque Into the harbor of re
publicanism. A warm personal admiration for Theodore
Rooaevelt spems to be the secret of Mr.
Roche's conversion to the republican party.
Like all converts he Is zealous in the new
cause, and every week the Pilot contains
double-leaded editorials advocating with a
warmth that Is both Celtic and poetic the
claims of the republican party upon that
vote which haa been for so long a period a
political asset of the democrats. As may
well be supposed the conversion of this old
time democratic paper to the principles of
republicanism haa been severely criticised,
and Mr. Roche has received some hard
knocks from hla colleagues of the demo
cratic Catholic press for his "treason."
Yet, on the whole, his entrance into re
publicanism has not occasioned the clamor
that It would have done twenty or ten, or
even five years ago. The manly, straight
forward, unblgoted character of the present
president of the United States has won its
way Into Catholic hearts. The "fighting
race" admires the president's fighting quali
ties, and it Is remembered with pleasure
that he has spoken with pride of the Irish
strain In his anceptry. This has softened
antl-repuhllcan asperity considerably, and
has lessened the shock of the Pilot's coming
over. Indeed several Catholic papers of In
fluence havo expressed admiration for
Roosevelt and rebuked their esteemed con
temporaries for speaking as if Mr. Roche
had become a heretic by changing his polit
ical views.
Asa matter of fnct the conversion of the
Pilot to republican Ideas is more important
thnn It would appear at first sight. It Is
not an unrelated Incident. It Is symptoma
tic of an awakening on the part of an im
portant element In our population to a
realization thnt Its best hope, as Indeed the
best hope of the American people at lnrge,
lies In the success of a party which can
produce and place In the nation's highest
seat such a broad-minded, fearless execu
tive as Theodore Roosevelt, of whom might
be written what Boyle O'Reilly wrote of
Daniel O'Conneli :
Rscea and sects were to him a profanity,
Hindu and negro and Celt were as one.
PERSONAL. NOTES.
Admiral Dewey has now been a sailor
for fifty years, and, everything considered,
has done very well at the business.
Tho Japanese captured, among other sup
piles, at Liao Yang 52,000 gallons of pe
troleum. That will help mnke business
good for the Standard Oil's new Russian
properties.
Former Mayor Van Wyck of New York
says Americans take life too seriously.
Very likely ho has In mind the time when
New Yorkers decided that municipal mis
government had censed to be a Joke.
William Maccabee, America's old naval
veteran and an Inmate of the Sailors' home
near Philadelphia, has been celebrating his
101st birthday. The old man, who was
born In Bnltimore, September 22, 1803, en
tered tho navy ns nn apprentice boy on
tne frigate Constitution.
Miyor Hays of Pittsburg is official borso
buyer for the city, purchasing all animals
for the police nnd fire departments, as
well as those used In the construction of
public works. His honor attends to the
Times Have Changed"
Seau Brummel might say if he we're
setter in a way than I used to."
YOU WANT
Stylish clothes. We are the largest makers and retail
ers of such clothing in the United States.
Our store is freshly stocked from our New York factory
with what is newest and most reasonable.
We want your trade and are sure you will take pride
in the suit, overcoats, hats and furnishings you buy lu re.
"xo clotiiixo tits like ours."
R. S. WILCOX, Mgr.
FT IS A NATTER OF HEALTH
i&V'
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POWELL
Absolutely Puro
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
duties of this position without any assist,
ance, because there Is nothing that he
likes better than a horse. He is a familiar
figure around sales stables, not only in
the two cities, but also In the towns for
many tulles around Pittsburg.
Two professors of Geneva, Switzerland,
have discovered a new anaesthetic which
promises to revolutionize the practice of
dentistry. They find that a tooth can be
extracted painlessly after a patient has
been subjected to blue light for three min
utes. This anaesthetic acts without caus
ing the patient to lose his senses.
LAVGHIXG GAS.
Miss Rnpidde (In dark hall) O-o-o-h,
mercy! who is that?
Bob Gaylelgh Jack the Hugger.
Miss Kaiirtde h, how you senred me!
Come rl;lit In here where we shun t be dis
turbed. Town Topics.
"Why don't you do something to benefit
your fellow man?" asked the spiritual ad
viser. 1 do!" replied the multimillionaire, right
eously resentful. "I have Just paid a com
paratively poor man looo lor a bull dud.
Chicago Tribune.
Rooster Don't you know you're sitting on
a litter of glass eggs?
Hen Sh! Don't mention It! As lona" as
tho hired man takes me for a fool he'll
bring me my meals and I won t have to
grub for a living. Detroit Free Press.
Ascnm Didn't you tell me Senator 81ye
wna incorruptible?
Lobliey Not at all. I said he was honest.
Ascum Well, Isn't that the same thing?
Lobboy Certainly not. An honest lea-la-
lntor Is one that stayq bought. Phlladel-
"Wlirclns savs that nobodv can humhuar
him."
"Perhaps not," answered tho genial citi
zen; "but I'm sorry for him If that Is tho
case. A man who can't be humbugged
misses half the fun of the nvernge circuses
and campaign speeches." Washington Star.
"Talk about your clever chauffeurs," re
marked the Brooklyn man. "You should
see Peckham."
"Why, he hasn't any automobile, has he?"
"Oh, no; but you should see how he can
guide his baby carriage through a crowd."
Philadelphia Ledger.
"Mary Scrpachem has been having an
awful time with her throat."
"I hought so when I heard her sing.
Did she swallow some nails?" Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
A ALTTMX MORNING.
Edward W. Dutcher.
Tho fields are bathed In shades of film
mist,
Beneath low skies set deep !n amethyst,
Knot through with thousand rays;
Beyond the hills uplift their crowns of
wood,
Aa if to render thanks for every good, . .-
In silent signs of praise.
Across the bladed corn the shadows fall
From risen mlit. sent upv.'ird to the call
Of the sunbeams and the breeze;
The grass Inwoven with a silvery lace.
Fashioned within the loom and fretted
frace
autumn laden trees.
The shadowy vales have opened wide their
doors,
Through which the morn Its sweet refresh
ment pours
Over the drowBy flowers
Whose fragrance gladdens, like an Incense
mild.
The hatmy-licarted swain and prattling
of the hours.
'TIs sunrise of the soul! The heart and
life
Of all the waking throng, with being rife
Enraptured rise from earth
Waiting the songs from myriad silent
throats.
The morning breathes upon the dormant
notes,
And charms them into birth.
i
Each dnv repents the glad, recurring scene.
While night's sweet, restful hours lie be.
tween
Its curtains round ua drawn;
Refreshed, we waken ns the eastern skies
Lift Slumber's fingers from our wondering
eyes,
To greet ngnln the dawn.
on earth. "Young men of today dress
