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Letters relating to advertising:, cubficrlptlon or to any business matter should be addressed sJmply "The Oregonian." Puget Sound Bureau Captain A. Thompson, office at llll Pacific avenue, Tacoma. Box 855, Tacoma postoffioe. Eairtern Business omce The Tribune build Ins. New Tork city; "The Rookery." Chicago; the S. C. Beckwlth special agency. New Tork. For sale In San Francisco by J. K. Cooper. 746 Market street, near the Palace hotel, and at Goldsmith Bros., 230 Sutter street. - For sale In Chicago by the P. O. News Co 217 Dearborn street. TODAY'S WEATHER. Fair, becoming; cloudy and cooler; Rinds east to southeast. PORTLAND, FRIDAY, MARCH 1C YET OXCE MORE. At Goldendale, "Wash., there Is a citi zen named Enos. -who Is full of can tankerous phantasms. Such person is naturally expected to be contentious and disputatious. This particular in dividual has special piques and animos ities against The Oregonian, no doubt because it talks sense, with which his cranky opinions come naturally and violently in conilict; but it is evident that he constantly reads every line it prints. Hence he deluges The Orego nian with letters, meant to be sarcastic and severe, some of which it has printed, others not. A while ago The Oregonian remarked that the so-called Monroe Doctrine was suggested to the "United States by George Canning, Prime Minister of England, in 1S23. This has greatly ruffled the temper of our unhappy friend, and he has written several letters about it. He thinks he finds the Monroe Doc trine in Washington's Farewell Ad dress, in which our country was urged to pursue a policy of peace and friend ship with all nations, free from entang ling alliances with any. Certainly, if this cantankerous disputant thinks he finds the Monroe Doctrine there, he is welcome to the enjoyment of the dis covery. Of course, however, he must misquote The' Oregonian, which, he says, after attributing the "doctrine" to Canning, cited Charles Francis Ad ams as authority to prove that his father, John Quincy Adams, was the author of it. The Oregonian simply said that Charles Francis Adams "claimed" for his father the authorship of it; and then It proceeded to state briefly certain historical proofs that the sug gestion, used by President Monroe in his message of December 2, 1823, came from Canning. Of this no person of competent information entertains a doubt; and the citation from Washing ton's Farewell Address is about as much to the purpose of proof in this case as it would be to quote from Eu clid's Elements. For there are proofs as to the origin of the Monroe Doctrine something more relative than general ized statements gathered from the ex pressions of those who lived and died long before the conditions arose which called it forth. The literature of the so-called Monroe Doctrine is so large that no newspaper article can contain even an outline of It. Results only can be summed up. It is not necessary to assume that Great Britain's action was wholly disinter ested. Ever since 1810 the Spanish col onies of America had been successively drifting into open revolt. These colo nies had freed themselves from the co lonial bondage which fettered their trade with the outside world, and Great Britain had profited largely by their in dependence. Here doubtless was one reason why the English nation looked with disfavor on the proceedings of the ! European Holy Alliance and Its mani- i fest disposition to apply the principle of maintaining the legitimacy of exist ing dynasties against revolutions to re duction of the American colonies of Spain to their former submission. Can ning had reason to believe this would be attempted; he mentioned his suspi cions to Richard Rush, the American Minister in London, and expressed his great desire to have the United States join with him in endeavoring to thwart the object of the allied powers. The original documents are in "The Court of London, 1S19-25," by Richard Rush, and in the "Memoirs of John Q. Adams." It wou!4 appear that Adams thought lightly cf the matter; but other mem bers of the Cabinet, particularly Cal houn, and the President himself, were, cs Adams says, "very much in fear that the Holy Alliance would restore all South America to Spain." It was Can ning's communication to Rush that had awakened this interest and solicitude; and these were the circumstances that caused the formulation of the cele brated passage in the President's mes sage the following December. There Is no kind of doubt about it. No Incident or episode In our history Is clearer, and it is "necessary for no one to rummage the dark closets of his Im agination for sources or reasons, when the written history Is so plain. But for Canning's communications to Rush there would have been no such passage In President Monroe's message as that known as embodying the "Doctrine" which bears his name. Striking confirmation of Canning's position is furnished in the "Memoirs of Prince Metternlch," published only a few years ago. It is therein recorded that in the summer of 1S24, several months after President Monroe's mes sage became known in Europe, a note was addressed to the allied powers by the Spanish Minister of Foreign Af fairs, proposing a conference to be held at Paris, to take into consideration the regulation of Spanish-American affairs, and to which England should be in vited. France, Austria, Russia and Prussia adhered to the plan, but the invitation was met by Canning, Metter nlch says, with an "almost brutal" re fusal. It is very probable that, had not Cas tlereagh, who was about as absolute a despot as Metternlch himself, taken his own life (Carotid-artery-cutting Cas tlereagh, Byron calls him) thus get ting out of the way so that Canning could succeed him, to introduce more liberal principles Into British policy, the general course of the world's history since that time would have been very different from what we have actually, witnessed. At any rate, there is no need of further disputation about the actual origin of the Monroe Doctrine. The United States, then a weak power physically, would have been in no po sition, without the support of England, to take this stand against European intervention In American affairs; and, on the other hand, the action of the United States, called out by the British Government, strengthened the latter In opposition to the plans of the Holy Alli ance. This is the nearest approach ever made to any important co-operation between the United States and Great Britain; and the history of it may be studied with profit by those fearful souls who frighten themselves with talk of "British alliance" now. Co-operation with Great Britain on the principles set forth In the Monroe Doc trine was the nearest approach also that we have ever made toward an "entangling alliance" with any Power. Had it been necessary at that time to enforce the principle of non-intervention of Europe in American affairs, Great Britain would have been our nllv nr If nhn rind not. there COUld have been nothing but defeat and hu miliation before us. But at that time we should hot have thought of pro claiming the doctrine, except for the suggestion of Great Britain and the as surance of her support. A LIGHT FR03I ASIA. There Is a most remarkable article In the Forum for March that should be read by every thinking man In Amer ica. It Is from the pen of Ho Tow, Chinese Consul-General to the United States, and it puts before the world a specimen of high economic thinking that puts to shame the tawdry contri butions with which the Forum is wont to disfigure the blameless white of Its pages. There are eternal principles of human development, written in this Chinaman's essay, which are an undis covered country to half the members of our Congress, and as unfamiliar to our magazines and politics as they are to the pages of the Forum. The article as a whole Is a fit Introduction to the study of the practical political econ omy that awaits the Americans of the twentieth century. The Consul-General Is answering a recent argument made In the Forum by Mr. John P. Toung, of San Francisco, who sought to establish that China's development bodes 111 to the United States, because the Chinese will under sell us as competitors and fall of in creasing demands as buyers. Mr. Young's misconceptions have been abundantly refuted, but by none so ad mirably as by this gifted Chinaman. He takes up the errors one by one and puts them alongside the ascertained truth of experience In a way that leaves them without a shadow of sup port or excuse among thinking men. The assertion, for example, that China will only sell us Increasing volume of wares for gold, overlooks the fact that China absorbs not gold at all, but sil ver. If she will take our sliver in lim itless quantities, our mines will profit. But suppose we could reverse the formula and sell everything we had, and could make, for mountains of gold from China; then would the very gold itself become so common that Its pur chasing power would depart and the volume of exports must perforce end, because of no returning values. Then we should learn, as Ho Yow says, "the great and universal truth that trade Is barter, an exchange of goods for goods; for as the night follows the day, heavy imports into your country must be fol lowed by heavy exports." Then as to the Chinese lack of ambi tion and absence of desire to improve conditions and multiply wants. Here is a question of faqt, and the evidence against the pessimist is overwhelming. "What does Mr. Young suppose to be the incentive which forces the lowest born coolie to strive in salt mines or to pack burdens day by day over long and tedious roads, if It is not that he desires to better himself 7" The only reason the Chinaman denies himself comforts and even luxuries Is because he Is un able to procure them. The moment his means Increase, his needs expand. A wealthy Chinaman dresses more expen sively than the American of equal in come. The coolies wear as costly clothes as laborers of the same grade in our Southern states. As soon as a Chi naman can afford it, there spring up about his home elegancies of architect ure, adornment and dress; courts and halls; vine-shaded corridors; rockeries, flowers, fishponds and pavilions, lab oratories, conservatories and libraries, with materials, instruments and books of American and European manufac ture. "The modern American house, with its conveniences and comforts," says Ho Yow, "will be the future house of China. Her cities will be sew ered and paved, lighted with electric lamps, and threaded with electric car lines. They -will have waterworks and fire departments and spacious public edifices." To get these things the Chi nese must have money to buy; and "the only things with which we or any other people have to buy are the prod ucts of our labor." These are, after all, minor matters. The real achievement of the Consul General Is In showing the fundamental error underlying the whole hypothesis of the Young school of political econo mists. The fear is that China may grow so busy and prosperous trading with us that we shall become poor, and the hope is that China may continue isolated and poor, that we may con tinue prosperous. But Ho Yow wisely says: It la to mci most painful circumstance that this Idea of the success of one nation being- de pendent upon the non-Micceas of another nation, and hence of the world, should be so widely diffused In the United States; and It Is re markable, too. that it should be diffused not only in the teeth of philosophy, but in the very presence of facts lncesantiy proclaiming to the contrary. Look at the productiveness of Eu rope. Is that enormous output, di rectly across from our eastern sea-' board, inimical to our Interests? We know that it is not. European activ ity furnishes us the basis of trade, and in trade each side" profits. Our Atlan tic states face the competition of high ly civilized. Industrially advanced na tions; our Pacific states only the masses of Asia, Just beginning to awaken from the somnolency of centu ries. "If you could put the United States on a turntable and twist it around until the Golden Gate opposed the English Channel and New York was before Hong Kong, would San Francisco be benefited or damaged by its contiguity to Europe?" We have countless" statesmen and scholars in the United States who could J with profit be sent to school to this sagacious Chinaman. In the mind of every man who reads his article, the name of China must hereafter stand for something higher and better than be fore. We are getting familiar, these days, with the evils that flow from the pernicious activity of the half-educated. They muddle our finances, they distort and encumber our trade, they block out the pathway to a high place among the nations. But it is Utile short of humiliating to receive a lesson in liberality and clear thinking from a representative of the very people we aspire to teach and elevate. THE FAR-REACHING CONSEQUENCES OF WAR. When our Civil War broke out, Wen dell Phillips said: "Nobody can tell today what this war will bring forth; for war, like Niagara, thunders to a music of Its own." "The sequel of our war proved that Mr. Phillips was right, for It endured longer and produced more radical results than the most far-Elghted statesman had predicted. So of this little Boer war; Its conse quences are sure to be far-reaching beyond the wildest dreams of any of its Initial critics. First, as to Great Britain, this war has been a severe but valuable teacher of the necessity for shaping her battle tactics to meet successfully an enemy armed with modern magazine rifles and quick-firing cannon of long range; the necessity of preparation for war In time of peace; and that, while a man of bulldog courage and resolution makes a good soldier, he needs a highly educated brain to make him a scien tific, successful General. There is little doubt that England hereafter will maintain her army and navy In a high state of military efficiency, and it is not unlikely that she will complete her Indian railway to Candahar in Afghan istan. It Is probable, too, that the Brit ish squadron will be made stronger, not only on the Mediterranean, but in the Chinese Pacific. In other words, the Boer war has ex posed to England the weak places in her armor, and has opened her eyes to the fact, that outside of Germany, Italy and Austria, she had no friends in Continental Europe, while even in Ger many public sentiment was hostile, de spite the friendly neutrality of Em peror William. The warning will not be lost on England. There will be no Gladstonian statesmen hereafter placed at the head of the Government; there Is every probability of a return to the Indian policy of Beaconsfield, which Gladstone reversed. Great Britain will proceed to arm all her Indian army, both Europeans and loyal natives, with the most approved weapons of modern warfare, and will place her Indian frontier In a condition impregnable to assault. Great Britain Is likely to have a very plain understanding with Rus sia, both as to her encroachment from Persia upon the frontier of Afghanistan and as to her future designs in China. The Boer war will leave England stronger than she has been for many years, and she is therefore likely to be more peremptory with Russia and France on provocation than she has, re cently ventured to be. She Is likely to be more aggressive, I :ause the war will leave her full of confidence in her self and In her colonial children. The far-reaching effect of the Boer war will be seen In Canada, binding as It will the Dominion more closely to the British Empire. Henceforth Canada will be sure to have a larger standing army, If she expects to be always ready to send troops to any part of the earth to fight the battles of the Empire. The military spirit will increase In Canada; her people will grow more pugnacious, and are likely henceforth to get more support from England in their diplo matic differences with America than they have had hitherto. There are other effects of the Boer war that are less obvious today, viz., the Increased conservatism of both France and Rus sia In the matter of forcing a quarrel with England. ENGLAND'S LATEST HERO. Lord Roberts began his great turning movement on the morning of February 13, when General French started for Klmberley, and on the morning of March 13 General French announced that Bloemfonteln was ready to sur render. No wonder the British public are enthusiastic over the energy and skill of their victorious General. Lord Roberts shook the tree thirty days ago, and since that date he has been busy picking up the fallen fruit. From the day that Lord Roberts turned General Cronje out of his position at Magers fonteln It was certain from a military standpoint that the line of the Orange River would be evacuated, that Lady smith would be relieved, and Natal cleared of the Boers. It was certain, too, that Bloemfonteln would be evac uated, for it Is Incapable of military de fense. Nothing in the annals of English mili tary history since Wellington's Penin sular campaign equals In brilliancy the strategy and battle tactics of Lord Rob erts. The nearest approach to Lord Roberts in skillful strategy Is found In the masterly maneuvering performed by Lord Clyde In his famous campaign for the relief of Lucknow.. Lord Rob erts was a young artillery officer under Lord Clyde In the advance on Luck now, and attracted the attention of that able commander by his daring courage, his energy and his high intelli gence. Lord Clyde was distinguished for courage, tempered with prudence, for courtesy mingled with dignity, for humanity toward nls men, by whom he was Idolized. Lord Roberts more than any other English officer of his day and generation has reproduced the high military talents, the prudence, the courtesy and the humanity of Lord Clyde, his first great commander. The exploit which gave Lord Roberts his first great fame, his march from Cabul to the relief of the English army before Candahar, afforded no opportu nity for the display of the brilliant strategy he has executed against the Boers. The march to Candahar was a bold undertaking, and could only have been rapidly executed by a soldier like Roberts, whose experience as Quartermaster-General of the Indian Army, and whose service as Quartermaster General of General Napier's Abyssinian expedition, had taught him how to strip an army for passage through difficult mountain defiles. The march to Canda har was a memorable bit of military work of Its kind, but as a strategic performance it was not equal to the sudden stroke by which Roberts has hamstrung the Boer military elephant. Lord Roberts is not only a great sol dier, but his book, "Forty-three Years In India," proves him to be a man cf statesmanlike quality. The chapters explaining the cause of the Indian Mu tiny of 1S57 and setting forth the true policy of' government for India are worthy of, the highest praise. Not only does his book reveal Lord Roberts as a man of statesmanlike .quality, but he Is always tolerant and humane. The personal welfare of the English soldier engages his attention; the abatement of intemperance In the army greatly in terests him, and altogether his book re veals the man as an exceedingly able soldier, with a marked capacity for civil government as rwell as military administration. This was the impression that Lord Roberts made upon General Grant, who, on his return from his journey around the world, said that Sir Fred erick Roberts impressed him as by far the ablest General In the English Army. Lord Roberts Is like Grant In his sim plicity of character, his modesty, his humanity, his professional self-confidence, and energy; and no wonder they were pleased with each other and be came warm friends at their first meet ing. It is a curious fate that has permit ted him to pluck the brightest roses of his military chaplet at 68 years of age. Sir Garnet Wolseley and his faction In the British Army did not mean that Lord Roberts should have a chance to win any fame In the Boer war. Sir Redvers Buller, It was confidently ex pected, would have a walkover from the Orange River to Pretoria, but dis aster followed disaster in' such quick succession that public sentiment forced the Government to send out Lord Rob erts and Lord Kitchener. It was not unlike the situation before Santiago, which looked so doubtful that Secre tary Alger and President McKlnley hurried Miles to the scene to stiffen the spine of Shatter. Lord Roberts has saved the British people from severe humiliation at the expense of wrecking the reputation of a number of English Generals, from Buller down to Me thuen. Bloemfonteln, where Lord Roberts will rest his army until railway com munication's restored between the Be thulie Bridge and Norval's Pont cross ings of the Orange River, Is about 122 miles south of Kroonstad, the new rebel capital of the Orange Free State. The new Boer line of defense will prob ably be on the line of the Vet River, about sixty miles north "of Bloemfon teln. An Important bit of news Is the announcement that Sir Charles War ren, with his division of 10,000 men, has been ordered back to General Buller. which Indicates Lord Roberts' purpose to threaten the left flank of the Boer army through Van Reenen's Pass, when he resumes his forward march from Bloemfonteln to Kroonstad. This would be the natural way for Lord Roberts and General Buller to co-operate. The return of Sir Charles War ren's division would give General Bul ler at least 25,000 men, with plenty of artillery. With the railway from Lady smith intact, General Buller could bring all his supplies up to the point of attack, and an army of 25,000 men with strong' artillery could make an assault that would at least compel the Boers to weaken their main army by a con siderable force to defend It. If the pass should be forced by Buller, the Boer left would be turned, for Van Reenen's Pass commands the railway via Harrl smlth and Bethlehem to Kroonstad. Lord Roberts has secured Bloemfonteln and the railway crossings of the Orange River in good time, for the rainy sea son is at hand, when wagon transpor tation would be most difficult. Adjutant-General Corbln, who Is urged by the Secretary of War for pro motion to a Major-Generalship, Is charged by a correspondent of the New York Evening Post with having de bauched the Army in the matter of ap pointments and promotions. The Army Examining Board that met in New York City to examine candidates for second-lleutenantcles In the summer of 189S reported twenty-four candidates out of forty-nine disqualified for physi cal disabilities, but, to quote literally from a letter of the Adjutant-General's, "the disqualification was waived by the President," and. after an easy mental examination, commissions were Issued to almost all these relatives or proteges of Influential politicians. The Post con firms the statements of this correspond ent, and says that at this examination all but a few of the candidates failed either mentally or physically; that two were caught in the act of cheating, and that one appeared In a state of gross intoxication. Yet every one of these men, whose cases were duly reported to the Adjutant-General's office by the officer in charge of the examination, was-commissioned as an "officer and a gentleman," and Is In the service to day, some of them certain to be added to the Government pension rolls before many years have elapsed. A striking Coincidence was the death at Elmlra, N. Y., and Hartford, Conn., on the 14th Inst., of the two oldest surviving members of the famous Beecher family the one Mrs. Mary Foote Beecher Perkins, at the age of 94 and the other Rev. Thomas K. Beecher, at the age of 81 years. Of sturdy fiber mentally and physically, many of the numerous children of Rev. Lyman Beecher lived to extreme old age. Thomas K. was the last of the sons, and, with Isabella Beecher Hooker, of Hartford, the sole surviving daughter, was born of the father's sec ond marriage These two are, there fore, half-brother and sister to Henry Ward Beecher, whose name and ener gies represented the independent, pro gressive thought of the family, more than any other member, with the possi ble exception of Harriet Beecher Stowe. The family originally numbered fifteen children, of whom, however, sev eral died in early life. They have all now, with" the single exception referred to, passed away, having left the stamp of their energy and intelligence upon the generation In which they lived. The New York Times' London finan cial correspondent points out the fact that the visible stocks of gold In all the reputedly wealthy countries, except France, are less than they were a year ago, though the new supply was over $300,000,000. The Bank of France has gained about 520,000,000. "Altogether the visible stock of these countries In the aggregate retains only about 16, 000,000 out of the 60,000.000 to 65,000, 000 added to the world's supply last year." The stock In the United States Increased about 560,000,000. The amount used in the arts may have been as much more. The Orient has absorbed some, and In all probability the small stocks of gold held In banks not Issuing notes, and the amounts of gold actually In current use, taking all countries to gether, have increased. Wars and ru mors of war Increase the disposition to hold gold, and the enormous yield of last year afforded the means of accu mulating supplies, especially In quar ters not directly influenced by note is sues and governmental necessities. The needs of the cavalry service have fully demonstrated that It pays to raise good horses. The demand for an imals of certain weight and grade for service In the Philippines, though an unexpected or at least a sudden one, has been met by horseraisers of East ern Oregon and Washington, to their substantial profit and to the satisfac tion of the Government. The range horse may be without commercial value except as he Is converted Into a food product of doubtful relish, but the market for good horses, carefully bred. Is strong and steady, and likely to continue to be so Indefinitely. When the Government pays from $118 to $128 per head for young horses of a certain grade, horsebreeders can hardly com-' plain that there is no money in the business, especially since the demand shows no sign of weakening. Electric ity has supplanted horsepower In many things, but the horse is a factor in mil itary operations that will remain Inval uable as long as nations go to war. A bill is before the New York Legis lature 'to classify any hatpin-more than three Inches long as a dangerous weapon. It Is suggested that one of the incidental advantages that will fol low the passage of this bill will be the reduction of the size of the hat. When the conning tower can no longer be used as a storage battery for offensive and defensive weapons, it Is argued that It may come down. Truth to say, however, there Is no indication of this In the advance styles of spring milli nery that are shown. The "conning tower" has something of a tipsy lurch, forward, back or to one side, but there appears to be no material abatement In the height of the plume-crowned, violet-embanked structure. The attempt to Introduce Mongolian pheasants into the Klickitat Valley, Washington, will without doubt prove successful. Ten pairs of these birds were recently purchased In Linn Coun ty and turned loose near Goldendale, and their protection is guaranteed In the statement that "boys and girls as well as older j)ersons are on the alert to see that no harm comes to the birds." The lesson may be one of economy of resources rather than of tenderness to dumb creatures, such as delights humane people, but it is a val uable lesson nevertheless. While the matter Is fresh In mind, The Oregonian would call the attention of all interested in the new financial bill to the full and clear explanation of Its operations made by Secretary Gage and printed In our telegraphic col umns March 14. The Secretary's expo sition Is well worth preserving for fu ture reference. "STOP IN TIME!" Continued Protest From the Great "Regular Republican" Organ At ChlctiBO. If there ever has been a through-and- through machine party organ, the Chicago Inter Ocean is entitled to that name. It Is yet known as the absolute Republican party organ of Chicago, and It stands for "regularity" and all that the word Implies, more strenuously than any paper we know of, East or West. We copy from Its Issue of Saturday last this strik ing appeal, which carries the headline "Stop in Time!" Shifty evasion continues to mark every stage In the advancement of the Puerto Rico tariff bill. Every day since tho House passed this monstrosity up to the Senate has brought witn it new apologies and excuses from the defenders of the measure. At first the plea was. urgent solicitude for the material welfare of the Puerto Rlcans. As If It were the part ot solici tous humanity to wall up Puerto Rlcan trade against Europe with the Dlngley tariff; to wall it up against tho United, States with tho Oxnara tariff, and then to Impose on it In addition the heavy internal revenue taxes of the United States' Next, the excuse was a desire to obtain a decision from the Supreme Court on Puerto Rico's Constitutional relations to the United States. As If this decision had not already been given In the case of California and applied without ques tion a few days since to the case of Ha waii! And as if the fate of 800,000 suffer ing Puerto Rlcans and the whole- ma chinery of legislative government were to be cast Into the balance for the mere saks of a legal experiment, which heretofore has always been tried by an importer's appeal, to the courts! Again, the excuse was that we must make the island a prcedent for the Phil ippines. As If the precedent had not al ready been established In the case of Ha waii! And as if It were not as easy to mark the line between the Philippines and Puerto Rico as to make It between Puerto Rico and Hawaii, If such a course should be deemed possible and desirable! Finally, the excuse was pure charity. The tariff was to raise money which could be applied Immediately to the relief of suffering Puerto Rlcans. As if the natural way for such relief were not to appropriate money directly from the Unit ed States Treasury, as has been done In all similar cases since the foundation of this Government, Instead of resorting to what Senator Davis has well called an "anomalous, unheard of, unprecedented" tariff! The dishonesty of all these excuses wns but thlngly, concealed from the first. Today It stands for as naked as shame and a3 shameless as naked force. The people are Informed bluntly that, no matter what the merits or defects of the tariff bill may be, every effort will be made to Im pose It on the honorable Senate of the United States Impose It on the Senate under the hand of Marcus A. Hanna, as It was Imposed upon the House under the hand of Henry Oxnard, chief of the sugar and tobacco lobby In Washington. Maythe day still be far distant when plain. Just, and honest requirements and tf n hroh of nliented faith at th- the great Republican party will flout such behest of a lobby whoee sole purpose Is to pocket the destiny of this country and to bend Its future to the one end of per sonal profits! 4 0 THE PROTECTIONIST ALLIANCE, It Constitutes the Great Present Dan. ser to the Republican Party. New Tork Times, Ind. Dem. Now that the principle of protection to American Industries has lived Its full life and done all the good that was In Jt, and Is now doing Immeasurable harm to the manufacturing Interests of the country, the wiser men of the party, of whom the President In his thoughtful moments is one. would fain abandon protection as an article of party faith and prepare for a liberal and speedy remission of unjust and obstructive customs taxes. Instantly the powerful protected Interests issue their commands to their faithful servants In tho Senate and House to resist to the utmost the adoption of the new policy. It was the protected Interests that baffled the President In his rightful attempt to give the Puerto Rlcans In their distress the boon of free trade with the United States. It is the sturdy and hoggish beneficiaries of high protection that now block the way to the ratification of the reciprocity treaty with France. They are Insolent, reckless, selfish and firm. Their attitude embar rasses the leaders and alarms the Presi dent. The campaign is coming. He shrinks from contention. Is afraid to make enemies, and dreads new questions. The result Is that the party presents, not a united front, but a ragged and disorder ly one. The progressive Republicans, with their eyes turned to the future, see the quick coming of a time when adher ence to the outworn creed will destroy the paity. They are far in advance. The men of the grossly overprotected trusts and combinations hang back and viciously forbid the forward movement. The phe nomenon we are witnessing is ready the breaklng-up of the policy of protection. Like the breaklng-up of a great ice-bound river In the warm Spring-time, it Is a spectacle of absorbing Interest, of many picturesque moments, and well worth watching, but full of danger to those whose pursuit of happiness is dependent upon the subject matter of the exhibi tion. It has long been the opinion of this journal that the eftort to get away from the protectionist alliance would wreck the Republican party. Tnat expectation would be fully realized now If the Demo cratic party had not taken the unforeseen precaution to wreck itself nrst. B THE SHIP SUBSIDY RILL. AVliat Can the Republican Leaders Be Driving At Tho House committee on merchant ma- rine and fisheries, by a vote ot 10 to 0, has ordered a favorable report on the ship subsidy bill. The Senate amendments and a few otners were agreed to. Among the latter were two designed to prevent the organization of trusts among tne shipbuilders or shipowners. We confess that we have not the remotest Idea wnat the Republican leaders are driving at. Sometimes it looks as though they really dd not care about winning the approach ing election. At a time when the Republi can party is split In two on the Puerto Rlcan tariff bill, when people are opemy charging that It was the iniiuence of the trusts that dictated that measure, and when they know that our tariff law Is crowded with discriminating taxes in favor ot trusts, it certainly seems an act of madness for the Republican leaders to try to force through Congress a bill to tax the people $9,000,000 a year for the benefit of private industries. The Piesident and the majority In Con gress were warned about the Puerto Rl can tariff bill, but they refused to listen. Now they see the deplorable consequences of their action. Is not the experience enough to make them realize that they are not Infallible? Do they think that they have a free hand to do what they please, without bringing disaster on themselves and their party? There Is a strong oppo sition to this susidy bill among Republi cans. Senator McMillan had no difficulty in finding It. Governor Mount has de clared himself against the bill, saying that It was an Inopportune time to be voting public money to private Interests. And the people, generally, are deeply convinced that the bill is not only wrong in Itself, but that It Is the product of a dangerous tendenry. If the Republican party can not be moved by a regard for the welfare of the people, the only thing left is to appeal to its fears. Within the past few weeks imperialism and trusts have developed In to real Issues. No political party can af ford to go against the people on those Issues. The very amendments to the sub sidy bill to prevent trusts make it clear that the friends of the bill believe that Its natural effect would be to create trusts. Doubtless they are right. But whether they are or not, the bill appropriates large sums of money out of the taxes paid by the people for the benefit of industries which are already rich and powerful. That is enough for the people to know. It ought to be enough for the Republicans to know. Yet every Republican member of the committee yesterday voted for the bill. Including Grosvenor, who did so much to get the party on the wrong side of the Puerto Rlcan tariff bill. Such Is the leadership of the Republican party In the House. As to the influences back of the subsidy "bill, the people are pretty well informed. Some of the men that will profit most largely at the expense of the Treasury If this steal goes through are Standard OH magnates. Even the tank steamers of the avaricious Standard Oil monopoly will be subsidized! e X From 1 O. New York Times. When the Whig party was In the throes of dissolution, Daniel Webster inquired, In tones of anxiety: "Where shall I go?" If the suoporters of Mr. W. J. Br an con tinue to scuttle away from the principles that constitute his entire stock In trade with the alacrity they at present exhibit, ho will shortly be heard asklg: "What Is to become of me?" Many, prominent Democrats who were formerly free-silver men have lately aban doned or lost faith In the cause of 16 to 1. It now appears that, unknown to the out side world, the Populists have substan tially modified their position. Under the cruel questioning of Senator Aldrlch, But ler, ot North Carolina, and Allen, of Bryan's own state, were forced to admit In the Semite that they are no longer un conditional free coinage men. Senator Al len even confessed to a belief In Gresham's law that a depreciated currency drives out gold, a terrible heresy that Is utterly de structive of the true Bryanlte faith. a a "Work for AH. Episcopal Recorder. The drops of rain and the rays of light Are small themselves, but -vnen all unite They water the world and they make It bright. Then do not say, "Of what use 'am IT" We may each do good if we will but try; We may soothe some grief or some want sup ply. We can give the poor a helping hand; We can cheer the sick as we by them stand; We can send God's word to the heathen land. We can 'speak to others in tones of love; Wo can dwell In peace like the gentle dove; We can point the weary to rest above. Oh. how sweet to think that In life's young days We may live to ahow forth our Savior's praise. And may guide some feet into wisdom's wa. ' 0 Not the Work of Governments. Montreal Star. It Is Idle to talk of the "understanding" which has sprung up between Britain and the United States as the work of govern mentsIt Is a movement of peoples acting under the natural Instinct to seek the company of friends In the face of peril. Party may assist or retard It; but, be the peril real enoi'gh, the union will come . p,eefr IrtJ1eft1SLticn,ana ln th worid ! e"ne.r AnSl-Saxon community gel Its back to the wall, fichtinsr for it iif. and the world will see the other rushing to the rescue. Reflex Benefit. Detroit Free Press. "Has your furnace been satisfactory this winter?" "I don't know how the rest of the fam ily feel about It; but I've kept warm when I'm at home, chasing down cellar to see what was the matter with it." 0 Favoritism and Umlne Influence. Detroit Journal. "They are brothers; but they never speak to each other." "Family pride!" "Pride?" "Yes, they wish people to think their father left a large estate." a God's Garden. Richard Burton. The years are flowers and bloom within Eternity's wide garden; The rose for Joy. the thorn for sin. The gardener God. to pardon All willing growths, to prune, reclaim. And make them, row-ilk? in His name. NOTE AND COMMENT. Debs will also run for President. Why doesn't McKlnley offer to arbitrate the situation In Kentucky? In some climates there's always the devil to pay until the weather settles. When an army loses its head and lays down Its arms. It usually has a hard time to get on its feet again. In the spring the young1 man wisely puts hla oercoat In hock. For he needs must make arrangements for the coming: of the bock. If Kipling doesn't write some more poet ry, or get another attack of pneumonia, his fame will be seriously imperiled. That tomorrow's celebration will succeed la plainly sen. For the treea and shrubs and bushes all are wearing of the green. Bryan will be 40 years of age next Mon- day-old enough to stop his "bimetallic" twaddle and to grasp the folly of a "dou ble standard." The admirers of Governor Taylor are talklng of presenting him a home. They will be wise If they plan It on the style of a feudal castle. An exchange suggests that some ona ought to hold an umbrella between Mc- , Ki"ley and public opinion, but It doesn't say which is reigning. There is a saloon on top of San Juan hill, but there wasn'twhen our boys went up. which shows they were inspired by patriotism, and nothing else. Times are so good in Oregon that a large t delegation unprecedented In number for a welcoming party will go to the South ern Oregon line to greet Colonel Bryan when he enters the state. In fact, the moat conspicuous member of the throng will be Genecal Prosperity. Mayor Van Wyck will use a silver spade to turn the first clod of earth for tha building of New York's new rapid-transit road. The ceremony will take place on March 24, at 2 o'clock In the afternoon. In the presence of 5000 Invited witnesses, and as many more as can get near the place. Speeches will be made by several distin guished persons, of whom Governor Roose velt will likely be one. Before his election to Congress Joseph C. Sibley, of the Twenty-seventh Pennsyl vania District, declared that In the event 1 of his succces he would divide his salary , for the entire term among the five hos 1 pltals of his district. In accordance with this promise, he has Just given $1000 each to the Institutions named. When he rep resented the Twenty-sixth District he dl vlded his salary among the labor organisa tions of Erie and Crawford Counties. I Senator Depew tells of how he one earned a princely fee. "The heirs to an, estate," he said, "came to me for aid. Their Inherited property showed more dobt than assets, and there were many legal complications. The whole burden wan placed In my hands. I fought off tho ruin, the foreclosures, the sacrifices, settling claims and suits. I rescued and nursed securities, and then took charge of thu free property. I doubled It, and I received from the heirs $200,000, though I never pre sented a bill. The heirs received $4,000,000 Instead of nothing." A general order of the War Department publishes the names of those to whom, medals of honor and certificates of merit have been Issued and of those who have been commended for gallantry within the last two years and a half. The list con tains the names of 5C army and volunteer officers, or more than 400 enlisted men, and of eight civilians, each of whom has done some act of bravery or other good service. Medals or certificates have been awarded to a large number of colored men. Two officers and 33 men still In the service are to receive one or the other honor; nina men no longer In the service, and one man since dead, are llkewlie designated for honor. "A grateful public," says the Druggists Circular, "will put Its hand deep Into lt3 pocket for a contribution to a fund for erecting a monument to the man or wom an who will devise some way or means ot remedying the clothes-mangling evil. We have laws prohibiting the use of citric ac'd In lemonade or soda water, and that acid Is made from lemon juice, and In the small proportions used in beverages Is quite harmless. Why not have a law against the use ot chemicals on clothes! If a man steals a shirt he is sent to the penitentiary for a year or so. If he de stroys Its usefulness and returns the re mains he lies out of responsibility and chuckles In his sleeve at the helplessness ot his victim." When the sun once more Is shining, and the- Joyous warblers sing. And the shade trees are appareled In the pal green garb ot Spring: When thp meadow brooks are purling as ther glide among the grans. And the gee?e are flying northward, blithely honking as they pass: When the frogs are piping shrilly, and when flies the ghostly bat. Then comes round the nappy season cf the dainty sailor hat. Perched at Just that artful angle which Is cure to catch the eye. How It wakens thoughts of Springtime as Its wearer rustles by! Then we realize that Winter with Its winds and frosts is gone. And the time of Ice-cream sodas and of plck- nlcklng Is on. It is only straw and ribbon, but It's charmlrg for all that. And there's nothing quite so Springlike as the Jaunty sailor hat. Though It's not the kind of neadgear that tho sailors ever wear, It Imparts to summer maidens quite a salt-sea- breesy air. And we never stop to wonder how it got Its tarry name. For, although It's an Impostor, It's bewitching. Just the same. And we're glad that Spring Is with us, with 1U sunshine and all that. Principally because right with It comes tb.9 charming sailor hat. 0 Dny anil Mp:ht. Frank Carleton Teck. The sliver spears of Morning, pointing high Up from the East, deploy against the Night. And as we look, aflame with pearly light. The enowclad sentinels of ages vie With the effulgent glories of the sky In shifting splendors then the ravished eight Beholds the God cf Day In mjstic might Rloa regally aboe the mists a sigh Of fcg veils lifting then the thrilling sweep Of gladsome soloes freights the bracing air With Joy till Sunset, when with reddened spear . The weary Chieftain o'er the Western deep, In livid rage, retreats, the while a flare Of scarlet lolleys taunts the hosts a-reari Now on the field the starry hordes appear And sow the glooming vault with crystal sprajs. Fair diamond treasures hung belike in praise Of some fair astral goddeee drawing near. High in the opal North, as if in fear. The polar sentinel's pale face displays The signal of the night, and all ablaze With brilliant des the evening star stands clear. And now a beryl blush o'erepreads the East. A cheering glow adorns the twinkling crowds, The myrjad eyes seem symbols of Delight Like some fair queen parading to the feast. Slow gliding up among the Jeweled clouds. Triumphant rides the mistress of the nlglitl