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THE MORNING OHEGONIAN, FRIDAY, 'AUGUST 24, 1900. AKRON QUIETS DOWN Presence of Soldiers Awed the Rioters. MOB VANISHED AT DAYBREAK Xit of the Dead and Injured Chief of Police Abandoned HI Post of Duty. AKRON. O., Aug. 23. When the day dawned In Akron this morning It re vealed .a scene of desolation and evi dences of violence and lawlessness un paralleled In the history of this city. The r.aters had done their awful work and had disappeared. One child was lying dead and nearly a score of persons were suffering from the wounds of pistol brXs, buckshot and missiles. The city bl!dlng was a heap of smoldering ruins, cr.d beslda it steamed the water-soaked ashes of Columbia Hall. The police force ct the city was disorganized and scat tered. The Chief had left the city. Elec tric wires, deadly to the touch, lay across the streets in the vicinity of the burned buildings and debris of all kinds was scattered far and near. The down-town sreets were Just as the mob had left them, and although nothing was being done by the rioters, crowds of .spectators, hundreds in number, hung around wait ing for something to turn up. At 6 o'clock the crowds began to In crease, as curious spectators hurried to the scene of the trouble. A pollueman eppeared and then another, timidly at first, but with increasing assurance as no vlolenco was offered. Then Company C, of -Canton, a detachment of the Eighth Ohio Regiment, marched dewn the street f-om the train and, halting before the ru'ns of the building, was at once set to patrolling the fire lines. There was no evidence of ill-will or disquiet on the part of the crowd at the lines. There was no talk of violence. The turbulent I remained at the base and along the element had slunk away with the coming short ridge mentioned and amused my cf daylight and order was once more self rolling irreat rocks down the.tf'avfnA fully restored after an awful night of terror and anarchy Glen Wade, aged 11 years, son of Lillian Wade, of the Emplro Hotel, was shot through the heart. Rhoda Davidson, aged 4, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. J. M. Davidson, was shot through the brain. Those injured were: Fred Vorwick, ijukshot wound in abdomen; W. H. Dusscl, flesh wound in leg; Park Stralr, flesh wound in leg; John E. Washer, scalp wound from brick; Arthur E. fiprague, teamster, scalp wound; John Ahren, painter, flesh wound; M. E. Chemlotsky, flesh wound, hand; Albert Grant, flesh wound, below knee; Frank Sours, flesh wound, in hand; Fireman L. Manchester, flesh wound in neck and cheek; Fireman W. Roepke, flesh wound In neck; Fireman Minor Fritz, flesh "wound In cheek; Fireman David Phil lips, flesh wound In cheek; Fireman John Dcnius, flesh wound In leg; Fireman A. Eberly, flesh wound In breast; Police man Alva G. Greenlesse, struck over heart with a brick, serious; Policeman John King, struck on knee with a brick; Detective Edward Dunn, struck on the back with a brick; Albert Stevens, of Graham Station, shot in foot. It was 6.30 o'clock this morning when Company C arrived. The soldiers were met at the Valley Depot by Maor Young i and a party of city officials. They marched immediately to the scene of last night's rioting. As the troops marched up the main thoroughfare hisses and croans were heard. On the advice of his friends. Mayor Young sought his office by back streets and alleyways, as It was feared that his presence so early after the rioting wauld-cause a fresh outbreak. At B 20, nine companies of the Fourth Regiment arrived in the city and marched to the scene of last night's rioting. Shortly before 30 o'clock. Mayor W. E Young issued a proclamation, closing eery saloon in Akron until further or ders. Glen Wade, the boy who was killed, was in the mob and a bullet from the re volver of a policeman in the City Hall found his heart Another Innocent, who will die, Is Rhoda Davidson. Sitting In a carriage with her mother and father, on tho outskirts of the mob, a bullet from a policeman's revolver, passed harmlessly over the rioting throng and found lodgment in the skull of the child. During the day wild rumors "wore cur rent that mobs were being formed to go to Cleveland and lynch Peck, but there was no good ground for them. Although Mayor Young Is criticised for his con tradictory speeches, a great deal of the blame for tho rioting is placed on the shoulders of Chief Harrison. In the destruction of the municipal building, the city has lost all the records of the City Clerk, and also the records of the City Engineer. City Engineer Pare says the loss in his department would be fully $500,000. The old Postoffice raiding at the corner of Broadway and M.I1 street has been secured as tempor ary quarters for the city offices. Where the Chief of Police Went. CLEVELAND. O.. Aug. 23. Chief Har rison, of the Akron police force, arrived h this city today and at once went to the central police station. He was met by Deputy Superintendent Gates. Chief of Detectives Lohrcr and Sergeant of Detectives Doran. Regarding the report wired from Akron that Chief Harrison was Insane, Sergeant of Detectives Do rcn, who knows Harrison intimately, said that the latter was perfectly rational. He added that Chief Harrison had dis cussed the riot in detail and that the Chief had Intimated It was his inten tion to cause the arrest of all those Im plicated in the riot and especially those who used weapons. ASCENT OF JEFFERSON, Probably First White Men to Scale Pinnacle Rock. SALEM. Aug. 22. (To the EdltorO-In your issue of Sunday, the 19th, a corre rpondent from this city states that some ef those who recently went with the Ma camas to Mount Jefferson seem to doubt that the pinnacle was ever surmounted, trod goes on to say that the ascent was made twice in 1S97. There can be no doubt that the two ascents were made as mentioned I know most of the people composing the two parties, and there is no doubt that they accomplished the dlffl- i cult and dangerous feat I also know of aaother, which was prob and the first and only other ascent of Ihe pinnacle. In August of 1SSS a party of four, composed of Messrs. Edward Weller. E C. Cross, Ray L. Farmer and the writer, aU of this city, went on a tr.p to the Cascade Mountains near Mojnt Jefferson. The purpose of the trip was hunting and ashing and a general Summer outing. The ascont of the peak was not seriously contemplated before starting, and ne particular preparations were made, but as I recollect. It was mentioned as a possibility. We took four jvnles, two with riding saddles and two with packs, and we "rode and tied, waded streams, bridged quagmires and cussed j ellowjackets along the Mlnto trail and the third night we pitched our camp not our tent for we had none), and slept with our faces to the stars on the sum mit of Mlnto Mountain. The next day we crossed the "Wizard's Backbone," and. descending the steep mountain side to "Hunt s Cove." made camp by a little lake, and near where the mountain breaks kkks in its steep descent to Pamella Lake A more ideal and splendid place for a mountain camp could not be found. The cove is a amphitheater, open to the westward an Inclosed on the other sides by a high mountain wall, and Is access!- ble in only a few places, and perhaps only in one place for horses. It is laid out on the vast and lavish plan which Is the habit of nature in the Oregon moun tains, and Its eastern wall Is the back bone, the very summit ridge of the Cas cade Range. A large brook takes Its rise in the cove. Many springs feed the little lake, from which the brook flows tran quilly for 50 yards or so and then plunges down the mountain side nearly a mile of silver cascades to Pamella Lake. We made .several trips to Pamella Lake, and "reveled" in trout. "We hunted for deer and bear, and, though several deer were seen, we did not get any, so the only variation to our diet of bacon and beans was the trout from the lake. Finally, having exhausted the other pos, slblllties of the Cascade Range, we dis cussed the matter of climbing Mount Jef ferson. We climbed the hill that rims the cove one evening and reconnoltered the peak for a route, and. having decided to attempt the ascent. We arranged to leave Mr. Weller to care for the camp and the ponies, and Mr. Farmer, Mr. Cross and myself set out early on the morning of Sunday .August 12, 18SS. We went in light marching order. We had no ropes, alpenstocks or Ice axes, and we left our coats and vests at the camp. We carried bunting knives and two guns, but left the guns at the timber line. We estimated the distance from our camp to the base of the pinnacle as about three miles, and it took us Just five hours ot steady work to reach that point. We found a bottle there containing the names of former visitors, and added our names to the register. A survey of the pinnacle from this place Indicated that It was in surmountable, but, having rested, we crossed the short ridge that leads to the immediate base of the pinnacle, and Mr. Cross and Mr. Farmer passed along the left, near the dotted line shown In The picture accompanying the article of Sun day. The enow at that time was very much less than shown In the picture and the base line extended much farther down than In the picture and about midway of the picture. They skirted the base along the brink that pitches down to the frightful steep of the great ravine that leads down the southwest side of the mountain and disappeared from view. I did not like the looks of the way they , were going and so did not follow them. , and if any living things were lurking In the timber down by Pamella Lake they must have received a great fright for the rocks rolled easy and far down these steeps, and one rock would start scores more, and they went like a host with great leaps and bounds in a mad career to the lower levels. I think it was more than an hour before I knew the .-hereabouts of my companions, when they shouted, and, looking up, I saw them leaning over the crags far above me, and near the southeast qr lower summit of the pinnacle. They warned me not to attempt to come up there, but I had no Intention of doing so, and I remained at the base awaiting their return. From the point where they shouted to me there was no difficulty In reaching the summits of the pinnacle and the connecting ridge, and they were In all probability tho flrst to stand on these sublime heights "in space eternal." After a considerable time I saw them returning and, for a time, at one point the descent was extremely dangerous, as I could easily see, and I was very glad when they safely rejoined me, after an absence of nearly three hours. We ate our lunch and returned to camp, after a long and toilsome day, but feeling well repaid for our exertions. The fact that most parties have failed to scale the Pinnacle Is no reflection upon their skill and courage, since It Is accesl- ble only under the most faorable condi tions. We attributed the success of Messrs. Cross and Farmer to the fact that there was so little snow at the time we were there, and we could easily under stand that the conditions of the snow might, vary and make it easier or on the other hand, impossible to make the as cent The rocky, mountain formation Is also changing continually. The peak is the storm center of a large area where many thunder storms occur, and who can guess what lightnings rend and break the rocks. The frosts of Winter and the Summer suns also exert great influences for dis integration, and the day I waited at the base of the Pinnacle there was a constant crumbling and shower, almost, of small rocks falling down its sides. Tho large rocks that were strewn around and lying loosely In the scoriae no doubt had fallen from the Pinnacle, and we may be certain that It is under going constant change and disintegra tion, so that those who make visits to the mountain one or more years apart will be likely to find radical changes, and can never be sure of conditions permit- ting the attainment of the highest point I spoke of Summer suns, but in my opinion they are very mild and there is really no Summer In these high moun tains. There Is Spring and Autumn and then Winter, and whit a bitter Win ter it must be. There were great banks of snow in the shaded nlaces of Hunt's Grove when we were there, the grass was fresh and green and the ffowers we knew in May In the Valley, "were blooming m profusion. Who can say what depths of snow He In Winter on the meadows of Hunt's Cove and Mlnto Mountain, or how long Pamella Lake is locked in the icy fetters of the frost king? GEORGE J. PEARCE. Icelander In America. Chicago Chronicle. Iceland has been celebrating the ninth century of the introduction of Christian ity In the far north land. It was Olaf. King of Norway, who sent over the first I priests. Longfellow gives a somewhat humorous account of the reception ot Olaf s emissary. "Drunken Thangbrand." who came away .quite as distrusted with ; the Icelanders as they were with him. In orth Dakota and Manitoba there are many thousand Icelanders. They are thrifty farmers, well cultured and great dlputers on theological subjects. There is hardly an Icelander anywhere, no mat ter how humble, who is not only well versed In the literature of his own land, but who also knows considerable of other countries books. Keep Da-rl Pain-ICIIler Handy. It will cure cough or cold or colic. Pinnacle Rock, Monnt Jefferson. BRYAN TO THE POPULISTS HIS REPLY TO THE NOTIFICATION AT TOPEKA. What the Third Party Has Done for the People Co-operation With the Democrats. TOPEKA, Aug. 23.-Bryan's speech In reply to the Populist notification was as follows: Mr. Chairman and members of the no tification committee: In accepting the Presidential nomination which you tender in behalf of the Populist party, I desire raw material as well as the price of the to give emphatic recognition to the edu- ' finished product, the farmer, powerless to cational work done by your party. Tho j protect himself when he sells, is plunder Populist party, as an organization, and i ed when he purchases. Can any farmer the Farmers' Alliances and the labor J hesitate to throw the Influence of his bal organlzatlons from which they sprung, f lot upon the side of those who desire to have done much to arouse the people to protect the public at large from monop a study of economic and industrial ques- olles? tions. Believing as I do. that truth The fact that the trusts support the Re grows not In seclusion, but In the open nubllcan party ought to be sufficient field, and that it thrives best in the sun light of free and full debate, I have con NAGASAKI HARBOR, JAPAN, NAVAL BASE OF THE UNITED STATES fldence that the discussion which your party has compelled will aid In reaching that true solution of pending problems toward which all honest citizens aim. I desjre also to express my deep apprecia tion of the liberality of opinion and de votion to principles which have led the members of your party to enter the ranks of another party in the selection of a candidate. Willie I am grateful for the confidence which the Populists have expressed In me, I am not vain enough to regard as personal their extraordinary manifesta tions of good will. The ties which bind together those who believe in the same great fundamental principles are strong er than ties of affection stronger even than the ties of blood; and co-operation between the Teform forces Is due to the fact that Democrats, Populists and Silver Republicans take the side of the people in, their contest against greed, and agree in the application of Jeffersonlan princi ples to the question immediately before us. In 1896 the money question was of paramount importance and the allies in that campaign united In the demand for the immediate restoration of sliver by the Independent action of this country at 16 to 1, the ratio which had existed since 1S34. They were defeated, but that did not end the discussion. The Democrats were defeated In 188S, but that did not put an end to tariff reform. The Republicans were defeated in 1S92, but that did not permanently overthrow the protective tariff. Defeat at the polls does not nec essarily decide a problem. Experience, and experience alone, settles questions. If an Increase in the volume of currency since 1895, although not promised by the Republicans and unexpected, has brought Improvement in industrial conditions, this Improvement Instead of answering the arguments put forth In favor of blmet allsm, only confirms the contention of those who Insisted that more money would make better times. The Repub lican party, however, while claiming cred it for the increase in circulation, makes no permanent provision for an adequate supply of standard money. It denies the necessity for more real money, while it permits National banks to expand the volume of paper promises tb pay money. If the Populists felt Justified In op posing the Republican party when it sought to conceal its gold standard ten dencies under the mask of international blmetallsm, the opposition should be more pronounced In proportion as the Repub lican party more openly espouses gold monometallsm. In 1S96 the reform forces charged the Republican party with Intending to retire the greenbacks. This charge, denied at the time, has been confessed by the fi nancial bill, which converts greenbacks, when once redeemed, into gold certifi cates, and extends new privileges to banks of Issue. If a Populist opposed the Republican party when Its hostility to greenbacks was only suspected, that opposition should be greater now since no one can longer doubt the purpose of the Republican party to substitute bank notes -for greenbacks. It is true that the Populists believe In an Irredeemable greenback, while the Democrats believe In a greenback redeem able in coin, but the vital question at this time, so far as paper money is con cerned, Is whether the Government or banks shall Issue It There will be time enough to discuss the redeemablllty of the greenback when the greenback itself is saved from the an- f nihllatlon which now threatens It The Republican party is now committed to a currency system which necessitates a perpetual debt, while the Populist finds himself in agreement with the Demo crats, who believe In paying off the Na tional debt as soon as possible. If belief In an income tax justified a Populist In acting with the Democratic party in 1S9S what excuse can he find for aiding the Republican party now, when i even tho exigencies of war have not been sufficient to bring that party to the sup port of the income tax principles? Co-operntlon With Democrats. Populists believe in arbitration now as much as they did in, ISM, and are as much opposed to government by injunction and the blacklist as they were then, and upon these subjects they have as much reason f0r co-operation with the Democratic party today as they had four years ago, Democrats and Populists alike favor its principle of direct legislation. If any dlfferences exist as to the extent to which the principle should be applied, these dif ferences can be reconciled by experiment. Democrats and Populists agree that Chi nese and other Oriental labor should ba excluded from the United States. Dem ocrats and Populists desire to so enlarge the scope of the interstate commerce act as to enable the commission to protect both persons and places from discrimina tion and the public at large from exces sive Tallroad rates. The Populists approve the demand set forth in, the Democratic platform for a labor bureau with a Cabinet officer at its head. . Such an official would keep the Administration in close touch with the wage-earning rortion of the population and go far toward securing such remedial legislation as the tollers need. In 1S9C the Populists united with the Democrats in opposing the trusts, although the Question at that time appeared like a cloud scarcely larger than a man's .hand. To day that cloud well-nigh overspreads the industrial sky. The farmer does not participate In the profits of any trust, but he sorely feels the burden of them alL He Is dependent upon the seasons for his I income. When he plants his crop he tt.nuvs Jiui vsiicciiga 41 mil uc uicaacu wiir. rain or blighted with drought; he knows, not whether wind will blow It down: the price of his crop Is as uncertain as the quantity. If a private monopoly can suspend production and fix the price of proof that they expect protection from it Impossible without the aid of the leaff The Republican party cannot be relied up- lng commercial nations of the old world, on to extinguish the trusts as long as It draws Its campaign contributions from their overflowing vaults. The prosperity argument which the, Re publicans bring forward to answer all com plaints against the Administration will not deceive the farmer. He knoyjs that two factors enter Into his Income: First, the size of his crop, and, sec ond, the price he receives for the same. He does not return thanks to the party In power for favorable weather and a bountiful harvest, and he knows that the Republican party has no policy which Insures a permanent Increase In agricultur al prices. Since he sells his surplus in a foreign market, he is not a beneficiary of the tariff, and since he produces merchan dise and not money he does not profit by the appreciation of the dollar. He knows that the much-vaunted prosperity, of Which he has never had his share, is on the wane In spite of the unusual and unnatural stimulation- which It lias re ceived during the last three years. Ho knows that each month of 1900 shows a larger number of failures than the cor responding month of 1S99. and that there Is already a marked tendency toward a de creased output of the factories. He knows also that discoveries of gold, famines abroad and war on three continents have not been able to raise the price of farm products as rapidly as trusts and com binations have raised the price of the things which the farmer buys. Our opponents have tried to make It ap pear that we are Inconsistent when we de sire a general rise In prices and yet op pose an arbitrary rise in protected man ufactures or trust-made goods. There Is no conflict whatever oetween these twa propositions. If a general rise in prices occurs because of a permanent increase in the volume of money, all things adjust themselves to the new level, and If the volume of money then increases in pro portion to tho demand for money, the price level remains the same and busi ness can be done with fairness to all. If, however, the rise Is arbitrary, and only affects a part of tho products of, labor, those whose products do not participate in the rise suffer because the purchasing power of their income is decreased. If a bad monetary system drags down the price of the farmer's product, while monopolies raise the price of what he buys, he burns the candle at both ends and must expect to suffer In comparison with those who belong to the classes more fa vored by legislation. It is sometimes urged by partisan. Popu lists that four years more of Republican misrule would so aggravate economic con ditions as to make reforms easier. No one can afford to aid in making matters worse in the hope of being able to make them better afterwards, for in so doing he assumes responsibilities which he may not be able to remedy. No Populist. however sanguine, believes It possible to elect a Populist President at this time, but the Populist party may be able to determine whether a Democrat or a Re publican will be elected. Mr. Chairman, the Populist convention, whlchNyour committee represents, thought It better to share with the Democrats in tho honor of securing some of the reforms desired by your party than to bear the odium of remaining neutral In this great crisis, or of giving open or secret aid to the Republican party, which opposes all tho reforms for which the Populists con tend. Those who labor to Improve the conditions which surround their fellow men are apt to become impatient but they must remember that It takes time to work out great reforms. Let me illustrate by calling your attention to the slow growth of public opinion in support of a propo sition to which there has been practi cally no public opposition. Great Reforms Come Slowly. President Johnson, In 1S65, recommended a Constitutional amendment providing for the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people, but his recom mendation met with no response. About 12 years later, General Weaver, then a member of Congress, tried to secure the passage of a resolution submitting such an amendment, but his efforts were futile. In 1S92 the resolution recommended by President Johnson and urged by Congress man Weaver finally passed the House of Representatives, but it has not yet reached a vote in the Senate, and now, after eight years more of public discus sion, the proposition for the first time received the Indorsement of the National convention of one of the great parties. If the fusion forces win i victory this Fall we shall see this reform accomplished before the next Presidential election, and with Its accomplishment, the people will find It easier to secure any remedial leg islation they may desire. But how halt ing has been the progress! Holland has said: Heaven is not gained by a single bound. "We build the ladder by which we rise From the lowly earth to the vaulted ckles. And we monnt to its summit round by round. And so it Is with great social and po litical movements. Great problems are solved slowly, but struggling humanity marches on, step by step, content if at each nightfall It can pitch Its tent on a little ground. Let me now invite your attention to new questions -which would Justify co-operation at this time, although we differed on all economic questions. It Is not our fault that these new questions have been thrust Into the arena of politics; it is not our fault that the people have been called upon to consider questions of ever-Increasing magnitude. In 1S90 the tariff question was the principal subject of discussion and the Democratic party contended that the masses were carrying a burden of un just and unnecessary taxes. In 1S92 the tariff question was still the principal is sue between the Democratic and Repub lican parties, although In the West and In the South the money question was as suming greater and greater proportions, and the Populists were contending that our monetary system was more responsi ble than the tariff laws for depression In agriculture and the distress existing among wage-earners. In 1S9G the whole question of taxation became of secondary importance because of the Increased bold ness of those who opposed the gold and silver coinage of the Constitution. When the Republicans declared at St. Louis that the restoration of blmetallsm In this country, although desirable, was DURING THE CHINESE TROUBLES. the' Populists and Silver Republicans joined with the Democrats In asserting the right and duty of the American people to shape their financial system for themselves, regardless of the action of other nations. The failure of the Repub lican party to secure International bl betallsm and Its open espousal of the gold standard still kept the money ques tion in politics, but no economic ques tion can compare In Importance with a question wifloh concerns the principle and structure of government. Systems of taxation can be changed with less difficulty than financial systems, and financial systems can be altered with less danger and less disturbance to the coun try than the vital doctrines upon which free government rests. The Paramount Issue. In the early '60s. when we were en gaged in a contest which was to deter mine whether we should have one Re public or two, -questions of finance were lost sight of. Silver was at a premium over gold, and both gold, and silver were at a premium over greenbacks and bank notes, but the people could not af ford to divide over the money question In the presence of a greater Issue. And, so today, we are engaged In a contro versy which will determine whether we are to have a Republic In which the government derives its just powers from the consent of the governed, or an em pire in which brute force is the only rec ognized source of power. In a government where the people rule every wrong can be righted, and will be remedied, but when once the doctrine of self-government Is Impaired and might is substituted for right, there is no certainty that any question will be settled rightly. A colonial policy would so occupy the people with the consideration of the Na tion's foreign policy that domestic ques tions would be neglected. "Who will haul down the flag?" or "Stand by the President," would be the prompt re sponse to every criticism of the Admin istration, and corruption and special privilege would thrive under the cover of patriotism. It Is not strange that the Popullst3 should oppose militarism and imperial ism, for both are antagonistic to the principles which Populists apply to other questions. Looking at questions from the standpoint of a spectator, the Populist recognizes in militarism a constant and Increasing burden. The army worm which occasionally destroys a field of wheat Is not nearly so dangerous an enemy to the farmer as a large stand ing Army which Invades every field of Industry and exacts toll from every crop. If 100,000 men are withdrawn from the ranks of the producers and placed as a burden on the backs of those who re main, it must be longer hours, harder work and greater sacrifices for those who toll, and the farmer, while he pays more than his share of the expenses of the Army, has no part In any. con tracts or development of companies, and his sons are less likely to fill tho life positions in the Army than the sons of those who, by reason of wealth or polltl cal prominence, exert Influence at Wash ington. Soon after the Republican leaders be gan to suggest the propriety of a co lonial policy, the papers published an Interview given out from San Francisco by a foreign Consul residing at Manila. He declared that the people of the United States owed It to themselves, to othetf nations, and to the Filipinos to hold the Philippine Islands permanently. At. the conclusion of the interview there appeared the very significant statement that the gentleman was visiting the United States for the purpose of organiz ing a company for the purpose of devel oping the Philippine Islands. A few days later on his way East, he gave out an other Interview In which he explained that the company which he Intended to organize would establish banks at Ma nila and at other places throughout the islands and build electric-light plants, , water plants, street-car lines, railroads. factories, etc. It seemed that the plan of his syndicate was to do all the developing and leave the rest of the American peo ple nothing to do In the matter except to furnish an army sufficient to hold the Filipinos in subjection while they were being developed. Overburden Poor; Undertax Rich. At the present rate we will spend an nually upon the Army approximately half as much as we spend for education in tho United States, and this Immense sum Is wrung from the taxpayers by systems" of taxation which overburden the poor and jndertax the rich man. In the presence of such an Issue as militarism It is impossible that any Popu list should hesitate as to his duty. But even the menace of militarism is but a part of the question of Imperialism. The policy contemplated by the Republi can party nullifies every principle set forth in the Declaration of Independence, strikes a blow at popular government and robs the Nation of its moral pres tige. Already the more advanced sup porters of the colonial Idea point to the economy of a system of government which entrusts all power to an executive and does away forr the necessity of leg islation. The- Army and Navy Journal In Its is sue of August 4, commends the English system and declares that as a result of this system a fifth of the world's area, containing a fifth of Its population. Is ruled with an administrative economy which is an administrative marvel, and adds: "One million two hundred thousand dollars spent in London is the price of ad ministration over a colonial rule whose total budgets aggregate 51.724.354.S96, or 50 per cent more than our total of Fed eral, state, county and village expendi ture for every possible purpose for which taxes are levied. In contrast to the re sults of this system of executive ad ministration, the fact Is cited that the American Congress has spent an entire Winter wrestling with the tariff, the tax ation, the administration and the per sonal rights of two little Islands. The English executive Is an Imperial execu tive. The British Parliament Is an Eng lish Legislature. To the same syatem we are coming by decree of circumstances as Inevitable as that of fate. If this be imperialism, make the most of It.' So far as citizenship is concerned the British Empire Is one. but beyond the limits of the United Kingdom, the citizen lives un der a rule essentially monarchical and not restricted by the constitutional limita tions of the Parliamentary system." Thus does imperialism bear its support ers backward, turning toward the dark ages. Thero is no middle ground between the American policy and the European policy. If this Nation remains true to its principles, its traditions and Its history, it cannot hold colonies. If It enters upon a colonial career it must repudiate the doc trine that governments derive their Just powers from the consent of the governed. When such an issue is raised there can only be two parties tne party, whatever Its namo may be, which believes in a re public, and the party, whatever its name, which believes1 in an empire; and the In fluence of every citizen Is, consciously or unconsciously, Intentionally or uninten tionally, thrown upon one side or the other. Where the divine right of Kings Is rec ognized, the monarch can grant different degrees of liberty to different subjects. The people of England can be ruled In one way, the people of Canada in an other; the people of Ireland In another, while the people of India may be governed according to still different forms. But there can be no variance in a republic The doctrine of a republic differs from the doctrine of a monarchy as the daj differs from tho nlght. and between the two doctrines there Is and ever must be an Irrepressible conflict Queen Victoria has recognized this nec essary antagonism between the demo cratic and Imperial forms of government. In proroguing Parliament a faw days ago, she said: "Believing that the continued political independence of the republics would be a constant danger to the peace of South Africa, I authorized the annexation of the Orange Free State." A republic Is always a menace to a monarchy, just as truth Is always a men ace to error. Self-government, being the natural government, must necessarily create dissatisfaction among the subjects of those governments which build upon some other foundation than the consent of the governed. What the Orange Free State and republics are to South Africa, our republic Is to the world, and only our Increasing strength and the wide At lantic have protected us from the Inex tinguishable hostility which must ever exist between those who support a throne and those who recognize the citizen as the sovereign. Every step taken toward imperialism by this nation means more prompt and ef fective encouragement from Europe. Lin coln pointed to the Interest which Eu ropean nations have In the abandonment here of the doctrine of equal rights. He said: "The principles of Jefferson are defini tions and axioms of free society. And yet they are denied and evaded with no small show of success. One dashingly calls them 'glittering generalities, another bluntly calls them 'self-evident lies.' And others Insidiously argue that they ap ply to 'superior races. Those expres sions, differing in form, are identical In object and effect tho supplanting of the principles of free government and restor ing those of classification, caste and le gitimacy. They would delight a convo cation of crowned heads plotting against the people. They are the vanguard, the miners and sappers of returning despot Ism. We must repulse them or they will subjugate us." Our opponents say that the world would laugh at us If we should give Inde pendence to the Filipinos. Ye3, Kings would laugh, aristocrats would laugh, and those would laugh who deny the Inalien able rights of men and despise the hum bler folk who "along the cool sequestered vale of life keep the noiseless tenor ot their way," but let this nation stand erect and, spurning the bribes of wealth and power, show that there Is a reality In the principles which we possess; let It show that there Is a difference between a re public and a monarchy, and the oppressed of every land will see your flag their de liveranceand whether they are bleeding on the battle-field or groaning beneath a tyrant's lash, will raise their eyes to heaven and breathe a fervent prayer for tho safety of our republic. BRYAN IN NEW YORK. He Will Mntee Several Speeches There in October. NEW YORK, Aug. 23. It is officially announced tonight that Bryan will speak In this city October 16; Albany, October 17; Rochester, October 18. Ex-Senator Hill will preside at the Albany meeting and make an address of welcome. Mr. Hill was at Democratic state head quarters this afternoon, but refused to discuss politics with the newspaper men. In response to a call Issued by Patrick Egan, Minister to Chile under Harrison's Administration, and others, over 100 Irish Americans met tonight and reorganized temporarily the Irish-American union. They announce that they will support Mr. Bryan because of his antl-lmperlal-istlc attitude. Addlclcn Republican of Delaware. DOVER, Del., Aug. 23. The Union Re publican State Convention (Addlcks fac tion) met here today. J. Edward Ad dicks occupied a seat on the platform. The electoral ticket of the regular Re publicans was accepted. Obed W. Mar vel, of Laurel, was nominated for State Auditor. With these exceptions it was de-. elded that the ticket nominated by the Addlcks convention of August 6 should stand. This places In the field rival can didates for Governor, Congressman for the long term, State Auditor, State Treas ured and Insurance Commissioner. Kansas Middle-Bonders. . TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 23. The Mlddle-or-the-Road Populists got together here to day and decided not to nominate a state ticket, but to devote all their energies to the Barker electoral ticket Chairman Wllletts announced that headquarters would be opened here September 10. The attendance was not large. Hoosevelt'K Western Tonr. DEADWOOD, S. D., Aug. 23. The pro gramme for Governor Roosevelt's itiner ary has been changed so that, instead of being here next month, as was ex pected, he will not come until October. Nominated for Con&rresM. Tenth Iowa District Robert J, Dale (Democrat). Sixth Michigan District Everett Bray (Democrat). Motherhood and the dally household cares demand a mild tonic for the housewife and mother. MALT'-NUTRINE is best and easiest taken. Made by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n. That assures Its merit Sold by all druggists. FITZ' LAST BATTLE HE WILL RETTRE FROM THE RING AFTER THE SHARKEY FIGHT. Contest Comes Off at Coney Island Tonisht Portland Ball Players Defeated at Spokane. NEW YORK. Aug; 23. Both Bob Eltz slmmons and Tom Sharkey, who are to settle the question of pugilistic supremacy at the Seaside Athletic Club, at Conoy Island, tomorrow night spent a quiet day at their training quarters. Usually on the night before a pugilistic contest Inter est centers in the betting, but tonight at the resorts frequented by the followers of the ring- it is claimed that few wagera aro being made. Several small wagers have been made, but the heavy betters, who generally have thousands on their fa .vorlte, have refrained from posting even small wagers. According to figures quot ed, Fltzslramons Is a two-to-one favorite over the sailor, but there aro few found willing to take the odds. The story that the purso of $25,000 Is o be divided evenly between the men. instead of on a basis of 75 per cent to the- winner and 25 per cent to the loser, has not been denied. Neither Fltzsimmons nor Sharkey will discuss the matter. It Is claimed that Fltzsimmons was willing- to accept the proposition be cause he expects to Tetlre permanently from the ring as soon as this battle Is over, no matter whether he wln3 or loses. BERNSTEIN DISQUALIFIED. Gardner Given the Decision at the Broadway Clnb. NEW YORK. Aug. 23. For the second time within two months. Oscar Gardner, the "Omaha Kid." and Joe Bernstein, of this city, met In the ring of the Broad way Athletic Club tonight On the for mer occasion Bernstein was disqualified for butting In the ISth round, and tonight ho was again disqualified for butting. Ha threw Gardner over his head with a cross-buttock hold, which was dono de liberately, and Referee Foley Immediately gave the bout to Gardner. This occurred in the 12th round, but Bernstein had at tempted the same trick twice, earlier In the bout THE NATIONAL LEAGUE. Leever Made the Season's Record for Strllce-Onts at PlttsburR. PITTSBURG, Pa.. Aug. 23 Williams wild throw, letting In two runs In the ninth, was responsible for Pittsburg's defeat Barrett's three-bagger In the first, followed by a hit. scored the other run. Leever made the season's record for strlke-outs, making 10 men fan the air. Attendance 2300. The score: R H El R TT E Pittsburg 2 8 2CInclnnatl 3 10 0 Batteries Leever and Zlmmer; Scott, Peltz and Kahoe. Umpire Snyder. New Yorlc Beat Philadelphia. NEW YORK. Aug. 23. The Phlladel phias were again outplayed by New York today. Attendance 1200. The score: R H EI RHE Philadelphia ..4 13 2New York ....5 14 4 Batteries Bernhardt and McFarland; Mercer and Bowerman. Umpire O'Day. Boston Bent Brooklyn. BOSTON, Aug. 23. Collin's excellent fielding saved today's game from Boston. Attendance 2300. The score: RHE Boston 6 10 2JBrooklyn .. Batteries Nichols and Clark; and Farrell. Umpire Hurst. HHE .3 10 3 Kltson American Lpncne. At Chicago Chicago 1. Kansas City 2. At Milwaukee Milwaukee 2, Minneap olis 1. At Indianapolis Indianapolis 8, De troit 3. At Cleveland Cleveland 4, Buffalo 6. National Leagne Standing. Won. Lot. Per ct. Brooklyn 37 35 .11 Pittsburg 54 44 .551 Chicago 4S 45 .518 Philadelphia 4S 43 .500 Boston 4S 4? .500 Cincinnati 45 52 .4fi4 St Louis 43 51 .457 New York 40 53 .430 TORPEDOES GOT SCOOPED. "Were Unfnmiliar With Spolcnno Ground" Bad Score. SPOKAiNE, Wash.. Aug. 23. Seven hundred people saw the Torpedoes taken into camp by Spokane today, 11 to 8, because of better batting and base-running by the home team. The visitors also had a bad day In the field, being unaccustomed to the rough grounds. For the first five innings no prettier ball game was ever seen on the local diamond. The batting was clean, fielding sharp and the Torpedoes handled themselves like professionals. After the fifth, how ever, Spokane grew familiar with Flem ing's curves and lambasted them all over the lot. The absence of several strong players also had considerable effect on the Torpedoes' team work. But tho Portland players made a good impression and their work was In pleasant contrast to that of the Seattle players here last week. The Torpedoes gamely fought an uphill fight until the last man was out, while the Seattle outfit proved to be rank quitters. Score by Innings: Spokane 0 0 2 12 0 15 3-14 Torpedoes 1 10 0 0 0 3 1 2 S Batteries Kelly and Shea; Fleming and Corliss. Umpire Freeman. Hits Spokane. 16; Torpedoes, 8. Errors Spokane, 6; Torpedoes, 8. Won by Ten Eyclc. HALIFAX, N. S., Aug. 23. The three mile sculling race between Ten Eyck and Vail was won by Ten Eyck. Peat May Be Substituted. London Daily Mall. The London "coal ring." although It rules the metropolitan market. Is not un assailable. There are more ways than one of beating the "ring," and there Is short ly to be Introduced to the English mar ket a fuel that promises to be consider ably cheaper and equally good for heat ing and Illuminating purposes. This ma terial Is peat, not as peasants use It. In soft and bulky form, but chemically pre pared and compressed Into blocks that will ignite readily and burn slowly, giving out great heat, with a clear, bright flame, and producing very little smoke and ash. And the supply of peat Is practically in exhaustible. There are millions of acres of this fuel In Great Britain and Ireland, the latter country alone having 3,000,000 acres of peat bogs. The "distressful country" has an inade quately developed source of wealth In these bogs. Germany has shown how these marshy tracts can be turned Into a veritable gold mine, for there a flour ishing Industry Is maintained In the man ufacture of peat fuel, despite the fact that the German bogs are only from 9 to 20 feet In depth, while In these Islands the depth varies from 23 to 40 feet. There have been many attempts to utilize the peat lands of this country, but success has not until recently crowned these ef forts. The great difficulty has been in drying the peat which, when taken from the bos: contains 70 to 80 ner cent of 'moisture without cracking the .blocks. Now. however, the obstacle has btm overcome. An economical method of pre paring the peat has been discovered, and works are In course of erection on a large peat moss In the north of England, with the object of putting the fuel on the mar ket before the Winter.