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.