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It is Impossible to resist the tempta oa to speculate upon the future of the, Philippine Islands, upon the future of Australia, upon the future, in fact, of -all the widely sundered portions of the British Empire and of the United tetates. History presents two opposite tendencies, integration and dlslntegra J"tion, expansion and disruption, some times succeeding one another and often ia operation side by side. The sam treaty that took from Spain almost her .last colonial possessions extended the territory of the United States, and while Denmark is hawking her "Windward islands about among prosperous gov ernments and Portugal is getting ready to pay debts with Delagoa Bay, Great i-Britain is extending her imperial man ttle over South Africa and Russia is spreading eastward through Manchuria. The problem is not altogether one of virile or decadent nationality, for Amer ica and England separated in the same century that saw the treaty of Utrecht give over the Netherlands and Spain's Italian provinces to Austria, and the inarch of British empire was hardly stayed by the. loss. The vicissitudes of Norway and Sweden, of Spain and Por tugal, of unified Germany under Bis marck and the precariousness of the present tripartite alliance between Ger many, Austria-Hungary and Italy, show us the danger of sweeping gen eralizations. The same epoch that saw Cuba struggling for Independence saw also Hawaii asking for admission into the United States. Is it the ultimate destiny of Cuba and Australia, Egypt and the Philippines, to be part of a great nation or separate small ones? No one can say with certainty. The causes of events are so complex, the sources of historical development are so remote and often obscure, that what has happened is only certain of never hap pening again in exactly the same way. Like causes produce like effects, but causes of national rise or decline are never the same in different times. Rome fell, not from general but from specific causes, and so did France. The student of history recognizes not only the growth of empires and their subsequent segregation, but a distinct progress in the methods by which empire is built up. Antiquity grouped territory under one sovereign, but never amalgamated It Under Rome was brought to perfec tion a system of amalgamation which admitted the provinces to Roman citi zenship and maintained through force a certain homogeneity of customs and laws. Rut it has been reserved for modern times to develop the only stable or approximately stable form of empire. Which Is based upon the English sys 4 tern of representative .government This is undoubtedly the main cohesive force Of Great Britain and the United States today. It seems at last to offer a form of empire iu which the component parts 4re held together by mutual attraction. instead of by central authority whose flower is limited by the life of the phys ical force at its command. It is a far cry from the passionate love of the colo nies for England; -as sung by Kipling. or from the prayer of Hawaii for admis sion to the United States, or from the shouts of welcome with which Porto Rico welcomed American sovereignty, to the revolt of the Netherlands from Spain or the burden of the Declaration of Independence. Perhaps we shall have said all that Is possible to say with reasonable proba bility if we predict that the colonies of the future will remain colonies only so long as they conceive it to be their In terest to do so. If we were to offer Hawaii her Independence tomorrow, or if Great Britain were to propose renun ciation of Canada, the offers would not -toe welcomed. That is, the colonies or dependencies, or what you will, have snore to lose through separation than to gain. Even the Tagalog ban dits, who have adopted the, vocabulary of the founders of the United States, without understanding Its meaning, seem to imagine in some vague way that they can be given the benefits of American sovereignty without its re sponsibilities. If they could once un derstand the impossibility of maintain ing themselves in Independence as the educated Hawallans . understood their helplessness, independence is the last thing they would ask for. And it is at least probable that Cuba, when once she realizes what she has to lose with the loss of American sovereignty, will prefer liberty and order under the United States to the perils of independ ence. This- rule, if it be adopted, almost necessarily implies the arrival of a time when the component parts of a great nation will be glad of a separation. That is, if we allow them union so long as it is to their interests to remain united, we must allow them disunion when those favorable conditions have been, dissipated. The growth of toler ance and the general disapproval of tyranny are likely o discourage any formidable attempt to suppress the as pirations of an entire people fitted not only to win their independence but to exercise it The qualities which enable a nation to rise to greatness are not al ways the ones best calculated to pre serve It, and the circumstances of early struggles are "wholly absent In the hey day of wealth and power. No patriot likes to contemplate the hour of his country's decline, but history sheds a sickly glare over the sublime optimism of every great civilization. Four hun dred years have made tremendous changes in the status of governments. Wecan only be sure that as great If not greater changes are yet in store. THB POWKR. OP PERSONALITY. The only really Interesting, impres sive personality in this dull campaign is that of-Theodore Roosevelt. Bryan'B voice still remains in fairly good condi tion, but the motley of the eloquent har lequin of the "free-silver" ring is so badly tattered and torn by his restless, ubiquitous itineracy of four years that he is today the commonplace hero of a twice-told tale. As an interesting and fascinating figure who In picturesque quality appeals to the ordinary voter, Roosevelt has fairly won "the belt" from Bryan. He has won It, not be cause he is a thrilling speaker or an artful, eloquent demagogue, but in spite of his defects as a platform speaker ,and his utter lack of the cunning of a political charlatan. Nor does Roose velt owe his remarkable success to the fact that ho is a man of liberal, educa tion and considerable practlce"wlth the tongue and pen, for this kind of schol astic training does not equip a man for effective platform speech or public de bate. A good country jury lawyer, wjth nothing behind him of scholastic train ing better than a common school, will beat an average college-bred man, born with a siLver spoon in his mouth) com pletely before a popular audience. Sel dom is a severe scholar or exact writer an effective platform speaker unless he has had the training of a lawyer before Juries, before courts high and low. Now Roosevelt is not a lawyer; his experi ence in the New Tork Assembly was comparatively brief, and, while it won him high reputation as an earnest, hon est, energetic, forceful man, it gave him no laurels as a man of superior powers of public speech. This man Roosevelt wins, not through his liberal education, not through his writing of contributions to the history of the various states of our Union and the lives of American statesmen, for this work was done as mere "pot boilers" to enlarge his in come. The college comrade of Roose velt, United States Senator Lodge, has done a good deal ofl this kind of work, and done It far better than Roosevelt, for he is a far better historical scholar, a far better writer, and has a deal more of the natural sense of historic propor tion. The literary work of Senator Lodge is so well and so carefully done that, like Blaine's "Twenty' Tears of Congress," it is of permanent historical and literary value. Place Roosevelt on the floor of the House or the Senate and his comrade Lodge would outdo him, for he is an abler reasoner, a more accomplished orator, a far more intellectual man. Nevertheless, Roose velt is a far more popular, picturesque figure before the American public today than his college comrade and lifelong friend, United States Senator Lodge. Why? Not because of his early envi ronment, for both were bom In "Easy street"; both were graduates of Har vard; both were men who never studied a profession or,had any vocation out side of literature and politics. The dif ference between these two children of wealth, colleges and culture is the dif ference of temperament Roosevelt is a man born out of his class; he Is a natural-born fighter; he is a man who probably never conversed in his life; he recalls the witty description of a dogmatic man as "absolutely delightful In monologue, but absolutely repulsive in dialogue." Nevertheless, this man Roosevelt has a powerful personality; his very faults charm the common mind, because they Impress it with Its hon esty and frankness and unquailing courage. The people know that this spectacled Roosevelt, In spite of his short sight, could always see the enemy at San Juan Hill, and always rode to the front toward the line of fire, and not to the rear, and this Is the touch of na ture that makes him -all akin to the cowboys of Montana. The people would all laugh heartily at RooseVelt's tedious Iteration about the "strenuous life," only they remember that he Is a sin cere fellow who expbsed his- own life as fearlessly for his flag as might a drunken pirate knowing that the gal lows was behind his defeat A' Demo cratic paper -has "wittily said that "If the Nation ever goes to perdition in his time, nobody will more quickly volun teer than Theodore Roosevelt to accom pany it" Bill. BINGHAM'S PRIMARY SYSTEM. It is yet too early to recommend any plan for direct primary nominations. The subject Is a large one, It compre hends a multitude of detail, and legis lation pertaining to it is not an easy problem. No definitive method has heen proposed, but out of the numerous suggestions and the experience -of Min neapolis and Lincoln with direct pri maries, may be evolved some system which will prove suitable to local con ditions. Mr. E. W. Bingham's article in the Pacific Monthly, which was -republished In The Sunday Oregonlan, is a broad and general survey of the sub ject and of high educational value. The primary law which Mr. Bingham briefly outlines is more far-reaching than the Minneapolis and Lincoln systems in that It proposes the nomination of every officer, from Constable to United States Senator, by direct primaries, whereas the Minneapolis plan Is confined to county and city officers and the Lincoln plan to city officers. . 3Ir. Bingham's idea is to ''prescribe by law for holding an official direct pri mary election, at which all electors who choose to participate may, by their votes, directly nominate party and in dependent candidates for every office." These candidates may offer themselves for selection at the primaries by peti tion of a certain number of Individual electors, or by nomination by assem blies of electors or party conventions. No law could be enacted for the aboli tion of party conventions. Any legisla tion of this character would be violation of the constitutional right of the people peacefully to assemble in any numbers for discussion of their affairs, and would be plainly unconstitutional. It would be just as illegal to forbid a T. M. C. A. gathering as to forbid the session of the county convention of -a political party. But what statute law cannot do public sentiment can accomplish. Be tween the dictation or party conventions and the right of direct participation in the nomination of all officers, the choice of the voter, be he Republican, Demo crat, Populist or Prohibitionist, will not be difficult to make. In time the party convention will fall because voters will havc no use for it, and the direct pri- ( mary system will obtain for all nomi nations. " Reform in our election system and in the administration 6f 'office" can- only be effected by disassociating the candidate from the influence of the machine. The place to do this is at the - primaries. Let the candidate go to the people for his nomination, and not to' the machine, and let him Btand or fall on his own merits, and not on the dicker he is able, to make with the bosses for division of the spoils or distribution of political favors, or appointment of henchmen to deputyships. Once the method by which men get office is thoroughly reformed and purified, the ante-election assess ment graft on candidates and the post election graft of candidates on the pub lic treasury will end, and cleaner, more efficient and more economical conduct of the people's business will follow as a logical consequence. thr REHABILITATION OF GAIj- VESTOK. The tremendous recuperative power of tho American -people, and American business Is shown by the energy with which Galveston is being rehabilitated. Literally swept from its foundations by the combined fury of winds and waves but a week ago, it is already be ing made habitable by the energies of generosity, heroism and business that rallied promptly to the work. ' To prudent people, accustomed to a, .firm foundation beneath their feet, the determination with which the citizens of Galveston who outlived the storm have gone to work to rebuild and re store the city that was builded upon sand is practically incomprehensible. There seems to be, in view of the situ ation, as described -by the Mayor and other residents of Galveston, more of recklessness and utter defiance of con ditions than of well-placed courage and business acumen in the determination to rebuild the city. There is absolutely no security against the forces that but now destroyed it. ,True, they may not rally again in a hundred years, and beat upon the utterly defenseless island with destructive power, but certainly no one knows or can "know this. Besides, It may be doubted whether any hu man being once subjected to the awful strain of that night of terror and to the horrors of, succeeding days in Gal veston, can do as well there again as he could do elsewhere. Human nerves are sentient things, and human beings cannot do their best when they are subjected to undue and unnecessary mental strain. Johnstown was swept away by a flood in a single night, and, was afterwards rebuilt, but not-to any considerable extent, by the survivors of the catastrophe.' Men seeing that the site could be protected from the forces that once destroyed It, re-established its manufacturing plants, and others who had not the horror of its calamity to. overcome went In and peopled it. But hundreds who had lost their all; many who were sole survivors of their families, or who had lost in the flood and darkness one or more of their loved ones, found it necessary, in order to take up the burden of life again and carry It with a purpose that , promised contentment and success, -to make their homes and establish themselves in busi ness elsewhere. , Such a course is sanctioned by wis dom. The world Is too wide, and offers too many opportunities to energetic meh for it to be necessary to rebuild upon the site of wave-destroyed homes or seek in the shifting sands of an island in the direct path of -the periodical hur ricane of the tropics the obliterated lines that marked real estate holdings, for the purpose of again taking tempo rary possession of It Galveston was a fair and busy city, built upon sand, in the pathway of -the storm. The f&'te that overtook it was, as men conversant with its location and meteorological characteristics now aver, a reasonably expected event Human ity, full-handed, is coming daily and hourly to the rescue of Its destitute, distracted people. It will be an indica tion, in a way, of lack of appreciation for these to put themselves in Jeopardy again by rebuilding the city on the ex posed sandspit upheaved in 'recent 'years by the. angry waters of the Gulf of Mexico, only to be swallowed again at pleasure by the voracious waves, or washed at will by the changeful, high leaping tides. Energy and determina tion are commendable, but they are ef fective qualities in the largest sense only when governed by discretion. A DEFEAT WITHOUT HALT. The impending capture of Koomati poort, on the frontier of the Transvaal, and the railroad leading from Pretoria to Delagoa Bay, will absolutely end the Boer War, for General French has cap tured the rolling stock of the railroad, Including all the locomotives. Further resistance is hopeless, and If Botha and Dewet continue to bear arms, they will be shot as' guerrillas" on capture, as was Andreas Hbfer, who held out at the head of the Tyrolese peasantry In, 1810 after the annexation of the Tyrol to Ba varia under the treaty of peace between Napoleon and Austria, following, the battle of Wagram. The Orange Free State was annexed May 28, and the Transvaal on SeplCem ber 2. Paul Kruger henceforth is:a man without a country. He is over 70 years of age. Is broken with disease, and has but a short lease of life before him. He is of no consequence personally to Great Britain today; Dewet and Botha have been the brains and hand of the war since the death of General Joubert Kruger has always been a man of ex aggerated consequence, both as to abil ity and personal character. As a youth he was a gallant hunter and soldier, but to statesmanship he can make no claim. He and his oligarchy have ruled the Transvaal in the spirit of low cun ning and personal greed. They were all comparatively poor when gold was dis covered In the Rand , district. They begged English and other foreign cap italists to invest their money and de velop their mines. Foreign capital trusted to their promises and built' up the fine city of Johannesburg of 50,000 people. Then Kruger and his. corrupt associates taxed the foreigners into the earth, and refused them decent political privileges. Then the Englishmen took an appeal to the home government, and then Kruger, after months of double dealing, suddenly declared war .and tried to "rush" Natal from Newcastle to Durban. Through the signal military incapa city of the 'English, commanders, the Boers were successful in their warfare until January last, when Lord Roberts arrived. Since that hour the Boers have been beaten without a halt in their defeat Our glorious Autumn weather follow- ing a sufficient Rmount of rain,. uat.c-nly to do away with dust, but to put fields in some localities ready for -'the plow, may well put even the chronic growler out of countenance. The State Fair only needed this,-it is said, to make it a success 'from' the standpoint alike of a grand agricultural, horticultural and stock exhibit, and a- large attendance and appreciation of the people neces sary to keep up the financial part of the scheme. The reported official announcement of tle German Government that an in dispensable preliminary to the begin ning of peace negotiations with China Is the delivering up of those who were re sponsible for the outrages, t is not alto gether credible without qualification, for some tribunal of Investigation and Judgment will 'be necessary to decide who are the guilty, responsible authors of the Pekin outbreak. This decision would have to be rendered by an inters national tribunal of. judges and en forced by foreign troops, -for we could not trust the Chinese statesmen to point out the guilty; or it woiild have to be made by a Gernian- tribunal and en forced by German troops, Independent of the rest of the powers. Germany has not troops enough to enforce her policy, unless shie. is backed, by Russia, France,. England and the United' States, so tha't this circular is probably intended mere ly to test the sentiment of 'the rest of the powers. If Russia declines to stay ln Pekin, then France, the United States and Japan will doubtless. imitate her action. It .will then remain to be seen whether Germany, backed by Great Britain, would stay in Pekin. The re cent Pekin Government can hardly be expected to confess its own guilt, help arrest itself and march to execution. 'The experience of the people of the State of Washington .with "home-made" schoolbooks is what practical.people ex pected that It would be. The state was without facilities for the work, To fur nish these was in the-natura of things expensive; the work had to be paid for; of course the books- are expensive. Whether or not they are crude and full of errors, which is more than likely, has not yet transpired, but already the plaint of parents In regard to the cc-st of the books Is heard, backed by figures Bhowing that it is well grounded. Econ omy In publication home publication a presumptive virtue upon whichthe state went into the business of school book production, has not, it seems, ma-' teriallzed. ".The cost of the experiment comes back, as in all cases where so called free or cheap commodities are expected at the expense of the public, upon consumers. The original Idea that .state production can be or will be. guarded against legitimate ex pense or the peculation of self-interest by local -'pride and loyalty is simply absurd, and 'it is safe to assume that the patrons of the public schools, of Wash ington will go on paying a good price for schoolbooks, regardless of the fact that the state has undertaken to supply them at a minimum coat. Governor" 'Roosevelt' is receiving a rousing welcome in Montana. This is largely 'due to his personality as a Rough Rider, and to the fact that he was at qne time temporarily a-.Mon-tanan, made known to the world some of her famous hunting grounds, and ad vertised in a most Interesting book her great game". ' he state, however is not .hopelessly, of Irremediaoly Democratic. Free silver is not the qraze,there that it was X our- years ago, and her people, in telligent and prosperous, do not pull lustily at 'the' halyards when the com mand to raise he calamity flag 'is ls :sued; eveii'by Bryan himself.' Vigor oust systematic effort is being made-vto .get the Issues of the campaign- from the Republican standpoint before the people. Governor Roosevelt Is In the state In conjunction with this effort, and no doubt he will prove a potent faotor in. the campaign. The election of S. E. Josephl as State Senator 'to.', fill the' vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Joseph Si mon cost Multnomah County 52750. The suggestion that Governor Geer call a special .election to fill the vacancy -in the1 Legislature caused by the death of A.' J. Knott for the same day on which the Presidential election will be held, is a good one, as it will save extra ex pense.1 A special election has to be held under the provisions of the Australian ballot law, and now also under the reg istration law, although fewer polling places are required. The erection "of booths throughout the city and county, the hiring of polling places and the sal aries of Judges and clerks, involve large expense. The large army of idle coal miners In the Pennsylvania anthracite district are deporting themselves quietly, awaiting the issuer 'Wrhich. has been raised in their behalfby the MIneworkers Union. It is regarded as;lmposslbleAhat the strike canbe of long duration. The miners have a good case, and commercial in terests demand that the output of coal be hot seriously Interrupted. An order ly, respectful waiting for a solution of the questions involved in the strike will redound to the credit and speedy advan tage of the miners. The case, while the strike was pending, was in the hands of the managers of the MIneworkers' Union; it Is now in the hands of the miners themselves. With the death of Andrew Jackson Knott, the last of the founders of the old Stark-street ferry has passed away. For many years an active factqr'ln the life of this community in a business that brought him in daily touch with its members, Mr. Knott was widely known and respected. He, with his brother, Levi Knott, who died some thirteen years agd, were representative men of a sturdy class of the pioneer era. As factors In the early development of that time, both are well remembered by Gregonlans of ttie older class, mem bers -of which are rapidly passing. Reforming; Baseball. Chieago Tribune. At a meeting of the Professional Play ers' Protective Association In New Tork the other day the members of the Na tional League admitted that baseball af fairs had come to the point where they needed reforming. The delegates were in structed to inform the various clubs that by common consensus of opinion it was time to stop the persistent A practice of "kicking" against the rulings of the um pire, and that in future it shall be en tirely abandoned. Tho players alao want the so-catted farming evil abolished, and are Insistent that when a player is sold or traded he shall receive a part of the bonus. " These faint glimmerings of re form seem to have been inspired by the fact that baseball 1b no longer patron ized by the public as it once was and that its decline has been hastened by th? persistent quarrels and rowdyism on 'the diamond. In their discussion of the 'reform, resolution, the players admitted that they had themselves been at fault Yet1" it would -be useless to expect any radical , reform of the sport so long as it remains "under the present degenerate management Tho managers have demon strated" that they are' conducting pro fessional baseball solely -for the money they can make out of it, regardless of methods. So long as the playersdo not seriously object ,to being Bold from one club to another, like horses, but merely ask for a share of the money, their ef forts at reform ,aro not likely to amount 'to much. Baseball is hopelessly demoral ized and corrupt. .. The only hope of gen uine reform seems- to He in tho complete abandonment of the professional game by a disgusted public j i ' m i THE PRESIDENT'S fcETTEIt. ' - r f 1 - ;Eturtera Preifs " Comment oa McKtn ley.Aecep'tanc. New- Torlc Tribune, Rep. It is a docu ment whiph places 'the Democratic candJ-. date under (obligations to .stop phraae making and. soberly tell what Mr. Mc Kinley couKLhave done,, what he himself would have .done had he occupied the ex ecutive chair to avoid the present situa tion in the Philippines and" "save the coun try from the menace of imperialism about which he iso much concerned. "BrilHmice" Compared With "Tact." Boston Glohe, Dem. He seems to care not who dazzles the Nation with his brill iance if d'njy he may lure it with his in finite tact Comprehensive sad Exact. New Tork, Press, Rep. It is such a re port as a railrbad president makes to a board of' directors which really directs. Shown the Real Issue. Pittsburg Dispatch, Ind. He leaves not a shred bf the "paramount issue" of the Kansas City platform by showing there is no issue," Unless it be a question be tween meeting the obligations of the Gov ernment to the peaceful majority and abandoning 'that majority to the mercies of a crafty, cruel minority. Shown Opposition to Trusts. Buffalo Express. Rep. A brief para graph on the subject of trusts puts the President as firmly in opposition to them es Mr. Bryan can' bo. Emphasizes Bryan's Littleness. New Tcrk-Suu;- Rep. The tone of the letter pf acceptance marks the imtneas 'ura"2le ..distance between the responsible sarvant of the people' who has justly earned their confidence and the political adventurer boxing the compass of sophist ical and patsfbnatcrhetorlc in hi3 frantic bid for office. Scores n Good Point. Boston1 Advertiser, Rep. Perhaps the shfewdest thing in the whole letter Is its I author's use of the word "immediate," Tvmcn re cites irom tne Kansas City plat form, where it 'is carried .over, with the added emphasis of special reaffirmation, from the Chicago platform. Will Sntlsfy Thousands. New Tork World, Dem. In spite of nil omJ-Rions and weaknesses, the picture he makfs of his course in Cuba and, in the Philippines Is plausible and pleasing, and will satisfy thousands of voters who wish to vote for him because ot sound money and prosperity. ' His Logic "Inexorable." Buffalo Commercial. Rep. The Hophist ry of pound-moncy men who try to recon cile their conscl2nce3 to the support of tho frce-eilver champion can make no stand aga'nst the inexorable logic of Pres ident McKinley's presentation of the 'financial Issue. States the Cnse in Full. Pittsburg Times. Rep. The. Rppubllcan. P"r'y. if nothing more were written or said, might well afford to rest its case before the people upon the document Full of Sharp Points. Buffalo News, Rep. The lstter is cne of facts and figures full o'f sharp points use ful for campaigners. IIarcl Nnt for Bryan. Pittsburg Leader Ind. H" nails the Democracy t'- the cro's of free silver. It will, be a decldcdlv hard nut for Mr. Bryan and his friends to crack. Stiver Question No Closed. ' Pittsburg Chroniclo-Talegraph. Rep. The Republican cardldate properly re fusts to consider the silver question a closed issue. Stimulates Thought and Action. Pittsburg Commercial-Gazette, Rep. It is an able prc-enfat'on of the position of the .Rcpub'lcan party, and will stimulate thought and effort among Republican voters- " States the Case "Well. Indianapolis Journal. Rep. It is an ex hrustlve and rrncterly presentation of the case with which the Republican party eocs to the people. Appeals to Entire People. Detroit Free Press. Rep. He stands pat upon the principles of the convention that nominated him, and boldly challenges the verdict of the entile people. Astnte Statement of Issues. Detroit Tribune, Rep His presentation of the difficulties in the way of the estab lishment and maintenance of a protector ate of the Islands Is most astute. Clear and Logical. St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Rep. The presentation of the Philippine question Is the clearest and most logical which has. been ,made by anybody. " "Inspiration to Republicans. Cleveland Leader, Rep. In It he gives to the RepublcanB of the country inspira tion- for courageiln tho battle that is now being fought. Meets All Issuen Frankly. Springfield (111.) Journal, Rep. With his customary courage the Republican standard-bearer has met fully and frankly ev ery issue that has been Injected Into the 'contest ' Broad Answer to Bryan. Evahsvllle (Ind.) Journal, Rep. Presi dent McKinley's answer to Bryan's cry of anti-Imperialism is broad enough to give notice to the world of the Nation's stout heart. Bears Imprint of Sincerity. Grand Rapids (Mich.) Herald, Rep. The Jetter, besides being clear and logical, bears the Imprint of honesty and sin cerity. niesaapre In Straightforward. Terre Haute (Ind.) Express, Rep. Mr. jMcKinley has touched upon tho points pressed by the opposition, and discussed them in a plain, straightforward man ner. Keep the Philippines. Louisville Courier-Journal The Courier Journal Is not in sympathy with the prop osition that wo shall surrender the Phil ippines to. any faction of Filipinos or to anybody else. Meets All Issues Fairly. Washington Star, Rep. The President meets all tho issues fairly and squarely. Sound money, protection, and 'the cour ageous discharge of all the obligations shouldered as a result of the War with Spain, fmd In him a firm champion. Where Congress Was Derelict. Washington Post, Ind. Mr. McKinley's suggestion of prohibitory or penal legis lation against monopolistic combinations 1b In line with the anti-trust deliverance in his last annual message.. Unfortunately, however, he Is not able to point to any action by Congress for repressing the greed of trusts. For National Honor. Philadelphia Press, Rep. Pour years ago William -McKinley in his letter of ac ceptance stood, as he stands still, for Na tlonal honesty. Today In his letter he stands for National honor. Strong: Point on Silver. Boston Transcript, Ind. Rep; The Pres ident well says that if the so-called Issue of imperialism is admitted to b para- j mount it cannot be denied that the Issue of free coinage of silver is immediate. This is a strong pojnt well made. Does Not Rely on Promises. Philadelphia North American, Ind. No stronger appeal than his recital of fact3 could be made to the voters. He does not rely upon promises or prophecies. Document's Historical Value. Philadelphia Public Ledger, Ind. Rep. Tho document possesses great value as a Bketch of the political history of the .coun try during the present Administration. Shorter Message Preferred. Philadelphia Times. Ind. It would prob ably have been shorter had it been com pleted sooner, and. if shorter it might have been more effective. Imperialism Is Best Ararnment. Philadelphia Record, Ind. Dem. Im perialism is the theme upon which the letter of acceptance meat exhaustively and most successfully dwells. Appeals to the Intelligent. Philadelphia Enquirer, Rep. 'Mr. Mc Klnley'3 letter will, confirm Intelligent cit izens In their Judgment that he well de serves the confidence of his fellow-countrymen. DIgnlfledxand Instructive. Boston" Journal, Rep. It combines "the dignity of a message to Congress, with 'the freedom In discussion which fits a paper written to infract and Influence 15,000,000 voters at the opening of a Pres idential campaign. Shows Democrats to Disadvantage. Boston Herald, Ind. Rep. It emphasizes Republican support of sound currency and compares effectively the position of tho two great parties of the Nation on this subject much to the disadvantage of tha Democrats. If Bryan Were Elected. New Tork Commercial Advertiser. What would happen on the morning of November 7 in case the news were published- of Bryants election? The panic would start then and there. It would not wait for McKinley's term to expire. What creates a panic Is the destruction of con fidence, and confidence would vanish with the assurance that Bryan and his Popu lists were to be in possession of the Gov ernment for fdur years. Precisely what Mr. Shurtz says had begun to happen four years ago would happen Instantly then. Enterprise would be paralyzed, for no enterprise is undertaken or carried on without confidence in the future, and there would be no confidence in the future- with Bryan as President. Then, too, what would be the limit of the period of uncertainty? Bryan is pledged to call an extra session of Con gress immediately upon taking office. Would that diminish the uncertainty as put a speedy end to it? On the contrary. It would aggravate and prolong It. If the House of Representatives were Popo cratlc and the Senate Republican the un certainty would still continue, for busi ness men would not be able to feel apy confldence in the future so long as Con gress was wrangling over the question of a monetary standard. Nobody would feel sure how long the Senate would held out, or how soon, it might consent to a com promise of some sort In fact, a silver majority in both houses of Congress would end the uncertainty, and in that respect would be less permanently harm ful to business interests than conflicting majorities in the two house?, with no cer tainty as to when they might reach agree ment. Nothing Is so paralyzing to trade, in dustry, commerce and enterprise as doubt about the future, for all these arc based on credit, and credit dies when, confidence is destroyed. These are the veriest tru isms of business life, and any man with even an elementary knowledge of the laws of the financial and business world knows that the immediate effect of Bry an's election would be. the destruction of confidence and the advent of all the evils that mu3t inevitably follow. Is it reas onable to suppose thajt the American peo ple. In the midst of abounding prosperity, are going to commit such an act of "folly as this, especially when they have only to re-elect Prcs'dent McKinly to have abso lute assurance that the present prosperity will continue undisturbed and undimin ished? Small Hope for Bryan. New Tork Evening Post. The real qucstton now is whether the same influences which have operated in the two New England States that have Just voted will control the action of the voters in the Middle West this year, as In. previous Presidential contests. So far as the financial question is concerned, the region from the Alleghenles to Kansas seems In no mood to run any risks about the gold standard. So far as the issue of imperialism Is concerned, it is on.ly reas onable to .suppose that opposition to It should be stronger in New England, where there has been a traditional, feeling against expansion evqr since the time of the Louisiana Purchase, than In Illinois or Iowa. As for Bryanlsm, as a whole, few signs thus far appear that the peo ple In the central states Incline much more strongly toward Its acceptance than those of Vermont and Maine. Surprises in politics are always possible, and any man who has studied election: returns for a quarter of a century 13 shy of predic tions, but it can truthfully be said by the independent observer, in the eighth week before election, that thero are no indica tions of that sweeping revolution In pub lic, sentiment which would be required for Bryan's success. The signs rather .point to ah exceedingly close vote in Indiana, and to Republican victories in; the other states of that section by majorities much smaller than those recorded for McKln ley in 1S9G, but still decidedly larger than the average In years when the party has carried the country. 3IEX ASD WOMEX . It is rumored that tho new Duke of Argyll may succeed Lord Cndoran as Lord Lieuten ant oC Ireland, alter the general election. Frederick A. Whitney, of "Watertown. Mass.. has presented a chlmo of bells to a. church in that town as a memorial to his mother. John Hopkins, for more than 40 years organ ist at Rochester Cathedral, In England, died recently In hl3 80th year. Hts last perform ance on the cathedral organ was a "Dead March," on tho occasion of the- death of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg. Michael T. Family, lata legal adviser to President Kruger, from wh6io pen Is an nounced a Work on the settlement In South Africa after the war. Is an Irishman, who commenced his career at Trlnltr College, Dub lin, whero he gained many honors. Ranavolo, the deposed Queen of Madagascar, who now lives at Mustapha-. in Algeria, un der the rigorous surveillance of the Governor of the colony, and lives on an allowance made by the French Government, has applied for permission to visit Paris to seo the world's fair. Edmund Haviland Burke, a direct lineal de scendant of Edmund Burke. Is again trying to get Into the English. Parliament. Although still a young man, he Is somewhat of an ora tor himself. He has already stood for Par liament as a Farnelllte, but unsuccessfully. Thomas Peterson, of Perth Amboy, was the first nesro to exercise the right of suffrage under the fifteenth amendmont. Peterson wears a sold medal given him by the people of Perth Amboy to commemorate the fact that ho was the first negro to vote. The vote was cast at a special city election 10 days after the amendment was passed. Henri Reznler. tho French critic, who lec tured in this country last Winter, Is writing his imnresslons of tha country for a Parisian newspaper, and in one article nays that, while Germany exalted Goethe and Wagner and Italy exalted Michael Angela and Dante, America considers her artists liko Poe and Whistler as accidents, and gives her homage and admiration to gigantic money- kings. Marshall Bishop, the oldest resident of Aroostook County. Maine, will b 100 yean of age next Christmas. He recently walked from his home to Fort" Kent, a distance of 42 miles, refuslns the offer of a lift of 10 miles from a passins driver, on the pleas that he thought walking- the only perfect exercise, and that he wanted, to take ftUook at tho crops as he went along. Ho is now- on tho return trip. xorE and comment: November T will not be- Bsyanfot busy day. A day like yesterday covers a multitude of rain.. Portland seems to have so many chil dren she doesn't know what to do. Let us be thankful, the last of Novem ber, that we are satisfied with 'our cen sus. Mr. -Bryan denies that he made money on kls farm. He didn't even make 4& cents on-the-dollar. The unhappy but inevitable interval be tween the Summer and Christmas vaca tion is now at hand. If Kruger doestuot sail to Europe (fa a faster ship than' Is taking Waldersee to China, we shall all die of suspense. Laborls scarce just now. but the mar ket will be overstocked with also-ran can didates for the Presidency very soon. Reports 'from New Tork indicate that Bird S. Coler will not receive the free and unlimited support of Hon. Richard Croker. People who are demanding to know where Grover Cleveland stands ought to be reasonable enough to give him time to And out. Chairman Jones wants .to be careful how he carries states for Bryan. There may not be any left for Bryan to carry in November. Perhaps Mr. Croker will invite the Rev. Charles M. Sheldon to conduct the Demo cratic campaign in New York as the Sav ior would have conducted It. The onjy Tegrettable thing about the shooting of the Galveston ghouls la that the soldiers who shot them were not pro vided with dum-dum bullets. So benign was the religious system of tho Indian that each department of tho animal kingdom was provided with a llttlo divinity to look after its afTalrs. Thus the Spirit of the Great Swan looked after all swans, the Spirit, of the Great Turtlo controlled all turtledom, and so on through the list, every kind of an animal having Its own protecting spirit to guard Its Interests and punish its enemies. These divinities who were under the con trol of the Great Spirit felt a"great Inter est In the human race, and any one of them might become the protecting genius of any particular man. Senator Vest has a story he sometimes tells to illustrate Arkansas character of the Bourbon mossback type. According to the narrattve. tho Senator, In the days following the Civil War. was Qn a wild country road, which had been blocked by a hugo tree. The natives were trying to drag it out of the way as a whole when Senatox "Vest arrived on the scene, looked at the tree and at the helpless crowd of Arkansas natives, and then said: "Why don't you, cut the tree in two at the middle and haul the ends out of the way?" Thero was a moment of silence, broken suddenly by one of the crowd, who reached for his gun and exdlalmed: "Yankee, by gum!" In attaining the latitude of SR degrees 33 minutes, the sledge party of the Duke of Abruzzl advanced to within about 233 statute miles of the north pole. Tho sledging party under command of Captain Cagni attained a point 21.85 statute mllea nearer tho pole than that reached by Nansen on- April 7, 1895. The Italian ex pedition, therefore,' has not greatly sur passed Nansen, who, on the other hand, made a long step In advance when he at tained his farthest north, for he surpassed Lockwood's record of May,. 1SS2, by 1S5.30 statute miles. The four highest records, all made within the past 18 years, are: The Duke of Abruzzi, 19C0. 239.15 stat ute miles from the poler Nansen, 1S95, 261 miles; the Rram, 1S05 (during her drift after Nansen Jef t her), 2S0.50 mites; Locfc wood, 1SS2, -45&EO miles. 9 PLEASANTRIES OP PAItAGRAFHEBS Tho Only Things Edythe Don't you think that character In a young" man la everything? Ethel Oh. yes; If ho has nothing: else! Puck. Barber Shall I take a. little oft tho ends of your hair off. sir? Customer Tlesr I think you had better toko It off at th nda. unless you can set it out of tha middle. GIossow Evenlng Times. Much to Bo Thankful For. "What, another Ico bill! Hanr it! I can't pay." "Oh, Har old, don't bo bo violent: you ought to bo thankful that we can afford to buy ico If wo can't afford to pay for- It." Chicago Record. A Hunting Expedition. Husband Gee whiz J Same old thing. My new trousers" aro not in tho closet whero they ought to be. Wife Well, It won't hurt you to hunt for them. HuabandV-No, hut It may hurt the trousers. I'm afraid I'll bag them. Philadelphia Press. His Ideal. "I think." said tho prlseflghter who Is going- on the stage, "that I have dono as much, as anybody to elevate pugilism." "But you never seem willing to stop the con versation and go to flghtinr." "That's tho point. I havo developed tho element ot intel lectual discourse. Pugilism will never reach my Ideal until all this rough, knock-about work has made way for refined dialogue, " Washington Star. o Porphyria' Io-ver. Robert Browning. The rain set early In tonight, Tho sullen wind was soon awake, It tore the elm-tops down for spite. And did Its worst to vex tho laker I listened with heart fit to break. When glided in Porphyria: straight She shut the cold out and tho storm. And kneeled and made tho cheerless grata Blazo up. and all the cottage warm: Which dona, she rose, and from, her form Withdrew tho dripping cloak and shawl. And laid her soiled gloves by. untied Her hat and let the damp hair fall. And. last, she sat down by my aldo And called me. When no voice replied. She put my arm about her waist. And made her smooth white shoulder bare. And all her yellow hair displaced. And, stooping, made my check Ho there And spread o'er all her yellow hair. Murmuring how she loved me she Too weak, for all her heart's endeavor. To sot Its struggling passion frea From pride, and vainer tlP3 dissever. And give herself to me forever. But passion sometimes would prevail. Nor could tonight's gay feast restrain A sudden thought of one so pale For love of her, and all in vain: - So. he was come through wind and rain, B sure I looked up at her eyes Happy and proud: at lost I know Porphyria worshipped me: surprise Made my heart swell, and still It grew While I debated what to do. That moment she was mlno. mino, fair, ' Perfectly puro and good: I found A thing to do and all her hair In one long yellow string I wound Three times her little throat around. And strangled, her. No'paln felt sho;. I am quite sure she felt no pain. As a shut bud that holds a bse. I warily oped her lids: again laughed, the bluo eyes without a stain. And-1 untightened next the tross About her neck: her cheek onco moro Blushed bright beneath my burning kiss: X propped heir head uj as before. Only, this time my shoulder bore Her head, which droops upon it stilt: Tho smiling rosy little head. So rlad it has Its utmost will. That all It scorned at onco is fled. And I. Its love, am gained instead! Porphyria's love: she guessed not how Hot darling one wi3h would bo heard. And thus wo sit together now. And all night long we have, not stlrrs4. ..And yet God has not soil a wonll " "