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THE MOUSING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1900. ' IDR. QUE AT CENTENARY EU3 PREACHED TO A VERY LARGE COXGXUSGATXOKT. : ET. Arthur W. Aclcerninn on Church Music Dr. Blnclibarii Discusses the Need off. a Revival. Hev. Georgo W. Gue. D. D., the c.v pastor of Centenary Methodibt Cbu ih, delivered his opening stnnon in t t church yesterday monms to one o. t e largest congregations ti at hau ga.h.i .d there for a long t.mo. -the ii.d.o ini eras filled, many new races being it h It the pews. The cprln .e:v.ie . a. co -ducted In the me n ng. .u-d jOilc iuw ai d novel features, .Aite. an eanuot pr ye by the pastor ah joined w ih h 1 rg choir In chanting t. e Lo'd's p.aytr, i -companied by Oic lov, ;u du d no es Oi the blfj organ, wl 1 h 1 nd d ..u m.n cu -ly 'With tn.e vo e cT he rcrgr ito-. Xr. Gue then tcuc'n d on his c nn ct n with Ccniena-v -' urch w' h it j.a t Is tory, his jovc 'or It and de.re for Its prosperitv. rer "hl h I o -ok ?is e t from Exodi s 11 1B ""-" " -a'-l u-.to Hoses, I am that I : m ' i m wj I"i 1 e delivered a v'r rus . rJ rL t. .Is ours He said. In part: "The text sug-ts t e c-l-'mre of God. and t siaij rot - rn: to prove a self-evident fact bv n - ! " a fe moi on his exigence. But 1 o-lv -I'h to all Attention tn a it nr h3 e;:tcd all things and upholds -thm "I am.' faith the Lord, rnd row pr nd Is that rtat mJit, cnrr"ig, as it doe. hope rnd -couragement o Ojii-sswls of d's'-onsoln e Bouls. It suggests the etern'ty of Go J rind snean; that h Jilwav i bei n and a. "ways will bo. He had a pc p'e. a won "er iul people, called Israel wlo-rnd hen suffering in bondage 300 ynrs. U der that galling voke Ihpv had prrvrfl to (Jo 1 la heaven a miU'on t m s for deliverance. He had heard each time, but then as now he hud wa'trd hi 5 time Tarn he chose thr. man M scs to d Jlvcr thrm. Sut Moses hranlc frm the gnat re-p u clbility t'lor. i 1 o had r.o rau e to fear Sor God had tald, "I am with you.' "Like the cnlling of Moses to deliver an (oppressed people, the -calling of a minis ter is dlv'ne. God personally csls, chooses, commissions his true servants. Jin the olden days he called men to his ieervice, and he is calling them yet 2ot only to the pulpit. I believe, but to rt'-or pursuits as well. Men are necd-d fo 'financial positions as well as for m is 'terial ones, and I believe that God "rpe fclally fit- them for such places. In a (certain sqnsc it can "be said that Go I elves a d'vine call to evcrv man ac cording fo his adaptability. "od espelal ty endows musicians, poets, b acl smlfj", tenglneers and others with the rower to Hollow their particular pursuits. "When a man Is ca'ld to God's work fjt Is his business to quit everything cls. every other pursuit, and to devote hi entire time to his chosen profession If the is to "be successful and accomplish anv tfirood as a minister, his mind, thought snd whole attention must be given unre Seervedly to the work. A minister should preach the gospel of the Lord as leng as 'ine gives him the breath of life. The question of financial recomperse .should not be the uppermost one in lhn Biinlster's mind. It is not how 'much Jtaoney can he earn, but how many souls can he save for God? I wns once sent to a church in a district of Ill'nols where there was scarcely a living. A member came to me one day and said, 'I've eo a big potato patch on my place, and if you will dig them yourself you mav have nil .you want." "Well, I dug for tho-e pota toes. I borrowed a lior-c and wagon. I borrowed a potato fork, rnd I borrowed a pair of overalls, and. going o::t to that ranch, I dug potatoes "SYhen I got through I think that nv" e er -cved n Methodist preacher to dir-: potatoes again. '"Sensational sermons in the pulpit are to be deplored. God says, 'Go and prach ray gospel and If you would obey h'm. ministers, you would preach the pure, etraight gospel of religion. "'The prevailing conditions need not be ignored or the reforms necessary in our city, but rather the gospel of God rhoi'11 be brought to bear upon the existent evl's In such a way as to aid In their sup pression." Christ's gospel is wide, and ,-cmbraces these questions, though thej' should not be brought before the public in a sensational way. 'In the church let harmony prevail. God requires of church members that th-y have sympathy with their pastor in Ms work. It is a work so vast that it re quires the efforts of more than me man to accomplish It. The pympathetlc co operation of the entire congregation with the pastor will put a church upon an active basis and make it prosper. And Then there is that good cheer frcm a people which aids the pastor so much and Taelps him over the rough places. A nray ing pastor, a praying people and the hearty co-operation of both Insures the .success of a church." At the close of the services manv 'aroe forward, and taking Dr. Gue by the hand, "welcomed him to his work at Centenary. Prom the reception he received and the large congregations out to hear him morning and evening he must have felt .much encouraged. NEED OF A REVIVAL. 2tEorn.lngr Theme of Rev. Alexander Blackburn. "Does Portland Need a Revival?" tas "the subject of the sermon by Dr. Alex ander Blackburn at the First Bap. 1st Church yesterday morning. HabaKKuk 211:2, "O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years," was the text. Dr. Blackburn said, in part: "If our city Is in a satisfactory condi tion spiritually, if the churches axe flour ishing, if there are as many converts as there ought to be, if the business of the city Is in righteousness, and there Is no oppression of the poor, and no sin In the streets, then there is no occasion fjr thi question of the day. But if there Is abounding sin, if the churches are mak ing slow progress, if "there Is dishcneiiy and oppression, if sin abounds and vice is visible on every side, then it is high time something was done. "Before undertaking an answer to the question, let us get in mind a clear notion of what a revival of religion "is. If you go to most people and ask about a re vival, the first query Is. 'What evangelist are you thinking of getting? I have not asked 'Does Portland need an evangelist .'' I doubt if we do. The modern evangelist, vrith his methods, has embarrassed the pastor in hib 'work, and his usefulness may well be doubted. Neither is our in quiry about unusual and strenuous efforts. A revival may produce the extraordinary in method of "work, "but it Is not produce 1 by such methods. Nor yet is it a question of some new and peculiar doctrines. "What I am about to say is not in the way of criticism or explanation, It is sim ply stating a fact that to me Is exceed , ingly puzzling. "Within the past 25 years there has sprung up a peculiar teaching concerning the work of the Holy Spirit. Much has been said and claimed for the higher life. The 6alvatlon Army is founded on the second blessing In its workers. All offl xrs must have received this experience. In England the Keswick movement, and in this country that at Northfield are largely Ijased on the same doctrine. Now tb.3 strange thing is that along with this has come a decline of soul-winning power in the churches. In the great 'Methodist church this has been so prominent that the olshops have appealed to the churches to rouse themselves. It is so in the Bap tist churches, Indeed In all evangelical denominations. Individuals noted for soul-winning power have embraced this doctrine, and their power seems to have ceased. Mr. Moody himself is an Illustra tion. In the '70s he had crowds of the un converted to 'hear him, and thousands wore saved. In his later years, when he Ipjn so much stress on the higher life, his j congregations were almost entirely pro fessing Chrls.ti-.ns. I orw nj cor.cu sions; only state the facts. ".Not new men, not new me hods, ,not new doctrines but new life ij ..n mind when we speak of a revival. -hty shall revive as the c:rn. is the -uord of Hosea. How does corn revive? It is restored i e from within. The heart of the plant re vives first. So In a real rcxlal. It Is Ife from within the soul. "Allow me to state some of the th n js that a revival would bring to the city and then we can answer the question be fore us. Firrt, as to restored faith. Nov. faith is not blind, but clear-visioned. It depends on the promises of God. It seeks t.- know his conditions, and hence a re lval means a new studsof the word of Ood. Faith alo seeks to'lcnow the adap tat'on of means to the end rought. I cannot, if I try, believe that the rays of the sun will remove this b'ulldlng frm its j-iace and ret It across the street, becau e n:y notion of the sun's power does not permit me so to believe, but if I see you oomt with 100 men and jackscrewei wi'h all the machinery for moving a great bu'lding. 1 ran believe It. Ou- faith falls because we d3 not comprehend the power HE LATE MRS. AX OREGON PIOXEER OF 184T. MONROE. Or., Sept. 28 Mrs. Mahala Belknap, who died here September 22, was a pio neer of 1847. She was born In Allen County. Ohio, September 11, 1820. "$Then a child hor father. Jeremiah Starr, moved to the spot In Illinois where Bloomlngton now stands. In 1842. In Iowa, she was united In marriage to Ransom A. Belknap. Five years later they emigrated to Orecon, -nith the Chapman company, and In 1848 took up a donation claim. In what has since been known as the Belknap settlement. Deceased was the mother of 10 chil dren, six or whom survive her. These are: Mrs. Rev. M. S Anderson, of Tacoma; Rev. L. F. Belknap, or 'Woodburn, Or.; Mrs. Ira Anderson, ot Spokane; W. C. Belknap, Mrs. Rob ert Kyle and E. H. Belknap, of this place. Her husband died here some tour years ago. of the truth, or the mighty force of the Koly Spirit. A revival will open our eyas to these things. "A revival means renewed power It prayer. The old prophet accounted for the low religlcus life of his people by say ing 'No man Stlrreth up himself to lay hold on God. There is always much prayer In a true revival. It must be so, for God will be inquired of concerning his richest gift, that ot the Holy Spirit. "A revival means new loyalty to the commands of Christ. There would be honesty in business, the suppression of crime, the shutting of the saloon ard brothel and gambling-house. It wou d reach the palace and the hovel;. Nob Hill and the North End. Right. outness would take the place of iniquity, and where rin abounds grace would much more abounds A revival is a very practical Influence in a city. It would put command above c n venlence and set man at right with his neighbor. "A revival means renewed leve to our brothers. Christian love Is the mo;t at tractive of forces. I had rather have a church of which it was sa'd 'Behold, how they love each other.' than to have the finest building, or th best music or the most eloquent preacher In the land, be cause It would draw men more. There is no Influence so potent as love to draw men. A revival would put an end to our miserable bickerings and jealousies In lha church, and we would be one, as the Mas ter prayed we might be. "A revival means renewed joyfulness. The world has little use for a misan thrope anywhere, especially In the church. David recognized restored joy -s one of the effects of a revival. 'Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation.' Glad ness will be in the streets of Zlon when God answers the prayer of the text, and a a consequence of this there shall come that for which so many of us are devout ly praying: 'Sinners shall be converted unto thee. "Does our beautiful city need the thing-. I havo named? Lock, T nray ycu, over It and answer. Do the churches nee J th m? See their condition and answer. Does 'his church need a revival? Let the coldness and frultlessness of our lives be reply. Coming nearer home, let us each one ak: 'Do I need a revival of faith and prayer and loyaltv. and love, and jny?" Tbere can be but one answer to our question, .and that Is the nravr of our text, "O Lord, revive thy work.' " CHURCH MUSIC. Sermon by Rev. A. W. Aclicrman at Congrresntionnl Church. As the musical service at the F.rst Congregational Church last evening was the flrst of a series of especial pro grammes to be rendered during the "Win ter, Rev. A W. Ackerman, pastor, chose for his 'subject, "Ambrose: Music as a War-Cry." This historic sketch of church music was very apt, as well as Instruc tive. Mr. Ackerman said, In part: "When Ambrose entered public life as judge, the Emperor was orthodox. He believed that Christ was of the same sub stance as the Father. His wife was Arian; she believed that Christ was of different substance from the Father. Auxentius, the bishop of Milan, was seml Arian; he believed that Christ was nei ther the same nor different, but like in substance with the Father. Hilllary, of Poitiers, came to Milan tq oppose the bishop, and found the Arians parading the streets singing their belief. He had already adapted certain "hymns of the or thodox faith to the cadences of the Greeks for the use of th,e Spanish Chris tians, and he led the orthodox party in shouting their faith in these songs. When "Valentinlan II, the son of the Emperor's second wife, became Emperor he demand ed, the use of two churches for the use of the Arians. Ambrose refused to allow the service, could not be intimidated, and when the Emperor ordered his llctors to prepare a church for him the orthodox party crowded the building, and, althouch soldiers were sent to surrcund the church, there were constant services from morn ing till night. When Ambrose saw the spirit of the people flagging, he led them in singing the hymns that had been used on the streets, and thus singing, repeat ing psalms and praying, they wore out the patience of their adversaries, and the Em peror confessed himself defeated. "So sacred song began Its career as part of the service of the churches. It was a weapon of defence, an instrument to en grave on the hearts of men the truths of Christianity. As in a time of great need, it had demonstrated its power. It was in corporated Into the regular service of the church as of worth in the culture of fh? true faith. Ambrose developed a mus'cal service in which the three ancient hymns. which are used In this service tpnisht, the '(ilorla in Excelsis the 'Sanctus and the 'Te Deum' had large place. It has been generally understood that thl3 serv ice is still used in the cathedral in Milan, but Professor Dickinson, probably the best authority on the history of church music in this country says, 'The Subject of Ambroslan music Is all in the air. No body knows jusi what it was. There Is no evidence that Ambrose had anything to do with formulating the'body of chants that can, be associated with the use of Milan.' But the service of Milan has always teen different from ajll other Catholic churches, and the service now in use Is doubtless an outgrowth of the Am broslan service. "Before Ambrose It had been customary to Intone the psalms with so slight an in flection that it was more like speaking than singing, and the stirring cadences of Ambrose gave offense, so that he was compelled to defend them. Augustine lis tened and wept. So much did he enjoj' the service that he feared that ho sinned, and sometimes he wished that the music might be banished. From that day until this there has been a place for the use of music as a war-cry In the service of the MAHALA BELKNAP. 5W' the church. In these last contradictory days much has been said about the t le ology of our hymns, as if hymns should he devoid of theolcgy. But so long as 'John Brown's Body' and 'Dixie represent thi love of a great cause and the strains of them stir men to noble and valiant deeds of loyalty, so long shall the hj mns of the falfii be used to quicken and incite men to manly service in the cause of tne truth." FAREWELL SERVICES. j Rev. E. Jtlnurer, o First Evangelical I Church, Delivers Parting: Sermon. Rev. E. Maurer, pastor of the First English Church, East Market and East Sixth street, of the Evangelical Associa tion, spoke his farewell words yesterday to the congregation he had served for the past year and a half. He will leave for Tacoma next week, where he will enter on the German and English work in that city. The presiding elder of Portland dis trict has transferred him to that stjtioi for the reason' he Is able to conduct serv ices in both languages. His church parts with him with regret. While he has been j pastor the membership of the church has douoiea ana a consiaerame portion or tne , church debt has been reduced. Rev. G. W. . Plummer, of Red Oak. la., will arrive in i Portland next Thursday to take charge of i the church he leaves. i i "Q,uo Vadis f " at the Mnrquam. Ono of the most important announce ments of the season in a theatrical way is that which tells of the coming to this city Thursday and Friday evenings and Saturday matinee, October 4, 5 and 6, of F. C. Whitney and Edwin Knowles pro duction of Stanislaus Strange's dramati zation of Slenkiewlcz's poular novel, "Quo Vadis?" and regular theater-goers, as well as those who seldom visit the play, house, are more than ordinarily interested In knowing something about the play and people who are to give life to its charac ters. It is pronounced the imost impres sive dramatic spectacle of the times, and will be produced here in the same elabo rate manner that characterized its long runs in London, New Tork and Chicago last season. Prominent players to be seen in the cast are Mason Mitchell, who. by the "way, Is the actor who gained such widespread celebrity by enlisting In Roosevelt's Rough Riders- during the Spanish-American war; Marcus -Ford, Jo seph Callahan, Edward Powell, George Schaeffer, Richard Thornton, Wlllard Newell, Henry Stanley, Peter Marriott, Julius Schweder, Bert Hart, Henry Buck ler, Fred Arundel, Freddy Mansfield, W. W. Utter, Theodore F. Perry, Theodore Marston, Mary Emerson, Wlnnifred Bon newitz, Elsie Esmond, Grace, Turner, Ellen Hill, Marie Barringer, Florence Stanley, Annie Richards, Edna Harring ton and Susie Knight. j Dealing: With. 80 Tribes. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. President McKinley's instructions to the present Philippine Commission show a practical grasp of the fact that the pop ulatloA of the archipelago is made up of many diverse elements. "In dealing with the uncivilized tribes of the islands," tays the President, "the commission should , adopt the same course followed by Con gress in permitting the ' tribes of our North American Indians to maintain their i tribal organizations and government, and under which many of those tribes rre now living in peace and contentment. , surrouded by a civilization to which thy ' are unable or unwilling to conform." Mr. , Bryan's fantastic proposition Is to hand over the sovereignty to one tribe, and he ! selects the one -that has been mak'ng war on the United States. He recogn'zes the Tagal3 alone, with Agulnaldo at their head, and, after extending the Monroe Doctrine to the coast of Asia, would use the Army and Navy of the United States to protect the Tagal domination of all the other tribes, regardless of their con sent. If this Is not Bryan's idea, then he wants to start numerous distinct repub lics In the Philippines and protect thBm all. The fact Is quite clear that President McKinley proceeds in the Philippine in the light of common sense and with tbe necessary regard for treaty responsibili ties. Bryan's suggestions on the subject are a mess of shallow foolishness. A little medicine of the right kind, tnken at the right time, is invaluable. That means Carter's Little Liver Pills, and take them now. t The "Estey" organ Wiley B. Allen Co. WE'RE NOT FilTO GOVERN SO WE'D BETTER GYVE UP THE PHILIPPINES. Thus Asserts Mr. Nicholas in His Re joinder to Mr. Pipes A Con trac'tionlst's Fears. PORTLAND, Sept. 29. (To the Editor.) Judge Pipes seems to think I am 100 years behind in my law. Yes, I have re lied chiefly upon the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Golden Rule and the ten commandments, and these are all more than 100 years old. The Judgo has evidently borrowed his from English imperialistic sources with in the last four years, and It is not yet sufficiently ripe for Immediate consump tion in this country. Elementary writers very naturally di vide international law into two branches private and public. Private internation al law Is that branch of which courts take cognizance in adjudicating the rights of private citizens of different states and countries. The other branch con cerns the controversies between nations, for which there isJ unfortunately, no tribunal to enforce, except the moral rense of right and wrong naturally in herent In mankind, and sometimes the arbitrament of war. One is for the cognizance of courts, the other for cabinets, ministries and the executive department of Government gen erally. The one cannot be so easily or effectually enforced as the other, yet it should be equally binding on the con science of the Nation. It was the first branch of this law to which the citations of Major Ganten bein -and Judge Pipes refer, and they do not touch the matter in question here at all. The citations from Kent, which I read, refer to the particular point In contro versy, and It is rather astonishing that a lawyer should consider such authority out of date, for it Is one of the first books placed In the hands of a law student. .This public International law called for the arbitration In the Venezuela matter, and should have called for arbitration in the Transvaal, and should now guide our course In the Philippines It was grossly violated In the dismemberment and par tition of Poland, the annexation of Al sace and Lorraine, and In the recent extinction of the South' African Repub lics. It is for the shameless infraction of this law In the Philippines that we now arraign William McKinley at the bar of public opinion, and expect a verdict of condemnation through the ballot box in November. But they saj' "It Is a condition and not a theory that confronts us"; that Mc Kinley has got us into trouble and now we had better stay there. It certainly would not be good policy to rewaid a man by re-election for the mistakes he has made. If we are in trouble over these we should redouble our efforts to get out. Foreman says our blunders and mistreatment of the Filipinos has so em bittered them against us that our position in the Philippines is no longer tenable, and that. the best thing for us now to do Is to get out as quickly and decently as we can. Foreman Is an unquestionable authority on Philippine matters from an English standpoint. He was called to Paris to advise our Peace Commissioners, and he then recommended that we take the islands. Ordinarily it may not be good policy to swap horses while crossing a stream, but this imperialistic broncho Is loaded down. He has Mark Hanna, the trusts and mili tarism hanging about his neck. He is floundering and headed down stream. He will drown us all if we don't get rid of him. Judge Pipes says there was no alliance, in a legal sense, with the Filipinos. Is it not rather late for us to raise the ques tion of legality after we have reaped the benefit of such alliance? It is a mere quibble, and should make us as con temptible in the eyes of -the wprld as is the man who seek3 to avoid his just obli gations because it is not in writing or was not entered into with all the legal for malities. One count in the indictment against Mc Kinley is that Instead of recognising the independence of tho Filipino republic, as France did in our case, which, by inter national law, he had an unquestioned right to do, and was his duty to do, he preferred to buy a vapory title and bring on a war of criminal aggression as an ex cuse for increasing the Army. To say that these people had no alliance with us because they were not independent, and to say they were not independent because our Administration had failed to do ItB duty, Is certainly a mockery of Justice. Well might they quote us our familiar rulo of equity, "That Is deemed done which ought to have been done." Shame on us, that we should plead our own wrong as an excuse for not doing them justice! ( Our procedure In the Philippines is cer tainly without precedent in our history. Let us draw these three deadly parallels to our course there: Suppose after the battle of Yorktown France had entered into negotiations with England whereby for the payment of 5,000,000 she received the cession of the American Colonies. Then suppose France had issued just such a proclamation as McKinley's "be neficent assimilation" proclamation, promising them personal freedom anti protection in their right of property, and all the good things required by Judge Pipes dicta, but directing that tho mili tary authority of France be forthwith extended over the entire country. What would have been the result? According to this modern authority, the Americans would 'have owed allegiance to France, and France would have owed them pro tection. It would have been the duty of George Washington and his soldiers, in obedience to the teachings of Judge Pipes, to have laid down their arms and submitted to their lawful sovereign. It may be innocent amusement for him to teach me law, but we should be profound ly grateful that our forefathers did not receive Instructions from such a source. Again, suppose, after the purchase of Louisiana, Congress had declared by vot ing down a resolution similar to the Bacon resolution, that we did not Intend to give them independence as we had promised Cuba; and then by another resolution, de clared that we did not Intend to make Louisiana an integral part of the United States nor Its people citizens thereof; and then had President Jefferson followed this with the precise or a similar proclama tion which McKinley issued to the Filipi nos, what would hive been the result? Does any one doubt that the Mississippi River would stHl be the western boundary of our Republic? Again, if after the Mexican War we had pursued tho same course with Tegard to Texas that we have adopted in the Phil ippines, would we not in all probability be now fighting Texan Rangers? And I might add, that if we had followed the same policy in Cuba we would now have an Insurrection there, also. There are three glaring defects in our title to the Philippines. A defect in the power of the vendor . to sell, a defect In the liability of the subject-matter to be sold, and a defect In the power of the vendee to take such transfer. That Spain had lost her power and possession and had forfeited any right which she ever did have to govern, seems quite clear; therefore, she had nothing to sell and no power to make a sale. Secondly, we must all recognize that there are some things which the law both moral and statute forbids being made the sub ject of sale. "Among these are human be ingseither as individuals or as masses of people. Besides, the government of a people cannot in any senrie be considered a right, a 'property or an asset; it might be a duty, but a duty cannot bo on article of sale. How then, can either the people of the Philippine Islands or the WU.J t.U (jUVClll LUG... UC SUIU IU U9 I J.1.CU lands had long since passed into private hands. We could not tako them. 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Give us a call, and you will find we do exactly as we advertise. A PROTECTIVE GUARANTEE given with all work for ten years. TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN. Set of Teeth Gold Filling Gold Crown Silver Filling Ladies Always lastly, the United States had no power to make such purchase. The framers of our Constitution had no such power and hav ing none themselves how could they trans mit it to us? How could they put a right or power in the Constitution which they did .not themselves possess? They could notj and they, made no attempt to do so. They would have laughed the idea to scorn. They said we ''Ordain this Con stitution for ourselves and our posterity," not for Filipinos or any one else; much less did they think of forcing It upon any one. They provided that it should be binding only on the states ratifying it and should be of no force or effect whatever on any one unless ratified by nine states. How Idle to talk of such a Constitution or such a government being binding on another people without their consent when it would not embrace even our own people until ratified by them! When were the Filipinos given an op portunity to ratify or reject that Con stitution? Our Government was organized for a specific purpose and not for the buying or subjugation of other people. A corporation organized to deal in merchandise cannot buy real estate unless necessary for the existence or preservation of the corpora tion or Its assets. It was upon this theory that Louisiana was bought. France con ceived the idea that the Allegheny Moun tains were the nutural -western boundary of the new republic and that If she could secure the mouth of the Mississippi the wholo of the United States west of the Alleghanies would tall like a ripe plum into her lap; and upon that theory she took Louisiana from Spain. Our fore fathers saw with alarm this danger thiB threatened dismemberment of ihe Union, and realized that this purchase was a necessity for their self-preservation and the integrity of the Union. They bravely conceded that It was not au thorized by the Constitution, but, realiz ing that necessity knows no law, made the purchase.. The reference to the pur chase and annexation of Louisiana and Texas and the government of the western territory is unfortunate for our oppo nents, for if the Filipinos had been of fered the same terms and the same gov ernment and the same position In our Republic, they no doubt would have ac cepted. The legal title to tho land west of the Mississippi was vested In the United States; the government would not sell any of it except to its citizens, nor per mit any others to occupy it. Persons ac quiring title were required to swear alle giance to the United States Government, and when they went there to live Uncle Sam had their allegiance and their con sent to be governed. I do not believe it practicable or possi ble for us to govern these people. It is not consistent with our form of govern ment. It would certainly not be advisa ble for us to attempt it, either for our own good or for theirs. They had better be governed by a mon archy if they can not govern themselves. Then they would have but one tyrant; with us they will havo 75,000,000. They will be disturbed and torn up-side down with every political contest at home, while they will have no participation in the contest, nor power by their votes to protect themselves from robber officials, or better their condition. They will have all the uncertainties and weaknesses of a republic, with all the tyrannical exactions of a monarchy, without the monarchy's stability. Our history of carpet-bag government admonishes us of the evils of the system and warns us against a repetition. Judge Pipes still Insists that we are all subjects, says he used the term advised ly to express just what he meant, and he becomes somewhat petulant at my dense Ignorance of the English language because I expressed a dislike of the term. I must confess I do not know to whom we are subjects unless It is Mark Hanna's new empire. I always supposed we were our own governors, and I cannot understand how we can be our own sub jects. Tho Constitution, in referring to our people, uses the term citizen a great many times, but never the term subject. Burrill's law dictionary says: "In a strict er sense this term (subject) is usually applied to those who live under a mon archy, as distinguished from a republic, the members of which are citizens." But this authority Is more than four years old, and probably will not be recognized by the new imperial lexicographers. I am sure the general understanding in this country hns been that our people weie citizens; some have called them sover eigns. I repeat: I do not like the term subject, and I like the definition of Judge Pipes still less. However, the 14th amend ment to the Constitution gives the most authoritative, definition. It says: "All per sons born or naturalized in the Unltpd States, and subject to the jurisdiction ther.eof, are citizens of the United States " This definition ought to be con clusive, and Is certainly broad enough to Include even the Sultan of Sulu. I think I am now entitled to rest whlto Judge Pipes reads this portion of trfe supreme law of the land. If he really desires to be a subject him self, it is my opinion that he will have to take up his abode in some other coun try. H. B. NICHOLAS. Echo of the Letter. New York Commercial Advertiser. It is a wise decision which the Presi dent has 'reached to make no campaign speeches this year. He needs to make nono, for the country Is thoroughly In formed as to his policy after his letter of acceptance. Every day's developments of the campaign bear witness to the effec tiveness of that letter. It swept out of the field of discussion a great mass of chaff and dust that had been stirred up by the anti-lmperiallsts in support of their bugaboo. Not a trace ot it remains now, and tho bugaboo itself has disappeared. NO STUDENTS EMPLOYE Fu Teet We Guarantee a Fit or No Pay. Have your teeth out In the morning and go home with new ones the same day. $5.00 $1.00 $5.00 50c in Attendance. Hours: 8 to 8; Sundays, 10 to 4. s The President showed that he was not an imperialist and that there had never been any ground for the charge of im perialism. As a consequence, antl-lm-periallsm has made Its last gasp and will cut no further figure in the campaign. I It Is in extremis in this city, where it will make a few feeble efforts to look as if it were alive by appearing upon Tammany platforms and ranting hoarsely about "liberty" side by side with Tim Sullivan and other Tammany orators, but no more serious attention will be paid to It. Tho President dealt it a deathblow in his letter and after that achievement ho may well rest upon his laurels. FRANCE'S GREAT WINE YIELD It Is Really the Product of American Vines From. Under Freneli Skies. Chicago Record. Nimes, France. Wine has been offered during the last three weeks at as low as $1 per barrel. Large sales were made yes terday at $1 50, $2 and J3 per barrel of 110 quarts. The vines are weighed down with luscious fruit that is fast taking the last purple tinge and swelling to bursting un der the hot sun. Tho grapegrower brought in a small Vina yesterday to which hung 95 bunches of grapes, and this little overloaded branch of green and purple was a fair specimen of the aver age vineyard of today. The wine men in this soctlon of France have but one cause for anxiety, and that is to find barrels In which to house the purple flood. Coopers have been active during' the last two monthB, and yet bar rels are scarce. All the cities of France are being drawn upon. Saloon-keepers have reduced the price of common wines to 4 sous a bottle, hoping thus to get their barrels emptied. A wholesale wine dealer can practically control the market in his vicinity if he is long on empty barrols. It is generally stipulated when wine is sold that the purchaser shall return the barrel at his own expense, and the cry "send back my barrels" Is going out from every wine dealer's house. It Is calcu lated that one barrel will serve seven years If properly cared for. Barring the possibility of widespread destructive hail storms the yield this year will be about 60,000,000 hectoliters. The rich vines of France which were all destroyed, root and branch, by the all conquering American phylloxera, which was Imported on vines from California, have all been replanted reconstituted, as the French say by receiving the grafts of American vines. Your vines take the sting of the phylloxera, but the cicatrice im mediately fills with sap and closes. So these vines which are producing all this wine are really American, but under this southern sun. In a new soil and with French treatment, they produce genuine French wine. 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