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PORTLAND, SATURDAY, NOV. 10
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If Governor Roosevelt, Governor-elejt
Ddell and Attorney-General Davles de
liberately withheld Mayor Van Wyck'a
lea trust letter until after election, as,
a matter of political diplomacy, they
executed a stroke that is enough to fill
with rage and grief every loyal Demo- .
cratic bosom. Nothing equal to this
has appeared since President McKInley
3 In accepting the Republican nomina
tion introduced all the facts tending
to support the view that McKInley
should be elected, and studiously re
frained from introducing such facts as
argued that Bryan should be elected.
The evidence of the letter's deliberate
suppression Is not yet In, but should
it be forthcoming, nearly all will agree
that Mr. Odell acted with sagacity be
fitting his political reputation. Only
one thing Is lacking to make the Dem
ocratic case Impregnable, and that is
to show that Van "Wyck never owned
the trust stocks, anyhow. If the true
record is that he got In on the ground
floor and then got out when he found
he was discovered, the amount of civic
virtue disclosed Is not disconcertingly
impressive. It Is worth noticing that
Van "Wyck had the power all the time
to give the letter out, but seems not to
have thought It worth his while to do
bo. The New York World has been
frantically appealing to Roosevelt to
remove Van "Wyck, censuring him for
not doing so, and declaring that he
dared not. If It was in the Tammany
interest to have the letter printed, it
Is strange the "World or some other of
the Democratic organs didn't bring It
to light.
"When General Wheeler says Ameri
cans love their gold first and their flag
next, he must mentally reserve the sec
tion of country he hails from, and upon
which he has reflected honor In two
wars. The South is disgusted with free
silver, antl-imperlaltsm and consent of
the governed. Yet It rolls up the custom
ary majorities against both gold and the
flag. It Is not that the South loves gold
or the flag less, but that it hates "the
nigger" more Mr. Bryan seems to
have appealed to the head and heart
of the American people with the result
of getting IS 'oTftstorsl votes to McKln
lej's 292 in the states where the issues
of the cairipaign were at issue, and
holding the 142 points in the game that
were given him to start In "H Ith. If the
South divided on National issues in
BDme such Intelligent way as the North J
does, Bryan viould have had 19 elec
toral votes and McKInley 498. It "is a"
trifle malapropos, therefore, for a
Southern statesman to instruct us on
the true way of meeting and voting on
great National Issues like the gold
standard and expansion. As for prac
tical politics, how not to do it has been
pretty well demonstrated In this cam
paign by Chairman Jones, of Arkansas;
Chairman Richardson, of Tennessee,
and Vice-chairman Stone, of Missouri.
The South cast 148 votes against protec
tion for iron and cotton in 1892, 142
votes against the'gotd standard in 1S96,
and 142 votes against Asiatic markets
for cotton in 1900. and It Vlll doubtless
cast 142 votes in 1994 against whatever
the Republicans declare for. even if it
Is 16 to 1 and free trade. This is right
and proper. It is means' to a most de
sirable end. So long as Southern tal
ent writes Chicago and Kansas City
platforms ana runs the National com
mittees, the Republicans can give the
Democrats a start of 142 points in the
race and then beat them out. Perhaps
a change In methods would be disas
trous. The original Dickinson Interview was
Inherently improbable, unless its re
puted author has lost his political sa
Bclty. The way to bring the Demo
cratic party back to wise and safe
leadership is not for the bolters of 1S96
or 1900 to announce a bold programme,
or for them to arouse the ire of the
'regulars" while they are still smart
lrg under the humiliation of a second
defeat It is certain that a majority
of the Democrats f the country see the
hopelessness of winning on the issues
of ISSf a4 1$M. But they will not
constat that the men who helped defeat
the party at these two elections shall
lead in any reorganisation, they will
not consent to any open or apparent re
nunciation of "principles," and they
will not have a slight put upon them
selves or their "matchless leaders." The
Gold Democrats, when they come back,
must sit at the foot of the table and
manifest a due and becoming humil
ity The fact is that the Democratic
National Convention of 1991 will have to
point with pride to the declarations of
X896 and 19M. and it wiM ha)s to an
nounce Its continued opposition to the
principles and pottoies'that won in this
decttec This may pessfbly be tone
with comparative safety then. Fewer
Gold Democrats will be restrained from
returning by fear of silver than were
so restrained this year, and the hesita
tion of independent Democrats and of
the determining: Independent voters gen
erally wilL depend for Its strength upon
how the Republican party meets the
responsibilities of this Administration.
Lingering fears of debased money, of
assaults on property, of National hu
miliation in the foreign field, may be
overcome then by the desire to rebuke
the Republicans for errors in colonial
or tariff policies. To this extent Rich
ardson Is right
A CANDIDATE'S PROPOSALS.
As Mr. Corbett is a candidate for the
United States Senate, it is fitting that
his views upon the Philippine question,
if he have any, should be known by
the people of the state in ample time
before the meeting of the Legislature,
so that that body, if It desires to be
truly representative of the people, may
learn and act upon public opinion. In
The Oregonlan of yesterday appeared a
discussion of Mr. Corbett's ideas about
the course Congress should pursue
toward the Philippine Islands during
the coming Administration of McKin
ley and Roosevelt, and brief extracts
from his Interview are reproduced to
day in another column on this page.
"Whoever Is elected Senator at the com
ing session of the Oregon Legislature
will take his seat in March at the as
sembling of the newly elected Congress.
It is easy, therefore, for the people of
the state to judge accurately from Mr.
Corbett's statements Just what sort of
a programme he will fight for In the
Senate, as their representative, if he is
elected.
Mr. Corbett Is for expansion, but not
for colonialism. He wants the Philip
pines retained, but he does not want
them exploited for the benefit of fa
vored interests in this country. Ho
says they must be fairly treated. It
they are unfairly taxed, they will rebel,
and Justly. They must have their Rep
resentative in Congress, they must have
free access to our markets here and a
chance to buy our products without
burdensome duties. Treat the Philip
pines, Mr. Corbett says, as we treated
Alaska.
It is Inevitable that discussion of
this question should bring In the act
concerning Porto Rico, which was the
subject of such acute controversy at
the last session of Congress. Mr. Cor
bett's programme makes It clear that
If he had been in the Senate he Would
iavev opposed the tax on the Porto
Rlcans. He believes it not only unjust
to them as a part of the United States,
but unjust to us, as they are exempt
from the Internal revenue tax we have
to pay. He also argues that the ex
cuse that we were setting a precedent
with Porto Rico that might be embar
rassing in the Philippines does not
avalL He will stand In the Senate, If
he Is elected, for free trade with the
Philippines, and he will support and
defend as vigorously as he can the the
ory that the "most-favored-natlon"
clauses In our treaties with Europe do
not oblige us to extend free trade to
other nations equally with Spain. This
consideration, he holds, was part of the
purchase price we paid Spain for the
islands, and is not amenable to the
rules laid down for ordinary commer
cial treaties. This Issue will have to be
fought out In the new Congress, and
the course of Pacific Coast Senators
will be effective elements In the re
sultant laws.
The Oregonlan's object In referring to
Mr. Corbett's views on this question Is
not now to commend or to disapprove;
but merely to draw the attention of the
people to them, as they are matters
upon which the state has the right to
be informed. It is not our purpose now
or hereafter to urge the candidacy of
Mr. Corbett or of any one else upon
the people of the state or upon the
members of the Legislature, who are
responsible to their various constitu
encies. It is for them to say whether
or not Mr. Corbett's ideas on this sub
ject meet their views, and whether or
not they need a man of his force and
Influence to achieve jr us here what
we are in danger of losing. If Mr. Cor
bett Is in the next Senate and the party
whip is cracked in favor of taxes on
our trade with the Philippines, it v. Ill
have no terrors for him.
LEGACY OF THE COAL STRIKE.
In a brief synopsis, published In the
New York Indepnedent, of the condi
tions of and growing out of the late
coal strike. President John Mitchell, of
the United Mlneworkers of America,
makes a careful presentment of facts
colored possibly by his view-point, but
still facts in the main that are well
worthy of considerable attention. He
gives, first, a brief recital of the griev
ances which led to the strike, with
which the reading public Is entirely
familiar. He then presents as the most
remarkable feature of the strike the
fact that 149,000 men and boys, speak
ing at least a dozen different languages,
natives of different countries, with all
of their dissimilar sentiments and cus
toms, joined together in a firm but
peaceful struggle for thirty days. Ac
cording to his statement, not one of ttfe
relatively few acts of lawlessness com
mitted in the disturbed district has
been traced to the strikers, these viola
tions of law and order ha Ing been the
work of Irresponsible men employed
by the coal companies in the capacity
of policemen.
The Increase in miners' wages secured
by the strike will amount In aggregate
to about ?1.4W,W a year. President
Mitchell views as the most Important
feature of the miners' victory Its moral
aspect, due to the fact that arbitration
Is certain to bring employers and em
ployes closer together In their business
rotations In the future. Herein, indeed,
lies the whole secret of permanent
peace In the anthracite coal regions. If
capital and labor, scouting the antago
nistic theories that Bryan has urged as
representing the relations that they
bear to each other, adapt to their con
ditions and adopt as their motto the
words of Lincoln's immortal plea to his
dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, "We are
not enemies, but friends; we must not
be enemies," this peace will be assured.
The relations between these two great
forces in the Industrial world are not
naturally those of enmity, but the re
verse. The labor agitators of this co'un
try, of whom the late defeated Presi
dential candidate has In recent years
been chief, are largely responsible for
such hostility as has grown up between
these elements. Debs and Sovereign
are other names that stand for this con
dition. If thf name of John Mitchell
comes to stand for amicable relations
between employe" and employed, he
wlM stand before the -world quite as
remarkable as a man as the strike
which he but lately engineered to vic
tory Is remarkable as a strike in the
long annals of labor contention. His
status upon this point will be decided
next April, at which time the wage con
tract between miners and operators will
expire. He then hopes to compass a
mutual agreement between these great
industrial -forces, on the basis, as he
expresses It, of "an equitable division
of the profits of their Joint Industry,"
that will assure peace and good will
between them.
CAIiHOXW OR WEBSTERt
Next Monday the United States Su
preme Court will hear two cases which
involve the question whether or not
the Constitution follows the flag. The
most recent decision Is that of Judge
Freedman, of the New York Supreme
Court, a Democrat, who decided last
month that a Porto Rlcan cannot be
registered as an American citizen un"
tll Congress admits the inhabitants of
the island to full citizenship. This de
cision Is directly contrary to the plat
form of Judge Freedman's party, which
asserted that the Constitution follows
the flag, but Judge Freedman was a
sound lawyer before he was a politi
cian. Judge Freedman clearly discrim
inated between, the limitations and
privileges of the Constitution as to the
"United States" making the Union,
which can only be extended by Con
gress, and the broad constitutional
rights as to "life, liberty or property,
which exist Independent of legislation
of Congress. A Porto Rlcan cannot
vote until Congress confers political
rights, but personal freedom from slav
ery, which the Constitution confers, is
his whether Congress acts or not. The
United States might have provided In
the treaty that ''all citizens" of Porto
Rico should at once become, citizens of
the United States," but it did not The
matter was left to Congress, and .Con
gress has not acted. Judge Freedman
rests his decision on that of Chief Jus
tice Marshall, given in 182S, when Dan
iel Webster argued and Marshall af
firmed that the Constitution and laws
of the United States did not extend to
Florida after It was annexed by treaty
and before Congress had extended their
Jurisdiction to the new country. Chief
Justice "Marshall affirmed that the
United States has all the power of a
nation; that "allegiance comes by an
nexation" without any question about
"the consent of the governed." The
people of the annexed territory "are
protected in life, liberty or property by
the fundamental laws of the United
States," but rights confeired on the cit
izen can only be extended by legisla
tion, through treaty or statute. Heie
Is the language of Marshall on which
this Democratic Judge rests his justi
fication for repudiating the dictum of
the demagogues of his party that "the
Constitution follows the flag";
The Constitution of tho United States confers,
absolutely, on the Go eminent of the Union the
power of making war, and "of making treaties.
Consequently, that Government possesses the
power of acquiring territory, either by conquest
or by treaty.
That the usaze of the world Is, If a nation
be not entirely subdued, to consider the holding
of conquered territory as a mere military occu
pation, until its fate shall be determined at the
treaty of peace. If It be ceded by treaty the
acquisition is confirmed, and the added terri
tory becomes a part of the nation to which it
Is annexed, either on the terms stipulated in
the treaty of cession or on such as its new
masters shall Impose, On such transfer of ter
ritory it has net er been held that the relations
of the inhabitants with each other undergo any
change. Their relations with their former sov
ereign are dissolved, and new relations are
created between them and the government
.which has acquired their territory. The same
act which transfers their country and transfers
the allezlance df those who remain In it, and
the law, which may be denominated political, is
necessarily changed; although that which reg
ulates tho intercourse and general conduct of
Individuals remains in farce, until altered by
the newly created power of the state.
THE FUTURE OF BRYAN.
A week or more before the Presiden
tial election the Boston Evening Rec
ord had this to say concerning the fu
ture of Bryan;
It does not require a very wise head to pre
dict that, after that event, ho will continue to
be, as now, the Democratic leader, to be nom
inated in 1904 by acclamation, and stand a
better chance to win at that tlmo than ever
before. His Issues then will be along industrial
and anti-trust lines A man of his Igor, Intel
lectual power, good nature and personal hon
esty is novcr going to be eliminated simply by
being defeated.
Richard Crokernow says that noth
ing but death can extinguish Bryan as
a popular leader, and finally Bryan
himself Is reported as saying that un
der no circumstances would he accept
an election as United States Senator
from Nebraska. The Oregonlan does
not believe that Bryan will be nomi
nated by the Democratic party In 1904,
nor does It believe that, If nominated
then on "Industrial and anti-trust
lines," he "will then have a better
chance to win than ever before. That
Mr. Bryan will still continue to pose
before the country at every opportunity
as a political agitator and arch-demagogue
there Is no doubt, but that the
Democratic "party will soon again con
sent to load the party with Bryan and
all he implied there Is every doubt. The
Democratic party has carried Bryan on
Its back for more than four years, at
the cost of two overwhelming defeats.
The defeat of McClellan In 1S64 was
suffered by the Democracy at a time
when eleven Southern States were In
cluded In belligerent territory and did
not vote. The defeat of Seymour by
Grant was obtained when three South
ern States were disfranchised. The de
feat of Greeley by Grant In 1872 Is the
only Democratic defeat since 1S40 that
exceeds that suffered by Bryan on
Tuesday last. Martin Van Buren in
1S40; "WInfleld Scott in 1S52, and Horace
Greeley In 1S72, are the only candidates
for President that have been worse
beaten than "was Bryan this year.
The assumption that the Democratic
party will nominate Bryan by acclama
tion In 1904 and elect him is an extrava
gant prediction. Bryan will not be re
nominated in 1904 unless history during
that time unexpectedly repeats, itself In
shape of financial disaster, commercial
depression and prostration of agricul
ture. That Is, the same volcano of pop
ular discontent, consequent upon
chronic hard times, that threw Bryan
to the surface In 1896 might vomit him
forth again. But the peculiar condi
tions under which Bryan was elevated
in 1896 are not likely to come again
very soon. The 16 to 1 silver dogma Is
burnt out, and even if it were not, it
would really be to Bryan like a weight
in a drowning man's pockets in 1904.
There will be no anti-imperialism or
militarism to rave about in 1904, for by
that time the Philippine question will
be settled for all time; and our Army
will have been reduced to proportions
that will not irlghten anybody who is
not an open anarchist and incurable
outlaw. There will be no campaign
capital In anti-trust Invective, for that
has been talkfed to tatters and to no
effective purpose during the recent
campaign. The worklngmen have not
been imposed upon by "anti-trust" fus
tian, nor by frantic appeals to the
prejudices of poor against rich! On
the Kansas City platform, Bryari wtyuld
be sure to be beaten in 1904, tor its
Issues by that time are sure to be ex
hausted of all vitality, and for this
reason, if for no other, the Democratic
party before 1904 will unload. Bryan
and nominate somebody -whose past
and present personality counts for
something beyond the attributes of a
professional political agitator and social
incendiary.
Twenty-flve years ago last Sunday
night the American ship Orpheus, while
beating Into the Straits of Fuca, struck
the steamship Pacific, bound out from
Victoria, with about 300 passengers
aboard. The steamer went to the bot
tom almost immediately, and but two
lives were saved. Last Monday night
the American bark Abbey Palmer,
while beating in from the sea, encoun
tered the steamship Empress of Japan
In the same locality where the Or
pheus and the Pacific collided a quar
ter of a century before. The Empress
limped back to Victoria with plate3
sprung and broken, and with badly
damaged headgear, but with no lives
lost The Abbey Palmer, in much the
same crippled condition, reached Port
Townsend with all hands safe. The in
cident offers a striking Illustration of
the fact that the marine highways of
the world still present opportunities' for
ocean tragedies fully as terrible sb any
which history records. It also pre
sents In an equally strong light the
wonderful improvements which have
been made In marine architecture, thus
reducing the possibility of loss of life
to the minimum. So long as ships
must go through fog and darkness, col
lisions are bound to occur, but rigid In
spection, well-constructed ships, and
sober, skillful navigators, who can
think and act quickly when anything
doe3 happen, have made life much
safer at sea than it was twenty-flve
years ago. Were it otherwise, the Em
press of Japan and her 200 passengers
would today be resting in the same
grave that closed over the steamer Pa
cific and her unfortunate passengers.
The late election seems to have dem
onstrated anew the political axiom that
talk does not win votes. Citizens llstep
to be entertained, not to be Influenced.
Speakers can tell them nothing they
do not know. Voters go to campaign
rallies for the same reason that they
go to minstrel or dog shows, and their
opinions are not molded at political
gatherings. They read at their leisure
and think when, they eat and when they
work. They set more knowledge of
facts through magazines and newspa
pers than spellbinders can impart in a
lifetime of political lectures. Public
speakers served their day when the
statesmen were the politicians. Now
every citizen is a politician unto him
self. He gets his Impressions from
print, ana tney are more accurate tnan
they could be under any other circum
stances. Too often speeches are mere
appeals to prejudice. It has come to
be impossible to review political causes
in their whole significance, as voters
have learned to require them treated, in
a single discussion or In several. The
result Is that public opinion Is less sen
sitive to momentary influences and
more steadfast than ever before.
The steamer Cleveland, wrecked on
the Alaskan Coast In the great Septem
ber storm that swept the Behring Sea
region, represented little that was of
value as a sea-going craft. jhe was
one of those old tubs that, having sur
vived the perils of! all waters for more
than a generation, was put upon the
Nome route as capable of making
money for her owners if all went well,
and good enough to lose In the event of
disaster. Having outridden many
storms and made a number of success
ful trips to Arctic waters, she met at
last the expected. Since no lives were
lost through her wreck, little if any
loss was sustained by It. The marvel
of the season is that so few old craft
pressed into the service in the rush as
good enough for the Nome trade bore
this antiquated steamer company to the
boneyard from which no vessel ever
returns.
If any of the Puget Sound newspa
pers, still scrambling around In the
dark as to the returns on the Gover
norship and the dimensions of McKln
ley's plurality In Washington, desire ac
curate Information, let them consult The
Oregonlan.
Seattle had a candidate for Governor
and a candidate for Congress, and both
are beaten, though one was a Republi
can, the other a Democrat. Unfortu
nately for Seattle, the voters insisted
on doing their own counting.
Cleveland is presumed to have voted
for Bryan because he is ashamed to
admit it. It was such a shameful busi
ness that he sneaked up to the ballot
box in order to palliate his conscience.
Judge McDonald, a mischievous prod
uct of calamity, has disappeared- in the
vortex over in Washington. 'Justice
traveled a rocky road while McDon
ald was on the bench.
We miss the name of the Hon. W"eb
Davis from the list of eminent Demo
crats who are devising ways and means
of reorganizing the Democratic party.
The Democratic vote shows that
those whose campaign arguments were
bad eggs-and brickbats are not so nu
merous as was supposed.
It looks as though Bryan, If he is
ever President, will be the oldest execu
tive the country ever had, instead of
the youngest.
The "election" In Kentucky being
over, the process of counting out the
Republican candlates Is now fairly un
der way.
Grandma Jones still has old-woman
Ideas in his head. He is fussy about
Washington, South Dakota and Kan
sas. Mr. Hanna thinks the story about his
being a candidate for President is too
foolish to talk about. It is.
Poor Market for Scotch. Tweeds.
Washington Star.
United States Consul Fleming at Edln
burg, Informs the State Department of a
critical depression In the Scotch tweed
trade. Firms are going out of business
and factories stand Idle, and the manu
factories still operating find It well nigh 1
impossible to do a profitable business.
Overproduction, foreign tariffs, the dls-
L placement of tweed by flannel suitings,
the' extreme fluctuation In 'the?.prfceor.
wool, and foreign competition, are the
causes assigned for the- present bad con
dition of trade.
Several countries that formerly -were
large consumers of Scottish goods have
now become considerable producers of the
same kind of fabric, says the Consul, thus
dealing a heavy blow to the homemade
article. This is said to be particularly
true of the United Btates, where tho
American-mad cloth keeps out the for
eign article. But? says the Consul, It has
been frankly admitted by a leading tweed
manufacturer in the Edinburgh district
that the cloth of this class made In the
United States is quite as good in every
respect as that produced in Scotland.
OUR SOUTHERN VENTURES.
American Capital Is Monopolising
Venezuela and Mexico.
Venezuelan Herald.
The perusal of the following lines will
furnish Information to those persons In
Venezuela who smile when American
capital and enterprise are spoken of. Let
them then know that the Monlteur Offi
cial du Commerce Francals says that of
the 13,200 kilometers of railroad 11,40 an
American; that of the 1930 mines In ex
ploitation, 1500 are worked with capital
of the same Nation; that of the 6303 em
ployes of the American railroads. on.y
1030 are the sons of Uncle Sam, and the
others are natives of the country; that
the commerce which used to be monopo
lized by the French, Spanish and Ger
mans Is now being fought for by the
Americans. The following are the words
of M. Slgnoret, councilor of the French
Board of Foreign Trade:
"French, English, Germans and Ameri
cans, we shall all find ourselves com
peting harder than ever.
"Wo have on our side past successes,
acaulred strength; the Germans, and es
pecially the English, have at thslr dis
posal enormous capital and great au
dacity. As to the Americans, in addl-
Mr. Corbett's Philippine Pro
grramme. Products, especially of the Paclflc
States, should be exported to these
islands free of customs duties.
The Porto Rico case Inaugurates a
system of discrimination against trade
with these new possessions In the Pa
cific and prevents us from enjoying the
advantages of a reciprocal trade be
tween these Islands and the Paclflc
shores.
Our policy must be Just, equitable
and fair, as between the United States
and these island possessions, and should
be uniform with that of every other
territorial possession acquired or held
by the "United States.
When they are allowed a Representa
tive In Congress to plead their cause,
even without a vote, as other terri
tories are allowed, they will enlighten
their community as to the Justice and
equity with which their Representative
and their interests are treated at the
National capital.
If we expect peace and prosperity
with them, we must be Just. If we
levy taxes upon theso people not levied
upon other territories, we must expect
them to rebel.
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tlon to these elements, they have In their
favor the proximity of their country five
days the facilities offered by their low
tariff, their enterprising spirit and the
resources which the commercial and In
dustrial American people shower on their
pioneers abroad. They have also another
enormous advantage, namely, that In the
United States Mexican business Is sought
for; this they understand quickly, inves
tigate and execute. In Fran.ce months
and sometimes years, elapse before a
hearing or Investigation can be obtained
for a Mexican affair.
"In a word, Mexico has been made
known and developed by the Americans,
who, thanks to their 11,400 kilometers of
railroad, have enabled the wealth of the
country to be exploited. The day Gen
eral Forfirlo Diaz and his Minister,
Pacheco, gave them 120 concessions, of
which only 107 have seen the light, he
served his country, for he encouraged a
practical people, who have sowed the
land freely with gold. What Porfir'o
Diaz did for the Americans, he has tried
to do on many occasions for the French,
but they have turned a deaf ear to him
and have preferred the Transvaal, but
they have time yet to show a little Initia
tive." Coming from a Frenchman, clothed
with an official character, thees words
should cause reflection in certain govern,
ment officers who believe that up to the
present time the United States have not
gone out of themselves nor lnyes'ed
their capital abroad. May these lines, re
produced In the Interests of their country,
not allow them to remain any longer In
ignorance.
Our Census Makinn; Approved Of.
National Magazine.
The triumph of the age Is the taking of
the census of 1900. The population Is now
counted to the number of 50,000,000, and
Is still being canvassed at the rate or
1,500,000 per day. A complete record of
every Individual in the United States Is
Inscribed on a card on f le at the Census
Department, and a stroke of a collating
machine records accurately the 24 facts
known about each Individual Inhabitant,
as well as all the Important collateral
Information. Director Merrlam remains
close to his work, keeeping In touch with
his progress, and Is enthusiastic over the
results. The electric counting machines
have even surpassed the predictions of
the Inventor, Mr. Sholleway, and each
records 1200 names Instead of S00 per hour.
Inquiries have been received from the
British Government concerning the meth
ods of taking the American cenBus, be
cause it has neer been able to.iecure
such" comprehensive data or even as com
plete a count of population In 10 years
of continuous work as the American sys
tem has secured In 12 months. With 34
potential facts concerning each individual
accessible, the sociological and psycho
logical probleihs of the present time,
growing out of the assimilation of large
masses of foreigners with the American
people, becomes a fascinating study.
With all these basic facts at hand, accu
rately classed ahd Indispensable to a com
plete Understanding of actual conditions,
the solution of vexed questions will be
more readily discerned and attained. The
census of 1900 will undoubtedly result In
the establishment of a permanent bureau,
which will be an Invaluable auxiliary to
every department of the Government to
which the possession of statistical facts
Is of vital Importance.
Durke'n Description of Bryan.
New York Sun.
More than a century and a quarter ago
Edmund Burke, speaking upon a pam
phlet entitled "The Present State of the
Nation," drew a striking picture of a
pestilent and dangerous character known
to all periods of politics:
But some have the art of converting even the
signs of National prosperity Into symptoms of
decay and ruin. And our author, who so loudly
disclaims popularity, never fails to lay hold of
the most vulgar popular prejudices and humors
in hopes to captivate the crowd. Even those
peevish dispositions which grow out of some
transitory suffering, those passing clouds which
float In our changeable atmosphere, are by him
industriously figured Into frightful shapes, in
order first to terrify and then to govern the
populace.
Since Burke described the demagogue,
he has appeared In successive years,
under many names. Today it Is William
Jennings Bryan.
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Cost of Coal to the World.
Engineering Magazine.
At present the demand for coal by the
world's great Industries is ahead of the
supply: how long it will keep so remains
to be seen. Certainly the period will be
shortened, so far as Great Britain is con-
J ceraed, it American coal can be Imported
at a sufficiently low price Id other words
when American shipowners, or, failing
them, coal-owners themselves, find it
worth their while to build ocean colliers
on a sufficiently large scale. Tho aver
age cost of coal per ton at the pit head
In the United States Is given on a com
putation based on the returns for 1S9S, as
4s 9d per ton, as compared with 5s 10d
In the United Kingdom, s Ud in Ger
many, 7s 7d in, Belgium; ,Ss 8d in France,
6s 9d in New South Wales, 10s in New
Zealand, and a fraction over 5s in Japan.
If, therefore, American coal-owners can
scarcely yet hope to break, with any
profit to themselves, the proverbial rec
ord Of "sending coals to Newcastle," they
have still other countries open to them.
As competitors, British coal-sellers , are
already beginning to feel more severely
than may be pleasant the presence of
j American coal In markets In which Eng
lish coal has hitherto been supreme.
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SOCIALIST? AIVD THIEVING.
The Poor, No Less Than the- 'liich,
"Would Suffer.
Fortnightly Review.
Whom would Socialists rob of their
property? The rich simply? Employers,
capitalists, landowners? By no means.
They would rob the worklngman as re
morselessly ao his employer. They would
steal houses, property and the Interests
and profits of capital just as eagerly as
they would steal rent. And In both cases
they would be robbing vast multitudes of
people who are comparatively poor, In or
der to gratify their spite and envy to
ward the comparatively few people who
are rich.
But let us see what they say them
selves.
"Mr. Bounderby owns a row of houses.
The rental of the street amounts to 100
a year. Where does the money come
from?
"The rent Is paid br the tenants of the
houses. It Is paid with money they have
earned with their labor, or with money
which they have obtained from other
men who earned It by their labor, and It
Is paid to Mr. Bounderby for the use or
his houses.
"How did Mr. Boupderby get his
houses? He either bought them with
money which he did not earn by his own
Industry, or he paid for the building and
the material with money which he did
not earn by his own Industry.
"Two things are quite certain. First,
that Mr: B6underby did not build the
houses with his own hands, nor make the
bricks and timber of which they are
built; that work was done by other men.
And, secondly, that the money with
which those men were paid was never
earned by Mr. Bounderby's own Industry.
"Mr. Bounderby has, therefore, no right
to own those houses or to charge rent
for them.
"The man who grows rich 6n house
rents grows rich upon the labor of all
others.''
Thus says Mr. Robert Blatchford, who
Is looked up to by Socialists as somewhat
of a great man. Well, he Is great great
as an advocate of thieving by act of Par
liament. Now, Instead of reading "Mr. Bounder
by" In the above paragraph, let us read
"John Smith, workman." John Smith Is
a worklngman who has saved money, and
with the money so saved he has built
houses, from the rent of which he derives
an Income. Numbers of operatives in
manufacturing towns have done precise
ly this very thing, saved their money and
built houses, and there are tens of thou
sands of worklnjmen up and down the
country who have -done the same. Let
theso worklngmen understand that If
property Is to be confiscated under a So
cialistic regime, It Is not only the prop
erty of the aristocracy and of the large
capitalists that will go, but also the prop
erty of John Smith and his fellow work
men. It Is true both of capital and of
land that the bulk of them Is owned In
very small shares by an enormous num
ber of people.
The World's Great Pawnbroker,
Ainslee's Magazine.
Antong the great leaders that may be
classed as of the Liberal (though not
properly the Reform) party Is the only
Chinaman whose reputation is world-wide
U Humr Chang. He Is a man of the
measure of Bismarck as a statesman.
With but one exception, ho stands head
and shoulders above any of hl3 country
men. He Is thoroughly Chinese In his
general conservatism, in his conceit, in
his duplicity, and in the way sliver sticks
to his palm.
He knows China's weakness. He knows
the strength of foreign governments. His
shrewdness Is more than a match for that
of all with whom he comes In contact.
After his return from his trip around the
world. In an audience with the Empress
Dowager, she asked:
"Tell me truly, now, what you think of
theso foreign barbarian countries through
which you have passed, as co'mpared with
China,"
"You want to know truly their condi
tion?" "Yes. I want to know truly."
"Well, they are In a much better condi
tion than China. They are more power
ful, cleaner, and more enlightened."
It Is said that the Empress Dowager
was not well pleased to hear the truth,
but her lips remained sealed.
A few months ago Sir Claude MacDon
ald, the British Minister, suspected that
1.1 Hung Chang was favoring Russia
against Great Britain, and he managed
to have Li Hung Chang removed from
the Tsung 11 Yamun. This was the worst
move he could have made. In a few weeks
the old statesman managed to Ingratiate
himself Into favor with the Empress
Dowager in such a way as to secure his
own appointment as Viceroy of tha two
Kwangs. ,
He Is one of the kind of whom it may
be said: "You may put me out, but you
cannot put me down."
Li Hung Chang is as great a statesman
as Bismarck, a3 great a warrior as Grant,
as great a politician as Piatt, and as
great a business man as Rockefeller. A
large part of his wealth lies In pawn
shops. He Is probably the greatest pawn
shop owner in the world.
The Battle to Be Fought.
North American Review.
We see that there is a fermentation
going cm In Islam from one end to the
other. Externally, as well as Internally,
Mahommedanlsm has made Immense prog
ress during the past century; we see how,
perhaps with a presentiment of a conflict
near at hand, it seeks to become acquaint
ed With the benefits of modern culture; we
see how In Africa mighty regions become
tributary to it. It is possible that if, In
the coming century, some gifted man suc
ceeds In inspiring these tremendous
masses of Mahommedans with one aim,
we shall have a hard battle to fight. Let
us hope that Western civilization and
European politics will succeed In leading
tho powers active In Islam Into peaceful
paths, and lit them to take part In the
one great aim of humanity the spread of
true civilization.
Hl Trouble.
Chicago Times-Herald.
He never bet on politics,
He neer rocked a boat;
He never walked on hands and knees
Before a "William goat;
He never aimed an empty gun
At any person's head;
He hardly ever fold a thing
He wished he hadn't said.
He never signed his name to things
That might bring future shame,
He never put up money on
Another fellow's game;
He never ran to catch a car
And lost his peace of mind
And got all flustered when the next
Was Just a block behind.
But through the night ho often tossed
Upon a sleepless bed.
And In his aching head was doubt
And In his heart was dread;
H worried as he thoughOabout
Old Jonah and the whale,
And wondered if one might bo saved .
WboUsbelieved the tale.
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-Pjfo&'MD' COMMENT?
Let us proceed to "be thankful.
The war in the TtansvsappeArstoigcr
merrily on.
Agulnaldo will now have an opportunity
to make some new records. ''HI
Has any one heard Governor PennoSjS
say anything about the election?
Listen and you will hear a grateful. r
silence where once the spellbinder- pro
claimed. 1
"War correspondents in search of a
chance for fame will do well ta taka a 4
run down to Kentucky.
This will be a golden opportunity for
General Agulnaldo to die a few times. '
People have got time to read about?" hl
last agonies now.
Now watoh the New York Journa
snatch victory from the Jaws of defeat
by claiming that It beat-the world on tho .
news of McKlnley's election.
Bryan says that prosperity did It And
the accursed gold standardwas responst-a
L ble for prosperity, so he was beaten by
his aroh enemy, after all.
The returns from Kentucky indicate r
that a good many men took chances on
being arrested for the murder of GoeSel
and voted the Republican ticket.
Ten families, numbering 40 persons, of .
Longwood, a suburb of Chicago, have es--
tabllshed a co-operative restaurant. A
cook, two dining-room girls, a dish- ,
washer and a second cook are employed. ,
and two of the women members take
turns every fortnight to do the buying
"The scheme Is perfectly delightful'
says one of the women, members. "Here
tofore I used to have to work all the
time; now when it's meal time I pimply
put on the children's wraps and in les3
than five minutes we aro sitting dewn '
to a nice warm meal, with everything '
In season about us. Then there is no
odor about the house, nothing to attract,
flies In Summer, and, I tell you, frankly.
It ,1s Just the best thing that ever hap
pened." The malo members are quite as
enthusiastic as the women.
The following is a verbatim copy -(names
only being changed) of a warrant
issued by a Justice of the Peace in ono
of the New England States:
"State of Vermont, Caledonia County, ss.
"By the authority of the State of Ver
mont and myself, who is a justice of the t
peace, you are hereby commanded to at- t
tach the goods, chattels and estate of,
B. G. Jones, and for want thereof to take
his body, and notify him according to law
to appear before mo at my carpenter
shop In Lyndon Center some day next
week In a plea of the case to answer unto
Fred Smith, of the same County, and tor
a further plea In the case-to-wlt (Qopy
of my client's contract.) Decktratlon .
day swoped horses with B. G. Jones, and
he Is to pay me $15 boot in case he don't
want to swap back.
"Sined with our hands- and sealed with
our seals this 31 day of May. F. Smith,
B. G. Jones To the damage of the plain
tiff W0, for which, he brings this suit con
trary to form and Indignities of tho
statute and the peace of the state. And
ever praying that said wilful and ma
licious and evllmlnded Jones and his cen-
J tlngent demurrer be quashed and judg
ment be entered pro-forma for plaintiff.
"Justice of the Peace.
"JT. Smith recognized to the defendant
in the sum of $10 for costs of said Smiths
expenses.
"F. D. EDWARDS.
"Justice of the Peace."
A Western clergyman relates his expe
rience with two weddings in the same
town on the same day, one In the morn
ing, one in the afternoon. "The first
wedding fee I received was $10," he rays,
"a very large remuneration for the place
and people. After the second wedding
the best man called me Into a prlvata
room and thus addressed me:
" 'What's the tax, parson?,
" 'Anything you like, or nothing at all,'
I answered. (I have frequently received
nothing.)
" 'Now,' said he, 'we want to do trils
thing up In style, but I have had no ex
perience In. this business and do not
know what is proper. You name your
figure.'
"I suggested that the legal charge
was $2.
" 'Pshaw!' he sold. This ain't legal.
We want to do something handsome.'
" 'Go ahead and do it.' I said. Where
upon he reflected a moment, and then
asked me how much I had received for
the wedding of the mornlnjg.
" 'Ten dollars,' I replied.
"His face brightened up at once. Here
was a solution to the difficulty.
" 'I'll see his ante,' he remarked, 'raise
him $5 and call.' Whereupon ho handed
me $15."
PLEASANTRIES OF PARAGRAFHERS
The Deaeon "Do you know what happens to.
boys who tell Ues7 Small Youth Yes, sir.
They gets off, sometimes. If they tells good
ones. Harlem Life.
Sarcasm. The Boston little boy wai very,
very angry, "Bmerson," he cried, seizing his
companion by the hair, 'Tve a mind to clvll
lxe you within an inch of your life." Detroit
Journal.
His Presents Desired. Mr. do Trop (tt the
door) Is Miss Mabel at home? Maid No, sir;
but she says If that's a box bf candy she saw
in your hand ye might l'ave it. Philadelphia
Press.
Encouraging. Mr. Prancer I'm sorry I'm
such an awkward dancer. Miss Perkins. Miss
Perkins Ota, you're doing fairly well, Mr.
Prancer. I've seen you Jerk around lots worse
than this with other girls, Indianapolis Jour
nal. Grounds for the Opinion. Miss Wufflngham
She finks I'm too mussnary. Mr. Mekeby
How's dat? Miss Wufflngham Well. I dono
advised her not to marry & man what ain't
got a cent an no prospec ob a Job. Puck.
Hit the Wrong Keys. "I didn't know you
ever had made a study of dialect " "I never
have," replied the author." Then how did you
happen to fall Into the way of writing It?"
"Oh, I did that while learning to use the
typewriter." Chicago Evening Post.
The class was having lessons in natural his
tory, and tho teaeher asked. "Now, is there
anybody here can tell me what a zebra is?"
Tommy Yes, sir. I can. Teaeher Well, Tom
my, what is a sebra? Tommy Please, sir, a
zebra' is a donkey with a football suit enfr-Tlt-Blts.
Robins and Men. J
Chloago Tlraes-Herald.
How do the robins know ,
When It's tlmo to go? . r
How can they tell when the day is at nana
To leave their nests ana ny
Awar to the southern, surfny
Where tho blue Is in the sky?
How do they know
Ere the north winds blow.
Bringing the chtlFknd the Ice and snow4'
Why do they never t eelisaly Walt, )
Flirting with Chanee and tempting Fate?
An, tho robins are wiser far
Than some men. are I
They take no chances, nor fool around.
Thinking, because today is fair.
That, tomorrow good cheer wilt still abound.
With nevsr iwrt nr care
Thinking, beeause things come their way
.In clusters today,
flnoA T-tLsk Was settled -with them ttt stay .
tThe robin proceeds to get out of the. wet
Wttlo tht rea Is faithfully, ikial&gjretl