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Newspaper Page TextSupplement TO OORVALLIS OAZETTE. ISSUES DISCUSSED BY ("EN OF ALL PARTIES. Mcacllan's Tribute to tlie Sol diers of Our Small Array. Progress of the Campaign Conneoted On by Persons of All Shades cf Political Thought Imperial ism No Issue. A missionary was sent to convert Dewey to Democracy at Manila. He represent I'd the most potential politicians rn the Democratic party 1 hose who could have given him the nomination if he would have consented to a few-line senti ments and glittering generalities. If Dewey bud consented at Manila to be a Democratic candidate he would un questionably have been the candidate. He would have been an imperialist some thing like; an imperialist wo.ildn't have hurt taiv Democrats a bit. The Demo cratic party wouldn't have cared a rap about imperialism nor about silver at ltJ to 1 or at 33 to 1. They would have Cone iu mi the heroics. They would have celebrated a conqueror as their candi date, and been glad and proud and stuck up and happy to support a man who had hod bloed. conquered territory and sur rounded the world with his glories. That h what the Democracy wanted. Murat Hatotead. Whoever attempts under whatever pop ular cry to shake the stability of the pub lic currency and bring ou distress in money matters, stabs your interest and your happiness to the heart. Daniel Webster, in the Senate Jun. 31, 1834. "Militarism," "Imperialism," are terms used by newspapers, politicians and plat forms to scare the people and catch votes. They are weapons utterly groaadiess snes of the most demagogic import used to stir the people which no well-balanced statesmen or newspaper wrH nse. There is no more danger of either condition iu this great intelligent severity million freemen and great aggre gation of States fortified by those States' rights recognized by our constitution and unstained by our courts, than there is of England becoming an absolute despotism. O&ntou (Miss.) Times, Dem. All the incidents of the past prove that the army will never have the disposition to Jeopardize the free institutions of the ooontry. Our nation would be safe in deed, far all time, did the mass of its cit izens place upon its institutions the same intelligent appreciation as that in which Hiey are held by the army, and were honor. Integrity and respect for the laws as much the rule among the people as they are iu the army, which has given too many proofs of heroism, of integrity, of devotion to the country, to be regarded as a source of danger. On the contrary, he who understands its history must re gard It with pride and satisfaction as one f the chief ornaments of the nation, as a school wherein are taught and prac ticed the virtues of valor, self-denial, obedience and patriotism, and as an in stitution which has never called the blush of shame to the face of an American. George B. McClellan, Democrat, and nominee for the presidency in 1804. There are 6,000 people connected with the glass business in Indiana alone and their votes will make the State go for McKinley. We are only protecting our interests. Our wages have been raised IB per cent in the past two years, 8 per cent last year and 7 per cent this year, just restoring the cut that was made un der the Democratic administration in 1803. William Peck, Glass Workers Union. Bryan's name is a household word in every Philippine hut. They are thor oughly familiar with his anti-expansion lews, and in him think they see their "deliverer." His nomination and candi dacy alone mean the loss of much prop erty and many lives, for it will infuse new life into the insurgent cause and cause them to break out anew. R. M. Shearer, Inspector of Customs, Mauban, p. r. Imperialism Is a false cry. Never have 1 seen a Republican who wants to be a king. I am a military man, but I have never been able to find out what they mean by "militarism." If by "militar ism" they mean they are opposed to our young men learning the things that will enable them to uphold the flag, then they are opposed to patriotism. One of my oas. Col. Guy Howard, was killed in the Philippines while fighting for the flag, and another one is fighting over there now. Don't talk to me about tak ing down our Sag and giving the Philip pines away. It is an Insult. Gen. Oli ver O. Howard. The Republican party In Wyoming is in excellent shape. The State is quite prosperous. This is particularly trne of the wool industry, which has been stim ulated by the tariff and the general bus iness revival throughout the country. The wool growers all realize that their future depends largely on the continu ation of the prosperity which now pre vails and 1 believe that they, to a man, will support McKinley. Our people are paying little attention to the so-called Imperialism, but are content to think se riously of the financial and tariff ques tions. Wyoming will give a handsome majority for McKinley and Roosevelt. 13. A. Slack, Cheyenne, Wyo. We all know that there has ever been a party in this government, since its foun dations were first laid at Bunker Hill ami Yorrtown, opposed to our territorial xparaoo and aggrandizement. With that party I have nothing in common, and the history of my country shows that Its power 4) nd its croaking prophecies of evil have been disregarded, defied and spurn ed by the chivalrous spirit of Anglo Saxon blood, manifest destiny. American progress or whatever you may choose to call it. Daniel W. Voorhees of Indiana, a Democrat, at Washington, D. C, Feb. 14. 1859. - While I wish Mr. Bryan no ill fortvine, 1 deem his election as President would be a misfortune to him and to the coun try under present conditions. Tf elected he would have such a heterogeneous mass of discordant Democrats, Populists, free silverites, green backers, anti-expansionists, mossbacks and dissatisfied do nothings to contend with that no harmo nious or settled policy, legislative or ad ministrative, could be established. Col. Geo. W. Warder, Kansas City, Mo., a Democrat who voed for Bryan in 1800. Imperialism is no issue at all. There is only one issue in this campaign, and that concerns the business interests the pocketbook issue. While the people are threatened with another financial panic and business depression their thoughts are not going to be concentrated on any cry of imperialism. It is folly to assert that a little war over in the Philippine .Islands is of more importance to the peo ple of the United States than their indi vidual and collective interests at home. There is nothing like imperialism in the policy of any political party in this conn try, and, therefore, it is an impossible is sue. Dr. George L. Miller of Omaha, a sound money Democrat. Our Foreign Trade in Corn. Total exports of corn to all foreign countries were, in 1800, 90.002.835 bush els; iu 1890, 174,080,004 bushels. The following shows the value of the exports of beef and bog products in 1S96 and in 1899: 1800. 1800. Beef $20,720,258 $28,045,544 Pork 10,030.727 4.017.200 Bacon and hams 02.331,151 40,112,010 Lard 42,208.402 33,580.851 To China. Japan. Asiatic Russia, Aus tralia, Hawaii and the Philippine Isl ands, exports of the following two corn derived products were in 1800 and 1890 respectively in value: 1S99. 1890. Provisions $900,775 $518,190 Fertilizers 730,531 114,988 WHAT IS A TORNADO? What is a Tornado? is the question yon will hear Asked by every one you meet at this time '. of the year. It seems so awful stupid, that I often feel inclined To Cyclone with my intellect the whirl wind of their mind. Now, a full-grown Tornado, It is rery seldom seen. It leaves its tracks behind It, and you know where it has been. It comes so very sudden, and as quickly doth depart, That its coming and its going Is impress ed upon your heart. Now, I've told you all about It, there Is nothing more to know, Until early in November, when McKin Jey's sure to show A Monsoon and a Typhoon, with a whirl wind on the side, Galivanting through the country, tanning Democratic hide. James L. "Bromley kite" Pilling. Bryan on Pensions. Mr. Bryan's utterances abont the sol diers of the Civil War are worth repeat ing. Mr. Bryan, as editor of the Omaha World-Herald, passed this Nov. 18, 1892: "The next session of Congress will have to wrestle with one deficiency of $30,000,000. This Is on account of pen sions. The appropriation for next year must be not less than $150,000,000. It is therefore easy arithmetic to perceive that the appropriation that Congress must make must aggregate not less than $186, 000,000. This tremendous sum would in itself be enough to run a reasonable government. One would not complain if it were an honest debt, but a large pro portion is not a debt because it was nev er earned by any act of patriotism or heroic service. The government is held up and despoiled of no mean portion of this and it seems helpless to defend it self. One cannot help being curious to know how many more years it will take to exhaust the generation which feels itself injured by the war. It is safe to say that never did a generation display such remarkable longevity." Isn't it about time that Mr. Bryan was attacking the Spanish war pensioners? Railroad Building Is Active. We built 5,100 miles of railroad in the United States in the year ending June 30, 1900. We built 1.G50 miles in the year ending June 30, 1805, when free trade had ita disastrous trial. "DEAR BOY" LETTtRS No. 6 My Dear Boy: So your employer, Mr. Skinner, says that "The Filipinos ought to have their liberty and United Stares soldiers ought to be in better business than making war ou an innocent people and strangling the life out of a new republic." Since Mr. Skinner has put in a nutshell the substance of Mr. Bryan's speech. I shall dispose of Mr. Bryan and the whole anti-imperialist crew in answering Mr. Skinner. I know that you have but little time to read and shall use the fewest words possible, as I shall endeavor to give you a clear, intelligent view of the situation over in our new possessions. 1. Our soldiers are not strangling the life out of a new republic, for the very good reason that there never was any republic in the Philippines. A republic is a government by the people through their chosen representatives. The people of the Philippines never were consulted abotit the so-called Filipino Republic. Its head was a tricky young Tagalog uamed Aguinaldo, who proclaimed him self dictator and endeavored to make himself so by force of arms. Republics are not governed by a dictator. The form of government which took the place of a constitution in the so-called republic was a lengthy personal decree of Aguinaldo himself. It was not a republic but a despotism which he sought to establish. The people of the Philippine Islands are made up of many different tribes, Negri tos, Tagalogs, Moros, Visayans, and more than fifty others. These tribes are sep arate in blood, sympathies, and to a large extent in language. In addition to them there are thousands of Spaniards, Ger mans, Americans, and people of other na tions who are resident there, and whose persons and property are to be protect ed. In addition to all these are large numbers of Mestizos, people whose moth- ers were native I' ilipinos, but whose fath ers were Japanese. Chinese or Spaniards. There is no probability that one-half or one-third of all these vast numbers of people would consent to be governed by Aguinaldo and the Tagalog tribe which he represents.' Many of them would cer tainly fight against it. The abandon ment of the islands by the United States army would mean, not liberty to the peo ple, hut war among themselves, result ing in either despotism or anarchy. 2. The United States has never made war upon the Filipinos. We have not even been engaged in war, offensive or FARMER BRYANS NIGHTMARE' HUGO DENKENSPRUCT. A Wisconsin Farmer and Ex-Justice of the Peace to His Nephew. Yes, Jonathan, that Indianapolis speech as you say, is very fine and lots of it. Mr. Bryan is a schmart man enough, but I kvit him for the sake of his "sixteen to one" humbug, and the demonstration at Indianapolis makes me kvit him more. He says he was rigiit then and the people wrong, and that he is right now and the good people must now apologize by electing him President. The other fellows in the convention at Kansas City have not so much faith, but they have hopes, so they compromise with Mr. Bryan and raise a crop of ca lamity imperialism mixed with the "six teen to oue" old seed, saying to them selves, "Where one don't grow the other will." Did you ever try to drive in the barn with your bay-load too big on one side too much haw on one side and too much wheels on the other? Yes, you did: and yon didn't say, "Uncle Hugo, we needn't unload, all we do is to back out and paramount another big lot of hay on the other side; then we drive in the barn all right." I will tell yon a little trne story which reminds me of this loading up at Kansas City with the reaffirmation business and the "paramount imperialism" on the top. GERMAN INDEPENDENCE. A very nice talking man called on my father one day to enkvire for sheep and calves to buy. They soon struck a bar gain in which he was to pay tventy dol lars fortwo calves and six sheep. That was before greenbacks. He offered my father a tventy dollar bill, but as he was afraid of "wild cat money" (there was plenty of it in those days) my father said he wanted Hard money. After much nice talk from the man my father said: "No, I rather have the sheep and calves." Then the man went on with his fine talk and complimented the Germans, saying pleasant things about the "German inde pendence of character." So they were about to part on friendly terms when the dealer took an awful kvick fancy to one of our horses. Pretty soon a bargain was struck for one hun dred dollars. When the buyer came to pay, however. Re pulled out eighty dol lars in silver and gold and that same tventy dollar bill. Then there was talk till yon couldn't rest, but my father said nt last: "No, I rather have the horse " The stranger answered: "Well, I ge yon my note for the bill," but my f - sZ ... defensive, against the Filipinos as a peo ple. The Filipinos number probably ten millions of- people arid two millions of men capable of bearing arms. If they were united in war against us, the little army which we have there would scarce ly be a circumstance in their way. But the majority of the Filipinos- arc a quiet, docile people, not disposed to tight and not engaged in the insurrection now prac tically quelled. Aguinaldo had compar atively few supporters outside of his own tribe, the Tagalogs. who comprise prob ably one-tenth of the whole mass of Fili pinos., He, in his mad effort for abso lute rule, attacked the forces of the Unit ed Stales, and we were compelled to quell the insurrection. 3. The United States troops are in the Philippines for the protection of the peo ple from murder, rapine and misrule, and for the preservation of law, order and property rights. For many years there have been robber bands in the mountains who would from time to time light down upon the villages and rob and murder the people. The Spaniards paid no attention to the interior, but protected only the coast. Last spring oue of these bands attacked a Filipino village and, in addi tion to the robbery and killing, carried away thirty Filipino women to the hills. Two companies of United States soldiers pursued them, attacked and dispersed the band, and restored the women to their friends. We are bringing to these islands true liberty, "Liberty protected by law." 4. The possession and control of these islands came to us providentially, unex pectedly and unsought. They are ours by treaty, and a treaty .which Mr. Bry an approved. We are responsible to the nations of the earth and to the Judge of all the earth for their care. We ac cept the responsibility in the fear of God and the love of humanity. T may not live to see it, my boy, but if yon live twenty years yon will see the most marvelous development in the world's history in the Philippines. Good roads, good schools, the development of agriculture, manufac tures and mining, the introduction of American push and energy among the people, railroads, and a hundred other means of transformation. You will see there twenty millions of contented and prosperous people who will rejoice in' their liberty and their privileges and be proud of their relations to the greatest of all nations, the United States of Amer ica. And then, my boy, every Democrat in America will swear that he always was in favor of that thing and that he was ever an expansionist of the first water. YOU It FATHER. ...mappr; replied: "No, money not good enough to buy sheep won't buy a horse; perhaps you pay your note with such a bill. Well, Jonathan, I think of that cattle dealer when I read what Mr. Bryan says of the independence of the German vot ers in his recent speeches, and especially when his subject is "sixteen to one" and the sturdy independence of the German voters. COUSIN GERTRUDE'S YOUNG MAN. Perhaps you don't remember, Jonathan, when yonr cousin; my Gertrude, used to have calls from a dandy young man. He sometimes sent her fine roses by his little brother from the village. I got suspi cious of that young man, Jonathan, and by and by he stopped all at once coming to see Gertrude. You want to know why, Jonathan? Because one day he was driving by, down the road, and 1' said very kindly and sociable like to him: "My young friend, I guess you neednt trouble to bring or send any more roses to Gertrude because she says she likes 'em fresher than when you send 'em she has permission to help herself." You see, I watch that young man when he goes home late one early morning, and I saw him steal my roses on the way out of the front lot, and in the evening next following he sent 'em to Gertrude. If he only keeps the roses for his partikler friends in the village it wouldn't so much matter; but when he steals them to make himself solid with my little Gertrude, he reminds me of Bryan quoting from Abe Lincoln's speeches to try to make the peo ple think how much his party lores the people when all the time before, the Democrats had no nse for Mr. Lincoln. Lincoln was a great Republican, whom to love is fashionable, even with Demo crats now. But when their great man, Mr. Bryan, offers Republican voters roses out of Lincoln's garden they nat urally feel like Gertrude they like 'em fresher, and they have permission to help themselves. WILLIAM E. ANDERSON. Gold Supply Nearly Doubled. Mr. Bryan said in 1890, "We want the free coinage of silver because there is not enough gold in the country to run the finances." When he said this the amount of gold in circulation was $498, 449,242. Since then the amount of gold in the country has increaserd to $814,. 003,155 in May, 1900, and is almost dou bled. Is this "enongh" for Mr. Bryan, or has free silver some peculiar super natural power over human aaffirs, that Mr. Bryan still insists on the 42-cent i! llar? A cloud "with a silver iininn" -"' tefoju ?a b'n. SHIP SUBSIDY BILL. MEASURE HAS BADLY DISCON CERTED THE DEMOCRATS. ! In Attempting to Moke Party Capital t.ut of the Shipping Kill They Show 1 tieniHel vc to lie About livenly li- vhlcil For and Against it. The Democratic leaders Iu Congress have been making elaborate prepara tions V make the shipping bill a cam paign issue. They have attempted to terrorize the Republicans into the aban donment of tlie bill at the present ses sion at least. It is not known bow much the foreign shipping lobby is willing to contribute to the Democratic campaign fund if the blips Consideration Us defer red until the short session. Postpone ment, say the foreign shipping lobby, means the bill's defeat. A $200,000,000 a year business is the stake. If Democratic threats of filibus tering' are effective enoagh to induce Republicans to postpone the considera tion of the shipping bill, the foreign shipping lobby, their free trade allies and Democratic dupes will each have carried their point. j?tuocrattc success up to this time Is the more amazing, as their own dis organization on this question is dis closed. It would be imagined that they would be united in opposition to the bin, if intending to make a campaign issue of it. Just the reverse Is the case. They ore about evenly divided for and against it. This is shown by the two minority reports that have been riled by the Democratic members of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. The first report filed was signed by Messrs. William Actor Clian ler. of New- York: John H. Small, of North Carolina, and Joseph E. Rans de.ll. of Louisiana. Their report advo cates government aid and opposes free ships. Their suggested amendments to the bill are not of a character to seri ously minimize its effectiveness. The other four Democratic members of the House .Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee who signed the other report are Messrs. John F. Fitz gerald, of Massachusetts; Marion De Vrles. of California; Thomas Speight, of Mississippi, and Witt. D. Daly, of New Jersey. Their support opposes subsidies and in effect advocates free ships. Their report, said to have been written by an attorney of the foreign steamship lines, is largely an attack upon the only American steamship line engaged in the transatlantic trade. The odium attaching to the Demo crats who are fighting the battle of the foreign shipping lobby in Congress, and who advocate the purchase of ships built abroad, instead of their construc tion in the United States, presents them iu a very sorry figure. They will be infinitely more busy in defending their own attitude ou this question than they can be in assailiug that of the Repub licans and a large contingent of their own party, associates. The Democratic leaders had made desperate efforts to prevent a public disclosure of their dif ferences, but the courage of nearly one half of the minority made further con cealment of their condition impossible. The Democratic members of the com mittee who advocate government aid by independently filing their report in advance of the submission of the other minority report, forced the signers of the latter to lamely limp last Into the public eye. Their hopeless division shows how utterly impossible it will be for them to make a successful cam paign issue of the shipping question. If Democrats attack a government aided shipping. Democrats who have the best of the argument may be quoted In answer. Republican ammunition with which to refute Democratic attacks of this character need not be used It is furnished by- the more honest and cour ageous of the Democrats themselves. 'lb 8 is a situation which seems al most prov.dential for the united Re publicans. They seem to lie assured of the votes of a large eont ngnt pjssl bly one-half of the Democrats in the House iu favor of the ship subsidy bill, if it Is brought up for passage now. Such an opportunity has not been pre sented in a generation, and may never again occur so favorable. The same situation exists in the Stnate. The Democrats theie aie un able to prepare, much less present, a minority report in opposition to the ship subsidy bill. It is well and pub licly known that a number of Denio ciats will speak and vote for the bill. What the Democratic leaders d.site to avoid, at all hazards, is the effect it will have upon their party followers that will surely result from the discus sion in the Seuate of the ship subsidy bill at this session, to disclose a sub stantial contingent of their own party associates in advocacy and voting for that bill. If Republicans can be coerced, intim idated or cajoled into postponing the consideration of the ship subs dy bl at the present session, the Democrats may be able to conceal their own weak ness in divided opposition to the ship subsidy bill in the Senate. A little in cident has clearly dumonst: ated this, and shown the despe;at!on of the Dem ocratic lead: rs. The Chairman of the Democratic Na tional Committee, in his tage at the filing of the Chanler-Small-Rausdell re port, sent for these gentlemen and be ,'.in to augrily upbraid them as traitors to their party, so the report goes, and he told them that by their ill-timed ex hibition of independence and honesty they had sacrificed a splendid Issue upon which the Democrats cou d have attacked the Republicans iu the com ing campaign. The Democratic Chair man, so it is said, was renleied almost speechless when he was very emphatic ally told by Messrs. Chanler. Small and Ransdell that be had no authority to denounce their action: that the Demo cratic party bad not declared Itself on this subject in Its last national plat form; and that in any event they were decidedly opposed to the dragging of the shipping question into partisan pol itics. They told him that the shipping: question was a business proposition- :i commercial question, and of great and press ng national importance; that they so considered it. and that they were quite ready to defend their posi tion at asiy time. In these very favorable circum stances, for the Republicans to defer action on the ship subsidy bill until the j Democratic National Convention can be whipped into adopting an expression in its next national platform, opposing Government aid for the upbuild ng of American shipping, will make it iufiu itely more difficult than ever for cour ageous and patriotic Democrats to sup pott the measuie. It means to gravely imperil, if not actually defeat, its final passage. The prestige of Democratic success in compelling the Republicans to-defer action at this session on the ship sub s'dyb!ll since postponement will bo lega.rded the country over as a Demo cratic, free trade, foreign shipping vic torywill make it all the easier for them to defeat action at the next ses sion, and all the harder for Republicans to secure fa vo; able action. The opportunity of a generation is within the. grasp of the Republican leaders in Congress if they have the courage to grasp It by passing the shipping bill before adjournment at this session. PORTO RiCANS PLEASED. Rritish Consul There About the Only Man Who Wants Free Trade. A private letter received from an American in Porto Rica indicates that taik of the hardships pred.cied to fall upon the Porto Ricaus following the enactment of the tariff and civil gov ernment laws for the island is moon shine. In his letter he says: "The people here, irrespective of caste or condition, hail the passage of the Fo raker bill with the greatest de light, and are now beginning to prepart for a revival of bus.ness and good times. There seems to have been a. very grave misieprcsentatiou of fact: made in the Unitid States concerning the wants of the natives and business men of this island in so far as it re lates to the tariff. It is a mistaken idea that free trade is wanted here. On the contraty the merchants (99 out of every hundred) want a small tariff in preference, and in fact "did not at any time object to the 25 per cent, first talked of. They are bright enough to prefer a small indirect tax to a heavy direct form of taxation, to raise the revenues neees-ary to conduct the gov ernment of the island. About the only ones desiring the benefit of free trade are a few foreigners like Mr. Flnley. the British consul at San Juan, who have' bought up all the sugar and to bacco in sight at a low figure, and havo been holding the same in anticipation of a free entry to the States, thereby enabling them to realize more largely ou their Investment. Pearl Button Industry. Pearl bi. non-making was first made possible in the United States by the McKinley tariff of 1892. Of course the industry was nearly destroyed by the fiee-tiade Wilson bill of 1894. After further protection was given the indus try by the Dingley tariff of 1S9T, the eighth biennial report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the State of Iowa says: "A remarkable development of the business was witnessed in 1898, no less than thirty-six factories being estab lished during the first six months of that year." Seven towns in Illinois and six In Iowa are centers of button-making. It supports an important fishery, and as the report says: "Besides the peop'e thus directly con nected with the business, many others in more than a score of towns are bene fited, including merchants, machinists, boatmen, draymen and transudation companies." Democratic free trade will kill the pt-arl button business, throw lots of people out of employment and Injure local trade and transportation. The Knetny's Country. The Republicans have captured the Bryan kopjes in Nebraska, the boy ora tor's own State, and are lining up In great shape for the big tussle next fall. They were successful in many munici pal contests, and carried Lincoln, Bry an's home city, by the largest major ity In years. Is Nebraska becoming also "the enemy's country?" Troy (N Y.) Times. Fewer Trade Failures. Only iOO trade failures last month, with liabilities of $7,214,787. Compare that with the April failures in the twe Democratic years of 1895 and 1896. Thus: April. Number. Liabilities. 1895 1,086 $13,065,756 1800 1,050 14,920,714 1900 706 7,214,787 Where la that Slump? We would humbly inquire of the MIn neapOlis Journal and some other ghost dancing contemporaries where they find the great anti-Republican slump that was to punish the perpetrators of the Porto Rico bill? The election re turns show heavy Republican gains al most everywhere. Sioux Falls (S. D ) Leader. Demand for Cornmeal. The foreign demand for cornmeal is becoming quite a factor, thanks to the efforts of the Department of Agricul ture, under this adminl.-tration. Not Convincthle. This year the Democratic orator will be charged with the difficult task oi trying to convince the man with the full stomach iat he Is hungry.