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The sun., 1896-10-08

from the Ntr York Tribune.
The refusal OF Justice Brown and Justice
Clement of the Supreme Court to be candidates
for reelection on the Bryan reputation ticket is
notable illustration of the opinion which high
minded mon have of the Chicago platform.
1t Is unfortunate that the spirit OF nom parti-
sanship should not have extended far enough in
the Second Judicial district to have given these
Justices a reelection without opposition. though
the compensation OF the present situation is that
pudiation tenfold what It would have done II no
sacrifice lad been required on their part. 1t Is no
reflection on the character of the judicial nom
inees OF the Republican Convention to say that
its failure to nominate all three of the Justices
eligible to succeed themselves Is to be regretted.
Justices Brown. Clement, and Goodrich have
all served the State faithfully. H. would have
been graceful thing for the Republicans. in a
time when party ties are so loose and DEM mocrats
SO largely supporting Republicans. to have
named for reflection these two sound money
Democrats, Justice Goodrich. and another Re-
publican. Elsewhere in the State Democrats
have endorsed Republican judicial nomina-
tons. and even in ordinary years OF partisan
politics is good one. But, unfortunately, other
considerations prevailed. The Republican can
didates will have the cordial support OF the
party. and there Is every reason to hope that all
four will be elected. 1t is however. no disloy-
atty to them to say that II is a pity that their
sussess should carry with It the retirement
from the supreme Court OF two such jurists as
Nathaniel II. Clement and Charles F. Brown.
The sun., 1896-10-08

The Hon. ROGER QUARLEs Mills of Cor
sicana has reappeared, and has delivered him
SELF OF some powerful remarks in that vein OF
sagacous and deliberate statesmanship for
which he is noted. He spoke OF the great
struggle for liberty and freedom and he
touched up the Republican party as represent
ing n doctrine that nurtured aristocracy and
fostered the wealthy" lie scored those
people who went out OF the Democratic
party thin-skinned Democrats" Mr..
MILLS, 1t may be observed. has a good
thick skin. He " fired into the wealth of the
East" no doubt with tremendous report. -" His
attention to this matter says the tidirestOn
Ners. covered half a column" This Is an IN
expected conciseness. The wealth OF the Enst
ought to have been good for at least a page.
Finally he praised w. J. BRYAN las 4 great
young man." He said that IL the great young
man got into office the great young man would
make the greedy corporations howl" Mean
while MIR. MILLS will continue 10 howl
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wicked folly. The only way is to set to
work patiently to avoid the causes which
lead to the deplorable results; and, In due
time, with the spread of intelligence and
the understanding Of natural laws, men will
make them serve their welfare instead OF
working to their destruction. Mankind will
have long to wait for the complete victory,
but we are getting nearer to it every day
and never in the history of the world was
this progress as rapid rs it is now. Life is
longer. disease is less deadly, the forces OF
nature are more under the control OF human
intelligence, the diffusion Of the blessings
of existence by means of wider science is
advancing with rapid pace.
AS to society," It's progress, in this fortu-
nate republic more especially, is steadily up
ward. 1.-THE rich" in the incendiary Bry-
ante list, those who have already won
competence, were really all OF them poor
only n few years ago, comparatively, and a
few years hence they will be outdone
by those who will have become rich mean
while. There is no condition OF life from
which these newly successful will not come.
Many of those who are among the poorest
now, may lie included in the number of "the
rich " to be-
Such list as this Reputation organ has
the impudence to publish is, then, an insult
to the American people 1t is especially an
insult to Memphis, the seat of so much
prosperity won by deserving industry and
ability. The assumption that there are
Masses" as opposed to "classes " in this
republic, falsely implies that there is here
fixed social stratum incapable OF rising
from underneath superintendent and i'm
movable social strata. Such slavishness
outrages the spirit which has impelled
Americans from the very day Of their COM
ing to this land, poor, but ambitious. 1t is
disgraceful. Shame upon the Commercial
Appeal newspaper Of Memphis!
OF course, there are no classes In this re-
public. There is no aristocracy, except the
innate superiority implanted by GoD.
Every man is struggling to get up and
ahead, and the success of those who have al
ready gained advancement, is only a greater
incentive for those who are still striving.
How low the Memphis paper has to grovel
in order to be able to look up to Organism !!
We are all pioneers in this republic. We
are simply blazing path by which we our
selves or our children may ascend to the
heights of prosperity and enlightenment.
The sun., 1896-10-08

SAM JONES, the revivalist, has been writing
letters to an Atlanta newspaper charging fraud
In the electoral count in Georgia. with specific
illustrations and Instances lie summed up his
case by asserting that there had not been II fair
election in that State for ten years, and that
scheme to perpetuate frauds at the election of
yesterday had been carefully laid. He ridicnled
the new registration law of Georgia as so
muddled and befuddled that a Philadelphia
lawyer cannot understand it," adding that even
II II were in itself clear "no law, from any
source. is practically ans better than the gang
enforcing it," and that this law furnishes too
many loophoes for rascais and rngtailed roli-
ticians to 90 in and out" That such a doubt
should be thrown on the honesty OF the election
returns from Georgia is more than ever de-
plorable at this time when the very integrity Of
our republican institutions is Mt stake. and the
cause Of Reputation naturally appeals to cheat
ing for its support.
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Rc.,cu,ur Eec,..,a.,,ea, uono-.

To THE EpIToR THE SUS--Sir: In your editorial
notice OF the request Of the Right Rev. Alfred A.
Curtis OF Wilmington, Del to resign his Blshoprlc
and becom- parish priest, you remark that you do
not recall any similar instance in former times or the
present age.
In saying so you have doubtless overlooked the cx.
ample Of Pope Celestine " who resigned the Papacy
10 become simple monk, and in the present century
Bishop oConnor or Pittsburgh who gave up his
BishoprIc TO resume once more the duties OF tho
priesthood. And there others. CATHoLIcus.
NEw York, Oct 8.
The case Of Ceestine ", whom Dante puts In
Limbo as "Coui che fe II gran rihuto." is not
analogous. His resignation was brought about
by his Inability to contend with political diff
culties, and by the pressure of the party within
the Church that wished to make Cardinal
Caetani Pope In his stead The case cannot be
distinguished from that of other popes and
anti-popes who resigned under pressure. moral
or physical in times of schsm. When Celes-
tine resigned Caetani was chosen and took the
name of Boniface VIII. SO suspicious was he
OF his predecessor that he kept him a prisoner
till he died. CelestinE y. was made n saint some
years after Boniface's death, when Boniface's
opponents had come into power.
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Bryan and the sehoo, Children,

To EDITOR OF THE sus-Sir: You may care to
know OF an incident that happened In Chatham. n. j.
n short time when Mr.. Bryan passed through tho
town.
The village schoolmAster had let the children leave
school before the usual hour for closing that
might Bryan when the train stopped. IL was
known that he was to exhibit himself About one
hundred children crowded about the rear platform
fnd wien the young Colossus from Nebraska appel
look ng, my in 'ormant tells me, awful proud ;" he
greeted with grand chorus OF fresh young voices
cryn:. Hurrah for Mckinley" Bryan tried to up-
pear stocal but one little chap rushed up as closely
possible and cried DO you hear IT, it's hurra for
Mckinley" the Boy Orator forgot his dignity and
snared out: shut I'D your mouth. You don't know
what yoa talking about" With this the proud look
vanished in the car with the proud boy from Ne.
braska.
All praise to THE suS the rst tn repudiate tho great
repudator- tho newspaper which has conducted the
most intelligent and the most effective campaign
against lin! WILLIAM ELFoRD GoULD.
NEW SOEK Oct. Z.
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BRYAN,s INSULT TO LABOR.
(sInsaworkers Say lie Called Them Pub
lie BerEnr." Before the Wavs nad
Means Committee.


Means Committec.
From the Ner York Herald.
PITTSBURGH. Oct. 6.-There are several men
here who will swear that William J. Bryan in
suited workingmen who appeared before the
Ways and Means Committee in Washington
when he was member OF Congress- His eva
sion of the questions recently put to him in
Wheeling has increased the interest in the
affair.
former President OF the Window Glass " orkers
Association. was chairman of the committee Of
Rla~swork-rs which went to Washington while
the Wilson bill was being prepared to protest
against a reduction Of the glass duties.
In reply to request for his recollection OF
the tine wien Mr BIyan , called work. workingmsnn men
bers." Mr.. Campbell writes from Harrisburg as
follows:
made afttda,i' to the same. and am willing to
make affidavit in any court in this country. in
the presence Il Mr.. Bryan or any body else. The
fact %. a man holding the honorable position of
such an impression on me at that time that it
would be Impossible to forget the incident"
from George l.. Cake. who WAS the national Sec
retary Of the un ion at the time. Mr.. Cake was
surprised that Mr.. Bryan should deny :he story
Every member of the committee" said Mr..
Cake. is willing to make affidavit that the
statements charged to Mr.: Bryan were made by
Ways and Means Committee that the remarks
were made. We had just finished our argu-
ment for a tariff oil window glass when Mr..
when Sellers Mckee started TO explain the
benefit a tariff was 10 him Mr. Bryan e1 claimed: {:
oh. you manufacturers are robbers :.
At this one Of the members of the workers'
committee turned to Mr.. BRYAN and said: II
the manufacturers are robbers. what are wer
and SO is everybody else that asks for a protec-
tive tariff that will benefit him."
The sun., 1896-10-08
Sheehan and BlackweIrs Island.

Edict Number Two has been issued from
Tammany Hall by Mr.. JOHN c. SHEEHAN,
lately of Buffalo Edict Number One, it
will be rememb bered, banished forever from
the ancient wi:wam, so long the citadel and
stronghold Of genuine Democracy, all
Democrats who refuse to adopt promptly
and meekly the new creed of Populistic
knavery promulgated at Chicago. It was
decrecd that such Democrats should 10
longer enjoy the society of Mr.. JOHN SHEE-
HAN within the venerable walls which the
gentleman from Buffalo has so recently
made his own. In an authorized interview,
Mr.. SuEEHAN-it seems almost like irony to
call him simply Mister-framed in pitiless
phrases this awful edct:
Amy man who claims allegiance to Tammany
HALL and do not do his best TO elect BRYAN and
sEwAII- will! have no standing in the organization.
Every leader Of district will mark the traitors
Never. nov hereafter will any traitor be recog.
nzrd in Tammany Hail."
The imperious Never, supplemented by
the autocratic Now and the merciless Here
after, has apparently produced profound
sensation among the Democrats Of Franklin
and Lick counties in Ohio. A gentleman
in Columbus wrote to Tammany Hall
to inquire IL the dread sentence of
perpetual exclusion from political COM
ranionship with SHEEHAN and SULZER
could possibly be meant in earnest. 1t
does not appear that this Democrat, living
hundreds of miles away. was personally
concerned; he wrote merely as IA human
being and remote but interested observer,
just rs he might have addressed to the
Yildiz Kiosk, for example, an inquiry as
to the truth of current reports about the
Armenian atrocities. But SHEEHAN an
swered the letter himself, sternly reaffirm-
ing the original decree; and this letter. as
now published by the sympathetic Demo
crat of Columbus, O., constitutes Edict
Number Two 1t is official. SHEEHAN re-
peats the phrases quoted above from Edict
Number One, and adds:
"rammany has repudatcd these men. and will
have but loyal Democrats tSheehanese for
Populists md Renudarorsl on guard This defines
the position Of myself and every leader In Tammany
HALL"
This decree seems to be irrevocable; SHEE,
HAE will be pitilcss, now and hereafter AL
most every Democrat whose presence in the
venerable organization gave it brains and
character in the past, had already repudiated
the Sheehanized and Sulzerized Tammany
before SHEEHAN repudiated them. But
SHEEHAN will guard the door to see that no
Democrat OF brains and character ever gets
back. The Buffalo gentleman will continue
to thunder edicts from the majestic solitude
of his recently assembled throne The ban
ishment is forever.
We recall nothing quite so Impressive as
Mr.. SHEEHAN's attitude of power and re-
sponsibility, unless it be the case of the un.
fortunate but happy lunatic who so long
guarded and dominated this metropolis In
his little self-constructed fort at the upper
end of Blackwells Island. The difference
between SHEEIIAN and the crazy potentate
of Blackwell's Island, is that the latter's de-
fusion was honest and respectable.
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MIRACULOUS CURE At 1oURDEs.
A Club-footed Child, Two Years Old. Walks
Perfectly After Four Baths.

NJ. Aumaitre. doctor at Nantes. has written
an account OF the wonderful cure which h.
been wrought at Lourdes in the case OF his third
daughter. Yvonne who was born club.tooted at
Gourmalon. near Pornic. in July. sa+. When
the child was fifteen months old. DR.. 30 fin Of
Nantes performed an operation in tn" hope o.
strengthening the feet. but without success. The
knees also were deformed. and in spite OF ths
the legs began to perish Then massage treat
ment was tried. but to little or no purpose. Las!
month. having called in the assistance :
science without effect. he took his little g,r!
10 Luurrles. and there accompanied bY some
other members of his family. PRAYED ~
his daughter's cure. The chll coH.! only
than her legs. bandHged they were, bent
under her. Or. Boissaric of LourdeS saw her -
this state, which the FIRST two bn'hs did .othiHE
to relieve. On the morning Of Jun" %, iyoaae
WAS placed in the bath for the third time. When
she was lifted out she wake without any hep.
pretty much a an infant does who an- 10
Bois- arie took Off the child's irons after lsr
fourth bath. and she walked without supG I'll
a manner that was wonder 10 all WIZ STeF
her or who had seen her few days h"'7-a.
out that it is one in which ra.t'
deformed in both feet and with yery A.
Prec,ahe perishing OF tn" muscles ot ~!
legs, after UNDERGOING two operations .,4'".
any etfcctual result. suddenly walks NTD .F, "a
with her feet almost straight. The mos. ,'Y-i'
able hopes that the doctors h'd been N'F'o
hold out were that She might after some wears
be able TO walk withon; assistance. Yet zee D.
I.ourdes after the third hath she had fn"Etrae
Arm use OF her limbs instantaneous. 10
chid's age. too. precludei any OF the "H ri.
plantations that are uut forward to account 'o'
such cures-faith, imag'nat ion. or hyr."'i
The father therefore concludes that h" Gag
thank Our Lady OF LourdeS for the exercise e
her power in his little daughters regard.
The sun., 1896-10-08
pREsIprxr1AL YEAR FoEAeBEs.
oaraeid's Ncishbors Snited His Orchard
in 1880 TO Try 60 save His Appiss.


"The experience Of the good citizens of Can
ton, o., aud OF Major Mckinley In this cam
pairn remind me very much of n similar expe-
riencc in the little village of Mentor in 1880
when Gen. Garfield was the Republican candi-
date for the Presidency" said n lady after read
ing in THE Sun Of Sunday the story OF the
daily pi'grimages to the homo of Major Nc
Kinley II was q near neiRhbor OF the Gar
felds the year the General ran for President
and saw all the demonstrations attendant on
the visits of delegations 10 their home and all
the devastation wrought by the bands OF relic
hunters of which tho delegations were mostly
composed. The two railroads which pass
through Mentor cut the Garfield farm. Tenn
porary stations were built on the farm for the
accommodation of pilgrims. Day after day
the train would drop Oft hundreds and
frequently thousands OF curious persons who
were bound to see the candidate. II was not
long before tho little path from tho railrond
stations became n broad thoroughtare entirely
dcnuded of vegetation. The relic hunters began
their work of stealing the ilnwcrs and plants
gone the trees md shrubhery we're attacked for
souvenirs. Then raid was made on The corn
e bsd 70 SonSS Sa @ have for ns Then
followed the common held variety as 1t mnturcd
Sticks and stones were carried away. AMI pieces
One Of the most popular relics with visitors was
an apple from the Garfield orchard Apples
were very plcntl VI tnht year. hhu peH phihtiu
had an orchard of trees we'll laden with
fruit Every apple he had was carried
off by his visitors, and | venture to
say that there are in the land, kept
as precious mementos of that campaign, thou;
sands upon Thousands of dried and withered
arples stuck full of cloves to preserve them.
Tho owners Of these relics do not know that
most of them did not grow on the Garfield
place. The neghbors OF the General had to
come to his rescue from this invading army OF
petty thieves. and they found n way to help him
when they learned that the visitors had turned
their attention to the orchard. Every night the
neighbor> would drive around to the Generals
orchard and dump wagon load on wagon load
of apples beneath his trees II did not seem to
mnLter to the relic hunters that there was n
dozen different varieties Of apples under one
tree and that none of hem the sort the tree
produced: they grabbed at the chance to get an
apple and take u away ~ n reminder OF the
visit. BY sailing the Garfield place with
relics the Generals neighbors and friends think
they prevented his house from being carried
AWAY piecemcal."
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ject. They are simply trying to hang to the
party organization. They don't let any lit
tie question of principles bother them. They
bolt their principles for the sake Of not bolt
ing the regular ticket, and of keeping, as
they think, chance for future spoil or
honor. No wonder that Mr.. BRYAN de-
spises such creatures, the meanest merce-
naries Of politics.
To the Hon. JOHN BOYD THAcHER, the Hon.
HoKE SMITH, the Hon. JOIN L. MITCHELL.
and their brethren in the art of eating dirt,
the words of Mr.. BRYAN at Martinsburg
must be as refreshing as kick.
The sun., 1896-10-08
MEDICAL AMENITIES ~ nr,Sr
The Unhnppy Exrcrirrc.s OF Dr.. Fort. W..
Criticised BrazliInu noctor.


In 1880 French medical ,raln.,c ,,.-.,
Fort established himself at Rio do l,,,,''-
where he soon acquired a great rapu,,t.rY,,
skilful surgeon, thereby somewhat aro,. ..i,,.,t.
jealousy OF the local urac,. t!nner., Er,,,,,',s
to Paris after some years q. vypa,r.,,t,,. ~
published his Impressions ot the Bra II, ,,,,. r,,
tai, king particular men on NJ tie .lr,,,,.,,
system of instruction in operation at the >r,o,,
OF Medicine. and animalvpr,.as w.fu r,rot
severity on the extreme lacK oi grN I,rs,oi
by the students. A few month, lgr br r,,.,
again visited Rio de Janeiro. hIf u,l i, "A, ic.ns
for the Intervention OF the Fro. Il ArYfn>.ain.
the reception lie was accorded hv h.- t.gm..
colleagues and their pupils u1sI' We, LnE
been attended by serious Cuu.r,. 3.arrs Tia
following description Of The f'n'a, 'ur, lied
BY local paper: AT midday iu....r .,rrnt
was blocked by upwar OF 40. -'.a.rts .r, ne
with onr voice, Death to Fort" l.' a. "a
groups they then proceeded to 'hrt .r ... ,,,..
paper offices in the town GruIan lie. ...,n.
OPERATION OF tile press in punis = . .-.,.
liGnur who, in their persons. hlH ....,l n,
insult the whole of BrnEl t.l .. .n'
hnhItnn,s After this they .,.. ... .,
hotels tor their viClin IN uei.. .. N..s
him, but happily DR.. Fort was nl "n' '.... ,.e
CITY that dav. Thus foi,ed thrg uu.t. .oI M
execution IN ergy with n fnn"-al pr .es-, ~
the starting point uf which was At tile Nlrl lr.,
cordin.iy emerged from ,hr rAcutlv tao Ur1;
morning IN regu ar order "a"h indy 'ral par.
r,ing in his hand lighted taper vi I" r tho
a coffin containing the ef!iry. ON crho-
side robed students hcurrg cN'ru lasr9
candles marched rs pail bearc"s. and scattered
along the line wa n plentiful .>vlHy VI hammer.
decorated with asses' hends aud o'hrr Il. 20, IN.
plimentary illusions to liralNs cR.llun ator.
So realistic was the whole scrn" that PRAYER,
for the dead were chantcd while the rrorp,. on
was Ell route. and when the final act OF ~ c'nI-
tion took place In san Francisco s0uRrr = u.s
accompanied by tie solemn stratus ot ro PRO.
fundis.'" By II later account We lrh"i ''pi Ilr.
Fort was able to embark on the n I h't -atq
n 1n q 4 ga - H #
some ZpAl left
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Arthur Sewall's Denials.

Mr.. ARrHU II SEwALL, in his letter accepting
the Popocratic nomination for theVice-P Prcsi-
dency. makes this astounding declaration:
ave are told that the country has prospered under
the present monetary stan lard that Its wealth has
enormously increased. Granted. But in whose
hands? In the hands OF the toilcrs, the producers
the farmers the miners, the fnbricators in the fac
torles the creators OF the nations wealth In peace is
defenders In wari Have they the prosperity which
was theirs so late as even twenty years agor Ideny
g. They denvd None aflrms It save those whose
interest IL 10 to do whose profits would diminish
prosperity to those whose distress they
thrive"
Mr.. SEwALL presumes too much upon the
ignorance Of the public. Facts on record
prove that, contrary to his denial, wealth
has accumulated during the last twenty
years in the hands of 1.-THE toiers, the pro-
ducers. the farmers, the miners, the fabri-
Gators in the factories, the creators of the
nations wealth in peace, its defenders in
war"
Take, first, the farmers, on whose behalf,
mainly, the present crusade against honest
money and in favor Of debased standard
of value, is conducted The census of 1890
gives these proofs of their progress in wealth
since 1870:
No. Of Value Of Implements.
Farms. Land. fences, &C. 6c.
1870. e,6599s5 $74lo,2i3osJ S289. SOC. 743
1880. ......4,OOsq07 l0,lg7,oob.176 O6.52O,O55
1890. ......4564.641 l3.2Ia,252.649 4yt,7+1.4e7
Here is an addition to the value of the
farms of the country of one-third since
1880, and of six-sevenths since 1870. The
value of farming implements and machinery
has likewise nearly doubled since 1870, and
has increased one-quarter since 1850.
The savings bank returns show a similar
result in the case of the workers for wages
In factories and elsewhere. Not only have
their wages risen, but, owing to the re-
auced cost of the necessaries of life, they
have been enabled to save and lay up hun
dreds of millions of dollars. Statistics for
1870 are wanting. hut the reports of the
Comptroller of the Currency for the ten
years from 1885 to 1895 show as follows:
Sdrings No. or Acreage
Bnnka. Terosf;crs Tcposi,s Depost
ss5...... si8 a0l5.l5l sl,oo5.l7a.147 $3.50 So
5o5...... lol7 4.s75.5io l,sio,5o7,O2s s7l SO
Nothing hut sheer impudence will enable
man to deny the force Of these figures and
to keep on asserting that the toilers of the
country have not been getting fair share
of the fruits of their toll.