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The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-08-20

populist press or protest nom The rank
and file.
The present campaign will be excit-
Ing anu Nebraska will be one of the
centers OF battle, but let it be under
stood that the bright mind force Of
these prairie farmers has passed upon
the sophistries OF populism. and it will
be rejected in this year as it was six
years, four years, and two years ago.
The voting population of Nebraska
has been subject to the Bryan windmill
for six years. Every light grain. every
shri1eled kernel, and every empty hull
has been blown out into the populist
chaf pile.
The republican wheat which re-
NAMED after the campaign Of six years
ago, four years ago, and two years ago,
remains still, and there is enough of
It to make good round majority for
Mckinley and protection.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-08-20

by the populists that made him hrse
lose judgment in these nervous ane
excited people, and 1t was this deluge
OF letters pouring In upon him during
his presidency OF the state alliance
mere than anything else that made him
sick Of the populist cause and caused
him to abandon it. which he did In the
following year.
Talking to a friend of this matter.
he said: MANY Of these letters were
pathetic. They urged that the two pei
cent government loan proposition
should be crowded forward to compile.
ton with all speed, and many Of them
desired reply by return mail that they
might know just when to expect the
money. 1t was pitiful to see q COM
munity of honest, well-meaning men
so carried away on SO flimsy and I'M
reasonable proposition"
About that time, through an inter.
view in the Kansas City Journal. Frank
McGrath gave 1t out that he despaired
OF success for the Farmers alliance as
soon as he saw that into the new move
ment was drifting all the hysterical and
nervous mind force OF the country
He saw that this Two per cent govern
ment loan proposition was greedily
seized by these nervous and excited
men. He knew that, though the fal.
lacy of the scheme would soon be ap.
parent, other financial schemes equal.
y catchy and equally impractical
would be suggested from time tc
time, and by the appeal Of these
catchy doctrines and by the ap-
peal to class prejudice the weaker
and more hysterical part of the peo-
pie wCGld be gathered together by de
signing leaders into one vast army OF
excited and unreasonable men, and he
feared that such condition might be
the beginning OF the end Of the re.
public.
What Frank McGrath feared si1
years ago has come to pass. All the
| historical mind force Of the American
people has been aroused by these catchy
| doctrines and organized into one
know what it will do? Just now thii
impulse is for free and unlimited coin.
age of silver. Six years ago it was fol
the free and unlimited coinage Of gov.
eminent farm loans. What will it de.
mand next year? Should it get int
power, this impulsive mind force, wheI
will it enact this free coinage law.
When Bryan is elected and when his
triumph has swept into the national
congress all these nervous and unsta-
BILE minds. when will they agree on q
| free coinage law? And what other dan.
gercus and impractical measures will
be gathered in by this mighty drag net,
this organization OF disorganized mind
| force, this aggregation Of visionary AM
impractical men?
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-08-20

When Hamlet was about to commit
suicide he reasoned with himself as to
whether it was better for a man to be
dead than alive. When Plato showed
him how it was impossible for him to
destroy himself, that he would live on
in the next world, and that there would
be trouble there, just as there is trou-
BILE here, he hesitated, saying, Aye,
there's the rub"
Many a voter in these United States
who has listened kindly to the silvery
voice of the free silver orator. will
pause before he drops the ballot, and
say to himself, cay, there's the rub"
When We have shufled off the gold
bug and the plutocrat, when We have
dismissed the trained minds from the
councils Of the nation, when the boy
orator is in the presidential chair, and
when all the other free silver orators
arc in the seats of congress, when the
sober, experienced business mind of
the republic has been dethroned and
the inexperienced, experimental mind
is enthroned in power, what ills may
come to the American people? Will
Altgeld, Tillman, Waite. and PETER,
whispering in the ears of the boy presi-
dent, bring us peace and financial Sc
curity, or will they bring us ills that
we know not Of? It's an undiscovered
country, this Beulahland of silver and
two per cent farm loans.
They tell us that in this undiscovered
country each cloud will have a silver
lining, but We cannot see behind the
clouds and We know not what storms
of wreck and revolution may be gath
ering there.
What other new isms will be evolved
by the inventive genius of these new
and inventive statesmen when they sit
down in council to doctor the financial
system of this country? AS they have
roamed about among the people like
strolling minstrels, each has sung his
own particular song and each has start
led his audiences with doctrines unique
and original. But when they get into
congress, these men of new ideas, I'M
der the stimulating influence of compe-
tition, what new and yet unheard of
experiments will they not bring forth?
When populism had control in Kan
sas it enacted stay laws which were
intended to make every borrower a dis
honest repudiator, which drove out of
the state every dollar of conservative
low-rate money and cost the borrowers
of the state 100000 annually in ad-
vanced interest. They defied the laws
Of the state and surrounded the state
capitol with armed soldiery. The cleo
ton of Bryan and a Organized con-
gress may mean to re-enact these Kan
sas scenes at Washington. It is not
so much the intent of these free silver
orators to be revolutionary that makes
them dangerous, but rather the reck-
lessness with which they invent new
doctrines and their inability to agree
among themselves as to just what they
do want and as to just how to bring it
about
1t was two years and three months
from the time Cleveland took his seat
until the Wilson bill was passed. 1t
will be three years from now before a
free silver law can be enacted. What
will happen in the meantime?
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-08-20
Decline Of POpulis m.


Now that the populist party has been
swallowed bodily by the democratic
party, it is interesting to go back to
its earlier history and see how far it
has drifted from its original moorings.
Kansas was it's chief nesting place
when it made its famous campaign in
that state six years ago. Then it had
for its chief corner stone the doctrine
that the government should issue I'M
limited quantities of paper fiat money
and should loan this money to the
farmers Of the country, $4,000 on each
per annum.
This proposition is regarded now as
absurd and impractical even among the
pOpulist farmers themselves; and yet
only six years ago 1t was the one par
ticular doctrine which more than any
other was talked Of in the farmers
meetings and advocated as safe and
practical measure.
At that time Frank McGrath, OF Be-
lott, Kas., then the state president OF
The Kansas Farmers alliance, was con-
:inually deluged with letters from Kan
sas and Nebraska farmers inQuiring
as to the two per cent per annum
scheme. In these letters President Nc
Grath was urged to hurry the matter
forward with all possible haste, and in
some Of them strong personal appeals
were made on the ground that the writ
er's mortgage was nearing maturity
anG that he was exceedingly anxious
TO change his rate OF interest from sew
en- per cent per annum to two per cent
per annum. and to shift his debt from
some grasping New England creditor to
the government itself.
Frank McGrath, VINO is strong, SELF
reliant, practical man. had opposed the
two per cent government loan scheme |
in the populist state convention at To-
peka. and It was the greediness With
which he saw this doctriss dsvoured |
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-08-20
Napoleon After tn. Battle Of Dresden

Napoleon After the Battle of Dresden
The night of the 7th was spent in
i:idecisiOE as to any one or all Of these
ideas but in active preparation for the
retreat; any contingency might be met
or resolve taken when the necessity
arose. During that night the emperor
took two warm baths. The habit OF
drinking strong coffee to prevent drow-
siness had induced attacks OF nervous
ness, and these were not diminished
by his load OF care. To allay these and
ether ailments he had recourse for
some time to frequent tepid baths.
Much has been written about a mys.
ferrous nalady which had been stead
lily increasing, but the burden Of testi-
mony from the emperor's closest asso-
ciates at this time indicates that in the
main he had enjoyed excellent health
throughout the second Saxon cam
paign. There were certainly intervals
of self-indulgence and of lassitude. Of
excessive emotion and depressing self.
examination. which seemed to REQUIRE
the Offset OF a physical stimulus: but
on the whole natural causes, compiler
but not inexplicable. sufficiently 81
count for the subsequent disaeAma1
Century. -
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-08-20
THE MAREM NJ A.
Large Tract Of Insalubrious Land Boz
derins on the Mediterranean.

Large Tract Of Insa iubrious Land Bor
dcrins on the Mediterranean.
The name of Maremma is given to a
large extent of insalubrious land which
Borders the Mediterranean, whether
inSalubriOuS because uncultivated, OF
uncultivated because inSalubriOus is
problem which has not yet been solved
says Good Words. Though both mod
ern science and quickened national en-.
terprise have of late years been applied
to it's solution, the results accomplished
have been unconvincing. The Tuscan
part Of the Maremma stretches inland
nearly to Siena; beginning at the north
few miles from Leghorn, it extendt
to the ancient frontier of the pontifical
states, from whence the same immense
tract of sparsely cultivated and malari.
al territory continues under the name
of the Roman Maremma and Campagna
to the gates Of Rome. There is no hard.
and-fast border line between the
healthy and the unhealthy land but the
transformation is a gradual one, the
villages DeCOulc TdTeT, tuc culIlVdteO
land diminishes. stretches OF wood and
bog are more frequent until We no long.
err see any houses by the roadside but
only here and there in the distance
some small gray hamlet perched on
the top of rocky hill, like roosting
falcon musing on the chase" On the
hillside near such GASES some field, a
few olive trees and then again begins
the woodland, large forest trees, then
groves of beeches and oaks lOoped con-
tinually Cor firewood, the forest full OF
dangers and alarms, with its ponds and
bogs and labyrinths, hiding place or
anything from a ghost to brigand-
in short, the typical forest Of the
Maremma Toward the Mediterranean
coast the hills become less alb. upt and
along the shore and up the broader val
leys which diverge from it stretch i'm
mense extents of undulating grass
lands. seemingly uncultivated but
which really are sown piece by piece IL
regular rotation every ten years.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-08-20
|KANSAS---NEBRASKA.
ARE NO LONGER THE HOT BED
OF WILD EYED THEORISTS.

Gradually Settling Down to the Con.
ditions Ordained BY the Laws OF
Natufe-Ths States win Right the
Dslusions and Vote Republican Ticket.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-08-20

has the largest population of any
county in the state, 47,461. Morton
county is the smallest, having . pop
ulation of only 800.
The date for the eleventh annual re-
union and encampment of the South.
western Soldiers Association at Arkan.
sas City, is September Is. 16, II and
IS. The president, w. H. Pottle, and
the secretary, B. F. Childs. IRE put
ting forthe every effort to make this
reunion record breaker. The bright
array of speakers already secured can
be relied upon, and among the many
notables we glcan the following names:
Carl Schurz: John C. Black; John d.
Blake; Sydney Cook: Robert T. Lin.
col: Horace Porter: Chaplain McCabe,
and many others. The program is
complete and preparations are being
made to entertain an immense crowd.
Capt F. d. Barnes of Harvey county
had 100 acres of wheat that threshei
thirty-five bushels to the acre. With
half show, Kansas can beat the
world on any crop that grows in the
ground.
Boating on the Raw is as much full
as sailing on the lakes, provided 70,
have a good Imagination and The righ
kind of q girl.
Abilene has not = single Jewish in
hsbitant. Once it had two. but ont
moved away and soon the other pull
; ed his freight
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-08-20

The city authorities or Chapman
think they have the tramp problem
solved. at least to their own satisfac.
ton. When a hungry tramp comes
along, they give him a meal ticket.
When he presents the ticket to get his
meal, he discovers that he must per-
form two hours labor before he can
eat. The authorities are never called
upon the second time by the same
tramp.
An experienced farmer expresses the
opinion that farmers will soon take to
cultivating their wheat crop. He re-
lates an instance where a farmer tried
cultivation and the result. The farm
er removed every other fiuke from his
drill, thus sowing half the quantity.
He then cultivated the wheat after
the spring rains and was rewarded 6y
forty bushels per acre, while the re-
mainder of the field, sown in the Or
binary way, only yielded twenty
bushels per acre.
A Washington county man borrow
ed galvanic battery and took three
| applications for rheumatism and said
he was cured man, but afterwards
discovered he had not turned on the
| current at all.
| w. B. Townsend is q colored lawyer
4 ~
lieve the colored paper over there, is a
spellbinder from Binderville. The pa
per says that during Townsend'a
speech in . recent law suit s'men and
women shed tears and even the Judge
broke down and cried
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-08-20

government ownership OF railroads no
longer arouses the enthusiasm that it
did a few years ago, and only plays
q perfunctory part in giving body to
the populist platform.
The bitter and relentless attack of a
few years ago on railroads, telephones,
tclegraphs, banks, and all manner of
corporations for which these western
states were famous, has subsidized, and
now the populist United States sena-
tor, Congressman, member of the leg
islature and the populist official OF
whatever rank, rides on railroad pass
whenever he can get one with as much
nonchalance as the most confirmed
wire-puller Of the old parties.
In the earlier history of the populist
party, each county and state platform
denounced the politician and Office
seeker, and each orator detained with
sanc:imonious JUNCTION on the evil eff
fccts Of personal ambition and Office
seeking.
All this is at an end in Kansas and
Nebraska. Now. the populist orator bold
II asserts the doctrine that to the vic
tors belong the spoils. and in the coun-
n and state conventions they jostle
|eoeA other in greedy scramble for place
and power. without rebuke from the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-11
STILL DETAINED AT ELLIS ISLAND.

GoNzAI>o AND HIS FAMILY VISITED BY A NUMBER
OF CUBANs WHO ASSERT RELATIONSHIP.
Gonzao Pena y Delgado and his family who failed
10 get by the Ellis Island authorities Monday.
stu detained GonZao said at first that he had
only s. in the world. but yesterday morning thor
ough search discovered between so and $50 which
ne had secre,ed. The officers think that II he Is de-
tanned long enough Gonzalo may turn out to be a
gold mine
Just before noon yesterday n number OF men ap-
peared at the Island saying that they represented
General Palma. Of tho Cuban Junta. With them
came several Cubans who fell on Gonzales neck and
upon tho 1ccks OF his family alleging that they
were HIS long-los; brothers
Gonzao looked surprised but said nothing. II was
found upon accumulation however. that the
ambassadors did no; represent General Palma and
tina, III" long-ost brothers were made TO order
They dlin'' ht
The report the effect that Gonzalo was a desper-
al. refugee could not te substantated. In APP
pearaucr the cuban Is mild day in June.
General iaiu.a o. the Cuban JUnta, called at
Ellis Island late Yesterday afternoon to inquire In
T. tho case but he returned TO the city unconvinced
by m. story OF GonZalO. Or. Scnner says the fam
v will be released II tho necessary bonds are forth
coming
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-11

THE AMERICAN HOME AND MONROE DOCTRINE
THE SUBJECT or HIS LECTURE
Edward Gumpcrt delivered an address before the
Harlem Republican Club. at It's clubhouse Nos li5
and f West One-hundred- twenty -hfth st. last
evening. Among those present Comm ssoner
of Charities Sllas G. croft. Captain William G.
Reddy. L. NJ. Underhill. Henry C. Robinson and
Robert Hunt The subject Of the address
THE American Home and the Monroe Doctrine"
Man Is the work OF God" said the speaker.
Therefore not only the noblcst but the
supreme creatures on earth. Men like Moses. Talley-
rand. Darwin and Professor Lazarus OF the Berlin
Academy, prove this by unanswcrable argument
Americans have achieved the highest civilization by
making the bes' homes for the INDECENT and home
less. II Is characteristic and typical OF the Ameri-
people that they the lovers and providers Of
typical homes"
Mr.. Gumpert said that the Monroe Doctrine had
aroused our feelings against English arrogance and
Spanish atrocities. but even had Monroe never lived
the sentiment would have been the same In
speaking OF Great Brtan's attitude the question
he said:
"Sdlisbury's statement that the Monroe Doctrine
was no part OF inernational Jaw was false, for Eng
land and al other countries proclaim 1t In various
ways. England interfcrci with Russia and Africa
Prussia would not tolerate the bargain OF Holland
and France and Russia stopped japan from SELLING
Port Arthur England Is reluctant TO arbitrate with
America because there are crowned heads here.
America Is good enough To supply England with
money and beautiful women. rood enough for free
trade. but otherwise we are only pejeians, par
venus"
Encroaching American sol meant death to the
assailant or the assaied and the sooner that fact
Mr.. Gumpert concluded his remarks with an appeal
Tor Peace with honor. or death with glory
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-11
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
THE vANDERBILTs AND THE B. AND o

4 THE VANDERBlLIS AND lf1E Is. AMI w.
Since the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad went into
Che hands Of receivers rumors have been rife about
tho reorganization Of the road. For long tme-in
fact ever since the financial troubles Of the road
were first limited at--there have been persistent
rumors TO the effect that the Vanderbts would Sc
cure control Of the road. Frequently as these
Yumors have been denied. they continue with re-
markable persistency.
The latest story current concerning the road Is
that Oscar G.. Murray. who is coreceiver with John
K Cowen. was in the city few days ago making
an effort to raise money TO improve the rolling
stock The report is that Mr.. Murray impaired TO
friends his finding that the stock was In such bad
shape that IL necessary 10 refuse business
owing TO lack Of transportation facilities. He
wished, so it is said. TO raise 100000 TO improve
the rolling stock and make other necessary I'M
provements This amount, so the report goes on
was 10 be contributed by the Vanderblts az the
6rst instalrnent toward securing control Of the line
Chauncey VI. Depew was not in the city Yesterday.
but one who is in close touch with the Vanderbilt
Interests said that the story absurd. and that
The Vanderbilts wanted nothing to do with the line.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-11
COURT OF APPEALS DECISIONS.

Albany. March 1O-The following decisions were
handed down to-day by the Court OF Appeals:
William Root against New-York and Pennsyl-
Exchange National Bank against Ncw-York Beit,
ing and Packing Company, appellant. continental
Insurance Company against Phoenix Insurance
Company, OF Brooklyn. appellant Franz ChatteL hp,,
pellant. against George Schreiner; People eN rei
Isaac Leroy. appellant. against James H. Foley-
Judgments affirmed with costs.
Isaac Ostrander against Eghert Snyder appel-
liant. Simon Schvcr against Village OF Johnsto"n.
Observation-Disclosures affirmed. with costs on opinion
bt.pN.
Greenwich Insurance Company, Of New-iork
against the oregon Improvement Company and an
other appeiiant-Judgmcnt affirmed with costs on
opinion OF Van Brunt. Judge below.
The Equitable Iiie Assurance Society. or lnlted
States, against Thomas Brennan. appcllant-JuiS-
ment reversed. new trial granted, costs 10 abidc
Arthur J. Robbins and another. appellants. against
Simon Arendt-Judgment OF General Term modified
so as to grant q trial and as modified affirmed
with costs to abide the event
People rel Edison Electric Light Company. APP
pellant, against Edward Wemple-Order reversed
and the REALTORS account submitted to the supreme
Court for the purposes stated in opinion without
costs to either party.
People rel Edison Electric Light Company ap-
pellant. against Frank Campbell Controller-Order
affirmed and realtors account RENTED 10 the SUI
premc Court for purposes stated in memorandum
Wi hOut costs.
Herman FrOmme and another appellants. against
William r. Grady-Order affirmed. with costs.
The Court OF Appeals calendar for tomorrow is
Nos 800. 46s. 4ls, 1868. 1853, AS. 1893 and llo7.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-11
BRYAN LAWRENCE.

ma. az the bank last Monday and looked exceed
,nelv we'll For his age Mr.. Lawrence was a man
-, remarkable physique. He looked to be about
eixtv wears old was the picture Of robust health
and walked erect He seldom failed TO be at the
regular weekly meetings of the bank
Mr. Lawrence born In May, hlZ' IN lre'ahu'
ord carne TO thIr country about sixty years ago.
starting In business In this city. For many years
Mr. Lawrence was a butcher In the Centre Market
About thirty years ago retired from business ana
devoted himself 10 charitable work. He gave 10
erallv to Catholic charities. being free conriDu-
. 20 nearly all the Catholic benevolent societies
NJ this city He also remembered IN generous way
IN. Catholic hospitals and institutions MT. Law
romeo had been connected with the Cathohc Protec-
tory IN Westchester County ever since IL was
founded He was president OF that institution al the
time Of his death. He chosen president or tho
institution three years ago. but before he became It's
head he had he'd several other important offices u
the organization OF the institution.
Mr. Lawrence elected a trustee OF me Eini,
grant Industrial Savings Bank on June II, ls'o, ana
IN 1870 he became member OF the Finance Commit
tee NJ the bank He remained a member OF that
vicepresdent At the time OF his death he was also
a membex of the Finance Committee -
Mr. lawrence was member OF the Catholc Ciub
and the Irish Emigrant Society. He leaves widow
and TWO children a son and daughter.
The funeral arrangements nave not yet peeh
made. . A.. ,.,ooa -, .ho
EmISrant Industrial Savings Bank to-day. at which
suitable resolutions on the death or Mr.. Lawrence
uili he