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Arizona republican., 1896-02-02
A BUSINESS MEMS AiFF,AIR.

It should be remembered that the irrigation congress to be held in Phoe- nj next December will mean as much to the business interests of Phoenix as it will to the agricultural interests of the valley and southwest. The prepa- rations for the congress and the re- ception of it's members are task that must fall upon the business men of Phoenix and according to the manner in which this is done will be the bene- fits to be derived. The expense will be but light and not to be thought of till Fall time. The main matter is to com mence right. It therefore 7behooves every business man and public spirited citizen to be present at the city hall meeting Monday night. Present will be the officers of the National executive committee, to whom all courtesy is due and by them will be explained the work of the congress and the work that is incidentally placed upon the citizens of Phoenix.
 At the head of the local committee of administration should tbe placed one of the city's foremost citizens and most energetic business men. In the secretary. 0whose work till the con- gress will be continuous) should lie all industry and ability. Then to the chairmanships of the several sub-com- mittees, such as of transportation. ac- commodations, publicity, finance, ex- cursions, hall and reception, must be selected men of especial aptitude.
 If the start is made right, the coming irrigation congress will be the greatest known.
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02
CUBAN BELLIGElRENCY.

If the Cubans now engaged in des- perate and splendid struggle for inde- pendence are not belligerents, what are they? If state of war does not exist in the island, what sort of dis turbance is it which the best soldier of Spain, with unlimited resources at his command, has been unable to sup press after twelve months of unceasing effort?
 Belligerency is question of fact, not of sentiment If a state of war exists in Cuba, the parties to that war are belligerents and the relation should be declared by the United States. That a state of war does exist cannot for a moment be doubted. At the same time, so important step ought not to be taken without the utmost caution. We owe nothing to Spain, however, on the score of sentiment. Spain recog- nized the 'belligerency of the confed- eracy before battle had been fought. But we should not sink to the Spanish level by emulating- such an act.
 The fact is patent to the world that a state of war exists in Cuba. The contest should therefore be raised to the broad, high plane of civilized war fare. The lives of prisoners should be spared; protection to neutrals and non-combatants should be afforded and all the rules of civilized warfare observed. This can only be enforced by the recognition of beIligerency as a fact. The United States owes this to the world, to humanity, to Cuba and to the interests of this country itself. Congress should extend the rights of belligerents without delay. It will be supported by the overwhelming ma- jority of the people of this country.
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02
THE FAIRY STONE.
Found in Virginia-Supposed to Be Tal-
 isman Against Evil,


 The Mother of Statesmen" has pro- duced a number of good things from first to last-chivalrous men, fascinat- ing, soft-voiced women, fine horses and the like. but that popular fad should originate with her is an altogether new departure, says the Philadelphia Times. Everything must have a beginning, however, and who knows, now that the fairy stone has found such favor in the world of fashion, what possibilities she may develop in this direction? These queer bits of petrifed earth are in- digenous to Patrick, southern border county of Virginia, cut off from Henry and called, like the latter, in honor of the statesman and orator, Patrick Henry. They are not excavated for, but lie loose upon the surface of the earth, and, though restricted to two or three parts of the county, exist in great numbers and various sizes.
 Upon each stone representation of the cross is distinctly though delicately traced, and legend concerning them states that a band of fairies, dwelling at Jerusalem during the life of our Saviour, and witnessing the awful scene on Calvary, were so mortified by it that they fled to this remote region and transformed themselves into these petri6ed emblems. This legend has given rise to innumerable superstitions, and from time immemorial the stones 1afC kry living in the vicinity in which they are found.
 The reputation was local, however, until that era in Virginia's history known as the "boom." Then her su- perstitions and sacred traditions, along with her other commodities, became ob- jects of barter. Speculation fixed its calculating eye upon the fairy stone and it was taken from its native bed and experimented with in order that it might be rendered marketable.
 5It was soon discovered that no tedious process was necessary for its develop ment A sharp instrument passing along the outline stamped upon it's sur face converted the jagged stone into a symmetrical cross, and little polishing and plunge into bath of boiling oil gave the requisite smoothness and the rich mahogany color one sees in the stone of commerce. A tip of gold at the four extremities and ring to which chain might be attached gave the finishing touch to it, and when thus simply mounted fairy stones sold for a dollar apiece.
 The traditions concerning their won. derful working power are as inexhaus tible as the beds from which they are taken, and would furnish endless themes to writers of fairy tales and folklore stories. They are supposed tc ward off evil and bring good luck tc their possessor, but in order to do this must be worn around the neck and next to the person.
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02

A REQUEST of s1O,o0o has been left by Capt. Norgate to the Yacht Racing association of Great Britain to pur- chase cup to be given yearly to the most successful yacht of the season of over nineteen rating. He also left s65,- 900 to found the Nottage institute, wherever the trustees think best, for the purpose of instructing yachtsmen and other sailors in the science of nav igation.
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02
known.

The passage of the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill by the house in less than an hour was a sur- prisingly swift piece of work The bill presents unlimited opportunities flor debating foreign affairs and the members must have been in a pecu- iarly self-denying mood to refrain from spouting.
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02
PHGNIx, FEBRUARY 2. 1896.
THE NATIONAL GUARD

There is growing conviction in congress and out of it that it is Ma 1ional duty and an urgent one, to do something to strengthen the militia of the country, encourage organization and make it absolutely efficient. This sentiment shows itself in the bill which has been introduced into congress to arm the National Guard with 45-cali- Der Sprin gfeld rifles, of which the gov lernment has an immense quantity. and which are considered by army men excellent arms, if there isn't such fuss made about them as about the magazine rifles.
 Something more is needed than properly arming the present organized militia. There needs to be new mi- 1itia law passed such as the one which will probably receive the attention Of congress this winter. It provides, as 1he old law does, that able bodied citi- zens between IS and 45 shall consti- ute the militia. But the militia of states and territories, in times of peace, may be accepted by the presi- dent and receive instructions and dis cipline, the same as the regular army and refusal to serve will be punished by court martial. The National Guard will receive the regular pay of SOL sdiers from the day they are called out, the purpose being to identify the mili- tia with the regular army and foster it as a reserve for the regular army.
 These are some of the features of the proposed law, but the appropriation specified, being only $4O0OO0, the pro- visions cannot be fully carried out, of course. At least $1,OO0,OOO should be appropriated. In case of war the Ma ;tional Guard would be the strength and vitality of our land defense. But brave, well organized, well disciplined militia do not magically spring into existence at the breaking. out of war. We had a great uprising of volunteers when the rebellion broke out and dur ing the struggle 2,765 ,691 loyal troops went to the war; but it took some time to break in the raw recruits. In the first battles not few regiments broke and ran and the regular officers found that the constant addition of new regi- ments proved great element of weak ness to the armies. Steady, well dis ciplined soldiers are not made in a day or an hour. The militia age men of the country should be organized, drilled and disciplined in time of peace and thus the country will be placed in security and the idea of hos tile invasion of our soil could not be seriously entertained.
 With a disciplined, well organized militia, the strongest and most efficient army in the world would appear as soon as war was declared. When the rebellion broke out in 1861, there would have been thousand times more ef- f1ciency in the volunteer force had the men been previously drilled and dis ciplined as required even under the militia law of 1872. In the south they had for years before the war been drill ing the young men at military schools. of which there were more in the south than in the north. In the north this
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02

The war furry is apparently blown over, but the need of proper system of National defense is just as urgent and more obvious than ever before. It is as much a duty and an act of pru- dence as the insurance of ones prop erty. fr.5t
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02

Grover stole away on Tuesday mid night to parts unknown accompanied by another person whose identity has not been revealed. Is it another duck shoot, or shall we have message and the recognition of Cuba? Growers ways are past finding out.
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02
LOTS OF TALK

About Parks Cough Syrup is what we desire. Every one who tries this remedy says that it has no equal in the Cure of all diseases of the throat and lungs. We know it will cure any cold and do it in the shortest possible time. You don't know this, but you will agree with us if you only try one bottle of Parks Cough Syrup. Sold by c. Eschman & Co.
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02

There is no excuse for any man to appear in society with a grizzly beard since the introduction of Bucking- hams Dye, which colors natural brown or black.
Arizona republican., 1896-02-02

A CAPABLE WOMAN wants situation in prl- A. vate family; is a good cook. Apply 119 W. Jackson St.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-03
BIsMARoK's PUBLICATION.

The commotion caused in Europe by
the publication in Bismarck's personal
organ of revelations respecting the re-
lations between Germany and Russia
during the latter part of the Iron Chan
cellor's official career has not subsidized
and does not seem likely to subside at
once.
The disclosure was of the highest i'm
portance, as it showed that Germany
had a secret understanding with
Russia, though the triple alliance was
in force. This understanding, so far as
its terms have been published, only
bound Russia not to interfere in the
event of war between France and Ger
many; no one can tell what concessions
Germany made to the car, but the
diplomats understand that the latter
did not bind himself without adequate
consideration.
Any concession made to Russia with
out the consent of Austria was a yio-
lation of the obligations of the drei-
bund So far as Austria was concerned.
her main purpose in joining the triple
alliance was to secure a guaranty
against encroachment by her Russian
enemy. The treaty was offensive and
defensive, each nation binding itself to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-03
"sILvER DIcK- BLAND.


Silver Dick Bland is very confident
that Bryan will be elected. He wires
the secretary OF. the Democratic COM
mittee in San Francisco as follows:
Missouri will give Bryan eighty thou
sand majority. The whole Mississippi
valley is wild for Bryan. He will carry
all the central west, with good pros
poets of New York I think his election
is assured beyond a reasonable doubt.
A free coinage congress will be elected
with him, which insures free coinage
of silver and unparalleled prosperity for
the future
The famous Missourian may be right
or he may be wrong, but there is no one
who more earnestly desires success or
viii rejoice more over a triumph for
the free coinage cause We have not
heard much about Bland during the
canvass. He has, been engaged in a
hard struggle for election to his old
seat in the house 1t has been highly
important that ne should succeed in
his candidacy; and the public will feel
that he has done well enough if he re-
claims the district
1t would indeed be regrettable if free
coinage bill sent up to the White House
bore any other than BANDS name at
tached to it as its author; and free
coinage people everywhere win today
hope that the old war horse will
achieve a victory as sweeping as that
which he predicts for our presidential
candidate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-03
A FINAL WARNING.

Probably there are very few readers
of The Herald who have not made up
their minds how they Will vote today;
but The Herald wishes to again warn
those silver men who contemplate vot-
ing for Republican candidates for the
legislature and for the Republican NOM
inee for congress that such a course
will be dangerous and may cause them
bitter regret.
The Republican organ has endeavored
to keep Republicans in line for the
ticket by pointing to the fact that
five Republican senator's defied the
party last winter The argument based
upon the action of those five senators
falls to the ground under examination.
The issue had not then bsen drawn be-
tween the parties; now it has. OF those
five senators, one has been drawn back
by the party loadstone into support of
the gold candidate. Three of them are
out of the party entirely, one being a
Populist ard two Independents. The
fifth IS in the contra dictory position of
supporting both sides of the contro-
NOASy llCiC III = l0di. liz lICl ICSull VI
the action of the five senators, there
fore, shows clearly that man cannot
be in the party and out of it at one
and the same time.
The senator and representative
elected here would not-could not-be
independents; they would have been
chosen after the alignment of parties
on the issue; they would owe their
election in part to the Mckinley wing
Of the party, and they would inevitably
act with the party on every question
excepting, probably, when it came to
direct vote on free coinage.
Independent Republicans in either
house will be free to oppose the party
on any and every proposition in order
to promote the interests of free coin
age; but these Utah men could not
assume any such position.
The situation is SO plain that none
can fail TO understand it; and those
who vote for the Republicans must do
so with their eyes open to the fact that
their votes jeopardize the cause Of free
because they will contribute
toward the success of men who would
be bound with hooks of steel to the
anti-free coinage party.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-03
TO DEFEAT SECRECY.

It is alleged by the Examiner that
have devised a plan by which they can
defeat the intended secrecy of the
Australian ballot. According to the
story published each employee is given
name that he is to write on the ball
lot in one of the blank spaces. He is
told he must vote for the Republican
electors, for the Republican candidate
for congress and for such other candi-
dates as the company wishes. To
show that he has done as directed he
must write the fictitious name on one
of the blank spaces for electors, drop
ping one of the candidates. He would
thus vote for eight of the nine electors
while the bogus vote for a ninth man
would identify the ticket.
When the ballots are counted the
watchers will note whether the tickets
having the bogus names on them have
been voted as directed; if not, off goes
the head of the offender. If the name
given any employee does not appear,
it will be understood that he failed to
comply with instructions and he will
lose his position.
1t does not seem possible that any
such scheme could have been seriously
devised. With a few men a plan of
that kind might be carried through,
but the appearance of hundreds and
thousands of scattering votes in GER
tain precincts would arouse suspicion
and lead to a searching investigation.
In some precincts in California a large
percentage of the vote will be by en-
ployees of the Southern Pacific. If
200 votes are polled at any one place
and % or so of them have as many
different fictitious names voted for
presidential electors. it would be APP
parent that something was wrong, and
an investigation could not fail to de-
velop the scheme and disclose it's
authorship.
But, however unlikely the alleged
plan may be, the scheme outlined GER
tainly does suggest a method by which
the secrecy of the ballot might in a
be destroyed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-03
TO THE WOMEN.

The Herald wishes to address Itself
briefly 20 the women on this election
morning, urging them to stand for the
right at the polls today
The issue in the campaign which
now closes has been correctly termed
a great moral question. The women
are always more nearly right on a
moral question than are the men, and
for this reason The Herald believes a
larger percentage of the woman vote
will be for Bryan and the entire Demo
cratic ticker than will be cast by the
men.
This is moral question because it
reaches down into the foundations of
character. If a people be oppressed
and ground into the dust they lose
hope, they lose stamina and they lose
character The gold standard op-
presses and impoverislles and thus
contributes toward degradation. Every
observant, thoughtful person knows
that extreme poverty-Hke extreme
weath-tends toward deterioration.
We cannot continue a system that
builds UP an arrogant, idle, luxurious
class at one end of the social scale
and a hopelessly poor class at the
other without weakening the frame
work of society and inviting moral
chaos.
Again. The Herald believes the
women will stand Loyalty for Bryan
because of their sympathy for the poor
and their constant readiness to ameli-
crate the lot of those who suffer in the
grasp of poverty. While we have
sympathetic. true-hearted, charitable
men, it is the women who do the bulk
of the work in looking after those who
always to do something in an abstract
way to alleviate the sufferings of the
unfortunate, the problem is always a
pressing immediate, personal one
with the women and they go at its
solution in the practical, effective
manner that is natural to them.
child in rags appeals to the heart of
a woman in q way that a man seldom
feels. The instinct of motherhood
makes women the ministering angels
of the poor.
And, because women thus specially
feel for the poor and lead the work
for aneiorafion of their condition,
their votes viii, naturally go to tine
Democratic candidate today. Mr..
Bryan is the leader of a propaganda
that aims to tighten the burdens of
the people, to afford them greater OPP
portunities in the battle of life, 90
lessen poverty and to increase the
measure Of sunshine and happiness in
the homes of the humble classes: and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-03
IMPORTANCE OF THE LEGISLATURE

The election of a legislature has
double the importance this year that
it has in a year when a United States
ton of senator is always an import
ant matter; it is of the very utmost
Importance this year. The paramount
! issue of the campaign-the free and
independent coinage of silver-makes
| it so.
The people of Utah want to take no
chances in the matter of having a
thorough going out-and-out free silver
senator. They take the chance of hav-
ing just the reverse of this kind of
man for senator if they elect a Re-
publican legislature. We do not say
that there are not some good free silver
people on the Republican ticket, but
we do say there are some who do not
favor the free and independent coin
age of silver.
That is positive statement, but it
is based on this:
A candidate for the legislature on
the Republican ticket, it makes no
difference for which branch, nor from
what county or district, was talking
with some friends, Democrats, a day
or two ago. Asked how they were go
ing to vote, one said: 81 am going to
vote straight Democratic ticket"
The Republican candidate asked if
the person who had just said how he
intended to vote was not going to vote
for so-and-so, he replied no, saying he
wanted free silver. To this the candi-
date who had asked the question said:
Il am as much for silver as you, but
don't want it your way"
To which the Democrat replied: I'VE
want it free and Independent with
out waiting for the action or con-
sent of any other nation. You want it
by International agreement
To this the Republican legislative
candidate answered:
You will never get it your way
I'VE certainly never will if we have
a Republican administration" replied
the Democrat and there the converse
ton ended.
And the people are told that a Re-
publican legislature means free and
coinage of silver senator (
if they will only elect a Republican /
legislature. The candidate referred to /
above is vouched for as being all right I
on the silver question.
No person who gives allegiance to /
the Republican party is safely all right /
for free silver. +
Republican legislature means, in +
all human probability, an 'interna-
tionaP' free silver man. Utah wants I
none such in the senate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-03
A DIRTY TRICK TO DECEIVE
VOTERS


1t comes to The Herald from what
may be termed perfectly reliable
sources that certain busy bodies have
taken it upon themselves to have
printed ticket for distribution among
the voters showing them not only how
but what to vote. These tickets are
said to have been distributed among
the ward ecclesiastical authorities, the
bishops and teachers, with the request
that they be distributed among the
members of the Mormon church. The
aim is to get them distributed through
these authorities so that those recefv-
ing them will get the impression that
it is the desire of the general authori-
ties of the church that they should vote
as indicaIted ON these ballots 1t is said
that in one or two wards the teachers
were requested TO remain after meeting
on Sunday evening and were given
these special ballots.
This is all an outrage on the general
authorities of the church and an insult
to the members of the church as voters.
Let them as voters rebuke those who
have attempted this deception, and at
the same time vindicate their church
leaders.
Moreover, if this base deception
should succeed it would be a plain vio-
lation of accepted good faith; it would
be taking a dishonest disadvantage of
all who are not of the same religious
belief to beat them in the game of
politics. 1t would be doing in secret
and in the dark what they do not dare
do in the open and the daylight
To all who have been approached in
this manner we say, Rebuke those who |
have attempted to put this outrage and
disgrace upon you; vindicate your
church leaders from a base insinuation;
show yourselves to be free, honest, and
American citizens. Vote
as your conscience and the best inter
ests of Utah dictate.