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DANGEROUS CONFIDENCE.

| Is It not to be feared that in pursuing
our present foreign policy rejecting propo-
sails for arbitration and yet refusing to
strsnsthen ourselves against at,acl, ny cx-
tending our outposts in the Pacific and
In the West Indies, we arc placing our
selves in tho direct path Of danger from
the future?
The events now transpiring in the Sand
witch Islands are fraught with the graYcst
import to U.S. The possession Of those
Islands by a strong and aggressive naval
power would virtually mean the control OF
the North Pacific and become stand
ing menace to us. The powerful tortlfca-
lions In the West Indies by the English
aud others constitute a menace in that di-
rcctlon. Indeed to the north, south end
Yves, ON The gca, We viii soon find our
selves so hemmcd in that In case Of war we
should be put to an immense, an almost in
calculnblc expense IN providing naval pow
or to secure our freedom of action and I'll
Innate success nut in the meantime we
would be harasscd and crippled and hui
inflated to nm alarming extent. 1t Is the
nation that is prepared for cmerscncics In
this day and time tina, wins tho greatest
victories and suffers the smallest loss.
There is neither wisdom nor economy in
waiting until the fight is on TO prepare
for It,
Tho trouble with us is our recklose mud
blind confidence in orr size aud resources.
So long as the spread eagle orator con
tnucs to announce to the applaulns mul-
titude that We can "whlp Europe In a
day" with one hand tiol Behind our back.
warnings ana suggestions Of caution are
Of no avail and yet nothing is more Ger
tain than that the fret wear or two of a
war WIN on, ,,roo, ,,o,,a, l., ,,,.r,.,
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iture has done Representative Hunt hiey
/ of Rains county took advantage of the in
vitation. replied in a two column article
onumerating that which had been done
during the present session and in closing
said Suppose the legislature should re-
taliate and show UP some of the bad con-
duct OF some Of tho press people and
charge the entire press with the resnonsi-
bility; would that not be as fair as the
course indicated by the tone of the para
graph above quotcd?"
| Tha Hays County Times has bright an
ticipations OF supply of the staff of life
and says:
! We SEQ the young corn ds;ly sprmging
up. and the tender ears will sh0Ttiy begin
ripsning and in A few weeks they will at
ford lis nourshing bread. blessing which
the hountiful hand of Nature has bestowed
upon the labors of man.
1t was the poetical eye of the editor of
the Galveston Tribune which discovered
why the rhyming resolution to adjourn sine
die was declared cut Of order in the Texas
senate. The Trlb, explains:
Tho rhythmic concurrent resolution for
sire die adjournment introduced in the
thn chair ~ fo ant 81 orter THIS mao
ha,.o 49,, ,,.,a it,it.5 ,,,.,,, ,,,, -.
,ba s,arnos - w" ao,,a,,',,, r.dNndo, ,,o.
Yet it is extremely doubtful if the p?esi-
dent himself could have done so well in an
| effort at mctrical composition.
Editor Elliott OF the Dallas Times Her
con, ,,,aa - 49,. 49, '',4'e NM
osrapo to s,v.
M.
inut was Terrible shocking affair at
no,ndr'' me infamous. the dnstardly
oiSeii.s vi crime committed. rape ana ar
~ sSm ana murder, was iearfully expiated
dn u". ehs piach hearted perpetrators Of ule
as uet"s utsfrVed dHath the voice OF
~ Se,ii -'iN,liHa'lon "il cry out IN ne
| cuimlhatlVe chorus. But what IL the two
OF the SIX strung up and choked and shot
anu s'ral gled' We're indeed wholly Innocent.
as r'i,ef. says is general helief-t the vic
I,n.s OF 'he Hes OF tina self-conieased guilty
oi''a
mo Tyler Dispatch heads the lynchng IN
waller county Negroes Swung Up"
| Bill O'Brcn of the McGrcror Observer
News viii he,,avo thor, T., a cor, +;r,o
| 49, t'''0
coming lie comments on current events ~
tolIows
~, IN Fpeaking CT the ar snip about which
TOR nj Tho u,n,irto, IIo,,t1 ro,,,,r,,g no,
his Mind of bnirshin is on[' ,,i,h 49,, ''',
million dollars In it, Wa can sen whore the
said EDITORS bead is nearly level, but when
wo mink about tho matior seriously, one
| Is about as visionary as the other.
The Smithville TRANSCRIPT mus thu h,ono
n, tho ,r,.,,,i,,,,,,. ,,,,,,,.,,.. NJ,
nv eNp''''a-
Wv" 10 '''''
IN wiring up wea'lns iast week me
NJ "ccnnnhiai hi,ss ! IN. cn,,,,o.I,or nyrn
had been reading the war news) set il
martial bliss and bastrop papN clip
i l',,n i. a1a mace " matPfma' bI'ss, u al
friends b,yn ,roa, b,,n,na@, l., " sl7
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curly.

Wv i'i'H'f van purity came into power IN
we government on tho distinct issue ard
pledge OF manta ming sound NANCY ana
RE- otm4g tho currency sys'em That h
what me neonlo who elected Mckinley
v".ed FOR Instead OF fulfilling the pledge
AMI r"alNing the expectation of Tho pca-
PIE, the r"PGbt ran rarity plungca into an
orFy "i nr",r ZION aEd gives 80 Thought
Ia "a" cHrr"p. or to the rei-f Of inr H.
i'uicial i uatWn, rhs - Il breach OF
i@ith which tGo people resont-H boston
Pet.
Tho pledge that ihe republican party IS
Keeping IL the one made to millionaire
manufacturers pools and syndicntcs. who
contributed to the "slusl' fund of The re-
cent camra gn. Ttis was a SERIOUS pledge.
The combinations must he allowed 10 get
ry firsi. Hence u II gh. robber-rlidiig
protective tariff.
There Is this "a be sail for Profesgo~
I2rnard's airshir-hc isn't afraid 10 show
Il.
Had the upgley hll been pnhiished I'm
o"tobor Mr.. N IS nl"y could no hav5 h,cn
.lcvtt IT. Oh Auad rowcr Therefore ly
fA'sc Pre- tcnsc. and such = cour.a mast 10
rehuked by tho re9pio The Oh. gNtion rs
1877 as II wus 10 appose BrN Il 5m ,n ISIS
g. l.oN syn" fine. tSoh l11D
You and Your gold bug constituents hnvo
no right TO complain Mckinley Frequently
gave out AZ hts many poreh-cl mbnR
m1iutoes THAI the NILS must hc opened
rather than tho minis. ami tho way 30
open The mills was to creie high pro-
tertive tarin.
The GeC. X commanders appear to r.
gard safe rc;ral as more than halt
NE battle.
~ 81 be irue TINT King George or
4. 10
hy Specializing tn Grec!an and Turkish So
oui'lies during q national crisis, /; only
demonstrates tho fact mat George would
make an up to-ta-e member Of tho Amer
lean senate while foreign and greet ma
lonal quoalldf4s were under discussion.
II looks as II we wore to have a war
;arn again without any Of the compen-
sptiug opportunities for war contracts
Referring 10 the rcpressive and Social
stic' legislation in New York. Governor
Griggs Of New Jersey remarked; IAN
| can say ror my native state Is that We
have made 81 a comfortable place for New
York men TO live in whils the New York
legislature tlas made II a comfortable
Place for New York mon 10 die in
The senators from Havemeyer" IL the
irroveropt way in which some of thc
newspapers refer 10 the situation in the
s.,saIte.
| high tarlf appears 10 be a solemn
aud official recognition Of the fact bv
| the republicans that their billion dollar
| eonRra3ses have become ncrmaaent fix
lures Of tho governmental maoh.nerv.
| bill Is pending IN The Illinois le.yisa-
turo 10 raatire the manufacturers OF pat
| ent medicines to make public their formu-
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passes boln'ays as vo. no dlmiuution of
u.e,bou, ,,ta -
-
The Greeks are fun Of human nature
While ihey are themselves responsibln
for their mlsfortuncs. they want 20
chtrge tho blame TO the rovad family, or
s,,,..., .'. onN, 'ne t''er hau DC"
,ta. u.1nepo',n mo "'ir pS 'ne pop
e'''''oi' what u" oin' ran''i'"r
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Ihey now have class in Spanish In
sing sing prison. Pcnitcaii1ry reform Is
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lac. This is carrying the Joke too far--half
the charm and virtue of pl,c1t medicines
consist in the splendid field they furnish
for Tho rlay of the imagination.
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Tbc Electoral and Popular '''''
1 nmisNilla Dispatch.

In reply to the request Of seSelM u. win
ers, the Dispatch publishes 'u' an, Ne.
list of states carried by Bryan a '',, n.
K,n,ey respectively. and the pluFa"'
coived in each state. ,...,.y
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Speaker Reeds heroic command of the
passes bourays as vet no dlmiuution of
oounlge or Notwithstanding passes
without his orders
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AT AuSTIN-L. a. Petit, Office In the
state Capitol Building.
AT GALVESToN--J. II. Sullivan. office
U the fremont Ho.el.
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A bill Is pending IN The Illinois lelgisla-
turo 10 reatire the manufacturers or pat
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high tarlf appears 10 be a solemn
aud official recognition of the fact bv
The republicans that their billion dollar
congresses have become ncrmaacnt fix
lures Of tho governmental MACHINERY.
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The 'aenaiogH from lavemeyer'' Is the
rroverept way in which some of thc
newspapers refer 10 the situation in the
s..raIte
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There Is this 80 be sa,l for professo,.
I2rnarl's airslir-hc isn't afraid TO show
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II looks as II We wore to have n war
tarn uxsin without any Of the compeu-
emitting opportunities for war contracts,
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

EX-Gov. ALTGELp mndc speech
Monday in New York that MI DEM
ocrats should pattern after. He
said:
"For thirty years our party has
been neutral party; the mnnipu-
lators who wished to us. il as a
convenience did not want it to
stand for anything. There were
interests that seemed to control
both parties. This was the easiest
way of controlling national legis-
lation. Had there been n positive,
compact and aggressive minority
party standing for principle, the
cry OF distress would not be heard
in this land today. Had there
been such party the Standard
Oil trust never could have nomi-
mated the same man three times in
succession for the presidency.
Trading politicians made this pos
sible. Compromisers, traders aud
neutral mon mover correct abuses,
never found or save free institu-
tions, and never fight for human
rights. Only men of convictions
and courage can save this land"
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

FROM the reports given the con-
ference of the labor organizations
at Denver Saturday was not as
harmonious rs it might have been.
Men who assemble and quarrel
over methods by which to accom-
plish the same purposes can ac-
complish but little. Nothing will
ever be done to better thu coudi-
ton of the people until majority
can come together and work in
harmony. The signs of the times
nre that the people will not be
rs united in 1900 rs IN 1896. Re-
formers may, therefore, make up
their minds to wait and work, not
only for the education of tho
masses, but for harmonious action
among them.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

The laooring men all over the
country look upon T. V. Powlerly
as n traitor to the cause lie once
espoused. The press dispatches
report tha. President Mckinley
had decided to appoint Powderly
to the POSITION of Immigration
Commissioner. and that the Presi-
dent realizes that even il he should
send Powderly's namo TO the SEM
atc its confirmation would DO
greatly delayed and probably do
feated. The mere mention Of Pow.
derly's name for Immigration
Commissioner has raised such a
storm of protest from the labor
men that the President has dccid-
ed to shelve him somewhere else.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

WE have withir our grasp tho
most splendid victory ever offered
tho racc, and the realization Of this
triumph should be near at hand,
for even tho powers OF darkness
help hasten the potential day.
The forces of night by over.rcach-
ing themselves have rendered IN
early and certain victory ours, pro-
vided tho friends Of the dawn have
the wisdom TO sheath their swords
whom facing each other; JON hands,
close ranks, and in u solid phalanx
march on the enemy.
The hour has come when lifo
means far more to every high.
minded soul than merely living.
Existence has become august by
virtue Of the Immense interests
now hanging in tho balance. Duty
summons us TO consecrAte our
lives TO tho grnndcst cause for
which man has bnttlcd since he
first frontcd the heaven with u
question and u prayer have
great faith in tho triumphant out.
come of the present conflict. for
man is awakening TO n larger lie
on ~ many different siies.-D. q.
Flower in The New Time.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

ToM BAYARD, who has been hob
nobing with the British aristocra-
cy during the Cleveland admins
tration, has returned homo and at
once insults the intelligence of the
American people. He pleads for
the gold standard which has
blighted the prosperity of his own
country, and closes his speech ms
follows:
"No elections are now pending,
but the time for decision approach
es with inevitable certainty, and
from full heart, and in all ear
nestness and sincere affection, 1
conjure my fellow countrymen,
casting aside all other differences
of opinion, to reject the nostrums
and delusions of those demagogues
who in seasons of popular distress
or excitement induce the foolish
and impious belief in the power of
any government to create values
by statute
Bayard labors under the delu-
sion (or pretends toy that value is
thing and consequently connot be
created out of nothing. Herein
lies the error upon which all the
sophistries of the school of intrin
sic value is based. Value is not a
thing-a something IN eSSc. Value
is wholly ideal. Values are entire
ly dependent upon the demand for
and the supply of things. We
have many instances of the crea-
ton of values by government:
The demand notes were MS vglua-
BILE as gold during the war. the
value of the outstanding bonds
March 1869 was increased 5000.
100000 by the passage OF the pub
lie strengthening act. Intrinsic
value is dclusion and is too often
confounded with commercial value.
No matter how much intrinsic val.
ue n thing may possess, unless
there is demand for it it has no
commercially value. No mater
how much intrinsic value q thing
may possess, unless the supply is
limited it has no commercial value.
Water has as much intrinsic value
AS bread and yet it has no CONNER
cial value until the supply is Gu,
off. Governments have. by law,
created the present demand for
gold and, by SO doing, have given
it 80 per cent Of its value. Not
more thon 10 per cent of the value
of gold is intrinsic" the other 90
per cent is ''created by statute"
Until men can ngree upon the
fundamental principles of finance
it is useless to proceed further with
the discussion, for unless our prem
ises are right conclusions must be
wrong.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

The manner in which the news.
papers will distort and twist tho
meaning on. Of an apparently
harmless sentence is worry wonder
ful. Tho speech OF Mr.. Eugene
v. Debs at the Cooperative Con-
vcntion NJ Chicago WAS temperate.
digniiicd and patriotic, and yet al
most every newspaper in the coun.
try felt obliged TO ,nkc single som
tonccs aud twist u incoming out OF
them that no ono reading them
would ever have suspected. We
were sorry to SEQ tho New York
Journal joining in the hue aud cry
against Mr.. Dcbs. We expected
something better from that journal
and especially from It's representa-
tive. James Crcclman, who per-
formed such cticicn. work in the
presidential campaign. No ono
needs 70 be told that Mr.. Dcbs
does not intend to break the law.
His compliance with II, even when
bold 10 bc Huiltlcss Of crime, shows
his determination to obey tho law,
whether il bc right or wrong.
Meanwhile. his cooperate, g scheme
10 meeting with approval in uncx-
pectetl quarters. Twentieth Cen.
tury.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

The woods seem to be full of as
pirants for district attorney the
coming election. 1t is reported
that the present incumbent as also
Judge Shields, F. B. Webster, c.
A. Merriman, G. NJ. Corlett, Judge
Baxter, Ezra Elliott and Jim Pill
cher have their lightning rods up.
Judge q. 7. Brown, the dark horse
in this race, will prove sure win
ner easily.-Hooper Press.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

Gov. ALTGELD is prepared to
adopt socialism if nothing short OF
it will save this republic. He says:
"If asked whether the govern
ment will take the railroads or es-
tablish a referendum, say you do
not know, but that every step
which may become necessary to
snvc free government and restore
happiness in this land will be
taken; say that if necessary to do
so TIE government will not only
take the railroads, but every mon
opoly And concentration Of proper
~ which interferes with either tho
rights or the welfare of the people. "
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

WHEN the Gold Mining conven-
tion at Denver wns called to order
Wednesday the handsome audito-
rum Of tho Broadway theatre WAS
filled with delegates from nearly
every state in the union and from
foreign countries. 1t is hoped the
convention will be tho means of
attracting mining capital to the
state. Gold and silver mining is
no lottery, but has become as safe
business rs q prudent man can
engage in, aud it is one of the pur-
poses Of tho convention to demon
strste this f1ct.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

suggestions as to the lines of in.
vestigation. He will simply call
attention to the necessity of re-
form in our currency and national
banking laws and state that in his
opinion this reform is equally i'm
portant with the enactment of
protective tariff law.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

Gov. ALTGELD believes in fiat
money" He says:
"There must ultimately come n
system of finance or exchange that
will have philosophic basis and
will not restrict human efforts.
But until this does come, we de-
mand the retroaction of the bime-
tallic system rs it formerly existed
in our country, because it was the
best thus far gwen the world"
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

The Ohio democratic state con-
vention, last week, WAS very pecu.
liar for Ohio democracy. 1t was n
unit for John Mclean for u. S.
senator, as II great millionaire tc
cross swords with Mark Hanna,
1t wns united for silver and mum
on almost everything else; ard i,
put full ticket in the field with
Horace Chapman for governor
From a purely silver standpoint i,
was a great success, and exactly in
line with the latest announcement
from London, by cablegrams, owe,
the Wolcott grape vine wire.-Re.
form Press.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

Gov. Allgeld's speech in New
York was all right. We commend
that speech to the careful study of
the Hon. William J. Bryan. Ait
geld is an up-to-date statesman.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

The Pioneer edition of the Del
Norte Prospector of last week was
avery crcditable paper and evinced
good deal of enterprise on tho
part Of the publishers.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

The tariff bill which hns been
under discussion in the senate
since about tho ith OF Mnrch, was
pnsscd Wednesday by vote of 80
to %. On the same day the cabi-
net decided that tho president
should send to congress n message
recommending legislation provid-
ing for commission TO ndjust tho
currency questions OF the country.
Tho president will ask authority
70 name nine commissioners aud
for All appropriation for tho cx.
pAenscs Of the com mission, but will
not make suggestions M to tho 20.
litical or other composition Of the
commission. nor will hc make Any
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

In the west 4th of July orations
have, of late years. dropped all of
the spread eagle" that once char
acterized them.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

IT would seem from the reports
that the conference OF Populists ut
Nashville on the 4th was governed
by moderation and Tint such men
as Ignatius Donnelly were list
anal l.,
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

We met gentleman at Del
Norte Monday from Montrose who
informed us that our old valley
friend, o. G.. Skinner, editor of the
Enterprise is well liked IN that
place and is making Il success of
his paper.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

THERE are two social systems
which have been in conflict since
the human race began, and never
more intensely so than at the pres
ent time. Under the one, the few
enjoy and the many are doomed to
serve as beasts of burden. The
favored few, the beneiiciarics Of
this beautiful system, honestly be-
lieve, for the most part, that it is
ordained of God that chosen few
shall rule and that the masses shall
toll, suffer and submit IN silence,
and any attempt to change or mod
ify tho situation they regard as
dangerous and wicked and resent
rs m assault upon the very life of
society. 1t is scarcely required to
observe TINT this is the system un-
der which we now live. Under
tho other system, tho earth and
the fullness thereof become the
common heritage Of all the people.
There are no favored classes, no
special privileges, but all have
equal right to help themselves TO
natures bounties and equal oppor-
tunity to enjoy the good things
with which tho earth nbounds.
This is the system that is to be,
aud all tho evolutionary forces are
pledged to achieve it's triumph
Pueblo Reform Press.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

Good farms for sale add rent
Ditch stock for salA Also
driving saddle snd work horsss.
]. Aiyn1p 6xl1n,
Monte Visa
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-10

Htats Lease.
100 acrcs ono milo from Monte
Vista, all fenced and cross-fcnccd.
Cellar 90x30 feet, 10 acres plowcd
ready for crop, 5 shares Of ditch
stock. Lease is for hvc years and
on easy terms G. y. KERR, Agt.